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Fishlock, 29, had been a player and assistant coach to Jo Montemurro, who has taken up a role with the club's men's team. Her first match in charge will be the Round 11 fixture at Sydney FC on Sunday, 8 January. Sydney are top of the table with Fishlock's side fourth.

Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock has taken over as Melbourne City coach for the final weeks of Australia's W-League season.

Only nine workers could be rescued, a senior official said. The coal mine collapsed after a series of methane gas explosions over the weekend. The mine, near the provincial capital, Quetta, was declared dangerous two weeks ago but those warnings were ignored, reports said. Balochistan is rich in minerals but its mines have a poor safety record. "All 43 bodies have been recovered. There are no survivors and the mine is being sealed," mines official Iftikhar Ahmed said. He said nine men had been found buried under the debris and rescued on Tuesday. The blast took place while miners were drilling in the 4,00-foot-deep (1.2km-deep) coal mine. Workers recovered 10 bodies on Sunday - the victims died of suffocation. The mine in the remote district of Sorange is owned by the state-run Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation, but it was leased to a contractor. Officials promised action against those responsible for ignoring warnings to stop mining. Balochistan has been at the centre of a decade-long insurgency with Baloch nationalists demanding more jobs and royalties from the region's natural resources.

The bodies of 43 workers who were trapped in a mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province have been recovered, officials say.

It is not known how the creature ended up there as the only settled populations known to exist in the UK are on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. RSPCA Cymru said it was found on 16 November adding its appearance was a "complete mystery". The species is usually 35 to 45mm in length but while its sting is painful, it is not considered dangerous. It usually lives in rock walls, and other rocky areas but the RSPCA is not sure if the scorpion has come from a domestic home, arrived in Swansea accidentally on a boat, or somehow travelled there from elsewhere in the UK. Nicole Wallace, RSPCA animal collection officer, who rescued the scorpion, said: "We are eager to find out any information which may help us decipher where this scorpion came from. "Unfortunately, it is impossible to know whether this scorpion has come from a domestic home, arrived in Swansea accidentally on a boat, or somehow travelled here from elsewhere in the UK."

A European yellow-tailed scorpion has been found on a wall at Swansea University.

B-Secur has developed a biometric technology that uses an individual's heartbeat pattern, or electrocardiogram (ECG), to authenticate their identity. The investors are Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV) and Kernel Capital. The firm said the money would allow it to "grow significantly" in the next year. B-Secur said it is currently working in the UK, Ireland and the US "to respond to customers across many sectors" including automotive, financial services and access control. Biometrics, like fingerprint and iris recognition, are an increasingly common security feature on devices like mobile phones. However, there are questions about how secure those features are. For example, German hackers defeated the iris-recognition feature in Samsung's new Galaxy S8 smartphone using an artificial eye. Samsung said that required "a rare combination of circumstances" to pull off, including possession of a high-resolution image of the smartphone owner's iris. B-Secur say that as "an internal biometric", ECG authentication can minimise hacking or spoofing risks.

A Belfast-based cybersecurity firm which uses heartbeats to check identity has raised fresh backing of £3.5m from two investment funds.

22 December 2015 Last updated at 15:09 GMT Fitted with solar-powered panels, they show how long passengers have to wait for the next buses, as well as route maps and timetables. Four bus stops have been fitted with the tech so far. Chris Foxx quizzed TfL's head of technology Simon Reed about the innovation.

Transport for London is trialling e-paper bus stops that can display real-time travel information.

The "old English white" Jaguar E-Type Series III was driven by comedy characters Del Boy and Rodney in an episode of the BBC series. In the 1981 episode, the pair borrowed the car from John Challis's character Boycie for a "night on the tiles". It had been expected to fetch £85,000 in an auction at Blenheim Palace but sold for £115,800. Finished with a blue leather interior, the 1973 Series III Roadster, owned by a Swansea businessman, includes a die-cast model signed by both David Jason and John Challis. A 1961 Jaguar car once owned by the company's founder was also due to be auctioned. The Mk X, built in Coventry, belonged to Sir William Lyons and was made to his personal specifications - with a leather interior and rear picnic tables in walnut.

A vintage Jaguar sports car made famous when it featured in Only Fools and Horses has sold for more than £115,000.

Ahly clinched the championship with a 2-1 victory over Al Ismaily in the Egyptian classico to win their 38th Egyptian league title with two matches of the season remaining. "I'm happy, this is the first league title for me, and I will not forget it all my life," Jol told reporters. The 60-year-old coach said bad luck had prevented his Ahly side from clinching the title weeks earlier, but felt the response to becoming champions was something he would always remember. "I thank my players and Al Ahly fans who support us all the time, especially before the Al Ismaily match when they attended the training session last Monday. "The atmosphere they made was unique and I'm proud of them," the Dutchman added. The victory put Ahly on 74 points, seven points ahead of second placed rivals Zamalek who won the title last year. "Our team is the best and biggest team in Egypt and this title assured that for all the people here," said Jol. The former Tottenham and Fulham manager took charge of Ahly in February in mid-season, replacing Jose Poseiro. In his four months at the Cairo club, Jol has faced difficulties, travelling to Alexandria to play their home games behind closed doors on security grounds. "This title was not easy to win, it was very tough because of our injures and travelling every match to Alexandria - 200 Kilometres from Cairo - to play due to security reasons. "That made the players tired, and add to that the matches of the African Champions League, we used to play two matches every week," Jol explained. "The matches behind closed doors is painful and that is the toughest what I find here in Egypt. "I hope they allow fans back soon to the football matches, because it's for them we play football," Jol added. The Dutch coach will be hoping to add to the domestic title with Ahly, as they are still involved in the group stage of the African Champions League.

Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol paid tribute to Al Ahly's fans and players after guiding the club to Egypt's Premier League title in his first season in charge of the Cairo-based outfit.

Military officials said 50m naira ($317,000; £197,709) was offered for help in tracking down the group's suspected leader Abubakar Shekau. Other alleged commanders have around 10m naira on their head. Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency since 2009 to impose strict Sharia law across Nigeria. The group has claimed responsibility for a number of attacks against churches and other establishments since 2009. More than 640 people have died so far this year in attacks blamed on the group. "They are wanted in connection with terrorist activities particularly in the north-east zone of Nigeria that led to the killings, bombings and assassination of some civilians, religious leaders, traditional rulers, businessmen, politicians, civil servants and security personnel amongst others," a military statement said. "They are also wanted for arson and destruction of properties worth millions of naira." Abubakar Shekau was one of three Boko Haram leaders designated terrorists by the United States in June. The other two, Abubakar Adam Kambar and Khalid al-Barnawi, are thought to have ties with a branch of al-Qaeda. A reward was offered by the Nigerian military for Khalid Barnawi on Friday but not Abubakar Kambar, AFP news agency reports. Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is a sacrilege" in the Hausa language, is based in the dominantly Muslim north of Nigeria. The south of the oil rich country is mostly Christian.

Nigeria's military is offering large rewards for information leading to the capture of leaders of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

In response to recent laws in US states, the retailer said transgender people are welcome to use the toilet of their choice at its stores. An online petition urging a boycott of Target has over a million signatures. The American Family Association (AFA) told Breitbart News it was testing Target's new policy. "We've already had people ... going into Targets and men trying to go into bathrooms. There is absolutely no barrier," said Sandy Rios, AFA's director of government affairs. North Carolina and Mississippi have passed laws that require people to use public toilets that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificate. Many businesses and entertainers have criticised the measures as discriminatory. Musicians have cancelled concerts in the states and several companies have pledged to curtail their business in North Carolina. Some supporters of laws that restrict the use of public toilets said allowing transgender people to choose their restroom could lead to women and children being attacked. They said they feared that men could pose as transgender people and use legal protections as a cover. In recent days, YouTube has seen an uptick in videos showing men entering women's toilets. Police were called to a Target store in Illinois on Monday for an "active shooter situation". However, when they arrived they found an unarmed man protesting against Target's toilet policy. Michael Merichko, 39, was charged with disorderly conduct.

A conservative group says it has been sending men into women's toilets at Target stores to protest against the company's policies toward transgender people.

Horsell Common Preservation Society is aiming to complete the project in time for the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI, on 4 August next year. The Grade II listed structure in Woking has deteriorated over the years and been vandalised. It is hoped the first phase of work, which has been part-funded by English Heritage, will be complete by November. The preservation society is also hoping to plant a memorial garden at the site. John Kingsbury, Woking council leader, said the heritage site was important for people locally and for descendants of those who gave their lives in the war. English Heritage senior designation adviser Paul Stamper said: "Its architectural interest and unique status as a site of memory for Muslims who died fighting for Britain in two world wars is recognised in its national designation as a Grade II listed structure." David Robbins, chairman of Horsell Common Preservation Society, said he hoped the town would be proud of the "unique war memorial" when work was finished. More than one million troops from pre-independence India fought for Great Britain during World War I. Wounded soldiers were brought to hospitals in the South East. Hindu and Sikh soldiers were taken to crematoriums, but Muslim soldiers did not have a burial ground until 1915. Woking's site was completed in 1917. According to the preservation society, there were 17 burials at the site in 1917 and each was marked with a round arched headstone facing west, in accordance with Islamic tradition. A cadet from the Sandhurst military academy was buried there in 1920, before the War Graves Commission took over the ground's upkeep in 1921. During World War II, a further eight Muslim soldiers were interred at the site, including three from the Free French forces. In 1968, after a spate of vandalism, all the burials were removed to Brookwood cemetery and the ground was de-consecrated. The structure remains a Registered War Memorial.

Restoration work has started on a World War I cemetery in Surrey built for Muslim soldiers killed in combat.

Ireland needed a draw to go through and Matthew Nelson deflected in a penalty corner to put them ahead in Amsterdam. But England were level after half-time through David Goodfield, before Sam Ward netted the winner with Ireland's Shane O'Donoghue in the sin bin. Ireland's defeat means England now face the Netherlands while Germany, who beat Poland 7-3, will meet Belgium. Both men's semi-finals will take place on Friday. England and Ireland last met at the EuroHockey Championships in London two years ago when Ireland won 4-2 in the bronze medal play-off. The men in green, ranked 10th in the world, looked on course for a second upset when they took the lead in the 13th minute against world number seven side England. But England staged a remarkable second-half comeback to take their place in the last four. They equalised only a minute into the third quarter as Goodfield fired in from close range past Ireland goalkeeper David Harte. And with O'Donoghue off the field for 10 minutes for an elbow, centre-forward Ward beat Harte again to tap in from close range. The result means England finish as runners-up in Pool B behind Germany. England's women also face the Netherlands in their semi-final on Thursday (19:00 BST), having finished top of their pool.

England came from behind to beat Ireland 2-1 and qualify for the semi-finals of the EuroHockey Championships.

Having made the European finals for the first time, NI are preparing to play Poland in Nice on Sunday. "I have had some tough years playing for the national team for a long time," said 34-year-old midfielder Baird, who has 78 international caps. "I have enjoyed every minute of it, but this beats everything." Baird made his NI debut in 2003 under Sammy McIlroy when the team was on a long run without a goal. Derby County's Baird, who had a brief loan spell with his old club Fulham last season, added: "It is fantastic and we really just want to get on with it now." Boss Michael O'Neill said the build-up could not have gone any better, having had the unprecedented benefit of three weeks working with his squad. The players trained on a warm morning in Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, in a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. Media playback is not supported on this device Northern Ireland were one of the first squads to touch down in France, landing in Lyon on Sunday afternoon and being met by local dignitaries before police escorted the squad bus to their secluded hotel. The next morning they travelled to their training ground, Parc de Montchervet, a tidy, compact sports and cultural centre. A superb playing surface has been prepared and manager O'Neill was impressed with the way the venue had been transformed since they selected it as their base. "It couldn't be better and the hotel is excellent too. The players think it is brilliant," he said. Northern Ireland will have four more training sessions in Saint-Georges-de-Reneins this week, with two young Irish League prospects having the privilege of being part of the action. Paul Smyth of Linfield and Glenavon's Joel Cooper are being brought in to make up the numbers for some training work. On Saturday the squad will have a work-out at the 35,000-capacity Stade de Nice with their opening match on Sunday.

Northern Ireland had their first Euro 2016 training session in France on Monday with veteran player Chris Baird saying: "It really has sunk in now."

It said 38 youth clubs and projects could be closed with about 400 youth workers losing their jobs. The authority plans to stop directly providing youth services to save ??2.8m in the next financial year, rising to ??4.5m a year until 2021. It said it would debate the issue at a council meeting on 13 March. John Butcher, chairman of Unite's Staffordshire branch, said the council's plan was "short-sighted". "Youth clubs are not about ping-pong and pool in a church hall as some councillors think, it's about giving young people opportunities and guidance on things like jobs, sexual health and education," he said. "We'd like to see some services left so that there are professional, qualified youth workers left to support young people in the county." Mr Butcher said the council's plans would see 50 full-time and 350 part-time workers made redundant. The council said its research showed four out of five young people in Staffordshire had never used a county council-funded youth facility or activity. Cabinet member for community safety Mark Sutton said the authority was currently studying responses from a seven-week consultation on youth services. The council said it needed to save ??109m from its overall budget over the next five years.

More than 15,000 people have signed a petition urging the county council not to make cuts to the youth service in Staffordshire, the union Unite said.

4 November 2016 Last updated at 19:01 GMT BBC Africa's Zuhura Yunus has been speaking to two Africans living in the US city of Dallas: Ben Kazora, who supports Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and Leader Gennis, a backer of Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Africans in the US are divided over which presidential candidate to support, with a few days to go to the polls.

At least seven drivers who defied the ban have been killed in recent days, and the capital San Salvador has been paralysed for days with commuters forced to walk to work. Criminal gangs have been pushing for truce negotiations with the government. El Salvador has one of the highest crime rates in the Americas. The stoppage is the latest crisis between the government and the gangs, which are demanding to be included in a commission examining ways of stemming urban violence - which they are largely responsible for. President Salvador Sanchez Ceren has ruled this out. More than 100 bus routes have faced threats from gangs, local media say. But Deputy Transport Minister Nelson Garcia told reporters: "Many companies have started working and the hope is that this will be normalised gradually." Police and soldiers guarded bus stops in San Salvador and surrounding areas, while police patrols and military tanks patrolled the city. In areas where bus services had not been restored, people were being moved by lorries. President Sanchez Ceren has blamed the latest violence on a gang called Barrio 18. Since taking office last year, he has focused on tackling crime. However the country has faced a sharp increase in violence since 2014. Barrio 18 and another gang, Mara Salvatrucha are estimated to have 70,000 members.

The government in El Salvador has provided military and police escorts for bus drivers forced to go on strike by powerful criminal gangs.

City and Juve agreed a deal of £10m that could rise by £2m with add-ons. 27 September, 2011: City lose 2-0 to Bayern Munich with Tevez accused of refusing to warm up to go on as substitute 27 September: Roberto Mancini says Tevez is finished with Manchester City 28 October: Fined two weeks' wages for breach of contract related to Bayern game (£400,000) 7 November: Tevez flies to Argentina without the club's permission 22 December: City charge Tevez with gross misconduct for his actions since 7 November. (Six weeks' fine: £1.2m). Given until 7 January to appeal 11 January, 2012: Appeal heard by directors and dismissed 3 February: Mancini admits Tevez could play again 14 February: Tevez returns from Argentina 21 March: Tevez returns for City as substitute in the 2-1 win against Chelsea The Argentina international, 29, arrived in Italy on Wednesday for a medical and signed a three-year contract. When the fee is combined with wages and bonuses due to Tevez in the final year of his contract, City could save about £27m. The two clubs reached an agreement at a meeting in London on Tuesday. Hundreds of Juventus fans turned up at Milan's Malpensa airport to welcome the player. Juve announced his arrival with a picture of him alongside club president Andrea Agnelli holding up the number 10 jersey. Tevez signed a five-year contract when he joined the Sky Blues in 2009 after previously playing for Manchester United. City paid his advisors - who owned his contract - a reported £25.5m fee, although some have claimed the figure was £47m. He has made 148 appearances for the club, scoring 74 goals, but the relationship with former manager Roberto Mancini soured in 2011 when he was fined and suspended following an incident in a Champions League match against Bayern Munich. City must now search for a replacement but have said they will not pay the £53m asking price for Napoli forward Edinson Cavani.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has completed his £12m move to Italian champions Juventus.

Yes, we're talking about Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. The pair are coming to Manchester to take charge at two of the world's most famous clubs next season. Pep was announced as Man City manager in February, while Jose is to take the top job at Manchester United after Louis van Gaal's sacking. Let's look at why footy fans can't wait for the summer. Who's Jose? Portuguese, former Chelsea boss who has won the Premier League three times with the London club. Who's Pep? Spanish, current Bayern Munich manager, has spent most of his career as a player, and then manager, at Barcelona. Both men are famed for being fiercely competitive, as well as super stylish. Jose's known for his passion and entertaining humour - calling himself the "Special One". Pep, on the other hand, is known for being cool, calm and collected. The pair first met at Barcelona more than 20 years ago - when Guardiola was a player and Mourinho worked there. They later became coaching arch rivals in Spain's La Liga - Pep managed Barca between 2008 and 2012, whilst Jose was the top boss at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013. Both of their trophy cabinets are pretty full... Guardiola has won six league titles - three times with Barca in Spain and three times with Bayern Munich in Germany. Mourinho has gone one better. He has seven league titles to his name - with Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto. When it comes to the Champions League, they've both won twice. Guardiola won with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. But he missed out in 2010 because of Mourinho, when his side Inter Milan beat Barca in the semi-finals. Ouch. Mourinho also won the Champions League back in 2004 with underdogs Porto, who actually beat Man United in the quarter-finals. "Whatever team he goes to he will be successful. For me, it's almost a certainty." Former Barca player Eidur Gudjohnsen on Pep "He has always been a leader. Even when he was playing... as a kid, he was the one orchestrating things, taking the lead." Pep's dad on his son "The fans at Man United demand entertaining football and I'm sure Mourinho will come and try and give it." Man United legend Paul Scholes on Jose "Mourinho is one of those people who knows how to beat Guardiola's tactics." Former Porto striker Benni McCarthy

Two huge names... Two massive English football teams... One city... One super exciting season to come.

They beat top seeds Joachim Gerard of Belgium and France's Stephane Houdet 6-1 6-4 on Sunday. But Grand Slam winners, Britain's Jordanne Whiley and Japan's Yui Kamiji, were beaten in the women's decider. GB's Andy Lapthorne and Jamie Burdekin lost in the quad doubles final. Reid and Jeremiasz, who were runners-up at Wimbledon this year, conceded just one game in the opening set and then went 4-3 ahead in the second before wrapping up victory. "I'm really pleased to win the title after coming close last year," said the Scot, who is now set to become doubles world number one. "This week also gives me added confidence for next month's Singles Masters in London. I really want to add the singles equivalent in front of a home crowd." Whiley and Kamiji missed out on making it a hat-trick of titles when they lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 to Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot. Lapthorne and Burdekin were beaten 6-4 3-6 6-3 by American top seeds Nick Taylor and David Wagner.

Britain's Gordon Reid and French partner Michael Jeremiasz claimed victory in the men's final at the Wheelchair Doubles Masters in California.

The Hollywood athlete impressed in winning the 110m hurdles at Sunday's Irish Championships in Santry in a season's best time of 13.89. Portaferry's Ciara Mageann will compete in the 1500 and 800m while sprinter Amy Foster goes in the 100m. Christine McMahon (400m) and Kerry O'Flaherty (3000m steeplechase) are also in the Irish team. Mageean was another NI winner in Santry, securing 1500m victory in 4:24.33 and almost two seconds ahead of Rio steeplechase qualifier Sara Treacy. Foster and fellow Northern Ireland athlete Paralympic star Jason Smyth were 100m winners.

Hurdler Ben Reynolds has been selected in the Ireland team for the European Champions in Amsterdam next month.

The victim's body was found on Saturday near the Fiveways Junction, three miles south of East Harling, Norfolk. He died from multiple stab wounds to his neck and head, a post-mortem examination showed. The murder weapon has not yet been found. Police said he was a father-of-two who lived in a nearby village. More news from Norfolk Norfolk Police said the victim was "well-mannered, well-natured and well-liked". His two dogs were found near where his body was found. The motive for the killing remains "unclear", said police. Norfolk Police has set up a mobile police station at the scene and a cordon remains in place. Norfolk's County Policing Commander, Ch Supt Mike Fawcett, said: "I fully understand that residents will be shocked and concerned that a murder with this level of brutality can happen to an elderly man going about his daily business in our county. "I would like to reassure the public that dedicated teams are investigating the incident whilst uniformed officers remain on scene and in the local area to provide a visible policing presence." The man's body was found at about 10:45 BST on Saturday.

Police have stepped up their presence in a village after an 83-year-old man was stabbed to death while out walking his two dogs.

At least 2,000 people gathered outside to uphold the city's centuries-old right to guard the jewels of its patron saint, San Gennaro (Saint Januarius). Waving white handkerchiefs, they shouted "Hands off San Gennaro". Interior Minister Angelino Alfano's decree reclassifies the treasure as religious, not secular, property. Supporters of the city's claim to the treasure fear that the decree will open the way to the special council which manages the jewels - the Deputation - losing control to the Roman Catholic Church. The jewels, which were donated by kings and aristocrats after a series of disasters gripped Naples in the 16th Century, are considered one of the world's most valuable collections. They are dedicated to San Gennaro, a 4th Century Christian martyr whose miraculous preserved blood is said to be conserved in a glass vial in the cathedral. The city of Naples retained control of the treasure because the chapel inside the cathedral dedicated to the saint was built with city funds, not Church money. "We're protecting a centuries-old institution, we will not stand for interference from either the Church or the government," Paolo Jorio, director of the San Gennaro museum where the jewels are kept, told AFP news agency. However, the Italian government argues that the council should be the same as any other caretaker body which manages religious buildings, and wants to give four of the Deputation's 13 seats to the Church.

Concern that control over a priceless treasure in Naples is being passed to the Church has sparked a protest at the Italian city's cathedral.

Katie Prager, 26, died in Kentucky on Thursday, five days after the death of her husband, Dalton Prager, 25. Katie died in bed on Thursday morning, her mother wrote on Facebook. "I know Dalton was waiting with open arms, as well as both her grandmothers and a host of family and friends that have gone before her," she wrote. The couple married in 2011 after falling in love on Facebook. Doctors had advised against meeting in person, due to the likelihood that Dalton would pass a highly infectious disease to Katie. The couple had been forced to live in separate states in recent years and were last together for their fifth anniversary in July. Katie had lived in Kentucky, while Dalton was living in Missouri. Cystic fibrosis clogs the lungs with mucus, making it difficult for patients to breathe. The median survival age is 40. They had each received lung transplants, which failed. Dalton had tried desperately but was unable to travel to Kentucky to see Katie one last time before his death. "He has tried so many times and he has tried so hard. Unfortunately his body is not agreeing with what he wants to do," his mother Renee Prager told the St Louis Post-Dispatch. The couple raised money for their treatment, and wrote extensively about their difficult experiences. Lamenting how he and his wife were treated by health insurance companies, Dalton wrote: "They are turning my wife into a number, a statistic, a dollar sign. I cannot lose her! This can't be the end of our love story! "We are both ready to continue fighting but at this point we are running out of options and need your help. Please help me save my wife Katie! "We knew her time was short and she was able to do a few things that she wanted," Katie's mother Debbie wrote. "The days to follow will not be easy but I find comfort in knowing that my girl lived, she really lived." The couple were compared to the one in the book and film The Fault In Our Stars, that focuses on a young couple battling cancer.

A young US married couple who bonded through their shared struggles with cystic fibrosis have died within days of each other.

Zbigniew Ziobro, who is also Poland's prosecutor general, said he would make the appeal in the Supreme Court. A judge rejected Polanski's extradition in October as "inadmissible". The director, who lives in France, fled the US ahead of sentencing in 1978 after admitting having sex with a girl aged 13. Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, described the ordeal of giving testimony against Polanski in an interview for the BBC's HARDTalk programme in 2013. Polanski has French and Polish citizenship. France does not extradite its own citizens but the director occasionally visits Poland, attending a press event in Katowice just last week. Swiss authorities turned down a US extradition warrant in 2010, after placing Polanski under house arrest for nine months.

Poland's justice minister says he will appeal against a decision not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the US for statutory rape.

Freda Boyd, 51, from Drumeen Drive in Garvagh, is accused of ill-treating four different people while they were in-patients for mental health disorders at Garvagh Care Home on 22 March 2014. A solicitor said she would be contesting the four charges. Ms Boyd did not attend Coleraine Magistrates Court on Friday and the pleas were entered by her solicitor. The case was adjourned for two weeks. "This is a very serious matter. This is not something I'm going to deal with in her absence," a judge told the court Ms Boyd's solicitor said there were questions to be answered as to why it had taken so long to prosecute her.

A County Londonderry care worker has pleaded not guilty to four counts of ill treating mental health patients.

About 150 people waved placards and flags at the Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 building site in West Yorkshire. Protesters claim the general contactor Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) had contracted work out to some employers who were not taking on local workers. An HZI spokesman said it was committed to using UK labour for the project. Neil Dawson, who helped organise the protest, said: "There's a deep anger from these lads, a lot of them unemployed, who want to secure employment on the project. "They have the skills, ability and want to make it a success. "This dispute isn't about foreign workers, it's about the contractor giving these lads a fair opportunity to secure work." Workers claim guidelines about using local labour under the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry have been bypassed. Keith Gibson, a construction worker from Hull, said: "At the minute, the construction industry is in crisis. "We've got no worries whatsoever about European workers, what we're concerned about is companies undercutting terms and conditions." But HZI said two thirds of workers on the site are from the UK. It added: "We are confident that the majority of workers, representing hundreds of construction jobs, engaged over the lifetime of the project will be from the UK." Multifuel Energy Ltd, a joint venture between SSE and Wheelabrator Technologies, opened the power station Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 in 2015. A second power station, which aims to generate more than 50 megawatts of energy, is now under construction at the site. SSE said it supported HZI's approach of "trying to maximise local employment opportunities where possible".

Construction workers have protested at an energy-from-waste plant over the alleged use of cheap labour from abroad.

They were unable to continue their operations on Tuesday due to high water levels after heavy rainfall. The search for Mr Cowie, 41, began near the rowing club beside the river at about 21:00 on Sunday. It carried on throughout Monday and Tuesday but has so far failed to find any trace of the missing man. Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Nith Inshore Rescue Service and a coastguard helicopter from Prestwick have been involved in the operation. Extensive searches have been carried out along the length of the River Nith downstream to the Solway Estuary.

Police divers have resumed their search for missing Dumfries man Bryan Cowie reported to have fallen into the River Nith on Sunday night.

Mr Elop rejoined the company in 2014 when Microsoft bought the Finnish company's handset business. He had been considered a possible chief executive, before the current boss, Satya Nadella, was appointed. Mr Nadella said the changes would "enable us to deliver better products and services that our customers love at a more rapid pace". The changes were announced in an email to staff in which Mr Nadella said he would "regret the loss of leadership" that Mr Elop's departure represented. Mr Elop was chief executive at Nokia between 2010 and 2014, having previously worked at Microsoft. Terry Myerson will replace him as head of a newly formed team called Windows and Devices Group. Two other executives, Kirill Tatarinov and Eric Rudder, will also leave the company.

The former boss of Nokia, Stephen Elop, is to leave Microsoft as part of a management reshuffle.

International artists were asked to contribute works which demonstrate the impact Ikea has had on their lives. The Dream of Modern Living? features a coffin made from a Billy Book case and a shelving unit in which a plastic explosive has been set off. Curator Paul Carey-Kent said: "It's about the power of transformation, in which Ikea provides the raw materials." Warrington was the location of the UK's first Ikea store, which opened in 1987. It is said to have the highest visitor numbers of any store in the country, and allegedly the lowest spend per head. Will Lynn, one of the show's organisers, said: "Everyone has their own personal experience of Ikea and that oscillates between frustration with quite difficult instructions through to the excitement of getting quite affordable designs." The exhibition runs from 2 October to 14 November.

An exhibition themed around retail giant Ikea has opened as part of the Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival.

The airport was closed for several hours but officials are working to get it fully operational again. The overnight blaze - now extinguished - gutted a shopping area at terminal three. Nobody died, but a few people were treated for smoke inhalation. Thousands of passengers were hit by delays and many flights were diverted. The fire broke out at about midnight (22:00 GMT) on Wednesday and took some five hours to bring under control. TV pictures showed the terminal engulfed in flames overnight, then the burnt-out facade in the morning. Thick smoke was seen rising from the building until mid-morning. "We got here and there was just a cloud of smoke and a terrible smell, the air was so bad we couldn't breathe. There weren't any masks or anything," said passenger Andrea Lauretti, quoted by Reuters news agency. Possible causes of the fire are being investigated, though a short circuit is thought to be the most likely. Foul play has been ruled out. The airport was closed throughout the morning, with all outgoing flights cancelled and all but a few overnight long-distance incoming flights blocked. Airport authorities said they hoped normal service would resume by midday on Thursday, but outward flights were still being cancelled mid-afternoon. Many passengers were sent to the airport's three other terminals where they were subjected to long delays. Airlines including national carrier Alitalia are offering alternative flights or refunds to affected passengers. British Airways, which uses the terminal, had to cancel eight flights from London Heathrow to Rome and another was diverted to Naples.

Italy has cancelled dozens of flights to and from its busiest airport - Fiumicino in Rome - after a fire gutted part of its international terminal.

Amesbury-based Mears Care Limited was criticised in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report after it made unannounced visits in June and July. The report found standards were not being met in five areas including medicine management, staff training and support and quality of service. Alan Long, from Mears, said it had put in an action plan to improve standards. Mears took over the contract, from Careline, in May, to look after the elderly in their homes. Mr Long said an unexpected number of staff then left, leaving Mears "unable to operate properly". He said the company "sincerely apologised" to the service users and their families who had seen "their service deteriorate since May". He said: "The office staff left without notice and the majority of care staff left with them, leaving us with very poor cover." Adrian Hire, whose 92-year-old mother died last month, said he could "not help wondering" if his mother "may have lived longer" if Mears had not been responsible for her care. "Her health slowly diminished when Mears got involved," he said. Councillor Christine Crisp, from Wiltshire Council, said they were looking "very carefully" at the action plan submitted by Mears. She said: "What Mears have to do now is answer the criticisms of the CQC. The CQC will have to re-inspect to make sure Mears have lived up to their promises. "At the same time, Wiltshire Council will be looking to ensure that our patients and people requiring care are getting it."

A home care firm in Wiltshire has apologised to clients and their families for its poor service.

The 07:30 BST journey from Douglas to Liverpool and the 11:15 return have been cancelled along with the 08:45 to Heysham and its 14:15 return crossing. The Steam Packet Company said its evening and overnight crossings are also "subject to disruption." All passengers are advised to contact the ferry operators. A Met Office spokesman said winds could reach severe gale force nine, around 60 mph (97 km/h), this afternoon. He added that there will be a gradual improvement overnight and into Wednesday.

Gale force winds in the Irish Sea have forced the cancellation of all morning ferry sailings between the Isle of Man and UK on Tuesday.

The data breach by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) included publishing the age, sexuality and religion of almost 3,000 staff members. The information has been revealed by a BBC Radio Berkshire Freedom of Information request to the service. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is investigating. The breach affected all 2,826 staff who were employed by the organisation, which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire, in October 2013, and related to the data which was attached to a report on its website, SCAS said. In a statement it said it was made aware by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) of the "serious" data breach on 24 April 2014 and took immediate action to remove the personal data. "All affected individuals, including current and past members of staff, were informed of this breach in a personal letter from the chief executive officer," it said. It added: "We have undertaken a thorough review of all our published information on the website - over 2000 documents - and we can confirm that this was the only document affected." Debbie Watson, from the Unite union, which represents some of the affected staff members, said the breach was "astonishing" and it "shouldn't have happened". "If this can happen to staff data, which should be confidential, what about their patient data as well?," she asked. SCAS said it took its "information governance responsibilities very seriously" and had been cooperating fully with the ICO. It said it had drafted an action plan to mitigate the risk of such an event happening again, and added that it had not been patient or clinically related.

The personal data of thousands of ambulance service staff has been accidentally published online, it has been revealed.

Last October, the Japanese company said its NI workforce was likely to be impacted by 1,800 job losses across the UK. The firm employs just over 700 people in Northern Ireland, 451 in Belfast and 250 in Londonderry. However, Unite has now said total job losses across Northern Ireland are likely to be in the region of 11 to 20. The union said that management had indicated that the bulk of the workforce are no longer included in the scope of potential redundancies being considered currently. A spokesperson for the company said it could not comment on the union's claim because the consultation process was still ongoing. Fujitsu, which has 14,000 UK staff, said the job losses across its UK offices were necessary to better compete with foreign rivals that offer IT services more cheaply. The firm has a range of businesses in the UK, from software services to providing air conditioning units. Last March, Fujitsu announced that 40 employees faced redundancy as it was closing its maintenance and repair centre in Antrim. It said following a review, it was transferring the work to Belfast, and Solihull in England.

Fujitsu's Northern Ireland operation looks to have avoided significant job losses, a trade union has said.

Hackers claiming to belong to Islamic State targeted the TV network. TV5Monde said all 11 of its TV channels, its website and social media accounts were hit. "It's not the first time people claiming to be part of Islamic State are targeting websites," said Jean Charles Brisard, an expert on terrorism and terrorism financing. "Usually they take control of a website and change its home page. "But now we see a different scale with cyber-attacks targeting a TV network. Regarding the scale of the attack it's totally new." The French government has condemned the attack. The prime minister, Manuel Valls, called it an "unacceptable attack" on freedom of information. Earlier, French government ministers visited the channel's Paris headquarters in a show of solidarity. "We are analysing and we are working with experts and specialists from the French government to try and find out where from, how, and who did that, and for what purpose was TV5Monde especially targeted," said the company's director, Yves Bigot. A message posted by the hackers on TV5Monde's Facebook site read: "The CyberCaliphate continues its cyberjihad against the enemies of Islamic State." They also posted documents purporting to be ID cards of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations. France is part of the US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against IS in Iraq and Syria. TV5Monde's digital director, Helene Zemmour, called the hack "unprecedented and large-scale". The Paris prosecutor's office says it has opened a terrorism investigation into the attack. Hackers claiming to work on behalf of the Islamic State have seized control of the Twitter accounts of other media organisations before, such as Newsweek. In January they hacked into the Twitter page and YouTube site of the US military's Central Command. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

The cyber-attack on French broadcaster TV5Monde is on "a different scale", a terrorism expert has told Newsbeat.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Loughborough in Leicestershire at 05:20 GMT. It was felt in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire and one man described it as "like an explosion in the distance". The BGS said it was an average tremor for the UK and one million times weaker than the 2011 Japanese earthquake. Leicestershire Police and the fire service both said there were no reports of damage in the county. Reports of the tremor came from several locations in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. Source: BBC Science What causes an earthquake? Mike Flood, 45, who lives in Loughborough, said he was awake when the tremor struck. "It was almost like a plane going over or an explosion in the distance," he said. "The house creaked - there was no house moving or pictures falling off the wall, but the house just creaked. "It was strange - you know something's happened and you know it's not a normal thing." Joy Russell did not feel the tremor in Cosby, south of Leicester, but her dogs were terrified by the experience. She said: "I was woken by my dogs who were howling like banshees. I raced downstairs thinking golly, something's happened. "They were all really stressed and hopping about. They just couldn't wait to get out of the house. They were absolutely panic stricken." Another caller, from Leicester, said: "It sounded like an underground train coming and everything wobbled." Seismologist Dr Brian Baptie, from the BGS, said: "The East Midlands does have history of small to moderate earthquakes. "The shaking would last for a few seconds - it can be a pretty scary experience." The tremor follows just days after a similar event in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire on 12 and 14 January. Those earthquakes were recorded by the BGS as 1.4 and 1.8 magnitude. Julian Bukits, of BGS, said: "Earthquakes generally have to be of 4.5 to 5 magnitude to cause damage." Both the BGS and the US Geological Survey reported the Loughborough tremor, which was about 13km (8 miles) below ground.

An earthquake has been felt by people in several parts of the East Midlands.

p The party launched the document at a hotel in South Antrim, one of seven constituencies in which there are TUV candidates. Party leader Jim Allister said he wanted the UK to be "liberated from the clutches of the EU". He also said the system of mandatory coalition at Stormont should end. Mr Allister said the Stormont Executive should be a voluntary coalition. He said the current system was denying voters "basic democratic rights" and that people should be able to change their government. "This election and the business of government-making provide the perfect illustration of the strength of the TUV's case against mandatory coalition," he said. Main pledges Policy guide: Where the parties stand "Just as the prospect of the people of the UK in a free election opting to change their government underscores the totalitarian denial of that right to the people of Northern Ireland when it comes to Stormont. "If the Stormont system was applied at Westminster, then, despite the election, Cameron, Clegg and Miliband would all end up in Downing Street, with no opposition. "How absurd. How unworkable, as we witness day, after day at Stormont. Yet TUV alone makes the case for democratic voluntary coalition plus opposition at Stormont, such as is likely to evolve at Westminster." Mr Allister also said the DUP had "over-hyped" its potential to have influence in a hung parliament, and criticised the DUP for allowing MPs to be MLAs at the same time. The manifesto, entitled The Real Alternative, said there should be no further devolution of powers to Stormont. It also called for the development of Belfast International Airport to be prioritised because of increasing competition from Dublin Airport

The Traditional Unionist Voice has highlighted reform of Stormont and an early EU membership referendum as key policies in its manifesto.

Eight hundred of the plants, as well as electrical equipment, were seized at a workshop in Millisle on Friday. Police said it was one of the biggest and most sophisticated production operations they had uncovered recently. Insp Andy Dunlop said there were "young plants, the remnants of a previous harvest, space for drying the product and space for waste products". He added: "No arrests were made this morning but our enquiries will be continuing over the coming days."

Cannabis plants worth an estimated £400,000 have been seized by police in County Down.

Horizon Nuclear Power propose to build and operate the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design at Wylfa Newydd on the island. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Environment Agency will ask for views on their assessment of the design by Hitachi-GE. The consultation ends on 3 March. The public will have no influence on the technology used or the site location. Tim Jones, NRW's executive director for north and mid Wales, said: "Our purpose is to ensure that the natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained, enhanced and used. "At Wylfa Newydd we will do this in three ways; assessing the design of the reactors, determining site specific environmental permits and providing advice to other organisations on decisions they need to make. "It is our job to ensure that any new nuclear power station will meet high standards of environmental protection and waste management, ensuring that our communities are kept safe from environmental harm." The first meeting takes place at David Hughes Hall, Cemaes, from 13:00 to 19:00 GMT. A second will take place on Tuesday at the Ebeneser Centre, Llangefni, at the same time.

The first of two meetings asking people's views on a new nuclear power station design will be held on Anglesey later.

The bank said firms were hiring at their weakest rate in six months, especially in the services sector. But its chief economist Richard Ramsey said the private sector had "more momentum going into the second half of the year than it had a few months ago." The bank conducts a monthly survey of companies' economic activity. It tracks things such as new orders, employment and exports. Mr Ramsey said the manufacturing, services and retail sectors "all reported robust rates of orders growth". The export picture was also improving for the first time this year, even though the euro remains weak against sterling. Ulster Bank said the Northern Ireland economy still faces challenges. The chancellor's autumn spending revenue will have big implications for public sector spending. "Looking ahead, the economic recovery is likely to experience more headwinds than tailwinds," Mr Ramsey said.

Employment growth in Northern Ireland's private sector eased off in June, according to the latest snapshot of the economy provided by the Ulster Bank.

On Wednesday, officers visited Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed, in Bargoed, Caerphilly county, and gave a lesson on equipment used by the force. But instead of demonstrating a mock PAVA spray, which replaced CS spray, officers discharged a real canister. The spray, used on eight pupils aged four and five, causes the eyes to close and is extremely painful. None of them needed hospital treatment, said the force, which has apologised for the error. "Parents were contacted by a senior officer to explain what happened, discuss any concerns and offer our sincere apologies," a spokesman said. "Medical treatment wasn't required on the day, however, parents were advised to seek medical attention if they had any concerns. "Further enquiries into the error are now being undertaken and, as a result of yesterday's incident, school liaison officers will no longer be taking any demonstration (mock) PAVA spray into schools." PAVA (pelargonic acid vanillylamide) is a synthetic version of pepper spray. It replaced CS spray because it was said to be safer and more effective when restraining suspects. It is claimed it is less likely to contaminate officers or bystanders.

Children as young as four have been mistakenly sprayed with "hot chilli" by Gwent Police.

It means the taxpayer now owns 7.99% of the bank, down from the 43% share it held following the lender's bailout at the height of the financial crisis. Sales were suspended in January because of market volatility. UK Financial Investments (UKFI), which manages the government's stake, said last month it would resume sales. However, it abandoned plans for a share sale to the public, saying current market volatility meant the move was not sensible. Instead, the government is now continuing to offload the holding to institutional investors. UKFI sold another one percentage point worth of the bank's shares. "Today's announcement shows the further progress made in returning Lloyds Banking Group to full private ownership and enabling the taxpayer to get their money back," Lloyds said in a statement. The bank received £20.5bn in total from the government during the financial crisis. The government has recouped more than £17bn of that money since UKFI began selling the stake off in 2013.

The government has reduced its stake in Lloyds Banking Group to just below 8%, as it continues to try and return the lender to full private ownership.

Lee Bo, who is a British citizen, was widely believed to have been abducted and taken to mainland China. His disappearance last year with four other booksellers prompted an outcry and accusations that China had violated Hong Kong's judicial independence. Mr Lee appeared on Chinese TV this month and denied being kidnapped. He gave Hong Kong police the same account. The other booksellers also appeared on Chinese television, saying they were detained for "illegal book trading". Hong Kong's missing booksellers and 'banned' Xi Jinping book Lee Bo says he will abandon UK residency 1. Lui Bo, general manager, goes missing in Shenzhen, 15 October 2. Cheung Jiping, business manager, 32, goes missing in Dongguan, 15 October 3. Gui Minhai, co-owner, 51, goes missing in Thailand, 17 October 4. Lam Wingkei, manager, 60, last seen in Hong Kong, 23 October 5. Lee Bo, shareholder, 65, goes missing in Hong Kong, 30 December

A missing Hong Kong publisher who sold books critical of China's leadership has returned to the city, police say.

Media playback is not supported on this device Scarlets will face Munster in the Pro12 final at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday bidding to win their first title since 2004. Williams, who made his Scarlets debut in 2010, says the region have the strength in depth to be successful. "We've always had a strong 15," Williams said. "We've got boys competing and some boys are unlucky not to be involved or unlucky to be on the bench. Media playback is not supported on this device "But that's a good thing. You can't win trophies with 15 men and that's why we believe we can go all the way. "We've got some really dangerous players who can create something out of nothing." Scarlets secured their place in the final with a 25-17 semi-final win over Irish side Leinster, despite being reduced to 14 men after winger Steffan Evans was sent-off for a tip tackle. Williams said they will take confidence from games where they had been under pressure and reserved particular praise for the forwards. "We've come up against some of the biggest teams in Europe and come out on top," Williams added. "We've got to give credit to our forwards. "You can have any backline in the world but if you haven't got the forwards putting you on the front foot then there's no point." Scarlets, Celtic League champions in 2004, lost to Ulster in the Pro12 play-off semi-finals in 2013. Williams played in the defeat by Ulster and says Saturday's final against Munster is a big opportunity. "We know there's a big challenge in front of us and we're looking forward to it," Williams said. "When you get older you realise that there's less opportunities to win silverware. "When the opportunities come round you've got to take them with both hands."

Wales centre Scott Williams believes the current Scarlets squad is the strongest he has been involved with during his seven years at the region.

About 400 drivers on the Piccadilly Line were planning to stage two 24-hour walk outs on Tuesday and Thursday. The dispute is over concerns including driver and passenger safety and accusations around bullying of staff. Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said "progress" had been made in talks. However, he said the dispute was "not over yet" and discussions with London Underground (LU) would continue. Tube operations director Pat Hansberry said talks had been "constructive... which have enabled us to reach an agreement on the way forward to resolve this dispute". Hundreds of drivers took part in a previous strike in March. The Piccadilly Line, which carries some 600,000 passengers a day, has some of the oldest trains on the network known as "1973 stock". A train had to be taken out of service in January when a door opened while it was heading into a station.

Planned strikes on a busy London Tube line that serves Heathrow Airport have been suspended to allow further talks to take place.

Bill de Blasio said the relevant municipal agencies had backed the idea. The bronze Fearless Girl statue was placed on 8 March to draw attention to gender inequality and the pay gap in the corporate world. The statue - which has become an instant tourist draw - had been due to be removed on Sunday. Appearing next to the 4ft-tall (1.21m) statue in Manhattan on Monday, Mr de Blazio said it "means so much to the people of New York". The statue was "standing up to fear, standing up to power, being able to find in yourself the strength to do what's right", he added. "She is inspiring everyone at a moment when we need inspiration." The work, by artist Kristen Visbal, was commissioned by asset managers State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). The company said the girl represented the future. It added that one in four of the 3,000 largest traded US companies did not have even one woman on their board. Wall Street's Charging Bull statue was originally guerrilla art by Italian-born artist Arturo Di Modica. Installed in 1989, the bronze sculpture was meant to represent the "strength and power of the American people" in response to the market crash in 1987. But it become a popular attraction and was allowed to stay.

The globally popular statue of a young girl staring down Wall Street's iconic bull will stay in place until next March, New York's mayor has said.

A blaze ripped through the building and destroyed the roof on 14 April. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case had been discontinued against three men aged 18 and a 16-year-old girl. At its height, 70 firefighters tackled the fire at the premises on Wilson Patten Street. A CPS spokeswoman said the decision was taken after fresh evidence came to light. She said: "New lines of inquiry are now being pursued by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service will review any new file of evidence on this case when it is brought to us by the police." No-one was injured in the blaze at the former nightclub, which closed in 2010. Mr Smith's was a regular setting for the ITV Granada show The Hit Man and Her, which was presented by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan between 1988 and 1992.

Charges against four teenagers accused of arson at the former Warrington nightclub Mr Smith's have been dropped.

Its mother was among the first group of 20 relocated to mid Wales from Scotland in 2015. Pine martens were once common in Wales but were thought to be close to extinction by the 20th Century. "Evidence of breeding in Wales is very exciting," said Hilary Macmillan from the Vincent Wildlife Trust, a mammal conservation charity. "This is proving that they are breeding successfully in Wales." The mother of the baby pine marten - also known as a kit - gave birth about a month ago, must have bred while in Wales to have become pregnant last year. Others among the relocated group gave birth last year but they would have become pregnant after mating prior to their move south. However, not everyone is please to see the animals return, with one landowner in Ceredigion dubbing the predator a "killing machine". So far, 39 pine martens have been relocated to mid Wales in the last two years with a further 20 expected this autumn. The kit was filmed by trust volunteer Huw Denman as it climbed a tree at its den site.

The first pine marten born and bred in Wales as part of a recovery project has been caught on camera.

Katie Redford was due to play the 14-year-old granddaughter of Gail McIntyre later this year. Producers were led into believing the actress was 19-years-old. Her real age is 25. A press release sent out by the ITV soap last week revealed Katie would take up the role in what she described as a "dream come true". "It wasn't [Katie's] idea to audition as a 19-year-old," Katie's agent Joanne McLintock told Newsbeat. "People in the industry do it regularly and she sort of went along with what we said. "I'm feeling really stressed and so sorry for Katie. It's her first real job and she's a star in the making - she's a very talented young actress. "I had to have a conversation with casting who said they were very disappointed. Katie is upset but she understands." Katie was unavailable for comment. It's thought producers of Coronation Street already have someone else in mind for the role. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Coronation Street has sacked the actress who was due to play Bethany Platt because she lied about her age.

Politically, one of the most significant announcements alongside the Co-op Group's annual results is the publication of the motions to be put before the annual general meeting on May 16. Now, this may all seem horrendously dull until you arrive at Motion 9: "political donations". Effectively, the board is asking the members of the Co-operative Group (that's its customers) whether they want to continue financially supporting the Co-operative Party. Or any party for that matter. The Co-op Party includes among its members a number of prominent Labour MPs including Ed Balls, Stella Creasy and Chris Leslie. They stand as candidates of both the Co-operative Party and the Labour Party, and the two political movements have strong historical ties. Last year Co-op Group gave £625,000 to the Co-op Party, a figure that was already down on previous years. The motion says: "To determine the Society's policy on Political Donations The board has carefully not given a view. But it is interesting to note that the new Co-op chairman, Allan Leighton, did sign a letter backing Labour in 2001. There is also what is called a Members Motion, put forward by those who support continuing political donations of up to £1m a year to "support the objectives of the co-operative movement". If that is voted through, that would mean the Co-op Group would continue financial support for the Co-op Party. It is a fascinating debate, which brings together the very different membership model of the Co-op Group and the correct financial balance between business and politics.

The UK's biggest mutual organisation will vote on whether to stop financially supporting the Co-op Party, which has strong ties to Labour.

Barry Beavis, 48, was sent a charge letter for £85 by car park operator ParkingEye after he overstayed a two-hour limit in Chelmsford in April 2013. ParkingEye argued such charges were "a commercially-justified deterrent". The Court of Appeal has dismissed the case though Mr Beavis, of Chelmsford, can refer it to the Supreme Court. The three appeal court judges unanimously dismissed his challenge, saying the amount he was charged "is not extravagant or unconscionable". After the judgement, Mr Beavis, who is considering taking his case to the Supreme Court - the highest court in the land - said: "I am absolutely furious that they have not upheld the law as it stands but have created new law." ParkingEye argued the charges were justified to discourage people from over-staying at a site close to the railway station and law courts. After Mr Beavis first refused to pay the £85 he received a court summons and was told the charge had increased to £150. He challenged this last May at Cambridge County Court, where a judge ruled the £85 charge was lawful and did not breach the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations. His challenge at the Court of Appeal was against the county court verdict. Prof Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said it was "deeply frustrating" the case has gone against Mr Beavis. The British Parking Association welcomed the court's judgement saying it "provided clarity on the use of contract law for parking on private land". "Whilst the judgment does not appear to mention an upper limit, we would not expect our members to increase their charges as a result of this decision. "The judgment at least confirms that their current charging is lawful and reasonable. "Remember only a small minority of motorists fall foul of such conditions. Everyone can avoid these additional charges by complying with rules."

A chip shop owner has lost his Court of Appeal challenge over what he claimed were "unfair, unlawful and disproportionate" parking charges.

The man is in a critical condition after collapsing inside the Warehouse nightclub in Doncaster, police said. Tablets, thought be a form of ecstasy, were found in his possession and witnesses said he took something. A 32-year-old man was also taken to hospital but discharged after it was reported he took similar tablets. Both men had been at the nightclub. South Yorkshire Police warned anyone who bought tablets in Doncaster on Friday they may be dangerous. The second man had also been in the Warehouse. Det Sgt Andy Knowles said: "We believe these tablets may be some form of ecstasy, but this has not yet been confirmed. "They may well be home made and could be extremely harmful."

A warning has been issued over a batch of potentially dangerous pills after a 29-year-old clubber suffered a heart attack.

The money from Wellcome will be used to establish a new research centre at the university. Scientists at the centre will work to find drugs to treat "neglected" tropical diseases like malaria, tuberculosis and leishmaniasis. The university said they were all diseases which caused hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. They also disproportionately affect the poor and cost developing economies billions of dollars. Professor Paul Wyatt, the director of the new Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, said the funding was a "major boost" to research into "neglected diseases". "It will also mean we can expand our international collaborations, catalyse new projects and provide resources to carry out drug discovery training for scientists from countries where these diseases are endemic," he said. "There is an urgent need to find new treatments for these diseases, where there is increasing resistance to old drugs. We are at the forefront of this global effort to find new therapeutics and this award from Wellcome will further strengthen our efforts." Last year, researchers in the drug discovery unit at Dundee announced the discovery of a new anti-malarial compound with has the potential to treat malaria patients with a single dose. Wellcome's director Dr Jeremy Farrar said: "Wellcome Centres play a special role in the global research ecosystem. By creating places where researchers can flourish we can catalyse world-leading research and translation, and amplify its influence and impact. "At Wellcome we believe in long-term support for discovery-driven science, and Wellcome Centres are an outstanding environment for researchers to further our understanding of fundamental biology, accelerate translation to clinical practice, and explore the social and cultural context of medicine." The Wellcome award is part of a £118m investment in major research centres over the next five years. The other Wellcome Centres in Scotland are at the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh.

The University of Dundee has been awarded £13.6m to tackle some of the world's most devastating diseases.

Media playback is not supported on this device Declan O'Brien capitalised on a mistake by Loughgall keeper Gareth Buchanan to put Glenavon ahead before the break. Loughgall defender Richard Copeland was dismissed for a last-man foul on 52 minutes and Andy McGrory made it 2-0 from a penalty after he was fouled. Stuart Mallon smashed in for the visitors midway through the second half but Glenavon held firm to progress. The Lurgan Blues will meet the Premiership leaders in a Windsor Park semi-final on Saturday, 2 April. Glenavon goalscorer Andy McGrory said: "We had Loughgall watched so we knew it wasn't going to be easy. "I didn't think we were very good - Loughgall took the game to us despite only having 10 players and at times we looked like the team with a man less. "But we're thankful to make the semis and we're really looking forward to it. "Crusaders are a great team, but we're also a great side - we will go to Windsor with no fear."

Glenavon edged Championship outfit Loughgall to earn an Irish Cup semi-final clash against Crusaders.

But Lord Justice Pitchford said the force's "incompetence" and "failure" to plan for and anticipate the work involved were to blame for delays. The inquiry was set up to investigate claims of wrongdoing by disbanded undercover units. Campaigners say the cover names of former officers must be disclosed. Activists who are taking part in the inquiry say the Met is "perpetuating secrecy" by refusing to disclose them. They say people will not know if they were being spied on without this knowledge. Addressing a preliminary hearing, Lord Justice Pitchford said the inquiry had wasted 12 months on the question of anonymity. Despite this, the Met, which says it is working "tirelessly" to assess the risks of disclosing the names, has asked for more time to do so. It has so far made decisions on only 18 out of 168 of the undercover officers. The inquiry was ordered by the then home secretary, Theresa May, in 2015 but is yet to hear any evidence. It is looking into the activities of the Met's top secret Special Demonstration Squad, which infiltrated protest groups for nearly 40 years until it was disbanded in 2008. Undercover inquiry: The key allegations Meanwhile, the Met was warned that unless it disclosed key documents it might be ordered to. The campaigners say the Met has repeatedly tried to "stifle" the inquiry's effectiveness and prevent allegations of wrongdoing being made public. But Jonathan Hall QC, for the Met, argued that the force should be given until October to finish the work - and denied it was trying to suppress material. "It is not to conceal or delay, it is to ensure proper, informed, robust decisions are made," he said, adding that the Met had already spent £5m on the inquiry, with £10m forecast to be spent next year, and had 100 people working on it."

The judge chairing a public inquiry into undercover policing has dismissed claims by campaigners that the Met police have tried to sabotage it.

The Belgian club said they were in talks with the Blues over the 18-year-old's possible sale last month, However, while Villas-Boas praised Belgian international Lukaku, he insisted the club did not need to strengthen their attack. "To bring in another forward, at the moment I don't think we will," said the Portuguese. We need to find the correct balance and this is why pre-season is important "Lukaku had a magnificent season in Belgium. We are pondering every decision because we don't want to go into the market and make mistakes. "We have plenty of availability in terms of forwards who can play in different positions - with [Nicolas] Anelka, with [Salomon] Kalou, Didier [Drogba], [Fernando] Torres and [Daniel] Sturridge. "This is the reality at the moment of our squad. We need to find the correct balance and this is why pre-season is important." Lukaku, widely regarded as one of the most promising talents in European football, would reportedly cost in the region of £18m. The 6ft 4in frontman, whose contract runs out in 2013, is a strong and committed striker who is often referred to as 'the new Didier Drogba'. Lukaku scored 15 league goals in 2009/10 to help Anderlecht win the Jupiler League title, while last season he scored 16 goals from 37 appearances as his side finished third.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has played down talk of a move for Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku.

The X Prize was set up to push the boundaries of technology to solve issues such as climate change. The winner, which will be announced at TED in 2020, will win $5m (£3.4m). It will be awarded to the team that is deemed to have used artificial intelligence to solve one of the world's biggest problems. Other X Prizes include one to put a robot on the moon, which was launched in collaboration with Google and one that aims to design a real-life health tricorder - a digital device that can scan the body and diagnose illness. AI is often associated with dystopian visions of machines working against humanity and the new prize is partly to re-establish it as a technology capable of doing good. Peter Diamandis, head of the XPrize Foundation, said that the rules and structure of the competition would be loose because it was such a fast-moving technology. What AI is used to improve will be left up to individual teams. Every year leading up to 2020, teams will go head-to-head at World of Watson, IBM's annual conference, competing for interim prizes and the opportunity to advance to the next year's competition. IBM is jointly running the prize. The three finalist teams will take the TED stage in 2020 to deliver talks demonstrating what they have achieved. Ideas will be evaluated by a panel of expert judges for technical accuracy with the TED and X Prize communities choosing the winner. More details about the competition will be made available in May. Interested parties can pre-register at the X Prize website.

A new X prize designed to advance artificial intelligence has been announced at the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference.

It comes with spending on so-called "out-of-region placements" forecast to run more than £600,000 over budget. The social work department says it's already working to identify community-based provision wherever possible. However, it added that establishing appropriate support for such services would take time. It is hoped the move could replicate the success of a strategy put in place for "looked after kids" which is on course to deliver savings of almost £1m. Jim Dempster, who chairs the social work committee, insisted it was in everyone's interest to tackle the issue. "For the well-being of the children it is absolutely crucial that they are back in the region - they're amongst people they know in an environment they are familiar with," he said. "And for us it represents a financial saving. "That is just a win-win situation."

Options are to be explored to try to avoid local children with disabilities having to leave Dumfries and Galloway for residential care.

27 November 2013 Last updated at 15:30 GMT A new study in Nature Communications has found that the shape of the seahorse's head means it can move through the water without making large ripples. It means the creatures they eat are not tipped off that they are there until it is too late. The seahorses were filmed catching prey under a microscope which gave scientists a much better understanding of how they hunt. To their victims, seahorses are more like sea monsters, says Brad Gemmell from the University of Texas at Austin. "The seahorse is one the slowest swimming fish we know of, but it's able to capture prey that swim at incredible speeds." "People don't often think of seahorses as amazing predators, but they really are."

Seahorses might not be the fastest swimmers but they are very good at sneaking up on their prey.

The core consumer price index (CPI) was flat from a year ago, stripping out the effect of last year's sales tax increase in April. The last time the core CPI did not rise was in May 2013, when it was flat. The latest figures are moving further away from the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) inflation target of 2%. The headline core CPI, which includes oil but not fresh food prices, rose 2% from a year ago, just below market expectations of a 2.1% rise. Japan's economy came out of a recession in the fourth quarter of last year, but its recovery remains fragile on sluggish household and business spending. Economists said the data put more pressure on the central bank to expand its monetary policy as falling oil prices keep inflation subdued. But analysts do not expect the BOJ to add to last year October's stimulus plans until the second half of this year, because officials had been anticipating the cooling inflation. Other data, such as household spending falling 2.9% in February from a year ago while retail sales were down 1.8%, also highlighted the struggle policymakers face in steering the economy towards a recovery. The unemployment rate, however, fell to 3.5% in the same time period - close to what economists see as full employment. Jasper Koll, head of research at JP Morgan, viewed the data as "good deflation" saying that the good news was prices in Japan were coming down while wages were going up. "Last year wages rose at around 1%. This year we just had the union negotiations and it looks like wage growth is going to double to about 2% - so there's more nominal yen into the pockets," he told the BBC. "So a feel-good factor is starting to come back and that's what's going to generate a domestic demand recovery."

Annual core consumer inflation in Japan, the world's third-largest economy, stopped rising for the first time in nearly two years in February.

6 December 2016 Last updated at 09:59 GMT The app can now identify up to 70,000 public figures by looking at images, video or an actual person. The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones raised privacy concerns with the company's co-founder Omar Tayeb.

Augmented reality app Blippar has been updated to recognise faces as well as objects.

The messages labelled "racist, misogynistic and homophobic" were posted in a chat app and revealed on Bwog, a student-run blog. A statement from the university described the messages as "appalling". The university has been at the centre of a debate on how colleges handle sexually aggressive behaviour. "Seeing that dialogue happening behind closed doors with our classmates and our peers was very, very shocking," Claire Fry, a student at Columbia, told the New York Times. The university said that the wrestling team would not compete "until we have a full understanding of the facts on which to base the official response to this disturbing matter". The revelation comes weeks after Harvard University suspended its men's soccer team following a report in the student newspaper that players made sexual comments about members of the women's team. It said students were rating the attractiveness of female players as well as using sexually explicit comments. James Fast, a student, who is Bwog's publisher, said he was encouraged by the university's quick response and its investigation, including its decision to cancel the wrestling team's participation in its first match, the New York Times reports. The recent revelations are at the milder end of what has been dubbed US college "rape culture". Banners regularly appear at the beginning of the academic year bearing slogans such as: "Rowdy and fun. Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time". Studies have found that members of US college fraternities are three times more likely to commit rape than other male students while members of sororities were 74% more likely to experience sexual assault. Past scandals include an email sent around one fraternity entitled "Luring your rapebait" and fraternity members chanting "No means yes". The most recent case involved a Stanford University swimming champion who sexually assaulted an unconscious female student before being jailed for six months - a term condemned by many as too short. Will Stanford sexual assault case silence future victims? BBC Pop Up: Fraternity culture and stopping college rape

Columbia University has suspended the men's wrestling team after lewd text messages allegedly sent by several of its members surfaced.

Twelve-week-old Lexi climbed into the insulation cavity in the wall of a house in Witton Gilbert near Durham in May. Firefighters and the RSPCA spent two-and-a-half hours cutting it free. It was not known where the kitten came from and there was no response to posters. It has been rehomed with Gaynor Capp and her son Thomas, eight, in Durham. Ms Capp said: "She's really lovely and such a friendly, playful cat. "She's got into the habit of sitting in my bathroom sink and drinking the running water, or sitting on the kitchen bench and lapping up the water."

A kitten trapped inside a wall for three days has been found a new home.

After a goalless first half, Hull's Abel Hernandez rounded Jason Steele for his 16th league goal of the season. Uruguay striker Hernandez then turned provider as he set up Mo Diame to double the advantage from close range. Blackburn's best chances saw Elliott Ward's tame effort cleared off the line by Andy Robertson and Ben Marshall's fierce shot saved by Allan McGregor. Steve Bruce's Tigers have now won five of their six league matches in 2016 and moved two points clear of Middlesbrough, who face Leeds at Elland Road on Monday. Rovers have not won in the league since a 1-0 victory against Rotherham on 11 December. Paul Lambert's men have scored just 25 goals this season, and having sold their top scorer Jordan Rhodes to Boro in the January transfer window, they once again lacked any fluency in the final third. Chuba Akpom could have made the scoreline even more convincing for Hull, but fired just wide from distance in injury time, as Blackburn slipped to 19th in the table. Blackburn manager Paul Lambert: "In the first half there wasn't much in it. The disappointing thing for me is we had the ball twice and Hull have scored two goals. "We secured possession and made wrong decisions, and they're a good side. The front two are a handful and they've still got a lot of Premier League players in their side. "Today I thought once the second goal went in, we looked far short. You can't play the way we did last week and then turn in that performance. "It will drive you mad. We have to find consistency quickly, really quickly." Hull manager Steve Bruce: Media playback is not supported on this device "We've missed two or three chances late on which could have improved our goal difference but we thoroughly deserved the win in my opinion. "I thought we were playing within ourselves in the first half and I wanted us to go and express ourselves and take the shackles off. "We knew we had more in the tank and I thought in the second half we gave a very good performance where we could have scored three or four. "That's as good as we've played for a long time."

Hull City moved top of the Championship with victory at Blackburn Rovers, who are now winless in nine games.

Baggies head coach Tony Pulis is desperate to strengthen his squad this month to build on an encouraging first part of the Premier League season. He failed to land Schneiderlin, who has joined Everton from Manchester United, and also missed out on Leicester's Jeff Schlupp, now at Crystal Palace. Midfielder Livermore, 27, joined Hull in an £8m deal from Tottenham in 2014. Pulis is a long-time admirer of Livermore and tried to sign him when he was Palace manager. He is understood to be encouraged that Livermore only made the bench for Hull's victory over Bournemouth on Saturday.

West Brom have made a bid of about £10m for Hull's Jake Livermore after missing out on Morgan Schneiderlin.

The Local Government Association (LGA) wants legislation brought in to make sure lorry drivers in England and Wales use a GPS system suitable for HGVs. It wants councils to have the power to ensure drivers avoid routes where they exceed the weight or height limit. On Monday, a lorry crashed into a bridge near Birmingham, ripping the roof of its trailer off. Calls to change navigation systems come after a number of lorries have got stuck in narrow roads or under low bridges. In September last year a lorry was driven over a bridge in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, causing it to be closed for several months. It was more than 10 times over the bridge's weight limit. Network Rail is asking drivers of high vehicles to heed "low bridge" warning signs after the same bridge in Hinckley, Leicestershire, was hit 11 times in 12 months. Commercial GPS systems designed for lorries include information on bridge heights and narrow roads. They also allow lorry drivers to enter their vehicle dimensions to ensure they are instructed to follow a suitable route. Police forces in Wales and Greater London already have the power to enforce weight and height restrictions on HGVs but councils are urging the government to roll this out across England. Some councils have been working with freight and haulage companies to ensure drivers are using the most suitable routes. The money raised from the new powers could be put towards fixing potholes, says the LGA. LGA transport spokesman, Martin Tett, called upon the government to "start taking this issue more seriously". Despite most lorry drivers being reputable, Mr Tett said some rural communities were "fed up" with the few who ignored the restrictions. "It is common sense that all lorry drivers should use sat-navs designed for trucks, but this is only going to become a reality when it is a mandatory requirement. We are talking about a very small extra cost to drivers," he added. An AA spokesman said it was down to the council to ensure that warning signs were clearly visible. He said: "If a particular road has a particular problem then it is up to the local authority to come up with the signage to deal with that. "And obviously if the lorry or any other road user contravenes that road order and that signage then they are open to a penalty."

Lorry drivers should be banned from using sat-navs specifically designed for cars, council chiefs have said.

The 28-year-old lightweight was hit by a concrete slab as he tried to apprehend burglars in Manchester. "I'm 100% certain I'll be back. I honestly think I can be ready for May, late May," said Crolla. His injuries forced him out of a WBA world title bout against Cuban Richar Abril, 32, who will now face Liverpool's Derry Mathews in March. Crolla, who has won 29 of 35 professional fights, admits he faces some big challenges before he can guarantee a return to the ring. "The sparring is the thing I need to be careful with," he added. "I'll probably need brain scans even before I return to sparring. "Because I've gone through this and suffered this bit of heartache, I'll be even more focused than before." Promoter Eddie Hearn said Crolla was "lucky to be alive" following the attack in Chadderton, Greater Manchester. He needed a plate and pin in his ankle and 12 stitches in a head wound.

Anthony Crolla is targeting a comeback in May after fracturing his skull and breaking his ankle in December.

Police said the offences related to incidents at Whinmoor Children's Home in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. A 76-year-old from Leeds has been charged with 17 counts of indecent assault and four other sex offences. An 82-year-old from North Yorkshire has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and one other sexual offence. Both are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 12 June. Police said the men were arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into abuse at children's homes in Leeds. Eleven other men have been arrested as part of the inquiry and released on bail.

Two men have been charged with child sex abuse dating back more than 50 years at a children's home in Leeds.

The count is a compulsory requirement for the zoo to keep its licence. The information collected is shared with zoos around the world via the International Species Information System and is used to manage worldwide breeding programmes for endangered animals. In 2015, 17,480 animals and 756 species were counted. In 2015, the zoo welcomed many new arrivals including the world's first zoo-bred Lake Oku clawed frogs. A spokesperson for the zoo said: "The 14 tadpoles were a real cause for celebration as these totally aquatic frogs, native only to Lake Oku, in Western Cameroon, Africa, are some of the most genetically unusual creatures in the world, having developed extra chromosomes throughout their evolution." Edward the two-toed sloth was born in July and Gernot, a male Western-lowland gorilla, was born to 22-year-old mum Effie in November. Gernot is the second offspring of silverback Kumbuka and increases the size of the troop to six gorillas. A lively litter of 11 African hunting dog puppies also saw the pack more than treble in size. But zookeepers had to say goodbye to Partula snails. They were reintroduced to their native Tahiti in 2015 to save the species from extinction. While for some keepers the task is simple, others use imaginative tactics to account for every creature. Tiny insects like ants are counted in colonies, but all others are recorded individually.

Thousands of animals at London Zoo are being counted as zookeepers begin their annual stock-take.

A joint statement raises concerns that continuing austerity measures pose a risk to public services. In a letter to the Treasury, the ministers call for a meeting ahead of the forthcoming spending review. The Treasury said it would continue to engage with devolved administrations in the lead-up to the review. The joint statement on spending has been issued by Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Arlene Foster of the Northern Ireland Executive and Jane Hutt of the Welsh government. The letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Hands, states: "The three devolved administrations share the view that the UK government's ongoing austerity plans, reflected in both the in-year spending reductions announced on 4 June and in the Summer Budget, continue to reduce public spending in the UK too fast and too far, and present unnecessary risks to our public services. "We also share the view that the UK government's plans were developed and communicated in an unsatisfactory way, with neither advance notice nor apparent consideration of the implications for the devolved administrations." They also raise concerns about the timing of the spending review expected in the autumn. Mr Swinney said: "The UK government's broken austerity programme is reducing household income, damaging economic confidence and weakening public finances. That represents a clear threat to our public services." A Treasury spokeswoman said Mr Hands met regularly with the finance ministers of the devolved administrations. She added: "The government's long-term economic plan is working: Britain was the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2014 and 2015 and the deficit has been more than halved. "However it is still too high - at just under 5%, it is one of the highest in the OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] - and it is no surprise to anyone that the government has clear plans to deal with it. "The spending review will set out the savings needed for the country to live within its means."

The finance ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have warned that UK government spending cuts are moving "too fast and too far".

Media playback is not supported on this device The Gunners' offer - reported to be £6m - was rejected by Wanderers and criticised by their boss Owen Coyle. In addition, Trotters chairman Phil Gartside re-posted a message on Twitter from a Bolton fan angered by the bid. "That number is completely wrong," said Wenger. "If Gartside can say I am lying I am ready to confront him." The Frenchman added: "I believe every negotiation is between two parties and you only have to sell the player if you are all right with the price. "In this case the information is below what has been spoken about. "You can believe Gartside or you can believe me. It's not right. It's not the truth. "The truth is that we never speak about our negotiations. "If a club doesn't want to sell a player it can keep him. When we sign a player we come out here and tell you and keep the price a secret. "They do not need to sell the player, they can keep him. If you ask do I want to buy your house and you are not happy with the price you say no, that's it. "Why should you feel insulted? I don't understand. If the player is not for sale they can keep him. I don't understand the problem. "If we want to buy the player we buy the player. I do not have to explain for how much." Media playback is not supported on this device On Friday, in response to Arsenal's bid for England international Cahill, Bolton manager Coyle said: "When I make an offer for a player, I'd like to think it's in the right ball park. "But this wasn't even close. I'm only passing it on as a third party, but the word derisory doesn't even cover it." In June Coyle said he was resigned to losing the 25-year-old centre-back - who joined them from Aston Villa and is now in the final year of his contract - this summer. Arsenal have a raft of injury problems, and defenders Laurent Koscielny and Sebastien Squillaci both missed the club's Champions League qualifying win at Udinese on Wednesday. The transfer window closes on 31 August. Arsenal have received nearly £60m for the sales of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri this summer, and manager Arsene Wenger insists the money that has come in is available for him to buy new players.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reacted angrily to suggestions from Bolton that his bid for their defender Gary Cahill was "derisory".

The incident happened at about 17:00 local time on Friday. The injured man was taken to Naas General Hospital where he later died. The teenagers were detained on Saturday. A man in his 40s, who was arrested on Friday, remains in custody.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a man died following a shooting in Athy, County Kildare.

Napper was linked to a series of rapes and attempted rapes in a south London parkland, known as the Green Chain, but was cleared for being "too tall". He went on to kill Rachel Nickell in 1992 and Samantha Bissett and her four-year-old daughter Jazmine in 1993. Napper pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in December 2008.

Serial rapist Robert Napper was brought to the attention of Metropolitan Police as early as 1989, but a series of "bad errors" allowed the 42-year-old to slip the net, a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found.

The Toomebridge rider won by 0.23 seconds from James Ellison in the third race after finishing third in race two. Carrickfergus man Glenn Irwin ended his Supersport campaign by coming in third in the feature race to finish fourth in the standings. Josh Elliott secured another Supersport 1000cc victory as the champion from Fermanagh ended the season on a high. Alastair Seeley, the Carrickfergus rider who was Elliott's closest challenger for the title, was forced out after five laps. Laverty was ninth in the Superbike opener on his Tyco BMW before a third and first left him fourth in the series. Superbike champion Josh Brookes won the opening two races on the English circuit. Portadown's Marshall Neill finished ninth in Saturday's Supersport sprint race, in which Irwin was an early retirement.

Michael Laverty clinched his first British Superbike win of the season in Sunday's final race at Brands Hatch.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze started in the living room of the property at about 16:30 GMT on Friday. Three crews of fire fighters rescued the man and treated him at the scene. He was initially taken to Craigavon Area Hospital but later transferred to the Royal Victoria in Belfast. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

A man is in a critical but stable condition after being rescued from a fire at a flat in Culdee Street in Armagh.

The Division One leaders added 128 runs in just 19.4 overs as Toby Roland-Jones smashed 66 and James Franklin made 56 not out before declaring on 536-9. Facing a first-innings deficit of 332, Durham then slipped to 252 all out. Spinner Ollie Rayner impressed once again, claiming 5-85 to finish with match figures of 9-102. Middlesex are now 35 points clear of second-placed Somerset, who have a game in hand, and are almost certain to extend their advantage over Yorkshire in third, whose Roses match against Lancashire is heading for a draw. It was another day of complete dominance for the hosts at Lord's as they reached their highest score against Durham, surpassing the 511 made at the same ground in 1994. Roland-Jones and skipper Franklin put on exactly 100 for the eighth wicket in just over an hour in the morning - Roland-Jones hitting six fours and four maximums in his 47-ball knock. Durham opener Keaton Jennings top scored in their second innings with 45 to become the first batsman in the country to pass 1,000 Championship runs, but the visitors never looked close to making Middlesex bat again. Durham's own hopes of winning the title now look to be fading as they sit 40 points behind Middlesex with five matches remaining, but with a game in hand on the leaders.

Middlesex moved a step closer to their first County Championship title since 1993 as they thumped Durham by an innings and 80 runs inside three days.

The 46-year-old has assisted Southgate for the past three years in his role as England Under-21 boss. Holland will be England first-team coach alongside his Chelsea job. Leicester assistant coach Craig Shakespeare, who was part of the England set-up, has left in the wake of manager Sam Allardyce's departure. "The FA will maintain close ties with the highly regarded Leicester City assistant moving forward," read a statement from the Football Association. Allardyce left his post on Tuesday after being filmed by undercover reporters apparently offering advice on circumventing the Football Association's player ownership rules. He said he was "deeply disappointed" to leave his job, adding that "entrapment has won". Sammy Lee will continue as England assistant manager with Martyn Margetson remaining as goalkeeping coach.

Chelsea assistant first-team coach Steve Holland has joined interim England manager Gareth Southgate's backroom staff.

Armed officers surrounded the Gurdwara Temple in Leamington Spa after reports men entered the building in a row over inter-faith marriages. The Sikh Federation pressure group said the Sikh community had concluded Warwickshire Police had "overreacted". Officers "assessed the situation and responded accordingly," the force said. Read more news for Coventry and Warwickshire A statement from Sikh Youth UK said its members were peacefully protesting against an inter-faith marriage that was to be carried out as a Sikh marriage at the temple. People were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and a "significant number of bladed weapons" were seized, Warwickshire police said. The force later confirmed the majority of these were Kirpans - one of the five physical symbols of faith worn by Sikhs. A Warwickshire Police spokesman said it responded to a report a group of masked men, initially thought to be about 20, who had forced their way into the temple. He said: "These were reported to be carrying a range of bladed items, some of which were initially described as not being for ceremonial use. "Blades seized so far have been ceremonial. Another non-ceremonial weapon was seized." He said police would be investigating the initial claim that other weapons were involved. Last year a resolution saying inter-faith couples could not have a Sikh marriage in Gurdwareh was approved at meeting called by the Sikh Council UK and represented by 300 Sikh organisations, Sikh Youth UK said. Sunday's protest was an example of a "rogue Gurdwara committee creating discord among the UK Sikh diaspora" and it described the committee's behaviour as "inexcusable". The Sikh Federation is a non-governmental organisation set up to promote the Sikh religion, philosophy and way of life. "Most" of those arrested had been released on bail, but some were still being questioned, police said.

All but one of the "bladed weapons" seized after 55 people were arrested at a protest at a Sikh temple were ceremonial, police said.

Ansari has a glittering academic record and said his decision would only have been a negative act if he had had the talent to be one of the very best. "In my own mind at least I was not, or have not been, a super successful cricketer, it did not feel like I was giving up something," he said. "If I was Joe Root or Moeen Ali, I would have been giving up." Ansari has a double first in politics, philosophy and sociology from Cambridge University, and a master's in history from Royal Holloway, and his academic credentials "massively played a part" in his choice. He added that the "so-called bravery of the decision, or whatever people thought, probably was not as great as it might have come across". Asked if he stopped loving the game, Ansari told BBC Radio 5 live: "Yeah, a lot of cricketers fight with the game." Ansari played three Test matches in 2016 and 71 first-class games overall, taking a total of 133 wickets. He had been at Surrey since the age of eight and made his international debut last year against Bangladesh, before playing two further Test matches against India. But at the time he admitted the tour of the subcontinent had come too early for him, having managed just five wickets at an average of 55 and scoring 49 runs. "It is a hard sport in terms of the amount that you fail and in terms of the amount you travel a lot of the time," he explained. "It really does take up your life in a way that a lot of sports do. When you are really interested in other things, and when there are people around you that do other things that you see and excite you, that really was the impetus to me."

Former England and Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari insists he was not "giving up" when he retired at the age of 25.

Planning for a women's team could start after the men's team's place in World Rugby's post-2019 global calendar is fixed. Tours to New Zealand and Canada, first and third in the world, could form the basis for a women's team's itinerary. "A Lions women's team is an important step forward," said McEwen. "There is a place for a women's Lions team, lots of people have been talking about it. "Whether that's in the next two or three years, whether that's in five, 10 years, who knows?" New Zealand's women will play world champions England in a curtain-raiser to the Lions' match against the Maori All Blacks in Rotorua on 17 June.

A women's version of the British and Irish Lions could be launched some time after 2019, according to the team's chief operating officer Charlie McEwan.

Media playback is not supported on this device The match saw Royal Kituro run in 56 tries and 38 conversions to Soignies' lone drop-goal - which equates to more than four points a minute on average. The problems began for Soignies in the run-up to the game when the referee failed to turn up on time. The away team's coach and most of the players then left, assuming the game was off. However the referee did eventually appear, more than an hour after the scheduled kick-off, and the game went ahead. The 16 Soignies players still available seemingly did not compete in protest. Soignies president Guy Calomme described the result as "catastrophic", while a Kituro spokeswoman said Soignies "didn't really play". Footage of the game shows the away team allowing the opposition to run past them uncontested and repeatedly touch down under the posts. The away team were effectively forced to play and gain the 'loser's point', rather than forfeit the match and earn no points at all. And despite Royal Kituro's hammering of Soignies, the losers still sit above the Kituro in the league by one point. Soignies occupy third place in the table, although they now have a points difference of minus 264.

A Belgian rugby team playing in the country's top division has won a game 356-3.

Helen Garner initially dismissed the message from Yale University as a hoax. "I thought what the hell is this? Somebody's having me on," Ms Garner told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. She was going to delete the email but thought to call her publisher, who informed her that the Windham-Campbell prize was in fact real. The Windham-Campbell prize is one of world's richest literary awards, according to reports. Garner, 73, won for her body of non-fiction work. She is also the author of novels and screenplays, including 1977's Monkey Grip, considered a classic of Australian literature. She was not the only author to be taken aback by the surprise award, because the prizes have no submission process. "Writers are judged anonymously and unaware that they are in the running," Yale says on its website.

An Australian author says she "fell off her chair" when she discovered an email about a $150,000 (A$207,000; £106,000) literary award was not a hoax.

The total of £39m spent was up on the £34.4m spent in 2010 - but was still down on the record £42m spent in 2005. The Lib Dems spent £3.5m, the UK Independence Party £2.8m, the Scottish National Party £1.5m and Greens £1.1m. The UK Independence Party spent the least per vote gained - the Scottish National Party spent least per MP won. In the 2015 general election the Conservatives had 331 MPs elected, Labour 232, the SNP 56, and the Lib Dems 8. UKIP had one MP elected despite winning 12.6% of all votes cast. The Greens had one MP elected and won 3.7% of votes. Although comfortably outspending Labour over the regulated period - between 23 May 2014 and 7 May 2015 - the Conservatives spent less than in 2010, when their budget was £16.6m. In contrast, Labour spent more than in 2010, when their total outlay was £8m. A breakdown of the figures show the Conservatives spent 27.7% of their budget on "unsolicited material", such as flyers, and 23.2% on advertising while Labour spent 61% of their budget on "unsolicited material" and 7.6% on advertising. Unsolicited material: £15.04m Market research and canvassing: £7.61m Advertising: £6.86m Rallies and other events: £2.49m Overheads and general admin: £2.02m Transport: £1.67m Campaign broadcasts: £866,000 Media: £329,713 Manifestos: £318,880 Source: Electoral Commission Spending on rallies accounted for 13% of Labour's total expenditure compared with the Conservatives' 5% while the Conservatives spent 30.1% of their budget on market research and canvassing against Labour's 7.7% outlay. The Conservatives spent £1.2m on advertising on Facebook in the year before the poll while Labour spent just over £16,000. The figures do not cover some administrative spending, for instance on staff, while spending by individual candidates is reported separately. The SNP reported the biggest rise in spending compared with 2010, when their expenditure totalled £316,000. In contrast, the Lib Dems' spending fell from £4.7m in 2010 to £3.5m last year.

The Conservatives were the biggest spenders on the 2015 General Election - spending £15.5m to Labour's £12m, the Electoral Commission says.

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Alongside Labour's Harriet Harman, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and the Greens' Natalie Bennett, he accused the Leave campaign of being "reckless" over the economic case for quitting the EU. His comments come as senior Tories trade blows over the 23 June poll. Vote Leave said it had "set out a series of pledges about how life will be better if we take back control". It said the pro-Remain politicians' speeches were "desperate stuff from an increasingly desperate campaign". Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - who is also backing a vote to stay in the EU - has refused to share a platform with Mr Cameron, so former deputy leader Ms Harman joined the other party leaders at the event in London. She said she was "fearful" that workers' rights would not be protected if the UK votes to leave, and said the government, not the EU, should be blamed for pressures on the NHS and housing supply. How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU. Ms Bennett cited environmental protections she said were the result of EU action and Mr Farron said the "pretty unlikely show of cross-party unity" showed the strength of feeling against "made-up" spending pledges being made by the rival side. In his speech, the PM repeated his warning of a "decade of uncertainty" if Britain leaves the EU and accused the Leave side of "sticking pins on a map" over how a future trade arrangement would work. He said the rival campaign, being spearheaded by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, was "playing with people's jobs" and trying to "dodge questions", accusing them of playing an "economic con trick on the British people". At a Vote Leave campaign event, Mr Johnson said the benefits of being in the EU single market had been "wildly overstated" saying: "The vision for taking this country forward is about taking back control." He said the UK could gain from free trade deals with China and the United States but that the UK could not do this as an EU member because such deals were controlled by the European Commission. "It is a delusion to think we can somehow gain greater prosperity by bartering away our freedom and our democracy," he said, challenging the Remain side to spell out how they would tackle pressure on the NHS and housing caused by rising immigration.

David Cameron joined up with political rivals as he claimed an EU exit would put "a bomb under our economy".

Sgt Hugh Barry was among officers called to Deborah Danner's New York apartment on Tuesday evening to reports of an "emotionally disturbed person". He persuaded her to drop a pair of scissors, but shot her twice after she tried to hit him with a baseball bat. The killing has sparked outrage - not just because of the 66-year-old's race, but also her fragile mental state. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday she "should be alive right now", while NYPD Commissioner James O'Neil said his department had "failed". "It's not how we train; our first obligation is to preserve life, not to take a life when it can be avoided," he said. New York City police respond to 128,000 calls about emotionally disturbed people each year, and are supposed to use techniques to "de-escalate" a situation, rather than resort to force. They had already come to Ms Danner's apartment on a number of occasions, each time taking her to hospital. It is not known why Sgt Barry, who had been an officer for eight years and was equipped with a stun gun, did not follow his training. But Ed Mullins, the head of the police union representing sergeants, argued the shooting was self defence - and Sgt Barry was being used as a political pawn. "They're taking the weak political spot and blaming the sergeant for everything," Mullins said. "I'm not surprised. [Mr de Blasio is] up for election next year." Police shootings have come to the fore in the US in recent years, with the black community suffering disproportionately. In 2015, US police officers killed 346 black people, according to Mapping Police Violence. Anger over the shootings started the Black Lives Matter campaign.

A US police officer has been stripped of his gun and badge after he shot a mentally ill black pensioner dead.

The three helmet-cam clips were released by the Ministry of Defence after a request, led by the BBC on behalf of several other media groups. Gunfire from an Apache helicopter can be heard in the footage. Known as Marine A, Blackman was sentenced to life by court martial in 2013, but an appeal is due next week. Blackman, from Taunton, Somerset, was refused bail in December. The Court Martial Appeal Court ruled that the full video would not be released. The released clips, filmed on the headcam of another marine, show Blackman's patrol in Afghanistan as gunfire is unleashed from an Apache helicopter. Swearing can be heard, as well as someone saying: "They've missed him" and "error, after error, after error".

Footage showing the moments leading up to the incident in which ex-Royal Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman killed a Taliban fighter has been released.

His epic fantasy novels, set in a parallel universe, have already been adapted for stage, radio and cinema. The 2006 film The Golden Compass, based on the first novel, starred Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman. "It's been a constant source of pleasure to me to see this story adapted to different forms," Pullman said. "It's been a radio play, a stage play, a film, an audiobook, a graphic novel - and now comes this version for television. "In recent years we've seen how long stories on television, whether adaptations [Game of Thrones] or original [The Sopranos, The Wire], can reach depths of characterisation and heights of suspense by taking the time for events to make their proper impact and for consequences to unravel. "And the sheer talent now working in the world of long-form television is formidable. For all those reasons I'm delighted at the prospect of a television version of His Dark Materials." His Dark Materials - which consists of the novels Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - has been published in more than 40 languages and has sold nearly 17.5 million copies worldwide. The story centres on Lyra, a girl who lives at an Oxford college, who embarks on a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. In the second book she is joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between alternative worlds. The TV adaptation will be shot in Wales and is produced by Bad Wolf - a production company founded by former BBC executives Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner - and New Line Cinema, which is making its first move into TV production. New Line had also produced The Golden Compass film, which featured Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra. "Ever since they were first published these books have been a huge influence on so much of my thinking and imagination and it is enormously inspiring to be now working on them for television adaptation," said Tranter. "The broad horizons of television suggests itself as the best of vehicles to capture the expansiveness of the story and worlds of Lyra and Will."

Philip Pullman has expressed delight that his trilogy, His Dark Materials, is to be made into a BBC One drama.

It happened just before 03:30 GMT on Saturday in the Queens Avenue area of Cookstown. The victim was taken to hospital for his injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening. The 57-year-old man is in custody assisting police with their inquiries. Det Insp Will Tate said: "Police attended and a car and suspected firearm have been recovered. "Anyone who witnessed this incident, or who has any information about it, is asked to contact detectives at Cookstown Police Station on the non-emergency number 101."

Police have arrested a 57-year-old man after a 33-year-old man was shot in the foot in County Tyrone.

Lee Waldon, 51, died in a ground floor flat in Bybrook Road, in Ashford, Kent, on 17 May. Darren McKay, 39, of Beecholme Drive, Kennington, had been charged with his murder but at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday the prosecution accepted his guilty plea to manslaughter. He is due to be sentenced at the same court on 23 January.

A man has admitted killing a 51-year-old man who died after suffering head injuries.

Dan y cynllun, bydd chwe thref yn ganolfannau ar gyfer twf economaidd yn y cymunedau sydd rhwng Castell-nedd a Chwmbrân. Mae'r gweinidog sydd yng ngofal y cynllun, Alun Davies, wedi bod yn arwain tasglu ac mae eisoes wedi galw am "ddadeni diwydiannol" ar gyfer y cymoedd, ac i hynny fod yn fwy na "ffyrdd newydd sy'n sgleinio". Dywedodd hefyd y byddai'n gweithio i symud swyddi o'r sector cyhoeddus i'r cymoedd pan yn "addas". Mae'r tasglu wedi trefnu cyfres o ymgynghoriadau dros y flwyddyn i ddod. Y ddogfen drafod fydd Ein Cymoedd, Ein Dyfodol, gyda'r blaenoriaethau'n cynnwys swyddi a sgiliau gwell, gwasanaethau cyhoeddus gwell a chymunedau cryfach. Mae'r tasglu'n ceisio: Dywedodd Mr Davies: "O'r dechrau, dwi wedi bod yn glir na fydd hwn yn achos arall o lywodraeth yn penderfynu beth sy'n iawn i'r cymoedd. "Os ydyn ni am lwyddo, rhaid i gymunedau lleol a phobl leol fod wrth galon ein gwaith." Y canolfannau dan sylw fyddai: Dywedodd yr Athro Kevin Morgan, awdur A New Agenda For The Valleys yn 1988, fod angen buddsoddi mewn trafnidiaeth o safon uchel a gwella tai er mwyn creu cysylltiad gwell rhwng trefi'r cymoedd. Ychwanegodd mai dyna'r ffordd o annog pobl ifanc broffesiynol i fyw mewn llefydd fel Pontypridd. "Pontypridd yw'r porth i'r cymoedd ac fe ddylai gyflawni rôl o fod yn ganolfan gyflogaeth i'r cymoedd uwch a chanol", meddai. "Byddai cwmnïau fel Admiral, dwi'n siŵr, yn gallu creu atynfa drwy leoli rhai o'u swyddfeydd ym Mhontypridd. "Fe fyddai hynny'n cynorthwyo rhyng-ddibyniaeth ein dinasoedd a'n cymoedd... wedyn fe fydd pawb ar eu hennill." Wedi'r cyhoeddiad, dywedodd llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr ar yr economi bod y cynllun yn fawr ddim mwy na "chynllun PR sgleiniog". Dywedodd Russell George bod "diffyg arweiniad strategol" gan Lywodraeth Cymru wedi effeithio'r ardal, a bod unrhyw fuddsoddiad gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd "wedi ei wastraffu ar y cyfan". Mae arweinydd Plaid Cymru wedi dweud ei bod yn "hanfodol" bod cymunedau'r cymoedd yn "cael y parch y maen nhw'n haeddu, a bod cyfleoedd go iawn yn cael eu creu i bobl". Dywedodd Leanne Wood na allai'r cynllun yma gael ei "ychwanegu at y rhestr o addewidion gafodd eu torri a chynlluniau wnaeth fethu".

Mae cynllun i greu 7,000 o swyddi ac adfywio cymoedd y de wedi ei gyhoeddi.

The bill - which was approved with only minor amendments - is now certain to become law after a final vote in the lower house, expected in May. There have been several demonstrations in Paris both for and against the bill. Gay rights organisations say homosexuals are being increasingly targeted amid opposition to government plans to give gay couples in France the right to marry and adopt children. Friday's Senate vote, by a show of hands, came after senators had on Wednesday approved the first article of the bill allowing gay couples to marry and adopt, by 179 votes to 157. Justice Minister Christiane Taubira praised the result, saying the Senate had strengthened French society "by granting the simple recognition of full citizenship to homosexual couples". The bill is now set to become law after technical second readings in both houses of parliament. On Thursday, some 5,000 people took part in a protest in Paris linking critics of the gay marriage bill to homophobia. The rally came as an image apparently showing the victim of a homophobic attack went viral on social media. Opponents of the bill have denied homophobia and denounced violence. Opinion polls suggest that around 55-60% of French people support gay marriage, but only about 50% approve of gay adoption. The anti-gay marriage lobby, backed by the Catholic Church and right-wing opposition, has already held large marches in Paris. It argues the move would undermine an essential building block of society.

France's upper house of parliament has voted to legalise gay marriage.

Whilst on patrol over Winnipeg, the chopper's crew accidentally turned on its loudspeaker allowing members of the public below to hear them. Those listening say they heard pilots swearing and discussing oral sex. Winnipeg Police Service say some of the "conversation was inappropriate" and have promised an internal review. Brandi Armstrong told CBC news that she had been sitting in her garden on Monday evening as the helicopter flew over and was shocked by the exchange. "My jaw hit the ground; eyes bulged out," she said. She added that she would like to see the pilots punished. The police say that they are considering disciplinary measures. Another resident walking near the city's legislature building overhead a different, expletive-laden discussion about money. The officers were unaware that the loudspeaker was on due to the noise from the helicopter's engine. Residents listening below began to tweet to the city's police department as the pilots continued talking.

Canadian police have apologised after an explicit conversation was inadvertently broadcast from one of its helicopters.

Details of last Friday's incident have only just emerged. Work at the site was halted this Friday afternoon to give all workers a refresher on health and safety. Construction firm Morgan Sindall said it was conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances of the accident. A spokesman for Aberdeen City Council added: "The responsibility for the site and the construction programme, as well as for reporting and investigating incidents, sits with the contractor Morgan Sindall Group. "The health, safety and wellbeing of all those working on projects associated with Aberdeen City Council is of paramount importance to us and we will be kept informed by the contractor." The £107m office, leisure and hotel development is due for completion in the summer. Earlier this week, BBC Scotland revealed that only 10% of office space had been taken up for lease.

A worker was left with a fractured leg and ribs after an accident at the Marischal Square construction site in Aberdeen.

He was also ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 (£1,600) and complete 100 hours of community service. Mayweather, 34, agreed to a plea deal, meaning he will not have to answer felony charges of beating Ms Harris and threatening two of their children. Prosecutors said Mayweather's history meant jail time was appropriate. "He just continually gets himself into trouble and he is able to get himself out of it as well," Prosecutor Lisa Luzaich told Judge Melissa Saragosa. "Essentially it is because he is who he is and is able to get away with everything. The only thing that's going to get this man's attention is incarceration." The judge said she decided to jail Mayweather after he admitted hitting Ms Harris and twisting her arm. Ms Saragosa, citing a police report, said that two of the former couple's children, ages 9 and 10, also witnessed the attack, in which Mayweather threatened to make Ms Harris "disappear". Mayweather has been told to report to jail on 6 January. He is facing another court appearance next week on charges of assaulting a security guard outside his home in November 2010 in an argument over parking tickets. He is expected to plead no contest. Ms Luzaich cited previous assault arrests, two in which Mayweather either paid fines or was required to complete community service, saying fines were of no consequence to the boxer. Mayweather earned $25m for the fight than won him a World Boxing Council welterweight belt. His lawyer, Karen Winckler, called Mayweather "a champion in many areas", including buying toys for children at Christmas and promising to donate $100,000 to breast cancer research by the end of the year. Ms Winckler argued that a full community service sentence would be more productive. His jail sentence means he will be released only two months before a major fight, likely to be against the Philippines' Manny Pacquiao, scheduled to take place on 5 May.

US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has been jailed for 90 days by a Las Vegas court after pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris, in 2010.

John Farley, who died on Monday, was described by friends as a helpful, hard-worker who loved his community. He ran the Red Triangle Stores in the Central Market and was doing paperwork from his bed until the day he died. He was made a MBE in the New Year's Honours list for his work with charities and amateur dramatic groups. His son, Kevin Farley, who currently helps run the Red Triangle Stores, said he made a big contribution to Jersey. "He came to work at the Red Triangle stores in 1953 for six weeks. During that six weeks he met my mother and ended up not emigrating to Australia as was his original plan," he said. He added that his father "was involved in numerous organisations" including the Battle of Flowers for 60 years. Tony Perkins, from the Jersey Battle of Flowers Association, said John Farley was dedicated and hard-working.

Tributes have been paid to a former Jersey politician and charity worker who died in his sleep aged 87 after a long illness.

In a joint statement, the two airlines said they would now move to finalise the deal "as soon as possible". Alitalia, which has debts of about 800m euros ($1.1bn; £656m), voted on 13 June to accept Etihad's offer to invest in the company. The deal still needs regulatory approval before it can go ahead. For Alitalia the deal is seen as a way to reverse its troubled fortunes. Last October, Alitalia approved plans for a 300m euro capital increase as part of a deal to fend off bankruptcy. Prior to its 2008 privatisation it also received several state handouts. The Italian airline said earlier this month that the Etihad investment was "an excellent outcome" and would "provide financial stability". Etihad said the deal would give more choice to air travellers into and out of Italy. The firms did not give any details of the amount of money Etihad would invest. But Italy's transport minister Maurizio Lupi has said Etihad is prepared to invest up to 1.25bn euros over the next four years. Mr Lupi said both Alitalia and Etihad had met with Alitalia's creditors on Tuesday where "decisive steps forward" had been made. "It's increasingly clear that this marriage should happen because it's obvious to all that we are dealing with a strong industrial investment that will offer our airline concrete growth prospects," he added. The two carriers have been in talks since December, but negotiations are reported to have been held back by Alitalia's reluctance to make job cuts part of the deal.

Abu Dhabi's state-owned Etihad Airways says it has agreed terms and conditions for its purchase of a 49% stake in Italy's Alitalia.

Alexander and Thomas Hunter, of Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, were aged 16 when, in 2007, they devised the scheme of the robot, dubbed Marl, say US officials. The Securities and Exchange Commission said the stocks "picked" were actually firms that paid the twins hefty fees. The Hunters allegedly snared about 75,000 investors, mostly in the US. In November, Newcastle Crown Court ordered Alexander Hunter to pay back nearly $1m after he admitted providing unregulated financial advice. He was given a suspended 12-month prison sentence. According to an affadavit filed in a New York federal court on Friday, investors paid $47 for newsletters listing Marl's stock picks and $97 for a "home version" of the software. "The longer Marl is allowed to run on a computer... The More Advanced He Becomes!" one of the brothers' websites said. The home version was simply a program that grabbed ticker symbols fed in by the Hunters, who reportedly live with their parents in Whitley Bay. The twins collected an additional $1.9m from companies that paid to appear in the newsletters and in the software program, according to the US court document. In one example given by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Marl picked stock in 2008 for a music publishing company called UOMO Media, doubling its share price to 69 cents, and then again a year later, driving it to $1.06. UOMO has not traded above a penny since September 2010. The twins claimed Marl had a track record of detecting cheap stocks whose prices were on the verge of soaring by 200-400%. Marl was a supposed combination of the names of its phoney creators, Michael Cohen and Carl Williamson. The Hunters claimed that "Michael Cohen" had developed a Goldman Sachs trading algorithm that reaped billions in profits. Officials are asking the court to block the Hunters, now 20 or 21, from the securities industry and return money to investors. They are also seeking further financial penalties. Eric Bruce, a lawyer for the Hunters, did not respond to requests for comment on Friday, reports Reuters news agency.

Twin brothers from England face US civil charges for allegedly defrauding investors out of $1.2m (£745,000) through a bogus stock-picking robot.

Ten fire crews tackled the blaze at a 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sq m) warehouse belonging to delivery company Arrow XL on the Blackpole East Industrial Estate since 08:35 BST. Normally there would be 150 to 200 staff on site at any one time, the firm said. All colleagues had been accounted for and were safe and well, it added. Read more news for Herefordshire and Worcestershire It said its "disaster recovery plan" was in place and the building had been evacuated. In a statement, the company said plans were "being finalised for our customers to move operations from Worcester to a group owned site". The Worcester hub, which has been operating since 1994, handles deliveries for Midlands and South West and is one of four hubs and 17 satellite bases. Earlier Supt Kevin Purcell, from West Mercia Police said it was at the scene of a "significant fire" where it was helping Hereford and Worcester fire service with road closures. He said: "The fire has been declared a major incident. Residents were also advised to keep doors and windows closed. An eyewitness who works for Arrow XL said: "It's a devastating day for all for us. "I was just driving in so I couldn't get in so it's a bit upsetting and obviously we hope everyone's safe which we think they are." Crews from Worcester, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Malvern, Pershore, Droitwich, Evesham and Ledbury fought the fire.

A fire at a warehouse at an industrial estate in Worcester was declared a "major incident."

Ugandan animator Richard Musinguzi told the BBC's Outlook programme that he learnt how to animate in his spare time whilst studying to be an architect. His cartoon creation Katoto now has a big following on social media. Find out more The BBC's Sammy Awami says unlike on the Tanzanian mainland where condoms are sold in almost every city kiosk, they are tricky to find on the mainly Muslim island of Zanzibar, which is popular with tourists. One vendor said as it was a "religious place" he didn't want to "promote adultery". Find out more People are turning to trees to advertise their services and products because of the expense of advertising in newspapers, reports the BBC's Brian Hungwe from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. Find out more Renowned Senegalese Doudou Ndiaye Rose died this week aged 85 - and reportedly had more than 35 children. Many of his offspring played in his traditional drumming troupe - a legacy of which he was very proud. Find out more Robert Mugabe Jr, better known as Tinotenda in basketball circles, is in Zimbabwe's squad at the African basketball championships. The son of the country's president played for just over five minutes in a game against Algeria. He didn't manage to score and the team lost by 20 points. Find out more

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The government said 38 police were injured, although many were thought to have suffered from shock. The crowd gathered outside state buildings calling on Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's government to resign. The protest erupted after the opposition revealed leaked recordings. It was the latest in a series of wire-taps released by Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev, who has been locked in a power struggle with Mr Gruevski for several months. Mr Zaev said the audio files showed the prime minister, Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovsa and other leading officials attempting to cover up the death of Martin Neskovski, 22, who was beaten to death by an interior ministry policeman in June 2011. His death led to weeks of unrest. The policeman was convicted but the opposition said its wire-taps showed the government had sought to avoid responsibility for the death by blaming him. Witnesses say the demonstration began peacefully but turned violent late on Tuesday evening. Nova TV journalist Sashka Cvetkovska said some police had used excessive force on protesters, including women and girls. "Then some violent groups joined the protesters and it all went wild," she told the BBC. Police used water cannon and teargas as stones were thrown and containers set alight. Macedonia's political crisis dates back to last year's elections, when Mr Zaev's centre-left party made allegations of electoral fraud, denounced the government as a dictatorship, and boycotted parliament. Mr Zaev, who has been charged with espionage, has made allegations that the government has itself been wire-tapping more than 20,000 people, including judges, politicians and journalists. Mr Gruevski's conservative VMRO-DPMNE has been in power since 2006 and last month the European Union expressed its grave concern at the deteriorating situation in Macedonia, particularly regarding "rule of law, fundamental rights and freedom of media". The opposition has called for a large anti-government protest on 17 May.

Riot police have clashed with thousands of protesters in the Macedonian capital Skopje after the main opposition alleged a cover-up over the death of a man in 2011.