A series of events have been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Liverpool's iconic Catholic cathedral.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, colloquially known as Paddy's Wigwam, will mark its golden jubilee with celebrations starting in May.
Events include an anniversary Mass on 4 June celebrated by Crosby-born Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales.
More than 350,000 visitors visit the cathedral each year.
Other events include a floral tribute, a golden jubilee dinner, and the first performance of a musical piece which was commissioned but not finished in time for the cathedral's consecration in 1967.
The long-awaited Liverpool Mass - by electronic music pioneer Pierre Henry - will finally be performed at the Bluecoat arts centre.
Canon Anthony O'Brien, Dean of the Cathedral, said: "This will be a very special year in the life of our cathedral as we mark this golden milestone of our history in a building that means so much to so many people."


Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, the president of India's ruling Congress party and head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was arguably the most powerful woman in India while Congress was in power.

Her power derived from being the head of the dynasty which has dominated Indian politics and the Congress party which has ruled India for most of the years since becoming an independent nation in 1947.
The 67-year-old Mrs Gandhi held no official post, but many considered her the de facto head of the Congress government. After its worst ever showing in 2014's general election, she said she and her son Rahul - who had led Congress campaign - accepted responsibility for the result.
The party suffered a backlash against a spate of corruption scandals and its handling of the economy and faced a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi.
After the scale of the party's defeat became clear, Mrs Gandhi said: "This mandate is clearly against us, our party.  We accept this decision of the electorate with respect.
"The Congress party faced its opponents on the basis of its achievements, policies and principles. But we didn't get the mandate we expected," she said.
In recent months, Mrs Gandhi has faced some health issues - in 2011, she had surgery in the US for an undisclosed medical condition and in 2013 she was rushed to hospital from parliament looking ill and unsteady.
Though her son and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi led the party's campaign for the 2014 elections, Mrs Gandhi's influence over the party has never been in doubt.
The widow of former PM Rajiv Gandhi would have become India's first Roman Catholic prime minister had she not surprised everyone by turning down the post after her general election success in 2004.
She is widely considered to be the main backer of the party's welfare schemes including a landmark food-for-work scheme often described as India's New Deal.
She also strongly backed the right to information, food and education laws and the demand for a new state of Telangana and described a 153-year-old law that criminalises homosexuality as "an archaic, unjust law".
However, critics questioned her political management skills and say she depended on party managers to take key decisions.
They say that under her curious alliance with technocrat Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, crises were allowed to develop, leading to a drift in government.
Before the surprise 2004 election win, Mrs Gandhi's future in Indian politics had looked somewhat uncertain.
After distancing herself from politics following her husband's assassination in 1991, Mrs Gandhi was initially seen as a reluctant and almost reclusive politician.
She officially took charge of the Congress party in 1998 and was elected to parliament in 1999.
Under her leadership, the party turned in its second worst performance since independence in the 1999 elections, but won the general elections in 2004 and 2009. The party performed indifferently in state elections in 2003 and 2013.
Though she turned down the post of PM, Mrs Gandhi shed her formerly taciturn manner, routinely working the crowds at political meetings and displaying a more combative approach.
In 2004, her opponents attempted to rake up her Italian descent as an election issue, but their campaign remained unsuccessful.
Long before the election she had surrendered her Italian passport in favour of full Indian citizenship.
Mrs Gandhi herself said in a television interview: "I never felt they look at me as a foreigner. Because I'm not. I am Indian."
Born Sonia Maino on 9 December 1946 in the town of Orbassano, near Turin, to a building contractor and his wife, she was raised in a traditional Roman Catholic household. Her mother and two sisters still live in Orbassano.
In 1964 she went to Cambridge to study English at a language school.
Her life changed forever when she met her future husband, Rajiv Gandhi, who was studying engineering at the university.
The couple married in 1968 and she moved into the house of her mother-in-law and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
She initially disliked Indian food and clothes and caused controversy when she was photographed wearing a miniskirt.
But she spent the 1970s becoming steeped in Indian culture. Although she has learned Hindi, she is not a fluent speaker of the language.
She no doubt also watched and learned as Indira Gandhi fought a variety of political battles.
In 1984 Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in retaliation for her decision to send troops into their holiest shrine, the Golden Temple.
Sonia was propelled into the forefront of the political scene as Rajiv was picked as the successor to the Gandhi-Nehru crown.
Rajiv became prime minister, but seven years later tragedy struck the Gandhi family again - he was killed by a Tamil suicide bomber at a rally in Tamil Nadu in 1991.
Mrs Gandhi resisted Congress attempts to persuade her to step into Rajiv's shoes and eschewed politics for several years.
Eventually, in 1998, she agreed to become more involved but her initial efforts were overshadowed by the Congress's humiliating defeat at the hands of the BJP in the 1999 election.
In August 2000, she became a grandmother for the first time when daughter Priyanka gave birth to a son.
Earlier that year she asked a court to grant clemency to a woman who had played a part in the bomb attack that killed Rajiv.
The bomber, Nalini, had appealed for mercy on the grounds that her seven-year-old daughter would be orphaned if she was hanged.
The court later commuted Nalini's death sentence.
Mrs Gandhi is a familiar figure in Amethi, her husband's rural parliamentary constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh which her son Rahul now represents. She herself has represented the neighbouring seat of Rai Bareilly.
She suffered a minor setback in 2006 when she had to surrender her membership of parliament, following allegations that she was violating rules by profiting from a second public post.
She won a by-election later in the year to return to parliament.


A former scout leader has been jailed for five years for sexually abusing boys in the 1980s.

Mike Medhurst, from Birmingham, pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court to 10 counts of indecent assault and one charge of gross indecency.
He attacked four scouts, aged between eight and 11, on camping trips in Hinckley and Castle Donington, both in Leicestershire, between 1981 and 1987.
Police believe there may be more victims who have yet to come forward.
More on this story and others in Birmingham and Black Country
Medhurst, 65, from Coney Green Drive, was jailed in 1991 for child sex offences but went on to become the leader of a scout group in Birmingham.
Some of the attacks took place on a campsite at Donington Park, during a trip to the 1984 British Grand Prix and a visit to Mallory Park race track, police said.
Medhurst insisted he share tents - and on occasions sleeping bags - with boys on camping trips, said officers.
Police say he also lured boys to his home, where he plied them with alcohol and forced them to watch pornography and play games with cards with explicit images on them.
He was jailed for five years and four months on Monday.
Det Con Jamie Carr of Leicestershire Police said: "I have no doubt there are more victims who are still bottling up what happened to them.
"I would ask them to get in touch. Medhurst should face justice for each and every one of the children he abused so shockingly."


Whatever the precise range and capability of North Korea's latest ballistic missile test, there is no doubt that it is making steady progress towards its goal of having a nuclear-capable missile, able to threaten the continental US.

That term "nuclear capable" is important. Pyongyang must both miniaturise a nuclear warhead to fit on the head of a missile and be able to protect it against all the buffeting and forces as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere.
We do not know precisely where the North Koreans stand in this aspect of their programme. But it is possible that North Korea will achieve its goal during the Trump presidency.
This then throws a spotlight on the US ability to defend against such an attack. Huge quantities of money have been invested in ballistic missile defence. There is a global network of satellite sensors and relays able to spot and track a missile launch. Interceptor missiles are already in place.
But critics believe that the US system is far from reliable. The Trump administration is reviewing the whole programme. New generations of interceptor missiles are coming on stream. But in the foreseeable future, only a handful will be available to deal with the potential North Korean threat.
We are a long way from the "Star Wars" dream of President Ronald Reagan, who hoped for the construction of a missile-proof shield over the US and its allies. In those days ballistic missile defences were seen by many as destabilising.
That is why there was a Cold War treaty largely banning them. They would threaten the certainty of a retaliatory nuclear attack getting through, thus increasing the likelihood of a no-warning onslaught, in turn decreasing the effectiveness of nuclear deterrence.
Missile defence viewed as part of the strategic equation between two nuclear-armed superpowers is one thing. Some argued that even a less-than-effective defensive system would alter an opponent's calculations.
But very quickly the idea of a missile-proof screen - like a comic book Captain America's shield protecting the continental US - was seen as science fiction if not fantasy. It would be too expensive and the technology simply did not exist.
Scroll forward a few decades and the threat that missile defence is now ranged against is very different. It is not - despite Russian protests -  aimed at weakening Russia's nuclear forces. It is designed to protect against a very specific threat - from Iran or North Korea's developing missile arsenals.
Against this kind of threat, the requirement is not simply to alter an adversary's strategic calculations, but to stop each and every missile getting through.
Technology has advanced dramatically with some of the most significant strides being made by Israel. Its interceptor systems and their associated radars - funded in large part by the US - have shown themselves spectacularly successful, even though against a full-scale onslaught even Israel's system would be sorely tested.
In contrast the US's own defensive system, according to many critics, is not yet up to the job. Testing has provided mixed results. And there are frequent criticisms that even the most elaborate tests are not conducted in ways which fully resemble real-world conditions.
Even US commanders accept that their defences are not fully missile-proof and that they might quickly be overwhelmed if a country possessed a sizeable arsenal of missiles.
Whatever President Trump decides to do about North Korea and the growing reach of its missiles, time is running out.
One option he may pursue is to step up the US's own defences, just as he has deployed interceptor missiles in South Korea to try to enhance its defences against missile attack.


Three million Mercedes-Benz owners in Europe will be offered a software fix for their diesel cars.

Daimler, which owns the luxury car maker, has been under intense pressure from police and prosecutors.
Authorities are investigating the possible manipulation of diesel exhaust emissions in passenger cars.
A Daimler spokesman said the software fix, which will cost about 220m euros (Â£195m), was not linked to the police investigation.
He said the "voluntary service measure" was to cut nitrogen oxide pollution.
"The service actions involve no costs for the customers. The implementation of the measures will be starting in the next weeks," Daimler said.
The measures come after German MPs last week questioned Mercedes-Benz executives about emissions.
At the time the carmaker agreed with the transport ministry to undergo another round of emissions tests.
In May German police searched 11 offices of the carmaker as part of an investigation into possible fraudulent emissions data by employees.
A total of 23 prosecutors and 230 police officers took part in the search in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Berlin, Lower Saxony and Saxony.


Details of UFO sightings across Wales in the last 25 years are revealed in files made public by the Ministry of Defence.

A UFO spotted over St Tudwal's Islands in the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd and a "slow-moving disc" seen at a festival in Llanfyllin, Powys, are included.
The 34 files released by the National Archives cover 1985 to 2007.
Accounts of sightings over Anglesey, Denbighshire, Cardiff and Swansea are also detailed.
The files include requests for information about UFO sightings in south Wales made by various newspapers and confirmation that a reported UFO incident over Swansea in 1998 was either RAF Sea Kings or Vampire planes.
The UFO spotted over the St Tudwal's Islands was caught on a weather web cam on 8 May, 2006 and said to be "hanging in the sky" by one spectator.
However, the MoD said the picture was not clear enough to conclude what it actually was and it had received no other UFO sightings for that date.
The disc shape spotted at the music festival at Llanfyllin in Powys was reported to be four different colours - blue, green, white and orange - and was spotted by festival-goers as they waited to be picked up.
Witnesses said it was a few hundred feet in the air and was moving up and down in the sky "quite slowly" and their eyes were "glued" to the lights.
An MoD official responded, saying: "We are satisfied that there is no corroborating evidence to suggest that the United Kingdom's airspace was breached by unauthorised aircraft."
Another reported sighting in Bangor in on 26 August, 2000 involved a staff member from Coleg Menai, who contacted RAF Valley on Anglesey after seeing a "fireball or meteorite" facing the Snowdonia mountains.
The report states that after being spotted in the air, the object "followed a fairly shallow trajectory and then plunged into Llyn Cefni, which was down the slope from where we were sitting, and approximately 80m away.
"The object appeared much bigger than the houses and farm buildings which were on the opposite side of the lake, and towards the end of trajectory almost appeared to be flaming, rather than 'glowing'."
This sighting was also dismissed by the MoD, as it was not corroborated by any other sightings.
Other highlights from the files include:
The files are available to download for free for a month from the National Archives website.


When 130 people were killed by Islamist militants on the streets of Paris, the outpouring of sympathy and support was resounding.

But as global landmarks and Facebook feeds turned into a bunting of Tricolores, some were left asking; what about the more than 60 people who perished in suicide attacks in Beirut and Baghdad just days before? What about the people of Syria, for whom the threat of death by bullet or blast, rebels or regime is part of everyday life?
The Paris attack was shocking and devastating. At the same time, it was a single event in an ongoing conflict which has become centred on Syria and Iraq but is being waged across the globe.
BBC Monitoring has used world media reporting on deaths involving at least one identifiable jihadist group to build a sense of the toll that conflict with Sunni Islamist extremists is taking. Our analysis considered events between the downing of the Russian airliner over Sinai on 31 October and the attack on the Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali on 22 November.
As well as jihadist attacks, we also looked at reported casualties from operations carried out against such groups.
Obtaining reliable casualty figures from conflict zones in is near impossible, as is determining the groups responsible for every attack. But BBC Monitoring's access to a broad range of global media sources allows us to get a sense of the scale of the bloodshed. The figures we quote do not represent a comprehensive account of the human cost of this conflict, but are intended to help place the Paris attacks into a global context.
During the period, 707 deaths from identifiable attacks by jihadists were recorded.
Suicide or car bombings in Baghdad are an almost daily occurrence. The data show 59 recorded deaths from these incidents, 26 of which occurred on the same day as the Paris attacks.
At least 546 deaths were directly attributable to attacks by IS and its affiliates, including Nigeria's Boko Haram and Wilayat Sina, who claimed responsibility for the Russian plane bombing. The actual figure is likely to be considerably higher, given the paucity of reliable reporting from areas under IS control, and a large number of attacks which are suspected, but not verifiably attributable to the group.
The Nigerian IS-affiliate known as Boko Haram, which last year killed more people than its parent outfit in Syria, staged at least eight attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, killing more than 75 people, mostly civilians.
Attacks attributed to al-Qaeda and its affiliates accounted for at least 135 deaths in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, including the Bamako hotel siege.
Al-Shabab were the most prolific al-Qaeda affiliate, carrying out at least 17 attacks and killing more than 90 people, including civilians, soldiers and government officials. Several members lost their lives as a result of an internal dispute over whether the group should switch allegiance to Islamic State.
France's response to the Paris attacks was to intensify operations against IS targets. This was in addition to air strikes being carried out by a US-led coalition and Russia, and ground operations conducted by forces in Iraq and Syria. Military operations are also being conducted against Boko Haram in West Africa and the Taliban in South Asia.
Our research shows that well more than 1,000 jihadists were killed during the period, but additional data indicate more than 80 civilian deaths in such operations, although this is difficult to verify. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 400 civilians were killed by Russian strikes alone between September and November.
Last year, BBC Monitoring, World Service and Kings College London collaborated on a project to count the number of deaths resulting from jihadist attacks over a 30-day period.
The data showed that the perceived decline of jihadist violence in the wake of Osama Bin-Laden's death was an illusion. In fact, the threat had increased, as exemplified by the spectacular rise of IS.
A total of 664 jihadist attacks and 5,042 deaths were recorded for the month of November 2014. This year's snapshot suggests that the phenomenon still shows no sign of abating. Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and Afghanistan remain the most dangerous countries, but their neighbours are also now increasingly at risk.
Muslims remain by far the biggest victims of terrorist attacks.
And the high profile attacks on Paris and the Russian airliner show that citizens of nations involved in operations against jihadist groups continue to be targeted.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.


Police are trying to trace the driver of a saloon car following an accident involving a 15-year-old girl.

The teenager was hit by the large, dark blue car, believed to be a BMW 5 series, on Westerton Drive, Bridge of Allan, at about 21:00 on Friday.
She was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident which happened between the junction with Fountain Road roundabout and the junction with Castleview Drive.
Sgt David McNally, of Police Scotland, said: "Fortunately, the teenager suffered only minor injuries and we are eager to trace both the vehicle and driver involved.
"Anyone with information which can help with our inquiries is asked to come forward, as is anyone who may have seen the collision or a vehicle matching this description in the area around 9pm.
"Likewise, if the driver hears this appeal I would urge them to come forward so we can establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident."


Teenager Georgia Stanway scored her first Women's Super League One hat-trick to help leaders Manchester City ease to victory over Sunderland.

Jane Ross and Lucy Bronze hit bar for City either side of Stanway's opener, with the 17-year-old pouncing of a defensive error to run into the box before firing home at the near post.
Stanway met a deflected Jill Scott pass to make it 2-0 after the break.
She completed her hat-trick with a fine left-footed volley into the top corner.
Match ends, Manchester City Women 3, Sunderland Ladies 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Sunderland Ladies 0.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Steph Bannon.
Foul by Demi Stokes (Manchester City Women).
Brooke Chaplen (Sunderland Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Stephanie Houghton (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Daphne Corboz replaces Georgia Stanway.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Abby Holmes.
Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jane Ross.
Hand ball by Charlotte Potts (Sunderland Ladies).
Attempt saved. Toni Duggan (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal!  Manchester City Women 3, Sunderland Ladies 0. Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Charlotte Potts.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Steph Bannon.
Attempt missed. Jane Ross (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Megan Campbell with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Steph Bannon.
Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isobel Christiansen with a cross.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Abby Holmes.
Substitution, Sunderland Ladies. Charlotte Potts replaces Rachel Furness.
Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jill Scott.
Attempt blocked. Tessel Middag (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a headed pass.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Steph Bannon.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Toni Duggan replaces Nikita Parris.
Offside, Manchester City Women. Georgia Stanway tries a through ball, but Jane Ross is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Stephanie Houghton (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Isobel Christiansen with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Abby Holmes.
Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Madelaine Hill.
Attempt saved. Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jane Ross with a cross.
Attempt missed. Stephanie Houghton (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Isobel Christiansen with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Rachel Furness.
Attempt blocked. Jane Ross (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephanie Houghton with a headed pass.
Corner,  Manchester City Women. Conceded by Hayley Sharp.
Attempt blocked. Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Tessel Middag replaces Keira Walsh.
Attempt blocked. Megan Campbell (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Abby Holmes (Sunderland Ladies).
Foul by Georgia Stanway (Manchester City Women).
Danielle Brown (Sunderland Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Brooke Chaplen (Sunderland Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danielle Brown.


Yemen's Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and several of his ministers have returned after months of exile in Saudi Arabia.

Mr Bahah - who is also vice-president - and his cabinet will stay in the port city of Aden permanently, government spokesman Rajeh Badi announced.
The move follows the recapture of Aden from Houthi rebels in July. It is not clear if President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi will follow suit.
Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Arab countries against Houthi rebels.
President Hadi fled Yemen in March after the Houthis gained control over much of the country.
The UN says some 4,500 people - including at least 2,110 civilians - have been killed in fighting on the ground and by coalition air strikes since late March.
In the latest violence in Aden, gunmen set fire to a Roman Catholic church on Wednesday - one of few remaining in the city.
Witnesses said the entire contents of the Church of Saint Joseph were burned.
Several of Mr Bahah's ministers had already returned to Aden. "The government has moved its base from Riyadh to Aden," the spokesman told AFP news agency.
He said security would be the government's top priority.
On Sunday, the government pulled out of UN-sponsored peace talks.
The spokesman said they were ready to join, but the rebels would have to recognise President Hadi first and withdraw from territory they had captured.
Coalition countries are thought to have sent several thousand troops to Yemen in an effort to restore President Hadi to power.
They helped southern militiamen opposed to the Houthis retake Aden and have since advanced northwards.
Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe
Who is fighting whom?
Meeting the Houthis and their enemies


A sequel to 2001 comedy Zoolander is finally going ahead, according to one of its main stars Will Ferrell.

The film, which saw the actor play fashion tycoon Jacobim Mugatu, also starred Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as competing male models.
However, the Hollywood star says there's not much more he can say about the follow-up to Zoolander.
"He [Mugatu] will break out of prison. He's been scheming about how to get back into fashion," he said.
"It's been a long time since that movie was out. The talks of a sequel have started and stopped and started and stopped."
Will Ferrell has been in the UK promoting his new film, Everything Must Go, which is released in cinemas on 14 October.
In it he plays an alcoholic who has just lost his job.
The 44-year-old actor says it was good to have positive reviews from critics for a more serious role.
"Last year was such a fun year because I got to do Everything Must Go, which was the first serious drama I've gotten to do," he said.
"It's always fun to stretch and do different things.
"I think there's always a tendency for the media to start a review when a comedian does a drama with 'Oh, here's a comedian trying to show that they can be serious.'
"What was nice about a lot of the reviews in the US was they just judged it for being a nice piece of work.
"They thought my performance was pretty good. So that was great."
Will Ferrell also revealed that his next role will take him back to his comedy roots but was filmed entirely in Spanish.
"When I talk about it everyone just starts laughing and thinks it's a joke," he admitted.
"We shot our version of a Spanish Telenovela meets a bad Mexican western. I'm part of an entire Latino cast.
"It's all subtitled in English and I spoke Spanish for six weeks. It was one of the hardest but best things I've done.
"We're super proud of it and it's pretty unique and different."


April Jones' killer Mark Bridger is seeking compensation for his injuries after he was slashed on the face by a fellow inmate.

Bridger was jailed for life in May 2013 for the murder of five-year-old April.
Convicted murderer Juvinal Ferreira, 24, attacked him with a knife made from a razor at Wakefield Prison in July 2013.
BBC Wales understands the Ministry of Justice is contesting the claim and no decision has been made.
Ferreira was given a second life term and had his minimum term of 22 years increased by five years for attacking Bridger.
Bridger, 48, abducted April as she played with friends near her home in Machynlleth in October 2012.
The little girl's body has never been found, but blood and fragments of bone consistent with a young human skull were found at the house he rented nearby.
The detached cottage in Ceinws, Powys, has been bought by the Welsh government for Â£149,000 and will be knocked down.


The former MP Tam Dalyell has died at the age of 84 after a short illness.

He sat in the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005, representing West Lothian and Linlithgow for Labour.
Mr Dalyell became known for his formulation of the "West Lothian Question" about the role of Scottish MPs after the establishment of the Scottish parliament.
His family said in a tribute that he had made an enormous contribution and "devoted his life" to public service.
They said: "The family of Tam Dalyell are sorry to announce his death earlier today at the age of 84, after a short illness.
"Tam Dalyell devoted his life to public service in Scotland, in the UK, and beyond. He made an enormous contribution in many spheres.
"He will be much missed both publicly, and more importantly personally, by his family and many friends."
Mr Dalyell persistently questioned Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the sinking of the General Belgrano during the Falklands War.
He challenged her over the sinking of the warship during the conflict between Britain and Argentina - with the loss of more than 300 lives - and whether it had been necessary.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mr Dalyell had been a "good friend and comrade".
"Tam was a titan of parliamentary scrutiny, fearless in pursuit of the truth. From Iraq to the miners' strike, he doggedly fought to expose official wrongdoing and cover-ups," he said.
"The title of his autobiography summed Tam up to a tee: 'The Importance of Being Awkward.'
"But he was much more than that: Tam was an outstanding parliamentarian, a socialist and internationalist, and a champion of the underdog, here and abroad."
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "For four decades, Tam Dalyell was one of the truly great characters of Scottish political life.
"He was widely respected and admired for his insight, his integrity and his eloquence.
"My thoughts are with his family."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said: "The Labour movement has lost a giant. Tam Dalyell was one of the most influential MPs, writers and thinkers of his generation.
"Tam served the people of West Lothian tirelessly for decades through periods of great change. He truly was their champion. As Father of the House his wisdom was passed on to countless MPs, serving as a parliamentarian while Britain had eight Prime Ministers.
She added: "A man of peace and a man of principle, his legacy will live on in the Commons for decades to come.
"Our thoughts are with his family and many friends at this time."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson added: "Tam Dalyell will be remembered as one of this country's greatest ever campaigning MPs.
"Throughout his long career, he championed a countless array of causes, giving voice to people who otherwise would not have been heard.
"He was unique - thoughtful, gracious, decent and utterly tenacious. All political parties today will mourn his loss while celebrating a great political life."
MSP Fiona Hyslop, who represents Linlighgow for the SNP, said: "I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Tam Dalyell - a remarkable political force whose sharp intellect and tenacity commanded respect both nationally and in his former West Lothian constituency.
"While his politics were anti-establishment, he was truly an institution in Scottish politics.
"Visiting him at the House of the Binns in recent years, I enjoyed our stimulating historical and political discussions.
She added: "Tam Dalyell will be sorely missed by all who knew him and my thoughts are with Kathleen and his family at this sad time."


Uganda's mobile circumcision truck has one clear goal: to get as many men and boys as possible circumcised safely.

According to the team, they have helped more than 80,000 undergo the procedure in the past five years.
Looking from the outside you would not expect much.
It is a 20ft container mounted on to a trailer. What could betray its purpose are the paintings on its sides showing people visiting a health facility.
When it rolls into a town, village or sets up on an island, it plugs itself into the local community to get the word out about its services.
Out of the truck come tents, tables and medical equipment - it is essentially a moving clinic.
On this particular day the team had set up at a health centre in Nakifuma village, about 40km north of the Ugandan capital Kampala.
The first person to be circumcised was 18-year-old Frank Kiyaga.
He was always scared of the procedure. In fact he ran away when his mother tried to get him to do it.
But the truck had been in the neighbourhood for several weeks and his friends convinced him it was safe.
According to the World Health Organisation, male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual men getting HIV by approximately 60%.
But for many in Uganda, getting it done is not easy, mainly because there are not enough safe facilities and it can be expensive.
Mr Kiyaga told us: "I walk to this place and it's free of charge. Yet the other place you could get circumcised from is 2km away and you have to pay for the operation.
"The other [free] option is Kayunga, which is 30km away."
The whole point behind the truck is to offer this potentially lifesaving operation to whoever needs it.
Because of the resources available, their work has focused on areas in central Uganda and some islands in Lake Victoria.
The organisation behind the innovation is the Makerere University Walter Reed Project, a collaboration between scientists in Kampala and the US military HIV research programme.
Fred Magala, who heads up the team operating the truck, says: "You can't move a physical building.
"Given limited resources we thought we'd come up with an innovation to ensure that Ugandans access safe male circumcision even when they are living very distant from the healthcare facility"
The process of getting circumcised starts with education and testing in the tents set up around the truck.
Those under 18 have to get parental consent. Patients are taught about the procedure and its benefits but it is always stressed that it is not guaranteed protection against HIV and that safe sex still needs to be practised.
Once they have undergone tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and been given the all clear, they then climb up the stairs into the vehicle.
Inside is a small but well-equipped medical theatre. It has a couple of beds separated by curtains so two patients can be circumcised at a time.
Patients entering are given theatre clothing and a change of shoes, the normal practice in many parts of the world. There are heart-rate monitors and oxygen tanks, and every patient is treated with a disposable kit.
Back in 2010, the Ugandan government set itself a target of getting 4.2 million men and boys circumcised by the end of this year.
But it seems unlikely that that will be reached. A report by the state-run Uganda Aids Commission found that, by the end of 2013, 1.4 million had undergone the procedure.
It attributed the slow uptake to misinformation. For example, some tribes that traditionally carry out circumcision saw the clinical approach as weak because of the use of a local anaesthetic; some men were scared about the pain and how long it would take for them to heal; and some women thought it would lessen their partner's sexual performance.
The report also found that the operation was not easily accessible for many men, as was the case with Mr Kiyaga. And this is where the truck offers to play a role.
We caught up with him after his operation. A local anaesthetic had been used so he was not in pain and was able to wear his tight jeans.
He had not told his family he was going ahead with the procedure. We walked home with him to find out their reaction to the news. He lives just 200m from where the truck was parked.
His aunt and cousins were at home. She was very pleased. She said: "It's a good thing because Frank was the only one who hadn't been circumcised out of my boys at home.
"Some people didn't have the opportunity or luck to get their children circumcised but this has helped them and myself to have children circumcised."
Some are already looking at the mobile circumcision truck as an innovation that could be extended to help people get access to a range of healthcare.
Having a well-equipped, clean and efficient operating theatre on wheels that can get to many parts of the country could help accident victims, mothers having difficulty giving birth, and those who cannot get to a hospital.
Med in Africa is a brand new eight-part series showcasing health innovations across Africa and what these might mean for the future of healthcare on the continent and beyond.


Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish believes Rangers' promotion will provide "a good kick-start for Scottish football".

The Glasgow rivals meet on Sunday in a Scottish Cup semi-final, after Rangers won the Championship title last week.
And Dalglish is glad the derby will feature regularly next season following Rangers' climb up the leagues.
"Some people would get a lot of satisfaction from the demise of Rangers four years ago. But the football is not the same, is it?" he said.
"It's fantastic that we've got an Old Firm match back on the calendar.
"Next year there is going to be four, which I think for Scottish football and both Celtic and Rangers supporters is what it is all about."
The teams met last season in the League Cup semi-finals, with Celtic prevailing comfortably.
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"The game last year was really a 2-0 drubbing for Rangers," said Dalglish, who played at Celtic Park from 1968 to 1977 before enjoying a glittering career at Liverpool.
"But they have been fantastic this year with the brand of football they have played. James Tavernier at right-back is one of their top scorers with double figures.
"They have got a really good philosophy under Mark Warburton. But whether that is good enough to compete with Celtic remains to be seen.
"They had a game against St Johnstone where they lost 3-1 but then beat Dundee 4-0 in the Scottish Cup. Dundee drew with Celtic just a week ago, so you've got to give them a chance.
"It will be interesting to see how they react to playing Celtic, as they are the best team in the Premiership."
Celtic are on course to land a fifth consecutive title but manager Ronny Deila has been under scrutiny following a poor show in Europe and a stuttering domestic campaign.
"It's an important match for Ronny but I'm sure he won't underestimate it," added Dalglish on the Hampden showdown.
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"He had his first taste of it last year so he knows what it's about. He understands Celtic.
"He's been there for a couple of years. He knows what the club stands for and what this game means.
"In an Old Firm game, there is pressure on everybody.
"Nobody is going to grab any bonus points by saying, 'We're Rangers, we're just a Championship team, we're not under any pressure'.
"Ask the supporters if they are under any pressure. It's the same for Celtic. Celtic are under pressure because they want to win too."


How do you improve on something many experts thought was faultless?

Bugatti's Veyron supercar was considered an auto-engineering masterpiece; not just carmaking, but science.
Then someone at Bugatti's owner Volkswagen decided that they should try to do better.
The result is the Chiron, unveiled at this week's Geneva Motor Show to the sort of adulation and hyperbole that greeted its predecessor 10 years ago.
While environmentalists weep, petrolheads rejoice - the world now has a new fastest production car.
"The challenge was to be better than the previous car in every dimension," company president Wolfgang Durheimer tells the BBC.
At €2.4m (£1.86m; $2.6m) each - plus taxes and delivery - the Chiron is nearly twice the price of the Veyron.
"My brief for this car was the shortest I ever had in my career. It was four words: Just do the best," he says.
With 1,500 horsepower and a top speed of 261mph (420km/h) the Chiron is 3mph faster than the Veyron. The Chiron, though, has a speed limiter. Without it, it could reach 285-287mph, Bugatti says.
The car can do 0-62mph in fractionally under 2.5 seconds, although there is no official figure yet as more speed tests are planned.
The car is lighter, but also wider and longer - only by millimetres, but that's a radical change in size for a design engineer trying to maximise performance.
"The engine is more lightweight than the Veyron. But it has more power. And I don't mean just a little bit more power," says Mr Durheimer.
"We increased the engine by 300 horsepower. This is the power of a standard road car. We achieved that order of increase."
Like the Veyron, the Chiron has an eight-litre W16 engine - four banks of four cylinders - but has received a power boost of 25% compared with its predecessor.
But this 25% increase in power doesn't translate into a 25% increase in speed. This is because at very high speeds wind resistance increases significantly, explains Professor Will Stewart of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
"To go twice as fast you need eight times the power," he says.
So greater use of lightweight titanium and carbon fibre materials helped increase the Chiron's power-to-weight ratio.
"I think that every single component on the car was re-developed or considered for re-development," says Mr Durheimer.
The single biggest challenge was how to package all that power and technology into something that also looked like a Bugatti and was comfortable to drive, says Mr Durheimer.
"A supercar is basically flat on the bottom and curved on top, so air going over the top goes faster, creating lift - the Bernoulli effect," says Prof Stewart.
"But you don't want lift, so you put a big aerofoil on the back to keep the car on the road. But that creates drag - the enemy of speed."
So to meet these challenges, Bugatti has created an all-new chassis suspension system, which adjusts depending on the driving conditions.
There are five modes, working in tandem with various aero-stability features - flaps, spoilers, diffusers - all designed to makes the Chiron glide through the air more efficiently and cool the engine and brakes.
Even the rear spoiler is dynamic, automatically adjusting its position to suit the driving conditions.
The car also needed a new cooling system to dissipate the extra engine heat. The Chiron has 10 radiators, and pumps that circulate 60,000 litres of air and 800 litres of water through the engine each minute.
If one feature gets too much "freedom" the final product becomes unbalanced, says Mr Durheimer. And yet, "if you want to be the best, you also cannot compromise."
The Chiron's greater power and speed meant building a new braking system.
The front and rear brake discs are now 20mm larger and 2mm thicker. But, being made of carbon-silicon material, they weigh less.
The discs are gripped by lighter titanium piston callipers, eight at the front and six at the rear.
And the tyres had to be redeveloped, too
"It was another big challenge. All the energy performance connects to the road through the tyres. We knew that if we wanted to go faster we needed a completely new tyre," Mr Durheimer says.
Michelin, which had pushed the boundaries of tyre technology for the Veyron, was brought in to work on the Chiron.
Neither Michelin, nor any carmaker, had facilities to put the tyres through the necessary endurance and safety tests.
"We had to use aircraft test benches to monitor performance," Mr Durheimer says. The result is a tyre 14% wider at the front, and 12% at the back, offering better braking, acceleration and wet-weather grip.
After VW's diesel emissions scandal last year and subsequent cost-cutting, there were reports that the Chiron project might be canned.
But Mr Durheimer says this was never on the cards, especially as "dieselgate" broke when the Chiron's development was already far down the line.
Even so, he had to draw up a business plan showing that the Chiron, based on sales capped at 500, would make a profit - unlike, it is widely reported, the Veyron.
"A serious business does not sack a project that is going to make a positive overall contribution to the business," he says.
Prior to the Geneva show, 170 Chirons had been sold, with the first batch due to be delivered this autumn. Several are delivered at a time, so no one can claim "I was the first".
But where can these mega-rich owners legally and safely test such a car to its limits?
"There's nothing theoretically difficult about going faster," says Prof Stewart, "but it's our ability to control a vehicle at those speeds that is the issue. In an emergency, it might be better to hand over control to an onboard computer."
But for the the auto-engineer, the joy is having the freedom to push the boundaries, Mr Durheimer says.
"It is part of human nature to cross boundaries and set new records… to fly even further into space and to enter new realms.
"The Chiron is the result of our efforts to make the best even better."
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Scotland internationals Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray both face between four and six months out injured.

Full-back Hogg, 25, withdrew from the British and Irish Lions tour prematurely with a facial injury, and has also had an underlying shoulder problem operated on.
Lock and Glasgow team-mate Gray, 23, had surgery on a wrist injury after returning from Scotland's June tour.
Both are doubts for Scotland's three autumn internationals in November.
The pair will also miss the opening rounds of the Pro12, and the European Champions Cup.
Warriors winger Ratu Tagive is also sidelined for between six and nine months after rupturing his Achilles during pre-season training.
The 26-year-old is on a partnership contract with Currie Chieftains in the top tier of Scotland's amateur game.
Chiefs head coach Dave Rennie succeeds Gregor Townsend as Warriors boss ahead of the coming season, after his commitments in New Zealand have been fulfilled.


You've heard of Justin Beiber, Jessie J, One Direction - but can they match the vocal talent of this soloist?

26 July 2012 Last updated at 13:32 BST
The X Factor auditions could be taken by storm if ET, the singing and whistling walrus turned up in front of Gary, Louis, Nicole or Tulisa.
He's been celebrating his 30th birthday with a sing-song. Orphaned as a baby, he was taken in by a zoo in the US state of Alaska.
The keepers there named him after the famous movie alien ET because of his wrinkles. Beautiful!


The Republican healthcare bill has cleared two key congressional committees, despite concerns that the plan's impact on the budget is unclear.

The House of Representatives Ways and Means backed the bill, followed by the Energy and Commerce Committee, moving it to a full chamber vote.
Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, hope to pass their replacement for Obamacare by mid-April.
But it faces resistance from Democrats, hospitals and even some Republicans.
The Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill along party lines after more than 24 hours of debate over the proposed legislation.
"This is an historic step, an important step in the repeal of Obamacare," said Republican Representative Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
It approved the bill, which was unveiled on Monday, after nearly 18 hours of debate.
The committee made no changes to the draft legislation - known as the American Health Care Act - despite Democratic attempts to introduce amendments.
The new plan would dismantle much of Mr Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act.
It also:
But the American Hospital Association (AHA), which represents about 5,000 hospitals and health networks, said current provisions for "our most vulnerable" would be thrown into doubt under the plan.
The president of the AHA said in a letter to Congress the ability to assess the bill was "severely hampered" by the lack of a proper cost estimate.
The Congressional Budget Office is not expected until next week to put a price tag on the proposed overhaul of the more than $3tn (Â£2.4tn) US healthcare system.
Democrats continue to argue that it is impossible to push through a bill without knowing its cost and how many Americans would be affected.
Senator Tom Cotton, a conservative Republican from Arkansas, shared that concern in a series of tweets on Thursday after the vote.
He told House members to "pause, start over" and "get it right, don't get it fast".
"What matters in the long run is better, more affordable [healthcare] for Americans, NOT House leaders' arbitrary legislative calendar," he added.
Some moderate Republicans are also concerned people will be stripped of cover by the legislation.
President Donald Trump is meanwhile exercising his vaunted salesman skills to rally support behind the health bill.
On Thursday, he tweeted that "healthcare is coming along great" and "it will end in a beautiful picture!"
House Representative Tom Cole, who joined lawmakers at a meeting with the president on Wednesday, told Bloomberg Mr Trump had suggested weekly meetings.
Some lawmakers have been invited to hang out on Thursday at the White House's bowling alley, according to the report.
Mr Trump has dined with former foes including Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Ted Cruz, who brought his family to the White House on Wednesday night.
Overall, the plan is expected to cover fewer people than those who gained insurance under the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act.


Former Donegal forward Brendan Devenney believes Declan Bonner is the only genuine candidate to become the county's new football manager.

Donegal are searching for a new boss after Rory Gallagher's departure on Monday but Devenney says that Bonner is the man they should be looking to.
"There is one manager candidate (Bonner) now and if he doesn't want it, we're in trouble," said Devenney.
"The only candidate that suits for me at the moment is Declan Bonner."
Devenney believes that the Donegal GAA board will have to "look outside the county" if Bonner does not accept the job.
Bonner previously managed Donegal from 1997 to 2000 when his reign included an unlucky 1998 Ulster Final defeat by Derry.
While his closing two years in the Donegal job were less successful as, in those straight knockout days, the team suffered Ulster quarter-final defeats by Armagh (after a replay) and Fermanagh, Bonner has re-established his managerial credentials with impressive work with the underage squads in the county.
Bonner guided the Donegal minors to the 2014 All-Ireland Final where they lost narrowly to Kerry while his under-21 team won this year's Ulster title.
Devenney believes Bonner's knowledge of the young players in Donegal makes him the perfect fit for the job.
"Declan has worked with a lot of these guys from under-16, minors and the under-21s and had success with them."
Former Ireland International Rules player Devenney says the likelihood of further Donegal retirements in the coming weeks only increases Bonner's suitability for the role.
"You may basically be talking about a brand new team from 2012 (Donegal's last All-Ireland Final win) apart from (Patrick) McBrearty and (Michael) Murphy.
"The new manager will certainly have to be given time."
Gary McDaid and Paul McGonigle have also been mentioned as possible candidates after previous backroom roles with Gallagher and Jim McGuinness respectively while former Mayo boss James Horan has also been suggested as a possible contender for the role.


Yaya Toure is focused on Manchester City's season and will not be distracted by transfer speculation, according to manager Manuel Pellegrini.

The Ivorian's agent, Dimitri Seluk, said this week that he would "listen to any offers on the table" this summer.
Pellegrini dismissed the speculation, suggesting the 32-year-old midfielder should "think in the present".
"Yaya is mentally absolutely involved in this season, and not thinking about his future," he said.
"I know what Yaya thinks. He wants to continue being the same important player that he has been for this team in other years."
Manchester City sit third in the Premier League table, one point behind Arsenal and Leicester City, and travel to West Ham for Saturday's late kick-off at 17:30BST.


The number of teenagers giving birth in England and Wales was at its lowest level in nearly seven decades in 2014, official figures reveal.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 25,977 women under 20 had babies, the fewest since 1946.
A total of 695,233 births were recorded in 2014, down 3,279 on 2013. Almost half were to unmarried mothers - the highest figure since records began.
The number of deaths in the same period - 501,424 - was down 5,366 from 2013.
The birth figures also show:
The ONS report said: "In most developed countries women have been increasingly delaying childbearing to later in life, which has resulted in increases in the mean age at first birth and rising fertility rates among older women.
"Although fertility rates for women aged 40 and above have generally been rising fast, fertility among women in their 40s is still considerably lower than for women in their 30s. Women aged 30 to 34 currently have the highest fertility of any age group."
The number of births by women under 20-years-old peaked at 45,509 in 2006. The 2014 figure was down from 29,136 the previous year.
Ann Furedi, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, said: "This is due in part to the huge improvements we've seen in contraception advice and services for younger women, with straightforward access to abortion services when their chosen method lets them down.
"Women are often warned about the dangers of leaving it "too late" to try for a family, and this data confirms that far from facing a fertility cliff-edge at age 35, women still have a good chance of conceiving."
Louise Silverton, director for midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, said: "Births are becoming more complex as the average age of mothers increases, and as climbing levels of obesity mean many women need more support and care.
"This places additional and significant pressures on maternity services.
"Midwives want to give these and all women the best levels of care."
Separate figures on death rates show cancer was the most common cause of death, accounting for 29% of registered deaths.
Middlesbrough had the highest mortality level for 2014. The ratio in the town was 137, a total of 37 points above the national level.
The figure is calculated by comparing the observed number of deaths in a population with the expected number of deaths.


An inquest into the death of a mother-of-three after an error during surgery has recorded a verdict of misadventure.

Deborah O'Hara underwent an operation to remove a 8.7in (22cm) tumour at Coventry's University Hospital in 2015.
A clip was inadvertently placed on one of her arteries which led to a lack of blood to vital organs. She died two days later.
Deputy coroner Emma Witting recorded a verdict of death by misadventure and said it was a "tragic loss".
At the inquest in Coventry, surgeon Anthony Blacker told the hearing it was a complicated operation over six hours and when the tumour was removed Mrs O'Hara lost five litres of blood.
In a bid to save her life, four clamps were placed on her arteries, but the move cut off the blood supply to her bowel and she died.
Bosses apologised after her family learnt about the mistake from the BBC.
Widower Andy O'Hara said there was a degree of justice in getting the cause of death recognised saying it was "another bit of closure, but there's still a lot of unanswered questions".
"I'm gutted for my family because we've lost a lovely wife, brilliant mum," he said.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust previously apologised to Mrs O'Hara's family after failing to tell them about the error.
An internal investigation has been carried out.
It is understood the hospital will pay compensation.


Growth in the UK's dominant service sector slowed last month, according to a closely watched survey, while price pressures "remained intense".

The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) recorded its first slowdown in the services sector for four months.
The index fell to 54.5 in January from the previous month's reading of 56.2.
However, a reading above 50 still indicates the sector is expanding, and Markit said the economy was on track for a "buoyant" start to 2017.
Similar surveys from Markit/CIPS released earlier in the week suggested a slight slowdown in activity in both the manufacturing and construction sectors.
But Markit said the surveys together suggested the UK economy would grow by a "robust" 0.5% in the first quarter of the year, if current trends continued.
On Thursday, the Bank of England revised up its forecast for the UK economy this year, and now expects it to grow by 2%.
The health of the UK's service sector is monitored closely as it accounts for more than three-quarters of the economy.
Markit said the main positive finding from its latest survey of the sector was an increase in optimism about future prospects, which was at its highest since May last year.
However, once again firms reported inflationary pressures. Price inflation for goods bought by the companies hit the highest since March 2011, while inflation in prices charged rose at the same rate as December's 68-month high.
Firms are facing much higher prices for imported goods since the fall in the value of the pound since the Brexit referendum vote in June last year.
"Service sector growth eased after a strong end to 2016, but the January surveys still point to a buoyant start to 2017 for the UK economy," said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit.
"Encouragingly, optimism about the coming year has risen to its highest in one-and-a-half years, improving across the board in all sectors to suggest that January's slowdown may only be temporary.
"The main area of concern is the extent to which companies' costs are rising across the economy, with the rate of inflation accelerating to a pace not seen since before the global financial crisis," he added.
"Higher costs are feeding through to increased selling prices, which will inevitably put upward pressure on consumer prices."
Latest official figures showed the annual rate inflation rose to 1.6% last month, up from 1.2% in November.
The Bank expects the weakness in the pound to push inflation to 2.7% next year, above its target rate of 2%.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said the Bank is prepared to tolerate inflation running above its target, but in the minutes from their latest meeting, members of the Monetary Policy Committee said they had moved "a little closer" to the limit of that toleration.


The fact that some families still do not know where their murdered relatives were secretly buried by the IRA is a "wound that must not be left to fester", Martin McGuinness has said.

The Northern Ireland deputy first minister was speaking after the plight of the families of the Disappeared was highlighted in a BBC/RTÉ documentary.
He said he would "make every effort both publicly and privately to see this grave injustice brought to an end".
He appealed for fresh information.
The documentary, shown on BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ on Monday, featured interviews with relatives of those who had been murdered.
After the programme was broadcast, the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains said it was appealing for new information "in a spirit of common human decency".
This was echoed by the Sinn Féin MP, who described it as a "humanitarian issue".
"I understand that these killings happened decades ago and those involved may be dead, may not have been active in republicanism since that time or indeed may well be hostile to Sinn Féin and the peace process," said Mr McGuinness.
"But despite these difficulties, I do believe that we must continue efforts to see a positive resolution for the families."
He added: "Those who seek to make political capital out of these terrible and tragic events will only dissuade them."
Mr McGuinness was speaking after the group set up to obtain information on where the bodies are buried issued a fresh appeal.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remain said the documentary had demonstrated "once again the dreadful burden that the families of the Disappeared have had to bear for so long".
"Theirs is a tale of tragedy and denial - the tragedy of the loss of a loved one and the denial of their right to bury their loved ones decently and to have a place to grieve," it said.
Commissioners Frank Murray and Sir Ken Bloomfield said their work did not involve seeking prosecutions but was only aimed at addressing "the hurt and disappointment that the families of the Disappeared have endured for decades".
They said information could be given to the commission in "guaranteed confidence".
The commission was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments.
It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found.
Meanwhile, Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister has criticised a refusal by the assembly's Speaker to allow a "matter of the day" debate on the documentary's findings as it did not meet the criteria.
Mr Allister said: "It seems that once again anything that could possibly embarrass Sinn Féin and upset the cosy cabal cannot be raised on the 'Hill'.
"It can be debated on the Nolan Show but not in Stormont."
The issue was raised in the Irish parliament by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, who described the programme as "harrowing".
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, who in the documentary repeatedly rejected allegations he was involved in the disappearance of mother-of-10 Jean McConville in 1972, said the programme should be a "huge motivation for anyone who has any information whatsoever to bring it forward".
In response to the North Louth TD, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he hoped the programme "stimulates active minds to make their information available".
"The fact of the matter is that somebody ordered that Jean McConville be murdered, somebody instructed that people take her away, somebody instructed the late Dolours Price to drive that vehicle across the border and somebody instructed that what happened took place," he said.
"It may well be that those people are still around and they know what happened; your own appeal from this house may well have some effect and I hope it has.
"For others who disappeared in a similar fashion, if they are laid to rest in tragic circumstances in County Meath or County Monaghan, there are people who know what happened to them as well."


Hull City should give Mike Phelan the manager's job on a full-time basis, former England defender Phil Neville told BBC's Match of the Day.

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Phelan, 53, was promoted from assistant boss to caretaker manager when Steve Bruce resigned in July.
Despite a threadbare squad, he has a 100% Premier League record with wins over Leicester and Swansea.
"He can handle the situation at Hull and the players are playing for him," Neville told BBC's Match of the Day.
Phelan chose not to make a substitution last week and only made one in the 2-0 victory against Swansea, bringing on Shaun Maloney, who scored the opening goal.
Hull are yet to make their first signing of the summer transfer window, despite the departure of several members of last season's promotion-winning squad and a long injury list.
Phelan worked under Sir Alex Ferguson for 12 years, having served as a first-team coach from 2001 and assistant manager from 2008-2013.
Neville said that experience means he is equipped to deal with the pressure at Hull.
If you talk about someone who deserves the opportunity then it's Mick Phelan
"He's done an incredible job so far," added Neville, who was part of the United squad when Phelan was on the coaching staff.
"Mick's galvanised that team spirit. They've had a horrendous pre-season. They've got no squad and he's had kids on the bench.
"If you talk about someone who deserves the opportunity then it's Mick Phelan."
Hull's win over Swansea, which took them third in the table, was sealed by an injury-time goal from Abel Hernandez.
The away fans at the Liberty Stadium chanted 'we want Phelan in' but he knows he must continue to win matches if he is to get the job on a full-time basis.
He said: "It was nice to hear them singing that - it's better than hearing them singing 'we want Phelan out'.
"I think everyone knows we have decisions to make on my future, the future of the staff and the ownership."


Cycling's governing body carried out more than 3,750 tests for "technological fraud" during the Tour de France - all of which found nothing.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said "extensive" checks took place throughout the race's 21 stages.
In January, the UCI began using a new system to scan for hidden motors.
More than 10,000 bikes have since been tested, with Belgian Femke van den Driessche the only cyclist found guilty. She was banned for six years.
The UCI found the 19-year-old's spare bike at January's Cyclo-cross World Championships contained a motor.
Van den Driessche was fined 20,000 Swiss francs (£14,000) and ordered to pay legal costs.
UCI president Brian Cookson said the 3,773 tests undertaken at the Tour de France showed an "absolute commitment to leave no stone unturned".
He added: "We will continue to test bikes heavily throughout the rest of the season, and do everything in our power to make sure this form of cheating stays out of our sport."
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Edinburgh spoiled Gregor Townsend's farewell as Glasgow coach with victory at Scotstoun but the Warriors regained the 1872 Cup 43-41 on aggregate.

Duncan Weir kicked three penalties to Finn Russell's two to nudge the visitors 9-6 ahead before Jonny Gray's try gave Glasgow a half-time lead.
But two more Weir penalties and Damien Hoyland's score put Edinburgh 22-11 up.
Tommy Seymour had a try ruled out for Glasgow before Stuart Hogg went over, but Glenn Bryce's try sealed victory.
Weir's conversion with the last kick of the game meant Edinburgh came two points short overall, having lost the first leg 25-12 at Murrayfield on Boxing Day.
But Duncan Hodge's side finished their season with back-to-back victories before Richard Cockerill takes over as head coach this summer.
This was a match of attrition, the slowest of slow burners. It was ferociously competitive but, for large parts, ferociously dull, until Edinburgh kicked on in the second half and then Glasgow stirred themselves to go in pursuit.
Edinburgh had a strong breeze on their backs in the opening half and it was 6-6 after the first quarter. The only thing that could be said was that it was a thumpingly tough game, interrupted by multiple errors, a mountain of penalties, two Edinburgh sin-binnings, a little bit of narkiness and precious little of anything that might constitute entertaining rugby.
This is not how Scotstoun had imagined Townsend's farewell, before he replaces Vern Cotter as Scotland coach next month.
Edinburgh survived despite conceding penalty after penalty and losing man after man. Ross Ford was binned and yet the men from the capital somehow won that 10-minute spell 3-0 with a third penalty from the unerring boot of Weir. Then, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne walked for another build-up of offences and for two minutes Glasgow lived inside Edinburgh's 22 while up against 13 players.
They butchered their first chance to make Edinburgh pay, but took their second. Ford had come back on, but that hardly mattered when Scott Cummings galloped forward and offloaded sumptuously out of the side door to his second-row partner, Jonny Gray. The captain strode on to score.
Russell missed the conversion and the difference between the kickers was emphasised when Weir, into the breeze, put over a fourth penalty early in the second half and then a fifth to make it 15-11.
Glasgow had missed a couple of try-scoring chances just before. Their lack of accuracy, and Edinburgh's fine defence, kept them out. Jamie Ritchie was terrific in the back row for Hodge's team.
Just before the hour, Edinburgh made things really interesting when Hoyland skipped through a porous Glasgow defence and went over for a try that was converted by Weir. That brought it to 22-11. In the context of the 1872 Cup, that put Edinburgh only two points behind on aggregate.
There was a response from Glasgow. Seymour was just about held up as he crashed over the Edinburgh line, then Hogg skipped over for a try that Russell converted. The fly-half had a chance to make it a one-point game with 11 minutes left on the clock but missed a straightforward penalty.
Edinburgh, a crushing disappointment all season, at least finished powerfully. When Glasgow threatened to win it, they showed cool heads, tremendous desire and a lot of precision to get Bryce over for the match-winning try at the end. Weir, as you knew he would, added the conversion to complete the upset. A considerable upset at that.
Cockerill will have been impressed with what he saw, Townsend - and the arriving Dave Rennie - less so. Edinburgh delivered nothing all season in the Pro12, but they roused themselves to spoil Townsend's goodbye.
Edinburgh interim head coach Duncan Hodge: "It was reward for all the hard work that has gone in. We showed glimpses today of what we could do.
"We had to defend for huge amounts of the game, so to stick in and come away with a win, against the wind in the second half, was a tremendous effort."
Edinburgh wing Damien Hoyland: "We knew it was going to be all about energy and effort.  Even when we conceded just before half-time, we had two guys in the bin and really made them fight for that try.  We knew with guys coming back on, we could push them hard in the second half.
"Coming to Scotstoun and beating Glasgow - we haven't done that for a long time - will give us a massive boost going into next season."
Glasgow full-back Stuart Hogg: "I thought we were going to do it at the end but credit to Edinburgh, I thought they were outstanding. We didn't perform anywhere near our best and you can see that in the final result.
"We wanted to send everyone off in style but unfortunately we weren't able to do that.  Gregor has turned this team around and unfortunately we are not giving him the send-off he deserves."
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Lee Jones, Finn Russell, Ali Price; Gordon Reid, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Jonny Gray (capt), Rob Harley, Chris Fusaro, Matt Fagerson.
Replacements: Alex Allan (for Reid, 53), Sila Puafisi (for Z Fagerson, 53), Tim Swinson (for Harley, 50), Adam Ashe (for Fusaro, 63), Henry Pyrgos (for Price, 53), Nick Grigg (for Horne, 63), Sean Lamont (for Jones, 67).
Not Used: MacArthur.
Edinburgh: Glenn Bryce, Damien Hoyland, Chris Dean, Phil Burleigh, Blair Kinghorn, Duncan Weir, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne; Allan Dell, Ross Ford, Simon Berghan, Grant Gilchrist (capt), Ben Toolis, Jamie Ritchie, John Hardie, Cornell du Preez.
Replacements: Neil Cochrane (for Ford, 70), Murray McCallum (for Dell, 58), Kevin Bryce, Fraser McKenzie (for Gilchrist, 67), George Turner (for Hardie, 60), Sean Kennedy (for Hidalgo-Clyne, 70), Junior Rasolea, Rory Scholes.
Not Used: K Bryce, Rasolea, Sutherland.
Sin Bin: Ford (26), Hidalgo-Clyne (35).


A 2008 cyber attack launched from an infected flash drive in the Middle East penetrated secret US military computers, a Pentagon official says.

The attack by a foreign spy service was the "most significant breach" ever of US military networks, Deputy Defence Secretary William Lynn said.
Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine, Mr Lynn described it as a "digital beachhead" to steal military secrets.
He urged the US to speed up its cyber defence system procurement procedure.
Mr Lynn, the number two official in the Pentagon, wrote that the previously undisclosed 2008 attack began when an infected flash drive was inserted into a US military laptop at a base.
The computer code then spread stealthily through US military computer networks and readied itself to transfer military data to enemy hands, he wrote.
It is unclear whether the cyber spy effort succeeded in obtaining US secrets, and further details on the attack were unavailable.
In the article, Mr Lynn warned that US military dominance was threatened by the relatively low cost of cyber warfare.
"A dozen determined computer programmers can, if they find a vulnerability to exploit, threaten the United States' global logistics network, steal its operational plans, blind its intelligence capabilities, or hinder its ability to deliver weapons on target," he wrote.
Mr Lynn, a former defence lobbyist and military budget official under former President Bill Clinton, warned the Pentagon had to speed up the process by which it develops and acquires cyber defence kit.
He noted that on average it took the Pentagon 81 months to get a new computer system online after its initial funding, while Apple developed the iPhone in 24 months, "less time than it would take the Pentagon to prepare a budget and receive congressional approval for it".
The US military operates 15,000 networks and seven million computers across the world that are probed by attackers thousands of times a day, Mr Lynn said.
The Pentagon has consolidated its cyber defence operations into a single command structure, which began operations in May.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


Olympic bronze medallist Beth Tweddle is to be discharged from hospital, 10 days after injuring her neck during Channel 4's The Jump.

The retired British gymnast, 30, had surgery to fuse fractured vertebrae after she was injured while training for the celebrity winter sports show.
She tweeted: "I just wanted to let you know the good news that I am being discharged from hospital today."
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of Tweddle wearing a neck brace.
Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington, 26, Holby City actress Tina Hobley, 44, and Made In Chelsea star Mark-Francis Vandelli, 26, all withdrew from the show because of injury.
Tweddle, who won five medals, including three golds, at World Championships during her career has been in hospital since hitting a barrier on 6 February.
Channel 4 said it had asked producers to review safety procedures on the programme.


New Leyton Orient manager Alberto Cavasin says his appointment by the League Two club came as "a surprise".

The 60-year-old had not coached since leaving Italian club Sampdoria in 2011 following their relegation to Serie B.
Cavasin saw the O's beaten 1-0 by Southend in his first match in charge in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday.
"To return to management after five years, and in this country, is great at this moment of my professional career," the Italian told BBC Radio London.
Except for a brief spell with Swiss side Bellinzona, Cavasin has spent his entire career coaching in his homeland, but he replaced the sacked Andy Hessenthaler at Orient on Sunday.
"I have enough knowledge of the squad but a bit less about the championship [League Two]," Cavasin said.
"This kind of football is perfect for my way [of playing] and my ideas. At the moment I don't know the language but it is a great opportunity.
"It is important to learn English. For five days a week I will have three three hours with a teacher."
Excluding the recent two-game caretaker spell of Andy Edwards, Cavasin is the eighth different manager of the east London club since compatriot Francesco Becchetti bought Orient in the summer of 2014.
Becchetti, 50, has previously been accused of interfering in first-team affairs but Cavasin says he will have control over selecting the side.
"I didn't speak with the president about this topic," he added. "I picked the team against Southend and the first XI is up to me."


The government's Housing and Planning Bill is running into deep trouble, with Labour's chief whip, Lord Bassam, promising anything between eight and a dozen significant defeats for ministers, when report stage consideration starts, after Easter.
If he can marshal a combination of Labour and Lib Dem peers, plus crossbenchers and Tory rebels, the bill could be gutted of some of its most controversial sections. Both Labour and the Lib Dems have become adept at getting key crossbenchers to lead the charge, so watch out, in particular for amendments in the name of Lord Kerslake, a former Permanent Secretary in the Department of Communities and Local Government, and housing expert Lord Best.
The big amendments may thud down onto the table at the end of this week, or perhaps during the second week of the Easter break - and may be countered, probably in the second week of that break, by government amendments, offering concessions to head off defeat.
Hansard: Housing and Planning Bill
Conservative sources say there is some wiggle room.
Unusually, Labour today published a shopping list of possible changes. They cover all the major elements of the bill:  giving councils control over the numbers and tenure type of starter homes; requiring a "one built for one sold" rule, if social housing tenants are given the right to buy; adding safeguards on secure tenancies; imposing new duties on fitness for human habitation and electrical safety on landlords, and ensuring the proposed changes to the planning system don't give developers a free hand.
It's quite a list, but as Labour made clear today, they regard this bill as a target rich environment, in which a strong coalition of peers can be mobilised against many key provisions.
The battles will be fought out over a five day report stage, which is expected to start immediately after peers return from their Easter break - with the fifth and final day of report on Monday 25 April.
That puts the third reading in May, leaving limited time for prolonged parliamentary ping-pong between Lords and Commons, and with the clock ticking toward the end of the Parliamentary session, the Lords will enjoy considerable leverage and ministers will face enormous pressure to make concessions, or risk losing their bill altogether.


Leeds maintained their unbeaten start under new boss Thomas Christiansen while inflicting a first loss of the season on Simon Grayson's Sunderland.

The visitors - without their 2016-17 top scorer Chris Wood, who is close to joining Burnley - were clinical on Wearside and deserved their victory.
Samuel Saiz's crisp low finish across goal gave them a 1-0 half-time lead.
Stuart Dallas headed in Saiz's second-half cross to secure the Whites' second league win from their first four games.
Sunderland, who had begun the day level on points with Leeds with five from a possible nine, lacked cutting edge in the final third.
The hosts' best chance came in the first half, as Lewis Grabban's effort was headed off the line and up on to the crossbar by Liam Cooper.
Leeds' victory was their second from two away games this term and came after consecutive goalless draws at home.
Christiansen's side are one of only three teams in the Championship still yet to be defeated, after four games, together with early leaders Cardiff and Ipswich.
Sunderland manager Simon Grayson told BBC Newcastle: "For 20 minutes we were dominant. We asked a lot of questions of them.
"I don't think (Liam) Cooper knew too much about it when it hit him on the head and hit the bar - 70 seconds later it's in the back of our next. Those are the fine margins in a football match.
"From then onwards, I don't think you can fault the players' effort or commitment, but it was just that final ball that really matters, when you're trying to get back in to a game."
Leeds head coach Thomas Christiansen told BBC Radio Leeds: "I don't know if it's the best performance (in my time here so far) but it comes in the best moment, especially when the team needed it.
"We had the circumstances: Barcelona for me, personally, but also for the team, that Chris Wood will leave the team.
"There is no one above Leeds. Everyone worked for the same goal. Today was proof again that we are not winning games because of the individual player, but as the team."
Match ends, Sunderland 0, Leeds United 2.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Leeds United 2.
Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
Vurnon Anita (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman.
Offside, Sunderland. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
Attempt missed. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Honeyman.
Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) because of an injury.
Didier Ndong (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Sunderland. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Samuel Sáiz.
Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
Goal!  Sunderland 0, Leeds United 2. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz with a cross following a fast break.
Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Lee Cattermole.
Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz.
Corner,  Sunderland. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
Attempt blocked. Billy Jones (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
Foul by Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United).
Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Lamine Koné (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
Felix Wiedwald (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Sunderland. George Honeyman tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
Corner,  Sunderland. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Manchester City's players will be to blame if they fail to qualify for next season's Champions League, says defender Bacary Sagna.

City have won only one of their past four Premier League matches, drawing 2-2 with Arsenal on Sunday, and are in danger of dropping out of the top four.
Manchester United - two points behind - will beat them to fourth place if they win their final two games.
"We had everything in our hands to be the best," said 33-year-old Sagna.
"If we play like we did against Arsenal we are the best team, but we have to play like this all season.
"We deserve it. We gave it a lot. Of course we are not perfect, of course we could have done better, but we deserve to be in the Champions League places."
If United win their game in hand against West Ham at Upton Park on Tuesday, City will drop to fifth before their last game of the season at Swansea on Sunday.
Manuel Pellegrini's side were favourites to win the Premier League after opening the season with five successive victories.
However, they have won only 14 of 32 league games since, and have managed one victory from 14 matches against the other teams in the top eight.
City reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time this season, when they were beaten by Real Madrid.


Celebrations have taken place in Denmark's capital Copenhagen to mark the 100th anniversary of the famous fairy tale statue - the Little Mermaid.

The bronze statue - a tribute to Danish storywriter Hans Christian Andersen - is perched on a rock in the harbour and attracts millions of visitors.
During the festivities, boy guards sang birthday songs at a children's concert and a parade was held.
One-hundred women swam around the statue in the harbour.
They later formed a big "100" in the water.
Body-painted "mermaids" also posed in front of other world-famous landmarks, from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Sydney Opera House.
The Little Mermaid draws more than a million visitors a year and has been repeatedly vandalised.
It has been beheaded twice, lost an arm and been daubed with paint at least seven times. In 2010, it was exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo.
The Little Mermaid is based on a fairytale character created in 1837 by Andersen. In the story, a sea king's daughter falls in love with a prince, but has to wait 300 years to turn from mermaid into human.
The statue was created by sculptor Edward Eriksen and presented to the city of Copenhagen in 1913.


Manchester City have signed defender Eliaquim Mangala from Porto for a fee understood to be about £32m.

The 23-year-old Frenchman came close to joining City in January and was inadvertently pictured in a 'signing' video on the club's website last month.
Mangala has signed a five-year deal.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini said: "He has all of the mental, physical, technical and tactical attributes to become one of Europe's very best defenders."
He added: "Eliaquim is a player I believe will make an immediate impact in the Premier League, thanks to his physicality, his reading of the game and quality on the ball.
"I think he will prove to be a great signing for us."
Mangala was in France's 2014 Fifa World Cup squad but did not play in any games.
"City is a top club in Europe," he told the club's website. "For me, it was an important step to leave Porto and join Manchester City in order to continue my progress.
"I want to win titles and I believe I can do this. I am ambitious and this is why I am here."
He has become City's sixth summer signing and their second from Porto, after Brazilian midfielder Fernando joined for about £12m.
Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard joined on loan from New York City FC, while fellow midfielder Bruno Zuculini was signed from Argentine side Racing Club.
Goalkeeper Willy Caballero moved from Malaga for £4.4m while former Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna was signed on a free transfer.
But the deal has taken rather longer to complete than planned.
City posted a video of Mangala online last month, only to remove it. And Pellegrini spoke of the defender as one of the City players who had missed Sunday's Community Shield defeat by Arsenal, even though he had still to be registered.
It has left Mangala short of training ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter with Newcastle.
"I think I need a little bit of time to be 100%," he said.
"I went on a run every day and trained in the gym. Holidays are great but if the time is too long it is difficult to come back."
Mangala began his career with Standard Liege in 2008, winning the league in his first season, before joining Porto in 2011.
He won two Portuguese titles and made his France debut in a 1-0 defeat by Uruguay in June 2013.
Mangala added: "The fact that Fernando is here is better because I played with him at Porto but there is also other players that I know like Sagna, [Gael] Clichy and [Samir] Nasri."


Six teenagers found dead in a garden hut in the German state of Bavaria died from carbon monoxide poisoning, police have said.

The deaths plunged the community in the town of Arnstein into mourning.
The five young men and a woman, all aged 18 or 19, were found on Sunday by the landowner whose son and daughter were among the victims.
Police say a wood-burning stove was in use at the hut, but other possible causes are still being investigated.
"The six adolescents... died from carbon monoxide poisoning," said a police statement.
"The cause of the leakage of the toxic gas remains under investigation."
The owner of the hut said he had gone there after his children failed to return from the party the night before.
A neighbour told German media that his daughter had been celebrating her 18th birthday.
The brick building is some distance outside the town and the area was covered in snow.
The tragedy has caused an outpouring of grief in the town, which is about 30km (18 miles) north of the city of Wuerzburg.
An area has been set aside in the local church for flowers, candles and other tributes to the teenagers. A gathering for friends and relatives was held there on Monday "for grief, remembrance and prayer".


An image of US presidential candidate Donald Trump has been installed in a pub urinal as "a bit of fun".

The Raglan Road pub in Nottingham created the unusual tribute to the billionaire business mogul in its men's toilets.
Manager Ruth Beraki said it was the owner's idea but insisted it was not meant to be a political statement.
"We are not trying to influence people. It is only meant to be a bit of fun," she said.
She said many people have been spotted taking selfies with the image and "think it is brilliant".
No complaints had been made and no-one had said anything about it "not being appropriate".
"It's a talking point," Ms Beraki added.
The Raglan Road bar was converted from a lighting shop to a pub in 2008.
In March, a pub in Kennington set up urinal-style voting booths, with the help of the Last Leg satire show, featuring the likenesses of Donald Trump and fellow Republicans Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz to allow punters to vote for their least favourite candidate.
In August, a pub in Dublin also decorated its urinal with a portrait of the Republican candidate to make patrons' trip to the toilet "a wee bit more entertaining".
Ms Beraki said she had not yet considered putting a photo of Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton next to the one of Mr Trump.
The BBC has made efforts to contact Mr Trump for a comment but is yet to receive a response.


Imagine Rickie Lambert returning to boyhood club Liverpool again, establishing himself as their first-choice striker and being more prolific than he ever has been.

Struggling to picture it? Fair enough.
Many Athletic Bilbao fans would also probably have laughed if you suggested a few years ago that Aritz Aduriz would be mentioned in the same breath as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez.
But he is. The soon-to-be 35-year-old has gatecrashed the Spanish top-flight's goalscoring charts, netting more than Messi, Suarez, Karim Benzema and Neymar this season.
Those who don't regularly follow Spanish football might be wondering who exactly Aritz Aduriz is...
Aduriz bagged a brace in Sunday's 5-2 home win against Basque rivals Eibar, taking his personal tally to 25 goals in all competitions this season.
Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo is the only Spanish-based player to have scored more (although admittedly Messi, Suarez, Benzema and Neymar all have superior goals-to-games ratios to Aduriz).
But it is not just Aduriz's sheer volume of goals that has caught the eye.
The athleticism, audacity and astonishing execution of his spectacular bicycle kick against Eibar has staked his claim for Spain's goal of the season - and put his name on the lips of many La Liga lovers.
Head to your favoured internet search engine now - you have to watch it. It's similar to Christian Benteke's goal against Manchester United earlier this season.
How has Aduriz managed to join La Liga's goalscoring aristocracy? Through patience and opportunism.
He returned to Athletic Bilbao for a third spell in 2012, having failed to make an impression as a youngster - spending two-and-a-half seasons in the second tier with Burgos and Real Valladolid - and finding his first return between 2005 and 2008 hampered by Fernando Llorente's presence.
Athletic's preference to play Llorente as a lone striker meant Aduriz had few opportunities, seeking regular football at Mallorca and Valencia instead.
But another well-known Spain international, Roberto Soldado, stopped his progress at the Mestalla, paving the way for a return to Bilbao.
Llorente again threatened to block Aduriz at San Mames, only for his contractual stand-off and subsequent move to Juventus opening the door.
And Aduriz's 87 goals in 161 matches have made Athletic's 2.5m Euro (£1.9m) move for their previously-unheralded striker look like a steal.
Not only is Aduriz proving a menace to Spanish defences - he is also causing bother in Europe.
Six goals in the Europa League group stage makes him the joint leading goalscorer in the continent's secondary club competition.
Back in December, Spain coach Victor Del Bosque appeared to be fed up of being asked about Aduriz's chances of an international call-up.
"He might or might not get one in March, but until then it's all speculation that really doesn't count for much," he snapped. "We can't call anyone up to the squad in December or January."
But Aduriz's hopes of a recall received a boost recently when the veteran boss described him as "fantastic".
"I am flattered that Vicente del Bosque, whom I like both as a person and as a manager, has remembered me," said Aduriz.
Del Bosque says he is considering a number of attacking options ahead of the pre-Euro 2016 friendlies against Italy and Romania - but the numbers stack up in Aduriz's favour.
So, how about it Jurgen... why not give Rickie Lambert a call?
"Aritz Aduriz has always been popular with Athletic Bilbao fans, so he was well received when he returned for his third spell with the club in 2012.
"But even his biggest admirers have been pleasantly surprised by his goalscoring exploits in the last couple of years, which have easily outstripped anything he achieved earlier in his career.
"He has become the club's emblematic player, adored by the fans and hugely respected by opponents, and further cemented his place as an Athletic legend by scoring a hat-trick in August's Super Cup thrashing of Barcelona, sealing the club's first trophy since 1984.
"Aduriz's greatest strength is his aerial ability, which is guaranteed to give opposition central defenders a tough encounter and has seen him score some spectacular headed goals.
"He's also a proficient finisher with his feet, possessing the knack of creating space for himself to shoot, and is an extremely hard-working team player who leads by example with his efforts in closing down defenders."
Hear more stories from across the continent on BBC Radio 5 live's European Football Show on Monday, 25 January (20:30 GMT)


Two men have been arrested after up to 25,000 tonnes of waste were dumped in sites across the North of England and Midlands.

Dawn raids were carried out at five addresses connected to addresses in Staffordshire, Herefordshire and Hertfordshire.
Waste has been dumped at 17 sites in the Midlands, North West and North East.
A third person is helping police with their inquiries.
The arrests were made for offences relating to Section 33(1)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and Reg 38(1)(b) of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010.
The Environment Agency said the men have been released subject of further inquiries.
The EA said its investigation, codenamed Operation Cesium, had been running since last summer.
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The dawn raids at the suspects' home and business addresses were supported by more than 20 police officers from Staffordshire, West Mercia, Warwickshire and Hertfordshire.
The arrests were made in the Herefordshire town of Ledbury and in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, the agency said.
The investigation is expected to continue for months.
Paul Clarke, an EA lead investigator, said: "In this case we have 17 landowners and communities blighted by significant amounts of dumped waste.
"We've already seen some of these sites catch fire, causing significant impact on communities, the environment and our emergency services partners who have to tackle them."
In September, Liverpool City Council said it had been left with a Â£1m waste disposal bill after six incidents in less than four months at vacant industrial sites in Merseyside.