Christopher Cambray, 42, who has won awards for his work with Warwickshire Police, pleaded guilty to six sexual offences against children. These included sexual activity with a child and making indecent images of children, Birmingham Crown Court was told. The former sergeant, from Shrewley in Warwickshire, will be sentenced on 27 November. Warwickshire Police said Cambray was dismissed "at the earliest possible opportunity" by a special case hearing chaired by the chief constable, Cambray had been trying to appeal against his dismissal, a spokesman said. Det Insp Vikki Reay said: "Throughout the investigation, our key concern has been the welfare, protection and wellbeing of the children involved."

Question: A police officer has admitted @placeholder a child for sex acts .


In a steel shipping container in a park in the Dunkirk suburb of Malo-les-Bains, there's a temporary exhibition with text, photographs and a slideshow telling the story of Operation Dynamo, and of the making of the film Dunkirk. In May 1940, with the north-east corner of France cut-off by Hitler's army, 400,000 soldiers waited on the beaches for ships to take them to England - 200,000 British troops, 130,000 French and about 10,000 Belgians made it to safety, 60,000 did not. Operation Dynamo was a coordinated effort by naval ships, pleasure steamers from British seaside resorts - and small motor yachts, most of which had been commandeered by the Royal Navy for the evacuation. These "little ships", as they came to be known, had such shallow draught they were able to cross the sandbanks off Dunkirk and shuttle troops off the beach to larger ships anchored in deep water offshore. Most of the buildings in Dunkirk were destroyed by wartime bombardment, so the street scenes in the film were shot in Malo-les-Bains. In that shipping container in the park, I met three young boys who had dropped their bikes on to the grass outside to go in and watch the slideshow about the making of the film. One of them had seen the film - "It's very good" - and all three knew about the little ships. Theo, Gael and Mael - aged between 11 and 13 - answered me almost in unison when I asked why the little ships were important. "For Operation Dynamo - to get the soldiers off the beach and take them to England," they said. In the first week of its release, 15,000 people saw the film on one of Dunkirk's three main screens, and it was showing at two other cinemas in the town. Across France, nearly a million watched it over the same period, making it the box-office number one. There are posters and banners advertising the film all over Dunkirk, and banners recalling Operation Dynamo. A telephone engineer and keen reader of World War Two history, Evrard Sebastien, offered a mixed review of the movie. "It's an average film," he said. "It won't win any Oscars. It was a good idea to make it, but I was disappointed. "The action sequences with the ships and the planes are very well done." But, he added: "There are many missing details. There are hardly any French soldiers in it. And it was thanks to them to a significant extent that the British were able to evacuate at all." For example, a seldom mentioned detail is that about 40,000 men in the French First Army delayed German progress towards Dunkirk from Lille, 80km (50 miles) to the south, where they eventually ran out of food and ammunition and were forced to surrender. Gregory and Juliette Lefevre - she is a secondary school teacher, he sells industrial equipment - were more enthusiastic about the film:  "Very good, very emotional. We really like it. Fantastic film." But they too were concerned that there was barely any reference to the French in the film. Another Dunkirk woman who had seen the film, Isabelle Denele, said there was still a strong seam of gratitude in the town for Operation Dynamo. She said: "The British had the courage to come and rescue their compatriots - that was magnificent. And, happily, the English were there to help us. "And it's an effective film for me because my parents were here. "They lived in Dunkirk at the time of the evacuation and then lived under Nazi occupation. "My parents had to learn German. They're in their 90s now, and they can still speak German, and they don't like it. "My parents, my grandparents, were marked by that war. They lost a lot of friends. Dunkirk suffered a lot in that war." Her husband, Bruno, expressed his gratitude with an unexpected comment about the revered French wartime leader in exile in London, who later became French president - Gen Charles de Gaulle. Bruno believes the Dunkirk evacuation - inspired by the British wartime leader Winston Churchill - was an essential precursor to the D-Day landings four years later, which helped to save France from the Nazis. "De Gaulle would have been nothing without Churchill," he said. On the blustery July day that I visited the beach at Dunkirk, it was almost silent - and mostly deserted apart from some dog walkers and a few children making sandcastles. Out to sea, sailing boats glided along - their sails sharply white against dark clouds in the distance - a peaceful scene, where it was hard to imagine the terror on this Dunkirk beach 77 years ago when 400,000 troops were under bombardment by German planes as they lined up to board ships to take them to safety.

Question: Christopher Nolan 's film about British , French and Belgian troops @placeholder the beaches and harbour at Dunkirk , in Operation Dynamo , in 1940 , has been this summer 's box - office hit - in the UK , in America and in France . But what do the people who live in the northern French seaside town itself think about it ?


Greg Anderson, 54, killed Luke Batty in front of shocked onlookers at a cricket oval in Tyabb, a Melbourne suburb. They had been playing together during an access visit in February when Anderson suddenly struck his son with a cricket bat and stabbed him. The coroner will examine what the authorities could have done differently to have prevented Luke's death. Anderson was shot by police after threatening them with a knife when they tried to detain him. He died later in hospital. The very public killing of the young boy shocked the nation in a way that many other acts of family violence committed every week in Australia have not. His death and his mother's emergence as an articulate and powerful advocate for the rights of women and children living in violent relationships have given new force to efforts to prevent domestic violence both in Victoria and the rest of the country. "When this is all over, I still won't get my little boy back," Rosie Batty, Anderson's estranged former partner, told the court. "I never want anyone to be sitting where I'm sitting and lose their son like I lost mine." Ms Batty's powerful campaigning on the issue since has attracted a nomination for Australian of the Year. One leading academic recently said Ms Batty had put domestic violence at the top of the political agenda in a way that decades of research had not managed. In Victoria, it is a key campaign issue for all political parties ahead of that state's 29 November election. At Monday's inquiry, a large photograph of Luke was beside Ms Batty on the witness stand as she outlined the multiple interactions she had had in recent years with police, courts and child protection that ultimately failed to prevent Anderson from murdering their son. Ms Batty did not speak directly to the media but had said ahead of the inquest that she wanted it to uncover the "systematic failings" which she believes occurred in the lead-up to Luke's death. At times quietly breaking down, Ms Batty detailed how she had considered calling the police when she had seen Anderson earlier on the night he killed Luke, knowing he had a number of outstanding warrants for his arrest, mostly related to threats he had made against her. She decided not to for Luke's sake. She had done so on two previous occasions but it had been "traumatic, stressful, unpredictable". She knew also the police had Anderson's address and could arrest him more "discreetly". "I looked at Luke and thought this is going to be the third time I've tried to have this man arrested in front of Luke and his friends." She said she felt relief in April 2013 when a magistrate had ordered that Anderson have no further contact with Luke but that order was later changed to allow him limited access at sports practice. Federation of Community Legal Centres policy adviser Dr Chris Atmore said Ms Batty's evidence showed "how much we put onto abused women to basically wrangle the system by themselves". "There were so many points in the system she articulated today where she was expected to blow the whistle for Greg, deal with her concerns for Luke, navigate the court system, interact with police and child protection. "What came across in a striking way is how much we expect of people in Rosie's situation."

Question: A coroner 's inquiry into the killing of an 11 - year - old boy by his father has @placeholder in Victoria , Australia .


A new study has revealed the origins of 45,000 surnames, shedding light on our ancestors' jobs, what they looked like and where they lived. Researchers at the University of the West of England spent more than six years trawling through our family names, from the run-of the-mill Joneses and Smiths to the rarer Twelvetrees and Farahs. The full list will be published in the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, which at Â£400 is unlikely to make it to your bookshelf, but will be available in some public libraries. Here, we reveal the stories behind some of Britain's best-known names - and whether a surname can really affect how you go about your life. It's likely that your surname is based on one of four things, including: "A Scottish name lots of people know is Cameron," said Dr Harry Parkin, one of the authors of the study. "It is Scottish Gaelic in origin and means something like crooked nose or bent nose." The X Factor's Simon Cowell is no stranger to argument, having recently told fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger to "shut up" while on air. By way of excuse, Cowell's surname hints at possible warmongering origins. Cowell can derive from the Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil, which literally means a "son of battle chief". I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant Larry Lamb's name could come from the Irish word "Luan", meaning hound or warrior - no doubt a useful trait in the jungle. Rinder is one of the rarer surnames with violent connotations. It is a variation of Render, meaning "to tear, to lacerate, to butcher" in Middle English - perhaps a reflection of Judge Rinder's moves on Strictly Come Dancing.. The origin of celebrity couple Louise and Jamie Redknapp's surname, however, doesn't quite match their glamorous lifestyle. Roughly translating as a "red-haired servant boy", Redknapp - which can also mean hill - is one of 8,000 names included in the study that has not appeared in previous dictionaries. You're most likely to live next door to a family of Smiths, according to the study. With 500,000 bearers of the name today, Smith is the most common surname in Britain and Ireland, alongside: Did Linda Dunk choose to be an underwater photographer because of her surname? Or, by the same token, Henry Sick train to be a doctor? "Actual science and research is being done to back up this theory," says Frank Swain of New Scientist magazine. The idea that our name influences which job we choose has earned itself the term "nominative determinism" - coined by the late John Hoyland, who collected odd facts about science for the magazine. "We've collected thousands of examples over the years," says Mr Swain. "It became a trope that John and myself tried in vain to kill on uncountable occasions." Some names can even make us more prone to illness, according to research. The British Medical Journal found that patients named "Brady" were more likely to need a pacemaker, in a 2013 study of people in Dublin with the surname. They found a statistical link between the family name and medical term for a slow heart rate - Bradycardia. The authors of the dictionary are now attempting to find out the meaning of every name in the UK and Ireland. "It's a subject of tremendous interest," Dr Parkin said.

Question: " What 's in a name ? " asked Shakespeare 's Juliet of Romeo . Their fated @placeholder suggests quite a lot . But do any of us know what our surnames mean or how they can influence our lives ?


The claim: The UK can make itself energy self-sufficient in renewables. Reality Check verdict: This is not the policy in the Liberal Democrat manifesto, which pledges to get 60% of electricity from renewables by 2030. Being self-sufficient and having all energy coming from renewables would require considerable development of storage technology to avoid having to use non-renewable sources or energy bought from overseas as back-up sources. It came after he had said: "If it is simply for hair shirt, muesli-eating, Guardian readers to solve climate change... we're all stuffed." Becoming energy self-sufficient in renewables is not current Liberal Democrat policy, although Mr Farron described it in a speech in February as being a "patriotic endeavour". The manifesto says the party would: "Expand renewable energy, aiming to generate 60% of electricity from renewables by 2030." A party spokeswoman described the leader's statement in the debate as "visionary as opposed to completely literal". The problem with being entirely self-sufficient is that many renewable sources of energy cannot generate power all of the time (the notable exception being the burning of biomass), so if you are using a very high proportion of renewables you rely on interconnectedness (buying electricity from another country where the wind is blowing), storage (batteries in the short-term, some sort of gas storage in the longer term) or a back-up system using gas-fired power stations or nuclear energy. The Liberal Democrat manifesto talks about investing in interconnectors, which would be unnecessary if the country was to become self-sufficient. There are already private plans in place to increase the amount of electricity that may be bought from France via interconnectors. It may be that when he said self-sufficient he meant that we should not have a trade deficit in energy, so it would be OK to buy energy from other countries when we needed it as long as we sold the same amount to other countries when they needed it. While there have been suggestions that marine energy could make the UK a net exporter of electricity, being self-sufficient and generating 100% of energy from renewables is considerably more challenging than, for example, 90%, mainly because of the challenges of storage. The development of a smart grid, which co-ordinates renewable energy supplies depending on demand, may also be needed for a 100% renewable system. Also, while the Liberal Democrat manifesto targets 60% of electricity, Mr Farron was talking about all energy, which means, for example, that all cars have to run on renewable energy and all buildings have to be heated by it. So in 2016, the UK generated 24.4% of its electricity from renewables, but in 2015 (the latest year available) it was only producing 8.8% of energy from renewables. The UK has an obligation under European Union rules to derive 30% of electricity from renewables by 2020, which it is on the way to achieving (although the UK is currently scheduled to have left the EU by then). But the other two parts of the targets are 12% of heat and 10% of transport to be powered by renewables, which we are less likely to achieve. The Labour manifesto pledges to get 60% of energy from zero-carbon or renewable sources by 2030. The Conservative manifesto looks at it in a different way, saying that "energy policy should be focused on outcomes rather than the means by which we reach our objectives". So they say that the focus will not be on how the energy is generated but on achieving, "reliable and affordable energy, seizing the industrial opportunity that new technology presents and meeting our global commitments on climate change". The Green Party would have a target of near-100% renewable electricity generation by 2030 with significant investment in electric vehicles and lower-carbon sources of heating. It supports self-sufficiency and a decentralised system of communities owning their own generation systems, but would also invest in interconnectors to allow for co-operation with other countries. Read more from Reality Check Follow us on Twitter

Question: In Wednesday @placeholder 's debate , Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said that the UK could become energy self - sufficient in renewable energy .


Tweeting in English with the help of her mother, a teacher, Bana Alabed painted a picture of life in the city. But the account was deleted on Sunday, as troops pushed into the city's east. The final tweet, by her mother, read: "We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye. - Fatemah". Meet the seven-year-old girl tweeting from Aleppo Aleppo, Syria's second city, has been split in two during the country's long conflict. Bana lived in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, which has been relentlessly bombed by the army. Army troops advanced further into the city's east overnight, following a heavy bombardment. Bana's Twitter account - @alabedbana - had amassed more than 100,000 followers. The account, where tweets were posted by both Bana and her mother Fatemah, drew attention to the plight of civilians trapped in eastern Aleppo. In a conversation with the BBC in October, Fatemah said her daughter wanted "the world to hear our voice". One tweet from November read: "Tonight we have no house, it's bombed and I got in rubble. I saw deaths and I almost died." Another said that a friend had been killed when her house was bombed. In one video posted on the account, Bana appeared with her brothers - five-year-old Mohamed and three-year-old Noor - with the message "drawing with the brothers before the planes come. We need peace to draw". Another short video showed the three together in a bedroom. "We will live forever together," Bana said, before laughing and hugging her brothers. In others she appeared with her mother. Bana's tweets captured the attention of JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. Ms Rowling sent Bana eBooks of the entire Harry Potter series after the young girl posted that she liked to read "to forget the war." The author retweeted several messages after the account was deleted, calling for information on the girl's whereabouts. At least 300 people have been killed since the government-led offensive on east Aleppo and about 250,000 are thought to be trapped in besieged areas. Earlier this week, Stephen O'Brien, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, said parts of the city were at risk of becoming "one giant graveyard". He said some people inside opposition-controlled areas were so hungry they had been reduced to scavenging.

Question: A seven - year - old girl whose tweets from besieged eastern Aleppo drew worldwide attention has disappeared from the social @placeholder amid an army offensive .


The band's frontman, Marcus Mumford, admitted to being inspired by the Man Booker Prize-winning novel in an interview with BBC Radio 4's Front Row. He said it was "definitely" a line spoken by central character Thomas Cromwell, but chose not to elaborate. "I'm not going to tell you which, because I think it might be illegal." As well as Mantel's Wolf Hall - a fictional account of Henry VIII's chief minister, Cromwell, as he helped to engineer the King's second marriage to Anne Boleyn - Mumford and Sons have previously spoken about being influenced by writers such as John Steinbeck, and other literary figures. Their Brit Award-winning debut album Sigh No More took its name from the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. The title track opens with the lyrics, "serve God, love me and mend", as spoken by Benedick in the play. When it comes to the literary influences on Babel, due out on 24 September, Mumford said the album features "too many to count". "Honestly, they appear everywhere," said the singer, songwriter and guitarist. "But I don't think that's a unique thing for us as a band. You just have to listen to Bob Dylan to realise that's what people do when they write songs," he continued." Or even the old spirituals, and the old blues guys. "A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words." Despite being open about their influences, he denied Mumford and Sons are any more well-read than their contemporaries. "We don't consider ourselves more of a literary band than any other band, you know. Every band reads," said Mumford. He did, however, launch a book club for fans as part of the Mumford and Sons' website. "That was because we wanted to engage with people who liked our music in some way online - without doing Twitter and telling them that we're in the bath or watching TV," Mumford explained. "We didn't really want to give people access to our personal lives like that. But we also wanted to engage in an interesting way with people who wanted to talk with us." Mantel's follow-up to Wolf Hall, Bring Up The Bodies, is currently on the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize, with the winner due to be announced on 16 October. Mumford said he has already finished reading the sequel, but as far as plundering the lyrics go, he told Front Row: "No, not yet!" Front Row's full interview with Marcus Mumford will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 2 October.

Question: Mumford and Sons have revealed that a song on their forthcoming album , Babel , features a line " @placeholder completely " from Hilary Mantel 's Wolf Hall .


Georgina Campbell was the surprise winner of best actress - beating the likes of Sarah Lancashire and Sheridan Smith. The young actress won for her portrayal of a domestic violence victim in BBC Three's Murdered by My Boyfriend. "This is insane," she said. "The women who are in this category are absolutely brilliant. If I have the career they have in a few years time I will count myself very, very, lucky." Jason Watkins won best leading actor for his portrayal of Christopher Jeffries, whose life was turned upside down by a fortnight of press intrusion in 2010, when he was arrested and released without charge over the murder of Bristol architect Joanna Yeates. Poldark stars Heida Reed and Eleanor Tomlinson made an impact on the red carpet in their contrasting gowns. Double winners Ant and Dec commiserate with Mary Berry, whose Great British Bake Off failed to win any prizes this year. Bafta host Graham Norton won best comedy entertainment programme for his BBC One chat show, exclaiming "yay, me!" Jessica Hynes scooped best comedy performance (female) for her role as Siobhan Sharpe, a babbling BBC brand consultant in W1A. Gemma Jones won best supporting actress for her portrayal of Mary Baldwin in Marvellous - a biopic about Neil Baldwin, who refused to accept the limitations of his learning disability. Speaking backstage the actress, who played Bridget Jones's mother in the two hit films, said they had better "hurry up" filming the third book or she would be "on a zimmer frame". Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams was on hand to present the award for best scripted comedy to BBC Four's Detectorists. But her own show lost out on a fiercely-contested Audience Award to hit drama Sherlock. Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman, along with 2014 contestant Judy Murray were on hand to support Strictly Come Dancing. Ultimately, though, the show went home empty handed. Tamsin Greig, Russell Tovey and Emma Willis were among the attendees. James Corden, whose comedy series The Wrong Mans was up for an award, jetted in from the US, where he recently started presenting his own chat show. "I landed at 14:00 BST and I leave at 09:00 tomorrow morning," he said. "I'm on the plane longer than I'm here!" Homeland star David Harewood was nominated for best sitcom along with the rest of the cast of mistaken-identity thriller The Wrong Mans. He will soon be seen as CIA agent Hank Henshaw in the TV adaptation of Supergirl. Downton Abbey and W1A's Hugh Bonneville enjoyed the ceremony with his wife Lulu Williams. Former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan attended just weeks before her marriage to Mark Wright; while Davina McCall and John Bishop appeared to have co-ordinated their wardrobes. Stephen Rea won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle in BBC Two's The Honourable Woman. He accepted his award from British actress Archie Panjabi - star of US legal drama The Good Wife. Comedian Matt Berry was presented with the Bafta for best comedy performance (male) by Anna Friel. His cult Channel 4 sitcom, Toast of London, follows the adventures of an eccentric middle aged actor sleeping with a rival thespian's wife.

Question: The Bafta television awards have taken place in London . Here are some of the key moments from the red carpet and the winners ' @placeholder in pictures .


On Tuesday, Pope Francis will open the original Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica in Rome, the first time it has been opened since the turn of the century, to mark the official start of a year laden with symbolism for Catholics across the world. So what does it mean? The clue to the aim of the Year of Mercy is in its name: a time for the Church itself and for Catholics everywhere to show mercy and compassion, in thought and in deed, and focus on forgiveness, reconciliation and doing good in concrete ways for the needy and those on the margins of society. The crossing of the threshold of a Holy Door is a sign of spiritual renewal, and the passage from sin to grace. Pope Francis has long signalled his wish to change the Church's approach from condemnation of wrongdoing to a Church more forgiving of its flock, and more understanding of the difficulties faced by believers today. This extraordinary jubilee year is a practical way of giving expression to that wish, and creating a Church that is a "field hospital", healing and binding the wounds of its flock. Announcing the extraordinary jubilee this March, the Pope said: "The greater the sin, the greater the love the Church must express," writing that the Holy Door is a "Door of Mercy, through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons and instils hope." Pope Francis took many by surprise when he announced earlier this year that as part of the jubilee, all parish priests across the world would be allowed to absolve repentant women who asked for forgiveness for having an abortion, even though Church teaching still terms abortion a grave sin. He has, in effect, already begun the jubilee by opening the Holy Door of the Cathedral in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, during his recent trip to Africa. It was one of many symbolic gestures he made in a nation torn by fighting between Christians and Muslims. The Pope has also made clear he wants this jubilee to open a year of "fervent dialogue" between Christians, Muslims and Jews, so that all who believe in a merciful God show more mercy towards one another, driving out violence, disrespect and discrimination. He said that the Christian profession of faith in God's mercy "relates us to Judaism and Islam, both of which consider mercy to be one of God's most important attributes". In a year marked by cruel conflicts, terrorist attacks and natural disasters across the globe, the jubilee is expected to draw millions of pilgrims to Rome, where the city authorities and the Vatican have been working together to ensure security. Italian security forces will be on high alert, while Rome has declared a no-fly zone for drones as well as regular aircraft, although Vatican officials say they had no knowledge of any specific or credible plot to attack the city or the Vatican. While  trusting in God, the Vatican has also invested in earthly technology, with visitors having to pass through metal detectors on St Peter's Square before they can enter. Jubilee years are rooted in the Old Testament tradition of freeing slaves and prisoners once every 50 years, a concept that died out within Judaism but was taken up by Pope Boniface VIII for the Catholic Church in 1300. Pilgrimages to Rome were at the heart of the original jubilee years, and attracted hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to the city, many willing to pay for "indulgences" - the eradication by the Church of the spiritual debt arising from sin. It was a tradition that not only contributed copious cash to the Vatican's coffers, but also contributed to the theological turmoil that led to the establishment of rival Protestant churches across much of northern Europe. The last Jubilee was called by St John Paul II to mark the millennium, and this Holy Year of Mercy starts on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December 2015 and will end on the Feast of Christ the King on 20 November 2016. In an innovation by Pope Francis, Holy Doors will also be opened this year at cathedrals, some churches and shrines around the world for those unable to make the pilgrimage to Rome. In England, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, will open the Holy Door at Westminster Cathedral, while Holy Doors will also be opened in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and many churches will hold special services on Sunday to mark the start of the jubilee.

Question: Appropriately for the weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas , carpenters and other tradespeople have been kept busy in the run -up to the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy , installing or ensuring that the Holy Doors , due to be opened at Roman Catholic cathedrals and churches across the world , are safe and @placeholder .


During her visit to the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Glasgow, she will stress the need to promote peace, tolerance and understanding. She will also meet members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community as they launch a campaign to increase awareness and understanding of their beliefs. Mr Shah's killer Tanveer Ahmed claimed he "disrespected the Prophet Muhammed". As well as visiting the mosque, Ms Sturgeon will speak at a special peace symposium taking place at Glasgow University. Ahead of that speech, the first minister said: "The peace symposium demonstrates the commitment of the Ahmadiyya community to promoting the values of peace, tolerance and understanding and is an important opportunity for us to restate our shared values and our shared aims. "The launch of their 'True Islam' campaign is an important educational tool to increase awareness and understanding of the religion. By doing so, it will help combat the fears and prejudices that foster hatred." She added: "There is no doubt that this kind of engagement and outreach work is vital to tackling the root causes of prejudice and hatred and create the inclusive, tolerant and cohesive Scotland we all want to see." The Shah family had moved to Scotland from Pakistan in the 1990s to escape persecution as a result of their religious beliefs. As Ahmadiyya Muslims, they believed another prophet succeeded Muhammed. The majority of Muslims believe Muhammad was the last and final prophet - and anything other than that is blasphemy. Ahmed, a father-of-three from Bradford who did not know Mr Shah, claimed to have been offended by clips the shopkeeper had posted online which he said "disrespected the Prophet Muhammad". On the day he carried out the murder, he watched a clip featuring Mr Shah on his mobile phone as he travelled to Glasgow. Ahmed was heard to say in a phone message: "Listen to this guy, something needs to be done, it needs nipped in the bud." When he arrived at the shop, Ahmed said he warned the shopkeeper he was there to kill him and asked him to stop claiming to be a prophet. Mr Shah's brother and a shop assistant tried to fend him off as he launched his attack on the popular businessman, who was described by locals as a "pillar of the community". Hundreds of people laid flowers and took part in a silent vigil in memory of the shopkeeper shortly after his murder. Ahmed was given a life sentence at the High Court in Glasgow after admitting the murder in Glasgow's Shawlands area on March 24.

Question: Nicola Sturgeon will visit the mosque that was @placeholder by murdered Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah later .


Maybe not as bad as someone chucking a table or swinging a chair around their head, but just a pinch of spice to give what promises to be a hearty dish an appreciable edge. For once on English soil, Wladimir Klitschko was in control. Which is how he likes it. A dignified man, Klitschko doesn't look comfortable exchanging barbs with a 6ft 7in Batman. Then again, who does? A 6ft Robin? But in Anthony Joshua, Klitschko has a rival he can understand. Someone safe, just like him. At one point during his customary press conference monologue - the Ukrainian often swats away questions as if they are bothersome flies - Klitschko looked across at Joshua and said: "We are friends." It sounded like a Jedi mind trick. Promoter Eddie Hearn had already warned Joshua not to be fooled. "Joshua must not fall into that friendly-friendly trap," said Hearn after his charge's three-round demolition of Eric Molina on Saturday. "He has to have that same ruthless streak he's had until now. He will, because he's a ruthless individual." Joshua didn't sound too ruthless, reflecting on the challenge ahead. He didn't sound too anything in particular. In fact, he made defending his world heavyweight crown against the former king in front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium sound like a four-rounder at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham. When it was gently suggested that Klitschko - perhaps, just maybe - had been a little bit disrespectful by referring to him as his "little bro", Joshua - gently, respectfully - disagreed. "It's fine. I let it go over my head. It's all irrelevant." Media playback is not supported on this device Joshua even felt the need to downgrade his one quote that might have sounded a tad big-headed, insisting that victory over Klitschko would not, as he had previously stated, make him an "overnight legend" but would be merely the first act in creating a great legacy. In chess terms, it was moving a piece backwards. What will sell the fight is not needle and trash-talk but the question of timing. It is a classic clash of generations, between a youthful, unproven king and a battle-hardened ruler from a previous age. Has Joshua, a pro for barely three years and with 18 fights to his name, learnt enough? Or has Klitschko, a man with 64 wins from 68 pro fights and a two-time world champion, amassed too much wisdom? Will the 27-year-old Joshua have too much hunger and too much athleticism for a man 14 years his senior? Did Klitschko's chastening defeat by Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf last November, which brought to an end his second, nine-year reign, show that he was past it? Can Joshua take his power? Can the Englishman go past seven rounds, as he has never done before? Is he in the same class as Fury? For his part, Klitschko believes his year and a half out of the ring - two scheduled rematches against Fury fell through because of injuries and the Manchester fighter's struggles with mental illness - have refreshed him. "My brother [Vitali, the former twice heavyweight world champion] said a four-year break was good for him," said Klitschko. "It sounds like I'm really old but I don't feel this way. I was not sitting back, drinking beer and doing nothing." Two training camps for fights that never happened might have kept him active but there are times when Klitschko's thinking sounds wishful, as when he insists that both his hands and his reflexes have become faster with age. Before the wily Fury rendered Klitschko almost punchless, there were clear signs of deterioration when he fought unheralded American Bryant Jennings. And if Klitschko really is speeding up after 40, he's a scientific miracle. However, it is entirely possible that nine years of largely one-side victories dulled the senses, imperceptibly. Between regaining a portion of the world heavyweight crown in 2006 and losing it to Fury, Klitschko made 18 defences, as many as Joshua has had pro fights. All that winning can become mundane. "The Fury defeat woke me up," said Klitschko, who has had 27 world title fights in total. "After so many years I realised I was not as motivated. "Maybe it sounds crazy, but it was good that I lost that fight and good that I'm the underdog for this one. It's nice being the challenger again. I have an adrenaline rush in my blood. I've been missing it. This time I'm obsessed." Klitschko and Joshua sparred 20 rounds at the former's Austrian bolthole in 2014, before Klitschko's five-round knockout of Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev. Both men will have learnt a thing or two, but not nearly enough. "Klitschko didn't perform against Fury so when he says he's obsessed, that's him saying he wants to show people how good he actually is," said Joshua, who won Olympic super-heavyweight gold in 2012, 16 years after Klitschko. "They say he didn't throw enough punches against Fury. Believe me, he will throw punches against me. If he wins, he will say: 'I'm still the big bro.' But if he loses he will realise that the torch has changed hands, that this is a completely different era. And after that, I want to be doing it for years. " Some have suggested that Joshua-Klitschko isn't as big or as relevant as both camps would like us to believe, because Fury is the main man. But their point is largely irrelevant. Fury briefly had it all but was forced to abdicate. He owns no world titles, he currently has no boxing licence, he might never fight again. In time, some of us might even miss the edge he brought to the heavyweight division. But for now, let's just appreciate some plain old boxing. Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide.

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The stories about companies that supply seafood to the US led to the release of more than 2,000 captive workers. The Pulitzers - the top prize for US journalists - honoured the New York Times for its articles on the so-called Islamic State militant group. The Times, along with Reuters, also won for their photos of the migrant crisis. The awards honour the arts as well. Hamilton - a hip-hop re-telling of the life of one of America's founding fathers - won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The hit Broadway musical has been credited with keeping Alexander Hamilton on the $10 note. Other awards included:

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Three people have been arrested following the death in hospital on Wednesday of a man aged in his 40s - the latest linked to the inquiry. A man and a woman, both 37, from the Stockton area also died after taking the drug, on 3 March. In February, three people died in the space of a week after taking the drug, Cleveland Police said. The force said it was advising drug users to take "extra precautions" and was working with agencies to find the supplier of the drugs. Two women, aged 30 and 33, and a man aged 26 were detained on suspicion of administering a noxious substance, in connection with the latest death. Det Insp Jon Tapper said: "I would reiterate that, whilst we don't advocate that anyone should buy any type of drugs, there are still batches of particularly harmful heroin in Stockton which are being peddled by dealers. "Lives are being put at risk by accepting this particularly dangerous heroin and, sadly, there has been a further death in the area. We are concerned and would urge drug users to take extra precautions."

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"It's like living in a ridiculous police drama," Sue Beere says. Her husband Jonathan Beere is serving 24 years in a high-security prison in the Midlands, convicted of organising a complex operation to smuggle a quarter of a tonne of cocaine into the UK. She vividly remembers the day police came to arrest him in January 2011: "They literally came through the door in the morning... a troop of men." All she could think was that they had made "some stupid mistake" over his identity, and found the wrong man. She says local police stopped to comfort her young son, saying: "Don't cry nipper, be brave, daddy will be home tonight." But Jonathan Beere has not been back home since that day, and has so far served five years in jail. Find out more Watch video journalist Jim Reed's full film about this case on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programmewebsite. Two of the other men, skipper Jamie Green and Zoran Dresic, also received 24-year sentences, while Daniel Payne received 18 years and Scott Birtwistle 14. They had been charged with conspiring to import Class A drugs. Now a new lawyer, Emily Bolton, is working on their case. She founded the Innocence Project New Orleans in the US, which has so far freed 25 prisoners, and has recently set up a new charity in the UK - the Centre for Criminal Appeals - to specialise in miscarriage of justice investigations. On 29 May 2010, a small fishing boat - the Galwad-Y-Mor - left the Isle of Wight on what the crew claim was a routine trip to catch lobster and crab in the Channel. That night, a large drugs operation led by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) - known as Operation Disorient - was taking place, involving surveillance planes, a Border Agency patrol boat and police lookouts along the coast. The authorities had intelligence that cocaine was being smuggled to Europe from South America on giant cargo ships, such as the container vessel MSC Oriane - which was one of nine from Brazil that appeared to be of particular interest. At about midnight, the ship and the fishing boat briefly came close together - though exactly how close is disputed. The ship went on towards the European mainland, and the Galwad continued home, past Freshwater Bay - the western tip of the Isle of Wight. The next day, at this same bay, a member of the public spotted 11 sacks tangled around a buoy - each packed with a pure form of cocaine. The prosecution's case was that the sacks were pushed off the side of the container ship for the fishermen to retrieve from the sea, before taking them to the bay to hide or be picked up by another vessel. But Ms Bolton disputes this. "What the police are alleging [is that the Galwad] was able to pinpoint and locate 11 bags of cocaine in the English Channel, in shipping lanes, in the middle of the night in a storm," she says. "We think we now have the evidence proving this simply couldn't have taken place." At the trial, the prosecution relied on navigational data taken from on-board computers on the two vessels, which purported to show that - around midnight - the Galwad crossed the Oriane's wake. There would have been a short window for the 11 sacks of cocaine to be transferred to the fishing boat. However, Ms Bolton says the prosecution's expert witness left out key plot points and used damaged data. Her new analysis suggests the paths of the boats were never closer than 100m from one another, and that the sea's drift would have taken the drugs away from the fishermen's boat. "If that intersection between the vessels never took place, there is no case," she says. The prosecution also points to a series of calls made to and from the satellite phone on the Galwad while it was in the Channel, suggesting someone on shore was co-ordinating the drugs drop. The defence said the timing was a coincidence and someone was just checking on the health of one of the other fishermen who was seasick - a migrant from Eastern Europe. No traces of cocaine were ever found on the fishing boat, despite it being searched with specialised equipment. The container ship, the Oriane, was also searched when it next touched British shores a few days later, but no trace of drugs was ever found. No-one on the Oriane was arrested. The Galwad spent 18 hours sailing back to its home port of Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight. On the way it stopped for about an hour in Freshwater Bay - its crew say to fish for mackerel. That evening, the first arrests were made. At this point though, the drugs had not been discovered. This happened the following day, when a member of the public called to say he had spotted 11 multicoloured bags floating in Freshwater Bay. This timeframe, Ms Bolton says, was crucial. At the time the fishing boat was said to have hidden the drugs in Freshwater Bay, two officers from Hampshire police were watching from the cliff tops as part of the police operation. In the officers' logs before the drugs were found, they recorded someone on the fishing boat throwing six or seven items overboard at intervals - which the fishermen say could have been rubbish bags full of old bait. But the next day, after the drugs were discovered, the police lookouts changed the official log - as they are allowed to do - to clarify what they saw. In the new version they reported 10 to 12 items the size of a holdall, tied together in a line and deployed from the boat followed by a red floating buoy - a description that almost exactly matched the drugs that were picked up by the police boat. The two police surveillance officers then told different accounts in court. One said he was convinced of the significance of the holdalls at the time; the other said he thought little of it until after the drugs were found the next day. As a result, the new defence team claims the accounts cannot be relied upon. "These are officers that are trained to get the details right every single time - and we are not talking about small details," Ms Bolton explains. "We are talking about big changes, about what they saw and also where they saw it from." At trial, both police lookouts were adamant they had seen 10 to 12 sacks thrown off the fishing boat along with a buoy. After making the first log entry, they said they had seen extra bags thrown off the boat, so the amended version was the full picture of everything they had recorded that day. The Independent Police Complaints Commission did look into the case and, though it found inconsistencies in the officers' evidence, decided it was not enough to show they had fabricated their accounts. Complaints against the two officers were dismissed. Hampshire Police also said they had no ongoing complaints relating to this investigation. Soca, now rebranded as the National Crime Agency (NCA), said at the time that the operation had stopped a huge amount of cocaine from reaching the streets of the UK. Ms Bolton's new evidence has been passed to the criminal cases review commission, which will decide if the five men can launch a fresh appeal. She believes there was a motive for Soca to implicate the five men. "At this stage in the investigation it appears Operation Disorient really needed to get a result. They had committed a lot of resources to this investigation and needed someone to be responsible, and they started focusing on the fishing boat. "From then on, they interpreted all evidence that came before them as pointing to guilt, and meanwhile ignored or didn't seek other evidence which pointed in the opposite direction." The NCA said it could not comment while that investigation was ongoing. Hampshire Police said: "It would not be appropriate to comment on operational matters led by another agency [the NCA]."

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The girl suffered injuries including burns to her hands and feet, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences has said. Police told the BBC the girl had worked for Islamabad judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan for the past two years. He has not yet commented. The case has caused a furore in Pakistan. Human rights groups say Pakistan's labour laws ignore the abuse of children who, from a young age, are working on the streets or in the homes of middle-class families. There are believed to be about 12 million child workers in Pakistan, many enduring unsafe or harsh conditions. Reports of the alleged abuse first surfaced on social media last month, along with pictures of the girl's injuries. Pakistan's mainstream media took up the story, after which the girl - whom the BBC is not naming - is said to have gone missing. Police are reported to have found her in a suburb of Islamabad on Sunday and taken her into protective custody. A report on the girl's injuries is to be submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Dr Tariq Iqbal, who heads the medical board, told reporters on Monday that she had "some burns, some traumas, some lacerations, some blisters [on her body]". "We have documented all wounds and injuries in as much detail as possible, and have also given our opinion on the probable cause," he said. Last week, the girl's parents reportedly filed a statement in court saying that the allegations in the media were "baseless", and that they had "reached a settlement" with the judge and his family. Mr Iqbal said the girl had been changing her statements regarding how she acquired the injuries but added: "She is only a child and our job is to get to the bottom of this affair." The girl is originally from a village in the Faisalabad region of Punjab province, police say.

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In Moscow there have been fewer election posters and banners on view than in previous years. Last week one Russian newspaper joked that the Duma election had been classified "Top Secret", since voters did not know the names of the candidates. And yet, in theory, this election should have been more exciting than previous polls. A change to the law has permitted more parties to participate than in 2011 and even a handful of Kremlin critics have been allowed to run. What's more, this time half of the 450 Russian MPs will be elected - not by party lists - but in single-mandate districts: the return to a system in which Russians can vote for a candidate of their choice in their own constituency. However, the timing of this vote has kept public interest low. The Duma election had been scheduled for December. Instead the authorities brought it forward by three months, closer to the summer. As a result, Russians have been more concerned with holidays, harvesting fruits and vegetables on their allotments and preparing for the new school year than with electing a new Duma. But why the date change? How might the Kremlin benefit from a September, rather than a December, vote? Kremlin critics claim the aim was to ensure that urban populations - traditionally, more critical of the government - had less time in which to mobilise for the election. A lower turnout is widely believed to benefit the ruling party. President Putin will want the new Duma to be just as pro-Kremlin as previous incarnations. Even if the party of power - United Russia - fails to achieve an outright majority, the three other main "systemic opposition" parties (the Communists, Just Russia and the Liberal Democratic Party) should secure enough support to ensure the Duma remains, to a large extent, a Kremlin rubber stamp. But this time, the Kremlin needs a parliament, which is more than just a rubber stamp. It needs a Duma which is seen by the people to be a legitimate institution. The 2011 parliamentary vote was followed by anti-government street protests across Russia, sparked by what was widely perceived to have been large-scale electoral fraud: a rigged election in favour of United Russia. The protests were the biggest challenge Vladimir Putin had faced, although they waned after a Kremlin crackdown and differences among the opposition. To head off protests this time, the Kremlin will be keen to ensure this election is not tainted by accusations of vote-rigging. Hence, the changes to the election law, the inclusion of some opposition candidates, as well as the appointment of a respected human rights advocate, Ella Pamfilova, to head the Central Election Commission. That does not mean the current electoral process is beyond criticism - as I have suggested, the decision to change the date of the election appears an attempt to influence the result. Russia's economic problems make the need for legitimacy even more pressing. Eight years ago, the country's national reserve fund stood at $140bn (Â£105bn). Last week, Russia's deputy finance minister predicted the reserve would be exhausted in 2017. That means more difficulties in paying social benefits, pensions and the salaries of state employees. The government may have no choice soon but to embark on unpopular economic reforms. This has implications for the vertical system of power Vladimir Putin has constructed in Russia, with the president at the top and all other institutions - including parliament - below and subservient to him. That system worked while the economy was working. But the money is running out, social protest is on the rise. The danger for the Kremlin is that if Russians question the legitimacy of other institutions in their country - including their parliament - they pin all of their too many hopes on the one man at the top.

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The carriageway was shut from junction 24 Coldra to 28 at Tredegar Park. Officials said it led to very slow traffic as motorists were forced to come off the motorway on Friday night. A diversion using the A48 through Newport was put in place and the fire service tweeted that the M4 would stay closed until further notice while emergency repairs were carried out. Check if this is affecting your journey

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It is claimed Peter Barnett, 43, boarded trains at Haddenham and Thame Parkway without a ticket and used an Oyster card to "tap out" at Marylebone. Chiltern Railways claims it lost £23,000. Barnett, who admits fraud, said it was £10,000 once leave was taken into consideration. The case at Westminster Magistrates' Court was adjourned until 27 July. Chiltern Railways has been urged to calculate the exact loss to the company before the case can proceed. The court was told Barnett, from Oxford, was stopped by a ticket inspector at Marylebone station and asked where he travelled from. When he claimed to have travelled from Wembley, instead of Haddenham and Thame Parkway in Oxford, the inspector became suspicious and Barnett ran off. He handed himself in later that day. Barnett admits six counts of fraud by false representation between April 2012 and November last year. He has been released on unconditional bail.

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Dunbar-based Thistly Cider said more than 50 tonnes of the fruit had been donated under its "bottle for a bucket" scheme, launched last month. It has been offering free cider or apple juice in exchange for spare apples. The firm said it would accept donations for the rest of the season at its Belhaven Fruit Farm store. It will accept most varieties, apart from crab apples. Thistly Cross head cider maker Peter Stuart said: "Good folk have come from all over Scotland to swap their apples for Thistly Cross Cider, bringing anything from a bucketful to a truckload of apples. "Thistly has always considered itself to be an innovative company. "We are always developing new product ideas, including limited edition ciders and collaborations. "The apples that we get from the public help us to keep doing this, as well as meeting our increasing demand, nationally and globally - without compromising on quality."

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Ashton was found guilty of biting Northampton prop Alex Waller during Saracens' 27-12 Premiership victory. The Rugby Football Union called Waller's evidence "consistent and compelling", but described Ashton's version as "less convincing". Saracens have 24 hours to decide to appeal against the panel's decision. The panel's full judgement was released on Thursday, two days after Ashton's punishment was announced. The 29-year-old former rugby league player denied he had bitten Waller, arguing that he had twisted his head after the player's arm was lodged in his mouth in a ruck. The panel was shown photographs of Waller's injury, taken by the Northamptonshire physiotherapist, before unanimously deciding to ban Ashton. "It is the panel's view that what can be seen on the footage is the player taking the opportunity to bite the arm, which had lawfully come to be in the area of his mouth," the RFU said. "The panel found the player's version of why he was moving his head in a particular way, and the reasons why his mouth remained on the arm, less convincing. "The panel concluded that the account from the player was very much less plausible." Ashton was banned for the minimum of 12 weeks with a further week added because of his previous bans. He was banned for 10 weeks last season for eye-gouging, following a four-week ban for hair-pulling in 2011. Australia wing Drew Mitchell said on Twitter that Ashton had no excuses for the bite, calling him the "Luis Suarez of rugby", drawing a comparison with the Barcelona forward who has been banned for biting three times.

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1 September 2014 Last updated at 13:07 BST 49 year-old Craig Jeeves said the quick-thinking feline managed to wake him up when the house caught fire. "She jumped on my head and sort of like was screaming at me and woke me up otherwise I wouldn't have got up," Jeeves said. Jeeves said he adopted Sally from a cat's home several years ago and now she had returned the favour. The fire service said he was lucky to have got out alive.

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The poll will see 84 county councillors elected to cover 12 districts in Lancashire. Votes will be counted on Friday morning and results are expected to be announced in the afternoon. The county council provides local government services across the region, including education, health, social care, libraries, waste disposal and transport.

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The 23-year-old dominated from the start, lifting 121kg in the snatch and 153kg in the clean and jerk for a combined tally of 274kg. Belarusian Darya Naumava, 20, was her closest competitor, taking silver with a combined lift of 258kg. Spain's Lidia Valentin won the bronze medal, lifting 257kg. Find out how to get into weightlifting with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

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Cardiff Crown Court heard the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, planned the sex attack with Stuart Bailey, 54, in text messages. Bailey, of Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was jailed for 13 years after the pair were found guilty of conspiracy to rape. The offences came to light when the woman's partner found the texts. The court heard the pair exchanged dozens of messages and the woman also sent Bailey a naked picture of the girl and bought sleeping pills to drug her. At an earlier hearing, the woman admitted distributing five indecent images of a child and Bailey admitted possessing those images. The mother, described as "vulnerable and gullible" by recorder Eleri Rees QC, asked Bailey what she would get out of the plan to rape her daughter and he mentioned sums of Â£200 to Â£300. Judge Rees said Bailey was "prolific" in contacting a number of women on a dating website. An investigation discovered that he was having similar discussions with other women. The court heard the pair planned to rape the girl during the Whitsun school holiday and talked about drugging her. Judge Rees said that despite speaking to her doctor, who advised against giving a child sleeping tablets, the mother went ahead and bought some online. "By your own admission you tried it out a week before the rape was due to take place," she added. Alex Greenwood, defending the mother, said she had been "bullied, cajoled and blackmailed" by Bailey. Lucy Crowther, defending Bailey, said her client was "totally ashamed of his behaviour and his actions". Both defendants were made the subject of sexual harm prevention orders and given one year of additional licence to serve. Gemma Vincent, senior Crown prosecutor, said "This case demonstrated a gross breach of trust on behalf of a parent. Fortunately, the matter came to the attention of the police before the sickening acts described in the texts could be carried out." Children's charity NSPCC Cymru welcomed the "significant sentences" given to the mother and Bailey. "It is difficult to comprehend how a mother could voluntarily offer her own child to be sexually assaulted in this way," a spokesman for NSPCC Cymru said. "This should send out a message that the sexual abuse of children will not be tolerated and that those caught planning such heinous crimes will face the full force of the law."

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The two 17-year-olds, who have not yet been named, were found by police at Huntcliff in Saltburn at about 19:00 GMT on Friday. Cleveland Police said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of exactly what happened." The families of the boys are being supported by specialist officers, police added. The coastguard also attended the scene to assist police. Any witnesses who were in the area of Huntcliff around the time of the incident are asked to contact Det Sgt Paul Hodgson at the force on the non-emergency number 101.

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The police unit will patrol important buildings such as the prime minister's office. If a suspicious drone is detected, the operator will be warned via loudspeakers on the ground. But if he or she fails to respond, police will launch drones equipped with nets to bring down the device. "Terrorist attacks using drones carrying explosives are a possibility," a senior member of the police department's security bureau told the Asahi Shimbun website. "We hope to defend the nation's functions with the worst-case scenario in mind." In April, a drone carrying a small amount of radioactive material landed on the roof of the prime minister's office. No-one was injured and a man was subsequently arrested in connection with the incident. A video posted online by Japanese website Jijicom shows how Tokyo Police's drones, complete with nets, might catch an unwanted airborne device in action. "In Japan, it is illegal to pilot drones over certain areas such as airports and power plants, over roads, or above a height of 150m," Paul Haswell, a partner at legal firm Pinsent Masons, told the BBC. "Some cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have also outlawed their use in parks." Regulations on drones came into force in Japan this week, following an amendment to the country's Aviation Act. "Japan's new net-carrying, drone-disabling drone is certainly an interesting way to police those areas where drones are forbidden," added Mr Haswell. Rules over drone use are being tightened up in several countries. In the US for example, authorities have called for a drone register which would list device owners across the nation.

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Hungary will propose that each of the 28 EU members pays 1% of its income from the Union, plus 1% of its contributions to it, into a special fund. In Hungary's case, that would amount to â‚¬1bn (Â£720m; $1.1bn). Close to 250,000 migrants have entered Hungary this year - 70,000 this month alone - and it has become a transit state on the Western Balkan route to Germany and other EU destinations. The government has tried to stop migrants coming by erecting a border fence and giving the army extra powers to keep them out. And, along with three other Central European states, Hungary has been outvoted on an EU quota plan for taking in another 120,000 refugees. The proposed special fund would be used, Mr Orban will argue, to improve conditions in the refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria - especially Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan - and to bolster Europe's external borders. Orban: Europe's borders threatened by migrants Why EU deal on migrants is so tricky Why Central Europe says No The Hungarian plan rests on two premises. That European voters share his view that the ongoing influx would change Europe beyond recognition, if allowed to continue, and that they don't want that. And that if conditions improve where they are, the migrants will stay there, in the hope that they can one day rebuild Syria. The Hungarian prime minister clearly also hopes that the plan will prove his own fence-building approach right - that Europe should defend its borders first, before it even starts discussing quotas. He may also add that Hungary would be willing to accept a voluntary quota, if his proposal or parts of it are accepted. The Orban proposal may be too much, too late for other European leaders. Despite fierce anti-migrant rhetoric and an ever-lengthening border fence, the Budapest government has failed to stop the influx of migrants, other EU leaders may point out. In a sign that it expects the movement of migrants to continue, the government yesterday ordered 192 heatable tents, each of which can house 20 people, from Finland. "This is not a change in our policy, but it is a change of emphasis," Gergely Prohle, a former Hungarian ambassador to Berlin, now deputy state secretary in the Fidesz government, told the BBC. "We have always said that the EU must be able to control its borders. This proposal shows our willingness to help, on a humanitarian level, whilst not risking the social cohesion of our country." Hungary, he emphasised, had no colonial past, little experience with immigrants, and a large Jewish community who would be the first to fear a large Muslim influx.

Question: It may be a peace @placeholder from the most unexpected quarter , but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is preparing to shock Wednesday 's EU leaders ' summit with a solution of his own to the migrant crisis - and it will be costly .


The case has been taken by two same-sex couples who were the first people in the UK to enter civil partnerships in 2005. Their lawyer claimed they are suffering state discrimination as a result of the ban. Judgement was reserved after a two-day hearing at the High Court in Belfast. Grainne Close, Shannon Sickles and Chris and Henry Flanagan-Kane challenged Stormont as the only UK administration to ban same-sex marriage. Belfast was the first place in the UK to host civil partnership ceremonies when the law was introduced 10 years ago, but now Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland that has not legalised same-sex marriage. The two couples took the judicial review proceedings, claiming that the ban breaches Article Eight of European Convention on Human Rights, by denying respect for their private and family lives. But a lawyer for Stormont's Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) told the court the ban was not a breach of human rights. He added that civil partnerships already met the minimum requirements set out under human rights law. He told the court that recent rulings from the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights supported the view that no significant breach has occurred. Last month, in the fifth Stormont vote on the issue, MLAs backed the introduction of same-sex marriage for the first time, but the Democratic Unionist Party blocked it by deploying a mechanism requiring the proposal to achieve a cross-community majority. The barrister claimed claimed a court intervention could undermine devolution. "It is live in the democratic process. The applicants may not be satisfied with the pace, outcomes or infrastructure but it cannot be deemed that it is not a live issue," he said. The judge heard the case tandem with a separate bid by two men who want their marriage in England to be recognised in their native Northern Ireland. He said: "There are a lot of issues raised in this case and the other. I will give my judgement after Christmas."

Question: Judgement in a landmark legal case challenging Northern Ireland 's ban on same - sex marriage will be @placeholder after Christmas .


Vast yellow fields surround this border town. But just across the border inside Syria, white and black plumes of smoke rise above Kobane as Islamic State attacks intensify. In the past two weeks, thousands of women have managed to escape IS and take refuge in Turkey, only a few kilometres from their own homes. Their children have been queuing to register for entry into a new country. With rucksacks strapped to their backs, they could be schoolchildren queuing to begin a new term, were it not for the tragic circumstances. One man carries bright yellow birds in two cages. It seems everyone's priorities differ when it comes to deciding what to take with them. On my first day in Suruc, I had hoped to be back home in Istanbul in a matter of days. But the plight of the refugees and the stories I heard kept me at the border. I realised I would be staying longer than I had expected. I met a man who had lost his leg to a landmine. He was trying to escape from IS when he stepped on it right on the Syria-Turkey border. Once agricultural land, the Turkish authorities had turned it into a vast minefield in the 1950s to prevent smuggling. The same day I met a 19-year-old female Syrian Kurd YPG fighter in the main hospital in Urfa. She told me she had been shot by an IS extremist in a ditch in a village near Kobane.  She had shot back. She looked devoid of emotion as she told her story, and I saw her eyes light up only when I asked her to tell me more about her village. One day at the border, a group of young Kurdish men were tear-gassed by Turkish police as they tried to get home to fight with the YPG. Most of them made it through. I then spoke to a woman nearby. Her name was Amira. She had three small children with her.  She was sitting on a rock, refusing to move, she said, until it was safe for her to return home. Her youngest boy was crying silently. That night, I heard there were American air strikes. Earlier, some of the Kurdish refugees and local residents had told me the air intervention filled them with hope. Others refused to believe the strikes had actually happened. "It is all lies. No way were there any US air strikes near Kobane that night," they had told me. The next day some of the refugees went back across the border to Kobane. Still at the border, I remember one elderly woman in a purple dress, probably in her 70s.  She said she longed for home and wanted to die there.  She pointed at the small stones on at her feet. "I sleep on this ground, just like these stones do. But I want to die in the comfort of my own bed." A few hours later at this same spot, I saw a hearse carrying the coffin of a dead fighter, who had been brought to Turkey for treatment after suffering injuries in the fighting in Kobane.  A terrible ending, I thought. In Suruc, a few days later, Hennan Muhammed told me how IS had taken his son hostage while he was travelling to Iraq to avoid being conscripted by Syria in the war. His son was an English literature graduate, just like me. Half way through my trip, a mortar shell landed near the TV satellite trucks stationed on the Turkish side of the border. Luckily no-one got hurt.  But the sound of it was unforgettable, so dangerous and so close. I filmed a piece-to-camera as safely as I could. When my recorded video appeared on the BBC Turkish website later that day, I did not post the link on Facebook so my mother would not find out and worry. Two weeks later, I am back home in Istanbul, hoping to be able to report happier news from the border if I return there. I hope the distressing sight of grey smoke rising above Kobane will have vanished. And I hope I will never have to wear body armour in my own country again.

Question: Many of the thousands of people who have @placeholder the fighting between Islamic State ( IS ) militants and fighters from the Syrian Kurdish YPG in Kobane in Syria have reached the relative safety of south - eastern Turkey . In the town of Suruc , the BBC 's Rengin Arslan has been listening to their tales of survival .


The guest list has been decided by Lady Thatcher's family and representatives, along with the government and the Conservative Party. It includes family and friends of Lady Thatcher and those who worked with her over the years, including members of her cabinets and representatives from a range of groups with which she was associated. Those also invited include staff who worked closely with Lady Thatcher or who served her in some personal capacity, such as housekeepers who looked after her office in the Houses of Parliament. Ten members of staff from the Ritz hotel, where Lady Thatcher was staying when she died, have been invited. About 200 states, territories and international organisations have been invited to send an official representative. Argentina's president has not been invited but the country's ambassador to Britain has. Downing Street says this is in keeping with diplomatic protocol for such occasions. The Queen will lead the mourners with the Duke of Edinburgh. St Paul's has a capacity of 2,300 and is expected to be full on the day. Invitees include: Some of those who have confirmed their attendance include: Among those not attending:

Question: Further details of guests invited to attend the funeral of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul 's Cathedral on Wednesday have been @placeholder .


The Ozo features eight camera lenses and eight microphones on a spherical-shaped body, from which a handle protrudes. The Finnish firm said that one advantage over existing systems was that it created footage that could be watched in real time via a VR headset. One expert said Ozo was not as big a leap for the firm as it might seem. "Nokia has a great deal of experience developing not only camera technology, but also the portability of camera technology," said Chris Green, a consultant at Davies Murphy Group. "The company was putting in high-end cameras on very small mobile phones and producing exceptional image results years before other manufacturers. "And it can now direct the knowledge it has to other sectors." Ozo was unveiled at an event in Los Angeles, underlining that the company plans to target it at Hollywood and other media professionals, rather than consumers. Nokia said the device was due to go on sale before the end of the year, but was unable to provide the full technical specifications or price. Nokia follows GoPro, Jaunt, Giroptic and Spherical in announcing a virtual reality recording device that is meant for "prosumers". The firm's pitch is that  Ozo can not only provide live monitoring of footage via a compatible headset, but also allow playback of filmed material at low resolution within minutes of it being shot. "[It] removes the need to pre-assemble a panoramic image - a time-consuming process with solutions currently in the marketplace," the company said in a statement. One tech journalist who was given a preview of a prototype suggested the footage it produced was sometimes "muddy and out of focus" but praised the kit's audio-rendering capabilities. "I found myself constantly looking around in each clip, because the sound seemed to track my position," wrote Casey Newton for the Verge. "I would hear something behind me, and when I turned I would see the still-moving mouth of the person talking." Nokia also revealed that Jaunt would support its device, despite the Californian company offering a rival product of its own called Neo. Jaunt's investors include Britain's Sky TV and Google, and its president Cliff Plumer was an adviser to the Oculus VR headset's creators before they joined Facebook - making the firm well placed to capitalise on growing interest in VR. "Our partnership with Nokia is another big step for us to continue to provide our partners with the most cutting-edge technology to further cater to their creative needs," said Mr Plumer. Virtual reality is unlikely to become Nokia's main business. Earlier this week, the European Union approved the company's 15.6bn euro ($17.2bn; Â£11bn) takeover of Alcatel-Lucent, which will let it extend its share of the telecoms network equipment market. But Mr Green said Ozo still had the potential to develop into a sizeable business. "We know there is a market there - the fact VR cameras are already being used in professional film and TV production shows the importance they now have," he said. "There's room for lots more growth, and it's a logical market for Nokia to dabble in."

Question: Nokia is developing a virtual - reality @placeholder device that can record 360 - degree views and " 3D audio " .


And yet, Spain has been without a proper government for more than 300 days and is well on the way towards Belgium's mind-numbing record of 541 days without a fully-fledged administration from June 2010 to December 2011. That's because politicians have repeatedly failed to agree on a new government since the first of two inconclusive general elections was held on 20 December 2015. In the words of Spanish analyst Francisco de Borja Lasheras: "We are learning to be Belgium but the question remains whether the Spanish state can afford to be Belgium." "We Spaniards are used to our politicians doing a botch job so such a situation is not completely unexpected," says Mario Perales, a 45-year-old civil servant from Madrid. And his view is largely shared by Spaniards: one recent poll suggested only 11.6% saw a lack of government as their biggest problem. So will the limbo last? Spain's Socialist party (PSOE) national committee meets on Sunday to decide whether to stand aside and allow caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to govern without a majority in parliament. If they don't, Spain's power vacuum rolls on towards a third national election, probably on 18 December. A caretaker government is a lame-duck government. Foreign and economic policy comes to a halt and lawmaking stops. Belgium's 541-day stalemate lasted from 13 June 2010 to 6 December 2011. Its borrowing costs soared and its credit score was cut. Spain has so far seen 10 months of limbo and two inconclusive votes, in December 2015 and June 2016. Both countries face a separatist challenge, from some Flemish parties in Belgium and Catalan groups in north-eastern Spain. Both are constitutional monarchies. Spain has seen six prime ministers since it returned to democratic rule in 1977, while Belgium has changed leader 12 times in the same period. Will Spain's lost months come to an end? Spain's Socialist leader resigns Belgium country profile For Spain's deadlock to end, the Socialists would have to agree to hold their noses, abstain in a confidence vote and let Mariano Rajoy return to power at the head of a centre-right government. His Popular Party (PP) government has been marked by corruption scandals and austerity measures. Allowing his return was too much to bear for Pedro Sanchez, who resigned as Socialist leader rather than let that happen. Tensions have run high between politicians, but the Spanish population has barely stirred. In Belgium, during the 18-month deadlock, protests included a shaving stoppage and even the suggestion of a sex strike by male politicians' wives. Not so in Spain. "Spaniards are very tolerant on the whole, and our political bickering has not trickled down yet to the population," says Francisco de Borja Lasheras, from the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR). "There are levels of government that are working perfectly well," he says, but warns that in the long term, Catalonia's drive towards independence and foreign challenges such as Brexit will need a proper government. The reality is that Spain is functioning, and largely thanks to its regions. Unlike Madrid's national parliament, almost all 17 regional governments which run health, education and other public services are formed by a variety of coalitions from across the political spectrum. But the national budget is the job of central government and no new policies can be drawn up for 2017. Although Spain's economy has maintained a steady pace of growth of just over 3% annually since early 2015, the budget deficit is still well above target. So this year's spending plan will be automatically rolled over. "This means we cannot take on any new expense, reform or investment that is not already detailed in the rolled-over budget," a government spokesperson explains. The caretaker government had to secure the support of parliament to avoid EU sanctions on its 2016 deficit target. But there is no deal yet to reduce the deficit in 2017, as Brussels demands. The parties may be bickering nationally, but regionally it's a different story. Madrid's PP regional president, Cristina Cifuentes, signed an anti-corruption agreement to secure the support of the centrist Ciudadanos party in 2015, including an end to parliamentarians' immunity from prosecution. Andalucia's Socialist president, Susana Diaz, also made a deal with Ciudadanos. In Valencia, the government led by Socialist Ximo Puig, backed by anti-austerity parties Compromis and Podemos, budgeted a record â‚¬13.3 (Â£11.9bn; $14.5bn) billion for spending on health, education, housing and social inclusiveness in 2016. In Catalonia, a parliamentary majority of pro-independence parties has voted in favour of a new Catalan state and is about to pass a law creating the region's own tax office. All previous laws referring to an independent Catalonia have been suspended by Spain's constitutional court.

Question: Tourists are arriving in record numbers and Spain 's economy is , for a change , bobbing along . Even Spain 's biggest blight , @placeholder , has begun creeping down .


More than 12,000 people signed a petition criticising Debenhams in Commercial Road after a Facebook post by Russell Allen went viral. Debenhams it was an "unfortunate accident" during routine cleaning. Councillor Paul Godier said he was trying to find Mr Allen accommodation. Mr Allen posted a message on Facebook claiming his clothes, bedding and dog food had been "flooded" from inside the Debenhams store. A statement from the retailer said: "We have established that this was an unfortunate accident in which the routine cleaning of the fire exit from the inside of the store resulted in some of the gentleman's property on the other side of the fire exit becoming wet. "Debenhams has now supplied the gentleman with new bedding and clothing, and a member of our team has met him to offer our sincere apologies for any distress caused." Charles Dickens ward councillor Mr Godier said Mr Allen's situation "needs addressing" but criticised what he said had been threats made against Debenhams and himself on social media. "Portsmouth is a passionate city - when people see vulnerable people becoming victims, they will be impassioned. But in many cases some of this passion has been misdirected," Mr Godier said. "This is an opportunity to bring the businesses sector a greater understanding of the homeless." He said as Mr Allen had no local connections and was not classified as vulnerable, he did not qualify for council help but an individual had offered a private room. "The only dilemma was finding temporary accommodation for his dog which would need to be arranged." "Homelessness has risen drastically across the country. It's not an easy fix. As part of the [Portsmouth City Council] homelessness working group next year we'll be delving deeper into the causes of homelessness and assessing vulnerability in much greater detail," he added. Mr Allen said he believed "something good and some awareness" would come out of the situation.

Question: The row over a rough sleeper who claims he was @placeholder in a shop doorway in Portsmouth on Boxing Day has raised awareness of homelessness in the city , a councillor has said .


Wigan made a great start as, triggered by young debutant James Worthington's early try, the hosts went 20-0 up in 20 minutes, Lewis Tierney, Liam Marshall and Tommy Leuluai all crossing too. But Bill Tupou's 11-minute hat-trick saw Trinity go 22-20 up at half-time. Danny Kirmond, Liam Finn, who kicked six goals, and Jacob Miller all added to Mason Caton-Brown's first-half try. The transformation came when Wakefield responded to the concession of Wigan's fourth try by bringing on Anthony England and David Fifita to give more power to the visitors' pack. But they could not have envisaged quite such a turnaround as, from Tupou's first touchdown in the 25th minute, followed by Caton-Brown, the big winger bagged two more to double his try tally for the season to six by the 36th minute. Finn, whose conversion of Tupou's hat-trick try gave Trinity the lead for the first time, missed just once, although allowed the luxury of a rare re-taken conversion to Miller's late try. Centre Worthington and winger Marshall, who took his tally to 16 for the season, both added a second try after the break. But George Williams landed only two of his conversion attempts, prompting a late change of kicker to Marshall, to exacerbate Wigan's woes as they suffered a fourth home defeat of the season. They remain a distant eight points off top spot, while Wakefield, up into fourth, remain six points behind leaders Castleford, who won comfortably at Leigh. Wakefield had lost on all their previous eight visits to Wigan, but it is only 13 months since they ran in 11 tries on home soil at Belle Vue to win 62-0, their record win against Wigan. Wigan boss Shaun Wane revealed that Joe Burgess and Joel Tomkins have a chance of playing at Hull on Saturday, while Liam Forsyth will be in contention after missing the game with a head knock. But the only real positive he took was the two tries for 20-year-old former Wigan St Judes junior Worthington, who scored with his first touch on his first start for his home-town club. Wigan coach Shaun Wane: "Wigan teams should never be giving up a 20-0 lead, no matter what. But no excuses from us. We were beaten by the better team. "We were a bit out of juice. They are a big team. We came into it a bit lethargic and you just have to try and manage their big bodies. "We gave a few penalties away and just didn't make those one-on-one tackles. We fell apart and missed too many one-on-ones. We made some poor defensive errors and put ourselves under pressure. "James Worthington is a Wigan kid. I only told him he was playing on Sunday and he was very nervous. To score with his first touch was fantastic. He made a couple of defensive errors but took his tries really well." Wakefield coach Chris Chester: "For the first 20 minutes, we couldn't control the ball. We were completing at 50 per cent. Then, from 20 minutes we went 11 sets from 11. "We were worthy winners. It was a top performance. That Wakefield team 12 months ago would have been done by a cricket score, so I'm really pleased we came back in the game and got a massive result for this club. "It's a hard place to come. We have been on the end of some big scores when we've played Wigan over the last few years. To come here and show that character really shows how far we've come. "We are not too bothered about the table at the moment. We just want to make sure that we are competing and entertaining every week." Wigan: Tierney; Davies, Isa, Worthington, Marshall; Williams, Leuluai; Nuuausala, McIlorum, Sutton, Wells, Farrell, O'Loughlin. Replacements: Powell, Tautai, Navarrete, Field. Wakefield: Grix; B Tupou, Lyne, Gibson, Caton-Brown; Miller, Finn; A Walker, Wood, Huby, Ashurst, Kirmond, Sio. Replacements: Williams, England, Arona, Fifita. Referee: Chris Campbell (RFL).

Question: Wakefield Trinity produced a stunning comeback to win at injury-hit @placeholder Super League champions Wigan .


Euan Sutherland, already a non-executive director at the firm for two years, has been announced as new CEO. Mr Dunkerton said the decision was due to the "increasing complexity of the business" and it was "the right time to bring someone in of Euan's calibre". Mr Sutherland quit his job as boss of the Co-Operative Group in March. He has previously worked at B&Q, Dixons and Coca-Cola. Mr Dunkerton will now have the role of Founder and Product and Brand Director. Superdry products are sold in over 100 countries via 135 UK stores, concessions and online. The business was set up by Mr Dunkerton 30 years ago from a market stall in Cheltenham.

Question: The founder of Superdry , Julian Dunkerton , has stepped aside as CEO at SuperGroup to focus on the brand 's image and its product @placeholder .


Summing up a disability discrimination tribunal, Newcastle's lawyer, Sean Jones QC, said the club "still had respect and affection" for Gutierrez. But he said there were "holes" in the Argentine's case. In response, Gutierrez's lawyer, Martin Budworth, said Newcastle's witnesses had given "knowingly untrue evidence". A decision and announcement on the outcome of the case could take about a month. Gutierrez, 32, is suing Newcastle over the way he was treated following his cancer diagnosis in October 2013. The Deportivo La Coruna player, who was released by Newcastle in May 2015, claims the Premier League club saw him as a liability after he returned from treatment for testicular cancer. He also alleges he was not selected for some of the second half of the 2014-15 season, when Newcastle avoided relegation on the final day of the campaign, so it would not trigger an automatic one-year contract extension. "It's plainly ludicrous to suggest that we would manage his selection to avoid a £2.5m extension cost when what was at stake was the survival of the club," Jones QC told the tribunal. "The cost of relegation to the club would have been at least £30m, with an ongoing impact of around £80m if they didn't bounce back. "It would have been a blow to Newcastle as a city, for their fans, and would have resulted in the termination of contracts for several of his colleagues and other people. "It would have been a huge hammer blow to their finances." Gutierrez previously said he was not suing the club for the money, but because the way he had been treated by the club was not right. However, Jones QC added there was dispute over the timeline of Gutierrez's case. Gutierrez claims his discrimination began when he was told he should look for another club shortly after he returned from his first round of cancer treatment at the end of 2013. But Jones QC reminded the tribunal that former manager Alan Pardew had said he had let Gutierrez know he was no longer part of the first-team plans in the summer of 2013 and better players had arrived at the club. In his closing remarks, Budworth said Newcastle had failed to call a number of witnesses, including owner Mike Ashley, and doctors who treated Gutierrez because the club was "self-serving". He also alleged that Pardew had given "suspicious evidence" and that his account had been "tailored" to fit the club's versions of events. Budworth said: "The respondent (Newcastle) has preferred to help itself, rather than the tribunal." He added it was unfortunate there was a conflict over when Gutierrez was told to find another club and there was no evidence from Pardew or the club's hierarchy. "There's not a single piece of paper that hints of any activity in the summer of 2013, nobody was emailed," he said. "Even if the slate is clean, they do not have evidence. There are no documents." Budworth described the club's "management" of Gutierrez's appearances in the closing weeks of his contract as "cynical" and said it was not just a "cruel coincidence" he was urged to look for a new club just a couple of weeks after coming back from his first diagnosis.

Question: Newcastle have described as " ludicrous " claims by former midfielder Jonas Gutierrez that he was deliberately @placeholder so the club could release him .


The 28-year-old central defender, who has signed a three-year deal, has left Bournemouth for a reported £3m fee. Elphick captained the Cherries to promotion from the Championship in 2015, having also led them up from League One two years earlier. He made just 14 appearances during Bournemouth's first season in the top flight because of an ankle injury. He cut short his honeymoon to report to the Midlands, undergo a medical and complete his transfer negotiations. Di Matteo is looking to Elphick to help lead Villa back to the Premier League at the first attempt following their drop to the Championship. The former Brighton apprentice has so far spent all of his career on the south coast. He made his debut for the Seagulls in 2005, scoring nine goals in 182 appearances before joining the Cherries in 2012, since when he has scored a further six times in 145 appearances. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Question: Tommy Elphick has joined @placeholder Aston Villa to become new manager Roberto di Matteo 's first signing .


Darren Topp has been appointed to lead the business, which counts the Duchess of Cambridge among its customers. It also provided Theresa May with her signature leopard print kitten heels on her first day in Downing Street. Mr Topp endured a difficult time at BHS as the department store disappeared from the High Street just over a year after being sold by Sir Philip Green. LK Bennett said Mr Topp was a "30-year veteran of British retail" who has also held senior positions at Marks and Spencer. He will be tasked with boosting sales at the premium womenswear brand as he replaces interim boss Robert Bensoussan. LK Bennett, which has 114 shops in the UK and Ireland as well as stores in the US and Middle East, saw sales decline 1.8% to Â£93.6m last year. Mr Topp said: "LK Bennett is a fantastic business and we look forward to building on and continuing Robert's strategy of developing LK Bennett as a premium accessible luxury brand." He will be joined by his former BHS finance chief, Michael Hitchcock, who joins LK Bennett as chief financial officer. The two repeatedly clashed with former BHS owner Dominic Chappell, who they blamed for the retailer going out of business. In particular, Mr Topp said he challenged an attempt by Mr Chappell to transfer Â£1.5m of BHS money to a company owned by a friend of Mr Chappell.

Question: The former boss of @placeholder retailer BHS will take over as chief executive of fashion chain LK Bennett .


Lebanon now has "the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide", said the head of the UN refugee agency. "For Lebanon, a small nation beset by internal difficulties, the impact is staggering," he added. About 9.5 million people, almost half of Syria's population, have fled their homes since the start of the conflict. More than 2.5 million have fled the country, with large numbers being taken in by Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and others. However Lebanon is bearing the biggest burden of all - the number of Syrian refugees there now amount to a quarter of the local population. By Jim MuirBBC News, Beirut Everybody knows that the real number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is already well past the million mark, but the fact that that many have now been officially registered is yet another grim milestone as the conflict grinds on. Lebanon's the smallest and most vulnerable of Syria's neighbours, yet it's taken in by far the largest number of refugees - one for every four of the country's own people. That's a huge strain - the foreign minister said last month that it threatened Lebanon's very existence, and it's growing all the time, with about 2,500 new refugees being registered every day. The UN has only received 14% of the funding it's asked for. That means that relief has to be cut back and carefully targeted to the most needy. The BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says this is a huge strain for Lebanon, the smallest and most vulnerable of Syria's neighbours. Last month the Lebanese foreign minister said the crisis was "threatening the existence" of his country. "The Lebanese people have shown striking generosity, but are struggling to cope," Mr Guterres said. The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, notes that the influx of refugees is accelerating. "Every day, UNHCR in Lebanon registers 2,500 new refugees: more than one person a minute," the agency said in a statement. International aid agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the flow of refugees. UNHCR has only received 14% of the $6.5bn (Â£4bn; 4.7bn euros) funding it has asked for. The hardships many refugees are facing was dramatically highlighted last week when a mother with a sick husband and four children set fire to herself in protest at not receiving help. She was critically injured. The civil war in Syria between Sunni-led rebels and the government of Bashar al-Assad has also fuelled sectarian tensions in Lebanon, which has a large Sunni and Shia Muslim population. Hundreds of people in Beirut and other parts of the country have been killed in violence between opponents and supporters of President Assad.

Question: The number of refugees who have fled Syria and registered in Lebanon has @placeholder the " devastating milestone " of one million , the UN says .