Media playback is not supported on this device He lost the captaincy to Alun Wyn Jones at the start of 2017. "He's been outstanding in the first couple of games in the way that he's competed (at the break-down) and brought physicality," said Gatland. Warburton has been playing at blind-side flanker alongside Justin Tipuric. Gatland says Warburton, the Lions captain in 2013 in Australia, has shown the sort of attributes that will be needed on the 2017 tour to New Zealand. "New Zealand have got three or four open-sides that are very strong at the break-down and you've got to be able to have someone who can do that," said Gatland. "I'm not saying you don't have someone at seven who can carry and play a bit wider, there are options for that as well but you get potentially poor weather conditions in New Zealand and someone who's able to get on the ball, slow things down, Sam's able to do that. "For him the challenge is to stay injury-free because he's picked up a few injuries, the challenge for him and a lot of players is getting a run of games under his belt." But Gatland also highlighted the strength of Wales's next opponents Scotland in the same area of the pitch, after their narrow defeat to France in Paris, despite injuries to flankers John Barclay and John Hardie. "The break-down area is pretty critical and I thought on Sunday it was one area Scotland were very strong against France, it kept them in the game because of the turnovers they got, the penalties and they competed very hard at the break-down, it was a real strength of the Scottish performance." Former Ireland and Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll believes that Scotland open-side flanker Hamish Watson is currently worth a place in the Lions match-day squad of 23, with their win over Ireland boosting their chances of improving their Lions representation. "I've been really impressed with Watson at seven, the first couple of games, (lock) Jonny Gray's been great, (full-back) Stuart Hogg's had a quality couple of games," O'Driscoll told BBC Wales Sport. "If they can pick up another victory at least, I think you'll have more of a showing from the Scottish team, (wing Tommy) Seymour as well has an outside chance, so maybe you'll have more than you've had in recent years."

Summary: Wales flanker Sam Warburton has been praised as "outstanding" in the first two rounds of the Six Nations by British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland.


Y gred yw bod mwy nac un person wedi eu hanafu, ond nid oedd unrhyw gerbydau eraill yn rhan o'r digwyddiad. Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn: "Rydyn ni'n ymwybodol o ddigwyddiad ym maes saethu Castell Martin. "Mae'r ymchwiliad yn parhau ac felly byddai'n amhriodol gwneud unrhyw sylw pellach." Dywedodd Gwasanaeth Ambiwlans Cymru eu bod wedi eu galw i'r digwyddiad am tua 15:30 ddydd Mercher. Cafodd Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru eu galw yno hefyd. Mae gwybodaeth ar wefan y ganolfan yn dweud bod disgwyl i fwledi byw gael eu tanio yno drwy gydol yr wythnos. Mae'r safle dros 5,900 acer ar hyd arfordir Sir Benfro.

Summary: Mae'r Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn yn parhau i ymchwilio yn dilyn digwyddiad yn ymwneud â thanc ar faes tanio Castell Martin yn Sir Benfro ddydd Mercher.


A pair of early strikes set them on their way. Defender Moussa Diarra netted his first goal in Barrow colours, not long after Danny Livesey had hit the bar. Within three minutes, the Bluebirds' new goalscoring machine, Byron Harrison, grabbed his 12th goal since signing from Chesterfield in the summer. Harrison nearly made it 3-0 when he hit the woodwork in the second half. Instead, Akwasi Asante went down the other end and was more clinical with his finish. Jamey Osborne then hit the bar as Solihull rallied strongly, but the push was ultimately fruitless. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Barrow 2, Solihull Moors 1. Second Half ends, Barrow 2, Solihull Moors 1. Substitution, Barrow. Lindon Meikle replaces Jordan Williams. Jamey Osborne (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Alex-Ray Harvey. Substitution, Solihull Moors. Harry White replaces Eddie Jones. Substitution, Barrow. Akil Wright replaces Richard Bennett. Eddie Jones (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Substitution, Solihull Moors. Omari Sterling-James replaces Darryl Knights. Nick Wilmer-Anderton (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Barrow 2, Solihull Moors 1. Akwasi Asante (Solihull Moors). Second Half begins Barrow 2, Solihull Moors 0. First Half ends, Barrow 2, Solihull Moors 0. Jack Byrne (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jordan Gough (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Barrow 2, Solihull Moors 0. Byron Harrison (Barrow). Goal! Barrow 1, Solihull Moors 0. Moussa Diarra (Barrow). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Barrow took their incredible run of form to 18 matches unbeaten with a 2-1 home win over Solihull.


The initiative returns from 19-25 June ahead of a busy summer of elite sport which includes the cricket and rugby World Cups in the UK and Ireland. The European Football Championship starts in July in the Netherlands. The campaign will encourage the public to watch, listen, volunteer and take part in sporting activities. Crouch added: "We want more women and girls to get involved in sport and enjoy the huge benefits that being active brings to their lives." Shelley Alexander, editorial lead for women's sport for BBC Sport, said: "We'll devote even more resources to showcasing the best of women's sport across television, radio and online this year. "We'll also examine the pertinent issues across women's sport, with our original journalism interrogating the state of play of women and girls' sport from the grassroots to the elite."

Summary: Women's Sport Week will be "a fantastic campaign" and "encourage more women to try a new sport", says minister for sport Tracey Crouch.


The General Penitentiary of Venezuela in central Guarico state was closed in October after violent clashes between inmates. The bodies, which are in an advanced state of decomposition, were found during works to refurbish the jail. So far none of the remains have been identified. The grave was discovered on Thursday and the number of bodies found since has risen from seven to 14. Forensic experts are continuing with their search and have not ruled out finding more bodies buried on the prison grounds. On Friday, prison minister Iris Varela wrote on Twitter that she had contacted the relatives of two inmates to ask for their help identifying the remains. The two prisoners disappeared when inmates were relocated from the General Penitentiary of Venezuela to other jails in October. An estimated 9,000 prisoners were locked up in the jail near the town of San Juan de los Morros prior to its closure, according to non-governmental organisation A Window on Freedom. The NGO says Venezuelan jails are woefully overcrowded and that last year 173 inmates died while in custody. But Ms Varela told Venezuelan state broadcaster VTV that the country had taken huge steps to improve the conditions of its prisons. She said that all of the country's women's and youth prisons had been brought up to new standards set by the Venezuelan government. "This is an achievement without precedent of the Bolivarian Revolution and the government of our president, Nicolas Maduro," she said. She said that President Maduro had asked her in 2014 to "impose maximum discipline" in Venezuelan jails. "Well, here I am fulfilling the president's orders," she said. She did not refer further to the remains found except to say that forensic tests were being carried out.

Summary: The number of bodies found in a mass grave in Venezuela's largest prison has risen to 14, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement.


Up to 170,000 football fans are expected to travel to the capital to watch the showdown between Juventus and Real Madrid on 3 June. It will be the first Champions League final to be played under a closed roof. The Football Association of Wales (FAW) said safety was a "primary objective". The roof closure had been suggested because of fears of a drone attack on what is described as the biggest club football game in the world. After discussions with stakeholders, the FAW, said it had made the decision to close the roof after taking into consideration "recommendations made by the authorities". The roof will also be closed for the two official training sessions to be held at the stadium on Friday 2 June. Juventus and Real Madrid have been informed of the decision. In a statement, the FAW said: "The 2017 UEFA Champions League final will be the first final to have been played under a closed roof and will further amplify the stadium's atmosphere when Juventus FC take on Real Madrid CF on Saturday 3 June."

Summary: The roof of the National Stadium of Wales will be closed for the 2017 Champions League final in Cardiff for safety reasons.


The Blackburn Rovers striker pleaded guilty to attacking Anthony Bradley in Buck Whaleys nightclub in Dublin on 8 June 2013. He had already agreed to give his victim 30,000 euros for breaking his nose and two of his teeth. He faces the second payout after being sued in the High Court in Dublin. Former car park attendant Mr Bradley, 53, was attacked by Stokes in the VIP section of the Leeson Street venue. Stokes, who has four Scottish league title medals with Celtic and nine Republic of Ireland caps, was given a two-year suspended sentence earlier this month after admitting the assault. He has now been ordered to pay Mr Bradley 150,000 euros in general damages, 50,000 euros in aggravated damages and 32,000 euros for medical expenses, his solicitor confirmed. The damages award by a jury in the High Court in Dublin is enforceable in Britain. During the hearing, Mr Bradley told the court he has not received an apology from Stokes over the incident, although lawyers for the footballer apologised on his behalf during the sentencing hearing at the start of February. The assault occurred while Stokes was on a night out with friends. Mr Bradley, who had arrived at the club two hours earlier and had drunk one pint of beer while there, twice had drink spilt on him by a man before he was headbutted by Stokes. The footballer was escorted from the premises following the incident and his sentencing heard he had told an employee: "If someone puts it up to me, I'm going to nut him." Mr Bradley was headbutted across the bridge of his nose and suffered a deviated septum and two broken front teeth in what was described as a "nasty, cowardly attack". His medical bills have cost 13,500 euros over the past three-and-a-half years. Mr Bradley was away from his job as a car park attendant in the Gresham Hotel in Dublin for eight months following the incident and subsequently stopped working as he suffered physical and psychological effects. He has also been diagnosed with a degenerative spinal condition since the assault, which causes pain across his neck and shoulders.

Summary: Republic of Ireland international Anthony Stokes has been ordered to pay an Elvis impersonator 230,000 euros for headbutting him in a nightclub.


Media playback is not supported on this device Phaedra Al Majid, a former international media officer for Qatar 2022, said she wanted to exact revenge after losing her campaign job. She decided to go public after she said her "lies had gone too far". Al Majid has now signed a legal affidavit retracting the allegations. Fifa has also confirmed that it has received an email from Al Majid withdrawing the allegations. "Fifa can confirm receipt of an email from a person claiming to have made allegations related to the Qatar 2022 bid process and now retracting these allegations," said a statement. My intentions were to make a few headlines, I never expected that my lies would be carried on and discussed in parliament Originally made anonymously to journalists, Al Majid's claims became the subject of an inquiry by the parliamentary select committee for culture, media and sport. She says she is deeply sorry for the trouble she has caused World Cup officials in Qatar and the three Fifa executive committee members she accused of accepting bribes. "I was very upset after I left the bid and wanted to basically hurt the bid back," she said. "My intentions were to make a few headlines, I never expected that my lies would be carried on and discussed in parliament. "It just went too far. I never expected it to come to this point. There was never anything suspicious or any wrongdoing on Qatar's part. "I cannot tell you how sorry I am. I have hurt reputations of three members of the Fifa exco, I have hurt their reputation, and more importantly I have hurt my colleagues on the Qatar bid." Al Majid originally said African Football Confederation president Issa Hayatou, Ivory Coast Fifa member Jacques Anomua and Nigeria's suspended exco official Amos Adamu were paid $1.5m to vote for Qatar. The allegations were denied by all three men but were made public under parliamentary privilege when the Sunday Times submitted evidence from their investigation into Fifa to the select committee in May. She was then invited to back up her claims in a meeting with Fifa president Sepp Blatter. But no meeting ever took place. Al Majid also says she "tampered" with a Qatar 2022 bid strategy document which she then leaked to journalists. She insists she was placed under no pressure or paid any money by Qatar 2022 to change her story. Officials on a new supreme committee for the World Cup, now overseeing preparations for the tournament, have told the BBC Al Majid first made contact with them on 5 June and that they didn't place her under any pressure or pay her to retract her story. However, it must be stated that the BBC only interviewed Al Majid after being put in touch with her by Qatar bid officials, during research for a special report on the Qatar 2022 World Cup due to be broadcast on BBC2's Newsnight on Monday. Her decision to retract her story could be embarrassing for the select committee who last week published a report on the

Summary: The "whistleblower" behind a series of corruption allegations involving Fifa executive committee members and Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid has told the BBC she fabricated the claims.


Conner Marshall, 18, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, died four days after being found critically injured at Trecco Bay Caravan Park, Porthcawl. A man from Caerphilly will now appear at Bridgend Magistrates' Court on Monday. Police say they still want to speak to anyone in Trecco Bay between midnight and 07:00 GMT on Sunday, 8 March. Det Supt Paul Hurley from South Wales Police added: "I would like to reassure residents and visitors to Porthcawl and Trecco Bay caravan park that this appears to be an isolated incident on a well-managed site. "Parkdean Trecco Bay Management are continuing to work closely with South Wales Police and I would like to thank both Parkdean and the local community for their support and assistance. "Our thoughts are with Conner's family and all those affected by this tragic incident - and we are continuing to support his family with specially trained officers." A family tribute described the teenager as "a unique, caring and compassionate young man with a warm, infectious smile complete with a cheeky wink".

Summary: A 26-year-old man has been charged with murdering a south Wales teenager at a holiday caravan park.


However, Mahmud Nacua said it would be at least another year before Libya was in a position to release whatever information it holds. The move comes on the 24th anniversary of the of bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Scotland, which killed 270 people. Bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died this year after being released in 2009. Megrahi, a Libyan agent, was released by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds, suffering from terminal prostate cancer. He remains the only person ever convicted of the bombing, but Scottish police hope to pursue other suspects in Libya following the country's revolution and downfall of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011. Scotland's top prosecutor recently wrote to the new Libyan prime minister for help and the UK government has said it was pressing Tripoli "for swift progress and co-operation" on the Lockerbie case. Mr Nacua told the BBC no formal agreement had yet been reached, but that Libya would open the files it holds on the case. He said that would only come when his government had fully established security and stability - a process he believes will take at least a year. In April of this year, Scotland's Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland travelled to Tripoli with the director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, requesting co-operation after the fall of Gaddafi. This was followed in May by a meeting with Libya's interim prime minister in London to discuss further inquires into the bombing. At the time, a Crown Office spokesman said: "The prime minister asked for clarification on a number of issues relating to the conduct of the proposed investigation in Libya and the lord advocate has undertaken to provide this. "The prime minister made it clear that he recognised the seriousness of this crime and following the clarification he would take this forward as a priority."

Summary: The new Libyan government in Tripoli is prepared to open all files relating to the Lockerbie bombing, the country's ambassador to the UK has confirmed.


Monarch, easyJet, Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines have now cancelled all outbound flights to the Egyptian resort up to 25 November. British Airways is not selling new tickets for flights up to 23 November. Flights were halted last week after the UK government said the Sinai plane crash which killed 224 people on 31 October may have been caused by a bomb. Ministers made the decision after experts reviewed the security at Sharm el-Sheikh airport. Some 20,000 British nationals, at least 9,000 of them holidaymakers, were thought to be in the resort at the time. Inbound flights to the UK resumed on Friday and by Monday evening, some 7,473 passengers had been brought back. They are only allowed to travel with hand baggage; hold luggage is to be flown back separately in the next week. Announcing the cancellations up to 25 November, a Monarch spokesman said: "We recognise this is a very frustrating situation and apologise for the inconvenience this is causing our customers." Thomson said: "All customers booked to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh in this period will be provided with a full refund or can amend to any holiday currently on sale. "Customers travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh up to and including 10 December 2015 will be able to amend their booking free of charge to any holiday taken by the end of April 2016." Easyjet said it hoped to bring all of its customers home by the end of next weekend at the latest. "Our plan is to bring home as many passengers every day as we can, and to prioritise those who have been delayed the longest," it said. "The reality of this is that many of our passengers will be delayed for up to three days." British Airways says it is keeping the situation beyond Thursday "under review", but is not taking bookings from new passengers on flights up to and including 23 November. The US and the UK have both said intelligence points to the strong possibility the crash in the Sinai Peninsula was caused by a bomb - militants affiliated to so-called Islamic State, also known as Isil, have claimed responsibility. Egypt has now launched its own inquiry into what happened after a member of the international team investigating the crash last week told Reuters that they were "90% sure" that a sound heard in the last moments of the recording of the plane's cockpit voice recorder was an explosion caused by a bomb.

Summary: Airlines have suspended flights from the UK to Sharm el-Sheikh for at least the next two weeks.


Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has announced a 12.5% cap on increases to rates for hotels, pubs and restaurants as part of an ongoing revaluation. Representatives of tourism and hospitality groups met Mr Mackay to urge a more permanent solution. And Green MSP Andy Wightman echoed the call while attempting to block a rates order at a Holyrood committee. Mr Mackay told Holyrood's local government committee that he was "open-minded to look at how we can improve" the rates system. A Scottish government review of the rates system led by former RBS Scotland chairman Ken Barclay is due to report in the summer. Mr Wightman put forward a motion to annul the piece of secondary legislation which approves the poundage rate for business rates in Scotland, arguing that this was "the only means of scrutinising the decision of ministers". He said: "I want parliament to be given the opportunity for much more fundamental examination of the non-domestic rating regime. "There are much, much more fundamental questions of tax design to consider that go well beyond the Barclay review terms of reference and, indeed, bring into question the very existence of the non-domestic rating regime." Mr Mackay said the move to annul put at risk about Â£2.6bn for local government services ahead of the final vote on the budget on Thursday. He said such a move would be "reckless", describing it as an "11th hour bid" to review a poundage rate which matches that in the rest of the UK and which has won political consensus. He said: "I have not and do not object to the scrutiny. I could have answered questions on this when I've appeared at this committee or the finance committee or any other place in relation to the budget. "This is the same process that has been used for years. I'm open-minded to look at how we can improve it." After Conservative MSPs indicated they were not minded to support the motion to annul, leaving it with no chance of passing, Mr Wightman decided to withdraw it. On Tuesday, Mr Mackay announced rates relief for hospitality businesses which have been disproportionately affected by the ongoing business rates revaluation. This has been welcomed by tourism groups, but a series of groups have since met with the finance secretary calling for a more permanent solution. The Scottish Tourism Alliance, the British Hospitality Association and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association met Mr Mackay and Business Secretary Keith Brown on Thursday to seek "further clarity" about the relief scheme. A statement for the group welcomed the "pragmatic" capping system, but said "concern remains around the need for a more permanent solution and for a fundamental review of the way that hospitality businesses are rated and assessed. They added: "Today's meeting marked an important step forward in establishing what will be a more continuous dialogue between trade associations and Scottish government during the next 12 months on the business rates issue and to inform, influence and shape more enabling and competitive policies for Scotland's tourism industry."

Summary: The Scottish government has been urged to undertake a "fundamental review" of the business rates system.


He owns a private zoo stocked with zebras and flamingoes and has one of the world's most valuable art collections. He lives in a futuristic steel mansion, with a helipad and fake waterfall, that looks like a James Bond film-set. But in the action-packed movie of Georgian politics, it is not yet quite clear whether Mr Ivanishvili is the hero or the baddy. "I have come into politics to save my country," he told the BBC during an interview in his palatial Tbilisi headquarters, as he gave an impromptu tour of his $1.3bn (Â£800m) art collection. He owns works by Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst - one of whose pieces he commissioned specially for a particular wall. In 2006 he bought Picasso's Dora Maar with Cat for almost $100m - at the time the highest amount paid by anyone at auction. For the 153rd richest person on the planet, it was a bargain. But in person he is not quite as flamboyant as all this suggests. Softly spoken and polite, he is not what you would expect from a person who has ousted Georgia's powerful ruling party and inspired feelings of fanatical devotion and distrust in equal measure. Before the first interview he gave the BBC in 2011, just after he had announced his political ambitions in October, he seemed nervous. And he confessed he did not know how to stand in front of the camera. Since then, he has repeatedly said he is not interested in, nor does he fully understand, politics. And he has said on several occasions he wants to only serve as prime minister for two years before leaving politics for good. This apparent honesty has charmed many Georgian voters who often distrust politicians. They see him as one of them. He may be much richer but he started off dirt-poor, running round without shoes in a village in rural Western Georgia. Very different, some voters feel, to President Saakashvili's all-powerful political elite, which is a close team of pro-Western and culturally liberal urbanites in their thirties or forties. They go down well in Washington and Brussels but they think very differently to many ordinary Georgians, who have strong traditional family values and a high regard for the culturally conservative Orthodox Church. And after almost a decade of unopposed power, President Saakashvili's party is often seen as arrogant and out of touch. But while Mr Ivanishvili's statements seem genuine and honest to some, to others they are extremely worrying. This will be the first time he has held political office and there are doubts whether he is experienced enough to control a coalition, made up disparate parties with conflicting ideologies. There are controversial figures within his Georgian Dream coalition. Some of them are accused of having links to the crime and corruption of Georgia's past while others have made xenophobic, nationalistic or homophobic comments, unchecked by Mr Ivanishvili. And his plan to serve as prime minster for just two years comes across as dilettantism - a particular concern in a country which over the last 20

Summary: He is Georgia's richest man and his followers have just ousted President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party from power in a shock election result, so what else do we know of Bidzina Ivanishvili?


Administrators acting for the fund say they have reached a deal to sell Lyndon Court in Belfast city centre. Mr Graham's barrister argued that under the terms of a previous judicial direction the sale should not go ahead unless Mr Graham consents or a court orders it. The case was adjourned until next week. The adjournment was agreed to allow Mr Graham to have an expert witness report produced. The report will deal with the valuation of Lyndon Court and the sales process. The administrators, EY, must also disclose information to Mr Graham's expert witness. The court heard that a previous ruling allowed EY to market the property, which is on Upper Queen Street. However for a sale to proceed it would need the consent of Mr Graham or else be referred back to the the High Court. Mr Graham's barrister, Monye Anydike-Danes QC, said the administrators had "agreed to tying their own hands". However David Dunlop, for EY, argued that unless an injunction was imposed the administrators were "free to discharge their duty". Mr Dunlop also said there was an urgency in the matter as the sales agent was concerned the bidder "could walk away from the deal". He said the bid had been accepted on 8 August and the bidder said they wanted to complete within 20 days, a period which had now expired. He argued that Mr Graham should give an undertaking that he would be liable for damages should the sale now fall through. Ms Anydike-Danes QC said that there was no evidence that the matter was as urgent as had been claimed. She also said it would be unfair for her client to give an undertaking in damages as no contracts had been signed and there was no binding agreement. No undertaking was imposed and the case was adjourned until 18 September. The court was told that the bidder for Lyndon Court is "a well known property person in this jurisdiction".

Summary: The Cerberus investment fund has found a buyer for one of the properties it repossessed from the businessman Gareth Graham, the High Court has heard.


The deal would see Dublin Bus staff receive pay rises totalling 11.25% over three years. This is more than the increase of 8.25%, as recommended by the Labour Court. Drivers have been seeking a 15% pay rise over three years. The latest deal would not be linked to additional productivity. Strikes had been scheduled for 11 more days in October, including this Saturday, when Dublin face Mayo in the All-Ireland senior gaelic football final replay. Under the proposal, staff will be expected to cooperate with the introduction of drug and alcohol testing at work. Irish broadcaster RTÃ‰ reports that cooperation will also be expected on measures to reduce absenteeism. The proposal also included items relating to scheduling, pensions, and other policies. The ballot of Dublin Bus staff is expected to take about ten days. Hundreds of thousands of people have already been disrupted by a series of strikes by bus drivers in September.

Summary: Bus strikes in Dublin have been suspended pending a ballot of staff, after talks between management and unions at the Workplace Relations Commission.


Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group, in a sudden move on Monday, unexpectedly replaced chairman Cyrus Mistry with his predecessor Ratan Tata, The change is made even more puzzling by the company giving no explanation or details about its decision. The country's media, though, is filled with speculation about the decision and what the future might hold for Tata. The first question on everyone's mind was "Why?" Cyrus Misty had been hand-picked as a successor to Ratan Tata in 2012, as the second chairman from outside the Tata family and with high hopes that he would be the right man to steer the company. He was the sixth chairman in Tata's 148-year history and the first chairman in nearly 80 years to come from outside the Tata family. The Economic Times writes the move was over "performance issues," citing allegations that Tata was not happy with Mr Mistry's "approach of shedding non-profit businesses, including the conglomerate's steel business in Europe, and concentrating only on cash cows". The paper also notes that there was a "fundamental disconnect between [Mr] Mistry and Tata, particularly with regard to ethos, values, vision and the direction" the group was taking. Mr Mistry's explicit disregard for the "old guard" in the company was "considered overtly aggressive and unnecessary," according to the paper. Business publication Mint also speaks of "contrasting styles in investment", saying the approach of Mr Mistry "was in sharp contrast with that of his predecessor Ratan Tata", under whom the group was "one of India's most aggressive acquirers, especially of overseas assets". During his time as chairman since 2012, Mr Mistry though seemed to move into the opposite direction, getting rid of loss-making units and focusing on the stronger core businesses. The plans to sell the British steel plants owned by Tata are part of this trend. The Business Standard says that people in the know were aware the conflict "was building up". The paper cites a number of recent incidents where Tata felt not properly informed by Mr Mistry about his business decision. But the paper cites sources from close to the Tata board saying that the "real issue was that Tata felt [Mr] Mistry may not be the best bet in the long-term" with no vision for the future. Officially, Cyrus Mistry was "replaced", seen by many publications as a decidedly vague term, especially given the context that there were next to no further details or explanations. The change at the top is widely seen as the chairman getting the boot. For the Economic Times, the case is an "ouster," described as "worse than any scene from corporate fiction in which the CEO is given the pink slip at the shortest possible notice". The article also points out that the sudden decision "is most unusual and not in keeping with the reputation of good corporate governance that the Tatas had earned over the past decades". The paper cites an unnamed "old Tata hand" describing the situation as "a coup that was planned to perfection and executed to the tee". The Business Standard

Summary: The replacement at the helm of India's largest conglomerate has come as both a shock and a surprise.


The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist improved her English record to 65.10 metres at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney. It puts her second in the all-time British list behind Scotland's Margaret Ritchie, who threw 67.48. It is the second time she has thrown an Olympic qualifying mark in three days. The 28-year-old threw 64.22m at the Auckland Track Challenge on Thursday.

Summary: Jade Lally has produced the longest discus throw by a British woman since 1983 to move to fourth in the 2016 world rankings.


Iain Stuart, 41, from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire, worked for the oil field services company Halliburton. The father-of -two was on board the Airbus EC225LP "Super Puma" when it crashed near Bergen on 29 April. Mr Stuart's funeral will take place at Laurencekirk Parish Church before he is laid to rest at Laurencekirk Cemetery. A statement from his family said he was "a good friend to many and will be greatly missed by all who knew him". The maker of the helicopter that crashed has lifted its recommendation that the same type of aircraft be grounded worldwide. Airbus Helicopters said initial evidence suggested no link with two previous incidents in Scotland involving Super Puma H225 helicopters. The aircraft will remain grounded in the UK, however, as a Civil Aviation Authority flight ban remains in force. In 2012, two EC225 Super Puma helicopters ditched into the North Sea in Scotland - one off Aberdeen and another off Shetland. Both incidents were blamed on gearbox problems and all passengers and crew were rescued. EC225s in the UK were grounded following the incidents but given the go-ahead to resume flying in August 2013. Later that same month a different model of Super Puma, the AS332 L2, crashed off Shetland, killing four people. Super Pumas are responsible for many of the 140,000 helicopter passenger flights in the UK each year.

Summary: The funeral of a Scottish oil worker who died when a helicopter crashed in Norway killing 13 people is to take place on Friday.


But Tommy Refenes has done it from the comfort of his front room in America. When his sister launched a fundraising page to help their diabetic mum buy an alert dog, Tommy took it upon himself to walk some of the largest maps in gaming to help out. His efforts ended with a six-hour stint on Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) as he strolled across Los Santos. Tommy, who is the co-creator of indy game Super Meat Boy, also spent two hours and nine minutes walking across the map of Red Dead Redemption and took four hours and 19 minutes to complete the length of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Below the live stream of the fundraiser, the gamer wrote that his mum "is having a lot of trouble with her Type 1 Diabetes and an alert dog could help her out and improve her health tremendously". He added: "The dogs are trained to recognise smells due to high and low blood sugar and alert their owner. "Mom has lost the ability to do this on her own which could be potentially very dangerous for her. "After 32 years of having diabetes, it's becoming almost impossible for her to tell when her sugar is going low or high. This is potentially a fatal condition." Following Tommy's efforts the fundraiser page had broken the $15,000 (Â£9,307) target by $677 (Â£420) with 112 days remaining. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Most people associate a charity marathon with months of training ending in a gruelling test of endurance.


Ms Saunders will head the Crown Prosecution Service when Keir Starmer stands down in October. The career CPS lawyer has overseen some of the country's most important prosecutions and is currently the organisation's London chief. The DPP is the most senior criminal prosecutor in England and Wales, responsible for more than 6,800 staff. By Clive ColemanLegal correspondent, BBC News The role of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is critical within the criminal justice system of England and Wales. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the organisation that can deliver justice by making independent decisions as to whether there is sufficient evidence to charge a suspect, and when it decides that there is, by prosecuting the case effectively. It works closely with the police but must always be seen to make independent and dispassionate decisions based upon the evidence gathered. It can only prosecute when it concludes that there is sufficient evidence for there to be a realistic prospect of conviction, and that the prosecution is in the public interest. The DPP is the hands-on, day-to-day head of the CPS - which is currently negotiating a period of austerity and modernisation. Maintaining public confidence in it will be critical. The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, said: "Alison will make an excellent director of public prosecutions and is the right person to help the Crown Prosecution Service meet the challenges it will face in the coming years. "I am particularly pleased that Alison is the first head of the CPS to be appointed from within its ranks as proof of the high quality of the professionals that work within the service. "I'd also like to thank Keir Starmer for the great contribution he has made - not only to the CPS but more generally to the criminal justice system. He can be proud of the reforms that he and his staff have led to keep our criminal justice system one of the best in the world." Ms Saunders said: "I am delighted and privileged to be appointed as the next director of public prosecutions. To lead an organisation of committed and professional staff is an honour, especially having worked for the CPS since its inception." Ms Saunders spent the early part of her career prosecuting in south London before working on CPS policy in relation to child victims and witnesses. In 2001 she became chief crown prosecutor for Sussex and oversaw the prosecution of Roy Whiting for the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne. She then briefly left the CPS to join government as a deputy legal adviser to the attorney general. On her return, she set up the CPS organised crime division which deals with complex cases including human trafficking, drugs, counterfeiting and money laundering across borders. In 2009 Alison Sanders was named chief crown prosecutor for London, which deals with more than 200,000 cases a year. She oversaw the successful 2012 prosecution of two of the men who attacked and killed Stephen Lawrence in 1993. She also oversaw the huge number of prosecutions in London in relation to the August 2011 rioting,

Summary: The new director of public prosecutions is to be Alison Saunders, the attorney general has announced.


William Roache, who has played Ken Barlow since the first episode, said he would be "so desperately missed". Coronation Street executive producer Kieran Roberts called Warren "a pioneer, a revolutionary, a true genius [and] a giant of British television". Warren, who started the Granada Television show when he was 24, died on Tuesday after a short illness. Born in Lancashire in 1936, he wrote episodes for the ITV soap until the late 1970s. Roache described the writer, who continued to visit the soap's set in Trafford until recently, as the "father" of the soap. "When I first met Tony, I couldn't quite believe he'd created and written Coronation Street, because he was no more than a young boy," he said. He added the writer had a "boyish energy" that never left him: "I loved Tony's energy. He was the father of Coronation Street and he gave us all so much." Helen Worth, who worked alongside Warren for 42 years as the character Gail McIntyre, said Warren was "a genius of our time [and] the dearest, funniest and most inspirational man of his generation". "He brought real life into our homes for us all to relate to and enjoy. He will, of course, live on forever through Coronation Street," she said. Coronation Street actors Kym Marsh, Anthony Cotton and Samia Ghadie were among those who paid tribute to Warren on Twitter. Cotton said the writer left "the greatest legacy", while Ghadie said he had been "a truly wonderful man" and Marsh described him as "amazing". Tributes were also paid to Warren from actors on other soaps, including from EastEnders' Jessie Wallace and Adam Woodyatt, and Emmerdale's Gemma Oaten. Warren was born Anthony McVay Simpson in Eccles, Salford, in 1937, and took the stage name of Warren during his career as a child star. He trained at Liverpool's Elliott Clarke Theatre School and was a regular on the BBC radio show Children's Hour, before acting in radio plays alongside some of the actors who would become household names because of Coronation Street, including Violet Carson and Doris Speed. His idea for Coronation Street was commissioned for 13 episodes by Granada in 1960 and the show has gone on to be one of the UK's most successful ever, reaching viewing figures of 26.6 million for the departure of the much-loved Hilda Ogden in 1987. The writer was made an MBE in 1994 for his services to television drama and remained a consultant on the soap until his death, with his creator credit appearing at the start of the closing credits of every episode. A drama based on his life and the creation of the show, The Road to Coronation Street, was broadcast on BBC Four in 2010. Daran Little, who wrote for Coronation Street before penning the show about Warren, said on Twitter that "Tony was my dad in TV". "Without his encouragement, I would never had a career," he said. In 2007, Warren spoke to the Manchester Evening News about the prejudice he faced as a gay man writing the soap before decriminalisation in

Summary: Tributes have been paid to Tony Warren, the Coronation Street creator and writer who has died aged 79.


Kent Police said the man, from West Sussex, sustained a serious injury when his Ford Focus came off the road in Hoath Way on Friday. He was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital but died on Saturday evening. Police said the car left the carriageway before mounting a grass verge and overturning. No other vehicles were involved. It is not yet known why the man lost control of his car.

Summary: A 67-year-old driver has died in hospital after he crashed his car in Gillingham.


16 December 2015 Last updated at 00:22 GMT One bans women from marrying for six months after divorce, the other forces married couples to have the same surname. The laws are also linked to a rule that children born within that six months are considered to be the former husband's. The case was brought by three individual women and one couple in a civil partnership, who argue that the law is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Two lower courts have already ruled against them and public opinion on the questions is split.

Summary: Japan's Supreme Court is due to rule on two 19th century family laws which critics say are sexist and out-of-date.


Guardiola had won his previous six games and 10 of his previous 11 matches in charge, but City were outplayed by a vibrant Spurs who moved second in the table and are now the league's only unbeaten team. Spurs dominated from the start and were in front early on when Aleksandar Kolarov sliced Danny Rose's cross into his own net after nine minutes. Dele Alli confirmed their superiority eight minutes before half-time with a cool finish from Son Heung-min's pass. Spurs could even afford the luxury of seeing Erik Lamela's second-half penalty saved by City keeper Claudio Bravo, and even though Sergio Aguero twice brought Hugo Lloris into action, once when he turned a shot on to the post, Mauricio Pochettino's side fully deserved a convincing win. If Liverpool are being touted as potential title winners after their fourth successive Premier League win at Swansea City on Saturday, then it is positively insulting to Tottenham not to elevate them to the same bracket after this pulsating performance. Spurs took charge from the first whistle against a City side many felt were shaping up to run away with the title - barely allowing Guardiola's side a second to breathe and refusing to allow them any time to impose their passing game. And it was all done without main marksman Harry Kane, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. In many respects this was the first time Spurs have fully hit their stride this season, and what a time to do it. On days like this the team that pushed Leicester long and hard for last season's Premier League title look the complete package from back to front. They have a reliable keeper in Hugo Lloris, strength in defence in the shape of Jan Vertongen and Toby Alderweireld allied to the midfield power of Victor Wanyama and Moussa Sissoko plus the creation of Christian Eriksen, Alli and Son. This was a big statement. Media playback is not supported on this device Guardiola prides himself on the high pressing style of his side and work on the ball once they gain possession - they were beaten in all aspects of this by Spurs. One moment early in the second half summed up the way Spurs went about their business. Keeper Bravo was hurried into a clearance and when Nicolas Otamendi received the ball seconds later, he was surrounded and sliced the ball into touch to the obvious delight of Pochettino. It is City's first defeat under Guardiola, so hardly time for a mass inquest - but Spurs may have shown there is a way to unsettle his multi-talented side. Spurs and Manchester City were both missing big players in Kane and Kevin de Bruyne respectively - and there was no doubt who coped better. Pochettino understandably maintained faith in the revitalised South Korean Son. His energy in attack, while also acting as their first line of defence, typified Spurs and suited their style more than the physical presence of £17m summer signing Vincent Janssen. City showed the odd flash from Aguero but Raheem Sterling could

Summary: Tottenham deservedly ended Pep Guardiola's perfect Premier League start and underlined their own title credentials with a thrilling victory over Manchester City at White Hart Lane.


Rousey beat Tate in 2012 and 2013 but lost her bantamweight title and unbeaten record when she was knocked out by Holly Holm last year. "She's never been hit like that in a fight," Tate, 29, told BBC World Service reporter Ade Adedoyin. "That head kick was brutal. I don't know if she'll come back the same." Tate beat Holm in Las Vegas last weekend to become champion and is keen to avenge her double loss to fellow American Rousey. However, she claims Rousey does not appear too focused on a return to the octagon. "She is doing movies, she seems to have a career path in other areas," said Tate. "She's obviously in love with [fellow UFC fighter] Travis Browne. She wants to have his kids. It seems like her mind is in so many other places than fighting." Tate also says Rousey's reputation has been damaged. "Ronda has had everything work out perfectly in her career so far," said Tate. "Her whole plan was to retire undefeated. Now that is scratched, so her legacy is tarnished in a sort of way. I would say in a big way, actually." Tate submitted Holm in the fifth round of their contest in UFC 196, rendering her compatriot unconscious with a choke hold. "I'm trying to let it sink in, I'm trying to be in the moment and enjoy this because I worked very hard on this for a long time," said Tate. "It's a very good feeling to have that sense of accomplishment. "At the same time, there's so much to take in, so much emotion and so much to process, I don't think I've fully processed it yet." "She chose to step up, to take the risk," said Tate. "This time it didn't pay off the way she wanted it to. "But it's more admirable in my mind for her to be that kind of a champion and that kind of a woman than it is to be the person who runs from a challenge. "She wanted to take on the next biggest challenge, which was myself. She went out on her shield like a warrior. She just has all my respect." The new champion said: "At some point. I think it's maybe returning the favour because she stepped up for me and took that risk. When you respect someone as much as Holly, how could I tell her 'no'? "I'm just more confident after this fight. It's just done something different for me and I think I would win before the fifth round. "I really feel super confident now. I took her best shot. I took her down and I feel like she crumbled under that pressure. "If she wants to do it again at some point, I'm sure we could do that, but I'm confident I will win again. Faster." "I'm not a fan of fighters who just win, I'm a fan of fighters that push through adversity or carry themselves in a way that I feel is more humble," adds Tate. "I admire humble champions because that's when

Summary: New UFC champion Miesha Tate says she wants to face Ronda Rousey for a third time but doubts whether her nemesis will be the same fighter.


Cooper, 31, was playing for Culcheth Eagles at Runcorn ARLFC and had been substituted when he began to feel unwell at the start of the second half. An ambulance was called but they were unable to save the father of three. Rugby Football League officials are supporting the family of Cooper and a donation page has raised over £8,000. Culcheth Eagles junior sides played as normal yesterday, with all matches preceded by a minute's applause. No decision has been made about whether the planned open-age league match at Cadishead Rhinos on Saturday will go ahead as planned. "It is awful," said Culcheth Rangers' vice-chairman Jo Eland. "Adam was just a young lad going out to play the game he loved." Cooper was a longstanding member of the club and returned from Leigh East to play with them when they re-established their open-age team in 2010.

Summary: A minute's silence will be held before every rugby league game this weekend in memory of amateur player Adam Cooper who died during a match on Saturday.


The development will be an annex to the school for three to 18-year-olds in Ystalyfera. Built on the site of the former Sandfields Comprehensive, the secondary school will have 650 places. Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said: "This money will address the region's growing demand for Welsh medium education." The Welsh Government has awarded £10.69m towards the project as part of the 21st Century Schools programme which aims to update school buildings across Wales.

Summary: Money for a new £17m Welsh medium school campus in Neath Port Talbot has been approved by the Welsh Government.


In spite of a sales uptick, the firm on Tuesday said net earnings fell 15% to $763m (Â£595m) from $898m in the same period last year. The firm also lowered its profit guidelines for the year. The stock price fell on the news, dipping about 3% in early trading on Tuesday. Lockheed has come under pressure for its F-35 fighter jet program, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. A report from the US government's auditing arm, the Government Accountability Office, on Monday found that "cascading delays" meant the cost of the programme would run more than $1bn over budget. US President Donald Trump has also targeted the programme, tweeting in December that it was "out of control." He claimed that negotiations would lead to billions in savings. Lockheed Martin shares suffer after Trump F-35 tweet US to buy more F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin But chief financial officer Bruce Tanner said on a call with analysts that nothing significant had changed to the programme in the last six months, though talk about F-35 costs was "bundled" with pricing for some of the firm's other contracts. Chief executive Marillyn Hewson said Lockheed profits took a hit this quarter on a defence programme for an international customer. Lockheed also reduced the value of a joint venture in the Middle East, which is not seeing as much demand as expected. But she said a "volatile" international environment suggests that military spending may increase, including in the US. Lockheed sales in the first quarter were up 6.6%, to $11.1bn, from the same period in 2016. "We remain hopeful that progress will continue to be made in this area and upcoming legislation will include the increases necessary to equip and maintain our fighting forces," she said.

Summary: Unexpected losses related to international business dragged down first-quarter profits at US defence giant Lockheed Martin.


The welfare cap was breached when the government was forced into a U-turn on cuts to tax credits last year. Today, the rule on reducing debt has also been broken. With the UK economy slowing, public sector net debt as a proportion of gross domestic product will rise this year, the Office for Budget Responsibility says. That leaves the chancellor with one rule still extant - a budget surplus by 2020. Matt Hancock, the Cabinet Office minister, insisted to the BBC that the rule will not be breached. And Mr Osborne has staked his reputation on it. To get there, the government is going to borrow a lot more over the next three years. Around £38bn more according to the think tank, the Resolution Foundation. And then plan for large tax cheques to arrive - largely from major businesses - by the next election. The Budget Red Book says that in 2019-2020, business tax payments will increase rapidly. Changing the timing of corporation tax payments will bring in nearly £6bn, the Treasury predicts. Commercial stamp duty reform should bring in £560m and restricting corporation tax relief nearly £1bn. The £3.5bn spending cuts to government departments will also kick in that year. The Treasury argues that the changes, allied to lower debt interest payments, means the government can hit a surplus by 2020. Watch those numbers closely and remember they are only forecasts. The chancellor is staking an awful lot on them turning out correctly.

Summary: George Osborne set himself three fiscal rules - to cap welfare spending, to bring down debt as a proportion of national income and to produce a surplus by the end of the Parliament.


He greeted an 80,000-strong crowd at Newcastle Civic Centre with the words "Haway the lads" to deafening cheers. President Carter wanted to recruit people for an exchange programme between the north-east of England and his home in Atlanta, Georgia. His visit on 6 May 1977 is being remembered and celebrated with film footage and talks at the civic centre. Mr Carter's wife Rosalynn had set up the Friendship Force to give people in different countries the chance to stay in each others' homes. In July 1977, hundreds of people from the region jetted off to Atlanta, among them former BBC Look North television presenter Mike Neville. He said: "Few of us had been to America before - also we were on a jumbo jet and one had never landed at Newcastle Airport before, which was a thrill in itself. "It was a buzz, I don't think anybody slept the night before. It was just a total, utter thrill. "The reaction when he got off the plane in America was unbelievable, the crowd cheered and screamed." Democrat Mr Carter became the 39th president when he was elected in 1976. He chose to visit Tyneside just a few months in to his term. He left office in 1981.

Summary: It is 40 years since US President Jimmy Carter visited Tyneside on his first foreign trip.


The pair were said to have fallen on to tracks at Ealing Broadway at 18:10 BST on Tuesday. Police said they were treating the deaths as "unexplained" and had not yet identied the victims. Heathrow Express services were suspended, while First Great Western said there were delays of up to 90 minutes to and from Paddington. British Transport Police said: "We were called at 6.10pm to Ealing Broadway station following reports that someone had been hit by a train. "We attended along with the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade and discovered two people had been struck and killed by the train. "We're still working to determine the identities of the deceased or how they came to actually be on the tracks." The force said the train was London-bound. Last night, commuters took to Twitter to express their concern. Girl_about_town tweeted: "Just changed at Ealing Broadway. Rammed with firemen and policemen. Sadly two deaths, apparently." Thomas Clements wrote: "Forensics still on the track at Ealing Broadway. Just witnessed an utterly horrific scene. Feel for the people who have to deal with it now." Tom Kimber tweeted: "So the train I'm on has hit two people at Ealing Broadway. A sad business." A spokesman for First Great Western said: "We are doing all we can to help the police with their investigation into this terrible incident."

Summary: Two people, one believed to be a child, died when they were struck by a First Great Western train in west London.


The former Manchester United players say their St. Michael's development would transform Jackson's Row near Manchester Town Hall. Their Â£200m proposal includes a five-star hotel, apartments, offices and restaurants. Plans are expected to be submitted to the city council later this year. Giggs and Neville revealed details of their proposed development in July. A synagogue would be rebuilt, but the 19th Century Sir Ralph Abercromby pub and the former Bootle Street police station would be demolished. The online petition claims two tower blocks at the centre of the scheme "are grossly inappropriate to this location". "They don't reflect, respond to or respect their surroundings," the petition continues. "They are in the wrong place, out of proportion and overwhelm everything around them, including the town hall, central library and both old and new buildings in the city centre." Stretford resident Paul Moore, who has signed the petition, said: "I work and socialise in Manchester city centre and think the history and uniqueness of the city is being lost by these glass soulless towers. To demolish historic buildings to make way for these is a crime." Matt Harby said: "I'm not opposed to the designs per se (I've seen a lot worse), but this is completely the wrong site for it." Neville and Giggs were involved in the development of Hotel Football, near their former club's Old Trafford stadium. They are also turning the former Manchester Stock Exchange into a luxury hotel. Before renovation started earlier this year, they allowed homeless people to stay in the building.

Summary: More than 1,500 people have signed a petition against Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs' "grossly inappropriate" plans to redevelop part of central Manchester.


The visitors took an early lead when Newport defender Darren Jones turned the ball into his own net. Stevenage doubled their advantage before half-time as Tom Pett headed in from close range. Newport stay one point away from safety, while Stevenage climb up to ninth place in the table. Match ends, Newport County 0, Stevenage 2. Second Half ends, Newport County 0, Stevenage 2. Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Paul Bignot. Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Paul Bignot. Substitution, Stevenage. Jobi McAnuff replaces Tom Pett. Foul by Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County). Tom Pett (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt missed. Charlie Lee (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County). Rowan Liburd (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Marlon Jackson (Newport County). Jack King (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Scot Bennett. Attempt blocked. Charlie Lee (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Substitution, Stevenage. Rowan Liburd replaces Harry McKirdy. Foul by Marlon Jackson (Newport County). Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing. Marlon Jackson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Steven Schumacher (Stevenage). Attempt missed. Joss Labadie (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Attempt blocked. Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage). Attempt missed. Harry McKirdy (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Dean Wells (Stevenage). Substitution, Newport County. Joss Labadie replaces Ben Tozer. Foul by Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County). Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing. Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Ben Kennedy (Stevenage). Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County). Ben Kennedy (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Tom Pett (Stevenage). Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Ben Tozer. Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Paul Bignot. Substitution, Stevenage. Charlie Lee replaces Henry Cowans. Attempt missed. Darren Jones (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.

Summary: Stevenage moved to within a point of the League Two play-off places after winning away against Newport County, who remain bottom of the table.


With no play until 13:45 BST, the hosts declared on 478-8, a lead of 141, with 63 overs of play available. Calum Haggett's destructive spell of 3-13 from nine overs reduced the visitors to 132-6 with 21 overs left in the day. Jack Taylor (46 not out) and David Payne's (20 not out) unbeaten 53-run ninth-wicket stand saw Gloucestershire hold on as they finished on 211-8. Kent captain Sam Northeast told BBC Radio Kent: "The emotion from the team is of disappointment, but they shouldn't be really because we've played all the cricket. "I'm very pleased today with the effort from the bowlers on a pretty flat pitch. They bent their backs and nearly got the result. "We came so close and if it wasn't for the rain we probably would've got it. We're near at the moment, we're playing good cricket, which is a positive sign."

Summary: Kent were denied their second win of the season as Gloucestershire held on for a nervy draw at Canterbury.


The two-year-old fell from the window at Munchkins Nursery in Shard End, Birmingham, in September 2013. A council spokesman said he was lucky not to have been seriously hurt. The nursery, which has since closed, was charged with health and safety offences by the city council. Owner Suzanne Holmes was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay costs of £14,500. Munchkins had been registered with Ofsted but its licence was suspended shortly after the fall. Councillor Barbara Dring, chair of the licensing and public protection committee, said: "This little boy is incredibly lucky not to have suffered more serious injuries after falling from a first floor window. "This awful accident could have been prevented had some inexpensive window restrictors been fitted, or the windows closed in the room." Ms Holmes, 62, of Solihull, admitted a charge of failing to discharge her duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Summary: A nursery owner has been ordered to pay £16,500 after a toddler fell from a first-floor window,


"We discovered this two hours ago. I have to stop," the former Giro d'Italia winner, 37, told a shocked news conference on Monday. Basso was set to be one of Alberto Contador's key lieutenants in the mountains over the next two weeks. He caught his groin in a crash on stage five and the cancer was discovered in a check-up on the race's first rest day. Tinkoff-Saxo team-mate Contador was in tears as he sat next to Basso during his announcement. Basso, who will travel to Italy to undergo surgery as soon as possible, twice finished on the podium during Lance Armstrong's long reign at the Tour and many, including Armstrong, expected him to follow the American on to the top step when he retired in 2005. But Basso got caught up in the Spanish Operation Puerto doping scandal and eventually admitted to the intention to cheat. He was given a two-year ban in 2007. The Italian climber, who owns a blueberry farm in Lombardy, has claimed five top-10 finishes in Grand Tours since his return to the sport, including a Giro win in 2010. He is also one of the friendliest and more relaxed members of the professional peloton so this news will be greeted with considerable dismay. His diagnosis will also increase the focus on Armstrong's arrival in France next week to ride two stages of the Tour with ex-England footballer Geoff Thomas - a day ahead of the race - to raise money for a cancer charity. Armstrong recovered from life-threatening testicular cancer earlier in his career to win the seven Tour titles he was eventually stripped of for his doping activities. Armstrong tweeted on Monday that he wished Basso "the very best".

Summary: Italian rider Ivan Basso has withdrawn from the Tour de France after revealing he has testicular cancer.


Dyfi projects manager Emyr Evans said "threats, some of them very personal" had been received over decisions at the Glaslyn and Dyfi nests in mid Wales. He added a ringer with decades of experience had quit as a result. Mr Evans said the projects welcomed scrutiny but had received "a torrent of critical, vitriolic and abusive comments". Some of the criticism focused on the issue of intervention when a chick is injured or unwell - with some claiming more should be done at the first sign of trouble and others arguing against any intervention at all. Mr Evans said decisions were based solely on what is deemed to be the best course of action at that time for the osprey and its family members - with these carrying legal implications. There was also criticism of bird ringing (an identification tool), which Mr Evans said was strictly regulated and had "stood the test of time" for more than a century. "Ringers are tree climbers, cliff hangers, cave clingers and rope and ladder hugging professionals working in inaccessible and tough environments most of us skip a heart beat just thinking about," he added. "They are amongst the most respected fieldworkers in the bird world, and most do it for no pay, purely on a voluntary basis. "It is heartbreaking that a ringer with decades of experience and one of the most caring and compassionate people I know, decides to throw in the towel after being so upset by a tiny minority." During the first 10 years at Glaslyn, Gwynedd, two or three chicks were born per year, "completely defying" the national average by 200-300%, Mr Evans said in a statement released by Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife and Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. But in 2016, a bird was displaced in his nest at the Dyfi project near Machynlleth and photographed a few weeks later with a possible injury, while an egg did not hatch. The same situation occurred at Glaslyn. "It's hardly ever happened before," Mr Evans said. Some of the chicks also sustained injuries, two survived and one died. "The next time we have an injured chick or an osprey in distress somewhere, the last thing we want to do is to worry about what people, sometimes thousands of miles away, may think of our decisions," Mr Evans said. "The vast majority of you guys are completely understanding of the nature of our work and the decisions we sometimes have to make when things go wrong." Mr Evans added the project cared deeply about the ospreys but could not always guarantee "happy ever after" endings. "Abuse has no place in civil society," he said. "At the first sign of a limp or a cough, we can't simply scramble people together and climb a 100 foot tree or ladder up to a 40 foot platform. These actions have consequences on all sorts of other things such as the other birds concerned, legally, and the safety of the people involved. "These are wild birds, it's nature, it's unpredictable and it certainly isn't Disney World." Source: Dyfi Ospreys

Summary: A bird sanctuary has defended decisions made over the welfare of ospreys after social media criticism.


GCSE results are being changed to grades 9 to 1, with the first such grades to be published this week. But there will be two different pass marks - grade 4 as a "standard" pass and grade 5 as a "strong" pass. Researchers say pupils need to be at grade 5 to match global rivals. The study from the Education Policy Institute says England's school system faces an "immense challenge" if it is going to match the levels of achievement in countries such as Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. GCSEs in England are being made more challenging and will be decided by final exams rather than coursework, with the first results of these new-style GCSEs being published for English and maths this week. These will be graded from 9 to 1, with a grade 4 being counted as a "standard" pass, similar to a grade C. But the researchers say that on average pupils should be achieving a "strong" pass at grade 5, if England is going to keep up with international competitors. At present, the researchers say, only 40% of pupils in state schools have reached this "world-class standard". To keep up in maths, the study says, it would require an increase of over a third of pupils getting top grades and an average above grade 5. "The old C grade is not an adequate national aspiration if England wants to compete with top education nations," says David Laws, former Education Minister and executive chairman of the Education Policy Institute. "This analysis highlights the gulf between education outcomes in England and the performance of the world's best education nations," he said. "In certain subjects, such as maths, England needs both to significantly raise the number of top performers and almost halve the number of low performers if it is to compete with the world's best." Paul Whiteman, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers said: "This report shows that England's obsession with structural change, under a succession of governments, has had little impact on either standards or equity. "Policy makers have routinely pursued the wrong priorities," said Mr Whiteman. "The highest performing school systems are those that invest in their teachers and that respect and value education." Kevin Courtney, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said that even if the overall results at national level were kept in line with previous years, individual schools "will still experience volatility in their results". He warned that such volatility could have "unfair consequences". There have been warnings about confusion over having two pass grades - with universities using different versions of a pass in their entry requirements. Education Secretary Justine Greening had explained the plans for two pass grades to the education select committee earlier this year. "I want to provide certainty about how this new grading will work and, in particular, the consequences for individual pupils of achieving a grade 4 or grade 5," Ms Greening had written to the committee chairman. "Rather than reporting on the "good pass", we will instead distinguish between a grade 4 as a

Summary: Pass marks for GCSEs in England need to be pushed upwards to catch up with high performing education systems in Asia, say researchers from the Education Policy Institute.


On the rock'n'roll scene since the age of 15, Keys played with Buddy Holly, John Lennon and Eric Clapton. The 70-year-old was most famous for his work with the Stones on the classic track Brown Sugar and their album Exile On Main Street. The band issued a statement mourning "the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player". The statement went on: "Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960s. He will be greatly missed." Guitarist Keith Richards said: "I have lost the largest pal in the world and I can't express the sense of sadness I feel although Bobby would tell me to cheer up." Keys featured in Richards' autobiography Life in 2010 and recalled the first time he met the Stones in the mid-1960s. Like Buddy Holly, Keys was born in the Texas town of Lubbock and had toured with him and his band The Crickets in the 1950s. But he was not impressed that the Stones had recorded a cover of Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away. Keys recalled the moment: "I said 'Hey, that was Buddy's song. Who are these pasty-faced, funny-talking, skinny-legged guys to come over here and cash in on Buddy's song?''' Keys played during the band's Glastonbury headline slot in 2013, although in October he was forced to pull out of dates in New Zealand and Australia due to poor health. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: The Rolling Stones say they're devastated over the death of Bobby Keys, who played saxophone for them.


The city council confirmed that the 10 primaries affected will remain closed for the rest of the week. Contingency plans are being put in place for the five high schools with pupils being phased back to the classroom from Wednesday onwards. All the schools in question were constructed under the same public private partnership contract. They were built by Miller Construction, which was acquired by Galliford Try in 2014. It has been confirmed that Gracemount and Craigmount high schools, plus Oxgangs and St Peter's primary schools, will need urgent repairs before opening their doors once more. Every Scottish council has either carried out or is going to carry out surveys of school buildings that could be affected. Edinburgh Council hoped that all primary and special needs pupils would be able to return by the start of next week. However, the 7,000 youngsters affected on Monday will remain off school on Tuesday. Officials said that "significant work" had been undertaken to ensure that 2,000 S4, S5 and S6 pupils would be accommodated as soon as possible. Alternative arrangements will need to be worked out for all S1 to S3 pupils. Edinburgh University, the Scottish Parliament, community groups, venues and private sector companies have all offered help. The local authority confirmed that structural surveys would continue to be carried out this week. The closure of the schools, which are about 10 years old, was prompted after workers repairing serious structural issues at one city primary found "further serious defects" with the building on Friday. Edinburgh Schools Partnership (ESP), which operates the schools, could not provide safety assurances and that is why the 17 schools remained closed after the holidays. Lindsay Cairns' daughter is in primary one at Oxgangs Primary School. She said: "I don't know if I'm going to have to have time off next week to look after her. "I've spoken to my manager. We have to wait and see what the council are going to come back with. "I'd like to think there's going to be an update and a contingency plan put in place but to me I'd rather have had that contingency plan before now." Rachel Bhandari's son is nine years old and has cerebral palsy. His special school is closed until further notice. She and her husband have spent the weekend trying to organise childcare as they both work. Ms Bhandari said: "It presents us with a really big difficulty really. We were expecting the school to be open. "We were told earlier in the week that it was going to be open and then just to find out on Friday that it's not is a nightmare." The problems were first uncovered in January when a wall at Oxgangs Primary collapsed during high winds. Three other schools were later closed after inspections revealed problems with the way walls had been built. Amy, 16, a pupil at Firrhill High School, told BBC Scotland: "It's quite disruptive because we need to finish the coursework and we need to do unit assessments, and they were meant to be happening this week but

Summary: Urgent work will be required on several of the 17 Edinburgh schools which were closed due to safety fears.


The wall, which was nine feet high, was sent crashing down in Listmas Road, Chatham, just before 22:00 GMT. Equipment normally used to find casualties buried under collapsed buildings was drafted in to help specialists assess the damage. A fire service spokesman said no-one was injured, adding that the cause of the collapse was unknown.

Summary: A 130ft long wall suddenly collapsed on to a Kent road severely damaging a number of vehicles on Thursday night.


Martial has been linked with a move to Inter Milan as part of a deal that would see Ivan Perisic leave the Italian club. The 21-year-old created Jesse Lingard's first-half opener in the 1-1 friendly draw with Real Madrid in Santa Clara. "He is a young player. He still has time to learn, to improve and develop," said Mourinho. "We want more consistency in his talent." United have not managed to get the best out of 21-year-old Martial since his £36m move from Monaco in 2015. He set up Lingard's goal in California on Sunday with a fabulous piece of skill that took him past Luka Modric and Daniel Carvajal. United won the game 2-1 on penalties. "I can say he is training better than before and is working harder than before," added Mourinho. United, who are unbeaten in four pre-season games, have one match remaining in the United States, against Barcelona on Wednesday. They flew out of California straight after the game to Washington DC, where they will spend the next three days before the trip home. It is a major difference to 12 months ago, when Mourinho and his squad went to China and had a planned match against Manchester City in Beijing cancelled due to the poor state of the pitch at the Bird's Nest Stadium. Mourinho said: "We were based in Los Angeles for 15 days, which was fantastic. We were always in the same hotel and on the same training ground. "Now we go to DC which is halfway home almost. These next three days are a good thing for us on our way back. "If Juan Mata (ankle) and Ander Herrera (hip) are not a real problem in terms of injuries, I would say it has been a perfect pre-season for us." Prior to the game, Mourinho said it would be "mission impossible" to try and sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid, so he had not even tried. Speaking after the match, whilst perfectly polite, it was clear Bale was not interested in talking about his future in Madrid. Question: Jose Mourinho says it would be mission impossible to get you to Manchester United. Answer: There you go. Question: Is that the way you see it? Answer: I haven't said anything. Question: You continue to be happy at Real Madrid? Answer: Yes.

Summary: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told forward Anthony Martial he needs to be more consistent.


The new regulations - which permit drilling from outside the protected areas - were approved by 298 to 261. Opposition parties and campaigners criticised the lack of a Commons debate - and accused ministers of a U-turn as they previously pledged an outright ban on fracking in national parks. The government said its plans would protect "our most precious landscapes". Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom also said there had already been "enormous debate" on the subject. MPs overwhelmingly rejected a bid to suspend drilling for shale gas in a Commons vote in January, during which ministers also pledged an "outright ban" on fracking in national parks. Labour has said the government's plans, contained in a draft regulation, represent a U-turn on this commitment, and called for stronger safeguards. The proposals, first set out in July, would only allow fracking 1,200m below national parks, Areas of Outstanding National Beauty, the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and World Heritage Sites. The drill rigs would have to be positioned outside the boundaries of the protected areas. Q&A: What is fracking? Sites of Special Scientific Interest, which are designated to protect wildlife or geology, are not mentioned. MPs opposed the passing of the draft regulation when it was read out in the Commons on Tuesday evening. Because this happened after the conclusion of the day's main business, parliamentary rules required the vote to be deferred - until Wednesday. Under this process of so-called deferred divisions, MP voted on the proposal by filling in ballot papers with the result announced later by Deputy Speaker Natascha Engel. Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy accused ministers of using a "parliamentary backdoor" to try to approve the "weak regulations" without debate. She said: "Fracking should not go ahead in Britain until stronger safeguards are in place to protect drinking water sources and sensitive parts of our countryside like national parks." The vote to allow fracking under national parks is the latest stage of the political battle over drilling for shale gas, writes BBC political reporter Tom Moseley. MPs voted in January to continue with fracking, and David Cameron declared last year the UK was going "all out" for shale gas - but it remains a controversial issue in the Commons. This is particularly true for MPs - including many Conservatives - facing fracking, and vocal anti-fracking campaigns, in their constituencies. In January the government said there would be an outright ban on fracking in protected areas. But that was under the Tory/Lib Dem coalition, and in July the new Conservative administration unveiled new guidelines allowing drilling at least 1,200m under ground. These were the regulations approved in today's deferred division - sparking accusations of a U-turn from Labour, which wants a moratorium on fracking until "we can be sure it is safe". Four Tories voted against the government including London mayoral candidate and environmental campaigner Zac Goldsmith and Sarah Wollaston, whose Totnes seat includes Dartmoor national park. Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the government had shown a "complete lack of regard for protecting some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK

Summary: MPs have voted to allow fracking for shale gas 1,200m below national parks and other protected sites.


The Buddies' Lawrence Shankland missed a second-half penalty before Paul Cairney gave Ayr the lead. But the Honest Men were reduced to 10 men with a red card for Jamie Adams. And, within three minutes, St Mirren were level through a Sutton header and Ryan Hardie came close to a winner with a shot off the Ayr crossbar. It was a game after which the home side will be disappointed not to have maintained their recent winning run. With the visitors content to hit on the break, it was St Mirren who had the majority of the first-half chances, including a Gary MacKenzie header cleared off the line. Despite the home dominance, Ayr were creating chances, but the big talking points came after the break. St Mirren spurned the opportunity to go in front from the spot after 59 minutes when Jason Naismith was brought down and Shankland screwed the penalty low past the post. The miss was compounded five minutes later when Ayr took the lead with a clinical finish from Cairney for his third goal of the season. Adams received a straight red card from referee Greg Aitken after 77 minutes for a foul on Kyle McAllister and substitute Sutton soon contributed his eighth goal of the season from David Clarkson's cross. Hardie smashed a 20-yard effort off the crossbar as the home side pressed for the win. However, the Buddies had to make do with a second 1-1 league draw with Ayr this season, while the visitors drop to second bottom following Dumbarton's win over Falkirk. St. Mirren manager Jack Ross: "We had a lot of opportunities to win the game, but if we can keep picking up seven points out of nine from each three-game segment over the next few weeks, we will certainly climb the table. "Our reaction to going a goal down was good, but the players are frustrated not to continue the winning run." Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "Under the new rules, the red card for Jamie Adams was probably correct - one of the few decision the officials got right. "The decisions cost us two points and the players a win bonus." Match ends, St. Mirren 1, Ayr United 1. Second Half ends, St. Mirren 1, Ayr United 1. Attempt saved. John Sutton (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Ross Docherty. Attempt missed. Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Ross Docherty. Attempt missed. Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Attempt missed. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Foul by David Clarkson (St. Mirren). Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Greg Fleming. Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of

Summary: John Sutton's equaliser for St Mirren ensured that they and visitors Ayr United occupy the bottom two spots in the Scottish Championship.


The dispute began on Tuesday in Anaheim when an un-uniformed officer grabbed a 13-year-old boy walking across his lawn, accusing him of making a threat. Footage of the incident shows two other youths shove and punch the officer, who pulls a pistol from his waistband. About 300 people took to the streets of Anaheim on Wednesday night. Several windows were smashed on homes during the rally, police said. Some 24 people were arrested, including eight women and six juveniles, according to the Los Angeles Times. Anaheim police told the newspaper the dispute arose from "ongoing issues" with young people walking across the officer's property. During the ensuing argument, the LAPD officer detains the 13-year-old, whom he says threatened to shoot him. The boy insists he only threatened to "sue" him, and accuses the officer of directing an obscene epithet at one of the girls in the group, which the man denies. "Let me go," the boy says repeatedly. During the stand-off, a group of young people stand by, telling the man to release him. One of the young onlookers shoves the officer over a hedge and another throws a punch at him. The man, still holding on to the 13-year-old, pulls a pistol and a single gunshot rings out, though it is not clear if he fired deliberately. Police arrested two of the boys, but not the off-duty officer. A 13-year-old faces charges of battery and making criminal threats. A 15-year-old was detained on suspicion of assault and battery. The off-duty officer has been placed on administrative leave, pending an inquiry. An Anaheim woman, who claims to be the 13-year-old's mother, described the video on Facebook as "devastating" and "disturbing".

Summary: Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of a Los Angeles suburb after an off-duty policeman fired a gun during a fracas with teenagers.


The void, which goes under the road on Cage Lane in Thetford, is about 3m (10ft) long and 1.5m (5ft) wide, Norfolk County Council said. A lamp-post that was precariously close to the hole has been removed by workmen and the road cordoned-off. The BBC has been unable to get in touch with the museum, but a volunteer told the Eastern Daily Press at the scene it would be open as normal this Saturday. Much of the original Dad's Army BBC TV series, based around the British Home Guard during World War Two, was shot in and around Thetford, using locations such as Thetford Forest. Eyewitness Gavin Hodge said he noticed the hole at about 13:00 and said when he looked down it there was "quite a void" filled with masonry and rubble. In a statement, Norfolk County Council said: "Part of it is under the pavement which is starting to give way but it also stretches under the road, which is intact but beginning to crack. "Tomorrow the county council is planning to fill in the gap and make it safe. We're then planning to resurface the road on Monday with the hope that the road can re-open in the afternoon. "There's no obvious reason why this gap has opened up. Anglian Water have investigated and have confirmed there are no leaks that would have contributed to it and there's no recent history of similar problems in the vicinity."

Summary: A sinkhole has opened up outside the Dad's Army Museum in Norfolk.


Both houses of Congress voted in quick succession on Wednesday to approve the agreement, as well as pacts with Panama and Colombia. It will now go to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The agreement is expected to increase US exports to the Asian economy by as much as $10bn (Â£6.5bn). The free-trade deal with South Korea is the largest US trade pact since it signed the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. However, it still needs to be passed by the South Korean parliament. 'Made in America' President Obama said the pacts with South Korea, Panama and Colombia were "a major win for American workers and businesses". "Tonight's vote, with bipartisan support, will significantly boost exports that bear the proud label 'Made in America', support tens of thousands of good-paying American jobs and protect labour rights, the environment and intellectual property," he said in a statement. The Obama administration says that pact alone will support 70,000 American jobs. There was nearly $80bn in trade between the US and South Korea last year. The Asian country is the seventh largest trade partner for the US. The vote coincided with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's arrival in Washington for an official visit. In a speech on Wednesday he said the agreement would "send a powerful message to the world that the US and South Korea stand together in rejecting protectionism and that we are open to free and fair trade". The pact was first agreed in 2007, but concerns in the US over tariffs imposed by South Korea on US carmakers delayed the proceedings.

Summary: US lawmakers have approved a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea, calling it the most significant in 16 years.


The BBC understands the report suggests the number of UK workers unemployed due to non-EU immigration is well below the figure previously cited by ministers. No 10 denied claims the report had been suppressed, saying it was not ready. But it insisted it would be published in "due course", possibly within days. The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said the row over the report reflected splits within the coalition over the benefits of immigration, with the Lib Dems refusing to back a Conservative commitment to reduce levels of net migration to below 100,000 by 2015. Home Secretary Theresa May has previously used research from 2012 by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), a group of independent academics, as a basis for saying that for every additional 100 immigrants from outside the EU, 23 British workers "would not be employed" as a consequence. But the new analysis by civil servants is much less pessimistic, estimating that the cost to existing British workers of new arrivals is much lower. Although the estimated figure for the so-called "displacement" of British workers has not been disclosed, Nick Robinson said he understood it was "virtually negligible". He said the two reports were not directly comparable since the 2012 research covered a specific period between 1995 and 2010 while the new findings analysed all the research available on the impact of immigration. But he said the row over the report's publication reflected fault lines within the coalition on the issue, with Mrs May keen to flag up evidence backing up her argument that migration has an economic "downside" while Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable sought to do the opposite. The BBC's Newsnight programme, which first reported the story, said it had been told by officials that No 10 had prevented publication of the report to avoid igniting controversy. By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor According to emails seen by Newsnight, the old research cited by Mrs May was not considered sufficiently "robust" by either the Treasury or the Department for Business. The new report, it argued, had been checked by external academics and agreed across all the departments with a hand in migration - including the Home Office. However, Newsnight said Home Office officials had protested that the new research, in parts, reflected an "institutional bias" in favour of migration among officials at the Treasury, Foreign Office and business department. For Labour, shadow immigration minister David Hanson said the report would help inform the highly charged debate about immigration. "The government's record on immigration is one of failing to meet their own net migration target and ramping up the rhetoric. Now they want to keep their own research hidden rather than scrutinised," he said. "We need an open, calm and fact-based debate on the impact of immigration and this should be facilitated by the government and not made harder." And economist Jonathan Portes, who questioned the validity of the 2012 research at the time, said there was no excuse not to release a report that was "purely analytical and is clearly of wide public interest". Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood

Summary: Labour has called for the immediate publication of a government report about the impact of immigration on the UK economy following suggestions that it has been withheld by Downing Street.


The families of six of the eight men who drafted the original 13 laws of Association Football were tracked down on behalf of the Football Association. They have travelled from as far away as Washington DC, Chicago and Auckland, as well as Lancashire and London. The event starts a week of celebrations to mark the FA's 150th birthday. The FA said little was known about Ebenezer Morley, Arthur Pember, Charles William Alcock, Francis Maule Campbell, John Forster Alcock, Herbert Thomas Steward, George Twizell Wawn and James Turner, who formed the FA in 1863. Mr Morley, a London solicitor who formed Barnes Football Club in 1862, wrote to popular newspaper Bell's Life suggesting that football should have one set of rules to end disputes about how the game should be played. He said football should follow the example of cricket, whose rules were set by the Marylebone Cricket Club. Mr Morley's letter led to the first meeting between the men at the Freemasons' Tavern in Great Queen Street, where the FA was formed on 26 October 1863. Mr Morley was not represented as his family tree ended upon his death in 1924. However, 16 relatives of six of the other men were expected to attend following a four-month search led by cultural historian Dr Jane Clayton, of the International Football Institute at the University of Central Lancashire. It was also discovered that the family tree of Mr Pember crossed with that of another figure of huge historical and cultural significance, Charles Darwin. In 1925 Mr Pember's great-niece married the evolutionary theorist's grandson, Charles Galton Darwin. Dr Clayton said: "For the search to have been so successful is incredibly pleasing as, from a historical perspective, we now know a lot more about a number of the men that created the most popular sport in the world 150 years ago." Alex Horne, general secretary of the FA, said: "In terms of historical significance, the eight founding fathers of football should be placed alongside other great pioneers of this nation. "The game has become a focal point of the lives of nearly every household in England since it was formed, so to now understand more about the history of these men is incredibly important."

Summary: Descendants of the founding fathers of football have attended a ceremony at Wembley Stadium as a blue plaque was unveiled in their honour.


The deal will take legal force when it is ratified by 55 signatories producing 55% of global emissions. Ratification by China and the US bumps the total to 40% of emissions. It will just need the EU and a couple of other major polluters to cross the threshold. Other nations will still tussle over their own ratification, but this sets clear ambition, and the US-China deal will put pressure on G20 nations over the weekend to move faster with their pledge to phase out subsidies to fossil fuels. President Obama is in China at the end of a legacy tour, in which he has visited Nevada and Hawaii to warn of climate disruption. Over recent years he has persuaded the reluctant Chinese that they need to accept their own climate commitments in order to buy him political space for Americaâ€™s pledges. Both nations have set widely differing targets reflecting their different stages of economic development. The USA says it intends to reduce emissions by 26-28% below its 2005 level in 2025, trying hard for the upper limit. China has promised to stop the upward path of its emissions by 2030, although it will far exceed that goal. But even if enough other players step forward to make the Paris deal law, huge challenges lie ahead. The current pledged emissions cuts are still projected to bring 2.7C or more of warming â€“ well above the aspirational 1.5C heating that the UN accepts should really be the limit. And that is supposing that nations keep their promises on emissions cuts. In the UK the Labour Party has urged Theresa May to ratify the Paris deal immediately. The US-China deal will also put pressure on G20 nations over the weekend to move faster with their pledge to phase out subsidies to fossil fuels. Follow Roger on Twitter @rharrabin

Summary: The joint commitment from the worldâ€™s super-polluters, announced on Saturday, is a big step towards turning the Paris climate agreement into reality.