This year's presidential race is being watched even more closely by governments and foreign ministers around the world. That is because this is a race like no other. It is hard to remember a candidate as out of step with the existing foreign policy mainstream as the Republican contender Donald Trump. His views on Russia, on Nato, on Muslims, Mexico - you name it - are at variance with the policies that have dominated US foreign policy thinking for decades. True, Mr Trump's populist call reflects a frustration with politics as usual which has echoes in many other countries. Britain's vote to leave the European Union had an element of this.  So too does the rise of populist far-right parties such as the National Front in France. But a US president with such views would be an unwelcome and uncomfortable problem for most of America's allies. The foreign ministries and embassies of Washington's partners are weighing up the political campaigns, trying to determine not just who might win, but what might their policies be? Who might become the key policy players? And how might the essential direction of US policy change? If Hillary Clinton were to win, most of those questions are relatively easy to answer. As a former Secretary of State under President Obama she is a known quantity. So are many of the people around her. Some analysts have commented on a more hawkish streak in Mrs Clinton's make-up - there are those in her circle who have advocated a more activist approach on Syria for example. But under Mrs Clinton there would be a significant degree of continuity in US foreign policy. That, as far as can be determined, would not be the case under a President Trump. As a businessman and reality TV star he has no real experience of foreign policy whatsoever. It is far from clear who would occupy the key jobs in a Trump administration. His campaign has been largely deserted by the "A" team of Republican foreign policy experts and much of the "B" team as well! Much of Mr Trump's thinking seems muddled. In his recent ABC interview for example,  it was not clear that he fully understood Russia's role in Ukraine - first commenting that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "not going into Ukraine" and when told that Russia through its seizure of Crimea  was already there, Mr Trump accepted "well, he's there in a certain way". For some, this seemed to hold out the possibility that a Trump administration might accept the annexation of Ukraine to further better relations with Moscow. Mr Trump's views on Russia epitomise why his rise is causing such concern among Washington's European allies. Mr Trump has not just mitigated criticism of the seizure of Crimea. He has raised questions about his willingness to come to the aid of a Nato ally threatened by Moscow. The close ties of his campaign strategist Paul Manafort with the Russian-backed former Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych have also raised eyebrows, as have the allegations of Russian hacking of Democratic Party e-mail servers. The motivation behind Mr Trump's stance on Russia is unclear. He obviously thinks he can "do business" with Mr Putin. He may not be Mr Putin's man. He is not "the Siberian candidate" as some critics have dubbed him (in a reference to 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate in which a right-wing politician becomes the stooge of a communist conspiracy). But he is self-evidently the candidate that Mr Putin would like to see elected. Mr Trump's statements about the world are mostly a combination of rhetoric, bravado and bluster. One struggles to draw a coherent foreign policy from them. But from what he has said so far it suggests that a Trump administration would be "interesting" to say the least.

Question: Who sits in the White House matters for the world . For the United States , despite all the reports about its relative decline and diminishing influence , remains the one truly global @placeholder .


Thirteen winning tickets in the National Lottery draw of 27 August remain unclaimed - five of them are ¡ê1m wins. It was a bumper draw that day. There were 67 extra winners in addition to the normal 21 prizes owing to a raffle draw celebrating Team GB's success at the Rio Olympics. It may have been that players failed to check those extra draw details. It may have been that they were away from home as it was a Bank Holiday weekend in much of the UK. Either way ¡ê5.6m is going to lottery good causes if those winners do not make a claim in the next couple of months. Overall, only 3% of National Lottery prizes go unclaimed. That is a fraction of the sum that people miss out on through unclaimed benefits or compensation. In today's automated world, why do many of these payouts still require people to make a complaint and a claim? Nearly ¡ê2bn in redress was paid to consumers of financial services in the first half of the year. While the industry watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, holds data on the success of compensation schemes in reaching those entitled to payouts, it does not publish all of it. One of the biggest unknowns is the number of people affected by mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), and the amount they should receive. This loan insurance was sold on an industrial scale to people who did not want or need it, or who could not claim. As a result banks have paid out ¡ê25bn in compensation in the past few years. Estimates suggest the total bill, were all sales paid back, could be ¡ê100bn. An estimated nine million people in the UK could still make a complaint. So why not simply pay everyone back? The reason is clear from consultation into a proposed deadline for PPI compensation claims. "We remain of the view that not all PPI was mis-sold and that, properly sold, PPI could meet some consumers' genuine credit protection needs," the FCA says during the consultation. So, the FCA says that, in effect, every case must be taken on its merits, and that requires people to make a complaint, despite consumer groups claiming that a huge number of mis-selling victims are missing out. "We do not consider that there are strong grounds to significantly depart from this complaints-led approach now," the FCA adds. One of the most controversial compensation cases was the payouts for those mis-sold credit card and identity theft protection by insurer CPP. Seven million people were eligible for compensation and received letters inviting them to make a claim for compensation. Some consumer groups argued that the letters looked like junk mail. By the time the claims window expired, more than four million people had missed out. Only a third of those eligible received compensation, averaging ¡ê190 each. Just one submitted claim was rejected. Any kind of dispute that puts the onus on individuals making an initial complaint can be "incredibly stressful" says James Walker, founder of consumer website Resolver. "Lots of the people I speak to tell me they have simply given up. What is frustrating is people don't realise that the rights they have when it comes to taking things further are actually quite strong," he says. "You don't have to suffer in silence for long periods of time if you want to escalate your complaint and there are lots of free ombudsman schemes that can help you." He points to cases such as a pensioner who parked his car to go to the doctors, oblivious of a parking restriction notice that was obscured by a fence. He received a ticket, followed by debt collection notices, but after more than a year in dispute received ¡ê350 in refunds and compensation. Despite these cases, there is a move in some industries for compensation to be paid automatically more often. In October last year, Virgin became the first train company to automatically compensate some passengers if they are delayed. Travellers using its services on the West Coast mainline - and who book their tickets via the company app or website - receive automatic repayments. Research has shown that most rail passengers do not bother to claim compensation, even when it is due - a situation that led to a so-called super-complaint by consumers' association Which?. In the airline industry, where passengers must make a claim for compensation following delays, an estimated 70% of those who have a right to a payout do not claim, according to a comparison website. Communications regulator Ofcom is also investigating the use of automatic compensation when phone or internet services fail. At present, customers tend to go through one of two ombudsman services. Proposals to be published by the regulator in the new year are aimed at providing "easier redress" when something goes wrong. Arguably, the most significant change in redress for consumers may result from the 2015 Consumer Rights Act. UK consumers may be included automatically in a legal claim for damages in a US-style class action and so receive automatic compensation if the case succeeds. A ¡ê14bn legal claim filed against Mastercard seeking damages for anti-competitive card fees is the first significant test of these new rules. Unclaimed payments are not always in the form of compensation. Billions of pounds in benefits is unclaimed every year by those entitled to the money. Up to ¡ê4.6bn of Housing Benefit went unclaimed in 2014-15, according to the latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Families entitled to the benefit but not claiming it missed out on an average of ¡ê3,000 per year. Some 1.4 million households failing to receive Pension Credit are missing out on ¡ê2,000 a year, the figures show. Entitlements worth thousands of pounds a year were also going unclaimed for employment and support allowance (available to those who are unable to work owing to illness) and jobseekers' allowance. The DWP says that a lack of awareness of these entitlements and the "perceived stigma" of claiming benefits were thought to be among the reasons that people failed to make a claim. Some of these payouts will become automatic under the new Universal Credit benefit, which is being gradually introduced across the UK. Later in life, many people could miss out on retirement income, with millions of pension savings pots lying dormant. These are often small pots of savings from workplace pensions when employees spent a short period of time in jobs and have moved home since. All this amounts to billions of pounds available to claim - and claim legitimately - without the need for a lucky lottery win.

Question: A glorious summer of @placeholder and sporting success should have been even better for more than a dozen lottery players .


The head of the federal euthanasia commission said the teenager was "suffering unbearable physical pain". Belgium is the only country that allows minors of any age to choose euthanasia. They must have rational decision-making capacity and be in the final stages of a terminal illness. The parents of the under-18 year olds must also give their consent. Euthanasia commission head Wim Distelmans said the teenager was "nearly 18". He said doctors used "palliative sedation", which involves bringing patients into an induced coma, as part of the process, Assisted dying around the world Belgian Paralympian 'not ready' for euthanasia "Fortunately there are very few children who are considered [for euthanasia] but that does not mean we should refuse them the right to a dignified death," he told the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper. Mr Distelmans told Reuters news agency the case had been reported to his committee by a local doctor last week. The case occurred in Flemish-speaking Belgium, reports RTBF (in French), the public broadcaster for Belgium's French-speaking community. The Netherlands also allows euthanasia for minors, but they must be aged over 12 years old. Belgium lifted the age restrictions in 2014. The law passed by parliament said the child would have to be terminally ill, face "unbearable physical suffering" and make repeated requests to die before euthanasia is considered. Many people, including church leaders and some paediatricians, questioned whether children would be able to make such a difficult choice. Senator Jean-Jacques De Gucht said he was proud the legislation had passed. He said having the possibility to ask about euthanasia "makes a big difference to many people". Only the Netherlands and Belgium permit euthanasia for patients under the age of 18. In the Netherlands, a competent patient between the ages of 16 and 18 may request euthanasia or assisted suicide. The parent or guardian does not have a veto, but must be consulted. Competent patients aged between 12 and 16 may also qualify, but only if their parent or guardian consents. In Belgium, a competent patient under the age of 18 may request euthanasia with parental consent. Additional scrutiny of the child's competence is required, and suffering based on a psychiatric disorder is excluded. The rate of euthanasia in the Netherlands has remained fairly stable at 2.8% of all deaths (in 2010), according to Penney Lewis, Professor of Law at King's College London. The most recent survey of doctors in the UK was in 2007-08. The rate of euthanasia was reported to be 0.21% of all deaths, and a similar rate has been reported in France (in 2009), even though euthanasia remains illegal in both countries. In contrast, research carried out in Flanders, Belgium found the rate prior to legalisation was unclear, with separate surveys reporting rates of 0.3% of all deaths in the region (in 2001-02) and 1.1% (in 1998). The rate has risen steadily since legalisation in 2002 to 4.6% of all deaths in the most recent survey in 2013. Euthanasia is an intervention undertaken with the intention of ending a life to relieve suffering, for example a lethal injection administered by a doctor Assisted suicide is any act that intentionally helps another person kill themselves, for example by providing them with the means to do so, most commonly by prescribing a lethal medication Assisted dying is usually used in the US and the UK to mean assisted suicide for the terminally ill only, as for example in the Assisted Dying Bills recently debated in the UK

Question: A terminally - ill 17 - year - old has become the first minor to be helped to die in Belgium since age restrictions on euthanasia requests were @placeholder two years ago , officials say .


In articulating why the tournament needed a dramatic overhaul, Dodson spoke about "bleak prospects" and "perfect storms" if everything stayed the same. Browne went even further when pointing out a "potentially profound" risk to the professional game in Ireland if the Pro12 didn't get its act together. It was all about money. The Pro12 brings in about ¡ê12m in television revenues - a relative spit in a bucket compared to the riches of the Premiership in England and the Top 14 in France. The unions in Scotland, Ireland and Wales were all beside themselves with worry over the yawning financial disadvantage they were at compared to the English and the French as they attempted to keep hold of their marquee players. In exploring the possibility of inviting two American franchises into the Pro12 in time for the 2018-19 season, Dodson spoke of the necessity to tap into new markets and find new money in order to fight off English and French clubs who may come looking for Scotland's finest. "To stay as we are is not an option," he said. Things have changed. It's not the Americans who are in the frame now, it's the South Africans. And 2018-19 is not on the table anymore, it's 2017-18. It's the coming season, which begins in September. On 7 July - this coming Friday - the South African Rugby Union will go through the Pro12's list of requirements for acceptance of two of their franchises - the Cheetahs from Bloemfontein and the Kings from Port Elizabeth - into the next Pro12 campaign. They will have to make commitments on finance - each of the current 12 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales could be in line for an extra ¡ê500,000-¡ê800,000 in revenues from the South African union and South African television - as well as commitments on squad enhancement. The last thing the Pro12 needs is two more also-rans. The Cheetahs and the Kings are the poor relations of South African rugby. Of the six SARU franchises in Super Rugby, they are the weakest. They sit in their usual perch at the tail-end of the southern hemisphere club competition, a combined eight wins from 27 games this season and six wins from 30 games last season. Of the 27 players used by the Springboks in their 3-0 series win over the French this month, only two came from the Cheetahs and none at all from the Kings. Super Rugby is a failing competition, the expansion to 18 teams - to include sides from Japan and Argentina in addition to those from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa - has proved to be a calamity that now needs unravelling. The crowds are falling, the television audience is collapsing, there are too many teams in a bloated league format that is confusing and unloved. Three teams will be culled at the end of the current season - the Cheetahs and the Kings are two of them. SARU could have killed off the pair of them or they could have rolled them into their four other franchises, but then the Pro12 option struck and now, according to sources close to the negotiations, this deal is 75% likely to happen in time for the coming season. Already, behind the scenes, a provisional format for a new Pro14 is being put together. There are different scenarios but the most probable is that the 14 teams are split into two divisions of seven - two Irish, two Welsh, one Scottish, one Italian and one South African. They'd play home and away - 12 games. All the regular local derbies would exist on top of that. Instead of two rounds of the 1872 Cup between Glasgow and Edinburgh there would be three. Play-offs would continue and fewer games would be played in international windows. That's if SARU deliver the goods on Friday and everything goes smoothly thereafter. Don't discount a spanner in the works, but there is mounting confidence in this going through. If it does, then the already rapid pace of change will go up another gear as the various unions attempt to sell this to their supporters, and their various commercial and logistical arms attempt to put plans in place. There's a fixture schedule to be organised, there are arrangements to be made over playing the South Africans in South Africa and having the South Africans playing in Europe. The Pro12 already has too many uncompetitive teams and one of the pre-requisites of the deal would be that the decidedly underwhelming Cheetahs - who average just less than 8,000 fans per home game in a stadium that holds 48,000 - and the flops that are the Kings - who bring in just 7,000 per game in a ground that holds almost 49,000 - would be beefed-up by transplanted Springboks. Quite how SARU are going to remove talents from the Stormers, the Bulls, the Sharks and the Lions without there being an uprising in Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Johannesburg is anybody's guess. That's what they will need to sign up to, though. There's potentially a mountainous in-tray and precious little time to get through it. If Friday happens the way Pro12 officials think it may, they'd have eight weeks until the new league is supposed to start. There is a surreal air to all of this. Supporters of the Pro12 clubs haven't really engaged with this story yet, partly, one suspects, because the British and Irish Lions are preoccupying their thoughts and, partly again, because they probably think this is just a flyer, a silly season story for the summer, a bottle of smoke. It's hard to get your head around. The wrong kind of expansionism - plans are still afoot to bring in an American franchise next summer - has brought Super Rugby to a dark place. Why follow them? How can you shoe-horn in, at eye-watering speed, two disparate South African franchises and expect to be taken seriously as a league? How can supporters buy into a competition that looks like a dog's dinner? The Pro12 knows that in terms of PR they have an Everest to climb. In their slippers. Going backwards. In a blindfold. There's also the bottom line that Dodson and Browne and others have spoken about. As it is, the Pro12 is not doing it for them as a commercial entity. To sit on their hands and do nothing but moan about their lack of cash and their vulnerability to rich owners in England and France achieves nothing. The Pro12 needs a radical shake-up, it's true. This would be radical, no doubt about it. A year ago, Dodson and Browne said they wouldn't be hanging about, that the time for action was now. Usually you take that stuff with a pinch of salt. For some, as they digest this, it'll be a shot of brandy that'll be required.

Question: It was back in August last year that Mark Dodson , chief executive of Scottish Rugby , and Philip Browne , his counterpart in the Irish Rugby Football Union , truly raised the @placeholder about the Pro12.


On 21 August he was named prime minister by the legislature, in a move that was widely expected. Under Gen Prayuth, the military had hand-picked the legislature, populating it with mostly military and police figures. It also issued an interim constitution in July that gives the military sweeping powers. Such moves have triggered concerns that the military is seeking to strengthen its hold on the country as it initiates political reform. But Gen Prayuth and junta officials have argued that military rule has brought stability to Thailand following months of violent protests between the pro- and anti-Thaksin camps. Gen Prayuth began his military career in the prestigious Queen's Guard unit, which has nurtured other top army bosses, according to The Bangkok Post. The 21st of August happens to be Queen's Guard Day and is said to be an auspicious day for the general. He climbed the ranks to become a commander in the King's Guard, before taking over as head of the army in October 2010. He is seen as a staunch royalist, having favoured a tough stance against the "Red Shirt" protest movement supporting populist former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the government of his sister Yingluck. After taking over the army, Gen Prayuth said that he wanted the army to remain neutral, but some of his actions prompted questions over whether he was intervening in politics. The pressure group Human Rights Watch said he had been "interfering" into an investigation into deadly political protests in 2010. In May 2011, a prominent opposition MP and Red Shirt leader, Jatuporn Promphan, was imprisoned after being charged with making comments deemed to be disrespectful of the monarchy - a very serious offence in Thailand. The case against him was prompted by a complaint from Gen Prayuth. He insisted at the time that his motive was not political but rather to protect the monarchy. However, questions were again raised when in June 2011 he appealed for voters to back "good people" in that year's elections, in what was widely interpreted as a swipe at Ms Yingluck and her Pheu Thai party. It nevertheless swept to power, winning a majority in parliament. Pheu Thai had worked hard to cultivate good relations with Gen Prayuth and the other top echelons of the Thai military, and when there were mass protests last autumn over a controversial amnesty law Pheu Thai had proposed, he stayed silent on the issue. However, as the protests dragged on, he proposed a "people's council" of civilians from both sides of the political divide. Months of political conflict appeared to have forced Gen Prayuth's hand. He said he initiated the coup as a reaction to "the violence in Bangkok and many parts of the country that resulted in loss of innocent lives and property, [which] was likely to escalate".

Question: Thai army chief General Prayuth Chan- ocha was due to be retiring in September , but since the dramatic coup on 22 May he has been in effective control of the country as head of the junta that has @placeholder the civilian government .


The parties were at loggerheads, but over social and economic issues, not paramilitaries and the border. Not so the current crisis, that has the feel of a 1990s time-warp about it. IRA activity, guns and government and unmasking the true identity of supposed anti-drugs vigilantes - we have seen it all before. Last time, the pressure on the moderate Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) led to its eclipse by the hardline Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Now we have a reversal of the roles. The consequences of UUP leader Mike Nesbitt's bold gambit in pulling his party out of government remain unclear - some electoral advantage, probably, bolstering the UUP's comeback. But is the DUP big enough to soak up the pressure with elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly not due until the spring? After initially talking about excluding Sinn F??in from power, the DUP - with First Minister Peter Robinson back from leave - is focusing on holding yet more "intensive talks". Given the failure to implement the Stormont House deal, there is room for scepticism about what fresh negotiations will achieve regarding the status of the IRA. Ideas in the ether include a return of the old Independent Monitoring Commission or the recall of some ex-IRA prisoners to jail. Perhaps the renewed pressure on Sinn F??in over the IRA will change the party's calculations over the budgetary problems that have proved so hard to resolve. Or perhaps post-Good Friday Agreement history will repeat itself and the power sharing coalition will prove unable to stagger on until next May's scheduled elections. Sinn F??in's opponents in the Republic of Ireland have made the most of republicans' latest discomfiture, but the Irish government doesn't want to see a return to what Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan described as "car crash politics" at Stormont. Equally, David Cameron is unlikely to relish having to devote time and energy to a resumption of direct rule. But London and Dublin better have their contingency plans ready in case the next proposed round of talks proves ultimately as unproductive as other recent negotiations.

Question: During the long months when the dark budget @placeholder hung over Stormont , the one silver lining it was possible to point to is that the nature of the problem - disagreement over welfare policy - showed how much the landscape had changed .


The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Mr Crompton was alleged to have told lawyers to "pour blame" on Liverpool fans at the hearings. Families of some of the victims had lodged the complaint. The inquests concluded 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed. Mr Crompton was suspended after the inquests over "an erosion of trust". The commission, which acts as the national police watchdog, said an investigation would be "significantly hampered" because a legal principle of confidentiality would prevent it from reviewing communications between Mr Crompton and his legal team. The force declined a request from the Independent Police Complaints Commission to waive legal professional privilege, which makes communication between lawyers and their clients confidential. The commission's deputy chair, Rachel Cerfontyne, said the evidence it assessed "doesn't indicate that a criminal or misconduct offence has occurred".

Question: A complaint against the suspended South Yorkshire Police chief David Crompton over alleged @placeholder to his legal team at the Hillsborough inquests will not be investigated .


Karen Whitmore was made redundant from her post as assistant director of organisation and governance at Middlesbrough Council in June. Teesside Magistrates Court heard claims she was targeted for raising concerns about the sale of buildings for under the market value. Ms Whitmore claims unfair dismissal. The hearing was told of Ms Whitmore concerns over the council's sale of Grade I listed Acklam Hall. She said that when she asked by external auditors to investigate the sale she was told officers had agreed a price reduction of ¡ê1.2m for the building. Ms Whitmore was also told to hide the way it was handled because the then-mayor, Ray Mallon, did not want to be embarrassed, she claimed. The tribunal was also told she raised concerns about selling Middlesbrough's Training and Development Centre to Mr Mallon's election agent, for ¡ê400,000 after an independent valuation was put at between ¡ê600,000 and ¡ê900,000. She claimed she was bullied by the current chief executive, Tony Parkinson, undermined by the former chief executive, Mike Robinson, and her concerns and complaints were ignored by the mayor, David Budd. All men contest the accusations, and the hearing continues.

Question: A former senior council officer was " bullied and threatened " after refusing to cover up the way @placeholder were sold off , an employment tribunal has heard .


Further caps are coming into effect on roaming - or connection - charges within all 28 countries of the European Union (EU). From June next year, roaming charges in the EU will be abolished completely. The government said that those making calls, downloading data or texting would save millions of pounds in charges following the latest changes. "Roughly a million Brits stay the night in Europe every day, and they spend around ?¡ê350m a year on roaming charges," said Ed Vaizey, the minister for the digital economy. "So by realising these changes, we're going to save British consumers millions of pounds a year." The charge cap will also apply in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Consumers pay roaming charges whenever they connect to an operator based abroad. The charges are in addition to the cost of the call itself, and for short calls they can make up a large proportion of the overall fee. The biggest reductions will be for people downloading data - such as emails, pictures or social media - where the roaming charge will be cut by about 75%. Charges for outgoing phone calls will be cut by a similar amount. The charge for texting will be reduced by about 66%. So whereas those making a phone call in Europe would previously have paid roughly 16.5p to get connected, they will now pay just 4p. The charge is repeated for every minute of the call. Data downloads, which previously cost a maximum of 17.4p, will also now cost 4p for each megabyte of data. When the call charges themselves are taken into consideration, the government says the average total cost of a phone call should fall by more than half. Not all customers will see a reduction, however, as some operators include roaming charges within special packages. O2 said most of its customers would see immediate reductions, while EE said the majority of its customers would not be affected. Three already provides free roaming for most of its customers in a limited number of countries. Mr Vaizey questioned what would happen to the roaming charge caps should the UK vote to leave the EU. "I don't know what would happen if we leave the EU, and that's the problem," he told the BBC. "They might stay, or they might not stay." The controls on charges are being introduced under an EU regulation - not a directive - which means they have not been specifically incorporated into UK law. So if the UK voted to leave the EU, it could decide whether it wanted to keep them or not. The Vote Leave campaign said the UK would be able to retain the price caps if it wanted to. "These charges are being abolished across Europe and abroad. There is no evidence to suggest that they will go up if we vote leave," said Matthew Elliott, chief executive of Vote Leave.

Question: UK consumers using their mobile phones in Europe will see reductions in their @placeholder from Saturday .


The US Commerce Department made the move after ZTE and its units allegedly violated its sanctions on Iran. ZTE is reportedly going to appeal against the curbs, which are likely to damage its global supply chain. It's Hong Kong-listed shares have been suspended from trading since March 7. In a filing to the stock exchange, ZTE said it needed to conduct "a thorough self-assessment on the potential impacts of the restriction measures on the business and operation of the group". ZTE is the second-biggest supplier of telecommunications equipment in China after Huawei. The Shenzhen-based firm is known for its smartphones but also makes semiconductors and other products. It was estimated to have about 3.5% of the world's smartphone market last year and US based Qualcomm is one of its biggest suppliers. China's government has said it was in "resolute opposition" to the US restrictions and that the move would "severely affect normal operations of Chinese companies".

Question: Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE is postponing the release of its annual financial @placeholder and board meeting in order to assess the impact of new US export restrictions on the firm .


Graeme Murty reported no fresh injury problems, with Jordan Rossiter and Niko Kranjcar still on the sidelines. St Johnstone hope to have Keith Watson, Danny Swanson and Graham Cummins back in contention after injury while Liam Craig returns from suspension. Murray Davidson remains on the sidelines along with long-term absentee Ally Gilchrist. Rangers striker Martyn Waghorn: "It's obviously not ideal and we have a big challenge ahead and we know what we have got to do. "It's going to be difficult, but it's only us that can turn it around. We have got to play Aberdeen again twice. "We have got a lot of belief and a lot of good players in the squad. It's going to be difficult, but never say never. "It's part of football, how you respond and how you react to adversity. "This is a difficult time, but it's only us that can turn it around, work on the training pitch, work off it together as a team. Doing that for the club is all we can do. "We are playing for Rangers, you need to be clinical, you need to score goals and you need to win games - and we are not doing that just now." St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright: "I don't think past performances and results will come into it. "They have a different person in charge. It's a totally different game because it's a totally different set of circumstances. "They are on a run of poor results, we have come off the back of a poor result and a poor performance. "We are still having a very good season and we will respond to it. I know they will. "The pressure is on Rangers because they are expected to be challenging for second. "We are doing great to be only six points behind them. So the pressure is all on Rangers: they are at home, they have had a few bad results, their fans will be demanding a response. "The one thing Rangers will have is possession. They have created a lot of chances, they haven't maybe taken those chances and that's the one aspect of their game that has let them down this season, they have admitted that themselves. "We have got to make sure we are right and limit them to very few opportunities, because the worry for us is they all of a sudden start taking those chances. That would cause us a problem."

Question: Clint Hill is back in the Rangers squad to face St Johnstone after missing the defeat by Inverness with a @placeholder injury .


The 31-year-old striker scored Champions League goals against AC Milan and Manchester United and netted the winner in an Old Firm derby yet he remains best known for the last-gasp double 10 years ago today that changed a chopper's flight path. With Celtic holding a two-point lead over Rangers going into the final day of the season and leading 1-0 at Motherwell, the helicopter carrying the Premier League trophy set off for Fir Park. But, with McDonald firing in his first on 88 minutes and adding a second soon after, the pilot had to do an abrupt U-turn and head for Edinburgh where Nacho Novo's goal had given Rangers a 1-0 win at Hibernian. McDonald, now in his second spell at Motherwell, has a vital play-off final to prepare for and is fed up talking about 'Helicopter Sunday'. However, BBC Scotland found a few others willing to share their memories of an amazing climax to season 2004-05. Alex McLeish would celebrate his second, and Rangers' 51st, league title that day. "There's wasn't much in the way of pre-match nerves because it was out of our control. They only thing we focused on was hammering home the message 'you have to win this game because if Celtic do drop points you'll regret it for the rest of your lives'. "With Celtic leading and us at 0-0, there were a few slumped shoulders at half-time. "I spoke to [captain] Barry Ferguson and said we need to keep them motivated. If there are two goals, one for us and one for Motherwell, the whole outcome changes. "We said keep going, keep attacking, we need a goal. And then Thomas Buffel set one up for wee Nacho. "When I heard the second roar, I assumed the Celtic game had finished. I didn't realise Scott McDonald had scored another. "The only fear I had was Soto Kyrgiakos and Marvin Andrews, keeping the ball between them at the back. We're not talking Barcelona defenders here, they were two big warriors. But they didn't make any slip-ups, they were clever and careful enough to see the game out. "Winning my first title with Rangers was the best feeling ever but, for the second, I don't think I'll ever experience another reaction like that from the fans. That spine-tingling enjoyment." Inverness skipper Richie Foran was in the Motherwell midfield and 'set up' the equaliser. "There was no real pressure but [manager] Terry Butcher certainly had us up for the game. He's a big Rangers man, as we all know, and the team-talk was unbelievable. He really wanted to win it. "Celtic had a lot of opportunities but big Gordon Marshall had a wonderful game and they just couldn't get the second goal past him. "Some of the Celtic players started to argue among themselves and argue with the referee as they started to feel the pressure. "I had a shot and shanked it but it fell to Scott and he absolutely pinged it into the top corner. When I saw that, I ran off the other way. I thought 'there's no way I'm celebrating, I'll be lynched when I go back to Ireland!' "I remember a young Celtic fan crying his eyes out afterwards. He called over in an Irish accent, 'Richie, what have you done?' That stuck with me. There was such a sadness among the Celtic support. "Skippy [McDonald] was also pretty devastated in the dressing room. He was asking for security guards to walk him to his car." Craig Beattie came off the bench on 75 minutes, replacing John Hartson in the Celtic attack. "We were favourites. Going into the match we had it in our own hands. We took the lead and it seemed pretty comfortable. "Then, all of a sudden... Wow; it all just turned on its head. I can't believe it's been 10 years and I still can't believe it happened! "It's a 10-and-a-half month build-up from the first day of pre-season and to lose it in the last five minutes of the season was heart-breaking. "[Manager] Martin O'Neill made a few changes, going with more experienced players. "Some of the players we had were world class, [Craig] Bellamy, Hartson, [John] Sutton, those guys were phenomenal. [Stiliyan] Petrov and [Alan] Thompson in midfield, it was a team full of quality. "There was absolutely nothing said in the changing room. Martin sat on the floor for 20-25 minutes and didn't say a word; everyone was just looking at the floor. It was very rare for the manager to be stuck for words." Kenny Clark was the man in the middle at Easter Road. "In terms of the sheer drama of the finish and the change of mood, I don't think anything compares. "Twice prior to that I had refereed on the final day when the league could have been won or lost, so I had some experience of it. "The added complication on the day was that Hibs could qualify for the Uefa Cup as long as they didn't lose by too many goals. "Maybe 20 minutes into the second half, the game changed. It was like boxers backing off from one another. "Hibs had retreated into their own half and Rangers were just being allowed to keep the ball. It was an extraordinary situation. "Aberdeen weren't winning by enough goals [against Hearts] to put Hibs under pressure, so they decided losing by a one-goal margin was okay. And Rangers had decided as long as we have the three points all we can do is hope something changes at Fir Park. "Just before the Rangers fans erupted at the news of the goal, Barry Ferguson had asked how long to go. I said, 'four minutes' and he said, 'just blow, this is boring'. "A minute later, the whole mood changed completely and all of a sudden there was an urgency about Rangers, who thought 'let's not do anything stupid here'." Alex Rae capped his first season with Rangers with a league winner's medal. "It's without doubt the most dramatic day of my career. I sent the missus to New York on the Thursday because I thought 'if we lose this title, I'm going to be an absolute nightmare'. "I remember Barry Ferguson jumping on my back and saying 'we've won this' and I had visions of big Marvin Andrews mis-controlling the ball or something. I was just trying to focus and get over the line. "Marvin and Kyrgiakos were just playing the ball between each other. I've never been involved in a game when the opposition didn't try to get an equaliser but circumstances were with us that day. "There were players dancing around like maniacs afterwards but I was actually overwhelmed. It was something that I'd never envisaged. "A year before, I was at Wolves and I was doing an interview with Tony Gubba for the BBC and he asked me 'what's your passion?'. I said it was Rangers and he said he was seeing Alex McLeish the next day. I said 'tell him I'm available' and from that interview I got one of the happiest days in football. "When you speak to fans, they always remember Helicopter Sunday. It will go down in folklore."

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The campaign group named Maj Gen Ahmadu Mohammed and eight other officers in a report last year, accusing the military of killing more than 8,000 detainees. "It is unthinkable" to recall the officer, who was sacked in 2014, before an inquiry had even begun, it said. The military is investigating the allegations, a spokesman told the BBC. "These are just allegations - until proven, no-one should be punished unnecessarily," military spokesman General Rabe Abubakar said, confirming that Gen Mohammed had been reinstated. Amnesty says Gen Mohammed was "in command of operations when the military executed more than 640 detainees following a Boko Haram attack on the detention centre in Giwa barracks on 14 March 2014". He was sacked for unrelated reasons before recently being reinstated. "Major General Mohammed must be investigated for participating in, sanctioning or failing to prevent the deaths of hundreds of people," Amnesty's secretary general Salil Shetty said in a statement. But Gen Abubakar said the allegations were being investigated. The London-based group said since March 2011, more than 8,000 young men and boys have been either shot, starved, suffocated or tortured to death in military custody and no-one has been held responsible. President Muhammad Buhari promised to look into the issue when he came to power last year. Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency has claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than two million people over the past six years. In the latest incident, at least 65 people were killed and 136 injured when militants attacked the north-eastern Dalori village on Saturday night. Why Boko Haram remains a threat

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It is the latest development in efforts to solve the mystery of the aircraft, which went missing in March 2014. The plane, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had 239 people on board when it vanished. It is presumed to have crashed into the sea after veering off course. Three ships are searching a 120,000 sq km area of the southern Indian Ocean but have so far found no trace of the plane. Five pieces of debris have been confirmed as definitely or probably from the plane. Each was found thousands of miles from the search zone, though within the area models of ocean currents have indicated debris could wash up. 1. A section of wing called a flaperon, found on Reunion Island in July 2015 - confirmed as debris in September 2015 2. Horizontal stabilizer from tail section, found in Mozambique in December 2015 3. Stabilizer panel with "No Step" stencil, found in Mozambique in February 2016 4. Engine cowling bearing Rolls-Royce logo, found in March 2016 in Mossel Bay, South Africa 5. Fragment of interior door panel found in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius in March 2016 All the debris is being examined in Australia by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and other experts. They use manufacturing marks on the pieces as well as samples of marine ecology like barnacles to help confirm whether they are likely to have come from the missing Boeing 777. Speaking on Thursday, Malaysia's Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the team had "confirmed that both pieces of debris from South Africa and Rodrigues Island are almost certainly from MH370". The ATSB also said both sections were "almost certainly" from 9M-MRO, which is the plane's registration. No other 777 has ever crashed in the southern hemisphere, and none has reported missing pieces. The ocean search, involving Australia, Malaysia and China, has scoured more than 105,000 sq km of seafloor so far, much of it areas which have never been explored before. But the countries have agreed that in the absence of "credible new information" the search will end by the middle of the year.

Question: Two pieces of aircraft debris found on @placeholder in Mauritius and South Africa almost certainly came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 , say Malaysian and Australian officials .


Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight in relation to height. The health ministry says the aim is to fight eating disorders and inaccessible ideals of beauty. Digitally altered photos will also have to be labelled from 1 October. Images where a model's appearance has been manipulated will need to be marked photographie retouch¨¦e (English: retouched photograph). A previous version of the bill had suggested a minimum BMI for models, prompting protests from modelling agencies in France. But the final version, backed by MPs 2015, allows doctors to decide whether a model is too thin by taking into account their weight, age, and body shape. Employers breaking the law could face fines of up to 75,000 euros (¡ê63,500; $82,000) and up to six months in jail. "Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of bodies leads to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem that can impact health-related behaviour," said France's Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Marisol Touraine, in a statement on Friday, French media report. France is not the first country to legislate on underweight models - Italy, Spain and Israel have all done so. Anorexia affects between 30,000 to 40,000 people in France, 90% of whom are women.

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The total length of the connection is about 19 miles (30km) of which Western Power Distribution proposes to place about 4.3 miles (7km) underground. The preferred route extends from Llandyfaelog, east of Idole, underneath the River Towy, then west of Peniel. But opponents are against the use of overhead lines on wooden double-poles. The poles are up to 18m (59ft) high and objectors have claimed the development would damage local people's lives along with the ecology and tourism of the area. Andrew Hubbold from Western Power Distribution (WPD) said: "In autumn this year WPD will publish a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) which sets out how the third and final stage of consultation will be carried out on this proposed connection." After their consultation, an application will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for a decision.

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He says he is "frustrated and saddened" and will look for a third option if Mr Trump wins the Republican nomination. The colourful campaign of Mr Trump, who has already won three of the four early voting states, has divided Republicans. The brash billionaire is leading almost all of the 11 states voting for their presidential candidates on Tuesday. The votes on so-called "Super Tuesday" take the presidential race to the national stage, and is often seen as a sink-or-swim moment for candidates. "If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, my expectation is that I will look for some third candidate - a conservative option, a Constitutionalist," Senator Sasse said in an open letter on Facebook. "Mr Trump's relentless focus is on dividing Americans, and on tearing down rather than building back up this glorious nation," he continued. Why we should have seen Trump coming 22 things that Donald Trump believes Five strange Trump-Rubio insults What's so super about Super Tuesday? Mr Sasse, a non-establishment Republican conservative with Tea Party roots, has yet to endorse any of Mr Trump's rivals but has campaigned for both senators, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Donald Trump has been a divisive figure in the Republican campaign, with incendiary comments and promises to a build a wall along the US-Mexico border to keep immigrants out and calls to halt all immigration by Muslims into the US. But some of his supporters, who often say they are attracted by his authenticity, believe his success in business will translate into transforming the US economy and help to secure America's borders. Mr Trump won his first high profile backing on Friday with the endorsement of New Jersey Governor and former Republican candidate Chris Christie. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions followed suit on Sunday to become the first sitting senator to endorse the billionaire. In the latest row, the front-runner has sought to defend himself after coming under heavy criticism for refusing to denounce the endorsement of a Ku Klux Klan white supremacist leader at the weekend. He told NBC on Monday that had was given "a very bad earpiece" for Sunday's CNN interview, in which he said: "I don't know anything about David Duke. OK?" His rivals were quick to wade in, with Ted Cruz tweeting: "Really sad. @realDonaldTrump you're better than this. We should all agree, racism is wrong, KKK is abhorrent." Marco Rubio told a campaign rally in Virginia his refusal to condemn the remarks "makes him unelectable". "We cannot be a party who refuses to condemn white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan," he told his supporters. On the Democratic side, candidate Bernie Sanders tweeted: "America's first black president cannot and will not be succeeded by a hatemonger who refuses to condemn the KKK." His post was later retweeted by rival Hillary Clinton, who swept to victory on Saturday in the South Carolina Democratic primary - her third victory in four contests. In her victory speech, the former secretary of state aimed a dig at Donald Trump, slamming his campaign slogan: "Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great." On the Republican side, Mr Trump leads a field that has dwindled to five from 12 a month ago. He won the Nevada caucus last Wednesday by a wide margin and correspondents say he is beginning to look unstoppable. 1 March - "Super Tuesday" - 15 states or territories decide 15 March - Five big states vote, including Ohio and Florida 18-21 July - Republican convention, nominee picked 25-28 July - Democratic convention, nominee picked 8 November - US presidential elections In depth: Primary calendar

Question: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse says he will not back Republican front - runner Donald Trump for president , the highest - @placeholder elected party member to do so .


Saturday's 2-0 loss at Bloomfield Road left the Shrimpers eight points outside the play-offs with six games remaining. "I can't fault the effort, what I can fault is the quality in the final third," Brown told BBC Essex. "When you step up a division you need to step up your quality." Second-half goals from Blackpool's Mark Cullen and Jacob Blyth means Brown's men have won just one of their last four games - last Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Sheffield United. "We asked questions but they weren't serious questions," Brown added. "Consequently we've come away with nothing. You can hear the disappointment in my voice. "I don't play mind games. I really thought two games ago it (the play-offs) was off and one game ago it was on again."

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Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is reportedly keen on having the 49-year-old back in France next season. But Garde insisted he is fully committed to rock-bottom Villa's attempts to stay in the Premier League. "I'm 100%  focused on Aston Villa. The situation is difficult enough not to comment on speculation," he told BBC WM 95.6. Former Arsenal midfielder Garde was a player and head coach with Lyon and, in an interview published in the Daily Express, Aulas described him as "a child of the club". "If he called tomorrow, it would help me a lot," he added. Villa are eight points adrift at the foot of the table, but Garde does not think his time at the club will harm his profile in the game when it is time to move on. "I'm not working and living only for my reputation - I'm not living for the past, I'm living for the future," he said. Garde, who has been critical of his players since he replaced Tim Sherwood in November, has won only three of his 19 Premier League games in charge. Despite having only eight games left, he does not accept that relegation is a foregone conclusion. "No, relegation is not inevitable for me, all the players are aware of the situation," he added. "I'm not stupid enough to think it's going to be easy - it's an impossible mission that we have to make possible."

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On average, customers logged on to banking websites 4.3m times a day in 2015, down from 4.4m in 2014, according to the British Bankers Association (BBA). At the same time the use of apps - on phones and tablets - went up from 7m logins a day in 2014, to 11m last year. In total, customers used such apps 4bn times in 2015, the BBA said. "Customers love the new technology that is allowing us to bank round the clock," said Anthony Browne, the BBA's chief executive. "You can set up standing orders while standing in the queue for the bus and check your balance while checking in at the airport." However, when it comes to actual payments, people are still more likely to use a computer rather than an app. In 2015 there were 417m internet payments, compared to 347m payments on an app. One reason for that is that most customers still have to log in to their bank's website if they want to set up a payment to a new person. However new app-based banks, like Atom, Starling and Tandem, are making it easier to carry out the full range of transactions while on the move. The number of payments via app rose by 54% last year, while payments via websites rose by just 2%.

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Mr DiCaprio entered Indonesia on a tourist visa and on Sunday visited Gunung Leuser National Park in Aceh. "A world-class biodiversity hotspot... but palm oil expansion is destroying this unique place," he posted. If the comments were judged as "incitement", he would be banned in future, a top official told the BBC. ''In terms of [his] visa and immigration permit, Leonardo DiCaprio did not do anything wrong: He entered and left Indonesia legally. But, we still investigate," Heru Santoso, spokesperson for the director general of immigration department, said. "If DiCaprio's posting in his social media can be categorised as incitement or provocation, we can blacklist him from coming back to Indonesia." It is not the first time a Hollywood star has run into trouble in Indonesia over their environmental activism. Star Wars actor Harrison Ford was threatened with deportation in 2013 for "harassing state institutions" after interviewing the then forestry minister about illegal logging. In posts on his Instagram account, Mr DiCaprio said he was working to save the Leuser ecosystem, "the last place on Earth where Sumatran orang-utans, tigers, rhinos and elephants coexist in the wild". On Twitter, he posted a link to a petition addressed to the Indonesian President Joko Widodo, calling for the area to be protected. Some members of the government have accused him of running a "black campaign" to discredit the government and the country's palm oil industry. But Farwiza Farhan, chairperson of the group Forest, Nature and Environment of Aceh, told BBC Indonesia that the Oscar-winning actor had done nothing wrong. "The claim that he was trying to discredit Indonesia doesn't make sense because these environment campaigns are local movements," she said. "He just gave his support. Tourists can come and speak their opinion. When Leo arrived in Medan he was shocked that the haze was so thick, he asked us: 'Is this smoke or clouds?'" More on palm oil: What causes South East Asia's haze? Palm oil threat to Indonesia's orangutans Is Malaysia's palm oil worth the cost?

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Later this week we should have a clearer idea of who is going to form the next government. But - in what has been called the UK's first social media election - how instrumental has this battle been? BBC Asian Network has teamed up with independent political researchers Demos to look at the digital campaign from the point of view of three young, passionate and undecided voters. Over the last three months they have been following local and national candidates from across the political spectrum on Facebook and Twitter to see whether their minds can be swayed. Sakib Rashid, 20 Biomedical student Sakib Rashid is a first-time voter from London's Brent North constituency, a seat held by Labour back in 2010.  He came over to the UK from Bangladesh when he was only a year old and has grown up with his mother, brother and sister in a two-bedroom council flat. At the beginning of the experiment he said he saw a lot of "tormenting" and "finger pointing between the different parties". But as the campaign has entered its final stages, he says that has changed. "I really, really like what's going on now as we get closer to the election with everyone trying to persuade you rather than just putting down other parties and being really childish." Simmi Juss, 32 Like Sakib, Simmi Juss from the Wolverhampton South West constituency, is also completely undecided. She is in a tight marginal seat that the Conservatives narrowly won from Labour in 2010. She is a self-confessed social media addict, but has found the constant political messages filling her timelines to be at times over powering and confusing. The regeneration of Wolverhampton city centre is a key issue to her, but she is disappointed that her local candidates have not engaged more on the different digital platforms. What really sticks in her mind has been the funny stories and "the things that are less policy-based and more personal-based". Milifandom - the growing online group of teenage girls following Ed Miliband- is the campaign that will stay with her the most. Iram Asim, 31 In the constituency of Linlithgow and Falkirk East, Iram Asim began the experiment politically invigorated by last year's referendum, but not knowing who to vote for. For her too it has been the lighter moments on Twitter and Facebook that have stood out. She particularly liked a mock-up of Britain's Got Talent with David Cameron facing the panel of judges, "It's pretty hilarious and it's something you would remember as well," she said. But Iram feels politicians still have a lot to learn on their digital platforms. "They don't make the most of social media," she said. "They don't use it to their advantage, which they should. It's mostly used to taunt other parties." Decision time As the experiment nears its conclusion she admits that it has been both social media and the leaders' debates that are swaying her mind towards the SNP - she has not ruled out Labour though. Of the three of them, though, it is Sakib who has had the most help from social media. "I've seen a lot of policies being tweeted -  it's actually helped me quite a lot to make my decision because now I know I don't have to go and read an article," he said. "I can see straightaway why I should vote for different parties." Labour's stance on tuition fees chimes well with him, but it is the Conservatives proposals on welfare that could be the decisive factor. "I'll probably be voting Conservative. I say 'probably' because there's a very small chance that I could change my mind." Simmi cannot decide between the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, though. "At the moment it feels like I'm just going to be sort of closing my eyes and you know dropping a pin on one of the parties because I don't know." Engagement Comments like that are not likely to go down well with political campaigners who have poured huge amounts of time, resources and money into social media. Carl Miller, from Demos, says the volume of traffic has been unprecedented. "Over the last 10 weeks of the long campaign we've seen 21 million Facebook interactions and over seven million tweets broadly about politics or the politicians fighting the election and trying to dominate the digital world," he said. But just how effective have the parties been in getting their points across to the undecided voter? For Sakib and Iram it has helped both of them narrow down their choice. In Simmi's case though, it hasn't given any politician a clear decisive edge. What this digital campaign has achieved, though, is engaging the three of them with this election; it has also got them far more interested in what the different parties have to offer. You can hear the full documentary #Decides on the BBC Asian Network from 17:00 BST on Tuesday, 5 May and afterwards on the BBC iPlayer.

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This degree of celebrity among fellow Cwmbran High School pupils is a world away from the isolation and loneliness many choir members felt before joining. Last Saturday they performed in front of 56,000 people at the Principality Stadium, while they were now making their way to their latest show - for 20 pensioners at Ty Gwyn residential home. Being part of the group has allowed many of the 12 members, who are severely or profoundly deaf, to be part of something for the first time. Their upbeat performances using sign language - of songs by artists such as Take That, Celine Dion and Journey - have made them an integral part of the school and allowed them to connect with many others outside. "When Llantarnam and Fairwater comprehensives closed and moved to the new high school [in September 2015], there were about 100 sixth formers coming together for the first time," said Claire Simms, the head of the deaf unit. "The choir taught them to perform 'Bills' by LunchMoney Lewis together, which really helped the transition. "Most of their songs are about going for your dreams, not being held back, because these children face barriers most other people don't." The deaf unit's 15 pupils, drawn from Newport, Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent, would leave school and could suffer loneliness during holidays and evenings, as they were unable to communicate properly with local children. But when Llantarnam school's music teacher Mary Cole was asked to introduce them to music in 2011, she found a way of opening up a whole new social world. "When lyrics are translated into sign, they find it so much easier to understand the emotions connected to them," she said. "They can't hear it in my voice but can pick it up in my expressions and it is amazing how they convey it (in sign)." Mrs Cole used others methods - such as asking pupils to take their shoes off on stage to feel the vibrations of music - and found children not confident enough to give a presentation in class came alive. The choir has now appeared at London's Royal Albert Hall, Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena and auditioned for Britain's Got Talent. "They are quite nervous about talking to strangers and wary about the community. But they just walk up on stage and perform," Mrs Cole added. The highlight so far came last Saturday when they were asked to accompany the male voice choir and sign the Welsh and Australian national anthems ahead of the rugby international at the Principality Stadium. The sense of belonging and purpose it has created is illustrated by the fact that Alex Miller, 22 and Tyler Mason, 21, both from Newport, have remained part of the choir despite having left the school. "I feel part of a community here, the deaf world," said Mr Miller. "It's so important, as I feel at home and can talk using sign language only." There are an estimated 1,700 deaf children in Wales, according to organisation Children in Wales, which is about 1.6 in every 1,000 babies born. Many are supported in mainstream or private education, like Jack Harris, 13, who was studying at Newport's Rougemont School with the help of a signer. But he struggled and says he now feels more comfortable at the unit and as a member of the choir. All the children have faced difficulties, perhaps none more so than year ten pupil Adrian Bucik, who moved to Wales from Poland with his parents about three years ago. They spoke no English which meant he did not have the advantage of lip reading or communicating through written word or on social media. But he has now learnt British Sign Language and is an integral part of the choir - and performs a solo for the Take That song Shine. "They experience a lot of social problems and are too worried to do things like go to the bank or hairdresser on their own," added Mrs Cole, who runs the choir with volunteer Lou Heirene. "Being with others who can sign gives them a security and they feel part of a community more than they ever have before."

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The 15-year-old had admitted attacking Zadhullah Boota, who was given a community order in 2010 after he was convicted of sexually assaulting her. Bradford Crown Court heard she "snapped" after he was not imprisoned. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC said jailing her would be "callous and cruel" and it was clear the attack had been motivated by the abuse. Live updates on this story and others from Leeds and West Yorkshire Sentencing the girl to a two-year youth rehabilitation order, he said he believed Boota had been dealt with "somewhat leniently". "It is self evident that this offence was caused by, and solely relates to, the impact of the offending upon you when you were [a young girl]," he said. "I hope to be able to help you "There is no question of locking you up. That would be callous and cruel in the extreme." The girl, who cannot be identified because of her age, told Boota "I'm going to kill you" before she stabbed him in the stomach in November 2015. She later handed herself in to police. The court heard the girl told officers her life had been destroyed by the abuse she had suffered. She said she felt let down by the justice system when Boota did not go to prison. The girl, who was originally charged with attempted murder, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on Monday. Gabrielle Shaw, from the National Association for People Abused in Childhood, said child abusers are often given "lenient" sentences which can "re-traumatise" their victims. "We are pleased that Judge Durham Hall has acknowledged the long-term impacts of childhood abuse on this teenager and that the leniency shown by the legal system towards the man who abused her contributed to what she did," she said.

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Originally from South America, the red imported fire ant is feared for its burning and potentially lethal sting. If not eradicated, it is estimated the insect could trigger up to 3,000 anaphylactic reactions in Australia each year. An independent review called for urgent action before it spread nationwide. The analysis of the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program recommended spending A$380m (¡ê225m; $284m) over 10 years to stop the ant's rapid march, the ABC reported. Red ant colonies entered Australia through the Port of Brisbane in 2001. Since then, they have flourished in south-east Queensland and are now estimated to be within 50km (30 miles) of the New South Wales border. The aggressive insect is known to bite humans and livestock en masse. Its venomous sting can cause blistered spots or even trigger a deadly allergic reaction. In the United States, more than 80 deaths have been attributed to the species. Invasive Species Council CEO Andrew Cox said unless Australia ramped up its eradication programme, it could suffer a damage bill worth billions of dollars. "Fire ants will be a massive hit to our economy, our environment, our healthcare system and our outdoor lifestyle if we do not act now," he said in a statement. "Eradication is still possible and in our nation's interest but the time to act is rapidly diminishing." The species could become more damaging than any other feral animal, he said. State and federal authorities have faced criticism for not doing more to control the outbreak. A spokesman for federal Agricultural Minister Barnaby Joyce said $328m had already been spent on eradication efforts. Further investment would be considered at the next ministers' meeting in May. "The Agricultural Ministers' Forum has agreed with the findings of independent review that eradication remains technically feasible, cost-beneficial and in the national interest," he said in a statement to the BBC. Which is the most notorious ant species on earth?

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Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant was established at Seion Chapel in Llanelli. The school opened with 34 pupils and two teachers, but has grown to 450 children at its current site. An assembly and Eisteddfod was held to mark the occasion along with the unveiling of a plaque. Among the special guests was Maureen Williams, who was one of the school's first pupils and a former teacher. Current head teacher Ann Clwyd Davies said: "It has been a very emotional morning" and all the children are "very proud" to be part of the school. "There is a need for Welsh education and I think the huge battle during the 40s has paved the way," she said. Ms Davies added that a new school building was in the pipeline, and they are currently in discussions with Carmarthenshire council.

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Organiser, Karen Rogers, whose maiden name was Liddiard, organised the event after researching her family tree for over 20 years. The Liddiards married into the Seymour family, whose descendents included Jane Seymour the third wife of Henry VIII. Parish records for Aldbourne, Wiltshire show from 1625 until 1925, more than 900 Liddiards had lived in the village. Mrs Rogers has traced the origins of her family to Rockley near Marlborough in the 15th Century. The family was concentrated in Ogbourne St Andrew and Aldbourne in the centuries that followed. "The Liddiards were quite a wealthy family, they actually owned Rockley Manor for a time," she said. "They're the family that we can trace without a broken line from 1453 till today and one of their descendents will be coming along," added Mrs Rogers. From the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries the family spread across England and its colonies. Kelvin Derek Lydiard and his wife Jacqueline travelled from Perth, Australia for the event. Mr Lydiard said: "It's a really mind-boggling experience just to meet other family members who have stayed in England and around the local area. "Where we come from, there aren't many at all." His wife Jacqueline added: "It's quite spooky as we walked on to the green and I thought Oh my God he looks like my husband. It's just amazing. "Even one of the wives said, 'your husband looks like my husband'."

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Representatives of the US and Russia, which back opposing sides in the conflict, held talks earlier in an effort to agree a joint position. The continuing fighting on the ground in Syria has dimmed hopes for a truce. Meanwhile, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura conceded hopes of resuming peace talks on 25 February were not realistic. But he also insisted the talks could be successful "if emergency aid continues and we get a ceasefire". On Wednesday, the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent were able to deliver desperately-needed supplies of food and medicine for 80,000 people in three besieged towns around Damascus and two in Idlib province. The UN is also planning a "high-altitude" airdrop of aid for 200,000 people trapped in government-controlled areas of the eastern city of Deir al-Zour that are surrounded by Islamic State militants. Last week, members of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) agreed that humanitarian access to besieged areas in Syria would be stepped up and that a taskforce would by Friday "elaborate modalities" for a cessation of hostilities. They said it should apply to any of the warring parties other than so-called IS and al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that is part of a major rebel alliance. The military officials meeting in Geneva on Friday afternoon are expected discuss which areas of Syria will be covered and which groups should be included, according to the Associated Press. They will also seek agreement on what actions would constitute violations and appropriate responses. Ahead of the talks, Mr de Mistura was quoted by the Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, as saying: "The Americans and Russians must sit down and agree on a concrete plan on a cessation of hostilities." The US, which backs the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and is carrying out air strikes on IS positions in Syria as part of a multinational coalition, has criticised Russia's decision to continue its air campaign in support of government offensives in northern and southern Syria in the past week. Washington suspects Moscow is delaying the start of the cessation of hostilities for as long as possible to give Mr Assad time to crush rebel forces around the divided northern city of Aleppo. However, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the BBC: "We are absolutely for and support everything which goes in the direction of a peace agreement." There was no sign of a ceasefire taking force inside Syria on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group that has a network of sources on the ground, reported clashes and air strikes in the western outskirts of Damascus, the countryside north of the city of Homs and in the northern provinces of Hama and Idlib. Turkey, which opposes Mr Assad, was also continuing to shell a Syrian Kurdish militia across the border near the rebel-held town of Azaz, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported. It comes after the Turkish government blamed the Popular Protection Units (YPG), which is aligned to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for a bomb attack in Ankara on Wednesday. YPG fighters have taken advantage of the Syrian government offensive and accompanying Russian air strikes in Aleppo province to capture several towns and an airbase from rebel groups. Mr de Mistura said the Turkish bombardment was "complicating" the situation in Syria, and warned: "Any type of further conflict along the border of Syria has the potential to spin out of control."

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Being the first Indian prime minister to visit Silicon Valley in 30 years, Narendra Modi has a chance to take back with him an understanding of why the area leads the world in innovation and a bolder vision for India. Mr Modi will be meeting a different expatriate community than anywhere else in the world - Indians who have left their regional, religious, and socio-economic differences behind and who work together to achieve success and uplift their communities. They network with and help each other. They invest in each other's companies and learn from common mistakes. Most Indians in Silicon Valley consider themselves to be loyal American citizens yet they take extraordinary pride in their heritage. Nearly half of Silicon Valley's technology companies are founded by immigrants and Indians - who started 16% of its companies - dominate this group. Here are a few things that Mr Modi can learn from his visit to Silicon Valley: Mr Modi has talked a lot about smart cities. But he is essentially talking about cleaner and more efficient cities. These ambitious, technologically-connected cities do not take billions of dollars to build. The sensors necessary to monitor things such as traffic patterns, air quality, noise, radiation levels and water quality, and to manage pollution and waste, parking, traffic congestion, security and almost every other aspect of a city's functioning are now commonly available and inexpensive. Many start-ups in Silicon Valley are building these technologies and are getting their funding on sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. India doesn't yet have equivalent funding mechanisms so the government may need to fund start-ups that create the new technology infrastructure. San Francisco-based Uber showed Indian entrepreneurs that taxi-ordering app was practical even in India's chaotic cities. But Uber targeted elite, high-end customers and did many things wrong. The bigger opportunities are to share rides in three-wheelers, bicycle rickshaws, and buses. Technology can also facilitate hiring of workers in the informal economy - labourers, technicians, maids and commercial painters and for tractor-sharing on farms, bike-sharing and farm seed swaps. Indian entrepreneurs are trying to build their own versions of these technologies but they need the support of the government in streamlining cumbersome regulations. Inexpensive sensors can be connected to smartphones and tablets to result in medical devices that are as accurate as those that Western hospitals use. There are many Indian companies working on this in the US. Some Indian companies have already built better and more practical technology than I have seen here in Silicon Valley. Forus Health, founded by K Chandrasekhar, developed a portable eye-screening device called 3nethra which can detect eye diseases such as cataract, diabetic retinopathy and cornea-related problems. Kanav Kohol built the Swasthya Slate, a health device with 33 sensors, to monitor blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate, blood haemoglobin, urine protein and diseases such as HIV, syphilis, dengue and malaria. Anu Acharya's company MapMyGenome is doing world-class analysis of genomic data to provide insights into the genetic basis of individuals' health, including traits, lifestyle, drug responses, inherited conditions, and diseases. There are also great opportunities in telemedicine to connect people in remote villages to medical experts. Whether for booking railway tickets and monitoring train arrival times or for analysing government productivity and efficiency data, virtually every aspect of public services can be improved through measurement, monitoring, and automation. Entrepreneurs can take a key role in modernising governance by using technology and data to improve efficiency and stem corruption. No matter how hard the government tries, it will not be able to fix India's public schools in time to educate the more than 100 million children in towns and villages with substandard educational facilities. The only solution lies in using technology. India now has the fastest growing smartphone market in the world and soon the majority of Indians will own one. These can also be used for education. There are thousands of apps available today that can teach subjects such as history, geography, music, mathematics, and science. Indian entrepreneurs can build versions of these in local languages. And they can build adaptive learning platforms which tailor the learning path to the needs of the student. For example, if a child likes reading books, the digital tutor can teach mathematics and science in a traditional way. If that doesn't work, the tutor can try videos. If that's too boring, it can switch to games or puzzles. Digital tutors can provide equally good education to all children, rich and poor. Mr Modi should sponsor projects to build these. A leading cause of disease in India and the developing world are waterborne viruses. Affluent Indians spend billions of dollars annually on bottled water, but this isn't always safe. A technology from Chile can help solve this problem. The Advanced Innovation Center (AIC) Chile has developed a system that converts water into a plasma state through a high-intensity electrical field and eliminates microbiological content through electroporation, oxidation, ionisation, UV and IR radiation, and shockwaves. It was tested in a Santiago slum in mid-2011 and has worked flawlessly ever since. After visiting Chile and seeing this in operation, I had AIC founder Alfredo Zolezzi bring the technology to the US. It was tested for conformance to Environment Protection Agency guidelines by the leading US public health and safety organisation, NSF International. It broke the scale and exceeded NSF's highest standards. It killed 100% of all bacteria and viruses in the 24 heavily tainted samples that were tested. This company now has a home in Silicon Valley and is rolling out the technology in South America. Mr Modi should take these to every village in India. Sensors can be used to monitor soil humidity and optimise watering. Aquaculture can be optimised with on-farm diagnostic technologies. Dairy and farm production can be automated. These can be connected to smartphones that farmers are buying. Technology can dramatically increase the efficiency of Indian farms - at a very low cost. Schoolchildren in Silicon Valley have the opportunity to play with 3D printers, robot-building kits, and sensor components. These printers and kits are not expensive. With a modest investment, every village could be provided with these so children there could be building robots that automate manufacturing; designing innovative new consumer products; and customising 3D designs for global consumers. They can be developing sensor-based systems for diverse industries; smart-city technologies; and new home-monitoring and home-automation systems.

Question: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit California during his upcoming trip to the US . He will visit the offices of some major internet companies , host a meeting of Indian start - ups , @placeholder a town hall meeting with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and address the diaspora . Technology entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa on what Mr Modi can take away from his time in Silicon Valley .


Alan Millar expected the usual single yolks as part of his ham, egg and chips meal when he ordered his lunch at The Gloucester Old Spot pub. But pub owner Amy Devenish said her customer was "so excited" at what was placed before him. Mr Millar shared his delight by buying all the staff a drink to celebrate. Ms Devenish added: "The boys in the kitchen started frantically ringing the bell, so we went in to find out what was up. "They said 'have a look at this, it's a triple yolker'. We couldn't believe it, we've never seen one of those before. "I took a snap on my phone and then once the ham, egg and chips was plated up I took it out to the table. "The old boy was so excited as he'd never seen one before." "He was shouting over to his kids to tell them to come and have a look at it. He actually bought all the staff a drink later on." The pictures were posted on the pub's Facebook on Sunday, attracting hundreds of likes. The Cotswold Legbar blue eggs were from Le Chasse in Zeals, Wiltshire.

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Eight weeks old Velu was born to mother Heleen on 24 June and lives in the Budongo Trail at the zoo with 18 other chimpanzees. Heleen is from a group of nine chimpanzees who arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from the Netherlands in 2010. The chimps started life in a research lab, then were rehomed to Beekse Bergen Safari Park, before Edinburgh. Sophie Pearson, team leader for the Budongo Trail at Edinburgh Zoo, said: "We are delighted with the arrival and successful integration of Velu into our chimpanzee group. "Still very young, Velu will look like a baby for another five years or so. "He currently has a beautiful pale, pinky-coloured face which will darken as he gets older and has a mass of spiky hair. "His father is either 38 year old Louis or 21 year old Rene, two of the males in our group. Later on we will do a paternity test to confirm."

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So at least they could ask each other here - in the face of that horror, and a series of other recent atrocities in Beirut, in Iraq, and in the skies over the Sinai desert: "Can we put aside some of our differences and do better when we take on the extremists?" The most obvious progress, however fragile, was over Syria, described by French president Francois Hollande as "the greatest factory of terrorism the world has ever seen". For more than four years, Syria has been laid waste by a civil war of increasing savagery. Large areas have emptied of people, leaving ungoverned space for IS extremists to seize. So ending the war - somehow - is now even more imperative. President Vladimir Putin is key. Russia too is an IS victim now. So has he been brought closer to the US-led coalition, or they closer to him? Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, had face-to-face talks with Mr Putin. They did break down some of the profound differences between Russia and the West over that intractable Syrian civil war. Mr Cameron told President Putin Russian bombing of the moderate opposition in Syria was a "mistake". Then, after their talks, Mr Cameron said that was changing: "I think there are some signs, some signs, that they are focusing more on IS, but we need to see that continued. "The gap has been enormous between those of us who believe [Syria's President Bashar al-]Assad should go immediately and those, like President Putin, who have been supporting him, who continue to support him. I think everyone recognises the need for compromise." The hope is that prospects for a peace process supervised by the United Nations are now improving, although substantial obstacles remain. The prize, of course, would be an eventual democratic settlement in Syria. At the G20, President Putin said Russia had changed tactics, focusing its bombing on IS, not on moderate opposition forces ranged against President Assad. Russia was actually starting to work with some of the Western-backed groups. The Russian President used his closing press conference to declare: "Currently, on the battlefield, we have established contact with a part of the armed Syrian opposition who have asked us not to strike territories under their control. "We have come to an agreement with them, and we are following it. In addition, when the armed opposition can actively fight terrorist groups, we are prepared to provide them with our air support". Western leaders will be keen to verify that. As for US President Barack Obama, he said the military coalition working with the US had taken territory back from IS and was denying them all-important space in which to train and to plot attacks. But President Obama again rejected committing substantial US ground forces, while arguing patience would be rewarded. "There will be an intensification of the strategy that we put forward, the strategy that is ultimately going to work, but, as as I said from the start, it is going to take time," he said. More than that, President Obama stressed a world united against "the face of evil" would prevail. But I have to report, listening to him in Turkey, he was not sounding his usual confident self. It was more the uncertain commander-in-chief. "There are going to be some things we try that don't work, and some strategies that do, and when we find ones that do, we will double down on those," he said. President Obama even downplayed what he called "modest" diplomatic progress on Syria. Still, the heads of government did agree on a range of measures, including to share intelligence better, as well as to strengthen aviation security. The trouble is they sorely need those improvements, after devastating failures that apparently made destroying the Russian airliner possible and let some of those who carried out the Paris attacks move around Europe unchecked. This was a G20 like no other.

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Work on the A423 Southern Bypass to create a "hamburger" style roundabout at Kennington began in June. During the ??7m scheme, a contraflow system reduced the bypass to one lane between Hinksey Hill and Heyford Hill interchanges. The roundabout is designed to increase capacity by up to 30%, Oxfordshire County Council said. In July, motorists were warned by Oxfordshire County Council to use alternative forms of transport because of delays of up to three hours. The work has included the refurbishment of four bridges and a new subway for pedestrians and cyclists. Councillor David Nimmo Smith, cabinet member for transport, said: "The improved access through this key route into and around Oxford means that public transport services will also be quicker and more reliable, and I would encourage people to use these services."

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So when the prospect of a non-contact training session reduced him to a tangle of self-doubt and anxiety, he knew the ball was burst. Nine months on from the pre-season friendly - Ansbro's London Irish travelling to face Munster - and the characteristically fierce lunging tackle that broke his neck in the summer of 2012, his confidence had been shredded. "I was just terrified," says ex-centre Ansbro, looking back. "The edge that I'd had was gone. "I'd lost a lot of confidence, my movement patterns, vision and decision-making. "I was really dreading it. I felt supremely confident going into that season, in attack and defence, I was so looking forward to it. "Then it was almost like being in the academy again and getting your first training session. "I didn't get particularly close to coming back in the end - I didn't even get to controlled contact." Ultimately, Ansbro skipped the session. He announced his retirement soon after, aged 27. His was an unerring devotion that endeared him to his peers and coaches. He relished not just the practicalities of scything down opponents but the strategy and organisation that positioned him to do so. This would always, however, render him vulnerable to bodily grievance in the line of duty. The fractured vertebrae at the top of his spine consigned Ansbro to three months in a halo brace - a metal contraption attached via four screws to his skull that immobilised his neck. "I think that [the injury] was about the fourth time I tackled someone with my head in that game alone," he jokes. His Test career with Scotland was, by modern standards, fleeting, with 11 caps spread across two years. He was the first contemporary black player to represent the nation - not that he affords that statistic much more than a shrug - having been born in Glasgow and adopted at 10 weeks old by a white English family who lived in Dumfries. Erudite and articulate, he attended boarding school in Lancashire, and studied natural sciences at Cambridge University, featuring in varsity matches, and winning a contract with Northampton Saints. These days, he teaches biology at Harrow School - whose alumni include the meaty frames of Saracens forwards Billy Vunipola and Maro Itoje - and indulges in a spot of coaching, grateful to have left rugby with an able body under the circumstances. But there are moments, albeit growing briefer with the passage of time, where he longs for the banter and the camaraderie of the hours spent among the lads. "Ultimately, you become a fan again," he says of the transition. "There's a perception, particularly with the [Six Nations] Wooden Spoon, that Scotland are not as strong a rugby nation as they should be, and I hate that, because I know it's not true. "Glasgow don't win the Pro12 unless they've got a lot of good quality players. Edinburgh had a great run in the European Challenge Cup. "It's the same with coaching; you just want the boys to go out and show the world what they're about and how good they are. "We've always had very good players but our best players haven't always performed, which can be frustrating. "Now, everyone seems to be playing well, and it just allows you to build momentum." Ansbro knows what it's like to castle Australia, the maddening, rage-inducing finale to last Sunday's quarter-final loss in stark contrast to Scotland's 9-6 victory Down Under three years ago. Of course, that glorious triumph, in a New South Wales deluge, was immortalised online by the immediate aftermath, the Scots' flocking to form a delirious rain-soaked rammy, and Ansbro clashing foreheads with the somewhat beefier Al Strokosch, requiring nearly 50 stitches as a result. "It was probably the first time I'd ever celebrated, like properly celebrated, a win," he says. "It meant so much. "I'd been injured that Six Nations, we'd Wooden-Spooned it, and morale, after one lost game is bad, but you play four, five games of rugby, that pressure of letting so many people down, it can be pretty miserable. "All of a sudden to flip that round in one game was pretty ridiculous. "Without a shadow of a doubt, they underestimated what we were going to bring to the game. The weather certainly helped, kept the game nice and tight for us, and allowed us to strike in the last play." Ansbro played with plenty of Scotland's present roster. Alongside the treasured euphoria of sinking the Wallabies, and South Africa, he endured heartbreaks of his own. Failed Six Nations fixtures and an exasperating World Cup exit in 2011. But in Vern Cotter's side, he sees a spark, an unruly "fearlessness" and a familiarity fostered by domestic glory. "Having essentially an entire backline that plays at the same club, Glasgow, a successful club as well - these boys are used to winning," he said. "I'm so excited about the momentum the Australia game could help build - there's always hope, there's always optimism when you support Scotland, but I do feel like this is a step change. "I'm tired of people underestimating Scotland and Scottish rugby. Off the back of quite a few disappointing Six Nations campaigns, there's a lack of respect towards Scottish rugby that I think needs to be addressed. "I think people don't expect Scotland to win games at the moment, which is one of the great things about last Sunday, and also one of the bad things about last Sunday - everyone saw that we could have won the game, but we didn't. "I think it's time we set the record straight."

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Police began searching for Marcel Hesse after the dead boy was found in his cellar on Monday night. They said he posted images of the body online. The teenager, 19, was arrested in the western city of Herne on Thursday after identifying himself at a restaurant, German media report. He then reported a fire in a nearby flat, where another body was found. Mr Hesse is alleged to have boasted in an online chat-room about also murdering a woman. The body found on Thursday was male, a police spokesman said. Shocked locals have been gathering outside the apartment in Herne. The nine-year-old boy died of multiple stab wounds, and the discovery of his body on Monday sparked a huge manhunt. On Wednesday, with the suspect still at-large, children in Herne were told to play indoors at kindergartens. Police warned the public that the teenager may be armed. A witness said Marcel Hesse had revealed his attack on the messaging service WhatsApp. He had suggested he had wanted to kill himself but failed and murdered the boy instead. Police said he shared images on the internet of himself next to the dead child. The boy's family told German media that the teenager had asked him to help with a ladder. The boy's stepfather went to search for the boy, and found his body in Mr Hesse's cellar. Investigators in the nearby city of Bochum said the suspect had also spoken online of killing a woman, claiming she "put up more of a fight than the child" and weighed some 120kg (19 stone). The motive for his alleged attack appeared to have been the woman's bank, computer and phone details.

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