Francesco Guidolin insists he will know whether he will remain as long-term Swansea City manager before the end of this Premier League campaign.

The Italian, whose Swansea side are at leaders Leicester City on Sunday, was appointed in January until the end of the season to preserve their status.
Chairman Huw Jenkins, also in takeover negotiations with American investors, has been in talks with Guidolin.
''He told me in two weeks he can decide for the future," said the 60-year-old.
Former Liverpool and Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers, ex-Chile national team manager Marcello Bielsa and Carlo Ancelotti's one-time assistant at Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain Paul Clement have all been linked with the Swans job.
Swans chief Jenkins is expected to oversee an American boardroom takeover at the Liberty Stadium before the end of the season with US entrepreneurs Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan in discussions to buy a controlling stake in Wales' only English Premier League club.
But with the club's Premier League status virtually secured - 10 points from the relegation zone with four games remaining - attention is now on Guidolin's future.
"For me it is not important," he maintains. "I am sure in two weeks or 10 days, the chairman will tell me his decision.
''It is important to save Swansea City.
"My only idea is to finish the season well because our opponents in the next few weeks - with Leicester first and the other big teams - have important targets.
"It is important for us to achieve our target and finish well, my players feel the same. My future is not important.''
Swansea finish their Premier League season with four of the Premier League's top seven teams.
Europa League semi-finalists Liverpool and Champions League semi-finalists Manchester City visit the Liberty in between Swans trips to Leicester and European-chasing West Ham.


Former Premier League striker Demba Ba says he will not retire after suffering a career-threatening broken leg.

Ba, now playing for Shanghai Shenhua, collapsed during a challenge in a Chinese Super League match, with his left leg giving way beneath the knee.
After the match, the Senegal forward's coach Gregorio Manzano said the injury "could end his professional career".
"This is a really bad injury but I can overcome it. I won't call time on my career, that's for sure," said Ba, 31.
The former West Ham, Newcastle and Chelsea forward added: "The season here ends in November and the new one starts in March. I'll do my best to return in time for the season after that."
Ba, who joined Shenhua from Turkish club Besiktas for about £12m last July, is the top scorer in the Chinese Super League with 14 goals in 18 games.


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Tesco has fired the starting gun on an expected sell-off of non-core assets, with the sale of some of its stake in Asian online business Lazada.

The supermarket giant said its overseas division had sold 8.6% of its Lazada stake to Chinese internet giant Alibaba for $129m (£90.6m).
Tesco will retain an 8.3% holding in the South East Asia-focused business.
The move comes the day before Tesco's annual results, in which it is expected to announce further disposals.
The supermarket group is planning to sell off some of its side businesses, including Dobbies Garden Centres chain, coffee shop chain Harris & Hoole and restaurant chain Giraffe, so that it can focus on the main supermarket business, according to media reports.
Last September, Tesco sold its South Korean business, Homeplus, for £4.2bn to help shore up its balance sheet and revitalise its UK business.
There has been speculation about possible disposals since chief executive Dave Lewis took the helm in September 2014, charged with reviving the group's fortunes.
Mr Lewis was parachuted in after the supermarket reported it had overstated its profits by some £263m.
Alongside this, like its "big four" peers - Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons -  Tesco has been hit by competition from discount rivals Lidl and Aldi.
The UK has also seen a broad change in shopping habits, with many customers preferring to shop little and often at small convenience stores, instead of doing a once-a-week "big shop".
In April last year, the company reported a record pre-tax loss of £6.4bn for the year to February, marking the biggest loss reported to date by a British retailer.
Mr Lewis has focused on price cuts and putting more staff in stores in an attempt to revive sales.
On Wednesday, he is expected to report a rise in underlying fourth-quarter sales, the group's first quarterly increase for more than three years.
Tesco declined to comment on the sale of its side businesses.


Across film, television and music, the prospect of Donald Trump becoming the US commander-in-chief was raised long before he became the president-elect on Wednesday.

The election of Trump as the 45th US president has led many fans of The Simpsons to recall an old episode which apparently predicted it.
Bart To The Future, first broadcast in 2000, showed how the lives of the main characters might turn out.
A grown-up Lisa Simpson was seen as the White House incumbent, explaining to her staff she has "inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump".
She then asks her secretary of state, childhood friend Milhouse Van Houten, how bad the country's finances are as a result of Trump's time in office. He replies: "We're broke."
Earlier this year, The Simpsons writer Dan Greaney described the 16-year-old episode as "a warning to America".
"That just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. It was consistent with the vision of America going insane," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
"What we needed was for Lisa to have problems beyond her fixing, that everything went as bad as it possibly could, and that's why we had Trump be president before her."
More recently, the show once again referenced his candidacy for president, although by this point Trump had publicly confirmed he would run for office.
Trumptastic VoyÂÂage, broadcast last year, saw him on an escalator with Homer Simpson - a reference to the real-life entrance he made to announce his candidacy with wife Melania.
Earlier this year, the show officially endorsed Hillary Clinton, releasing a clip of Homer and Marge discussing who to vote for, before settling on the democratic candidate.
But the team behind the animated comedy series was not alone in predicting a Trump presidency.
In 1999, a music video by US rock band Rage Against The Machine also appeared to allude to a bid by Trump for the White House.
A man can be seen holding up a sign that reads "Donald J Trump for President" in the band's video for Sleep Now in the Fire.
At the time, Trump had thrown his hat into the ring to be the Reform Party's nominee in the next presidential race, but he withdrew his candidacy in February 2000 - nine months before the election.
The music video was directed by documentary filmmaker Michael Moore - who has more recently addressed the prospect of a Trump presidency directly.
Moore, who is known as a left-wing political commentator, released a film earlier this year entitled TrumpLand, in which he warned of the dangers of his potential election.
The filmmaker also posted an article on his website, headlined "Five Reasons Trump Will Win", although by this time it was a more realistic prospect than it had been when he directed the music video 17 years earlier.
A slightly more indirect reference to a future Trump presidency was seen in the Back To The Future films.
In the second movie, released in 1989, the trilogy's villain, Biff Tannen, is seen becoming a successful businessman, which leads him to open a 27-storey casino and, more pertinently, use his money to influence US politics.
Fans long believed that this was based on Trump - a theory which was confirmed by the film's writer last year.
Asked about the similarities between Tannen and Trump, Bob Gale told The Daily Beast: "We thought about it when we made the movie."
Gale highlighted one scene in particular that appeared to allude to Trump.
"There's a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there's a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there's one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait," he said.
In the movie, Biff uses the profits from his casino to shake up the Republican Party, before eventually assuming political power himself. He is later seen transforming California's Hill Valley into a town riddled with crime and corruption.
Trump was elected president 27 years after Back To The Future Part II was released.
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A 10-part medieval drama series is to be filmed in south Wales after being commissioned by US cable network FX.

A pilot of The Bastard Executioner was filmed at Pinewood studios near Cardiff but the full production is set to be shot at Dragon studios near Pencoed.
This is because the remake of cult film The Crow starts at Pinewood in July.
The series stars Lee Jones as a 14th Century knight turned executioner during the reign of Edward III.
It is set against a background of Welsh rebellion.
The cast will include a guest appearance by Matthew Rhys.
Series creator Kurt Sutter - also behind the series Sons of Anarchy - said: "I love history. I love theology. I love blood. It's been very satisfying weaving fact and fiction to create a new mythology that combines all these elements."
Dragon at Llanilid in Rhondda Cynon Taff, which was once nicknamed Valleywood, was behind the 2011 medieval adventure film Ironclad.


India's Election Commission has accused the main opposition BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of violating the election code.

He breached poll laws by flashing his party's symbol and making a political speech while voting was going on in the seventh phase of the election, it said.
Mr Modi addressed journalists and supporters after casting his vote in his home state of Gujarat.
He later posted a "selfie" of his inked finger on Twitter.
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As Mr Modi's convoy arrived at the polling station, it was greeted with frenzied celebrations. His supporters had taken up positions all along the street - young, old, women and even young children among them.
There were others on the roofs of surrounding buildings, competing for space with security personnel and snipers deployed to protect the man whom most Gujaratis want to see installed as India's next PM.
Chants of "Modi, Modi" split the air as he emerged from the polling station only to be swallowed up by a sea of people. He waved to the crowds, flashing a victory sign as his security detail fought hard to keep his supporters at bay.
After a short exchange with the waiting media, which included several international teams, he was off leaving behind a trail of dust.
His supporters, though, lingered on. "He's winning handsomely, you mark my word," one of them said. "And once he becomes PM, he'll be in the post until he dies."
India's general election, with 814 million eligible voters, is the world's biggest exercise in democracy and the governing Congress party is battling the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for power. Mr Modi is ahead in all the opinion polls.
He was greeted by cheering crowds lining the streets and on rooftops as he arrived at the polling station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's biggest city. Voting was held in all 26 seats in the state.
Andhra Pradesh also voted on Wednesday for the last time as a united state before it is divided on 2 June.
Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh were among seven states and two union territories where 139 million eligible voters had to make their choice between some 1,300 candidates contesting 89 seats on Wednesday.
"The BJP will form a stable government in Delhi soon," Mr Modi said after casting his vote.
"The Congress party has already conceded defeat... It is the end of the mother-son government," he added, in a reference to the Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul.
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But photographs of an upbeat Mr Modi holding a small white lotus flower, shown on television screens across India, have landed him in trouble with the Election Commission.
The commission said it had seen the video recordings of Mr Modi's speech and that it was evident that it was "a political speech intended and calculated to influence and affect the result of elections in the constituencies voting today".  It has now ordered the authorities to register a case against him.
A spokesperson for the BJP said Mr Modi had done nothing wrong and that the party would respond to the Election Commission notice.
If found guilty, Mr Modi could be sent to jail for up to two years or asked to pay a fine, or both, but correspondents say it is unlikely to happen.
Mr Modi is standing for election in two seats - in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi as well as Vadodara in Gujarat.  If he wins both seats, he will have to relinquish one.
In Andhra Pradesh - where voting for state assemblies is also taking place - brisk polling was reported through the day.
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A large number of veiled Muslim women and old men sporting flowing beards stood in long queues waiting patiently for their turn to cast vote, BBC Hindi's Zubair Ahmad says.
In Hyderabad city, scores of people complained that their names were missing from the voters' list and in some polling centres electronic voting machines did not work.
The 17 parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh going to the polls on Wednesday are to be part of the newly-created state of Telangana.
Voting for the remaining 25 parliamentary seats which will constitute Andhra Pradesh after the state is split in two will be held on 7 May.
The marathon general election, which began on 7 April, will conclude on 12 May. Votes will be counted on 16 May.


An 86-year-old man has died after his motorbike collided with two other vehicles on the A82 near Loch Lomond.

The accident happened about five miles north of Luss at about 11:05.
Police said the black Honda motorbike was travelling north when it was involved in a collision with a Range Rover and a Vauxhaull Mokka.
The road was fully closed for about six hours and police have appealed for anyone with information about the crash to contact them.
Sgt Archie McGuire said: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank motorists caught up in the delays for their patience.
"I would appeal to anyone who saw a black Honda motorcycle travelling north along the A82 or witnessed the collision to contact police immediately.
"In particular, I would like to speak to the driver of a black 4x4 vehicle, possibly a Ford pickup truck, who was heading southbound on the road and may have witnessed the incident."


Newly-discovered photographs of Scarborough beach that were taken in the 19th century are to be auctioned.

The magic lantern slides were photographed by William Nowell and found during a recent loft clearance.
Auctioneer Graham Paddison said: "It is the extraordinary contrast in this set of 30 photographs that is so unusual."
Mr Paddison, of auctioneers Dee Atkinson & Harrison, said the pictures showed the gulf between rich and poor in late Victorian England.
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Mr Nowell was the manager of the Great Northern Steamship Fishing Company and a keen photographer.  He shot the images between 1895 and 1902.
They were found in a house in Hessle, East Yorkshire, belonging to Mr Nowell's great-grandson.
The auction is to be held in Driffield on 30 September.


A biology teacher who was poised to travel to Syria to fight with the group that became widely known as Islamic State has been jailed for six years.

Jamshed Javeed, from Manchester, was "determined to fight jihad" despite pleas from his family not to, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
Javeed, 30, who admitted terror offences, claimed in court he wanted to go to support ordinary Syrians.
He was arrested in December 2013 hours before he was set to leave the UK.
Javeed, who taught at Sharples School in Bolton, had been preparing to leave his home on Cringle Road, Levenshulme, after helping his younger brother Mohammed make the trip to Syria.
The teacher's relatives initially foiled his plans by hiding his passport but he persisted even after learning his wife was pregnant.
Police found Â£1,490 in cash, thermal gloves and combat-style trousers in a rucksack during a search at his home.
At an earlier hearing, Javeed admitted two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terror acts but insisted he was travelling only to support the people of Syria, not to join Islamic State.
But in sentencing him, Judge Michael Topolski said he was "not satisfied" Javeed had rejected "Isis's ultimate aims" and believed he remained "adherent to a violent jihadist mindset" and considered him "dangerous".
He said by autumn 2013 he had "become sufficiently radicalised and committed to a violent jihadist ideology that you were part of a group of young men determined to travel to Syria to join Isis and to fight and die for them".
Judge Topolski said: "I find that you were not planning to return to this country... but rather to die, if you could, as a martyr."
He said Javeed played an "important role" in enabling his younger brother and three other men to travel to Syria to fight.
"One of those young men is now dead. The other three are effectively missing."
During his trial Simon Denison QC, prosecuting, said evidence indicated Javeed was "intent on fighting with the terrorist group".
He said: "It follows that the action he was intent on committing inevitably included acts of murder, using firearms and/or explosives."
The jury was played recordings made secretly by Javeed's family, in which he can be heard telling an unidentified female: "I don't care about the police. They can arrest me.
"I've not done anything wrong. I'm not bothered about police. Lock me up. Am I bothered, if they lock me up?"
He told his family in a second recording: "You don't want me to go... But I want to. And I am going to go, regardless."
When later asked by his sister where he was going he replied: "Wherever I want."
Judge Topolski imposed an extended sentence of nine years, comprising a custodial term of six years and an extended licence period of three years.
Speaking after sentencing, Det Ch Supt Tony Mole from Greater Manchester Police said: "Javeed was an otherwise law-abiding man who had a responsible job, a child and another one on the way.
"However, from August last year both his appearance and behaviour started to change and in a short space of time he started to support the Isis cause and those planning to travel to Syria.
"He had bought equipment to take with him and had given money to help others travel there."
Judge Topolski praised the "resolve and courage" of Javeed's family in attempting to scupper his plans.
His family was also commended by Det Ch Supt Mole for taking "brave steps" to try to prevent him flying out to Syria before his arrest.


Investigations into South Yorkshire Police's handling of child sexual exploitation allegations in Rotherham are being widened.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it will review three inquiries, only one of which led to prosecutions, with the aim of pursuing offenders.
It said those who believed their past actions would never catch up with them "should think again".
The review was requested by South Yorkshire Police's chief constable.
The three inquiries to be reviewed were conducted between 2008 and 2011.
Five men were prosecuted in 2010 as part of one of the force's investigations, the NCA said.
The review is part of phase one of Operation Stovewood, an independent NCA investigation examining criminal allegations of child sexual exploitation in the town.
It follows the release of the Jay report in August 2014, which revealed more than 1,400 children were the victims of abuse between 1997 and 2013.
Professor Alexis Jay's report said South Yorkshire Police had failed to prioritise the issue.
Trevor Pearce, NCA director, said the force had already addressed a number of issues raised by the review team, which made 48 recommendations.
"I am confident that we now have a foundation from which to deliver a set of consistent, victim-focused and co-ordinated investigations."
He said the investigations aim to "identify, disrupt and bring to justice those responsible for harming vulnerable individuals in Rotherham within the period covered by the Alexis Jay Report".
Mr Pearce said all relevant South Yorkshire Police investigations would be co-ordinated under Operation Stovewood.
However, two current operations into alleged child sexual exploitation would continue to be managed on a day-by-day basis by South Yorkshire Police as they were "making good progress".
David Crompton, chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, said he had requested the review to ensure "transparency and openness" and accepted the recommendations.
"We have dedicated officers working tirelessly to support the victims and bring the offenders to justice and have made a number of arrests as part of these investigations," he said.


A man who raped a 14-year-old girl after getting her "blind drunk" has been jailed for eight years.

Richard Barrett, 46, from Elstree, initially said the teenager, from Bushey, had consented to sex at a film location in a Buckinghamshire field.
He later pleaded guilty to two counts of rape. St Albans Crown Court heard he "took advantage of her sexually" after plying the girl with alcohol.
Barrett was caught after his victim's mother read her diary.
She had written: "Richard. I hate you. You have ruined my life."
The court heard Barrett, of Jubilee Walk, told the girl it would be their "little secret" after he raped her in a caravan at the film set where he worked as a security guard.
He groomed the girl by giving her wine and vodka, asking her about her sex life and showing her pornography on his mobile phone.
Judge Jonathan Carroll said Barrett had got his victim "blind drunk".
He said she had been vulnerable and Barrett had shown "sinister signs of grooming".
Barrett was placed on the sex offender register for life.


Pakistan has cancelled a conference of lawmakers from Commonwealth countries after a feud with India over Kashmir.

India demanded that lawmakers from Indian-administered Kashmir be included at the event, Pakistan National Assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq said.
More than 50 countries were expected to participate at the conference in Islamabad on 30 September.
Kashmir, claimed by both countries in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years.
Pakistan does not recognise the Indian state government in Kashmir, and had not invited the speaker of the assembly government.
The South Asian rivals have fought two wars over the region. A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the neighbours often accuse each other of violating it.
Thursday's decision to call off the Commonwealth parliamentary conference came as security advisers from Pakistan and India -  Sartaj Aziz and Ajit Doval - prepared to meet in Delhi on Sunday to discuss a range of issues aimed at easing tensions.
On Thursday, Indian authorities detained and later released two Kashmiri separatist leaders, while a third remained under house arrest.
Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman Qazi Khalilullah was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying he expects India will allow national security advisor Sartaj Aziz to meet with the Kashmiri leaders during his visit to Delhi.
He said the separatist leaders were "important stakeholders'' in efforts to find a peaceful solution.
In August last year India cancelled talks with Pakistan after Pakistan's high commissioner in Delhi consulted Kashmiri separatist leaders ahead of the talks.


President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the grave of John F Kennedy as part of a day of events honouring the assassinated president.

Mr Obama was joined at Arlington National Cemetery by former President Bill Clinton.
The 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination is on Friday.
Earlier, Mr Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour, to Mr Clinton and other prominent Americans.
Among this year's recipients were entertainer Oprah Winfrey, late astronaut Sally Ride and feminist Gloria Steinem.
Kennedy established a modern version of the awards but did not live to present the first medals.
Members of Kennedy's family stood by Mr Obama, Mr Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a trumpet player performed Taps, the traditional US military mourning song, at the Kennedy grave.
Mr Obama made no public comments.
"Today, we salute fierce competitors who became true champions," the US president said earlier at the White House, speaking about each recipient of the medal before their official commendations.
He thanked Mr Clinton for "the advice and counsel that you've offered me, on and off the golf course. And most importantly, for your lifesaving work around the world, which represents what's the very best in America."
A recent political book reported that Mr Obama had gone to play a game of golf with Mr Clinton during the 2012 election campaign, but left the course early, supposedly saying he could only tolerate his fellow Democrat "in doses".
At Wednesday's ceremony, Mr Obama said Sally Ride - who became the first American woman in space in 1983 and died last year of pancreatic cancer - had served as a role model for his own children.
"Today our daughters, including Malia and Sasha, can set their sights a little bit higher because Sally Ride showed them the way," Mr Obama said.
The medals for Ride as well as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and Senator Daniel Inouye, the first Japanese-American to serve in Congress, were awarded posthumously.
The other Medal of Freedom honourees were


Police are investigating the rape of a young woman at a bus stop in an Edinburgh city centre street.

The attack was reported to have happened in Lothian Road, opposite the Waldorf Astoria hotel, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police are asking for anyone with information for come forward.


Thousands of people will find out in the "coming days" if they will get a refund for a part-cancelled music festival.

Y Not Festival, in Derbyshire, was called off a day early, on Sunday, after heavy rain and wind.
Fans took to social media to demand refunds and complain about the organisation of the event.
Y Not Festival said it would be meeting insurers to discuss refunds.
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Some festival goers and traders were still attempting to leave the site on Monday, after the mud made driving conditions difficult.
People who had train tickets to travel back on Monday were also offered the chance to travel back on Sunday, after the cancellation was announced.
Katy Bull, 31, from Belper, went to the festival in a group of eight but decided to leave on Saturday.
She believes metal plates put down to help people drive on the site damaged her tyres and said none of her group had their bags searched.
"People just abandoned cars," she said.
"Yes, the weather was a factor but there were no contingency plans put in place. Glastonbury and Download deal with rain.
"People could've walked in with absolutely anything. I'm getting fed up with people saying it was just the rain, it was just horrendous.
"I contacted them [the organisers] straight away and told them I damaged my car and wanted reimbursing.
"The only response I got was they'd get back to us."
The weather stopped headliners The Vaccines from taking to the stage, but Stereophonics and Jake Bugg's performances were rearranged.
Event director John Drape said he was "gutted" at what had happened but they had not been caught out by the weather.
He added they had spent 30% more on infrastructure and brought in 80 tonnes of woodchip to stabilise tracks.
But many festival goers took to social media to say they had seen no signs of the measures brought in to improve conditions.
On 24 July, children's entertainment providers Angel Gardens put a statement on their Facebook page stating they had pulled out of Y Not "due to health and safety concerns around the organisation of the event".
The BBC has approached the organisers for further comment.
Steve Heap, from the Association of Festival Organisers, said: "It's fairly unusual... a lot of people get rain, but to be hit that hard in one go was most unfortunate.
"I can clearly see why they cancelled... it was both unsafe for performers and for the audience."


Two teenage girls have been charged with kidnapping a three-year-old child in central Newcastle.

The girl went missing from the Primark store in Northumberland Street shortly before 17:00 BST on Wednesday.
She was found just over an hour later, about three miles away in Gosforth.
Northumbria Police said two girls, aged 13 and 14, would appear at at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Friday, charged with shoplifting and kidnap.
The force said all local police resources were involved in the search for the child.
A spokesman said travel networks in the city were alerted and officers scoured CCTV footage from council and retail premises in the area.
He added: "I would like to thank all of those involved for their help in finding this little girl and helping reunite her with her mother."


Kick-started by the invention of the light bulb, the way we illuminate our homes and our lives is ever-changing - particularly in a world where the challenge is to light more, but to consume less energy.

But Mark Major, one of the world's leading lighting designers, believes we're at the early stages of a lighting revolution.
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"Changing technology makes me feel very clearly that this is as much of a revolution going on now as perhaps when gas went out and electric lighting came in," he says.
But what is it that makes something beautifully lit, and what role does technological innovation play in illuminating both our buildings and our state of well-being?
Mr Major's work - along with his late partner Jonathan Speirs - is award-winning, credited with enhancing the atmosphere of already iconic structures.
It is arguably Speirs + Major's most distinctive work, unmissable to Londoners, that displays this like none other: St. Paul's Cathedral.
"It was a great privilege to work on that project," he says.
"Probably one of the toughest assignments we've ever had. It took about five years in its execution to design and have the lighting fully delivered."
The result is a building swathed in soft light - giving the building a sense of serenity in the hustle and bustle of Britain's capital city.
Inside, it was an even bigger task.
"When you're dealing with not just a heritage building, but a heritage building of that nature, you realise it was never really designed to be seen under artificial light in quite that way - it would have been seen in candlelight.
"You're placing, in a way, a new interpretation on the building and its architecture after dark, and you have to be very careful how you do that."
As well as tremendous buildings - Speirs + Major also work with more practical locations such as offices or restaurants, and even our streets.
"On a very basic level," Mr Major says, "Well-designed lighting in the streets of cities doesn't just keep you safe and secure, but also can really help to create a pleasant and interesting atmosphere.
"It can bring out the colour and texture of the landscape, it can sort of direct you to places, it can play a number of different roles in the city that are more than simply enabling us to see - good lighting makes our cities more legible.
"And I hope, as a result, more enjoyable."
He envisions a future where streets light up as you walk down them, but get dimmer when no-one's around, saving energy.
Not only this, but the light can be used to change the very mood of the street depending on the occasion - a delicate skill.
"We all know the difference between a romantic candlelit supper for two, with that soft, warm, glowing light focal that makes your partner look wonderful, and sitting in a fast food restaurant under fluorescent lighting and what a grim experience that can be."
This type of flexibility would not be possible with traditional filament bulbs.
Advancements in light emitting diode (LED) technology means lighting specialists are able to come up with far more complex arrangements.
"We've moved a long way from candles and gaslights," Mr Major says.
"LEDs are going to fundamentally revolutionise the way we work with light.
"It's smaller, it's cooler, and the quality of LED lighting has improved so much. Warmer light, broader spectrum, better skin tones, better reproduction of colour - just the overall quality."
But there are downsides with this revolution, he argues.
"The more light we bring into the world, the greater some of the challenges become.
"Research is beginning to rapidly prove that you can have too much of a good thing - we all know about light pollution."
And it's not just human beings who would be affected, Mr Major says.
"Many creatures are adapted to the night - so by bringing along a lot of light we can really impact on their feeding habits, on their breeding patterns and all sorts of things.
"So we can enrich our lives, but we have to be quite careful how we work with this industrial material."


A second man has been arrested in connection with the death of an ex-Royal Navy officer thought to have been run over by his own car.

Mike Samwell, 35, was fatally injured as he tried to prevent thieves from stealing his car from outside his home in Chorlton, Manchester on Sunday.
A 20-year-old man from south Manchester has now been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody.
A 21-year-old man arrested on Monday has since been released on bail.
Mr Samwell was asleep with his wife Jessica in their Cranbourne Road home when intruders struck in the early hours.
Police believe he was run over by his car, a black Audi S3, which was taken and later found damaged about three miles away from the house.
Mr Samwell's family paid tribute to him and described him as a "special, kind and exceptionally talented man".
Greater Manchester Police are continuing to investigate and have appealed for anyone with any information to get in touch.


Durham all-rounder Scott Borthwick says all he can do is maintain good performances for his county amid speculation about an England call-up.

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Former England paceman Bob Willis has talked up Borthwick's talents, and head coach Trevor Bayliss has also referenced his impressive county form.
Borthwick, 26, has five first-class centuries to his name so far in 2016.
"It's not up to me," Borthwick told BBC Look North. "All I can do is keep putting in performances for Durham."
He added: "Hopefully if it [a call-up] does come I'll be ready."
The emergence of Borthwick as a batting threat has been a progressive one, having initially emerged as a spinner before his climb up the order with Durham.
His one Test appearance for England came in the 2013-14 Ashes series, while his two one-day games for the national side were in 2011.
"Stats and results have shown that I'm a batsman who bowls leg spin, batting at three I'm more of a batsman," Borthwick added.
"The way we have set our bowling attack the last few years has been with the four seamers with me as the part time leggie."


A man has been killed after his motorcycle was in collision with a car in a Lancashire village.

The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, at about 14:45 BST on Sunday.
He had been riding towards Preston when his Honda motorcycle was in collision with a BMW at the junction with Factory Lane, Lancashire Police said.
Officers have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
The driver of the car, a 40-year-old woman from Bolton, suffered whiplash and was treated for shock.


Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst has urged his squad to have more fun and lighten up, in a bid to help their League One relegation battle.

Former Grimsby boss Hurst was appointed on 24 October, with the Shropshire club at the bottom of the table.
After beating Oxford, losses to Sheffield United and Fleetwood plus a 0-0 draw at home to Port Vale have seen Hurst's side return to bottom spot.
"Sometimes you need a bit of a joker," he told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"I'm a believer you can have fun while working hard still. They're a quiet group. I don't know if they feel they're still getting to know me, but I want a bit more from them.
"Characters - that's what you sometimes need. I don't want them to feel down."
Shrewsbury host fellow third-tier side Fleetwood in the FA Cup second round on Saturday.


Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic gave the Paris crowd a home victory to cheer as they won the women's doubles title at the French Open.

The French duo, seeded seventh, beat Russian fifth seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-3 2-6 6-4.
Garcia and Mladenovic claimed their first Grand Slam title having only teamed up this year with a target of playing at the Olympics.
They have now won titles in Charleston, Stuttgart, Madrid and Paris.
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A police officer forgot to turn on his body camera at the scene where a man killed a woman at a Caerphilly county hostel, an inquest has heard.

Prison leaver Matthew Williams was found attacking Cerys Yemm, 22, at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed on 6 November 2014.
Williams, 34, was Tasered by police who arrested him and he later died.
Gwent Coroner's Court in Newport heard PC Sion Jenkins was among five officers who tried to restrain Williams.
He told the inquest he was wearing the camera on his body armour as part of a trial by Gwent Police and its purpose was "to obtain the best evidence".
He agreed when questioned it was a "matter of regret" that he had not recorded the incident, adding he only received the camera three days earlier and had no training.
"I'd forgotten I was wearing it. I was going to the incident to deal with a violent man," he said.
The inquest heard Williams was already in handcuffs and was struggling when PC Jenkins arrived but he did not see a Taser used.
He said he attempted to hold down Williams' legs which had already been strapped together.
Another officer, Sgt Andrew Rees, told the inquest Williams was lying on his front and on top of his handcuffed arms.
He wanted to move Williams' arms behind his back because he was concerned about the impact the handcuffs had on his breathing but was advised against it.
Williams was lifted up and was breathing. A packet of white powder was found in his pocket.
Meanwhile, paramedic Paul Wyatt said Williams did not need immediate help but soon after his pulse and breathing deteriorated.
Mr Wyatt said Williams was taken to the ambulance where the colour had drained from him. He died in the back of the ambulance.
Sgt Rees said there was evidence of a violent struggle in the room with smashed porcelain and "some sort of ornament with a sharp protrusion on it".
He also told the jury he did not see a Taser used and it was not usual to discharge one while someone was handcuffed "but this was an extraordinary incident".
The jury also heard claims by Miss Yemm's barrister of a "confused scene" in the Gwent Police control room as the 999 caller was given conflicting advice.
Insp Karen Evans was in charge of the incident and told residents she could not advise them if they should enter the room but the chief inspector said not to go in.
She said: "I was balancing the safety of Miss Yemm with the residents. I didn't have eyes on the scene. They might have had an opportunity to get her out."


A gene therapy has stabilised and slightly improved cystic fibrosis in some of 136 patients in a trial.

Their lungs showed no decline, on average, after they inhaled healthy copies of the gene that causes CF once a month for a year, results published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine show.
And the lungs most clogged before the trial showed a 3% improvement.
The lungs of patients that did not take the gene therapy showed a decline of 3-4% on average over the same period.
Prof Eric Alton, of Imperial College London, who led the trial, warned: "The effect is modest and it is variable. It is not ready to go straight into the clinic yet."
Prof Alton and his colleagues at the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy consortium, which includes scientists at Edinburgh and Oxford Universities as well as Imperial, are hoping to have a further trial next year.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition caused by a faulty gene that leads to a build up of sticky mucus causing debilitating infections in the nose, throat and lungs.
Patients' average life expectancy is 41.
Kieran Kelly, who usually takes about 40 pills, injections and inhaled medicines throughout the day, was among those taking part in the trial.
He told BBC News: "I did feel a lot healthier. It might have been psychological, but I did feel better in myself.
"You have to live every day that you have," he added. "You have to be as positive as you can, just live your life and enjoy it."
Nadia Lloyd lives with Mr Kelly in Brighton, and they are planning to marry later this month.
She said: "You have to be quite hopeful. When we first met [nine years ago], the average life expectancy was 28.
"So every time you see medical developments, it is always so encouraging".
But they both know the new gene therapy probably will not be ready in time to help Mr Kelly.
"The chances are that it will have an effect on anyone taking part in the trials are quite slim," he said. "It would be great if it does."
But Miss Lloyd said he had already benefited from drugs developed as a result of other people taking part in previous trials.
She added: "What Kieran is doing could help so many people in the future. I am very proud of him."
Prof Stuart Elborn, of Queen's University in Belfast, said the results were "encouraging" but the therapy had been no more effective than some of the drugs currently available.
And he called for more small-scale tests to see if a larger dose would be more effective.
"If I was on the board of a pharmaceutical company, I would require further studies to determine the best dose and whether the current treatment could be combined with other drugs to increase the effect," he said.
"It is too soon to proceed with larger phase-three trials costing many millions".
Cystic Fibrosis Trust chief executive Ed Owen said: "The advantage of gene therapy is that it attacks the basic defect of cystic fibrosis and that has the potential to reduce the daily routine of drugs that those with cystic fibrosis endure each day and (offers the possibility) of long-term improvement to transform their lives".
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Two games have been postponed in Scottish League One, but two have survived pitch inspections in the division below.

Albion Rovers' game at home to Queen's Park was called off due to a waterlogged pitch after a 09:30 inspection.
Leaders Livingston blamed "relentless overnight rain" for their game against Stenhousemuir following suit.
But games hosted by Berwick Rangers and Stirling Albion both survived.
Berwick, who are playing Elgin City in League Two, said their pitch passed an inspection at 11:00.
As did Stirling's Forthbank Stadium surface, where Edinburgh City are the visitors.


Chris Froome will embark upon the "toughest challenge" of his career when he begins his quest to win a third Tour de France title on Saturday.

The Team Sky rider, 31, is favourite to become the first man in 20 years to win consecutive Tours.
He faces stiff competition from two-time winner Alberto Contador and two-time runner-up Nairo Quintana.
"I've got more rivals and the level of my rivals is that much stronger," said the 2013 and 2015 champion.
The 3,500km route comprises nine flat stages, nine mountain stages - with four summit finishes - one hilly stage and two individual time trials.
A total of 198 riders from 22 teams will start Saturday's stage from Mont Saint-Michel to Utah Beach in Normandy before heading south to the Pyrenees mountains during the opening week.
The route then takes the riders to the Alps, via the legendary ascent of Mont Ventoux and a stage in Switzerland, before heading for the traditional finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday, 24 July.
Froome said: "The route this year is very much climber-based in terms of even the two time trials we have. One is straight uphill and the other one has two long climbs on it.
"Even though we have time trials, they're time trials where a climber will do well.
"I imagine a lot of people will be looking at that last week given it's so heavily loaded with mountains - stage 17, 18, 19 and 20 - anyone trying to make up time, it will be a great opportunity.
"Whoever's defending the yellow jersey, it will be tough, four days back-to-back like that."
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The 31-year-old has based his whole season around the next six weeks, with the Olympic road race and time trial in Rio following the Tour.
He started his winter training later than usual and has not competed in as many stage races, although he did win the Tour warm-up - the Criterium du Dauphine - as he did in 2013 and 2015.
"It's about delaying reaching that peak form," he said. "In previous seasons, in the spring I'd been in that shape and then basically tried to hang on to it whereas now I feel as if I've only just got there.
"Hopefully it means that because we've delayed everything I'll be able to hang on to it a bit longer, and hopefully into Rio too."
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Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford says "there's a real excitement and anticipation for the race".
He added: "If you worry about people ganging up on you, you are not able to focus on yourself.
"We'll make the race and choose our tactics accordingly. It's about being proactive and controlling, rather than worrying about other people."
Team Sky have assembled what is generally regarded as the strongest-ever nine-man Tour de France squad to try to help Froome to victory - a fact that has not gone unnoticed by one of his main rivals, Contador.
"It's not just about beating Froome. It's about beating the whole of Team Sky," said the Spaniard.
Chris Froome - Team Sky
Tour pedigree: Helped Sir Bradley Wiggins become the first British winner of the race in 2012 before becoming the first two-time winner last year. Looking to join a group of seven riders to have won three or more Tours de France.
Strengths: 'Froomey' can climb and time trial with the best in the race and has one of the strongest teams ever assembled around him. He is also tactically astute and can adjust his strategy when needed. Froome has delayed reaching his peak form in an effort to also go for gold in the road race at the Rio Olympics.
He says: "I've made a personal goal to be stronger in the third week than I had been in the past."
Nairo Quintana - Movistar
Tour pedigree: The 26-year-old Colombian has twice finished second to Froome, winning the young rider classification on both occasions. Quintana attacked on L'Alpe d'Huez last year and almost snatched victory from Froome. He won the Giro d'Italia in 2014.
Strengths: Sensational in the mountains and an excellent time trial rider, this course will suit 'Nairoman' perfectly. He developed his technique while cycling to school in the Colombian town of Combita, which has an altitude of nearly 3,000m. After sharing team leader duties with Alejandro Valverde in 2015, Movistar are putting all their efforts behind him this year.
He says: "I have to win the Tour and this is the right time. I've gained another year of maturity, we're prepared and I'm ready for it."
Alberto Contador - Tinkoff
Tour pedigree: Twice a winner, in 2007 and 2009, the Spaniard had a third victory in 2010 taken away for doping. 'El Pistolero' has also won two Giros d'Italia and three Vueltas a Espana in a glittering career. Aged 33, he had said he was targeting one last yellow jersey and Olympic gold in Rio before retiring but the rumours are that he may continue.
Strengths: An explosive climber always looking to attack in the mountains, the uphill time trial routes are likely to suit him. Illness left Contador below his best in 2013, he broke his leg in 2014 and came into the 2015 race underpowered after winning last year's Giro d'Italia. He has focused his entire season on the next three weeks.
He says: "I've always liked to be competitive and I guarantee I will prepare 100% for the Tour de France."
Fabio Aru - Astana
Tour pedigree: 'The Little Angel' is making his Tour debut and will be 26 on Sunday. However, he is developing into an excellent stage racer, having won last year's Vuelta a Espana and finishing runner-up to Contador in the 2015 Giro d'Italia.
Strengths: A superb climber, so the mountainous route should suit him, as will the hilly time trials. He also has fellow Italian Vincenzo Nibali, the 2014 Tour winner, in his team as an expert guide.
He says: "I'm maturing quickly, both physically and through experience. I won races but made mistakes and sometimes gave it too much. I know I can learn and improve, starting with my time trialling ability to attack on climbs.
France have not had a home winner since Bernard Hinault's record-equalling fifth victory in 1985.
Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet are the biggest hopes this year. Both are comfortable in the mountains but will seek to limit losses on the time trials. Podium finishes are not out of the question but the top step may just be beyond reach.
Fellow Frenchman Pierre Rolland is an accomplished climber and has switched to Cannondale to further his Grand Tour ambitions. He has ridden more than 2,000km on his time trial bike in the off season - but will it pay off?
Australia's Richie Porte was in the Team Sky squad that helped Wiggins win in 2012 and Froome a year later.
The 31-year-old had a tilt two years ago after Froome crashed out but struggled in the mountains after falling ill.
Porte, who switched to BMC Racing for this year, said: "I've never been in as good shape and, more importantly, I've never been on a team where I've got my own opportunities."
American Tejay van Garderen is also in the BMC squad. He claims sickness ruined his race last year when he was forced to abandon from third place on stage 17.
There are eight British riders in the race and three will be supporting Froome's challenge in the nine-man Team Sky squad.
Geraint Thomas will again play a key role in the mountains, while Ian Stannard and Luke Rowe will do a lot of work on the flatter stages to keep Froome near the front of the peloton and away from crashes.
Mark Cavendish will be going for wins on the flatter sprint-friendly stages. He has won 26 Tour de France stages and needs just two more to equal Hinault's haul. Belgium's five-time Tour winner Eddy Merckx leads the way on 34.
Should the 'Manx Missile' win stage one on Saturday, he will wear the race leader's yellow jersey for the first time.
However, Cavendish says it "was never a career target" to pull on the 'maillot jaune'.
He added: "It's a stage win. The win will get you the yellow jersey. You can only look at it like that. How else will you get the yellow jersey? Even if it was the seventh stage, we'd go into it with the same strategy."
Steve Cummings, who won a Tour stage last year, is also in Cavendish's Dimension Data squad.
Climbing specialist Adam Yates, 23, will ride for Orica-BikeExchange and look to improve on his 50th-place finish last year, while New Zealand-born sprinter Daniel McLay, 24, is making his Tour debut for the Fortuneo - Vital Concept team.
The Tour de France is not all about winning the yellow jersey. The battles for the green points and polka dot King of the Mountains jerseys can be just as intense.
Slovakia's Peter Sagan is chasing a fifth successive points title. Historically the race for green has been the domain of the sprinter but since Cavendish won in 2011, Sagan, who can climb and sprint, has been imperious by picking up points on hillier stages.
Points are awarded at the end of all stages but are stacked in favour of the sprinters on flat stages. There are also intermediate sprints to keep the quick men interested in the mountains.
Froome won the King of the Mountains title last year, more as a by-product of winning the race. The 2014 winner Rafal Majka is a team-mate of Contador, highlighting the strength of Tinkoff's squad.
The harder the ascent, the more points are on offer, with double points at summit finishes. Expect the likes of Bardet, Pinot and Rolland to be interested, particularly if the hopes of a first French winner in 31 years evaporates again.
There will be live text commentary of every stage, with live commentary of the closing 90 minutes of every stage on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra or the BBC Sport website.


Mae'r system bleidleisio yng Nghymru yn "hen" ac mae angen ei newid i ailgysylltu â'r cyhoedd, yn ôl y Gymdeithas Diwygio Etholiadol.

O'r rheiny oedd yn gymwys i bleidleisio yn yr etholiadau lleol diwethaf yn 2012, 38.6% wnaeth daro pleidlais.
Dywedodd cyfarwyddwr y Gymdeithas Diwygio Etholiadol, Jess Blair bod angen i wleidyddion wneud "ymdrech fawr" i foderneiddio'r broses ac ennyn diddordeb y cyhoedd.
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn edrych ar newid y ffordd y mae cynghorwyr yn cael eu hethol.
Dim ond 45.3% o'r rheiny oedd yn gymwys wnaeth bleidleisio yn etholiad y Cynulliad y llynedd, ond fe wnaeth 71.7% daro pleidlais yn refferendwm yr UE.
Dywedodd Ms Blair wrth raglen Sunday Supplement BBC Radio Wales bod gan wleidyddion "gyfrifoldeb" i ystyried pam nad yw pobl yn pleidleisio yng Nghymru.
"Mae gwleidyddiaeth yn aml wedi ein dal yn ôl rhag cael gwared ar rwystrau mewn etholiadau," meddai.
"Os 'dyn ni'n edrych ar y math o systemau sy'n cael eu defnyddio maen nhw'n hen.
"Dim ond ar ddydd Iau y gall bobl bleidleisio ac mae'n rhaid gwneud hynny rhwng 07:00 a 22:00. Dyw e ddim yn adlewyrchu'r oes fodern."
Ychwanegodd y gallai pleidleisio ar-lein a chael cofrestru ar y diwrnod fod yn rhan o'r datrysiad.
Mae Ysgrifennydd Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, Mark Drakeford yn ystyried ffyrdd o newid y system yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys gadael i awdurdodau ddewis pa system y maen nhw'n ei ddefnyddio.
Dywedodd yr Athro Roger Scully o Ganolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru mai un o'r rhesymau pam nad yw pobl yn pleidleisio mewn etholiadau lleol yw eu bod yn teimlo "nad oes ganddyn nhw ddewis".
Yn etholiadau'r cyngor yn 2012, dim ond un ymgeisydd oedd yno ar gyfer 9% o'r seddi yng Nghymru.
Ond yn ôl yr Athro Scully, mae'r ffigyrau ar gyfer refferendwm yr UE yn dangos bod pobl yn pleidleisio pan eu bod yn credu bod eu pleidlais yn gwneud gwahaniaeth.


Maria Sharapova "must accept responsibility" for failing a drugs test and serve her ban, according to Andy Murray.

The five-time Grand Slam winner, 28, revealed on Monday that she tested positive for meldonium in January.
"Clearly if you are taking performance-enhancing drugs and you fail a drugs test, you have to get suspended," said Briton Murray, the world number two.
Russian Sharapova will be provisionally suspended from 12 March.
The former world number one says she has been taking the drug, which was added to he World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list on 1 January, for health reasons for the past 10 years.
Sharapova is one of several athletes to have tested positive for the heart drug, including 1500m world champion Abeba Aregawi, 2015 Tokyo Marathon winner Endeshaw Negesse and Russian ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova.
"I think, since 1 January, there have been 55 different athletes who have failed tests for meldonium," Murray told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I find it strange that there's a prescription drug used for heart conditions and so many athletes competing at the top level of their sport would have that condition. That sounds a bit off to me."
Murray also said tennis needed to do more to combat the threat of doping.
"It's better than it was a few years ago," he said. "Last year I certainly got tested a lot, but this year I have been tested twice, three months into the year, which clearly is not enough."
Women's world number one Serena Williams said Sharapova's positive test was not indicative of a wider drug problem within tennis.
"We live in a massive world with billions of people and we have a few people that do things and it makes people scared, but that doesn't make the whole world a bad place," she said. "That's the same thing with tennis.
"The majority of the players really pride themselves on having integrity and playing with that."
Williams, who said she was "terrified" of taking any supplements, has offered her support to Sharapova, saying she had shown "a lot of courage".


Changes to how cardiac rehabilitation services are provided in Inverness could start to be made later this year.

NHS Highland has proposed relocating care provided at the Highland Heartbeat Centre at Raigmore Hospital to the city's Centre for Health Sciences.
It also plans to move the exercise element of rehabilitation into local leisure centres and other facilities.
However, campaigners are critical of the health board's handling of the closure of the Heartbeat Centre.
The We All Need the Heartbeat Campaign accuses NHS Highland, which could, subject to approval, make the changes by the end of September, of an "asset grab".
The centre was opened in 2005 after hundreds of thousands of pounds was raised through a public fundraising effort.
The rest of the money needed was provided by the British Heart Foundation.
NHS Highland, which plans to put the building to a new use, said the changes would help to improve cardiac rehabilitation.
A spokesman said moving services to the Centre for Health Sciences would allow collaborative working with other health specialists.
He said providing the exercise element at leisure centres would bring this part of the care into the communities where heart patients lived.
All the proposals are subject to approval by a committee at the health board.
The spokesman added: "Only after these plans are in place will the redesign services team at Raigmore then take over responsibility of the space currently occupied by the Heartbeat Centre."
A spokesman for the We All Need the Heartbeat Campaign said NHS Highland bosses were "continuing to drive a coach and horses through one of the greatest community charity initiated and paid for health initiatives ever set up in Scotland".


A man has been seriously injured after the car he was driving hit a tree in Swansea.

A silver Peugeot 107 came off the B4291, Birchgrove Road, Birchgrove, at about 20:30 BST on Saturday and hit a tree.
The man who was driving the car was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital after being seriously injured.
Passengers in the car also required treatment, but their injuries were less serious.
The crash happened about half a mile north of the junction with Heol Las.


Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has withdrawn a bill that pardons men convicted of sex with underage girls if they have married them.

The bill, part of a package of amendments to the legal system, was sent back for further work just hours before a final vote in parliament.
It had sparked protests across Turkish society and was condemned abroad.
Critics said it would legitimise statutory rape and encourage the practice of taking child brides.
UN agencies had called on the government not to approve the bill, arguing that it would damage the country's ability to combat sexual abuse and child marriage.
But the government says the main aim is to exonerate men imprisoned for marrying an underage girl apparently with her or her family's consent.
The draft law will now be returned to a commission which will take into account the views of the opposition and civil society, Mr Yildirim said.
This would allow for "broad consensus" and to "give time for the opposition parties to develop their proposals".
This bill sparked a rare thing here: cross-party opposition. The AKP MPs who proposed it insisted it would not pardon rapists or sexual abusers and was simply intended to exonerate men who marry underage girls apparently with consent.
However, critics said that in patriarchal Turkey, a young girl would feel unable to give consent and so the bill would have legitimised rape and encouraged child brides. When conservative, usually pro-government, women spoke out against it - including the president's wife - the bill was doomed to failure.
Child marriage is a problem here. Former President Abdullah Gul famously married when he was 30 and his wife 15.
But women's groups say the solution is not controversial legislation such as this but real opportunities for girls. And they say the Islamist AKP has encouraged female subservience, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling childless women "deficient".
It's led to a huge rise in physical abuse of women, with the murder rate said to have increased by 1,400% between 2003 and 2010 - although some believe that number is partly due to more cases being reported than ever before.
Turkey's legal age of consent is 18 but the practice of underage weddings in religious ceremonies remains widespread.
Opposition parties heavily criticised the bill which had been approved in an initial parliamentary reading on Thursday.
The ruling AK Party dominates parliament in Ankara.
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag had defended the legislation, saying: "The bill will certainly not bring amnesty to rapists.... This is a step taken to solve a problem in some parts of our country."
In July, Turkey's constitutional court annulled part of the criminal code which classified all sexual acts with children under 15 as sexual abuse.
Source: Turkish justice ministry
Elif Shafak, one of Turkey's best-selling novelists, explained the concern over the bill.
"One of the main weaknesses of this draft is that word, consent," she told the BBC.
"What does that mean? We're talking about children here. So if the rapist negotiates with the family, if he bribes or threatens the family, the family can easily withdraw, you know, their complaint and they can say OK there was a consent and there was no force involved."
But Ravza Kavakci Kan, an AKP MP, said the bill had been misunderstood.
'This is a kid': Turkish social media reaction compiled by BBC Monitoring
There is a palpable sense of relief among opponents of the bill on Turkey's social media. The hashtag #Thisisakid has been trending, with some posting pictures of children smiling and playing.
"As long as there is solidarity among women, we are powerful," said one tweet. "This is it!" said another. "Withdrawing the bill has eased the public's conscience. We need to be logical, not stubborn."
Others point out that the government only backed down because President Erdogan had asked for parliamentary consensus over the bill. Addressing the government, a user said: "You should have listened to the people, and not wait for the president to interfere."
But the debate is not over as some want the bill to be dropped entirely. "What does it mean it is withdrawn?" asked one tweeter. "It should not be brought back to parliament again."
"The fight should continue until this law is shelved indefinitely," another person tweeted. "They should apologise to all women and children."
"It is about giving normality to young women who have been married underage due to cultural norms, other norms, and now find themselves with their children suffering because their husbands are in prison," she told the BBC's Newsday programme.
"One of the examples is when the woman is 15 and the man is 17, they get married, they're both underage, a few years later after they've had children, or when they go to register their babies, or when they go to the doctor, the doctors or officials have to report this case if it is an underage marriage, so now they are 24, 25 and all of a sudden their husbands are in prison."


A jealous man beheaded the mother of his two children in an act of "pure hatred", the Old Bailey heard.

Crane driver Dempsey Nibbs killed his partner of 30 years after he suspected her of having affairs, the court heard.
Judith Nibbs, 60, described as "bubbly and happy", had predicted her own death, telling colleagues, "If I'm not in on Friday, I might be dead", jurors were told.
Mr Nibbs, 69, of the Charles Estate in Hoxton, denies murder.
The court heard that Mr Nibbs carried out the act because he thought his partner was a "snake", and said he had killed her while "defending himself".
Crispin Aylett QC, prosecuting, said the couple's relationship had soured in the spring of 2014 as Mr Nibbs suspected his partner of infidelity.
Ms Nibbs had confided in her sister and a colleague at Meals on Wheels that her partner had threatened to kill her and grabbed her by the throat.
During a row on 7 April, she had taunted Mr Nibbs with details of her infidelities, saying: "I have had sex eight times."
On the night of 10 April, Mr Nibbs attacked her in their Hoxton flat and knocked her out, Mr Aylett said.
"Having attacked his wife, the defendant then took up a kitchen knife and cut off her head," he said.
The court heard how Mr Nibbs disposed of remains down the lavatory, before writing a suicide note to his son and ringing police to tell them they would find "a couple of dead bodies" at his home.
The trial heard that Mr Nibbs shown no signs of mental illness in the wake of the killing.
Ms Nibbs's former workmates described her as a happy, joyful, bubbly and open-minded woman.
The trial continues.


A £3m package of "targeted discounts" for Scottish rail passengers with season tickets has been announced.

The Scottish government included funding for the scheme in its budget following criticism of rail services.
Fares will rise in 2017, but Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said passengers with monthly or annual season tickets will get a week's worth of free travel.
Scottish Labour, which has called for a freeze on all rail fares, said the plans do not go far enough.
They said the "vast majority" of passengers would still face record fares in January.
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay announced the plans during his budget statement, where he claimed a full freeze would be too expensive and would hit investment in the rail network.
The government said its plans could deliver greater savings for customers with annual or monthly season tickets even with fares set to rise in 2017, and said further deals would be announced for other passengers.
Mr Yousaf said he was confident ScotRail could deliver "the service we expect", after a "particularly challenging" year of delays and disruptions on the network.
He said: "Passengers rightly deserve an efficient and value for money rail network.
"By offering a 'free week' we can in many instances match or even provide better savings for passengers than if we offered a fares freeze.
"And as service improvements and investment also impact on those across the country who do not use season tickets, we will put in place a number of promotions and fare offers throughout the year to ensure they also benefit from this investment."
An example cited by the government was that the cost of annual and monthly season tickets between Glasgow and Edinburgh will go up by £72 and £82.80 in 2017 respectively, while they claim the 'free week' plan would see regular travellers save £95.50.
ScotRail will designate a specific period in 2017 during which the free travel will be available.
The group's managing director Phil Verster said the network was undergoing its biggest upgrade since Victorian times.
He said: "Our customers have been incredibly patient during the big projects like Winchburgh Tunnel last year and Queen Street Tunnel earlier this year.
"The free week of travel for our season ticket holders is a 'thank you for your patience' while we work to deliver a rail network that all of Scotland can be proud of."
However opposition parties said the measures do not go far enough.
Labour's transport spokesman Neil Bibby said the government had been "forced" into concessions by pressure from politicians and passengers - but said the plans didn't "hit the mark".
He said: "Labour's fare freeze policy would have benefited every ScotRail passenger - the SNP's policy won't.
"After all the delays and disruption people have had to put up with on the railways, no passenger should face a fare hike in the New Year.
"The bottom line is that fares will still rise to record levels in January for the vast majority of passengers as planned. It is insulting to ask passengers to pay a penny more for the shocking ScotRail service they have been receiving."


Three trades unions have joined forces to urge assembly members to commit to funding post-16 education.

UCU, NUS Wales and Unison Wales said those elected following May's election needed to invest or risk denying opportunities for people in disadvantaged areas.
The unions will meet on Monday at University of South Wales in Cardiff to launch the Don't Cut Me Out campaign.
They added most adults returning to study did so without employer support.
Ebbi Ferguson from NUS Wales said: "Our colleges and universities offer a vital second chance to adults who want to develop their skills and to those from disadvantaged communities.
"Cutting funding for post-16 full-time and part-time education denies these people, the majority of whom are women, another opportunity and means there is a huge untapped resource of potential Wales is missing out on."


From Ghana to Argentina and London, air pollution is a problem that people want to do something about.

As part of the BBC's So I Can Breathe series, a week of stories exploring some of the different ways the world is seeking to reduce air pollution, people have been sharing their tips on how to improve the air around them.
For Phoebe, Joylen and Verity, from London, the answer is to stop cutting down trees.
Students at 50 London schools breathe air that exceeds legal pollution limits.
"Toxic air audits" have been announced by the mayor of London to combat the problem.
According to the US Forest Service, trees typically reduce urban air pollution by only up to 1%, but even this can have significant health benefits.
Areej and her mother also want to plant trees in urban areas of Damascus to improve air quality.
Wood-burning stoves are a cause of high indoor air pollution levels which have been linked to four million premature deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization.
Adboulie Sey thinks they should be banned from Gambia and solar energy promoted instead.
Africa's new breed of solar energy entrepreneurs
A tax on wood stoves is another solution, suggested by Karen Baines on Twitter.
Improving how we travel is a common desire.
Swapping driving for cycling can reduce the number of vehicles on the road emitting pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide.
Clare Rogers tweeted this picture of her and her daughter in Enfield.
Robert Singleton suggests a ban on diesel powered vehicles would go some way to reducing pollution.
Girl guides helping to clean Ghana's air pollution problem
Improved public transport is also proposed by Maria Innes in Buenos Aires, and echoed by Oscar Soria, in New York.
Mike Hall thinks government schemes to support people buying hybrid or electric cars is one way to encourage more environmentally friendly transport.
And Pablo Nieto Gonzalez in San Sebastian, Spain, wants emissions from ships to be cut.
A week of coverage by BBC News examining possible solutions to the problems caused by air pollution.


A one-day strike has been announced by members of the RMT union on the Southern rail network after talks to resolve a dispute failed.

The RMT had warned of further strikes after discussions ended on Tuesday without the union and rail operator reaching a deal.
Conductors will walk out for 24 hours on 22 February in the long-running row over guards' roles on trains.
Southern said it would run as many trains as possible during the strike.
Nick Brown, chief operating officer of parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR), said: "We are disappointed that the RMT is going to heap yet further misery and disruption on the travelling public.
"We aim to run as full a service as we can."
He said during the last conductors' strike, which took place on 23 January, Southern ran about three-quarters of its normal service.
After talks broke down on Tuesday, the RMT said GTR was only prepared to discuss how to extend driver-only operation - the issue at the heart of the dispute.
The bitter row has centred on Southern's desire to turn guards into on-board supervisors. As such, they lose responsibility for opening and closing carriage doors, with that role falling to the drivers.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "The abject failure by Southern rail in yesterday's talks to take the safety issues seriously has left us with no option but to confirm further action."
The union wants GTR to guarantee a second "safety-critical" member of staff on trains.
Mr Cash said: "These disputes could have been settled if Southern had listened to our case."
He called on the rail operator to "engage in genuine and serious talks that address our issues".
GTR has been in dispute with two unions - the RMT which mostly represents conductors, and Aslef which represents drivers.
Aslef reached a deal with Southern on 2 February and has been balloting its members on whether to accept it, with the result expected on Thursday.
The deal includes details of circumstances when a train can be operated as driver-only, without an on-board supervisor.


When the final whistle sounded at Brandywell Stadium at the weekend, it paused almost 90 years of soccer history in Londonderry.

Two teams of former Derry City players graced the turf for charity in the final match at the ground in its current guise.
Redevelopment and modernisation work gets under way this week at the Lone Moor Road ground.
It has been home to Derry City since the club's inception in 1928.
The multi-million pound project will include a new stand, changing rooms and a new synthetic playing surface.
Among those playing in the ground's swansong was former Northern Ireland international Liam Coyle.
The striker, a Derry City fans' favourite, grew up in the shadow of the stadium, following in the footsteps of his father Fay - part of the 1958 Northern Ireland World Cup squad - by playing for his hometown club.
"There's a lot of great memories here, making my debut and scoring a hat trick, winning the treble under Jim McLaughlin and winning the League under Felix Healy," he told BBC Radio Foyle.
"But progress has to be made and the ground has to be redeveloped".
A soccer stadium since the late 19th century, Brandywell was voted among the UK's top ten favourite sports venues in the UK in 2002 by BBC Radio Five Live listeners.
The ground has seen title triumphs, cup wins, European glory nights and some of the footballing world's great names cross its white lines.
Glamour friendlies brought Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United to the famous old ground - players of the calibre of Ronaldinho, Xavi, Iniesta and Gascoigne, among those to face the challenge of the ground's notorious slope.
Benfica, Steaua Bucharest, Gothenborg, Vitesse Arnheim, Paris St. Germain are among the European elite to take on Derry City in European competition.
There are darker days in the ground's long history too - in 1972 a  supporters' bus from Ballymena United was burned on a visit to Brandywell.
Ultimately that would see the club expelled from the Irish League and forced in the footballing wilderness until their acceptance into the League of Ireland in 1985.
It was during that exile that the ground's other tenants - Brandywell is owned by the local council -  helped keep the stadium from ruin.
The ground is also home to football's Derry and District and Saturday Morning Leagues while it has housed greyhound racing since the 1930s.
A final race meeting due to take place last week fell foul of the weather.
A new track at the adjacent Showgrounds will form part of the upgrade.
Michael McLaughlin of the Brandywell Greyhound Racing Company is looking ahead to the opening of the modernised facility in 2017.
"I would like to thank all the people who have supported us over the years and look forward to seeing them again next autumn".
A spokesperson for Derry City and Strabane District Council, owners of the ground, said the first phase of the ground's redevelopment would be completed in 2017.
It will include "a new 1,100 seater stand, a new pitch, new dog track and substantial improvement works across the stadium and perimeter walls".
A second phase, dependant on the securing of necessary funding, could further increase capacity to 5,000.
Derry City FC are now looking for a new home for the 2017 season while Brandywell is overhauled.
In a statement, the club said the redevelopment is a "very positive and affirming development for the future of the club".
"The project has been long in its gestation and the club itself and our supporters have, at times, been disappointed.
"To see the actual works begin in the stadium will help us all to relish the possibilities for the future.
"We can begin to look forward to having a stadium that properly represents the status and the history of this great club".


George Osborne has been reprimanded for launching a think tank without consulting the ex-ministers' lobbying watchdog.

The former chancellor launched the Northern Powerhouse Partnership in September, to "push and fight for" ideas he championed when in government.
But the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments said it should have been consulted beforehand.
The committee advises ex-ministers on taking up jobs after they leave office.
Rules prevent ministers from lobbying government for two years after leaving office. and there are restrictions on the jobs they are able to take up during this time.
Mr Osborne's role is unpaid and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership is a not-for-profit organisation.
In a letter to Mr Osborne, the advisory committee said government departments had not expressed concerns about him taking on the job, but added: "The committee noted with concern that you sought advice on this appointment after you had launched the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.
"The committee is unable to offer retrospective advice on appointments that have already been announced."
It told Mr Osborne he should not use "privileged access" gained from his time as a minister to influence government policy.
"The committee would also remind you that advice should be sought on all appointments, paid or unpaid, before they are taken up or announced," it added.
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership - described as an independent group of politicians, business people and civic leaders - has recruited the former mayor of New York, billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, to advise the powerful new elected "metro" mayors being created in city regions including Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield.


Mumford and Sons are revealed as headliners for Reading and Leeds Festival 2015.

Royal Blood, Years and Years and deadmau5 are also in the line-up.
Organisers had already announced Metallica as one of the main acts for the festival, which will take place between 22 and 24 August.
"We are so excited to be playing," Years and Years said. "We'll bring three times as many synths as Metallica - can't wait to party with you all."
Mumford & Sons last appeared at Reading and Leeds on the NME/BBC Radio 1 Stage in 2010.
The band have been working on their third album since February 2014, according to band member Ben Lovett.
Bastille are also performing and mega group Rebel Sound featuring Chase & Status, Rage, David Rodigan and Shy FX.
"The last time we played Reading and Leeds, the crowd were insane and we had to stop the set four times - there was so much energy," Chase & Status said.
"We're already preparing the new dubsâ€¦ can't wait to see what the Reading and Leeds crowd will bring this summer."
Catfish and The Bottlemen are also in the line up.
"Last year really was a game changer for us and one of, if not the best shows we've ever done. This year's gonna blow it away," the band said.
Wolf Alice, Pretty Vicious, Jack Garratt and Hannah Wants have also been announced.
"I'm looking forward to revealing the third headliner and even more great artists soon," festival boss Melvin Benn said.
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Neil Jenkins says Wales are planning to win their final World Cup Pool A match, no matter who wins Saturday's showdown between England and Australia.

A victory for the Wallabies over the hosts would give Wales a place in the quarter finals.
Warren Gatland's team face Australia on 10 October, and kicking coach Jenkins says they intend to win.
"The focus for us is firmly on a week Saturday against Australia whatever happens tomorrow," he said.
"I'm not saying I'm rooting for the Aussies.
"What will be, will be as far as I'm concerned, so whatever happens - whether England win or Australia win - we've got to see it one way. We've got to turn up a week Saturday and we've got to win, it's as simple as that."
Wales, England and Australia can all still qualify for the quarter-finals but only the top two in the pool will go through.
With four points for a win, one bonus point for a team that scores four or more tries in a match, and one point if you lose by seven points or fewer, the permutations are many.
If England beat Australia, then the tournament hosts will be favourites as their final game on 10 October is against minnows Uruguay - both Wales and the Wallabies recorded bonus-point victories over the South American side.
A bonus-point win for England would mean the match between Australia and Wales, earlier on the same day at Twickenham, would decide the other qualifier from the so-called pool of death.
There is a scenario that could see Wales and England finish on the same points. If that were to happen, Wales would go through because they won last Saturday's pool match.
Should Australia lose to England and then beat Wales there is also the possibility of all three teams finishing on the same points and then points difference comes into play.
Jenkins was the first player to score 1,000 points in international rugby, and his Wales tally of 1,049 remains a national record.
He said none of the Wales management team were going to watch the England v Australia game, and would himself be watching it at home.
"Whatever happens - if England did lose tomorrow and they go out - we're still going to be looking forward to the game next week because it's an important game for us," he said.
"It's a game that we want to win, we want to top the group and go through as group winners."
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Mitsubishi Motors has been told to stop selling eight more models after it was found they overstated fuel efficiency.

The investigation by the transport ministry comes after the firm admitted in April to falsifying the fuel efficiency of two of its models, along with two cars produced for Nissan.
The admission led to a suspension of sales of the vehicles, prompting a sharp drop in the firm's market value.
Nissan subsequently bought a controlling stake in the company.
The latest models affected by the fuel efficiency scandal include variants of the Pajero, Outlander and RVR SUV cars.
The models in the initial scandal were two minicars sold under the Mitsubishi brand, and two other similar models the company built for Nissan.
"Our investigation confirmed that the fuel economy on eight models were as much as 8.8% and on average 4.2% lower than advertised," the transport ministry said in a statement.
The ministry ordered the carmaker to stop selling those eight models on the domestic market while it submitted correct readings.
In the wake of the initial scandal in April, some $3bn was wiped off the carmaker's market value. In May, fellow carmaker Nissan moved in to take a 34% controlling stake in the company in a 237bn yen ($2.2bn; Â£1.52bn) deal.
In April, Mitsubishi Motors admitted it had rigged tests for the past 25 years.
Regulations changed in 1991 to reflect stop-start urban driving more accurately, but Mitsubishi failed to heed the change.
In May, the firm's president, Tetsuro Aikawa, stepped down.
Mitsubishi Motors also forecast a huge loss in the wake of the scandal, saying in June it expected a net loss of 145bn yen for the current business year.
The expected loss marks the first fall in profit for the car firm since the 2008 financial crisis.
Before the fuel rigging came to light, the carmaker was the sixth biggest in Japan and the 16th largest worldwide.


SNP MPs will abstain in the House of Commons vote on whether there should be a snap general election, the party's leader at Westminster has confirmed.

Angus Robertson said his party believed in fixed-term parliaments, but would not stand in the way of an early election.
The prime minister's plan to hold an election on 8 June is expected to be authorised by MPs later.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have already said they support the move.
The next general election had been due to be held in 2020, but the Fixed Term Parliaments Act allows for one to be held earlier if two-thirds of MPs are in favour.
Theresa May has argued that a snap general election will help the UK make a success of Brexit and provide long-term certainty.
Opposition parties have highlighted Mrs May's U-turn after she had previously insisted she would not be calling an early poll.
But the prime minister told the BBC she had "reluctantly" changed her mind on the issue in recent weeks.
Asking the public to trust her, she said a new mandate would give her the "strongest hand" in talks and make it hard for people to "frustrate" EU exit.
Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Robertson accused the prime minister of putting her party before her country by holding a general election just two years after the last one.
He added: "We are supporters of the Fixed Term Parliament Act, and that means that parliaments should go their term.
"But we are not going to stand in the way of the election because the election is going to happen.
"The Labour Party is going to vote with the Tories. We are not going to vote with the Tories, we are not going to make life easy for them, we are here to hold them to account."
The decision to abstain in the Commons vote was made at a meeting of SNP MPs on Tuesday evening.
Mr Robertson insisted he "absolutely" relished the prospect of an election, and said the SNP would be contesting every seat in Scotland with the intention of winning them.
He said the vote "will be an opportunity for us in Scotland to at least get some insurance against the worst excesses of a hard-right Brexit, which is what the UK government is steering towards".
Mr Robertson also confirmed that the SNP winning a majority of seats in Scotland would not be enough for the country to become independent - with a referendum needed to decide the issue.
But he would not confirm whether or not the party's manifesto would have a commitment to an independent Scotland seeking EU membership - which is the SNP's current policy.
First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon joined Mr Robertson and the party's other MPs outside Westminster ahead of the Commons vote.
She told journalists that the UK government's arguments against holding a second independence referendum would "crumble to dust" if the SNP won the election in Scotland.
The SNP won 56 of the country's 59 seats in 2015 - making it the third largest party in the Commons - with the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats winning one each.
But two MPs - Michelle Thomson and Natalie McGarry - are currently suspended by the party.
Ms McGarry has been charged with fraud offences relating to a potential financial discrepancy in the accounts of the Women for Independence group, while Mrs Thomson has been reported to prosecutors after a police investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud.
The SNP's National Executive Committee will meet on Saturday to discuss whether Ms McGarry and Mrs Thomson would be able to put themselves forward as potential candidates in the election.
Recent opinion polls have suggested that the SNP continues to hold a commanding lead over its rivals in Scotland, with the Conservatives in second place ahead of Labour.
Writing in the Scotsman newspaper on Wednesday morning, the prime minister said that backing the Scottish Conservatives in the election would send a clear message of opposition to SNP calls for a second independence referendum.
And she insisted that holding an election now will provide the UK with "five years of strong and stable leadership to see us through the (Brexit) negotiations and the period thereafter".
Mrs May added: "A vote for the Scottish Conservatives in June will do two things. It will send a clear message of opposition to the SNP's divisive plans for a second independence referendum, and it will strengthen my hand as I negotiate on behalf of the whole United Kingdom with the EU.
"In Scotland, only Ruth Davidson and her Scottish Conservative colleagues are able to stand up for our United Kingdom and provide a strong voice against the SNP.
"And only a strong Conservative Government at Westminster can deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK."
Meanwhile, Scottish Secretary David Mundell insisted it was "absolutely" not hypocritical of the UK government to call a snap general election while denying SNP calls for a second referendum on independence.
He said the general election would be over in six weeks, before Brexit negotiations begin, while Ms Sturgeon wanted the independence referendum campaign to be held while the EU negotiations were ongoing.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said the upcoming general election would give voters a "significant and historic choice".
She said: "At this election, the choice again will be clear: a Tory Party intent on a hard and damaging Brexit; or a Labour Party that will oppose a second independence referendum and fight for a better future for everybody.
"We will work tirelessly to elect Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister and deliver a Labour government."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie also said his party was "relishing the prospect of this election".
He stated: "It is a chance to change the direction of the whole of the UK. Our optimistic agenda is pro-UK, pro-EU and progressive. We stand with the majority opinion in this country."
And Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie urged Scottish voters to use the election to "reassert our choice for a fairer and more equal society."


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

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


A US government watchdog has accused a Pentagon agency of wasting millions on "ill-conceived" reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.

The Task Force for Business and Stability Operations spent some $800m (Â£563m) on development projects over a five-year period.
But poor planning and waste marred the scheme, Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction John Sopko said.
The Pentagon has disputed several of his findings.
Among those highlighted by Mr Sopko, who appeared before senators from a special committee on military management, was a project to help the local cashmere industry.
The $6m ($4.2m) initiative saw a small herd of rare blond Italian goats imported - but Mr Sopko said oversight was so ineffective he could not be sure that the goats were not eaten.
A contractor said the scheme had created up to 350 jobs.
Mr Sopko had "not been able to find credible evidence showing [the task force's] activities in Afghanistan produced the intended economic growth or stabilization outcomes that justified its creation".
"On the contrary, [its] legacy in Afghanistan is marred by unfinished, poorly planned, and ill-conceived projects."
One of the politicians on the committee, Democrat Claire McCaskill called the reported $43m expenditure on a natural gas filling station "dumb on its face".
It was intended to show how Afghanistan's natural gas reserves could be used as an alternative to expensive petroleum imports.
But Ms McCaskill noted the average annual income in Afghanistan is less than the cost of converting a car to natural gas. The Pentagon disputed the cost of the station, saying the actual amount was under $10m.
The task force has since been abandoned.


A hapless thief has been taunted by police for leaving crisps, a soft drink, tools and a balaclava at the scene of a crime.

The man was disturbed by the owner of the car he was trying to break into in Loughton, Essex, and dropped his bag.
Essex Police senior crime scene investigator Ryan Howell later tweeted a photo of the abandoned snacks and a message directed at the suspect.
"They're in my office at Harlow, call 101 to get back," he joked.
"We've also got your balaclava and glass hammer, but we need those for the time being," he wrote to the thief.
"You can definitely have your crisps back though," he added.
In a later post, Mr Howell revealed the crisps had been eaten, but said the suspect would be welcome to pick up the balaclava "when we're done extracting your DNA".
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The French ex-trader Jerome Kerviel, whose unauthorised transactions lost his bank €4.9bn (£3.82bn), has won a claim for unfair dismissal.

A labour court said the bank, Societe Generale, had dismissed him not because of his actions, which it must have known of, but for their consequences.
The court ordered the bank to pay him €450,000 (£350,000) in damages.
A lawyer for the bank said it would be appealing a "scandalous" decision that ran counter to the law.
Mr Kerviel, 39, served a three-year jail term after being convicted of breach of trust and fraud in October 2010.
He was charged with gambling €50bn (£39bn) of Societe Generale's money on trades without the bank's knowledge, which nearly brought down the business.
Although he had originally generated more than €1.4bn (£1.09bn) in profits in 2007, within months that had turned into enormous losses.
Mr Kerviel had argued at his trial that Societe Generale had known what he was doing but turned a blind eye.
One of the judges at the tribunal said that the bank could not pretend it was unaware of Mr Kerviel's fake operations and said he was fired "without genuine or serious cause".
His lawyer, David Koubbi, told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that the court's decision "tore apart the story which Societe Generale has presented from the beginning".
Mr Kerviel had appealed against his conviction but it was upheld in March 2014. He spent two months walking from Rome to France before going to jail. He was later let out on condition he wear an electronic tag.
Mr Kerviel has requested a retrial of the original criminal case. He is contesting an order to repay his losses to the bank.


Birmingham City will face a "difficult" season if they cannot sign new players this week, says manager Harry Redknapp.

Redknapp has added goalkeeper David Stockdale, defender Marc Roberts and midfielder Cheikh N'Doye this summer.
Ravel Morrison and Simeon Slavchev also remain on trial with the club, but the Blues manager wants more additions before the season begins on Saturday.
"We're a little bit short at the moment - we need to improve the squad this week if we can," he told BBC WM.
"We've been trying, but it's been very difficult to get the players in who we've been chasing. Hopefully we'll get there - it's not been through lack of effort."
Redknapp confirmed an interest in Bristol City's Aden Flint, who may be available following the arrival of Nathan Baker from Aston Villa.
"I like him but we'll only pay what we can - if he's too expensive then we'll move on," he said.
Following the 2-0 friendly loss to Swansea on Saturday, Redknapp also said defender Ryan Shotton could leave if the club's valuation is met.
If Shotton were to go that would leave Birmingham, who missed out on John Terry to rivals Villa, with just two centre-backs going into the opening game of the Championship season at Ipswich on Saturday.
"I'm not frustrated. I'm just desperate to do well, but I need the tools to be able to do that," Redknapp said.
"If I get the tools I'll do that, if I don't then it's going to be difficult."