Vern Cotter names his squad for the Championship on Tuesday, three months after a 35-34 quarter-final defeat. Referee Craig Joubert awarded the Wallabies a late penalty that replays suggested was an incorrect decision. "You feel you're over it and then you see something and it brings it all back," Hogg told BBC Scotland. "I was watching something on the TV a couple of weeks ago about the legacy of the World Cup and when us going out came up, it just brought back horrible memories. It was bitterly disappointing." Hogg is set to be included in a squad missing the injured Harlequins wing Tim Visser - ruled out of at least the first two games - and flanker Alasdair Strokosch, who retired from Test rugby after the World Cup. Another injury concern is Glasgow centre Mark Bennett, who was due to see a specialist on Monday to determine whether he needs an operation on his injured shoulder. The involvement of Warriors pair Ryan Wilson and Tim Swinson could hinge on the outcome of disciplinary proceedings against them following the European Champions Cup loss at Northampton. But club-mate and fellow midfielder Alex Dunbar could return to the Scotland fold after missing the World Cup with the after-effects of a knee injury sustained in training during last year's Six Nations. After the Calcutta Cup opener against England at Murrayfield on 6 February, Scotland travel to Cardiff - one of three away fixtures in this year's campaign - to face Wales in their second match a week later. Hogg says the squad will be desperate to banish the memories of not only their World Cup despair, but the embarrassment of a Six Nations whitewash last year. "It is another challenge for us now, but we can take immense confidence from the World Cup," said the 23-year-old, who has only tasted victory in three of his 19 Six Nations matches since his 2012 debut. "If I'm fortunate enough to be picked, hopefully we can produce something special in this Six Nations. England first up at Murrayfield is exactly what you want and it would be great to be part of that. "Getting a good couple of wins early doors would give us immense confidence going forward, and we'd be in the tournament if that happens. "We have let ourselves down in the last couple of Six Nations but we are looking forward to it." Hogg and his Glasgow team-mates will be hoping that joining up with Scotland provides a catalyst for rediscovering their World Cup form. Four successive defeats since Christmas have seen them slip to eighth in the Pro 12 table and effectively exit the European Champions Cup, after a third pool defeat on Sunday to Northampton. "Our target was to become the number one team in Europe and we've fallen short again," Hogg noted. "It's fine and well having good performances here and there but it's wins that we need. Europe is the be-all and end-all of club rugby so we're bitterly disappointed to no longer be part of it." After their final Champions

Summary: Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg says memories of their controversial World Cup exit to Australia are still raw as they prepare for the Six Nations.


Dywedodd arweinydd y cyngor, Peter Fox fod sawl lleoliad "allai fod yn briodol ar gyfer digwyddiad o'r natur a'r maint yma". Roedd prif weithredwr yr ŵyl, Elfed Roberts wedi dweud wrth BBC Cymru Fyw ei fod ar ddeall fod y trafodaethau cychwynnol hynny wedi dechrau. Ychwanegodd Mr Roberts eu bod wedi "plesio'n aruthrol" gydag ymateb trigolion Y Fenni yn 2016, wedi i'r Brifwyl ymweld â'r sir am y tro cyntaf ers dros ganrif. Dywedodd Mr Fox fod y cyngor wrthi'n ystyried gwneud cais, ond nad oedd "unrhyw gynlluniau pendant wedi'u gwneud". "Roedd hi'n fraint aruthrol croesawu'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol i'r Fenni haf diwethaf ac rydym wedi mynegi diddordeb mewn cynnal [un arall], o bosib yng nghanol tymor nesaf y cyngor [2022-27]", meddai. Ychwanegodd: "Mae'n rhaid i ni edrych ar sawl ffactor gan gynnwys yr effaith a'r buddion i'r sir, cefnogaeth gymunedol a'r safle sy'n cael ei ddewis. "Cafodd Y Fenni ei chydnabod fel un o'r lleoliadau gorau yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf, ond mae gan Sir Fynwy leoliadau posib eraill allai fod yn briodol ar gyfer digwyddiad o'r natur a'r maint yma." Dywedodd Mr Roberts fod diddordeb y cyngor yn dangos eu bod yn teimlo fod Sir Fynwy wedi elwa o gynnal yr Eisteddfod. Mae hynny, meddai, yn gwrthbrofi'r cyhuddiad cyffredin fod gormod o ddigwyddiadau wedi'u canoli ar y maes bellach, ac nad yw'r ŵyl yn cyfrannu digon i'r ardaloedd y mae'n ymweld â nhw. "Os ddaru Sir Fynwy ddim cael budd allan o'r Eisteddfod, dwi'n gofyn pam fod y cyngor sir eisiau hi nôl", meddai. Ychwanegodd: "Mae mynd â'r Eisteddfod i rywle fel Sir Fynwy a chyflwyno'r Gymraeg i bobl ddi-Gymraeg yn bwysig i ni. "Mi gawson ni ein plesio'n aruthrol gan ymateb y rhan fwyaf o bobl y sir, oedd yn ofnadwy o gynnes a chefnogol i'r iaith."

Summary: Mae Cyngor Sir Fynwy wedi cadarnhau fod ganddyn nhw ddiddordeb mewn cynnal yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol unwaith eto ymhen ychydig flynyddoedd.


Reports say supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have booed Congress party chief ministers at three different official functions in the last few days. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's speech was repeatedly disturbed on Tuesday during an event in Mr Modi's presence. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, an ally of the Congress party, and Maharashtra's Prithviraj Chavan were also "heckled by BJP supporters" at different functions. Newspapers and websites feel such incidents are dangerous for India's federal structure. Such behaviour "is hardly reassuring for any leader who plans to share the stage with his PM", says an article on the First Post website. The article says that "at first blush, this may seem like a minor spat driven by political egoâ€¦ but it underlines a certain Jekyll and Hyde quality that Mr Modi's leadership has acquired..." "It's just bad precedent that will, in the end, undermine Mr Modi's own credibility when he talks of working with the opposition - or when he visits an opposition-ruled state and can't find a single chief minister who will share a stage with him," it adds. Following the incidents, several Congress leaders have declared that they will no longer share stage with Mr Modi. The Tribune says such anger is "manufactured" and is "directed only at the rival party's chief ministers". "The BJP is well aware that any protest in the presence of the PM would get wide publicity and thus serve the party's political strategy of creating an anti-Congress wave [in the upcoming state elections]," it says. However, the Congress party's decision to not attend any official events with Mr Modi has also attracted criticism in the media. "The Congress really appears to be losing the plot. This is evident from the childish reaction of some of its chief ministers who have refused to share the dais with Mr Modi," says the Hindustan Times. Meanwhile, the federal government has set a target of three years to clean the heavily-polluted Ganges river, reports say. Mr Modi had promised to clean up the river during his poll campaign speeches earlier in the year. The Ganges, India's longest river, is revered by Hindus and supports a third of the country's 1.2 billion people living on its floodplains. And finally, the Grand Prix will not make a comeback to India in 2015 after Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone declared that the troubled event has "run out of time" due to tax irregularities. "It is too late for 2015. We (Formula One Management and Jaypee) are looking at 2016 now and hopefully the tax issues in India will also be sorted out by then. The organisers also need to settle the existing contract before we get back," the Deccan Herald quotes Mr Ecclestone as saying. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. For more reports from BBC Monitoring, click here. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.

Summary: Media in India are criticising the booing of opposition chief ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


John Cryan told them the bank had become the object of "hefty speculation" and that "new rumours" were causing the share price to fall. He said the bank's reserves and profits underlined its strength. The shares had fallen again on Friday, but closed 6.4% up on rumours that a huge US fine could be reduced. In his letter, Mr Cryan pointed out that Deutsche had €215bn in reserves and made €1bn in profits for the last six month. At no point in the last 20 years had Deutsche been as strong as it is now, Mr Cryan insisted. "The release of the memo... seems to have taken the edge off of the German company's dramatic" share price decline, said SpreadEx analyst Connor Campbell. At the start of trading on Friday, Deutsche's share fell 9%. That followed a big fall overnight in the bank's Wall Street-listed shares, a drop sparked by reports that some hedge funds had withdrawn money from the bank. Deutsche Bank is under the most pressure of any bank since the financial crisis. Investors are increasingly worried about the financial health of the bank, which faces a $14bn fine in the US for mis-selling mortgage-backed bonds before the financial crisis of 2008. The bank's shares have been falling steadily from a recent high of €27.80 last November. But at their peak in May 2007, before the start of the banking crisis, the shares were valued at almost €100. Earlier on Friday, the chairman of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said the penalty was excessive. "The $14bn are going to the American authorities. I don't begrudge the American authorities that money, but it is money that has to be paid by European account holders and investors. The fine is too high," he said. However, Deutsche's shares closed up 6.4% on Friday, following unconfirmed reports that the bank was close to agreeing a reduction in the fine with the US Department of Justice. What's the risk at Deutsche Bank? What led to Deutsche Bank's woes? What are Deutsche Bank's options? Deutsche Bank threat has grown US seeks $14bn from Deutsche Bank Deutsche's woes hit bank shares across Europe. German rival Commerzbank was down about 6%, while the shares in UK, Swiss, French and Italian banks also suffered. In Italy, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan told La Stampa newspaper that it was in everyone's interest "to look for solutions that must then be carefully handled". But the German government's position is not clear. Although a newspaper report earlier this week suggested the German government had made some provisional plans to rescue Deutsche, this would be politically unpopular. Eckhardt Rehberg, parliamentary budget spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party, told Reuters: "At the present time, I would rule out any capital help. That would not be the right way to go." Mr Dijsselbloem ruled out a government bailout should the bank face bankruptcy. "We have set ourselves the rule that a bank needs to solve its own problem and if necessary the buck stops with the investors, the share holders,

Summary: The chief executive of troubled Deutsche Bank has emailed the 100,000 staff to reassure them that the German giant's finances are strong.


First Minister Peter Robinson suggested devolved powers for social welfare could be handed back if the Stormont parties failed to reach agreement. Sinn Féin and the SDLP are currently refusing to support the changes. Ms Villiers described the idea as hugely controversial. "It's the current government's approach that any changes to the devolution settlement have to be broadly supported across the political parties, across the community, so I'm afraid on welfare reform, I'd love to see progress on this, but I think the progress in getting it through has to come through agreement between the political parties and adopting it at Stormont," she said. The welfare reform bill, if implemented, would largely introduce measures already introduced elsewhere in the UK. Mr Robinson told the BBC's The View on Thursday that a package had been discussed by himself and Martin McGuinness last May, but the deputy first minister could not sell it to his party. The first minister said the package contained ways to help alleviate the effects of reform. By Gareth GordonBBC News NI Political Correspondent The Maze peace centre; Haass talks proposals; On the Runs; loyalist paramilitary violence and now welfare reform. The subject matter changes, but that's all. Relations between Sinn Féin and the DUP - between Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson - fluctuate from one row to the next. So how serious is this one? Well as serious as the last, except disagreement over welfare reform is costing money and must be sorted - sooner or later. Later probably given that there are elections to be fought in May. If only they had a joint trip to the US coming up where grinning and bearing it would be the only option. He said it had failed because Mr McGuinness had been unable to sell it to senior Sinn Féin members of the Irish parliament. Mr Robinson said the Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams had a very negative influence on the party's team in the Northern Ireland Executive. In response, Mr McGuinness said Mr Robinson had "crossed the line" by saying they had reached agreement on welfare reform. The deputy first minister said Mr Robinson's version of events was not true. He said some of the first minister's comments in relation to the discussions that took place between them and other Sinn Féin and DUP negotiators on the issue of welfare cuts bore "no reality to what happened at the time". Mr Robinson, the DUP leader, said in response to Mr McGuinness' comments: "I made it very clear in the interview that no deal is done until we get the support of our parties, that we were all comfortable enough to go with the package to our parties. "That's the position that I outlined, it's the position that I stand over. Indeed in terms of them not being able to get their party over the line, why on earth would he have brought me in on a Saturday afternoon if there hadn't been some exceptional set of circumstances."

Summary: The secretary of state has said the prospect of Westminster taking powers to legislate for welfare changes in NI is not realistic.


"First you exit then you negotiate," Cecilia Malmstrom told BBC Newsnight. After Brexit, the UK would become a "third country" in EU terms, she said - meaning trade would be carried out based on World Trade Organisation rules until a new deal was complete. A recent trade deal with Canada took seven years to negotiate. The Canadian agreement will also require ratification by all EU countries, adding another one to two years before it takes effect. WTO rules restrict the circumstances in which countries discriminate in favour of each other in trade. Otherwise, they must apply to each other the tariffs they apply against the rest of the world. Ms Malmstrom, the EU Trade Commissioner, underlined that detailed talks to shape the UK's new trading relationship with the EU should not start until after the process of leaving politically, under an Article 50 process lasting up to two years. "There are actually two negotiations. First you exit, and then you negotiate the new relationship, whatever that is," she said. "The referendum - which of course we take note of and respect - has no legal effect. First there has to be notification, which the next prime minister will do, I hope swiftly. And then that process can start." There is concern in the City that having to do business for years under WTO rules could be disastrous for the UK's service industries. Asked whether sticking to such a process wouldn't harm the economies of all EU members, Ms Malmstrom replied: "Yes, but the vote was very clear." She said she was "saddened" that the UK - which has traditionally defended the principle of free trade - is leaving the EU. Fearsome challenge Under EU law, the bloc cannot negotiate a separate trade deal with one of its own members, hence the commissioner's insistence that the UK must first leave. It is also against EU law for a member to negotiate its own trade deals with outsiders, which means the UK cannot start doing this until after it has left the EU. Taken at face value, these rules mean the UK cannot conduct its own trade talks for up to two years - a fearsome challenge to any prime minister trying to deliver Brexit. EU officials say the UK's options will soon refine themselves into a Norway-style package that keeps Britain within the single market - subject to EU rules and regulations - or a bespoke "third country" deal on the pattern of Canada's. They agree that because British businesses are already compliant with EU rules and regulations, choosing to remain within the single market would be "a little quicker", than negotiating a deal like Canada's. But even a Norway-style single market access deal, they caution, could take years to negotiate, leaving the UK trading on WTO terms in the meantime. Watch Mark Urban's interview in full on BBC Newsnight at 22:30 on BBC Two

Summary: The European Union's top trade official says the UK cannot begin negotiating terms for doing business with the bloc until after it has left.


It is understood the plane came down at the privately-owned Peterborough Business Airport at about 11:50 GMT. The pilot, a man aged in his 40s, was taken from the airfield to Peterborough City Hospital with a serious leg injury. An air ambulance and other emergency vehicles were sent to the scene.

Summary: A pilot has been injured in a light aircraft crash.


A man approached her from behind and shoved her to the ground at about 13:30 GMT in Hanwell Cemetery, west London. The suspect made off with her bag which was later recovered by a member of the public, but the purse had been taken. The victim suffered minor injuries in the incident but did not require hospital treatment. Police have released a CCTV image of the suspect, who is described as skinny, about 5ft 9in tall, wearing a black scarf covering his face, a grey hooded top, a black coat and jeans. A Met Police spokesman said: "The robbery took place in broad daylight and police are keen to speak to members of the public who saw a man matching this description, walking briskly away from the scene, with his face covered and hood up."

Summary: A 73-year-old woman had her handbag snatched as she was cleaning her husband's grave on Christmas Eve, Met Police have said.


A hospital trust official emailed mid Wales politicians to say it had failed to recruit foreign nurses because it could not get Home Office approval. Nursing is not on the Shortage Occupation List, giving priority to migrants with specific qualifications. UK ministers said they took independent advice on the list and the long-term aim was to "train our own nurses". Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We have argued in favour of including nursing on the list. It seems essential to me. It is just a wrongheaded focus on the wrong issue that is leading them to refuse to do that. I've argued as well for a separate Welsh Shortage Occupation List." Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, which serves mid Wales patients, could not recruit the nurses because it had been unable to get certificates of sponsorship from the Home Office, according to the email. Trust Communications director Adrian Osborne sent the message to MPs and AMs in mid Wales, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. He wrote: "Alongside our local recruitment and training programmes, we had also implemented an international recruitment programme focused on the Philippines. "This has faced delays as we have not been successful in securing Certificates of Sponsorship from the Home Office to bring these nurses to our wards. "This is because nursing is neither on the Shortage Occupation List, nor do these posts secure enough points for them to be a priority for the Migration Advisory Committee." Lib Dem AM William Powell has written to the UK government calling for a change to the policy. "The Tories' irresponsible and illogical attitude to immigration is contributing to an NHS staffing crisis in Wales," he said. "What kind of government wants to stop vitally needed nurses coming to work in our country? This is reckless in the extreme. "Of course we need to be training nurses in this country and we need a clear strategy to train our workforce for the future, but patients need support now, not in ten years' time." In a letter to Mr Powell, Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said: "The UK government believes that in the past it has been too easy for employers to bring in workers from overseas rather than take the long-term decision to train our workforce here at home. "The long-term aim is that we train our own nurses in this country. "A number of health professional jobs, such as doctors in emergency medicine, are recognised shortage occupations, but the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recently recommended against adding nurses to the Shortage Occupation List."

Summary: The UK government's immigration policy is contributing to an NHS staff crisis, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have said.


At a meeting in Australia, it was agreed that around 1.5 million sq km of a part of the Southern Ocean would be protected from companies wanting to fish there for the next 35 years. The Ross Sea actually only makes up about 2% of this ocean, but it is home to a huge amount of wildlife. Environmental campaigners have welcomed the decision saying it will help to protect Earth's cleanest area of ocean. They hope it will be the first of many such zones across the world. You will find around two in every five of the world's Adelie penguins here, around one in three Antarctic petrels and around one in 16 of the world's minke whales. Killer whales live there too. It is also a rich source of krill, which is food for seals and whales, so it's very important that it is looked after. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about Antarctica... Antarctica isn't a country - it's a whole continent! It is sits at the Earth's south pole and is almost completely covered by an massive ice sheet that is thousands of metres thick. Antarctica is absolutely enormous. It is almost 14 million sq km, which makes it the fifth-largest continent behind Asia, North America, South America and Africa. This is about 58 times the size of the UK and twice the size of Australia! It is also the world's highest continent, with an average land height of 2,300 m. The temperature on Antarctica has been known to go as low as around âˆ’90Â°C. Because it is so cold, the air cannot hold as much moisture so it does not rain very much at all there. This actually means Antarctica is considered to be a desert, but the other deserts that you know are much warmer...! The winds can always blow as strongly as up to 351 km per hour. As it is such an important place for scientific research, at any one time there may be many hundreds scientists spread across the various research stations all over the continent. You will also find tourists there. According to Discovering Antarctica, in the early 1990s, about 5,000 tourists went every year. By 2009-2010, the continent welcomed around 37,000 visitors. But nobody lives there permanently! In the winter, the sea around Antarctica freezes over creating what is called sea ice. This makes the continent almost twice as big in winter. The end of the summer in Antarctica is in March and the end of the winter is in September - opposite to in the UK! This is because Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere, which faces the Sun during our winter time. In 1959, several countries signed an agreement called the Antarctic Treaty, saying that Antarctica would be a peaceful place that they would work together to look after. Without an international agreement like this, people would be free to do what they wanted there. However, this meant countries now work together to protect it.

Summary: Officials from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea, in Antarctica, will become the world's largest marine protected area.


But what really bothered the academic was the condemnation of the supporters that followed. Kaufman, an associate professor of sociology at the State University of New York who has studied crowd reactions to athletes, reckons the widespread criticism of the passion shown by local fans, including an angry condemnation by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, was unjustified. "The IOC has much more important issues to worry about than supporters booing competitions," he said. "There has been a backlash towards the home fans and I find it interesting that people are not looking at the fact that crowd behaviour is a matter of cultural values. "Why is the way Brazilians cheer or jeer 'wrong'? What we know as reality is shaped by the environment we grew up in", Kaufman told BBC Brasil. "Each culture has its own beliefs and values and in some of them you will even find that applauding effusively is considered rude." READ MORE: So why do people boo, then? Kaufman says academics regard jeering as a form of social interaction concerned with more than just the outcome of a sporting competition. "The Olympics have a much broader meaning and when Brazilians boo they might be actually defying authority rather than only trying to influence the outcome of a match," he said. And he says he rather enjoys the rowdiness of the local fans. "It's fascinating that rules of engagement and behaviour can be so different from country to country," said Kaufman. "The IOC shouldn't be so surprised by the passion shown by Brazilian fans. Booing is only as 'wrong' as cheering. Both are expressions of values and beliefs. "If Fifa had banned the vuvuzelas in the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa, no matter how deafening they sounded even on TV, they would have amputated a cultural component of that society". But doesn't Kaufman think booing is unfair on the athletes? Up to a point, but he reckons competitors should not really be shocked - at least, not to the extent of Lavillenie, who made comments, for which he later apologised, linking Brazilian fans to crowds in Nazi Germany at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. "The targets of booing can be excused for feeling offended, sad and even threatened by a raucous crowd. We can't blame them for not having time to think of cultural aspects when they are much more worried about sporting performance," he said. "It's understandable that the French athlete got upset, but he was competing against a Brazilian athlete in front of a home crowd. It was inevitable that the fans would pick on him," he argues. But Kaufman has no sympathy with calls for crowd behaviour to be curbed. "Sport is passionate and exciting and people are also making political statements. Brazilian fans booed Russian athletes because of the doping allegations, for example, or simply picked on Argentine fans because of the soccer rivalry. But to talk about a 'more appropriate' way of supporting is an attitude of cultural imperialism," he says. He is not even convinced there is any reason to complain

Summary: Like many observers of the Rio Olympics, American sociologist Peter Kaufman was shocked by the spectacle of French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie being booed by local fans during and after his duel with Brazilian athlete Thiago Braz.


The Roslea surgery closed last week, leaving the village without a doctor for the first time in 100 years. Several hundred people who attended the meeting were told that no doctors applied to take over the contract. Patients will now have to travel to the health centre in Lisnaskea. "It will have a very, very serious impact on me because we have a member of the family who isn't in very good health," said Rosemary Mulligan. "I have to go to the doctor a lot about this person and then have to go on a round trip of over 30 miles for any medication or anything I need." She added: "We had a lovely doctors and everything was going well and they were coming from Lisnaskea and we were happy enough and now its gone. We're angry and we're sad." Jimmy Flynn had a hip replacement in November said it was "a terrible mistake that we haven't got a surgery". "I'm 87 years of age and it's not a good idea for me to have to drive down to Lisnaskea. "We're hoping that this meeting will maybe entice somebody to come back here to Roslea." Ann Began said it will lead to increased waiting times for appointments. "You could be waiting three weeks if you want to see a particular doctor," she said. "I think it's terrible because the area goes right out to the border and old people are going to have to travel and they mightn't have transport. "Not everybody can drive. I just think it's awful." Representatives from the Health and Social Care Board said they had found it increasingly difficult to replace retiring GPs in rural practices, as doctors no longer want to work on their own. They said this contrasted to the situation 20 years ago when there were about 40 applicants for a GP post in the nearby village of Newtownbutler. Maple Health Care has taken over the patients of three single-handed practices in Roslea, Newtownbutler and Lisnaskea. Dr Sloan Harper, director of integrated care at the Health and Social Care Board, said the temporary model of a GP from Lisnaskea providing services in Roslea for part of the week was not sustainable in the long term. "It will mean some inconvenience, unfortunately, for a small number of patients living in the Roslea area and the board is disappointed that we haven't been able to continue that service," said Dr Harper. "The doctors working here are taking on a major change process, going from a practice of 8,500 to 14,500 patients, taking over three practices. "So it felt safer and more sustainable for them to work out of two sites, and so Newtownbutler - being the larger premises and having better car park arrangement - was felt to be doable. "To spread their medical and nursing workforce, its not just about a doctor going down there... it was felt that was too big a stretch and so we feel the current arrangement is the best option available." Dr John Porteous from Maple Health Care in Lisnaskea,

Summary: The long-term future of single-handed rural practices is "unsustainable", a public meeting to protest against the closure of a County Fermanagh GP surgery has been told.


About 12,000 people attended Saturday's Ar Waith Ar Daith (Work On Tour) performance in Cardiff Bay. Walk the Plank's production involved dance, aerial artistry, storytelling and pyrotechnics. Before the performance, two slate plaques will were unveiled. The plaques had been engraved with poetic lines created by two school pupils, Charlotte Hunt from Harlech, Gwynedd, and Lena Mikulova from Cardiff. School pupils from across Wales were invited to come up with their own verse for the plaques on the theme of what it means to be Welsh or living in Wales, taking inspiration from the words by poet Gwyneth Lewis which are on the front of the centre.

Summary: The 10th birthday of Wales Millennium Centre has been celebrated with an "outdoor theatrical spectacle" involving 700 people.


Eleven million documents held by the Panama-based company Mossack Fonseca were leaked to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, then shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). In Russia, the three main pro-Kremlin TV channels have not reported the story so far. This is quite typical behaviour for Russia's mainstream broadcasters, which often steer clear of controversial topics involving Russian leaders. The leak reveals a suspected money-laundering ring run by a Russian bank and involving close associates of President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations: "Even though Vladimir Putin is not explicitly mentioned anywhere, it is obvious for us that our president has been and will be the main target." The story is covered by privately owned business channel RBK and independent digital news channel Dozhd TV - sources that seldom shy away from major international stories that cast Russia in an unfavourable light. The ICIJ report was released late on Sunday night in Moscow, missing print deadlines for newspapers. But the ICIJ's Russian partner, the opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, featured a seven-page hard copy report and a large online version on its website. Since then, most of the popular online news sources have included reports on the story. There has been plenty of chatter on social media. The hashtag #panamapapers has been in and out of the Top 10 Twitter trends for Russia since Sunday evening. It seems the story has underwhelmed many Russian bloggers, who were not surprised to learn about potential large-scale corruption. There have been plenty of sarcastic jokes about the alleged sums involved. In Germany, Munich's Sueddeutsche Zeitung - which originally received the documents - has the online headline "Putin's rich friends - the trail of the secret money". The heavyweight Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says "Panama's state prosecutors investigate offshore firms", while Berlin's Die Welt reports on "The billion-dollar trails of a global affair". The tabloid Bild says "Data leak reveals shady transactions worth billions". China's press is quiet on allegations that the Panama Papers involve Chinese nationals, partly because it is a national holiday, the Qingming Festival. News outlets have reported the story, omitting any mention of China being involved. However, it appears that dialogue on the papers is now being censored, as features on the Sina and NetEase web portals have been removed. There are indications that Weibo social media users want to talk about it, with thousands of posters attempting to discuss the story using the hashtag #PanamaPapers. Weibo shows that more than 2,000 users have used this hashtag, but posts using it appear currently unavailable to view. A search of "Panama" on verified media accounts brings up no results, suggesting that the microblog's moderators wish to limit people from searching for this term. Independent Hong Kong papers, meanwhile, highlight the involvement of the families of a senior Chinese official and a prominent figure. Arabic news websites and online version of dailies have picked up the story, although regional TV channels have yet to report on it. Egyptian dailies are leading with revelations about the family of former President Hosni Mubarak.

Summary: Media from Moscow to Beijing are reporting the Panama Papers leak, with some outlets omitting names of local politicians and prominent figures who figure in them.


Aidy Boothroyd's side fell behind to a Martin Chrien header in the first half. Alfie Mawson scrambled in an equaliser before a powerful Nathan Redmond strike gave England victory. The Three Lions are top of Group A on four points and will guarantee a place in the last four by beating hosts Poland in Thursday's final group game. Only the winners of each of the three groups go through to the semi-finals, along with the best runner-up. A 90th-minute Poland equaliser against Sweden in the other group game on Monday simplified the situation for England. If Sweden had held on for victory they would be level on points and goal difference ahead of Thursday's decisive fixtures. Relive England's win against Slovakia England reached the European Under-21 Championship final in 2009 but their record since has been hugely disappointing. They failed to get out of the group stage in 2011 and 2013 and looked in real danger of another early exit after a drab first 45 minutes against Slovakia in Kielce. After managing just one shot on target in the 0-0 draw with Sweden in their group opener, England again looked lightweight in attack. They were ponderous in possession and lacked invention. Their chances of scoring appeared even more unlikely when Slovakia closed ranks after going ahead, Chrien's header looping over Everton's £30m goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. But a half-time alteration brought with it a change of fortunes. Norwich forward Jacob Murphy replaced Mason Holgate at right-back and within five minutes he produced the cross that led to Mawson's equaliser. The goal resulted in Slovakia - looking for a win that would move them onto six points and in command of the group - abandoning their cautious approach in search of a winner and that played into England's hands. A failed Slovakia attack led to England breaking three against two, and Redmond did well to cut inside his marker before driving an effort into the far corner with the help of a deflection. It was a far from convincing England performance but nevertheless a satisfying result in an intimidating atmosphere. England now have their destiny in their own hands - beat Poland on Thursday and they are into the last four. However, it could have become very complicated if Sweden had held on to their 2-1 lead in the closing stages of the game against Poland. If they had taken the three points in that game and both England and Sweden won their final group fixtures by the same scoreline they would both have been level on points, goal difference and goals scored. That meant it would have been down to disciplinary points and, finally, coefficient ranking to determine the group winner. As it was, Dawid Kownacki coolly converted an injury-time penalty to earn Poland a draw and keep the host nation's hopes of a place in the last four alive. They must beat England on Thursday to have a chance of progressing. BBC Radio 5 live's chief football correspondent Ian Dennis: I thought it looked bleak for England at half-time but to their

Summary: England are one win away from a place in the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals after coming from behind to beat Slovakia on Monday.


The march itself, which was attended by thousands, was peaceful, police said. Four journalists were injured when protesters threw stones and petrol bombs at police after the march. The run-up to the 11 September anniversary of the 1973 coup, when Gen Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende, is often marked by violence. In 2012, one police officer died during clashes. On Sunday, thousands of Chileans marched through the streets of the capital, Santiago, to the memorial to the disappeared. They were carrying banners with the names and pictures of people who disappeared under Chile's military rule. According to official figures, 40,000 people were victims of human rights abuses under the dictatorship and more than 3,000 were killed or disappeared. Police said a small group of hooded protesters threw stones and sticks at police after the march had reached the cemetery where the memorial to the disappeared is located. Government spokesman Alvaro Elizalde said those who had been involved in the violence would be charged. "These are serious offenses, which we strongly condemn and which can't go unpunished." A journalist from Chilevision was hurt when he was hit by a molotov cocktail in the head, another journalist and two cameramen were also injured. Mr Elizalde stressed that those causing trouble were part of a "very small group". He said police would be out in force on 11 September, when more marches are planned.

Summary: Police and protesters have clashed in Chile's capital following a march to remember those who disappeared under military rule from 1973 to 1990.


The valuation caps a strong month for the virtual currency, with its value growing by more than 65% in a month. The steady rise in value is believed to be linked to policy changes in Japan and China that have made it easier for speculators to trade in bitcoins. Many other virtual currencies have also enjoyed a sustained rise in value over the last few weeks. Bitcoin first broke the $1,000 (£768) barrier in November 2013 but its value has fluctuated wildly since then. For instance, in early 2014 one bitcoin was worth only $280 (£215). And at the end of 2016, each one was changing hands for about $900 (£690). Bitcoin emerged in 2008 and is a digital currency based around cryptography. Individual coins can be split into smaller denominations and many people involved with the currency use computers to verify the globally-held log, known as the blockchain, of who spent what where. Verifying transactions involves solving a complicated mathematical problem and the first person to do so gets rewarded with bitcoins. Rising interest in bitcoin has sparked the creation of many other crypto-currencies. These have proved popular as the technology underlying bitcoin has struggled to cope with its popularity and growth. One estimate suggests bitcoins now make up only 47% of all traded crypto-currencies. Rivals such as Ethereum and Ripple have been gaining value far faster than bitcoin over the last few months. The surging valuations has led some commentators to suggest that an unsustainable crypto-currency bubble is developing. "The question is not if but when the market will turn," said an editorial in The Economist.

Summary: The value of Bitcoin has hit a new high with each individual coin now worth more than $2,100 (£1,615).


Cafodd y gwasanaethau brys eu galw i'r digwyddiad rhwng Gwesty Penygwryd a Chapel Curig am tua 07:00 fore Iau. Bu farw'r bachgen ac mae dynes 18 oed hefyd wedi dioddef anafiadau difrifol yn y gwrthdrawiad. Mae pedwar arall hefyd wedi'u cludo i Ysbyty Gwynedd ym Mangor gydag anafiadau llai difrifol. Mae Heddlu Gogledd Cymru wedi apelio am dystion, ac yn awyddus i siarad ag unrhyw un welodd gar Renault Clio du yn teithio rhwng Beddgelert a Phenygwryd rhwng 06:30 a 07:00.

Summary: Mae bachgen 17 oed wedi marw a dynes ifanc wedi'i hanafu'n ddifrifol yn dilyn gwrthdrawiad rhwng car a bws mini ar ffordd yr A4086 ger Capel Curig.


Gwent Police also confirmed the baby, discovered on wasteland close to Imperial Park on 29 January, was a boy. The baby had been wrapped in a white towel with the words "St Annes" written along the edge and placed in the leather bag, police said. The death is being treated as unexplained. A post mortem previously showed the baby had been born at about full-term. The force added it would be an "incredibly distressing" time for the baby's mother and it wanted to offer her "the right support". Police have previously posted a video on social media urging the mother to get in touch.

Summary: Police searching for the mother of a newborn baby found dead in Newport have released an image of a bag identical to the one the child was found in.


The country accounted for more than a million submissions, according to an annual report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo). It said the figure was "extraordinary". Many of the filings were for innovations in telecoms, computing, semiconductors and medical tech. Beijing had urged companies to boost the number of such applications. But some experts have cast doubt as to whether it signifies that the country is truly more inventive than others, since most of China's filings were done locally. A patent is the monopoly property right granted by a government to the owner of an invention. This allows the creator and subsequent owners to prevent others from making, using, offering for sale or importing their invention into the country for a limited time. In return they must agree for the patent filing to be publicly disclosed. Read our guide to the world's patent system A total of 2.9 million patent applications were filed worldwide in 2015, according to Wipo, marking a 7.8% rise on the previous year. China can lay claim to driving most of that growth. Its domestic patent office - the Property Office of the People's Republic of China (Sipo) - received a record 1,101,864 filings. That was more than its Japanese, South Korean and US equivalents combined. But Chinese inventors were more reticent about seeking patent rights abroad. According to Wipo, they filed just 42,154 applications outside their borders - Huawei and ZTE, two smartphone and telecoms equipment-makers, led the way. By comparison US-based inventors sought more than five times that figure. And Japan, Germany and France also outnumbered the Asian giant. One patent expert, who works with Chinese firms but asked not to be named, said the disparity in the figures was telling. "What's called a patent in China is often a species of design, and these are the things they are getting copious amounts of," he said. "This is probably innovation at its thinnest. I've seen some of these things and they are typically around parts of machinery on production lines. "The detail of what they are applying for means they would be unlikely to have the necessary degree of novelty to be granted a patent worldwide." In Europe, creating a new look for a manufactured object is not enough to qualify it for a patent - there must also be a technical aspect featuring a new process, improvement or concept that would not be obvious to a skilled person in the field. In China, however, creating a distinctive new design - based on an object's shape, pattern and/or colour - is sufficient, so long as the product can be sold or used independently of other parts. The US also affords similar patent rights. Part of the reason so many applications were made locally was that China set itself a target to boost patent filings five years ago. Sipo declared at the time that it wanted to receive two million filings in 2015. The government supported the initiative with various subsidies and other incentives. As such, its tally of just over one million applications in a

Summary: China-based inventors applied for a record-setting number of patents last year.


Karl Wainwright, 26, of The Black Watch and 22-year old Ben Peters of the Royal Dragoon Guards had been out celebrating the end of a training course. The men had previously admitted throwing the sandbags into Merchant Street at 03:00 on 21 January 2016. Sentence had been deferred for background reports. Sheriff Kenneth Maciver, at the city's sheriff court, told the men: "Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence. In fact, too many people throw things over this bridge. "A few years ago a young woman was seriously injured. It is a highly dangerous activity. It is absolutely obvious you could not predict where the sandbags would land." Wainwright's solicitor, Mark Hutchison, told Sheriff Maciver there had been four men on a night out after completing a training course and too much drink had been taken. "It was an isolated incident of extreme stupidity," he said. Charles Morrison, appearing for Peters, also described his client's actions as "extremely stupid and dangerous". Both men, it was said, were regretful for their actions. CCTV footage showed Wainwright and Peters taking a cursory glance over the bridge, collecting the sandbags from the road and hurling them over without looking to see if there was anyone there. Sentencing the men, Sheriff Maciver said: "It is extremely disappointing to see two members of our Armed Forces here in court, facing a custodial sentence, for what I describe as stupid and dangerous behaviour in the city centre of Edinburgh when you were both extremely drunk. "It simply does not bear thinking about what that could do to someone if it had landed on their heads." He added that, in different circumstances, he would have imposed a custodial sentence. But, as neither man had any previous convictions and had good reports from their regiments, he would not and allow their regiments to deal with the matter.

Summary: Two serving soldiers who threw sandbags from George IV Bridge in Edinburgh onto a street below have each been fined £2,400.


The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said Mr Wells would not be charged in connection with the incident on 23 April in Downpatrick. Mr Wells welcomed the decision as "an important step forward". In a statement, the PPS said it was decided that the case did not meet the test for prosecution. "Following a careful consideration of all the available evidence provided to the PPS by the PSNI, it has been decided that the case does not meet the test for prosecution," the PPS statement said. "Potential offences were considered under the Public Order (NI) Order 1987, in particular an offence under article nine (stirring up hatred). "Included in the evidence examined by prosecutors was a 30 second video clip which was widely circulated on social media after the event was staged in Downpatrick. "The police also provided a longer transcript of a recording of the entirety of the man's comments. "On examining the available evidence for the incident reported, in particular the entirety of the transcript of the man's comments, it was concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove that any offence was committed." In a statement, Mr Wells said he had been "vindicated" by the decision. "This matter has been hanging over me for some time and so I am obviously delighted to have the air cleared," he said. "It was seized upon by opponents of myself and my party and used against us in an entirely unreasonable manner. "There are many aspects of this incident, and the subsequent campaign, that continue to raise significant cause for concern and which merit further investigation."

Summary: The DUP MLA Jim Wells will not be prosecuted for comments he made about gay marriage during a hustings event for the Westminster election.


Media playback is not supported on this device Along with Argentina, Ukraine, Bolivia, Andorra and Israel, it has been deemed "non-compliant" by Wada. Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain have been placed on a 'watch list' and must meet strict conditions by March 2016 or face similar action. Meanwhile, Kenya has been ordered to explain its doping controls or join those countries under scrutiny. Wada said that if Kenya's answers are "unsatisfactory", it could also face sanctions. There are 15 Kenyans currently banned for doping by athletics' governing body the IAAF. The "non-compliant" countries have failed to respond fully to Wada's request for information and Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine have been found to be using non-accredited laboratories, which is a breach of the code. Andorra and Israel did not have correct rules in place. Drug testing will continue, but it will be carried out independently and the country in question will foot the bill. This will continue until the country reinstalls quality anti-doping programmes. Wada cannot prevent athletes from "non-compliant" countries competing - such a decision is taken by organisations such as the IAAF and International Olympic Committee. Russia's athletics federation is already provisionally banned from international competition for its alleged involvement in widespread doping. The IAAF imposed the sanction after a Wada independent commission report accused the country of "state-sponsored doping". The head of the Russian doping laboratory accused by the Wada report of destroying more than 1,400 blood and urine samples, has left his position, and the laboratory has had its accreditation suspended. Media playback is not supported on this device However, the report's co-author Dick Pound said it would be "child's play" for Russian athletics and Rusada - the country's anti-doping organisation - to meet the conditions in time to compete in Rio. "I don't think you'll get the culture fixed in nine months but you can do actions that will come to the same result," Pound said. "In a sense, I don't care whether you're there with clean athletes if the only reason is fear of getting caught, as opposed to thinking that's the right thing to do. Listen, Russia built Sochi in seven years. This is child's play." The country's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Russian athletics will co-operate "in any way" to prove it is clean. Pound's report stated Russia was not the only country with anti-doping issues, and that athletics was not the only sport with those problems. Pound also alleged Kenya has a "real problem with doping". However, during a two-day meeting in Colorado Springs in the United States, Wada said it was "encouraged" by reports the Kenyan government is committing funding to its national anti-doping programme. Last week, the country approved the immediate establishment of an anti-doping agency. The government said the new agency will carry out testing and ensure compliance with doping rules. The head of Kenya's Olympic committee, Kipchoge Keino, has accused his government of complacency. Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, said athletics is "at a crossroads" and declared the current investigation is the biggest

Summary: Russia is one of six countries ruled to be in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency's codes.


The 27-year-old was named Yorkshire captain in December. "The new deal has come at the perfect time for me," Ballance told the club website. "I can now purely focus on the captaincy, batting and scoring runs." The Zimbabwe-born left-hander has played 21 Tests for England, the last of them against Bangladesh in October. After being recalled to the Test team for last summer's home series against Pakistan, Ballance made just 24 runs in four innings during England's drawn series in Bangladesh and did not feature in the 4-0 defeat in India at the end of 2016. Ballance will captain Yorkshire in all three formats in 2017 having replaced Andrew Gale, who retired to become Yorkshire head coach in November.

Summary: England batsman Gary Ballance has signed a new contract with Yorkshire which will keep him at Headingley until the end of the 2019 season.


Ousainou Darboe has been freed along with 18 other detainees, just days after president Yahya Jammeh lost Thursday's presidential election to property developer Adama Barrow. The men were arrested in April at a demonstration over the alleged death in custody of an activist. They were each later sentenced to a three-year prison term. Mr Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), had been due to stand in the presidential election. However, the Gambian opposition was left without leadership after the April mass-arrest. A coalition of political parties, including the UDP, then picked Adama Barrow as their single candidate to run against President Jammeh. Following his shock win on Friday, Mr Barrow heralded a new hope for The Gambia, which is the smallest country on mainland Africa, with a population of fewer than two million. With the move to free the high-profile prisoners, change in the country seems to be happening at a fast speed. Amnesty International had been vocal in its criticism of President Jammeh over his human rights record. Sabrina Mahtani, Amnesty's West Africa Researcher, hailed the release of the 19 political prisoners and called for the charges against them to be dropped altogether. "The release of the [18 other peaceful protestors] on bail is a big moment for them and their families," Ms Mahtani said. "We hope that this positive step indicates that they will be fully acquitted in due course." The prisoners have been released pending an appeal of their jail sentence for "unlawful assembly". It is unlikely that they would ever be returned to prison as Mr Barrow has vowed to free all political prisoners.

Summary: A Gambian opposition leader, who had been thrown in jail for taking part in a protest, has been released on bail.


The 25-year-old was on the periphery of Newcastle's 2011 Championship-winning squad, and sees comparisons with the promotion-chasing Devon side. "When teams beat us they celebrate like they've won the league, which is a bit similar," he told BBC Sport. "It's the same - people up their game against us, which you've got to deal with when you're a big club like us." On Saturday, Donaldson will make his first return to his last club Cambridge, for whom he scored the goal which won them promotion back into the Football League in 2014. Argyle are second in the fourth tier, but were beaten by Yeovil on Tuesday, only their seventh league defeat in 27 games. "Yeovil the other night, you should've heard them when they won, " Donaldson added. "It's not annoying, it just feels better when you beat them because we should beat teams like that, but sometimes it happens and you've just got to move on and get on with it. "We've got so many good players here - I've not played in a squad this good since I made the step up into men's football, so I think we all push each other on."

Summary: Plymouth Argyle midfielder Ryan Donaldson says League Two teams see the Pilgrims as a major scalp.


Scottish Borders Council will set up a working group to examine how it handled the procedure. It comes after more than 4,000 people signed a petition against the project, to which the council allocated Â£3.5m. Concerns have also been raised that its planning application was approved by a committee of just four members. Tweeddale councillor Keith Cockburn said the group will address "public disquiet" over the decision-making process. "We can definitely make sure that we can learn some things about the consultation," he said. "There's been many questions about how we looked at the alternative sites, how we looked at the feasibility of the business plan, etc. "A decision has been made so we have to recognise and respect that, but also look at what we can learn from it." A petition against basing the tapestry at Tweedbank was considered "very carefully" by councillors, council leader David Parker said at the time. However the petitions and deputations committee decided to take no further action. Councillor Jim Torrance said the working group was not needed as the subject had been fully debated twice at council. "It's been debated so much I don't see what any working group is going to find out from it that's going to be of any use," he added. The council's scrutiny committee voted to set up a tapestry working group at its next meeting.

Summary: The process which led to the decision to house the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Tweedbank is to be the subject of an investigation.


Chester, 38, was appointed Trinity coach last March and guided them to the semi-final of the Challenge Cup and Super League safety. The former Hull KR coach's new deal will see him remain at the club until the end of 2019. "The negotiations were very easy and over quite quickly, we both have the same thoughts of how we want the club to progress," he said. Trinity are eighth in Super League, with three wins from their opening six games.

Summary: Wakefield coach Chris Chester has signed a new two-year deal.


It will feature in Sunday's first episode of the new series of the long-running programme, which was recorded at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire. Expert Fergus Gambon said it was "unique" and "one of the most important English baby houses in existence". The doll's house was built in 1705 and is extremely well preserved. In a first for the programme, a camera crew went to film at the home of the object's owner, after just a few dolls were taken to the recording, which took place in May. Mr Gambon, who is the son of actor Sir Michael Gambon, said: "As soon as I saw the dolls I recognised the importance of it. "And it is quite a large object, it's extraordinarily fragile, it's not something that you can just shove in the back of the car and bring over. "So if we wanted to show the viewers what the house was like, this was really our only chance." The doll's house is well preserved, with the dolls in their original clothes, and was made on the Isle of Dogs for a Miss E Westbrook. It has been in the owner's family ever since, being passed down the female line for generations. Mr Gambon said he had known of the existence of the doll's house after having seen photographs of it in a book from the 1950s. "I saw the dolls first and I recognised them immediately from the pictures," he said. "The extraordinary thing about the Westbrook is the fact that it's remained in the family since it was made, and it is essentially a little time capsule." The Antiques Roadshow at Tewkesbury Abbey will be shown on Sunday August 28 at 20:00 BST on BBC One.

Summary: An early 18th Century doll's house, described as "of national importance", has been valued by the BBC's Antiques Roadshow at more than £150,000.


The incident happened at a soup kitchen in Montreuil, east of Paris. The man said he was able to dodge the axe but was stabbed in the stomach, according to a prosecutors statement. His condition is not said to be serious. France remains under a state of emergency since last November's attacks claimed by Islamist militants. The victim told investigators the assailants shouted "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is greatest", and called him an "infidel dog" before running away. He is director at Restos du Coeur, a charity which gives food packages and hot meals to the needy. According to Reuters, the investigation is being carried out by criminal police rather than anti-terrorism units. Since the attacks by so-called Islamic State last year, France has been on high alert. In June, a policeman and his partner were stabbed to death outside of Paris by a man who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State.

Summary: Police are investigating after a French charity worker said he was attacked with a knife and an axe by a couple who shouted "Allahu Akbar".


Speaking as the fate of thousands of steel jobs hangs in the balance, Lord West said that UK production was vital for the defence sector. He argued that all countries that are members of the United Nations Security Council had major steel plants to support their defence industry. "I cannot think of another major military power that doesn't have its own indigenous steel production capabilities," Lord West told the BBC. "Certainly none of the members of the UN Security Council have jettisoned that capability and I find it extraordinary to think that we as a nation would do that." Lord West, the former security minister in Gordon Brown's government, and now a member of Parliament's Joint Committee on National Security Strategy, said that having an indigenous capacity was vital. "Steel is fundamental to industrial output," the Labour peer argued. "It's seen as one of the key things that a nation produces. "It's fundamental to the production of cars, warship building, ship building more widely and the construction industry. The nuclear power stations being built will have an awful lot of steel in them. "And any nation with any clout of any significance has its own steel industry, because any nation of any clout - and we are the fifth richest in the world - [well] I'm afraid in the next 50 years there might well be people who don't like Britain in that position, and who knows what's going to happen. "And it's important we have our own indigenous capability so that when push comes to shove and our backs are to the wall we can still produce things vital to ensure the survival and safety of our population." Senior figures in the defence industry have told me that steel production in the UK is "preferable" to sourcing supplies from abroad and that the manufacturing skills base in the UK would be undermined if the steel industry was wound down. Some 94% of the steel being used to build the UK's two new aircraft carriers is British made. But despite the calls for support for the mass steel industry, some business leaders are urging caution when the government considers how best to react. Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors, told the BBC the MG Rover debacle - when the government financially supported the retention of car production at the Longbridge plant which later collapsed - showed that large amounts of money can be wasted trying to defy economic gravity. "There's always a temptation for politicians to intervene when this many jobs are concerned," he said. "I don't think it is the right approach. "There is a future for British steel but it's not about basic steel products. "It's about advanced high tech products like vessels for nuclear reactors. "British manufacturers consume far more steel than is produced. It's a far bigger part of that economy, and I'm afraid cheaper steel is in the interests of those industries. "So my focus would be on helping the people who have been affected and retraining them, reskilling them into other kinds of

Summary: The former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff has told the BBC that it would be "unforgiveable" if large scale steel production ended in the UK.


Mark Francis, 44, of Resolven near Neath, had been told he would lose his vehicle later this month as he had been reassessed as no longer eligible. David Cameron promised to look into it after Neath MP Peter Hain raised the issue at prime minister's questions. The Department for Work and Pensions said it had received "new evidence". Mr Francis told BBC Wales his hereditary spastic paraplegia had worsened, but he had been reassessed to a lower level of benefits in which he was no longer eligible for a car under the Motability scheme. He said he had phone calls from Motability and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on Thursday to tell him his case had been reassessed again - in his favour - after it was raised in the House of Commons on Wednesday. "It's great that I can keep the car - too bad I only got it by getting Peter Hain to ask questions in Parliament," he said. "How many other disabled people haven't done that?" Mr Hain is trying to find out the reason for the change as he believes other people on disability benefits may be affected by changes to the regulations. A DWP spokesman said: "If claimants disagree with a decision then they can seek to have it reviewed and submit new evidence. "Mr Francis followed this process and when the new evidence was taken into account was awarded a higher rate of benefit. "This enables him to retain his Motability car."

Summary: A disabled driver who faced losing his car under benefit changes said he was "elated" to have won his case after it was raised with the prime minister.


Ministers are urging people, especially those from ethnic minorities, to sign up as a donor as their new year's resolution for 2016. About 25% of people on the UK transplant waiting list are from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. But only 5% of donors are from these communities, making it harder to find suitable organ for transplant. A transplant is much more likely to be successful if the donor and recipient have the same ethnic origin. The shortage of suitable organs means people from minority ethnic communities wait, on average, twice as long as the general population for organ transplants. Muhammad Azam, 43, waited two months on the organ donor register before his life-saving liver transplant in December 2014. The father-of-two, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2006 and in 2012 he was told his chance of survival relied on a liver transplant. He said: "I was constantly exhausted and was even unable to walk at times because I felt so weak. It was a miserable existence." Since his transplant, Mr Azam has been able to return to work and his life has completely transformed. He said: "After the operation I just felt instantly better than I had in months. "Since then my recovery has been fantastic. Two days after the transplant I was able to walk around again and within nine days I was allowed to go home to recuperate. "I think there can be misconceptions surrounding organ donation and religion, but actually all major religions in the UK support it in principle. "I'd encourage anyone who hasn't done so already to join the NHS organ donor register. It's the most generous thing anyone could ever do for another person. "It really is the greatest gift of all." A three-year programme delivered by the Scottish government and Kidney Research UK has recruited "peer educators" from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities who act as champions for organ donations within their communities. Public Health Minister Maureen Watt said: "It is a reality that we need more donors from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities if we are to be able to help people like Muhammad get a new lease of life."

Summary: A plea has been made to give others "a second chance at life" by registering to become an organ donor.


However, he called for thorough reconstruction of the EU in an attempt to save it. Before Thursday's UK referendum, Mr Soros had warned of financial meltdown if Britain voted to leave. In his latest comments, he said the effects of the decision would damage Britain. "Britain eventually may or may not be relatively better off than other countries by leaving the EU, but its economy and people stand to suffer significantly in the short- to medium term," he wrote on the Project Syndicate website. Mr Soros made huge profits in 1992's "Black Wednesday" by betting against the British pound as it crashed out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. Before Friday's vote he warned of a similar meltdown, predicting a Brexit victory would send the pound down by 15-20%. In the event, sterling fell about 10% to a 31-year low. "Now the catastrophic scenario that many feared has materialised, making the disintegration of the EU practically irreversible," wrote Mr Soros in his latest article. "The financial markets worldwide are likely to remain in turmoil as the long, complicated process of political and economic divorce from the EU is negotiated." He said the consequences for the economy would be comparable to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. "After Brexit, all of us who believe in the values and principles that the EU was designed to uphold must band together to save it by thoroughly reconstructing it," he wrote. "I am convinced that as the consequences of Brexit unfold in the weeks and months ahead, more and more people will join us." Brexit: What happens now?

Summary: Billionaire investor George Soros has warned that Britain's vote to leave the European Union makes the disintegration of the bloc "practically irreversible".


A new study by the OECD, an organisation that looks at how people live and work around the world, suggests the use of computers, tablets and other tech often results in worse results, not better ones. It looked at schools around the world and says the places where they spent lots of money on tech have seen "no noticeable improvement" in the reading, mathematics or science tests. So, we want to know what you think? Does technology help you learn better? Do you think you can get better grades by using a tablet or can it be distracting and encourage you to copy things from the internet? This chat is now closed. Thank you for your comments. I think that technology can help you learn better in some ways because when you want to find something out you can always look it up on your computer phone or tablet. Jessica, 14, London We think that technology does help us learn better. At school we use iPads, computers and laptops in our lessons and we find that using these helps us to learn and concentrate. We also use technology during play time. We also use technology to watch Newsround everyday! Cedar class, Baston House School, Hayes I think it doesn't help because you can become very lazy and it could distract you from your work because you could be on the internet when you should be working Lucy, 13, Essex We think it helps because you don't always want to be stuck copying from a textbook. Evie & Coco, 9, Lancing I think that technology can make you tired and lazy during class and you can't learn as much on a computer as you can with a pencil and paper. Lexi, 9, Kent I think that technology doesn't help because if you use it too much you can copy things of the Internet and not learn it for yourself. Lauren, 13, Walsall Yes, I think that technology can help children learn about their skills on the computer, but as long as they get a balance between writing work and computer work. Rachael, 12, Glasgow We think that technology can be a good and a bad thing. This is because sometimes when you are trying to learn you can get bored and just end up playing games. It can distract you when adverts come up on the websites and apps. It could help us when completing homework as we can download apps that help with vocabulary or the calculator apps on tablets. On the other hand, using a calculator app may not encourage children to use their own knowledge. Year 7 form, Ark Putney Academy I think it can help you learn because you can use the internet to look things up. Tutor group 8I, Ringwood I don't think it is good because on the internet the answer is just there and you don't have to think to find it. Tutor group 8I, Ringwood I think technology is good because in the future we won't have pens and paper, just ipads. Tutor group 8I,

Summary: Having lots of technology in the classroom doesn't improve how well pupils do at school, researchers say.


A time when Madonna introduced legions of teenage girls to scrunchies and Jane Fonda made lycra and leg warmers cool. And if you were listening to cassette tapes - there's a good chance it was on the revolutionary Walkman - made by Japanese electronics firm Sony. But not everyone was a fan of this Asian influence. Books like "Japan as Number One" made the bestseller list, underscoring the antagonism many Americans felt about the then rising Asian superpower. And US President Ronald Reagan was slamming Japan for not opening its markets enough to US products. "We sell a car into Japan, and they do things to us that make it impossible to sell cars in Japan, and yet they sell cars into us," is the kind of rhetoric you might hear. Except that's not Reagan in 1982. It's Donald Trump in 2017. So are we rewinding back to the 1980s? It's a pertinent question to ask, especially as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the US to meet newly elected President for some leisurely golf and tough talking. Currency will be a talking point on the tee. Like in the 1980s, the US dollar is stronger than the Japanese yen - making Japanese goods cheaper for American consumers. Then, like now, the industries that were the main sticking points were the auto sector and agriculture. Cars, cows and citrus fruit led to a soaring US trade deficit with Japan, worth almost a fifth of the US's GDP at the time. Today the deficit between the two nations has halved, but when the two leaders meet over the next few days, it is these same three subjects that will likely be the focus of their talks. In the 1980s, Japanese car-makers built factories in the US to ward off criticism that they were unfairly dumping products in American markets. As a result, these days more than six million Japanese cars are sold in the US, with only around one million of them made in Japan. But apparently, that isn't enough. Toyota became a target of Mr Trump's trade rage recently for building a car plant in Mexico. In response, Toyota said it would invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. But analysts say the tough talk on cars won't end until Tokyo offers up some major concessions elsewhere, in particular on agriculture. To protect its farmers, Japan places an average 14% tariff on all agricultural goods imported into the country. By comparison, the US has a much lower tariff of 5%. If the Trans-Pacific Partnership had gone through, many of Japan's tariffs would have been eliminated. Tariffs on beef for example - the US's top agricultural export to Japan - would have been slashed by 74% within 16 years. Mr Trump effectively killed the TPP by removing the US from it. He will argue that if Tokyo wants to trade with the US and sell its cars to American consumers, it's going to have to cut tariffs even more aggressively. Mr Trump says that Japan is using monetary policy and

Summary: It was the decade of The Empire Strikes Back and Michael Jackson's song Beat It.


The 54-year-old, who led the Royals to promotion to the Premier League in 2012, succeeds Steve Clarke. "My gut feel was really important for coming back. It just felt right and I'll do everything I can to be successful," McDermott said. He left Reading in March 2013 after just over three years in charge. He rejoins the Royals, who are 13th in the Championship table and seven points outside the play-off places. Wednesday's 2-1 defeat at Hull was the club's fourth in a row. At the time of McDermott's departure, the club were in the top flight relegation zone. He then spent 13 months as Leeds manager before scouting for Arsenal. McDermott admitted he spoke to Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe about football's "never go back" philosophy. "I rang Eddie about it, look what he's done back at Bournemouth," he added. "I haven't come back (to Reading) for sentimental reasons, it's professional. "We've got some really strong players and there's a great squad out there who will all work together. "We need to get some momentum, that's the most important thing. This league is all about momentum. "If you can get a result on Saturday, you can roll on and get one on Tuesday." Former AFC Wimbledon manager Terry Burton will join Reading as McDermott's assistant manager. Chairman Sir John Madejski described McDermott's return as "the best Christmas present the club could have wished for". "I'm proud we've got Brian back," he said. "He will get a great reaction from the fans on Sunday (against Blackburn)." Media playback is not supported on this device McDermott first joined Reading as chief scout during Alan Pardew's spell in charge in 2000, having previously managed non-league sides Slough and Woking. He first took charge as caretaker manager in December 2009, replacing Brendan Rodgers, with the club languishing just above the Championship relegation zone. The former Arsenal midfielder was given the job on a full-time basis a month later, before steering the Royals to a ninth-placed finish. A year later, Reading lost out in the Championship play-off final to Rodgers' Swansea side, before gaining promotion to the top flight in 2012. Reading also enjoyed considerable cup success under McDermott, reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals in 2010 and 2011. McDermott's first game back as Royals boss will be Sunday's visit of Blackburn.

Summary: Reading have appointed Brian McDermott as their new boss on a two-and-a-half year deal, just under three years after he was sacked by the Championship club.


Media playback is not supported on this device Captain Mithali Raj made 42 off 35 balls, Harmanpreet Kaur 40 from 29 and Vellaswamy Vanitha 38 off 24 in India's 163-5 in Bangalore. Anuja Patil claimed 2-16 and Poonam Yadav 2-17 as Bangladesh managed only 91-5 en route to their second heaviest T20 defeat in terms of runs. New Zealand, twice runners-up, opened their campaign with a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Delhi. Sri Lanka were well placed when Dilani Manodara and Yasoda Mendis shared 53 for the second wicket, but slipped from 81-2 in the 13th over to 110-8. New Zealand raced to their target with 25 balls to spare, captain Suzie Bates making 37 at a run a ball and Sara McGlashan ending unbeaten on 21 from 14 deliveries. England, winners in 2009, face Bangladesh at 10:00 GMT on Thursday.

Summary: India opened the Women's World Twenty20 with a 72-run victory over Bangladesh.


Ex-PC Colin Hart, 61, from Nelson, Caerphilly county, has been charged with seven counts of indecent assault and one of raping a girl under 16. He has denied the offences, alleged to have happened between 1988 and 1990. Cardiff Crown Court heard he allegedly started assaulting the girl from the age of 12. But Mr Hart claimed she was "at least 17" when a sexual relationship began in 1992.

Summary: The jury in the trial of an ex-police officer accused of raping a schoolgirl has retired to consider its verdict.


Aspas scored from the penalty spot on the hour to put Celta 2-1 up after Raul Albentosa had cancelled out Hugo Mallo's opener. Fabian Orellana added a third for Celta in the 78th minute before Aspas, 29, sealed the win seven minutes from time. Aspas scored once in 15 appearances for Liverpool in the 2013-14 season. Liverpool signed Aspas from Celta for £7m in June 2013 but he struggled to make an impact and was sold to Sevilla. He rejoined Celta for a second spell in June 2015 and scored 14 goals in 35 appearances in La Liga last season. Match ends, Celta de Vigo 4, Deportivo de La Coruña 1. Second Half ends, Celta de Vigo 4, Deportivo de La Coruña 1. Attempt missed. Pedro Mosquera (Deportivo de La Coruña) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Celso Borges following a corner. Attempt missed. Celso Borges (Deportivo de La Coruña) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross following a corner. Corner, Deportivo de La Coruña. Conceded by Pablo Hernández. Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil. Nemanja Radoja (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Marlos Moreno (Deportivo de La Coruña). Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Pione Sisto replaces Orellana. Cabral (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Florin Andone (Deportivo de La Coruña). Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Giuseppe Rossi replaces Iago Aspas. Foul by Cabral (Celta de Vigo). Florin Andone (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Deportivo de La Coruña. Conceded by Facundo Roncaglia. Goal! Celta de Vigo 4, Deportivo de La Coruña 1. Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Álvarez. Offside, Celta de Vigo. Pablo Hernández tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside. Nemanja Radoja (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Carles Gil (Deportivo de La Coruña). Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Celso Borges replaces Guilherme. Goal! Celta de Vigo 3, Deportivo de La Coruña 1. Orellana (Celta de Vigo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny with a cross. Attempt saved. Orellana (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Pedro Mosquera (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Orellana (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Pedro Mosquera (Deportivo de La Coruña). Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Marcelo Díaz replaces Theo Bongonda. Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Carles Gil replaces Ryan Babel. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Hugo Mallo (Celta de Vigo) because of an injury. Offside, Deportivo de La Coruña. Faycal Fajr tries a through ball,

Summary: Former Liverpool striker Iago Aspas scored twice as Celta Vigo beat La Liga rivals Deportivo La Coruna 4-1 in the Galician derby.


The 21-year-old joined the Millers on loan in January and has made two appearances so far. Bray never played a first-team game for the Swans but did appear five times for the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy this season. Rotherham are bottom of the Championship, 19 points adrift of safety. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Rotherham United have signed Swansea winger Alex Bray for an undisclosed fee until the end of the 2018-19 season.


The John Muir Trust has carried out its latest clean-up of Ben Nevis after the thaw of winter snow. Last September, trust volunteers found as many as 1,000 banana skins dropped at the summit. Walkers and climbers were warned that the skins take up to two years to break down and did not biodegrade as quickly as they may think. Plastic bottle and tissues have also been collected in the latest clean-up. Sarah Lewis, trust conservation officer, said most walkers and climbers dealt with their litter responsibly. She added: "But it is clear that some people just don't see the impact that their litter has - 100,000 people climb up Ben Nevis every year, so if even a tiny minority of them leave their litter it can quickly build up."

Summary: Discarded banana skins are still being found on Britain's highest mountain despite warnings from conservationists.


His election ends a period of uncertainty as he replaces Chabur Goc Alei, who was suspended by the SSFA's general assembly last year. Amin beat former international referee Lual Maluk Lual in the polls which were overseen by delegates from Fifa and the Confederation of African Football. "Let's forget our differences but be united by the beautiful game of football," Amin said. "I welcome all my opponents to come and join hands so that we develop football in our beloved country South Sudan." Alei was forced out of office amid allegations of mismanagement. Amin is a well-known businessman in Juba and is a former board member with local club Atlabara. Venasio Deng Amun will be Amin's deputy after he beat Sestilio Juba Leriba in the polls for vice-president.

Summary: Francis Amin Michael Paul has been elected as the new president of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA).


Private Gareth Bellingham, 22, from Stoke on Trent, of 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, was shot while on patrol with Afghan troops in the Nahr-e Saraj district on Saturday. He was described as an "extremely hardworking and committed Warrior who was wholly respected". The number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan stands at 374. Private Bellingham's parents Leslie and Suzanne said he died doing the job he loved. "We are all proud of the job he did. He will be sadly missed by family, friends and all those who knew him. Rest in peace," they said in a statement. Lieutenant Colonel Giles Woodhouse, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, said Private Bellingham's death was a "tragic loss to the Battalion". "Pte Bellingham was one of those soldiers that you had to have in your section; fearless, utterly professional, a prankster and a loyal friend who never let you down; quite simply he was a force for good. "Observing Private Bellingham before deploying on a patrol with his Afghan Army partners with whom he had developed a genuine affinity, I can understand why they fought so hard to save him when he was mortally wounded. "That his death has affected our partners as deeply as it has all the soldiers from the Battalion is testament to the high esteem in which he was held," he said. The soldier had been been deployed from his base on Saturday with C Company Tactical Headquarters and Number 3 Tolay (Afghan National Army) in the Upper Gereshk Valley. The troops were conducting a patrol to assess the situation on the ground and meet the local population who had recently returned to compounds in the area. Colonel Jens Riis-Vestergaard, Commanding Officer Combined Force Nahr-e-Saraj (North) said Pte Bellingham's "conduct, professionalism, confidence and good nature helped reassure and protect a population in harms way". "Typical of his unit, fighting to keep others safe, he was an excellent soldier who will be desperately missed by all in Combined Force Nahr-e-Saraj (North)," he said. Lance Corporal Rob Davis, Section Commander, C Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords) said: "Bell, as we sometimes called him, was the morale within our Section. "He was never afraid to tell anyone 'how it was' and was the life and soul of the party. "He was always whinging, but in a way that always cracked us up. He was a top bloke and a good soldier." On Saturday, two other soldiers, who died in separate incidents on Thursday, were named as Corporal Lloyd Newell and Craftsman Andrew Found.

Summary: A British soldier killed on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, has been named by the Ministry of Defence.


Media playback is not supported on this device Chelsea lie two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and have played United twice this season. However, United still have to play the Gunners and fellow title-chasers Manchester City again this term. "Maybe the rules should be adapted for more fairness," said Wenger. "It opens up questions about the dates of this transfer window." Media playback is not supported on this device Mata could complete a £37m deal on Friday, joining a United side that are 14 points adrift of the Gunners but who could still have say in the destiny of the title. They travel to Arsenal on 12 February and are yet to welcome City to Old Trafford. "If you want to respect the fairness for everybody, that should not happen," added Wenger. Spaniard Mata's potential deal with United comes after David Moyes's side lost 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the second time they have played Chelsea in the league this campaign. "Some teams have already played twice against one opponent and some others not," Wenger. "I can understand completely what Chelsea are doing. They could have sold him last week." Last year, Wenger called for clubs to be limited to signing only two new players in the January window. Despite being linked with Schalke's Germany international midfielder Julian Draxler, and losing Theo Walcott to a season-ending injury, Wenger described his chances of adding to Arsenal's squad during the current transfer window as "very unlikely". But he added: "If something exceptional turns up we will do it, but not everyone will strengthen - they buy, but that does not always mean strengthen."

Summary: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Juan Mata's proposed move from Chelsea to Manchester United raises questions about the fairness of the January transfer window.


The match was played in N'Djamena and was settled by a goal early in the second half. Leger Djimrangar struck for the hosts in the 47th minute to give them the advantage going into the second leg. The result will be seen as a blow to Sierra Leone who are ranked 54 places higher than Chad in the world rankings. The Leone Stars are still barred from hosting matches because of fears over the Ebola virus. They will therefore play the return leg on 13 October in Port Harcourt in Nigeria. It will be the second time that Sierra Leone have used the venue for one of their qualifiers. Last month they held African champions Ivory Coast to a goalless draw there in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The overall winners of the tie will play Egypt in the next round. The match in N'djamena was Sierra Leone coach Sallas Tetteh's second game since he took over in August on a three-month deal following an agreement between the Sierra Leone Football Association and the Ghana Football Association. Tetteh was forced to pick a squad without talismanic Sierra Leone striker Kei Kamara who announced he was taking a break from international football. Elsewhere on Saturday, Madagascar took a big step towards the next round of World Cup 2018 qualifiers with a 3-0 win over the Central African Republic. Chad should have been hosting the first leg of this first round tie, but Fifa moved the game to Antananarivo because of violence in Bangui. It means the Central African Republic will have played both legs in the huge Indian Ocean island. Madagascar took the lead against CAR in the 27th minute through Michael Rabeson. A second goal followed for Madagascar 12 minutes later from Njiva Rakotoharimalala which ensured that they went into the break with a 2-goal lead. They increased their advantage in the 65th minute through their skipper Paul Johann (pictured.) The second leg will take place on Tuesday 13 October in Antananarivo. The overall winners of this tie will play Senegal in the next round of World Cup qualifiers. The Central African Republic were also forced to give up home advantage during the last World Cup qualifying campaign when rebel attacks on Bangui led to the overthrow of the government in 2013. Also on Saturday, Eritrea were beaten 2-0 at home by Botswana in the first leg of their first round World Cup tie. It was a predictable outcome as Botswana are ranked 91 places above Eritrea in the world - the widest gap among the 13 first-round match-ups. Galabgwe Moyana gave Botswana the lead midway through the first half, with a 22nd minute strike. Joel Mogorosi made it 2-0 for the visitors with a goal in the 64th minute. Eritrea are still without a World Cup win after seven matches spanning four qualifying tournaments. The winners of this tie will face Mali in the next round. There will be three second legs on Sunday and a further 10 on Tuesday with the overall winners joining the 27 top-ranked African

Summary: Sierra Leone suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Chad in the first leg of their 2018 World Cup preliminary round qualifier on Saturday.


Root, 25, made his Notts debut in 2016 and his breakthrough came this season when he made 107 from 93 balls against Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup. Bowler Luke Fletcher has also signed a new two-year deal at Trent Bridge. Fletcher, 28, was struck on the head while bowling at Edgbaston in July - an injury that ended his season. Before the incident, he took 36 wickets at 22.44 to help Notts move clear at the top of County Championship Division Two. "It's a well-deserved contract for Luke because of what he has done in the last 12 months," said Notts head coach Peter Moores. "He's gone away and looked quite hard at what he can do to get himself into the team. "We have seen the results of that in the way he bowled in the first part of the County Championship." Root came through the Yorkshire Academy before being released in 2011 and joining the MCC Young Cricketers. He is now a regular in white-ball cricket for Notts and Moores wants him to push for a place in the four-day team. "He's been an effective player for us, particularly in one-day cricket," Moores continued. "We're looking for him to now push on in both white and red-ball cricket after working very hard for this opportunity."

Summary: Billy Root, the younger brother of England captain Joe, has signed his first professional contract, agreeing a two-year deal with Nottinghamshire.


John Askey's men were second-best on the day, but rallied in the last minute and striker Chris Holroyd bundled in from close range to draw his side level. The Daggers nosed in front in the first quarter when Corey Whitely squared for Fejiri Okenabirhie, and the onrushing midfielder dispatched firmly into the bottom corner. John Still's men remained in relative control before the interval, but could not put the match beyond doubt. Whitely struck the top of Craig Ross's bar on the stroke of half-time. They remained largely on top in the second half, but were to be undone by Holroyd's sucker punch. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Second Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Shomari Barnwell replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew. Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town). Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Chris Sutherland replaces Danny Whitaker. Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Josh Staunton replaces Craig Robson. Frankie Raymond (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Corey Whitely (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Second Half begins Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 0. First Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 0. Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Luke Howell replaces Fejiri Okenabirhie. Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 0. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Dagenham and Redbridge). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Macclesfield earned a last-minute point from a 1-1 draw at second-placed Dagenham.


The 37-year-old was detained following a joint investigation between Lancashire Police and the RSPCA. A member of the public filmed the dog being punched at about 15:15 GMT on 10 December in Hendon Road, Nelson. The RSPCA said the dog - an adult female Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross - has been checked over by a vet and is now in the charity's care. RSPCA Inspector Charlotte Booker thanked people for their response to an appeal and said: "It has been absolutely huge over the last 48 hours and we are very grateful for the scale and quality of this response. "The same name came forward various times so we were able to verify information quickly. I'd also like to thank Lancashire Police for their help in this joint operation."

Summary: A man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after a dog was attacked on a Lancashire street.