The 30-year-old, riding for Team Dimension Data, won stage one to Al Khor Corniche in a sprint finish from Sacha Modolo (Lampre) and Andrea Guardini (Astana). Cavendish, who won the race in 2013, averaged close to 52km/h on this stage. He plans to decide during the race whether he will compete at next month's track World Championships in London. A winner of 26 Tour de France stages, Cavendish faces a packed schedule in 2016 with August's Olympic Games in Rio also a target. The five-stage race finishes on Friday.

Summary: Britain's Mark Cavendish claimed his first win of 2016 on a fast opening stage of the Tour of Qatar.


Youngsters face a culture of suspicion, and authorities try to avoid taking on their care, a Lords EU committee said. Their "harrowing" circumstances have led them to lose faith in national authorities, making them easy prey for smuggling gangs, witnesses told peers. The Home Office says it is helping resettle such children under a new law. More than 10,000 migrant children are believed to have disappeared after arriving in Europe over the past two years, the EU's police intelligence unit says. The European Union Committee of the House of Lords criticised the UK government for a "continuing reluctance... to show solidarity with its European partners in helping to relocate such children". What happens to lone child migrants? 10,000 child migrants 'missing' Safid's story: 'I don't have any hope left' Nearly 90,000 lone minors sought refuge in the EU in 2015 - a sharp increase compared with just over 23,000 in the previous year. In the UK last year there were 3,043 applications from unaccompanied asylum-seeking children - an increase of 56% on the number in 2014. The committee also said: Committee chairwoman Baroness Prashar said the current refugee crisis was the greatest humanitarian challenge the EU had faced in its lifetime, but member countries were failing to shoulder their "fair share of the burden". "At the sharp end of this crisis are unaccompanied migrant children, who are being failed across the board," she said. "We found that these children face suspicion on arrival. They are seen as 'somebody else's problem', and the conditions they live in were described to us as deplorable and squalid." Under a scheme announced in May, the government said lone child refugees registered in France, Italy or Greece before 20 March could be resettled in the UK. Ministers had been under pressure to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, but then-Prime Minister David Cameron said numbers would depend on what local councils could cope with. The Home Office said the new policy - which is underpinned by the Immigration Act 2016 - had made "crystal clear" its commitment to bring vulnerable children from Europe to the UK. More than 20 children have been accepted for transfer to the UK since the Act was given royal assent and the majority of those have arrived, a Home Office spokeswoman said. The government is in discussions with the United Nations and the Italian, Greek and French governments "to strengthen and speed up mechanisms to identify, assess and transfer children to the UK and ensure this in their best interests", she added. Meanwhile, Downing Street has defended Theresa May's decision to scrap the post of Syrian refugees minister - a move criticised by a number of MPs, including Conservative backbencher Heidi Allen. The prime minister's official spokeswoman said the Home Office would retain responsibility to meet the government's promise to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.

Summary: Thousands of lone migrant children are living in squalid conditions after being let down by European countries including the UK, a report has warned.


Silvanos Mudzova, a member of the pressure group Tajamuka, said he had been abducted from his home in Harare on Tuesday night by unknown men. He told the BBC he had been blindfolded and tortured with sharp objects. He was also electrocuted on several parts of his body, including his genitals, Mr Mudzova said. He said his captors had been armed. The activist said his attackers had interrogated him, wanting to know who was funding his Tajamuka pressure group and why they were campaigning against President Mugabe's government. The spokesman for the group was also arrested but granted bail on Wednesday. Despite the latest government ban on protests in the capital, Harare, a massive demonstration has been planned for Saturday, according to Mr Mudzova. Zimbabwe has seen a wave of protests recently over the declining economy. Earlier this month, President Mugabe criticised judges who gave permission for anti-government protests which later turned violent. He said the judges had shown a reckless disregard for peace and warned they should take care when making decisions. The opposition has accused Mr Mugabe of trying to intimidate the judiciary. Last week, Zimbabwe's high court overturned a two-week ban by police on demonstrations in Harare. Activists who are opposed to President Robert Mugabe and his government challenged the ban in court. The president recently warned protesters there would be no Zimbabwean uprising similar to the "Arab Spring".

Summary: A man who has been at the forefront of protests against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in hospital after allegedly being beaten and tortured.


The 28-year-old victim, from Liverpool, required surgery for his injuries following Thursday's attack. He was travelling on the 20.34 GMT service from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street when he challenged the group. He was attacked after leaving the train at Winsford station, Cheshire, at around 21.10. Det Sgt Matt Davies, of British Transport Police, said: "Thankfully the victim's injuries are not life-threatening, but he remains in hospital where he has received surgery for his wounds. "Our investigation into who is behind this attack continues and we have been at the station conducting a forensic examination of the scene, local inquiries and reassurance patrols. "It is vital we now speak to anyone who was on the 8.34pm train out of Liverpool and witnessed the disturbance in the carriage, as well as anyone else who was in the area of Winsford station at 21:.10 and saw what happened." The attacker was in his late 20s and of stocky build. It is believed he was part of a group also consisting of four or five women. He followed the victim before being repeatedly stabbing him in the groin and upper body. The victim was taken to safety by another passenger from the train.

Summary: A man was stabbed in a station car park after challenging a group throwing objects around a train carriage.


The lyrics are from Vegas, a track on Eminem's upcoming compilation album. He raps: "So what's it gon' be? Put that away Iggy. You don't wanna blow that rape whistle on me. Scream!" Azalea also said that she is "bored of the old men threatening young women as entertainment". She said that women in the music industry have "bigger balls" and "endure much more harassment". Of course Eminem is famed for his controversial lyrics. In a freestyle rap to promote his new album he said he would "punch" Lana Del Ray. He also referenced the shocking case of an NFL footballer who in September was seen in video footage attacking his wife in a lift. "I'll punch Lana Del Rey right in the face twice," he raps, "like Ray Rice in broad daylight". "The new Eminem rap song is yet another example of a stream of music videos that glamorises and normalises rape, rape culture and violence against women," Betiel Barakia, a spokesperson for Object, which tackles issues around women and girls in the media, told Newsbeat. "It normalises and legitimises forms of behaviour that should be condemned, not celebrated or tolerated. "Eminem is a global, successful rapper; his target audience are young boys and he, alongside the music industry as a whole, have a responsibility towards their audience." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube.

Summary: Iggy Azalea tweeted that her younger brother is "the biggest Eminem fan and now the artist he most admired says he wants to rape me."


The Tories aim to cut £12bn from the welfare budget by 2017-18. Documents leaked to the BBC suggested taxing disability benefits was among the options - but the work and pensions secretary said none were party policy. Meanwhile Labour's campaign chief has indicated it will not outline further plans for cuts before the election. Asked if the party would be making any more substantial promises on cuts during the campaign, Douglas Alexander told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "We've set out our agenda and that's the programme on which we will fight the election." Last week's leaked documents from Mr Duncan Smith's department outlined some options for cutting benefits further, prepared by civil servants at the request of Conservative Party officials. They included restricting Carer's Allowance, taxing disability benefits, limiting child benefit to the first two children and regional variations in benefit caps. Mr Duncan Smith told the Andrew Marr Show "none of the stuff" that had been reported had been discussed with the chancellor, and it was standard for government departments to put figures together - but that did not mean they were policy. He said a benefit freeze and pledge to reduce the annual benefits cap from £26,000 to £23,000 would account for about a quarter of savings and were "a good indication that we know where we're going to go to make those savings". He said he had raised Carers' Allowance and had protected the most disabled throughout all previous benefit changes. Mr Duncan Smith said it was "not the case" that planned cuts were being kept secret - but Labour urged him to "come clean". "I didn't come into this job after years looking at this to just make cheese-paring cuts," he said. "What we've come in to do is to reform the welfare system, so that we don't waste money on organisations and groups and things that don't actually help life change. "No decisions have been made. As and when decisions are made of course we will be very open to the public." He added: "I know that it is feasible to save £12bn, it is less than 10% of the overall budget... There will be loads and loads of things that people are looking at, because that's what departments do." Mr Duncan Smith said changes made so far had improved people's lives - contrary to predictions that they would result in much homelessness and people having to move hundreds of miles away. The government has cut around £20bn from projected welfare spending over the course of the past five years, through a range of measures from freezing payment rates to cutting housing benefit. The Conservatives have said they would freeze the rate at which benefits are paid to people of working age and lower the benefits cap - the amount a household can claim in a year - to £23,000, if they win the general election. The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests those measures would save no more than about £2bn a year by 2017-18. Shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves said Labour had

Summary: No decisions have been made on where to make further benefit cuts, should the Conservatives win the general election - Iain Duncan Smith has told the BBC.


A Â£26,000 grant has been promised to the council to draw up plans to improve the Lord's Garden in Ruthin. Denbighshire council says 100 people who braved snow and ice to attend an open day at the weekend is testament to the local support for restoration. The authority now has to learn more about the site's history and plan for its future to win the necessary cash. Wendy Williams, of the Lord's Garden Restoration Project, said: "The bid will need to be a balancing act between staying faithful to the tremendous amount of natural and political history in the gardens, and making that history accessible to a modern audience. "The gardens have been virtually untouched for decades, and whilst they're a beautiful wilderness, at the moment you have to be an expert to interpret the wonderful sights and sounds. "We'd like to work with local people to try and find new and sympathetic ways of bringing that history alive again." The Lord's Garden is now part of Nantclwyd y Dre in Ruthin, which is thought may be Wales' oldest timber-framed town house. Although the Grade II-listed gardens, originally known as The Lord's Acre, pre-date even this structure. They are first mentioned in 1282 as having been awarded to Marcher Lord Reginald de Grey along with Ruthin Castle, in recognition of the part he played in subduing an uprising by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last native prince of an independent Wales. The Lord's Acre appears to have remained an orchard and kitchen garden to the castle's occupants for around 350 years, and many of the fruit trees there date from between 1300 and 1600. By the time of the English Civil War in the 1640s, the Lord's Acre passed to the Nantclwyd y Dre estate, and the focus seems to have shifted more towards meadowland and ornamental gardens. Next month archaeologists are planning a dig at the site to try and throw more light on the role the area played in the Civil War. But before that, the heritage service wants to give local people the opportunity to see the gardens in their untouched beauty. "Until now we've been unable to open up the gardens, but as part of the public consultation into the proposed restoration, we're throwing open the gates for the first time," said Ms Williams. "We'd love to hear from local historians and amateur detectives about what they've been able to unearth about the history, and we welcome any ideas about how we can make the gardens a valuable learning resource. "But it doesn't matter if all you want to do is come along and have a look, because they really are a hidden treasure which we'd love as many people as possible to see."

Summary: Hopes of restoring a 13th Century garden in Denbighshire have been boosted by the Heritage Lottery Fund.


The forces were taking part in a counter-terrorism operation when they came under fire, US officials said. A medical helicopter sent to rescue casualties was forced to land and has yet to be recovered. Some 12,000 international soldiers are still deployed in Afghanistan to help local forces tackle the Taliban. Some of the foreign troops were sent to counter the recent militant insurgency in Helmand. Details of what happened in the incident, which took place near the town of Marjah on Tuesday, remain sketchy. US military spokesman Brig Gen Wilson Shoffner said one service member had died as a result of wounds, adding: "We are deeply saddened by this loss... our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of those involved." The identity of the casualties has not yet been revealed and no official details given on their service branch. A number of Afghan forces were also reported to have been wounded. The casualties occurred before the "medevac" helicopter was called in. Some reports said the helicopter, believed to be a UH-60 Black Hawk, had also come under fire. A US defence official said it had "sustained damage while on the ground" but had not been shot down. He said it remained on the ground and the military was working to recover it, but gave no further details. In 2011, 30 Americans were among 38 people killed in a Chinook helicopter crash in Wardak province. Helmand has long been a stronghold of the Taliban. Afghan forces, aided by the US military, have been engaged in a fierce conflict recently with Taliban fighters who seized large swathes of Sangin district. The fighting also sparked the deployment of a number of UK forces to Helmand for the first time in more than a year. In September, the Taliban briefly overran the northern city of Kunduz in one of their biggest victories in 14 years of war.

Summary: One US service member has been killed and two wounded reportedly during a special forces mission in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.


Police were called to reports the Stagecoach bus had hit the bridge at Chapel Hill, near the train station, shortly before 14:00 BST. Two people were on board the bus at the time, but were not injured. Chapel Hill has been reopened. Network Rail said train services between Basingstoke and London, which use the bridge, had not been affected.

Summary: The roof of a double decker bus has been torn off after it struck a railway bridge in Basingstoke.


Eoin Farrell and his friend died in the single-car collision in Rostrevor just before midnight on Monday. Another of their friends was critically injured. They all attended courses at the Southern Regional College in Armagh. Eoin's father, Gerard Farrell, paid tribute to all three, adding he had lost a "great son" who "loved life". He described the fatal crash as an "awful tragedy" which had come as a terrible shock to their family. The car his son was travelling in struck the wall of a house and crashed into a field on the Kilbroney Road. The other teenager who died at the scene has been named locally as James Miskelly, from Mayobridge, County Down. Eoin, who was 17, lived at his parents' home in Rostrevor. In addition to attending to studying motor vehicle maintenance at the college's Armagh campus, he worked as a trainee lorry mechanic in Newry, County Down. "Eoin was just fun-loving, easy-going, loved working," Mr Farrell told the BBC. "He came home in the evenings, he was only in the house five minutes and he was away with the other boys... working at cars or doing a bit of farming or fishing, always on the go, always enjoying life, always with his cheeky smile. "There wasn't a bad bone in him. Great son, just a great, great son. We all loved him." He described how he was woken in the early hours of Tuesday morning by news of his son's death. "It was an awful shock at four o'clock yesterday morning. I was texting him and ringing him to see where he was, was he coming home, because he was going to Tech on Tuesday morning with James in Armagh. "The week before he stayed in James' house and I thought that's where he was going. I rang him at five to twelve, and his phone was flat since eight o'clock. But then we got the knock at the door at five to four, and we knew something wasn't right." Mr Farrell also expressed his sympathy to the families of the other victims killed and injured in the collision and said his "thoughts and prayers" were with them. "An awful tragedy, I wouldn't wish it on anybody," he said. The chief executive of the Southern Regional College, Brian Doran, said it was "absolutely tragic news" that had left staff and fellow students in "a state of shock". "Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the Miskelly and Farrell families at this time," Mr Doran said. "Two young men cut down in the prime of their lives, it's been an absolute shock to everyone here at the college and, most notably, to their classmates." He added: "The students, as you will appreciate were in a state of shock and we've been working with the students to provide them with support."

Summary: The father of one of the two teenagers killed in a County Down car crash has said they lived life to the full and had become inseparable friends.


Researchers hope the data will help them understand how species will migrate in response to climate change. During the month-long survey, 87 different species were recorded. The survey is one of the Earthwatch projects being highlighted at the organisation's annual lecture on Thursday evening in central London. One of the speakers, Dan Bebber - Earthwatch's head of climate change research - will use his presentation to deliver some of the main findings from the survey. During the course of a month in the summer of 2009, volunteers from the charity helped a team of researchers from the University of Oxford mark the wings of more than 13,000 moths. The survey, known as a mark-release-recapture (MRR) experiment, was co-ordinated by Dr Eleanor Slade in conjuction with the university's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), in a well-researched woodland habitat in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire. More than 650 moths, from 41 species, were recaptured. Dr Bebber said: "A small percentage of those marked moths were recaptured again, but from the number we did recapture we were able to determine what factors affect the ability of moths to disperse." Sea moths: George McGavin sets out to discover how moths migrate The largest recorded distance travelled by a one moth - a broad-bordered yellow underwing - was 13.7km. Dr Bebber said the survey seemed to suggest that woodland species were the most effective when it came to dispersing. "Relatively large species with pointed wings that preferred woodland landscapes dispersed further than other species," he told BBC News. However, he added that even these species did require wooded corridors, such as hedgerows, to disperse and were not found on maiden trees - single trees found in fields. "The habitats within the UK had been fragmented for a long time," Dr Bebber explained. "It is probably the ones that can move relatively long distances that are still found in the UK. "Those species that were not able to disperse so well have probably disappeared over millennia." Dr Bebber will present his findings at the Earthwatch Institute's annual lecture, Climate Change and Forests, which is being chaired by TV presenter Kate Humble.

Summary: About 13,000 moths have been captured and recorded by citizen scientists in southern England in a project described as the largest of its kind.


But the government agreed to Labour proposals for 13 new conditions to be met before shale gas extraction can take place. During a Commons debate, ministers also pledged an "outright ban" on fracking in national parks. Earlier, a committee of MPs called for a moratorium on the practice on the grounds that it could derail efforts to tackle climate change. The Environmental Audit Committee also warned that there were "huge uncertainties" about the environmental impact of fracking. Protests took place in Westminster as MPs gathered for a final Commons debate on fracking legislation in the government's Infrastructure Bill. In the Commons, committee chair Joan Walley backed an amendment tabled by a cross-party group of MPs calling for fracking to be suspended for up to 30 months while an assessment is carried out. Q&A: What is fracking? But the measure did not attract front-bench support and was defeated by 308 votes to 52. A Labour amendment was added to the bill, to loud cheers from opposition benches, which would impose 13 tests to be met before fracking. These include the completion of an environmental assessment and the need to consult residents on an individual basis. A ban on drilling in national parks was another of the suggestions in the Environmental Audit Committee's report. After Labour and other MPs tabled amendments to allow the change to be made, Energy Minister Amber Rudd told the House that the government would remove the provision that shale gas exploration would be allowed in such areas in "exceptional circumstances". She later said there would be an outright ban in "national parks, sites of special interest and areas of national beauty".

Summary: MPs have overwhelmingly rejected a bid to suspend fracking for shale gas.


The Welsh government has held a summit on the topic after fire crews in south Wales tackled 900 blazes in March and April. Suspected fire starters, some as young as 11, have been arrested for deliberately sparking fires which have reduced vast swathes of land to ash. Crimestoppers has offered Â£5,000 for information on a series of attacks. The fires were lit across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr. South Wales Fire Service's fire crime unit station manager Emma Bushell said: "It's definitely not risk-free fun, because of the risks to the community, to wild life and to flora and fauna. "It could have a catastrophic effect for people in the community." Ms Bushell said the service had received more than 8,000 calls in March and April - the third largest amount it has handled for this period in 15 years. However, she added: "In reality, it is not any worse that it was in previous years." This year's 900 reported grass fires incidents is more than the 580 reported in 2014, but less than 2,500 in 2010 and 1,700 in 2011. "It's a historic problem in Wales that people have always started grass fires. People are used to seeing the area black at this time of the year and the community has never really got up in arms about it," Ms Bushell added. "It seems, because of the media coverage and the social media coverage this year, the community is actually saying, 'We want this to stop', which is brilliant." Ms Bushell said it was more important than ever the public reported fire starters and gave evidence, such as CCTV footage, to the police to make sure they were brought to book. This year's fires have been exacerbated by a lack of rain and the build up of bracken and foliage which has not been burnt in previous, wetter years. Such blazes are a UK-wide problem, but Ms Bushell said the south Wales valleys, with their easily accessible mountains, were particularly prone. She said fire service efforts to educate people about the dangers of grass fires were not enough, adding: "We need to see more prosecutions." "People have traditionally said it's young kids but in my experience it's not," she added, pointing out that adults as old as 35 had been arrested over the latest slew of alleged offences. "I know that our chief fire officer is keen to get involved in some work profiling the people being caught so that we can target out education and awareness [campaigns]," she added. On Tuesday, representatives from Rhondda Cynon Taf council, South Wales Police, South Wales Fire and Natural Resources Wales met to discuss the problem. Leader of the Council, Andrew Morgan, said: "The number and frequency of the recent grass fires has been shocking and simply cannot continue. "We have been fortunate so far that no-one has been seriously injured as a result of these mindless acts, and this meeting pulled together a number of constructive and positive actions to tackle this issue." Huw Jakeway, chief fire officer for South Wales Fire and

Summary: A fire crime chief says more prosecutions are needed to stop people starting grass fires for fun.


And far from the mood since the general election easing on the matter of "sound money", the word among senior figures in the department is that now is the time "to hold our nerve". Sources close to the chancellor point out that plans to balance the books - meaning that the government only spends as much as it receives in revenues, mostly in taxes - have already been delayed three times since 2010. The present target is for the deficit - that difference between government income and expenditure - to be eliminated by 2025. Philip Hammond wants to maintain that plan. He sticks to a pretty well-known script when asked about increasing public spending. Government wealth, he says, comes from three main areas. The first is taxes - which, it is pointed out, the chancellor tried to increase in March, only for plans to raise national insurance contributions to be abandoned when it was revealed that it breached the Conservatives' 2015 manifesto pledge not to increase income tax, national insurance or VAT. Is increasing taxes any more palatable now? Second, borrowing - which the chancellor makes clear means increasing the amount of money that needs to be paid back by future generations. And, finally, an increase in the ability of the economy to create wealth - called productivity. It is this last area that is the most important and, conversely, the least open to direct government intervention. The Treasury - as much as it might want to - cannot simply demand that the private and public sector becomes more efficient at delivering goods and services. It takes time, money and training in skills - none of which the UK has a particularly proud tradition in. And anything that is done by the government - such as increasing investment in infrastructure projects like digital broadband or new railway links - takes a long time to feed through to stronger wealth creation, higher economic growth and higher government tax receipts. It is in within such classically "Treasury" parameters that Mr Hammond would like to see the present debate on increasing public spending considered. Today, pressure is growing from Cabinet ministers such as Boris Johnson and Michael Gove for the government to relax its approach to the public sector pay cap, as my colleague Iain Watson reports. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that every 1% increase in public sector pay would cost between £1.5 and £2bn a year. A pay rise for more than five million public sector workers who have seen their real incomes squeezed in the majority of years since the financial crisis is not cost-free. And private sector workers on average still earn 3% to 4% less than public sector workers - although their wages are now rising more rapidly and the gap is closing. Two of the major pay review bodies - for the NHS and for schools - have reported increasing problems of recruitment and retention in their sectors. That warning is likely to be repeated by the schools review body when it reports later this month. Last July,

Summary: The Treasury jealously guards its role as keeper of the public purse.


The singer is talking and "expected to make a full recovery", her lawyer said. Rebecca J Thyne said she had visited Mitchell on 26 June, and the singer was "happy to be home". The comments came in papers relating to Mitchell's conservatorship, and follow reports last month that the Big Yellow Taxi singer was unable to speak. David Crosby - who dated Mitchell in 1967 - told The Huffington Post the star faced a long "struggle" after being found unconscious in her home on 31 March. "She took a terrible hit," he said. "She had an aneurysm, and nobody found her for a while. And she's going to have to struggle back from it the way you struggle back from a traumatic brain injury. "To my knowledge, she is not speaking yet." But Mitchell's lawyer has painted a more optimistic picture. "When I arrived she was seated at her kitchen table feeding herself lunch," Thyne wrote. "She also told me that she receives excellent care from caregivers round-the-clock. It was clear that she was happy to be home and that she has made remarkable progress. "She has physical therapy each day and is expected to make a full recovery." The court filing recommended that Mitchell's longtime friend Leslie Morris, who has been acting as her temporary conservator, be officially appointed her conservator. According to Thyne, Mitchell should be judged to lack the capacity to give informed consent for medical treatment.

Summary: Joni Mitchell has made "remarkable progress" since she suffering a stroke and brain aneurysm in March, according to court documents.


Russell, 28, was part of the side that won April's World Twenty20 and will be available for four matches in June. Tahir, 37, will then link up for the final seven games and is set to play in six County Championship fixtures. "Andre is one of the leading T20 players in the world right now," said director of cricket Mick Newell. Russell has taken 180 wickets in T20 cricket at an average of 26.13, and has 12 half-centuries with the bat with a strike rate of more than 165 runs per 100 balls. Newell added: "Looking at our line-up, there was certainly scope to add a hitter into the middle order, as we did in 2015 with Darren Sammy. "In Andre's case it's an added bonus that he's a very effective fast bowler as well." Tahir played three matches for Notts towards the end of last season. He has taken 150 wickets in international and domestic T20 cricket at 20.82, with an economy rate below seven. "We've seen many times how valuable a world-class leg-spinner can be, in all formats of the game," said Newell. "Imran enjoyed his time here last year, he wanted to come back, and we're only too happy for him to do so. "Having him available will also allow us to make the most of some of the drier pitches in four-day cricket at the back end of the summer."

Summary: Nottinghamshire have signed West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir for their T20 Blast campaign.


Whitchurch Silk Mill in Hampshire continues to produce silk using Victorian looms and hydro-powered machinery. The £2m scheme will see the Grade II* listed building preserved and the interior remodelled. The machines will also be repaired and enhanced to allow workers to pass on the skills to trainees. Engineer Laurie Price said: "Our oldest machines are 1890s and they go all the way up to the 1960s so it shows the development and who was on the mill. "We really want them to all work, we want them to be set up with different projects and things to put in the shop - making sure it's still a factory so that visitors can come and experience the whole traditional silk mill." The mill, built in 1815 on the River Test, opened to the public in 1990. It runs an educational programme and the renovation project will allow pupils from Berkshire and Hampshire greater access to the historic facility. Claire Isbester, chairwoman of the silk mill's trust, said remodelling the interior would allow the building's "special qualities" to be appreciated by visitors more easily. The project is being part-funded with £1.7m of Heritage Lottery Funding and a grant of £100,000 from the Greenham Common Trust.

Summary: A working silk mill that has been operating for more than two centuries is to be restored and repaired.


Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric were the flankers in the 21-16 defeat in Cardiff, with Ross Moriarty outstanding at number eight. Moriarty was replaced in the second half by fit-again Taulupe Faletau - but ex-flanker Williams said Wales "can't drop" the Gloucester man. "It's working at the minute," he said. "You keep the same back row. And you've got Faletau to come off the bench." Media playback is not supported on this device Faletau's second-half appearance was his comeback following a knee injury suffered playing for Bath on 24 December. Cardiff Blues' Warburton, Tipuric of Ospreys and Gloucester's Moriarty also started in Wales' opening Six Nations game - the 33-7 win in Italy. Williams, who won 100 caps for Wales between 1996 and 2012, has been impressed with the form of 22-year-old Moriarty for club and country. "He was simply sensational for the time he was on the park last week," Williams told BBC Wales' Scrum V programme. "You can't drop someone like Moriarty. Again on Friday night for Gloucester against Saracens he was outstanding. If somebody's in that form just keep them going. "There's always been a debate come Warburton and Tipuric playing together and it's been so far so good in this tournament." Williams also believes wing Alex Cuthbert responded in style to criticism of his performance in the defeat by England with a try in the Blues' 57-20 win over Treviso. Cuthbert missed a tackle on Elliot Daly for England's winning try in the Six Nations match and was released back to his region. Blues head coach Danny Wilson has urged Welsh fans to back the 26-year-old wing while Williams was impressed with the performance of his former team-mate against Treviso. "It just shows his mental strength," Williams said. "He could easily have had the week off and go and hide but he wanted to play and it was the old Alex Cuthbert. "It was good to see him back in form."

Summary: Wales should select the same back row that started against England when they travel to Scotland on Saturday, says ex-captain Martyn Williams.


The pirates are very good at what they do. They run sophisticated operations using the latest hi-tech equipment such as satellite phones and GPS. They are also heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s. The pirates are known to receive tip-offs from contacts at ports in the Gulf of Aden. They use speedboats with very powerful outboard motors to approach their target. Sometimes the speedboats are launched from much larger "mother ships" on the high seas and they have even managed to seize enormous oil tankers. With warships patrolling along the Somali coast, the pirates have started to operate further away and have even staged some attacks across the Indian Ocean, closer to India than Somalia. To actually hijack the ships, the pirates first use grappling hooks and irons - some of which are even rocket-propelled - and climb aboard using ropes and ladders. The pirates have also on occasion fired at the ships to scare them into stopping, so it is easier for them to board the vessel. The pirates then sail the hijacked ship to their base, often the town of Eyl. There, pirates usually take the hostages ashore where they are normally well looked after until a ransom is paid. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is advising ship owners to adopt measures such as having lookouts or travelling at speeds which would allow them to outrun the pirates. However, the pirates move extremely quickly and often at night and so it is sometimes too late before the crew has realised what has happened. Once the pirates have taken control of a ship, military intervention is complicated because of the hostages on board. There is also no international legal system for people accused of piracy. Although some have been put on trial in Kenya, the government says it is unfair if all the pirate suspects are sent there. One group has been jailed in the Netherlands - in Europe's first such case - while another group has been sentenced to death in Yemen. A trial in the US in 2010, meanwhile, convicted five men of piracy for an attack on a US Navy ship. But pirates apprehended on the high seas are also frequently released because of the difficulties of prosecuting them. Some argue an international court is needed, backed by the UN, with perhaps even an international prison for those convicted. The UN Security Council has approved a resolution allowing countries to pursue Somali pirates on land as well as at sea - an extension of the powers countries already have to enter Somali waters to chase pirates. But as long as Somalia continues to exist without an effective government, many believe lawlessness within the country and off its lengthy coast will only grow. The IMB estimates that 53 ships were hijacked worldwide in 2010 - 49 of them off Somalia's coast - and says a record 1,181 hostages were taken. The problem also appears to be growing. Overall, there were 445 pirate attacks in 2010, a 10% rise from 2009, the IMB says. Meanwhile, maritime piracy costs the

Summary: Pirates have been operating in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, for several years, prompting world powers to send their navies to safeguard international trade.


Peter Allott, the 36-year-old deputy head at St Benedict's, has been charged with possessing, showing and making category A indecent images of children. He is also accused of two counts of possession of extreme pornography, the National Crime Agency said. He appeared before Ealing magistrates earlier and was remanded in custody. Mr Allott is next due to appear in court on 23 December at a venue to be confirmed. St Benedict's is a co-educational school for junior and senior school pupils. Last year 1,092 pupils were registered at the school. In 2010 Lord Carlile conducted a separate and unrelated inquiry into the "terrible legacy" of 21 cases of historical sex abuse at the school since 1970. The Independent Schools Inspectorate said in 2014 St Benedict's had a proactive approach to safeguarding which had improved since a previous inspection in 2012.

Summary: The deputy head of a fee-paying Catholic school in Ealing has been accused of possessing the most extreme category of indecent child images.


But house D5 will forever be remembered as the place where at least 19 young women and children were raped, killed and dismembered. The two men living there were accused of the dreadful crimes; one of them, Surinder Koli, has since been sentenced to death. He was due to be executed this week, but the date has been put off while India's president considers a mercy plea. Its gate is blocked by police barriers, and life in the street outside carries on as normal. There is a man selling water melons, another herding cattle. Signs on the gates of the neighbouring mansions show that lawyers, doctors and other professionals live there. The deaths were discovered in December 2006 after body parts and children's clothing were found blocking the sewer running in front of the house. Koli worked in D5 as a servant for the owner, Monindher Pandher, who was a businessman. In the five cases which have so far gone to trial, Pandher has been let off due to a lack of evidence, but is still in jail facing other charges. He says he is innocent. The murders caused an outcry because they seemed to exemplify the divisions that still exist in India despite its economic miracle. The killings took place in a wealthy Delhi suburb but the victims came from families that had migrated from the countryside. The families accused the police of ignoring their pleas for help in tracking down their missing children because they were poor. They lived in a slum, Nithari, which backed onto the house. The children were allegedly lured to their deaths by Koli, who offered them sweets and chocolate. He confessed in court to cannibalism and necrophilia. When the crimes emerged, these details were not known and when I first visited Nithari what struck me most was the community's anger at the authorities. Four years on, it is still strong. "We haven't seen justice yet, they should have let us deal with the two men," Seema, a tea seller, said. One of the first girls to disappear was Rachna, an eight year old. Her father Pappu Lal is the caretaker of a house three doors up from D5. Every day he walks past the scene of his child's murder. "Yes today we're still angry. Whenever I think about my child I feel so sorry, I feel like crying. And whenever I see D5 I feel like burning it down," he said. "Justice hasn't yet been done and the truth still hasn't come out." Pappu Lal shares the widely held view in Nithari that the police and courts are covering up a conspiracy. "We don't believe that one man can have done it all by himself. Evidence has been destroyed. But we are poor. How can we influence the courts?" When the children started disappearing, the families asked a local social activist, Ushaa Thakur, to help them with the police. But she says they were just not interested. "The police said the girls had just run off with some boy, or gone to some village. They

Summary: Delhi's "house of horrors", as the Indian media call it, is now hidden behind an overgrown bougainvillea covered in pretty flowers.


Media playback is not supported on this device The pair, silver medallists at the 2012 Olympics in London, only needed to finish the medal race on Thursday to win gold, and came in eighth. New Zealand's Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie won silver and Camille Lecointre and Helene Defrance of France took bronze. Britain have now won 21 gold medals in Rio, and a second in sailing after Giles Scott's win in the men's Finn. Wales' Mills, 28, and 36-year-old Clark, who comes from Essex, held a 20-point lead going into the medal race after winning three times and never finishing below eighth in the 10 races in the first series. The medal race had been scheduled to take place on Wednesday, but had been postponed until Thursday because of a lack of wind. Only a disqualification or technical problem could have denied Mills and Clark, fourth in the world rankings, and they stayed out of trouble as they were eighth out of 10. Slovenia won the final race but it was not enough to earn them a medal. The United States were in the bronze-medal position until a late mistake dropped them down to last place in the medal race, and seventh overall. "I can't believe it. It has actually been the best feeling ever," Mills told BBC One. "We have forgotten all about London. We are so proud to come back after it and we've worked so hard to get the upgrade to gold. Thank you to everyone back home for the support. "It is all we have ever dreamed of and we are so happy." Clark added: "The first moment I sailed with Hannah, I knew we could do something special. "We have been together through ups and downs and been with each other all the way." Ian Walker, two-time Olympic silver medallist: "That is thoroughly deserved. Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have worked tirelessly since silver in London 2012. "They have eliminated all of their weaknesses and it has all come together here in Rio. "I don't think we saw the best of Mills and Clark today but they won't care about that and I don't care about that." Britain have been the most successful nation in sailing in three of the past four Olympics. The only exception was London 2012, when Sir Ben Ainslie's fourth career Olympic title was his country's only gold of the Games. Ainslie's Finn class is one area Britain have dominated in recent times, with his three golds in successive Games sandwiched between Scott in Rio and Iain Percy at Sydney 2000. Mills and Clark's success takes Britain to the top of the Rio sailing medal list, by virtue of Nick Dempsey's silver in the windsurfing, with the Netherlands also winning two golds. It also means Britain have won 12 Olympic sailing gold medals in the past four Games. Media playback is not supported on this device Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Great Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have won gold in the women's 470 sailing event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.


Many children there are forced to work to make money for their families because the country is very poor. But there are not enough checks by the government to stop this happening. Mining can be very dangerous and the children often work very long hours in hot, cramped conditions. A campaign group called Amnesty International have said today that phone companies are not doing enough to make sure that the cobalt in their phones hasn't come from children working in the mines. They say this includes very big smartphone companies like Apple, Samsung, and Sony. The companies say they have a zero tolerance policy towards children working. Paul, a 14-year-old who lives in Congo, started mining when he was 12. He said: "I would spend 24 hours down in the tunnels. I arrived in the morning and would leave the following morning."

Summary: To make smartphone batteries you need a metal called cobalt and one of the few places you can find it is underground in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


The 13-year-old was cycling on the green trail near the Ranger Station at about 17:00 on Monday when he was approached by a man. The suspect was 5ft 2in (1.57m) tall, of medium to large build, and had white hair but was balding. He was wearing a mustard coloured jacket, a red jumper, jeans and brown dress shoes. Officers have appealed for information. They are particularly keen to trace a dog walker who was in the area at the time. He is described as being in his 30s, and was walking a black and white bulldog-type dog.

Summary: Police are investigating after a teenage boy was indecently assaulted in Dundee's Templeton Woods.


But columnists also noted that Republican Mr Trump had the ability to "adapt after failure" and said there was a risk Mrs Clinton could become "cocky" after her assured performance. Zurcher: Who won the first debate? US debate: Five Twitter takeaways How does the US election work? New York Times The editorial board was unimpressed with the debate, saying "when just one candidate is serious and the other is a vacuous bully, the term loses all meaning". Opinion writer Nick Kristof said Trump had "hurt himself", others said Mrs Clinton had "crushed" her opponent. But Ross Douthat said Mrs Clinton did not "goad Trump into a true meltdown or knock him out with a truly devastating attack". She "won the night, but he lived to fight another day", he said. Washington Post Writers unanimously called it for Mrs Clinton, saying Mr Trump had "bombed on the ultimate reality show" and "did not appear ready to be president". Stephen Stromberg mused on what a debate victory for Mrs Clinton actually meant. "If Americans were so evenly split heading into Monday night, after the monstrous campaign Trump had run before the debate, they may be capable of anything," he wrote. Fox News Pundits consulted by the broadcaster said Mr Trump had "struggled", "never took control" and "failed to exploit" the issue around Mrs Clinton's emails. "It helps to be prepared," said Douglas Schoen, declaring victory for Mrs Clinton. "On so many fronts he should have been able to wipe that smug grin off Hillary's face; he did not rise to the challenge," said Liz Peek. LA Times Its panel of three commentators had Mrs Clinton winning every round. "Politics is harder than it seems, and Trump found that out tonight," said Cathleen Decker. "Clinton was unflappable... and probably likeable enough," said Doyle McManus. David Lauter said Mr Trump's lack of preparation echoed the "terrible job" President Obama did in the first TV debate four years ago. "But remember that Obama bounced back," he said. Breitbart Writers at the hard-right news website said Mr Trump had "bludgeoned" Mrs Clinton on trade. They also accused debate moderator Lester Holt of "shilling" for Mrs Clinton by asking Mr Trump "tough questions" and insisted that Republican candidates were "routinely treated unfairly" by moderators. Some 75% of Breitbart readers said Mr Trump had won. The Hill Republican and Democrat-supporting pundits consulted by the Washington politics website mostly said Mrs Clinton won, but in a poll its readers called it for Mr Trump. Hillary "looked confident, calm and composed, while Trump appeared frantic, nervous and distracted", said former Republican congressman John LeBoutillier. But former Republican campaign aide Ford O'Connell declared a draw, saying going "toe-to-toe" with Mrs Clinton on the debate stage "elevated Trump's legitimacy as a candidate". NY Daily News The tabloid's verdict: "A grumpy loser! Trump pesters, interrupts Hillary throughout debate - but Clinton gets the last laugh." Russia Commentators at the independent Nesavisimaya Gazeta newspaper said Mr Trump appealed to Russian sympathisers in the US, who "like his proposal to restrict the access of illegal migrants to

Summary: The US media have given their verdict on who won the first debate - with most awarding victory to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.


The Irish twice took the lead through Sean Murray and Alan Sothern before being pegged back by Pakistan. Almost constant Pakistan pressure was rewarded when Abu Mahmood levelled from a penalty corner to make it 2-2. Ireland counter-attacked in the 57th minute for O'Donoghue to score the decisive goal from another set-piece. Earlier, Murray converted a brilliant opener in the 11th minute when he connected with John Jackson's cross and sent a first-time shot into the roof of the net. Aleem Muhammed Bilal equalised from the penalty-spot in the 17th minute and within 60 seconds of the start of the second half, Alan Sothern made it 2-1 with a first-time deflection. Mahmood equalised with 14 minutes remaining before O'Donoghue's late winner. The sides drew 2-2 in Thursday's opening game and will meet again on Sunday (14:00 BST) as the Irish continue their preparations for the World League semi-finals in Johannesburg. Next month's South African tournament doubles up as the main qualifying tournament for next year's World Cup. Later this month, Ireland will play against Germany, Spain and Austria at the Hamburg Masters which takes place from 22-25 June.

Summary: A late goal by Shane O'Donoghue sealed a 3-2 win for Ireland men's hockey team over Pakistan in the second game of the three-match series at Lisnagarvey.


29 June 2016 Last updated at 02:24 BST Well, the BBC has been around the region looking for people who are living the dream, and fulfilling their career ambitions. This week, we find out how Australian actor Eamon Flack landed his dream job as artistic director of Sydney's Belvoir theatre company. Produced by the BBC's Katie Beck. All stills by Brett Boardman.

Summary: Most of us work to make money - and if it happens to be by doing something we love, we're considered lucky.


She met the country's Princess Stephanie and Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the capital city's museum of modern art, Mudamon. The Duchess was given a guided tour of the exhibitions by British artists Sir Tony Cragg and Darren Almond. The treaty, signed in 1867, confirmed Luxembourg's independence and neutrality. On the trip Kate, who is a patron of the National Portrait Gallery, met people who worked in the arts and charitable sectors in Luxembourg. She also spoke to Oscar-winning director Laurent Witz, who won an academy award in 2014 for the Best Animated Short Film, Mr Hublot. Before leaving Luxembourg she was introduced to schoolchildren, aged five and six, from St George's International School. The UK's deputy ambassador to Luxembourg said: "We have a good strong bilateral relationship and always have with the Luxembourgers, they still very much recognise the role we had in liberating them during the war and we have a very strong relationship between the two financial centres particularly, and that's something we are very anxious to continue and maintain. "There are also close ties between the two royal families, with three generations of the Luxembourg royal family having been educated at our military academy at Sandhurst."

Summary: The Duchess of Cambridge has visited Luxembourg on her second solo trip, to mark 150 years of the Treaty of London.


Applications by Jane Nicklinson, whose husband Tony had locked-in syndrome, and Paul Lamb, who was paralysed in a crash, were ruled inadmissible. The court said the UK Parliament was "best placed" to rule on such a sensitive issue. Mr Nicklinson's daughter, Lauren, told the BBC she was "devastated" but said the law "has to change at some point". "What it means is, people will continue to go to [the Dignitas clinic in] Switzerland, we will continue to export the problem... and people will continue to suffer." The 1961 Suicide Act makes it an offence to encourage or assist a suicide or a suicide attempt in England and Wales. Anyone doing so could face up to 14 years in prison. Tony Nicklinson, from Melksham in Wiltshire, was paralysed from the neck down after suffering a stroke in 2005. He fought for the right to allow doctors to end his life but, after losing a High Court battle in 2012, he refused food and then contracted pneumonia and died, aged 58, at his home. The judgement has been welcomed by the disability charity Scope, which has said the current law on assisted suicide "protects the lives of disabled people in Britain". Interim chief executive Mark Atkinson added: "Many tell us they fear that a change in the law could lead to disabled people, and other vulnerable people, feeling under pressure to end their lives. "Why is it that when people who are not disabled want to commit suicide, we try to talk them out of it, but when a disabled person wants to commit suicide, we focus on how we can make that possible? "The current law against assisted suicide works. It sends a powerful message countering the view that if you're disabled it's not worth being alive, and that you're a burden. He added that the focus should be more on helping disabled people live fulfilling lives rather than making suicide possible. Mr Lamb, from Bramley in Leeds, has been almost completely paralysed from the neck down since a car accident more than 20 years ago and says he is in constant pain. He has called for the law to be changed so any doctor who helped him die would have a defence against the charge of murder. Mrs Nicklinson and Mr Lamb went to the European Court of Human Rights after their case was rejected last year by the UK Supreme Court, which said the matter should be dealt with by Parliament. Mrs Nicklinson had argued that UK courts "failed to determine the compatibility" of UK law with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to respect for private and family life. But judges in Strasbourg said the Supreme Court was entitled to say it was best dealt with by Parliament and ruled Mrs Nicklinson's application "ill-founded and inadmissible". In Mr Lamb's case, the European Court ruled that he had not exhausted all domestic remedies - as he had not taken his argument that he should be able to get court permission to allow a volunteer to administer

Summary: A bid by UK campaigners to overturn the law on assisted dying has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.


Martina Zupan, a fourth-year product design student, designed and produced the product called "Colleggtion". The process to make the disposable circular plate with tearaway cutlery currently has a patent pending. Ms Zupan, 26, hopes to develop her idea into a business when she finishes her studies. The product is one of hundreds of exhibits at Edinburgh Napier's More Than A Degree Show. The student believes her tableware could help highlight the opportunities that upcycling waste eggshells can bring. Ms Zupan said: "The idea literally came to me one day as I was making scrambled eggs in the house and after some extensive research I found that despite eggshells carrying a range of beneficial components, very little was actually being done to upcycle waste product. "I tested eggshell powder in a range of formats - including adding it to muffins, into plaster for egg cups and even cement and other resins but it was the tableware idea that really caught my imagination." She added: "I think I've managed to produce a sophisticated product that has the potential to highlight a new method of producing sustainable tableware and cutlery - it's been really exciting to work on." Richard Firth, programme leader for the product design course, said: "Martina's commitment, determination and drive to try and try again has been rewarded in a design project that is truly unique with the potential to achieve real change with regard to how we think about materials, design our products and how we engage with producing our products within the 21st Century." Edinburgh Napier's More Than A Degree Show is an annual showcase of creative talent from its School of Arts and Creative Industries and School of Computing. The exhibition runs at the university's Merchiston campus and is open to the public from 19-28 May.

Summary: An Edinburgh Napier University student has created a range of tableware made from upcycled eggshells.


The Greek government is trying to balance austerity measures imposed by the EU and the IMF with a return to regaining economic policy-making power. Greece has had two bailouts totalling â‚¬240bn (Â£188bn) since 2010 when private investors refused to lend to Athens. Greece wants to return to market financing from next year. "Taking into account the still fragile market sentiment and the many reform challenges ahead there is strong support for a precautionary credit line," said Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels. Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis told the Reuters news agency he hopes for a grace period of up to a year after exiting the bailout, during which Greece will still get a financial safety net but would not be "micro-managed" by lenders. The credit deal will use â‚¬11bn already granted to Greece by the eurozone to strengthen Greek banks. The money was not needed after the European Central Bank tested eurozone banks last month.

Summary: Eurozone ministers have moved towards agreeing a new credit line for Greece as it prepares to exit its bailout at the end of the year.


The 19-year-old defender, who has made four appearances for the Tractor Boys this season, will remain at Portman Road until the summer of 2019. The deal includes an option for the academy graduate to extend his stay by a further year, until 2020. "I'm enjoying my football and I want to keep on improving my game," he told the club website.

Summary: Ipswich Town youngster Josh Emmanuel has signed a new contract with the Championship club.


The Transportation Safety Board confirmed that at 07:30 EST (12:30 GMT), a Porter Airlines flight from Ottawa to Toronto nearly collided with what they believe was a drone. Two crew members received minor injuries during the manoeuvre. Investigators at Billy Bishop Airport are looking into the incident. The flight was at an altitude of approximately 9,000ft (2,740m) over Lake Ontario and making its initial approach for landing at Toronto's island airport on Monday when the pilots noticed an object in the distance. As they got closer the pilots realised the object, which they first believed was a balloon, was very close to the flight path. They decided to take evasive action. Porter is working with the Transportation Safety Board investigators, according to a statement. The injured flight attendants were taken to hospital and have since been released. The 54 passengers on the flight were unharmed. Transport Canada and the Federal Aviation Authority in the US both have "No Drone Zone" safety campaigns meant to highlight the dangers of flying drones near airports and other areas that could put aviation safety at risk.

Summary: Canada's transportation safety authority is investigating after an aeroplane had to take evasive action to avoid a near mid-air collision.


But on the 100th anniversary of the 10 October 1911 rebellion that sprang from the Xinhai Revolution, which ended 2,000 years of imperial rule and ushered Chinese people into a modern era, mention of the ROC is rare - except in Taiwan. In mainland China, the anniversary will be marked by mostly official activities that focus on the revolution and Sun Yat-sen, who inspired it, not the founding of the republic or Sun's principles of democracy. That is because the Communist Party, which had nothing to do with the revolution, does not want to give much credit to the ROC and its founders, the Nationalists (or Kuomintang, KMT). The two sides later fought a bloody civil war that ended with the Kuomintang fleeing to Taiwan in the late 1940s and re-establishing the republic there. But in Taiwan, the government - currently led by the Kuomintang - is sparing no efforts to make sure the world does not forget the 100th birthday of the republic. "It was the biggest event in China's 5,000-year history and a major change in political system which established the first republic in Asia," said the Kuomintang's historical archives director Shao Ming-huang. "That planted the seeds of rebellion in Asia against foreign forces' control," he said, saying one of the reasons why Sun wanted to overthrow the Qing was because it was too weak to fend off foreign invasions. On the island, the anniversary is being celebrated with much fanfare on Monday. A 40-minute fireworks show is planned in central Taiwan. Fireworks will also light up the skies in other areas, including Taipei. Many ordinary people watched the flag-raising ceremony in the morning and the subsequent activities, including a military parade involving more than 1,000 military personnel, 71 aircraft and 168 vehicles. Numerous couples got married in a mass wedding, and President Ma Ying-jeou made a speech. Even tourists were reminded - those arriving on Monday were presented with a centennial souvenir gift. But on the eve of the anniversary, the legacy of the ROC is inevitably debated. Some people blame it for corruption and incompetence which led to it losing mainland China to the Communists in the civil war. And in Taiwan, a still significant segment of the population views the KMT and ROC with resentment because of suppressive rule after relocating to Taiwan in the 1940s. Beijing cautious on centenary It is blamed for the 2/28 Incident in 1947 (an uprising sparked by the beating of a female vendor that lead to deadly riots) and a subsequent crackdown against dissidents known as the White Terror, which led to thousands of people being arrested, tortured, killed or persecuted. Martial law was not lifted until 1987. "The ROC is a Chinese government exiled in Taipei. It should be out of Taiwan," said Tsay Ting-kuei, who is one of a group of people who believe that when Japan lost WWII, Taiwan technically should not have been handed over to the ROC because that was not specified in the treaties signed between Japan and the Western victors in the war. Yeh

Summary: One of the most important events of the 20th Century was the overthrow of China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing, and the founding of the Republic of China (ROC).


The star said he felt he "shouldn't be doing it" because his late friend Cilla Black had originally hosted the show. "I thought 'This isn't right, it's so synonymous with Cilla, she should be here, not me,'" he told Radio Times. "But then I spoke to her sons and lots of people who knew her and they said 'You have to do it, because she'd want you to do it for everyone.'" Black, who died in August 2015, hosted the ITV dating show from 1985 until 2003. O'Grady said the pair had bonded over their working class Liverpudlian roots. "We knew where we were both coming from," he said. "We both knew what outside loos were. All the stereotypical stuff." O'Grady said it was more difficult to interview contestants than celebrities. "You're interviewing the public, so they're not as confident. You have to be easy on them." Blind Date, which will include LGBT contestants for the first time, begins on Channel 5 on Saturday 17 June. The original ITV version of the show involved three individuals of the same sex being introduced to the audience. They were then asked questions by a contestant of the opposite sex who could not see them - and one would be chosen to go on a date, The new format will retain the sliding panel that conceals the contestants, the three question format and live studio audience, but will also include "thematic twists" to "breathe new life" into the series, according to Channel 5. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Paul O'Grady says "it was a shock" when he first filmed the upcoming revived version of Blind Date.


Detectives were ordered to re-examine thousands of accounts dating back to 1994 in light of the Rotherham scandal. They found no evidence of "historic, systematic abuse" but have reopened five unconnected cases, the force said. The review only included reports which are not linked to current investigations. A team of experts looked at reports into 866 individuals to decide if they had been victims of sexual exploitation. In cases where they had, they assessed whether the complaints had been properly investigated at the time. This uncovered further names - a total of almost 7,000 - all of which were followed up. Details of any potential victims were passed on to teams of detectives, who felt five cases warranted reopening. The report concluded: "There is no evidence to suggest that any large scale systematic child sexual exploitation has been uncovered in Leicestershire". Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Clive Loader, who ordered the report, known as Operation Sepia, said he was "reassured" by its findings. Assistant Chief Constable Roger Bannister said he was satisfied the "comprehensive" review would have uncovered any evidence of systematic and organised abuse if it had existed. But, he added, only records from Leicestershire had been examined, and called on victims to come forward if they felt their case had not been adequately investigated.

Summary: Five separate child sex abuse cases have been reopened by Leicestershire Police after a review of 20 years' worth of reports.


Tom Bradshaw scored twice with 15-yard shots either side of the break, after on-loan Adam Armstrong had fired the Tykes ahead with a 25th-minute penalty. From 2-0 down, Jonathan Kodjia offered hope, scoring from a narrow angle a minute after Bradshaw's first goal. But Bradshaw's second condemned Villa to a seventh defeat in eight games. Watched by their lowest league home crowd of the season, Villa are still seven points clear of relegation danger after a defeat inflicted by two strikers who were last season scoring their goals in the Midlands for League One clubs, Armstrong for Coventry City and Bradshaw for Walsall. Barnsley are ninth, six points shy of a play-off place, after their first victory - and goals - in three games. Villa had a lot of early first-half possession and created decent openings, with Henri Lansbury going close three times, while Albert Adomah powered a shot just over and former Barnsley captain Conor Hourihane missed a free header. But, out of the blue, the game changed on 25 minutes when winger Marley Watkins fell heavily under Jordan Amavi's challenge and striker Armstrong, on loan from Newcastle, confidently converted the resulting penalty to Sam Johnstone's right. Kodjia twice went close for Villa, either side of Barnsley's Liverpool loanee Ryan Kent having a free-kick tipped away for a corner by home goalkeeper Johnstone. However, on 43 minutes, Barnsley worked a second goal from the right, with Andy Yiadom flicking on for Bradshaw to clip a neat right-foot finish inside Johnstone's right post. Villa's response was instant, scoring just a minute later when Adomah's low ball from the right made it beyond the far post, where Kodjia turned in coolly from a narrow angle. But, on 58 minutes, Barnsley made the game safe when Villa failed to clear their lines from a badly-defended free-kick, allowing Bradshaw to drill a low left-foot finish into Johnstone's bottom right corner - only a seventh goal of the season for the summer signing. Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce told BBC WM: "It's not good enough. That's for sure. We started off all right for the first 25 minutes and had a few chances but, as has happened over the last four or five weeks, we didn't take them, we make a mistake, we get punished and it goes round in a vicious circle. Confidence drains away, it takes over everything and it ends up being one of those ugly nights. "We have to go back to the basics of what we were and how we changed things round when we first came in four months ago. We have to cut out the silly mistakes. We handed them two goals. "The reason why we've got one of the biggest wage bills in the Championship is we've got to deal with the mentality and expectation. That's why they get paid more than anyone else in this division. "But I'm convinced they are made of the right stuff and can get better, and it's my responsibility to make them better." Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Sheffield: "We

Summary: Aston Villa's awful start to 2017 continued as Barnsley sent them to a fourth straight Championship defeat - and second at home in four days.


The announcement was made on the official Star Wars Twitter page. Fans will have to wait for more details to be released as the makers of the films are keeping things top secret so nothing gets given away. It is believed the film will focus on what's been going on with Luke Skywalker, one of the biggest characters in the series. The Last Jedi will take place directly after the events of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', which ended with Rey (Daisy Ridley) finding Luke. Will Luke be the last Jedi in the title? But, fans will have to wait until December to find out exactly what this film has in store for Rey, Luke Skywalker and the rest of the rebels. Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be released on 15 December 2017.

Summary: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' will be the title of the latest instalment of the popular sci-fi series.


The student and a male friend she was travelling with were beaten, stripped and thrown off the bus in the attack on Sunday evening. The couple have been admitted to hospital, where the woman is said to be in a critical condition. Police have arrested the driver of the bus and detained several people. Delhi's rape figures are higher than for other Indian cities of comparable size, correspondents say. City shamed, headlined The Times of India, saying that Sunday's incident is a "new low for a city already notorious as India's rape capital". Savagery Shames City, headlined Mail Today, adding that "horror had revisited the streets of the capital" on Sunday night. The newspaper said that 582 cases of rape had been reported in Delhi so far this year. Delhi Shamed Again, said The Pioneer, saying the incident had "again renewed focus on the dismal state of safety for girls and women who venture out at night". The Indian Express said the bus was driven around on a stretch in south Delhi for more than an hour and had "crossed" three police patrol vans. The Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit told The Hindu newspaper that this was a "shockingly extraordinary case". "We want to ensure that the culprits are not granted bail under any circumstances. Stringent punishment for them is the need of the hour," she said. Mrs Dikshit said she would be considering the setting up of a fast track court to "ensure speedy justice to the victim". The woman and her friend had boarded the bus from Munirka area and were on their way to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. They were returning after watching a film in a shopping centre in south Delhi, police said. The couple were attacked by "at least four men", police said.

Summary: There has been shock and outrage in India over the gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a city bus in the capital, Delhi.


North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue helped 26 Easingwold School pupils off the vehicle when it became stranded near Newton-on-Ouse just after 08:00 GMT. None of the children was injured in the incident. North Yorkshire County Council said the bus driver went through a road closure sign and it would be investigating. In a statement it said the route taken by the bus, operated by Stephenson's of Easingwold, had been closed due to flooding. The bus operator apologised and said it was carrying out a detailed investigation. "We put road closure signs out during flooding for a very good reason - to keep people safe," said Councillor Don Mackenzie. "It is not possible to tell how deep the water is on flooded roads and drivers can quickly find themselves in trouble, along with their passengers." Dave Stephenson, from the bus operator, said: "We have yet to interview the driver but obviously as soon as we speak to him we will know more about what's happened. "We express our sincere apologies to the children who were on the service this morning as well as to their families for this unfortunate incident." North Yorkshire Police said they would be investigating how the bus became stranded on the eight-mile (12km) journey to the school. Head teacher Phil Benaiges said: "A number of students were brought into school but most went home with their parents to get warm and dry. "Some were upset and all were cold and wet." River levels remain high following flooding over the Christmas and New Year period and around 15 roads across North Yorkshire remain closed. The fire service and police said it was essential motorists did not attempt to drive through flood water. Further heavy rainfall on Monday virtually cut off the seaside town of Whitby where the fire service had to rescue two people from a car which became trapped by flood water.

Summary: A bus carrying almost 30 school children became stuck in flood water near York after the driver allegedly ignored a road closure sign.


Media playback is not supported on this device Efimova, who was allowed to compete after appealing against a doping ban, took silver with Tutton fourth. "I would've preferred it to have been a completely clean Games," the 20-year-old Welsh swimmer said afterwards. "I couldn't help who was here. I'm not happy with it, but that's how it is." Rie Kaneto won Japan's seventh gold medal at Rio 2016 to beat Efimova into silver. China's Jinglin Shi won bronze, just six one-hundreths of a second ahead of fourth-placed Tutton. Her British team-mate Molly Renshaw, 20, finished sixth. "Being fourth is a bit gutting, no matter who is in front of you," Tutton added. "It's a great experience and I'm a bit disappointed to come fourth. I'm so close to a medal and that would have been a dream. "But just to get into the final is a great experience that I'll take on with me for years to come." "It was a bit gutting but it will make me tough in the long run and it just makes me more hungry for a medal so hopefully next time I'll get closer." Efimova, who said she was tired of answering questions about her doping past, defended her right to compete at Rio. She was banned for 16 months in 2013 after traces of an anabolic steroid were found in her system. Earlier this year she was given a provisional ban after testing positive for meldonium, but the International Swimming Federation lifted the suspension after advice from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has ruled that athletes cannot be banned from Rio on the basis that they have been previously sanctioned. "Cas considered my appeal and I won. If someone dislikes it and has a different opinion, they can go to CAS," she explained. "I am not for doping and I have never used it. The second case was completely not my fault. Everyone should have a second chance. When you drive and you are just issued a ticket, no-one puts you in jail." Media playback is not supported on this device Earlier, Ben Proud set a British record to reach the men's 50m freestyle final. Commonwealth champion Proud, 21, swam a time of 21.54 seconds to qualify fifth fastest for Friday's final (02:44 BST Saturday). Find out how to get into swimming with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Great Britain's Chloe Tutton appeared to criticise controversial swimmer Yulia Efimova's presence in Rio after the Russian finished ahead of her in the 200m breaststroke.


The two sides meet on Saturday with Wasps on top of the Premiership and Saracens two points behind in third, with Exeter sandwiched between them. The winner will guarantee themselves a home semi-final in the play-offs. "When the fixtures came out, I looked at this one and thought 'this will have a prize on it'," said the 49-year-old. "It has proved to be the case." Wasps, who have headed the table throughout 2017, secured a second successive play-off semi-final despite losing at Harlequins last weekend. But they are level on points with Exeter - and a Saracens victory at the Ricoh Arena could leave the club in third position. "We targeted 75 points at the start of the season, which on average would have given us a top-two finish in previous seasons," said Young. "We've exceeded that, but we still have Exeter and Saracens around us." The Coventry-based side, who have won all 10 league matches at the Ricoh this season, are the only side in the competition with a 100% home record. But Saracens have only lost one of their past 12 meetings with Wasps, and beat Young's side in the Champions Cup semi-final last season on their way to the title. "It's a new experience," added former Wales international Young. "There's lots of talk about the weekend, and lots of people have already written us off. "These players are not used to being in this position, and I'd be lying if I sat here and said there weren't going to be nerves. "But this is what the hard work is all about. Through pre-season and right throughout this season, to arrive at this spot and make a big impression."

Summary: Wasps director of rugby Dai Young says he always expected their final game of the league campaign against Saracens to have special significance.


In a speech to the Scottish Conservative conference, the prime minister insisted his party was the only one that could challenge the Nationalists. He also described what he saw as the SNP's "litany of failure" in power. Opinion polls suggest the Conservatives are in a race with Labour for second place ahead of May's Holyrood election. The SNP is widely expected to secure a second successive majority in the Scottish Parliament in the election on 5 May, with the party having also formed a minority government between 2007 and 2011. The Nationalists won all but three of Scotland's 59 seats at Westminster in last year's general election, with Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats winning just one seat each. In his speech to delegates at the one-day conference in Edinburgh, Mr Cameron claimed Labour's "collapse" in Scotland meant the country was "in danger of becoming a one-party state". He added: "We are the party that can challenge the SNP - now the only party that can challenge the SNP. "They've been in power for nine years - they are the establishment." He highlighted "stagnating" school attainment figures, "falling" numbers of college students, "cuts" in the help for poorer university students and "unfulfilled" spending on the NHS as being among the SNP's "litany of failure" in government. The PM went on: "There's even the absurd Named-Person policy, which ensures every child is allocated a guardian - even if they have parents; even if they have no need for this extra layer of bureaucracy. "Well I'll tell you who needs a guardian - someone to keep them in check - it's the SNP. "And it falls to us, the Conservatives, the only party fit to expose these spendthrift, out-of-touch, dogmatic, inept Nationalists for what they really are." The conference will also hear from Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who is expected to renew his attack on Labour over its divisions on Trident. And Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson will call on the SNP to commit to a new NHS funding guarantee in her address to delegates. Ms Davidson will say NHS budgets should increase by the higher of either 2% or all of the additional Barnett formula funding to Scotland, as a result of increased spending on the NHS in England. She will also say that health spending in Scotland increased by only 1% in real terms between 2010 and 2015, compared with a 7% rise in England. Ms Davidson will stress that most patients have a good experience of the NHS, and will describe how she recently met a retired surgeon who she credits with saving her life at the Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh when she was hit by a truck at the age of five. But she will say that the pressures in areas such as general practice and recruitment are only getting more intense, and will accuse the SNP of "failing to care" for the NHS during its time in government. And she will add: "There is no way around this: if we want to maintain our NHS to the standards

Summary: Only the Tories can challenge the SNP and prevent Scotland becoming a "one party state", David Cameron has said.


Munroe, 24, played in all but one of Tyrone's league but failed to nail down a regular starting place. He started the season-opener against Roscommon and was a substitute in five other Division One games. The combative defender, who has pace and skill, appeared ideally suited to Tyrone's style of play. Munroe will now devote all his energies to his club for the remainder of the season, good news for Carrickmore, who will have full access to their top player. The Carrickmore club now has no representatives in the Tyrone squad.

Summary: Tyrone defender Johnny Munroe has left the squad, and will play no part in the county's bid to retain the Ulster Football Championship title.


Local co-ordinates, used to produce maps and measurements, and global ones differ by more than 1m. The body responsible for the change said it would help the development of self-driving cars, which need accurate location data to navigate. Australia moves about 7cm north annually because of tectonic movements. Modern satellite systems provide location data based on global lines of longitude and latitude, which do not move even if the continents on Earth shift. However, many countries produce maps and measurements with the lines of longitude and latitude fixed to their local continent. "If the lines are fixed, you can put a mark in the ground, measure its co-ordinate, and it will be the same co-ordinate in 20 years," explained Dan Jaksa of Geoscience Australia. "It's the classical way of doing it." Because of the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates, these local co-ordinates drift apart from the Earth's global co-ordinates over time. "If you want to start using driverless cars, accurate map information is fundamental," said Mr Jaksa. "We have tractors in Australia starting to go around farms without a driver, and if the information about the farm doesn't line up with the co-ordinates coming out of the navigation system there will be problems." The Geocentric Datum of Australia, the country's local co-ordinate system, was last updated in 1994. Since then, Australia has moved about 1.5 metres north. So on 1 January 2017, the country's local co-ordinates will also be shifted further north - by 1.8m. The over-correction means Australia's local co-ordinates and the Earth's global co-ordinates will align in 2020. At that point a new system, which can take changes over time into account, will be implemented. "We used the old plate fixed system to make life simple, but we don't want to do this adjustment every so often," said Mr Jaksa. "Once we have a system that can deal with changes over time, then everybody in the world could be on that same system."

Summary: Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).


The Duke of Rothesay will be joined by newly elected MSPs, diplomats and church leaders at St Giles' Cathedral. The service traditionally takes place on the evening before the first sitting of a new parliamentary term. This year's ceremony includes a humanist blessing for the first time. The Prince will meet with Holyrood's party leaders after the service. The Reverend Calum MacLeod, minister of St Giles' Cathedral will lead the evening service, and Dr Angus Morrison, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, will deliver a sermon. Guests will be greeted by music from a quartet of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland, while musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will perform during the service, as will the cathedral's choir. Departing Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick, who will make a reading during the event, said it would be a "modern" service including representatives of "many faiths". She said: "It is an honour to take part in a tradition as historic as the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament, a ceremony which was resumed when Parliament reconvened in 1999. "It will be my pleasure to welcome His Royal Highness the Duke of Rothesay." Humanist Society Scotland chief executive Gordon MacRae said he was "delighted" that there would be representation for non-religious people at the service for the first time. He said: "As Scottish society changes it is only fair and proper that representatives from the large group in society that seek to lead ethical and fulfilling lives without religion are included in the country's important ceremonies." The new session of the Scottish Parliament will formally begin on Thursday, when MSPs will be sworn in by Ms Marwick in the Holyrood chamber. An election will then be held to choose a new presiding officer, with the formation of a government and the election of a first minister the following week.

Summary: Prince Charles is to attend an interfaith service for the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.


One of 15 children of West African parents, he remembers bunk beds gradually filling up the bedroom until the window could no longer be opened. New arrivals then had to sleep in the living room of their flat on the south-eastern fringes of Paris. "We used to tell each other stories at night," the 40-year-old recalls. "I've always liked living in a housing estate because we're on top of each other. Mixing and sharing are part of life there." Mokobe, who has filled venues from Chad to California over a two-decade career, believes his banlieue roots have given him an edge as a performer. This picture belies the image of the ethnic hinterland of French cities as ghettos. The country often stands accused of failing to integrate migrants, leaving them to fester in crime-ridden poverty. Marginalisation is often blamed for regular waves of rioting and for the rise of home-grown jihadists, such as those who struck Paris last year and Nice in July. After the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015, the French prime minister denounced "geographic, social and ethnic apartheid". But, wretched as they undoubtedly are, the banlieues are in reality hotbeds of upward mobility. Mokobe sees bright side of suburbs Entertainers like Mokobe and sports stars are not the only people to arise from the banlieue and thrive. Most of the rapper's childhood friends, he says, have moved on to have successful careers. Research shows that far from being ghettos, "Sensitive Urban Zones" in official parlance (ZUS) - are the parts of France that have the highest population turnover. Two-thirds of those who lived there 10 years ago have left and been replaced by newcomers, typically other migrant families, says Christophe Guilluy, a geographer. It is true that the ZUS score poorly on every economic indicator. Unemployment there is two to three times the national figure. Crime is rampant. But this disturbing social picture is not inconsistent with individual success. "The jobless banlieue-dwellers of today are not the same as yesterday's and will not be the same tomorrow," as Mr Guilluy puts it. For most residents, ZUS are transit zones. If they were traps, they would be full of pensioners. "Outside the tower blocks you would see men playing cards, just like in villages," Mr Guilluy says. But what first strikes you in any banlieue is how young people are. Those people who rioted in 1990 are now pushing 50 and have moved on. "It is not them who throw stones at police cars today," Mr Guilluy says. "This shows the very real economic integration of people who have left the banlieues." Moussa Camara has worked to channel the youthful energy of immigrant areas for almost a decade. In 2007, as a budding entrepreneur from a rough estate in Cergy-Pontoise, west of Paris, he decided to take action after police shot and wounded a local boy while chasing joy riders. Memories of nationwide banlieue riots 18 months earlier were still fresh and tensions high. Mr Camara convinced people that lobbying was the most effective form of protest and got them

Summary: Like many French rap stars, Mokobe has drawn inspiration from growing up in one of the bleak "banlieues" (suburbs) where immigrants make up a large part of the population.


Both teams struggled to find continuity in a game that was punctuated with errors. And whilst always down on the scoreboard, Scotland were in with a chance of winning the game going into the last 10 minutes, which cannot always be said of the fixture. There were a few technical areas that Scotland came second best in and these are the areas I feel had a strong bearing on the game. The aerial battle was lost, which correlates to the possession (Scotland 46%, England 54%) and territory (44%, 56%) statistics. England probably won about 70% of all contestable kicks and it was interesting to see the difference in the techniques from the English. They appeared to try and catch incoming kicks but when it came to their own chase on kicks, they opted to bat them back with single arms to 'crumbers' picking up the rebounds. It makes sense as not many receivers will attempt a two-handed catch above their heads and a higher single arm can deflect the ball back. There were a few sloppy handling errors from the Scots, and that's not just catching and passing, it encompasses ball placement in attack too. There were numerous examples of attacks in scoring areas breaking down as a result of balls spilling out of a ruck or tackle. It was interesting speaking after the match to a former Scotland great, Jim Renwick, about backline attack and the difference that the quality of passing makes in the ability to convert opportunities into points. The difference between outside backs taking the ball in their hip as opposed to in front of them, may seem minor in the grand scheme of things but it can have significant impact. The English looked a touch more accurate and slick with their overall distribution. Scotland's attacking game will be much improved next week as familiarity grows. The reading of fly-half Finn Russell is key as he takes the ball to the line, holds the defence and looks for runners to pierce gaps. I felt his support players stood off a bit, allowing the English defence time to react and make their tackles. I think there were also times when Scotland were looking for the perfect attacking shape before playing the ball. When the ball is slow anyway I can understand slowing the ball down more to set attacking structure but otherwise I believe in just playing and keeping the tempo up, even if the scrum-half is not at the breakdown. If the attack are not set, you can bet that the defence are even less so. Matt Taylor, Scotland's defence coach, will be frustrated as this was very close to an excellent defensive display in terms of shape and intensity and there were very few system errors. The George Kruis try was a simple missed tackle and the Jack Nowell try was the result of a slick wrap-around play, favoured by Eddie Jones throughout his coaching career. It could have been defended better but sometimes you have to put your hand up and say that an attacking play

Summary: It was the first round of the Six Nations and, reflecting back on Scotland's defeat by England, that fact was apparent throughout.


Councillors voted in favour of the Local Development Plan by 21 votes to five. Protestors who feared the plan would negatively affect the numbers of Welsh speakers in the area had met outside the council offices in Llangefni. Gwynedd councillors approved the plan on Friday. Anglesey and Gwynedd had prepared a joint land use development strategy. It includes some houses which have already been built or have planning permission.

Summary: A plan for 8,000 new houses in Anglesey and Gwynedd over the next 15 years has been approved by councillors on Anglesey.


The incident happened on the A92 north of Inverbervie at 11:00 on Saturday. The 23-year-old driver died at the scene. The 13-month-old girl suffered minor injuries and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Police Scotland said no other vehicles were involved. The road was closed for several hours but has now re-opened.

Summary: A woman has died after a car with a baby on board crashed and overturned in Aberdeenshire.


Eskinder Nega was awarded the Pen America's "Freedom to Write" annual prize for publishing articles critical of Ethiopia's human rights record. His wife Serkalem Fasil, who is a journalist and also spent time in jail, received the award on his behalf. In the past decade, more journalists have fled Ethiopia than any other country, press freedom groups say. "I accept this award on behalf of Eskinder Nega at a time when freedom of expression and press freedom are at the lowest in Ethiopia," Ms Serkalem said on Tuesday night in a ceremony in New York. "If Eskinder were standing here, he'd accept this award, not just as a personal honour, but on behalf of all Ethiopian journalists who toil under withering conditions today: Those who went into exile over the yearsâ€¦ those in prison with whom he now resides," she said. Mr Eskinder has been in Maekelawi prison in the capital, Addis Ababa, since his arrest in September last year. He is being tried under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws - which criminalise commentary that is critical of the government - and could face the death penalty if he is found guilty. He had published a column questioning the government's claim that a number of journalists it had detained were suspected terrorists, and for criticising the arrest of well-known Ethiopian actor and government critic Debebe Eshetu. Mr Eskinder is "that bravest and most admirable of writers, one who picked up his pen to write things that he knew would surely put him at grave risk", said Peter Godwin, president of the Pen American Center. "Yet he did so nonetheless. And indeed he fell victim to exactly the measures he was highlighting," Zimbabwean-born writer Mr Godwin added. The Pen award is given to writers who have been persecuted or imprisoned for exercising the right to freedom of expression. Mr Eskinder opened his first newspaper in 1993, and has been detained at least seven times by the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He was stripped of his licence to work as a journalist in 2005, but continued to write for the US-based news forum EthioMedia, which is banned in Ethiopia. He and his wife Ms Serkalem were both jailed in 2005 for criticising the government's violent crackdown of protests following disputed elections. During their 17 months in prison, Ms Fasil gave birth to their son. Correction 27 June 2012: This report has been amended to clarify that Eskinder Nega was not found guilty of anti-terrorism charges in January.

Summary: An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been given a prestigious freedom of expression award.


The 24-year-old clocked 101.76 seconds to finish behind Slovakia's Michal Martikan and Sideris Tasiadis of Germany in the third leg of the series. Martikan took victory by 0.69 seconds on the Markkleeberg course to secure the 20th World Cup gold medal of his career. "The manner in which I did it today is what I'm happy about," said Burgess. "Third in the heats, third in the semis, third in the final. That consistency is what I had last year and it's what got me a lot of good results." The fourth leg of the World Cup is in Ivrea, Italy from 1-3 September. Women's K1 Ricarda Funk (GER) 103.85 (0) Jessica Fox (AUS) 106.31 (0) Eva Tercelj (SLO) 109.17 (0) Men's C1 Michal Martikan (SVK) 100.88 (2) Sideris Tasiadis (GER) 101.57 (2) Adam Burgess (GBR) 101.76 (0)

Summary: Great Britain's Adam Burgess won bronze in the men's C1 at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg, Germany.