France striker Antoine Griezmann had a goal ruled out by a video assistant referee for offside. And Spain's second goal, scored by Gerard Deulofeu, was awarded by the video official after an assistant referee wrongly flagged for offside. David Silva opened the scoring for Spain with a penalty after Laurent Koscielny fouled Deulofeu. Griezmann had earlier had a headed goal ruled out when referee Felix Zwayer reversed his initial decision after receiving a message in his earpiece from the video assistant referee, who was sat in a truck outside the Stade de France. Replays showed Layvin Kurzawa was narrowly offside when he headed the ball to Griezmann, with the decision to overturn the goal made in about 30 seconds. Deulofeu's goal - from a Jordi Alba cross - was awarded after a conversation between the referee and the video assistant that lasted about a minute. Video assistant technology was first used in September, in France's 3-1 friendly win in Italy. It was then used at the Fifa Club World Cup, and the Football Association wants to use it in next season's FA Cup from the third round onwards. Fifa president Gianni Infantino would like the system to be used at the World Cup in Russia next year. Match ends, France 0, Spain 2. Second Half ends, France 0, Spain 2. Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Olivier Giroud (France). Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Spain). Laurent Koscielny (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ander Herrera (Spain). Tiemoué Bakayoko (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Offside, France. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside. Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside. Offside, Spain. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside. Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross. Substitution, Spain. Nacho replaces Jordi Alba. Daniel Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (France). Substitution, Spain. Iago Aspas replaces Álvaro Morata. Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christophe Jallet. Foul by Thiago Alcántara (Spain). Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Offside, Spain. Gerard Deulofeu tries a through ball, but David Silva is caught offside. Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Corentin Tolisso. Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kevin Gameiro. Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain). Tiemoué Bakayoko (France) wins a free kick on the right wing. Goal! France 0, Spain 2. Gerard Deulofeu (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Spain. Ander Herrera replaces Koke. Delay in match Laurent Koscielny (France) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine

Summary: Video technology was used to correct two wrong decisions as Spain beat France in a friendly in Paris.


Mr Gulen, who is in self-imposed exile in the US, is accused of establishing and running an "armed terrorist group". He was once an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but has now been accused of plotting to overthrow the Turkish government - a claim the cleric strongly denies. The US is thought to be unlikely to act on any extradition request. The move comes amid a national crackdown on perceived supporters of the cleric. Over 20 journalists working for media outlets thought to be sympathetic to the Gulen movement were arrested last weekend. Eight of them were freed on Friday on the orders of a court in Istanbul. Those released include Ekrem Dumanli, editor-in-chief of Zaman newspaper. Four others, including a TV station boss, remain in custody. According to the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul, it was expected that the authorities would go after Mr Gulen after having targeted those linked to him. While the US and Turkey have an extradition agreement, the warrant is considered to be largely symbolic - and unlikely to be acted upon. The relationship between Washington and Ankara has grown fractious, though they remain allies. Mr Erdogan has faced criticism from international leaders and his opponents, who accuse him of authoritarianism and undermining free press. Many abroad believe that the charges against Mr Gulen are politically motivated. The wealthy cleric, who operates an international network of schools and businesses, has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999. According to media reports, the prosecutor filing the arrest warrant accused Mr Gulen of leading an armed terrorist group - a charge that carries up to 15 years in prison.

Summary: A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for the influential cleric Fethullah Gulen.


Their answer: a festival that showcased two of the key themes of country life. Country music and utes. The ute, a passenger car with a cargo tray (or pick-up truck), was first manufactured in Australia in 1932 after a farmer wrote a letter to the head of Ford asking him to build a two-in-one vehicle so "I can go in to church on Sunday and carry pigs to market on Monday". Held over the October Labour Day Long Weekend, the Deni Ute Muster now attracts 20,000 people annually to a paddock outside Deniliquin. It holds two Guinness World Records: the largest parade of legally registered utes (9,763) and the event with the most blue singlets (3,959) - another Aussie icon created in the 1890s when legendary sheep shearer Jackie Howe tore the sleeves off his undershirt to free up his upper arms. "The Deni Ute Muster is recognised as one of Australia's premier rural events," says Sandra Chipcase, CEO of Destination NSW, the tourism bureau for the state of New South Wales. "It encapsulates all the uniqueness and vibrancy of our rural heritage and culture." Attracting big-name performers has been key to the muster's success. The inaugural event featured Australian country music legend Lee Kernaghan, with alternative rock band Spiderbait and Australian crooner Jimmy Barnes of Cold Chisel fame also making appearances over the years. This year's event was headlined by four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban, who performed in howling rain as the remains one of the biggest storms to hit Australia in half a century turned the muster into a muddy swamp. The bad weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. Rather it appeared to accentuate it, with many revellers gleefully rolling around in the mud. "In the city when the weather is like this nobody goes out. But here nobody cares," says Bernie Green, one of more than 1,000 volunteers who manned a breathalyser station that raised money for driver education at a local high school. "They love their utes, they love the country music, and come rain, hail or shine, everyone turns up." The highest blood alcohol concentration recorded over the weekend says Green was 0.4% - a life-threatening reading according to that National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. And while binge drinking is highly prevalent at the muster, incidents of alcohol-related violence are rare. "There is a lot of alcohol around, yes, but I have not seen too many issues," says Collin Jacobs, a police officer from the town of Wagga Wagga. Live music is only one element of the muster. There's wood chopping, bull riding, a big top circus, chainsaw art, a whip-cracking competition, helicopter, camel and monster truck rides, a petting zoo, fireworks displays and the screening of the Australian Football League's Grand Final in Melbourne. Utes and ute culture are also central to the entertainment. At the "Go to Wo" Competition, drivers in supercharged utes run a course while attempting to stop within a predetermined space. The Milwaukee Barrel Race sees drivers race around a course outlined by barrels while trying not

Summary: In 1999, the residents of Deniliquin, a small farming community of 8,000 people on a drought and flood-prone plain 720km (450 miles) south-west of Sydney concocted a plan to kickstart tourism.


Jayne Hickey and her son Christian were shot when two men knocked on their front door in Gillingham Road in Eccles, Salford on 12 October. The gun was one of two firearms seized when a vehicle was stopped in Faulkner's Lane, Mobberley in Cheshire on 15 December at about 21:20 GMT. Two men have appeared in court charged with possession of firearms. A weapon has also been linked to a man's shooting in Ashton-in Makerfield, Wigan on 30 March.

Summary: A gun that is believed to have been used to shoot a mother and her seven-year-old son has been seized by police.


Police Scotland said the recovery was made after an intelligence-led operation in the Guild Street area on Tuesday. Jian Lin, 39, of no fixed abode, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Wednesday on a drugs charge. He made no plea and was remanded in custody.

Summary: A man has appeared in court after cannabis with an estimated street value of £90,000 was seized in Aberdeen.


The Piece Hall in Halifax opened in 1779 as a trading centre for locally-woven cloth. Calderdale Council leader Tim Swift said the "fascinating finds" hinted at life in the Piece Hall over the past 230 years. It is undergoing a Â£19m refurbishment scheme and is due to re-open in Spring. Three photographs were found behind skirting boards of one of the former shops. One shows a young boy holding what may be a catapult, standing next to a young girl in a hat. Two other Victorian studio portraits are of smartly-dressed gentlemen. Calderdale Council said one was a tintype photograph, widely used in the 1860s and 70s. An un-lidded wooden box was found labelled with Emsley & Collins Ltd, possibly a local company, and a pile of oyster shells was found in the cellar. Mr Swift said: "The fascinating items provide a tantalising view of a forgotten world. It would be great to know the stories behind them but unfortunately we know very little. "The artefacts have little historic value but they provide a hint at what daily life may have been like in the Piece Hall during the past 230 years." In the 1970s, the 18th century hall became a tourist attraction with an art galley, museum and shops. It closed in January 2014 for a two-year renovation and to add an extension and new visitors centre. The Â£19m project is funded by Calderdale Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Garfield Weston Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation.

Summary: Old photos, oyster shells and a World War Two booklet have been found by workmen renovating a Grade I listed building in West Yorkshire.


The announcement came as the London venue unveiled its new programme which includes plays starring Ralph Fiennes, Andrew Garfield and Tamsin Greig. NT boss Rufus Norris said Sunday performances would stop because they were "always the last performances to sell". The last Sunday show will be Damon Albarn's musical Wonder.land in April. Sunday performances in the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres began in 2008 and took place about 35 weeks a year. Norris said the decision to stop them was taken after the theatre "looked very carefully at the evidence over the last few years". Giving more detail, executive director Lisa Burger said: "The fact is that there aren't as many audiences coming to Sunday performances. "Given the tight financial situation that we are in we decided that was one of the things we had to give up." The NT building on the South Bank will, however, remain open to the public on Sundays over the summer. Among the plays coming up at the National's Olivier theatre is Twelfth Night in February 2017 - with Tamsin Greig turning the traditionally male role of Malvolio into Malvolia. "That play is about lots of gender confusion anyway," Norris said. There will be more Shakespeare in early 2018 when Ralph Fiennes will star in Antony and Cleopatra. The role of Cleopatra is yet to be cast. Other highlights include: Norris described the blend of re-imagined popular classics, new plays and musical pieces as "hopefully a broad programme which will underline our commitment that we believe that theatre is for everyone".

Summary: The National Theatre has decided to axe Sunday performances due to its "tight financial situation".


A gunman opened fire on a 33-year-old man in Dornoch Place, Bishopbriggs, at about 15:10 on Thursday. The victim, who was collecting a child from St Helen's Primary, suffered non-life threatening injuries. Detectives are treating the incident as attempted murder. Pupils were being offered support from social workers. Officers said the gunman approached the victim, shot him and then ran off towards Ronaldsay Drive. The suspect was holding a silver-coloured gun and wearing a high-visibility reflective yellow jacket with the hood pulled up. He was described as being in his mid-40s, between 5ft 10in and 6ft tall and of heavy build. Detectives said they were following a number of lines of inquiry. They were keen to hear from anyone with information about a burnt-out grey Volkswagen Golf - registration FR12 PYB - found nearby in Wood Lane which is believed to have been involved in the incident. It was reported stolen in March. Det Supt Stevie Grant said: " I would appeal to anyone who has seen it either throughout the past few months or around the time of the incident to get in touch." A major incident room had been set up at Kirkintilloch Police Office and extra patrols were being made to reassure the public. The victim remains in hospital. Ch Insp Craig Smith said: "Understandably people in the local community are shocked and alarmed at what happened and I believe a number of young children may have witnessed the incident. "Police Scotland is working closely with our colleagues at East Dunbartonshire Council, and in particular the social work and education department, to ensure all those affected are provided with the best support possible." Armed officers were called to the scene of the shooting, which happened as pupils were leaving St Helens at the end of the school day on Thursday. One woman who lives in the residential area told BBC Scotland that she had heard three bangs which she believed were gunshots. Several streets in the area were cordoned off, and access to the primary school was closed.

Summary: Police investigating a shooting outside a primary school in East Dunbartonshire said a number of young children may have witnessed the incident.


This one-street market town, sitting on the border of the Kavre and Sindhupalchok districts towards the border with Tibet, was packed full of Saturday shoppers when the quake hit. Now it is quiet. Birds sing, villagers try to move rubble with their hands and, overhead, the hum of high-flying aid helicopters punctuates the air. "They are flying in the sky, but no-one has come up to now," says Prakash Bhandari, who works as a waiter in Kathmandu but returned to see if he could help his home village. "We are suffering. What to do?" he asks. Despite having one of the largest casualty figures from Saturday's earthquake, this area has received little or no aid. Villagers say they need tents and food, and that they are worried about disease. They dug up the bodies of the people they knew with their bare hands. But Saturday was a busy shopping day and they think that there are many more people under the rubble that they do not know. "We will die if there's no help from the government and other organisations," says Dhan Bahadur Shresthra who used to run the local pharmacy and was helping patients when the quake struck. "I worked as a medic in the army for 25 years so I know that if we don't have clean water or food to eat, then there could be an epidemic," he says. Further up the hill, villagers have taken matters into their own hands. In a hamlet that is now nothing more than mounds of red earth and wood, 22-year-old Anjali Majhi has hired an excavator to search for the body of her two-year-old daughter. Just before the quake hit, Ms Majhi had shouted at her daughter for bothering her and had sent her off to play with neighbours. Now she says she will not rest until she can give her a proper funeral. "We've found all the adults who died here and we've given them the last rites. I hope I can do the same for my daughter, otherwise I'll never forgive myself," she says. But Ms Majhi is not sure whether she will find her child. The owner of the excavator did not charge her to hire it, but he did make her pay for the fuel. It is running out now and she cannot afford to buy another tank. A few hundred metres away, across terraces of corn, men who have shaved their heads in mourning carry two bodies, shrouded in white, down to the river for cremation. These were found earlier in the day after another group of villagers hired the excavator for a few hours. It is the only help this area has seen since the quake ripped their lives apart. Then, out of nowhere, a bus arrives carrying dozens of Nepali volunteers. They are followers of the self-styled guru Master Godangel who stands at the roadside in robes of white and garlands of flowers and promises to help with food and shelter. "I feel really upset about this government, I feel really, really upset," he says.

Summary: There is little left in Deupur Sipaghat Kavre other than mounds of splintered wood and shattered bricks.


Mr Piech had criticised his chief executive in an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel, but did not specify the issue at stake. Mr Winterkorn has been widely tipped as VW's next chairman. Mr Piech and the Porsche family control 51% of VW. Volkswagen is the biggest car manufacturer in Europe. On 17 April, Volkswagen's five-member governing board gave its backing to Mr Winterkorn. Board member Wolfgang Porsche, a cousin of Mr Piech, said he had given his "personal opinion" without clearing his remarks with other family members. Mr Piech, 78, is a former VW chief executive. His wife Ursula has also resigned her seat on the board. In a statement (in German), Volkswagen said that deputy board chairman Berthold Huber would serve as interim chairman. During his eight-year tenure as chief executive, Mr Winterkorn has overhauled VW and made it one of the world's most successful carmakers, industry analysts say. In 2014, VW was the world's second-biggest carmaker by sales, behind Toyota and ahead of GM. Apart from Volkswagen, the group's brands include Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley, Skoda and Seat.

Summary: The chairman of the carmaker Volkswagen (VW), Ferdinand Piech, has resigned after a power struggle with chief executive Martin Winterkorn.


At least 19 people are known to taken their lives in 2008 and 2009 as the company cut thousands of jobs. Judicial sources say the company and ex-boss Didier Lombard are suspected of using a policy of unsettling staff to speed up job losses. France Telecom became Orange in 2013. It will now be up to an examining judge to decide whether or not to order a trial. But if it goes ahead it would be the first trial in France for bullying (moral harassment) of such a large company. As well as the former CEO, other figures could also face trial including his right-hand man Louis-Pierre Wenes, human resources head Olivier Barberot and four other directors. In 2006, Mr Lombard announced plans to cut 22,000 jobs and move another 14,000 workers, as France Telecom pushed for greater efficiency in the wake of privatisation two years earlier. According to an internal document cited by French media, he told a high-level meeting that he would "do it one way or another, through the window or through the door". In submissions made late last month, the Paris prosecutor accuses France Telecom of enacting a policy in 2007 that resulted in unsettling workers and creating a "professional climate that provoked anxiety" at the time of a "delicate restructuring" of the company, a judicial source told AFP news agency. The true number of suicides involving staff is unclear, but 60 people are thought to have taken their lives over a three-year period, and unions say as many as 35 died in 2008 and 2009. Officials speak of 19 deaths during the two years, 12 attempted suicides and eight other cases involving depression or related illnesses. Although the suicide rate at France Telecom was similar to the national average, many of those who died left notes blaming pressure from management. Mr Lombard accepted the restructuring upset employees but he has rejected the idea that it led to people taking their own lives. France Telecom, and later Orange, has been beset by tragedy since 2007: The spate of work-related deaths was not confined to France Telecom. In 2007, car-maker Renault was investigated after three workers took their own lives. Under French law, anyone who harasses another with repeated actions with the aim or the effect of degrading working conditions is liable to a year in jail and a fine of €15,000 ($16,500; £12,800).

Summary: After a lengthy inquiry into a wave of suicides at France Telecom, the Paris prosecutor has recommended that its former chief executive and other key figures are put on trial for bullying.


The date was set at a meeting in Irbil chaired by President Massoud Barzani. A statement said voting would take place in the three provinces that make up the region, and "areas of Kurdistan outside the region's administration". There was no immediate comment from Iraq's central government, but it has urged Kurds not to hold a referendum. Moves towards outright independence have historically been opposed by the governments of neighbouring Iran, Turkey and Syria, as well as by the US. In April, senior Kurdish official Hoshyar Zebari told Reuters news agency that a "yes" vote would not necessarily mean independence would be declared. Mr Zebari said it would merely help Kurds press their case for "the best deal" on self-determination once so-called Islamic State (IS) had been defeated in Iraq. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have played a major role in the US-backed campaign against the jihadist group, which seized large parts of northern Iraq in 2014. But while driving IS militants out of the country, the Peshmerga have taken control of disputed territory claimed by both Kurds and the central government. It includes the city of Kirkuk and the towns of Makhmour, Khanaqin and Sinjar - locations where President Barzani's senior assistant Hemin Hawrami declared voting would take place in September. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said holding an independence referendum now would be neither in the Kurdistan Region's interest nor Iraq's. "The desire of our Kurdish brothers to create a country of their own is their right... and nobody has the right to deter them," he was quoted as saying by the Kurdish Rudaw news agency in April. "But holding a referendum at this time is not right as the war [against IS] still rages, the region's situation is not suitable, and some neighbouring countries believe this move poses a threat to the nation's security themselves." The head of Iraq's ruling Shia coalition, which includes Mr Abadi's Dawa party, meanwhile warned against any "unilateral" moves in the disputed areas.

Summary: Top government officials and political parties in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region have agreed to hold a referendum on independence on 25 September.


The drugs, worth an estimated £831,000, were found in a factory near Bridgend's main custody suite in November. Christopher Bennett, 61, of Port Talbot, Dale Hart, 53, of Pencoed, and Michael Smart, 37, of Pencoed were bailed until 29 April. They will appear at Cardiff Crown Court. Mr Smart also faces a second charge of possessing cocaine.

Summary: Three men appeared in court jointly charged with producing 692 cannabis plants - yards from South Wales Police's headquarters.


They have also beaten up people wearing red T-shirts, the colour of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change party (MDC), a BBC reporter at the scene says. Protesters are calling for electoral reform ahead of polls in 2018. President Robert Mugabe, 92, says he intends to stand again. Leaders from 18 opposition political parties called for Zimbabweans to march through Harare as part of a so-called "mega demonstration". The High Court ruled on Friday morning that the planned opposition march could go ahead, a day after police warned that unauthorised demonstrations would not be tolerated. Public protests have proliferated in recent months, focusing on the dire state of the country's economy. Most of these have come under the banner of the #ThisFlag movement, inspired by charismatic pastor Evan Mawarire, who has urged non-violent protest over perceived corruption and economic mismanagement The country's economic crisis has worsened recently, leading to a chronic cash shortage and delays paying civil servants. Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo blamed a demonstration that ended violently on Wednesday on foreign elements. "We cannot sit idly while our country is being torn apart by unruly foreign-sponsored agents," Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper quotes him as saying.

Summary: Police in Zimbabwe have fired tear gas and water cannon at opposition supporters who had gathered for a protest march in the capital, Harare.


The bill regulates agreements between occupiers and site owners over the termination of contracts and the sale of caravans. It also brings the definition of a caravan into line with the rest of the UK. The Private Members Bill was sponsored by UUP MLA, John McAllister. It is the first since 1948 to have gone through all the stages of the Assembly to become law and is likely to take effect from the Autumn. Mr McAllister was congratulated by politicians from other parties including the DUP MLA, Jim Wells, who said he welcomed the legislation. Fabulous "It will hopefully stop the situation that saw some people signing away their rights to how they insure, sell and maintain their caravans." More than 14,000 static holiday caravan owners will also have increased protection including the right to a written contract and to have a greater say in how their caravan site is run. Jack Moore, who lives in a mobile home in Ballyhalbert in County Down, had been campaigning for the change since 2008. "It's absolutely fabulous it had gone through, it brings us into line with legislation in England and Wales," he said. "We were way behind, the park homes in England have been in use for over 50 years, whereas the park homes here are in their infancy." Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood, said: "For years, some caravan owners have been forced, at the drop of a hat, to accept changes made by site owners. "Many have faced raised fees, moved caravans and even eviction from sites, without much protection," he said. "This bill will make a real difference to those people, by clearly setting out in law the obligations for site owners and holiday caravan owners." "I'd like to pay tribute to John McCallister, the Bill's sponsor, for his considerable efforts in completing the bill which will make a real difference to the lives of static caravan owners, in both the residential and holiday sectors."

Summary: The Caravans Bill has been passed granting legal protection in NI to both those who holiday in caravans and those who live in them permanently.


Fe ddaw'r cyhoeddiad fis yn unig ers cyhoeddi canlyniadau profion rhyngwladol PISA, sydd yn awgrymu bod disgyblion 15 oed yng Nghymru ar ei hôl hi mewn pynciau gwyddonol. Bydd yr arian yn cael ei wario ar gynlluniau i wella sgiliau athrawon sydd yn dysgu gwyddoniaeth a thechnoleg. Y nôd, yn ôl y llywodraeth, fydd helpu athrawon i fanteisio ar arferion da mewn ysgolion yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol. Bydd ymgais hefyd i wella cysylltiadau rhwng ysgolion ag adrannau gwyddoniaeth a thechnoleg mewn prifysgolion. Yn ôl yr Ysgrifennydd Addysg Kirsty Williams mae'r profion PISA wedi tanlinellu'r angen i godi safonau. Dywedodd: "Mae dealltwriaeth o wyddoniaeth yn hanfodol i'n pobl ifanc, o'r dechnoleg maent yn ei defnyddio a'r ffordd maent yn cyfathrebu i'r ynni maent yn ei ddefnyddio mewn byd sy'n newid yn gyflym. "Mae hefyd yn hanfodol i Gymru a sut rydyn ni'n datblygu ein heconomi. "Mae ein nod mewn gwyddoniaeth yn fwy na'r gallu i ymgymryd ag arbrofion syml neu gofio cysyniadau sylfaenol. "Yn hytrach rydyn ni am weld ein pobl ifanc yn gallu rhesymu'n wyddonol a deall gwerth dulliau gwyddonol o weithredu. "Mae hyn yn allweddol yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain a hefyd yn destun profion PISA." Dywedodd Kirsty Williams hefyd y bydd y cwricwlwm newydd "yn integreiddio'n well y dulliau hyn o fynd ati i addysgu a dysgu".

Summary: Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwario £4 miliwn mewn ymdrech i wella safonau dysgu gwyddoniaeth mewn ysgolion.


Two men, aged 35 and 49, were detained for breach of the peace while a 23-year-old woman was arrested for obstructing police officers. The incident happened at about 14:00 in Buchanan Street, while a pro-refugee rally was taking place in the same area. A spokesman from Police Scotland: "All three people were later released." He added: "A report will be prepared for the procurator fiscal."

Summary: Three people have been arrested following a disturbance near a demonstration in Glasgow city centre.


MSPs are to examine what long-term impact the 2014 Commonwealth Games has had in increasing participation and access to sport. Committee convener Neil Findlay said members wanted to find out why "a large proportion of the population" does not take part in more physical activity. The committee has also set up an online survey to gather views from the public. They will hold a round-table session in February to take evidence from people involved in the provision of sports facilities, clubs and activities, as well as a series of fact-finding visits. Mr Findlay said: "What we want to determine almost three years after the Commonwealth Games were held in Scotland is the impact on the number of people taking part in sport. Most importantly, has it led to an increase in participation, and what more can be done to improve Scotland's relationship with sport? "January is always a time when thoughts turn to New Year's resolutions and getting fitter after the indulgence of the Christmas period. We thought this was an opportune time to ask people in Scotland why they don't or can't take part in sport and the barriers they face whether it be access, money or other reasons? "Our committee wants to understand what motivates people to take part in sport but more importantly why a large proportion of our population doesn't undertake as much physical activity as they could." During the most recent session of questions to the first minister, Mr Findlay pressed Nicola Sturgeon on how "cutting the sport budget as proposed in the draft budget will encourage more people in working class communities to engage in sport". Ms Sturgeon replied: "We support sport in many ways, such as our investment in facilities, through school sport and through major events. The issue is about the different ways in which we support people who take part in activity. "One thing that we have to do is to get young people into the habit of activity and sport at a much earlier age. That is why the daily mile, which I mentioned earlier and which is such a simple thing, is potentially transformational. "Not that long ago, I was at a school in Edinburgh where it was not the primary school kids but the nursery school kids who were doing the daily mile. All those things taken together are vital and, frankly, whatever our political disagreements, all of us in the chamber should be able to get behind that."

Summary: Holyrood's health and sport committee has launched an inquiry into barriers to accessing sport in Scotland.


The Belarusian challenger was relentless in his pursuit of the 33-year-old Scot in Glasgow but lost a superb battle unanimously on points. Burns made the most of his greater experience to try to quell Relikh, 26. "Boy, he could whack," remarked Burns, who now hopes to finalise a fight against America's Adrien Broner. "There were a couple of times when he shook me with body shots and head shots, but I managed to hide it from him and I stuck to my tactics and stayed on my bike." Broner had intimated that he would be ringside but did not travel across the Atlantic to assess Burns at close quarters. Burns' winning margin seemed generous, with one judge scoring the bout 118-110 and another two putting it, more accurately, at 116-112. Previously unbeaten Relikh, trained by Ricky Hatton and based in Manchester, began in a lively fashion, evidently enjoying the challenge. He chased Scotland's first three-weight world champion around the ring and succeeded in landing some good shots to his ribs. Even by round four, Burns, with 40 wins from 46 bouts prior to this bout, had to use his superior movement and many years of ringcraft to get himself out of tight spots and hope that his opponent would tire. The fifth round offered signs that Burns was finding his range and, although the eager Relikh did not take a step backwards, the Scot scored with blows to the chin. Relikh was becoming more ragged, but he maintained his work-rate with a series of assaults. However, despite the challenger having 19 knockouts in his 21 previous fights, it was Burns who looked the heavier hitter. The pattern continued into the middle rounds as Burns kept his focus to jab away at Relikh and then try to hurt him with body shots. The fight began to turn in Burns' favour by the eighth as he increased the tempo and connected strongly with his right. Relikh had never fought beyond eight rounds and, in the ninth, perhaps becoming increasingly desperate, he threw his shoulder up into Burns' jaw and was reprimanded by the referee. The 10th was the pick of the rounds. Relikh took two thumping shots to the jaw, but his aggression had not lessened and when he landed a big left he appeared to have Burns in trouble for the first time in the fight. The final action was no less engaging with the SSE Hydro crowd roaring Burns on, enough to see him over the finishing line. For Burns, a lucrative defence awaits. Relikh, surely, will fight for another world title. "Fair play to him, he stuck at it for the full 12 rounds," said Burns. "He was still in there at the end. He'll definitely come again, he's a good fighter."

Summary: Britain's Ricky Burns was given a stern test as he made a successful first defence of his WBA world super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh.


The suspect, 26 and of no fixed address, was detained by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit officers after arriving on a flight from Turkey. He is being held in custody in the West Midlands. West Midlands Police said the arrest was pre-planned and there was no threat to the safety of the flight or the airport.

Summary: A man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences, police have said.


There are more than 1,000 Amazon Lockers in locations such as shopping centres, convenience stores, airports, train stations, and universities. They enable customers who are unable to wait at home for orders to collect them from a location of their choice. Amazon customers receive a unique barcode, which they enter or scan to retrieve their product at the locker. Trevor Strain, chief financial officer of Morrisons, said he believed the option to pick items up "from one of our hundreds of conveniently located supermarkets will be attractive". Meanwhile Amazon said the supermarkets were in "ideal locations" for customers to collect their items.

Summary: Morrisons says it plans to install hundreds of Amazon lockers in its supermarkets this year.


Bethan Rhys Roberts hosts Ask the Leader on BBC One Wales at 19:00 BST on Friday. Carwyn Jones is a former barrister and Bridgend councillor who was elected to the assembly in 1999 and has been a Cabinet minister since 2000. He is front and centre of an almost presidential election campaign by Welsh Labour, focusing on his six-and-a-half-year record in charge as first minister. Opinion polls suggest the public rate Mr Jones more highly than his rivals, although the Conservatives are trying to drag him down by association with Labour's left-wing UK leader Jeremy Corbyn. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan paid tribute to Carwyn Jones as "the ideal person to have during a crisis", citing his handling of the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak while he was agriculture minister. Labour sees the present steel crisis as giving Mr Jones an opportunity to portray himself as a national leader, standing up to the forces of global capitalism and a Tory government at Westminster. But the opposition script says that if voters are not happy with the state of public services in Wales, they should blame the party which has been running the country for nearly 20 years. Monday 11 April - Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies in Swansea Tuesday 12 April - UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill in Swansea Wednesday 13 April - Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams in Aberystwyth Thursday 14 April - Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood in Aberystwyth Ask the Leader can be seen on BBC One Wales at 19:00 BST on Friday and on the BBC iPlayer. You can also follow the programme via social media - @walespolitics

Summary: Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones faces questions from an audience in Llangollen in the last in a daily series of live TV election specials.


Prevent is a UK government scheme that uses early intervention to try to stop people from becoming radicalised. The report said the policy was "inconsistent with the principle of the rule of law". The Home Office said the report makes "a series of assertions that are simply not true". Home Secretary Amber Rudd set out plans to improve and strengthen Prevent in the wake of last month's Manchester terror attack. She suggested more money would be spent on the strategy to make sure "it has even more effective outcomes in communities to protect us". She said Prevent had helped stop 150 people - including 50 children - from leaving Britain to fight in Syria in the last year. Prevent, which was set up in 2006 by Labour, is meant to protect individuals thought to be at risk of being radicalised has been criticised for demonising Muslim communities and deterring people from sharing information with police. The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the UK, first published in May, was highly critical of Prevent, UK counter-terror legislation, the impact of lobbying laws on charities, and trade union laws. The author of the report, Kenyan human rights specialist Maina Kiai, said unclear Prevent guidelines gave decision makers "excessive discretion", which rendered the application of the policy "unpredictable and potentially arbitrary". This, he said, risked "dividing, stigmatizing and alienating segments of the population". Legislation covering political lobbying also came in for criticism for having a chilling effect on charities. Commonly known as the Lobbying Act, the laws were described as having a disproportionate effect upon civil society and trade unions compared to business interests. This was, the report said, because the actions of in-house lobbyists, who generally work for these business interests, were not restricted by part one of the Act. The report also criticises the implementation of counter-terrorism policies. It said that the Investigatory Powers Act, which increased government powers to intercept private communications, "contained procedures without adequate oversight, coupled with overly broad definitions, which might result in unduly interfering with the right to privacy, the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the right to freedom of association." It criticised the planned Counter Extremism and Safeguarding Bill, which would allow clamp downs on non-violent extremist groups, as unnecessary, saying it could leave people "fearful of exercising their rights" and could end up proving counterproductive. Balloting restrictions on public service trade unions to force higher turnout before industrial action could be taken, introduced under the Trade Union Act, were labelled as "profoundly undemocratic". A Home Office spokesperson said: "It was disappointing to see a report make a series of assertions that are simply not true. "Prevent is vital and necessary to stop the threat of terrorism, whether Islamist or Far Right. "To say that the strategy creates extremists is an outrageous claim with no evidence." "Following the tragic events in London and Manchester, it is more important than ever that we focus on the real causes of terrorism, which continues to

Summary: A UN Human Rights Council report has criticised the Prevent counter-terror strategy as "inherently flawed."


He is to be prosecuted in relation to the internet broadcast of a sermon he delivered at the Whitewell Tabernacle, Belfast in May 2014. He told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme: "I don't want to go to jail, but I am prepared to go. Pastor McConnell said he was defending the right to free speech. "I believe passionately in the word of the Lord Jesus Christ and I am fighting for a principle." In May 2014, the pastor delivered a sermon in which he described Islam as "heathen" and "satanic". After the sermon was posted online, complaints led to a police investigation. The evangelical preacher later issued a public apology for any offence caused. The Public Prosecution Service says Pastor McConnell was offered an informed warning but he refused it. While an informed warning is not a conviction, it is recorded on a person's criminal record for 12 months. Anyone who refuses to accept it can be prosecuted.

Summary: Pastor James McConnell says he is prepared to go to jail to defend his right to free speech.


Now the government and business groups are trying to get workers to take a small step to reclaim their lives by leaving work early one day a month. The scheme, dubbed "Premium Friday", suggests companies make staff go home at 15:00 on the last Friday of the month, starting in February. It has been given renewed impetus by the suicide of a woman who was working more than 100 hours overtime a month at Japan's biggest ad agency, Dentsu. Her death was ruled to be a case of "karoshi" and has led to an investigation, an announcement the firm's chief executive will resign and deep concern in Japan at the country's work culture. But with around 2,000 deaths a year linked to overwork, few believe the voluntary scheme represents anything more than a small step towards changing attitudes and it is unclear how many companies will take it up. It is not the first time overwork has been seen as a problem nor the first time anyone has tried to do something about it. Among other initiatives, the government has in the past tried to make employees take more of the leave they are entitled to - Japan's labour ministry says they only take about half - without much success. The number of public holidays in Japan this year increased to 16 in part aimed at forcing people to take breaks. The government has also tried to encourage more flexible hours, allowing government workers to start and leave work early in the summer and even switching off the lights in some offices late in the evening, something Dentsu is also now trying. Workers are increasingly taking the initiative to go home on time some days too, even announcing it on social media to encourage others to do the same. But while this has helped change the idea that working excessive overtime is necessarily a good thing, none has had a made much of a dent in the hours themselves. Around 22% of the population work more than 49 hours a week according to 2014 figures from the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, behind South Korea at 35% but ahead of the US, where 16% of workers put in those kind of hours. For the government and business groups, there is an element of self-interest too. Japan's economy has stagnated for more than two decades. The situation has been made worse by low consumption spending and a very low birth rate, both of which are aggravated by workers spending most of their waking hours at a desk. Productivity and efficiency also suffer from firms having staff perpetually on hand, as companies don't invest in labour-saving technologies. Toshihiro Nagahama, chief economist at the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute, told the BBC that private consumption could rise by as much as 124 billion yen ($1bn; £860m) every Premium Friday if "100%" of those eligible headed home at 3pm on those days. But he stresses no one knows how many people will take up the idea and that total participation is unlikely, which could mean

Summary: Death from overwork in Japan is such a longstanding problem it even has its own word, "karoshi".


Russian athletes remain banned from next month's Rio Olympics after claims of a state-sponsored doping programme. No British athletes are on governing body IAAF's list of sanctioned athletes but Warner guarded against complacency. He added GB athletes know "at all times if they cheat they'll be caught". Last week's McLaren report revealed that urine samples of Russian competitors were manipulated across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports from late 2011 to August 2015. Asked whether he could be sure no Britons would be involved in doping, Warner told BBC Radio 5 live: "I'm very confident, but I'll never say never. "This is a world in which temptation exists in all sorts of quarters in every walk of life, including in sports. "So what we can do is be constantly vigilant and lean very heavily on UK Anti-Doping, who are a very good body. "We work closely with them to ensure our athletes are well educated. They understand at all times that if they cheat there's no hiding place, but also that the watching public deserves clean athletics. "We're a great standard bearer for this, but I'm not going to be so complacent as ever to say there will never be a problem." Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah said: "We (in Great Britain) have very tight rules and I just wish other countries applied them." "All I want to be able to do is run against clean athletes fairly. "There's no point having one rule for one country and another for another country." Farah, who last year said his name was "being dragged through the mud" following allegations linking his coach Alberto Salazar with doping, added: "I do feel bad for the athletes who haven't done anything or who haven't crossed the line. "It is not a nice thing. Last year you put me through hell and I hadn't done anything." On Thursday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes who had tried to overturn it. The ban was imposed on track and field athletes by governing body the IAAF following allegations of widespread, state-sponsored doping in the country. A handful of Russian athletes could still compete as neutrals at the Rio Games, which start on 5 August, if they can fulfil IAAF criteria to prove they are clean. Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee will hold a second emergency meeting on Sunday to decide its course of action in response to the McLaren report. Some have called for a total ban on Russian competitors in Rio. Britain's 2004 relay gold medallist Darren Campbell has said the decision to ban Russian athletes from Rio 2016 would be the "rebirth of the Olympics". Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt, who will be competing in Rio, added: "Doping violations in track and field is getting really bad. If you cheat or go or against the rules, this will scare a lot of people." Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner admits he could "never say never" that British athletes were 100% clean - but stressed Britain remained a "great standard bearer" in the battle against doping.


North Korea will launch the rocket to mark the 100th birthday of its late Great Leader Kim Il-sung in April, state media reported. The US said the launch would threaten regional security and Russia described the plan as a "serious concern". The move is seen as violating UN Security Council resolutions. A spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology said that the launch would take place between 12 and 16 April. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called North Korea's announcement "highly provocative" and urged the country to abide by its international obligations. "Such a missile launch would pose a threat to regional security and would also be inconsistent with North Korea's recent undertaking to refrain from long-range missile launches," she said in a statement. A US state department spokesperson said it would be "hard to imagine" giving food aid to North Korea, as previously agreed, if Pyongyang went ahead with the rocket launch. Neighbour South Korea said such a move would be a "clear violation" of UN Security Council Resolutions passed after a similar launch in 2009. "It would be a grave provocation threatening the peace and security of the Korean peninsula and north-east Asia," the foreign ministry said in a statement. Japan is particularly concerned as North Korea's April 2009 rocket was launched over the country. The country's chief cabinet secretary, Osamu Fujimura, told a news conference on Friday that Japan had set up a crisis management taskforce to monitor the situation and was co-operating with the US and South Korea. "We believe a launch would be a move to interfere with our effort toward a dialogue, and we strongly urge North Korea not to carry out a satellite launch," he said. Last month, Pyongyang agreed to suspend long-range missile tests. The agreement was part of a deal for the United States to supply 240,000 tonnes of food aid to North Korea. It also agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and to allow back UN weapons inspectors as part of the deal. In the launch three years ago, Pyongyang said the satellite made it into orbit and characterised it as a test of its satellite technology. The move drew condemnation from the US and South Korea and led to the UN resolutions prohibiting the North from nuclear and ballistic missile activity. Foreign officials said there were no indications that a satellite had reached space and that the launch was a cover for Pyongyang to test long-range missile technology. The launch next month of a ''working satellite'', the Kwangmyongsong-3, is an opportunity for ''putting the country's technology of space use for peaceful purposes on a higher stage'', said a North Korean spokesman. The rocket would be launched from the Solace Satellite Launching Station in Cholsan county, North Pyongan province on the country's west coast. State media also reported that the North has already launched two experimental satellites.

Summary: The US and regional neighbours of North Korea have condemned Pyongyang's plans to launch a rocket-mounted satellite as an act of provocation.


The inquest is looking into the murders of ten Protestant workmen in the County Armagh village. Earlier, coroner Brian Sherrard said police should be given time to pursue a new lead that emerged last week. A partial palm print, found on a getaway van, was re-examined and, for the first time, linked to a suspect. Mr Sherrard said that, given the significance of the evidence, the PSNI should be allowed the opportunity to investigate it. "My obligation to the deceased, to the families of the deceased and to the community as a whole, and in the interests of justice, demand that the police be allowed the opportunity to investigate this new lead. "That, however, cannot be an open-ended opportunity," the coroner said. "I am acutely aware that more than 40 years have passed since the attack and that those closest to the deceased require answers while they are fit enough to participate." Judge Sherrard said the discovery of the print had "shaken the confidence of a number of families who now wonder who to believe and what they can believe." He said this was "quite understandable given the timing". "These families wish the inquest to push on despite this development as they see it as the best way for them to gain an insight into the deaths all those years ago," he said. But he argued that the discovery of the palm print was likely to prove "invaluable" in allowing the inquest to answer key questions. "This is the first and best opportunity since 1976 to establish a verifiable link between the person who has been identified and the attack. That link may produce many more leads," he said. The coroner said a timetable would be put in place and that families will be advised as to the progress of the investigation. The ten men were taken from their minibus as they made their way home from work at mill in Glenanne and shot dead by IRA gunmen in January 1976. One Catholic man was allowed to escape. No one has ever been convicted over the atrocity. Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, Sinn FÃ©in, said it was absolutely incredible that it took somebody 40 years to come up with the palm print finding. He was asked about the situation at a meeting of the Assembly's Executive committee on Wednesday. However, after he said he was surprised about the palm print, the committee chairman, Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt, asked him not to say anything else in case it was sub judice. The inquest is expected to resume on 21 June.

Summary: An inquest into the 1976 Kingsmills massacre has been adjourned until later this month.


George Bender, 68, took his own life on October 14. He had spent much of the past decade locked in negotiations with CSG (Coal Seam Gas) companies who wanted to drill 18 wells on his properties. Encroaching gas exploration across Australia has pitted miners against farmers, who fear the environmental and health impact of CSG. Mr Bender's daughter Helen made an emotional plea on this subject on live television panel show Q&A. "On Saturday we buried my father," Helen Bender said. "When will farmers be given the right to say no to CSG companies?" She spoke about how the issue had disillusioned her father: "One of the last things my father said, 'No one is listening, why am I wasting my time?'" she said. In response to her comments Australia's rural health minister said she wanted laws to allow farmers to refuse miners onto their land. Senator Fiona Nash said the "simple answer" to the complex issue would be legislative change to empower farmers. Helen Bender's name then began trending on social media sites, a reflection of the potency of the debate among the Australian public. However, Federal Opposition Minister for Rural Affairs Joel Fitzgibbon who was also on the panel on the show said that Australia had enjoyed "enormous wealth through the extraction of coal and iron ore and other commodities, and now CSG". He added that it was a complex policy area and that responsibility for mining leases lies with individual state governments. "In my view to be honest [it] is not going to change anytime soon because the extraction of those resources is too significant to the national economy," Mr Fitzgibbon replied. One report said that the CSG sector had seen growth in jobs, income and consumption in Queensland which is the centre of much of the industry in Australia.

Summary: An emotional plea by the daughter of an anti-natural gas campaigner who took his own life has re-ignited a debate about the rights of farmers.


Dele Alli starred on a memorable night in Berlin as Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy and Eric Dier scored England's goals. So how did England's players fare overall? Chief football writer Phil McNulty runs the rule over the players on duty. Sad night for a good goalkeeper - carrying an injury before making his mistake for Toni Kroos' goal. Excellent going forward but still questions to answer defensively. Superb cross for Vardy's goal. Part of an uncertain looking central defence but did better than Gary Cahill. Had a mixed season for Chelsea and was flawed here. Looks uncertain against the highest class and was caught out for Mario Gomez's goal, getting exposed by Emre Can's cross. Not a bad England debut and did not do his Euro 2016 chances any harm. With no standout candidates at left-back deserves another opportunity. Another who has put his name firmly into Hodgson's plans for Euro 2016. Very solid in central midfield without being spectacular and capped it all with that towering injury-time header that gave England an outstanding victory. Hard to see how he will flourish for England against elite opposition. Hard working but real impact minimal. Another who was on the periphery. Talented player but did nothing to suggest he would be a starter in France when Hodgson's serious shake-up is complete. England's best player and lived up to the pre-match hype comparing him to former England captain Bryan Robson. Contributed in all areas and could have had a goal but was thwarted twice by Germany keeper Manuel Neuer. His fine performance was marred with a bad late miss. Trusted by Hodgson and back in the starting line-up for the first time in a year after injury. Worked hard in the wide positions and set up a couple of chances. Back in the fold. Excellent all-round performance from the Spurs striker. Worked hard, linked well and scored with clinical efficiency. A Euro 2016 starter. Did well to turn away Marco Reus' free-kick and could do nothing about Gomez's goal. What an impact. Brilliant flick brought England level and set up Alli for a chance he should have scored. One or two nice touches but little time to make a serious impact.

Summary: England mounted a stunning comeback to come from two goals behind to beat world champions Germany.


Earlier this month, the force said 24 people had been charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. On Friday, it said five more people had now been charged, bringing the total to 29 and they are all from the city. Police raided 35 addresses on 26 April during an operation involving 200 officers.

Summary: Twenty-nine people have been charged following drugs raids in Newport, Gwent Police has said.


The country's Football Association (CFA) is proposing the measure for loss-making clubs in order to try to curb the league's extravagant spending. Chinese clubs spent £331m during the country's winter transfer window, which was more than their English Premier League counterparts in January. The proceeds from the tax would go into a government-run fund. If enforced, the measure would in effect double the fee for any player. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Chelsea striker Diego Costa are among the high-profile players to be linked with the Chinese Super League (CSL), with the transfer window open until 14 July. Media playback is not supported on this device In the last transfer window, Shanghai SIPG bought Brazil international Oscar for £60m from Chelsea, while Shanghai Shenhua spent £40m on Carlos Tevez. The Argentina striker signed a deal worth a reported £310,000 a week. At the time, a spokesperson for China's General Administration of Sport said clubs in the country were "burning money". Limits on the number foreign players in squads were put in place for the current season, which runs from March to November. Only three non-Chinese players can now be fielded in a fixture in a move the CFA hoped would tackle "irrational" spending. Costa was a target for Tianjin Quanjian but the club's owner, Shu Yuhui, said in January that a bid to sign the forward had been scuppered by new CSL rules limiting the number of foreign players. In each game next year, clubs will also have to field as many Chinese under-23 players as overseas players. BBC Sport's Simon Stone: The Chinese Super League transfer window has raised the potential for another massive deal being done for Wayne Rooney. A move to China is one of a number of options for Rooney, which also include remaining at United for the final year of his contract. However, he may wish to consider the fate of former team-mate Carlos Tevez, who joined Shanghai Shenhua on a mega deal earlier in the year. Neither the team nor Tevez are performing to expectations and when the Argentina international was spotted at a theme park after missing a game through injury this weekend, fans went on social media to condemn him, with one saying he has "the worst attitude in the team's history". Big money. Big demands.

Summary: Chinese Super League clubs face a 100% tax on signings as their mid-season transfer window opens on Monday.


The warning means South Korea is considered to pose significant threats to tourism, and Hong Kong residents are advised to cancel non-essential travel. South Korea confirmed a seventh death from the Mers infection on Tuesday, and 95 infections. The outbreak is the biggest since Mers was first detected in the Middle East. The latest victim was a 68-year-old woman with a pre-existing heart condition. She was infected at the same hospital as all the other victims so far. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) How dangerous is Mers? In pictures: How Seoul is dealing with outbreak The Hong Kong red alert is its second-highest level, and says people should "avoid non-essential travel to Korea, including leisure travel". The warning said anyone who did still visit South Korea should "avoid unnecessary visit to healthcare facilities" and take precautionary measures, including wearing a mask and washing hands. Ko Wing-man, secretary for Food and Health Bureau, said the measures had been taken in part because of the "frequent communication between Hong Kong citizens and South Koreans". Hong Kong was badly hit by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) outbreak in 2003, which was brought to the territory from Southern China by a doctor, so it is sensitive to new disease threats. Eight new Mers cases were confirmed in South Korea on Tuesday, a significant drop from the 23 new cases reported on Monday. The South Korean government believes the fact that all cases have been linked to hospitals which treated known patients means the virus can still be contained. All the fatalities have been people who were already unwell. As of Monday, 2,500 people who may have come into contact with the virus were under quarantine, said the Yonhap news agency, and nearly 1,900 schools have been closed. The first Mers case in South Korea was a man who became infected during a business trip to Saudi Arabia, where the disease was first identified three years ago. Medical authorities have been criticised for the way they have handled the outbreak. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon accused central government of not providing enough information to citizens about the virus. But Health Minister Moon Hyung-pyo rejected the claim, saying such comments risked increasing public concern. Are you in South Korea? Have your travel plans to South Korea been disrupted because of the Mers outbreak? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk Please leave a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can contact us on WhatsApp +44 (0)7525 900971

Summary: Hong Kong has issued a red alert warning against travel to South Korea, which is battling an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).


The activity of hundreds of genes was altered when people's sleep was cut to less than six hours a day for a week. Writing in the journal PNAS, the researchers said the results helped explain how poor sleep damaged health. Heart disease, diabetes, obesity and poor brain function have all been linked to substandard sleep. What missing hours in bed actually does to alter health, however, is unknown. So researchers at the University of Surrey analysed the blood of 26 people after they had had plenty of sleep, up to 10 hours each night for a week, and compared the results with samples after a week of fewer than six hours a night. More than 700 genes were altered by the shift. Each contains the instructions for building a protein, so those that became more active produced more proteins - changing the chemistry of the body. Sources: Mental Health Foundation and BBC Science Discover what disturbs your sleep the most Meanwhile the natural body clock was disturbed - some genes naturally wax and wane in activity through the day, but this effect was dulled by sleep deprivation. Prof Colin Smith, from the University of Surrey, told the BBC: "There was quite a dramatic change in activity in many different kinds of genes." Areas such as the immune system and how the body responds to damage and stress were affected. Prof Smith added: "Clearly sleep is critical to rebuilding the body and maintaining a functional state, all kinds of damage appear to occur - hinting at what may lead to ill health. "If we can't actually replenish and replace new cells, then that's going to lead to degenerative diseases." He said many people may be even more sleep deprived in their daily lives than those in the study - suggesting these changes may be common. Dr Akhilesh Reddy, a specialist in the body clock at the University of Cambridge, said the study was "interesting". He said the key findings were the effects on inflammation and the immune system as it was possible to see a link between those effects and health problems such as diabetes. The findings also tie into research attempting to do away with sleep, such as by finding a drug that could eliminate the effects of sleep deprivation. Dr Reddy said: "We don't know what the switch is that causes all these changes, but theoretically if you could switch it on or off, you might be able to get away without sleep. "But my feeling is that sleep is fundamentally important to regenerating all cells."

Summary: A run of poor sleep can have a potentially profound effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers.


The punishment is double the normal maximum sanction for a grade B offence. A spokesman for the Rugby Football League said the disciplinary panel used its discretion to amend the grading because of an aggravating factor. Shenton sustained an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury as a result of Boudebza's tackle. The 29-year-old Tigers skipper will have major surgery in the coming weeks. The incident occurred in the first half of Sunday's 16-16 draw in the first round of Super League fixtures at the KC Lightstream Stadium. Boudebza, who pleaded not guilty, was also fined £300. The suspension leaves Hull KR without a specialised hooker, with first-choice number nine Shaun Lunt sidelined after ankle surgery.

Summary: Hull KR hooker John Boudebza has been banned for four matches for the tackle that ended Castleford captain Michael Shenton's season.


The world's largest maker of passenger jets earned $1.70bn (Â£1.1bn) for the July-to-September period, up from $1.36bn a year ago. Revenue rose by about 9% to $25.85bn, with commercial aircraft deliveries up 7% to 199. The Chicago-based company also raised its 2015 sales and profits guidance. Revenue will be $95-97bn, up from the prior estimate of $94.5-96.5bn. Operating cashflow, Boeing's preferred performance measure, may be $9.5bn for the year, up from the $9bn the company estimated earlier in the year. Boeing's shares rose 2.8% to $142.82 in pre-market trading. Boeing said deliveries had surged on its backlog of orders. It delivered 126 of its narrow-body, short-haul 737 aircraft in the period, up from 120 a year ago. It made more 737 planes than all other commercial models combined. Its commercial backlog stands at $426bn, while it has $46.2bn of defence, space and security orders to fulfil. "By continuing to profitably deliver on our large and diverse backlog, we are driving strong growth in revenue, earnings and cash flow," said president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg. "Solid operating performance across our commercial and defence businesses during the quarter also supported our continued investment in innovation and our people, and our commitment to return cash to shareholders."

Summary: Aircraft maker Boeing has reported a 25% rise in quarterly profit, helped by an increase in deliveries of commercial aircraft.


A number of flags and banners were damaged overnight at the camp at Twaddell Avenue. The damage was reported at about 07:35 BST. Two men aged 21 and 22, and a 20-year-old woman were arrested shortly afterwards. They have been charged with criminal damage and provocative conduct. The woman has also been charged with theft. All three are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Loyalists have been protesting at Twaddell Avenue since July, after a decision to restrict an Orange Order parade.

Summary: Three people have been charged by police over a hate crime attack on a loyalist protest camp in north Belfast.


Scientists carried out a series of experiments to assess the economic and ecological importance of the nocturnal insect-eating mammals to farmers. Globally, bat populations are under pressure as a result of habitat loss and the spread of diseases. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "The results of this study are a testament to the value of ecosystem services," said co-author Josiah Maine from Southern Illinois University. (Source: US Fish & Wildlife Service) Bats videos, news and facts from BBC Nature In North America, many bat populations are under threat from a disease called White-Nose Syndrome. Since 2007, the disease has killed millions of bats and continues to spread. The US National Wildlife Health Centre estimated that bat populations in the north-east of the country have declined by about 80% since the first reported cases of bat fatalities as a result of the disease. It added: "The true ecological consequences of large-scale population reductions currently underway among hibernating bats are unknown. However, farmers might feel the impact." Mr Maine told BBC News that he was interested in finding out how effective bats were in terms of providing a pest control service to farmers growing corn (maize). The team constructed a number of exclosures (a controlled, open-air experimental area) measuring 20 metres by 20 metres and seven metres high, consisting of netting that was suspended by cables. "This netting allowed the insects to move freely but prevented bats from foraging in those areas," He explained. "We were only interested in excluding the bats so we constructed the exclosures so all the netting could be slid to one end so we could open them up during the day to allow birds to forage in the area." Using the data gathered from the field study and combining with other previously published data, the team was able to extrapolate the findings to a global scale and estimate a monetary value for the ecological service provided by bats in terms of pest control in cornfields. The team wrote: "We estimate that the suppression of herbivory by insectivorous bats is worth more than US$1bn globally on this crop alone." Mr Maine told BBC News: "Bear in mind that this figure does not take into account for the impacts of bats on the fungal diseases we found in the corn, or the micro-toxins produced by those fungal species. "It also does not account for the reduced amount of pesticides used in fields, as bats could be providing an additional valuable service to agriculture by suppressing pest populations below the threshold where pesticides are necessary." Farmers' friend According to the IUCN's Bat Specialist Group (BSG), bat species account for one fifth of all terrestrial mammals. As well as being an important predator of insects, bats are also considered to be key seed dispersers and pollinators for many plants. Yet, the BSG observed: "They are among the most endangered of the world's creatures, primarily because much of their habitat has been eliminated by human development or because they are persecuted. "Their loss has serious consequences for

Summary: Bats provide a service worth an estimated US $1bn (Â£649m) globally by controlling pests on corn crops, a study has suggested.


Malala Yousafzai is recovering in hospital in Birmingham after being shot on school bus on 9 October. Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital said she could make a good recovery. On Monday she was visited there by Pakistan minister Rehman Malik and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague. Mr Hague and Mr Malik, who were also accompanied by United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed, met surgeons and Malala's father Ziauddin. Mr Malik said the attack on Malala was "meant to tarnish the true face of Pakistan and to discourage those struggling for human liberties and for the democratisation of our society". He added: "Let me reassure our international friends that such acts of cowardice will not deter us and the whole Pakistani nation stands behind Malala and her cause." Mr Hague said Malala's "swift and full recovery is our absolute priority" and thanked the doctors at the hospital. He added: "The people of Pakistan have paid a high price from terrorism and extremism. "We will stand by all those who, like Malala, are courageously defending the rights of women in Pakistan and around the world." Malala's father arrived at the hospital on Friday to visit his daughter, saying he believed she would "rise again" to pursue her dreams. He had revealed how the Pakistani president had taken the decision to move Malala because of the need for a safe environment for her recovery. Doctors in Birmingham have said Malala is still weak but stands every chance of making a good recovery. The Pakistan Taliban said it carried out the attack because Malala was "promoting secularism". She had campaigned for the rights of girls to have an education and had written a diary for the BBC Urdu service when the Pakistan Taliban controlled her home area of Swat in 2009. Since the attack, the teenager has received thousands of goodwill messages from around the world.

Summary: Pakistan's interior minister has said a 15-year-old schoolgirl activist who was shot in the country by the Taliban is a "symbol of courage and determination" against "extremist ideology".


Five windows, including door panels, were smashed at Strawletterdallon Orange hall, near Newtownstewart in an attack discovered on Wednesday night. Police described it as a sectarian hate crime. The Orange Order said more windows were smashed at about 19:00 GMT on Thursday. The same hall was damaged five years ago in an arson attack. The damage to the hall discovered on Wednesday is thought to have been caused during the previous night. Inspector David McIlwaine said that the damage was caused to the rear of the building. An Orange Order spokesman described those responsible as "mindless thugs intent on causing community division." He said: "This was an act of wanton vandalism with the clear intention to cause damage and destruction to Orange property. "However, the culprits are actually harming the wider community and groups who use the hall as a social hub and meeting place." The Orange Order said that last year nine halls were targeted.

Summary: An Orange hall in County Tyrone has been attacked for the second time in two days.


The 27-year-old, who helped Roma finish second in Serie A last season, had been linked with a move to Premier League sides Chelsea and Manchester United. Bayern were looking for a defender after Spain international Javi Martinez was ruled out until the New Year with ruptured cruciate knee ligaments. Roma have replaced Benatia with Olympiakos defender Kostas Manolas.

Summary: German champions Bayern Munich have signed Morocco defender Mehdi Benatia from Roma for an undisclosed fee.


Sandwell Council has received back-to-back poor Ofsted ratings and was warned the service could be run externally. The announcement coincides with the release of Ofsted's latest inspection report which said "positive progress" has been made, the authority said. Unison said members could be balloted for industrial action if there were "no guarantees around pay and pensions". Tony Barnsley, Sandwell joint branch secretary, said council staff worked hard protecting children, "many with huge workloads". More updates on this story and others Birmingham and the Black Country He said the announcement "put a question mark" over workers' pay and pensions and guarantees were needed from the government. "It feels like a huge slap in the face really," he said. "Members have already indicated about action for a ballot to strike and if we don't get the guarantees we'll be faced with little choice but to go for the ballot process." Councillor Simon Hackett said the council did not agree with the trust model, but accepted the decision. The move follows a government warning last December that failing departments would have six months to improve or be taken over by high-performing councils or charities. Sandwell's children services was rated inadequate in June last year after another poor rating in 2013, which led to two resignations at the authority - a department boss and a cabinet member. Analysis: Rob Mayor, BBC WM Black Country Political Reporter This isn't the first authority to have a trust appointed - councils in Slough, Doncaster and just down the road Birmingham have all gone through the same. But this is another blow for Sandwell Council which last year said it "struggled to see how Ofsted came to the conclusion" that it's children's services were inadequate. The councillor in charge of the department Simon Hackett, who's previously ruled out resigning, says he doesn't think a trust is the best way to improve services, but making it a success is his "priority". Behind the scenes there are concerns about morale of staff in a department which has been under siege since an inadequate rating three years ago. Today the council is saying everything it can to reassure them as the trust takes over. Earlier this year, Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson announced Eleanor Brazil would be the new commissioner of children's services at the council. She recommended appointing a trust, he said. Mr Hackett, cabinet member for children's services, said he was disappointed with the decision and improvements had been made which were reflected in Ofsted's latest report. He added: "However we know there is more to do to improve the quality of social care and accept we must accelerate the pace of change. For this reason, we acknowledge intervention can help us reach the high standards we are determined to achieve.

Summary: A struggling children's services department is to be taken over by a government-appointed trust.


A loving spouse might spur you on to look after yourself better, they told a heart conference, based on their study of nearly a million UK adults. All of these people had high blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes. The married ones fared much better than those who were single. Dr Paul Carter and colleagues at Aston Medical School, who carried out the work, have already shown that marriage is linked to a better chance of surviving a heart attack. Their latest research, presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference, hints at why this might be. They suspect marriage helps buffer against big heart disease risk factors, including cholesterol and high blood pressure. The study looked at deaths from all causes, including heart disease. Men and women in their 50s, 60s and 70s with high cholesterol were 16% more likely to be alive at the end of the 14-year ACALM study if they were married rather than single. The same was true for diabetes and high blood pressure, with married people having a survival advantage. The picture was less clear for people cohabiting, separated, divorced or widowed. Also, the researchers did not test if the wedded people were in happy marriages. They suspect having someone special in your life is what's important, rather than simply getting hitched. Dr Carter said: "We need to unpick the underlying reasons a bit more, but it appears there's something about being married that is protective, not only in patients with heart disease but also those with heart disease risk factors. "We're not saying that everyone should get married though. "We need to replicate the positive effects of marriage and use friends, family and social support networks in the same way." Dr Mike Knapton, of the British Heart Foundation, said: "The take-home message is that our social interactions, as well as medical risk factors such as high blood pressure, are important determinants of both our health and wellbeing. "Whether you are married or not, if you have any of the main risk factors for heart disease, then you can call upon loved ones to help you to manage them."

Summary: Marriage appears to be good for your health, boosting your survival chances if you have a major heart risk factor such as high cholesterol, say researchers.


Owners Hanwha Chemical Corp said the blast happened during welding work to expand a waste water disposal facility. "Gas from the waste water, which had piled up inside the tank, was apparently ignited by the welding torch", a fire official told AFP. An investigation into whether negligence was the cause of the explosion is under way. The plant makes polyvinyl chloride used in wide range of products, such as cling film.

Summary: At least four people have been killed in South Korea in an explosion at a chemical plant in the city of Ulsan.


The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued dozens of warnings, most of them in Tayside. People in the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway have been asked to pay close attention to the weather forecast over Christmas Day into Boxing Day. Warnings were also in place on Christmas Eve covering Strathglass and Callander. Storm Eva is expected to bring further bad weather to areas which have already been badly affected. A weather warning of heavy rain is in place for much of southern Scotland from 15:00 on Christmas Day through to 23:45 on Boxing Day. Many roads across Dumfries and Galloway were affected by surface water or flooding on Christmas Eve and drivers were asked "slow down and take care". The A76 Dumfries to Kilmarnock road near to Drumlanrig Castle was reported as "flooded but passable". The B724 Annan to Dumfries "low road" was flooded with a road closure in place west of Cummertrees. In Dumfries itself, the Whitesands car parks were closed due to flooding in the area. High winds also affected the north of Scotland on Christmas Eve with gusty of 60mph to 70mph forecast and up to 80mph over the Western Isles. Eleven out of 26 Caledonian MacBrayne routes were disrupted but the situation was improving. Passengers were asked to check on the website, on Twitter @calmac_updates and also on the freephone number 0800 066 5400 for regular updates.

Summary: Many parts of Scotland are at risk of flooding over Christmas after more heavy rain affected the country.


Salem, the state capital, hired a herd of 75 goats to munch their way through plants like Armenian blackberry in the city's largest park. But costs came to more than five times the city would have spent on human landscapers, a report found. The goats also ate native plants among the invasive species, the report added. The six-week pilot programme ended last November and there are no plans to renew it, city officials said. Aside from their cost, the goats left behind a "heavily fertilized area", the city's public works operations manager Mark Becktel told the Statesman Journal. The park was also said to have a "barnyard aroma" due to the goats' presence.

Summary: Oregon will not be renewing a scheme which uses goats to eat invasive species due to rising costs and complaints over the animals' odour.


Senior Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi and several government ministers from the state of Punjab were among the large crowd attending the state funeral in Singh's home village. Singh, sentenced to death by Pakistan in 1991, died after being attacked with bricks by inmates in Lahore's jail. Delhi called the attack "barbaric". Indian PM Manmohan Singh has demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice. Sarabjit Singh had been convicted of spying and over his role in bomb attacks that killed 14 people in Pakistan in 1990. By Ravinder Singh RobinJournalist A 21-gun salute was fired as thousands of mourners gathered at the cremation ground in Bhikhiwind village, in Punjab's Tarn Taran district. Sarabjit Singh's sister, Dalbir Kaur, who had campaigned relentlessly for years to get her brother freed, lit the funeral pyre with help from a local politician. Singh's coffin was carried through village streets lined with thousands of spectators, before reaching the cremation ground. Thousands of policemen were deployed to ensure security. All roads leading to the small village on the India-Pakistan border were jammed with people trying to get to the venue. Earlier, Singh's body was kept in a local school where thousands of people visited since early on Friday to pay their respects. His coffin was kept on a platform, draped in the national flag, and visitors were seen putting flowers on his body. His wife, daughters and sister sat nearby, mourning, while some of the visitors raised slogans of "Long live Sarabjit" and "Death to Pakistan". His family always insisted he was innocent and had strayed into Pakistan by mistake when he was arrested. The issue risks stirring fresh tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours and long-time rivals, correspondents say. Meanwhile a Pakistani prisoner, Sanaullah Haq, suffered critical head injuries after he was attacked by a fellow inmate at the high-security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, in Indian-administered Kashmir. He has been admitted to intensive care at a Jammu hospital and doctors say he is in a coma. Police say Haq has been in prison for the past 17 years on militancy-related charges. His attacker, police say, is a former Indian army soldier convicted of murder. Reports said the attack happened on Friday morning after an argument between the two men. Pakistan's government issued a statement expressing "deep concern" over the attack and saying it had sought "immediate consular access" to Haq. The attack was "obvious retaliation" for the killing of Sarabjit Singh, it added. The body of 49-year-old Sarabjit Singh was flown to Amritsar, northern India, from Lahore on Thursday. Hundreds of mourners waited at the airport, describing Sarabjit Singh as a "martyr". His death triggered protests in India, as people burned Pakistani flags and accused Islamabad of a conspiracy to kill him. By Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent His body was handed over to his family in the village of Bhikhiwind for Friday's cremation. In a statement, Manmohan Singh called Sarabjit Singh "a brave son of India" and said the attack was "barbaric". "It is particularly regrettable that the government of Pakistan did not heed the pleas of

Summary: Sarabjit Singh, the Indian convicted of spying in Pakistan and killed in a Pakistani jail last week, has been cremated in India amid mass outrage.


Ten Greek medical associations lodged a complaint at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and were backed by the European Commission. The ECJ ruled in their favour, against Greek law. The court said that Greek doctors "may have to work more than 24 consecutive hours and even up to 32 hours". Greek healthcare has suffered major budget cuts under the EU bailout rules. In 2008-2012 the cut in healthcare spending totalled 25%, a European Parliament report says. According to the Athens government, the Greek healthcare system is short of 4,500 doctors as well as other medical and paramedical staff. But Michael Vlastarakos, President of the Panhellenic Medical Association, said another 5,000 doctors and 15,000 nurses were needed. In the public sector, where most people are cared for, doctors never get 11 hours' rest in a 24-hour period. Normally you get six to eight hours. In my hospital when you have a night shift you are off the next day, so you don't continue working. But provincial hospitals may have on-call every day - it depends how many doctors there are in each department, and many have a lack of doctors. They may do more than 24 hours continuously. In the financial crisis more people are coming to the public service to be seen and waiting lists for surgery have increased. Waiting times have lengthened between a normal appointment and surgery, and that creates much stress for everyone. They are not replacing medical staff who are on sick leave or who retire. Heavily indebted Greece has drastically cut public spending, to make savings demanded by its international creditors - the EU and International Monetary Fund - in three bailouts since 2010. The ECJ said Greek law violated the EU Working Time Directive, which stipulates that: 10% of GDP went on healthcare in 2009 4% of GDP is the expected spend for 2015 22% decline in allocated hospital funding in 2015 5,000 more doctors needed 15,000 more nurses needed On-call duty extended the time Greek doctors are required to be at work, the ECJ said. The ruling also criticised the Greek practice of postponing the 24-hour rest period for a week after the end of a doctor's on-call period. The working time rules do not apply to the private sector - but most Greeks use the public healthcare system. The economic think-tank OECD says Greece has the lowest number of nurses per 1,000 population in Europe.

Summary: The EU's top court says Greece is violating EU law by allowing doctors to work long hours without adequate rest.


Experts already know lots about the virus and how it attacks, but fighting it with a drug is newer territory. Since Ebola was first identified, in 1976, every outbreak has been contained with strict hygiene - isolation of patients and suspected patients, ensuring staff wore suitable protective clothing and carried out proper cleaning and disposal of clinical waste. There have been no drugs to do the job because developing them is extremely expensive, and, until now, the major pharmaceutical companies have not seen enough of a market. That's changing. The virus can enter the body via infected droplets (blood, vomit, faeces) through broken skin or mucous membranes such as the eyes, the lining of the nose or the mouth. Once inside, it rapidly multiplies in the blood, taking over and attacking cells. The disease is not airborne like flu. Very close direct contact with an infected person is required for the virus to be passed to another person. Infection may also occur through direct contact with contaminated bedding, clothing and surfaces. All of this has been known for nearly 40 years, but only now is the world really gearing up to the threat. Scientists are focusing their efforts on two approaches: There are lots of different experimental vaccines and drug treatments for Ebola under development, but they have not yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness. Experimental drugs such as ZMapp have already been given to patients in the current outbreak, but they have not saved all patients. Two US aid workers and a Briton recovered after taking it, but a Liberian doctor and a Spanish priest died. The medicine has only previously been tested on animals, and experts say it is still unclear whether the drug boosts chances of recovery. Stocks have been extremely limited, and the manufacturers of the drug say it will take months to increase production. One of the first therapies to reach the frontline could be the blood of survivors. They will have mounted an immune response capable of defeating the virus and antibodies that attack Ebola will still be loitering in their bloodstream. Taking blood and emptying it of blood cells leaves behind an antibody-packed plasma which can be injected into patients. In theory this should help the patient fight the virus. However, this has been tried only a handful of times before and it is unclear how effective it would be. Also this is not some perfectly manufactured drug or vaccine. The effectiveness of the serum could vary from survivor to survivor. The US, UK and Canada are testing different kinds of vaccine in controlled clinical trials. The aim is to have 20,000 doses that could be used in West Africa by early next year. Normally it would take years of human trials before a completely new vaccine was approved for use. But such is the urgency of the Ebola outbreak that experimental vaccines are being fast-tracked at an astonishing rate. Russia recently announced it is also developing three vaccines, with one being ready for clinical trials within three months. David Heymann, professor of

Summary: With the death toll rising and the disease still spreading, the race is on to find a treatment for Ebola.


The gunmen had approached the restaurant from Lido beach on Thursday evening, firing on diners. Twenty people were killed. Militants also detonated two car bombs nearby. Al-Shabab said it was behind the attack. The group has carried out frequent assaults on the Somali capital. Who are al-Shabab? Al-Shabab divided by IS call Lido beach: Sun, surf and... grenades? Troops then besieged the attackers at the restaurant for eight hours. It was not immediately clear how many of the militants were killed or captured. The Somali authorities said the leader of the attack had been arrested. Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke condemned the killings as "barbaric". There are varying reports about how the attack started but it appears that as the first car bomb went off, at around 19:30 local time (16:30 GMT) on Thursday, the gunmen stormed the area. "They randomly fired at the people sitting near the beach before entering the restaurant,'' witness Ahmed Nur told Associated Press. Twenty people were injured in addition to those killed, police said. After the evening prayer, I went to Lido beach, in particular Beach View restaurant. When I was there about 30 minutes, and I was spending time with my friends including journalists, we saw bullets raining on us. A good number of people were seated around me, there was a wedding ceremony at the hall of the restaurant. We started running towards the door, but before I reached it we heard a loud explosion. I saw some people jumping from the second floor. Bullets were flying all over the place, and there was another explosion. Then everyone got confused. I personally saw three wounded people. I did not see those who have been harmed by the explosions. I think the car was parked near the main door of the restaurant. Lido beach, on the northern edge of Mogadishu, attracts thousands of mostly young Somalis who come to relax and enjoy the beach and the surf. Several restaurants have opened up along the beach front in recent years, and people would have been sitting out in front of them when the attacks began. Al-Shabab, which has links to al-Qaeda, was ousted from Mogadishu in August 2011, but still has a presence in large areas of southern Somalia. The group stormed an African Union military base last week in southern Somalia, killing dozens of Kenyan troops.

Summary: Somali security forces have retaken control of a popular beachside restaurant in Mogadishu after a deadly attack there by Islamist militants.


The power switch could short-circuit, causing parts to overheat and potentially leading to a fire, the company said. It is the latest in a string of recalls by the carmaker. Toyota has already recalled some 10 million cars globally that were fitted with faulty air bags linked to a number of deaths. The defective window switch affects models including the Yaris model as well as the Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Highlander and others. The recall only affects cars produced between 2005 and 2010. Of the total, about 2.7 million cars were sold in North America, 1.2 million in Europe, and 600,000 in Japan, the company said. The firm explained that modules in a switch related to the electric window might have been lubricated inconsistently during manufacturing. Debris caused by wear from the electrical contact points can accumulate and cause a short-circuit. This could in turn cause the switch to overheat and melt, potentially leading to a fire. Toyota said it was not aware of any accidents caused by the glitch.

Summary: Japanese carmaker Toyota has said it will recall 6.5 million vehicles globally over a faulty window switch.


North Yorkshire Chief Constable Dave Jones steps in following David Crompton's suspension after the jury concluded the 96 victims were unlawfully killed. Mr Crompton's initial replacement, deputy Dawn Copley, stood down after her appointment was criticised. Mrs Copley had been investigated over her conduct with another force. As agreed with North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan, Mr Jones will remain in post until a permanent appointment is made, Ms Mulligan's South Yorkshire counterpart Dr Alan Billings said. "I am confident that he will be able to move the force forward to a position where trust and confidence in the force can begin to be restored," said Dr Billings. David Crompton, who was due to retire in November after four years in the post, was suspended after what Dr Billings described as "an erosion of trust and confidence in South Yorkshire Police". Mr Crompton and the force have faced continuing criticism not only in relations to Hillsborough but also over its handling of investigations into child sexual exploitation. Mr Jones began his career in Greater Manchester and was Assistant Chief Constable for Police Service Northern Ireland until moving to North Yorkshire in 2013. He said he realised he was taking the post at a very difficult period and said he wanted to make a difference. "First and foremost, I will engage with those communities both inside and outside of South Yorkshire who have been let down by the police service," Mr Jones said. "I want to understand how their confidence in policing has been affected, and work with them to build it back up and restore pride back into the police service." He added he would be seeking support for a full review of South Yorkshire Police. The Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Tim Madgwick, has been named as the temporary chief of that force.

Summary: South Yorkshire Police has appointed its second interim chief in the wake of the Hillsborough inquests.