In passing the law that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks, Congress over-ruled a veto by Mr Obama for the first time in his presidency. So why is it so controversial, and what are its wider implications? The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was brought by the families of 9/11 victims, to allow them to sue any member of the Saudi government suspected of playing a role in the attacks. In practice, the bill permits civil claims against a foreign state or official for injuries, death, or damages from an act of international terrorism. Fifteen of the 19 terrorist who hijacked planes on 9/11 were Saudi nationals, and it has long been rumoured that senior Saudi officials were in some way linked to the attack. Official inquiries since 2001 have found there is no evidence of either the Saudi government or senior Saudi individuals funding al-Qaeda. However, a previously classified document earlier this year revealed "while in the United States, some of the 9/11 hijackers were in contact with, and received support or assistance from, individuals who may be connected to the Saudi government". While the document did not provide any direct evidence of top-level Saudi involvement, it did raise new questions. A veto is one of the most significant tools an American president has at his disposal, and has been used more than 2,500 times in America's history to prevent the passage of legislation. According to the US' House of Representatives, even the threat of a veto can bring about changes. Congress can overrule a veto however - but only if it has the support of two-thirds of the House and Senate. This has only happened on 110 occasions since 1792. Despite this, it is unusual for a president in recent years to get through two terms without congress overruling a veto. George W Bush had four overturned, while Bill Clinton had two during his tenure. The last presidency to go unchallenged was that of Lyndon B Johnson. President Barack Obama, who has only used a veto on 12 occasions and had, until now, never had one overruled, fears the amended law will leave America open to similar suits from other countries - especially as there is little consensus internationally on what constitutes an act of terrorism. Stephen Vladeck, professor of law at the University of Texas, explained: "The real concern is that the more the US weakens the concept of foreign sovereign immunity, the more that the weakening will be used against it. "President Obama is concerned that [something like] a drone strike against a suspected al-Qaeda target in Yemen or Pakistan or Somalia could very well be deemed by those countries as terrorism which could subject the US to significant liability in those courts." But Terry Strada, national chair for 9/11 Families United For Justice Against Terrorism, has disagreed that the bill could backfire in the way the White House has warned. "If we're not funding terrorist organisations and killing people, then we don't have anything to worry about," she said. The bill

Summary: A new bill passed through the US Congress is creating a storm - with President Barack Obama and the CIA warning of its dire consequences.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 33-year-old Swiss announced he was "not match-fit" as he apologised in person to the crowd at the O2 Arena. Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) on Saturday in a thrilling semi-final lasting two hours and 48 minutes. It is Djokovic's fourth victory at the season-ending event and he also becomes the first man to win three titles on the trot since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s. Federer - who has won the tournament six times - confirmed his withdrawal following the doubles final on Sunday afternoon, won by American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan. "I'm sorry I'm not fit to play," he said. "I hope you understand. I wanted to come out personally and explain. "I did everything I could. I took pain-killers, had rest until the very end, but I just cannot compete at this level with Novak. "At my age it would've been a risk. "It's not that much of a surprise. This back spasm, whatever it might be, it's just not a fun thing to have during the day. It's just uncomfortable. But I'm positive and I'm hopeful that it's going to go away soon." Tournament organisers arranged two exhibition matches to take the place of the final. Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 8-5 in a pro set in the first match and the British number one then paired up with John McEnroe to beat Tim Henman and Pat Cash 8-6 in a doubles contest. Djokovic, 27, who finished the year with only eight defeats from 66 matches, collected the ATP World Tour Finals trophy before his exhibition with the Briton. "It's clearly not the way I wanted," he said. "It's an incredible achievement, but at this moment it's hard to talk about it. I'm not one of the players that celebrate this particular type of win. "I have to reflect on the whole season and this trophy is the crowning moment for the efforts this year. I'm very happy to be able to stand here and finish off with a trophy." Federer is scheduled to join Switzerland team-mate Wawrinka for the Davis Cup final against France next week and said his immediate plan was for "recovery" and then "travelling to France and getting ready for the clay". He suffered with a back problem in 2013, and there were signs in the closing moments against Wawrinka that he was struggling again. Federer did not complete his post-match media duties until after 01:00 GMT on Sunday, and missed his scheduled practice session at O2 Arena in the afternoon. Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Roger Federer has withdrawn from the ATP World Tour final against Novak Djokovic because of a back injury.


Former Juventus playmaker Pirlo's £5.17m annual salary makes him Major League Soccer's highest earner, while ex-Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder Lampard, 37, is on £3.8m. "I asked them the question, why come to MLS now?" said Reyna. "They looked me in the eye and said they wanted to compete." Lampard missed a planned debut in Sunday's 4-4 draw against Toronto FC with a calf injury. Media playback is not supported on this device Thirty-six-year-old Pirlo, who still wants to be a part of Italy's Euro 2016 squad, is likely to play for the first time when NYC FC entertain Orlando at Yankee Stadium on 26 July. "We are starting a club from scratch," said Reyna. "It is not just about bringing great players in. We are trying to establish a culture and a foundation for the way we want to train and act around the changing room. "At this stage, that is as important as the result we get on a weekend. "These guys are experienced. They are mentally very strong. That is why they have been as good as they are for so long. "That will supersede their age." Chosen as an expansion club in May 2013, NYC FC became MLS' 20th franchise and launched at the start of the 2015 season. They are part of the City Football Group founded by Manchester City owner Sheik Mansour, and have sister clubs in Melbourne and Yokohama. They have the same sponsor - Etihad Airlines - and also wear sky blue shirts. On 6 July, the club announced Pirlo had joined them from Juventus, becoming their third 'Designated Player' - each club can sign up to three players whose wages exceed the salary cap - alongside Lampard and Spain World Cup winner David Villa. NYC FC began their debut campaign with a 1-1 draw at Orlando on 8 March and beat New England Revolution in front of 43,507 in their first home game at Yankee Stadium the following week. Results since then have been patchy and the 4-4 draw with Toronto left them second bottom of the Eastern Conference, three points off a play-off place. Crowds remain good - they attracted their highest attendance, 48,047, to the 'derby' with New York Red Bulls on 28 June and their average gate of 28,785 is only beaten by Seattle Sounders (40,236) and Orlando (34,005) in MLS. "There is a long way to go but New York is the most diverse city in America," said first-time fan, Scott Carey, 23. "That will jump start it." Opinion is split. Local shopkeeper Saeed Abbad is impressed. "When they get big crowds - like the Red Bulls game - the atmosphere is exactly the same as when the Yankees are playing," he said. "Remember, the Yankees have been going for 114 years. The soccer team has hardly been here for that many days." Others are not so sure. "New York City won't do anything for football in this country," said Cody Kaczetow, 23, another first-timer. "It is not going anywhere in terms of how people respect it. It will

Summary: Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo have not joined New York City FC just for the money, according to the club's sporting director Claudio Reyna.


Prof Bryn Hubbard is being honoured for his work as a polar scholar in "glaciology, glacial geology and the structure and motion of ice masses". Prof Hubbard, who spent nine weeks drilling on the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, will receive the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The director of the centre for glaciology at the university said he was "honoured" to be recognised. The Polar Medal was established in 1904 to reward the participants in Captain Robert F. Scott's first expedition to the Antarctic region. In recent decades, most awards have been made to scientists who have worked over prolonged periods in harsh conditions to advance knowledge of the polar regions.

Summary: An Aberystwyth University glaciologist is to be awarded a Polar Medal.


Think-tank Reform Scotland said the route had been left with limited potential for expansion. It said the Edinburgh to Tweedbank line had shown thinking was "too small" and planning "too short-term". The Scottish government said the railway had proved a huge success and expected more investment in future. Reform Scotland released written evidence it had sent to Transport Scotland's rail infrastructure strategy consultation. It has been submitted on its behalf by advisory board member Tom Harris, a former Labour transport minister in the UK government. He makes a range of suggestions including the need for "bigger thinking" in the long-term vision for Scotland's railways. Mr Harris singled out the Borders Railway for criticism with the construction of bridges to accommodate only single-track width as an example of limits placed on future expansion. He said: "We are in danger of missing the bigger picture when it comes to discussing rail in Scotland. "We talk in very narrow terms about ScotRail and its operation, but what we actually need is an injection of some creative, strategic thinking so that we can give the Scottish people a rail system built for the future and one to be proud of. " He called for the creation of a Scottish Rail Infrastructure Commission to examine what "ambitious transformational projects and new railway lines" were needed to boost the Scottish economy and "transform our connectivity as a nation". "The Borders Railway showed us that there is an appetite for new railways in Scotland, but it also showed us that our thinking is too small and our planning too short-term," he said. "That ship has now sailed, but we must learn the lessons from it, think big, and plan long, and that is why the need for a commission is now critical." A Scottish government spokesman said it welcomed Reform Scotland's comments. "The think-tank has raised issues about structure and vision," he said. "Whilst there will be different views on structures to realise the vision for Scotland's railways it is clear that the ambitions for our railway to be a driver of economic growth and a positive, integral part of our social fabric is an ambition that is shared right across Scotland." He said the reopening of the Borders Railway had been a "cause for celebration" in the Borders and Midlothian. "We were always confident that, in time, it would deliver major economic opportunities and attract new investment, so it is pleasing to see strong evidence that visits and spending are up significantly as a direct result of the new railway," he said. "With over 1.2m passenger journeys in its first year alone, additional seats on peak time services and more improvements and initiatives in the pipeline, we look forward to seeing even more investment and interest in the area in the months and years ahead."

Summary: The Scottish government has defended the Borders Railway after claims the infrastructure vision for the project was "short-sighted".


The 30-year-old, who has scored five times in 16 international appearances, has struggled with injury this year but marked her return to action with two goals against Doncaster last month. Liverpool captain Gemma Bonner, 25, has also been included. Injured former captain Casey Stoney - who has 129 caps for England - and Fran Kirby have been left out of the squad. The Lionesses will face the Euro 2017 hosts in Tilburg at 18:00 GMT in their final friendly of 2016. England manager Mark Sampson said: "It's a unique chance to play at one of the stadiums where we will play in July and now that we know who we face at the Euros, the intensity and focus in our group will sharpen. "We are nine games unbeaten and will be fighting to make that 10, but we are expecting a tough game against a fellow contender for the Euros." The Euros begin on 16 July with Sampson's side opening their campaign against Scotland on 19 July before taking on Spain and Portugal in Group D. Goalkeepers: Karen Bardsley (Manchester City), Siobhan Chamberlain (Liverpool), Mary Earps (Reading) Defenders: Laura Bassett (Notts County), Gemma Bonner (Liverpool), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Gilly Flaherty (Chelsea), Steph Houghton (Manchester City), Jo Potter (Notts County), Alex Scott (Arsenal), Demi Stokes (Manchester City) Midfielders: Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City), Jade Moore (Notts County), Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), Jill Scott (Manchester City), Fara Williams (Arsenal) Forwards: Karen Carney (Chelsea), Danielle Carter (Arsenal), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Gemma Davison (Chelsea), Toni Duggan (Manchester City), Nikita Parris (Manchester City), Jodie Taylor (Arsenal)

Summary: Arsenal striker Jodie Taylor has been named in England's 23-woman squad to play the Netherlands on 29 November.


Exchanging goods for currency is an age old trusted system for trade. In large groups it fosters co-operation as each party has a measurable payoff. But within small groups a team found that introducing an incentive makes people less likely to share than they did before. In essence, even an artificial currency reduced their natural generosity. The study is published in journal PNAS. When money becomes involved, group dynamics have been known to change. Scientists have now found that even tokens with no monetary value completely changed the way in which people helped each other. Gabriele Camera of Chapman University, US, who led the study, said that he wanted to investigate co-operation in large societies of strangers, where it is less likely for individuals to help others than in tight-knit communities. The team devised an experiment where subjects in small and large groups had the option to give gifts in exchange for tokens. They found that there was a social cost to introducing this incentive. When all tokens were "spent", a potential gift-giver was less likely to help than they had been in a setting where tokens had not yet been introduced. The same effect was found in smaller groups, who were less generous when there was the option of receiving a token. "Subjects basically latched on to monetary exchange, and stopped helping unless they received immediate compensation in a form of an intrinsically worthless object [a token]. "Using money does help large societies to achieve larger levels of co-operation than smaller societies, but it does so at a cost of displacing normal of voluntary help that is the bread and butter of smaller societies, in which everyone knows each other," said Prof Camera. But he said that this negative result was not found in larger anonymous groups of 32, instead co-operation increased with the use of tokens. "This is exciting because we introduced something that adds nothing to the economy, but it helped participants converge on a behaviour that is more trustworthy." He added that the study reflected monetary exchange in daily life: "Global interaction expands the set of trade opportunities, but it dilutes the level of information about others' past behaviour. In this sense, one can view tokens in our experiment as a parable for global monetary exchange." Sam Bowles, of the Santa Fe Institute, US, who was not involved with the study, specialises in evolutionary co-operation. He commented that co-operation among self-interested people will always occur on a vast scale when "helping another" consists of exchanging a commodity that can be bought or sold with tokens, for example a shirt. "The really interesting finding in the study is that tokens change the behavioural foundations of co-operation, from generosity in the absence of the tokens, to self-interest when tokens are present." "It's striking that once tokens become available, people generally do not help others except in return for a token." He told BBC news that it was evidence for an already observed phenomenon called "motivational crowding out, where paying an individual to do a task which they had already planned

Summary: A new study sheds light on how money affects human behaviour.


The Department For Transport (DFT) said it will invest more than £16m in four stations in England and one in Wales. The stations will be at Horden in County Durham, Warrington West in Cheshire, Reading Green Park, Portway Parkway in Bristol and Bow Street in Ceredigion. Durham County Council said the Horden stop would be a big employment boost. Leader Simon Henig said: "The station will greatly enhance commuters' ability to reach employment sites across the region and will be served by more than 20 trains a day heading north and south. "It will also act as a park and ride, with spaces for more than 100 commuters." The DFT is providing £4.4m towards the £10.55m station with the rest coming from the county council and North East Combined Authority. The £17.2m Warrington West station, which is getting £4.23 from the DFT, should reduce congestion on the M62 and support new houses in the area, the department said. Reading Green Park will receive £2.3m towards a total project cost of £16.5m with the DFT saying it "has the potential to unlock 7,500 new jobs and 1,500 homes". The £2.23m Portway Parkway, which is getting £1.672m from the DFT, will serve an existing park and ride site and aims to reduce congestion on inner Bristol roads. Rail minister Paul Maynard said: "The stations will improve access to the rail network and create new leisure, training, employment and business opportunities, as well as supporting new housing developments. "All of the stations will be completed by March 2020."

Summary: Five new rail stations should be completed by March 2020 after funding was confirmed, officials have said.


There were 33 deaths from fires in buildings and vehicles in Scotland in 2013-14 compared with 46 the previous year - a decrease of 28%. Almost nine in 10 of those died in house fires, the majority of which were accidental. Smoking materials and matches accounted for more than half (58%) of fatal accidental house fires. Alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in a quarter. Almost half of all fatalities in the home happened where there was a smoke alarm present which either did not operate or failed to raise the alarm. The rate of fatalities in the over-60s age group was more than double the national average of 6.2 per million. The statistical bulletin said: "The provisional figure for the total fatal casualties from primary fires in 2013-14 is the lowest for more than 20 years. "Whilst the number of fire deaths is prone to fluctuation, the latest figure continues the long-term downward trend in fire fatalities." A total of 1,311 people were injured in fires over the same period, according to the figures. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) attended 27,979 fires during the year, an increase of 5% on the previous year but the second lowest annual total in the last decade. House fires fell by 9% to 5,330, continuing a 10-year downward trend. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service chief officer Alasdair Hay said: "I know from first-hand experience how hard-working and dedicated our staff throughout the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are. "The fact that the number of house fires across Scotland has continued to fall since last year is also a reflection of the public's commitment to join Scotland's fight against fire and take part in protecting their communities." He added: "Last year local firefighters continued to conduct free home fire safety visits around the country, completing 71,357 visits. "The SFRS has a clear message - working smoke alarms saves lives. These figures show that message is getting heard and people are safer from fire in their homes." Community safety minister Paul Wheelhouse said: "It is encouraging that fire deaths are now at their lowest since current records began, as are fires in homes, taking them to the lowest in a generation. "While the significant reduction in the number of people hurt or killed in fires is to be welcomed, every death is a tragedy and there are 33 families across Scotland who are without a loved one as a result of fires last year. "It's crucial that we remember the relatively small numbers of cases mean there can be quite extreme fluctuations, although there is no doubt that these figures are testament to the hard work of the fire and rescue services in Scotland, and their continued focus on prevention. "It is crucial that people across Scotland listen and follow their valuable advice."

Summary: The number of people killed in fires has fallen to its lowest for more than 20 years, provisional figures show.


It makes changes to the way users navigate around the console's dashboard and speeds up many common tasks such as checking what friends are doing. It also adds backwards compatibility to the console so it can play many older Xbox 360 games. Initially, 104 older games, including Gears of War and Mirror's Edge, will be playable on the console. The update started to roll out to consoles at 07:01 GMT, but it is being staggered because it needs to be being applied to more than 12 million devices. The big update changes the console's underlying operating system so it works better with Windows 10 - the latest release of Microsoft's flagship software. Before now, the underlying software of the game system was much closer to Windows 8. It changes the dashboard, and a further upgrade next year will add some specific Windows 10 features to the Xbox One such as the Cortana voice-driven query system. It also removes some older features, including the gesture-based control system and menu layout required for the Kinect motion sensor. The addition of backwards compatibility for older games will be activated in an update due to start 12 hours after the first global rollout. The long list of games supported includes a lot of very old titles such as 1992's Wolfenstein 3D, but also some more-up-to date ones such as Assassin's Creed II. Microsoft has said games including Halo Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Skate 3 will be added to the list next year. It is also accepting nominations for games to add to the roster of older titles via its Xbox feedback site. Xbox 360 owners who upgrade to the newer console will get copies of their older games on the Xbox One at no additional cost. Sony has set its face against providing backwards compatibility on its PlayStation 4 console. In October, Sony Europe head Jim Ryan told Europe told Eurogamer that it was a feature that "was not used very much." Early reviews of an updated console suggest it does improve basic navigation tasks. "It feels like Microsoft is now recovering from its giant Xbox One launch mess, and the company has the right focus for its games console, said Tom Warren on tech news site The Verge. However, he added, the update still had some "issues" with multiplayer-gaming and TV integration that had to be addressed in future updates. Microsoft has acknowledged many of these problems on a dedicated support page and given advice about how to troubleshoot and fix them.

Summary: A big update for Microsoft's Xbox One is due to start downloading to consoles around the world on Thursday.


Ms McIlveen's new department is an amalgamation of the former agriculture and environment ministries. One challenge will be to balance the executive's push for significant growth of the agri-food industry without compromising environmental protections. The DUP was the only party to launch a specific agriculture mini-manifesto ahead of the assembly elections. It was titled "A Friend of the Farmer and Natural Heritage". Despite holding a ministry in the last executive, Ms McIveen is not a regular in the media. Her low-key approach may, in part, be reflected in a line attributed to Margaret Thatcher which she retweeted recently. In it Mrs Thatcher is quoted as saying: "If you want anything said, ask a man, if you want anything done, ask a woman". First minister Arlene Foster suggested an advisory role for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to help farmers protect the environment, as well as its enforcement role. The first minister has said in the past that while farmers acknowledge the need for regulation she felt there was "over regulation". On the environment, Ms McIlveen will have to consider whether Northern Ireland is set to introduce its own climate change legislation. Conservationists and her SDLP predecessor Mark H Durkan, have also called for the debate around an independent Environmental Protection Agency to be re-opened.

Summary: The new Minister for Agriculture and Environment, Michelle McIveen, faces many challenges.


He said she told him to "go harder," a phrase similar to what Mr Evans claims she used with him in a hotel room. The Chesterfield striker denies raping a 19-year-old at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, on 30 May 2011. Mr Evans, 27, was found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court in 2012, but his conviction was quashed in April. The former Manchester City and Sheffield United player denies having sex with the woman while she was too drunk to consent. He insists she agreed to let him "join in" while she was having consensual sex with fellow footballer Clayton McDonald, 27, after a night out in Rhyl. A man who said he slept with the complainant multiple times in the months leading up to the alleged offence said he picked her up after a night out on 28 May 2011 and described her as being drunk when he took her home. The man - who cannot be named - said she "came on to" him in bed, saying: "Are you not even going to rip my clothes off?" "I was quite shocked," he said. "At the beginning I was a little bit nervous. The relationship we had was purely based on sex. "I was very shocked with the words - she was expecting sex to happen as soon as we got into the house." He said the complainant "dictated" how the sex occurred and told him to "go harder". "She was a lot more confident. There had been a break between that time and the previous that I had slept with her, so I was a bit shocked to how much more confident she was," he added. Prosecutor Simon Medland QC asked why he never mentioned the phrase "go harder" in his initial statement in September 2011 but did in a statement in December 2015. He said he was not asked for details in the first interview and did not feel comfortable discussing it in that way over the phone. The second interview was in person, and he was "made to feel at ease" and asked for more details, he added. Mr Medland asked the witness if he was aware of a Â£50,000 reward offered for any information that might lead to Mr Evans' acquittal before he gave evidence at the footballer's appeal. "No," he replied, saying he would have a "lot more to lose than to gain" if he had given evidence for money as he would most likely lose his well-paid job. "The money I could get paid in the next 20 years outweighs a small lump sum," he said. The trial continues.

Summary: A man who slept with a woman two days before footballer Ched Evans allegedly raped her has told a court he was "shocked" by her sexual behaviour.


Shaheen Dhada was arrested for criticising the shutdown of Mumbai after the death on Saturday of controversial politician Bal Thackeray. Her friend, Renu Srinivasan, who had "liked" the comment was also arrested. The two were later freed on bail. Recently, police have arrested a number of people in cases which campaigners call a breach of freedom of speech. On Tuesday, Ms Dhada spoke to the BBC Hindi service by telephone from the town of Palghar, near Mumbai. "I'm not angry, I'm not sad, but I'm just shocked. It was just my point of view, I'm shocked that it was my post because of which all this happened," she said. Ms Dhada also apologised for the post because, she said, she did not want to "hurt anyone's sentiments". Her friend, Renu Srinivasan, apologised too. "We are apologising just to keep everything in place. We don't want any violence. We want ourselves and our families to be safe," she told the CNN-IBN television channel. The women were charged with "creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes". They were also charged under the Information Technology Act. After Ms Dhada's comment appeared on Facebook, a mob attacked and vandalised her uncle Abdul Dhada's clinic in Palghar on Sunday. Police said on Tuesday that they had arrested nine people in connection with the attack and were "looking for some more people". The death of Bal Thackeray, the Hindu nationalist politician who founded the Shiv Sena party, brought Mumbai to a halt for most of the weekend. In her Facebook comment on Sunday, 21-year-old Shaheen Dhada wrote: "People like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a 'bandh' [shutdown] for that." The arrests led to outrage in India, with many accusing the government of "abuse of authority". Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju has written a letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan criticising the arrests. "We are living in a democracy, not a fascist dictatorship. In fact, this arrest itself appears to be a criminal act, since... it is a crime to wrongfully arrest or wrongfully confine someone who has committed no crime," Mr Katju, a former Supreme Court judge, said. Telecommunications Minister Kapil Sibal said that he was "deeply saddened" by the arrests. In recent months, India has been criticised for being "over-sensitive" to comment on social media. In October, Ravi Srinivasan, a 46-year-old businessman in the southern Indian city of Pondicherry, was arrested for a tweet criticising Karti Chidambaram, son of Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram. He was later released on bail. Other cases have also raised concern about freedom of expression. In September, there was outrage when a cartoonist was jailed in Mumbai on charges of sedition for his anti-corruption drawings. The charges were later dropped. In April, the West Bengal government arrested a teacher who had emailed to friends a cartoon that was critical of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He too was later released on bail.

Summary: An Indian woman who was arrested on Monday over a comment on Facebook has said she was "shocked" by the incident.


Councillor Richard Kemp named and shamed companies which sell fast food as he called for a sugar tax. He wants the city solicitor to work with the director of public health to draw up a Parliamentary bill regulating sugar in food. Councillor Kemp said a Soil Association report highlighted meals available in "Pizza Hut, Frankie and Benny's and Nando's" for excess sugar. The fast food companies have been contacted by the BBC but have not commented. Councillor Kemp said the city led the way on the smoking ban and could be pioneering on sugar. His proposal requests the city solicitor works with the director of public health to draw up a Parliamentary Bill "which would give the council powers to regulate the amount of sugar in foods sold in fast food outlets, restaurants and takeaways". It also asks the director of public health to work with the Clinical Commissioning Group to promote a health awareness campaign within the city to highlight the real dangers to long-term health of excessive salt and sugar in diets. Mr Kemp said: "If a child has two fizzy drinks and a fluffy ice-cream pudding they will have consumed seven times the daily recommended sugar". He said the smoking ban in public places began in Liverpool and led to pressure on the government, adding if "we have a city of people that waddle, we will have a city that dies early". Professor Simon Capewell, from Liverpool University, who founded Action on Sugar, said the campaign needed to target the "affordability, availability and acceptability" of sugar. McDonald's, although not identified by Councillor Kemp, said it has carried out "extensive work" to evolve its recipes and reduce sugar and salt for "over 30 years" and provides customers with clear nutrition information.

Summary: A tax on fast food with hidden sugar is being considered in Liverpool.


Translink said platform one was closed until further notice and Belfast-bound passengers on the Larne line should travel on to Central Station and change back to Yorkgate. The ticket office at the north Belfast station has also been closed. Translink offered a Â£1,000 reward for information which leads to a successful prosecution. "We have a zero tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour ," the train operator added. Police received reports of vandalism at 05:45 BST and officers are at the scene.

Summary: Passengers are facing disruption after Yorkgate station in Belfast was "extensively vandalised" overnight.


Continuing changes to secondary education mean the situation can be confusing. With only a few days to secure a sixth-form place or take an alternative path, such as an apprenticeship or vocational college course, getting the right advice is key. Vicky Coleman, an adviser with the National Careers Service, is offering advice to readers. My daughter is in year 10 and has received her results today. She is devastated that she got C and D grades in her science exams - and a C in English literature. Can these exams be sat again? Diane, Gloucestershire I'm sorry that your daughter did not get what she was expecting, although she should still be really proud of the C grades she has received. As she is only in year 10, she still has plenty of time to resit exams if she so wishes. It is possible to retake maths, English language and English (combination of literature and language) in November but unfortunately it is not possible to resit English literature on its own at this time. However your daughter can resit all of her exams next summer including science and English literature, it could help to speak to her school if she would like to resit, as they would be able to give her more information on their processes for resits. Most colleges and sixth forms will accept young people with four or five GCSEs at C grades and there are lots of other opportunities now post-16 such as apprenticeships and vocational qualifications. Your daughter still has lots of doors open to her and she should be very proud of what she has achieved so far. I have a better grade than I have expected, as a result of very hard work. My question is, I want to try better sixth forms than the ones I have got. How do I go about doing this, as I did not apply to these schools originally? Adannaya, Edmonton Firstly, a huge congratulations on your grades. It's fantastic to hear that all of your hard work has paid off. If you would like to go to a different sixth form or college, you would need to speak to them directly to see if you can get a place. The website Ucas Progress is great for looking for level-three courses in your local area. There is also a course-search facility on the National Careers Service website. After you have found colleges or sixth forms that would be of interest to you, I would suggest giving them a phone call over the next week to find out about places and their admissions process. My daughter has received her GCSE results and is disappointed with some of her grades. She had very good course work results and studied hard for the exams but in four subjects in particular she is gutted. These are geography where she was predicted A* and she got a B, English language where she had extra tuition and was expecting an A and got B, history predicted high A got a B and music predicted A

Summary: What do you do if your grades are different from those you were expecting?


The businessman and star of BBC One's The Apprentice said that after his two-year tenure his work was "complete". The service offers 70 live Freeview channels and is a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, TalkTalk and Arqiva. YouView said Lord Sugar would go "in the next few weeks" and a new chairman would be announced in due course. Formerly known as Project Canvas, YouView is a free web-connected TV service combining Freeview digital channels with on-demand content such as iPlayer. It is accessed via a set-top box. Lord Sugar said: "When I joined YouView in 2011, my brief from the shareholders was to use my experience in the electronics industry to get the product to market and into the homes of consumers. "Having done that successfully, my job is complete and I will now focus my time and attention into my other businesses." YouView faces competition from rivals such as Sky, which has an on-demand service, and Virgin Media with its Tivo service.

Summary: Lord Sugar is to step down from his role as non-executive chairman of internet TV service YouView.


The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, now part of the National Crime Agency, took more than a year to pass the details on to police. Canadian police sent files to CEOP on about 2,000 men, including Myles Bradbury, convicted in September of abusing boys at a hospital until 2013. NCA head Keith Bristow told MPs he was sorry if children had been put at risk. Information on the men was sent by Toronto Police in July 2012, as part of an international investigation, Operation Spade, into suspected paedophiles. But it was not passed on to police forces until more than 12 months later in November 2013. The BBC has obtained figures from several police forces suggesting they have arrested only about a third of the names they were given. And so far just 6% have been charged, including teachers and nursery workers. West Yorkshire Police, which received the names of 60 people a year ago, had made no arrests a week ago but in the last few days has arrested 24 men A spokesman for the force said the arrests were very recent and no-one had yet been charged. Mr Bristow told the home affairs select committee: "Sitting on data for the period of time between July 2012 and November 2013, that could have led to children being protected or safeguarded, seems to me whether it's systemic or it's down to individuals - and there are certainly some systemic issues that we need to work through - that's not in the spirit of what we stand for. "I'm sorry if that's led to harm to children or exposing them to risk because that's not what we stand for." Mr Bristow told the committee: "We are sat on a daily basis on top of significant risk because of the sheer volume of images and the different methods of offending by people who have a sexual interest in children. "And we have a problem - not just NCA, not just law enforcement, not just government - we as a society have a problem with the number of people in the UK who access these horrible images or paying for children to be abused online." Police watchdog the IPCC has written to every chief constable to see if information from the Canadian investigation has been mishandled. Det Insp Jim Foy, of another of the forces, West Midlands Police, said: "In November 2013, we received 58 packages from the National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with Operation Spade. "After an initial assessment of the information provided, 30 were found to be no longer for our attention as either the suspects were already under investigation, were deceased or had moved away from the West Midlands Force area. "Of the remaining 28 referrals, four people have already been charged with offences. Two are awaiting charging advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and 16 have been arrested and are currently on police bail. "No further action was required in six of the packages: we found no evidence of any offences in five of the referrals and one

Summary: A law enforcement chief has apologised for delays in acting on information about possible British paedophiles.


The satellites were launched on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. Their successful placement in orbit brings the number of platforms in the constellation to 10 - a third of the way to a full network of 30. Lift-off occurred at 02:08 GMT, with confirmation of the satellites' separation from the rocket's upper-stage coming almost four hours later. Galileo is a project of the European Commission, the EU's executive branch. It is designed to complement the American Global Positioning System (GPS), while at the same time introducing extra precision for users. Although dedicated services based on the European network will not be made available until at least 14 operational satellites are in orbit, the signals from every new addition in the sky can be exploited by receiving devices with compatible chipsets. "There are a number of chipsets that have been developed and are in the market deployed in smartphones and navigation equipment for cars, for instance," explained Javier Benedicto, the Galileo programme manager at the European Space Agency (Esa is the EC's procurement agent). "Those chipsets are already able to combine the Galileo signals with the GPS signals. That converts into an improvement of the availability of the navigation service which is experienced by GPS users today." The development path to a "European GPS" has been a tortuous one. The project is years late, and the completion cost - expected to be some â‚¬7bn by 2020 - is substantially higher than that originally foreseen by EU member states. But Didier Faivre, the director of navigation at Esa, said the delivery cadence agreed in 2013 was being maintained. "The famous '30 satellites by 2020' motto is our goal, and we're confident we can do it with additional procurement initiated this year," he told BBC News. The satellites for Galileo are being made by a German-UK consortium. OHB System of Bremen is the industrial prime contractor and assembles every spacecraft bus, or chassis. The navigation payloads, including the atomic clocks that are at the heart of any sat-nav concept, are prepared in Guildford by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited. The consortium is now churning out two satellites every three months. A pair is currently waiting to be shipped to French Guiana's Kourou spaceport from Esa's test centre in the Netherlands for another Soyuz launch in December. A further duo (these would be numbers 13 and 14) will soon enter final testing before also being shipped to Kourou. Esa plans just one launch in 2016, sending up a quartet of satellites on the much bigger Ariane 5 rocket. The year 2017 would likely see two launches - one pair of spacecraft lofted by Soyuz, and another quartet on an Ariane. To date, the EC has only ordered 26 satellites, so it will need soon to order more if it wants to attain the magic number of 30. However, the next procurement will almost certainly call for more than four platforms because of problems with three spacecraft already in orbit. It is not clear yet whether this trio will be able to take their place in the

Summary: Europe has put up another two spacecraft in its Galileo sat-nav system.


Christina Haycock, 49, of Mold, Flintshire, caused council offices and courts to be evacuated, Caernarfon Crown Court was told. She admitted making a bomb threat to Flintshire council on 22 January. Defence counsel Jade Tufail said she wanted an apology "from those who were supposed to protect her at the time". The court heard Haycock, a criminology and criminal justice graduate who had been in care from the age of three, told a council phone operator: "Shire Hall has got a bomb in it so I would tell them to get out." Prosecutor Elen Owen said the call caused council staff, judges, magistrates and other court users in Mold to be evacuated with an estimated cost of tens of thousands of pounds. Judge Philip Harris-Jenkins said: "In the circumstances of this case, because of the gravity of the offence, the disruption it caused, I am afraid I am not going to be in a position to suspend the sentence."

Summary: A woman who made a bomb hoax call because she wanted a council to apologise for her treatment as a child in care has been jailed for a year.


Bob Pooler, chief instructor with Shropshire Aero Club, said he received a call from the actor, who was keen to rent an aircraft while he was filming the new Star Wars movie. He said the actor had wanted to bring one of his own planes to Britain, but ran out of time before filming started. Mr Pooler said the call, from Ford himself, came "out of the blue". He said he delivered a plane from Sleap Airfield, near Wem, to Denham, close to Pinewood Studios on Sunday. "I checked Harrison out, flew around the patch with him and made sure he was legal to fly and that's it. "We talked about Star Wars among other movies." Mr Pooler, who is also a dealer for Husky light aircraft, said he had first been contacted by the manufacturer's factory a few months ago. "To rent the aeroplanes from Sleap you have to become a member and Harrison paid his membership dues until the end of the year," Mr Pooler said. "I asked him, 'can we make you a temporary member of the aero club?' and he said 'I don't want to be a temporary member, I want to be a lifetime member'. "I proposed that to the committee at the aero club and of course, without hesitation they said let's make him a lifetime member. "He's got an open invitation to visit us at any time. "He's also invited me to visit his place in California. "I think he's got his own mini air force of about 11 aeroplanes." It is not the first time Ford has been connected with the county. In 2004 he travelled along the Shropshire Union canal after attending the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in North Wales with wife Calista Flockhart.

Summary: Hollywood actor Harrison Ford has become the latest member of a Shropshire flying club.


It is alleged the attack happened on Friday night. The court heard the alleged victim told police she was out with friends and had consumed half a bottle of vodka and a quarter bottle of rum. The boy denies the charge. He was released on bail until May 23rd. Around 18:30 GMT on Friday evening she went for a walk with the accused and he started kissing her on the neck. A short time later he ripped her tights and they fell into bushes. She claims she was then raped by him. The detective constable told the court that the girl told the boy to stop and said she did not have the ability to fight him off. Two police officers later observed that she was upset and crying and in pain from the injuries she sustained. She had injuries to her back, buttocks and upper thighs and bruises on her arms. The police officer said these were consistent with attempts to hold her. The boy told police he had drank four bottles of beer but was not drunk and said the girl had been slurring her words but could walk and talk. He said he engaged in sexual activity with her but did not rape her. He claimed the girl "didn't say no." He said her injuries were from the fall. The detective constable told the court the injuries sustained by the girl supported her account. Her injuries were consistent said the detective with "no consent" being given. She said this was a case where the accused had "led a drunk girl off by herself to rape her." A defence solicitor said the accused, who was a student, had fully co-operated with police and had not attempted to flee. Despite objections from police the boy was released on bail. He must not take alcohol and be subjected to a curfew. He was also ordered not to have any contact with the injured party or any witnesses.

Summary: A 15-year-old boy has appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged with raping a 17-year-old girl in the city.


David Cameron is thought to favour a question along these lines for the referendum on the UK's European Union membership. The prime minister is said to believe this would allow those who want Britain to remain in the EU to style themselves as the Yes campaign. "It is the Bob the Builder philosophy," says Matt Qvortrup, professor of applied political science at Coventry University. The referendum question must: "It is the 'Yes we can' mood that was used by Obama. It is an attempt to be the positive campaign because nobody likes to be seen as negative." Maybe the government has learnt lessons from last year's Scottish independence referendum, where the Yes campaign was widely acknowledged to be the more positive one. "It was all about taking a chance, let's do this. It was about hope and possibility," Prof Qvortrup says. Former SNP leader Alex Salmond, who led the Scottish independence campaign, told BBC Newsnight last week: "You certainly should not fool about with the question. It should be straightforward and honest. But the Yes side is important. "If you want to embrace a positive vision of staying in Europe you want to be Yes." In 1975 when Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson held the last referendum on the UK in Europe, one of his slogans was 'Say No to the No men'. Prof Qvortrup says Wilson ran his campaign as a vote for Yes and characterised No voters as grumpy naysayers like Tony Benn and Enoch Powell. Maybe UKIP leader Nigel Farage will be able to persuade people that his campaign to leave the EU is about a new dawn and a fresh start for the UK, but he will be fighting against the negative implications of a No campaign. In the run-up to last year's Scottish independence referendum both sides agreed that the Electoral Commission should scrutinise the SNP government's preferred "yes/no" question: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" The elections watchdog tweaked those words and reported that the question should be: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" The commission said the question must be presented clearly, simply and neutrally. The Scottish government agreed to changing the question when the commission reported its findings. The question thought to be favoured by Mr Cameron does not use the word "agree", which is very common in referendums worldwide, according to Prof Qvortrup. The possible wording is very similar to that used by Mr Wilson in 1975, which was: "Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?" Prof Qvortrup says one advantage of asking: "Should the UK remain a member of the EU?" is that the question is short. Voters tend to become more sceptical about a proposition if the question is too long, they suspect they are "having the wool pulled over their eyes", he says. According to Prof Qvortrup, there is one lesson the prime minister can learn from Mr Wilson's 1975 campaign that would have a far greater impact on the result than the question. "If you have a referendum soon


But he has confirmed that he will not be looking for a return to Motherwell after Ian Baraclough's exit there. "That might be one of interest to me," the 51-year-old told Sky Sports News when asked about the Tannadice job. "I won't be returning to Motherwell. I had my time there and I loved my time there, but it's not something I will be revisiting." McCall, who was Motherwell boss for four years until 2014, thought it would be difficult to match his achievements at Fir Park of reaching the Champions League qualifiers, making a Scottish Cup final and finishing as runners-up to Celtic twice. He stressed that he was concentrating on preparing for next week's European Championship qualifiers with Poland and Gibraltar as part of Scotland manager Gordon Strachan's coaching team. However, of United, who parted with Jackie McNamara this week, he said: "They are a bigger club in terms of the fanbase and certainly have a bigger budget - third biggest in Scotland, I think. "They have a good history, been in a couple of cup finals of late, and should be challenging for a European spot." Meanwhile, Inverness Caledonian Thistle chairman Kenny Cameron issued a statement in response to a newspaper report suggesting that manager John Hughes was a target for their Scottish Premiership rivals. Hughes himself told BBC Scotland this week that he is enjoying his spell at Caledonian Thistle. However, he has been frustrated by budget restrictions this season as he looked to replace players who have left this summer and it is thought he could be tempted by a move to Tannadice. "We can confirm that there has been no approach from any club regarding John Hughes," said his chairman. "Since joining the club in late 2013, when Terry Butcher moved on, John's leadership has been inspirational and we are all looking forward to continued success together this season and beyond. "Speculation like this can often be disruptive, but thankfully at the club we are well used to handling this and everybody remains fully focused on the first local derby game of the season this weekend, which is sure to be an exciting affair." United chairman Stephen Thompson revealed on Tuesday that he had already spoken to some out-of-work bosses but did not rule out paying compensation. There had been contact between the club and their former defender, Steven Pressley, but the former Falkirk and Coventry City boss has ruled himself out, saying he wants to find another club in England.

Summary: Former Rangers manager Stuart McCall has admitted he might be interested in the vacancy at Dundee United.


The Commerce Department said retail sales jumped 0.6% last month, the biggest increase since December. In addition, the retail sales figures for June were revised to show a 0.3% rise instead of the previous estimate of a 0.2% drop. In response, the dollar hit a near three-week high against a basket of major currencies. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones rose 5.28 points to 21,998.99, the S&P 500 index dipped 1.23 points to 2,464.61 and the Nasdaq fell 7.22 points to 6,333.01. Shares in Coach sank 15% after the handbag maker's full-year sales forecast fell short of analysts' expectations. The company said it expected revenues for the 2018 financial year to be between $5.8bn and $5.9bn, whereas analysts had been predicting a figure above $6bn. Dick's Sporting Goods plunged 23% after sportswear retailer's sales and profits in the second quarter came in below expectations.

Summary: Wall Street shares ended Tuesday little changed, but the dollar rose on the back of strong retail sales figures.


Georgia and Romania have been pushing to be included in the top tier of European rugby. Six Nations boss Feehan is keen to keep the status quo and dismissed relegation talk. "In the short to medium term there is not any genuine likelihood of that happening," said Feehan. Italy were added to the old Five Nations tournament in 2000 and have propped up the table 11 times in the 17 tournaments since. Find out how to get into rugby union with our special guide. But Feehan has dismissed any immediate prospect of relegating the Italians who open their campaign against Wales next Sunday in Rome. "Some comments are very unfair about Italy," Feehan told BBC Radio Wales. "We think they have been a good addition to the Championship since they have entered. "They have improved dramatically but other teams have improved dramatically - it's a relative thing. "It's not that long ago they beat South Africa in the autumn series so they are capable of beating anyone on their day and worthy participants. "We are very happy with how the Italians are approaching things. "There is a long way to go in terms of being competitive to win the title. But on any given day they can beat any of the sides and they have done that, apart from England." The Six Nations have also employed bonus points for the first time although a side who wins the Grand Slam are guaranteed to win the tournament. "It is something we have considered for many years but resisted to date," said Feehan. "If you look at the Six Nations, it is inherently unfair because some teams have three home games and other teams have two home matches in any given year and there is an imbalance. "That word balance is key and we are looking to see whether the benefits we get on encouraging more tries to be scored is better than any direct imbalance. "We decided we had to give it a try to see if it works. "If you look at the the championship two years ago, we ended up with 27 tries on the last day. "Teams can score tries when they wish to and need to. "That's what we are trying to encourage." Listen back to the full John Feehan interview on BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad show on Monday, 30 January.

Summary: Six Nations chief executive John Feehan says relegation from the tournament will not be introduced in the short to medium term.


The 25-year-old Serbia striker arrived at Celtic from Sporting Gijon on deadline day last August. But he has failed to become a first-team regular, making only one substitute appearance this season. And the arrival this summer of Nadir Ciftci from Dundee United was a further indication that the £2.3m signing's future may lie elsewhere. Scepovic has made 26 appearances for Celtic and scored six times.

Summary: Stefan Scepovic has left Celtic to join the Spanish La Liga club Getafe on a season-long loan deal.


The largest numbers of children rescued were in San Francisco, Detroit, Milwaukee, Denver and New Orleans. FBI assistant director Ronald Hosko said the Operation Cross Country VII raids had been the agency's largest action against child exploitation. The FBI said 2,700 children have been rescued in such US raids since 2003. The victims in the most recent raids were almost all girls and range in age from 13 to 17. They had been prostituted in a variety of locations, including truck stops, casinos, motels as well as on social media and online advertisements. Mr Hosko said the accused had preyed on vulnerable teenagers, exploiting them over a period of time. "Girls are enticed with compliments or offers, [asked] do they want to make some money," he said. "Then they are trapped into this cycle that involves drugs, that involves physical abuse. It may involve torture." Since 2003, some 1,350 people have been convicted in such cases, including life prison sentences for 10 pimps, the FBI said. Assets of more than $3.1m (Â£2m) have been seized. The US justice department has estimated as many as 450,000 children run away from home each year. It says a third of teens living on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home. Some lawmakers have said further legal protections are needed. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to require local police, as well as foster care and child welfare programmes to identify children lured into sex trafficking as victims of abuse and neglect, making them eligible for protection and services. "In much of the country today if a girl is found in the custody of a so-called pimp she is not considered to be a victim of abuse, and that's just wrong and defies common sense," Sen Wyden said during a hearing last month.

Summary: The FBI says it has rescued 105 children and arrested 150 pimps in 76 US cities over the weekend, in an operation against child prostitution.


It says Tariq al-Harzi was responsible for co-ordinating suicide bombings in Iraq and moving weapons from Libya to Syria. The US had offered a $3m (Â£1.9m) reward for the man it called the "emir of suicide bombers". IS has not commented on the reports of his death. Harzi was allegedly killed in the northern-eastern Syrian town of Shaddadi on 16 June. The US Treasury Department had placed him on a sanctions list after designating Harzi as a "global terrorist". It is thought that he had assisted foreign fighters from the UK, Albania, and Denmark. He also raised funds for the group, including $2m from a single Qatar-based donor. A Pentagon spokesman said Harzi's death was a blow to Islamic State. "His death will impact [IS's] ability to integrate foreign terrorist fighters into the Syrian and Iraqi fight as well as to move people and equipment across the border between Syria and Iraq," Capt Jeff Davis said in a statement. In June the Pentagon said it had killed Harzi's brother in a drone strike. Ali al-Harzi was a person of interest in the investigation of the 2012 bombing of the US consulate in Benghazi in Libya. The US says he was killed in a drone strike in the IS stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq.

Summary: A senior member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an American drone strike in Syria last month, according to the US military.


Chester have also made their first summer signing, Solihull Moors striker Harry White, 22, who scored 12 goals in 2016-17, scoring in both of the Midlanders' two wins over City. Shaw, 30, will combine his playing duties with helping boss Jon McCarthy. Chester have also made an offer to coach Chris Iwelumo to remain. The club are hopeful that the 38-year-old much-travelled Scot will continue to combine his coaching role with his media work. On Monday, Chester announced six players would leave but offered deals to Sam Hughes and James Alabi. The club lost their last six league games of the season to finish two points outside the relegation zone.

Summary: Chester midfielder Tom Shaw has been appointed player-assistant manager at the National League side after signing a new contract at Bumpers Lane.


One migrant, who said he had spent £15,000 so far on trying to reach the UK from Syria, also said many of the criminals were British nationals. The BBC saw cars with UK number plates at a camp on Dunkirk's outskirts. The mayor of nearby Teteghem, Franck Dhersin, said UK-registered cars - driven by what he called English mafia - were often spotted there. He said people in the UK who complained about migrants trying to reach the country did not realise "the cars are English and the owners are English". The tactics of migrants around Dunkirk are different from those in Calais, where hundreds try to board lorries and scale fences every night to gain entry to the Channel Tunnel. The Dunkirk migrants are driven to locations where they can try to stow away on lorries. The Syrian migrant who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity said the £15,000 he had paid traffickers was all of his money. He has spent £12,000 on getting from Syria to France and a further £3,000 on trying to cross the Channel. He said migrants were threatened by traffickers if they did not follow orders. "I'm so, so scared," he said. "They have guns. They put it to someone's head and said 'You move again and I will kill you'." It's a similar story at the Teteghem camp a few miles away. Mr Dhersin said the traffickers were "very violent" and "just want to make money with immigrants". He said British traffickers had been operating in the area for several years, but were now much more organised. Until Tuesday he had insisted on visiting the Teteghem camp despite the dangers. "I wanted to show that a French mayor can go where he wants," he said. "I said 'I will enter and if you don't want [me to], I will come back with a policeman'." But Mr Dhersin said that a man there had shown him a gun and threatened to rape a reporter he was with. Police have advised him not to return. Pascal Aerts, who leads the officers policing migrants in Calais, has told the BBC he is aware of the probable involvement of British people. "I don't have proof that they're English but we know perfectly there do exist links between the traffickers and the receivers in Great Britain, and with the traffickers who work in France."

Summary: British traffickers are involved in smuggling migrants into the UK from northern France, a mayor has alleged.


25 November 2016 Last updated at 07:57 GMT It was given to the London museum in 1905 by a rich business man and the giant skeleton has been amazing visitors for many years as they enter the museum's main hall. It isn't a real dinosaur but a life size plaster replica of the skeleton of a Diplodocus. Now Dippy is on the move on a trip around the UK, watch this video to find out more.

Summary: Dippy the Diplodocus is one of the Natural History Museum's most recognisable residents.


Emergency services were alerted to a possible sighting of a man falling into the River Kent at Staveley Road in Kendal at about 10:00 GMT. Meanwhile, Pooley Bridge, on the B5320 near Penrith, has collapsed, according to reports. There are currently 47 severe flood warnings in place for Kendal, Keswick, Cockermouth, Carlisle and Appleby. The BBC is running a Local Live page providing updates on the weather and flooding. Flooding started on Saturday as Storm Desmond brought more than a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours. Cumbria Police declared it a major incident and said all emergency services were stretched. Water is receding in many places although torrents of water are now reaching towns like Carlisle, downriver from the areas hit worst overnight. The government's emergency Cobra committee met to oversee the deployment of troops and other resources in Cumbria to help people after the floods. Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said the level of rainfall had been "unprecedented" and billions of pounds will be spent on improving flood defences. About 4,000 homes are without power and Electricity North West will start planned outages for a further 5,000 at a time from 16:00 GMT to protect the overall supply to 60,000 homes after floodwaters hit a substation in Carlisle. The planned outages are expected to last up to three hours. Carlisle's hospital is running on a back-up generator and the trust that runs it, North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, has declared an internal major incident. The West Coast main rail line north of Carlisle will remain closed for several days after 8ft of water flooded the railway. The depth of the water, about two miles north of Carlisle station, has reached its peak but is not expected to clear until Tuesday. About 200 homes were evacuated in Keswick after the water overwhelmed flood defences which had been built following major floods in 2009. Mayor Paul Titley said: "We'd rather have a one-in-100-year flood every 100 years, not every six - we were a bit surprised to get another one so soon. "I think the [flood defences] did work, but they were completely overwhelmed by the amount of rainwater we had. "The river was 5.4m above ground - in 2009 it was 4.6m." Water levels are now believed to have peaked across Cumbria with about 2,000 homes and premises expected to have been flooded. The forecast for Sunday night is largely dry with patchy rain. However there are yellow warnings for rain from about 17:00 on Monday until Tuesday morning. A Met Office spokesman said: "Whilst this rain will neither be as heavy nor as prolonged as recent rain, please be aware that in view of the saturated nature of the ground and high river levels further localised flooding and disruption to transport is possible."

Summary: Search teams are trying to find an elderly man thought to have fallen into floodwater in Cumbria.


The case was filed against the actor in 1998 when he was the honorary chairman of an export firm. The firm reportedly could not pay its dues to an investor and its cheque bounced, which is illegal in India. The court said that the actor was not involved in the daily management of the firm and hence he could not be held responsible for payment defaults. Earlier, the actor was exempted from appearing in court due to his poor health. Described by critics as the ultimate method actor in India, Kumar has won more awards than any other Bollywood star. Over his long career, he won eight Filmfare awards, India's version of the Oscars. Kumar has also served as a member of India's upper house of parliament. Born Muhammad Yusuf Khan in 1922 in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, the actor changed his name to Dilip Kumar when he joined Bollywood. The historical 1960 drama Mughal-e-Azam, in which he played the role of Prince Salim, is one of the biggest hits of Indian cinema. He also acted in superhits like Ganga Jumna, Devdas, Andaz and Aan. Seen as a legend of Indian cinema, Kumar passed over a lead role in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia. The part of Sherif Ali went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1962 epic.

Summary: A Mumbai court has cleared veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, 94, in the 18-year-old case of a bounced cheque.


During the election campaign, David Cameron talked about how the government needs to save £1 from every £100 it spends - so 3% should put it well ahead of where it needs to be. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Today's announcement highlights why that 1% cuts figure was not entirely helpful. The first problem is that things get more expensive, even at a time when the official measure of inflation is negative. The National Health Service gets more expensive every year because the population is growing and ageing and because as medical science advances there are more things that can be treated. Indeed, the government has promised an extra £8bn above inflation to the NHS by 2020, which will presumably have to be made up through further cuts in other departments. Education spending is protected for children aged five to 16 in terms of cash per pupil, so rising pupil numbers would also need to be made up for by cuts elsewhere. And international aid is protected and will rise in line with the amount the economy grows. There are other areas of spending that the government will struggle to cut. Although the amount it is borrowing each year is falling, the total amount it has borrowed is still increasing, which means interest must be paid on more money, albeit at a very low interest rate. The cost of public sector pensions keeps growing as more civil servants retire and live longer. And the state pension is triply protected, rising by inflation, wages or 2.5%, whichever is the higher. To deal with all this, the government is planning to cut £12bn from the welfare bill and save £5bn by cutting back on tax avoidance, but most of the rest comes from cutting spending in unprotected departments. And 3% cuts would not be enough. The Institute for Fiscal Studies reckons that the current plans to cut spending by 1% for the next two years and then freeze it for a third will actually mean cuts for unprotected departments averaging 5.4% a year for three years. Which is not to say that the government will not be able to achieve such cuts. The last government was fairly successful at achieving the cuts it targeted, although it may be a bit harder this time because any easy cuts have presumably already been made and this government has a relatively small majority if any of its cuts are controversial on the backbenches. But it is important to distinguish between the 1% figure we heard during the election and the 3% we heard today.

Summary: The chancellor announced today that Whitehall departments have found £3bn of savings this financial year, which is equivalent to around 3% of unprotected departmental spending this year.


Some of the group were wearing ski masks and black military uniforms. They boarded buses which reportedly then took them to a location on Kiev's outskirts. These were members of the Right Sector: an umbrella organization of far-right groups that has attracted a heavy share of international media attention, and has recently come into conflict with Ukraine's newly formed government. The Right Sector was a small but influential group that formed part of the "self-defence units" in the recent anti-government protests on Kiev's Independence Square and elsewhere in the country. The extent of their impact on the events that ultimately forced former President Viktor Yanukovych to flee Ukraine - and the number of people who ultimately make up their ranks - are hotly debated. Nevertheless, it is generally accepted that at certain moments, they exerted an influence disproportionate to their seemingly small numbers. But now the revolution is over, and the Right Sector - like many of the other self-defence groups - is still there on the square, sometimes equipped with firearms and often very aggressive. Their presence has complicated the work of Ukraine's new leaders, who have struggled to demonstrate they are fully in control, after Russia's disputed annexation of Crimea and violent pro-Russian protests in eastern parts of the country. What is more, Right Sector has bolstered the Kremlin's seemingly exaggerated claims that "fascists" have taken over Ukraine's government and are roaming the capital's streets, threatening minorities and Russian-speakers. But now officials in Kiev may at last be tackling the thorny issue of Ukraine's radical far right groups. The government and Right Sector have clashed a number of times in recent days. Acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said all unofficial armed groups are operating illegally and must turn in their weapons. Last week, a Right Sector leader from western Ukraine, Olexander Muzychko - who at one point was caught on video threatening a local council meeting with a gun and striking an official - was killed in a shoot-out with police. Right Sector activists rejected officials' explanations that Mr Muzychko had fired on police first and then possibly shot himself. On Thursday, hundreds of them marched on parliament, demanding Mr Avakov's resignation and smashing windows. Interim President Olexander Turchynov condemned the group's aggressive actions and said they were trying to "destabilise" Ukraine. Now, with the Right Sector's early-morning retreat, the situation may be reaching its conclusion. Late on Monday evening, an argument in Kiev's centre between a member of the group and another self-defence unit reportedly led to shots being fired. Three people, including a deputy mayor of Kiev, were injured. The Right Sector activist found refuge in the Dnipro Hotel, the group's main headquarters. Riot police quickly surrounded the building and demanded all members of the group disarm and evacuate the building. After a standoff lasting a few hours, they finally agreed and left the hotel. The reaction to these events has been swift. Parliament voted unanimously for the "immediate disarming of illegally armed groups in Ukraine", which would also include pro-Russian groups in the country's east. Criticism

Summary: Early on Tuesday, a group of young men - and a few young women - left the Dnipro Hotel in the centre of Kiev and marched through a cordon of heavily armed riot police.


Andrew Nay, 39, crashed his Land Rover into the girls' family car as he made a right turn across oncoming traffic on the A509 near Wellingborough. Katrina Raiba, now six, and her sister Karlina, eight, were left paralysed from the waist down. The girls' parents said they would "never be able to forgive" Nay. Live: Reaction to sentencing of Andrew Nay Northampton Crown Court was told Nay, a Jaguar Land Rover manager and off-road driving instructor, was tailgating and "bullying" a woman who had been driving a Mazda. To get away from him during his pursuit in October last year, she safely turned right onto the B547 towards Little Harrowden. Nay, who was seen laughing with his male passenger, undertook a Mercedes and then, in an attempt to follow the Mazda, made an "absolutely ridiculous" turn, the court heard. He hit the family's Vauxhall Signum that was travelling along the A509 in the opposite direction. The girls' parents, Roberts Raibais and Renate Raiba, released a statement saying: "Andrew Nay's reckless actions had devastating consequences for our two beautiful daughters. "Katrina and Karlina were happy, active children and he has robbed them of that. We will never be able to forgive him. "Every day they ask 'when will we start feeling our legs again?' They think it's going to get better and it's too hard to tell them." Nay, from Weldon, Corby, admitted four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, but denied he had been chasing the Mazda prior to the crash. Judge Adrienne Lucking QC said: "This was a prolonged, persistent and deliberate course of very bad driving. "No sentence I can pass will ever feel like enough for this family." The judge told Nay his account of events had been "incredible and inconsistent". Sgt Tony Hopkins, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit in Northamptonshire, said: "This is probably one of the most tragic cases that I think I've had to deal with in my career to date. "There is no end for the family, this will go on for years and this will affect them for years." He added: "I'm pleased to see that the judge has been able to see through Mr Nay's story, and has been able to see what the witnesses have evidenced to us over the few months, to highlight how long this incident actually went on for." Jaguar Land Rover' said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened by this terrible incident and our thoughts are with the Raiba family. We can confirm that Andrew Nay is no longer an employee of Jaguar Land Rover."

Summary: A driving instructor who left two young sisters paralysed after a "road rage" crash in Northamptonshire has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.


European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said it would be "extremely difficult, if not impossible" for Scotland to join. Jim Currie, a former European Commission director general, said Scotland had a right to membership. Mr Currie was giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament Europe committee. He also warned there could be tough negotiations on Scotland's share of the UK's EU opt-outs, in the event of a "Yes" vote in the 18 September referendum. Mr Currie said: "We would be talking about a territory which is currently part of a full member state. "We're dealing with people who would have certain rights as EU citizens and which would be very difficult to take away, and nobody would want to. "The bottom line for me is that it would be dealt with in a pragmatic way, and it would involve inevitable negotiations which would be rather tough." Mr Barosso has said he doubted Scotland could obtain the agreement of all of the EU's 28 members states, which would be a requirement for entry. He previously told the BBC's Andrew Marr show: "We've seen that Spain has been opposing even the recognition of Kosovo, for instance, so it's to some extent a similar case because it's a new country and so I believe it's going to be extremely difficult, if not impossible, a new member state coming out of one of our countries getting the agreement of the other." Commenting on Mr Barosso's words, Mr Currie said: "The statement he made was extremely unwise and I also think it was inaccurate." He added that he thought "Kosovo was an unfortunate example" for the European Commission president to use. Spain has seen a dramatic rise in support for Catalan independence in recent years, leading to speculation that Madrid could oppose Scotland's EU membership as it does not want to encourage the movement in Catalonia. However, the Spanish government has not indicated that this would be the case.

Summary: Claims that an independent Scotland may not be able to join the EU were "unwise and inaccurate", a former senior European official has said.


Pathology, eye and audiology services have been affected by the bug which originated in an email attachment. Mary Sherry, chief operating officer for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, said a number of outpatient appointments also had to be rescheduled. The trust said the virus has not affected patients' data. According to the trust, priority has been given to patients who have the most urgent need or who are ready for discharge pending pathology results. Ms Sherry added: "At the same time, the trust's services remain under pressure because of the volume of patients needing emergency care and the demand for our services and for beds remains high. "The trust has locked down its network to protect it from any further intervention and informed the relevant authorities. "Teams are working around the clock to resolve this issue and continue to protect the trust's network." The virus is believed to be a variant of a known XP bug designed to disrupt services.

Summary: A number of operations have been postponed at Royal Berkshire Hospital due to a computer virus.


Uncapped McCarthy, 26, was called up after Forster, 28, returned to his club for treatment on an arm injury. The ex-Crystal Palace keeper has played three times for England's Under 21s. Joe Hart, on loan at Torino from Manchester City, and Burnley's Tom Heaton are the other goalkeepers named in Sam Allardyce's first England squad. McCarthy joined Saints in the summer as deputy to Forster but has yet to feature in a game. Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Alex McCarthy (Southampton). Defenders: Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur). Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Michail Antonio (West Ham United), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal). Strikers: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City). Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Injured Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster has been replaced by club-mate Alex McCarthy for England's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on Sunday.


11 May 2014 Last updated at 11:24 BST Hundreds of volunteer builders gathered in the city centre to make the tower, using 1,000 cardboard bricks. The People's Tower community art event was created to mark the opening weekend of the annual Norfolk and Norwich Festival. The tower is 22 metres tall and is designed to look like the St Peter Mancroft Church tower. It took more than eight hours to complete and was held together by more than eight miles of packing tape. It was designed by French artist Olivier GrossetÃªte.

Summary: A church made of cardboard boxes has been built in Norwich.


Local residents said they heard gunfire and several explosions but police said there were no civilian casualties. The attack on the large compound, known as the Green Village, is the second this week targeting foreign workers. On Monday, two Afghan security guards were killed in a Taliban attack on another Western compound. "Four suicide bombers have been killed, there was no harm to civilians," Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi told reporters. A Taliban spokesman said the group was behind the attack. The attackers tried to break into the Green Village by detonating a car packed with explosives at the entrance to the compound, which houses foreign contractors and security staff. "Since the Green Village had been targeted several times in the past, the place was heavily guarded and the attackers failed to reach their intended target," Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. The compound was last targeted in October 2013 when a suicide bomber killed two passers-by. Another attack in 2012 killed seven guards and civilians. Attacks on foreign workers, government officials and security forces have intensified in recent weeks as Western troops end their operations. Last week, a suicide bomber targeted a prominent female Afghan politician, killing three civilians and wounding others in an attack on a Kabul convoy. A week earlier, another suicide attacker entered the offices of Kabul's police chief and killed a senior officer.

Summary: Officials in Kabul say police killed four Taliban suicide bombers during an attack on a compound housing foreign workers in the Afghan capital.


Andrejs Trofimovics, 25, was found stabbed at a flat in Cleveland Road, in the Springbourne area of the town. Vladislav Pomozov, 45, of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, was found guilty of murder and of wounding with intent. He was remanded in custody and is due at Winchester Crown Court for sentencing on 6 July. Mr Trofimovics, from Riga in Latvia, died from a single stab wound, a post-mortem test concluded. Dorset Police said Latvian national Pomozov was the partner of Mr Trofimovics' mother. The stabbing followed a "minor confrontation" between Mr Trofimovics and Pomozov at a New Year's party, which was held at Mr Trofimovics' father's flat, police added. Pomozov was found not guilty of the attempted murder of Mr Trofimovics' father Jevgenijs who sustained non-life threatening injuries. Following the conviction, Det Sgt Mark Jenkins described Mr Trofimovics' death as "tragic and avoidable".

Summary: A man has been found guilty of murder after a man was stabbed to death at a flat in Bournemouth on New Year's Day.


The largest dinosaur on show at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham will be the 23m (75ft) Mamenchisaurus, which will be displayed "rearing up on its legs". The massive plant eater would not fit into the hall at full length. In 2011 the museum closed for several days to allow filming for the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. The museum will reopen on 30 June for the launch of the exhibition. Curator Adam Smith said: "The collection will tell the story of how dinosaurs evolved into the birds and will feature some of the biggest dinosaur skeletons in existence." The fossils, which arrived on Friday after a 50-day journey, will be erected by a team of six specially-trained technicians. The Mamenchisaurus, a planting-eating sauropod similar to a brontosaurus, was found in Sichuan Province in south west China in the 1970s. Some of the 23 exhibits, including the Gigantorapror, a birdlike dinosaur with a toothless beak, are considered "national treasures" in China. The museum and the University of Nottingham have been working with Chinese authorities since 2011 to bring the exhibition to the UK. Once open, the show will run until 29 October.

Summary: A natural history museum has closed to allow a "massive" exhibit of dinosaurs from China to be erected.


Media playback is not supported on this device Lewis Hamilton's superb victory, the climax of an afternoon of action and drama enlivened by a late downpour, showcased all that is good about F1, and 140,000 fans were treated to what was undoubtedly the race of the year so far. It was a race that, to be fair, F1 needed. The 2015 world championship had crackled a little over its previous eight events, but there had not been a moment when it had really caught fire. Not until now, anyway. Media playback is not supported on this device Hamilton's 38th career victory was undoubtedly one of his best but for it to end up that way, rather than the routine cruise it had looked like being, it needed something unusual to happen. The electric starts of both Williams drivers provided it. Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas got off the line "like missiles," as Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff put it afterwards, Massa blasting past Hamilton and team-mate Nico Rosberg as if they were not there, and Bottas passing the German as well. Briefly, it looked as if Bottas would get Hamilton, too, but the world champion's racing instincts got him back into second place after Bottas left the door open at Turn Four. Hamilton lost the place anyway, though, when after a safety-car period to clear up the mess left by a first-lap pile-up, he just failed to pass Massa on the re-start, ran a little wide and Bottas sneaked by. In the car, Hamilton was unperturbed. "I was just chilled," he said afterwards. "I was more concerned about losing position to Nico. I was nearly there, I nearly had it, it was just a bit too much." Hamilton bided his time, knowing he had the pace to re-take the lead, as he duly did at the first pit stops thanks to an in-lap that Williams technical boss Pat Symonds described as "stunning", and an equally good first lap out of the pits. At that stage, the race looked won, but that was counting without the rain. Had Hamilton mistimed his pit stop for wet-weather tyres, he could still have lost out to Rosberg. But he made the call - and it was his alone - perfectly, just as the rain was about to come down properly. It was a victory that showcased all the qualities that Hamilton has displayed this season, during which he seems to have stepped up to another level. Hamilton might have won his second title last year, but he stumbled along the way, and it was at this stage of the season that he did so. Media playback is not supported on this device But actually achieving a goal he had been trying to fulfil for six frustrating years since his first crown seems to have helped calm him down, boosted his self-belief and allowed him to relax into his ability. Last year, Hamilton was thrown off course a few times when things did not go his way. This year, he has proved time and again his ability

Summary: All season the talk has been of Formula 1 being faced with some sort of existential crisis, but the sport put on its best face for a thrill-a-minute British Grand Prix in front of the biggest Silverstone crowd for more than 20 years.


The Brazilian's 25-yard left-foot shot swerved in off the underside of the bar to send bottom club Darmstadt to a seventh straight defeat. Bayern laboured for much of the game against spirited opponents. Peter Niemeyer should have equalised, heading straight at Manuel Neuer, who had parried Jerome Gondorf's free-kick. Carlo Ancelotti's side regained first place from Leipzig, who had moved three points clear by beating Hertha Berlin 2-0 on Saturday. Leipzig have supplanted Borussia Dortmund as Bayern's biggest Bundesliga title rivals this season, and Wednesday's meeting between the two side in Munich is keenly anticipated. There was a sense that Ancelotti and his players may have had one eye on that fixture, as they were far from at their best against Darmstadt. Bayern captain Philipp Lahm, who was listed on the team sheet, suffered a problem during the warm-up and was not risked - perhaps with Wednesday in mind - as Rafinha was drafted in to replace him. There was little fluency about Bayern's play, and Robert Lewandowski - who signed a contract extension lasting until 2021 on Tuesday - did not look like continuing the run that had brought him five goals in his previous three matches. The closest that the Poland striker came to a goal was a free-kick floated just over the bar towards the end of the first half, on a day when Bayern rarely threatened other than from set-pieces. There was a degree of encouragement in defeat for Darmstadt, who have struggled to recover from the departure of coach Dirk Schuster for Augsburg during the summer. Norbert Meier, Schuster's replacement, was sacked on 5 December, but interim coach Ramon Berndroth coaxed an energetic performance from his players, and they would have gained a valuable point but for Costa's unstoppable shot. Match ends, SV Darmstadt 98 0, FC Bayern München 1. Second Half ends, SV Darmstadt 98 0, FC Bayern München 1. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Victor Obinna (SV Darmstadt 98). Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Victor Obinna (SV Darmstadt 98). Substitution, FC Bayern München. Renato Sanches replaces Douglas Costa. Substitution, SV Darmstadt 98. Victor Obinna replaces Sven Schipplock. Foul by Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München). Florian Jungwirth (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (SV Darmstadt 98) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Heller with a cross. Hand ball by Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München). Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Dangerous play by Sandro Sirigu (SV Darmstadt 98). Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich replaces Thomas Müller. Substitution, SV Darmstadt 98. Antonio-Mirko Colak replaces Peter Niemeyer. Rafinha (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Marcel Heller (SV Darmstadt 98). Attempt saved. Peter Niemeyer (SV Darmstadt 98) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt saved. Jérôme Gondorf (SV Darmstadt

Summary: Douglas Costa's spectacular winner took Bayern Munich top of the Bundesliga on goal difference before Wednesday's meeting with title rivals RB Leipzig.


Colin Campbell, 56, has primary progressive MS and told BBC Scotland last month that his health had rapidly deteriorated over the last two years. He has now said he may not attend the Swiss clinic after another MS patient encouraged him to press for more help. NHS Highland said support was tailored to individual patients' needs. Assisted suicide is unlawful in Scotland. A move to change the law was defeated in a vote in the Scottish Parliament in 2015. Mr Campbell, who is booked to go to a clinic in Basel next month, was first diagnosed with MS when he was 34, but had previously suspected he had a health condition because of a deterioration in his ability to play sports. He told the BBC: "How people should be looking at this is 'Colin is worn out with having had this incredible progressive illness'. "'His death will give him release.'" Mr Campbell uses a walking frame to move around his flat and a wheelchair when travelling outside his home. He formerly worked in IT, still has use of his hands and plays the guitar. However, he fears he will reach a point where he can no longer use his hands and will be unable to feed himself. Since expressing his intention to end his life, Mr Campbell has been contacted by fellow MS patient Rona Tynan. She has offered to help him seek appropriate help to improve his quality of life. She said: "It was extremely important that I made contact with Colin and I'm so glad I saw him on the television. "What alarmed me about Colin was, I felt he was more able than myself. "I was very, very concerned that he'd made his decision when it was maybe horrible weather. The winters are long when you've got MS." Among the practical measures Ms Tynan has helped Mr Campbell with has been a test drive on a mobility scooter. It is one of the things he said had prompted him to look again at his plans. He said: "This has given me some kind of optimism which I definitely didn't have - so I owe that to Rona. "There are a lot of people that are forgotten who need a lot of help and are unaware that there is help. "That's when people like me think they're off to Switzerland." A spokesman for NHS Highland said: "After diagnosis the support provided to our patients is tailored to suit their individual needs and is very much driven by them. "Once MS is confirmed, each patient is contacted by one of our MS specialist nurses who goes through options and details the wider support that is available to them in the community."

Summary: An Inverness man who planned to end his own life in a clinic in Switzerland has called for greater support for people with multiple sclerosis.


The 39-year-old Zimbabwean has scored over 24,000 runs in all competitions during a 12-year stay with the county, winning seven trophies along the way. He said: "It deeply saddens me that I have to leave at the end of the season. I have thoroughly enjoyed my 12 years. "My family have loved every year here, and we feel so privileged to have been associated with this wonderful club." Goodwin has scored 48 centuries and averages 49.24 for Sussex in first-class competition. Source: Sussex CCC. Figures correct as of 4 September 2012 In total, he has racked up almost 14,500 runs in 190 matches. He has hit two triple centuries and holds the record for the county's highest innings, a score of 344 not out against Somerset in 2009. Goodwin said it had been "a privilege" to be a part of the Sussex side which won the County Championship three times in the space of five seasons, secured back-to-back Pro40 triumphs and lifted the Twenty20 Cup in 2009. He scored the winning runs which won the county's first Championship in 2003 and hit a six off the final ball of the match to win the Pro40 title in 2008. "To the coaches, support staff and most of all, my wonderful team mates that I have been blessed to play alongside over the years, it has been an honour to have had so much success in winning trophies for ourselves and the club," Goodwin continued. "I feel so humbled to be a part of such a wonderful team, club and ethos and offer huge thanks to so many wonderful sponsors and supporters." Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson paid tribute to the batsman, who played 17 Test matches for Zimbabwe. "Murray is arguably the best ever batsman Sussex have had and he will be greatly missed," Robinson said "Not only on the pitch, but [also] in the dressing room as well by all those he has helped and supported in his time at the club. "I would like to thank Murray for the help he has given me, and the great service he has given to this club. I wish him and his family all the very best for the future." Despite his previous achievements, Goodwin has struggled for form in the County Championship this year. He has scored 267 runs in 21 innings in Division One this season, leaving him with an average of 13.35 in the four-day game in 2012.

Summary: Sussex have announced that veteran batsman Murray Goodwin will leave the club at the end of the season.