Thethe Dow Jones closed 0.4% higher at 18,332.43, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% at 2,139.53 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 0.5% to 5,193.49. Analysts said the number of shares being traded was lower than normal. Banks are reported to have put extra staff on duty in case of volatility. "It doesn't take much in order to move the prices," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments. Despite fears over the outcome of what is expected to be a tight race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, analysts said investors would be relieved that the long period of uncertainty had come to an end. "No matter who is elected, it will end a tremendous divide and return focus to earnings and all the fundamentals that have been pushed to the sidelines in recent weeks," said Rick Meckler, president of investment firm LibertyView Capital Management. The three main US stock indexes saw their strongest rise in over eight months on Monday after the FBI announced it would not press criminal charges against Clinton for her use of a private email server. The most dramatic stock movement in the US was car hire firm Hertz, which fell over 20% after the company slashed its full-year profit forecast.

Summary: US shares have risen slightly, erasing earlier losses, but investors remain wary ahead of the US presidential election results.


Police opened fire and used tear gas to disperse the crowds, but the news of the death brought more protesters onto the streets of the city of Srinagar. The area was in a security lockdown during Mr Modi's visit. Kashmir, claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years. The two South Asian rivals have fought two wars over the region in the Himalayas. During his one-day trip, Mr Modi steered clear of discussing politics. Instead, he focused on an aid package to the region, promising $12bn (Â£8bn). Mr Modi expressed hopes that his could "change the fate of Kashmir". "I want to build a new Kashmir, a powerful Kashmir," the prime minister said. But several separatist leaders warned that a political problem could not have an economic solution. "PM Modi has made the same mistake of weighing the Kashmir issue in rupees," said Omar Abdullah, the former chief minister of the state.

Summary: A demonstrator has been killed in clashes with government troops in Indian-administered Kashmir, following a visit there by PM Narendra Modi.


Bertie, from Adventure Valley in County Durham, covered 18ft (5.48m) in 19.59 seconds - smashing the previous best of 43.7 seconds, which stood since 1977. He clocked his time in July last year, but the achievement has now been ratified and appears in the new edition of the Guinness Book of Records. Owner Janine Calzini said he could be tempted to make another attempt on TV. She added: "He's just like the real-life Usain Bolt as he loves the attention his run has brought and meeting people. "They're amazed when they see how fast he moves. "He lives with his girlfriend, Shelly, but she's the opposite as she hides away." Bertie, who raced to his record on a diet of strawberries, is thought to be about 10 years old. Leopard tortoises typically live to between 80 and 100 years old and Mrs Calzini, who runs the adventure park with her husband Marco, believes Bertie could be spurred on to an even faster time by the media spotlight. "There's nothing to say he couldn't beat his own record. We had a lot of inquiries after Bertie's run but had to turn them down while we waited for the record to be confirmed. "If someone asked him to make another attempt on TV then maybe he could do it." Bertie was given to Adventure Valley four years ago when his owners went abroad. Befitting his status as a record-breaker, he and Shelly now live in a larger enclosure. The record was on a running track specified by Guinness with an incline of 1 in 12. The previous best was set at the National Tortoise Championship at Tickhill, South Yorkshire, on 2 July 1977.

Summary: The Usain Bolt of the tortoise world has raced into the record books as the fastest ever.


Separation talks could be completed within the two year deadline set out in Article 50, but a future relationship would take longer to negotiate, Sir Simon Fraser told BBC Newsnight. Sir Simon said "transitional arrangements" would be necessary. Prime Minister Theresa May will invoke Article 50 on Wednesday. "It's certain that we won't have resolved everything in the period before the expiry of the Article 50 process," Sir Simon Fraser told BBC Newsnight. "The EU side want to start with negotiating the terms of the separation... And the British side, on top of that, wants to move rapidly to discuss the future relationship - both political and economic - between Britain and the EU. And that is a very complex second set of negotiations." Because of the difficulty of defining the future relationship, Sir Simon, who held senior posts in Brussels and Whitehall before becoming the head of the diplomatic service, believes talks will soon shift to the nature of 'transitional arrangements'. This means vital questions about how the UK does business with the EU could be left unresolved far beyond 2019. Many Brexit supporters had hoped informal negotiations with the EU could start before the Article 50 clock begins ticking this week. Negotiations are limited to two years. But Sir Simon said the European Commission has thwarted such plans: "There has been a very disciplined position across the EU, and I don't think that there has been a lot of informal behind the scenes discussion of the agenda or of the key issues yet." Sir Simon is also sceptical that the UK will be able to play off different countries among the EU's 27 countries. "The UK has got to negotiate with the EU as a whole through the EU's appointed negotiator, which will be essentially led by the Commission." He added: "I think it would be a mistake to try divide and rule because I don't think that that will work." While Article 50 allows up to two years to reach an agreement, the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has said he wants the outline of a deal to be ready by autumn 2018, in the hope that it can then go before the European Parliament for ratification and member states for agreement well before the deadline is up. But many diplomats, Sir Simon Fraser among them, believe that there will be no serious political discussions before this autumn, following the German elections. While Brexit dominates national debate in the UK, it is a secondary issue for many European governments. This could lead to delays in negotiations with many governments not taking positions until they have to. Combined with the complexity of the Brexit discussions, many diplomats believe that the UK could find itself close to a "cliff edge" without final agreement. Sir Simon said while it was in the interest of both sides to avoid such a scenario, there was a "risk of political ill will and turbulence - both political and economic" if a deal is not reached within the Article 50 timeframe. It is for this reason

Summary: The future relationship between the UK and the EU will not be negotiated within two years, says the former head of the Foreign Office.


Media playback is not supported on this device Olsson, who lost to Reid in the final of last year's inaugural event, proved too strong for the Briton, prevailing 6-2 6-3 to reach the semi-finals. The Scot, who won singles gold at the Rio Paralympics, will compete in the doubles with England's Alfie Hewett. Hewett beat France's Nicolas Peifer 4-6 6-2 6-2 in his singles opener. The 19-year-old will play Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez, who he beat to win his first Grand Slam title at the French Open last month, in the semi-final. However fellow Britons Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley were beaten by Japanese second seed Yui Kamiji and Dutchwomen Diede De Groot respectively in the women's draw. Media playback is not supported on this device The wheelchair finals could be played on the 2,000-capacity court three this year. Last year's were played on the far smaller court 17.

Summary: Gordon Reid's defence of his Wimbledon wheelchair singles title ended in the first round as he lost to Sweden's Stefan Olsson.


She ran home. As she came through her gate she noticed some tiles had fallen from the roof. Her son came out, and said: "There is a body in the kitchen." "What body?" she replied. But as she walked into her sparse, simple kitchen there was a pile of rubble on the floor, below a large hole in the ceiling. And on top of the rubble, lay the barely-recognisable body of a woman. The woman, whose name Inna never found out, was one of the 298 people killed when the Malaysian Airlines passenger jet MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago. "When I think about it, it is like it's real, as though it's happening now", said Inna. "The picture is vivid." Fighting back the tears, she speaks of how she imagines the "unbearable pain" of the woman's family, and her own grief for a stranger, murdered in the sky over her home. In total 39 bodies lay scattered around Inna's village of Rossypnoye, and some were not collected for several days. The local mayor, Oleg Miroshnichenko, says people in the area experienced a deep sense of shock and tragedy that "resonated with every human soul". And he says the feelings have not gone away. "It's an irreversible pain." Inna, who wears a silver crucifix around her neck, believes some form of justice awaits those responsible for downing the plane. "No matter what, the people who did it will be punished," she says. Establishing who shot down flight MH17, how they did it, and from where, is the job of a Dutch-led international investigation team, which hopes to publish some of its findings in the new year. As well as forensic work on the wreckage of the aircraft, the Dutch prosecutor leading that investigation, Fred Westerbeke, told the BBC that investigators had been studying "billions" of internet pages, and tens of thousands of photos and videos related to the downing of the airliner. He confirmed that his team had spoken to about 140 witnesses, and identified a number of "persons of interest", but he said it was too early to identify them as suspects, or release their names or nationalities. What we know MH17 crash: The 298 who perished Dutch reporter: My revealing fragments Special report Getting to the truth behind the downing of the airliner is a Herculean task, given the climate of mistruths and propaganda in eastern Ukraine, linked to the conflict in the region. To counter accusations of bias, Mr Westerbeke said his team had to properly consider all theories and all claims. "An alternative scenario, whoever brings it out, you have to prove that that could not have been the case", he said. "We have to clear out all of the other options." A separate investigation, being carried out by the Dutch Safety Board, is expected to publish its full findings in October. Its preliminary report, published last year, found that the plane broke up in mid-air after being hit by "objects" that "pierced the plane at high-velocity". That analysis is consistent with possible shrapnel

Summary: On 17 July 2014, 60-year-old Inna Tipunova was with friends in her village, when they heard such a loud boom that they thought they "were being bombed".


Defcad, as the firm will be known, has already been dubbed the Pirate Bay of 3D printing. The site will become a "search engine for 3D printing," according to its founders. But its flouting of copyright is likely to face legal challenges. The firm is the brainchild of Cody Wilson, law student and self-styled crypto-anarchist. Last year he set up Defense Distributed, a project aiming to print gun parts. The project provoked controversy with 3D printing firm MakerBot pulling gun part blueprints from its website in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings and 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys refusing permission for its machines to be used by the company. It is also facing legal challenges to shut the site down. Despite the set-backs, it released a video this month demonstrating an AR-15 with a 3D printed part firing more than 600 rounds. Meanwhile its blueprints at non-profit Defcad.org have seen 400,000 downloads since the site was launched, according to founder Cody Wilson. Announcing the new for-profit Defcad.com at the South by South West conference in Texas, Mr Wilson said it was an obvious next step for the wiki weapon project. "Help us turn Defcad into the world's first unblockable, open-source search engine for 3D printable parts," says Mr Wilson in the video posted on the website looking for funding. In the video, Mr Wilson said the revolution which many predict 3D printing will bring about will only happen if it can be freed from corporate ties. The blueprints available on the site will be for "important stuff", he said. "Not trinkets, not garden gnomes but the things institutions and industries have an interest in keeping from us; access, medical devices, drugs, goods, guns." "Supplying consumers with blueprints to print products designed by third parties is a business model fraught with risk," said Lorna Caddy of law firm Taylor Wessing. "Many of those products will be protected by intellectual property rights, such as design law. Owners of those rights could assert them in the courts to prevent their designs being further distributed and to seek financial compensation," she added.

Summary: The company that developed 3D printed gun parts has announced plans to launch a new firm, dedicated to copyright-free blueprints for a range of 3D printable objects.


Production would never reach that level again, with the strike heralding the long slow decline of an industry they once called King Coal. Thirty years later, China's growth in coal consumption - just its growth - was not far off the UK's 1983 total output. In 2013, China consumed an extra 93 million tonnes of the stuff. That amount - a mountain of the black fuel that would at one time have kept the best part of a quarter of a million British miners in work - represented only a 2.6% increase in China's seemingly insatiable appetite for coal. Like Britain, China's industrial revolution has been coal-powered, but it has been on a scale and speed like nothing else in world history, bringing with it serious environmental implications. China surpassed the United States to become the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in 2007 and, if that trajectory is followed, it is well on track to double US emission levels within the next few years. For anyone, anywhere worried about climate change, China has become the problem, and with the country opening a new coal-fired power station on average every week, it is a problem that has looked likely to simply grow and grow. Except that the recently released figures for 2014 suggest that something very interesting may now be happening. Rather than another giant increase in coal consumption, for the first time in 15 years, government data shows that China's annual coal consumption declined by 2.9%, with an accompanying 1% fall in carbon dioxide emissions. A series of articles looking at how the world will meet increasing demand for energy and the need to cut CO2 emissions linked to global warming, using old and new technologies Rather than never-ending growth, all the talk now is of "peak coal", the moment when China begins to wean itself off fossil fuels. And some analysts believe, on the basis of that 2014 figure, the moment may well have already arrived. "It's quite possible," says Wang Tao, an expert on climate and energy policy at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Centre for Global Policy in Beijing. "I wouldn't say 100% sure, but given what we're seeing in the heavy industries and the direction that China is trying to drive its economy, I don't think we're going to see a dramatic change and coal consumption back up again." Other analysts are a little more cautious, but almost all agree that peak coal, if it hasn't yet arrived, is closer than anyone previously thought. And while some of it may be down to simple economic factors - the now well-documented slowdown in Chinese growth in recent years - there is wide recognition that a significant shift in Chinese environmental policy is also playing a part. China used to argue that it was unfair for developed countries to lecture as, just as they had in the course of their industrialisation, it had the "right to pollute". If it had to choose between its economy or its environment, the old orthodoxy used to go, the economy would win every time. "There are priorities

Summary: In 1983, the year before the coal miners' strike - one of the most bitter industrial disputes in British history - the UK produced 119 million tonnes of coal.


It was a commitment that in Mr Harper's nearly 10 years as prime minister had seen Canada, long viewed in the region as an honest, if minor, broker in the Arab-Israel conflict, shift emphatically and unequivocally to the Israeli side. While he will undoubtedly remain a friend of Israel, the incoming prime minister Justin Trudeau will also be aiming to repair relations with the Arab world in order to assert his firm belief that a two-state solution requires dialogue with both sides. By contrast, Mr Harper managed to convey the impression that Muslims and Arabs were not to be trusted, most tellingly in his handling of the Syrian refugee crisis. His government's response during the campaign to the drowning death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who was attempting with his sister and parents to join family in Canada, highlighted the hard fact that only a tiny number of refugees have been allowed into the country. Early on in the campaign, Mr Trudeau committed Canada to taking 25,000 refugees immediately and he clearly caught the mood of the voters when he said: "Canadians get it, that this is about doing the right thing, it is about living up to the values that we cherish in this country." And if there was a swing moment in this election, it was probably a debate in the province of Quebec, in French, about the niqab (a face veil). Mr Harper had opposed the wishes of a new Canadian citizen to wear her niqab to the swearing in ceremony, even taking the case to the Supreme Court, where he lost. But he clung to his position that the niqab threatened the fabric of Canadian society. "Most Canadians believe that it is offensive that someone would hide their identify at the very moment where they are committing to join the Canadian family," was how he put it. Mr Trudeau on the other hand argued: "It's obvious that he's playing very reckless and dangerous games, pitting Canadians against one another for a narrow political goal." Mr Trudeau also took the view that Canada should withdraw its fighter jets from the bombing campaign against the so-called Islamic State. But in a deft touch that showed he is no pacifist he promised to commit more troops to training up Iraqi and Kurdish ground forces to fight the jihadists while calling time on Canada's commitment to the aerial war. On Iran, where the Harper government had cold-shouldered the nuclear deal and reaffirmed its support for Israel, Mr Trudeau again took a nuanced position, welcoming a "significant agreement" and affirming "the importance of a diplomatic solution while ensuring Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon." On every major Middle East issue Mr Trudeau offered a fresh take. Mr Harper with his unquestioning support for Netanyahu and his deep suspicion of Iran and much of the Arab world brought nothing new to the table. Having staked out his position, he proved incapable of moving from it, a fatal flaw with an electorate hungry for change. Indeed it is no small irony that while in the televised

Summary: As Stephen Harper banged out the final piano chords to the Beatles song Hey Jude at a private dinner for Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem last year, he underscored, albeit somewhat bizarrely, his absolute commitment to the Israeli leader.


Donkeys have been "over-exploited" and their numbers needed to be kept at a sustainable level, the government said. China is a big importer of donkey skins from Burkina Faso, using them to make traditional medicines. In Burkina Faso, donkeys are commonly used to transport goods, though some communities eat their meat. The surge in exports has put pressure on the local market, with the price of donkeys rising, says BBC Afrique's Abdourahmane Dia. The price of the animal's hide has risen from about $4 (Â£3) a few years ago to $50, he adds. Gelatin made from donkey skin is highly prized in China as a medicinal tonic, thought to nourish the blood, boost the immune system and act as a general pick-me-up. It is sometimes referred to as one of the "three nourishing treasures" (zi bu san bao), along with ginseng and the antlers of young deer. The most famous donkey gelatin is produced in Dong'e County in north-eastern Shandong Province, where it is traditionally made with the local well-water. Donkey gelatin is sometimes mixed with walnuts, goji berries and other tonic foods and sold in dark, gummy slabs that can be eaten as a snack. Health and longevity is a Chinese national obsession, and tonic foods like this are often lavishly packaged and presented as expensive gifts. Aside from gelatin, donkey meat is a delicacy in some Chinese regions, especially in the north of the country. Here, the lean meat is often simmered in a richly-spiced broth, and then cooled, sliced and served with a refreshing dip of chopped garlic and vinegar. The meat has a fine, dense texture and a marvellous flavour that's a little reminiscent of beef. In northern Hebei province, one famous snack is the lu rou huo shao, in which chopped, spiced donkey meat is mixed with fresh green chilli and stuffed into a layered pastry - its name is sometimes translated into English as a "donkey burger". Donkey meat may also be made into soups and stews. As the Chinese middle classes have grown richer, demand for donkey gelatin and other tonic delicacies has soared - in January the New York Times reported that a shortage of donkey gelatin had encouraged a boom in imitation products. The ban also covers the hide of horses and camels, Burkina Faso's director for public veterinary health Adama Maiga told the AFP news agency. The government would also be "regulating" the slaughter of the animals, he added. Last month, an abattoir set up by French and Chinese businessmen in a village on the outskirts of the capital, Ouagadougou, was ransacked by residents protesting against the stench coming out of it and the air, water and land pollution it was causing, AFP reports. Burkina Faso, a poor West African state, has about 1.4 million donkeys. Exports of the skin rose from 1,000 in the first quarter of 2015 to more than 18,000 in the last quarter, the Burkinabe authorities say. Nearly 65,000 skins were exported in the first six months of this year, mostly to China. Its donkey population has been

Summary: Burkina Faso has banned the export of donkey skins as a sharp increase in sales to Asia is threatening the animal's population.


A high resolution microscope at a £7m new laboratory at Newcastle University has found evidence of microbes in 400-million-year-old basalt rock recovered from the Pacific Ocean floor. The rock is similar to those found on Mars and scientists will now study an actual piece of Martian rock. It is hoped that the detailed analysis will detect similar traces. The team at the Surface Engineering and Analysis Laboratory used a £1.5m Helium Ion Microscope, which analyses the surface of structures with a resolution five times higher than most other microscopes. It identified organic compounds in microscopic tunnels in basalt recovered from the Ontong Java plateau deep in the Pacific. The compounds are believed to be finger-like tubule structures made by microbes millions of years ago, and have never been analysed so closely by scientists, the university said. Head of the laboratory, Prof Peter Cumpson, said: "What we have detected is the trace left behind by living systems: the biological fingerprint which even after 200 million years is still visible, albeit only with a very, very good microscope. "If we can find those in this [Mars] rock and we can compare with the earth samples then I think we have made a big step - a very convincing step - forward which shows that at one time life - a simple life - was present."

Summary: Scientists believe they could be a step closer to finding out whether there was life on Mars.


The latest audit of Leicester City Council's services shows 206 of 229 child protection plans were still inadequate or required improvement. An Ofsted report last year said hundreds of children were facing delays in being allocated a social worker. The authority said things were improving but changes would take time. Updates from this story and more from Leicestershire A judge in Leicester's Family Court recently criticised the city's children services after it emerged a nine-year-old boy had spent two years living with a convicted paedophile. A city spokesman said the situation had improved since that case which dated back to a period of serious failures. Councillor Lynn Moore, who chairs the city's scrutiny committee, said: "I am hopeful things will continue to improve but it is not an easy thing to bring about and Leicester is not the only authority that has these kinds of difficulties." Analysis: BBC Radio Leicester political reporter Tim Parker I think things are improving ... the earlier Ofsted highlighted the high turnover of social workers and managers leading to unacceptable delays in allocating children's cases. But there are "early signs" of the workforce beginning to stabilise. At one point, 30 of 62 social workers resigned in one section, leading to serious delays in nearly 300 vulnerable children being allocated a social worker when they needed one. These signs of more stability in the workforce can only be good news. Assistant mayor Sarah Russell, who took over responsibility for children's services after the earlier Ofsted report, said: "There is a huge mountain to climb - and it will continue to look that way for a while. "[It's] better than when I took over nine months ago - but it will take another 15 to 18 months to get it right." She said the city was trying to recruit new staff but it was difficult due to a national shortage of qualified social workers. "We didn't know our services well enough - we didn't know well enough what was happening to children in our city, but we do now."

Summary: It may take almost two years to fix "inadequate" children's services in a city that has failed to protect some vulnerable children, a new report says.


The government has put aside 10bn roubles ($272m; Â£164m) to pay owners of cars that are at least six-years old an incentive to buy a new vehicle. Car owners will be eligible for a discount of at least 40,000 roubles. The government expects the scheme, which will run to the end of the year, to subsidise the sale of more than 170,000 vehicles. The scheme could "seriously stimulate sales," said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, according to local news agencies. Car sales fell by almost a quarter in July compared with a year earlier, following a sharp fall in the previous month. Russia, along with many other countries including the US, the UK, Germany and France, first introduced a car scrappage scheme during the global economic downturn.

Summary: Russia has said it will introduce a new scrappage scheme to try to boost flagging car sales.


Malcolm Fyfield has suffered severe post traumatic stress disorder since surviving the flooded Gleision drift mine in September 2011. He told Swansea Crown Court the only sign of water near the point being mined was "ponding" on the ground. Mr Fyfield and owners MNS Mining Ltd deny manslaughter charges. David Powell, 50, Charles Breslin, 62, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died when 650,000 gallons of water rushed into the area they were working in after they blasted into a flooded old section of the pit. Mr Fyfield managed to escape and spent 12 days in hospital recovering from a broken hand and bruising and swelling as a result of a "near-drowning experience". The former mine manager insisted he had not inspected the wrong part of the mine and said he was sure he was not mistaken because of the angle and gradient of the underground road. The jury was told Mr Fyfield also suffers from "survivor guilt" and certain words used to describe the flooded mine trigger a feeling of being back in the pit. Elwen Evans, QC, defending, told the court that "ponding" water found in the area before the controlled explosion was not unusual and Mr Fyfield did not think it was particularly significant. Miss Evans reminded the jury Mr Fyfield was working alongside the men, adding: "It would have been incredibly reckless to make the breakthrough at a location he had not inspected, putting at risk the lives of four men as well as his own. "We are dealing with someone whose reputation was as sky high as it comes. "Year after year he did everything by the book. He knew how to do it, but this time he did not? It does not make sense." Miss Evans asked the jury to decide the case according to the facts and to not base their verdicts on emotion. The trial continues.

Summary: The manager of a mine where four workers drowned checked three times for any signs of water or danger the day before it flooded, a court has heard.


The televised event in Miami took place just days before the next round of primaries, including Florida. With 246 delegates at stake, the southern state is the biggest prize. Mr Sanders had a surprise victory in Michigan on Tuesday, but Hillary Clinton increased her overall lead with a big win in Mississippi. In the Republican race on the same day, Donald Trump won three more states (Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii) in his bid to win the Republican nomination. Ted Cruz won a Republican-only race in Idaho. The states were the latest to choose candidates to compete in November's presidential election. Sanders rides Michigan wave at Florida debate US media: Has Sanders changed Democratic race? What will Americans do if Trump wins? Election results - as they come in During the Miami debate, former Secretary of State Mrs Clinton criticised Vermont Senator Mr Sanders for voting against an immigration reform back in 2007. "Just think, imagine where we would be today if we had achieved comprehensive immigration reform nine years ago," she said. Mr Sanders responded by saying he had concerns about the treatment of guest workers. The proposed programme was "akin to slavery", he said. He also said that Mrs Clinton was against allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licences. It's been only three days since their last debate, but all it took for the political fortunes in the Democratic presidential race to change dramatically was one day of voting in Michigan. Thanks to Bernie Sanders' shocking - albeit narrow - upset win in that state's primary on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton went from exuding confidence on Sunday night in Flint to acknowledging on Wednesday evening in Miami that she's "not a natural politician". Mr Sanders, with a new lease on political life, went on the attack early against the former secretary of state. He implied that she had something to hide by not releasing transcripts of paid speeches to Wall Street firms and that she is in the pocket of big business. The Vermont senator did find himself on the defensive when the topic turned to his past praise for communist governments in Cuba and Nicaragua, but the story of the night was how Mrs Clinton handled her recent adversity. Often she has seemed most sympathetic when showing vulnerability. Now the waiting game begins. Can Mr Sanders build on his Michigan win next Tuesday when Florida, Ohio and several other states vote? Those results will go a long way in determining whether Michigan was a blip or the start of a prolonged Sanders surge. Nearly two million Hispanics live in Florida, and their support will play a big role in the 15 March primary. Florida is home to nearly 1.8 million Hispanics, including about 15% of the state's Democrats. The two rivals also discussed job creation, education and climate change. And they both attacked Mr Trump, with Mrs Clinton saying that his "trafficking in prejudice and paranoia has no place in our political system". She said Mr Trump could not even decide "whether to disavow Ku Klux Klan". Meanwhile, Mr Sanders said:

Summary: Democratic Party presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have sparred over immigration and other issues during a debate in Florida.


A report said Britain had fallen short so far in its moral responsibility to help those fleeing conflict and is "turning a blind eye" to their plight. The coalition of 13 aid agencies said Europe's overall response to the migrant crisis was inadequate and the UK should show more leadership. The organisations include Oxfam and the Refugee Council. They point to the fact that more than half of last year's asylum claims on the continent were made in Germany and Hungary compared with just 3% in then UK. The groups suggest Britain could devise a new humanitarian visa that would let those at risk claim asylum remotely from their country of origin, or from a transit country, rather than risking their lives on flimsy boats. The report also expresses concern that reception centres in hotspots such as Greece and Italy are beginning to resemble detention centres run by military personnel. This lacks humanity and stigmatises those seeking help as if they are a security threat, it says. British Refugee Council chief executive Maurice Wren accused European leaders of lacking the "political leadership and moral courage" to tackle the crisis. "Today we're presenting a roadmap for change which prioritises saving lives, solidarity and safe passage," he said. "European governments, including the UK, must take a long hard look at themselves and ask is this the best they can do? We say that it doesn't have to be this way." According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 135,000 migrants reached Europe by sea between January and March this year despite the creation of a European naval patrol in the Mediterranean and Aegean.

Summary: The UK needs to do more for refugees on the move in Europe, an alliance of non-governmental organisations has said.


The regulator said the bid did not comply with the laws of having its principal place of business in the Chinese territory. The city's other carriers had also objected, it said. Qantas said it would reconsider basing the low-cost carrier in Hong Kong. The carrier is a three-way joint venture between Qantas Airways, China Eastern Airlines and Hong Kong investment firm Shun Tak Holdings. "Jetstar Hong Kong cannot make its decisions independently from that of the two foreign shareholders," said the Air Transport Licensing Authority when handing down its decision. It also said the city's other carriers, including Cathay Pacific and Dragon Airlines, had objected to Jetstar's application. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the decision was disappointing for shareholders as well as "for the travellers that Jetstar Hong Kong planned to serve". "It's the travelling public who have lost out, because the message from this decision is that Hong Kong appears closed to fresh aviation investment even when it is majority locally-owned and controlled," he said in a statement on Friday. He added that Hong Kong was going in the opposite direction of other aviation markets in Asia that were "opening up". "Given the importance of aviation to global commerce, shutting the door to new competition can only serve the vested interests already installed in that market." The airline, along with its partners, said it had not yet decided on whether to appeal the decision. The joint venture was valued at $10m Australian dollars ($7.7m; Â£4.9m), according to Qantas. Shares of Qantas were down 1.4% in Sydney in reaction to the news.

Summary: Hong Kong authorities have rejected an application by Qantas-backed Australian budget carrier Jetstar to set up a local airline, after nearly two years of deliberation.


Woolf Works - based both on her life and the novels Orlando, The Waves and Mrs Dalloway - will premiere in summer 2015, choreographed by Wayne McGregor. McGregor told the BBC the piece would "break the rules" of narrative ballet. The season will also include new works by Hofesh Shechter and Philip Glass, whose chamber opera The Trial is based on the Kafka novel of the same name. The Czech author's original story tells of Josef K, who is arrested and tried for a crime without ever being told what the charges against him are. Glass, who has worked with Music Theatre Wales on the piece, said: "I think of my pocket operas as neutron bombs - small, but packing a terrific punch". McGregor, who is the Royal Ballet's resident choreographer, said he had been inspired to apply Virginia Woolf's narrative style to full-length ballet. "Her writing lends itself to the breaking of rules, in terms of how words are organised, or thoughts are organised. I thought that was a perfect filter to create something new." "We're going to be able to find a way of mashing up, splicing and going back-and-forward through periods of time in a way that will hopefully be really evocative, and a different way of experiencing ballet". Israeli choreographer Shechter is described by the ROH as "one of the UK's most exciting contemporary artists". However, The Guardian's dance critic, Judith Mackrell, has suggested his choreography is "the physical and aesthetic opposite of the Royal's classical style". The first collaboration between the two will be unveiled as part of a triple bill in March 2015. Other highlights include an evening of works by Frederick Ashton, founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet. The programme will feature Scenes de ballet, Ashton's own personal favourite amongst his works; Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan; A Month in the Country and Symphonic Variations, which he created for his muse Margot Fonteyn. Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote will be revived, while the Christmas production will be Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which will also be screened live in cinemas on 16 December. Manon, one of the company's signature ballets, will open the season, marking the 40th anniversary of Kenneth MacMillan's original production. "Manon is a firm favourite with audiences and, I have to say, the dancers," said Royal Opera House director Kevin O'Hare. "Every ballerina would love to be Manon, so we have a huge range of dancers portraying that role." Female choreographers' works are appearing at the venue's second, smaller venue, The Linbury, where Kate Prince, Kristen McNally and Shobana Jeyasingh will all premiere new works. The opera programme includes Placido Domingo in Verdi's I due Foscari, as well as Stephen Gould and Nina Stemme taking the title roles in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. At a press launch for the new season, one reporter challenged the institution over the programme, noting that almost half of the performances stemmed from three composers - Verdi, Puccini and Rossini. "It's true," said Kasper Holten, the Director of Opera at ROH. "But we have to

Summary: A ballet inspired by Virginia Woolf will be the centrepiece of the 2014/15 season at the Royal Opera House.


Tata Steel closed its Dalzell mill in Motherwell and the Clydebridge plant in Cambuslang with the loss of 270 jobs. Both were later bought by international metals firm Liberty House which intends to restart production at the Motherwell site in September. About 60 staff are currently working there, with 40 more recruits expected - many of them former Tata Steel staff. Liberty Steel said that the Dalzell plate-rolling mill had taken delivery of about 1,500 tonnes of slab steel rom the British Steel plant at Scunthorpe. This is in preparation for the restart of steel plate production next month. Jon Bolton, chief executive of Liberty Steel UK plate division, said: "This is a significant milestone for the plates business in Scotland, but also positive news for the UK steel sector as steel once again is manufactured in British Steel's Scunthorpe site to be rolled in Scotland. "It is pleasing to watch the plant gradually coming back to life as more people arrive on site and particularly pleasing to welcome young apprentices to the team." Liberty said that about 60 staff were involved in the preparations to reopen Dalzell, with a further 40 expected to join the workforce before production starts. The firm said that about 70% of the initial wave of recruits were former employees returning to their old jobs. It has also awarded about 20 new supply contracts, for business and engineering services, to firms in the Motherwell area. Liberty House Group executive chairman, Sanjeev Gupta, said this was the beginning of the fulfilment of a promise to the local community. "We said we would revive this historic steelworks and that is exactly what we are doing," he said.

Summary: Steel production is set to resume next month at one of two Lanarkshire plants that were mothballed last year.


York Minster Police has been given the same powers as regular police officers within the minster's precinct. Eight constables and the cathedral's head of security were sworn in at a special ceremony on Tuesday. The force, established in the 13th Century, lost its powers in the 1930s when officers ceased to be attested. York Minster is one of only a handful of cathedrals to maintain its own police force. Those that do have a police force include Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, St Peter's Basilica in Rome, and Washington's National Cathedral in Washington DC. Mark Sutcliffe, Inspector of Cathedral Police at York Minster, said: "I feel very proud of the whole team for attaining their attestation. "It has been an important day for everyone involved but also a significant milestone in the history of the force, which has played an important role in life at the cathedral for hundreds of years. "The attestation and training the officers have completed ensures our cathedral constables have the professional skills and powers necessary to execute their duties." Powers were returned to the force following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Chapter of York and the chief constable of North Yorkshire. The memorandum recognises that although security provision inside the minster and its precinct remain the responsibility of cathedral constables, North Yorkshire Police will be responsible for investigating all crime. Any arrested people will be handed over to North Yorkshire Police for transport and processing and the force will be responsible for the submission of prosecution files. The Minster Police constabulary is thought to be the oldest continuing police service in the country.

Summary: A cathedral police force has been given back the power of arrest for the first time in nearly 80 years.


Media playback is not supported on this device Rangers trailed at the break, through ex-Ibrox striker Kris Boyd's shot but recovered in the second half with James Tavernier's free-kick to draw 1-1. "It's the worst display in the last 14 or 15 months," said manager Warburton. "We move quickly and with quality on the training field and we didn't do that. We chose to go long and I don't know why." Warburton's side, who won last season's Championship, have yet to keep a clean sheet in the Scottish Premiership this term, posting two 1-1 draws and two 2-1 wins. "We draw with Hamilton in the first game and the end of the world is nigh," said Warburton of the expectations on his side. "There is no shortage of desire and commitment. What we have to do is take it from the training pitch on to the match pitch. "We have had passages of good play, Dundee second half and today second half. But we have to be better for longer. "We have to play with a bit more belief. We looked hesitant at times in terms of our decision-making. That is very unlike us and we didn't get the ball moving. "We have new players coming and there is maybe some gelling still going on." Killie's Greg Taylor was dismissed for a second-half tackle on Joey Barton and Warburton said: "Joey is okay. "I saw the challenge. We don't want to see anyone sent off, but it was a poor challenge. "I was conscious the atmosphere was rising. He was on a yellow card, so I took him off as a precaution." Meanwhile, striker Joe Dodoo was sent for an x-ray on his ankle after landing awkwardly early on.

Summary: Mark Warburton lamented his team's first-half display at Kilmarnock, saying: "It was not a Rangers team."


The Beeching report of 1963 led to 189 stations in Wales being earmarked for closure, with lines and tracks ripped-up the length and breadth of the country in the decade to follow. But despite the report some Welsh lines have stubbornly refused to fade away. In fact, 32 stations have re-opened, and on Tuesday it was announced Newport could be in line for a new station. The Beeching report, officially titled The Reshaping of British Railways, set out with one aim - to cut the mounting debts of the nationalised British Rail. Chemical company boss Dr Richard Beeching was given the job, despite famously telling the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I have no experience of railways, except as a passenger. So I am not a practical railwayman. But I am a very practical man." He took what many saw as a simple accounting view of the branch lines that criss-crossed the country. If they could not turn a profit, and were not carrying sufficient passengers, then the axe should fall. To go in Wales, the Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line, the Bangor-Amlwch service, branch service to Caernarfon, the end of the Ruabon to Barmouth line, Abercynon to Aberdare, Porth to Maerdy, Barry to Bridgend - the list went on, and on. The closure list was already on top of another 166 Welsh stations and halt-stops put forward prior to the Beeching cuts. In the words of one BBC news broadcaster of the day: "There's never been a Doomsday book of British railways like this. "More than 2,000 stations will be closed. Wholesale shut down of passenger services will leave huge areas of the country to the buses. Every part of the country is affected. "In Wales too, they are drastically reduced. Many of the country services are doomed, leaving only three main links east and west." But while the axe did begin to fall - and fall swiftly in Wales, some stations and lines found themselves saved from the chop. Lines like the Conwy Valley found themselves in favour of then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who had enthused about the "white heat of technology" rebuilding Britain. "The situation at the time was that they were building a new power station at Trawsfynydd," explained Larry Davies, Arriva Trains Wales' community manager on the line today. "Although there were a lot of local protest from people as one would expect, I think the traffic that came from the power station saved the Conwy Valley line." The nuclear power station is now decommissioned, and the last flask of empty nuclear fuel rods travelled on the lines in 1995. But because of the investment on the line in the 60s, it remains thriving. "It's a lifeline for this community, and a good connection and amazing benefit to the tourism and economy of the area, with our links with the Ffestiniog Railway and a lot of people doing the round-trip of Snowdonia," added Mr Davies. But it was a different story in north-east Wales - where the service on the Ruabon to Barmouth line came to a halt in January 1965

Summary: It is 50 years since the biggest shake-up of the rail network ever announced in Britain was published.


The FTSE 100 index closed 2.27% higher, while the FTSE 250 closed up 1.68%. The pound fell 1.2% against the dollar to $1.3264 after Mr Carney said a deteriorating outlook meant action from the Bank was likely during the summer. Shares in the US rose, with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 index up by 0.6% in morning trading. The past few days have seen huge swings on the world's financial markets as traders and investors struggled to assess the impact of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. After two days of heavy falls following the vote, shares spent two days recovering, and on Wednesday, the FTSE 100 ended above the level it had closed at last Thursday. However, the FTSE 250 index - which contains more UK-focused companies - still remains well below its pre-referendum level. "The blue chip [FTSE 100] index is stuffed full with big international firms and it is these companies propelling the rise. The heavy weighting towards these groups is very misleading," said Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital. "The likes of Fresnillo, Randgold, AstraZeneca, Royal Dutch Shell, British American Tobacco - these are hardly dependent on, or reflective of, the UK economy. They're listed in London but their earnings come from abroad. "There is a key distinction. UK-focused firms are doing much, much worse. Easyjet, Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey - they've all recorded 20% losses since the Brexit vote." Shares in RBS were one of the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 on Thursday, dropping 4.8%. The pound is well below the $1.50 rate it touched last Thursday before the outcome of the referendum became clear. As well as falling against the dollar after Mr Carney's speech, it also tumbled 1.1% against the euro at â‚¬1.1962. Analysts continued to warn that the recent market recovery might only be temporary. "The odds may be against them, but investors are hoping that the worst is over for currencies and equities," Kathy Lien, managing director of foreign exchange strategy at BK Asset Management, said in a note. "But considering there's been no additional clarity on the terms of Brexit or the outlook for the UK economy and global economy since Britain's decision to leave the European Union on Friday, we don't see fundamental support for the recent moves." Analysts at Swiss bank UBS have cut their end of year forecast for the FTSE 100 to 5,500 from 6,500. "We see a significant amount of uncertainty around the UK over the next few months. We do not know who the prime minister will be, or when, or if, Article 50 is invoked and there are even possibilities of a general election given the current fluidity of UK politics," UBS said. The price of gold was little changed at $1,318.10 an ounce on Thursday. The precious metal is viewed as a safe investment in times of uncertainty and gold price hit a near two-year high of $1,358.20 on Friday in the wake of the referendum.

Summary: UK shares have risen and the pound has fallen after Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted at fresh stimulus measures after the Brexit vote.


They rang during a minute's silence at 15:06 BST, the moment the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest was halted on 15 April 1989. Victims' families were joined by supporters and players at a memorial service at Liverpool's Anfield stadium. Thousands of people sang the club's anthem You'll Never Walk Alone in memory of the 96 fans who died. Actress and Liverpool fan Sue Johnston read the lyrics of The Beatles song In My Life before embracing Margaret Aspinall and Trevor Hicks, who both lost children at the disaster. They were recently given CBEs by the Queen for their efforts to secure fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans. Mrs Aspinall, who chairs the Hillsborough Family Support Group, said at the service: "We can't go away from here and see a job part done. We will get it done." Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and his Everton counterpart Phil Jagielka also released 96 red balloons at the event. During the minute's silence, flags on civic buildings flew at half-mast and the Mersey Ferry sounded its horn while barriers at the Mersey tunnels were lowered. Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said: "We will never forget those who died at Hillsborough, and this is a day for us to unite as a city and remember each one and also their families and friends left behind." Before the service, a Liverpool fan said: "We are a band of brothers - it is sort of a nice thing to come here every year because all of us are mourning altogether, but it is an emotional day too." The new inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans will resume on 20 April at Birchwood Park, Warrington. They started in March 2014 and are expected to continue until early 2016. BBC News: Profiles of all those who died

Summary: Bells in Liverpool tolled 96 times as the city remembered those who died 26 years ago in the Hillsborough disaster.


A judged has granted leave for a judicial review of a report by the Police Ombudsman into the attack on the Heights Bar in Loughinisland in 1994. Families of the victims said they were surprised and disappointed retired officers continue to rub salt into their emotional wounds, with what they called a "vexatious challenge". The report published last June said police informers were involved, adding that collusion was "a significant feature" of the murders. The report was the result of a five-year investigation by the office of the Police Ombudsman. Those taking the legal action argue that the Ombudsman acted beyond his legal powers and want his report quashed. At a press conference launching the report, Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire said he had "no hesitation" in saying there had been collusion. But he said there was insufficient evidence to recommend criminal charges for any of the officers who colluded with the UVF gang, he added. The findings were strongly criticised by unionist politicians and the Northern Ireland Retired Police Officers' Association. Chief Constable George Hamilton also said he was surprised the Ombudsman did not arrest and charge officers he said had been involved. A judge has granted permission for two retired police officers to challenge the report; one of them is Raymond White, a former RUC Assistant Chief Constable and senior Special Branch officer, who is now chairman of the Retired Police Officers' Association. They have been granted leave to judicially review the report on a number of grounds. These include an assertion that the Ombudsman acted "ultra vires" - beyond his powers - because there was no legal basis for the investigation and subsequent report. The applicants claim the Ombudsman failed to establish any basis of belief that a serving or retired police officer had committed a criminal offence. They are seeking a court order quashing the report. They also want a declaration that the findings were "flawed and misconceived". Niall Murphy, a solicitor for the Loughinisland families, said Dr Maguire's detailed and evidence-based report was unambiguous in his finding of collusion. He said: "The victims and survivors are further distressed and disturbed that despite having written to the Retired Police Officers' Association and the court seeking formal notice party status, no party has sought to update the families, instead the victims and survivors have found this out via the media, which they consider to be nothing short of disgraceful." In a statement to the BBC, Raymond White said: "We have every sympathy with the families connected to the Loughinisland tragedy. We are not challenging them, but the powers of the Police Ombudsman. "The Ombudsman produces reports that do not contain any actual evidence about individuals and files are not sent to the director of public prosecutions recommending prosecution. "But they conclude there was collusion, which infers criminal intent. "If files were sent to the PPS to make a decision and retired officers were taken to court, they would have the opportunity to see the evidence and to challenge it. "But that does not happen, instead they are indicted in the

Summary: Retired police officers have won High Court permission to challenge a report which said there was collusion between RUC officers and loyalist gunmen who killed six Catholics 23 years ago.


The Somali-born author was to appear on Australian TV on Monday before starting her tour, titled "Hero of Heresy". But she pulled out due to "a number of reasons including security concerns", event organiser Think Inc said. Ms Hirsi Ali has faced death threats in the past. "[She] hopes to be able to return to Australia in the not too distant future," Think Inc said in a statement. About 2,000 tickets had been sold for the speaking events in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. She was granted asylum in the Netherlands in 1992, and was elected as an MP in 2003. Ms Hirsi Ali rose to international attention in 2004 as the writer of a controversial film on violence against Muslim women, Submission, after her collaborator, filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered by a radical Islamist. Having received repeated death threats over her challenges to Islam's treatment of women, Ms Hirsi Ali spent time living under 24-hour police guard. She then moved to the United States, where she has maintained a high profile. In an article for the Hoover Institution last month, Ms Hirsi Ali described what she called "political Islam" as being not just a religion but "a political ideology, a legal order, and in many ways also a military doctrine associated with the campaigns of the Prophet Muhammad". Nearly 400 people had signed an online petition opposing Ms Hirsi Ali's visit to Australia and New Zealand. "Against a backdrop of increasing global Islamophobia, Hirsi-Ali's divisive rhetoric simply serves to increase hostility and hatred towards Muslims," the petition said. Protests had been planned at locations where she was speaking, and people who bought tickets were told their bags would be searched. Think Inc said all ticketholders would receive refunds.

Summary: A former Dutch MP and prominent critic of conservative Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, has cancelled a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand citing security concerns.


The Russian, 29, tested positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open. When asked if Sharapova would play any more tournaments, Shamil Tarpishchev told R-Sport news agency it was "very doubtful" and added the five-time Grand Slam winner was in a "bad situation". In March, Sharapova said she was "determined to play tennis again". The International Tennis Federation (ITF) provisionally suspended Sharapova on 12 March. She is waiting to hear the full extent of her punishment, which could be as much as a four-year ban, although experts say a six-month or 12-month suspension is more likely. That is because the World Anti-Doping Association (Wada) admitted in April that scientists were unsure how long meldonium stayed in the system. It even suggested athletes who tested positive for the substance before 1 March could avoid bans, provided they had stopped taking it before 1 January. However, Sharapova has already admitted she continued taking meldonium past that date, saying she was unaware it had been added to the banned list as she knew it by another name - mildronate. We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter ahead of the Euros and Olympics, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here.

Summary: Former world number one Maria Sharapova may never play again following her failed drugs test, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation says.


Media playback is not supported on this device McIlroy, 27, is one of 20 players to have withdrawn from next month's Games, citing fears about the Zika virus. He said he would not watch the Olympic golf on television. Speaking after Thursday's first round at The Open, McIlroy said: "I decided to stop dancing around the issue and tell everyone what I thought." Media playback is not supported on this device The four-time major winner added: "I've thought about Olympics and golf for the last seven years and this is just how I feel. "Some people don't like it, I get that; but it's my opinion. "I don't think anyone can blame me for being too honest. It was seven years of trying to give the politically correct answer and finally I just cracked." On Tuesday, the Northern Irishman said: "I'll probably watch the Olympics, but I'm not sure golf will be one of the events I'll watch." Asked which events he would watch, McIlroy replied: "Probably track and field, swimming, diving, the stuff that matters." Media playback is not supported on this device Those comments received criticism from English squash player Laura Massaro, whose sport is not included in the Olympics. She called McIlroy's comments "unacceptable" and said he had shown a "lack of appreciation for how the Olympics can transcend an individual sport". However, McIlroy, who is six shots off the lead after the first day of the Open, has tried to elaborate more on his comment that he "didn't get into golf to try to grow the game". Find out how to get into golf with our special guide. "I feel I've done my bit to grow the game," added the world number four. "It's not like I'm uninterested and golf is a great vehicle to instil values in kids. "I'm an ambassador for the PGA Junior League and I've used my success in golf in a very positive way." We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here.

Summary: Former world number one Rory McIlroy has remained defiant in the face of criticism over his controversial views on golf at the 2016 Rio Olympics.


The draft legislation seeks to protect sensitive personal data from hacking and government surveillance. EU citizens are entitled to personal privacy and this extends to online communications, the committee argues. A ban on "backdoors" into encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram is also being considered. Encryption involves digitally scrambling a communication to protect its contents, and then using a digital key to reassemble the data. End-to-end encryption means the company providing the service does not have access to the key, meaning it cannot "listen in" to what is being shared - giving the sender and recipient added confidence in the privacy of their conversation. "The principle of confidentiality should apply to current and future means of communication, including calls, internet access, instant messaging applications, email, internet phone calls and personal messaging provided through social media," said a draft proposal from the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs. The proposal seeks to amend Article Seven of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights to add online privacy and will require approval by the European Parliament and the European Council before it can be passed into law. During the UK's recent election campaign, the Conservative Party said that tech firms should provide the authorities "access to information as required" to help combat online radicalisation, but ministers have also said they do not want to weaken encryption. That has led to some confusion among tech industry leaders as to whether the government wants some kind of "backdoor", a way to have end-to-end encryption disabled in specific cases, or some other action. However, cyber-security experts warn that criminals can still find a way to protect their communications, even if end-to-end encryption is banned. "There are lots of existing techniques law enforcement can use," Dr Steven Murdoch, a cyber-security researcher in the department of computer science at University College London told the BBC News website. "One of them is traffic analysis, which is looking at patterns of communications, eg who is talking to who, when and from what location. "The other one is hacking - equipment interference in British law - which can happen before data is encrypted and after it's been decrypted, so there are still ways for law enforcement to gain access to information." In the Manchester, Westminster and London Bridge terror attacks, the perpetrators were already known to UK security services, Mr Murdoch added. "They were not stopped because there were either insufficient resources or the resources were not sufficiently prioritised," he said. "The suggestions being considered by the UK government would be worse for computer security. So much of people's lives are now carried out online. We should have privacy online just as we have offline."

Summary: A European Parliament committee wants end-to-end encryption to be enforced on all forms of digital communication to protect European Union (EU) citizens.


The team will be given access to all the witnesses to the attack, but the Press Trust of India news agency said they would not be able to interview security personnel. India accused Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad of carrying out the assault in January. Seven Indian soldiers and six militants were killed in the attack. This is the first time that Pakistani intelligence and police officials have travelled to India to investigate a militant attack. The Pakistan team's visit came after Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj met Pakistan's foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Nepal. In February, police in Pakistan registered a complaint against "unknown persons" over the Pathankot attack. An official of the interior ministry of Pakistan had filed the complaint, which mentioned some Pakistani mobile numbers provided by Indian authorities. The United Jihad Council (UJC) - a coalition of more than a dozen militant groups fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir - said they carried out the attack. The claim was met with scepticism - the UJC's core members are not known to have carried out attacks outside Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian security officials instead blamed Jaish-e-Mohammed. Started by Masood Azhar, the Islamist militant group has been blamed for attacks on Indian soil in the past, including one in 2001 on the Indian parliament which took the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war.

Summary: A five-member team from Pakistan is in India to investigate a deadly militant attack on an air force base.


People are twice as likely to survive for at least a decade after being diagnosed than they were at the start of the 1970s, the charity said. It said better treatments and speedier diagnoses are among the reasons. But cancer can leave a legacy of side effects such as depression and financial difficulties, it also warned. The report, called Cancer Then and Now, estimates around a quarter of survivors will have long-term issues that need support. Helen Taskiran told BBC News she suffered from depression as a result of surviving cancer, and has even missed out on job opportunities because of it. She was first diagnosed in 1991 with bowel cancer, which she survived, but since then has been diagnosed with four other cancers, including breast, skin and womb. "They've left me with swollen arms and legs, tiredness, sometimes depression, [making me] dubious about going for other jobs," said Helen, whose son was just three years old when she was first diagnosed. "Your self-esteem goes down, you're wondering whether people will judge you. "I've had job interviews where people have turned me down because I've had cancer - so that all adds to the depression. I've been offered jobs and then when I've filled in medical forms all of a sudden the job has disappeared before it's even started," she added. A total of 625,000 people in the UK are currently suffering with depression after cancer treatment, Macmillan Cancer Support said. Greig Trout survived cancer at the age of seven, and again at 30, but he says the worst part of his battle was after his second all-clear. He says he became "gripped by anxiety, and the fear of cancer coming back, or the fear that maybe it hadn't gone". "I felt guilty, angry at myself," says Mr Trout, now 37 and from Thames Ditton in south-west London. "At times I was thinking 'am I ungrateful for feeling this way after having survived when so many others don't?'." Read more about his story Prof Jane Maher, chief medical officer at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: "We now see fewer of the big side-effects, such as an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, we saw after treatment in the 1970s and 80s. "But some of the effects doctors consider 'small', such as fatigue and poor bowel control, can have a profound impact on someone's quality of life. "Sadly there is no cancer treatment available at the moment that does not carry a risk of side-effects." The charity said although a growing number of people are surviving long-term with cancer, more needed to be done to make sure they got the right care. The organisation says it has evolved from being a handful of nurses providing end-of-life care in the 1970s to a much bigger network that even includes benefits advisers. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the fact more people were surviving cancer was "excellent news" and credited the work of NHS staff carrying out diagnosis, treatment and care to help patients. "To help, we announced last year that by 2020 people diagnosed with

Summary: More than 170,000 people in the UK who were diagnosed with cancer up to 40 years ago are still alive, a report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested.


The YouGov poll for The Times of 1,400 eligible voters put Mr Corbyn on 53%, 32 points ahead of Andy Burnham. The left-wing MP said his campaign was "going very well" but ballot papers had not yet been sent out. Alastair Campbell has warned Labour risks "driving itself off a cliff" if Mr Corbyn is elected. Tony Blair's former spokesman is urging support for "anyone but Corbyn" in the leadership vote, arguing that the Islington North MP could never win a general election. Mr Corbyn, a backbencher who was seen as a rank outsider at the start of the campaign, has been packing out meeting halls across the UK, with many of his supporters joining the Labour Party to vote for him. The party has gained 79,000 members since the general election and 145,000 registered supporters. If the findings of the YouGov poll were repeated in the leadership election, Mr Corbyn would win without the need for second preferences to be counted. YouGov president Peter Kellner said he "would personally be astonished if Corbyn does not end up as Labour's leader" despite voting not starting until Friday and the result not being declared until 12 September. But others were warning about reading too much into one poll, given the difficulties of carrying out a representative survey of Labour's membership and those who have signed up as party supporters. Joe Twyman, also from YouGov, cautioned that the poll was a snapshot and there was still "a lot to play for" for all of the candidates in the race. "The ballot papers haven't gone out, we've still got a month to go. What it shows to me is that there's a lot of movement on our previous poll and there still could be a lot of movement in the remaining four weeks," he told BBC Radio 4's World at One. A spokeswoman for Yvette Cooper's campaign said: "This does not reflect our extensive phone banking data, which does not suggest any single candidate will receive 50% of first preferences." Mr Corbyn told BBC Radio London his campaign was going "very well" but added: "We should be a little bit cautious." "There is still time for people to register as supporters and no ballot papers have been sent out yet", the Islington North MP added. Asked about Mr Campbell's criticism, he said the leadership contest was "very democratic". He said the large number of new Labour Party members was a "good thing", adding: "If they choose somebody, the leader that others don't like, well I think we have to accept the democratic process." But he described "Corbynmania" as a "bit embarrassing". Former Labour Welsh Secretary Peter Hain told the World at One he did not think Mr Corbyn would make a successful party leader, or lead Labour to victory in 2020 "unless there is some kind of major seismic change in British politics". But he said the choice of candidates on offer was "underwhelming", saying that Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper, who he described as "the most credible candidates", had failed to capture "the mood

Summary: Jeremy Corbyn has urged his supporters to be "a bit cautious" after an opinion poll suggested he will romp to victory in Labour's leadership contest.


Barnet took the lead in the eighth minute when Luke Gambin crashed a left-footed effort against the bar and Curtis Weston was quickest to react, rolling a shot into the net from eight yards. Cheltenham had a penalty appeal for handball turned down four minutes later when Jack Barthram's cross from the right was charged down. Danny Wright hit the left post in the 37th minute with Jamie Stephens beaten and almost immediately Barnet broke and hit the post themselves through Akinde, who powered past Dan Parslow. But Cheltenham levelled in the 44th minute when Wright reached Jack Munns' free-kick and headed into the top right corner for his sixth goal of the season. Barnet regained the lead seven minutes into the second half when Akinde finished off a swift break, latching onto Gambin's pass. Griffiths saved Alex Nicholls' free-kick low to his left and Akinde hit the post again with a header in the 68th minute. Report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Barnet 2. Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Barnet 2. Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jack Taylor (Barnet). Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Curtis Weston. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by John Akinde (Barnet). Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town). Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Barnet) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town). Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing. Jack Barthram (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by John Akinde (Barnet). Substitution, Barnet. Alie Sesay replaces Luke Gambin. Aaron Downes (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by John Akinde (Barnet). Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Elliot Johnson. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Curtis Weston (Barnet). Foul by Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town). Bira Dembélé (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Sam Muggleton (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Substitution, Barnet. Sam Muggleton replaces Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town). Jack Taylor (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing. Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Amari Morgan-Smith replaces Daniel Wright. Substitution, Barnet. Jamal Campbell-Ryce replaces Alex Nicholls. Foul by Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town). Alex Nicholls (Barnet) wins a free kick on the right wing. John Akinde (Barnet) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town). Luke Gambin (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet). Attempt missed. Billy Waters (Cheltenham

Summary: John Akinde's 17th goal of the season secured a win for Barnet at struggling Cheltenham Town.


Arlene Foster told the BBC's The World This Weekend that data could be "sent to the cloud and tracked". "It's not beyond the boundaries of possibility that we deal with the realities of the situation of today using new technologies," she said. "I'm thinking of going through technology borders essentially. "So when people move from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, they're tracked in relation to technology and that data is sent to the cloud and can then be tracked." Mrs Foster said she didn't foresee a time when heavy goods vehicles would be stopped and searched at a hard border. "There is a border in reality, but if you go to any border road, you'll not see a particular sign that says you're leaving or coming into Northern Ireland and that's going to remain the case. "If there are tariffs imposed, that could be done remotely." Speaking at her party conference on Saturday, the first minister said Brexit presents the biggest economic opportunity for the UK in decades. Mrs Foster also criticised the Irish government for allowing "political instability in Dublin" to drive its decision making "as much as any concern for Northern Ireland". "While they seek to take the views of people in Northern Ireland on the issue of Brexit at home, their (the Irish government's) representatives are sent out around the world to talk down our economy and attempt to poach our investors," she said. Reacting to her comments on Sunday, the Republic of Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said he was "very surprised and concerned" about Mrs Foster's remarks. The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness shared Mr Flanagan's sentiments in an interview with the Irish Broadcaster RTÃ‰. Mr McGuinness told RTÃ‰ he met with a Chinese investor alongside Mrs Foster and the Chief Executive of Invest NI, but that Mrs Foster's did not mention her concerns. He added that Northern Ireland would be "living in a fools paradise" if it did not consider that US investors would be cautious about the market as a result of Brexit uncertainty.

Summary: The first minister has said she believes technology could be used to control the border with the Republic of Ireland following Brexit.


Bradley Johnson rose well to head Tom Ince's free-kick into the far corner for his second goal in as many games. Johnny Russell almost made it two, hitting the post from a tight angle after pouncing on a poor backpass. The Latics piled on the pressure after the break, but Max Power spurned their best chance, heading against the bar when unmarked. The game matched the Championship's joint-lowest scorers, and Derby's winner came with their only shot on target. The Latics forced a string of corners amid mounting pressure, but could not break through against the Championship's second-meanest defence. Power and Dutch striker Yanic Wildschut forced good saves from Rams keeper Scott Carson who kept his seventh clean sheet in 10 matches. Derby have picked up 19 points from a possible 24 since Steve McClaren's return as manager and moved within a point of the play-off places in eighth, while Wigan, without a win in four home games, slipped to second-bottom. Wigan manager Warren Joyce: "We're obviously disappointed to lose the game. I thought in the first half we had a lot of possession without a lot of purpose in our play. "We lost possession ourselves on the halfway line which leads to the free-kick, and a really soft, basic error means we're 1-0 down. "The players did exactly what we talked about at half-time to stay in the game and I thought for half-an-hour during that period we deserved a goal." Derby boss Steve McClaren: "We had a great start and for some reason we kind of took our foot off the pedal when we needed to go up. "We knew this would be a difficult place to come, and when we didn't manage to get the second goal the last 10 to 15 minutes were always going to be a bit nervy. "You're not going to play well every week and it's getting to a time - December, January, February - where you have to grind out results." Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Derby County 1. Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Derby County 1. Substitution, Derby County. Jamie Hanson replaces Will Hughes. Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Kaiyne Woolery replaces Max Power. Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Will Hughes. Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut. Attempt blocked. Luke Garbutt (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald. Attempt blocked. Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Will Hughes (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Richard Keogh. Attempt blocked. Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic). Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Adam Le Fondre replaces David Perkins. Offside, Derby County. Craig Bryson tries a through ball, but Andreas Weimann is caught offside. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in

Summary: Derby County made it five straight wins as they withstood a second-half onslaught from Wigan Athletic.


It was the sixth Olympic gold and 10th medal overall for the 33-year-old. She finished in one hour 11 minutes and 5.2 seconds to lead home a Norwegian clean sweep with Therese Johaug in silver, 2.6 seconds back and Kristin Stoermer Steira winning bronze. "It's incredible. I thought it would be hard but I've felt good," she said. "I knew that I am stronger in the sprints, so I was waiting for them to attack on the last climb. Bjoergen's gold saw her match the six golds won by Russian cross-country skier Lyubov Egorova, who also won three silvers over her career, and former Soviet speed skater Lidia Skoblikova. She also matches the 10 medals won by fellow cross-country skiers Stefania Belmondo of Italy and Raisa Smetanina of the Soviet Uniion and the United team, but they have won fewer golds. Bjoergen, who won three golds in Vancouver, pulled away from Johaug heading into the stadium and sprinted clear to follow up on her wins in the 15km skiathlon and the team sprint classic earlier in the programme. It was the first clean sweep in Olympic cross-country skiing since Vegard Ulvang led Bjorn Daehlie and Terje Langli for a Norwegian sweep in the men's 30km classic in 1992.

Summary: Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen won the women's 30km mass start to become the most decorated female Winter Olympian.


They were seized when the jihadists swept through al-Qaryatain in Homs province, monitoring groups say. Many of the Christians had fled to al-Qaryatain to escape fighting in Aleppo province to the north. Islamic State (IS) has treated Christians harshly in other places under its control. The group follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and has previously ordered Christians to convert, pay jizya (a religious levy), or face death. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), at least 230 people were seized by Islamic State (IS) fighters in al-Qaryatain. Some were taken from inside a church, SOHR said. It said IS was hunting down a list of people it suspected of "collaborating with the regime". The Assyrian Federation of Sweden, whose members have relatives in the town, said about 100 families were being held. The federation says it has not been able to contact anyone inside the town and the conditions of the captives are not known. The SOHR said "at least 60" Christians were among those being held. Earlier this year, dozens of Assyrian Christians were abducted by IS militants in attacks on villages in Hassakeh province in north-east Syria. A local Christian militia said it believed the captives were taken away to a mountain, but their fate since then is unclear. Syria's beleaguered Christians

Summary: Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of people, many Christian, from a Syrian town captured on Thursday from pro-regime forces, reports say.


The open-side flanker led Wales to a 19-12 Six Nations win over England at Twickenham on Saturday that secured the Triple Crown. "Walking up those steps and... lifting the trophy was awesome, a brilliant feeling," said the 23-year-old. "We wanted something to reward us for the hard effort, hard work we've put in over the last six months." Warburton took over as captain from the injured Matthew Rees for the 2011 World Cup, where Wales impressed but eventually had to settle for fourth. "For us it still goes all the way back to May when we had that Baa-Baas [Barbarians] game in June, the ridiculous pre-season we had in the summer," Warburton said. "It's nice to get a bit of recognition that all that hard work has paid off." Media playback is not supported on this device Wales had only won twice in 24 years at Twickenham before Saturday's success but, after impressive wins over Ireland and Scotland, started the game as favourites against an inexperienced England side. But England led 9-6 at half-time in a hugely physical, exciting encounter that was only settled five minutes from the end when replacement Wales centre Scott Williams stripped the ball from lock Courtney Lawes to score the winning try. Wales still had to survive a nervous moment when Dave Strettle was denied a try in injury time, after television match official Iain Ramage could not clearly see whether the England wing had grounded the ball over the line. Even if the try had been allowed, it would have taken a difficult conversion from wide on the right to tie the game and deny Wales their 20th Triple Crown. "We ignored everything that was said in the media about us being favourites and all that rubbish, we didn't listen to it at all," Warburton added. "We knew this was going to be the toughest test we'd had so far, you never come to Twickenham and have an easy game, as history tells you. Full Six Nations table "It was one hell of a game, really tough. There were times when the boys had to pick me up off the floor and vice versa. "England really threw everything at us, especially at the end, and they're an absolute nightmare to play when that situation happens and they very nearly went over. "We're absolutely delighted with the win and all the boys are having a good time in the changing rooms now." With the Triple Crown secure, Wales have home games against Italy on 10 March and France the following Saturday as they attempt to claim an 11th Grand Slam, following on from their last Championship clean sweep in 2008. "We've got Italy now in two weeks at home and that's a must-win game for us, but we can't look any further than one game ahead," Warburton warned. "We'll enjoy this match now over the next week or so and then knuckle down for the forthcoming matches."

Summary: Man-of-the-match Sam Warburton spoke of his pride after lifting his first trophy as Wales captain.


State-owned Chinese insurer PICC Property and Casualty Company is buying the shares. Deutsche announced earlier this year it would sell the stake as part of a plan to bolster its finances. "As we execute on Deutsche Bank's strategic agenda, now is the right time for us to sell this investment," said chief executive John Cryan. In October, the bank said it would be cutting 15,000 jobs and selling various businesses as it looked to stem losses. Deutsche posted a â‚¬6bn (Â£4.4bn) loss for the third quarter.

Summary: Deutsche Bank has agreed a deal to sell its 20% stake in China's Hua Xia Bank for up to 25.7bn yuan ($4bn).


Maybe you're a Doctor Who fan, or you can't wait for the Big Fat Quiz of the Year, or you love Downton Abbey? Charlotte Moore has already seen every festive show going out on BBC One. She's the controller of the channel and it's her job to make sure that there's "something for everyone to watch" over the holidays. "It's such an important part of the year's schedule for me," she says and even though she's already seen the shows, she'll still be watching TV on Christmas Day. "There's something incredibly nice about sitting around with your family and watching them enjoy the programmes as well." According to Charlotte, it's all about planning. "My advice would be don't panic if you've got to go to church in the morning and you're going to miss something you really want to see or if you're going to miss something in the evening because you've got a family dinner. "When you're trying to work out the best moment to have Christmas dinner - you can't have it in the middle of Doctor Who can you - but you can plan." And if you work it out in advance, then you can let other people watch the channel of their choice and then you can catch up later. "The great thing is iPlayer allows you to watch it at any time." Charlotte expects the media to report on Christmas ratings, as they do every year, but she says the audience figures are not her priority. "The most important thing is for people to feel there's a really rich offering across the Christmas period." Don't Tell the Bride: Let it Snow!: 22 December, 9pm, BBC Three - Emma wants an upmarket wedding but Steve has plans to base the big day on an animated Christmas film. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special: 25 December, 5pm, BBC One - Bruce Forsyth is back in the ballroom as six celebrities compete for the glitterball trophy. Doctor Who: 25 December, 6.15pm, BBC One - The Doctor and Clara meet Santa in a brand new adventure for the Time Lord. Marvel Avengers Assemble: 26 December, 8.30pm, BBC One - Earth's mightiest heroes - Iron Man, Captain America and Thor - must work with with agents Black Widow and Hawkeye to save the planet. Esio Trot: 1 January, 6.30pm, BBC One - Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench star in this children's book adaptation about a man, a woman and a tortoise. Like many people, Charlotte also looks forward to the classics, when it comes to festive television. "We've got 101 Dalmatians which is one of my favourites. I love that film and knowing that I'll be able to sit there with my kids watching it again will be a real treat. "I love those classic episodes of The Vicar of Dibley or Royle Family. "Christmas is about feeling that you're with the things you love and as much as there's fantastic new content, I think it's really nice that people have some of their favourite films to watch too." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter

Summary: There's bound to be at least one television programme you're looking forward to watching this Christmas.


It's difficult to tell two-month-old twins Tanya and Lara apart. When their father, John, introduces them his mother-in-law Nadya bursts out laughing. "He's mixed them up again!" Nadya, 64, is visiting from Russia. Widowed two years ago she recently retired from her job as a doctor and has been helping to look after her tiny granddaughters in Edinburgh. "Everybody I care about is here, in the UK," she says. But in January her visitor visa will expire and she will have to return to Russia with no guarantee that she will be allowed back. John and his wife Yana, both British citizens, had hoped that Nadya would be able to live with them but under the government's new immigration rules, introduced in July, that will no longer be possible. To be granted indefinite leave to remain, dependent relatives must now prove they need long-term personal care to perform everyday tasks like dressing and feeding themselves. Even if Nadya met those criteria, Yana and John would need to demonstrate that they could not afford nursing care for her in Russia, while showing they have enough money to provide maintenance and accommodation for her in the UK. "It's a Catch 22 situation," says John. "It's particularly cruel," says Yana, "that my mother isn't allowed to be with us unless she's too ill to enjoy it." The home secretary, Theresa May, told Parliament in June that it has been "too easy for elderly dependent relatives to join their migrant children here and then potentially become a burden on the taxpayer." But John takes issue with this. "We as sponsors would sign a document guaranteeing that Nadya would not take benefits for at least five years. I know public money is short, but we are happy to pay for private healthcare and she has savings of her own. "There's no opportunity to prove this - the government has just pulled the shutters down." Yana and John are reluctant to relocate the family to Russia because of the unstable political situation there. Yana says she feels betrayed by her adopted country. "We have to choose between abandoning my mother on her own in Russia or leaving this country if we all want to be together. This system does not take account of family ties." Dr Avinash Kanodia has to make the same difficult choice. Recruited by the Department of Health from India in 2003 because of doctor shortages in the NHS, he works as a consultant radiologist in Perth. He, his wife and two children are now British citizens. An only child, he checked before committing to move to the UK that his mother would be allowed to join them if her health deteriorated. Under the new rules she would not be granted a visa because Dr Kanodia can afford to pay for nursing care in India. "The rules are morally wrong. I don't want to leave my mother in the care of a stranger thousands of miles away. I was lured here with the promise of citizenship. "But look how I am being treated as a

Summary: The government's promise to reduce net migration by 2015 includes measures that have made it more difficult for people from outside Europe to join family members in the UK, creating tough choices for some British residents.


Dundee-based artists Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion have created the art called Nomadic Boulders. They were commissioned as part of a project involving Highlands and Islands Enterprise to revamp John O'Groats. HIE said the art had to be designed to withstand the forces of 100mph winds that sometimes blow through the area. Stones believed to be 25cm to up to 100cm in diameter are moved by fierce tides in the Pentland Firth. Nomadic Boulders uses boulders which appeared on a neighbouring beach after a storm.

Summary: New artwork inspired by large rocks that roll around the seabed of the Pentland Firth have been installed at John O'Groats.


The crash happened early on Monday in the city of Bareilly, 251km (155 miles) from the state capital, Lucknow. A senior police official said all 22 victims had been charred badly and could not be immediately identified. The passenger bus had caught fire following the collision. Police are searching for the driver of the truck. The AFP news agency quoted police as saying the doors of the bus jammed after the collision, trapping passengers inside. A few people managed to escape by breaking open the windows of the vehicle. The chief spokesman of the Uttar Pradesh police, Rahul Srivastav, said the bus was carrying 41 passengers, and that those who were injured had been rushed to hospital. The condition of many of them is said to be serious, and officials warn that the toll is likely to rise. India has the world's highest number of road deaths, with an accident taking place every four minutes. Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and ageing vehicles.

Summary: At least 22 people have been killed after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.


Quantum Pharma Plc said NuPharm would cease trading at Deeside Industrial Park by the end of December due to "significant cash losses". The firm took over NuPharm in July last year. It said despite continued investment, NuPharm was "not capable of becoming an earnings enhancing business", and closure was the only option. In a statement, it said: "Other alternatives were examined but were not considered viable. "The board believes that the best available course of action is to commence a closure of the business in an orderly fashion." NuPharm makes products for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

Summary: A pharmaceutical company in Flintshire is to close following with the loss of 66 jobs.


The 20-year-old, who has three caps, spent five years at Fulham before leaving for the Cherries in the summer on a four-year contract. He made his first Bournemouth start in Saturday's FA Cup defeat at Millwall. Rangers are also in talks with Arsenal over the loan signing of attacking midfielder Jon Toral, who is currently on loan with Grenada in Spain. "I think the two clubs have similar styles which makes it an easy transition and all the boys have helped me out on my first day," Hyndman told Rangers TV. "The philosophy here is the same as Bournemouth in the way that they like to press but when they have the ball they like to keep it in attack. "In that way it is very similar which will hopefully make my transition a lot easier. "There were a lot of reasons I wanted to sign for Rangers, it is a massive club, they are fighting for Europe and there are good players here. "I think it is a good opportunity for me to play in, not just a good environment, but in front of 50,000 fans at home which is absolutely unbelievable." Meanwhile, talks are on-going with Arsenal over Spaniard Toral, 21, who has only featured six times for Granada this season and was an unused substitute in their 5-0 defeat away to Real Madrid on Saturday. Toral played under Rangers boss Mark Warburton in 2014-15 when he was in charge at Brentford, and spent last season on loan at Birmingham.

Summary: Rangers have signed USA midfielder Emerson Hyndman on a six-month loan deal from Bournemouth.