Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Exiting the EU Committee: "I think I'm right in saying that we're expecting Royal Assent tomorrow." The PM has said she plans to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by the end of March. Mr Davis was questioned by the MPs about the negotiations that will follow Article 50. The government says it can complete separation talks and a trade deal "in parallel" within two years, but EU leaders say the two negotiations have to take place separately. Mr Davis said this would be the "first formal conversation" he would have with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier. He said he was confident other countries would agree to a free trade deal with the UK even if every national Parliament's approval was required. "Every country will have an interest," he said.

Summary: The legislation allowing Theresa May to trigger Brexit will be rubber-stamped on Thursday, MPs have been told.


Scarlet flew back into the lives of the Underhill family when she found nine-year-old Shannon during lunch break. The talkative African Grey swooped into the playground of Llangewydd Junior School, Bridgend, a quarter of a mile from the family's Laleston home. "I was nearly crying I was so happy," said Shannon, whose mother called the parrot's return a miracle. She and her family had feared they would never see Scarlet again. The bird escaped from her cage at the family home on Saturday. When a teacher approached Shannon in the playground following Scarlet's arrival, the bird squawked: "Do you want a kiss?" The school then called Shannon's father, Mark, and four-year-old Scarlet greeted him with the words "Hello daddy". Shannon's mother Emma said: "After Scarlet was gone for more than 24 hours we never ever expected to get her back. "But then I got a call from the school. "I could not believe it and I said 'you must be joking' but the secretary told me 'no, she's sitting here right here on Shannon's shoulder." School administration officer Charlotte Jury said: "I like to think she wanted to go home, and she found Shannon - the person who could take her there."

Summary: A missing parrot turned up two days after it disappeared by landing on the shoulder of its young owner at school.


The baby, who is being cared for at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, has been named Charlotte after the police woman who accompanied her to the hospital. Baby Charlotte weighs 2.6kg (5.7lbs) and all routine newborn checks have been carried out. She was discovered by a passer-by in Hailesland Park at 12:55 on Thursday. Lawrence Liddell, 59, from Hailesland Park, told BBC Scotland how he was still in shock after finding baby Charlotte. He said: "My friend and I saw a baby lying on the bench all wrapped up, waiting to be found, it looked like, because her blanket had been folded into a hood and tied with a bow. "It was a total shock and it all feels surreal even now. "We took her to the concierge, which was the nearest warm place, and called the police. "From what I could see the baby was well, she was lovingly wrapped and I just hope the mother is ok. "We looked around for the mum but we could not find her." Call for 'baby boxes' for abandoned newborns NHS Lothian also said tests have been carried out on baby Charlotte to rule out infection including Group B Strep. As a precaution Charlotte is being treated with antibiotics. Maria Wilson, NHS Lothian's chief midwife, said: "Baby Charlotte has had a good night and is doing well. "Our staff are continuing to care for her and we hope the mum and baby can be reunited. "I don't want the mum to feel afraid of contacting us because we treat everything confidentially. "I think the things we would want to check are that she is not bleeding or she's not got any infection or any problems post the birth of her baby that she needs assistance with." Baby Charlotte was thought to be no more than a day old when she was found. Police are now checking CCTV footage from the area where Charlotte was found.

Summary: A newborn baby girl who was found abandoned on a street bench in Edinburgh is "doing well", the hospital has confirmed.


Dr Emyr Roberts said the EU's impact had been "largely positive" but there was the "potential to do even better". In a wide-ranging BBC Wales interview, he also defended his leadership of the environmental watchdog, which has faced a slew of difficult headlines. He is set to retire in October after almost five years. When it comes to environmental law, the EU has amassed more of it than anywhere else in the world. In many cases NRW's staff are responsible for monitoring whether Wales is meeting European standards. Those duties will change after Brexit as Welsh or British standards are developed, with potentially more responsibilities placed on the regulator, Dr Roberts predicted. He said the EU's strict environmental regulations had led to "significant improvements", highlighting bathing water quality and reductions in industrial emissions. "First of all it's very important that we do keep the current standards after Brexit - they have been successful," said Dr Roberts. "But going forward there is the potential to do even better - and in particular if we can bring together agricultural policy and environmental policy. "I think we can bring Welsh solutions to the table where in the past we've been quite restricted." He also said he thought the public in general "undervalue the environment and the benefits it can bring". Dr Roberts has been chief executive of NRW since its formation in 2013 when three former quangos - the Environment Agency, Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales - were merged. It is the largest government-sponsored body in Wales, employing 1,900 staff across the country. The aim was to manage the environment in a more joined-up way while keeping a distance from the Welsh Government. However a year in, wildlife presenter and naturalist Iolo Williams s branded it a "disaster for conservation", with NRW's independence called into question over support for a motor racing track near Ebbw Vale. It became evident that merging different organisations was proving to be a huge challenge. Leaked staff surveys came under the spotlight and claims of morale problems were made. Most recently a row over a Â£39m timber deal that was not put out to tender prompted criticism from the Auditor General for Wales and an investigation by the assembly's public accounts committee. The timber industry complained of "an extremely worrying loss of forestry expertise" within the organisation, while fishing and river groups also attacked NRW, branding it "no longer fit for purpose". In May Dr Roberts announced he would retire, saying it was time to "pass the reins onto someone else". Asked about the regular criticism, Dr Roberts said he felt it reflected the passion people felt towards the Welsh environment. "The one thing I have learnt in this job is that you can't please everybody anytime," he said. "But many of those comments come from a particular angle - whether it's fishing or conservation. Our job is to join all that up and make the best solutions. "Sometimes you have to make compromises. We have to take things in the round, base it on evidence and

Summary: Brexit presents an opportunity to improve the way Wales' environment is looked after, according to the outgoing head of Natural Resources Wales.


Shares in Chevron fell 1.1% and Exxon Mobil dropped 0.7% as oil prices fell almost 4% on worries that producers will fail to agree production limits. Brent crude fell $1.74 to $46.50 a barrel, while US crude was down $1.79 to $45.29 a barrel. The Dow Jones fell 23.7 points to 19,121.60, while the broader S&P 500 index was barely changed at 2,201.72. The tech-focused Nasdaq index rose 11.11 points to 5,379.92. Earlier, official figures had indicated that the US economy grew faster than previously estimated in the third quarter of the year. The economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.2%, the Commerce Department said, compared with an initial estimate of 2.9%.

Summary: US stock markets closed little changed, but energy shares fell as the oil price slid ahead of Wednesday's Opec meeting.


So, you'd think that when one of the tech sector's biggest events - TechCrunch Disrupt New York - moved to the birthplace of hipsters, that cutting-edge development and a good amount of facial hair would be on display. But this year's New York Disrupt didn't seem very disruptive. TechCruch's biggest Disrupt conference in San Francisco, its London version, and past New York events have always attracted innovative technology developers. Jordan Crook, senior writer for TechCrunch, was unconcerned by what seemed to be a slow burn in the sector, even in areas like virtual reality and artificial intelligence. "It's easy to see with hindsight that what seemed to be a slow transition was really a massive shift," she says. Take the technology for drones, which started as toys. Over the last year this has shifted and drones are being used for farming and policing and are being tested by companies like Amazon for delivering packages. SeaDrone, a finalist in Disrupt's start-up battlefield, is using drones to improve fishing. But along "start-up alley" many companies seemed focused on disruptive ideas from the past like dating apps, search engines and coffee-makers. Tony Xu, the creator of delivery company Door Dash, pushes back on the idea that there is limited disruption going on. "You need to understand your segment of the market," he tells the BBC. His company connects people looking to order food from local restaurants with "dashers" - ordinary people who can collect and deliver food from restaurants that don't typically offer this service. "Delivery isn't novel, but we claimed this space," he adds. Since 2013 Door Dash has given the 85% of US restaurants that don't deliver, the opportunity to participate in this market. Mr Xu points out disruption doesn't have to be totally new, simply changing the way we think a certain industry operates is enough. Ever heard of Uber? Connecting riders with taxis didn't seem that novel when it launched. Uber's success - connecting drivers and passengers in a given area and allowing them to pay via their phone - has spurred hundreds of businesses to copy the model for other industries. K. Kavi Raj, founder of app development company On Demand Bay, saw this as his chance for innovation. "When Uber became big we got a lot of requests for similar apps, so we thought we should come up with something ready-made," he explains. His company has sold mobile platforms to companies all over the world, helping to launch an "Uber" for tutors, for delivering alcohol and for musicians. One of the most disruptive things about tech start-ups has been their ability to change the way we do everyday tasks and there was a big focus on that at the conference. For example, Dog Parker offers dog owners peace of mind for a small fee. The company puts dog houses outside shops so owners can ensure their pets are safe while they are inside. Peloton is looking to break into the fitness industry with a stationary bike that allows users to follow a gym class on a tablet screen in

Summary: The Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal opened in 2006 - the same year that Twitter launched.


It follows changes to the policy two years ago which regulators felt breached European rules. Among other things, it says Google must tell users exactly what data is collected and with whom it is shared. Google said it was working with regulators to "explain its privacy policy changes". The dispute has been running since March 2012 when Google consolidated its 60 privacy policies into one and started combining data from YouTube, Gmail and Google Maps. Users were given no means to opt out of the changes. Although Google has not been directly accused of acting illegally, it has been accused of providing "incomplete and approximate" details raising "deep concerns about data protection and the respect of the European law". Google did make some changes to its privacy policy in March this year, linking to individual services from its main privacy document. "It has made some changes but our investigation won't end until we believe it is fully compliant," said a spokesman for the UK's information commissioner's office (ICO). In a letter addressed to Google's chief executive Larry Page, the European Union's data protection working party wrote: "Google must meet its obligations with respect to the European and national data protection legal frameworks and has to determine the means to achieve these legal requirements." A spokesman for Google told the Reuters news agency that it was looking forward to discussing the new guidelines. "We have worked with different data protection authorities across Europe to explain our privacy policies," he said. Regulators in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands have launched investigations into Google's privacy policies and, in January, France fined Google 150,000 euros (Â£117,000) for failure to comply with its privacy rules. "It is disappointing that two years of deliberation has led to the preparation of a document that is the equivalent of selling cucumbers to the gardener," said Anna Fielder, chairwoman of trustees at campaign group Privacy International. "The guidelines are fundamental basics that Google should have implemented years ago, and the weakness of the language used in framing this will mean Google will do nothing to comply. "These guidelines are doing nothing more than stating the obvious, and it is shameful that it took the Article 29 Working Party two years to come up with something that Google should already have been complying with," she said.

Summary: European data privacy regulators have put renewed pressure on Google to alter its privacy policy.


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the case as "shocking" after Moray SNP MSP Richard Lochhead raised the issue earlier this month. He said rural constituents were being "fleeced" with such charges. Halfords said the fee was exceptional for an online exclusive product but that a £2.99 fee would now be charged. Halfords said in a statement: "When ordering from Halfords.com, normal carriage costs to the Highlands and Islands region apply in over 95% of cases. "The exception to this was if a customer purchased an online-only exclusive product on Halfords Marketplace which is an online platform that Halfords hosts for smaller independent retailers who deliver direct. "We agree that the previous charge did not make sense if a Marketplace customer was ordering one item at a small cost and having completed a review, we have reduced the carriage costs to a standard £2.99. "All suppliers have been notified. Halfords will subsidise the difference whenever the carriage cost is more. We would like to apologise for the frustration this charge has caused for our Marketplace customers." Moray SNP MP Angus Robertson had initially written directly to Halfords chief executive Jill McDonald. He said: "Halfords' decision to quickly review and change their delivery charges policy so that a flat rate now applies regardless of where the customer lives is a very welcome change of heart. "This action by Halfords demonstrates how important it is to challenge companies large and small on their delivery policies to areas like Moray and the Highlands." Welcoming the news, Mr Lochhead said: "Excessive delivery charges are a massive frustration for people in Moray and across Scotland. "Halfords decision to now apply the same charge across the board is to be welcomed and I want to see other companies following this example. "There are many delivery options available to companies, including Royal Mail and there is simply no excuse for companies to discriminate against consumers in Scotland. "Until companies stop treating customers in rural Scotland with contempt when it comes to delivery charges then we will continue to take a hard line on naming and shaming them." A study by the Citizens Advice Bureau in 2015 found consumers in the Highlands and islands were paying substantially more for delivery charges.

Summary: Halfords has revised delivery charges for the north of Scotland after a £50 delivery charge to send towels costing £5.99 to Speyside was criticised.


4 June 2014 Last updated at 21:59 BST The government is so concerned about the lack of cover that it is introducing a new scheme that will force insurers to offer policies at affordable rates. But that doesn't come in until next year. Clinton Rogers reports from the village of Moorland.

Summary: Volunteers are rebuilding several uninsured homes on the Somerset Levels after floods that cost the West Country millions of pounds.


Their name, "luk thep", literally translates as "child angels" and people believe they bring good fortune and they are pampered by their owners as if they were children. But the privileges lavished upon them have also drawn a backlash and warnings from Thai authorities. After purchasing a doll, the owner brings it to a monk who conducts a prayer and an anointing ceremony known as "plook sek". Such prayers are normally used to bless lucky amulets, which are also popular in Thailand, where ancient beliefs in magic are still prevalent. In the case of "luk thep", it is often seen as a way of animating the doll, where a wandering spirit is invited to inhabit it and give it a soul. Thai Smile Airways made news this week when it said passengers could purchase tickets for the dolls who would get their own seats, snacks and drinks. But officials have since stepped in: "Based on international aviation rules, passengers are people. So airlines aren't allowed to sell tickets for dolls," a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand was quoted as saying in The Bangkok Post. Passengers can buy a second seat under their names and place their "luk theps" there, he added. At least one eatery in Bangkok has cashed in on the trend. Neta Grill said earlier this week it is offering meals for "luk theps" at child rates, adding that the restaurant is "open to all worshippers". Several owners told BBC Thai that the doll was more than just a talisman, they treat them like their own children. "My daughter wants a sister and friend. In her school, her friends also have luk thep... so my daughter wants to have one like other people," one buyer said. Doting owners have been known to splash out on expensive accessories and jewellery for their dolls. Anthropologist Asama Mungkornchai from Pattani's Prince of Songkla University said the dolls appear to be particularly popular with middle-class women, and could "fulfill the need for motherhood" among such owners. But the fact that many say they need it for good luck and wealth also highlights "a current sense of insecurity among the Thai middle class, especially when it comes to the economy", she added. On Monday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha urged Thais not to get carried away with the trend and not to buy the dolls if they cannot afford them, reported broadcaster Thai PBS. The price of a doll can range from 1,500 baht (Â£29, $42) to tens of thousands of baht. The police have also expressed concern that doll sellers have been evading import taxes, and that the dolls could be used to smuggle drugs if they were allowed on planes. Earlier this week, police in Chiang Mai intercepted a doll loaded with 200 tablets of the popular recreational drug "yaba". Even religious questions have been raised about the appropriateness of conducting Buddhist rituals on the dolls. The trend has sparked a backlash online, with some criticising owners as being superstitious. But the National Office of Buddhism told Thai PBS the "plook

Summary: A craze for eerily lifelike supernatural dolls has swept Thailand in recent months.


The Department of Health is launching an eight-week consultation on Monday to expand the rating programme which is run by the Care Quality Commission. The government want the ratings to cover up to 1,000 facilities including those offering pregnancy termination services and substance misuse advice. The health secretary said it would help end the "lottery" of poor practice. "Anyone who chooses to have a cosmetic procedure should have high quality and safe care - and that's why we have a tough regulator in place to help people make an informed decision," Jeremy Hunt said. "Our proposals to extend the CQC's powers to rate more providers are an important step forward in improving standards and will help to end the lottery of poor practice in parts of the cosmetic industry." The proposals also involve rating independent community health providers, ambulance services and dialysis units, with 100 cosmetic surgery clinics among the 1,000 providers who could be rated. The CQC has rated more than 10,000 providers since 2014 but it has focused on providers with the most patients, including NHS Trusts, Foundation Trusts, GP practices, adult social care providers and independent hospitals.. It does currently inspect cosmetic surgery clinics, - but does not rate them as being "outstanding", "good", "requires improvement" or "inadequate" and publish the results online, as it does with hospitals and GPs. Officials believe extending the scheme is a necessary step towards improving safety and informed choice after high profile scares such as the PIP breast implant scandal in 2012.

Summary: Cosmetic surgery clinics in England which are not up to standard could be named under new government proposals.


Within a few years it had achieved domination on a global scale, spawning a series that has sold more than 125 million copies. E. L. James's personal story has become a tantalising fantasy for aspiring authors. But one that technology and social media are making increasingly realisable. "There was a time when self-publishing was equated with vanity," explains John Bond, co-founder of Whitefox, one of several new companies helping 'amateur' authors publish professionally on platforms like Amazon Kindle, Google Play, Apple's iBook Store or Kobo. "Because of the digital revolution, democratisation has happened. It's almost as if the writer has become his own entrepreneur around the publication process." In their competition to get noticed, self-publishers are proving willing to take risks. Andy Weir's The Martian eventually went on to become a Hollywood blockbuster. But the story was originally published chapter by chapter on the author's blog for free. This turned out to be great exposure and it became a huge hit as an audiobook, e-book and physical book. "There was an adversarial attitude between mainstream publishing houses and self publishers a few years ago," says Mr Bond, "but I think that's changed dramatically." He attributes this to traditional publishers' new-found admiration for the self publishers' social media skills, which have helped them find new readers without the benefit of expensive marketing campaigns. Lawyer-turned-author Mark Dawson, for example, uses his website and Facebook page to give out free copies of his thrillers and curates 'Readers' Groups'. Online conversations help him establish a closer relationship with his readers encouraging them to come back for subsequent publications. Another thriller writer Joanna Penn has bolstered her following by helping others to self-publish through her website which explains how to go about self publishing. She also hosts a popular podcast interview series. So-called "Instapoets" like New Zealander Lang Leav have built up huge followings on Instagram and Tumblr, publishing their work on these platforms, before securing traditional publishing deals. Douglas Wight has just completed his first self-published book and has a more cautionary tale to tell. The former News of the World tabloid journalist set up his own company to self-publish a biography of pop diva Rita Ora, in the run up to Christmas. He and his co-author opted to sell the e-book version on Amazon, but also took the added risk of organising their own hardback print-run. Self-publishing wasn't as straight-forward as he had hoped. "You have control of what you are doing, but it's not for everyone," warns Mr Wight. "It's a lot of work and a huge learning curve." That work includes satisfying all the different formatting requirements of the various e-book outlets, organising cover illustrations and marketing, all while bearing the financial risk of the whole enterprise, explains Mr Wight. That said, he feels his gamble paid off. The hardback version has sold more than 3,000 copies and performed better than expected on Kindle. He has covered his costs and is now hoping to begin a new chapter of profitability. But what if it is not just readers you are after, but cash

Summary: Erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey began life as a humble, self-published e-book, unable to satisfy the tastes of traditional publishers.


The 38-year-old has played 636 games in his career for various clubs including Sheffield United, where he was a team-mate of Cobblers boss Rob Page. He was released by Rotherham at the end of last campaign, and replaces previous keeper coach Carl Muggleton, who has left Sixfields Stadium. Kenny's most recent first-team appearance came for Oldham in 2014. "Coaching is something I always wanted to do when my playing career ended," Kenny told BBC Radio Northampton. "I've seen it more over the last few years as I've got older and when I'm training I tend to have more input with the younger lads. "I'm here as goalkeeper coach. With the new (loan) ruling, I'm registered as a player for the absolute worst case scenario. "The last couple of years I've not had much game-time and it's gradually brought me down and I've got used to it over the last few years." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Veteran goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has joined newly-promoted League One side Northampton Town as player-coach.


Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world. More than two million have been made since the original Land Rover Series began production in Solihull in 1948. Plans to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions the Defender just won't meet", the company said. Defenders of the rich and famous The last Defender: Is Land Rover's off-road heyday over? More on the Defender and updates from Birmingham and Black Country A "big turnout" of "cheering workers and media everywhere" accompanied the completion of the last Defender at about 10:00 GMT, said BBC Midlands Today's transport correspondent Peter Plisner. "It's the death of an icon," said Simon Collins, Warwickshire and West Midlands Land Rover Club secretary. There were cheers and sadness this morning as we witnessed the last Defender roll off the production line after almost 70 years; the longest-running production car in the world. We heard about a family in which three generations had worked on the Defender and the Series of models before it. Some workers also chose today to retire rather than transfer to other parts of the plant. All 700 employees who worked on the Defender were invited to a farewell event to the iconic model. Land Rover also brought in some of the vehicles from the past. It was quite a send-off. Motoring journalist Quentin Willson said the Defender would live on. "With some 70% of Land Rovers ever built still around we will still be able to cuddle them and see them on the road. And while we can shed a tear, there are still lots and lots of Land Rovers," he said. A replacement model for the Defender is being developed, said the manufacturer.

Summary: The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made.


Former special constable Debra Martin previously said Kevin Williams spoke to her in the ground's temporary mortuary. But, intensive care expert Dr Jasmeet Soar said he had not found "a medical explanation for that". He said Kevin's heart was likely to have stopped after 15:30 following an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt. The teenager was one of 96 people who died following a crush at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989. Kevin's mother Anne campaigned for more than 20 years for a new inquest into his death, but died before the current hearings began. Dr Stefan Popper, the coroner who oversaw the original Hillsborough inquests in the early 1990s, ruled all those who died had suffered fatal injuries by 15:15. As such, he said, he did not need to hear evidence on any events after that time. It was, according to the current coroner Sir John Goldring, a "highly controversial decision", which the bereaved families "strongly disputed". The new jurors have heard how the 15:15 cut-off meant the first inquests did not look into whether the police, ambulance service and others handled the aftermath of the disaster properly. They have now heard evidence that some of the 96 may have been alive after 15:15, with one expert witness saying there was a "strong possibility" Jimmy Hennessy was alive on the pitch between 15:15 and 15:20 that day. Dr Soar, an expert in intensive care medicine and resuscitation, was asked to give his opinion of what happened to Kevin based on the evidence heard about the teenager's movements. The jury saw how Kevin was carried out of pen three at 15:28, at which point Dr Soar said he was "deeply unconscious", "unresponsive to stimulation" and did not appear to have "any body tone or muscle tone", which was "significant" because it indicated he was not conscious. Kevin was carried on a makeshift stretcher to the opposite end of the pitch, where a group of Liverpool fans and medics tried to resuscitate him after 15:32. The jury has heard evidence from Derek Bruder, an off-duty Merseyside police officer who was at the match, who said he found a "slight pulse" in Kevin. Dr Soar said Mr Bruder may have felt a "weak heartbeat" or he could have been mistaken. He said a series of photographs of Mr Bruder breathing into Kevin's mouth showed he was carrying out "textbook, exemplary" help, but he was confident that following 10 to 15 minutes of CPR, "there are no signs of life reported by the three individuals, so, yes, he was in cardiac arrest". In October, Ms Martin told the inquests she later felt a pulse in Kevin inside the stadium's gymnasium, when he was said to have woken up and said "mum". Dr Soar said he and his colleague Prof Nolan had "discussed at length" Ms Martin's evidence. "We don't think it's possible to be deeply unconscious for that duration and then to restore an adequate level of breathing and oxygen level and blood pressure for the brain to then regain adequate

Summary: It was not "medically plausible" a 15-year-old Hillsborough victim regained consciousness and said "mum" before he died, an inquest jury heard.


Suarez, 26, has been training alone after attempting to engineer a move away from Anfield this summer. 29 May: Drops a big hint that he wants to leave Liverpool after saying he finds life in England hard. 8 July: Liverpool turn down a £30m bid from Arsenal. 24 July: Arsenal offer £40,000,001 for Suarez, triggering a clause in his contract. 2 August: Says he will consider a formal transfer request and the possibility of court action if his Liverpool dispute is not resolved. 7 August: Suarez says he wants to leave Liverpool to join a Champions League side. 8 August: Told to train alone by manager Brendan Rodgers, who says the player has shown "total disrespect" for the club. "Initially there will be a recognition that [there needs to be] an apology to his team-mates and the club," said Rodgers when asked what the striker needs to do next. Arsenal have had two bids rejected for the Uruguayan. "I have seen him over a period of time. I know it is not the Luis Suarez we know and I have to protect the fans and the players because they deserve more than that," added Rodgers. The Liverpool boss was speaking after his side, without Suarez, lost 1-0 to Celtic in their final pre-season friendly. "He has spent some days working on his own," said Rodgers, who will be without Suarez this week as he travels to Japan with Uruguay. "The group has been separate to that and working very hard. "When he is back from his international trip we will assess it from there." The latest blow to Suarez's hopes of concluding a move away from Anfield comes just a day after the Reds boss urged him to accept that he is going nowhere. "There will come a point where he'll recognise the club is not going to sell," Rodgers said on Friday. There has been no further move from Arsenal since they bid £40,000,001 for the former Ajax striker on 24 July. December 2011 - Given eight-match suspension and fined £40,000 for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra. February 2012 - Refuses to shake hands with Evra at Old Trafford and is described as a "disgrace" by Sir Alex Ferguson. October 2012 - Accused of diving by Stoke manager Tony Pulis. November 2012 - Accused of stamping on Dave Jones by Wigan manager Roberto Martinez. January 2013 - Mansfield chief executive Carolyn Radford says Suarez "stole" their FA Cup tie when he scored after using his hand. The Gunners expected the bid to trigger a release clause in Suarez's contract, but his club insist it does not do so. Suarez then told both the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph he had been promised he could leave Liverpool this summer if they did not qualify for the Champions League. Both Rodgers and club owner John W Henry dismissed the claims. Suarez was banned for eight matches in December 2011 after the FA found him guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra and is currently serving a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's

Summary: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has told striker Luis Suarez he must apologise for his recent conduct.


The unidentified woman was helped to safety after running into waters in Ellel earlier, the fire service said. Fourteen flood warnings have been issued, including in Croston, which was hit by a severe deluge last year. Some rail services between Preston and Lancaster have also been cancelled after heavy flooding on the track. Read breaking news updates on BBC Lancashire Live Elsewhere, Burrow Beck in Lancaster has burst its bank, and there are two flood warnings for the River Condor at Galgate amid prolonged periods of heavy rain. No properties have been affected, although water is being pumped from culverts in some areas. Dave Wilkinson, who lives in Galgate, said: "If the river levels keep up like this it's obviously going to come over in the next 24 hours I would say. "This is just one night's rain. We've been here for six years now and it's never gone up as quickly as this before." The Environment Agency's flood warnings mean flooding is "expected", with "immediate action required". Police are advising people to avoid travelling where possible, to turn off electricity in their homes and avoid walking through floodwater. Drivers have also been urged to exercise caution.

Summary: A pregnant woman was rescued from her car by a farmer after becoming trapped amid widespread flood warnings across Lancashire.


A planned December bout fell through because the fighters "ran out of time", said Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente. "That'll be the biggest heavyweight fight for years," former world champion Klitschko, 40, told German newspaper Bild. The WBA has yet to state whether its vacant title would be on the line. Promotor Eddie Hearn initially blamed confusion over the titles on offer and a "minor injury" to Ukrainian Klitschko for the failure to arrange a December date. Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide. Klitschko, who will turn 41 in March, lost his WBA WBO and IBF belts to Tyson Fury in November 2015. Two attempts to stage a rematch collapsed because the Briton suffered an ankle injury and was then declared "medically unfit". Fury has since vacated his WBO and WBA titles. Joshua won the IBF belt with victory over Charles Martin in April. "I want to box in March or April against IBF world champion Anthony Joshua," said Klitschko. "I've never thought about stopping, not once, after the defeat and losing my belts. Know someone who volunteers in sport and deserves recognition for their efforts? Give them the chance to shine by nominating them. "As long as I can perform in the ring, am fit and motivated, I'll keep going. There will be a couple of big, spectacular fights with me in the ring." Joshua, 27, has won all of his 17 fights since turning professional following his gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics. He is expected to find an alternative opponent for his 10 December fight at Manchester Arena. Former British champion David Price tweeted that he is "coming to knock you out", while American Eric Molina has also reportedly been contacted about a bout.

Summary: Wladimir Klitschko says he wants to fight British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in "March or April".


Martyn Waghorn gave Ipswich the lead against the run of play when he swept the ball past keeper Daniel Bentley. Bartosz Bialkowski made two good saves before Nico Yennaris hit the bar and Florian Jozefzoon missed a free header as Brentford went close to equalising. But Joe Garner doubled Town's lead with a powerful header from a corner to help Mick McCarthy's side clinch the win. Ipswich had failed to win any of their past five Championship matches against Brentford, but goals from summer signings Waghorn and Garner saw them extend their 100% start to the season. Waghorn has hit the ground running since joining from Rangers earlier this month and scored his fourth goal of the campaign, following good work from David McGoldrick. Brentford had their chances, with Kamohelo Mokotjo and Ollie Watkins going close, but Garner's header, which was confirmed by goalline technology, ensured Ipswich kept pace with Cardiff City at the top of the Championship. Former Rangers strike duo Waghorn and Garner have now scored a combined seven goals in just seven Championship appearances between them. Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy: "It was a thoroughly professional performance against a very good side. Everyone put in a shift and I could praise everybody for their performance. "Bart (Bialkowski) made the saves when needed and it was just a whole team performance. "Last season we didn't look like scoring at all and we do this year. It's lovely for the lads, for me and the supporters to see goals go in. They are a threat and it's great to see." Brentford boss Dean Smith: "That's certainly the word I'd use at the moment, frustration. We made one mistake in the first half and they score. We should have been out of sight in the first half, we were excellent. "We created a number of chances and didn't take them. I believe if we score when we're on top then we win the game comfortably. "We have to keep believing in what we're doing. I'm optimistic, but I'm cautious that we're losing games which we shouldn't lose." Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Brentford 0. Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Brentford 0. Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Grant Ward. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Flynn Downes (Ipswich Town). Theo Archibald (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town). Substitution, Ipswich Town. Danny M. Rowe replaces Freddie Sears. Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Clarke. Attempt missed. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner. Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Freddie Sears. Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Tristan Nydam replaces David McGoldrick. Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin. Foul by Theo Archibald (Brentford). Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Theo Archibald

Summary: Ipswich Town made it four wins from four games in the Championship with victory over Brentford at Portman Road.


In 2009, world leaders met in Copenhagen but got nowhere. I was among the last to leave that summit and delegates were in tears. The glass roof of the conference centre was dark with snow. But since then, a remarkable set of changes has allowed the Paris Agreement to take shape. Paris climate deal enters force as focus shifts to action UN review says carbon plans fall well short of climate goals For a start, the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, China and US, jointly decided to make a serious push. For President Obama, this has always been a priority. And for China the new middle class is demanding an end to the toxic pollution smothering the biggest cities. And that's spurred another shift: renewable energy is falling in price. Out in the deserts of western China, along the ancient Silk Road, I've seen for myself new forests of wind turbines. Recently, China has planted two of them every hour. The Chinese push for renewable energy is the largest the world has ever seen. And look at the global figure for solar panels installed last year - it was half a million every day. A third big change is the involvement of leading companies. A decade ago, it was rare for me to get a corporate press release making a green boast. Now my inbox is bursting with them. On Friday, 10 oil companies announced a one-billion-dollar fund for low-carbon technology - something inconceivable not long ago but, let's be clear, the sum is dwarfed by the money spent developing new sources of oil. So will the Paris Agreement get anywhere? On the one hand, it doesn't oblige any government to cut their greenhouse gases. But, on the other, each country's efforts will be scrutinised every five years. And although the agreement has no teeth, it does represent something unique: the first time that every nation on the planet has signed up to try to head off the worst effects of global warming.

Summary: Only seven years ago, the very idea that an international climate agreement would come into force today looked hopeless.


The ship docked at Catania, in Sicily, where the migrants will be handed over to the Italian authorities. Bulwark, which has been on a search and rescue mission in the area for the past month, rescued the migrants on Sunday. Captain Nick Cooke-Priest said the people traffickers were committing acts "tantamount to murder". BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale, who was on board Bulwark during the rescue, said a small, wooden vessel had been packed with about 400 people. There also had been two rubber dinghies, each carrying about 100 people, trying to get to Europe from Libya. "The fact that many didn't even have life jackets was another reminder that the gangs who trafficked them had little regard for their lives," he said. He added that five of the men rescued were going to be questioned by Italian police about possible links to the smuggling gangs. The BBC's Clive Myrie, who is in Catania, said it would take several hours to disembark all the migrants from HMS Bulwark. "They are exhausted, some are traumatised and several are pregnant, so it is going to take a long time," he said. "Once on dry land, they are taken to reception centres across the country but it could be years before they receive papers saying they can live and work freely in Italy. "As for HMS Bulwark, in the early hours it will head out to sea on the lookout for more migrant boats." The ship's captain said Sunday was a "complex" day of seven search and rescue operations, and a "huge success". "Normally we would be putting Royal Marines and sailors on to hostile shores," he told the BBC. "The only difference with what we were doing yesterday was we weren't putting my own people into harm's way. We were actually taking survivors out of their harm's way and recovering them to HMS Bulwark." He added the traffickers who sent "women, children, the old, young, pregnant out on a very perilous journey in unseaworthy vessels" were a "scourge". The UK government dispatched the ship amid a rise in the number of people dying while trying to reach Europe. The latest rescue brings the total number of individuals saved by HMS Bulwark so far to more than 2,700. Last week, Bulwark rescued 747 people from boats off Libya's coast. The 19,000-tonne assault ship is one of numerous European vessels on rescue patrol in the Mediterranean. They are patrolling about 70,000 sq miles of the central Mediterranean, looking for people including those fleeing Africa and trying to get to Europe. It is estimated more than 1,600 people have drowned so far this year trying to make the dangerous crossing.

Summary: Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark has arrived in an Italian port, carrying 1,200 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea.


Official documents obtained by Reuters news agency show government lawyers advised the US it might be considered a co-belligerent under international law. The Obama administration has continued to authorise weapons sales to Saudi Arabia despite the warnings last year. On Saturday, an air strike on a funeral hall in Sanaa killed some 140 people. The coalition denied responsibility for the attack, but Washington said it would review its support to "better align with US principles, values and interests". US President Barack Obama agreed to provide "logistical and intelligence support" to the coalition after it intervened in the conflict between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally-recognised government and those allied to the rebel Houthi movement in March 2015. Since then, more than 4,125 civilians have been killed and 7,207 injured, the UN says, with air strikes believed to have caused about 60% of the deaths. The documents detailing US government concerns about the civilian casualties and the potential legal implications for US military personnel were obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act and date from May 2015 to February 2016. One document quotes a state department official as telling human rights groups in October 2015 that he believed coalition strikes were "not intentionally indiscriminate but rather result from a lack of Saudi experience with dropping munitions and firing missiles". "The lack of Saudi experience is compounded by the asymmetric situation on the ground where enemy militants are not wearing uniforms and are mixed with civilian populations," the official said. "Weak intelligence likely further compounds the problem," he added. US officials also compiled a list of "critical infrastructure" that should be spared to enable Yemenis to restart commercial access and deliver humanitarian aid. An email shows state department officials organised a meeting in January to discuss "options to limit US exposure to LOAC [Law of Armed Conflict] concerns." The Law of Armed Conflict prohibits attacks on civilians and says civilians and civilian objects must be spared from incidental or collateral damage to the maximum extent possible when military objectives are attacked. Reuters reported that another email made specific reference to a 2013 ruling from the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor, who was found guilty of aiding rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone during its civil war. The ruling found that "practical assistance, encouragement or moral support" is sufficient to determine liability for war crimes. In August, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said they had documented more than 70 unlawful coalition air strikes, some of which they believed might amount to war crimes, and 19 attacks using internationally-banned cluster munitions. The coalition has said its forces have clear instructions not to target populated areas and to avoid civilians, and has dismissed previous allegations of civilian deaths as fabricated or exaggerated.

Summary: The US government is concerned it could be implicated in potential war crimes in Yemen because of its support for a Saudi-led coalition air campaign.


The cow, nicknamed Bessie, was one of three that escaped from Rising Sun Country Park in North Tyneside on Sunday. A helicopter and six police marksmen tracked the trio - two were recaptured but Bessie was shot "in the interests of public safety". The vigil is to take place at 18:00 BST on Friday, at a field in Chicken Lane, Wallsend. Thousands of people have liked a Facebook page set up in her memory. Those attending the vigil are asked to wear a cow onesie and bring a candle. Dave Turner, who set up the R.I.P. Wallsend Cow Facebook page, said: "It's not every day you get a cow getting shot in a field nearby. I think we need to mark this occasion with a serious send-off for Bessie. "It wasn't doing anything, it was just eating a bit of grass - it probably got sick of the grass it was eating elsewhere, it heard about a nice new patch, went down and started grazing, and the next thing is police turn up and start firing at it. "We are going to light candles and say a little prayer for her." Photographer John Millard witnessed the cow being shot dead, and described the scene to BBC Radio 5 live. He said there was a "massive police presence" with more than 15 police vehicles, a helicopter hovering overhead, and three or four officers in sniper gear. He originally thought it could have been terrorist-related, rather than, as he then realised, a "docile little cow standing in a field". A Northumbria Police spokesman said Bessie was destroyed after becoming "increasingly distressed" and "causing dangerous and severe obstructions" on a major road.

Summary: A memorial vigil will be held for a cow that was shot dead by police marksmen.


Chuck Erickson has been shooting deer for forty years. "The kids start hunting round here about the age of eight - supervised by an adult of course," he tells me. Chuck uses his late father's old hunting rifle. Chuck is 56; the gun is older than he is. He's killed dozens of deer with it over the decades, and the heads of the finest antlered bucks are displayed on the walls of his farmhouse. "We used to hunt for meat," he says, "but now we're mostly trophy hunters." He thinks around 30% of the population in this part of the state get out into the woods to hunt deer at this time of year. This is Donald Trump country now - blue collar, plain-speaking, patriotic. It is a short drive from Chuck's farm to the former steel city of Johnstown. As you pass through its outskirts you see streets of boarded up houses. The city centre is scarred by the derelict buildings of a once great industry. This is steel and coal territory. But those industries were swept away in the age of global markets and open borders. Donald Trump promised to reverse that dereliction and bring industry back to America. "We have the best steel-making coal and there's none getting out of the ground," Chuck told me. "That process to make steel can come back to our shores and that would be tremendous for everybody. "I think he [Donald Trump] can probably bring that back in the first hundred days of his administration." He believes that the Trump victory is the start of the re-industrialisation of the United States. Mr Trump's promise to build barriers to reverse this long industrial decline is a retreat to economic nationalism, to protectionism. It turns the page on a forty-year western economic orthodoxy - the liberal market consensus of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. And Donald Trump's victory finds its British echo in the vote, in June, to leave the European Union. In the old industrial heartlands of England and Wales, traditional Labour voters defied their party's advice and voted decisively for the Leave side. The economic revolution that both the US and the UK went through in the 1980s did make both countries richer, in the sense that aggregate wealth grew. It wasn't supposed to matter that that new wealth would be unevenly shared, that inequality would also grow, because wealth at the top would trickle down; a rising economic tide would lift all boats. But not all boats were lifted. There is an irony in this: that the two countries which pursued the deregulating, globalising, free-market reform agenda most vigorously are now the first two countries to have rebelled against open borders. Ferdinand Mount was a senior adviser to Margaret Thatcher in the early part of her premiership. He ran the Number 10 Policy Unit at the time of the 1983 general election - the second of the three that she won. "It was a transatlantic borrowing really," he told me. "It was Ronald Reagan who believed that a rising tide would lift

Summary: In late November, in the forests of Western Pennsylvania, the deer hunting season begins.


The Toomebridge rider lies ninth in the overall standings on 28 points, having scored points in every round to date. Laverty, 29, charged into ninth place on the opening lap on his Aspar Ducati, then made it up to eighth, before being overtaken by Spaniard Pol Espargaro. Valentino Rossi was a start-to-finish winner, with Jorge Lorenzo in second. Pole position man Rossi enjoyed a two-second advantage over his Yamaha team-mate at the chequered flag, with Honda pair Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa taking third and fourth places respectively. Marquez leads the championship by 17 points from Lorenzo, with Italian Rossi a further 17 points behind in third. Laverty lapped consistently throughout, with Espargaro coming past with 16 laps to go, but failing to significantly increase the gap between the two. Laverty ended only 1.5 seconds behind the Spaniard and although Hector Barbera tried a last-lap attack on the former World Superbike rider, he couldn't make it stick. Laverty was 12th in the previous round, the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, having clinched his best-ever result of fourth in Argentina a week earlier. He also occupied 12th spot in the season opener in Qatar.

Summary: Eugene Laverty secured another seven points in the MotoGP championship by finishing ninth in the fourth round of this year's series at Jerez in Spain.


Surgery was suspended for two weeks in March last year at Leeds General Infirmary's paediatric heart unit after data suggested a higher death rate than average. A year-long review has concluded it was safe. It also said some families of very sick children had received poor care and some parents say they still have questions. Siobhan Casey's four-year-old daughter, Mylee, died in March 2013 after an operation to remove a build-up of muscle on her heart. Mrs Casey, from Rossington, near Doncaster, said she was told the surgery was not complicated and was low risk. "Mylee went down for the surgery. When she came back four hours later they tried to wake her up but she never woke up. "Two days later I was told she was brain dead. "I still do not have answers to how or why that happened. I am still waiting for an inquest to be held." Mrs Casey said she was grateful parents were now being listened to and said the recommendations were a "step forward". "I think that they are accepting there have been some mistakes and they are doing their best to ensure no other parents go through what we have. "I am trying to keep an open mind. It is positive and a step forward, but sadly I don't have a lot of faith in the trust at the moment." Michelle Elliot, whose daughter Jessica was left with brain damage following a stroke as she awaited a heart transplant, said her family were let down by the unit. Mrs Elliot, from Doncaster, said she was told the 12-year-old was not "sick enough" to be put on the transplant list. She had a stroke just a few days after being put on the list. She was given a transplant in Newcastle, but remains disabled by the stroke. "We are living with this every day," Mrs Elliot said. "She [Jessica] had a dream, a wish, with one of the charities to go to Florida, which has been pending for two and a half years for when she got better. "When I said 'we can go on this now' she said 'Mum would you want to go in my body. I am not going anywhere' and that really hurts." Mrs Elliot said she was pleased the trust's director had said he was "profoundly sorry" for what had happened. "It is a relief. It is a relief to be believed. It is a relief to be hopefully able to move on. "Until the recommendations [in the report] are in place and we can see that they are working it is only a small step though. "The mortality report is not a clean bill of health. There is a lot of work to be done," she said. Richard Graham from Ripon said his family had had a very different experience of the unit. "When my son was three years old there was a problem with the function of his heart - it was cardiomyopathy, which means his heart was beating too fast and not pumping blood efficiently," he said.

Summary: Some parents of children treated at a heart surgery unit that was temporarily closed last year have said a report into its safety is a "relief".


If given the go-ahead, new premises would be built at the police headquarters site in Ripley. Both organisations said the move would enable them to work better together and be more effective. The costs would be met from police capital reserves and from the sale of the old fire service headquarters. "Two of the current buildings on the site are more than 40-years-old and have increasing maintenance and heating costs," said police and crime commissioner Alan Charles. "We have looked at all the options from repair and refurbishment to new build and it is clear that over the lifetime of the building the new build represents best value for the taxpayer. "At the same time we are seeking to undertake a collaborative building project with the fire and rescue service, which will reduce costs still further." He added: "Importantly, we are able to fund this from our capital reserves and it will not impact negatively on our current resources for frontline policing." Other buildings will remain on the site. The fire service said its share of the costs would be largely met through the sale of its 19th Century building in Littleover. Additional funding would be sought from government transformation grants for "joint blue light" schemes.

Summary: The police and fire service in Derbyshire are considering plans to share headquarters in a bid to improve working practices and save money.


The dig at Auckland Castle's walled garden revealed a pioneering pinery-vinery, created by Bishop Richard Trevor in the 1750s. This utilised furnaces and flues to allow the cultivation of exotic fruits, particularly much coveted pineapples. It is believed to be one of the first of its kind in the North East and set the standard for following ones. The dig, by archaeologists from Durham University and volunteers from the Auckland Castle Trust, was in advance of a Â£10m scheme to grow fruit and vegetables under glass domes in the walled garden to supply a new on-site restaurant.

Summary: Heating systems to grow fruit have been uncovered at the former private palace of the Prince Bishops of Durham.


All Japan's nuclear plants were gradually shut down after a series of meltdowns at the Fukushima plant sparked by the tsunami and earthquake. But after passing stringent new safety tests, Kyushu Electric Power restarted the number one reactor at its Sendai plant on Tuesday morning. There is still strong public unease about a return to nuclear power. Protests have been taking place outside the Sendai plant and at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's residence in Tokyo, about 1,000 km (600 miles) away. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says that after being told a disaster like Fukushima could never happen, public confidence has been shaken. A total of 25 plants have applied to be restarted, he says, but all are facing legal challenges from concerned locals. What is happening inside the Sendai reactor? Kyushu said reactor No.1 at Sendai began operating again at 10:30 local time (01:30 GMT). TV images showed the plant's control room as workers turned the reactor back on. Kyushu Electric spokesman Tomomitsu Sakata said the reactor had gone back online without any problems. It will be about 24 hours before a full reaction takes place, and the plant is expected to start generating power by Friday. It will reach full capacity some time next month. Prime Minister Abe said on Monday that the reactors had passed "the world's toughest safety screening". "I would like Kyushu Electric to put safety first and take utmost precautions for the restart," he said. Since shutting down all nuclear plants, Japan has been relying on imported fossil fuels for its energy, at huge expense. The government has said nuclear power must resume to cut both import bills and growing CO2 emissions. Experts have also warned that reactors left idle for years tend to experience teething problems and that such a mass restart of dormant reactors has never been attempted before, says our correspondent. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority approved two reactors at the Sendai plant last September under stricter safety rules. The second reactor is due to be restarted in October. More than $100m (Â£64m) has been spent on fitting new safety systems at the Sendai plant. But local residents say the new safety regulations are not stringent enough - they are worried about potential dangers from active volcanoes in the region. Protesters were rallied by Naoto Kan, prime minister at the time of the Fukushima crisis, who told the crowd: "We don't need nuclear plants." He said the Fukushima disaster had "exposed the myth of safe and cheap nuclear power, which turned out to be dangerous and expensive". One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, triggering a huge tsunami which damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, leading to meltdown. Almost 16,000 people died and more than 2,500 are still listed as missing, though none of the deaths has been linked to the nuclear disaster. Some 160,000 people were evacuated from the surrounding areas in the following weeks - continuing high radiation levels mean most have never been able to return home.

Summary: Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.


The hit show about the life of one of America's founding fathers just fell short of The Producers' record of 12 statuettes in 2001. For the first time at the ceremony, all four musical acting winners were black, including British star Cynthia Erivo. But Saturday's mass shooting in an Orlando gay club overshadowed the show, and many paid tribute to the victims. Host James Corden dedicated the night in New York to celebrating the diversity of Broadway, saying: "Our hearts go out to all of those affected by this atrocity. All we can say is you're not on your own right now. Your tragedy is our tragedy. "Hate will never win. Tonight's show stands as a symbol and a celebration of that principle." Corden won a Tony Award in 2012 for his performance in One Man, Two Guvnors. US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle introduced the cast of Hamilton, which had 16 nominations, with a video message at the ceremony. The president said it was "not only a smash hit but a civics lesson our kids can't get enough of", while rapper Common described the show as a "cultural phenomenon". It won awards including best musical, best director, best original score and best book of a musical for the spoken, non-sung dialogue and storyline. The cast changed their performance in the light of the Orlando shooting, which killed 50 people and wounded 53, leaving their prop guns behind when they took to the stage. Hamilton, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama earlier this year, has been hailed as "a landmark American musical", garnering celebrity fans including Star Wars director JJ Abrams, Jay Z and President Obama. In addition to blockbuster ticket sales, the album of the show is the highest-selling cast recording for 50 years, picking up this year's Grammy Award for best musical theatre album. Erivo, who won best actress for her leading role in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, said: "I promised myself I wouldn't cry because my make-up artist would be really mad at me. Thank you American Theatre Wing for making a London girl very, very happy." The Color Purple began at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London in 2013, where Erivo played Celie. Its artistic director David Babani said: "It's an honour to be recognised in this way by the theatre community in New York. "However wonderful the events of tonight, they are overshadowed by the tragedy in Orlando, and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this awful event." The other three best musical actor winners were from Hamilton. They were Leslie Odom Jr for lead actor, Daveed Diggs for featured actor and Renee Elise Goldsberry for featured actress. The show is expected to open at London's Victoria Palace Theatre in October 2017. Speaking before the ceremony, Hamilton's star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said the shooting was "heavy in my heart and heavy in my mind". Veteran US actor Frank Langella, who won best performance by a lead actor in a play for his role in The Father, urged

Summary: Hip-hop musical Hamilton has led the Tony Awards in New York, winning 11 including best musical and lead actor.


Some 7.2 million people tuned in to the three-hour show, hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast came second to an NBA finals game between San Antonio and Miami, watched by 11.6 million. Kinky Boots dominated the awards, winning best musical as well as five other prizes. Harris, who made his fourth appearance fronting the event, again drew plaudits for his hosting duties and show-stopping opening number. "It took Neil Patrick Harris only about three minutes to banish any worries that the fearsome Host Fatigue Syndrome would overtake him and the Tony Awards on Sunday night," said the New York Times. "He set the bar so high with his introductory flourish that fears of another familiar Tony malady haunted the rest of the CBS broadcast: the dreaded How Do We Top the Opening Number Disease." The Los Angeles Times also praised the "invaluable, unshakeable" Harris. The 39-year-old, its critic wrote, "was never too long out of view, and when he was around, he was put to good use". The event also featured appearances from Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Scarlett Johansson, Sally Field and Mike Tyson. Last year's Tonys was watched by six million viewers, down from the 6.9 million who saw the show in 2011.

Summary: This year's Tony Awards scored its best US TV ratings since 2009, with viewership up 20% from last year's show, according to the CBS network.


Referee Simon Barrow went down with an injury in the ninth minute at a rainy and blustery Plainmoor, and was eventually replaced by one of his assistants. Both teams struggled to get into their rhythm after a long delay, but the game sprang into life thanks to a 25th-minute strike from Gulls skipper Aman Verma - his second goal of the season. The Gulls nearly doubled their lead when Brett Williams' header from Luke Young's corner crashed against the crossbar. Guiseley's hopes of salvaging anything from the game were dealt a severe blow 10 minutes into the second half when Jake Lawlor received a second yellow card for a late challenge on Dan Sparkes. But they equalised in fortunate circumstances when a long ball struck the shoulder of Jake Cassidy who kept his composure to steer the ball home. And the West Yorkshire side clinched the points 11 minutes from time when Will Hatfield controlled a long punt from goalkeeper Jonny Maxted before guiding the ball past Brendan Moore. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Torquay United 1, Guiseley 2. Second Half ends, Torquay United 1, Guiseley 2. Substitution, Guiseley. Javan Vidal replaces Will Hatfield. Jon Maxted (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card. Substitution, Torquay United. Ruairi Keating replaces Jamie Reid. Dan Sparkes (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card. Substitution, Guiseley. Adam Boyes replaces Jake Cassidy. Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Lathanial Rowe-Turner. Goal! Torquay United 1, Guiseley 2. Will Hatfield (Guiseley). Substitution, Torquay United. Shaun Harrad replaces Damon Lathrope. Goal! Torquay United 1, Guiseley 1. Jake Cassidy (Guiseley). Substitution, Guiseley. Ashley Palmer replaces Jordan Preston. Second yellow card to Jake Lawlor (Guiseley) for a bad foul. Second Half begins Torquay United 1, Guiseley 0. First Half ends, Torquay United 1, Guiseley 0. Jake Lawlor (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card. Goal! Torquay United 1, Guiseley 0. Aman Verma (Torquay United). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Ten-man Guiseley staged a remarkable comeback to secure victory and keep Torquay mired in the relegation zone.


Following the announcement of the new global calendar in March, Premiership Rugby confirmed the 2019-20 domestic season will start in early September and finish at the end of June. However, players have voiced their concerns about the schedule. "I think it fills us all with a bit with dread," Tigers hooker Youngs, 30, told BBC Radio 5 live. "I know they are trying to look after us a little bit, but that's a long time. It's long enough now." Premiership Rugby say the 10-month campaign will allow clubs to become "more sophisticated" in their management of players, with chief executive Mark McCafferty insisting player welfare remains the priority. But Youngs, who has 28 England caps and three for the British and Irish Lions - is among those to stress the need for a long summer break and pre-season, rather than shorter rest periods during the campaign. "It would shorten pre-seasons, and pre-season is so vital to get us ready to go through the season," he added. "I know in June, if I don't go on any tours or anything, I have five weeks off and that is nice to know. Even when pre-season games come round, it feels a little bit like you have only played last week. "I don't know the ins and outs, but I wouldn't be too keen about it to be honest. I do feel the players are going to be the ones to drag it through. To just extend the season, I don't think that will really work." Senior figures in the club game, such as Northampton forward Christian Day, have not ruled out the option of players going on strike and Youngs says the next few months could be critical. "It will be interesting to see what happens over the next year or so, and how the players try to get this resolved to where we would like it to be," he said. "It's probably going to clash at some point and we will have to see how it all unfolds."

Summary: The proposed 10-month Premiership rugby season "fills players with dread", says Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs.


After the beheading of journalist James Foley by Islamic State militants in 2014, then-President Barack Obama intensified the US campaign against the group, expanding the air war to Syria. Foley wasn't the only reason, but one of them. What then to make of President Trump's cryptic tweet after news that Otto Warmbier had passed away? The 22-year-old student returned from captivity in North Korea with severe brain damage, due to an injury that apparently occurred shortly after he was sentenced in March 2016. Amid a chorus of outrage from lawmakers and officials, Mr Trump declared that China's President Xi Jinping had failed to use his influence to rein in the pariah state. Eyebrows rose. Did this signal that the president was giving up on China and preparing for direct action against North Korea? No, he was not, according to Defence Minister James Mattis. Furious about Warmbier's fate, the president was "expressing the frustration of the American people", he said, with a regime that "provokes and provokes and provokes". In the meantime, the core strategy continues: pressing China to use its prodigious economic and diplomatic leverage to squeeze North Korea into submission on ending its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. But that's been tried for a long time, and it hasn't worked. True, Beijing is growing more concerned about the behaviour of its rogue neighbour, yet it remains loath to pursue sanctions severe enough to destabilise the regime. Warmbier's imprisonment and death have highlighted both the seriousness of the North Korea problem and the lack of good answers. "I think we need to tighten the sanctions, I think we need to focus more on the human rights abuses, I think we need to do more in terms of putting pressure on North Korea," Ohio Senator Rob Portman said at the funeral. "But we also have to have a line of communication open to this country. As barbaric as they've proven to be, that was one of our problems: we didn't have that ability to communicate." It was communication through a back channel dealing with American prisoners that led to Warmbier's release. North Korea experts hoped this might develop into something more. But his condition, and his death, seems to have shut that door for now. In the meantime, the State Department and Congress are considering banning Americans from travel to, or at least tourism in North Korea. None of that, though, was on the agenda at the funeral, where the town focused on celebrating the life of a popular, talented young man, rather than looking back in anger. "Part of what made him such a vibrant life was that he was willing to go out and explore and try and find out more things," said family friend Gretchen Tash. "And that's what took him to North Korea, because he was exploring what's in the world and how do I fit into it and make the world a better place." Warmbier's father called him a fighter, and some of his friends believe that the core of his spirit held on, until he felt

Summary: It's no small thing when an American prisoner dies horribly.


In April, the authority launched a search for organisations to run the sites, which include Wales' only working windmill and a Victorian prison. The council said budget cuts had forced it to give up the attractions. Only one organisation has so far expressed interest. Beaumaris courthouse and gaol, and Melin Llynnon and its ancient roundhouses, near Llanddeusant, are currently run by the council's museums and culture service. Anglesey's head of learning, Delyth Molyneux, said: "Given the significant financial pressures faced and the fact that these sites don't form part of a statutory service, there's a real possibility that they will have to be mothballed or closed altogether if no one else can be found to run them." Politicians had expressed concerns the courthouse and gaol could be sold to developers. Beaumaris town councillor Jason Zalot said a sub-committee had been set up to look into running the Beaumaris gaol and courthouse. "It's a massive undertaking for us. But bear in mind the town council have already taken over the management of the toilets. "We have proven that we can work hand in the hand with the council." Llynnon is currently closed and both Beaumaris courthouse and goal are open on weekends and during upcoming half term holiday. Council leader Ieuan Williams said the council would do its best to support "interested parties" in order to ensure a smooth handover "as the success of these attractions is very important to us".

Summary: Some of north Wales' most important heritage sites could close if no-one is found to take them over, Anglesey council has warned.


About 200 homes lost electricity for about an hour after the accident near Eastington, Gloucestershire, Western Power said. Heaven Crawley, who was piloting the private flight, said poor light meant she had not seen the overhead cable suspended above a field. No-one was hurt in the crash, at 20:15 BST on Wednesday. "We were very lucky, we weren't that far from the ground," Ms Crawley said. The balloon had taken off from Aston Down, near Cirencester, and was trying to find a suitable place to land on the outskirts of Stroud. "We spotted this field and the lines on the way in but unfortunately because the sun was low, we saw the first dark line of the telephone but not the power lines behind it," said Ms Crawley. As she tried to land, she said, the bottom part of the balloon envelope struck the 6m (20ft) high cable. "Obviously if anything electric had hit the metal poles or the basket that has the gas in it, than potentially you're looking at a different scenario," she said. "But as it was we broke the cables and landed with very little damage."

Summary: Two people on board a hot-air balloon had a "lucky escape" when they crashed into an 11,000 volt power line.


Media playback is not supported on this device Lallana struck in the 95th minute to seal a 5-4 win moments after Sebastien Bassong had equalised for the Canaries. Klopp was swamped by his players - and his trademark specs slipped off. "I have a second pair of glasses, but I can't find them," said Klopp. "It's hard to find glasses without glasses." Klopp has broken his glasses before during a match, with that pair residing in his former club Borussia Dortmund's museum. "We won for the first time against Bayern Munich and Nuri Sahin broke my glasses. Today it was Adam Lallana," he added. Read about how the dramatic game unfolded Klopp may have been smiling at half-time but just moments earlier he was fuming at his players for allowing Bassong to make it 4-4. The Reds' defending had been particularly poor throughout, with Norwich having scored from every shot they had on target to lead 3-1. "There was about 70 minutes that were really good," said the 48-year-old. "Conceding four goals is in general not good. Conceding from set plays is the biggest rubbish ever because it is too easy for the other team. "Usually we concede from a corner but now it was from the second ball - we were like rabbits in the headlights, but we won the game in the end." Media playback is not supported on this device Klopp was not the only person who felt his side should have defended better in the game. "I am not happy obviously," said Norwich boss Alex Neil. "The game was in our hands at 3-1 but after that we managed to turn a really good performance into a bit of a shambles."

Summary: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his players celebrated Adam Lallana's stoppage-time winner at Norwich so wildly that the German ended up breaking his glasses.


Barnes finished second on the 62km street race to move on to the podium as Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore won the stage, with Christine Majerus in third. Luxembourg's Majerus finished second overall, 1:18 minutes behind Niewiadoma Barnes' sister Alice was sixth with fellow Briton Dani King in ninth. Britain's defending champion Lizzie Deignan finished 42nd overall, while Olympic team pursuit champion Katie Archibald was 18th. 1. Jolien D'Hoore (Bel/Wiggle High5) 1hr 28mins 23secs 2. Hannah Barnes (GB/Canyon SRAM Racing) same time 3. Christine Majerus (Lux/Boels Dolmans) same time 4. Roxane Fournier (Fra/FDJ) same time 5. Katie Archibald (GB/WNT) same time 1. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol/WM3 Pro Cycling) 16hrs 34mins 53secs 2. Christine Majerus (Lux/Boels Dolmans) +1min 18secs 3. Hannah Barnes (GB/Canyon SRAM Racing) +1min 30sec

Summary: Britain's Hannah Barnes finished third on the Women's Tour as Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma claimed the overall title after Sunday's final stage in London.


The 28-year-old joined the U's from Rotherham United in February of 2016 after an initial six-week loan spell. Maguire, who has played for Scotland twice, scored 17 goals in 54 appearances for Oxford last season. "He had many offers to consider so we are delighted he has chosen us," boss Lee Clark told the club website. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Bury have signed Scotland international striker Chris Maguire from fellow League One side Oxford United on a two-year contract.


The latest march, in central Istanbul, was one of the demonstrations prompted by the recent murder of a 20-year-old Turkish woman. Ozgecan Aslan, a university student, was killed in an attempted rape. "The way of thinking that 'a woman wearing a miniskirt deserves rape' is sick," said Ali Erkazan, who represented the men wearing the skirts. "We demand, as democratic and intellectual men of this country, freedom for women, free expression, opportunities for women, and equal rights for women as for men." Men and women marched through the streets carrying photographs of Aslan, whose body was found on 13 February in a riverbed in the southern province of Mersin. She had last been seen two days earlier on a minibus, the driver of which has since confessed to killing her and mutilating her body, Turkish media reports. He was arrested along with his father and one other man. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Groups of men in Turkey are wearing skirts to protest against violence towards women.


The former presidential candidate will release her untitled tome on 26 September, says Simon & Schuster. Financial terms were not revealed. The publisher said Mrs Clinton will use some of her favourite quotes to "tell stories from her life". The Democrat lost the election to Republican Donald Trump in a stunning upset, even though she won more votes. "These are the words I live by," former secretary of state Mrs Clinton said in a statement of her forthcoming book. "These quotes have helped me celebrate the good times, laugh at the absurd times, persevere during the hard times and deepen my appreciation of all life has to offer. "I hope by sharing these words and my thoughts about them, the essays will be meaningful for readers," she added. The 69-year-old is also resuming her relationship with the Harry Walker Agency, the speakers' bureau she left in 2013 as secretary of state. Her money-spinning career as a speaker, including talks sponsored by Goldman Sachs, were a festering subject of criticism from political opponents. She is set to speak at an International Women's Day event next month organised by Vital Voices, an organisation founded by Mrs Clinton and then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1997. The event was not organised by the Harry Walker Agency, according to Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill. Her plans to return to that agency are seen as making it unlikely that she might launch a bid for the mayoralty of New York City, as Clinton-watchers have speculated. She is also set to appear at an LGBT community centre gala in New York on 20 April and deliver the commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley College. Mrs Clinton has kept a low profile since the election, but attended Mr Trump's inauguration last month and has criticised his policies.

Summary: Hillary Clinton is writing a book of personal essays, including reflections on last year's US election.


When he saw the exit poll on election night, 2015, on the first bong of Big Ben, he began to celebrate the first majority Conservative government for 23 years. But the successful decapitation of his coalition partners turned out to be a curse. Without a majority, it would have been easier to postpone the EU referendum that brought him down, and blame the delay on those pesky Liberal Democrats. That chance was lost. Instead, with the bravado that he sometimes enjoys to indulge, he pressed on. And another piece of luck turned against him. He watched the Labour Party elect Jeremy Corbyn to succeed Ed Miliband. Still unaware of how much that meant, he prepared for life after the referendum and the delicious chance to reshape his government for an extended swansong. But Corbyn's lukewarm referendum campaign - and his unpopularity among many older Labour voters who pulsed to the Brexit message - compounded the consequences of Cameron's decision to go for a vote. And there was no way back. He now finds himself in the unusual position of depending on his referendum arguments being proved wrong for his reputation to rise. If recession is avoided, and Brexit seems calmer than the Cameron-Osborne stormy forecast - complete with thunder, lightning and financial pestilence - then he may be seen as a significant transitional figure who left the country strong enough to adapt to fundamental constitutional change. If not, he will surely be considered - at least in the years immediately ahead - a prime minister whose rashness betrayed him, and as a leader too weak to unite a party still riven by the schism at the end of the Thatcher era that remains an obvious and debilitating rift, albeit a touch less ill-mannered than Labour's. The Cameron project delivered some of the "progressive" reforms that he promised - he would cite gay marriage and the national living wage - but never stood a chance of healing a party in which many of the members didn't want those reforms. Therefore his legacy will depend in large part on the performance of his successor. If she finds a way of negotiating a way through the Brussels thicket that can satisfy most reasonable Leave campaigners and reassure others that 40 years hasn't been thrown away for nothing, Cameron will be one of the beneficiaries. But think of the dangers. A governing party split more painfully even than before. Financial storms stirred up by markets and businesses who don't believe the negotiation offers prosperity, and take their investment elsewhere. Perhaps even - although there's been too much loose talk of this - an independence referendum in Scotland in two years or so, and the possibility of a Yes vote. In those circumstances Cameron would slip fast down the prime ministerial league table. He might find himself near the bottom of the modern ones, bumping into Anthony Eden, after whose downfall an American secretary of state said famously that Britain had lost an empire and not yet found a role. The pervasive feeling of failure that followed

Summary: David Cameron's luck ran out at the moment of his greatest triumph.


Water UK, which represents all major UK water suppliers, said the shale gas extraction method posed a threat if not "carefully planned and carried out". It also warned fracking's "huge" use of water could cause shortages in areas of low supply, like South East England. Shale gas company Cuadrilla said there were no proven cases of aquifers being contaminated by fracking. Dr Jim Marshall, of Water UK, called on fracking firms to hold "upfront discussions" with water companies "before fracking becomes widespread in the UK". He said the water industry was not "taking sides" in the fracking debate, but wanted to ensure "corners are not cut and standards compromised, leaving us all counting the cost for years to come". Fracking - short for "hydraulic fracturing" - involves drilling deep underground and releasing a high-pressure mix of water, sand and chemicals to crack rocks and release gas stored inside. Water companies are worried the process could contaminate drinking water aquifers that lie above shale gas reserves. Water UK said this could happen by gases such as methane permeating into water sources from rocks where it was previously confined, chemicals getting in through cracks created by the fracking process, or by poor handling of waste water on the surface. A spokesman for Cuadrilla, which is carrying out test drilling in Lancashire, said: "There have been over two million hydraulic fracture treatments carried out globally, the majority in the US, and from that activity we are not aware of one single verified case of fracturing fluid contaminating aquifers." The spokesman said the firm, which also wants to drill at a site in West Sussex, was "committed to the highest standards of well integrity". He added that Cuadrilla was in "regular contact" with water suppliers and its supply of water "will never be prioritised over peoples' houses or farming". A joint report by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering published last year said the risks could be managed effectively through "strong regulation". Joseph Dutton, of Leicester University, told the BBC fracking presented "minimal danger" of water contamination if done properly, as the cracks it created were far deeper underground than aquifers. He said leaks in well casings near the surface, caused by "poor workmanship" or the tremors associated with fracking, were the most likely cause of contamination. Current EU and UK regulations "should ensure" no such incidents take place, Mr Dutton said - but he said the government "wants to speed up the process" and warned that loosening environmental controls, as happened in the US, would increase the risks. Mr Dutton said the amount of water used in fracking varies, but each well uses at least a million gallons. The Department for Energy and Climate Change said water companies "will assess the amount of water available before providing it to operators". Speaking about the risk to water quality, a spokesman said there was "no evidence to date from the US of fracking causing groundwater contamination". He said the Environment Agency would regulate use of chemicals in the UK on a "site-by-site basis and would

Summary: Drinking water could be contaminated with methane gas and chemicals due to fracking, water companies have warned.


Heartbleed was one of the worst internet flaws ever uncovered. The maintenance of the software, which secures around two-thirds of the world's websites, was done by a group of volunteers with very little funding. The new group set up by the Linux Foundation has a dozen contributors and has so far raised around $3m (Â£1.7m). As well as maintaining OpenSSL it will also support development of other crucial open-source software. Firms supporting the initiative include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Cisco and Amazon. Each will donate $300,000 over the next three years. The industry has been forced to step up after Heartbleed brought chaos to the tech sector. Experts estimate that the Heartbleed bug will cost businesses tens of million of dollars in lost productivity as they update systems with safer versions of OpenSSL. "Sometimes it takes a crisis to do the right thing," Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin told journalists. The bug exposed more than just people's passwords and credit card details. It also highlighted that the crucial piece of software is maintained by a small group of developers who receive donations averaging about $2,000 a year to support the project. "It is kind of weird that such crucial software is run by a group of hobbyists on a shoestring budget," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer with security firm F-Secure. "This software was invisible, behind the scenes and there are very few volunteers who have the skill and willingness to work on a project like this. There is no recognition, no money and it is very difficult." The details that have emerged about how the vulnerability came about speaks volumes about how little the industry has cared about the software that was securing their websites, he added. "The fact that the code change which caused the bug was done by an individual working at 23:00 on a New Year's Eve says a lot. The code simply wasn't reviewed enough and it went undetected for two years," he added. "Now there is formal and monetary support from the industry I hope we will see a change not just for OpenSSL but for other crucial open source software."

Summary: The world's biggest technology firms will donate money to fund the support of OpenSSL, the software at the centre of the Heartbleed bug.


The strikes by RMT, Aslef and Unite union members will start on the evenings of 26 January, 15 February and 17 February. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said the plans to introduce a Night Tube were "bodged". London Underground called the unions' position "absurd". It has offered a four-year pay deal over the issue and said it would hire part-time drivers to staff an all-night service at weekends. More on this and other London stories. Aslef claimed earlier London Underground management had refused to meet to discuss conditions for working on the proposed Night Tube. The union's London district organiser, Finn Brennan, said: "We genuinely regret the inconvenience that will be caused but the behaviour of London Underground's senior management team have left us with no other choice. Steve Griffiths, LU's chief operating officer, responded: "The unions' position is absurd and detached from the real world." He added: "The truth is that they expect our customers to pay for their excessive demands for even more money, fewer hours and a four-day week." "No employer could allow this and strike action will change nothing. There is no more money." The Night Tube, which was due to begin in September, will see 24-hour services on five lines on Fridays and Saturdays. Tube drivers are also unhappy with pay and station rosters, according to BBC London transport correspondent Tom Edwards. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the union supported the principle of a "properly worked-out night Tube service" but said an "abject failure to work through the detail has led to a comprehensive breakdown in the negotiations". London Mayor Boris Johnson said: "If a strike goes ahead, it will hit many London Underground workers who do not necessarily support the action, and it will cost the strikers in lost pay." But Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan said Mr Johnson was to blame, arguing: "It proves once and for all that the Tory strategy of refusing to negotiate or even meet with the unions makes strikes more likely not less." Manuel Cortes, leader of the TSSA, which represents office and ticket staff, said the union will be consulting members over the next week to decide its next move.

Summary: London Underground staff are to stage three 24-hour strikes and other industrial action over pay and night Tubes.


This includes as many as 40 military advisers who will train soldiers in Mali, and 200 British soldiers to be sent to neighbouring African countries, also to help train the Malian army. French-led forces are continuing their offensive against Islamist militants who seized northern Mali last year. International donors have pledged $455.53m (£289m) to tackle militants. The 330 military personnel comprise 200 soldiers going to West African nations, 40 military advisers to Mali, and 90 support crew for a C-17 transport aircraft and a Sentinel R1 surveillance plane. None will have a combat role. A conference taking place in Brussels is expected to decide which countries will contribute troops for an EU military training mission for Mali and discuss details of the mission. Meanwhile, French-led troops are consolidating their position in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu after seizing it from Islamist extremists. They are then expected to focus on the last rebel stronghold, Kidal. They seized Gao, northern Mali's biggest city, on Saturday. In a separate development, Downing Street said UK Prime Minister David Cameron was to visit neighbouring Algeria on Wednesday. The trip comes in the wake of a hostage crisis that left four Britons and a UK resident dead and two Britons believed dead. During the siege, one statement purporting to be from the hostage-takers called for an end to the French military intervention against Islamist militants in Mali. Detailing in the House of Commons the "extended support" the UK will offer France, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said it would: The UK also offered to set up a combined joint logistics HQ in Mali. However, so far the French have declined this offer. UK shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said there were concerns about "mission creep". "The UK commitment to Mali has grown from lending the French two transport aircraft to the deployment of perhaps hundreds of troops to the region," he said. "UK trainers may be non-combat but that does not mean they are without risk." But Mr Hammond stressed: "It is not our intention to deploy combat troops. We are very clear about the risks of mission creep. By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, BBC News So does this move by the UK signal a new era of defence co-operation - the fruit of the defence treaty signed by Mr Cameron and the then French President Nicholas Sarkozy at Lancaster House just a few years ago? Well, yes and no. British and French forces have already carried out a number of joint military exercises. They've also worked together in battle - most recently joining forces in the overthrow of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi. But Libya was fought under the Nato umbrella. And Mali is clearly being led by the French. It's not a truly joint operation, or a sign that in the future Britain will always intervene with the French, or vice versa. It's more an old fashioned "coalition of the willing", based on the shared threat posed by Islamic radicals. Ultimately British and French commanders are not sitting down together in a joint operations room calling the shots. And

Summary: The UK is to deploy about 330 military personnel to Mali and West Africa to support French forces, No 10 has said.


The permanent structure will replace a temporary barrier which has been in place since 2013. Work on the trap is a collaboration between Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and the City of Edinburgh Council. Construction will begin on Monday and is scheduled to last until March 2016. The trap consists of a wall about 3ft (1m) high, topped with metal railings. HES director of heritage management Barbara Cummins said: "It's important that the public are assured that we have no immediate concerns regarding the rock face, however as impenetrable as the castle rock might appear, it's not immune to the effects of the weather. "The constant freeze and thaw during the winter months can open up cracks in the rock face, which then allows a plant known as valerian to take root. "Once this germinates the bulb expands and, over long periods of time, this process can cause rocks to fracture and fall." There will be some traffic and parking restrictions on Johnston Terrace while the work is carried out. Ms Cummins added: "At the moment we have a temporary structure in place which offers significant protection, and we supplement that by having our highly trained staff abseil down the rock on a regular basis to carefully remove loose fragments from the surface. "Whilst these measures help to minimise the risk of rock falls, the regular monitoring and scaling is time consuming and ultimately disruptive to visitors to the castle and drivers on Johnston Terrace, which has to be closed whilst work is being carried out. "The new rock trap will enhance our current risk control arrangements and reduce disruption in the process."

Summary: A new rock trap is to be constructed at Edinburgh Castle.