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Summarize the following article: Last year around 4,000 films and projects were presented to sales agents, producers and distributors. There were 1,500 screenings of a thousand of those films, of which 75% were premieres. British producers Rachel Richardson-Jones and Daisy Allsop have been taking meetings, looking for financiers who can help find the cash to make their films which include a monster bank heist movie and a coastal drama set in the north-east of England. Having talked about their expectations before the festival, we caught up with them to see how the pitch meetings were progressing. It's changed loads, or maybe I've changed loads. There used to be a lot more lavish parties, or there seemed to be. A lot less money is being thrown at parties but that's probably a good thing. Yes, I think it's hard enough to get money just to make films so I think people are aware of channelling it in the right direction. But it's been great, I have two great film packages and they're fun to talk about because I really believe in them and there are a lot of people who are hungry for stuff. Maybe. Slightly less articulate. You sit down and catch up and if you haven't met them you give them a bit of background. But yes, you do a pitch. I have a package with some photographs which give a sense of the film. You talk about the content and the financial structure and how it would work and you find out how they work. But you have to follow up - it's all about the conversation afterwards when they will look at the scripts and so on. But to sit down and talk face to face is a good start. I had a full day of meetings with agents and financiers and met some producers from other countries with a view to maybe working together or something. It's hard to get all the money out of the UK, it can be done, but there are various countries that the UK has a co-production treaty with where you can still qualify as a British production and get your tax credit. You can also qualify as a French or Dutch or Canadian production. It increases the amount of soft money you can raise, which is the money that people are not hard about how soon they will make it back. There is a lot that feeds into it. Distribution is changing. There's a lot more event cinema, which means there are fewer screens for your film to be shown. Piracy is obviously a problem that affects everybody. There's less money around, too, and it's harder to find audiences who will pay to sit down and watch films. I think in terms of just progressing each time you make a low-budget film, you want to step up to the next level with a bigger budget and support - learning who to make better deals with and moving forward faster. It's quite difficult for producers to sustain a company and make a living while you are producing films, so something like Market Trader [a Creative England scheme to help young producers in the marketplace] was useful. One is going to start shooting in the winter, around January, and one next summer. They both seem like reasonable timelines with a fair wind. I got off the plane and had my first meeting with Gregory Schenz from [US film financiers] Endgame, which is a relationship that we started at Los Angeles and has carried on. We're talking to him to find out if any of our films fit their emit. Since then I've had a number of really positive meetings and done a bit of schmoozing and catching up with people. We have a few meetings left to fulfil but in principle I think we have managed to lock down a sales agent for Dearly Beheaded. We are still working on The Besieged and Habit and trying to find the right sales agent for those films, so one tick of three boxes so far. Yes, [director] Sim[eon Halligan] just cut a trailer for The Besieged which has gone down really well. It is important for anybody who is coming out here [to] just arm yourself with as much as you can. Having things you can show and send on makes a massive difference. Having the gift of the gab and being able to talk the talk obviously help. You have to be prepped at any given moment. Having something you can leave with people, because you never know the footprints you're leaving. Some years ago we were at Cannes and had a load of stuff printed and came back thinking there'd been a lot of talk but nothing else, really. We were shooting White Settlers and out of the blue the then head of of production at Fox International was looking to connect with UK genre producers and she sent me an email which I almost binned. She said she found out about us by keeping some of our stuff on file. It's looking firmer than the last time we spoke, purely on the back of the fact that we know someone who has a sales interest who expressed a massive interest in taking the project on. When we get back to the UK we'll finalise that. Simeon: A lot of my work as the creative is to make sure that Rachel has everything she needs to be able to pitch the movie to people, that she has the best package. For The Besieged we put together a storyboard and a trailer which is going down well, which gives you a flavour and feel of what the final film would be. People like to see images, they don't have time to read. As for compromises, at this stage you're just trying to get people excited and interested. There are some issues about Dearly Beheaded and some talks to be had about whether the title will be changed, which I don't really want to do. But there are elements to compromise in terms of trying to raise finance. Simeon: Cannes is about setting things up for the future; it's not always that often at the smaller independent level that massive deals are going to happen here. Sometimes they happen before Cannes and they get announced at Cannes so it looks like they happened here when they didn't. But you have to build and develop relationships with people in Cannes, that's what it's all about and over a number of years they hopefully come to fruition. Rachel: From my point of view, as you get more experienced, it's about being really strict with your time and other people's time. It's about bring realistic about where your film sits in the market and who you are going to see. We're a genre company so we'll see genre agents. It's about trying to see the people who will want to see your film and get excited about it.

In the lower floors of the Palais du Festivals at Cannes, in the heart of the Marche [Market] du Films, deals are being done, films are being financed and stars of the future are on the threshold of discovery.

Summarize the following article: The party's rules committee rejected a proposal that would have allowed delegates to back the candidate of their choice. The panel approved a rule that would "bound" delegates to candidates decided by state primaries and caucuses. Trump supporters say the movement to stop the candidate is now finished. The Republican National Convention will take place in Cleveland, Ohio next week and Mr Trump, a billionaire businessman with no prior political experience, is expected to be officially nominated. The New Yorker stunned all predictions by winning the primary contests. But he has been criticised by many in his own party for his strident tone and extreme positions on immigration and national security. In the end a handful of angry delegates at the Republican National Convention rules committee meeting couldn't undo the will of more than 14 million Republican voters who chose Donald Trump as their party nominee. The last gasp of the #NeverTrump movement came following a truncated debate and a voice vote against allowing Republican delegates to "follow their conscience". There were objections, of course, but the gavel cut them short. Donald Trump may have run a chaotic, occasionally haphazard national presidential campaign over the past month, but his convention team, headed by Paul Manafort, was ruthlessly efficient on Thursday night. It helped that they had the Republican leadership, including chair Reince Priebus, on their side. While many in the higher echelons of the party may not be thrilled to have the brash New Yorker as their standard-bearer, they've clearly made the calculus that the damage from a fractured, fractious convention would be greater than whatever might happen with Mr Trump leading the way for the next four months. We'll see if they're right. This vote now appears to dispel any notion of stopping Mr Trump from being the nominee. "It was never real, it was always overblown," said Ron Kaufman, a delegate from Massachusetts. "They were never there." Trump v Republican elite - the split explained 50 Trump supporters explain why they love him How does a contested convention work? Trump opts for safe choice in picking Pence The delegate from Colorado who wrote the proposal, Kendal Unruh, vowed to get the 28 signatures needed to allow for a "floor fight" or a vote to allow delegates to back another candidate. The prospect of that is unlikely, and she would need 2,472 delegates to defeat Mr Trump. "It's just the start," Ms Unruh said after the vote. "There's no shock here, this was expected." Many Republican delegates pushed back against Ms Unruh's efforts, saying the efforts would be ignoring the millions of people who voted for Mr Trump across the country. The panel voted to create a commission that could propose changes to the party's nomination process, which Mr Trump has called "rigged".

The movement to stop Donald Trump from gaining the Republican presidential nomination prior to the party's convention has been crushed by a vote.

Summarize the following article: Mossely, the world champion, claimed her first Olympic title by beating Chinese fifth seed Yin Junhua, 25, on a split decision in Rio. Yin's silver was China's first medal of the boxing competition. Yoka fights for gold against Britain's Joe Joyce at 19:15 BST on Sunday. Richie Woodhall, former British super-middleweight world champion: "It was rugged and scrappy, and was nice to watch from a boxing bout of view, but it came down to who wanted it the most. "Both corners thought they had won it. There wasn't a lot in it, but Mossely seemed to want it a little bit more and kept coming forward. Overall I think she did enough to win it." Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

French boxer Estelle Mossely celebrated her 24th birthday by winning the women's Olympic lightweight gold medal - on the same day fiance Tony Yoka reached the super-heavyweight final.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device In a 47-second video posted on YouTube on Wednesday, he said he had enjoyed "a very exciting day" back in the saddle. "I had to set myself a target and very happily was able to do that," said the former world number one. The video shows the 46-year-old, who thanked well-wishers for their support, riding again in an indoor arena. Fox-Pitt was placed in an induced coma after falling at the World Young Horse Championships in Lion-D'Angers on 17 October. He was treated in France before returning to England. Fox-Pitt is GB's most successful rider with 20 major championship medals. His horse Reinstated was unharmed in the incident in western France.

British eventer William Fox-Pitt has revealed he has started riding again, just two months after suffering severe head injuries in a competition fall.

Summarize the following article: Clickbait articles tend to carry intriguing headlines which suggest there is more to the story than there actually is. They are famous for employing alluring phrases such as "you'll never guess what happened next" in order to drive web traffic. Facebook says it can now automatically suppress these stories. It says it has built a technology that scans for tell-tale signs of clickbait headlines on its news feed section - phrases such as "you'll never guess why" and "his response was priceless". This scanning technology was created by a team at Facebook who manually reviewed "thousands of headlines" to put together a list of commonly identifiable clickbait traits. Headlines which are flagged for using such phrasing will be automatically diminished in prominence on Facebook's news feed, the company said. "We're making an update to News Feed ranking to further reduce clickbait headlines in the coming weeks," read a post on Facebook's newswire. "With this update, people will see fewer clickbait stories and more of the stories they want to see higher up in their feeds." The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has welcomed the decision. Martin Shipton, chairman of the NUJ's Trinity Mirror group chapel, previously claimed that the culture of clickbait and setting traffic targets "could encourage reporters to sensationalise stories, to trivialise the news and make news out of trivia and to give up on more challenging, public interest journalism that takes time to research and deliver". In January, the journalists' website Press Gazette revealed in a survey of about 700 journalists that nearly a third expressed concerns over the quality of online journalism. Facebook previously attempted to diminish clickbait though another means - by timing how long users remained on an external website after clicking on a headline. But it said that this process wasn't accurate enough. It said it now categorises headlines as clickbait if they withhold information required to understand what the content of the article is and also if they exaggerate the article to create misleading expectations "People have told us they like seeing authentic stories the most," the company added.

Facebook has intensified its crackdown on so-called clickbait news that appears on the social network.

Summarize the following article: Fishguard and District Round Table members are travelling to the broadcaster's birth place in Limerick in Ireland on Tuesday, before cycling home to Pembrokeshire. Sir Terry died in January, aged 77. He was life president of the charity and had hosted the annual telethon every year from its first appearance in 1980 to 2015. A round table spokesman said of the fundraiser: "We felt this would be a great tribute to a man who has given so much to the Children in Need charity." The group will cycle the 125 miles from Limerick to Rosslare Harbour over two days, before boarding the ferry back to Fishguard. On the ferry they will use an exercise bike to cover the 55 miles (88 km) at sea.

A group of fundraising cyclists will pay a unique tribute to Sir Terry Wogan for Children in Need.

Summarize the following article: The new owners have threatened to quit the team, a day after the company that built the cars was put into administration. A statement threatened legal action against founder Tony Fernandes for not transferring shares to the new owners. Fernandes told BBC Sport the statement was "garbage". The Malaysian businessman, who announced he had sold the team in July, added that his lawyers would respond on Thursday. Fernandes, who owns the Air Asia airline and Queens Park Rangers football club, later tweeted: "If you buy something you should pay for it. Quite simple." Insiders say the dispute is about whether the new owners have paid for the team, fulfilled their obligations under the deal they struck with Fernandes or carried through on the guarantees they gave as part of the sale. But the statement from the company that agreed to buy the team from Fernandes in July said Fernandes would now run the team "as an owner". The development brings into question Caterham's participation in the forthcoming US Grand Prix, which takes place in Austin, Texas on 2 November, and the race in Brazil the following weekend. The Caterham F1 statement revealed the buyer's identity for the first time as a company called Engavest SA, based in Switzerland. The dispute has emerged the day after a company called Caterham Sports Ltd, which built the F1 cars for the team, was put into administration. Caterham F1's statement said the administrator was appointed on behalf of a Malaysian bank that is a creditor of Fernandes and the Caterham Group, which he still owns. It said: "The administrators' appointment has had devastating effects on the F1 team's activities." It added that since the agreement to sell the team, Fernandes and his partners had "refused to comply with [their] legal obligations to transfer their shares to the buyer. "The buyer has been left in the invidious position of funding the team without having legal title to the team it had bought. "This is in total contradiction to the seller's press release of 3 October 2014 which stated that Mr Fernandes and his Caterham Group had no longer any connection with the Caterham F1 Team." The new owners are facing employment tribunal proceedings from 38 former employees, who are claiming wrongful dismissal. Earlier this month, Caterham were visited by bailiffs, who seized several items from the team. The new owners have insisted that Caterham Sports Ltd is not related to them, because they have transferred operations to the holding company of the team, 1 MRT.

Further doubt has been cast on the future of the Caterham team following the revelation of a dispute between their old and new owners.

Summarize the following article: Brampton, who had spoken of her struggle with depression, began her career at Vogue before launching Elle. The circumstances of her death are unclear but it is thought she walked into the sea at St Leonards in East Sussex on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a woman was pulled ashore at Galley Hill, Bexhill. They said there were no suspicious circumstances. Brampton studied fashion at Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design before starting at Vogue. She became fashion editor at The Observer and was then headhunted to launch women's lifestyle magazine Elle in the UK at the age of 30 in the 1980s. She later had a weekly agony aunt column in the Sunday Times Style magazine from 2006 until 2014. In 2008 she gave a personal account of her efforts to overcome depression in her book "Shoot the Damn Dog". Elle magazine's current editor-in-chief Lorraine Candy described Brampton as a "kickass boss" who "nurtured new talent with the same enthusiasm as she nurtured her family and friends". Writing on the magazine's website, she said: "The magazine she created in 1985 was unlike anything else on the newsstands at the time. "It was a breath of fresh air, mixing high street with high end, having a brave and sometimes contrary opinion, questioning the norm and championing new thinkers. "She made it colourful and joyous, which was exactly how she imagined the Elle reader and how she appeared herself to everyone who worked with her." Gill Sinclair, from the website Victoria Health, paid tribute to her "beautiful friend Sally" who "walked into the sea yesterday afternoon and didn't come back" in an email sent to subscribers. She wrote: "Sally's battle with depression is well documented; she shared her darkness in order to give light and she fought fiercely to try and obliterate the stigma of mental health and together we must uphold her mission." Sally was an uncompromising agony aunt - her tough love sometimes uncomfortable to read, but at the same time absolutely thrilling. What made it so powerful was the position of authority and wisdom it came from. Sally was quick to share her own experiences, draw on her own hard fought battles and use the aching traumas of her own life story to help heal others. Her big lesson to readers was that you cannot change other people - you can only change your reaction to them. That puts all the power back in your hands. So whether it is an abusive mother, a lover suffering from addiction or a difficult teen, she gave us the ability to overcome our pain. She always was, and will remain, an absolute inspiration. And for me personally, a treasured mentor. Thank you Sally. Tiffanie Darke, editor of the Sunday Times Style magazine from 2002-2014 Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore tweeted: "An editor every writer wanted to please because she wanted the best and wrote the best herself. Very sad." Author Jojo Moyes tweeted: "Immensely sad about Sally Brampton, kind, talented & great editor." Samaritans The Samaritans helpline is available 24 hours a day for anyone in the UK struggling to cope. It provides a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential. Phone for free: 116 123 Email: [email protected] Visit the Samaritans website

Sally Brampton, the founding editor of Elle magazine in the UK and newspaper columnist, has died at the age of 60.

Summarize the following article: The 1970s boy band will perform live on stage at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, where presenter Jackie Bird will be hosting Hogmanay Live 2015. Lead singer Les McKeown and band members Alan Longmuir and Stuart 'Woody' Wood will be performing hits such as Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby. Jackie Bird said she was a Rollers fan when she was a teenager. She said: "If I'd known when I was 15 that I'd get to introduce the Bay City Rollers on live telly, I'd have thought all my Christmases had come at once. 'We're thrilled to have them on the show - they're a perfect fit for Hogmanay. "Their music crosses the generation gap and their legendary anthems will keep the party going wherever you are. We've got a great night's entertainment lined up." The Hogmanay show will also feature Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain, who will oversee the countdown to a year that will mark some important milestones for the musical pair. In 2016, Aly turns 70 and the duo mark 30 years since their first musical collaboration. Turbo-charged 13-piece supergroup Treacherous Orchestra will also throw their unique energy into the mix. Choral Stimulation, the Scottish-based acapella group that wowed audiences on BBC Two's Naked Choir, will be adding their voices to a rousing Auld Lang Syne. In Edinburgh, BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood will be presenting from the Royal Mile where party-goers will be encouraged to join in the Old Town Ceilidh in an attempt to break the world record for the biggest Strip The Willow, last set in Edinburgh in 2000. The show will be streamed live for a worldwide audience online at bbc.co.uk/hogmanay and will also be available via the red button for viewers across the UK.

The Bay City Rollers will headline BBC Scotland's New Year celebrations, it has been announced.

Summarize the following article: The 59-year-old was considering his future following Tuesday's 3-0 defeat in Slovakia. But the former Celtic and Middlesbrough boss has decided to remain for the next game against England, at least. Scotland visit Wembley on 11 November, trailing the group leaders by three points after three games. Strachan signed a two-year deal in the summer after failing to lead the national side to Euro 2016. He succeeded Craig Levein in January 2013 and has been in charge for 32 games, with a 47% win record. In 19 competitive matches, Strachan has won eight but a run of only three victories - against Gibraltar, twice, and Malta - in the past nine has put his position under increased scrutiny. Assistant manager Mark McGhee told BBC Scotland on Thursday morning that he had not spoken to Strachan since returning from Slovakia but remains upbeat on the prospect of reaching a first major tournament since 1998. "I still think we have a great chance of qualification," said the Motherwell boss. "Obviously results have to improve but I think there is the potential for that to happen." Media playback is not supported on this device Strachan said he was "not sitting here thinking about myself" in his post-match interview on Tuesday. Goalkeeper David Marshall said nobody in the Scotland squad wanted Strachan to leave, while midfielder Barry Bannan said: "It's our fault, we're the ones who are out there losing games." Fellow managers have backed Strachan, with Rangers' Mark Warburton describing the ex-Celtic, Southampton and Middlesbrough manager as "very experienced", while Hamilton boss and fellow Scot Martin Canning said the country must "stick together" and "get behind" the national side. Ex-Scotland midfielder and Celtic assistant coach John Collins said: "I certainly hope Gordon stays on. The SFA appointed Gordon, they gave him a contract and the race isn't finished at the halfway stage. Things can turn around quickly in football." Tom English, BBC Scotland: "There was no fight, no aggression in the first half or much belief. It was a shambolic performance and I would put that squarely at the door of the manager. I think his time is up." Scottish Daily Mail chief football writer Stephen McGowan: "Gordon Strachan is a decent man and there are deep systemic problems in Scottish football, but should this Scotland national team be performing better than it is right now? Yes it should." Michael Grant, Times chief football writer, Scotland: "I think he should get the Wembley game and if something positive comes out of it then you reassess it. But that might be a natural end - and it felt a bit like that after the Slovakia game."

Gordon Strachan is to carry on as Scotland manager following a poor start to the World Cup qualifying campaign, BBC Scotland has learned.

Summarize the following article: The round wooden structure has been built at the Cors Dyfi nature reserve near Machynlleth, Powys, with help of nearly £1.4m worth of grants. The first osprey chick in the Dyfi valley for 400 years hatched in 2011. The site's breeding pair of Ospreys, Monty and Glesni, returned to their nesting ground from Africa in April. The pair bred two chicks, Cerist and Clarach, last year. They have bred again this spring and two eggs are expected to hatch next month. Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust's Dyfi Osprey Project attracted 31,000 visitors last year. The trust claims the new vantage point - which has three viewing levels - gives visitors the opportunity to experience the Dyfi ecosystem from a new perspective. From the upper viewing level, 10m (33ft) above the bog below, the building provides a full 360 degree panoramic view of the Dyfi Valley with the Plynlimon Mountains and Snowdonia National Park beyond. Project Manager, Emyr Evans said: "It takes forward our vision of enhancing people's relationship with nature and learning about the natural world around us. "We are lucky to have so much richness and diversity of wildlife in our small part of mid Wales. "From kites to ospreys, from dormice to otters and marsh violets to bog myrtle. "The 360 Observatory takes wildlife watching and learning to a higher level, quite literally."

A two-storey wildlife observatory at the home of one of only two known pairs of breeding ospreys in Wales has been officially opened.

Summarize the following article: Obesity Action Scotland (OAS) said improvements to school meals could play an important part in reducing childhood obesity. It wants to highlight the issue ahead of the council elections in two weeks' time. The Scottish government said a review of school food and drink nutritional standards was under way. OAS is calling on local government election candidates to commit to transform school meals in Scotland "from a feeding culture to an eating culture". The organisation said it wanted unprocessed or "minimally processed" foods used wherever possible and vegetables, soup and salads prioritised over puddings. Its report found school dinners varied "dramatically" across Scotland, with many primary schools serving puddings more often than soup. Two-thirds of primary school pupils in Scotland eat school meals and OAS said this provided a "unique opportunity" to drive dietary change. Lorraine Tulloch, from OAS, said: "We are calling on local government election candidates to commit to transform school meals across Scotland to ensure children have a healthy and happy experience with food. "Change is possible and we have highlighted areas where that change is starting to happen, but more action is needed and greater priority and attention needs to be given to this subject to ensure we offer all our children the best start in life." The Scottish government said all local authorities had a duty to provide school meals that meet strict nutritional requirements. A spokesman added: "Healthy Eating In Schools guidance exists to help local authorities and schools meet the current requirement. This includes advice on making puddings healthier. "The deputy first minister confirmed on 5 March 2017 that a review of these school food and drink nutritional standards is under way to ensure the nutritional standards are the best they can be. "The review will also consider whether school food provision can be further improved, in light of the latest evidence from the scientific advisory committee on nutrition." A study last year found that since 2005 more than one in 10 children in Scotland had started primary school overweight or obese. The figures showed almost 83,000 four to five-year-olds entered P1 carrying excess weight between 2005-2006 and 2014-2015.

School meals should include fewer puddings and more fresh vegetables, according to a report.

Summarize the following article: West Brom defender Craig Dawson scored the only goal of a breathless game from the penalty spot after Tottenham full-back Adam Smith was fouled in the box. England could have won more comfortably but have the upper hand going into the second leg in Krusevac on Tuesday. The only negative was a hamstring problem picked up by Jack Rodwell. This was a seventh consecutive home win in a competitive match for England, equalling a record dating back more than 27 years. There was plenty of encouragement for Pearce against a Serbia team that had gone unbeaten in qualifying. The performance of Raheem Sterling, on his debut at this level, was eye-catching. The Liverpool winger, with feet as sensitive as pick-pockets' hands, produced a bewildering repertoire of feints and swerves, sudden stops and demoralising spurts, turning and tormenting the Serbia defence time and again. Blackpool's Tom Ince was equally impressive, without being able to apply a finish. With those two in his ranks, Pearce's side bristled with menace as England's wingers swapped places, eluded markers and dismantled Serbia's defensive system during a breathless and at times brutal opening period. German referee Deniz Aytekin had shown three yellow cards by the seventh minute, as Serbia attempted to keep England's flyers in their blocks. The best of England's early opportunities fell to Ince. The Blackpool winger combined well with Danny Rose in the 12th minute, only for the ball to skid off his forehead and beyond the far post with the goal at his mercy. A heavy first touch saw a second chance get away from Ince before a fizzing left-foot shot flashed narrowly wide. England pushed for the breakthrough but with two clever, probing attacking surges Serbia served to remind everyone inside Carrow Road of their attacking potential. Luka Milunovic might have done better when Darko Lazovic picked him out with a delightful cross from the right after a quickly-taken throw in. But despite being unmarked, the Red Star Belgrade striker got his header all wrong from six yards, before Sasa Markovic scuffed a shot wide from the edge of the box moments later. Lazovic thumped a left-foot volley narrowly over for Serbia but it was England who made the brighter start to the second half. Sterling might have won a free-kick on the edge of the penalty area with another of his devastating surges but the referee allowed an advantage, which ultimately came to nothing. The German official did blow his whistle soon after, however, as Adam Smith reacted first to a scrambled clearance of his initial cross to win a penalty for England after a mistimed challenge by Milunovic. Dawson made no mistake from the spot, his fifth goal in eight matches for Pearce's side. Zaha should have doubled England's lead within two minutes as Ince burst down the left flank and found the Crystal Palace winger, whose left-foot shot flashed wide with the goal at his mercy. Then Steven Caulker was denied with eight minutes remaining as Serbia goalkeeper Branimir Aleksic produced a stunning save to turn his header away. England U21 boss Stuart Pearce said: "We have won the game and kept a clean sheet, although we could have won it by more had we been more clinical in front of goal. Over there we will have more of an opportunity to break on them and use the pace we have. I would hope we would also be more clinical in front of goal."

Stuart Pearce's England Under-21s took a significant step towards Euro 2013 with victory over Serbia in their play-off first-leg at Carrow Road.

Summarize the following article: The two hives at the Ebbw Vale offices of the Gwent Wildlife Trust were tipped over and smashed with large stones and logs. Around two thirds of the bees died after being exposed to the rain and cold, while all their larvae perished. Early April is a key time for bees, as they start producing young and looking for food. The beehives were installed in the environmental resource centre by Blaenau Gwent council as part of a Welsh Government scheme to encourage pollinating insects. Veronika Brannovic, Gwent Wildlife Trust manager, said the attack over the weekend was "very upsetting". "Spring weather has been unpredictable but our colonies had started to produce larvae within the hives," she said. "Luckily, we think the queen in each hive has survived. That means they could possibly recover - but they only have a limited number of eggs." The centre was opened in 2010 as part of the redevelopment of the former steel works site, and has become a haven for wildlife.

Thousands of honey bees and their young have died following an attack by vandals.

Summarize the following article: Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the Olympic Stadium on 5 August last year. Gill-Webb, who also shouted at athletes including Usain Bolt, was found guilty of two public order offences at Stratford Magistrates' Court. His lawyers had said he was suffering from a "manic episode" at the time. District Judge Ashworth said he would limit the maximum sentence to a community-based penalty and granted Gill-Web conditional bail until the sentencing. Gill-Webb was found guilty of intending to cause the 100m finalists harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or disorderly behaviour, contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act as well as an alternative charge contrary to Section 5 of the act. District Judge William Ashworth said: "The two charges relate to a period of two to three minutes before the start of the Olympic 100m men's final on August 5 2012. "Mr Gill-Webb quite deliberately looked over his right shoulder and then round to look over his left shoulder to see if anyone was watching him and then stepped for concealment behind other spectators. "Satisfied that he was not under observation, he threw the bottle very close to the competitors who were listening for the starting gun." "The video, in my view, quite clearly shows Mr Gill-Webb checking to see if he is under observation before taking the risk of throwing the bottle. "I am sure that he was at that point weighing up the chances of being caught before throwing the bottle in an effort to disrupt the start of the race and put off Usain Bolt. "I am sure, therefore, that he was at that point acting rationally and wrongly." The court heard Gill-Webb, who has bipolar affective disorder, managed to get into the Olympic Park and the stadium using an old ticket. But no ticket was found on him when he was detained by police. He pushed his way through the crowd in the exclusive seating area close to the starting line from where he lobbed the bottle. He was confronted by Dutch judo champion Edith Bosch after he threw the bottle. She heard him say "Bolt, I want you to lose", the court heard. Other witnesses said he also shouted at other finalists, including Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake and Justin Gatlin of the US. Bolt eventually went on to win the race in 9.63 seconds. Gill-Webb did not give evidence at the trial and had denied the offences. But his DNA was later found on the bottle. Following the verdict David Robinson, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, said: "Gill-Webb's decision to throw a bottle on to the track at the men's 100m final was reckless and irresponsible. "This incident came close to disrupting the most-watched event of the 2012 Olympic Games, which was broadcast to millions of people across the world and for which many athletes had trained for years".

A man who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final has been found guilty of public order offences.

Summarize the following article: Donna Williamson, 44, died at a home in Somertrees Avenue, Lee, on Friday evening. A post-mortem examination found she died from stab injuries. Next of kin have been informed. A 37-year-old man was charged with her murder on Saturday evening. He will appear before Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in south-east London.

Summarize the following article: Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court said on Friday that elections must be held by 31 July, and that Mr Mugabe should set a date "as soon as possible". Mr Mugabe has been in coalition with the former opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai since 2009. Mr Tsvangirai's party has said it is ready for "free and fair elections". The Movement for Democratic Change says it has no problem with July elections, as long as its demands for reforms to voter registration and Zimbabwe's media are met. According to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), Mr Mugabe said he would comply with the court's decision and would set a date for elections after consulting with the Minister of Justice and Legal affairs. A new constitution, backed by the main parties and approved in a referendum in March, was signed into law in May. The MDC had called for the elections to be held later this year, so that changes in the new constitution could be implemented. Mr Mugabe, who is 89, has led Zimbabwe since 1980. He is likely to face Mr Tsvangirai in the presidential poll. The coalition government has helped end hyperinflation that saw Zimbabwe's economy collapse, but the administration has been fraught with squabbles over introducing reforms. The ZBC quoted Mr Mugabe as saying the coalition government had "outlived its usefulness". Five years ago, Mr Tsvangirai won the most votes in the first round of the presidential election but, according to official results, not enough to win outright. He pulled out of the second round, saying his supporters were being targeted in a campaign of violence. After Mr Mugabe went ahead with the election, winning with 85% of votes cast, regional mediators intervened to organise a power-sharing agreement. The president, who was speaking on a trip to Japan for a summit, said he would not step down in response to calls from other countries. "I've thought about retirement, but not when the British are saying we want regime change," Mr Mugabe told Japan's Kyodo news agency. "I won't be changed by the British. My people will change me."

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said he will abide by a court ruling to hold elections by the end of July.

Summarize the following article: Several thousand people are staying in the camps in Calais and Dunkirk, popular spots for those seeking to cross into the United Kingdom. The area has suffered heavy rains in recent weeks, leading one Dunkirk official to call conditions "inhumane". But one senior official said new camps were not the solution. One of the largest camps is in the coastal northern French town of Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk. The area's mayor, Damien Careme, told French media that, unchecked, the number of people in the camp could reach 10,000. In depth: Migrant crisis A new semi-permanent camp in Grande-Synthe, co-ordinated with the charity Medecins sans Frontieres, will have showers, better sanitation and more protection against cold weather. Mr Careme said the French state was against his plan to move migrants to the new camp, and MSF said last week that regional authorities had not responded to their requests to set up the site. But permission is expected to be granted for the 2,500-person camp later on Monday. Some 50km (31 miles) further west along the coast in Calais, some 125 heated containers will be opened on Monday for up to 1,500 people seeking shelter. Families living in the so-called Jungle camp will be given priority to stay on the site, set up by the charity La Vie Active. Access to the accommodation will be granted through a machine that scans handprints. It is the first permanent site for migrants since the closure of a camp in Sangatte, northern France, in 2002. The Sangatte camp, that was designed to accommodate 900 people but held 2,000, was closed after the British government said it was used as a base for illegal immigration to the UK. "The philosophy of the state is not to build another camp, not to encourage the actions of traffickers inside the camps," Jean-Francois Cordet, the region's most senior official, told French media. He said he preferred "individual solutions" for migrants rather than new camps. "The reality of the situation is that people are already there," Vickie Hawkins, the executive director of MSF, told the BBC. "They have made a really arduous journey across Europe without regard for the conditions. And we just simply can't leave people to freeze in the mud. It's not humane."

Plans to move thousands of migrants into more permanent camps in northern France are expected to be given the go-ahead later on Monday.

Summarize the following article: Plenty of money has been pumped into the banlieues - but has anything really changed? It is with a depressing sense of familiarity that one reads this week the 10-year post-mortems on France's 2005 riots. Everyone concedes that after the shock a lot was done to regenerate the "lost" neighbourhoods of Clichy, Grigny, Bobigny, et cetera. Some 48bn euros has been spent in the past decade alone to rebuild housing and smarten up the "urban fabric". To this can be added a further 100bn euros spent since the start of the 1980s, when the problem of disaffected suburban zones was first identified. But by now everyone also agrees that money is quite evidently not the answer. If it was, this crisis would have been solved long ago. For the depressing fact remains by just about every recognised criterion, the banlieues (or to be clear the large areas within city suburbs where populations mainly of north African and sub-Saharan origin live in blocks of council flats) are today in the same sorry state as before. If not worse. Taxed income is 56% of the national average. Unemployment rates among young people hit 50%. Crime is far more prevalent than elsewhere. Only last weekend in the northern suburbs of Marseille, three people were killed in an apparent drugs-related shootout. Two were boys of 15. In addition, the image of the banlieues in the eyes of the rest of the country continues to decline. In a poll just out, the most common adjectives used were: More than six people in 10 agreed with the statement that "most of the time, young people in the cites [council estates] behave worse than others do". Seen the other way, people from within the banlieues still complain bitterly of stigmatisation and stereotyping. As Thomas Guenole, author of Do Banlieue Youth eat Children?, puts it: "When you grow up in the banlieue, discrimination comes three ways: when you apply for a job, when they see your address, when they look at your face." So far, so familiar. But there is one area, of course, in which the past 10 years have seen a big change in the banlieues - and that is religion. When the riots broke out in October 2005, there was near universal agreement that the root of the problem was social: poverty and discrimination were the causes. To say otherwise - to imply there might also be a cultural element linked to colonialism, Islam and an inherited rejection of France - was to risk accusations of racism. Ten years on, the debate on this issue is much more open - and furious. What has happened during that decade is the emergence of Islam as a larger factor in determining how people behave. Mostly, the signs are of a quietist, pietist nature: dress-codes on the street, higher attendance at mosques. But there has also been the growth of Islamist attacks. From Mohamed Merah in Toulouse to the Kouachi brothers and Ahmedi Coulibaly and the hundreds who have gone to Syria - these are French citizens willing to attack France out of a higher loyalty. The militants are a tiny minority - and not all are from the banlieues - but most are indeed from the same poor, crime-ridden milieu. As Malek Boutih, a Socialist deputy from the southern Paris banlieue, put it this week: "We have been on a downward slide which has led to the point where our neighbourhoods produce terrorists. Ten years ago it was rioters, now it is terrorists." For many left-wing analysts, to talk of Islam in relation to the banlieues remains problematic. Sylvia Zappi, a journalist for Le Monde, argues that by replacing a hoodie with a religious fanatic, the French have merely gone from one unrepresentative cliche of a baddy to another. Thomas Guenole says that focus on a radicalising minority conceals the fact that "the great mass are moving away from Islam". But others - mainly but not just on the right - talk of a new and worrying phenomenon: of not just a failure of integration, but of dis-integration, dis-assimilation - for the first time of people moving away from the social body. So 10 years on, could the 2005 riots happen again? It would be foolhardy to argue otherwise. Timeline: French riots 2005 The bored young men are there, more than ever. The economic crisis is deeper. Relations with police are terrible. The growth of the Front National smoothes the belief that France is racist, so hitting back is fair. Ten years ago - after the riots - the historian Georges Bensoussan edited a book called The Lost Territories of the Republic. The book has just been reissued, prompting this observation from the author in an interview: "I was struck by how, for many of the people I spoke to recently, the words 'civil war' - which they would have laughed at 10 years ago - were now a phrase they were prepared to use. "I am talking about police, medical workers, local politicians, people of the banlieue. The feeling that there are two peoples being formed, side by side, looking at each other with hostility - that feeling is shared by many." Depressing indeed.

It is exactly 10 years since the start of France's banlieue riots - the three weeks of violent street protest in the high-immigration suburbs, sparked by the accidental deaths of two teenagers after a police chase.

Summarize the following article: Scotland's first minister became the first serving head of a foreign government to address the Senate. She said that the "unprecedented times" needed "imagination, open minds and fresh thinking". And she said Scottish independence remained "firmly on the table" - but acknowledged it would not be easy. Ms Sturgeon is on a two-day visit to Ireland in the wake of the Brexit vote. She is examining possible options for maintaining Scotland's links to the European single market - and has a shared interest with the Irish government in keeping the whole of the UK in the single market. On Monday, she met President Michael D Higgins and foreign affairs minister Charlie Flanagan. It followed a meeting with Irish prime minister Enda Kenny at the UK-Irish Council last week. Ms Sturgeon told the Senate - the upper house of the Irish Parliament - that it was clear from those discussions that Brexit was the "greatest foreign policy challenge that Ireland has faced since it joined the European Union." She added: "For Scotland too, we know that how we, and indeed the UK as a whole, responds to June's vote will define us for generations to come." The first minister repeated her calls for the UK as a whole to seek to continue as a member of the single market and the European Customs Union, pointing out that 48% of voters had chosen to remain in the EU. She said the Scottish government was "exploring options" that would "respect the vote in Scotland and allow us to retain the benefits of the single market". And she said these proposals, which are due to be published by the end of the year, would focus on options for Scotland within the UK. But Ms Sturgeon added: "Of course, there is also the option of considering again the question of becoming an independent country. "And that option of course remains firmly on the table. If the path that the UK takes turns out to be deeply damaging to Scotland's best interests, to our economic, social, and cultural interests, then the people of Scotland must have the right to choose a different future." She also said she "acutely understands" that "none of what lies ahead will be easy", but said that nothing about Brexit was going to be easy either. The first minister said: "We are living today in unprecedented times, and those unprecedented times require imagination, open minds and fresh thinking." Scotland voted to stay in the EU - by 62% to 38% - with every single council area backing the Remain camp. Ms Sturgeon added: "Scotland's experiences in Europe have not, of course, been identical to Ireland. We are not an independent member state - yet. "But the sense that small countries can be equals in a partnership of many is something that appeals to us about the European Union. "And so the basic principle of EU membership, that independent countries cooperate for the common good, has generally seemed to us to be praiseworthy rather than problematic." She had earlier told the Senate that the historical links between Scotland and Ireland had created a "special and unbreakable bond". And she said relations between the two countries were now "stronger, warmer and more harmonious" than ever, and would be strengthened even further in the years ahead. Ahead of her speech to the Senate, Ms Sturgeon confirmed that her government was examining ways for the Scottish NHS to offer abortions to women from Northern Ireland free of charge. Ms Sturgeon first outlined the proposals in response to a question in the Scottish Parliament earlier this month. Abortions are illegal in Northern Ireland except for cases where the woman's health is at risk. The situation has led to women travelling to Great Britain seeking terminations.

Nicola Sturgeon has told the Irish Parliament that the response to the Brexit vote will define both Scotland and Ireland for generations to come.

Summarize the following article: Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has pledged to double female and minority members amid a row over the lack of diversity in the nominations. Furst said the Academy was being ageist and sexist in blaming its membership, made up largely of older, white men. He said the problem was not enough members watching all the films. Furst suggested the Academy was to blame for this by not keeping tabs on just how many of the advance screening DVDs, which members are sent, were indeed being watched. "One of the many reasons for the lack of diversity in nominees this year is that many members vote without watching all the films," he said in a open letter published by Variety. The all-white line-up in the four acting categories for this year's Oscars has prompted protests from actors and film-makers. Among them, director Spike Lee, actress Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith announced they would not be attending next month's awards. The main criticism levelled at the Academy has long been that its members are disproportionately, older, white, middle-class men. In response to the growing protests, the Academy said it was going to create three new seats on its board of governors to improve diversity in leadership. It also said voting rights would be stripped from those who had not been active in the industry for the past decade. Academy president Boone Isaacs said in a statement the move would "begin the process of significantly changing our membership composition". But Furst, 60, expressed his disdain at the "disturbing" move. "Like many other members I know, I was saddened, as well as offended, to learn the Academy Board of Governors has chosen to scapegoat the older members of the Academy in order to deflect the criticism about the lack of diversity this year in the nominees for Academy Awards." He said he feared he, and fellow older, male members, would be branded "irrelevant" from now on. "The Academy can't fight issues with diversity by engaging in ageism and sexism," he said, adding that there was absolutely no proof that he or other members like him, were in any way "racist, do not appreciate the art of minorities, or refuse to vote for minorities' work". On the contrary, Furst said, he fully recognised that "diversity in film is important, and having that diversity represented in Oscar nominees is important". Furst highlighted that he nominated the films Straight Outta Compton - about the rap group NWA; Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba, and actors Abraham Attah, Zoe Saldana, Jason Mitchell, and Tessa Thompson for awards. He also assessed the Academy's definition of "inactive" as troublesome and claimed the award show's inclusion problem "is an integrity issue, not a racism issue". As a solution to the diversity problem, Furst suggested the Academy should do away with its system of sending out screening DVDs. He said a better way of ensuring members saw all the eligible films, would be to provide a password-protected streaming service that would allow the Academy to keep a tally of how many films members actually watched. While an online portal might encourage reviewers to pay equal attention to all the nominees, it's by no means a fool-proof solution. Some of the films that go up for consideration are still in cinemas, and film studios would have concerns about putting copies of those on the internet. Even if the films were only available to stream online, screen-capture software would make easy work of recording copies, and watermarks can be easily obscured. Simpler still, would-be pirates could just point a camcorder at their monitor - poorer picture quality is not usually an issue for people desperate to see the latest releases without paying. Of course the same could happen to the DVD that is currently sent to reviewers - but that is harder to intercept. A streaming website might become a target for mischief-makers, keen to leak the names of films and stars being considered for awards. Not everyone that goes online is cybersecurity-savvy and many users make their accounts vulnerable. Even if security concerns could be addressed, a website couldn't prove that reviewers had stayed awake all the way through a film - and even if they had, it wouldn't address any bias the reviews may harbour. This, Furst concluded, would be a much better way to promote fairness in the nomination process. "The Academy does not have power over what films producers and studios make, but the Academy can take steps in assuring that members see a certain percentage of films before they are allowed to vote. "Those who don't are the people that should have their vote taken away for that session."

Actor Stephen Furst, known for Animal House and Babylon 5, has publicly hit out at Oscars organisers over their proposed membership and rule changes.

Summarize the following article: While the news came as a shock to some, statistics show more women are choosing to get pregnant later in life. The US health department reported that in 2000, 7.4 % of women had their first child at 35 or older - by 2014 the number had risen to 9.1%. Earlier this year, the UK's Office for National Statistics reported there were 15.2 births per 1,000 women aged over 40, compared with 14.5 per 1,000 women in their teens, in England and Wales. But the choice to have children later in life has implications for future generations. Children maybe forced to care for their parents from a young age or parents may not be able to see their own grandchildren grow up. What is it like living in a family with a big age gap between the child and the parent? I gave birth to my daughter when I was 45 years old. Her birth was natural without any reproductive assistance. Before I became pregnant with my oldest son, now 18, I had 5 miscarriages. You can image how surprised I was to become pregnant with my daughter at 44 years old. There is some stigma with parents that have children later in life but on the whole it is becoming a norm to have children at a later stage in life. My only regret might be that I will not be able to know my grandchildren as well as maybe a parent that had their children younger. I had my fourth child at 41 and my fifth one at 42. I had my oldest when i was 20. The difference of being an older parent is that I found I was a lot calmer, and I didn't worry as much. I was much more laid back when it came to parenting. I feel that having children when you are older definitely keeps you young and more active and still enjoying things as a younger person. I supported my mother looking after my elderly father all through my teens and he died just before my A-levels when he was 86 and I was 18. I then spent the next 25 years looking after my mother, on and off. I had an elderly mother to look after whilst I was also looking after my own young children and earning a living. Whilst I adored my parents and it was wonderful knowing them so well (my father retired when I was two and was very hands on), life was stressful for them and I never had an adult to adult relationship with them. I went straight from them looking after me to me looking after them. I would not recommend it for parents or their children. I was a child of an older mom and dad, 43 and 48 years old respectively. I loved it. At times they were terribly old-fashioned and I wished my cousins or much older siblings were my parents. Conversely, their disconnect to my generation allowed me to be more independent and served me well as I grew up. Their lifestyle was so different from my friends' parents that I learned so much more from them; without them explicitly teaching me anything specific. I understood recent history in a way my peers did not. I was fortunate they lived into their 80s and they were alive for my 40th birthday. They were never my "friends" but parents should not be friends with their own kids.

Janet Jackson announced on Thursday that she was expecting her first child at 50.

Summarize the following article: O'Toole joined Worcester in 2015 having previously worked at London Irish. Former cricketer Mackay, who begins his new job on Monday, was chief executive of rugby league club London Broncos. "We welcome Gus to his new role at a very exciting time for the commercial side of the business," chairman Bill Bolsover told Warriors' website. Mackay, 49, played three one-day international matches for his native Zimbabwe in 2001, and later moved into the administrative side while also working as a banker. In 2006, he was appointed chief executive of Sussex CCC and two years later moved to Surrey CCC as managing director of cricket, before switching sports to join the Broncos between 2011 and 2014. As managing director, Mackay will have responsibility for the business operations of the club, with responsibility for the rugby department remaining with director of rugby Gary Gold. The departing O'Toole said: "This new structure makes sense for the business and I would like to thank our partners, staff and fans for their support during my tenure as chief executive."

Worcester Warriors chief executive Jim O'Toole will step down at the end of June, with Gus Mackay replacing him in a managing director's role.

Summarize the following article: Defence ministers from the three countries signed the deal on Friday. Poland's defence ministry said the brigade would be based in the eastern Polish city of Lublin but the soldiers would remain in their home countries. Poland and Lithuania are eager to bolster defences following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula earlier this year. Russia sent thousands of troops to the peninsula in March, eventually forcing Ukrainian soldiers to withdraw. Shortly afterwards, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions declared their independence. More than 3,000 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and separatists since April. A spokesman for the Polish defence ministry said work to form the joint unit with Ukraine and Lithuania first began in 2007, adding that it would operate under the guidance of the UN, Nato and the EU. The unit would participate in peacekeeping missions, the spokesman added, but no details were given on any potential role in Ukraine's conflict. Earlier this week, soldiers from Poland and Lithuania joined about 1,300 soldiers from 15 countries - including the US and other Nato members - in military exercises in western Ukraine. In response, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said it must boost its forces in Crimea to counter the presence of Western troops in Ukraine. Also on Friday, Nato defence chiefs agreed to set up regional centres in several Eastern European countries, during a meeting Lithuania's capital Vilnius. Lithuania's chief of defence Jonas Vytautas Zukas said the "command-and-control" centres would be launched in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Romania and would each employ up to 120 military personnel, Meanwhile, Sweden said on Friday that it had lodged a complaint with Russia's ambassador in Stockholm about two Russian fighter planes entering Swedish airspace. Swedish officials said the jets had briefly violated Swedish airspace on Wednesday near the eastern island of Oland. In another diplomatic row, Lithuania said it had summoned Russia's ambassador to Vilnius after a Lithuanian fishing vessel was detained by Russian authorities earlier this week.

Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed to set up joint military unit of several thousand soldiers.

Summarize the following article: Slutsky, who also manages CSKA Moscow, succeeded Fabio Capello in charge of the national team in August 2015. Russia finished bottom of Group B at the European Championship with only one point from three games. In a statement, the Russian Football Union said: "We wish him all the success in his coaching career."

Leonid Slutsky has stepped down as head coach of Russia after the 2018 World Cup hosts were knocked out at the group stage of Euro 2016.

Summarize the following article: He was Paul Donnelly from Colinview in Belfast. The accident happened at Magheraknock Road at about 19:30 GMT on Saturday. A 32-year-old man and a five-year-old girl were also injured in the crash. They are both in a stable condition in hospital.

Police have released the name of the 36-year-old man who died following a two-vehicle crash in Ballynahinch, County Down.

Summarize the following article: The car giant saw net income fall to $2.4bn (£1.8bn), down from $2.8bn a year earlier. Revenue fell 1% to $37bn. However, the results were still better than Wall Street analysts had expected. Exceptional items included $100m to write off the firm's Venezuela operation, which was seized by the government there in April. The results for the quarter excluded the company's European operations, which are being sold to France's PSA Group. GM's shares rose 2.5% in trading ahead of the official opening of the New York stock market on hopes that north America's biggest carmaker is coping with a fall in US car sales. The big carmakers have reported declining sales for the past four months in a row. GM has built up a large inventory of unsold vehicles in advance of the launch of new models. The company said on Tuesday that dealer inventories in the second quarter were up 273,000 against the same period in 2016. GM plans to cut North American production by 150,000 vehicles in the second half of 2017 compared to the first half. The carmaker notched up higher sales in China compared with the quarter a year ago, but its overall international sales fell from the 2016 period. Nevertheless, chief executive Mary Barra said the results were positive news for the carmaker. "Disciplined and relentless focus on improving our business performance led to a strong quarter and [a] very solid first-half of the year," she said.

General Motors has reported a drop in profits for the three months to June, due to lower vehicle sales and restructuring charges.

Summarize the following article: Coach Craig Fulton includes Lisnagarvey trio Neal Glassey, Sean Murray and Matthew Nelson plus Banbridge duo Jamie Wright and John McKee. Other Banbridge players Eugene Magee and Matt Bell are also included. Chris Cargo and Lisnagarvey's Paul Gleghorne are among nine of Fulton's Rio Olympics squad who are picked. Absentees include injured Peter Caruth but John Jermyn has been named in the squad after being a fitness doubt. The other newcomers to the squad are Monkstown's Lee Cole, Jamie Carr of Three Rock Rovers and UCD's Jeremy Duncan. Media playback is not supported on this device At the other end of the spectrum, Magee and Ronan Gormley, with nearly 500 caps between them, will provide experience for a tournament which will see Ireland facing Austria, Italy and Ukraine in their opening group. Joining Caruth in dropping out of the initial extended 24-man squad are Callum Robson, Julian Dale, Luke Madeley, Drew Carlisle and Mark Ingram. The Austrians look the main Group A threat with several of their players having performed admirably at the Junior World Cup in December. Pool B see's France, Poland, Scotland and Wales with the French looking the side to beat. Coach Fulton described his Irish squad as a "mix of exciting youth and senior experience". "It's been a while since Ireland hosted a men's FIH tournament so we're looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd," added Fulton. "The Stormont venue is looking good and the pitch is playing fast, and we're eager to start our campaign against Ukraine this weekend." Ireland need a top-three finish in the eight-team tournament to book a spot in World League 3. Ireland squad: David Harte (GK), Jamie Carr (GK), Jonathan Bell, John McKee, Ronan Gormley, Chris Cargo, Matthew Nelson, John Jermyn, Eugene Magee, Neal Glassey, Shane O'Donoghue, Sean Murray, Matthew Bell, Jamie Wright, Paul Gleghorne, Conor Harte, Jeremy Duncan, Lee Cole.

Five Ulstermen are among eight players who will make tournament debuts for Ireland in the World League 2 which starts in Belfast this weekend.

Summarize the following article: Cork and fellow midfielder Ki Sung-yueng believe there was an improvement despite their 2-0 FA Cup exit at Hull. Cork said: "He [Clement] has given us a bit of confidence. You could see we played some good stuff at times and it's looks like we're trying to go in the right direction." "I think the players have the confidence back," Ki added. Cork contends that even in Clement's first game in charge after succeeding American Bob Bradley and replacing caretaker Alan Curtis, Swansea looked a better team. Abel Hernandez opened Hull's scoring and Josh Tymon struck late on to send Hull into the fourth round. "We were comfortable really and just unfortunate that we conceded a late goal that finished the game off for us," said Cork. "We're trying to impress the new manager, we're really trying to impress the fans, trying to make up for the first half of the season. "Everything felt a lot more organised. Everyone knew their position to be in. We'd been working on it all week." Ki highlighted Clement's background, where he has worked alongside Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, before taking over at Liberty Stadium. "He knows football very, very well and has experience in a big club so he knows how to improve ourselves as a team and as individuals," said Ki. "As we go through the season I think we'll get much better than you saw at Hull. "And then hopefully we will go back to the philosophy we used to play, the passing and moving and maybe there is more to come."

Swansea City's Jack Cork says new head coach Paul Clement has boosted the Premier League strugglers' confidence.

Summarize the following article: Artem Vaulin, who is said to be the owner of the file-sharing site Kickass Torrents (KAT), is accused of money laundering and infringing copyright. He is accused of distributing more than a £1bn worth of pirated music and films over the past eight years. Mr Vaulin, 30, was arrested in Poland on Wednesday. The US justice department says it will seek his extradition. US officials say that Kickass Torrents operates in 28 languages and has a net worth of more than $54m. "Copyright infringement exacts a large toll, a very human one, on the artists and businesses whose livelihood hinges on their creative inventions," US attorney Zachary Fardon said in a statement. "Vaulin allegedly used the internet to cause enormous harm to those artists," he added. KAT does not host illegal files but provides internet links so that users can download material copied without authorisation. One domain owned by KAT was the 70th most popular website in the world, according to web monitoring firm Alexa. The US Department of Justice has pursued other high-profile file-sharing cases in recent years. Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload, one of the largest illegal file-sharing sites, is currently fighting extradition to the US. US officials say Megaupload helped deprive film and record companies of more than $500m in revenue.

US authorities have charged a Ukrainian man alleged to be the mastermind of the world's biggest online piracy website.

Summarize the following article: Shaun Whiter was helping his friend Joey Abbs to change a tyre near Newmarket, Suffolk, when it happened. Jan Adamec, 40, of Haverhill, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is on remand and will be sentenced in September. Mr Whiter, 27, said: "Without a doubt it's good to know that the guy is off the streets." The Stansted estate agent was due to begin training with Newmarket Town FC. His legs were crushed by Adamec's vehicle as he tried to help his friend fix his car on Dullingham Road. Mr Abbs, who was trapped between his and Mr Whiter's vehicles, also sustained a serious leg injury. Adamec did not stop after the crash. Mr Whiter underwent emergency surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. He lost both his legs below the knee. He said: "Being 27, I didn't dream of this. Personally think I shouldn't have to deal with this but it's a case of now I have to deal with this and I hope he's aware of that." Fundraising events, including a charity fun day in Exning, near Newmarket, on Saturday, have raised more than £100,000 towards Mr Whiter's rehabilitation. Despite his injuries, he told his family he was determined to walk his fiancée down the aisle when they marry next summer. The keen sportsman also said he would like to take part in the Paralympics.

A footballer who lost both of his legs in a hit-and-run crash has spoken out about the driver responsible.

Summarize the following article: Figures released on Thursday show that in the past three months, £159,000 has been spent on the west Belfast site - an average of around £50,000 a month. Work was due to begin in early 2015. However, planning permission for the stadium was overturned in December 2014 and since then it has been embroiled in controversy over emergency exit plans. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) also faced opposition from local residents over its plans to build the state-of-the-art, 38,000-capacity stadium. In spite of the difficulties, GAA representatives insist they will be submitting a new planning application. It is not clear what the most recent money - £159,000 since the start of June - was spent on. The GAA said it was unable to discuss the costs in detail. A spokesperson said: "The costs incurred since June 2015 are in the context of delivering a major infrastructure project of this size. "Ulster GAA, as is normal practice, does not comment on commercially sensitive matters including live contracts." Most of the funding for the £77m project is coming from public finances. According to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL), the total spent so far is £5.87m. Asked about the reason for the recent funding of about £50,000 a month, a departmental spokesperson said: "DCAL has in place a funding agreement with the Ulster Council of the GAA which allows them to draw down money for eligible expenditure incurred against the project. "This agreement includes conditions in relation to suspension, termination or cancellation in the event of the conditions of the funding agreement not being met. "The contract between Ulster GAA and Heron Buckingham Joint Venture outlines how delays to the contract will be dealt with," they added. Heron Buckingham are the contractors appointed to build the stadium. Without planning approval, and with the design now under consideration amid wrangles over emergency exiting, the contractors have not been able to begin any building work. The director general of the GAA, Paráic Duffy, has insisted that the new Casement Park stadium will go ahead in spite of the recent difficulties. He told the BBC: "It's a challenge, but I still believe that this is a stadium that will be built and can be built and we're working on that basis. "Whatever it takes, we're going to get it done."

The GAA's Casement Park redevelopment project has already cost almost £6m, even though construction work on the proposed stadium has not yet started.

Summarize the following article: That's hardly surprising when you consider that the average worker in Britain spends 54 minutes commuting each day. This important and ever-increasing chunk of the working week doesn't come without its costs - and they are not just financial. According to the Office for National Statistics, feelings of happiness, life satisfaction and the sense that one's activities are worthwhile all decrease with every successive minute of travel to work. This is what constitutes personal wellbeing and, in general, the longer the commute the more it shrinks. Lengthy commutes, between an hour and an hour-and-a-half long, have the most negative effect on personal wellbeing, the ONS research found, while taking the bus to work on a journey lasting more than 30 minutes was the commuting option most likely to give us the grumps. "I live in Porthcawl, Wales, and travel a minimum of five days a week to Watford. My alarm goes off at 03:30 each day and my journey takes two-and-a-half to three hours. "My day can last as long as 12 hours. I then travel home when there is a lot more traffic than there is in the mornings, with average of three to three-and-a-half hours being the norm for this single journey." Readers' tales of extreme commuting The 2011 census tells us that 7.2% of working people in England and Wales travel by bus or coach to work, compared to 5% by train and 3.8% by underground or tram. The large majority, 59%, drive or get a lift in a car or van. In an ideal world, commuting should not affect psychological health because it is a choice. Commuting journeys increase because people move out of towns and cities to find better housing, more green space and a higher standard of living. Professor Jenny Roberts, from the University of Sheffield, has researched how wellbeing is affected by changes in commuting times by tracking 7,000 men and 7,000 women over 13 years. In contrast, the ONS report is based on a one-off survey of more than 60,000 people in employment between 2012 and 2013. She discovered, in her paper published in the Journal of Health Economics, that women were adversely affected by commuting, while men were not, despite the fact that women in general commute less and work shorter hours. This was after accounting for income, job satisfaction and housing quality. So why are women more sensitive to time spent commuting? "The only reason we could come up with was trip-chaining," Prof Roberts explains. "Women tend to make more interim stops on their journey, via the nursery or the school or the shops, so they have less flexibility and do more multiple activities. This adds stress to commuting." Commuting affects wellbeing because of the link between stress and mental health, which is well established. The stress is caused by a lack of control during commuting, caused by delayed trains, traffic jams and unpredictable weather, for example. Research also shows that boredom and social isolation among commuters can lead to unhappiness. However, some commuters do find positives in the daily commute because it gives them time to work and read or simply wind down. 'Extreme commuting' is becoming more common and the ONS research suggests that a commute time of three hours of more is often a happier experience than shorter journeys. This may be because these extra-long journeys are a positive lifestyle choice for extreme commuters, who tend to have a higher average income, and are able to use their travel time more productively as a result. Those who cycle or walk to work have the advantage of knowing that physical activity improves wellbeing, but the ONS research says that cycling to work can also be a stressful experience. This is particularly true if commuters cycle because of a lack of other options or on a route through heavy traffic. In the end, the psychological health of commuters is important because everybody commutes, but we are often reluctant to analyse how we do it, says Prof Rogers. "Do people really make that calculation when moving out to a suburban house of how much time, how much income it's going to cost and how it's going to affect their mental health?"

The daily commute to work is something to be put up with rather than enjoyed, yet how we get there and how long it takes has an impact on how we feel.

Summarize the following article: The national college entrance exam, known as the "Gaokao", will start on Saturday. Students, along with their parents, feel intense pressure at this time of the year because success in this exam allows them to enter prestigious colleges, papers say. The Beijing Times report that metal detectors will be used at examination centres to prevent students from cheating. Police officials have also been deployed to deal with "sudden incidents" of cheating, it adds. Noting the huge pressure faced by the students, an article in the Hubei Daily describes the examination as a unique "growing up ceremony", but it also urges society "not to treat it as a war against the enemy". According to a College Enrolment Report released by Education Online, the number of students taking the Gaokao this year is close to 9.4 million, which marks a slight increase after falling for five consecutive years since 2008. Despite the marginal increase this year, papers are still worried over the falling numbers. Chen Zhiwen, chief editor of the Education Online, attributes the falling number of students to the decline in China's birth rate, the People's Daily says. An article in the 21st Century Business Herald notes that in addition to the falling birth-rate, some students' desire to study abroad has also contributed to the decline. Amid a backdrop of pressure and the decline in numbers, a commentary in the Beijing News suggests a change in the current centralised college admission system. It calls for a direct school admission system with colleges having more autonomy in their assessment methods instead of solely relying on the gaokao results. Moving on to other news, media analyse China-Arab relations as President Xi Jinping urges better co-operation with the Arab world. Mr Xi outlined a blueprint for greater co-operation with Arab states on Thursday at the sixth ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Co-operation Forum (CASCF) held in Beijing. The China Daily says that "the potential for Sino-Arab collaboration goes far beyond energy deals". It notes that infrastructure construction, trade, nuclear energy, space and satellite industries have been included in the blueprint. "Besides proposed consultations about a free-trade zone and Arab participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Mr Xi's blueprint also took into account personnel training and art exchanges. Such efforts will put relations on a broader and more solid basis," it says. An Huihou, China's former ambassador to Egypt, tells the Beijing News that Arab countries have started "looking east" during the last 10 years as "the centre of international politics and economic have shifted" from the West to Asia Pacific. "Washington's Middle East policies are unpopular and have hurt the interests of the Arab nations. Arab nations are also attracted by China's high growth. China-Arab friendly co-operation is beneficial to both parties," he says. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. For more reports from BBC Monitoring, click here. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.

Media shine a spotlight on China's notoriously tough university entrance exam as millions of students prepare for the two-day test.

Summarize the following article: He was two-year-old Archie Tafts. It is understood the accident happened on Tuesday. Heather Loughridge works at the Reformed Presbyterian Church mothers and toddlers group, which Archie attended. She described him as "a very pleasant boy". "Archie was a lovely, smiley wee fellow," she said. "He always took part in the singing and dancing at the end and really enjoyed it. "When you hear these things, it puts everything else into perspective. It's hard for people to take in." She said the toddlers group held a Christmas party the last day they met and he was "singing and dancing". "He made a wee reindeer picture that day and one of our other leaders said to his mum to put the date on it so she could remember when he did it. That'll be a wee memory of his last Christmas," she said. "It'll be hard for us all going back next week after the break." A PSNI spokesperson said: "Archie's parents and extended family would like to thank all who have expressed their condolences at this distressing and difficult time, however, as this is a personal tragedy for them, they will be making no public comment."

A toddler has died after being crushed by a falling chest of drawers at a house in the village of Cloughmills, County Antrim.

Summarize the following article: The "Dart Charge" system was introduced on the bridge and tunnel crossing nearly two years ago. Over that time, fines unpaid by UK-based drivers have topped half a million, a Freedom of Information request to Highways England showed. This year alone, 250,752 fines to UK drivers have gone unpaid. Highways England said enforcement action was continuing on the vast majority of cases, but BBC South East found examples where it had not enforced the fine for the first offence. Edmund King, president of the AA called for clearer signage and more pay-zones along with "more targeted enforcement for drivers who regularly don't pay". Natalie Chapman, from the Freight Transport Association, said non-payers should be chased up whether in the UK or overseas. She said: "If we don't do that then we're sending the wrong message." A Highways England spokesman said: "The vast majority of drivers are paying their Dart Charge correctly - more than 93% overall. "Since it was introduced more than £150m has been collected from Dart Charge, money that is being ploughed back into UK transport. "We enforce payment of Dart Charge here and abroad and are recovering those charges every day." It said the Dart Charge had cut northbound crossings by six minutes and southbound crossings by more than seven minutes. The figures showed more than 745,000 fines for foreign vehicles were referred to a European debt recovery agency since the payment system changed. After seeking advice from transport minister John Hayes, Highways England refused to reveal how much money foreign-registered drivers still owed. It claimed releasing the information could "encourage non-payment". There have been 78m chargeable journeys on the crossing, which spans the Thames to the east of London, since the Dart Charge was introduced. The £70 fine for non-payment is reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days, but increased to £105 if a driver does not pay. Drivers setting up an account can benefit from a reduction - payments can be made online, by phone, or by cash at a payzone outlet £2.50 for a single journey; £1.67 with a standard or commercial account; £10 a year for 50 crossings and 20p per extra crossing, or £20 a year for unlimited crossings with a local resident discount £3.00 for a single journey; £2.63 with a standard or commercial account; £10 a year for 50 crossings and 20p per extra crossing, or £20 a year for unlimited crossings with a local resident discount £6.00 for a single journey; £5.19 with a standard or commercial account Charges apply between 6am and 10pm every day, including Christmas and other bank holidays. Payments must be made by midnight the day after the crossing.

Nearly 3.5m fines have been issued to drivers for not paying the Dartford Crossing charge since toll booths were removed, the BBC has found.

Summarize the following article: The couple went by boat to the city hall building where the brief procedure was conducted. At the weekend, a host of famous guests including Matt Damon and Bill Murray attended a lavish wedding reception for the couple. Clooney's publicist broke the news of their nuptials in a brief statement to the press on Saturday. The couple emerged from the town hall some 10 minutes after their arrival and were whisked away in a water taxi, surrounded by other boats and watched by well-wishers. Clooney was dressed in a charcoal grey suit, while Alamuddin wore a smart-casual white outfit and a wide-brimmed sunhat. At city hall, the pair were officially married under Italian law by former mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni, a long-time friend of the film star. Earlier in the day, he was seen getting ready for the ceremony at the Hotel Cipriani, where the wedding party have been staying. The couple were engaged in April. Clooney was previously married to Talia Balsam, who he divorced in 1993. One of the world's most recognisable actors, the American has two Oscars to his name: for best supporting actor in Syriana (2006) and for best picture as producer of Argo (2013). Other than his film work, he has embraced human rights causes such as the Darfur crisis in Sudan. Lebanese-born British lawyer Amal Alamuddin has defended Julian Assange of Wikileaks and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko among others. She met Clooney through her work.

The marriage of actor George Clooney and lawyer Amal Alamuddin has been sealed with a civil ceremony in Venice.

Summarize the following article: The 29-year-old joined Tranmere on loan in December and has started seven games for the club so far. Vaughan began his career at Birmingham City before joining Walsall, AFC Telford United and Kidderminster. "Lee is an experienced defender and has settled into the squad very well," boss Gary Brabin told the club website. "He gives us plenty of energy down the right flank and I'm really pleased that we've been able to prolong his stay here at Prenton Park." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Tranmere Rovers have signed full-back Lee Vaughan on a deal until the end of the season after Cheltenham Town cancelled his contract with them.

Summarize the following article: Steven Sheerer faces charges of child endangerment and distribution of obscenity to a minor, authorities said on Saturday. Sheerer, 25, was arrested on Friday night at his home in Barnegat, New Jersey, police said. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, authorities said. His bail was set at $40,000 (£25,485) cash. "Rosie's concern has been and always will be the health, safety and well-being of her daughter," O'Donnell's spokeswoman Cindi Berger told the AP news agency. "Rosie is profoundly appreciative for the work the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has done and the diligence of the local police," she added. US comedian and talk show host O'Donnell tweeted last Tuesday that Chelsea "has been found and is safe in police custody - thank u all for the help and light". The 17-year-old was reported missing to police in Nyack, New York state, on 11 August after failing to return home. O'Donnell, 53, had asked for the public's help in finding her adopted daughter, who was with a therapy dog. "Chelsea, like millions of people, lives with mental illness," said Ms Berger at the time.

A man has been arrested following the disappearance of Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter, who was found safe after going missing for a week.

Summarize the following article: Police said the officers were on routine patrol at about 1010 BST on Wednesday when the device was thrown. None of the officers - from the PSNI's neighbourhood team - were injured. District Commander, Chief Supt Alasdair Robinson said it was "a mindless attack on police officers just trying to do their jobs". "It is by sheer good fortune that one of those officers was not killed or seriously injured," he added. "Earlier this week we launched the policing commitments, our pledge to communities about what they can expect from us. "Those officers were out on the streets delivering on that pledge, providing people with the kind of community based policing service they want."

A blast bomb has been thrown at a police foot patrol in the Meadowbrook area of Craigavon.

Summarize the following article: The Group H match, which ended 1-1, was stopped in both halves, with players taken off for 10 minutes after the break by referee Bjorn Kuipers. Italy's Antonio Candreva and Croatia's Ivan Perisic scored the goals. Croatia and Italy are on 10 points, but the Croats lead on goal difference. In the other game in the group, Malta, who had failed to score in their previous six matches, recorded a 1-1 draw in Bulgaria. Clayton Failla equalised from the spot in the second half to earn the Maltese their first point of the campaign. Czech Republic are in pole position in Group A following a 2-1 victory over Iceland. A 61st-minute own goal by winger Jon Dadi Bodvarsson helped the Czechs maintain their record. Turkey recorded their first three points in the group with 3-1 win over Kazakhstan. Burak Yılmaz scored twice in the victory in Istanbul. In Group B, Israel strode to top spot with a 3-0 win over Bosnia-Hercegovina. They are now a point clear of second-placed Wales, with World Cup 2014 side Bosnia-Hercegovina with only two points from four games. Match ends, Italy 1, Croatia 1. Second Half ends, Italy 1, Croatia 1. Milan Badelj (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Graziano Pellè (Italy). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Mattia De Sciglio (Italy) because of an injury. Delay in match Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) because of an injury. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Roberto Soriano (Italy). Foul by Vedran Corluka (Croatia). Graziano Pellè (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic following a fast break. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Darijo Srna (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy). Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Substitution, Croatia. Milan Badelj replaces Marcelo Brozovic. Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic. Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia). Antonio Candreva (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Graziano Pellè (Italy). Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Marchisio. Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Delay in match (Croatia). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match (Italy). Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Daniele De Rossi (Italy). Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia). Roberto Soriano (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia). Daniele De Rossi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ivica Olic. Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Claudio Marchisio. Foul by Ivica Olic (Croatia). Daniele De Rossi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Danijel Pranjic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Roberto Soriano (Italy).

The Euro 2016 qualifier between Italy and Croatia was interrupted on two occasions when flares were thrown on to the pitch and riot police intervened to control disturbances in the crowd.

Summarize the following article: Timmonsville, a town of only 2,000 people, passed the order on Tuesday. A first offence leads to a verbal warning, a second to a written warning and a third to a fine of $100-600. Similar orders were previously made in towns in Florida and Louisiana. One council official said the ban would lead to racial profiling. In 2007, officials in Delcambre, Louisiana, said their ban was not racist. In pictures: Sagging trousers The style is popular with hip-hop artists. The New York Times reported that the style originated from oversized prison outfits, given without belts to avoid suicide attempts. The Timmonsville order, published by the Florence News newspaper, reads: "It shall be unlawful for any person driving or walking the streets and roads of the town of Timmonsville to: (a) engage in public nudity; (b) display pornographic material such that others are unwantingly exposed to the same or that minors are able to view the same; (c) display the flesh of one's rear-end, behind or backside during stationary or movement within the city limits; (d) wear pants, trousers, or shorts such that the known undergarments are intentional displayed/exposed to the public." "Young children do what they see," Timmonsville Mayor William James Jr was quoted as saying by the Florence News. "If they see older guys doing that, they're going to grow up and think that it's right. We need to put a stop to it. I understand there's a such thing as fads, but this has gone on way too long." One member of the council, Cheryl Qualls, objected to the order, saying: "It will increase racial profiling on some of our children here in Timmonsville and across the country," according to South Carolina's The State newspaper. Sagging trousers were often more expensive, and used as a status symbol, she said. Ocala city council in Florida overturned its ban on sagging trousers two years ago.

A town in the US state of South Carolina has banned the wearing of sagging trousers, an offence that may now lead to a $600 (£462) fine.

Summarize the following article: Two police sergeants, two dog handlers and five police constables were hurt while investigating the unlicensed music event in Thames Road. About 1,000 people had gathered inside, while another 1,000 were outside. Missiles were thrown at officers and nine men have been arrested, the Met said. Four officers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police remain at the scene and road closures are in place. Temporary Ch Supt Sean Wilson, borough commander for Barking and Dagenham, said: "A number of officers were injured whilst going about their duties and this will not be tolerated. "A full investigation has been launched and we will endeavour to bring those responsible to justice."

Nine police officers have been injured after missiles were thrown at an illegal rave in Barking.

Summarize the following article: Sky Ride saw people flock to the city on bicycles as stretches of the ring road and many city-centre streets were shut between 11:00 and 15:00 BST. Rachel Lancaster, of Coventry City Council, said it was important to encourage people to cycle more regularly and the free event helped to do that. At last year's event - the first in the city - about 8,000 cyclists took part.

Roads across Coventry have been closed for a city-wide cycling event.

Summarize the following article: Employees sent overseas typically receive hardship pay increases, but Panasonic is the first firm to explicitly pay more due to China's air quality problems. Unrelenting smog has been an ongoing problem in many Chinese cities. The move was announced as part of Panasonic's pay negotiations. The firm refused to say how many Japanese staff would be impacted by the compensation and exactly how much they would receive in additional pay. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China would wage a "war on pollution" as part of his opening remarks at this year's annual meeting of parliament, known as the National People's Congress. As recently as last month, pollution monitors in Beijing said particulate readings soared to 15 times the daily maximum recommended by the World Health Organization. That has made many workers reluctant to move to the country. As well as the pollution premium, Panasonic said it would increase base pay for all of its workers by 2,000 yen ($19.5; £11.7). It is one of dozens of Japanese firms to have announced pay increases this week. Toyota, Nissan and Honda also announced base pay raises - the first hikes since the financial crisis in 2008. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has put pressure on Japanese firms to raise wages in an effort to combat deflation and boost the Japanese economy.

Japanese electronics firm Panasonic has said it will pay its employees working in China a premium to compensate them for the country's high pollution.

Summarize the following article: The group was formed by childhood friends Louis Rei and cousins Haile and Akelle Charles - whose fathers were session musicians for the likes of Bob Marley. After years of struggling as solo artists, the trio created the catchy seduction song In2 in a late-night recording session earlier this year. After filming a video for £250, they saw the track catch fire, eventually reaching the top 10 in November - at one point outselling Adele's Hello. Named after their stomping ground in Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush, West London, the band have attracted celebrity fans such as Wiley, Lily Allen, Wretch 32 and Rita Ora, and are frantically working on their debut album. They spoke to the BBC at the Wendy House recording studio, where their names are etched on the wall alongside the likes of Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Stevie Wonder and... er, Jedward. How did the band form? Louis Rei: The name only came about recently - but us, as a collective, we're family so we've been around quite a while. But the name WSTRN has only existed for a short amount of time. So what was the catalyst? Akelle: In2. The hottest track on the road right now. [laughs] How did that song come about? Louis Rei: Basically, we was all just in the studio. We didn't even go in there to make the song. We was actually just chilling and going through some beats. Then Haile went in the [vocal] booth and laid down the chorus. We was like, "woah, what's going on here?" How soon did you know it was going to be massive? Akelle: We didn't really. We put it to one side after we made it. It was like, "that's cool - what's next?" Haile: But then Akelle sent it to a DJ and that's when everything spiralled out of control. What's the most surprising thing that's happened as a result? Louis Rei: I woke up one time and saw that Alan Carr had done a parody of In2. That was just crazy. Akelle: Alan Carr did the best In2 remix! Louis Rei: Yeah, big up Alan! Both In2 and the b-side Got Love are romance songs. Should we expect more of that? Louis Rei: We just want to bring positivity back. Everything's way too serious right now, man. Akelle: I'm going to rap about personal stuff like relationships, pain that I've gone through, pain that someone else has gone through. Real life stuff that people can connect to. So they can hear the song and they're like "Oh my God, this guy is talking about me." Akelle, you claim on In2 that you've been "in and out with girls". Are you a bit of a ladies' man? Akelle: I'm definitely a loverman! [He blushes and buries his head in his hands] Oh my God, I'm getting all shy! Why did I put that line in there?! Tell me about your background? What were you doing before WSTRN? Akelle: I started making music when I was about seven or eight. [Late reggae artist] Smiley Culture brought me and my brothers and sisters into the music industry. Like a British Jackson 5? Akelle: That's what we were trying to do. We were trying to get somewhere with our family music but it didn't really work out. Were you the Marlon or the Michael? Akelle: I was Michael. 100 per cent Michael. I'm the youngest - so it makes sense. Do you all have similar stories? Louis Rei: My earliest recollection of music would be primary school. I think my dad wrote me a little lyric for a school project - and I remember how it felt, rapping in front of everyone. I got a buzz from that, and it's been at the back of my head ever since. Haile: In my early teen years, I did music as a hobby with all my friends. Then, from 17 upwards, I started to take it more seriously. And then I met these guys and it all happened. Louis Rei: So to go back to that question where you asked, "Did you know In2 was going to be a hit?" - it's hard. As a musician, I can tell you that many times in the past I've said, "Yeah, this is the song that everyone's going to like," and it just didn't happen. How did you come up with the name WSTRN? Louis Rei: It was actually our manager, Morgan Keyz. The music scene has its poster boys - East London had Dizzee Rascal, etc - so we're saying it's the West's turn now. Is there a focal point for the music scene in West London? Akelle: Everything's run by social networks now. You don't need a hook-up or a meet-up to create a scene. But there's so much more talent to come. We're bringing West London together. And it's divided. There's not much unity. In what way is it divided? Louis Rei: What's unique about West London is you can walk down a lovely high street and you'll take a turn and suddenly you're on a council estate. So you'll have friends from different walks of life. Akelle: It's a proper eye-opener. Louis Rei: You just get to experience things from a different viewpoint. It rounds you as a person. Isn't it easy to become resentful when you're right next to people who have more than you? Louis Rei: I don't think we focus on who's got more than who. If you're doing well and I care for you, I'm happy - and I hope you feel the same about me. And then we elevate it. Other urban acts on the Sound of 2016 list - Section Boyz and J Hus - have done everything independently. Why did you decide to sign to a major label? Louis Rei: It's a difficult one. We started independently. We did the video for In2 and put it on YouTube ourselves. We generated ridiculous amounts of interest. But we went with Atlantic [Records] because we need a machine to take our music where we want it to go. We genuinely believe it can cross over. Akelle: We had to make a decision - and a quick decision at that. But we didn't just go with them in order to say "yeah, we're on a label". We checked out all the labels that was interested and went with the ones that felt genuine. How did they convince you? Akelle: They were thinking long-term. Other labels weren't thinking long-term. There's a perception that a major label will try to impose its vision on you. How do you stay true to yourselves? Akelle: That's something we had to talk about. We know about the industry through experience - so we're not going to be puppets. So what happens next? Louis Rei: Just making more music. Haile: We've got so much sick tunes already - but we're going to make more. Because we might make a better tune that we want on the album. How many songs have you got? Akelle: So many. Louis Rei: Enough for an album. Akelle: Maybe two. Louis Rei: Everybody seems to feel like, "do you feel pressure after In2?" but we're really enjoying it. How can you feel negative? We started at zero, we're here now and if it stays here, it's a bonus.

London soul trio WSTRN have come joint fifth in the BBC Music Sound of 2016 - tying with electronic producer Mura Masa.

Summarize the following article: 25 August 2016 Last updated at 11:40 BST The horse was filmed trotting down the city-bound carriageway just before the Broadway roundabout at about 10:00 BST. "It was an accident waiting to happen, with rubberneckers bringing their cars to a dead halt to take a look," said BBC cameraman John Morrissey, whose son filmed the incident. Several police officers – one armed with a rope – tried to bring the horse under control as it left the motorway and made its way up the Donegall Road towards the Falls Road before reportedly being cornered on a side-street. In May, three runaway cows caused rush-hour delays for drivers on the M1 in County Antrim.

A runaway horse has brought traffic to a halt as it trotted along the M1 outside Belfast.

Summarize the following article: Mr Shorten's centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP) vowed to "employ Australians first" in the advert released on Sunday. However, the video was widely criticised for the people it chose to feature, a majority of whom were white. Mr Shorten denied racism, but conceded the video lacked diversity. Another Labor frontbencher, Anthony Albanese, described the advert as a "shocker" and said it should "never have been produced". The video featured Mr Shorten criticising his political opponent, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, over domestic job opportunities. But discussion quickly turned to who was pictured alongside Mr Shorten. The government accused Mr Shorten's party of trying to appeal to conservative voters, while left-wing Greens politician Sarah Hanson-Young said the video was "just awful". Mr Shorten dismissed accusations of racism as "rubbish", but said his party would show more diversity in future. "I've had a look at the final production and I think we should have had more diversity in it and I will be speaking to the Labor Party about that," he said. Mr Albanese said he had not seen the advert before it aired on the local Nine network. "I think anyone who sees it knows exactly what's wrong with it," he said.

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has admitted making a "bad oversight" over a party advert that was accused of being racist.

Summarize the following article: A 43-year-old man was found at a house in Shirley Terrace, Gomersal, on Friday at about 18:30 GMT, said West Yorkshire Police. He had been attacked and was treated by paramedics but died at the scene, said the force. A 47-year-old woman and 26-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in police custody. Police are appealing for witnesses who saw anything around Shirley Terrace.

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in West Yorkshire.

Summarize the following article: Retired judge Sir Peter Gibson reviewed 20,000 top secret documents after allegations of wrongdoing by MI5 and MI6 officers in the wake of 9/11. He found no evidence officers were directly involved in the torture or rendition of suspects. But he said further investigation was needed into evidence of complicity. Minister without portfolio Ken Clarke announced that a further investigation by a committee of MPs and peers will now be held into areas of concern highlighted by Sir Peter. Sir Peter told reporters: "It does appear from the documents that the United Kingdom may have been inappropriately involved in some renditions. That is a very serious matter. And no doubt any future inquiry would want to look at that." In a statement to MPs, Mr Clarke said the guidance for intelligence agencies on detention and torture was "inadequate" in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and "it is now clear that we were in some respects not prepared for the extreme demands suddenly placed on them". By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent, BBC News Few expected the amount of detail that Sir Peter Gibson has provided in his report. It may be unfinished but it raises serious issues - 27 in all - ranging from Britain's role in rendition to what ministers were told and whether they asked enough questions. Campaigners had raised questions about Sir Peter's independence. Those may now have been answered but the next issue is whether the Intelligence and Security Committee will be able to get to the truth. One of the issues Sir Peter raises in his report is whether the committee was given enough information for its previous inquiries into the subject which did not get close to the truth. The ISC says it does have more powers now to investigate but it faces a significant task in trying to deal with allegations the prime minister has described as a stain on the country's reputation. The "oversight" of intelligence activities with detainees was "not robust enough," the former justice secretary added. Mr Clarke did not rule out the possibility of a judicial inquiry into rendition claims after the Intelligence and Security Committee has completed its report. Jack Straw, who was foreign secretary during the period covered by Sir Peter's report, welcomed the Parliamentary committee's investigation, at which he and other witnesses will be able to give evidence. But he stressed that he never condoned the ill-treatment of terror suspects during his time in office. "I was never in any way complicit in the unlawful rendition or detention of individuals by the United States or any other states," he told MPs. He said he had agreed to the transfer of British nationals being held in the US to Guantanamo Bay but added: "We never agreed in any way to the mistreatment of those detainees or to the denial of their rights." He urged MPs to accept "that we made repeated objections to the United States government about these matters and that I was able to secure the release of all British detainees from Guantanamo Bay by January 2005". Sir Peter's report does not offer final conclusions because it did not have the chance to interview witnesses because of ongoing police investigations. Instead it sets out 27 issues he feels need to be examined further. "It would be wrong to leave these issues, many of which relate to matters of policy, unexamined for the unknown amount of time it will take for the police to complete their related investigations," said Mr Clarke. "The period of time was one in which we and our international partners were suddenly adapting to a completely new scale and type of threat from fundamentalist, religious extremists. "Many UK intelligence officers had to operate in extraordinarily challenging environments subject to real personal danger. But everyone in the government and everyone in the agencies accept this bravery has to be combined with clear rules of proportionality, accountability, to ensure we uphold the values we are working hard to defend. "While we accept intelligence operations must be conducted in the strictest secrecy, we also expect there to be strict oversight of those operations to ensure at all times they respect the human rights that are a cornerstone of this country's values." Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan accused the government of going back on its 2010 promise to hold an independent "judge-led" inquiry into the allegations. The Labour MP rejected Mr Clarke's claim that Sir Peter was unable to carry out a full inquiry, as originally planned, because it would interfere with ongoing police investigations. He questioned whether the Intelligence and Security Committee, even with its recently beefed-up investigatory powers, was up to the task, given the need to "ensure any investigation is as independent and transparent as possible and has the full confidence of the public".

There is evidence Britain was inappropriately involved in the rendition and ill-treatment of terror suspects, an inquiry has revealed.

Summarize the following article: Gambling tycoon James Packer and David Gyngell, who heads the Nine Entertainment Group, were seen fighting at Bondi Beach on Sunday. It is not clear what caused the brawl between the two, who are good friends. The incident has dominated the Australian media, with photos reportedly sold for a six-figure sum. "Eastern Suburbs Local Area Command has commenced an investigation into an incident that occurred about 14:00 Sunday... at Bondi Beach," a police statement said. "Police have not yet received an official complaint but have appealed to anyone who witnessed, or has vision or images of the incident." James Packer, son of media tycoon Kerry Packer, is one of Australia's richest men, with an estimated wealth of around A$6bn ($5.6bn, £3.3bn) from his gaming empire. David Gyngell, a top-level media executive, was best man at his wedding, as Mr Packer was at his. Photographs showed the two men trading punches, wrestling and swapping headlocks. Video footage then showed them grappling on the ground, with three other men trying to separate them. After the fight, the men released a joint statement. "We have been friends for 35 years and still are," it read. "In that time we have had our fair share of ups and downs. We respect each other and neither of us will be commenting further." The brawl has attracted enormous media interest in Australia, with tabloids devoting pages of coverage to what one is calling the "Bondi biffo".

Police have launched an investigation into a street brawl between an Australian billionaire and a TV network head that led to a media frenzy.

Summarize the following article: A vote on the bill was postponed on Tuesday as Republican leadership seek to persuade rebels to back the plan. Nine senators have said they will not support it, and the party can only afford to lose two for it to pass. The plan has been widely criticised amid fears that millions will lose their health insurance coverage. A survey published on Wednesday by USA Today suggests only 12% of Americans support the Senate plan. President Barack Obama led an overhaul of the US healthcare system that has been deeply unpopular among Republicans, who have vowed to replace his signature law. But the party cannot agree on a replacement - conservative Republicans say the Senate plan maintains too many elements of so-called Obamacare, while moderates believe it will hurt vulnerable people. The president said on Wednesday: "I think we're going to get at least very close, and I think we're going to get it over the line." He added that the final plan "would be so good, would be far better than Obamacare, and would be much less expensive for the people". The latest round of polling, which shows approval numbers for the Senate healthcare reform bill hovering in the mid-teens, is deadly news for Republicans. They're caught in a political pincer not unlike the one Barack Obama and Democrats faced during the Affordable Care Act battle of 2009. Back then, conservatives viewed the legislation as an unacceptable government takeover of US healthcare. Meanwhile, some on the left disapproved because they thought the efforts didn't go far enough. They wanted full-out socialised medicine, instead of market-based insurance reform. That left-right combo of dissatisfaction made it hard for Obamacare to ever gain majority backing. Trumpcare faces a similar dilemma - only it's much, much worse. Democrats universally despise the proposals. The not-far-enough/too-far divide exists almost entirely within Republican ranks. Moderates think the cuts go too far. Hard-liners want a full-out repeal. None of them are happy. That leaves only a slice of a slice of the public offering any kind of support for the bill. Republicans legislators may yet close ranks and pass something, faced with the unappealing prospect of doing nothing after promising action for seven years. One thing is certain, however. Whatever they might agree on has little chance of garnering much popular support. Will Trumpcare's unpopularity be fatal? The 142-page Senate bill - the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 - imposes deep cuts to Medicaid, a government health programme for low-income Americans. The bill also gives states more latitude in requiring insurers to provide essential medical benefits guaranteed under Obamacare, including emergency and maternity care and mental health services. Details also include: Nine Senate Republicans have announced opposition to the bill. Some have criticised it for stripping protections for the poor and elderly, as well as access to women's health. Others on the right of the party say the bill still represents government overreach. Not one single Democrat is expected to support the proposed legislation, having lambasted it as a huge transfer of wealth from poor to rich. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi has warned that "hundreds of thousands" of Americans will die if the bill passes. The American Medical Association opposed the bill because, among other concerns, it says there will be higher costs for people on low incomes. And the American Association of Retired Persons, the nation's oldest non-profit organisation representing Americans over 50 years-old, slammed the bill as an "age tax". Republicans reportedly want to make changes to the bill by the end of this week. They will then send it to be analysed by the non-partisan Congressional Budgetary Office (CBO), which has said the bill in its present form would strip 22 million Americans of health insurance over the next 10 years. Congress returns from the Fourth of July holiday on Monday 10 July, and there is a three-week window before the long summer break in which the Senate can vote on a new version. It will then need to return to the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, for approval before being signed into law by the president. A healthcare bill similar to the Senate version has already passed the House, but it was criticised by the president as "mean".

US President Donald Trump has said he believes the Senate healthcare bill will "get over the line" and secure the votes it needs to pass.

Summarize the following article: The Electoral Commission has launched a public awareness campaign to remind people of the need to be registered. Otherwise, they will not be able to vote on 7 May. It has made a new television advertisement to remind voters they will be turned away from polling stations unless they are registered. The commission will also use radio, press, outdoor and digital advertising to remind the public about the 20 April deadline. Ann Watt, the head of the Electoral Commission's Northern Ireland office, said: "There has already been a great deal of interest and debate ahead of the UK general election, with voters keen to have their say. "However, many people do not realise that they aren't registered and how easy it is to do so. She added: "We don't want anyone to be turned away on polling day, so if you aren't registered take action now by downloading a registration form." Voters can use the commission's website - www.aboutmyvote.co.uk - or can call the helpline on 0800 4320 712 to become registered.

The general public are being reminded that they must register to vote by 20 April if they want to take part in the general election.

Summarize the following article: The cars, made in the West Midlands and Liverpool, were caught in the blasts that killed at least 116 people. Sixty people are still missing. At least 700 were injured. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it was too early to tell how many vehicles were affected. In a statement it said: "Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) wishes to express its most profound condolences to the families and friends of those who lost loved ones in the explosions in Tianjin. "Our thoughts are with them as well as with all those who were injured in this tragic event." JLR has manufacturing plants in Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the West Midlands and at Halewood on Merseyside. On Friday, India's Tata Motors, which owns JLR, saw its stock price fall 2.72% on the Mumbai stock exchange. Tianjin is one of three major ports in China through which JLR imports vehicles. JLR said 5,800 of its cars were in Tianjin at the time of the explosions. Carmaker Renault said the blast burned 1,500 of its imported cars and Volkswagen said 2,700 of its cars were damaged.

Almost six thousand new Jaguar Land Rover cars, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, may have been destroyed in explosions in the Chinese port city of the Tianjin.

Summarize the following article: Anthony France, 41, from Watford, was found guilty of aiding and abetting PC Timothy Edwards to commit misconduct. France had followed an "accepted procedure" at the Sun of paying for stories, Judge Timothy Pontius said. He is the only journalist who stands convicted by a jury under a probe into alleged illegal payments to officials. During the trial, a jury at London's Old Bailey heard how France had a "corrupt relationship" with the PC Edwards - a Heathrow Airport officer - for more than three years. PC Edwards sold 38 stories and tip-offs to France between March 2008 and July 2011 in exchange for more than £22,000. Judge Pontius sentenced the reporter to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years, and to 200 hours of community service. He described him as a journalist of "hitherto unblemished character" who was "essentially a decent man of solid integrity". Judge Pontius said some of the articles that resulted from payments were "very much in the public interest", including stories about drunken airline pilots and drug smuggling. However, others were "plainly chosen and published for their obviously salacious subject matter", he added. Payments by France had followed "an accepted procedure that doubtless had existed for some time" at the Sun, the judge said. Transactions went through an established procedure, he added, saying it was not a case of France handing over a "grubby envelope" in a dark corner of a pub. "If there was a wrong culture, as clearly the jury found, it is not one of Mr France's making. It was inevitably created by others for their benefit and sustained by others for their benefit," Judge Pontius said. France - who denied the charge - told jurors he had never been advised by anyone at the Sun that speaking to a police officer or a public official might be against the law. PC Edwards - who pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office - was jailed for two years in 2014. BBC home affairs correspondent June Kelly said a number of journalists from the Sun had been in court to support France during the hearing. France, a crime reporter, had been prosecuted under Operation Elveden - the Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged inappropriate payments to police and public officials. His conviction comes after charges against nine journalists accused of making illegal payments to officials were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service last month. However, when it announced the decision, the CPS said it was continuing the prosecutions of France, and two other Sun journalists in a separate case.

A Sun reporter has been given an 18-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of paying for tip-offs from an anti-terrorism officer.

Summarize the following article: They reveal a 230% increase in patients from the county sent to out-of-area beds between 2013-14 and 2014-15. A carers group has expressed concern a local shortage of resources means some patients are being sent as far away as Yorkshire and Manchester. The local mental health trust said it was improving its management of beds. Following a Freedom of Information request, Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust revealed the number of patients sent out-of-area increased from 29 in 2013-14 to 98 in 2014-15, with 83 of these placements due to "bed pressures locally". The cost of out-of-area placements has risen over the same period from £601,000 to £2m. Patients have been sent to units as far afield as Manchester, Leeds and Harrogate. Roma Mills, involvement manager for Carers in Hertfordshire, said the shortage of beds was partly due to the national underfunding of mental health. She said when patients are sent miles away from their homes and friends and families "it is not a good experience for vulnerable and ill people". A spokeswoman for the trust said it was trying to "minimise the out of area bed spend" through "strengthening clinical leadership" and having more consultants in evening and weekend shifts to minimise delays in discharging patients. She added that the trust may also "buy specialist beds where it is not economic to provide ourselves" such as female-only psychiatric intensive care beds, which are not provided by the trust.

Mental health patients in Hertfordshire had to travel up to 180 miles (290 km) for a bed because of a shortage of local accommodation, new figures show.

Summarize the following article: The Miami Dolphins will play the New Orleans Saints in one of those contests as part of the NFL's International Series. There will be two games staged at Wembley and two at Twickenham Stadium. London hosts four games in 2017, one more than in 2016 and the most it has ever hosted. The New York Giants became the first side to win at Twickenham in October when they beat the Los Angeles Rams 17-10. Meanwhile, at Wembley, the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts 30-27 and the Washington Redskins tied 27-27 with the Cincinnati Bengals. London hosted its first NFL game in 2007 and the NFL says there has been "accelerated growth" in audience figures since then. It says the UK has a fan base of more than 13 million people.

The NFL has announced the full set of fixtures to be played in London in 2017.

Summarize the following article: Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on Thursday afternoon. His brother Daniel-Jay Darby, who is 22 months old, is still in hospital. The owner of the dog - the children's aunt - has been named by other media outlets as 31 year old serving police officer PC Clare Ferdinand. Essex Police has refused to confirm whether she is the same PC Clare Ferdinand who has spoken on behalf of Loughton CID in the media previously. "We are carrying out an investigation into the circumstances of this tragic incident," a force spokesman said. "It is not a criminal investigation and is not likely to be in the future." For more on this and other stories, visit BBC Essex Live Speaking to the BBC at the weekend, Essex police and crime commissioner Roger Hirst confirmed the dog's owner "works for police" but could not clarify in which position or for which force. Mr Hirst said the family pet - believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier-type - "didn't have any history" of aggression and "wasn't at all vicious". The boys' mother, who has not been named, was left with minor injuries during the attack in a house in Harwich Road. Police were called there at 15:10 BST on Thursday. The dog involved has been destroyed. The death of Archie Darby comes just three months after three-year-old Dexter Neal was fatally bitten by an American Bulldog in Halstead. In that case, a 29-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. She remains on bail until Wednesday.

The death of a baby boy mauled by a family dog is "unlikely" to be treated as a criminal investigation, police said.

Summarize the following article: The £650m building, behind St Pancras station and the British Library, will be home to 1,250 scientists. Named after the co-discoverer of DNA structure, the Crick will examine fundamental questions about how illnesses develop, in order to find new ways to treat conditions such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections and diseases of the brain. The director of the institute, Sir Paul Nurse, said the Crick would "attract brilliant, bold and creative scientists from the UK and around the world". Sir Paul, a Nobel Prize winner and former president of the Royal Society, is among the first scientists to move into the building. He and his team are studying cell division, which is crucial to understanding how cancer and other diseases develop. Sir Paul said the UK's decision to leave the EU meant the Crick would lose a planned £10m a year in EU funding, which would need to be replaced by government funding. However, he said, Britain was a "great scientific nation" and the Crick would be a symbol the UK was "open for business". The Crick is funded mainly by the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and the Wellcome Trust. The building will replace ageing and cramped laboratories at Mill Hill in north London, Lincoln's Inn Fields, and Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Although the main focus of the Crick will be the biological processes underlying human health and disease, it will also do "translational research", which aims to turn lab discoveries into treatments for patients. The institute has a partnership with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

Europe's biggest biomedical laboratory, the Francis Crick Institute, has opened in London.

Summarize the following article: Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada and Denis Goldberg were both jailed because of their activities during the Apartheid period. Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans said the honour was a "tribute to the noble and fearless fortitude" of the men. They received the accolade with their defence team at the Guildhall. The City of London said the men were awarded in recognition of their fight for freedom and racial equality. Denis Goldberg Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada Mr Goldberg, now 82, told a Q&A session that South Africa had "come a tremendously long way in undoing what the Apartheid government did" but "there is still a long way to go". He told the audience he still did not know how he had been caught by police but at the time he was "certain we were going to be hanged". Mr Kathrada, 86, organised protests for the ANC with Mr Goldberg even after the South African government had shut the group down. He told the audience: "Even when we were banned we knew we had to carry on our work in some form or other." Another political prisoner, Andrew Mlangeni, was also due to receive the Freedom of the City but was unable to attend the ceremony because of ill health. His son attended in his absence along with Nelson Mandela's daughter and granddaughter. A very brief history of Apartheid in South Africa

Two men who were sentenced to life imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela in South Africa have received the Freedom of the City of London.

Summarize the following article: Kate Chisholm, of Skerne Park Academy, Darlington, made the appeal after she noticed more and more adults wearing pyjamas at the school gates as well as at meetings and assemblies. She said her aim was to help set a good example for pupils. Parent Phil Naylor said wearing nightwear to school was "disgraceful". Ms Chisholm said the final straw came when parents wore pyjamas to the Christmas show and to recent parents' evenings. "It just got to the point when I thought 'enough's enough'," she said. "I'm not trying to tell people what to do with their lives, but I just think having a really good role model first thing in the morning, getting yourself up, getting yourself dressed, ready for business, out to school is a really good example to set. "I'm afraid wearing pyjamas, going to school, maybe doesn't reinforce that somehow." In her letter, Ms Chisholm wrote: "If we're to raise standards it's not too much to ask parents to have a wash and get dressed. "I have had loads of support from the community and people saying it's about time something was done. I have had far more positive responses than negative," she said. "If I get the parents on board then we often get the children too and in order to get the best chances for the children we have to raise the bar with the parents." School parent Mr Naylor said Ms Chisholm had his support: "It's disgraceful, we should be guiding our children not giving them bad habits."

A primary school head teacher has written to parents asking them to wash in the morning and stop dropping their children off in their pyjamas.

Summarize the following article: Tserin Dopchut only had a small bar of chocolate in his pocket when he wandered into the woodland. He slept on a dry makeshift bed under a larch tree, The Siberian Times said. A huge land and air search was launched to find the boy, who may have been following a puppy when he vanished. The child had been under the care of his great grandmother, local media reported, but he ventured off near the village of Khut, located amid dense forestry in the Tuva Republic when her back was turned. For 72 hours the child braved plummeting temperatures, the threat of wild animals and the danger of falling into a fast-flowing river before he was eventually rescued by his uncle. "The situation was very dangerous. The River Mynas is fast and cold. If a small child fell in, it would be certain death," Ayas Saryglar, head of Tyva's Civil Defense and Emergencies agency, told the Siberian Times. "There are wolves, and bears in the forest. The bears are now fattening for the winter. They can attack anything that moves. "In addition, it is warm during the day, but at night there are even frosts. If we consider that the kid disappeared during the day, he was not properly dressed - only a shirt and shoes, no coat." A day and night search operation to find the child involved villagers, local policemen and even a helicopter scouring a vast area of about 120 square km. Another official told local media that the child was saved after recognising his uncle's voice calling his name. After being hugged, his first question was whether his toy car was okay. Rescuers were quick to praise the toddler's initiative - he found a dry place under a larch tree and slept between its roots. "The whole [of his] village is throwing a party to celebrate his survival," regional leader Sholban Kara-Ool was quoted as saying. The boy has now been nicknamed Mowgli, The Siberian Times reported. Mowgli is the fictional orphan in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book novels, "It is now predicted he will become a rescuer himself," the paper said, "because he showed incredible stamina for his age by surviving for so long alone in these cold woods." Doctors say that Tserin suffered no serious injuries from his ordeal.

A three-year-old boy survived alone for 72 hours in a forest in the remote Russian region of Siberia, in an area renowned for being inhabited by wolves and bears.

Summarize the following article: Spurs have agreed an undisclosed fee, thought to be about £7m, for the 23-year-old, who has won 14 caps. Chadli is with Spurs in Hong Kong for the Asia Cup, and having agreed terms and passed a medical, could make his debut against Monaco on 3 August. FC Twente won 65% of their Eredivisie matches last season when Nacer Chadli played. Without him, they only won 25%. Source: Opta Sports He joined FC Twente from AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2010 and played 106 times for the club, scoring 31 goals. Two of those strikes came in Champions League matches against Spurs in the 2010-11 season. Chadli becomes the third Belgian player at White Hart Lane, alongside Mousa Dembele and The London club have also sealed the £17m capture of Brazilian international midfielder Paulinho during the close season.

Tottenham have completed the signing of Belgium international winger Nacer Chadli from Dutch club FC Twente.

Summarize the following article: Simon Pringle, former head of Brinsworth Manor Junior School in Rotherham, was found guilty of "unacceptable professional conduct" by a misconduct panel. He produced false data that showed pupils attainment was "good" prior to a visit by inspectors in 2014. Mr Pringle was prohibited from teaching indefinitely, but can appeal. The school said it suspended the teacher in April 2015. He resigned in September 2015. More on this and other South Yorkshire stories The National College for Teaching and Leadership panel heard Mr Pringle had "admitted that he drafted false lesson observation feedback for some teachers" including some "observation feedback for teachers he had never observed". The report also found that in emails and staff meetings "Mr Pringle gave staff clear encouragement to err on the side of generosity in assessing attainment". In a statement, Vicky Helliwell the executive head of the school said Mr Pringle had not been in contact with any member of staff or pupils since he was suspended. "I became aware of issues in the reporting of school data after I took up post as executive head at the school in April 2015," she said. "I suspended Mr Pringle and reported the issue to the local authority. "I want to assure parents and carers that there has been no adverse impact on children's education or teaching."

A head teacher has been banned from the profession for falsifying students' progress records.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device Jacob Stockdale sliced through weak Scarlets defending to help build a 13-6 half-time lead for the visitors. Scarlets fought back and clinched victory with a controversial penalty try owing to World Rugby's new rules on high tackles. Both sides had players sin-binned because of the new rules in a gritty, low-scoring second half. Media playback is not supported on this device Scarlets started the game four points above sixth-placed Ulster, who had a game in hand over their opponents. An exchange of penalties between Scarlets fly-half Dan Jones and opposite number Paddy Jackson had seen the hosts lead 6-3, before Ulster struck midway through the first half. They were given a helping hand by the Scarlets, as centre Stuart McCloskey wriggled out of a tackle to offload to wing Stockdale, who ran through for an easy score. Scarlets recovered with a second-half penalty from Jones, and then a penalty try which put the spotlight on World Rugby's new directive on high tackles. Players making contact with an opponent's head in "reckless tackles" now receive at least a yellow card - and so it proved for Ulster's Sean Reidy. The number eight thought he had denied Scarlets scrum-half Aled Davies a score with a tackle on the try line but, because it was deemed high by television match official Carlo Damasco, referee Marius Mitrea sent him to the sin-bin and awarded the hosts a penalty try. Scarlets second row Jake Ball was also yellow-carded for a high tackle two minutes later, prompting a period of pressure from Ulster. But Scarlets stood firm to secure a ninth win from 10 Pro12 fixtures. Scarlets: Johnny Mcnicholl; Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies, Hadleigh Parkes, Steff Evans; Dan Jones, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Ken Owens (capt), Werner Kruger, Jake Ball, Tom Price, Lewis Rawlins, James Davies, John Barclay. Replacements: Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones, Nicky Thomas, Joshua Macleod, Will Boyde, Aled Davies, Aled Thomas, Steff Hughes. Ulster: Louis Ludik, Andrew Trimble (capt), Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Paddy Jackson, Paul Marshall; Callum Black, Rory Best, Ross Kane, Kieran Treadwell, Iain Henderson, Clive Ross, Chris Henry, Sean Reidy. Replacements: John Andrew, Andrew Warwick, Jonny Simpson, Franco van der Merwe, Pete Browne, Dave Shanahan, Brett Herron, Tommy Bowe. Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) Assistants: Elia Rizzo (Italy), Robert Price (WRU) TMO: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Scarlets consolidated their place in the Pro12's top four with a hard-earned win over play-off rivals Ulster.

Summarize the following article: But Fijian father Sam Cataki, who served in the British Army for 12 years, said he was still awaiting news of his wife Seini's application. Mr Cataki, 36, who lives in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, lost his job last month after his application was refused. He was later told he could work again while his case was considered by the Home Office. Mr Cataki said the Home Office called him on Friday to say he had been granted him indefinite leave to remain in the UK - permanent residency - and he received the letter on Saturday. This means he will be able to apply for British citizenship in one year's time. He said he was very happy and very appreciative of all the support he received. A petition set up in support of Mr Cataki attracted more than 34,000 signatures. Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, has been assisting Mr Cataki since 2014. Before he left the Army in 2013, Mr Cataki said he applied for citizenship in the UK but believes he was rejected because of three points on his driving licence. Mr Cataki, who has a one-year-old and a five-year-old, returned to his job at the Milford Haven Port Authority, where he has worked for two years, last week.

An ex-soldier refused UK citizenship has been granted indefinite leave to remain here, he has confirmed.

Summarize the following article: Staff at Denbigh's Henllan Bakery have downloaded an app which assesses mobile signal quality to identify areas with poor coverage. The app for Android phones by Ofcom then automatically reports the information back to the regulator. So far, it has identified signal issues around Chirk and Oswestry. The app works by automatically measuring voice-call reliability, signal strength and data speeds without the user having to do anything and without any personal data being collected. Ed Moore, a director at the bakery, said: "We need to be able to reach our delivery staff wherever they are and a lack of reception can make this impossible. "The situation seems particularly bad towards the Chirk and Oswestry area but there are 'not spots' scattered around everywhere. It isn't just in rural areas." Denbighshire council has been working with mobile operators to improve signal quality in the county and said more data would help it make the case for improved infrastructure. Council leader Hugh Evans said the council was aware of the frustration felt by people when they cannot get a good signal and said Ofcom had made a "positive move by exploiting technology which most of [us] carry around all the time". The council is now asking staff to download the app, claiming that with 700 employee handsets, it was in a "strong position" to help gather the data needed. Ofcom said publication of data collected by the app would encourage mobile network operators to improve their networks.

Bakery delivery drivers in Denbighshire are helping to improve the area's mobile phone coverage by flagging up so-called "not spots".

Summarize the following article: "I've been blessed and cursed with the ability to write a catchy tune," says The Divine Comedy lynchpin Neil Hannon. "I guess not everyone can do it, so I should feel happy about it. But sometimes the more contrary, artistic part of me is annoyed: 'Oh my God, you've written another catchy chorus! Why couldn't you just stick to expressing what you were trying to express, and not have this earworm?'" The Irish star is discussing his approach to writing The Divine Comedy's 11th album Foreverland. Despite Hannon's best efforts, it is stuffed with memorable tunes, delivered in the band's signature baroque pop style. And it comes at a point in his career when most musicians, including his hero Scott Walker, start making what he calls "unfathomable music". "I'm so proud that somebody's out there making those sorts of records," he laughs. "But I wouldn't want to listen to them myself." Hannon has been releasing records as The Divine Comedy since 1990, bringing a poetic wit and an orchestral flourish to the top 40 on albums like Casanova, A Short Album About Love and Fin de Siecle. He also wrote the theme music for Father Ted, as well as the character's "Eurovision entry", My Lovely Horse. In recent years, he's taken on an opera for the Royal Opera House and an organ commission for the Royal Festival Hall before returning to his main job. In a phone call from Ireland, the pithy and self-deprecating star discussed his career, his new album and playing the David Bowie Prom. Good morning, Neil. How are you? I'm very well, thank you. Were you expecting our call? I was. I know it doesn't sound like it but that's just my phone manner. I was terrified of the phone as a youth, I must say. Really? Well, I was terrified of talking to anyone, really. I found adults in general like great giants who knew how the world worked. But I never became similarly large of stature. I'll always be the shy boy. The first time you realise that adults are fallible is a life-changing moment, isn't it? Well, my daughter realised that the first time she beat me at Connect 4, when she was six or seven. It was like, "Hang on, dad, you're not very clever at all." My son's six and he can actually out-run me. School sports day is just embarrassing. Never give them the benefit of your humiliation. Just say you've got bad hips. Anyway, we're not here to discuss our failures as parents… Aren't we? Oh no. Well, there's the small matter of the first Divine Comedy album in six years. Why did you wait so long? It was partly by design. Although I have a lovely big set of fans out there, nobody expects me to stick out an album every two years. That would just be ridiculous. So I said to myself I would keep working on it until I was absolutely happy with the way everything sounded. You've written songs about Napoleon and Catherine the Great. How come? The reason is simply that, like most middle-aged men, I read quite a lot of history books. Apparently, that's a thing. I read an article about it: middle-aged, middle class men gravitate towards the history section in the book shop. So what was it about Catherine the Great that caught your attention? Largely that she had the same name as my girlfriend [Irish musician Cathy Davey], who is also great. At the end of the song, you sing that you'd like to "bake her a cake". Are you vying for a place on Bake Off? Ah, you see, I'm not a cake person. I have a lot of problems with cake. I'd bake her a cake, because she likes cake. I quite like carrot cake, I suppose. That's quite nice, even though it shouldn't be. Other People sounds like a voice memo from your phone, souped up with a string section. That's exactly what it is! I was in a hotel in London and I came up with those words, so I sang it into my phone and thought no more about it. When I listened back to it, I really liked the quality of the vocal. It was reasonably in tune, and I thought, "Wouldn't it be funny to have that with a string orchestra coming in underneath?' There's bit at the end where I just stop and go "blah, blah, blah", and that's simply because I had no more words written. Nowhere else to go! Both the title track, Foreverland, and the song My Happy Place are about searching for contentment. Do you have a "happy place", real or fictitious, that you retreat to? When I was a kid, I was very influenced by my grandfather, who had been an estate manager for various odd Irish aristocrats. He would watch these barmy gentry and relate all these stories to us, which was great fun. But it did give me this longing for a large Georgian house in the country. It all seemed so wonderful and romantic and eccentric. Then, a couple of years ago, I bought a large Georgian house in the country! How does that feel? It's a lot of hard work, but it feels great. Do you have a groundsman? We do, but I have to ration him. There's such a lot of garden, he could be here all day every day - and that would break me. I'm not having that many hits any more. Speaking of which, I looked back at the Divine Comedy's chart history, and was surprised to find that National Express was your biggest hit… I always thought it was Something For The Weekend or Alfie. Some people come up to me and say, "That was an amazing number one!" And I'm like, "It was number eight. It got nowhere near number one!" That is the one slight bugbear of my professional career, is never having had a number one. But you mustn't be greedy. At least you got to appear on Top of the Pops. Oh, that was the number one ambition of the childhood Neil - to be on Top of the Pops like Adam Ant and Elvis Costello and Blondie. I have a weird memory of it because we had choir practice on Thursday night. It would be over by seven, but then we had to get dad out of the church to drive us back home, so we would always miss at least the first 10 minutes. I'm always turning on Top of the Pops [repeats] these days and going, "no I don't remember this one". Then, 10 minutes in, it all comes flooding back. Would you like to see it return? When Top of the Pops departed this life it was a miserable day - and yet it had lost its relevance. They were running after the kids instead of the other way round. The internet is to blame. For everything, really. You recently sang at the David Bowie Prom, which got very mixed reviews. What did you think of it? I don't think the reviews were too wide of the mark. It was an odd night and it was well-meant but perhaps, overall, it could have been a bit tighter and a bit more to the point. But that's the price you pay for experimenting. You're not a stranger to the classical world, having composed an opera, an organ suite and a musical. Will you do more in that area? I'm not sure how successful I am in these other genres. I think I have a good handle on harmony and melody, but the technique and the theory lets me down a little. It would be lovely to take 10 years off and actually learn all this stuff. But it's all so boring. And what if you finish learning it all and get run over by a bus? What a waste of time. Foreverland is released by Divine Comedy Recordings on 2 September. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected].

As The Divine Comedy return from a six-year break, Neil Hannon discusses parenthood, history books and his inability to resist earworms.

Summarize the following article: In a letter, he wrote: "I don't trust the policy of the US, nor have I exchanged a word with them, but this does not mean I reject a peaceful solution to conflicts." These were his first comments since December's historic move by Cuba and the US after decades of hostilities. High-level talks were held last week. In the letter published by the state-run newspaper Granma, Mr Castro wrote: "We will always defend cooperation and friendship with all the people of the world, including with our political adversaries." The 88-year-old appeared to be backing decisions taking by his younger brother Raul - the current Cuban president who succeeded him in 2008. The Cuban president, the letter stated, "has taken the pertinent steps in accordance with his prerogatives and the powers given to him by the National Assembly the Communist Party of Cuba". It was hardly a ringing endorsement of US-Cuban rapprochement but nor was it a rejection of the decision to re-establish political ties with the great enemy to the north, the BBC's Will Grant in Havana reports. Fidel Castro has spent his whole adult life in conflict with the US, and it should come as little surprise that he has not given a glowing reception now those hostilities are apparently at an end, our correspondent says. That said, he adds, many in Cuba believe that the current efforts to warm the long-frozen relations would not have started in the first place unless Fidel had given them his benign approval. His silence on the issue had led to growing speculation over his health. Earlier this month, Fidel Castro sent a letter to former footballer Diego Maradona to quash rumours that he had died.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appears to have given tacit approval to the recent decision by Cuba and the US to restore diplomatic relations.

Summarize the following article: The fighting erupted when a joint security force deployed by the main Palestinian factions in Ein el-Hilweh came under fire from radical Islamists. The factions had told the Islamists, led by Bilal Badr, to disarm. Local media said gunfire and explosions could be heard on Monday afternoon after a period of calm in the morning. The official National News Agency reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement had rejected a deal proposed by mediators that would have seen Mr Badr allowed to go into hiding if he accepted the joint force. Established in 1948 near the city of Sidon, Ein el-Hilweh is the largest of the 12 Palestinian camps in Lebanon. The UN says more than 54,000 registered refugees live there, but one recent estimate put the population at closer to 120,000. Ein el-Hilweh, which like the other camps falls outside the jurisdiction of the Lebanese security services, has been plagued in recent months by deadly clashes between the various armed groups operating there. Last week, the largest factions in the camp formed a joint force in an attempt "to bring security to it", a local Fatah commander told the NNA. The factions agreed to dismantle the so-called Bilal Badr group, whose members have been accused of sheltering fugitives from the Lebanese authorities and issuing fatwas authorising the killing of people with whom they disagree. But the force faced resistance as it deployed on Friday night, triggering fierce clashes that involved machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades. The fighting prompted the Lebanese army to close the highway next to the entrance to the camp and Lebanon's health ministry to evacuate patients from the nearby government hospital.

At least six people have been killed and 35 others wounded in clashes inside a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon since Friday, medics say.

Summarize the following article: Brazil returned to Wembley as part of the Football Association's 150th anniversary celebrations - and played their full part in a highly entertaining friendly. Wayne Rooney steered England into a first-half lead with his 33rd goal for his country, after goalkeeper Joe Hart had earlier saved Ronaldinho's penalty. Fred punished Gary Cahill's mistake to put Brazil level just after the interval but Lampard, on as a half-time substitute for Tom Cleverley, gave Roy Hodgson's side a confidence-boosting win with a precisely curled effort from the edge of the area on the hour. It completed a satisfying night's work for Hodgson and England as Ashley Cole won his 100th cap and Arsenal's Jack Wilshere delivered a display rich in promise as he started alongside captain Steven Gerrard in midfield for the first time. Arsenal's Wilshere, particularly in the first half, was outstanding on only his seventh England appearance and looked intent on making up for time lost with club and country after an ankle injury sidelined him for 15 months. England looked potent going forward with Rooney as the main point of the attack and Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck on the flanks, which will give Hodgson food for thought before the crucial World Cup qualifiers away to San Marino and Montenegro next month. Cole received a warm reception from England's supporters inside Wembley as he completed his century of international appearances. The visitors' own centurion, Ronaldinho, received a commemorative shirt from the Brazilian federation to mark his 100th cap - but he was unable to celebrate it with a goal as he missed a penalty after 19 minutes. The award of handball against Wilshere from Ronaldinho's cross appeared harsh, so a measure of justice was done as Hart saved his spot-kick then recovered superbly to scoop away the rebound. The hosts took advantage of Hart's good work to move into the lead eight minutes later. Wilshere was once again at the heart of it with a fine ball to release Walcott and when keeper Julio Cesar saved bravely at the Arsenal forward's feet, Rooney steered home the rebound in composed fashion from the edge of the area. Media playback is not supported on this device Little had been seen of the much-celebrated Neymar and his first serious contribution was hardly distinguished as he steered Oscar's cross well over the top at the far post when he should have scored. England made two changes at half-time, sending on Lampard and Leighton Baines for Tom Cleverley and Cole, while Brazil replaced Ronaldinho, Ramires and Fabiano with Fred, Lucas and Arouca. The Brazilian changes reaped instant reward as Fred equalised three minutes after the restart. Cahill took the blame with a careless concession of possession that ended with Fred powering his finish past Hart. And he almost put Brazil ahead seconds later when Hart's poor clearance caused problems and the Fluminense striker glanced another effort off the bar. England's response, however, was in keeping with the rest of their performance and they were in front again on the hour. Julio Cesar had saved well from Cahill's header but he was helpless as Lampard's fine first-time shot from the edge of the area went in off the upright. Full Time The referee brings the game to a close. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Bonfim Dante by Wayne Rooney. Free kick taken by Soares Julio Cesar. Emboaba Oscar has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post. Wayne Rooney is penalised for a handball. Direct free kick taken by Moreira Jean. Wayne Rooney concedes a free kick for a foul on Joao Miranda. Joao Miranda takes the direct free kick. James Milner decides to take a short corner. Guedes Fred produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal. James Milner fouled by da Silva Dani Alves, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Leighton Baines. Emboaba Oscar is caught offside. Joe Hart takes the free kick. Bonfim Dante restarts play with the free kick. Substitution David Luiz leaves the field to be replaced by Joao Miranda. Junior Neymar fouled by Frank Lampard, the ref awards a free kick. Substitution Aaron Lennon is brought on as a substitute for Theo Walcott. Emboaba Oscar takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar. Unfair challenge on Kasmirski Filipe Luis by Theo Walcott results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Emboaba Oscar. Outswinging corner taken by Junior Neymar, Steven Gerrard makes a clearance. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Moreira Jean by Wayne Rooney. Junior Neymar takes the direct free kick. Substitution (Brazil) makes a substitution, with Kasmirski Filipe Luis coming on for Claro Adriano. Junior Neymar produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar. Effort on goal by Junior Neymar from 20 yards. Comfortable save by Joe Hart. The ball is sent over by da Silva Dani Alves, save made by Joe Hart. Free kick awarded for a foul by Wayne Rooney on David Luiz. Direct free kick taken by David Luiz. Moreira Jean produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target. Substitution Moreira Jean on for Joe Paulo Paulinho. Effort from deep inside the area by Claro Adriano misses to the left of the goal. Substitution James Milner replaces Danny Welbeck. Assist on the goal came from Jack Wilshere. Goal! - Frank Lampard - England 2 - 1 Brazil Frank Lampard grabs a goal from just outside the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. England 2-1 Brazil. Steven Gerrard has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post. Corner taken by Steven Gerrard from the left by-line, Gary Cahill takes a shot. Save by Soares Julio Cesar. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Steven Gerrard, save made by Soares Julio Cesar. Rodrigues Lucas Moura gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Leighton Baines. Leighton Baines restarts play with the free kick. Effort from 18 yards by Guedes Fred. Assist on the goal came from Rodrigues Lucas Moura. Goal! - Guedes Fred - England 1 - 1 Brazil Guedes Fred gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. England 1-1 Brazil. Shot by Steven Gerrard. Save by Soares Julio Cesar. Effort from inside the area by Jack Wilshere misses to the right of the goal. Free kick awarded for a foul by da Silva Dani Alves on Jack Wilshere. Frank Lampard takes the free kick. The match restarts for the second half. Substitution Gaucho Ronaldinho leaves the field to be replaced by Rodrigues Lucas Moura. Substitution Marcos Arouca joins the action as a substitute, replacing Nascimento Ramires. Substitution (Brazil) makes a substitution, with Guedes Fred coming on for Clemente Luis Fabiano. Substitution Leighton Baines replaces Ashley Cole. Substitution Frank Lampard on for Tom Cleverley. Half Time The referee calls an end to the first half. Theo Walcott takes a shot. Save by Soares Julio Cesar. Unfair challenge on Tom Cleverley by da Silva Dani Alves results in a free kick. Tom Cleverley takes the direct free kick. Wayne Rooney has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left. Junior Neymar gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Glen Johnson. Direct free kick taken by Gary Cahill. Centre by Clemente Luis Fabiano, Glen Johnson makes a clearance. The ball is sent over by Emboaba Oscar. Unfair challenge on Wayne Rooney by David Luiz results in a free kick. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick. Close range shot by Junior Neymar goes wide of the left-hand post. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Luiz by Danny Welbeck. David Luiz takes the direct free kick. Clemente Luis Fabiano produces a drilled right-footed shot from 18 yards. Blocked by Gary Cahill. The assist for the goal came from Theo Walcott. Goal! - Wayne Rooney - England 1 - 0 Brazil Wayne Rooney grabs a goal from just outside the area low into the middle of the goal. England 1-0 Brazil. Theo Walcott takes a shot. Save by Soares Julio Cesar. Shot from just outside the box by Glen Johnson goes over the crossbar. Corner from the left by-line taken by Steven Gerrard, save made by Soares Julio Cesar. Shot by Ashley Cole from outside the box goes over the target. Close range effort by Danny Welbeck clears the crossbar. The assistant referee signals for offside against Clemente Luis Fabiano. Joe Hart takes the indirect free kick. Foul by Emboaba Oscar on Tom Cleverley, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Steven Gerrard. Junior Neymar produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright. Penalty taken by Gaucho Ronaldinho is saved by Joe Hart. England 0-0 Brazil. The referee gives a against Jack Wilshere for handball. Clemente Luis Fabiano takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Blocked by Glen Johnson. Shot by Junior Neymar from 18 yards. Gary Cahill gets a block in. Shot from just outside the box by Emboaba Oscar goes over the bar. Corner taken by Steven Gerrard, Foul by Wayne Rooney on Nascimento Ramires, free kick awarded. Soares Julio Cesar restarts play with the free kick. The offside flag is raised against Clemente Luis Fabiano. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Hart. Gaucho Ronaldinho takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post. Jack Wilshere challenges da Silva Dani Alves unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by da Silva Dani Alves. Outswinging corner taken by Steven Gerrard from the right by-line, clearance made by Nascimento Ramires. Steven Gerrard takes a corner. The referee gets the game underway. Live data and text provided by our data suppliers

England secured their first win over Brazil for 23 years as Frank Lampard's spectacular strike gave them victory at Wembley.

Summarize the following article: Chorley Hospital in Lancashire was downgraded to an urgent care centre in April due to a doctor shortage after a pay cap on agency staff was imposed. Nine of the 14 needed have been secured and recruitment is under way for six others for an end of August opening. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) said it "hoped to reinstate" the unit but there were "no guarantees". The trust is looking to appoint two overseas doctors and applications have been received for four permanent staff. But securing new trainee doctors it expects in August and appointing one permanent doctor would provide enough staff to reinstate the department while recruitment processes are ongoing. The service requires 10 permanent staff, while the remaining four can be temporary. Professor Mark Pugh, medical director of LTHT, said: "If we achieve that staffing position we hope to be able to reinstate the department from the end of August. "If we do not have the right number we won't be able to reinstate the department in August." On Wednesday, Wigan hospital in Greater Manchester partially blamed an "unprecedented" demand on its A&E department on the closure. It said it had seen a four-fold increase in people with a Chorley postcode attending its unit. LTHT said other hospitals in the surrounding area reported they had seen the "small increase that was forecast". The downgraded urgent care centre at Chorley has been seeing more than 100 patients a day, with "very few" needing transferring to the casualty department in Preston, the trust added. More than 18,000 people have signed a petition to keep the A&E open.

A hospital A&E department closed temporarily over "unacceptable" safety risks is expected to reopen in August.

Summarize the following article: The deadline for members of the public, interest groups and institutions to send their proposals to the Smith Commission closed at 17:00 on Friday. Provisional numbers showed it had received 14,000 emails and letters from the general public. And it had received more than 250 submissions from institutions. The commission, headed by Lord Smith of Kelvin, is currently considering greater autonomy for the Scottish Parliament in the wake of September's "No" vote on Scottish independence. Lord Smith said: "When I accepted the invitation to lead the commission I was determined to make sure that the public and Scotland's civic institutions would have the chance to have their say. "I believe we have undertaken a broad ranging programme which has been as extensive as it was possible to achieve in the time available. "I have been delighted by the response and want to thank the many individuals and organisations who worked hard to make substantial and thoughtful submissions." He said the political parties would have the chance to reflect on the submissions before any decisions are made. Lord Smith added: "They will be given full access to all submissions and we will shortly hold a dedicated session of all-party talks to discuss them." Trade unions, charities and industry bodies have made submissions and Lord Smith has held a number of meetings around the country to discuss the proposals. The commission was set up after David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg made a vow in the run-up to the referendum that there would be further substantial devolution if Scotland rejected independence and stayed in the UK. But Lord Smith - who recently chaired the organising committee for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - has stressed it is not solely the three main Westminster parties who will be involved in the negotiations. The SNP are represented on the Commission by Finance Secretary John Swinney and MSP Linda Fabiani; Labour by Holyrood finance spokesman Iain Gray and Westminster shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont; the Conservatives by former Scottish leader Annabel Goldie and academic Professor Adam Tomkins. The Liberal Democrats are represented by former Scottish secretary Michael Moore and ex-Scottish leader Tavish Scott; and the Scottish Greens by co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman. Under the timetable already agreed for reform, an agreement on recommendations for what new powers should be transferred north has to be reached by the end of November, with draft legislation produced by the end of January 2015. This would then be implemented by whatever party wins next year's general election.

The commission set up to discuss further devolution to the Scottish Parliament has received more than 14,000 submissions.

Summarize the following article: The Central Election Commission said 80% of voters backed the reforms, from a turnout of 42%. Backers say the reforms make government more efficient, but critics say they were designed to prolong President Almazbek Atambayev's grip on power. Here's what you need to know. Aside from measures to strengthen the prime minister, there are a raft of other changes. Under the old constitution, Kyrgyz citizens could turn to international organisations such as the UN's Human Rights Committee if they felt that their rights had been infringed. If the organisation agreed, the Kyrgyz constitution said the government had to take measures to reinstate their rights or compensate the damage. This clause has now been removed and decisions by international organisations may no longer be recognised. The new constitution will also allow the government to revoke a person's citizenship, and says that the country's judges are bound by "certain restrictions" which are not defined. And it changes the definition of marriage to "a union between a man and a woman", which many have viewed as a constitutional ban on gay marriage. The new constitution significantly increases the power of the prime minister. He and his deputies can now be members of parliament and keep their executive offices at the same time - barred under the previous constitution. Critics of the changes say that this creates a clash of interests, since the head of the cabinet will be responsible for implementing laws he voted on in parliament. But the government points to Western democracies in which this is standard, including the UK. The prime minister will also be able to appoint heads of local administration without the recommendation of the local judiciary body, and he will be able to dismiss members of the cabinet himself without the president's approval, except the ministers for defence and security. Government legislators say that the new constitution will address "problems" with the previous document, passed in 2010, and strengthen the country's independence. They argue that the changes will clarify the process of collaboration between executive and legislative branches. Opposition members say that the changes were made to help President Atambayev cling on to power. His current term will finish next year and he will not be able to run for the presidency again, but critics have pointed out that he will be eligible to become prime minister - the very office which has had its powers increased - and de facto continue running the country. Kyrgyzstan is the only state in Central Asia to have a parliamentary system of government and it has been referred to as "an island of democracy" in a region prone to authoritarian regimes. Critics of the changes say they fear that the new constitution will dilute Kyrgyzstan's democracy, reducing checks and balances and making it harder to protect human rights. Activists have voiced concerns that the power to revoke citizenship could be used to threaten dissidents. But the government argues that the changes will improve the work of different branches and prevent clashes between the parliament and the cabinet, which can bog down legislation.

Kyrgyzstan voted in a referendum on Sunday for changes to the constitution that give more power to the government and especially to the prime minister.

Summarize the following article: The motorist was threatened by the man, who was demanding money, at about 14:10 BST on Friday. As he tried to leave the van on the passenger side, the hijacker drove off and he was dragged along the Old Milltown Road in Castlereagh. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The stolen van was later recovered a short distance away at Minnowburn Drive. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

A van driver has sustained a serious head injury after he was dragged along the road by a hijacker who stole his vehicle in east Belfast.

Summarize the following article: Kevan Thakrar, 26, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, who is serving three life sentences for killing drug dealers, also lost his cranberry juice. District Judge Neil Hickman said there had been a "cavalier disregard for Mr Thakrar's rights and his property". The POA union, which represents prison workers, said it was "in despair" at the "ridiculous award". Thakrar was jailed after he and his brother killed Keith Cowell, 52, his son Matthew, 17, and Tony Dulieu, 33, from Essex, at the Cowells' house in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, in 2007. They were also sentenced for two attempted murders. In March 2010, Thakrar maimed three guards at Frankland Prison in County Durham after stabbing them with a broken bottle, but was cleared of two counts of attempted murder and three of wounding with intent. Following the attack, Thakrar was moved from Frankland to Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes and it was during this move that some of his possessions went missing. According to the court judgment, detailed on Thakrar's Facebook page set up by campaigners protesting his innocence, he was awarded £224.97 for damage to his stereo, alarm clock and nasal clippers. He was also awarded £90 after items including a carton of cranberry juice, protein powder and toiletries were lost, which he claimed left him "stressed". Judge Hickman awarded him a further £500 to compensate him for lost photographs and personal items, making £814.97 in total. The prison ombudsman had originally offered Thakrar £10 in compensation, but he took the case to court last year and Judge Hickman ruled that he deserved a further payout. Peter McParlin, national chairman of the POA, said: "It's a ridiculous award, it's a disproportionate award. "This is a high-security prisoner - as a bare minimum it will be costing the taxpayer at least £50,000-a-year to be kept incarcerated. "He's the architect of his own situation and we are in despair." A Prison Service spokeswoman said: "We robustly defend all cases as far as the evidence allows." Following the judgement, Thakrar boasted about it on his Facebook page saying that he had hoped to send bailiffs to the Ministry of Justice to ensure they paid his compensation.

A triple killer won £800 compensation after items including his nose hair clippers were damaged in prison.

Summarize the following article: UKIP immigration spokesman Steven Wolfe also wants to strip terrorists of their passports, and deny entry to asylum seekers without ID documents. He told the UKIP conference he also wants to boost the number of frontline border staff and search teams by 2,500. The UKIP policy updates came as the government announced plans to give the Home Office control of passports. Mr Woolfe said UKIP would bring in a "priority entry" for Britons, with a separate queue for the rest of the world, including European Union citizens. He added that a failed electronic entry system - e-borders - highlighted the coalition's "incompetence" on border controls. Referring to a payout made to Raytheon, a US defence giant fired from the e-borders contract by the Home Office over alleged poor performance, Mr Woolfe said the blunder had cost "a quarter of a billion pounds in compensation". He said: "If the government can find the technology to listen to all our phone calls, it must be technically possible to know who's coming into this country or not." UKIP also wants to strip terrorists of their passports, echoing controversial government plans. Mr Woolfe said: "UKIP will remove the passports of any person, who has gone to fight for a terrorist organisation, and anyone who came here and was granted, and lucky enough, to have such a passport, and carry out terrorist activities, you will also lose it, because there are lots of people who want that passport." In addition, he said illegal immigration was "a scourge on the people that need help, and it's a boon for terrorists and mafia gangs". UKIP would support the abolition of a treaty that says asylum seekers have to remain in the first European country they enter. "UKIP will support the measures to abolish the provisions of the Dublin Treaty, that says that we cannot choose to identify the country an illegal migrant comes from if they do not have any identifying documents. We will send you back." The UK's border force would also be boosted by 2,500, under the plans. "They are the ones who have to spot terrorists and drug dealers among the tens of millions of people who come to our countries each year," Mr Wolfe said. "They are our first line of defence of the homeland, and for too long they have been ignored and put under pressure by successive governments." UKIP added that it will give armed forces personnel who have served for a minimum of 12 years the option of joining the border force or the police when they leave military service.

The UK Independence Party UKIP is calling for separate immigration queues for UK citizens at border entry points.

Summarize the following article: Gower AM Edwina Hart and Neath AM Gwenda Thomas are to stand down at the 2016 assembly election. Mr Jones praised the economy and transport minister's "determination and energy" and said former deputy minister Mrs Thomas was "a passionate advocate for the rights of carers and children". Labour Llanelli AM Keith Davies is also leaving Cardiff Bay next year. Mrs Hart and Mrs Thomas were elected to the first assembly in 1999, while Mrs Hart has also been a member of the cabinet since the start of devolution. Paying tribute to the women, Mr Jones said: "I know that for both Gwenda and Edwina, representing their 'home' areas was incredibly important to them - and both Neath and Gower are losing very talented and passionate advocates." Mrs Hart said it had been an "honour and a privilege" to serve her constituency for 16 years. "I am very grateful for the support they have given me during this time, and I will continue to represent their views vigorously until the end of the assembly term next year," she added. Mrs Thomas said: "It has been a privilege to be part of Wales' political journey, but most of all, I am happy to have had the chance to work for communities I love and call home." Edwina Hart has been a defining figure in Welsh devolution. She oversaw a dramatic reduction in the number of boards running the Welsh NHS. More recently, she helped define a new era of economic development following the abolition of the Welsh Development Agency. There are no other Welsh government departments with a personal stamp on it like hers, and I understand she enjoys a degree of autonomy that is not afforded to any other minister. Despite criticism, her approach has been unashamedly interventionist. It is impossible to say whether the Welsh government would have bought Cardiff Airport for £52m two years ago without her - but the decision had the Edwina Hart stamp all over it. If something is failing in the private sector, Mrs Hart believes in using the levers at her disposal to step in. Without great fanfare, she built up the Welsh government's property portfolio to try to inject life into the economy after the recession and she has proposed what would, in effect, be the re-nationalisation of the biggest rail franchise in Wales. The biggest question following her departure is whether plans for the £1bn M4 relief road around Newport will succeed without its biggest champion driving it through.

First Minister Carwyn Jones has paid tribute to two senior Labour assembly members who are set to stand down.

Summarize the following article: The Blue Parrot club was hosting the closing night of an electronic music festival and was packed with music fans, many of them foreigners. Among those who died were a Canadian, an Italian and a US citizen. But the gunman was targeting a man from Veracruz, the attorney-general said. "Suddenly a person enters the club through the main door and heads directly for this particular individual and shoots," Attorney-General Miguel Angel Pech told Mexican radio station Radio Formula. BPM clubbers in Mexico were told shooting was fireworks "This individual, who was Mexican, from [the state of] Veracruz. unfortunately loses his life." Three of the people who were shot dead were members of the festival's security team, organisers said. Mr Pech said they had tried to protect the man from Veracruz. The fifth victim was a woman who died of injuries sustained in a fall during the chaos which followed the firing of the shots, when guests ran for the exits in panic. Mr Pech had earlier said that among those killed were two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian. But in a subsequent news conference he corrected this to say the victims were one Canadian, an Italian, a US citizen and two Mexicans. Fifteen people were injured. Quintana Roo Governor Roberto Borge said the gunman and the victim from Veracruz had "a personal conflict". Four people have been detained. The club was hosting the closing night of the BPM festival, a popular event which attracts thousands of electronic and dance music fans from around the world.

The attorney-general of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where five people were killed in a shooting in a club on Monday, says the target of the attack was a Mexican man.

Summarize the following article: But he said that although many held him "ultimately responsible" for the football community, he could "not monitor everyone all of the time". He was speaking at the opening of Fifa's congress, a day after seven top officials were held in a US inquiry. Mr Blatter has faced calls to quit but is seeking re-election on Friday. Many of Fifa's major sponsors have expressed concern over twin corruption investigations by both the US and Swiss authorities. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Fifa congress in Zurich, Mr Blatter said the events of the week had "cast a long shadow over football". In his first public appearance since the scandal broke, he said: "The actions of individuals bring shame and humiliation on football and demand action and change from us all. Analysis: BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Zurich An astonishing speech from Sepp Blatter: 17 years as Fifa president but when it comes to corruption he cannot "monitor everyone all the time". He did say the allegations had brought "shame and humiliation" (words, cynics might say, that are not normally in his vocabulary) to football, but he did not mention the fact that a great many people, from David Cameron to Uefa boss Michel Platini have called on him to resign. Instead he addressed the future, secure in his own personal conviction that he has a future in Fifa. It was time to change, "for football, for the world, for peace". Then he swept out again, to the strains of the Fifa anthem. On Friday, he stands for re-election. And he's likely to win. Why so long for Swiss Fifa probe? Football fans' reactions "We cannot allow the reputation of football and Fifa to be dragged through the mud and it has to stop here and now. "Many people hold me ultimately responsible for the... global football community... I cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong they will also try to hide it." But he added: "It must fall to me to bear the responsibility for the reputation and well-being of our organisation and to find a way forward to fix things." Mr Blatter admitted the "next few months will not be easy - I am sure bad news will follow" but that with Friday's vote, "we have the opportunity to begin on what will be a long and difficult road to rebuilding trust". Mr Blatter had faced calls to resign, including from UK PM David Cameron and the head of European football's governing body Uefa, Michel Platini. Mr Platini had earlier taken part in an emergency meeting with other Fifa confederation heads and Mr Blatter. Mr Platini said he had asked Mr Blatter "as a friend" to resign, saying: "I have had enough - enough is enough, too much is too much." The president refused, and the other confederations agreed with him that Friday's vote, in which Mr Blatter is seeking a fifth term, should go ahead. Uefa will back Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Mr Blatter's only challenger. Mr Platini said that if Mr Blatter won, Uefa could hold an extraordinary meeting in Berlin at the time of the Champions League final. When asked if this could include withdrawing from Fifa competitions, Mr Platini said: "We will raise all possibilities." Britain's David Gill said he would not take up his post on Fifa's executive committee if Mr Blatter were re-elected. Some of the 14 people indicted on Wednesday in the US investigation are accused of receiving bribes to influence the outcome of bids to stage football tournaments, such as the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2016 Copa America in the US. South African government officials have denied the claim. Fifa on Wednesday provisionally banned from football-related activity 11 of the 14 people charged in the US. On Thursday it added another, Aaron Davidson. Fifa's major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Adidas, McDonald's, Hyundai Motor and Budweiser are pressing Fifa to take immediate action to restore its reputation. Swiss prosecutors plan to interview 10 Fifa executive committee members as part of a separate investigation into the bidding process for the World Cup tournaments in 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has condemned the "action of individuals" for bringing "shame and humiliation" on football in a corruption scandal.

Summarize the following article: The country remains strongly dependent on Russia, both for its economy and to help counter security problems. In particular, Tajikistan depends on Moscow to help fight drug smuggling from neighbouring Afghanistan and an emerging radical Islam movement. Tajikistan is also expanding its ties with China: Beijing has extended credits and has helped to build roads, tunnels and power infrastructure. Chinese firms are investing in oil and gas exploration and in gold mining. Population 7.1 million Area 143,100 sq km (55,251 sq miles) Major languages Tajik, Uzbek, Russian Major religion Islam Life expectancy 65 years (men), 71 years (women) Currency Tajik somoni President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov) Emomali Rakhmon, a former cotton farm boss, was elected to president in 1994. He was re-elected in 1999 for a seven-year term - and won a third term in 2006, in an election international observers decried as neither free nor fair. He secured a fourth term in 2013. Rakhmon played a vital role in Tajikistan's civil war, helping the pro-Communist effort to remove Islamist rebels from Dushanbe in the early 1990s. After years of civil war and violence, some stability returned to Tajikistan. The president has a firm grip on power, however. But he enjoys popular support and citizens appear thankful for the end of the civil war. The US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House rated Tajikistan as "not free" in its 2014 Freedom of the Press report. The report accused President Rakhmon's government of maintaining "intense pressure" on Tajik independent media. The authorities also routinely block websites and social media platforms, including Russia's Odnoklassniki, Facebook and YouTube. But users are adept at using proxies to get around this. Opposition websites operate mainly from abroad. Some key dates in Tajikistan's history: 13th century - Genghis Khan conquers Tajikistan and the rest of Central Asia, which becomes part of the Mongol Empire. 1860-1900 - Tajikistan is divided, with the north coming under Tsarist Russian rule while the south is annexed by the Emirate of Bukhara. 1921 - Northern Tajikistan becomes part of the Bolshevik-designated Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR), which also included Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, part of northern Turkmenistan and southern Kazakhstan. In 1929, Tajik ASSR becomes a Soviet Socialist Republic, separate from Uzbekistan. 1991- Supreme Soviet declares Tajikistan independent from the Soviet Union; Rahmon Nabiyev, a Communist leader, wins Tajikistan's first direct presidential election with 57% of the vote. But in 1992 anti-government demonstrations in the country escalate to a civil war that lasts for five years. 2013 - President Rakhmon wins another seven-year term in elections several months after the government blocks major foreign websites like Facebook and Radio Free Europe. Zayd Saidov, a businessman arrested for setting up an opposition party before the elections, is jailed for 26 years on a number of charges, including fraud, corruption and having sexual relations with a minor.

Battered by a five-year civil war at the onset of its independence, Tajikistan has struggled with poverty and instability in the two decades since it became its own state.

Summarize the following article: A team of five surgeons at Advocate Children's Hospital in Chicago removed baby Dominique's parasitic twin. In this extremely rare case, her parasitic twin was attached to her back and shoulder. This made her look like she had two extra legs and feet. Dominique travelled from Ivory Coast for the operation and will return soon. Dr John Ruge, who led the surgery, said one of the biggest challenges had been to ensure Dominique was not left paralysed. He said: "There was a lot of challenges to her skeletal system... we could destabilise her spine and cause her impairment." Another of the surgeons, Frank Vicari, said: "We had an enormous amount of imaging, specialised imaging that would allow us to identify her own native anatomy, the anatomy of the parasitic twin and anticipate the problems we might see... so that we could pre-plan what we intended to do and minimise any opportunity for a surprise during surgery." Dr Ruge said the operation had been vital because of the strain on Dominique's heart and lungs of having to "provide nourishment to another almost individual". Also, the parasitic twin had been attached at a very important junction between the neck and the thoracic spine and "that amount of mass and disturbance in that area would cause her significant spinal problems as she grew". Dominique's foster carer in Chicago Nancy Swabb said: "She has touched our hearts. She is a member of our family. "We know that she will go back to her loving family, and we'll keep in touch - but this has changed our lives. She is pretty amazing."

A baby girl whose twin failed to develop properly and fused to her growing body in the womb is recovering after a successful operation in the US.

Summarize the following article: The black-tie affair is an annual gathering of politicians, journalists, celebrities and other notables from Washington and beyond. The highlight of the evening is the president's speech, during which he makes fun of himself, his allies and his opponents, often in equal measure. Mr Obama has not spared many from his zingers in past years - and that includes current Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. He's also returned to a few common threads throughout his presidency: jokes about his "birth country" (Kenya, as some critics falsely claim), and the challenges of facing a hostile Republican Congress. Here's a look at some of Mr Obama's best lines and sharpest jabs from the past seven White House Correspondents Dinners, and the political context in which they were delivered. "Welcome to the fourth quarter of my presidency," Mr Obama said in 2015, noting his wife, Michelle, was cheering the loudest. Mr Obama spent a good portion of the speech picking on conservatives and their efforts to block him in the last two years of his presidency. "[Former Republican representative] Michele Bachmann predicted I'd bring about a Biblical end-of-days," Mr Obama said, shaking his head. "Now that's a legacy." As races in Congress heated up in spring 2014, Mr Obama made reference to his sinking poll numbers and Democrats worrying about a negative effect on their own elections. "Sasha needed a speaker at Career Day and she asked Bill Clinton," Mr Obama said of his youngest daughter. "I was a little hurt." He also made the first reference to a likely presidential run by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In the middle of a problematic roll out for the website for Mr Obama's healthcare law, Mr Obama needled himself about "rookie mistakes" - including commenting on California Attorney General Kamala Harris's looks. Mr Obama also mocked some media companies, saying "BuzzFeed" used to be "something I did in college at 2am" and comparing his recent horrendous free throw session (two out of 22) as less reliable than broadcaster NBC's record with successful programmes. While the Republican candidates for the presidency in 2012 were still battling in the primaries, Mr Obama singled out front-runner (and eventual nominee) Mitt Romney to compare educations. Two degrees from Harvard instead of one? "Snob" Mr Obama joked. The president also opened his 2012 speech with a nod to the year before. "In fact this very weekend last year, we finally delivered justice to one of the world's most notorious individuals." Mr Obama had announced the death of Osama bin Laden the day after the 2011 Correspondents Dinner. But the picture on the screen behind him in 2012? Donald Trump. After Donald Trump pressed Mr Obama for his long-form birth certificate (three years after Mr Obama had been elected), Mr Obama did so, and then took it to Mr Trump at the 2011 dinner. The businessman was in the audience - and he wasn't laughing. In year two of Mr Obama's administration, he noted his approval ratings were dropping from highs right after his election, but was still using material that referred back to the 2008 campaign. The president also made reference to struggling banks and the US attempt to shore them up after a market crash. "All our jokes tonight are brought to you by Goldman Sachs," He said. "They make money whether you laugh or not." Mr Obama's first correspondents dinner came shortly after he had finished his first 100 days in office - a milestone which many campaigns use to fulfil promises. He took the opportunity to remind people what the new Obama administration had already done - and make light of an expensive situation for the US - the government bailout of General Motors, a major automotive firm. "Just last week, Car and Driver named me auto executive of the year," Mr Obama said.

On Saturday evening in Washington, Barack Obama will attend his last White House Correspondents' Association dinner as president.

Summarize the following article: 1 November 2016 Last updated at 12:49 GMT The authorities then rounded up the migrants from the hills on the Spanish side of the border. The UN says more than 1,000 people have crossed over the heavily fortified border to reach Ceuta in 2016.

More than 200 mainly African migrants have crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco having forced their way through barbed-wire border fences.

Summarize the following article: Both have signed two-year deals with the National League South side to replace Steve Tully and Wayne Carlisle. Hodges managed the Cornish club between 2010 and 2013, gaining promotion, but left due because of financial problems. Fallon featured in the 2010 World Cup and played for the Kiwis in a 1-0 win over New Caledonia on Wednesday. "I'm looking forward to coming back to Truro and to getting back to the buzz of winning games," Hodges said. "It's all happened very quickly and it's been a bit of a whirlwind but I feel like I have unfinished business at Treyew Road." Hodges, 42, played for various clubs including Plymouth, Barnet and Reading and got the White Tigers promoted to the sixth tier in his previous spell in charge. Fallon, who will play for Truro alongside his role as assistant boss, was released by Bristol Rovers last month and his previous clubs include Aberdeen, Plymouth and Swansea. The 34-year-old has 24 New Zealand caps and scored his most recent international goal in a 5-0 victory against Vanuatu last month. Meanwhile, Truro have signed striker Andrew Neal and midfielder River Allen from Bodmin Town and handed new deals to six players, including Aaron Bentley and Jamie Richards.

Truro City have re-appointed former boss Lee Hodges as their new manager, with New Zealand international striker Rory Fallon joining as his assistant.

Summarize the following article: Gary Hutchison, 50, from Inverness, was jailed for six months and banned from driving for five years on Wednesday. He appeared at Inverness Sherriff Court after being caught six times over the legal limit whilst disqualified and without insurance on 23 February. Hutchison was previously banned from driving on 10 February. He had been disqualified after being found seven times over the limit in a car park outside his home revving the engine. But 13 days later, he was caught back behind the wheel over the legal alcohol limit again. He also admitted two previous convictions for similar offences between 2007 and 2008. Defence solicitor, Marc Dickson, said his client had made the short journey to a supermarket and was on his way back when caught by police. He said: "He suffered depression and became alcohol-dependant when he lost his employment."

A motorist who was convicted of being seven times over the legal limit was caught drink-driving again less than two weeks later.

Summarize the following article: Lucy Haughey, a Channel 4 Come Dine With Me winner, bombarded Sharon Low with messages for almost a year. She was due to be sentenced earlier this month but the case was continued for the sheriff to ensure all abusive posts were removed from social media. The 36-year-old admitted cyber-stalking Ms Low between June 2015 and May 2016. Sheriff Linda Ruxton sentenced Haughey at Glasgow Sheriff Court after being told all comments had been taken off the internet. She handed her a community payback order with the condition she must do 250 hours unpaid work within eight months, and granted a two-year non-harassment order. The sheriff said: "I am satisfied that all postings concerning the complainer have now been removed from any social media sites. "I made it absolutely clear on the last occasion that I regard this as a very serious offence. "I said to you that your conduct was frankly wicked. You caused untold distress and misery to someone you did not even know, causing her embarrassment and public humiliation." The two women had never met but Haughey, from Crosshill, Glasgow, repeatedly sent messages to Ms Low. Haughey also admitted contacting Ms Low's mother by phone and calling Ms Low at her work and then hanging up. Ms Low also received a text message which stated: "I know your secrets, all of them, leave us alone or it's all out there." The victim closed down her Facebook account but received more messages to a new account she thought was anonymous. One message included the words "watch your attitude, watch that high horse and watch your fake life on here, there's always someone watching who knows the truth". Defence lawyer Paul McCue told an earlier hearing that Haughey was in an abusive relationship at the time and had been manipulated into making contact with Ms Low. Mr McCue confirmed that Haughey had deactivated her Facebook account.

A reality TV show winner has been ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after posting abusive online messages about her then boyfriend's ex-partner.

Summarize the following article: Denmark contributes two thirds of Greenland's budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing. Potential oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves have attracted prospecting firms. Greenland enjoys perpetual daylight for two months each year but over 80% of the island is covered by an ice cap 4km thick in places. Global warming is feared to be causing the ice cover to melt increasingly fast but has also increased access to Greenland's mineral resources. The USA has long seen Greenland as strategically important and established a radar base at Thule at the start of the Cold War. The island's population is only 57,000. Inhabitants face severe social problems, notably unemployment, alcoholism and HIV/AIDS. Population 56,200 Area 2.17m sq km (840,000 sq miles Major languages Greenlandic, Danish Major religion Christianity Life expectancy 68 years (men), 73 years (women) Currency Danish krone Head of State: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Prime Minister: Kim Kielsen A former policeman and environment minister, Kim Kielsen took office as prime minister in December 2014 after a coalition deal struck in the wake of snap elections. His predecessor and Greenland's first woman prime minister, Aleqa Hammond of the Siumit social-democratic party, stepped down in October 2014 over a spending scandal. Broadcasting in Greenlandic and Danish, is the main source of news and entertainment. There are no daily newspapers. The major titles - a weekly and a bi-weekly - publish in Greenlandic and Danish. 982 - Greenland discovered by the Norwegian, Erik the Red, who calls his discovery "Greenland" to make it more attractive. In 986 he returns with settlers but by 1600, only Inuit inhabitants remain. 1721 - New Danish settlement established near present-day capital, Nuuk. 1940 - Denmark is occupied by Germany during World War II. The United States assumes protective custody over Greenland for the duration of the war. 1953 - Greenland becomes an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 1979 - Greenland attains home rule following a referendum. 1999 - Danish High Court rules that Inuit were illegally exiled from their land in northern Greenland in 1953 to expand US airbase at Thule but denies them right of return. 2008 - Greenlanders vote in referendum for more autonomy, greater control over energy resources and granting Kalaallisut or Western Greenlandic status of official language in place of Danish. 2010 - Greenland's ice sheet is shrinking faster and making a bigger contribution to rising sea levels, a study in the journal Science confirms. 2013 - Greenland parliament votes to end the territory's 25-year ban on the mining of radioactive materials such as uranium, leading to a boom in mineral resource exports.

Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with limited self-government and its own parliament.

Summarize the following article: The new goals recommend adults eat 30g of fibre a day - a 25% rise on previous levels. And they suggest eating no more than of 5% added or natural sugars per day - roughly six teaspoons - a cut of 50%. The changes have been based on evidence and advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and Food Standards Scotland. Fibre helps prevent heart disease, diabetes and weight gain - as well as improving digestive health - and can reduce the risk of some cancers. The "free sugar" guidelines refer to sugars added to food, or those naturally occurring in fruit juices, honey and syrups. Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems including obesity and diabetes. There is also a new goal that carbohydrates should make up around 50% of a person's total energy intake. Minister for Public Health Maureen Watt said: "Despite some improvements in recent years, obesity levels are still too high in Scotland. "Also, in common with most of western Europe, we have seen continued increases in the levels of Type 2 diabetes. "It's clear that, as a nation, we need to improve our diet and think more about reducing our sugar intake and eating more fibre." Earlier this week, Food Standards Scotland launched the new Eatwell Guide, which replaces the previous 'eatwell plate', and shows people in Scotland how they can achieve a healthy balanced diet. In Wednesday's Budget, Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a new sugary drinks tax - to be in operation by 2018 - aimed at fighting childhood obesity.

Guidelines on an ideal Scottish diet have urged people people to eat more fibre and less sugar.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device The Super Fight League will see eight teams from different parts of Britain competing in a league format. "MMA is big and getting bigger," Khan, a financial stakeholder in Indian MMA promotion Super Fight League, told BBC World Service. "Fighters like Conor McGregor are making a lot of noise. MMA is hitting some high numbers on pay per view." Irish fighter McGregor, 28, became the Ultimate Fighting Championship's first dual division champion in November. Earlier this year, Khan said he would be willing to "put friendship aside" and fight McGregor in the UFC. The Bolton fighter, 30, added: "I am always going to be involved in boxing but to have my foot in the door with MMA is brilliant. "The market is massive for us. We want to reach countries like India with a population of 1.2 billion people." Last week, Kell Brook's camp revealed they were in talks with Khan about a fight in May 2017. Khan had said that Brook, 30, was not a big enough name for him to fight but has since changed his mind after the Sheffield fighter's battle with Gennady Golovkin, who stopped Brook in September. "It's a fight that I would love to have," added Khan. "I have changed my mind because of the Triple G [Golovkin] fight. "Kell was smart taking that fight. He knew he was going to get beat but he still took it because he knew he was going to get paid well and make a name for himself." Asked about how he rated Brook, Khan said: "He is not a bad fighter. It takes a lot to step in the ring with someone who is bigger than you and he did that so he deserves credit where it's due. "I still think he is not the best in Britain. I still think I'm the best. The number one fighter in Britain. So time will tell." Khan was also asked about the public family feud between the boxer's family and wife, Faryal Makhdoom, and the impact it might have on his career. The boxer's dad, Shah, said last week the row was an embarrassment and that he did not see the argument ending. Khan added: "I am going to look after them [my family] the way I have always looked after them. "Sometimes things change in boxing. Your manager changes, advisers change but family is always going to be your family. "It's always a challenge when you are in a situation like this and it's very hard for me being in the middle. "To be honest with you I never let things like that get to me because it can destroy you. "I have to make sure I am physically and mentally very strong. I think right and I think happy." Read more about the family row here

Boxer Amir Khan is planning to launch a team-based mixed martial arts league in Britain in 2017.

Summarize the following article: The three-year-old beat 2,751 other entries of 199 breeds to take the top dog spot at Westminster Kennel Club. "He has that extra sparkle," his handler, Valerie Nunes-Atkinson said. "He's an old soul." CJ, also known as California Journey, is a descendent of two other champions and the third German Shorthaired Pointer to win the competition. Head judge Dr Richard Meen said CJ had the intelligence and alertness he looked for in a winner. "This is what we go to bed dreaming about," CJ's owner Valerie Nunes-Atkinson said after the win was announced. CJ gets no prize money, but will now embark on a media tour. Lucy, a borzoi, pictured here with her handler, Shota Hirai, was runner-up in the competition. CJ also beat this fluffy Samoyed to win the prized silver bowl. Rumor, a German shepherd, was ranked the number one dog in the US last year, and has won 101 best in show titles, but she missed the top spot in New York on Tuesday. This year was the kennel club's 140th Best In Show competition. Owners often spend hours grooming their pooches. ...and sometimes the handlers get pampered themselves

A German shorthaired pointer called CJ has won America's most prestigious best in show dog competition in New York.

Summarize the following article: The Court of Session ruled against the group in October after a lengthy legal challenge against the policy, which would set a minimum unit price of 50p. But the SWA said it had a "strong view that minimum pricing is incompatible with EU law" and would appeal further. Health Secretary Shona Robison said the decision was "deeply disappointing". The Scottish government wants to press ahead with setting a minimum price per unit of alcohol "as soon as possible". The policy of setting a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol was approved by MSPs in 2012 but has been tied up in legal challenges ever since, with the SWA claiming it is in breach of trade law. They say other policies should be considered as an alternative to minimum pricing, including an increase in tax. The Scottish government insists the law could save lives by ending cheap alcohol prices. Under the plans the cheapest bottle of wine (9.4 units of alcohol) would be £4.69, a four-pack of 500ml cans of 4% lager would cost at least £4 and a 70cl bottle of whisky could not be sold for less than £14. The matter has now been through the Scottish courts twice. It was referred to the European Court of Justice, which ruled in December 2015 that European law may have been breached by the policy - but concluded that it was ultimately up to the national courts to make a decision about whether to implement it. Julie Hesketh-Laird, acting chief executive of the SWA, said the group had "carefully considered" the latest ruling before deciding to appeal. She said: "This is not a decision we have taken lightly. However given our strong view that minimum pricing is incompatible with EU law and likely to be ineffective, we now hope that our appeal can be heard quickly in the UK Supreme Court. "Having studied the ruling, we believe the Scottish court has not properly reviewed the legislation's compatibility with EU law as required by the European Court's judgement." £14 Cheapest 70cl bottle of whisky £4 Four-500ml pack of 4% lager First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed the matter during her weekly question session at Holyrood, urging the SWA not to appeal to allow the "life-saving" policy to proceed. Health Secretary Shona Robison said the group's decision was "deeply disappointing". She said: "I think the SWA may want to consider that minimum unit pricing was passed with the overwhelming support of the parliament, has been tested in Europe, and has now been approved twice in the Scottish courts. "We remain committed to ongoing dialogue with the alcohol industry. Should the SWA drop their appeal, and accept that the time has now come to implement this measure that will save lives, they could expect very strong support from across Scotland. "We remain determined to implement this policy as soon as possible, and we're confident that, like the Court of Session, the Supreme Court will find the policy to be lawful." Under the Courts Reform Act 2014, leave has to be given by either the Inner House of the Court of Session or the Supreme Court itself before appeals can be taken forward. Alcohol campaigners said news of the appeal attempt was "shocking and saddening". Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland said the SWA was "ignoring both the will of the Scottish Parliament and the court's decision", adding: "Minimum pricing will save many lives and improve many more." Erin Carlin, director of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, said it "beggars belief" that the legal battle could continue. She said: "They know that they will not win this case in London. Everyone knows that. Meanwhile, 22 people die every week because of alcohol." BMA Scotland chair Peter Bennie said: "We believe that this measure should be implemented without further challenge and that the Scotch Whisky Association is wrong to delay the policy with more legal wrangling which will do nothing to tackle the very real concerns that exist around alcohol harm."

The Scotch Whisky Association has applied to appeal in the UK Supreme Court against minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland.

Summarize the following article: Nottingham's Theatre Royal opened in 1865, and held its first panto - The House that Jack Built - the same year. The annual event continued almost uninterrupted, even through world wars, attracting a wide range of stars. Headline names have included George Formby, Tony Hancock, Danny La Rue, Leslie Crowther, Orville and, recently, David Hasselhoff and Su Pollard. The opening show at the theatre was the 18th Century play The School for Scandal, but after the final curtain manager Walter Montgomery promised weighty dramas and lighter entertainment. "As an earnest expression of our efforts we begin with Sheridan - Shakespeare will soon follow. Nor whilst providing the solids of the banquet shall we neglect the trifle," he said. "The gay burlesque and the witty farce soon follow and to these in due season King Pantomime will succeed." Over the years, the theatre has put on classics such as Cinderella, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Dick Whittington, Babes in the Wood and much more. Previous panto performers have lined up to wish the venue a happy birthday. David Hasselhoff said: "I have fond memories of the Theatre Royal Nottingham because of the culture of the city and the legend of Robin Hood, but also the mystery and elegance of the theatre. "You could feel the presence of the actors and audiences that have spanned the past 150 years. It is an amazing theatre" And comedian Brian Conley said: "I have very fond memories of performing in one of my first pantomimes with Little & Large many years ago and then to come back and star in my own pantomime was such an honour. "It is such a beautiful theatre, wonderful for comedy and a great place that brings the whole community together."

A theatre celebrating its 150th anniversary has released dozens of historic pantomime posters.

Summarize the following article: Webb highlighted Leicester fly-half Owen Williams and Wasps open-side flanker Thomas Young, who are among seven uncapped players in the squad. "It's great these new boys have been called into the squad," said Webb. "The likes of Owen Williams and Thomas Young have been playing exceptionally well." The seven uncapped players in the Wales squad are Ospreys flanker Olly Cracknell, Newport Gwent Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt, Ospreys lock Rory Thornton, Williams, Scarlets wing Steffan Evans, Scarlets scrum-half Aled Davies and Young. Thornton and Davies have previously been involved in Wales squads. "It's great for them to be named in the squad and they can put the heat on the boys that finished the jerseys off last," Webb told Scrum V Radio. Williams, who joins Gloucester for 2017-18, is challenging Webb's Ospreys team-mates Dan Biggar and Sam Davies for the Wales fly-half spot. Cardiff Blues' Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric of Ospreys stand in Young's way in the battle for the number seven jersey, while Gloucester's Ross Moriarty has also played there. Webb will continue his bid for full fitness before Wales face Italy in Rome on Sunday, 5 February as Ospreys host Bristol in the Anglo-Welsh Cup on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who has 23 Wales caps, scored on his return from an ankle injury in the 26-21 European Challenge Cup win at Newcastle last weekend. On Saturday, Webb will play in his hometown of Bridgend as Ospreys opted to play at the Brewery Field rather than their usual Liberty Stadium venue. "I know I've been out of the game for 12 weeks, but I know what I'm capable of doing," said Webb. "I'm feeling fit and ready and glad they've released me back this weekend to get some more minutes under my belt. "And I'll be ready then if I'm named in the squad for next weekend [against Italy]."

The new faces in Wales' Six Nations squad "can put the heat on" established stars and win caps in the tournament, says scrum-half Rhys Webb.

Summarize the following article: As Marshall and family members posed with Paul Ryan, re-elected on Tuesday as House Speaker, the teen, Cal Marshall, can clearly be seen raising his arm into a distinctive dabbing pose. Dabbing - a dance pose which involves burying your face in the crook of your elbow - gained momentum in 2015 when US musicians popularised the move. Whilst his dad remains oblivious to his actions, Speaker Ryan is on to him. "Do you want to put your hand down?" he says to Cal, who sheepishly apologises and blames the unusual contortions of his arm on needing to sneeze, before smiling for the camera and adopting a more conventional pose. The video has been widely shared on social media. Despite his crash course in dabbing, Ryan still wasn't entirely sure what had happened. One politician's child who probably won't be following Cal Marshall's lead is the 17-year-old son of Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox. He was firmly warned off a copycat performance by his mother, Abby. And what now for Cal after upstaging his dad on his big day? Well, according to the elder Marshall he may not be seeing much of his friends for a while. Produced by Chris Bell, UGC and Social News team

Finding your feet in a new job can be difficult at the best of times, so spare a thought for Republican US congressman Roger Marshall, whose son decided a photo op at his swearing in was the perfect time to do some dabbing.

Summarize the following article: A man with a thundering presence, he looked confident, defiant and indestructible as the crowds thronged around his convoy in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now Bemba is a war criminal, sentenced and convicted in a landmark case. As a former vice-president, he is the most senior figure sent to jail by the International Criminal Court (ICC). And his nightmare is not over yet. A separate witness-tampering trial, in which he is accused alongside four accomplices, is still ongoing. He could do more time. DR Congo warlord Bemba jailed over war crimes What is the International Criminal Court? So what is the significance of this case? First of all, it matters because more than 5,000 victims testified, argues ICC Spokesman Fadi El Abdallah. "Justice may take time but ends by being done." He believes the Bemba judgement, for crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR), will give impetus to further investigations currently under way in that country. And the case has cemented the principle of command responsibility, setting an important legal precedent. But perhaps more significant than anything else is that it delivers on a conviction which Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda holds dear - that sexual violence as a weapon of war is unacceptable. Bemba is paying the ultimate price - 18 years for rape in a part of the world where sexual violence is often ignored. Let's be blunt here. We are talking about gang rapes, sexual slavery and crimes in which victims - women, men and young boys - suffered appalling internal injuries after the butt of rifles or other sharp objects were used to punish them. I recall seeing a former UN envoy John Holmes, reduced to tears during a visit to a Congolese hospital by women, stripped of their dignity, silently leaking urine from gaping wounds sustained during violent sexual attacks. Bemba's victims suffered the same. Perhaps today they feel some sense of justice. Jean-Pierre Bemba Profile: Jean-Pierre Bemba But experts caution against being too overwhelmed by this apparent victory for the ICC. The court has been battling a PR war, especially among those who argue it has an anti-African bias. "Expectations about the ICC are totally unrealistic," argues Mark Kersten, author of new book Justice in Conflict. Although he believes that the jailing of a high-profile figure like Bemba "sends some signals" to other leaders, he believes it is "hard to see a deterrent effect". What he considers just as important is that "the ICC learns something from this case". It has taken nearly a decade to secure Bemba's conviction. "The ICC needs to think why it took 10 years to get to this point. It needs to become more efficient," Mr Kersten argues. That includes ensuring it has cast iron evidence before bringing a case to trial and being clearer on the law being applied. The ICC spent roughly $1bn (£680m) during the time it took to bring Bemba to justice, according to analysis done by Dr Carsten Stahn of Leiden University in the Netherlands. And compared with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, it spends more money on support functions than actual investigations. "It's costing a lot of money without much action and justice has been a long time coming," agrees Dr Rachel Kerr of King's College London's War Crimes Research Group. The ICC is still an evolving institution. Bemba's conviction will be seen as an indication that it is on the right track but it still suffers enormous obstacles. The first challenge is accusations of anti-African bias. Of the 10 conflicts the court is currently investigating, all of them bar one, Georgia, is in Africa. Yet most were referred by the country themselves, two were as a result of UN Security Council resolutions and one case in Kenya was opened by former prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo. Preliminary investigations include alleged crimes in Afghanistan and Colombia - but the perception is that has failed to sell itself to the world. Secondly, the ICC is a hostage to bureaucracy, and diplomatic horse-trading. Unlike the tribunals in Rwanda and Yugoslavia, says Dr Kerr, the world's first permanent war crimes court "is dependent on voluntary co-operation". In the cases of Rwanda and Yugoslavia, states were obliged to co-operate under a UN mandate. By contrast the ICC depends on co-operation - and it has at times struggled to achieve it. Countries like South Africa, which puts human rights centre stage, and by common consent has one of the most liberal constitutions in the world, seem to feel rather differently about justice where other Africans are involved. It is currently battling against a Supreme Court ruling that found that South Africa broke its own international obligations by failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an African summit in Johannesburg last year. As former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has also questioned the ICC for allowing Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto to remain free during hearings against them. Bemba's conviction comes just weeks after a Senegalese court sentenced the former Chadian ruler Hissene Habre to life. Also this week the trial of another warlord from DR Congo, Bosco Ntaganda, resumes at the ICC. The world's first permanent war crimes court may be under fire for its narrow focus - Syria is a case in point. Attempts to secure a referral to the ICC by the UN Security Council failed when China and Russia exercised their veto power. Nevertheless, the Bemba case shows that the sentiment that Africa's citizens deserve the same protection against murder, pillage and rape as anyone else in the world, is one which is both worth fighting for and possible to win.

When Jean-Pierre Bemba drove through the streets of Kinshasa during historic elections in 2006 he was feted like a hero.

Summarize the following article: Sam Saunders put the Bees ahead early on when he lobbed keeper Marcus Bettinelli from the edge of the box. Fulham, who are 21st in the Championship table, were 2-0 down two minutes later when Hogan found the net with a low, powerful shot. Hogan then volleyed his second, and his fifth in 93 minutes since returning from a knee injury, before the break. The former Rochdale striker has featured only seven times for the Bees since the start of the 2014-15 season and began his comeback in March. Despite £11m signing Ross McCormack going close in the first half with a shot bouncing off a post, Fulham's players were booed off at half-time. Fulham wasted several chances after the break, with Tom Cairney chipping over when in a good position and Moussa Dembele wasting a chance to shoot with the goal in sight. McCormack then saw his dipping free-kick expertly turned over the bar by Bees keeper David Button. But it was a deserved victory for Brentford, who went close to adding a fourth early in the second half when Konstantin Kerschbaumer's low drive was well blocked by Fulham keeper Bettinelli. Brentford boss Dean Smith on Scott Hogan: "He's not talking to me at the moment because I took him off but he was sitting there with ice all over his body so we have to go softly softly with him. "We have to manage him carefully with the medical team, but if he stays fit then we will see much more of him next season because he's a natural goalscorer. "He's put himself in a difficult position with the supporters in terms of expectation now." Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic: "It was embarrassing in first 45 minutes. We played without any character and desire. We are ashamed of that performance. "We've promised things this season and not delivered them, but I know how to fix this problem and the club knows how to fix this problem. "The honeymoon is over, but the cause of this was not my fault. It was the fault of other people, but in the summer I know what the problem is and I am ready to fix it and show ambition."

Two goals from Scott Hogan helped Brentford claim an emphatic west London derby victory against lowly Fulham.

Summarize the following article: Kim Rose, standing in Southampton Itchen, said he had been told to report to police over allegations of treating. Electoral Commission rules state food and entertainment cannot be provided by candidates to "corruptly influence" votes. Hampshire police declined to comment. Mr Rose said he held the event on 21 February at a community centre in Weston. He invited veteran snooker star Jimmy White, who he described as a long-time friend, to play pool with local youngsters. Adult entrants were charged £2 for the event. Mr Rose said: "It was fantastic day. We laid on teas, coffees, sandwiches and some sausage rolls. Now I've been reported for allegations of treating. "Maybe it's bit naive but all the intentions were good. "It's absolutely ridiculous. I'm sure people aren't going to change their mind [over voting] for a sausage roll," he said. Mr Rose said he had been contacted by Hampshire Constabulary's Economic Crime Unit and asked to report to Romsey police station on Monday. A force spokeswoman said: "In line with our policy, we would not comment on an issue relating to a non-arrested person." The Electoral Commission said it was a police matter. Its summary of electoral offences states: "A person is guilty of treating if... they directly or indirectly give or provide any food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence any voter to vote or refrain from voting. "Treating requires a corrupt intent - it does not apply to ordinary hospitality." The candidates for the constituency are: Source: yournextmp.com

A UKIP parliamentary candidate is to be questioned over allegations he tried to influence voters by giving away sausage rolls at a party event featuring snooker star Jimmy White.

Summarize the following article: Travis Hackett, 13, joined the players on the pitch and then watched the Foxes beat Sunderland 2-0. The teenager from San Diego has said the club's Premier League triumph helped him through his treatment. The visit to Leicester was organised by aUS charity the Craig Willinger Fund that arranges football trips for young people with cancer. Travis was told just hours before the match he would be leading the side out, having learnt last month he would be watching the match. "We got there and they told him he was going to be a mascot and that amazed him," Johanna Agueda from the charity said. "He told me himself that he was most excited about being able to go on the pitch... that was a unique experience. "We were near Sunderland's fans but then they came and whisked us up to the director's box so Leicester City Football Club really stepped it up for us." Travis is in the maintenance stage of his treatment and is considered to be cancer free, but will continue with chemotherapy until next year. His interest in Leicester City began in 2014-15 when the Foxes went on a winning run to avoid relegation.

An American teenager who beat leukaemia has fulfilled a lifelong dream by leading out Leicester City as a mascot.

Summarize the following article: Map-maker Ordnance Survey (OS) worked on the game that challenges players to find a hidden marker on Ben Nevis. The game has been made for use with Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard 3D devices. OS said players would also be able to explore the virtual mountain, which was created using data the mapping agency has on the real Ben Nevis. The organisation's OS Labs worked with 3D technology companies to create the new virtual world. John Abbott, of OS Labs, said: "OS has no plans at present to create further virtual worlds, but what we have demonstrated is that it can be done, and in terms of future uses it is the perfect medium for visualisation. "It can be used for planning, as a test environment for running scenarios. "Put real-world data into the virtual world and you gain a level of experience and understanding of an environment that can only be bettered by actually being there."

Britain's tallest mountain has been recreated in a virtual reality game that is played using 3D headgear.