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Tom Hayes allegedly told one trader that he had managed to keep the three-month Libor rate "artificially high".
Mr Hayes, 35, a former UBS and Citigroup trader, is facing eight counts of conspiracy to defraud.
He denies the charges.
Mr Hayes is accused of acting in "a thoroughly dishonest manner" in his alleged attempts to rig the benchmark rate.
On the second day of the trial, the jury was presented with electronic and audio conversations between Mr Hayes and fellow traders.
In one of the electronic conversations submitted to the jury, Mr Hayes is allegedly discussing manipulating the Libor rate with Will Hall, a trader at RBS, in February 2007.
Mr Hayes said: "Three-month Libor is too high, 'cos I've kept it artificially high."
He said he had managed to do this by "being mates with the cash desks - [JP Morgan] Chase and I always help each other out".
Prosecuting QC Mukul Chawla QC said: "If you ever needed any evidence of deliberate rigging of rates, this is it.
"This is strategic, isn't it. It's nothing to do with the bank's borrowing rates. It's all to do with Mr Hayes' trading positions."
The jury was also played a short telephone conversation between Mr Hayes and his stepbrother, Peter O'Leary, who had recently joined the bank HSBC.
In the conversation, Mr Hayes can be heard asking Mr O'Leary to persuade the HSBC person submitting the yen Libor rate to keep it "on the low side" for a few days.
This would allegedly help with Mr Hayes' trading positions.
In another exchange with a trader at a different bank, Mr Hayes allegedly wrote: "Do me a huge favour and ask the cash guys to set one-month Libor low for the next few days. I will return the favour."
Mr Chawla said this was evidence of a culture of "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" that Mr Hayes developed with other banks.
On Tuesday, Mr Chawla accused Mr Hayes, a former UBS and Citigroup trader, of being motivated by "greed" and acting as the "ringmaster" in an enormous fraud to rig the benchmark interest rate.
Libor - the London Interbank Offered Rate - is an interest rate used by banks around the world to set the price of financial products worth trillions of pounds.
Mr Hayes, 35, from Fleet, Hampshire was first arrested in 2012 before being formally charged in June 2013 with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud over the period 2006 to 2010.
The trial continues at Southwark Crown Court.
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The trader at the centre of the Libor rate-rigging trial tried to influence other banks to manipulate the key benchmark rate to suit his own trading positions, a jury at Southwark Crown Court has heard.
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Wednesday's Autumn Statement for the first time showed how it is cutting into the government tax take.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimates that in 2020/21 it will cost the Treasury £3.5bn.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said he would find more effective ways to tax workers in the shifting labour environment.
"Technological progress is changing the way people live, and the way they work," he said. "The tax system needs to keep pace."
But the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE) said the government is ignoring the importance of the self-employed sector.
Andy Chamberlain, deputy director of policy at IPSE, said: "The chancellor boasted about record low unemployment, scoring political points, but failed to mention that the huge rise in self-employment is the main thing that allows him to make that claim."
MPs Frank Field and Andrew Forsey, in their report Wild West Work, published in September, said that out of those 2.6 million people who have found a new job since 2010, more than a third have been classed as self-employed.
Mr Hammond also said that he could claw back some £630m over the next five years from self-employed workers who are not paying tax on so-called "disguised earnings", payments made as, for example, a loan or a payment in kind.
Mr Chamberlain said he "wholeheartedly supported" any measure to stop any scheme deliberately designed to avoid paying tax.
But he added: "The loss in tax revenue for the government is not because self-employed workers are paying much less. The real differential is because the employer is no longer paying National Insurance Contributions (NIC).
"If you employ someone for £100,000, you pay the taxman about £13,000 in NIC. If you pay a self-employed person the same amount, the government loses that tax revenue."
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Mr Hammond also said the government was losing revenue from "incorporation", the process by which individuals form a company, often with themselves as the only employee, to pay less tax.
By doing so, instead of just taking a salary and paying income tax, they can also get much of their earnings as dividends from their corporate profits.
Even though the tax on dividends has risen, for most people it is still lower than income tax.
And for the Treasury that means less tax revenue.
The chancellor said in the Autumn Statement he would "consult in due course on any proposed changes".
Mr Chamberlain said: "The reason self-employed workers become incorporated is not just to do with tax. It's also to do with the security of having limited liability.
"And clients often insist upon it if they want to have a business-to-business relationship. This whole area of work is changing faster than the government can keep up with.
"For instance the ruling on the Uber drivers last month that established that they were workers, employed by Uber, gives them some statutory rights. But it doesn't effect their tax status, which is still one of self-employed."
Mr Chamberlain added: "The government is now beginning to wonder if it really has the systems in place to capture all the different ways of working."
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The UK's "gig economy", powered by self-employment and casual work, is starting to hit government revenues.
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Mr Spicer is reportedly stepping down because he is unhappy with President Donald Trump's appointment of a new communications director.
But he told Fox News he had "no regrets" about his six-month stint.
Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci has been picked for the role that Mr Spicer had partially filled.
The shake-up at the White House comes amid several investigations into alleged Russian meddling in last year's US presidential election and whether Mr Trump's campaign team colluded with Moscow.
"The president obviously wanted to add to the team, more than anything," Mr Spicer told interviewer Sean Hannity.
"I just thought it was in the best interest of our communications department, of our press organisation, to not have too many cooks in the kitchen.
"Without me in the way, they have a fresh start, so that I'm not lurking over them."
He defended President Trump's agenda, saying it was an honour and a privilege to serve him, and hit out at what he termed "media bias".
He said: "I was increasingly disappointed about the way the media here do their job - or don't do their job."
The 45 year old also said he had told Mr Trump he "would stay on for a few weeks to achieve a smooth transition", and was looking forward to spending more time with his family.
President Trump tweeted: "Sean Spicer is a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the Fake News Media - but his future is bright!"
The New York Times reported that Mr Spicer had "vehemently" disagreed with the appointment of Mr Scaramucci, which he believed to be a "major mistake".
Mr Spicer's often chaotic press briefings over the past six months were a cable news hit, but in recent weeks he had withdrawn from appearances in front of the camera.
In an assured debut, he attended Friday afternoon's news conference to announce that Sarah Huckabee Sanders, formerly Mr Spicer's deputy, would step into his shoes.
"I love the president and it's an honour to be here," Mr Scaramucci said, adding: "He is genuinely a wonderful human being."
Mr Scaramucci, who has no previous experience in communications roles, paid tribute to Mr Spicer as "a true American patriot" and "incredibly gracious".
"I hope he goes on to make a tremendous amount of money," he added.
Mr Scaramucci also apologised and said he had been "unexperienced" as he explained his previous criticism of the president.
In an August 2015 interview with Fox Business, he dismissed Mr Trump as a "hack" and "an inherited money dude" with "a big mouth".
Mr Scaramucci is currently senior vice-president of the Export-Import Bank, a US government agency which guarantees loans for foreign buyers of American exports.
A former member of the Trump transition team, he mistakenly suggested to the BBC in January that Elton John would play at the new president's inauguration. The singer promptly denied it.
Life on a White House staff is intense and exhausting.
This administration is under particular pressure, given the ongoing Russia investigation, recent legislative setbacks and a president who can be, shall we say, occasionally off-message. Now cracks in the structure are beginning to show.
Sean Spicer's departure, reportedly because he doesn't want to work for newly named communication director Anthony Scaramucci, represents the most significant shakeup within the administration's senior team to date. It could also be a sign of bigger tremors to come.
Mr Spicer was closely allied with White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, who was his boss last year in the Republican National Committee.
The Trump team has been rife with personal feuds, as various factions vie for a mercurial president's ear. Leaks abound.
The prestige and power of advisers and aides wax and wane. Media reports abound of a White House under siege.
And just a reminder - the Trump presidency is only six months old.
On day one in January, Mr Spicer set the tone of his relationship with the press by bursting into the briefing room to berate journalists for their reporting of crowd numbers at President Trump's inauguration.
His proclivity for gaffes and garbling of his words, as well as making debatable assertions, soon made Mr Spicer a household name.
But he could also be charming and was liked by many among the press corps.
Mr Spicer was lampooned on topical comedy show Saturday Night Live, where Melissa McCarthy played him as a loud-mouthed bully who brandished his lectern at reporters.
Mr Trump noted approvingly in April that Mr Spicer "gets great ratings". A month later, the president said: "He's doing a good job but he gets beat up."
Mr Spicer was roundly mocked after he reportedly hid by a hedgerow on the White House grounds to avoid reporters on the night Mr Trump fired the FBI director in May.
His last on-camera briefing was on 20 June, and there have been few since then.
Members of the media have accused the Trump administration of attempting to kill off the daily news conferences to avoid scrutiny.
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer has moved to minimise talk of divisions within the Trump administration after announcing his resignation.
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Posters were put up around Knettishall Heath in Suffolk on 1 April, claiming work was ongoing to reintroduce wolves.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust said it had received messages of concern "amid continuing coverage" on spoof sites.
"Just to be clear, there are no plans to introduce wolves anywhere in Suffolk," a park ranger said.
It is not known who was behind the hoax.
Read more on this story and other Suffolk news
The realistic-looking signs, which advised visitors to carry flare guns and not to enter the heath after dark, were removed by rangers as soon as they were spotted.
The hoax claimed the wildlife trust was working in partnership with the UK Wolf Conservation Trust to reintroduce a pack of wolves to the site by the end of the month.
Ranger Sam Norris said the heath was an "ancient place" which the trust was "delighted" to be restoring "to the kind of wild landscape that our Bronze Age ancestors would have recognised".
"However, I can categorically say that this definitely does not involve re-introducing wolves," she added.
Knettishall Heath, near the border with Norfolk, is made up of heath, grassland and woodland, and the trust said it was "clearly not a suitable place in which to re-introduce what was one of the UK's biggest apex predators" because of its proximity to human populations.
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A wildlife trust has reassured visitors there are no plans to bring wolves back to the area after an April Fool's joke refused to disappear.
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The magazine has had access to the movie's director JJ Abrams and cast, including Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill for its latest issue.
In an online feature, Star Wars: The Force - Everything you need to know?, Empire has listed Scotland among the UK and international locations used.
There had previously been rumours the production came north for filming.
Empire's article does not say where in Scotland filming was done.
Other major productions, such as Ridley Scott's Prometheus, have been shot on Skye while Sam Mende's Bond flick Skyfall was partly shot in Glen Coe.
Pinewood Studios and RAF Greenham Common are among the well-known locations for the Star Wars film, which will be released in cinemas later this month.
Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, filmed scenes on Skellig Michael Island off the coast of Ireland.
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Some of the filming for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was done in Scotland, according to film magazine Empire.
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Mel Nurse, 78, played 250 times for Swansea City in two spells from 1955.
He was also credited with helping to save the club from financial ruin after leading a consortium to buy it in 2002.
Swansea council agreed the honour on Thursday, with Mr Nurse following in the footsteps of John Charles, who was born in the same Cwmdu street as him and was awarded the honour in 2002.
Leader Rob Stewart described him as " a wonderful ambassador", adding: "quite rightly he is known as 'Mr Swansea'."
He also credited Mr Nurse, a former centre-half who won 12 Wales caps, with helping to steer the club through tough times and attain its current lofty position.
"After his playing career was over he built up a property empire locally and it was his financial resources and business acumen which helped save Swansea City FC when the crunch came in 2002.
"Now the Swans are in the Premier League and are watched by hundreds of millions of football fans around the world every week," he added.
Mr Nurse follows fellow Welsh football international Charles, former US president Jimmy Carter and former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams in being given the honour.
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A football legend known as "Mr Swansea" for his work on and off the pitch has been given the freedom of the city.
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The singer's sixth studio album, his first since 2010, outsold its nearest rival - Bon Iver's 22, A Million - by 4,500 copies.
David said: "Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I don't know what's going on right now."
He described scoring the second number one album of his career with Following My Intuition as "the most amazing feeling".
David had last hit the top spot with Born To Do It in 2000.
"I'm seeing two generations connecting - the people who have been with me since 1999 and the crew who are just discovering me, both connecting on the same music," he said.
All of the top four albums this week were new entries.
My Universe by The Shires debuted at number three, becoming the fastest-selling album by a British country music act in chart history.
Van Morrison's Keep Me Singing, the singer's 36th studio album, entered at number four.
Radiohead rounded off the top five with A Moon Shaped Pool, which leapt 80 places up the chart after a new deluxe edition was released.
In the singles chart, X Factor winner James Arthur held on to the number one spot for a second week with Say You Won't Let Go.
Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk rose to number two, while The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey's Closer dropped a place to three.
Calvin Harris's My Way held its number four position, while Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj rose one place to break the top five for the first time.
Further down the top 10, One Direction's Niall Horan scored his first chart hit as a solo artist, with his debut single This Town landing at number nine, following a surprise release last Thursday.
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Craig David has scored his first number one album for 16 years.
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Cymru Alliance side Caernarfon went ahead when Stuart J Jones put through his own net before substitute Lee Hunt equalised.
Late goals from Kieran Smith and Hunt sealed Bala's place in the final for the first time in their history.
Saints beat Gap Connah's Quay 3-0.
Adrian Cieslewicz broke the deadlock with 19 minutes remaining at the Bangor University Stadium, firing into the roof of the net from Jamie Mullen's cross.
Aeron Edwards doubled the lead three minutes later before Mullen sealed the victory with nine minutes remaining as Saints reached their fourth successive final.
Saints, who have already secured the Welsh Premier League title and Nathaniel MG League Cup, remain on course for a third successive domestic treble.
With Saints having qualified for the Champions League, Colin Caton's Bala will play in next season's Europa League irrespective of the result in the Welsh Cup final.
Bangor University Stadium will host this season's final on Sunday, 30 April with a 14:00 BST kick off.
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Bala Town will face holders New Saints in this season's JD Welsh Cup final after coming from behind to beat Caernarfon Town 3-1 in the semi-final at Rhyl.
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The Crime Survey for England and Wales indicates overall crime has fallen in recent years, but the Wales-only figures show there has been a rise.
The survey reported 469,000 incidents in Wales, up from 401,000 in 2011.
Most of the increase in Wales happened in the past year and has been driven by a hike in the number of violent crimes.
The Crime Survey for England and Wales is a survey of households conducted by the Office for National Statistics, which asks people if they have been a victim of crime.
This picks up many crimes that are not reported to the police.
The figures fluctuate from year to year but in recent years more people in Wales, according to the crime survey, have been a victim of crime.
Despite the increase, the recent level of crime is half that experienced 20 years ago, when in 1995 there were 903,000 incidents.
Last month, the latest data for England and Wales combined showed a 16% fall in crime compared with the previous year's survey, representing the lowest estimate since the survey began in 1981.
The other main source of official crime statistics is the data collected by police forces on the number of recorded crimes.
According to this measure, the number of crimes reported to the police in Wales was 175,888 in the year to June 2014 - up 1.3% from 173,614 a year earlier.
The reliability of police recorded crime figures were questioned in a parliamentary inquiry earlier this year.
In response to the figures, a Home Office spokesman said the survey sample was not designed for regional level analysis.
"The change in the year ending March 2014 Crime Survey figure for Wales (compared with a year earlier) is not statistically significant," he said.
"Because of the small sample size at a regional level, changes in regional figures derived from the survey can be volatile from one year to the next meaning it is difficult to interpret trends."
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Crime in Wales has gone up by 17% over the past four years, official figures seen by BBC Wales suggest.
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Passengers from at-risk countries will have their temperature taken, complete a risk questionnaire and have contact details recorded.
Mr Hunt said screening at Gatwick and Eurostar terminals would start in the coming week.
The Chief Medical Officer says the risk to the UK is low, but expects a "handful" of cases.
Mr Hunt said it was "genuinely very difficult" to predict an exact number of cases, but said the expected figure for the next three months was not in double figures.
In September, around 1,000 people arrived in the UK from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.
Screening at Heathrow Terminal 1 will begin on Tuesday, before being extended to other terminals at the airport as well as Gatwick and Eurostar. The Department of Health estimates that 85% of all arrivals to the UK from affected countries will come through Heathrow.
Border Force officers will identify passengers to be screened. Nurses and consultants from Public Health England will carry out the testing.
Anyone with suspected Ebola will be taken to hospital.
Passengers deemed at high-risk due to contact with Ebola patients, but with no symptoms, will be contacted daily by Public Health England.
A spokesman for Heathrow said the welfare of "our passengers and colleagues is always our main priority".
He added: "We would like to reassure passengers that the Government assesses the risk of a traveller contracting Ebola to be low."
There is no direct flight from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea so people could arrive at airports that do not screen passengers.
"Highly visible information" will be in place at all entry points to the UK, Mr Hunt insisted.
Patients with suspected Ebola will be taken to hospital and blood sample will be taken to the Public Health England's specialist laboratory for rapid testing.
If the test is positive then the patient will be transferred to the specialist isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London. It is the centre that cared for the British nurse William Pooley, who contracted Ebola in West Africa.
Hospitals in Newcastle, Liverpool and Sheffield are on standby to offer similar facilities if there is a sudden surge in Ebola cases. At total of 26 isolation beds could be prepared at the four hospitals.
Ebola has killed more than 4,000 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Mr Hunt said tackling the outbreak in Africa was the "single most important way" of preventing Ebola arriving in the UK.
He added: "We should remember that the international community has shown that if we act decisively we can defeat serious new infectious disease threats such as Sars and pandemic flu.
"The situation will get worse before it gets better, but we should not flinch in our resolve to defeat Ebola both for the safety of the British population and as part of our responsibility to some of the poorest countries on the planet."
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Pledged by UK to help fight disease
780 British health staff volunteers helping to cope with the crisis
700 Hospital beds supported by UK - tripling Sierra Leone's capacity
750 Military staff to help construct treatment centre and other facilities
100 Beds on board medical ship RFA Argus being deployed to region
The government had been arguing against screening last week, but there was a sudden change in policy.
Mr Hunt said the medical advice had changed and the UK was preparing for the situation deteriorating in West Africa.
He said: "[The chief medical officer] confirms that the public health risk in the UK remains low and measures currently in place, including exit screening in all three affected countries, offer the correct level of protection.
"However whilst the response to global health emergencies should always be proportionate, she also advises the Government to make preparations for a possible increase in the risk level."
Ebola symptoms: what to do in the UK?
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If there has been no contact with Ebola then seek help from 111, your GP or A&E if necessary.
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Ebola screening will begin at London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.
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Police said the metal was taken from the roof of Laurieston Parish Church in Polmont Road between Thurday 12 January and Sunday 15 January.
Officers said the church was undergoing repair work at the time of the theft.
They said the thieves gained access to the roof via scaffolding which had been erected as part of the work.
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Police in Forth Valley have appealed for information after thieves stole lead from the roof of a church in Laurieston.
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In an unusual move, Mr Bercow has put his name to a letter intended to put pressure on Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Spending Review.
Two Conservative former cabinet ministers and two ex-Labour cabinet ministers have also signed it.
The Department for Education said per-pupil funding was being protected.
It said the government would continue to make "funding fairer".
The letter to the prime minister, seen by BBC Radio 4's PM programme, demands "urgent action" to change the funding system.
It says the current school funding rules are arbitrary and unfair and see the worst-funded areas receive on average £2,000 less per pupil than the best-funded each year.
It comes as the Institute for Fiscal Studies says despite a Conservative promise to raise school spending with student numbers, the amount spent per pupil is likely to fall by around 8%, taking into account inflation experienced by schools, by 2020.
The IFS says this will be the first time since the mid-1990s that school spending has fallen in real terms.
Rising wage costs and national insurance bills are putting school finances under pressure.
The PM programme has heard fears those pressures could see classes of 50 pupils in core subjects.
Conservative ministers have long promised to change the formula that dictates how much money schools get, but have not said when the change will come.
If delivered without extra funding it would see some schools lose money.
The Conservative former chair of the education select committee Graham Stuart admitted the reform would be "enormously difficult politically".
The government needed to come up with a plan that was fair and politically deliverable, he said.
He added: "It's also about looking people in the eye and saying there is no rational basis for the additional funding that you receive compared to these other authorities.
"Therefore it is right and proper that your budget should be reduced."
Many Conservatives regard a manifesto commitment to "make schools funding fairer" as vaguely-worded and fear ministers will offer only slight change, late in the Parliament.
As speaker, Mr Bercow is politically impartial but can deal with his constituents' problems like other MPs.
Other signatories to the letter, which will be sent to the prime minister, include former Tory cabinet ministers Caroline Spelman and Cheryl Gillan.
Former Labour cabinet ministers Ben Bradshaw and Andrew Smith have also signed.
Their letter demands "urgent action".
It says: "It is widely acknowledged that the existing school funding model is a muddle and that funding for individual schools with similar pupil characteristics is arbitrary and unfair."
Nick Binder, head of the Sele school in Hertford and chair of the Hertfordshire Association of Secondary School Headteachers, told PM some heads were looking at teaching two classes simultaneously.
The plan could see one teacher addressing 50 children, he said.
"I don't think parents have seen the impact yet and I think as they do they are going to be shocked," he said.
A spokesman for the Department for Education said: "We are ensuring schools across England are funded fairly so all pupils, whatever their background and wherever they live in the country, have access to a good education.
"We have maintained per pupil funding and will make funding fairer.
"Despite the economic climate we have already committed an additional £390m to the least fairly-funded areas in the country.
"It is down to councils to determine exactly how funding is allocated to individual schools."
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Speaker John Bercow has joined more than 90 Conservative MPs demanding the government urgently rewrites the rules for funding schools in England.
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The reserves will cover 3.1 million sq km of ocean, including the Coral Sea.
Restrictions will be placed on fishing and oil and gas exploration in the protected zone covering more than a third of Australia's waters.
Environment Minister Tony Burke, who made the announcement, will attend the earth summit in Brazil next week with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
"It's time for the world to turn a corner on protection of our oceans," Mr Burke said. "And Australia today is leading that next step."
Australia has timed its announcement to coincide with the run-up to the Rio+20 Earth Summit - a global gathering of leaders from more than 130 nations to discuss protecting key parts of the environment, including the ocean, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy.
The plans, which have been years in the making, will proceed after a final consultation process.
Last year, the Australian government announced plans to protect the marine life in the Coral Sea - an area of nearly 1 million sq km.
The sea - off the Queensland coast in northeastern Australia - is home to sharks and tuna, isolated tropical reefs and deep sea canyons. It is also the resting place of three US navy ships sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
The network of marine reserve will also include the Great Barrier Reef, a Unesco World Heritage site.
The plan will see the numbers of marine reserves off the Australian coast increased from 27 to 60.
"What we've done is effectively create a national parks estate in the ocean,'' Mr Burke told Australian media.
However, activists and environmental protection groups are likely to be less than satisfied with the plans, having called for a complete ban on commercial fishing in the Coral Sea.
The fishing industry is set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation, reports say.
Some have also noted that oil and gas exploration continue to be allowed near some protected areas, particularly off western Australia.
The Australian Conservation Foundation said that although the plan didn't go as far as they would like, it was a major achievement in terms of ocean conservation.
Currently the world's largest marine reserve is a 545,000-sq-km area established by the UK around the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Australia says it will create the world's largest network of marine parks ahead of the Rio+20 summit.
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The body has yet to be formally identified but police believe it to be that of a 30-year-old woman who has been missing for six days.
Pardeep Kaur was last seen on the afternoon of 16 October in Harlington High Street, west London.
Two men, aged 30 and 31, who were arrested on Wednesday over Ms Kaur's disappearance, have been bailed.
The Met is appealing for witnesses.
Det Ch Insp Mark Dawson said: "At this early stage of the investigation I am appealing to any witnesses in the Carlton Avenue and Bedwell Gardens area who may have been driving to work to come forward as they may have seen Pardeep walking to work at about 06.30 BST on 17 October."
Ms Kaur's next-of-kin have been informed of the discovery.
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A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was found on waste ground under a flyover.
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In this week's episode of What's Up Africa, satirist Ikenna Azuike asks, "Whose side are the Kenyan police on?"
Watch Focus on Africa on BBC World News & partner stations across Africa every Friday from 17:30 GMT.
What's Up Africa is a BBC and RNW co-production.
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When police in Kenya used tear gas on primary schoolchildren protesting over a land grab of their playground, there was outrage across the country.
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The downgrade could increase the airline's borrowing costs and sends a warning to investors.
The move by S&P comes after the airline issued a surprise profit warning and announced 1,000 job cuts on Thursday.
The carrier expects to make losses of up to A$300m ($271m; £165m) in the July-to-December period.
S&P said the rating cut reflected its view "that intense competition in the airline industry has weakened Qantas' business risk profile to fair from satisfactory, and financial risk profile to significant from intermediate."
It lowered the carrier's rating from the lowest investment grade, BBB-, to BB+.
Gareth Evans, chief financial officer of Qantas, said the downgrade was "not unexpected" and "highlights the unprecedented pressures that the Qantas Group is facing from several external forces but particularly from an uneven playing field in the Australian aviation market".
However, he added that Qantas "retains a strong financial position, including a large cash balance and a significant asset base".
The airline said in a statement that it had a cash balance of A$2.8bn as of 30 June 2013 and had reduced its debt by A$1bn in the last financial year.
Moody's rating agency warned on Thursday that it may also lower the Australian flag carrier's rating.
Qantas has been hurt by a range of factors in recent times including higher fuel costs, subdued global travel demand and increased competition.
The airline has claimed that its ownership rules, which limit total foreign holding of Qantas to 49%, with foreign airlines allowed to own just 35%, have further hurt its growth.
Qantas has argued that limits on its foreign ownership have benefited arch rival Virgin, which has attracted investment from foreign carriers Etihad, Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand.
Last month, the airline backed a suggestion by Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey that these rules should be changed.
Qantas has also said it needs government action to help it compete more effectively.
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott indicated that the government was unlikely to give Qantas any financial support.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation quoted Mr Abbott as saying that Qantas had to "get its house in order".
"That's what has to happen," he said. "If we subsidise Qantas, why not subsidise everyone?"
"And if we subsidise everyone, that's just a bottomless pit into which we will descend."
Mr Abbott added that while Qantas was an iconic company, it was also a private one, and that it "must run itself competently and profitably".
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Qantas, the Australian airline, has had its credit rating downgraded to "junk" - below-investment - level, by the ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P).
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The Robins trailed to an early Peter Murphy strike before goals from Billy Waters and Harry Pell in quick succession gave the visitors a much-needed first league win since 22 October.
Morecambe got off to the perfect start with the opening goal after six minutes.
A poor clearance from Daniel O'Shaughnessy gave Rhys Turner a free run on goal and - although his shot from the edge of the box was saved by Russell Griffiths - the ball fell perfectly into the path of Peter Murphy, who slotted home from six yards out.
Paul Mullin then tested Griffiths again from distance before a poor game was given a spark when Morecambe midfielder Alex Kenyon was given a controversial red card after being fouled by Kyle Storer on 41 minutes. The decision happened right in front of home boss Jim Bentley who was so incensed that he was sent to the stands for his reaction.
Against the 10 men, the visitors forged their first opening of the game after 45 minutes when Harry Pell found Billy Waters, who turned smartly in the box but curled his effort wide of the right-hand post.
The second half saw the Robins dominate possession but they struggled to get past a stubborn home defence until Waters reacted sharply to stab home a loose ball from close range after the hosts failed to clear a right-wing corner.
Seconds later Cheltenham added a second when Waters turned creator with a pinpoint cross from the right that gave Pell a free header to score from close range.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 2.
Second Half ends, Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 2.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Barry Roche.
Attempt saved. Koby Arthur (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Peter Murphy (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town).
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town).
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Barry Roche.
Attempt saved. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Hand ball by Koby Arthur (Cheltenham Town).
Foul by Dean Winnard (Morecambe).
Aaron Downes (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Barthram replaces Jack Munns.
Goal! Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 2. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Waters.
Goal! Morecambe 1, Cheltenham Town 1. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Dean Winnard.
Attempt blocked. Jack Munns (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Koby Arthur replaces Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town).
Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town).
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt missed. Robert Dickie (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Amari Morgan-Smith replaces Daniel Wright.
Attempt saved. Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Robert Dickie (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Michael Rose.
Andrew Fleming (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack Munns (Cheltenham Town).
Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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Two goals in the space of one second-half minute saw Cheltenham come back from a goal down to beat 10-man Morecambe.
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And now, to add to the intrigue, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is fighting to save his job after the home loss to Norwich City left him admitting he was worried about his future after six games without a win that also saw them eliminated from the Champions League.
So the pieces of world football's managerial jigsaw have been shaken in the box - where will they all fall into place?
Jose Mourinho
The 52-year-old Portuguese has long been linked with Old Trafford and was in the board's thoughts when Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 but had already committed to a return to Chelsea.
Mourinho has the double appeal of being not only readily available but also having the status of Premier League title winner just seven months ago at Stamford Bridge.
The pragmatic style he employs may take some getting used to, or even tailoring at the 'Theatre of Dreams', but he is ready to return immediately and will have a point to prove after his Chelsea exit.
RATING (likelihood of it happening): 8/10.
Pep Guardiola
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The most coveted coaching name in world football and available at the end of the season - it is almost inconceivable he will not have been discussed as United plan for the future. He was another considered when Ferguson left but he never returned their call.
The 44-year-old Spaniard, who won two Champions Leagues at Barcelona, would be the dream choice at Old Trafford - among many other places - but there is the lingering belief he is destined to join old Nou Camp cohorts Tziki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano at Manchester City.
United may still hold appeal but would the club make the call knowing they might end up looking like they have been snubbed for their neighbours?
RATING: 7
Louis van Gaal
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Van Gaal, 64, was regarded as the man to bring stability and progress to the chaos left behind by the brief and dismal reign of David Moyes in succession to Ferguson.
The Dutchman also brought iron will and discipline. Van Gaal's first season, while not sparkling, could be considered a success as he restored United to the Premier League's top four and back to the Champions League.
Despite his spending in excess of £250m, Van Gaal has looked a manager out of time, seemingly at odds with his joyless players and increasingly receiving the ire of fans because of that toxic football combination of dull performances and bad results.
While the Champions League exit may not have delivered the fatal blow, poor league results and a general air of discontent around Old Trafford has put Van Gaal on the brink.
He will need a big turnaround to survive in the short-term and, despite United's best intentions, is unlikely to last the full term of his contract until the end of next season.
RATING: 5
Ryan Giggs
The continuity candidate and a graduate from Old Trafford's 'Class Of '92', Giggs has been the quietest second fiddle, sitting silently next to Van Gaal as his assistant but with the dictatorial Dutchman making all the calls.
The Welshman has long been touted as a future United manager, but is the 42-year-old - who made a record 963 appearances for the club, winning 13 titles, four FA Cups and two Champions Leagues among 34 trophies - up to the job?
Giggs might be the romantic choice of some United fans but he has no full-time managerial experience and no body of work to suggest he would be a success in this toughest and most demanding of environments.
Has he actually moved further away from the United manager's job than closer to it while sitting next to Van Gaal?
RATING: 6
VERDICT: Van Gaal is struggling and seemingly near the end of the line. Mourinho is available and letting it be known to all of the world's biggest clubs that he is awaiting the call? Mourinho to Manchester United is starting to look the next big managerial move.
Pep Guardiola
The Manchester City job appears to have had Guardiola's name on it for years - with the pieces seemingly put in place for his arrival at the Etihad.
All it needed was the nod from Guardiola himself and that seems to have moved closer with his decision to leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season. The Premier League looks certain to be his next stop.
Begiristain and Soriano are already in place and ready to welcome the man they worked with to bring such success to Barcelona. Guardiola's arrival would complete the managerial infrastructure you suspect has been the long-held dream to match the fierce ambition of City's Abu Dhabi owners.
Guardiola may yet be diverted off course by offers from elsewhere - perhaps Manchester United or even Chelsea - but all the smart money is on that dream ticket finally being in place at the Etihad at the start of next season.
RATING: 8
Jose Mourinho
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Not a chance.
Mourinho was linked with the Barcelona job when Begiristain was at the Nou Camp in 2008 but it was felt his personality was not right and the job went to Guardiola.
Nothing has happened since to suggest City would have a change of heart and entertain Mourinho as their manager.
RATING: 2
Manuel Pellegrini
The 62-year-old Chilean has the biggest opportunity of all to muddy the waters surrounding Guardiola's seemingly inevitable arrival at City by bringing them success this season.
Pellegrini has had his contract extended until the end of next season and City are not just favourites to win the Premier League but also finally have a favourable draw in the last 16 of the Champions League against Dynamo Kiev.
You suspect it will take something special to divert City's attention should Guardiola make it known he wished to manage them - but at least Pellegrini still has the chance to turn heads at the Etihad.
RATING: 6
VERDICT: Guardiola simply looks the perfect fit for Manchester City and the framework is already in place behind the scenes with its Barcelona background. Pellegrini may make City think with a title or Champions League - but few would back against Guardiola now.
Pep Guardiola
Guardiola has long been Roman Abramovich's dream choice to manage Chelsea and it seems the Russian owner would be prepared to pay any price to get his hands on him at Stamford Bridge.
However, the Catalan has remained tantalisingly out of reach, perhaps put off by the revolving door for managers at Chelsea and Abramovich's lack of patience when results go wrong.
Guardiola and Chelsea has never seemed a natural fit, despite the perfect London location, and it would take all of Abramovich's pounds and powers of persuasion to make a difference as he searches for a successor to Mourinho.
It seems the overall package is key to Guardiola, not just finance, so Abramovich may be destined to miss out once more.
RATING: 6
Diego Simeone
If a move for Guardiola fails, the 45-year-old Argentine firebrand who has led Atletico Madrid to the Spanish title and a Champions League final they were only seconds away from winning against Real Madrid in 2014 seems an ideal choice.
Fiercely driven, arguably even more combustible in the technical area than Mourinho, Simeone has proved himself by taking Atletico to second in La Liga again this season.
There may be complications. Simeone signed a new five-year deal in March and, while that is hardly insurmountable, the fact he is fiercely, emotionally connected to Atletico is.
Only on Sunday he said: "Why can't I be here longer? Why did I choose a five-year contract? Because I saw a club that is 'virgin.'"
He added: "More than a team we are a family - and a real family."
Abramovich may be left with the tough task of working out a way to break that family up.
RATING: 7
Guus Hiddink
Abramovich's decision to turn to the 69-year-old Dutchman is the sign of the trust he places in Hiddink - especially as his career has fallen off a cliff since he brought the FA Cup to Chelsea in 2009 and was only a last-minute Barcelona equaliser away from the Champions League final.
Hiddink has failed with Russia and Turkey and left his last job in charge of the Netherlands with their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in tatters. He only succeeded Louis van Gaal in 2014 but lost five of his 10 games in charge.
Possession is nine tenths of the law, so they say, and he may be able to offer a long-term solution if he produces spectacular results - but would he really want to do that at his age, even if he is a success?
Hiddink is surely only the sticking plaster until summer.
RATING: 4
Manuel Pellegrini
Manchester City's manager may be looking for work in the summer and has won the Premier League title as well as having a measure of Champions League success with Villarreal and Malaga.
Experienced and calm, he may be a target should Abramovich miss out on Guardiola and Simeone - but a long shot.
RATING: 4
Didier Drogba
In the stands at Stamford Bridge alongside Abramovich for the first game of the post-Mourinho era, the 3-1 win against Sunderland - and plenty of Chelsea fans would love to see the 37-year-old Champions League-winning legend back in some capacity.
One for the future and possibly part of Hiddink's temporary backroom team but not for the present.
RATING: 2
VERDICT: In an ideal world Guardiola would be Abramovich's man, but he looks destined for Manchester City so expect Chelsea to go all out to bring in Simeone, whose fiery personality and intense style of management and play will be another big addition to the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola
No imminent vacancies at Arsenal with Arsene Wenger chasing his first title since 2004 and somehow trying to find a way around Barcelona in the Champions League.
What if, though, the 66-year-old who has managed the Gunners since 1996 ends empty-handed and Guardiola is on the market?
Arsenal is actually the perfect fit. New stadium, outstanding infrastructure, huge funds to transform the team. Ideal for any manager in world football.
No sign of change at Arsenal but who knows at the end of the season?
RATING: 5
VERDICT: Put your money on Wenger staying unless Arsenal's season goes into total meltdown.
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Chelsea's sacking of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola's decision to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season leaves two of the world's elite managers on the open market.
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The UMP, led by ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, boosted the number of councils it controls from 40 to 67 in the vote.
President Francois Hollande's Socialists and other leftists won 34 councils - down from 61 previously.
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front (FN) won at least 60 seats but failed to get control of any council.
The elections are seen as a key test of public opinion ahead of the 2017 presidential election.
Paris and Lyon, France's two biggest cities, did not take part in Sunday's election.
Mr Sarkozy, who secured the UMP leadership last November, said "never... has our political family won so many councils".
He told his supporters that voters had "massively rejected the policies of Francois Hollande and his government".
Bastions of the Socialists like the Nord department around Lille swung to the right, as did President Hollande's own fiefdom of the Correze in central France.
More than 90% of the results have been counted for the 4,108 council seats. Local councillors have responsibility for schools, roads and social services in their areas.
As ever in France's two-round elections, voters from left and right united in round two to keep the FN from power, the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris reports.
Ms Le Pen hailed a "historic" day for the FN, saying: "I thank all our voters for this magnificent success."
"The goal is near, reaching power and applying our ideas to redress France."
The FN made especially strong gains in Pas-de-Calais, in the far north, and Gard, in the south.
But the two-round system meant that the FN's strong showing in the first round - a quarter of the total vote - did not translate into seats.
The FN won the European elections in France last year, and surveys suggest that Ms Le Pen could reach the second round run-off in the 2017 presidential election.
Our correspondent says the FN's exclusion from mainstream politics is part of its attraction to disillusioned voters.
It had only one departmental council seat before these elections - but now it has 62. That is still only 1.55% of the total counted so far.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the French people "have declared... their anger at a daily life that is too difficult". He vowed to redouble efforts to boost the economy, and said his focus was "jobs, jobs, jobs".
He added that the rise in the FN's popularity was "a sign of a lasting upheaval of our political landscape and we will all need to draw lessons from it".
Half of the 40-million-strong French electorate abstained from voting - a figure that was, however, better than the 55.3% abstention rate in the last local elections in 2011.
(Based on 3,990 seats, out of 4,108 in total)
Source: French Interior Ministry
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France's opposition conservative UMP Party has made big gains in local elections, at the expense of the ruling Socialists.
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The blast occurred late on Sunday night in the Financial Harbour district of the city.
An opposition group calling itself the February 14 movement has claimed it was behind the blast.
The Ministry of Interior acknowledged the blast and said it had caused no casualties.
In a statement the ministry said: "A terrorist group used a gas cylinder to burn a car in Manama at night on Sunday causing an explosion, causing no damage."
The explosion occurred only a few hours after a press conference given by Samira Rajab, Bahrain's Information Affairs minister.
Ms Rajab had described the situation in Bahrain as "very reassuring". She blamed foreign media for "blowing the security situation out of proportion".
"There has been no major escalation of violence on the ground recently as the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix is drawing nearer," the minister said.
But there have been daily protests and one hundred have reportedly been arrested in connection with the race.
The claim by February 14 that it carried out the blast cannot be independently verified but if confirmed the attack would mark the first time the group has said it was behind such an attack.
An observer who asked not to be identified expressed surprise that the explosion had occurred in the Financial Harbour.
"Security there is tight. If they can get away with something like that I am worried something big will happen at F1."
On social media sites, the 14 February movement has said it will carry out more "actions" in a bid to force the cancellation of the race.
However when asked about the blast F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone dismissed concerns, telling reporters in Shanghai he saw "no reason" why the Bahrain race would not be a success.
For the government and its supporters, holding the F1 race demonstrates that after two years of unrest the kingdom is stable and back on track. But many in the opposition oppose the race arguing that the government has failed to deliver on promises of reform.
On 14 February 2011, peaceful protesters took over Pearl Roundabout, an iconic landmark in the capital, Manama. Three days later security forces cleared the site using tear gas, batons and birdshot.
As violence escalated 35 people, including five police officers, were killed, hundreds more were hurt and thousands jailed in February and March 2011.
Since then, opposition and human rights activists say more than 50 people have died, a figure which the government disputes.
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A car explosion in the heart of the Bahraini capital Manama has heightened security concerns ahead of Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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He broke through at Ajax and so began his career directly following the same path as sibling Wesley but the older brother has won the Champions League and played in the World Cup final while Rodney is now trying to rebuild his career at Tannadice.
When asked at his first press conference as a Dundee United player if he liked comparisons with the player who is six years his elder and has performed consistently at elite level, Rodney Sneijder simply responded: "No."
Exasperation is understandable, since the family background has been both a help and a hindrance to his development.
While playing for RKC Waalwijk, Rodney Sneijder was at a training camp in Turkey at the same time as rumours were linking his brother with a move from Inter Milan to Galatasaray.
Locals kept turning up and asking him about his brother, including female fans urging him to plead with his brother to make the move.
That kind of frantic, incessant exposure and interest has been something Rodney Sneijder has had to learn to cope with. The brothers both play in midfield, they are clever, technically sound players and are extremely close.
It would be in keeping with the affection and support between them if Wesley visited Tannadice to see Dundee United play on occasion, and Rodney is often seen in the stands at Galatasaray watching his brother while sitting with his sister-in-law.
Yet the legacy is in many ways impossible to live up to, since Wesley Sneijder is among that small group of players who could operate with brilliant individualism and influence at the very pinnacle of the game.
Many in Dutch football consider Rodney Sneijder a talented midfielder, only less gifted than his brother and so far lacking the mental strength, spirit and work-rate to succeed in the Eredivisie.
At the outset of his career, many fans and observers were intrigued to see how the latest member of the family would perform (the eldest of the three Sneijder brothers, Jeffrey, also started out at Ajax but his career was hindered by injury).
Rodney Sneijder was skilful, but just not to the same level as Wesley. At times in his career, there have also been doubts about his work off the ball, his defensive instincts and his ability to deal with set-backs or being left out of the starting line-up.
"Ajax had a lot of talents and he did not make the difference," said Voetbal International journalist Stef de Bont. "The two of them are really close and they look similar. But on the field there's a big difference.
"Wesley is world class, Rodney is more average. He never said it out loud, but it had a big impact on his career.
"In his time at Ajax and FC Utrecht [on loan], at first it was a help. He was a Sneijder, he had to be good so he got a contract. Later, when he didn't make it, there was the comparison."
Rodney Sneijder is only 24, but his career has been sporadic in terms of first-team football, with only 74 appearances in the past four years.
In 2013, he moved to Almere City, a club in the second tier of Dutch football, although his spells on loan at FC Utrecht - 23 games and three goals in 2011-12 - and his first season following a permanent move to RKC Waalwijk - 22 appearances and two goals in 2012-13 - were productive.
Erwin Koeman was the manager who took Sneijder to RKC Waalwijk, but despite starting brightly, the midfielder drifted out of the teamp and was never able to recover his previous status.
The move to United, then, is a form of career rehabilitation and Sneijder impressed enough as a trialist to persuade Tannadice manager Jackie McNamara to sign the player following recommendation from the player's agent, Pierre van Hooijdonk, a former Celtic team-mate of McNamara's.
The move could work for both parties, since Van Hooijdonk was behind Nadir Ciftci's move to Dundee United, where the striker impressed enough to earn his move to Celtic this summer.
Sneijder has enough potential to be a productive signing but will need to show the mental strength to succeed in a football environment where spirit and assertiveness are commonplace.
The comparisons with Wesley Sneijder are inevitable but also worthless. Rodney Sneijder is making his own way in the game, and now needs to show that he can apply his talent and assert himself to forge his own career.
Moving away from the Netherlands to a club that will provide a platform for him to become a key player is an opportunity he needs to be ready to take.
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Rodney Sneijder has never been able to escape the shadow of his brother.
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In a new report, commissioned by Downing Street, he says that people think the UK "does not have a strategy for growth and wealth creation".
He wants to devolve power from London to the English regions.
In the Commons, David Cameron and Ed Milliband argued over whether the report backed or damned the government.
Lord Heseltine's report, No Stone Unturned, makes 89 recommendations to help industry. One of its key aims is to move £49bn from central government to the English regions to help local leaders and businesses.
The aim, he said, was to devolve power from Whitehall and re-invigorate the big cities that had fuelled the growth and wealth that the country had enjoyed in past decades.
Lord Heseltine, head of the Department of Trade and Industry in the 1980s, said the government should allocate growth funds through the new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) that are being established in England in place of Regional Development Agencies.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
In 2010, the government invited local business and civic leaders to come forward with proposals for establishing LEPs that reflected natural economic geographies.
Lord Heseltine believes these bodies could be key to stimulating regional growth, but said that, at the moment, LEPs did not currently have "the authority or resource to transform their locality in the way our economy needs".
At the national level, however, the government should show greater leadership in promoting major infrastructure projects, Lord Heseltine said. A national growth council should be created, chaired by the prime minister and with a cross-government focus.
"Central government must retain control of important, large scale infrastructure projects. This includes our motorway network, national rail network and airports, as well as our energy networks," Lord Heseltine said.
In all these sectors, there must be greater investment and a clearer strategy of what the UK needs. He cited the delay and "inertia" over building extra airport capacity in the south east, and called on all the political promises to make firm commitments in their next manifestos about how they will resolve the problem.
Profile: Heseltine still making waves
Lord Heseltine also backed suggestions that pension funds should provide funding for infrastructure projects. With yields on investments in stocks and shares at historically low levels "there is a well of money looking for a better return than currently available in the market," he said.
He said that throughout the regions there was excellence in industry, commerce and academia, which should be extended and that cities were "pulsing with energy" that should be unleashed.
He backed the government's economic strategy, and said it was taking the right path to recovery. But later, in an interview with the BBC, Lord Heseltine said there was "an urgency" about stimulating growth. "Across the world there are emerging economies that want our jobs and our wealth," he told the Today programme.
"We need to mobilise the skills of provincial England. I want to shove power out of Whitehall, into the provinces," he said, adding that "London has acquired too much power".
Lord Heseltine admitted his ideas would go down like a "lead balloon" in parts of Whitehall because he was suggesting government departments should lose some of their power.
Asked whether his conclusions might be at odds with thinking in the Treasury, Lord Heseltine said: "I do not work for the Treasury, I work for George Osborne. And George has been behind this initiative."
He added: "I have got baggage, they know my views. There are bound to be things where they say, 'oh my god, here he goes again'. I have told it as I see it, but I have told it in a way that is very supportive of the government."
In the Commons, the Conservative and Labour leaders disputed the report's sentiments. Mr Milliband said that Lord Heseltine's comment that people believe there is no growth strategy was damning.
But Mr Cameron cited the report's conclusion that the coalition government was "on the right track". He added that it was an "excellent" report, and told Mr Milliband that it was pointless to just trade quotes
Chancellor George Osborne said he would "study it [the report] very carefully". He said: "I wanted Lord Heseltine to do what he does best: challenge received wisdom and give us ideas on how to bring government and industry together. He has done exactly that."
The Institute of Directors (IoD) business group welcomed the devolution of power to the local. The TUC also supported the report, but said that ministers are going to have to change their attitude towards civil servants, public bodies and unions if they want this strategy to succeed."
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Former Conservative party deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has urged the government to take bolder action to stimulate the economy.
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The hosts led 3-0 at the break thanks to goals from Jill Scott, Isobel Christiansen and Lucy Bronze.
Nikita Parris added a fourth, Christiansen netted her second from the spot and Georgia Stanway made it six.
Caroline Weir netted a consolation goal as Bristol were condemned to WSL 2.
The result ensured that Birmingham City retain their top-flight status, while City go top of the table ahead of Chelsea's evening fixture at Liverpool Ladies.
Manchester City defender Jennifer Beattie told BBC Sport:
"It feels good to get another three points as the main thing for us was just to focus on the win.
"There's always more to come from us, that's why we work so hard on the training ground.
"It's just stepping stones, if we get Champions League that'll be fantastic but if we get anything more then we'll be ecstatic."
Bristol Academy manager Willie Kirk told BBC Sport:
"It's relegation and the harsh realities of it is kicking in so it's a very quiet and subdued dressing room.
"Personal and professional pride has to kick in and that's what we've got to do next week.
"We need to have that pride and ambition to finish the season on some sort of positive."
Manchester City: Bardsley, Bronze (McManus 82), Houghton, Beattie, Stokes, Walsh, Scott, Harding (Corboz 61), Christiansen, Johnson; Parris (Stanway 57).
Substitutes not used: Radtke, Lipman Brougham, McIver.
Bristol Academy: Earps, Dykes, Brown, Ladd (Short 70), Brummel (Pinto 76), Ingle, Evans, James, Murray, Weir, Jade.
Substitutes not used: Reid, Lawrence, Popadinova, Passariello.
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Manchester City ensured the Women's Super League One title race will go to the final day of the season after consigning Bristol Academy to relegation with a 6-1 win.
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Jeremy Pemberton currently works as an NHS chaplain in Lincolnshire, but has been blocked from taking a new job with the NHS in Nottinghamshire.
He was also told he could not work as a priest in Nottinghamshire after he married his partner in April.
His case was raised in the House of Lords earlier this week.
The Acting Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt Revd Richard Inwood, issued a statement on 9 July.
He said: "In its pastoral guidance on same-sex marriage, the House of Bishops said that getting married to someone of the same sex was clearly at variance with the teaching of the Church of England.
"The statement said it would not be appropriate conduct for someone in holy orders to enter into a same-sex marriage, given the need for clergy to model the Church's teaching in their lives.
"In view of this, and having spoken to the Reverend Jeremy Pemberton, his permission to officiate in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham was revoked.
"In light of the pastoral guidance and for reasons of consistency, I am unable to issue a licence to Jeremy Pemberton for the post of chaplaincy and bereavement manager, in the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust."
Mr Pemberton told BBC Radio Nottingham he was "very, very disappointed" not to be able to take up the post of chaplaincy and bereavement manager for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after the offer was withdrawn on Friday.
"I've now been treated, I think, in an unfair and rather harsh way in Southwell and Nottingham, whereas I'm now going to carry on doing the job I have been doing in Lincolnshire where I have a licence," he said.
"So I've been treated in an inconsistent way, and the House of Bishops can't agree amongst themselves what ought to be the processes that somebody who enters a same-sex marriage should go through."
NHS chaplains are funded by the NHS rather than the Church of England, but a chaplain needs a licence from the relevant diocese.
The Acting Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt Revd Richard Inwood, revoked Mr Pemberton's permission to officiate as a priest in June and wrote to the trust in July saying he would not give Mr Pemberton a licence for the new job.
The trust said it was considering its response after receiving the bishop's letter on 7 July, then withdrew the job offer on 1 August.
Mr Pemberton said: "I think the problem now is that it appears that I'm stuck in the job I'm doing, and if I try to move I could be blocked.
"There are, to be honest, quite a lot of gay and lesbian Church of England chaplains working in the health service.
"Now we don't know, if any of them try to move, will the same thing happen to them, and should it?"
He said he did not know this would happen when he married his partner.
"I didn't, and neither did the House of Bishops, appear to know what would happen," he said.
"As soon as they put their pastoral guidance out that very obvious question was asked of them, and the bishops said, 'Oh no, we don't know, we will have to take it on a case-by-case basis.'
"I'm not going to bow out gracefully and take a low profile.
"I think this needs to be tested [legally] and I think in due course it probably will be somewhere."
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The first gay British clergyman to marry a same-sex partner has had an NHS job offer withdrawn because a bishop will not give the licence needed.
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Wendy Thompson, 53, from Lincolnshire, had been trying to wish a friend happy birthday on the social media platform using her mobile phone.
Rodney Lewis, 84, was killed in the crash on London's North Circular Road on 3 February last year.
Thompson pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Mr Lewis and his wife Marlene, 77, from Enfield, had stopped to help their 21-year-old grandson after his Ford Fiesta broke down and were trying to call a recovery vehicle when Thompson's car ploughed into the back of them.
Mr Lewis died from his injuries while Mrs Lewis suffered a shattered pelvis and broken hip, the Old Bailey heard.
Thompson told a lorry driver who had stopped nearby: "I was trying to put my charger in my phone, I just didn't see him," the court was told.
She later told police it was her friend's birthday and she had been trying to send a message on Facebook.
When she realised the message had not been sent, she tried again. Thompson admitted the mobile phone had been in her hand at the time of the crash.
An investigator found Thompson, from Barnetby, would have had enough time to see the stationary vehicle and avoid the crash if she had not been distracted.
Tahir Khan QC, defending, said Thompson admitted her responsibility and would carry the guilt "for the rest of her life".
Thompson was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving and 15 months for causing serious injury by dangerous driving, to run concurrently.
She was disqualified from driving for 10 years.
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A woman who was trying to send a message on Facebook when she crashed into a pensioner's car, killing him, has been jailed for 27 months.
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Paul Ryan was announced as Mr Romney's choice for vice-president in one such state, Virginia, on Saturday.
The pair are going on to tour North Carolina, Florida, Ohio - and Mr Ryan's home state of Wisconsin.
Mr Ryan vowed to save the country from "high unemployment, declining incomes and crushing debt".
But Mr Obama's campaign has said Mr Ryan stood for what they called "flawed" economic policies that would repeat "catastrophic" mistakes.
Mr Ryan is chairman of the House of Representatives budget committee and authored a controversial alternative budget to counter President Barack Obama's plans in 2011 and 2012.
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Mr Romney, 65, formally unveiled his 42-year-old running mate before hundreds of cheering supporters at the retired battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia.
In a slip of the tongue, the former Massachusetts governor introduced Mr Ryan as "the next president of the United States", before correcting himself to say he meant vice-president.
"I didn't make a mistake with this guy," he added.
Mr Ryan told the crowd that he and Mr Romney would "restore the greatness of this country".
"Mitt Romney is a leader with the skills, the background and the character that our country needs at a crucial time in its history," Mr Ryan said.
"Following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country, which have inspired the world, are growing dim, and they need someone to revive them. Governor Romney is the man for this moment."
Tight race
Prompting one of the loudest cheers from onlookers, he said: "Our rights come from nature and God, not from government."
By Mark MardellNorth America editor
After Mr Ryan was revealed as Mr Romney's running mate in Norfolk, the men stopped in Ashland, Virginia, before embarking on the next step of their tour of swing states, flying from Virginia to North Carolina.
In a little over two weeks' time, Mr Romney will be formally confirmed as the Republican nominee at the party convention in Tampa, Florida.
Mr Ryan chairs the budget committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, and is seen as likely to add electoral firepower on what are expected to be the key election issues - jobs, the economy and the budget deficit.
Recent opinion polls suggest a close race between Mr Romney and President Obama, with Mr Obama tending to have a slight lead in most surveys.
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The US Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, and his running mate are touring key states that they need to win in November's election.
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It is the work of researchers from the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a consortium of research institutions.
They examined the commitments already made by governments to limit warming.
The CAT rated seven of the 15 submitted carbon plans as "inadequate" to keep temperatures below the accepted level of dangerous warming.
The analysis was released at a UN climate negotiation meeting in Bonn aimed at advancing a new global treaty.
As part of the attempts to tackle global warming, countries have agreed to submit their national plans to the UN before key talks in Paris in December.
So far, 56 governments have published their "intended nationally determined contributions," or INDCs in the jargon of the UN.
The likes of China, the US and the EU have already submitted their intentions. In this analysis, the CAT looked at the plans of 15 countries that between them account for almost 65% of global emissions.
However, seven - including Australia, Canada and Japan - were said to be "inadequate", meaning that they are not considered fair contributions to limiting warming to 2C.
Six - including the US, EU and China - were said to be "medium", meaning they are consistent with the target.
Two countries, Ethiopia and Morocco, were said to be "sufficient", and in line with the 2 degree goal.
"It is clear that if the Paris meeting locks in present climate commitments for 2030, holding warming below 2C could essentially become infeasible, and 1.5 degrees C beyond reach," said Bill Hare of Climate Analytics, part of the CAT group.
According to the analysis, the commitments made so far would see temperature rises of up to 3C, with greater impacts on sea-level rise and the frequency of extreme weather events.
Many countries with significant emissions of CO2 have not declared their hands so far, including Indonesia and Brazil.
Brazilian environmentalists have come up with their own INDC at this meeting in an effort to push their government forward.
They claim that the country, the world's seventh biggest emitter, can trim carbon by 35% by 2030 from 2010 levels. They call for an end to deforestation, replanting at least 14 million hectares of native forests and boosting hydropower and biofuels.
"We are showing that it's possible for the country to give a fair and ambitious contribution that is both good for the climate and good for the economy," said Carlos Rittl, from the Brazilian Climate Observatory.
The overall lack of progress towards meeting the 2 degree target will not come as a surprise to government officials meeting here to push forward negotiations on a new global compact.
This week they are attempting to cut down an unwieldy 83-page draft text into something more manageable. There are still major divisions over the shape and content of a new treaty, which will attempt to put long-term ambitions to curb carbon into a legally binding form.
Issues of money are never too far from the surface in these talks. In their opening statement, Sudan, on behalf of the African group of countries, affirmed their "strong reservations" over the current text.
"The group reaffirms that loss and damage is very critical to the core agreement," pointing to the issue of reparations for damages caused by climate change - something that is anathema to richer countries.
It is one of a number of thorny issues that have paralysed progress in this forum. Delegates are aware that they face a very difficult task with just one more week of formal negotiations left after this one, before the parties gather in Paris.
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Global plans to curb carbon dioxide are well below what's needed to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees, according to a new analysis.
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Marcin Dlugolecki, 33, from Poplar Avenue, Tividale, died at HMP Nottingham, the prison service has confirmed.
Mr Dlugolecki had denied arson at Birmingham Magistrates' Court and was due at crown court on 15 February.
An independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will be carried out.
Mr Dlugolecki was found dead on 1 February.
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The fire took place in Small Heath on 16 January leaving some cars burnt out.
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A man charged with arson after a fire at a Birmingham Citroën dealership has been found dead in his cell.
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Curran weighed in with 62, coming in at number eight, backed up by first-innings half-centurion Rory Burns (49), Steven Davies (42) and nightwatchman Stuart Meaker (41), to help total 390.
That left the Bears with a daunting chase of 396 - and they began badly.
Ian Westwood went third ball to Tom Curran as the hosts closed on 2-1.
After resuming on 33-1, Surrey's lead was up to 117 by lunchtime after Meaker had batted throughout the first session for an unbeaten 29, his highest score in two years.
Former Sri Lanka left-hander Sangakkara, back from helping the Tallawahs win the Caribbean Premier League, then made the smooth transition from T20 to four-day cricket with a stylish half century, as he played first-class cricket for the first time in two months.
Sangakkara, who played for Warwickshire in 2007, shared a third-wicket stand of 60 with Meaker, who eventually batted almost three hours for his 41, before he was caught behind pushing forward to off-spinner Jeetan Patel.
Wicketkeeper Davies then passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season for a sixth time in making 42 before three sixes and five fours came in a 56-ball cameo from the younger of the two Curran brothers.
The return of Chris Wright (4-75) got rid of Davies at deep mid-wicket, and both Curran brothers caught behind by Tim Ambrose.
But, when Mark Footitt holed out to long on to leave Warwickshire with an uncomfortable two overs to face, Westwood quickly departed, lbw.
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Kumar Sangakkara hit 88 against his old county and Sam Curran also made a half-century as Surrey batted most of the day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
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A dig at the site, in Bath, uncovered remnants of red paint on the outside wall - contradicting a widely-held assumption they were white in colour.
The discovery was made during a dig in an area of the world heritage site not currently open to the public.
Manager Stephen Clews said it would have helped the building to stand out to visitors.
"Our assumption was that it was white but it's turned out to be red," he said.
"On the site, we do have examples of both red and white paint on internal surfaces but not on external ones.
"One thing we tend to forget is that the ancient world was in colour.
"Probably the simplest and cheapest solutions was to paint buildings white. So painting it a bright red would have made it more striking visually."
The dig underneath York Street and Swallow Street is part of the Archway Centre project, which is due to open to the public in 2019.
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The building housing some of Britain's most famous Roman baths may have been painted red, archaeologists have said.
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John Bowe and Willie McAteer misled depositors, lenders and investors by making the bank's corporate deposits look larger than they were.
McAteer has previously been convicted of making loans designed to illegally prop up the bank's share price.
The fraud involved so-called circular transactions.
They were designed to disguise the true state of the bank's financial health.
In 2008 Anglo loaned €7.2bn to another financial institution, ILP, which then placed the same sum back with Anglo.
The transactions were accounted for on Anglo's end of year balance sheet as customer deposits.
Deposits are way of assessing the market's and consumer confidence in a bank.
The prosecution said this accounting had been a "dishonest scheme" designed to mislead the people who would be looking at the bank's published accounts.
The jury are still considering their verdicts on two other bankers.
They are former Irish Life and Permanent executives Denis Casey and Peter Fitzpatrick.
Anglo Irish Bank had to be rescued by the Irish government in 2009.
The bailout cost Irish taxpayers about 30bn euros (£23bn).
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Two former Anglo Irish Bank executives have been found guilty of conspiracy to defraud following the longest trial in Irish criminal history.
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The Welsh pop artist is best-known for his celebrity portraits crafted from food and he's attracted commissions from brands like Starbucks, Hovis and Morrisons.
But he's also got topical edge - with one of his works on phone-hacking hitting the front page of a national newspaper in 2012.
So should the 25-year-old be taken seriously? He thinks so.
Mr Wyburn burst onto the scene after becoming an internet sensation on YouTube in 2010 with a toast portrait of X Factor judge Simon Cowell and gained a wider following after appearing on ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2011.
It was at the inception of his cult status, while studying fine art at Cardiff School of Art & Design, that Mr Wyburn detected a slightly condescending attitude from some lecturers towards his work.
"I don't expect everyone to like it. But people that do, love it. I'm completely fine with it," he said.
"I don't mind that it [his work] is going to get looked down upon. All of the pop artists were for so many years."
Mr Wyburn, who is originally from Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, may be unashamedly fixated on celebrity culture, but his work has also been recognised for its commentary on current affairs.
His portrait of Rupert Murdoch, made from 5,000 images of alleged phone-hacking victims, featured on the front page of The Guardian.
"It is current to current affairs and current to pop culture. I don't see why that should not be shown in a gallery, in the Tate Gallery or the National Gallery.
"I do strive to be taken seriously. It would be nice to get that sort of recognition," he added.
Mr Wyburn said he recently learned that he will be taught as part of the GCSE art curriculum in Wales and the possibility of him being mentioned in the same lesson as his hero Andy Warhol is "mind-blowing".
While his fascination for art began in school, Mr Wyburn believes there is little being done to inspire the next generation of artists in British classrooms.
"I don't think there's enough of a push to believe you can have a career in art or to spur people on.
"In school, I didn't know I was able to have it as a career. I don't think many of the teachers would push you enough, encouraging you to be creative people.
"Creative people, in general, are dismissed as non-academic. That's not what it is at all.
"Without creative people, without music, without the arts…where would we be without culture?"
An unashamed purveyor of popular culture, Mr Wyburn has created images of football manager Fabio Capello from Bolognese sauce and pasta, singer Tom Jones from cassette tape and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson in motor oil.
He said that, not only was Warhol right to say everyone would one day be famous for 15 minutes, but also insisted the dead artist would have jumped at the chance to appear on celebrity TV.
"He was so obsessive about being on camera 24/7. He made himself a commodity, he made himself a piece of artwork. I think Big Brother would definitely be the one that he would do."
Mr Wyburn is currently looking forward to the release of his new book, Not That Kind Of Art, in the spring and has created a series of portraits from coffee for Macmillan Cancer Support.
But he is in no doubt about his dream project.
"I'm extremely proud of being Welsh," he said.
"I have always said I would like to go into the Millennium Stadium and, using either rugby shirts or rugby balls, make an incredibly large Welsh flag or a portrait of Sam Warburton."
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For a man who's depicted the Queen in Marmite on toast and painted with his feet, it's perhaps unsurprising the art world is a little sniffy about Nathan Wyburn.
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The 54-year-old Frenchman left his position after just seven games in charge, having lost five matches since taking over in June.
His assistant Bernard Rodriguez, who joined with Anigo, is to take over, club officials said.
The defeat to Ahly confirmed Esperance's exit from the competition.
Holders Al Ahly guaranteed their semi-final spot after that victory over Esperance in Rades on Saturday.
Ghana-born John Antwi scored the only goal of the Group A fixture to send the Egyptian club temporarily to the top of the group with one game remaining.
Former African champions Esperance exit the second-tier continental club championship after four defeats at the group stage.
Etoile du Sahel also advanced to the semi-finals after a 1-1 draw in Bamako with Stade Malien on Sunday.
Guinean striker Alkhali Bangoura gave visiting Etoile the lead on the hour mark before the hosts grabbed an equaliser six minutes into injury time through Moussa Coulibaly.
Ahly and Etoile both have 10 points going into the final group games when the Egyptians host Stade Malien while the other match is a Tunisian derby.
In Group B, Orlando Pirates of South Africa beat AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville 2-0 on Saturday to ensure both they and Zamalek of Egypt advance.
Goals from Terrence Makola and Oupa Manyisa gave Pirates the victory, earning them a place at the last four together with five-time African champions, Zamalek.
Egyptian champions Zamalek drew level with Pirates at the top of Group B with a 3-1 win in Tunisia over three-time Confederation Cup winners CS Sfaxien.
Mahmoud Kahraba opened the scoring for Zamalek in the 54th minute before Ali Maaloul scored an equaliser from the penalty spot.
New signing Ahmed Hamoudi then scored twice to seal the win for Zamalek.
Orlando Pirates will travel to face Zamalek in the final group game in September to decide who finishes top of the table.
Under the tournament regulations if two or more sides are level on points at the end of the group stage the head-to-head record is used to decide who progresses.
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Jose Anigo quit as coach of Tunisian club Esperance after Saturday's 0-1 home defeat by Al Ahly in Group A of the Confederation Cup.
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The 28-year-old was restricted to 18 Bantams appearances after joining last summer because of a broken leg.
Anderson has played 292 times in his career for teams including Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town.
"Paul is a player of proven quality with a lot of Championship experience," said Cobblers manager Rob Page.
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Northampton Town have signed midfielder Paul Anderson on a one-year deal after he left League One rivals Bradford City by mutual consent.
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The East Region Junior side held out for 28 minutes before Murray's close-range finish broke the deadlock.
Paul McManus began a second-half goal deluge when he netted from six yards for the League Two leaders.
Murray grabbed his second after being teed up by Kevin Nicoll and added his third in the 75th minute before McManus found the bottom corner a minute later.
The part-timers had a chance to give the majority of the 1,769 crowd something to cheer late on only for Stuart Hunter to head over.
Match ends, Bo'ness United 0, Arbroath 5.
Second Half ends, Bo'ness United 0, Arbroath 5.
Foul by Kevin Buchan (Arbroath).
Ross Campbell (Bo'ness United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Craig Johnstone (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Nicky Walker (Bo'ness United).
Attempt missed. Darren Gribben (Bo'ness United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Ali El-Zubaidi (Arbroath).
Mark Cowan (Bo'ness United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Scott McBride (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ian Nimmo (Bo'ness United).
Foul by Mark Whatley (Arbroath).
Andy Scott (Bo'ness United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Stuart Hunter (Bo'ness United) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, Arbroath. Kevin Buchan replaces Paul McManus.
Corner, Bo'ness United. Conceded by Kevin Nicoll.
Foul by Adam Hunter (Arbroath).
Nicky Walker (Bo'ness United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Arbroath. Jack Smith replaces Simon Murray.
Goal! Bo'ness United 0, Arbroath 5. Paul McManus (Arbroath) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Linn.
Goal! Bo'ness United 0, Arbroath 4. Simon Murray (Arbroath) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Johnstone.
Attempt missed. Paul McManus (Arbroath) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Simon Murray (Arbroath).
Stuart Hunter (Bo'ness United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bobby Linn (Arbroath).
Mark Cowan (Bo'ness United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Bo'ness United 0, Arbroath 3. Simon Murray (Arbroath) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Nicoll.
Goal! Bo'ness United 0, Arbroath 2. Paul McManus (Arbroath) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Murray.
Attempt missed. Scott McBride (Arbroath) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Darren Gribben (Bo'ness United) is shown the yellow card.
Ricky Little (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren Gribben (Bo'ness United).
Substitution, Bo'ness United. Mark Cowan replaces Kieran Anderson.
Attempt missed. Craig Johnstone (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Stuart Hunter.
Substitution, Bo'ness United. Andy Scott replaces Chris Donnelly.
Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Mark Peat.
Attempt saved. Bobby Linn (Arbroath) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Ross Philp.
Attempt missed. Kieran Anderson (Bo'ness United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
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Arbroath's Simon Murray grabbed a hat-trick to end Bo'ness United's cup dream in an emphatic win at Newtown Park.
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The vast north-eastern Sambisa forest is where they have many bases - and it has been subject to aerial bombardments since February.
There has been speculation that some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped more than a year ago are being held there.
Boko Haram has killed thousands in northern Nigeria since 2009.
Nigeria's military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, launched an offensive against Boko Haram in February - and has recaptured most of the territory the militants had taken in the previous year.
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Some of the abducted schoolgirls, who escaped shortly after they were seized, have told the BBC they had been kept in militant camps in the Sambisa forest.
BBC Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo says the Nigerian military has been steadily reclaiming territory from the insurgents and sees the takeover of Sambisa as one of its biggest goals.
But our correspondent says the Sambisa forest, which incorporates a former game reserve, is far larger than any other territory that has been fought over so far.
The aerial bombardments on Sambisa, which is mainly in north-eastern Borno state, have been slowed down by weather conditions and poor visibility, he says.
Military spokesman Major-General Chris Olukolade refused to give any further details about the offensive.
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Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has been widely criticised for not doing enough to end the conflict.
But his government has now vowed to crush the group before he hands over to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari at the end of May.
An estimated three million people have been forced from their homes since 2009, when Boko Haram launched its insurgency to create an Islamic state.
Hundreds have also been kidnapped by the group, including more than 200 girls taken from their boarding school in the Borno town of Chibok last April.
Some of them who escaped shortly after the abduction told the BBC they had been kept in militant camps there.
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Nigerian ground troops have joined an offensive on the last known hideout of the Boko Haram Islamist militants, a military spokesman has told the BBC.
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The defender, 19, helped Birmingham knock out holders Arsenal in the quarter-finals before a semi-final win over Chelsea Ladies on penalties.
Manchester City are bidding to add the FA Cup to their 2016 WSL and Continental Cup (League Cup) titles.
"We don't fear anyone, especially not City," Carter told BBC WM.
"We have played them a number of times, we know what they are capable of and what they can do.
"We know we are good enough to compete with the supposedly better teams in the league, it's now about showing everyone else."
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Birmingham have drawn their past two league meetings with Manchester City, both of which were away from home, including 3 May's 1-1 draw in the Women's Super League One Spring Series.
The two sides were also level after 90 minutes in October's Continental Cup final, before England right-back Lucy Bronze won the game for Manchester City in extra-time.
"We don't fear them at all. Obviously they are a good team, they have a lot of great players," Carter said of the Women's Champions League semi-finalists.
"You show them a certain sort of respect, but you don't want to show them too much respect because they are just another player. It doesn't matter who they are."
Saturday's final at Wembley will see two close friends go head-to-head in Manchester City's defensive third, with centre-back Steph Houghton up against Birmingham striker Ellen White.
When asked about the threats Birmingham will pose, England captain Houghton highlighted her England team-mate White.
"My best mate Ellen," Houghton told BBC Two. "As a defender, she is one that you can't keep quiet. She is always trying to press the ball and she scores goals as well.
"I'm made up that she made the move to Birmingham. She is enjoying her football there."
White, 27, joined the West Midlands club from Notts County in January and netted the deciding penalty in 17 April's win over Chelsea in the last four.
The former Arsenal Ladies and Leeds Carnegie striker told BBC WM: "We have a lot of belief and ambition. We have beaten Arsenal and Chelsea. That has given us a lot confidence and momentum.
"We want to be competing and beating the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea and these top teams. This is the great stage to show what we are about."
At the other end of the field, Carter and the Birmingham defence will look to cope with World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd.
The United States forward, who has scored 96 goals in 235 international appearances, has netted twice in Manchester City's Champions League campaign, having signed on a short-term deal in February.
"Apart from ability, she brings her experience and leadership," Houghton added.
"No matter if you are a 17-year-old or someone like myself, who is more experienced, you are still learning from her and how she applies herself.
"She is always giving 100%, always wanting to do extra, always wanting to win. She has definitely brought a lot out of the other players and brought a lot to our side."
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Birmingham City will not fear league champions Manchester City in Saturday's Women's FA Cup final, says Women's PFA Young Player of the Year Jess Carter.
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Some states have even extended the ban to the slaughter of bulls and bullocks as well.
Cattle farmers in the western state of Maharashtra speak to the the BBC's Sameer Hashmi about their plight.
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India is the world's biggest exporter of beef but a ban on cow slaughter in many states has severely affected the lives of cattle farmers.
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According to the US Geological Survey, the quake's epicentre was in the northern province of Badakhshan, close to the Pakistani and Tajik borders.
It is not clear if there were any casualties in the area itself, but at least 17 people were injured in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Hundreds were killed by a quake in the same area on 26 October.
Residents in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, were reported to have run into the streets after feeling the impact of the quake.
In Peshawar some old homes and walls collapsed, Hamid Nawaz, the head of Pakistan's disaster management authority, told AP.
The region has a history of powerful earthquakes caused by the northward collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates. They are moving towards each other at a rate of 4-5cm per year.
In 2005, a magnitude 7.6 quake in Pakistan-administered Kashmir left more than 75,000 people dead.
In April this year, Nepal suffered its worst earthquake on record with 9,000 people killed and about 900,000 homes damaged or destroyed.
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A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far away as India.
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In a BBC interview, the WTO's director general, Roberto Azevedo, said Britain would not have the same negotiating leverage as the EU.
Britain could have to impose £9bn worth of additional tariffs on imports, raising the cost of living.
Exporters could face an extra £5bn of tariffs on their sales abroad.
Those figures for additional tariffs on goods going into or out of the UK come from the WTO analysis of preferential trade arrangements.
Under WTO rules, member countries are generally supposed to apply the same level of tariffs to goods wherever they come from. But there are exemptions for preferential regional and bilateral trade agreements.
So, we can allow into the UK goods duty free from the EU and from countries with which the EU has negotiated preferential deals. Such agreements are already in force for Turkey, Switzerland and South Korea, for example.
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
The EU itself is another case of a trade agreement (and more). Others are being negotiated, including the controversial Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the United States.
On leaving the EU, the UK would no longer be party to those agreements (unless replacements had been negotiated in the meantime). Without a deal in place, we would, under WTO rules, have to impose tariffs on goods from the rest of the EU and those other countries.
That would raise the cost to consumers and to businesses buying imported goods. The only way to avoid that under WTO rules would be to eliminate the tariffs altogether.
That is the approach favoured by some Brexit supporters, notably the economist Prof Patrick Minford. That kind of unilateral trade liberalisation does find some support in economic theory, but it tends to be politically difficult. It exposes industry to new competition without gaining better access for exporters.
Mr Azevedo mentioned two examples that have no tariffs on imports: Hong Kong and Macao. But it's very unusual.
In practice, it seems unlikely that any British government would go that far in the foreseeable future.
Equally, those other countries - the EU and those with EU preferential agreements - would have to impose tariffs on British goods at whatever rate they have set for the same goods from other WTO member countries.
Then there are the rest of the WTO member countries to consider, including some very important trading nations such as China, India and the US. Would they accept the UK simply adopting the EU tariffs? Or would they want to negotiate afresh? Mr Azevedo said it is "very difficult to tell".
In some areas, it would simply make no sense to adopt the EU's WTO commitments, especially farm subsidies. The EU has made commitments to limit them. The UK couldn't realistically expect other countries to accept the same cap. "Other members would definitely not agree to that," Mr Azevedo says.
Realistically, no British government would want to spend as much as the whole EU does on farm subsidies, but the issue is very important to many other WTO member so it is likely that a cap would need to be agreed.
How keen does he think other members would be to negotiate? "I don't know exactly how members are going to behave and what kind of engagement there will be," Mr Azevedo says.
Nor could be sure how long negotiations would take.
"Two, three, four years. It can take a decade or more. It depends on the complexities of the negotiations and the appetite for members to do it quickly."
In the meantime, "there would be a vacuum. The UK would be the only WTO member without a list of its commitments… it's a legal uncertainty".
In the interim, he said, it was "theoretically possible" that WTO members could treat the UK as they would a country that is not a member. That means potentially erecting significant new barriers to British goods and services, though he did not appear to think that the most likely picture.
He said: "They would most likely want to negotiate and make the rules of the game absolutely certain and legally binding for both sides."
Still, he did identify a downside. Investors want profitability and predictability "and predictability would be gone in this situation".
Campaigners for a leave vote often argue that because Britain is a large prosperous economy that imports more than it exports, our trade partners would have powerful incentives to negotiate seriously.
There is certainly some truth in that. But the WTO chief is very far from convinced that it would all fall into place quickly or easily.
Mr Azevedo, the world's top trade official, said "I don't have a crystal ball and the message I am bringing to you is that nobody has that crystal ball."
You can hear Andrew Walker 's interview with Roberto Azevedo on Business Daily on BBC World Service Radio on Wednesday 8 June at 0830 BST
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The UK outside the European Union would face uncertain trade relations, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Mr Moise - who is due to be sworn into office next month - says he went to the court voluntarily without a lawyer.
The former banana exporter denies accusations of money laundering and receiving favourable loans before he entered politics.
He says the allegations are a political smear by his opponents.
It is unclear if the judge will rule whether there is a case to answer before Mr Moise takes office on 7 February.
The investigation was launched in 2013 as a routine bank-regulation procedure.
The investigating judge took no action until four opposition senators demanded information about the findings.
Mr Moise said: "Certain people should not be allowed to exploit the law, to decide the only way to engage in politics is to accuse others of lying."
The case reflects Haiti's political divisions.
Mr Moise's three main rivals in the election contested the results in court and have refused to concede.
The election was held on 20 November, more than a year after the previous poll was annulled following allegations of widespread fraud.
That vote, in October 2015, was won by Mr Moise but opposition challenger Mr Celestin called foul and, after violent unrest, the ballot was annulled.
Haiti has been blighted by political instability and poverty for decades and is still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake in 2010.
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An investigating judge in Haiti has spent four hours questioning the president-elect, Jovenel Moise, about fraud allegations.
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That was until she publicised her under-cover trip on Twitter with photos designed to show there were no "no-go areas for women" in France.
Critics accused her of staging the visit and playing down the problem.
Her photos were quickly deleted and were blamed on a public relations slip.
However, French media had already captured the pictures, which showed Ms Schiappa walking alone in a dress past a group of men on a central street in the north-eastern area of La Chapelle-Pajol.
Accompanying the images was the message: "The Republic's laws protect women and apply every hour of the day and everywhere."
Ms Schiappa is new to national politics and one of President Emmanuel Macron's rising stars from civil society. Before joining his centrist party, she was best known for setting up a network of working mothers and was deputy mayor of the city of Le Mans.
Last month, La Chapelle-Pajol hit the headlines when local women took to the streets to protest that their area was becoming a no-go area for women.
A group, SOS LA Chapelle, launched a petition under the title: "Women, an endangered species in the heart of Paris." They said the main square and nearby streets had become men-only zones.
Paris authorities have acknowledged the "strong feeling of insecurity" in the area, amid complaints of drug-trafficking and pickpocketing, as well as intimidation and harassment.
With France in the midst of an election campaign, the issue became political and critics suggested that the campaign had become caught up in anti-immigrant sentiment. The area has a large immigrant population and Porte de la Chapelle, a short distance away, has become home to migrants living outside in poor conditions.
After the photos were taken down, her office issued a statement (in French) setting out the local groups Ms Schiappa had met and detailing her efforts to tackle sexual discrimination in La Chapelle. She had visited the area anonymously on Monday and would return at a later date.
Centre-right politician Pierre Liscia was unimpressed, complaining of an "appalling attitude" that treated local women with contempt and ridicule. The only point of her night-time visit had been to show that nothing was wrong in the district.
A number of others took to social media to criticise the minister's trip.
"Marlène Schiappa walks around for five minutes in Pajol without being harassed and demands a medal," one person wrote on Twitter.
"Her mistake was to tell everyone who felt attacked and insulted that they'd dreamt it all up," complained another.
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When France's new Sexual Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa visited an area of northern Paris notorious for women being harassed on the street, it seemed a good idea.
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The explosives, detonators, handguns and ammunition were seized during a police operation that began on Thursday night and lasted into Friday morning.
They were found at a house on the Ballymurphy Road.
Police said the operation was part of an investigation into "violent dissident terrorist activity".
A 67-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested in connection with the incident.
Police said on Saturday night that they had been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
Earlier on Saturday, Ulster Unionist MP Tom Elliott congratulated the police on the find, but added: "The recovery of Semtex is particularly interesting, given that that particular explosive was brought into this country by the Provisional IRA from Libya several decades ago and was of course supposed to have been entirely decommissioned in 2005.
"We need to know how old the material was and if it is proven to have come from an old PIRA arms stockpile, we need to know just how it came into the possession of dissidents.
"In light of the announcement by the secretary of state of a new independently reviewed assessment of paramilitary organisations, these are exactly the type of questions which need to the answered."
Asked about the find on Friday, Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "Whenever I hear of arms and munitions being found I'd be very happy about that, I'd be very pleased that the police service are doing their job in protecting the community.
"I think all of that goes to show what people have accepted for a very long time, that there were people within mainstream Irish republicanism who left and in leaving took some equipment with them.
"I think it's as simple as that. From our perspective what we have to do is continue to support the Garda and the PSNI in the good work that they're doing."
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The discovery of half a kilo of Semtex explosives in west Belfast raises more questions about what arms paramilitary groups still possess, the UUP has said.
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Survivors of the tragedy are also taking legal action.
They are seeking punitive damages from the building's owners and those involved in its construction and maintenance.
Five Irish students and one American died in the collapse on 16 June.
The six who died were 21-year-old Irish students Eoghan Culligan, Eimear Walsh, Niccolai Schuster, Olivia Burke, Lorcán Miller - and Ashley Donohoe, a 22-year-old Irish-American.
Two law firms acting for the seven young people injured, and the parents of the six who were killed, all filed documents to the Superior Court of California in Alameda County on Thursday.
They are claiming the companies "cut corners" and had ignored "red flag warnings" that the balcony was unsafe.
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly, & Schoenberger, is representing 12 of the families.
The California-based parents of Ashley Donohoe, who are represented by Rains Lucia Stern, said that their clients were suing the companies involved in the hope that it would "bring to light the negligence and carelessness that caused this entirely avoidable tragedy", one that produced "so much pain and loss" both in the US and in Ireland.
In the legal papers filed, seen by RTÉ News, the families said they also want to "hold accountable" those responsible for the deaths and injuries, and to highlight their behaviour "so that a similar tragedy never occurs again".
Thirteen young people who were celebrating the 21st birthday of one of the injured, Aoife Beary, were standing on the balcony when it gave way.
Wooden beams supporting the balcony had been badly rotted by water damage, the Berkeley Building and Safety Division confirmed.
The facts of the case will be decided under California law and the amount of any damages will be decided by a jury
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The parents of six students killed in a balcony collpase in Berkeley, California, have begun legal proceedings against more than 30 firms involved with the apartment complex.
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The 41-year-old refereed the finals of the FA Cup, the Champions League and the European Championship in 2016.
Clubs in China have been making huge offers for players - with deals agreed for Chelsea midfielder Oscar and former Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
"There is no offer on the table but if they made an offer it would be under consideration," he said.
Read more: The rapid rise of football in China
Clattenburg, who officiated at his first Premier League match in 2004 and has been in charge of 386 English top-flight games to date, was named referee of the year at a football awards ceremony in Dubai in late December.
China is seeking to become a major football nation, with Tevez the newest recruit to the country's Super League.
The forward, 32, signed for Shanghai Shenhua on Thursday in a deal reportedly worth £40m, with a salary in excess of £310,000 a week.
In addition, Real Madrid were offered about £250m by an unnamed Chinese club for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to his agent.
But Clattenburg believes that there could be a role for him in the development of Chinese match officials as the sport grows in popularity.
"It's important to have the right quality of referee to go with the level of football," he added. "China is going to become a huge player in years to come.
"If they want to be serious about their league they are going to have to have the right set-up. Refereeing is a huge part of football.
"At the moment I still enjoy working for the Premier League and Uefa. If an opportunity came along - I am contracted to the Premier League - but I have to look at my long-term strategy of my career.
"How long can I last as a referee? I have been in the Premier League 12 years. It's been a wonderful 12 years."
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Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg would consider officiating in the Chinese Super League.
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Bowel Cancer UK says conducting more tests sooner would help as it is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK.
In Wales, a national bowel screening programme aims to reduce the number of bowel cancer deaths by 15% by 2020.
The Welsh government is spending an extra £4m to improve diagnostic tests.
The charity's report said the situation in Wales was "particularly poor" with 15% of patients waiting between eight and 14 weeks, and 26% waiting over 14 weeks for a colonoscopy, an internal bowel examination, when they are suspected to have problem.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "Nine out of ten patients newly diagnosed with cancer via the urgent suspected cancer route start treatment with in our 62 day target. This includes having diagnostic tests.
"When talking about general diagnostic waits, that exclude cancer, the eight week wait for specified diagnostic waiting times in Wales is a target which we expect to be met and sustained as a standard.
"To achieve this we have recently given health boards an extra £4m to improve diagnostic tests in Wales. We expect to see significant improvement over the next few months."
The charity also highlighted data from a national colonoscopy audit which it says showed the rate of colonoscopies conducted in Welsh health units fell "woefully short" of the UK average of 32.2 procedures per 100,000 of population with a figure of 23.3 in Wales compared to 46.8 in Scotland.
In Wales, a national bowel screening programme offers a test kit to men and women aged between 60 and 74 to help with early diagnosis of any problems.
Public Health Wales runs the Bowel Screening Wales service in line with other national programmes, including Breast Test Wales and Cervical Screening Wales.
The Bowel Cancer UK report, Right test, right time, says people across the UK are waiting significant lengths of time between being referred and having their test.
It says figures for England show less than 2% waiting more than the recommended waiting time whereas in Scotland performance has dropped, with 6.8% waiting longer than the recommended six week waiting time target.
The health service in Northern Ireland had not met its target of no patient waiting more than nine weeks, according to the Bowel Cancer UK report.
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Waiting times for tests are "poor" for patients suspected of having bowel cancer in Wales and others parts of the UK, says a charity.
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Here's our selection of some of the sights from the four-day festival, which runs until Sunday.
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Thousands of music lovers have headed to Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight for Bestival.
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About six separate blazes broke out at Altaghadherry, at about 13:00 BST on Sunday.
Joe Canning and his family were eating dinner when they noticed clouds of smoke behind their property.
"We smelled smoke and we closed the windows and it raged into an inferno thereafter. It's been burning ever since," he said.
"It'll probably go on for days because there is no access to it. The fire department won't be able to get up near it, so it'll probably burn and burn until it does go out, until it rains."
Mr Canning said he was not concerned for his own safety or that of his property, but was worried about the local wildlife.
"There's a lot of wildlife around here, pheasants and badgers and foxes and young birds at this time of year," he said.
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A number of gorse fires have been burning on a hillside just outside Londonderry.
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Proposals to be announced on Monday could end the six-month notice period landlords must give.
More than a million people now live in rented properties in Wales.
A Welsh government spokesman said it would "improve and simplify the law" for tenants and it had consulted widely on the proposal.
While the majority of people in Wales still live in social housing, the private sector is expected to outgrow it within the next five years.
There are already parts of Wales where the number of privately rented homes outnumber social housing properties including Cardiff, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Powys and the Vale of Glamorgan.
But the standard of privately rented properties can vary greatly, partly because the law surrounding rental homes is so complex.
The Welsh government's answer is its Renting Homes Bill due to be launched on Monday.
Dr Bob Smith, a housing expert from Cardiff University, said: "There have been issues about needing to better regulate the private sector and they were addressed by legislation introduced last year (Housing Wales Act).
"The Renting Homes Bill is much more concerned with simplifying contractual relationships between landlords and tenants."
The bill is expected to outline a number of measures to set out the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, and to make the process of renting easier.
It includes the introduction of just two tenancy types - one for social housing and one for the private sector - a more flexible approach to joint tenancies and standardised succession rights.
Steve Clarke, managing director of Welsh Tenants, which represents those in private and social accommodation, said it had been a long time coming.
"What this will attempt to do is to simplify the law so everyone understands their rights and obligations better," he said.
But there is concern it could include a plan to remove the protection private tenants currently have against so-called "no fault" evictions in the first six months.
John Puzey, director of Shelter Cymru said: "The idea of removing it is an extraordinary proposal. It will mean we will have the most insecure form of private tenure in the whole of Western Europe in Wales."
Elle McNeill, policy officer with Citizens Advice Cymru, believes there is a risk it could lead to an increase in evictions.
"Our concern is that it removes what little security there is at the moment in the private rented sector," she said.
"That's not to say that landlords will start evicting people immediately, it's that they could do if they wanted to."
But landlady Liz Davies, from Newport, believes scrapping the six-month term will give landlords and tenants greater flexibility.
"Landlords' hands are tied with having to give someone a six-month tenancy," she said.
"What tenants have to understand is that they are financially obligated for those six months."
"To think that I could potentially uproot the children, move somewhere and then be asked to move within six months, that is really worrying."
Rebecca has been asked to leave two properties unexpectedly over the past five years because landlords wanted to give the houses to relatives.
She wants to see the new legislation go further to give tenants better protection.
"In the social housing sector for landlords to obtain an eviction they have to show their actions are proportionate." she said.
"I really feel the same level of consideration should be given to those in the private rented sector."
A Welsh government spokesman said its aim was to improve and simplify the law and its consultation on the bill had received considerable support from a number of housing agencies.
Eye on Wales, is on BBC Radio Wales Sunday, 8 February at 12:30 GMT.
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Plans to renovate the rental sector in Wales could mean less security for private tenants and an increased eviction risk, it has been claimed.
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Dozens of politicians have already been arrested as part of the inquiry.
Mr Fachin was chosen at random from a shortlist of five Supreme Court judges.
He replaces Teori Zavascki, 69, who died in a plane crash on 19 January.
Mr Zavascki's plane fell into the sea in heavy rain near Paraty, some 250km (160 miles) south of Rio de Janeiro.
He was a well-respected judge and the Car Wash investigation gained much credibility when he was appointed to oversee it in the Supreme Court, says the BBC's Daniel Gallas.
Most recently, Mr Zavascki had been investigating executives from Odebrecht, Latin America's largest construction firm.
Odebrecht has admitted paying $1bn (£800m) in bribes to obtain contracts in 12 different countries.
One of Mr Fachin's first tasks will be to analyse the plea bargain deals struck with 77 Odebrecht executives.
Local media say their testimonies could contain the names of high-ranking politicians allegedly involved in the bribery scheme.
Mr Fachin, a law professor from Parana state, was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Dilma Rousseff, who was impeached in August.
Local media accused him at first of being very close to Ms Rousseff and her Workers' Party, citing as evidence a video, which showed him campaigning for her during the election.
But reaction to his nomination on Thursday was largely positive with commentators saying that he had "shown independence".
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Brazil's Supreme Court has announced that Judge Edson Fachin will be in charge of cases resulting from Operation Car Wash, an investigation into a massive corruption ring involving some of Brazil's top business executives and politicians.
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The incident took place in last August's Super 8s play-off match against Bradford at Belle Vue Stadium.
Half the fine has been suspended until the end of the season, but Wakefield also have to pay £1,000 for a previous misdemeanour in a game with Castleford.
They got the suspended fine last April after smoke canisters were thrown.
In the match with the Bulls, the Wildcats were found to be in violation of a number of RFL rules with regard to the racist chanting, including responsibility for the behaviour of spectators.
"This was on the basis that the club's immediate response to the incidents did not reach the standards required by the Operational Rules," said a statement by the RFL.
"The tribunal gave credit to Wakefield for the steps taken after the match to address the issue, but felt the sanction should reflect the serious nature of the incidents."
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Wakefield Wildcats have been fined £20,000 after being found to be in breach of Rugby Football League rules on racist chanting by fans.
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Despite falling unemployment, wage growth is weak because the supply of labour has also gone up, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
The CIPD said for every low-skilled job, there were 24 applicants.
There were also 19 candidates for every medium-skilled job and eight for every high-skilled vacancy.
The CIPD's quarterly Labour Market Survey of employers, carried out in association with the Adecco Group, said the workforce had been boosted by more workers from other EU countries, as well as by older workers and former welfare claimants.
The report's author, Gerwyn Davies, who is senior labour market adviser at the CIPD, said pay had been expected to rise along with employment, but such predictions were "the dog that hasn't barked for some time now".
"We are still yet to see tangible signs of this situation changing in the near term," he added.
"The facts remain that productivity levels are stagnant [and] public sector pay increases remain modest, while wage costs and uncertainty over access to the EU market have increased for some employers.
"At the same time, it is also clear that the majority of employers have still been able to find suitable candidates to employ at current wage rates, due to a strong labour supply until now."
Not all recent surveys back up the CIPD's view. Last week, a survey of employment agencies found that the UK labour market was tightening, with employers finding it harder to recruit staff.
The survey, carried out by market research firm Markit for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), said that pay rates for both permanent and temporary staff were rising quickly because of a continuing fall in the number of job applicants.
Markit said last year's Brexit vote was also driving some EU nationals home, making it harder to fill a wide variety of jobs.
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Pressure on incomes looks set to continue, with pay rises forecast at 1% over the next year, a survey predicts.
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The Local Government Association estimates it could cost councils at least £330m in 2016-17 to cover increased contract costs.
It wants £700m of new government funding earmarked for social care by 2020 to be brought forward.
The government said it was offering more financial support to councils.
The government is allowing councils to raise council tax by 2% to help meet the rising costs of social care, under plans announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement.
According to Local Government Association (LGA) figures, this could bring in about £372m in 2016-17.
But it warns this could be wiped out by meeting the costs of the new £7.20 National Living Wage, for those aged over 25, which comes into force in April.
The LGA says the increased costs of contracts for home care and residential care providers could cost councils a minimum of £330m in 2016-17.
"The cost of implementing it will significantly add to the growing pressure on services caring for the elderly and disabled which are already at breaking point," said councillor Izzi Seccombe, the LGA's community wellbeing spokeswoman.
"A lack of funding is already leading to providers pulling out of the publicly-funded care market and shifting their attention towards people who are able to fully fund their own care.
"We know that care home and domiciliary care providers cannot be squeezed much further."
The government said care workers would benefit from the National Living Wage, and added that it was making up to £3.5bn available for councils to meet social care costs.
A spokesman said: "The new National Living Wage (NLW) is an essential part of moving to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society, where work always pays and the majority of households are better off.
"The NLW will benefit hundreds of thousands of care workers for the work they do and we are offering more financial support to councils to invest in that work - with access to up to £3.5bn to spend on social care."
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Care services for the elderly and disabled could hit "breaking point" when the new National Living Wage comes into effect, councils say.
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Omar Hutson, 29, of no fixed address, is accused of shooting Salim Coulter, 24, in the head in Walham Grove, Fulham, on 5 December. Mr Coulter was killed when he left a Jerky Chicken restaurant.
Mr Hutson was also charged with the attempted murder of a 25-year-old man.
He was due to appear before Westminster magistrates on Saturday.
A 27-year-old woman has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
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A man has been charged with murder following an alleged "ambush" killing in west London.
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The university's council also said it intends to renovate the Pantycelyn accommodation.
But the council did say the necessary funding would have to be secured so it could give a definitive commitment.
Students have previously held protests over its proposed closure, calling for it to stay as a Welsh halls of residence.
On Wednesday, council members backed a timetable to finish work in time for the September 2019 intake.
It said it has invited the university executive to present a report in October setting out funding options for the project.
Sir Emyr Jones Parry, council chairman and chancellor of the university, said: "Today marks another step forward in our intention to provide fit-for-future accommodation in Pantycelyn for Welsh-medium students coming to Aberystwyth."
Hanna Merrigan, president of the Aberystwyth Welsh Students' Union, welcomed the council's decision.
"The idea of having an appeal to raise funds for the project is a good idea - it's a way of keeping the momentum going," she said.
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Plans to reopen halls of residence for Welsh-speaking students at Aberystwyth University have been endorsed.
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The Queen has directed the honour should be "cancelled and annulled" and his name be "erased" from the register.
In June, Hall, 83, admitted 14 counts against girls aged from nine to 17 between 1967 and 1985.
His 15-month sentence was doubled by the Court of Appeal in July. Hall was made an OBE in December 2011.
An independent forfeiture committee recommended he should lose his honour for bringing the system into disrepute.
The Honours Forfeiture Committee's recommendation was sent to the Queen by the Prime Minister.
Her final decision was published in the London Gazette, the official Crown newspaper.
Hall was initially arrested in December 2012 and made a statement labelling the claims "pernicious, callous, cruel and above all spurious".
Preston Crown Court heard the former It's a Knockout host was an "opportunistic predator" who used his fame to befriend girls.
About 150 complaints were made concerning the length of Hall's original prison term.
Source: The honours system
At the Court of Appeal, Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge said the original sentence was "unduly lenient" given the impact on Hall's victims.
Lord Judge said Hall had "got away with it" for decades and had "lived a lie for more than half of his life".
Hall had been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century, and was appointed OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours.
He is expected to serve half of his 30-month sentence, meaning he will be released in September 2014, the BBC understands.
Lancashire Police has been investigating further historical allegations against Hall which they received after he was jailed.
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Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been stripped of his OBE by the Queen after he was jailed for a series of sexual assaults on young girls.
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Fly swarms from the Shows Waste Management site in Slack Lane, Derby, have left residents facing difficulties cooking and cleaning for weeks.
Shows has removed 3,018 tonnes of waste but because of "weather and transport", about "700 to 1,000" tonnes remain.
The agency has begun an investigation into the cause of the swarms.
Updates on this story and more from Derbyshire
About 3,000 households and businesses are in the affected areas, prompting Shows to be suspended on 17 May from taking waste.
Resident Amanda Cairns has called for compensation for people affected, but the agency said this was a civil matter.
Ms Carins said: "You couldn't cook. If you put your cup down on the table, you got flies landing in your cup of tea or coffee."
"You were sterilising your worktops non-stop. We had to have nets upon doors, fly sprays, I've tried vodka, basil, everything."
Another resident, Melissa Marriott, previously told the BBC she had been unable to have a bath without flies getting into the water, and had to resort to buying an electric fly killer which "gets 50 flies a day".
In a statement, a firm spokeswoman said: "[Shows] can confirm 3,018 tonnes of waste has been removed. However, due to unforeseen circumstances with weather and transport a small residue remains.
"We can also confirm the fly situation has now been resolved with no reported issues since early June.
"[Shows] would like to assure all residents and the agency all endeavours are being made to clear the site completely."
It said it had become involved in the current situation because of a dispute with another firm.
The Environment Agency said an estimate of "700 to 1,000 tonnes" of waste is still awaiting removal, but last month it said the fly issue had been resolved.
"We appreciate that we set a tight deadline and at times during the process we believed it would be met," a spokesman said.
"Moving this amount of waste was always going to be a huge logistical exercise for the operators and significant progress has been made."
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A recycling firm has failed to remove waste that caused homes to become filled with flies to hit an Environment Agency deadline.
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Central bank data suggests there are more than six billion 100-bolivar notes in circulation, making up almost half of all currency.
Venezuelans will have 10 days from Wednesday to exchange the notes for coins and new, higher-value bills.
President Nicolas Maduro said the move would stop gangs hoarding the notes.
But in India, a similar move to scrap high-value bank notes last month has caused major disruption.
In a surprise announcement, Mr Maduro said on Sunday that the 100-bolivar note, worth about 2 US cents (£0.015) on the black market, would be taken out of circulation on Wednesday.
The president said the aim was to tackle transnational gangs which hoard the Venezuelan notes abroad, a move he has in the past described as part of the "economic war" being waged against his government.
He said the gangs held more than 300bn bolivares worth of currency, most of it in 100-bolivar notes.
President Maduro said there were "entire warehouses full of 100-bolivar notes in the [Colombian cities of] Cucuta, Cartagena, Maicao and Buaramanga".
He said part of the plan was to block any of the 100-bolivar notes from being taken back into the country so the gangs would be unable to exchange their hoarded bills, making them worthless.
"I have given the orders to close all land, maritime and air possibilities so those bills taken out can't be returned and they're stuck with their fraud abroad," he said speaking on television.
Venezuela's currency has fallen dramatically amid skyrocketing inflation.
On the black market, its value dropped by 55% against the US dollar just in the past month, and the International Monetary Fund estimates that next year's prices will rise by more than 2,000%.
Gangs can therefore buy up Venezuelan banknotes cheaply on the black market in exchange for dollars or Colombian pesos.
They then use the Venezuelan currency to buy subsidised goods in Venezuela, which they in turn sell at a profit in neighbouring Colombia.
Many Venezuelans living near the border buy Colombian pesos to purchase goods in Colombia which they cannot get in Venezuela due to chronic shortages.
President Maduro blames both the shortages and Venezuela's record inflation on "imperialist forces" he says are trying to bring down his government.
He said the aim of these "forces" was "to destabilise out economy and our society, to leave the country without 100-bolivar notes".
Analysts say the move is likely to worsen the cash crunch in Venezuela, where people have already been limited in the amount of cash they can take out at automated teller machines.
Venezuelans have only been given 10 days to exchange their 100-bolivar notes for new coins and bills ranging from 500 to 20,000 bolivars due to be introduced from 15 December.
Critics of Mr Maduro have predicted chaos and doubt that the facilities will be in place for people to exchange all their 100-bolivar notes.
"When ineptitude governs! Who would possibly think of doing something like this in December amid all our problems?" opposition leader Henrique Capriles wrote on Twitter (in Spanish).
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The Venezuelan government has announced it will remove the country's highest-denomination banknote from circulation within 72 hours to combat contraband.
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The child was attacked in her pushchair after her mother stopped to open a garden gate in Barclaugh Drive, Coylton, at about 10:30 on Monday.
The small black dog appeared from woods, known locally as the Sundrum area, and bit the child before running off into a neighbouring garden.
She has since been discharged from Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children.
The girl was transferred there after initially being taken to Ayr Hospital.
PC Gerard MacLean, from Ayr Police Office, said: "Officers have been carrying out inquiries in the local area to try and establish where this dog has come from.
"The dog did not have a collar on at the time and was not in the company of its owner.
"I would appeal to anyone who either witnessed the incident or has seen a small black dog in the area to get in touch."
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A 10-month old baby girl has been treated in hospital after being bitten on the face by a dog in South Ayrshire.
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Richardson-Walsh will be appearing in her seventh Champions Trophy while Alex Danson and Laura Unsworth feature for the sixth time.
The men's competition begins on Friday; the women's event follows on 18 June.
Both are being staged at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Women's Champions Trophy match schedule
GB squad: Giselle Ansley (Surbiton), Sophie Bray (East Grinstead), Crista Cullen (No club), Alex Danson (Reading), Maddie Hinch (Holcombe), Joie Leighn (Clifton), Kirsty Mackay (East Grinstead), Hannah Macleod (St Albans), Shona McCallin (Holcombe), Lily Owsley (University of Birmingham), Sam Quek (Holcombe), Helen Richardson-Walsh (Reading), Kate Richardson-Walsh (Reading), Susannah Townsend (Canterbury), Georgie Twigg (Surbiton), Laura Unsworth (East Grinstead), Hollie Webb (Surbiton), Nicola White (Holcombe).
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Kate Richardson-Walsh will attempt to lead Great Britain's women to a first Champions Trophy success after head coach Danny Kerry named his 18-strong squad for the event in London.
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Although the game itself was unremarkable, especially during a flat second half, it was still a highly eventful debut day for the former Preston, Everton and Manchester United boss, featuring a diverted aeroplane, a series of selection decisions, a bizarre touchline bust-up and a midnight finish.
So how did he fare?
Spanish media coverage of La Real's trip to Deportivo was utterly dwarfed by none other than Lionel Messi, who just happened to break the all-time La Liga goalscoring record roughly half an hour before Moyes's debut got under way.
National interest was further minimised by the additional considerations that league leaders Real Madrid and reigning champions Atletico Madrid had already played earlier in the day, along with the fact that the game had been given the dreaded 'graveyard shift' 22:00 kick-off slot.
Indeed, the fixture's lack of prestige was laid painfully bare by the fact that although it was the only fixture of the weekend made available for free-to-air television viewing, national broadcasters Cuatro elected to shunt the game to an obscure lesser station and reserve their main channel for an airing of animated children's movie Madagascar 3.
An early lesson about life in Spain, then, for David Moyes: whatever you do, everyone will still be talking about Lionel Messi.
The Scot's preparations for his La Liga bow took an unexpected turn when bad weather re-routed the team's flight to A Coruna to nearby Santiago De Compostela, the famous Catholic pilgrimage site (is that an omen?).
After finally making their way to Deportivo's Riazor stadium, Moyes was able to name his first Real Sociedad team - and there were more changes that he had wished to make because of a series of injuries.
In particular, Moyes was forced to field a makeshift central defensive partnership of Ion Ansotegi and Gorka Elustondo in the absence of regular starters Inigo Martinez and Mikel Gonzalez.
Another big decision concerned the identity of his goalkeeper, with Enaut Zubikarai failing to impress since replacing Barcelona-bound Claudio Bravo at the start of the season and summer signing Geronimo Rulli pushing for a debut after recovering from injury. In the end, however, Moyes opted to retain faith with Zubikarai.
One interesting selection was Sergio Canales, the former Real Madrid and Valencia midfielder whose talent has never been in doubt but who has frequently failed to deliver. He was picked on the right of midfield.
Moyes also overturned the much-debated decision of predecessor Jagoba Arrasate to sideline popular right-back Carlos Martinez, handing the 28-year-old only his third start of the season and leaving Arrasate's preferred choice Joseba Zaldua on the bench.
Moyes's team lined up in a 4-4-2 formation - a playing system rarely used in Spain - with former Arsenal striker Carlos Vela given license to roam alongside Imanol Agirretxe in attack.
Heeding their new manager's pre-match call for intensity and pace, La Real looked to get the ball forward as quick as possible, especially into wide areas with the intention of delivering crosses into the box.
Moyes reportedly spent lots of time rehearsing set-pieces with his new players ahead of the game, and there also appeared to be an emphasis on launching swift counter-attacks.
During the opening half, his team were well on top and came close to breaking the deadlock on a number of occasions, with Vela looking particularly menacing.
But they faded badly in the second period, struggling to sustain any attacking pressure and forced to drop ever deeper as hosts Deportivo pushed for a valuable winner.
Midway through the second period, Moyes made a tactical switch by withdrawing winger Chory Castro and introducing central midfielder Ruben Pardo, with Vela dropping wide in a 4-5-1 formation in an attempt to establish more control over possession.
The plan did not work as Deportivo continued to look the more likely scorers, and Moyes was ultimately grateful to secure a point after goalkeeper Zubikarai justified his selection with a good late save from on-loan Real Madrid midfielder Jose Rodriguez.
If Moyes needed a reminder about the tendency of the Spanish temperament to indulge in flamboyant emotional outbursts - quite different from the stoic Scots - he was provided with one just half an hour into his first game in the country.
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After Vela came close to scoring the opener with a speedy break, Deportivo assistant coach Roberto Cabellud exploded with fury on the touchline, approaching the visiting bench and directing his anger at Moyes, who reacted by standing on the edge of his technical area and producing the universal 'calm down' hand-pushing sign, with the effect that he appeared to be repeatedly patting an invisible large dog.
The Scot looked perplexed as referee Eduardo Prieto sent the unruly Cabellud straight down the tunnel and, although the cause of the spectacular fit of rage was not immediately clear, reports soon circulated that the Deportivo coach was enraged because Moyes had supposedly stepped onto the pitch during Vela's run towards goal.
Perhaps it's just as well that Moyes's La Liga debut didn't come against Atletico Madrid and Mono Burgos…
Real Sociedad's performance - starting well but finishing poorly - was not a surprise to the club's fans, judging by their comments on social media.
A lack of physical conditioning was one of the chief complaints directed against predecessor Arrasate, and although La Real supporters were clearly unhappy with the way their team faded, there was little in the way of dissent against the new manager.
Instead, the tone was more realistic, with one fan quipping: "Moyes is going to pack up his suitcase again now," and another summing up the mood of disenchantment with the former regime by opining: "A year and a half of Jagoba [Arrasate] can't be fixed in a week."
The same views were shared by leading sports newspaper Marca, whose match report carried the headline: "Moyes has a lot of work ahead of him," while El Pais billed the game as a "tepid debut for Moyes".
And 'tepid' is perhaps the best word to describe an encounter which could have been a lot better but was by no means all bad for Real Sociedad.
Despite having trained for little more than a week under their new manager, there was a clear gameplan and a commitment to fight for a point when the going got tough in the final stages - qualities which were not always been evident under Arrasate. And the biggest positive of all: it was their first clean sheet of the season.
So there is plenty to build on, but much more will be expected by the time of Moyes's next big date: the local derby with Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, 14 December.
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David Moyes kicked off his Spanish managerial career by guiding Real Sociedad to a 0-0 draw at struggling Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night.
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Referee Michael Oliver was surrounded by several United players after sending off midfielder Ander Herrera 10 minutes before half-time.
United lost the stormy tie at Stamford Bridge 1-0.
An FA statement said United have until 18:00 GMT on Friday to respond.
Spanish midfielder Herrera was sent off after a second foul on Chelsea forward Eden Hazard.
No further action will be taken against United's Marcos Rojo for an incident late in game.
Rojo appeared to stamp on Hazard but Oliver has told the FA he saw it and dealt with the incident as he saw fit at the time.
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Manchester United have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players during Monday's FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Chelsea.
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PM Tony Abbott said the government was proposing a range of civil penalties and fees linked to foreign investment.
Property prices are a hot button issue in Australia, especially in Sydney, and there are claims foreign investment is artificially boosting house prices.
But Mr Abbott conceded there was not enough data on this issue.
He also ruled out reviewing Australia's negative gearing rules, which some property analysts say also fuel property prices.
Negative gearing is when an investment generates a negative cashflow and allows the investor to claim tax deductions.
The proposals follow announcements earlier this year by the government that it was tightening the rules for foreign investment in agricultural land.
Under the new proposals, a foreign investor who wants to buy Australian property worth up to A$1m ($785,000, £508,000) would have to pay a A$5,000 application fee to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).
Investments over A$1m will incur a A$10,000 fee for every extra million dollars in the purchase price.
An application to buy a business worth A$1bn or more would incur a A$100,000 fee.
Foreign investors found to be in breach of the rules would be fined up to 25% of the value of the investment and could be forced to sell the property.
A register will be established to record how many foreign residential and agricultural property owners are in Australia and who they are.
The government said Australia's foreign investment policy for residential real estate had been designed to increase Australia's housing stock but a lack of compliance and enforcement of the rules in recent years had threatened the integrity of the policy.
"We do want Australians to be operating on a level playing field," Mr Abbott said of the property market.
"This government is determined to ensure that the aspirational people of our country get the fairest possible go," he said.
Fears about foreign investment in property, particularly Chinese investment, have prompted the Australian government's proposed changes to its foreign investment regime.
There are perceptions in the community that young Australians are being priced out of the market by offshore speculative investors.
This is probably the biggest foreign investment debate in Australia apart from Chinese investment in farm land. But many "foreign buyers" are actually Australians of Chinese or Indian descent.
The government says the new rules will "even up the playing field" but that avoids the fact that most young home buyers are being outbid by cashed-up Australian baby boomers.
Short-term speculation may cool but big investors can afford the fees. Smaller players looking for long-term investment for their children or residency and citizenship will see it as a price worth paying to improve the outlook for future generations.
"The only foreigners that will be in the system will be those playing by the rules."
Applications by foreign investors to buy Australian property or businesses are currently free.
The fees outlined by the government are much higher than those recommended in a report by a parliamentary economics committee.
Submissions on the proposals are being accepted by the Treasury until 20 March, and the government will make a final decision some time after that.
From 1 March, the FIRB screening threshold for purchases will be reduced from the current level of A$252m to A$15m, with a foreign ownership register of agricultural land also due to be established.
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Foreign investors may have to pay large fees before buying Australian residential real estate or businesses, the government has announced.
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The incident happened at about 13:00 near the junction at Torness Power Station.
Police said the man, who was driving a black Ford Focus, suffered serious injuries. He was taken to hospital in Edinburgh but died a short time later.
The 51-year-old man driving the lorry was uninjured. An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
Witnesses to the collision are asked to contact police.
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A 70-year-old man has died after his car was in collision with a lorry on the A1 in East Lothian.
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The Ulster Orchestra teamed up with Radio Ulster at the event, which was broadcast live from 20:00 GMT.
Special guests included actor Simon Callow, writer Anita Robinson and singer Peter Corry.
Presented by Wendy Austin and John Toal, the gala event featured performances by musicians, comedians, artists and Radio Ulster presenters.
The acts included Dana Masters, Best Boy Grip and the Sands Family.
In pictures: 40 years of BBC Radio Ulster
The Hole In the Wall Gang comedy group, brought to prominence Radio Ulster's Talkback programme, also performed at the concert.
On television, the documentary, Radio Days, was broadcast from 22:35 GMT on BBC One NI.
Narrated by Stephen Nolan, the programme heard from the station's presenters and listeners about the station's legacy.
It followed loyal listeners and features rare behind the scenes archive footage.
Presenters Walter Love, Wendy Austin, Hugo Duncan and Stephen Nolan talked about their time at the station.
Fergus Keeling, Head of Radio, BBC Northern Ireland, said he hoped Monday's events would be the station's way of "giving our listeners something special back".
"They've joined in our birthday broadcasts, they have helped make this year special and they are the reason we do what we do."
He thanked presenters and guests "for taking the time to help us celebrate in this way".
"Most of all though, I'd like to thank our listeners old and new. This night is for them."
BBC Director General Tony Hall said: "Congratulations to everyone who's contributed to BBC Radio Ulster over these last 40 years - whether in news, arts and drama, music or sports.
"But, above all, I'd like to thank our listeners for their loyalty, their stories and their support."
Broadcasting legends John Bennett and Walter Love joined the Stephen Nolan Show to talk about what has changed at Radio Ulster. ‬
On technology
On practical jokes
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Radio Ulster has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala birthday concert in the Ulster Hall on Monday.
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They will begin with a fly past in Amman, Jordan, and go on to include displays in India, and at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.
The programme includes visits to 12 countries, including the Red Arrows' first display in China.
Sqd Ldr David Montenegro said he was looking forward to performing in front of a new audience.
He said it was a privilege to represent the UK and be part of the first Reds display in China.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, the chief of Air Staff, said the plans had been in development since 2014.
He said: "Everyone knows the Red Arrows and we are sending that message out to the Asia-Pacific region, a region which we have not previously been to."
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The Red Arrows are taking part in a 60-day tour to promote the "Best of British".
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His proclamation ordered agencies to ease the economic burden of the laws known as Obamacare.
In Friday's inaugural address he pledged to put "America first" and to end the "American carnage" of abandoned factories and rampant crime.
Later, about 200,000 people are due to join a Women's March in Washington.
Organisers say they want to highlight racial and gender equality and other issues perceived to be under threat from Mr Trump's administration.
Similar marches have taken place in Australia, New Zealand and in Asian cities, and many others are getting under way around the world.
BBC Washington correspondent Barbara Plett-Usher says Mr Trump has vowed to do what he can immediately using executive action, chalking up early victories before he has to turn to the grinding work of getting bills through Congress.
His team quickly overhauled the White House website to include his pledge to roll back Barack Obama's strategy on climate change.
Shortly after taking office as the 45th US president, Mr Trump sent his Cabinet nominations to the Senate.
He signed a waiver to allow retired General James Mattis to serve as defence secretary, even though he left the military less than the required seven years ago.
Gen Mattis, whose appointment has been approved by the Senate, was later sworn in by Vice-President Mike Pence.
Mr Pence also swore in John Kelly as head of Homeland Security.
The revamped White House website replaces Mr Obama's policies with Mr Trump's new agenda.
The new administration lists only six issues on the website - energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals.
Critics point out that it makes no mention of civil rights, LGBT rights, healthcare or climate change.
One of Mr Trump's key election pledges was to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said President Trump's executive order was for federal departments to "minimise the economic burden"' of the act, but he gave no details.
Mr Trump also signed a proclamation declaring a national day of patriotism.
Asked about his first day, which was capped by a dance with First Lady Melania to My Way, Mr Trump said "it was busy but good - a beautiful day.''
In his inaugural address, Mr Trump, 70, struck a nationalist, protectionist tone.
"From this moment on, it's going to be America First. We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American," he said.
Mr Trump accused Washington politicians of abandoning citizens to industrial decline and spiralling rates of crime.
"This American carnage stops right here and stops right now," he said.
"Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families."
Following the ceremony, some protesters took to the streets in Washington, smashing windows of businesses and denouncing capitalism and the new president.
Police in riot gear dispersed them using pepper spray.
More than 200 arrests were made and six officers were hurt. At least one vehicle was set on fire, police said.
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Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his predecessor.
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Barnes beat India's Devandro Singh Laishram 23-18 in the quarter-final contest at the ExCel Arena in London.
The Beijing bronze medalist led 7-5 after the first round and extended his advantage to 17-10 after Laishram picked up a two-point penalty.
Barnes was also deducted two points in the final round but progressed to a semi-final against China's Zou Shiming.
I knew he would come out all guns blazing but I felt stronger than him.
Shiming defeated Barnes at the semi-final stage in Beijing and the pair will clash again on Friday.
Laishram was penalised for use of the head while Barnes received a warning for holding on the inside.
The victory takes Northern Ireland's medal tally for the Games up to a new record of five.
Barnes sparred with Laishram when the Indian team trained in Dublin ahead of the Olympics.
"I knew he would come out all guns blazing but I felt stronger than him.
"He caught me with a few silly shots although I knew I had the fight in the bag and I coaxed it to the end.
"I've trained hard and I know how good I am. I'm confident in myself.
"Let's not forget bronze is for losers - I'm going for gold," Barnes joked, referring to his comments after losing 15-0 to Shiming in Beijing.
Barnes becomes Ireland's fourth guaranteed boxing medallist at these Games after team-mates John Joe Nevin, Katie Taylor and fellow Belfast fighter Michael Conlan.
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An impressive victory earned Belfast light-flyweight Paddy Barnes a medal for the second straight Olympics.
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Tuchel has been in charge of the German club since Jurgen Klopp left in 2015.
However, relations between Tuchel, 43, and Watzke have been strained since the Dortmund team bus was damaged by an explosion on 11 April.
"We will sit down after the season and discuss how things will continue," said Watzke.
Dortmund play their final match of the Bundesliga season on Saturday when they entertain Werder Bremen (14:30 BST).
Victory will secure third-placed Dortmund a place in the Champions League group stage unless fourth-placed Hoffenheim, who have the same number of points as Dortmund, win heavily against Augsburg.
Former Borussia Monchengladbach boss Lucien Favre, 59, has been linked with Dortmund after steering Nice to a third-placed finish in Ligue 1.
Tuchel, who has one year to run on his contract, claims neither he nor his players were consulted about whether they should play the Champions League quarter-final home tie against Monaco less than 24 hours after three explosions in the area of the team bus.
Watzke denied that was the case and said the claim had annoyed him.
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Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel will have talks about his future at the end of the season, says chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.
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With star striker Cristiano Ronaldo missing because of a thigh injury, a cautious Real side offered little goal threat until the closing stages.
But in the last 20 minutes, Jese headed against the bar for the Spanish side before Hart brilliantly denied Casemiro and Pepe from corners.
Hart showed great reactions to keep out Casemiro's header with his foot but his block to deny Pepe, who was unmarked and five yards from goal, is the standout reason City will travel to Spain next week with a precious clean sheet.
The closest City came to a goal of their own was when Keylor Navas tipped over Kevin de Bruyne's dipping free-kick in stoppage time.
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That was Navas' only save of a game that was billed as a shootout between two attacking sides but was, in fact, a game largely devoid of goalmouth action.
City will take the positives from denying Real an away goal but England's last remaining representatives in Europe's elite competition still face a huge task if they are to reach the final, in Milan on 28 May.
Their failure to score at home means former Real boss Manuel Pellegrini does not have a lead to take back to the Bernabeu, where Zinedine Zidane's side have not conceded a goal in the Champions League all season.
The news Ronaldo's thigh muscle was deemed too tight for him to play was clearly a massive boost for City before their first Champions League semi-final.
Without their 47-goal top scorer, a Real side that had scored 133 goals in their previous 46 games this season seemed reluctant to commit men forward and struggled to create chances.
Gareth Bale, playing his first game in England since his £85m move to Real from Spurs in 2013, was unable to provide the spark in Ronaldo's absence.
Bale did get the better of Gael Clichy early on down the right but failed to find a team-mate with his crosses and his finishing was also below his usual standards.
The Wales winger cut in to send one curling shot bouncing wide in the second half but disappointed with a free-kick from the edge of the box which he fired against the City wall.
Both of Real's late chances came from set-pieces and they struggled to open up City.
The home side were not helped by David Silva being forced off by injury before half-time and were short of their customary zip in the final third.
Sergio Aguero was starved of service and only managed one shot at goal, which came when he fired over from the edge of the box at the start of the second half.
The former Atletico Madrid striker has now played Real 13 times in his career and has still never beaten them, but will get another chance on Wednesday, 4 May.
In truth, City's whole attack will have to do better in the second leg.
De Bruyne, who started in the number 10 role but ended up on the left after Silva's injury, was also short of inspiration, Jesus Navas made few inroads down the right and Kelechi Iheanacho's pace had little impact.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini:
"We played a very intense game and defended well. We tried to create until David Silva got injured then we lost the ball too much. If you cannot win then a 0-0 draw is good.
"We knew they were going to play a slow game and that is why we pressed as a team. When we had the ball, we could not make the difference. We could not score."
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Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany:
"It is too close to call at the moment - 0-0 is a very dangerous scoreline.
"From the moment we manage to score in Madrid, it will be very different.
"It is hard to keep a clean sheet against such an attacking team. We can be proud of what we have achieved in this first leg."
The first leg of the other semi-final, between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, takes place in Spain on Wednesday.
Before their trip to Madrid, City travel to Southampton on Sunday in a 16:30 BST kick-off. With three league games remaining, Pellegrini's side are still in need of Premier League points to secure a top-four finish that will make sure of Champions League football next season too.
Real, third in La Liga and a point behind leaders Barcelona, are already certain of their Champions League place but are still in the title race. They also have an away game this weekend - against Real Sociedad at 15:00 BST on Saturday.
Match ends, Manchester City 0, Real Madrid 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 0, Real Madrid 0.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Toni Kroos.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Gaël Clichy (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Pepe (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Pepe (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Vincent Kompany.
Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.
Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Jesús Navas.
Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
Jesé (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gareth Bale.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jesús Navas (Manchester City).
Foul by Pepe (Real Madrid).
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
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Joe Hart kept Manchester City's hopes of reaching their first Champions League final alive with two brilliant late saves that ensured their semi-final first leg with Real Madrid finished goalless.
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Udumaga, who can also play as a forward, has made three substitute appearances for the Bees in the Championship so far this season.
The 20-year-old also started the 4-0 Capital One Cup defeat by League Two side Oxford in August.
Ferry, 18, has yet to appear for Brentford's first team but has captained their development side.
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth said: "We've got an excellent relationship with Brentford, which enables us to benefit from taking their youngsters on loan and contributing to their development on and off the pitch.
"James and Jermaine have played a lot of matches at youth level and we look forward to giving them the opportunity to experience a first-team environment in training and on matchdays."
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Wycombe have signed midfielders James Ferry and Jermaine Udumaga on loan from Brentford until 23 December.
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Monroe successfully sued Hopkins over two tweets published in 2015, asking if Monroe had "scrawled on any [war] memorials recently".
This had suggested Monroe had either vandalised a war memorial or "condoned or approved" of it, the blogger said.
Hopkins told the BBC: "No comment."
Monroe told the programme Hopkins's tweets had left the blogger "absolutely horrified".
"My brother is an officer in RAF, my dad was a paratrooper in the Falklands," Monroe said.
"As part of the evidence [from the trial], I've got six A4 ring-binders of tweets I received - somebody telling me I should be shot in the head, put in a wheelchair - all sorts of abuse.
"It wasn't just in the aftermath in May [2015].
"It was ongoing, every time it came up.
"The stress was so awful, I ended up leaving my partner.
"My relationship broke down, I was about to get married. I fell apart as a person.
"Online abuse permeates into every aspect of everyday life.
"It was a life-changing series of events.
"I had a complete breakdown."
Monroe said that having won £24,000 damages, plus legal costs, in a libel action earlier this month, "I've got space to breathe and do my actual work".
"It's been almost two years of weekly legal meetings," Monroe said. "So it's a huge weight lifted.
"I hope it teaches people to be a bit nicer to each other."
The case arose after some Twitter users highlighted an anti-Conservative profanity daubed on a memorial to the women of World War Two during an anti-austerity demonstration.
In May 2015, Hopkins tweeted: "@MsJackMonroe scrawled on any memorials recently? Vandalised the memory of those who fought for your freedom. Grandma got any more medals?"
The judge presiding over the case, Mr Justice Warby, ruled that the tweet "meant that Ms Monroe condoned and approved of scrawling on war memorials, vandalising monuments commemorating those who fought for her freedom".
He found that a second tweet from Hopkins "meant that Ms Monroe condoned and approved of the fact that in the course of an anti-government protest there had been vandalisation by obscene graffiti of the women's war memorial in Whitehall, a monument to those who fought for her freedom".
The judge added: "These are meanings with a defamatory tendency, which were published to thousands."
Monroe said Hopkins had initially been asked to delete her tweet, but "she didn't respond to me being nice".
"She blocked me immediately instead of responding," Monroe said.
"So then I said, 'Make a donation and it goes away.'
"And she didn't respond to that. In the months that followed, I made several offers to her to make an apology [without receiving one]."
Monroe added: "I've got a lot of compassion for her actually.
"It can't be nice for the whole world to be waiting for your downfall.
"I said to my followers on Friday, 'Don't be abusive, don't be unkind to her.' It doesn't make anyone feel good.
"I don't support her in what she does, but no-one will get anywhere by name-calling."
Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
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Jack Monroe "fell apart as a person" after defamatory tweets sent by Mail Online columnist Katie Hopkins, the food blogger has told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
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In a report due to be released on Thursday, Vivek Murthy recommends more regulation and taxation.
His report agrees that e-cigarettes are less harmful than actual ones, but his concern is that the devices expose children to the risks of nicotine.
E-cigarettes are devices that turn nicotine liquid into a vapour.
Because they do not actually burn any material but leave users merely inhaling nicotine in steam, they are seen by some health experts as preferable to smoking cigarettes and, by some, as a way to give up cigarette smoking.
Dr Murthy's report says there is not enough evidence that prove e-cigarettes work in this way.
For young people, he says, e-cigarette use is strongly linked with the use of other tobacco products.
Dr Murthy says nicotine usage by young people risks mood disorders, attention deficits and addiction to nicotine that could lead to the use of traditional cigarettes.
Many tobacco companies are pinning their future on e-cigarettes and other alternatives as people continue to move away from using traditional nicotine products.
Last month, Marlboro maker Philip Morris launched a new product in the UK, Iqos, which it said could mean halting sales of its conventional tobacco products.
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The chief public health officer of the US, the Surgeon General, has called the use of e-cigarettes by children "a major public health concern".
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Supporters of the amendment to the Act for Information say it will help the authorities block sites containing images of child abuse and other illegal material.
But opponents have warned that censorship could later be extended.
The bill still needs to be signed by President Vladimir Putin to become law.
It must also be approved by Russia's upper house, the Federation Council of Russia. Local reports suggest it could come into force by November.
The Russian-language version of Wikipedia took its content offline for a day ahead of the vote claiming the law "could lead to the creation of extra-judicial censorship of the entire internet in Russia, including banning access to Wikipedia in the Russian language."
Local search engine Yandex also signalled concern. It crossed out the word "everything" in its "everything will be found" logo.
"Such decisions should not be taken hastily,"
wrote the service's editor-in-chief
, Elena Kolmanovskaya, on its blog.
"The bill should be discussed in open forum with the participation of the internet industry and technical experts."
The Russian social networking site Vkontakte also posted messages on users' homepages warning that the law posed a risk to its future.
The Moscow Times reported
that deputies amended the law to removed a reference to "harmful information", replacing it with a limited list of forbidden content.
The blacklist is now restricted to sites offering details about how to commit suicide, material that might encourage users to take drugs, images featuring the sexual abuse of children, and pages that solicit children for pornography.
If the websites themselves cannot be shut down, internet service providers and web hosting companies can be forced to block access to the offending material.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended the law, saying "people's basic rights and freedoms must be upheld, including the right to information on the one hand and the right to be protected against harmful content on the other hand",
according to a report by Radio Free Europe
.
But critics have complained that once internet providers have been forced to start blocking certain sites, the government may seek court orders to expand the blacklist.
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Russia's parliament has voted to approve a law that would give the government the power to force certain internet sites offline without a trial.
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Ex-HSBC boss Michael Geoghegan, former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson and the stockbroker Peter Hargreaves are among those backing a Leave vote on 23 June.
Excessive regulation, they argue, poses a threat to London's pre-eminence in the global financial services industry.
The Remain side says EU exit will lead to job losses and reduced investment.
Earlier in the referendum campaign, those wanting to stay in the EU claimed the support of 36 FTSE 100 bosses - while employers group such as the CBI and EEF also back the UK's continued membership.
The debate around the economy has focused on the impact on the UK and its key industries of leaving the EU and what trade deals the UK will be able to negotiate when - as envisaged by Leave campaigners - the UK leaves the EU's single market.
The government has said leaving the EU will be a drag on economic growth and leave households thousands of pounds worse off than they otherwise would have been.
Leave campaigners have said this is scaremongering and now 110 business figures have signed a letter to the Evening Standard, arguing that far from damaging the City of London, exiting the EU would allow it to consolidate its position as the world's largest international financial centre.
Speaking in a "personal capacity", the signatories - including company chief executives, fund managers and economists - say they have a "material interest" in maintaining the City as a vibrant and competitive place to do business and warn the EU is going in the wrong direction and puts this at risk.
"The EU is now shackled to the euro, a project doing damage to the social and economic fabric of member countries, including high youth unemployment, " they write.
"Meanwhile there is scant evidence that the EU will foster or support the kind of innovation which is essential if Europeans are to compete with the rest of the world.
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
"Specifically, we worry that the EU's approach to regulation now poses a genuine threat to our financial services industry and to the competitiveness of the City of London."
They conclude: "Assuming good political leadership and an effective regulatory environment, we believe that the City is most likely to strengthen its lead as the world's largest international financial centre, and continue to make a major contribution to the UK economy and employment, outside the EU but with continued access to its capital markets."
Britain Stronger in Europe said Leave supporters had "given up" trying to sound credible on the economy amid the overwhelming evidence that the UK would get a "worse deal" if it left the EU's internal market.
Just hours before Vote Leave released the letter, UKIP leader Nigel Farage - also a supporter of EU exit - warned the campaign group they risked losing the referendum unless the terms of debate were shifted from the economy to immigration.
He challenged them to hit their Remain opponents where they were "weakest" on the issue of "open-door" immigration but questioned the ability of the senior Conservatives to do this given the government's record on failing to reduce migration levels.
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More than 100 business figures have thrown their weight behind the campaign to leave the EU, arguing the City would "thrive and grow" outside the EU.
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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland staff and conservationists have found the tubs handy for catching and handling feisty voles.
"Sometimes they can be a bit nippy," said Roisin Campbell-Palmer, of RZSS, referring to the mammals' bite.
RZSS is involved in vole conservation projects in England and previously worked on one in the Trossachs.
Ms Campbell-Palmer and vet Simon Girling give a sample number of water voles a health check before groups of the animals, which have been reared in captivity, are released into wetlands in England.
To catch the voles for their medical, the snack tubes are laid in their enclosure and the mammals are drawn to the dark tunnels.
Ms Campbell-Palmer said: "The tubes also make it easier to weigh the voles."
For the Trossachs Water Vole Reintroduction Trial water voles were bred at the Edinburgh-based society's Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore.
Numbers of voles in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park had been in decline because of predation by non-native American mink.
Other conservation projects have also been successful in boosting water vole numbers.
In 2014, water voles were recorded in a part of the Highlands for the first time in 20 years.
The population was spotted at RSPB Scotland's Insh Marshes reserve in Badenoch and Strathspey.
The charity said it believed efforts to eradicate mink had helped to encourage the return of the rare animals.
In 2011, ecologists recorded for the first time water vole populations in the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve in Torridon.
Water vole numbers have dropped by 90% in the UK over the past 40 years, with predation a key factor for the decline.
The animals received legal protection in 1998.
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Cardboard snack tubes have emerged as an unusual but useful tool as part of water vole conservation work.
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"I've never met a man who's been less impressed by becoming heavyweight champion of the world," said Hearn, after seeing Anthony Joshua dismantle Charles Martin in two rounds and take possession of the IBF title.
Promoter Hearn seemed almost put out - 20,000 screaming fans at London's O2 Arena, a reported £1m purse with a promise of many millions more to come and an opponent who turned up in fancy dress. What more did the British fighter want?
He even seemed irritated that his new belt kept falling over. "He's not used to those yet," said Hearn. On the evidence of Saturday's fight, he soon will be.
"I just don't want to make a big deal out of it," said the 26-year-old Londoner, having just won a world heavyweight title in only his 16th professional fight.
"I knew what I was here to do. I knew I wasn't losing. I spoke to someone on the phone the other day and said: 'Is it bad that I'm thinking about my post-fight speech already?'
"So what do you expect? When I retire on top I'll be happy."
History suggests Joshua is adopting the right stance. When American legend Mike Tyson beat Trevor Berbick in 1986 to secure his first world heavyweight title, fame and adulation had already spoiled him. By Tyson's own admission, he was riddled with gonorrhoea that night. No wonder he looked so angry.
Joshua disposed of Martin 63 seconds faster than Tyson disposed of Berbick. Joshua won a world title 12 fights faster than Tyson. Fingers crossed Joshua's career takes far longer to unravel - and that he's not spotted driving around with a tiger in his passenger seat any time soon.
"When was the last time in heavyweight boxing we had a role model young children want to be like?" said Hearn. "At Monday's public workout, he stayed for an hour and a half to sign autographs. He did another hour after the weigh-in and another hour after the fight. That's how he feels fans should be treated.
"If your son said, 'I want to be like Anthony Joshua', you'd be pleased with that. If he said, 'I want to be like Tyson Fury', what would you say?"
The laughter from the press pack told Hearn everything he needed to know.
But Hearn isn't stupid. He wants Fury to carry on being naughtier than ever so that, when the time comes, he can promote the fight as good versus bad, sensible versus daft - however you want to frame it.
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And anyway, Joshua isn't as nice as all that. For one, he's got a right hand that could fell an American fridge-freezer, never mind Charles Martin. And he knows full well that the British public wants a little bit more than a megawatt smile, some humble patter and the odd appearance on a panel show.
When Hearn was informed of Fury's assessment of Joshua's latest victory - Manchester's WBA and WBO champion called his rival "slow and ponderous" - the promoter, as promoters do, sounded indignant. But Joshua - who has plenty of the street about him, don't worry about that - gently steamed.
"Why should I lower myself to Tyson Fury's level? He should act like a champion, but he acts like a kid. You see what an eight-pack and some muscles can do, knock out a champion in two rounds. Maybe he should take some tips.
"I'm here to knock people out. That's what people want to see. People come to see blood and I've got no problem drawing blood for people. I enjoy it."
Suddenly, the heavyweight division, for so long so lukewarm, is beginning to bubble again: Joshua clattering through the ranks like a bowling ball through skittles; Fury with his ring cunning and air of malevolent mischief, affected or not; David Haye on the comeback trail; WBC champion Deontay Wilder, 'The Trap from Tuscaloosa' who can also hit a bit, holding up the American end.
"I'm not saying Fury or Haye are next, but they're certainly on the radar," said Hearn. "We're not going to wait two or three years to fight them. The pressure will be on us [from the British public] after a voluntary defence or two.
"And it's about time we cracked the American market. The big money is in the UK nowadays but we'd like some more money from our friends in America. The plan is to turn AJ into a pay-per-view fighter over there. Showtime and HBO both texted me within two seconds of Joshua's fight, saying: 'Let's talk.'"
Hearn also confirmed that the first battle between Joshua and Fury could take place at opposite ends of the country. Hearn said he had Wembley Stadium booked for Joshua's next fight on 9 July before Fury announced his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko would take place on the same date in Manchester.
Both men fighting different opponents on the same night seems like madness. But madness is Fury's stock in trade, while Hearn appears to revel in it.
"Sky turned down the Fury-Klitschko fight [which will be on subscription boxing channel BoxNation] because they didn't want to make a decision until Joshua had fought. They see AJ as the future," said Hearn.
"Sky are keen to go head to head with Fury-Klitschko. Fury did well beating Klitschko but it was an awful fight. When you see AJ fight, you get value for money."
Who knows how that little bit of nonsense will be solved. Sky might see Joshua as the future, but fighting a relative unknown when Fury is fighting a legend on the same night seems foolhardy, however bad the first fight between Fury and Klitschko was.
And with New Zealand prospect Joseph Parker fighting Carlos Takam in May, Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev fighting Britain's Dereck Chisora in the same month and Cuba's Luis Ortiz fighting Alexander Ustinov this summer, there aren't many decent names available.
But rest assured, Joshua is up for pretty much anyone. He'd fight King Kong, if only the British Boxing Board of Control would grant him a licence.
"Me, Fury, Haye, Wilder, we have to fight, it's bound to happen. We can't go through this whole era dodging each other. That would be silly."
Far sillier things have happened in boxing, but Joshua at least sounds like he means it. And even if Joshua doesn't seem too excited about the ride ahead, you will be.
A few years ago, I asked Nigel Benn whether he thought Chris Eubank Jr would struggle to bear the burden of his famous name.
"It's very worrying because he has a lot to live up to," said Benn, a former two-weight world champion who fought two classic matches against Chris Eubank Sr in the 1990s.
"Chris Sr was a great fighter, so he's going to have so much pressure on him. If he jumps into the ring like his dad and has the same music, then he better perform like his dad."
So it was intriguing to see Benn's son, Conor, make his professional debut on Saturday. Decked out all in black like his dad. Boxing out of the same wide crouch as his dad. Exhibiting the same jerky head movement as his dad. Scrapping like his dad. Anything the Eubanks can do...
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Eddie Hearn sounded like a dad who had organised the world's best birthday party, only for his son to declare afterwards: "Yeah, it was all right I s'pose…"
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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, reports said.
Authorities said the men were "involved in recruiting, facilitating, and funding people to travel to Syria to engage in hostile activities".
Australia is working to stop people joining Middle East jihadist groups.
The two men, aged 21 and 31, were arrested at the iQraa Islamic Centre south of Brisbane.
Both would be charged with preparing for incursions into Syria, Australian reports said. The 21-year-old would be charged with recruiting fighters to join the conflict, while the 31-year-old would be charged with providing funds to militant group Jabhat al-Nusra.
The men were not suspected of planning attacks in Australia, a federal police spokesman said.
Witnesses said that police arrived early on Wednesday morning with a locksmith to access the centre, which sells books, gifts and clothing, according to Fairfax Media.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said police also raided a gym in the same area.
It reported that one of the centre's founders is believed to be the brother of Abu Asma al Australi, who is suspected of being the first Australian suicide bomber to die in Syria.
But an iQraa employee denied that the Islamic centre and the two men were linked to terrorism.
He told ABC that the arrests happened because of the authorities' "paranoia" and security concerns for the G20 summit, due to be held in Brisbane in November.
A customer also told the AAP that the two men were "born and bred" Australians and the centre is "harmless".
Authorities have previously said that 100 or more people in Australia were "actively supporting" militant groups fighting in the Middle East.
The raid took place a day after the head of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, David Irvine, said he was assessing whether to raise the threat level.
Australia has been at "medium" since the threat level system was introduced in 2003, according to the country's national security website.
"Medium" means an attack could occur. It is followed by "high", which means an attack is likely and is the second highest threat level.
Mr Irvine told the ABC that the threat had been building in Australia over the past year and he had an "elevated level of concern".
He said this was due to "the numbers of people we are now having to be concerned about in Australia, because of the influence of Syria and Iraq on young Australians both in terms of going to those places to fight, but also in terms of what they are doing here in Australia with a potential intent to attack".
Officials have said that at least 60 Australians are believed to be fighting with jihadist groups in Syria and northern Iraq, and 15 Australians have been killed so far from those conflicts including two suicide bombers.
Australia has moved to restrict citizens from travelling to certain areas to join militant groups, and is in the midst of installing counter-terrorism units and biometric screening at all international airports.
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Police in Australia have raided an Islamic centre in Queensland, a day after the country's spy chief said he was considering upgrading the terror threat level.
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The US central bank was concerned about the impact of the referendum on financial markets, minutes from the meeting show.
Policy makers were also concerned about May's slow job growth.
The central bank decided to keep interest rates between 0.25% and 0.5% when it met last month.
"Members generally agreed that, before assessing whether another step in removing monetary accommodation was warranted, it was prudent to wait for additional data on the consequences of the UK vote," the minutes revealed.
"Most participants noted that the upcoming British referendum on membership in the European Union could generate financial market turbulence that could adversely affect domestic economic performance."
May's surprising dip in the hiring rate also appeared to rattle members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
The US labour market added just 38,000 jobs in May, the lowest number since September 2010.
"The minutes show there's more chance of pigs flying than us getting a US rate any time soon," said Luke Bartholomew of Aberdeen Asset Management.
"We can see clearly see that the Fed was worried that a Brexit vote could unsettle markets. It is safe to say the growth and risk sentiment shock from Brexit will keep the Fed on hold."
A few members of the FOMC did raise concerns that keeping interests rates at such a low level for a prolonged period could become problematic.
"Some of them emphasized that, with labour market conditions and inflation at or close to the Committee's objectives, taking another step in removing monetary accommodation should not be delayed too long," the minutes said.
However Federal Reserve members also stressed the need for the US market to be able "withstand a possible downward shock to demand" if international economies wavered.
China's economy also raised some concern, as growth in the world's second largest economy slowed in the second quarter. Policy makers noted the "continued uncertainty" around the country's foreign exchange policy and the mounting levels of Chinese debt.
The next meeting to decide on interest rates is on 26-27 July.
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The Federal Reserve believed it was "prudent to wait" for the UK vote on European Union membership before raising interest rates last month.
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Mary Donald, 89, of Ellon, was crossing a bridge on the A920 South Road on Saturday when she was hit by a blue Peugeot 208.
She was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but Police Scotland said she had now died.
Sgt Rob Warnock said: "First and foremost our thoughts go out to the family and friends of Mary."
He said she was well known in the Ellon area.
Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses.
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An elderly woman who was knocked down by a car in Aberdeenshire at the weekend has died in hospital.
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Tracey Connelly, 33, was jailed in 2009 and let out on licence in 2013, but returned to prison for breaching her parole conditions this year.
Earlier this month, a Parole Board panel decided against directing her release.
A spokesman said she would be eligible for review within two years.
The spokesman added: "The Parole Board is unable to comment on the specifics of any case due to the Data Protection Act."
Connelly admitted causing or allowing her one-year-old son Peter's death soon after being charged, and spent more than a year on remand before being sentenced in May 2009.
She received a sentence of "imprisonment for public protection", which carries a minimum term after which prisoners can be considered for release.
When deciding whether to release a prisoner, the Parole Board considers the nature of their crime, their history, their progress in prison, any statements made on their behalf and reports from relevant professionals.
Peter Connelly died in Tottenham, north London on August 3 2007 at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend, Steven Barker, and their lodger, Jason Owen.
Barker was given a 12-year sentence for his "major role" in Peter's death.
Owen was jailed indefinitely with a minimum three-year term, but later on appeal that was changed to a fixed six-year term. He was freed in August 2011 but has since been recalled to prison.
Peter suffered more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register and receiving 60 visits from social workers, police and health professionals over the final eight months of his life.
A series of reviews identified missed opportunities when officials could have saved the toddler's life if they had acted properly on the warning signs.
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The mother of Baby P is still a danger to the public and should not be freed from prison in the new year, the Parole Board has ruled.
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Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show a 38% fall in money invested in the UK by foreign-owned firms between 2012 and 2014.
But the Cardiff economists said jobs and projects coming to Wales through inward investment are growing steadily.
They suggest Wales is outperforming the UK as it did in the 1980s and 90s.
Meanwhile, the value of exports from Wales has dropped by 8.6% over the last year - with the biggest drop involving trade with the European Union.
Cardiff Business School's Welsh Economy Research Unit has been tracking inward investment for many years.
UK government figures earlier this year revealed a record high of 101 investment projects in Wales in 2014/15, creating and safeguarding around 9,600 jobs.
Set against the latest UK ONS figures, the Cardiff economists say Wales "might be performing quite strongly in attracting inward investment at a time when the UK is seeing some pressure on inward investment flows".
INWARD INVESTMENT - WHY WALES?
Wooing inward investment to Wales has been a policy of governments since World War II in London and Cardiff.
The Treforest Industrial Estate was one of the first visible examples. Since then many big international names like Ford and Sony have come to Wales and stayed for many decades.
As global economic patterns changed, others like Bosch, Hoover and Hitachi left Wales to produce elsewhere.
It was the move towards a Single European Market in the 1980s and 1990s that made the UK and Wales particularly attractive.
Shoppers in Europe were buying more and more consumer goods from Japan and companies like Panasonic, Sony and many others decided that it made sense to move production closer to customers and the European market.
Massive shake-up
For them, the easiest place to do that from was the English-speaking UK.
Wales was going through a massive shake-up with many thousands of workers losing jobs in the traditional industries like coal and steel and so Wales could supply a large number of semi-skilled workers, flat land for industrial parks and significantly generous grants.
In return, many thousands of Welsh workers found employment and in some cases the foreign-owned firms brought new technology and different ways of working, which were later embraced by Welsh firms.
Between 1980 and 1995 Wales performed well at attracting inward investment. By 1992, it was winning 11.8% more than twice its share of the projects invested in the UK.
But by the mid-1990s that had halved (5.6%) and by 2005 that, in effect, halved again (2%).
In recent years, Wales has been winning greater proportions of inward investment again. Despite having only 5% of the UK's population, Wales in 2013/14 won 7.9% of the inward investment projects.
In terms of exports, those to the EU from Wales fell by 17% during the last year, according to new regional trade figures.
Countries where export values rose the most were the United Arab Emirates (up £80m, 7.2%) and Mexico (up £48m, 168%).
But the United States is still Wales' biggest trading partner - accounting for nearly a quarter of all exports, worth £2.9bn.
Wales' export trade with Ireland fell by more than a third in value or £591m.
The closure of the Murco oil refinery last November is reflected in the £1.1bn drop in exports of fuel products.
With the continuing problems inside the Eurozone, it is no surprise that businesses exporting there are feeling the impact, writes BBC Wales business correspondent Brian Meechan.
The US has always been a big market for Wales, more so than some other nations and regions in the UK.
Many businesses try to export to numerous different nations, the hope being that, if sales aren't going well somewhere because a country's struggling with growth, it will be mitigated by trade elsewhere.
As for imports, these fell 4% over the year although the biggest jump was in goods from China (up £86m). Germany remains the largest import partner for Wales and the EU now accounts for half of imports.
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Wales appears to be bucking the trend in terms of attracting investment from overseas, according to analysis for BBC Wales by Cardiff Business School.
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Phillip Begley, 44 of Wellington Road, Bridlington, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Paul Morrison, 51, after a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
The jury heard Begley had punched Mr Morrison, causing him to fall back and hit his head on a pillar.
Mr Morrison died three weeks later in Harrogate Hospital.
Begley carried out the attack in the Wetherspoons Winter Gardens pub in Parliament Street on 1 November.
He was also found guilty and sentenced to six months for assaulting Peter Bell, who was drinking with Mr Morrison at the time.
Mr Bell suffered facial injuries in the attack, which required hospital treatment.
Det Chf Insp Pete Martin, of North Yorkshire Police, said he welcomed Begley's sentence.
"Paul Morrison was a devoted family man whose wife and children have been left heartbroken by the actions of Philip Begley," he said.
"Paul was enjoying a night out with his friends and he never came home, which is a devastating and tragic scenario which no family should ever have to deal with.
"At no time has Begley accepted responsibility for his actions and has forced Paul's family to sit through the anguish of a crown court trial."
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A man has been jailed for six years after killing his work colleague with a single punch in a Harrogate pub beer garden.
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The government introduced a cap on sums paid to locum workers, but it can be breached by NHS bosses if they consider there is "significant risk" to patient safety.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said it exposed "poor workforce planning" but said trusts had put safety first.
NHS Improvement said the cap had saved £300m.
The cap was introduced in response to a "very significant financial challenge" facing NHS providers, the health watchdog Monitor, part of NHS Improvement, said.
When the rules took effect Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said staffing agencies had been able to "rip off the NHS by charging extortionate hourly rates".
The cap, which came into force in November 2015, set a limit on hourly rates for agency doctors, nurses and other clinical and non-clinical staff.
They started at 150% on top of normal pay for junior doctors and 100% for other staff, before gradually being reduced to 55% across the board from 1 April 2016.
In the first week that the rules first took effect, beginning 23 November 2015, the clause was used 35,662 times between 228 hospital trusts.
This fell to 21,277 times in the week beginning 28 December. Since then use has risen, reaching 54,419 uses in the week beginning 4 April 2016 and 53,644 in the week beginning 11 April, the last week of figures released.
The figures released by Monitor under the Freedom of Information Act suggest that, as the limit has come down, more staff have been affected.
The cap on pay for agency and locum staff was in response to hospitals "over-spending" on temporary workers.
The chief executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, said in 2015 that he wanted to see the £1.8bn spent on agency and contract staff the year before turned into "good, paying permanent jobs". And he accused staffing agencies of "ripping off" the NHS.
Rising use of agency workers was partly down to hospitals putting more nurses on wards in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal, Mr Stevens said. The official report into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust identified a key reason for inadequate care was a lack of nurses.
However, the Royal College of Nursing says the NHS has not taken on enough student nurses to meet demand, resulting in agencies filling the vacuum and charging more to do so.
The health regulator NHS Improvement said hospitals in England were 15,000 short of the required number of nurses.
Figures obtained by the BBC in February 2016 showed there were more than 23,000 nursing vacancies in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - about 9% of the workforce. That compares with a typical vacancy rate across all forms of work of 2.7%.
Details of each trust's use of the clause are recorded anonymously.
In the last week for which figures were available one hospital trust used the clause 1,310 times. Nursing, midwifery and health visitor staff made up 759 of those. Four other trusts also used the clause more than 1,000 times in the same week. Only 18 trusts did not use the clause at all in the week beginning 11 April.
Janet Davies, chief executive of the RCN, said: "Agency cap breaches are a barometer of the scale of the NHS's workforce problem, and it shows clearly that the problem is getting worse.
"NHS Trusts are unable to recruit nurses and are rightly prioritising patient safety over sticking to the cap.
"This is a workforce planning issue. The number of nurses being trained in the UK has been reduced, for short-term financial reasons."
A spokeswoman for NHS Improvement said the cap had saved up to £300m since October.
She added: "We know that trusts will need to override the cap where patient safety is a concern and it's important that they are able to do that. But as the new rules set in, whilst overrides did increase temporarily, they have begun to steadily decline as we expected.
"Overuse of agencies is bad for patients, bad for the NHS and unfair on other staff. These measures will help those staff currently working in agencies to come back into the NHS. Average prices paid for agency nurses have fallen by around 11% since October, so NHS nurses can be assured that their agency colleagues aren't being paid over the odds for doing the same job."
The biggest use of the clause came in a week when one of the junior doctors' strikes took place.
However, figures for other weeks when doctors were on strike in the long-running dispute over new contracts do not suggest a link as they were either less than the week before or rose in line with a general trend.
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Rules on the amount hospitals can pay agency staff are being flouted more than 50,000 times a week, figures show.
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Manx advocate John Quinn has been appointed by The Queen for a period of 12 months.
Mr Quinn said: "I will endeavour to serve the crown and the Isle of Man to the best of my abilities."
Mr Harding, 50, who has held the position since November 2010, was suspended on 3 October after appearing in court to face criminal charges.
He is currently on bail facing six charges - including three counts of forgery.
A government spokesman said Mr Harding, who earns in the region of £160,000 a year, has been suspended on full pay.
From March, Mr Quinn will serve as legal advisor to the the island's lieutenant governor, council of ministers, government and statutory boards, while Mr Harding is unable to undertake his duties.
Mr Harding has so far appeared in court twice, along with the deputy assessor of income tax, Colin Goodwin.
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The Isle of Man has appointed a new law chief following the suspension of the attorney general, Stephen Harding.
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Anders Ygeman said charter aircraft would be used to deport the migrants but it would take several years.
Some 163,000 migrants applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe.
The numbers have fallen significantly since Sweden imposed tighter border controls this year.
Along with Germany, the Scandinavian country is a prime destination for refugees and other migrants entering the EU illegally.
Of the approximately 58,800 asylum cases processed in Sweden last year, 55% were accepted.
Of those facing expulsion, Mr Ygeman was quoted in Swedish media as saying: "We are talking about 60,000 people but the number could climb to 80,000."
But he later tweeted to say he had not taken a position on how many migrants had grounds for asylum, it being a matter for the authorities and the courts.
Sweden earlier this week became the latest of a number of European nations to see tensions over migrants heightened by violence. A 15-year-old asylum seeker was arrested in Molndal, near Gothenburg, after a 22-year-old asylum centre employee was stabbed to death.
Mikael Ribbenvik, head of operations at the Swedish Migration Agency, told the BBC that assessing all the asylum applications would be "an enormous feat to accomplish" and would require more resources from the government.
"A lot of people leave voluntarily and a lot of people abscond. And then we have a few people that are staying on that are impossible to remove because of identification purposes," he said.
More than one million refugees and migrants travelled to Europe last year, most fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The UN says another 46,000 people have arrived in Greece so far this year, with more than 170 killed making the dangerous crossing from Turkey.
In the latest such accident, at least 11 migrants drowned - mostly children - after their boat capsized off the island of Samos, the Greek coast guard says. Several are still missing.
On Wednesday, a draft European Commission report said Greece "seriously neglected" its obligations to control the external frontier of Europe's passport-free Schengen zone.
Greek government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili accused the Commission of "blame games" and said it had failed to act on a programme agreed last year to relocate tens of thousands of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece.
Denmark has also faced criticism this week after approving legislation to seize the valuables of refugees in the hope of limiting the influx of migrants.
Some have likened the Danish proposals to the confiscation of gold and other valuables from Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
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Sweden may reject the asylum applications of up to 80,000 migrants and should prepare to deport them, the interior minister says.
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So, Newsround's been finding out why it's a big deal and what skills the leaders need to succeed.
The TV debates are fairly new in the UK with the first one only taking place before the last election in 2010.
This time round seven party leaders will take part in a two hour debate to be shown on ITV.
A debate is a way for people with different views to argue against each other in an organised way.
It means everyone gets to chance to talk, trying to convince an audience that their opinion is the right one.
Debates are won when one side manages to persuade more people than the other that their opinion is right.
This can be done by making strong points that the audience will remember, or finding problems with the other debaters' ideas.
Debates can happen everywhere, from classrooms and town halls, to the Houses of Parliament.
MPs in parliament often debate over the various issues that affect the people living in the UK.
During the 2015 general election there'll be several leaders' debates on TV, where each of the leaders of the top parties try to convince the public they're the best person to run the country.
What do you want to ask the leaders? Send us your questions for them
Good debaters do not talk over other people when it is their turn to speak.
Interrupting people is seen as unfair, as it means you're not giving the audience a chance to hear the other person's point.
It is important to listen to the questions being asked when debating.
If you don't listen your answer might confuse the audience, or make them like your ideas less because you didn't answer the question properly.
Losing your temper in the middle of a debate could make people dislike your ideas.
Even though you may feel very passionate about your ideas, losing your temper will mean that the audience won't be able to hear your ideas clearly, and may think you are unprofessional.
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The big televised debate between the different politicians hoping to get people's votes in the General Election takes place on Thursday.
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The tourists have already replaced injured paceman Dhammika Prasad with Kusal Perera, while Shaminda Eranga's bowling action is being investigated.
England have already clinched a series victory over Sri Lanka by winning the first two of the three-Test series.
The third and final match starts at Lord's on Thursday 9 June.
Chameera has a stress fracture of the back, while Prasad has been ruled out with a shoulder problem.
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Sri Lanka have called up uncapped left-arm seamer Chaminda Bandara, 29, for the third Test with England, to replace the injured Dushmantha Chameera.
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The boy was outside Craigbank Primary School in Glengonnar Street, Larkhall, at about 20:45 on Sunday when he was approached by an older child.
The child threatened him with a weapon before taking his clothes.
Police said it was a "terrifying ordeal" for the eight-year-old boy and have appealed to witnesses to contact them.
Det Con David Timmons added: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
"I would appeal to anyone who was in the surrounding area on Sunday evening, who may have witnessed what happened or may have captured the incident on their dashcam, to please get in touch."
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An eight-year-old boy was robbed of his clothing in the grounds of a school in South Lanarkshire, police have said.
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The exact detail of the sponsorship may never be revealed, but it has been reported to be worth around $100m (£62m) to $125m (£77m) over five years.
That could earn the County Down golfer around $50,000 (£31,000) a day.
Tiger Woods has been Nike's standard-bearer for 16 years, but the world number one will be paid even more.
"I chose Nike for a number of reasons," said McIlroy. "They are committed to being the best, as am I. Signing with Nike is another step towards living out my dream."
"Rory is an extraordinary athlete who creates enormous excitement with his on-course performance while, at the same time, connecting with fans everywhere," said Cindy Davis, President of Nike Golf.
"He is the epitome of a Nike athlete, and he is joining our team during the most exciting time in Nike Golf's history. We are looking forward to partnering with him to take his remarkable career to the next level."
The announcement was made ahead of the the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship this week.
McIlroy sat alongside Ms Davis, at a special media conference in the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel on Monday.
Born in Holywood, County Down, 4 May, 1989
Only child of Gerry and Rosie McIlroy
Introduced to golf by father at age of two
Educated at St Patrick's Primary School and Sullivan
World 9-10 year old Championship Tournament in Miami Florida
Youngest-ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship in 2005
Same year set news competitive course record at Royal Portrush Golf Club
Wins European Amateur in Italy with the score of 274 in 2006
Turns professional in 2007
Wins US Open 2011
Wins PGA in 2012
The 23-year-old from Holywood, County Down, is currently number one in golf's world rankings.
Nike believe he is also the most marketable brand in the sport.
The deal will take him into the same league as the top global earners of last year.
Making up the top 10 includes boxer Floyd Mayweather as well as golfers Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
The figures are a combination of salary, bonuses and sponsorship.
McIlroy earned over $13m in prize money last season, and about $12m-$15m in endorsements and appearance money.
He is now set to propel himself onto the top earners list, and will be the youngest, highest paid sports star on it. He doesn't turn 24 until May.
The dollar signs aren't the most important thing for Rory, he says.
* Source Forbes business magazine
As part of a recent BBC NI television documentary, he talked of the "ridiculous" money in golf after he had banked a $3m bonus for finishing runner up in the America Fed Ex Play off series.
He said: "I feel very fortunate to be playing a sport in which the monetary rewards are so high.
"But for me it's not about the money. I have always dreamt of playing golf simply to win big tournaments."
Rory has won two Major championship successes in his last two years, but this new multi-million dollar deal will only add to the pressure to deliver even more.
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Rory McIlroy has been unveiled as Nike's new brand ambassador in Abu Dhabi, making him one of the highest paid sports stars in the world.
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Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said LinkedIn would be unavailable in the country within 24 hours.
Some internet providers have already cut access to the site, which has more than six million members in Russia.
LinkedIn told the BBC it hoped to meet Roskomnadzor to discuss the block.
In 2014, Russia introduced legislation requiring social networks to store the personal data of Russian citizens on Russian web servers.
It is the first time the law has been enforced against a US-based social network.
Analysis by Sarah Rainsford, BBC correspondent in Moscow
The Kremlin says there's nothing to worry about, but Russian social network users fear that blocking LinkedIn is only a first step.
Many believe this ban is about censorship and control, not data protection. They're concerned that more popular sites such as Facebook and Twitter will be next.
One vivid cartoon shows the grim reaper, bearing the logo of Russia's communications regulator, heading for a door with the Facebook logo. Behind him lies a trail of blood from attacks on other sites.
Another user declares that the ban on LinkedIn marks "a new era in mass censorship," while another fears that further restrictions will be creeping: "They're like sadists, doing it bit by bit."
Social media has played a critical role in organising opposition protests in Russia. Such sites have also become an increasingly important alternative source of information, as state control over traditional media has increased.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists in Moscow that Roskomnadzor was acting strictly in accordance with Russian law.
He added that the Kremlin had no intention of intervening in the situation.
A LinkedIn spokesman said: "Roskomnadzor's action to block LinkedIn denies access to the millions of members we have in Russia and the companies that use LinkedIn to grow their businesses.
"We remain interested in a meeting with Roskomnadzor to discuss their data localisation request."
Roskomnadzor spokesman Vadim Ampelonsky told the Interfax news agency that the regulator was working out the logistics of the meeting.
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Social network LinkedIn will be blocked in Russia, after a court found the company guilty of violating local data storage laws.
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Chris Donald had 56 lots for sale including models, station clocks and metal signs.
His collection sold for £9,330 at Railton's auctioneers.
The most expensive item proved to be an oak-cased clock from Ilderton Station which fetched £850, more than double its £400 estimate.
The brass nameplate from the engine The Bramham Moor sold for £700, more than twice its estimate, while another clock from the London and North Eastern Railway reached £800.
The Chronicle had previously reported Mr Donald was selling his collection as he is downsizing his home in Northumberland.
Mr Donald founded Viz in Newcastle in 1979 with the help of his brother Simon and friend Jim Brownlow.
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One of the founders of the comic Viz has sold his collection of railway memorabilia for more than £9,000 at auction.
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"These are brigadeiros, a traditional sweet in Brazil," she explains.
The 34-year-old sells the delicacies through her business, My Sweet Brigadeiro. She launched it in 2011, a few months after moving to the Big Apple from Rio de Janeiro.
At the other end of the long, steel table from Ms Barbosa's brigadeiros is a completely different type of food preparation. Three women, led by Isabel Gunther, are tossing vegetables in with stringy, white rice noodles in large bowls.
These will be packaged for healthy school meals, part of Ms Gunther's business, Little Green Gourmets.
Both firms are renting space and facilities at a kitchen incubator called Hot Bread Kitchen (HBK), based in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan.
In a food-obsessed city, where alternative commercial space is expensive, such incubators are continuing to play a vital role in helping culinary start-ups get off the ground.
Since opening its doors in 2011, HBK has now assisted 100 small firms, who can also take advantage of business support.
Ms Barbosa sells most of her chocolates online, and in a few select food markets.
She was at one of those markets in 2011 when her brigadeiros got a favourable review from the New York Times. As a result, orders came flooding in.
"It was crazy - we were a fad and we weren't ready," says Ms Barbosa. "We didn't even have a credit card machine and we were saying 'yes' to everybody. So we decided to rent kitchen space and do this the proper way."
Today, she says orders remain strong. Her bestseller is a box of 30 brigadeiros, which retails for $52 (£34).
HBK is also a business in its own right, founded by Jessamyn Rodriguez. It employs 50 people working across a bakery business and the incubator section. Its breads are sold at Whole Foods and other retailers and markets in New York.
"We run a thriving, growing, 24-hour bakery business out of the same space," says Ms Rodriguez.
"And that's inspiring for entrepreneurs, to see this constant production and delivery schedule. They get the message that if all goes well, they could end up like this."
The HBK incubator charges a $500 annual fee for members, who can then rent kitchen space for $17 per hour, and access business counselling services on topics such as pricing structure and internet sales.
Entrepreneurs also get to network, which creates a collaborative community, says Ms Rodriguez.
Grace Moore, HBK's communications manager, adds that the incubator has a specific criteria for which food start-ups it accepts.
"We take in businesses with a proven idea, ready to grow," she says. "When they've been producing and selling for a year, and their kitchen at home is bursting at the seams, that's when we come in."
Michael Schwartz runs the Organic Food Incubator (OFI), based in Long Island City, in the New York borough of Queens.
He launched the centre in 2011 to provide food start-ups with the facilities and advice he struggled to find when he launched his own business, BAO Food and Drink.
"When we started BAO in 2009 we had endless trouble," says Mr Schwartz. "There was no-one to tell us how to get the product into a store, for example. The small food scene was very different [to how] it is now."
He adds that the OFI offers "everything from recipe development to making sure your label is legal".
The centre now incubates 60 companies, with prices starting from $220 for five days.
Like any traditional business incubator, it has its share of successful graduates - entrepreneurs who have developed their start-up successfully and left the incubator to expand further.
Ariel Glazer's drinks company Kombrewcha spent its first two years at the OFI before recently moving production to a facility in New Hampshire.
The business makes a fermented tea with an alcohol level of 2%.
He credits the incubator with giving him the time and space to get the product right before its commercial release.
"When you start a business you don't know what you're getting into, and if you need lots more time to develop the product it can kill your business," says Mr Glazer. "By doing it through an incubator, you don't need to put up initial capital."
To be able to meet ever growing demand, both Mr Schwartz and Ms Rodriguez plan to expand their incubator facilities. Meanwhile, other food incubators are popping up all over the city.
Mr Schwartz credits the growing popularity of the local food movement - people wanting to buy food that is grown and produced locally.
Ms Rodriguez says the fact that New York's food lovers are always on the lookout for the next big thing also makes a difference.
"There are a lot of hungry mouths here who are trend-driven and looking for the newest thing coming to the market," she says.
In New York, small food start-ups are big business.
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In a busy, communal kitchen in New York, Paula Barbosa is carefully placing little spheres of chocolate, coated in nuts, into individual sections in a gold box.
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Both players were appearing in their first ranking final since the 2015 World Championship, as Murphy scrapped his way to a 4-1 advantage.
Bingham fought back, compiling a break of 91 to go 5-4 ahead after the first session and extending his lead to 7-6.
Murphy made breaks of 94 and a superb 120 to lead 9-8, Bingham levelled, but Murphy took the 19th frame for victory.
"It had the feel of a 9-9 in that neither of us were going to get away from the other one and shake each other off," Murphy told BBC Sport.
"At nine all you just have to think on your feet - I saw an opportunity for a long red in the green pocket and took it."
Despite leading early on, world number seven Murphy struggled to find his rhythm and was pegged back by his opponent.
"I was lucky I had the 4-1 lead," he said. "My head had gone at the interval and I was just happy to get out of the arena and go back to the hotel to regroup."
The 33-year-old was much more fluent in the final session to pick up the sixth ranking title win of his career and the £100,000 winner's prize money.
World number two Bingham, 39, has suffered a disappointing season since beating Murphy 18-15 to win the sport's biggest prize at the Crucible last May and has failed to pick up a title so far.
"At 4-1 down I felt like I had someone else's cue or arm - I was all over the place," said Bingham.
"To come out 5-4 up after the first session I was ecstatic.
"The way my season has gone, to get to the final and have a sniff of winning, will do me a hell of good for the next tournament."
The next ranking title is the Players Championship in Manchester, taking place from 22 to 27 March.
Stuart Bingham (Eng) 9-10 Shaun Murphy (Eng)
13-76, 50-66, 96-20 (68), 26-74, 4-93 (58), 77-62, 61-29 (55), 101-5 (93), 80-56 (74), 69-6 (68), 40-62 (52), 19-72, 85-2, 0-94 (94), 23-79, 65-54, 0-120 (120), 84-2, 0-72
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Shaun Murphy beat world champion Stuart Bingham 10-9 in a thrilling contest to win the World Grand Prix in Llandudno.
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Jackson, 25, converted all nine Ireland tries in Saturday's 63-10 thumping of Italy and also starred in open play.
"This window has allowed Paddy to put his hand up and say 'well, that shouldn't be an automatic choice'," said the Ireland coach.
Sexton is expected to be fit for the France game in Dublin.
British & Irish Lions star Sexton, 31, has missed Ireland's first two Six Nations games because of a calf muscle injury.
Schmidt added: "Johnny has proven that he can come straight back into a side and hit the ground running, and he's done that for us on other occasions.
"I think Paddy certainly learned a lot in South Africa through that summer series.
"He learned a lot in November as well, particularly in that game against New Zealand where he came under a lot of pressure and had to make some decisions with very little time and space.
"And then again last week he did very well to lead us back into the game. He kicked well again today."
After last weekend's surprise opening defeat by Scotland, Ireland could afford no slip-ups in Rome and Schmidt was pleased by his team's display.
"It was a good performance. We looked after the ball well and asked a fair bit of the Italians defensively," added the Ireland coach.
After the concession of three first-half tries contributed massively to the Murrayfield defeat, Schmidt was pleased with his team's fast start at the Stadio Olimpico as they went on to score nine tries.
"The players felt that [they needed to make a statement]. We know how good they can be."
Keith Earls and CJ Stander both scored two first-half tries to secure the Six Nations' first ever win bonus point with the flanker going on to complete a hat-trick - a feat later matched by replacement Craig Gilroy.
Schmidt was also delighted with centre Garry Ringrose's try-scoring display after the Leinster youngster's nervous first half at Murrayfield.
"I felt sorry for him in the first 20 or 30 [minutes] last week when he was in a Six Nations game for the first time and it probably freaked him a little bit," said Schmidt.
"But it's great that he built a bit of confidence from his second-half performance last week and I thought he was super today."
Jamie Heaslip, who captained Ireland after Rory Best was ruled out by illness, felt the victory margin flattered the visitors as they notched four tries in the final 12 minutes.
"The final score put a nice shine on it," said the number eight.
Italy coach Conor O'Shea admitted they had faced a team "better in every department than us".
"It was a tough day," added the Italian boss, who played 35 times for Ireland.
"In the first 20 minutes we took a battering. We talked about Ireland's ability to hold the ball through the phases, and the first 20 minutes took a physical and mental toll on us.
"But we will never hang our heads. We have to get ready in one week's time and be focused for England at Twickenham."
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Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says Paddy Jackson's Six Nations displays mean Johnny Sexton faces a battle to win his place back against France in two weeks.
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Images appeared to show Drissa Traore, Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill and Jeremy Balmy taking the legal high, commonly known as laughing gas, via balloons.
"The club have already started an internal investigation into the trio's recent conduct," a club statement said.
"They will not be considered for selection during this process."
The Robins, who are 15th in the table, lost 2-0 at Oldham Athletic on Tuesday.
Swindon have not won in six games since head coach Luke Williams signed a five-year deal on 9 March, following a run of six wins from 10 in interim charge.
Between 2006 and 2012, 17 people in the UK died after taking nitrous oxide.
A new law designed to crack down on legal highs was due to come into force but has been delayed.
Then-Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers said he would speak to England forward Raheem Sterling, now at Manchester City, after he was pictured allegedly taking nitrous oxide in 2015.
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Swindon Town have suspended three of their players and are investigating reports they inhaled nitrous oxide on a live social media video on Wednesday.
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Researchers say the creature, nicknamed the fairy possum, is suffering under a combination of logging, fires and climate change.
In a study, they argue that increasing the size of reserves would help the possum but would damage other species.
The research has been published in the journal Plos One.
There are estimated to be just 2,000 of the tiny Leadbeater's Possums left in the Central Highland forests of the state of Victoria - the only area where they are found.
The animals, "about the size of a tub of margarine", spend most of their lives living and nesting in hollowed out trees that are up to 200 years old.
"When fires burn in an old growth forest, it produces these big dead trees that the animal likes to nest in," said Prof David Lindenmayer from the Australian National University, and one of the authors of the new study.
"But fires in a young forest don't produce that pulse of old dead trees - the big problem now is that less that 1.1% of the entire forest estate is dominated by these big old trees and it used to be up to 60%."
Major fires in Victoria in 2009 eliminated large numbers of the animals and their habitat.
The complex interplay of fire, rising temperatures and industrial timber felling may see the end of the "fairy possum" as it's sometimes called, within 20 years.
"In the past logging took out the big trees and created young forests, but to our horror we've discovered in the last few years that forests that regenerate after logging are significantly more likely to burn at much higher severity," said Prof Lindenmayer.
"So logging and fire are not independent - and climate change and fire are not independent either, with increasing temperatures, reduced rainfall, increased lightning and wind, we're seeing more fire in this system."
In their new study, the authors argue that new reserves are needed and that priority must be given to the Leadbeater's Possum.
To ensure the best survival chances of all creatures in the region, would require a fundamental change, says Prof Lindenmayer.
"The price really is to move the logging industry into plantations and out of native forests," he told BBC News.
"These animals have survived for 20 million years without logging but over the past 50 years they have become critically endangered because of human interference with this ecosystem."
"If we want to conserve all of these different animals we need to take logging out of the system."
Prof Lindenmayer is at a loss to explain just how the species acquired its nickname.
"I never call it the fairy possum, I always call it Leadbeater's Possum, when you handle them they've got some real spunk, they'll bite and scratch that's their way of fighting off predators, so it is anything but fairy like!"
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A tiny possum, the faunal emblem of the state of Victoria in Australia, is rapidly heading towards extinction, say scientists.
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Sinclair scored twice in the Champions League play-off first-leg rout, which all but secured Celtic's place in the group stage.
"I wouldn't say it was easy, I think we made it look easy," said Sinclair, who scored the second and third goals.
"I think every game is so hard and, just the way we played tonight, it probably looked like it was easy."
Own goals by Evgeni Postnikov and Igor Shitov and a James Forrest strike helped towards a comfortable win for Brendan Rodgers' side ahead of Tuesday's second leg in Kazakhstan.
"It was a great night," Sinclair said. "The boys did unbelievable. The scoreboard shows how well we did.
"We got the fifth, but we wanted more and we kept going for the sixth.
"As players, we love these nights. These are the nights you want to play in. The atmosphere's unbelievable.
"We've come such a long way. The team's gelled very well. The gaffer's brought in a couple of new players and I think we'll be ready."
Shitov was credited with Celtic's fifth goal after Leigh Griffiths' shot deflected into the net off the defender.
But Griffiths said: "I'm going to claim it until somebody else tells me otherwise. Until somebody officially confirms it wasn't my goal, I'm going to claim it."
Griffiths set up Sinclair's second goal against the Kazakh side they also beat in the third qualifying round last season and Forrest's low strike and said: "It's a great scoreline for us.
"Last year, we struggled to overcome this tie. It was a last-minute penalty that put us through, but now you see the team's flying. It's a whole different team now. We look forward to Tuesday.
"Anything can happen in football, we've given ourselves a great chance, but the game over there will be a difficult game to play in. We're 90 minutes away from the promised land.
"Hopefully, we go over there and get the job done. Having a clean sheet going over there with a five-goal lead, you would think we're almost there."
The Scotland striker was also pleased at the news international team-mate Stuart Armstrong is close to signing a new Celtic deal.
"We all know what kind of player Stuart is," Griffiths said of the midfielder. "It's a great boost and we want to keep our best players here.
"Stuart seems happy here and we hope the contract gets signed sooner rather than later."
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Winger Scott Sinclair says Celtic made a statement with the 5-0 win over Astana.
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Officers said they were treating the attack, at 04:00 on Saturday, as attempted murder.
It followed an argument between two men which broke out on North Bridge, near the junction with High Street.
The 36-year-old was stabbed in the torso and taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The attacker ran off in the direction of Princes Street.
The suspect is described as black, in his 40s or 50s, about 6ft 5ins tall with a large build. He had short, greying black hair and spoke with an African accent.
He is believed to have been wearing a shirt and jeans.
Police have appealed to anyone who can help identify the man to come forward.
Det Insp Grant Johnston, of Gayfield CID, said the victim managed to make it as far as the Balmoral Hotel after the attack, before the alarm was raised.
"We're treating this attack as an attempted murder and are pursuing every line of inquiry," he said.
"Today, I urge anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who recognises the description of the male suspect, to please contact police immediately.
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A 36-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in Edinburgh city centre.
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But the little pink tablets, to be sold under the brand name Addyi, have proven controversial. Here is what you need to know about what has been dubbed the "female Viagra".
That flibanserin - to use its chemical name - would draw comparison to its blockbuster male equivalent was inevitable but the nickname is misleading.
While a Viagra pill treats erectile dysfunction by improving blood flow to the penis, flibanserin was developed as an anti-depressant and boosts sexual desire by balancing chemicals in the brain.
Specifically, the drug treats hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), essentially a lack of libido that causes distress and is thought to affect between 5.5 million and 8.6 million US women.
By gaining approval, Addyi's makers Sprout succeeded where medical giants have failed.
Pfizer, Procter & Gamble and others have all tried to develop products treating low sexual desire in women.
While the product has its pros and cons, medical practitioners now have a new treatment available to treat a common condition.
Sprout plans to launch the product in mid-October. A rival, Palatin Technologies, has an alternative treatment for HSDD in late-stage trials.
Women taking the drug reported around one more sexually satisfying event a month, compared to a placebo.
But supporters say even this small benefit is worthwhile - "I want to want my husband, it is that simple,'' said Amanda Parrish, one of the women involved in trials.
The FDA's approval of Addyi comes with tough safety measures, meaning that its usage is unlikely to be as widespread as with male Viagra.
Doctors will only be able to prescribe the drug after counselling patients about potential side-effects, including low blood pressure, nausea and fainting.
Pharmacists must remind patients not to drink alcohol while taking the drug, which can make the effects more severe.
And while Viagra can be taken shortly before having sex, Addyi must be taken daily.
"This is the biggest breakthrough in women's sexual health since the advent of 'the Pill' for contraception," The National Consumers League said in a statement.
Lobbying group Even the Score, which has campaigned for better treatment of women's sexual health, accused the FDA of gender bias, highlighting the numerous products available treating sexual dysfunction in men, although none of them treat low desire.
Some physicians have welcomed the approval too, such as Dr Lauren Streicher, associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynaecology at Northwestern University.
"This is an enormous, enormous advance in women's health.
"Of all the sexual dysfunctions, this is by far the most common in every single age category and we've had no options for women up until now."
Addyi's critics argue that the FDA has approved a drug of marginal impact with potentially serious side-effects. Previous versions of the drug have been rejected by the FDA.
"Unfortunately, we haven't heard the last of this drug," warned consumer group Public Citizen.
PharmedOut, which focuses on marketing in pharmaceuticals, said the FDA has been swayed by "a clever, aggressive public relations campaign".
"This opens the way for drug companies to pressure the FDA through public relations campaigns to approve more bad drugs: It's bad news for rational drug approval," Adriane Fugh-Berman, a pharmacology professor and director of PharmedOut told the Washington Post.
The medical status of HSDD has been disputed, with some arguing that low libido in women cannot be treated in the same way as erectile dysfunction in men.
"Women's sexuality is very complicated. It's not a matter of just taking that pill, by the way, and then all of a sudden the lights go on," Judy Kuriansky, a clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist, told CNN.
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The first drug to treat low sexual desire in women has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
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