"It is just nice to feel like a mum, rather than just somebody watching," Anna Cox tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme, as she takes the temperature of her baby. Lola was born at just 23 weeks. She had a twin brother who sadly did not survive and she was given little hope of survival. "During labour, one of the neo-natal consultants came to see us and painted a really bad picture that she could have all sorts of problems," Anna says. Lola was cared for at St James's University Hospital in Leeds -the first in the UK to implement a family integrated care system. It put parents - not nurses - in charge of everything other than the most complicated medical treatments for their premature babies while they were in hospital. "One of the jobs we have to do is take her temperature, maybe every three or four hours," Anna says. "It is a pretty simple procedure really." However, parents also perform more complicated tasks, including inserting a tube into their baby's nose to allow them to feed. "There are certain things they [nurses] obviously watch over you quite a bit to begin with because it needs to be done right," she says. "They do like to make sure you know what you're doing, they wouldn't just leave you to it." Katie Crossley's daughter, Molly, was born eight weeks early and had breathing difficulties. "While I'm here, I pretty much do everything that a normal mum would do," she says. "Everything, from feeding to medicine, cleaning, bathing." She has also been taught how to insert a tube up Molly's nose and into her stomach allowing her to be fed. "Being around it and watching it has made me more confident when I've come to actually doing it," she says. In the past, caring for premature babies usually meant keeping parents at arm's length. As recently as 20 years ago, the closest parents of premature babies could get to their newborns was looking at them through a glass window. It meant the bond between parent and child was harder to establish and breastfeeding rates were often lower. But the idea of putting parents in charge of neonatal care is not a new one. In the 1970s in Tallinn, Estonia - then part of the Soviet Union - the head of the local hospital faced a problem. The hospital had too many premature babies to look after and not enough nurses. However, they soon noticed the system was helping babies. Under his system, mothers had more regular "skin to skin" contact with premature babies. It resulted in better breastfeeding rates and shorter hospital stays. It took 30 years for other hospitals to copy the system, but now the system has been introduced in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and now Leeds. Dr Liz McKechnie, consultant neonatologist at St James's, says the family integrated care scheme aims to put the parent at "the very centre of the team caring for the baby". "It is not rocket science, it is such a straightforward thing to do, to allow parents to look after their babies," she says. She is adamant the move was not down to cost-cutting and that nursing levels on the unit have not dropped. "In the past, care has been very much the nurse leading it, so they're saying 'right, it's feed time, it's bath time'. Whereas now, it is very much the parents who are leading that. "They are feeding the baby when the baby needs feeding, rather than when the clock says it is feed time - and that's much better for the baby." She says the new system was a "major cultural change" and caused anxiety among nurses on the neonatal unit when it was introduced 18 months ago. Nurses on the ward say training parents to care for their babies takes as long - if not longer - than doing the procedures themselves. But they say families are getting home sooner, the long-term development of babies is improving and breastfeeding rates have increased. The system is about to be trialled in the intensive care unit in St James's sister hospital. As for Lola, she was allowed home just before she was 14 weeks old. "Without the family integrated care we would've been in a lot longer," says her mother, Anna. "Lola is still on oxygen and [otherwise] they wouldn't have allowed us to come home with that. "I feel really confident in everything they taught us." Dr McKechnie adds: "The fact is that families are going home more confident and more able to care for their babies, and that means a lot. "Nobody wants to stop it, it is definitely here to stay, everybody can see the benefits of it." Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.

Question: On a hospital ward in Leeds , parents of premature babies are @placeholder to help care for their newborns - from taking temperatures to the delicate task of inserting feeding tubes . So how does the approach benefit families ?


I've been living in South Africa since 1997, my wife is South African and we have two children, aged 14 and 16. My wife is worried about what future our children will have if the xenophobic attacks become the norm. We don't know how to explain the hatred against Nigerians to our families, to our children. This is the third round of attacks against foreigners; one was in 2008 where people were killed, again in 2015. I now get calls from home, my family members want to know if we're safe, they see the stories in the news. I do feel safe, I feel safe because I live in the suburbs away from where the unrest and violence has been happening but I don't know if I could say that if I was living in a poorer area. There are parts of this city that are no-man's land, where the police have no control over what happens, where there are no consequences for wrong-doing, that is unfortunately where the xenophobia has thrived. There is just lawlessness from all sides, by all nationalities and that sort of environment is a ticking time-bomb. Life is different in the suburbs but I do worry about my fellow Africans who become victims in these incidents, while they have nothing to do with crime. I love this country, I consider it my home and it breaks my heart to see what is happening. The government needs to seriously address the concerns people are raising - both South Africans and foreigners. People here are saying that Nigerians are bringing drugs and prostitution but can I tell you something, while I don't condone crime, Nigerians are not the only ones involved in crime here. It's all too easy to profile one group and that is not right, it's also dangerous and puts people's lives in danger. It's important for South Africans to know that not all of us are criminals, the same way not all South Africans are engaged in crime. They need to understand that you cannot paint people with one brush. I am a hard-working man and there are many law-abiding foreigners who are helping to building the country. I own a restaurant in Randburg, we make Nigerian food and South African dishes. I also own a liquor store which has been in business since 2007. All I want to do is provide for my family and help people make a living too - some of my employees are South African. It has been a long road to get to this point. Leaving your home with nothing is not easy. There was a time when I had nothing: No money, no food, no-one. I didn't have a place to sleep and would sleep in police stations and in the streets. I moved here to study but when I came into the country, life was more difficult than I imagined it would be. It was not easy for me to register because of financial constraints but I stayed because South Africa is one of the best countries in Africa - in terms of facilities. There are better opportunities. Everyone wants a better life for themselves and their family and South Africa is seen as the best place for that but it's not easy. After years of working part-time jobs I raised enough to finally take myself to school, I completed a business management course in 2010 and that has helped me with running my businesses. South Africa is my home now, everything I own is here -  that's why I am also unhappy about the crime and the high unemployment here. These things make life difficult. I understand where the anger is coming from - obviously if you are poor and see your neighbour, who is not even from here, succeeding it will create tensions. Nigerians love being in the lime-light and have a basket-mouth [trash-talker] and are showy. When we have money, even if it's a little, we want people to know - this makes us more noticeable than other nationalities. I think the Nigerians living here need to be aware of that and be sensitive to the issues that may cause. As for the crime, I know that sometimes people do bad things to earn a living but imagine if that was your own child that was addicted to drugs or being used as a prostitute. I'm a parent and I worry about that, that's why I don't support crime at all. Other nationalities need to respect the laws of the country, we are visitors here and need to remember that. We came to South Africa for different reasons, some of us can never return to our countries, what happens then if you ruin your chances here? We don't want to live in fear, I'm pleading with the government to address the problems that have come with migration, for the sake of our children.

Question: Nigerian Emmeka Uhanna , 47 , is a shop - owner in South Africa 's economic hub Johannesburg . He tells the BBC 's Pumza Fihlani that he is worried following the recent xenophobic attacks in parts of the city and wants the government to @placeholder for the sake of all Africans .


In 2014, Guernsey politicians voted to spend ??4m per year on reforms to the transport strategy to reduce car use, including free bus fares. The plan was proposed by the Treasury and Resources Department as an alternative to the plan by the Environment Department. That involves a first registration tax based on vehicle width and emissions. If the treasury plan is approved by the States then the tax on width and emissions would be scrapped and the motor tax, which was ended in 2008, would be re-instated. Treasury and Resources Minister Gavin St Pier said a delay in paid parking and proposed changes to the first registration duty left a shortfall in the transport budget. He said: "Unless the States resolves - which it has not yet done - to make substantive change to the strategy it has adopted, the treasury has a responsibility to bring forward options to close that gap. "The department recognises that when motor tax was abolished in 2008, there was a corresponding increase in fuel duty of about 14 pence per litre. "[The proposal] anticipates this increase in fuel duty being reversed out if motor tax is reintroduced." Deputy St Pier said re-introducing motor tax did not mean a return to tax discs in cars. He said changes in the UK to digital registration could be mirrored in Guernsey. Deputy Peter Harwood, a member of the Environment Department, said the lack of costings in the proposals "raised more questions than answers". He said unlike the registration tax, which is a "polluter pays" scheme, a motor tax would be a "perverse incentive to use the car more".

Question: Motor tax could be re-introduced in Guernsey as part of moves to @placeholder the island 's transportation budget .


Scott Rose attacked the 14-year-old at his home in Dundee in July 2014. Rose then teamed up with his 23-year-old wife Michelle to later target the same girl via Facebook and persuade her to send a nude photo of herself. Rose, 29, was jailed for a total of 10 years at the High Court in Glasgow. His wife will be sentenced next month for indecent communications offences. A jury heard how that after the rape, the teenager was bombarded with messages of a "sexual nature". Rose had also groomed and abused a young boy for three years - starting when the child was nine. He had earlier been convicted at a trial in Edinburgh of 10 charges including rape, using lewd and libidinous behaviour as well as pornography offences. The court had heard he prevented the girl from leaving the house and pulled her onto a bed. Lord Beckett told him he had been involved in crimes which were "grossly corrupt" and that he had "used his size and build" to rape the girl. The judge added: "They (the children) were manipulated in order to fulfil your depraved intentions. You have no remorse for any of this." Rose will be monitored for four years after his release from prison and has been placed on the sex offenders register for life. Michelle Rose was convicted at the same trial of acting with her husband to communicate indecently with the girl who was attacked. She remains on bail.

Question: A child rapist was @placeholder by his wife to prey on a teenage girl , a court has heard .


But both are well placed to make Rio 2016 through their world rankings. Pitchford lost 4-3 to Tiago Apolonia of Portugal and Drinkhall succumbed 4-1 to Sweden's Par Gerell in the final round of the first stage. Pitchford, ranked 39, was then beaten in the first round of the second stage by Zhiwen He, while Drinkhall, ranked 68, lost to Lei Kou in the semi-finals.

Question: English duo Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall @placeholder out in the European Olympic qualifying event in Sweden .


England are aiming to complete a 3-0 series whitewash this weekend. "He has got a lot of knowledge, a lot he can teach people," Jones said. "We have two outstanding young number 10s in Owen Farrell and George Ford and we want them to keep learning. They'll definitely learn things [from Johns]." Australian Jones, who took England to train at his old club Randwick, added: "For those guys to have that lesson this afternoon is invaluable, they will remember it for the rest of their lives." Earlier this year Jones recruited former Wallaby flanker George Smith as a breakdown consultant, while another former Australia player, Glen Ella, is working as England's skills coach on the tour. Jones believes "100%" that rugby union players can learn from the 13-a-side game - and a more permanent role for former Australia Test half-back Johns is a possibility. "Guys like Andrew Johns touched the ball 50 or 60 times in a game, had to fix defenders, knew when to drift and be straight, how to use your eyes, where to position your hands," Jones added. "I've always admired his skills as a player, and we've been chatting for a while about the possibility of him coming in and doing a little bit of work." Only flanker James Haskell and winger Jack Nowell were unable to take part as England trained in Sydney. Haskell has a foot injury and is a major doubt to be fit for Saturday, but Jones says the Wasps forward has an "amazing capacity to absorb pain" and could yet be in contention. Winger Nowell is going through return-to-play protocols after concussion, with Jones set to name his 23-man squad on Thursday. "In terms of selection we always pick our best 23, and we will be doing that. It's the third Test of the series so we are going to need energetic, physically aggressive players." Find out how to get into rugby union with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Question: Australian rugby league great Andrew Johns helped England with their " @placeholder detail " as Eddie Jones ' side trained before the third Test against the Wallabies in Sydney .


The animal was spotted by a member of the public on Sunday in Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Vets believe the hedgehog was clipped by a car, puncturing a lung and causing air to be trapped under the skin. The Scottish SPCA said the hedgehog, nicknamed "Zeppelin" by staff, had now "deflated" and was being cared for at one of the charity's rescue centres. The swollen hedgehog was discovered near Minard Road in Shotts and was suffering from "balloon syndrome". Colin Seddon, manager of the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross said: "Our animal rescue officer Louise Hume got a bit of a shock when she went to pick him up. "He's certainly one of the largest hedgehogs we've taken into our care. "He's been seen by our vet Romain, who is hopeful that Zeppelin - now deflated- will make a full recovery. "He'll be closely monitored at our centre to make sure infection doesn't set in before being released back into the wild once he's fully recovered."

Question: A hedgehog that had swollen to the size of a @placeholder ball is being cared for by the Scottish SPCA .


Dom Heaume put the hosts ahead inside three minutes before Ross Allen brilliantly smashed in the second to double the advantage. Ben Gallichan twice hit the post for Jersey but despite having the bulk of possession they were not clinical enough in attack. Karl Hinds pulled one back from close range but Guernsey held on for the win. The result means the Greens have now won the title 46 times, Jersey 53, with one shared in 1937 and Alderney lifting the Vase once, in 1920. Guernsey were quickest out of the blocks and went in front when Dave Rihoy's shot was palmed away by Jersey goalkeeper Euan van der Vliet, but Heaume was there to calmly volley in the rebound and give his side the best possible start. At the other end Gallichan's angled header came back off the far post, before Allen's superb strike across van der Vliet from a tight angle flew in and put Guernsey firmly in control midway through the half. Allen had latched onto a quickly taken Rihoy throw, catching the Jersey defence off guard, and has now netted in six different Muratti finals stretching back to 2010. Gallichan fired against the post again after half an hour, when he should have hit the target but instead dragged his close-range shot onto the upright. As the game wore on it was Jersey who dominated possession, with the Sarnians seemingly happy to drop deep and let their opponents have the ball in the middle third. Striker Craig Russell, a surprise absentee from Martin Cassidy's starting line-up, was introduced from the bench on the hour mark as the visitors continued to have more of the possession. It was fellow substitute Hinds who finally found a way past Leroi Riley, when the ball dropped to him in the box and his prodded effort found the corner of the net with quarter of an hour still to go. The Reds went close through Jack Cannon's free-kick before the last golden chance for an equaliser fell to captain Cav Miley, but his strike from just inside the box went over the bar and Guernsey could celebrate only their second home Muratti triumph since 2001.

Question: Guernsey got their @placeholder back on the Murrati Vase with a hard - fought 2 - 1 win over rivals Jersey at Footes Lane .


This possibility, described in a new computer modelling study, could explain why rocks from Earth and the Moon are much more alike than we would expect from this "giant impact hypothesis". The research forms one of three papers published in the journal Nature. Two others report subtle, previously unseen differences in lunar rocks. Scientists say the new findings paint a consistent - and much clearer - picture of our satellite's history. The modelling study, done by researchers from Israel and France, precisely simulated the turmoil of the early, inner Solar System and quantifies the variety of collisions that might have occurred. In its early stages, the proto-Earth would have been subjected to a string of brutal collisions with other wannabe planets. According to our best understanding, the last of these was a cataclysmic tangle with a planetary body just ten times lighter than Earth - and the resulting debris eventually clumped together to make the Moon. The problem is that most of what became the Moon should have come from the imposter - and based on our existing knowledge of what was flying where at that time, that imposter was thought to be a very different type of planet. "So if the impactor had a different composition from the Earth, we should expect the Moon to have a different composition," Dr Hagai Perets, one of the study's authors, told the Nature podcast. But this is not the case. "They are almost identical. This is one of the major challenges for this really beautiful giant impact hypothesis," said Dr Perets, from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. This is why a study made headlines in 2014 when it pinpointed some tiny differences between Earth and Moon rocks. What Dr Perets and his colleagues found in their new simulations was that the impactor planet might, in fact, have been made of surprisingly similar stuff to the Earth - leaving only the sort of subtle differences that we do see in lunar material. "What we found is that many of these impactors on a planet have very similar composition to that of the planets they impact - as similar as what we measure between the Earth and the Moon," Dr Perets explained. Specifically, the models indicated a 20% chance that the impact could have been between such similar proto-planets. These odds give our prevailing "origins story" for the Moon a fighting chance, Dr Perets said. "[Now] I am even more confident about the giant impact hypothesis." A different challenge to our current ideas about the Moon relates to what happened subsequently. To explain certain details in the Earth's make-up, scientists have proposed that both the Earth and Moon amassed a large amount of extra matter - a so-called "late veneer" - during a subsequent period when they were bombarded by huge numbers of meteorites. And just like the original giant impact, this process should also have left a trail of evidence that had not been detected until now. Even if, as the French-Israeli study now suggests, the Earth and Moon got started from very similar building blocks, this bombardment should have had a much bigger effect on the bulkier, heavier Earth with its much stronger gravity, shifting the balance of its ingredients away from that of the Moon. The two new investigations of lunar rocks, one from the US and one from Germany, find support for that shift for the first time, by analysing samples from the Apollo missions with new levels of precision. Both teams looked specifically at traces of tungsten within small chunks of the Moon that they borrowed from Nasa, and found a small but tell-tale difference compared to Earth rock. The ratio of the metal's different isotopes was altered. Importantly, the ratios measured by the two teams match - and the difference fits what might be expected if the Earth collected a bigger "veneer" from the bombardment. "The small, but significant, difference in the tungsten isotopic composition between Earth and the Moon perfectly corresponds to the different amounts of material gathered by Earth and the moon post-impact," said Prof Richard Walker from the University of Maryland, one of the authors on the US study. Considering the three studies in total, Dr Matthias Willbold from the University of Manchester told the BBC he was impressed and excited. "They all tell the same story - it all falls into place," said Dr Willbold, a planetary scientist who has also investigated the late veneer idea using tungsten ratios. "It's quite striking. [The lunar rock studies] mention that it is quite baffling that the Earth and Moon have the same starting composition, before the bombardment. "And that links perfectly into the modelling paper, where they say look - we can resolve that. If you look at the models, the impactor and the Earth were similar, so we just solved your problem!" Follow Jonathan on Twitter

Question: The Moon may have been formed by a collision between Earth and an @placeholder that was strikingly similar in composition to our own planet .


Now imagine the same landlord throws in a bowl of chips for free - because you are a regular at the pub three nights a week. Then the pub closes for a couple of weeks for refurbishment. So, you go to another pub - The Red Lion - a few hundred yards further down the road. A little surprisingly, the landlord at that pub knows your favourite pint too, even though you have never been in before. You find out that the Dog and Duck landlord has sold on information about your tastes to the landlord at The Red Lion. How do you feel? A bit concerned, perhaps. But worse is to come. You subsequently find out that - knowing what you are going to order - the landlord at The Red Lion has charged you 10p more than he has charged another customer. You don't even get a free bowl of chips! This might seem like a very far-fetched example. However, shift this whole buying process online - and it sums up a big issue for internet shoppers. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) wants to know more about personalised pricing. This occurs if a retailer offers different prices depending on information they have collected about that customer. This is done primarily in two ways. Firstly, retailers can collect details of a customer's previous purchases made on the website. Secondly, they can buy information about the customer's purchases or internet searches from a third party. The OFT wants to know if consumers are aware that all this data is being collected about their shopping and searching preferences, as well as if this puts consumers off buying on the internet. The regulator says that there is no evidence, but a lot of concern, that this information allows retailers to charge a higher price to certain customers - just like the hypothetical landlord at The Red Lion. "It is important we understand what control shoppers have over their profile and whether firms are using shoppers' profiles to charge different prices for goods or services," says Clive Maxwell, chief executive of the OFT. Concerns have been raised about flights or hotel rates. It is alleged that in some cases, when a potential customer has looked once, then taken a few minutes to compare the cost elsewhere, they return to find the price may have risen. However, there has been no firm proof of this. Other suggestions have included different prices for people using different brands of computers, or living in different areas, as they give an indication of their wealth. Of course, such a scenario could work in a consumer's favour. A regular customer, or one the retailer would like to keep, may be offered a discount, just like the free bowl of chips in our earlier example. "This is the transfer online of something that has been happening offline for a very long time," says Vanessa Barnett, partner and online marketing expert at law firm Charles Russell. The essential difference, she says, is that receiving a discount in person is much more obvious than when it is done online. She adds that consumers always have the power to withdraw their custom from the scurrilous retailer, online or offline. Technology commentator Tom Cheesewright agrees. Consumers do not like being unfairly treated because of what online retailers know about them, but they do like the discounts and better treatment that might come from the same information. So, where does this information come from anyway? Clearly, retailers can track the purchases a customer makes at their online store. In addition, websites can record information in text files called cookies. Cookies are widely used to record what repeat visitors view on a site and by advertisers to track users online. They are also used to recognise customers, make suggestions, or store their details to make the process quicker. There has been particular concern about tracking cookies, used by advertisers, which keep tabs on the various websites that you browse, so they can target you with "relevant" advertisements. Official statistics show that online sales were 11% higher in October than the same month a year earlier. So, this information can be very valuable indeed. Concerns about cookies have already prompted action under European law which came into force on 26 May. It requires websites to explain what cookies are and to get users' permission before using them. So, a permission request will be popping up relatively regularly at the moment for internet users. In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently said that it would launch a crackdown on those not complying, although there are suggestions that many websites are failing to do so. They could face fines of up to Â£500,000 each. In the US, regulators are urging internet companies to have a "do not track" system in place that gives consumers more control over their personal data online. In a separate development in the UK, the Department for Business has a "midata" programme, which encourages various banks and energy companies to release data about a customer's consumption if it is requested. Unlike online tracking, this simply keeps a note of their consumption habits of, for example, their gas and electricity. In these fields, it may allow people access to details that would help them get the most appropriate tariff. It remains to be seen whether the government will eventually legislate to encourage supermarkets to release similar data. This data is gathered on loyalty cards, which hold information about families' eating habits, when they shop, and how much they spend. At this point, the gap between data gathered by an online shopper and somebody who visits a store narrows significantly. As a result, such trends have attracted the attention of the government and the regulator. The OFT, which is working with international counterparts during its enquiries, will report in spring 2013 on whether an investigation is needed into personalised pricing. In the meantime, customers will have to rely on internet retailers acting like the landlord at the Dog and Duck.

Question: Imagine going into your local pub - the Dog and Duck - and being greeted by the landlord who already knows your favourite tipple and starts to @placeholder it before you even reach the bar .


Peter Goodman, deputy chief constable for the East Midlands, said his team had identified a number of people from the region who had been radicalised. He said communities and families must help in challenging "warped and dangerous" internet messages. Mr Goodman said that the threat being posed "kept him awake at night". He said his main concern was people's "rationale" for going to IS-controlled areas. "The real concern is that they will be radicalised, desensitised, exposed to real atrocities that will change their outlook on life and may affect their behaviour back here in the UK," he said. "It absolutely keeps me awake at night; we're talking about predominantly young people with not a great deal of life experience who are receiving a very corrupt narrative." Prevent, a government counter-terrorism strategy, is one method employed by East Midlands officers to engage with young people. The scheme has been controversial and has been criticised for possibly stigmatising Muslims. However, PC Rizwaan Chothia, who runs Prevent courses in the region, said it was about trying to intervene at an early stage. He said: "There is a misconception that exists out there that the Prevent agenda is about spying on the Muslim community. "As a Muslim police officer, a practising Muslim, I would be mortified if that was the case... It's about trying to safeguard individuals." People known to have travelled from the East Midlands to IS-controlled areas include Kabir Ahmed, from Derby, who died last November. Ahmed was named as being among the suicide bombers who killed a senior Iraqi police official in Baghdad. Friends of Ahmed in Derby said he was "easily led" and may have been "brainwashed" into joining militants. A family member said his world view became "much narrower" later in life and at some point was taken in by "extremist ideology".

Question: The police chief in charge of counter - terrorism in the East Midlands says some people who travelled to join so - called Islamic State have @placeholder .


US researchers say the slow-is-more-accurate rule generally applies. In a series of calculations, they looked at the physics behind releasing a projectile with the human arm. Their equations suggest a slow underarm throw is the best strategy for getting a piece of paper into a nearby bin. Lead researcher Madhusudhan Venkadesan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Yale University, said faster throws tend to be less accurate. This is because the ball travels in a nearly straight line, so any errors in the angle at which the object is released tend to be amplified. In slow and curved flight paths, small errors in the angle of release have little effect, he said. "What we find is that almost the slowest arc is often the most accurate," said Dr Venkadesan. "We've compared these calculations to published data of people throwing into wastebaskets; we've compared it to a study in dart throwing." In sports such as basketball or darts, the strategy depends on conditions and the trade-off needed between speed and accuracy. For example, experienced darts players throw overarm at about 5.5 metres per second, optimally releasing the dart 17 to 37 degrees before the arm becomes vertical. On the cricket pitch, fielders are more likely to strike the wicket with a fast underarm throw. And in basketball, the underhand free throw, nicknamed "the granny throw", has a marginal advantage over overhand, despite almost disappearing from the game. Accurate throwing is uniquely human - a skill relied upon by our ancient ancestors for hunting with spears or stone tools. The researchers say monkeys also throw things, but they are really bad at it. The study is published in the journal, Royal Society Open Science. Follow Helen on Twitter.

Question: Scientists have calculated the optimal strategy for throwing something accurately - whether it 's a dart or a @placeholder - up piece of paper .


06:29 - Kezia Dugdale, returned as a Lothian list Labour member, says that steering clear of the constitution in this election cost her party votes. She says they tried to move on. 05:52 - The Lib Dem peer Jeremy Purvis says Labour may now be in terminal decline in Scotland. Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP, says she completely and utterly disagrees. She says Labour will hold SNP to account over public services. 04:59 - Nicola Sturgeon, returned as MSP for Glasgow Southside, says she will govern in the interests of all in Scotland. Offers to govern with courage, confidence and imagination. In keeping with her approach during the campaign, no overt mention of independence. 04:48 - Very good result for Labour in Edinburgh Southern. Bucks the trend - as Edinburgh South did last year in the UK General Election. Early indications of list voting suggest strong showing by the Greens. Could that overhaul the Lib Dem performance? We shall see. 04:29 - Another Conservative victory in Aberdeenshire West. Very good night for them. Perhaps this justifies Ruth Davidson's decision to major on defence of the Union. Perhaps adds to questions for Labour - who mostly avoided the constitution. 04:24 - Smile until your jaws ache, Ruth Davidson advised her candidates at the manifesto launch. She has just followed that advice in winning her Edinburgh seat. Adds to a very good night thus far for the Tories. She said it was sending a message to the SNP 03:49 - Congratulations to Iain Gray on winning East Lothian. You will recall that he stepped down as Labour leader after a poor performance by his party at Holyrood elections in 2011. Asked whether Kezia Dugdale should do the same, he replied: "Absolutely not." That appears to be a common - although not universal - view in the Labour Party. Rather they want to think, hard, about their strategy.  If they fall behind the Conservatives into second place, that rethink might gain a certain edge. 02:42 - Tavish Scott, returned as Lib Dem MSP for Shetland, says there is a need to rethink how an alternative government can be offered to challenge the SNP. Hints of realignment? Perhaps, although Mr Scott declined to be drawn. Story of the night so far? SNP victories, Labour defeats, Tory advance. Plus those LibDems victories in the isles. More to come. 02:32 - Very good result for Tories in Eastwood - their victory driven by the emerging pattern of Labour decline. Warmly welcomed by David Mundell, the Scottish Secretary, who said it confirmed that his party was en route for second place and an opportunity, as he put it, to close the sore of independence. 02:30 - Another result. Another very poor result for Labour. For the Tories, this could be insubstantial in wider terms but that is a decent increase in the vote in Hamilton. More to come, much more, but it seems that the rethink in Labour ranks will have to be deep and searching. No political party has a right to exist, let alone to command support. Labour - again, to stress, on results so far - may be facing a fundamental reappraisal. 01:04 - Congratulations to the first MSPs in Orkney and Rutherglen. That Orkney result is a good victory for Liam McArthur. Does it signal more than Orcadian effort or can it extrapolate to a limited degree? The Rutherglen result is very poor for Labour. They focused on this seat, Kezia Dugdale visited it early, James Kelly is a doughty fighter. And still the SNP swept it all away. Rutherglen in 2011 signalled an SNP majority. Tonight it signals, perhaps, a further Labour calamity. 00:40 - Without a result being declared, the early editions of the newspapers have had to call the outcome -and they have opted for suggesting that the SNP will win. I expect they may be right.  Interesting that sundry SNP voices, including the former leader Alex Salmond, are stressing how big a deal it would be for them to retain an overall majority, given the voting system for Holyrood. They are, of course, right in that regard. When the voting system was devised, by Labour, it was intended to prevent a party (they meant the SNP) from winning a majority with a minority of the vote. Nobody envisaged the current degree of support for the SNP. 00:31 - Andrew Dunlop, a Conservative Minister at the Scotland Office, says people do not know what Labour stands for. That is a sentiment I have heard expressed - but by key Labour figures. They believed the programme they set out at this election - increased tax and public spending - might begin to address that dilemma. Thomas Docherty is now overtly challenging that programme - before a result has been declared. 00:17 - Thomas Docherty, the former Labour MP, has said that his party is now fighting with the Conservatives for second place. He says that they stood on an "unambiguously Socialist programme" - and must draw lessons from the apparent slide in support. The manifesto they stood on, he says, is "self-immolation for dummies". Mr Docherty who has been standing for a Holyrood seat also criticises the decision to increase tax for all. An early indication, if one were needed, that a period of introspection may follow for Labour. Yes, another one. 23:36 - Labour appears torn tonight between preliminary optimism and pre-emptive pessimism.  Speakers for the party are talking up the worth of their campaign. But the votes may go the other way. In Glasgow, Frank McAveety, the council leader, says that the party might lose every constituency in the city.

Question: 07:50 The final constituency is in - and it goes to the SNP . But still the firm forecast is that they will fall short of an overall majority . Very good result for them , nevertheless , bearing in mind that voting system is @placeholder to constrain majorities of seats on popular minorities .


Conversations with Arab and Western sources make it clear there is a major unifying goal in these new discussions: to avoid the collapse of Syria's security forces and its civilian institutions. That means all sides are now moving away from rigid positions taken when Syria's uprising erupted more than four years ago. "[President Bashar al-] Assad leaving before the process starts doesn't make sense any more," a senior Arab diplomat in the region told me. "If he leaves suddenly, two-thirds of his commanders would go with him and Syria would collapse." The steady rise of the so-called Islamic State, and mounting pressures on a stretched Syrian army has rung alarm bells over the threat of an ungoverned Syria falling into the hands of extremists. The risk posed by another fractured Middle East country is now too big to ignore. So is this summer's tragic exodus of hundreds of thousands of Syrians desperate to reach Europe. Then, the startling September surprise of Russia's air sorties into Syria set the stage for the most determined diplomacy of Syria's crisis. Ideas emerging from Arab and Western capitals include a ceasefire, an amnesty for forces on both sides, and a transitional government intended to ensure an orderly process that would lead to the drafting of a new constitution and elections. There's talk of a transition that could last up to two years. Some of these ideas are also appearing in reports about proposals coming from Russia and Iran.  Iran has had its own "four-point plan" for a few years, which was studied with interest by the UN. But it stayed on the shelf while Iran was kept out of talks. Integrating an array of armed forces will be fraught with difficulties, if not dangers, but there is a hope that the reform of civilian structures is within easier reach. Sources speak of discussions concerning which senior members of President Assad's team would be asked to leave - a figure of 10 -15 people was cited. There's also a hope that new, more credible, leaders will emerge from the opposition during this period to replace figures seen as lacking support inside Syria. "They're nice people but they have no base," is how one source backing the opposition put it. Having convincing alternatives to take charge is seen as crucial to reassure Russia and Iran, who back President Assad. I'm told that names of possible candidates are already being drawn up and shared. An official involved in recent talks with Russia quoted the Russians in this way: "Where is the opposition? If you can assure us it will work we are not wedded to Assad." Iran and Russia recently stepped up their military support to bolster President Assad's embattled position on many key fronts. But in private, officials have said for some time that their objective is to "save Syria, not Assad." The biggest gap, however, is still over how long President Assad can remain part of the process. His opponents insist this process cannot start with him unless it is absolutely clear it will end without him. This week's press conference in Riyadh, which saw Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and the visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond calling for a fixed departure provoked a sharp rebuke from Damascus. Syrian Information Minister Umran al-Zu'bi condemned those with "blood on their hands" who were "speaking about the internal affairs of a country that has always been and will remain free and owns its decisions." In the end, it is Syrians themselves who will have to make the tough choices.  Members of the Free Syrian Army, seen as moderate forces, have been visiting Moscow in a sign that there may be room for discussion. But powerful groups linked to al-Qaeda, as well as Islamic State fighters, want nothing to do with this negotiated process. They're on terrorist black lists so they aren't invited anyway, but there is still a long hard campaign ahead to try to dislodge them. And there is still deep scepticism that gaps in the negotiating process can be closed, and still deep-seated suspicion and animosity between arch rivals Iran and Saud Arabia, along with some other Gulf states. Saudi King Salman received telephone calls from President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama in the past week, and visits from US Secretary of State John Kerry and Philip Hammond. The Saudi monarch is understood to have given his blessing to Iran's inclusion in the process. Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir told me: "I wouldn't call it a place at the negotiating table, it's about being part of the conversation." And if this fails, there is clearly a Plan B on all sides, for an accelerated military option. Military supplies are already being stepped up even as talks proceed. "It's not going to be easy and the longer it takes, the more complicated it gets," is how a senior Arab diplomat in the region put it. "That's why an orderly process is better than a military one where institutions collapse."

Question: The most concerted diplomatic push so far to end Syria 's punishing war has concentrated @placeholder on all sides of a bitter divide .


English Heritage (EH) is calling on members of the public to assess Grade II listed buildings in their area and flag up if they think they are falling into disrepair. There are 345,000 Grade II listed buildings in England and the body has extended its Heritage at Risk Register to include these types of sites for the first time. The list already covers Grade II buildings in London and Grade I and Grade II* buildings in the rest of England but the list is expected to increase as Grade II buildings account for 92% of all those listed. Buildings already identified as "at risk" include the oldest house in Nottingham, a women only lido in Reading and a bomb store in Suffolk. EH was at the nuclear bomb facility at Barnham to launch the scheme. John Ette, inspector of monuments for English Heritage, said: "We've always targeted Grade I, Grade II* and scheduled monuments, but this year we're targeting Grade II listed buildings via a series of pilot studies to extend what we're learnt. "We're working with local authorities, building preservation trusts or owners to look at what we can do with the Grade II ones, so we'll try to do up to 15 pilot studies to see what we can learn." Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, said: "Grade II buildings are the bulk of the nation's heritage treasury. "When one of them is lost, it's as though someone has rubbed out a bit of the past - something that made your street or your village special will have gone." To begin the project, EH has earmarked £250,000 to run the pilot surveys. Edward Impey, director of heritage protection for English Heritage, said they would choose a diverse range of areas including urban, rural and those with higher economic challenges for the scheme which will run for a year. EH staff have been redeployed in new Heritage at Risk teams in each of EH's nine local offices to work exclusively on supporting owners, developers, local authorities and volunteers in rescuing buildings so they can be removed from the list. Mr Impey said: "The point of the list is to catch things early - some Grade II buildings don't exist any more. "We don't know how many buildings are at risk but our ambition is to assess them all and look at how many are deemed to be at risk. "The first thing we need to know is their condition on a case-by-case basis." EH will publish an assessment guide online so people can review a building from the outside and gauge if it is at risk. He said: "We'll ask them things like: 'Is it occupied, has it got broken windows and plants growing out of the gutters?'." Once a building is submitted it will be assessed by English Heritage who will work with funding bodies and local authorities and groups to try to put together a restoration programme. But EH will not be able to fund all of the work - the body has seen its own budget cuts from £30m in 1999 to £12.5m. And while in the past developers might repair a building knowing they could sell it and recoup their costs, the "conservation deficit" has  rocketed during the recession. From 2007 to 2012 the deficit - which is the shortfall between the cost of repairs and the money an owner could expect to recoup from the market value of a repaired property - increased from £330m to £423m. The average deficit per site rose from £267,000 to £366,000. But Mr Impey said despite budgets being squeezed he still believed people were interested in saving buildings. "Its difficult for local authorities because they are very hard pressed and there are fewer conservation staff but that doesn't mean the will isn't there," he said. "English Heritage funds have diminished too but there are other sources of money and people are very good at raising money. "The whole thing depends on people's enthusiasm but people in England are very passionate about our historic buildings."

Question: A national public body has announced plans to attempt to save England 's Grade II listed buildings from the @placeholder of neglect .


The findings, presented at the Neuroscience 2016 conference, harnessed data from 2.4 million people who downloaded the game. Getting lost is one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. And the researchers at University College London believe the results could help make a dementia test. Sea Hero Quest is a nautical adventure to save an old sailor's lost memories. With the touch of a smartphone screen, players sail a boat round desert islands and icy oceans. The game anonymously records the player's sense of direction and navigational ability as they work their way through the levels. Some require them to weave through waterways and fire a flare back home, while others challenge them to memorise a sequence of buoys and then sail round them. Data harnessed from the flare levels is the first to have been analysed, by scientists at University College London. And it suggests the sense of direction declines consistently after the teenage years. Players aged 19 were 74% accurate at firing the flare back home, but accuracy fell year by year until it reached 46% at age 75. Dr Hugo Spiers told the BBC: "What we're able to announce to the world is it does decline across the lifespan, the ability to shoot the flare back to the target - that sense of direction." The data also suggests men have a slight better sense of direction than women and that the Nordic nations outperform the rest in the world, although it is not yet clear why. Ideas include: The point of the research is to develop a way of diagnosing dementia in its earliest stages - something not yet possible. Becoming completely disorientated is normally rare, but is more common in people with Alzheimer's disease. Having a record of the normal decline in the internal compass could help doctors spot patients developing Alzheimer's. Dr Spiers added: "The value of a future test built from Sea Hero Quest is that we will be able to provide a diagnostic for Alzheimer's dementia and a tool that allows us to monitor performance in drug trials." Hilary Evans, the chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "Sadly, we hear all too frequently of people getting lost and being found miles away from home. "Researchers believe that these problems with spatial navigation could form the basis of a diagnostic test for the early stages of diseases like Alzheimer's, which could add a valuable tool to a clinician's diagnostic armoury. "For any new diagnostic tool to be effective, it must take into account natural variation in a particular skill or ability across the population." Using the game has provided scientists with unprecedented amounts of data from across the globe. The data collection from 2.4 million people passing some time in the evening or on the way to work would have taken 9,400 years in the lab. This project was funded by Deutsche Telekom and the game was designed by Glitchers. Michael Hornberger, a professor of applied dementia research at the University of East Anglia, said: "The amount of data that has already been generated by people playing Sea Hero Quest all around the world is phenomenal and is enabling us to reveal a vital global benchmark of how people, of all ages and from all over the use spatial navigation." Follow James on Twitter.

Question: The world 's largest dementia research experiment , which takes the form of a video game , has indicated the ability to @placeholder declines throughout life .


Ms Chakrabarti described her 12 years as Liberty's director as an "enormous privilege", and said she was leaving the group "stronger than ever". Under her leadership, Liberty, which was founded in 1934, has campaigned on issues such as stop-and-search powers and compulsory ID cards. The 46-year-old will remain in her role until a successor is appointed. Liberty said recruitment for her replacement would begin in the coming weeks. Ms Chakrabarti said: "With members, colleagues, lawyers, journalists and politicians from across the spectrum, we have held three prime ministers and six home secretaries to account. "Liberty's first president, EM Forster, rightly called defending civil liberties 'the fight that is never done'. "I leave Liberty secure in the knowledge that we're stronger and more ready for that fight than ever." Liberty would now be looking for a director who was "ready to defend [human rights] well into the future", she added. The group's chairman, Frances Butler, said Liberty had "greatly extended its expertise, influence and membership" under Ms Chakrabarti's leadership. Ms Chakrabarti was born in London and studied law at the London School of Economics. Between 1996 and 2001, she worked as a lawyer at the Home Office, before joining Liberty as in-house counsel in 2001 and becoming its director two years later. During her time at the helm, she often appeared on political programmes alongside other public figures to debate topics such as the aborted plans to impose ID cards, surveillance and detention limits. She was made a CBE in 2007 and was one of six people to have worked with Lord Justice Leveson on his inquiry into press ethics.

Question: Civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti is to @placeholder her role at campaign group Liberty .


Tour operators are bringing home UK tourists in Tunisia following a Foreign Office warning that another terror attack is "highly likely". Thousands of UK tourists booked to travel on summer package deals are being given an alternative or a refund. The financial impact for independent travellers could be more complex. So what does the change in Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice mean for your summer getaway? The FCO now advises against all but essential travel to Tunisia owing to the risk of a further terrorist attack after a gunman killed 38 holidaymakers, including 30 Britons, in the 26 June beach attack near Sousse. This has prompted tour operators to start bringing more than 3,000 holidaymakers back to the UK, and about 500 independent travellers have also been advised to return. Although this travel advice could be changed at any time, many tour operators have cancelled flights and holidays to Tunisia for the summer season. For the most part, those with package deals can go to another destination, or get their money back. Most of those who are travelling back early will get a refund for the holiday days lost. Customers should get in touch with their tour operator, travel agent or possibly their airline. Those travelling in the next 48 hours are being given priority. Travel association Abta suggests that anyone with bookings beyond the summer should wait until closer to their departure date before getting in touch. The biggest operators - such as Thomson - are allowing people to choose from any destinations "currently on sale". Clearly, the biggest operators will have more choice of destination. Holidaymakers should be given a decent choice, rather than a "take it or leave it option". In the rules of Abta-registered package deals is a right to an alternative holiday or a full refund - the customer can choose between the two. This is where things get a little more complicated. Airlines will generally reschedule flights, allowing people to travel at a different time or to a different destination. Cancellation fees may apply for accommodation or car hire. To get that money back, a claim on travel insurance may be needed. Some travel insurance policies, but not all, will cover the cost of cancellation. Many of those who only bought flights and are in Tunisia now are being helped by tour operators, but others should contact their airline. It is in the small print, but the insurer will be able to tell you. First of all, you would need to have bought the travel insurance before the advice from the FCO changed to advise against all but essential travel. Some insurers would have required policyholders to pay a bit more for travel disruption cover. Q&A for holidaymakers from Abta Foreign Office advice for travel to Tunisia No, no additional compensation is paid to package holiday customers. Thomson and First Choice are giving a Â£50 discount to some customers who take new flights to some alternative destinations. Those who are there are being strongly advised to return. Those who want to go should be looking at the FCO advice to find out when it might be safe again to travel. While the current FCO warning is in place, most travel insurance policies will be invalid for those who plan to travel anyway.

Question: Holidaymakers who have booked package deals to Tunisia are being offered breaks to the Balearics , @placeholder Spain and Cyprus instead .


The Orkney and Shetland MP has faced calls to resign after admitting the leak of a memo during the election. It suggested First Minister Nicola Sturgeon would prefer David Cameron as prime minister over Ed Miliband. Mr Carmichael has denied he acted unlawfully. The petition was lodged at the court of session in Edinburgh last month to challenge the Orkney and Shetland constituency result. Papers lodged by Mr Carmichael's legal team said that he has "not committed any illegal practice", although he does accept "mis-stating his awareness of the leaked memorandum", which he originally claimed no knowledge of. His lawyers said this was "an error of judgement on a political matter" and "it did not amount to a false statement of fact". The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has launched a formal inquiry into the conduct of Mr Carmichael. The watchdog will consider Mr Carmichael's actions under the MPs' code of conduct. The confidential memo at the centre of the controversy was written by a civil servant in the Scotland Office. It was a third-hand account of a conversation between Ms Sturgeon and the French ambassador, in which Ms Sturgeon was reported to have said she wanted David Cameron to remain as prime minister. Both the first minister and the ambassador insisted this was not the case, and the memo had contained a disclaimer that parts of the conversation may have been "lost in translation". Mr Carmichael had denied knowing about the memo when asked about the leak at the time, claiming the first he had heard of it was when he received a phone call from a journalist. He has since apologised and accepted full responsibility for the leak. Mr Carmichael has rejected calls to resign.

Question: A @placeholder pursuing legal action against former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has reached its £ 60,000 target for funding its case .


Hassan Munshi and Talha Asmal, both 17 and from Dewsbury, are thought to be trying to join Islamic State after flying from Manchester to Turkey on 31 March. A statement released on behalf of their families said they were "devastated". Farooq Yunus, from the Zakaria Mosque in Savile Town, Dewsbury, said the "whole system" had failed the boys. West Yorkshire Police is investigating their disappearance. Mr Yunus told Radio BBC 5 live: "I think we have failed. Not just the people in here... the council, the police, the community." In a statement the boys' families said: "Our number one priority is to get Hassan and Talha back home with their families and we implore anyone who may have any information whatsoever to get in contact with the police. "Naturally, we are in a state of profound shock and are trying to come to terms with the predicament we find ourselves in and we hope and pray that no other family finds itself in our situation. "These were just two ordinary Yorkshire lads who enjoyed the things that all young people enjoy at their age - both Hassan and Talha had a promising future, as an apprentice and an A-level student respectively, and we are praying they will be back with us soon and are able to realise that future." Hassan's brother, Hammaad Munshi, was arrested in 2006 at the age of 16 after police found a guide to making napalm on his computer. He became the youngest person to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.

Question: Photographs of two " ordinary Yorkshire lads " feared to have travelled to Syria have been @placeholder by their families .


Time, for too many of our fellow citizens, to choose between heating and eating. Labour's Jackie Baillie chose to divert our attention from the warm, contented glow surrounding Wenceslas - and to invite us to consider the poor guy outside gathering winter fuel. From Ms Baillie - standing in once more, pending Labour's leadership declaration on Saturday - this was a powerful, effective contribution. She began by inviting Nicola Sturgeon to disclose the direction of travel with regard to fuel poverty in Scotland - knowing full well, of course, that the results are not encouraging. From that point, Ms Baillie constructed a case of neglect by those responsible - including, she said, the Scottish government. In response, Ms Sturgeon was also in good form. Her tone was of persuasion, rather than tirade. Yes, the figures on fuel poverty were "appalling" - especially in an energy-rich country like Scotland. A clue in that added point to her position:  that Scotland currently lacked the full panoply of powers to tackle each element of fuel poverty. Notably, that Scotland lacked the powers to regulate the market and prices. Each accused the other of lacking ambition. Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government's efforts on issues like energy efficiency were streets ahead of what was happening in England.  Insufficient, said Ms Baillie. In return, the first minister said that Labour's pledge to freeze fuel prices fell short: a cut in household bills was needed. It was a substantive, well-argued and sustained exchange. Did it take us anywhere - in terms, that is, of helping the poor guy to gather fuel? Perhaps not, at least not immediately. But it will certainly have added to the pressure upon Scottish Ministers to act - which is, after all, the function of Parliamentary scrutiny. And perhaps it will have encouraged the Wenceslas tendency in society - to proffer a helping hand, not a blind eye. Substance too in the issues raised by Ruth Davidson of the Tories and Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats. Ms Davidson pursued the topic of falling teacher numbers - and argued the wider case for educational reform. Ms Sturgeon talked of investment in education, including school buildings. On the topic of reform, she cited the Curriculum for Excellence. Forgive me but every time I hear mention of that particular initiative, something wicked stirs. I cannot help but recall the expert academic who mused:  "It is not a curriculum, it is not about excellence. The only word that rings true is 'for'". Glib, I know. But perhaps a salient reminder to those in charge that the public will tend to judge by results they can see for themselves - rather than the ambition of the forecasts or the glossiness of the accompanying brochure. Willie Rennie picked up on reports from Audit Scotland that new tax plans for Scotland may not be fully ready. (Who shouted "Good"?) A new body, Revenue Scotland, is being set up to cope with tax powers on the way - including the replacement for Stamp Duty - plus others which may yet arrive. Mr Rennie was far from assuaged by talk of contingency plans. What, he inquired, were they? In response, Ms Sturgeon offered a degree of detail. She had been in touch with Revenue Scotland. Key staff were already in place, others were being recruited. The IT system was in preparation. It was all fine. Yes, there were contingency plans - but they would not be needed. Mr Rennie remained sceptical. Mr Sturgeon offered further reassurance. She invited Mr Rennie to scrutinise the outcome. I think you may take it that he will.

Question: Christmas , eh? The Festive Season . Time for jollity . Time for turkey , pudding and @placeholder . Time for mistletoe and wine - and sundry other Yuletide hits .


The claims against professors Nigel and Niall Piercy came to light during a staff forum set up by the university. Staff claimed to have been publicly humiliated, verbally and physically intimidated, and "told to leave if they didn't like it". Both men have been asked to comment but neither has responded. In staff forum meetings with university representatives, employees claimed both Dean Prof Nigel Piercy and Pro-dean Prof Niall Piercy had reduced staff to tears on many occasions. They also spoke about how alleged sexist comments had been used in career development reviews and claimed the university's family-friendly policies had been ignored by the two men. BBC Wales has previously spoken to past and present members of the school's teaching staff who questioned why the university's senior management team had not stepped in sooner. The issue was raised again in the staff forums, with some workers claiming the university's senior management team had been "deafening in its silence" about what was going on at the school. Although the majority of those at the meetings were critical of the professors, two members were positive. One said staff had created a "them and us" atmosphere among a culture of suspicion, while another felt some employees were unwarrantedly critical of both men. In a statement, Swansea University said it had robust anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies in place. "Any concerns raised internally about the School of Management are being dealt with by the University Registrar," a spokesman added.

Question: Fresh allegations of @placeholder and sexist behaviour have been made against a father and son at Swansea University 's School of Management .


Burntisland and Methil in Fife and Arnish on Lewis have missed out on contracts supported by the Scottish government, unions have said. The sites operated by BiFab employ a total of 2,500 workers. Alasdair Allan, SNP MSP for the Western Isles, said the first minister's office was making arrangements for a meeting. The GMB and Unite said they have had to make repeated requests for a meeting with Ms Sturgeon. Mr Allan told BBC Radio Scotland: "I am happy to confirm that there will be a meeting between representatives of the workforce and the first minister. That is something her office is presently arranging." He said the yard at Arnish near Stornoway was an important and major employer in the area. A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "The request for a meeting with the first minister has been received and will be responded to shortly. "The Scottish government will continue to do everything we can to safeguard jobs and ensure that in the current challenging times for the oil and gas and related sectors, we provide the support they need to continue to contribute strongly to the economy." The three yards build modules for the oil and gas industry. In February, Bifab held talks with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise on how jobs at Arnish could be safeguarded during a downturn in the UK oil and gas industry.

Question: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to meet union leaders to discuss concerns about the @placeholder of jobs at three Scottish fabrication yards .


The 73-year-old was charged with lying and breaking financial laws in an attempt to pay $3.5m (Â£2.3m) to cover up "misconduct". The admission is part of deal with prosecutors that could see Mr Hastert serve up to six months in prison. The plea represents a dramatic fall for the former senior US politician. The plea agreement, seen by the BBC, says that Mr Hastert "agrees to enter a voluntary plea of guilty to Count 2", which charged him with "structuring and assisting in structuring currency transactions". "Structuring" is a term used to describe the act of removing several small sums of money (in this case less than $10,000) in order to avoid rules that require banks to report large transactions. Count 1 alleged that Mr Hastert had lied to the FBI during the investigation. The agreement says that prosecutors will ask for this charge to be dismissed once the sentence for Count 2 has been imposed. Media reports suggest the charges may be connected to his history as a teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois in the 1970s. One woman has said Mr Hastert sexually abused her brother then and she believes he was not the only victim. Mr Hastert was not charged with sexual abuse as part of the case. Jolene Burdge told ABC News in June that her late brother Steve Reinboldt never came forward about the alleged abuse because he feared "no-one would believe him". She said he told her about the abuse in 1979, when he revealed he was gay. The FBI interviewed Ms Burdge, who has considered coming forward with her brother's story in the past, in May. Ms Burdge never asked Mr Hastert for money, but she thinks the unnamed person cited in the case as being paid off knows what happened to her brother. Mr Hastert served as speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007, when he resigned from the chamber after the Republicans lost control. He was first elected to the House in 1987.

Question: Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert has pleaded guilty in a case @placeholder to hush money .


The topic? Federalism, of course. It has been on Liberal (and now Lib Dem) stocks for so long, it has tended to suffer a little from benign neglect. Like much-loved socks stuffed at the back of a drawer. Liberals were sincere, of course. They meant it. They advocated federalism. But, occasionally, one was left with the impression they had not fully thought through the consequences for disparate governance in these islands. They believed in federalism. They had always believed in federalism. QED. But now? Why, federalism is the topic du jour or, more precisely, de la semaine. Only this week, not one but two senior politicians from Scotland have advanced its merits. Today we heard from Murdo Fraser, in a published paper. Mr Fraser is a thinking Conservative who blends serious contemplation with a charming capacity for ironic self-deprecation. In a report for Reform Scotland, he says federalism is an idea whose time has come. Mr Fraser says that the disparate nature of the vote in the EU referendum - Scotland and Northern Ireland Remain, England and Wales Leave - reinforces the case for further decentralisation in the UK. According to Mr Fraser, the answer is federalism. An entrenched Scottish Parliament, an English Parliament sharing time at Westminster, English city regions with administrative but not legislative power, the replacement of the House of Lords with a senate representing "each federated part of the UK." I do not intend in these musings to examine this particular set of ideas too closely. My attention is more aimed at the other advocate of federalism this week, Labour's Kezia Dugdale. But perhaps I might note that there would remain practical difficulties, largely caused by the mismatch in size between Scotland and England. Federalism between those two territories would be like federating California and Connecticut. Without the other 48 US states for counter-weight. Say there is a Tory majority in England and a Labour majority in the UK. Would the Tory first minister in England, representing the vast majority of the UK population, be content to have, say, defence and foreign policy decisions taken by the Labour UK leader? Well, perhaps, that is a consequence of federating. And perhaps Murdo Fraser is right to say that his plan answers both West Lothian and the issue of the Upper House in a single bound. Let us leave that to one side for a moment, aware that it is a topic which we shall address again.  Let us instead consider the contribution advanced by Kezia Dugdale, the Scottish Labour leader. She not only advocated federalism in a speech this week. She went further and suggested it might offer a solution to the Brexit dilemma for Scotland. To be fair, Ms Dugdale does not advance that case with any obvious vigour. Indeed, she notes that her proposal is set forward "tentatively". But she does say "there might be a possibility that Scotland could retain its place both in the UK and in the EU" through such a solution. That dual approach, says Ms Dugdale, was endorsed by the people of Scotland in two referendums, 2014 and this year. I have to say it is not immediately apparent to me how EU membership would be achieved via federalism. For one thing, the EU is a creature of treaty. Between member states, not their constituent parts. Germany is already a federal state. The LÃ¤nder take part in consideration of EU proposals when the topic in question forms part of their competence. But it is still Germany as a whole which is the member, bound by treaty. I cannot instantly see how, for example, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg could retain links with Brussels if Berlin had declared that Germany was leaving the EU. Further, how would federal Scottish membership of the EU operate? We are presuming that England and Wales have left the EU - and its treaty obligations - on the basis of the referendum outcome in those territories. Could Scotland alone be a federal part of the single market? How would that operate when Scotland would remain part of the UK, part of its tax system, part of its banking system, part of its monetary system? If Scotland, alone, were in the single market, would there continue to be freedom of movement of labour between Scotland and the EU? That might be thought to be a contingent element of retaining the single market. But if EU workers remained free to travel to Scotland in search of employment, how could they be prevented from popping down the M74 to England, to Manchester, to Liverpool, to London? To areas, in short, which would be by then outside the EU. Remember it is not proposed that Scotland leaves the UK, under this scenario. It is federalism, not independence. There would not be a formal border at Carlisle or Berwick. How, then, could freedom of movement operate? Ms Dugdale says there is a duty placed upon her and all of us to pay heed to the democratic mandate delivered by the people of Scotland. Which is intriguing given that an unalloyed supporter of the Union - like Ruth Davidson, for example - would say that Scotland's votes contributed to a UK mandate, rather than comprising one in their own right. Nevertheless, the Labour leader is undoubtedly right to argue that all avenues should be explored in response to the Brexit vote. Some, I would tentatively suggest, are likely to prove more productive than others.

Question: For years , nay decades , it was a topic only touched , if at all , by eager Liberals at party conferences . If not actually shod in sandals at the time , you could tell they were yearning to return to their @placeholder footwear , when convenient .


Media playback is not supported on this device The new Premier League season starts this weekend and former England captain Lineker is rueing a rash tweet from back in December. He had so little faith in Leicester - his former team, who he scored 95 goals for in 194 appearances - holding on to their lead in the Premier League that he pledged to "do the first MOTD of next season in just my undies" if they won the championship. The Foxes went on to win their first top-flight title by 10 points. So, will he go ahead with it live on BBC One at 22:30 BST? "I am doing my best to pluck up the courage to go there with just my undies on, as I said I would," Lineker told BBC Sport. "When I tweeted that silly bet back in December, I categorically knew there was zero chance of Leicester winning the league. Zero chance. It happened but it was magical, it was great. "It is a one off and a sporting miracle that has landed me in my underwear." Judging by this Instagram post, it hasn't escaped Lineker's mind... Even Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is keen to see what happens. There have been messages of support - or concern - from fellow ex-professionals. We expect Ian Wright and Alan Shearer will have some words of encouragement in the studio. But the man himself is keeping his cards close to his chest - for now. And just in case you miss it, don't worry. There will be a second chance. This season you will be able to watch Match of the Day on the BBC iPlayer from midnight on Sunday - and Match of the Day 2 from midnight on Monday. Media playback is not supported on this device

Question: Will Gary Lineker keep his promise and @placeholder Match of the Day in his underpants when the show returns to BBC One on Saturday evening ?


Labour MP, John McDonnell wants the law changed to allow MPs to job-share, a move which he says would help make Parliament more diverse. This "minor, modernising reform" would, he claims, help women, disabled people and carers to stand as candidates and make the House of Commons more reflective of the people it serves. But the move has been described as "bonkers", "outrageous", a "dangerous attempt at constitutional meddling" and a "crackpot idea" that would make Parliament "like a reality TV show". In 2010 a committee, set up by the Speaker, looked into representation in Parliament and said it was a matter of justice "that there should be a place within the House of Commons for individuals from all sections of society". Mr McDonnell, who has cross-party support for his bill, argues that Parliament is far from representative at the moment - more than 75% of MPs are male and only a small number of MPs are disabled. He says other public services and businesses are embracing the idea of job-sharing and it is time politics followed suit. Under the plans, two people who want to stand for the same party would enter into a job-sharing agreement before an election and both their names would then appear on the ballot paper. Once in the Commons, each job-sharing MP would be entitled to a half-vote on legislation and Commons motions, with one able to cast a full vote if both MPs were in agreement. The plans would not cost the taxpayer any more as both job-sharers would share one MP's allowances between them. Although the exact way in which MPs might share their workload once elected has yet to be worked out, the Labour MP wants to get the principle of job-sharing into law - which currently lets only a "single member" be elected per constituency. The plan has been backed by a number of politicians, barristers, journalists, academics and comedian Jo Brand. Deborah King, who has been campaigning for the change and set up an e-petition to try and get it debated in the Commons, says it's a matter of disability rights. "Disabled people haven't got effective representation in the United Kingdom," she says. "We need 65 disabled MPs if we are to reflect the population of the UK." "There are plenty of disabilities that prevent people from working full-time, but that shouldn't be a barrier." Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow, who has a walking disability, has chosen not to talk about his disability, choosing instead to campaign in other areas. But he has decided to back Mr McDonnell's bill, across the party divide, because he thinks Parliament needs a "radical shake-up". "To be a full-time MP with a significant disability is incredibly difficult," he says. "Parliament is a gruelling place. Contrary to what the media reports, the hours are long. We are often here late at night voting. "The amount of walking you do from building to building and meeting to meeting is quite extraordinary. "And you've got a lot activities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the constituency which involve additional walking around." Allowing job-share MPs would, Mr Halfon says, bring Parliament into line with other workplaces and widen the number of people who would think about becoming an MP. Others have raised the issue of gender equality and boosting the number of female MPs - who are seen as more likely to have caring and family responsibilities that are seen as a barrier to women standing for Parliament. Conservative MP Claire Perry has backed the notion of job-sharing cabinet posts as a "powerful signal" that would "allow women to achieve their best and also recognise the complexity of many of our lives". One disabled MP, Dame Anne Begg, who was vice chair of the Speaker's conference and has added her name to the bill, wants to see the idea "get an airing" but is all too aware of some of the practical problems. "If someone's constituency is far away a job share that splits the week is not necessarily going to be possible. "And because we often don't know what the business in the House will be until a week before, both MPs may want to be in Parliament at the same time if things they are interested in are being debated. "Constituents may also end of going to both MPs. This happens now in the Scottish Parliament, where we have constituency members and regional members." Concerns have also been raised about how membership of select committees would work for job-sharers, how much time each MP would get to speak in the House and whether constituencies with two MPs would get an advantage by having more representation than those with only a single MP. Deborah King insists these kinds of difficulties can be overcome: "These are reasonable adjustments that disabled people need made for them in the workplace. "Workplaces up and down the country make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and the House of Commons needs to get into the 21st century." However, Tory MP Sir Roger Gale says the idea is simply incompatible with the role of an MP and is "parliamentary populism and opportunism at its absolute worst". "Members of the public elect members of parliament. They don't elect time-sharers and it's not a job that you can do time-sharing. "A member of parliament has to be on top of absolutely everything effecting his constituents, his postbag and his parliamentary work himself. "It's simply not possible to simply just hand everything over to somebody else half way through the day. "I think this is sheer lunacy and completely impractical and I cannot see it going anywhere at all. "You become a member of parliament as a vocation and it involves very many hours of work, a huge amount of commitment and a huge amount of sacrifice on the part of people's families. "If people aren't prepared to do that they shouldn't stand for parliament. There are many other ways in which they can serve society." Mr McDonnell's bill is what is known as a 10 minute rule bill, which means there is very little chance the change will become law - something which supporters like Mr Halfon accept. But the "nettle has been grasped" he says. "It's important not just to knock this idea down but actually look at ways we could take this forward."

Question: How would you feel if you had not one MP , but two ? A sort of political double @placeholder . Would it mean a more representative voice for voters or would it just be double the trouble ?


Organised by Leeds Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), the ride started from Squires Cafe, near Sherburn in Elmet, and finished at a pub outside Leeds. The group is campaigning for all motorcycles, scooters and mopeds to be allowed to use the city's bus lanes. Leeds City Council said it would "fully harness" views during a consultation on its new strategic transport plan. The event is also billed as an annual celebration of the "freedom and joy" of riding motorcycles. Richard Manton, of Leeds MAG, said riding in bus lanes could give bikes a "safer area to commute in" and increased bike use could reduce traffic congestion. He urged the council to see motorcyclists "as part of the solution, not part of the problem". Organisers said the ride also was to draw the attention to what they claimed was the lack of motorcycles in the West Yorkshire strategic transport plan for the next 20 years. Councillor James Lewis, of Leeds City Council, said the council's consultation for the plan would "fully harness the thoughts and views" of motorcyclists. The riders came into the city centre as individual riders rather than a parade marshalled by West Yorkshire Police and the number of riders caused some slight congestion.

Question: Scores of bikers have taken part in a " @placeholder ride " calling for rights to ride in Leeds 's bus lanes .


The vehicle, with Bertrand Piccard at the controls, left Mandalay in Myanmar (Burma) just after 21:00 GMT on Sunday, and is heading for Chongqing in China. The intention is to make a brief stop there, and then try to reach Nanjing on the east coast of the country. This would set up Solar Impulse for the first of its big ocean crossings - a five-day, five-night flight to Hawaii. Mission control will not make a decision on the Nanjing leg until late on Monday. The decision may rest on the state of the energy reserves held in the plane's batteries. China's air traffic authorities would like the team to start the sixth leg before dawn. But if the reserves are marginal then Solar Impulse will be held in Chongqing until the batteries can be charged. The problem with this scenario is that poor weather is forecast in the Chongqing region in the coming days, and if Solar Impulse does not leave straightaway, it could be delayed for perhaps a week. Solar Impulse took off from Mandalay International Airport in darkness at 03:36 local time, Monday (21:06 GMT Sunday). Leg five is long one - about 1,375km - and is expected to take roughly 19 hours. It would see Solar Impulse landing around midnight local time at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. It is 20 days since the venture got under way from Abu Dhabi. The Swiss-based project expects the circumnavigation of the globe to be completed in a total of 12 legs, with a return to the Emirate in a few months' time. Bertrand Piccard is sharing the flying duties in the single-seater plane with his business partner, Andre Borschberg. In the past month, Solar Impulse has set two world records for manned solar-powered flight. The first was for the longest distance covered on a single journey - that of 1,468km between Muscat, Oman, and Ahmedabad, India. The second was for a groundspeed of 117 knots (216km/h; 135mph), which was achieved during the leg into Mandalay, Myanmar, from Varanasi, India. No solar-powered plane has ever flown around the world. The Solar Impulse venture does however recall some other recent circumnavigation feats in aviation - albeit fuelled ones. In 1986, the Voyager aircraft became the first to fly around the world without stopping or refuelling. Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, the propeller-driven vehicle took nine days to complete its journey. Then, in 2005, this time was beaten by the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which was solo-piloted by Steve Fossett. A jet-powered plane, GlobalFlyer completed its non-stop circumnavigation in just under three days. Solar Impulse has a wingspan of 72m - bigger than that of a 747 jumbo jet airliner - but only weighs 2.3 tonnes. Its four propellers are dependent on the electricity from 17,000 solar cells that line the top of the wings. During the night, the props' motors must call on the excess energy generated and stored during the day in lithium-ion batteries. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Question: Solar Impulse , the @placeholder - free aeroplane , is up in the air again on the fifth leg of its round - the - world flight .


Summit chairman Donald Tusk said 40,000 would be relocated to other EU states over the next two years. No agreement on a proposed quota system has been reached at the summit. The Greek debt crisis is also on the summit's agenda. Greece and its international creditors remain deadlocked after talks on Thursday. Earlier, Mr Tusk called on EU member states to share the burden of the boat loads of illegal migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean. New figures from the UN refugee agency UNHCR show that 63,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea this year and 62,000 in Italy. "Leaders agreed that 40,000 persons in need will be relocated from Greece and Italy to other states over the next two years," Mr Tusk told reporters. "Interior ministers will finalise the scheme by the end of July." Leaders also agreed to resettle another 20,000 refugees from outside the EU. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Brussels says Hungary, which has seen thousands of migrants cross its border by land, and Bulgaria, one of the EU's poorest countries, have both been granted exemptions. The UK has opted out of the scheme, while nations in eastern Europe refused to accept set quotas, so it will be only voluntary.  This angered Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who called the plan "modest". Italy has sought more help from its EU partners to handle the boatloads of migrants. The migrant crisis has been high on the agenda for the EU summit, which opened on Thursday. 153,000 migrants counted on Europe's borders 149% increase from 2014 63,000  migrants reached Greece by sea 62,000 migrants reached Italy by sea 10,000   on Hungary/Serbia border in May Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum? EU summit: Greece and migrants to dominate agenda The crisis is being fuelled by the many Syrians fleeing the civil war in their country. More than three million refugees are being housed in countries on Syria's borders - far more than the EU has taken in. But many thousands are also fleeing chaos, violence and dire poverty in Eritrea, Somalia and other countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, the impasse in the Greek debt talks has threatened to overshadow the summit. Only once agreement on economic reforms is reached between Greece and its creditors - the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - will the final â‚¬7.2bn tranche of bailout funds be released to Greece. The cash-strapped country must make a â‚¬1.6bn (Â£1.1bn) IMF debt repayment by Tuesday or face default and a possible exit from the euro. On Thursday, a meeting of eurozone finance ministers also broke up without progress on the issue. It was the fourth time in a week that the Eurogroup had met in an attempt to prevent a Greek debt default. They will meet again on Saturday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that meeting would be "decisive" in finding a solution. IMF head Christine Lagarde said lenders had been presented with a counter-proposal by the Greek parties "at the last hour" on Thursday and needed more time to assess it, Reuters reported. Also during Thursday's talks, UK Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his plans to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership of the EU. Mr Tusk said EU leaders should consider British concerns but "only in a way that is safe for all of Europe". Can Greece stay in the euro? Chris Morris: Tsipras may face impossible choice How did Greece get in this mess?

Question: EU leaders holding late @placeholder talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece .


Wells capitalised on Andrew Taylor's errant backpass to slot the Terriers ahead shortly after the restart. Paterson doubled the hosts' advantage when he fired in from Sean Scannell's superb low cross. Bojaj turned in Dean Whitehead's cross for his first professional goal before Ola John's late consolation. It was a first win for Huddersfield in four meetings with Reading this season, having drawn the reverse league fixture 2-2 and lost to the Royals in the FA Cup third round after a replay. David Wagner's side stay 18th but are now seven points clear of relegation, while Reading fall three places to 14th and are now just two points ahead of the Terriers, albeit with a game in hand. Huddersfield head coach David Wagner: "We deserved this win from the first minute. For large parts of the game there was only one team which tried to invest something in the offence. "We've played better football in games this season, but to score three goals against Reading is massive for us." Media playback is not supported on this device Reading manager Brian McDermott: "I picked the team with a lot of the players who will be involved on Friday (in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace). "There was nothing in the game for 50-odd minutes and they scored and it's not been the greatest night. "It was a tricky night for me to try and pick the team and make sure we were really competitive. I thought we were competitive, the players we put out, some haven't played for a while."

Question: Goals from Nahki Wells , Jamie Paterson and Flo Bojaj give Huddersfield their first win in four matches and @placeholder Reading 's five - match unbeaten run .


GHA Coaches, based in Ruabon, Wrexham, went into administration in July with the loss of 320 jobs after failing to pay a tax bill. Local councils are seeking new contractors to run routes, while 200 buses and coaches are being sold off. But many passengers are still facing disruption. The company operated public and school services across north Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire. Now it has been revealed GHA's former directors, Arwyn Lloyd Davies and his brother Gareth, are involved in two companies which have won contracts from Wrexham council to run eight former services in the county borough. The subsidised services will be run by RJ's of Wem Limited and RML2418 Ltd, subject to Traffic Commissioner approval. Both companies have registered offices in Ruabon. Companies House records show the brothers have been directors since May last year. Plaid Cymru North Wales AM Llyr Gruffydd said he was pleased to hear replacement services were being provided. However, he added: "There has to be concern that the same directors that saw GHA go to the wall are also now in charge of RJs of Wem, which itself, only last December, came within a whisker of being struck off the Companies House register." This was a reference to the company allegedly failing to comply with Companies House rules. Mr Gruffydd added: "I would hope that Wrexham council has done its due diligence checks to ensure that this new company won't go the same way as GHA Coaches and leave staff and passengers in the lurch once again." Wrexham council's lead member for transport, David A Bithell, said: "We were aware of the interests of RJ's of Wem through the tendering process. "As with all tenders, there is a procurement procedure to follow, and this will be subject to all statutory procedures. "RJ's of Wem will also need approval from the office of the Traffic Commissioner." The BBC has attempted to contact the Davies brothers for comment. Meanwhile, administrators Grant Thornton, who are winding up GHA Coaches, have organised an on-line auction next week. A representative said the vehicles would be auctioned over three days and money raised from the sale would go towards paying creditors.

Question: Concerns have been raised that two brothers who ran a @placeholder coach firm have bid to run some of its abandoned routes - under a different company .


Thomas Wainwright was on the wrong side of the road and travelling at speeds of up to 95mph in his Maserati hire car, just minutes before the crash. The 27-year-old ploughed into the Berlingo van driven by Theresa Wade, 29, on Mull in October 2015. The court heard Wainwright had been drinking cider and whisky for eight and a half hours before the crash. He will be sentenced next month. During the trial Wainwright and his passenger,  42-year-old Jerome Lopez, had claimed that Miss Wade had been on the wrong side of the road and caused the accident but the jury did not believe them. Witnesses from Mull told how Wainwright, who was with Mr Lopez, his mother's partner, had been drinking at a hotel, a pub and a distillery in Tobermory before having another two pints of cider in the Craignure Inn. As he headed back towards Tobermory on the wrong side of the road his hire car smashed into the van driven by Miss Wade. The court heard Wainwright was on Mull, along with members of his family, visiting his sick grandmother. He had flown into Edinburgh airport and hired the Maserati. Prosecutor Tim Niven-Smith revealed that Wainwright, who worked as the first officer on the Â£6.26m yacht MY Mahogany based in the south of France, had a previous conviction for driving while unfit through drink or drugs. At a court in Nice he was fined 700 euros and given a suspended sentence. Judge John Morris remanded Wainwright in custody and banned him from driving.

Question: A drink - driver who killed an @placeholder vet in a head - on collision has been found guilty of death by dangerous driving .