The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it will review three inquiries, only one of which led to prosecutions, with the aim of pursuing offenders. It said those who believed their past actions would never catch up with them "should think again". The review was requested by South Yorkshire Police's chief constable. The three inquiries to be reviewed were conducted between 2008 and 2011. Five men were prosecuted in 2010 as part of one of the force's investigations, the NCA said. The review is part of phase one of Operation Stovewood, an independent NCA investigation examining criminal allegations of child sexual exploitation in the town. It follows the release of the Jay report in August 2014, which revealed more than 1,400 children were the victims of abuse between 1997 and 2013. Professor Alexis Jay's report said South Yorkshire Police had failed to prioritise the issue. Trevor Pearce, NCA director, said the force had already addressed a number of issues raised by the review team, which made 48 recommendations. "I am confident that we now have a foundation from which to deliver a set of consistent, victim-focused and co-ordinated investigations." He said the investigations aim to "identify, disrupt and bring to justice those responsible for harming vulnerable individuals in Rotherham within the period covered by the Alexis Jay Report". Mr Pearce said all relevant South Yorkshire Police investigations would be co-ordinated under Operation Stovewood. However, two current operations into alleged child sexual exploitation would continue to be managed on a day-by-day basis by South Yorkshire Police as they were "making good progress". David Crompton, chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, said he had requested the review to ensure "transparency and openness" and accepted the recommendations. "We have dedicated officers working tirelessly to support the victims and bring the offenders to justice and have made a number of arrests as part of these investigations," he said.

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The Exiles were 11 points adrift of safety in League Two when Flynn took charge, but will secure their great escape with victory at Rodney Parade. The club have sold all 7,500 tickets for the match and Flynn believes his players can conclude their miraculous recovery. "I've been calm this week. We were dead and buried when I took over," he said. Newport are bidding to retain their Football League status after four seasons in League Two, having waited 25-years to return to League Two after the club went out of business in 1989. A period where they could not even find a home in Newport followed, leading to a spell playing in Gloucester, where County earned their 'Exiles' nickname. Flynn says completing an amazing recovery from relegation would be the perfect reward for Newport's loyal fanbase and insists he is not thinking about the alternative. Newport are two points ahead of rivals Hartlepool and will survive as long as Pools do not win against title-chasing Doncaster Rovers. Media playback is not supported on this device "Selling over 7000 tickets is unbelievable. I've always said the support at this club is amazing, especially since I've been back at the club," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "They've been through the mill over the years, the years in Moreton-on-the-Marsh and reforming and getting back to the Football League after 25-years. "They've been there through thick and thin and we want to all come together and do them proud on Saturday. "The game is crucial. The community is coming together, it is huge. Football deserves to be in Newport and losing our status would not be great. "I think it can be the biggest party in Newport for a long time. "Considering how many people had written us off. We've made people believe again and we've put smiles on faces. We have surprised people. "I won't think about the Conference, I am very positive and so are my players." Flynn says he will follow the Hartlepool score as events at Victoria Park could influence his tactics. "I will follow the Hartlepool score on Saturday, because of the permutations, what is happening in that game might influence what we do in terms of substitutions," he explained. "Someone will keep an eye on it for me, it won't be me, I'll be focusing on us. "But the Hartlepool result could influence my substitutions, for example." Flynn, a former Newport player and someone born and bred in the city, is desperate to remain at his hometown club. He agreed to become caretaker boss until the end of the season, but having wiped out an 11-point deficit at the bottom of League Two in just seven games, it would come as a huge surprise if he does not remain in charge. Media playback is not supported on this device "I will sit down with the board, regardless of the outcome. The club needs stability and of course, regardless of what happens, I would like to stay on," he said. "It's my first shot at management and I am ready to stay, hopefully the board will feel the same. "I am either going to be the saviour of the club or the person who took us down. But I knew the stakes when I agreed to take over... and I am sure we will stay up on Saturday."

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The man stole 11 bags and tubs of washing liquid tablets from a convenience store in Hampton, Peterborough, on Tuesday evening. "#HopingToMakeACleanGetaway," officers, who chased him down on foot, joked on Twitter. The man, in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop and remains in custody. Officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit - who are more used to catching criminals in cars - tweeted a photo of the washing powder stash recovered from the suspect. More news from Cambridgeshire Their Twitter account is awash with amusing laundry-related comments including "Sorry sir, but those excuses simply won't wash" and "Did they come clean in interview?". Another asked: "They doing laundry for the local rugby club or something?"

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Denis Hennessy, 41, of Wembley, north-west London, was on licence following the murder of a homeless man in 1992. He wandered the palace gardens for about 10 minutes before his arrest on Wednesday evening. He had been unarmed, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. Hennessy pleaded guilty and was jailed for four months on Friday. He admitted one count of trespass on a protected site and one count of criminal damage. He had cut his right hand as he climbed over the top of the wall, which is between 8ft to 10ft high, and set the alarm off. Prosecutor Tom Nicholson told the court that he had repeatedly asked, "Is Ma'am in?" as he was detained. The Queen was in residence at the time, with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York. Hennessy told police he had "walked through the gardens admiring the view". Sikander Choudry, defending, said the unemployed stonemason had drunk "four or five cans of cider" before the incident. He went to meet a friend in central London, and on his way to Victoria had another drink in a pub before deciding to climb the palace wall, using a nearby tree. Mr Choudry said: "Mr Hennessy did not have any malicious intent towards the Royal Family - that's not the reason he went to Buckingham Palace." Recalling Hennessy's previous conviction for murder, Mr Nicholson told the court that Hennessy had been 17 when he was accosted by a homeless man who had asked for money and knocked food out of his hand. "Hennessy became angry and attacked him with an iron bar, fracturing his skull into small pieces," Mr Nicholson said. Hennessy, who had been sniffing butane gas before the attack, then jumped on the man's head, killing him. He was convicted in 1993 at the Old Bailey and released from prison in 2002. The probation service stopped monitoring him in 2013. He also had a conviction for shoplifting in 2016. Chief magistrate, senior district judge Howard Riddle, jailed Hennessy for four months for trespassing and two months, to run concurrently, for damaging the wires of the alarm system, to the value of ?¡ê2,000. "Man breaches palace security" is an all too familiar headline in recent decades. The Queen, when in London, is protected - initially - by a 10ft-high wall, not a ring of steel. The security is tighter, the closer one gets to the head of state. That wall has been climbed by Michael Fagan in the 80s, who wanted to have a chat with the woman he called Elizabeth Regina, and by Jason Hatch more than 20 years later, dressed as Batman while protesting about father's rights. The latest intruder, Denis Hennessy, was apprehended in the gardens and didn't make it to the palace. That fact is regarded as significant by the police and by royal officials who still shiver when they remember how Aaron Barschak, wearing a peach ball gown, gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle and kissed the future king on both cheeks. The sentencing of Hennessey will, officials hope, deter others from trying to access the Queen's backyard. There have been several security breaches at Buckingham Palace in the past, including the case of Michael Fagan, who got into the Queen's bedroom in 1982 and spent 10 minutes talking to her before she managed to raise the alarm when he asked for a cigarette. In 2003, Daily Mirror journalist Ryan Parry exposed security flaws by getting a job as a footman at the palace using a false reference. In 2013, a man scaled a fence and was arrested inside the palace. He was found at about 22:20 BST in a room which had been open to the public in the daytime. Last year two men got on to the roof of the Queen's Gallery, adjacent to the palace, and unveiled a banner in a protest over fathers' rights.

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The 31-year-old editorial director at online US fashion website Highsnobiety is unsurprisingly passionate about clothes. He says his favourite luxury brands are now substantially cheaper in London. "Like anything from Comme Des Garcons. I got a jacket last time I was there for 40% less than I would have paid here," he says. Before June last year, when the UK voted to leave the EU, he rarely went shopping on his regular work trips to the UK. "The littlest things from a pint at the pub to a short Uber ride were murder on my bank account because of the exchange rate." Now that some brands are significantly cheaper, he spends about $350 (¡ê274; 310 euros) each time he comes, but thinks the favourable exchange rate means he saves around $100. "It's easier for me to splurge and sometimes I do it too much for my own good," he confesses. Mr DeLeon isn't the only one indulging. Just over a year on from the EU referendum, the pound is still around 16% lower against the dollar. The weakness has lured over a flock of international tourists hungry for high-end brands at relatively bargain prices. Payments firm WorldPay says non-UK consumers' card spending at department stores rose by a fifth in the first three months of the year, while spending on electrical goods rose 22.7%. US shoppers like Mr DeLeon have been amongst the biggest spenders, splashing out an extra 21.5% on their cards during the same period, it said. "The extreme currency fluctuations encourages shoppers to buy more," says Honor Strachan, principal retail analyst at GlobalData. "They're getting more for their money." But how do companies manage this kind of discrepancy; with precisely the same product priced significantly differently depending on where in the world it is bought? After all a boom in revenues in one market, can seriously dent demand in the markets international shoppers are coming from. Many of the world's most famous brands ¡ª such as Burberry and Apple ¡ª simply raised their UK prices to try and make sure what they sold cost broadly the same across their international markets. But luxury footwear brand Crockett & Jones, which has 12 stores worldwide across locations including London, Paris and New York as well as global wholesale partners, says it has deliberately left prices unchanged. "The last thing we want to do is abuse our customer confidence and raise prices in the UK. "We certainly don't increase our prices at a whim to take advantage of said currency fluctuations," says James Fox, export sales director at the firm. Mr Fox believes that in the long term it's best to keep pricing simple. "We strive to have a level playing field as and where we can. "We offer sterling, euro and dollar price lists, which gives our customers piece of mind that they are buying in their own currency at a level price to the potential competitors within their market." He says generally any discrepancies tend to average out across currencies, and that re-pricing is only possible "once or twice a year" due to the upheaval it causes for the business overall. So is he concerned that the firm could be losing out financially? "We are fortunate to be in a position that we have a few very strong 'Brexit proof' markets which underpin the company when the UK is trying its best to screw up international trade," says Mr Fox. By selling both through its own stores and through wholesalers the firm's risk is already spread out, he adds. Crockett & Jones is not the only retailer which has kept prices steady. Ray Clacher, executive vice-president at Trinity - owner of premium brands Gieves & Hawkes, Kent & Curwen and Cerruti 1881 - says non-EU tourists using either the US dollar or a currency that trades in line with the dollar, have driven up sales at its London stores. Nonetheless, these sales are still just a small percentage of Trinity's total revenue. "We certainly have not adjusted our retail prices to reflect the influx of tourism, in fact, quite the opposite as we want to encourage more UK [sales]," he says. However, he admits this strategy could change if costs continue to rise. "If inflation continues to rise and sterling continues to struggle against the euro and dollar, we will have no choice but to pass on the cost to our customers - but not at present," says Mr Clacher. More from the BBC's series taking an international perspective on trade: The apples that need shading from the sun How the 'better burger' is taking over the world What it takes to get Beyonce on a world tour The country losing out in the breakfast juice battle Why a $1.6bn car plant has been left to decay Read more global trade series here. But it is also important not to be too greedy. Many US retailers that have come to the UK have simply swapped their dollar signs on their US price tags for pounds - betting that British consumers will be willing to pay a premium for their goods. Banana Republic is one such example. After eight years in the UK, it announced last year it would close all eight of its stores. The decision followed six consecutive quarters of falling sales. "They thought that because they were a big brand, they could demand higher prices. But UK consumers "are savvier than that," says Ms Strachan. Yet for retailers doing a straight currency conversion from their local currency to the country where they are selling their goods also doesn't necessarily work. "Asos made a big thing about launching local websites with a straight currency conversion and it didn't work - local pricing didn't fit in line with competitors. "Brands need to look at who else is operating in that space, the wealth of consumers there, and what they're willing to pay, and then price accordingly using localised pricing structures," says Ms Strachan. Many firms, particularly larger brands such as Hermes also use currency hedging to protect themselves. This involves working with a bank to buy currency at the current rate to protect themselves against adverse future volatility. In the end, though Ms Strachan says a company's ability to cope with currency volatility comes down to how much people want to buy what they sell. "If they still want it customers will buy it," she says.

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PPR boss Francois-Henri Pinault said the acquisition of Brioni "completes our portfolio of luxury brands" in the menswear. PPR also owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, among others. In 2010, Brioni had sales of 170m euros ($234m, ?¡ê146m) and a workforce of 1,800. PPR shares rose more than 3% on the news. "We have great ambitions for this fashion house," Mr Pinault said, referring to Brioni. "We will give it access to our expertise and know-how, so that it can write a new page in its history while continuing to preserve its identity." Brioni was founded in 1945 and has been worn by most of the actors that play James Bond in the movies until recently. Tom Ford was the designer of Bond's suits in the last film. PPR's main rival is fellow French luxury giant, LVMH.

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At least one person was treated in hospital and several were hurt as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Siyazan. The demonstrators were angry at worsening economic conditions sparked by the fall in the price of oil. Azerbaijan's economy is heavily dependent on oil. Nearly half its GDP in 2014 came from the oil sector. Oil prices have slumped by 70% in the past 15 months, down to $31 a barrel on international markets. Azerbaijan's currency, the manat, has also fallen dramatically in value. The interior ministry said the protests were organised by the opposition and religious extremists. The government has ordered a cut in the price of flour in response to the crisis, effective from Friday, according to Reuters news agency. VAT was being waived on wheat imports and the sale of bread and flour, it said. In a further move to prop up the faltering manat, Azerbaijan's central bank has banned the sale of foreign exchange in bureaux de change run by commercial banks, Reuters adds. Azerbaijan's economy, heavily dependent on oil revenue, has been shaken by decreasing oil prices on the world markets. Small businesses have suffered enormously in recent years because of bribes allegedly demanded by officials. Corruption has been a major hurdle for businesses in Azerbaijan, according to the International Monetary Fund. Azerbaijan's local currency, the manat, was almost equal to the euro at the start of last year but was devalued against the dollar in February 2015. In December 2015 the Central Bank unpegged the manat from the dollar, and an immediate price hike followed. This heavily affected low-income families. Many others with large bank loans suffered too. Azerbaijan imports even most of the basic consumer goods and, although some agricultural products are produced locally, raw materials for their production are brought in from abroad. Despite recurrent warnings from international and local analysts about the expected effects of oil dependency, the Azerbaijani government has done very little to improve other industries. In a country where media are under strict control, critical voices are met with force. Discontent was relatively low during the oil boom, but now the volatile currency means that price increases affect almost everyone. And as the range of people who suffer increases, it may prove difficult for the government to appease the wider public.

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Europeans are bemused, confused and hungry for information. They listen to the prime minister, who says nothing has changed since the election, that she is carrying out the will of the British people... Yet Berlin, Brussels and Paris hear a cacophony of influential voices in and outside the Cabinet, who appear to be calling for all manner of things - hard Brexit, soft Brexit, an immigration-focused or a trade-led Brexit... In the absence of being officially informed otherwise, the EU is framing its negotiating positions around the Article 50 letter Theresa May sent back in March, triggering the formal Brexit process and pointing to a UK departure from the European Customs Union and Single Market. But Europeans ARE leaving wiggle room for other Brexit scenarios. The reason, they tell me: They fear Theresa May may well be a here today, gone tomorrow kind of prime minister, so they take her words and the words of her chief Brexit negotiator with a pinch of salt. Brussels had hoped for a decisive result in last month's general election. Eurocrats readily admit it was never their business which political party had the upper hand in the UK - that was a domestic issue - but what they did hope for, they told me, was for a strong prime minister to emerge, able to make concessions - some of them possibly painful ones - that the EU thinks will be necessary in order to reach a good Brexit deal. The phrase Brexit means Brexit has now become a bit of a tongue-in-cheek catchphrase in European circles, to use when you have no idea what to say in a particular situation or you don't want to be drawn on the details of any particular subject. Not that EU leaders are laughing about Brexit. There is little Schadenfreude about. I was in Berlin recently, where many politicians are keen anglophiles - but more to the point they realise that if the UK economy nosedives that will have a considerable impact on the rest of Europe too. You actually find quite a lot of sympathy in Germany for Theresa May and the political situation she finds herself in post-election. German politicians are also mourning the loss of the UK from EU decision-making. The two countries were closely aligned when it came to attempts to complete the single market, and make the EU more streamlined and competitive. Now Germany fears more protectionist Mediterranean nations may gain the upper hand. But the UK says it is leaving and there is little appetite in Berlin to make huge concessions. Germany is concerned with the EU's future. Angela Merkel insists life outside the EU cannot be seen to be more attractive than inside. There cannot be having your cake and eating it for the UK - leaving the EU but just keeping the convenient bits - otherwise, she fears, other countries might be tempted to walk out too. There is a wholesale rejection at German government level of the idea that a favourable trade deal will be done with the UK to keep up German car sales. You just don't understand how we Germans think, one high-level contact told me. Europe was Germany's chance of a new beginning, a new respectability after the horrors of the Nazi times - European Unity comes first, before any car sales. European politics trump trade and economics, he said. Of course Angela Merkel would love Brexit not to happen. I haven't met a European leader yet who was happy about Brexit. But Berlin thinks a reversal is unlikely - however much Wolfgang Schauble, the German finance minister, repeats out loud that the door is always open. His finance ministry is preparing for a huge row this autumn over what it sees as financial commitments the UK must honour when it leaves, and what the UK views as an EU exit bill. The EU is factoring in flexibility over the final amount to be paid, but Berlin is unsure the UK government can sell any amount to the British public. There was no talk before the referendum that Brexit would cost the British taxpayer money, one high-level source told me - so how will they react? They were just told leave the hideous EU and everything will be great. It's hard to find an upbeat mainstream European voice when it comes to Brexit; most leading politicians fear everyone will come off worse. The talk of the town right now is rather sartorial in tone. If negotiations are successful - and after a still-to-be-agreed transition period - Eurocrats speak of a tailor-made rather than an off-the-shelf deal with the UK, as in a specially-designed deal rather than a copy of the EU's agreement with Norway, Canada or Turkey for example. European businesses - like UK ones - are being warned of the possibility of a so-called cliff-edge, no-deal scenario. But my talks with leaders across the continent make clear: the Europeans want a deal with the UK. They need a deal, they'll work towards a deal - but, they insist - not at any price.

Question: Whichever part of Europe I travel to at the moment , I find myself @placeholder with political and business leaders desperate for intel on the UK , so that come the end of the interview I 'm conducting , the tables are turned on me - to the tune of " Finished ? OK , good . Now can you tell me anything about Brexit and the path the UK is going to take ? "


The memorial event will be attended by hundreds of firefighters, police officers, paramedics and volunteers in a chapel overlooking the crash site. Emergency workers and community leaders have organised the 22 November service. It will come three months after a jet crashed on to the West Sussex A27 during the Shoreham Air Show. The Right Rev Dr Martin Warner will open the service at Lancing College with a prayer for the victims. He said it would be an important moment for people who were caught up in the "sudden and tragic events" of that day. The names of the victims will be read out ahead of a minute's silence at 13:22 GMT - the exact time of the crash. Each family will then light a candle to be placed on the chapel's altar. The relatives affected will also give the readings. Personal reflections of the rescue effort have been written and compiled and will be read out by Sussex Police Chief Constable Giles York, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer Sean Ruth, and South East Coast Ambulance Service chief executive Paul Sutton. Two days after the crash, Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry said he had  never before in his career seen anything like the Shoreham crash, in terms of its scale, tragedy and impact on the local community. Friends and relatives gathered for the funeral of retired engineer Graham Mallinson at St Mary's Church, Newick, on Thursday, The keen photographer had been hoping to capture shots of the Vulcan bomber, which was making one of its last appearances at the air show, when the vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed. He was described as being a "very dearly loved" husband, father and brother who would be "very sorely missed".

Question: The families of 11 men who died in the Shoreham air crash will hear the reflections of emergency workers who @placeholder with the disaster at a service .


A full meeting of the local authority is due to debate its budget and council tax levels next week. Political groups - including the Labour administration - must submit their proposals by Wednesday evening. Subject to financial checks they should then be published on Friday ahead of next week's meeting. A report to the local authority said it could raise about ¡ê1.9m by increasing the council tax by 3% - which equates to about ¡ê31 a year on a band D property. It also highlighted that the historically low rates in the region meant it was bringing in about ¡ê6m less per year than it would by charging the national average. In addition, it said that consultation with staff and the public had found the majority in favour of a council tax rise. Overall, the council report estimates the authority faces a funding gap of about ¡ê16m in the financial year ahead. An increase in council tax along with previously agreed savings and other measures would mean it had about ¡ê2.7m left to find. Political groups are expected to put forward their suggestions on how to balance the books by 17:00 in order to be debated by full council on 28 February. The Dumfries and Galloway authority will be one of the last in the country to set its budget. The Labour administration has yet to reveal whether it intends to increase council tax in the region. Council leader Ronnie Nicholson has pointed out that the public would see their bills rise anyway due to national increases on higher value properties and water charges. He said they faced "tough choices" in setting their budget. "I would like to assure all our residents in Dumfries and Galloway that no decision will be made lightly, and we will be acting in the best interests of our residents when we set the budget on 28 February," he said.

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Keepers unsuccessfully tried to help 46-year-old Toto to her feet after she fell ill in her pen on Monday. The park said the "difficult decision" to euthanise the elephant was made to "avoid continued stress and suffering" after an examination by its vets. Toto came to the park in 1997 from Basel Zoo in Switzerland. A statement on the safari park's website said: "Over the years our elephant team have worked tirelessly improving the welfare standards of our elephants ensuring they receive the best daily care particularly during the later stages of their lives. "Her keepers are devastated but they all understand that this was the last option and necessary and most humane course of action to take." Keeper Ailsa West said the elephant would be "sorely missed by us all". She said: "Toto was a magnificent and beautiful sentient being. "We all feel privileged to have spent the years that we have with her, watching her grow in confidence in her new environment." In 2013, local author Douglas Jackson observed Toto to create a character for two books centred around an elephant keeper and his animal in ancient Rome. Last year, Scottish artist Stephanie McKenzie produced a portrait of Toto as part of a commission to paint some of Blair Drummond's favourite animals.

Question: An elephant that @placeholder artists and children 's books has been put to sleep after she collapsed at Blair Drummond Safari Park .


The Chamber was shot almost entirely in Wales and receives its premiere in Cardiff on Thursday night. It is described as a "claustrophobic" thriller set on a stranded submarine off the North Korean coast. Bradfield worked with director Ben Parker to compose the soundtrack. He likened the experience to working with his Manics band-mates. "I'd been given a few offers before, and they didn't feel quite right. And then Ben made contact, and just reading the script made me feel like doing it. "Ben, as director, has quite a commanding presence, and I like that. "I've been in a band with Nicky, Sean and Richey for all of my adult life and they are very specific, and I like it when people have strong ideas. "So I just thought I'd better stop chickening out on these offers, I've got to do it sooner or later. And I'm just really glad that I did." The film follows the crew of a research submarine and a team of special forces who commandeer the vessel to search for an object on the sea floor that is in danger of falling into enemy hands. Production mainly happened at Ffilm Factory 35 at the Sony Technology centre in Pencoed. The Chamber is Parker's directorial debut, and he said securing the right soundtrack would be crucial to its success. "It can make or break a film, it's incredibly important," he said. "There are some films where music can take a back seat, but the sound design of this film and the music adds to the atmosphere, and to the mood. "It was another character in that space - there were four main characters, and then the music." He added recent missile tests by North Korea made the subject particularly relevant. "Over the time we've been making and releasing the film, it's quite unnerving that things in that part of the world have been kicking up. The film is almost prescient in its depiction of what's going on in North Korea." Produced at the Manics's Faster Studios in Cardiff before they closed last year, Bradfield created the soundtrack with long-time collaborators and producers Dave Eringa and Loz Williams. Bradfield drew inspiration from composers Mica Levi and Penderecki for a score that attempts to draws on the film's claustrophobic setting. He said: "I completely loved the experience, and loved the challenge as well. I'm not trying to be disingenuous, but it's scary having a new boss. "Because being in the band, you always feel you've got a boss - whether that's the audience, your band mates, or your own pride, but you feel like there's a boss. And I like that, when somebody says 'no, I want something else', or 'I love that' or 'I want this' or 'I want that'. I love that experience. "Of course I'd love to do it again. I've got to go full throttle back with the Manics soon, but hopefully I will be back in the film world sooner or later."

Question: Manic Street Preachers front man James Dean Bradfield has @placeholder composing his first film soundtrack to touring with the band .


Laura Whitford decorated the centre of Royston with colourful nets and bunting to publicise a craft fair on Saturday. The nets have been thrown on to a roof and into trees almost every day since she put them up on Sunday night. However, Mrs Whitford put her story online and said so many people saw it, everyone "now knows about the fair". She and her friend Anne Walls crocheted covers for bollards in the centre of town and a large net to cover the Royse Stone - a landmark that used to contain a cross, and which gives the town its name. They put them up, together with crocheted bunting "under cover of darkness, like all good guerrilla knitters and yarn bombers do", she said. However, on Monday morning they were gone. Mrs Whitford posted "missing" notices on local Facebook group pages. The items mysteriously reappeared that afternoon. On Tuesday, the nets were discovered strewn on the pavement and thrown into trees. They were retrieved and returned to their rightful positions. The following day the stone cover was spotted on the roof of a bank. Staff from a nearby pub brought out a stepladder and retrieved the cover for Mrs Whitford. However, it has happened again, she said. "They're back in the trees, but frankly that's where they're going to stay until the fair." Mrs Whitford added: "Actually, I'd like to thank the vandals because they really have done me a huge favour, and this whole saga of missing netting has given the fair more publicity than I ever could."

Question: A yarn bomber says vandals who repeatedly removed her woollen @placeholder , throwing it around a Hertfordshire town , have done her " a big favour " .


In January 2008, three teenagers Adam Swellings, 19, Stephen Sorton, 17, and Jordan Cunliffe, 16, were jailed for life for the murder. Cunliffe's mother Janet claims that although he was present at the scene he did not take part in the murder. She has told Newsbeat that her son was wrongly jailed. All three were convicted under a law called joint enterprise. His mother is campaigning against it. The law allows for several people to be charged with the same offence, even though they may have played very different roles in the crime. Joint enterprise can apply to all crimes, but recently it has been used as a way to prosecute homicide - especially in cases involving gangs of young men. Figures, obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) using Freedom of Information requests, showed that between 2005 and 2013 there were 4,590 prosecutions for homicide with two or more defendants. Prosecutions for homicides involving two or more defendants meet the Crown Prosecution Service's definition of joint enterprise. Gary Newlove was kicked "like a football" by the youths, the court heard during the trial. But Ms Cunliffe told Newsbeat that she doesn't think her son deserves to be in prison. "Jordan wasn't actually confronted by Mr Newlove, so he didn't hear any argument and he didn't have any argument with Mr Newlove," she said. "From Jordan's point of view, as a visually disabled person, because at the time Jordan was blind, he didn't see the incident and obviously because he didn't have an argument with anyone he didn't hear anything that happened. "We were pretty confident that he hadn't murdered anyone. The evidence proved that he hadn't murdered anyone and we were pretty confident that we could prove that." She also told Newsbeat that she didn't know anything about joint enterprise or what it involved before the case, which saw two other youths found not guilty of Mr Newlove's murder. "Jordan never denied that he was present at the scene," she said. "He knew he must have been in the location when it happened but he didn't have any involvement - but that doesn't seem to matter when it comes to joint enterprise." Janet Cunliffe is campaigning to have the joint enterprise law changed or scrapped completely. "There are occasions when the law can be used and it can be used appropriately," she said. "My point is if someone hasn't actually murdered anyone, someone hasn't planned the murder and hasn't taken part in it, then how can you be put in prison for murder when you haven't actually done anything?" Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips told the BIJ that the law could cause injustice and that joint enterprise needed reform as it was "capable of producing injustice, undoubtedly". But Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders said joint enterprise was a vital prosecuting tool. She said: "In some cases it's not very clear because of the circumstances of the case exactly who did what, but if we know that everyone was participating in the crime then it helps us to be able to prosecute them, and to put those facts before the court. "If you're just standing there, we won't prosecute you." The wife of Gary Newlove still believes all those prosecuted "are as guilty as the person doing the act". The Ministry of Justice says the joint enterprise law has allowed some of the most serious offenders to be brought to justice and there are no plans to change it. Jordan Cunlffe's case is being supported by the writer Jimmy McGovern whose recent drama, Common, was inspired by his case. It's available on iPlayer. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Question: Garry Newlove was @placeholder in August 2007 after he confronted a group outside his house . He died two days later .


In the town of El Carmen, we see the funeral cortege of three members of the same family, killed in Saturday's earthquake. The coffins are paraded through town on the back of pick-up trucks with the family walking behind, and hundreds of people from the community supporting them. Five minutes later, a fourth coffin arrives, that of Joselo. By all accounts a huge football fan, Joselo's coffin is draped with the scarf of his local team and the pallbearers are wearing the football strip. It is a sombre moment but the music is lively and the crowd is clapping, determined to mark the event with happiness, not just grief. A few hundred metres down the road, we come across a digger working its way through a mound of rubble. This, we are told, was Joselo's house - or what's left of it. A three-storey building turned to rubble. According to the neighbours, most had got out as soon as the earthquake struck. Joselo was trying to get his car out of the garage when the roof collapsed on top of him. A bloodied pillow and his T-shirt lie tossed in a corner of what now looks like a building site. Dozens of former residents climb on to the rubble and sift through broken stones to recover whatever belongings remain intact. "I had to make an unexpected trip out of town," says Emilio Solorzano. "Just as well, otherwise I would have been crushed, I'm standing on my bedroom." And El Carmen got off lightly. Most of the town survived, just the odd building flattened. An hour down the road, in the town of Pedernales, the community has not been so lucky. Some 80% of the city has been destroyed, according to Jaime Bolivar, who is part of a rescue team heading to Pedernales. Residents of El Carmen have been gathering bottles of clean drinking water, bananas and clothes for Jaime and his colleagues to deliver to those in need. "It's terrible, it was such a strong earthquake, there are a lot of dead people, corpses are decomposing," he tells me. "We are now getting access to other places where we rescuers are going to begin operations. The good thing is we are receiving help from abroad and that gives us strength." But resources are stretched - not all communities have received the help they need - and they're getting increasingly desperate.

Question: While many families are still searching for loved ones , others are already having to @placeholder theirs .


It comes as police blamed dissident republicans for a shooting in the city's Bogside area on Tuesday night. A  man shot four times by masked men in Lisfannon Park was treated by locals who "plugged his bullet wounds with towels", police said. The 33-year-old was treated for wounds to his legs and abdomen; his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. "This is just brutality in our community," Supt Gordon McCalmont told BBC Radio Foyle. "There can be no justification for this." "I'm very concerned about these recent developments. "I'm in no doubt that violent dissident republicans inflicted this attack on our community. "I accept there are real challenges addressing these gangs but this is an area that we invest in very heavily."

Question: Londonderry police are @placeholder how to respond to attacks by " criminal gangs tarnishing the image of our city " .


Credit Agricole said 708m euros (?¡ê563m) had been written off. The French bank apologised to investors, saying that it had been "misled". Portugal unveiled a plan to rescue BES on Monday after record losses of 3.6bn euros for the first half of the year. Credit Agricole, which has a 14.6% stake BES, said second quarter net income was 705m euros compared with profits last year of 1.3bn euros. "We can only regret having been misled by the family with which Credit Agricole was trying to create a true partnership to build the biggest private bank in Portugal," CA's chief executive Jean-Paul Chifflet said. Mr Chifflet added that Credit Agricole was closely following investigations and audits underway at BES. Credit Agricole reserves the right to take legal action should any issues arise out of the probes, a spokeswoman for the bank said. "The new management [of BES] has indicated that it would consider taking legal action, and we will take part," Mr Chifflet told journalists. Despite CA's problems, the company's shares opened almost 5% higher on Tuesday. Analysts said the bank's profit before tax was higher than expected. Analysis Nigel Cassidy, BBC Europe business reporter With so much unfinished business when it comes to rationalising, refinancing and regulating EU banks, this latest and severe collateral damage to Credit Agricole is a reminder that it's not just known troubled lenders that have to bite the bullet, declare write-downs and clean up their balance sheets. Yet it may be too hasty to see these latest events as a new leg of a European banking crisis that won't quite go away. Dig beneath the surface and it's as much a more straightforward case of thwarted ambition. France's second-largest listed bank by assets has become the victim of its own long-standing plan to become a major banking force in southern Europe. It has already shelled out a fortune extricating itself from what turned out to be unwise investments in Greek and Spanish lenders. In the case of Portugal and Banco Espirito Santo, it wasn't just hit by the business failure at the biggest private bank in Portugal, in which it had made a large investment. Credit Agricole's chief Jean-Paul Chifflet has alleged publically that his bank was misled by the patriarch of the powerful Espirito Santo family, whose interests span hotels and commercial property at home and abroad. Legal action may eventually get to grips with the specifics here, but what's crystal clear is that this is just the latest sign that the "systemic risks" banking regulators like to harp on about remain real. Europe still has too many over-ambitious and under-capitalised banks - and by no means all of them are in southern Europe. On Sunday, Portugal revealed 4.9bn-euro rescue plan for BES. Shares in the Portuguese bank have plunged 89% since June, when concerns about the financial health of the company first came to light. Last week BES reported a 3.6bn euro loss, which wiped out its existing capital buffer of nearly 2.1bn euros and cut it to below the minimum level required by banking regulators.

Question: French bank Credit Agricole said profits almost halved after it wrote off the value of its stake in the troubled Portuguese Banco Espirito Santo ( BES ) to @placeholder .


The ERS said the first-past-the-post system to elect MPs takes no account of how big their majorities are or how many voted for losing candidates. The society said this meant they were "wasted" votes and the system was "fundamentally broken". The UK government said it had no plans to change the voting system. The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) estimated 1,063,610 votes out of the total of 1,575,814 cast in Wales at the 2017 general election on 8 June were "wasted". Campaigners said the votes were made up of 746,269 votes for losing candidates and 317,341 votes in excess of the number needed to elect the winning candidates. It noted that Labour won 70% of seats with under half the vote, while the Tories gained vote share but lost seats. With big Labour majorities at Aberavon, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Cynon Valley and Cardiff Central, campaigners claimed more than 80% of votes in those seats had no impact. The society also claimed nearly a quarter of Welsh voters had been forced to vote tactically on the grounds their preferred party or candidate had no chance of winning the local seat. ERS Cymru director Jess Blair called for a new electoral system which more closely reflected the proportion of votes cast for each party. "This report reveals a picture of a voting system which is fundamentally broken," she said. "There are a wide range of systems where votes are not thrown on the electoral scrapheap. "We need to move towards a means of electing our MPs where people's voices are properly heard and where people don't feel forced to hold their nose at the ballot box." A spokeswoman for the Cabinet Office, who set electoral rules, said: "First Past The Post is a voting system that offers a robust method of electing MPs. "A referendum on changing the voting system for General Elections was held in 2011 and the public voted overwhelmingly in favour of keeping the First Past the Post system."

Question: More than a million votes - two - thirds of the total - had " no impact " on the general election @placeholder in Wales , the Electoral Reform Society has claimed .


Luke Varley, from Doncaster, was criticised on a Facebook group dedicated to photographs of people's parking blunders. The 24-year-old said the abuse was "water off a duck's back". The sales assistant said he chose to park across two bays to ensure his new car did not get scratched. More on this and other stories from across South Yorkshire Mr Varley's parking was featured within a private Facebook group after a shopper spotted his Vauxhall Astra positioned across two bays. He said: "I've had a few people tutting and everything - but it's water off a duck's back to me. It doesn't bother me." He added: "It's out of the way, where people who are disabled or have kids wouldn't park anyway. It's always when car parks are fairly quiet - if there weren't enough spaces I would park properly. "And I'd never park in a disabled bay or a parent and toddler bay, as they're for another use." Parking across two spaces has been dubbed "Clarkson Parking", after the TV presenter joked about doing it on Twitter. Mr Varley told the Daily Mirror he did it due to the "amount of clowns who can't park or drive". Further comments were made on BBC Radio Sheffield's Facebook page after Mr Varley spoke to the station on Thursday. One individual labelled Mr Varley "a prat", but others supported his actions in protecting his car. Adam Clarke said: "Maybe the owner has saved for ten years for that car? Then you get some old people carrier with young kids, who just fling doors open without consideration to the damage they may cause". A spokesperson for the British Parking Association, which represents parking and traffic management operators, said "inconsiderate parking" causes problems for other motorists. It advised that failing to abide by the terms and conditions set out on parking notices could lead to a penalty notice being issued by the car park operator.

Question: A driver has @placeholder parking his car across two spaces in a supermarket car park to protect it from " clowns who ca n't drive " .


The vehicle was found last month in a rural area near Navolato in Sinaloa state, north-west Mexico. Sinaloa Attorney General Marco Antonio Higuera said its plates matched those of a vehicle owned by Adam Coleman. Relatives of the men are believed to be heading to Mexico to help identify the bodies using DNA and dental records. Mr Coleman and his friend Dean Lucas, both 33, were living in Edmonton, Canada. They had driven down to Mexico and took a ferry from Baja California on 20 November, but failed to arrive in the city of Guadalajara the next day. Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Australia was working closely with Mexican authorities. "Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those two men who have been missing for some time, but I hold very grave concerns for their fate," Ms Bishop said. Sinaloa state has been plagued by violence in recent decades, much of it linked to drug cartels battling to control the illegal drugs trade from South America to the United States.

Question: Mexican authorities say a burnt - out van found with @placeholder bodies inside was registered to one of two Australian surfers missing since mid-November .


Most of them have lost parents to Ebola. Some, though, have survived the virus, but cannot return to their homes because other villagers still fear they might infect others. It is a brief trip, but there is just enough time for Archbishop Justin Welby to offer a heartfelt prayer to the congregation at St George's Cathedral in Freetown where his visit is warmly welcomed as a sign that the suffering of the people of Sierra Leone - and the over 2,000 who have died of Ebola there - is not forgotten. "Pray for them," he says, as he and his small close-knit team fly back home. "And give to the charities that support them." The archbishop returned to the UK just in time to see the fruits of his earlier work: the nomination of the first woman bishop in the Church of England, the Reverend Libby Lane, as the Bishop of Stockport. It was a fitting end to a year in which the former oil executive demonstrated his very practical and energetic leadership style for a church that has long been divided on many levels. He had persuaded those for and against women bishops to come together to confront their differences with dialogue and to learn to "disagree well", leading at last to a vote that amended canon law to allow a bishop to be a man "or a woman", the three small words that brought decades of debate to a conclusion. At once very much a man of God yet also a man of the world, the archbishop manages to combine both to put his evangelical faith into action, using his experience of business to push forward issues ranging from ethics in the City to payday lenders and poverty in the UK. He has formed around him a team of expert advisers and cut through Lambeth Palace bureaucracy to ensure he has the people he needs to turn his vision into reality. "It's a style of leadership nurtured in the business world. He doesn't mess around, and he has a very clear vision of where he wants to go," says Ruth Gledhill, contributing editor to Christian Today. "His leadership has meant that you can feel a brightening and lifting of the atmosphere in church - and you think 'maybe we have got a future'. "It's now a Church that's confident in itself for the first time in a long time. "And it has also been incredible to watch. He gets away with talking about Jesus in a world that's so secular, and people listen. "He's like a rocket that's been put under the Church." The archbishop has also managed to change the headlines on the Church of England from a narrative of decline and discord to glowing coverage of an institution whose leadership is deeply engaged with trying to solve the social problems that affect families in the wider world. He turned around the potentially bad news that the Church of England had an indirect stake in Wonga, the payday lender, with a frank admission of embarrassment, a pledge to disinvest and a campaign to help credit unions stop people getting into hopeless debt with payday lenders. That triggered a national debate on the practices of those lenders, and helped lead to reforms such as a cap on extortionate interest rates. He has also shone a spotlight on why so many in a wealthy country, which spends much of its budget on welfare, are now resorting to food banks. He warned that hunger "stalks large parts" of Britain, after the all-party parliamentary group report that he funded to examine the causes of and solutions for food poverty in Britain reported back. Even the archbishop's announcement of the creation of St Anselm's Community was highlighted prominently in the Financial Times, which clearly likes a religious leader who speaks the Pink Un's language as well as that of the Bible. In the FT, he outlined his call for future leaders in the City to take part in the year-long programme of prayer, study and service with the poor. They might sometimes find it  "uncomfortable, demanding, rigorous and tiring", he said, but he promised it would also be fun. "At the heart of Christian faith is a sense of enormous joy and of recognition of one's place and call, one's vocation, one's purpose, one's value." On St Anselm's website, the Archbishop said Jesus Christ gives the perfect example of how companies should set their aspirations on long-term human flourishing, rather than simply short-term financial gain. Jesus Christ was "relatively unsuccessful in pure output terms," as he put it. "He had 12 main followers, one betrayed him, 11 ran away. "If you think of that in terms of a board of directors, it's not invariably successful. "But in the next 300 years those followers so transformed the world that the greatest world power of the age was changed. Now that's what we call output." While he takes his position extremely seriously, the archbishop also possesses a sometimes impish sense of humour. This was heard on his first choice of music on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on Sunday: 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' - because it was the song he would sing to distract anyone else in his family from winning at the card-game Racing Demon. It is a quality he will need in spades over the coming years. For a major battle is now looming for the soul of the Church in England and the wider Anglican Communion over its position on homosexuality. Over the past year, the archbishop has travelled over 149,000 miles visiting the Anglican and Episcopal family of member Churches or 'provinces', demonstrating the importance he places on personal relationships. He has also already made two visits to the Vatican, to another reforming religious leader who has also spoken out against poverty and the scourge of modern slavery. However, the archbishop's key aims of "mutual flourishing" and "learning to live with difference" may prove harder to square with a communion that in some parts of Africa has agreed with harsh anti-gay laws, while elsewhere, in the US, has seen the appointment of both a gay and and a lesbian bishop. The Church of England is having "shared conversations" on sexuality, but those will be hard to translate to some parts of the Communion. That was a subject he touched on, but refused to pre-judge in Desert Island Discs on Sunday. "The reality is that when I listen to people I know that I'm listening to people for whom not just the issue of sexuality but the whole way in which the church lives and exists and reaches out to people, what it looks like to be a holy church, is something on which they feel passionately and are deeply, deeply, deeply disagreeing. "And if you love them you listen carefully, and in obedience to the work of the spirit of Christ, we have to seek to love one another." Outside the church, this plain-speaking Archbishop has been hailed by many as that rare thing in this secular age: a moral compass at a time of great technological and social change, when trust in politicians and post-war institutions has diminished, but not the need for ethical leadership in a materialistic and uncertain age. He has also won over his interlocutors on interfaith matters during his almost two years in office, according to Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism. "He's a pleasure to have as a colleague, and has beautiful intra-faith relationships with the Catholic church, and with interfaith leaders in Britain. "He is so fantastically practically-minded that you can have great discussions on how to solve certain issues, and he wants to use every millisecond." She terms him: "Super-astute: a problem solver, and a listener. He also has a very religious irreverence, which is a brilliant thing. "He takes the world and his role extremely seriously, but not himself in it - he has no pomposity at all." The rabbi recalls someone asking her to take a photo of the Archbishop at an investiture they both attended, pointing at a bishop resplendent in episcopal purple. She had to tell him that the archbishop was in fact the man sitting to one side, wearing an ordinary shirt and trousers, and keeping out of the spotlight. That, too, may prove harder in the coming year.

Question: At an orphanage just outside Freetown in Sierra Leone , the Archbishop of Canterbury looks totally at ease as he not only watches , smiling , but takes part as the children sing to @placeholder him .


Identification of the victims will continue with analysis of the DNA found and debris will carry on being removed. Meanwhile reports said the European Commission took issue with Germany's aviation authority before the crash. Wall Street Journal said it was told to "remedy long-standing problems". The newspaper reported that the aviation authority, the Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA), was told in November to sort out problems including a lack of staff which could have limited its ability to carry out checks on planes and crew. In light of investigators believing co-pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed the plane deliberately, the way airline crew are vetted has come under scrutiny. The European Aviation Safety Agency "had pointed out several cases of non-conformity," spokesman Dominique Fouda told AFP news agency. A European Commission spokesman said: "All EU member states have findings and this is a normal and regular occurrence. "It is part of a continuous system of oversight - findings are followed by corrective action, similar to an audit process." A spokeswoman for the LBA said the authority had answered several criticisms levelled at it during the audits and those responses were now being assessed by the European Aviation Safety Agency. France's air accident authority has said its investigations will include a study of "systemic weaknesses" that could have led to the disaster, including psychological profiling. Lufthansa, the parent company of budget airline Germanwings, has said Lubitz disclosed that he had had severe depression in 2009 while training for his pilot's licence. It has also emerged that he received treatment for suicidal tendencies at one point before getting his pilot's licence. German prosecutors found torn-up sick notes at Lubitz's home, including one covering the day of the crash. He was also found to have researched suicide methods and cockpit security on a tablet computer in the days preceding the disaster. Lufthansa's chief executive Carsten Spohr has said he is "very very sorry that such a terrible accident could have happened" and that the airline was utterly unaware of any health issues that could have compromised Lubitz's fitness to fly. The company has put aside $300m (a??280m; ?¡ê200m) to cover possible compensation claims arising from the crash.

Question: The French authorities say they have ended the search for @placeholder at the site where a Germanwings co-pilot is said to have crashed his aircraft in the French Alps , killing all 150 people on board .


The vehicles had stopped for a break when the landslide, triggered by days of heavy rain, hit a road in Mandi district, in Himachal Pradesh state. The army has joined the search efforts. Five people have been rescued with severe injuries, reports say. Landslides are common in India in the monsoon season from July to September. A stretch of the road, some 200km (124 miles) from state capital Shimla, was completely washed away. Several houses and other vehicles were also destroyed. Officials said the death toll could rise as some people were still missing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office said on Twitter that he was "pained by the loss of lives". The monsoon rains have affected millions of people across at least 20 states in India. In neighbouring Nepal, floods and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people, officials say.

Question: A massive landslide in northern India has swept two @placeholder buses off a hillside into a deep gorge , killing at least 45 people , officials say .


The Chinese economy expanded by 6.7% in the first three months of the year, the slowest quarterly growth in seven years. Chinese markets edged lower, with the Shanghai composite down by 0.26% to 3,074.26. In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng index was also lower by 0.16% at midday to 21,304.21. In South Korea the Kospi index there was down 0.1% at midday to 2,014.55. Over in Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.34% - or 56.68 points - to 16,854.37 at the lunch break. Investors stayed at the sidelines, waiting for full assessment and impact of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in southern Japan. Australia was the only market in the plus column on Friday. The benchmark S&P ASX 200 was up 0.4% at midday, to 5,144.1. US stocks had closed mostly unchanged on Thursday. US banks reported lower profits, but beat analysts earnings estimates. Bank of America and Wells Fargo both reported a fall in first-quarter profit after they put aside more cash to cover bad loans to energy firms.

Question: Asian markets are mixed in Friday 's session , with a lot of focus on @placeholder from China .


Oliver Gobat's body was found in a burnt out car on St Lucia in April. The 38-year-old had been reportedly been set alight after being shot. His parents, Theo and Helen Gobat, are now offering a ?¡ê120,000 reward. Mr Gobat said: "We are offering a bit more because whoever comes forward will need to leave the island." Speaking to BBC Surrey, Mr Gobat said: "There has been a gradual response, but not a flood, so it's beginning to work." Mrs Gobat said: "Nothing is going to bring him back, but I want to know how it happened and why it happened." Mr and Mrs Gobat have set up a Facebook campaign, while MP Dominic Raab has asked the Foreign Office to intervene. Oliver, known as Ollie, was born in St Lucia but grew up in Surrey where he played junior cricket at county level. He and his two older brothers ran a five-star boutique hotel in an exclusive resort in St Lucia.

Question: The parents of a former Surrey man who was murdered on a Caribbean island have @placeholder a reward offered for information on his death .


Four-year-old Sean Turner, from Wiltshire, died in March 2012 at Bristol's Royal Hospital for Children. A coroner ruled the hospital had not failed Sean but his parents Steve and Yolanda disagreed and tweeted Prof Sir Bruce Keogh to "sort this out". Within hours Dr Keogh responded that he would be in contact to "fix a date". Sean suffered a brain haemorrhage and cardiac arrest six weeks after he had undergone corrective heart surgery at the Bristol hospital. His parents blamed doctors and nursing staff for transferring their son from intensive care too soon and for missing the signs of his worsening condition. But in a narrative verdict at the inquest last month, coroner Maria Voisin said there were "lost opportunities" in Sean's care, but it did not amount to neglect. After Mr Turner, 47, tweeted Sir Bruce, saying: "Will someone please pick up the reins, stand to post and sort this out?". Within 24 hours, NHS England's medical director had responded: "Steve, I will meet all concerned parents. Will contact you on Monday to fix a date convenient to families. This week?". Mrs Turner said they had been "gobsmacked" when they got the response. "We never expected Sir Bruce to tweet back," she said. She added they initially thought it was a "hoax". An NHS spokesman confirmed the tweet was genuine and said a meeting would be set up "at the earliest opportunity" for Sir Bruce "to hear them voice their concerns and to understand their concerns". Although Mrs Turner said it would not be "practical to meet all concerned parents this week", she said they would be "waiting for his call".

Question: The NHS 's medical director has agreed to meet the parents of a boy who died after heart surgery after they @placeholder with him on Twitter .


The whale, thought be about 20m (65ft) long, was washed up on Wanson Beach near Bude. It was discovered by Ado Shorland, who was walking his dog. Marine biologists are examining the carcass of the whale.  They believe it could be a fin whale although due to decay that has not been confirmed. Mr Shorland said: "I found it yesterday morning.  It measures around 20m and the lower jaw has been detached and alone it is about 5m.  It is a very large whale. "From a distance I thought it to be a large tarp or mesh netting.  When I realised it was a whale I was excited and saddened at the same time. "I felt humbled to be honest, the sheer size suggests it to be an adult, and alive it would have been such a majestic mammal." He also found a malnourished seal pup, which was taken to the Gweek Seal Sanctuary.

Question: A beach in Cornwall has been @placeholder by police after the carcass of a large whale was found washed up .


You've probably even sung it in the shower. If not, where have you been? Frozen's signature ballad has helped the film's soundtrack outsell every other album released in 2014 so far and includes a range of different songs sung by members of the cast. It includes the instrumental score written for the film by composer Christophe Beck as well. So far figures from The Official Charts Company say it's sold 708,000 copies in the UK in 2014. That's more than any artist or compilation album and is nearly 80,000 more copies than Ed Sheeran's latest offering X. In March this year the film overtook Toy Story 3 to become the highest grossing animated movie of all time at the box office. It's number 10 in the list of highest grossing films of any genre (Avatar is number 1 in case you were wondering). Not bad for a film about two sisters and a snowman. Earlier this year Frozen won two Oscars for best animated feature and best original song for 'Let It Go'. The figures put together by The Official Chart Company also show that the Disney movie is top of the DVD and Blu-ray sales list for this year as well. You can listen to the The Official Chart Show with Jameela Jamil on Sunday between 4pm and 7pm on Radio 1. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Question: At some point this year you 've heard the song Let It Go @placeholder by Idina Menzel .


There should be a "better regional balance" in the grants, according to the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport select committee. They said it was easier for arts organisations in London to raise money through sponsorship and philanthropy. Arts Council England said it was increasing funding outside London. The body distributes government money in the form of annual funding to almost 700 venues and other arts organisations. "We agree that more needs to be done on increasing the proportion of our funding outside the capital," Arts Council chief executive Darren Henley said. A spokesperson said 56 percent of the Arts Council's annual government funding will be spent outside London 2017/18. This will rise to 60 percent in 2018/19. The Arts Council also distributes National Lottery money and said 75 percent of its Lottery pot would go outside the capital by 2018. Committee chair Damian Collins MP said there should be "a greater appreciation of the cultural treasures and creative innovation to be found across the UK, and especially outside of London". He added: "Strong local leadership and innovation from regional arts and cultural organisations has produced some remarkable successes, but more needs to be done to avoid further closures of small museums and galleries, as funding from local authorities declines." The report also said major national institutions should only get direct government subsidies if they support regional organisations, through lending exhibits, touring and mentoring. In its response to the report, the Local Government Association said councils had "always been a vital part of this country's cultural landscape, spending over ?¡ê1 billion a year on culture". Cllr Ian Stephens, chair of the LGA's culture tourism and sport board, said councils were "working more efficiently... to support cultural experiences and facilities through trusts or social enterprises, shared services [and] maximising income generation". However, he continued, "the squeeze on council budgets as a result of the ?¡ê2.6bn social care funding gap by 2020 means councils will have to continue to divert more money from other local services, including cultural services, to try and plug growing social care funding gaps". Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Question: Theatres , galleries and other cultural groups @placeholder outside London should get a bigger share of government arts funding , a committee of MPs has said .


The massive bill includes both Republican-backed initiatives and Democratic priorities. The spending bill, passed in combination with a tax plan, easily made it through the House and Senate. President Barack Obama has promised to sign the legislation, which includes spending increases for the National Institutes of Health and the military. Republicans scored victories in the bill, including ending a decades-long ban on exporting US crude oil. "The bipartisan compromise secures meaningful wins for Republicans and the American people," said Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Over the past few years, the budget has become a place of bitter fighting between Democrats and Republicans, becoming a tool to threaten a government shutdown if certain items are not included or excluded. The government shut down for 16 days in 2013 when Congress could not agree on a budget. Passing a budget successfully marks an early victory for the newly elected House speaker. Increased spending in the budget signals an end to Congressional belt-tightening. Members of Congress had said previously approved spending cuts were hurting the US military. Members of the so-called Freedom Caucus had said they would not support the bill because, among other things, it does not deny funding to family planning clinic Planned Parenthood or tighten US screening of Syrian refugees. The spending bill does include changes to the "visa waiver" programme that allows for travel without a visa to the US for 38 countries. That includes France and Belgium, where some of the perpetrators of the deadly Paris attacks were from. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had said she was concerned about the tax bill because of "special interest tax breaks". Veterans and medical research receive spending boosts in the bill, along with funds for transportation projects and emergency first responders. Two taxes that were meant to help finance President Obama's Affordable Care Act were delayed in the bill. Passing the bill was the last thing on Congress' agenda before heading home for the holidays, adjourning until January.

Question: US congressional leaders have passed a $ 1.1 trillion ( ? ¡ê 730 billion ) spending bill , @placeholder a government shutdown .


Dr Andrew Goodall said the health service in Wales would instead look to keep making "steady and sustained improvements across the board". Last week, his counterpart in England suggested patients could face longer waits for knee and hip operations. But Dr Goodall wants improved waiting times over a range of services. In recent years, the NHS in Wales has been heavily criticised over its waiting times performance. Research by BBC Wales shows Welsh waiting times continue to lag behind England in most key categories for treatment and diagnosis. But NHS Wales chief executive Dr Goodall said "good progress" had been achieved on reducing waits, including an 80% fall in diagnostic waiting times over the past couple of years. Meanwhile, in his third annual report, he said NHS Wales was operating in a "culture of steady and sustained improvement", despite pressures. The report takes a look back at the challenges and improvements over the past year and said there had been a "steady decline" in hospital discharge delays. Dr Goodall said the quality of care patients should expect should be "seamless" across Wales. "It's no secret that the NHS - and this includes NHS Wales - is facing ongoing financial and service pressures. "Combine this with the good news that more of us are living longer, albeit many with chronic conditions, this shows that we need to fundamentally change the way we do things to meet our needs over the coming years. "In redesigning the ways in which we deliver better and sustainable services, we must not forget that one size will not fit all when we look, for instance, at how we provide healthcare to very rural areas, and the commitment to provide services in both Welsh and English." Among improvements, he highlighted the performance of the ambulance service, as well as 150 new staff being recruited to support mental health services for children and young people. Dr Goodall has also defended the decision of the health secretary not to offer financial bail-outs to four health boards that have overspent significantly. Last week, BBC Wales revealed Betsi Cadwaladr, Hywel Dda, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Cardiff and Vale health boards had built up combined deficits of ?¡ê146m - almost three times as much as the previous year. Dr Goodall said health boards had to live within their means given that the Welsh Government had provided "fair and reasonable" funding. He added there had been "some recovery" in the financial position of overspending health boards recently and he expected "better performance" next year. He also said health boards should learn from each other in an effort to have a "more consistent range of services and standards across Wales".

Question: NHS Wales ' boss has rejected the idea that planned surgery waiting times could be allowed to @placeholder as a " trade off " for quicker A&E and cancer care .


The Road Haulage Association in Scotland said the move could have a "massive" cost attached to it. And the Scottish Chambers of Commerce warned the cost to business would be "huge" in terms of higher transport costs and reduced productivity. It called for action to mitigate at least some of the disruption. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) also warned that "employers of all description" faced serious disruption. Earlier, Transport Minister Derek Mackay said it would take at least three weeks to repair the bridge. It was closed at midnight, following the discovery of structural faults earlier in the week. Mr Mackay said a full travel plan was being prepared, including extra trains and buses and possibly a ferry. Early on Friday morning, 11-mile tailbacks were reported approaching the Kincardine Bridge, the alternative route across the Forth from Fife to Edinburgh. Martin Reid, from the Road Haulage Association in Scotland, said: "Our members are bearing the brunt of this - there is no doubt about that. "Every time there is the smallest delay then there is a cost attached to that, and the cost must go to the client or to the haulier. At the minute, with all the delays, there is massive cost attached to this." Amazon which has it biggest UK "fufilment centre" in Dunfermline said it was confident the bridge closure would not affect deliveries. The firm said in a statement: "Amazon has a network of ten fulfilment centres in the UK and each of these serve customers across the country. "We are used to dealing with transport disruptions and put in place contingency measures to ensure we continue to provide the highest levels of service to our customers." Garry Clark, from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: "The closure of the Forth Road Bridge until the New Year and the resultant impact we are witnessing serves to underline the fragility of Scotland's transport network. "Scotland's bridges are major infrastructure pinch points and whenever these are disrupted due to engineering or road works, the result is often severe. "This is as true for the likes of the Erskine or Kessock bridges as it is for the Forth Road Bridge. "These events remind us just how essential the construction of the Queensferry Crossing is to provide resilience in cross-Forth travel. "The priority now must be to implement a deliverable travel plan to mitigate at least some of the inevitable disruption that is now occurring. "The cost to business will be huge in terms of higher transport costs, reduced productivity and restricted access to customers." The FSB said firms across Scotland and beyond would be "alarmed" to hear that the bridge would not reopen until 2016. Scottish policy convener Andy Willox said: "Not only will this closure impact those that use the bridge to bring their goods or services to market, employers of all description will face serious disruption. "Businesses will look forward to clear advice regards alternative routes. "Further, communities and firms facing the worst disruption will look to local and national government to mitigate the impact of the measure. "While matters of safety should override other concerns, every effort should be made to minimise the impact on the economy."

Question: Scottish business @placeholder have warned that the closure of the Forth Road Bridge until the new year could have a major economic impact .


Chinese-born Anastasia Lin, 25, says she did not receive an invitation to attend the event, which meant she could not apply for a visa. But she attempted to travel to Sanya, via Hong Kong, as Canadian tourists are eligible for visas on arrival. Ms Lin has blamed the apparent ban on her human rights campaigning. She has criticised the "repressions and censorship" in China and is a practitioner of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement which China deems a cult and has banned. The Miss World tournament is due to happen in the seaside resort of Sanya on 19 December. When Ms Lin first made her claim that she was not sent an invitation to attend, the BBC tried to get in touch with Miss World authorities, but received no response. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail quoted a statement from the Chinese embassy in Ottawa that "China does not allow any persona non grata to come to China", in response to a query on Ms Lin's status. "My denial was unfortunate, but not entirely unexpected. The Chinese government has barred me from the competition for political reasons," Ms Lin said in a statement. "They are trying to punish me for my beliefs and prevent me from speaking out about human rights issues." As a child growing up in southern China, Ms Lin tells me she was completely unaware of any human rights abuses in the country. In fact, as a class monitor, she even helped organise propaganda films for her fellow students to watch. But after moving to Canada 12 years ago, her world changed. The beauty queen credits her mother, a former university professor, with giving her a wide range of reading material, including books about the Falun Gong spiritual movement, that eventually led to her embracing activism. She asks me about the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement last year, saying Hong Kong residents were brave in standing up for their rights. With no way of getting into mainland China, she plans to spend some time meeting Hong Kong rights campaigners, before returning to Canada to continue her work. Ms Lin said she was barred from flying after trying to check in at the Dragonair counter at Hong Kong airport. Canadians usually need a visa to enter China, but Ms Lin was trying to enter Sanya on a special landing visa that Sanya, as a tourist destination, grants on arrival to citizens of certain countries, including Canada. In an email seen by the BBC, Ms Lin's travel companion Kacey Cox is asked by airline officials to return with Ms Lin to the counter for a phone interview with a Sanya official. During that conversation she was told she could not enter Sanya. Dragonair, when contacted by the BBC, said it would not confirm any information due to "privacy" concerns. Ms Lin moved from China to Canada in 2003 as a teenager. She has performed in films about the abuse of Falun Gong members, and spoken about the subject to a US Congressional committee in July. She also claims her father, who still resides in China, has been harassed by officials because of her activism. Falun Gong, considered a cult by Chinese authorities, first began as a spiritual movement that quickly amassed thousands of followers. After a demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners demanding recognition in 1999, Chinese authorities outlawed it and launched a crackdown. The movement's followers have accused authorities of persecution and often hold protests outside of China to draw attention to their treatment.

Question: Canada 's Miss World contender has said she was barred from boarding a plane from Hong Kong to the Chinese city @placeholder this year 's pageant .


The 34-year-old former Swindon, Barnsley and Plymouth forward joined the National League South club in the summer to assist boss Lee Hodges. But with the White Tigers 16th in the table, Fallon has left and the club say they "wish him well in the future". Defender Durrell Berry, who was injured against Forest Green in the FA Trophy on 10 December, has also departed. Meanwhile, manager Lee Hodges says he cannot believe how his side were beaten 5-1 at East Thurrock. City, who narrowly lost to National League high-fliers Forest Green in the FA Trophy last week, went a goal up through Andrew Neal before letting in five, including three in three minutes. "I'm in shock," Hodges told BBC Radio Cornwall. "We dominated the game for 35 minutes and we could have put them out of sight and been two, three or four up." Neal's 27th minute opener was cancelled out by Tom Wraight eight minutes later and he gave the home side the lead a minute before half-time. Kane Ferdinand put the home side further ahead on 63 minutes before Wraight completed his hat-trick and Ben Marlow added the fifth. "We came out in the second half and for 10 minutes we again dominated the game," added Hodges. "It's so frustrating that the lads out there that reached those dizzy heights of those past few games have just let it all slip away in a mad three minutes."

Question: Truro City have cancelled the player - coach @placeholder of New Zealand international Rory Fallon by mutual consent .


The suspension order from the Scottish government applies to birds most at risk: all poultry and game bird species, ducks, geese and swans. Gatherings of pigeons, aviary birds and birds of prey can go ahead. The move follows the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in Lincolnshire. Similar restrictions have been imposed in England. An avian influenza prevention zone declared across Scotland at the start of December remains in force until 6 January. Rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing said: "The arrival of H5N8 in the UK highlights how essential it is that bird keepers remain vigilant for signs of disease and comply with the requirements of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone currently in place. "I would urge bird keepers to review their biosecurity measures to ensure that they are doing everything they possibly can to protect their flocks." Scotland's chief vet Sheila Voas added: "I strongly advise keepers to discuss their specific arrangements with their private vets, or local Animal Plant and Health Agency office, as they are best placed to provide practical advice for your situation. "Keepers who are concerned about the health or welfare of their flock should seek veterinary advice immediately. "Expert advice remains that consumers should not be concerned about eating eggs or poultry and the threat to public health from the virus is very low."

Question: Events where birds are gathered together , such as livestock fairs and auctions , have been @placeholder to control avian influenza .


circa 2500 BC - Palau's first inhabitants - thought to have come from present-day eastern Indonesia - settle in the islands. The early Palauans develop complex social systems, practice fishing and farming. English captain Henry Wilson's vessel, 'Antelope', was shipwrecked on one of the islands of Palau in 1783 1783 - English captain Henry Wilson is shipwrecked on a reef and becomes the first Westerner to visit. Wilson and his crew stay for three months and rebuild their vessel with local help. European contacts grow and Britain becomes Palau's main trading partner. 1885 - Spain asserts its claim to the islands. 1899 - Spain sells Palau to Germany, which begins to exploit the islands' resources using native labour. Phosphate is mined and coconut plantations are developed. 1914 - After Germany's defeat in World War I, Japan seizes Palau. The main town, Koror, is developed and becomes the administrative centre for Japan's regional possessions. The Japanese civilian population in Palau peaks at 26,000. 1940-45 - Japan's military fortifications and naval facilities in Palau are targeted in allied attacks during World War II. Some Palauan islands witness fierce fighting between US and Japanese forces. 1947 - Palau becomes a United Nations Trust Territory under US administration. US Marines attack Japanese troops positioned in Palau 1979 - Palau - and the Marshall Islands - opt not to become part of a single, federal Micronesian state. 1981 - Republic of Palau comes into being, following the territory's adoption of a constitution in July 1980. President Haruo Remeliik takes office. 1983-90 - Successive referendums on a proposed Compact of Free Association with the US fail to approve the arrangement, under which Palau would manage its own affairs and the US would retain responsibility for defence. 1985 - President Haruo Remeliik is assassinated in June. Lazarus Salii is elected president in September 1985. 1988 - President Salii dies in an apparent suicide. He is succeeded by President Ngiratkel Etpison. 1992 - President Kuniwo Nakamura is elected, and re-elected in 1996. 1993 - After investigations by US authorities a Palau minister of state and his wife are found guilty of the 1985 murder of President Remeliik. 1993 - Proposed Compact of Free Association with the US gets the green light in a referendum. Requirements for the mandate were changed in a 1992 vote; only a simple majority vote was needed to approve the compact. 1994 - Palau becomes independent under the Contract of Free Association with the US. Palau receives financial and other aid from Washington, and the US retains responsibility for defence and the right to operate military bases. Palau joins the UN. 2000 November - Former vice president Tommy Remengesau wins presidential elections. 2003 August - Palau signs the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. 2004 November - Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau is re-elected. Referendum backs constitutional changes allowing dual citizenship, limiting terms in congress to three and allowing president and vice-president to stand for election as a team. 2006 October - Government institutions begin the move to a new capital, Melekeok. 2008 November - Former ambassador to Taiwan Johnson Toribiong wins presidential election, beating outgoing Vice-President Elias Camsek Chin. 2009 January - President Toribiong inaugurated. 2009 September - Palau creates world's first "shark sanctuary", banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters. 2009 October - Six Chinese ethnic Uighurs are freed from US military prison at Guantanamo Bay and sent to Palau for resettlement. 2010 January - US agrees to give Palau additional aid of $250 million, after Palau had rejected an earlier offer of $156 million. President Toribiong denies any linkage to Palau's agreement to host the Guantanamo Uighurs. 2012 November - Parliamentary and presidential elections. Tommy Remengesau is elected president for the third time, having previously served two terms from 2001-9. 2013 November  - Typhoon Haiyan causes damage to a number of islands in Palau, including Kayangel and Babeldaob. 2014 February - President Remengesau announces that Palau plans to ban all commercial fishing from its waters. He says the country's economic potential lies in tourism rather than fishing. 2015 February: The governor of Palau's Peleliu State pledges to cooperate in efforts to recover the wartime remains of Japanese soldiers ahead of a visit in April by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

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It could be over in hours - or it could take weeks. That's how unknowable an acute counter-terrorism investigation can be for MI5 and the police. While there is a sense that there has been significant headway in the last 24 hours, we should be careful about reading too much, too soon, into how long it will take Greater Manchester Police and their colleagues to be sure they have dealt with every single possible lead after Monday's events. In recent years, we've got a greater understanding of how the more secretive end of these massive operations play out. At any one time, MI5 is handling in the region of 500 active investigations involving 3,000 "SOIs" - "subjects of interest" in security world jargon. What kind of resources does MI5 have to throw at those targets? There are around 4,000 people at MI5. Quite obviously, they are not all trained in hiding in the bushes, so it would be fanciful in the extreme to think they are watching all 3,000 SOIs at the same time. What we know about Manchester suspect Manchester attack: The victims And that means they must constantly prioritise and reprioritise. It is a pretty ruthless, and if they make the wrong call, potentially painful process. The 7 July 2005 attack on London was earth-shattering for the security service. During the eventual inquests, it emerged that between MI5 and West Yorkshire Police there had been six potential intelligence strands in which the ringleader had come on to the radar. The service pledged to massively improve its systems. There was a huge reorganisation of itself and counter-terrorism policing to create powerful regional hubs that share intelligence like never before. Since 2013,  18 plots have been thwarted, Whitehall officials say. That's a better strike rate than some of our continental neighbours. But as the workload mounts, as it has done thanks to Syria, so do the chances that something will be missed. Every piece of intelligence that comes into the system - be it from a communications intercept, a public tip-off or another source - must be tested for links to ongoing investigations. And since 2014, we have known how the security service prioritises those investigations thanks to an immensely detailed document published by the Intelligence and Security Committee. Manchester is "Priority 1" in the MI5 jargon because there is "credible and actionable" intelligence of attack planning. Further down the ladder come: ?Those planning to fight overseas ?Fundraisers, suspects training in the UK, and people involved in false documents ?People of concern who need to be further checked out ?People who were previously a threat with a risk of "re-engagement" If security chiefs think there may be a bomb-maker on the loose - as is the case at the moment - they will be throwing everything at it. Analysts, surveillance units and specialist teams - who deploy the bugs or secretly search property - are reassigned to which investigation needs them most. The benefits of such a robotic and systematic way of working are plain to see. But along the way, a proportion of the investigations - and therefore the time of teams - will lead nowhere other than to confirm the intelligence was worthless. Take this scenario: Someone calls in to say that Person X is saying scary things and buying hair bleach - a chemical that can be used to make a bomb. A week later, and after an awful lot of effort, it turns out that Person X is opening a beauty salon and it was a malicious call from an embittered former partner. These are the day-to-day challenges of grading intelligence. Since the Manchester operation began on Monday it has sucked in more and more national counter-terrorism resources. It's taken on an international dimension because of the increasingly important link to Libya. Each property search or seizure of a phone opens even more avenues of investigation for the North West Counter Terrorism Unit and colleagues. Some of those avenues will become, in time, entirely separate investigations. And each of these leads will need to be worked to a conclusion, one way or another. And that brings us round to the big question yet to be fully answered in the Manchester investigation: was there a missed opportunity to apprehend Salman Abedi? We know that the killer had been known in some shape or form to the authorities. Muslim community sources have told the BBC that they called the anti-terrorism hotline about his mindset. And we know from official sources that Abedi had been one of a larger pool of "former" SOIs whose risk remained subject to review by MI5 and its partners. Wherever he had started in the prioritisation system, he ended up right at the bottom of the list - someone they might need to review in the future if there was "credible" and "actionable" intelligence that he was re-engaging in terrorist-related activity. But we don't know why he was downgraded - what investigators turned up and how, in the prioritisation system, he was deemed to be of insufficient interest. Were those calls to the anti-terrorist hotline lacking the detail of credible and actionable intelligence? Did they come before or after he was put to one side? Or was it just partial information? Too little to trigger a new probe when there were too many more pressing demands for attention? The answer to that question is key.

Question: The investigation into Manchester bomber Salman Abedi 's @placeholder has already branched out in multiple directions , and the whole nature of tracking people before they commit an act of terror is bewilderingly complex .


The detailed 3D models feature buildings, proposed constructions, hills, trees and weather cycles, all of which can interfere with 5G signals. Researchers will be able to test towers in various locations and instantly see how well they might perform. One analyst said the tool would help networks provide better coverage. Next-generation 5G networks will offer consumers faster connections and increased bandwidth for activities such as video streaming. But Ordnance Survey says the higher frequency signals have a shorter range than current 3G and 4G signals, and are more susceptible to interference from "even raindrops and leaves". The planning tool will use Ordnance Survey's mapping data and high-resolution aerial images to produce its 3D models, while weather data will be provided by the Met Office. "The character of 5G means the location of cell towers is more sensitive - so it will be very important to fully understand the topography of each area," said Ben Wood, analyst at CCS Insight. "The better the tools networks have to help site cell towers correctly, the more likely we'll get high quality coverage from the get-go." Ordnance Survey said its maps were so detailed, they even included vegetation cycles to determine how trees might affect 5G coverage during different seasons. Parts of Bournemouth have already been modelled using the experimental tool, which Ordnance Survey hopes will be rolled out across the UK. "It will be a useful tool for companies deploying 5G networks," said Mr Wood. "But there is no alternative to spending the money to install a lot of cell sites."

Question: Next - generation smartphones could @placeholder signal drop- outs thanks to new data - rich maps being produced by Ordnance Survey .