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Iraqi authorities have vowed to try to repatriate all stolen artefacts A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has gone on display in Iraq after being returned by Italy following nearly four decades. The artefact is inscribed with complete cuneiform text - a system of writing on clay in an ancient Babylonian alphabet. Italian authorities handed it over to Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid in the city of Bologna last week. It is not clear how the tablet was found - or how it made its way to Italy where it was seized by police in the 1980s. Iraqi Culture Minister Ahmed Badrani said that it might have been found during archaeological excavations of the Mosul Dam, which was built around that time. Iraq, often described as the "cradle of civilisation", is known, among others, for the world's first writing. In the late 8th Century, the country's Bayt al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) was home to the largest library of books on science, art, maths, medicine and philosophy. Looting of the country's antiquities intensified following the US-led invasion 20 years ago. Iraq's president praised the co-operation shown by Italy and said he would work to recover all the archaeological pieces of Iraqi history from abroad.

The 52-date tour is currently only scheduled to play in the US It's been five years since Taylor Swift last went on tour, during which time she's released four albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Folklore. Her live absence - enforced by the pandemic - was clearly a source of frustration, because her first show back was a three-hour, fifteen-minute extravaganza, including 44 songs from across her career. "I can't even go into how much I've missed you," Swift told fans, as she took to the stage for the opening night of her Eras tour. The star had promised the show would be "a journey through all of my musical eras" and the appetite for tickets was so great that it caused Ticketmaster's systems to fall over. Despite that, the tour broke the record for the most concert tickets sold by an artist in a single day, at 2.4 million. About 80,000 of those fans attended the first show at Arizona's State Farm Stadium, where they were treated to a trawl through Swift's hugely varied back catalogue. The set was split into sections, one for each of her 10 albums, tracing her journey from country ingénue to chart-topping pop star to lockdown-era folk singer (albeit with a mixed-up chronology). She opened with Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince, a cherished fan favourite from 2019's Lover album, before segueing into the dreamy pop of Cruel Summer. Dressed in a diamond-encrusted leotard outfit and surrounded by dancers with elaborate peacock tails, she soaked up the crowd's applause, declaring: "I don't know how to process all of this and how it's making me feel right now. "[But] let me start by saying you're making me feel fantastic". The show is a massive production, with 16 dancers, multiple set and costume changes and a long, illuminated catwalk leading to a second stage. At one point, she appeared to dive into the stage and swim to the middle of the stadium, before emerging on a rising platform to play her recent single, Lavender Haze. This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original tweet on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Pop Crave This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Look What You Made You Do was performed against a giant video wall showing Swift in various personas from her 17-year career while Blank Space featured dancers riding blue neon bikes, straight out of Tron. For the more pastoral songs of Folklore, Swift appeared inside a moss-covered country shack, first seen in her 2021 Grammy Awards performance. Later, on the cutthroat revenge fantasy Vigilante, she performed a Fosse-inspired chair routine. But the highlight for many was the full 10-minute version of All Too Well - the song she allegedly wrote about actor and ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal - which was performed in a flowing red overcoat as snowflakes fell across the stage. Throughout, the audience sang every word in devoted adoration. The feeling was very clearly mutual. At one point, Swift interrupted her own stage patter to deadpan: "I'm trying to tell you I love you and I'm babbling." Early reviews for the concert have been enthusiastic, highlighting the extensive setlist and cinematic production values. "The queen of pop reclaims her throne," declared The Times, adding: "If there is a danger that shifting between 10 such different albums could lead to an uneven experience it is somehow avoided here, with Swift managing to produce a cohesive experience despite the constantly changing outfits and backdrops." "She managed to make it look easy, enjoying the journey as much as the Swifties in attendance did," agreed local news outlet Arizona Central. "The Swifties are certainly going to be Enchanted," said Hello magazine, in a review peppered with Swift's song titles. "It's been a long wait back to this moment, but karma is, indeed, a queen - and this was worth the wait." "The achievement is often staggering" concluded Billboard, "with costume changes, set-piece upheaval [and] vulnerable moments in a crowd of thousands and sing-alongs that will rival the scope of any tour this year." The only criticism, from fans and reviewers alike, was that Swift's third album Speak Now was given short shrift, with only one song on the setlist (the understated ballad Enchanted, performed in a ballgown, pictured above). "She paid this album dust," wrote one concertgoer on Reddit. "The dress was beautiful though." Rumours are already circulating that the Speak Now section will be expanded during the tour, with Swift expected to release a re-recorded version of the album as part of her ongoing campaign to regain control of her masters. For now, the 52-date tour is restricted to the US. It is not known whether the extravagant production will come to the rest of the world - but fans are living in hope. Follow us on Facebook or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

The Maremma sheep dogs' white coat means farmers can easily distinguish them from predators such as wolves Specially-trained guardian dogs from the Alps could be used to help protect new born lambs from sea eagles. Highland falconers are training two Maremma sheep dogs to look out for the large birds of prey in the sky. The breed - which have white coats and are easily distinguishable from animals like wolves - typically live with herds driving away predators. Farmers believe white-tailed sea eagles have killed hundreds of lambs over the last decade. It is Scotland's largest bird of prey and was reintroduced on the west coast almost 50 years ago. For years, Italian shepherds have used Maremma sheep dogs to scare off wolves - but falconers hope to train the dogs to look out for predators from above. Jonathan and Daisy Ames from Rothiemurchus Falconry near Aviemore are training two young Maremma sheep dogs, called Luigi and Peaches, to protect newborn lambs. "This particular breed dates all the way back to the Romans," said Mr Ames. "They've been around for thousands of years." During the training - which currently happens for a short time each day - the falconers encourage the dogs to chase a drone with an eagle lure attached. They want the dogs' protective instinct to kick in when they see a predator threatening a sheep. The aim is for the dogs to live with and protect the herd full-time. "It gives them aerial awareness training - and it's a bit of fun as well," said Mr Ames added. "We have a white-tailed eagle here at the centre and whilst in a controlled environment, we will let the dogs see her eat what they think is a sheep carcass. "So before they do go and try it for real, they should've seen a predator eating what they think is their sheep." Sea eagles can have an 8ft (2.4m) long wingspan and are sometimes known as flying barn doors. The powerful birds of prey can pick up geese and lambs depending on the weather. "A lot of work has gone into bringing sea eagles back here and it does a lot of good for tourism and the ecosystem," said Mrs Ames. "They're really bold birds, and they'll learn very quickly that lambs are an easy prey item to take for their chicks. "But they will also quickly learn that there are predators with those lambs that run and bark at them. "If the sea eagles get injured they can't hunt and feed their chicks, so they know that the lambs are no longer easy prey." The dogs will patrol lambing paddocks, instead of trying to protect entire herds. Mr Ames explained: "From what we understand about eagle behaviour, they don't like heavy confrontation. "If they perceive these barking dogs as a top predator, they don't want to want to go in and risk being injured." Once the dogs are trained, they will join a larger flock in December so the sheep have a couple of months to get to know the dogs before they lamb. John Willie Gilles, the chair of the North Raasay Sheep stock club, has been a crofter since he left school. John Willie Gilles said the eagles are the biggest problems facing his lambs Over the last decade crofters in the Highlands say that hundreds of their lambs have been taken by sea eagles. "It's been an issue since they were introduced," said Mr Gilles. "We noticed a significant impact on our lambing percentages in 2012, anywhere where the birds were nesting. Our lambing percentages dropped 30% from one year to the next. "There's no other reason that it would happen - I've seen enough bad weather and any other problems you can have. "But they are the biggest problem we could have. "It shows what happens every year: If they're not rearing chicks, they're not killing as many lambs. "But if they are rearing chicks, then you're finding lambs with a hole in the ribcage and the soft tissue taken away. "The heart, lungs and liver are taken away to feed the chicks." He added: "I don't know what the solution is, but something's got to be done." Mr Ames hopes that if the project is successful, it could secure funding to help other farmers. A NatureScot spokesperson said: "The Sea Eagle Management Scheme provides a range of support to holdings affected by sea eagle predation of livestock. "This includes support for new ideas proposed by farmers and crofters participating in the scheme, in our collaborative work to mitigate sea eagle predation. "The use of guardian dogs to mitigate sea eagle predation in Scotland is a new approach and if there is interest from farmers and crofters in exploring this approach this is something we would consider as we have with other ideas."

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The island has slowly been reclaimed by nature Just off the Pembrokeshire coast lies a long-deserted island fort that has slowly been reclaimed by nature. For decades Stack Rock Fort off Milford Haven has been disturbed only by gulls and creeping weeds, but its new owner invited photographer Steve Liddiard to take a look inside the 19th Century time capsule. "When you first walk through it takes your breath away," said Steve. "It's like a huge cathedral, an oval shape, completely overgrown with these sea birds circling it. Photographer Steve Liddiard was invited to take a tour of the fort "It doesn't seem real... it looks like a film set, something from Jumanji or something like that." Steve, who works in the IT department at Swansea's Morriston Hospital, started taking photos as a hobby five or six years ago. This island fort was built between 1850 and 1852 to protect against an invasion by sea He spotted the long-abandoned fort on the Milford Haven Waterway, took some photos and shared them on social media. Steve said he then received a message from the owner, who said he loved the photos. They began chatting and a few weeks later he and a handful of other photographers were invited to visit the fort by boat and take photos from inside. The fort can only be reached by boat "When you start walking around it you can see the actual scale of it, it's over three different levels," said Steve. "It is a complete time capsule with massive cannons inside. "There's weeds and ivy growing all over it which sort of adds to it more than anything, I think." The property has been bought by Anoniiem, a community interest company, which plans to preserve it as a "living ruin". "We want to preserve it in its current state, not in its formal use, so if it can be stabilised as it is, in this amazing combination of nature and architecture, that's the goal," said the company's director Nick. The fort is built on a small island in the Milford Haven Waterway The project began after Nick and his wife were watching the BBC series Coast and found themselves captivated by this part of the Pembrokeshire coast. They began looking into the area, stumbled upon the fort and were blown away by its "fantasy and magic". Steve was able to explore three floors of the structure They discovered there was a company looking to turn it into a community space and despite never having taken on a project like this before decided to partner with them. "It's definitely a passion project, it's definitely not a money earner, there's no plans for a five-star hotel or any of these kind of things," he said. "It's a stabilisation accessibility project and preserving it for the future." The island fort was built between 1850 and 1852 to protect against an invasion by sea. The original idea for a fort on Stack Rock goes back to Thomas Cromwell in 1539 but it was not until the mid-1800s that any plan came to fruition. Inside the fort is like a "time capsule", photographer Steve said The Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock was deemed in need of further defences in case of an invasion from France under Napoleon III. During World War I it was manned by just a small number of soldiers and eventually disarmed in 1929. A team of volunteers will help to preserve the building Taking on a building with this history and in this location presents a myriad of challenges - it is a scheduled monument, part of the national park and can only be accessed in certain conditions by boat. There are also issues around security, which have been referred to the police. "People have been lighting bonfires on there. It's not safe for the schedule monument itself but also for the people who are breaking in," said Nick. Nick has a team of volunteers working to help secure the structure but admits they are "a lifetime away" from being able to open it up to the public. "In the meantime, we're looking to allow for some explorers, such as Steve to safely access it in a way that lets it kind of live," he said. Nick describes the task of preserving the building as a "passion project" Despite the overwhelming scale of the project he is undeterred. "It's a hell of a project," he said. "It's been effectively untouched for 100 years so the preservation is on another level. "The fact that that nature is taking over again is part of the appeal of it, it's all aesthetically so incredible."

Warning have been put in place at some north coast beaches Potentially toxic blue-green algae have been spotted at fresh locations along the north coast, Northern Ireland environmental authorities have warned. The bacteria were found at Portstewart and Castlerock beaches earlier this week. Red flag warnings were extended west to the beach at Downhill on Sunday, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said. These have also been extended to Benone beach as a precautionary measure. Red flag warnings were extended west to the beach at Downhill on Sunday Blue-green algae is not actually an alga but rather a type of bacteria called cyanobacteria. It can cause illness in humans but is particularly dangerous for pets and has been implicated in the deaths of several dogs in other locations where it has been detected. Swimmers and dog walkers have been advised to adhere to any advice about getting into the water. Scientists from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute are working with DAERA, assisting with modelling to predict how tidal flows will affect the algal blooms. Downhill Beach is popular with dog walkers but pet owners have been warned of the possibility of potentially toxic algae A scientist told BBC News NI last Friday that the organism cannot survive in salt water, but it was still being washed from Lough Neagh down the River Bann to the coast. The DAERA officials have encouraged people to get involved in citizen science and help monitor the presence of blue-green algae, via an app or by contacting the department directly.

There have been calls for Orkney to become part of Norway Orkney councillors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been "held down" and accused the Scottish and UK governments of discrimination. His motion led to media speculation that Orkney could leave the UK or become a self-governing territory of Norway. It was supported by 15 votes to six. It means council officers have been asked to publish a report to Orkney's chief executive on options of governance. This includes looking at the "Nordic connections" of the archipelago and crown dependencies such as Jersey and Guernsey. A further change which would see the revival of a consultative group on constitutional reform for the islands was accepted without the need for a vote. On Monday, the prime minister's spokesperson rejected the suggestion the islands could loosen its ties with the union. Mr Stockan urged councillors to back his idea to find new ways to get greater financial security and economic opportunities for Orcadians. Speaking to councillors on Tuesday, he said the motion was "not about us joining Norway". He added: "I say it's time for government to take us seriously and I say it's time for us to look at all the options we've got. "There is a far bigger suite of options here - this could even be that we could get our money direct from the Treasury in London and look after our own future. "We have been held down and we all know most of what I could say today in terms of discrimination against this community from governments. We all know how much less we get compared to other island groups." Council leader James Stockan says Orkney does not get fair funding within the UK Orkney Islands Council previously voted in 2017 to look at whether the islands could have greater autonomy. While councillors wanted to have a "stronger voice", they did not back full independence for Orkney. Currently, most of the island's 21 councillors sit as independents - two are Greens. Mr Stockan has said an ageing ferry fleet is among the issues being faced by islanders. He previously told the BBC the situation was "critical" because the ferries, which are older than the Western Isles fleet, were beginning to fail. His concerns were widely shared by other councillors, however some raised issues with self-governance, such as the cost of carrying out such investigations. Cllr Steven Heddle also mentioned disadvantages including having to buy back the sea bed, and tuition fees for students wishing to study in Scotland. He called Mr Stockan's efforts "politics of grievance" and said that every council felt hard done by, citing roads in Edinburgh that were "worse" than Orkney's despite the council having far more funding. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's official spokesperson said: "First and foremost there is no mechanism for the conferral of Crown Dependency or Overseas Territory status on any part of the UK. "We have no plans to change the devolution settlement we are supporting Orkney with £50m to grow the economic prosperity of the Scottish islands, through the islands deal. "But the government's position is that the UK is stronger united." Orkney was previously held under Norwegian and Danish control until it became part of Scotland in 1472. The islands were used as security for the wedding dowry of Margaret of Denmark, the future wife of King James III of Scotland. The Scottish government said in 2023-24 Orkney Islands Council would receive £89.7m to fund services, with an extra £4.6m from an increase in council tax by 10%. A spokesperson added it was "committed to supporting island communities". The Norwegian government declined to comment on the proposals. Today's vote was never about Orkney becoming part of Norway, or any of the other headlines we've seen over recent days. Rather it was a chance for councillors to express their extreme frustration with what they see as the unfair deal they get from the Scottish and UK governments, with council leader James Stockan saying the islands had been failed by both of them. The successful passing of the motion is the first of many hurdles in Orkney gaining a degree of greater autonomy. Council officials will now be tasked with investigating options. Mr Stockan said that "nothing was off the table" - including of course the much-publicised return to Norway or Denmark. Reaction to the vote on the streets of Kirkwall has been fairly mixed. Some don't want to see any tax-payer money devoted to what one councillor described as "frankly bizarre fantasies". Others feel that the council does get a raw deal from both Holyrood and Westminster, and that anything that gets the two governments to sit up and pay attention is worth looking at. The eyes of the global media have been on Orkney for the past few days. It's now up to the islands council to capitalise on that attention.

The heat and rubble has hindered the search for survivors Six bodies have been found after an explosion flattened a four-storey apartment building in the southern French city of Marseille. Officials said two others remained unaccounted for and rescue efforts continued in the La Plaine district. A firefighter told AFP news agency the search for survivors was a "race against the clock". The cause remains unclear, but investigators are looking into the possibility of a gas leak. The blast occurred at 00:49 local time on Sunday (22:49 GMT on Saturday). Housing Minister Oliver Klein described the discovery of the bodies as "gruesome, difficult and dramatic", and told reporters the government would support the families of the victims. Five people from neighbouring buildings sustained minor injuries in the explosion and around 200 people had to be evacuated from their homes. Two nearby blocks partially collapsed a few hours later, but there were no further reports of injuries from this. The mayor of Marseille, Benoit Payan, warned there was still a risk that nearby buildings could collapse. Around 100 firefighters attended the scene to tackle a blaze that burned under the rubble throughout Sunday. The fire hampered progress and made it difficult for sniffer dogs to detect survivors or bodies. The building is believed to have had one apartment on each storey. In a brief statement announcing the discovery of the bodies, the fire department said that "given the difficulties of intervention, the extraction [of the bodies from the site] will take time". A local gymnasium and two schools have been opened to accommodate the people who have had to leave their homes. Psychological support is also being offered. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter that he was "thinking of those affected and their loved ones" and thanked the emergency workers for their efforts. Mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan said rescuers remained "determined" to find people alive. "Hope must hold us," he said. One local told French media that they heard an explosion "unlike anything I've ever heard". Speaking to AFP, Saveria Mosnier, who lives nearby, said on Sunday: "I was sleeping and there was this huge blast that really shook the room. I was shocked awake as if I had been dreaming." She added: "We very quickly smelled a strong gas odour that hung around. We could still smell it this morning." Deputy Mayor Yannick Ohanessian told reporters at the scene that "several" witnesses had described a "suspicious smell of gas". Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin visited the scene on Sunday, followed by Housing Minister Olivier Klein on Monday. In 2018, housing standards in Marseille came under scrutiny after two dilapidated buildings in the working class district of Noailles collapsed, killing eight people. Following that incident, charities estimated that 40,000 people in the city were living in poorly-built homes, but on Sunday officials appeared to rule out structural issues as a cause of the latest collapse. Christophe Mirmand, a local authority leader in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, said there was no danger notice on the building and that it was not in a neighbourhood identified as having substandard housing. The comments were echoed by Mr Payan. • None The day France's second city ripped apart

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. At the wheel of a 'world first' self-driving bus ready to take to the roads in Scotland The UK's first full-sized driverless buses have started operating for passengers in Edinburgh. The autonomous vehicles, operated by Stagecoach, run across the Forth Road Bridge from Ferrytoll park-and-ride in Fife to Edinburgh Park station. Despite the "driverless" name, the buses operate with two staff on board. One will sit in the driver's seat to monitor the technology, and a so-called bus captain will help passengers with boarding and buying tickets. Stagecoach said the five single-decker buses have the capacity for about 10,000 passenger journeys per week. The vehicles have sensors enabling them to travel on pre-selected roads on the 14-mile route at up to 50mph. The AB1 service is the first registered autonomous bus route in UK. It is part of Project CAVForth, run by Stagecoach and funded by the UK government. Stagecoach worked with Fusion Processing Ltd and project partners Transport Scotland, Alexander Dennis, Edinburgh Napier University and Bristol Robotics Laboratory. The Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV buses can take on complex traffic manoeuvres such as roundabouts, traffic lights, and weaving between motorway lanes. The project has recruited 20 staff from Stagecoach East Scotland's existing driving team. Stagecoach UK managing director Carla Stockton-Jones said: "We are excited to introduce the UK's first autonomous bus fleet in east Scotland. "We are proud to be at the forefront of transport innovation with this project that marks a significant milestone for public transport."

Fraudsters who offer to help people illegally pass their UK driving tests are advertising their services widely across social media, the BBC has found. More than 600 pages, groups and accounts exist on Facebook and TikTok promising licences without taking tests - with thousands of followers. Some suggest lookalikes to take the practical test - others offer theory test help via a Bluetooth earpiece. Meta and TikTok said such content violates their guidelines. BBC Verify analysed data from Facebook and TikTok and found as of 16 June there were at least 669 pages, groups and accounts with 138,900 followers which advertised driving licence services without taking a test. Adverts also appear on Instagram. Reports of driving test fraud through impersonations have more than trebled in the past five years - from 654 in 2018 to 2,015 in 2023 - exclusive figures given to the BBC by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) reveal. It says the number of people who are being caught - and having their licences revoked - is increasing, although it remains a largely hidden problem. Between April 2021 to March 2022, more than four million theory and practical car tests were taken in the UK, with a pass rate of about half. Still from a TikTok story advertising a full UK driving licence without taking a test Our investigation found social media platforms littered with posts in different languages. Many use genuine pictures of pass certificates and driving licences which have been taken from promotional images posted on real driving school social media accounts. The posts provide limited information about how these licences are provided without taking a test, most posts just provide a mobile number or ask people to contact them for more information via a direct message. The BBC contacted several people advertising these services on social media, posing as someone without any driving experience who was looking for a licence. One man advertising on Facebook claimed he could provide a UK driving licence for £720, with the pass certificate delivered to the reporter's home in five days - without anyone actually sitting a test. A theory test costs £23 and the practical test £62, but the RAC estimates the total cost of learning to drive is £1,551 including tests and lessons - assuming the person passes first time. In Northern Ireland the tests cost £23 for the theory and £45.50 for the practical test. One woman who advertised on Facebook in Vietnamese told our reporter she charged £1,600 for help with cheating the theory test and £2,600 for the practical driving test - a total of £4,200. She said first she needed to see what the reporter looked like to ensure she had a suitable lookalike to take the tests. The BBC also tracked down a woman who paid for a fraudulent service. She had found someone via a Facebook post to take the practical test for her son who had been struggling to pass. The mother paid the fraudster about £1,000 after he had passed the test on her son's behalf. If the woman's son is ever caught he would have his licence revoked and face prosecution for fraud, potentially resulting in a prison sentence and/or a fine. TikTok and Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, told the BBC that the solicitation of driving licence fraud is not allowed on their platforms and any content found that violates their guidelines will be removed. TikTok also says it has taken action against a number of accounts following the BBC Investigation. Driving instructors have told the BBC that the rise in practical test fraud could be due to the length of time it is taking to get a practical test slot. In some parts of the UK there are waiting times of up to six months due to a backlog following the Covid pandemic. Some of the fraudsters the BBC spoke to were willing to travel to parts of the UK where waiting times are shorter to take the test for others. Carly Brookfield, chief executive of the Driving Instructors Association, said the backlog was causing "a desperation for test slots". "If you're facing the fact that if you don't pass the test you have to wait for up to six months [to try again], then you're going to think about cheating the system," she said. She added that some of the instructors in her association had been approached by people running criminal services, asking them to refer pupils struggling to pass their test. The high demand for tests has led to operators bulk-buying slots using automated software and reselling them at an inflated price. The DVSA says it is actively removing accounts which do this as it breaks the terms and conditions of the booking platform. The man, who called himself Erdal, told the reporter he could feed them the answers to the theory test via a Bluetooth earpiece During the investigation, the BBC found a flyer in a London cafe written in Turkish offering a "100% guarantee" method to pass the theory test. Our undercover reporter, posing as someone with little experience of driving, met the man behind the advert, who called himself Erdal. He told the reporter he could help them cheat by feeding them the answers to the test's multiple choice questions using a "microscopic" Bluetooth earpiece, connected to a mobile phone. He told them by clicking on the questions they would be "read out loud" by the computer which would allow him to whisper the correct answers. He said: "It's £1,500 and you will pay me right after taking the test. You will be wearing a device in your ear. The test administrators will not look in your ear. "We have done this for a long time. We do this for a minimum of two people every day." After the meeting, the BBC called the number we had for the man to confront him about the scam. The person that answered had the same name but denied knowing anything about test fraud. These scam online adverts can also cause identity fraud problems for the people who have photos of their test pass certificates or driving licence lifted from legitimate sites. We spoke to Ian Jones, who had a photo of his driving licence stolen from a logistics company he was registered with. He later discovered it was being used on Instagram by someone advertising a service for "theory/practical certificate without exams". Mr Jones says in the past year he has had to dispute hundreds of French speeding and parking tickets he has received because his licence details are being used fraudulently abroad. He said: "It makes you paranoid, it gives you a horrible feeling, it's like being burgled - you feel violated." The DVSA's head of law enforcement said it had revoked hundreds of illegally-obtained licenses in 2022 The Driving Standards Agency, (DVSA), which promotes road safety and sets standards for training, warns many online adverts promising full licences quickly are money-making scams which may only provide a fake licence. It adds only the Driving and Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) can issue a genuine driving licence. The number of people being prosecuted for test fraud via impersonations are increasing, the DVSA says. If convicted, they face prison sentences and fines. Last year, a woman was jailed for eight months for taking approximately 150 theory and practical tests for other drivers. The DVSA warns if people do not meet the necessary driving standards before taking control of a vehicle, it could cause serious injuries or even fatalities. Its head of law enforcement, Marian Kitson, said its investigation team was catching more people committing fraud and had revoked hundreds of illegally-obtained licences in 2022. In the year from April 2022, it sent 30 cases - involving 497 offences - of fraud by false representation for prosecution and there were 53 arrests. However, Ms Kitson said it was clear from their investigations that there was even more occurring, adding that they did not know the true scale of the problem. "The internet is so huge; the social media platforms are vast and these people are very clever, they move the adverts around; they change them frequently," she said. "So actually, spotting them and taking action quickly is a real challenge." Have you been affected by the issues in this story? You can share your experiences by emailing [email protected]. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. 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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Keir says people's circumstances should not hold them back and "you don't have to change who you are, just to get on". Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to improve children's speaking skills, as part of a drive to break down class barriers to opportunity. He also promised to give vocational and academic learning equal status, in a speech on education policy. Touching on his own background, he said people from working class backgrounds were now less able to advance in life. But his speech was interrupted by protesters, unveiling a banner saying: "No more u-turns, Green new deal." The two young people who were protesting were standing right behind Sir Keir on the podium. Later, climate group Green New Deal Rising claimed responsibility for the disruption. The Labour leader's speech unveiled details of the fifth and final "mission" the party is focused on ahead of the general election, expected next year. The missions are expected to form the backbone of the party's election offer to voters, and shape its priorities in government if it wins power. In his speech, Sir Keir promised a goal of half a million more children reaching early learning targets by 2030, as well as a review of the curriculum from the beginning of primary school through to the end of compulsory education. He said a Labour government would "tear down" obstacles to opportunity, which he dubbed the "class ceiling". "There's something more pernicious here, a pervasive idea, a barrier in our collective mind that narrows our ambitions for working class children and says - sometimes with subtlety, sometimes to your face - this isn't for you," he said. He said the previous Labour government didn't "eradicate the snobbery that looks down on vocational education, didn't drain the well of disrespect that this creates, and that cost us." He said more children should study sport or a creative arts subject until they are 16, as well as a focus on digital skills. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Climate change protesters interrupt Sir Keir Starmer speech calling for a "green new deal right now". "For our children to succeed, they need a grounding in both, need skills and knowledge, practical problem-solving and academic rigour," he said. "But now - as the future rushes towards us, we also need a greater emphasis on creativity, on resilience, on emotional intelligence and the ability to adapt." Labour has already committed to recruiting 6,500 extra teachers in shortage subjects such as maths, paid for by removing tax breaks for private schools, which the party calculates will raise over £1bn a year. It also wants to use that additional funding to pay teachers a £2,400 retention bonus after they have completed their first two years of training. But the Labour leader declined to commit to giving teachers in England a 6.5% pay rise this year - the figure reportedly set to be recommended by the pay review body for the profession, amid the economic backdrop. He told the BBC's political editor Chris Mason he would be negotiating "every day of the week" to resolve the strike. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme he also did not committed to delivering universal free school meals in primary schools, something the Labour-run Welsh government has committed to delivering by next year. In his interview, he admitted financial constraints would be a "big factor" for him to consider, amid a "broken" economy. Sir Keir's speech unveils the detail on Labour's education pledge, marking the last of his "missions" as the party eyes the next general election. The Labour leader has said his missions would form "the backbone of the Labour manifesto and the pillars of the next Labour government". The other commitments include securing the "highest sustained growth" in the G7 group of nations, by the end of Labour's first term, removing fossil fuels from all of Britain's electricity generation by 2030, improving the NHS and reforming the justice system. The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) union welcomed Labour's proposals but warned they must be matched by "significant additional investment", not only in education but in community support and social care. "There is no doubt that schools can play a vital role in helping children to thrive no matter what their background, but they need the appropriate resources to do so," Paul Whiteman, NAHT general secretary, said. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan dismissed Sir Keir's speech as "a load of old nonsense". She accused Labour of offering "gimmicks that don't help children or working class children", saying the government was focused on high quality education and apprenticeships to help social mobility. She dismissed Sir Keir's plans on improving speaking skills, insisting that this already happened throughout the curriculum, adding: "We have revolutionised our education system and skills system." Asked about the Green New Deal Rising protest during the speech, Sir Keir denied backtracking on Labour's £28bn green prosperity plan, saying "We haven't backed down, we've doubled down." And he condemned Just Stop Oil's protests as "hugely arrogant", saying: "When I put what they're doing against what we set out in our mission about clean energy, about net zero, you can see the difference between protest and power. "Glueing yourself, interrupting, interfering with other people's lives in this arrogant way, compared with the actual change we can bring about, which is with a Labour government absolutely committed to clean power by 2030."

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. "Humans are a bit boring - it will be like, goodbye!" That's the personal prediction - that artificial intelligence (AI) will supplant humans in many roles - from one of the most important people you've probably never heard of. Emad Mostaque is the British founder of the tech firm, Stability AI. It popularised Stable Diffusion, a tool that uses AI to make images from simple text instructions by analysing images found online. AI enables a computer to think or act more like a human. It includes what's called machine learning, when computers can learn what to do without being giving exact instructions by a human sitting at a keyboard tapping in commands. Last month, there was a dramatic warning from 1,000 experts to press pause on its development, warning of potential risks, and saying the race to develop AI systems is out of control. In an interview we'll show in full on Sunday, tech founder Mostaque questions what will happen "if we have agents more capable than us that we cannot control, that are going across the internet… and they achieve a level of automation; what does that mean? "The worst case scenario is that it proliferates and basically it controls humanity." That sounds terrifying, but he is not alone in pointing out the risk, that if we create computers smarter than ourselves we just can't be sure what will happen next. Mostaque believes governments could soon be shocked into taking action by an event that makes the risks suddenly real. He points to the moment Tom Hanks contracted Covid-19 and millions sat up and paid attention. When a moment like that arrives, governments will conclude "we need policy now", the 40-year-old says. There's been a spike in concern for example after a Republican attack advert on Jo Biden was created using fake computer generated images. When there's a risk to information that voters can trust, that's something governments have to respond to, says Mostaque. Despite his concerns, Mostaque says that the potential benefits of AI for almost every part of our lives could be huge. Yet he concedes that the effect on jobs could be painful, at least at the start. Mostaque says he believes AI "will be a bigger economic impact than the pandemic", adding that "it's up to us to decide which direction" this all goes in. AI could lead to 300m job losses according to one prediction. Some jobs will undoubtedly disappear, the bank Goldman Sachs suggested an almost incomprehensible 300m roles could be lost or diminished by the advancing technology. While no one wants to be replaced by a robot, Mostaque's hope is that better jobs could be created because "productivity increases will balance out" and humans can concentrate on the things that make us human, and let machines do more of the rest. He agrees with the UK's former chief scientific advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance, that the advance of AI and its impacts could prove even bigger than the industrial revolution. Mostaque is an unassuming mathematician, the founder of a company he only started in 2020 that has already been valued at $1bn, and with more cash flooding in, including from Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher, is likely to be soon worth very much more. Some speculation has put the value as high $4bn. Unlike some of his competitors he is determined his technology will remain open source - in other words anyone can look at the code, share it, and use it. In his view, that's what should give the public a level of confidence in what's going on. "I think there shouldn't have to be a need for trust," he says. "If you build open models and you do it in the open, you should be criticised if you do things wrong and hopefully lauded if you do some things right." But his business also raises profound questions about ownership, and what's real. There's legal action underway against them by the photo agency Getty Images which claims the rights to the images it sells have been infringed. In response, Mostaque says: "What if you have a robot that's walking around and looking at things, do you have to close its eyes if it sees anything?" That's hardly likely to be the end of that conversation. The entrepreneur is convinced that the scale of what's coming is enormous. He reckons that in 10 years time, his company and fellow AI leaders, ChatGPT and DeepMind, will even be bigger than Google and Facebook. Predictions about technology are as tricky as predictions about politics - educated guesses that could turn out to be totally wrong. But what is clear is that a public conversation about the risks and realities of AI is now underway. We might be on the cusp of sweeping changes too big for any one company, country or politician to manage. The first steam train puffed along the tracks in Darlington more than 50 years after the steam engine was patented by James Watt. This time we're unlikely to have anything like as long to get used to these new ideas, and it's unlikely to be boring! You can watch much more of our conversation with Emad Mostaque on tomorrow's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg live on BBC One or here on iPlayer.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the UK's Covid inquiry, on the fourth day of public hearings. This phase, or module, is one of six and is examining how prepared the UK was for the pandemic. From 10:00, we're expecting to hear from global health expert Prof Sir Michael Marmot and public health expert Prof Clare Bambra. From 14:00, former director of the civil contingencies secretariat in the Cabinet Office, Katharine Hammond, is expected to speak. There will be no text coverage of today's hearing, but you can watch the proceedings live at the top of this page by clicking the Play button. Read yesterday's coverage here - and our Covid inquiry explainer here.

Jamie Sansom said he hopes to be back at the school before pupils break for summer A teacher who was stabbed at a school said he is recovering well and has been "boosted" by messages of support. Jamie Sansom was attacked in a corridor at Tewkesbury Academy, Gloucestershire, just after 09:00 BST on Monday. The maths teacher said he could not "comment in detail" on what happened but confirmed he was not breaking up a fight between students at the time. Police were given more time on Tuesday to question a teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. "On police advice, I can't comment in detail about what happened but I do want to address some misinformation which has been circulating in coverage of yesterday's incident," said Mr Sansom, who is from Newport but lives in Gloucestershire. "It is simply not true to say that I was intervening in a fight between students. In my view, there was no point at which Tewkesbury students faced any direct threat. "I am pleased to say that I am recovering well. My thanks to everyone who helped put me on the road to what is expected to be a full recovery. Pupils were locked down for several hours while armed police combed the area "I have received more than one hundred messages of support, which has been a big boost. It was hugely uplifting." Mr Sansom, who has taught at the school since 2017, said he hoped to be back in the classroom before the summer break if doctors gave him the "all-clear". "I'm due to move to a new school at the end of the year, and it would mean a lot to me to have the opportunity to say goodbye," he added. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Sansom's aunt said: "We're shocked and stunned something like this could happen. "Jamie is a very caring person, a lovely guy and highly thought of." Gloucestershire Police said officers would continue to have a presence in the area over the coming days The Gloucestershire school reopened earlier after "careful consultation with police", a spokesman for the academy said. "We feel it is important for our students to be able to return to a sense of normality in their school, where we will be providing a range of additional mental and emotional support for students and staff," they said. "Police will retain a presence at the school for the coming days to provide reassurance." Youth charity Young Gloucestershire has opened a hub for students distressed by Monday's events. Chief operations officer Alicia Wynn said the incident would "ripple" through the community and have a "long term" effect. The school has reopened and police are continuing investigations Gloucestershire Police said it was keeping an "open mind" about a possible motive for the attack. The suspect was arrested two hours later in the village of Stoke Orchard, about four miles away, after a chase involving firearms officers, plain-clothed officers and the National Police Air Service. Gloucestershire County Council commended staff and pupils at the school for how they responded. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the member of staff injured in the attack and his family, as well as for the students, wider school community and parents who faced an agonising wait for news as to the safety of their children," a spokesperson said. "Whilst, thankfully, this type of incident is extremely rare, the impact on those involved can be significant so we are doing all we can to assist the school as they support students, staff and the wider school community." Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: [email protected] Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox.

Wrexham's co-owner Ryan Reynolds burst into the post-match press conference after his team's promotion back to the Football League, to ask for a player's shirt. Reynolds joked times were hard for showbiz after a reporter asked if he would sell former England and Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster's shirt.

The Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law after the government won a final series of votes in the Lords. The legislation is central to the prime minister's pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. Under the bill, the home secretary has a legal duty to detain and remove anyone entering the UK illegally. In a late-night debate in the House of Lords, peers rejected attempts to reinsert time limits on child detention and modern slavery protections. The bill will now go for royal assent and become law. On Tuesday, the UN released an unusually critical statement, claiming the bill breaks the UK's obligations under international law. In a joint statement the UN human rights chief Volker Turk and the UN refugees head Filippo Grandi said the bill "will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection". "This new legislation significantly erodes the legal framework that has protected so many, exposing refugees to grave risks in breach of international law," Mr Grandi said. A Home Office spokesperson said the government took its international obligations seriously, and that nothing in the bill required the government to act incompatibly with international law. They added: "Our Illegal Migration Bill is a key part of our work to deter and prevent people from making small boat crossings, as it will see people who make these dangerous, illegal and unnecessary journeys detained and swiftly removed." As it stands it is unclear what will happen to people coming to the UK on small boats in the coming months, according to BBC home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani. The bill places a legal duty on the government to detain and remove those arriving in the UK illegally, either to Rwanda or another "safe" third country. But there are no similar return deals with any other countries, our correspondent said. And the Rwanda plan was ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal last month, although ministers are challenging the judgement. On Tuesday, an accommodation barge arrived in Portland Port, Dorset, where it is due to eventually house 500 asylum seekers. The first asylum seekers are expected to board the Bibby Stockholm later this month, despite protests from locals. The prime minister's official spokesman said that the government wants to "open more" accommodation facilities for asylum seekers. For weeks, the government was locked in a battle over the final shape of the bill with the Lords, where a cross-party group of peers made repeated amendments. In the last few days, the bill passed between the House of Commons and House of Lords three times, in a process known as parliamentary ping-pong. Former Prime Minister Theresa May led a series of backbench rebellions in the Commons over plans to restrict access to the UK asylum system for victims of modern slavery. Under the bill the duty to remove anyone who comes to the UK illegally applies to victims of trafficking and slavery, accompanied children and unaccompanied children as soon as they turn 18. Ms May, who as home secretary introduced the Modern Slavery Act, said the bill "will enable more slave drivers to operate and make money out of human misery". The government argued that anyone identified as a potential victim of modern slavery would be returned home or to another "safe country away from those who have trafficked them". However, on Monday Mrs May did not vote for an exemption from the bill for suspected victims of slavery to allow them to access support and co-operate with criminal proceedings against traffickers. The legislation would also scrap existing legal caps on how long those entering the UK illegally can be held ahead of being deported. MPs and peers had attempted to reinsert the three day-limit on how long children can be detained, as well as the 24-hour maximum for children unaccompanied by an adult. But the plans were dropped after they were again rejected in the House of Commons. The government had already made concessions on the detention of unaccompanied children, who will be granted immigration bail after eight days, and on pregnant women, for whom the current limit of 72 hours detention will be retained. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The end of the stand-off between peers and MPs paves the way for the bill to receive royal assent - when the King formally agrees to make the bill into an Act of Parliament, or law. During the Lords debate, Home Office minister Lord Murray of Blidworth said the number of small boat arrivals had "overwhelmed" the UK's asylum system and that accommodation was costing taxpayers £6m per day. "With over 45,000 people making dangerous Channel crossings last year this is simply no longer sustainable," he told peers, adding it was "only right" that the "business model" of human traffickers be broken. He urged the Lords to "respect the will of the elected House and the British people by passing this bill". Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called he new law "a con which will only make the Tories asylum chaos worse". "The asylum backlog is a record high, the number of people in hotels is still increasing, the Rwanda plan is unravelling and June boat crossings were higher than last year," she said.

We’re now hearing from Richard Scorer, principal lawyer of law firm Slater and Gordon, who is reading out a statement representing 11 victims' families. Scorer says today's report has been deeply painful, but eye-opening. The report provides less information than the families wanted, but they say it is clear there was a failure to assess key intelligence about Salman Abedi, to put it into proper context, and most "catastrophic of all", a delay in acting on it. The families, through Scorer, go on to say that as a result of these failures, the possibility of preventing an attack was lost. "This is a devastating conclusion for us," they say. They add the failures exposed in the report are unacceptable, and the public is entitled to expect that information of national security importance is acted on quickly. They trust Sir John's recommendations will be acted on, they also say. Victims "were failed at every level before, during and after this attack", they say.

US actor Tom Sizemore, known for roles in Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down, has died at 61, his manager says. Sizemore found fame in the 1990s, often playing supporting roles as tough guys - usually military, police or criminal. His other credits included Natural Born Killers, Pearl Harbor and Heat. But he also had drug problems and served jail time for domestic violence. Sizemore had been in a coma since suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm on 18 February. His manager, Charles Lago, said he died on Friday at a hospital in Burbank, California, with his brother Paul and twin boys Jayden and Jagger, 17, at his side. "The Sizemore family has been comforted by the hundreds of messages of support," Lago said. He said Sizemore's sons were devastated, and asked that their privacy be respected. His brother, Paul Sizemore, said: "I am deeply saddened by the loss of my big brother Tom. He was larger than life. He has influenced my life more than anyone I know. "He was talented, loving, giving and could keep you entertained endlessly with his wit and storytelling ability." Born in a working class area of Detroit, Sizemore obtained a masters degree in theatre before his Hollywood break arrived with a bit part in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July in 1989. That work led to bigger roles in 1990s dramas such as Tony Scott's True Romance, Devil in a Blue Dress, opposite Denzel Washington, and the biopic Wyatt Earp, alongside Kevin Costner. Stone cast him again in the controversial Natural Born Killers as the violent Detective Jack Scagnetti; and he played a henchman to Robert De Niro's criminal in Heat. In the Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan in 1998, he was at Tom Hanks' side as the loyal Sergeant Horvath. Director Steven Spielberg reportedly threatened to fire Sizemore from Saving Private Ryan if he used drugs Sizemore was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing a mobster in the 1999 TV movie Witness Protection, and provided the voice of mafia boss Sonny Forelli in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in 2002. With fame and money came a heavy drug habit, and he wrote in his autobiography about addictions to heroin and crystal meth. He recounted how De Niro pushed him into one of his stints in rehab in 1995, telling Sizemore he would have him "arrested for heroin possession" if he didn't go into a treatment centre. Sizemore chose rehab. When Saving Private Ryan came along, director Steven Spielberg reportedly threatened to fire the actor at the first sign of drug use and reshoot the film without him. Sizemore, Benjamin Bratt and Julia Roberts at the premiere of Red Planet in 2000 But Sizemore struggled to stay clean. And there were other "personal demons". In 1997, he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife, actress and tennis player Maeve Quinlan. They divorced two years later. In 2003, he was sentenced to six months in prison for beating up his girlfriend, the former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, and was ordered to complete more rehab and anger management. Ms Fleiss testified that he had also stubbed a cigarette out on her, knocked her to the ground outside his home, and made more than 70 obscenity-laced phone calls. He said at the time that he had "permitted my personal demons to take over my life". Sizemore with Brad Pitt at the premiere of the 2006 film Babel In 2005, he went back to jail for violating his probation by failing a drug test, after being caught trying to use a prosthetic penis to fake the results. According to prosecutors, Sizemore had been caught once before trying to use a similar device. Two years later, he was sentenced to 16 months for violating the terms of his probation, and was also arrested for driving under the influence. "I was a guy who'd come from very little and risen to the top," Sizemore wrote in his 2013 autobiography. "I'd had the multimillion-dollar house, the Porsche, the restaurant I partially owned with Robert De Niro. And now I had absolutely nothing." "I've led an interesting life," he wrote. "But I can't tell you what I'd give to be the guy you didn't know anything about." A 2007 documentary series, Shooting Sizemore, chronicled his efforts to reclaim his life and career. While he never regained the roles of the '90s, in recent years he made a guest appearance in the Netflix hit Cobra Kai and had a recurring role in the 2017 revival of David Lynch's cult TV show Twin Peaks. • None No hope for Tom Sizemore after aneurysm - manager

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tory Budget shows 'just how out of touch they are' - Starmer Sir Keir Starmer has accused the chancellor of "dressing up stagnation as stability" in his Budget. The Labour leader also criticised plans to abolish the pensions allowance limit as "a huge giveaway" for the wealthy. But Jeremy Hunt said the UK would avoid entering a recession and the economy was "proving the doubters wrong". The government's independent forecaster said the economy was still likely to shrink this year, but by less than it previously thought. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is also warning of a big drop in living standards, which it says will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2027. Sir Keir told the Commons that after 13 years of the Conservatives "our economy needed major surgery" but the government was providing "only a sticking plaster". "A country set on a path of managed decline, falling behind our competitors, the sick man of Europe once again," he said. He added that the country was "stuck in a doom loop of lower growth, higher taxes and broken public services". The Labour leader also attacked the decision to abolish the cap on how much workers can accumulate in their pensions savings over their lifetime before having to pay extra tax. Mr Hunt said the move would incentivise doctors and other experienced professionals to stay in work for longer. But Sir Keir said it would "benefit those with the broadest shoulders when many people are struggling to save into their pension". "We needed a fix for doctors, but the announcement today is a huge giveaway to some of the very wealthiest," he said. "The only permanent tax cut in the budget is for the richest 1%. How can that possibly be a priority for this government?" On the government's plans to expand free childcare for working parents in England, Sir Keir said "more money in the system is obviously a good thing". "But we have seen the Tories expand so-called free hours before and as parents up and down the country know, it's no use having more free hours if you can't access them," he said. "And it pushes up the costs for parents outside the offer."

Video caption: Footage of Connor Chapman's attack, which killed Elle Edwards, is released. Footage of Connor Chapman's attack, which killed Elle Edwards, is released. CCTV footage shown at the trial captured Connor Chapman firing at the pub from a car park, next to the stolen Mercedes he used to travel to the Lighthouse pub on Christmas Eve last year. His DNA was also linked to bullet cases found at the scene. Footage also showed him driving away from the pub in the moments after the shooting and later arriving at Private Drive in Barnston, the home of co-defendant Thomas Waring. He was then seen in footage appearing to drop the gun as he walked towards Waring's home. Chapman had admitted a charge of handling stolen goods before the trial started. His defence told the jury Chapman had travelled with a man, who he refused to name, on 31 December, when the stolen car was burnt out in Frodsham, Cheshire. Chapman denied that Waring had been with him at the time, although mobile phone evidence showed Waring's phone travelled with the car. After the trial, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell said the force had worked "around the clock" with many officers "forsaking their own Christmases" to support the victims, reassure people nearby and "bring Chapman to justice". She also thanked the "many brave witnesses" who came forward with evidence "to ensure this toxic individual was brought to justice".

Who would be a prime minister or a first minister with predecessors keeping as… busy… as this? There are many, many differences between the story of Boris Johnson and the story of Nicola Sturgeon. But, politically what unites them is what has happened makes the business of being prime minister - or First Minister of Scotland - considerably harder. The magnetism of the drama swirling around Mr Johnson should not distract from the two central points at its core. Firstly, those implications for Rishi Sunak attempting to get on with the job right now giving the impression of running a calm, considered administration shorn of the turbulence of recent years. Mr Johnson has made Mr Sunak's job harder - and that matters in the here and now. Secondly, that a committee of his peers - containing a majority of Conservative MPs - has concluded in the strongest terms that Mr Johnson's integrity, or the perceived lack of it, was deserving of a sanction which would almost certainly have prompted a by-election. In that case Mr Johnson would have had to win over his constituents in west London in order to carry on as an MP. The man who was prime minister this time last year not just driven out of Downing Street, but driven out of parliament, by his fellow MPs. Even his fellow Conservatives. Its members have been offered extra security, such has been the profile and anger this inquiry into Boris Johnson has provoked. Some MPs are livid that Mr Johnson and his supporters have been, in their view, so cavalier in impugning the reputation of those on the committee, who have no capacity to respond publicly while they are compiling their report. Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson met a week last Friday and discussed his honours list. No 10 insist they have acted honourably - and have gone to considerable lengths to try to prove it. They declassified a document to point out they had not tinkered with the list of nominees for peerages in recent weeks. But critics are still not convinced - asking instead what did or did not happen much earlier. Mr Johnson's allies claim they've been misled - even lied to. Downing Street sources say this is "nonsense". This week at Westminster will be dominated by Boris Johnson and the report into his conduct expected in the next few days. But what gives this row a much longer tail is the three by-elections that will follow. From what I am hearing, there is a desire within the Conservative Party to get on with them as quickly as possible, within the next month or so. The parties are already out campaigning. The Liberal Democrats are upbeat about their prospects in Mid Bedfordshire. Labour are upbeat about Uxbridge and South Ruislip, which is a marginal. But it's entirely possible the Conservatives win at least some of the contests - especially given Mid Bedfordshire and Selby and Ainsty had big Conservative majorities at the last election. But as one senior Tory put it to me, it'll be the swing that matters - if there's a big swing against the Conservatives it'll set off the jitters again for many, many Tory MPs who fear oblivion at the general election. There is nothing good about these by elections for Rishi Sunak. Meanwhile, at Holyrood, one of the defeated contenders to replace Nicola Sturgeon in spring's leadership race has called for her to stop sitting - for now - as an SNP MSP. Ash Regan told BBC Radio Scotland Ms Sturgeon should resign - or the first minister should consider suspending her. It is amid this noise and the headlines that both the prime minister and the new First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, have to find the time and the space to get on with the very business of governing. But this is made vastly more difficult by their predecessors' capacities to generate attention.

Baroness Falkner is the head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission The head of Britain's equality watchdog is being investigated after bullying and discrimination allegations were made by staff. The claims against Baroness Falkner, and other members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) board, were seen by Channel 4 News. Baroness Falkner said she will present a "detailed rebuttal" to the investigators working on the case. Some campaigners say the EHRC is not protecting transgender rights. Last year campaigners called for the EHRC's status as an independent group to be revoked over a row about its response to Scotland's plans to make it easier for people to change their sex on their birth certificate. Further tensions have since emerged after Baroness Falkner advised the UK government that it was worth considering redefining sex as "biological sex" in the Equality Act, in an area that she described as "polarised and contentious". A clarification to the Equality Act could make it easier to exclude transgender people from single-sex spaces. Earlier this month, 30 LGBTQ+ charities led by Stonewall wrote to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, saying the EHRC was a "failed institution" and "set on a course that would lead directly to a rolling back of trans people's rights in Great Britain". Details of the allegations have not been shared by the watchdog, but Channel 4 News reported on Tuesday that some staff had said: Channel 4 News also reported that two in five LGBT staff left the EHRC last year. Baroness Falkner said she took the allegations "very seriously and with humility" and would be co-operating fully. "I have worked my whole life to promote the principles of equality and human rights, which are close to my heart as a British-Pakistani woman in public life," she said. "I try to live those values, as well as to promote them." Baroness Falkner said she has not yet been interviewed for the investigation, but intends to present a "detailed rebuttal" and has "every confidence in being exonerated". EHRC chief executive, Marcial Boo, said he would not comment on specifics while the investigation was ongoing, but added that the watchdog would "continue to protect the rights of everyone in Britain, including those with the protected characteristics of sex and gender reassignment". "We treat allegations of bullying and harassment with the utmost seriousness." A government spokesperson said it was aware of the internal investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment until it is completed.

Hundreds of vulnerable children will be in illegal accommodation this winter because there are no places for them in children's homes, care providers say. In March, the government extended a ban on unregulated homes to children in care aged 16 and 17, following BBC investigations. The BBC found some had been forced to live in caravans and barges - and experienced organised abuse. A crackdown gets under way in October, when Ofsted begins regulating settings. All unregulated care settings, which can include individual houses and flats in residential areas, will become illegal. But local authorities - which have a legal duty to provide homes for children - may be forced to keep using them because they will have no alternative. About 80% of regulated children's homes in England are provided by private companies, which are suffering chronic staff shortages and a severe squeeze on places. Mark Kerr, of the Children's Homes Association, this week warned MPs of an urgent need for more resources. "We have a crisis now that's going to deteriorate," he told the Commons education committee, but "despite repeated calls we are getting no joy from the department of education". The government banned local authorities from housing under-16s in unregulated settings in 2021. In March, it extended the ban to unregulated placements for 16 and 17-year-olds. But many local authorities have continued to place children in unregulated accommodation. "The reality is that hundreds of highly vulnerable children and young people will have nowhere to go," said a spokesperson for the Children's Homes Association, in a statement. It said a workforce crisis and a rise in numbers of children coming into care - with a significant increase in those facing sexual and criminal exploitation - meant there would be a shortfall in regulated placements. "We face an unprecedented crisis in residential childcare without urgent action to address workforce challenges," the spokesperson added. In recent years, many local authorities have resorted to applying for court orders to restrict children's liberty as a solution to managing the risks they are facing, according to the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. Such Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) orders can permit children to be kept under constant supervision behind locked doors and windows - in homes that need to be tailored to the risks they are considered to face. The Children's Homes Association estimates that at least 800 children on DoL orders will have to be re-homed from October. It says it is these children - which it describes as the most vulnerable in the care system - who face the most acute shortage of regulated placements. Louise Gittins, chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said: "We have long raised concerns over the availability of homes for children in care and it is vital government works with us to address these. "The need for children's home accommodation currently outstrips supply, and this is undoubtedly driving the increasing use of unregulated and unregistered accommodation." A Department for Education spokesperson said it was the responsibility of local authorities to provide safe placements. "Local authorities are responsible for providing safe, appropriate homes for children, and are held to account for the quality of care they provide. "We are investing over £142m over three years to make sure the transition to Ofsted registration is successful."

Kauan Okamoto said he was sexually abused by Johnny Kitagawa from the age of 15 Another former J-pop star has said he was the victim of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, a revered Japanese music producer who died in 2019. Kauan Okamoto said he was abused up to 20 times from 2012-2016, beginning when he was 15 and in a boy band. Mr Okamoto said he believed as many as 100 boys had been abused. Kitagawa denied all accusations during his life and never faced charges. A BBC documentary in March detailed allegations from several victims. Mr Okamoto said he had been compelled to speak out after the BBC released Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop documentary. Multiple accusers told the BBC they feared their careers would be harmed if they refused Kitagawa. In Japan, he was viewed as one of the music industry's most powerful figures. When he died in 2019 at age 87, his legacy as the architect of J-pop idol culture was widely celebrated in the country. However allegations of his sexual exploitation were ignored for decades. On Wednesday, Mr Okamoto said the abuse he experienced occurred about 15 to 20 times at Kitagawa's penthouse in Tokyo. The 26-year-old Japanese-Brazilian singer and songwriter said that Kitagawa would come to his bed at night and remove his clothes before performing oral sex on him. Okamoto pretended to be asleep as the abuse occurred. "[Kitagawa] never explicitly said that if you don't put up with [the abuse] you won't be a success," he told reporters . "But Johnny's favourite first picks would make it." He had been picked to join the Johnny's Jr group in 2012 - which was a talent pool of male idols in training at Kitagawa's agency Johnny & Associates. Mr Okamoto said he knew of at least 100 boys who had stayed over at Kitagawa's home and he believed all of them had been abused. On Wednesday Johnny & Associates issued a statement after Mr Okamoto's press conference saying the company was working to "strengthen our governance system". It did not address Mr Okamoto's allegations or make any other reference to its founder. The agency remains Japan's top male talent manager and production company. It has produced some of the country's biggest boy bands, such as SMAP and Arashi. Allegations that Kitagawa groomed and sexually abused minors go as far back as the 1960s. In 1999, local magazine Shukan Bunshun published accounts from six former idols detailing alleged abuse by Kitagawa. Most Japanese media however did not cover the allegations - prompting accusations for years of an industry cover-up. This silence persisted even when Kitagawa lost the lawsuit he launched against the magazine, with a court finding that Shukan Bunshun had sufficient reason to publish the sexual assault allegations. In his press conference, Mr Okamoto said he had not considered taking legal action against Johnny & Associates. Instead he expressed hope that telling his story would inspire more victims to speak out. "I hope everyone will come forward because it is an outrageous number of victims," he told reporters on Wednesday. "I believe that what he did to me, performing sexual acts when I was 15, and what he did to other boys, was wrong." He said he had been compelled to speak out after the BBC documentary was released last month. He first detailed his allegations to Shukan Bunshun on 5 April, and he was invited to speak at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo on Wednesday. "Japanese media are extremely reluctant to cover this issue, but [I have heard] foreign media, like the BBC, might report on it," he said. • None Japan’s J-pop predator - exposed for abuse but still revered

The seaweed, pebbles and sand make Pwllheli look like an aquatic mammal This photo of Pwllheli harbour looks so much like a dolphin you might think it was built on porpoise. The aerial snap was taken in Gwynedd by Rhys Jones at the start of the month. He shared it on a Facebook forum called Pwllheli Drone Photos. "I've been up several times above the marina but it's the first time I've noticed this," said the photographer. "It was an amazing discovery. Once you've seen it, you can't unsee it." There is a pod of about 300 bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay. Perhaps the harbour wants to join them.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Where's Vladimir Putin? That's what we were wondering most of Monday - two days after a dramatic insurrection by the Wagner Group that saw a convoy of mercenary fighters headed to Moscow. A spokesman for Mr Putin announced a deal to end the Wagner mutiny late on Saturday. But when would the president himself comment on the controversial agreement? It was controversial because the Wagner mercenaries had rebelled, seized military sites (with apparent ease) and then marched on Moscow; Russian air force pilots had been killed in the mutiny. Yet the Kremlin had agreed not to prosecute Wagner fighters or their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in return for calling off the uprising. Over the last week, President Putin has made a series of unusual public appearances - all televised - in an apparent attempt to steady the ship. On Monday we hear from Mr Prigozhin: an audio message posted online presenting his side of the story. He says his men headed to Moscow to "hold to account" those leaders he blamed for "mistakes" in the Ukraine war. Then late into the evening, an announcement is made. "Standby: President Putin will address the nation." Now it feels like the Kremlin leader is playing catch-up. Putin appears on TV screens after 10pm. A late-night address from him is very unusual. Social media buzzes with rumours that this will be a speech that will "decide the fate of Russia". With trepidation we switch on Russian TV to hear the president speak. It quickly becomes clear this address will not decide the country's fate. There are no major announcements. But the five-minute speech does provide clues to how the Kremlin is going to spin the dramatic events of the weekend to its benefit. Putin paints a picture of a Russia that has united to defeat the treachery of Wagner's leaders. He tries to bring everyone on side: he thanks the Russian public, Russian officials, religious leaders, the Russian armed forces and his security services. He distinguishes between the leaders of the mutiny and regular Wagner fighters and commanders, whom he praises as patriots. Crucially, he presents himself as the man who averted major bloodshed. "As soon as these events began to unfold," he says, "in keeping with my direct instructions, steps were taken to avoid spilling blood". Remember that controversy I was talking about? He doesn't address that. But, hey, Russia has stepped back from the brink. That's the main thing. On Monday he was playing catch-up. By Tuesday morning it's full steam ahead to try to restore his authority. At a hastily arranged event the Russian authorities are going heavy - very heavy - on the pomp and ceremony. Some 2,500 soldiers, Russian Guard and security officials are lined up on the Kremlin's Cathedral Square. This is the site of coronation (and funeral) processions of Russian tsars. Cue Putin: To the presidential fanfare he descends the many steps of the Kremlin down onto the square (red carpet all the way, of course) and with a backdrop of the onion domes of Kremlin cathedrals the president - and commander-in-chief - delivers a speech to his troops. But even before he starts to speak, the imagery says it all. It's all here in one place: the Orthodox Church, the Kremlin, the president and the army. It reminds me of the old Imperial Russian slogan: "For faith, for the Tsar and the Fatherland." In other words, the visual messaging here is all about presenting Russia as a country uniting behind Vladimir Putin. It's almost as if they want Russians to think that the Church, the military, and the president are interlinked, even part of one whole. In his brief address, President Putin again claims that Russian society has come together after the Wagner mutiny. But most of what he says is praise for his military for "stopping a civil war". There's a minute's silence for the air force pilots who were killed. The president is paying his respects, but still not addressing the question of why Wagner fighters are not being prosecuted over their deaths. Speech over. Cue the national anthem and a gun salute. Overall message: the president's not only in charge. With the help of the Russian army and the Russian people, he's just scored a great victory. This is probably the most surprising Putin video of the week - perhaps of the year. That's because it's a very un-Putin-like Putin we see, in terms of getting up close and personal with the crowds. The official reason President Putin is visiting Dagestan is to chair a meeting on domestic tourism. But it's not the meeting that dominates news bulletins later on Russian TV. It's the crazy scenes that follow. The Kremlin leader is shown being mobbed by an adoring crowd in the city of Derbent. We've grown used to seeing Vladimir Putin keeping his distance from those he comes into contact with. Remember those long Kremlin tables with Putin seated safely at one end and his guests at the other? Not here. In Dagestan he's kissing children, hugging women, shaking hands and posing for photos. "Screaming, squealing, applause," exclaims the presenter of a popular talk show on the Russia-1 channel. "Even rock stars don't get this kind of welcome. The West is scoffing that after Prigozhin's mutiny the president has been weakened. This proves the opposite is the case." Putin's behaviour seems so out of character. On the other hand, nothing feels particularly normal any more in Russia. The Russian president had just survived an armed mutiny. Perhaps he feels the need to demonstrate - to the country, to the political elite, and to himself - that he still has supporters out there. A "spontaneous" expression of public adoration would fit the bill. As I view these images, I suddenly remember what happened last weekend, after the deal was done to end the mutiny. As Wagner fighters led by Mr Prigozhin had left Rostov on Saturday night, they were cheered on the streets. Has Vladimir Putin seen those images? Does he feel the need for his own "hero" moment? We'll probably never know. President Putin's attending a business conference on Russian brands in Moscow. It doesn't exactly make for another rock-star moment. Still, any opportunity to try to show (a) he's in charge (b) he's active (c) he has the support of the people. The Russian president is applauded as he enters the hall. He sits down and listens to one of the organisers deliver opening remarks. "Vladimir Vladimirovich, along with you and the whole country we, too, lived through the events of 24 June [the mutiny] with anxiety," she says addressing Putin. "We are all with you and we all support you." As if to prove it, the delegates give Vladimir Putin a standing ovation. From the same event, we see another slightly more bizarre video. President Putin is doodling on an interactive whiteboard. The result is a cartoon-like red face with three strands of hair. A curious picture from a leader who has learnt the art of political survival. Lines of loyal troops, gun salutes, screaming fans and a standing ovation. With these kinds of images, the Kremlin leader is trying to show he's back in control. He even has time to doodle. He must be feeling confident. Following the mutiny, we've witnessed a turbo-charged Putin this week. He was here, he was there, he seemed to be everywhere. It was almost as if he'd kicked off his campaign for re-election (his presidential term expires next year). But positive pictures do not change the fact that the rebellion had taken the Kremlin by surprise. It was a threat. The Wagner fighters had been well on their way to Moscow when the mutiny was called off. It was an unprecedented challenge to Putin's authority. And the long-term consequences of that are still unclear.

British Transport Police said the alleged assault happened on a train from Aberdare to Cardiff Central A man was sexually assaulted on a train after lewd comments were made towards him, police say. The incident happened at about 12:50 BST on 1 July, on a train from Aberdare to Cardiff Central. The victim walked past a group of people before a man allegedly "made lewd comments towards him". Police said the man then sexually assaulted the victim before "making light of the incident". A 40-year-old man was later arrested in connection with the assault before being released on bail.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Pausing Ofsted inspections would be the "empathetic, human, correct thing to do", says the sister of a head teacher who took her own life after an inspection - as the watchdog announces some changes to how it works. Ruth Perry died while waiting for a report that downgraded her school. Her sister, Prof Julia Waters, wants a full review to take place. Ofsted is making some changes, such as how it manages complaints - but will keep its one-word grading system. Chief inspector Amanda Spielman said the schools watchdog for England, "will continue to listen" to try to make improvements. Ofsted has said its thoughts are with Ms Perry's family, and described her death as a tragedy. The family believes the anxiety and stress following the inspection led to Ms Perry's suicide. "She was fine beforehand, she was not fine during and after it. It is a potentially dangerous system," Prof Waters told BBC News. She added that they had not heard directly from Ofsted about the concerns the family has raised. "It adds to the hurt, it adds to the outrage, it adds to our feeling of injustice about what happened to Ruth," she said. Prof Waters said she had been overwhelmed by the number of people getting in touch and speaking out about their concerns with the inspection process after Ms Perry's death."It confirms our worst fears, that this is something that has been going on for a long time," she said. She wants inspections to be paused so that an independent inquiry into what happened at Ms Perry's school, in Reading, can take place - as well as a review of the culture of inspections at Ofsted. Ruth Perry, who took her own life in January, had been waiting for an Ofsted report rating her school as "inadequate" In a statement, Ms Spielman outlined the changes Ofsted are making which include: "We are not deaf to the calls for change, or insensitive to the needs of schools and their staff," Ms Spielman added. Prof Waters said this latest response was "totally insensitive to the situation" and was far from "anything like a meaningful response to the growing calls for reform". Caversham Primary School was downgraded by Ofsted after inspectors decided that checks on staff and record-keeping of concerns about children were inadequate. Under the current system, this means the leadership of the school is declared inadequate, as well as the school overall. The quality of education and behaviour at the school were praised by inspectors. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, most schools were inspected roughly once every four years. However all visits were put on hold in the pandemic. Outstanding schools were also exempt for eight years up to 2020, which means some are now now facing inspection for the first time in a decade. Some academy school leaders have said Ofsted is not fully considering the impact of the pandemic. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said standards on keeping children safe would not be "watered down", and she continued to support a "clear one-word rating" to inform parents' decisions. She told MPs earlier this week she would be willing to meet Ms Perry's family. Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, inspects and reports on anywhere that provides education for young people in England - including schools, nurseries and childminders. Schools or organisations are inspected every four years or 30 months depending on their status, and are then graded accordingly: Many parents rely on Ofsted ratings to help them choose a school or nursery for their child. Following Ruth Perry's death, some school leaders and teaching unions called for a review of the impact of inspections and the current system of one-word grades. Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme, Sir Jon Coles, the Chief Executive of United Learning, which runs 72 state academy schools across England, and a former education civil servant who led the improvement of London's schools, said Ofsted is a positive thing and does contribute to public understanding of schools. He said inspectors produce a four-page report at the end of a full inspection: "The overall single-word grade and then the four single-word judgments are accompanied by quite a lot of detail and explanation." Julie McCulloch, from the Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL), said while some of proposals put forward by Ofsted are helpful, they are concerned that Ofsted "aren't prepared to look at the single-word judgements". She agrees there is a longer report but "people tend to concentrate on that grade rather than on the nuances behind it, and when we talk to our members, they say the biggest cause of stress around inspection is that reductive approach that tends to capture most of what a school does in a single word or phrase". In March, the National Education Union (NEU), school leaders' union NAHT, and the ASCL called for inspections to be halted. The recruitment process for a new chief inspector of Ofsted is already under way, because Ms Spielman is standing down later this year. Prof Waters says change can't wait until then: "There is an urgent problem in Ofsted, and it needs to be dealt with urgently. What happened to Ruth could happen again." A full inquest will consider the circumstances around Ruth Perry's suicide later this year. If you have been affected by issues raised in this article you can visit the BBC Action Line pages, or contact or Samaritans. The story of head teacher, Ruth Perry, who took her life after her school's rating was downgraded by Ofsted.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Passengers had to be helped down from The Big One in Blackpool Passengers on the UK's highest rollercoaster had to walk down its tracks to safety after the ride was halted due to sudden strong winds. The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach was stopped for safety reasons as thrill-seekers enjoyed the 235ft (71m) high attraction. Theme park staff led the stranded passengers down the tracks and the ride was cancelled for the rest of the day. People can pay to walk the ride once a month with full safety equipment. Passengers were seen being helped down the rollercoaster's steep tracks in an image captured from a nearby hotel as the drama unfolded on Tuesday. A Blackpool Pleasure Beach spokeswoman confirmed the ride was stopped "due to sudden changes in weather conditions". She continued: "Guests on the ride were reassured and escorted from the ride by Blackpool Pleasure Beach staff. "Due to high gusts of wind the Big One rollercoaster closed for the remainder of the day." Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to [email protected] The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Last updated on .From the section Golf -8 -6 -5 -3 S Scheffler (US), B DeChambeau (US), H English (US), S Bennett (US), SW Kim (Kor), P Barjon (Fra), M Hughes (Can) The US Open first round featured record lows, two holes-in-one and a charging Rory McIlroy as the tournament returned to Los Angeles after a 75-year absence. Californians Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele lead on eight under after recording the US Open's first 62s. Former champions Dustin Johnson and McIlroy led the chase but bogeyed their last holes to end six and five under on a day of unusually low scoring. Frenchman Mathieu Pavon and American Sam Burns both aced the 15th. They were the 49th and 50th holes-in-one at the championship, which was last played in the city in 1948 and is making its first visit to exclusive Los Angeles Country Club. American Wyndham Clark birdied the last to post a 64 and join Johnson at six under while Brian Harman is level with McIlroy after a 65. Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau add more star power to a stacked leaderboard, both five shots adrift, while a frustrated Jon Rahm shot a 69. It's been quite a journey for Fowler, one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour, who went from a career-high fourth in the world ranking in 2016 all the way down to 173rd just a year ago. The 34-year-old, one of just four players in history with top-five finishes in all four majors in one season, failed to qualify for the past two US Opens but marked his return in some style. "It has been long and tough. It's a lot longer than you ever want it to be," Fowler said after his record round. "It's been so worth it and now being back." While Fowler tied the US Open record with 10 birdies in his round to counter two bogeys, current Olympic champion Schauffele had eight birdies in a bogey-free round. "It's a great start. I hit a lot of really good shots," said Schauffele, who like Fowler is yet to win a major. "Rickie was just right in front of me and I was playing really good golf so thought I may as well just chase him down. "You have to play hard here, dig your way around." For a notoriously slow starter in the majors, McIlroy's 65 on the quirky par-70 layout represents a huge improvement for the Northern Irishman as he looks to end his nine-year wait for a fifth major. McIlroy made five front-nine birdies - his best effort in majors - on the back of some explosive driving off the tee. And he played solid golf on the back nine, adding one more birdie before making his only mistake at the 18th - playing an air shot from the greenside rough before making an 11-foot putt to drop just one shot. Johnson came flying home with five birdies on his back nine but he too made a mistake on the 18th. He missed the par-three ninth green by a good 20 yards and his ball plunged into a bunker by the 18th green. He took three from there to drop his only shot of the day and finish two off the lead. "The golf course is in perfect condition," said Johnson. "I really like it. You just have to drive it well or you have no chance. "The course was set up really nicely. I would imagine the next few days you're going to see the golf course set up as hard as they want to." Scheffler, DeChambeau and best of the rest World number one Scheffler bookended his round with a bogey on the first and last, but found a spark around the turn with five birdies in eight holes to card a creditable 67. That scored was matched by 2020 US Open champion DeChambeau, who had an eventful round with six birdies and three bogeys. Local favourite Max Homa, who was born in Los Angeles and holds the course record of 61, is just a shot further back on two under while Viktor Hovland is one under after a round of highs and lows that included a hole-out eagle from 175 yards and a double-bogey seven. Norwegian Hovland, 25, has come close in the past three majors, playing in the final groups in both last year's Open Championship and last month's US PGA Championship. Reigning Masters champion Rahm looked largely frustrated with three birdies and two bogeys in his one-under 69. The Spaniard has a great record in California, with five of his PGA Tour wins coming in the state - including his 2019 US Open victory at Torrey Pines in nearby San Diego. Jordan Smith is the leading Englishman after shooting a level-par 70 that featured five bogeys and five birdies, while defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick headed to the practice range after signing for a 71. • None Are you in need of a good night's sleep? Try Michael Mosley's suggestions for relaxing and dropping off

A missile launch by North Korea sparked confusion in northern Japan, where an evacuation order was abruptly retracted A missile launch by North Korea sparked confusion in northern Japan, where an evacuation order was issued and then retracted within 30 minutes. Sirens blared across Hokkaido and residents were told to "evacuate immediately" on Thursday morning. Authorities later said the missile did not land near the island and withdrew the alert. Tensions have been growing in the region, as North Korea has already fired 27 missiles this year. The projectile flew about 1,000 km (620 miles), in what South Korea's military called a "grave provocation". The missile is believed to be of medium or longer-range, but details on which weapon was tested on Thursday morning have not yet been made public. Meanwhile, Japanese coastguards said the missile had splashed into waters to the east of North Korea. Mr Hamada said he could not confirm whether the missile flew over Japan's exclusive economic zone. Schools in Hokkaido delayed their start times and some train services were suspended, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported. Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Pyongyang's repeated missile launches pose a "grave and imminent threat" to Japan's security. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the latest launch "needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilising the security situation in the region". This latest launch came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to adopt a "more practical and offensive" manner in war deterrence, as reported by its state media agency KCNA. For the past week, North Korea has not been answering twice-daily phone calls from South Korea, which has concerned the government in Seoul. The two Koreas typically exchange calls at 09:00 and 15:00 local time (00:00 and 06:00 GMT) via a military hotline - these daily check-ins are intended to prevent clashes along the countries' border. Earlier this week, South Korea's Unification Minister Kwon Young-se described the North's suspension of communication as "unilateral and irresponsible". "Pyongyang's provocations continue past its protest of US-South Korea defence exercises because Kim Jong-un hasn't finished demonstrating his nuclear delivery capabilities yet," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, "However, with the North Koreans literally not answering the phone, the lack of hotlines and diplomacy increases the risk of unintended escalation," he said. This is an important week for North Korea as it celebrates Mr Kim's 11th year in power - the country tends to mark these anniversaries with displays of military progress. North Korea has been working to increase its nuclear arsenal and build ever-more sophisticated weapons. It has also criticised joint military exercises between the US and South Korea, accusing them of escalating tensions. The latest missile launch also comes two days before the birthday of North Korea's founding leader Kim Il Sung - the biggest annual holiday on the country's calendar. In October 2022, residents in northern Japan woke up to similar sirens and text alerts to take cover after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan. The missile travelled 4,500km (2,800 miles) before falling into the Pacific Ocean far from Japan, and there were no reported injuries. In October 2022, residents in northern Japan were alerted to take cover after North Korea fired a ballistic missile

Pavel Kuzin was killed in Bakhmut amid brutal fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city Staff sergeant Pavel Kuzin took his position at the machine gun - the only soldier still able to fight. Everyone else in his troop lay dead or injured. Suffering from shell-shock and with one arm bandaged, the 37-year-old fired at the waves of Russian soldiers trying to storm his position. They didn't even try to take cover, but simply walked towards him across the open field. It was clear Pavel wouldn't be able to hold the position for long, but he needed to buy time for a rescue team to arrive. His final action in life was to ensure his wounded comrades got to safety. The Ukrainian military says Bakhmut is now the scene of many "unprecedentedly bloody" battles like this, where they now have to repel up to 50 attacks on their positions every day. Russia has concentrated massive forces in this area, and their brutal strategy of launching human wave attacks helps them to advance slowly - but at a very high cost. Pavel was in charge of a forward observation group that consisted of six Ukrainian soldiers. On 17 February, shortly after the start of their watch, they came under heavy fire. A tank began hammering their position. Unlike relentless mortar rounds, the tank's aiming was chillingly accurate. Shells were landing a few metres from their trenches. Two soldiers were wounded and Pavel told them to go into a dugout. A combat medic went down to tend to their injuries and prepare them for an evacuation. Moments later, the wooden shelter was directly hit by a shell. "There was a bright flash," one of the wounded soldiers with a callsign Tsygan told the BBC. "I was thrown onto the logs with such force that it nearly crushed me. I couldn't understand whether I was dead or alive. Someone was shouting, it seemed the sound was coming from 100m away." I couldn't understand whether I was dead or alive It was Pavel's voice who was checking on them. The other soldier was half-buried under dirt and logs. He was dead. Tsygan could barely move and Pavel had to drag him up over the splintered logs that blocked the way. It was painfully slow to move Tsygan just a few metres away into a nearby trench. When the shelling paused briefly, Pavel went back trying to find others. Two minesweepers arrived to clear the logs and find the bodies. But yet another shell hit the dug out, killing one of the men and injuring the other. The tank kept firing. At that moment, Russian troops started storming their position. Pavel called for a support group to evacuate the wounded and rushed back to his Browning machine gun to stop the Russian infantry. The 206th Battalion in which Pavel served had fought in the southern Kherson and north-eastern Kharkiv regions. But the battles over Bakhmut were very different from what they had seen before. "The intensity of fighting to break through our positions was shocking," says Mykola Hlabets, platoon commander. "Sometimes, [Russian soldiers] would get as close as 20 metres from us, crawling and moving under a treeline or across an open field. This is where we had our first gunfights at such proximity." "They would just stand and walk towards our positions without any cover. We wiped out one group after another, but they kept coming." Hlabets described them as a suicide squad. Others call them cannon fodder. Ukrainians are trying to fight off Russia's human wave attacks - similar to tactics used during World War One A number of videos have been shared on telegram channels recently where newly mobilized Russian soldiers appealed to President Vladimir Putin and the authorities to stop what they called "illegal orders" to send them "to be slaughtered". Last month mobilised soldiers from Belgorod posted a video saying that they were sent for an assault mission without proper training. After suffering heavy losses, they said they refused to carry out their orders. Often these poorly trained soldiers are reportedly forced to keep pushing forward. The assault group Storm of the 5th Brigade of the Russian army said in a video appeal that they couldn't leave their position because of zagryad otryad, or blocking troops - detachments that open fire at their own men who try to retreat. These wave attacks are similar to World War One tactics, when troops charged the enemy and engaged in close combat. And despite their lack of training and experience, sending newly recruited soldiers to such assaults are bringing some results for Russia, albeit at a very high cost. Ukrainians expose their positions when they open fire to stop those attacks. That allows Russian artillery to identify the target and destroy it, as happened with Pavel's post. Also, soldiers at forward positions run out of ammunition while trying to repel numerous wave attacks. They then become an easy target. That was the risk Pavel knew he faced as he rushed to his Browning machine gun. But as long as he kept firing, his wounded brothers-in-arms had a chance to be rescued. Tsygan was bleeding in the trench where Pavel had left him. Shrapnel had smashed his pelvis. Another piece had gone through his thigh, and a third had hit his abdomen, "turning the internal organs upside down", he said. He was barely conscious. "I didn't see much, it was all white," he said. "I lay on the snowy ground for two hours and I didn't feel cold or anything." Next to him was another wounded soldier. The rescue team on an armoured personnel carrier hastily picked them up as shelling resumed. They didn't even have time to close the hatch, Tsygan says. By that time, Pavel's machine gun had fallen silent. He died from a head wound: a piece of shrapnel had pierced his helmet. Commanders of the 206th battalion decided to send a group to retrieve the bodies of Pavel and the other soldiers. The next day in the evening, three groups of two soldiers each set off to bring the bodies back. "The plan looked good on paper, but things quickly went wrong," junior sergeant Vasyl Palamarchuk, who was in the lead group, remembers. They got lost and nearly ran into Russian positions in the dark. When they got close to the dugout, Russians spotted them and opened fire from a tank. Pavel Kuzin died holding off Russian attackers so his wounded fellow soldiers could be evacuated Russian tanks and artillery had continuously shelled that post in those days, but the Ukrainian big guns had largely stayed quiet. The reason was a massive shortage of shells. "Once we counted that the Russians had fired up to 60 shells a day, whereas we could allow only two," Palamarchuk explains. "They destroyed trees and everything else and you had no place to hide." Ukraine is struggling to find ammunition for its Soviet-era artillery. Getting shells for weapons donated by Ukraine's western partners has its own limits. As the secretary general of the Nato military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, said recently: "The current rate of Ukraine's ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current rate of production." Palamarchuk's group eventually picked up Pavel's body just a few hours before Russian troops seized the area. Heavy snow turned into a freezing rain. After numerous breaks on the way back, crawling through craters left by shells, they finally arrived. The whole operation over just a kilometre's distance lasted for six hours. It was past midnight but the entire battalion gathered at the evacuation point to pay their respects to Pavel, who is survived by his daughter and wife. "It was a huge loss for our unit," Palamarchuk says. "He saved two people but died himself."

When the BBC's director general, Tim Davie, took over in 2020, he declared his founding principle to be "impartiality". Three years later, a row over that principle and how it applies across the corporation has created a crisis that has quite clearly caught managers by surprise. Familiar, fixed points in the weekly TV schedule unexpectedly falling off air in quick succession is proof of a crisis that has become something much bigger than a row about some tweets. The Gary Lineker issue is more than an argument about the opinions of a highly paid sports presenter - it is a test of the BBC's fundamental values and the current director general's core mission. The passions provoked by Lineker's political tweets and the decision to keep him off air until he and the BBC resolve this issue has poured petrol on a fire that was already well alight - the debate about the BBC's role in British politics and perceptions of bias both to the left and the right. But first, let's look at the immediate issue. It's worth noting that complaints about Lineker's politically charged tweets are not new. In 2016 and 2018 the BBC defended comments made by the Match of the Day presenter about child migrants and Brexit by saying he was a freelance presenter, it was a private Twitter account and the stringent rules for journalists did not apply equally to sports presenters. The guidelines at the time said the risk to compromising the BBC's impartiality "is lower where an individual is expressing views publicly on an unrelated area, for example, a sports or science presenter expressing views on politics or the arts". Since then rules have been tightened. New guidelines on social media demanded an "extra responsibility" for presenters with a "high profile". Some described the new rule as the "Lineker clause". This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: BBC boss Tim Davie asked if he bowed to government pressure The question is whether that rule is being fairly applied. Twitter is awash with examples of what some people think are presenters who have gone too far over recent years. Names frequently raised include Alan Sugar, Chris Packham and Andrew Neil. In response, Mr Davie said on Saturday evening that he was in "listening mode" and suggested there might be an escape route by re-examining those guidelines. There is good reason for him to want to bring this to a conclusion. Impartiality is hugely important but so too is providing a service that people pay for through their licence fee. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: How the Match of the Day row played out on Saturday... in 60 seconds Match of the Day went ahead on BBC One on Saturday night - but was reduced to a 20-minute edition that did not have a presenter, pundits or any commentary - while other football coverage was dropped. Every cancelled programme is a source of further complaint from licence payers who may not care what Lineker says on Twitter but care deeply about their favourite programmes staying on air on a Saturday night. There is also the wider context of a government that has in recent years been critical of the BBC and its perceived liberal bias. Greg Dyke, a former director general, who left the BBC over a clash with the Labour Government in 2004, says the decision to pull Gary Lineker from Match of the Day looks like a corporation bowing to political pressure from a Tory government. All of which leads to another issue that asks questions of the BBC's impartiality, the BBC's chairman, Richard Sharp, a former donor to the Conservative party who is the subject of an ongoing inquiry looking in to his appointment and what he did or did not disclose about his part in the arrangement of an £800,000 loan guarantee to the former prime minister, Boris Johnson. He has denied any involvement in arranging the loan. Lineker has become a lightning rod for a much bigger debate and the BBC would like to resolve the issue as quickly as possible to stop a very public row turning into a monumental crisis. However, with the corporation saying it wants Lineker, with his 8.7 million Twitter followers, to stop the political tweets while he shows no sign of agreeing to be silenced, it's hard to see quite how this will resolve itself. For the BBC this is about impartiality but to many others it is about free speech. Indeed, there is a statue outside the BBC's headquarters in London of the author of 1984, George Orwell, a former BBC talks producer. Inscribed on the wall behind the Orwell statue are these words: "If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." Eighty years after Orwell left the BBC, the corporation finds itself in a deepening crisis. That thought from Orwell and the questions it raises for the BBC are at the very heart of the Lineker debate.

Captain Sir Tom Moore became famous for his fundraising efforts during the first coronavirus lockdown The £38m raised by Captain Sir Tom Moore when he walked 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden is "not under investigation", the charity which received it has said. NHS Charities Together said money it received for its Covid-19 Urgent Appeal had "funded thousands of projects". It said the Captain Tom Foundation, set up after his death, is a "completely separate organisation" to it. The foundation is subject to an ongoing inquiry into its finances. Capt Sir Tom, who was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, died in 2021 aged 100. He became an international figure, during the start of the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020, for his fundraising walks in the grounds of his family home in Marston Moretaine. Capt Sir Tom won the nation's hearts with his fundraising walk, which took in 100 laps of his garden After he died, his family set up the Captain Tom Foundation, which is no longer taking donations or making payments due to a Charity Commission inquiry, which started a year ago. Announcing the probe, the commission said "concerns have mounted" over the charity and independence from a business run by Capt Sir Tom's family. An NHS Charities Together spokesman said: "The Captain Tom Foundation is a completely separate organisation that was established after Captain Tom did his fundraising for our Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, and the Charity Commission has made clear that the £38m he raised for NHS Charities Together is not under investigation." A statement added that its Covid appeal raised more than £160m from thousands of supporters which had been "distributed across the network of NHS charities to reach every NHS Trust and Health Board in the UK". "It has funded thousands of projects and provided vital mental health support for NHS staff, training for emergency volunteers, equipment and support for patients, and community partnership programmes to prevent ill health and reduce pressure on NHS services," the statement said. "The support we continue to provide has never been more vital, and we are thankful to everyone who helps make it possible." A Covid appeal progress report on its website "demonstrates the difference donations" are making, the charity said. Recently, the younger of his two daughters, Hannah Ingram-Moore, who lived with Capt Sir Tom, has been told to knock down an unauthorised building used as a home spa. The spa (the C-shaped building to the right of the pond) is at the home where Capt Sir Tom Moore walked 100 laps of the garden in 2020 The building on the site of the family home - for the use of the occupiers and the Captain Tom Foundation - had received planning permission in August 2021 and had been partly constructed when revised plans submitted in February 2022 including a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen, "for private use". These revised plans for what was called the Captain Tom Building were turned down by Central Bedfordshire Council in November 2022. Neither The Captain Tom Moore Foundation nor Ms Ingram-Moore have responded to the BBC's request for comment on the planning application. Follow East of England news on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Got a story? Email [email protected] or WhatsApp us on 0800 169 1830 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Tyler McDermott was found with a gunshot injury on Norman Road Two men have been arrested after a teenager died in a shooting in north London. Tyler McDermott, 17, was found by the emergency services on Norman Road in Tottenham at about 04:20 BST on Thursday and died on Friday . The Met said two 19-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody. The detective leading the investigation appealed to a group of people at the scene at the time to come forward. Det Ch Insp Neil John said: "There is still significant work to do to identify those involved in Tyler's murder. "There were a large number of people in the area at the time of Tyler's murder and I am reiterating my appeal to anyone who was there, or who has information about this incident, to contact police immediately." The Met added Tyler's family continue to be supported by specialist officers and a post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place on Sunday. Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected] The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Emily Lewis was on a day out with her family when the crash happened A speedboat skipper who was going too fast before a crash that fatally injured a teenage passenger has been given a suspended prison sentence. Michael Lawrence, 55, was convicted of failing to maintain a proper lookout and a safe speed before the crash that killed 15-year-old Emily Lewis in Southampton Water on 22 August 2020. After a trial at Winchester Crown Court, he was cleared of manslaughter. He and boat owner Michael Howley were both given 18-week suspended sentences. Michael Lawrence was convicted of failing to maintain a proper lookout and a safe speed before the crash Howley was previously found guilty by majority verdict of failing to operate the vessel safely. Emily Lewis, from Park Gate, Hampshire, was on a "high thrills" ride with her parents and sister when the RIB, carrying 12 people, hit the buoy at nearly 37 knots (43mph), the court heard. She suffered "unsurvivable" crush injuries while a number of other passengers were seriously injured, the jury was told. Her sister Amy tearfully described how she did not think she could carry on living after losing Emily. In a victim statement, she said: "My poor parents had to hear their only daughter tell them that I wanted to die." Emily's father Simon said he was a "truly broken man" as he recalled making the decision to switch his daughter's life support machine off. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The trial heard the boat was driven straight at the buoy for 14 seconds before the crash Reading her victim impact statement to the court, Emily's mother Nicola said looking at Lawrence: "I couldn't help her and this haunts me daily. I cannot get the image out of my head. "That is why I survive and not live because of what you did to me and my family on that day." In a further victim statement, boat passenger Helen Mann, who suffered five fractured ribs and a punctured lung when she was thrown into the water, said she had suffered lasting trauma, leaving her unable to look at the sea. Her friend Carolyn Edwards, who suffered a broken rib, broken leg and fractured back, described having sleepless nights and flashbacks. Alison McKenzie, who was in the boat with her family, told the court her sons' lives had been devastated by the crash, with one missing nearly two years of school due to mental health issues. Lawrence (left) and Michael Howley were both also ordered to complete 125 hours of community service and pay £1,000 of court costs Mark Ashley, defending Lawrence, of Blackfield, New Forest, said his client was "a good man who has made a mistake" and was "deeply affected" by what had happened. "There isn't a day that goes by when he doesn't wish it was he who died." Keely Harvey, who represented Howley, of Hordle, Hampshire, said the boat owner "cared" about the safety of his passengers and would be "forever affected" by the incident. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The jury was shown a police re-enactment of the speedboat's course The defendants sat with their heads bowed, avoiding the victims' gaze as the statements were read. They were both also ordered to complete 125 hours of community service and pay £1,000 of court costs. Suspending the jail sentences for two years, Mr Justice Butcher told Lawrence he took into account his remorse and years of service with the RNLI. "It is still unknown why you drove the RIB as you did. It must have been the result of inattention or distraction," the judge said. He said Howley had immediately shut down his thrill ride firm Seadogz, and the owner's failure to put proper safety procedures in place had not caused the accident. Emily Lewis's mother Nikki, father Simon and sister Amy said justice had only partly been served Outside the court, Simon Lewis said he was disappointed that the sentences had been suspended. Reading a family statement, he said: "After two-and-a-half long years we have managed to get some of the justice that Emily so deserved. "Neither Mr Lawrence nor Mr Howley have apologised for what happened on that fateful day. "I do hope that the safety concerns raised by this case can help other people to continue to have fun on the water but with a reduced risk of injury or indeed death." Follow BBC South on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected]. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

In an emotional message S Club confirmed they would be continuing with their October tour S Club 7 have confirmed they will be embarking on a planned tour after the death of Paul Cattermole - but without remaining member Hannah Spearritt. In a video posted to the group's official Instagram page, the other five members confirmed she would not be taking part in the 19-date tour. Cattermole died last month aged 46 at his home in Dorset, weeks after the 25th anniversary tour was announced. He and Spearritt had been in a relationship while in the band. Last month, she gave an interview to the Sun in which she said she had been unable to stop crying since learning of his death. The cause of the star's death has not been confirmed but police said there were "no suspicious circumstances". S Club 7 were one of the biggest pop acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their hits included Reach, Don't Stop Movin' and S Club Party. In total, they had 11 UK top 10 singles, including four number ones, and sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. They also won two Brit Awards. The tour will take place in October this year, taking in arenas across the UK, plus one date in the Republic of Ireland. In one other change, the branding on the band's website had been updated with the '7' in the group's logo removed as they have reverted to their previous name of S Club. The band used this version of the name in the mid-2000s when Cattermole initially left the band. In the Instagram video, the band sit on a sofa and appear to be clearly emotional. It opens with them explaining they had recently been taking time to deal with Paul's death, saying it had been "a bit of a shock". S Club members said Paul Cattermole had been involved in the planning of the October tour On the departure of Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee said she remained a member of the group. "She won't be joining us on this tour but we wish her all the best for the future. However, the five of us are really excited and geared up to crack on," he said. He goes on to say the tour will be a "tribute" to Paul, and is being renamed the Good Times Tour, after one of the songs that featured Paul as the lead vocalist. Rachel Stevens said: "He's always going to be with us. He was such a big part of this tour, so involved in everything that we are planning." "And we are just going to keep his memory alive and share it with all of you and its going to make it even more special." This Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by sclub7 This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Bradley McIntosh said Paul was like a "big brother" to the group, with Jo O'Meara saying that Paul would light up a room "with humour and love" and was "just a really special person". Tina Barrett added: "It's just really sad and really, really hard to process it right now."

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic are using magnets to help control their work The tiny, tweezer-like set of metal jaws was in place. Gently gripping the patient's gall bladder. But the grasping device was not physically connected to anything - it appeared to be levitating inside the person's body. In reality, the jaws were being controlled remotely by a robot arm wielding a special magnet. "We could see the critical structures, the blood vessels," says Dr Matthew Kroh of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. It wasn't long before he had removed the troublesome gall bladder with the help of his robotic assistant. This was one of two dozen or so similar surgeries he and his team have performed in recent months using their high-tech system. "It allows us to do a very common operation in a less invasive way," he says, explaining that fewer incisions are now required for procedures such as this. But there are many other emerging applications that also use carefully manufactured magnets. Permanent magnets, the kind that keep colourful souvenirs stuck to the door of your fridge, might seem a fairly mature, well-established technology. They've been used for centuries, after all. And yet, today, researchers and companies are expending huge efforts on making magnets more powerful and efficient than ever before. This is because, increasingly, magnets are used in all kinds of ascendant technologies - including EV motors and wind turbines. They are, therefore, crucial for electrification. However, magnets are generally made using rare earth elements, the products of dirty mining operations. And, at present, China massively dominates global permanent magnet production, with more than 90% market share. Many argue that we need cleaner and more widely distributed magnet manufacturing facilities. The future, they say, depends on it. "My job is brilliant," says Matthew Swallow, technical product manager for Bunting Magnetics in the UK. "Nobody else, I don't think, gets involved in so many things." His firm makes magnets that are used in all kinds of systems - from cochlear implants, to emergency brakes on rollercoasters, including at Alton Towers. Bunting Magnetics has even supplied magnets to Nasa. Matthew Swallow says magnets have become much more powerful over the past 10 years Mr Swallow says that, even during the past 10 years or so, the availability of higher grade magnets made with the rare earth element neodymium has improved. For such magnets designed to cope with temperatures up to 200C, a grade of N35 used to be the maximum. But now N52 grade versions are commercially available. "You can literally make the magnet 60% less massive and get the same level of performance," explains Mr Swallow. In an electric motor, a magnetic field helps an internal coil to spin. This might be used to drive an axle and turn the wheels of an electric car, for example. Higher grade magnets mean motors that run more efficiently and cars that weigh slightly less overall. The careful addition of a small amount of dysprosium, another rare earth element, is one way to improve a magnet's efficiency. One reason why China dominates global production of these magnets is financial incentives, says Ross Embleton, senior analyst for metals & mining - rare earths at Wood Mackenzie. Rare earth permanent magnet material is subject to a 13% VAT discount on export from the country, and provincial governments give support on energy costs, for example, which also helps buoy up magnet-making facilities. "It's a really, really challenging industry to compete in if you're outside of China," says Mr Embleton. That hasn't stopped some from trying. US firm Niron Magnetics says it has managed to make good quality magnets without rare earths. Instead, they use iron and nitrogen to make iron nitride magnets. This relies on getting the iron nitride to take on a specific crystalline structure, which generates magnetic fields. Chief executive Jonathan Rowntree declines to explain his company's production techniques in detail, but he says Niron has already produced working magnets. The first of these will be used in speakers. Magnetic field strength is measured in terms of teslas, and Niron's magnets are currently at one tesla. Mr Rowntree says it should be possible to make significantly more powerful magnets, up to 2.4 teslas, with iron nitride. Alternatively, recycling magnets would also be much better for the environment compared with making new rare earth magnets from scratch. In the UK, the University of Birmingham has developed a method for extracting rare earth alloys from old electric motors and computer hard drives, for example. A spin out company, HyProMag, has now successfully extracted rare earths using the technology, and aims to begin commercial production of magnets using such material later this year. Meanwhile, US firm Noveon Magnetics says it has developed its own method for magnet recycling. When asked about the process, and the grades of magnets produced, chief commercial officer Peter Afiuny declined to go into details, except to say that a small amount of alloy is mixed with recovered material to achieve the desired result. The whole process is about 40% more efficient than traditional virgin magnet production. It can be difficult to know the quality of an old magnet from a disused consumer electronics device, however, says Mr Embleton. And sometimes magnets are stuck into products with hard epoxy resins, making them tricky to remove. But gradually, as early generations of EV motors and wind turbines reach the end of their lifespans in the coming years, more magnetic material is expected to become available for recycling. "There's a bit of a delay there waiting for that material to come back again," says Mr Embleton. Companies have an opportunity to perfect their recycling processes in the meantime. Niron's targeting of the audio speakers market is interesting, says Nicola Morley at the University of Sheffield. "It means they think they can produce them cheaply - that market has other cheap permanent magnets in it," she explains. Within the last decade, the development of magnet technology has really begun to accelerate, adds Prof Morley. And Mr Swallow cites other emerging applications that sound quite sci-fi - including magnets mounted on satellites to scoop up space debris orbiting Earth. Dr Kroh says he is looking forward to even more sophisticated magnets that will make other surgeries less invasive than before. Chest surgery involving the lungs, or endoscopies, for instance, could one day be performed with the help of such technology. "It's almost limitless," he says. "This is just the beginning."

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. France has seen a quieter night of protests over the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range, the interior minister says. There were fewer arrests compared to previous nights - 719 - with the worst clashes in the southern city Marseille. In the Paris suburb L'Haÿ-les-Roses, attackers rammed a car into the house of the mayor, injuring his wife as she tried to flee with their two children. French cities have seen unrest since the police shooting of a teenager. Nahel M, 17, was shot during a traffic stop on Tuesday. Large crowds turned out for his funeral on Saturday. In a tweet, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin praised law enforcement for their "resolute action" which had led to a "calmer night". Around 45,000 police were deployed across the country for a second night on Saturday. More than 1,300 arrests were made on Friday night and more than 900 on Thursday. Officials hope that a turning-point may have been reached - that rioters are losing energy thanks to the security crackdown and the massive unpopularity of their exactions. However, until more nights of quiet confirm the trend, no-one is assuming anything. In Marseille, heavy clashes took place between police and rioters throughout Saturday evening. In footage circulating online, police can be seen using tear gas against people in the city. The video shows the clashes taking place on La Canebière, the main avenue in the heart of Marseille. French media report that fighting took place between a large group of rioters and officers. There was a heavy police presence along the iconic Champs-Élysée in Paris In Paris, large numbers of police were seen along the iconic Champs-Élysées avenue. There had been calls on social media for protesters to gather there but the police presence seems to have kept most of them away. The capital's police said they made 194 arrests. The Paris region stopped all buses and trams after 21:00 for a second night running. L'Haÿ-les-Roses Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun said his wife and one of his children had been injured when fleeing an attacker who had rammed his house with a car and then set the car on fire. He called it "a murder attempt of unspeakable cowardice". In the northern city of Lille, police special forces were seen on the streets. Images from the city overnight showed firefighters extinguishing blazes in cars that had been set alight by rioters. Twenty-one people were arrested in the city of Lyon. Clashes were also reported in Nice and Strasbourg. Nahel's funeral service was held at the mosque in Nanterre earlier on Saturday. Supporters of the family told the news media to keep away. All filming - even on phones - was banned: "No Snapchat, no Insta," mourners were told. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nahel was shot after refusing to stop for a traffic check and died after emergency services attended the scene. A video, shared online in the hours following Nahel's death, showed two police officers trying to stop the vehicle and one pointing his weapon at the driver. The officer who fired the fatal shot has since been charged with voluntary homicide and apologised to the family. His lawyer said he was devastated. Nahel's death has reignited debate around the state of French policing, including a controversial 2017 firearms law which allows officers to shoot when a driver ignores an order to stop. More widely, it has led to questions of racism in the force. The UN's human rights office said the unrest was a chance for France "to address deep issues of racism in law enforcement". President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence on Friday "with the greatest firmness" and said Nahel's death had been used to justify acts of violence - calling it an "unacceptable exploitation of the adolescent's death".

This is the worst leak of US intelligence for 10 years. Not since former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden and former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning published classified documents has so much supposedly secret intelligence leaked into the public domain. The damage is on several levels. Russia now knows exactly what parts of its military intelligence are being eavesdropped on by the US. It will now move swiftly to plug those gaps. It’s also clear from the documents that Washington hasn’t just been spying on its enemies, it’s been spying on its friends too – like Ukraine, Israel and South Korea. The scene yesterday near the front line in Bakhmut, Ukraine Image caption: The scene yesterday near the front line in Bakhmut, Ukraine It appears that the US has been distributing highly sensitive intelligence to far too wide a circle of people. That will make some countries think twice before they can trust America with sensitive information. But, by far the most serious damage has been done to Ukraine. The leaked documents reveal what weapons Ukraine still has. And the conclusion is that it’s fast running out of air defence missiles. That tells the Kremlin that if Ukraine can’t resupply itself then it will be safe to unleash the Russian air force. This could potentially change the entire course of the war in Moscow’s favour.

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Quinten carries EpiPens in case he goes into anaphylactic shock Parents of a six-year-old with food allergies have said they faced an "uphill battle" to get a good selection of school meals for him. Quinten from Powys has a severe allergy to dairy, egg, soya and nuts. His dad Kam said he "always feels like the odd one out" with his friends as he and wife Ceri try to make progress with Powys council to avoid him having bland or repetitive meals. The council said its menus were healthy and balanced. Quinten is in Year 1 and is entitled to free school meals but his parents said they still faced a challenge to make sure he was happy at lunchtime. Kam said: "I find it really perplexing because Welsh government have announced that this was a priority... yet they seem to be totally unprepared for this, which I don't quite understand. "From the very beginning when we knew he was entitled to a meal, it started off at a very basic level in terms of what they came back with. "Lots of roast dinners, jacket potatoes without butter or cheese or anything, bland type options and we've had to spend a lot of time working with them to say 'well no, that's not right'." Parents Kam and Ceri say they just want Quinten to have the same choices as his friends One lunchtime, Quinten had "a slice of turkey in some gravy" when his friends had curry. Quinten's mother Ceri said she and Kam had been told that a "single supplier policy" meant the council could not find similar alternatives which would be safe. "Their policy is the bit that discriminates against him... I know a lot of people think that he should be grateful to have something, but actually, most people want to be the same as everybody else." Aisling Pigott says, while work has been done, "it's disappointing to hear that some people are not getting the full access that they need" Aisling Pigott of the British Dietetic Association said she recognised that catering for allergies took "a lot of planning" but said a nutritious meal should be available to all children. "I think it's all about equity and just because you've got a medical condition or an allergy it's important that you're not excluded from receiving healthy, nutritious food," she added. Jake Berriman of Powys council said: "When we are informed that a child has a special dietary need, our school catering service will liaise with the family directly to provide a menu that will meet their need. "These menus, which follow Welsh government guidance, are checked by dieticians to ensure that they are healthy and nutritionally balanced." The Welsh government said it wanted its free school meals to be "as inclusive as possible" and schools were "expected to make reasonable adjustments to meet any medically prescribed dietary needs".

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The bus fare arrest is a big community concern and our communication could have been better, the Met's Ch Supt Andy Brittain tells BBC London The Met Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over the treatment of a woman arrested in front of her son in Croydon, south London, after wrongly being accused of bus fare evasion. Footage of the mother shouting as two officers handcuffed and held her provoked criticism on social media. The Met said she was later released when it was confirmed she had paid for her ticket. The force added the video was a "snapshot of a wider incident". It also told BBC London it was trying to "find the lady involved, and to get her side of the story" and that "our comms perhaps could have been slightly better". "Trust has taken a hit," Met Ch Supt Andy Brittain, who covers Croydon, said. The police officers were working together with Transport for London (TfL) inspectors on Whitehorse Road, Croydon, when the incident happened on Friday morning. The police watchdog says it received a "complaint referral" from the Met on Monday afternoon, with the complaint alleging the woman was "racially profiled and verbally abused by an officer". The Met said the woman left the bus after not complying with a revenue inspector's request to check that she had paid her fare. According to the Met, when asked to stop by police she attempted to walk off and became "abusive". As a result, the force said she was arrested on suspicion of fare evasion and detained. In the video, she repeatedly asks one of the officers to let go and says "I haven't done anything wrong", while a member of the public films what is happening and asks why she is being arrested. The woman was arrested on Whitehorse Road, Croydon Officers did eventually check her ticket, which was valid. She was then unhandcuffed and released. Vauxhall Labour MP Florence Eshalomi urged people to be "careful" sharing the video as the woman's son was "very traumatised by the situation", adding she and other colleagues had raised it with the mayor of London. The Met initially said it realised it was a "distressing video to watch, even more so as a child is seen to be visibly upset by the way in which his mother has been apprehended". "We regret the upset that has been caused to the child." It also said the incident raised "questions about the extent to which officers are having to intervene in this way when supporting TfL in their operations". Met Ch Supt Andy Brittain, of the South Basic Command Unit, which covers Croydon, later told BBC London: "I think the social media footage got out, which kind of only showed a small picture of what took place. "Then our comms perhaps could have been slightly better and and then it's kind of cascaded into quite a big community concern. "For me today, it's about listening to the community, understanding their perspective, what it looked like to them. "And I think the big thing as well is to try and find the lady involved and to get her side of the story. "Trust has taken a hit as a result of the video, so it's really important we understand what took place." He added: "I'm a parent like everyone else and to see a child in that much distress is really upsetting. "We've paused any operations of that nature to give us time to work out what happened." The force has said officers' body worn video, which was active for a longer period than the social media clip, had been reviewed. Despite not initially identifying any "conduct matters" the Met said it had voluntarily referred itself to the IOPC due to grave public concern. The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) has said it will "decide if any further action is required". TfL's head of policing and community safety Mandy McGregor said: "We are aware of this very distressing incident and the impact it has had on the community. "We are speaking to the police to understand the wider circumstances and will support them with their investigation to get to the bottom of what happened." Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected] The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing against a landmark defamation judgement which found he committed war crimes. A judge last month ruled articles alleging the Victoria Cross recipient had murdered four Afghans were true. It was the first time in history any court has assessed claims of war crimes by Australian forces. Mr Roberts-Smith is not facing criminal charges and maintains his innocence. His grounds for appeal are unknown. The former special forces corporal sued three Australian newspapers over a series of articles alleging serious misconduct while he was deployed in Afghanistan between 2009-2012 as part of a US-led military coalition. At the time the articles were published in 2018, Mr Roberts-Smith was considered a national hero, having been awarded Australia's highest military honour for single-handedly overpowering Taliban fighters attacking his Special Air Service (SAS) platoon. The 44-year-old claimed the papers ruined his life with their reports that he had broken the moral and legal rules of war. His defamation case - dubbed by some "the trial of the century" - lasted 110 days and was rumoured to have cost up to A$25m ($16.3m; £13.2m). On 1 June a Federal Court judge threw out the case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Canberra Times, ruling it was "substantially true" that Mr Roberts-Smith had murdered unarmed Afghan prisoners and civilians and bullied fellow soldiers. Justice Anthony Besanko also found that Mr Roberts-Smith lied to cover up his misconduct and threatened witnesses. Additional allegations that he had punched his lover, threatened a peer, and committed two other murders were not proven to the "balance of probabilities" standard required in civil cases. Mr Roberts-Smith, who left the defence force in 2013, has not been charged over any of the claims in a criminal court, where there is a higher burden of proof. None of the evidence presented in the civil defamation case against Mr Roberts-Smith can be used in any criminal proceedings, meaning investigators must gather their own independently. But the case has raised the spectre of a possible wider reckoning over claims of war crimes by Australian forces. In 2020, a landmark investigation known as the Brereton Report found "credible evidence" that elite Australian soldiers unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan. It recommended that 19 current or former soldiers should be investigated over alleged killings of prisoners and civilians from 2009-13. Australian troops were deployed to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, as part of a US-led coalition that ousted the Taliban after the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States. The Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021.

Berlusconi was a major public figure in Italian business, broadcasting, and politics In the labyrinthine world of Italian politics, Silvio Berlusconi was the supreme wheeler-dealer - a man who merged business and public life like no other. His flamboyant personality struck a chord with the Italian electorate, which continued to back him despite allegations of corruption and double-dealing. Four times he was prime minister, and each time it seemed his political career was over, he managed to confound his critics and bounce back. Nine years after he was banned from public office for tax fraud, he was back in parliament, elected to Italy's Senate before he turned 86 in September 2022. But it was often his private life - his fondness for surrounding himself with beautiful young women, and the ensuing sexual scandals - that made headlines around the world. Berlusconi, who has died at the age of 86, was a media mogul, football club owner and billionaire businessman who never gave up on politics - and helped shape Italy's image for decades. Silvio Berlusconi was born into a middle-class family in Milan on 29 September 1936 and grew up in a village outside the city during World War Two. From his student days, he demonstrated the ability to make money. While studying law at university, he played double-bass in a student band - and developed a reputation as a singer, working in nightclubs and on cruise ships. Berlusconi had a spell as a singer on cruise ships His first foray into using his natural charm for business was as a vacuum cleaner salesman and in selling essays written for his fellow students. After graduation, he started in construction with his own company, Edilnord, building an enormous apartment complex on the edge of Milan - though the source of funding for the project was something of a mystery. In 1973, the entrepreneur launched a local cable television company called Telemilano to provide television to his properties. Four years later, he owned two more stations and a central Milan studio. By the end of the decade, he had created a holding company, Fininvest, to manage the rapid expansion of his business holdings. Eventually, it would own Mediaset - Italy's largest media empire and owner of the country's biggest private stations - and Italy's largest publishing house, Mondadori. By the time of his death, he was one of Italy's richest men, with a family fortune in the billions of dollars. His children - Marina, Barbara, Pier Silvio, Eleonora and Luigi - have all taken part in the running of his business empire. Some of that wealth would be used to indulge his personal interests - including saving his hometown football club AC Milan from bankruptcy in 1986. The football club AC Milan was just one of his business interests That investment would pay off three decades later in 2017, when he sold the club to Chinese investors for £628m (€740m). He never gave up on football either, later buying Monza football club and enjoying its rise to the top flight of Serie A for the first time in its history. Berlusconi's remarkable ability to face down the courts repeatedly - and maintain his popularity in politics - was unrivalled. He often complained of victimisation - particularly by prosecutors in his native Milan - once claiming to have made 2,500 court appearances in 106 trials over 20 years. Charges over the years have included embezzlement, tax fraud and false accounting, and attempting to bribe a judge. He was acquitted or had his convictions overturned on several occasions. His controversies were highly public and formed a regular backdrop throughout his political career. It was not until February 2023 that he was finally cleared of bribing witnesses to lie about the notorious "bunga bunga" parties he had held at his villa as prime minister. He had founded his own political party 30 years earlier in 1993 and within a year, he was catapulted to power. Leveraging his enthusiasm for football, he named his party after a supporters' chant - Forza Italia (Go Italy). At the time, a power vacuum had emerged in the wake of a scandal affecting Italy's centre-right - and Berlusconi offered an alternative to those voters that was not leftist. A massive advertising campaign on his own TV channels had helped propel him to victory in the 1994 election. However, his new appetite for politics was seen as a bid to avoid being implicated in corruption charges himself, after several of his businesses were drawn into the investigation. But he dismissed the claims. "I don't need to go into office for the power. I have houses all over the world, stupendous boats, beautiful airplanes, a beautiful wife, a beautiful family. I am making a sacrifice." Once he was in power, Berlusconi's government passed a law that gave him, and other top public figures, immunity from prosecution while in office, but it was later thrown out by the constitutional court. Berlusconi's first coalition lasted only a few months - partly owing to friction between the different parties in it, and partly because of Berlusconi's indictment for alleged tax fraud by a Milan court. He lost the 1996 election to the Left - but his political career was only just beginning. In 2001, Berlusconi was back as prime minister, at the head of a new coalition known as House of Freedoms. The main plank of his election campaign was a promise to overhaul the Italian economy, simplify the tax system and raise pensions. But Italy's finances were suffering in a worsening global economy, and Berlusconi was unable to fulfil his pledges. He lost to the Left in 2006 - but won again in 2008. He remained a fixture in Italian politics until 2011, which would prove among his most challenging years. Italy's borrowing costs soared during the eurozone debt crisis. The prime minister haemorrhaged support and was forced to resign after losing his parliamentary majority. The same year, the constitutional court struck down part of the law granting him and other senior ministers temporary immunity. Berlusconi eventually carried out community service as part of his conviction for tax fraud By the end of 2011, he was out of power. In October 2012, he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for tax fraud and barred from public office. Berlusconi declared his innocence and spoke of a "judicial coup". But by then, he was over 75 years of age and was handed community service instead. He worked four hours a week with elderly dementia patients at a Catholic care home near Milan. He was also banned from public office - a prohibition which lasted for several years before his next comeback. Beyond politics, Berlusconi made headlines for his private life, which was often very public. The flamboyant prime minister did not hide his pursuit of younger women. His most recent partner, party colleague Marta Fascina, is more than 50 years his junior. He was known to use hair transplants and plastic surgery to make himself seem younger. He met his second wife, Veronica Lario, after she performed topless in a play. She would go on to express frustration publicly with her husband's behaviour around young women on more than one occasion. She filed for divorce after her husband was photographed at the 18th birthday party of model Noemi Letizia. His most high-profile scandal was the alleged "bunga bunga" parties at his villa, attended by showgirls - a story which ended in a conviction for paying an underage prostitute for sex. Amid the scandal, both Silvio Berlusconi and Karima El Mahroug denied they had sex It eventually emerged that in 2010, Berlusconi, while prime minister, had telephoned a police station and asked for the release of 17-year-old Karima "Ruby" El Mahroug, nicknamed Ruby Heart-Stealer, who was being held for theft. She was also a reported guest of the "bunga bunga" parties. Italian media reported that the prime minister had claimed the girl was the niece or granddaughter of the president of Egypt, and he was attempting to avoid a diplomatic incident. Berlusconi was found guilty of paying her for sex and abusing his power in 2013 - but that ruling was overturned the following year. For his part, Berlusconi always rejected claims he had paid any woman for sex, saying to do so was "missing the pleasure of conquest". But he also admitted he was "no saint". Beset by national budgetary problems and embroiled in personal scandals, Berlusconi's People of Freedom party did poorly in 2011 local elections, losing Milan, his home town and power base. But he remained popular, coming within 1% of winning the 2013 national elections. Eventually, his party split - and Berlusconi relaunched it under its original name, Forza Italia. Between his electoral defeats and the ban on holding public office because of his criminal conviction, it might have seemed that his political career was over. In 2019, Berlusconi ran for election himself once more - and won Yet Forza Italia came third in the 2018 elections with Berlusconi's name attached to its branding, behind the populist, anti-establishment Five Star and Forza Italia's own right-wing electoral partner, the League. Berlusconi promised to "loyally support" League leader Matteo Salvini's efforts to form a government - but the League chose to rule without Forza Italia. Once again, it seemed like Berlusconi's political career might be coming to a close. But in 2018, a court ruled that he could, once again, stand for public office - declaring him "rehabilitated". The decision came too late for the 2018 elections, but in 2019 the eternal vote-winner announced he was running for the European Parliament. As the top candidate on his party's lists, he easily won himself a European seat. Three years later, he was back in Italy's parliament and his Forza Italia a junior party in Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition. With his slicked-back dark hair and raunchy scandals, Berlusconi was instantly recognisable and cultivated a larger-than-life personality. He also became notorious for his questionable sense of humour after a number of high-profile gaffes. On one occasion, he suggested a German MEP would have made a good concentration camp guard - and on another, claimed Mussolini was actually a benign leader. He dismissed these statements as jokes. However, he was also a long-time friend of Vladimir Putin and blamed Ukraine for Russia's invasion when his own government was strongly behind Kyiv. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. It is probably his involvement in almost every aspect of Italian life that angered his critics most - particularly his media empire, which, many say, gave him an unfair advantage at elections. The many Italians who voted for him felt his success as a business tycoon was evidence of his capabilities, a reason why he should run the country. Berlusconi himself dismissed claims that mixing business and politics had been more beneficial to him personally than to Italy as a whole. "If in taking care of everyone's interests, I also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest," he declared. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Fawziyah Javed was pregnant when she died A man's description of his wife as a "disease" was relevant to his state of mind moments before he allegedly murdered her, a court has heard. Kashif Anwar, 29, from Leeds, Yorkshire, denies pushing his pregnant wife Fawziyah Javed, 31, to her death at Arthur's Seat in September 2021. Alex Prentice KC told the High Court in Edinburgh that the only "just verdict" was to convict the accused of murder. He highlighted evidence of what Mr Anwar allegedly said to his wife. Mr Prentice gave his closing speech on the sixth day of proceedings against Mr Anwar after defence advocate Ian Duguid KC told judge Lord Beckett that his client would not be giving evidence. The court previously heard as Ms Javed, from Pudsey, near Leeds, lay dying she told witnesses that her husband had pushed her. The advocate depute said: "We heard about how if one of them died in childbirth, of how good that would be. "We also heard of how he said she was a disease in everybody's life and of how he said to her 'the sooner you are dead or the sooner you are out of everybody's life the better.' "I say that is relevant to his state of mind when he was on Arthur's Seat and it is relevant to Fawziyah Javed's last words as she lay there dying on the slopes of Arthur's Seat." Mr Prentice also urged jurors to consider evidence about the couple's relationship, such as Ms Javed contacting a firm of solicitors in the months before she died to seek advice about getting a divorce. Ms Javed's mother also gave evidence on her daughter's abuse code words. The jury heard that if her daughter texted "I need cream cakes", she would treat it as a sign that she was in danger of being abused by Mr Anwar. Mr Prentice said: "If you consider the evidence as a whole - not in isolation, you will be able to see that this was a controlling, abusive and increasingly volatile relationship. "She wanted to end the relationship. He said that if she wanted to end the relationship he would ruin her." Defence advocate Ian Duguid KC later urged jurors to acquit his client of murder. He told them that Mr Anwar "came across as a horrible person" during the presentation of the evidence. Mr Duguid said he could understand if the jury sympathised with Ms Javed as the evidence showed she was a "perfectly respectable woman". However, the advocate told the jury that they had to put such feelings aside. He added: "You have no evidence about what happened on the hill. "You have no eyewitness telling about what happened. And yet the prosecution are telling you to find him guilty. "You are being asked to take a massive guess. It's on the basis of a massive guess that you are being asked to convict him of murder." Ms Javed fell from height at Arthur's Seat which resulted in her sustaining multiple blunt force injuries and being so severely injured that she died there. It is also alleged as part of the murder charge that in consequence Mr Anwar caused the death of her unborn child. The jury has been sent out to consider their verdict.

Water companies released raw sewage into rivers and seas in England for more than 1.75 million hours last year. There were an average of 825 sewage spills into waterways per day, the data shows - down 19% on the previous year. But the Environment Agency put the fall largely down to drier weather, not water company action. Although not illegal, academics and environmental groups say releasing sewage poses a danger to human health. Companies release sewage when there is too much demand on their treatment works during rainy periods. Contained within the untreated effluent is human waste, wet wipes and sanitary products, which pose a serious risk to the local wildlife, swimmers and others who use UK waterways. "This degrades precious ecosystems and poses a danger to public health," said Prof Jamie Woodward, geography professor at the University of Manchester. "Each discharge is a toxic cocktail of many pollutants, including microplastics and pathogens." Your device may not support this visualisation The latest data, revealed by the Environment Agency on Friday, was taken from monitoring stations installed at combined sewer overflows or CSOs. CSOs were developed as overflow valves to reduce the risk of sewage backing up during heavy rainfall when sewer pipes become overloaded, leading to flooding. The valves release a mixture of raw sewage from homes and businesses, and rainwater run-off. Whilst the data shows a 34% reduction in the duration of spills since 2021, John Leyland, environment agency executive director said last year's decrease was "largely down to dry weather, not water company action". "We want to see quicker progress from water companies on reducing spills and acting on monitoring data," he added. According to the data, the company that released sewage most often in 2022 was United Utilities, which covers the North West of England. It spilled sewage for nearly half a million hours. Your device may not support this visualisation Water UK, which represents the water industry, told the BBC that this is the fourth year spill figures have come down and "companies are committed to building on this positive news". Water Minister Rebecca Pow agreed that the level of discharges is "unacceptable" and said she wanted water companies to be held accountable. The government has vowed to crack down on sewage spills by requiring water firms to invest £56bn over 25 years on improving their infrastructure, and to fit all storm overflows in the network with event duration monitoring (EDM) monitors by the end of this year. But the Liberal Democrats have called on Secretary of State for the Environment Thérèse Coffey to resign over the figures. And the Green Party agreed that water companies should be held to task more on the issue. Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: "The situation we currently have across the country where water companies can, almost with impunity, dump sewage into our rivers, waterways and coastal waters cannot go on." The Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat is currently investigating six water companies for potential breach of the law over their discharges. Jim McMahon, Labour shadow secretary for environment, called for an end to systematic discharges by 2030 and said the figures show a lack of respect from the government for the places people live. The River Wharfe is the first river in the UK to be given bathing water status In the town of Ilkley, in West Yorkshire, local campaigners lobbied to have a stretch of their river designated as bathing water, meaning the Environment Agency has to test and monitor the quality of the water. But those tests have shown the bathing water quality to be poor, meaning that the Environment Agency deems it "worse than sufficient" in terms of levels of pollution. Ilkley Clean River campaigner Di Loury told BBC News that when members of the public visit Ilkley, "because it's designated as bathing water, they think the water is clean". "But testing is one thing, cleaning up the river is another. We really should be putting the quality of the river before the profits of water companies." Many campaigners want to know how water companies can justify profits, while they continue to pollute UK waterways. Nicola Shaw, who took on the role of chief executive of Yorkshire Water 10 months ago, told BBC News that her company had not paid dividends to shareholders for five years: "And I actually think that's a worry," she said. "We need shareholders to want to put money in to support the investment that needs to happen," she added. Additional reporting by Becky Dale, Erwan Rivault and Will Dahlgreen The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Military forces have been deployed to Cyprus to help evacuate British citizens stuck in Sudan The UK's first evacuation flight carrying British nationals from Sudan has landed in Cyprus. More flights are expected tonight and on Wednesday, as the military attempts to get hundreds out of the war-torn country during a 72-hour ceasefire. The BBC has been told that 39 people were on board the first plane, with 260 in total expected to arrive tonight. Trapped UK nationals have been told to make their own way to an airport near Khartoum, without an escort. Families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions are being prioritised on RAF planes leaving from an airfield near the capital Khartoum, the government said. Among the people on board the first evacuation flight were babies and people over 70. People landing at Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus will later be transported back to the UK. UK ministers have come under increasing pressure to help its citizens flee the fierce fighting, but it is unclear how many will be reached. About 4,000 UK nationals are thought to be in Sudan and 2,000 of them have already requested help, Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said on Monday, but the number who arrive at the evacuation point is expected to be lower. Hundreds of people have been airlifted from Sudan by other countries, including more than 1,000 people by European Union nations. Germany was due to end its evacuation on Tuesday evening after airlifting around 500 people on six flights. UK defence secretary Ben Wallace told Channel 4 news "we can take, really, who turns up at the moment" - adding "there is some risk that some of the planes are not full". A UK source told the BBC on Tuesday afternoon that communications with nationals in Sudan were "working okay" and people were managing to get to the airbase. Only British passport holders and their immediate family with existing UK entry clearance are eligible, the government has said. The Foreign Office initially said people should not travel to the evacuation site until told to do so - but updated its advice on Tuesday afternoon urging people to make their own way to the Wadi Saeedna airfield to the north of Khartoum "as soon as possible". The advice published online warned evacuees that "travel within Sudan is conducted at your own risk and plans may change depending on the security situation". Mr Wallace told a Commons committee earlier on Tuesday that 120 British troops were involved. He also confirmed that Royal Marines were continuing to prepare an alternative route out of Sudan via a port on the east coast, as well as making contingencies for any humanitarian response. The BBC understands the military is working on the assumption they have a 24-hour window in which to get planes in and out of Sudan, a window Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described as "absolutely critical". A temporary pause in the fighting which has engulfed Sudan's capital appears to be holding, although there have been reports of new gunfire and shelling, and previous agreements have broken down. At least 459 people have been killed since clashes between rival military factions began on 15 April, but the true number is thought to be much higher. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the government was not able to escort people to the airfield and British nationals would need to "make their own way there". Later on Tuesday, he said the situation remained "dangerous, volatile and unpredictable", and that the viability of the operation depended on those involved in the fighting. Addressing Foreign Office staff working on the evacuation, Mr Suank said a "big push" was needed to "get everyone who wants to come home home". This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. One man with dual nationality said he feared he might not make it out of Sudan. Musaab, who is waiting to be evacuated from Khartoum, told the BBC the situation was fraught with challenges. "The one thing that I didn't like is that they're asking people to come to the airport - which is very risky because there is no law and order," he said. Many British nationals have spent days indoors with food and drink running low and no electricity or wifi. Several have spoken of their anger and desperation at being left behind, while other foreign nationals and UK embassy staff were flown out. Sir Nicholas Kay, a former UK ambassador to Sudan, said the situation in Khartoum was precarious and the security situation could change rapidly because there was no trust between the two sides in the conflict. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid tribute to the military forces "carrying out this complex operation" Dr Nala Hamza, whose family is trying to get out of Khartoum, said the evacuation was "good news if it came to reality". She said her family, who live in the centre of the city, had fled their home at dawn to try to get a bus to the north of the country. "They were hiding in a room at the back of the house away from windows because of the shooting," she told BBC Breakfast. Dr Hamza said at least 40 out of 55 hospitals were "not functioning at all" and the system "was already struggling before the war". There was no safe route to get any help and doctors were exhausted, she added. Mo, from Reading, said he was "very scared" for his family, who had arrived in Khartoum the day before the violence broke out. "They were in that area for the first five days, with no electricity, water running out, they were isolated," he said. "Even getting to this airport that's being looked at to be evacuating Brits from, that in itself is going to be hard to get to." Are you a British citizen in Sudan? Please share your experiences if it is safe to do so by emailing [email protected]. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and location with any submission.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The debt ceiling explained - in under 90 seconds President Joe Biden and Republican leaders have expressed cautious optimism that a deal to raise the US debt ceiling is within reach, following emergency talks at the White House. But House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters the two sides are still far apart. The standoff has forced Mr Biden to cut short a foreign trip. Without a deal, the US could enter a calamitous default on its $31.4tr (£25tr) debt as soon as 1 June. A failure by the US government to meet its debt obligations could trigger global financial chaos. The Democratic president said Tuesday's hour-long Oval Office meeting was "good, productive", sounding upbeat about the prospects of an agreement. Mr McCarthy said afterwards he believed a deal was possible by the end of this week. Asked about the risk of the US falling off a fiscal cliff, the California congressman told BBC News: "The great thing about that question is we've already taken default off the table." He also told reporters a Biden-appointed representative would negotiate directly with his staff, which he said was a sign that "the structure of how we negotiate has improved". A number of senior Democrats were at the talks, including Vice-President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. In exchange for support for raising the debt ceiling, Republican leaders are demanding budget cuts. They also want tougher work requirements on government aid recipients. Citing sources familiar with the talks, the Associated Press news agency reports that this idea was "resoundingly" rejected by House Democrats at another meeting earlier on Tuesday. Mr Biden has repeatedly said that a potential debt default and budgetary issues should be separate. The president is due to fly to the G7 summit in Japan on Wednesday. He was then expected to head to Papua New Guinea and Australia for further meetings. But he will now return after the 19-21 May summit ends in Hiroshima to "ensure that Congress takes action" to avert a default, the White House said in a statement. The so-called Quad meeting in Sydney has now been cancelled, and the leaders will attempt to meet on the sidelines of the G7, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Reaching the debt ceiling would mean the US government is unable to borrow any more money. This means the government would no longer be able to pay the salaries of federal and military employees. Social Security cheques - payments that millions of pensioners in the US rely on - would stop. Every so often the US Congress votes to raise or suspend the ceiling so it can borrow more. A default - which would be a first in US history - could shatter trust in America's political ability to pay its bills. Experts have warned it could also see the US spiral into recession and trigger a rise in unemployment. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at an event on Tuesday that "a US default would generate an economic and financial catastrophe". Meanwhile, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: "There's countries like Russia and China that would love nothing more than for us to default." A deal to avoid this scenario has so far proven elusive. In April, Republicans proposed an agreement that would suspend the debt limit by $1.5tn or until 31 March, whichever comes first. In exchange, they would maintain spending at key government agencies at 2022 levels for the next financial year and limit spending growth to 1% annually over the next 10 years. They argued this would lead to $4.8tn in savings. The proposal, however, would scupper several of Mr Biden's legislative priorities, including student loan forgiveness. The last time the US was approaching a default, back in 2011, lawmakers struck a deal hours before the deadline. That standoff led to a downgrade in the US credit rating, sent the stock market plummeting and increased the government's borrowing costs. "Nobody should use default as a hostage," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at the US Capitol on Tuesday. "The consequences would be devastating for America." The US debt ceiling has been raised, extended or revised 78 times since 1960.

The company behind Boots the Chemist is to close 300 of its branches throughout the UK over the next 12 months. The US-owners of the pharmacy chain said they will shut down stores in close proximity to each other as part of plans to "consolidate" the business. The BBC understands there will be no redundancies and staff will be offered work at nearby stores. There will be 1,900 branches left across the UK from a base of 2,200. It is not yet known which locations will be affected. Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Tuesday, as it delivered its quarterly results statement, that the move was part of a "transformation plan". The company said it had seen a surge in people shopping online and choosing own-brand labels as customers looked to save money. Retail sales went up by 13.4% in the three months to the end of May, compared with the same period last year. Its "Everyday" essentials label saw volume growth of 40%. Earlier this year the retailer courted controversy after it changed the way its loyalty card worked by offering discounts on more of its own-brand products, but reducing the points earned per pound. In 2020, Walgreens cut 4,000 jobs at the health and beauty chain and closed some of its shops as the Covid-19 pandemic hit sales. The company was recently a victim of cyber-crime when it was targeted, along with a host of other organisations including the BBC and BA, in a world-wide hack.

Plant more trees - one of the report's recommendations Government backing for new oil and coal, airport expansion plans and slow progress on heat pumps show that the UK has lost its leadership on climate issues, a government watchdog warns. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) described government efforts to scale up climate action as "worryingly slow". It was "markedly" less confident than a year ago that the UK would reach its targets for cutting carbon emissions. The government said it was committed to its climate targets. Committee chairman Lord Deben, a former Conservative environment minister, was particularly critical of the government's policy on new coal and oil projects. The decision to approve the UK's first new deep coal mine in 30 years in Cumbria last December was "total nonsense", he told the BBC. Lord Deben was also damning about plans for a major new oilfield off the coast of Scotland. Approval for Rosebank, which could produce an estimated 300 million barrels of oil in its lifetime, is expected soon. "How can we ask countries in Africa not to develop oil?" Lord Deben said. "How can we ask other nations not to expand the fossil fuel production if we start doing it ourselves?" The government proposed the first new coal mine in 30 years in Whitehaven, Cumbria The UK has set legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, meaning the country will no longer contribute any additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. At the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow in 2021 then prime minister Boris Johnson vowed to cut emissions by 68% on 1990 levels by the end of the decade. The CCC report warned "continued delays in policy development and implementation" meant reaching them was "increasingly challenging". The Committee highlighted a "lack of urgency" across government and a "worrying hesitancy" by ministers to lead on the climate issue. Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Graham Stuart said in response to the report that the government had met all its carbon targets to date and was confident of doing so in the future. Responding to criticism for continued support for oil and gas projects, he stressed that despite an unprecedented role for renewables, the UK would remain dependent on these sources for power generation for the foreseeable future. "There is no button I can press tomorrow, and as we will be dependent on oil and gas for decades to come, even as we move to net zero, it makes sense that we should produce it here," he told journalists. Regarding the new coal mine in Cumbria, he stressed that it would produce coking coal for making steel, not for energy production and that there was currently no alternative. Rebecca Newsom, head of politics for Greenpeace UK called the report "a pitiful catalogue of Rishi Sunak's climate failures". "This report exposes the catastrophic negligence shown by this government which has left Britain with higher bills, fewer good jobs, our energy security weakened, and the climate emergency unaddressed," said Labour's Shadow Climate and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband. The chair of the COP26 summit, Alok Sharma, agreed the UK was at risk of losing what he called its "international reputation and influence on climate". He said the country risked falling behind without a response to initiatives like the US's vast subsidies for green industries. "Resting on our laurels is definitely not the answer industry is seeking," he said, one of the sharpest criticisms the Conservative MP has made of the government's climate policy. More needs to be done to encourage us all to install heat pumps, insulate our homes, reduce how much meat we eat and fly less, the Committee said. At the same time, it said, the switch to renewable power needs to be ramped up, industry needs more help to decarbonise and there needs to be a huge increase in the numbers of trees planted and the speed of peatland restoration. The report acknowledged that glimmers of the Net Zero transition can be seen in growing sales of electric cars and the growing renewable power sector. But it warned the government continues to rely on unproven technological solutions rather than "more straightforward" encouragement of people to reduce high-carbon activities. The report criticised plans for new airport expansion, saying we should be encouraged to fly less The Committee says the government should be doing more to encourage us to fly less rather than relying on the development of sustainable fuels to reduce the carbon emissions from aviation, for example. It pointed out that lots of UK airports are planning to expand capacity despite a CCC recommendation that there should be no net airport expansion. Seven out of the 10 major UK airports have plans to expand, according to BBC research. Lord Deben, whose second and final term as chair of the CCC ends this month, said that one of the government's biggest failures was not putting net zero at the heart of the UK's planning system. "If you pass laws in order to do something and then don't provide the means, then you're failing," he told the BBC. He said he was sad his final report "does not show satisfactory progress". UK greenhouse gas emissions have fallen 46% from 1990 levels, the CCC says, largely thanks to a massive reduction in the use of coal for electricity and the growth of the renewable power sector.

Thousands of troops have been sent in to Manipur to help stop the violence At least 30 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, officials say. The violence began earlier this week after a rally by indigenous communities against moves to grant tribal status to the main ethnic group in the state. Mobs attacked homes, vehicles, churches, and temples. Some reports put the death toll as high as 54. Around 10,000 people have reportedly been displaced. Thousands of troops have been sent in to maintain order. A curfew is in place in several districts and internet access has been suspended. Neighbouring states have begun evacuating their students from Manipur, which is in India's northeast and close to the border with Myanmar. The army says it is bringing the situation under control but the Hindu-nationalist BJP-led government in the state has been accused of not doing enough to prevent the violence. Members of the Meitei community, who account for at least 50% of the state's population, have been demanding inclusion under the Scheduled Tribe category for years. India reserves government jobs, college admissions and elected seats at all levels of government for communities under this category to rectify historical wrongs that have denied them equal opportunities. This status would give the Meiteis access to forest lands and guarantee them a proportion of government jobs and places in educational institutions. Other tribes are worried that they may lose control over their ancestral forest dwellings. On Tuesday, thousands of tribal people from the hill districts of the state participated in a march called by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur to oppose the demand. A day later, a similar rally turned violent, sparking unrest in other districts that has since spread. Each side blames the other for the unrest.

Last updated on .From the section Swimming Britain's three-time Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty says he has been in a "self-destructive spiral" but hopes he is coming out the other side. The 28-year-old pulled out of the British Championships earlier this month citing mental health issues. He was not included in the Great Britain squad for July's World Aquatics Championships. "I've been on a self-destructive spiral, which I don't mind saying because I'm human," he told the Times. "I got to a point in my career where I didn't feel like myself. I didn't feel happy swimming and I didn't feel happy racing, my biggest love in the sport. "I've had my hand hovering over a self-destruct button because if I don't get the result that I want, I self-destruct." Peaty, who still intends to compete at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, has previously spoken about periods of depression and problems with alcohol, which he says worsened last year as he struggled with injury, motivation and the breakdown of his relationship with the mother of his young son. He was also diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He added: "It's been an incredibly lonely journey. The devil on my shoulder [says], 'You're missing out on life, you're not good enough, you need a drink, you can't have what you want, you can't be happy'. "Some days you feel good and you don't have to talk back; some days you feel horrendous, so you have to talk back and get through it." Peaty has dominated his breaststroke events for nearly a decade, successfully defending his 100m title at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 having earlier that year set a record for the fastest 20 times in history over the distance. Over his career, he has also won eight World Championship gold medals, 17 golds at European Championships and four golds at the Commonwealth Games. But he missed out on gold in the 100m event in Birmingham last year, finishing fourth behind James Wilby after sustaining a broken foot in the build-up. Although his world record is nearly a full second quicker than anyone else has ever swum, he says that chasing that perfection is taking its toll. "Any sane person knows that 18 years doing the same thing is pretty much crazy," he said. "Trying to find tiny margins year after year, trying to find 0.1%. "The dedication and sacrifice - weekends and all your time are spent chasing that goal for this one opportunity of Olympic glory. Once made sense, twice was a big ask, and was bigger last time round because that extra Covid year was really hard on all of us. "A third one? It's very bizarre that we do it, but I'm still here. The only reason that I took a step away from it for now, competitively, is because I don't know why I'm still doing it, to be honest. "I don't know why I'm still fighting. The positive thing is that I noticed a 'why' there. I'm looking for the answer." If you have been affected by issues raised in this article, there is information and support available on BBC Action Line. • None 'It will be impossible to replicate it': • None Is cooking food in an air fryer 'healthier'? Sliced Bread grills a food scientist and the BBC's Good Food Magazine to find out

CBI head Rain Newton-Smith said the result was an "important milestone" The CBI has won a key confidence vote over its future after members overwhelmingly backed the lobby group following a series of scandals. The CBI said that 93% of the 371 members who voted backed its plans to reform the organisation. Rain Newton-Smith, its new director general, said the result is "a really strong mandate from our members". However, some companies such as engineering giant Rolls-Royce said its membership remains suspended. The CBI held the vote after the Guardian published allegations of sexual misconduct at the group, including two claims of rape which are currently being investigated by the City of London Police. In response, the CBI set out a number of reforms and asked members to take part in a confidence vote on its future, the result of which was made public on Tuesday afternoon. It is not clear how much of the organisation's entire membership the 371 companies and trade associations who voted represents. The CBI says on its website that it has 700 member organisations but following the misconduct allegations, firms and associations have left the group. Meanwhile, some companies like BT, who suspended their membership of the CBI but were eligible to vote, told the BBC they would not take part in the ballot. The CBI has refused to say how many members it has "due to commercial reasons" but Ms Newton-Smith said the 371 who voted was a "huge proportion of our membership". However, the BBC's business editor, Simon Jack, said it was unclear how ringing a mandate this was. The CBI by its own admission says it will be a smaller organisation. It is too soon to say they're in the clear. This is the beginning of their mission to establish trust. One of the CBI's core functions is to speak with the government on behalf of businesses. The government paused any activity with the CBI following allegations of sexual misconduct at the group which were revealed in the Guardian newspaper. Asked whether it would now re-engage with the CBI following the vote, a spokesperson for the Department of Business and Trade said: "While this is a matter for the CBI and their internal processes, we will continue to engage with businesses on a case-by-case basis and business groups where appropriate." Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in his former role as Chancellor, at a CBI event Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, said the business lobby group still faced "a long and tortuous slog back from the brink", adding it would take time to rebuild confidence. "It's bought a little of that time today but if it can't win over the government, if it can't find its way back into the room, then it has no real value." While the CBI claims to represent 190,000 firms, not all of these are direct members - the number of which is thought to be substantially smaller. The lobby group works with trade associations which represent thousands of firms, such as the National Farmers' Union which has 50,000 members. At Tuesday's vote, each member had one vote each regardless of size. That means that a trade association that might represent thousands of companies had one vote. Although the CBI has won the backing of its remaining members, a recent exodus of fee-paying companies is already affecting the organisation. And some - like Rolls-Royce - said its membership of the CBI remains on pause. A spokesperson said: "We will monitor the implementation of the reforms detailed in the prospectus. In the meantime, our membership remains suspended." The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said that while it voted on Tuesday to back the CBI, its membership also remained suspended. REC chief executive Neil Carberry, said: "We hope the CBI succeeds in its change programme which must be transparent, and effectively deal with both supporting the victims of what happened and ensuring that doesn't happen again. "Ultimately the CBI has to create a safe environment for all CBI staff to work especially for female colleagues." The CBI recently said it would have to make job cuts in order to slash its wage bill by a third. In its most recent public accounts, for 2021, the CBI reported income of £25m, of which £22m came from membership fees. That is expected to fall for the current financial year following the number of companies who have quit the lobby group or let their memberships lapse. Ms Newton-Smith told the BBC: "We know we're going to come out of this a smaller organisation but [the vote] also gives us a really clear mandate to get out there and get new members to join our organisation. I want to work on all those members who maybe have left. "We are proud of that conversation [that] now we have got a strong mandate from existing members and we're going to come out and focus on the really important issues of the day." The CBI employs about 250 people in the UK and has offices overseas.

Mustafa Suleyman co-founder of DeepMind and founder of Inflection AI The co-founder of leading AI firm DeepMind, which started as a UK company and was sold to Google, says the UK should encourage more risk taking if it wants to become an AI superpower. Mustafa Suleyman added that he does not regret selling DeepMind to the US giant in 2014. "The US market is not only huge, but also more predisposed to taking big shots," he told the BBC. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants the UK to be a global hub for AI. He has pledged £1bn in funding over the next 10 years, and founded a UK taskforce with a remit of maximising the benefits of the tech while keeping it safe. This week BBC News is focusing on AI, how the technology affects our lives and what impacts it may have in the near future. Mr Suleyman said the UK had "every chance" of becoming an AI superpower and praised its research facilities, but added there were not the same opportunities for businesses to grow as there are in the US. "I think the culture shift that it needs to make is to be more encouraging of large scale investments, more encouraging of risk taking, and more tolerant and more celebratory of failures," he said. "The truth is, the US market is not only huge, but also more predisposed to big risk taking, taking big shots and having big funding rounds." Mr Suleyman has chosen to base his new company, Inflection AI, in Palo Alto, California, which is also home to the headquarters of Google, Facebook and Tesla. Palo Alto in Silicon Valley, California where Mr Suleyman has chosen to base his new company, Inflection AI DeepMind is often held up as one of the most successful AI companies to be grown in the UK. It was sold to Google in 2014, for a reported $400m. The price paid was not made public. DeepMind is developing a program called AlphaFold, which has the potential to advance the discovery of new medicines by predicting the structure of almost every protein in the human body. An earlier DeepMind product called AlphaGo beat the top human player of the Chinese strategy game Go, Lee Se-dol, 4-1 in a tournament held in 2016. He later retired from the game, saying "there is an entity that cannot be defeated". It was considered at the time to be a major breakthrough for artificial intelligence. Mustafa Suleyman's views represent one of the challenges facing Ian Hogarth, a British entrepreneur and investor who has been appointed to lead the UK's AI taskforce. He took up the position five weeks ago. In his first interview since getting the job, Mr Hogarth told the BBC that while the UK was a good place for start-ups, it should also be easier for them to grow. "We've had some great [tech] companies and some of them got bought early, you know - Skype got bought by eBay, DeepMind got bought by Google. "I think really our ecosystem needs to rise to the next level of the challenge." This week BBC News is focussing on AI, how the technology affects our lives and what impacts it may have in the near future. It's a view I hear often from small tech firms - they aim to be bought up by a US tech giant, rather than become a giant themselves. Emma McClenaghan and her partner Matt run an award-winning AI start-up in Northern Ireland but they struggle to access the infrastructure they need to advance their product. The week Emma contacted me, she said Twitter owner Elon Musk had purchased 10,000 specialised chips called GPUs, needed to build and train AI tools - and she had been waiting five months for a grant to buy one. "That's the difference between us and them because it's going to take us, you know, four to seven days to train a model and if he's [able to] do it in minutes, then you know, we're never going to catch up," she said. Ian Hogarth thinks perhaps a future solution is for countries, rather than companies, to own this infrastructure. "It is going to be a fundamental building block for the next generation of innovation," he said.

Olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her house and opened fire A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Thomas Cashman is accused of shooting the nine-year-old girl and injuring her mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, after chasing a man into their Liverpool home at about 22:00 BST on 22 August. The 34-year-old, who is on trial at Manchester Crown Court, has denied being the gunman. He has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder, and other offences. The jury was sent out to consider its verdicts shortly before midday, three-and-a-half weeks after the trial began. The prosecution allege the defendant shot convicted drug dealer Joseph Nee in the street, before his victim fled into Ms Korbel's home as she tried to block him from entering her house in the Dovecot area of the city. Jurors were told Mr Cashman fired again, with the bullet travelling through Ms Korbel's hand before hitting and killing Olivia, who was standing behind her. The court has heard Mr Cashman was a "high-level" cannabis dealer in the area, but he denied "scoping out" Mr Nee on the day of the killing. He told the jury that at the time of the shooting he was at a friend's house counting £10,000 in cash and smoking a spliff. Thomas Cashman has been on trial at Manchester Crown Court A woman who he had a fling with told the court he came to her house after the shooting and changed his clothes, before she heard him say he had "done Joey". But Mr Cashman said the witness was lying because she was a "woman scorned". During his closing arguments, his barrister said Mr Cashman was "probably one of the most hated people in the country" but he was not guilty. Mr Cashman, of Grenadier Drive, West Derby, has denied the murder of Olivia, the attempted murder of Mr Nee, wounding Ms Korbel with intent, and two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to [email protected] The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

US prosecutors have charged a man with stealing the famous red slippers worn by Judy Garland's character Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The valuable shoes were found in an FBI operation in 2018 - after being taken from a museum in August 2005 - but no arrests were made at the time. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged Minnesota man Terry Martin, 76, with theft of a major artwork. The recovered slippers are one of four pairs in existence. The shoes were taken from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, by a thief who had smashed through a window in the building's back door to get inside. No fingerprints were left behind and no alarm went off, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. They were found in a sting operation launched by the FBI's art crime team. The case is being handled by federal prosecutors in North Dakota and the FBI's Minneapolis Division. The red shoes are central to The Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy clicks the heels of the shoes together and says "there's no place like home" she is transported back to Kansas. Charging documents released on Tuesday contained no information about what led to Mr Martin's arrest. On Wednesday, he told a reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "I gotta go on trial. I don't want to talk to you." The newspaper notes that Mr Martin lives about 12 miles (19km) from the museum, which is located at the childhood home of Judy Garland. Museum executive director Janie Heitz said she does not think the suspect was ever an employee of the museum. The treasured items of Hollywood memorabilia have been valued at $3.5m (£2.8m), said the US Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota, adding that they were insured for $1m when they were stolen nearly 18 years ago. Another pair of the red sequined slippers are at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and another pair was acquired in 2012 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The stolen slippers are still in the custody of the FBI. "Until the court cases are done, nothing can be done with them," the museum wrote on Facebook. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage captures munchkin village created for film version of Wicked, set in the Land of Oz

Some students in Wales will either be unable to graduate on time, or have to do some without their final marks Some students in Wales will not graduate on time or with their final grades due to a marking boycott. Cardiff University confirmed some would graduate with an unclassified degree while Swansea University said up to 70 would have their graduations delayed. The University and College Union boycott is part of a pay dispute. On Wednesday, the new student union president at Cardiff University launched a petition calling for an end to the dispute. Meanwhile, Swansea University said a "small group" - less than 70 students out of a total of 2,500 - would be unable to graduate on time as a result of the marking and assessment delays. A spokesperson said: "We are working diligently to ensure that award outcomes are promptly confirmed for all students. We encourage our students to reach out to their faculties should they have any queries or concerns." In a joint statement with her fellow sabbatical officers, new students' union president at Cardiff University Angie Flores Acuña said the graduation disruption marked "another failure for students". The petition said the support of students for those striking had been "loud and clear", adding: "Cardiff University has the power to call for an end to this dispute by publicly supporting the reopening of negotiations."By standing back and doing nothing, Cardiff University is failing students who are finishing with provisional/no degrees despite having worked so hard throughout this unprecedented period." A Cardiff University spokesman said: "The majority of our students will receive their marks, in full, and will not be affected" The petition calls on the university to reimburse tuition fees of those affected, retract pay deduction threats and engage in "meaningful negotiations" with striking staff. A Cardiff University spokesman confirmed some students would receive an unclassified degree "for the time being", and the university was "currently unable to provide an outcome" for some other degrees. The university said it was "painfully aware that those students who are affected are feeling deeply disappointed, worried and anxious" and also confirmed it was aware of the petition started by the Cardiff students' union president. "It is important to stress that this is a national dispute over levels of pay and working conditions. The University therefore cannot solve these issues independently," it said. "We reject in the strongest possible terms any suggestion that we are standing back and doing nothing. The Vice-Chancellor has met with local representatives and we continue to keep communication channels open with Cardiff UCU and find there are many points of agreement between us. "This type of language only serves to undermine the efforts of staff who have been doing everything possible, under extreme pressure and time constraints, to support those students most severely impacted." The spokesman said graduation ceremonies will be going ahead later in July but students could postpone until 2024 if they wished. Aberystwyth University said all students eligible to graduate would do so, 99.8% with their definitive degree marks. The "remaining students" would be getting an honours degree, with the mark subject to be revised upwards at a later date. Many students have supported the strikes, leading to calls for the universities to act to resolve the dispute The University of South Wales said: "We are sincerely sorry that a small proportion of results have been affected by the marking and assessment boycott. We have contacted those students who have been affected. "We are working hard to process and provide results as soon as possible whilst ensuring high academic standards are maintained. All final-year students will have received their initial results within the next couple of days." Graduating students at Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Wrexham Glyndwr University and Bangor University will all receive their final marks and graduate as planned, the universities confirmed. The action by UCU union members follows a UK-wide dispute over pay and conditions and affects 140 institutions. It began on 20 April and the union said it would continue until employers made an improved offer on pay and conditions.

The impounded cars have been transferred to a charity delivering donated vehicles to Ukraine Cars confiscated from drunk drivers in Latvia are being sent to Ukraine, under a new scheme designed to help the war effort there. Eight seized vehicles left a car pound in the capital, Riga, on Wednesday and are due to cross the border soon. It is the first convoy to be sent under the plan, approved by the Latvian parliament last month. MPs agreed to allow the transfer of state-owned cars to the Ukrainian military and hospitals. Late last year, Latvia changed the law so that drivers found with three times the legal limit could have their vehicles seized and sold by the government. Latvia has among the worst rates of drinking and driving in Europe, according to public broadcaster LSM, with an estimated 3,500 cases a year. The change in the law led to a surge in confiscations that filled state pounds in Latvia in a matter of weeks. As a result, authorities pledged to hand over two dozen cars a week to Twitter Convoy, a Latvian charity that sends donated vehicles to Ukraine. "No-one expected that people are drunk-driving so many vehicles," the NGO's founder, Reinis Poznaks, told Reuters news agency. "They can't sell them as fast as people are drinking. So that's why I came with the idea - send them to Ukraine." The first eight cars had a combined value of about €18,500 (£16,500), according to Latvian website Delfi. One owner had left a Russian flag pinned on his seized vehicle, Reuters reported. About a quarter of Latvia's population are ethnic Russians and Latvia moved fast after the Russian invasion of Ukraine to ban dozens of websites assessed as disseminating Kremlin propaganda. Vladimir Putin has repeatedly sought to justify the war in Ukraine as providing protection for Russian-speakers with the Kremlin's protection.

The attack happened at the Cantinho Bom Pastor kindergarten in Blumenau At least four young children have been killed by a man wielding a hatchet in a kindergarten in the city of Blumenau in southern Brazil, local officials say. Another four children were injured by the 25-year-old man who entered the creche at around 09:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday. At least one of them is reportedly in a serious condition. Police told local media that the attacker had surrendered and was in police custody. In a statement, military police said that the assailant had handed himself in at one of their stations in the town. Firefighters said three boys and a girl were killed in the playground. They are thought to have been between four and seven years old. In total, around 40 children had been inside the Cantinho Bom Pastor nursery - which translates as Good Shepherd - at the time of the attack. They added that the assailant had jumped over a wall in order to gain entrance to the privately run kindergarten and had apparently targeted the victims at random. A teacher, Simone Aparecida Camargo, said it was "a scene that you'd never imagine you'd see in your life". "A colleague came running saying 'close the door, close the window, because someone is breaking into the building. At first we thought it was a robbery because he tried to break in, so I locked the babies in the bathroom, then someone came to the door saying 'he's come to kill'." She said the entire preschool class had been in the playground. Ms Camargo added that as well as a hatchet, the man also carried other weapons, although she did not specify what these were. Parents ran to the kindergarten as news of the incident spread. City officials have suspended classes in Blumenau until at least tomorrow. The governor of Santa Catarina state - where Blumenau is located - has declared three days of mourning. It is not the first time a kindergarten in the state has been the target of an attack. In 2021, an 18-year-old man killed two staff members and three toddlers in a creche in the municipality of Saudades. The incident also comes just 10 days after a teenager stabbed a teacher to death and injured another four people at a school in São Paulo. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tweeted that "there is no greater pain than that of a family that loses its children or grandchildren, even more so when it's through an act of violence against innocent children who can't defend themselves". The city has about 360,000 inhabitants and is a popular destination with visitors exploring the German heritage of the region. Have you been affected by the issues in this story? If so share your experiences by emailing [email protected]. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. • None Five killed in machete attack at Brazilian nursery

Carl O'Keeffe died in hospital days after being injured inside the indoor cave experience in Keswick A man has died a week after getting stuck inside an indoor caving experience at a Lake District climbing centre. Carl O'Keeffe was trapped in the narrow tunnel at Kong Adventure in Keswick for hours and was only freed with the help of specialist cave rescuers. The 49-year-old from Lancaster was seriously injured and died on Sunday in Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. His sister Olivia Short said the family were "broken hearted". The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team fought to free Mr O'Keeffe at the venue on 22 April, along with fire crews, police and ambulance, after staff at the centre were unable to. "While the emergency services were deciding on evacuation plans, the climbing wall staff, assisted by visiting climbers, started dismantling sections of the wall to aid access to tunnels hidden behind the climbing wall panels," the team said at the time. A spokesperson for the mountain rescue team said there had been "growing concern" for Mr O'Keeffe's health because of the time he had spent trapped, static and in a confined space. Mr O'Keeffe had been with a small group when he became stuck last month Once freed, Mr O'Keeffe was taken to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle but died from his injuries on Sunday. In a tribute posted on Facebook, his sister Ms Short said she "loved him dearly". "He was my baby brother and over the last few years became my best friend," she wrote. "I also got to spend alternate weekends with him and his children. "I'm broken hearted, as are the rest of our family." Emergency teams were called to Kong Adventure centre in Keswick on 22 April On its website Kong Adventure says it has a 70m-long caving network at its site in the centre of Keswick. In a statement the venue said staff had tried to help Mr O'Keeffe and "followed all emergency procedures but it became apparent that outside assistance was needed". It added: "Fire crew, mountain rescue, cave rescue, paramedics and Kong staff then worked to extricate the casualty who was taken to Carlisle hospital for further treatment." Keswick MRT said there had been a "significant effort" by rescuers, including the fire and rescue service with specialist cutting equipment, climbing wall staff and Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit. Cumbria Police is investigating Mr O'Keeffe's death on behalf of the coroner. Cumberland Council, which is the regulating body for the centre, said it was also looking into what had happened. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected]. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Crews were sent to tackle the flames on the hottest day of the year for Scotland Firefighters are tackling a wildfire which broke out south of Inverness. Crews and six fire engines were sent to the Daviot area, near the Auchnahillin Holiday Park, at about 14:45 on Saturday. The blaze is about 30 miles (48km) from Cannich - the site of another recent wildfire, thought to be the largest recorded in the UK. It comes on the hottest day of the year for Scotland, after 29.8°C was recorded in Auchincruive, Ayrshire. The SFRS had warned of a "very high" risk of wildfire this weekend. A spokesperson told BBC Scotland that information about the latest blaze was limited as the incident was ongoing. Six fire appliances were at the scene on Saturday evening Local residents have been advised to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke. Anita Gibson is the owner of the nearby Auchnahillin Holiday Park. "There's a fire up on the hill across the road," she said. "We've been told we don't have to evacuate or anything. But the fire in Cannich was on our minds. "We are just waiting to hear if we have to do anything, but we are not panicking yet." Smoke from the blaze has affected the area stretching for several miles. Smoke from the hill fire could be seen from all around the area A spokesperson for the Meallmore care home in Inverness - about seven miles (11km) from the caravan park - said they had not been evacuated, but were "monitoring the situation closely and following advice". The SFRS alert for wildfire risk covers most of Scotland. Parts of the Highlands, Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders were expected to reach "extreme" risk. The blaze at Cannich burned for two weeks, causing extensive damage to an RSPB Scotland nature reserve. Police Scotland said: "Emergency services are currently in attendance at a wildfire in the Daviot area south of Inverness. "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are currently dealing with the fire and we would ask local residents to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke."

The body of a teenage boy has been found in the River Eden in Carlisle and another teenager is in critical condition, police have said. A 14-year-old was airlifted to hospital after four teenagers got into difficulty on Friday. Emergency services had been searching for a 15-year-old boy who was missing. No formal identification has been confirmed, but the family have been informed, Cumbria Police said. Two other teenagers had to be checked over by medical professionals. One was able to swim to safety and another was rescued by a member of the public. Police said a body had been located in the River Eden shortly after 13:30 BST. The "extensive search" was supported by a number of search and rescue teams. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

NBCUniversal chief executive Jeff Shell has left the US media and entertainment giant following an allegation against him of sexual harassment, its parent company has said. His departure comes after an outside firm conducted an investigation over a complaint about Mr Shell's conduct. The network's parent company Comcast initially said he was let go over an "inappropriate relationship". The executive has apologised following his removal. "I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret," Mr Shell said in a statement. "I'm truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down." Comcast has not yet said who will be the new NBCUniversal boss. The parent company said in a statement on Sunday that it had "mutually agreed that Mr Shell will depart effective immediately" following the investigation into his alleged conduct. The probe was led by outside counsel, Comcast said, and was launched after a harassment complaint was filed against Mr Shell by an employee for a Comcast-owned channel. "The investigation into Mr Shell arose from a complaint by my client of sexual harassment and sex discrimination," Suzanne McKie, a London-based lawyer for the staff member, told the Wall Street Journal. The BBC is not naming the accuser to protect her privacy. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Comcast said the probe had uncovered evidence of sexual harassment. NBCUniversal's senior executives will report directly to Comcast president Mike Cavanagh until a successor for Mr Shell is found. "We built this company on a culture of integrity. Nothing is more important than how we treat each other," Mr Cavanagh and Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts said in a company-wide email seen by the BBC. "When our principles and policies are violated, we will always move quickly to take appropriate action, as we have done here," they added. The company is home to NBC, which is one of America's biggest television networks, business news channel CNBC, and major Hollywood film studio Universal Pictures. Mr Shell, who is married, has been at the company for almost two decades and took over as NBCUniversal chief executive in January 2020 - months later, much of the world shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lockdowns forced the closure of theme parks and cinemas, while film and television productions were halted. During his tenure, he launched a shakeup of the company, with the aim to make its streaming business and traditional TV operations work more closely together. As well as owning NBCUniversal, Comcast's operations also include Europe's largest pay-TV broadcaster Sky Group.

It’s been a long evening. The repeated roll-calls of senators, to go through amendments, has given the impression of a slow pace. But of course this legislation’s actually been expedited through the Senate due to Monday’s deadline. That’s when the US Treasury says the country could run out of money to pay all its bills. So this is, in relative terms, speedy stuff. But watching these apparently calm proceedings unfold is somewhat at odds with the frantic political drama that’s played out in recent weeks. It did seem, at points, as though a deal could prove elusive between senior Republicans and the White House. But, as is often the way with political deals, an 11th-hour agreement was struck.

The Duchess of York is recuperating with family after having a single mastectomy following a diagnosis for breast cancer. Sarah Ferguson, 63, who was formerly married to Prince Andrew, was given the news after a routine mammogram screening. Her spokesman said: "She was advised she needed to undergo surgery which has taken place successfully." Her doctors have told her that the prognosis is good, he added. The spokesman said she was "receiving the best medical care and... is now recuperating with her family". She underwent the procedure earlier this week at King Edward VII hospital, a private clinic in central London which previously treated the late Queen Elizabeth II and other senior royals. The duchess is said to have returned home to Windsor this weekend, where she is now recovering. She revealed details of the procedure in an interview for her new podcast, Tea Talk, recorded ahead of the operation. Sarah discussed her recent diagnosis, urging others to take advantage of cancer screening programmes. "I want every single person that is listening to this podcast to go and get checked," she said. "I'm taking this as a real gift to me to change my life, to nurture myself," said the duchess, adding she would "stop trying to fix everyone else" and start "taking myself seriously". "Now is my chance," she said. "This extraordinary position I'm in right now - it means there's no choice. "I can't make another excuse. I have to go through this operation and I have to be well and strong. And therefore no choice is the best choice." In a statement, her spokesman expressed the duchess's "immense gratitude to all the medical staff who have supported her in recent days". She had been "symptom free" before the screening and the statement said she "believes her experience underlines the importance of regular screening". The duchess and Prince Andrew were divorced in 1996 after 10 years of marriage, but remain close. They continue to live together at Royal Lodge, a property owned by the Crown Estate at Windsor Great Park. They have two daughters - Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 33 - and three grandchildren. The duchess has had something of a revitalised career, reinventing herself as a successful author and now podcast host, and cheerfully riding out such disappointments as not being invited to the Coronation. Her style has become relaxed and approachable, chatting to fans recently at the London Book Fair and posing for selfies. The Tea Talks podcast, which has been running for several weeks, is an often self-deprecating look at life, with a recent episode talking about her friendship with Princess Diana, and the loneliness and sense of being ostracised that they both felt. She said Diana had told her: "I know what it's like to be left in the corner of a room." And the duchess said in the podcast: "I know that feeling too, when people don't wish to talk to you because 'Bad Fergie' sells papers. They've already judged you and you're left alone." The Duchess and Duke of York - pictured in 2019 - are no longer married but remain close The majority of women whose breast cancer is detected early now beat the disease because of progress in treatments, analysis by the British Medical Journal found earlier this year. Surgery cures most breast cancers, while chemotherapy, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy can reduce the long-term risk of dying in cases where some disease remains. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this story, support and advice is available via the BBC Action Line.

No-one has been convicted of Daniel Morgan's murder The family of murdered private detective Daniel Morgan has reached a settlement with the Met Police, 36 years after his murder. Mr Morgan, 37, was found with an axe in his head in the car park of a pub in Sydenham, south-east London in 1987. The Metropolitan Police has admitted liability for its errors and corruption and is paying undisclosed damages. No-one has been convicted over the killing, which has led to five inquiries at a cost of some £40m. Mr Morgan's family believes he was about to expose police corruption when he was silenced. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley apologised and admitted liability, saying the case had been "marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensiveness that has repeated itself over and over again". He added Mr Morgan's loved ones had been "repeatedly and inexcusably let down" by the force since the beginning. They were given "empty promises and false hope" as five investigations failed and as the force "prioritised its reputation at the expense of transparency and effectiveness," Sir Mark said. An independent panel found in 2021 that the Met repeatedly covered up its failings to protect its reputation and was "institutionally corrupt". The panel, led by Baroness O'Loan, said it was unlikely anyone would be brought to justice. Sir Mark Rowley was appointed as commissioner of the Metropolitan Police last year The commissioner's statement on the settlement said that "no words can do justice to the pain and suffering that has been a feature of the family's lives for more than three decades, as they have fought for justice". "Their tenacious campaigning has exposed multiple and systemic failings in this organisation. "I have met with the family and listened to vivid and moving accounts of the devastating impact those failings have had on their lives. "They have explained how their trust in policing has been eroded. The personal commitment I made to tackling corruption in this organisation when I took over as commissioner has never been stronger." Daniel Morgan's family have been fighting for justice for more than three decades His body was found by a BBC sound producer in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, where he had met for a drink with his business partner, Jonathan Rees, on 10 March 1987. He was lying face up with an axe embedded in his head. Although a watch had been stolen, his wallet had been left and a large sum of money was still in his jacket pocket. The pocket of his trousers had been torn open and notes he had earlier been seen writing were missing. After his death, his business partner at Southern Investigations and local police officer, Sidney Fillery, went on to to reposition the firm, selling police information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the World and to the Mirror Group's titles. Mr Morgan's family believes he was gathering evidence to expose corruption in the Met Police. Between 1987 and 2011, the Met and other forces arrested 67 people in connection with the murder. Eight of those arrested had been police officers. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the family's lawyer Raju Bhatt said the nine commissioners in office since the murder had come to represent "consistent failure of courage and integrity". He added: "A perceived need to protect the organisation from reputational damage has served only to nurture and encourage a culture of impunity. "Whether or how Sir Mark and his senior leadership choose to face up to that sickness and translate the words of his apology into reality is his challenge. "What the Met owes this family is a bit of gratitude for exposing a culture of impunity." The family and the police said the "mutually satisfactory" terms of the agreement would remain confidential. Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected] Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

M23 rebels say they are withdrawing from several captured villages Angola says it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it brokered failed to end fighting. Both sides in the conflict - the M23 rebels and government troops - have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire that began on Tuesday. An East African force was also recently deployed to the area, which is rich in minerals and has dozens of militias. The UN says the conflict forced 300,000 people from their homes last month. This happened in North-Kivu province, which borders Rwanda and Uganda, and is a fertile and mountainous area long plundered by rival groups. There is increasing concern about the humanitarian crisis caused by the fighting, which was still ongoing on Friday. The European Union has just started an operation to fly in aid to the regional capital, Goma, saying humanitarian agencies have become overwhelmed. A statement from the Angolan president's office said the soldiers would be deployed to help secure areas that have been held by the M23 rebel group and to protect ceasefire monitors. Kenyan soldiers, who are part of the East African Community Regional Force, have deployed to these areas too. The rebels, who are widely reported to be backed by Rwanda, had just hours earlier said they would withdraw from several captured villages. The Congolese government will welcome the arrival of Angolan troops to help in the fight against the rebels. But there is a danger of this becoming a wider international conflict. More than 20 years ago the armies of at least eight African countries fought a war in eastern DR Congo, dubbed "Africa's world war", that caused immense suffering for the civilian population. Rwanda has for many years criticised the Congolese authorities for failing to disarm Hutu rebels - some of whom are linked to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. It denies backing the M23, which has captured vast swathes of territory over the past year and has been advancing towards Goma. A decade ago, M23 fighters also captured large parts of North Kivu - but were eventually routed by UN and regional troops and as part of a peace deal disarmed. Largely made up of Congolese army deserters, they first took up arms in 2009 accusing the government of marginalising the country's ethnic Tutsi minority and failing to honour previous peace accords.

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited St Thomas Church in 2022 The Prince and Princess of Wales have offered to help replace items stolen from a food bank. St Thomas Church in Swansea had food, drink, baby toys and even bikes stolen on Saturday evening. The Reverend Steve Bunting said he received the unexpected call from Kensington Palace on Wednesday. "They were keen to make sure we could replace the items taken from the food bank," he said. "I've no idea how they got wind of the story, but I got a phone call early today expressing that the Prince and Princess of Wales were concerned about what happened." The royal couple visited the church in 2022 in their first visit to Wales since they were given the Prince and Princess of Wales titles. While at the church the prince revealed for the first time that he had begun learning Welsh, like his father had before him. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited St Thomas Church last year "I couldn't really believe it to be honest," added Mr Bunting. "It's been a crazy 48 hours and we have been overwhelmed by kindness, from people dropping in £5 to the phone call this morning. "They all wanted to do something about it and it's testament to the people of this area and city." Following the royal visit in September Mr Bunting was not surprised that the prince and princess wanted to help, describing them as "a part of our team here, although a very distant part". The Reverend Steve Bunting says he is not surprised the Prince and Princess were willing to help Mr Bunting and the team at the church are also extending the hand of forgiveness to the thieves responsible. "There are always people who react to these type of incidents either by saying we should lock them up or by saying these people must be desperate. "I am of the last type and we would like to help change people's lives and this is why we are running a food bank and we would like to be part of the redemption of these people."

Howell Williams smashed the glass above the classroom door which allowed pupils to escape A teacher who smashed a window to help his students to safety during the 1966 Aberfan disaster has died aged 82. Howell Williams, from Treharris, was just 25 when the colliery spoil tip collapsed, engulfing Pantglas Primary School on 21 October. Mr Williams' son, Jonathan Williams, 53, said "he was a lovely man" but had "struggled" after the disaster. Howell Williams died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 29 March. Jonathan Williams, who now lives in Radyr, Cardiff, said: "I think it changed him, I think he was a different man after 25 to how he was before. "If it happened in the modern era, it would have been very different. There was no counselling then." The newly qualified PE teacher helped many children escape by smashing a classroom window. Mr Williams was one of four teachers who survived the disaster, along with Mair Morgan, Hettie Williams and Rennie Williams In the BBC programme Surviving Aberfan, survivor Bernard Thomas recounted how his life was saved by Mr Williams. "My memory is of the other kids screaming," he had said. "I looked around and I saw my teacher and I thought 'I'll get across to Mr Williams now' and he helped me out through the small panes of glass at the top of the classroom door." Another Aberfan survivor, Gareth Jones, added: "The other teachers who survived - Hettie, Rennie and Mair - would sometimes see us upset and they would get sad too and give us a cwtch. "Howell was different. He'd make you smile, say something funny, and that really helped too. "He'd been through trauma like us kids, probably worse because he saw stuff he didn't tell us about. But his help and support was invaluable." Aberfan survivor Gareth Jones says teacher Howell Williams was 'a gent' who made pupils smile Pupil Dilys Pope, who was 10 at the time of the disaster, previously told the South Wales Argus: "My leg got caught in a desk and I could not move and my arm was hurting. "The children were lying all over the place. The teacher, Mr Williams, was also on the floor. He managed to free himself and he smashed the window in the door with a stone."I climbed out and went round through the hall and then out through the window. I opened the classroom window and some of the children came out that way. The teacher got some of the children out and he told us to go home." In 1997, Queen Elizabeth visited the village to help plant a flowering cherry tree in the garden of remembrance 30 years after the disaster. At the time, Mr Williams spoke to BBC Wales Today's Melanie Doel. He said: "I wasn't looking forward to today one little bit, I don't think anybody was, but now we've all met, I don't think there's been a tear, it's been quite a pleasant occasion. "

Blade Runner 2099 is a TV series based on the iconic series of films, which began with 1982's Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford The filming of the major TV series Blade Runner 2099 in Belfast has been delayed. BBC News NI understands a strike by Hollywood TV and film writers is one of the factors behind the postponement, with filming unlikely to resume before spring 2024. The series, based on the iconic Blade Runner films, is due to be shot at Belfast Harbour Studios. Northern Ireland Screen said it was "extremely disappointed". Richard Williams, chief executive, of the industry body had announced details of the series in October 2022 when launching the organisation's four-year strategy until 2026. On Friday he said the project had been prepping on the ground in Belfast for many months. "The WGA strike has been halting production all over the world and we hope a fair deal is reached soon so crew can get back to work," he added. He said Northern Ireland Screen would do everything it could to plug that gap in Norther Ireland's production schedule as quickly as possible, "mindful that many freelance crew and supply chain companies were relying on this project for work in the months ahead." Blade Runner 2099 was commissioned by the streaming giant Amazon with Sir Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1982 Blade Runner film, as executive producer. A previous sequel to the original film, Blade Runner 2049, starring Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling was released in 2017. More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are taking action over pay and a greater share of the profits from streaming services. It is not yet known how many crew and staff in Northern Ireland will be affected by the delay of Blade Runner 2099 A number of high-profile TV shows in the USA have been off-air since early May as a result. But as the strike continues other series are likely to be pushed back and delayed. It is not known how many crew and staff in Northern Ireland will be affected by the delay of Blade Runner 2099. Another major film, a live-action version of the animated hit How To Train Your Dragon, is currently in production in Northern Ireland. Changes to the timescales of major productions are not uncommon in the film and TV industry. A major expansion to Belfast Harbour Studios is currently being built, including a new virtual production facility called Screen Ulster.

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, owner Elon Musk has said. In a tweet of his own, Mr Musk said unverified accounts are now limited to reading 1,000 posts a day. For new unverified accounts, the number is 500. Meanwhile, accounts with "verified" status are currently limited to 10,000 posts a day. The tech billionaire initially set stricter limits, but he changed these within hours of announcing the move. Mr Musk said the temporary limits were to address "extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation". He did not explain what was meant by system manipulation in this context. "We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users," Mr Musk explained on Friday, after users were presented with screens asking them to log in to view Twitter content. The move was described as a "temporary emergency measure". It is not totally clear what Mr Musk is referring to by data scraping, but it appears he means the scraping of large amounts of data used by artificial intelligence (AI) companies to train large language models, which power chatbots such as Open AI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. In simple terms, data scraping is the pulling of information from the internet. Large language models need to learn from masses of real human conversations. But the quality is vital to the success of a chatbot. Reddit and Twitter's huge trove of billions of posts are thought to be hugely important training data - and used by AI companies. But platforms like Twitter and Reddit want to be paid for this data. In April, Reddit's chief executive Steve Huffman told the New York Times that he was unhappy with what AI companies were doing. "The Reddit corpus of data is really valuable," he said. "But we don't need to give all of that value to some of the largest companies in the world for free." Twitter has already started charging users to access its application programming interface (API), which is often used by third party apps and researchers - which can include AI companies. There are other potential reasons for the move too. Mr Musk has been pushing people towards Twitter Blue, its paid subscription service. It's possible he is looking at a model where users will have to pay to get a full Twitter service - and access to unlimited posts. Signalled by a blue tick, "verified" status was given for free by Twitter to high-profile accounts before Mr Musk took over as its boss. Now, most users have to pay a subscription fee from $8 (£6.30) per month to be verified, and can gain the status regardless of their profile. According to the website Downdetector - which tracks online outages - a peak of 5,126 people reported problems accessing the platform in the UK at 16:12 BST on Saturday. In the US, roughly 7,461 people reported glitches around the same time. Initially, Mr Musk announced reading limits of 6,000 posts per day for verified accounts, 600 for unverified accounts, and 300 for new unverified accounts. In another update Mr Musk said "several hundred organisations (maybe more) were scraping Twitter data extremely aggressively". He later indicated there had been a burden on his website, saying it was "rather galling to have to bring large numbers of servers online on an emergency basis". A server is a powerful computer that manages and stores files, providing services such as web pages for users. Adam Leon Smith from BCS, the UK's professional body for IT, said the move was "very odd" as limiting users' scroll time would affect the company's advertising revenue. Mr Musk bought the company last year for $44bn (£35bn) after much back and forth. He was critical of Twitter's previous management and said he did not want the platform to become an echo chamber. Soon after taking over, he cut the workforce from just under 8,000 staff to about 1,500. In an interview with the BBC, he said that cutting the workforce had not been easy. Engineers were included in the layoffs and their exit raised concerns about the platform's stability. But while Mr Musk acknowledged some glitches, he told the BBC in April that outages had not lasted very long and the site was working fine. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Peter Murrell's home has been searched by police Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been released without charge by the police, pending further investigation into party finances. Mr Murrell, 58, the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested on Wednesday morning. He was questioned while police searched their Glasgow home and SNP headquarters as part of their investigation. Ms Sturgeon said she had "no prior knowledge" of Police Scotland's plans. The force said inquiries were ongoing. In a statement, Police Scotland said Mr Murrell was arrested at 07:45 and released shortly before 19:00. "Officers also carried out searches today at a number of addresses as part of the investigation," the statement added. "A report will be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service." Mr Murrell resigned as SNP chief executive last month, after holding the post since 1999. He has been married to Ms Sturgeon since 2010. Ms Sturgeon was inside the house when officers arrived to make the arrest A spokesperson for the former first minister said she was not warned about Police Scotland's "action or intentions" before the arrest. They added: "Ms Sturgeon will fully cooperate with Police Scotland if required, however at this time no such request has been made." Ms Sturgeon was succeeded last week as Scotland's first minister by Humza Yousaf. Following Mr Murrell's arrest Mr Yousaf said that it was "a difficult day" for the SNP. He said his party had "fully cooperated" with police and would continue to do so. Officers were stationed outside Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon's home on Wednesday evening Police activity continued at the Glasgow home of Mr Murrell and Ms Sturgeon on Wednesday evening. Ms Sturgeon had been inside the house when officers arrived to make the arrest. The house was sealed off with blue and white tape. A tent was erected on the driveway with a van parked inside. Officers could also be seen searching a small shed and storage box in the back garden. In Edinburgh at least six marked police vehicles were parked outside SNP HQ and officers carrying green crates and other equipment were seen going inside. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Police activity has been seen outside Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon's home in Glasgow. In July 2021 Police Scotland launched a formal investigation into the SNP's finances after receiving complaints about how donations were used. Questions had been raised about funds given to the party for use in a fresh independence referendum campaign. Seven people made complaints and a probe was set up following talks with prosecutors. Ms Sturgeon had insisted at the time that she was "not concerned" about the party's finances. She said "every penny" of cash raised in online crowdfunding campaigns would be spent on the independence drive. According to a statement, the SNP raised a total of £666,953 through referendum-related appeals between 2017 and 2020. The party pledged to spend these funds on the independence campaign. Questions were raised after its accounts showed it had just under £97,000 in the bank at the end of 2019, and total net assets of about £272,000. Police officers carried boxes out of SNP headquarters following the search Last year it emerged Mr Murrell gave a loan of more than £100,000 to the SNP to help it out with a "cash flow" issue after the last election. The then SNP's chief executive loaned the party £107,620 in June 2021. The SNP had repaid about half of the money by October of that year. At the time an SNP spokesman said the loan was a "personal contribution made by the chief executive to assist with cash flow after the Holyrood election". He said it had been reported in the party's 2021 accounts, which were published by the Electoral Commission in August last year. Weeks earlier, MP Douglas Chapman had resigned as party treasurer saying he had not been given the "financial information" to do the job. Mr Murrell resigned last month after taking responsibility for misleading statements about a fall in party membership. The number of members had fallen from the 104,000 it had two years ago to just over 72,000. The release of Peter Murrell without charge isn't the end of this matter. Detectives will send the results of their long investigation to prosecutors who'll decide what happens next. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service will have to be satisfied that there's sufficient admissible evidence to justify a prosecution. They'll consider whether there's enough to show a crime was committed and the suspect was responsible. They'll also take the public interest into account. That can be influenced by the particular circumstances of the case - for example, whether the person involved was in a position of trust or authority. If they feel that there's insufficient evidence, they can instruct the police to carry out further inquiries. And after that, if the Fiscal still isn't satisfied that there's enough to take it to court, the case would go no further. Needless to say, all of this will take time.

Right, we'll be back here at 10:45 BST for day four at Wimbledon. It's going to be a classic with Briton Liam Broady, playing Casper Ruud, first up on Centre Court. And then, tomorrow evening, two-time winner Andy Murray takes on fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round. We'll see you then, take care!

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 5 and 12 May. Send your photos to [email protected]. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC's rules regarding photographs that can be found here. Please also ensure you take your pictures safely and responsibly. Conditions of use: If you submit an image, you do so in accordance with the BBC's terms and conditions. Chris and Mirryn Morris took this photo of some Painted Lady butterflies which they have raised from baby caterpillars, enjoying an orange. There were sunny conditions for this Dunoon crossing, as this photo, taken by Daniel White, shows. "I took this picture of Andrew Carnegie's statue looking over the city he helped build whilst wandering around Pittencrieff park, which he left to the people," says Bob Smart in Dunfermline. "Neat sowing of spring cabbage caught my eye near Kirkliston," says Lorna Donaldson. Kirsty Darroch was visiting Islay and this donkey "posed perfectly". The view of Glen Finglas reservoir, taken on a "dreich holiday Monday walk around Lendrick Hill" by Derek Elmhirst. "Reflections on Delgatie Castle lake - the colours just jumped out at me," says Reg Connon. "While on a recent visit to Edinburgh Zoo I spotted this giraffe and bird admiring the view over the city together," says Jan Dolny. A view within a view from Harsha Madasu - of a painter in Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh. Jude Bytheway found this puffin taking shelter out of the gale-force winds, at Sumburgh Head on Shetland. The hunt for some lobsters off the coast of Staxigoe was submitted by Archie Budge. The view from Loch Rannoch Hotel looking over the loch to Schiehallion, by Nick Sproston. Alex Mackintosh made this discovery after driving across the Applecross mountain road. "A big community event in Dollar: a traditional duck race - lots of fun and games," says Victor Tregubov. Stuart Lilley captured these rain droplets on a dandelion seedhead, in his garden in Inverness. The Art Deco interior of the 1930s observation car on the Strathspey Steam Railway, from Cliff Williams. "Tricky access route paid off at Unstan chambered cairn on Orkney," says Sarah Sivers. An exhibitor at Yardworks 2023, Glasgow's international festival of street art, hosted by SWG3 - from Geoff Der. "Newhaven Main Street with the wisteria in full bloom," says Nicola Gourlay. "Absolutely loved finding my first green hairstreak butterfly at Flanders Moss," says Paul Fraser. The cherry blossom trees in Dawson Park, Broughty Ferry brightened up a grey day for Alana Willox. "Peace and tranquillity" on a walk at Threave Castle for Viv Alexander. David Brookens says this seat at Kingscross point, between Whiting Bay and Lamlash, gives "one of the best views on Arran". Deer at sunrise in Kildalton, Islay, from David Livingstone. Please ensure that the photograph you send is your own and if you are submitting photographs of children, we must have written permission from a parent or guardian of every child featured (a grandparent, auntie or friend will not suffice). In contributing to BBC News you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way, including in any media worldwide. However, you will still own the copyright to everything you contribute to BBC News. At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe the law. You can find more information here. All photos are subject to copyright.

The government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living. A voluntary agreement with major retailers could see price reductions on basic food items like bread and milk. Food prices rose by 19.1% in the year to April - its second highest rate in 45 years. Downing Street sources have stressed that there are no plans for a mandatory price cap. The idea of a cap or freeze on basic food items, as first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is said to be at the "drawing board stage". Supermarkets are expected to be allowed to select which items they would cap and only take part in the initiative, modelled on a similar agreement in France, on a voluntary basis. Health Secretary Steve Barclay told BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that "this is about having constructive discussions with supermarkets about how we work together, not about any element of compulsion". He added that the government was also keen to protect "suppliers who themselves face considerable pressures". For Labour, shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth told the same programme that the reports were "extraordinary", saying "Rishi Sunak is now like a latter day Edward Heath with price controls". However there is some doubt over what impact a price cap of food will have. The British Retail Consortium says that the government should focus more on cutting red tape rather than "recreating 1970s-style price controls". "This will not make a jot of difference to prices. High food prices are a direct result of the soaring cost of energy, transport, and labour, as well as higher prices paid to food manufacturers and farmers," said Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC. "As commodity prices drop, many of the costs keeping inflation high are now arising from the muddle of new regulation coming from government. Rather than recreating 1970s-style price controls, the government should focus on cutting red tape so that resources can be directed to keeping prices as low as possible." Earlier this week the boss of the Sainsbury's denied that his supermarket had been profiteering. Simon Roberts said his business was "absolutely not" putting prices up to bolster profits - known as "greedflation". He told the BBC that Sainsbury's and other grocery chains had spent money to "battle inflation" and avoid passing all of the rising costs onto consumers. The competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, has said it will look at how the grocery market is operating. At a meeting with food manufacturers last week the chancellor Jeremy Hunt stressed widespread concern about prices and agreed to engage with the industry on possible measures to ease pressure on household budgets. Mr Hunt has said he would back an increase in interest rates if it curbed higher prices and soaring inflation - even if that risked plunging the UK into recession. "Businesses don't have a price cap like consumers do and yet some smaller businesses buy energy like consumers do so it's been really hard for them to keep going," Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chamber of Commerce, told the same programme. The rate of inflation can be calculated in various ways, but the main measure is the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) - which tracks the prices of everyday items in an imaginary "basket of goods". The last figure for CPI was 8.7% in the year to April, down from 10.1% in March and 11.1% in October. Soaring prices of some food products has meant inflation has not come down by as much as many predicted. Experts have warned that expensive food is set to overtake energy bills as the "epicentre" of the cost-of-living crisis. • None Why food bills aren't shrinking - five things to know

The Pablo Picasso housing estate in Nanterre, west of Paris, where 17-year-old Nahel lived with his mother Calm has returned to La Grande Borne. Local mafia again exercise lazy control from the doorways of this vast housing estate south of Paris; their guns on show, their faces hidden. After days of riots, there is no sign of the police. "In some banlieues (suburban estates), they are better equipped than us; they have better weapons," one police officer told us, on condition we keep his identity hidden. The officer we spoke to spent last week facing rioters in several estates around Paris, as towns and cities across France erupted in rage at the killing of Nahel M, who was 17. He was shot dead at a police traffic stop in Nanterre, west of Paris, and the policeman who fired through the car window is in detention accused of "voluntary homicide". The riots were "super-violent", the officer said. But the problem between French suburbs and French police goes much deeper than occasional eruptions of fireworks and Molotov cocktails. Distrust and resentment smoulder beneath the surface in places like La Grande Borne, less visible than the weapons carried by gangs here, but just as likely to explode. "When we intervene in an estate, there is fear on both sides," the officer said. "But the police should not be afraid. Fear doesn't help in making the right choices." The question now being asked, from the estates to the Élysée Palace, is how to prevent these tensions igniting again. Djigui Diarra is a film-maker who grew up in La Grande Borne, which is one of the poorest housing estates in France. Djigui Diarra has explored racial divisions between the community and police in his work "My first encounter with police was when I was 10 years old," he explained, as we sat in the simple concrete playground he used to visit as a child, surrounded by low-rise apartment blocks. It was a police identification check on an older member of his group, someone he saw as a "big brother". "They were really rude, so my big brother responded and they put him down [on the ground]," the 27-year-old said. "This was my first encounter with police and as a kid I said to myself, 'this will be my natural enemy'". That was around the time that France scrapped community policing, known in the country as the "police of proximity" - something Djigui believes was a big mistake. "With the police of proximity, there was a lack of violence, a lack of criminality," he said. "The language [was] great; they respected people. You have to put people together to feel each other." Now they only come when there's trouble, he added. Djigui - whose name means "hope" in Mali's Bambara language - said he had been called "gorilla" and "monkey" by police officers during ID checks. Four years ago, he made a film called Malgré Eux (In Spite of Them) which explored the racial divisions between residents and police in his community. It's something other community leaders, in other banlieues, bring up too. Hassan Ben M'Barak says local police forces need to be more ethnically diverse In Gennevilliers, on the other side of Paris, Hassan Ben M'Barak leads a network of local associations that was created during weeks of rioting back in 2005. "We need at least 20% or 25% of the police who patrol the neighbourhood to come from minority ethnic backgrounds [or] to come from the neighbourhood," he said. "That's a really important aspect." Since 2005, he explained, the situation has got harder to control - not only because of changes in policing, but changes in funding policy too, with money directed towards urban regeneration and away from local associations on the ground. What's striking this time, he said, was that "no one - no association - has called for calm" because they no longer have the authority to influence the situation. This week, French media reported that the police officer charged with Nahel's homicide told investigators that he pulled the trigger because he was afraid the 17-year-old would drive off and "drag" his police colleague with him. The traffic policeman, named as Florian M, also denied threatening to shoot the teenager in the head. The shooting, and the riots that followed, dominated French media for days. But many believe media coverage here is just as important as policing and policy in fuelling divisions between the banlieues and the rest of France. The riots started in the Pablo Picasso housing estate, not far from where Nahel M was fatally shot by a police officer "They have to talk about great histories [stories] in the suburbs, not only when there are riots," Djigui said. "That will reduce the racism and fear in others. "And we in the suburbs have to consider every little brother, every little sister, as ours. We have to consider every member of this [estate] as our family." Djigui is now working on a new series about policing in France's suburbs, and said he believes that those beyond the banlieues are starting to wake up to his message. "When the yellow vest strikes happened, they understood why we in the suburbs were, like, police brutality is abominable. I said to them, 'better late [than never]'." The yellow vest protests, which broke out across France in 2017, sparked a national debate about police brutality after a number of protesters were seriously injured by police. For now, though, the fires have subsided in the banlieues and so has the attention they brought. And the towering apartment blocks that ring France's prosperous cities are sinking out of sight again.

Doug Paulley, one of four disability campaigners who had brought the case against the government, said they now planned to appeal against the latest ruling A ruling which decided a survey used to inform the government's National Disability Strategy was "unlawful" has been overturned at the Court of Appeal. The strategy aims to improve disabled people's lives and tackle issues such as housing and inaccessible public transport. The government has welcomed the Court of Appeal's decision and says the plans can now "move forward again". But disability-rights campaigners plan to appeal against the latest ruling. The High Court had found the survey of disabled people had failed to consult effectively. The government had failed to provide enough information on the proposed strategy to allow for meaningful responses, campaigners had told the High Court. But in the Court of Appeal, Lady Justice Laing ruled "the purpose of the survey was to find out information and views which might 'inform' the strategy" and those surveyed could not have been given more information about the strategy "because it did not exist". The High Court judge had been wrong to rule the survey was subject to "the Gunning requirement", Lady Justice Laing said, and therefore wrong to rule the work and pensions secretary had acted unlawfully. The Gunning principles include requiring public bodies to provide the information people need to contribute to a consultation and that the decision makers take the result into account. But in January 2022, the High Court ruled Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey "took on a duty to consult which she did not properly discharge and, as a result, the consultation she carried out, principally by means of the survey, was not lawful". Campaigners Doug Paulley, Jean Eveleigh, Victoria Hon and Miriam Binder, who has since died, had brought the case against the government. Mr Paulley said they now were "really frustrated" the ruling had been overturned - and they had "lost on a technicality". "The original strategy and consultation was a travesty," he said. "We feel it was a waste of money and time and an insult to disabled people." The consultation "didn't allow us to say anything on the important issues for disabled people"," Mr Paulley added. When details of the national Disability Strategy were announced, in 2021, charities welcomed some of the measures but said other aspects lacked scope and ambition. After the High Court ruling, a number of policies were paused, including proposals to ensure every disabled person who wanted to start a business had the opportunity and exploring how to increase opportunities for disabled people to serve in the armed-forces reserves. On Tuesday, Disabled People, Health and Work Minister Tom Pursglove said: "I welcome the Court of Appeal's judgment that our National Disability Strategy is lawful, meaning we are able to continue with the important work contained within it. "I am delighted that we are now able to move forward again with this ambitious agenda, implementing the commitments we set out in this long-term strategy to transform disabled people's lives for the better."

Many of the fatal accidents involve farm machinery An average of more than five people every year died on Northern Ireland's farms in the past decade. New figures from the Health and Safety Executive NI (HSENI) show 53 people were killed between January 2013 and December 2022. It comes as the Farm Safety Foundation says the pace of change is "far too slow". This week marks the 11th year of Farm Safety Week, which is organised by the foundation. Stephanie Berkeley, manager of the Farm Safety Foundation, said the key message of Farm Safety Week 2023 was that farmers needed to value themselves. "Everything is replaceable, you are not," she said. Ms Berkeley added that the organisation was still having to roll out the campaign because farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK and Ireland. She said things were improving and that farmers knew they needed to take their safety seriously. The HSENI said there had been two fatalities on farms in 2023. Both victims were men over 60 and both incidents involved machinery. In 2022, there were three deaths - a fall from six in 2021. Ms Berkeley said those who died were mostly older people. "The next generation of farmers have better attitudes and behaviours in relation to safety - but the pace of change is far too slow," she said. William Irvine, deputy president of the Ulster Farmers Union, said it was important to keep safety awareness high. He said the work was pressurised and that most accidents on farms tended to be related to falls, animals, machinery and slurry. "Agriculture tends to involve a lot of lone workers who work with machinery and animals," he said. "These things can be unpredictable and campaigns like this are important to keep awareness high. "The message is getting through, but there is still a way to go and there is more to achieve when it comes to farm safety."

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Patti Henry's cousin tells what the gift of a bench in her memory has meant to her family The family of a murder victim whose body has never been found has revealed how a charity set up in memory of sales executive Moira Jones has helped them come to terms with their loss. Patricia Henry, 46, was killed by George Metcalff at her flat in Girvan, South Ayrshire, in November 2017. After his conviction her relatives contacted The Moira Fund for support. It was launched after the murder of Miss Jones, 40, in Queen's Park, Glasgow on 29 May 2008. Since then the charity has helped more than 1,500 families cope with the violent loss of a loved one. Ms Henry's relatives are among those who have benefitted from the fund and have since raised money for its work across the UK. Ahead of the 15th anniversary of Moira's murder, Ms Henry's cousin Jacci McCarthy met up with Moira's mother Bea Jones for the first time to convey her gratitude. Ms McCarthy told BBC Scotland: "For our family it was restoring our faith in humanity. "We have got a lady walking the road with us that knows what the family are going through, that has turned a personal tragedy into something so positive. "Bea is an honorary part of our family now, whether she likes it or not." Patricia "Patti" Henry was last seen in November 2017 In November 2021 Ms Henry's killer was jailed for 22 years and four months. Judge Lord Armstrong told Metcalff, 72, that victim impact statements from relatives clearly indicated the "devastating and continuing harm" he had caused. The following month the family approached The Moira Fund and were awarded a grant of £1,200 for a memorial bench in Brodie Park, Paisley. It has since become a poignant spot to remember Ms Henry, who grew up in the Renfrewshire town. Jacci McCarthy (left) met Bea Jones in person for the first time in Brodie Park, Paisley Ms McCarthy said: "We got justice and everything for Patti. There is a man serving life for it. "But we don't have Patti. We've never found Patti. Patti's murderer has never revealed where her body is. "Through talking we thought a memorial bench would be nice because we don't have a grave for Patti." A memorial bench to Patti was installed in Brodie Park, Paisley The bench has now become a focal point for the family and a place where they gather with flowers and sweets on Ms Henry's birthday and anniversary. Ms McCarthy said: "It is a park that is local to where we all grew up, to where Patti grew up. "Patti learned to go her bike here when she was a wee girl, right here, with the stabilisers off." Ms McCarthy described Bea as "inspirational" and said the family were keen to repay the charity for its help. In February they organised a fundraising gig in the town's Bungalow bar which raised more than £3,000. Ms Jones said she was grateful for the money which would benefit a number of families. She added: "We have people that we have helped who want to help us back in different ways. "Everybody can't do it. Of course not. Some of them are in dire straits. "But when people can do something like that it's wonderful." Sales executive Moira, who was 40 when she was murdered in May 2008, and her mother Bea In April 2009 Moira's family announced they would launch a charity outside the High Court in Glasgow after her killer Marek Harcar was jailed for life. The Slovakian national abducted the sales executive as she returned to her flat. Moira, who had lived in Glasgow for five years, was then forced into Queen's Park where she was raped and killed. Ex-soldier Harcar was later ordered to spend a minimum of 25 years behind bars. In the months that followed the murder Ms Jones, husband Hu and son Grant set up the Moira Fund to help people bereaved through violence. Since then it has helped hundreds of families across the UK by providing grants to cover everything from funeral costs to clothes for attending court. A stone marks the spot in Queen's Park where Moira's body was discovered on 29 May 2008 In 2020 Ms Jones shared her harrowing diaries with BBC Scotland to coincide with a documentary, The Dark Shadow of Murder. The former teacher, who lives in Weston, Staffordshire, now draws comfort from the positive impact the charity has had on so many lives. She said: "It helps that someone has listened to what they are trying to say and understood. "It helps to feel less alone." Moira's Run was first held in Queen's Park in 2014 and returned last year for the first time since two viral events were held during the pandemic The fund's events include the annual 5k Moira Run which draws participants from clubs across the city and a team from Victim Support Scotland's Support for Families Bereaved by Crime (SFBC). As well as her charity work Ms Jones' campaigning led to the launch of a Scottish Homicide Service, which provides murder victims' families with a dedicated case worker. Asked how she feels about the impact The Moira Fund has had, Ms Jones said: "It means a lot. "It's when the thank yous come in and you know the difference you have made. Looking to the future, Ms Jones added: "I want this to go on when I have gone. "I want it to go on so that there is more understanding, there is continued help, for people in the worst place they could be." The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Turkish voters are faced with a momentous choice which will affect their country's political and economic future Turks are at a historic turning point - whether to keep their leader of more than 20 years or change to a more pro-Western path and roll back some of his sweeping presidential powers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is favourite to win Sunday's run-off vote, and promises a strong, multilateral Turkey. He says opposition claims of a dictatorship are smear campaigns and pure nonsense. His chief rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, backed by a broad opposition, has billed the vote as a referendum on the future direction of Turkey and has sought the support of nationalist voters to increase his chance of victory. Since 2017, Mr Erdogan has run Turkey with extensive presidential power, from a vast palace in Ankara. As executive president he can declare a state of emergency and can pick or dismiss civil servants. He accuses his opponents of being "pro-LGBT", while his Islamist-rooted party positions itself as on the side of the family and highlights its success in modernising Turkey. If he wins on Sunday, not much will change, says Selim Koru, a member of Turkey's Tepav think tank. His powers are already so broad he won't seek to extend them further, he says. But Alp Yenen, lecturer in Turkish studies at Leiden University, believes if Turkey's rampant inflation of more than 43% endures, the president's AK Party could accelerate what has been "a slow pace of authoritarianism". The man seeking to replace Mr Erdogan wants to scrap the presidential system brought in five years ago and return to a parliament and prime minister in charge. Independent courts and a free press would follow. President Erdogan acquired sweeping executive powers in the aftermath of the botched coup against him in 2016 The president would become apolitical and the other five parties in the Kilicdaroglu alliance would each have a vice president, along with the two centre-left mayors of Ankara and Istanbul. But Mr Erdogan's party and its nationalist and conservative allies have secured a majority in parliament and if the opposition alliance were to win the presidency they might struggle to push through their reforms. Turkey is part of the West's Nato defensive alliance, but the Erdogan presidency has sought close ties with China and Russia too, buying a Russian S-400 air defence system and inaugurating a Russian-built nuclear plant - Turkey's first - ahead of the election. He advocates a multilateral stance, viewing Turkey as "an island of peace and security", and offering Ankara as a mediator in the Russian war in Ukraine. His opponent and his allies, meanwhile, want to return to the process of joining the European Union and restore Turkey's military ties with the US, while maintaining relations with Russia. If Mr Erdogan stays in power then Selim Koru believes he will continue to push Turkey away from the West, without leaving Nato. "He wants to get Turkey to a point in the medium term or distant future where Nato membership is irrelevant." This election is being watched very carefully by 3.5 million Syrian refugees who have temporary protection in Turkey, because Kemal Kilicdaroglu wants to send them home fast. That's a major worry for Syrians, who came here mainly in the first six years of the war until 2017. Not least because, after the opposition leader trailed in the first round, he made refugees and irregular migrants the number one issue of his campaign. He needs the vote of almost 2.8 million Turks who supported an ultranationalist candidate in the first round. He has accused President Erdogan of bringing 10 million migrants into Turkey, and he is talking about Syrians, but Iranians, Afghans and Pakistanis too. More than 80% of Turks want the Syrians to go home, and yet more than 700,000 Syrians are in Turkish schools and 880,000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since 2011. "I cannot understand how they would leave this life and go back to Syria," says Prof Murat Erdogan, who conducts Syrians' Barometer, a regular field study on Syrians in Turkey. Kemal Kilicdaroglu says he will negotiate the Syrians' return with Damascus, but as Syria insists on Turkey leaving its 30km (18-mile) buffer zone over the border, that runs the risk of Syria launching attacks on the zone and sparking a new wave of refugees. Turkey's government says more than half a million Syrian refugees have returned home, but the opposition wants more to leave The opposition leader knows full well an agreement would take up to two years, and he would ask the United Nations to oversee it. But Murat Erdogan believes it could take a decade to implement. President Erdogan has sought to defuse the issue, by promising to speed up the voluntary repatriation of a million Syrians through an agreement with President Bashar al-Assad. The idea of Syrians returning voluntarily seems far-fetched but Turkish state media reported that work on building 5,000 flats in Syria had already begun. Turkey's Kurds make up as much as a fifth of the 85 million population and they have a big stake in this election. The pro-Kurdish party, which attracted almost 9% of the parliamentary vote, publicly backed Kemal Kilicdaroglu for president and sees the vote as a historic moment to get rid of a "one-man regime". President Erdogan has accused him of surrendering to the "blackmail" and agenda of both the pro-Kurdish party and PKK militants, who are seen by Turkey and the West as terrorists. But Kurdish voters are alarmed the opposition challenger has aligned himself with a far-right leader on fighting "terrorism", because that usually refers to Kurdish militants. Mr Kilicdaroglu has also agreed that Kurdish mayors can be replaced by trustees appointed by Ankara in so-called "terror" cases. The pro-Kurdish party's co-chair Pervin Buldan has fully backed the opposition leader, but that does not mean all Kurdish voters will follow suit. "Getting the nationalist vote is a possibility but there's a risk in losing the Kurdish vote - it's a delicate balance - how do you get them without losing Kurds?" asks Alp Yenen. Ahead of the first round it was the state of Turkey's economy that was foremost in voters' minds, before the refugee issue came to the fore. Inflation is officially 43.68%, and Turks have had a cost of living crisis far more severe than most. Many will tell you the real inflation rate feels far higher. The early Erdogan years were a byword for strong economic growth and enormous construction projects. And Turkey always stuck closely to the terms of its loan agreements with the IMF. But in recent years his government has abandoned orthodox economic policy. It gradually eroded the independence of the central bank, sacking three of its governors in quick succession, says Selva Demiralp, professor of economics at Koc University. Inflation soared, as interest rates were kept low - while Turkey's currency the lira depreciated to improve the trade balance and boost exports. Official inflation rates have fallen to 44% but Turks say the real inflation rate in shops and markets feels higher Mr Erdogan still promises high growth, six million new jobs and a big push for tourism, but Prof Demiralp believes his policies will keep inflation as high as 45% for months to come. If Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his allies win the presidency and parliament, she believes a return to orthodox economic policies and an independent central bank will lower inflation to 30% by the end of 2023 and it will continue to go down after that.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The impact of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan Rescuers in Taiwan are working to reach more than 600 stranded people, a day after the island experienced its worst earthquake in 25 years. One survivor has recounted how tremors unleashed rockslides "like bullets" around the coal mine he was working at. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the eastern county of Hualien, killing nine and injuring more than 1,000. Some stuck in tunnels and near a national park have been rescued by helicopters, but 34 are still missing. The official number of people trapped or stranded rose considerably - from about 100 to 660 - on Thursday as people started getting phone signal back in the mountainous regions. Almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel who cannot leave because of damaged roads. Officials are now trying to work out the best way to get them out. Food supplies have been air-dropped to dozens trapped in these areas, local reports say. "The mountain started raining rocks like bullets, we had nowhere to escape to, everyone ran beside the sandbags for cover," the survivor, identified by his surname Chu, told Taiwan's Central News Agency. Three of the nine who died were hikers on a trail leading towards Taroko National Park, named after a landmark gorge, just outside Hualien. In Hualien city, the capital of the county where the earthquake struck, relief efforts are proceeding quickly, with workers using excavators and other heavy equipment to demolish several damaged buildings. On Thursday morning, the BBC also witnessed relief workers removing huge boulders - the size of cars - that had fallen close to railway lines so as to get normal train services running again. They are also using large amounts of gravel and rocks to shore up a 10-storey structure known as the Uranus building, which has been leaning downwards since the quake struck - to prevent it from falling over in case of another aftershock. Local reports said one female teacher had died in the building when she returned to rescue her cat. The red brick Uranus building is seen leaning precariously Hsu Chiu-yueh, who was working opposite the Uranus building when it collapsed, told the BBC: "It was so shaky I could barely walk. I was really scared. I felt my legs were not in control anymore. Thanks to my colleagues, they dragged me so we could get out." "There was a lot of dust coming into our building on our way out... We [later] realised that it came from the building across the street that had partially collapsed," said the 50-year-old. Another Hualien resident recounted how the quake threw her home into disarray. "I was just getting out of bed when a clothes rack and a low cabinet fell over," Ocean Tsai told BBC Chinese. "It kept getting stronger, and I started worrying about our belongings at home. Fortunately, apart from the motorcycle tipping over, the damage was minimal." The earthquake, which struck 18km (11mi) south of Hualien, was followed by more than 200 aftershocks, dozens of which were at least 6.5 magnitude or more, hindering search and rescue efforts. Taiwanese authorities expect there to be more aftershocks in the next few days. Pictures show how the road outside Hualien's Qingshui tunnel - one of many winding roads that run along Hualien's rocky coastline - had simply fallen away. Routes like Qingshui are popular among tourists because of their spectacular views from the mountains out across the Pacific Ocean. But they are also known to be treacherous, not least because of the possibility of landslides. Further north, the capital Taipei was also shaken violently with footage showing damaged buildings and people being evacuated. Local TV stations aired clips of smashed vehicles and stores in disarray. "The earthquake is close to land and it's shallow. It's felt all over Taiwan and offshore islands... It's the strongest in 25 years," Wu Chien Fu, the director of Taipei's Seismology Centre said on Wednesday. Power cuts and internet outages were reported across the island. The earthquake also triggered tsunami alerts earlier in the day on Wednesday in nearby Japanese and Philippine islands, but these alerts were later downgraded. While Taiwan has a history of quakes, both locals and foreigners who have lived in Taipei for years say this is the strongest quake they have experienced in decades. The last major quake at 7.6 magnitude hit in September 1999, killing 2,400 people and destroying 5,000 buildings. Additional reporting by Fan Wang in Singapore and BBC Chinese's Tzu-Wei Liu in Taipei

First LV= Insurance Ashes Test, Edgbaston (day five of five) Australia somehow prevailed in one of the all-time great Ashes Tests to beat England by two wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series. On an unbearably tense final day of another Edgbaston classic, ninth-wicket pair Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon added an unbroken 55 to defy the raucous crowd and get Australia to their target of 281. In doing so, they exacted revenge for Australia's famous two-run defeat on this ground 18 years ago, when the tailenders just fell short of reaching a target of 282. Cummins, with 44 not out, and Lyon's unbeaten 16 took Australia to their narrowest Ashes win in terms of wickets since 1907. England looked to be surging towards victory when captain Ben Stokes produced a magical slower ball to bowl Usman Khawaja for 65 and Joe Root held a stunning return catch off Alex Carey. But as a breathless match entered its final hour, Cummins and Lyon swung the bat at England's short-ball plan to inch Australia closer. Stokes almost dismissed Lyon with a flying catch for the ages when 37 were still needed, the skipper losing control of the ball as he dived backwards at square leg. The target ticked down, the evening drew in. With three runs required and less than five overs remaining, Cummins deflected Ollie Robinson towards third man, a diving Harry Brook fumbled and Australia had an incredible victory. A series that has already lived up to the hype continues with the second Test at Lord's on 28 June. • None 'Cummins is The Boss but England can come back' • None Relive an incredible day with all the best clips • None Watch the highlights on Today at the Test This was not just an homage to the epic contest on the same ground 18 years ago, but the perfect opening to the most anticipated Ashes series in a generation. From the moment Zak Crawley crunched the first ball of the series for four, this Test had everything: England's daring first-day declaration, Root's attempted reverse-ramp off Cummins from the first ball of day four and the fascinating clash of style between the two teams. But none of that could match the nerve-shredding drama of the final hour, played out in front of a buoyant crowd that had earlier waited until 14:15 BST for rain to pass and play to begin. England have been involved in some thrilling Tests since Stokes took charge, but none with the stakes as high as this. In truth, they wasted chances throughout, but have shown enough quality, endeavour and bravery to suggest they have what it takes to get back into the series. For Australia, the narrow win just about vindicates their cautious approach to combatting England's Bazballers. It was fitting that captain Cummins, the architect of the safety-first plan, played the vital role on the final day. This was magnificent sporting theatre, whetting the appetite for the rest of the series and for the Test between England and Australia's women, which begins at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Cummins and Lyon get revenge 18 years in the making In 2005, Australia arrived on the fourth morning needing 107 with only two wickets remaining and almost got them thanks to the efforts of their last three batters - Shane Warne, Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz. From a position almost as hopeless, Cummins and Lyon launched their own rescue mission and this time got Australia over the line. The tourists had been almost inert for most of the day. At 107-3 overnight, they did not shift from a neutral gear. Khawaja, who made a century in the first innings, added only 31 runs from 116 balls and looked immovable. Stokes somehow conjured the slower ball from his fragile body and Root held on to Carey to make England favourites, but fearsome competitors Cummins and Lyon refused to yield. Root had already failed to cling on to a low caught-and-bowled chance when Cummins had six and the captain would later make him pay by crashing 14 from a single over. In the next over, Stokes flung himself at a catch that would have matched his grab in the 2019 World Cup, but this time could not hold on. The new ball was belatedly taken, but Australia's confidence grew. For every time the outside edge was beaten, a single was pinched. Cummins slapped Robinson past a flying Ollie Pope at cover, Lyon twice belted Stuart Broad down the ground for fours. The outside edge was beaten, England kept the field back, James Anderson was ignored. Australia were within one hit of victory for more than two overs. With three required, Cummins fended off a short ball and the flailing Brook could not prevent the boundary. Australia ended on 282 - their target back in 2005 - and the brilliant Cummins threw his bat in the air to begin wild celebrations. England had lost two of their past 12 Tests and one of those, against New Zealand in Wellington in February, was by just one run after they had made the Black Caps follow on. This, though, will test the resolve of their new attitude under captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum like never before. Not because their swashbuckling style has failed its first examination by Australia, but because they were so close to winning and it is their own errors that have cost them. They missed eight chances of varying difficulty in the field, four of which were by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow. Most crucially, Bairstow failed to move for an edge when Khawaja had only five on the fourth evening. Questions will linger over Stokes' decision to declare on the first evening and the fitness of Moeen Ali, who was badly hampered by a cut on his spinning finger throughout the match. It was also telling that Stokes, who is managing a left-knee injury, did not bowl himself until the 70th over of the second innings and that Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, was not trusted with the second new ball. No team has come from behind to win an Ashes series since 2005. Stokes' England have shown they can get at Australia, but they must be near-perfect in the remaining four Tests if they are to win the urn for the first time since 2015. • None How did Messi win the World Cup with Argentina? Captivating interviews reveal what happened behind the scenes in Qatar • None Can you crack the code to open the safe? Put your code-breaking skills to the test in this brainteaser

"We pray together, we cry together," says community representative Michael Tsifidaris In a brightly lit hall on an industrial estate, rows of empty chairs are arranged in front of a plain wooden lectern. Hamburg's Jehovah's witnesses have cancelled all services following Thursday's deadly shooting in another meeting hall in the city which claimed seven lives, including that of an unborn child. The attack took place shortly after worshippers finished their service. Police have told them that they cannot rule out the possibility of a so-called copycat attack, says Michael Tsifidaris, who speaks for the community here. He's smartly dressed in a business suit, but looks exhausted. It's clear that he's still deeply shaken. Two of his friends were killed in the attack. He tells us he spent Thursday night with survivors in hospital, and at the police station. But he also comforted relatives as they waited in a hastily arranged emergency centre for news of their loved ones. "It's hard to imagine - a group of people are sitting together during an evening in the church, reading the Bible, singing, praying together. Then they spend a couple of minutes together to talk to each other after the meeting, Then, all of a sudden, a scene of love becomes a scene of hate and death." The fact that the killer was a former member of the Jehovah's Witness community here makes the tragedy particularly hard to bear. There are about 4,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in and around Hamburg. The community is divided into smaller congregations, each with their own meeting place, known as a Kingdom Hall. Detectives investigating the mass shooting have said the killer left the Jehovah's Witnesses on terms which were "not good". Mr Tsifidaris says he doesn't know why the man left, didn't know him personally, and appears reluctant to talk about him. Those who leave the Jehovah's Witnesses are often "disassociated" or cut off by most members of the community; a practice sometimes referred to as "shunning". The police have revealed they recently received an anonymous letter, in which the author warned the attacker had a gun, was mentally unstable and harboured anger against religious groups, including the Jehovah's Witnesses. "He left the community two years ago and now, all of a sudden, he's showing up and is acting against all the principles we stand for," says Mr Tsifidaris. "What we know is that in the religious context, there is a community he knows, there is a community he was part of, so this is a community he focused his hate on. He knew the premises, he knew the arrangements." For now, the community is meeting online. Mr Tsifidaris, who refers to his fellow members as brothers and sisters, speaks often of the comfort to be found in supporting one another. "We pray together, we cry together." Uppermost in their thoughts are those who remain seriously injured in hospital. He's adamant that their treatment is not compromised by a refusal to accept blood transfusions - Jehovah's Witnesses believe that God forbids this. They are not yet out of danger, he tells us, but the doctors say there's a fair chance most will survive. For now, the focus is on supporting the bereaved and the traumatised. No one, he says, is left alone in their grief. This attack has left a city in mourning and a community in shock and horror. It will, says Mr Tsifidaris, take years to heal. Jehovah's Witnesses services were cancelled after the mass shooting

Last updated on .From the section Cricket England and Australia will pay tribute to the victims of the Nottingham attacks on day one of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday. Players and management will wear black armbands, while there will also be a moment's silence before play starts. The same tributes will be paid on day one of the women's Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on 22 June. Three people died after a series of attacks in Nottingham early on Tuesday morning. University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed, with another three people injured. "The deeply distressing scenes witnessed in Nottingham this week have brought immense sorrow to everyone, particularly the cherished friends and families of the victims," said England men's Test captain Ben Stokes. "It is impossible to express how much their lives and futures have been tragically disrupted. "These events sadden the England cricket teams, and we are thinking about those affected at this harrowing time. As a gesture of respect, we will honour them by wearing black armbands." Ms O'Malley-Kumar was a member of the England U16 and U18 hockey squads, as well as playing for Southgate Hockey Club and Woodford Wells Cricket Club in London. Mr Webber was a "key member" of Bishops Hull Cricket Club and had been selected for the university team. England women's captain Heather Knight said: "It was incredibly saddening to learn about the events that took place in Nottingham, and it felt a bit closer to home to learn that two of the victims had been cricket players. "All of our thoughts are with the families and friends of everyone affected by the tragedy, and with the city of Nottingham." A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.

Vivienne Groom says she feels she has been "penalised" for caring for her elderly mum A woman has told of her shock after the government seized £16,000 left to her by her mother because she was overpaid her carer's allowance. Vivienne Groom was prosecuted for failing to declare her minimum wage Co-op job while also caring for her mum. Mrs Groom said she was told by a social worker she did not have to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about the job. The DWP said it was "right" it sought to claim back "taxpayers' money". After taking the job at the store in Tarvin, near Chester, Mrs Groom was told she had to pay back £16,800. She said she initially agreed a payment plan with the DWP at £30 per month to cover the overpayments, which she received between 2014 and 2019. However, when the government discovered she stood to inherit £16,000 following the death of her mum, it decided to seize it. Mrs Groom told the BBC she was devastated by what had happened. "I followed that lady's rules and I looked after my mum," she said. "I mean, if people look after their parents they should be paid more money so they don't have to go to work as well. "I had to go to work. We had bills to pay." The only way for the DWP to recover the money was to prosecute Mrs Groom, so she was charged with benefit fraud offences. Without legal representation to assist her, Mrs Groom pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a community order with unpaid work requirements. She was, however, forced back to court after the DWP initiated proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), enabling them to ask a judge to order the confiscation of her inheritance. That order was granted on Wednesday, despite a different judge describing himself as "truly unimpressed" with the DWP's handling of the case during her sentencing hearing. At that earlier hearing, the Recorder of Chester, judge Steven Everett, told Mrs Groom she was "doing the best you could for your mother". Speaking outside court on Wednesday, her husband, Geoff, told the BBC his wife had been "penalised for looking after her mum". The DWP has faced criticism for failing to prevent overpayments, despite having the ability to do so, and allowing the recipients to end up in legal trouble. Benefit staff get automatic alerts from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if a carer's allowance claimant is earning too much to claim. One DWP employee agreed to speak about Mrs Groom's case on condition of anonymity. "From 2014 onwards really they had no excuse for having these overpayments carry on for longer than two or three months … if they're investigating all of the alerts", he told BBC North West Tonight. "DWP should be protecting these people from getting into trouble with their benefits but instead they're persecuting them and treating them like hardened criminals using the Proceeds of Crime Act against them. It's appalling." Five years ago a report from the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee accused the DWP of "bullying and harassing" those who had been overpaid. Margaret Greenwood, Labour MP for Wirral West, told the BBC about 44% of people caring for others for more than 35 hours a week are "living in poverty". She said to then receive a "large bill" for overpayments they are often unaware of "can be devastating for people". Last year the DWP revealed it was seeking to recover 145,567 overpayments of Carers Allowance. An extra 26,500 overpayments were added to that total in the last year alone. A spokesperson for the DWP said: "We are committed to fairness in the welfare system while protecting the public purse. "Claimants have a responsibility to inform DWP of any changes in their circumstances that could impact their award, and it is right that we recover taxpayers' money when this has not occurred." Why not follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to [email protected]

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend: Teigen said she had always wanted four children Model Chrissy Teigen has said "our hearts and our home are full" after welcoming her fourth child with singer John Legend. Their son, Wren Alexander Stephens, was born via surrogate with the couple thanking her for "this incredible gift". Teigen, 37, and her husband Legend, 44, lost baby Jack during pregnancy in 2020 and she wrote about the pain of this. In her most recent post, she said she had "always wanted four children". "After losing Jack, I didn't think I'd be able to carry any more babies on my own," she wrote. "In 2021, we reached out to a surrogacy agency, with our first correspondence inquiring about perhaps having 2 tandem surrogates, to each bring us a healthy baby boy or girl." This Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by chrissyteigen This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Teigen said she had told Legend she wanted to try one more time to carry a baby and that they "restarted the IVF process" to conceive their daughter Esti, who was born in January 2023. At this point the couple were early on in their surrogacy process and had also met Alexandra, who Teigen described as "the most incredible, loving, compassionate surrogate we could ever imagine". The couple gave Wren the middle name Alexander as a tribute to their surrogate. "And we are so happy to tell the world he is here, with a name forever connected to you," she wrote. "Our hearts, and our home, are officially full. And to our Jack, we know both their angel kisses are from you." Teigen and Legend also have a daughter Luna, seven, and son Miles, five. Legend posted a picture of him and their children on Instagram, saying: "Wren Alexander Stephens, our new love." This Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post 2 by johnlegend This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Last updated on .From the section Women's Football Chelsea manager Emma Hayes will face no action after she appeared to shove Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall at the end of Sunday's League Cup final, the Football Association has said. Hayes appeared to push away Eidevall at full-time of Arsenal's 1-0 victory. It followed a touchline altercation during the game between the two managers and Chelsea player Erin Cuthbert. When asked what happened, Hayes said: "I am not down for male aggression on the touchline. I told him this." Eidevall said he did not feel "comfortable with the label". The Swede said the situation with Cuthbert arose because the teams had disagreed about whether there should be a multi-ball system when the ball went out. Eidevall was booked for his goal celebration but Hayes later said she believed he should have been dismissed for his conduct.

Lucy Letby, 33, is accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward One of nurse Lucy Letby's "favourite ways of killing and trying to kill children" on a hospital neonatal unit was by injecting air, a prosecutor has told her trial. Ms Letby is alleged to have murdered seven babies and attempted to murder 10 others between June 2015 and June 2016. Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC said experts for the prosecution had told Manchester Crown Court at least 12 of those received an air injection. On the third day of his closing speech, Mr Johnson told jurors not to ignore the "constellation of coincidences" in baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital. He said they should "put all the pieces of the jigsaw together" and suggested the "cumulative picture" told only one story, that Ms Letby "tried to murder or murdered these children". Mr Johnson cited the case of Child C, who stopped breathing without warning on 13 June 2015 while being treated in the unit's nursery one. He said the collapse and death was "inconsistent" with all natural causes, as asserted by the medical experts in the case. The prosecutor noted the nurse was seen in nursery one at the time of Child C's collapse, despite being allocated a baby in nursery three. He said she was there "with death on her mind". Mr Johnson went on to remind the jury of Sophie Ellis' evidence, who was Child C's designated nurse that day. Ms Ellis told the jury how she had briefly left Child C and when she returned to the nursery, Ms Letby was standing over him. She said the nurse told her: "He's just had a brady/desat". The alleged attacks were said to have been carried out at Countess of Chester Hospital Mr Johnson also said nurse Melanie Taylor had recalled being surprised at how "cool and calm" Ms Letby appeared as medics rushed to help the baby. He alleged that swelling noted by a doctor in Child C's vocal cords indicated that "something had been put down his throat". This was also a feature in the cases of Child E, Child G, Child H and Child N, he said. Mr Johnson went on to state that another clue the jurors should consider in Child C's case was the "massive ballooning" to his stomach. "It's as plain as the nose on your face that Lucy Letby must have injected air down the nasogastric tube," he said. "It was, after all, one of her favourite ways of killing or trying to kill children in this case. "There are a constellation of coincidences which can make you sure that [Child C] didn't die of natural causes and that Lucy Letby killed him." The nurse, originally from Hereford, has denied all of the charges against her Mr Johnson also noted how Ms Letby's defence counsel, Ben Myers KC, had repeatedly questioned witnesses about the competence of Ms Ellis, who Ms Letby had called the "new girl" in messages to colleagues. The prosecutor said it was insinuated Ms Ellis was not qualified to be looking after Child C. "It's trying to create in the impression in your minds that something was seriously wrong with the hospital," he said, adding: "It's gaslighting you, doing to you what Lucy Letby did to her colleagues." Mr Johnson later turned to the evidence heard about Child G, who was transferred to the Countess of Chester Hospital from Wirral's Arrowe Park Hospital in mid-August 2015. The court has heard she was "clinically stable" until 7 September, when she projectile vomited at about 02:00 BST. The prosecution case has been that Ms Letby overfed Child G with milk through a nasogastric tube or injected air into the same tube and made two more attempts to kill her on 21 September. Mr Johnson pointed the jury to what Dr Alison Ventress said about Child G. The medic told the jury she saw blood-stained secretions coming from the vocal cords in the early hours of 7 September 2015. "What caused the throat of an otherwise well baby to bleed?" Mr Johnson asked. "It is a signature of many of her attacks on these babies." Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to [email protected] The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Military personnel from across the UK have been requested to take part in the 6 May coronation More than 6,000 armed forces members will take part in King Charles's coronation, making it the largest military ceremonial operation in 70 years. Personnel from across the UK and the Commonwealth will join processions in London. Thousands of veterans have also been invited to watch the coronation from a special viewing platform on 6 May. They will join NHS workers on a stand in front of Buckingham Palace. The guests, invited by the Royal British Legion, will be given a special view of the coronation, including the processions and flypast. The first procession will be smaller in scale, and will feature just under 200 members of the armed forces who will travel down the Mall to Trafalgar Square, before turning onto Whitehall where they will march to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them on either side will be over 1,000 personnel from the Army, navy and RAF who will line the route. The biggest event of the day will be the coronation procession, featuring nearly 4,000 personnel, which will see the King make the historic journey from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. Outside of London, gun salutes will be sounded from firing stations in 13 locations including Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast at the moment the King is crowned. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was incredibly proud of our military personnel who were "preparing to honour centuries of military tradition". "As they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our Commonwealth friends and allies, I know the hard work of thousands of our servicemen and women during the past weeks and months will culminate in an incredible display that will amaze crowds at home and across the world." Brit and Emmy-nominated composer Sarah Class has also been announced as the latest composer selected by the King to write music for the event. Ms Class, who composed musical scores for Sir David Attenborough's natural world programmes and National Geographic documentaries, said she was "very honoured and privileged and excited" to have been chosen. She joins eleven other musicians selected by the King, as well as Andrew Lloyd Webber, who will compose the coronation anthem. The King has opted for a shorter, smaller and more diverse ceremony than the previous coronation held for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. More than 29,000 personnel took part in the 1953 coronation, including 16,100 members of the army. The King, who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy for a total of five years.

Mystery surrounds the health of top Chechen commander Adam Delimkhanov (pictured in 2020) Image caption: Mystery surrounds the health of top Chechen commander Adam Delimkhanov (pictured in 2020) And it's with that quick recap of some of today's key events that we'll close this live coverage. The day started with news of an attack on Odesa, before our focus returned to Ukraine's ongoing counter-offensive. As the Nato chief put it a short time ago, it's "early days". • Make sure your next destination is our report on the mystery surrounding a top Chechen commander fighting for Russia • And look back on the relatively rare attack on Odesa by heading here Thanks for following along with us today - you've been reading the words of Nicholas Yong, Ece Goksedef, Dulcie Lee, Emma Owen and me. Until next time.

Artificial-intelligence experts generally follow one of two schools of thought - it will either improve our lives enormously or destroy us all. And that is why this week's European Parliament debate on how the technology is regulated is so important. But how could AI be made safe? Here are five of the challenges ahead. The European Parliament has taken two years to come up with a definition of an AI system - software that can "for a given set of human-defined objectives, generate outputs such as content, predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing the environments they interact with". This week, it is voting on its Artificial Intelligence Act - the first legal rules of their kind on AI, which go beyond voluntary codes and require companies to comply. Former UK Office for Artificial Intelligence head Sana Kharaghani points out the technology has no respect for borders. "We do need to have international collaboration on this - I know it will be hard," she tells BBC News. "This is not a domestic matter. These technologies don't sit within the boundaries of one country But there remains no plan for a global, United-Nations-style AI regulator - although, some have suggested it - and different territories have different ideas: "If people trust it, then they'll use it," International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation EU government and regulatory affairs head Jean-Marc Leclerc says. There are enormous opportunities for AI to improve people's lives in incredible ways. It is already: But what about screening job applicants or predicting how likely someone is to commit crime? The European Parliament wants the public informed about the risks attached to each AI product. Companies that break its rules could be fined the greater of €30m or 6% of global annual turnover. But can developers predict or control how their product might be used? So far, AI has been largely self-policed. The big companies say they are on board with government regulation - "critical" to mitigate the potential risks, according to Sam Altman, boss of ChatGPT creator OpenAI. But will they put profits before people if they become too involved in writing the rules? You can bet they want to be as close as possible to the lawmakers tasked with setting out the regulations. And Lastminute.com founder Baroness Lane-Fox says it is important to listen not just to corporations. "We must involve civil society, academia, people who are affected by these different models and transformations," she says. Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in ChatGPT, wants it to "take the drudgery out of work". It can generate human-like prose and text responses but, Mr Altman points out, is "a tool, not a creature". Chatbots are supposed to make workers more productive. And in some industries, AI has the capacity to create jobs and be a formidable assistant. But others have already lost them - last month, BT announced AI would replace 10,000 jobs. ChatGPT came into public use just over six months ago. Now, it can write essays, plan people's holidays and pass professional exams. The capability of these large-scale language models is growing at a phenomenal rate. And two of the three AI "godfathers" - Geoffrey Hinton and Prof Yoshua Bengio - have been among those to warn the technology has huge potential for harm. The Artificial Intelligence Act will not come into force until at least 2025 - "way too late", EU technology chief Margrethe Vestager says. She is drawing up an interim voluntary code for the sector, alongside the US, which could be ready within weeks.

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Silicon Valley pioneer and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died aged 94 in Hawaii. Mr Moore started working on semiconductors in the 1950s and co-founded the Intel Corporation. He famously predicted that computer processing powers would double every year - later revised to every two - an insight known as Moore's Law. That "law" became the bedrock for the computer processor industry and influenced the PC revolution. Two decades before the computer revolution began, Moore wrote in a paper that integrated circuits would lead "to such wonders as home computers - or at least terminals connected to a central computer - automatic controls for automobiles, and personal portable communications equipment". He observed, in the 1965 article, that thanks to technological improvements the number of transistors on microchips had roughly doubled every year since integrated circuits were invented a few years earlier. His prediction that this would continue became known as Moore's Law, and it helped push chipmakers to target their research to make this come true. After Moore's article was published, memory chips became more efficient and less expensive at an exponential rate. Mr Moore's article contained this cartoon, predicting a time when computers would be sold alongside other consumer goods After earning his PhD, Moore joined the Fairchild Semiconductor laboratory which manufactured commercially viable transistors and integrated circuits. The expansion of that company lay the groundwork for the transformation of the peninsula of land south of San Francisco into what is now known as Silicon Valley. In 1968 Moore and Robert Noyce left Fairchild to start Intel. Moore's work helped drive significant technological progress around the world and allowed for the advent of personal computers and Apple, Facebook and Google. "All I was trying to do was get that message across, that by putting more and more stuff on a chip we were going to make all electronics cheaper," Moore said in a 2008 interview. The Intel Corporation paid tribute to its co-founder, saying in a tweet: "we lost a visionary". This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original tweet on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Intel This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Intel's current CEO Pat Gelsinger said Gordon Moore had defined the technology industry through his insight and vision, and inspired technologists and entrepreneurs across the decades. "He leaves behind a legacy that changed the lives of every person on the planet. His memory will live on. "I am humbled to have known him," Mr Gelsinger said in a tweet. Moore dedicated his later life to philanthropy, after starting a foundation with his wife Betty that focussed on environmental causes, known as the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Among those causes included protecting the Amazon River basin and salmon streams in the US, Canada and Russia. "Those of us who have met and worked with Gordon will forever be inspired by his wisdom, humility and generosity," the foundation's president Harvey Fineberg said. In 2002, Moore received the Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian honour in the US - from President George W Bush. • None Beyond the first law of computing

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day after he was taken off air amid an impartiality row following his criticism of the government's new asylum policy. BBC director general Tim Davie said an independent review of BBC social media guidelines would be carried out - and denied the BBC had backed down. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said "it was right" the matter had been resolved. But on Monday the BBC continued to face criticism from a range of sides. Lineker said he supported the review and looked forward to getting back on air, describing the last few days as "surreal" and thanking people for their "incredible support". But Tory backbench MP Philip Davies told the Mail Online the BBC's decision was a "pathetic capitulation" to Lineker and the "start of the end for the licence fee", while ex-cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg also warned the "licence fee has passed its sell-by date". Labour's shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell, meanwhile, said the return of Lineker was welcome, but "much bigger questions remain about the impartiality and independence of the BBC from government pressures". Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke compared the row to "like a 5-0" win for Lineker and said he thought there was a public perception the government had bullied the broadcaster into removing the TV star, which was "very bad news" for the BBC. Ex-BBC News executive Sir Craig Oliver, who went on to be a Downing Street communications chief under then-Prime Minister David Cameron, described the situation as "a total mess" and said it was the "wrong choice" to have asked Lineker to step back in the first place. "The reality is the BBC today has announced it will have a review of its social media guidelines," he told the BBC. "In fact, it needs a review of how it handles crisis like these." Sir Michael Lyons, a former BBC chairman under Labour, told BBC Newsnight: "It simply isn't possible for the BBC to be a champion of dissent in Russia and Hong Kong, and at the same time not leave space for dissent in this country." He added there was "a big question about consistency in the way rules are applied" saying some BBC stars have been allowed to say things about the Labour Party, referring to a tweet by Lord Alan Sugar advising people not to vote for Jeremy Corbyn. Former controller of BBC editorial policy Richard Ayre said rewriting guidelines was not straightforward and was "going to be a nightmare". "Whatever emerges will be unsatisfactory to a significant number of people. It's inevitable." Earlier, Davie insisted the decision to pull Lineker off air was about buying some time until the two sides could come to an agreement over his political tweets - and said that was exactly what had happened. He said he took "proportionate action", adding: "We believe we did the right thing. I think I did the right thing." When challenged by BBC media correspondent David Sillito on whether it was a climbdown by the BBC, he said: "I don't think so. "I've always said, we needed to take proportionate action. For some people, by the way, we've taken too severe action... others think we're being too lenient." In a separate statement on Monday, Davie apologised, saying: "Everyone recognises this has been a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters and, most importantly, our audiences. I apologise for this." This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: The weekend of BBC football show chaos... in 90 seconds The row began last week when, in a tweet, Lineker said the government's new Illegal Migration Bill was an "immeasurably cruel policy" and said the language used around it was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s". His words were criticised by Conservative ministers, including the home secretary. Lineker was told on Friday to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement was reached. It triggered an unprecedented wave of walkouts from fellow pundits and commentators in solidarity with Lineker, which disrupted weekend football coverage across the BBC. Sports presenter Mark Chapman - who did not present BBC Radio 5 Live's Saturday Coverage or Match of the Day 2 on Sunday on TV - returned to football radio show The Monday Night Club and apologised for the lack of service over the weekend. He said it had been "miserable and difficult" for the staff involved and it was "disgusting and unfair" that the staff who did work on the weekend received abuse. He added: "It is ironic in a row over impartiality we have all been seen to be taking sides, and I feel there are lessons to be learned by all involved." BBC Scotland also had full coverage of Monday evening's Scottish cup tie between Falkirk and Ayr United after its programming was also limited over the weekend. After his return to BBC TV was announced, Lineker tweeted: "However difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn't compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away. "It's heartwarming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you. We remain a country of predominantly tolerant, welcoming and generous people." The government's Illegal Migration Bill passed its first hurdle in the Commons by 312 votes to 250 on Monday night, with the majority of Tory MPs voting for the plans. Lineker has hosted Match of the Day since 1999 and is the BBC's highest paid star, having earned about £1.35m in 2020-21. He is employed by the BBC on a freelance basis. BBC employees are expected to remain impartial on political matters and must follow strict social media guidelines, but there is significant debate about how they should apply to staff outside of news. Lineker said he backed the independent social media review which Davie said will have a "particular focus" on how the guidelines apply to freelancers outside news and current affairs. "Shortly, the BBC will announce who will conduct that review," Davie said. "Between now and when the review reports Gary will abide by the editorial guidelines, that's where we are." Lineker is expected to return to host Match of the Day's live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday evening. He is then set to front Sunday's live coverage of Grimsby Town at Brighton & Hove Albion on BBC One. The row over Lineker's tweets also renewed questions over BBC chairman Richard Sharp. A review into Mr Sharp's appointment as BBC chairman is investigating whether he failed to properly disclose details of his involvement in the facilitation of an £800,000 loan guarantee for the then-prime minister Boris Johnson. He has denied any involvement in the arrangement of a loan for Mr Johnson. Asked about Mr Sharp, Mr Sunak told the BBC: "He was appointed before I was prime minister through an independent process. And that process is also now being reviewed independently. It's right that we let that review complete." Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey tweeted: "The BBC has made the right decision on Gary Lineker - now it's time for Rishi Sunak to do the right thing and sack Richard Sharp. The BBC needs a proper independent chair not a Johnson acolyte." This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Stockton Rush III was born in California in 1962 into a family that made its fortune from oil and shipping. Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it. Bright, driven, born into wealth, his dream was to be the first person to reach Mars. When he realised that was unlikely to happen in his lifetime, he turned his attentions to the sea. "I wanted to be Captain Kirk and in our lifetime, the final frontier is the ocean," he told a journalist in 2017. The ocean promised adventure, adrenaline and mystery. He also believed it promised profits - if he could make a success of the submersible he helped design, which he directed his company OceanGate to build. He had a maverick spirit that seemed to draw people in, earning him the admiration of his employees, passengers and investors. "His passion was amazing and I bought into it," said Aaron Newman, who travelled on Mr Rush's Titan sub and eventually became an OceanGate investor. But Mr Rush's soaring ambition also drew scrutiny from industry experts who warned he was cutting corners, putting innovation ahead of safety and risking potentially catastrophic results. It wasn't something he was willing to accept. Last week, he and four other people on board the Titan lost their lives when it imploded. "You're remembered for the rules you break," Mr Rush once said, quoting US general Douglas MacArthur. "I've broken some rules," he said about the Titan. "I think I've broken them with logic and good engineering behind me." Stockton Rush III was born in California in 1962 into a family that made its fortune from oil and shipping. He was sent to a prestigious boarding school, the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 1984. At 19, he became the youngest pilot in the world to qualify for jet transport rating, the highest pilot rating obtainable. He worked on F-15s and anti-satellite missile programmes, with the hope of eventually joining the US space programme and being an astronaut. But eventually that ambition lost its appeal, as a trip to the Red Planet seemed increasingly out of reach. "If someone would tell me what the commercial or military reason to go to Mars is, I would believe it's going to happen," Mr Rush told Fast Company magazine. "It's just a dream." So he shifted his gaze downward and in 2009 founded OceanGate, a private company that offered customers - Mr Rush preferred the term "adventurers" - a chance to experience deep sea travel, including to the wreck of the Titanic. Jessica Parker explores how the search for the Titan submersible unfolded and its devastating outcome. The company, based in Everett in Washington state, was small and tight-knit. Rush would chair all-staff meetings at its headquarters, while his wife Wendy - another member of Princeton's class of 1984 - was his director of communications. A junior employee who worked at OceanGate from 2017 to 2018, and asked not to be identified, said the company headquarters felt homey and lived-in, with wiring and equipment seemingly everywhere. "It was very free-flowing." "He was just really passionate about what he was doing and very good at instilling that passion into everybody else that worked there," the employee told the BBC. At one staff meeting, Mr Rush brought virtual reality goggles for everyone to take a digital underwater tour. Mr Rush told them that this is what they were aiming for - to allow more people to have this view. "This is the world I want," he told them. Mr Rush was "not a leader from the back, telling people what to do - he led from the front", said Mr Newman, the investor. Mr Newman went on the Titan with Mr Rush to see the wreck of the Titanic in the summer of 2021. The first time they met, Mr Rush "spent hours" talking with him about the potential of exploring the bottom of the ocean. Mr Rush "followed his own path", Mr Newman said. Mr Newman's recollection of OceanGate was of a team that looked out for each other. And Mr Rush's wife, Wendy, was "up at the top, looking over his shoulder, making sure that he was doing everything perfectly and not cutting corners or skipping things", he said. Mr Newman was so taken by Mr Rush that he decided to invest in OceanGate. "You know, I didn't know if I'd ever see any return or not. That was not the point," he said. "The point was to be part of something that's experimental and is breaking new ground, and pushing forward our technology, and how the world works, and going places and doing amazing things, that's what this is about." Mr Newman described himself as a minor investor. As a private company, OceanGate is not obliged to publish all financial records. US financial records from January 2020 show that Mr Rush and his fellow directors sold a stake in the company worth $18m, thought to have been used to fund the development of Titan. To recoup the costs, OceanGate's sub, "well-lit and comfortable," the company said, came with a price tag of $250,000 (£195,600) for an underwater trip. Mr Rush's clients were uber-rich thrill seekers, willing to part with that sum for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Las Vegas businessman Jay Bloom had been messaging Mr Rush about joining a dive, before finally turning down a seat for himself and his son on the fatal excursion. He said the chance to see the wreck up close would have been a "bucket-list" experience. It was about being able to say "you did something very few people have the opportunity to do", he said. Despite the large sums of money involved, OceanGate equipment sometimes had a home-made feel. The former junior employee told the BBC he was surprised to find that Titan's electrical design included off-the-shelf development boards, as opposed to using a custom, in-house design like other engineering companies. David Pogue, a CBS News journalist who joined Mr Rush on a trip to the Titanic wreck in 2021, said the chief executive drove the Titan with a game controller and used "rusty lead pipes from the construction industry as ballast". Yet Mr Rush assured Mr Pogue that only thing that really mattered was the vessel's hull, built from an unusual and largely untested material for a deep sea vessel: carbon fibre, with titanium end plates. Mr Rush knew carbon fibre was used successfully in yachts and aviation, and believed it would allow for his submersible to made more cheaply than industry-standard steels ones. "There's a rule you don't do that," said Mr Rush in 2021. "Well, I did." The tube shape of the Titan was also unusual. The hull of a deep-diving sub is usually spherical, which means it receives an equal amount of pressure at every point, but the Titan had a cylinder-shaped cabin. OceanGate gave it sensors to analyse the effects of changing pressure as it descended. The glass viewport, from which passengers could see out, was only certified down to 1,300m, far short of the depths of the ocean floor where the Titantic wreck lay. Rob McCallum, an explorer who acted as a consultant for OceanGate, became concerned when Mr Rush decided against getting official certification for the submersible. Subs can be certified or "classed" by marine organisations, like the American Bureau of Shipping or Lloyd's Register, meaning the vehicle must meet certain standards on things like stability, strength, safety and performance. But this process is not mandatory. In emails to Mr Rush in March 2018, seen by BBC News, Mr McCallum said: "You are wanting to use a prototype un-classed technology in a very hostile place. As much as I appreciate entrepreneurship and innovation, you are potentially putting an entire industry at risk. "4,000m down in the mid-Atlantic is not the kind of place you can cut corners." Mr Rush, apparently indignant, responded that he was "tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation". Safety was "about culture, not paperwork", he said. He talked of needing "sensible design, extensive testing, and informed consent of the participants", but said a piece of paper did not guarantee the safety of a sub. While he admitted deviating from some guidelines, such as "overly conservative" viewport limits, he argued the Titan's safety systems were "way beyond" anything else in use. He wrote: "I know that our engineering focused, innovative approach (as opposed to an existing standards compliance-focused design process) flies in the face of the submersible orthodoxy, but that is the nature of innovation." The tense exchange ended after OceanGate's lawyers threatened legal action, Mr McCallum said. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: OceanGate boss Stockton Rush on his passion for the seas - and for taking risks But Mr McCallum was not the only person linked to the company to speak out about safety. Just a few months earlier, former OceanGate employee David Lochridge raised concerns in an inspection report which identified "numerous issues that posed serious safety concerns", including how the hull had been tested. Also in 2018, the Marine Technology Society sent a letter to OceanGate accusing it of making misleading claims about its design exceeding established industry safety standards, and warned that OceanGate's "experimental" approach could result in "negative outcomes (from minor to catastrophic)". In a blog post in 2019, Mr Rush insisted that the majority of marine accidents were down to operator error. He said OceanGate took safety requirements very seriously, but that keeping an outside body informed on every modification before it was tested in a real-word setting was "anathema to rapid innovation". The former employee told the BBC that while he had worked at OceanGate, he had felt confident in Mr Rush's commitment to safety. "Rush was very level-headed, he knew what needed to be done," he said. "He went on every sub dive, he was the pilot for every single one, and that's because he trusted the safety of the sub." Mr Newman told the BBC the sub might not have been certified, but it was tested extensively. Mr Rush "introduced new ideas and new pieces that are not conventional, and some people don't like that", he said. "The idea that this is something that's unique and Stockton did something wrong is disingenuous," he said. Mr Rush himself told CBS reporter Mr Pogue last year that "if you just want to be safe, don't get out of bed". "Don't get in your car. Don't do anything. At some point, you're going to take some risk, and it really is a risk-reward question. I think I can do this just as safely by breaking the rules," he said. The question is why despite other successful dives, the sub's final trip ended in tragedy, Mr Newman said. "Clearly, the pressure hull gave way, right? And the question is, why would that give way?" Guillermo Söhnlein, a co-founder of OceanGate and Rush's former business partner, said he would not have taken a different approach himself. "The human submersible community globally is very small, and we all know each other, and I think generally we all respect each other's opinions. "The bottom line is that everyone's got different opinions on how subs should be designed," said Mr Söhnlein. After his son also raised fears about the sub, Jay Bloom declined Mr Rush's invitation. "I am sure he really believed what he was saying," Mr Bloom said. "But he was very wrong."

Deputy first minister John Swinney has revealed that he repeatedly tried to leave the Scottish government over the last seven years. Mr Swinney told the BBC that Nicola Sturgeon "wouldn't countenance" his offers to make way in 2016 and 2021. He also came "incredibly close" to resigning over the controversial system of exam moderation during the pandemic. Ms Sturgeon said she had always done everything in her power to keep Mr Swinney in government. The first minister described her long-serving deputy as "the most important person in my adult life outside my husband and family". The pair will stand down together next week after 16 years in power, following the election of a new SNP leader. They have been speaking to the Nicola Sturgeon podcast - a new series starting on BBC Sounds on Monday 27 March. The first episode tells the inside story of the first minister's sudden resignation. Mr Swinney said he became "pretty certain" Ms Sturgeon was set to leave about a week before her announcement. However, he had started to wonder about her thinking at Christmas, when he told the first minister he intended to leave government when his spell as acting finance secretary was over. Ms Sturgeon apparently did not challenge his decision, as she had done on previous occasions. When Mr Swinney offered to stand down after the Scottish Parliament elections in 2016 and 2021 he said "she basically wouldn't countenance me leaving government". That was confirmed by Ms Sturgeon, who said that whenever her deputy raised the possibility of leaving she had "done everything in my power to talk him out of it". Asked about what impact Mr Swinney's decision had on her, the first minister said she may already have been starting to wrestle with her own future. "If you'd said to me then that come the middle of February you're going to be announcing your resignation, I would have said, don't be ridiculous," she said. "But looking back on it, I think subconsciously I was already grappling with that, and maybe in my response to John there was a sense of what deep down inside maybe I knew was coming for me as well." Mr Swinney felt he should resign during a row over exam grades during the Covid pandemic Ms Sturgeon has relied heavily on Mr Swinney over her years in power and once again rejected his offer to resign during the 2020 exams debacle. As education secretary, Mr Swinney approved a system of moderation that resulted in some pupils being downgraded based on the historic performance of their school. The system was widely considered to be unfair to those from more deprived areas and was eventually scrapped with students receiving the grades their teachers recommended instead. "I persuaded the first minister that was the right thing to do, and it turned out to be the wrong thing to do," he said. "I came incredibly close to resigning. Very, very close because I felt I had made a mistake. "l remember reading a comment which said surely the kids in Scotland could have been given a break, because everything else has been turned upside down. And I thought, that's your mistake mate, you should own it." Mr Swinney said he "took a bit of persuading", but that Ms Sturgeon convinced him to stay in post to deliver changes to the system. He later survived an opposition attempt to oust him in a vote of no confidence at Holyrood over the row. John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon are both heading for the back benches Ms Sturgeon defended him in that debate and has paid a warm tribute to him as they prepare to leave government. In a personal statement at Holyrood on Thursday, she described Swinney as "the best deputy first minister and the best friend" she could have had in office. Separately, she told the BBC "the most important person in my adult life outside my husband and family is actually John Swinney". The first minister said she realised that to be the case when they sat down together after she gave evidence to the Holyrood committee investigating the Scottish government's mishandling of complaints against the former first minister, Alex Salmond. In the past, Ms Sturgeon had described Mr Salmond - her friend and mentor of 30 years - in similar terms. She has revised that assessment after the spectacular breakdown in their relationship in 2018. You can subscribe to the Nicola Sturgeon podcast on BBC Sounds now. Episode 1: The Resignation is available from Monday 27 March.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Harrowing video shows people holding on to aircon units as hospital burns Twelve people have been detained by police for questioning after a hospital fire in Beijing killed at least 29, most of them patients. The fire, among the deadliest in recent years, broke out in Changfeng Hospital at about 13:00 local time on Tuesday. Angry and concerned relatives rushed to the hospital hours later, only learning of the fire from local news reports. "Seven or eight hours have passed and I didn't even receive a call," one relative told China Youth Daily. Many said they spent the night trying to locate loved ones. Those who were rescued have now been shifted to other hospitals for treatment. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, officials said a preliminary investigation showed that sparks generated during renovation works had ignited paint stored on site. Among those detained are the director and deputy director of the hospital, as well as the head of the firm overseeing the renovation works. Footage on social media showed patients jumping out of windows to flee as dense smoke billowed out of the building. A talking drone urged trapped patients to "stay calm and wait [to be] rescued". Some were seen balancing on external air conditioning units as they waited to be rescued. Local media reported that firefighters evacuated about 70 people and put out the flames within an hour of arriving. But relatives of those who were being treated at Changfeng were furious with the hospital management. They said even eight hours later, hospital officials were unable to provide the names of those who had been injured or had died. "Just tell me if the patient is dead or alive," a relative told local media. "How can the person just disappear out of thin air? Neither the nurses nor doctors picked up their phones. My elderly relative doesn't have a phone on him." Reports suggest that most patients at the hospital were elderly, and some had undergone amputation surgeries, which made them less mobile. Chinese social media users also criticised the lack of reporting on the incident for most of Tuesday. Eyewitness accounts started emerging in the early afternoon, but many of these posts were taken down, according to FreeWeibo, a platform that monitors content on microblogging site Weibo that has been censored or deleted. "What's shocking is not only the loss of lives, but also the terrible silence of media outlets which were but spectators of the incident. The official announcements we read leave out the enormous grief caused by the disaster," wrote a Weibo user. "The media used to serve a watchdog role, to point out social ills. But what about today? What is the media today?"

Darya Dugina was vocal in her support for the Russian government over the invasion of Ukraine The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing. Darya Dugina, 29, died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known as "Putin's brain", may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been at a festival near Moscow, where the philosopher gave a lecture on Saturday evening. The "Tradition" festival describes itself as a family event for art lovers which takes place at the Zakharovo estate, where Russian poet Alexander Pushkin once stayed. The pair were due to leave the venue in the same car, before Mr Dugin reportedly made a decision at the last minute to travel separately. Footage posted on Telegram appears to show Mr Dugin watching in shock as emergency services arrive at the scene of the burning wreck of a vehicle. Investigators confirmed that Ms Dugina, who was driving the car, died at the scene near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy. They said an explosive device planted under the car went off and the vehicle caught fire. Forensic and explosive experts are investigating. A Ukrainian official has dismissed accusations of Ukrainian involvement in the incident. "Ukraine, of course, has nothing to do with this, because we are not a criminal state, which is the Russian Federation, and even less a terrorist state," said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry, said in a Telegram post that if any Ukrainian link was found it would amount to "state terrorism". While Alexander Dugin is not a state official himself, he is nevertheless a symbolic figure in Russian politics. His anti-Western, ultranationalist philosophy has become the dominant political ideology in Russia and has helped shape President Putin's expansionist foreign policy, most prominently on Ukraine. Attention will now turn to who was behind this attack. Denis Pushilin, the "head" of the self-declared pro-Russian "Donetsk People's Republic", has already laid the blame on Ukraine, writing on Telegram: "Vile villains! The terrorists of the Ukrainian regime, trying to eliminate Alexander Dugin, blew up his daughter… In a car. We cherish the memory of Daria, she is a real Russian girl!" Incidents like this will make officials in Moscow nervous, especially in the aftermath of a series of explosions and attacks in occupied Crimea and in Russian regions near the border with Ukraine. Kremlin propaganda consistently stresses how Vladimir Putin has brought security and stability in Russia following the turbulent 1990s, when car bombs and assassinations were commonplace. This car bomb in the Russian capital undermines that narrative. Despite not holding an official position in government, Alexander Dugin is believed to be a close ally of the Russian president and has even been branded "Putin's Rasputin". Darya Dugina was herself a prominent journalist who vocally supported the invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this year she was sanctioned by US and UK authorities, who accused her of contributing to online "disinformation" about Russia's invasion. In May, she described the war as a "clash of civilisations" in an interview and expressed pride in the fact that both she and her father had been targeted by Western sanctions. Russian investigators at the scene of the vehicle explosion Alexander Dugin was sanctioned by the US in 2015 for his alleged involvement in Russia's annexation of Crimea. His writings are said to have had a deep influence on Mr Putin and the philosopher is regarded as a chief architect of the ultra-nationalist ideology endorsed by many in the Kremlin. For years, Mr Dugin has called on Moscow to assert itself more aggressively on the global stage and has supported Russian military action in Ukraine.

Last updated on .From the section Man City Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has broken the record for most goals in a Premier League season. The Norwegian scored his 35th league goal of the campaign against West Ham to move past Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole's previous best of 34. Haaland had already set a record for a 38-game season, beating Mohamed Salah's 32 goals for Liverpool in 2017-18. "It's a special night and a special moment. I'm really happy and proud," Haaland told Sky Sports. The 22-year-old has another five games to add to his tally. "It feels amazing and I'm really happy and I'm also happy for the three points," he told BBC Match of the Day. "In the end that's what matters and I'm happy. "Yeah, it's going well and now it's time to focus on game by game. I've said this for a long time and that's what the team is doing. The team is so good and I'm happy." Haaland's 35th top-flight goal of the season came via a deft finish in the second half of a 3-0 win against the Hammers that sent City back to the top of the league. He was given a guard of honour by his team-mates, boss Pep Guardiola and the club's backroom staff after the final whistle at Etihad Stadium. "I've not seen it before either," Haaland added. "It was a nice feeling scoring that goal, it always is. "It was painful when everyone hit me on the back in the guard of honour." • None Haaland quiz - how many record-breaking moments do you remember? Cole's 34 goals for Newcastle in 1993-94 were matched by Shearer as he fired Blackburn to the title the following year but there were 22 teams in the top flight in both seasons, giving them an extra four matches to play - Shearer started all 42 in his record season, while Cole missed two in his. Haaland, in his debut season in English football, has set the new marker in just his 31st game of the year. His 35 goals are also the most by a player in a single campaign in the English top division since Ron Davies scored 37 for Southampton in 1966-67. Dixie Dean holds the record with 60 in 39 games for Everton in 1927-28. 'Greatest striker the Premier League has ever seen' - reaction Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, speaking to BBC Sport: "Incredible. He's just 22 - and still has five games left. How many games I made the substitution after a hat-trick in 60 minutes, maybe he'd have scored more. But maybe he'd have got injured. He's special. Congratulations to him. "We expected him to score goals but to break Cole and Shearer records ... I'm pretty sure what he wants is to win the Premier League." More from Guardiola, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's unbelievable. How many important goals he's scored to win games, we are so satisfied. "He's a unique person and he's so special. He deserved the guard of honour because it's an incredible milestone. Another day he might break his own record. He's scored a lot of goals!" Shearer, writing on Twitter: "Couldn't have wanted it to go to a nicer guy. It's only taken 28 years!!!! He's the best." Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards on Sky Sports: "Honestly, Erling Haaland is absolutely incredible. Astonishing scenes from a top, top individual. "This is his debut season - to do what's he has done is absolutely breathtaking." Manchester City defender Nathan Ake, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's crazy. The way he came in and does this every day. He deserves everything he gets, he works so hard and he's a top player." Former Everton striker Kevin Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live: "I think there are things he can improve. He has the thing that every striker needs: he can finish. "He is the missing piece to what Pep Guardiola is trying to do. He wants the Champions League. They haven't had the person up top that was going to take those chances. They have him now." BBC commentator Vicki Sparks on BBC Radio 5 Live: "He is quite simply, for this season, the greatest striker the Premier League has ever seen. Fifty-one goals in a season in all competitions and you just wonder what records he will go on and break, now he sets his sights on that held by Dixie Dean for Everton, who is the only player to have scored more goals in a single season as a top-flight player in England. "The numbers, quite simply, are extraordinary." Former Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Erling Haaland deserves it. His first season in the Premier League, breaking all kinds of records. In the second half he was the big difference." Former England midfielder Karen Carney on Sky Sports: "It's quite unbelievable and Erling Haaland is so humble, he almost can't believe it. He was quite shy going through that tunnel of team-mates at the end. "It's an unbelievable achievement and what a player. His movement is just different class." • None Our coverage of your Premier League club is bigger and better than ever before - here's everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) says it is "considering multiple proposals" to host the event in 2026, amid continued uncertainty over its long-term future. Last week, Singapore joined Malaysia in ruling out a bid, after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as the original host in July because of rising costs. However, in its first public statement since the news, the CGF said "significant progress had been made", and it was "excited by the early concepts, which aim to reset and reframe the Games". It claimed it was working with a number of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) over "further detailed assessments", with an aim to announce a host in May. It did not identify which countries were involved, saying the CGAs had asked to keep the proposals confidential. "The CGF continues to accelerate work to refresh the Games… including exploring innovative new concepts," it said. "Importantly, we have been focusing on how we can transform the Games to a collaborative and truly sustainable model, minimising costs and reducing its environmental footprint, whilst increasing social impact." Last month, Malaysia rejected an offer to step in and host the 2026 Games, despite being offered £100m by the CGF as supporting funds, with its sports ministry claiming it would not cover the overall cost of staging the event. The Games was also left out of a list of 70 major events that UK Sport said it wanted Britain to host in the next 15 years, with the funding agency questioning the value it offered in its current format. The 2022 Games in Birmingham cost almost £780m, with the city council and local partners contributing about £180m. The event generated record ticket sales for a Commonwealth Games of 1.5 million, but last year a former adviser to Birmingham City Council said that hosting the event was a mistake. Scrutiny has intensified after the council confirmed in February that it would raise council tax by 21% over the next two years amid budget savings after declaring itself effectively bankrupt. However, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport says that a new evaluation report has found that the 2022 Games contributed almost £1.2bn to the UK economy, with almost half of that in the West Midlands. It says a surplus of £70m has been reinvested in the region as part of a Legacy Enhancement Fund, and the event boosted regeneration. Birmingham stepped in after the South African city of Durban was stripped of hosting rights in 2017 after missing key deadlines. A host for the 2030 Commonwealth Games is also yet to be confirmed after the government of Alberta, Canada withdrew its support for a bid.