Media playback is not supported on this device Kris Boyd opened the scoring after nine minutes, breaking clear of the static Dee defence to knock the ball beyond the advancing Scott Bain. It was all square before the half hour when Kevin Holt calmly finished, helped by keeper Freddie Woodman's bizarre decision to race from his line. Dee's Henrik Ojamaa and Killie's Rory McKenzie went close to winning it. This was the day's only Premiership match due to the Scottish Cup, meaning both sides knew a win would allow them to move further away from the drop zone. There was plenty at stake and Killie started the brighter, earning their reward in nine minutes. A hopeful ball forward caught the Dee defence out and Boyd got the better of Kevin Gomis before knocking the ball beyond Bain. Killie keeper Woodman then made a fine stop with his legs to deny Mark O'Hara but the visitors' glove man was badly at fault when Dee levelled. Cammy Kerr launched a high ball into the box and Woodman raced from his line but got nowhere near it, allowing Holt to calmly fire the ball under him for 1-1. Henrik Ojamaa went close to a second for the home side but Woodman was up to the task this time, touching the striker's fierce low shot around the post. Ojamaa was the first to threaten after the break with a curling effort from distance that sailed narrowly over before Conor Sammon drew a decent stop from Bain at the other end. Dundee's Tom Hateley showed great skill on the right before firing in a cross-shot that Woodman stopped well. And the keeper had to repeat the feat soon after to deny Kostadin Gadzhalov with a back-post header. Both sides continued to press for the winner with the excellent Jordan Jones trying his luck for Killie before Rory McKenzie forced Bain into a fine acrobatic stop with a dig from distance. Dee substitute Faissal El Bakhtaoui could have secured all three points at the death but after cutting in from the right his shot drifted wide of the far post. Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "I think it was (a fair result). We didn't play as well today, I though we were sloppy in possession, kept giving it away, and our decision making was really poor. "They started better than us but we came into the game more and had some opportunities. But we have to play a lot better. "We had opportunities but we sort of snatched at a couple of things and need a little more calmness and composure in the final third and in the box. "Now it's about points. We do want to play well but it's so tight down at the bottom of the table, we want to get into the top six. We feel we've missed opportunities - last week we were 2-0 up and it was another home game today but we didn't perform the way we should have." Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark: "It was frustrating, very similar to the game last

Summary: Kilmarnock moved into the top half of the Premiership courtesy of an entertaining draw at Dens Park.


The bank said that "due to changes in commercial priorities" it would not sponsor the event beyond 2016. It has sponsored the event, which features the top eight men's players in singles and doubles, since 2009 when it moved to London's 02 Arena. Barclays has also dropped sponsorship of the Premier League and London's "Boris bikes". A spokesman said the bank was going through a period of change and it was re-assessing the way its portfolio of sponsorships worked for the company. The bank has not disclosed the value of the tennis deal. Separately the Daily Mail reported that the World Tour Finals would remain at the 02 Arena until at least 2018. There had been speculation that it would move elsewhere - with interest from North America and Abu Dhabi. This year's event takes place from 15-22 November.

Summary: Barclays Bank is to end its sponsorship of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament.


Called My Brother's Keeper, his new initiative aims to overcome the socioeconomic conditions keeping such youth from thriving. The White House said businesses had pledged $150m (Â£89m) to promote it. The president said it was an "outrage" that black and Hispanic men in the US fared so much worse than white men. "I believe the continuing struggles of so many boys and young men - the fact that too many of them are falling by the wayside, dropping out, unemployed, involved in negative behaviour, going to jail, being profiled - this is a moral issue for our country," Mr Obama said at the White House on Thursday, with more than a dozen black and Hispanic young men and boys standing behind him. "It's also an economic issue for our country." In a memorandum released on Thursday, the White House said the task force would focus on issues facing boys and young minority men under the age of 25. America's first black president has generally avoided policies defined by race, the BBC's Beth McLeod reports from Washington DC, but in an emotional speech Mr Obama said it was an outrage that young Hispanic and African-American men have the odds stacked against them in US society. President Obama said young men from this group were more likely to have no father in the house, end up behind bars, or become victims of violent crime. The White House has cited the relatively high unemployment rate for black and Hispanic men over the age of 20 and a higher-than-national-average poverty rate for minority households. "We've become numb to these statistics, we're not surprised by them, we take them as the norm," Mr Obama said. "We just assume this is an inevitable part of American life, instead of the outrage that it is. "But these statistics should break our hearts. And they should compel us to act." He spoke of visiting a school near his home in Chicago and sharing with the boys there his own experience of growing up without a father, acknowledging to them that he had been angry about that and had made "bad choices" and "got high without always thinking about the harm that it could do". "I could see myself in these young men," Mr Obama told the audience at the White House. "And the only difference is that I grew up in an environment that was a little bit more forgiving, so when I made a mistake the consequences were not as severe." Mr Obama's new initiative calls for foundations and community groups to co-ordinate investment in support programmes to keep young Hispanic and black men in school and away from crime. A public online portal called What Works will provide access to data about such programmes. To start the programme, a new federal task force will look at several issues affecting young men. These include access to childhood support, grade school literacy, pathways to university and careers, as well as interactions with the criminal justice system and violent crime. President Obama earlier met with foundation and business leaders and senior

Summary: US President Barack Obama has called for a national campaign to improve opportunities for black and Hispanic boys and young men.


The incident involving the 10:13 service happened close to Inverurie. ScotRail Alliance said no-one was injured in the collision, but that the damage included a smashed windscreen and engine failure. Services between Aberdeen, Inverurie and Inverness were affected until early afternoon. A ScotRail Alliance spokesperson said: "Due to a train hitting a tree between Aberdeen and Inverness services along the route are disrupted. "We have replacement buses in place to get our customers where they need to be. "We apologise to anyone delayed by this incident."

Summary: Rail service have been disrupted after an Aberdeen to Inverness train was damaged when it hit a fallen tree in Aberdeenshire.


The EMS Majestic, which is registered in Antigua and Barbuda, issued a Mayday call from its position in the Dover Strait just after 19:00 GMT on Sunday. A number of ships in the area responded to the sinking vessel, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Two of the ship's crew of seven were airlifted to land for safety reasons. Coastguard helicopter crews from Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, and Lydd, Kent, were scrambled for the rescue, along with the RNLI lifeboat from Eastbourne, East Sussex. The EMS Majestic was being towed to a safe haven by the tug Thor Frigg. The cargo of the 90m-long ship has not been disclosed.

Summary: A cargo ship is being towed to port after it began taking on water and sinking while under way in the English Channel, the coastguard has said.


The rules were tightened earlier this year in the face of soaring property prices, especially in Sydney. Treasurer Joe Hockey said the government now was investigating 195 residential real estate purchases by overseas investors. He warned other investors they should report themselves if necessary. "Foreign investors who think they may have broken the rules should come to us before we come to them," he said. Foreigners must receive approval before buying established homes but can invest in new housing developments. Under the new rules, application fees apply for residential purchases by foreigners while tougher criminal penalties apply for people who break the rules. Mr Hockey said on Tuesday that foreigners who come forward ahead of a 30 November amnesty deadline will be forced to sell their properties but will not be prosecuted. Of the 195 cases being investigated so far, 24 were foreign investors who had voluntarily come forward, he said. "Another 40 cases relate to referrals from the community where members of the public suspect foreign investors may have broken the rules by using complex structures and illegal leasing arrangements to hide foreign ownership. "We want Australia to have more housing stock and foreign investment does help in that regard but not in regard to existing housing," he said at a press conference. However, the treasurer watered down concern that Sydney is facing a housing bubble that could soon burst, noting that demand for housing still outpaced supply. "We are a long way from excess supply," he said. Properties under investigation range from those in Australia's multi-million-dollar prestige property markets to more modest suburban real estate. Last week, Fairfax Media reported that a Chinese property developer had concealed his identity behind an elderly Melbourne couple to buy one of the country's most famous homes, Altona, at Sydney's Point Piper for A$52m ($40m; Â£26m). The Australian Taxation Office received A$37.2m over four years in new funding in last month's federal budget to handle the investigation and its data matching program has already identified one foreign investor who appears to be linked to over 10 properties ranging from a A$300,000 unit to a house worth A$1.4m, according to the government. Authorities are also talking to a UK investor who voluntarily came forward regarding a property purchased for about A$700,000 in Western Australia. A shortage of new houses, generous tax breaks, cheap credit and "hot" money from overseas have seen Sydney house price increases eclipse those of other Australian cities. Sydney house values have risen by nearly 60% since 2009, according to property research group, RP Data. Other research shows the median price tag for a detached house in Australia's biggest city is now 13 times the average wage. More broadly, Australia has the third highest house price-to-income ratio in the world, according to the IMF. Only Belgium and Canada are more expensive. Despite a complex mix of factors driving prices higher, recently, Chinese investors have been singled out for criticism, with Chinese buyers seeming to dominate auction sales in some parts of the Sydney.

Summary: Australians have reported about 40 foreigners who appear to have breached residential real estate investment laws, says the government.


The decision had been based not on an examination of Hamas' actions, but on "factual imputations derived from the press and the internet", judges found. The court said the move was technical and was not a reassessment of Hamas' classification as a terrorist group. It said a funding freeze on the group would continue for the time being. Hamas dominates Gaza and fought a 50-day war with Israel earlier this year. Under its charter, the movement is committed to Israel's destruction. Responding to the ruling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas was a "murderous terrorist organisation" which should be put back on the list immediately. Israel, the United States and several other nations have designated Hamas a terrorist organisation due to its long record of attacks and its refusal to renounce violence. Hamas, which was founded in 1987, won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 and reinforced its power in Gaza the following year after ousting its Fatah rivals. Its supporters see it as a legitimate resistance movement against Israel, with whom it has fought for years. In December 2001, the Council of the European Union - representing the governments of member states - adopted a "common position" and a regulation to combat terrorism. It established a list of designated entities and people whose funds would be frozen. Hamas' military wing, the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, was named on the initial list, and its political wing was added two years later. Hamas contested the decision and on Wednesday the EU's General Court found it had been "based not on acts examined and confirmed in decisions of competent authorities but on factual imputations derived from the press and the internet". The court said it was therefore annulling Hamas' designation but would temporarily keep existing measures against the group "in order to ensure the effectiveness of any possible future freezing of funds". This would be maintained for three months, or, if an appeal is brought before the European Court of Justice, until it was closed, it added. "The court stresses that those annulments, on fundamental procedural grounds, do not imply any substantive assessment of the question of the classification of Hamas as a terrorist group within the meaning of the common position." Hamas deputy political leader Moussa Abu Marzouk said the decision was "a correction of a historical mistake". "Hamas is a resistance movement and it has a natural right according to all international laws and standards to resist the occupation," he told the Reuters news agency. But European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the EU continued to "consider Hamas a terrorist organisation" and would consider its response to the ruling. The Israeli economy minister called the court's decision immoral. "Israel is strong and can defend itself against its enemies, but those who will suffer from strengthening terrorist groups will be the Europeans themselves," Naftali Bennett warned. Hours after the ruling, the European Parliament adopted a compromise resolution supporting "in principle recognition of Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution", and calling for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians to be "advanced". The original

Summary: A top court of the European Union has annulled the bloc's decision to keep the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on a list of terrorist groups.


Its developer Activision Blizzard has just announced the first seven team owners for a forthcoming league. It believes, in time, the tournament could prove more lucrative than the UK's Premier League - football's highest-earning competition. Several of the successful bidders have made their mark with traditional sports teams, and the buy-in price has not been cheap. The BBC understands the rights cost $20m (£15.5m) per squad. For that, owners get the promise of a 50% revenue split with the Overwatch League itself for future earnings. The fast-paced cartoon-like shooter was designed to appeal to both players and spectators. It's low on gore and features a racial mix of male and female heroes, including a gay character - a relative rarity in gaming. Unlike most e-sports competitions, each team will be based in a different major city to help owners attract home crowds. And they will pursue the world's biggest consumer brands as sponsors, rather than the kind of games-related businesses usually associated with e-sports. "If you want to reach 18-to-35-year-olds, you really need to be where they are, and they are playing games," Activision Blizzard's chief executive Bobby Kotick told the BBC. "The other thing that we offer uniquely is that Overwatch is a very family-friendly game experience. It's a teen-rated game; it's super-colourful, super-friendly. "And if you look at the geographical diversity of the maps or the ethnic and racial diversity of the characters, those are all things that we took into consideration in the construction of what we thought would be a globally appealing experience." To start with, teams are expected to make use of existing venues, but in time Activision Blizzard believes owners will build huge dedicated stadiums of their own. Fixtures will also be streamed online, and be made accessible from within the game itself. The first-person shooter features about two dozen characters who engage in team-based battles set across a near-future Earth. Each character has a distinct personality - including a genetically engineered scientist ape, a cowboy-styled bounty hunter and a nerdy-looking climatologist - and unique abilities. The heroes divide into four broad categories: Squads of six characters are pitched against each other in a range of challenges, including protecting/capturing a location; defending/destroying a vehicle as it is driven across a zone; and being first to wipe out the enemy team. Overwatch launched more than a year ago. Numerous awards and a thriving community of about 30 million players prove it has appeal. Even so, the new league is not guaranteed to succeed on the scale Activision Blizzard hopes. Critics suggest some potential investors have been put off by a demand that the firm gets a reported 25% cut of any team sale. And there is concern that ticket and sponsorship sales could be hit by plans to launch a similar venture based on its Call of Duty titles. Moreover, existing e-sports competitions have yet to collectively make more than £1bn a year - by contrast Premier League clubs jointly earned £3.6bn in the 2015-16 season, according to a recent study. "I think it's a bunch of

Summary: Could Overwatch be the game to take e-sports mainstream?


The RMT union is disputing plans to bring in more driver-only-operated (DOO) trains. Northern said it would run about 40% of its normal timetable if the walkout goes ahead. Southern rail and Merseyrail, which are due to strike on 13 March, have also altered their services. The RMT announced the walkouts in a dispute with rail operators over plans to remove the responsibility of opening and closing train doors from guards. General secretary Mick Cash said the measures would make trains potentially dangerous. Northern, which operates across the north of England, said it expected to run about 980 services "carrying more than 100,000 customers across many but not all of its routes". More than 100 trained managers and other colleagues would be taking on some of the conductor duties on the day of the action, the train operator said. Deputy managing director Richard Allan said: "We have focused our planning efforts on maintaining a train service on our busier routes between 07:00 and 19:00 GMT, and are looking to provide replacement bus services on some routes where trains won't run." He said he was disappointed at RMT's decision to take action "because there is lots of time to talk and agree how we modernise the way we provide customer service". He added: "As part of our proposals we are prepared to offer guarantees on jobs and pay to our people." RMT described it as a "scab timetable" and said it "comes at the price of passenger safety". Merseyrail also said it would run a reduced service on Monday with trains running every half hour between 07:00 and 19:00. It also said timetables were likely to change during the walkout. Southern said a number of its train services would not run including those between Clapham and Milton Keynes, London and Brighton.

Summary: Rail company Northern has released details of a reduced train service in preparation for industrial action planned for Monday.


A Russian defence ministry statement said the Turkish vessel approached to 600m (1,800ft) before turning away in response to Russian small arms fire. The Turkish military attache in Moscow has been summoned to the foreign ministry over the incident. Relations remain tense over Turkey's shooting down of a Russian bomber. The Russian SU-24 bomber was shot down by two Turkish F-16s in the Turkish border-Syria area on 24 November. Turkey maintained the plane crossed into its airspace, although Russia disputes this. And last week, Turkey complained over what it said was a sailor on a Russian naval ship brandishing a missile launcher as the vessel passed through Istanbul. Russia rejected the criticism saying the crew had a "legal right" to protect the ship. 24 November - A Turkish F-16 fighter jet shoots down a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft, allegedly because it violated Turkish airspace. Russia denies the claim and insists the aircraft had been in Syrian airspace. A Russian pilot is killed parachuting from the jet, and a Russian marine is killed in a subsequent rescue mission. 28 November - With Turkey refusing to apologise over the incident, Russia announces a package of economic sanctions against Turkey, including restrictions on imports and travel 6 December - Turkey condemns Russian "provocation" after Turkish media publish showing a Russian serviceman holding a rocket launcher aboard a warship passing through the Bosphorus. 13 December - Russia fires "warning shots" at a Turkish fishing vessel that it says was approaching its warship in the Aegean Sea. Presidential war of words Impact on Russian-Turkish relations Turkey downs Russian fighter jet - what we know In the latest incident, Russia's defence ministry said its frigate Smetlivy was anchored just off the Greek island of Lemnos on Sunday morning when it spotted the Turkish fishing boat heading towards it some 1,000m (3,000ft) away. "Despite numerous attempts by the crew of the Smetlivy, the crew of the Turkish fishing boat did not make radio contact and did not respond to visual signals by semaphore or warning flares," the ministry said in a statement. To prevent a collision, "small arms were fired in the direction of the Turkish vessel from a range that is not lethal". The ministry said that "immediately after that the Turkish vessel drastically changed course" and passed within half a kilometre of the Smetlivy, still making no contact with the Russian crew. Russia's deputy defence minister has summoned a Turkish military attache, the statement said. Turkey has not yet given its response to the incident. Russian military vessels are involved in Russia's intervention against rebels in Syria. President Vladimir Putin described as a "stab in the back" Turkey's downing of the Russian bomber and has imposed economic sanctions. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned on Friday that Ankara's patience with Russia was "not unlimited", and accused Moscow of using "every opportunity" to punish Turkey for the downing of the plane.

Summary: Russia says one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision.


The unicorn is the official national animal of Scotland and continues to feature on Royal Coat of Arms today. For Sunday, willow artist Woody Fox has created a 2.1m (7ft) unicorn sculpture for the Crawick Multiverse art project in Dumfries and Galloway. VisitScotland is also encouraging people to "spot" unicorns elsewhere in Scotland. Carvings and sculptures of unicorns can be found on historic buildings, such as the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle. A tapestry called, Mystic Hunt of the Unicorn, hangs in Stirling Castle and a unicorn is a feature of a fountain in the courtyard at Linlithgow Palace. On the Black Isle in the Highlands, The Stables in Cromarty has a large unicorn sculpture. The unicorn has been a Scottish heraldic symbol since the 12th Century when it was used on an early form of the Scottish coat of arms by William I. Reasons for the appearance of a unicorn include a theory that narwhal, a whale with long tusks protruding from their heads, were seen in Scottish waters after straying from their usual range in the Arctic. Unicorns were also written about by the ancient Celts, Persians, Romans and Greeks, and were often described as an elegant white horse-like creature with a single horn capable of magical properties. Wales and England are among other nations that also celebrate fabled beasts. The Welsh flag features a red dragon connected to one of the country's legends, while England's patron saint St George is said to have killed a dragon. Artist Fox's other artwork has also involved animals, but of varieties that can be found running around the Scottish countryside. He said: "I was thrilled to be asked to create this unique sculpture of a unicorn to mark National Unicorn Day. "My previous work includes deer, badgers, foxes and rabbits which bring homes, gardens, parks and public spaces to life. "It has been very inspiring for me to work on this noble and spiritual animal for the first time and to help promote Scotland at the same time."

Summary: Tourism organisation VisitScotland is encouraging people to celebrate Sunday's National Unicorn Day.


But there are still many real problems and concerns for Rio 2016 organisers with two weeks before the opening ceremony in the Maracana Stadium. The biggest of those worries is the return of violence and crime to the streets of the so-called "Marvellous City" after years of steady progress in a positive direction. The worrying reverse is most notable in the favelas, or shantytowns, that skirt Rio's more affluent south zone. What has gone wrong in Brazil? In favelas like Santa Marta, Pavaozinho and Babilonia the much-heralded Police Pacification projects (UPP) have stalled, drugs gangs have moved back in and people are again being killed. Babilonia is one notable case because the favela overlooks the tourist beaches of Leme and Copacabana, where Olympic events including beach volleyball and the triathlon will take place. Until recently it was regarded as one of the safest and coolest destinations in the city; with hillside bars overlooking the beach offering the best seafood and beer in town to visitors and steady employment for locals. But as Lieutenant Carlos Veiga leads us on a patrol through the favela's steep, narrow alleyways, he tells me how things have deteriorated badly in recent months. "It's dangerous, particularly at night and the gangs often shoot at our patrols," says the UPP commander here. Bodies have been found in the nearby mata, or forest - the result of clashes between the two drugs gangs vying for control of the favela complex. Locals who have enjoyed and benefited from the relative calm of recent years echo each other's concerns about a return of violence and many residents worry that after the Olympic Games the financially-broke state government will cut the pacification programme, abandoning the favelas to their fate. If the situation is bleak in the smaller favelas like Babilonia, it can sometimes seem like all-out war in the bigger conurbations of Complexo do Alemao and Mare. There are shootings on a daily basis, bringing a halt to traffic on the main road between the airport and the city. An eye-watering number of people - almost 2,000 - have been murdered in Rio this year already. Many victims of violence are killed by police, either in crossfire or shot dead by a military police force which is accused of being trigger happy and too eager to execute suspected criminals rather than arrest them. But the police are victims of violence too. "Welcome to Hell" was the slogan that greeted arriving travellers at Rio's international airport recently. The protestors were policemen, complaining about unpaid salaries and the deaths of colleagues in the city's brutal drugs wars. "There have been more than 50 policemen and women killed this year - another one this week," says Carlos Braga. The recently retired civil police inspector added: "I am not safe. I cannot even guarantee my own safety. We police officers have to hide our badges and our guns. There will be a big amount of foreigners here yet the government can't even pay the police to protect them!" After the city's high profile and sometimes outspoken Mayor

Summary: The spectre of an Olympic Games plagued by the Zika virus may be waning, as the cold spell sweeping through southern Brazil deals with disease-carrying mosquitoes more effectively than any repellent.


New business levels also "stagnated" during October and volumes of incomplete work dropped. The Bank of Scotland PMI survey showed companies added to their payrolls for the third successive month. That was despite firms facing the sharpest increase in input costs since September 2011. A further rise in output charges was reported, although the rate of inflation was weaker than that for input costs. Seasonally-adjusted figures showed Scotland's private sector grew for a second successive month. The increase in output was spread across manufacturers and service providers, with both reporting "marginal growth" in business activity levels. The PMI panel members said companies' cost prices increased at the sharpest rate for more than five years as a consequence of a drop in the strength of the pound. Nick Laird, the regional managing director of Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking, said: "Output for Scottish private sector companies continued to show growth in October, albeit at a reduced rate weighed down by a combination of higher input prices and stagnating new business. "The increasing cost burden is a cause for concern, with the rise in input costs growing at the quickest rate in just over five years attributed to the depreciation of Sterling. "Encouragingly, workforce numbers rose for a third consecutive month. Yet with a further solid decline in backlogs of work recorded, we could see jobs growth come under pressure towards the end of the year."

Summary: The expansion of Scotland's private sector has slowed down while output growth has weakened, according to a report.


Lawrence, aged 17 years and 290 days, reached three figures from 146 balls with a boundary off Zafar Ansari. Media playback is not supported on this device He was eventually caught behind after lunch off left-arm spinner Ansari for 161, having hit two sixes and 17 fours. Essex declared at tea on 610-8, a lead of 270, and Surrey were 95-2 in their second innings at the close. Only two players younger than Lawrence, who left school last summer to concentrate on cricket, have scored a Championship hundred - and he is the youngest to do so at The Oval. Kent's Godfrey Bryan made his first Championship hundred in 1920 aged 17 years and 245 days, and Dipak Patel made a century for Worcestershire in 1976, aged 17 years and 270 days. Lawrence, who was dropped on 18 during the second day's play, shared partnerships of 68 and 121 with Essex skipper James Foster (23) and Jesse Ryder (57). And he even faced five deliveries before lunch from Kevin Pietersen, who was pressed into service with his off-spin as Surrey tried to tempt the teenager into an error. He finally departed when he deflected a ball from Ansari into the gloves of wicketkeeper Gary Wilson, but the home attack then came in for severe punishment from Graham Napier and Greg Smith, who added 116 for the eighth wicket. The declaration came at tea after Napier was caught off Jason Roy, having struck three sixes and nine fours in his 73 off 62 balls, leaving Smith unbeaten on 50. Surrey could ill afford the immediate loss of Ansari, who was run out for nought, but the pitch remained benign and Kumar Sangakkara (43) and Rory Burns added 76 before Napier claimed the prized wicket of the Sri Lankan, who edged to Nick Browne at first slip. Pietersen kept Burns (41 not out) company for the for the final eight and a half overs, making just eight from 26 balls as the home side reached stumps requiring another 175 to avoid an innings defeat. Essex centurion Dan Lawrence: "I went to Australia last winter, which was a great experience, and now I'm getting my chance with Essex. "When I hit the cover drive off Ansari on 96, I knew it was going for four and I could start celebrating. It was a great feeling. I've had quite a few messages already, especially from my old school friends. "I don't have many heroes in the game, but I suppose AB de Villiers would be my favourite batsman. "At Essex we have some great players too - like Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara and Jesse Ryder - and they have all been fantastic to me. "All the coaches at Essex have been great, and the bowlers like David Masters and Graham Napier have also helped me a lot by telling me how they would look to get me out and things like that. It really helps to know how they think." BBC London 94.9's Mark Church: "A day that Dan Lawrence won't forget in a hurry. It

Summary: Dan Lawrence became the third youngest batsmen to score a County Championship century on day three of Essex's game against Surrey at The Oval.


The broadcaster's media service was one of the most prominent online platforms to use Flash. Adobe's plug-in has been criticised by some security experts, who said it was a weak point of many sites. Flash use has been decreasing and the move will provide a further blow, but it will not kill off Adobe's product, said one security expert. The BBC announced the decision to move towards HTML5 on Tuesday. In a blogpost, it said it was "now confident [it could] achieve the playback quality you'd expect from the BBC without using a third-party plug-in" such as Flash player. Users have been invited to visit a BBC site where they can set a cookie in their browsers that will allow them to access the HTML5 player when they visit iPlayer in future. However, the Flash version will remain available. The BBC said it was testing the new player on a range of browsers, including Google Chrome on all platforms, Firefox 41 and Safari on iOS 5 and above. Others chosen for the test are Opera 32, Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and Blackberry OS 10.3.1. The BBC added that it was also going to "move away from the BBC Media Player app on Android devices" with users invited to join a limited beta test in the blogpost. "We've been working for the last few months to upgrade our existing HTML5 player to make it usable on the desktop as well as mobile and tablet," wrote James East, the BBC's product manager for media playout. "We'll be working over the coming months to improve the HTML5 player to match the abilities of our Flash player and to refine the functionality and design based on your feedback." He said that most video programmes would be available on HTML5 on iPlayer immediately but, for those that took longer to become playable, users would be able to use the old player. Adobe's Flash is one of many plug-ins used to display multimedia content on websites. HTML5, the latest version of the dictionary used by the majority of the worldwide web, incorporates video hosting, where its predecessors did not. The BBC has joined Netflix and other major firms in adopting HTML5 and information from analytics website Built With shows a downward trend in the number using Flash over the last 12 months. The iPlayer, which the BBC said received 250 million TV and radio requests in July this year, was one of the most prominent. However, many of the internet's largest sites still do use Flash, including Amazon, IMDB and the US video site Hulu. The plug-in has been repeatedly criticised over its security record and, in June this year, Adobe had to release an emergency software patch after a serious vulnerability was found. But the security expert Chris Green said Flash still had an important role to play and was sometimes unfairly maligned. "The industry has moved on from trying to shoehorn one thing in, whether that is Flash or Microsoft's Silverlight. It continues to be very effective in delivering rich content

Summary: The BBC's iPlayer has been made available using the HTML5 web language, at the expense of Adobe's Flash player.


Umakant Mishra was suspended from his job after being charged with fraud when 57 rupees and 60 paise (92 cents; 56 pence) went missing in his post office. Mr Mishra told BBC Hindi that the battle to clear his name reduced him to penury and his family would have starved if not for his relatives. He is now seeking compensation. Correspondents say cases in Indian courts can drag on for years, even decades, and official figures show that more than 30 million cases are pending in Indian courts, some dating from 1950. Mr Mishra's troubles began on 23 July 1984 when he worked in a post-office in the Harjinder Nagar area of Kanpur city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. "I was given 697 rupees and 60 paise ($11.19; Â£6.83) which the post-office had received as money orders and I had to distribute it. I distributed 300 rupees and in the evening deposited the rest with a senior official," Mr Mishra says. When the refund was checked, it was found to be short by 57 rupees and 60 paise (92 cents; 56 pence). "I was charged with fraud. I was suspended from my services and a complaint was lodged with the police." Mr Mishra was jailed briefly and although he was freed on bail shortly afterwards, his long legal battle had started. "I was summoned 348 times by the court. Initially I had to sell my house in Kanpur, then I had to sell my agricultural land in Hardoi district. I went bankrupt." He did various odd jobs to support his family and fight the legal battle and says he was helped by his relatives who "helped me and provided me with shelter". He was absolved of all charges last week after the prosecution could not produce any witnesses in the case. "I was suspended when I was in my 30s. Now that I have been absolved, I should be compensated. I should get all the money that is due to me," he says.

Summary: An Indian postal worker who was accused of stealing less than $1 in 1984, has been cleared by a court after nearly 350 court hearings over 29 years.


The House of Representatives passed HJ Res 43 on Thursday by a mainly party line vote of 230 to 188. The repeal proposal is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Donald Trump. A number of measures to curtail access to abortion have been introduced by US state legislatures already this year. Republicans have vowed to "defund" Planned Parenthood, a women's reproductive health organisation that provides birth control, STD testing, cancer screenings, breast examinations and pregnancy terminations. HJ Res 43 would overturn a rule instituted two days before Mr Trump came into office. The Obama administration measure banned states from withholding federal dollars from groups that provide abortions. The rule was instituted after more than a dozen conservative states denied funds to Planned Parenthood through a Nixon-era family-planning programme known as Title X. Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of dollars a year in funding from the federal government, but it is banned by law from using any of that money to fund abortions. Anti-abortion Republicans cheered the first step to overturning the Obama administration rule. New Jersey Representative Chris Smith said: "Planned Parenthood is Child Abuse Inc," referring to secretly recorded footage of employees at the group discussing foetal tissue donation. But critics warned that low-income and young women would bear the brunt of HJ Res 43. Democratic Congresswomen Diana DeGette said: "Despite their promise to focus on jobs and the economy, Republican leaders have made attacking women's health care their top priority." Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards condemned Republican "extremists" who had backed HJ Res 43. This week, an Oklahoma bill which would force women to get permission from their sexual partner for an abortion passed its first hurdle.

Summary: Republicans have overwhelmingly approved a resolution allowing states to withhold funds from abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood.


The cars were wirelessly linked to each other and "mimicked" a lead vehicle, driven by a professional driver. The so-called road train has been developed by Volvo. The firm is confident that they will be widely available in future. The project aims to herald a new age of relaxed driving. According to Volvo, drivers "can now work on their laptops, read a book or sit back and enjoy a relaxed lunch" while driving. The road train test was carried out as part of a European Commission research project known as Sartre - Safe Road Trains for the Environment. The convoy comprised three cars and one lorry. "Driving among other road-users is a great milestone in our project. It was truly thrilling," says Linda Wahlstroem, project manager for the Sartre project at Volvo Car Corporation "We covered 200km in one day and the test turned out well. We're really delighted," she added. The cars are fitted with special features such as cameras, radar and laser sensors - allowing the vehicle to monitor the lead vehicle and also other vehicles in their immediate vicinity. Using wireless communication, the vehicles in the platoon "mimic" the lead vehicle using autonomous control - accelerating, braking and turning in exactly the same way as the leader. The vehicles drove at 85kph (52mph) with the gap between each vehicle just 6m (19ft). "People think that autonomous driving is science fiction, but the fact is that the technology is already here. From the purely conceptual viewpoint, it works fine and road train will be around in one form or another in the future," says Ms Wahlstroem. "We've focused really hard on changing as little as possible in existing systems. Everything should function without any infrastructure changes to the roads or expensive additional components in the cars. "Apart from the software developed as part of the project, it is really only the wireless network installed between the cars that set them apart from other cars available in showrooms today." The three-year Sartre project has been under way since 2009. Other partners include UK car technology firm Ricardo UK, Tecnalia Research & Innovation of Spain, Institut fur Kraftfahrzeuge Aachen (IKA) of Germany and the Technical Research Institute of Sweden. All told, the vehicles in the project have covered about 10,000km on test circuits. The eventual aim of the project is to have lots of cars "slaved" to a lead vehicle and travelling at high speed along specific routes on motorways.

Summary: A convoy of self-driven cars has completed a 200km (125-mile) journey on a Spanish motorway, in the first public test of such vehicles.


The memorial and museum tweeted that the gas chamber was "not a stage" but was a place for mournful silence. Republican Clay Higgins said in the video that the horrors of the WW2 death camps were the reason why the US military should be "invincible". Some 1.1 million people, mainly Jews, died at the Nazi-occupied Poland camp. Mr Higgins made a five-minute video showing him in different parts of the museum talking about the atrocities in the death camp. At one point, he goes inside a gas chamber and explains how the victims were gassed. "This is why Homeland Security must be squared away, why our military must be invincible," he says. But the museum responded that it was inappropriate to speak inside the gas chambers. "Everyone has the right to personal reflections. However, inside a former gas chamber, there should be mournful silence. It's not a stage," it tweeted on Tuesday. Later it posted a picture of the entrance to the building showing a plaque asking for silence. The Louisiana congressman has not yet responded to the criticism. His offices were closed for the Fourth of July holiday. However, the video was not being displayed on his website and social media users suggested it had been removed. The Anti-Defamation League, an American-Jewish anti-discrimination organisation, said the video was "incredibly disrespectful to the hallowed ground" of the memorial and museum. Some Twitter users reacted with fury.

Summary: Officials at Auschwitz have criticised a US congressman for making and voicing a video inside a gas chamber at the former Nazi death camp.


Developer RWE Innogy is pulling the plug on the 240-turbine Atlantic Array project, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) told the BBC. The scheme, which had not yet received the go-ahead, had attracted criticism, with environmentalists worried about its impact on marine wildlife in the Bristol Channel. RWE Innogy said it was "not the right time" for the project. The Atlantic Array was planned in an area of 200 sq km (77 sq miles) about 16.5km (10 miles) from the north Devon coast, 22.5km (14 miles) from south Wales coast and 13.5km (8 miles) from Lundy Island nature reserve. The turbines would have been 220m (720ft) tall and capable of producing 1,200 megawatts of electricity - enough for up to 900,000 homes, the developer has said. RWE said it was "not viable... to continue with development in the Bristol Channel Zone". RWE's director of offshore wind, Paul Cowling, said: "This is not a decision we have taken lightly. "However, given the technological challenges and market conditions, now is not the right time for RWE to continue to progress with this project." DECC told the BBC the scrapping of the scheme was a matter for the developer, but the decision "was made on purely technical grounds and reflects the many complex challenges of constructing offshore wind farms". But BBC South West political editor Martyn Oates said: "Sources have told us that this will not go ahead because of problems in financing it. By Roger HarrabinEnvironment analyst The collapse of the Atlantic Array project highlights the current chaos in energy policy. RWE and other firms are complaining that energy has become a political football, with Labour trying to freeze prices and the Conservatives apparently dismissing renewables subsidies as "green crap". Investment in new large scale projects like offshore wind farms has dried up. Developers are waiting to see what price they will be able to sell their power. Some developers also want to see the outcome of further details of the Energy Bill, which will not be decided until sometime next year. The industry is angry that the government has asked it to invest Â£100bn renewing generating capacity in the UK, whilst creating political conditions which they say make that investment impossible. There is an irony, too. The eventual cost of power will partly depend on how cheaply developers can borrow capital. Lenders demand higher rates of interest if there's uncertainty. So by arguing about bringing down bills, the politicians may inadvertently be forcing them up. Follow Roger on Twitter "Just last week, [green energy group] Regen SW said that the government's recent announcement that it is going to cut back on green levies to support renewable energy was already undermining investment in the region and putting jobs at risk. "And in terms of investment and jobs, this is a really big project, the company (RWE) says it would provide thousands of jobs." Friends of the Earth's head of campaigns, Andrew Pendleton, said: "The government's wanton green-bashing is starting to cost jobs and threaten the future security of our energy supply. "The

Summary: Plans for a huge wind farm off the north Devon coast have been shelved.


Well, having dusted himself off from scoring a hat-trick on Thursday night, the Manchester United striker is now dishing out life lessons to the club's fans. The giant Swede has taken over United's Instagram account, so here he is with a some advice for all the wannabe Zlatans out there. This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser

Summary: Ever wondered what it's like to spend 24 hours in the world of Zlatan Ibrahimovic?


American Woods, who last competed in August last year, planned to play in this week's Safeway Open, but withdrew saying his game was "too vulnerable". The 14-time major winner had back surgery in September and October 2015. "It's going to be a hard grind to come back and compete against the best in the world," said Briton Faldo, 59. Faldo was "not surprised" when the world number 786 withdrew from the PGA Tour opener on Monday. The 40-year-old has not won on the Tour since 2013 and sits on 79 victories, three behind the all-time record held by fellow American Sam Snead. Faldo told BBC Sport: "Golf is a wicked game, it dangles a carrot. "Ten years ago, I'd hit balls and think, 'I can still play, I can still hit it'. Then you'd go to the course and can't make a score. Everything is stacking up against him now. Physically, mentally and obviously competing." Woods was a vice-captain for the United States as they beat Europe to win the Ryder Cup earlier this month, but Faldo thought he looked like he was "struggling just getting in and out of the golf buggie". The Englishman added: "Watching him walk, he just doesn't look supple to me. "I know the stamina needed to play 72 holes. He may be able to hit balls on a range, but there's a rhythm to that. "On a course, you get a five-minute gap between two shots. I think maybe he is starting to hit the ball better, but it's the stamina to play." Woods will also miss the Turkish Airlines Open in November but said he may be ready for his foundation's event, the Hero World Challenge, in December.

Summary: Six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo says "everything is stacking up against" Tiger Woods in his attempt to return to golf following injury.


They were accused of trying to trick a 20-year-old woman from Slovakia into having an abortion and arranging her marriage to a man facing deportation. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says new evidence had emerged "which seriously undermined the prosecution". Last November, 13 people were arrested in Greater Manchester but none will face further action. A CPS spokeswoman said four men and a woman were initially charged with immigration offences and "intentionally arranging or facilitating entry into the UK of a person with a view to their exploitation". She added: "The CPS concluded that there is no longer sufficient evidence to generate a realistic prospect of conviction, therefore on 1 April 2015 the CPS formally offered no evidence in the case against all five defendants." Charges have been dropped against Mohammed Ali, 40, and Hateji Yakuyb, 57, both of Ashfield Road, Rochdale; Anna Cicakova, 34, and Malik Ramzan, 27, both of Wesley Street, Failsworth; and Rehman Ghani, 39, of St Heliers Drive, Cheetham Hill.

Summary: Charges have been dropped against five people who were accused of trafficking a pregnant woman into the UK.


We asked voters to think about a broad range of issues, from the key devolved public services to the thorny matter of a further independence referendum. There is a real "don't rock the boat" feeling to the results. Voters do not want to see significant changes to the existing settlement around public spending and the key public services, albeit that proposals for additional help to children from poorer backgrounds and first-time buyers receive modest support. From the full range of issues posed in the poll, the single most popular proposition is to guarantee that NHS spending in Scotland will be increased by at least the same rate as that in England, achieving a score of 8.3 out of 10 on average. Support for this measure is strikingly strong throughout the population; men and women, young and old, rich and poor all broadly support this proposal in equal measure. There has been significant debate in recent years about the long-term affordability of some of the key decisions on public services. But as far as voters are concerned there is little appetite to change the status quo. Indeed, maintaining the principle of free higher education for Scottish students is seen as almost as important as high NHS spending, with an average score of 8.1. As one might expect, this proposal receives greater support from the young (8.8 among those aged 16-24) but actually has broad support throughout the population. Voters are similarly sceptical about changing the current policy on prescription charges. With an average score of 5.3, the proposal to introduce prescription charges to those of working age is among the least popular. And it is interesting to note that there is not just naked self-interest in response to this proposal, since although it receives an average score of just 4.5 among those aged 16-24, those who are retired and would therefore not pay charge are not hugely in favour either, giving an average score of 5.5. All of which points again to a reluctance to be too radical with the current set up. In policy proposal terms, the poll identifies a number of other potential areas where parties may find some traction in the coming weeks. The idea of giving additional funding to schools with high numbers of children from poorer backgrounds receives moderate support with an average score of 6.7 out of 10, while the proposal to give first-time buyers an additional £3,000 towards their deposit receives an average score of 6.5. Both of these are a nod towards some support for innovative ideas for resolving issues of significant public concern but, in truth, do not receive the same levels of support as the core issues around the NHS and higher education. Despite significant coverage of the possibility of a second independence referendum in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU, there is, at best, lukewarm support for such an eventuality among voters, with an average score of 5.6. Unlike many of the other issues in the poll, there is a significant disagreement among different sections of voters on

Summary: The second part of our poll for BBC Scotland gives further clues on voter priorities ahead of the Holyrood election in exactly one month from now.


Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow are accused of climbing a fence to break into a government compound at the start of the demonstrations. Mr Wong, 18, has said he did not do anything illegal. The protests, against proposed changes to Hong Kong electoral system, began in late September. At the height of the movement, tens of thousands of people were occupying major streets demanding fully free elections for the territory's next leader, after Beijing said it would vet potential candidates. The three students were among a large group of people who stormed the fenced-off Civic Square inside a government compound on 26 September, as an act of protest. Images of the students being forcibly removed from the square by police, and other subsequent allegations of abuse of force by police, invigorated the protest movement. Mr Chow has now been charged with taking part in an illegal assembly and Mr Law with inciting others to take part, while Mr Wong, leader of the Scholarism movement, faces both charges. Mr Wong could be jailed for up to five years, but said he would not regret his actions and that it was a "political prosecution". He said the break-in was "the best decision I have made within the four years I have been involved in the social movement and student movement". Mr Wong's lawyer, Michael Vidler, said charging the trio so long after the event was "totally flawed" and a "clear abuse of process", AFP news agency reports. Mr Wong and Mr Law are already facing charges of obstructing police officers.

Summary: Three prominent Hong Kong student leaders have been charged over their roles in the pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" of 2014.


Crowd favourite Molinari and England's Willett began the day level on 16 under par, but the Italian hit a round of 65 to edge home in a thrilling finale. Spain's Nacho Elvira finished four shots back on 18 under par, tied for third with England's Chris Paisley. Fellow Englishmen David Horsey, Richard Bland tied for fifth on 15 under. Tommy Fleetwood and Scotland's Scott Jamieson were among five players tied for seventh. Molinari, 33, hit one eagle and five birdies in Sunday's final round to become the first Italian to win his national Open twice since the event became part of the European Tour in 1972. The victory was the Italian's fourth at a European Tour event and a first since the Reale Seguros Open de Espana in 2012. Seven of the European Ryder Cup team, which includes Willett, were competing in Monza as they prepare to take on the United States at Hazeltine in Minnesota from 30 September to 2 October. We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here.

Summary: Francesco Molinari carded a six-under-par final round to beat Masters champion Danny Willett to the Italian Open title by a single shot in Monza.


The three-week Between the Monuments project is researching the daily lives of Neolithic and Bronze Age residents at the Wiltshire site. The dig is being led by The National Trust and Southampton and Leicester University archaeologists. The National Trust said if it is a house they will have "hit the jackpot". Spokeswoman Dr Nick Snashall said: "I could count the number of middle Neolithic houses that have been found on the fingers of one hand. "This site dates from a time when people are just starting to build the earliest parts of Avebury's earthworks, so we could be looking at the home and workplace of the people who saw that happening." The site being excavated is next to the West Kennet Avenue - a 1.5-mile (2.5km) prehistoric avenue of two parallel lines of stones - and was first discovered by archaeologist and businessman Alexander Keiller 80 years ago. The team has spent three years researching his journals and drawings together with modern geophysical survey techniques to pinpoint the excavation area. They have also discovered arrowheads, clusters of scrapers for working hide and plant materials, miniature flint saws and pottery. Dr Snashall said: "It's quite astonishing, millions of people have visited this site over the years but few of them can have guessed what they were standing on. "The finds have been coming up three or four at a time, in clusters. It's as if the people were sitting here working away making arrowheads, scraping skins and carrying out their daily tasks and then they just got up and walked away."

Summary: Archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of a house where people who built Avebury stone circle may have lived.


The database is reported to contain information on 100,000 US Department of Defense employees, among others. Troy Hunt, who published news of the leak, said the information had "enormous" potential for scammers. Business services firm Dun & Bradstreet confirmed to tech news site ZDNet that it owns the data. Information on government departments and private sector employees is commonly collated by business services that sell the data to other companies, such as marketing firms. In this case, the records - including names, job titles and contact details - were originally compiled by NetProspex, which was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 2015. Organisations with employees mentioned in the data include the US Postal Service, telecoms giant AT&T and the retailer Walmart. Mr Hunt pointed out that people might try to use the names and email addresses in the database to scam or retrieve sensitive information from recipients - a practice known as spear phishing. "The value for very targeted spear phishing is enormous because you can carefully craft messages that refer to specific individuals of influence and their roles within the organisation," he wrote on his blog. Dun & Bradstreet told ZDNet: "Based on our analysis, it was not accessed or exposed through a Dun & Bradstreet system." The leak is the latest in a long string of personal data caches dumped online. In January, personal information of health workers in the US Army was found online by another security professional.

Summary: Details of more than 33 million US employees - including military staff - have been released online, according to a security researcher.


Northern Pride is billed as one of the largest LGBT festivals in the UK and is now in its ninth year, with organisers hoping to top last year's record crowd of 71,000 people over its three days. One of the highlights is the parade from the Civic Centre to the Town Moor. Fun fair, stalls and musical performances will feature at the festival, which is on all weekend. Mark Nichols, chair of Newcastle Pride, said: "We keep thinking we can't grow any more, and every year it has grown. "We started off nine years ago in Leazes Park, we outgrew that, so moved to Exhibition Park, and outgrew that, so we're now over the fence on the Town Moor." He added: "We grew from a one-day event to a three day one three years ago just because the numbers have grown so much. "Last year we had a total of 71,000, and 10,000 people marched in the city centre."

Summary: Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Newcastle for the annual Pride event.


The Mercedes driver was fairly monosyllabic in his television interviews. A pep talk from team boss Toto Wolff followed, the Austrian telling him he should see his fourth place as "12 points won rather than lost". But, while he was more open and expansive with the written media shortly afterwards, the general negative tone continued. And then, at the end, a moment of realisation, presumably of the headlines that might follow, and a plea for understanding. "Adversity is when there is an opportunity to grow and do something really special," Hamilton said. "I am really happy with the way I have been driving considering [the results]. "It is important for people who are watching and also people who are reporting that you have patience with us as drivers. You can't be happy every day you have a result. "Whether it is second, fifth, 10th, whatever it is, you are going to be annoyed at one point, because you put so much into it. "You train. You sacrifice everything to make sure you get the best result possible. So when you don't - if you don't personally deliver and other things stack up against you - it is hard to come out smiling. Because that means you don't care enough. And the fact is I care more than anything. "So there are days when it feels more painful than others. There are days when it is easier to handle and think: 'I will move forwards.' So when you make comments, or are writing stories, bear that in mind. It is not a sign of being ungrateful or anything. "This is an intense battle which I am loving, and we are enjoying as a team, but I want to win this championship. "Right now I am 20 points behind. I don't have a crystal ball but it doesn't look great at the moment. But there is still a long way to go. Within one race it could switch. But the bigger the gap gets the more pressure builds." This is one of the aspects of Hamilton that makes him so compelling a personality to follow. He can be contradictory, puzzling and infuriating. But also intelligent, eloquent and fascinating. And he just can't hide himself, even if sometimes he might be trying to. It was there throughout the weekend in Austria. There was the Thursday news conference in which he undercut Vettel's attempt to draw a line under his road-rage moment in Baku at the previous race by revealing that the German had not apologised when they spoke the day after the race, only by text a day after that. And said he still wasn't completely sure the German had made it clear he did not think Hamilton had 'brake-tested' him (although Vettel did). There were the monosyllabic interviews after he qualified third rather than fastest, which meant he would start eighth rather than sixth, and in which he tried to bat off his disappointment before, finally, admitting: "I didn't deliver. I have been quick all weekend and in Q3 I didn't do the time

Summary: Lewis Hamilton was pretty down after the Austrian Grand Prix, which was understandable seeing as he had just seen his championship deficit to Sebastian Vettel stretch to 20 points.


The ruling comes three years after capital punishment was abolished in the state, but for future crimes only. The supreme court's decision means 11 of the state's inmates still on death row will now be spared. Connecticut has had just one execution since 1976. Thirty-one US states still allow executions. The ruling came in response to an appeal by convicted murder Eduardo Santiago, who was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 2005. "We are persuaded that... this state's death penalty no longer comports with contemporary standards of decency and no longer serves any legitimate penological purpose," it said. It noted a "freakishness" in the use of the punishment, with what it said was a wide disparity in its application. Connecticut supreme court judge Richard Palmer said the death penalty amounted to "cruel and unusual punishment" and violated the state's constitution. New Hampshire is the only north-eastern state to still keep capital punishment, though its last execution was carried out in 1939. The latest state to abolish the death penalty was Nebraska in 2015. Source: Death Penalty Information Center Why is the US Supreme Court reviewing the lethal injection?

Summary: A top court in the US state of Connecticut has overturned the death penalty for inmates on death row, deeming it unconstitutional.


Doug Paulley, from Wetherby, was denied access to a First Group bus when a woman with a pushchair refused to move. Senior judges overturned an earlier ruling which said the firm's wheelchair policy was discriminatory and breached the Equality Act. Mr Paulley has now lodged permission to appeal papers with the Supreme Court. According to the appeal papers the Court of Appeal's decision was "wholly inconsistent with the policy of the Equality Act 2010". Mr Paulley said he was prepared to take the case "as far as it needs to go". "Disabled people chained themselves to buses in the 1990s to make sure accessible buses were put on routes, but there's no point in having them if you can't use them," he said. In 2013 Leeds County Court ruled First Group's "first come first served" policy was unlawful and said disabled users should have priority access to wheelchair spaces. However, last year the Court of Appeal said the "proper remedy" for wheelchair users to get improvements was to ask Parliament. A spokeswoman for solicitors Unity Law, which represents Mr Paulley, said First Bus Group had indicated it objects to the application. She said a panel of Law Lords will have to consider whether to allow the appeal. Mr Paulley's case is being supported and funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). A spokeswoman said: "This case is of enormous importance to the thousands of wheelchair users who may wish to use public transport such as buses without having the anxiety of being told they cannot travel because the space is being occupied by buggies." First Group told the BBC it was preparing a response.

Summary: A disabled man who won a court ruling over bus wheelchair access which was later overturned has launched a bid to take the case to the Supreme Court.


Graham, 21, played the last half an hour of Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat by Huddersfield, after 15 months out with a cruciate knee ligament injury. "I thought he really livened the game up and got some bums off seats when he came on," Stearman, 29, told BBC WM. "If he can stay fit then he'll be a force to be reckoned with next season." Centre-back Stearman is approaching the end of his loan spell from Fulham, having originally left Molineux for Craven Cottage in 2015. He returned to Wolves last summer but says he is waiting, like a large number of other players, on managerial decisions before knowing where his future lies. "There's plenty of players up and down the country who don't quite know what's going to happen next year," he said. "A lot of people are just waiting for the end of the season before they sort out what and who they need."

Summary: Fit-again winger Jordan Graham will add an extra dimension to Wolves' attack next season, according to team-mate Richard Stearman.


All five of West Yorkshire's powerful district local authorities go to the polls on the same day as the general election, each with a third of their council seats up for grabs. Local polls on the same day as a general election sometimes produce surprising results and 2010 was no exception. As the headlines were grabbed by a Conservative surge and "Cleggmania", voters in West Yorkshire took part in what political academics call a "reverse bounce". As seats held by Labour MPs were toppling in the Leeds area, the city council saw a power-sharing Conservative and Liberal Democrat administration pushed aside. In Bradford, a previously safe Labour parliamentary seat was snapped up by the Liberal Democrats, but in City Hall a minority Labour administration gained enough extra council seats to come close to gaining a majority. Calderdale, the authority centred on Halifax, saw Labour take control and just down the road in Wakefield Labour strengthened its grip. In the three rounds of council elections since then it has been largely a story of Labour gains, but with the odd blip. George Galloway's "Bradford Spring" in 2012 resulted in five Respect councillors being elected but storm clouds soon moved in and the party has not won a single seat since then. In fact, after internal ructions, one of them switched to Labour this year. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) also huffed and puffed in 2014 but it has hardly blown any of the council houses down. It now has two councillors in Wakefield and another two in Bradford. So where does that leave the prospects for 2015? Leeds City Council: It would take an earthquake to shift Labour from its position of power in West Yorkshire's biggest council, the city of Leeds. It has grown from being the biggest party, but needing the city's three Greens to take power in 2010, to now holding almost two thirds of the 99 seats in the council chambers. Keith Wakefield has announced he is stepping down as leader and the party will elect a replacement after the election. Bradford City Council: Labour is by far the largest party, but with by-elections and defections this year its 45 seats leave it now one short of an overall majority in the 90-seat chamber. Respect, with its four members, claims it will squeeze Labour even further but is fielding candidates in just seven of the 30 seats up for election. As with all of the West Yorkshire councils UKIP is putting up more candidates than ever before. Calderdale Metropolitan District Council: Despite Labour ending up as the largest party with 25 of the 51 seats in Halifax Town Hall after last year's elections it was just short of a majority, taking power with the help of the six Liberal Democrats. When those parties fell out last summer, the Conservatives added their 19 seats to the Liberal Democrats and Stephen Baines became West Yorkshire's only Conservative council leader. With Labour so close to a majority he will do well to stay in power. Kirklees Metropolitan District Council: Labour, with 32

Summary: As the battle buses criss-cross West Yorkshire's closely fought parliamentary constituencies it has almost been overlooked that 128 other election battles are being fought in the same area.


The men spent over an hour dragging the 368lb (167kg) beast on board the boat off the coast of Cornwall on Sunday. One of the men, Nick Lane, said they had submitted a record application after the Shark Trust calculated the weight based on the shark's dimensions. "I was jumping up and down like a little school girl", Mr Lane said. "All hell broke loose." Thresher Shark latest "Suddenly the rods took off, they were absolutely screaming," he said. Mr Lane, a garage owner from Washford in Somerset, said when they got the shark on board they measured it and took photographs before letting it back into the water. John Richardson, Shark Trust conservation officer, praised the anglers for putting the shark back into the sea. He said: "Here in the Northeast Atlantic Threshers are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. "The Shark Trust applauds the anglers for returning the shark alive to the water, especially as it may well have been a potential record." Mr Richardson said normally anglers would need to bring a shark to shore to be formally verified for a record, although sometimes informal records can be recognised. To be the largest shark caught in British waters it will need to break the previous record set in 1982 by a 323lb (147kg) thresher shark. Nick Simmonds, secretary of the British Record Fish Committee (BRFC), said he had been unable to verify if a claim had been formally made yet. Mr Richardson said he did have a record of their catch but the Shark Trust did not confirm or verify catch records.

Summary: A group of amateur fishermen have landed what they believe to be a record-breaking thresher shark.


The hosts, who were knocked out of the FA Cup by League One side Rochdale on Saturday, fell behind in the 14th minute when winger Ben McKenna made a penetrating run down the right flank and produced a neat finish. Barrow, having been watched by a crowd of 4,414 at Holker Street for the cup tie, were looking to improve on sixth place in the National League table, and went close to an equaliser before half-time when an acrobatic effort by defender Moussa Diarra hit the crossbar. Southport could have extended their lead in the second half, but Andrai Jones' close-range effort was saved by Jonathan Flatt as the visitors held out to secure a crucial three points in their battle to pull clear of the relegation fight. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Barrow 0, Southport 1. Second Half ends, Barrow 0, Southport 1. Substitution, Southport. Jake Wright replaces Delial Brewster. Substitution, Barrow. Lindon Meikle replaces Jordan Williams. Substitution, Barrow. Ross Hannah replaces Richard Bennett. Substitution, Barrow. Andy Haworth replaces Dan Rowe. Second Half begins Barrow 0, Southport 1. Jordan Williams (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. First Half ends, Barrow 0, Southport 1. Goal! Barrow 0, Southport 1. Ben McKenna (Southport). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Barrow suffered a narrow home defeat by Southport on their return to National League action.


The emerald ash borer, first recorded in the Moscow area in 2007, has become established in surrounding broadleaved woodlands, they observed. The pest, which is expected to cost the US economy $10bn, has spread up to 25 miles each year, the team estimated. The findings of the survey have been published in the journal Forestry. The team of two UK and two Russian scientists found that the emerald ash borer (EAB) population had spread 146 miles (235km) west of Moscow and 137 miles (220 km) south of the Russian capital city. In their paper, the team described EAB (Agrilus planipennis) as a "major threat to Fraxinus excelsior (European ash), and south of Moscow, where the beetle has become established in natural broadleaved woodlands in which F. excelsior is a major component, many of the ash trees are suffering severe dieback and mortality". They added: "The abundance and almost continuous distribution of F. excelsior in these woodlands means that A. planipennis now has the opportunity to spread unhindered on a broad front to other countries in Europe." Enemy within The beetle is native to north-east China, the Korean peninsula, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and the Russian Far East. (Source: USDA) The beetles' larvae feed on the surface layers of the wood of a tree, cutting off vital supplies of nutrients and water, causing branches and eventually the whole tree to die. Although the adult beetles only live for a matter of weeks, an individual female can lay in excess of 200 eggs during their short lives but the average is estimated to be in the region of 30-60 eggs. While native Asian ash trees appear to have co-evolved resistance to the EAB, US native ash species, such as the green ash (F. pennsylvanica) and white ash (F. americana) have no such resilience, resulting in devastating consequences. Since the first recorded case of an EAB infestation in Michigan back in 2002, the invasive alien species has spread rapidly through 19 US states and two Canadian provinces, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The researchers wrote: "The beetle has killed tens of millions of trees over the past 10 years and has raised concerns over the future of ash in North America. "The cost to the US economy over the 10-year period from 2009 to 2019 - in terms of tree removal and replacement alone - is expected to exceed $10bn." Whether a similar fate awaits European ash trees remained uncertain at this stage, explained co-author David Williams, an entomologist from Forest Research, the scientific arm of the UK Forestry Commission. During the summer, Dr Williams and colleague Dr Nigel Straw spent two weeks in and around Moscow to assess the impact and spread of EAB in the area. Dr Williams told BBC News that previous research suggested that an individual beetle would not fly more than six miles (10km) during its lifetime. Yet the team, in their assessment, found evidence that EAB was spreading by up to four times that distance. "There is evidence that the species is riding on vehicles, which is

Summary: An invasive species of beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America could "spread unhindered" across Europe, researchers have warned.


Anglesey council's contract for 17 toilets ends in 2017 and they face being scrapped due to budget cuts. A letter has been sent to councils to see if there is interest in taking them over from 1 April. Councillor John Roberts said: "We don't want to reach a situation where we'll have to close toilets and sincerely hope that we can find a solution."

Summary: Public toilets on Anglesey are being offered to town and community councils in a bid to stop them being closed.


Coral "bleaching" has led to widespread coral decline and habitat loss on the world's largest coral reef system. Surveys show that 29% of corals died in 2016, greater than the figure of 22% projected in mid-2016. The worst-hit area was near Port Douglas, where 70% of shallow water corals died, but there was a recovery of corals in the south of the reef. The latest results come from surveys carried out by the Marine Park Authority, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Australian Institute of Marine Science and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority chairman Russell Reichelt said: "As has been the case with reefs across the world, the Great Barrier Reef has experienced significant and widespread impacts over the last two years. "We're very concerned about what this means for the Great Barrier Reef itself and what it means for the communities and industries that depend on it." According to newpaper reports, a meeting over the reef's future was recently told that the federal and Queensland government's long-term plan to protect the reef, announced in 2015, was no longer achievable. Bleaching occurs when the algae living on coral is expelled due to stress caused by extreme, sustained changes in temperature. This turns the coral white. In 2017, further coral die-offs are expected from the second year of bleaching in a row, and the impacts of tropical cyclone Debbie, the officials said. Researchers say that climate change is a significant driver behind the coral loss and experts have said the window is closing fast to cut the greenhouse gas emissions pushing up temperatures and harming the reef.

Summary: Australia's Great Barrier Reef lost nearly a third of its corals in the past year, officials have said.


John Renouf, 63, went missing on 3 July after leaving his home to take photographs. Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Deputy Viscount Mark Harrison said it was likely Mr Renouf lost his footing and fell from the cliffs at Portelet. He said this led to massive injuries which killed him immediately. The inquest heard the former English teacher retired three years ago and had taken a keen interest in walking and photography. On Friday 3 July he went out to take photos at Portelet Common, saying he would be home by 16:30 BST. His wife Naomi said Mr Renouf was a punctual man and when he had not returned by 18:30 BST she called the police. In a statement, Mrs Renouf told the hearing: "We were both teachers until recently. John retired three years ago and I retired a year ago. Our last year together was wonderful. "He felt life was precious and you don't know what's going to happen next, so make the most of it." The discovery of Mr Renouf's rucksack on the clifftops sparked an air, land and sea search involving a French coastguard helicopter. The search had to be called off overnight but the next day, a French pleasure craft found Mr Renouf's body in waters to the south east of the island.

Summary: The death of a popular Jersey teacher who fell from cliffs has been described at a inquest as a tragic accident.


The Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill is the first step towards the national force taking on the responsibilities of British Transport Police in Scotland. Members of the justice committee have endorsed the bill, although they were split on the final recommendation. The Conservatives and Labour both argued against the merger, citing concerns raised by BTP and unions. MSPs agreed to the general principles of the legislation by 66 votes to 44, with the Greens and Lib Dems backing the SNP - although the Lib Dems incidated they would seek to make amendments at committee stage. The Scottish government has long wanted to integrate railway policing services into the single national force, and tabled a bill to that end in December 2016. The Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill would confer extra powers on the Scottish Police Authority and the Police Service of Scotland, but further legislation would be needed at Holyrood and Westminster to transfer staff, properties and cross-border policing functions. A report from the justice committee backed the general principles of the bill, but members were split after hearing the majority of respondents to their inquiries oppose the plans. Witnesses including BTP chief constable Paul Crowther have warned that a merger could prove a "real challenge", saying it could cause a "significant outflow of expertise", but Police Scotland have said a merger would be "complicated but not insurmountable". Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said he was "very pleased" with the progress of the bill, adding that the government had "listened closely" to concerns. He said: "Integrating the BTP in Scotland into Police Scotland will further enhance the safety of passengers and railway staff and our plans will provide railway policing which is more accountable to the people of Scotland. "The bill will also provide more joined up service across our key infrastructure and with local community policing." The Conservatives and Scottish Labour have opposed the merger, and voted against backing it in the justice committee and the chamber. However, Lib Dem and Green MSPs on the committee supported the bill and in the chamber, despite some voicing concerns. Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Douglas Ross spoke out against the merger, describing it as an "utterly needless move, inspired by nationalism rather than national security". And his Tory colleague Oliver Mundell added: "This is just another ill-thought out power grab, driven not by logic but by an ideological and constitutional obsession with control. It's change for change's sake." Labour's justice spokeswoman Claire Baker said the government seemed "determined to railroad its bill through parliament", and called on them to halt the plans. She said: "We have heard numerous concerns from BTP, staff, unions and railway providers that haven't been fully addressed by the SNP. There are clear operational and serious financial questions that remain unanswered by the government. "We already have in Scotland a transport policing system that works and serves us well, but this Bill risks that. With concerns over the financial memorandum attached to this bill, this could prove to be a costly way to fix a problem that isn't broken." Scottish Green MSP John

Summary: MSPs are to debate legislation aimed at integrating railway policing into Police Scotland for the first time.


The North Wales Health Alliance (NWHA) said a Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board report highlighted serious issues around patient safety. The pressure group said it meant, in some cases, the board risked breaking the law. The board said it was already working on measures to reduce risks. The findings of the annual safeguarding report were presented to officials at the health board last week. It outlined 13 'red' areas of risk, including: The concerns by the NWHA come as the board meets on Thursday to get the latest update on two inquiries into events at Glan Clwyd Hospital's Tawel Fan ward, which closed in 2013. "A year and a half after going into special measures and receiving additional support, we have to ask whether Betsi Cadwaladr is learning lessons and making improvements?" stated Marc Jones, from the NWHA. "These are not trivial issues but are serious risks. The scandal surrounding Tawel Fan should have been a wake-up call regarding the need to take at-risk patients' safety and well-being seriously. "We do not want to see a repeat of that." The health board's own analysis of its safeguarding weaknesses highlighted "unclear" policies, little evidence of sharing good practice, and relatively low uptake on safeguarding training. In an independent investigation in May 2015, relatives said patients on the Tawel Fan ward were treated like animals in a zoo. It led to the health board being put into special measures by the Welsh Government, and its former chief executive stepped down. Betsi Cadwaladr board members will be told later that the current inquires into what happened are expected to continue until the summer. Responding to the NWHA criticism, Dr Evan Moore, the board's executive medical director, said "positive action" was already under way and have continued since the safeguarding assessment was made in autumn 2016. "The committee recognised that these had lowered our exposure to the risks in many areas and as a result agreed that the associated risk scores would be reduced. "The board will consider a detailed report on this in public at its full meeting in March."

Summary: Campaigners have accused a health board of risking patient safety and failing to learn lessons from a mental health ward scandal.


MSPs voted by 59 to 56 to reject taking forward Anne McTaggart's Transplantation Bill. Holyrood's health committee backed the aim, but not the detail of the bill. The government amendment accepted by MSPs said there were "merits" to such a system and pledged a consultation. The amendment, lodged by public health minister Maureen Watt voiced "serious concerns" about the "practical impact of the specific details" of the bill as it stood, and prevented it from proceeding to the next stage of consideration. However, Ms Watt did say a "workable" opt-out system should be considered, calling on the government to "commence work in preparation for a detailed consultation" during the next parliament. The SNP offered members a free vote on the issue, and 11 administration MSPs voted against the government amendment, which won out only with the votes of Conservative and Liberal Democrat members. Anyone who wants to donate their organs after death currently has to "opt-in" through the donor card scheme. Ms McTaggart's bill proposed a move to a "soft opt-out" system which would allow parts of a dead adult's body to be used in transplants in the absence of express permission. It would have still been possible for people to opt-in to organ donation, but the bill would also have given adults the option of appointing someone to make a decision about authorisation on their behalf. BMA Scotland had called on MSPs to support the general principles of the Transplantation Bill, and MSPs from across the chamber spoke in favour of it during the debate. SNP MSPs including Kenneth Gibson, Sandra White and Stewart Stevenson spoke in favour of Ms McTaggart's bill, with Mr Gibson calling on members to "stand up and be counted". While they and a number of their colleagues voted against the government amendment, the votes of 11 Conservative MSPs and one Liberal Democrat ensured the bill will not proceed to the next stage. Ms Watt said: "While we're very supportive of measures to increase organ availability, in our view the Member's Bill before the Scottish Parliament is seriously flawed and could actually harm organ donation. "Many of the measures set out in the Bill could make things worse due to legal ambiguities and delays in decision-making processes. "We have concerns that the proposals around authorised investigating persons (AIPs) and proxies will add significant complexity into the donation pathway, and may lead to potential donors being lost. "We also have concerns that provisions in relation to adults with incapacity may make it difficult for such adults, or their relatives, to opt-out, leaving them 'locked in' to donation." The minister said Ms McTaggart's bill had "helped to raise the profile of the debate". She said the government's consultation would be "an opportunity to seek the views of the public on a range of issues, including soft opt-out, and determine what action the Scottish government should take next to increase the availability of organs". Ms McTaggart, who is unlikely to be re-elected to Holyrood in May after placing last in Labour's Glasgow list, said the outcome was "deeply disappointing". She

Summary: The Scottish government said it would consider bringing forward new legislation on an "opt-out" system for organ donation despite MSPs rejecting a Labour member's bill on the topic.


Pupils at Pingle School, Swadlincote, were asked to send naked images to the messaging site ooVoo. Derbyshire Police said it was "investigating the sharing of indecent images" via text message, social media, or tablet and phone apps. The force said it was unclear who made the requests. The school said warnings were sent to parents and other schools. Simon Waller, assistant head at the school, said: "It came to light after one of our mentors had seen a text message and was quite suspicious. "It started off quite low key but the more we dug, we uncovered quite a big problem. "We've got a really rigid e-safety programme. Clearly some of the messages aren't getting through, so we have got extra measures in place." He said police officers were coming in to deliver assemblies on online safety to all year groups. Pupils are aged from 11 to 18 years old. A Derbyshire Police spokesperson said the investigation was in an early stage and it was not yet known whether requests were sent by a lone online predator. Police have urged parents to be vigilant and monitor their child's online activity. A spokesman for ooVoo said the issue was a problem for the social media industry and the site aimed to provide users with a "safe and private experience". He said: "We take these issues very seriously and have a chief privacy officer who roots out and deletes any accounts which may place children or any ooVoo users at risk. "The reported behaviours are offensive, illegal and when identified as such will be immediately reported to the proper authorities."

Summary: Police are investigating after pupils at a Derbyshire school were encouraged to post explicit images online.


The performer then forgot to switch his microphone off as he was sick. Ramsey was only a few minutes from the end of his show at Aberdeen Music Hall when he felt sick. The comedian, who was performing in the Granite City as part of a UK-wide tour, had earlier warned his audience that he was unwell. He told fans on his twitter: "As a lot of you will already know, I had to run off stage last night in Aberdeen and projectile vomit was all over the place. It was beyond grim." As well as stand-up, Ramsey starred as Jack Pearson in BBC Two sitcom Hebburn, set near his home town of South Shields in north east England. Ramsey has also appeared on the BBC's Live at the Apollo and is a regular panellist on Channel 4 series Celebrity Juice.

Summary: Stand-up comedian Chris Ramsey has apologised to his audience in Aberdeen after running off stage during his show to vomit.


Media playback is not supported on this device The visitors took an early lead when Joel Lynch put the ball into his own net after Matt Ingram had saved Sam Gallagher's header. Liam Feeney tapped home from close range to double the Rovers lead before Jake Bidwell pulled one back from the penalty spot after Yeni Ngbakoto was fouled in the area. Jordan Cousins had a chance to equalise for the hosts but shot wide late on. Blackburn have now progressed to the fourth round for three successive seasons. QPR, who have won their last two in the league, pushed for a late leveller but have now been beaten at the third round stage 48 times in their history - an unwanted record they jointly hold with Plymouth. QPR boss Ian Holloway: "That team, who haven't played before, will never be picked again. Simple as that. "I wanted that team to fight and do it for each other. Unfortunately they couldn't do it. "Simple things we don't do well enough as a group. It's very disappointing. "There will be changes. You've got to get your foot in and we didn't do it well enough. Jamie Mackie did - he tackled everybody. But where's the rest? Come on. "I've made some changes but I wanted to win and I thought that was a strong enough team." Blackburn boss Owen Coyle: "I always say that at the top end of the pitch you want players who can influence games by having assists or scoring goals, which is the best thing in the game. "We say to wide players that they've got an onus on them to get in there and score goals. You can never have enough goalscorers at your club. "So it was great that Liam Feeney got on the end of that and he earned it because his performances have been of a very high standard." Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Perch. Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Wes Brown replaces Sam Gallagher. Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers). Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers). Attempt missed. Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes replaces Danny Graham. Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Perch. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jordan Cousins replaces Massimo Luongo. Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Foul by Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers). Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing. James Perch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers). Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers). Sam Gallagher

Summary: Blackburn beat fellow Championship side QPR in the FA Cup third round.