Hearts dominated the first half, Jamie Walker scoring a third-minute penalty after Kevin Gomis brought him down. Callum Paterson headed home Don Cowie's free-kick early on the resumption. But Dundee captain Darren O'Dea drilled home to cut the deficit, Paul McGowan smashed home the equaliser before Paterson headed into his own net. Victory, their fourth in eight games, lifted the Dark Blues into seventh place, while fourth-placed Hearts are now without a win in four. Winger Walker has been the subject of much discussion this season with his twisting runs regularly inducing defenders into rash challenges inside the box. And once again he earned his team a penalty after being played in by Bjorn Johnsen. The 23-year-old picked himself up to send Scott Bain the wrong way for his fifth successful spot-kick, and eighth goal, of the season. Walker was ably assisted by Paterson, who Hearts director of football Craig Levein said earlier this week will not be leaving the club in January unless they receive a seven-figure offer. When the Scotland full-back headed home Don Cowie's free-kick three minutes into the second period, his eighth goal of the season and 37th for the club overall, the visitors looked destined for all three points. The home fans made their frustrations known as a fifth home defeat of the season loomed. Manager Paul Hartley responded by replacing midfielder Mark O'Hara with Paul McGowan, and the momentum of the game changed. O'Dea pulled one back with a rare right-foot strike after the Hearts defence failed to clear the ball from their own box. With confidence visibly growing, McGowan latched onto a ball from Craig Wighton and clipped the ball over the advancing Jack Hamilton to draw Dundee level. A neck injury to Hearts midfielder Don Cowie, who was stretchered off after a delay of seven minutes and taken to hospital, appeared to adversely affect the visitors. The 1400 Hearts fans who made the trip to Dundee could barely believe their team's collapse when the hosts completed their comeback in the 93rd minute, Haber getting up to meet a Tom Hateley free-kick from close range, only for Hearts defender Paterson to direct a header into his own net. Hearts should have been out of sight at half time. Paterson, Walker, Arnaud Djoum and Krystian Novak all came close to adding further goals to Walker's opener, and Cathro must wonder what his players have to do to get that first win of his tenure. They have two more opportunities in the next week before the winter break, with Kilmarnock - on Tuesday - and Aberdeen - next Friday - both visiting Tynecastle. Dundee boss Paul Hartley: "The first half we were really poor, the game could have been dead and buried. That's the worst we have been for a long time. "The second half we showed a real grit, determination and desire to stay in the game at 2-0 down and we always thought we would get chances. Once we got the goal back to make it 2-1 we could feel momentum building. "I'm really proud

Summary: Dundee came from two goals down to stun Hearts with an injury-time winner and leave Ian Cathro still waiting for his first win as head coach.


The Welsh Government said it wants to understand what its focus should be for improvements. But whether restructuring of Betsi Cadwaladr health board features would depend on what the public says. A government spokesman disputed Welsh Tory criticism over whether a deadline to start the exercise had been missed. The health board, which serves north Wales, was put into special measures in 2015 after a report found "institutional abuse" at a mental health unit. A spokesman for the Welsh Government said: "One of the key objectives is to engage with staff, patients and communities to understand what matters most to them and what the focus should be to deliver improved outcomes in health services. "The first phase involves discussions with partners and regional stakeholders and this work commenced in August. The second phase will take place in the autumn and will involve digital and community engagement with the public." He said it would "depend on the views and responses provided if restructuring features". First Minister Carwyn Jones had hinted the health board could be broken up after the 2016 assembly election. But the Welsh Labour assembly manifesto vowed "no top-down, large-scale reorganisation" of the NHS under the next Welsh Labour Government - the same document said it would review the board's "governance structure if necessary". Welsh Labour promised in its manifesto before May's assembly poll that it would hold "discussions with people in north Wales about the future of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board" in "the first 100 days of the new assembly term". Aberconwy Tory AM, Janet Finch-Saunders, said it was "a deadline the Welsh Labour Government really ought to have met". "One would have hoped that engaging with the public would have been an immediate priority for the government which led the health board into special measures in the first place," she said. A Welsh Government spokesman said in response: "These comments undermine the positive progress made by the board in delivering improvements since they were put in special measures." He said: "Contrary to comments from the Conservatives, that process has already begun and a second phase will take place in the autumn that will involve engagement with the public as we want to know what, in their health service, matters to them the most."

Summary: Members of the public in north Wales are to be asked their views on the future of their region's health service this autumn.


The first minister has been reflecting on Scottish government proposals for a fresh ballot on the issue in the wake of the general election result. It saw the SNP lose 21 seats at Westminster after the party's share of the vote fell from 50% to 37%. But the party's 35 seats meant it remained the largest in Scotland. The first minister called in March for a second independence referendum to be held in the autumn of next year or spring of 2019, once the results of the Brexit deal are known. She has insisted a vote was needed to give Scots an alternative to a "hard Brexit" after nearly two-thirds of voters in Scotland backed the UK remaining in the EU. But she has faced calls from opposition parties to ditch her plans - while some figures from her own party have called on her timetable to be "parked". Ms Sturgeon discussed a referendum when her cabinet team met in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning. Her spokesman said afterwards: "There was a discussion led by the first minister on an independence referendum and related issues. "That forms part of the process she laid out after the election and she will continue to consult with government and party colleagues, and will lay out her views on the way forward in due course." When asked if this would be before Holyrood breaks up for the summer recess at the close of business on Thursday of next week, he stated: "I think it is likely before then." The spokesman added there was not "an exact timetable" for when any announcement would be made. In the immediate aftermath of the general election, Ms Sturgeon conceded her plans for a second independence referendum were "undoubtedly" a factor in the results. She said at the time: 'We will reflect on these results, we will listen to voters and we will consider very carefully the best way forward for Scotland, a way forward that is in the interests of all of Scotland." Scottish Secretary David Mundell said at the weekend that he can see "no circumstances" under which an independence referendum could be held before the Holyrood elections in 2021. Responding the comments by Ms Sturgeon's spokesman, Scottish Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw said: "It's welcome that Nicola Sturgeon will set out her thinking in the next couple of weeks. "She now has to tell Scots what they want and need to hear - that plans for a second referendum on independence are unequivocally off the table." Labour and the Liberal Democrats also called on Ms Sturgeon to shelve her plans - arguing that another referendum was not wanted by most Scottish voters. And Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Will Rennie said: "After a clear message from the electorate a few weeks ago the first minister must take independence off the table or be seen to be ignoring the will of the people of Scotland."

Summary: Nicola Sturgeon is "likely" to make a statement on her independence referendum plans by the end of next week, her spokesman has said.


The city's mayor said test results had showed no contamination, and locals could resume using water for drinking, bathing and cooking. The ban was issued on Wednesday over fears that a leak at an asphalt plant could have tainted the water supply. Long queues formed at grocery stores as shoppers stocked up on bottled water. About 85% of Corpus Christi, which has a population of about 320,000, was under the restrictions. The chemical behind the scare was Indulin AA-86, an asphalt emulsifier which can burn human skin in its concentrated form. The leak took place at an asphalt plant leased to Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions by oil refiner Valero. Mayor Dan McQueen told a news conference that investigations into the 24-gallon (91-litre) spill of Indulin AA-86 had determined that the water was safe to use. It was not clear if the public water supply was ever contaminated by the chemical. Officials said that none of the 28 drinking water samples analysed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tested positive for the contaminant. However, the EPA said there have been seven "unconfirmed" reports of symptoms possibly related to prohibited water use. Mr McQueen said officials would seek possible damages from those responsible for the leak. There has been some confusion over exactly when city officials were notified of the problems at the plant that prompted the water use ban. Valero Energy Corp said in a statement on Saturday that it had alerted the city to "milky, sudsy water" at the plant on 7 December - a full week before the ban was announced. Ergon said the issue arose when "soap solution" flowed back into a pipe through which the plant receives water. It said the pipe is not directly connected to the city's water main, but that the two are interconnected. Corpus Christi locals have been warned to use water conservatively to avoid overtaxing the system. The EPA will continue collecting and testing water samples in the city over the coming days.

Summary: Residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, have been told it is safe to drink tap water again, after a chemical leak sparked a four-day ban.


Pollster Kellyanne Conway becomes campaign manager and Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News the CEO. Paul Manafort remains campaign chairman, but analysts say he has effectively been demoted. Mr Trump told AP the new leaders were "terrific people... they're champs". Mr Trump has seen his poll ratings slip since the party conventions last month. He trails Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton both nationally and in key battleground states. The team shaping Trump's campaign The latest shake-up comes just 82 days before the election. On his website, Mr Trump said: "I have known Steve and Kellyanne both for many years. They are extremely capable, highly qualified people who love to win and know how to win." The Associated Press news agency said the details of the new hierarchy were hammered out at a lengthy senior staff meeting at Trump Tower on Tuesday and that more senior appointments were expected in the coming days. At a campaign rally in Ohio on Tuesday, Mrs Clinton said the changes would make little difference to the race. "He can hire and fire anyone he wants... They can make him read new words from a teleprompter. But he is still the same man," Mrs Clinton said. Battered in the polls, Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign yet again, but don't expect a kinder, gentler candidate anytime soon. Many senior Republicans want him to rein in his impulsive outbursts and soften his rough edges to appeal to more voters, especially women and independents. However, Mr Trump's appointment of Stephen Bannon, an unabashed right-wing firebrand, to lead his campaign seems to signal that more controversy is ahead, not less. The reshuffle suggests that while he recognises a change is needed, the New York billionaire won't be the one changing. "I don't wanna change. Everybody talks about, 'Oh well, you're gonna pivot, you're gonna' - I don't wanna pivot. I mean, you have to be you. If you start pivoting, you're not being honest with people," Mr Trump said. The new appointments come ahead of the Trump team's first major TV advertisements, due to start this week. Although Mr Manafort stays in his job, analysts say the new appointments, which come two months after campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was sacked, represent a demotion. The Washington Post cited Trump campaign aides as saying Mr Trump respected Mr Manafort but felt "boxed in" by people "who barely knew him". Mr Manafort, a former adviser to George HW Bush and Bob Dole, only joined the Trump campaign in March. The executive chairman of Breitbart has himself described his role there as "virulently anti-establishment", views that have led the website into staunch support of Mr Trump. An article in Bloomberg in October last year described Mr Bannon as "the most dangerous political operative in America" - a phrase Mr Trump's own website was happy to repeat in announcing his appointment. He will temporarily step down from Breitbart to work on the campaign full time and is expected to lead a highly aggressive strategy. Mr Trump has been pressed by some Republicans to tone down his

Summary: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has overhauled his campaign team for the second time in two months, with two new leaders.


Readers turn to Ruchira for its consummate coverage of traditional vegetarian dishes of the western Maharashtra state. The recipes are classic, but the pictures that punctuate the book reveal the changing social world of urban, middle-class Maharashtrians. The cover photo (above) shows a nuclear family eating a meal. The husband and two young children - a girl and a boy - sit at a dining table, and not on the floor as in earlier times. The woman, however, is not sitting and eating with them. In keeping with tradition, she is standing and serving them. She is smiling at her husband, whose expression suggests that he has just complimented her on the food. This is the 15th article in a BBC series India on a plate, on the diversity and vibrancy of Indian food. Other stories in the series: Tasting India's coveted holy sweet The street food so good, it is waved through airport checks The Indian state that is obsessed with beef fry The dark history behind India and the UK's favourite drink Why this Indian state screams for ice cream On the table are puris (fried puffed bread), a vegetable curry or dal, pulao, a prettily arranged plate of lettuce, cucumber and tomato slices, and three kinds of sweets - a far cry from the items and layout of the customary Marathi thali. And, instead of the more traditional metal utensils, melamine dishes are being used to serve and eat. Another photo (below) shows the ideal kitchen, once again straddling tradition and modernity. A refrigerator and a mixer-blender are prominently displayed, as is a soop (winnowing fan) and an old cast-iron mortar and pestle. Gleaming metal containers line the shelves alongside a row of recycled Bournvita - a local health drink - glass jars. There is a gas cylinder and a pressure cooker, and plastic flowers in a vase atop the fridge. One can easily imagine the miniature temple on a shelf where icons of household deities preside over this sacred space. This compact, neatly equipped kitchen exemplifies organisation, a vital virtue for the modern woman who must manage time and space efficiently for cooking - a task that still remains hers alone. "I used to want a kitchen like that," says Shubhada Deshpande. In the 1970s, she was a young bride in a joint family in Pune that included her bank officer husband, two-year-old son, her parents-in-law and an unmarried brother-in-law who was studying engineering. Every morning, she would squat on the floor to scrape coconuts on a whili (curved blade) and to churn butter from yogurt. Her mother-in-law would grind the shredded coconut into chutney on a stone slab. Now that Mrs Deshpande is in her sixties and lives alone with her retired husband, she still makes coconut chutney but in an electric blender. Instead of churning butter, she buys readymade, salty yellow Amul butter to spread on toast for breakfast. Her mother-in-law would not have approved. When relatives visit, Ms Deshpande makes sabudanyachi khichadi (savoury tapioca pearls) or saanja (savoury semolina). It's a gesture of hospitability to

Summary: Forty-five years after it was first published, Ruchira, an Indian cookbook in Marathi language, continues to be a bestseller.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 2.47 points to 17789.67, while the wider S&P 500 index gained 2.37 to 2099.33. The tech-focused Nasdaq edged up 4.2 points to 4952.25. A larger than expected slowdown in car sales however sent shares of US carmakers tumbling. Ford shares lost 2.8% after reporting a 5.9% fall in May sales. Similarly General Motors fell 3.4% after the US carmaker reported sales for May were down 18% compared to the previous year. Data showed global manufacturing slipped for another month, but US investors are waiting for employment data out Friday to get a better sense of whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in June. "There's an abundance of economic data this week that investors are confused on how to digest," said Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner for Meridian Equity Partners. Ecommerce firm Alibaba tumbled 6.5% after its largest investor announced a plan to sell its shares. Japan's SoftBank said it would sell $7.9bn worth of Alibaba shares to pay off some of its own debt. Sportswear company Under Armour saw its shares fall 4%. The company warned investors on Wednesday that its results would be hurt by the bankruptcy of the sporting goods chain Sports Authority. Shares in Michael Kors rose 6.6% to $44.85 after the handbag and accessories retailer reported a big rise in fourth-quarter revenues. Revenue in the three months to 2 April rose 10.9% to $1.2bn, although this was helped by the opening of 142 new stores over the past year. Same-store sales - seen as a better measure of underlying strength - rose by 0.3%, which Neil Saunders, of retail analysts Conlumino, described as "anaemic".

Summary: (Closed): Wall Street markets rose on Wednesday despite poor data from the manufacturing, housing and car industries.


Their victims were kidnapped from a bar called Heaven not far from the city's main avenue, Paseo de la Reforma. Their bodies were found three months later in a mass grave outside the city, after family members organised large street protests. Prosecutors say they are still questioning dozens of other suspects. The three men who were sentenced were also fined more than $300,000 (Â£197,500) each. According to the investigation, the crime was a reprisal for the murder of a drug trafficker which occurred a few days before in another bar in Mexico City. Seven young men and five women ranging between 16 and 34 years of age were reported missing in the days after the group went to the bar in May 2013. Surveillance footage showed some of them being led to cars outside the after-hours bar. There was no obvious sign of force on the surveillance footage. The men who took them away were not masked and did not seem to be carrying weapons. There was no trace of the missing people until their bodies were discovered in a grave covered with lime, cement and asbestos on the outskirts of Mexico City. All of them came from the rough Tepito neighbourhood of Mexico City. The case had horrified the people of Mexico City, which at the time had appeared to be less exposed to the overt drug violence affecting other areas of the country.

Summary: A Mexico City judge has sentenced three men to 520 years in jail each for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of 13 young people two years ago.


The 30-year-old started his career at Killie, making 115 appearances before joining Rangers in 2013. He moved to United in 2016 and made 35 appearances for the Tannadice side. Kilmarnock manager Lee McCulloch told his club website: "He provides great competition for the other goalkeepers and I'm delighted to have him." Dundee United had previously said Bell would not leave for nothing by posting on their Twitter feed that they were "open to offers". They then relented, though, and "mutually agreed" the player's release. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Goalkeeper Cammy Bell has signed a two-year contract with Kilmarnock after Dundee United allowed him to leave as a free agent.


South Africa's instruction was that the money was for a Diaspora Legacy Programme which should be "implemented directly" by Mr Warner, Fifa said. The US says the $10m was a bribe in exchange for Mr Warner supporting South Africa's 2010 World Cup bid. Mr Warner and South African officials have denied any wrong doing. South Africa won the bid ahead of Morocco to become the first African country to host the World Cup. Africa news updates Mr Warner hails from Trinidad and Tobago and was the president of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and vice-president of Fifa when the decision was made. He was among a string of Fifa officials arrested last week after the US and Switzerland launched separate investigations into corruption in Fifa, the world football governing body. In a statement, Fifa said South Africa's government approved a $10m project in 2007 to "support the African Diaspora in Caribbean countries as part of the World Cup legacy". The government, in agreement with the South African Football Association (Safa), asked Fifa to "process the project's funding by withholding" $10m from the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the World Cup, the statement added. "Fifa did not incur any costs as a result of South Africa's request because the funds belonged to the LOC. Both the LOC and Safa adhered to the necessary formalities for the budgetary amendment," it said. Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter for the Press Association, has tweeted a 2008 letter from Safa to Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke, who has denied involvement in the scandal. The letter, written by then Safa president Molefi Oliphant, requests that the money should be sent to the Diaspora Legacy Programme to be "administered and implemented directly by the president of Concacaf". A Fifa spokesman told the BBC in response to the letter that the football governing body wanted to reiterate that Mr Valcke and other members of its senior management were not "involved in the initiation, approval and implementation of the diaspora project". The Fifa statement did not comment on another US allegation - that a senior South African official travelled to Paris to hand over cash in $10,000 stacks - in a hotel room, to an unnamed person working for Mr Warner. South Africa's government and Safa have denied any bribes were paid.

Summary: Fifa says it paid $10m (£6.5m) to a Caribbean football body led by Jack Warner, who is charged by the US with corruption, at South Africa's request.


Cardiff were 2-0 ahead with five minutes left before the Clarets clawed their way back to 2-2, leaving the Bluebirds 10th in the Championship. With only five goals in eight games - all from set-pieces - Slade recognises his team must improve in attack. "I thought we were a threat in open play. We've just got to be more ruthless in the box," he said. "I thought we were creating chances, even in the second half I think [Joe] Mason went through once or twice. On another day, we'd probably finish those. "We've got to be scoring more goals when we get those opportunities in open play. "It is really really hard to take. We were the better side for long periods and the better side didn't win." Second-half substitute Mason was the last Cardiff player to score in open play, tapping in for the opening goal when Slade's side drew 1-1 at Brighton on 3 October. It was from the reliable source of set-pieces that Cardiff built their 2-0 lead against Burnley, Aron Gunnarsson nodding in from Joe Ralls' free-kick and Peter Whittingham's corner finding the head of Sean Morrison. Seemingly coasting at 2-0 up with only five minutes left, Cardiff capitulated as Burnley fought back with a close-range strike from Rouwen Hennings and an own goal by Matt Connolly. It was Connolly's injury-time aberration which most dismayed Slade, as the former Queens Park Rangers centre-back dragged Michael Keane's header over his own line. "The second goal was just bizarre. It was going a mile wide but then it came off Matthew and rolled right into the net," said Slade. "It was a crazy equaliser. You could see how much it hurt the players who had worked so hard to get the better of a very good team. "That goal is the difference of being between sixth and tenth and it's pretty hard to take."

Summary: Manager Russell Slade says Cardiff must be more ruthless after they threw away a two-goal lead to draw with Burnley.


It was felt the team, ranked fifth in the world, was not a credible medal challenger for the Tokyo Paralympics. "Since London we have made massive progress and I believe we are good enough to medal in Tokyo," vice-captain Gavin Walker told BBC Radio 5 live. It follows a similar campaign by fencing, which also lost its funding. Wheelchair rugby has been awarded more than £6.3m over the last three Paralympic cycles and while Great Britain have won golds at European level over this time, they have never won a World Championship or Paralympic medal of any colour.

Summary: Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has launched a fundraising campaign after losing its appeal against the removal of UK Sport funding.


The body of 13-year-old Quinlan Pringle, of Colchester, was found on 21 August after he was swept away by the sea at Boulogne 15 August. He had been with his two younger brothers at the water's edge when all three ended up in the sea. His brothers were rescued and treated for shock while an unsuccessful search for Quinlan got under way. His body was found between rocks by fishermen. He was described as "a quiet, sensitive and considerate boy" by Philip Morant School in Colchester. LIVE: For more on this and other Essex stories College principal Catherine Hutley said: "Quinlan was an aspirational and hardworking young man with a cheeky, endearing side to him which we all loved. "He will be sorely missed by the school community and our thoughts are with his family.' "We are working closely with Essex County Council to ensure students, their families and our staff have all the support they need at this devastating time. "Quinlan was a quiet, sensitive and considerate boy with a delightfully playful, yet unobvious, sense of humour." It is understood Quinlan and his family arrived in Boulogne on the day of his death. Pascal Marconville, le Procureur de la RÃ©publique Ã Boulogne, who confirmed the cause of death was accidental drowning, said: "Three children got into difficulties in Boulogne. Two were rescued. "One couldn't be rescued and was swept away in the current." The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was providing support to Quinlan's family.

Summary: A boy who drowned on a family holiday in France has been named.


The MAC chief executive Anne McReynolds was speaking ahead of a debate at the theatre later that involves members of the main political parties. She said the arts benefit the economy. "Our politicians understand the arts contribute to wider society in terms of economic renewal, cultural tourism and social regeneration," she said. "The arts are an economic driver in Northern Ireland and yet we're languishing at the bottom of the levels of subsidy and investment compared to other parts of the UK." A number of Northern Ireland arts organisations face funding cuts amid pressures on the Stormont budget.

Summary: A theatre manager in Belfast has questioned why the arts in Northern Ireland receives less funding than other parts of the UK.


The Glasgow Kelvin MSP Sandra White is proposing legislation which would also make it illegal for vehicles to double park. Her bill won unanimous support, but is unlikely to complete its passage through Parliament before the election. The SNP government has pledged to legislate to tackle irresponsible parking if it returns to power after the May poll. The Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill would make it illegal to park on pavements and dropped kerbs, and restrict double parking on roads. It gained broad support from the public during consultation. When Ms White's bill was originally introduced to the Scottish Parliament in May last year it was unclear whether Holyrood or Westminster has the power to legislate. The powers have now been agreed as part of the package of further powers included in the Scotland Bill. Ms White said she was "delighted" the bill had passed the first stage of the parliamentary process. She added: "Reckless parking can make life extraordinarily difficult for those with mobility or sight issues as well as many other pedestrians. It's right that we make it clear that bad parking is unacceptable. "After raising this issue for several years I am glad that we now have the power to act."

Summary: MSPs have voted in principle to make it an offence to park on pavements.


In December, Nokia sued Apple claiming the company had breached 32 technology patents covering displays, user interfaces and video encoding. The two companies have now signed a deal allowing Apple to use the technology, and Nokia will receive an up-front cash payment. Apple will also stock Nokia's health products in its retail stores. The two companies have not revealed specific details of the financial agreement, but one analyst suggested it would be worth millions of dollars to Nokia. "The agreement is per year, so it's probably in the hundreds of millions of dollars range," said Keith Mallinson, an industry analyst as Wiseharbor. "That's partly because it covers many patents, and Nokia has some very important ones, they were one of the pioneers of cellular standards. "But looking at Apple's business... one industry estimate is that they made $140bn (Â£107bn) revenue on iPhone sales in 2016. "Even a small royalty against that - less than 1% - would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars." Nokia said it was "looking forward to supporting Apple", while Apple's Jeff Williams said the company was "pleased with this resolution of our dispute". Between 2009 and 2011, the two companies were locked in a series of legal battles over the patents for the technology they used in their mobile phones. At the time, Nokia was still the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer, but was being rapidly undermined by the rise of Apple's iPhone.

Summary: Apple and Nokia have settled a dispute over the use of patented technology in smartphones and agreed to "co-operate".


Comic Enterprises successfully argued in the High Court that 20th Century Fox's show breached its trademark right to The Glee Club name. The show's broadcaster appealed against the 2014 ruling, but appeal court judges dismissed their case. It is not yet clear whether the Glee show's name will have to be changed. The appeal court judges are now due to consider whether EU trademark law affects the ruling and therefore means no change is required. More updates on this and Birmingham and the Black Country Part of the film studio's argument was that it should not need to change the name, citing EU law which states a trademark must be "a sign", in the sense of being a single sign and capable of being "graphically represented". The show's name, it said, did not fall into this category. As a result, the judges have asked the two parties and the UK Intellectual Property Office to enter their submissions on the issue by Monday when they will consider whether to send the case to the European courts. The television show first aired in 2009 on the Fox Channel - part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Mark Tughan, owner of the comedy club chain, said he received an 80-page ruling from Lord Justice Lloyd Jones, Lady Justice Arden and Lord Justice Kitchin on Monday following the appeal hearing in November. Mr Tughan said the comedy club's trademark was registered in 1999 and that he started legal proceedings in 2011. The film studio is yet to comment on the appeal being thrown out. Mr Tughan, who tweeted his victory, told BBC News "I feel vindicated, not only for taking the case in the first place but now that two courts have come to the same conclusion about the infringement on my trademark. "One would hope that Fox would put down their weapons but they have shown no inkling of wanting to settle this." He added he was awarded some compensation from the High Court hearing but said he is yet to pursue what he feels he is entitled to. The Glee Club opened in Birmingham in 1994 and now has branches in Cardiff, Nottingham and Oxford.

Summary: The makers of hit TV show Glee have lost their appeal against a legal ruling that found in favour of a comedy club chain of the same name.


Welsh and UK ministers have been rowing since March over how to finance the commuter lines in and out of Cardiff. Mr Crabb said the scheme - estimated at Â£309m to Â£463m - was "probably the most knotty" problem between the two governments but was soluble. The valleys rail electrification is due to be completed between 2019 and 2024. Planned rail improvements will see the upgrade of the main line from London Paddington to Cardiff, which is due to be completed by 2017, and extended to Swansea by 2018 at a cost of Â£850m. The electrification of the Valleys lines was due to follow, but the plan was thrown into doubt in March by a row over the financing of the project. Speaking on Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme, Mr Crabb said rail electrification was the "number one issue" for him. He said: "It's something that I've been spending quite a bit of my summer working on. "There's a bit more work to be done between the two governments on where we think the solution lies, but I think when I go around talking to businesses in south Wales they are desperate to see this problem answered, they want the two governments to be working effectively together." Describing the issue as "a bit of a litmus test" for joint working between Wales and Westminster, he warned the issue "can't drag on indefinitely". "There are engineering teams involved in Network Rail who need to get tasks assigned to them if this huge, enormous, financially-challenging project is to go ahead," he said. "There are some quite hard deadlines in that. But we are talking a short number of months hopefully."

Summary: A deal on who will pay to electrify the valleys rail network should be ready in a "short number of months," says Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb.


Media playback is not supported on this device Inst led 6-3 at the break thanks to two Hume penalties while John Crowther slotted over a Campbell penalty. Campbell piled on the pressure in the second half but could not find a way through a resolute RBAI defence, even when Mark Keane was yellow-carded. Hume sprinted clear from deep in his own half to run in a try, which he converted in the game's final action. Campbell will rue missed opportunities during the St Patrick's Day decider in a sun-kissed Belfast. They dominated the latter stages of the first half and entire second period. Penalty opportunities were turned down in favour of going for a try but they were thwarted by handling errors and Inst defending. Campbell launched a final attack but Hume collected from a bouncing ball and raced away to seal a second straight Schools' Cup triumph. RBAI captain Conor Field said: "I can't describe my feelings after that but I am so proud of the boys. "Credit must go to Campbell as they put us under so much pressure although we defended strongly throughout the game. "To see James run clear to win it for us so late in the match was absolutely brilliant."

Summary: James Hume scored a late try as RBAI beat Campbell College 13-3 at Kingspan Stadium to retain the Schools' Cup.


The idea is to create a pyramid for club cricket that will raise standards on and off the pitch. Andrew Watson, an executive director on the Yorkshire Cricket Board, was one of the key thinkers behind the decision. "We had a national playing survey for three years," he said. "Stronger players and the stronger clubs wanted more competitive cricket and the other players from other leagues wanted more regional cricket, so they didn't have to travel so far. We engaged every league in Yorkshire with that." Under the old system, there were two premier leagues - the North Yorkshire League and the South Durham League. The Yorkshire league has been split into two to form Yorkshire League North and Yorkshire League South, with the Bradford League added in. There are then partner leagues beneath these and promotion and relegation are both possible. The clubs are now coming to the end of their first year under this system. The top two teams from each of the premier leagues will feature in an end-of-season champion of champions play-off, with the final taking place in Abu Dhabi in October. One long-standing club affected by this change is Pudsey Congs - former player and club spokesperson Ralph Middlebrook believes the move will bridge the gap between league cricketers and professionals, as clubs that win promotion to one of the premier leagues must also meet ECB ground standards. "The standard of cricket is going to improve and the standard of pitches is going to improve," said Middlebrook. "There are certain factors that are mandatory on clubs. You must have under-11s, under-13s, under-15s. You must have covers. You must have Clubmark, which is the ECB standard for everything, from child welfare through to development plans. "It's going to give people who are keen to be professionals the chance to go to a club that's on the verge of the first-class game. "And it's not just about excellence. It's about the other clubs lower down being able to find their own level." He continued: "If you just want to be a local club, with people in the locality playing and supporting cricket in their area, you can do that. Not all clubs want to be Premier League clubs with the professional standards they would have to provide. "If you're thinking of being a pro, you'd better go to a decent club with a decent pitch and see if you can hack it." Ringing these changes could be difficult for sides with limited resources, but the Yorkshire Cricket Board have a support network in place for clubs facing the transition. There are five development managers and 10 community officers in Yorkshire, and Cricket Development Groups can help clubs work towards Clubmark. There are talks in place to look at implementing this system throughout the country. "I think ECB and cricket nationally is watching Yorkshire," Watson explained. "We have got 12% of all cricket in the country, so we're the biggest output area. To reorganise the leagues as we've done has taken a lot of discussions - it's taken over 200

Summary: Amateur cricket in Yorkshire received a major overhaul in 2016 with the launch of the new Yorkshire Premier Cricket system.


Gudjohnsen, who has also played for Barcelona, Bolton, Stoke and Fulham, has been with Norwegian club Molde since February. His short spell with Chinese Super League club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright ended in November 2015. Iceland co-manager Lars Lagerback said: "If he hadn't found a club in January, he would not have been picked." Listen: Iceland can be a Euro 2016 surprise, says Bergsson Gudjohnsen, who has won 84 caps for Iceland, is arguably his country's most celebrated player, having enjoyed an international career spanning 20 years, in addition to winning two Premier League titles with Chelsea and the Champions League and La Liga with Barcelona. He retired from international football in November 2013 after Iceland lost a 2014 World Cup play-off to Croatia, but was recalled in March 2015. Gudjohnsen played three of Iceland's 10 Euro 2016 qualifying matches, scoring one goal as they reached a major tournament for the first time. He moved to Molde - coached by former Manchester United striker and Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - with the intention of playing regular games in order to secure a Euro 2016 place. Heimir Hallgrimsson, who co-manages Iceland with Lagerback, said: "He has taken a step up at Molde. He looks fitter and has shown the desire necessary."

Summary: Former Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjohnsen has been named in Iceland's Euro 2016 squad at the age of 37.


Phil Nunnerley, 69, was on a bus from the England v Fiji match at Twickenham when he collapsed last Friday. He has launched an appeal in a bid to track down his "saviour", who performed CPR for 15 minutes. Mr Nunnerley, from North Somerset, said the only clue to the rescuer's identity was his Gloucester Rugby Club shirt. "I remember nothing of it, from the moment I got on the bus until I woke up in the ward. I was oblivious to it all," said Mr Nunnerley. "I had a man there who worked hard for 15 minutes with CPR and I owe my life to him and would dearly like to thank him." Mr Nunnerley's partner, Rosemary Henderson, who accompanied him to the match, put out the appeal on Facebook. The couple, who are from West Harptree in the Chew Valley, were sitting apart as it was a busy bus. But she noticed he "didn't look quite right, he seemed to be nodding off and going to sleep". She shook him but he did not respond, causing her to panic and call out for help. "A man came forward and said I'm a doctor," she said. "He obviously recognised that Phil had had a heart attack, and immediately said get him onto the floor." They were "extremely lucky", she said, as there was a nearby ambulance crew who met them when they arrived at the hospital car park to take over. She now wanted to learn CPR as a result of her partner's ordeal, she added.

Summary: A rugby fan who suffered a heart attack while returning from the World Cup opener is seeking a mystery doctor who helped to save his life.


The lender, which recently announced a pre-tax loss of Â£37.3m in 2014, said the new ads would steer clear of the young and vulnerable. But it admitted there would be no watershed for TV adverts, which will run during ad breaks of popular soaps. The payday lender's website has also been overhauled. Applicants applying for short-term loans on the site would see clearer affordability warnings, details of costs if repayments were missed, more prominent links to debt charities, and a new logo, the company said. Wonga's adverts featuring puppets were cut in July last year, with the company saying it did not want to be associated with "anything which inadvertently attracts children". It is returning with new TV and digital adverts, starting on Tuesday, featuring farmers to dental nurses, who it believes are among a broader group of target customers. The average customer for a Wonga loan at present is male and aged between 20 and 35. "It is clear that the puppets were inappropriate," said Tara Kneafsey, UK chief executive of Wonga. Wonga has had to apologise and compensate customers for the use of letters from fake legal firms, as well as write off unsuitable loans. Ms Kneafsey said the new adverts did not contain a further apology, as they aimed to show how the company had moved on. The lender estimates there are 13 million people in the UK who are struggling with money and are turned down by mainstream lenders. This also includes people who are new to the credit market, such as those moving into the country. It said adverts would not be shown on children's TV, or channels or programmes with a large audience among younger people. Billboards within 50m of a school or college would also not be used for poster adverts. Wonga also sponsors Newcastle United football club, but has agreed to remove its logo from all children's replica shirts from the 2016-17 season. The company, along with other payday lenders, now faces new rules from the regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which ruled that customers must face stricter affordability checks. The regulator's main weapon is a cap on the cost of payday loans of 0.8% of the amount borrowed per day, which came into force in January. As a result, Wonga's payday loan APR has dropped from 5,853% to 1,509%. This has already cut the size of the payday lending industry in the UK. Wonga is among those that has seen a big drop in customers and expects to continue making a loss in 2015. It said it had now introduced a series of safety net measures for customers, including a three-day grace period for late repayments before a default fee was charged, a money-back guarantee for customers who change their minds on loan applications within 24 hours, and a worst-case scenario box on the cost of a loan. It admitted it had "lost its way" under the previous management regime and had considered dropping the Wonga brand. While the Wonga name will be retained for the payday loan, other longer-term, larger loans

Summary: Short-term lender Wonga has swapped its controversial puppets for "hard-working dinner ladies and mums" as it bids to reinvent itself with new adverts.


Spaniard Tena, 26, joined Accies from Livingston in 2013 but has not played since suffering a knee injury against Ayr United in July. Seaborne signed from Partick Thistle in August but only made 13 appearances. "We thank both players for their service and wish them well for the future," a club statement said.

Summary: Hamilton Academical have released defenders Jesus Garcia Tena and Dan Seaborne "in order to allow them to find new clubs ahead of next season".


The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno. The hole is about 200m (650ft) in length and 7m (23ft) across. Firefighters believe the chasm has been created by the failure of a large water pipe beneath the surface. Florence's Mayor Dario Nardella tweeted (in Italian) that no-one had been harmed in the incident on Lungarno Torrigiani. He appealed to motorists to remove their cars from the nearby area, and said the water supply to part of the city centre was cut off. Regional paper Corriere Fiorentino reports that thousands of residents are without water. The first sign of the problem came not long after midnight, when the police were called, the mayor told Italy's Ansa news agency. The major collapse took place at 06:14 local time, Mr Nardella said.

Summary: A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 parked cars into a newly formed ditch.


St Mary's Church in Llanfair Kilgeddin, between Abergavenny and Raglan, was targeted between 2 and 3 August. An oak door, valued at about Â£1,000, was damaged, along with four oil lamps dating back 300 years. Metal organ pipes and a brass plaque were stolen. Matthew Saunders, director of Friends of Friendless Churches, said: "They left it looking like a bomb landed." Gwent Police is investigating the theft and Mr Saunders said he thought thieves were targeting metal inside the building. "It's completely absurd because the metal is worth practically nothing," he said. "We're very upset by it, but we will not be deterred from opening the church." Friends of Friendless Churches saved St Mary's from closure when it took over in the late 1980s. The building is medieval in origin. Mr Saunders said the total value of the theft and damage was not fully known, adding: "It's both petty and monstrously disrespectful." A decision on what to do about the missing pipes from the mid-19th Century organ will be taken when the church committee meets in October.

Summary: "Monstrously disrespectful" thieves have wrecked and ransacked a church in Monmouthshire.


Richard Garvie, 30, who stood for Wellingborough and Rushden, bought train tickets using a bank account he knew contained insufficient funds. He said he "did not set out to defraud East Midlands Trains". At Corby Magistrates' Court on Friday he was also ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and court costs of £400. Garvie, from Corby in Northamptonshire, denied the offence but was convicted at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court on Thursday 30 April. At the time he told magistrates he ran up a debt in his own name in 2012 because he had been "desperate to see the people he cared about" in Berkshire. "I didn't know I'd get into trouble. I intentionally went overdrawn on my account, that account was then sent to a debt collection agency and the debt was paid off," he said. Garvie said he would appeal against the conviction. According to a Labour Party spokesman he resigned on the day of the elections when he lost to Conservative Peter Bone who had been MP for Wellingborough since 2005.

Summary: A parliamentary candidate for Labour at the May election must pay £894 compensation and do 60 hours of unpaid work after being convicted of fraud.


Mr Mallon said businesswoman Christine Bell and councillor Len Junier had criticised him and his fellow councillors for selling land at Acklam Hall for development. They referred to it as "dodgy" on Twitter and at a council meeting. Mayor Mallon said they now had to provide evidence of the claims. The independent mayor said: "You have two people here who claim the sale of Acklam Hall was dodgy. "What those people have got to do now is produce the evidence of malpractice, corruption, or criminality and I will give you a cast iron guarantee they will not be able to produce one shred of evidence. "Now they've actually got to put up or shut up." Mr Junier (Independent), who has asked the Secretary of State to investigate the sale of the land, said: "This was all about me having a duty to ask questions and raise concerns wherever they exist. "All I want to know is did the taxpayers get the best deal possible for that land?" The hall was valued at about Â£1m some years ago but Middlesbrough Council has refused to say how much it was sold for. Critics said the 32 acres of land was worth more more than Â£20m. Ms Bell told the BBC she had raised a matter of concern which had not yet been resolved and now awaits the outcome with interest.

Summary: Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon has referred himself to his council's standards committee in response to accusations a land sale was "dodgy".


About 170 people are set to climb the Brecon Beacons peak on Saturday. The washing line is visiting well-known sites across the UK throughout June. The chief executive of Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, said she wanted people to talk about the "taboo subject" of baby death. Dr Clea Harmer said the campaign was also aimed at "provoking debate and discussion as to why do so many babies die and what can be done to reduce this number". The charity said the UK was three times slower than some European countries at lowering the baby death rate and families were often sent home with poor explanations of why their baby died. A babies remembrance service is to be held for bereaved parents at the Wenallt Chapel at Thornhill Crematorium in Cardiff on Sunday.

Summary: A washing line pegged with 15 babygrows is to be carried up Pen Y Fan to raise awareness of the number of babies who die shortly before, during or after birth in the UK each day.


Kostadin Kostov told Exeter Crown Court he was not angry when Gergana Prodanova started a relationship with fellow Bulgarian Tihomir Todorov. Mr Kostov is accused of dragging his ex-partner's body through Exeter city centre in a suitcase in August 2016. The 43-year-old, of Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, has said he has no idea what happened to Ms Prodanova. Ms Prodanova left Mr Kostov and their three children in Bulgaria when she moved to Exeter in December 2015. Mr Kostov followed three months later, by which time she was working at the Great Western Hotel and was in a relationship with Mr Todorov. He said he is not the man seen on CCTV trailing a heavy-wheeled suitcase towards the railway line on the morning of 7 August and returning a few minutes later without it. He told the court: "I felt, with Gergana, it was over and done with. I accepted her relationship with Mr Todorov." The trial continues.

Summary: A cleaner who denies murdering his ex-girlfriend said he was not jealous when she left him for another man.


The CPS said there was "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of a conviction against the arresting officers". One officer, Paul White, will face trial for perjury over the evidence he gave at Mr Rigg's inquest. Mr Rigg died at Brixton police station in 2008. The inquest into his death in 2012 found police used "unsuitable" force when they arrested Mr Rigg. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police Service said it "welcomes today's decision" and "would again like to emphasis its sympathy to Mr Rigg's family". But Marcia Rigg, Sean Rigg's sister, said she "had hoped for an opportunity to get justice". The family's solicitor Daniel Machover said the family would "urgently consider reviewing" the decision under the Victims' Right of Review scheme. "There are some serious concerns about the legal basis of the CPS decision today," he said.

Summary: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said it will not prosecute five police officers over the death in custody of Sean Rigg in 2008.


Eilish Herron, of Paisley, was fuelling her Renault Clio at the forecourt in Linwood, at about 14:30 on Wednesday, when it was hit by a Ford Focus. The 17-year-old died at the scene. The male Ford car driver was uninjured. Eilish's former school, St Andrew's Academy, have also said she was "very popular" and "a wonderful young adult". In a statement, Eilish's family said: "We are absolutely devastated by the loss of our beautiful daughter Eilish. "We just cannot believe that we will not see her again. She was a lovely girl, a good daughter, sister, granddaughter and a great friend to those who knew her. She had so much to live for and we will miss her terribly. "We are very gratefully for the thoughts and kind words already given, however, we would ask that we be allowed to have the time to grieve as a family at this very, very sad and difficult time." Kevin Henry, head teacher at Eilish's former school in Paisley, said: "Eilish enjoyed six very successful and happy years in St Andrew's Academy and had left at the summer. She had been accepted to study nursing at Robert Gordon University. "Eilish was a wonderful young adult and was very popular with both her peers and the staff of the school. "She was a talented sportswoman and had been recognised in 2013 as Renfrewshire Young Sportsperson of the Year." Mr Henry said Eilish had given "much of her own time to coaching younger students in the school". "Eilish was a great role model for our pupils, her death is a tragic loss," he said. "Staff and the school chaplain will be available to students who require any support. Eilish and her family will be in the thoughts and prayers of all in the school." Meanwhile, police have asked anyone with information about the incident in which Eilish died to contact them. A report on the circumstances will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

Summary: The family of a Renfrewshire teenager who died after a collision between two cars at an Asda petrol station have said they are "devastated" by her loss.


Making a G20 summit statement, the PM refused to give a "running commentary" or "reveal our hand prematurely". She was speaking in the Commons after Australia and the UK began "preliminary discussions" about a new trade deal. Australian trade minister Steven Ciobo predicted an agreement between the countries "when the time is right". But with the UK unable to sign deals while still in the European Union, he said an agreement would not be able to happen until the UK left the EU in two-and-a-half years' time. Australia has been earmarked as the first potential new trade partner for the UK once it leaves the EU. Addressing MPs, Mrs May said India, Mexico, South Korea and Singapore were also keen to remove trade barriers. She pledged to "think through the issues in a sober and considered way", adding: "So we will not take decisions until we are ready. We will not reveal our hand prematurely and we will not provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of the negotiation." During her statement, Mrs May was urged to set out what the government wanted to achieve from Brexit negotiations, with the SNP's Westminster leader Angus Roberston asking: "Does she seriously expect to be able to hold out for years in not confirming whether she wants the UK to remain a member of the single market?" Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "unclear" what the government was "trying to do". He accused Mrs May of supporting "free trade dogma" rather than a policy that "values human rights and human dignity". The Labour leader later faced calls to clarify whether he supported the UK's continuing membership of the EU single market. Labour sources said Mr Corbyn thought the UK's Brexit negotiations should aim to secure "full access to the single market" in goods and services. But a spokesman for the Labour leader said Mr Corbyn had campaigned against aspects of the single market and would oppose a deal that included "aspects of the existing architecture" that were damaging to working people and public services. Asked if Mr Corbyn wanted the UK to remain a full member of the EU single market the spokesman said there was a question about what "membership of the single market" actually meant. Labour MP and Remain campaigner Chuka Umunna called for clarity from his party, saying: "Labour should be fighting for Britain to stay in the single market, not turning a blind eye to its advantages." The government does not plan to begin the formal two-year Brexit process by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty until the start of next year at the earliest. Brexit Secretary David Davis has predicted a "round of global trade deals" will be "fully negotiated" within 12 to 24 months, coming into force when the UK leaves the EU. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme after meeting UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, Mr Ciobo said the UK-Australia deal could only happen "when the time is right", adding that there had been "good alignment" between the two sides. "The timing

Summary: Theresa May said the UK could become "the global leader in free trade" as she faced calls to clarify the government's post-Brexit vision.


Foreign ministers will seek to pressure Russia to distance itself from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said possible sanctions against Russian military officials would be discussed. Allies will also be seeking clarity from the US on its Syria policy, after some apparently mixed messages. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has strongly criticised Russia for failing to prevent Syria from carrying out the chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun last Wednesday that left 89 people dead. But he also said there had been "no change to our military posture" in Syria following a retaliatory US strike against a Syrian airbase, and that Washington's "first priority" in Syria was to defeat so-called Islamic State (IS). Ahead of the meeting in the city of Lucca, in Tuscany, on Monday, Mr Tillerson took part in an international wreath-laying ceremony to remember those killed in a Nazi massacre of villagers at Sant'Anna di Stazzema in 1944. He drew a parallel to last week's chemical attack, saying: "We rededicate ourselves to holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocents anywhere in the world." Separately on Monday, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said the retaliatory US air strike had damaged or destroyed 20% of Syria's operational aircraft. "The Syrian government would be ill-advised ever again to use chemical weapons," he said. Boris Johnson said the message from the meeting should be clear - that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be made to abandon his support for Mr Assad. "He's toxifying the reputation of Russia by his continual association with a guy who has flagrantly poisoned his own people," Mr Johnson said. He said the meeting would be "discussing the possibility of further sanctions certainly on some of the Syrian military figures and indeed on some of the Russian military figures who have been involved in co-ordinating the Syrian military efforts". Decoding Russia's response to Johnson's cancelled trip Russia is already under a raft of sanctions imposed by the US and EU in response to the annexation of Crimea and the crisis in eastern Ukraine. These target Russian individuals and businesses, and key sectors of the Russian economy closely connected to the ruling elite. These would be the first sanctions against Russian figures over Syria if they were to be adopted, but it is far from clear they will be. Mr Tillerson will want to go from the G7 talks to Moscow on Tuesday to confront the Russians with a unified set of demands. However, Reuters news agency quoted one senior European diplomat as saying that the US was "navigating aimlessly in the dark" in the search for a transfer of power in Syria. The G7 groups Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, with the European Union also represented. Sanctions already on Russia over Crimea That is what the other G7 ministers will be seeking to clarify. In addition to Mr Tillerson's comments, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, appears to have given mixed signals. "In no way do we see

Summary: G7 nations are meeting in Italy to try to hammer out a unified approach to the Syria conflict, in the wake of last week's suspected chemical attack.


Criticised by fans last term, Slade entered this campaign under pressure, and the Bluebirds drew their first three games. But a 2-0 win against Wolves came as a relief to Slade. "Everybody thought I would be down the road by the end of August, I suspect," he said. "The pressure was on to deliver at home… and we've managed to do that. "We're in quite a good place. I see us making progress. "It was important we got our first win and it will build confidence." Goals from Kenwyne Jones and Sammy Ameobi helped Cardiff to a comfortable win against a Wolves side who narrowly missed out on the Championship play-offs last season. Slade succeeded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Bluebirds manager in October 2014 and, after a torrid spell around Christmas when Cardiff fans called for Slade's sacking, the former Leyton Orient boss eventually steered his new side to an 11th-placed finish. Now in his first full campaign in charge, Slade is encouraged with the progress Cardiff are making. "It is important to get your first win but, performance-wise, I've been fairly satisfied with what we've produced by and large," he added. "In open play, teams are not causing us problems perhaps like they were last year. We're more organised. "We're playing off a structure and it's how I want to play now."

Summary: Russell Slade believes Cardiff's first league win of the season against Wolves can lift the team's confidence after a turbulent previous season.


The Create Your Space programme will allow groups to apply for grants to make changes to their local areas or conserve existing sites. The money comes from the Big Lottery Fund and dormant accounts' funding from bank and building societies. Applicants will be able to seek grants from between £500,000 and £2m for a seven-year project. The total grants available come to £8.8m. The council areas are Caerphilly, Conwy, Flintshire, Anglesey, Newport, Monmouthshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham.

Summary: Nine councils in Wales are to share nearly £9m to improve natural environments used by local communities.


Crews have been tackling the smouldering fires involving 3,000 tonnes of woodchip at South Wales Wood Recycling in Coity since last Monday. Public health officials had advised nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed while the fire was burning. The fire service said it was continuing to liaise with on-site management. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said Natural Resources Wales officials were also monitoring the situation.

Summary: A blaze at a wood recycling centre in Bridgend has finally been extinguished after burning for nearly a week.


The BBC found a disregard for health and safety on an estate in north-east India owned by Assam Company. The Rainforest Alliance, an ethical certification organisation, has now stripped a group of Assam Company's plantations of its green frog seal. The Assam Company said it was appealing against the decision. A group of Assam Company's estates lost its certification because "it was found to be in breach of critical criteria relating to the use of personal protective equipment", the Rainforest Alliance said in a statement. The Assam Company said the loss of its certification was because of a "minor error" on one estate - Hajua - while spraying a plant extract, which it understood did not require personal protective equipment. It said that because the Assam company estates operate in a "single cluster", the other estates were automatically decertified. Twinings, Taylors of Harrogate and Fortnum & Mason have suspended business with the company while Harrods took the tea off its shelves shortly after the investigation, which was broadcast in September. Workers at the company's Hajua estate were seen spraying agrochemicals without the protective equipment employers are required to provide, when the BBC visited. Men spraying reported breathing difficulties, numbness of the hands and face, a burning sensation on the skin and profound loss of appetite. The Rainforest Alliance said its auditor confirmed the BBC's evidence of unsafe spraying and the organisation had tightened its rules on the subject. Taylors of Harrogate said it will maintain a relationship with the estates and support efforts to improve standards. Twinings plans to continue working with the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) - an organisation set up by UK tea companies to improve workers' lives - to monitor the working and living conditions on all the tea estates from which it buys. It also plans to conduct a review of the Assam estates it sources from in the next few months. Because of the way ETP and the Rainforest Alliance work together, a Rainforest suspension automatically results in a suspension of ETP certification. Fortnum & Mason says it will not buy from Assam Company until its "problems have been successfully resolved and they are once again Ethical Tea Partnership certified". The original investigation also found workers on a number of Assam estates and plantations belonging to other producers living in broken houses with terrible sanitation. The Assam Company said it was "committed to the practices of sustainability and work to this end is in progress, with most of the work on housing, latrines and creche being planned after the closure of the plucking season, in December to March." It said this had been company practice for "many years". The Rainforest Alliance has ordered improvements to living conditions on two other plantations, owned by the world's biggest tea producer, McLeod Russel. The Moran and Behora tea estates supply the companies that own PG Tips and Tetley, as well as Twinings. Many workers were found to be living in leaking homes, without electricity. Many of the latrines had been blocked or broken for many years and families said they

Summary: Three of the UK's top tea brands have stopped buying from a group of Indian plantations after a BBC investigation exposed dangerous working conditions.


The birds kill sticklebacks by striking them against their perches, which softens the spines of the fish, making them easier to swallow. But a kingfisher at Montrose Basin appears to have gone a step further by using the spines to pin three sticklebacks to its branch. The bird's unusual behaviour was captured by photographer Ron Mitchell. Anna Cheshier, Angus ranger at Scottish Wildlife Trust's Montrose Basin wildlife reserve, said the kingfisher visited every day. She said: "The photographer who took the images didn't realise what he had captured until he took them into the visitor centre the following day. "It's hard to tell if the kingfisher has hung the fish on the branch accidentally or on purpose, but this is really unusual behaviour that no-one seems to be able to explain. "We'd like anyone who has seen anything like this before to get in touch." Kingfishers are found around lochs, ponds and rivers and rely on clean water to be able to dive for small fish and aquatic insects. There are around 5,000 breeding pairs in the UK.

Summary: Photographs showing a kingfisher appearing to hang fish out to dry has baffled experts at a wildlife reserve.


The manifesto issues a "challenge" to the other pro-independence parties by calling for a second referendum within the next five years. It also proposes a "living income" for carers, and a higher rate of income tax for the wealthiest 1%. Rise is fielding 40 candidates across the eight electoral regions. Among them will be former MSP Jean Urquhart, who left the SNP over its stance on Nato, former Scottish Socialist Party MSP Colin Fox, and Cat Boyd, who rose to prominence during the independence referendum campaign. Rise - which grew from the wider "Yes" movement during the independence referendum - said a key to its election campaign would be its pledge to hold another referendum within the lifespan of the next parliament, with or without Westminster's consent. It has claimed the SNP is being "deeply cautious" on independence, and that its first major act at Holyrood would be to table a resolution asserting the right of the Scottish Parliament to "call for and achieve a second referendum on independence, at the time of its choosing, during the lifetime of this parliament." During the launch event at the Glasgow Science Centre, Mr Fox criticised the SNP's "managerial" approach to government, saying the party had a "conservative vision", accusing them of "talking left and acting right". He said independence was the "elephant in the room" of the Holyrood campaign, and said "we need a mandate to force Westminster's hand" into allowing a second referendum. Ms Urquhart also attacked the "cynical" SNP and hit out at the Scottish Greens, saying they are "not motivated by independence" despite backing a Yes vote in the 2014 referendum. Rise would also replace the Council Tax with a Scottish Service Tax which would be based on individual incomes, as well introducing a whisky tax which it believes would raise £1bn a year - although alcohol duty is currently reserved to Westminster. Among the manifesto's other key pledges is a living income of £10,399 for Scotland's 170,000 carers, which Rise has estimated would cost £1.7bn a year. This would be paid for by a combination of tax changes, including increasing the income tax rate for those earning more than £150,000 from 45% to 60%, and introducing a new 45p rate for people earning between £50,000 and £150,000. When asked how this meshed with calls for a maximum wage of £100,000 per year, national organiser Jonathon Shafi said these were "campaigning policies". Rise describes itself as being "100% anti-austerity", and has pledged to campaign alongside trade unions, workers and communities to "resist Tory cuts at every level", and to demand that councillors and MSPs "refuse to implement a single penny of Westminster's cuts". It wants to see a minimum salary of £20,000, with a £10 per hour minimum wage for all public sector workers, to increase in line with inflation, alongside the £100,000 wage cap. The party has proposed allowing communities to purchase land regardless of the landlord's wishes, wants to abolish Police Scotland and replace it with police forces under local community control, and has called for the Dungavel immigration

Summary: Rise has unveiled its manifesto for the Holyrood election, with the left-wing alliance saying it will offer a "comprehensive prospectus for change".


Surrey Fire Service said it started at about 14:00 BST at a nearby nature reserve and spread across 25 acres. More than 40 firefighters, six engines and two water tankers were used to deal with the blaze. Alan Clark, from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, said "the lack of rain and tinder box dry conditions provided the perfect recipe for wildfires". He added: "Once they start they can spread quickly, making wildfires notoriously difficult to control." The Wentworth golf estate regularly hosts major golf tournaments including the PGA championship and World Match Play Championships.

Summary: A wildfire which spread onto the Wentworth golf estate has been tackled by firefighters.


The double world champion has the full approval and support of McLaren and engine partner Honda, who are having a difficult season in Formula 1. Alonso, 35, will race for the Honda-powered Andretti team on 28 May, and the car will be branded a McLaren. McLaren are yet to decide who will replace him in Monaco that weekend, but Jenson Button is a possibility. The 2009 world champion has retired from F1 but is contracted to McLaren as an ambassador. It is not known whether the Briton would want to come back to drive an uncompetitive car. Alonso said he had long held an ambition to win the so-called 'triple crown' of Monaco, the Indy 500 and Le Mans. Only one man has won all three in his career - the late Graham Hill in the 1960s. Alonso, who won the Monaco Grand Prix in 2006 and 2007, said: "It's a tough challenge, but I'm up for it. "I don't know when I'm going to race at Le Mans, but one day I intend to. I'm only 35. I've got plenty of time for that." The Spaniard added he would definitely race for McLaren for the rest of the season, dismissing speculation he could quit part way through the year because of the Honda F1 engine's poor performance. "It's of course a regret that I won't be able to race at Monaco this year," he said. "But Monaco will be the only 2017 grand prix I'll be missing, and I'll be back in the cockpit for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in early June. "I've never raced an IndyCar car before, and neither have I ever driven on a super-speedway, but I'm confident I'll get to grips with it fast. "I've watched a lot of IndyCar action on TV and online, and it's clear that great precision is required to race in close proximity with other cars on the far side of 220mph [354km/h]." Alonso acknowledged he would be on "a steep learning curve". But he added: "I'll be flying to Indianapolis from Barcelona immediately after the Spanish Grand Prix, practising our McLaren-Honda-Andretti car at Indy from 15 May onwards, hopefully clocking up a large number of miles every day, and I know how good the Andretti Autosport guys are. "I'll be proud to race with them, and I intend to mine their knowledge and expertise for as much information as I possibly can." McLaren have supported Alonso's wishes because they recognise the efforts he has been putting in - and the frustration he is feeling - after three uncompetitive seasons since joining the team in 2015. McLaren executive director Zak Brown said: "Could Fernando win this year's Indy 500? Well, I wouldn't be so silly as to make any such rash prediction, but I expect him to be in the mix. "Put it this way: the team he'll be racing for won the race last year, using the same Honda engine, and he's the best racing driver in the world. That's quite a compelling combination. "He'll have his work cut

Summary: McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will miss the Monaco Grand Prix in May so he can race in the Indianapolis 500.


The 26-year-old Southend United forward was jailed in May after admitting online banking fraud in which a woman lost more than Â£2,000. His club said he was eligible for early release because of the short duration of his sentence and "his consistently excellent custodial behaviour". Ranger will return to training with the League One club immediately. In a statement, Southend United said: "Nile may regard himself as fortunate but will remain under an evening home curfew for the next five to six weeks." The club said it was unclear whether this meant he would be able to play in midweek evening matches. Ranger is set to go through an individual training regime over the next seven to 10 days before rejoining his team-mates. The former England youth player came through the academy at Newcastle United and went on to play for Swindon Town and Blackpool, before moving to Southend United in last summer.

Summary: Footballer Nile Ranger has been released from prison about 10 weeks into his eight-month sentence.


It shows May driving with a broken arm, Clarkson driving on the Game of Thrones set and Hammond waking up in a buggy to find it has been hoisted into the air. The footage was shown to delegates at the Edinburgh Television Festival. The Grand Tour producer Andy Wilman said: "Like them or loathe them, they are still doing their thing." Wilman, who worked with the trio on Top Gear, followed the presenters from the BBC to Amazon after Clarkson's high-profile altercation with a producer last year. Screening a montage of clips at the festival, he said: "This is not a trailer but I put something together to show we have been busy. We have been going around the world with big ambition in the films." In the footage, May could be seen with his arm in a sling, and Wilman revealed: "He fell over the night before filming, coming out of a pub. "He rang me up and said 'I've broken my arm'. His car was automatic so we stuck him on Eurostar, pumped him full of drugs and left him to it. "He did more damage to it because he had to keep on going but he's falling to bits anyway. We are not in Usain Bolt territory with that body." The footage also showed the trio racing Maseratis, a Rolls Royce and a Porsche, as well as Clarkson on a jet ski. Radio Times reporter Jonathan Holmes wrote afterwards: "From this short tease, The Grand Tour looks like the biggest, brashest, loudest, most extreme version of Top Gear imaginable." The first episode will be 70 minutes long and the team have signed up to make 12 shows a year for three years. Wilman said everything was being filmed in 4K and that 90% of the pre-recorded films had been shot. But he rubbished press reports that each episode had a £4.5m budget. The furore that led to Clarkson's sacking after punching a producer during an argument over hot food "was a perfect storm that was coming", Wilman explained. "[Top Gear] got bigger and bigger by accident. We never adjusted to that and were collapsing under the weight of the work we were doing. "We had [things] like Argentina go wrong, so it was all building," he added - referring to an attack on the Top Gear team in the country during filming in 2014. Locals threw rocks at crew members' cars in an apparent protest at a number plate which appeared to refer to the 1982 Falklands war. "I'm speaking as someone who loves the BBC and there were a lot of people who were great with us and some people there weren't great with us and didn't want us there, so it became a battle," Wilman said. "It became personal and confrontational and when everything went [wrong] in March, that was critical because it was going to be a victory for somebody. "It wasn't going to be a resolution because I think some people didn't have the will to make it work on the management side, and I

Summary: The first footage has given a glimpse of what to expect from ex-Top Gear trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond's new car show The Grand Tour.


Events company Sincura Group, which controversially removed another Banksy mural in Tottenham, said it would exhibit the work before selling it for about Â£500,000. Director Tony Baxter said the mural on a printing shop in Great Eastern Street would be removed by Sunday. "It's a very iconic piece," he added. A man who works in the printing shop said in 12 years he had not seen the Banksy mural because it has been covered with boards. "I've seen pictures of what this building was like with it on about 15 years ago. Everybody's curious," he said. Mr Baxter said the mural had become damaged with paint peeling away and would be restored before it was sold. An image of Girl and Balloon painted onto the cardboard backing of an Ikea frame sold for Â£73,250 in 2012. Last week, a developer expected to buy a block of offices from Camden Council was told it must remove a Banksy stencil of a rat and return it to the authority before the sale. In the last year, two London Banksy murals have been removed from buildings - an image of a boy hunched over a sewing machine in Wood Green and another showing two children playing with a "no ball games" sign in Tottenham. A spokesman for Banksy declined to comment.

Summary: A famed stencil image of a girl with a balloon by graffiti artist Banksy is being removed from the wall of an east London shop and sold.


Some who follow the subject closely argued that the Â£2.45bn deficit across health trusts in England in the last financial year was not as bad as it might have been. But it was still a dramatic increase on the previous 12 months and it illustrates two major challenges for the government - one immediate and the other longer term. Right now, the deficit at English hospital and other trusts, in other words the difference between the money they received and what they had to pay for patient care, is causing real headaches at the Department of Health. Official accounts are being prepared for the financial year which ended in March and are set to be published in the summer. If senior civil servants can't demonstrate that the DoH kept within the limit of around Â£116bn voted on by Parliament, there will be serious and unprecedented trouble in Whitehall. A National Audit Office inquiry could follow, along with heavy political flak directed at the government. Usually deficits among health trusts can be balanced by surpluses elsewhere in the system, for example in clinical commissioning groups. This time, officials have struggled to find the money in the system to balance the books. A finance director at a hospital trust has told the BBC anonymously that unorthodox methods are being used to make the sums add up. He alleged that the department was "cooking up accounting alchemy" to turn large hospital deficits into a much lower figure to ensure the NHS meets its spending limit. He claimed that transferring money from investment to day-to-day spending was being encouraged on a much wider scale than was normal. The same finance director went on to say that consultancy firms had been sent into 20 trusts to assess whether their accounting assumptions were too cautious. He claimed that their findings were being passed back to the Department of Health which would use them to adjust the overall deficit position downwards. He said: "I am deeply worried that the findings of the 20 site visits are likely to be used to alter the NHS accounts." The Department denied there was anything untoward going on, while acknowledging that parts of the NHS were under pressure. A spokesman said: "The transfer from capital to revenue makes no difference to the overall departmental picture given Parliament has voted to approve it - to say otherwise is misleading. Our financial statements will be audited by the independent National Audit Office." Ministers also argue they have helped hospitals curb the increase in spending on agency staff. Looking beyond the current scramble to balance the books, there is a longer term financial challenge for the NHS. It is hard to see how the aggregate trust deficit can be reduced significantly this year. So a chunk of the extra money allocated by the chancellor for 2016-17 will be eaten up before a single extra patient is cared for. The deficit reflects a fundamental mismatch between the funding flow to hospitals and what they need to find the right staff and provide appropriate care. Ministers argue they

Summary: The deteriorating state of NHS finances in England has been well documented.


Previously, only larger, Jupiter-like giants have been studied in this way. Working with three space telescopes, astronomers deduced the presence of water by measuring the colours of light the planet absorbed when it passed in front of its star. The find appears in the journal Nature. It was made by a team of researchers led from the University of Maryland, US. The planet, designated HAT P-11b, orbits a sun in the constellation Cygnus some 124 light-years - about a quadrillion kilometres - from Earth. It is roughly four times the width of our home world. The scientists studied the planet's atmosphere with the aid of the US space agency's Hubble, Spitzer and Kepler telescopes. Their observations were also greatly assisted by there being no clouds on HAT P-11b, which would otherwise have frustrated their attempts to probe its gaseous envelope. The team determined that the far-off world's atmosphere contained about 90% hydrogen, but also significant quantities of water vapour as well. Commenting on the findings, Dr Eliza Kempton from Grinnell College, Iowa, said the Maryland group had taken another important step in the study of exoplanets - planets beyond our Solar System. "Astronomers have detected water vapour in the atmospheres of larger planets - planets that are closer in size to Jupiter. But you can imagine that eventually we want to be able to detect molecules in the atmospheres of even smaller planets. "We'd like to be able to look at an Earth-sized planet and measure its gaseous composition. So this is a step on the ladder; we're stepping down the ladder towards smaller and smaller planets," she told this week's Science In Action programme on the BBC World Service. Water has obvious implications for life, although HAT P-11b is too close to its star - and therefore too hot - to be habitable. But in the future study of Earth-sized exoplanets, the presence of water will be an important consideration as scientists search for biology elsewhere in our galaxy.

Summary: A cloud-free atmosphere has allowed scientists to pick out signs of water vapour on a distant planet the size of Neptune: the smallest "exoplanet" ever to reveal its chemical composition.


The motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, which means "nothing but the best is good enough", dates back 75 years but disappeared as part of a redesign. The club apologised in May after 22,000 fans signed an online petition condemning the "awful" 2013-2014 badge. Fans can vote on three new designs on the club website from Monday. Club communications director Alan Myers said: "There were clear messages that have come out from fans as to what they want. "The motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum will be on the new crest because 95% to 96% of fans said they want it and that's what we wanted." Everton consulted more than 200,000 fans and also players following criticism of the "embarrassing" new crest. The club said one fan travelled from Spain to Goodison Park to have his say about the redesign - even though he was advised an online form was available. The new crest ideas will be unveiled on Monday 23 September.

Summary: Everton FC are to restore the club's motto to their crest after its removal prompted outrage from thousands of fans.


The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots was rediscovered by publisher Jo Hanks after she found a reference to it in an out-of-print Potter biography. Quentin Blake, best known for his work with Roald Dahl, has illustrated the story, to be published in September. Potter had only completed a single drawing to go with the manuscript. She sent the story to her publisher in 1914, saying it was about "a well-behaved prime black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life". The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots also features an appearance from an "older, slower" version of Peter Rabbit. Ms Hanks, a publisher at Penguin Random House Children's, found a reference to Potter's letter to her publisher and the unedited manuscript in the 1970s literary history about the author. Three manuscripts were then found in the Victoria and Albert Museum archive, handwritten in school notebooks - a rough colour sketch of Kitty-in-Boots, a pencil sketch of villain Mr Tod and a dummy book, with some of the manuscript laid out. Potter said in letters, also kept in the archive, that she had wanted to finish the story but "interruptions began", including the First World War, her marriage and illness. Ms Hanks said: "The tale really is the best of Beatrix Potter. "It has double identities, colourful villains and a number of favourite characters from other tales [including Mr Tod, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, Ribby and Tabitha Twitchit]. "And, most excitingly, our treasured, mischievous Peter Rabbit makes an appearance - albeit older, slower and portlier!" Once upon a time there was a serious, well-behaved young black cat. It belonged to a kind old lady who assured me that no other cat could compare with Kitty. She lived in constant fear that Kitty might be stolen - "I hear there is a shocking fashion for black cat-skin muffs; wherever is Kitty gone to? Kitty! Kitty!" She called it "Kitty", but Kitty called herself "Miss Catherine St Quintin". Cheesebox called her "Q", and Winkiepeeps called her "Squintums". They were very common cats. The old lady would have been shocked had she known of the acquaintance. And she would have been painfully surprised had she ever seen Miss Kitty in a gentleman's Norfolk jacket, and little fur-lined boots. Now most cats love the moonlight and staying out at nights; it was curious how willingly Miss Kitty went to bed. And although the wash-house where she slept - locked in - was always very clean, upon some mornings Kitty was let out with a black chin. And on other mornings her tail seemed thicker, and she scratched. It puzzled me. It was a long time before I guessed there were in fact two black cats! Ms Hanks said Blake "had to be" the one to illustrate the newly-discovered story. "It's a challenging brief to illustrate a manuscript written over 100 years ago by one of the world's most beloved authors, but we knew that Quentin's energy, rebelliousness and humour were in keeping with Beatrix's own artistic sensibilities, and therefore exactly what this fantastic book called out for," she added. Blake said: "It seemed almost

Summary: A new story written by Beatrix Potter more than 100 years ago, featuring Peter Rabbit, is to be published for the first time.


Seamus James Laverty, 58, of Deer Park Road in Toome, pleaded guilty to 16 counts of fraud by false representation at Antrim Crown Court. Laverty sold ordinary glass as fire safety glass between 2010 and 2013 when he worked on the factory floor of Glassworks Ireland. The fraud totalled £145,000. The glass was sold to the construction industry and later used in buildings across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England. These include the Ulster Hospital, Strathearn School in east Belfast, Lisburn Road Methodist Church in Belfast, Magherafelt High School in County Londonderry, Carrickfergus Primary School in County Antrim, Tallaght Hospital in Dubin and Manchester University. A whistleblower, who was a competitor of Laverty, became suspicious of his company's cheap tenders and acquired a sample of fire safety glass from Glassworks Ireland. He discovered it was, in fact, ordinary laminate glass which had been stamped as fire resistant. The whistleblower alerted police and an investigation began. The court heard that Laverty had his own glass business but had gone bankrupt, so the company was taken over by his son under a new name. He was an employee of his son's business when the fraud occurred. A judge described the case as "chilling". Referring to potential harm to members of the public in a fire, he said: "By the grace of God it was avoided but that's no thanks to you." The judge added that because of the extreme financial pressures Laverty had been under and mental difficulties he had experienced because of those, he was prepared to "temper justice with mercy". Members of Laverty's family wept as he was sentenced to two years - one year to be served in prison and the other on licence. A police spokesperson said Laverty's actions were "absolutely reckless". They added: ""This was a fraud designed to make large amounts of money but which put lives, many of them vulnerable lives, at risk."

Summary: A County Antrim man has been jailed for a year for selling fake fire safety glass that was later installed at schools, universities and hospitals.


The official report warned that police behaviour, particularly with stop and search had had a corrosive effect on community relations. A subsequent inquiry by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary identified an "alarming" 27% of stop and searches in which there were no reasonable grounds to conduct the search. The Home Office has since announced a consultation on reform. There is a sense of deja vu with all this. An inquiry into the the 1981 Brixton riots blamed disproportionate use of stop and search. An independent report on Tottenham's Broadwater Farm riots in 1985 blamed racist policing. Senior officers promised improvements then... as now. The Scotland Yard Commissioner Bernard Hogan Howe has set a target to increase public confidence in the Met by 20% by 2016 and has introduced stricter criteria on the use of stop and search. However, the latest monthly figure for Tottenham and the surrounding borough finds 666 people were stopped and searched - almost double the figure two months before. It is work in progress. That said, the buzzword in the police at the moment is "legitimacy" - an oft-stated determination that officers return to the values of Robert Peel and the principle of policing by consent.

Summary: When the smoke cleared from the riots triggered by Mark Duggan's shooting, uncomfortable questions for the police emerged.


Barry Crossan, from Creggan Heights, had denied involvement in the armed robbery at Ladbrokes on the Racecourse Road back in December 2013. However, Crossan was convicted last month by a jury of stealing almost £400 in the raid. The 38-year-old was also found guilty of possessing a firearm or imitation firearm. The court was told that Crossan was armed and wearing a black balaclava during the robbery. He shouted at the male staff member behind the counter "give me the money". A judge said: "Offending such as this against small businesses must be deterred." Crossan will serve five years of the sentence in custody and five years on licence in the community.

Summary: A man with more than 100 convictions has been jailed for 10 years for robbing a bookmakers in Londonderry.


She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that people should take more notice of their surroundings. Measures such as the closure of railway stations in Munich on New Year's Eve would become more likely. Such moves showed "prudence and proper caution" by authorities, she said. Official guidance is that members of the public should be "alert but not alarmed" about the threat of terrorism. But Lady Neville-Jones, former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said people were not as vigilant as they could be. "I think being alert is very important," she said. "I am alarmed by the number of people I see wandering along the street entirely engaged in their mobile telephones and with their ears plugged in to music. "They're not aware of their surroundings - you need to be aware of your surroundings." When interviewer John Humphrys said that was "how we should be able to lead our lives", she added: "Maybe, but I do think you need to take some personal responsibility." Two railway stations which were closed in Munich in response to a suspected terror threat reopened on Friday after German officials said there was no sign of an imminent attack. Lady Neville-Jones said: "I do think we are going to have to get used to what we have seen yesterday in Germany - that is to say alerts which close places of public functions, and higher levels of security in big public gatherings. "That is prudence and proper caution on the part of intelligence and the police authorities." Authorities have a responsibility to take information seriously, even if the wider picture is not clear, she said. "It's a very bold government or policeman who chooses not to take precautions in such circumstances," said Lady Neville-Jones. "I think the population on the whole would prefer them to be cautious and occasionally have closed something that it turned out wasn't necessary, but how do we know, rather than take the risk of exposing people to dangers on which they have information, even if it's not complete and on which they can't necessarily totally rely." But she said UK cities were unlikely to be locked down in the way Brussels had been over recent terrorism concerns. She told Today: "I would hope that that would not be something that would happen in the UK. "I do think that counter-terrorism and both the intelligence side of it and the policing side of it, and well done, are matters which are bred of long experience and of great skill and I think that in this country we do have both of those things and we have very close co-operation between both police and agencies and I think they understand how to use information. "I don't think those skills are nearly so widespread on the continent. So I think we shouldn't conclude that what happened there is necessarily the technique that would be adopted here."

Summary: Former security minister Baroness Neville-Jones says she is "alarmed" by people using mobile phones in public instead of being more alert to the risk of a potential terrorist attack.