Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson says the London 2012 games did change views of disabled athletes - but that has not been reflected in the wider community. She told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement that some disabled people are still seen as benefit scrounges. "We're still kind of lost behind other minority groups," she said. The comments from the former athlete and House of Lords crossbencher come on National Paralympic Day. She said the success of the games three years ago meant that Paralympians are now accepted as elite athletes, something she regarded as a hugely important step. But she told Sunday Supplement's Vaughan Roderick: "The reality is that disability hate crime figures are the worse they've been in 10 years of reporting. "Disabled people are portrayed in three different ways: you're either a Paralympian, you're a benefit scrounger, or you're a victim and you can't really crossover. "The vast majority of disabled people aren't benefit scroungers. There's a huge number that don't claim anything at all. "I think we're in a very difficult place, but that's partly because now you see disabled people integrated into society which you didn't see 20 years ago." The peer said she had hoped the Equality Act that came into force three years ago would help signal a major shift in the way people approached disability issues. "We're still a long way from equality and the disability rights movement has struggled so when the Equality Act came in, I was really hopeful that actually for disabled people, it would mean a really big step forward. "But it hasn't been and we're still kind of lost behind other minority groups." She said there have been improvements, but added: "I'd like to see more equality for disabled people and that then filters into sport and physical activity. "You know disabled people need to be fit, healthy, have the same opportunities as everyone else and have the same opportunities to go into elite support. "The Paralympics can help drive that change. It can't do it all, but it can help change attitudes."

Summary: More still needs to be done to shift perceptions towards people with disabilities, says Wales' most successful Paralympian.


They are holding an inquiry into the procedure, used to ease incontinence, after some women experienced painful complications. Last year, the then Scottish health secretary Alex Neil urged health boards to suspend use of the implants. Adam Slater, a US compensation lawyer, said "women are not told the truth" about the devices. He was lead trial counsel in the first pelvic mesh trial against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, resulting in a compensatory and punitive damages verdict of $11.1m. Giving evidence to members of the Scottish Parliament committee via videoconference, Mr Slater said the closest comparison to the mesh implant situation he could think of was asbestos. He said: "Something that was thought to be a wonderful invention for a long time and now everybody in the world knows it's something you wouldn't want to go near. "It's the closest analogy I can find to these horrible devices that are now in so many women." The committee is considering calls to suspend mesh implant operations. Operations continue to be carried out by some health boards despite the health secretary's call to stop using them. Mr Slater has worked almost exclusively on mesh cases in the US since 2007 and is currently the lead counsel for more than 7,000 cases in New Jersey. He said some doctors are now refusing to use the devices, with one even branding them a "social cancer". He told MSPs that studies into the safety of mesh have been influenced by manufacturers, who enjoy a "close relationship" with regulators of the products. The lawyer said thousands of women in the US are suing both manufacturers and doctors on the grounds that mesh devices are defective or that there was a failure to warn them about the dangers and complications. The US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), indicated last April that it plans to reclassify mesh for pelvic organ prolapse as "high risk", but is yet to do so. Mr Slater urged UK regulator the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to "look at the studies that are relied on by the mesh manufacturers". "Most of the studies they rely on are written or investigated by paid consultants," he said. "I would throw those in the garbage immediately because if somebody is being paid by the manufacturer, there is a financial bias." He added: "There has never been a high-level study...that has ever been done that has proven the mesh to be safe and effective."

Summary: Vaginal mesh implants are as dangerous as asbestos, MSPs on Holyrood's petitions committee have been told.


He was travelling on a United Airlines flight from Rome to Chicago on Saturday that was diverted to Belfast International Airport. The 42-year-old, who has dual US-Italian nationality, has also been charged with disruptive behaviour on board an aircraft and common assault. He is due to appear before Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday. The plane resumed its journey on Sunday afternoon.

Summary: A man is to appear in court charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft on a transatlantic flight.


The governing body said it had been "deliberately misled" by the club about a deal to sell player transfer fee rights to an outside investor. FC Twente says it will not appeal. Fifa has banned third-party player ownership as a threat to the game's integrity because investors can inflate transfer fees to make a profit. The Dutch FA says the punishment, including a 45,250 euros (£34,000) fine, follows Twente's failure to reveal full details of a third-party ownership contract with Malta-based Doyen Sports Investments. The Enschede-based club won their only Dutch League title under Steve McClaren, now the Newcastle boss, in 2009-10 but are currently third from bottom in the Dutch Eredivisie. FC Twente said that the sanctions would "hit hard at the heart of our club". Twente's professional licence will be revoked if they fail to fully cooperate with an independent investigation into the club's structure, added the Dutch FA.

Summary: FC Twente have been banned from European competition for three years by the Royal Netherlands Football Association.


Matilda Winkleman has undergone several operations for severe burns since it happened last year and is now recovering. But what should parents consider when they're buying a fancy dress outfit? Firstly Halloween costumes are classed as toys which means that, by law, they don't have to be as fire retardant as normal children's clothing. Some stores have voluntarily agreed to make theirs as resistant as children's nightwear. BBC News NI tested four costumes bought randomly from a variety of stores. The good news is all four performed well, all self-extinguished and didn't accelerate into a fireball. One costume said on the label it had been subjected to additional fire safety testing and it performed the best. Kevin O'Neill from the Fire and Rescue Service said: "These are toys. Toys have a lower fire safety requirement. They have a lower fire safety standard. Just be aware of that and take measures. "One of those measures is to ensure children are wearing clothes under the costume. "They should be wearing woollen tights for example or a woollen jumper or jeans. That way it gives some protection that if they were to catch fire you've still got a barrier between the garment and your skin". If the worst does happen, Mr O'Neill said children should know the 'stop, drop and roll' drill. "Stop what you're doing, get on the ground and roll. Allow the ground to be the means of suffocating a fire and not a person's hands".

Summary: The case of TV presenter Claudia Winkleman's daughter, whose Halloween costume brushed by a candle and burst into flames, has put the issue of fire safety firmly in the headlines.


Ministers have said it would be wrong to give a guarantee without a similar deal for Britons abroad, which they say they will seek in Brexit negotiations. But the Commons backed a Labour motion urging a rethink by 245 votes to two, as government MPs largely abstained. Leading Leave campaigner Boris Johnson was among several Tory rebels to vote against the government. The government had tried to avoid a Commons vote because defeat seemed likely - but Labour forced a division following its opposition day debate. The motion is not binding on the government but it acts as a signal of MPs' views on the subject. Mr Johnson supported Labour's call for ministers to "commit with urgency" to giving the estimated three million EU nationals in the UK the right to remain after the country has left the EU. He told MPs: "I would like to set on record that countless times the Vote Leave campaign gave exactly this reassurance to people from other EU countries that live and work here and it is very disappointing that this is being called into question. "It think it's absolutely right to issue the strongest possible reassurance to EU nationals in this country, not just for moral or humanitarian reasons, but very, very sound economic reasons too. "They are welcome, they are necessary, they are a vital part of our society and I will be passionately voting for this motion tonight." Home Secretary Theresa May, who backed staying in the EU, has been criticised - including by many Conservative MPs - for failing to guarantee EU citizens already in the UK the right to remain. She has said the issue will play a part in negotiations with the EU, as the UK maps out its withdrawal. Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham accused Mrs May of using EU citizens as "bargaining chips". He claimed Mrs May was trying to "woo" Conservative Party members in her bid to become the next leader and prime minister. Criticising her absence from the debate, Mr Burnham accused Mrs May of an "abdication of leadership". But immigration minister James Brokenshire - who faced criticism from MPs across the political spectrum over the government's stance - rejected the claim it was treating EU citizens as "bargaining chips". "In the approach the government takes and the agreements we make, we will never treat EU citizens as pawns in some kind of cynical game of negotiation chess." He said the government's aim was to secure a "fair deal" for EU nationals in the UK and Britons living abroad in other European countries. In a statement on Wednesday evening after the Commons vote, Mr Burnham said MPs' decision was "a victory for common sense and decency". "With this emphatic result, it is impossible to see how the government can now reverse what is the clear will of the House of Commons. "Theresa May should accept the decision of the House and confirm the legal status of EU nationals without delay," he added.

Summary: MPs have put pressure on the government to guarantee EU nationals living in the UK the right to stay after Brexit.


Algerian Interior Minister Daho Ould Kabila said troops had surrounded the living quarters at In Amenas, where some 20 people were being held. Norwegian, French, British, US and Japanese citizens are among them. Mr Ould Kabila said the militants wanted to leave Algeria with the hostages, which he would not allow. Earlier, the AFP news agency quoted one worker as saying the militants had demanded the release of 100 Islamist prisoners. Another report said they wanted France to end its military operation in Mali. Dozens of Algerian workers were meanwhile said to have been released. The In Amenas gas field is operated by the Algerian state oil company, Sonatrach, along with the British oil company BP and Norway's Statoil. It is situated about 1,300km (800 miles) south-east of the capital, Algiers, and about 60km (37 miles) west of the Libyan border. At a news conference on Wednesday evening, Mr Kabila said a heavily armed "terrorist group" using three vehicles had attacked a bus carrying workers from In Amenas at about 05:00 (04:00 GMT). The attackers were repelled by police who had been escorting the bus, but a Briton and an Algerian national had been killed, he said. Two other British nationals, a Norwegian, two police officers and a security guard were also hurt in the firefight, he added. Afterwards, the militants drove to the gas facility's living quarters and took a number of Algerian and foreign workers hostage. They were being held in one wing of the living quarters, which the security services and army had now surrounded, Mr Kabila said. "Since then, they've been facing off. The security forces are consolidating their position around the base," he added. "It seems [the militants] want to leave the region, to leave the country with the hostages. This is completely unacceptable for the Algerian authorities." The minister said nearby border crossings had been closed as a precaution and that the foreign ministry was in contact with diplomats from the hostages' countries. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed that the hostages included "a number of British nationals", adding: "This is therefore a very dangerous situation." Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said 13 Norwegian employees of Statoil were believed held hostage at the gas facility. US state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed that Americans were among those seized, while Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore said one of its nationals was a hostage. Japanese news agencies, citing unnamed government officials, said there were three Japanese hostages. Mr Kabila said the militants were from Algeria and were operating under orders from Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a senior commander of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) before late last year, when he set up his own armed group after apparently falling out with other leaders. Earlier, a man claiming to be a spokesman for the militants told BBC Arabic that al-Qaeda had carried out the attack. He claimed that they had allowed Algerian workers to leave the gas facility and were only holding foreign nationals. A list of demands had been sent to Algerian authorities, and the hostages would be killed

Summary: Islamist militants have attacked and occupied a gas facility in Algeria, killing a Briton and an Algerian and taking foreign workers hostage.


The billionaire who has cast himself as the law and order candidate seemed ready to commit the democratic felony of refusing to accept defeat at the polls. The property tycoon, who has regularly used legal action, and the threat of it, to build his business empire, appeared to cling to the hope that he could litigate his way to the White House - if, as seems increasingly likely, voters hand the keys to Hillary Clinton. In a stab at damage limitation, he has since modified his position. Trump now says he will accept a "clear result," but reserves the right to mount a legal challenge in the event of a "questionable result". But his original remarks, watched by millions of shell-shocked voters, are hard to walk back. He cannot evoke that old locker room maxim - what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unsubstantiated claims that this election is rigged has now become the core message of his stump speech, and it seems targeted at 9 November rather than 8 November - a pre-emptive attempt to rationalise defeat the morning after rather than to mobilise supporters on polling day. Not only does this approach seem irresponsible but also counter-productive, for it runs the risk of depressing Republican turnout. Why vote, his more conspiratorial-minded supporters might think, if the fix is already in? Threats of legal challenges may well be Trumpian bluster. His promise to sue the New York Times for publishing accusations from women that he allegedly molested them have so far come to nought. As for saying during the debate he would hold the electorate in "suspense", it sounded like a fading reality TV star clamorous for viewers, fearful his show was about to be cancelled because of sliding ratings. Grace in defeat is not just a feature of the American system, but one of its more elegant pillars. John McCain's concession speech in 2008 is widely regarded as the noblest of his career. John Kerry accepted the outcome in 2004, despite claims of voter irregularities in the decisive battleground state of Ohio. In 1960, when only 113,000 votes out of the 68 million cast separated the candidates, Richard Nixon conceded, even though he would have been forgiven for mounting a more forceful legal challenge, given the allegations of voter fraud in Texas and Illinois. There, Chicago's mayor Richard Daley was alleged to have conjured up enough phantom votes to make sure Illinois remained in John F Kennedy's column. GOP officials carried out investigations and mounted legal challenges in a number of battleground states, but Nixon was publicly acquiescent. The then vice-president told friends he did not want to come across as a sore loser, nor spark a constitutional crisis. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas debate, Trump surrogates cited the more recent example of the contested 2000 election, when Al Gore dramatically withdrew his concession on election night while in his limousine on the way to deliver a speech accepting defeat. But Gore wasn't challenging the results of the election. Rather, he was calling for a recount of the

Summary: Sounding more like the potentate of some palm-dotted tropical island than a presidential candidate, Donald Trump twice declined to say during the final televised debate whether he would accept the results of the 2016 election.


Muslim Youth Focus Group organised the event to voice concerns about issues such as radicalisation. The event was held as it emerged four teenage girls who were barred from travelling abroad were from the same school attended by three girls already thought to have fled to Syria. All seven attend Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets. The name of the school was revealed after reporters argued it was in the public interest. The event was aimed at young British Muslims to help create a platform for them to discuss issues such as Islamophobia, Islamic State and the war in Syria. In mid-February, police raised concerns following the disappearance of Kadiza Sultana, 16, Shamima Begum, 15, and Amira Abase, 15, from their homes in east London. Shamima used the passport of her 17-year-old sister to leave the UK, police have said. Young people, police, teachers, faith leaders and Muslims from the world of entertainment gathered at the Muslim Youth Festival to explore views on what it means to be a Muslim today. Role models spoke at the event including music star Naughty Boy, whose real name is Shahid Khan, and has been working with Zayn Malik, who recently announced he was leaving One Direction. Imam, Dr Mohammed Fahim of South Woodford Mosque said: "Young British Muslims, irrespective of their ethnicities or gender, should feel proud to live in a country like Britain which respects human rights and gives them equal opportunities and permits them to practice their religion without any fear or oppression."

Summary: Hundreds of young British Muslims have attended a festival in London on how to divert people away from extremism.


The lender was the biggest faller on Germany's main stock market before paring back the losses. Talks between chief executive John Cryan and the US Department of Justice ended without agreement at the weekend, according to reports. The bank has been under intense pressure over the size of the fine. Mr Cryan was in the US for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's autumn meetings. Some investors had hoped that while he was there, he might negotiate down a settlement for the bank's mis-selling of mortgage-backed securities. Others, though, said it was always unlikely the bank could strike a deal with the US authorities so quickly. Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said: "Deutsche Bank hasn't as yet been able to come to any agreement with the US Justice Department as it looks to overcome the hurdle of the prospect of a rather large fine. "Talks are continuing while the bank looks at potentially spinning off a stake in its asset management division in order to free up some extra capital." Terry Torrison, managing director at McLaren Securities, said the bank was "never going to sort out the US issues that quickly". Deutsche Bank's shares touched 33-year lows at the end of September, before recovering slightly in recent days, over fears its finances are not strong enough to handle a large US fine. The bank declined to comment on reports Mr Cryan had failed to reach a deal. The share price recovered to close slightly up by the end of trading.

Summary: Deutsche Bank shares dropped in early trade on reports that its boss failed to reach a swift deal with the US over lowering a $14bn (£11.3bn) fine.


Sixteen new officials were charged by the US Department of Justice on 3 December. This is in addition to the 14 people - nine Fifa officials and five corporate executives - indicted on corruption charges at the end of May, some of whom have now been convicted. Several other individuals and entities have pleaded guilty and have been convicted. Here we take a closer look at some of those who have faced charges that include racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. Seventy-two-year-old Jack Warner from Trinidad and Tobago was a member of Fifa's executive committee from 1983 to 2011, when he resigned amid allegations he had bribed Caribbean associates. At the time he said he had been "hung out to dry", insisting that the giving of gifts had been part of Fifa culture during his 30 years in the organisation. He was also president of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) until 2011. After he resigned, Fifa dropped its inquiry into whether he was involved in any corruption. Mr Warner returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where he became minister of security. He resigned from the post in 2013 when a Concacaf ethics panel accused him of enriching himself through fraud. He was arrested at the request of the US authorities in Trinidad on 27 May and faces extradition proceedings. He was bailed after surrendering his passport. Fifa's ethics committee has banned him from football activities for life. Jeffrey Webb, 51, from the Cayman Islands, was a Concacaf president and one of seven Fifa vice-presidents. He succeeded Jack Warner in both posts. He is also a former member of Fifa's Transparency and Compliance Committee. He enjoyed the backing of Fifa president Sepp Blatter, 77, who singled him out as his possible successor to head Fifa. Webb was one of seven men arrested in Zurich, Switzerland, on 27 May. He pleaded guilty in November to racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud conspiracy and three counts of money laundering conspiracy. He has agreed to forfeit more than $6.7m (Â£4.4m). Mr Li, a Costa Rican of Chinese origin, is the president of the Costa Rican Football Federation. He was elected to Fifa's executive committee but was arrested and indicted in Switzerland in May, two days before he was due to take up the post. Mr Li was voted Personality of the Year 2014 in Costa Rica after the national football team stunned its rivals by reaching the quarter-finals in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. On becoming president of the Costa Rican Football Federation, he said: "There's no Arab sheikh who can buy tickets to the kind of events us leaders of world football have access to." He is charged with racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering. Mr Li agreed to extradition from Switzerland to the US in December. He has pleaded not guilty in New York to 19 charges. Jose Maria Marin, 83, was president of the Brazilian Football Confederation from March 2012 to April 2015. He is a former football

Summary: The US has now charged some 40 individuals and entities following an investigation into corruption in football's world governing body Fifa.


The 28-year-old, who was videoed while in his native Ivory Coast, apologised after pictures of him were published in a national newspaper. The Premier League club said the player's action were not "appropriate" and he had been "reminded" of his role model responsibilities. Tiote said: "I deeply regret my actions and I am sorry for any offence caused." He added: "I realise that as a professional footballer, I have a responsibility to many people, including the club and its supporters and it is important for me to set a good example to others with my behaviour on and off the pitch." A statement from the club said: "Newcastle United has been made aware of a video of Cheick Tiote driving while holding a bottle of alcohol, which is understood to have been filmed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. "Clearly his actions were not appropriate. The club have spoken privately with Cheick and reminded him of his significant responsibilities as a representative of Newcastle United and a role model." The player signed a new six-and-a-half-year deal at Newcastle in February 2011.

Summary: Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has been filmed driving while holding an open bottle of champagne.


Exeter suffered a blow on five minutes when, after narrowly failing to connect with a Ryan Harley cross, Robbie Simpson landed awkwardly and was stretchered from the field of play in considerable pain. Blackpool went in front on 19 minutes when Christy Pym spilled Brad Potts' shot and Colin Daniel tapped in the rebound. The away side then went 2-0 in front on 39 minutes when a poor punch by Exeter goalkeeper Pym went straight to Potts, 15 yards out, and he lashed a first-time volley into the back of the net. Exeter pulled a goal back on the stroke of half-time and it owed much to the great work and perseverance of Jack Stacey, who got down the right and crossed low for Ollie Watkins to ram the ball in from eight yards. Exeter had plenty of the ball in the second half but found chances hard to come by until, in stoppage time, Reuben Reid stooped to head in Watkins' cross to grab a deserved equaliser for the Grecians. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Exeter City 2, Blackpool 2. Second Half ends, Exeter City 2, Blackpool 2. Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Clark Robertson. Attempt missed. David Wheeler (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation. Joel Grant (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool). Attempt missed. Clark Robertson (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner. Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Jordan Moore-Taylor. Goal! Exeter City 2, Blackpool 2. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross. Attempt missed. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Sam Slocombe. Attempt saved. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt saved. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Foul by Joel Grant (Exeter City). Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing. Substitution, Blackpool. Danny Philliskirk replaces Bright Samuel. Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Cullen replaces Jamille Matt. Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Will Aimson. Ian Black (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Ryan Harley (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Ian Black (Blackpool). Substitution, Exeter City. Joel Grant replaces Lloyd James. Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Black replaces Sanmi Odelusi. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City). Jordan Flores (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Exeter City. Reuben Reid replaces Liam McAlinden. Jordan Flores (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Ollie Watkins (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by

Summary: Exeter City fought back from two goals down to salvage a point in a draw at home to Blackpool.


He said he felt like an "amateur" when repeatedly overtaken in Canada and in Japan called the engine "embarrassing". "The actions we need to take next year to be competitive [are] quite extreme," the two-time champion said. "For big problems you need big solutions, and I think maybe that helped a bit for the big solutions." Media playback is not supported on this device McLaren's season featured a constant stream of reliability problems, grid penalties for using too many engine parts and uncompetitive performances, largely as a result of the fact Honda's engine was by far the worst in the sport. McLaren's best results were a fifth place each for Alonso and team-mate Jenson Button. Alonso, in an exclusive interview for the BBC F1 Review show, admitted that he "knew they could broadcast" his message in Japan, when he likened the Honda power-unit to one from the GP2 feeder formula, where engines have a third less power than in F1. But he added: "A lot of radio messages they didn't broadcast, a lot of in-laps where we were very thankful of the team because it was very difficult. "Sometimes they change three engines, we were taking one point, two point, close to the points. A lot of positive messages they never broadcast. In Japan, when they broadcast that, probably I knew they could broadcast it." Button, who also made some withering remarks about the car's performance over the radio and joined Alonso in waving from the podium in Brazil after both were knocked out in the first part of qualifying, said: "Most of the stuff I've said has been useful to the team. "Some is jokey, because I think you have to have a laugh in some situations when it is as tough as it is for us now or else you go crazy. "Otherwise you get angry and you don't want to get angry with the team because we are all there doing the best we can and we are one team, and I don't want to let them down. "But sometimes you have to let a bit of emotion out and that's what I've done over the last few races." Alonso said that McLaren's performance had made it difficult for him to maintain in 2015 the high standards for which he has become famous in F1. "I don't think it was the best of me," he said. "I had some good races but here and there not consistent enough." He singled out his qualifying lap in Japan, which he said at the time was one of the best of his career, and his race at the US Grand Prix as his personal highlights of his season. "In Suzuka, one of the best," Alonso said. "In Austin, it was one of the best - for the first 20 laps in the damp conditions, eight or nine of them I was quicker than Lewis (Hamilton), who was leading the race. "But I could not keep that top level of performance consistently enough. "Sometimes because of the lack of laps, sometimes because of

Summary: Fernando Alonso says his criticisms of McLaren's Honda engine over team radio helped focus the company on the need to make drastic changes.


Human Rights Watch (HRW) said at least 72 civilians had been killed in the strikes and the bloc needed to bear responsibility where appropriate. But Nato's spokeswoman said the campaign was conducted "with unprecedented care and precision". She said Nato "did everything possible to minimise risks to civilians". "But in a complex military campaign, that risk can never be zero," spokeswoman Oana Lungescu acknowledged. She added that the alliance "looked into each credible allegation" of harm to civilians and "confirmed that the specific targets struck by Nato were legitimate military targets". Aircraft from the US, the UK and France conducted most of the 9,658 strike sorties last year, targeting forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The point of the Nato air campaign in Libya last year was to protect civilians, so how many innocent people died is still a sensitive issue, BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall reports. In its report published on Monday , the US-based HRW said it had examined in detail evidence of claims of civilian deaths from eight separate Nato strikes. In one instance, it said a first bomb killed 14 people and a second, moments later, killed 18 more who had rushed to help victims. "We're calling for prompt, credible and thorough investigations," HRW's Fred Abrahams, the main author of the report, told BBC News. Mr Abrahams says Nato refuses to acknowledge the deaths and has offered no compensation to families. "Until now, Nato has taken a position of denial," he said. "I think it will lead to unnecessary civilian deaths in the future if Nato refuses to look at what went wrong and make corrections." In March, another human rights organisation, Amnesty International, said it had documented 55 cases of named civilians, including 16 children and 14 women, killed in air strikes. It said Nato had failed to investigate these cases thoroughly. Source: Nato Adel Ebsat, a relative of three victims who died from an air strike near the eastern town of Zlitan, told the BBC he had repeatedly asked the Libyan government to launch a case against Nato and for an investigation to be carried out. But there appears to be a reluctance by Libyan officials to hold Nato accountable for any civilian deaths that may have been caused by air strikes, the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli reports. Most Libyans feel that the alliance helped the country succeed in its uprising against Col Gaddafi, which toppled and killed him last year, our correspondent says. The overwhelming belief, she adds, is that countless deaths were avoided because of the West's intervention. Nato has stressed that it is ready to co-operate with the new Libyan authorities in assessing what further action is appropriate. However, the alliance says it cannot take responsibility because it has had no presence on the ground to confirm the deaths.

Summary: Nato has hit back at a report urging the alliance to investigate fully the deaths of civilians in air strikes in Libya last year.


The men aged 38, 42, 45 and 46, were arrested after a car was stopped in the Ringfort Road area, in Hazelbank, on Thursday night. They were questioned at Antrim police station. Police said their enquiries were continuing.

Summary: Four men arrested in Londonderry by police investigating dissident republican activity are released unconditionally.


"I saw that online," Williams told the BBC. "I get where he's coming from." "I find it difficult forming words in my head without an audience. So when there's 16,000 people screaming at you while you're trying to talk, I get it." But he said Bieber was wrong to scold his fans: "You've got to do it with humour or you don't do it at all." Bieber's UK tour was marred by ill-tempered rants at the audience. He called fans in Birmingham "obnoxious" and walked off stage in Manchester when screams drowned out his voice as he spoke between songs. "I don't think it's necessary when I'm trying to say something and you guys are screaming," the 22-year-old told them. He later reappeared to finish the concert, saying: "I'm not going to talk the rest of the night. We're just going to do the music. Obviously Manchester just can't handle it so let's do the music." Williams, who said he had seen coverage of the incidents, added: "I was like, this attention deficit disorder's really getting in the way for him. That's what I felt like, without even knowing that he'd got it." He later discovered that Bieber had talked about his struggles with ADHD, revealing to GQ magazine that he was taking the stimulant Adderall to help him concentrate. After finding fame with Take That, Williams also suffered anxiety and depression and said he had struggled on tour in the past. "Sometimes it's work and sometimes there's a communication with my audience that feels otherworldly," he explained. David's Song, a track on the star's new album, was inspired by one such moment. "I was actually on stage and I was having the most perfect moment with the audience, and I thought 'If I died right now, life has been absolutely amazing'. "It can be that good on stage. Then on other nights, it's just me acting like I'm enjoying myself because that's what they've paid for me to do. That's just the rhythm of life". Williams said that having a family had helped him overcome his anxiety about playing live. "I'm a daddy, so I have a purpose," he said. "It all makes sense. I'm a working dad, whereas before I was the textbook pop star who wasn't happy, even though he's got all this stuff." He added that his marriage to Ayda Field had changed the way he behaves on stage. "I don't think I'm as touch-feely as I used to be with the audience," he said. "I can't do that now I've got a wife. "I guess that I'm not as sexually-orientated. That's not the same any more. [Family] has made me want to be a better performer, better singer, better songwriter, better lyricist. The sense of responsibility has made me fine-tune my game." The star also confirmed he would not be reuniting with Take That to mark the band's 25th anniversary in 2017. "We unfortunately couldn't get our diaries to match. We will be doing something but I don't think it'll be next year." Follow us on Twitter

Summary: Robbie Williams says he sympathises with Justin Bieber, after the Canadian pop star reprimanded audiences for screaming at his concerts.


Emma West, 36, of New Addington, admitted racially-aggravated disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment or distress at Croydon Crown Court. West was filmed shouting racist abuse at passengers travelling on a tram between Croydon and Wimbledon. She was bound over to keep the peace and handed a 24-month community order. A judge said West was clearly suffering from mental health problems at the time of the outburst. She received a mental health treatment order for assaulting a constable in a separate incident. The court heard she was "reeking of alcohol" when she carried out the verbal attack. Prosecutor Julius Capon said: "She in essence persecuted a number of passengers on the tram, subjecting them to some disgusting racial abuse." The things she said included "you're not English", "none of you are English" and "get back to your own countries". Mr Capon said many of the passengers were "upset" by West's behaviour. "Some of them described themselves as being disgusted, shocked and horrified," he said. David Martin-Sperry, defending West, said the defendant's offending was out of character, she was taking anti-depressants and she does not harbour any racist views. Mr Martin-Sperry said she had unwittingly taken two and a half times the recommended dose and drunk a large glass of wine before launching the tirade.

Summary: A woman who was filmed shouting racist abuse on a London tram in a video watched by 11 million people has been given a community sentence.


The bag rocks alarmingly from side-to-side and threatens to overturn. Now, scientists have investigated this conundrum of everyday physics. Speeding up rather than slowing down can solve the problem, they say. Alternatively, you can pivot the handle of the suitcase as close to the ground as possible. French scientists studied a model suitcase on a treadmill to see what goes wrong when a suitcase rocks out of control at high speed. They developed equations to explain why two-wheeled trolleys have a tendency to rock from one wheel to the other. In cases of unstable bags - after having gone over a bump, for example - they found luggage rocks from side-to-side until it falls over, or it reaches a regular side-to-side swing. If a regular side-to-side swing develops, going faster results in smaller swings, said the researchers. "Thus, one should accelerate rather than decelerate to attenuate the amplitude of oscillations," they explained. "A non-experienced suitcase puller would not react this way. The outcome should not be a dramatic for a suitcase, but it could be troublesome for a trailer towed by a vehicle." This leads on to important practical implications of the research, which is published in the journal HRoyal Society Proceedings A. "The suitcase is a fun way to tackle the problem but the study would be the same for any trolley with two wheels or blades," Sylvain Courrech du Pont, of Universite Paris-Diderot, who led the study, told BBC News. "So it will be the same for a caravan or maybe also for airplanes." In technical terms, the mechanical instability is mainly due to the fact that there is a coupling between the translational motion and the rotational motion of the suitcase. It comes about because the two wheels are fixed together on a rod. In April, scientists solved another problem of everyday physics - why shoe laces come undone. They found the force of a foot striking the ground stretches and then relaxes the knot, while a second force caused by the leg swinging acts on the ends of the laces, like an invisible hand. This too has practical applications for structures such as DNA. Follow Helen on HTwitter.

Summary: It's a common experience when dashing for a train or plane while lugging a two-wheeled suitcase.


The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Haven Nursing Home in September in response to concerns raised by staff and relatives. It found the home, which has a history of non-compliance with regulations, did not have a CQC registered manager. A new manager who took over last month said safety and comfort had been improved. Inspectors found that staff were kind and tried their best to provide care. It also said relatives and friends were allowed to visit at any time of day. Updates on this story and more from Coventry and Warwickshire. The home can care for up to 70 older people, and mainly looks after people with dementia. Inspectors found: The home will remain in special measures and be kept under review. Maurice Fordy, manager of Haven Nursing Home since October 5, said: "The report refers to a situation as it was prior to September of this year. "We have worked closely with the CQC and the local authority to ensure the improved safety and comfort of residents at the nursing home. "The manager from that time has been replaced and I am pleased with the improvements that we have made so far."

Summary: A Coventry nursing home has been rated as "inadequate" after inspectors found it did not have enough staff.


Father-of-three, Martin O'Rourke, 24, died after he was shot several times outside a pub in the Sheriff Street/Oriel Street area at about 12:30 local time on Thursday. It is understood the murder was a case of mistaken identity. A handgun was found in a bin a short time after the shooting. Mr O'Rourke tried to run but was shot several times by a gunman dressed in dark clothes, who then cycled away. The gun is now undergoing ballistic tests but is believed to be the murder weapon. Police have also recovered a black bicycle. The scene of the shooting remains cordoned off. RTÃ‰ reports that it is the fifth murder as part of a feud between associates of Gary Hutch, who was shot dead in Spain last year, and David Byrne, who was connected to the Kinahan international drugs cartel based in Spain.

Summary: Police in the Republic of Ireland believe they have recovered the weapon used in the murder of a man in Dublin.


Jason Blyth's Tear Up The Dark was picked up by Romanian pop star Teodora Dinu after being rejected as the UK's song for the 2017 contest. Mr Blyth and his Kinross High pupils produced and recorded the backing track for the singer. But the song failed to make the semi-final of the show to find the Romanian entry. Mr Blyth, who watched the show on an internet stream, said the singer phoned him to commiserate shortly afterwards. He told BBC Scotland: "She genuinely thought that with all the reviews we were getting in Romania we might be able to get to the semi-final. "One of the other acts that didn't get through had been a favourite to win it and her song was written by the guy who won it last year." Mr Blyth said the pupils were "genuinely gutted" at the result. He said: "I had a queue at my door this morning waiting to hear what had happened, I felt really bad telling them. "There were so many artists that are signed to major labels that we were up against." The teacher said the school's song had been in a "David and Goliath" battle against the other entries. He said: "All our music was recorded within the school, whereas a lot of people had spent thousands of pounds on production and promotion." Romania returns to the competition this year after being expelled in 2016 due to its national broadcaster failing to pay outstanding debts dating back to 2007. Mr Blyth will fly to Bucharest this week to meet Teodora Dinu to discuss future projects. He said: "It's been an absolutely brilliant three or four weeks, it all happened so quickly with the song getting picked up by quite a well-known singer in Romania. "The students were able to use some of this for their SQA coursework so that was great for them."

Summary: A song by a Scottish schoolteacher has missed out on the chance to become Romania's Eurovision entry.


The app was designed to enable doctors to share pictures of their patients, both with each other and with medical students. So far, more than 150,000 doctors have uploaded case photos with the patient's identity obscured. However, some experts have expressed concern about patient confidentiality. Patients' faces are automatically obscured by the app but users must manually block identifying marks like tattoos. Each photo is reviewed by moderators before it is added to the database. Founder Dr Josh Landy told the BBC that the Figure 1 service did not access any patient records. "We do not possess any personal medical data at all. The best way to keep a secret is not to have it. We are not an organisation that delivers healthcare," he told the BBC. But doctors must provide identifying credentials and are also advised to notify their employees and patients to find out about consent policies. "Legally, we found that identifying the doctor does not identify the patient," said Dr Landy. "However some [medical] conditions are so rare that they can't be posted. One user wanted to post something but there are only seven cases of it in the US and they had all been reportable because they are rare, so the patient could have been identified." Anybody can download the app for free, but only verified healthcare professionals can upload photos or comment on them, he added. "We reject sensationalistic images," said Dr Landy. "Everything is there for educational purposes. That said, there are very colourful images - things medics see every day. It's a transparent view into a world you rarely get to see." The app is already available in North America, the UK and Ireland. While digital services such as UpToDate and DynaMed - both requiring a subscription - are already widely used within the healthcare community as clinical knowledge databases, they are not rivals to Figure 1, said Dr Landy. "UpToDate is an app I love, and have used for years. However, they have a highly curated repository of articles written and edited by experts in the field. "What our app does is provide the opportunity to contribute any case no matter how classic or unusual. Ours is all image-based and totally crowdsourced." The app has received $6m (Â£3.75m) in investment in the last year. British GP and author Dr Ellie Cannon gave it a cautious welcome. "I think it's potentially really useful to share photos with medical students and other doctors," she said. "Obviously the potential pitfall is the confidentiality. Of course, they are anonymised but even uploading from a certain doctor may go some way to identify a patient," she added. "And can a patient later opt out? We've seen with other sites the downsides of sharing too much."

Summary: An app which enables healthcare professionals to share photos is to be rolled out across western Europe by the end of the year.


The Cabinet Office said the election for the vacant seat, planned for 4 May, would now take place on 8 June as part of the nationwide polling day. MPs will be asked to formally overturn the writ for the poll. The proposed by-election would have created the anomaly of taking place after Parliament had been dissolved. The by-election was caused by the death of long-serving Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman in February. Commons Leader David Lidington told MPs there was no statutory provision allowing for the cancellation of a by-election when a general election was in progress. But he said a precedent was set in a similar situation in 1923, when a by-election writ was regarded as having been superseded. The Commons vote would enable Manchester's acting returning officer Joanne Roney to cancel the by-election.

Summary: A by-election for the Manchester Gorton constituency is set to be cancelled after the House of Commons backed a June general election.


It is the last day of the Indian prime minister's tour of China and he is meeting some of the heads of Chinese industry. He will be hoping that they will be able to drive forward his signature policy, 'Make in India'. But one year into his term as prime minister and many say Mr Modi is showing some distinctly undemocratic tendencies as he tries to foster a manufacturing boom in India. At the end of April, India cancelled the registration of nearly 9,000 foreign-funded non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying they didn't comply with the country's tax codes. And the Indian government has singled out the environmental pressure group, Greenpeace, for special attention. The reason why says a lot, both about Mr Modi's ambitions for India and his attitude to dissent. This week Greenpeace won a small victory. On Wednesday the government lifted its ban on activist Priya Pillai travelling abroad. In January she was stopped from travelling to the UK to testify to British MPs about the effects of coal mining in India. But the war is far from over. The charity says it will have to close down in a matter of weeks unless the Indian government lifts the financial freeze it has imposed on the NGO. A secret report from India's Intelligence Bureau, leaked last year, explains why India's government has such a beef with the environmental charity. It said campaigns headed by Greenpeace and other NGOs had drained three percentage points off the nation's annual growth rate. Greenpeace wouldn't claim to have been anywhere near that influential but its campaign against the coal industry does strike at the heart of the 'Make in India' policy. Coal is the main source of power in India and is central to the BJP government's plans to boost industrial production. It is also the most polluting of all fossil fuels and a key driver of climate change. And, when it comes to coal, India compares poorly even with China, as Mr Modi's visit highlights. China's coal use of coal has been falling steeply, helping stall world growth in CO2 emissions. Meanwhile India's CO2 emissions are forecast to rise rapidly. According to the International Energy Agency, India is set to double its coal consumption by 2035 and become the world's largest coal importer by around 2020. Almost half of the 1,200 new coal-fired power stations proposed around the world are in India according to the World Resources Institute. That's why campaigning against the coal industry in India has been a priority for Greenpeace. The charity's campaigns have stopped coal mining in some of India's forest areas. The NGO will also have earned the government's ire by its relentless attack on two of India's corporate behemoths, Coal India and the Adani Group. Coal India is the biggest coal company in the world and India's fifth largest company. The Adani Group is the third biggest coal company in world and its head, Gautam Adani, is known to be close to the Indian prime minister. But the Indian government's attempt to muzzle Greenpeace and other NGOs has

Summary: Narendra Modi is probably celebrating the first anniversary of his landslide victory with a Chinese meal.


Yassin Salhi, 35, caused an explosion by ramming his vehicle into an area containing flammable liquids, prosecutors say. His boss, the owner of a delivery firm, was found beheaded alongside flags with Arabic inscriptions. President Francois Hollande has held a security meeting with ministers. Prime Minister Manuel Valls cut short his visit to South America to return to France which is on its highest state of alert after the attack in the small town of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier some 40km (25 miles) from Lyon. Officials and residents of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier gathered outside the town hall on Saturday morning to observe a minute's silence. Mr Salhi was arrested at the Air Products factory on Friday morning. Later, anti-terror police searched the apartment of Mr Salhi, a father-of-three, in the Moines neighbourhood of the town. They took his wife and sister into custody. Another man was arrested but released without charge. Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre, spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office, has said police have so far not found any motive or possible foreign connection, and that Mr Salhi is not speaking to investigators. Under French anti-terrorism laws, suspects can be held for up to four days before either being released or charged. Yassin Salhi had been investigated in the past about his alleged links with Islamist militants. It is alleged he was waved through the gates of the factory because he was a regular delivery driver. Police and firefighters later found a half-destroyed car which had been rammed into canisters containing chemicals and a man trying to ignite more. Mr Salhi's boss, a 54-year-old man whose name has not been released by police, was found beheaded at the scene. His head had been placed on the factory railings. It is not clear when he died. Speaking after the attack, President Hollande said: "We have no doubt that the attack was to blow up the building. It bears the hallmarks of a terrorist attack." He said the attack would remind people of the attacks in and around Paris in January that killed 17 people. "We all remember what happened before in our country. There is therefore a lot of emotion," he said. US-owned Air Products makes gases and chemicals and has employees in 50 countries around the world. Chief Executive Seifi Ghasemi said: "I believe I speak for all of our Air Products family around the world in expressing our deepest sympathies to the family of the victim of this unspeakable act. "My heart also goes out to the people who work at the site and their families."

Summary: A man suspected of carrying out an attack on a factory near Lyon in France in which a man was found decapitated continues to be questioned by police.


Four years ago, Professor Anthony King criticised the BBC at a UK level for ignoring political developments in Wales and Scotland. But in a Royal Television Society Wales lecture he said there had been "an enormous change" in how the BBC now reported on devolved nations. However, he said more could be done to compare policies across the UK. Delivering his speech at the RTS Wales annual lecture, Prof King said he believed that while mistakes still happen - it was much less common. "I think there has been enormous change," he said. "I live in the east of England, I look out for the failure of the BBC to mention what is going on in Wales, what's going on in Scotland and to give the impression that everything that affects England affects everybody else in the UK. "They make many fewer mistakes than they used to." His comments are in stark contrast to a review he carried out for the BBC Trust in 2008. In that report, the professor of government at Essex University, stated that the BBC was "not reporting the new UK with the range, clarity and richness that might reasonably be expected". Speaking in Cardiff on Thursday evening, he said the task now at hand for the BBC was to show more clearly just how devolution impacted on everyday policies across the UK. "If the NHS is run differently in Wales than the way it is run in England, I want to know why it is run differently, how it is run differently, and what difference that makes to the people of Wales," he said. "I think it is still the case that the English don't quite take on board the reality of devolution. "They know about it as a concept, but they don't really know what its meaning is on the ground, and they don't know that things are going on very differently in different parts of the country, with very different outcomes."

Summary: The BBC's coverage of Welsh devolution has significantly improved on UK-wide programmes, says a leading academic.


The 31-year-old lock has made 62 international Test appearances, playing at both the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Nemsadze has also played for Montauban and Valence d'Agen among others. Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson said Nemsadze, at 6ft 5ins and weighing more than 120kg, "fits the bill for a Premiership lock". Robinson continued: "He's heavy, abrasive and he's been a key part of a Georgia forward pack that has enjoyed considerable success at international level. "We recruit players that fit the mould of the standards and culture we expect at Bristol Rugby. Giorgi not only brings with him the knowledge of playing in France for nearly 10 years, but also that physical intensity we are striving for."

Summary: Premiership newcomers Bristol have signed Georgia international lock Giorgi Nemsadze from French second-tier side Tarbes.


There is a two-hour exemption on Friday to allow Muslim prayers and a five-hour window for Christians on Sunday. Volunteers are going door-to-door, looking for people with signs of the disease and reminding others how to stay safe. Dozens of new cases are still being reported in Sierra Leone every week. The three West African countries worst affected by Ebola - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea - have set a target of having no new cases by the middle of next month. The outbreak has killed more than 10,000 people in the three countries over the past year.

Summary: The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home.


Justine Damond, 40, was gunned down on Saturday after calling police to report a possible crime in her quiet Minneapolis neighbourhood. State investigators say the officers whom she encountered failed to activate their body or dashboard cameras. Every police officer and squad car in Minneapolis is equipped with cameras. "I have the same questions everyone else does. Why weren't the police cameras on?" said mayor Betsy Hodges on Tuesday. Minneapolis police are required to switch on their body cameras only during certain encounters, unlike in Los Angeles or Washington DC, where cameras must be switched on for any response to a call for service. Instead, there are more than a dozen situations in which cameras should be used, according to the police manual, which adds that failure to use the camera could result in job termination. "If a BWC [body-worn camera] is not activated prior to a use of force, it shall be activated as soon as it is safe to do so," reads the manual. Local media reported that Ms Damond was dressed in her pyjamas and had approached the driver's side door to talk to the officer at the wheel after police arrived. Officer Mohamed Noor, who was sitting in the passenger seat, fired his weapon across his partner and through the driver's door, striking Ms Damond in the abdomen. Her fiancé, Don Damond, said on Monday that the family is "desperate" for answers from officials. Speaking in Sydney, her father John Ruszczyk said: "Justine was a beacon to all of us, we only ask that the light of justice shine down on the circumstances of her death." Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says he will personally decide whether to charge Officer Mohamed Noor, rather than put the question to a grand jury. And he also questioned why the cameras were not turned on. Officer Noor, who has been described by local media as a Somali-American, has been with the police force for two years. A statement from his lawyer said he had arrived in the US "at a young age" and described him as "a caring person with a family he loves and he empathised with the loss others are experiencing". But KSTP-TV, citing city records, reports that in two years of policing the officer had attracted three formal complaints, two of which remain unresolved. Sources say his partner who was at the scene is Matthew Harrity, 25, who joined the force last year. Ms Damond's death has made headlines across her native Australia. The Australian: "Justine Damond and Mohamed Noor were two strangers from distant lands who arrived in America to fulfil their dreams, but in a tragic meeting in a Minneapolis alley one was killed and the other could face serious criminal charges." The Sydney Morning Herald: "The 40-year-old's family and wide network of friends on Sydney's northern beaches have been left reeling. They struggle to comprehend how Ms Damond became a victim in America's ongoing and controversial police shootings." The Age: "The scale of the deaths [of people at the hands of police in the US]

Summary: Questions are being raised by officials about why a police officer who shot an Australian woman and his partner did not record the fatal incident.


The singer announced on Tuesday that he was leaving the BBC One dancing competition after three live shows for "personal reasons". His dance partner Karen Clifton has said she is "so sad" at his departure. Strictly will proceed as normal this weekend, with a third celebrity eliminated on Sunday. Young, 37, sent a text to BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show host Chris Evans after quitting the contest, which was read out on air. It said: "Here's the thing. I'm absolutely dandy, thanks. It's all very undramatic, really. "I've done my statement and others can say what they want to say. I never read what they say anyway." He is only the fifth celebrity contestant to pull out of the show in its 13-year history. In his statement, the former Pop Idol winner said he was leaving Strictly "with joy in my heart that I have been able to take part in one of the most loved shows on British television". He said: "To be a part of Strictly has been a long time ambition of mine. As a performer, a viewer, and a fan of the show, to dance as a contestant was an experience I always hoped for. "I have made some great friends, and am in awe of their performances week in, week out. I have found a creative partnership with Karen that has been the most wonderful thing to experience." He promised to keep watching as a viewer and wished his fellow Strictly contestants "so much luck". Young and Clifton came joint fourth on the leaderboard after last weekend's movie week, and the pair had been considered early favourites to lift the glitterball trophy. They were due to dance the Viennese Waltz to Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera on Saturday's show. Clifton said: "I'm so sad that Will has decided to quit the show and I know it wasn't an easy decision for him. "It was great dancing with him, he was such fun to work with and I wish him all the very best for the future." Young had been criticised by head judge Len Goodman for his dance not containing enough salsa elements. When Young disagreed, he was advised to "turn up, keep up and shut up" - but Goodman stressed this was "only a joke". A Strictly source said there had been no falling out between the pair. "The pair have a lot of mutual respect for each other and had a laugh about what had happened backstage together when the show came off air on Saturday evening," the source said. Other celebrities taking part in the show have reacted with sadness to the news. Daisy Lowe wrote on Twitter: "@willyoung you are such a talented superstar... @bbcstrictly won't be the same without - I love you dearly and hope you're alright." Ore Oduba said: "So sad to see our @bbcstrictly friend @willyoung leave us. Been amazing sharing the floor with you, even better getting to know you." Laura Whitmore tweeted a quote, seemingly in relation to Young's departure, reading: "Be

Summary: Will Young says he is "absolutely dandy" after leaving Strictly Come Dancing, stressing that his early exit is "undramatic".


David Miller, 56, died at his house on Patterdale Walk, Northampton, in the early hours of Tuesday. Northamptonshire Police said the woman was 39 and of no fixed address. Four others have been charged with murder: Zena Kane, 35; Ian Cuthbertson, 49; Michael Hallett, 37 and Joseph Catlin, 30, who were remanded in custody at Northampton Crown Court.

Summary: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man who was stabbed to death at his home.


Tobias Badila's own goal put the visitors ahead with Bernardo Silva doubling their lead before the break. Thomas Lemar added a third four minutes from time as Monaco made it 98 league goals in 35 games so far this season. Paris Saint-Germain had earlier beaten Bastia 5-0 to draw level on points with Monaco, who have a game in hand. The Champions League semi-finalists boast a far superior goal difference to PSG and realistically need just one win from their final three matches to become champions for the first time since 2000. Match ends, Nancy 0, Monaco 3. Second Half ends, Nancy 0, Monaco 3. Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Guy N'Dy Assembe. Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko. Offside, Nancy. Guy N'Dy Assembe tries a through ball, but Youssouf Hadji is caught offside. Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Lemar. Substitution, Monaco. Andrea Raggi replaces Bernardo Silva. Goal! Nancy 0, Monaco 3. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe. Attempt missed. Amine Bassi (Nancy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Issiar Dia (Nancy). Substitution, Monaco. Kylian Mbappe replaces Valère Germain. Attempt missed. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho. Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner. Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tobias Badila. Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Monaco. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Falcao. Delay in match (Nancy). Attempt saved. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho. Foul by Christophe Mandanne (Nancy). Nabil Dirar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Nancy. Christophe Mandanne replaces Antony Robic. Foul by Fabinho (Monaco). Antony Robic (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Diallo Guidileye (Nancy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Bassi. Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Modou Diagne (Nancy). Substitution, Nancy. Issiar Dia replaces Faitout Maouassa. Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Kamil Glik. Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe. Foul by Fabinho (Monaco). Diallo Guidileye (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Modou Diagne. Attempt blocked.

Summary: Monaco restored their three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a comfortable victory at relegation-threatened Nancy on Saturday.


McCarthy, 26, only spent one season at Palace, following a move from QPR last summer, and signs a three-year deal with the Saints. Pied, 27, played for new Southampton boss Claude Puel for Nice last season, as well as working under him at Lyon. He has signed a two-year contract with the south coast club. The Saints have now made four signings this summer, following the arrivals of Nathan Redmond from Norwich and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich. McCarthy, who only played seven times for Palace, will compete with England international Fraser Forster for a first-team place at St Mary's. "The club is known for producing young players and they've had successful seasons," the former Reading keeper said. "There's the Europa League to look forward to this season, so there are going to be a lot of games." Pied, who can also play on the wing, said: "I am very happy to be able to join this new team. The English league is a very attractive one and it was a goal of mine to be able to play in it."

Summary: Southampton have signed Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for an undisclosed fee and French right-back Jeremy Pied on a free transfer.


The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) is introducing a pro tournament in 2013 and claims fighters who appear will be eligible for Rio. And an IOC spokesman told BBC Sport: "We are currently discussing the project with them [AIBA]. "The IOC encourages the participation of the best athletes at the Olympics." Last year, AIBA introduced its World Series of Boxing (WSB), a hybrid of the two boxing codes which allows salaried 'amateurs' to retain their Olympic eligibility, even though the tournament features no head guards or vests and professional-style scoring with three judges. WSB was seen as a bridge between Olympic and full-blown professional boxing and AIBA president Wu Ching-Kuo regards AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) as the logical next step. If I was a professional governing body, I would be saying 'hang on a minute, what right do they have to do this?' Why is the APB's professional standard different to ours?' "I feel this move towards professionalism is very important for AIBA," said Wu last week. "Boxers have always felt that they have instantly had to turn professional after competing at the Olympics. We want to change that culture, show there is another way and this is now [the] time for the sport to move forward. "I hope we can attract the very best professionals out there. I don't know definitely if they will compete in AIBA Professional Boxing but I am hopeful they will because the Olympics is something very special and there is no greater prize in sport than the Olympic gold medal." A spokesperson for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) said: "The announcement by AIBA represents another step in attempting to provide a duty of care and support to boxers throughout the whole of their careers. "The welfare of boxers is our number one priority and we would expect everyone connected with the sport to support this principle. "Like all major changes it creates a number of significant challenges for us as an organisation and we are forming a commission to examine the proposals in more detail in our role as the governing body for amateur boxing in England. We will provide a further update after the commission has arrived at its initial conclusions." However, another source within amateur boxing told BBC Sport the AIBA's plans have caused "shock and dismay" among the ranks. "What does this [the possibility of professional boxers competing in the Olympics] mean for amateur boxing?" said the source. "There are a whole series of knock-on issues. At the moment the rules of the amateur boxing associations of England, Scotland and Wales prohibit any professional linkages whatsoever, so even the articles of the associations will need to be examined for this to become possible in England. "And if I was a professional governing body, I would be saying 'hang on a minute, what right do they have to do this?' Why is your [the APB's] professional standard different to ours?'"

Summary: Professional boxers could compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to rule out the possibility.


A Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) report said the situation was "dangerous" and that children were also suffering due to operation delays. Cynon Valley MP Ann Clwyd claimed it was the Welsh equivalent of the Stafford Hospital scandal. Hospital chiefs refuted the comparison and said problems were being tackled. Adam Cairns, chief executive of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB), told BBC Wales Today that 12 patients had died over a 15 month period while on the cardiac waiting list. He said he could not be certain whether any one of those deaths was avoidable but shortening the length of time people waited reduced the risk. The report by the RCS on UHW - the biggest hospital in Wales - followed a visit of its surgical departments by the college's Professional Affairs Board for Wales (PAB) in April. The report said there was "universal consensus" amongst the clinicians that services at the hospital were "dangerous" and of "poor quality". "Urgent attention" by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) was needed to address the issues, it said. An action plan has been agreed with the health board and will be reviewed in the autumn. Ms Clwyd, who is conducting a review into complaints by hospital patients in England, told BBC Radio Wales that a public inquiry into the hospital should be chaired by someone from outside Wales. She pointed to UHW having the highest mortality rate of any hospital in Wales adding that UHW accounted for the "vast majority" of complaints she had received from Wales. "I think it's very serious - I think it's the equivalent of Wales' Mid Staffs," Ms Clwyd said. "It was mortality rates in Mid Staffs that first raised the alarm [there] and because of that there was an inquiry." The Francis inquiry into failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between 2005 and 2008 showed there were between 400 and 1,200 more deaths at Stafford Hospital than would have been expected. The report argued for "fundamental change" in the culture of the NHS to make sure patients were put first. It prompted a separate review of 14 NHS hospitals in England with high mortality rates. Ms Clwyd added: "This is a shocking set of events and the report from the Royal College of Surgeons, who as you know are fairly conservative in their approach to things, has made these severe criticisms of the University Hospital of Wales. "And I think both the chairman and the chief executive should consider their own positions. "They're responsible for running that hospital, they've got questions to answer. And in my view, they have not answered them, and the only way this will happen is through a proper inquiry like the Francis inquiry into Mid Staffs." Cardiff and Vale Health Board said revised figures for death rates at the hospital were significantly better than those originally reported in March adding that it needed "to make further improvements including targeted audits of clinical specialities where we have concerns and continued improvement in our data quality and coding activities". The RCS report

Summary: An MP has called for an inquiry after surgeons said patients had died waiting for heart surgery at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff.


"I have the all clear as regards my prostate cancer," he said "That has been the case for quite a time now." The 80-year-old former chat show host revealed he was receiving radiotherapy for the condition in 2013. Two years on, he said he still needed to have regular tests and have the "occasional" blood transfusion. The transfusions, he told the BBC, are "to deal with a problem with anaemia which I have always had and which was exacerbated by the radiotherapy. "Hopefully the gap between transfusions will get longer and maybe finally disappear altogether," he went on. "Otherwise I am feeling well and still have the odd gentle workout." BBC News asked Sir Michael for an update on his condition after he was quoted in the Daily Mail as saying his doctors had "got rid of the cancer". The broadcaster, known to many as Parky, was diagnosed after a routine health check in May 2013 but said at the time he would be "around for a while yet". Sir Michael's television career spanned 50 years and saw him interview high-profile guests such as Muhammad Ali and Sir Elton John. He announced his retirement in 2007.

Summary: Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has confirmed he has been given an all-clear by doctors after two years of treatment for prostate cancer.


The new option is called UberWav and will be available, the company says, "at the push of a button" at the same cost as cheaper UberX fares. Recently, Brighton councillors considering whether to grant Uber a licence questioned options for wheelchair users. Accessibility charities were involved in the new service's development. Scope, Whizz-Kidz and Transport for All are supporting the launch of UberWav, and Uber says it is investing more than Â£1m over the first 18 months to establish the product. The vehicles will be equipped with a rear-entry ramp, winch and restraints, allowing wheelchair users to travel with one additional passenger. An Uber spokesman said the company was initially providing 55 vehicles in the new fleet but planned to expand this to more than 100 "in the coming months". He added Uber expected wait times of "around 25 minutes" in Zones 1-2 and "40 minutes" in Zones 3-4 during the first few weeks. "We're proud to be making one of the biggest ever investments in accessible private hire in London and will be working hard to keep waiting times as low as possible as the service expands," said Tom Elvidge, Uber's general manager in London. The service is "a step in the right direction" according to Ruth Owen, chief executive of Whizz-Kidz. "This new initiative will give disabled people in London a much-needed additional option for planning their travel across the capital," she added. In the past, Uber has faced criticism for not offering wheelchair accessible vehicles in more cities. Recently, the company settled a court case in California after its drivers were accused of turning away passengers with guide dogs. London is currently the only UK location in which UberWav has been made available. "London [black] cabs have always been easier to access because of their big doors and the space where seats flap up at the back," said Prof Tony Travers, at the London School of Economics. "I think Uber in London were under more pressure because their main competitors had an advantage," he told the BBC. But Uber may soon be met with added scrutiny from London's newly elected Mayor. Sadiq Khan focused on public transport issues during his campaign - and dealt with the issue of Uber during an LBC radio phone-in. Mr Khan told a black-cab driver he felt it had been a "mistake" that Transport for London (TfL) had allowed Uber taxis "to come on stream". A rival, Karhoo, also launched in London this week. The app allows travellers to compare and book licensed taxis and private hire vehicles - from black cabs to executive cars. Karhoo has said it will give users access to more than 30,000 vehicles in London. Passengers will be able to make multiple bookings and be given a final price at the time of booking. Unlike Uber, there will also be no surge pricing during peak periods. "Karhoo gives passengers more choice and transparency when booking a cab and, with our ever-growing network of local operators, Karhoo will make it easier to book a ride outside central London than ever

Summary: Uber has launched a fleet of wheelchair-accessible vehicles that can be requested via the app.


Connacht's Lam will join this summer as the long-term replacement to former boss Andy Robinson, who was sacked in November, and will be assisted by Connacht backs coach Conor McPhillips. Bakewell, who signed a two-year deal at Bristol in 2016, will work with them. The New Zealander was previously Bath's forwards coach between 2006 and 2009. "I've spoken to Pat," Bakewell told BBC Radio Bristol. "I'm here next season, so I'm really looking forward to that. "At this stage, what I would love to be able to do for Pat and everyone is keep Bristol in the Premiership. That's our focus at the moment." Bristol are bottom of the Premiership with five matches remaining, having won three of their 17 league games since returning to the top flight. In February it was confirmed that Mark Tainton - interim head coach since Robinson's departure - is to become Bristol's chief operations officer at the end of the season, overseeing recruitment once Lam arrives.

Summary: Bristol forwards coach Mark Bakewell has said he will stay on the club's coaching staff when Pat Lam joins as head coach at the end of the season.


The midfielder fired in off the bar within seconds of coming on after latching onto Adam Armstrong's header. Bradford, whose outside hopes of automatic League One promotion have now all but gone, went close through Josh Cullen and Jamie Proctor. Their miserable night was completed when substitute Steven Davies was sent off for an off-the-ball incident. The Bantams have dropped to fifth but stay in the play-off spots, while Coventry are 11th, six points shy of the top six, after their second win in four days. Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire: "Andy Rose is a good player. He has a great future at this club. I had a long chat with him before the game, as he was the only change from the weekend. "He is a fantastic athlete. He is 6ft 2ins, he can head it, he can run, he can spray long passes. His time is going to come. "The goals had dried up and we were losing matches, but I have always been proud of my players. I have never had to question their desire."

Summary: Substitute Andy Rose scored with his first touch as Coventry City edged to victory over 10-man Bradford City.


The woman was hit by the car on Emma Street at about 09:40 on Monday and became trapped between the pavement and the vehicle. Firefighters used chocks and blocks to stabilise the car and free the casualty. Police and the ambulance service also attended, and the woman was treated by paramedics for a leg injury.

Summary: Fire crews had to free a 79-year-old woman who was trapped under a car following a crash in Blairgowrie.


The 24-year-old, signed in January for the rest of the season from Sheffield United, was injured in the 2-1 home defeat by Southend on 2 February. "We've seen what a talent the lad is," Town boss Micky Mellon told BBC Sport. "But he goes in for a tackle and he's picked up an injury." Mellon added: "He's gutted as he came here to play and to get himself going again." Wallace, who came on as substitute in Town's fourth round win over Sheffield Wednesday, has been limited by injuries to just 20 appearances for the Blades since signing from Tranmere Rovers in June 2014. The former Everton trainee is on his second loan at Shrewsbury, having spent two months on loan in Shropshire during the 2011-12 season when he was still on the books at Goodison Park. Shrewsbury have won just once in six league matches since the turn of the year, going into Saturday's key away game against fellow strugglers Blackpool, one of Town manager Micky Mellon's former clubs. Mellon has the option of bringing in Elliot Grandin for his debut against his former club, the former Blackpool winger having signed last week until the end of the season. It is the final time Shrewsbury will be in action before the meeting with Louis van Gaal's United. The League One club have so far sold 6,000 tickets for their tie against the 11-times FA Cup winners on Monday, 22 February (19:45 GMT).

Summary: On-loan Shrewsbury Town midfielder James Wallace has been forced out of action with a knee injury that will cause him to miss the FA Cup fifth-round tie with Manchester United.


The hotel, which claims to have invented the tradition of the afternoon tea, was opened by the Prince of Wales - later Edward VII - on 10 June 1865. It became renowned for what were at the time luxury touches, such as electric lighting and hydraulic lifts. Over the years, the Langham has played host to many notable guests, including the exiled French emperor Louis-Napoleon III, Charles Dickens, one of the "Cambridge Five" spies Guy Burgess and his wartime employer, the BBC. The hotel sought to attract well-heeled guests and ensured staff members were immaculately dressed at all times. The five men pictured above were waiters. During World War Two much of its regular clientele decamped to the countryside but the building in Regent Street remained open and served as a first-aid point and military post. On 16 September 1940 it came under intense fire from Luftwaffe raiders who destroyed a large section of the west wing. As the Langham was so close to the BBC's Broadcasting House, across the road at Portland Place, it was in constant danger from German bombers. The BBC's wartime staff used to broadcast from the roof of the Langham, in particular the US correspondent Edward Murrow. JB Priestley was also a guest in this period to be close to Broadcasting House for his frequent late-night transmissions of Britain Speaks to North America. In 1941 the notorious Soviet spy Burgess was involved in what became known as the "Langham incident". An internal memo from his wartime employer the BBC revealed that he tried to break down the door of his room when he could not get in. It was some time after the war was over before the Langham could be returned to its original splendour. In 1965 the BBC took out a partial lease and made the bar the home of the BBC's private members club. The royal suites were used for office printing and the grand ballroom became the registry. The Langham was eventually returned to its original use after significant refurbishment. Today, the hotel is still capable of attracting the well-heeled guests it could in its Victorian heyday when the likes of Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde would grace its corridors. More recently, the hotel has played host to the England cricket team, with bowler Stuart Broad claiming the building was haunted. Broad told the Mail on Sunday how the taps in the bathroom came on for no reason and turned themselves off, leaving him "really freaked out".

Summary: Billed as London's first "Grand Hotel", it is exactly 150 years since the Langham began serving the whims of the rich and famous.


Rescuers are still battling to reach the dead and injured inside, more than 24 hours after the inferno began. Hundreds were trapped inside - the building had metal grilles on the windows and no fire exits. Many workers jumped from the upper floors. The fire began hours after a blaze at a Lahore shoe factory killed 25 people, highlighting lax safety regulations. Investigations have been announced into both fires. Reports say they may have been caused by faulty generators. Some 40 firefighting vehicles tackled the Karachi blaze, officials said. People trapped inside the building frantically rang their friends and relatives as flames engulfed it, reports say. The Ali Enterprises factory in the Baldia town area of Karachi was mobbed by shouting and sobbing relatives as rescuers pulled out body after body. "The death toll is 289. This is not final - the search for more bodies continues," the city's top official, Roshan Shaikh, told AFP news agency, in the afternoon. By Syed Shoaib HasanBBC News, Karachi It is not just textile mills - industries across Pakistan are increasingly prone to disaster. Sometimes it is the collapse of poorly constructed premises - but fires remain the main danger. In general, the problem is the same that plagues all matters of governance in Pakistan - enforcement of the law. Industrial standards are disregarded to minimise cost as inspectors are paid to look the other way. Textile factories are particularly at risk because of the lethal combination of chemical dyes and stacks of cotton often stored next to each other - ensuring a deadly result. Fire exits - as in the case of the factory in Karachi - exist only on paper, a factor in raising casualty figures. The city administration itself has a limited number of fire engines to serve the growing needs of an increasingly sprawling metropolis. What is generally a small and controllable mistake is made worse by years of official disregard for workers' safety. That in turn produces such tragedies - which are then covered up, only to be repeated a few months later. Workers had little time or opportunity to escape from the four-storey building's single exit - many could do so only by jumping from the windows. Dozens suffered broken bones, or worse. One survivor, Allah Warayo, said there was a stampede as the fire spread. He ended up jumping from the third floor, but five members of his family did not escape. "We started running towards the exit. There were 150-200 people all running and pushing each other. I fell down unconscious," he told BBC Urdu's Riaz Sohail. "Then I managed to get some air from a vent. I started screaming. A crane made a hole in the wall and I was able to jump. I begged the rescue workers to help my relatives, but no-one paid any attention." Mr Warayo told the BBC people had tried to break the metal grilles but could not. He said the door to the back stairs leading to the roof was also locked. He screamed to the guards below to throw

Summary: At least 289 people have died in one of Pakistan's worst fires, at a garment factory in Karachi, officials say.


In the latest attack on their home, a number of rocks were thrown through the windows. The woman has said she "can't stop her tears from pouring" and is worried about her children's safety. The police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. The woman, who we are calling Amina, is due to give birth next month. She said she has been unable to sleep or eat since the attack and is worried about the impact that it might have on her unborn baby. Amina, her husband and children, moved into a hostel following the attack. "We were out and when we came back, we found the police waiting for us and they told us that someone had broken the windows of the house," she said. "There was glass everywhere. downstairs and upstairs. "I just sat on the couch, I couldn't say anything." In April, the couple had the windows of their car broken and have also previously had eggs thrown at their house and rubbish thrown into their yard. "I had nightmares thinking that someone was after us and they wanted to hurt my family," she said. "It's my responsibility to look after my kids and to keep them in a safe place, it's my responsibility to protect them." Amina and her family are refugees and have been living in Northern Ireland for about two years. She said the incident had had a huge impact on her children. While Amina's daughter is too young to understand what has happened, she said her son had been upset by seeing the glass and seeing his mother crying. "I tried to explain to my son as simply as I can. I told him there are some bad people in the world and they do bad things," she said. "I want him to understand what is going on, it's important for him to know." Amina said she had to try and explain to her son what a race hate crime was. "I'm sure this will not be the last time he's going to experience this," she said. "We have to be honest and rational. We are not from here and there are people who don't like foreign people living around them. "I want him to understand this as soon as possible, so he can be ready for what might happen in the future." The police have appealed for information.

Summary: A pregnant Sudanese woman and her two young children, aged seven and one, have had to leave their home in east Belfast following a racially-motivated hate crime.


Dozens of drivers were forced to avoid the man as he travelled anti-clockwise in the right hand lane between Cheadle and Trafford Park on Monday evening. His red Ford Fiesta collided with two vehicles before crashing. The man, who is in his 80s, suffered minor injuries. Driver Gemma Ecclestone said: "It was pretty scary." The road was shut between Trafford Park and Carrington for more than an hour as police investigated the collisions. Greater Manchester Police tweeted: "Male who drove the wrong way on the M60... Luckily all minor injuries!". Driver Gemma Ecclestone tweeted: "Just had to narrowly avoid an old man driving up the wrong way of the M60. Hope he's going to be okay." She told the BBC she was in the fast lane travelling back home from the Lake District when she saw "this little red car driving towards me". "Fortunately I was able to get into the middle lane and out of the way. I was really shocked," she said. "All the cars were trying to swerve and people were all trying to get out of the fast lane and over to the middle lane and so they were nearly hitting each other. "I don't think the driver knew he was going the wrong way. He seemed fixated on the road. Other cars were flashing him and he was just carrying on." "I was really worried the whole way home, for him and also he may have hit someone." Another motorist, Nathan Fearn, said: "I was just travelling towards Stockport and had overtaken someone and I moved back into the middle lane. "About 30 to 40 seconds later I saw an elderly white man with an old fashioned coat, and I think a cap on, driving towards me in the far right lane I had just moved from. "I thought I was seeing things and going crazy. He was driving a red ford fiesta. I was scared for the driver he had obviously lost his senses. I beeped my horn to warn other drivers and phoned the police. They told me others had phoned in." The elderly driver was admitted to hospital with minor injuries.

Summary: Shocked motorists were forced to swerve as an elderly motorist drove more than five miles the wrong way around the M60 motorway, before crashing.


Winch operator Paul Ormsby and winch man Ciarán Smith have been missing since Rescue 116 crashed off the County Mayo coast on 14 March. The Irish Coast Guard said the search would now also cover coastline along Counties Donegal and Galway. Four people were on board the helicopter when it came down. Capt Dara Fitzpatrick died after she was rescued from the sea hours after the crash. The body of her co-pilot, Capt Mark Duffy, was later recovered from the wreckage. On Sunday, the wreckage of the helicopter was lifted from the Irish Sea but the two missing crew members were not found. The Irish Coast Guard, writing on social media, said underwater searches would resume on Thursday, weather permitting. The extension of the search comes after the sister of Ciarán Smith appealed for fishermen along the Irish coast to join the search. Orla Smith said that local knowledge could be crucial in finding the two men. An investigation into what happened to the helicopter is continuing. The Air Accident Investigation Unit has said there was no indication of any mechanical problems in the seconds before the impact. It is thought the inquiry into the cause of the crash on 14 March will now focus on operational issues.

Summary: The search for two Irish Coast Guard crew members missing since a helicopter crash has been extended along the Irish coast.


Police were called to the vessel near Wroxham Island, on Wroxham Broad, at about 16:00 BST after concerns were raised about the length of time it had not moved. Officers found the two people and the dog and have started an inquiry into their deaths. Norfolk Police said the deaths are being treated as unexplained. Police have sealed the site while officers from Great Yarmouth CID conduct investigations.

Summary: Two people and a dog have been found dead on a boat moored on the Norfolk Broads.


15 May 2017 Last updated at 13:14 BST The narwhal is a mysterious member of the whale family that mostly lives in the Arctic. It has a long pointy tusk that points out of the end of its nose - that's led to the creature having the nickname, the "unicorn whale". Scientist knew very little about what these tusks were for until they started filming them in the wild, using drones. Now they know it's part of a clever way to hunt fish... Watch this...

Summary: Scientists reckon they've figured out why the narwhal has its famous tusk.


5 October 2016 Last updated at 13:16 BST One of the main threats to these amazing animals is poaching for their ivory tusks. Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are being killed in this way, with their tusks sold for a large amount of money. To stop the criminals doing this, the authorities are using a number of tactics. One of these is using specially trained dogs to sniff out and stop poachers in their tracks. Jenny went to meet some of these talented dogs and spoke to one of their handlers about just how they do it.

Summary: The number of elephants in the world is in decline.


The boarding boat at St Davids RNLI Lifeboat Station takes crew to and from its lifeboat. But the vessel has recently become a regular sunbathing spot for a 7ft (2.13m) long bull seal. Dai John, St Davids RNLI coxswain, said: "His presence doesn't impact on our ability to save lives at sea at all so he is a welcome visitor." The boat is currently being kept on a mooring until the charity's new lifeboat station is completed next year.

Summary: A volunteer RNLI crew have been given the seal of approval from an unlikely passenger.


The Gobbins is a dramatic cliff face walk in Islandmagee, County Antrim. The pathway had been damaged by storms and record rainfall, according to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Its bridge structures have not been damaged and the council plans to restore access and reopen the coastal pathway "as soon as possible". However, no date has yet been set for when the public can expect to use the path again. "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council wishes to ensure that all experiences at The Gobbins are safe and enjoyable and the health and safety of our visitors is of paramount importance," a council spokesperson said. "We are working to have the path reopened as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience caused." The Gobbins Visitor Centre and exhibition remains open to the public while the repairs are being carried out. The original Edwardian structure first opened in 1902 but fell into disrepair and closed to the public in the 1950s. In August last year, it was unveiled as the council's newest tourist attraction. The path is carved into black basalt cliffs and is connected by a network of walkways and bridges, including a new tubular bridge which is an almost identical replica of the original Edwardian structure.

Summary: A coastal tourist attraction, which reopened to the public five months ago after a £7.5m revamp, has been forced to close because of storm damage.