The 52-year-old was speaking after his side slumped to a 2-0 defeat by Queen of the South in Dumfries. McCoist has a 12-month rolling contract with the Scottish Championship club, who it is understood cannot afford financially to pay him off. "I am the Rangers manager and that will be the case hopefully for the foreseeable future," he said. Asked if he thought he would still be in charge next season, McCoist replied "absolutely", although it is understood that he tendered his resignation on Thursday. Rangers have refused to comment officially about the manager's position and, with most of the club's board in London for the next 48 hours, no talks are planned about an immediate exit. The Glasgow club are in the position of having to pay his salary of ¡ê400,000 per year up in full, come to a settlement, or keep him in place for the next 12 months. McCoist refused to comment on what he described as "speculation" about his future but stressed that he remained "100% committed to getting Rangers into the top flight". He said he had "no idea" if it would be his last match in charge but stressed "I hope not". McCoist had come under increasing pressure after his side slipped nine points behind Championship leaders Hearts. It intensified after a surprise 3-2 defeat by part-timers Alloa Athletic in the Petrofac Training Cup semi-final and, following the defeat in Dumfries, the manager admitted that the Edinburgh side were now "strong favourites" for the Championship title and automatic promotion. Bellshill-born McCoist was a Rangers player for 15 years as well as playing for St Johnstone, Sunderland, Kilmarnock and Scotland. He had been assistant manager at Ibrox under Walter Smith and stepped up as his successor in summer 2011 while Rangers were still in the Scottish Premier League. Following Rangers' financial problems and the departure of several top players as they headed into administration, McCoist famously said: "We don't do walking away." He subsequently led the side from the bottom tier of Scottish football by winning two consecutive league titles. They began this season as favourites for the Scottish Championship title, but attendances have fallen significantly amid continued fan dissatisfaction with the board and criticism of on-field performances. The possibility of McCoist remaining at Ibrox has not prevented bookmakers issuing odds on the next permanent manager. Two former Rangers players - Terry Butcher and Stuart McCall - have been installed as early favourites. Butcher this week pulled out of the shortlist to start a second spell as manager at Motherwell as successor to McCall. They are closely followed by another former Rangers player, Billy Davies, whose last managerial job was with Nottingham Forest. Former England midfielder Dennis Wise, who last managed at Leeds United in 2008, is also highly quoted, having been director of football under Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, who has helped fund Rangers this season.

Question: Ally McCoist insists he will continue as Rangers manager despite refusing to deny that he has @placeholder in his notice .


From the frozen cornfields of Iowa to the sultry summer streets of Cleveland for the Republican National convention in Ohio, I've taken the temperature of Donald Trump supporters. Around kitchen tables in Alabama, at bars in Texas, and over coffee in Michigan, I've listened as they've told me why they're voting for the billionaire businessman. Each and every supporter I've met has been nothing less than warm and friendly, and my coverage has always been fair, which is why I wasn't prepared for what happened at a recent rally in Fort Lauderdale. As is part of my job, I was live tweeting from the event, over the course of the evening. I'd spoken to several supporters to find out why they loved their candidate, and was sharing a flavour of the rally through a range of pictures. As I sat in the press pen, I took some photos of the arena. The seats were filling up, but some sections by me were empty. I took four pictures and posted them on Twitter. I thought nothing of it. I do this sort of live coverage of events all the time. But then, my Twitter account starting going crazy. At first I thought the notifications were because I'd mistyped the name of the place as "Sunshine", instead of "Sunrise". I quickly wrote a tweet clarifying this. But the sudden interest had nothing to do with a geographical typo. A local talk show host had shared my tweet, insinuating I'd doctored the images. I'd done nothing of the sort, but that didn't stop the torrent of abuse which followed. "This is obviously an attempt to undermine Trump." "Go back to sleep filthy journalist," read one of the messages. I was accused of being a Hillary Clinton propagandist, of posting from my "ugly ass" and of being a "servant" of the mainstream media. One person even suggested I should be arrested and tried for treason. I carried on with my job, sharing photos and video of the speakers and supporters. But the talk show host, and others continued to bait me online, accusing me of lying, which of course I was not. Earlier in the night, my colleague had posted a video, also pointing out that 40 minutes from the start of the rally, the arena was "far from full", yet he was not subjected to the same vitriol. "Propaganda whore." "Bitch." The insults kept flying. It felt like a virtual mob was hurling toward me. The language was rude, some of it was sexist, and in one case racist. "Go back to India," wrote a user who had Nazi imagery on his timeline. "Leave this country now," he continued, as he described me as "disgusting and degenerate". That account has now been suspended. A female Trump supporter contacted me online to say how horrified she was by the white supremacist insults. She and a few others wanted to make clear that this wasn't the sort of language they, or their candidate, would condone. Yet, anger towards journalists comes from the top. At the same Florida rally, Mr Trump himself, proclaimed the media was "crooked as hell". As he did, the audience chanted "Lock them up". It felt uncomfortable as we stood in the small press pen surrounded by a hostile, baying crowd. Trump's shock troops: Who are the 'alt-right'? As a disparate, mostly online phenomenon that lacks a cohesive structure or any sort of central organisation, it's tough to pin down. But observers of the movement - both critics and supporters - agree on a few things. The alt-right is against political correctness and feminism. It's nationalist, tribalist and anti-establishment. Its followers are fond of internet pranks and using provocative, often grossly offensive messages to goad their enemies on both the right and the left. And many of them are huge supporters of Donald Trump. This sentiment has grown as the campaign has progressed. Supporters I've met in recent weeks have told me they are unhappy with a narrative they believe paints their candidate in an unfairly negative light. For some, it's become a licence to bully and harass. At a recent rally, writer Jared Yates Sexton tweeted how Trump supporters there had talked about beating up reporters. "Guy just said he thought Trump would lock up dishonest press after election," he wrote "'You got to do something' his friend says." Earlier this year Julia Ioffe, a reporter with GQ magazine who wrote an article about Melania Trump, received online abuse, including death threats. The tone of the abuse was anti-Semitic. Some of the tweets directed at her included superimposed images of her at a concentration camp, with the title "CampTrump". At the time, Mr Trump was asked on CNN to condemn the threats. He refused to, saying he hadn't read the piece. "I heard the article was nasty," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "I don't have a message to the fans. A woman wrote an article that's inaccurate." At a rally in December, Mr Trump described NBC's Katy Tur as a "third-rate journalist." He didn't hold back, as over a number of days, he called her a liar, and said her tweets were "disgraceful". The response from his supporters online was more alarming for Tur, who at one point needed Secret Service protection. Some of the tweets she received incited violence: "MAYBE A FEW JOURNALISTS DO NEED TO BE WHACKED," said one. "MAYBE THEN THEYD STOP BEI[N]G BIASED HACKS. KILL EM ALL STARTING W/ KATY TUR," were the words in another. Mr Trump's distrust of the media has seen publications, including the Washington Post, banned from covering his events.  His ire is somewhat ironic, given the oxygen of publicity he gets from all the airtime. That strength of feeling towards the mainstream media, isn't unique to those who back Trump. Earlier this year, supporters of Bernie Sanders were accused of threatening behaviour on social media, after media outlets said Hillary Clinton had won the Democratic primary. The strangest thing about my experience at the Trump rally was that a tweet I posted, showing crowds going wild as Donald Trump arrived on stage, was shared by nearly 700 people, and liked by more than 800. Many of his supporters used it as a positive example of how the media should be covering Mr Trump. One Twitter user even accused me of being pro-Trump. For the record, I'm neither pro or anti. As journalists it's our job to look at all candidates with a critical eye, and evaluate their policies and statements for the benefit of our readers. Supporters who are loyal to a candidate might not always like what they see, but that should never give anyone a licence to use nasty or vicious language I'll continue to be fair in my reporting of all candidates - and hope I don't encounter abuse or racism like that again.

Question: While covering a Donald Trump rally , BBC reporter Rajini Vaidyanathan received a barrage of online abuse , some of it racist . Here she explains what happened , and how it sheds light on an ugly side to the US presidential @placeholder .


Media playback is not supported on this device Taylor, who beat world number one Van Gerwen 11-5 in the final of the inaugural event in Cardiff in 2016, won a 16th World Matchplay title on Sunday. The pair will be alongside Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld in Group A. Group B consists of Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, Dave Chisnall and Austria's Mensur Suljovic. The eight-man field will compete for a first prize of ¡ê100,000 on 16-17 September, with all sessions of the tournament being broadcast live by the BBC. Taylor, 56, rose to fourth in the world rankings with his World Matchplay victory, in what was his final appearance in Blackpool before his planned retirement after the 2018 World Championship.

Question: Defending champion Phil Taylor has been @placeholder in the same group as PDC world champion Michael van Gerwen for September 's Champions League of Darts .


The ride-sharing company had been threatened with legal action from regulators who said it did not have permission for the tests. Initially, Uber said it would continue regardless but then decided to stop the trials a week after they had begun. If granted, the $150 (?¡ê120) permit would allow the firm to restart tests. "We are taking steps to complete our application to apply for a DMV [Department of Motor Vehicles] testing permit," an Uber spokeswoman said in a statement. "Uber remains 100% committed to California." The permit application has yet to be filed but two manually driven modified cars are already on the road, according to the Reuters news agency. While the self-driving vehicles were briefly available in San Francisco last year, they were occasionally offered to Uber passengers via the company's ride-hailing app. A driver was present in the vehicles and able to intervene as a safety precaution, the company said at the time. An engineer was also present in the passenger seat. However, criticism was levelled at the company after a video emerged of one of its modified Volvos apparently going through a red light during the December tests. At the time, regulators pointed out that more than 20 other companies, including Google and Ford, tested their self-driving vehicles with a permit. Uber has also performed self-driving car tests in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - where no permit is required.

Question: Uber is applying for a permit to test its self - driving vehicles in California , after it was forced to @placeholder such trials in December .


The European Union terminates all its nuclear-related economic sanctions including an embargo on buying Iranian crude oil, but more importantly, ends restrictions on Iranian trade, shipping and insurance. "This is a day we were awaiting for years. There will be big changes," says Michael Tockuss, managing director of the German-Iranian chamber of commerce. "We will also get some 300 Iranian individuals and companies off the (EU) sanctions list. Up to now, we couldn't do a single business transaction with them, not even selling bread or biscuits." Besides removing sanctions on entire sectors such as banking or insurance, Iranian entities or individuals who were blacklisted because of their alleged nuclear-related activities can now do business with the EU. However, those on the terrorism sanctions list, will still be excluded. The United States will no longer apply its crippling sanctions on Iran's economy, especially on the banking sector. A full annulment of those restrictions would in some cases require approval by the Republican-dominated US Congress - which is why President Obama opted for issuing "waiver orders" for these sanctions. The US, too, keeps sanctions on entities accused of sponsoring terrorism such as Iran's Revolutionary Guards or those allegedly linked to it. Previous UN Security Council resolutions that imposed sanctions on Iran's nuclear programme will be annulled. Though the economic impact of these has been small in scope, compared with US or EU sanctions, those of the UN lent legitimacy to restrictive actions by others. With the lifting of sanctions Iran will be able to export as much crude oil to the world as it can, or as much as it can find demand for. Before imposing an oil embargo on Iran in 2012, one in every five barrels of Iranian crude went to European refineries. Iran has been selling just over one million barrels a day for the past few years, mostly to China, India, Japan and South Korea. Tehran says it will hike sales by 500,000 barrels the day after sanctions are lifted and increase total exports to around 2.5 million barrels within the next year. This will push the price in only one direction: downwards. The market is already flooded by cheap oil and there will be many more barrels in the market than there are buyers. In order to win back its customers, Iran plans to offer discounts on prices that are already the lowest in 11 years. Iran's full return to the market could trigger a price war with its arch-rival Saudi Arabia, which is trying to keep its own market share by selling under the market price. But the biggest bottleneck in future business with Iran could be banks. Although Iran will again be connected to the global financial system it is unclear how many banks will re-engage in Iranian business. "When I speak to our big German banks, they say wait until 'implementation day' then another 12 months, then you might be able to speak to us again about doing business with Iran," says Mr Tockuss. US financial and judicial authorities have slapped hefty penalties on two dozen European banks for bypassing US sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba. Over the last 10 years, banks have paid $14bn in fines or out-of-court settlements - French bank BNP Paribas's bill alone amounted to $9bn. "A number of UK banks have given commitments to US regulators not to increase their Iran exposure," says Justine Walker, director of financial crime at the British Bankers' Association. Both German and British business leaders say they have asked the US Treasury to give a "green light" to banks, so that financial institutions are confident in handling Iran-related requests by their European clients. "If we can't convince any big banks to provide us with big amounts, we have to look for a large number of smaller banks," says Mr Tockuss, whose chamber members managed to keep doing business with Iran, thanks to small German banks with no exposure to the US market. But such "micro-financing" could prove inadequate for large-scale projects like the overhaul of Iran's railway system by engineering firm Siemens, or the purchase of large passenger aircraft from Airbus. If practical complexities were not enough, there are also legal ones too. The US is lifting its so-called "secondary sanctions" - the ones that apply to non-US individuals or companies, but US "primary sanctions"  will still ban US nationals and companies from engaging in business with Iran. "There are big grey areas: what about non-US subsidiaries of US companies?" says sanctions expert Maya Lester, a barrister at London's Brick Court Chambers. The text of the nuclear deal says business with Iran will be permissible for subsidiaries of US companies but that contradicts with US primary sanctions. Many companies and their lawyers are waiting for detailed guidelines by the US Treasury's financial and asset control office (OFAC) before doing business with Iran. But the legal complications are not solely on the western side. It may seem straightforward to export cosmetics to Iran's hungry market but navigating the country's legal and regulatory regime is like walking in a minefield. Corruption is an epidemic, says Ahmad Tavakoli, a prominent Iranian conservative member of parliament. Sometimes obtaining import permits could be a headache without "extra payments", while some businesses,  such as those in the UK must observe Britain's Bribery Act. "There might be joy for now, but there will also be surprises and disappointments," says one managing director of a Tehran-based engineering procurement firm. "Many will understand that sanctions were only part of the problem."

Question: The untangling of the world 's most complex regime of sanctions @placeholder now .


A typical consumer bill currently includes ¡ê17.25 a year for renewables support. The report by the Department of Enterprise says this could increase to more than ¡ê50 a year by 2020. That is because of a UK-wide change in the subsidy system. Until now, it has disproportionately benefited Northern Ireland. The report also warns that the Stormont Executive's target of having 40% of electricity generation from renewables by 2020 could be "unachievable." That is also related to the major change in how renewable energy projects, like wind and solar energy, are subsidised. Around 20% of electricity in Northern Ireland is now generated from renewable sources. Under the current system all renewable energy projects are guaranteed a subsidy. That system is ending in 2017, to be replaced by one in which there is UK-wide competition for subsidy payments. Renewable development will take place within the UK wherever it is most economic. There will therefore be no guarantees about how much subsidy will be allocated to Northern Ireland generators. The report states: "This also means that there is no basis for the Executive to set a NI renewable target. Instead it would contribute to the UK target. "Despite the commitment to the 40% target by 2020, there is no EU driver for this." The change in the subsidy scheme means that even if the 40% target is abandoned consumers will still have to pay more. The report says that the maximum net benefit to the Northern Ireland economy is achieved at 25% renewable generation. It adds that "increasing deployment above 25% is still positive for the economy but the net benefit declines with increasing deployment". Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said the new subsidy scheme raises "difficult questions for Northern Ireland" in terms of cost to consumers and the ability to operate a devolved energy policy. The consultation closes for responses on Friday, 8 May 2015.

Question: Electricity consumers in Northern Ireland could see a threefold rise in the @placeholder they have to pay to subsidise renewable energy , an official report has warned .


Scientists in California found that canines succumbed to the green eyed monster when their owners showed affection to a stuffed dog in tests. Some experts have argued that jealousy requires complex cognition and is unique to people. But the authors say their work shows it may also come in a more basic form. These findings probably won't be a major surprise to anyone who's ever owned a dog, but the team say this is the first experimental test of jealous behaviours in man's best friend. Human jealousy is a complicated emotion, requiring a "social triangle" and usually arising when an interloper threatens an important relationship. It is said to be the third leading cause of non-accidental homicide across cultures. Building on research that shows that six month old infants display jealousy, the scientists studied 36 dogs in their homes and video recorded their actions when their owners displayed affection to a realistic-looking stuffed canine. Over three quarters of the dogs were likely to push or touch the owner when they interacted with the decoy. The envious mutts were more than three times as likely to do this for interactions with the stuffed dog compared to when their owners gave their attention to other objects including a book. Around a third tried to get between the owner and the faux fido, while a quarter of the put-upon pooches snapped at the dummy dog. "Our study suggests not only that dogs do engage in what appear to be jealous behaviours but also that they were seeking to break up the connection between the owner and a seeming rival," said Prof Christine Harris from University of California in San Diego. "We can't really speak to the dogs' subjective experiences, of course, but it looks as though they were motivated to protect an important social relationship." The researchers believe that the dogs understood that the stuffed dog was real. The authors cite the fact that 86% of the dogs sniffed the toy's rear end, during and after the experiment. Jealousy, according to the authors, may have evolved in species that have multiple dependent young that concurrently compete for food and affection. The argue that jealousy might give an advantage to a young animal that is not only alert to the interactions between its siblings and its parents  but is motivated to intervene. "Many people have assumed that jealousy is a social construction of human beings - or that it's an emotion specifically tied to sexual and romantic relationships," said Prof Harris. "Our results challenge these ideas, showing that animals besides ourselves display strong distress whenever a rival usurps a loved one's affection." The research has been published in the journal, PLOS One. Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc.

Question: Jealousy is not just a human condition according to researchers , as it appears to be hard wired into the @placeholder of dogs as well .


Stuart Lawrence has complained to the Metropolitan Police (Met) over an incident on 16 November. He also alleges a pattern of behaviour against him by officers. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will oversee the investigation, conducted by the Met. In 1993, Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in a racist attack in Eltham, south-east London. Last year Gary Dobson and David Norris were convicted of the murder of 18-year-old student. The Metropolitan Police faced criticism over the original investigation into the death and a public inquiry branded the force institutionally racist. Stuart Lawrence, 35, said he had been stopped by police up to 25 times over several years. His solicitor Imran Khan said Mr Lawrence decided to formally complain after he was halted by police on 16 November. Mr Khan said: "That was the straw that broke the camel's back. "That was the culmination of a course of conduct over many years which amounted to harassment and discrimination based upon his skin colour, his ethnic origin." In a statement, the IPCC said it would supervise the investigation following "careful consideration" of a referral from the Met on 9 January. "The referral relates to an incident in November 2012 when Mr Lawrence was stopped by police officers but the complaint also alleges an overall pattern of behaviour against him by MPS officers on the grounds of his ethnicity," the statement said. "Last year, the IPCC shared public concerns generated by a number of referrals alleging racism and announced it would closely scrutinise how the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) handled racism complaints. "As a result of that scrutiny the IPCC has supervised a number of cases alleging racism in the MPS and undertaken additional work. "We will be publishing the results of this and any further lessons to be learned from Mr Lawrence's case." It said the decision to supervise the investigation would be kept under review.

Question: The police watchdog will supervise an investigation into a complaint by Stephen Lawrence 's brother that officers stopped and @placeholder him because he was black .


The attacks turned personal as Republican Donald Trump accused his rival Hillary Clinton of not having the right temperament to be president. Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton baited Mr Trump by pointing out that he refuses to release his tax returns. The New York showdown could be the most watched debate in TV history, with up to 100 million viewers. US debate: Five Twitter takeaways Key issues - where candidates stand How does the US election work? Hours before the programme, polls suggested the candidates were locked in a dead heat, adding to the tension between the rivals on stage throughout the debate. "I have a feeling that by the end of this evening, I'm going to be blamed for everything that's ever happened," Mrs Clinton quipped when prompted to respond to one of Mr Trump's attacks. "Why not?" Mr Trump interrupted. "Yeah, why not," she answered. "You know, just join the debate by saying more crazy things." 5 million tweets about the debate 62% of them were about Trump 444,000 were about NBC presenter Lester Holt (pictured) 10,500 were about #UnlikelyDebateGuests Mr Trump was later thrown on the defensive by moderator Lester Holt for not disclosing his tax returns. He claimed he was under a "routine audit" and would release the document once the audit was finished. But the hotel developer promised he would release them if his opponent released 33,000 emails that were deleted during an investigation into her private email set-up while secretary of state. Mrs Clinton made a brief response to Mr Trump's attacks about her use of a private email server - which has haunted her on the campaign trail. She said there were no excuses for the "mistake" and that she takes responsibility for it. But she was also uncomfortable when defending her changing position on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Other debate highlights: One key exchange was over Mr Trump's long-held belief that President Barack Obama was born outside the US, a position he finally reversed two weeks ago. "He has a long record of engaging in racist behaviour," she said, adding that it was a "very hurtful" lie that annoyed and bothered the first African American president. When asked by Mr Holt to explain his change in stance, he said he wanted to concentrate on bigger, more important issues. She attacked him for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin, and suggesting he "find" her emails. "I was so shocked when Donald publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans. That is just unacceptable... Donald is unfit to be commander-in-chief." The debate was the first of three between the two candidates, and the American voters go to the polls on 8 November. Watch full debate (via digg) Donald Trump is the consummate salesman. Rules, tradition, even the truth are only relevant in so much as they help seal the deal. The weaknesses of this approach is the perception that the salesman is all talk and no substance - a problem that can be exacerbated by 90 minutes under the debate spotlight. In the end, the lawyerly preparations paid off for Mrs Clinton as she controlled the evening with forensic precision. While Trump had a strategy - and pursued it on occasion - he was often blown off course by the former secretary of state and torpedoed by his own sometimes badgering performance. While Mrs Clinton was occasionally prone to know-it-all-ness - particularly in her repeated appeals to outside fact-checkers - she largely maintained the upper hand. More from Anthony A CNN/ORC poll taken after the debate found that 62% of voters who had watched the head-to-head thought that Mrs Clinton came out on top, with just 27% giving it to Mr Trump. This is based on interviews with 521 registered voters chosen as part of a random national sample. But only 26% identified themselves as Republicans while 41% identified themselves as Democrats. An informal CNBC poll on its website found that 61% of people thought that Mr Trump won while 39% went for Mrs Clinton, but as CNBC itself points out, the poll is not scientific - anyone, including people outside the US, appears to be able to vote. A post-debate survey by Public Policy Polling of 1,002 debate-watchers found that 51% of national voters thought Mrs Clinton had won, with 40% choosing Mr Trump and 9% undecided. New York Times - The editorial board was unimpressed with the debate, saying "when just one candidate is serious and the other is a vacuous bully, the term loses all meaning". Opinion writer Nick Kristof said Trump had "hurt himself", others said Mrs Clinton had "crushed" her opponent. Washington Post - Writers unanimously called it for Mrs Clinton, saying Mr Trump had "bombed on the ultimate reality show" and "did not appear ready to be president". Fox News - Pundits said Mr Trump had "struggled", "never took control" and "failed to exploit" the issue around Mrs Clinton's emails. "It helps to be prepared," one writer told the Republican candidate. LA Times - Its panel of three commentators had Mrs Clinton winning every round. "Politics is harder than it seems, and Trump found that out tonight," said one. "Clinton was unflappable... and probably likeable enough," said another. Breitbart - Writers at the hard-right news website said Mr Trump had "bludgeoned" Mrs Clinton on trade and accused debate moderator Lester Holt of "shilling" for Mrs Clinton. Some 75% of readers said Mr Trump had won. The Hill - Pundits consulted by the Washington politics website said Mrs Clinton had won, but in a poll its readers called it for Mr Trump. New York Daily News - The tabloid's verdict: "A grumpy loser! Trump pesters, interrupts Hillary throughout debate - but Clinton gets the last laugh." US media verdict on debate The much-vaunted role of fact-checkers in this debate was perhaps not as central as many expected it to be. Mrs Clinton's denial that she had called the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership the "gold standard" of trade agreements was called out by fact-checkers, as was Mr Trump's denial that he had called calling climate change a hoax invented by the Chinese. Reality Check: Clinton v Trump debate Mr Trump is said to have interrupted Mrs Clinton three times as many times as she interrupted him during the debate, leading to accusations that the Republican was engaging in sexist behaviour by attempting to assert male dominance. Role of gender in the debate Mr Trump initially told CNN that Lester Holt had done "a great job" and his questions were "very fair", but the Republican nominee did complain in a tweet that nothing had come up during the debate about issues on which Mrs Clinton is perceived to be weak. Later, speaking on Fox News, he went on the attack: "He didn't ask her about a lot of things he should have asked her about... Why, I don't know." When asked if he felt Holt had veered a little too far "into the left lane", he replied: "More than a little." Former New York Mayor and Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani said Holt should be "ashamed of himself", and Fox media pundit Howard Kurtz accused him of anti-Trump bias. Profile: Who is moderator Lester Holt? Who's ahead in the polls? A-Z guide to political jargon Full election coverage

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That's what happened on Thursday morning in Sydney - or so it seemed. It turned out to be an elaborate advertising hoax, which not everyone fell for - throwing up the question of just how effective such campaigns really are. In this latest case it was a ploy to get the company trending and boost awareness of the release of a new app launched on that very day. The made-up social media manager who was fired from his made-up job went by the name of Dave - and #SaveDave and #DaveGetsFired did indeed go viral in Sydney on Thursday morning. Fictional Dave bad-mouthed his former company, ridiculing the way in which they wanted him to promote said app. He also revealed that he could still use the company account and offered to send free pizza to people who got in touch with him. Whereas the story wasn't real, the pizza very much was. While some people believed the story and expressed their support for the ranting runaway, many immediately smelled a hoax. The reaction was mixed - from amusement and respect for the campaign ... ... to people saying how much they "hate" any such marketing on social medial, doubting that it will translate into any gains for the company behind it. Using social media for marketing campaigns means walking a fine line, it's a medium to be handled with great care if you don't want things to backfire. "A hoax of this type where you are misleading people is actually a semi-suicidal form of using social media," Thomas Crampton, global managing director from the advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather told the BBC. "Social media are media of trust. And if you undermine that trust you're undermining one of the core values of the medium." He explains that in fact it has taken people a while to develop that very trust. When companies then use it to intentionally take you for a ride it tends not to go down too well with people. And in most major examples of that kind, the cases got a lot of attention not because they succeeded but because of the complaints and anger over them. "I think people appreciate a clever campaign when it is transparently that - it's a campaign," says Phil Simmonds, VP Asia Pacific with advertisers McCorkell. "When people have their emotions or belief systems manipulated, they don't like it and it can backfire spectacularly. The 'Man in the jacket' was a huge one, and people fully fell for it." In the case of the 'Man in the jacket', a clothing company in Australia had a girl post a video on Youtube talking about how she had allegedly met the love of her life in a cafe but only had his jacket - no contact details. Reaching out to the public to help her find that man, this Cinderella-looking-for-her-Prince-Charming was in fact advertising for the jacket and the clothing firm behind it. "There was huge backlash when it turned out to be an engineered campaign," Mr Simmonds explains. And he was not the only one whom Dave reminded of that jacket hoax. In fact, there are many examples where the exact opposite of a hoax turned out to be the thing that worked: extreme sincerity and honesty. It is a strategy that usually works best in a moment of crisis, when a company can come forward to apologise. "It's when you are in a bad situation and you're trying to cash in on the sincerity or the belief that somebody has in you," says Mr Crampton. "So you're counting on sincerity to bail you out." Classic examples include the US airline JetBlue chief executive apologising for chaos and long delays during a winter storm or the chief executive of KFC Malaysia apologising for an incident in which a customer was assaulted by a member of staff in one of its branches. The success or failure of marketing strategies on social media are crucial. "Nowadays it's fundamental," says Mr Crampton. "Social media is where we spend a huge portion of our lives - on Facebook, Twitter, or WeChat. And the ability of a company to engage in those media is key for them as a brand." The days where marketing could look at social media as merely 'nice to have' are over. And playing with the trust of your audience tends to not turn out well. In fact, even if you wanted to do that, it gets harder and harder with people getting more and more savvy in spotting your ploy. Indeed, there was quite a bit of mockery and ridicule for those who did in fact fall for Dave's Twitter saga.

Question: Imagine a social media manager getting fired but , on leaving taking the Twitter login and going rogue , @placeholder the firm on their very account .


The AI system, called Lengpudashi, won a landslide victory and $290,000 (?¡ê230,000) in the five-day competition. It is the second time this year that an AI program has beaten competitive poker players. An earlier version of the program, known as Libratus, beat four of the world's best poker pros during a 20-day game in January. The AI systems were the work of Tuomas Sandholm, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the US, and PhD student Noam Brown. The prize money will go to Strategic Machine, a firm founded by the duo. The human team up against Lengpudashi was led by Yue Du, an amateur poker player who won the World Series of Poker $5,000 buy-in, no-limit, Texas Hold'em category last year. Mr Du's "Team Dragon" consisted of engineers, computer scientists and investors who attempted to use game theory and their knowledge of machine intelligence to anticipate and counter Lengpudashi's play. Unlike chess and Go, in which all the playable pieces are visible on the board, poker is what computer scientists call an "imperfect information game". This means relying on complicated betting strategies and a player's ability to bluff, or spot when opponents are bluffing. "People think that bluffing is very human," Mr Brown told Bloomberg, "It turns out that's not true." "A computer can learn from experience that if it has a weak hand and it bluffs, it can make more money." Like the poker pro-beating Libratus AI program before it, Lengpudashi was run on a supercomputer at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. Researchers commonly use matches like these to hone an AI program's reasoning skills and strategic decision making.

Question: An artificial intelligence program has beaten a team of six poker players at a series of @placeholder matches in China .


Last month's invitation, coming so soon after the US President took office, has proved highly controversial. Speaker John Bercow has said Mr Trump should not address Parliament during the trip in light of the row over his travel ban and comments about women. And 1.8 million people have signed a petition against the state visit. The petition, saying that the visit should be downgraded, will be debated by MPs next week alongside one backing the visit. The government said it recognised the "strong views" expressed but looked forward to welcoming the US president once details have been arranged. Mrs May spoke to the US president about the trip as part of their "regular engagement", Downing Street said. "They discussed a range of issues, including trade and security and also discussed the president's upcoming state visit to the UK," a spokesman said. "The prime minister said she looks forward to welcoming him later this year." The invitation was issued during Prime Minister Theresa May's talks with the US president in Washington last month. The government has rejected calls for the visit to be put on hold or scaled back in light of the controversy surrounding the first month of the Trump presidency. More than 1.8 million people signed a petition claiming the visit would cause the Queen "embarrassment" while a counter petition calling for the visit to go ahead attracted more than 309,000 signatures. Both petitions will be debated by the House of Commons on 20 February. The government responds to all petitions on its website if they are signed by more than 10,000 people, and a similar response has been issued in support of the one calling for the state visit to go ahead. Published on the petitions website, they say the government believes Mr Trump "should be extended the full courtesy of a state visit", adding: "This invitation reflects the importance of the relationship between the United States of America and the United Kingdom. "At this stage, final dates have not yet been agreed for the state visit." Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon rejected suggestions that the government was out of step with public opinion over the issue. "I think the government has a duty obviously to have good relations with the US, probably our closest ally and most important economic trading partner," he told Sam Walker on BBC Radio 5 live Daily. "It is equally important in a democracy that you accept the results of a democracy. President Trump has been elected now by the US and we work with him." Solicitor Graham Guest, from Leeds, started the online petition that said Mr Trump should be allowed into the UK but not to make a state visit. It came amid protests at the president's executive order preventing people from seven mainly-Muslim countries from entering the US.

Question: Theresa May has said she looks forward to welcoming Donald Trump to the UK later this year after discussing his @placeholder state visit on the phone .


The 99-year-old was unable to travel from her home in France to collect her Oldie of the Year award in person at Tuesday's ceremony in London. But in a recorded message she said she was "utterly delighted" the judges deemed there was "sufficient snap in my celery" to win the accolade. Other award recipients included Aung San Suu Kyi and Germaine Greer. Suu Kyi, who leads Myanmar's National League for Democracy party and spent 15 years under house arrest, also accepted in absentia. In a signed letter she wrote: "I must admit that I have not had much time recently to reflect on what it means to be old. I was fortunate to have been able to enjoy a retirement experience somewhat earlier than most." The tongue-in cheek awards are given out annually by The Oldie, set up by former Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams to take an irreverent stand against ageism. Previous winners include Sir Roger Bannister (2015), Mary Berry (2014), Joanna Lumley (2010) and the Queen Mother (2001). De Havilland said:  "It is deeply gratifying to thus find myself in the company of the Queen Mother, whose record I have long wanted to match as well as that of so many other distinguished recipients." She shared her Oldie of the Year award with 101-year-old former barrister and member of the House of Lords, Jeremy Hutchinson. This year's judges included broadcasters and writers Gyles Brandreth and Libby Purves and TV producer John Lloyd. De Havilland, who will turn 100 in July, is the oldest living Oscar winner. She earned the first of her five Oscar nominations for her role as Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind.  She won best actress Academy awards for 1946's To Each His Own and 1949's The Heiress during a film career that spanned 53 years. Her sister was the Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who died in 2013. Winners of The Oldie of the Year Awards 2016: OLDIES OF THE YEAR - Olivia de Havilland (99) and Jeremy Hutchinson (101) BARGEES OF THE YEAR -  Tim West (80) and Prunella Scales (83) "Stars of Channel 4's Great Canal Journeys" CAMPAIGNER OF THE YEAR - Baroness Meacher (75) "The peeress who led the Lords revolt during the tax credits debate" HEROINE OF THE YEAR - Aung San Suu Kyi (70) - "Instrumental in brokering peace in Myanmar and recipient of Nobel Peace Prize" LONGBOWMAN OF THE YEAR -  Robert Hardy (90) - "Star of All Creatures Great and Small, but also author of 'Longbow' and trustee of the Royal Armouries at Tower of London" SQUARE EYES OF THE YEAR - June (78) and Leon (81) - "Straight-talking, funny and firm favourites in the hit programme Gogglebox" JUNGLE GOURMET OF THE YEAR - Lady Colin Campbell (66) - "Gracefully tucked into an array of bugs using a knife and fork on I'm A Celebritya€|" WITNESS OF THE YEAR - Don McCullin (80) - "War photographer from Vietnam onwards. Ongoing work highlighting the realities of conflict and recently appointed Master of Photography for Photo London" ICONOCLAST OF THE YEAR - Germaine Greer (76) - "Controversial opinions on transgender"

Question: Gone With The Wind actress Olivia de Havilland has been @placeholder by satirical magazine The Oldie .


This time they came to the Camden Town Shed, in north London, but next time it could be a church hall, market stall or community centre near you. Ugo Vallauri and Janet Gunter are the co-founders of The Restart Project, which aims to stop people throwing away broken gadgets and other electrical items and, instead, get them fixed by taking them along to a Restart party. At these gatherings, damaged and broken devices and gadgets are taken apart, and hopefully repaired, by the teams of fixers that the project brings together. The idea came out of work Mr Vallauri has done with Computer Aid, a charity that refurbishes old computers for use in developing nations. "They fix almost everything in those places," he said, "they just don't have the money to buy them new." By contrast, he said, in developed nations people have lost the will to fix broken gadgets. A combination of convenience and cultural pressure leads people to buy new rather than repair. "Also people have lost trust in commercial repairs. They do not know who to go to and who they can trust, especially when it comes to electronics and electrical goods." Just as when people take their car to a mechanic, people often fear that when they take their broken gadgets to a repair shop they will be overcharged or bamboozled by jargon. The idea with Restart is to overcome that fear by getting people involved with the repair process themselves. Opening up a kettle, coffee grinder or laptop and helping to take it to pieces is a powerful way to get over that fear, said Ben Skidmore, one of Restart's roster of regular fixers. That fear tends to evaporate completely if the item in question gets fixed, he said. The fixers at Restart parties include people like Mr Skidmore who have been tinkering as a hobby for years, to others such as Francis Dove who runs an electrical repair shop. When someone walks in to a Restart party with a damaged or broken gadget, it goes through a "triage stage" during which its owner describes the symptoms and people offer their opinions about what's wrong. Then, more often than not, it is put on a tabletop, taken to pieces and the repair work begins. "The best technicians are nosy," said Mr Dove, peering at the exposed circuit board of an LCD TV. On average about 20-25 people bring along something in need of repair to a Restart party, said Mr Vallauri. In Camden, the fixers got to grips with, amongst other things, an LCD TV, a boombox, a digital car radio, a laptop, two digital cameras and a pair of headphones. On the night some, such as the boombox, were easy to fix. The boombox's radio tuner looked broken, but when the case was cracked open it emerged that the piece of plastic that moves when the tuning wheel is turned had simply slipped out of sight. In moments, it was returned to its track and the repair was done. Others were trickier. Mr Dove instantly spotted dodgy capacitors on the circuit board of the LCD TV that were responsible for putting it into an eternal standby mode. Ripping them out and replacing them should solve the problem, he said. For Mr Vallauri, the failing capacitors are symptomatic of the way modern electrical equipment is built. Manufacturers could choose to use components that cost a fraction more and radically lengthen the life of the average gadget, he said. Instead, he said, more often than not they go cheap and produce goods that have obsolescence built in. Fixing items that suffer this manufacturing neglect is straightforward even though few people know it. Mr Vallauri quoted research which suggests that about 23% of the waste electrical equipment in recycling centres could be refurbished and repaired easily. Unlocking the value in that could prove a huge boost to local economies in financial and social terms, he said. Unfortunately, he said, that value is hard to realise because most recycling policies involve local authorities signing a deal with a contractor to manage the waste. That divorces people from being involved with what they discard, said Mr Vallauri. The undoubted convenience comes at a high social cost. Getting between the authority and the waste management firm is hard, he said, but would reap real dividends. "We don't like it when we see things that end up in a skip, or even recycled by our councils, when they could have a second or third life if only we use some basic repair skills," he said.

Question: On a warm summer 's night they came , bearing the damaged and broken , to the place where old things are @placeholder and made whole again .


Experts already know lots about the virus and how it attacks, but fighting it with a drug is newer territory. Since Ebola was first identified, in 1976, every outbreak has been contained with strict hygiene - isolation of patients and suspected patients, ensuring staff wore suitable protective clothing and carried out proper cleaning and disposal of clinical waste. There have been no drugs to do the job because developing them is extremely expensive, and, until now, the major pharmaceutical companies have not seen enough of a market. That's changing. The virus can enter the body via infected droplets (blood, vomit, faeces) through broken skin or mucous membranes such as the eyes, the lining of the nose or the mouth. Once inside, it rapidly multiplies in the blood, taking over and attacking cells. The disease is not airborne like flu. Very close direct contact with an infected person is required for the virus to be passed to another person. Infection may also occur through direct contact with contaminated bedding, clothing and surfaces. All of this has been known for nearly 40 years, but only now is the world really gearing up to the threat. Scientists are focusing their efforts on two approaches: There are lots of different experimental vaccines and drug treatments for Ebola under development, but they have not yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness. Experimental drugs such as ZMapp have already been given to patients in the current outbreak, but they have not saved all patients. Two US aid workers and a Briton recovered after taking it, but a Liberian doctor and a Spanish priest died. The medicine has only previously been tested on animals, and experts say it is still unclear whether the drug boosts chances of recovery. Stocks have been extremely limited, and the manufacturers of the drug say it will take months to increase production. One of the first therapies to reach the frontline could be the blood of survivors. They will have mounted an immune response capable of defeating the virus and antibodies that attack Ebola will still be loitering in their bloodstream. Taking blood and emptying it of blood cells leaves behind an antibody-packed plasma which can be injected into patients. In theory this should help the patient fight the virus. However, this has been tried only a handful of times before and it is unclear how effective it would be. Also this is not some perfectly manufactured drug or vaccine. The effectiveness of the serum could vary from survivor to survivor. The US, UK and Canada are testing different kinds of vaccine in controlled clinical trials. The aim is to have 20,000 doses that could be used in West Africa by early next year. Normally it would take years of human trials before a completely new vaccine was approved for use. But such is the urgency of the Ebola outbreak that experimental vaccines are being fast-tracked at an astonishing rate. Russia recently announced it is also developing three vaccines, with one being ready for clinical trials within three months. David Heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "There's been a lot of international attention to making sure that clinical trials of new vaccines and medicines are done. "And my feeling is that if the resources continue those studies could possibly be begun and already provide some initial answers before Christmas." It is hoped these vaccines will offer protection by delivering a harmless agent that will teach the body how to mount an immune response against Ebola. If the person then came into contact with the real virus, their body should already know how to fight it. Tests are ongoing, but there is no certainty how well they will work. Dr Ben Neuman, an expert in virus and from the University of Reading, said: "Trials in monkeys have been promising. But they get a very different type of Ebola to humans. "In a person it's a different kind of disease and we don't know for sure if the same treatments will work. "Plus we need to scale up the doses. People are a big, walking test tube essentially." Given the size of the outbreak, it's also unlikely that there will be enough vaccine or medicine to go round - at least initially. Until these medicines to fight Ebola are ready, the focus has to be on disease control. It was basic techniques that beat previous outbreaks. The hope is they will do the same now.

Question: With the death toll rising and the disease still spreading , the @placeholder is on to find a treatment for Ebola .


The predators' battle over carrion was shot in the snow-covered Trossachs. Full details of the fight, and which of the animals came out on top, will be given during Thursday night's programme. Winterwatch has been capturing footage of wildlife in Scotland, including the Cairngorms. The fox versus eagle footage was shot in the Trossachs, an area of mountains and glens in central Scotland. Golden eagles are the UK's second largest bird of prey after the white-tailed sea eagle. The raptors are mainly found in Scotland's north west Highlands and Islands, but a few are found at the RSPB's Haweswater reserve in Cumbria. In the Cairngorms, Winterwatch has been reporting on efforts to conserve rare Scottish wildcats.

Question: Footage of a fight between a fox and a golden eagle over @placeholder has been captured by BBC Springwatch 's Winterwatch programme .


The man, 47, was assessed by medical staff and again by a mental health team after the incident on Tuesday. An RAF Typhoon was seen escorting the Qatar Airways flight QR23 from Doha after the pilot was handed a note about a possible device on board. The man was sectioned "for a fuller assessment", police said. The Airbus A330 was carrying 269 passengers and 13 Qatar Airways crew. It landed ahead of its scheduled arrival time of 13:15 BST, the airline said. Manchester Airport was temporarily closed and some other flights were diverted to Liverpool and Leeds. Operations at the airport resumed at about 14:00 after flights in and out were suspended for about 25 minutes. Passengers disembarked the plane "as normal", a Manchester Airport spokesman said. The RAF confirmed Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as part of its "quick reaction alert role" when a pilot requested assistance. Aurang Zeb, 60, who was returning from a holiday to his home in Bradford, said: "I thought there was something wrong because there was a jet flying so near." He said the plane landed and was taken to an area well away from the terminal, where they waited for 45 minutes, then moved again closer to the terminal. Mr Zeb added: "Then I saw all the police with guns. Lots of police everywhere. Kids were crying, some people looked very worried because of rumours there was a bomb on the plane." Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Matt Cox said he was asleep in his seat until the aircraft landed. He said: "We didn't get told anything about the nature of what was happening at any point. "It's not nice finding things out from Twitter rather than the people who are supposed to be in charge of you. Obviously we know why they did it."

Question: A man has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after a bomb hoax @placeholder in an RAF jet escorting a passenger plane to Manchester Airport .


Joshua knocked out Wladimir Klitschko to add the WBA world heavyweight title to his IBF crown at Wembley Stadium last weekend. Afterwards the Englishman was hailed as "the biggest sports star in Britain". "Nothing would make us happier than having a Joshua fight at some point," Phillips told BBC Radio Wales Sport. Phillips says the stadium's roof - the only one of its kind in the United Kingdom - ensures the home of Welsh rugby can be used at anytime. "The stadium is an asset that we want to use," he continued. "When we're not playing rugby on it, we want to use it as much as we can so we've sort of driven that quite hard this year with concerts." Speedway, rugby league, football and boxing have all taken centre stage there and Phillips says talks are continuing with NFL chiefs over the possibility of hosting American Football. Joshua's stunning win over Klitschko added to his appeal and Tyson Fury has accepted the prospect of an all-British title bout. Welsh boxing legend Joe Calzaghe beat Mikkel Kessler in front of an estimated 50,000 fans at what was then named Millennium Stadium in November, 2007 Phillips, the joint stadium and Welsh Rugby Union chief executive, added: "We're in conversations with various boxing promoters. Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide. "Obviously the roof - we are the only big stadium with a roof - and it's been done before, obviously, with Calzaghe and so on, previously. "So nothing would make us happier than having a Joshua fight at some point." Get all the latest boxing news sent straight to your device with notifications in the BBC Sport app. Find out more here.

Question: Principality Stadium chief executive Martyn Phillips would relish the chance to host an Anthony Joshua bout at the 74,500 @placeholder Cardiff venue .


Terri Spragg, 35, of Bettesworth Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, was found guilty of seven counts of sexual activity with a child under 16 in December. She originally received a 15-month sentence, suspended for two years. The Court of Appeal has now jailed her for three years. Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP described the original sentence as "unduly lenient" and referred the case to the Court of Appeal. He said Spragg engaged in a series of sexual activities with the victim between 12 August and 1 November 2014, when he was 14. The mother-of-four was caught after the victim's sister discovered messages on his phone, he added. Speaking after the hearing on Thursday, the solicitor general said: "Gaining a child's trust and abusing it in this way is unacceptable. "The original sentence failed to take proper account of the seriousness of the offence and the impact it has had on the victim and his family. "I hope the court's decision to impose an immediate prison sentence sends a clear message to society that such offences will not be tolerated."

Question: A former dinner lady who was spared prison after being found guilty of sexual activity with a child has now been jailed after her original sentence was @placeholder .


Robert Dear will be treated at a state psychiatric hospital and may eventually be tried if his mental health improves. On 27 November, Mr Dear, 57, opened fire at the clinic in Colorado Springs. Nine people were also wounded. In a previous court appearance, Mr Dear called himself a "warrior for the babies" and made repeated outbursts. On Wednesday, Mr Dear called the judge a "filthy animal" as he was led out of the courtroom. Experts testified that he was not capable of understanding the court proceedings or able to assist in his defence. Mr Dear could still face the death penalty if he is convicted. Those who knew Mr Dear before the shooting described him as having a violent temper, anti-government sentiments and longstanding disdain for abortion providers. He told police he idolised Paul Hill, an anti-abortion activist who killed a Florida doctor more than two decades ago. He had recently moved to a remote part of Colorado after spending years living in North and South Carolina.

Question: A man who @placeholder to killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic last year has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial .


Media playback is not supported on this device Such is the supercharged media frenzy over the so-called "fight of the century", and the ramped-up interest in events here in Nevada, this will be one of the most lucrative sporting events in history, generating an estimated half a billion dollars. Floyd 'Money' Mayweather is already the richest sportsman in the world. Now the American is set to earn another $200m (¡ê130m) for this weekend's world welterweight title fight. Opponent Manny Pacquiao will have to be content with around $130m (¡ê85m). And the Filipino is doing well outside the ring too, having recently signed new endorsement deals with the likes of Nike, Foot Locker, and Nestle. Media playback is not supported on this device The anticipation for Mayweather v Pacquiao is understandable. After all, these are two of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of their era - one undefeated; the other a champion of six weight divisions. Something has to give. And few sports can match boxing for sheer fervour when it comes to fight-nights such as this. And yet, despite the barely believable numbers being generated here, they are also perhaps symbolic of a sport that has sold its soul and lost its way. The fight is generating record revenue for a boxing bout. But much of that is down to the pent-up demand created by six years of negotiations over money, quarrels between television networks, and delays over drugs testing. This is the first super-fight of the social media age, and it has benefited from unprecedented levels of hype and a recovering US economy. That may be good for the fighters' bank balances, but surely the sport would have been better served if the two men had fought at their peak, not as they begin to think about retirement. The fight will generate gate receipts of $74m (¡ê48m), breaking the record set by Mayweather's clash with Saul Alvarez in 2013. But given that it is taking place in an arena with just 16,500 seats - only 500 of them available to the public - this is hardly an event staged with the average sports fan in mind. Tickets have been advertised for hundreds of thousands of dollars, surpassing the level of demand for the Super Bowl, but most will go to members of the fighters' entourages, guests of wealthy corporations, or the casinos' most valued clients - the so-called 'high-rollers' (as long as they have credit-lines with the casino of $250,000). At the Excalibur hotel - over the road from the MGM where the fight will take place - guests are being charged $400 (¡ê260) just to watch the action on a TV screen in a bar. Fans are even being charged to attend the weigh-in. Has sport ever felt as far from its Corinthian ideals? Media playback is not supported on this device This week I sat through one of the best attended, yet most anodyne and subdued media conferences many boxing reporters had ever witnessed when Mayweather and Pacquiao appeared together for the first time here. No need for needle, we were told. Too much mutual respect. The fight sells itself. But it was hard not to conclude that Mayweather's predictable, stock answers were indicative of a man for whom money rather than his reputation as a sportsman is now the priority. After reeling off a long list of sponsors he wanted to thank, promoter Bob Arum claimed the hype surrounding the fight was fantastic for the sport. But it is hard to see how hosting the fight in a small, exclusive arena and behind a prohibitive pay wall is the best way of exposing a new generation of fans to the sport and increasing its appeal. The fight will be watched by three to four million people in the US, many more than the record 2.4 million viewers who paid to see Mayweather take on Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. But for many others in the US, watching the fight on pay-per-view TV is simply too expensive when it costs $99 (¡ê65) in HD. More than the interests of the sport, this is about what is good for the two fighters, their promoters, joint host broadcasters HBO and Showtime, the MGM hotel and casino, secondary ticket selling agencies, and of course the city of Las Vegas - where room rates have hit record highs. It all seems a far cry from 1995 when 28 million Americans tuned in to see Mike Tyson beat Buster Mathis on Fox. Or 1985 when 19 million TV viewers across Britain watched Barry McGuigan become world champion. I visited McGuigan last week at the gym he runs with his son in Battersea. He would not begrudge the fighters maximising the money they could make, and pointed to the dangers involved. Like Arum, he insisted the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight was a huge shot in the arm for a sport that has seen its popularity fade in recent years. While acknowledging the rampant commercialism behind the event, he was delighted that boxing was back in the headlines, and providing 2015 with arguably its biggest sporting moment. There are indeed causes for some optimism. Al Haymon - Mayweather's adviser - has recently invested $20m establishing the Premier Boxing Championship in the US. In partnership with NBC, the PBC series is an attempt to return boxing to the mainstream - staging fights on network television with the aim of building a new audience. McGuigan himself is doing his bit to return the sport to terrestrial screens on this side of the Atlantic, having struck a deal with ITV to televise his fighter Carl Frampton's bout with Chris Avalos back in February, the channel's first world title fight since 2008. The free-to-air show attracted an audience of almost two million. The fact 80,000 people turned up at Wembley last June to watch Carl Froch fight George Groves is further encouragement. Media playback is not supported on this device Yet the sport still has a long way to go before confounding those who have predicted its death. The confusing and fractured competitive landscape created by having four sanctioning organisations, with no single governing body, continues to do untold damage. After years of mismanagement, greed and corruption, there are too many belts, too few household names, and growing competition from mixed martial arts such as UFC. The fear remains that Mayweather v Pacquiao is a one-off. The interest and money generated by what is being described as boxing's last great super-fight proves that the sport retains appeal, even today in such a crowded sporting marketplace. But don't necessarily expect it to restore the credibility of a sport that has a long way to go before staging the revival it craves. This may be the most lucrative fight in boxing history, but its legacy remains harder to predict.

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The Shanghai Composite benchmark ended 2.2% higher at 4,121.71. The index crossed the 4,000 mark for the first time since 2008 on Friday. China's monthly trade data showed its exports fell in March from a year ago by 14.6% in yuan terms, compared with forecasts for a rise of more than 8%. Imports fell 12.3% in yuan terms compared with forecasts for a fall of more than 11%. The official numbers mean the country's monthly trade surplus has shrunk to its smallest in 13 months. Analysts said the export numbers for March were a surprise. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed up 2.7% at 28,016.34 to hit a fresh seven-year high as the market continued to benefit from large inflows of money from mainland Chinese investors through the new stock connect trading link. Last month, Beijing allowed mutual funds to invest in Hong Kong through the connect plan. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed flat, down just 0.01% at 19,905.46 points. On Friday, the index traded above 20,000 for the first time since April 2000 and it is up nearly 15% this year. Australian shares were in positive territory early on Monday but lost gains later with the S&P/ASX 200 closing down 0.14% at 5,960.30. Commodity prices were weighing on shares of some mining companies as iron prices remain depressed. Australia has said it expects the plunging price of iron ore to slash revenue forecasts by A$25bn (¡ê13bn; $19bn) over the next four years. Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey told the Australian Financial Review that the price for iron ore, Australia's biggest export, could fall as low as $35 a tonne. Atlas Iron shares remained suspended. The company said on Friday that it would stop all mining in Australia because iron ore prices were below its breakeven level. "Despite an extensive cost-cutting programme... the global supply-demand imbalance for iron ore has driven prices down to the point where it is no longer viable for Atlas to continue production," the firm said. In South Korea, the Kospi share index closed up 0.5% at 2,098.92.

Question: Shares in China were higher on Monday as weaker - than - expected trade data from the mainland raised hopes among investors that Beijing may introduce further stimulus @placeholder soon .


Shares closed 16% higher on Thursday, making an overall increase of 56% since the release - putting Nintendo's market value at 3.6tn yen ($34bn; ?¡ê25.7bn). Pokemon Go players search locations in the real world to find virtual Pokemon creatures on their smartphone screens. The game has become a global phenomenon since its release. It topped the app store download chart on both iPhone's App Store and Google Play just days after its initial release in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Nintendo shares had already started the week with a 25% jump on Monday alone. Pokemon Go: All you need to know Pokemon Go is a monster mobile hit US Holocaust museum asks Pokemon Go players to stop Pokemon Go: Pikachu pops up on Downing Street Pokemon Go firm fixes 'full Google access' error The Pokemon creatures first emerged in the 1990s on Nintendo's Game Boy device. For the new game, Nintendo has partnered with US-based developer Niantic and the Pokemon Company, which owns the rights to the characters. Nintendo, which is also behind the iconic Super Mario game, has traditionally relied on sales of its gaming consoles. However, sales of those have been slowing in recent years as more gamers move online and onto portable devices. Analysts have long criticised the company for lagging rivals such as Sony and being late in catering to the growing smartphone market.

Question: Shares in the Japanese company Nintendo have seen a sharp rise since the release of the @placeholder reality game Pokemon Go , gaining more than 50 % .


20 January 2016 Last updated at 09:52 GMT Ms Eklund founded the company in 2009, and the label went on to gain international attention - with a place on the shelves of Barneys New York, Opening Ceremony and J Crew, and in the pages of renowned fashion magazine Vogue. But the African market remains the 30-year-old's main focus, and the company has just opened new stores in Senegal's capital, Dakar, and surfing hotspot Cape Town in South Africa. A new branch in Morocco is planned for later this year. All Bantu Wax's colourful clothing is made on the continent too, its designs inspired by traditional African wax prints. Women of Africa is a BBC season recognising inspiring women across the continent. The second series, Africa's New Businesswomen, introduces eight female entrepreneurs who are finding success in their country - and beyond. Read more here

Question: With 26,000 km ( 16,155 miles ) of coastline , Africa is a surfer 's dream . Ethiopian - American entrepreneur Yodit Eklund is hoping to tap into this burgeoning @placeholder culture with her home - grown swimwear brand Bantu Wax .


The world number 547 returned to competition at Eastbourne in June after 17 months out with a wrist injury. She has played just 10 matches, winning three, since then and last featured at an ITF event in Monterrey a month ago. "Laura's team decided it was most effective for her to spend her time training for the rest of the year," the 21-year-old's management company said. Robson received a wildcard entry to Wimbledon after her return but lost 6-4 6-4 to Evgeniya Rodina in the first round. Her first win in almost two years came at a Challenger event - a level below the WTA tour - in Canada the following month. She went on to suffer a first-round exit at the US Open last month, losing 3-6 6-3 7-5 to Russian Elena Vesnina. Robson will be able to use her protected ranking of 58 to enter January's Australian Open. Protected rankings are given to players suffering long-term injuries - 58 was Robson's position after the 2014 Australian Open.

Question: Former British number one Laura Robson will not play again this year as she @placeholder her recovery from injury .


Historic ties stretch back to British and Portuguese colonial rule, when a large number of Indians migrated to Africa. But how do things stand now? Indians may have spiced up food in Africa - introducing samosas and ???biryani - but now it is India that is looking to the continent to keep plates full - and at an affordable price, by growing lentils. Known as "daal" in India, these pulses are the staple diet for millions of Indians but prices have doubled in the past 18 months because of two successive drought years. So Mr Modi has signed a deal with Mozambique to produce 100,000 tonnes of pulses over the next year, which it aims to double in four years at a fixed price. And to avoid any complaints from fussy eaters, India will advise on their cultivation so that the taste is correct, India's information minister has said. Indians consume nearly 22 million tonnes of pulses annually, so this may seem like a piddling deal, however it is indicative of the opportunities the Asian country sees in Africa where large tracts of land go uncultivated. Investing in African agriculture has been top of India's agenda for several years- though land, and who farms it, is a contentious issue. It has led some Indian farmers who tried their luck in Africa to reportedly give up. To this end the option of contract or co-operative farming instead of leasing land, as with the Mozambique model, is being explored. "For me personally, this visit is an opportunity to pay homage to two of the greatest human souls to have ever walked this Earth - Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela," Mr Modi said on his arrival in South Africa. Indeed the fight against racial discrimination is what most unifies the two nations. Over the weekend, the Indian prime minister took a train journey to Pietermaritzburg Station, where a Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off a train in 1893 because the young lawyer refused to leave his first class compartment, reserved for white passengers. This spurred him to take up his lifelong fight for equal rights that changed the history of both South Africa and India. Xenophobia is now the demon South Africa needs to tackle - and many Indian traders, who are seen as exploitative, have faced attack there. But it is the racism in India that has been centre stage more recently - with a spate of attacks on Africans, many of whom go to study at Indian universities. As Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper put it, it's "time for India to explain its promise to protect Africans on its soil". Mr Modi has been pushing for diaspora Indians to register as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) to get an Indian passport and pay tax. However, while many Indians in Africa look to their motherland for their cultural fix, most feel patriotic to the home of their birth and the feel Africa offers them greater opportunities. Thousands of patients from Africa travel to India every year to seek specialised treatment. In 2015 more than 10,000 Kenyans did so, spending $98m (¡ê76m), according to government in Kenya, which is Mr Modi's last stop. Specialist treatment for diseases like cancer is becoming increasingly expensive in Kenya. Few private hospitals are equipped to provide treatment, and those that are charge high rates. Many middle class Kenyans believe it is cheaper to get an air ticket, visa, accommodation and pay for treatment in India than it is to go to a private hospital in the capital, Nairobi, for treatment. The public hospitals are cheaper but overstretched and not adequately equipped to handle the number of cases. Cancer patients can wait as long as a year to get a cheap radiotherapy appointment at a public hospital. This is why many Kenyans end up opting to fundraise or sell property to seek a faster or cheaper cure in India. But among a raft of African aid and investment promises India made last year, $10m was to an India-Africa Health Fund. Providing affordable drugs will be key to this initiative - many HIV patients in Africa are dependent on cheaper generic Indian ARVs. And according to Kenya's Daily Nation, a deal will be signed for India to help set up a cancer hospital in Kenya and supply it with a telecobalt machine. The most in-your-face example of the strong trade links between India and Africa is the hair on women's head - with upmarket hairdressers doing a roaring trade in Indian hair weaves, which makes millions for India annually. At street level, there are Indian wheeler dealers and Tata cars, on screens there are Bollywood movies. People will flock to fill up cinemas in Tanzania - which is the third country on Mr Modi's tour - even if a film isn't dubbed or have subtitles. China's annual trade with Africa stands at $200bn, compared to India's $72bn - but India's influence seems more visible - perhaps not surprising given the large Indian communities, especially in former British colonies, where they were brought in as indentured labour to work on sugar plantations and build railways. And, according to the South African presidency, despite the dominance of China, India is South Africa's largest trade partner.  It said trade in 2015 was almost $6.7bn. Arguably the most controversial arrival from India to Africa in recent years is the Gupta family, who, through their investment company Oakbay investments, have interests in computers, mining, air travel, energy, technology and the media and employ about 10,000 people. Originally from India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, they came to South Africa in 1993. Their infamy lies in their close relationship to President Jacob Zuma and allegations of their influence on government - which came to a head last year over the appointment of a finance minister. The country's corruption watchdog is now set to investigate them. Their TV channel has been the only one to give prominence to Mr Modi's state visit to South Africa. But he may be wondering why, given the pressure the family has been under in South Africa, the Guptas have chosen Dubai as a second base and not their motherland. All four countries on Mr Modi's tour are on the Indian Ocean coast, which has been a piracy hotspot in recent years. With warships patrolling along the Somali coast, the pirates have operated further away and even staged some attacks closer to India than Somalia. The Indian Navy has played a significant role in these patrols off the East African coast to protect trade routes. So maritime security has been touted as one of the major objectives of the Indian prime minister's trip. "It is an ocean of many economic opportunities," he is quoted as saying. Co-operation on training and the supply of equipment for securing the coastline is on the cards. Indian soldiers are often deployed on UN peacekeeping missions in Africa, and now Mr Modi is keen to explore defence manufacturing projects in South Africa. "Our companies can also pool their capacities to jointly develop or manufacture defence equipments and platforms. And, not just to meet our defence needs, but also to respond to regional and global demand," he said. The populations of India and Africa combined account for a third of the world's population - and for years they have been lobbying for reform of the UN Security Council. South Africa and India support each other's bids for a permanent seat - India backing South Africa over Nigeria - the other big powerhouse of Africa. This is hardly surprising given that India was the first country to put the issue of apartheid on the agenda at the UN General Assembly in 1946. Plus they are both members of the Brics group of emerging economies. While in South Africa, Mr Modi has been bolstered by assurances that the country endorsed India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), set up to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons by controlling access to sensitive technology. Joining the group, set up in response to India's first nuclear test in 1974, is a major foreign policy ambition - and suffered a setback recently when reportedly blocked by China.

Question: India 's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an African @placeholder offensive , visiting four nations where he hopes to tie up energy and trade deals and remind the continent of their cultural bond .


The scrum-half takes over with London Irish back-row Ofisa Treviranus not included in the match-day squad. Fotuali'i is one of seven British-based players named by Samoa head coach Stephen Betham in his starting XV. Betham has ensured that all but one of his squad will have had a taste of World Cup finals action. Should fly-half Patrick Fa'apale come off the bench, only prop Jake Grey will not have played at the finals. Scotland will secure a place in the quarter-finals with a victory, but Samoa cannot qualify. Centres Rey Lee-Lo, of Cardiff Blues, and George Pisi, of Northampton, combine for the first time for Samoa. And Betham names a new back-row combination of Bath duo Maurie Fa'asavalu and Alafoti Fa'osiliva, plus Bristol's Jack Lam. Fa'atoina Autagavaia, the former Northampton wing now with French club Nevers, replaces Alesana Tuilagi, the Newcastle Falcons player who is suspended for foul play in the weekend defeat by Japan. Aurillac hooker Manu Leiataua, who made his debut for Samoa in their only ever win over Scotland - 27-17 during the 2013 Quadrangular Tournament in South Africa - will make his first World Cup appearance. Northampton wing Ken Pisi drops to the bench, while Sale Sharks centre Johnny Leota, Waikato hooker Ole Avei, and flankers Josh Ione and Faifili Levave drop out the squad. Samoa: Tim Nanai-Williams (Ricoh Black Rams), Paul Perez (Coastal Sharks), George Pisi (Northampton Saints), Rey Lee-Lo (Cardiff Blues), Fa'atoina Autagavaia (Nevers), Tusi Pisi (Suntory Sungoliath), Kahn Fotuali'i (Northampton Saints, captain); Sakaria Taulafo (Stade Francais), Ma'atulimanu Leiataua (Aurillac), Census Johnston (Toulouse), Teofilo Paulo (Benetton Treviso), Kane Thompson (Newcastle Falcons), Maurie Faasavalu (Bath), Jack Lam (Bristol), Alafoti Faosiliva (Bath). Replacements: Motu Matu'u (Wellington Hurricanes), Viliamu Afatia (Agen), Anthony Perenise (Bristol), Faifili Levave (Wellington Lions), Vavae Tuilagi (Carcassonne), Vavao Afemai (Manu 7s), Patrick Faapale (Manu 7s), Ken Pisi (Northampton Saints).

Question: Northampton Saints ' Kahn Fotuali'i will captain a Samoa side @placeholder seven changes for their final Rugby World Cup game against Scotland in Newcastle .


Denbighshire councillors previously rejected the application for the range at Craig Y Ddywart quarry at Rhewl. The decision was based on concerns about site supervision and gun crime. Councillors agreed it could result in a cost award if its reasons for refusal were found invalid on appeal. North Wales Police had urged the councillors to reconsider the matter. A report by officers to the planning committee said: "In defending any appeal against a refusal, it would be necessary to provide a clear evidence that there is a reasonable likelihood of there being an increase in crime in the locality or nationally as a result of the grant of the variation. "Officers do not consider that there is such evidence to support a refusal."

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Rachael Phoenix, the owner of Voltaire in Bangor, said she was "sickened" by the decision to use tallow, a type of animal fat, in the notes. She said she "had to take a stand" and customers had been "very supportive". The Bank of England did not comment on whether businesses were obliged to accept the notes. Some vegetarians, Sikhs and Hindus have expressed anger at the use of tallow. A petition calling for an end of the use of animal products in the notes, which launched in September, has attracted 130,000 signatures. In a statement posted on Facebook, Ms Phoenix said: "We have decided not to accept the notes here at Voltaire as a stand against using animal products in our everyday necessary products. "Thank you to all our wonderful customers who have been so supportive in our decision. "We do hope that this does not cause too much inconvenience." Ms Phoenix said Voltaire, which opened eight months ago, was the "only 100% vegan restaurant in Wales". She added: "It sickened us that they have done it in the first place. We had to show that we were not happy with it." After initially being concerned the move would inconvenience customers, she said they had been "really supportive". "We are making sure that we have plenty of change," Ms Phoenix added. "Once the old notes are out of circulation we will have to see what happens then." Voltaire is not the first eatery to reject the new tender; Cambridge's vegetarian Rainbow Cafe also recently decided not to accept the new ¡ê5 notes. According to the Bank of England, if a debtor pays in legal tender, they have "good defence if sued for non-payment of the debt." The bank said it was looking into how to make the notes meat-free.

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Pompey climbed into the top three for the first time since September with a 2-0 win at Crawley on Tuesday. "We've had so much criticism," Cook told BBC Radio Solent. "Some of it is not fair and we all feel it after a bad result or performance. "That's the way to answer it, with that kind of result." After disappointing home results against Morecambe and Crewe, Portsmouth moved above Carlisle into third with the win at Crawley. Second-half goals from Christian Burgess and Kyle Bennett gave Portsmouth all three points. With 11 games remaining in the season, Cook knows his squad need to keep their focus in the run-in. "I'm quite a strong character," he said. "I've been around football long enough. "We've lifted ourselves off the floor so I've said to the lads: 'Let's stay off the floor between now and the end of the season'."

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The National Audit Office says the government's plans for three million new apprenticeships in England by 2020 should be honed to meet skills gaps. The focus should be less on how many apprenticeships are created and more on which sector needs them, it adds. A minister said employers are creating training places to meet their needs. The report says the Department for Education (DfE), which was recently given overall responsibility for the apprenticeships programme, has not yet set out how the increase in apprenticeship numbers will lead to increased productivity. Presently, it relies on market mechanisms to attract the right apprenticeships to address skills gaps in the economy. The DfE is "therefore not directly involved in deciding where, or at what level, apprenticeships take place". For maximum benefit to the country, it adds, there needs to be "a clear rationale for how apprenticeships fit into the wider plan for productivity and growth". The report argues that "without this strategic underpinning, there is a clear risk that the drive to deliver greater numbers is delivered at the expense of delivering maximum value". The NAO report also stresses that the DfE has no way of checking how its programme is achieving its aims. "There are no success measures in terms of, for example, how the programme is impacting on skills levels, addressing skills gaps or improving achievement rates," it says. But the report does note that the programme is in the early stages of a transition, and that it has been suggested a new Institute for Apprenticeships may take on the role of measuring success. The NAO also highlights research comparing the earnings potential of successful apprentices and those following different paths. There are significant differences in earnings for apprentices across different sectors, but the report says that the most common apprenticeships do not command the biggest wages. Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said: "The Department for Education needs to chart and follow a course from having a lot of apprenticeships to having the right apprenticeships in order to help improve the UK's productivity and achieve value for money, in return for the costs of the programme." Petra Wilton of the Chartered Management Institute, said: "It's far too early to measure the impact of the new trailblazer apprenticeships - as apprentices on the new degree courses have not yet even finished their first year. "There's no doubt higher apprenticeship programmes make a positive economic contribution." Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Robert Halfon said: "Our apprenticeship reforms give young people a ladder of opportunity, provide employers with high quality apprentices and deliver real benefits to the economy. "We are giving employers more power than ever before to design apprenticeships that are rigorous, robust and world class. "The new Institute for Apprenticeships will ensure that apprenticeships are even more closely tailored to the needs of employers." Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, and Skills, Gordon Marsden said the report underlined what opposition MPs had been saying for months. "The government needs to put extra capacity urgently into delivering the strategy. "Robert Halfon needs to lobby his Treasury colleagues to give the apprenticeship agencies the funding to carry this programme through properly."

Question: The government 's multi-billion pound apprenticeships @placeholder needs to be more strategically linked to its plans for economic growth , a report says .


An episode of the 1960s period drama concluded with The Beatles' song Tomorrow Never Knows. The song was not a cover version by another artist. It was the original tune. As Mad Men's creator told the New York Times newspaper, no-one can remember a song written and recorded by The Beatles ever being licensed for use on a television series. The producers of Mad Men reportedly paid about $250,000 (¡ê155,000) for the recording and publishing rights to use the tune. Typically, licensing rights for major international pop songs sell for under $100,000. The Mad Men deal underlines the enduring significance of a pop group that disbanded 42 years ago. It also underlines the huge money-making potential that still resides in The Beatles' back catalogue. After all these years, the band remain something of a money-making machine. Just how much money will no doubt always remain a secret between those who control Beatles-world and the taxman. But it is clear that the band continue to generate millions of pounds each year for those people and organisations with a stake in brand Beatles. After the group split, the key issues became how to manage the name, the catalogue, and the complex finances. Over subsequent decades, assets were shuffled between corporate, individual and family concerns. There have been investments in non-music interests (some successful, some not), legal settlements, family disputes, and, of course, the deaths of two band members. The main Beatles company is Apple Corp Ltd, controlled by Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. Apple Corp administers the catalogue of Beatles releases, sales of which now total more than 600 million records, tapes and CDs. The firm holds the licensing rights for the brand and music, and has approval rights for the master recordings. Apple recently oversaw, for example, the digitally remastered release of Yellow Submarine on DVD and CD. According to the last accounts filed, Apple Corp paid ¡ê18m to its shareholders. But there are other sources of wealth. Sir Paul was frequently referred to as the first music billionaire. But it seems that he is not there yet. During his divorce in 2008 from Heather Mills, it was disclosed his assets were worth about ¡ê450m, and included art works by Picasso and Renoir, plus land and other property. By 2012, according the annual Rich List compiled by the Sunday Times, his wealth had risen to ¡ê515m, up from ¡ê495m the year before. Sir Paul still tours and records, and in 2011 his company grossed box office receipts of ¡ê50m. Another company, which handles some Lennon and McCartney song-writing revenues, made profits of ¡ê5.3m. In addition, there was his huge post-Beatles success with his band, Wings. Ringo Starr also still performs and records, with his All Starr band. Last year his company, Startling Music, paid him a ¡ê2m dividend, and the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth at ¡ê160m. Meanwhile, the widow of George Harrison, Olivia, and their son Dhani, had a joint fortune of ¡ê180m, according to the Rich List. As for John Lennon, much of his estate is controlled via the US and administered by Yoko Ono. The estate's value is reportedly close to ¡ê200m. The beneficiaries of The Beatles' legacy go far beyond Apple Corp, however. Sony ATV holds the rights to Beatles music and lyrics, and EMI Group controls the master recordings. The proposed $1.9bn sale of EMI to Universal Music announced in September only got approval from competition regulators after EMI agreed to sell about a third of its assets to other music companies. Selling off The Beatles, though, was most certainly not part of the deal. They continue to be far too valuable. The complicated "ownership" of The Beatles was blamed by some for holding back the full exploitation of the band. Things are changing, though, and over the past few years new revenue streams - big and small - have opened up. The Beatles were slow to the online music revolution, perhaps because they were profiting so hugely from CD sales. Also, with The Beatles having pioneered the concept album, there was a reluctance by some involved in managing the legacy to see the music broken up into downloadable bites. However, Beatles songs finally became available on iTunes in November 2010. Within a couple of days, 28 of the top 100 tunes being downloaded were by The Beatles. The band also made up 16 of the top 50 albums, including four in the top 10. There have also been anthology projects, a tour by the Cirque du Soleil circus group called The Beatles Love, and The Beatles Rock Band video game. Beatles ring tones, Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit games, and a Ben & Jerry's ice cream called Imagine Whirled Peace - in honour of Lennon - also provide a financial cut for the estate. But it is the music that is the cash cow, and there are few signs that it is going out of favour. Rather, The Beatles seem to have transcended the divide between young and old, the fashionable and unfashionable. So it's a fair bet that each new generation will continue to buy the re-packaged, re-mastered, re-heated music of the world's most successful band.

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That's not a bad accolade for British actor, Mark Rylance, especially when it comes from one of Hollywood's biggest directors, Steven Spielberg. Rylance, who won an Oscar earlier this year for his role in Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, returns to the big screen this week in the director's adaptation of Roald Dahl's The BFG. Rylance plays the eponymous Big Friendly Giant Speaking to BBC arts editor Will Gompertz, Rylance praised Dahl's storytelling. "He's captured something in this story... that young people hold the key, that young people are not frightened. The BFG has given up but the young person says, 'No, we can change this.'" The BFG opens in the UK on Friday.

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Tepco said xenon had been found in reactor two, which was previously thought to be near a stable shutdown. There has been no increase in temperature or pressure, but the discovery may indicate a problem with the reactor. Boric acid - used to suppress nuclear reactions - has been injected as a precaution. Ever since the meltdowns in March triggered by the huge earthquake and tsunami, engineers have been working to bring the Fukushima reactors under control. The government and Tepco - the Tokyo Electric Power Company - have said they are on track to achieve a stable shutdown by the end of the year. But now they have found what could be a problem - radioactive xenon gas detected in a filter in reactor two. Since it has a short half-life, it indicates a possibility of resumed nuclear fission in recent days. Tepco says the temperature of the reactor, which has been below boiling point, has not increased, indicating any reaction would be small. It is not ruling out a false reading but boric acid, which suppresses fission, was injected into the reactor overnight. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Japan a reactor has been switched on for the first time since the disaster. Safety fears mean local authorities have been refusing permission for restarts after routine maintenance. Dozens of facilities are offline amid concern about electricity shortages.

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