The decision comes as some clinicians warned it could put patients at risk. The unit would carry out complex vascular surgery for potentially life-threatening conditions like abdominal aortic aneurysms. However, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said this only represented about 20% of its vascular treatments. The health board insisted the majority of its vascular services would still be carried out at the other hospital sites across north Wales, including Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor and Wrexham Maelor Hospital. "Currently, around 300 complex vascular surgery operations are carried out each year in North Wales - representing about 20% of our vascular activity - and we are committed to continuing the majority of our work at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Wrexham Maelor Hospital," said Dr Evan Moore, the board's executive medical director. "Units such as these - which provide a hub for major vascular arterial operations - are being created across the UK, and there is strong evidence that such sites improve clinical outcomes and patient safety, whilst attracting the best staff and help to develop the best infrastructure." Vascular medicine covers a wide range of medical procedures and interventions, from screening for risks of aneurysms - where weakened walls of major blood vessels could burst - to treating varicose veins, stroke prevention and helping ensure dialysis patients can continue their treatment. But speaking ahead of the announcement, one consultant physician at Ysbyty Gwynedd raised concerns. "This is an integrated service, and other aspects of what we do here would be threatened - radiology, urology and gastroenterology to name just a few," Dr Mahdi Jibani told BBC Wales. Ken Jones of the North Wales Kidney Association added: "If this service goes, it will cost lives, there's no two ways about it." Arfon assembly member Sian Gwenllian said it represented "yet another example of services creeping eastwards". But Dr Moore argued that far from hitting services at other hospitals in the region, vascular services would benefit from a specialised hub. "Hubs such as the one we have planned, built on the considerable knowledge, skills and practices already here, would protect connected services at these locations. "These include outpatient consultations, investigations, diagnostic procedures, varicose vein and day case surgeries. It will also ensure strong support for other services such as accident and emergency, urology surgery and renal therapy."

Summary: Health chiefs in north Wales have confirmed plans to site a specialist vascular unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire.


Conlon, 21, was ruled out for much of the season in August with a cruciate knee ligament injury having made five appearances for Darren Sarll's side. The former Stoke City Under-18s player joined Boro from Peterborough United and made 35 appearances in all competitions last season. Stevenage are currently seventh, occupying the final play-off spot. With two games to play, the Boro are one point clear of three teams - Mansfield, Wycombe and Carlisle - in the race for a top-seven finish.

Summary: Midfielder Tom Conlon has signed a new undisclosed-terms contract with League Two play-off hopefuls Stevenage.


But he's not an aid worker, nor a medic - he's the boss of a gaming studio, Momentum Core, in Kenya's capital Nairobi. His firm specialises in developing games with an educational twist. Players of the game Mosquito Hood are tasked with killing increasingly pesky mosquitoes. When a player completes all levels of the game, the Kenyan government has agreed to donate one mosquito net to a family living in a malarial zone. Malaria is the leading cause of mortality in Kenya, and is particularly deadly among young children. Mr Mukhwana has also created games aimed at raising awareness about HIV, as well as educational games for children. "We aim to make learning about these important topics fun and engaging to players," he says. Momentum Core is just one of several games developers aiming to raise the profile of African gaming. The market is very much still in its infancy on the continent - video games don't have much uptake among the population, especially on PCs and consoles. Kenya's video games market was worth $44m (£28m) at the end of 2013; Nigeria's was valued at $71m, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Compare this to the size of the US market in 2013 - $20.5bn - and the African markets seem minuscule. But over the coming years, all the African gaming markets are expected to see annual double-digit growth, and gaming enthusiasts like Allan Mukhwana are ready for the market to take-off. But it will be the mobile phone that dominates as the gaming device of choice, not consoles and computers, experts believe. "Because of the portability and accessibility of mobile phones, mobile is the best medium for gaming in Africa," says Mr Mukhwana. "Most people are engaged with their mobile phones. Also, not everyone wants fancy games that cost hundreds of dollars and that require a lot of commitment to play. "Since mobile games often cost a dollar or less and can be downloaded in a pinch, even people who aren't avid gamers can still enjoy a quick game during a break from work, or when they're sitting on the bus," he says. Over in Nigeria, Abiola Olaniran, founder and chief executive of Gamsole, agrees that mobile is the present and future of the African gaming market. Gamsole specialises in creating games for the Windows Phone platform, and has seen its games downloaded over 10 million times in the last 18 months. The company is now looking to expand its products to other mobile systems, including feature phones - as basic, low-cost phones are called. "Gaming is still a nascent industry in Africa," says Mr Olaniran. "Due to the high rate of mobile device penetration, mobile can serve as a converging point for both casual and hardcore gamers. "Mobile is the single channel that cuts across all demographics of gamers." Gamsole creates games with an African flavour - based in African cities, telling African stories, with local characters. "African-themed games can be the future of gaming if people can relate with the content on a personal basis, based on their daily life

Summary: Allan Mukhwana has been instrumental in ensuring that more than 1,400 households in high-risk malaria zones in rural Kenya receive insecticide-treated mosquito nets.


Son, 24, landed awkwardly during a challenge on Tuesday and will undergo surgery on his right forearm on Friday. Neither the club nor the Korean FA indicated how long Son will be out for. Spurs play Paris St-Germain in a pre-season friendly on 23 July and open their Premier League campaign at Newcastle on 12 August. Son scored 21 goals in 47 games for the north London club last season, as they finished runners-up behind Chelsea in the league.

Summary: Tottenham forward Son Heung-min could miss the start of the new season after fracturing his arm in South Korea's World Cup qualifier against Qatar.


Officers were called to his constituency office in East Dunbartonshire on Tuesday afternoon. Police set up a temporary cordon around the Townhead area in Kirkintilloch, although it has since been removed. The package has been taken for examination by police. Mr Nicolson was last elected to represent the area at Westminster in May 2015. In a tweet, Mr Nicolson said: "Everyone is ok. The police were speedy and efficient and took away the package."

Summary: Police are investigating a suspicious package delivered to the office of the SNP's John Nicolson.


The level of compensation is set at €100,000 per person per account across the European Union. Since 2010, that has meant a limit of £85,000 in the UK. But that amount is recalculated every five years. Due to a weak euro in the summer of 2015, the new level has been set at £75,000 from Jan 1 2016. The limit offers compensation to anyone who has money in a UK authorised bank, building society, credit union or friendly society that goes bust. On the assumption that the insolvency stopped you getting your money out in the normal manner, you would be invited to apply to the FSCS for compensation. Any savings institutions should be formally authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority to hold your money. If it is not, it is operating fraudulently. The plan now is that most savers will receive their compensation within seven days, and the remainder of them within 20 days. As before, holders of joint accounts are both eligible for compensation in their own right. So, a payment of up to £170,000 (£150,000 from Jan 2016) may be made in relation to a joint account. Your debt to the bank will still exist and you will still have to repay it - the loan will not evaporate just because your lender has gone bust. Any money owed to you by the bank, e.g. in a savings account, will be paid in its totality - up to the new limit. Previously it would have been offset by any sum you owed to the savings institution. Firstly, there is only one chunk of compensation per saver, per authorised institution. So if you have two or more accounts with one bank your compensation limit will not be greater than for someone with just one account. This is a more complicated issue, though, if you have money in two or more banks with different names. If they are all part of a wider banking group, or one of its divisions, which has just one overall PRA authorisation, then you will still be eligible for only one chunk of compensation. If, however, the banks holding your money have separate authorisations, despite being part of a larger group, then you will still be able to claim compensation per bank, regardless of the fact that they may all be owned by one giant institution. You can check whether an institution is authorised at a group level or as a separate entity by checking the authorised firms register on the PRA's website. This specifies the biggest authorised deposit takers and the different names and bank brands that they cover. For example, if you have £85,000 saved with Barclays and £85,000 with HSBC Bank, all of this would be protected. However, if you have money in accounts with two different brands within the same authorised institution, then only £85,000 is covered. An example would be having two accounts, one with Barclays and one with Standard Life Bank, as Standard Life Bank has been part of Barclays since the start of 2010 and is covered by Barclays'

Summary: Bank and building society accounts in the UK come with a guarantee: if the institution holding your money goes bust, you will be compensated.


The posts will be cut over three years during restructuring after the £11bn merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. The two companies currently have a combined worldwide workforce of approximately 9,000 people. The information is contained in a detailed prospectus published by Standard Life on the deal. Managers said they expected "natural turnover" to account for some of the reductions, while other steps will be taken to minimise compulsory redundancies. The merger of Edinburgh-based Standard Life and Aberdeen is aimed at creating cost savings that could add up to £200m per year. The prospectus for shareholders stated "there will be a need to maximise operational efficiencies and cost synergies" to achieve the expected benefits of the merger. It continued: "At this time it is estimated that the integration and restructuring will result in a phased reduction of approximately 800 roles from the total global headcount of the combined group as at 31 December 2016 of approximately 9,000 over the three-year integration period. "Synergies will come in part from employee departures arising from natural turnover. "Other appropriate steps will be taken to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies, including the active management of Standard Life's and Aberdeen's recruitment and vacancies." The document reveals that the newly-merged company will be renamed Standard Life Aberdeen plc. Both companies have agreed on a 16-strong board made up of an equal number of Standard Life and Aberdeen directors. Standard Life chairman Sir Gerry Grimstone will be the chairman of the newly-merged company while Aberdeen's chairman Simon Troughton will become deputy chairman. Keith Skeoch, the Standard Life chief executive, and Aberdeen boss Martin Gilbert will become co-chief executives of the new firm. The two companies agreed the terms of the merger, which will create Britain's biggest asset manager, in March. Under the terms of the deal, Aberdeen shareholders would own 33.3% and Standard Life shareholders would own 66.7% of the combined group. A general meeting has been scheduled for June at which shareholders will be asked to approve the merger. If backed, the deal is expected to be closed by mid-August.

Summary: About 800 jobs are to be cut in a planned merger of two of Scotland's biggest financial companies.


Aseel Muthana, from Cardiff, followed his older brother Nasser - who is already on the UN's list - in travelling to Syria in early 2014. From Syria the 18-year-old told the BBC in an online interview last year: "I am willing to die but Allah knows the truth behind the words." He faces a travel ban and a freeze of his assets. The other four UK jihadists fighting or recruiting for Islamic State militants in Syria who are subject to UN sanctions at the UK's request are: Aseel's brother, Nasser Muthana, from Cardiff, Omar Hussain from High Wycombe, Aqsa Mahmood from Glasgow and Sally-Anne Jones from Chatham in Kent. The move is a new tactic to stem the flow of recruits to the IS group. At least 700 Britons have travelled to support or fight for jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq, according to British police. About half have since returned to the UK. The UN sanctions regime was set up to tackle suspected al-Qaeda terrorism and extended to IS. The UN list contains the names of 72 organisations and 231 individuals. British nationals Abu Hamza al-Masri, currently serving a life sentence in prison after being found guilty of supporting terrorism, and Syrian-born Mohammed al Ghabra, 35, from east London, who has been linked to al-Qaeda, were already on the list.

Summary: A fifth UK jihadist fighting for Islamic State militants in Syria has been added to a UN sanctions list.


The 66-year-old was placed in interim charge of the R's after Chris Ramsey was sacked on 4 November. He oversaw the 0-0 draw with Preston on 7 November and has brought in Kevin Blackwell to assist him at Loftus Road. Warnock, who was boss of QPR from March 2010 to January 2012, returned to the Championship club in an advisory role in October. QPR's next two matches are at Middlesbrough on Friday and home to Leeds next Saturday, suggesting an appointment before their trip to Reading on Thursday, 3 December. Former Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has been linked with a move to west London, while Burton Albion say they have not received an approach from the R's to speak to manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Under Warnock's leadership, QPR were promoted to the Premier League in 2011 as winners of the Championship, but he was sacked the following January with the club 17th in the top flight. He had been out of management since being dismissed by Crystal Palace in December 2014, after four months in charge. After joining QPR in an advisory capacity to Ramsey in October, Warnock said "full-time management doesn't interest me any more". Rangers are 13th in the Championship table, eight points off the play-off places.

Summary: Neil Warnock expects to be in charge of Queens Park Rangers for two more games, BBC Radio London reports.


The facility at Brow Top, which has a 24m pool and squash courts, had to been due to open to the public on Saturday. However, because of "a small number of snagging and technical issues" relating to the learner pool, the opening date has been put back by a least a week. The council's deputy leader, Mark Fryer, said the centre would not open until it was "pristine". He said: "We can handle it being late but we can't handle it not being perfect. I wanted this facility to open as soon as possible but I wanted it to be pristine. "There's a technical problem with the small pool and problems with drains which are not finished."

Summary: The opening of a new £11m leisure centre in Workington has been delayed.


Jim Shaw suffered broken ribs when the footbridge near Maidstone was hit by a lorry carrying a digger on Saturday. The 73-year-old was travelling at 70mph towards London when "chaos broke loose" and "bits were flying everywhere". "I moved to the outside lane. There was only one place to go. I threw the bike on the floor and went under," he said. Mr Shaw's bike was trapped under tonnes of concrete following the collapse. Part of the bridge also fell on to a second lorry, the driver of which was treated for shock at the scene. Speaking from his hospital bed in Tunbridge Wells, Mr Shaw said he had been "riding down the motorway, enjoying life as it goes by" on his bike when he was forced to take evasive action. Describing what unfolded, he said "the bridge was coming down, almost like in slow motion, because it's eating its way through the lorry". "But then it tore away from the other side. As that came down, it was a matter of throw the bike on the floor and go for it." "I've a few broken ribs, but they mend," he said. The bridge, between junctions three and four, came down on the London-bound carriageway just after 12:05 BST. The M20 had to be closed in both directions as two large cranes worked to clear the road, which is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover. It fully re-opened on Sunday, with the remaining part of the footbridge still hanging over the coast-bound side. Officials have said the structure is safe and an operation to remove it will take place in the coming weeks. No-one has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Summary: A motorcyclist who was injured when a pedestrian bridge collapsed on to the M20 has described how he threw himself off his bike to avoid the impact.


Peter Whittle, the party's culture spokesman, was selected over deputy chair of UKIP Suzanne Evans. In a BBC interview he said his priority would be to encourage people to stay in London rather than being forced to leave the city for financial reasons. He also said he was opposed to the expansion of Heathrow airport. And Mr Whittle believes people in the City of London would not be concerned if UKIP won, claiming many in the financial sector want to leave the EU. When Mr Whittle was asked if Ms Evans would have made a stronger candidate than him, he insisted it had been a robust and fair selection process, and he was good friends with Ms Evans. He denied she was not chosen because of disagreements she had had with party leader Nigel Farage. Mr Farage said: "Peter has been an asset to UKIP for many years, and I am delighted to learn that the party has elected him as our candidate in the battle to become London Mayor." Mr Whittle was born in Peckham, grew up in Shooters Hill and has lived and worked in the capital his whole life. He also set up the New Culture Forum think tank. UKIP also announced Ms Evans would stand as a candidate in the London Assembly elections. The radio DJ Mike Read will also stand as a candidate for the party in the London Assembly elections. Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has been selected as Labour's mayoral candidate, the Lib Dems have chosen Caroline Pidgeon, the Green Party has Sian Berry and George Galloway will represent The Respect Party. The Conservative Party has not yet selected a candidate. The party's Boris Johnson, who was elected as an MP in May's general election, has been mayor since 2008.

Summary: UKIP has chosen its candidate to stand for London Mayor at next year's election.


It will determine whether irregularities were committed and the election should be held again. Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer narrowly lost to the former leader of the Greens, Alexander Van der Bellen, by less than a percentage point. The court heard from about 90 witnesses during two weeks of public hearings. The Freedom Party argues that the way postal votes were handled was among numerous irregularities that culminated in its defeat to the Greens by just under 31,000 votes. It says that postal ballots were illegally handled in 94 out of 117 districts. Austrian far right challenges presidential poll result Is Europe lurching to the far right? Europe's nationalist surge, country by country Is populism a threat to Europe's economies? If elected Mr Hofer would have been the first far-right head of state of an EU country, Preliminary results in the vote count suggested he had a narrow lead but that disappeared after about 700,000 postal votes were counted. The party also claims it has evidence that under-16s and foreigners were allowed to vote. Mr Van der Bellen was eventually declared the winner of the largely ceremonial post with 50.3% of the vote against Mr Hofer's 49.7%. The president elect is due to be sworn in on 8 July. His lawyer insisted that any irregularities that did exist had a negligible impact on the ballot. Correspondents say that if the Constitutional Court disagrees with him, the election would be invalidated - a move that would send shockwaves throughout the country. Such a ruling would also mean that Austria would be compelled to hold another vote in the coming months. If a new election is ordered, departing President Heinz Fischer will be replaced on a temporary basis by three parliamentary officials, including Mr Hofer.

Summary: Austria's Constitutional Court is due to rule on the far-right Freedom Party's challenge to the result of last month's presidential run-off vote.


Mr Abdel Fattah had been sentenced to 15 years in jail for violating a strict anti-protest law. He is currently facing a retrial in the case. Mr Abdel Fattah gained fame during the 2011 uprising against the then-President, Hosni Mubarak. His arrest had heightened fears of a crackdown on dissent in Egypt. Correspondents say the 15-year sentence was one of the harshest ever awarded to a non-Islamist activist in the country. Mr Abdel Fattah had been charged with assaulting a policeman at an illegal protest. He was sentenced in June, along with 24 others, but was not allowed to be in court for the verdict. The same judges presided over his retrial, prompting Mr Abdel Fattah to complain that he had "no confidence" in them. A lawyer for Mr Abdel Fattah, Mohammed Abdel-Aziz, said on Monday that the judge presiding over the retrial had stepped down at the request of the defence team. He said the judge had also ordered an investigation into the prosecutor's use of Mr Abdul Fattah's personal videos, "which violated the accused's privacy". At a previous hearing, the prosecutor had shown videos of family celebrations which had no link to the case, Mr Abdel-Aziz told AFP news agency. The retrial will resume when a new judge is assigned to the case. Mr Abdel Fattah is expected to leave prison on Tuesday. Along with two other activists, whose release was also ordered by the court, he must pay 5,000 Egyptian pounds ($430; $700) as bail. Mr Abdel Fattah comes from a prominent family of Egyptian activists. His sister, Sanaa Seif, is also in custody on charges of violating the protest law. His father, Ahmed Seif al-Islam, was a leading human rights lawyer and campaigner who died late last month. Hundreds of people have been killed in street clashes since the military ousted President Mohammed Morsi last year. Thousands have also been arrested, most of them Islamists who supported Mr Morsi. The crackdown has since been extended to student leaders and secular activists who had protested against Mr Mubarak. Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took office as president after winning 96.9% of the vote in elections in May - almost a year after he ousted Mr Morsi. However turnout was below 50%, as Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and some liberal and secular activists urged a boycott of the poll. Also on Monday, an Egyptian court sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood's leader, Mohammed Badie, and 14 others to life in jail on charges of murder and inciting violence at protests near Cairo last year. Mr Morsi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down after mass anti-government protests in 2011, following nearly three decades in power.

Summary: An Egyptian court has ordered the release on bail of one of the country's most prominent bloggers and pro-democracy activists, Alaa Abdel Fattah.


Sir Tim Berners-Lee was speaking to the BBC following the news that he has been given the Turing Award. It is sometimes known as the Nobel Prize of computing. Sir Tim said moves to undermine encryption would be a "bad idea" and represent a massive security breach. Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said there should be no safe space for terrorists to be able to communicate online. But Sir Tim said giving the authorities a key to unlock coded messages would have serious consequences. "Now I know that if you're trying to catch terrorists it's really tempting to demand to be able to break all that encryption but if you break that encryption then guess what - so could other people and guess what - they may end up getting better at it than you are," he said. Sir Tim also criticised moves by legislators on both sides of the Atlantic, which he sees as an assault on the privacy of web users. He attacked the UK's recent Investigatory Powers Act, which he had criticised when it went through Parliament: "The idea that all ISPs should be required to spy on citizens and hold the data for six months is appalling." In the United States he is concerned that the principle of net neutrality, which treats all internet traffic equally, could be watered down by the Trump administration and the Federal Communications Commission. "If the FCC does move to reduce net neutrality I will fight it as hard as I can," he vowed. The web's creator also said he was shocked by the direction the US Congress and Senate had taken when they voted to scrap laws preventing internet service providers from selling users' data. He said privacy online was as important as the trust between a doctor and a patient. "We're talking about it being just a human right that my ability to communicate with people on the web, to go to websites I want without being spied on is really, really crucial." Last month, in an open letter marking the 28th anniversary of the web, Sir Tim warned about the problem of fake news spreading online. He repeated those concerns and said there might be a design flaw in some web services: "Fake things, false things tend to propagate more than truth and in a way maybe hatred tends to propagate in some cases more than love." He added that everyone had a responsibility to address this issue, including the major technology companies. "People who have created those various social networks need to sit back and look at the way they are being built," he said. Sir Tim said it was a "massive honour" to win the Turing Award, which is given by the Association of Computing Machinery. The prize, now in its 50th year, is widely recognised as the most prestigious in computing. Past winners include Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn, considered the "fathers of the internet;" and the artificial intelligence pioneer John McCarthy. The citation for Sir Tim Berners-Lee reads: "For inventing the world wide web, the first

Summary: The web's creator has attacked any UK plans to weaken encryption and promised to battle any moves by the Trump administration to weaken net neutrality.


President Francois Hollande told British Prime Minister Theresa May that talks must settle the UK's financial bills and the rights of citizens. Other pro-EU politicians meeting in Malta expressed a similar view, saying they would not allow "cherry-picking". Mrs May called for simultaneous talks during exit negotiations. But in a phone call, Mr Hollande warned her that the withdrawal agreement should come first, a common line among European leaders. "First we must begin discussions on the modalities of the withdrawal, especially on the rights of citizens and the obligations arising from the commitments that the United Kingdom has made," he said. Meeting in Malta, members of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), the largest group in the European parliament, said they would focus on: The party chairman Manfred Weber said they would "not allow the cherry-picking we saw over the past few decades", and that the UK could not shape the future relationship with the bloc in the way it had done as a member of the EU. Speaking at the meeting, German Chancellor Angela Merkel did not mention Brexit directly, but said the EU must guarantee the prosperity and security of its citizens or risk them turning away. She had already said that Britain's commitments to the EU had to be dismantled before talks could move on. Mrs Merkel ended her speech with a quote from the philosopher Erich Fromm: "He said one loves what one makes a lot of effort for and what one makes a lot of effort for one loves. "And it's important we must make an effort for this Europe because we love it and we want to leave it behind in a good position for future generations." The European Council President, Donald Tusk, is expected to set on Friday draft guidelines that will form the basis for EU negotiations with the UK. They will be amended and then approved by the remaining 27 EU leaders in a month's time, and they are likely to set out a clear negotiation schedule, the BBC's Chris Morris in Malta says.

Summary: France has insisted that the UK must first sort out the terms of its exit from the European Union before talks can move on to future relationships.


The firm's progress is seen as a good indicator of global trade, as shipping carries about nine tenths of the world's trade, and Maersk Line is the world's biggest container carrier. Maersk will probably book $3.4bn in profit for 2015, it said. The company's shares fell 6.5% in early trading. Shipping companies were charging about $233 to move 20-foot containers from Asia to Northern Europe, a loss-making rate according to analysis by Reuters. Maersk blamed the drop in earnings on slender container shipping margins. It makes about half its profit from running the Maersk Line. "Maersk Line has been hit harder than expected by low capacity utilisation due to the low volume growth in the global container transportation market," Sydbank analyst Jacob Pedersen said.

Summary: Maersk, the Danish shipping and oil firm, said it will probably make $600m (£389m) less profit than previously thought, as global demand dropped.


As the film "Suffragette," opens in British cinemas there is renewed attention on that struggle, one in which Scotland played a vital part. "For a long time the suffrage movement, as far as history is concerned was located in London and the national leadership was located there too," says Dr Norman Watson, a journalist and historian who has researched the suffragettes for 30 years. But he points to the fact that Edinburgh had one of the earliest suffrage societies in the 1870s and by the period after 1905 Scotland was "punching above its weight" in the struggle for votes. There were plenty of opportunities to confront the establishment with then prime minister Herbert Asquith having his constituency in Fife and Winston Churchill as an MP for Dundee. He continues: "So with the militant women pledging to argue at every by-election at which the Liberal party stood because the Liberal party kept refusing them votes, this really catapulted the militancy episode into Scotland and all parts of Scotland were involved." When Churchill came to stand in Dundee in 1908 he was followed by 27 of the national leaders of women's suffrage movements. At one point he even hid in a shed and tried to hold a meeting there. There had been lots of campaigning for the vote towards the end of the 19th Century mainly using methods such at petitions, writing letters and badgering members of parliament. That changed in 1903 with the establishment by the Pankhursts, and others, of the Women's Social and Political Union. A branch was opened in Glasgow in 1906 and by 1908 its Scottish headquarters had been opened in the city. "At first the suffragettes tend to go down to England in order to commit some of the more militant acts," says Prof Sarah Pedersen of Robert Gordon University who is writing a book on the Scottish suffragettes. "We don't really get much militant suffrage activity going on Scotland until a couple of years before the First World War but once they get started they do quite a lot of damage." She points to the burning down of buildings, the grandstands at Ayr and Perth racecourses, the pouring of acid in post boxes to destroy the mail or burning the slogan 'votes for women' into the greens of golf courses with acid. "One of the things to note is that they were very careful not to actually harm or kill anyone with all these fires, the places they set fire to were empty. What they were hoping for was that the landowners and the insurance companies would put pressure on the government to give women the vote," she continues. A important point for the movement in Scotland was a big rally in Edinburgh in 1909. It was led by the formidable Flora Drummond, riding on horseback. A key figure in the movement, she had grown up in Arran. Edinburgh had a rather less positive claim to fame too though. It was here that the suffragette Ethel Moorhead became the first in Scotland to be force-fed, a practice which

Summary: From throwing an egg at Winston Churchill, to a huge suffrage march in Edinburgh, to the horrors of force-feeding, Scotland's suffragettes and the more gradualist suffragists were an important part of the fight for women's votes.


Charlotte Moore said she would "guarantee investment in innovation" in the coming years. Moore was speaking at the channel's autumn and winter launch, where she announced shows including the return of Luther and Sherlock. She also announced a "visceral" new retelling of the ancient story of Troy. The drama, told from the perspective of a Trojan family during the war between Greece and Troy, would be "unlike anything we've ever seen on BBC One before", she promised. Moore said: "We all know BBC One's remit is to entertain, educate and inform for a mainstream audience. "But I want to make three promises. BBC One will be defined in the coming years by its commitment to risk taking. I will guarantee investment in innovation. And I will challenge every new commission to break the mould." The autumn line-up also includes Abi Morgan's police drama River and Capital, starring Toby Jones as an investment banker living on a south London street that is transformed by rising house prices. Costume dramas War and Peace and the 20-part Dickensian will also be screened, as will a new adaptation of John le Carre's novel The Night Manager starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. The launch also gave a first glimpse of Tracey Ullman's return to British TV. In a clip from the Tracey Ullman Sketch Show, the comedian and actress is seen portraying German Chancellor Angela Merkel. There will also be a landmark comedy season to mark 60 years since Hancock's Half Hour launched the sitcom on British TV. The landmark season will see current comedy stars recreate classic comedy shows. However the sitcoms that will be recreated have not yet been revealed. It will also include a documentary charting the career of comedian Peter Kay and a live episode of Mrs Brown's Boys. Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll said he was "seriously delighted". He said: "When I heard the BBC were letting us go fully live I thought, they've lost their minds. As Mrs Brown's Boys started in the theatre, it gives us a chance to show the TV audience live what we really do." Meanwhile, Kay described Twenty Years of Funny as "a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the last 20 years and highlight some of the work it's been my honour to create". There will also be a one-off drama To Sir With Love, adapted by Hanif Kureishi from ER Braithwaite's 1959 novel. Kureishi said as a young man the book was "the only novel I was aware of which dealt with the subject of race in Britain, and I hope this dramatisation provides a vivid portrayal, particularly for the young, of how Britain has changed since then, and how it has remained the same". And JK Rowling will executive produce an adaptation of her Cormoran Strike Mysteries, based on the crime novels she writes under the name Robert Galbraith.

Summary: The controller of BBC One has said she is committed to taking risks on the channel, with every new programme being required to "break the mould".


Penrhyn Homes want to build on land at Mindale Farm, off Ffordd Hendre after demolishing farm buildings. Prestatyn Town Council is among the objectors, concerned local roads could not cope with extra traffic. Denbighshire council's planning committee is recommended to approve the scheme at its meeting on Wednesday.

Summary: Controversial plans for a development of 130 homes in Meliden, Denbighshire, look set to get the go-ahead despite objections.


The FTSE 100 index closed up 35.52 points at 6,175.49, helped by oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell. However shares in soft-drinks makers fell after the announcement of a tax on sugary drinks in the Budget. Shares in Britvic - maker of Robinsons squash - fell 9.5p to 700p while Vimto maker Nichols fell 7% to 1219p. Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group fell 1.2% after the company agreed terms to merge with Germany's Deutsche Boerse. On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.24% against the dollar to $1.4118 and little changed against the euro at â‚¬1.2733.

Summary: (Close): London's benchmark share index rose, helped by a strong performance from oil companies as the price of crude climbs.


The 23-year-old was found with serious injuries in Crossbank Avenue, Toryglen, at around 05:15 on Saturday. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and treated for a stab wound before being discharged. Police are reviewing CCTV from the area and want to speak to a group of people who were in the street at the time of the attack. Det Con Stuart McLennan said: "Our enquiries have revealed that there were a number of people in the vicinity at the time that this young man was assaulted and I appeal for these people to contact police immediately as they may hold valuable information that could help us find the person or persons responsible for this assault. "Anyone with information is asked to contact Cathcart CID via telephone number 101. Alternatively, calls can be made via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained."

Summary: A young man needed hospital treatment after he was stabbed in Glasgow in the early hours of Saturday.


Nicholas Woods, 41, and Tim Clark, 50, both of Lincoln Close, Erith, were also charged with false imprisonment and actual bodily harm. They will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday. Police found a second man at the scene with head injuries, who remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Summary: Two men have been charged with murder after a 34-year-old man was stabbed to death in south-east London on Tuesday.


The Pilgrims have won nine of their last 10 league games and are five points clear at the top of League Two. Last season's beaten play-off finalists beat Yeovil 4-1 on 1 October and have not lost in the league since 13 August. "I've seen us in training and I've seen us perform and I still think we've got another gear in us," summer signing Bradley told BBC South West. After last season's disappointment at Wembley, manager Derek Adams added 14 new signings and two more players on loan. Former Crawley captain Bradley continued: "We're definitely capable of promotion. "I've been part of different League Two squads up and down the country and I can tell you that if we play to our potential every week, we continue to listen to the manager and take on instructions, then this team is more than capable of automatic promotion. "I wasn't here last season and don't have any reminders about Wembley and what happened. "I don't care about that if I'm honest, all I care about is keeping clean sheets and making sure this club is getting where it needs to be. At the minute that's where we are - top of the table and on course for a successful season."

Summary: Plymouth Argyle defender Sonny Bradley says the League Two leaders still have better performances in them.


Media playback is not supported on this device After a draw against Argentina and loss to the Netherlands, GB needed a win to retain realistic gold medal prospects but conceded within the first minute. Stacey Michelsen capitalised on slack defending before defender Crista Cullen left on crutches with a leg injury. "We're gutted about the result," forward Sophie Bray told BBC Sport. "We created the chances and just couldn't put them away, but ultimately you probably learn more from a loss." Having faced the two strongest teams in the tournament already in Argentina and Netherlands, GB were hoping to secure their first win at the 2016 Champions Trophy campaign against the world number four side. However, despite the best efforts of Bray, Lily Owsley and Susannah Townsend, GB could not find a way past New Zealand keeper Kayla Whitelock. Britain need to win their remaining two matches and hope for an unlikely sequence of results between the other five nations to go in their favour in order to reach Sunday's gold medal final. A more realistic aim is the bronze medal match, which would be achieved by defeating both USA on Thursday and Australia on Saturday. GB head coach Danny Kerry told BBC Sport: "I actually thought we played well for three quarters today and they need to be tournament resilient and not be too down." Kerry said it was "too early to say" how serious Cullen's injury is, but with the Olympic team due to be revealed in just a week's time, it will be a concern.

Summary: Britain's hopes of a first women's Champions Trophy title look over after a disappointing 1-0 defeat by New Zealand in London.


In a first half of few chances, Oldham's Ryan Flynn had a 20-yard shot turned over the bar by Simon Moore while the home side's best effort came from Mark Duffy whose free-kick was saved by Connor Ripley. Sharp saw his header deflected wide and Kieron Freeman had a shot blocked. Soon after the restart, Duffy also had an effort blocked while Sharp tried a first-time shot from inside the area which went over. Josh Law floated a free-kick just over for the Latics before the hosts took control of the game. Sharp produced an emphatic finish on 72 minutes after receiving the ball from Duffy on the right-hand side of the area. Away substitute Freddie Ladapo went close to equalising when his 25-yard volley forced Moore to tip the ball wide. But Sharp added a second two minutes from time to wrap up the points for the Blades, sweeping home the loose ball after Leon Clarke put Ripley under pressure from Duffy's cross. Report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Sheffield United 2, Oldham Athletic 0. Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Oldham Athletic 0. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Josh Law (Oldham Athletic). Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic). Substitution, Sheffield United. Stefan Scougall replaces Mark Duffy. Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cameron Dummigan. Substitution, Sheffield United. Jake Wright replaces Paul Coutts. Goal! Sheffield United 2, Oldham Athletic 0. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Clarke. Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Carl Winchester replaces Paul Green. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Brian Wilson. Attempt saved. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Brian Wilson. Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Croft replaces Charles Dunne. Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Simon Moore. Attempt saved. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United). Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Freddie Ladapo replaces Darius Osei. Goal! Sheffield United 1, Oldham Athletic 0. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Duffy. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cameron Dummigan. Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Sheffield United). Paul Green (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Attempt missed. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation. Cameron

Summary: Two second-half goals from Billy Sharp gave high-flying Sheffield United victory over struggling Oldham Athletic.


Garry Barlow, 49, from Liverpool, was one of six Britons killed by Islamist militants in the siege. Lorraine Barlow told the BBC she had been given no information about the progress of the investigation or whether there was sufficient security. The siege ended after Algerian forces stormed the site. Mrs Barlow first learned about the attack on the gas facility when her husband called and said he had been taken hostage by extremists who had strapped explosives to his body. She had two more increasingly frantic calls but was later told he had been killed. In an interview with the BBC, Mrs Barlow said she was shocked and distressed at the attitude of BP - which is part of the joint venture that runs the site - after her family were not invited to a memorial service. The company said her husband was employed by an agency and not BP. In a statement, BP said: "The terrorist attack at In Amenas was an unprecedented and horrific criminal terrorist act which has profoundly impacted the lives of many people. "Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families of all those who were killed. "The In Amenas plant is run by a joint venture between Sonatrach, (the national oil company of Algeria), BP and Statoil. "The joint venture has its own management and operates independently. Some personnel are seconded by the shareholders to the joint venture, which also engages contractors and international agency personnel directly, including through Garry Barlow's Swiss employer IOTA." The investigation into the attack is being led by the Algerian authorities. Officers from Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad have been to Algeria to gather evidence for the British inquests. A lawyer representing 30 bereaved relatives and survivors of the attack said they feared the process may not address the wider questions about how their loved ones died. Forty-eight foreign workers were killed following the siege at the In Amenas plant. Twenty-two British survivors were flown back to the UK and reunited with their families, while Algeria said 29 militants were killed and three captured alive. Mr Barlow was a system supervisor at the In Amenas plant.

Summary: The widow of a British hostage killed in an attack on an Algerian gas plant in January has said she still does not know how her husband died.


Both teams have to play inter-county matches six days after the Ulster final at Owenbeg and Armagh were reported to want a new date set for the decider. However, the Orchard county have said the fixture will be fulfilled. On Saturday, Armagh play Donegal in the Nicky Rackard series and Antrim take on Carlow in the Christy Ring Cup. "It is not ideal and we do not have the depth of squad that Antrim have," said Armagh hurling manager Sylvester McConnell. "It presents us with a dilemma - which competition to prioritise. "We did not formally request that the provincial hurling decider be deferred, and we will definitely play this Sunday's match." Antrim have been Ulster champions for 15 years in a row.

Summary: Sunday's Ulster Hurling Championship final between Antrim and Armagh will go ahead as scheduled despite concerns over fixture scheduling.


The proposed walking and cycling path between Carmarthen and Llandeilo is expected to cost between £5m and £8m. On Thursday, Carmarthenshire's planning committee approved the western phase between White Mill and Nantgaredig. It is estimated the path could attract over 15,000 visitors a year, generating up to £2m in the local economy. Work on the first section, between Fronun and Bwlch Bach, started in December 2016. The council said negotiations with landowners were ongoing with the scheme being developed in phases.

Summary: The second section of the 16-mile (25.7km) Tywi Valley Path in Carmarthenshire has been given the go-ahead.


But in a separate poll, the town where officials plan to carry out a scientific trial, voted to reject the proposal. The planned release is being seen as an important test for the technology's acceptance in the US. Florida has reported more than 1,100 cases of Zika this year. British biotech firm Oxitec plans to evaluate the effectiveness of their engineered mosquitoes for combating the virus. They want to release male insects across a 17-hectare region of Key Haven, a small suburb located on an island on Florida's southern tip. Zika is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The idea is that Oxitec's male mosquitoes (which do not bite) mate with wild females, but genetic modification ensures that any offspring do not survive until adulthood. Successive releases across the neighbourhood should cause Aedes aegypti populations to crash. The non-binding poll in Monroe County, which covers the Florida Keys and a large part of the Everglades National Park, asked: "Are you in favour of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District conducting an effectiveness trial in Monroe County, Florida, using genetically modified mosquitoes to suppress an invasive mosquito that carries mosquito-borne diseases?" Voters in Key Haven were asked specifically about the release of GM mosquitoes in their town. About 58% of voters across Monroe County favoured the trial. But in Key Haven, some 65% opposed the release. Now, the results of the November 8 poll will be put to board members in charge of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. They will use the results to decide whether to proceed with the scientific trial at a meeting on 19 November. Dr Derric Nimmo, who has been leading Oxitec's proposed trial in Key Haven, told BBC News: "Key Haven was chosen about four years ago, based on the fact that it's surrounded by water and it's an almost perfect scientific site where you have a control area where you don't do any releases, an area where you can do releases, and a buffer zone in between. "You don't want wild female mosquitoes coming into the area, because they will affect the quality of the results." Oxitec has previously conducted five trials in three different countries - the Cayman Islands, Panama and Brazil, where Dr Nimmo says, the company achieves reductions in mosquito populations of 90% or more. Aedes aegypti is an urban mosquito that can breed in bodies of standing water as small as a bottle cap. Its larvae can find refuge indoors, beyond the reach of insecticide spraying programmes. But a proportion of local residents wanted the trial cancelled; they have been concerned about potential unanticipated consequences of releasing lab insects into the wild. Mila de Mier, a Florida realtor who has founded an opposition group called Never Again, told BBC News: "This technology is treated as an animal drug, but we believe it should be treated as a human drug." She added her concern that "when you reduce the population of Aedes aegypti, another aggressive mosquito species could come in and become established - like the Asian tiger mosquito". But Dr Nimmo stressed:

Summary: Voters across one Florida county have signalled their approval for releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in a bid to fight Zika virus.


Deaf and blind people face a situation that is "still grim", according to charities Action on Hearing Loss Cymru, RNIB Cymru and Sense Cymru. New standards were introduced by the Welsh government over a year ago aimed at ensuring equal access to healthcare. But the report says little progress has been made. Richard Williams, director of Action on Hearing Loss Cymru said the charities that authored the report are "really concerned" that people are leaving surgeries and hospitals unclear about what doctors have told them, what medication they need or whether operations have been successful. New standards were brought in after a BBC Wales investigation in 2013 found health boards were breaching equality laws by not providing accessible services for the deaf and hard of hearing. But 91 per cent of people surveyed for the report said they were not aware of improvements in the way healthcare providers communicate and share information with them. Kay Coleman from Swansea began losing her hearing 15 years ago and said she finds it "incredibly difficult" to book a doctor's appointment. An estimated 500,000 people are affected by hearing loss and 100,000 are living with sight loss in Wales. In a statement the Welsh government said it is "committed to ensuring the standards are fully implemented" and it is working with relevant bodies "to establish how best to capture and record communication preferences for those with sensory loss to ensure their needs are fully met in every healthcare setting".

Summary: The 600,000 people in Wales living with sensory loss are not having their basic healthcare needs met, according to a new report.


Wallspot - a website that helps people manage public space for art - has teamed up with Throwupgallery for the Sunnybank Park venture. The website has already established similar legal street art space in countries including in Spain, Switzerland and Sweden. Throwupgallery promotes arts and culture in Aberdeen and identified Sunnybank Park as an "ideal location". It said the timing was right, on the back of the success of the recent Nuart event in Aberdeen which saw images both large and small appear on city buildings.

Summary: A legal graffiti wall is being introduced in Aberdeen.


The comic actor, also known for his TV shows with Ben Miller, said voicing the character was "about as close to a dream job as you could wish for". Armstrong takes over from Sir David Jason, who voiced the eye patch-sporting "DM" in ITV's original series from 1981 to 1992. Kevin Eldon will voice trusty sidekick Penfold, Terry Scott's old character. "When I am recording the episodes, I'll be making sure that at all times my eyebrows are at least three inches above my head," joked Eldon, known for his appearances in Big Train, Nighty Night and other comedy shows. Other cast members include Shauna MacDonald and Morwenna Banks, while Dave Lamb - the voice of Channel 4's Come Dine With Me - will take on the role of narrator. The new series, which will initially run for 52 episodes, is due to be broadcast on the CBBC channel in 2015. Armstrong's Danger Mouse will have more gadgets at his disposal than the original, among them a multi-purpose "i-patch". The actor previously voiced an alien super-computer in Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures and Professor M in the animated series Tooned. "As a lifelong fan of Danger Mouse, I was ecstatic just to know that the show was coming back," the 44-year-old said. "To be actually involved with the reboot and to be taking DM out to a whole new generation is about as close to a dream job as you could wish for." "We're all genuinely bowled over to have Kevin and Alexander on board as Penfold and the mighty DM himself," said CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor. "They are both funny and fabulously talented performers and... will ensure that the series' considerable comedy credentials are bestowed on a new generation of fans."

Summary: Pointless host Alexander Armstrong will voice Danger Mouse when the much-loved cartoon hero returns to TV next year.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 21-year-old, from Meon Valley Golf Club, followed in the footsteps of fellow Hampshire golfer Scott Gregory in 2016 by winning the trophy. The victory guarantees Ellis will play at Royal Birkdale next month as well as the Masters and US Open next season. "The magnitude of what I did is starting to sink in," Ellis said. Ellis came from four holes down with five remaining in the 36-hole final to beat Australia's Dylan Perry at Royal St George's in Kent on Saturday. Victory was only secured after two play-off holes for the man who became the youngest to win the English Amateur Championship, aged just 16, in 2012. "I still feel a little numb," he told BBC South Today. "The task was getting a lot tougher to come away with the trophy and I knew I just had to keep myself going. "It all came out when the winning putt was sunk. It was years of hard work and a lot of disappointment matched with the excitement of holing that putt." Ellis has just completed his third year on a scholarship at Florida State University, where he hopes the experience will stand him in good stead for an appearance at Augusta next season. He revealed US Open champion Brooks Koepka was among those to text their congratulations after Saturday's win. "Justin Rose and Scott Gregory also sent some nice messages," Ellis said. "It's been really nice to receive those and I'm really excited for the opportunities ahead." The Open begins at Royal Birkdale on 20 July.

Summary: Harry Ellis admits he still "feels numb and in shock" after securing his spot at The Open in July by winning the British Amateur Championship.


Two dozen national football teams and at least two million foreign visitors will be here for the Euro 2016 football championships. But how ready is the nation to focus on "the beautiful game"? This was meant to be France's feel-good moment. But like cherries that are always hanging just out of reach, the build-up to Euro 2016 has been interrupted by one distraction after another: Having got through all of that, on the eve of the championship, France is facing fresh strikes at the national airline, and rubbish left to rot in the street as bin-men join the rolling protests over labour reforms. It's a wonder people have any time left to think about whether Didier Deschamps has got the right men in his defence line-up for the French national side. But it's not as if football has been entirely out of the headlines either. Last month, Eric Cantona implied that the French coach had allowed racism to colour his selection for the squad. That followed an earlier scandal that saw two of the country's top players embroiled in blackmail allegations - and consequently dropped from the Euro 2016 team. So if the mood here ahead of kick-off has been, well, muted, perhaps it's no surprise. But there is, of course, another reason for the rather subdued atmosphere ahead of the games. When President Hollande arrives at the Stade de France in northern Paris tomorrow for the opening ceremony, it will be a poignant moment. Many of those watching will be remembering the night he was bundled out of the stadium during another match last November, as three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside. It was the start of France's night of terror, in which 130 people were killed on the streets of Paris. Now, the fears of police, public and politicians as they head into the tournament hang heavy in the air. The Euros are spread between 10 French cities, each requiring its own security plans. One hundred thousand police, soldiers and security guards have been detailed to protect the games but, as the interior minister points out, "even 100% preparation cannot guarantee zero risk". A leaked police document, calling for the partial closure of vast "fan-zones" set up in cities including Paris and Marseille, has been widely reported in French media. On the eve of the tournament, workers in Paris said they were planning to stay away from the zones, considered softer targets than the stadiums themselves. "It's fun to have the Euros in France," said Eva, a 32-year-old jurist, "but with everything that's happening, it could create more problems than anything else. It's fun in principle, but with the strikes for example, we're not going to see a good image of France." "Even though I'm not a big football fan, I'm excited by the ambiance," said David, a finance worker in the city. "But the recent events are on everyone's mind and there's a lot of talk about security, so the euphoria is dampened by that. If there is a target, it will be the Euros." While an attack

Summary: Seven months after a terrorist massacre in its capital city, France raises the curtain on Friday evening on one of the world's biggest sporting events.


He is set to double UK funding to fight cybercrime to Â£1.9bn over five years. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence says RAF Tornados attacked a group of more than 30 IS fighters in Iraq on Monday. And on Sunday, an RAF Reaper drone provided surveillance for a French air strike on an IS target in Syria. MPs rejected possible air strikes in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad's government in 2013, but in a later vote approved military action against IS in Iraq. Downing Street has confirmed that Prime Minister David Cameron will attend a football match between England and France at Wembley Stadium later, where armed police are being deployed. He is giving a statement in the Commons at 12:30 GMT. Mr Osborne's speech came after IS said it was behind Friday's attacks in which 129 people were killed in bars, restaurants, a concert hall and at a stadium in Paris. The victims included Briton Nick Alexander from Essex. Among the latest developments: Could Paris attacks happen in the UK? Will England fans sing La Marseillaise? Mr Osborne - who visited the GCHQ listening station in Cheltenham - said IS has already proved its ability to exploit the internet "for hideous propaganda purposes", including for radicalisation and operational planning. But the chancellor warned that IS was also seeking to hack key UK infrastructure in a bid to kill people. Mr Osborne also said GCHQ is monitoring threats to 450 companies in areas such as defence, energy and water supply. "From our banks to our cars, our military to our schools, whatever is online is also a target," Mr Osborne said. "The stakes could hardly be higher. If our electricity supply, or our air traffic control, or our hospitals were successfully attacked online, the impact could be measured not just in terms of economic damage but of lives lost." He added: "They do not yet have that capability. But we know they want it, and are doing their best to build it." Mr Osborne said the public needed to follow "basic rules of keeping themselves safe" online. This could be achieved, he added, by installing security software, downloading software updates and using strong passwords. "The starting point must be that every British company is a target, that every British network will be attacked, and that cyber crime is not something that happens to other people." Mr Osborne also announced the creation of a new National Cyber Centre to bring together the country's leading experts. Other planks of the UK's strategy will include an Institute For Coding, increased investment in the National Cyber Crime Unit, and apprenticeships for cyber-security specialists. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said much of what the chancellor planned to announce was not new, but it was clear that the government wanted the public to know it had decided to make cyber security a top priority. Digital warfare How can cyber-weapons be so destructive? Speaking at the Lord Mayor of London's Banquet on Monday night, Mr Cameron said the UK must now show the same resolve it displayed against Adolf Hitler

Summary: Islamic State militants are trying to develop the ability to launch deadly cyber-attacks on UK targets such as air traffic control or hospitals, Chancellor George Osborne has said.


Broad, 29 - the world's top-ranked Test bowler - was drafted in after Liam Plunkett suffered a thigh injury. Plunkett, who had been brought in to replace the injured Steven Finn, will instead try to prove his fitness ahead of the subsequent Twenty20 matches. Broad has not featured in an England limited-overs squad since the World Cup in March 2015. England's first one-day international in South Africa is a day-night match in Bloemfontein on 3 February. Broad took six second-innings wickets for 17 runs in the third Test in Johannesburg to help England to a series win,

Summary: England bowler Stuart Broad has been called up to the one-day squad for the series in South Africa.


Julie Parkin, 39, was found dead at an address in Kirkwall Close, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, on Tuesday. She taught at West Boldon Primary School. Head teacher Joanne Weightman said Mrs Parkin was "highly respected" and the school was "deeply shocked". A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in police custody. Ms Weightman said: "We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic news. "Mrs Parkin was a highly valued and respected member of staff who was popular with both pupils and colleagues. "We are working with the local authority to offer support to students and staff and will co-operate fully with any police investigation."

Summary: A primary school head teacher has spoken of her shock after a teacher at her school was found stabbed to death.


Clare Mackintosh said it was "a dream come true" to see I Let You Go named best crime novel at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. She beat five authors, including Robert Galbraith - the crime-writing pseudonym of Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Author Val McDermid was also honoured with an outstanding contribution award at the festival she helped to set up. Oxfordshire-based Mackintosh, who spent 12 years in the police force before leaving in 2011 to become a full-time writer, said she had been an unpublished author when she first came to the festival in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. "I would like to thank my publishers and agent for supporting me, everybody who has read and recommended I Let You Go, and the crime writing community for their endless encouragement," she said on Thursday. McDermid, a co-founder of the festival who won its best novel award in 2006, said it was "unlike any other in its warmth and generosity". The 61-year-old Scot said the outstanding contribution award meant "a huge amount". "This year sees the publication of my 30th novel and I can't think of a better way to celebrate that," she went on. Rowling congratulated her "friend and colleague" McDermid on her "justly deserved" award and said she had "been showing us all the way for a long time now". She added that the author's "favourable review" of her work as Galbraith had provided "one of Robert's proudest moments". "She received a thank you note in fake handwriting, only to receive one two weeks later in my real handwriting when I was unwillingly unmasked." Mark Billingham, another crime novel of the year nominee, called McDermid "the Queen of Crime", adding: "Long may she reign over us". McDermid, he went on, had "represented this genre quite brilliantly all over the world, both in person and through her novels, which have earned her legions of fans and a place among the very greatest crime writers of all time." Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: A former police officer's debut novel has won the Â£3,000 main prize at one of the UK's top crime-writing festivals.


The open prison, in Warrington, houses 304 young adults aged 18 to 25. A report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons found it is "safe", with low absconding rates, low incidence of self-harm and any anti-social behaviour addressed. However, some prisoners criticised officers as "petty" and complained the food was poor. The report found security levels were appropriate, but some rules were being used unnecessarily, with disciplinary procedures invoked too hastily. Most prisoners were engaged in learning and many of those go on to earn qualifications. Inspector Nick Hardwick said more work was needed to promote diversity and integrate foreign national prisoners. He added: "In three of our four healthy prison assessments, we have awarded our highest marking, and managers and staff should be commended for this. "This report highlights a small number of important issues requiring improvement and our recommendations will, hopefully, assist in that process." Michael Spurr, CEO of the National Offender Management Service, said: "I'm pleased that Thorn Cross has been recognised for its continued good work around preparing the young men for their release."

Summary: Thorn Cross is "one of the better" prisons, with low levels of violence and high numbers of inmates achieving qualifications, inspectors said.


Iwan Lewis, 36, of Penygroes, Gwynedd, was a patient at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, before his death last May. Speaking at his inquest, his mother Elizabeth Lewis accused Betsi Cadwaladr health board of not listening to her concerns. The trust said it would give the family a written apology. Coroner Nicola Jones recorded a narrative verdict, saying it was impossible to say for certain whether Mr Lewis' death was an accident or suicide. The inquest in Caernarfon previously heard that Mr Lewis, a paranoid schizophrenic, had been sectioned at the hospital's Hergest unit for an alleged assault on his mother, who cared for him. He was later moved to the Cynan ward, where the day before his death he was refused extra medication for feeling agitated. A police officer also visited the ward a few days earlier to speak to Mr Lewis about his bail arrangements, a visit which consultant psychiatrist Dr Olufemi Adebajo told the inquest he was "extremely unhappy" about. After the hearing, North Wales Police said the officer had acted "perfectly reasonably". Supt Nigel Harrison confirmed Mr Lewis had previous contact with the police and an officer did visit him in hospital to undertake a "legal requirement" and "having sought permission to do so". He said: "As part of our multi agency work with our partner agencies, we regularly hold meetings with the local health board, where the now raised concerns by the consultant will be discussed. "The coroner made it clear that the officer acted perfectly reasonably and we are satisfied that our officers acted entirely appropriately throughout." Speaking at the inquest on Friday, the trust's clinical director of mental health, Dr Sandeep Matthews, said they "could have engaged more with Mrs Lewis, and taken her views on board". Questioned by the coroner, he agreed that "on the balance of probability" the trust had breached their duty of care to Mr Lewis. As well as an apology to the family, the trust said it was making several improvements which included better co-operation with the police, better communication with the families of patients and improvements in documentation.

Summary: A senior health board official has admitted a breach in the duty of care to a mentally ill patient whose body was found in the Menai Strait.


A statement from his publicist said the entertainer had been diagnosed with "an incurable brain tumour", and thanked well-wishers for their support. Middlesbrough-born Daniels, whose career has spanned nearly four decades, found fame in the 1980s with his BBC TV series The Paul Daniels Magic Show. His wife, Debbie McGee, tweeted: "With great sadness." Mark Linsey, acting director of BBC Television, said: "We're sorry to hear this sad news and our thoughts are with Paul and his family." Daniels, whose real name is Newton Edward Daniels, developed his magic skills in working men's clubs. He made his TV debut on talent series Opportunity Knocks in 1970, and came second. He was then given a regular slot on ITV variety show The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club, hosted by the late comedian Bernard Manning. He made the move to the BBC in 1979 and launched The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran for 15 years. He became one of the biggest stars on British TV, becoming known for a string of catchphrases, including the line: "You'll like this... not a lot, but you'll like it." He said he had first used the line at a club in Yorkshire as a way of dealing with a heckler. Daniels and his wife, a fellow performer and his on-stage assistant, married in 1988. As well as numerous appearances on magic shows, Daniels has presented game shows including Wipeout and Odd One Out. He appeared as a contestant on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2010, and was the second person to be voted off in the series. In a 2014 interview, McGee explained how, having left the Iranian national ballet where she was a soloist, she was initially unenthusiastic about working with a magician. But she said she was converted after seeing Daniels on quiz show Blankety Blank. "He was very funny - he took his jacket off and had a Superman T-shirt on and red knickers over his trousers. I was in hysterics. "He still makes me laugh, all day long, even when I want to be angry," she said. In recent years, the couple has toured regularly with a magic and comedy show, but a planned appearance at the Leicester Comedy Festival two days ago was cancelled at short notice, as was another date in Nottingham the following night. Daniels' manager said all his future shows had been cancelled. A statement said: "We can confirm that one of our greatest magicians and entertainers of all times, Paul Daniels, has sadly been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. "On behalf of Paul, Debbie and their families, we thank you for your kind concerns and support at this sad time and ask that their privacy continues to be respected. There will be no further comments at this time." Illusionist Dynamo, whose real name is Steven Frayne, wrote on his Instagram account: "Just read this sad news! Sending my love and respect to Paul, Debbie and all the family! #MagicLegend". A tweet was also published on the official Dick and Dom page of children's entertainment presenters Richard

Summary: Magician and entertainer Paul Daniels, 77, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, his family has said.


Sources said ministers planned to lay the groundwork for a new Commons vote. The government plans to set out its achievements in Iraq so far with RAF air strikes and training of Kurdish and Iraqi security forces, sources said. The BBC also understands a small force could be sent to Libya. The team of about 20 troops would be sent to help Libya secure its borders - which is seen as a crucial step towards stemming the flows of migrants into Europe. An MoD spokesperson commented: "The UK, along with international partners, is supporting the process to form a recognised Libyan government and we are developing plans to provide support once this is done; it is too early to discuss the exact nature of this." According to sources, ministers intend to argue that the mission to defeat IS now has to turn to Syria, and that the UK should play a role in that effort. Describing the government's plans to increase its military involvement in the region, a source said: "The government is essentially posing a question: Could we do more? Should we do more? But Syria is where the fight should be taken to." Another source added: "The government will say the campaign in Iraq has been a success. IS has been degraded, land has been taken back. Some of their leaders have been killed. But the problem is across the border in Syria." Two years ago MPs rejected possible UK military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. A new parliamentary vote on the issue is not imminent, but the case will continue to be made throughout September in the run-up to the anniversary of the launch of UK airstrikes in Iraq, sources added. They said any move to extend UK military action to Syria would only involve an extension of airstrikes against IS targets and involvement in coalition special forces operations. The timing of the separate, small deployment to Libya is expected to depend on when Libya can form a unity government, and may be part of a broader effort. Nato is poised to go back into Libya to rebuild the country's defence and military once there is more political stability. Nick Hopkins will have more on this story on Newsnight on Friday at 22:30 BST on BBC Two.

Summary: Ministers will start to make a case for British military action in Syria next week - with Downing Street keen to take the "next step" against so-called Islamic State - the BBC understands.


Charlie Craig, 15, from Derbyshire, was a rider at apprentice level with the GB Cycling Team's Rider Route. The boy's father, Nick Craig, broke the news on Facebook saying the family's world had fallen apart, Cycling Weekly reported. British Cycling's programmes director Andy Harrison said the organisation was "devastated by the news". The teenager won the under-16 National Trophy Cyclocross Series in 2016 and was highly thought of in the cycling world. Mr Craig, himself a national cyclocross champion, said on Facebook: "Our beautiful lovely little boy Charlie went to sleep but never woke up. "I don't know what else to write just now, but he will be with his little angel niece." Many people posted messages on Twitter, including Dame Sarah Storey, winner of 15 Paralympic gold medals, who tweeted: "Devastated to hear the news about Charlie Craig, what a tragic loss." Mr Harrison, from British Cycling, said: "Charlie was a promising young rider who had his whole life ahead of him. "Everyone involved with the team is devastated by this news and, naturally, all of our thoughts are with Charlie's family." It is not known at this stage how he died.

Summary: Tributes have been paid to a "promising young cyclist" who died in his sleep on Friday.


Media playback is not supported on this device Couch and Barrow totalled 321.24 from five dives in the synchronised 10m platform final, with China winning gold (337.14). Gallantree and Starling scored 302.88 in the synchronised 3m springboard event to finish behind China (322.40) and Italy (306.90). It is the first event at the London Aquatics Centre since the 2012 Games. Great Britain's Couch and Barrow, who finished fifth at the Olympics, led the standings after the first two rounds, where the difficulty of the dives performed is restricted. However, four-time Olympic champion Chen Ruolin and her 2013 world championship gold medal-winning partner Liu Huixia edged ahead in the third round and could not be caught. Canada finished third with a total score of 316.11. "We really enjoyed the competition and it's great to be back," Barrow, 25, told BBC Sport. "The result means we're the leading pair in the Commonwealths, so that's a big confidence boost ahead of Glasgow this summer." Couch, 24, added: "I had a bad injury (dislocated knee) at the beginning of the year, but we have come back strong and came here today thinking 'let's do it' and the support from the crowd really helped us." We really enjoyed the competition and it's great to be back Gallantree, 29, is usually partnered by Alicia Blagg, but she missed the event through injury and Starling, 18, was only drafted in last week. "I'm so proud of the way we dived today," Gallantree told BBC Sport. "We haven't had much time together and have only dived as a pair once before back in 2012 so it's a great result." Starling added; "It's my first international medal which means I'm not the only one of the team without one anymore so I'm delighted." The men's synchronised 3m springboard final was another event won by China, but new British pairing Jack Laugher, 19, and Chris Mears, 21, impressed by coming fourth. "Although it's frustrating to come so close to a medal we have to be so happy about how we dived today," said Laugher after finishing 11 points off the podium positions. Mears added; "It's the pairing we've wanted for a while and it's so great to be diving out there with my best mate and I think we can go on to do big things together." With Tom Daley currently without a synchronised diving partner, Dan Goodfellow, 17, and Matty Lee, 16, were the British competitors in the men's final. They had won two successive World Series bronze medals since making their debut as a pair earlier this year, but despite recording a personal-best of 403.86, finished fifth. China secured gold with 479.13, while Ukraine (448.26) and Germany (425.82) filled the other podium positions.

Summary: Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow won World Series silver while Rebecca Gallantree and Hannah Starling took bronze.


They said 11 of the bodies had been buried about two years ago in a desolate area about 40km (25 miles) southeast of Ciudad Juarez. The remaining eight victims, who had been tortured and killed only days ago, were found along a road near the town of Rosales. Chihuahua is one of the states hardest hit by drug-related violence in Mexico. All the victims were male and had been shot dead. Many also showed signs of torture. According to figures released earlier this year by Mexico's National Human Rights Commission, 16,000 bodies remain unidentified and a total of 24,000 people are missing. Most of them are believed to be victims of fighting between rival drug gangs or the military response to the drug violence.

Summary: Mexican security forces have found 19 bodies in mass graves in the northern state of Chihuahua.


New South Wales on Tuesday unveiled changes to its high school syllabus for the first time in 18 years. The new focus eschews "social context" teaching - which had drawn criticism - for more in-depth, critical thinking. It comes after an international study in December showed Australia's maths and science ranking had tumbled. The changes address recent criticism over a lack of rigour, said Tom Alegounarias, the head of the state's Education Standards Authority. "We reviewed the whole [syllabus], we looked at what the community is demanding for now and in the future," Mr Alegounarias told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "The major shift is towards greater depth, rigour, and mastery of content learning." One of Australia's leading scientists, quantum physicist Michelle Simmons, recently attacked what she called attempts to "feminise" the teaching of physics. Prof Simmons said learning by essays rather than formulas, in an apparent attempt to interest more women the subject, was a mistake. "There is a big cost in this type of thinking," she said in an address last month. Education officials said these concerns had been addressed, with the new curriculum putting "more science in science" by focusing on its mathematical bases. Maths will now include more statistics and algorithms, such as those used by internet search engines. In English, texts will no longer be studied through themes like "journey" or "discovery" but examined for their individual merit. In history, subjects such as the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution will be explored in depth, rather than focusing on a breadth of topics. The new curriculum will be introduced from next year.

Summary: Australia's most populous state will focus on better preparing students for university and employment in a major overhaul of its school curriculum.


Twenty-two people were killed in the explosion, including an eight-year-old girl. A further 59 people, including 12 under the age of 16, were injured and taken to hospital. Nick Haywood, 46, from Nottingham was waiting for his 16-year-old daughter Caitlin and her friend, also 16, when the explosion happened. He said: "You could feel it, you could feel the noise. It was incredibly loud. My first thought was to find my daughter. "People were already starting to filter out. You could tell something was wrong, no-one was laughing or chatting. Some people were running, a bit of mild panic. "I was trying to get hold of them on the phone but the network was down so I made my way into the arena. Seeing her on the stairs was a huge relief. "It was like she was almost born again. It was the best moment of my life all over again." Caitlin had planned and saved up for the trip for months. She said: "We were so excited when the day came and we were listening to her music on the train. We were so excited, but it turned out to be be a bad experience. "When people said [the noise] was a balloon or a speaker, in the back of my head I knew it was a bomb and we needed to get out. "I thought the next minute people with guns were going to start coming in." She said she and her friend were near the front of the stage when the blast took place and she said people were getting crushed as they panicked and ran for the exit. "As soon as Ariana Grande left [the stage] the lights went out and the bomb went off. That made me think that this person planned it so well." Stephanie Hill and her daughter Kennedy were at the concert. She said the police and emergency services entered the building soon after the blast, but she still didn't feel safe. "The police were all there, there were armed police with... their guns, there were ambulances. "They were there so quickly it was unbelievable. But we didn't know, even then we didn't know what was going on. "We were thinking 'oh my God, we're going to get shot'. "So we ran, we ran and we hid under a bridge for about forty minutes." Kennedy said at first the arena was "scarily still for five or six seconds... then everybody just ran." The Manchester community that rushed to help Leah Cassidy, 16, from Radcliffe was at the concert with her friend. "As the concert finished and we were nearing the tunnel to leave the auditorium, there was a huge bang that shook the whole ground. The whole auditorium went deadly quiet for five seconds and then the screaming began. "The bomb went off near our tunnel. Because everyone started pushing back from the tunnel we were going to, my friend and I held hands and started to run to the opposite direction. "As we were running, I saw smoke everywhere and shoes on the

Summary: Witnesses have described the chaos and horror after a fatal explosion at the concert by US pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena.


Dame Angela, 89, won best supporting actress for the role of eccentric medium Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. The Kinks-inspired musical Sunny Afternoon and drama A View From the Bridge both won multiple awards. Hosted by Lenny Henry, the Oliviers ceremony took place at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday night. Accepting her statuette, Dame Angela said: "All these years of waiting. I am so infinitely grateful to have this baby in my hands." The Murder, She Wrote star, who was born in east London in 1925, recalled how she started her stage career in "a lovely play" with Dame Peggy Ashcroft, the title of which she couldn't recall. "I can't remember a lot of things these days - except I can remember my lines," she joked. She added: "Here I am creeping up to 90 and feeling like a million dollars because I'm in London in this magnificent hall with all you - my roots, where I began." The actress's star turn in Blithe Spirit took place at the Gielgud Theatre where her mother, actress Moyna Macgill, made her debut on the same stage in 1918 - when the theatre was known as The Globe. The best actor prize went to Mark Strong, for his brooding performance in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, which enjoyed a sell-out run at Wyndham's Theatre and might soon transfer to Broadway. The role of tragic hero Eddie Carbone had lured Strong back to the stage after 12 years in film. "What's been amazing about doing this play is the young people who that came to see it who all wanted to talk about what they were seeing," he said. "Thousands of years have gone by and we still have this thing called live theatre - and the reason is that we need to be able to compare ourselves to what we see up there and judge ourselves as human beings." The play, originally staged at London's Young Vic, also won best revival and best director award for Ivo Van Hove. Penelope Wilton won best actress for Taken at Midnight in which she played the mother of a young German lawyer imprisoned by the Nazis. Accepting her award, she said it was a story "that needed to be told again". "It has a resonance today even though it was about a man who died in 1937 - it's about the importance of democracy and freedom of speech." Joe Penhall's play Sunny Afternoon, which transferred to the West End from London's Hampstead Theatre, was crowned best new musical. Stars John Dagleish and George Maguire - who play The Kinks brothers Ray and Dave Davies - were awarded best actor and best supporting actor in the musical category. Ray Davies received a special outstanding achievement award for the Sunny Afternoon score. Picking up his award, Davies described The Kinks as "four of the unlikeliest pop stars you've ever seen". He said: "When you write songs you write about people. Without people we have no plays we have no films. People are the source of my material.

Summary: Dame Angela Lansbury said she felt "like a million dollars" after winning her first Olivier Award for her first West End role in nearly 40 years.


Daniel Swift sent explicit pictures to the 14-year-old and arranged for her to travel to Lincoln to meet him for sex. He was caught when those behind the sting detained him and called police. Swift, 47, of Princess Street, admitted charges of attempting to sexually communicate with a child and attempting to meet a child following grooming. He was ordered to be detained in a secure psychiatric unit after Lincoln Crown Court heard he had been treated for over 25 years for mental health problems and had been diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Richard Thatcher, prosecuting, told the court: "This case arises through the defendant's contact through social media with, as he believed her to be, a 14-year-old girl called Emma. "She was actually an adult woman who had set up that alter ego on social media," he said. The court heard he first made contact with 'Emma' in April when she told him her age. "He began by asking if she wanted a daddy to look after her," Mr Thatcher told the court. "There was a conversation as to whether this involved him becoming involved with her mother. He told her 'Daddy loves his little girls not their mummies'." The court heard Swift went on to send an image of his penis as well as explicit videos. He made it clear he wanted to have sex and at one point he suggested a foursome with Emma, her 10-year-old sister and 14-year-old cousin. Judge Simon Hirst also imposed a sexual harm prevention order and placed Swift on the sexual offences register for five years.

Summary: A man who groomed and arranged to meet what he believed to be a young school girl was trapped by internet vigilantes, a court has heard.


Paul Thomas, from Telford, was jailed for 10 years in April for the manslaughter of his son Oliver Sargent. Oliver's mother Ashlea was convicted of causing or allowing his death. The infant could have been removed from his home had the abuse been recognised earlier, the review concluded. Oliver's parents, whose relationship was described in the report as "unstable", took him to the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford on four occasions. He was was seen by a number of doctors there and one questioned if the injuries could have been non-accidental, but another, a consultant, accepted Oliver's mother's claim that he was a "very active child who rolled on to toys". The report, which refers to Oliver as Child B, stated: "Although there is no guarantee, there is a probability that had health professionals been clearer in recognising that there was no plausible explanation for the injuries, Child B would have been subjected to child protection procedures and consideration given to protecting Child B by removing them from the home. "Health professionals were in a position to raise concerns when Child B was observed to have bruising and occipital swelling. "The parents either gave no explanation for the bruising or the explanation was questionable." Oliver died in hospital on 27 July 2012, five days after sustaining a skull fracture during an assault. His injuries were consistent with shaking. He was not previously known to social care services or police, the report said. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court were told at his parents' trial that Oliver had injuries consistent with a 40mph car crash. A post-mortem examination showed he had 13 separate marks on his body and face and had been subjected to at least one impact to the left side of his head. Further medical investigations discovered historical injuries, including two fractured ribs and a broken collarbone, all of which had healed. Paul Thomas was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter, while Ashlea Thomas was cleared of both murder and manslaughter. She was given a two-year jail term, suspended for two years, for causing or allowing her son's death. The report set out a number of recommendations for agencies. It said Shropshire Community Health Trust (SCHT) responses to bruising seen in young children must be improved, consideration should be given to seeing a child's father and injuries should not be seen in isolation, but considered with other concerns. In cases where a child has life-threatening injuries out of office hours, senior managers of children's social care should be alerted. The review noted poor quality in recording of injuries at Princess Royal Hospital and a lack of consideration of previous admission and/or injuries. Andrew Tapp, from the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, described Oliver's death as "tragic" and said a number of changes had been made. "Among these changes, any incident where there is the suspicion that injuries may be non-accidental is recorded using a body map to show the position of the injuries, along with measurements and full details. "A system has also been established to ensure clinical photographs are

Summary: Health professionals missed "several opportunities" to safeguard an 11-month-old boy before he died of a skull fracture inflicted by his father, a serious case review has found.


25 November 2016 Last updated at 18:30 GMT Fazila Aswat and Sandra Major were leaving a car with Mrs Cox ahead of a surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, in June when the MP was shot and stabbed.

Summary: Jo Cox's assistants, who were with the MP when she was murdered, have spoken about coping with the "surreal" loss of both a colleague and friend.


The Department for Education is imposing a legal duty on councils to provide financial support for those who want to stay longer with foster carers. The government has pledged Â£40m over the next three years to fund the plan. A care charity said the measure was the most significant reform for children in care in a generation. It will be introduced during the third reading of the Children and Families Bill next year. Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson, whose own family fostered nearly 90 children, said: "I know from the many foster children I grew up with how crucial it is for them to be given sufficient time to prepare for life after care. Rhiannon was fostered by David and Lisa when she was 16. She is now studying for her A-levels. But as her 18th birthday approached, she was unsure how much longer she would be able to stay. "The run-up to my 18th birthday wasn't very nice. "Not knowing what was happening was very stressful and I was crying quite a lot to Dave and Lisa in the evenings about what was going to happen. "But now I know that they're here for me and it's brilliant." After discussions with the council, she will now be able to live with the family until she has finished university. "For me it's important because you know you've got somewhere to stay, somewhere to go back to. You've got the family support that's always there for you." Her foster parent David says the change will give young people a "better opportunity for the future". "A growing number of local authorities already offer young people the choice to stay, but with little financial support it can be challenging for their foster families. "Now all councils will have to follow their example, and we are giving them Â£40m towards the cost. "This will allow the 10,000 young people leaving stable and secure homes to make the transition from care to independence when they are ready, rather than when their council tells them to." Speaking to Radio 5 live about the run-up to her 18th birthday Rhiannon Wickham said: "Not knowing what was happening was very stressful and I was crying quite a lot to [my foster parents] in the evenings about what was going to happen. "But now I know that they're here for me and it's brilliant." The Who Cares Trust, which campaigns for and supports children in care and young people leaving care, said the move was "absolutely fantastic news for thousands of young people in foster care" and represented "the most significant reform to the support children in care are given in a generation". Chief executive Natasha Finlayson said: "Time and again we hear from young people who are extremely anxious about having to leave their carers when they turn 18 and effectively no longer having somewhere they can call home, especially when the average age for young people who aren't in care to finally leave home is 24 to 27. "It is excellent news that the government has agreed that

Summary: Children in care in England will be able to stay with their foster families until their 21st birthday, rather than having to leave at 18, ministers say.