Lambeth Council is set to pay tens of millions of pounds to people whether or not they were abused at Shirley Oaks. A report from ex-residents outlining abuse on an "industrial scale" has named 27 men as alleged abusers. The investigation says at least 60 abusers were active, and accuses some police officers of corruption. The publication of the report by the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association (SOSA) covers a period from the 1950s to the closure of the homes in 1983. BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds says details of the compensation scheme have yet to be finalised, but the council says a key principle would be that there would be a blanket payment to any resident in the Shirley Oaks homes because all were judged to be at risk. The payments will not be large in many cases but there will be higher payments to those who were abused, our correspondent added. Shirley Oaks was an 80-acre site near Croydon in south London that included cottages where children in care were looked after by house mothers and fathers. The site also included a school, swimming pool, sick bay and playing fields. Daniel De Simone, BBC News SOSA launched its 129-page report at a packed press conference in central London. Raymond Stevenson and Lucia Hinton, the report's authors, have spent two years gathering documents and speaking to hundreds of people. A room packed with journalists heard former residents and the relatives of some who later died - many of them emotional, some in tears - describe years of official indifference. But no longer. The leader and chief executive of Lambeth Council both spoke, offering  apologies and reparations. Local MP Chuka Umunna said institutions beyond the council - including the Home Office and the police - were also "culpable." The group, which conducted its own investigation, said it had illuminated abuse on an "industrial scale" and therefore succeeded where multiple official inquiries had failed. The SOSA, which spent two years investigating claims of abuse at the home and spoke to more than 400 people, says it was "shocked" by what it had found. The group said both boys and girls had been abused, including young infants. The report accuses one named police officer of "providing misleading information to victims" and of "informing one victim their abuser was dead when in fact he was alive". It links 20 deaths to Shirley Oaks. Some of those named died while residents at the home, others years later, but none are classed as homicides. However, the report states "at the time of their deaths no-one considered whether their lives had been blighted by the extenuating circumstances of being brought up in a Lambeth children's home". Another claim says Shirley Oaks generated a culture in which children sexually abused one another. The report, co-authored by SOSA founder Raymond Stevenson, also criticises a series of police inquiries and official reports relating to Lambeth children's homes. "Some of the omissions and failing of past inquiries contradict our findings and suggest that these prior inquiries were economical with the truth and aimed at concealing the extent of the abuse of children," it adds. Two of the people named in the report - William Hook and Philip Temple - have been convicted of child sexual abuse relating to Shirley Oaks. The SOSA has had unprecedented co-operation from Lambeth Council, which has disclosed some of its files, apologised for the abuse and admitted liability. But the group alleges the council destroyed 140 care records in the mid-2000s despite being required by law to keep them for a further 70 years. Chief executive of Lambeth council Sean Harriss said: "All the children that were in Shirley Oaks during periods of time when paedophiles were operating were at risk.  We've acknowledged that the council has put all of those children at risk." Council leader Lib Peck said the authority had previously publicly apologised to those who were "so badly let down". She added: "The investigation by the Shirley Oaks Survivor's Association has shone further light on the suffering of those entrusted into the council's care. Lambeth Council is preparing a new, far reaching redress scheme for survivors of historical abuse in the borough. It will allow them to secure compensation quickly whilst minimising legal fees." Last month the survivors association pulled out of the independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in England and Wales because of concerns over its leadership. Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee and whose Streatham constituency falls within Lambeth, said it was a "sad indictment" the SOSA did not have confidence in the inquiry and "felt their only choice was to withdraw from that investigation and publish their own report".

Question: Every resident of a former @placeholder of children 's homes in south London is to receive compensation for being at risk of abuse dating back decades .


L/Cpl Craig Roberts, 24, of Penrhyn Bay, Conwy, and L/Cpl Edward Maher, 31, died on 13 July 2013. Cpl James Dunsby, from Bath, died later in hospital. The inquest was due to start in Solihull, West Midlands, in October. It will now be held after an appeal against a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decision not to bring charges. The CPS decided not to bring gross negligence manslaughter charges in July, a decision families of two of the soldiers have lodged appeals about under a Victims Right to Review scheme. Birmingham and Solihull senior coroner Louise Hunt has previously said that, as an inquest is not a criminal hearing, the CPS review must be dealt with before an inquest is held to avoid prejudicing any possible future criminal trial. The soldiers, who died from overheating, had been taking part in a 40-mile (64km) hike on Pen y Fan as part of a four-week trial for the Territorial Army's SAS reservists. The exercise took part on one of the hottest days of the year when temperatures reached 29.5C (85F). The inquest is expected to last for up to three weeks.

Question: An inquest into the deaths of three soldiers who @placeholder on an SAS training exercise in the Brecon Beacons has been delayed until 2015 .


The work is a portrait of Van Dyck's close friend Olivia Porter and was painted around 1637. The tax bill covered was for ?¡ê2.8m but the full value of the painting has not been disclosed. Owned by the same family since the 17th Century, the portrait will now go to the Bowes Museum in County Durham. Adrian Jenkins, director of the Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle, said: "We are delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate the gift of this wonderful portrait. "It will also of course enhance the museum's permanent collection." Born in Antwerp, Van Dyck  is thought of as one of the most important Flemish painters, in particular portraitists, of the 17th Century. He was heavily influenced by Rubens and the Italian artists, especially Titian, and is best remembered for his elegant representations of Charles I and his court after he settled at the English court in 1632. Olivia Porter was a lady-in-waiting at the court, who married Van Dyck's friend Endymion Porter, the king's picture agent and diplomat. The portrait of Olivia - who became the subject of more than one of the artist's portraits - is thought to have been commissioned by her husband. Its quality and vibrancy reflect the close friendship of the couple with the artist. Van Dyck chose to paint Olivia in a timeless classical costume - red with golden highlights - reminiscent of Venetian painters such as Titian. Edward Harley, chairman of the panel which advises the government on offers in lieu of tax said: "The acceptance-in-lieu scheme continues to enrich our public collections. "I am delighted that this exceptional portrait, which is one of the great Van Dycks, has been allocated to the Bowes Museum in County Durham." The painting will form part of a major exhibition, The English Rose - Feminine Beauty from Van Dyck to Sargent, which opens at the Bowes Museum in May 2016.

Question: A painting by the artist Sir Anthony Van Dyck has been saved for the nation after being donated to cover UK @placeholder tax .


China's unilateral establishment of an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) demonstrates President Xi Jinping's resolve to defend China's territorial integrity. It is the most striking act of military escalation since he became China's top leader and top military chief one year ago. Nevertheless, Chinese leaders will repudiate any criticism, pointing out the imposition of Japan's existing ADIZ in the region extending over China's claimed territory. In the absence of transparency in Chinese defence spending, analysts commonly resort to the study of strategic signalling by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) - and the creation of the ADIZ amounts to a very strong signal from the military leadership. The imposition of the ADIZ is resonant of the PLA's missile blockade of Taiwan in 1996, when former Chinese President Jiang Zemin ordered the unilateral establishment of air and maritime exclusion zones during a series of missile tests to the north and south of Taiwan. The ADIZ declaration confirms that the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands are a "core concern" for China; it places the archipelago in the same category as the South China Sea and Taiwan. China's defence white paper released in April holds some obvious clues to recent PLA actions. Japan is described as "making trouble" over the island dispute, while the US military pivot to Asia has created regional tension, according to the document. Over the last decade, populist nationalism in China has been fuelled by an official narrative of humiliation at the hands of the West. Such sentiment has been tempered by adherence to Deng Xiaoping's "hide and bide" policy of strategic restraint. Recently, however, demonstrations of Chinese military power would suggest that Xi Jinping may be prepared to overlook this policy. Source: aviationdevelopment.org China's new regional identity as an economic powerhouse with an increasingly potent military has made the humiliation narrative less relevant; a sense of national pride is now pervasive. Chinese sabre-rattling is often a reflection of domestic sentiment and a form of public appeasement. This latest gesture comes in the wake of significant military tension in the region. In January 2013, Japan's Ministry of Defence accused the PLA Navy of directing fire control radar onto a Japanese naval vessel not far from the disputed islands. China vehemently denies that such hostility took place. China's best option to maintain escalation dominance in the absence of a permanent military presence in the Senkaku region is the establishment of the ADIZ. The greatest red line for China would be the establishment of manned positions on the islands by Japan, an action which could prompt a swift escalation in hostility. Both countries have avoided such actions thus far; however, recently China has flown drone sorties close to the disputed region, prompting fighter scrambles by Japan. Another recent development was the roll-out of China's first stealth drone, which came soon after the maiden flight of the J-31 stealth fighter earlier this year. Q&A: China-Japan islands row All of these weapons systems are still in the developmental phase but they emphasise the success of Chinese military modernisation over the last decade. And while China is far away from becoming a global military power, US defence experts have noted that China has been able to concentrate formidable military capabilities in its own backyard. Some analysts suggest that in certain areas, the PLA may be able to rival US capabilities in the region. Most significantly, the ADIZ is symbolic of China's persistent anger at the regular surveillance and intelligence gathering sorties mounted by the US military at sea and in the air along China's borders. One particularly sensitive episode was the loss of a Chinese fighter pilot killed in a collision with a US surveillance aircraft on an intelligence gathering mission over the South China Sea in 2001. Chinese leaders will argue that the establishment of the zone is designed to avoid such incidents, but given the extremely fast reaction times required for air interdiction and the relative inexperience of both the Chinese and Japanese air forces, the potential for swift escalation and possible miscalculation will increase. The proximity of the US 7th Fleet in Japan and the regular operations mounted by the US military in the ADIZ area mean that the Pentagon will be extremely resistant to comply with air identification protocols demanded on China's own terms, as will the Japanese military. The creation of an air identification zone also belies Chinese confidence in its own command and control networks and its ability to mount air surveillance over a large expanse of the East China Sea. The US response may be to up the tempo of its own military drills planned for the area, forcing the PLA into a defensive response, testing both Xi Jinping's resolve and his chain of command. Alexander Neill is the Singapore-based Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

Question: China 's demarcation of an air defence zone that overlaps areas claimed by Japan is a strong @placeholder , writes Alexander Neill of the International Institute for Strategic Studies ( IISS ) , and one that raises the risk of possible miscalculation and escalation in the region .


He was best known for his Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, which was composed in 1976 and sold more than a million copies following a 1992 re-release. The symphony - part of which drew on an inscription scrawled on a Nazi prison wall during World War II - featured vocals from US soprano Dawn Upshaw. It was often played on radio station Classic FM when it launched in 1992. Gorecki had been suffering from a prolonged illness, a spokeswoman for Polish Radio's National Symphony Orchestra said. Monumental style Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki was born close to the industrial city of Katowice in southern Poland, where he studied music and taught at the city's music academy. His early works were avant-garde in style, and later influenced by folk music of his native land. By the 1970s he had developed the monumental style for which he became famous. He was often at odds with the communist authorities in Poland and withdrew from public life in the 1980s to concentrate on composing. His Symphony No. 3, which dealt with themes of war and separation in a slow, stark style, became the best-selling record by a contemporary composer. Gorecki had completed his fourth symphony, the premiere of which was shelved on account of his illness. Last month he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest honour.

Question: Polish composer Henryk Gorecki has died at the age of 76 , the country 's national orchestra has @placeholder .


Money Advice Trust (MAT) said it helped 150,000 people with household bill debts last year - up 140%  since 2007. But fewer people reported problems with traditional credit products, such as loans and overdrafts, MAT said. Meanwhile, a BBC survey has found that the most adults in debt have not asked for advice on managing their problem. Joanna Elson, chief executive of the MAT said: "The gradual erosion of some families' surplus income in the face of rising prices has led to a new generation of debt problems, one to which more people are vulnerable, one which is harder to resolve, and one which has no definitive solution. "We're hearing from more people in serious debt difficulty as a result of debts totalling less than ?¡ê5,000. When there is little room in a household budget to meet basic expenses, paying off debts can seem impossible. "Recent government announcements such as an increase in the minimum wage are a positive step towards helping these families, but more can be done." However, a survey for BBC North, conducted by Comres, has found that people are hesitant to seek help. The survey found that 69% of British adults in debt had not asked for advice on managing their debts. The poll surveyed 1,000 respondents between 23 and 25 May 2014.

Question: More people are falling into debt because they can not afford basic household bills , such as energy , @placeholder and council tax , a charity says .


Untreated, the condition can increase the risk of a stillbirth and other complications. Most screening takes place at 28 weeks, but a University of Cambridge study of 4,069 women showed the foetus was already affected by then. Charities said gestational diabetes was involved in a "significant number" of potentially avoidable stillbirths. Gestational diabetes is common and affects up to 18 in every 100 pregnancies. The extra sugar in the bloodstream acts as "baby fuel" leading to rapid growth inside the womb. Most babies are normal and healthy but the condition increases the likelihood of a large baby, which can be difficult to deliver, suffering bone fractures. The babies can also be at higher risks of obesity and diabetes later in life. The study, published in the journal Diabetes Care, showed excessive foetal growth had already started by the usual time of screening. Women testing positive for gestational diabetes at that 28-week stage were twice as likely as other mothers to have an abnormally large foetus. Mothers who were obese as well as having gestational diabetes had five times the risk of a large foetus. Prof Gordon Smith, one of the researchers, told the BBC News website: "The recommendations are that screening should take place at some point between 24 and 28 weeks, but in practice a lot screen at 28 weeks. "Our findings indicate that it should be brought forward to 24 weeks and that would still be consistent with existing guidelines. "And we should possibly be doing a second, earlier, screening test for early onset of the disease - but that needs further research." There were no signs of large babies at 20 weeks. Dr Daghni Rajasingam, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said: "This study emphasises the importance of early detection and diagnosis. "There is growing awareness for the need to screen earlier, but further research should assess the ideal timing of screening and the impact this has on the child's health. "It is important to emphasise that immediate changes to lifestyle, including a healthy diet and moderate levels of exercise, can have significantly positive effects on a woman and her baby's health." Janet Scott, from the stillbirth charity Sands, said: "We know from recent enquiries that failure to screen for gestational diabetes currently plays a part in a significant number of potentially avoidable stillbirths at term. "Good risk assessment is crucial to avoiding harm to mothers and babies and we welcome these important findings which have real potential to inform better antenatal care for these high-risk pregnancies." Follow James on Twitter.

Question: Tests for diabetes in pregnancy - which affects the @placeholder baby - are taking place too late , warn scientists .


Until a few years ago, Nanuchka was just a conventional Georgian pub serving traditional food like khachapuri, a cheesy bread, and khinkali, a meat-stuffed dumpling. But then Nana Shrier, the flamboyant owner of the venue, where the walls are adorned with erotic art, became a strict vegan - in what is said to be the most vegan country in the world per capita. She decided to convert her entire restaurant to a meatless and dairy-free establishment despite being advised against it by friends and business colleagues. Israelis are flocking to it - and business is more successful than ever. For vegans, everything derived from animals is off-limits. Similar to - but stricter than - vegetarians, vegans do not eat eggs and cheese, or drink milk, and in some cases even avoid honey. Leather, wool and silk are forbidden. Sitting at Nanuchka, eating a meal of vegan tsatsivi (where cauliflower is substituted for chicken), Nana says that consuming animals is both inhumane and unhealthy. "I don't like it," she explains, scrunching her nose in disgust. "I feel the body of the animals in the steak, I feel the animal in the fillet, and the blood. I don't like it so much." Nana argues there is another benefit to veganism as well. She says that sometimes, after eating a large steak, or a cheeseburger, for example, she feels tired and lethargic. "When you eat vegan food, you have a lot of energy to do very good and nice things," she says with a coy smile. When asked if she is implying that vegans have a better sex life than their meat-eating counterparts, she laughs heartily and says, "of course!" Veganism has become so prominent in Israel that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has started catering to followers in its ranks by offering vegan-friendly ration packs, non-leather boots and wool-less berets. From an army base in southern Israel, Cpl Daniella Yoeli says the food is not exactly worth writing home about but she is happy to have the option of eating couscous and lentils over schnitzel and schwarma. She has always loved animals, she explains, and became a vegetarian as a child, converting to veganism only recently. Her diet is so important to her that had the army not been able to provide conditions that had harmed no living creatures, she might not have enlisted in a combat unit where she would not have been able to provide her own food. While a vegan combat soldier might seem contradictory, Yoeli politely disagrees. "In Israel, in the army, what we do in our service is defend the citizens, so I don't think it's a paradox, " she says, M-16 rifle slung over her shoulder. "Like I want to defend animals, I want to defend people, so this is why I'm in combat and this is why I'm in the army." According to Omri Paz, the head of the Israeli organisation Vegan Friendly, 5% of Israelis are vegan and the number is growing. Israel boasts some 400 vegan-friendly restaurants, including the world's first vegan Domino's Pizza. Mr Paz attributes the rise of veganism here to a YouTube video by US animal rights activist Gary Yourofsky, which garnered millions of hits worldwide, and more than a million in Israel alone, a lot for a country of only some eight million people. Mr Yourofsky lectures about the cruelty of the meat industry and, controversially, compares the treatment of animals to the Nazi Holocaust. Omri Paz says he watched the video and did not leave his room for a week. He says this is the civil rights issue of our century. "Just like 300 years ago, blacks weren't equal to whites and that changed with time, and then 100 years ago with the women's revolution, so I think now, the 21st Century, is the animal species revolution," he says. "Treating them not as humans, but not as slaves."

Question: On a typical evening at Nanuchka , a popular Georgian restaurant in the middle of Israel 's bustling Tel Aviv , @placeholder fills the air and alcohol flows freely .


In pictures: Moneygall gets ready for Obama Moneygall in County Offaly is awash with paint, as the rural village prepares to welcome the most powerful man in the world in May. President Obama's great, great, great grandfather came from Moneygall and the president plans to set foot in his ancestral home during his two-day visit to Ireland. To ensure the presidential feet are made as comfortable as possible, the pavements are being dug up, re-laid and smoothed over. It is just one of many improvements being made. Houses on the main street are being cleaned with power-hoses. Gardens are being tidied, new flowers are being planted. The air in Moneygall is filled with the smell of paint. It seems like every spare brush in County Offaly is being used. Every house is being made to look its best, in preparation for the visit, which is likely to take place on Monday 23 May. The decision by one family to paint their house with the colours of the American flag has not gone down well with some of their neighbours. "It looks a bit tacky," said one woman, as she watched the street turn red, white and blue. But, overall, the small rural community has pulled together. The parish rector, Canon Stephen Neill, said: "This has brought joy and excitement to the whole area. It's something to celebrate in what have been very dark times in our country economically." Moneygall has already received an economic boost - 3,500 litres of free paint from Dulux to help with the make-over. The village has no bank, no cash point, no coffee shop and a population of less than 300 people. However, it does have two pubs, including Ollie Hayes's bar in the middle of the main street. The pub is full of Obama memorabilia, including a life-size bust which has pride of place on the bar. Now, the man himself is likely to call in next month. "It's something I never dreamt would happen in a small village like this," said  Mr Hayes, as he served a group of American tourists. "We're going to enjoy every minute of this." Moneygall is in the heart of Ireland, about 90 minutes from Dublin, on the road to Limerick. On St Patrick's Day in Washington, President Obama announced that not only would he be visiting Ireland in May but travelling to Moneygall to re-trace his Irish roots. One of the villagers, Henry Healy, is the eighth cousin of Obama. He said: "At first it felt almost surreal but now it's becoming very real. He's coming to Moneygall, he's coming to my home town and I'm hopeful reality will really kick in if I'm privileged to meet the man and shake his hand. "You have to pinch yourself. I got a bit taken aback when I saw the CIA here two weeks ago. "I can only imagine what my reaction will be when the man himself actually lands here in the village." A welcome song has been written already. The chorus goes: "O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara, there's no-one as Irish as Barack Obama. From the old Blarney stone, to the green hills of Tara, there's no-one as Irish as Barack Obama." In Ollie Hayes's pub, there is a fictitious picture of Obama in Moneygall listening to traditional Irish music and holding a pint of the black stuff. Fiction is about to become reality. The only thing that can go wrong is if they run out of paint.

Question: The forthcoming visit to Ireland by American President Barack Obama has transformed the @placeholder of a small Irish village .


Audiences at 11 cinemas watched Macbeth live from Caerphilly Castle on Tuesday. Repeat screenings with English subtitles will be shown until April. The broadcast is aimed at reaching audiences who could not travel to Caerphilly, while the company hopes subtitled repeats will attract those who do not speak Welsh. Richard Lynch and Ffion Dafis star in the adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. The translation was completed by the former national poet of Wales, Gwyn Thomas, before his death last year. Arwel Gruffydd, the director of Macbeth and artistic director of Theatr Genedlaethol, said the company had to experiment to reach a wider audience. "As a national company it's important that we are innovative, and that we trial new ventures," he said. "Perhaps other companies in future will benefit from this, and we will be happy to share our experiences of producing a live broadcast." The play takes place in the rooms of Caerphilly Castle, with about 100 audience members each night. It opened on 7 February and has already sold out. According to Mr Gruffydd, the cinema broadcasts open doors to a new audience. "Not everyone can come to Caerphilly, and not everyone can visit ancient castles because of accessibility issues and so on. "With the repeat broadcasts, it was important that we could offer this production to non-Welsh speakers, so there will be subtitles on the repeats at every cinema." Chapter (Cardiff) Pontio (Bangor) Galeri Caernarfon Neuadd Dwyfor (Pwllheli) Theatr Colwyn (Colwyn Bay) Theatr Clwyd (Mold) Aberystwyth Arts Centre Torch Theatre (Milford Haven) The Welfare Ystradgynlais Taliesin Arts Centre (Swansea) The Riverfront (Newport) Theatr Mwldan (Cardigan) Theatr Ardudwy (Harlech) CellB (Blaenau Ffestiniog) The production has been generally well received. "Casting Ffion Dafis as Lady Macbeth was a clever move," according to reviewer Sioned Williams in her report for Radio Cymru, while critic Lowri Haf Cooke said the translated production was a "fitting tribute to the late Gwyn Thomas" with Richard Lynch as Macbeth "shining in front of the crowd". Lynch is back in his hometown to perform the part of Macbeth, and said it was a play that would strike a chord with contemporary audiences. "Thematically, it's about power. And it's about the desire for power, that's as relevant today as it was 500 years ago and it will be relevant in future. "That's the genius of Shakespeare, he writes relevant, modern plays."

Question: A production by Welsh @placeholder national theatre company Theatr Genedlaethol has been broadcast live to cinemas for the first time .


The 19-year-old on-loan striker was treated at his parent club Chelsea after 14 February's loss at Leeds. Norwich manager Alex Neil will make changes to his side after Saturday's 5-1 thumping at Sheffield Wednesday. Ryan Bennett, Josh Murphy, Alex Pritchard and Yanic Wildschut may all push for places in the starting side. Bristol City are in the relegation zone after one league win from 16, while eighth-placed Norwich will look to avoid adding to the 10 away defeats they have already suffered this term. Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol: "We are desperate to get that win that makes us feel better. This is a great chance for that. "Probably going into this game as the underdog is not a bad place for Bristol City to be because we always perform quite well in that type of scenario. "It is in our hands. We have seen how quickly football changes and, this time next week, we hope to have two wins under our belt."

Question: Bristol City 's top scorer Tammy Abraham could return after a thigh injury as the @placeholder Championship side host Norwich City at Ashton Gate on Tuesday .


Emma Haggan, 30, and Jamie Tanner, 36, were planning their dream wedding in Italy when Jamie was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Prolonged medical treatment meant that the Bournemouth couple have had to put tying the knot on hold. A campaign, run by the Wedding Wishing Well Foundation, has raised ?¡ê7,500. Mr Tanner was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma - also known as small-cell lung cancer - in August 2015. He is currently being treated by specialists at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London. "At first we were told it could be lymphoma and that Jamie had a good chance of survival. This then became testicular cancer and again his chances seemed good but unfortunately he was finally diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma which is extremely aggressive and at this time considered incurable", said Ms Haggan. Despite being in pain, the family said Mr Tanner remains "determined" and "strong". Ms Haggan said: "Jamie has been my superman, accepting every challenge and treatment and fighting every step of the way. "The cancer is now in his lungs and the treatment makes him very ill, yet I seldom hear him complain." The couple met eight years ago after moving next door to one another. Ms Haggan said: "Our relationship was romantic from the very beginning. He had grown incredibly close to my daughter, Amara [who was born with hip dysplasia] and never missed a hospital appointment or operation. "Eventually though, Jamie and I decided to start trying for our own baby and were blessed with a daughter in July 2010." Though the couple are no longer able to travel to Italy for their wedding, they hope to marry in May while Mr Tanner's condition is still stable.

Question: A terminally ill man whose wish is to marry " the woman of his dreams " says he has been " overwhelmed " by the @placeholder 's help in raising funds for his wedding .


"Uluru is sacred in our culture," state its Aboriginal owners. "It is a place of great knowledge. Under our traditional law climbing is not permitted. Please don't climb." While thousands of tourists disregard the sign and scale the World Heritage-listed rock every year, their numbers are dwindling. Under a plan announced in 2010, once fewer than 20% of visitors venture up the steep path, which has claimed at least 35 lives since the 1950s, climbing will be officially banned. Not everyone, though, supports the move, with some tourism operators warning it will deter people from visiting the national park containing Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, and Kata Tjuta, or the Olgas - another massive rocky outcrop. Now the Northern Territory's chief minister, Adam Giles, has stirred the pot, comparing the rock to the Eiffel Tower and Sydney Harbour Bridge - both routinely scaled by visitors - and dismissing a ban as "ludicrous". "We should explore the idea of creating a climb with stringent safety conditions and rules enforcing spiritual respect," Mr Giles, who is Aboriginal, told the Territory's parliament. That would bring "significant economic benefits" to indigenous locals, he said. His remarks unleashed a storm of criticism, with Francis Kelly, chairman of the Central Land Council, which represents the area's traditional owners, calling them "completely wrong" and "offensive". "Uluru is for everyone in the world to enjoy, but we are the caretakers," says Leroy Lester, whose father, Yami, a celebrated land rights activist, officiated at the ceremony where Uluru was handed back to its Aboriginal owners in 1985. Mr Lester told the BBC: "The climb is dangerous and the people going up there leave a snail trail (of erosion marks) on the rock. It also goes against the spiritual beliefs of the oldest living culture on the planet." A tourism draw since the mid-20th Century, Ayers Rock gained international notoriety in 1980, when Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from an adjacent campsite. Her mother Lindy was found guilty of murdering her, but the conviction was overturned in 1988 and in 2012 a coroner ruled that a dingo took the baby. After regaining ownership of Uluru - a move bitterly opposed by the Northern Territory, which had previously controlled it - Aboriginal elders leased it to the federal government for 99 years, with the land to be jointly managed by them and the national parks service. Although traditional owners receive a portion of the entry fees, hopes that jobs would be created for locals in the park and at the resort in nearby Yulara have largely been dashed. The Aboriginal community of Mutitjulu, at the foot of the rock, is one of Australia's poorest. The sight of tourists climbing Uluru - the site of an important ancestral story - rubs salt in the wound. "This is a very special place to us and we want to protect it for the next generation, and the generation after," says Alison Hunt, an elder and former member of the board which manages the park. She adds: "The chief minister should consult the custodians of the land before issuing his public statements. We're getting tired of people making a political issue out of this." With the Northern Territory still enviously eyeing Uluru, some suspect Mr Giles of a hidden agenda. He told parliament that the question of whether the rock should be climbed was "a decision for Territorians, not bureaucrats in Canberra". The chief minister recently visited Uluru with the Australian golfing legend Greg Norman, who wants to open a golf course at Yulara. That idea is anathema to Mr Lester. "The place is going the way of a theme park," he says. "It seems to be all about making money these days." Last year, an opponent of climbing on the rock - which the parks service already bans when it is too wet, windy or hot - cut the safety chain which runs along the ascent. Earlier in the year, a Taiwanese tourist had to be airlifted off Uluru after falling 20m into a crevice and suffering head injuries, earlier in the year. Aboriginal people are keen to develop small-scale tourism ventures which could offer an alternative to the climb. "Visitors can sit down with us around a campfire and learn about the rock and our culture, hear the stories and history of ourselves and the land," says Ms Hunt. "They should do more than just race in, climb the rock, go back to the resort and then fly out," says Donald Fraser, a former chairman of the board of management. Local people, Mr Fraser adds, "only get a bit of money from the (park) gate... It's like we've got a hole in the pocket instead of money going into the bank."

Question: The prominent sign in seven @placeholder at the base of Uluru , the giant red monolith in Australia 's dusty red heart , could hardly be clearer .


Media playback is not supported on this device The 32-year-old said he and three team-mates were held up at a petrol station during a night out. But police questioned the account after CCTV footage showed the group had vandalised the petrol station. USA Swimming and the US Olympic Committee (USOC) have also banned the three other swimmers involved. The behaviour of these athletes was not acceptable Gunnar Bentz, Jimmy Feigen and Jack Conger have each been suspended for four months. The sanctions were handed down for breaches of each organisation's code of conduct. "The behaviour of these athletes was not acceptable," said Scott Blackmun, CEO of USOC. "It unfairly maligned our hosts and diverted attention away from the historic achievements of Team USA." Lochte's punishment means he will not be able to qualify for the 2017 World Championships. The six-time Olympic gold medallist admitted he had "over-exaggerated" his original account. While he returned to the US in the days following the incident, Bentz and Conger were pulled off a US-bound plane by police, though they were subsequently allowed to leave after questioning. Feigen agreed to pay $11,000 (¡ê8,250) to a Brazilian charity after he was allowed to return home. Late last month, Brazilian police charged Lochte with making a false statement, though his lawyer later said the swimmer will not respond to the charge. The crime carries a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison and Lochte can be tried in his absence. Several sponsors, including clothing manufacturer Speedo, dropped the swimmer in the wake of the revelations.

Question: American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been banned from the sport for 10 months after falsely claiming he was @placeholder at gunpoint during the Rio Olympic Games .


7 April 2017 Last updated at 15:54 BST The network has said that separate awards for best actor and actress will be replaced by "non-gendered" prizes. This means female actors like Emma Watson from Disney's Beauty and the beast will now be competing with male actors like Hugh Jackman from Marvel's Logan, for the best actor award. At the moment most big award ceremonies, like the Oscars and Baftas, still have separate categories for men and women. But some ceremonies like the Grammys have never had separate awards. Many people believe that men and women should be treated equally so there should be no need to separate the genders. Some people also believe that people shouldn't be defined by their gender and should get to choose which one they identify with.

Question: MTV has @placeholder the male and female categories for its movie and TV award shows .


'Soldier E' gave evidence from behind a curtain about the night Marian Brown died. He explained he was commanding the Royal Anglian regiment in west Belfast in June 1972. He said a vehicle checkpoint was set up shortly before the girl was killed. He said the shooting began when a gunman in a car in the Roden Street area fired shots at five people who were out walking after midnight. He said the five civilians fell to the ground "shouting and screaming". 'Soldier E' said he believed the weapon was a 'Thompson' machine gun because of the rapid fire. He also said this was followed by gunmen opening fire from both the Grovenor Road Junction and from a nearby house. 'Soldier E' rejected a suggestion from a family lawyer that he was "reckless in the extreme" to order his patrol to return fire while, as he claimed, civilians were lying on the ground. Concluding her cross-examination, the lawyer told 'Soldier E' he was the only military witness to claim he had seen "civilians being shot at". She said this was part of "a manufactured story you thought you could get away with". The witness replied "No, mam". The teenager's family claim she was killed by shots fired by soldiers. The inquest resumes next week.

Question: The commander of an Army patrol which opened fire in a disputed shooting on the night a pregnant teenager was killed has @placeholder at a new inquest into her death .


They found the 'intruder' wedged in the frame 8ft (2.4m) off the ground at Nottingham Trent University's Arkwright building. Daniel De Niet and Tom Burdett had been returning home after a night out and said the man told them he had been there for five hours. Carl Attar, 27,  was charged with burglary and remanded in custody. Mr De Niet said the pair had been having a race on the way home when they took a short cut outside the Arkwright building at about 2:00 GMT on Friday. "I got to the top of the stairs and I heard shouting and screaming for help," he said. "I looked up and saw someone wedged in the window." Mr Burdett said: "I turned the corner and saw a pair of legs sticking out of a window quite far up. "I was in pure hysterics. I couldn't stop laughing for a good few minutes." The pair initially thought he was a drunk student who got himself wedged in the middle of a prank. But after the fire service freed Mr Attar, with a saw and a ladder, he was arrested on suspicion of burglary. Mr Burdett said: "He was actually doing a handstand whilst his legs were jammed in place in the window frame. "He was in a lot of pain, he was crying when we first got there. He was in a lot of distress, understandably so." Mr Attar appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday and was remanded into custody until 2 February.

Question: Two students have @placeholder the moment they found a suspected burglar dangling upside down from a window .


Jonathan Catchpole, 38, was attacked by three men at his flat in Bury St Edmunds in August 2015. His ex-girlfriend Rebecca Deferia is accused of organising the attempt on his life after their relationship ended. Ms Deferia, 30, denies conspiracy to murder. Ipswich Crown Court heard three men - one armed with a sawn-off shotgun - barged into Mr Catchpole's home. During police interviews heard in court, Mr Catchpole told officers: "One of the guys said: 'Rebecca wants you dead....so I knew what it was about. In the "tussle" which ensued, he was hit over the head, and felt warm blood running down his face. He tried to grab the shotgun and push it away. "I heard a bang, and there was a smell, and I looked down and there was a hole in my chest and blood was spurting out of it," he said. He described how the trio ran off and he went outside knocking at the doors of his neighbours, before eventually collapsing in the street, struggling to breathe. People came to his aid and he was taken to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. Shotgun pellets, wadding and shrapnel were all found inside his body, but not all could be removed, he said. Ms Deferia, 30, from Carnation Way, Red Lodge, denies conspiracy to murder between August 2014 and August 2015. The case continues.

Question: A man who was shot during an assassination plot allegedly @placeholder by his ex was told she " wanted him dead " , a court has heard .


Eifion Gwynne, 41, died last month and previously expressed his wish to be buried at Plascrug Cemetery, Aberystwyth. The only plots left are for people with an exclusive right of burial. But Ceredigion council confirmed a plot has now been transferred to the family. It means Mr Gwynne can be buried in the cemetery when the funeral for the father-of-three and former Aberystwyth and Llandovery rugby player takes place on Saturday. Family friend Wayne Thomas told BBC Wales  Mr Gwynne had discussed his wishes with his wife Nia. "He always said he wanted to be buried in this cemetery, it's close to the rugby club and it's close to his home," he said. A memorial fund set up in Mr Gwynne's memory has raised almost ?¡ê12,000 in donations. Confirming a plot had been made available, Ceredigion council leader Ellen ap Gwynn said: "A family who had reserved a plot came forward and offered it to Nia and family. "We were very pleased that the council was able to help with ensuring this. We offer our deepest sympathy to the family at this very difficult time."

Question: A Ceredigion rugby player killed in Spain will have his final wish @placeholder after friends and family secured a plot in a cemetery .


Thirty three, instead of 43, beaches have won the international award, alongside five marinas. This year judging has used stricter criteria for water quality meaning some beaches around Wales could not apply. The very wet 2012 meant more bacteria has been found, but the overall standard of Welsh beaches remains high, says Natural Resources Wales. The blue flag award is issued by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), which rates beaches on categories including safety, facilities, and environmental management, as well as water quality More stringent revised European bathing water standards were applied for the first time meaning beaches had to reach a level almost twice as strict as before. Emyr Roberts, chief executive of Natural Resources Wales, said: "We all know that the record rainfall has an impact on water quality last year, but what is encouraging is that despite this and the higher standards introduced, 90% of beaches are projected to be classed as good and 68% as excellent in 2015." Wednesday also marks the start of the bathing water season during which teams from Natural Resources Wales will collect 2,000 samples over the season from 100 designated beaches. "As a result of the work we are doing to improve water quality and hopefully, with better weather this summer, more people will have an opportunity to enjoy the clean water and fantastic beaches we have in Wales," said Mr Roberts. Fergus O'Brien, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's coastal water manager, said they were committed to safeguarding the local environment, including bathing waters. He said: "Today after investing more than ?¡ê1bn in improving our treatment works around the coast of Wales, we can boast some of the best coastal waters in Europe. "We will continue to work to support the work of partner agencies to further improve bathing water quality which is so important to the Welsh tourism industry." However, Chris Jackson, chairman of the North Wales Tourism Partnership, said he did not believe the blue flag award was as relevant as it used to be. "The blue flag is like a sublime spa beach that has everything provided there. "I certainly like to think the British public is more resilient and sophisticated than that. They will find out about health standards if they want to go swimming in the sea." The 2013 blue flag beaches were revealed at an event hosted by Keep Wales Tidy in Rest Bay, Porthcawl. Two other coastal awards - Green Coast and Seaside - were presented alongside the blue flags by Natural Resources Minister Alun Davies for the first time. Thirty five Green Coast awards which recognises beaches which are quieter and have an unspoilt environment were handed out. The Seaside award went to 49 beach resorts near towns and 58 rural ones. In March, wet weather was also blamed for a fall in the number of Welsh beaches reaching the top EU bathing water standard in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Beach Guide. Mr Davies said he was committed to ensuring that the highest possible bathing water is achieved to complement the "excellent facilities and dedicated community work that is needed to meet these standards."

Question: Nearly a quarter of blue flag beaches in Wales have lost their @placeholder after a wet 2012 affected water quality .


Liverpool Street station's new platforms have been built 37m (121ft) below ground and are twice as long as most London Underground stations. The route, which will be called the Elizabeth line, links 40 stations across London and the South East. Crossrail Limited, which is running the project, said 75% of the line has now been constructed. Whitechapel station is the only central London station on the new line where platforms have not been laid. The platforms at Liverpool Street station are made up of over 500 pieces, which were built in a factory near Sheffield. These were transported to the capital, lowered down through the station's main shaft and fitted into place. Rohan Perin, Crossrail's project manager at Liverpool Street station said it was "a bit like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle". Work has begun on fitting out the stations with equipment and systems to operate the line. Services will run from the station from December 2018. A full service running from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east will start operating in 2019.

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Ralston Dodd, 25, was arrested in Birmingham on 11 July. He had been jailed in November after admitting stabbing a man three times in the back following an argument on a north London street. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said such releases in error were "extremely rare" and it was investigating. Dodd attacked a 21-year-old man with a knife in Islington on 18 September 2016 before going on the run. He was arrested on 11 October 2016 and, a month later, sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at Blackfriars Crown Court for grievous bodily harm with intent. Dodd, from Islington, was in custody at HMP Thameside in south-east London before his release in error. An MoJ spokeswoman said such mistakes were "extremely rare but we take any case very seriously". "We are urgently investigating so we learn the lessons to prevent it happening again," she said. "Public protection is our priority."

Question: An " extremely dangerous " prisoner who was released early after his nine - year sentence was @placeholder in error as nine months has been recaptured .


Organisers say the display at Cornwall's National Maritime Museum is the largest collection of British tattoo-related objects ever assembled. There are also sections of tattooed human skin that have been preserved, and recreated tattoo studios from different decades of the 20th Century. The show is on until January 2018. For more on the tattoo exhibition and other Devon and Cornwall stories Co-curator Dr Matt Lodder said tattooing had been a "constant presence in British social history" since the early 17th Century. "It's not a modern trend," he added. "If it's a craze it's been going on for 150 years." Doc Price, who thought to be the world's oldest living tattoo artist at the age of 85, said the new exhibition was "very important". He said: "There isn't a great understanding of the tradition of British tattooing because most of our tattooing was based on what we thought was brought from the Orient or from the Polynesian countries. "We always thought that was proper tattooing but now we have developed it to a very high level."

Question: An exhibition marking the history of Britain 's tattoo history - including a wall of 100 silicon @placeholder decorated by leading artists - has gone on display .


Reay has been promoted from her previous position as assistant coach at the north-east club. She is a former striker at Sunderland and has spent nearly 20 years as a player and then a coach. Fairweather had been in charge for two years and led the side to seventh in WSL 1 last season. "It is a great honour for me to manage this special club," she said. "We have some great young players coming through and hopefully they can make their mark on the team which already has a host of good, experienced players. We will be looking to consolidate and improve together."

Question: Melanie Reay has been appointed head coach of Sunderland Ladies after Carlton Fairweather @placeholder to leave the Women 's Super League One side .


Four men were arrested in raids across the city late on Saturday. Police said they had seized materials that could have been used to make an explosive device. Local media said the plot may have involved a meat mincer. The men can be held for seven days without charge after a magistrate granted police special counter-terrorism powers. The suspects are reported to include a father and his adult son. Authorities have increased security measures at Australian airports, prompting lengthy queues and passenger confusion. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said the men arrested were allegedly linked to an Islamist-inspired plan to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED). He said police did not yet have information on "the specific attack, the location, date or time". Senior government minister Peter Dutton would not comment on reports that the suspected plot involved concealing a device in a kitchen meat grinder, or an allegation in The Australian newspaper about the possible use of poisonous gas. "I do not want to go into the detail, but... there was a significant threat that [police and intelligence officials] dealt with and are in the process of dealing with," said Mr Dutton, who will soon oversee all of Australia's domestic security agencies. The four men were arrested in raids in the Sydney suburbs of Surry Hills, Lakemba, Wiley Park and Punchbowl. According to local media, they include a father and his son and another pair who are also related. No charges have been laid. On Sunday, a magistrate gave permission for an additional period of detention, meaning the four can be held for up to seven days without charge. They are gathering evidence, including from the houses in Sydney, in a process that could last for days. Police have said they intervened early because it was a counter-terrorism operation. Had it been another type of investigation, they may have waited before conducting raids. Mr Colvin urged the public to be patient because police did not yet "have all the pieces of the puzzle to put together". Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull praised authorities for moving swiftly and said Australians should feel confident in their security agencies. "This is now the 13th terrorist plot which has been disrupted by our agencies since 2014," he said. Australia's national terror threat level remains at "probable" - the third level on a scale of five. Passengers have been warned to arrive at Australian airports an hour earlier than usual amid heightened security arrangements. The new measures have led to huge queues, particularly at the busiest airports in Sydney and Melbourne. Mr Turnbull said the arrangements could remain for some time. "I want to thank the travelling public for their forbearance," Mr Turnbull said.

Question: Australian police are searching five @placeholder in Sydney over a suspected terrorism plot to bring down a plane .


Talking to broadcaster CNBC Arabia, he said the country was in a good position to manage low oil prices. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporting country, has maintained its production levels despite a collapse in the price of oil. Oil is trading at less than $50 per barrel, half the price of a year ago. "We have built reserves, cut public debt to near-zero levels and we are now working on cutting unnecessary expenses while focusing on main development projects and on building human resources in the kingdom," he said in the interview. Some areas of the economy will still receive investment, he said, as the country tries to improve industries outside energy. "Projects in sectors such as education, health and infrastructure are not only important for the private sector but also for the long-term growth of the Saudi economy," he said. He did not give details of where cuts would happen. It may issue bonds, or Islamic bonds known as sukuk to finance some spending, he said. The kingdom has more than $600bn in reserves it can draw upon should expenditure outstrip income from oil exports.

Question: Saudi Arabia will cut spending and delay some @placeholder projects after the recent decline in the price of oil , Finance Minister Ibrahim al - Assaf said .


On 30 January 1915, England played Scotland in a charity match organised by former England international and Northampton Saints captain Edgar Mobbs. The aim of the game had been to recruit sportsmen to Mobbs' World War One battalion. The commemorative match took place at Olney Rugby Club's East Street home. Players from the East Midlands region lined up against The 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. The East Midlands team won 41 - 21. Special guest for the day was Mobbs' great-nephew, also called Edgar Mobbs. Mr Mobbs said his famous namesake had come up with the idea of playing rugby matches to boost morale while his troops were training at Shoreham in Kent. He said they had been at a "pretty unpleasant" tented camp when Mobbs decided to do something to "encourage people to rally round the flag". Having retired from rugby in 1913 aged 30, he had been refused an officer's commission when war broke out because of his age. Instead, he joined as a private. The international match in 1915 is said to have inspired hundreds of men to sign up to his own corps, the Sportman's Battalion, which formed a significant part of the 7th Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Among these were 16 Olney players who died during the war. Mobbs went from private to battalion commander and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, before being killed during the battle of Passchendale on 31 July 1917. "When I was young people used to come up to me, tell me all about Edgar and say they were named after him as well," said Mobbs' nephew.

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Fifteen-year-old Nihal Bitla was the face of India's awareness campaign against progeria. Bitla made headlines while trying to locate 60 other Indian progeria sufferers to participate in a clinical trial in Boston with him. He ran an active social media campaign to raise awareness about the disease. Most recently he fronted an awareness campaign called #HatsOnForProgeria, where he appeared with a group of supporters at Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station. He had also appeared at a #RunForProgeria event in the southern city of Bangalore. Bitla shot into the limelight after he met Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in December after the Facebook page "Humans of Bombay" highlighted his story and the fact that he was a "super fan" of the star. He died in hospital on Tuesday in the southern state of Telangana, where he had gone to attend a wedding. Media reports said he may have become dehydrated in the extreme heat there. Indian social media is full of tributes to Bitla, with many calling him a "fighter" and an "inspiration".

Question: A Mumbai teenager who had been suffering from a rare genetic disease that causes the @placeholder to age eight times faster than normal has died .


Susan Talby, 42, and her two sons Joseph, four, and Paul, two, were found dead in their home in the Werrington area of Peterborough in March 2007. The inquest heard she left a suicide note  which read: "I love the children and I cannot leave them behind." Peterborough coroner Gordon Ryall said the two boys were unlawfully killed. He said that if Mrs Talby had survived she would have been charged with voluntary manslaughter not murder. Mrs Talby and her children were found by her husband Richard. Mrs Talby had suffered severe post-natal depression and became convinced the boys suffered from a range of allergies and diseases, despite being fit and healthy, the inquest heard. The inquest heard the note, addressed to "Rich", read: "I am truly, truly sorry. I have tried with every ounce in my body to get over this depression but the pain is unbearable. "I always loved you. You never hurt me and you put up with a lot." A statement read by Peterborough Coroner Gordon Ryall on behalf of Mr Talby said that before the deaths he was the "happiest man alive". Earlier the inquest heard that Mrs Talby's medical notes showed she had threatened to kill herself and harm the children as early as 2005. She was admitted to nearby Edith Cavell Hospital as an in-patient suffering from depression shortly after this threat. However, a note which outlined her condition and her previous "delusional, suicidal and homicidal" thoughts never reached her health worker. When she was discharged she was diagnosed with a moderate depressive episode with no enduring risk to her children, meaning alert systems were not triggered.

Question: A mother killed her two sons and then took her own life while the " @placeholder of her mind was disturbed " , a coroner at Peterborough Town Hall has ruled .


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

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Luke Jones, 33, is on trial at Swansea Crown Court following the death of Natasha Bradbury, 27, in her Haverfordwest flat on 22 February. The prosecution claim he beat her to death in a jealous rage after finding out she had been with another man. But Mr Jones, a pipe welder from Milford Haven, said "she jumped at me" and "went to headbutt me". Tuesday's proceedings involved going through dozens of text and phone messages between Mr Jones and Miss Bradbury in the week leading up to the incident. Exchanges saw Miss Bradbury say they were breaking up and Mr Jones saying he still loved her. Giving evidence, Mr Jones said he returned to Miss Bradbury's flat on the Sunday and heard shouting and banging from downstairs. He said she accused him of sleeping with another woman. "She jumped at me, she lunged at me going for my face. I grabbed her head. She went to headbutt me. I grabbed her by the throat and pushed her back. I kicked her in the body. She went over the coffee table and landed on two wooden cabinets," he told the court. He said "there was blood everywhere" and, after coming back from the bathroom, "Natasha never moved". "My head was all over the place, I was running around," added Mr Jones. He dialled 999 and police and an ambulance arrived. The case continues.

Question: A man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend in Pembrokeshire told a jury it was she who @placeholder him .


Paul and Debbie Lawton, from the seaside town of Withernsea in East Yorkshire, scooped ¡ê6.9m in Saturday's draw. The couple look after their eldest daughter Tracey who has cerebral palsy. Long-distance lorry driver Mr Lawton, 56, said they planned to buy a large, specially adapted bungalow. "It will enrich her life so much and that's the most important thing on the agenda," said Mr Lawton. "Then we can look after Nicola and her husband and our wonderful three grandchildren, along with Deborah and her partner, who are expecting their first baby later this year." Mr Lawton bought the winning ticket after popping into a shop to get a snack while on a driving job. It was not until Sunday morning after he had helped Tracey get dressed that he got round to checking the numbers, while his wife was at work. He said: "'One...two...oh, I've matched three numbers,' I thought. Then four, five and six matched too, so I checked them again, then I double-checked the date, and then I think I sat down in the armchair. "I'm generally quite a calm person so didn't get too excited at this point but instead called Deborah at work and asked her to come home for 10 minutes." Mrs Lawton calmly went back to finish her shift at a care home after checking the winning ticket. The couple's other daughters came round in the afternoon and were told about the win, sparking a celebration party.

Question: A couple who won almost ¡ê 7 m on the National Lottery say they plan to use the money help their three children , including their @placeholder daughter .


A transcript of the recording was read to a jury in which the woman repeatedly questioned Andre Nethersole until he admitted acting inappropriately. Nethersole, 35, of Radstock Crescent, Broughton, Buckinghamshire, was jailed after a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court. The woman said she would "recommend" such moves to others in her situation. "I would definitely recommend it and keeping a calm head. Going all blazing doesn't always get you the right results", the mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said. "Have a recording, you never know if it can be used or not." At an earlier hearing, Nethersole was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, inciting her to engage in a sex act, and showing a sexually explicit photo to a second girl, who was also 15. The court was told how Nethersole made a string of sexual remarks to the two girls, including: "The more I can't have you, the more I want you." Jailing him for three years and nine months, Judge Catherine Tulk said: "You were clearly fully aware of the girls' ages. "You have shown no victim empathy or remorse - giving no thought to how your behaviour has affected your victims." In an impact statement, one of the girls described how she had suffered a "year of hell" since the offences, which took place between 17 and 20 May last year. Father-of-one Nethersole owns the Eagles Jerk Restaurant and Grill in the Eaglestone area of Milton Keynes. He has also been given a five-year restraining order, preventing him contacting the victims indirectly or directly.

Question: A secret mobile phone recording by the mother of a victim has @placeholder jail a paedophile restaurant owner who abused two 15 - year - old girls .


When Breivik shot Mr Groennestad, the bullet punctured one of his lungs and narrowly missed his spine. On Monday, the student testified in court while the man who tried to kill him sat a few metres away. He spoke to the BBC's Lars Bevanger afterwards. How would you describe the experience? It [the court room] looks so much bigger on TV. That was strange, sitting so close to the prosecuted. And then having all these questions thrown at you by the court. Strange - that's the word I would use. Because you haven't seen him since that day on the island? No, I haven't been paying any attention to the news or been to the courtroom. I have three exams next week at university level, so I have to focus. So I've chosen to focus on school and just take things as they come. Does it matter to you whether the court finds him sane or insane? No, not really. Because I know that if he's found not accountable he'll be sent to psychiatric care for the rest of his life. But if he's found accountable I guess he would be in prison for the rest of his life as well. The extent of the medical care he'll receive is the biggest difference. So for me it doesn't matter, because from what little law I know, I think he'll be locked away for the rest of his life. Some survivors say they don't want to give Breivik any more of their time, how do you feel about him now? In the beginning I had to go to a psychologist once a week; I had physiotherapy three times a week; I had weekly appointments with my doctor and then controls at the hospital. And I spent so much time on getting better. Some nights I was sleep-deprived because I read the news and I read about him, so I've used a lot of energy on this man. and I'm just so happy because I've now done my duty, I've testified, I've done what I can do to get him in jail and now I'm hopefully just done with the whole thing. I know there's going to be a lot of things in the media and so on, but I'm done with my part and I can just go back to be normal. Will you ever go back to Utoeya? Yes, I hope so. But only time will tell. We'll see.

Question: Lars Groennestad , now a 20 - year - old chemistry student , is one of several witnesses who were @placeholder by Anders Behring Breivik but survived to confront the killer in court .


Prof Ferguson, one of Britain's best-known historians, made the comments at a conference in California on Thursday. Mr Keynes was an influential British economist who died in 1946. Prof Ferguson has now apologised "unreservedly" for what he called "stupid" and "insensitive" remarks. He was asked to comment on Keynes's famous observation of "in the long run we are all dead". In unscripted remarks during a question and answer session, the high-profile historian and writer said Keynes was indifferent to the long run because he had no children, and that he had no children because he was gay. But in a statement posted on his website, he said it was obvious that people who do not have children also care about future generations.  The historian also insisted he was not homophobic. "My disagreements with Keynes's economic philosophy have never had anything to do with his sexual orientation," he wrote. "It is simply false to suggest, as I did, that his approach to economic policy was inspired by any aspect of his personal life. As those who know me and my work are well aware, I detest all prejudice, sexual or otherwise." In 1926, Keynes married Lydia Lopokova, a Russian ballerina, and Prof Ferguson also said he had forgotten that she had miscarried.

Question: Harvard @placeholder professor Niall Ferguson has apologised for saying the economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about society 's future because he was gay and had no children .


Thomas landed the 4ft (1.2m) fish on a stretch of the river near his home in Powys. His father, Louis Macdonald-Ames, said the pike's head "was bigger than Thomas's". The fish was not weighed but the pair have estimated it could rival the biggest pike ever recorded from the Wye, caught in 1910, which was 37lb. Thomas, from Three Cocks, near Glasbury, said: "After a while my arms were starting to hurt so I was glad when we got the fish to the bank. It's the biggest fish I have ever caught." His father, who works for the Wye & Usk Foundation which looks after the river habitat, said: "Several times the pike took off across the river and, at one stage, I thought I might have to take over the fishing rod. "I'm proud to say he toughed it out and it was amazing to see what was on the end of the line when the fish finally came in close. We knew it was big, but not that big."

Question: A 12 - year - old was left @placeholder with surprise after catching a " monster " pike in the River Wye .


In a statement, the Royal Surrey County Hospital said the merger with Ashford & St Peter's would not offer the best financial stability. In March the merger was put on hold after both trusts spoke of "significant" pressures on the NHS. The Royal Surrey board said a review had concluded a merger would not offer the trust the "greatest opportunity". The board of Ashford and St Peter's said it had accepted the merger would not now proceed. In a joint statement both trusts said: "Both organisations are committed to continuing to work together... building on the positive relationships that we have developed over recent years."

Question: The @placeholder merger of two hospitals will not now go ahead , the NHS trusts have announced .


London mayor Sadiq Khan has voiced support for the Garden Bridge, which was first proposed in 2012 and is expected to open in 2018. But he also said he will not provide any further public money towards its construction. Building work on the bridge between the South Bank and Temple has yet to begin. The amount of public money being provided by the Department of Transport and City Hall to help finance construction of the bridge already stands ?¡ê60m. However, the mayor now wants to review the financial position of the bridge after ?¡ê3m of additional funding was sought from Transport for London (TfL). The money will be used to help make improvements to, and strengthen, the Tube station at Temple on the north bank of the Thames so the bridge structure can sit on top of the station roof. The additional funding was due to be approved at a TfL finance and policy committee hearing on Friday. The Garden Bridge Trust, which is behind construction of the bridge, said it would ultimately provide the finance for the additional costs to make the improvements to the Tube station. A Garden Bridge Trust spokesperson confirmed it had signed a costs agreement with TfL which included a repayment schedule. They added the first payment on that schedule was made in June. The spokesperson said: "This requires the trust to meet the costs against an agreed payment schedule which will be funded by the trust's overall project costs. There is no requirement for extra public funds for this work." The trust said it was now working on securing planning permission ahead of construction work which is expected to begin in July. During the mayoral election Mr Khan expressed concerns about the financing arrangements for the bridge. A spokesperson for mayor said: "The previous mayor first approved plans for enabling work to prepare Temple Tube station for the arrival of the Garden Bridge two years ago in the summer of 2014, but final authorisation was only provided in March this year, two months before the mayoral election. "This enabling work has since been suspended and that was reported to the finance and policy committee last Friday." "Sadiq Khan has been clear that no new public funds should be committed to the Garden Bridge and he has pledged to make the project more open and transparent - standards that were not always met under the previous administration."

Question: Preparatory work on the proposed Garden Bridge across the River Thames has been @placeholder to allow City Hall to review how it is being financed , it has emerged .


More than 150,000 BBC Sport users picked their greatest combined post-war Liverpool-Manchester United XI, and there were obviously some agonising decisions. Seven United players made the team and, as you would expect, there is quality all over the pitch - plus experience of more than 50 English league titles. Former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was selected in 75% of teams, making him the most popular player, with ex-Red Devils winger Cristiano Ronaldo the most-picked outfield player, featuring in 67% of teams. George Best, another Old Trafford great - who played for the club from 1963-1974, was the third most-popular pick, selected in a wide range of different positions. Talismanic former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was fourth - the highest-ranked player from Anfield. No current United or Liverpool players make the team, though three in the XI are still active - Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Gerrard (LA Galaxy) and former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez (Barcelona). Suarez left Liverpool for Barcelona in 2014 after scoring 82 goals in 133 appearances, and he was the most popular choice for one of the two forward positions - appearing in 48% of the total selections. Anfield legend Kenny Dalglish was the second most-popular forward - edging out United's mercurial Frenchman Cantona and Liverpool's great Welsh striker Ian Rush Best was the only member of United's 'Holy Trinity' of Best, Denis Law and Charlton, who helped United to their first European Cup victory in 1968, to make the XI. Ronaldo was one of the most-picked players the in front two, but he was also a very popular choice in midfield so takes his place there. Wayne Rooney is one of four United players to score 200 or more goals for the club, but of the 54 on the shortlist he was only the 39th most selected - making 5% of the selected teams. While users obviously had a very difficult time sorting out the midfield and attack, the defence seems to have been more clear-cut. Alan Hansen, an ex-Liverpool central defender and former BBC pundit, was the most popular choice with 55%. He was part of a formidable defensive partnership with Mark Lawrenson - but there was no place for Lawro, who appeared in 18% of all selections. The rest of the defence came from United - with Gary Neville (52% of choices) at right-back, Denis Irwin (47%) left-back and Rio Ferdinand (44%) claiming the other place in the centre of defence. Ferdinand's nearest rival was former team-mate Nemanja Vidic, a five-time Premier League winner, who appeared in 35% of the teams. It was a close race to make the final XI, with several big names having to settle for a place on the bench. Cantona was the 12th-most selected player, appearing in 42% of teams, followed by Paul Scholes (39% of choices) and Vidic. Jamie Carragher, who made 737 appearances for Liverpool, was in 15th place with 34%, ahead of Charlton with 32% and Jaap Stam with 29%. The final spot on the bench went to David Beckham, who appeared in 28% of teams. Trying to select a combined XI of both sets of players gave plenty of people a headache. Do you think differently? Don't worry - pick your team now. The impossible job? Probably. Use our shortlist and pick who you think would make the greatest combined post-war Liverpool-Manchester United XI.

Question: There was no @placeholder for Sir Bobby Charlton or Eric Cantona - and Ian Rush and Kevin Keegan did not make the cut either .


Porn industry representatives argued that condoms were a turn-off for viewers and could destroy the industry. They warned such a ruling in favour of condoms could lead to actors also being required to wear safety goggles and dental dams. Performers are currently required to be tested every two weeks for STDs. The vote came after the Aids Healthcare Foundation lobbied California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) for stricter workplace safety rules in porn. But industry representatives also said making actors wear condoms could push the industry underground, where health risks would be greater. They also said stricter safety provisions could be interpreted as requiring sex workers to ensure their eyes were protected from infection by blood-borne pathogens by wearing goggles like those worn by doctors. Such a requirement would spell the end of many porn film scenes, they said. "When you criminalise sex work in any way, you make it more dangerous," said said porn actress and journalist SiouxsieQ. However, the porn trade association the Free Speech Coalition said it was keen to work with officials to create acceptable safety standards. Condoms are already required to be worn for porn films made in Los Angeles County under rules approved by voters in 2012. Californians will vote on whether to extend that requirement across the state in November.

Question: California work safety officials have voted against @placeholder porn actors to wear condoms to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases ( STD ) .


Train services to London Paddington were disrupted on Wednesday morning after an engine fire near Twyford. According to the RMT, a train guard got passengers safely off the service. Emergency services were called at 08:55 BST to the Great Western Railway train travelling from Paddington to Oxford. The fire was safely put out and no passengers or staff were hurt, but the train line between Reading, Slough and Maidenhead was closed for about an hour. RMT general secretary Mike Cash said: "If there had been no guard on this train the potential consequences would have been horrendous. "The fire was put out under the direction of the guard who also safely evacuated the passengers on this busy service." An investigation into what caused the fire is under way. The RMT emphasised the importance of train guard's roles in safety of passengers. The union is currently protesting plans announced by Southern Rail to make some services driver-only.

Question: The " swift action " of a train guard in evacuating passengers after an engine fire has been @placeholder by a rail workers union .


In 1986 a safety test at a nuclear power plant there went wrong and there was an explosion followed by fires. Many people were killed. The accident left the area unsuitable to live in because of the radiation that leaked into the nearby area. Radiation is impossible to touch, see or smell, but is very harmful. The area around the plant was evacuated and an no-go zone was put into place, so that no-one could come within 30 kilometres of the plant. Now, 30 years on, scientists have been allowed to spend a week inside the exclusion zone taking pictures. Using virtual reality technology, everyone can take look around the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and meet its surprising animal residents. Leah's been to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester to have a look. Watch the video for more.

Question: Imagine a city left @placeholder for thirty years . That 's what happened to Chernobyl , in the Eastern European country of Ukraine , after a nuclear disaster .


The announcement came after a video showing a killing was posted to Facebook on Sunday and remained there for more than two hours. ¡°We know we need to do better,¡± a company executive said. Police are still looking for Steve Stephens, 37, who posted a video of the attack on Robert Godwin, 74, who was picked apparently at random. Later Mr Stephens took to Facebook Live to discuss the killing, saying he had killed 13 people - though police say they are unaware of any other deaths. Facebook has faced considerable criticism due to the length of time the violent video spent published on the network. "As a result of this terrible series of events, we are reviewing our reporting flows to be sure people can report videos and other material that violates our standards as easily and quickly as possible,¡± wrote Justin Osofsky, Facebook¡¯s vice-president of global operations. "In this case, we did not receive a report about the first video [which featured the suspect saying he intended to murder], and we only received a report about the second video - containing the shooting - more than an hour and 45 minutes after it was posted. "We received reports about the third video, containing the man¡¯s live confession, only after it had ended.¡± 11:09AM PDT (19:09 GMT) - first video, of intent to murder, uploaded. Not reported to Facebook. 11:11AM PDT - second video, of shooting, uploaded. 11:22AM PDT - suspect confesses to murder while using Live, is live for 5 minutes. 11:27AM PDT - Live ends, and Live video is first reported shortly after. 12:59PM PDT - video of shooting is first reported. 1:22PM PDT - suspect's account disabled; all videos no longer visible to public. Mr Osofsky pointed out that the video showing the killing was on Facebook for an hour and forty-five minutes before it was flagged by a user. The video, and the user account, was taken down 23 minutes later, according to Facebook¡¯s statement. The company said as well as human moderation, artificial intelligence would be a useful tool in combating the sharing of this kind of material. Facebook's annual developers' conference takes place in San Jose, California, on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Mark Zuckerberg will open the event with a keynote address - though it is not yet known if he will address this controversy. ______ Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC You can reach Dave securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370

Question: Facebook has launched a review into how it deals with violent @placeholder on its network .


The huge sum - a combination of various payments - is detailed in a 429-page document lodged with the US Securities and Investment Commission (SEC). The money includes the value of shares already owned, outstanding share options, a "golden parachute" payment, cash payments and medical benefits. Yahoo investors are being asked to vote on the deal this June. The total payments to Ms Mayer are far higher than the company first acknowledged last month when it explained that she would be entitled to the "golden parachute" payment for losing her job. Ms Mayer will leave the company when the sale goes through. The deal with Verizon was first announced last year when the struggling company,  agreed to sell its main internet business to Verizon, the huge US telecoms company, for $4.8bn. That figure was later cut to $4.5bn after the company disclosed last autumn that it had been the victim, in 2013 and 2014, of two huge security breaches, the second of which affected the accounts of more than a billion customer accounts. Earlier this month Verizon said it would combine its AOL subsidiary and Yahoo into a new business called Oath.

Question: Yahoo 's chief executive , Marissa Meyer , will be paid $ 184 m when the sale of her company to Verizon @placeholder this year .


Martin came on to jeers with eight minutes left and the Scots' World Cup qualifying hopes hanging by a thread. But an 88th-minute winner from the striker, who is on loan at Fulham, lifted Scotland to within two points of second-placed Slovakia. "It was a sweet moment for him and the players," Strachan said. "Everybody knows we deserved to win that game tonight. "Kenny Dalglish used to get booed. Alan Hansen used to get booed. Gary McAllister used to get booed. It is a great club to be involved in, If you can line up with those guys, then fantastic. "Everyone here understands what he [Martin] brings to a team. Some people can't see it, which is understandable. "I don't understand cricket too much. But if you don't understand the game, then you have a problem understanding what players are all about." Martin started last Wednesday's friendly against Canada but was replaced up front against Slovenia by Leigh Griffiths, who hit the bar and post in the first half before being forced off injured early in the second. Steven Naismith came on for Griffiths, but it was Martin, 28, who fired home a dramatic left-foot winner to raise Scotland spirits before they host group leaders England at Hampden on 10 June. "I'm not going to tell [the fans] what they should be thinking or how they should be feeling," Martin said. "Hopefully they enjoy the three points tonight and there's a bit more optimism heading into the England game now. "We always work hard for the manager and for each other and the country. The manager has shown faith in just about every single one of us. "We knew it was a must-win game and in the circumstances I think it was a very good performance. "This can be a real turning point for us. We're right back in the mix, a couple of points off second place, and there's no better game next up." Strachan acknowledged the first-half performance was "probably" the best Scotland have played under him, and described Celtic midfielder Stuart Armstrong's display as "the best Scotland debut I have ever seen". "He did well but there were other guys who were special as well," added the head coach. "We had to have special performances because we played against a very good, physical side, and the stress that goes with it as well. "The players did everything they were asked to tonight. They pushed themselves to another level there. I was calm enough, thinking 'what will be, will be'. "I was enjoying their performance - technically, fitness wise and their mental strength. "The points were the most important thing and the performance and everything else helps as well. "The players have got a feeling they can go and match quite a few international teams now. "They detached themselves from the emotion of the game to produce things. "When you are smaller, as we are, you have to be really brave on the ball when you are up against people five or six inches taller than you. So I was really pleased with that. It was a proud performance from us all."

Question: Scotland boss Gordon Strachan praised substitute Chris Martin after he @placeholder off being booed to score a late match - winner against Slovenia .


Derby fans were left with a sinking feeling despite seeing the end of their goal drought at the iPro Stadium, while an England Under-19 keeps banging them in for Bristol City. They are just two of five things you may have missed from Saturday's EFL action. Remember that kid at school who found football insanely easy? Tammy Abraham was probably one of those people. He scored 74 goals in 98 youth games at different levels for Chelsea and has carried on that form since joining Bristol City on loan. The 18-year-old has taken well to life in the Championship, netting his seventh league goal of the season against Fulham on Saturday, and his 10th in 12 appearances in all competitions since moving to Ashton Gate. His early volley against the Whites helped set the Robins on their way to a 4-0 win at Craven Cottage - and their first league win since beating Aston Villa on 27 August. England Under-19 international Abraham is one of 38 players Chelsea have out on loan and it looks like he will be one to watch this season, as he bids to become a long-term successor to Diego Costa and Michy Batshuayi at Stamford Bridge. If you are a fan of well-drilled free-kick and corner routines, then Queens Park Rangers might be the team for you. The west London side are yet to score from open play in the Championship this season, with all 11 of their goals coming from set-pieces. Centre-back Steven Caulker helped continue that trend on Saturday, heading home Tjaronn Chery's corner to give Rangers a 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham. Even though four of their 11 league goals have come from the penalty spot, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side give new meaning to the cliche "dangerous from set-pieces". Derby County reached the Championship play-offs last season but former Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has not had a great start to life at the iPro Stadium. The Rams are the lowest scorers in the whole of the EFL so far this season, having found the back of the net just three times in their first nine league games. Striker Matej Vydra bagged Derby's first home goal of the Championship campaign to give them the lead against Blackburn, ending a goal drought of more than 425 minutes in the east Midlands. But any joy could not have lasted long, as Rovers equalised within a minute and then Danny Graham scored the winner three minutes later to give the visitors a 2-1 victory. Pearson's side are now 22nd in the table, just a point above bottom side Wigan. Cheltenham manager Gary Johnson said his return to Yeovil Town on Saturday would "feel like a home game". The 60-year-old spent seven years in charge of the Glovers over two separate spells, leading the club out of non-league in 2003 and into the Championship for the first time in their history in 2013. Johnson spoke of his hopes of "a happy return" to Huish Park but that did not prove to be the case - the Robins were 2-0 down inside 16 minutes and trailed 3-1 at half-time. Cheltenham rallied after the break but eventually lost 4-2, leaving them one point above the League Two relegation zone with seven points from their opening nine games of the season. There were 14 red cards across the three divisions of the EFL on Saturday, but the dismissal of Luton's Danny Hylton must have been the strangest of them all. He was sent off in stoppage time of the Hatters' 3-1 win at home to Doncaster for a second bookable offence. However, Luton's Twitter account suggested referee Andy Haines might have been a bit harsh on the striker, who was dismissed after "throwing a piece of rubbish" to the side of the pitch. The League Two club later suggested Hylton got his second yellow for his reaction after sliding into an advertising board in front of the visiting fans at Kenilworth Road. "I'm disappointed with Danny because he showed a lack of discipline," Luton boss Nathan Jones said. "I won't say too much as I've told him in the dressing room. He's so far in credit that we'll give him that one but we lost him [to suspension] now." Exeter's Jordan Moore-Taylor received the quickest red card of the day, in the 24th minute at Stevenage for a pull-back on Tom Pett, but it did not hinder the Grecians as they won 2-0. Meanwhile, Huddersfield winger Rajiv van La Parra picked up two bookings in the space of three minutes - the second for dissent - as he saw red inside 26 minutes at Reading, a match the Terriers lost 1-0 to slip off the top of the Championship. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Question: The @placeholder may be drawing in and autumn is coming , but the English Football League continues to provide thrills and spills for players , managers and supporters .


With almost half the votes counted, Mr Macri has about 54% to his centre-left rival Daniel Scioli's 46%. Loud cheers erupted at Mr Macri's campaign headquarters after TV exit polls suggested he had won. A spokesman for Mr Scioli said they would wait for more complete figures to come in before commenting. Mr Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, lost to Mr Scioli, who is the governor of Buenos Aires province, in the first round of voting in October by 36.7% to 34.5%. But neither candidate managed to win the vote outright, forcing a run-off - the first in the country's history - and Mr Scioli lost ground to his rival in the month since. If Mr Macri's apparent victory is confirmed, it will be the first time in more than a decade that Argentina's centre-right opposition has wrested the presidency from the centre-left Peronists. Mr Macri, the leader of the Cambiemos (Let's Change) coalition, went into Sunday's vote with a comfortable lead in opinion polls. He campaigned on pledges to bring new investment into the ailing economy, tackle crime and fight corruption. The son of one of Argentina's richest men, he had a long career in business before entering politics. A close ally of current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Mr Scioli had been expected to win by a greater margin in October.

Question: Centre - right opposition candidate Mauricio Macri is ahead in the presidential election run-off in Argentina , early @placeholder suggest .