"In the history of betting, certainly since it was legalised in 1961, a [single event] winner with odds of 5,000-1 has never happened," says Simon Clare from the betting firm Coral. "Every bookmaker is crying out in pain. "That's a barometer of what Leicester have done and just how amazing this win is." Jessica Bridges from rival Ladbrokes agrees. "This is the biggest sporting upset of all time. We've all got a bit of egg on our face." Bookmakers have been cheering Leicester's success, whilst simultaneously putting their hands in their collective pockets. William Hill has paid out more than £20,000 to 39-year-old carpenter, Leigh Herbert. He was one of the canny few to take up the now-famous odds of 5,000-1 for his team to win. Although he has been a supporter since he was 10, he doesn't usually put his money where his heart is. But, mulling over their prospects on a camping holiday he found he was encouraged by the team's performance at the end of last season, and, taking a shine to the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as manager, he decided to put down the £5 bet for his team to win. "I thought, they're going to do something special this season," he says. "I really enjoyed the first half of the season, the second half just got harder and harder. "I would feel sick watching them play." Eventually, he cashed out £2 of his £5 bet, making £5,600, but left the £3 remainder in place, which eventually won him £15,000. A big party is in order this weekend - as well as house hunting with his new deposit. Bookmakers, like Coral, estimate the industry as a whole will have paid out around £20m over the title win. Coral themselves lost £2m. But bookmakers won't have lost out overall, admits Ladbrokes' Alex Donohue. Although Ladbrokes are losing £3m on Leicester this week, throughout the season a lot of bets were placed on the favourites, such as Chelsea and Manchester City, which will have more than cushioned the blow. "£3m is a record net payout for a title winner, but we did well out of Leicester upsetting the odds to get there. No complaints at all," he tweeted. Ladbrokes are "by no means crying out in pain" over the season in general, says Mr Donohue. Bookmakers do best when a second or third favourite team wins the title, he says. Title win an amazing feeling - Ranieri Leicester 'can make £150m from PL title' The greatest sporting story of all time? The wearable tech giving sports teams winning ways More importantly for bookmakers Leicester's win is a great story. The bookmakers were much slower than the punters to believe that Leicester could win the title. The problem was not so much the long odds at the start of the season, but the fact that they were so slow to respond to Leicester's success. At Christmas, when the Foxes were unbeaten for 10 games in a row, the odds were still quite high, in Coral's case they were still at 33-1

Summary: The betting industry is licking its financial wounds.


The advertisement shows a black, emaciated child holding a red parasol over the fair, bejewelled actress. A group of activists, in an "open letter" to Ms Rai Bachchan, called the image "extremely objectionable". The film star's publicist said she had been photographed without the backdrop. "The final layout of the ad is entirely the prerogative of the creative team for a brand," Ms Rai Bachchan's publicist said in a statement, suggesting that the actress had not been involved in the final image that appeared in the advertisement for Kalyan Jewellers. The ad featuring the 41-year-old, who is a former Miss World, appeared in a newspaper last week. After criticism, the company issued an apology on its Facebook page. It said the advertisement was intended to portray "royalty, timeless beauty and elegance" and expressed deep regret for any inadvertent hurt caused. The company said it had begun withdrawing the ad from its campaign. In an open letter addressed to the film star and published on Wednesday, a group of activists expressed "dismay" at the "offensive image". "In the advertisement you appear to be representing aristocracy from a bygone era - bejewelled, poised and relaxing while an obviously underage slave-child, very dark and emaciated, struggles to hold an oversize umbrella over your head. "The extremely fair colour of your skin (as projected in the advertisement) contrasted with the black skin of the slave-boy is obviously a deliberate 'creative' juxtaposition by the advertising agency, and insidiously racist." The activists said the image reminded them of "17th and 18th century colonial European portraits of white aristocracy, depicting women being waited upon by their 'black servants'" and called on the actress to dissociate herself from "this offensive image". In India, where there is a marked preference for fair skin and skin-whitening creams and lotions are big business, many say the advertisement perpetuates the retrograde idea that fair is beautiful. The advertisement was also criticised on social media. Author and activist Meena Kandasamy tweeted:

Summary: An Indian jewellery advertisement featuring top Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been withdrawn after criticism that it was "racist" and promoted child slavery.


Sixty-two-year-old Gillian Sandle, was a passenger in the vehicle which was travelling through Havant, near Portsmouth, on Sunday lunchtime. Members of the public tried to revive her, but she died in hospital. Ms Sandle's family said they were "totally devastated at the sudden and tragic loss of such a wonderful lady". Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident in North Street between 12:35 and 12:40 GMT. The vehicle was a blue Volkswagen beach buggy. Sgt Melanie Adcock of Hampshire Constabulary said: "This incident took place at a busy time of day when there were lots of Christmas shoppers in North Street so it is likely many people saw what happened. "I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed any part of this incident."

Summary: A woman was killed when her scarf got caught in the wheel of a beach buggy she was travelling in.


The supermarket giant said its overseas division had sold 8.6% of its Lazada stake to Chinese internet giant Alibaba for $129m (£90.6m). Tesco will retain an 8.3% holding in the South East Asia-focused business. The move comes the day before Tesco's annual results, in which it is expected to announce further disposals. The supermarket group is planning to sell off some of its side businesses, including Dobbies Garden Centres chain, coffee shop chain Harris & Hoole and restaurant chain Giraffe, so that it can focus on the main supermarket business, according to media reports. Last September, Tesco sold its South Korean business, Homeplus, for £4.2bn to help shore up its balance sheet and revitalise its UK business. There has been speculation about possible disposals since chief executive Dave Lewis took the helm in September 2014, charged with reviving the group's fortunes. Mr Lewis was parachuted in after the supermarket reported it had overstated its profits by some £263m. Alongside this, like its "big four" peers - Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons - Tesco has been hit by competition from discount rivals Lidl and Aldi. The UK has also seen a broad change in shopping habits, with many customers preferring to shop little and often at small convenience stores, instead of doing a once-a-week "big shop". In April last year, the company reported a record pre-tax loss of £6.4bn for the year to February, marking the biggest loss reported to date by a British retailer. Mr Lewis has focused on price cuts and putting more staff in stores in an attempt to revive sales. On Wednesday, he is expected to report a rise in underlying fourth-quarter sales, the group's first quarterly increase for more than three years. Tesco declined to comment on the sale of its side businesses.

Summary: Tesco has fired the starting gun on an expected sell-off of non-core assets, with the sale of some of its stake in Asian online business Lazada.


There's no doubt he's getting back to his best form just in time for his fourth final, but he's striking a blow against sexism in tennis too. In early 2014, Murray split with his then coach Ivan Lendl - who'd helped Andy become a Grand Slam champion. His decision to replace Lendl with Amelie Mauresmo prompted more than a few raised eyebrows. Never before had a top male player hired a woman as coach (except for Jimmy Connors but the woman in charge of his game was his mother Gloria, so it doesn't count). The early signs for the new partnership weren't good. Murray appeared to be slipping back into some bad habits, playing defensively and berating himself in the process. Despite a late season surge, 2014 was Murray's most forgettable year since establishing himself as one of the "Big Four". Had Murray continued his iffy form into the Australian Open, there's no doubt the vultures would have been circling over the Murray-Mauresmo axis. But they'll have to wait as his early season form is arguably better than ever. His play against Tomas Berdych had Mauresmo's finger prints all over it - full of variety and controlled aggression. It was certainly Grand Slam-winning form, and if he can keep it up a first Australian Open title is definitely on the cards. "A lot of people criticised me for working with her," Murray said in his on-court interview. "So far this week we've shown that women can be good coaches as well." Mum Judy has always played a strong role in Andy's career, and she hailed the impact Amelie was having off the court, describing her as a "calming influence". Many male players have been dismissive of the women's game, albeit not as noisily as in the past. The 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek famously dismissed 80% of the women's tour as "fat pigs" in 1992. Last year, Rafael Nadal's uncle Toni criticised the appointment of a woman as Spain's Davis Cup captain. "Men's tennis isn't the same as women's tennis," he said. If Andy can win the Australian open under Mauresmo's tutelage you wonder if uncle Toni might consider changing his view. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Andy Murray's Australian Open semi-final win was a seminal moment, and not just for the Scot's career.


James, 19, is the younger sister of double Olympic silver medallist Becky and double world para-cycling tandem pilot champion Rachel. She competes in the women's Under-23 race on Saturday. James believes she can improve on her 15th place in 2016 event, saying "My big aim is to get top 10." The 68th Cyclo-Cross World Championships are being held in Belvaux. "I got some really good training in over the winter and I feel in top form," James told BBC Wales Sport. Race preparations have been affected by a cold snap, which has left the course covered in snow and ice. "There have been so many people crashing (in training)," James said. "There are sheets of ice on some of the corners. "It's definitely going to level the playing field a little bit. "People can't just use their strength to ride away from everyone else." James watched her sister Rachel win silver in the National Track Championships sprint on Friday evening. Find out how to get into cycling with our special guide.

Summary: Teenage cyclo-cross rider Ffion James hopes to impress at the World Championships in Luxembourg on Saturday.


The singer, whose hits include You're Still the One and That Don't Impress Me Much, will be a special guest at the event on 10 September. "I can't wait," she told breakfast show host Chris Evans. "It's been a long time. I'm so excited about it." Take That top the bill, with Blondie and Rick Astley also playing. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, 8 June. Full details of how to apply are on the Radio 2 website. Shania Twain's appearance will be her only UK concert date of 2017, and marks the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough album, Come on Over. "I'll play a couple of new songs but I will definitely stick primarily to the hits," she said, adding that she wouldn't "wear my top hat" - a reference to her costume in the video for Man! I Feel Like A Woman. The star spent several years out of the limelight after losing her voice to dysphonia, a condition often associated with psychological trauma. Her illness followed her divorce from record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange after he allegedly had an affair with her best friend. However, Twain subsequently attributed the condition to contracting Lyme disease. Either way, she was unable to sing for several years, requiring extensive physical therapy before she returned to the stage for a Las Vegas residency in 2012. She is due to release a new album, her first since 2002's Up!, later this year. Take That headline the festival for a second time, having previously stepped in to replace Lionel Richie, who fell ill days before the event in 2011. "Do you remember in 2011, when you called me?" frontman Gary Barlow asked Chris Evans, as he recalled the show. "I think I was at New York Airport and you said, 'Our headliner's let us down, can you come and do it?' "So I know what this festival's like, brilliant crowds, brilliant atmosphere. So when we were asked by Radio 2, what do you think we were going to say? Yes is the answer, and we cannot wait to be there." Other acts on the bill include Stereophonics, Seth Lakeman, Emeli Sande and newcomers Wildwood Kin. Blondie's Debbie Harry said she was looking forward to "bringing everyone together for a huge celebration". And James Blunt, speaking to Radio 2 "in my dressing gown" from Ibiza, looked forward to playing the Radio 2 festival again, after saying he had the time of his life in previous years. Last year's event was headlined by Elton John, and included an affectionate tribute to Radio 2 stalwart Sir Terry Wogan. The festival, established in 2011, is partnered with Radio 3's Proms In The Park, which takes place the preceding day. That event will be headlined by The Kinks' frontman Ray Davies, with further performances from Bryn Terfel, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Steps and the cast of Five Guys Named Moe. The evening culminates in a live screening of the Last Night of the Proms, direct from London's Royal Albert Hall. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at

Summary: Country star Shania Twain will play live in the UK for the first time in 13 years at BBC Radio 2's "festival in a day" in Hyde Park.


Mr Munger said that high-frequency trading was "the functional equivalent of letting a lot of rats into a granary". The central thesis of Flash Boys, which is published, with an updated final chapter, in paperback this week, is that electronic trading has rigged the market against ordinary investors, particularly in America. Computer algorithms allow high-frequency trading (HFT) firms to "get ahead" of institutions investing on behalf of our pension funds and savings schemes. Because HFT firms execute deals in tiny fractions of seconds they are able to "front run" human traders who are buying stocks and make a small "skim" on the deal by pushing prices up or down. Although each "skim" is tiny, the overall effect, according to Mr Lewis, is that billions of dollars are being lost by investors to HFT firms which have inserted themselves into the market. This, Mr Lewis says, is tantamount to rigging the market. When his original book came out last year Entertainment Weekly said: "If you own stock you need to read Flash Boys - and then call your broker." I caught up with Mr Lewis yesterday during his short visit to Britain from his home in California. He told me that what was happening in America was a threat to markets in Europe and Asia. "It is inserting itself everywhere," he said. "High-frequency traders pay for an advanced look at [market] information so they are in an unfair position. They know the prices before the ordinary investors they are trading against. "If you can trade at light speed, you can make thousands and thousands of trades in a second. "It is offensive to me that you have essentially rich traders skimming off of middle class savers. Weaving that unfairness into the financial markets especially at a time when inequality is a problem seems crazy to me." Mr Lewis says the major question is how to structure markets for stocks and shares as well as bonds and currencies as computers slowly and inexorably take over from human traders. Martin Wheatley, the head of the markets watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority, has said that high-frequency trading now accounts for 30% of business on the UK equity market. In America it is higher. Mr Lewis says that it is unclear - certainly in the US at least - whether the regulators are going to do anything about what he says is such a major problem. One reason, he argues, is the "revolving door" between the Wall Street banks and firms engaged in high-frequency trading and the regulators themselves. A "cosy club" has grown up, he says. But, although that may be the case, Mr Lewis actually argues that the story of Flash Boys is one of hope. And that's because the main witness in his book, Brad Katsuyama, a trader at the Royal Bank of Canada, has set up an exchange called IEX which seeks to eliminate "predatory opportunities created by speed". Goldman Sachs, for example, has committed to IEX, and is the exchange's biggest source of orders. "There is a path through the market [to

Summary: In his seminal work on the role of high-frequency traders in global stock markets, Michael Lewis quotes Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's right hand man.


Media playback is not supported on this device The session was called off after just two of the three parts because conditions had deteriorated to the point that the track was too dangerous. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took fifth but will be demoted 10 places. Hamilton needs to beat Rosberg by two points and Vettel by nine to seal his third title this weekend. The Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat will be on the second row with the Force India cars making up the third after Vettel's demotion. Media playback is not supported on this device Vettel and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who qualified eighth, have been penalised for using more than the permitted number of engines. Force India's Sergio Perez will start fifth ahead of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg. The Ferrari drivers' penalties mean Williams's Felipe Massa, who qualified ninth, will start seventh, ahead of Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen and McLaren's Fernando Alonso. "I felt comfortable with the car," Rosberg said. "It is quite challenging - the car snaps quite suddenly, but I got a good lap together." Hamilton said: "It was lots of fun out there for all of us. It's a shame we couldn't go out at the end. "I had hoped we could go out and clean the track. It looks like a lot of people have turned up today to watch. I hope the weather eases up for the race." Ricciardo said he expected "we will have a lot of run" in the race. The race is due to start at 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) and weather forecasts suggest conditions will improve by then. Austin, Texas, is still being affected by rain on the periphery of tropical storm Patricia and has seen record amount of rain in the last 24 hours. Behind Alonso will be Williams's Valtteri Bottas, Lotus's Romain Grosjean and the second McLaren of Jenson Button. Alonso has a new-specification Honda engine in his car, which was not available to Button this weekend, prompting the Englishman to joke on Thursday that he hoped his team-mate would "annihilate" him. Unfortunately for him, he got his wish, at least in qualifying - Button was 0.928secs slower than Alonso, significantly more than the small improvement in power in the upgraded engine was worth in lap time. Media playback is not supported on this device Button, who was complaining about a lack of rear grip, said conditions at the end of the second part of the session were too dangerous. "At the end," he said, "the team were like, 'Come on, one last big push.' And I was like, 'Right'. I was just floating." Vettel added that the weather had meant the track was in "red flag conditions". A number of drivers had spins during the treacherous session, with the fast kink at Turn 10 proving the most dangerous part of the track - Hamilton, Vettel, Hulkenberg and Raikkonen were among the drivers who lost control there. Media playback is not supported on this device But despite the difficult conditions only one driver crashed - Toro Rosso's Carlos

Summary: Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the United States Grand Prix as qualifying was truncated by rain.


City will meet Liverpool in the final at Wembley on 28 February after a 3-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium gave them a 4-3 aggregate win against the Toffees. Martinez, however, was upset that the match officials failed to spot Raheem Sterling had run the ball out of play before crossing for Kevin de Bruyne to score City's second with a thrilling game poised at 1-1. That scoreline would have sent Everton to Wembley to face their arch-rivals. Sergio Aguero added a third goal that secured City's place in the final, but an inconsolable Martinez believed Everton's hopes had been wrecked in that crucial 70th-minute moment when referee Martin Atkinson and assistant Scott Ledger allowed play to continue. "You don't mind if Manchester City find a way of being outstanding and scoring three goals but it is very difficult to find an explanation in the dressing room for the players to find a reason we have been knocked out," he said. "That is hurtful and unfair." Martinez added: "It was a clear decision. The ball is out of play and the second goal affected the outcome too much. You feel so hurt because there have been a few big decisions that have not gone in our favour. "You have to respect the referees and they have the toughest job in football but certain decisions are clear cut, away from the judgment of the referee. "When the ball is out of play in the modern game, you don't expect that to be missed. When it ends up as the second goal, you can imagine the major blow it has to our feelings, our performance and our chances to get through." Martinez also dismissed talk of the introduction of technology when he said: "My question to the referees' chief is do we need technology or should we expect the linesman and the referee to get these calls right? For me that action is so clear. I would expect international or Premier League linesmen to get that call right. I would expect a top referee to get his angle and his position right." Martinez's complaints cut no ice with City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini, who pointed out that Everton had been the beneficiaries of refereeing decisions against his side recently. "It was maybe a mistake but I think the one thing Everton cannot complain about is the referee," said Pellegrini. "We lost at Goodison when their first goal from Ramiro Funes Mori was clearly offside and there was also a clear penalty when Jesus Navas was fouled. "We also had a clear penalty not given when Raheem Sterling was fouled against Everton recently and there was also a foul on one of our players before Everton's goal in this game."

Summary: Everton manager Roberto Martinez was left fuming at what he said was a "hurtful and unfair" exit at the hands of Manchester City in the Capital One Cup.


Baker, 23, and Thornton, 20, trained with Wales ahead of the 2015 World Cup, but were omitted from the squad. Both have signed three-year deals, taking the total of players on NDCs to 16, with Ospreys contributing half. Their salaries funded 60% by the Welsh Rugby Union and 40% by the regions. Baker has been capped three times and Thornton led Wales Under-20 in the 2015 Six Nations. The duo's deals were announced a day after Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin and back-five player James King signed dual contracts. Baldwin, 27, was his country's first-choice hooker at the recent World Cup and has signed until 2019. Lock or back-rower King, 25, has secured a deal until 2018. The deals, which give the Welsh Rugby Union more control over players, were introduced to help stem the exodus of stars such as Toulon's Leigh Halfpenny from Wales. Newport Gwent Dragons number eight Taulupe Faletau turned down a dual contract in May 2015 and Bath's recent bid to sign him was vetoed by Wales coach Warren Gatland. Baker, Thornton, Baldwin and King have signed against a backdrop in which fly-half Rhys Priestland has taken an 18-month Test rugby sabbatical to concentrate on playing for Bath after leaving Scarlets. Gatland said: "Dan and Rory are players of significant potential. "We look forward to continuing to work with them at national squad headquarters, but also to watching them continue to flourish for the Ospreys." Fly-half Biggar is expected to sign a contract extension, but lock Jones is considering his future beyond the end of the 2015-16 season. Wales captain Sam Warburton was the first of the nation's current generation to commit to a dual deal.

Summary: Ospreys number eight Dan Baker and uncapped lock Rory Thornton have become the latest Welsh players to sign national dual contracts (NDC).


Unite union members had warned of strikes over bonus pay, but it has now been agreed that interim bonuses will be paid out until the end of August. A long-term settlement will also be considered by union officials and EDF Energy, which is behind the scheme. Hinkley Point C is expected to be operational in 2025. Unite officer, Jerry Swain, said the interim agreement was "crucial" in providing a "breathing space" and "creating the opportunity for a long-term solution". "I am pleased that following consultation with our stewards and members that we have been able to agree a clear path forward," he said. "And that the prospect of industrial action, which is always a last resort, can be taken off the agenda in order to allow the panel to deliberate." Nigel Cann, of EDF, said it has created a "very competitive reward structure" for its workforce. "We are pleased that these interim arrangements allow constructive dialogue to continue to finalise this important agreement," he said. "Unite has been a constructive partner in the discussions to date and I look forward to this continuing throughout the construction of the Hinkley Point C power station."

Summary: The threat of industrial action by workers building the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been averted due to an interim pay deal.


Martin White, 45, of Belfast Road, Muckamore, County Antrim, was sentenced at Antrim Court on Friday. It is understood this is the first prosecution of its kind in Northern Ireland. The family of 67-year-old Ethna Walsh, who died in February 2014 said they hoped "hard lessons" would be learned from her "unnecessary" death. The judge said Mrs Walsh's death had been caused by a "single momentary lapse of concentration" and was sentenced to four months in prison suspended for two years. Mrs Walsh, a mother of seven, had gone to the Clear Pharmacy on Antrim's Station Road to pick up medication for lung disease, COPD. White was supposed to give her Prednisolone, which is a steroid, but instead he picked up a box of Propranolol which slows down the heart. Mrs Walsh took the pills she had been given at home but within minutes she had difficulty breathing and became unwell. She was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but later died. White told police that he must have given her the wrong drugs. He said they were side by side on a shelf and had similar branding. The court previously heard that before the death, White had complained of his "cramped working space" up to 20 times and had been to his GP about his low mood and tiredness. An expert who investigated what had happened said accuracy checks should have been carried out but were not, and this had led to the tragic error. However, the expert deemed that White was guilty only of "poor professional performance" as opposed to "professional misconduct". The court heard that White had been earning more than Â£40,000 a year as a pharmacist but was now on benefits and "did not ever wish to return to being a pharmacist". It was heard White had expressed "deep regret and sorrow" for Mrs Welsh's death and was receiving psychiatric help. In a statement given to the BBC, Mrs Walsh's family described her as their "bedrock and centre", adding that she was the "beating heart of her family". The statement continued: "That her death was due to a series of entirely avoidable errors makes this matter all the more difficult. "We welcome today's resolution of the criminal proceedings arising from the death and acknowledge the admission of culpability and guilt on the part of Mr White." The family said that following Mrs Welsh's death, recommendations had been been made to pharmacists regarding dispensing errors. The statement concluded: "The family of Ethna Walsh hope that other families will be spared the burden of pain, anguish and loss they have had to shoulder and commend, to all community pharmacists, the hard lessons from this unnecessary death."

Summary: A pharmacist has been given a suspended sentence for supplying the wrong drugs to a grandmother of 15 who later died.


The alleged cyber-attack against the Houston Astros is thought to be the first time a professional sports team has been hacked by another. Trade discussions and proprietary statistics were reportedly targeted. Major League Baseball has confirmed the investigation. Baseballs officials told the Washington Post that the breach is being taken seriously in the sport, which is known for its data-heavy approach to managing players and schedules. The Cardinals said they were co-operating with authorities but did not comment further. The Astros said they would not comment while the investigation was ongoing. The Cardinals, which currently have the best record in baseball, are one of the most popular teams in the sport. They have won the sport's championship, the World Series, 11 times, last earning the title in 2011. Only the New York Yankees have won more. The Astros and the Cardinals were divisional rivals in the National League between 1994 and 2012.

Summary: The FBI is investigating the St Louis Cardinals on charges that the US baseball team hacked into the computers of a rival club to steal player data, the New York Times has reported.


The Swiss will turn 35 during the Rio Games, where he will play in the singles and mixed doubles, although he has not decided on the men's doubles. "I've planned all of 2016, you know all the way through the Rio Olympics and beyond," he said. "No plans to retire yet. I don't have a definite date even though that would help to make things easier to plan." Federer, who has been competing in the International Premier Tennis League in India, added: "I'm looking forward to next year. "The Australian Open is obviously a big goal for me. And after that it's going to be a long, tough year. "So I'm happy I'm feeling fine physically and in good shape and of course, like I say so many times I hope I'm still on tour for a while."

Summary: Roger Federer, the 17-time Grand Slam singles champion, does not intend to retire after next year's Olympics.


The party said 40,000 primary age children were taught in classes of 36 or more in England in 2016, blaming "broken promises" by the government. But the Tories said Labour's attacks were "a massive own goal". They said the Labour-led Welsh government had overseen increases in class sizes in Wales. Mr Corbyn, who insisted on Thursday that he could defy the polls and "change the direction" of the election, has used Labour analysis of Department for Education figures to focus on education. He said: "The prime minister herself has said that super-sized classes are proof of a school system in a crisis. "And that's what we've got on the Tories' watch. "School leaders and teachers have said Tory cuts to school budgets will mean class sizes will be forced to grow even larger. We cannot risk our children's education in this way." In his speech, Mr Corbyn appeared to confuse some of the statistics released earlier by his party, inadvertently overstating the number of children in large classes. He told supporters: "500,000 children in England - half a million children - are now being taught in super-sized classes of over 36". The half a million figure is for class sizes of 31 - 34. A Labour spokesman said Mr Corbyn had mixed the figures up. A Conservative spokeswoman dismissed Mr Corbyn's comments and pointed out that the number of infants in large classes had risen by 18% in three years in Wales. "Of course we are not complacent about the situation in England," she added. "There is more to do and that's why we are spending a record amount on schools - something we can afford to do because of our careful management of the nation's finances." Elsewhere on the campaign trail on Friday, Mr Farron will challenge Tory MPs who supported staying in the EU to oppose a so-called hard Brexit. He will add: "If these Tory MPs reject these principles and back a hard Brexit manifesto, then people will know that on the biggest issue of the day they went missing in action." Chalk and cheese. Black and white. Night and day. Yin and yang. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are not, repeat not, cut from the same cloth. Their fundamental beliefs differ enormously. Their solutions for society's problems are poles apart. Politicians in opposing parties are sometimes friends across the boundaries. But it is hard, extremely hard, to imagine the Labour leader and the Tory leader ever quietly enjoying a pootle round the Berkshire countryside of a weekend, or a cappuccino in Islington in a quiet moment. But right at the start of this election - whisper it - there is something significant they share. Read Laura's blog in full

Summary: Labour says children are being crammed "like sardines" into "super-sized" school classes, as it focuses its general election campaign on education.


England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rules need to be altered to remove the right of all 18 counties to play in the new tournament. Essex follow Middlesex in their refusal to support the change. But Durham chairman Sir Ian Botham said his county were fully committed in their support for the new tournament. He said: "It's financially very sensible to do it and if we prepare properly and come up with the right formula throughout the summer - just look at the success of the Big Bash in Australia and the IPL - then it's proven that the format has great benefit." Meanwhile, Essex chairman John Faragher said the County Championship, one-day and T20 competitions "must be protected". The changes require the support of 31 out of 41 of the ECB's voting members. Faragher continued: "We are focused on expanding cricket in Essex, East Anglia and Metropolitan London, ensuring there are opportunities for all age and ability groups, male and female, to be actively involved in the game. "We believe that as a result of the proposed changes, these opportunities will be reduced, that our income overall will suffer and the first-class game will be diminished, in contradiction to the ECB's objective which is to grow the game in this country - an objective that is unlikely to be advanced by a competition which would exclude large areas of the country from any involvement in it." The 41 voting members comprise the 18 first-class counties, 21 recreational boards, the Minor Counties Cricket Association, and MCC - owners of Lord's and therefore Middlesex's landlord. A number of counties have come out in support of the proposals for the new tournament, with Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Somerset, Sussex and Yorkshire all announcing that they will back the ECB rule change, while others including Glamorgan, Hampshire and Warwickshire have been vocal in their support for a city-based competition. Kent have asked their members and supporters to give them further feedback before making a decision, while Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart has expressed concern over the details of the new event.

Summary: Essex have become the second county to announce their intention to stand against a new city-based Twenty20 competition, planned for 2020.


Police say that the reason for Junaid Khan's murder - in which his three siblings were also injured by the knife-wielding mob - was mainly because of a row over seat space on the train. But a man arrested for being part of the mob said on TV that he was goaded into it by others because Muslims ate beef. Shaqir, one of the surviving brothers, told reporters in the hospital that the attackers "flung our skull caps, pulled my brother's beard, slapped us, and taunted us about eating beef". Under Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP, the cow has become a polarising animal and religious divisions are widening. Restrictions on the sale and slaughter of cows are fanning confusion and vigilantism. Two years ago, a mob killed farm worker Mohammed Akhlaq over "rumours" that his family had stored and eaten beef. Vigilante cow protection groups, operating with impunity, have killed people for transporting cattle. Muslim men have been lynched by Hindu mobs, mostly in BJP-ruled states, for allegedly storing beef and, in one case, for helping an mixed-faith couple elope. Many are wondering whether India is hurtling towards a "mobocracy" under Mr Modi's watch. They also question the prime minister's silence over the killings. There is a sense of a rapid breakdown of law and order when it comes to protecting minorities. The police at the railway station in BJP-ruled Haryana failed to save the teenager on Friday. The local police station chief told The Times of India newspaper that they could not rescue the boy because of the crowd. "Such things happen. Whenever there is a riot or fight such things happen and people say some communal things but we can't do anything," he said. The chief minister of BJP-ruled Rajasthan, where 55-year-old dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was lynched in April, offered condolences over his "demise" without mentioning the fact that he had been murdered. A BJP lawmaker said he had "no regret" over the killing because Khan was a "cow-smuggler". The spate of mob murders is earning a bad name both for Hinduism and Mr Modi's government. "India is slipping beyond the pale. It is unfathomable that the ancient Hindu horror at the taking of life, any life - the very same doctrine of ahimsa, or non-violence, that governed the beliefs of men like Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr - should in our time be used as a justification for murder," noted author Aatish Taseer, writing in The New York Times. The Economist magazine has suggested that under Mr Modi debate about communal relations has "atrophied". But India's senior most bureaucrat in charge of law and order, Rajiv Mehrishi, has instead accused the media of "over reporting" the incidents. "I don't think it [hate crime] is new in India. It is feudal in nature. Today, they shake the conscience. You cannot say lynching or hate crimes are something new. I think they are over hyped and over reported," he said. To be sure, hate crimes are not new to India. The crisis of violence is

Summary: On Thursday a 15-year-old Muslim boy, returning home from Eid shopping with his three brothers, was killed in a brutal assault by a mob of about 20 men on a train in the north Indian state of Haryana.


Today Mr Vij is one of the best-known chefs in Canada, a regular on the country's TV food shows, and the author of best-selling cookery books. People queue around the block to eat at his three Indian restaurants in Vancouver. And his curry ready meals are stocked at supermarkets across the country. Yet all the success, and his multi-million dollar fortune, almost didn't happen. For back in 1994, when Mr Vij opened his first restaurant in Vancouver, aged 30, his refusal to serve the standard dishes available in most Indian eateries in Canada meant that customers were very thin on the ground. And despite being backed by an investment of 23,000 Canadian dollars ($19,000; Â£12,500) from his father, the restaurant - Vij's - came close to having to shut down in its first 12 months. Mr Vij, now 50, says: "It was like I had hit rock bottom. I had reached the point where I had no more cash." Things were so bleak that he had to encourage customers to order dishes that had a higher profit margin. "If they ordered a chicken curry, I would say 'order the lamb', because I knew that the profit on the lamb was maybe a dollar more," he says. "So if at the end of the day, even if we just made $10 more, it was $10 in my pocket." Thankfully, Mr Vij soon found out how vital good reviews are for restaurants. In the months that followed, a string of food critics penned very positive reviews about Vij's, praising both its upmarket Indian cuisine, and the good service. This resulted in diners arriving in ever greater numbers. So much so that within a few years Vij's needed to relocated to a much larger premises. And Mr Vij has never looked back. Born in the Indian city of Amritsar to a relatively wealthy family, as a child Mr Vij wanted to be a Bollywood actor, before gravitating towards a career as a chef. Aged 19 he left the country to train in classical cooking in Salzburg, Austria. Upon graduating, he got a job at a hotel in Banff, a small town in the Canadian province of Alberta, nestled in the Rocky Mountains. It was there he remained until opening his own restaurant in Vancouver. With Mr Vij's wife Meeru Dhalwala also heavily involved in the business, a second restaurant opened in 2004, followed by a third in Vancouver, and another in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. There is also a mobile food cart that moves around Vancouver, and a factory kitchen which makes the ready meals. And a new restaurant will soon open at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, the first place that Mr Vij worked in Canada. As Mr Vij's restaurants became increasingly well known, he started to be invited onto cookery TV shows, which further increased his profile. He has also been a judge on the Canadian version of the Dragons' Den entrepreneurship show, and with his wife, written two cookbooks. He gets a little uncomfortable when asked to talk about how

Summary: It was a determination never to serve chicken tikka masala that almost stopped the career of celebrity chef Vikram Vij just as he was starting out.


Gbagbo, 65, had been charged with undermining state security. Her husband, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). More than 3,000 people died in the violence that followed the presidential poll after the ex-leader refused to accept defeat to Alassane Ouattara. She and her husband were arrested in 2011 after troops stormed a bunker where the pair had taken refuge in the main city, Abidjan. And it was in the same city where Gbagbo - once called the "Iron Lady" and known for her fiery speeches - faced trial. She was also accused of disturbing public order and organising armed gangs. She denied witness accounts that accused her of personally distributing arms to the death squads that operated in Abidjan during the five-month conflict. The court unanimously sentenced her to 20 years, which is the sentence for undermining state security. The prosecution had only asked for 10 years - but this had only been for the charge of disturbing public order. The BBC's Ali Bamba in Abidjan says the verdict was delivered in the early hours of Tuesday morning after eight hours of deliberation by the jury. The former first lady remained calm, as she had been throughout the trial, almost as if she knew what was coming, he says. Her daughter from a previous marriage, Marie Antoinette Singleton, told the BBC's Newsday programme that the sentence was unfair and a sign of "political justice". "Why would you want to double it? It's not about justice; it's about getting rid of political adversaries. "If we say that something wrong happened, it happened on both sides. Nobody looked into bringing all responsible parties to trial," she said. Simone Gbagbo's lawyer said they would appeal. "I was expecting Simone to be acquitted," Rodrigue Dadje told the BBC French service. "There is no proof of her involvement at a personal levelâ€¦ I am ashamed for the Ivorian justice system." The former first lady was on trial with 82 other supporters of her husband - 15 of whom were acquitted. Two former military allies also received 20-year jail terms: Gen Bruno Dogbo Ble, once head of the Republic Guard, and the ex-navy chief Adm Vagba Faussignaux. The other accused got lesser sentences. Before her sentencing, Simone Gbagbo had said that she forgave the prosecution, despite the humiliation she had suffered during the trial. "I forgive because, if we don't forgive, this country will burn," she said. Both sides were accused of atrocities in the conflict that followed the 2010 poll. But our correspondent says despite a promise from President Alassane Ouattara that both sides would face justice, no-one in the president's camp has been charged. Laurent Gbagbo, is facing four charges at the ICC in The Hague, including murder, rape and persecution. The ICC had issued an arrest warrant for Simone Gbagbo too, but this was dismissed by the Ivorian government.

Summary: Ivory Coast's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 elections.


Andy Clewes had the transplant in Manchester after his friend Helen Crowther agreed to become a donor. The 46-year-old suffered chronic kidney disease since birth and was on the verge of needing dialysis treatment. Mr Clewes and Ms Crowther, 45, are now planning "a curry and a few beers" to celebrate the successful procedure, which was carried out in January. "I've just got so much more energy now," Mr Clewes, a radio DJ from Crewe, Cheshire, said. "There was a time when I could sleep 23-hour days, but now I struggle to get myself off to bed. "It's hard to describe how it feels. Every now and then you remember how lucky you are to have your mate's kidney." Mr Clewes said the pair would like to get involved in charity work to support others in need of transplants - and may even take on an extreme challenge. "There are a few organisations who do skydives and things like that, and I've never done something like that before," he said. "I think it's something I'd like to look at once I'm fully recovered." Although his strength has returned, Mr Clewes will continue to need regular check-ups and medication to prevent his body rejecting the organ. But he added: "I'm feeling great. I'm exercising. It's really a life-changing step and I don't want to let Helen down." Ms Crowther, a charity worker from Runcorn, met her friend at a fundraising event in 2006 and later became "best woman" at his wedding. She said: "I think Andy's a bit worried he might now take on some of my characteristics. "I think his wife might like that as he might start tidying up around the house a bit more. "We met up about four weeks after the operation and just fell back into normal every day chatting really. "We have plans to celebrate properly and knowing Andy it will probably just be a few beers and curry." About 3,000 people have kidney transplants each year in the UK and about a third of these are from living donors. You can find more information on the NHS Organ Donation website.

Summary: A man who was given a kidney by his best friend says he feels "100% better" and is considering a charity skydive.


Play began 80 minutes late after rain with the tourists 66 runs behind and they lost Kraigg Brathwaite (8) to Charlie Hartley's fourth ball. Kieran Powell (23) and Shai Hope (30) both spent time in the middle while Shimron Hetmyer made an unbeaten 43. However, lightning and bad light forced the players off at 17:00 BST. The West Indies face Derbyshire on Friday in their final warm-up match before they begin their three-Test series against England at Edgbaston on 17 August.

Summary: The West Indies drew their tour match with Kent as weather impacted on their hopes of more batting practice on the final day in Canterbury.


Fees are rising to a maximum of Â£9000 across the UK but in Scotland, pupils who have lived there for at least three years do not have to pay fees. This is also the case for EU students, as EU law does not allow discrimination against those from other member states. Irish passport holders in Northern Ireland count as EU students. Until now it was understood that students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland had to pay the higher fees in Scotland. But the BBC has been told that those who have Irish passports are exempt. An investigation by BBC Northern Ireland has found that some pupils in Belfast are applying for Irish passports in order to get free tuition in Scotland. A Scottish government spokesman confirmed that nationality not residence was the key when it came to defining an EU student, and that anyone with an Irish passport living in the UK could apply for free tuition. Students in Northern Ireland have dual nationality and can opt for Irish passports. Cathy Moore, chair of the Careers Teachers' Association, said: "The Scottish Parliament has said if you have an Irish passport and live in Northern Ireland and provide that, (Irish passport) you are eligible to have the fees paid." There is a degree of confusion about how widely this measure applies. It is understood some Scottish universities have told students they will be classed as UK nationals and have to pay fees. Northern Ireland born, Richard Beggs graduated from Dundee University in 2004. He tried and failed to avail of the alleged exemption: "I knew I was able to get an Irish passport and I thought I would be able to study for free but that wasn't the case. "They told me because I didn't have an address in the Republic of Ireland over the last three years that I wasn't eligible." Scottish Education Secretary Michael Russell said universities would have the final word but urged Northern Ireland students to be cautious. "The purpose of the regulations is to guarantee Scottish students free access. It is not to find ways around for other people. Because of European law, people coming from other jurisdictions do get the same treatment as Scottish students but those in the rest of the UK don't," he said. Mr Russell agreed the situation was "fluid". The DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell said he had raised the issue with Angus Robertson, the SNP leader in Westminster. "Northern Ireland's citizenship issue is unique to that of the rest of the United Kingdom in that someone living in Belfast can hold both a British passport and an Irish passport. They can officially be an Irish citizen and a British citizen," he said. "With such a unique situation, the Scottish executive should take an equally unique approach to Northern Ireland students. "Rather than only those who are happy to have an Irish passport gaining free university places, the Scottish executive should remove all fees for students from Northern Ireland. "This would restore fairness in that those who wouldn't be comfortable being

Summary: A Scottish government spokesman has confirmed that sixth form pupils in the UK who hold Irish passports qualify for free university tuition in Scotland.


China's government asked the National Audit Office (NAO) in July to do a round-up of the debts outstanding at a local level. The report showed some local governments were using new loans to repay more than a fifth of their debt. China has a total government debt of about 58% of its economic output. Persistent fears over the level of non-performing bad debt have affected perceptions of the world's second-largest economy, as some worry whether the loans can be paid back. The figure is still less than half the debt burdens in Japan - the world's third-largest economy - and Greece, but some analysts warn that China's debt cannot continue to grow at this pace forever. "While China's total government debt remains low by the OECD standards, the pace of the rise is still alarming," said ANZ Bank economists Liu Li-Gang and Zhou Hao. "This national debt audit result could indicate that China's local government debt almost doubled in about two-and-a-half years." According to the China Banking Regulatory Commission, local governments took up 80% of total bank lending in China at the end of 2010. Local governments in China borrowed heavily after the global financial crisis, to try to sustain growth rates. The Chinese central government has repeatedly stressed the urgent need to guard against financial risks, including the local government debt problem.

Summary: China has local government debts of 17.7 trillion yuan ($2.9tn), up 70% from three years ago, according to an official report.


The Change Britain campaign is being led by Mr Johnson's former Vote Leave colleague, Labour's Gisela Stuart. The group's main aim is to ensure that PM Theresa May's delivers on her promise that "Brexit means Brexit". Mr Johnson said the group would make sure that the UK gained control over "laws, borders, money and trade". His comments came as former cabinet minister John Whittingdale urged Mrs May to speed up the formal process of breaking away from Brussels, rather than waiting until next year to trigger Article 50 - after which both the UK and EU will have two years to negotiate the terms of the split, with any extension having to be agreed by all 28 EU members. In a recorded a video message, in which he declared his support for the campaign, Mr Johnson said: "On June 23 the people of this country voted to leave the European Union and they voted for change. "They did so by a clear majority. But there were many people who also voted for Remain. "So it's absolutely vital that we work together, Leavers and Remainers, as we seize the opportunities that this country now has to forge a positive and exciting new relationship, not just with the European Union, but also with the rest of the world; changing Britain and making it global again. "Now more than ever we need to show the British people that, as politicians, we are listening to what they have to say. "Brexit means Brexit and that means delivering on their instructions and restoring UK control over our laws, borders, money and trade." Ms Stuart said the EU referendum meant the country would undergo "the biggest change in 40 years in our diplomatic, trade and economic relationships". "It also creates a unique opportunity to review our democratic and constitutional arrangements," she said. "The referendum also marked a more profound political change than a change of occupancy in Downing Street. It has forced us to acknowledge that people in large sections of the UK have lost faith in political parties and the Westminster elite. "While millions in this country enjoy unprecedented prosperity and freedoms, many millions more feel despair at their sense of exclusion and diminishing prospects." Meanwhile, Mr Whittingdale, the former culture secretary, urged Mrs May to push ahead with triggering Article 50, which begins the formal two-year process of leaving the EU. "Article 50 is the beginning of the process rather than the end," he told the Daily Telegraph. "We do need to get the formal process under way. I don't say that it has to happen tomorrow but I would like it to happen pretty soon, and by that I mean weeks, not months." And Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith said he would consider applying to rejoin the EU if he became prime minister after UK had already left.

Summary: Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has thrown his support behind a new cross-party campaign aimed at ensuring the UK leaves the European Union.


Several gunmen stormed the Corinthia Hotel and opened fire in the reception area. A car bomb also exploded nearby. Unconfirmed reports say some of the assailants have blown themselves up. The officials say the dead include one US and one French citizen. The security forces say the stand-off has now been brought to an end. The US state department has confirmed the death of a US citizen, without giving any further details. The dead American is believed to have been a security contractor. The French national is reported to have been working for Libya's Buraq Air. There are conflicting reports as to the total number of attackers. A Twitter account linked to Islamic State said the militant group had carried out the attack. There has been strong evidence to suggest an IS presence in the eastern Libyan city of Derna since October, with a group there publicly declaring allegiance to its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. However, the command structure is still a mystery to most foreign observers. The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says that in the past month there has been a string of incidents in western Libya, including abductions and bombings, that have been claimed by IS social media accounts. But she says it has not been clearly established whether these groups are IS foot soldiers or people inspired by them. A civilian who witnessed the attack told the BBC: "I suddenly heard shots and saw people running towards me, and we all escaped from the back [of the hotel] through the underground garage. The hotel did a lockdown after that." Analysis: BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli The militant group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Corinthia Hotel, which was housing Omar al-Hassi, prime minister of Tripoli's self-proclaimed government, and the makeshift offices of an unknown number of foreign companies. Although this cannot be verified with absolute certainty, the brutality and style of the siege suggests it was the work of extremists targeting foreigners. Libya is in a state of political chaos with a security vacuum and there are few reliable sources with whom to check facts. On a day when Tripoli witnessed this brazen and deadly attack, reporters were faced with statements from competing political blocs who seemingly tried to capitalise on the incident. Mr al-Hassi claimed he was the target. The elected government in the east will use it to make the case for broadening their crackdown on Islamist groups - which some blame for further radicalising some of them. What it has shown is that this lawless land is making it easy for extremist groups to mushroom. Different sources at the scene said there were between three and five attackers - footage released later on Tuesday showed the body of a man reported to be one of the militants. A security source told the BBC that one gunman had been arrested. Four security guards are among the dead and several people are reported to be injured. One hotel employee told the Associated Press news agency that the hotel was mostly empty at the

Summary: Militants have attacked a hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least nine people including five foreigners, officials say.


Berwickshire-based Hutton Stone is behind the bid to bring the Swinton Quarter Quarry back into use. It says the rock there has "very good qualities" and some of it could be used on Historic Scotland properties. The firm has made scoping request to Scottish Borders Council which could lead to a full planning application. The proposals would see an average of 1,000 tonnes of stone extracted over a period of about 20 years. Scottish Borders Council's planning department is currently considering the scoping request.

Summary: A Scottish Borders quarry renowned for the quality of its stone could be reopened under plans to extract thousands of tonnes from the site.


Good careers guidance has been highlighted as important to social mobility and to tackling youth unemployment. But a report from the Education Select Committee warns of problems with "the quality, independence and impartiality" of current careers advice. "Urgent steps" are needed to improve matters, says the report. The cross-party report also criticises the government's decision to give schools responsibility for careers advice - saying the move was "regrettable". MPs reported concerns about the variability of careers guidance offered by individual schools - and quoted claims that this was "not delegation to schools, it is abdication". But the committee found little enthusiasm for the return of the previous Connexions careers service, which had also faced criticism. There were also concerns about the lack of individual advice available. The National Careers Service, launched last year, offers guidance by website and phone, but it does not provide young people with face-to-face advisers. Brian Lightman, head of the Association of School and College Leaders, said head teachers had already raised concerns about the need for individual, face-to-face meetings with careers advisers. And he said the report "sets out a convincing case for government to revisit the role and remit of the National Careers Service". Mary Bousted, leader of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: "The reality is that schools aren't run by magicians - if they don't have the time, money or appropriately trained staff, but have a multitude of other pressures because of Ofsted inspections, it is no surprise they are struggling to offer the careers guidance pupils need." Committee chairman Graham Stuart also cautioned that schools could "put their own interests ahead of their pupils", such as promoting their own sixth forms above other options. There has been increasing recognition of the importance of careers advice in promoting social mobility. An absence of good advice has been blamed for low aspirations in university applications and job seeking. Mr Stuart said that the evidence brought to his committee suggested that the most vulnerable youngsters were the "most likely to be hurt by these deteriorating careers services". Nick Chambers, director of the Education and Employers Taskforce, has been campaigning to improve careers guidance and promoting a better engagement between employment and education. He says the report "shines a bright light on the deeply worrying situation encountered by young people". "There is a massive information gap between the real demands of employers and what young people know and where their aspirations lie," said Mr Chambers. "The report is right to suggest that far too many young people are having to make vital and incredibly important decisions about their futures without enough access to good information." Keith Herrmann, convenor of the Careers Sector Stakeholders Alliance, said he hoped the report would help address "the growing concern that the lack of funding for schools and inadequate guidance from the coalition government risks inconsistent careers provision across England, with school students suffering from a post-code lottery". In a separate announcement, Labour's education spokesman, Stephen Twigg, is set to call for careers advice and information about work, such as visits

Summary: Careers services for young people in England show a "worrying deterioration", MPs are warning.


Ambulance staff informed police of the death of the boy, who was eight months old, at around 10:30 BST on Wednesday. Officers were called to Brownhills Road in Newton Abbot, and subsequently closed off the road. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said a 27-year-old man had been taken into custody in relation to the death. Click here for the latest updates on this story Scenes of crime officers and police attended the house to undertake initial investigations, where they found a sibling of the child along with two adults. Devon and Cornwall Police said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the case.

Summary: Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby boy in Devon.


He made the comments during a "candid exchange" with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Hangzhou before the G20 summit, the White House said. In July, an international tribunal ruled against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea. China dismissed the ruling and said it would not be bound by it. The ruling was made by an arbitration tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which both China and the country that brought the case - the Philippines - have signed. The White House said Mr Obama emphasised "the importance for China, as a signatory to UNCLOS, to abide by its obligations under that treaty, which the United States views as critical to maintaining the rules-based international order". Chinese media reports on the meeting between Mr Obama and Mr Xi made no mention of any discussion about the South China Sea. China claims almost all of the South China Sea, including reefs and islands also claimed by other nations, and has caused dismay in the region by building artificial islands and restricting access. Earlier on Saturday, the US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - both formally joined the Paris global climate agreement. "History will judge today's effort as pivotal," Mr Obama said. Last December, countries agreed to cut emissions in an attempt to keep the global average rise in temperatures below 2C.

Summary: US President Barack Obama has urged China to abide by its obligations under an international treaty in its activities in the South China Sea.


Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, she also said she had never personally experienced sexism in the industry. There are 12 films by female directors being shown at Cannes, up three from last year. In 2012, there had been none. Huppert told the BBC: "I think the message has been clearly heard. But on the other hand, you don't want to bring women just to bring women." The French actress, nominated for an Oscar for her role in controversial drama Elle earlier this year, continued: "You have to strike the right balance between awareness and the reality of the situation... "A good film is a good film. But we have to create the best possible conditions so there are more female films." Asked why the issue of equality was still an issue in 2017, she said: "A lot has been done already, but there's still so much to do. "And maybe not only in [the UK and France] but in poor countries, where most of the time women pay a strong price for difficult economic conditions and political conditions. Women are the first victims - it's no secret." Huppert was speaking after her talk at Cannes as part of the Women in Motion programme, which highlights women's contribution to the film industry. The actress said she had never been subject to sexist behaviour within the industry, saying she did "everything possible" to avoid those situations. "I can figure it out from very, very far - I manage to never get close to it. I avoid it," she said. Huppert said she was glad the issue of equality was being talked about more. "There's no reason why women, for the same work, should be paid less. And it's good that people talk about how difficult it is to make a film." Huppert has two films showing at Cannes this year: Claire's Camera, which was filmed in Cannes, and Happy End, directed by Michael Haneke. Happy End, in competition for the Palme d'Or, is a family drama set in Calais amidst the refugee crisis. Huppert told the BBC: "I just wanted to do a Michael Haneke film. I have a very privileged relationship with him as a director." Asked if there was a dream role she would love to play, Huppert replied: "I don't have dreams. Things happen or don't happen - most of the time they happen unexpectedly and there is nothing that can be done about it before." The festival in the south of France is celebrating its 70th year. Huppert said: "For me, it's very important as I have been to Cannes so many times, and had so many movies in competition or out of competition. "Cannes really is in the centre of my life." Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert says women's voices need to be heard more clearly in the film world.


The 23-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. "He's left-footed, which gives us good balance. We've been looking for a left-footer for a while," boss Nathan Jones told the Luton website. Gambin has six caps, but was suspended for Malta's 2-0 defeat by England at Wembley last October. He made 23 appearances for Barnet this season, scoring four goals, the last in a 3-1 defeat at Luton on New Year's Eve. The Hatters are currently sixth in League Two, six points off the automatic promotion places. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.

Summary: Luton Town have signed Malta international winger Luke Gambin from Barnet for an undisclosed fee.


Police were called to the two-vehicle accident on the A698 near Denholm at about 16:15 on Thursday. The female driver of a Vauxhall Zafira died at the scene. Three boys aged 12, nine and 18 months, who were in the car with her, were taken to hospital. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The driver of a Peugeot 207 was also taken to hospital. Police said the 26-year-old man's injuries were also not life-threatening. Anyone who witnessed the accident has been asked to contact police.

Summary: A 34-year-old woman has been killed in a crash in the Borders in which three young boys and a man were also injured.


Colin Ferrie, 52, of Waters Walk, Apperley Bridge, Bradford has also been charged with possessing a class C drug. He will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 18 August alongside Scott Pendlebury, of Daisy Fields, Bradford, who is charged with the same offences. It follows claims made by the Mail on Sunday newspaper last year about Dr Ferrie's alleged drug taking. West Yorkshire Police said a 23-year-old man, from Bradford, who was also arrested as part of the investigation, had been released from bail and would face no further action. Another man who was interviewed under caution after voluntarily attending at a police station will also face no further action. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said Dr Ferrie, a consultant paediatric neurologist specialising in epilepsy, no longer worked there.

Summary: A former children's doctor from Leeds General Infirmary has been charged with possession of cocaine.


Contact with flight MH370, carrying 239 people, was lost en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite an extensive search no trace has ever been found. The trial system enables planes to be tracked every 15 minutes, an increase on the current 30 to 40 minutes. It uses technology already installed on most long-haul jets. The system is expected to increase the tracking rate to five minutes or less if there is any deviation from a plane's expected route. Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss said the new system was a "world first". But he stressed the new technology would not necessarily have solved the mystery of MH370. "It would have been very difficult, one would imagine, without knowing what precisely occurred in the case of MH370, to have intervened from outside," he said. "But at least it would have tracked the aircraft to within 15 minutes." Airservices Australia Chairman Angus Houston, who helped lead the search for MH370, agreed it was "no silver bullet". "But it is an important step in delivering immediate improvements to the way we currently track aircraft while more comprehensive solutions are developed," he added. The trial will begin in the Australian city of Brisbane, before being extended to Indonesia and Malaysia. Investigators searching for MH370 are focusing on an area of the Indian Ocean off the coast of western Australia.

Summary: Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia are to trial a new method of tracking planes, almost a year after a Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared.


The new console will be released in the UK on 3 March and will cost UK gamers Â£279.99. There are more than 80 games currently being developed for the console, but big names like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda have been confirmed. In October 2016, we got our first proper look at the console, and we compared it to some of the other top consoles available.

Summary: Nintendo has revealed lots of new details about its brand new console, the Nintendo Switch.


Media playback is not supported on this device You hope the call to abandon the match never has to be taken Referees' chief Mike Riley on racism A BBC Panorama programme highlighted racism incidents at grounds in Poland and Ukraine, who co-host Euro 2012. Manchester City and Italy striker Mario Balotelli threatened to walk off the pitch if he believed he was a victim. But Platini said: "It's a yellow card. It's not a player - Mr Balotelli - who's in charge of refereeing." Platini insists officials will deal with any racist incidents that occur during the tournament, which begins on Friday. "It's the referee who takes these decisions. Referees can finish the game. They have this power in case of racism," Platini told the BBC sports editor David Bond. "That is, I think, the best way to protect the game against racism. "The referee has been given advice and he can stop the game if there are problems." But both Premier League referees' chief Mike Riley and executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe, Piara Powar, say the situation should not arise. Piara said: "[Euro 2012 Respect ambassador Pierluigi] Collina was clear that if a player did approach a referee and was looking for help, that the referee would then facilitate the player leaving the field of play. "There would be no question of yellow or red cards being issued." Platini dismissed suggestions his reputation would be tarnished if there is racial abuse at Euro 2012. "Are you joking? You think I am responsible for the racists in the rest of Europe or in England or in France?" he said. Platini said Uefa had done a lot to tackle racisim, backing such initiatives as 'Never Again', but said he was "not responsible for society". He added: "Society is not so easy. You have some problems and we have to organise these Euros from the beginning with some problems because these two countries never welcome so big an event in the past. "Over the next month Ukraine and Poland will be in the spotlight in a way they have never encountered before. Should it go wrong then the reputation of Uefa and its ambitious French president will also be on the line." Read the rest of David's blog here "It was a big challenge for Poland, big challenge for Ukraine, a big challenge for Uefa, and we have done our best." Asked about the footage shown in Panorama's documentary, Platini said: "We are shocked about racists but we are trying to do something; we have to fight against that. "I feel bad. Of course I feel bad because I am not a racist." The 56-year-old former France international midfiedler also insisted the issue of racism is one that extends far beyond the two host nations of Euro 2012. Platini, who has been Uefa president since January 2007, said: "If you want to have a programme on racism you can go everywhere now because there is an increase in the nationalists in many, many countries. "It is not just a fact only

Summary: Uefa president Michel Platini says that any players who walk off the pitch at Euro 2012 due to racial abuse will be booked.


Rail electrification is already going ahead in south Wales but no decision has yet been made on the north. The Wales Office and Welsh government are working with businesses to make the case for the investment needed for the project to get the go-ahead. But Mr Osborne said a decision would be affected by the HS2 project and a rail hub possibly being created in Crewe. Electrification means faster and more reliable services which help businesses and their workers who commute. Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb also said electrification could be a game-changer and could happen in the longer-term. Speaking on a visit to Denbighshire, Mr Osborne said: "Lets make the decision first on HS2 because that new rail hub at Crewe will be crucial for north Wales and it's crucial for the investments we're making in the north Wales economy."

Summary: There is a "really strong case" for the electrification of the north Wales rail lines, Chancellor George Osborne said.


Tony Aitken, 33, formerly of Melton Mowbray, lost control of his truck on 4 May and his son Luke was thrown from the vehicle. The boy was celebrating his 12th birthday when he died at Langar Industrial Unit, in Nottinghamshire, police said. He died later from injuries sustained when the truck fell on top of him. The truck had three children in the front seat, despite the vehicle only being meant to hold two passengers, Nottingham Crown Court heard. The other children in the vehicle, aged 12 and five, were treated in hospital for minor injuries. Aitken pleaded guilty to driving whilst unfit and causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for five-and-a-half years, Nottinghamshire Police said. He was also disqualified from driving for seven years.

Summary: A tipper truck driver has been jailed after the lorry he was driving rolled, killing his son.


The consumer goods maker was among the top gainers on the FTSE 100 index, up 3.6% on the strength of better-than-expected third-quarter sales, up 5.7%. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 69.06 points or 1.1% at 6,338.67. Miners rose but then fell. Glencore turned a 3% gain into a 2% fall and BHP Billiton a 1.3% rise into a 0.6% fall. Burberry was 8% lower at the end of play, having been 12% down on a warning of an "increasingly challenging" Chinese market and a fall in sales there. On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5484 and rose 0.49% against the euro at â‚¬1.3540.

Summary: (Close: London's leading shares closed up more than 1% in Thursday trading, partly thanks to strong results from Unilever.


The pontiff has supported the Buenos Aires-based team since he was a boy. A delegation travelled from the Argentine capital to the Vatican with the trophy. San Lorenzo recently won the Copa - South American club football's most prestigious competition - for the first time in the club's 106-year history. Earlier in the week, Pope Francis said: "I am very happy about it, but, no, it is not a miracle. "For me, San Lorenzo was the team all my family supported. My father played in the basketball team and when we were kids, we sometimes went to the stadium with mum," he added. San Lorenzo beat Paraguay's Nacional 1-0 on 13 August to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory.

Summary: Pope Francis has been presented with the Copa Libertadores trophy by players and officials of Argentine side San Lorenzo.


"Drones are arguably the most hyped product at CES," said Ben Wood, from analyst firm CCS Insight. "A veritable minefield in terms of regulation and safety but as prices tumble expect to see them in a lot more Christmas stockings this year." The Consumer Electronics Association, which organises CES, said the drone market should be worth about $130m (Â£86m) in 2015 - 50% higher than 2014. In a few years the trade group expects it to be a billion-dollar market. But not all is stable in the world of drones. Two key issues are dogging the field - regulation and power. In the US the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has very strict rules around their commercial use. Jim Williams, manager of the FAA's integration office, said its regulations for commercial use were strict for good reasons. "People who are being paid to do a job are more likely to take risks to accomplish that," he said. Away from commercial use, there is much anxiety around the world about amateur drones and privacy, as most of the craft come equipped with cameras. The second big worry is battery life. I spoke to several drone companies at CES representing both budget and high-end Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and the average battery life for the craft is about 20 minutes - with some managing just 10 minutes of flight time. One firm claims its devices have a flight time of about 50 minutes. "One of the biggest frustrations with drones is battery life," said Mr Wood. "It's rare to get more than 15 minutes of use and there seems little prospect of that improving any time soon. "For prolonged usage, owners are typically obliged to get additional batteries, which means added cost." Despite the challenges, drones seem here to stay, and those on show at CES are a good sampling of the current state of the market. Hexo+ raised $1.3m on Kickstarter to fund its UAV - a drone that will fly up to 60m (200ft) above your head and circle around you, giving you an all-round aerial selfie. It has a flight time of 15 minutes and will eventually retail for $1,500. It can self-fly, but will auto-land if it goes out of range of your phone. "You need zero skill," said shareholder Lug Giroud. "In our selfie culture, everyone wants amazing shots of themselves. We want to give users great images." EHang has decided to court the female market by making a version of its popular Ghost drone available in pink. It works for some, apparently. "Most people think drones are only for males," said Kai Jianes, of Ehang. "But we are finding many female climbers and surfers want to use them to take video while they exercise." Whether they want to take that video with something luminous pink remains to be seen. But Ehang's black Ghost, in traditional quadcopter formation, had already become its bestseller, said Mr Jianes. "The quadcopter format has become mainstream, it's so stable," he said. "It doesn't require space to take off and, it's more energy efficient." The

Summary: Tiny drones, pink drones, selfie-taking drones, military drones, drones that fly themselves - the drone zone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is positively buzzing - in every sense of the word.


3 June 2016 Last updated at 10:28 BST Many people choose to go to university to learn about subjects they enjoy. They also hope it will help them find better jobs when they leave. We already know that many more girls than boys go to university when they leave school. This new research suggests that, already by the age of 13, more girls than boys want to go to university. A study by the Sutton Trust charity looked at the views of more than 3,000 pupils in England. At age 13-14, almost 65% of girls said they thought it was very important to go to university, compared with 58% of boys. Why is there a gender difference? Children have been telling Newsround their opinions.

Summary: Teenage girls are more likely than boys to think that going to university is a good idea, new research suggests.


Chasing 177 for victory, the Tykes were 64-2 when the players went off with the scores tied on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern. Joe Denly smashed 116 not out as several Kent records tumbled in their brilliant victory against Surrey. Clint McKay took 5-11 - the best-ever T20 figures by a Leicestershire bowler - as the Foxes beat Worcestershire. Northants overcame Birmingham Bears by five wickets in a final-ball thriller at Edgbaston, while Michael Carberry's superb 77 led Hampshire to a comfortable 29-run win over Middlesex. But Friday's T20 Blast headlines belonged to Denly and McKay, whose record-breaking feats inspired their teams to success. Given Kent had never chased more than 200 in a T20 match prior to Friday, they could have been forgiven for feeling pessimistic about hunting down Surrey's 205-5. But, clearly inspired by Jason Roy (55) and Aaron Finch's (49) opening stand of 108 for Surrey, Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond embraced the prospect of breaking new ground for their county. They shared 163 for the first wicket - a new Kent record partnership - before the latter fell for 64, setting the platform for an eight-wicket win at The Oval. Denly was in fine form throughout, smashing six sixes and 10 fours in his 63-ball unbeaten 116, also a T20 record individual score for Kent. Veteran Australian seamer McKay was out to prove that bowlers can still thrive with the white ball. The 34-year-old, who played 59 one-day internationals for his country, returned career-best figures in helping limit Worcestershire to 148-8, also taking the first five-wicket haul of this year's competition. Colin Ackermann's unbeaten 47 saw the Foxes chase down their target with relative ease. Who wins your performance of the night - Denly or McKay?

Summary: The Roses match between Yorkshire and Lancashire ended in a tie after rain brought their T20 Blast contest at Old Trafford to an early conclusion.


Cash, who still presents shows on BBC radio in the South, played his first record, Bill Haley and His Comets' Rock Around the Clock, in Canada. "This little job came up as holiday relief on 15 August 1964," he said. "It feels more like 50 minutes than 50 years. There were times when things weren't the best in the west, but 99.99% of the time they were great." Cash, aged 72, was born in London but went to Canada with the Merchant Navy. His first broadcast give him an audition tape to take to the pirate ships broadcasting offshore to Britain, and he joined Radio London. "I saw this guy huddling over and being very ill, because the ship was going up and down at a heck of a pace," he said. "He said, 'I'm Maurice Cole - they call me Kenny Everett'." When the pirates, which inspired the 2009 film The Boat That Rocked, were outlawed, Cash became one of the first DJs on Radio 1 in 1967 alongside the likes of Tony Blackburn, Pete Murray, Ed Stewart and John Peel. He also worked for Capital Radio for 20 years from 1973 before rejoining the BBC in 1999. "I love talking to the people and getting their reaction," he said. "And, of course, you get to play the best music on the planet, which can't be bad." Cash's shows are broadcast at weekends in Kent - where he lives - Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Hampshire. There will be a special show on 25 August, but he said he was spending the 50th anniversary of his first show getting an MOT for his car. "Maybe I'll have a cup of coffee or something later on with the wife."

Summary: Former pirate radio and Radio One DJ Dave Cash is celebrating 50 years of broadcasting.


Conservative MPs cheered as English and Welsh members prepared to give their consent to parts of the Housing and Planning Bill that only apply to their constituencies. Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said he was "very proud" to be implementing the reforms. But the SNP said the changes were "driving Scotland out of the door". They were introduced in response to calls for a stronger voice for English MPs following increased devolution to Scotland. Where parts of a bill are deemed to only affect England, or England and Wales, a new stage is added to the usual law-making process at which only MPs for English - or English and Welsh - constituencies can vote. Following the end of the Housing Bill's report stage, Speaker John Bercow suspended the sitting of the Commons for five minutes before finalising which provisions applied to which nations. After MPs debated the new rules - MPs representing Scottish constituencies were entitled to speak but not to vote - the "consent motion" for England and Wales was agreed without a division. The Housing Bill, which includes an extension of the right-to-buy for housing association tenants in England, was later approved by all MPs at third reading stage.

Summary: New "English votes for English laws" rules have been implemented in the House of Commons for the first time.


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Summary: Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week.


About 350 people attended the third Welsh Asian Women Achievement awards ceremony at City Hall on Saturday. In total, 29 Asian women were nominated for recognition in eight categories, with a panel deciding the winners. Categories included business, arts and culture, social and humanitarian and tackling violence against women. Other winners were:

Summary: Asian women who have made a significant contribution to Welsh life have been celebrated at an event in Cardiff.


The 111 number, which has been tested in four areas, will be available nationally by April 2013. The service will replace NHS Direct, which the government announced it was scrapping last year. It will give health advice and information about services such as out-of-hours GPs, walk-in centres, emergency dentists and pharmacies. The government says it will reduce confusion and effectively abolish the concept of "out-of-hours" in the NHS. After pilot schemes in County Durham, Nottingham, Lincolnshire and Luton, the service will be extended to the Isle of Wight and Chesterfield before Christmas. The government says NHS Direct is expected to "retain a role" in its the delivery, staffed by call advisers supported by nurses. Currently, around 14,000 people a day call NHS Direct for medical advice, with the service costing Â£123m a year to run. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "The new 111 service will mean patients can access the whole of the NHS through just one simple number. "This marks another important step in modernising the NHS and giving patients greater control and choice over their healthcare." Dr Clare Gerada, chairwoman of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said: "Not only will callers to the service be advised on what to do but also be directed to the appropriate local service to address their need consistently. "However, patients should be aware that this is not a replacement for the current system and that they can continue to call their GP practice as normal." The change will not affect existing NHS helpline services in Scotland and Wales. Critics claimed the decision to scrap NHS Direct would undermine the quality of the service by reducing the number of qualified nurses answering calls. And shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said last year that the service saved the NHS Â£200m a year and played a key role in taking pressure off the health service. But last June the British Medical Association said MPs should consider scrapping the telephone service, saying it was not cost-effective.

Summary: A non-emergency telephone number for NHS services is to launch across England, the Department of Health says.


Staffordshire County Council has a 99-year-lease on the Shugborough Estate in Stafford until 2065. But now it wants the National Trust, which owns the Grade I-listed site, to take it back off its hands. A spokesman for the National Trust has said it is exploring options for the management of the estate. Mark Winnington, Staffordshire County Council's cabinet member for economy, environment and transport, said: "We are meeting colleagues at the National Trust to explore the feasibility of relinquishing our lease and passing the management of the Shugborough Estate to them." The council said it expected to spend Â£650,000 this year maintaining and running the Shugborough Estate. A spokesman said it took the lease on at a time when the National Trust was not as large. He said there was no threat to the building and the council would continue to manage it if an agreement could not be reached. National Trust regional director Harry Bowell said: "At this stage the National Trust is working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council to carry out early-stage feasibility studies to explore options for the management of the Shugborough Estate. "It is important to stress that no decisions have been made at this stage." Shugborough was one of the manors of the bishops of Lichfield in the Middle Ages. The site was purchased in 1624 by William Anson, a lawyer. The current house dates back to 1694.

Summary: The National Trust could take back responsibility for a 17th Century estate to save a council hundreds of thousands of pounds a year.


Media playback is not supported on this device Currie's anticipated appointment was confirmed at Shamrock Park on Monday evening as his five-year stint as Ards manager came to an end. The Portadown native, 44, emerged as the club's preferred candidate over the past week. Currie, who has been handed an 18-month contract, takes over a side that are 13 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership table. Portadown started the season with a 12-point deduction for making irregular payments to players and were also handed a number of fines, in addition to being prevented from signing players on professional deals this season. Despite the team's predicament, the new manager described his appointment as the "pinnacle for me". "I was in a strong position and a secure job at Ards, but my heart led me here. The lure of coming home and managing my hometown club was too strong," said Currie at the news conference confirming his appointment. "We're going through a tough time at the moment but I want to bring a smile back to this club. "Our first priority is doing our utmost to stay in the league and we want to give it a real rattle." Currie has arrived from Ards with long-term assistant Jay Willis while Trevor Williamson will remain part of the backroom team. One of the new manager's first acts has been to recall former Linfield striker Mark McAllister to the first-team squad. Back in September, then manager Pat McGibbon told McAllister that he was no longer part of the club's plans. However, Currie believes the striker can be an asset to the squad. "He's looking forward to playing and getting himself fit," said the new manager. "We've got some good defenders and some good midfielders but I think we need to inject a bit of pace into the last third of the pitch." A statement from Ards on Monday night said that the North Down club had received "an amount of compensation from Portadown for Currie's services" but that there would be "further discussions between the two clubs". The Ards statement added that first-team coach John Bailie will act as their caretaker manager as the club decides how to go about appointing a successor to Currie. Vinny Arkins stepped aside as interim Ports boss last Thursday, having been in caretaker charge of the crisis club since previous manager McGibbon resigned in mid October. Arkins was not in contention to succeed McGibbon as he does not hold a Uefa A coaching licence. After playing 19 games in the Irish Premiership campaign, Portadown are cut adrift at the bottom of the table on minus one points, which leaves them 13 points behind 11th-placed Carrick Rangers.

Summary: Niall Currie has been unveiled as the new manager of Portadown.


About 200 people have been killed in the protests since November, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The unrest began over government plans to expand the capital's administrative control into the region. The government later dropped the plan, but protesters dismissed the decision as "too little too late". Oromia is Ethiopia's largest region, surrounding the capital, Addis Ababa. Many people in the region complain of being politically and economically marginalised in a country where the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition has ruled since 1991. New York-based HRW said, in a report, that anti-government protests had decreased in the last few weeks, but the "crackdown continues". "Almost daily accounts of killings and arbitrary arrests have been reported to Human Rights Watch since 2016 began," it added. HRW said thousands of people had been detained without charge since November. But Ethiopia's Communications Minister, Getachew Reda, told the BBC that it was a "stroke of magic" for HRW to release a report "from half way across the world". He acknowledged that there had been trouble, but said attacks on public buildings were carried out by armed gangs "who are trying to stir up emotions in the public". Mr Getachew said that HRW has been "churning out report after report" on Ethiopia without a presence in the country, and its allegations against the security forces were an "absolute lie". At the last census in 2007, the Oromo made up Ethiopia's biggest ethnic group, at about 25 million people out of a population at the time of nearly 74 million.

Summary: Ethiopia has dismissed allegations it is violently suppressing protests in its restive Oromia region as an "absolute lie".


The move could allow it to eventually better compete with the likes of YouTube and traditional television channels for advertising revenue. Users with Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV and Samsung's Smart TVs will be able to watch Facebook's user-generated videos directly on their televisions. The announcement is in line with Facebook's increasing focus on video. The company has recently been paying creators for exclusive premium video content, and is heavily promoting the Facebook Live feature that allows users to live stream events. Facebook says the standalone app will be released "soon". The only screen Facebook doesn't dominate right now is the biggest one in your home. The company's decision to launch these TV apps - which we've been expecting for some time now - is the first significant step the company has made to build its challenge to the likes of Netflix and Hulu. To do that, though, it will need to offer programmes that are of a far higher quality than what is on Facebook right now. That will require big investment in getting top talent to make Facebook-only video. One interesting move will be how it plans to make money from TV. If Facebook feels it can make its content free (with income coming from advertising), then it could give subscriber services like Netflix and Amazon Prime serious pause for thought. The announcement by the social media giant was made together with several other news about the company's video features. Videos will now autoplay sound in the news feed and will be displayed in full, even if they are vertical.

Summary: Facebook is to roll out an app that lets users watch the platform's video content on television.