Ralph Krueger, who was born in Canada but has lived in Europe for more than 30 years, has never worked in football. The 54-year-old former ice hockey player has been appointed by owner Katharina Liebherr as part of a reshaped management setup at St Mary's. "We'll look at ways to improve commercially and continue to grow what's already there," Krueger said. 2009-10: 7th (League One) 2010-11: 2nd (League One) 2011-12: 2nd (Championship) 2012-13: 14th (Premier League) 2013-14: 9th* (Premier League) * Correct on 24 February "Katharina was looking for someone to come in from sport on the leadership side. She has strong values and a fresh and interesting perspective on sport." At this stage, Krueger's exact job description remains unclear but it is understood he has acted as an advisor to Liebherr for some time. He is expected to be in the stands at St Mary's for Southampton's match with Liverpool on Saturday. During the Winter Olympics, Krueger worked as a consultant to the Canadian ice hockey team, specialising in scouting European opposition and advising on the differences between international ice hockey and that played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in North America. Canada have now won back-to-back gold medals in the men's tournament, having failed to make the podium in Turin in 2006. During that tournament, they lost to a Switzerland team coached by Krueger, who had previously managed the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL. Southampton - and football - will provide a different challenge for the German citizen but he has already spent time at the club and has held a series of lengthy talks with manager Mauricio Pochettino. He is expected to work on aspects of performance and training, as well as team-spirit and motivation. But the majority of his work will be on the commercial side. 2009 - Katharina Liebherr's late father, Markus, pays £14m to rescue Southampton from administration through his company, Mali Holdings. 2010 - After her father's death in August 2010, Katharina Liebherr inherits Mali Holdings. 2013 - In October, she is appointed to the board. 2013 - On the same day, Nicola Cortese files his notice to resign from his position as chairman. 2014 - Cortese leaves the club, making Liebherr non-executive chairman. Speaking in Sochi, Krueger said he had no intention of stepping on Pochettino's toes. "This is the start of a new world for me," he said. "I've got to come in gently. We don't need sudden changes of direction. What Mauricio doesn't need is someone getting involved day-to-day. "He and his staff need space so they can continue to grow the group. I've met Mauricio; he's very honest, a strong personality and he has strong values. I will stay in my place. He should feel comfortable." Krueger is one of three key sporting advisors that Liebherr has worked with closely over the past six months, a time during which her relationship with former executive chairman Nicola Cortese, who left the club in January, collapsed. Away from ice hockey, Krueger has also made a name for himself in motivational speaking. His

Summary: A coach who helped Canada to ice hockey gold at the Sochi Winter Olympics will begin work at Southampton this week.


Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, Tom Danielson, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie all received reduced sentences because they gave evidence against Armstrong to Usada. Leipheimer has been provisionally suspended by his Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling team. Armstrong has been banned for life. The 41-year-old, who has always denied doping but chose not to fight the charges filed against him, has been labelled a "serial" cheat by Usada and is accused of leading "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen". Armstrong has also been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by Usada, whose report is now being looked at by the International Cycling Union, the sport's world governing body. Because of their testimonies to Usada, Leipheimer, Hincapie, Danielson, Vande Velde and Zabriskie avoided a two-year ban but will remain out of action until the end of February 2013. The riders all withdrew from the London Olympics in August as part of their deal with Usada. Media playback is not supported on this device Hincapie, 39, retired from the sport in August, but Danielson, Vande Velde and David Zabriskie are still active with Garmin-Sharp - the team of Briton David Millar. Armstrong's former Discovery Channel team-mate Roger Hammond believes the penalties are too lenient. "I can't understand why these riders are only being given a six-month winter ban," said retired Brit Hammond, who rode with Armstrong in 2005. "Usada talk about creating a legacy and the whole point of this investigation was to create a legacy for the sport. What sort of legacy is being created now? "To me it says if you cheat and lie about it for several years, and then drop somebody else in it, you'll be alright. They need to be given the same ban as Lance. They cheated, they took that risk." BBC Radio 5 live Sport will look at the Lance Armstrong saga in a special programme on Monday at 19:00 BST. "Peddlers: Cycling's Dirty Truth" includes interviews with Armstrong's former team-mate Tyler Hamilton, former Wada head Dick Pound, and British cyclist David Millar who was banned for two years after admitting taking performance enhancing drugs.

Summary: Five of Lance Armstrong's former team-mates have received six-month doping bans from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada).


Her husband, 29-year-old Aash Bahadur Gurung, was one of the Sherpa climbing guides caught up when a huge mass of snow suddenly gave way a few hundred metres above Everest Base Camp as they prepared for the climbing season. "I still feel he's alive," the 25-year-old told the BBC, struggling to control her tears as she carried her 10-month-old son, Anish Gurung. "Before going to Everest, he said it was his last time to work as a guide. "He wanted to go to America. He wanted to make some money and make our lives better." Sixteen Sherpas lost their lives on 18 April in what has been described by many as modern mountaineering's deadliest single tragedy. Three of them have not been found and are presumed dead. Since the avalanche, more than 300 international climbers have abandoned their plans to scale Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain at 8,848m (29,029ft), which straddles the border between China and Nepal. Nepal's tourism and mountaineering authorities have been left high and dry. Anita Lama, 23, is the widow of Asman Tamang, 26, who also died on the mountain. "I never thought that such a tragedy would happen," she told the BBC, her eyes welling up as she carried her daughter, 11-month-old Dolma Tamang. "He started going to the mountains for work for the past four years or so. "Before the accident he said he would come back after two months. He was planning to build our own house after a couple of years." After the disaster struck, the Nepali government announced a compensation and insurance package worth about $15,000 (£8,800) to the families of the Sherpa climbers. But the families and friends of those killed were not satisfied. Nimi Sherpa, who is a climber herself and an aunt of Phurba Ongyal Sherpa, 25, who also died in the avalanche, said the government had insulted the country's climbing community by initially announcing compensation worth merely $400 (£238). "We are being treated like beggars," she said. "We were treated miserably in the past, too, that's why many Sherpas have left the country." Nepal's Himalayan Sherpa people are believed to have migrated from eastern Tibet centuries ago, and their population in Nepal currently stands at just over 112,000, according to Nepal's Population and Housing Census 2011. The term "Sherpa" is now widely used to identify a climbing guide, and not all come from the ethnic Sherpa community of Solukhumbu, the district where Mount Everest is located. According to the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), around 9,000 Sherpas are engaged in mountaineering working as guides and climbing aides, and they make between $5,000 (£3,000) and $7,000 each climbing season - several times higher than the average Nepali income. But the job is fraught with risks and there is no proper official social security arrangements, senior Sherpas say, so thousands have chosen to migrate to greener pastures. Many have gone to America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and others to neighbouring India. After the avalanche, Nepal's tourism and mountaineering officials were unable to persuade the 300 international climbers at the

Summary: Menuka Magar-Gurung is struggling to come to terms with what happened on that bright, sunny morning.


The African Elephant Status report says that poaching is the main driver of the fall, the worst losses in 25 years. However the authors say that long-term issues such as the loss of habitat also pose a significant threat. The report has been presented at the Cites meeting which is considering new proposals on elephant protection. Extract from The War on Elephants; article on how the very existence of Africa's elephants is threatened by poachers More from Alastair: Why elephants are seeking refuge in Botswana Shocking reduction in Africa's elephant numbers Figures published earlier this year in the Great Elephant Census indicated that African elephant populations had declined by around 30% over the past seven years. This new study from conservation group IUCN incorporates this information but also uses data from elephant dung counts and individual observations amongst other sources. The authors say the overall total for elephants in Africa is now around 415,000, although there may be an additional 117,000 to 135,000 in areas not systematically surveyed. This represents a decline of some 111,000 from the report carried out in 2006. Poaching is the main driver of the drop. East Africa, the region most affected by killings for ivory, has experienced around a 50% reduction in numbers. However it is not the only cause of concern to the authors. "We are particularly concerned about major infrastructure projects that are cutting up the elephant ranges, this is a particular problem for road development in central and east Africa," said Dr Chris Thouless, one of the report's authors. "These are all major issues that will have to be dealt with once the poaching crisis is over." While report highlights the losses there are also some gains. Elephant populations in South Africa, Namibia and Uganda have all increased. Elephant ranges have expanded in Kenya and Botswana, with community based conservation showing real success in Northern Kenya. While these are positives, the overall picture is one of dramatic decline, fuelled by criminal activity that would decimate these giant creatures, if continued. "Larger quantities of illegal ivory are leaving Africa than ever before," said Ginette Hemley from WWF. "The transnational crime syndicates driving the slaughter must be dismantled, and consumer demand for ivory cannot persist if we hope to secure a safe future for elephants." The report comes as the Cites meeting here in Johannesburg is facing significant division on how to handle the poaching crisis. Talks on extra protections for elephants will begin on Monday with a number of countries led by Kenya seeking extra protection. Others, including Namibia and Zimbabwe, are seeking to liberalise the safeguards and open up a trade in ivory. Another proposal here, which might garner more support, is aimed at ending all domestic markets in ivory. The meeting continues until 5 October. Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc and on Facebook.

Summary: Elephant populations in Africa have declined by around 111,000 over the past 10 years according to a new study.


Six people, including the former HBOS bankers, were found guilty of a scam involving fraudulent loans. The bank has been under pressure to pay compensation after it was accused of reacting too slowly to complaints from victims of the scheme. The fraud took place before Lloyds Banking Group took ownership of HBOS. "Customer cases will be considered afresh in light of all relevant evidence including new evidence that emerged during the trial," said a Lloyds statement. "Since the investigation began in 2010, it was important that the group did not do or say anything that could subsequently prejudice the trial. "The group deeply regrets that the criminal actions have caused such distress for a number of HBOS business customers." Former HBOS manager found guilty of corruption and fraud HBOS: A highly unusual fraud case HBOS fraud: "They caused me to give birth early" Ex-HBOS banker "sold his soul for swag" The statement explained that Lloyds would appoint an independent third party as part of the review and would agree the individual outcomes with it. It added: "Lloyds Banking Group will contact all those customers they have identified as potentially affected by the criminal activities and provide redress if appropriate. "Whilst this should result in all these customers being contacted proactively, any customer who believes they may have been affected can also raise concerns direct with LBG." Some of the victims lost their companies, livelihoods and even their homes because of the scam. Paul and Nikki Turner, from Cambridge, tried to report what was going on after their publishing company, Zenith, was run into the ground by the scammers. They said they have had to fight hard for 10 years to have the fraud recognised. Sources close to the investigation say the total value of the fraud may be close to Â£1bn. "A number of us have already started actions against the bank and that will continue," said Joanne Dove, a member of HBOS Reading Action Group, who are former customers of the bank. Ms Dove lost millions through her nappy service firm as a result of the fraud. "It would have been far better for the bank to admit a fraud had occurred, accept responsibility and then negotiate with the victims rather than appoint a needless third party consultant which will incur more expense, borne by LBG's shareholders and will possibly lead to extensive delays in agreeing compensation."

Summary: Lloyds Banking Group, owner of HBOS, is going to review the cases of customers affected by a fraud involving two ex-employees, who were jailed last week.


Lamara Bell, 25, was found conscious inside the car near Stirling on 5 July but died in hospital four days later. Her partner John Yuill, 28, died in the crash which was reported to police but not followed up. Ms Bell's brother Martin said police investigations revealed she was able to speak to rescuers when they found her. In a post on Facebook, Mr Bell said: "She was defo 100% conscious. She was able to tell them her name. She added 4 years on to her age and told them she was 29. She did also say she was only in the car for 20 mins. He added: "They also said she was still moving around trying to get out the car but was trapped. "Proud of my sis for doing so well over those three days then the following days in hospital for not giving up the fight. Brave amazing girl. She gave it her all and fought until the end." Ms Bell, a mother of two from Falkirk, was found beside Mr Yuill in the couple's blue Renault Clio on 8 July. The car, which had left a slip road and gone down an embankment, was reported to police on the day of the accident by a member of the public. But the details were not entered into the police system. It was eventually located by officers following up another call from a member of the public who had seen the vehicle. Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has ordered a review of all police call handling and the case is also the subject of an independent investigation by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc).

Summary: A young mother who lay trapped in a car for three days after it crashed on the M9 was trying to escape when rescuers arrived, her brother has said.


All 33 crew died when the El Faro disappeared sailing from Florida to Puerto Rico in October 2015. Its wreckage was discovered a month later but search crews were not able to retrieve the black box until now. It is hoped the data will help determine what happened in the final hours before the boat's sinking. "The recovery of the recorder has the potential to give our investigators greater insight into the incredible challenges that the El Faro crew faced,'' said Christophe Hart, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The black box was found in April this year but only recovered after search crews drove a remotely operated vehicle down to the ship's resting place to remove it. Hearings earlier this year looked at Captain Michael Davidson's decision to leave port with a huge storm brewing, and the safety record of the ship's owner, Tote Services. A panel found that Davidson was aware of the hurricane and had planned a safer route but may have had out-of-date weather advice. The El Faro sent out a distress signal on 1 October, saying it had lost power and was taking on water The ship was eventually found 15,000 ft (4,570m) under the sea. A body wearing a survival suit was recovered shortly after the sinking, as was a heavily damaged lifeboat with no one aboard.

Summary: Search teams have recovered the black box data recorder from a cargo ship that sank last year near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin.


It expects net income from continuing operations, excluding goodwill impairment, to increase by about 10% from a previous 7% to 10% target. The firm said its golf business had recovered from a recent slump. Nevertheless, it expects to cut 14% of its TaylorMade-Adidas Golf global workforce by the end of the year. In the third quarter, net income from continuing operations grew 20% to â‚¬337m, while sales grew 13%. The firm reported double-digit sales increases in the US and China, despite an economic slowdown. The company's TaylorMade golf business, which it has said it could consider selling because of the sport's declining popularity, also saw revenues rise 6%, driven by double-digit growth in North America. Adidas said it was continuing to streamline the TaylorMade business and would cut its global staff by 14% by the end of the year, which it said would hit group profitability by a low double-digit million euro amount in the fourth quarter. "The investments into our brands and a leaner golf organisation will directly fuel next year's top- and bottom-line performance and set us up for sustainable profitability improvements from 2016 onwards," chief executive Herbert Hainer said in a statement.

Summary: German sportswear firm Adidas has raised its outlook for full-year sales and profits after better-than-expected results for the third quarter.


The Brit Award winner and three-time Mercury Music Prize nominee tops the bill at the 13th annual festival at Glanusk Park, Powys, on 20 August. Fellow UK acts Belle and Sebastian, on Thursday, James Blake, on Friday, and Wild Beasts, on Sunday, have already been named as the other headliners. The festival was a sellout last year, with about 20,000 people attending. Festival director Fiona Stewart said: "Laura returns for her third performance at Green Man, her legendary performances have always gone down a storm and we're already feeling awestruck imagining her Saturday night set, full of new album material." Other new acts booked for this year's Green Man festival include Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon - "a karaoke experience unlike any other you've experienced before, or ever will again", re-formed 1990s alt-rockers Lush, and DJ Pete Paphides. Among the other prominent acts appearing are Grandaddy, Tindersticks, White Denim, Fat White Family, Cate Le Bon, Gun Outfit, and The Membranes. Previous headliners have included legendary Belfast-born blues and rock singer Van Morrison, ex-Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, US singer-songwriter Patti Smith, Cardiff rockers Super Furry Animals, Fleet Foxes, Jarvis Cocker and Doves. Founded in 2003, Green Man has become one of the most popular alternative festivals. It won the 2010 best medium-sized event and 2012 best "grass roots" event at the UK Festival Awards, and 2015 best festival at the Live Music Business awards.

Summary: Alt-folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling has been unveiled as a headline act for the 2016 Green Man festival.


Thirty days ago, the nominated adviser for the holding company, Rangers International Football Club (RIFC), resigned. Trading on the stock exchange was suspended. The company was given 30 days to find a new one. To recap further, a nominated adviser, or nomad, is required by the London Stock Exchange to carry out first-line regulation of a company that's listed on the Alternative Investments Market (AIM) - the junior trading platform for shares in smaller, younger companies and higher risk investors. The nomad has to make sure that the company's governance is in line with stock market rules. The nomad's reputation depends on it. So if the regulated company's governance is a burach, there's blood all over the boardroom walls, complaints are piling in, the auditor quits, accountants warn that there's significant risk that the company may not be able to continue as a going concern, and it's doubtful that the football team can win promotion to a higher-earning league... and so it goes on... then any sane nomad would be wise to take his camel and stay well clear. And that's precisely what's happened. We're told by the new bosses at Ibrox that the first test by a prospective (unnamed) nomad was passed. That was the "fit and proper" test for the directors who took over the club two days after the last nomad quit. And that test was also applied to Dave King, whose South African convictions for tax criminality on a grand scale have cast rather a large shadow over his plans to become the Ibrox chairman. He's staying off the board until approved by the football authorities and the stock exchange - except it looks like the stock exchange test won't be a problem any more. So what are the implications of delisting. Quite a few Rangers fans own small shareholdings following the stock market float in December 2012. It's now much more difficult to sell those shares, though if you can find a buyer, there's nothing to stop you selling. Registering the sale should still be possible. A stock market is the place where buyers and sellers can meet up and do their deals. If there's not much liquidity - that is, it's hard to find a buyer - then the value of the asset goes down. That helps explain why we're hearing that legal action is being contemplated by those who invested in RIFC, and feel let down. They could have expected the AIM listing provided assurance that the company would be competently run. There's now evidence that it wasn't. And the value of shares has fallen from 93p to 17p, then rebounding to 35p when trading was suspended. To help shareholders, the directors of RIFC are putting in place a temporary solution. They've found a broker who can match-make for buyers and sellers. That system is used by Millwall FC shareholders. The next bit of the plan is to join another market. In a previous incarnation (cue familiar protests from those who don't believe in corporate reincarnation as the same football club), Rangers Football Club shares

Summary: It will come as no surprise to followers of events at Ibrox that it's back to code SNAFU - that is, the situation is normal, in that it's all, er, fouled up.


Ernst Tremmel was accused of 1,075 counts of accessory to murder for his time working at the death camp in German-occupied Poland. Tremmel worked at the camp from November 1942 to June 1943. The trial was to have started on Wednesday in the western city of Hanau, where Auschwitz survivors were expected to give testimony. "All the appointments related to these proceedings have now been cancelled," the regional court in Hanau said in a brief statement. No cause of death was released. Tremmel served with an SS Totenkopf unit processing the arrival of prisoners at the camp and was allegedly directly involved in three transports, from Berlin, the French city of Drancy, and Westerbork in the Netherlands. "Among the deportees, at least 1,075 people were cruelly murdered immediately after their arrival at Auschwitz," the Hanau court said when it announced the trial in February. Because Tremmel was aged 19 or 20 at the time of his alleged crimes, he was to have been tried under juvenile criminal law despite his advanced age. Because of his frail health, the court had ordered hearings to be limited to four hours per day. How the Holocaust unfolded, year by year Why did ordinary people commit atrocities in the Holocaust? The legal foundation for prosecuting ex-Nazis changed in 2011 when German authorities convicted former death camp guard John Demjanjuk solely on the basis of his having worked at the Sobibor camp in occupied Poland. Last July, Oskar Groening, dubbed the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz", was sentenced to four years in prison for being an accessory to the murders of 300,000 people at the camp. But the trial of 95-year-old Hubert Zafke, a former Auschwitz medic, was suspended for the second time last month due to his ill health. A third man, former SS guard Reinhold Hanning, 94, went on trial on 11 February accused of complicity in 170,000 deaths at Auschwitz. Further investigations are ongoing.

Summary: A 93-year-old former guard at Auschwitz has died a week before he was due to stand trial in Germany.


Klinger, 36, has hit three centuries in 10 Championship innings so far this season, averaging 94.83. His side have five Division Two matches left in 2016, but he is likely to miss September's trip to Northamptonshire and the last game, the visit of Sussex. "We have a baby due in mid-October," the Australian told BBC Radio Bristol. "Once it gets within that four-week period, I can't be here in case the baby comes. I'd struggle to make it with a 24-hour flight back home if she went into labour. I'll leave on the 11th (of September)."

Summary: Gloucestershire captain Michael Klinger is set to miss their final two County Championship matches of 2016 as his wife is expecting a baby in October.


The fishing boat, carrying about 350 people of the Muslim Rohingya minority, has been refused entry to Thailand. Those on board told the BBC the crew abandoned them and disabled the engine. They said the bodies of those who had died were thrown overboard. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been turning away migrant boats. Several thousand people are still believed to be stuck in boats off the coasts of Thailand and Malaysia. Most are Rohingya Muslims who cannot go back to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where they are not recognised as citizens of the country and are regularly persecuted. Some of those who are adrift in the Andaman Sea have been provided with food, water and medicine by the Thai navy. It is not clear how many other boats are in a similar predicament. Some boats containing migrants have been towed over to the Malaysian side of the border - where most migrants want to go - only to be taken back into Thai waters. No-one wants them, the BBC's Jonathan Head says, and seeing them off the southern coast of Thailand, near Koh Lipe, that it is a "desperate sight" as they beg for food and water. On one crowded vessel with a lot of women and children on board, our correspondent saw people drinking their own urine from bottles. The migrants - including 50 women and 84 children - said they had been at sea for three months. Their situation became critical when their crew abandoned them without a working engine six days ago anchored near the Thai-Malaysian border. Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division told the BBC: "They're [Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia] playing a game of marine ping-pong not wanting to take in the Rohingyas. He said it was necessary for the three countries to work together in rescuing them before they decide who is going to take responsibility for them. "This is an urgent humanitarian crisis and the Thais and others seem to be taking a gentle stroll." Myanmar's unwanted people As many as 8,000 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are believed by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to be stranded at sea. People smugglers are reportedly refusing to land their boats because their usual route through Thailand has been disrupted by a government crackdown. It was launched after the discovery of dozens of bodies in abandoned camps along the land route. A senior Thai official reiterated on Wednesday that Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia would all continue to turn the boats away. On Sunday and Monday more than 2,000 migrants arrived in Malaysia or Indonesia after being rescued or swimming ashore. The journey the migrants take - from Bangladesh or Myanmar through the Bay of Bengal to Thailand or beyond - takes several weeks and has been made by Rohingyas for much of the last 10-15 years. Their journeys have in some cases been further disrupted because they have in effect been held hostage by the people smugglers.

Summary: Myanmar migrants on a boat stranded for a week in the Andaman Sea with no food or water say 10 people have died, while some are resorting to drinking urine.


Ms Hyslop is to undertake "an intensive week of activity" focusing on business, trade, tourism, education and culture. She will meet business leaders in Tokyo and Nagasaki to promote Scotland as a place to invest and do business. The cabinet secretary said Japan was "a very important international partner for Scotland". The Scottish government said Japan was one of the top 20 destinations for Scottish exports, and was the seventh largest source of foreign direct investment with Japanese firms employing 6,250 people in Scotland. Ms Hyslop, who previously visited Japan in 2015, will meet senior figures from companies which are already investing in Scotland, such as Mitsubishi, life sciences firm Kyowa Hakko Kirin and medical firm Reprocell. She said: "Scotland and Japan have much in common - a wealth of expertise, a passion for innovation, a highly educated and skilled workforce, and a desire for increased international collaboration across all sectors. "There will be much to share and much to discuss during my time there, including providing reassurance that, despite the UK's vote to leave the EU, Scotland remains a progressive, outward-looking internationalist country that is open for business and ripe for investment. "I'm confident our dialogue will deliver mutual benefits."

Summary: Scottish External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop is to travel to Japan to promote the message that Scotland is "open for business".


The Ports had their drop out of the top division confirmed on Tuesday night when they lost 3-2 away to Ards. The club had been bottom of the table all season after having 12 points deducted in a disciplinary case. "The Premiership has lost one of its biggest clubs," said Currie who took over as Portadown manager in December. The last time the Ports dropped out of the top division was in 2008 and was the result of an administrative blunder as they were too late in applying for a place in the new Premier League. As well as losing 12 points before this season kicked-off, Portadown's first match of the campaign was awarded to Coleraine without being played as the Ports were suspended for not paying a fine. That fine had been imposed after the County Armagh club was found guilty of making undisclosed payments to players. They were also barred from signing professional payers until June 2017. Then in November the Shamrock Park club lost three more points for including midfielder Robert Garrett in a 3-1 win over Ards when he was suspended. "The killer for me when I came to the club was not being able to sign pro players in January," said manager Currie. "This club is still attractive to a number of players and we could have brought in four or five top players. "We will get over it and move on. We will regroup and rebuild again. The club is coming together and there are going to be good times ahead. "It has been difficult, throwing kids in at 15, 16 years of age and that is not ideal. But we have consistently had a number of players unavailable. "Next season, we are going to be the big fish in the Championship and will be the cup final for the other teams. "It is a tough league to win and we have got to get the right characters with the right mentality into the club." Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Niall Currie has described the relegation of Portadown from the Premiership as a sad night for Irish League football.


Emergency services were called to River View Maltings, Grantham, at about 11:30 GMT, on Thursday. A 42-year-old man was airlifted to the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, where he is receiving treatment. The 41-year-old woman, who is from Gonerby Hill Foot, is due to appear before magistrates in Lincoln.

Summary: A woman has been charged with wounding with intent after a man was stabbed at a house in a Lincolnshire market town on New Year's Day.


Liverpool will host FA Cup finalists Notts County in the other semi-final, with the dates for both ties in October still to be confirmed. Three-time winners Arsenal's quarter-final with City was postponed after City were charged with fielding an ineligible player in the group stage. The charge was found to be unproven and the tie is still to be re-arranged. Two-time finalists Birmingham knocked out Women's Super League One leaders Chelsea in the last eight. Liverpool thrashed Bristol Academy in the quarter-finals, while Notts saw off WSL 2 side Reading. The final of the cup, now in its fifth year, will be held at Rotherham's New York Stadium on Sunday, 1 November. The full semi-final draw is as follows: Liverpool Ladies v Notts County Ladies Arsenal Ladies or Manchester City Women v Birmingham City Ladies

Summary: Holders Manchester City or Arsenal will host Birmingham City in the semi-finals of this year's Women's Continental Cup.


The missile was fired on Monday from the Tongchang-ri region, near the North's border with China, the South Korean military said. Last month North Korea said it had successfully test-fired a new kind of ballistic missile in a launch supervised by leader Kim Jong-un. The nation is banned by the UN from any tests of missile or nuclear technology. The test in February was condemned by the UN, the US, South Korea and Japan. A South Korean military official said the latest launch, which took place at 07:36 local time Monday (22:36 GMT Sunday), was being investigated to determine the type of the projectile used. North Korea has repeatedly said its space programme is peaceful but it is believed to be developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike the US. It is also believed to be working to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile.

Summary: North Korea has launched an unidentified missile which fell into the Sea of Japan, South Korea says.


The 38-year-old sank 10 birdies but bogeys on the 10th and 15th prevented him building a bigger advantage. Compatriot Jamie Lovemark is in second place after shooting a round of 65. Five-time major winner Phil Mickleson, also American, climbed the leaderboard with a 66 and trails Dufner by six. Scotland's Martin Laird made the cut after a 69 moved him to 10 under par but England's Luke Donald (71) missed out.

Summary: American Jason Dufner heads into the final round of the CareerBuilder Challenge with a two-shot lead after carding an eight-under-par 64 in California.


I'm from Fushun city in Liaoning province. My husband works in Shandong province as a construction worker. When I'm working, I wake up at 06:00 because I have a lot to prepare. I need to have a shower and wash vegetables for breakfast. Sometimes, when the baby cries, I get up at 03:00 or 04:00. But the baby usually wakes up at 07:00. First, I change the baby's diaper and wash the baby gently. I don't wait for the baby to start crying; I take care of problems before they happen. New parents generally think yuesaos care for newborns like a professional. They know our advice is best. Some have traditions like binding the baby with cloth, but we know it's bad for the baby's growth. Mothers eat breakfast at 07:30. They need lots of energy to feed the baby, so I prepare their food very early. New mothers usually eat several different kinds of rice porridge. Sometimes I cook porridge with beans and I add an egg and some minced vegetables. When the new mother breastfeeds the baby, I guide her to the right position. Then I wash the milk bottles and I fetch the sun-dried nappies from the balcony. At 10:00, the mother needs to eat again. In Beijing, we cook soup with pork bones, pig feet, fish or eggs to help mothers produce more milk. Then I spend time with the baby and try to communicate with it. You need to understand the baby's needs, so this time is important. Some babies cry when their family members hold them, but when I hold them, they'll stop crying immediately. Babies are soothed by my voice and the way I hold them. I make them feel safe. When I started working, my youngest child was nine years old. I missed him very much and I cried a lot. The first three years were very tough on me. I made mistakes, like forgetting dirty nappies in the basin. If my family called me and told me my child was sick, I wouldn't know what to do. Sometimes my relatives wouldn't tell me about things happening at home. I had to organise everything properly at home so I could focus at work. Now my oldest child is married, so I don't worry about her. My youngest just graduated from high school and he's out making money as well. I don't have to worry so much about home now, so I can devote myself to this job. I love this job. I can't describe how close I feel to babies. A family hands their new mother and baby to me. I feel responsible for them. At 11:00, the baby sleeps again and I prepare lunch, sometimes with meat dumplings. I ensure the mothers won't eat the same meals every day. After the mother finishes eating, she'll keep the baby company. Then I'll eat lunch with the family, and clean the kitchen and the dirty nappies. After 14:00, the new mother and the baby have a deep sleep. It's very important for the baby to

Summary: Wen Xiaowei, 47, works in China as a yuesao, a maternity nurse who lives with new parents and their babies for the first month after the birth of their child.


The whale was beached in the Roughty River in Kenmare, about 3km inland. It was kept alive during the low tide and eventually dragged into some water. The whale was herded down the river by two boats and returned to open water under the supervision of County Kerry based vet Henk Offereins. "The last sighting was of the whale swimming in a straight line towards the sea," Mr Offereins said. "Fingers crossed it will keep swimming. Great effort from all involved."

Summary: A beached minke whale that was stranded in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland has been helped back to safety.


The letters threatened legal action, but the law firms were false. In some cases Wonga added fees for these letters to customers' accounts. The City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said 45,000 customers would be compensated. Wonga has apologised and said the tactic ended nearly four years ago. The City regulator has told the BBC it has sent a file to the police. The company is the UK's largest payday lender, making nearly four million loans to one million customers in 2012, latest figures show. An investigation found that Wonga sent letters to customers from fake law firms called "Chainey, D'Amato & Shannon" and "Barker and Lowe Legal Recoveries". The plan was to make customers in arrears believe that their outstanding debt had been passed to a law firm, with legal action threatened if the debt was not paid. The company was using this tactic to maximise collections by piling the pressure on customers, the regulator said. "Wonga's misconduct was very serious because it had the effect of exacerbating an already difficult situation for customers in arrears," said Clive Adamson, director of supervision at the FCA. "The FCA expects firms to pay particular attention to fair treatment of those who have difficulty in meeting their loan repayments." The situation occurred between October 2008 and November 2010, and involved Wonga and other companies within its group. As this happened before the FCA took over the regulation of payday lenders, it is unable to fine Wonga. It also said there would be no criminal investigation as it wanted to set up a compensation scheme as quickly as possible and a criminal probe would take time. Affected customers will receive about £50 each. Instead, Wonga will start contacting customers in July to offer compensation, with money likely to be paid by the end of the month. This will either be paid in cash or customers will have their outstanding debt reduced. "We would like to apologise unreservedly to anyone affected by the historical debt collection activity and for any distress caused as a result," said Tim Weller, interim chief executive of Wonga. "The practice was unacceptable and we voluntarily ceased it nearly four years ago." Anyone who might have changed address in the intervening period should contact Wonga. Labour MP and campaigner against payday loans Stella Creasy has questioned the lack of criminal investigation. "Why in those instances where customers of Wonga charged debt collection fees for these letters is that not police matter?," she asked on social media site Twitter. Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer group Which?, said: "It is right the FCA is taking a tougher line on irresponsible lending and it does not get much more irresponsible than this. "It is a shocking new low for the payday industry that is already dogged by bad practice and Wonga deserves to have the book thrown at it." The investigation was started by the FCA's predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Wonga said it stopped the tactic voluntarily then offered information to the OFT. In addition, in April this year, Wonga

Summary: Payday lender Wonga must pay £2.6m in compensation after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears.


The 25-year-old former Celebrity Big Brother winner and Geordie Shore cast member was stopped for driving erratically in Newcastle in January. The city's magistrates heard she had earlier been drinking on a train home from London to Tyneside. The court heard the conviction would scupper plans for a career in the US. Crosby, who admitted the charge, was also ordered to pay Â£1,185. Magistrates were told Crosby's Range Rover was seen weaving down the road by two police officers in the early hours of 28 January. When she was pulled over, a breath test showed she had 80 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, compared with the legal limit of 35. The court heard because she also had been banned from driving for 18 months in 2012, she would not be able to get a visa to travel to the United States, where she had planned to work. Nick Freeman, defending, said Crosby had decided to make the short journey from the railway station to her hotel despite having initially planned to get a taxi. He said: "She accepts that she is the author of her misfortune and is bitterly ashamed, contrite and embarrassed." He added his client had been close to landing a TV career in America but "that will not now happen as she will not get a visa". Banning Crosby, chairman of the bench Keith McIntosh said it "beggared belief" that she had been caught for a second time. "We take drink-driving offences very seriously in this court, even more so when it's not the first offence," he said. Crosby, from Sunderland, won Celebrity Big Brother in 2013 and appeared in all 11 series of Geordie Shore.

Summary: Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby has been banned from driving for three years after being convicted of a second drink-driving offence.


The Candystripes play their last home game of the season on Friday when they host Sligo Rovers. However, the club still do not know when work on a multi-million pound redevelopment of their stadium will begin. Derry City and Strabane District Council, who own the stadium, said a tendering process is ongoing. Club chairman Philip O'Doherty said he is concerned that Friday's game could be the club's last at Brandywell for some time. "The ideal situation would have been that, after this last home game, the diggers would be in the next day," Mr O'Doherty said. "That's not going to happen, the longer construction work is delayed the less games we will play at Brandywell next season. "That means that the possibility of having the European tie at Brandywell is basically under threat at the minute," he added. Derry City secured their place in next season's Europa League competition with last week's 2-1 victory over Bohemians. Brandywell 2016 Timeline Earlier this year, Derry City sought out venues for the relocation of six home games which would be affected by the redevelopment. Since then, the Brandywell delays have left talks with other clubs 'up in the air', Mr O'Doherty said. "We have no clarity from Derry City and Strabane council which is extremely frustrating. "The club has been slaughtered on social media about holding things back but I do not know when this project will start. "Derry City Football Club is also a business and it is not a good situation for the club to be in." A spokesperson for Derry City and Strabane District Council said: "The tender process for the appointment of a contractor for the Brandywell Stadium redevelopment and dog track is ongoing. "Council is hopeful that these processes will be concluded shortly," they added. Although Friday's tie with Sligo Rovers is the last home game for Derry City, other stakeholders at Brandywell - which include a greyhound track - have use of the stadium until at least the end of November. That means construction could be delayed further.

Summary: The chairman of Derry City Football Club has warned that European football at Brandywell stadium is under threat.


Betsi Cadwaladr health board has been awarded Â£500,000 for the unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan. It has already received Â£1.4m for electrical infrastructure upgrades and to pay for an extra transport incubator for transferring critically-ill babies. The Sub Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Centre (SuRNICC) is due to open in two years' time. Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We have now taken a further step that will help the health board to develop the final business case for the SuRNICC through which we want to provide the best possible standards of care for mothers and babies across north Wales." Tina Donnelly, director of the Royal College Nurses in Wales, said: "Neonatal care across Wales has been an area of specific concern to the RCN. The government has listened to the evidence-based advice of health care organisations, service users, clinicians and independent advisers. "This is excellent news for mothers and babies because there is a commitment to providing a safe and effective neonatal service in north Wales."

Summary: Plans to develop a new neo-natal baby care unit in north Wales have been approved by the Welsh Government.


The 20-year-old spent the latter half of 2015-16 on loan with the Bantams. He made four Europa League appearances and one Premier League appearance for the Hammers in 2015, before playing against Juventus in Sunday's friendly. "I am excited to try to push this club on again," he told Bradford's club website. "The fans, players and staff were all brilliant first time around." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League One club Bradford City have re-signed West Ham United midfielder Josh Cullen on loan until January.


The local authority said it currently had no power to restrict the number operating as a business, or to regulate the safety or prevent nuisance. There is currently only one horse-drawn carriage business in the county, in Tenby. Kate Telford, of Tenby Carriage Rides, said she had not been contacted about the consultation and felt "targeted". A report by the council's head of legal and democratic services said there had been a horse-drawn carriage operating within the walled town in Tenby for more than 25 years. It said the same operator provided the service until retirement a few years ago when a new operator took over. Shortly after, a second new operator moved into the town, which led to complaints about the operation of two services in a confined area, and the health and safety implications this had on pedestrians and other road users, the report said. Historically the authority has licensed horse-drawn carriages of less than eight seats as hackney carriages, but, the report said, the current operator has a carriage with more than eight seats. The consultation is looking at whether the council should introduce a licensing regime, with byelaws. Ms Telford said: "I'm quite shocked about it. We do it to help the town and have people from all over the world coming to us. "If it's going to cost thousands of pounds, we won't be able to do it." The consultation runs until 22 September.

Summary: Pembrokeshire council is consulting on how to best regulate horse-drawn carriages in the county.


The US car giant will spend $700m on expanding the plant at Flat Rock. Ford boss Mark Fields said the decision was partly due to falling sales of small cars and partly a "vote of confidence" in Donald Trump's policies. The President-elect has criticised both Ford and its rival General Motors over production of models in Mexico. Mr Trump earlier on Tuesday tweeted criticism of GM's production of its Chevy Cruze model in Mexico. Ford's chief executive, Mark Fields, told the BBC that the main decision to cancel the plant in Mexico was because of a "dramatic decline for the demand for small cars here in North America," allowing the company to cope with its existing plant. But he said another factor in the decision was the "more favourable US business environment that we see under President-elect Trump and some of the pro-growth policies that he's been talking about". "That did play a part and it's a vote of confidence that he can deliver on these things," Mr Fields added. Ford is not abandoning production completely in Mexico, but is switching production of its Focus model to its existing plant in Hermosillo there to improve profitability. It makes the current version at its plant in Wayne in Michigan. Production at that facility will switch to two new models, which it says will safeguard 3,500 US jobs. The planned $1.6bn plant in Mexico was to be built in San Luis Potosi, but Ford said it would now invest some of that sum in Flat Rock, creating 700 jobs building a range of electric cars. Mexico's economy ministry said it regretted Ford's decision, adding that it had assurances that the US car firm would pay the state of San Luis Potosi for any costs incurred from the cancellation. Earlier on Tuesday, Mr Trump criticised General Motors on Twitter for making cars built in Mexico and made available tax-free in the US. "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to US car dealers-tax free across border. Make in U.S.A. or pay big border tax!" he tweeted. However, GM said most of its Chevy Cruze cars were made in the US. A spokesman said only the hatchback model, which forms a small percentage of sales, was made in Mexico. He added that the car was built there for global production and said that although some Cruze sedans were made in Mexico for a while last year, all the ones now sold in the US were manufactured in Ohio. Cars made in Mexico can move across the border tax free thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), something that Donald Trump attacked during his campaign for causing the loss of US manufacturing jobs to cheaper labour. In fact, only a tiny fraction (2,400 out of 190,000) of the GM model he singled out, the Cruze, are made in Mexico. But while he may have picked on the wrong model, the message was unmistakable - the President-elect's hostility to NAFTA hasn't faded post-victory. That position - and its popularity among many US consumers

Summary: Ford has said it will cancel a $1.6bn (£1.3bn) plant it planned to build in Mexico and instead extend operations at its factory in Michigan.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 9 February 2015 Last updated at 07:44 GMT Backstage, he spoke to the BBC's entertainment reporter Lizo Mzimba about working with director JJ Abrams, his co-star Daisy Ridley and why fans should be excited about the latest Star Wars blockbuster.

Summary: John Boyega, who stars in the new Star Wars film - The Force Awakens, presented a prize at this year's Bafta Film Awards.


Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris lost their children Mo, Evie and Otis, along with Ms Norris's father Nick Morris, when the flight came down in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. The Perth couple described the birth of Violet May Maslin as an "amazing gift". "Violet's birth is a testament to our belief that love is stronger than hate," they said in a statement. "We still live with pain, but Violet, and the knowledge that all four kids are with us always, brings light to our darkness. "As Martin Luther King said, 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that'." Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down as it flew over conflict-hit Ukraine from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Mr Maslin and Ms Norris had stayed in Amsterdam while their children, aged eight, 10 and 12, flew back to Australia with their grandfather. A total of 298 passengers and crew were killed, including 80 children in total. The flight was hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile. Western officials and Ukraine's government blame Russian-backed rebels for shooting down the plane. But Russian authorities have consistently denied responsibility, instead blaming Ukrainian government forces.

Summary: An Australian couple whose three children died when Flight MH17 was shot down have a new daughter.


Like every weekend, María was visiting her parents in Iscuandé, a municipality on Colombia's Pacific coast. María and her relatives were in the family's stilt house, typical for this region criss-crossed by rivers, when a speedboat carrying armed men came up the river. María does not know who the armed men in the boat were, but she does know who started shooting at them from the hill behind her family home: ELN rebels. The ELN, or National Liberation Army, is Colombia's second-largest guerrilla group, and despite being engaged in peace talks with the government, the group is still very much active. About 50 ELN rebels had surrounded the family home without María noticing. "I had never seen a shot being fired before, I had heard [shots fired], but had never seen bullets flying; they passed underneath my house, by the sides, everywhere." "The children were crying, my father, too, we were all crying," María says. She started praying but the ELN rebels came into the house and took her and her family up into the hills. The rebels accused her of stashing weapons for the armed group in the speedboat, which María denied. "They put a rifle to my head, to my father's head, to the children's heads." Eventually, four hours after the shoot-out had started, the rebels let the family go. Scared of returning home, the family moved from their home on stilts to the main town, along with 31 other families from the area where the shoot-out happened. María and nine other members of her family now live in two rented rooms and share two mattresses. Her father has not been able to work because it is too dangerous to go back to the forest where he made a living logging. "I am worried, I don't know how we will survive," María says. And she is not the only one. Dozens more families here have been forcibly displaced by a surge in violence in areas formerly controlled by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). The Farc signed a peace deal with the government last year and their members are demobilising in "transition zones", where they are handing over their weapons to United Nations monitors. But with the Farc no longer in control, other armed groups are trying to take over their profitable cocaine smuggling and illegal gold mining rackets. The groups clash with each other and the security forces. "A war has started in the areas where the Farc used to be," says local government official Luis Enrique Sinisterra. Nationwide, the levels of violence may have dropped as a result of the Farc peace deal, but the picture here is a different one. Mr Sinisterra says he is not surprised by the rise in violence in Iscuandé. He argues that what is needed is a stronger presence by the national government. He is not just speaking of the security forces but of investment in education, health, housing and infrastructure. His prediction of what might happen if that investment should not be forthcoming is a bleak one: "The war will

Summary: "You get so nervous you don't know if to run and hide or what to do; we went into the kitchen and hid behind the freezer in the hope that it would protect us," María (not her real name) recalls of the time she and her family were caught in the crossfire between two armed groups.


The German and Italian tourists and 16 members of a fishing boat's crew were intercepted after leaving the Maldives. One minister said they were sailing to Diego Garcia, a British-controlled atoll that hosts a US military base. One of the tourists said the claims they were going to Diego Garcia were "absolutely ridiculous". Giorgio Rosi Belliere, an Italian businessman on board the boat, said they were on a whale watching tour and were not travelling to the atoll, some 750km (470 miles) away. "We have done nothing wrong," he told the Maldives' Minivan News. The Maldives Minister for Defence, Mohammed Zuhair, said the crew had failed to comply with international and local law on leaving the Maldives. The Haveeru Online news site said the crew had not brought their passports, even though they were in international waters. There are conflicting reports as to whether those on board were arrested. Minivan News said they had all now been barred from leaving the Maldives. Diego Garcia is a highly-guarded military base once used for bombing raids on Iraq and Afghanistan. In January, a former senior official in the George W Bush administration said the US government carried out interrogations of terror suspects at the base.

Summary: The Maldives military says it stopped seven tourists it claims were sailing to a highly-guarded US military base in the Indian Ocean.


Oliver Scullion died at the Hilden Brewery in Lisburn, County Antrim, on Thursday. It is understood the boy was crushed under a metal tank. His grandfather said: "Oliver was a beautiful child, full of life and enthusiasm for everything he did." The family announced the cancellation of a planned beer festival at the site. In a statement released on behalf of the Scullion-Hanna family, Oliver's grandfather Seamus Scullion thanked "all who are supporting us at this heart-breaking time". "It is difficult to come to terms with life without him. We will miss him more than words can express," he added. "Under the circumstances, we regretfully have to cancel the Hilden Beer and Music Festival, due to take place on 28, 29, 30 August." Oliver was the son of brewery manager Owen Scullion, who was also hurt in the accident. The family have appealed for privacy. The Health and Safety Executive said on Thursday that it had been notified of the child's death and was investigating the circumstances.

Summary: The grandfather of a four-year-old boy who was killed in an accident at their family-run brewery has said he will be "missed more than words can express".


Rockstar's controversial game - where players commit crime in the fictional city of Los Santos - was presented with the Game of the Year gong at a ceremony in central London. Sony's The Last of Us also scooped two awards. Ken Levine - the man behind Bioshock and System Shock 2 - was honoured with a lifetime achievement award. The Golden Joysticks are the largest publicly-voted video game awards in the world, with this year more than 10 million people casting a vote. The Lifetime Achievement is a new addition to the ceremony. Mr Levine has been a high profile figure in the industry ever since he worked with designer Doug Church, on the first-person shooter, Thief: The Dark Project, credited with being one of the first titles to introduce the concept of stealth into video games. "The great thing about the still-maturing nature of video games is you get to be inspired by the work of novices and veterans alike," he said. "We're all figuring out day by day exactly what the medium is capable of." Now in its 31st year, the awards were first given out back in 1983, with the first Game of the Year award going to Jet Pac on the ZX Spectrum. Andy Robinson, editor of Computer and Videogames, said that three decades on, the awards still "represent the voice of gamers worldwide". "We've revamped the categories to reflect the diversity of modern gaming and also added the inaugural Lifetime Achievement award, which has made this year's ceremony the most thrilling for us yet," he said. The Golden Joysticks are not the only big awards for the video games industry. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts hands out its Video Game Baftas in the spring each year, although the majority of their awards are selected by a panel of experts, rather than a public vote. Grand Theft Auto 5, released last month, quickly became the fastest selling entertainment product ever, taking just three days to generate $1bn (Â£620m) in revenue.

Summary: The adult-themed crime game, Grand Theft Auto 5, has won the top prize at the Golden Joystick awards.


The aircraft have brought in medical equipment and food and water supplies from the Red Cross and the UN children's fund (Unicef). The UN has warned that basic services are unravelling in Yemen, with widespread food and fuel shortages. Meanwhile, Pakistan has ruled itself out of joining the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen. Pakistan's parliament voted against joining its ally, Saudi Arabia, saying in a resolution that it should "maintain neutrality" in Yemen. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said its plane landed in Sanaa carrying 16 tonnes of medical aid, including drugs and surgical equipment. Unicef's plane has flown in the same amount of aid - bringing food supplements for 20,000 children as well as medical supplies. "The supplies we have managed to bring in today can make the difference between life and death for children and their families," said Unicef's Julien Harneis. The arrival of the flights comes after days of delays while both organisations waited for clearance from all sides in the conflict to land in Yemen. The UN's humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen has called for a humanitarian "pause" in the bombardment and fighting on the ground to allow the aid to be delivered. Johannes van der Klaauw told reporters in Geneva that the conflict has now spread to 15 of Yemen's 22 provinces. He described the situation in Aden in particular as "catastrophic", a descent into urban warfare, with control of the air and seaports shifting daily between rival groups. A million people in the city risk being cut off from access to clean water within a matter of days unless additional fuel is brought in, he said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says almost 650 people have been killed and more than 2,200 have been injured since 19 March, but Mr van der Klaauw said the actual number of casualties is likely to be far higher because many are not being brought to hospital or are being buried immediately. Yemen has been in chaos since Houthi rebels, backed by army units loyal to the ousted former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, took full control of Sanaa in January and placed current President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi under house arrest. Mr Hadi escaped and took refuge in Aden in February, but left the country at the end of March when the Houthis reached the outskirts of the southern port city. Saudi Arabia began air strikes two weeks ago against the Houthis, a Zaidi Shia rebel movement that the US and Saudi Arabia allege is receiving military assistance from regional Shia power Iran. But they have failed to halt the Houthi advance into Aden, as well as neighbouring southern and eastern provinces. Overnight, coalition aircraft targeted the defence ministry building in Sanaa and weapons storage sites. Saudi Arabia asked Pakistan last month to contribute ships, aircraft and troops to the campaign to restore Mr Hadi to power. But after days of debate, Pakistan's parliament voted to "maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis".

Summary: Two planes carrying much-needed relief supplies have arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.


The pro-Rouhani reformist group Omid (Hope) won all 21 seats, ousting their conservative rivals who had been in power for 14 years. Mr Rouhani won Friday's presidential election in the first round. He promised voters a moderate and outward-looking Iran and criticised the conservative-dominated judiciary. Council elections were held alongside the presidential vote and the results were announced on Sunday. The new city council must convene within 45 days when it will elect a new mayor to oversee services for Tehran's nine million residents. Incumbent Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was a candidate in the early stages of the presidential election but dropped out to back hardliner Ebrahim Raisi. Mr Raisi only received 38.5% of the vote, which was not enough to take the election to a second round. President Rouhani, 68, said his resounding victory showed that voters rejected extremism and wanted more links with the outside world. Analysts say he is in a strong position to seek reforms and to revive Iran's ailing economy. After his re-election there were celebrations in the capital, Tehran, with crowds of young people singing and dancing in the central Vali Asr Square. In his first speech after the result was announced Mr Rouhani said: "The Iranian nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world, a path which is distant from extremism and violence." Mr Rouhani supports the landmark deal with world powers to curb Iran's nuclear programme.

Summary: Iran's re-elected moderate President Hassan Rouhani has received a further boost after reformists won key council elections in the capital, Tehran.


Two men found the victim lying on Hope Street, near to Argyle Street, at about 04:30 on Friday 19 February. The man was treated in hospital for a head injury and released. He was re-admitted at a later date and told he needed surgery for a fractured skull. The incident was reported to police on 3 March. They want to trace the two men who found the man and other witnesses. Det Con Stephen Palmer said: "A man has been left with a very serious head injury as a result of this attack and inquiries are at an early stage to establish what happened. "I would like to speak to anyone with information about this incident, particularly the two people who called an ambulance for the victim."

Summary: A man found lying in the street in Glasgow had suffered a fractured skull after being attacked, police have said.


Sir Thomas Winsor was consulted about Avon and Somerset PCC Sue Mountstevens' plans to "call upon" Nick Gargan to resign. The PCC says Mr Gargan has lost the confidence of the force at all levels, having been found guilty of misconduct. But some local Conservative MPs say he has been treated unfairly. In August, Sue Mountstevens became the first police and crime commissioner to say she would start the process of using new powers to call upon a chief constable to quit, a process which would effectively force him out. She referred her decision to Sir Thomas - her office has not confirmed his response. But BBC Points West's home affairs correspondent Steve Brodie said he understood the letter backed Ms Mountstevens' decision. Mr Gargan told the BBC he was unable to comment further. Now the decision will go to the local police and crime panel for scrutiny, although ultimately, Ms Mountstevens has the final word. Mr Gargan was suspended in May 2014, amid allegations of inappropriate conduct towards female staff. An IPCC investigation found those allegations were not proven, but that he had "repeatedly breached data protection principles" and had stored "intimate" material on his police-issue phone. An independent QC-led panel cleared him of gross misconduct, a sackable offence, but found him guilty of eight misconduct charges and recommended eight final written warnings. But his three predecessors as chief constable said he should quit for the good of the force. Announcing her decision in August to initiate the process to call upon him to go, Ms Mountstevens said his position had become "untenable". But MP for Bridgwater Ian Liddell-Grainger said Mr Gargan was the victim of a "witch hunt", and Bristol North West MP Charlotte Leslie said he had been tried in a "media court".

Summary: Moves by a police commissioner to force out her suspended chief constable have been backed by the chief inspector of constabulary, the BBC understands.


It was the famous logo for the Rolling Stones and was part of an experiment by tech start-up Lightvert. Its technology can produce images that appear to be 200m (656ft) high, but which only exist in the eye of the viewer for a fraction of a second. So could we be on the verge of seeing giant digital ads in our cities, similar to those featured in the seminal 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner? Lightvert certainly hopes so. Its tech, called Echo, works by employing a narrow - no more than 200mm - strip of reflective material fixed to the side of a building. A high-power projector mounted below or above the strip beams light off the reflector directly into the viewer's eye. The image appears momentarily, exploiting what's called the "persistence of vision" effect - the way sparklers seem to leave a trail of light when you wave them around quickly. "Echo technology is being well received by those who have seen it to date," says Daniel Siden, Lightvert's chief executive. "Viewers are curious as to how it works and engage with it in a way you just don't see with traditional screen media." He is hoping that landlords will grab the opportunity to turn their buildings into revenue-generating digital billboards that are huge, yet physically unobtrusive. These are very early days for the firm, but Mr Siden believes outdoor advertising generally is overdue a leap forward in innovation. But would you want a billboard to target adverts at you specifically? That's what happened in Moscow recently. Drivers approaching a digital billboard were shown ads for Jaguar's new SUV (sports utility vehicle), but only if they were driving a different make of SUV. A machine-learning camera recognised the vehicle's make and changed the ad to target those drivers. The billboard image was adaptive, too, showing the Jaguar against a dark background if it was night-time, or manoeuvring through snow if the weather was bad. The ads were developed by Synaps Labs and founder Aleksey Utkin says there are plans to test similar ads in the US this summer. But won't such ads be dangerously distracting? A study on driver distraction by the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute found that digital billboards attracted the gaze of drivers for much longer than other signs. Researchers found drivers often took their eyes off the road for more than two seconds - a threshold which other studies have found to be dangerous. Some bricks-and-mortar retailers, such as video games specialist Game, are using augmented reality (AR) tech to bring their shop windows to life. Overlaying moving digital images on to the real world, as seen through a smartphone camera, caught the public imagination after the release of Nintendo's Pokemon Go game. "AR is no longer just a nice-to-see technology - it has a far more extensive commercial application for brands, where results can be tracked and measured," says Richard Corps, co-founder of Ads Reality. "We're seeing a much wider industry use of AR tech in different environments, such as in education as well

Summary: Passers-by on a London street were recently amazed to see a fleeting image of a pink tongue protruding from fruitily plump lips, seemingly suspended in mid-air.


The 20-year-old made his Warriors debut in the win against Leigh and his start at Wolves was just his second outing. He scored 20 tries in 22 games on loan at Championship side Swinton in 2016 on a dual registration deal, while also working as a trainee accountant. "I'm really, really pleased for Liam," Wane told BBC Radio 5 live. "His effort in training has been fantastic. With the pre-season he's had, he earned the right to play. "I thought they were four quality tries and quality finishes. "It is a shot in the arm for our youth system as it shows to everybody that a first-team start is never that far away. You just take your chances when they come and he's taken his." Wane also confirmed that England forward John Bateman is expected to be out for three months with a shoulder injury.

Summary: Wigan Warriors head coach Shaun Wane has praised the finishing of Liam Marshall after he scored four tries in Thursday's 38-16 win at Warrington.


Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gezi Park was an issue "where we need to be courageous". Plans envisaged rebuilding an old barracks and erecting other structures on the rare central green space. Several people were killed and thousands injured in the protests which began in May 2013. What started as demonstrations against urban redevelopment turned into a wider expression of anger against the policies of the government under Mr Erdogan, the then prime minister. The excessive use of force by riot police escalated tensions. "If we want to preserve our history we must rebuild this historic structure, we will rebuild it," he said in a speech in Istanbul, quoted by AFP news agency. He was referring to the Ottoman-era barracks that used to stand in Gezi Park. For some Turks, the proposed reconstruction of the barracks has symbolic significance. Some accounts say it was at the barracks that a failed mutiny by Islamic-minded soldiers was initiated in 1909. The barracks were demolished in 1940, and attempts to rebuild them are seen by opponents to have the ring of Islamism. In the wake of the 2013 unrest Turkey's top administrative court blocked the redevelopment but last year it reversed its decision, following an appeal by the municipality of Istanbul, AFP reports.

Summary: Turkey's president has signalled that he intends to revive plans to redevelop a central Istanbul park which sparked large anti-government protests in 2013.


Ms Kendall told the BBC Labour risked sending a "resignation letter to the British people as a serious party of government" by electing Mr Corbyn. Separately, Ms Cooper warned there was a "serious risk the party will split" if the left-winger becomes its leader. It comes as Labour begins sending out the first ballot papers to voters. The result of the contest will be announced at a special conference on 12 September. More than 600,000 people have signed up to vote in the four-way contest but Labour has said applications are still being verified. 610,753 total electorate, though this may fall as party removes those not entitled to vote Of which, full party members: 299,755 Affiliated to a trade union: 189,703 Registered to vote by paying Â£3: 121,295 Meanwhile voting in the election for the new Scottish Labour leader ended at midday. Mr Corbyn is due to unveil a 10-point policy plan while in Glasgow later. The popularity of the left-wing Islington North MP, who is promising "a new kind of politics", has sparked a row about the future direction of the Labour party. Another leadership contender, Andy Burnham, told the BBC Mr Corbyn's policies "lack credibility". "It's not possible to promise free university education, re-nationalising the utilities, without that coming at a great cost and if you can't explain how that is going to be paid for then I don't think we'll win back the trust of voters on the economy," he said. BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said there had been "frustration" in rival camps who accused Mr Burnham of being reluctant to take on Mr Corbyn. This appeared to be his most direct attack yet, he added. But in an interview with Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2, Mr Burnham declined to follow Ms Kendall and Ms Cooper and advise his supporters not to back Mr Corbyn with their second and third preferences. He added: "People will say if they hear things like that, 'hang on, what do you believe?'" In an interview with The Independent, Ms Kendall called for voters to mark Ms Cooper or Mr Burnham as second and third preferences, and avoid giving votes to Mr Corbyn. "I have set out very clearly where I differ with all the candidates but our differences with Jeremy's kind of politics are far greater," said Ms Kendall. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme she said she "can't pretend to be agnostic" about a victory for Mr Corbyn, saying of the voting process: "It is an alternative vote system and I want to urge party members to use all of their different preferences. "I will be using my second and third preferences and I would urge others to do the same because I don't want to see our party go back to the politics of the '80s, just being a party of protest." The Leicester West MP also said she did not see the party splitting, as it did in the 1980s when Labour members formed the Social Democratic Party. However, Ms Cooper told BBC 2's Newsnight: "I think

Summary: Labour leadership hopefuls Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper have said their supporters should back anyone other than Jeremy Corbyn in the contest.


Jamie Frater, 43, was jailed for life in 1993 for the murder of teacher Geoffrey du Rose in Bournemouth. He went on the run after failing to return to prison in 2012, but later gave himself up. He also absconded from open prison in 2001. Members of the public are being advised not to approach Frater, who "could present a risk to the public". Det Supt Jez Noyce, of Dorset Police, said: "There may be various reasons why he has not complied with his release from prison licence conditions and I appeal to him directly to make contact with police at the earliest opportunity. "I'd like to assure members of the public that officers are making every effort to find this man as soon as possible". Frater was convicted stabbing Mr du Rose when the teacher chased him from the garden of his home following a robbery at a nearby shop. He is described as white, of medium build, 5ft 8ins tall, with short, receding, brown hair.

Summary: A convicted murderer missing from Dorset is wanted by police after he breached his licence conditions.


Clinic26 will provide sexual health services and emotional support to men of all ages at the Ambrose Centre at the Royal London Hospital. On average, 12,000 men are raped and 72,000 are sexually abused each year, Home Office statistics show. The clinic has been set up in partnership with Survivors UK. One sexual abuse victim said he was thrilled when he heard the clinic was opening. Jay - not his real name - said he was sexually assaulted by a nurse when he had a routine health screening in 2013. "I was hugely distressed by it (the assault). It took me nine months to go back for another screening," he said. Initially, the health trust did not take action against the nurse, but it eventually reinvestigated before another victim came forward. The nurse was found guilty and was jailed for two years. Jay said he wanted to go to a place "where people knew" he'd been sexually assaulted and he didn't have to disclose it to see the reaction. Andy Williams, consultant physician at The Royal London Hospital, said: "We need to break the taboo that allows men to suffer in silence and this clinic is the beginning of what we hope will be a valued support resource for men in east London." Alan Robertson, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor at Survivors UK, said: "Going to a sexual health clinic can be a daunting prospect for anyone, but especially so for someone who has experienced trauma or an abuse of power." The clinic will run on the afternoon of the last Monday of each month.

Summary: Support groups have set up what they say is the first UK clinic to offer support for male sexual abuse victims.


Jordan Maguire was stabbed at his house in Thrales Close, Marsh Farm, in May 2013 and later died in hospital. Jason Nelson, 32, was detained in Trinidad in October 2013. He was extradited to the UK and appeared at Luton Magistrates' court on Saturday. Mr Nelson was remanded in custody ahead of a crown court appearance later this month, Bedfordshire Police said.

Summary: A man has appeared in court charged with the 2013 murder of a 20-year-old at his home in Luton.


Brett Rogers, 25, was jailed for a minimum sentence of 32 years last May. He had been found guilty by a jury of killing his mother Gillian Phillips, 54, and her friend 60-year-old David Oakes in 2015. Rogers, previously of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, was found in his cell at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire last Wednesday. Live: More news from Essex A post-mortem examination found he died as a result of compression to the neck. Gary Lindley, 41 and Billy White, 24, have been charged with his murder. They have been remanded in custody to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday. The jury at Rogers' trial was told how he was found at his mother's home in Bentfield Gardens, Stansted Mountfitchet, after the attacks, laughing and covered in blood. Mrs Phillips had been stabbed at least 41 times in the head, neck and torso. Mr Oakes suffered 56 wounds to his head, face and neck and died of severe head injuries.

Summary: A double murderer who killed his mother and her friend has been found strangled in his cell.


"The intelligence of her dancing burns even brighter," wrote the Guardian's Judith Mackrell in a four-star review. "The flair and virtuosity of her dancing stops you in your tracks," agreed the Standard's Sarah Frater. The French star is appearing in 6000 Miles Away at London's Sadler's Wells. Running until 9 July, the evening sees her perform a duet with Nicolas Le Riche, before dancing solo in a piece choreographed by Sweden's Mats Ek. According to the Arts desk, the result proved her to be "as swift as mercury, as exact as a feather, as light as the sun and as eternal in intelligent beauty as Nefertiti". "This great ballerina of our era is both inexplicable and unbelievable, in physique and in temperament," continued Ismene Brown. Formerly with the Paris Opera Ballet and the Royal Ballet in London, Guillem now devotes her energies to contemporary dance. The title of her show refers to Japan, with proceeds from Thursday's performance going to the Japan Tsunami Appeal managed by the British Red Cross.

Summary: Sylvie Guillem's latest appearance on the London stage has been applauded by the critics, one of whom said the 46-year-old was "still one of the most astonishing dancers on stage today".


The mix-up happened after repair work was carried out in Cliffords Mesne, Gloucestershire, leaving dozens of residents without a connection and others with different numbers. BT Openreach has apologised and says it is working to put things right. Resident Rob Wadley, 73, said: "There was a lot of hilarity about it but also a serious side to it." He said the problem - caused by a damaged cable running through "some quite dense trees" - affected the entire village of 100 houses. "They completed [the repair] in two days and when they reconnected all the homes, everyone had someone else's number," he added. "Some had no phones and some had someone else's number. We got a telephone call for the local town councillor. We soon found out." Another resident, John Franklin, 65, said: "If you take our next-door neighbour, she is an elderly lady and has one of these emergency buttons. Her family use it to get in touch so it was quite serious as far as she was concerned. "There are some people who work from the village and they were very cross. One fellow said he was losing Â£1,000 a day." A spokeswoman for BT Openreach said: "We're sorry for the problems experienced by a handful of customers in Cliffords Mesne this week. "The issue arose whilst we were carrying out essential maintenance to one of our overhead cables, and we're working hard to put things right as soon as possible. "We would encourage anyone affected to contact their service provider as we are updating them regularly."

Summary: Villagers were left with their neighbours' phone numbers by bungling telephone engineers.


Campaigners and the area's MP have argued Ilkeston in Derbyshire is one of the largest towns in the UK without a railway station. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited the site on Friday and said trains will be running through there within 12 months. Work had been delayed because of great crested newts and flooding concerns. The station should have been open by last Christmas, and the Transport Secretary questioned whether newts should have delayed it so much. "The truth of the matter is it seems that nearly every site we start work on, that's got any water or anything like that, we find the great crested newt," said Mr McLoughlin. "I don't wish the newt any ill at all, but I don't think it should delay us to the length that it has delayed us on this site." Ilkeston once had three railway stations, but the last one closed in 1967 as a result of the Beeching Report, published in 1963. The new Â£9.6 million station has been part-funded from the government's New Station Fund. It will provide direct, hourly connections to Nottingham, Chesterfield and Sheffield. The main building work is expected to start in the summer, once any remaining newts have been trapped and relocated.

Summary: Work has begun to demolish and rebuild a railway station 50 years after it was axed in the Dr Beeching cuts.


New figures, published by KPMG, indicated 20% of employees earned less than the Living Wage - an increase of 1% from last year. But Scotland had one of the lowest proportions of workers paid below the rate, 3% less than the UK average. The Living Wage is set by an independent foundation and has been adopted by 380 Scottish firms. The Living Wage Foundation sets its level based on a range of a cost of living measures such as accommodation, travel, healthy food and extras such as birthday presents. It has just risen from £7.85 an hour to £8.25, making it nearly a fifth higher than the current national minimum wage and more than £1 higher than the the new minimum wage premium for over-25s of £7.20 an hour, due to come into force in April. Glasgow University is the latest institution to become an accredited Living Wage employer The research, conducted by Markit for KPMG, found East Renfrewshire had the highest percentage of workers earning below the Living Wage, at 32%, while the Western Isles had the lowest proportion at 11%. The median hourly wage was £11.76 in Scotland compared to £11.61 for the UK as a whole. Scotland's median wage per hour grew 1.5%, compared to 0.2% across the UK as a whole. It has grown from below the UK average to 1.3% above the average since the same research was published a year ago. The research also highlighted that part-time, female and young workers were most likely to earn below the Living Wage. Part-time jobs were three times as likely to pay below £7.85 per hour as full-time roles. For the third year, the research found that women were more likely to be paid below the Living Wage than men. The data showed that an estimated 29% of females earned less than the rate, compared with 18% of males. Nearly three quarters, 72%, of 18-21 year olds earned less than the Living Wage, compared to 17% of those aged 30-39.

Summary: A fifth of working people in Scotland are paid less than the voluntary Living Wage, according to research.


Canos gave Brentford the lead after 18 minutes, firing home from the edge of the box from Ryan Woods' pass. It was 2-0 before half-time as Vibe scored his ninth goal in 12 league games with a looped header over City goalkeeper Frank Fielding. The defeat sees the Robins drop to 21st place, a point above the relegation zone, while Brentford move up to 12th. Lee Johnson's side had moved up to 19th place thanks to back-to-back wins over Wigan and Huddersfield, but Burton's 1-0 win over the Terriers and Nottingham Forest's 1-1 draw with Preston saw them lose ground in the battle to beat the drop. Led by the in-form attacking trio of Canos, Vibe and Jota, Dean Smith's Brentford have now won five of their past eight Championship matches. They could have gone ahead after just two minutes when Romaine Sawyers stung Fielding's hands with a swerving 25-yard drive. However, City nearly took the lead themselves, with Aden Flint's close-range header going wide before Daniel Bentley saved well from his own captain Harlee Dean. Brentford took control of the match in an eight-minute spell, with Canos finding the net with an angled drive before Vibe reacted quickest to Konstantin Kerschbaumer's flicked lob to double the home side's lead. Robins striker Bobby Reid struck the side-netting and Matty Taylor drilled wide with the goal gaping late on, but City failed to score for the first time in four games. Brentford manager Dean Smith told BBC Radio London: "I thought for 70 minutes today we were excellent and played some great football. "First half we were in complete control and deserved the two goals and should have had more - we had a goal disallowed from a corner when there was nothing wrong with it. "I saw Bristol City beat Huddersfield. We had to be good and I thought we were." Bristol City manager Lee Johnson: "Second half we created more but we didn't start anywhere near well enough, and that's disappointing. We simply can't start like that and expect to go and win games." "The way we've been playing I just didn't see this coming. It's so frustrating because you know we have quality in the team but we didn't hold the ball upfront, our defenders were too deep and I felt sorry for the lads in the middle. "Once we retained the ball and changed shape at half time we got better, but by then poor defending had left us with too much too do." Match ends, Brentford 2, Bristol City 0. Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Bristol City 0. Offside, Bristol City. Frank Fielding tries a through ball, but Callum O'Dowda is caught offside. Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Rico Henry. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Lee Tomlin (Bristol City). Daniel Bentley (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Matty Taylor (Bristol City). Attempt saved. Bailey Wright (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Corner, Bristol

Summary: Goals from Sergi Canos and Lasse Vibe helped Brentford end Bristol City's four-game unbeaten streak.


The new rules - known as the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) - came into effect at the end of April. It meant home loan applicants had to give more details about their income and outgoings during longer mortgage application interviews. Lenders are reporting a steady rise in first-time buyers despite the changes. There were 28,600 loans given to first-time buyers in June, a rise of 7.1% on the previous month and 18.7% higher than in June 2013, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). In the second quarter of the year, first-time buyers borrowed an average of Â£122,000, up from Â£118,750 in the first three months of the year. They typically borrowed 3.46 times their income, up from 3.43 times their income in the previous quarter. "For the second month running since new FCA rules took effect, lending characteristics remain similar to the market beforehand," said Paul Smee, director general of the CML. "We now feel confident that, as we would hope, the MMR effect is more gentle dampener than hard brake." Under the new rules, potential borrowers have to give evidence to the lender about the funds in their personal budget. This could include regular payments for haircuts, gambling and club subscriptions and deliveries, to holidays, travel season tickets and childcare. Borrowers might also be expected to say if their financial position is expected to change. That could include any predicted changes in income or working hours, but might also include any plans to have children in the near future. Some brokers and estate agents have said the process of a mortgage application can take longer now. "Those who are lucky enough to be buying with cash have the best choice in the marketplace. The new mortgage rules will hamper those who need to borrow, as they are constrained by what they can afford and the length of time it will take," said Hugo Thistlethwayte, managing director of buying agency Prime Purchase. Overall, the CML said that there were 60,500 mortgages advanced for house purchases in June. This was a rise of 5.4% on the previous month and 14.6% up on June 2013. Low interest rates and a recovering economy have both assisted the pick-up in the housing market in many parts of the country, commentators have said. A survey by Aviva, published on Monday, suggested that people buying a home in the last year typically spent 33 minutes looking around the property before making an offer. Enter your details into the calculator to find out: Find out more about this calculator

Summary: New affordability checks have only put a "gentle dampener" on the UK mortgage market during their first months of operation, lenders say.


US singer Richard Marx said last week that he had intervened to help restrain a disruptive passenger on a Korean Air flight from Hanoi to Seoul. Crew had been "ill-trained" and "ill-equipped", Marx said. The airlines said it would also review the use of Taser guns on board. "Korean Air will react more firmly and actively against in-flight violence that threatens the overall safety of the flight," it said in a statement. As part of the changes, the airline said it would be providing more training to staff and hiring more male flight attendants, making sure at least one male is on duty in the cabin for each flight, according to Reuters news agency. Marx's wife Daisy Fuentes, who was travelling with the singer, said the staff "didn't know how to use the taser" or to secure ropes. Taser is a brand name often used to refer to electric stun guns. "We have decided to improve our conditions and procedure on using Taser guns to cope with violent acts and disturbances on board in a fast and efficient manner," it added, but did not elaborate on how the rules would change. The airline said that under existing rules, stun guns were permitted for use only in "grave" situations - where the safety of a flight or the life of passengers and crew were in danger. This meant staff had been "hesitant" to use the equipment, the carrier added. Individual airlines have their own policies on what equipment they carry on board to restrain passengers Most carriers contacted by the BBC were unwilling to give details of what kit this included, citing security concerns.

Summary: Korean Air has said guidelines will be revised for crew to react "firmly and actively against in-flight violence", after facing criticism for its handling of an on-board incident.


The announcement will be made during half time of the FA Cup semi-final Match of the Day Live: Everton versus Manchester United at around 18:00 BST. The new companion will star alongside Peter Capaldi's Time Lord in the 10th new season of Doctor Who. They will replace Jenna Coleman, who played Clara Oswald, who left the show in 2015. Coleman joined Doctor Who in 2012, and starred alongside two Doctors, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi. She asked to be written out and left to take on the role of Queen Victoria in a major ITV drama series. Filming for the next series of Doctor Who will start this year but will air in 2017. In January, it was announced the head writer and executive producer of Doctor Who, Steven Moffat, was stepping down from the show. The next series will be his last, after which he will be replaced by Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall.

Summary: The new Doctor Who companion will be revealed live on BBC One on Saturday night.


Mostyn Hall, near Holywell, which is set in 25 acres (10 hectares) of formal gardens, has been home to the Mostyn family for generations. Their connection with the area dates back more than 500 years. The garden is being opened for the first time under the National Garden Scheme which was set up to benefit nursing charities. The estate has a Japanese garden and a restored Victorian kitchen garden.

Summary: The private gardens of an historic house in Flintshire are being opened to the public on Sunday.


The pony followed a family down a mountainside near Coedty Reservoir, above Tal-y-Bont in Conwy county, for about four miles earlier this month. The foal collapsed and was carried further by the family, but there was no way of reuniting him with his mother. RSPCA Cymru has urged people to try and stop foals following them for long distances. Fiona Jones, of RD Owen Equine Clinic who works closely with the RSPCA, collected the pony after it became stranded. He is now "thriving" at a rescue centre. Ms Jones said: "However well intentioned someone may be, we're urging people to not lead foals like this way away from their mothers. "This foal had apparently walked some four miles and it was impossible to retrace steps in this Snowdonia mountain range to return the equine from where he'd come from. "It is so important people walking near equines do not entice, inadvertently or not, foals away - and, if that does happen, they make every effort to return them, as soon as possible. "Had this happened in this instance, this foal would still be with the mother." Gareth Johnson, RSPCA equine rehoming officer, added: "Fortunately, this foal is doing brilliantly, and is thriving on the bottle - so, thankfully, this story may well have a happy ending."

Summary: A baby foal has been rescued after becoming stranded from his mother on Snowdonia.