Public perception appears to have changed. People used to scrub the art away, but nowadays the first reaction seems to be "is it worth money?" Street artist Neil Morris agrees this is the case with some, but "these are the people who never have and never will appreciate the work. For more street art stories follow us on Pinterest "These people are middle-aged, middle-manager types that think the art is offensive to others without actually asking anyone. And it's money that has changed perception. Money changes everything." Fellow artist Jadryk Brown argues that the high prices street art can fetch means "rich people don't find it scary any more. Nothing's scary if money could be involved". The internet has also been an influence, according to Richard Clay, professor of digital humanities at Newcastle University. "These images can, and sometimes do, go viral. For example, the painting and then defacement of a mural of Putin kissing Trump in Lithuania. "In some cases a photo of a piece of street art online can simply be picked up and adopted in another place. For example, during the Arab Spring, images of Assad with a Hitler moustache appeared online and could soon be seen in Cairo, Beirut and Gaza. "The ready availability of examples of street art from across the globe informs the practice of artists and the views of their audiences." He speculates that "the authenticity, the site specificity and the (usually) one-off nature of street art" might "serve as an antidote to the super-abundance of online images and to streets that are often cluttered with mass-produced commercial imagery". A study from the University of Warwick indicates that street art in London is generally now associated with improving economic conditions of urban neighbourhoods. It's partly down to a "loop effect". Arty areas - such as Brixton - attract more cafes and restaurants that in turn attract the art-loving crowd to move in. Areas outside London can also see graffiti affecting property prices - in both directions. Prof Clay says it can polarise opinion: "To most people street art is either an indicator of an area that is vibrant or of one that is run-down and in need of better policing. "It very much depends on individuals' broader opinions about acceptable behaviours in public space, but it seems clear to me that more and more people regard street art as a positive phenomenon. "Hence, it appears to be being more widely tolerated by public authorities." Drawing on walls in public places isn't a new phenomenon. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Burgundy in France, through gladiatorial fan worship in Roman Lyons to the messages left on the walls of Germany's Reichstag in 1945 by triumphant Soviet troops, people are determined to leave a record of their existence and experience. Nor is it an activity associated with one particular socioeconomic group, says Prof Clay. "Historically it isn't the case. For example, in Rome you can see graffiti left over centuries by aristocratic visitors to the Eternal City. "There is a tendency nowadays to see modern graffiti as being a working class, inner-city phenomenon. While that has been and remains the case in some cities and with some graffiti writers and crews, it often isn't the case. "The creative urge to leave one's mark in public space crosses the boundaries of class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religion. It always has and it always will." Artist Scotty Brave points out there has always been graffiti that was thought-provoking, political and clever. "Modern times have seen graffiti become many different things. Vandalism, art, politics, subcultural visual communication, cryptic language, esoteric social commentary, street art. Even a visual form of humour. "So when you talk about graffiti, you are talking about all these things. All these things are different, their practitioners are different. Their motives are different, their methods, reasons, approach and application are all different veins of the rebellious act of graffiti. "Has it lost its power? Of course not, no way, how can it? What power did it ever have? "The power is in the perception, it's generated by the observer. It can lose power if it allows itself to be generalised, to be boxed, to be spoken of as if it's understood, contained, conquered by those who attempt to categorise, water down and generalise it. "So be very careful what you say or what you write about it." So is there "good" graffiti and bad? Prof Clay says "good graffiti doesn't have to be aesthetically sophisticated". "My favourite recent example is visible on a motorway bridge heading north up the M6. In messy, white, blocky paint it reads 'Pies this is your time'. Like many Lancastrians, I love pies and it made me smile and think of home. It took me a long time to realise that The Pies are actually a band." Scotty Brave insists graffiti "has always been art. Even if it's arguably so. I've seen a slashed canvas and a urinal in an art gallery. "Why not a crude penis scribbled on a police station's window, or a spray-painted name on a train's door? It's all art." But some residents in Marlborough, Wiltshire, contacted the BBC to complain about some street art that appeared on a junction box in the town. Kate Tudor says: "Graffiti is vandalism. I still have to pay to have it removed. Why do you assume everyone has a right to express their stuff by painting on public walls? Why would the rest of us be interested in the thoughts of one special snowflake?" And fellow townsperson Josh Hartshorn argues: "Art is something you choose to see and pay for in your house and graffiti gives you no choice and you have to pay to not look at it." Some local authorities have been keen on promoting street art - in 2012 Bristol City Council supported an "urban paint festival" featuring graffiti, while also clamping down on tagging. Now in its eighth year, the organisers of Upfest say it is "Europe's largest free, live street and urban art festival". Callington in Cornwall has murals throughout the town, which are promoted by the town council as a trail for tourists. But other local authorities don't always see the merit of street art - a council that destroyed a mural by Banksy in Clacton-on-Sea was branded "moronic", "useless" and "cretinous" by members of the public after painting over a stencil showing a group of pigeons holding anti-immigration banners towards an exotic-looking bird. If street art can be used as a form of protest or social commentary, it can also be used as a celebration. Six murals were commissioned to mark Leicester City's unlikely Premier League title triumph. Each design captures a different aspect of the Foxes' remarkable win. There's a fine line, though, between appreciating street art and taming it. It's becoming more common for images to protected in situ with thick pieces of Perspex, or even jimmied off walls and reconstructed in galleries, such as the Banksy work removed from a car park in Liverpool. Sam Fishwick, a graffiti artist from Liverpool, dismissed the idea of a street art gallery. "It's not street art any more if it's hung up in a museum. "It's raw, it's gritty, it's on the street, it's not meant to be there. When you go and see it in a gallery it loses its charm, it loses its character." Artist John Doh agrees: "When a piece is taken from the street and put inside a museum or gallery it can be a real killer. Often the placement is just as important as the piece." Scotty Brave says articles attempting to answer questions about street art "are futile". "The difference is in the painter - whether it's the artist, the activist, the writer, the vandal, the illustrator. People's perception is changed by how it is communicated. It's a visual language, with many tongues, many accents and forms. "Articles written by people who attempt to group all the genres of graffiti together as something that can be talked about as one thing are futile. It's not one thing, it's many. It cannot be boxed or labelled so easily." So perhaps the only thing street art tells us about a place - is that it can tell us nothing.

Question: Street art is hard to avoid , even if you want to . It creeps along alleyways , blooms across fences , flourishes on flyovers and in underpasses . It 's an age when you can awake in the morning to find your house value @placeholder overnight with the emergence of a Banksy on your wall - or even something a bit like a Banksy on your wall .


The report also cited problems with emergency response and oversight at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), outside Carlsbad, New Mexico. The state's two senators called the findings "deeply concerning". WIPP, which holds specific kinds of defence nuclear waste, remains closed after a radiation leak last month. It is still unclear if the fire and the leak, which contaminated 17 workers, are related. A separate report on the leak is expected in the upcoming weeks. The accidents are the first major incidents at the salt repository, which began taking radioactive waste from US defence sites 15 years ago. In a report released on Friday, the US energy department's Accident Investigation Board (AIB) found the 5 February fire was preventable. The root cause, the board wrote, was the failure of the current and previous contractors running the site to "adequately recognise and mitigate the hazard regarding a fire in the underground". Lorries carrying salt were not maintained or cleaned often enough to prevent the build-up of combustible materials and the onboard automatic fire suppression system had been deactivated. "A nuclear versus mine culture exists where there are significant differences in the maintenance of waste-handling versus non-waste-handling equipment," the report said. At a community meeting in Carlsbad on Thursday to preview the report, the lead investigator, Ted Wyka, praised the 86 workers who were half-mile underground in the mine when the fire started, saying they "did everything they could" to tell others to evacuate. But a number of safety systems and processes failed, Mr Wyka said. Emergency strobe lights were not activated for five minutes and not all workers heard the evacuation announcement. One worker also switched the air system from normal to filtration mode, which sent smoke billowing through the tunnels. Six were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire. Jose Franco, who runs the energy department's field office in Carlsbad, choked up as he addressed the meeting, saying that at first, he took the findings personally. "But I think what's important [is] we definitely got away with not ... having anyone seriously hurt," Mr Franco said. "So we need to learn from that. It is what I wanted to hear, and I wanted the truth. We don't need any sugar-coating." Hours before, the current contractor at the site demoted the facility's president and project manager. While the report cited the site's contractor and the field office for gaps in oversight, it also recommended the agency headquarters needed to "re-evaluate resources" applied to WIPP. In February, Eddy County Commissioner Susan Crockett told the BBC there had been "a lag in funding for maintenance at WIPP". "We've been asking for $10m for the last three years just for maintenance," she said. Testing of the underground site has continued since the leak and workers are expected to re-enter the site as early as this weekend.

Question: Maintenance and safety lapses were at the root of a lorry fire that @placeholder down the only US underground nuclear waste repository in February , a report says .


The painting, entitled Men Drinking in a Pub, was on a bath panel and found during renovation of the artist's previous home in Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor. It appears to have another work on the reverse, partly covered by wall paint. There was no signature, but it was authenticated by the artist's son-in-law, and was sold to an anonymous bidder for ¡ê2,000. John Anderson, of auctioneers Anderson and Garland, described it as a "a piece of salvage that may yield a masterpiece". Norman Cornish, who died last year, started working in the mines when he was 14 and became famous for his paintings of everyday life in the industrial North East after attending the Pitman's Academy. In January, an early self-portrait with a hidden portrait of his wife on the other side was sold for ¡ê13,500.

Question: A @placeholder artwork by " Pitman painter " Norman Cornish has sold at auction .


A video went viral of officer Shrestha Thakur arguing with Bharatiya Janata Party politicians after she tried to fine them for a traffic violation. Ms Thakur said on Facebook that she was told her transfer was routine, but noted that she was not due for a transfer for at least a year. The decision has caused anger in India. The video of the altercation showed the officer angrily telling the agitated group of politicians to get written orders from the chief minister that police had no power to check vehicles or issue tickets for traffic violations. She had also said that police deserved more respect from politicians. Ms Thakur said in her Facebook post that she had been transferred to Bahraich, which was near the Nepal border. She told BBC Hindi she was not sure if the posting was a punishment for doing her job or a reward for her good work, but had decided to treat the news positively. Indian media reports said that the decision to add Ms Thakur's name to a list of 88 other officers who were being transferred was taken after a meeting between the state chief minister Yogi Adityanath and some politicians from the ruling party. The news created waves on social media, with many people criticising the Uttar Pradesh government for punishing competence. Others insisted that people were reading too much into the "routine" transfer.

Question: A policewoman who @placeholder up to a group of ruling party politicians in India 's northern Uttar Pradesh state has been transferred to a different post .


US composer Dan Messe will write the score for a new musical adaptation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's movie, according to the Facebook page of his band, Hem. Messe will collaborate with playwright Craig Lucas and composer Nathan Tysen. Amelie tells the story of a shy waitress who sets out from Paris' Montmartre district on a mission to make others happy. The film, which sold 8.6m tickets in France and earned $152m (?¡ê97m) worldwide, cast a nostalgic eye on contemporary Paris and catapulted Tautou to stardom. Messe confirmed his role in the project after several leaks in the media. "So not the best kept secret, but still I'm happy to announce that I've been commissioned to adapt the film Amelie for Broadway," he wrote on Facebook. A fan of the film for many years, Messe told Paste Magazine that Hem's 2007 song Half Asleep was influenced by a scene from the movie. "I wrote that imagining that scene where Amelie and Nino are speaking between the door," he says, "So I'd already written a song for those characters, but then it took years and years to get the rights." Messe described composer Yann Tiersen's original film music as "one of the best movie scores there is," adding: "It's one of the reasons why I love the film." But he said the musical would be recognisably different. "I'm not interested in doing Parisian music. I don't think I'm even going to use accordion in my score. "The music sounds like mine. But certainly, I'm not playing up the Americana elements either. I'm not having pedal steel and fiddle, but it'll be hyper-romantic and playful more than anything." Amelie won four Cesar Awards in France and was nominated for five Oscars, including best foreign language film.

Question: The 2001 Oscar - nominated romance Amelie , which @placeholder Audrey Tautou , is on its way to Broadway .


His trek caught the public imagination and when he completed his trek, he actually got an invitation to meet Muhammadu Buhari before he was sworn in on Friday. Two years ago, Mr Hashimu was talking with a group of friends about what they would do if Mr Buhari, a former military leader, won the 2015 presidential election. One owned a shop and said he would let people take whatever they wanted, free of charge, but Mr Hashimu did not have much money to give away. "I made a promise that if Gen Buhari should win the election I would trek from Lagos to Abuja - so it started as this joke!" he says. When Mr Buhari was declared the winner on 1 April 2015 - becoming the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria - Mr Hashimu's friends called him, reminding him of his promise. Find out more: That same day Mr Hashimu left his home in Ibadan, where he was working in the construction industry, and travelled to Lagos. The next morning he began his long walk. He decided to walk for 12 hours each day and soon realised the scale of the task he had set himself. But news of his journey quickly spread and he was greeted warmly at each village he entered. "The journey took me 18 days but after I started I only walked three days alone. The other 15 days I walked with people. Most of the young people I met told me that I'm not the only one who loves Buhari and they volunteered to walk me to the next town," he says. The excitement generated by his trek lifted his spirits. "People from all over the world called me. People shared my number on social media so people from the UK and US would be calling me, encouraging me, giving me confidence to walk. Those following me to the next town also gave me encouragement so I was so happy, so happy. "People started coming up to me and telling me about their problems. 'We have insecurity in our community, we don't have enough land to farm.' All different complaints. Some people said they need water and others that they need light. "All I would tell them is to write it down, put it inside an envelope and if I should be given the opportunity to see the president then I will deliver their messages to him," says Mr Hashimu. He arrived in the capital, Abuja, on 20 April. He had taken with him 100,000 naira ($500, ?¡ê330) to cover his meals and accommodation but had only spent 3,500 naira as people along the way had looked after him. He was met by a crowd of people, including members of President Buhari's support organisation and they arranged a meeting. "When I met the president he smiled, he was so happy with me. "He said, 'Thank God you look at me as a young man. You encourage me as well because when you make a promise you fulfil it. I am so happy with you.' "And then he collected the messages from me," says Mr Hashimu. Buhari's first priority in a word: The meeting with the president was brief and he did not manage to ask everything he wanted. "I'd like to discuss the problems many young people experience because there's no way you can trek all the way from Lagos to Abuja without seeing different things. I met with different kinds of language, different tribes and cultures." Mr Hashimu says his journey made him realise Nigerians have huge expectations of the new president. "People came out and sometimes when I saw the crowds I started crying because I was shocked." He said he had nothing to offer them yet they came out to celebrate with him. "Nigerian people are hungry for change and they have seen change and that's why they came out."

Question: Suleiman Hashimu walked 750 km ( 460 miles ) and @placeholder out six pairs of shoes over 18 days in order to see the inauguration of Nigeria 's new president .


Christie - 'Every place in America is a target' 17:40 ET By the time the afternoon session of the Republican Jewish Coalition presidential forum was wrapping up, most of the participating candidates were all but certain as to the exact nature of the violence in San Bernardino. "I assure you it is an act of terror," said former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, later warning that this was just the beginning. "We have to be prepared because the world is breaking down." Carly Fiorina took aim at the likely Democratic nominee. "Hillary Clinton was tweeting about gun control while we learned that radical Islamic terrorists have been building pipe bombs," she said. And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spent nearly his entire 30-minute speech talking about the implications of Wednesday's attacks. "For the first time since 9/11," he said, "we're going to have to confront the loss of American life on American soil to terrorist conduct." And he added some words of warning. "If a centre for the developmentally disabled in San Bernardino, California, can be a target for a terrorist attack, then every place in America is a target for a terrorist attack." The New Jersey governor is pinning what were once fading presidential hopes on national security. After the Paris attacks and the events on Wednesday, he feels the US public is giving him another look - and a recent poll of New Hampshire voters shows that he has gained some momentum, moving ahead of Ben Carson into fourth place. "The entire campaign changed a few weeks ago," he said. "We need to come to grips with the concept in America that we are in the midst of the next world war." He went on to attack fellow candidates Rand Paul by name and Ted Cruz by implication - both for voting in the Senate to support a rollback of National Security Agency surveillance operations that went into effect last weekend. "Every candidate who comes on this stage should be honest with you and tell you we need to do these things," he said. "And anyone who doesn't is putting American families at risk." 13:30 ET According to Donald Trump, the violence in San Bernardino on Wednesday "probably was related" to "radical Islamic terrorism". During remarks at the Republican Jewish Coalition, the New York real-estate mogul wondered why President Barack Obama won't use those words. "There is something going on with him that we don't know about," he said. Several years ago, Mr Trump - before he was a presidential front-runner - made the rounds on the political talk show circuit as one of the leading voices of the "birther" movement - that bit of the conservative fringe that questioned the validity of Mr Obama's birth certificate and his American bona fides. Old habits, it seems, die hard. Rubio - 'We live in a different world' 12:00ET "We certainly have learned some facts that are concerning and weigh on our minds,"  Marco Rubio said early in his speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition presidential forum. The Florida senator no doubt was referencing the possible Islamic ties of the assailants in the San Bernardino shooting - albeit in a much more oblique way than his fellow senator, Ted Cruz, did earlier Thursday morning. "We live in a very different world than the one I grew up in, the world that you grew up in and the world we had not long ago," Mr Rubio continued. While Mr Rubio's words were carefully, intentionally vague, Mr Cruz wasn't the only candidate to directly tie Wednesday's attacks to overseas terrorism. Inadequate gun-control laws are not to blame for the California shootings, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters after his speech. "It's about two people who have bought into an ideology that's just absolutely insane." Former New York Governor George Pataki said we don't know for sure whether the shootings in San Bernardino "involved terror or not", but it was a "horrible, horrible planned assault". What we do know, he continued, was that the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the shooting at the US Army base at Fort Hood and the foiled assault at an art exhibit in Garland, Texas - all of which have happened during Barack Obama's presidency - were "carried out by radical jihadists here in America". The US should not let First Amendment protections of free speech stand in the way of confronting this "warped view of jihad", Pataki continued, comparing a ban on inflammatory Islamic rhetoric to prohibitions on yelling "fire in a crowded theatre". "Radicalisation in America isn't protected speech," he said. "It is a crime, and we should stop it." 10:43 ET Texas Senator Ted Cruz took the stage at the presidential forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition and called for a moment of silence for the victims of the San Bernardino shootings. Then, while acknowledging "the details of what happened are still unclear", he said that he is "deeply concerned" that the events in California are "another manifestation of radical Islamic terrorism here at home". He said the San Bernardino shootings, along with the Paris attacks last month, "underscores that we are in a time of war". "Whether or not the current administration realises or wishes to acknowledge it," Mr Cruz continued. "Our enemies are at war with us. I believe this nation needs a wartime president to defend it." The Texas senator then pitched the audience of Republican Jewish activists and deep-pocketed conservative donors on why he's the man for the job. As he did in last month's Republican presidential debate, he chided President Barack Obama for not using the term "radical Islamic terrorism". A president, he said, must speak the truth. "When the president stands up and says the Islamic State isn't Islamic - that's just nutty," he said, calling Mr Obama an apologist for "radical Islamic terrorism". He said as president he would make sure the US does more to stand by its allies - Israel in particular - and defeat its enemies. "If you are voting for Hillary Clinton," he said, "you are voting for the Ayatollah Khamenei to have a nuclear device."

Question: Republican presidential candidates speaking at a forum in Washington , DC , have @placeholder to the mass shooting in California which left at least 14 dead .


Long a staple in the UK where there are now 70 stores, the designs have been growing in popularity around the world. There are more than 130 stores outside of the UK, in diverse locations from Spain to China and Thailand. Last month the brand announced the first stores in India will open for business this Autumn. And next on the list is Latin America. The firm has hired Michael Engelhaupt from Under Armour International, the American sports clothing and accessories company, to drive the expansion forward. Mr Engelhaupt was head of franchise international and has previously worked for sports brand Adidas. The company says strong online orders sparked the move into Latin America. "Over time we expect to expand across the region but initially we will be focused on Mexico and Chile because of the inward interest in Cath Kidston coming from those two markets," says chief executive Kenny Wilson. "Michael will be talking to potential franchise partners and, as we have done in other markets, we are looking to do a combination of standalone stores and concessions. "We did research as we do before deciding to go into any new market and this said that there was a market in Latin America and interest for fun, cheerful, British products like Cath Kidston. We are very confident in the consumer appeal in Latin America for our products," he adds. Cath Kidston has seen notable overseas growth. Its 2015 full year results showed overall group sales increased by 2.4% to ?¡ê118.5m, but international retail sales surged by 20.2% hitting ?¡ê55.3m. The company is expanding rapidly. Four new stores opened in the UK last year, one in China and 40 franchise stores, including its first Middle East stores. Franchising has proven a successful tool, particularly so in Japan where double digit sales growth over several years led the company to decide in July 2015 to purchase the Japanese Cath Kidston franchise business of 27 shops back from TSI Holdings subsidiary Sanei International. The agreement brought the stores under the control of the wholly owned subsidiary, Cath Kidston Japan. "Japan is our biggest international market and a key part of our strategy to globalise the brand," said Mr Wilson at the time. The brand's continued success comes in spite of the departure of founder Cath Kidston in November 2014, who retains an 11% stake. Ms Kidston has credited her country childhood - she grew up in Hampshire - as the inspiration for her English heritage-inspired brand. She has however admitted that the floral and polka dot patterns are not to everyone's taste, telling Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2011: "People either love it and want a little bit of it very much, or want to stab us." Katrina Rattu, an analyst at Verdict Retail expects the company to continue to flourish. "Its product offering translates well into diverse markets owing to its strong visual brand identity. Their expansion is based in emerging markets with a growing middle class with a higher disposable income. They are increasingly looking to buy into aspirational brands such as Cath Kidston with strong British values."

Question: Mention the name Cath Kidston and more often than not the mind will drift to the floral @placeholder the brand is famous for .


Jamie Mines was injured at the Kendrick Industrial Estate in Swindon just before Christmas. The 33-year-old was treated at Southmead Hospital in Bristol following the accident and returned home in June. However, a surgical wound on his left foot became severely infected and doctors called him back to amputate it. Mr Mines said: "It feels so much better now I won't be carrying around an aching, dead piece of meat which was my left foot anymore." He is recovering at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. Following the accident, Mr Mines was placed in an induced coma and missed his first Christmas with his five-month-old twins Isabella and Savannah. A fund to help the semi-professional football player, who hails from Frome but now lives in Swindon, raised ¡ê144,000. Mr Mines said: "It's been so nice to hear of all the amazing support." The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the accident.

Question: A scaffolder who had to have his leg and @placeholder amputated after suffering an electric shock has had a further operation to remove his left foot .


The Trussell Trust, which runs over 420 food banks across the UK, says many children risk going hungry over the six-week break from school. It says demand for emergency parcels for children rose significantly - by more than 4,000 - last July and August. The government said it was helping families meet the cost of living. Figures from the Trussell Trust show 67,506 three-day emergency food supplies were provided for children by its network in July and August 2016, compared with 63,094 in the May and June  - an increase of 4,412 parcels. The trust says nearly half (47%) of those 67,506 parcels went to primary-school-age children and over a quarter (27%) to children aged four and under. It says, while it welcomes the government's decision to keep free school meals for infants in England, more must be done to help struggling families during the holidays. Samantha Stapley, operations manager for England at The Trussell trust, said: "Over a third of all the food distributed by food banks in our network consistently goes to children, but these new figures show five- to 11-year-olds are more likely than other children to receive a food bank's help. "This highlights just how close to crisis many families are living - as a nation, we also must address the reasons why families with children are referred to food banks in the first place. "We welcome the government's decision to maintain free school lunches for children during term time - the next step must be to help families during the holidays. "Food banks are doing more than ever before, but voluntary organisations alone cannot stop primary school children facing hunger." A spokeswoman for the Department for Work and Pensions said: "Employment remains the best route out of poverty. "Record numbers of people are now in work, and we're helping millions of households meet the everyday cost of living and keep more of what they earn. "We've doubled free childcare to help parents into work, and continue to spend over ?¡ê90bn a year on support for those who need it, including those who are bringing up a family or on a low income. "Budgeting advice and benefit advances are also available for anyone who needs more help."

Question: As the school summer holidays get under way , food banks are urging people not to forget to @placeholder supplies to their local centres .


In 1985 a fresh-faced Gascoigne made his league debut for Newcastle United at the age of 17 as a second-half substitute against Queens Park Rangers. Within three years, "Gazza" had won the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Shortly afterwards, in the summer of 1988, he joined Tottenham for ¡ê2.3m. During the World Cup in 1990 he showed his vulnerable side, shedding tears of frustration after his booking in the semi-final against Germany ruled him out of a potential appearance in the final. Despite England's subsequent defeat on penalties depriving Bobby Robson's side of a place in the World Cup Final, Gascoigne went on to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. The aftermath of England's run in the 1990 World Cup saw Gascoigne reach the peak of his popularity as "Gazzamania" swept England. He released a pop reworking of the Lindisfarne hit Fog on the Tyne, which reached number 2 on the UK singles chart and led to an appearance on Top of the Pops. But the high times were not to last. At the end of the 1991 season, in the FA Cup Final, a wild and reckless Gascoigne sustained a serious cruciate ligament injury in the early minutes of the game. His already agreed transfer to Italian club Lazio was put on hold while he recovered and, having played some exceptional football in the 1990-91 season, he would never be the same player again. Accompanied by his Geordie sidekick Jimmy "Fivebellies" Gardner, Gascoigne went to Italy and eventually resumed his career on the pitch. Although he was plagued by injury, Gascoigne was a popular figure with the fans at the Rome club. In 1995 Gascoigne returned to the UK, joining Glasgow Rangers for ¡ê4.3m, and the following year he married Sheryl, shortly after the birth of son Regan. A year later, he was a key player in the England team which was again defeated on penalties in the semi-finals of a major tournament by the Germans - this time Euro 96 held in England. His "dentist's chair" celebration after scoring a magnificent goal against Scotland - itself a reference to his heavy drinking - is a treasured memory of many English football fans. In 1998, he was given a warning by the Scottish FA after a "playing the flute" mime - a sectarian gesture - during an Old Firm game against Celtic. Later that year his marriage ended following incidents of domestic violence and he was admitted to the Marchwood Priory hospital to receive treatment for his drink problem. He was also left out of the 1998 World Cup squad and would never play for England again. He spent the last six years of his football career with Middlesbrough, Everton, Burnley, and Chinese side Gansu Tianma, retiring from the game in 2004. The same year, Gazza talked about his problems in his autobiography, including his struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder, bulimia, depression and Tourette's syndrome. He struggled with alcoholism throughout the decade and in 2008 Gascoigne was sectioned under the Mental Health Act following reports that he was acting strangely in Hemel Hempstead. In 2010 he admitted admitting drinking and driving and was given a suspended prison sentence after he was stopped in Newcastle. It was also 2010 that saw perhaps Gascoigne's most bizarre act - when he turned up at Rothbury in Northumberland in an attempt to broker peace between armed police and the gunman Raoul Moat, who'd been on the run after shooting his ex-girlfriend, her new partner - who was killed - and a police officer. Gascoigne appeared at the police cordon, saying he was good friends with "Moaty" and that he'd brought the fugitive a "can of lager, some chicken, a mobile phone and something to keep warm". The BBC's Fiona Trott, who was at the scene, reported he then posed for some pictures with children before driving off. In February 2012, it was announced he was one of those who had settled claims for damages with the publishers of the News of the World over phone-hacking. He has received treatment on a number of occasions including in February 2013, when he was admitted to a clinic in the US and his management company said he was an alcoholic with "complex issues". It followed an appearance at a charity event when he sparked concern by breaking down and sobbing on stage. A number of his celebrity friends helped to fund the trip to the Arizona clinic including former England cricketer Ronnie Irani, presenter Chris Evans and ex-Tottenham and England team-mate Gary Lineker. In August 2013, Gascoigne was fined ¡ê1,000 for assaulting a railway guard and being drunk and disorderly at Stevenage railway station. On Monday, he was again fined ¡ê1,000 and ordered to pay ¡ê1,000 in compensation by Dudley magistrates for making a racist comment to a black security guard in front of hundreds of people at his An Evening With Gazza show.

Question: One of the @placeholder 's most recognisable and celebrated footballers , Paul Gascoigne 's life on and off the pitch has been an eventful one .


Ashley Young's arrival from Aston Villa comes swiftly after the signing of Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers, with Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea and a high-class midfield player also expected to make the move to Old Trafford. The loss to Barcelona in the Champions League final at Wembley did not exactly do United a favour but it would have confirmed in Ferguson's mind that his side was obviously on the wane. Some may have been fooled into thinking everything was OK given United's success in the Premier League but they were the best of a bad bunch last season and Ferguson is brutally realistic. I stand by my belief that he dragged those players to the title and would have claimed the crown with any of the other top sides had he been in charge of them. United were awful for long spells last season and really suffered against Barcelona - the fact they won the league was a work of art in itself How United won the title playing as badly as they did away from home, where they were abysmal on so many occasions, was almost beyond belief. Ferguson will have been well aware that they might not have been so lucky next season. Ferguson had two factors to address. First, the team was awful for long spells last season and really suffered against Barcelona. Secondly, the natural passage of time has resulted in the retirements of Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, while Ryan Giggs is edging ever nearer towards the end of his career. Giggs was magnificent last season but can you see him having another season like that at the age of 37? I can't. Ferguson has bought defender Jones, who is only a youngster and is clearly a signing for the future. Young, a winger, is a proven, fabulous player with great delivery who will add much. If you watched United last season, they were weak all over. The fact that they won the league was a work of art in itself, the sign of a great club and a great manager, with Ferguson as the key component. If I was Ferguson I would break the bank to land Luka Modric -he is a class act The loss of Scholes and the fact that Giggs is another year closer to the end of his career means Ferguson is almost certain to strengthen in midfield. He has been linked with Tottenham's Luka Modric and Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan, both fabulous players. I do not know where Modric is going, or even if he is going because Spurs chairman Daniel Levy gave Chelsea very short shrift last week, but if I was Ferguson I would break the bank to land the Croatian. He fits the bill perfectly. Modric is a class act and his performance when Spurs won at Liverpool on the final day of last season was as good as it gets. When the ball comes to him, he doesn't just instinctively know his three options, he knows the best one to take. He also always has time and space in abundance - the hallmark of the great player. Ferguson will obviously recruit a goalkeeper to replace Van der Sar, who was a major reason for their success last season and has been for the last five years. De Gea appears to be the chosen one but the hardest person to replace in your team is always the goalkeeper, as proved by United's struggles to find a quality successor to Peter Schmeichel. Bringing a foreign keeper into the English game is always hit and miss because a big part of the game here is the ball into the box. We have seen the likes of Heurelho Gomes struggle to cope with that aspect of the game whereas Van der Sar was consummate and his communication skills were wonderful. De Gea is only a young boy, so it will be very intriguing to see how he goes if he does sign for United. Retirement and age have taken some of Ferguson's best players out of the equation but he is a master when faced with this sort of situation. He will also be aware of the challenges coming from elsewhere. United and Chelsea undoubtedly came back towards the pack last season, while Manchester City may feel they will never have a better chance of winning the Premier League than next time around. They will spend, Roman Abramovich will back new Chelsea boss Andre Villlas-Boas, while over at Anfield, where not much escapes Ferguson's attention, they now have the Kenny Dalglish factor. Liverpool will clearly strengthen their squad this summer and there is still the feel-good factor following Dalglish's arrival, which galvanised the whole club. Luis Suarez will also be ready for his first full season in the Premier League. The striker was sensational after coming to Anfield in January. But history tells us there is nobody better at coming out on top in a pressurised position than Ferguson. He clearly means business after taking stock of the current condition of his squad. And you would never back against him - you can't back against him - because if he can take his team to the title playing the way they did last season then they would have to start as favourites next season as he begins the process of building his latest Old Trafford model. Alan Hansen was talking to BBC Sport's Phil McNulty

Question: Sir Alex Ferguson knew major work was needed to rebuild his Manchester United team - and he has responded in @placeholder with his dealings in the transfer market so far .


Parliament agreed to the pay rise earlier this week in a session that was not televised. Last month President John Dramani Mahama authorised an increase in MPs' pay. The BBC's Sammy Darko in Ghana says both rises will be backdated to 2009 - which has caused a public outcry. Our reporter says news of the pay increase, agreed by MPs for the executive, was slow to emerge because it took place in a closed-door session on Tuesday night. This has angered Ghana Integrity Initiative which says such decisions should be debated in public. "We have the right to know because we are tax payers," Vitus Azeem, the head of the anti-corruption group, told Ghana's Citifm radio station. "If we know what has gone in to arrive at those figures, then we will also be able to make constructive comments on them. But if they hide it from us then that's a problem." The president's monthly salary has gone up from about $4,240 (?¡ê2,640) to $6,357, which is tax free. The new salary for ministers, who also have benefits such as the use of two cars, a house with staff and an entertainment allowance, will be $4,770. MPs' salaries have been increased by $2,225 to $3,800 a month. Our reporter says that while Ghana's executive and MPs earn considerably less than some other African parliamentarians - like those in Kenya who earn nearly $10,000 a month - in comparison to other public officials in Ghana their salary is very high. He says the monthly minimum wage in Ghana is about $75 and civil servants, such as teachers, earn below $500. Mr Mahama is the interim head of state following the death of President John Atta Mills in July 2012. Presidential elections will take place in the West African country in December.

Question: A significant increase in salaries for Ghana 's president , ministers and other top officials has been @placeholder by anti-corruption campaigners .


It links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti - a stretch of more than 750km (466 miles). Travelling at 120km/h, the new service cuts the journey time down from three days by road to about 12 hours. The $3.4bn (?¡ê2.7bn) project was built with the help of funding from a Chinese bank and will have Chinese staff. The track runs parallel to the abandoned Ethio-Djibouti railway, built more than 100 years ago. The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Addis Ababa says the new track will initially only run freight services. The passenger trains - which will run each way daily - are to start in three months' time and ticket prices will be announced nearer the time. Getachew Betru, chief executive of Ethiopia Railways, says it will be much cheaper and more reliable than travelling to Djibouti by road. "In Ethiopia currently if you want to bring your container from Hong Kong to Djibouti it will take you maybe two, three weeks. But it will take you more than that to take it from Djibouti to Addis Ababa. It will now take us one day or more," he said. At the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said that the rail line would be a boost to the economy. "It will provide huge benefits to the industrial parks and modern farms that will be built in the future," he said. A businessman at the opening told the BBC that the railway "would transform" his trade in transporting livestock. "It will be easier, more efficient," he said. The railway was 70% financed by China's Exim Bank and built by China Railway Group and China Civil Engineering Construction. Chinese controllers, technicians and station masters are among those staffing the services for the next five year after which Ethiopians will be employed. Mr Getachew told the AFP news agency that their local counterparts are in training. Djibouti is important to landlocked Ethiopia which currently imports and exports nearly 90% of its goods through its port. Before construction was completed freight services transported food to areas affected by drought last year. The railway is the first step in a vast 5,000km-long network of rail which Ethiopia hopes to build by 2020, connecting it to Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan. The dream is that one day the railway will extend from Djibouti's coast all the way across Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.

Question: Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully @placeholder cross - border railway line in Africa .


Kenyan authorities deported the Congolese rumba star on Saturday after video footage of him appearing to kick one of his female dancers went viral. The Agriculture and Commercial society of Zambia said the "disappointing" incident was behind its decision. Olomide has denied assault, though he has since apologised for his behaviour. In a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday, the singer apologised to his fans, especially "women and children", asking for forgiveness. "I profoundly regret what happened... it was a moment of madness," Olomide told Congolese national broadcaster RTNC, in an interview attached to the same Facebook post. The star apologised directly to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who may have felt "dishonoured by this behaviour". The footage of Friday's incident at Nairobi's international airport sparked outrage on social media. Kenyan authorities deported Olomide, 60, and three of his dancers on Saturday to DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, following a public outcry over the incident. Speaking to BBC Afrique on Friday, he denied kicking anyone and said he had tried to "stop" a "girl who wanted to fight the dancers I came with". The video shown on Kenya's KTN News shows police intervening to stop the apparent attack on the woman. Kenyan Youth and Gender Minister Sicily Kariuki had called for the singer's deportation. "His conduct was an insult to Kenyans and our constitution," she said. "Violence against women and girls cannot be accepted in any shape, form or manner." The star has been in similar trouble in the past:

Question: Organisers in Zambia have cancelled a @placeholder concert by one of Africa 's biggest musicians , Koffi Olomide , in a row over an alleged assault in Kenya .


Russell Crow was rescued from the road by Helen Motteram and now lives in her home as one of the family. When the Gladiator star saw their story online, he took to Twitter to say how "cool" it was and offer "some new songs" for the bird. He tweeted: "Haha cool, what a nice lady Helen is to look after the poor blighter." With crooked feet and unable to fly, the bird was at first mistaken for a crow and named in honour of the actor. Since then, the cheeky rook has taken over Helen's home - sleeping in her bedroom, stealing her phone chargers and hiding her jewellery. But his antics, and jealousy of Helen's husband, have also made him a minor celebrity - with his fame now reaching the Hollywood star himself. Helen said she was "amazed" when she found out Russell Crowe was a fan. "I tweeted Russell about a month ago saying Russell [the rook] would love to hear from him - but I didn't hear back," she said. "I love his films and we named Russell after him so I've going to tweet him back to say he would love to meet him in person or get an autograph." The bird, she said, can "print with his feet" and "hold a pen" so if the actor would like an autograph in exchange, it could be arranged.

Question: Oscar - winning actor Russell Crowe has tweeted support for his namesake - a @placeholder rook from Gloucestershire .


The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) held the consultative ballot amid claims of a lack of progress in discussions over the agreement. When it closed earlier, 97% of lecturers backed industrial action, on a turnout of 64%. Colleges Scotland Employers Association said the strike threat was "disappointing". They added that it was "totally inappropriate" to threaten industrial action while "constructive talks" were ongoing. Members of the EIS Further Education Lecturers' Association (EIS-FELA) took part in the ballot. The EIS-FELA executive has now asked the EIS to authorise a statutory industrial action ballot of its members. The full EIS executive will process this request next week. Larry Flanagan, EIS general secretary, said: "Scotland's further education lecturers have been extremely patient in waiting for college management to deliver on their pay commitments, but that patience is now exhausted. "After a year of dragging their feet, it is time for Scotland's colleges to make good their promises to lecturers on fair and equal pay." EIS-FELA president John Kelly added: "This is an outstanding ballot result which clearly demonstrates the strong feelings held by Scotland's FE lecturers. "While no lecturer wants to take strike action, we feel our hand has been forced by the actions of Scotland's college managers. "We are now requesting a full statutory ballot for industrial action, and would urge all members to continue to support our campaign for full delivery of the pay agreement that was promised to us." Shona Struthers, chief executive of the Colleges Scotland Employers' Association, said it held negotiations with the EIS on Thursday and agreed to continue talks this month. She said: "Given yesterday's progress, it is disappointing and totally inappropriate that the EIS is threatening disruptive strike action while constructive talks are ongoing. "Lecturing staff have already received a pay increase for 2016/17 which was above public sector pay policy recommendations, and we are fully committed to honouring the terms of agreement reached last March, including paying the top of the salary scale of ?¡ê40,000 for lecturers. "A national pay scale and migration plan has already been jointly developed with the EIS which will give lecturers on average a 9% pay increase over the next two years. "We came to the negotiating table on Thursday in good faith, open to compromise, and hoping to secure agreement on the implementation of the total package agreed in March 2016, which included bringing pay and conditions together."

Question: College lecturers have @placeholder for industrial action in a dispute over a pay deal agreed almost a year ago .


As he trudges homeward, a young boy orphaned by the war latches on to him, looking for a father-figure. Once home, the man, Chandra - or Agni ('Fire') to give his nom-de-guerre - comes hard up against the traditions that the Maoists have tried to overturn, and finds resistance against changing them. White Sun, a new film from Nepal, isn't simply a good yarn with a majestic Himalayan backdrop. It holds up a mirror to today's Nepalese society. The second feature by Nepalese director Deepak Rauniyar, the film opens in Nepal this week having won the Best Film award at the Singapore International Film Festival. Already screened at festivals in Venice, Toronto and Busan, it will soon show in Dubai, Rotterdam, Palm Springs and elsewhere. The central point of contention in Chandra's village is how to give a respectful funeral to his deceased father, the late mayor. The taciturn Chandra (played by Dahayang Rai) clashes with his brother Suraj (Rabindra Singha Baniya), who is loyal to the now-defunct monarchy, and with the Hindu priest (Deepak Chhetri) and other traditionalist villagers, creating some very funny moments. Modernity clashes with custom, not least when Suraj drapes his deceased father's funeral shroud in a royalist flag. Just getting the corpse out of the house and to the river is bitterly contentious. Director Rauniyar told BBC News he wanted to show how the bitter experience of the 1996-2006 war still permeates people's lives. "People like Chandra believe in change, believe traditional law is unfair to everyone else," he said. "But people like Suraj still defend the older generation, even if they agree some rules were discriminatory. Because they [both sides in the war] had no mercy for opposing parties in the past, their past now haunts them." For anyone who has spent time in Nepalese villages, the film feels astonishingly real - perhaps less surprising given that many of the roles are played by ordinary rural Nepalese. Most striking among these are the two young children - the orphaned boy, Badri (played by Amrit Pariyar) and Pooja (Sumi Malla), daughter of Chandra's wife Durga, who has been left behind for years in the village. Pooja's paternity is unclear but she wishes Chandra is her father. Here lies not just a human tragedy but also a political one, because under Nepal's contentious new constitution, neither child would easily get citizenship. Badri would fail because he doesn't have the paperwork to prove who his parents were. Pooja would fail because a mother cannot, in the absence of a father, simply confer her nationality on her child. "She would be not be able to do anything," said Rauniyar.  "Job, passport, even renting a room in a hotel requires citizenship these days." Little wonder that his estranged wife, Durga, tries her best to get him to sign documents saying he is Pooja's father. Durga has already fallen foul of village customs by touching the dead body of her father-in-law. That is not deemed acceptable, because she comes from a low social caste, but she does not care. Asha Magarati, who plays her, says Durga shows that even the civil war, which "took thousands of lives and disabled and displaced many more", might have a silver lining. "Because of war, gender role in our society has changed for good," she said. "Because men went to fight against regime or for regime, women like Durga were forced to take care and responsibilitya€| Durga stands for post-war generation of strong women in Nepali society, at least for me." Rauniyar - whose previous film, Highway, examined Nepal's culture of political strikes - said that in White Sun he wanted to look at the legacy of the war, but not in a hopeless way. Instead, he wanted to bring three generations together in his characters, "force them to converse, and see what beautiful can happen". His symbolism is ambitious: the deceased man's body is a metaphor for the old constitution and royal rule. Consigning it to the past, to history, is difficult. "The film's characters struggle to get the old man's corpse out of the house," Rauniyar said. "They choose to make life harder on themselves. Whether it's small issues or bigger political issues like our constitution, we don't seem to look for the logical path." But the film, infused with pathos and humour amid darkness and some violence, does not feel didactic. In his quest to bury his father, Chandra knocks on many doors.  It all ends with a twist.

Question: A battle - hardened , world - weary but still young former Maoist guerrilla is @placeholder back to his native village after his father dies .


The breakthrough came when their foreign ministers signed an accord setting out how the plant and the river would be environmentally monitored. Argentina argued the mill polluted the river, while Uruguay said strict environmental codes were followed. The dispute saw frequent protests on the Argentine side and strained ties. "I'm very happy with the accord," Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said, while Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman used similar language, tweeting that "both governments are very satisfied". Mr Timerman and his Uruguayan counterpart, Luis Almagro, signed an accord late on Sunday, finessing an earlier agreement reached by the two countries in July. The accord sets up a scientific committee composed of experts from both nations which will monitor the pollution levels in the River Uruguay and within the mill. The pulp mill, which opened in 2007, is located in the Uruguayan town of Fray Bentos on the banks of the River Uruguay which forms the border between the two South American nations. Residents across the river in the Argentine town of Gualeguaychu staged frequent protests and closed the bridge that spans the river, arguing that the plant was contaminating the water. People there say they will await the results of the first monitoring tests to decide if they will resume their actions, BBC Mundo's Veronica Smink reports. Argentina lodged a complaint before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2006, arguing that Uruguay had broken the terms of a 1975 treaty regulating the use of the River Uruguay which forms the border between them. In a ruling issued in April, the ICJ said that Uruguay had breached its procedural obligations to inform Argentina of its plans but had not violated its environmental obligations under the treaty and therefore the mill could continue operations.

Question: Argentina and Uruguay both say they are happy after a deal was reached to end their long - running row over a pulp mill on the banks of their @placeholder river .


The UK government will limit payments to the first two children in a family. SNP MP Alison Thewliss said it meant women who have a third child as a result of rape would have to produce evidence of exceptional circumstances, or face losing some payments. The UK government said guidance would be issued on supporting rape victims. Ms Thewliss said: "The decision not to allow the emergency debate is incredibly frustrating - but I won't just give up." The plan to restrict tax credits for any new claimants to a maximum of two children was announced in the 2015 budget. The change is due to come into force from next month. It means women who have had a third or subsequent child as a result of rape will still be able to claim tax credits, but will have to demonstrate their exceptional circumstances to qualify. This has been dubbed the "rape clause". Ms Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, said it would "unleash utter chaos" with doctors, nurses and social workers expected to judge whether the exemption applies. Speaking on BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme she said she had been waiting more than a year and a half "to get answers to my questions". "The fact remains that there are 660,000 of these third party professionals - doctors, nurses, social workers - and they have not received any training from the UK government on this policy," she said. "So if a woman goes and presents to her GP, or to a nurse or social worker, and says 'I would like to claim an exemption under this rule', they won't know the first thing about it." A UK government spokesman said it was "absolutely right that we have the right exemptions in place". He added: "We have thought carefully about how we will work with charities and health and social care professionals to support victims of rape. We will be publishing guidance shortly."

Question: A Scottish MP has had her call for an emergency debate in the Commons over a controversial change to tax credits @placeholder .


The show, which took place at a derelict seafront lido in Weston-super-Mare, attracted huge interest when it ran for five weeks in the summer. North Somerset District Council confirmed that Banksy had left behind a giant pin wheel from the attraction. It said it would be stored safely until it was decided what part it would play in any revamp of the Tropicana site. The outdoor pool and leisure facility closed in 2000 due to falling visitor numbers. Since then, there have been various attempts to re-open or demolish the structure. Banksy, who is thought to hail from Bristol, said he had been motivated to work on the site because he "loved" the Tropicana as a child.

Question: Graffiti artist Banksy has donated an exhibit from his Dismaland theme park to the Somerset town where it was @placeholder .


Mr McAfee made the offer to the FBI in an article published by Business Insider. Apple has refused to comply with a court order asking it to unlock the device, dividing opinion over whether the firm should be compelled to do so. Mr McAfee said he and his team would take on the task "free of charge". The offer came as Mr McAfee continues his campaign as a US presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. "It will take us three weeks," he claimed in his article. Security expert Graham Cluley told the BBC he was sceptical of Mr McAfee's claims. "The iPhone is notoriously difficult to hack compared to other devices," he said. For instance, Mr Cluley cast doubts on Mr McAfee's idea that he could use "social engineering" to work out the pass-code of Farook's locked iPhone. This is a process by which hackers try to find out login credentials by tricking people into giving them away. "In a nutshell, dead men tell no tales," said Mr Cluley. "Good luck to Mr McAfee trying to socially engineer a corpse into revealing its pass-code." "The FBI isn't interested anyway, they want to set a precedent that there shouldn't be locks they can't break," he added. In his article, Mr McAfee stated that he was keen to unlock the device because he didn't want Apple to be forced to implement a "back door" - a method by which security services could access data on encrypted devices. Chief executive of Apple Tim Cook had previously said in a statement that the firm did not want to co-operate. He argued that introducing a back door would make all iPhones vulnerable to hacking by criminals. Mr McAfee believes that it would be possible to retrieve data from the phone by other means - though he did not give many details of how it would be done. "I would eat my shoe on the Neil Cavuto [television] show if we could not break the encryption on the San Bernardino phone," he added. Some, including the Australian Children's eSafety Commissioner who spoke to tech website ZDNet, have said that Apple would not necessarily have to introduce a back door, but that the firm is only being asked to provide access to a single device. Other tech firms have rallied behind Apple's following a few days of debate over how it should respond to the FBI's request. Google boss Sundar Pichai had already expressed his support for Mr Cook and yesterday chief executive of Twitter Jack Dorsey added his approval via a tweet. In a statement, Facebook said it condemned terrorism and had solidarity with the victims of terror, but would continue its policy of opposing requests to diminish security. "We will continue to fight aggressively against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems," it said. "These demands would create a chilling precedent and obstruct companies' efforts to secure their products."

Question: Anti-virus software creator John McAfee has said he will break the encryption on an iPhone used by San Bernardino @placeholder Syed Farook .


Mr Corbyn had imposed a three-line whip on his MPs to vote to back Brexit. But 52 Labour MPs rebelled in Wednesday's vote, including 11 junior shadow ministers, and three whips whose job it is to impose party discipline. Convention dictates that members of the leader's shadow team should resign or be sacked if they defy such an order. Some did resign, including shadow business secretary Clive Lewis, who was replaced by Rebecca Long-Bailey. But, after a meeting between Mr Corbyn and his chief whip Nick Brown, the remaining rebels will receive only a letter insisting that they must "comply with the whip" in the future. When the government brought its Brexit Bill to the Commons, Mr Corbyn said Labour would not seek to obstruct the EU referendum result. To ensure as many of his MPs supported him as possible, he imposed a three-line whip, the strictest instruction to vote with the party. 4 Shadow Cabinet re-shuffles in 18 months 32  resignations, of whom... 4 later returned to top positions 4 of those who quit, did so to vote against the Brexit Bill BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says the formal warnings leave the prospect, unless they are moved, of three whips trying to persuade their colleagues to vote with a leader who himself rebelled against Labour more than 400 times in government - and when they themselves have also defied him. There are still a "couple of vacancies" to be filled in Mr Corbyn's shadow team but it is not expected there will be any further announcements until next week. It has been announced that Ian Lavery and Andrew Gwynne have been appointed joint national elections and campaign coordinators for Labour. Jon Trickett has become shadow minister for the Cabinet Office and will remain shadow Lord President of the Council. In Wednesday's vote, the draft legislation was approved by 494 votes to 122, and now moves to the House of Lords. Prime Minister Theresa May wants to trigger formal Brexit talks by the end of March. She will do this by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty but requires Parliament's permission before doing so.

Question: Labour frontbenchers who defied Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons Brexit vote will be sent a formal written warning over their @placeholder but will not be sacked .


An independent panel of government advisers says health professionals should take every opportunity to discuss diet, exercise, smoking and drinking habits. Ministers have backed the proposal from the NHS Future Forum to "make every contact count". But the Royal College of GPs says the move could drive some patients away. The recommendation is part of a series of papers from the panel of independent experts. Their first report last year outlined changes to the Health and Social Care Bill. They are now setting out their conclusions on four other areas - public health, information, improving links between services and education and training. The paper on public health states that everyone has a responsibility for their own health, but it also contends that the NHS is responsible for helping people to improve their health and well-being. It goes on to argue that healthcare professionals should use every contact to do this, whatever their area of expertise or the initial purpose of the discussion. The report points out that each day in England GPs and practice nurses see over 800,000 people, dentists see over 250,000 NHS patients, and 1.6 million people visit a pharmacy. "There are millions of opportunities every day for the NHS to help to improve people's health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, but to take this opportunity it needs a different view of how to use its contacts with the public." In particular, the report emphasises the importance of the four main lifestyle risk factors - diet, physical activity, alcohol and tobacco. For example, it suggests that collecting medication from a pharmacy is a chance to offer help on cutting down on alcohol, or that a routine dental check-up could be used to discuss smoking. The paper says to emphasise the importance of this responsibility, the government should seek to include it in the NHS Constitution. The coalition government has accepted the forum's recommendations. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "The NHS Future Forum has again provided invaluable feedback and advice on what the NHS needs to do to improve results and put the NHS truly on the side of patients." However Dr Clare Gerada, of the Royal College of GPs, says raising lifestyle risks routinely with patients, even if they are unrelated to their illness, could be counter-productive. "We already look for opportunities to offer advice, but the idea that every consultation will have to address these four concerns may deter patients from coming in the first place. The discussion must be based on the patient's agenda, and we should prise open these other issues only if it feels appropriate." Dr John Ashton, the director of public health in Cumbria, also criticised the initiative. "The general point of making every contact count is a good idea, and has been the basis of what GPs have been trained to do for thirty years.  But the problem is they're making it the centrepiece of public health, whereas it is the wider conditions that actually shape health and behaviour, including taxation, education and improving self-esteem." But Professor Lindsey Davies, the president of the Faculty of Public Health, backed the plan. "We don't want healthcare professionals to be telling off ill people. Professionals do need to think holistically about the needs of the person in front of them and taking appropriate opportunities to help them get healthier - and stay that way."

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Slough council has agreed to shut the road over the railway at Stoke Poges Lane from 24 November until April, with some of the main work due at Christmas. In a letter to residents Network Rail said the Horlicks bridge works would carry on through Christmas Day and include the sound of chainsaws. The renovations form part of the ?¡ê14.8bn Crossrail project. Using existing tracks, new 200m (650ft) trains, able to take up to 1,500 passengers, will run from Reading to London Paddington. Work on the wider scheme started in May 2009 but its extension to Reading was announced in April. The letter sent to locals said: "The removal of the bridge will generate noise throughout the Christmas period beginning on Christmas Eve with the preparation of the tracks, and continuing both day and night until 28 December. "There will also be occasional night works including chainsaws for vegetation clearance, planning tarmac off the bridge and removing the existing bridge parapets. "We will do our best to minimise the impact of our work on local residents." The existing bridge will be cut up and removed in late December, with construction on its replacement beginning on 5 January. A road closure will be in place between Lansdowne Avenue and the Horlicks Factory at Simpson Way, but access to both roads will remain for residents. The first Crossrail services through central London will start in late 2018.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) had previously announced a total fund of $1m (¡ê776,000) for the event, hosted by England and Wales from 24 June. But that has increased to $2m (¡ê1.5m). The ICC also announced plans for a blueprint to grow the women's game, including proposals for further parity with men's cricket. Those plans - which the ICC said show "intent to move towards equality across the game within 15 years" - are to be published in full later this year. In addition to the scheduled 10 fixtures to be broadcast live on TV, the remaining 21 World Cup matches will be streamed live. There will be radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, while the BBC Sport website will show video highlights. There was a ¡ê155,000 prize fund for the 2013 Women's World Cup. At the most recent men's tournament, in 2015, the overall prize fund was ¡ê7.8m. "We think the Women's World Cup this summer will be a turning point in the history of the game," said ICC chief executive David Richardson. "There is growing interest globally in women's sports and we want cricket to be front and centre of this and lead by example." England get their tournament under way on the opening day, when they play India in Derby, with their first warm-up game against Sri Lanka at Chesterfield on 19 June. Australia are the defending champions, having secured the 2013 title with a 114-run victory over West Indies in Mumbai.

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"I've been up for it three times, I got three knockbacks," Dyer said during the recording of ITV's Jonathan Ross Show. Fellow guest Dame Diana Rigg - who plays Lady Olenna Tyrell in the HBO fantasy drama - blamed Dyer's voice. "I'll put in a word for you as long as you lose the cockney accent." Dyer told Ross he went for several roles. "One was Pyper. Is it Pyper?" Pyper is played by London-born Josef Altin, and Dyer said other Londoners had managed to get parts. "There's a couple of cockneys knocking about. There's a couple of chimney sweeps too. I've seen them." A range of British accents can be heard on the show - including Sean Bean's Yorkshire delivery. Dyer - who plays Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter in the BBC One soap - has recently spoken about bringing a "cockney" flavour to roles made famous by "posh" actors. "I think that I could play Sherlock... if I did it my way. Benedict [Cumberbatch] is brilliant and the lines roll off his tongue, but that role is about being highly intelligent rather than posh. "I think I could do Doctor Who as well. The star, who grew up in Canning Town, east London, also told Ross he changes his EastEnders' scripts - adding more cockney rhyming slang. "I made the job hard for myself really because I thought when I come in it, I want to bring back a bit of the East End. They're good writers there but they're quite middle class people so I'm constantly changing the dialogue and I'm freaking their nut out and they have meetings over the word 'boat race'." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Question: It 's packed with British acting talent , but EastEnders star Danny Dyer repeatedly auditioned for a part in the hit @placeholder TV Game of Thrones ... and failed every time .


Media playback is not supported on this device John has previously dedicated a silver medal to William Lloyd's son (also named William), and the two were joined on the sofa by Lynne Holt, who arranged the transplant. John hopes to win a darts medal in the Games, where over 700 people including organ donors and recipients will compete to raise awareness of organ donation in the UK.  For more information, including how to attend, visit the British Transplant Games website. To find out more about organ donation, visit NHS Yes I Donate.

Question: To mark the start of 2016 's Transplant Games , BBC Breakfast @placeholder darts player John Coyle on their sofa - and introduced him to the father of the man whose organs saved his life .


Parental controls are offered to users to prevent children seeing unsuitable material. Sky customers were most likely to implement the filters and BT customers least likely, Ofcom reported. Some 97% of those who had adopted filters said they were useful. The UK's largest internet service providers (ISPs) are required under a semi-voluntary agreement with the UK government to adopt network-level filtering via a scheme known as Active Choice Plus. Between 30% to 40% of Sky customers enabled filters, Ofcom's report said. That compared to 14% for TalkTalk, 12% for Virgin Media and 6% for BT. Sky automatically enables the feature even if the original request is ignored, which likely explains why it has the highest take-up rate. All ISPs allow users to disable the filters whenever they want. New users were more likely to enable the filters than existing ones, said Ofcom. The report also indicated that awareness of ISP content filters had increased among parents of children aged five to 15, from 50% last year to 57% this year. Some 76% of parents said that they knew enough to help their children manage online risks, with the vast majority - 78% - saying that they trusted their children to use the internet safely. Reasons given for not using filters were threefold:

Question: The vast majority of UK internet users are not taking advantage of net censors designed to filter out pornography and other content , according to the @placeholder regulator Ofcom .


The team from South Queensferry was sent out after a member of the public reported a possible aircraft coming down in the Firth of Forth on Tuesday. The team reached the object but discovered it was a giraffe-shaped helium balloon. A coastguard spokesman said the call at 21:55 was made in good faith. He said: "The team was called out to a possible aircraft ditching in the Firth of Forth which turned out to be a giraffe-shaped helium balloon. "The man who called wasn't trying to mislead us. He saw it and he thought it was an aircraft."

Question: A coastguard rescue team was called out to a report of an aircraft ditching only to find out it was @placeholder by a balloon shaped as a giraffe .


The Scottish Borders Walking Festival takes place in Peebles this year between 3 and 9 September. It will be held in Hawick in 2018; Ettrick, Yarrow and Selkirk the following year and Jedburgh and Ancrum in 2020. The annual event, established in 1995, is said to bring "significant economic benefits" to the region. Scottish Borders Council's Countryside Access Team is tasked with ensuring the festival takes place each year. It invites expressions of interest from all of the area's community councils. Six communities responded to the call for hosts for 2018 to 2020 and the three successful bids have now been confirmed.

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James Comey spoke to US politicians as the war of words between the FBI and Apple intensified. The FBI has asked Apple to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook who killed 14 people in December 2015. Apple has refused, saying the protection of personal data was "incredibly important". "This is the hardest question I have seen in government and it's going to require negotiation and conversation," Mr Comey told the House Intelligence Committee. "I love encryption, I love privacy, and when I hear corporations saying we're going to take you to a world where no one can look at your stuff, part of me thinks that's great," he said. However, he added, law enforcement saved lives, rescued children and prevented terror attacks using search warrants that gave it access to information on mobile phones. "We are going to move to a world where that is not possible anymore," he said. "The world will not end but it will be a different world than where we are today and where we were in 2014." People needed to understand "the costs associated with moving to a world of universal strong encryption", he added. Mr Comey said it should be left to Congress and others to decide about what counted as reasonable law enforcement access to encrypted data. He also said if Apple did unlock the phone it was "unlikely to be a trailblazer" for many future cases. The speed with which the technology in smartphones changes meant any defects Apple exploited to get at data would not be present in newer gadgets. Despite this, he added that it would be "instructive" for other courts. At another hearing Microsoft President Brad Smith said it would be filing an amicus brief to support Apple's position. Mr Smith told a House Judiciary Committee that Microsoft "wholeheartedly" supported Apple on the issue of resisting calls to unlock the phone. Earlier this week Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the row should prompt a debate about the access that law enforcement gets to data in terror investigations. The row between Apple and the FBI over the phone of Farook blew up last week when the bureau asked the electronics firm for help to unlock the smartphone. Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and wounded 22 others during the attack in San Bernadino. So far, Apple has refused to unlock the phone. In an interview aired yesterday with US TV network ABC, Apple boss Tim Cook said the FBI was asking it to make "the software equivalent of cancer". He added: "Some things are hard and some things are right. And some things are both. This is one of those things." Apple has until 26 February to formally respond to the FBI order.

Question: The FBI director has said the row over access to a dead murderer 's i Phone was the " hardest question " he had @placeholder in his job .


Not the most pleasant route for a walk. But spirits were high. "Adalet!" chanted the thousands gathered - "Justice!" Their white T-shirts emblazoned with the word rapidly became soaked with sweat on day 19 of a 450km (280-mile) march from Ankara to Istanbul. The movement began when Enis Berberoglu, an opposition MP from the Republican People's Party (CHP), was arrested for allegedly leaking documents purporting to show the Turkish government arming jihadists in Syria, which he denies. But it has become a wider uprising against what participants see as an erosion of democracy under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We are not happy in our country, we don't have any hope," said Leyla, a 70-year-old grandmother, as she joined the march for the first day. What is wrong with Turkey, I asked? "Recep Tayyip Erdogan. That's all." The marchers are fighting Turkey's erosion of democracy, though it is the nationwide purge of the past year that has united them. The failed coup last July saw rogue soldiers bombing government buildings and driving tanks into civilians, killing more than 260. Since then, over 50,000 people have been arrested and 140,000 dismissed or suspended. There is a widespread feeling that the government has seized the chance to crush all opponents, not just alleged coup supporters. Among the marchers was Ulas Bayraktar, a former political science professor at Mersin University in southern Turkey. In April, he was fired by a government decree. He was one of 1,100 academics who had signed a petition calling on the government to cease armed conflict in Kurdish-dominated areas - and paid the price for dissent. "I see this as a call for justice but also for democracy, for peace," he said. "I lost my job for this demand so it's normal that I'm here. I want to be hopeful because we are approaching the bottom of the sea. And if your feet touch the bottom, you can rise up very quickly." The march was launched by the CHP leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Long criticised as weak, the sprightly 68-year-old has suddenly hit his stride, even being compared to Gandhi for the Salt March against British colonial rule in the 1930s. Doctors check him after each day of walking and he alternates pairs of trainers to ease the pain. "We want to make Turkey civilised," he told the BBC during a midday break from the sun. "We need justice, not MPs, journalists and academics in prison. There's no independent judiciary. We'll continue our fight until we get democracy and the authoritarian regime collapses." President Erdogan has lambasted the march for "supporting terrorist groups", with Mr Kilicdaroglu hitting back that it shows "the mindset of a dictator". But, mindful that intervening could provoke a backlash, the government has allowed it to go ahead and police and soldiers provide protection. The march is due to culminate on Sunday near the prison in Istanbul where the MP, Enis Berberoglu, is being detained,  but organisers say they want to build on it in the months ahead. Along the way, most passing vehicles hooted their support. But other drivers chanted the Erdogan campaign song. As we neared the town of Izmit, 100km from Istanbul, garage workers gathered to make a four-finger Islamist gesture promoted by the president. "This is not a way to seek justice," said one, Hakan Murat. "It can be found in courts, not by inciting people on the streets. The CHP is sheltering terrorists, while we're dying for our nation. It makes us angry." As the daytime heat subsided, the crowd prepared to walk again, treating blisters and rejuvenated by watermelon and meatballs. A kilometre-long Turkish flag was unfurled along the motorway, held aloft by participants for the final stretch of the day. Protests here have come and gone over the years and the opposition is notoriously fractured. But this simple movement has gained momentum, with a feeling that the marchers have finally found a positive and peaceful way to challenge an increasingly authoritarian government. Along the motorways and hills of the route between Ankara and Istanbul, a glimmer of optimism has been kindled. For the organisers and the marchers, the task now is to build on it if they are to pave an alternative road ahead for Turkey.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Colin Slater, 83, worked on his first Notts game in 1959 as a local newspaper journalist, making his BBC Radio Nottingham bow in 1968. He will remain the station's Magpies correspondent. The Sony Radio Academy award winner was made an MBE in 2001. "Now is the right time to have made this decision," he said. Colin's last commentary for BBC Radio Nottingham will be the Magpies' trip to Newport County on 6 May - almost 50 years after he was first heard on the airwaves. "I left newspapers just as Radio Nottingham was starting," he said. "I got a telephone call from the first manager of the station, Gerald Nethercott, who asked me to be their Notts County correspondent. "The first game I did on radio was in August 1968. Notts County lost 5-0 at Lincoln." Colin, whose input helped save the club from going out of business in 1965, was behind the microphone at Wembley on several occasions during the 1990s, as Notts County twice won promotion and beat Ascoli to win the Anglo-Italian Cup. Other memorable matches included a 2-0 win over Chelsea in 1981, the year the Magpies won promotion to top flight, a victory over Leyton Orient in 1998 which saw them promoted as champions of Division Three and the 5-0 thrashing of Darlington in 2010 that saw them win League Two. He will continue to report on the club's fortunes but has given up match commentary to limit his travelling. He said: "I will still be at home matches and I will travel to a selection of away matches, but I won't be commentating. "Rather than doing 50 games a season, which has been my norm for years, I think that I'll be doing something between 30 and 35 games a season. County moment: "The final whistle at Wembley in a play-off final against Brighton and the knowledge that Notts were going back to the old First Division." County manager: "Jimmy Sirrel, by some distance, was the most successful manager not just of my time with Notts County, but in their entire history." County player: "Don Masson. The finest passer of the ball that I've seen in Notts County's colours. Magical moments - splitting defences with one pass. Outstanding. Ground to visit: "The Emirates Stadium. I've been a guest there but not worked there. I think it's just wonderful and better than the new Wembley." BBC Radio Nottingham's Matchtalk presenter David Jackson: "He seems to know everyone and takes a keen interest in each and every one of them. It's incredible. "I grew up listening to Colin's voice on BBC Radio Nottingham and I'll never forget the feeling of pride I got when I first shared a commentary with him. It was at Field Mill in 2002, Notts County were playing Mansfield Town. "Colin was his typically generous self even though I stepped over my allocated time to continue commentating as Mansfield went 3-0 up. "And then there's that voice. What a voice. Any broadcaster would give their right arm for a voice as distinctive. The airwaves each Saturday afternoon will be all the poorer for not having Colin's voice gracing them." BBC Radio Nottingham sport producer Colin Fray: "It's been a privilege and a pleasure to work alongside Colin, and it will continue to be so in the future. "His knowledge of Notts County and his contacts book are second to none, and I'm delighted that he'll be carrying on as the station's Notts correspondent, still attending many of the club's matches on behalf of the BBC. "Colin's decision to hang up his commentary microphone leaves his replacement with a hard act to follow." 1959: Covered first Notts County match, a 2-1 win over Chester for Nottingham Evening News and Football News. 1963: Notts County correspondent for Nottingham Evening Post and Guardian Journal. 1968: Covered first Notts County match for BBC Radio Nottingham, a 5-0 defeat at Lincoln City. 1989: 4 February, covered 1,000th match. 1998: 21 February, covered 1,500th match. 2001: Made an MBE 2007: 13 October, covered 2,000th match 2009: Celebrated 50th anniversary as Notts County correspondent by accepting Lifetime Achievement Award by Sony Radio Academy. 2014: Given Special Award by the Football League and inducted into the Notts County Hall of Fame. 2016: Given Pride of Nottingham Award at Nottingham Sports Awards.

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The Beecroft report on employment law in 2012 suggested small firms be able to dismiss people without a reason, in return for paid compensation. But the plan, which would have cut unfair dismissal cases, was blocked in the coalition by the Lib Dems. Mr Javid told the Andrew Marr Show: "I won't be looking at that again." The newly appointed business secretary, whose job was held by Lib Dem Vince Cable in the last parliament, said the Enterprise Bill in Wednesday's Queen's Speech would propose a series of measures to cut red tape. "What we will be doing, though, is looking at deregulation, taking it even further. "During the last Parliament we have saved businesses from about ¡ê10bn of costs collectively in regulation and I think we can do at least that again." "The other thing I want to do is help more small businesses with some of the challenges they face, not just red tape but especially the issue of late payments. "Small businesses in our country are owed, I think, about ¡ê30bn - that's a record high in late payments so we're going to set up a small business conciliation service to help deal with that." Mr Javid said "all sorts of issues" would be looked at, with businesses and others asked to bring forward ideas on deregulation. He added: "I also want to take a look at regulators to see if... [they] can be made part of a system to help cut regulation on businesses."

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Media playback is not supported on this device Forced to follow on 397 behind after being bowled out for only 101, the tourists battled hard to reach 309-5 - trailing by 88 at Chester-le-Street. Captain Angelo Mathews made a counter-attacking 80, Kaushal Silva 60 and Dinesh Chandimal an unbeaten 54. James Anderson ended the day with two wickets and Chris Woakes, Steven Finn and Moeen Ali one apiece. As well as Sri Lanka batted on an admittedly placid surface, a second successive innings victory for England - and a series triumph - remains the most likely outcome. There is no rain forecast on Monday, the second new ball is only four overs old and Rangana Herath - boasting a Test average of 13 - is the next batsman in at number eight. But Mathews and his players deserve considerable credit for the manner in which they took the game into a fourth day given that their previous highest total in three attempts was 119. Broad and Anderson needed only four overs to claim the remaining two Sri Lanka wickets after they resumed on 91-8. However, demonstrating the sort of application which had been sorely lacking this summer, Sri Lanka batted for 84 overs at the second attempt - more than they managed in the entire Headingley Test. Opener Silva provided the bulk of the early resistance to an England attack that struggled to extract pace or sideways movement from an occasionally two-paced surface. He was assisted by Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis, both of whom made 26 before falling to edges off Woakes and Anderson respectively. Compact in defence and driving especially well through the covers, Silva brought up a 111-ball half-century after the left-handed Lahiru Thirimanne was bowled by a beautiful delivery from Moeen that turned past his forward prod to hit the top of off stump. If Silva's innings was notable for its watchfulness, Mathews adopted a more aggressive approach. Having survived a missed stumping by Jonny Bairstow on 36, he dominated a fourth-wicket stand of 82 with Silva, showing particular disdain for Moeen's off-spin as he used his feet to good effect. The departure of Silva, who spooned a catch behind off a leading edge from the otherwise unthreatening Finn, only marginally checked Mathews' momentum. But even after the skipper was caught behind poking at one from Anderson that he could have left, Chandimal and Milinda Siriwardana survived the remaining 20 overs of the day. Chandimal, mixing agricultural mows over mid-wicket with sparkling drives, brought up his half-century three overs before the close, while the more circumspect Siriwardana played an equally important part in an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership that is worth 87. England's Steven Finn on BBC Test Match Special: "Sri Lanka fought hard on what is a good wicket. "For them to be bowled out for 101 in the first innings was an anomaly. We're going to have to work hard for these five wickets tomorrow." Sri Lanka's Kaushal Silva: "Compared to the last three innings, we were really positive. "The wicket is spinning. If we can get 150-200 runs lead, that would be very competitive for us." Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott: "A very good day's cricket - good for Sri Lanka as a team. They showed some fight and determination. "The difference today was the technique of the batsmen, starting with Silva. A lot of their batsmen moved their feet better. "There was a competition out there for once. It's probably the only good day Sri Lanka have had." BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "Mathews is a really fierce competitor and a good all-round cricketer. He won't be happy with the way this tour has gone. "Sri Lanka have shown much more resilience with the bat but England's bowlers look a bit jaded." Listen to Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott review the day's play on the TMS podcast.

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