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Summarize the following article: Lancaster University's AuroraWatch UK said it had received reports of sights of the aurora borealis. But, because conditions have not been right for the aurora, the organisation suspects people have been seeing nacreous clouds. The clouds have been visible in the past few days over parts of the UK. Also known as mother of pearl clouds, they have been seen from various places in Scotland including Aberdeen, Aviemore, Dundee, Dunfermline, Inverness and Perth. Nacreous clouds form in the lower stratosphere over polar regions when the sun is just below the horizon. BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett said the effects of storms Gertrude and Henry may have heightened the chances of seeing the clouds. He said: "Iridescent nacreous clouds are as captivating as they are rare. "These eye-catching rainbow coloured clouds form in the Earth's stratosphere at around 70,000ft, way above where other clouds are normally found and in much colder air, around -78C. "Usually it is far too dry at this height for clouds to form, but during the polar winter the temperature can drop low enough to promote the cloud's development. "Here in Scotland, the recent storms have probably helped too, with strong winds driving moisture up into the stratosphere. "Their colour comes from ice crystals refracting the sun's rays to give the rainbow effect." He added: "They're most vivid before dawn and after sunset, as they're in sunlight longer due to their altitude. They're sometimes referred to as 'mother of pearl' clouds or otherwise known as polar stratospheric clouds."

Brightly coloured clouds that form in Earth's lower stratosphere appear to have been mistaken for another phenomenon.

Summarize the following article: 19 April 2017 Last updated at 08:27 BST Normally the big vote to decide who will run the country happens every five years and the next one was due to take place in 2020. BBC political reporter Adam Fleming tells us more about what she said and why she wants to bring it forward.

British Prime Minister Theresa May surprised many people when she announced on 18 April she wants to call a general election in June 2017.

Summarize the following article: Leanne Hall, 30, from Hull, developed a brain tumour as a teenager and has had three operations to remove the tumour. Scar tissue and the remains of the tumour have left her with epilepsy and daily seizures. Miss Hall is due to undergo specialist surgery using the ROSA robotic surgery assistant in Sheffield in March. The city's Royal Hallamshire Hospital says it is the only NHS hospital in the UK with ROSA. Charity Neurocare has launched a £250,000 appeal to secure its future. Miss Hall had two surgeries to remove her tumour in 1993 and had further surgery in 2004. She said the seizures she had been left with were extremely restrictive. "I am not allowed to go out of the house on my own as it is too dangerous. "All my life I have wanted to be normal; drive, get a job, get a house but I just have not been able to." She said the new treatment had given her a "light at the end of the tunnel". "I have never had the chance to say to someone 'I might be seizure-free this year' and I find it amazing that something might be able to do that," she said. ROSA facts Source: Neurocare ROSA uses an advanced computer system to create precise 3D maps of a patient's brain, helping neurosurgeons to plan the best route for surgery. The surgeon then guides the robot's arm and instruments to the exact location of a seizure or tumour. The accuracy of the robot cuts surgery time and improves recovery times. Sheffield consultant neurosurgeon Mr Dev Bhattacharyya said: "The first operation I undertook took two-and-a-half hours compared to six. "Through its pinpoint precision we are now able to reach areas of the brain we would previously not have been able to, which is fantastic news for patients."

A woman who has had severe epilepsy since undergoing brain surgery hopes a new robotic technique could end her seizures.

Summarize the following article: The Intelligence and Security Committee said it found no evidence to support such claims after being given access to relevant files by M15 and M16. Redactions made only related to general matters of national security, it said. The Senate report found there had been "brutal" treatment of al-Qaeda suspects in the wake of 9/11. December's report, which claimed that the CIA had misled the US public about its alleged use of torture, contained no reference to UK agencies. Ministers have insisted they did not ask for any details about the UK security services to be removed from the report. Speaking in December, Home Secretary Theresa May said she had not personally asked for any information to be blacked out and "any such request will only have been in relation to the need to ensure that nothing damages our national security". The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), made up of MPs and peers and reporting to the prime minister, said it believed this was correct, based on its examination of relevant documents held by the UK's security services and interviews with intelligence chiefs. However, it made clear this did not have any bearing on the wider question of whether the UK's security and intelligence agencies had been in any way complicit in the mistreatment of detainees, which is the subject of an ongoing inquiry. "It has been alleged that the UK may have requested redactions to the Senate report to conceal evidence of UK complicity in the mistreatment of detainees," the committee said in a statement. "From the evidence we have seen and heard, we conclude that these allegations are unfounded." It added: "The UK agencies did request redactions to the primary material which was used by the Senate Committee when drafting its full report. "We have seen these requests and can confirm that all were directly related to national security interests. They do not concern UK involvement or complicity in, or awareness of, the mistreatment of detainees." The CIA sought redactions relating to UK intelligence material from the executive summary of the Senate report, the committee stated. While it believed these concerned general security matters, it said details were "limited" and the UK had only been shown "heavily-edited extracts" from the report prior to publication rather than the draft report in full. The committee said it had not sought any information so far from the US authorities as part of its inquiry but may do so in the future. Amnesty International said the committee's assurances "were far from satisfactory". "Instead of the ISC doing ad hoc reviews and talking privately to intelligence chiefs, the question of possible collusion over redactions between the UK and the USA should form part of a fully independent, judge-led inquiry," said campaign manager Tom Davies. "The ISC is a body without teeth, which shouldn't have been entrusted with the vital job of investigating allegations of the UK's complicity in kidnap, detention and torture overseas."

The UK did not attempt to conceal complicity in the mistreatment of detainees by requesting redactions from a US Senate report, a report says.

Summarize the following article: Net income in the July-to-September rose to $1.1bn (£687m). Alibaba, founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, floated in New York in September, breaking records by raising $25bn. The shares have traded around 45% above the listing price in expectation that the firm's rapid growth will continue. The shares rose 4.2%. After taking account of certain one-off costs in the quarter, net income fell by 39%. The costs included $490m in incentive and retention payments to certain executives, and the costs of consolidating newly bought businesses, as well as other investments and marketing costs. Revenue rose 53.7% to $2.74bn, its fastest growth for three quarters, with mobile revenues accounting for 22% of the total. Alibaba's platforms carry 80% of Chinese online commerce, a fast-growing market where spending is forecast to triple from its 2011 level by 2015. Often described as a combination of eBay and Amazon, Alibaba does not sell its own goods, but links buyers and sellers. It says it is the largest online and mobile commerce company in the world in terms of volume. There has been speculation that its main source of earnings - from advertising and sales commissions - might be affected by China's slowing economy. Alibaba's companies include the Taobao and Tmall.com retail websites, which are household names in China but little-known outside the country. It plans to expand into emerging markets, and, eventually, to operate in the US and Europe.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has reported a 15% rise in quarterly profits in its first set of results since it listed its shares in New York.

Summarize the following article: To date, 109 people are known to have caught the bug - 102 in England, six in Wales and one in Scotland. South-west England has been worst hit. E. coli O157 infection can cause a range of symptoms, from mild diarrhoea to bloody diarrhoea with severe abdominal pain. Public Health England says it has triggered heightened surveillance and is carefully monitoring the situation across the UK. Although the cause of the infection is not absolutely certain, preliminary investigations show many of the people affected ate salad, including rocket leaves, prior to getting sick. Dr Isabel Oliver, director of PHE's field epidemiology service, said: "At this stage, we are not ruling out other food items as a potential source." PHE was first alerted to the outbreak at the end of June. Dr Oliver said people could help protect themselves from possible infection by washing their hands before eating and handling food and by thoroughly washing vegetables and salads that they were preparing to eat. E. coli O157 is found in the gut and faeces of many animals, particularly cattle, and can contaminate food and water. Outbreaks of 0157 are rare compared with other food-borne diseases. Source: Public Health England

An outbreak of E. Coli affecting more than 100 UK people could be linked to eating contaminated mixed salad leaves, public health officials say.

Summarize the following article: The student said he needed hospital treatment after he was blindfolded for several hours and tortured. No-one at Punjab University responded to his cries for help, he said. The five bloggers disappeared after they condemned extremism and the role of the military in Pakistan. The university authorities say they are investigating the latest incident. The Pakistan Herald Tribune said that Suhail Ahmad was abducted by more than 14 members of the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami group who forced their way into his Lahore hostel room on Monday evening. Pakistan pressed over 'abducted' activists Pakistan's bewildering array of militants The student told the newspaper that a blanket was put over his head throughout his ordeal and that no security guards responded to his pleas for help. He said he was only released when senior Jamaat-e-Islami members intervened on his behalf. Last week hundreds of people held protests across the country to demand the authorities trace the activists, who disappeared earlier in January. No group has said it is holding them. Pakistan's parliament has expressed grave concern over their fates. The government says it is investigating the case of one of the four, Salman Haider, who has campaigned against enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Supporters of the men accuse the security services of having secretly arrested them. The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says that the disappearances have alarmed liberals in Pakistan, where the military has long promoted a hardline Islamist narrative as a bulwark to protect its financial and security interests. Salman Haider, a well-known poet and university professor, was last seen in Islamabad on Friday, two days after bloggers Waqas Goraya and his cousin Asim Saeed went missing in Lahore. Two other bloggers, one named as polio sufferer Ahmed Raza Naseer, are also reported to have disappeared in or near Lahore. Pakistan is one of the the world's most dangerous countries for reporters and human rights activists, and critics of the powerful military have been detained, beaten or killed.

A Pakistani student has said he was abducted and badly beaten by hardline Islamist students after posting tweets in support of five liberal bloggers who have gone missing.

Summarize the following article: Holloway, 49, will take charge of Palace with the London club currently fourth in the Championship, six points above 12th-placed Blackpool. He told Palace's club website: "This is a fantastic opportunity. I got great energy when I met the club's owners and just can't wait to get going." Keith Millen also joins Holloway at Selhurst Park as assistant manager. It suits him to be nearer his family and I am sure he will enjoy the new challenge he has set himself "It is sad to leave Blackpool as my time there was the best trip I have been on and leave very proud of what was achieved and I would like to wish them all the best," added Holloway, who has also managed Bristol Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth and Leicester. "I just see this as too good an opportunity to turn down. "I am bringing in Keith as my assistant who is a Croydon boy and he is as excited as I am about the opportunity." Holloway's former Blackpool assistant Steve Thompson will be in temporary charge for the Seasiders' game with Derby County on Saturday. Bristol-born Holloway leaves Blackpool after over three years in charge, winning promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in May 2010 although they were relegated the following season. And Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston holds no resentment towards Holloway regarding the decision to leave. "I wish Ian all the best in his new role," Oyston told BBC Radio Lancashire. "He has done a fantastic job for us during his time here and will be remembered as the most successful manager in the club's history. "Things happen in football very quickly, as in this case, so I am not shocked by his decision. It suits him to be nearer his family and I am sure he will enjoy the new challenge he has set himself. "There is no animosity, he goes with my best wishes having served our club so well and the success he brought to the club during his three years here. "Steve Thompson will take charge of the team at Derby this afternoon. I will then be making an appointment as soon as possible." Palace chairman Steve Parish had revealed the club had made an approach for Holloway on Thursday. Holloway took training as normal at Blackpool on Friday morning, but did not join the team on their journey to Derby, although he often travelled separately to away fixtures. His departure comes only six months after guiding Blackpool to the Championship play-off final against West Ham, where his side lost 2-1. Holloway will now hope for similar success at Palace, who have not been in the top flight since a one-year stay in 2004-05, and lost their first three league matches of the current campaign. Six wins out of seven then lifted them into fourth place in the Championship before Freedman's departure. His assistant Lennie Lawrence was caretaker boss for the Eagles' draw at Barnsley and a notable victory at Leicester, before joining Freedman at the Reebok Stadium.

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has been appointed as Crystal Palace's new manager on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

Summarize the following article: Mr Wilders said he did not trust some members of the Christian Democrats to adhere to any agreement reached. Some Christian Democrats have expressed deep reservations about any deal with Mr Wilders because of his strong anti-Islamic and anti-immigration views. The collapse comes three months after an inconclusive general election. The Netherlands has been without a government since the previous coalition collapsed in February. "The negotiations did not succeed," Mark Rutte, leader of the centre-right Liberal Party (VVD), told a news conference at the Hague. The VVD narrowly won the elections in June but did not have a majority. They had hoped the negotations, which began on 9 August, would enable them to form a rightist coalition government with Mr Wilder's Freedom Party (PVV) and the Christian Democrats (CDA). The PVV, which doubled its seats in the election, would not have formally joined the coalition but would have given it the support to get decisions through parliament. But some members of the CDA had raised concerns about entering into an agreement with Mr Wilders because of his controversial far-right views. He has campaigned to stop the "Islamisation of the Netherlands" and faces a criminal trial later this year on charges of inciting hatred and discrimination with his anti-Islamic film Fitna. Mr Wilders told reporters he was leaving the talks because his party's trust in the CDA had "declined to an all-time low". "The Netherlands needs a stable government. Our view is that the CDA cannot give enough guarantees to provide that stability," he said. "We really wanted to be able to support a stable government. Instead, we will play our role as the biggest opposition party." Mr Rutte said he respected Mr Wilders' decision but did not agree with it. "I regret too ... that this political co-operation is not possible," he said. Analysts say it is now highly unlikely that a coalition will be finalised before the caretaker government must present the budget on 21 September.

Negotiations to form a coalition in the Netherlands have collapsed after the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, walked out.

Summarize the following article: Michael Young met Nicola Sturgeon after the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) refused to approve Translarna to treat his condition. It said there was too much uncertainty about its benefits in relation to cost. About 139,000 people have now backed Michael's online petition. It calls for a rethink of the decision and asks Ms Sturgeon for help. Michael's mother Michelle Young, 43, said: "There was about 20 people at SMC who voted and assessed it and said 'no', and we have 140,000 saying 'yes, the boys in Scotland should get this medicine'. "I think that's a clear message to the SMC that they actually need to reconsider their decision." Five boys in Scotland could benefit from Translarna, with the drug giving them the possibility of being able to walk for longer, according to Muscular Dystrophy UK. While the SMC rejected the drug, the charity said it had been approved for funding by Nice, the equivalent body in England. The drug is also available in some European countries, including France and Germany. Mrs Young said the family, from Larbert, near Falkirk, has "serious concerns" about the SMC process when they are assessing medicines for ultra-rare conditions. Most of those who suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy have to use a wheelchair before the age of 12 and only a few with the condition live beyond the age of 30. Michael put his case to Ms Sturgeon on Wednesday after having met her at Holyrood in January. Speaking after the meeting, Ms Sturgeon said: "I am pleased to note that the pharmaceutical company has already committed to going back to the Scottish Medicines Consortium. "Today, I have written to the company to urge that the resubmission is submitted as a matter of urgency. "Also, the pharmaceutical company confirmed at a public meeting in Parliament in June last year that it would continue Michael's treatment after the end of the clinical trial."

A boy with muscular dystrophy has met the First Minister for a second time after his petition calling for NHS funding for a new drug reached almost 140,000 signatures.

Summarize the following article: 1917 - Central Rada (Council) set up in Kiev following collapse of Russian Empire. 1918 - Ukraine declares independence: Ukrainian People's Republic set up. Numerous rival governments vie for control for some or all of Ukraine during ensuing civil war. 1921 - Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic established as Russian Red Army conquers two-thirds of Ukraine. Western third becomes part of independent Poland. 1932 - Approximately 7 million peasants perish in man-made famine during Stalin's collectivisation campaign. 1937 - Mass executions and deportations as Stalin launches purge against intellectuals. 1941 - Ukraine suffers terrible wartime devastation as Nazis occupy the country until 1944. More than 5 million Ukrainians die fighting Nazi Germany. Most of Ukraine's 1.5 million Jews wiped out by the Nazis. 1944 - Stalin deports 200,000 Crimean Tatars to Siberia and Central Asia following accusations of collaboration with Nazi Germany. 1945 - Allied victory in World War II leads to conclusive Soviet annexation of western Ukrainian lands. 1954 - In a surprise move, Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev transfers the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine as a "gift". Armed resistance to Soviet rule ends with capture of last commander of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). 1960s - Increase in covert opposition to Soviet rule, leading to repression of dissidents in 1972. Chernobyl blast released a radioactive cloud over Europe 1986: Soviets admit nuclear accident In Pictures: Inside Chernobyl Chernobyl - Ukraine's new tourist destination 1986 - A reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, sending a radioactive plume across Europe. Desperate efforts are made to contain the damaged reactor within a huge concrete cover. Many armed forces personnel die of radiation sickness. 1988 - Prominent writers and intellectuals set up Ukrainian People's Movement for Restructuring (Rukh). 1990 - Student protests and hunger strikes bring down government of Vitaliy Masol. 1991 - Ukraine declares independence following attempted coup in Moscow: 90% vote for independence in nationwide referendum in December. Early to mid 1990s - About 250,000 Crimean Tatars and their descendants return to Crimea following collapse of Soviet Union. 1994 - Presidential elections: Leonid Kuchma succeeds Leonid Kravchuk. 1996 - New, democratic constitution adopted. New currency, the hryvna, introduced. 1997 - Friendship treaty signed with Russia. Ukraine and Russia also reach agreement on the Black Sea fleet. 1999 - Death penalty abolished. Nationalist leader Vyacheslav Chornovil killed in car crash. President Kuchma re-elected. 2000 - Chernobyl nuclear power plant is shut down, 14 years after the accident. Well over ten thousand people have died as a direct result of the explosion, the health of millions more has been affected. 2001 February - The European Union calls for an inquiry into the murder of investigative journalist Georgiy Gongadze. Opposition demonstrations allege that President Kuchma was involved and call for his impeachment. President Kuchma denies the allegations. 2001 April - Viktor Yushchenko government dismissed following no-confidence vote in parliament. Mr Yushchenko was respected in the West for fighting corruption, pushing ahead with economic reforms and working to attract investment, but was unpopular with powerful Ukrainian businessmen. 2001 June - Pope John Paul II makes first visit to Ukraine amid protests by Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia against the visit. 2001 October - Ukrainian military accidentally shoot down Russian air liner over the Black Sea, killing all 78 on board. Defence Minister Olexander Kuzmuk resigns. 2002 March - General election results in hung parliament. Parties opposed to President Kuchma allege widespread electoral fraud. Leonid Kuchma was forced out by popular pressure. His rule was tainted by scandal, corruption charges 2002 May - Leadership announces decision to launch formal bid to join Nato. 2002 September - Opposition stages mass protests demanding resignation of President Kuchma whom they accuse of corruption and misrule. Relations with the West are strained after US officials authenticate recordings in which they say Kuchma is heard to approve the sale of early-warning radar systems to Iraq. On the same tapes, recorded over two years previously, Kuchma is also allegedly heard ordering an official to "deal with" journalist Georgiy Gongadze. 2002 November - President Kuchma sacks Prime Minister Kinakh. Viktor Yanukovych, governor of Donetsk region, appointed to replace him. He promises to fight poverty and work for integration into Europe. 2003 March - Tens of thousands of people join Kiev demonstrations demanding that Kuchma resign. 2004 June - Consortium in which President Kuchma's son-in-law Viktor Pinchuk plays key role buys Krivorizhstal, the country's largest steel mill, for a bargain price. 2004 August - Ukraine ignores protests from EU and Romania by opening canal in the Danube delta which will link with Black Sea, rejecting claims that it will cause environmental damage. 2004 November - Official count indicates presidential election victory for Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Western and other independent observers report widespread vote rigging. Opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko launches campaign of mass street protest and civil disobedience. Supreme Court later annuls result of poll. Orange-clad opposition supporters took to Kiev's streets and forced a change of government 2004 December - Opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko tops poll in election re-run. Rival candidate Viktor Yanukovych challenges result but resigns as prime minister. 2005 January - Viktor Yushchenko sworn in as president after Supreme Court rejects challenge by losing candidate Mr Yanukovych. 2005 February - President's nominee Yulia Tymoshenko overwhelmingly approved as prime minister by parliament. 2005 Februrary - Court annuls June 2004 sale of Krivorizhstal. 2005 March - President Yushchenko announces that suspected killers of journalist Georgiy Gongadze are in custody. He also accuses the former authorities of a cover-up. Former Interior Minister Kravchenko, who had been due to give evidence in Gongadze investigation, shot dead in apparent suicide. 2005 September - President Yushchenko dismisses the government of Yulia Tymoshenko. Parliament approves Yuri Yekhanurov as her successor. 2005 October - Krivorizhstal reauctioned. Mittal Steel pays six times the price paid for it when it was originally put up for sale. Kiev has a long and turbulent history 2006 January - Russia briefly cuts supply of gas for Ukrainian use in row over prices. Moscow says its reasons are purely economic but Kiev says they are political. Previously agreed changes to constitution shift some significant powers from the president to parliament. The trial of three former policemen charged with killing opposition journalist Georgiy Gongadze begins in Kiev. 2006 March - Viktor Yanukovych's party tops polls in parliamentary elections. Yulia Tymoshenko's takes second place, leaving President Yushchenko's trailing in third. 2006 June-July - After months of bargaining, the backers of the Orange Revolution - the Yushchenko and Tymoshenko blocs and the Socialists - agree on a coalition, but the deal collapses. The Socialists opt instead for a coalition with Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions and the Communists. Hero of the Orange Revolution was jailed for abuse of power in 2011, but freed after the 2014 revolution Profile: Yulia Tymoshenko 2006 August - Faced with a deadline to accept Viktor Yanukovych's nomination or call new elections, President Yushchenko agrees that his rival can become prime minister. 2007 February - Boris Tarasyuk, a close ally of the president and a strong advocate of strong ties with Europe and Nato, resigns as foreign minister after a protracted row with parliament. 2007 September - Parliamentary elections. No clear winner emerges, although pro-Russian parties gain a narrow majority. 2007 December - Yulia Tymoshenko is appointed prime minister again, in coalition with President Yushchenko's party. 2008 March - Russia's state-owned company, Gazprom, agrees new contract to supply Ukraine's industrial consumers directly, ending row over gas supply. 2008 October - Global financial crisis leads to decline in demand for steel, causing price of one of the country's main exports to collapse. Value of Ukrainian currency falls sharply and investors pull out. Viktor Yushchenko spearheaded the Orange Revolution but disappointed in office Profile: Viktor Yushchenko The International Monetary Fund (IMF) offers Ukraine a loan of $16.5bn (£10.4bn) to help it weather the storm. 2009 January - Russia stops all gas supplies to Ukraine after collapse of talks to end row over unpaid bills and prices, leading to shortages in southeast Europe. Supplies are restored a week later when Ukraine and Russia sign a 10-year deal on gas transit. 2009 July - Ukrainian security service says a key suspect in the murder of the opposition journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000 has been arrested and has confessed to the killing. 2009 December - Ukraine and Russia sign deal on oil transit for 2010, allaying fears of supply cuts to Europe. 2010 February - Viktor Yanukovych is declared winner of second round of presidential election. His main rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, refuses to accept the result, alleging fraud. 2010 March - Yulia Tymoshenko steps down from the premiership after a number of her supporters in parliament switch sides and she loses a no-confidence vote. President Yanukovych appoints his long-standing ally Mykola Azarov to succeed her. 2010 April - Ukraine agrees to eliminate its stockpile of weapons-grade nuclear material ahead of the Washington nuclear security summit. Parliament ratifies an agreement to extend Russia's lease on the Black Sea fleet base at Sevastopol in Crimea for 25 years, in return for cheaper gas imports. 2010 June - Parliament votes to abandon Nato membership aspirations. 2010 July - International media freedom watchdogs criticise a Kiev court's decision to cancel the allocation of broadcasting frequencies to two privately-run TV channels. 2010 August - IMF approves fresh $15bn (£9bn) loan for Ukraine, subject to the government curbing the subsidising of utilities bills. 2010 October - Constitutional court overturns limits on presidential power introduced in 2004. 2010 November - President Yanukovych vetoes a tax reform that had prompted thousands of business owners and opposition activists to protest in city centres nationwide. The reform was part of austerity measures demanded by the IMF as a condition of the bailout approved in August. Feminist activists started campaigning for women's rights at home but have gone global 2010 December - Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko are charged with abuse of state funds. Both deny the charges and say they are politically motivated. 2011 March - Ex-President Leonid Kuchma is charged over the 2000 murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze. He denies any part in the killing. The IMF puts its $15bn bailout on hold in response to the government's failure to pass a pension reform bill and its watering down of gas price increases. 2011 April - The main suspect in the Gongadze killing, former interior minister official Olexiy Pukach, goes on trial. He is said to have confessed to strangling and beheading Gongadze. 2011 October - A court jails former PM Tymoshenko after finding her guilty of abuse of power over a gas deal with Russia in 2009. EU warns Ukraine of "profound implications". 2011 May-June - Ukraine postpones summit of Central and East European leaders in Yalta after several leaders boycott it over the mistreatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko in prison. Others boycott the Euro 2012 football championship. 2012 July - The European Court of Human Rights condemns the detention of former interior minister Yuriy Lutsenko and demands his release and compensation. Police in Kiev fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters angry at a law pushed through parliament with little debate that gives Russian regional language status. 2012 October - First parliamentary elections since President Yanukovych came to power see a decisive win for his governing Party of Regions and a surprise boost for the far-right Freedom party. OSCE observers, the United States and the European Union express concern at the conduct of the poll. 2012 December - Government resigns to allow a number of ministers, including Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, to take up seats in parliament. Government remains in office on an acting basis. 2013 April - European Court of Human Rights rules unanimously that the arrest and detention of Yulia Tymoshenko in 2011 was unlawful. 2013 July - Russia halts imports of chocolate from one of Ukraine's main confectionary makers, Roshen, saying its products fall below safety standards, in what is seen as retaliation for Ukraine's efforts to integrate further with the EU. 2013 November - Tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets of central Kiev and other cities to protest at the government's sudden decision to abandon plans to sign an association agreement with the EU. They accuse the government of bowing to Russian pressure, as well as being corrupt and unaccountable. 2013 December - Russia agrees to slash price of gas supplied to Ukraine and lend $15bn to mollify protesters. 2014 February - Security forces kill at least 77 protesters in Kiev. President Yanukovych flees to Russia, opposition takes control under interim president Olexander Turchynov and acting prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk. Russia refuses to recognise takeover. 2014 March - Russian forces seize and then annex Crimea, prompting biggest East-West showdown since Cold War. US and European Union begin process of imposing ever-harsher sanctions on Russia. 2014 April - Pro-Russian separatists seize parts of eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Russian border. Government launches military operation in response. 2014 May - Leading businessman Petro Poroshenko wins presidential election on pro-Western platform. Signs delayed EU association accord in July. 2014 July - A Malaysian airliner comes down in separatist-held territory, killing all 298 people on board, with all evidence suggesting that it was shot down. 2014 August - Russia sends first of several unauthorised convoys allegedly carrying aid to Donestsk and Luhansk, amid Western and Ukrainian suspicions that they serve an ulterior purpose. 2014 September - Government signs Minsk peace plan ceasefire with pro-Russian leaders in eastern Ukraine. The two separatist regions agree to hold local elections under Ukrainian law in December. 2014 September - November - Cease-fire repeatedly violated before breaking down completely. Nato confirms Russian troops and heavy military equipment entering eastern Ukraine. 2014 October - Parliamentary elections produce convincing majority for pro-Western parties, which begin process of forming a new coalition led by Prime Minster Arseny Yatseniuk. 2014 November - Donetsk and Luhansk separatists hold elections not provided for by Minsk plan. Ukraine rescinds pledge for regional autonomy in response. 2015 January - Separatists capture remains of Donetsk airport in renewed offensive. 2015 February - Germany and France broker new ceasefire deal at talks in Belarus, resulting in a fragile lull in fighting after Russian-backed separatists drive Ukrainian troops out of the transport hub of Debaltseve. 2015 June - Ukraine suspends gas purchases from Russia after talks on the price to be paid for the next three months break down. 2016 April - Dutch voters reject the proposed Ukraine-EU association agreement in a referendum, albeit on a low turnout. 2016 November - A new shelter is moved over the wrecked reactor at the heart of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster to prevent radiation leaks from the ageing "sarcophagus" hastily erected after the meltdown. 2016 October - EU negotiators reach an agreement to grant visa-free travel to Ukrainian citizens; the deal must still be approved by the member states and the European Parliament.2017 January-February - Ukraine accuses Russian-backed rebels of shelling town of Avdiyivka, while rebels accuse Ukraine of shelling their stronghold of Donetsk.

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Summarize the following article: Craig Gunn's 20th league goal of the season put the hosts ahead, the forward finishing from Connor McLaren's pass. The Borough Briggs side dominated the rest of the half but found themselves level again after the break when Ross Campbell struck for the visitors. Darryl McHardy had a late chance to win it for City but it was saved by goalkeeper Jordan Millar.

Elgin City slipped three points behind Scottish League Two leaders East Fife after drawing with Montrose.

Summarize the following article: The princes were in Manchester last week to help with a project to turn a derelict street into homes for ex-service personnel. Presenter Nick Knowles revealed they asked to be called "William and Harry" rather than "Your Royal Highness". But the show's Billy Byrne referred to them in his usual way - "sausage". Prince Harry replied: "If you're going to call me sausage, it's going to be a very long day." Byrne, who learnt his trade as an electrician in the 1960s, is one of the original members of the DIY SOS squad and known as the team clown.

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry were treated like everybody else on the BBC One show DIY SOS when the resident electrician called them "sausage".

Summarize the following article: The ward, which has been shut on previous occasions, is to close to in-patients from 7 July. Children will be assessed and treated in the A&E department at night and at the weekends. The ward will operate on an assessment basis during the week. NHS Lothian said the closure was not permanent. Children who to be need admitted will be transferred to Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Jacquie Campbell, NHS Lothian's chief officer of acute services, said: "The safety of our patients must be our top priority and this is a difficult and deeply frustrating decision to have to make. "I would again emphasise our on-going commitment to St John's Hospital and the children's ward. "If we don't make changes now to the operating hours of the children's ward, we run the risk of having to make an unplanned closure at a few hours notice, which would lead to the sudden diversion of patients. "This reduction in opening hours is the safest option for the children of West Lothian. "We are committed to reinstating the full service as soon as possible after the summer." Last year, a study by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) recommended the ward be retained after previous temporary closures for the same reason. Lawrence Fitzpatrick, West Lothian Council leader, said: "I am shocked and very angry at this decision. It is unacceptable that West Lothian families are being forced to accept a cut in services at the children's ward at St John's once more. "This is the third time in six years that the ward has been closed to young inpatients, forcing West Lothian families to travel into Edinburgh at what is often already a difficult time for them." Health Secretary Shona Robison said she has written to the health board "to emphasise the importance I attach to early reinstatement of this vital service". She said: "NHS Lothian has assured me they will engage again with the Royal College of Paediatricians to identify solutions for sustainable services for patients. The board has confirmed they will reinstate a full service as soon as possible after the summer. "The chief medical officer and the Scottish government's director of performance will keep progress under review over the coming weeks. "We are continuing to work with NHS Lothian to ensure the services on offer at the St John's in-patient paediatric ward remains safe and sustainable in the long-term." Opposition parties said local residents would be "furious" at the latest closure. Scottish Conservative health spokesman Donald Cameron said: "This is another downgrade at a hospital the SNP government used to say it was committed to. "St John's caters for a huge population centre and is a greatly-appreciated acute hospital. But this decision damages that reputation, and many will be concerned more cuts are to come." Labour MSP Neil Findlay said: "Nicola Sturgeon promised to support the retention of these services. She has clearly broken that promise. "It is simply not good enough - the SNP Government and NHS have once again failed to deliver on their promises. Scottish Labour will fight this closure."

The children's ward at St John's Hospital in Livingston is to close to inpatients over the summer as a result of staff shortages.

Summarize the following article: At Blackfriars Crown Court, James Whitlock, 31, pleaded guilty to escaping from HMP Pentonville on 7 November. He removed the bars on his cell window and scaled the Victorian prison's perimeter wall. The breakout is said to have gone undetected for several hours as pillows were used to stuff the beds making it look like he was asleep. He was arrested six days later at an address in Homerton, east London. Rope used during the escape was recovered, but whatever was used to cut the cell bars has not been. Whitlock is due to be sentenced at a later date. Matthew Baker, 28, has yet to enter a plea on a charge of escaping from the same prison. He is next due in court on 5 January. His sister Kelly Baker, 21, of Friars Close, Ilford, east London, admitted one count of assisting an offender by buying him hair dye.

A man has admitted breaking out of a north London prison.

Summarize the following article: AIC Steel Limited was set up in 2013 to buy another steel firm in the city, Rowecord Engineering, which also went into administration three years ago. Joint administrators David Hill and Huw Powell, from Begbies Traynor, said on Wednesday that 101 posts had been made redundant. A further 29 staff will stay on to assist with the business. The administrators said they are looking at the viability of continuing trading. The company, like its predecessor, has been involved in making specialist steel fabricated structures used in the building of sports stadiums around the world. One of its recent projects has been the Bristol City football and rugby stadium re-development at Ashton Gate. Only in 2012, there were 1,000 people working at the factory in Newport, under the shadow of the city's transporter bridge. Rowecord had supplied materials for the roof of London 2012's Olympic aquatics centre. The new Saudi owners by late 2014 had 23 orders on books, worth £10m. Workers were called in on Tuesday lunchtime and 101 were sent home, with the remainder kept on to tide over the business. One supplier, Dyfed Steel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, said although it had not supplied the company this year, AIC placed an order for steel worth more than £5,000 last Thursday, three working days before going into administration.

More than 100 jobs have been lost in Newport due to a steel firm going into administration, it has been confirmed.

Summarize the following article: Olds, 73, was given the Academy of American Poets' prestigious Wallace Stevens Award for "proven mastery in the art of poetry". It comes three years after she received the Pulitzer for Stag's Leap, a sequence of poems about a divorce. Ex-Pulitzer winner and former US poet laureate Natasha Trethewey was awarded $25,000 (£18,700) and a fellowship. Lynn Emanuel's The Nerve of It, a selection of "new and selected poems" won the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for the best poetry book published last year. Other winners of the Academy of American Poets' prizes included Mary Hickman for Rayfish, Ron Padgett for his translation of Zone: Selected Poems by Guillaume Apollinaire and Stephen Sartarelli for his translation of The Selected Poetry of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Donte Collins, 20, was given an award for most promising young poet. Previous award winners include Sylvia Plath, Robert Pinsky and Mark Strand. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Pulitzer Prize-winning US poet Sharon Olds has been given a $100,000 (£75,000) lifetime achievement award.

Summarize the following article: Radio Beca had planned to broadcast mainly in Welsh to Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and north Pembrokeshire. But it delayed its proposed launch date in April 2014. Euros Lewis, from Radio Beca, said it had taken three years for the station to be able to "stand on its own to feet". Ofcom told Newyddion 9 the station was given two extensions before the decision to withdraw its licence was taken. Elinor Williams, from Ofcom, said: "We issued the licence in May 2012 and they had two years to come on air from that specific date." The station has failed to obtain Welsh government grant funding and there was uncertainty about a permanent home for it. There was also concern Radio Beca had only managed to raise £20,000 when it was required to raise £320,000, although the station has submitted a bid for £100,000 in grant funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Mr Lewis said: "Unfortunately, it's only during the past few months that Radio Beca has been able to raise money through sponsorship and adverts. "What's disappointing is that it's only now that we have been able to put forward a prospectus that shows that Radio Beca can stand on its own two feet."

Media regulator Ofcom has revoked a community licence given to a new radio station.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device The pair, who received a bye in the opening round, reached the last 16 with a 21-15 21-10 defeat of Austrian duo Dominik Stripsits and Roman Zirnwald. "Once we realise what we needed to do it became quite easy and we dominated," Ellis told BBC Sport. England's European champion Rajiv Ouseph beat Sameer Verma of India. But Lauren Smith and Sarah Walker lost in the second round of the women's doubles. The English pair lost 21-10 21-14 to South Korean fifth seeds Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin. Langridge and Ellis reached the quarter-finals at the last World Championships in 2015 before illness prevented them progressing further. They know that winning a medal in Glasgow would boost the prospects of UK Sport overturning their decision not to invest in badminton heading towards Tokyo 2020. "We want to be doing well here and challenging for medals," Langridge told BBC Sport. "Personally, though, I'm not thinking about UK Sport or any of the external factors as we just need to concentrate on ourselves and hopefully then the success will come later in the week." Langridge and Ellis' medal bid could yet be helped by a shock on the third day of competition, with top men's doubles seeds Junhui Li and Yuchen Liu losing their opening match. The Chinese pair lost 19-21 21-18 21-18 to unseeded Polish duo Mohammad Ahsan and Rian Saputro. Ouseph edged his first-set against Verma 22-20, before a dominant second set (21-9). But the "greatest challenge" of his career awaits in the next round, with the 30-year-old drawn to face two-time Olympic champion and five-time World championship gold medallist Lin Dan of China. "It doesn't get any bigger," Ouseph told BBC Sport. "It's very exciting and the pressure is off, but I believe he does have weaknesses in his game now and I can win tomorrow." Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour, who received a bye in the opening round, opened her campaign with a straightforward 21-16 21-13 defeat of India's Rituparna Das. She will face 20-year-old rising Chinese star He Bingjiao, who is a two-time world junior champion. "Today was all about finding my rhythm and I felt good about the way I played," she told BBC Sport. "It was great to sample the atmosphere tonight as I've lots of great memories from this venue and I'll try to draw on those throughout the week." Thursday's action will see the return of English Commonwealth champions Chris and Gabby Adcock, who will take on Japan's Kenta Kazuno and Ayane Kurihara for a place in the quarter-finals.

Olympic bronze medallists Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis made a winning start to their World Badminton Championship campaign in Glasgow.

Summarize the following article: Donations have been pouring in to crowdfunding platforms, and via dogecoin, the internet currency. The two-man bobsleigh team will be returning to next month's Games in Sochi, Russia, after a 12-year absence. The team had initially hoped to raise $80,000 to cover various costs including travel and equipment. Driver Winston Watts and brakeman Marvin Dixon will represent Jamaica. Mr Watts said he had spent around $150,000 of his own money in an attempt to ensure qualification. He said that financial constraints had prevented them from flying to Europe to take part in the final qualifying races. On Monday, the Jamaica Olympic Association said it would cover the teams's travel costs, and the Sochi organising committee will also provide assistance. However, the team said it still needed money for basic equipment such as "proper jackets" and a second pair of runners for the sled. The pair launched a funding appeal on their website, which was then picked up by the online community. Users of Reddit were encouraged to donate to the Jamaican team in the form of dogecoins, a virtual currency with a fluctuating valuation, similar to Bitcoin, and based on the Doge meme. Liam Butler, who runs the Dogecoin foundation, said he had been inspired by the team's plight. "As someone who grew up in the 90s, [the 1993 Disney film] Cool Runnings was the ultimate feel-good movie about underdogs out of their element achieving their dreams," Mr Butler told the Guardian. "We started without a concrete plan in mind. I sent a few emails out… but that was the extent of it," he said. Lincoln Wheeler, who started the Crowdtilt campaign, said he was thrilled to have helped the team. "It's wild to harness the power of the internet like this," he told ESPN. "Obviously the movie had some influence, but I think this also became about the idea that we, as fans, could have an opportunity to influence sports." Jamaica first qualified for the Winter Olympics in 1988 in Calgary, an achievement later portrayed in the film Cool Runnings, and last competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Jamaica did not feature in the 2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver Games, partly due to a lack of finance.

Jamaica's bobsleigh team has raised more than $110,000 (£67,000) in a series of online fundraisers after qualifying for the Winter Olympics.

Summarize the following article: The 33-year-old suffered serious facial injuries during the attack, which took place at about 22:00 on Friday in the vicinity of Dick Crescent, Burntisland. He was taken to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, but was released following treatment. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward, particularly anyone who recorded the incident on mobile phones.

A man was taken to hospital after being seriously assaulted by a group of male and female youths in Fife.

Summarize the following article: The body of 22-year-old Ffion Wyn Roberts was discovered in a drainage ditch called Y Cyt in the Gwynedd town in April 2010. Factory worker Iestyn Davies, 54, also from Porthmadog, denies murdering her. Caernarfon Crown Court heard that Ms Roberts received two phone calls from her brother Elgan prior to her death. The care worker was assaulted, strangled and drowned. The first witnesses in the case were called to court on Monday and included people who were with Ms Roberts the night before she died. That night she had been out at a birthday party at the Royal Madoc Hotel in the village of Tremadog, about a mile from her home. People who were at the event told the court that she was there with her mother Bethan, her father Idris and a friend of the family. After midnight, the party moved to another pub in Tremadog, The Union, a few yards away. But a friend of Ms Roberts gave evidence and said her brother, Elgan had also contacted her. Nia Jones said that he called Ms Roberts twice. The defence barrister, Patrick Harrington QC, asked Ms Jones: "On the second call, did she (Ffion Wyn Roberts) tell her brother to shut up, stop acting like a child and not to be so stupid?" Nia Jones replied: "Yes, she was cross." Another friend, Ffion Lydia Roberts, said that Ms Roberts had started to cry while in The Union pub, but had refused to say what was wrong. The court also heard from Hugh Finlay Williams, who discovered the body. He said that he and his wife were taking their usual afternoon walk along the banks of Y Cyt on Saturday lunchtime when they bumped into a neighbour who had lost her cat. He began searching for the cat, but spotted Ms Roberts' body almost immediately and called the police. The trial is due to last until mid April.

A jury has heard how a young woman from Porthmadog received several phone calls from her brother in the hours before she was found murdered.

Summarize the following article: Galindo Mellado Cruz is accused of being one of the original members of the Zetas, which first emerged as a group of enforcers for the Gulf cartel. The two groups later split and became bitter rivals, their fights accounting for much of the violence in the area. He is believed to be among five gunmen shot dead by the army on Friday. A Tamaulipas state official told the Associated Press news agency that while Mellado no longer held a command position within the Zetas, he had been one of the 30 ex-special forces members to found the group. Analysts say the Zetas now control more territory than any other criminal gang in Mexico. They are infamous for their extremely violent methods, routinely decapitating rivals and hanging their bodies from bridges. The war between the Zetas and their former paymasters, the Gulf cartel, has turned Tamaulipas into one of Mexico's most violent states. Mellado was on the run after escaping from prison where he had been jailed after being accused of armed robbery, rape and murder, the official said. He was killed in a raid on his hideout in the city of Reynosa along with four other armed men. One soldier also died in the fire fight. It is not clear how the security forces tracked him down. The security forces have recently landed a series of heavy blows against Mexico's drug cartels. Earlier this year, they arrested the world's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman. And last year they detained the leader of the Zetas, Miguel Angel Trevino. But a number of high-ranking security officials have also been killed, including the Tamaulipas state intelligence chief, who was shot dead along with his bodyguards in Reynosa last week.

Mexican security officials say one of the founders of the Zetas drug cartel has been killed in a gun battle in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas.

Summarize the following article: The ex-Plaid leader said Lord Barnett, who has died aged 91, was a "lovely, gentle, intelligent colleague". Wales would get an extra £1.2bn a year if it received the same funding per head as Scotland, Lord Wigley said. Government spokesman Lord Newby said Wales would get funding in line with "what people think is fair." The Barnett formula, devised in the late 1970s, determines how much Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland receive if the UK government alters spending on services such as health and education in England. Under the formula, extra funding - or cuts - from Westminster are allocated according to the population size of each nation and which powers are devolved to them. However, Lord Newby told the House of Lords that "virtually nobody understands how we've got to where we are today" in terms of funding the devolved administrations. He added: "For the period ahead Wales will be receiving a figure in line with most definitions, I believe, of what people think is fair." Lord Wigley said that if Wales received the same funding as Scotland relative to population it would get £1.2bn more. He asked: "On what possible basis of equity can Wales be denied parity with Scotland in regards to such funding?" "Would it not now be a fitting tribute to Lord Barnett if the government today pledged to revive the formula to deliver for Wales parity with Scotland in funding matters?" During the Lords debate on Monday warm tributes were made to the former Labour cabinet minister who died on Saturday. Lord Wigley said Lord Barnett was among the first to recognise that the funding formula in his name needed radical reform. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Thomas of Gresford said that Lord Barnett was a "delightful person", while Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, Labour leader in the Lords, said that Lord Barnett was an "extraordinary" man.

Fair funding for Wales under the Barnett formula would be a "fitting tribute" to the man it was named after, Lord Wigley has said.

Summarize the following article: He made a strong plea for voters to take part in an independence referendum scheduled for 1 October. "We will vote, even if the Spanish state doesn't want it," Guardiola told the crowd. "There is no other way." Surveys suggest Catalan voters would narrowly reject independence, though most favour holding a referendum. On Friday, Catalonia regional government leader Carles Puigdemont decided to hold the vote later this year, in defiance of the government and contravening a ruling by Spain's Constitutional Court. It is not clear if the referendum will go ahead. Guardiola - who is revered in Catalonia for his footballing achievements - also demanded international help against "the abuses of an authoritarian state" at the rally. Local authorities say that about 30,000 people attended, but a separatist source put the figure closer to 47,000. The latest polls suggest that most Catalans support the holding of a referendum similar to the one held by Scotland in 2014 - the main difference being that the Scottish vote had the support of the British government. Polls indicate a tight race, with 48.5% of respondents opposing independence, and 44.3% in favour. In 2014, Catalonia held a non-binding vote in which people overwhelmingly backed independence. But on that occasion only about 2.3 million out of an electorate of about 5.4 million took part. Catalonia is one of Spain's wealthiest areas and has its own distinctive language and customs. Guardiola has spent most of his career with Barcelona, winning the club's first European Cup in 1992, and four La Liga titles. He has been captain and manager of the team.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has joined thousands of protesters in Barcelona to call for independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia.

Summarize the following article: Nicholas McGurk targeted Alex Wong at his Brodie's fish and chip shop in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, in August. Mr Wong was tied up while a woman working there was forced to go with McGurk in the shop owner's Mercedes. She escaped when McGurk, of Govanhill, Glasgow, crashed the car but later fainted due to being so scared. McGurk, 32, admitted charges of assault, abduction and robbery. A judge was told that Mr Wong's business remained closed and that the raid had "broken his dream of a peaceful retirement". Mr Wong, who had served with the police in Hong Kong, ran the takeaway for 14 years. The High Court in Glasgow heard that McGurk entered the shop and pointed a gun at Mr Wong's colleague and demanded money. When Mr Wong appeared, McGurk pulled out a large knife. Prosecutor Stewart Ronnie said: "He pointed the knife towards Alex Wong's neck and stated: 'If you do anything, I will kill you'." Mr Wong handed over money before McGurk shoved him into the kitchen and tied him to a sink with a telephone cable. The robber rummaged through Mr Wong's pockets and stole another £640 and mobile phones. McGurk then slapped the female worker and squeezed her face while pointing the gun at her. The court heard he threatened her with the knife when she refused to go in the car with him. Once inside the vehicle, McGurk said they were going to his house, but he crashed the car into a parked van. Mr Ronnie said: "The woman and McGurk then returned to the shop, where she collapsed due to being so terrified." A person heard Mr Wong banging for help and contacted police. McGurk was later traced and told officers the allegations were lies. Mr Ronnie said the incident had had "a very big impact" on Mr Wong and his colleague. He said: "Alex Wong states he has been feeling depressed, mainly due to having to close his business. "The woman has not been fit to work and he cannot reopen the business without her help." McGurk will be sentenced in the New Year.

A man carried out an armed raid on a former police officer's takeaway business a week after his release from jail, a court heard.

Summarize the following article: The A-lister will still produce and star in the as yet unnamed film but said in a statement he and Warner Bros were looking for a new director. "It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require. "There are certain characters who hold a special place in the hearts of millions. Performing this role demands focus, passion and the very best performance I can give," he said. Affleck made his debut as the superhero for Warner Bros last summer in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which received mixed reviews from critics. His statement continued: "I am still in this, and we are making it. "I remain extremely committed to this project, and look forward to bringing this to life for fans around the world." The studio said in a statement said that it "fully supports" Affleck's decision and "remains committed to working with him to bring a standalone Batman picture to life". The standalone Batman film has no official release date yet but is thought to be scheduled for 2018. Affleck recently made a cameo as Batman/Bruce Wayne in Warner Bros' Suicide Squad which fared well at the box office but was savaged by the critics. The Oscar-winner will next appear as Batman in Justice League, which will be released on 17 November. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Ben Affleck has pulled out of directing the upcoming standalone Batman film.

Summarize the following article: Spurs dominated but did not make the breakthrough until Harry Kane scored with their 22nd attempt on goal. Papy Djilobodji failed to clear a Dele Alli header allowing Kane to poke home from point-blank range on 59 minutes. Late on, Kane suffered a nasty ankle injury and Sunderland's Adnan Januzaj was sent off for a second booking. Relive Spurs's dominant display A fourth defeat in five games means Sunderland are yet to win in the league under David Moyes. The scoreline could have been worse for them but for outstanding goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 22, who made a string of saves to keep his side in the game. England striker Kane, who scored his second goal of the season, limped off the field after injuring his ankle with three minutes remaining and eventually left on a stretcher. Aside from losing Kane, there was further injury worry for Spurs as England's Eric Dier and Belgium's Mousa Dembele were both substituted in the second half with what appeared to be hamstring injuries. Moussa Sissoko was given his first start for Spurs since his £30m move on transfer deadline day and he joined Dembele and Victor Wanyama in a powerful midfield as Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen dropped to the bench. Tottenham completely dominated the game with 31 shots and 73.8% possession. In the first half alone, they mustered 19 efforts with Kane, Son Heung-min and Toby Alderweireld going close. Impressive South Korea winger Son was Spurs' best attacking force with five key passes and seven shots, though only two were on target. The win was the perfect response after the disappointing midweek Champions League defeat by Monaco at Wembley and moves Spurs up to third in the table. In contrast to the home side's dominance, Sunderland had just three shots in the first half. The first came after 22 minutes as Jermain Defoe latched onto a long ball from Pickford but was unable to get his shot past Hugo Lloris. Steven Pienaar had the best chance of the half just before the break as he met Januzaj's cross but his shot from six yards was cleared off the line by Kyle Walker. The worry for the Black Cats is that striker Defoe managed just 13 touches in the match and only one of those came in Spurs' area. Pickford had the most touches and his eight saves were vital in keeping the score respectable. Moyes will have to do without Januzaj for the next match as the on-loan Manchester United winger was dismissed for a second booking in the space of 10 minutes. Having been cautioned for dissent, he saw red after fouling Ben Davies. Sunderland manager David Moyes: "Steven Pienaar had a great chance and we probably need to score any chance we get. "Jordan Pickford is going to be a very good keeper. He has a lot of work to do at the moment, more than I'd like him to get. He will get better, he has a real good future ahead of him. "We had a chance to clear the ball for the goal. That was a mistake and, of all the chances Tottenham got, that was a soft one and we gifted them that. "It is a big job. I know how much is going to get better. All we can do is keep getting on the training field and making it better and I enjoy doing that." Media playback is not supported on this device Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: "Sometimes it's difficult. In the end it was fair. "We fought a lot and tried to score. I'm happy with the three points and it takes away the feeling from losing against Monaco. "I want to create chances and play well - sometimes you need a lot of chances to score. Today we always tried to go forward. We feel disappointed because we created a lot of chances in the first half." Tottenham host League One side Gillingham in the EFL Cup on Wednesday before travelling to Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Saturday. Sunderland are at Championship side QPR in the EFL Cup on Wednesday before entertaining Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sunderland 0. Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sunderland 0. Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Lamela. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lamine Koné. Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Substitution, Sunderland. Paddy McNair replaces Jason Denayer. Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Erik Lamela. Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland). Second yellow card to Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) for a bad foul. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland). Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javier Manquillo with a cross. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Vincent Janssen replaces Harry Kane because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dele Alli. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur). Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji. Attempt blocked. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Duncan Watmore. Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces Jan Kirchhoff. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland). Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Eric Dier because of an injury. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Mousa Dembélé because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Pickford. Attempt saved. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé. Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane. Attempt missed. Lamine Koné (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj with a cross following a corner. Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Walker.

Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a comfortable victory against winless Sunderland at White Hart Lane.

Summarize the following article: Llanfyllin High School was found to be subsidising transport to almost 200 pupils from outside the catchment area. An investigation found it had spent more than £460,000 over five years, which should have gone on education. The public service ombudsman said four governors, who were councillors at the time, did not break council rules. Councillors Peter Lewis, Aled Wyn Davies, Darren Mayor and Gwynfor Thomas were suspended following the council's investigation. Mr Lewis said the ombudsman's ruling was "not unexpected" and "vindicated" the councillors. "It wholly restores integrity of Llanfyllin High School which has been so damaged by this controversy," he said. "It shows that the previous cabinet decisions were very flawed, made worse by the waste of taxpayers' money on not one but two investigations."

Governors at a Powys school which misused almost £500,000 of funds to pay for transport did not break council rules, the ombudsman has said.

Summarize the following article: With the match reduced to 10 overs a side, the Scots slumped to 66-7, George Munsey top-scoring on 17. Matt Machan (10), captain Preston Mommsen (4) and Calum MacLeod (16) were all run out. The hosts needed just 6.2 overs to reach 72-1, with their top three all posting scores in the twenties and Safyaan Sharif taking the only wicket. The Hong Kong rain washed out Scotland's Intercontinental Cup match and the visitors were heavily beaten in one of the two planned one-day internationals to beat the wet weather. A frustrating tour concludes with another T20 clash on Sunday. "A 10-over game is tricky at the best of times and after being put in to bat we always knew it was going to be tough," said Munsey. "Credit to the Hong Kong bowlers who made it difficult, restricting us to 67, and it was always going to be a hard total to defend."

Scotland were crushed by nine wickets in their rain-affected opening Twenty20 international in Hong Kong.

Summarize the following article: Mr Bercow said e-voting in polling stations or at home should not be seen as an "earth-shattering" innovation. Many people treated their phones and other digital devices as "an extension of themselves" and using them to vote would be a natural step, he argued. But he insisted the "integrity of the ballot box" must be protected. Mr Bercow is heading a commission into the future of digital democracy and the implications for Parliament of technological trends, such as the use of social media and e-commerce. In a speech to the Policy Exchange think tank in London, the Speaker suggested that current arrangements for voting "lack transparency" and are not "conducive to increasing the desire for the citizen to participate or trust the system". "The argument is that a good citizen should have to make an effort to vote, picking up a postcard posted to them weeks before and dragging themselves down to an empty community hall or primary school on a wet Thursday to put a cross on a tiny piece of paper," he said. "Sorry but I am not convinced this is the pinnacle of 21st Century democracy in action." Mr Bercow said that at a time when people think nothing of using the internet to bank or to date, it was not unreasonable to ask why they should not be able to also vote that way. "Yes, of course, there are well-rehearsed arguments regarding electronic and internet voting and the integrity of the ballot box must be absolutely protected," he argued. "That said in an era in which many people... treat their mobile phone or tablet as an extension of themselves... would it really be an earth-shattering change for voters to vote electronically in a polling station. Or at home, as they do so now with a postal vote." Innovations such as postal ballots have been introduced in recent years to make voting easier for people who struggle to get to polling stations on the day of an election. Supporters of e-voting say that it could help to improve turnout at elections. In last month's European elections, only 34% of eligible voters took part. Mr Bercow also said the House of Commons should consider introducing some form of electronic voting into its procedures as a way of "reaching out" to the world outside. He said the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly all used some form of e-voting and, in the case of Wales, this allowed details of votes to be published within half an hour. "In 21st Century Britain, there is an expectation of openness, a need for flexibility and a greater understanding that people... use and do not use modern technology in a manner that suits them," he added.

Commons Speaker John Bercow has said there is a strong case for people to be able to vote electronically to satisfy changing technological expectations.

Summarize the following article: Joel Coustrain shot the Fifers ahead on 16 minutes but the home side lost Kyle Benedictus to a second yellow card before the interval. Ayr dominated thereafter but had Paul Cairney dismissed for a bad tackle. However, the visitors were rewarded for their pressure when Harkins found the net with a fantastic free kick. Robert Crawford almost won it for the visitors in stoppage time but Kevin Cuthbert tipped his shot over. Match ends, Raith Rovers 1, Ayr United 1. Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 1, Ayr United 1. Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Scott McKenna. Attempt missed. Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Kevin Cuthbert. Attempt saved. Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Ayr United 1. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner. Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers). Gary Harkins (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Kevin McHattie. Attempt blocked. Michael Rose (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers). Nicky Devlin (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Nicky Devlin (Ayr United). Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Conrad Balatoni. Attempt saved. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Iain Davidson. Attempt blocked. Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Iain Davidson. Attempt missed. Andy O'Connell (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Foul by Jean-Yves Mvoto (Raith Rovers). Gary Harkins (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Kevin McHattie. Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Gary Harkins (Ayr United). Substitution, Ayr United. Andy O'Connell replaces Kevin Nisbet. Substitution, Raith Rovers. Chris Johnston replaces Scott Roberts. Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Rose replaces Craig McGuffie. Substitution, Raith Rovers. Rudi Skacel replaces Joel Coustrain. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Scott Roberts. Attempt missed. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Foul by Conrad Balatoni (Ayr United). Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Paul Cairney (Ayr United) is shown the red card for violent conduct. Foul by Paul Cairney (Ayr United). Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Raith Rovers missed the opportunity to go third in the Championship as Gary Harkins cracked in a late goal for Ayr United at Stark's Park.

Summarize the following article: The man, said to be in his 60s, slammed the swan into a harbour wall in the Cornish fishing village of Mevagissey according to witnesses. The swan, known as Nobby and much loved in the village, was left bleeding and battered after the attack on Tuesday. Police are investigating the offence and "exploring the possibility" the attacker was a German holidaymaker. Debs Johnston, who regularly feeds the swans, said: "This guy apparently just grabbed him by the neck and was slamming him into the wall." Miss Johnston went with an RSPCA officer to find Nobby at the nearby beach of Pentewan on Wednesday where they found he was missing all of his flight feathers. A witness, who did not want to be named, said the man thought to have carried out the attack then got on to a German tour coach. Devon and Cornwall Police said they wanted to speak to a man in his 60s, around 5ft 8in tall, wearing cream trousers and a red and orange top, in connection with causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. A spokesman said: "We received a report of a male offender who seemed to grab an adult swan by the neck and swing it around then throw it to the ground, resulting in injury to the swan's wing. "This was a cruel offence which has caused unnecessary suffering to the swan."

A man thought to be a tourist grabbed a swan by its neck and swung it around in a "cruel" attack.

Summarize the following article: Hassan Abdi Mohamed, 48, from Harlow, was found collapsed on a path close to Holly Field in the town last Saturday at 10:45 GMT. He died from a single stab wound to the chest. An 18-year-old man from North London was arrested in Edmonton on Friday night. Magistrates have granted officers an extension for him to remain in custody for a further 36 hours. Detectives believe Mr Mohammed had been walking along the pathway that leads from Southern Way to Pyenest Road shortly before he was attacked. His partner, who police have not named, paid tribute to him, saying what happened to "our beloved Hassan" was a "complete shock." "He was a loving father to our two gorgeous children, who adored him," she added. Officers confirmed they are still searching for the murder weapon, which is thought to be a large knife.

Detectives have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of murder after a father-of-two was stabbed to death in broad daylight.

Summarize the following article: The annual count at Pensthorpe, near Fakenham, has revealed 778 birds in total, made up of 58 species, including red-listed turtle doves and corncrakes. Wardens on the 660-acre reserve, which hosted the BBC's Springwatch, can spend several days completing the stock take. A spokeswoman said "wild creatures... don't stop and wait to be counted". The wardens are required to count all the captive bred birds and mammals within the aviaries and lakes on the site, but the job is made harder as many of the species are small and move quickly. Chrissie Kelley, head of species management at Pensthorpe, said: "Sometimes it can take an hour or two trying to find one elusive bird that is hiding away in the reeds. "These are wild creatures so they don't stop and wait to be counted. This makes the task quite a challenging one. "It's also a great time to see the different species of birds, particularly the colourful males, whose plumage is at its most stunning in preparation for spring." The reserve is also a centre for the East Anglia Red Squirrel Breeding Programme, which includes Banham Zoo and Kelling Heath, in north Norfolk, as part of a co-ordinated effort to reinforce the species' declining population. "We introduced a new male to our female last year and to be honest, she wasn't that keen," said Ms Kelley. "But now they look to be getting on OK and I've seen them doing their courtship chasing so I'm hoping they'll produce kittens."

Birds and animals, including some of the UK's most endangered species, have increased by more than 100 at a Norfolk wildlife reserve in the past year.

Summarize the following article: The Canaries went 3-1 ahead before Liverpool fought back and Adam Lallana scored a 95th-minute winner. "I think if we'd have had a bit more communication within the team we maybe hold that 3-1 lead longer which makes Liverpool a bit more nervous," debutant Naismith told BBC Radio Norfolk. "That's probably the biggest thing we will be disappointed with." He continued: "A lot of people will look at the defence, but it's the whole way through the team. They passed the ball through us far too easily at times and that's something we need to improve on as a team if we want to pick up results." Naismith marked his first Canaries appearance since his move from Everton with a goal, but Liverpool overcame the two-goal deficit and went 4-3 ahead after James Milner capitalised on a poor Russell Martin backpass, only for Sebastien Bassong to make it 4-4 in injury time. Lallana's dramatic late intervention then gave the visitors all three points. The defeat left Norwich just one place above the relegation zone. "When you lose that many goals in a game, [communication] is going to play its part in why it's happening," said Naismith. "I've only been here a few days, but what I've seen in that short time is there's a lot of quality that can go forward and I think we showed that with the goals scored."

Forward Steven Naismith says Norwich's poor communication cost them dear in their 5-4 defeat by Liverpool.

Summarize the following article: The 30-year-old was due to defend his title against Jonathan Barros in Las Vegas in January but the fight was called off at 24 hours notice. Argentinean Barros was not able to meet the medical requirements of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Selby will now face Spaniard Gago at London's O2 Arena, on the undercard of David Haye's fight with Tony Bellew. "I know the main event isn't going to last too long so I wanted to make sure there was a nice juicy few fights on the undercard," said Haye. "After his [Selby's] fight fell through, I really felt for him boiling his massive frame down to nine stone and not getting any work that night." An IBF statement said Selby will remain champion for the non-title fight. "While the situation with Barros gets clarified the IBF has agreed to allow Selby to fight a non-title bout above the weight limit," the federation said. Selby is looking to keep his schedule in line with Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton. The duo could meet this summer, especially with doubts surfacing over Frampton's trilogy contest with Leo Santa Cruz. Media playback is not supported on this device

Wales' IBF featherweight world champion Lee Selby will fight Andoni Gago in a non-title bout on 4 March.

Summarize the following article: The 24-year-old pitcher Misael Siverio is said to have disappeared from the hotel where the Cuban national team had been staying in the US state of Iowa. The heads of the Cuban delegation do not expect him to return, reports say. At least two of the American Major League Baseball's rising stars are Cubans who recently defected to the US. Mr Siverio, one of the 24 players in the US for a five-game series, told the El Nuevo Herald newspaper that he was going to try to make it in the US baseball leagues. "Leaving behind your country is not easy, but this was a decision that I gave a lot of thought," Siverio reportedly told Miami's El Nuevo Herald. Siverio was not in the Cuban team list published by the US organisers on Wednesday. The Cuban delegation has reportedly declined to comment on the situation. "From their perspective, he's no longer a member of their delegation," US Baseball director Paul Seiler told the Des Moines Register. Cubans Yoenis Cespedes, from the Oakland A's and Yasiel Puig, from the Los Angeles Dodgers, who defected in the last two years, are considered to be among the US major baseball league's (MLB) rising stars.

A baseball player from Cuba's national team has reportedly defected to the United States ahead of five matches against a US college stars team.

Summarize the following article: Meurig Raymond, president of the National Farmers' Union, said UK farmers could be globally competitive and played vital public roles. The union has launched a month-long consultation of its members on the shape of post-Brexit farming policy. Chancellor Philip Hammond has promised to maintain EU-levels of funding for farming at least until 2020. Mr Raymond said: "The vote to leave the European Union means that food security must drive a new, bold ambition for UK farmers and growers. "This is an historic opportunity the NFU is determined to seize." He claimed farming was worth £108bn to the UK economy, and also played an important role in areas of public policy such as the environment, renewable energy, education, health and nutrition. "Brexit is also about building bridges, building the industry's influence," he added. "The NFU's aim, once our members have spoken, is to provide a strong and united voice for the food and farming industry, to ensure that agriculture is seen as strategically and politically important in all future trade negotiations." Union leaders will appeal directly to NFU members at a series of 50 roadshow meetings, ending on 14 September, designated as Back British Farming Day. In July, Wales' Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths said Brexit offered the chance for a "made-in-Wales" approach to farming, a policy area which is devolved. Under the current EU Common Agricultural Policy, Wales receives approximately £250m per year in direct payments to farmers in addition to more than £500m between 2014-2020 to run a rural development programme. Speaking at the Royal Welsh Show, Ms Griffiths said she expected some form of subsidy to continue, but was aware that many farmers supported leaving the EU because of "red tape". On Monday she was holding a private meeting with officials from the Farmers' Union of Wales to discuss the importance of agriculture to the economy, as well as the impact of bovine TB. Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies welcomed the NFU's consultation, along with the chancellor's promise on funding. But he added: "Here in Wales farmers want reassurances from the Welsh Labour Government that the money will still find its way to farmers. "Just last month, Labour MP Ian Lucas called for cuts to the money allocated to farmers and the Welsh Government must allay those concerns at the earliest opportunity."

Brexit should drive a "new, bold ambition" for farmers, a union leader has said.

Summarize the following article: It is the first time she has topped the list, which is compiled by theatre publication The Stage. Friedman's recent credits include Dreamgirls, Nice Fish, Funny Girl and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She is the first number one in the history of the Stage 100 not to own or operate West End theatres. Friedman, who is only the second woman to top the list as a solo entry, said she was "very grateful" for the honour. "I feel extremely lucky to do a job I love so much and to have had such a stimulating and creatively diverse year," she added. Alistair Smith, print editor of The Stage, said: "Sonia Friedman has enjoyed a number of notable hits in recent years - including Jerusalem starring Mark Rylance and The Book of Mormon - but in 2016, she went stratospheric. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was always likely to be a licence to print money. What has made it really special was that Friedman and her fellow creatives resisted the temptation to treat the production as a cash cow and created something truly magical, original and - above all - theatrical." The only other woman to top the list was Stoll Moss Theatres boss Janet Holmes a Court in 1998. In this year's list, Friedman beat Andrew Lloyd Webber - who is at number two. John Tiffany, who directed the Harry Potter play, is number 15. There were also appearances from actress Noma Dumezweni (at 22), who plays Hermione, and the show's playwright Jack Thorne (50). National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris and his executive team climbed into the top five for the first time since his appointment. The highest placed actor this year is Kenneth Branagh (18), after his first programme of shows with the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company at the Garrick. Last year's list was topped by Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, the co-founders of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). The pair had held the top position every year since 2009, making them the most successful entrants in the list's history. However, they dropped to number 30 this year after stepping down from ATG in May. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Theatre producer Sonia Friedman has topped this year's Stage 100, a list of the UK's most influential people in performing arts.

Summarize the following article: Maj Nidal Hasan, 42, was convicted last week of the November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. The defendant had tried to admit his guilt but military law bans guilty pleas in death penalty cases. The Virginia-born Muslim said he opened fire to protect Taliban insurgents from troops about to deploy to Afghanistan. By Alastair LeitheadBBC News, Los Angeles Maj Nidal Hasan sat in his wheelchair and gave no reaction to the death sentence. The Army psychiatrist had listened to the prosecutor go through the personal stories of each of the 13 people he killed. He had seen their photographs as the jury heard about the impact his actions had on the parents, widows and children left behind. The prosecutor described the way each family member of each soldier killed was visited by "two soldiers in Class A uniforms" knocking on the front door with death notifications. Hasan shut his eyes occasionally, rubbed his unkempt and greying beard, and held his head in the one hand he is still able to use after being paralysed by the shots which stopped his shooting rampage. And he again declined his final opportunity to offer an explanation for what he did. The jury handed down its sentence after two hours of deliberations on Wednesday. But it could be years, possibly decades, before Maj Hasan is executed because of the long appeals process in the military justice system. His execution must eventually be authorised by the president. On Wednesday before the sentence was handed down, prosecutor Col Mike Mulligan urged jurors to opt for a rare military death penalty. "He will not now and he will never be a martyr," Col Mulligan said of Maj Hasan. "He is a criminal. He is a cold-blooded murderer." "This is not his gift to God. This is his debt to society. This is the cost of his murderous rampage." "He will never be a martyr because he has nothing to give," Col Mulligan added. "He will not be giving his life, we will be taking it." Maj Hasan, who represented himself, declined to speak on his own behalf, saying only: "I have no closing statement." The 13-member jury had to reach unanimous agreement in order to sentence Maj Hasan to death, otherwise he would have faced life in prison. The US military has not executed a service member since 1961. There are five inmates on the US military's death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, all at various stages of the appeals process. Maj Hasan opened fire at a medical facility on the Fort Hood base where soldiers were being evaluated before deploying overseas. The jury heard he had prepared carefully for the attack, during which he fired 146 bullets. The shooting spree ended when he was shot by a civilian police officer. He was paralysed from the waist down and now uses a wheelchair.

A military jury has sentenced a former US Army psychiatrist to die by lethal injection for killing 13 soldiers and wounding 32 at a Texas Army base.

Summarize the following article: The owners said the casino had long been unprofitable. The closure after Labour Day will come after a lengthy strike over benefits. Closing the Trump Taj Mahal will cost 3,000 jobs, adding to 8,000 workers who were laid off in 2014 when four of the other casinos in the city were closed. The closure of the Trump Taj Mahal will leave only seven casinos in Atlantic City. The casino was opened 26 years ago by current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. It was taken over by billionaire Carl Icahn in 2009 when Trump Entertainment filed for bankruptcy - a move which forced Mr Trump to give up all of his investment in his Atlantic City casinos. Mr Icahn told the AP news agency that he has lost nearly $100 million on the Taj Mahal. Atlantic City's main casino workers union has been on strike against the Taj Mahal since 1 July. On Thursday, the strike will become the longest in the city's 38-year casino era. The strike is over the restoration of health insurance and pension benefits. Unions have rejected an offer to restore health insurance at a level less than that of employees at the city's other casinos. Atlantic City used to be the only gambling centre on the US east coast, but is now struggling with competition from casinos in neighbouring states.

Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino, founded by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but no longer under his ownership, will shut down after years of losses.

Summarize the following article: The US author told the BBC he expects 95% of the reviews for Doctor Sleep to be a comparison between the two books. "You are faced with that comparison and that has got to make you nervous", he said, "because there is a lot of water under the bridge. I'm a different man". He admitted visiting literary websites to see what fans were saying about the book ahead of its publication. Now aged 65, the veteran author said he thinks the quality of his writing has improved since he wrote The Shining at the age of 28. "What a lot of people are saying is, 'Well okay, I will probably read this book but it cannot be as good as The Shining'. But I am obviously an optimist and I want them to say when they get done with it, that it was as good. "But what I really want them to say is that it is better than The Shining". Speaking to the BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz, King voiced his concerns that people who read the original story of the Torrance family's terrifying experiences at the Overlook Hotel when they were younger will have the same expectations of Doctor Sleep. "The fear is that people will come back expecting that kind of scare as grown-ups and that just never happens. I wanted to try and write a more adult book." King added that people are more difficult to scare today as they "have gotten a lot more savvy about the tricks that novel writers and film-makers use to scare them with". But he does believe it is still possible to scare people "in a really honourable way, if they care about the characters". "What I want the audience to do is to fall in love with these people, and really to care about them and that creates the suspense that you need. Love creates horror." King, who has published more than 50 novels, admitted critics are kinder to him now than when he started his career. "Little by little the wind changed a little bit. I think a lot of what happened was, that a lot of the old timers, the critics who really greeted my work with disdain died off and the people who are critics now, I know I scared the hell out of them when they were kids and they kind of respect that," he said. Doctor Sleep follows the young boy who survived the horrific events of The Shining. King said he decided to write the book because "people kept asking" him "whatever happened to that kid from The Shining?" In the book, Danny Torrance has become a care worker in a hospice, who uses his psychic 'Shining' ability to help people who are dying move from this world into the next. He meets a little girl who also has the Shining and is pursued by psychic vampires who live on the essence of children like her. Doctor Sleep will be released on 24 September 2013.

Stephen King has admitted he is nervous about the reaction to his forthcoming sequel to his novel The Shining.

Summarize the following article: The pictures show that 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko appears to be not one but two objects joined together. It is what scientists call a "contact binary". How the comet came to take this form is unknown. It is possible that 67P suffered a major fracture at some point in its past; it is also possible the two parts have totally different origins. What is clear is that the European Space Agency (Esa) mission team now has additional and unexpected considerations as it plans how to land on the comet later this year - not least, which part of the comet should be chosen for a touchdown? The images in the sequence of nine were acquired last Friday. They are an interpolation. That is, the "real" pictures are much more pixelated because of the thousands of km that still separate the probe and the comet. The outlines that you see have therefore been "smoothed" to make the scene easier to understand. Rosetta's Osiris Narrow Angle Camera has a whole series of images that can be run together as a movie. This is expected to be released later this week. With hindsight, there were indications in last week's official image release that something unusual might be about to unfold. But the idea that 67P could be a contact binary is a major surprise. Rosetta is still refining its rendezvous with the comet, firing its thrusters weekly to bring itself into orbit on 6 August. By that stage, the Esa probe should be no more than 70km from the surface of the 4.5km-wide ball of ice. Once scientists understand better the gravitational field of 67P, the orbit will be lowered to about 30km. It is that point that mapping can begin to select a touchdown zone for Philae - the small landing robot currently riding piggyback on Rosetta. This historic touchdown is currently scheduled for 11 November. [email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Europe's Rosetta probe has acquired some sensational new images of the comet it is chasing through space.

Summarize the following article: The Sunday Mirror reported on 26 June that traces of banned substance nandrolone were found in a urine sample taken from Fury in February 2015. He denied the claim and his legal team says the result of tests from March and May 2015 were contradictory. The 27-year-old beat Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBA and WBO heavyweight titles in November. The newspaper said Fury's cousin and fellow boxer Hughie had also been charged. The legal team for the pair said "Team Fury" had issued proceedings in the High Court. A statement from lawyer Lewis Power read: "The two boxers strenuously deny taking any performance-enhancing drugs. "However, during the last five weeks, leaks about these charges have appeared in the press and both boxers have been the targets of continual abusive language on Twitter." Fury's legal team said an interim judgment was expected before Fury's rematch with Ukrainian Klitschko in October. The bout had been scheduled to take place in Manchester on 9 July but Fury pulled out with an ankle injury. UK Anti-Doping declined to comment.

British boxer Tyson Fury is suing UK Anti-Doping over allegations he used a performance-enhancing drug.

Summarize the following article: Along with New York and Dublin, it is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world and centres around the "Irish Quarter" in Digbeth. Anne Tighe, chairman of the St Patrick's Festival Committee, said although numbers were down from last year the event was going well. "There's a lovely atmosphere," she said. She said last year was "massive" with about 90,000 attending the event but early estimates suggested the numbers this year were down. "It's going really well. People seem to be enjoying the event, even though it is freezing cold, but it is dry," she said. Ms Tighe said the cold weather and people doing other activities for Mother's Day may have led to fewer people attending. The theme of this year's event is the Irish contribution to Birmingham's development. The parade, featuring hundreds of floats, carnival costumes and marching bands, took place for two hours until 14:00 GMT. It started at Camp Hill and was led by the Birmingham Irish Pipes and Drums band. Live music, street fairs, a market and children's events are also taking place. Other celebrations are planned into the night, including performances from local bands and musicians, as well as artists visiting from Ireland. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Shafique Shah, said: "Just as our Irish community here are proud to be Brummies, they now invite all Brummies to be Irish for the day and join in the wonderful celebrations". The 19th annual event is the last one to benefit from £20,000 council funding, but organisers say it will retain its quality despite cuts.

An estimated 60,000 people are attending Birmingham's annual St Patrick's Day parade, say organisers.

Summarize the following article: Just a few weeks ago, arguing that the primacy of the Commons was being undermined by the House of Lords, ministers were considering curbing the power of peers. A new law would stop the Lords from blocking what is called secondary legislation. When the Queen's Speech was published on Wednesday, however, there was no bill. During the parliamentary session just ended, the Lords inflicted 60 defeats. Of those, the most humiliating was over tax credits. Here the government had argued the Lords was breaking a convention - an unwritten rule - that secondary legislation isn't rejected, because Parliament has already scrutinised and approved the principle behind it by passing the primary legislation. Peers denied there was such a convention, pointing out they had thrown out secondary legislation on five previous occasions. Lord Strathclyde, a former Leader of the Lords, was asked by the prime minister what should be done, and he recommended legislation to stop it. Government to review Lords powers after tax credits defeat Limiting Lords powers 'calls its future into question' It isn't just Conservatives who are unhappy with the Lords. "We're defeating the government more often than is good for us," a Labour peer told me recently - but isn't that the job of the opposition? 807 Peers 247 Conservative 211 Labour 175 Crossbench 109 Liberal Democrat Yet it is not so simple as that if you expect your party to be in power again one day. Then, you worry about the House of Lords doing the same to your legislation. My Labour source blames the Liberal Democrats, as well as David Cameron for allowing his coalition partner to nominate so many new peers in the last Parliament. It is the Lib Dems, he says, who insist on inflicting so many defeats. Labour peers don't like it, but fear if they don't go along with it, Lib Dems will say they have become the only real opposition to the Tories. So what are the Lib Dems up to? Lord Newby, the chief whip, cheerfully admits he is up for a fight. 650 Members of Parliament 330 Conservative 229 Labour 54 SNP 8 Liberal Democrat "There's no point in us existing," he told me, "if we don't vote for the things we believe in." That's another thing, says my Labour contact: they hardly exist at all in the Commons, most of their MPs were rejected by the voters, yet in the Lords it is as if the general election never happened. In the Commons, just eight of 650 MPs are Lib Dems; in the Lords, they have 109 peers out of 807, about half of the number of Labour, with the Conservatives on 247. Lord Newby denies it is undemocratic for his party to wield so much influence when the party was almost wiped out at the general election. "The only suggestion I can make is get used to it or reform the House of Lords," he says. Labour peers believe this is the real strategy, provoking a constitutional crisis; after all, the Lib Dems have no love for the Lords, and want a wholly elected second chamber in its place. "It's true we don't have a vested interest in the mechanism as it is," says Lord Newby, though he denies wanting to precipitate reform by creating a crisis. He thinks the real vested interest is that of the two biggest parties. He accuses Labour of backing a "spurious" Conservative claim that governments get their way in the Lords 70% of the time. He even accuses them of deliberately engineering some unnecessary votes when there aren't enough opposition peers around, so the government wins, helping keep up that average of government successes. I suspect the real reason David Cameron backed off from a confrontation from the Lords actually lies elsewhere: in the House of Commons. Earlier this month, MPs on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, said removing the Lords power to veto secondary legislation would be a mistake. The committee, chaired by Bernard Jenkin, one of Mr Cameron's most trenchant Conservative critics, was clear. "We think the issue of the excessive size and unbalanced composition of the Lords is a much more pressing issue, and it is wrong to consider the powers and functions of the House of Lords in isolation, on the basis of one wholly exceptional and highly political event," he said. David Cameron's real problem isn't peers, Lib Dem or otherwise. It is the increasing difficulty he has with Conservative MPs. On tax credits and making all secondary schools become academies, to give just two examples, it was Tory MPs who rebelled. Loyalty, it used to be said, was the party's secret weapon. Today, a significant number of MPs no longer see it as a virtue. As the measures announced in the Queen's Speech work their way through the parliamentary machine in the coming months, don't be misled by the number of defeats MPs inflict on the government. It is the number of measures withdrawn before any vote is taken, or never proposed at all, which is the real measure of the government's problem.

It was part-way through the Queen's Speech, just after she mentioned the EU referendum, so you might have missed it - but when she promised that "my ministers will uphold the sovereignty of Parliament and the primacy of the House of Commons", she was signalling a retreat.

Summarize the following article: Gundogan, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund for £20m in June, limped off in tears in his side's 2-0 win over Watford on Wednesday. "I'm so sad as it looks like we'll be without him for a long time," said the City boss. He added they would not know the player's prognosis until Thursday. Germany international Gundogan, Guardiola's first signing for his new club, arrived at City injured having dislocated his kneecap in training at the start of May. It ruled him out of Euro 2016 and the start of the Premier League season, but he eventually made his debut at Etihad Stadium in the 4-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in September. He has made 16 appearances for the club, scoring five goals.

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is set to be out for "several months" with knee ligament damage, boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

Summarize the following article: Bovington in Dorset became the home of the Heavy Section Machine Gun Corps in 1916, shortly after tanks first appeared at the Battle of the Somme. An event on Saturday will include the first public appearance of the Army's latest armoured fighting vehicle, Ajax. The Tank Museum will also drop 250,000 poppies over a battle re-enactment. The event is one of several commemorations marking the first use of tanks on 15 September 1916 in World War One. Tanks first arrived at Bovington in October, moving from a smaller training camp in Suffolk. Author and broadcaster Kate Adie said they arrived in secrecy, with local people being ordered to "pull down their blinds and sit in the back room" while the vehicles went by. Writing in 'Fighting On the Home Front', she said: "One local shepherd, name of Patience, was reported to have refused to abandon his sheep, grazing in an adjacent field. "Soldiers therefore built a fence of hurdles so that the secret weapon might pass unseen." But historian Chris Copson said the secret was apparently short-lived. "The story is that the tank did what tanks do best and broke down in the middle of Bovington High Street," he said. As part of Saturday's commemorations, the Army will publicly unveil its Ajax armoured reconnaissance vehicle for the first time. The head of the Army, General Sir Nick Carter, has said the 589 Ajax vehicles will be at the core of the Land Joint Strike concept, a tactic for use in difficult terrain and in densely-populated urban areas.

A museum built on the site of a secret World War One training base is marking the centenary of the first use of tanks in warfare.

Summarize the following article: Four 24-hour stoppages are planned by Unite union members working for Cape Industrial Services at Fellside combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Sellafield, Cumbria. The union said the company had failed to address concerns over the terms and conditions for scaffolders, thermal insulation engineers and labourers. Cape declined to comment. Unite regional officer Ryan Armstrong said the firm had been "dragging its feet" for more than eight months. "All our workers want is for Cape management to align workers' terms and conditions to those recommended by NAECI (National Joint Council for the Engineering Construction Industry) and other workers at the plant," he said. "Vital" preparation work for a major shutdown of Fellside CHP could be affected by continued industrial action, he said. This could have a knock-on effect on the main Sellafield reprocessing and decommissioning site, to which the plant provides power, he said. A separate strike over pension changes by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) staff has been put on hold after an agreement to hold further talks. On Wednesday union leaders had a "constructive" meeting with energy minister Jesse Norman over plans to reform the pensions of NDA employees to save £660m.

Workers at a nuclear site have gone on strike over their employment contracts.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device Conor Murray's try had given the visitors a narrow lead early in the second half after England had dominated territory and possession but failed to convert it into points. But two tries in five minutes from Anthony Watson and Mike Brown snatched back control of what had been a tight, error-strewn match. And ferocious, often last-ditch defence then kept waves of Irish attacks at bay and left Jones's men top of the championship table. Ireland have now failed to win any of their opening three matches and, with Wales next to visit Twickenham in a fortnight, talk will turn to a possible Grand Slam for the men in white. It is premature - England must also visit France on the last weekend - but the ebullient Jones will be delighted with the way they came through the sternest test of his young regime. An open first quarter saw Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell exchange penalties, both sides ceding promising positions with sloppy errors from cold fingers on a freezing late afternoon. Ireland were running it from deep, England looking to use the power and bulk of Maro Itoje and the impressive Billy Vunipola to smash holes in the green-shirted wall. The hosts camped out in the opposition 22 as the half wore on and several times spurned space and numbers out wide, the imprecision that of a team new to each other rather than as familiar as this one should be. Ireland were giving them a regular helping hand, their half-backs repeatedly failing to clear their lines, and Farrell put his team in front with his second penalty after Murray's pass put Devin Toner in trouble. Murray was to have his revenge. After James Haskell was sin-binned for a late and high tackle on him, the scrum-half burrowed over from a close-range ruck, Sexton stroking over the conversion from the touchline for a 10-6 lead. Farrell narrowed it to a one-point match after Toner was penalised for blocking him off, and the 14 men in white held firm until Haskell returned and the momentum swung again. England went wide right through Nowell, the forwards battered towards the line and, with Irish defenders sucked in, Chris Robshaw's long pass found Watson all alone on the left for the simplest try of the winger's international career. Five minutes later they struck again. Once again it was Vunipola who crashed through the initial tackles, Watson taking it on and huge gaps appearing on the right for Farrell to send the lurking Brown into the corner. Only a desperate last-gasp tackle from Jack Nowell denied Robbie Henshaw a try in the corner, and replacement Danny Care then became England's second man to be yellow-carded for not rolling away as Ireland pressed again. It left the hosts without a recognised scrum-half for the last nine minutes, and as debutant Josh van der Flier drove for the right-hand corner with the defence stretched to breaking it took another new cap, replacement centre Elliot Daly, to somehow hold him up. England coach Eddie Jones: "I think our performances have stepped up. We were facing a better team today. "We probably left 10 to 15 points out there, as we couldn't always convert our attacking pressure. We weren't quite sharp enough and we were letting them get a hand in at crucial times. "Vunipola was great. He just loves playing rugby. He loves the team environment and loves playing for England." Media playback is not supported on this device England: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Jack Nowell, George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley (captain), Dan Cole, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell, Billy Vunipola. Replacements: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Paul Hill, Courtney Lawes, Jack Clifford, Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Alex Goode. Ireland: Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart McCloskey, Keith Earls, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Jack McGrath, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Devin Toner, CJ Stander, Josh van der Flier, Jamie Heaslip (captain). Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Cian Healy, Nathan White, Ultan Dillane, Rhys Ruddock, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, Simon Zebo. Referee: Romain Poite (FFR) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (WRU) & Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SARU)

Eddie Jones's perfect start as England coach continues as his new side made it three Six Nations wins from three with a battling victory over Ireland.

Summarize the following article: Jack Etienne, chief executive of Los Angeles-based Cloud9, has bought the rights to field a London team in the sci-fi video game competition. The BBC understands he paid roughly $20m (£15.4m) for the privilege. The league represents game producer Activision Blizzard's most ambitious venture into e-sports yet. The company believes the "family-friendly" shooter should have wider appeal to both audiences and advertisers than existing e-sports events. It has suggested the contest could eventually become more lucrative than England's Premier League or the US's National Football League for those involved. The company will split revenues generated by the competition with each of its team owners. "We view this as a major milestone marking the league as truly global - it now has representation in Europe, Asia and North America," Pete Vlastelica, an executive in Activision Blizzard's e-sports division, told the BBC. Several of the previously announced investors had ties to traditional sports teams, including the New England Patriots American football team, the New York Mets baseball team and the Sacremento Kings basketball team. Mr Vlastelica said that there had been discussions with unnamed European equivalents to buy the London rights, but that Cloud9 - which already fields an Overwatch team in other competitions - had won out. "Cloud9 may be a new name for some in the traditional sports world, but I can assure you they are not a niche or fringe player in e-sports," he said. "As we build this league, it was really important to us to combine the capabilities of owners from both traditional sports and the world of e-sports." The league will get under way later this year, with its initial matches held at a studio in Southern California. But the intention is for later games to be played locally to help teams attract supporters. It is not yet clear where Cloud9 will host its home matches. "Buying into the Overwatch League for a franchise remains relatively high risk because of the costs involved and Overwatch's immaturity as an e-sports title," said Piers Harding-Rolls, from the IHS Technology consultancy. "Traditional sports team owners have to be prepared to commit fully to an e-sports strategy to make this work, and it is clear that US-based teams are more willing to make the transition at this early stage. "For European buyers, I think the risk increases somewhat due to the fragmented nature of the market in the region, the more diversified gaming tastes and the impact that can have on sponsorship rates, advertising and consumer interest." Activision Blizzard also announced that it had licensed the rights to a second Los Angeles team. Stan and Josh Kroenke - who have investments in the UK's Arsenal football club and the Los Angeles Rams American football team - bought the franchise. Noah Winston, the chief executive of the Immortals e-sports organisation, owns the city's other Overwatch League team. The first-person shooter features about two dozen characters who engage in team-based battles set across a near-future Earth. Each character has a distinct personality - including a genetically engineered scientist ape, a cowboy-styled bounty hunter and a nerdy-looking climatologist - and unique abilities. The heroes divide into four broad categories: Squads of six characters are pitched against each other in a range of challenges, including protecting/capturing a location; defending/destroying a vehicle as it is driven across a zone; and being first to wipe out the enemy team.

The American founder of a leading e-sports business has become the first owner of a European squad in the forthcoming Overwatch League.

Summarize the following article: Intel will pay $63.54 a share in cash for the Israeli company, which develops "autonomous driving" systems. Mobileye and Intel are already working together, along with German carmaker BMW, to put 40 test vehicles on the road in the second half of this year. Intel expects the driverless market to be worth as much as $70bn by 2030. Jerusalem-based Mobileye has contracts with 27 car makers. It also controls about two thirds of the market for software that runs automatic emergency braking and semi-autonomous cruise control systems already fitted to cars and trucks. Technology companies are racing to launch driverless cars. Earlier this month, Nissan test drove a converted Leaf vehicle and said it hoped to make the cars available by 2020. Google has also done extensive development of driverless cars. Announcing the deal, Intel said that as cars "progress from assisted driving to fully autonomous, they are increasingly becoming data centres on wheels". The chipmaker reckons that by 2020 driverless cars will generate 4,000 GB, or 4 terabytes, of data a day that can be mined for information. Betsy Van Hees, analyst at Loop Capital Markets, said Intel had very little presence in the automotive market, "so this is a tremendous opportunity for them to get into a market that has significant growth opportunities". Timothy Carone, a Notre Dame University academic, said: "Major players are finding ways finding ways to position themselves for a change as seminal as the personal computer revolution." Shares in Intel fell 2.2% to $35.10 in New York. Mobileye was founded in 1999 to develop "vision-based systems to improve on-road safety and reduce collisions". The company, along with Intel's automated driving group, will be based in Israel and led by Amnon Shashua, Mobileye's co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer. In its results for last year, Mobileye said revenue more than tripled to $358m, while pre-tax profit jumped from $79.7m to $125.4m.

US chipmaker Intel is taking a big bet on driverless cars with a $15.3bn (£12.5bn) takeover of specialist Mobileye.

Summarize the following article: The company also said trading at its Next Directory online and catalogue operation had been difficult, due in part to poor stock availability. Between 26 October and 24 December, sales at its High Street shops fell 0.5%, but rose 2% at the Directory arm. Next, whose shares closed down 4.6%, lowered its full-year profit estimate. The company, which has more than 500 stores, says it now expects annual pre-tax profits to be about £817m. This is at the lower end of its previous guidance issued in October, when it predicted profits of between £810m and £845m. The retailer, which did not take part in some of the heavy discounting sales events at the end of last year, said in a statement: "We believe that the disappointing performance in the fourth quarter was mainly down to the unusually warm weather in November and December." The statement also pointed to "mistakes and challenges" faced by the business. "Specifically, we believe that Next Directory's disappointing sales were compounded by poor stock availability from October onwards." In addition, Next said that online retailing was becoming tougher as competition intensified. Nevertheless, the company said full-price sales for the year-to-date were 3.7% ahead of last year, just below the bottom end of Next's previous guidance of a 4%-6% rise. Analysts said the figures, the first winter trading update from one of the big retailers, suggested other High Street firms may have struggled. Neil Saunders, from retail analysts Conlumino, tweeted: "Next's lacklustre results do not bode well for the rest of the High Street; warm weather was the main source of its woes." Maureen Hinton from retail consultancy Verdict told the BBC that the results indicated a "very tough" market. However, Phil Dorrell, a director at Retail Remedy, told the BBC that the figures were "pretty positive" for Next. He told BBC 5 live that after other retailers have released their Christmas sales figures, the view could be: "Wow, Next did really well." He expects Marks and Spencer to report a decline in sales for the Christmas period when it releases figures on Thursday. Department store chain John Lewis will reveal how it fared over the festive period on Wednesday.

Retailer Next has blamed the warm weather in the final few weeks of last year for a "disappointing" trading performance in the run-up to Christmas.

Summarize the following article: Barry Dodson, 67, of Cranworth Road, Rotherham, has been released on bail and is due before magistrates in Sheffield, on 18 December. He allegedly carried out the attack in 1987, South Yorkshire Police said. Mr Dodson stood down as mayor in June and also resigned from the Labour Party. He remains an independent councillor on Rotherham Council.

The former Mayor of Rotherham has been charged with indecent assault against a 13-year-old girl.

Summarize the following article: The 23-year-old missed the series against Pakistan in the UAE after dislocating his thumb on the day he received his first Test call-up. "I knew immediately the England stuff was a write-off," he said. "The thumb is obviously going to be a slow process but it is nice to have got it moving. Hopefully England opportunities will come again." Surrey have not put a precise time frame on Ansari's recovery from his operation, and he currently has a splint on his thumb for support. The left-arm spinner was included in England's Performance Programme (EPP) and Lions squad for the winter despite his injury, but his participation remains in the balance. Ansari had a fine 2015 season for Surrey, scoring 771 first-class runs and taking 44 wickets as they won the Division Two title. He is keen not to rush his comeback, telling BBC Radio London: "After I did it I overreacted and said something like 'that is the worst injury I have ever seen'. "At the time it was frustrating but I was thinking more about the health of the thumb and the long-term. "My priority was to make sure I did what was best for my thumb, and let the cricket take care of itself." Meanwhile, Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman Gary Wilson has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until the end of 2017.

Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari hopes he can gain England recognition once he recovers from surgery on his thumb.

Summarize the following article: It currently pays for drugs the NHS has decided are unaffordable, but the health service says the fund is "no longer sustainable". A consultation document proposes giving patients drugs "with genuine promise" while they are being assessed. The NHS would then decide whether they should be funded. Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, said: "Over the next five years we're likely to see many new cancer drugs coming on to the worldwide market, some of which will be major therapeutic breakthroughs and some of which will turn out to offer little extra patient benefit but at enormous cost. "The new Cancer Drugs Fund offers a route for sorting out the wheat from the chaff, so that patients in England get faster access to the genuinely most promising new treatments." At present, the Cancer Drugs Fund can choose to pay for innovative drugs which the health watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has rejected for widespread use on the NHS. But under the plans NICE would make all the decisions. When a drug comes on to the market, NICE will give it the go-ahead for the whole NHS, reject it entirely or put it on the CDF while more data is collected. A drug can be on the fund for up to two years before NICE must make a final decision to accept or reject the therapy. The fund, which was established in 2011 and covers England, has seen its costs rise to £340m in 2015-16 from an initial budget of £200m a year. Prof Paul Workman, chief executive of The Institute of Cancer Research, said it made sense for the Cancer Drugs Fund to pay for new drugs only after a provisional green light from NICE. This would avoid duplicating the process for deciding whether drugs should be made available on the NHS, he said. He added: "There are also promising signs of a desire to address the bottleneck we have in cancer drugs being approved for use on the NHS. "The proposals could speed up the drug evaluation system - which is good news for everyone - and would increase the number of drugs which would be available for consideration under end-of-life criteria." He also said he welcomed the move to allow new patients access to promising treatments while further evidence on them was collected. In the past decade only one new drug has been approved by NICE for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Annwen Jones, chief executive of Target Ovarian Cancer, said: "Any new appraisal system must maintain access to those drugs already available and find ways to improve access to the few new drugs that are being developed for ovarian cancer." She said it was important that the new CDF represented and addressed patient needs.

Patients could get innovative cancer drugs more quickly under plans to overhaul England's controversial Cancer Drugs Fund.

Summarize the following article: Two million people need emergency food aid to survive and child malnutrition has risen 63% in a year, Stephen O'Brien told the UN Security Council. A child under five dies every 10 minutes of preventable causes, he said. Severe poverty, war damage, and a naval embargo by the Saudi-led coalition have all damaged food security. About 14 million people are currently food insecure in Yemen, including 2.2m children who are acutely malnourished and nearly 500,000 suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Mr O'Brien urged the Saudi-led coalition - which is backed by Western countries including the US and UK - to remove its no-fly zone and reopen Sanaa airport. The blockade is having a "disproportionate impact" on civilians, he said, by stopping life-saving medication being flown in, and preventing 20,000 Yemenis accessing specialist medical treatment abroad. Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, told the BBC that people were desperate and wheat supplies would last only an estimated three more months. "Everywhere you go, you see people begging in the streets in bigger numbers, you see people rummaging through rubbish to survive," he said. "You hear catastrophic stories of children dying because they can't get to health centres. People dying of malnutrition, people dying of preventable diseases. "It will get worse because the problem is that the economy is in really bad shape and banking sector doesn't function." Widows, orphans, the disabled and elderly are no longer receiving a monthly allowance from the government and 1.25 million civil servants were not receiving regular salaries, Mr O'Brien said. "Humanitarians now fill in for collapsing public institutions, which at this scale is both beyond our capacity and our remit," he said. Yemen has been devastated by nearly two years of war between forces loyal to the internationally-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, backed by Saudi Arabia, and those allied to the Houthi rebel movement. Previously dependent on imports for 90% of its staple food, the country has been hit hard by a naval embargo imposed by the Saudi-led coalition, fighting around the government-controlled port of Aden and air strikes on the rebel-held port of Hudaydah. Half of the country's medical facilities are no longer functioning. Some have been bombed by the Saudi-led coalition, others are short of funding. The situation in Yemen is desperate but overlooked by donors and the international community because it attracts less attention than Syria and Iraq, Mr McGoldrick said. "The fact you don't have Yemenis washing up on the shores of Greece and Italy means they are not in the same mix as Syrian refugees" in public perceptions, he said. He added that media attention has been low, given that only UN flights can land at the airport in the capital Sanaa and Saudi Arabia does not allow journalists on those flights.

The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has warned.

Summarize the following article: Ilham Aliyev took over as president from his father, Heydar, in 2003. Heydar Aliyev described his son as his "political successor". When his father died, Ilham was already prime minister, vice chairman of the state oil company and deputy leader of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP). He won the 2003 presidential elections by a landslide. Western observers were highly critical of the campaign which they said had been marred by voter intimidation, violence and media bias. Opposition demonstrations were met with police violence. There were many arrests. Heydar Aliyev, a former Soviet Communist leader, reinvented himself as a post-independence political strongman and had ruled Azerbaijan with an iron fist since 1993 following a period of great instability. His record on human rights and media freedom was often criticised at home and abroad. Human rights groups have also expressed profound reservations over Ilham Aliyev's commitment to democracy. But like his father before him, Ilham has been courted by the West which sees access to Azeri oil and gas supplies as a way of reducing dependency on Russia as an energy supplier. Concerns over Mr Aliyev's democratic credentials were reinforced when police used force to break up opposition demonstrations in Baku before the November 2005 parliamentary elections in which the ruling NAP won well over half of the seats. EU and OSCE observers said the process fell far short of international standards. Mr Aliyev won a second term of office in 2008, scoring an overwhelming victory in an election that was boycotted by the main opposition parties. He cemented his grip on power even further when a law banning the president from serving more than two terms of office was scrapped after a referendum the following year. He won again in 2013, amid now customary allegations of fraud from the opposition and election monitors. In November 2010, the ruling NAP increased its already healthy majority in parliamentary elections, with the main opposition party failing to win a single seat. Main opposition parties boycotted the 2015 polls altogether, and reputable international observers declined to monitor them.

President: Ilham Aliyev

Summarize the following article: 20 May 2016 Last updated at 09:27 BST Back in 2014, a team of Swedish adventurers were racing in the Amazon when they took pity on a stray and gave him a meatball to eat. The dog was so grateful, he followed them - swimming through rivers and wading through mud. He stuck with them right to the finish line. The team named him Arthur, and took him home to Sweden.

Meet the dog who crossed the Amazon rainforest to find himself a new home.

Summarize the following article: The Trotters are currently top of League One, having been relegated from the Championship last season. "We've had two or three serious people, all from overseas - China and Malaysia in general - that have talked to us," Anderson told BBC Radio Manchester. "We've said that we are happy to meet them when they're next in the UK." Anderson's Inner Circle group and former striker Dean Holdsworth's Sports Shield consortium completed a £7.5m takeover in March, after the club had amassed debts of over £170m. "Our aspirations are hopefully to get up this season, and then if we can get up we know that to compete with the Derbys, the Aston Villas, the Newcastles, and even when you look at what Forest and Bristol City are selling players for, we're going to need more money if we really ever think we're going to get back into the Premier League," added Anderson. A host of English clubs have been taken over or heavily invested in by business people from Asia in recent years, but Anderson says if he does allow foreign investors to come in, he will not give up his stake in Bolton. "I have no intention to sell my shares, the club's not for sale," he added. "If people want to come in we'll issue new shares, I'm not looking for them to invest money that goes into my pocket, it's to go into the club." Bolton are still under a transfer embargo that was placed upon the club in December last year for failing to comply with Financial Fair Play obligations. It means the club are unable to pay any fees for players and the Football League keep a close eye on Bolton's dealings. "We've now got over one of the hurdles on the embargo, which is that we are no longer in breach of the salary cap," said Anderson. "We've brought 12 players in over the window and to have managed to do that and still be complying with the salary cap embargo, we've done very well. "I would have liked to have had it gone by now, but there's been factors that we didn't know about when we came in that we're still working with. "But over the last two months we've got a working relationship with the EFL and we've managed to bring the players in despite having an embargo."

Bolton Wanderers chairman Ken Anderson says he is to meet with businesspeople from the Far East who are interested in investing in the club.

Summarize the following article: The hosts dominated early on but Ayr went in front when Gary Harkins evaded Falkirk keeper Danny Rogers to smash home from a tight angle. Myles Hippolyte went close and John Baird missed a penalty before Peter Grant's powerful header levelled it. Falkirk pressed hard for a winner but Tony Gallacher's header hit the bar. They remain six points clear in fourth place, but are now three points behind Morton in third. Falkirk had two early chances to take the lead, Hippolyte blasting over from six yards after good build-up play involving Mark Kerr and Bob McHugh, before Baird's left-foot strike was parried by Greg Fleming and Tom Taiwo's follow-up effort was blocked. Harkins had a half-chance at the back post for the visitors from a Brian Gilmour free-kick from the right, but his effort from a tight angle was well saved by Danny Rogers. But after 24 minutes Harkins found a way past the Bairns keeper to give the Honest Men the breakthrough. Kevin Nisbet's head-flick caused hesitation in the home defence and Harkins pounced to round Rogers and blast home from the angle of the six-yard box. Baird and McHugh both went close for Falkirk before an equaliser eventually arrived in dramatic circumstances in first-half stoppage time. Falkirk were awarded a penalty after Scott McKenna bundled McHugh to the ground, but Baird's spot-kick was superbly saved by Greg Fleming, who turned it round his right-hand post. But from the resultant corner kick, Kerr's delivery found Grant, who rose highest to send a powerful header into the net. Nisbet twice came close to nudging Ayr back in front after the interval. He was thwarted by Rogers after a powerful run and shot before curling an effort inches wide of the target. Bairns boss Peter Houston changed his main strikers, bringing on Lee Miller and Scott Shepherd for McHugh and Baird as he searched for a winner. A late flurry almost produced it as Kerr had a shot cleared off the line before fellow full-back Gallacher watched his header come back off the crossbar. Falkirk boss Peter Houston: "The frustrating thing for me is we are giving cheap goals away. We should win the first header and then Gary Harkins runs off of Peter Grant and that can't happen. It was the same last week we tippy-tappied about our box and we had to come from behind then. "We keep shooting ourselves in the foot. We get back into it before half time and then probably upped the tempo and dominated the second half, although Ayr are always dangerous on the counter attack. But it just wouldn't go in for us today. Fleming made a few good saves but that's a game we should be looking to win at home." Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "Falkirk have aspirations to finish in the top two or three, but I think we fully merited the draw. "We're a bit disappointed with the goal we conceded. It was a penalty and the goalie made a great save from the penalty but then we switch off. To save a penalty and lose a goal like that we're gutted! "I think the draw was probably fair and it was a good point for us." Match ends, Falkirk 1, Ayr United 1. Second Half ends, Falkirk 1, Ayr United 1. Foul by David McCracken (Falkirk). Gary Harkins (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt saved. Lee Miller (Falkirk) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Attempt blocked. Mark Kerr (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Substitution, Ayr United. Alan Forrest replaces Kevin Nisbet. Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Tony Gallacher. Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Scott McKenna. Attempt saved. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt saved. James Craigen (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Attempt blocked. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card. Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Nicky Devlin (Ayr United). Attempt blocked. Michael Rose (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Patrick Boyle. Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Rose replaces Brian Gilmour. Attempt missed. Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Attempt missed. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Attempt saved. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Substitution, Falkirk. Scott Shepherd replaces John Baird. Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by James Craigen (Falkirk). Foul by Mark Kerr (Falkirk). Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Falkirk. Lee Miller replaces Robert McHugh. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Nicky Devlin (Ayr United). Attempt missed. John Baird (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Attempt missed. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United). Hand ball by David McCracken (Falkirk). Substitution, Falkirk. James Craigen replaces Tom Taiwo because of an injury. Foul by Robert McHugh (Falkirk). Patrick Boyle (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Conrad Balatoni (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.

Falkirk were left frustrated as Ayr held on a for a draw to remain seven points clear of bottom side St Mirren in the Championship.

Summarize the following article: Some members of the party have wanted to hear a speech like this for years. And although he never really expected to be doing one of the most high profile, hardest jobs in politics, if Jeremy Corbyn was nervous, he didn't show it. And goodness me, the audience was pleased to see him, applauding for two minutes on their feet before he even said a word. Inside the hall his clarion calls, as he even highlighted, "strong message here", were eagerly received, even though I caught the eyes of a fair number of stony-faced MPs. Promises to end austerity, to defend human rights, to oppose cuts to tax credits, to end "Tory gerrymandering" played well to the home crowd, and will have delighted the many, many thousands of supporters who signed up over the summer with the express reason of giving him their backing. And by mentioning, repeatedly, his mandate and firm intention to reform the party, it is clear that he wants to change how Labour works fundamentally, abandoning control and command that came to dominate the party from the mid-nineties. Instead he wants to spread power across the party, including to his new supporters. Inside the movement, this excites and alarms, perhaps in equal measure. But having found himself unexpectedly their leader, was Jeremy Corbyn ready to take advantage of the chance to tell the rest of the country what he would do with power? Conference speeches like this are one of the very few opportunities that opposition leaders have not just to display their agenda, but to connect to the wider public, whose votes they ultimately need. Team Corbyn created the expectation that he would play to this, extol his love of British values, his belief that the majority agrees with him. He did, up to a point. But here, there was a conflict in his speech. It was the speech of an activist, a protestor, Jeremy Corbyn the campaigner, a list of the causes he passionately believes in, not a programme for government. He hardly mentioned how to balance the books, there was little appeal to those outside the party. This speech was a long way from Ed Miliband's "squeezed middle", and a million miles from the New Labour call to Middle England. And aside from a few passages about encouraging entrepreneurs, this was a speech that could have been delivered at one of the packed-out rallies during the leadership contest itself. With the Labour party so demoralised after its election defeat perhaps a zealous campaigner in its comfort zone is precisely what it needs. Mr Corbyn has recruited an army of new supporters. And he has broken the rule that politics is the art of the possible, by achieving a victory that his party's establishment thought impossible. But after today, the anxiety of many MP s in the party who want to understand how that translates to the rest of the country remains.

The thirst in the hall for him to do well was tangible.

Summarize the following article: It follows an announcement by Theresa May that she intends to formally begin the Brexit process next year. The prime minister said she would trigger Article 50 before the end of March. She unveiled her plans at the Conservative Party conference. The event, which is being held in Birmingham, is Mrs May's first as prime minister. The DUP who campaigned to Leave have welcomed the move to trigger Article 50, which will see the UK leaving the European Union in 2019, but the plan has been criticised by Sinn Féin. The DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson told the BBC: "I do think we need to get on with it now. Further uncertainty and a further period where people don't know what's going to happen where there isn't a negotiating process that people can focus on doesn't help anyone. "I think it's good that we've got now a clear timescale to move this forward." However, Sinn Féin remain unconvinced and says Brexit ignores local opinion and claim there is still much uncertainty around. The North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly says the prime minister has been pushed into the decision. "I think it's to do with pressure, they were clearly stalling on the issue and I think they stalling because when she is asked what the strategy is she doesn't have the answers and in fairness to her I'm not sure anyone else has the answers either," he told the BBC. Theresa May made the announcement during an interview with Andrew Marr on his programme on BBC One on Sunday. Her decision has been backed by former NI Secretary Theresa Villiers who was a prominent member of the Leave Campaign. She said: "I think it is very welcome news because that sets us on the path becoming an independent country again. "Where the people that make our laws are the ones we elect." This conference, the first since the EU referendum, is likely to be overshadowed by Brexit but the Conservative leadership is hopeful they can draw attention onto domestic matters like education, the economy and law and order. Northern Ireland will be on the agenda on Tuesday when James Brokenshire addresses his first conference as Northern Ireland Secretary. The Old Bexley and Sidcup MP will update activists on his work since taking office in July 2016. Earlier on Tuesday, local politicians will gather for the traditional Ulster Fry Champ breakfast . One of the key speakers will be the First Minister Arlene Foster who will take part in a question and answer session. The Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy is also expected to attend. At lunchtime on Tuesday, the DUP are holding a champagne reception about Brexit which is a new addition to the conference timetable. Entitled "Making Brexit work, making this parliament work, making the majority work", the event will be attended by Conservative activists, MPs and peers. The 75-minute reception will take place in an art gallery within the conference centre and is being hosted by Mrs Foster. Her MP colleagues Nigel Dodds, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Gavin Robinson are all expected to attend. The UUP's economy spokesperson, Steve Aiken, said following Mrs May's announcement, the executive had "nowhere left to hide and the clock has started counting down". "Perhaps first minister Foster will be able to offer some clarity while she is sipping champagne at the Conservative Party Conference," he added.

Northern Ireland's parties have been responding to the news that the formal process for the UK to leave the European Union will begin by the end of March next year.

Summarize the following article: Dywedodd y cyn-chwaraewr rhyngwladol ei fod yn "ddigalon iawn" am yr hyn sydd wedi digwydd i'r academi, sydd wedi cau ers mis Medi'r llynedd o achos trafferthion arianol. Mae Craig Bellamy wedi penodi tîm cyfreithiol i edrych ar yr hyn ddigwyddodd, ac mae'n cydweithredu'n llawn gyda'r awdurdodau. Cafodd Sefydliad Craig Bellamy ei sefydlu yn 2008 ar ôl iddo ymweld â'r wlad yng ngorllewin Affrica. Roedd yn cynnig ysgoloriaethau i blant rhwng 11 a 13 oed, a sefydlodd gynghrair ieuenctid ar gyfer tua 2,400 o blant a phobl ifanc. Llwyddodd yr academi aros yn agored er i'r wlad gael ei heffeithio gan firws Ebola yn 2014, ond bu'n rhaid iddi gau yn 2016. Yn ôl papur newydd The Times, y rheswm am hynny oedd am fod yr academi wedi cael trafferthion ariannol, er bod Bellamy ei hun wedi buddsoddi cannoedd o filoedd o bunnau yn y cynllun. Mae'r cyn-ymosodwr nawr wedi apwyntio tîm cyfreithiol i gymryd golwg ar unrhyw afreoleidd-dra allai fod yn y rheolaeth o'i faterion ariannol. Dywedodd ei gynrychiolwyr cyfreithiol mewn datganiad y byddan nhw'n "helpu cyrff y llywodraeth yn eu hymchwiliadau ac, os oes angen, yn gweithredu yn erbyn y rheiny sy'n gyfrifol am unrhyw ddrygioni". Mae'r Comisiwn Elusennau yn dweud eu bod yn asesu'r sefyllfa, ond nad ydyn nhw wedi dechrau ymchwiliad llawn. Mae gwefan yr elusen yn dangos nad oes unrhyw gyfrifon wedi cael eu cyflwyno ers 31 Mawrth 2015, a bod y cyfrifon ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol hyd at 31 Mai 2015 bron i flwyddyn yn hwyr.

Mae'r Comisiwn Elusennau wedi cadarnhau eu bod yn edrych ar bryderon am academi bêl-droed Craig Bellamy yn Sierra Leone.

Summarize the following article: There was controversy at last year's event, when some competitors said they thought the course was shorter than the stipulated 13.1 miles. Four cyclists set off from the city's George Square at 04:30, and finished in two stages at Glasgow Green at about 07:00. They were accompanied by a police escort whose job was to stop traffic. The riders' bikes were equipped with specialist measuring equipment. The course should be 13.1 miles, but after last year's event, some runners said they thought it was up to 200 metres shorter. That difference could be crucial for professional runners - including last year's winner Callum Hawkins, who also set a new course record. If the course is found to be a different length, it mean's the winner's record, and that of all the other runners, could be in doubt. The riders cycled the full half-marathon course, including going through a darkened Pollock Country Park. The time and date were kept secret in advance, chosen in order to allow the officials an unimpeded ride. The results of the measuring exercise will be announced on Monday by the run organisers, The Great Run Company.

The organisers of the Great Scottish Run half-marathon have been out measuring the distance of the course.

Summarize the following article: The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had carried out the sex attack on a 13-year-old in December 2015. While on bail for that offence, he raped the 15-year-old in September 2016. The boy had denied carrying out the offences which happened in Cumbernauld. At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Kinclaven told him he had been found guilty of serious charges and that there was no alternative but to lock him up. The judge also ordered the teenager to be monitored for two years after his release and said he would be added to the sex offenders register. A trial in Edinburgh had heard how he had messaged one of his victims after the attack to admit: "I have raped you and I can't live with that." Frances Connor, defending, said the boy was "not stupid" and "can do much better". She added: "He is intelligent enough to turn things around."

A 15-year-old boy who raped a teenage girl while on bail for another sex attack has been detained for five years.

Summarize the following article: Ahead of any votes, two prominent government MPs have engaged in a live debate on the issue. Here are some of the key quotes from their debate at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday. On human rights Ms Wong: "We are your brothers and your sisters, your sons and your daughters, your friends and your fellow Australians, and this is a debate about us. A debate about rights, a debate about intimate and personal relationships, a debate about the people we love." Mr Bernardi: "Ironically, in this new culture of rights, we're often taken into the realm of a contest in deciding whose rights should prevail and the homosexual marriage debate is a clear example of this contest." Ms Wong: "In Australia today, two citizens who love each other and who wish to make a public declaration of their mutual and exclusive commitment through the ceremony of marriage are prohibited from doing so, solely on the basis of their gender ... If the disqualifying attribute were race, age or religion, such a proposition would be rightly seen as bizarre. "It is precisely because heterosexuals have changed marriage from an economic arrangement to a relationship of love and support that gay and lesbian people are seeking to join it." Bernardi: "Marriage is not a right. It was not invented. Marriage simply is. Marriage has been reserved as a sacred bond between a man and a woman across times, across cultures and across very different religious beliefs." Ms Wong: "Leave aside for a moment the truth that the quality of parenting is altogether more complex than simple assertions about gender. The reality is this: same-sex couples already have children. Marriage equality will not alter that." Mr Bernardi: "I will not deny that some same-sex couples make much, much better parents than some married heterosexual couples. However, it doesn't change the general principle that the ideal is still a child being raised by their married mother and father." Ms Wong: "If we achieve marriage equality, most things won't change. The sun will rise, heterosexual marriages won't crumble, three-year-olds will still want more ice-cream than is good for them, but together we will have made a profound change: a statement to lesbian and gay Australians that we belong, that we are accepted, that our relationships matter." Mr Bernardi: "I believe there is no need to redefine marriage on the basis of equality. To do so is to live in a dictatorship of relativism where nothing is real and truths are denied if they're considered inconvenient by the politically correct system. [Redefining marriage would] lead to calls for further redefinitions using exactly the same arguments of equality made by the same-sex marriage advocates today."

Several bills will come before the Australian parliament when it resumes next month proposing same-sex marriage be legalised.

Summarize the following article: The Giants need to beat Hull KR at the KC Lightstream Stadium in the final round of The Qualifiers to avoid the Million Pound Game play-off. The losers of that match will be at home to Salford or London Broncos in the play-off match on 1 October. Danny Brough scored 14 points for the Giants as they survived a second-half Leeds revival to win at home. Leeds, who lost acting captain Rob Burrow and prop Keith Galloway with leg injuries in the second half, host Leigh on Thursday in a match to decide top spot in the Qualifiers. Huddersfield coach Rick Stone: "Obviously we know the equation now. It's like a sudden-death semi-final, although the winners won't go on. "It will be interesting and a good challenge. We've got to win one of our next two games and I'd like to see us get it done next week so we can move on to next year. "The boys have been put through the ringer this year but it's good to get some confidence out of playing a team like Leeds today." Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott: "We had some adversity before the game and we've got some busted bodies. "It looks like Keith Galloway has snapped his Achilles and Rob Burrow and Jordan Lilley have knee knocks. I'm not sure what sort of team we'll be able to put out next week. "I don't think at any stage our fellows have said 'it doesn't matter, we're in Super League next year'. We want to finish as strong as we can. "We had too much defending to do in the first half. We got hammered by the penalty count and we dropped the ball as well. We also played a very committed and strong Huddersfield team who had a lot to play for." Huddersfield Giants: Grix; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Connor, Murphy; Brough, Brierley; Huby, Hinchcliffe, Ta'ai, Symonds, J Wardle, Lawrence. Replacements: K Wood, Rapira, Roberts, Ikahihifo. Leeds Rhinos: Sutcliffe; T Briscoe, Watkins, Keinhorst, Handley, Burrow, Lilley, Jones-Buchanan, Segeyaro, Singleton, Ferres, Ablett, Ward. Replacements: Moon, Golding, Cuthbertson, Galloway. Referee: Ben Thaler. Attendance: 6,666.

Huddersfield ended Leeds Rhinos' eight-match winning run to boost their hopes of automatic Super League survival.

Summarize the following article: More than anything, though, a third win will be uppermost in Gregor Townsend's mind as Scotland's tour comes to an end against the potentially dangerous Fijians, who will be roared on by a crowd as passionate as any - and more passionate than most - in world rugby. To a man, the Scots have pointed out the futility of winning against Australia last weekend only to lose to Fiji a week later. They've spoken of wanting to avoid ending the tour on a downer. As Josh Strauss said on Monday, this three-match series would almost feel like a failure if they were to drop their guard and suffer a defeat on Saturday. Media playback is not supported on this device Townsend also sounded a note of caution in the preamble. Nobody has given Fiji more respect and attention this week than Townsend, nobody has analysed the off-loading, game-breaking brilliance of what they do quite like the coach. The memory of his 1998 defeat to Fiji in Suva is still clear. He recalls the excellence of the home team that day in scoring eight tries against the Scots, he remembers the raucousness of the home crowd and the way the home team fed off their passion. He says it won't be any different this time if Scotland don't get it right. What Townsend dearly wants to avoid are uncomfortable flashbacks of Fero Lasagavibau, the hat-trick scoring wing from 19 years ago. Lasagavibau has, of course, left the stage, but the production line of world class Fiji wingers remains busy. On Saturday, they will have Josua Tuisova of Toulon on one wing and Patrick Osborne of the Highlanders on the other. Quality players, both. Tuisova just scored for his club in the French championship final - a loss to Clermont, who also had a try-scoring Fijian wing in their team in Alivereti Raka - and Osborne, who just over a week ago, was part of the Highlanders squad that beat the Lions. No other country on the planet produces as many bewilderingly good wingers as Fiji. This season, Waisea Nayacalevu of Stade Francais was the leading try-scorer in the Top 14 in France and his countryman, Watisoni Votu of Pau was just behind in second place. Nemani Nadolo and Timoci Nagusa are both prominent wings with Montpellier who finished third in the regular season in France. Vereniki Goneva, who stands down this week, scored against Australia and Italy in the past fortnight. They're the pick of the Fijian wings who play for Fiji, but there's a whole different category of Fijian-born wings who currently play for, or have very recent played for, other countries and again we're talking class players. In some cases, undoubted world class. Waisake Naholo, the All Black; Virimi Vakatawa, the adopted Frenchman and his Les Bleus team-mate Noa Nakaitaci. Henry Speight, Eto Nabuli, Sefa Naivalu and Taqele Naiyaravoro - all Fijians, all Australian internationals. Semesa Rokoduguni, another Fijian who has won two caps for England, the last of them in the summer of 2016. There are others. In France? Many, many others. To be in Fiji this past week is to understand what the game means to the people here and what the visiting Scots mean to them into the bargain. There is a massive appreciation, a tangible excitement, a hope of a classic. Townsend has love-bombed Fijian rugby all week, but he knows what's coming. If conditions allow - it rained heavily in Suva on Friday - then it's going to be a game played at a ferocious pace. Fiji can - and almost certainly will - score tries. They got three tries in victory against Italy last weekend, they got two in defeat (and could have had at least two more) against Australia the week before, they got five in their win over Japan and even in the autumn, when England put 58 points on them at Twickenham, they still managed to score three times. In everything they have been saying, Scotland come across as being aware of Fiji's threat and focused on finishing this tour off with another momentum-building victory. It should happen, but expect Fijian fireworks before that final whistle sounds.

There will be personal milestones for three Scotland players in the team to play Fiji on Saturday in Suva - Ross Ford's record-breaking 110th cap, Nick Grigg's breakthrough first cap and Alex Allan's first start after three appearances from the bench.

Summarize the following article: An alliance of regional parties took 178 seats out of 243. The BJP won 58. Mr Modi won a convincing victory in last year's national elections, but this poll was seen as a referendum on his economic programme. Defeat is a major setback for the prime minister, says the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi. However, a spokesman for the Hindu-led nationalist BJP rejected suggestions the result was a personal blow for Mr Modi, saying the party "managed a creditable performance". The prime minister had been hoping a victory in Bihar would boost his party's strength in India's upper house of parliament, which is made up of representatives of state legislatures and where he lacks a majority. With a population of 100 million, Bihar is one of India's largest states and one of the poorest. The BJP's defeat in Bihar is the second consecutive setback for Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party since it swept to power in Delhi last year. Earlier this year the BJP suffered a drubbing at the hands of an upstart anti-corruption party in Delhi. Now a "grand alliance" of powerful regional parties has handed out a defeat in what is one of India's most politically crucial states. Despite what his defenders say, Sunday's defeat is another blow to the charismatic Mr Modi, who is arguably the party's biggest vote-getter and who attended 26 campaign rallies in Bihar ahead of the vote. The results make it clear that Mr Modi's vote-catching abilities are on the wane and voters are already holding him to the promises he made to them last year. For India's bedraggled opposition, the Bihar victory is a major shot in the arm. They will now be emboldened to challenge Mr Modi by forging alliances and change the narrative of Indian politics. Bihar results challenge Modi's BJP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted defeat for his governing BJP in a key regional election in the eastern state of Bihar.

Summarize the following article: There are now an additional six miles of streets that have been deemed officially polluted in the capital. Tourist areas Princes Street, George Street, most of the Royal Mile and the Grassmarket are all now included. Edinburgh City Council said it was looking at ways to cut pollution in the busiest parts of the city. Gorgie Road, London Road and some of Easter Road also make up the additional six miles of polluted streets. The city council is extending its existing three air pollution problem zones: central, St Johns Road and Great Junction Street and adding two new ones at Inverleith Row and Glasgow Road. The Cowgate, the Grassmarket, most of Gorgie Road, London Road and the top of Easter Road will be added to the central zone. The Great Junction Street zone has had Bernard Street, Commercial Street and North Junction Street added. Dr Richard Dixon, Friends of the Earth Scotland's director, said: "Having to include even more streets in the pollution zones is a sure sign that a decade's worth of action plans have failed. "Pollution from cars, vans, buses and lorries are still making the capital's air bad for our health and the council needs to take urgent action on transport to bring Edinburgh's air up to scratch. "We need fewer and cleaner vehicles, as well as more action on public transport, walking and cycling." Councils are obliged to declare air pollution problem zones for locations where European, UK or Scottish air quality targets are not going to be met. Lesley Hinds, the city's transport and environment convener, said: "Despite 98% of our city meeting strict air quality standards, this is still an important issue for the council and local communities in Edinburgh. "There are a number of proposals currently being considered that will look at reducing pollution in our busiest parts of the city. "These include the council's city centre vision which aims to encourage walking and cycling in the city, as well as our current consultation on low emission zones."

Environmentalists are calling for "urgent action" after an increase in the number of Edinburgh streets affected by transport pollution.

Summarize the following article: The Home Office said in recent weeks 156 counterfeit dolls and 400 pencil cases were flown over from Malaysia. A further 500 Frozen products were seized in August, taking the total value of goods to more than £15,000. Authorities have warned people to be aware of fake goods this Christmas and to only buy from reputable retailers. Other recent seizures at the airport include 381 pairs of fake Nike trainers, 2,300 imitation construction brick kits and 2,960 counterfeit Crest teeth whitening strips.

Thousands of pounds worth of fake goods from the hit Disney movie Frozen have been seized by officials at Stansted Airport.

Summarize the following article: Researchers speaking at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas demonstrated how small modifications to equipment would allow attackers to intercept the systems used to authorise payments. The team was able to make a mostly unmodified ATM dispense hundreds of dollars in cash. While chip and pin is widely used across Europe, the US is only now beginning to use the technology - making it a renewed target for hackers, the researchers said. “In the US we are finally catching up to the rest of the world and using chip and pin,” said Tod Beardsley, security research manager for Rapid7 who oversaw the hack. "The state of chip and pin security is that it’s a little oversold." The security and specifications of chip and pin are looked after by EMVCo, a consortium of six major payment providers - American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay, and Visa. EMVCo could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. Money man While Rapid7 went into some detail about the hack, specifics were not shared to prevent the technique being copied. Rapid7 has disclosed the vulnerability to major ATM makers and banks, though it would not specify which. The team said it had not seen any effort to rectify the problem, but that it hoped the firms were looking into the vulnerability. The hack is essentially performed in two halves. Unlike the older magnetic stripe system, in which criminals can skim the card info and use it at will until the card is cancelled, chip and pin provides only a limited window for transactions to take place - adding, in theory, a far better layer of security. Criminals begin by modifying a point-of-sale (POS) machine, adding a small device known as a shimmer which sits between the victim’s chip and the receptor in the machine into which the card is inserted. The shimmer reads the data on the chip, including the pin being entered, and transmits that to the criminals. In the second half of the hack, criminals use an internet-connected smartphone to download the data from the stolen card, and then essentially recreate that same card in any ATM. “The modifications on the ATM are on the outside,” Mr Beardsley explained to the BBC. "I don’t have to open it up. It’s really just a card that is capable of impersonating a chip. It’s not cloning." The ATM can then be instructed to constantly draw out cash. While each card could only be spoofed for a limited amount of time - a few minutes, perhaps - Mr Beardsley suggested criminals could have a vast network of modified POS points with a steady rate of unsuspecting victims providing constantly “active” cards. “You could shim 20 or 30 POS systems and have a constant stream. You’ll have plenty of time to spit money out of ATMs." Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook

A vulnerability in the widely-used “chip and pin” system has been exploited to make a cash machine spit out money.

Summarize the following article: In his annual address to Congress, Mr Chavez said the opposition should also accept the result if he wins. The left-wing leader - who has governed Venezuela for 13 years - is seeking another six-year term in office. The opposition coalition will hold a primary election next month to choose a unity candidate to stand against him. Some of Mr Chavez's strongest critics have suggested he might cling on to power at all costs if he were defeated at the polls. But he told the National Assembly in Caracas that he would accept the election result whatever it was. "If any of you win the elections I will be the first to recognise it, and I ask the same of you," he told opposition leaders. "We are going to show our democratic maturity." Mr Chavez, 57, said he expected 2012 to be a "year of tests" for Venezuela, but he was confident that peace and respect for national institutions would be maintained. The Venezuelan leader reiterated that he had recovered his health after having surgery and chemotherapy for cancer last year. Recent opinion polls suggest he still has the support of just over 50% of the population, making him the favourite to win the election. Heavy spending on housing and welfare - funded by Venezuela's oil wealth - has helped sustain his traditional support base among the poor. The opposition Democratic Unity coalition is hoping that dissatisfaction with rising violent crime and inflation will help it to unseat him. Six candidates are standing for a primary election due on 12 February that will chose a unity candidate to challenge Mr Chavez. In his speech, Mr Chavez also announced that he intended to close Venezuela's consulate in Miami after the US expelled a diplomat. Venezuela's consul in Miami, Livia Acosta Noguera, was ordered to leave the US last week following allegations that she discussed a possible cyber attack on the US while based in Mexico. Mr Chavez called the accusations against her "unjust" but indicated he would not be expelling a US diplomat in response.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told opposition leaders that he will relinquish power if he loses elections due in October.

Summarize the following article: Standing up for three hours extra a day would burn off 8lb (3.6kg) of fat each year, says John Buckley, from the University of Chester. Leading by example, Dr Buckley is using a standing desk which is believed to date from the 1940s. "There is no need to sit down so much," says Dr Buckley. Anyone feeling Christmas-pudding shaped after the holidays should consider standing rather than sitting at work, says Dr Buckley. There are custom-made computer desks for anyone wanting to stand as they answer their emails - or else old desks can be set at a height for standing. This upright stance was championed by Ernest Hemingway, whose vigorous prose was matched by this more physical approach to writing. "Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up," wrote Hemingway in a letter in 1950. Vladimir Nabokov was another writer who preferred to stand. Dr Buckley, from the department of clinical sciences and nutrition, says that switching from chairs to working standing up will reduce obesity and improve circulation. Standing up for three hours will consume 144 calories, he says. "People are sitting down at work, then sitting in the car and then sitting down in front of the television," says Dr Buckley. "Your metabolic rate crashes to an absolute minimum. "It isn't natural. Humans are designed to stand up and keep moving." Dr Buckley is part of an advisory group, working with England's chief medical officer on responses to obesity. There have been several recent reports warning about the sedentary nature of work and recreation. A study in the autumn made a strong connection between too much sitting down and an increased risk of diabetes. A previous study warned that a sedentary lifestyle could be causing as many deaths as smoking. Dr Buckley says that regular changes in the workplace can make a long-term improvements. "It's little changes in behaviour... such as standing at your desk that can add up to make quite a big difference to your health," he says.

Office workers trapped behind their desks all day should push away their chairs and work standing up, recommends an exercise scientist.

Summarize the following article: Ball team manager Weldon Davies' first game was the test against Australia in 1966 - outside half legend Barry John's debut. His last was Saturday's 67-14 victory over Italy at the Principality Stadium. Mr Davies, 75, of Bedwas, Caerphilly, organised ball girls and boys for matches and only missed one home game during his career because of a wedding. He was the first person appointed to the role when he gathered a group of Cardiff Youth players to help out at the 1966 Australia match. Mr Weldon said he has "unforgettable memories" as he met Mr John on the pitch before Saturday's game. While the outside half went on to win 25 international caps, Mr Davies has been involved in more matches than anyone else in Welsh rugby history. This includes 94 games at the old Cardiff Arms Park, 109 at the Millennium Stadium and three at the re-named Principality Stadium. Mr John called him the "ultimate rugby volunteer". He said: "If they created a club for the unsung and largely unseen heroes and heroines that have kept our game going down the decades then Weldon would have to be the president."

After 206 international matches spanning 50 years, one of Welsh rugby's longest-serving volunteers has retired.

Summarize the following article: Police said they believed it happened in a house in Vere Foster Walk at about 04:00 BST on Saturday. It is understood the victim, who is 51, was stabbed in the abdomen but was able to make his way to Springfield Close on foot before emergency services were contacted. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a stabbing in west Belfast.

Summarize the following article: Two firms are known to have put forward takeover proposals for Tata's sites, which include the Port Talbot plant where more than 4,000 people work. A management buyout team under the name of Excalibur Steel UK Limited and Liberty House, which runs a steelworks in Newport, are interested. Tata is hoping for a quick sale. It has reached out to 190 potential bidders for the Port Talbot site, which is the biggest in the UK. Tata has not publicly set a deadline for any deal, but has made it clear it cannot sustain its £1m-a-day losses indefinitely and does not want to prolong the uncertainty for workers and customers. The UK government has said it would consider taking a stake in any rescue plan for Tata's Steel's UK assets, which also include sites at Llanwern, Shotton and Trostre. Stuart Wilkie, chief executive of Excalibur and previously the hub director of Tata Steel's Strip Products, UK, said: "We believe we have a large number of the pieces in place required to make this a success, including a management team with vast experience of steel-making and processing. "We are confident we can turn the business around and sustain profitable steel-making in the United Kingdom, including both the down-stream and up-stream operations." A Liberty House statement said: "The bid is based on Liberty's Greensteel business model and would involve a transition from steelmaking in blast furnaces to recycling steel in electric arc furnaces over time while ensuring the company continues to meet key customers' quality requirements. "Steelmaking would be ultimately powered by renewable energy sources."

Tata Steel will begin looking at what prospective buyers of its loss-making UK business are prepared to offer after receiving letters of intent.

Summarize the following article: A spokesman for the company said a letter of apology had been sent from chief executive Peter Frankhauser to Neil Shepherd and Sharon Wood. However, Mr Shepherd and Mrs Wood said they had only been shown the letter by reporters. Christi and Bobby Shepherd died while on holiday with their father in 2006. In a statement, Mr Shepherd and Mrs Wood said: "We haven't had this so called letter of apology. "Its not an apology for their wrong doing but a general offer of sympathy. It does not address the central issue that their Safety Management System failed and it does not apologise for that." The children's parents were responding to a Mail on Sunday report that suggested Thomas Cook received £3.5m in compensation for loss of profits and other expenses. They said they had only received around a tenth of that figure.

The parents of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu have criticised Thomas Cook for not apologising to them directly.

Summarize the following article: Some 130 secondary school students were in the lorry when it crashed on Sunday night as it travelled from Gitega city southwards to Rutana province. A local mayor told AFP news agency 13 students had died on the spot, along with adults accompanying them. The final death toll could be as high as 27, she added. Injured survivors were evacuated to hospitals nearby. The mayor of Musongati district told the BBC Great Lakes service that 15 members of a school choir had died on the way back from a visit to another school. She said the students would be buried together because they died while they were on a "gospel mission". The cause of the accident is not yet known.

More than 20 people were killed when a packed lorry being used for a school trip in the east African state of Burundi overturned, officials say.

Summarize the following article: £13m will go to the university, with the potential for another £17m in the next five years. Up to 60 scientific researchers will be employed in Cardiff by 2022. Prof Julie Williams, the centre's lead, said dementia could follow in the footsteps of cancer research and "reap the benefits" of therapies brought about by significant investment. This UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI) Centre is set to be the biggest investment Wales has ever received for scientific study into the disease. It is part of a £250m initiative, funded by the Medical Research Council, Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK. Prof Bart De Strooper, director of the UK DRI, said centres were chosen on the basis of "innovative, excellent science". Prof Williams said: "We've identified 30 genes in the last seven years that increase your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. "What's exciting about this centre is that we can now take that information forward, find out the disease mechanisms and produce treatments and preventative therapies for the future." The university's Hadyn Ellis building will house the centre and the research aims to identify and treat the disease at an earlier stage. Prof Valentina Escott-Price, a data analyst at Cardiff University, said: "I think for those people with dementia, we can give hope. "I think our research will help to design drugs. To cure, or to fix the problem, there's a long way to go, but just to modify, to slow down the progression, that we could help with." Karen Kitch, 54, from Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was diagnosed with early onset dementia in 2014. "There's nothing he [the doctor] could tell me. He couldn't tell me how long before I was into the final part of my journey, how it was going to be through the process because he told me it was an individual disease. "I had to stop work. I was on quite a good wage, so that disappeared overnight. "Financially we nearly lost the house because we couldn't keep up with all of the payments because all of the money had gone and it took about six months for the benefits to be sorted out. "I've done a degree in literature, I don't read any more because I start reading and I read so far and I put it down and I come back the next day and I've forgotten what I've read. "Research is fantastic, it's really needed. I don't think it will be for my time but it will be for my children, or for my grandchildren... and if by that time they can find a cure, that would make me happy."

Cardiff University will be home to one of six UK centres aimed at finding new ways to diagnose and treat dementia.

Summarize the following article: But how secure is Afghanistan, and what shape is the country in? BBC World Service reporter Dawood Azami takes a look at the challenges Afghanistan faces today. Security remains the country's biggest test. It is true that al-Qaeda has been driven out of Afghanistan and it doesn't have any sanctuaries inside the country. But the Taliban are still a potent force - they are active in many parts of Afghanistan and even control a few districts in the south and east, including Helmand province where British forces have been based. The international community has helped raise and train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) that now number almost 350,000. But since the handover of security responsibilities from Nato to Afghan forces in June 2013, the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) have seen a dramatic rise in casualties - raising questions about the sustainability of the Afghan forces. While Afghan officials are largely confident about the capabilities of their troops, they have complained about the lack of proper equipment, especially heavy weapons, as well as about not having "a proper air forces with enough trained pilots and aeroplanes". Civilian casualties from the armed conflicts remain high, with the United Nations reporting that more than 2,700 civilians have been killed and nearly 5,000 injured - the majority by armed groups - in the past year alone. And there have been reports of abuse by the Afghan Local Police (ALP). Many people, especially in the south and east, also complain about Nato's night raids and house searches. The high cost of maintaining the Afghan security forces is another major challenge - one estimated to reach about $5bn (£3.3bn) a year. Without continued international financial assistance, the Afghan government would not be able to afford such a force on its own. A number of western countries, including the US, UK and Germany have signed strategic partnership agreements with Afghanistan, committing themselves to training Afghan forces after 2014. But the US and Afghanistan are still discussing a separate security accord which would allow a number of US combat forces to remain in the country. The outcome of that deal is expected to determine whether other countries decide to keep any soldiers or trainers in Afghanistan. Drug production has increased in many areas of Afghanistan since the US-led invasion in 2001. Afghanistan now produces some 90% of the world's opium. Despite years of international efforts to curb drug production in the country, a 2013 UN report found that opium growing has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares under cultivation for the first time. The drug economy is funding the insurgency and the Taliban reportedly receive an estimated $100m (£66m) annually from taxing poppy farmers and drug traders. The drug trade also fuels official corruption and has intensified a domestic addiction crisis in the country which now has more than a million addicts. Afghanistan has received tens of billions of dollars in aid over the past 12 years. The country has seen a great deal of development and life has improved for millions of Afghans. Thousands of kilometres of new roads have been built and the health sector has progressed with clinics built in even remote districts. Thousands of new schools have also been built where millions of boys and girls are receiving education. A number of towns and cities have seen so much development that in the words of an Afghan, "even their maps have changed". Afghans are now connected to each other and the rest of the world via telephone and the internet. Some 20 million mobile phone subscriptions have been set up in a country of 30 million people. The mobile telecommunications sector is a major driver of the economy and is the largest taxpayer and the biggest non-governmental employer, aside from subsistence agriculture. But Afghanistan is still one of the poorest countries in the world. There are still places in the country which have not felt the benefits of international aid. Many children are still deprived of education and do not have access to basic facilities such as clinics and clean water. Afghans in general say that a lot of aid money has been wasted and that the international community should have invested in major infrastructure projects such as building dams, housing schemes and industrial zones. Overall, the Afghan economy is largely dependent on foreign aid and drug income. Afghanistan's institutions were destroyed in the two decades of war that preceded the US-led invasion. The process of institution building has had tangible success and the country has functioning institutions in the capital, Kabul, as well as in provinces and most districts. Afghanistan is back on the international stage, with diplomatic missions in some 70 countries and representation in most international organisations. But there are problems with a lack of governance or bad governance in many parts of the country. The Berlin-based institute, Transparency International, put Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia in the last place in its 2013 corruption index. Afghan officials say they are committed to tackling corruption, which they say exists largely in the services sector. They also point to "the big corruption" that they say takes place in awarding international contracts. Realising that the war in Afghanistan has reached a "stalemate", the Afghan government and its international backers started a peace process in 2010. The main parties in the Afghan peace process are the Afghan government and its High Peace Council, the US and the Taliban - but none of them agree on the terms and conditions of talking to each other. There have been meetings and contacts between different parties over the past two years. But efforts to launch a formal peace process have not been successful so far. In June this year, the Taliban opened an office in the Qatari capital, Doha. It was the first time that the Taliban had a known address and authorised representatives who could openly talk. But the office was closed soon after, with Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacting angrily to the Taliban opening their post with their flag and plaque bearing an inscription of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan - the name the Taliban government used when they came to power in the 1990s. Contact is being made with individual Taliban members and leaders, but the process exists only in name and no major breakthrough has been made so far. The Taliban say they will keep fighting as long as foreign forces are present in Afghanistan. Afghans in general are anxious about the achievements of the past decade as the 2014 deadline for withdrawing international combat forces looms. The country has an active civil society and a vibrant media with dozens of national and provincial television stations. But freedom of expression and access to information are two of the many challenges journalists still face. Women have the right to work and are members of the National Assembly and provincial councils. Rule of law and access to justice is one of the biggest challenges despite some government efforts to improve the situation. And violence and discrimination against women has been a big issue. The ongoing conflict has prompted more families to flee their homes, with an estimated half a million people still displaced within the country living in informal settlements with inadequate shelter. Around three million refugees remain outside the country, mainly in Pakistan and Iran.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said that British troops will return from Afghanistan having accomplished the main aim of their mission - to achieve a basic level of security.

Summarize the following article: Sixteen championship events across 12 Commonwealth Games sports will take place in 2017, including athletics, gymnastics and swimming. And some events will act as qualifying opportunities for the Gold Coast 2018 Games. A selection of the Team Scotland events will be live streamed by BBC Scotland later this year. "Almost every athlete who competes for Team Scotland at the next Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and onwards to 2022 and beyond, will have competed in their sport's Scottish Championships on their path to international success," said chair of Commonwealth Games Scotland Paul Bush. "So when we are watching these events we are watching Team Scotland's future stars in action. "I am particularly delighted that BBC Scotland has recognised the important role that the Team Scotland Series will play in showcasing the best of Scottish sport and the build-up to Gold Coast 2018 and would like to thank them for their support." Glasgow 2014 gold medallist Kimberley Renicks will be among those competing in Saturday's judo event at Meadowbank Sports Arena. And retired judoka Euan Burton, who was Scotland's flag bearer at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, said: "The Scottish Open has always played a part in the development of Scottish judo athletes. All our medallists from Team Scotland in Glasgow 2014 had utilised the event at some stage along their performance pathway. "In all sports, that goal of competing in the Commonwealth Games is a progressive journey, which includes the key milestone of a Scottish Championships. The Team Scotland Series is a great way to highlight the importance of these events. I'm really proud that judo is the sport to kick it all off on Saturday." 14 January: Scottish Open Judo Championships 28 January: Scottish Indoor Athletics Championships 4 March: Scottish Table Tennis Championships 4 March: Scottish Artistic Gymnastics Championships 1 April: Boxing Scotland Elite Championship Finals 29 April: Hockey Scottish Cup 1 June: Scottish Open Table Tennis Championships 3 June: Scottish Netball Finals 30 June: Scottish Open Swimming Championships 14 July: Scottish 50m Shooting Championships 24-29 July: National Bowls Championships 26 August: Scottish Beach Volleyball Championships 26 August: Scottish Athletics Championships September: Scottish National Bowls Championships November: Scottish National Track Cycling Championships 9 December: Scottish Short Course Swimming Championships

Saturday's Scottish Open Judo Championships in Edinburgh launches the new Team Scotland Series.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device Former Aston Villa manager Little, 62, returned to the director of football role at the Jersey Football Association after leading the team to victory over Guernsey in May's Muratti Vase. Cassidy took charge for a friendly against Clyde after Little left. He was also Jersey's assistant manager when the island side represented England at the Uefa Regions' Cup. Cassidy, whose first matches as manager will be on a two-match trip to France, has kept on the same coaching staff but will appoint a new assistant manager soon. He told BBC Radio Jersey: "I'm really proud. I'm looking forward to getting the squad together for France and getting the two matches under our belts and then it's about planning for the Island Games which I've wanted to be involved in after we won gold in 2009. "I want to try to emulate that and get that feel good factor into Jersey football and continue the great work we've done this year already." As well as the senior team, Cassidy will also take charge of the Jersey Under-21 side.

Jersey have appointed Martin Cassidy as their new manager, following Brian Little's decision to step down as boss.

Summarize the following article: Matthew Cox was one of too many children who did not get adequate help soon enough, Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe has said. She wants the education system and agencies working closer on adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Mr Cox, now 22, works in a call centre and dreams of starting his own landscape gardening company. It is an amazing turnaround for a man who said bullying throughout his childhood affected his behaviour and ended with him sleeping rough while still in school. "While living on the streets in Pontypridd park I was trying to get a bit of cash myself, trying to find a job," he said. "With me having dirty clothes, going back and fore to work and school, I tried to go to the launderettes and tried to get my clothes washed or even washing them in the river just to try and look clean." It was a teacher who realised what was happening and found him a place in a bed and breakfast until homelessness charity Llamau stepped in. According to Public Health Wales (PHW) almost half of adults in Wales have suffered at least one ACE - anything from parental separation to abuse. And 14% of adults is have suffered four or more ACEs, increasing risks to their health. The study showed the more ACEs people experience, the greater their risk of a wide range of health-harming behaviours and diseases as an adult. A child could have witnessed a domestic abuse incident taking place in their home last night, mum or dad being beaten up In January, the Welsh Government announced £400,000 to set up a hub to tackle the negative impact of ACEs and £50,000 to support more research by PHW. Ms Howe wants more early intervention and said much good practice in schools could be key in tackling the issue if there was a more joined-up approach. "A child could have witnessed a domestic abuse incident taking place in their home last night, mum or dad being beaten up, the police being called, a hugely traumatic time and yet the school teacher when they go into school this morning would not necessarily be aware that that's what happened last night. "We know that there is much more we could do in having this integrated approach between all of our public services, which is after all what the Well Being of Future Generations Act requires." Glan Usk Primary School in Newport has designed its whole approach to learning around well-being. Inclusion leader Annette James said tackling difficult issues in children's lives had to come first if they were to achieve. "We target self-esteem, building self confidence so that they have those positive experiences, so that those children who might be reluctant to come to school who might not have those positive experiences in the class have the opportunity to achieve and reach their full potential." Rhian Tilley, a family and pupil support worker, believes this generation has it tougher than their parents and identifying ACEs is vital for a child's life chances. "They may not have had breakfast, there may have been an argument at home, they may have very difficult home lives or family circumstances and then they are coming into school and are expected to learn and do the best they can, but while they are sat there they are thinking 'I'm hungry'." Head teacher Jeff Beecher said schools were ready to share information but this was not always forthcoming from other agencies. "At the end of the day it's about funding, unfortunately, and resources. "In Newport we have had what is called 'team around the cluster' where we've tried to marry all those agencies together in discussing pupils needs. "But at times it's sporadic, sometimes there hasn't been enough funding to support that strategy and for those people to get together so its been difficult, but it is the way forward and I think we need a full commitment financially to support these needs."

As a teenager he was sleeping in a park and trying to wash his clothes in a river so he would be clean for school.

Summarize the following article: The Bank of Scotland found the amount of new business fell "at a marginal pace", while backlogs of work also declined. New export orders also fell for the eighth month in a row. However, the bank's latest PMI report suggested workforce numbers expanded "at an accelerated rate". Bank of Scotland chief economist Donald MacRae said a slowdown in the Scottish economy, which had been identified in the summer, had "taken further hold". Its PMI - which measures changes in manufacturing and services activity - fell from 50.8 in August to 49. Any figure below 50 suggests economic contraction. Last month manufacturing firms in Scotland reported a fall in new orders, from both the domestic and foreign markets. The report also suggested the rate at which new business contracted was "sharp and led to a deterioration in production in the sector". Data collected from Scottish service sector companies also highlighted a contraction in activity during the month. This was despite a rise in incoming new business, which increased at the least marked rate in seven months. However, the latest survey data indicated a modest expansion in headcount numbers at Scottish private sector firms. Growth was led by the service sector, while manufacturing companies registered a more modest rise in employment. While service sector companies reported higher input costs, manufacturing firms faced sharp reductions in prices - softening the overall rise in input prices. Meanwhile, output prices fell again during the month. Bank of Scotland chief economist Donald MacRae said: "September's PMI showed a broad-based decline in economic activity across both service and manufacturing sectors. "The slowdown in the Scottish economy identified in summer has taken further hold in the month of September but employment intentions suggest a return to moderate growth in coming months." Last week, national statistics released by the Scottish government found economic growth slowed in the second quarter of this year despite a strong performance by the construction sector. Total output in the economy grew by 0.1% between April and June, compared with 0.4% in the previous quarter. The UK economy as a whole expanded by 0.7% in the second quarter.

Output from Scotland's manufacturing and service sectors fell for the first time in six months during September, according to a new report.

Summarize the following article: The Scottish government said this second phase of pilots - stretching from Dumfries to Shetland - was due to begin by the summer of 2017. In November, it was announced that Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders would be the first test areas. Ministers said they were working to improve how parents accessed free childcare, which is due to rise from 600 to 1,140 hours a year by 2020. Some parents have said they struggle to access the existing free entitlement, given to all three and four year olds and vulnerable two year olds, because of a lack of flexibility. The pilots will try out models including; These will commence by summer 2017 These will commence in January 2017 The first phase beginning in January will see the Borders introduce extended days and cover for school holidays. There will also be a "stay and play" scheme for two year olds in Aberdeen and a woodland play area scheme in Edinburgh will be extended. The cost of the 14 trials will be £950,000. Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald said that providing better access to "high-quality early learning and childcare (ELC)" was key to improving attainment. He added: "By giving Scotland's young people the best possible start in life we can ensure they develop the skills and confidence they need to reach their full potential. "This government is committed to almost doubling the free entitlement to 1,140 hours per year by 2020, while delivering the flexibility that families need. "By trialling different delivery models in partnership with local authorities we will be better able to understand what parents and children need and want."

Eleven new areas in Scotland are to test out different models of childcare.

Summarize the following article: How so? Well, the non-binding judgement said that such purchases would be legitimate, to bring down cripplingly high interest rates being paid by a member state in crisis, so long as the purchases take place on the market and not directly from the stricken government. The judgement also said that the ECB must be allowed broad discretion in the setting and execution of monetary policy - because "courts lack the expertise and experience which the ECB has in this area". Broadly, therefore, the ECJ underwrote Mr Draghi's own understanding of his mandate - and to a great extent slapped down the German politicians and legal experts who were challenging the ECB's right to make such bond purchases. The ruling matters for two important reasons. First, it is not inconceivable that the eurozone could find itself, once again, in a full-throttled meltdown, if the Greek general election is seen by investors as a shortcut to Greece leaving the euro in a disorderly way. Second, and much less hypothetically, the ruling should embolden the ECB to be more ambitious next week when embarking for the first time on the kind of quantitative easing - or purchases of government bonds - that since the 2008 financial debacle has been used as an important stimulus by the Bank of England, the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. It is important to stress that QE and OMT (so so sorry for the ghastly shorthand) have different objectives: OMT is about stabilising money markets and bringing down borrowing costs when a country is imploding in a financial sense; QE is about trying to generate some inflation and economic oomph, when the pressures are deflationary and interest rates have already been cut to zero. However the reasonable presumption would be that if the ECJ thinks purchases of public sector debt are acceptable for OMT, then QE is also permissible. The big question, investors tell me, is whether the two Germans on the ECB's governing council, Jens Weidmann and Sabine Lautenschlager, will now be persuaded to vote for QE, having hitherto opposed it. Their assent is not necessary for QE to take place. But what investors want is a big and bold commitment to QE, rather than a timid, constrained trial - and it is thought that German assent is essential for an ambitious, substantial programme of bond purchases. All that said, the importance of QE should not be overstated. It is a palliative for a eurozone economy in which growth-crushing deflation is a clear and present danger. But unless eurozone governments seize the moment to fix their finances and improve the competitiveness of their private sectors, the region will remain economically anaemic. Just how anaemic was highlighted overnight in new figures from the World Bank, which estimates that the eurozone grew just 0.8% in 2014, less than a third of the UK's 2.6% estimated growth, and which forecasts that GDP will grow just 1.1% this year, compared with 2.9% in Britain. To state the obvious (as ever), QE would be more effective if it persuades investors to buy eurozone government and other bonds in scale, such that the cost of finance for all sectors were to fall. That is much more likely not only if the ECB commits to purchase half a trillion euros or more, but also if the scheme adheres to the basic monetary union principle that all members are on the hook and in it together when it comes to monetary policy. If, as seems highly likely, much of the bond buying will be by national central banks, rather than by the European Central Bank, that will be seen as kowtowing to German reluctance to take any financial risks in relation to the more overstretched eurozone members. And that might well be seen not as evidence of the ECB becoming more powerful and confident but as proof that nationalist politics could yet fracture monetary union.

The preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice on bond purchases in a crisis by the European Central Bank - so-called Outright Monetary Transactions - probably went as well for the ECB's president, Mario Draghi, as he could have hoped.

Summarize the following article: The agency projected that in the US, whites would become a minority in the under-five age group this year or next. The 2012 data also found that for the first time in more than a century, there were more deaths than births among white Americans. The "natural decrease" occurred several years earlier than forecast, it said. The government figures also project that in five years, minorities will make up more than half of children under 18. The Census Bureau expects further decline among the white population as aging baby-boomers die. The latest findings come a year after the census reported that whites had fallen to a minority among babies in the US. Minority populations are growing faster than the white community due to high birth rates, especially in the Hispanic community, as well as immigration. But the white American population is still seeing small increases because of immigration from Europe, the data shows. The Census Bureau said 63% of Americans were white and non-Hispanic. The fastest-growing minority groups were Asians, whose population expanded by 2.9% in 2012, and Hispanics, by 2.2%.

For the first time, half (49.9%) of American children under the age of five are of a racial or ethnic minority, according to the US Census Bureau.

Summarize the following article: The flotation values the business at $24bn, although Snap has never made a profit. It will turn the company's founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy into multi-billionaires. Snapchat, a messaging app popular with teenagers, allows users to send images and messages that then vanish. The shares, which were more than ten times oversubscribed, will list on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Shareholders who buy shares at the flotation will not have voting rights. Whenever a company prepares for its IPO, its executives head off on a roadshow - a tour of potential investors. It's a chance to convince them of the worth of the new stock, deflecting any concerns they may have about how successful the company may be. For Snap, its roadshow was all about telling investors that it wasn't going to become the next Twitter, and that while it too has slowing growth, the firm retains the "cool" factor and is working on exciting new ideas to keep its audience interested, engaged and - crucially - looking at advertising. This is a better-than-expected price, no doubt about it - but the moment of truth will be tomorrow when it begins trading in New York. And then the hard work begins - how will Snap survive against Facebook, a company which seems intent on Snap's users by emulating its best ideas? The company's losses widened last year, and user growth is slowing down in the face of intense competition from larger rivals such as Facebook. Despite the challenges in converting "cool" into cash, Snap's valuation is the richest for a US tech flotation since Facebook in 2012. At the beginning of February Snap's formal announcement to regulators of its plans revealed that the company made sales of $404m last year, but a loss of $515m.

Snap, owner of the Snapchat, has priced its shares for listing on the US stock market at $17 per share.

Summarize the following article: During Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, Labour's acting leader said the PM was "sneering". Mr Cameron said he was sorry if she though he was gloating and quoted her saying Labour supporters were relieved the party did not win the election. He also defended his EU referendum plans. Mr Cameron said he did not believe 16 and 17-year-olds should not be allowed to take part in the vote, promised by 2017, but said a Commons vote would be held to decide. He also defended plans to scrap the usual purdah restrictions preventing the publication of promotional material by Whitehall before the referendum. Otherwise, he said, there was "very real danger" ministers would be barred from commenting on matters like the EU budget and European court judgements. He added: "When the negotiations are complete and the government has a clear view I do not want us to be neutral on this issue. I want us to speak clearly and frankly on this issue." But the answers got an angry response from Ms Harman, who said he was gloating after the Conservatives' election win. "Frankly he should just show a bit more class," she said, adding: "Perhaps we can have an answer rather than a gloating session for the next answer... go right ahead and gloat". Mr Cameron replied: "It must be the first time someone has ever been accused of gloating whilst quoting the leader of the opposition." The acting Labour leader also asked how the PM could guarantee people will benefit from the expansion of free and tax free childcare, and not be hit by fees elsewhere. Mr Cameron said families would have "far greater choice on childcare".

Harriet Harman has accused David Cameron of "gloating" after his election win and told him to "show a bit more class".

Summarize the following article: The government said the woman was flown from the Pacific island to Australia on Thursday, local media said. Refugees who try to get to Australia by boat are detained in off-shore centres like the one on Nauru. The family of the Iranian woman, 23, said she had harmed herself in the wake of the alleged attack. "Given advice from our medical providers ... we've agreed that she should be transferred to Australia for medical care," Immigration Department secretary Michael Pezzullo told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) "The individual has been receiving appropriate medical and mental health support on Nauru," Mr Pezzullo said. Australia' s border protection agency, the Australian Border Force, confirmed earlier this month it was aware of the incident and was taking the allegations seriously. The ABC had earlier reported that in May the woman had left the Nauru centre to visit friends on the island and was raped as she returned to the camp. Australia asylum: Why is it controversial? In 2001, Nauru signed an agreement with Australia to accommodate asylum seekers on the island, in return for millions of dollars in aid. Australia ended its controversial "Pacific Solution" of detaining asylum seekers on islands in 2008, but reversed that decision and resumed the practice in September 2012, sparking fresh criticism from rights groups.

A young asylum seeker allegedly raped at a Nauru detention centre has been sent to Australia for treatment three months after the assault.

Summarize the following article: Striker Rooney, 30, was left out of Jose Mourinho's starting line-up for the 4-1 win over Leicester on Saturday. Asked if Rooney appeared down when he was told, Smalling replied: "No." The England centre-back added: "He was the same before the game when we were all getting ready. He is often one of the most vocal and he was the same." Saturday was the first time Mourinho had dropped Rooney since he took charge of the Red Devils in the summer. Smalling, 26, said the England captain acted in the same manner whether he was in the team or on the bench. "Whatever the situation is, whatever game, whether he is on the bench or playing or whatever, he is always that same type of character and that's why he is England's main man and our main man," he said. Rooney is just four goals short of his 250th for the club, which would overtake the 249 hit by record goalscorer Sir Bobby Charlton - and Smalling does not think it will be long before he returns. The former Fulham player said: "He's a very experienced guy and he's played that many games that I think it'll only be a matter of time before he's back in there and firing again because he's quality." Smalling headed home the opening goal in United's victory over Leicester, with Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba also scoring. Asked about Rooney after the game, Mourinho said: "He's my man, I trust him completely. He's as happy as I am at this moment. "He's a big player for me, for United, a big player for this country." Media playback is not supported on this device BBC Sport's Simon Stone "There is no great disconnect between Wayne Rooney and club or manager, as there was in 2013, when Rooney sat in an executive box and watched Sir Alex Ferguson's final Old Trafford game as Manchester United manager behind glass. "Rooney politely applauded back when he was sent out to warm up for the first time, and the home fans' reception was enthusiastic when he ran on to the field after replacing Rashford near the end. "It won't stop the chatter around Rooney though. His United future is on the line. "What we don't know yet is whether England's captain is surplus to requirements permanently." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. The impossible job? Probably. Use our shortlist and pick who you think would make the greatest combined post-war Liverpool-Manchester United XI.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has not been affected by being dropped and is still the "main man" at Old Trafford, says defender Chris Smalling.

Summarize the following article: The Welsh government blamed "technical issues" but Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant said it would restart. The move follows calls by Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Marine Conservation Society and ClientEarth to pull it. They said it was unfairly weighted towards dredging, which destroys almost everything".

A consultation over plans for a protected marine area in Cardigan Bay for scallop dredging has been halted.

Summarize the following article: Robert Borba told local media he reacted when he heard a woman scream that someone was trying to steal her bicycle from a bike rack outside a Walmart store in Eagle Point. Mr Borba said he got his horse out of its trailer and cornered the suspect before lassoing him around the legs. He added that he used a rope every day to make a living. "I hear a lady screaming: 'Stop him! He stole my bike!" he told KOBI-TV NBC 5 channel. He said he got on his horse and rode over to the man who was apparently struggling with the bike gears and then decided to flee on foot. "I just roped him and the rope went down around his feet and I just rode off like I would if I'd roped a cow or something by myself". The rancher said the would-be thief then tried to grab a tree and escape, but he managed to keep the rope tight until police arrived and arrested the suspect. He also told the Medford Mail Tribune that if a rope "catches cattle pretty good, it catches a bandit pretty good".

A rancher in the US state of Oregon has used his lassoing skills to nab a would-be thief, police say.

Summarize the following article: It happened in 1666 and burned for four days, destroying offices, churches and thousands of homes in the City of London. The design on the coin shows the fire engulfing the London skyline from the view point of a boat sailing on the River Thames. It has been produced by The Royal Mint, who make all British coins, and will be made available to the public shortly. The picture was designed by Aaron West and has a portrait of Her Majesty The Queen on the opposite side. A copy of the coin will also be presented to firefighters at Dowgate Fire Station in London, to celebrate the London Fire Brigade's 150th anniversary.

A new two pound coin is being released to mark the 350 year anniversary of the Great Fire of London.

Summarize the following article: The agreement would have meant an Orange parade, prevented from returning to Ligoniel on July 12, 2013, would have been completed on Friday morning. A loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue would then have been dismantled. The deal was to be announced on Monday, but a press conference was cancelled. The Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents Association (CARA), the residents group involved in the talks, held a public meeting on Monday night to outline details of the proposed agreement. Afterwards, some of those who attended said they were opposed to the deal, but believe it will go ahead. Members of CARA then held a private meeting to discuss the feedback and agree the next step. A statement is expected to be issued later. It is understood discussions involving loyalists and Orange Order members are also taking place. Sources told the BBC that opinion about the proposal among those at the meeting was divided. Two nationalist MLAs for north Belfast who attended the meeting said they hoped a resolution to the dispute could be found. "The mood of tonight's meeting is that this could be an extraordinary moment, but people are very, very worried, they want to come to a conclusion," said Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly. "CARA outlined proposals that were brought forward by two facilitators, they have given an update about where it is at the moment and they have taken soundings, listened to people. There were many different opinions in there." Mr Kelly said CARA now faces a difficult decision and that he will support whatever they decide. SDLP MLA Nicola Mallon said the meeting had been told that one of the three Orange lodges involved in the dispute has said it would not support the proposed agreement. "Tonight was the first time that many people have had a chance to look at those details and to consider them," she said. "Certainly a lot of people had a lot of questions to ask and have asked that CARA goes away and reflects on their views and comes back." The deal between CARA and the Orange Order also included a moratorium on future parades that pass a contested section of the route past the Ardoyne shop fronts on the Crumlin Road. Under the terms of the deal, CARA would not object to five morning parades by the Orange Order and the Apprentice Boys. In return, the Loyal Orders had agreed not to apply for permission for return evening parades, including on the Twelfth, until agreement could be reached. The agreement would be hugely significant, but it does not have universal support. Another nationalist residents group, the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (GARC), has made it clear that it is opposed to the deal. In recent days, members of one of three Orange lodges involved in the parades dispute have not backed the agreement. Ballysillan LOL 1891 has said it would not take part in the parade back to Ligoniel on Friday morning. That caused concern on the nationalist side that any agreement would not stick and that some members of the Orange Order might continue the protest. The loyalist protest at Twaddell Avenue began in July 2013 after a Parades Commission determination not to allow a return leg of an Orange parade to pass a section of the Crumlin road. Campaigners had vowed to keep protesting until the original parade was allowed to return past the Ardoyne shops.

A proposed deal to end a long-running dispute between the Orange Order and a nationalist residents group in the Ardoyne area of Belfast has stalled.

Summarize the following article: Denton has joined Bath from Edinburgh after the English Premiership club paid a transfer fee for the 25-year-old. "That's what happens at a World Cup," said Nicol, the former scrum-half who captained Bath. "You perform well and the big cheque books may open for you. "That's what happens to the Georgians and the Japanese." Nicol says Scotland's run to the World Cup quarter-finals will have alerted clubs to Scottish players. "You could get somebody here much cheaper than somebody who is established," he said. "It's inevitable that we lose a few players and Dave Denton is the first." Edinburgh are now preparing for the start of their European Challenge Cup campaign this week without Denton, who played 78 times over six years for the capital club. Glasgow Warriors also kick off their tilt at European glory in the top-tier Champions competition and Nicol believes that, after winning the Pro12 league title last season, Gregor Townsend's side have what it takes to do well this term. "They've got to kick on," he said. "Racing in Paris I think is a good start for them. "They won last week with a bonus point without playing well. That is the sign of a champion side. "Edinburgh went far in the competition last season and have now got a taste for it. I expect both clubs to do well this year."

Former captain Andy Nicol believes it is "inevitable" that some of Scotland's World Cup squad will join Dave Denton in moving from the country.

Summarize the following article: "We're going to do a very major haircut on Dodd-Frank," he said, referring to the Wall Street and consumer protection rules Barack Obama enacted in 2010. Dodd-Frank aimed to prevent banks taking on too much risk and to separate their investment and commercial arms. But Mr Trump said he wants "some very strong" change to help the bank sector. "We want strong restrictions, we want strong regulation. But not regulation that makes it impossible for the banks to loan to people that are going to create jobs," the president told a group of about 50 business leaders at a White House meeting. "We're going to be doing things that are going to be very good for the banking industry so that the banks can loan money to people who need it." Mr Trump had promised during his election campaign to relax rules on big banks, and subsequently ordered a review of the industry's regulations. Michelle Fleury, the BBC's New York business correspondent, says Republican policymakers are trying to see how they can pay for tax cuts. "They are trying to see if there is anything in Dodd-Frank that would save the government money and be used for tax reform," our correspondent says. But she added that any change would require a major piece of legislation passing through Congress. And Mr Trump's failure to push through healthcare reforms had shown how tough this might be. The president's remarks have the backing of Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of one of the world's biggest banks, JP Morgan Chase. In his annual letter to shareholders, released on Tuesday, he said the regulatory burden "is unnecessarily complex, costly and sometimes confusing". Dodd-Frank was designed to resolve the too-big-to-fail problem that meant banks facing collapse had to be bailed out rather than wound down. But Mr Dimon said banks had essentially solved this issue by boosting the capital they held in reserve and introducing tougher risk controls.

President Donald Trump has promised sweeping reforms to "horrendous" US banking regulations that were introduced after the financial crisis.