The 22-year-old is Vale's top scorer so far this season, having scored eight times in 12 league games. Jones' deal is set to expire in January but Vale are keen to keep him, and would prefer to sign him outright. "I think the way forward is to acquire him as a contracted player in January," Smurthwaite told BBC Radio Stoke. "I'm in the process of building a football club. He's embraced the club very well. He's a great lad and he'd be a great addition to our squad. "I've spoken to Birmingham and put forward a proposal." Smurthwaite says one of the club's brightest young talents may end up leaving. Defender Nathan Smith, 20, won the EFL's Young Player of the Month for August after making his league debut at the start of the season and was rewarded with a new three-year contract extension. "There's some interest from the Premier League," Smurthwaite said. "I'll be honest, if the right offer is made and Nathan wants to go, he'll be leaving us in January. "This lad isn't motivated by money, he's motivated by the craft and if it's not right for him, he won't go. "When the right opportunity comes for him, Port Vale will be recompensed but he will control that decision, not us."

Summary: League One Port Vale are trying to sign on-loan striker Alex Jones permanently from Birmingham City, says chairman Norman Smurthwaite.


Hammers manager Slaven Bilic said earlier this month that Payet did not want to play for the club, but added the 29-year-old would not be sold. But, after rejecting two bids from Marseille and signing Robert Snodgrass, West Ham have decided to sell the France international. Payet joined West Ham from Marseille for £10.7m in June 2015. He excelled in his first season with the London club, scoring 12 goals and earning a nomination for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award. In February 2016 he signed a new contract to tie him to the Hammers to the summer of 2021. He then helped France reach the final of Euro 2016, where the hosts were beaten by Portugal. However, Payet has scored just three goals for the Hammers this season.

Summary: West Ham forward Dimitri Payet is set to rejoin former club Marseille after the clubs agreed a £25m fee.


The firm failed to meet a deadline to provide fuel tank safety instructions to airlines, among other issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Boeing has agreed to pay the fine and take action to improve certification. The agency said it "does not allege that these issues created unsafe conditions". "It is imperative that everyone complies with our aviation system's high safety standards," said US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "This agreement is an important step toward ensuring that Boeing fully meets all applicable compliance standards going forward." The other violations involve Boeing's delay in addressing incorrectly shaped fasteners used on airliners, as well as production quality control problems. FAA administrator Michael Huerta said: "Boeing has agreed to implement improvements in its design, planning, production and maintenance planning processes, and has already implemented several of these improvements."

Summary: Aircraft maker Boeing is to pay a $12m (£8m) fine for "multiple pending and potential enforcement cases", the US air regulator has said.


It followed a "network-wide failure" that caused delays, a Metrolink spokeswoman said. There had been a communications failure between the control room in the depot and trams on the network, she added. Metrolink boss Danny Vaughan said: "I'd like to apologise once again and thank passengers for their understanding." There is no indication the fault was caused by hacking. In May, the tram network was shut down because control room staff lost visible sight of trams.

Summary: All tram services have resumed in Greater Manchester after the whole network shut down on Saturday following a communications problem.


The ex-Premier League sides meet on a day which also sees Bury host Charlton, while MK Dons visit Shrewsbury. League Two champions Northampton Town start at home to Fleetwood Town, while Oxford United host Chesterfield. The first league meeting of AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons is scheduled for 10 December at Stadium:MK. Bristol Rovers and AFC Wimbledon, both promoted to League One last season, start at Scunthorpe and Walsall respectively. Rochdale are at home to Peterborough United on the opening weekend for the third consecutive season. The 2016-17 League One season, which begins on Saturday, 6 August, will conclude on 30 April - one weekend before the final fixtures in the Championship and League Two. The League One play-offs will also be played one week ahead of the rest of the English Football League, because of the FA Cup final being played on Saturday, 27 May.

Summary: Bolton Wanderers will begin life back in the third tier of English football for the first time since 1992-93 with a home game against Sheffield United.


Ward defended his WBO, WBA and IBF light-heavyweight titles against Sergey Kovalev in a rematch on Saturday. His coach Virgil Hunter has talked up a move to cruiserweight or heavyweight and backed the American to beat Joshua. "He's the heavyweight champion and the man but that's just my coach's belief," Ward, 33, told BBC Radio 5 live. "Anything is possible. Virgil will speak his mind and I will back him up. That's no disrespect to Anthony Joshua. "Cruiserweight and heavyweight is definitely an option. Is it easy? Absolutely not. Is it a risk? Absolutely. Are people going to think you're crazy? Absolutely." Ward held world titles at super-middleweight before claiming all but one of the recognised belts at light-heavyweight and said he would meet WBC title holder Adonis Stevenson "if there is enough buzz and people want to see it". He added that he did not want to fight at cruiserweight or heavyweight regularly, saying: "Ideally you want it to be for a title, to make history and move on." Britain's Tony Bellew - the WBC champion at cruiserweight - could therefore be an option and would ultimately require less of a weight jump than a contest with Joshua. In beating Kovalev, Ward weighed in at 175lbs - around 24lbs lighter than Bellew scaled when capturing his title in 2016 and 75lbs less than Joshua prior to his win over Wladimir Klitschko in April. "I've shown we are willing to fight the best," added Ward, who has won all of his 32 fights. "I'm coming up to 13 years as a pro. You want meaningful fights. "The situation at heavyweight or cruiserweight, it wouldn't be to try to match them size for size. "I'd not try to get to the maximum of 200lbs at cruiser, I'd come in at 188-190, understanding I'm the smaller man and that I'd have to use my ability." If Ward were to win a world title at heavyweight, he would emulate Roy Jones Jr, who moved from light-heavyweight to heavyweight to take the WBA title from John Ruiz in 2013. Jones won that title despite weighing in 34lbs less than his 226lbs opponent.

Summary: Andre Ward says "anything is possible" regarding a move up in weight which could see him meet WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.


Warren Whiteley and Johan Goosen went over to give South Africa an early lead before an Adam Coleman try reduced the arrears to 14-13 at the break. Eben Etzebeth was shown a yellow card for the visitors just after the restart then Bernard Foley scored a crucial try to seal a morale-boosting win. Earlier on Saturday, New Zealand beat Argentina to stay top of the table. The Wallabies, who stay bottom, eventually opened their account in this year's championship after back-to-back defeats by the All Blacks. They have had their troubles since losing the World Cup Final to New Zealand at Twickenham in October. A 3-0 series defeat to England and those defeats to New Zealand had put pressure on coach Michael Cheika. Many Wallabies fans voted with their feet and the Suncorp Stadium was half empty as the Springboks heaped on further misery in the opening minutes. Whiteley barged over for his third international try, then Goosen dived over after Adriaan Strauss intercepted a Quade Cooper punt. There were boos around the stadium with the Wallabies trailing 14-3, but they were soon silenced as a high pass from Will Genia picked out Coleman who went over in the corner. The home side carried the momentum into the second-half and Foley gave them the lead for the first time with a penalty after Etzebeth was sin-binned for a challenge. Samu Kerevi thought he had gone over in the corner for the Wallabies but his knee was adjudged to have been in touch before he grounded the ball. The Wallabies were now under the cosh and Foley gave the home side some breathing space when he dived over after a dummy pass. Australia: Folau, Haylett-Petty, Kerevi, Foley, Hodge, Cooper, Genia, Pocock, Hooper, Mumm, Coleman, Douglas, Kepu, Moore, Sio. Replacements: Polota-Nau, Slipper, Alaalatoa, Arnold, McMahon, Phipps, Kuridrani, Mitchell. South Africa: Goosen, Habana, Kriel, de Jongh, Hougaard; Jantjies, de Klerk; Whiteley, Mohoje, Louw, de Jager, Etzebeth, Adriaanse, Strauss, Mtawarira. Replacements: Mbonambi, Kitshoff, Nyakane, Mostert, du Toit, Kriel, Steyn, Mapoe.

Summary: Australia ended a six-match losing run with a 23-17 victory over South Africa in the Rugby Championship in Brisbane.


Bernard Watt was 28 when he was shot dead in Ardoyne in February 1971. Soldiers told the new inquest into his killing on Monday that they shot him as he was about to throw a bomb. But acting state pathologist Prof Jack Crane told the inquest on Tuesday that the injuries sustained by Mr Watt did not support the soldiers' claims. One soldier had said that Mr Watt dropped a bomb he was holding when he was shot, and it had exploded and "blew him down the street". Prof Crane said there was no evidence that Mr Watt had been thrown in to the air by an exploding device. Mr Watt's family disputes the soldiers' version of events and his widow told the inquest he had no links to paramilitaries. The new inquest into Mr Watt's killing began on Monday, and was ordered in 2012 by the attorney general, who asked for a number of controversial Troubles killings by the security forces to be re-examined. An initial inquest held in July 1971 resulted in an open verdict. In February, the Ministry of Defence defended a Parachute Regiment Facebook appeal asking former soldiers for information about Mr Watt's killing.

Summary: There is no evidence that a man killed during a north Belfast riot 46 years ago was holding an explosive device when he was shot, an inquest has heard.


The pound was up 1% at $1.2421 in the wake of the decision, but the FTSE 100 shed 16 points to 6,821 points. The court ruling has "made triggering Brexit a lot trickier and has given sterling a massive shot in the arm," said Neil Wilson at ETX Capital. The Bank of England's latest inflation report, released at midday, could also affect sterling. The Bank is also expected to leave interest rates on hold at 0.25%, but should raise its forecast for UK economic growth and inflation. The pound also climbed 1.3% against the euro to â‚¬1.1232. Connor Campbell of Spreadex said that the ruling will be challenged in the Supreme Court next month. "Even if it does go to a parliamentary vote, it is unlikely MPs will want to be seen as going against the referendum result by blocking the enacting of Article 50. Nevertheless the pound was due some good news, and it has certainly taken advantage of this brief glimmer of hope," he added. The biggest riser on the FTSE 100 was Royal Bank of Scotland, up 6.3%, while Randgold Resources was the biggest faller, shedding 6.7%. Shares in Morrisons, rose 2.1% after the UK's fourth-largest supermarket reported another rise in sales. Underlying sales rose 1.6% in the third quarter, meaning the chain has now reported four consecutive quarters of growth.

Summary: Sterling has risen sharply following the High Court ruling on Article 50, while the FTSE 100 has fallen back.


Hearings, opened days after the 1974 attacks, were not continued after the jailing of six men, whose convictions were later quashed. After the men's release in 1991 the families of those who died began a campaign to get the inquests heard. Coroner Louise Hunt is expected to deliver her decision later. Birmingham pub bombings inquests: What we know A total of 182 people were also injured in the bombings, on 21 November 1974 - then the worst terrorist atrocity on English soil. At 20:17 GMT, a device exploded in a duffel bag in the Mulberry Bush pub in the Rotunda, in the city centre, killing 10 people. Pub bombers 'will not be jailed' Ten minutes later, a second bomb went off in the Tavern in the Town, leaving 11 more dead. The IRA was believed to have carried out the bombings, although responsibility has never been claimed. West Midlands Police said the investigation is still open but there has not been enough evidence for a prosecution. Ms Hunt, the Birmingham and Solihull coroner, has reviewed a huge body of police evidence and heard submissions from the victims' relatives and other interested parties in February. She is expected to deliver her decision at Solihull Council house, during a hearing that is due to start at 10:00 BST. Julie Hambleton, whose 18-year-old sister Maxine died in the attacks, said she was "cautiously optimistic" about the inquests resuming.

Summary: A coroner is due to rule on whether the inquest into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings will resume.


The fighter gave himself up when he was approached near the town of Sinjar on Monday morning, an Iraqi Kurdish general said. He was reportedly carrying a large quantity of cash, three phones and a US driving licence. The US is leading an international military coalition against IS. The US state department said that it was aware of reports that a US citizen had been captured by Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, Reuters reports. "We are in touch with Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to determine the veracity of these reports," a state department official said. CBS News said the man was trying to enter Turkey when he was intercepted by Kurdish forces. Maj Gen Feisal Helkani of the Kurdish peshmerga forces said the man was currently being held by the peshmerga for interrogation, AP reports.

Summary: US officials are checking reports that an American member of the so-called "Islamic State" group (IS) has been held in northern Iraq.


Election campaigning in Cardiff, Michael Fallon said such a government would mean "chaos and instability". Hearing the Welsh Tory leader had not read his party's UK manifesto, Mr Fallon said it was "well worth a read". Labour said the Conservatives had not ruled out a "dangerous pact with UKIP". Mr Fallon told BBC Wales said there was a "threat of instability, of putting our economic recovery at risk, if you end up with a minority government". "It's becoming clear that Labour can't form a government on their own and a cobbled together coalition or minority government, depending day after day on the support of other parties, is simply a recipe for chaos and instability. "The only way to have a sure, certain government that would continue the recovery and the 50,000 new jobs in Wales is to vote Conservative." Responding, a Welsh Labour spokesman said: "The Tories have consistently not ruled out a dangerous pact with UKIP, that would risk the tens of thousands of jobs dependent on Britain's place at the heart of the EU." The spokesman added: "The IFS [Institute for Fiscal Studies] lifted the lid on the Tories extreme spending plans today, which would be disastrous for Wales." Liberal Democrat candidate Roger Williams said no party would win a majority and an "unstable government....pulled sharply to left or right" would "cost us all dear". "This is why we need the Liberal Democrats in government, providing a stable government that can build both a stronger economy and a fairer society."

Summary: The Conservative defence secretary has warned a Labour minority UK government, or "cobbled together" coalition involving Plaid Cymru and the SNP, would put economic recovery at risk.


The 'scrambler' fell from Bristley Ridge, between Tryfan and Glyder Fach at about 15:00 GMT on Saturday. Two climbers tried to rescue the man but could only secure him to the rock face, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue told BBC Wales. He was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd where he was pronounced dead.

Summary: A man has died after falling a "considerable distance" from a Snowdonia mountain.


Hall, 23, had to recover from cruciate knee ligament damage at the start of the season after rejoining the U's. The former West Ham trainee netted the winner for his side as they came from behind in a 2-1 victory on Sunday. "I didn't even dream of having days like this while I was recovering," Hall told BBC Radio Oxford. Oxford's win was their fourth in a row in all competitions, moving them to within six points of the League One play-offs. "I'm just thankful to be involved," Hall said after his third goal in his past three league games. "I'm quite religious and I said my prayers during some tough times out injured. "To go out there and put in the performance I did and score the goal was tremendous." Hall's winner from long-range came shortly after Liam Sercombe had cancelled out Fankaty Dabo's first-half opener. "When I hit it, I thought I'd caught it too sweetly," he admitted. "But, then it took a sweet dip into the net and it was a crazy feeling after that."

Summary: Oxford United midfielder Rob Hall says he is "thankful" to have played his part in a derby victory against Swindon Town, after overcoming injury.


Harry Davis gave the visitors a shock lead before goals from Mikael Lustig, Scott Sinclair, Moussa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths saw Celtic home. "St Mirren are at the bottom of the Championship, but they are the best team we have played domestically," Rodgers said. "They are well organised." Celtic trailed 1-0 at the break and could have been 2-0 down early in the second half when Moussa Dembele's mishit clearance rebounded off his own crossbar. "I wasn't worried at half-time, but I knew we hadn't played as well as we could have," the Celtic manager told BBC Scotland. "Second half, we just had to stay calm and up the tempo a bit. "Once we got the first goal we really opened up and we end up getting four goals in the second half. "I think what was very good today was that again it was another good demonstration of the players under pressure. The players and the supporters stayed calm, stayed behind the team and that's what you have to do. We had a great second half but we'll learn from the first half." St Mirren manager Jack Ross was proud of his side's display and felt the final score was not an accurate reflection of the match. "We understood how we had to play and we did that in the first half," Ross said. "But, once they get that momentum in the game, Celtic are difficult to stop. "They recognised they had to do something different and they brought on Leigh Griffiths. "I don't think my players deserved that scoreline. The focus is now on the next game and it would be a bigger achievement to escape relegation than if we had won here today." Rodgers, who confirmed goalkeeper Craig Gordon should complete the "formalities" on a new contract with the club next week, is relishing taking his team back to Hampden for the cup semi-final. "I'm really looking forward to going back to Hampden again. We've been there twice for the League Cup, semi-final and final, and the team were magnificent in the games. "We just wanted to get there and we got there so that's the most important thing."

Summary: Brendan Rodgers was full of praise for St Mirren after Celtic were forced to rally from a goal down to make the last four of the Scottish Cup.


Ex-Football Association chairman Geoff Thompson made the admission when interviewed during an inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting bids. On Tuesday, football's world governing body Fifa released the full 2014 report of the investigation. That followed leaked extracts being published by German newspaper Bild. The 422-page report was written by former Fifa independent ethics investigator Michael Garcia. He quit in protest when the organisation only released a 42-page summary of his document. That version cleared Russia and Qatar, winners of the 2018 and 2022 hosting rights respectively, of corruption allegations. However, it was critical of the actions of some Fifa executive committee members and some of the bidding teams, including England's. The full report goes into more detail about this conduct, and also cites an interview given by the 2018 England World Cup bid chief Thompson around the national team's plans to travel to Thailand to secure a vote for their bid. The offer to stage the friendly was made only eight days before the vote in 2010 to decide the 2018 and 2022 hosts. The offer was withdrawn three weeks later, by which stage it was clear Thailand had not supported the English bid. The FA was open at the time about the friendly being arranged to win support. But Garcia's report reads: "Top English football officials recognised that arranging friendlies with a team from an executive committee's home country in order to advance the England 2018 bid was improper. "Geoff Thompson candidly told the investigatory chamber he 'didn't think it was appropriate' to organise the proposed England-Thailand match-up or other friendlies targeting teams associated with executive committee members 'because I think it's a form of bribery'. "The game's cancellation only underscores the improper relationship between the 24 November 2010 offer to play the game and the 2 December World Cup vote." Fifa said its president Gianni Infantino had always intended to release the full document, but its former ethics chiefs had refused to publish it. The former chairmen of the ethics committee, Cornel Borbely and Hans-Joachim Eckert, were replaced in May after completing four-year terms. Speaking in October 2014, Eckert said: "Publishing the report in full would actually put the Fifa ethics committee and Fifa itself in a very difficult situation legally." The pair moved to clarify their position later on Tuesday, issuing a statement which said the decision not to publish "was in line with Fifa rules" as some cases brought as a result of the report were still ongoing. They added: "To this day, Mr Infantino has never contacted us and asked for a publication." Fifa said it had intended to discuss the release of the report at a meeting next month, but added: "As the document has been illegally leaked to a German newspaper, the new chairpersons have requested the immediate publication of the full report in order to avoid the dissemination of any misleading information. "For the sake of transparency, Fifa welcomes the news that this report has now been finally published." Qatar 2022 officials said they welcomed the report's publication, although they

Summary: A plan for England to play a friendly in Thailand to win backing for their 2018 World Cup bid was "a form of bribery", investigators were told.


He founded advertising agency Video International or Vi - still one of Russia's biggest - and went on to became head of the state news agency RIA Novosti. In 1996, he devised the advertising campaign that helped then President Boris Yeltsin win re-election. The US authorities are investigating his death aged 57. Coroners say he died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. His son - Anton Lessine - has made a name for himself as a Hollywood film producer. Mikhail Lesin, once regarded as a free media pioneer, became one of the first in Russia to advocate tightening state control of the internet - a policy the Kremlin appears to have pursued with greater vigour in recent years. As minister for communications and media (1999-2004), he oversaw the hostile takeover of NTV by state-controlled Gazprom-Media in 2000. It happened a month after Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president. At the time NTV, Russia's third national TV station, was critical of Kremlin policy, including the war in Chechnya. In the takeover, businessman Vladimir Gusinsky lost control of NTV and other major media assets and was imprisoned. In 2004, the European Court of Human Rights accepted Mr Gusinsky's argument that the state had forced him to sell his media business in return for fraud charges against him being dropped. It ordered the Russian state to pay him â‚¬88,000 (Â£69,000, $97,700). Lesin was also responsible for the closure of channels TV-6 and TVS and instrumental in setting up international broadcaster RT (Russia Today) in 2005, the Kremlin's TV mouthpiece abroad. His role in bringing media outlets into the Kremlin orbit earned him the nickname The Bulldozer. In November 2009, Lesin was sacked from his post of presidential media adviser, apparently over a conflict of interests. He became head of Gazprom-Media in 2013, overseeing NTV when it broadcast a number of documentary films targeting the opposition. He resigned in late 2014, citing family reasons, but respected Russian newspaper RBK reported that he had fallen out with a Gazprom-Media shareholder and close Putin associate, Yuri Kovalchuk. In 2014, the US Department of Justice and the FBI launched an investigation into Lesin's property in the US, amid suspicions of corruption and money laundering. In a 2014 letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder, US Senator Roger Wicker raised concerns about the California property Lesin had bought since moving his family to the US. "He acquired multiple residences at a cost of over $28 million," he wrote. "That a Russian public servant could have amassed the considerable funds required to acquire and maintain these assets... raises serious questions." He also pointed to an apparent financial link between Lesin and Mr Kovalchuk, who is under EU-US sanctions, as is Mr Kovalchuk's Bank Rossiya.

Summary: Mikhail Lesin, the Russian media figure found dead in a Washington hotel room in November, made his name in PR and advertising in the 1990s.


Witnesses said a man carrying two knives was Tasered by police after running from the discount shop in Bury Street, Abingdon, at about 11:20 GMT. Staff at a nearby Spar store said they barricaded themselves inside as the man tried to gain entry, before he was restrained by the police. A 36-year-old man, who is from Abingdon, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire Police said the deceased was yet to be identified and his next of kin had not yet been informed. Kash, who works at the Spar shop, said after the stabbing a man tried to push his way into the store. He said: "He approached with two knives in his hands and he tried to enter. He said 'I just want to shake your hand' and we held the door closed. "Then a policewoman caught up with him and Tasered him." Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy said he was "shocked" that one of the company's customers had been killed. He said: "Our sympathy and thoughts centre on the family of the deceased and of course with other customers and colleagues who were in the store at the time of this terrible incident." Supt Rory Freeman said: "Members of the public will understandably be shocked and upset by this incident today, which has happened in a very public place. "At this stage, this is not being treated as a terrorist incident." A second man nearby suffered a minor injury to his thumb. Thames Valley Police are investigating whether the incidents were connected. Joanna posted on Twitter: "Watching everything that happened today in Abingdon from my office window was terrifying. Rest in Peace." The leader of South Oxfordshire District Council John Cotton said on Twitter it was "dreadful news" and praised the quick response by police. A local trader, who did not want to be named, said: "People are absolutely devastated. Normally it's a very busy vibrant market, but everyone has gone home." Thames Valley Police has appealed for anyone who captured footage at the scene to come forward.

Summary: A customer has been stabbed to death in a Poundland store in Oxfordshire.


For years the Necurs botnet has distributed junk mail and malware for many different groups of cyber-thieves. But the amount of malicious traffic emerging from Necurs has now dwindled to almost nothing. It is not clear what has caused the slowdown and whether traffic will return to previously high levels. One of the first signs of the disruption was seen earlier this month when email messages spreading the Dridex banking trojan and Locky ransomware caught by security firms dried up. Typically, millions of messages bearing these malicious programs are sent out every week, Proofpoint said in a blogpost. However, the flood of messages "essentially stopped" last week, it said. Investigations revealed that these messages typically travelled via the Necurs botnet which was found to have gone largely offline. The Necurs botnet is believed to be made up of about six million compromised Windows machines, many of which were enrolled when their owners inadvertently fell victim to a form of malware known as a rootkit. Analysis of some of the machines known to be part of Necurs shows that its core administration systems have disappeared, said Proofpoint. "Data from a variety of sources show that Necurs bots are actively looking for a new command and control (C&C) system, but we have no evidence that the Necurs botmaster has been able to retake control of the botnet." A botnet's C&C system helps the network keep running and co-ordinates the distribution of any spam or malware being sent out via the global collection of computers. Security researchers who monitor botnets and the groups that operate them said the cause of the shutdown remained a mystery. "We cannot confirm how the botnet was brought down yet," Joonho Sa, a researcher for FireEye, told tech news site Motherboard.

Summary: One of the biggest networks of spam-sending computers in the world has gone quiet, puzzling experts, internet security firms have said.


The national service was held in Cardiff, with a march from King Edward VII Avenue to the Welsh National War Memorial in Alexandra Gardens. Among the other towns and cities holding services were Aberystwyth, Bangor, Swansea, Wrexham and Newport. Volunteer Brian Thomson, 64, from Holyhead, Gwynedd, represented the RNLI at the service at London's Whitehall. First Minister Carwyn Jones was among those attending the event in Cardiff, while Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns was at a ceremony at the Cenotaph in London. Mr Jones said: "It is important we take the opportunity to pay tribute to those who lost their lives, paying the ultimate price for our freedom. "Those who fought bravely for our futures must never be forgotten." Among the crowd in Cardiff was couple Robert and Wendy Barnett, from Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, who are both former members of the armed forces. "It's important to remember former colleagues at this time," said Mr Barnett, a former member of the Royal Logistic Corps. For the third year, falling poppies will be projected on to Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben in London, from dusk on Remembrance Sunday. In addition, this year will see a series of war poems alongside them from the poet laureate or national poet from the four nations of the United Kingdom. National poet of Wales, Caernarfon-based Ifor ap Glyn, will see his poem Terasau projected as part of this. Mr Glyn said: "Terasau was inspired by a visit to the military cemeteries of the Somme, the humbling scale of loss and the near impossibility of 'knowing' the men who lie there." On Friday, Wales fell silent on Armistice Day, which marks the ending of World War One, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. The Royal British Legion's area manager for Wales, Ant Metcalfe, said: "This year marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, which ended on 18 November 1916. "The impact of the battle was felt deeply in every community in Wales, particularly the casualties at the battle of Mametz Wood, where around 4,000 men from the 38th (Welsh) Division died or were injured. "The Royal British Legion ensures the memories of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country will live on."

Summary: Services have been held across Wales to honour those killed in war as part of Remembrance Sunday.


The club's annual accounts show turnover for last season was up by £337,000 to £13.4m. An operating profit of £448,000 was slightly down on the previous year. The Scottish Premiership club's wage bill increased by about £150,000 to £6.8m. According to chief executive Duncan Fraser, that was "as a direct result of our continuing investment in the overall quality of the playing squad" in a season in which they finished second behind Celtic. But their wages to turnover ratio of 51% compares favourably to many clubs. The report confirmed that planning application for a new stadium at Kingsford, seven miles west of the city centre, would be submitted before the end of the year. Chairman Stewart Milne said: "We have now completed the opening round of public consultations and, whilst there are specific issues to be addressed in relation to traffic management, there is also widespread support across various supporters' groups for the Kingsford site. "Subject to planning consent being obtained, the proposed site layout will feature much-needed training, community and youth academy facilities. "The final stadium design will incorporate many of the features being proposed in feedback received from supporters and as part of the detailed consultation process that was undertaken in July." Milne said that the club and project team were visiting stadia in the United Kingdom and northern Europe to collect ideas for the facilities. However, he added: "There are significant challenges ahead, not least in the raising of the funds that will be required to deliver the project, which would provide the club, the community trust and our youth academy with appropriate facilities and infrastructure to increase their portfolio of activities in the local area. "The fact that we have continued to make progress, both on and off the field of play, without a permanent training base and with accommodation that is simply not fit for purpose in the 21st century is quite remarkable and demonstrates what great potential there is for this club if we were operating on a level playing field with the competition. "If we can maintain the momentum on the playing front and build our average home attendances, that will greatly assist in raising the finances that can deliver the much-needed facilities that can take our club to new levels on so many fronts."

Summary: Aberdeen have posted a record turnover and another profit but warned of "significant challenges" in raising funds to complete their move from Pittodrie to a new stadium.


This species is well-known for its clever tool tricks, but studying its behaviour in the wild is difficult. These tiny cameras peer forwards beneath the birds' bellies and record precious, uninhibited footage. As well as glimpsing two crows making special foraging hooks, the team was able to track their activity over time. This "activity budget" offers a rare insight into the natural lives of New Caledonian crows - but it has not yet solved the mystery of precisely what drives these birds to use tools. That is the "big money question" according to senior author Christian Rutz, from the University of St Andrews in the UK. "Why is it that New Caledonian crows use tools but other corvids don't? I think the answer to that lies in looking at their time budgets and figuring out how important tool use is in their everyday lives - what kinds of prey sources they tackle with tools," Dr Rutz told the BBC. In nearly 12 hours of "crow cam" footage from 10 different birds, described in the journal Biology Letters, he and his team actually caught surprisingly little tool time on camera. "Out of total observation time, only about 3% was spent making or using tools," Dr Rutz said. And only four of the 10 subjects picked up a tool at all. Instead, the crows spent considerably more time foraging with their beaks. And when one of the four tool-users did reach for a twig, the decision was often rather baffling. For example, the birds spent a lot of time tearing strips from paperbark trees in search of grubs. Their sturdy beaks are perfectly good for this task. "But every now and then, they suddenly switch into tool use - in the very same trees, in a very similar foraging context," Dr Rutz said. "We don't understand what is happening there." Meanwhile, there were two moments in particular that made the team, sifting through hours of shaky crow-cam video, very happy indeed. Two different crows filmed themselves not just wielding sticks but making - and using - hooks: a known party trick of New Caledonian crows, never before caught on video except in cages or at baited feeding sites. "When we got that footage it was a proper high-five moment in the field camp," Dr Rutz said. From lab experiments and previous brief sightings through binoculars, the team knew that the birds made these hooks. They snap off one branch from a forked twig and leave a small part of the main stem attached to the end. But now they had video evidence of it happening unprompted, in the wild. "We were keen to get close-up video of birds making these tools under completely natural conditions," said co-author Jolyon Troscianko from the University of Exeter. "New Caledonian crows are notoriously difficult to observe, not just because of the challenging terrain of their tropical habitats, but also because they can be quite sensitive to disturbance." Key to the research effort, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, was a new design for the team's

Summary: Ecologists have used a tail-mounted "crow cam" to catch wild New Caledonian crows in the act of making and using hook-shaped tools.


A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size, the medics said in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. She had spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia. By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk. Doctors believe the woman developed a condition called compartment syndrome, made worse by her skinny jeans. Other hidden health risks in your wardrobe Who, What, Why: Are skinny jeans bad for your health? Compartment syndrome is a painful and potentially serious condition caused by bleeding or swelling within an enclosed bundle of muscles - in this case, the calves. The condition caused the woman to trip and fall and, unable to get up, she then spent several hours lying on the ground. On examination at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, her lower legs were severely swollen. Although her feet were warm and had enough blood supplying them, her muscles were weak and she had lost some feeling. As the pressure had built in her lower legs, her muscles and nerves became damaged. She was put on an intravenous drip and after four days was able to walk unaided. Other medics have reported a number of cases where patients have developed tingly, numb thighs from wearing the figure-hugging low-cut denim trousers - although the chance of it happening is still slim for most people. Priya Dasoju, professional adviser at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, said: "As with many of these warnings, the very unfortunate case highlighted is an extreme one. "There's no need to ditch the skinny jeans just yet, simply avoid staying in the same position for too long and keep moving throughout the day. If you do suffer any prolonged pain you should of course seek help, but no-one should be alarmed by this warning or change the cut of their jeans."

Summary: Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said.


Some 250 complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority in just 24 hours, following the advert's debut on Monday evening. Those who objected found the advert "offensive" and "in poor taste", said a spokesman for the ASA. Viewers complained "it trivialises the work of animal welfare charities". The spokesman confirmed that complaints were being monitored, but stressed that no further action was being taken by the watchdog at present. Despite receiving a "high volume of complaints in a short space of time", it said, the number of complaints has subsequently dropped off. The ASA said action would be taken if there was found to be problem with the advert under the advertising code. A spokeswoman for Marmite, who are owned by Unilever, said it was "never [their] intention to cause offence". "We have made every effort to ensure that this commercial entertains anyone who watches it," she continued. "We believe we have created an unmistakably Marmite ad - people will either love it or hate it and they certainly won't forget it. "We hope that everyone will watch and enjoy this commercial in the light-hearted way it was intended." The advert, which features the voice of BBC journalist Michael Buerk, parodies a team of welfare officers as they uncover neglected Marmite jars "stuck right at the back" of kitchen cupboards. "Who knows how long that's been here?" says one actor as he carries off the Marmite to "clean him up". "It's a baby one," bleats another actor. "[It's] not been used in a month... lid's stuck." The 90-second advert concludes with a family enjoying their re-homed Marmite and the slogan: "Love it. Hate it. Just don't forget it." Marmite trailed the advert's debut, during Monday's Coronation Street on ITV, on its Facebook page. Viewers posted mixed responses following its broadcast. "This ad shows no regard for all those involved with animal welfair [sic] and I personaly [sic] will no longer eat Marmite till this ad is pulled," wrote one. "How can u compare animal cruelty with marmite neglect...?" wrote another. "Come on people, have a sense of humour." "It's a brilliant advert," added Dave Norris. "Very funny and highlights animal charity work." The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) said it understood that "animal lovers are concerned on our behalf". "We plan to talk to the makers of Marmite about how we can work together on animal welfare."

Summary: A TV advert in which a spoof rescue team saves "stricken" jars of Marmite from homes where they have been neglected has prompted 278 complaints.


It follows an incident which saw a S92 spin more than 180 degrees on landing. One-off inspections of the tail rotor on all S92 helicopters around the world took place last week, following the incident on the West Franklin platform in December. Operators are now being told to increase inspections on the aircraft's tail rotor. No-one was injured in the incident, but there was significant damage to the deck of the platform. As a result of the initial safety checks, 11 tail rotor bearings were returned to manufacturer Sikorsky for further tests. The Federal Aviation Administration has now said further inspections using specialist cameras must be carried out every 10 hours of flying time. North Sea operators said they were fully complying with the latest directive.

Summary: Additional checks are being carried on a North Sea helicopter fleet in the wake of safety fears.


So why would a country like Zambia lift the ban on the shooting and killing of its precious lion and leopard populations? The answer is very clear - it is the need for foreign currency in order to fund sustainable wildlife programmes, which can be costly, and also to benefit local communities. Trophy hunting is a multi-million dollar industry - a licence to shoot a lion can cost up to $25,000 (Â£15,000) in neighbouring countries. Zambia's economy was built on the back of copper mining but now commodities are on a cyclical downward spiral. Consequently the country's currency, the kwacha, has lost a substantial amount of its value. For this small country, tourism is another way of bringing in foreign currency. There is no doubt that the beautiful banks of the Zambezi river in Livingstone and the Victoria Falls are still a draw card for international tourists but take a closer look at the numbers and it soon becomes clear that trophy hunters bring the lion's share of the greenback. Zambia's country director of the World Wildlife Fund Nyambe Nyambe told me that when the ban was initially announced back in 2013 "there were not enough monitoring systems in place". The government lifted the ban following expert recommendations which suggested that hunting resumption would "assist communities in affected areas with access to financial benefits", he said. Mr Nyambe also explained that "concerns about the big cats conservation led to the ban in the first place and there is due recognition of the same as the ban is being lifted". The authorities saw the need for a robust and implementable plan for leopards as well, as they have different needs to lions. Hunting regulations were structured only for lions because hunters were mostly interested in the king of the jungle. Mr Nyambe added: "We hope and trust that the hunting of big cats will be an integral part of sustainable harvesting of wildlife resources." But critics say there is no justification for shooting majestic animals such as the elusive African leopard just so that wealthy hunters, largely from the West, can pose for photos with dead animals. And there is one country on the continent that wants no part in the hunting of wildlife - Zambia's neighbour, Botswana. It has an established tradition of "shoot with the camera not the gun". Last week an American hunter paid $350,000 for a licence to shoot a black rhinoceros in Namibia. Corey Knowlton, from Texas, killed the rhino with a high-powered rifle after a three-day hunt through the bush with government officials on hand to ensure he killed the correct animal, which had reportedly been chosen as it was old and had become aggressive. Mr Knowlton, 36, won the right to shoot the rhino at an auction - attracting criticism, and even death threats, from conservationists. His supporters argued that the money raised would be used to protect other rhinos - there are just 5,000 left in the world, 2,000 of which are in Namibia. Zambia cannot be singled out for criticism because trophy hunting, albeit

Summary: Big-cat trophy hunting is regarded by many as primitive in this day and age.


The 41-year-old has recorded 696 home runs, putting him fourth on the Major League Baseball all-time list. He was given a 162-game ban for doping in January 2014, meaning he missed the entire 2014 season. Rodriguez's final game will be at Yankee Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays and he will then take on an advisor role at the club. He helped the Yankees win the World Series in 2009 and was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2003, 2005 and 2007. "This is a tough day. I love this game and I love this team and today I am saying goodbye to both," Rodriguez said. "This is also a proud day. I was 18 when I broke into the big leagues and I never thought I would play for 22 years. "No player ends their career the way they want to, we all want to keep playing forever but it doesn't work that way. Accepting the end gracefully is part of being a professional athlete. "I want to thank the fans for letting me play the game I love."

Summary: New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has announced he will retire from the sport on Friday.


The bank looks increasingly likely to be bailed out by the government after a deadline for recapitalisation passed. The Italian parliament has authorised the government to use more than $20bn (£16.8bn) to support the bank sector. But a state bailout would mean thousands of ordinary retail investors could face losses. Monte dei Paschi failed to raise an extra €5bn (£4.25bn) from private investors by the deadline at lunchtime on Thursday and is expected to request government intervention. However the government would need to adhere to new European Union rules designed to prevent the tax payer bearing the brunt of supporting weak banks. The new Italian prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, has vowed not to let the bank fail, for fear that its collapse could topple the rest of Italy's heavily indebted banking sector. Mr Gentiloni is "stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea", according to Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets. He told the BBC's Today programme it was likely that thousands of Italian retail investors, including pensioners, would be left out of pocket, because new EU rules governing bank rescues demanded that bondholders should be the first to take a financial hit. Small investors are estimated to hold some €2bn of Monte dei Paschi's bonds. Ferdinando Giugliano, economics commentator for La Repubblica newspaper, told the BBC that this could cause controversy in Italy, since about 40,000 small investors would be affected. "The politics is toxic. There will be a number of people who will feel defrauded by this operation," he said. "Just a year ago, there was a similar case for four much smaller banks where the government stepped in... that was just 10,000 people. "Now with Monte dei Paschi di Siena, we're talking four times as many people. A year ago, we saw widespread political discontent because of this decision. There were protests. The bank of Italy, the regulator, the government came under huge pressure. "So we're bound to see something similar in the coming days and it will be a big challenge, particularly because in Italy we have a new government." A state bailout has been on the cards for some time - but the government has been anxious to avoid stepping in. The reason is simple. Under European laws, designed to prevent taxpayers from bearing the costs of broken banks, investors are supposed to bear some of the costs of a rescue. That's not such a problem if those investors are large investment funds with deep pockets. But in Italy, many of those left exposed would be retail investors - ordinary people, who may have put their life savings into bank bonds thinking it was a safe bet. There's a precedent - last year Italy rescued four small regional banks; 130 000, shareholders and bondholders lost their money. One elderly investor committed suicide, and there was a widespread political backlash. Monte dei Paschi is a much bigger bank, and if small investors have to bear losses, that could have much greater consequences and the political impact could be even more serious. So the question is

Summary: Shares in Italy's third largest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, closed 7.4% lower on Thursday as the markets awaited news of a rescue.


The UK government has announced a public consultation on the creation of five new marine protected areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These areas are designed to protect harbour porpoise populations. Scientists say numbers are falling due to threats which affect their ability to catch food, breed and communicate. But campaigners have accused the Scottish government of delaying efforts to protect the species. Catherine Weller, of environmental law group ClientEarth, said: "These new protected areas are a step in the right direction for the harbour porpoise. "We need to ensure the areas designated are those that will offer the highest benefit to the harbour porpoise and that when designated, these sites are managed effectively. "It's disappointing the Scottish government has stalled its consultation regarding at least three further areas, reducing the potential for comprehensive protection for the harbour porpoise in UK waters." The Scottish government has defended its record. A spokeswoman told BBC Scotland: "The Scottish government remains fully committed to having harbour porpoise special areas of conservation in Scottish waters, where they are fully justified and supported by the evidence. "However, the four proposals received for Scottish waters did not fully meet the scientific requirements, which is why Marine Scotland has begun a new selection process which will progress as quickly and methodically as possible." The Scottish government has responsibility for the conservation, protection and management of seals and cetaceans. Sixteen special areas of conservation for marine mammals have already been designated in Scottish waters.

Summary: Scotland is falling behind the rest of the UK on efforts to protect the harbour porpoise, according to environmental campaigners.


The Grand Tour was inspired by an 18th Century tradition where the wealthy toured Europe's cultural sites. Nottingham Contemporary, Chatsworth House, Derby Museum and The Harley Gallery are all taking part. It is hoped a number of exhibitions, which run until September, will increase visitor numbers at the venues. The two counties have been chosen due to their connections to the original grand tours, which helped shape the art collection at Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, and The Welbeck Estate, in Nottinghamshire. Much of Chatsworth's collection was amassed by the Dukes of Devonshire. Items were either collected during the tour or were inspired by what had been seen. Local figures like Lord Byron, whose ancestral home is Newstead Abbey, would have also taken part in the tour. At Nottingham Contemporary, artist Pablo Bronstein will display hand picked objects from Chatsworth House's collection, including works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals. A colossal Roman marble foot from the stately home will also be on display in Nottingham. In Derby, The Wright Revealed exhibition focuses on two rare paintings by 18th Century painter Joseph Wright. One of the paintings languished in a museum store room for more than 50 years. The Grand Tour project has been co-funded by the National Lottery and the Arts Council to help create cultural destinations around the UK.

Summary: A £350,000 project is set to link four cultural venues across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a bid to increase tourism and boost the local economy.


Summary: President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba for a historic visit to the island and talks with its communist leader.


Charles Owenson, 62, and James Costello, 44, received bribes from ABC Ltd staff members Kevin Balmer, 52, and Brendan Cantwell, 44. For cash, the council workers helped award contracts to the Edinburgh firm. The charges related to the maintenance of Edinburgh Council buildings between 2006 and 2010. The council workers pleaded guilty on Tuesday at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to breaching the 1889 Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act. The men also admitted committing fraud and breaching proceeds of crime charges at a hearing before Sheriff Michael O'Grady. During the hearing, depute procurator fiscal Keith O'Mahoney told the court the scam was so complicated he would need another day in court to explain how it worked. However, the contents of a legal document given to the press detailed the nature of the charges against Owenson and Costello, both of Edinburgh, and Balmer and Cantwell, both of Livingston, West Lothian. The first charge details how between 6 January 2006 and November 10 2010, Balmer and Cantwell corruptly gave £42,521 to Owenson and Costello at various locations in Edinburgh. The two ABC Ltd employees also gave Owenson and Costello £30,249 in hospitality as an inducement to secure contracts for the repair and maintenance of Edinburgh City Council buildings. The second charge states Owenson acted corruptly whilst working as an officer at the local authority's Property Care Services Ltd. It states that he received £28,387 at various locations in Edinburgh between 2006 and 2010 as a reward for the council awarding contracts to ABC Ltd. The third charge states Costello acted corruptly whilst acting as an officer in the same department and received £14,134 as a reward for the council awarding contracts to ABC Ltd. Between 18 April 2007 and May 2010, at various locations in Edinburgh, Balmer fraudulently caused Edinburgh City Council to pay ABC Ltd £67,923 for work the company carried out on behalf of the local authority. Balmer took £22,641 from the fraudulent scheme. Between 19 May 2007 and 29 December 2011, at various locations in Scotland, Owenson breached Proceeds of Crime legislation by laundering £28,387 by purchasing cars. Costello carried out the same scam between June 2007 and April 2012 at various locations in Scotland. Sheriff O'Grady adjourned the case until Friday.

Summary: Two Edinburgh City Council employees have pleaded guilty to receiving tens of thousands of pounds worth of bribes from building company workers.


Clive Williams, 69, was headmaster at Ashdown House Preparatory School in Forest Row, East Sussex for more than 25 years before he left in 2003. He was questioned by Sussex Police about alleged sexual assault and child neglect offences against pupils. Mr Williams was not charged and was bailed until 11 November. Police said a 69-year-old man was arrested at an address in Barcombe, near Lewes, on Wednesday and a computer and documentation were seized. The man was not named but BBC sources confirmed he was Clive Williams. "During January this year we were contacted by a firm of solicitors representing a number of clients who have reported to them that they were sexually and physically assaulted by staff, whilst they were pupils at Ashdown House School near Forest Row in the 1970s," a police spokesman said. "We have since been in contact with 20 people reporting offences against them, including those clients. "Most have already been interviewed by officers from our specialist Child Protection Team in East Sussex. "The investigation continues and now spans a period from the late 1960s to the early 1980s." Sussex Police said there were no current safeguarding issues at the school. Ashdown House has been owned by the Cothill Educational Trust since 2009. The trust said in a statement in January, it understood that it may be the subject of legal proceedings relating to episodes of abuse, said to have taken place between 30 and 40 years ago. "The trustees are deeply saddened about those matters and wish to do everything they can to assist any former pupil who has been affected," it said.

Summary: The former headmaster of a prep school attended by London mayor Boris Johnson, has been arrested on suspicion of historic sex assaults.


Edward Beavis, 34, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson and criminal damage, at Salisbury magistrates court. If follows a fire at Avenue Primary School in Warminster, in which two classrooms were destroyed. Nobody was injured in the blaze. He is due to be sentenced at Salisbury Crown Court on date yet to be decided.

Summary: A man has admitted setting fire to a primary school which was partially destroyed in a blaze early on Wednesday.


More than a dozen men stormed into the Kiwi cafe in the Georgian capital on Sunday evening, the cafe said, shouting and throwing meat at patrons. A brawl erupted but the attackers fled before police arrived. Police are now investigating, and say they have questioned the attackers and cafe staff. Nobody has been arrested. The cafe has appealed for public support, saying it was no prank but a case of intimidation by neo-Nazis. The attackers wore strings of sausages round their necks and threw chunks of meat onto customers' plates, the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie reports from Tbilisi. They are known as the Bergmann group, and a social media page shows their attacks on people of Arab or African origin, our correspondent reports. One photograph shows members making the Nazi salute. The Kiwi cafe is in a traditional part of old Tbilisi, and is popular among young people sporting unconventional hairstyles, tattoos and body piercings. Most Georgians are Orthodox Christians and many see unorthodox lifestyles as a corrupting influence from the West. The cafe said it had drawn some local hostility because of "the way we look, music that we listen to, ideas we support, and the fact that we don't eat meat" and backing of causes such as rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. "During these hard times you can support us just by visiting our cafe, we will be very grateful if you come to show everyone that here are a lot of us who care about the issue!" the Kiwi cafe said in a statement on Facebook. It later told the BBC it had received strong messages of solidarity - from Georgia and abroad - but that people had also left angry comments trying "to defend those fascists". It said it was also appealing for financial contributions to install security cameras in case of repeat incidents. The incident comes amid growing concerns about the rise of far-right nationalism in Georgia. Last week, hundreds of nationalists marched through central Tbilisi - waving Georgian flags and anti-communist banners, reports said - to mark independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Homophobia is also commonplace in Georgia, correspondents say. The country made world headlines in 2013 when a small group of LGBT activists were attacked by a large mob led by an orthodox priest. The cafe statement blames Sunday's incident on the group of men who came into the premises, talking loudly, throwing meat and smoking, and then "yelling, laughing, and talking to us sarcastically". These people "were neo-Nazis... who support fascist ideas", the cafe said. Some minor injuries were sustained. The police arrived only after the attackers had left, but the cafe said even some of those officers behaved aggressively, "yelled with anger, said that we are guilty of what had happened".

Summary: A vegan cafe in Tbilisi has appealed for public solidarity after being invaded by ultra-nationalists wielding grilled meat and sausages.


Leicester Crown Court was told Iain Lawrence 53, of Ratcliffe Road, Leicester, had not come to terms with the break-up of his marriage. The accident happened a day after an argument about finances involved in their upcoming divorce proceedings. Mr Lawrence, who was not seriously injured in the crash, denies murder. The court was told that Sally Lawrence's death was "a planned killing born out of grief, anger and jealousy". Mrs Lawrence, 47, died from head injuries in the crash at Oadby in Leicestershire last October. The court was told Mrs Lawrence's seatbelt had been unclipped before the crash and an airbag had been disabled. The prosecution said the car had been driven deliberately into the tree with the passenger side taking the brunt of the impact. The court also heard that Mrs Lawrence had often told relatives and friends that she was scared of her estranged husband. The jury was told that police later found her car unlocked on the drive of the house with her handbag and overnight bag inside. The trial continues.

Summary: A man deliberately crashed his car into a tree to kill his estranged wife who was travelling with him, a court has heard.


Colombia said it would not allow any further temporary openings of the border, which Venezuela shut last year. More than 100,000 people went to Colombia last weekend, the second time the border was open in a year. They crossed to buy basic goods that are in short supply in their country because of a severe economic crisis. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure to fight cross-border crime. He said the area had been infiltrated by Colombian paramilitaries and gangs. The UN human rights office called on Venezuela to consider accepting "humanitarian aid" to ensure food and medicine supplies were distributed. Colombia's Foreign Minister, Maria Angela Holguin, said a decision had been made to not allow any further temporary reopening of the border. "Let's work so that the opening, the next opening, is definitive," she said after meeting officials from the region neighbouring Venezuela. She added that work needed to be done to make the frontier safer and to prevent criminal activities in the area. Many in Venezuela say they have struggled to feed their families as the country has suffered severe shortages for months. This is a result of the falling price of oil which is Venezuela's prime source of income. Supermarkets have empty shelves and people spend days in queues to buy basic goods. The Venezuelan opposition blames the government for the economic crisis, saying its policies have left businesses unable to import raw materials and essential parts. President Maduro argues that his leftist government is the victim of an economic war. Expressing concern about "severe shortages" of basic goods in Venezuela, the UN human rights office also warned about deteriorating human rights and growing violence in the country. The body urged the authorities to ensure the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Venezuela: Economy on the brink?

Summary: The government in Colombia has called for the permanent opening of its border with Venezuela after crisis-hit Venezuelans flocked to buy basic items.


Government figures show the resort has the most pregnant smokers per head of population. Blackpool Council said smoking levels in the town had fallen from 33% five years ago to 27.2% now. In 2013, it won an award for its work tackling the issue of smoking by expectant mothers. Current NHS data shows the rate of smoking throughout pregnancy in Blackpool was more than 10 times that in Westminster (2.1%). Blackpool Councillor Eddie Collett, the Cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: "In Blackpool, smoking in pregnancy numbers are falling. We have seen significant improvement since 2010." He said they needed to continue the positive work to ensure mothers and babies were protected from harm caused by smoking. "There is still a way to go," he added. "However, I am pleased that we are moving in the right direction." He said there were close links between maternity services and support services. Two years ago Blackpool received an award on smoking cessation from the Clear Partnership, which works with local authorities and is supported by charities such as Action on Smoking and Health (Ash). Hazel Cheeseman, director of policy at Ash, said the data came from the government's Smoking at the Time of Delivery data. She said it was unfair to single out Blackpool as they have done some "great work" and one of the reasons the figures may seem higher is because they are so good at recording the data and "not every other part of the country is quite as scrupulous." She added there are lower rates of smoking in more affluent areas and higher in areas that are less affluent, and although Blackpool has invested a lot they "have such a mountain to climb," At the time of the award, Cancer Research UK's Tobacco Control lead, Alison Cox, said: "Blackpool's excellent work will ensure that more pregnant women get the help they need."

Summary: A councillor in Blackpool, which has England's highest smoking rate among pregnant women, has defended the town's record.


Prashad Sothilingam, 25, of Edghill Road, Mitcham, is accused of murdering 26-year-old Neel Croos in Holborn Way, Mitcham, on 23 November, police said. Mr Croos sustained a serious head injury in a fight involving a large number of men and later died. Two other men were also treated in hospital. Mr Sothilingam was the seventh man arrested over the death and appears at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Monday. He is also charged with the attempted murder of a 29-year-old man on the same day, and charged with violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. Previously, police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. Five other men, aged between 21 and 40, were also held on suspicion of violent disorder. All six have been bailed until a date in early December.

Summary: A man has been charged with murder after a street brawl in south London.


They were named artists of the year and also took home album of the year and favourite pop/rock album. "This has been a real perfect day... America feels like a second home to us," said Liam Payne. Katy Perry, who did not appear at the ceremony in Los Angeles, also won three awards, including one for best single for Dark Horse featuring Juicy J. The awards, many of which are decided by a fan vote, also saw Taylor Swift speak out again in defence of traditional models of music distribution. The singer, who was presented the Dick Clark award for excellence by Motown musician Diana Ross, thanked fans for acknowledging her campaign. "What you did by going out and investing in music and albums is you're saying that you believe in the same thing that I believe in - that music is valuable and that music should be consumed in albums, and albums should be consumed as art and appreciated," she said. After the release of 1989, Swift removed all of her albums from Spotify, saying the streaming service devalued music and did not pay artists enough. Iggy Azalea beat the likes of Eminem and Drake to the title of favourite rap/hip hop artist. "This award is the first award I've ever won in my entire life, and it means so much to me that it is for best hip hop because that's what inspired me to move to America and pursue my dreams, and it's what helped me when I was a teenager to escape and to get through my life and to better times," the 24-year-old said. "And it means so much that I can stand here against Eminem and Drake and come out with this." Calvin Harris and Sam Smith took home favourite artist awards in the EDM and pop/rock categories. Frozen was named best soundtrack. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: One Direction have topped the winners list at the American Music Awards, taking home a total of three prizes.


Malcolm Wright, 56, was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries following the incident in the Peter Buchan Drive area last month. He died later. Gary Crossan, 30, of Peterhead, appeared at the town's sheriff court charged with murder. He made no plea and was remanded in custody.

Summary: A man has appeared in court charged with murder in Peterhead.


The 26-year-old came through the German second-tier side's youth academy, playing in over 200 games for the club. Schindler has signed a three-year contract with the Terriers. "He is good in the aerial challenge and is a very composed player, who is great at reading the game," head coach David Wagner said. "A big part of our decision to allow Joel Lynch to join Queens Park Rangers was the availability of Christopher. "I am totally comfortable breaking the club's transfer record to bring him here." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Huddersfield have signed defender Christopher Schindler from TSV 1860 Munich for an undisclosed club-record fee, understood to be around £1.8m.


The 22-year-old England C international has scored 54 goals in two seasons for the National League North side. The former Grimsby player is Gareth Ainsworth's first summer signing. "He's a physical striker who knows where the goal is and I'm confident his all-round play will benefit us," boss Ainsworth told the club website. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Wycombe Wanderers have signed striker Dayle Southwell on a two-year contract from Boston United, subject to final paperwork being completed.


Espionage - the stealing of secrets - is a well-trodden path for both sides, but far more sensitive is the notion of subversion, trying to influence political life by sowing dissent and supporting opposition. Both Russia and the West claim the other has been practising subversion for at least a century. Russian subversion is the talk of Washington at the moment, but Moscow has its own narrative. It begins 100 years ago, when Britain was determined to roll back the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. Enter a colourful array of characters linked to MI6, notably Sir Paul Dukes and Sidney Reilly ("Ace of Spies"). But it is the Lockhart Plot which is particularly remembered in Russia - although barely known in Britain. Named after British diplomat Robert Bruce Lockhart, who was stationed in Moscow, it involved paying Latvian soldiers to launch a counter-coup. "The shadow of these events still hangs over our relations," says Prof Evgeny Sergeev, from the Russian State University for Humanities. "It was used by Soviet propaganda as the symbol of all those evil intentions to overthrow the Bolshevik government." The Bolshevik government's reaction was to strengthen its secret police to protect against outside interference and to send its spies abroad to discern the plans of others. Back in Britain during the 1920s, the government feared worldwide Bolshevik revolution. Concerns centred on The All Russian Trade Co-operative Society (Arcos) in London. Britain's intelligence services were convinced it was not only a nest of spies but the epicentre of subversive activity - spreading propaganda and supporting strikes, amid fears that "Moscow gold" was supporting "terrorist groups" in the British Empire. A message from the Communist International known as the Zinoviev letter helped fuel that idea - even though it was fake. Arcos was closed in a chaotic raid, but it was not long before Soviet intelligence pulled off one of its greatest coups - recruiting a group of Cambridge graduates who would work their way into the heart of the British establishment. Britain also seems to have had its own plans. In 1937, Fitzroy Maclean took up a diplomatic posting in Moscow, witnessing the show trials in which Stalin purged his opponents and travelling widely across the Soviet Union. This gave him an idea which he wrote up on his return to the Foreign Office in 1939. Oddly, his memo - originally marked Top Secret - has appeared and disappeared from the British archives in recent years. But Moscow had known about the content for decades. I learned this from Todor Boyadjiev, a retired deputy head of Bulgarian intelligence, who says Russian colleagues showed him the memo and further plans based on it. Boyadjiev says MI6 developed a plan codenamed Lyautey, named after a French general. The story goes that the general asked his gardener to plant some trees to provide shade. The gardener protested they would take decades to grow, to which the General replied there was no time to lose. Britain's Lyautey plan, Boyadjiev says, was a long-term effort to fragment the Soviet Union by stirring up unrest among religious

Summary: The claim that the Kremlin sought to influence America's presidential election is only the latest chapter in a much longer story of mistrust between Russia and the West.


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is attending the annual wreath laying and Remembrance Sunday service at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. Military chiefs, emergency services and regimental associations also took part in the event, organised by veterans' charity Legion Scotland. A two-minutes silence took place across the UK at 11:00 GMT. Wreath laying was held at the Stone of Remembrance outside the City Chambers on the Royal Mile in the Scottish capital. Ms Sturgeon said: "Remembrance Sunday is an opportunity for all of Scotland to join with others right across the world and commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts during the last century and more recently." Also attending the service in Edinburgh was Scotland Office Minister Andrew Dunlop and president of Legion Scotland, Sir Alistair Irwin. Mr Dunlop said: "It is so important that we remember the servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live freely, and to stand together on Remembrance Sunday to honour them." Kevin Gray, Legion Scotland's chief executive officer, said: "Sadly as time moves on the memories become more and more inherited, so now more than ever is the time to ensure we take time to pause, reflect and remember." In Glasgow, Legion Scotland representatives, serving military, clergy and civic leaders observed a two-minute silence at the cenotaph in George Square. Lord Provost Sadie Docherty was joined at the event by Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Baroness Annabel Goldie, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service assistant chief officer Lewis Ramsay. Aberdeen marked Remembrance Sunday with a ceremony in front of the city's war memorial on Schoolhill, with serving forces, reserves, veterans and cadets in attendance. Lord Provost George Adam led the laying of wreaths before a church service at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting.

Summary: Events to remember servicemen and women who died in conflict are taking place across Scotland.


The airman, whose next of kin have been informed, was shot dead while on a routine patrol of the Western Dashte area, said the Ministry of Defence. British forces spokesman Lt Col Gordon Mackenzie said "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time." British military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 now stand at 398. The airman had been on a partnered patrol and so would have been interacting with civilians while accompanying an Afghan officer. His death comes after Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment was also killed by gunfire, in Helmand's Khar Nikah area on 27 January. Some 500 of around 9,500 British servicemen and women in Afghanistan are due to be brought home in 2012 and Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated that more will leave in 2013. He has said he wants British forces to end combat operations in the country by 2014.

Summary: A Royal Air Force Regiment airman has been killed during an insurgent attack in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand.


The amount of money paid to home owners and businesses producing electricity from roof-top panels is to fall from 12.92p per kilowatt hour to 4.39p. Based on government estimates, 1,870 out of 3,230 jobs are at risk. Sheffield council voted on Wednesday to stop fitting panels on homes because it was no longer affordable. The region has been one of the largest adopters of the renewable energy source, with 62,149 solar homes and 1,744 big solar rooftops on schools, warehouses and other commercial buildings. In 2011, roof-top panels were fitted to Bradford Cathedral, at a cost of Â£50,000, making it the first in the UK to generate power in such a way. If a company has gone bust, householders with solar panels should check whether the equipment has insurance-backed warranty, which may cover repairs. If this is not the case, the Solar Trade Association can put people in touch with a member who is part of its repair agreement service. The average cost for a 4kWp system, which comprises 16 panels, is about Â£5,600. The feed-in-tariff system was designed to give financial incentive for home owners and businesses to install the equipment. It pays producers a subsidy for the electricity they generate, plus a bonus for any electricity exported back to the national grid. Homeowner Dan Andrews had the solar panels fitted at Christmas and said he would not have paid almost Â£8,000 for them under the new tariff. "We wouldn't have done it with the changes being brought in," he said. "It's a big investment over a long period of time and it's not worth the risk when the payback could be in 15 or 20 years time." The industry said the cut, which comes into effect from midnight, had already cost 6,500 jobs nationally and estimated up to a total of 18,700 jobs could be under threat across the UK. Thomas Newby, managing director of The Phoenix Works, a renewable energy installation company in Farsley, said solar panels represented 60% of his turnover and the reduction put the firm in "a lot of difficulty". "A lot of people buy them in part for ideological reasons but there's obviously a financial element and it's got to make financial sense." The government said it continued to support low carbon sector but for it be sustainable it needed to be driven by competition and innovation, not subsidies.

Summary: More than half the jobs in the solar panel industry in Yorkshire and the Humber are at risk through a government cut in subsidies for householders.


9 December 2014 Last updated at 16:43 GMT Mrs Mujuru, once seen as a future possible leader, has denied plotting against the president. State media and Mr Mugabe's wife, Grace, have conducted a campaign against her for months. BBC Africa reviews the demise of Mr Mugabe's main opponents - in 90 seconds. Video produced by Baya Cat

Summary: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has sacked his Vice-President, Joice Mujuru, after accusing her of plotting to kill him.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 1 April 2015 Last updated at 16:59 BST Well one man has started using a drone instead. Paul Brennan decided to use one on his brother's farm in Ireland. The little remote controlled aircraft encourages the sheep into their pen. Paul says it take three minutes and 21 seconds to get them from one side of the field to another using the gadget. Jenny's got more on this woolly tech tale... Pictures from Paul Brennan

Summary: When you don't have a sheep dog, how do you herd your flock?


The woman, 39, suffered "multiple serious injuries" after plummeting to the ground during a "routine" jump over Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, on 5 April. Police said it was miraculous she had survived, after her main chute failed and a reserve only partially opened. A 35-year-old man was arrested but has since been bailed, police said. Wiltshire Police began an investigation after being alerted by the parachute club at Netheravon Airfield to concerns over what had happened. Detectives said they were particularly looking for "slinks" or soft links, used to connect the canopy to the parachute harness, which were "missing". Det Insp Paul Franklin, said the woman, an experienced parachutist, had "very nearly lost her life". "This woman would have been dead if her chute hadn't partially opened, this meant her descent was slowed enough for her to survive the fall," he said. The woman was taken to Southampton General Hospital with "multiple fractures throughout her body" and was now recovering at home, police said.

Summary: A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman's main parachute failed to open in a 4000ft (1,219m) jump.


Severn Trent issued a warning in Derbyshire and Leicestershire on Friday after it found high levels of the chemical at a reservoir. About 3,700 properties are affected in postcode areas DE11, DE15, DE65, DE73 and LE65. It is hoped the water will be safe to use later, although the firm said customers can now flush their toilets. Latest updates: Severn Trent Water problems Severn Trent has been handing out free bottles of water to affected customers at Sainsbury's in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, and Tesco in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Nigel Thornylowe, who lives in Woodville with his two children, said it was a "nightmare". "We got caught up in the frenzy yesterday and unfortunately... we haven't got any bottled water," he said. "We've tried in vain but all the supermarkets have run out." He said the situation had been poorly managed and bottles of water should be distributed at more locations than just the two supermarkets. But other residents have been looking out for their neighbours with one couple filling up the water carrier in their caravan and distributing it to elderly neighbours. And another woman said she coped on Friday night by "drinking spritzers" instead of water. In a statement, the firm tried to reassure customers who may have drunk the water that, if they did not notice a strong chlorine smell or taste, then it was "unlikely to have caused any harm". But it added that anyone with concerns should speak to a doctor. "We're very sorry for the inconvenience this has caused but we want to reassure customers that this is a precautionary measure due to the levels of chlorine in the water supply," it said.

Summary: Thousands of people are still being told they should not use their water because of high levels of chlorine.


But does the fate of Greece matter to the wider world? Does it matter if Greece eventually leaves the eurozone, or even the European Union? The short answer is yes. Most people care about the fate of Greece, and hope that it can maintain stability and feel secure. Many people, but by no means all, believe that its membership of "Club Europe" is one guarantee of a stability which has so often been denied to Greece in the past. For at least the past hundred years, Greece has swung between democracy and dictatorship, between civilian and military rule, and the outside world would like to be sure the pendulum now stays firmly in the position marked "democratic, civilian government". Both history and geography help explain why Greece matters far beyond its borders. The society which gave the world the embryo of modern democracy in Ancient Greece has only enjoyed 40 years of continuous parliamentary democracy in modern times. The days of the "Greek colonels" are still in the not-very-distant past. The last military regime in Athens was overthrown in 1974. Thirty years earlier, in 1944, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, as uncomfortable wartime allies against the Nazis, were carving up the Balkans between East and West for the post-war era. In Moscow, Churchill put it to Stalin: "Let us settle about our affairs in the Balkans." Britain's wartime leader wrote down his proposals in pencil on a sheet of paper: A couple of later additions and amendments in red ink are important. The Greece section is changed so that "the others 10%" becomes "Russia 10%". And after Great Britain's claim to 90% influence has been added the words "in accord with USA", recognising where the real post-war power would lie. It was part of the far larger, so-called "percentages agreement" attempting to parcel out Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Hungary too. There's a blue pencil tick near the top of the page, apparently in Stalin's hand. He may have honoured that limit to his influence in Greece, but certainly not his apparent agreement to share Hungary and Bulgaria. After that, Churchill moved very swiftly to try to ensure that the Greek Communists - who had been such a strong force in the divided Resistance to Nazi occupation - would not prevail. He made a dangerous flight to Athens on Christmas Day, 1944, and on 26 December posed with the Greek Orthodox Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens. Churchill backed him as regent, or temporary head of state, ahead of Greece's descent into the nightmare of civil war between communists and anti-communists. That civil war is called by some the first battle of the Cold War. If you accept that another contest for influence between Vladimir Putin's Russia and the West is now under way, it's not hard to see why anything like "Grexit", which would detach Greece from the inner core of EU states, alarms not just fellow European leaders, but also the United States. President Putin has been courting the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras. It's true that the Russian leader has offered only limited

Summary: We know that the Greek agony is not over - the country's future is still hugely uncertain.


The 22-year-old, who was a former England youth international, started his career at Everton before joining Burnley in 2015. Long had loan spells at both Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers in League One last season. "He is a quality striker and possesses real pace which frightens defenders," said Town manager Justin Edinburgh. "I think all we will be adding now is another goalkeeper, which should complete a strong summer of recruitment for us. We are happy with the balance of the squad." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League One club Northampton Town have signed Burnley striker Chris Long on a season-long loan deal.


The League One champions have confirmed Leon Barnett, Ryan Jennings, Kevin McNaughton and Reece Wabara will be allowed to exit. Midfielders Chris McCann and Jordan Flores are offered new deals. Emyr Huws, Jack Hendry, Billy Mckay, Andrew Taylor, Dan Lavercombe and Danny Whitehead have all been out on loan but will return for pre-season.

Summary: Wigan Athletic have announced that four players will leave the club when their contracts expire during the summer.


The up and down motion can fracture the ice, potentially aiding its break-up and melting, the researchers told Nature magazine. They say storm swells may have a much bigger influence on the extent of polar sea ice than previously recognised. The New Zealand-led team ran its experiments off Antarctica. They placed sensors at various distances from the edge of the pack ice, and then recorded what happened when bad weather whipped up the ocean surface. For smaller waves, less than 3m in height, the bobbing induced in the floes quickly decayed. But for waves over 3m, the disturbance sent propagating through the pack ice was sustained for up to 350km. "At the ice edge, it's quite noisy," explained study lead author Alison Kohout, from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Christchurch. "You have lots of waves coming from all directions with a full spectrum of frequencies. But as the waves move into the ice, this all gets cleaned up to produce one beautiful, smooth wave of constant frequency," she told BBC News. "The ice floes bend with the waves, and over time you can imagine that this creates fatigue and eventually the ice will fracture. Interestingly, the fractures tend to be perpendicular to the direction of the waves, and to be of even widths." Computer modellers have been trying to simulate the recent trends in polar sea ice - without a great deal of success. They have failed to capture both the very rapid decline in summer ice cover in the Arctic and the small, but nonetheless significant, growth in winter ice in the Antarctic. Dr Kohout and colleagues say their experiments offer some clues - certainly in the south. When they compared observed Antarctic marine-ice edge positions from 1997 to 2009 with likely wave heights generated by the weather during that period, they found a strong link. For example, where storminess was increased, in regions like the Amundsen-Bellingshausen Sea, ice extent was curtailed. In contrast, where wave heights were smaller, such as in the Western Ross Sea, marine ice was seen to expand. One very noticeable aspect of the recent growth in Antarctic winter sea ice has been its high regional variability. The team says that if models take more account of wave heights then they may better capture some of this behaviour. The group did try to look for a similar relationship in storminess and ice extent in the Arctic but found there to be insufficient data to draw any firm conclusions. The geography at the poles is quite different. The Arctic is in large part an ocean enclosed by land, whereas the Antarctic is a land mass totally surrounded by ocean. Many of the ice behaviours and responses are different as a result. "I think what's interesting for us in the Arctic is that the 'fetch' is increasing - the distance from the shores to the ice edge is increasing," commented Prof Julienne Stroeve from University College London and the US National Snow and Ice Data Center. "That would allow the wind to work more

Summary: Large ocean waves can travel through sea ice for hundreds of kilometres before their oscillations are finally dampened, scientists have shown.


The 50-year-old was driving a Vauxhall Corsa when it was struck by a Jaguar S-Type at about 10:20 on Saturday in Irvine. Two men are thought to have then abandoned the Jaguar before getting into a black Mercedes driven by a third man. The 50-year-old is being treated at Crosshouse Hospital, where he is in a stable condition. Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash, which was on Long Drive near the Newmoor Roundabout, to contact them. Det Insp Mick Carr said: "A man requires hospital treatment following a serious road traffic collision. From what we understand, following the collision, two men abandon the Jaguar car and enter a black Mercedes car, driven by a third man. The men then leave the scene of the road traffic collision, heading north along the B7081. "Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and we are yet to trace the black Mercedes which left the area. "Anyone with information surrounding this collision is asked to contact police. If you witnessed the crash and have not yet contacted police, please contact officers with any information you may have."

Summary: A man has been seriously injured in a hit and run collision in Ayrshire.


Team GB skier Tim Farr's £5,000 handbike was found after a social media campaign. It had been sold for £150 at a Cash Converters shop in south London. Mr Farr, who was a member of the British Disabled Ski team at the Vancouver Paralympics in 2010, thanked people on social media for finding the bike. On Facebook, he wrote: "Thank you again to all the amazing people, those who I know and don't, who shared my posts in the search of my stolen bike. "It has been an amazing couple of days and has restored my faith in humanity." He said his original call for help had been shared more than 3,500 times and that celebrities and MPs had helped with retweets. The bike was taken from his car parked outside his home near Balham, south-west London, at about 04:00 BST on 21 April. Police retrieved the bike after being alerted via social media by people who had spotted it in the shop. More than £1,700 was raised on a crowd funding website to pay for a new bike for the skier. This money will now be donated to charity.

Summary: A paralympian has been reunited with his specially adapted bicycle after it was stolen from outside his home.


At the age of 32, Eames is the youngest full-time boss in the top four divisions of English football. "We support his playing style and our team responds positively to his philosophy," chairman Tony Kleanthous told the club's official website. Meanwhile, defender Bira Dembele, 29, and midfielder Tom Champion, 31, have left the League Two club. Dembele played 57 times having joined Barnet in 2015, while Champion scored once in 32 appearances last season. Eames took joint charge of the Bees in December when Martin Allen left to join Eastleigh, winning four of his 11 games alongside Henry Newman. He then won two of the final four games of the season after Kevin Nugent was sacked as head coach in April. Eames was previously a coach with the club's development and academy sides before working as Nugent's assistant. "For us this was the bold choice and the right time to finally allow Rossi to take sole control of our football destiny," said Kleanthous. Barnet finished 15th in League Two this season, 11 points above the relegation zone.

Summary: Barnet have appointed former interim manager and assistant first team coach Rossi Eames as their new head coach.


Smith, 22, competed at London 2012, claimed Commonwealth gold at Glasgow 2014 and was the favourite for GB's sole female weightlifting place in Rio. However, she dislocated her shoulder during the GB trials and selectors opted for rising-star Rebekah Tiler. "I don't want to ever miss out again," Smith told BBC Sport. She travelled to out to the 2008 Beijing Games as part of the British Olympic Association's athlete ambition programme for youngsters who have the potential to compete in future Olympics. Four years later she fulfilled that promise and set a new British record en-route to a 11th-place finish, but her Rio dreams ended after undergoing surgery on her injured shoulder. "The summer was bitter sweet for me," she said. "It was amazing to see Team GB do so well, but being stuck on a sofa watching it from afar was a little painful. "My injury rehab is going well, but I've not lifted since June - had surgery in July. "I'm still very much looking forward to the Commonwealth Games and I'm going to do everything in my power to qualify and try to defend my title." Media playback is not supported on this device Smith - a two-time Commonwealth medallist - has been named as one of Commonwealth Games England's (CGE) 25 athlete ambassadors for the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Backed by £4m of Sport England funding CGE are planning to send the largest and best-prepared team to an overseas Commonwealth Games ever. As part of the package offered to each of the sport will be access to their Brisbane-based for 10 days in the build-up to the Games in April 2018. "The support we receive is amazing and there was a big difference between 2010 to 2014 as they listen to athletes," said Smith. "The village [in Glasgow] had all the facilities we need, as it will in Australia and I owe a lot a lot of the success I've had in the Games to that."

Summary: Weightlifter Zoe Smith insists the "pain" of missing the Rio Olympics is providing her with 'huge motivation' to return to the sport.


Having gone behind through Macauley Gillesphey's free-kick after Jason Kennedy had been hauled down, Orient overturned the deficit. Jay Simpson found space to level after half-time, firing into the left corner. Ollie Palmer then streaked clear to put Orient ahead, before Raynes headed in from Alex Gillead's cross to level. The goal denied Kevin Nolan's visitors the chance to go fifth in the table, as they remain seventh, while Carlisle are three points behind in 11th. Leyton Orient player-manager Kevin Nolan told BBC Radio London: "You've got to respect the point, especially when you come to a place like this. "In the end we probably could have snatched it, but if we would have I think (Carlisle manager) Keith Curle would have been equally disappointed. "I'm delighted with the response. Since I've come in we've taken 16 points out of eight games so it's fantastic form and we've got to take positives out of it because we're all disappointed at the moment."

Summary: Michael Raynes' late equaliser earned Carlisle United a key point in a 2-2 draw with fellow League Two promotion hopefuls Leyton Orient.