A prison officer who died during a hostage standoff warned his colleagues that inmates had set a trap, union officials have said.

Sgt Steven Floyd, 47, had been placed in a closet by inmates, but he shouted to fellow officers and told them to get out of the building, officials said.
Geoff Klopp, of the Correction Officers Association of Delaware, added that Sgt Floyd's actions had "saved lives".
Earlier, officers stormed the prison block, ending a 24-hour standoff.
Prisoners in C Block at the James T Vaughn Correctional Center in the town of Smyrna took four staff and fellow inmates hostage on Wednesday.
One of the prisoners told a local newspaper they were protesting against US President Donald Trump.
On Thursday morning, a female prison employee was rescued and taken to hospital as police raided C Block.
Sgt Floyd, a 16-year veteran of the Department of Corrections, was found unresponsive after tactical teams used construction equipment to breach a wall and enter the building.
"Sgt Floyd Sr was a father, a grandfather, a loving husband. He worked overtime three to four times a week to put his kids through college, through masters school - anything his kids or his wife wanted, or his grandkids. He loved them with all his heart," said Mr Klopp.
Authorities have not said how he died.
"My prayers all day yesterday was that this event would end with a different result. But it didn't," Governor John Carney said on Thursday morning.
The governor called the situation "torturous" and promised a full investigation.
The rescued employee was found less than two minutes after the raid began.
She has been identified only as a female counsellor with the Delaware Department of Corrections.
Some inmates "actually shielded this victim and ensured her safety", said Robert Coupe, secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Officials say that she is in hospital, and is "alert and talking" after being rescued at around 05:00 local time.
At one point during negotiations authorities turned on the water, so that inmates could bathe and drink, however the inmates used the water to fill metal footlockers, which were then used to barricade prison hallways, officials said on Thursday.
Officials have not yet determined the attackers' motivation, but have said the weapons used were "sharp instruments".
Two of the prison employees and 46 inmates were released on Wednesday and overnight by the hostage-takers at the facility, which is the largest prison for men in the north-eastern state.
Three maintenance workers hid in the basement and were not discovered by the hostage takers.
They were able to get to the roof late on Wednesday, and were rescued by tactical teams.
Earlier in the day, inmates called the News Journal newspaper in Wilmington to explain their actions and make demands.
In that call, an inmate said their reasons "for doing what we're doing" included "Donald Trump. Everything that he did.
"All the things that he's doing now. We know that the institution is going to change for the worse."
He also demanded education, a better rehabilitation programme and called for inmates to be granted scrutiny of the prison budget.
Authorities said they were not sure if all the inmates had been held against their will.
All 120 inmates housed in the block should be considered "suspects", he said.
It was not the first hostage situation at the prison.
In 2004, a 45-year-old inmate at the prison raped a counsellor and took her hostage for nearly seven hours, before he was shot dead by a sharpshooter.


Scotland's Gary Anderson will begin the defence of his PDC World Championship title against qualifier Mark Frost.

Anderson beat England's Adrian Lewis in the 2016 final and is aiming to win the event for the third year in succession.
World number one Michael van Gerwen will play Ross Snook or Kim Viljanen in the first round, while 16-time world champion Phil Taylor is up against either John Bowles or David Platt.
The tournament runs from 15 December to 2 January at London's Alexandra Palace.
It is the 10th time the PDC's showpiece event will be staged at the venue, following its move from the Circus Tavern in Purfleet for the 2008 competition.
Seventy-two players will compete for a record first prize of £350,000.
Stoke's Frost was one of four players to secure their spots at the World Championship at the final qualifying event in Wigan on Monday.
Anderson, 45, could become only the third player in darts history to achieve three consecutive World Championship wins.
Eric Bristow (1984-86) did so before the sport split into two governing bodies, after which Taylor (1995-2002) and (2004-2006) twice achieved the feat in the Professional Darts Corporation version of the World Championship.
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Ross Snook or Kim Viljanen
Cristo Reyes (32) v Dimitri van den Bergh
Stephen Bunting (16) v Darren Webster
Simon Whitlock (17) v Boris Koltsov or Dragutin Horvat
Mensur Suljovic (8) v Ron Meulenkamp
Mark Webster (25) v Joe Murnan
Robert Thornton (9) v Zoran Lerchbacher or Simon Stevenson
Daryl Gurney (24) v Jermaine Wattimena
Adrian Lewis (5) v Magnus Caris
Joe Cullen (28) v Qiang Sun or Corey Cadby
Raymond van Barneveld (12) v Robbie Green
Alan Norris (21) v John Michael
Phil Taylor (4) v John Bowles or David Platt
Jamie Caven (29) v Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts (13) v James Wilson
Vincent van der Voort (20) v Max Hopp
Gary Anderson (2) v Mark Frost
John Henderson (31) v Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas (15) v Tengku Shah or Masumi Chino
Terry Jenkins (18) v Josh Payne
Dave Chisnall (7) v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Justin Pipe (26) v Chris Dobey
Jelle Klaasen (10) v Jeffrey de Graaf
Brendan Dolan (23) v Christian Kist
James Wade (6) v Ronny Huybrechts
Steve Beaton (27) v Devon Petersen
Michael Smith (11) v Ricky Evans
Mervyn King (22) v Steve West
Peter Wright (3) v Jerry Hendriks or Warren Parry
Jamie Lewis (30) v Mick McGowan
Ian White (14) v Kevin Simm or Gilbert Ulang
Gerwyn Price (19) v Jonny Clayton
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Preliminary round - best of three sets
First round - best of five sets
Second and third rounds - best of seven sets
Quarter-finals - best of nine sets
Semi-finals - best of 11 sets
Final - best of 13 sets
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From the boardrooms and conference suites of European rugby's elite, to the pubs, bars and clubhouses lubricating its supporters, the Rugby World Cup sparked a chastening bout of communal introspection.

For the first time in its history, this hemisphere had no representation in the tournament's final four.
One by one, the Six Nations fell by the wayside - beaten, bludgeoned and bamboozled by the merciless wizardry and fortitude of the antipodeans, South Africans and Argentines.
This southern supremacy is no novel concept, but never before has it been felt so keenly, so woundingly close to home.
There is a Scot, a Borderer and a product of one of the nation's most eminent rugby families who has borne witness to the roots of this dominance, how the best assemble and administrate their game, and how the global superstars of tomorrow are shaped.
Raised in the rugby-obsessed town of Jedburgh, cousin to Scotland captain Greig and son of Grand Slam-winning great Roy, Clark Laidlaw represented the national sevens outfit, and the now-defunct Border Reivers.
With his playing days numbered, he embarked on a seven-year coaching voyage that took him some 11,000 miles from the post of rugby development officer at East Lothian Council to Taranaki, New Zealand, on the North Island's western jut.
There he would ascend rapidly to the Kiwi sevens set-up, and the post of assistant coach at the Hurricanes, home to a boatload of All Blacks champions in New Zealand's capital.
"Rugby is rugby, but athletes in the southern hemisphere are brought up in a different way," he begins.
"What I mean by that is, children and young players play a multitude of sports, they're very active as children and young adults, which gives them a really good base to kick on.
"When they decide to specialise in a sport it's usually because they enjoy it and they're good at it.
"If you take rugby in New Zealand, by the time boys specialise, they have a great base of athleticism and spatial awareness and that comes through in the way they're able to play - especially in terms of attacking mindset."
Laidlaw, still a few years short of his 40th birthday, grafted under several Kiwi chieftains, including fabled sevens boss Sir Gordon Tietjens.
He studied each keenly, yet arguably achieved most when imprinting his own ideals.
"I certainly think we can allow our players to make mistakes and allow our young players to really find their own way at times," he continues.
"There are principles within the game and skills you have to get right, but a lot of the time, having your own little spin on things is actually what makes the difference.
"I was brought up here - we're certainly a very rigid society at times, there are a lot of rules and regulations in general, not just in rugby.
"Sometimes I think we need to relax a wee bit and let people find their own way, whether it's climbing a tree at school, or finding a different way to pass a rugby ball.
"There's a lot of pressure on young players to play bloody well over there; I'm not sure our expectations here are high enough."
Laidlaw's Hurricanes tenure culminated in July with a gut-wrenching defeat in the Super Rugby final to Otago's Highlanders.
The 'Canes, in-form, on Wellington soil, were much-fancied, but completely outplayed.
And All Blacks stalwarts Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith and Jeremy Thrush, with over 350 appearances between them, departed the franchise without a championship.
"It's a wee bit different to coaching at Jed!" Laidlaw joshes with a deadpan streak that is oh-so-Borders.
"When you're coaching some of the best rugby players in the world, it's not about the coach. They've got as many ideas about how to run a play, how to change a running line, how to manipulate a defence as me, and my job, once we come up with those plans, is to make us accountable.
"The final was tough, probably a lot tougher for the players - they put a lot more blood, sweat and tears into the jersey than me."
After that showpiece agony, Laidlaw returned to the UK, one prong of a trio of New Zealand-based coaches charged with revitalising London Irish, a club rich in promise but languishing in in the Aviva Premiership's lower reaches for four years.
Alongside ex-Blues assistant Grant Doorey, he is a lieutenant of new boss Tom Coventry, formerly of the Chiefs.
"People think when they see three Super Rugby coaches arriving in England they're going to be a silver bullet," he asserts.
"There's no such thing. It's attention to detail, and it's work ethic and it's time. You need to work bloody hard for a long time with detail to get improvements.
"We're not Bath or Saracens right at the top, that's what we aspire to.
"What appealed to all three of us was an opportunity to come to a club and really make our own mark. If it's a really established club, it's a different type of challenge; it's difficult as a coach to really influence it."
Laidlaw welcomes a familiar foe this weekend, his Exiles battling Edinburgh in the first of a European Challenge Cup double-header, Irish having been knocked out of this competition at the quarter-final stage last season by the same adversary.
"They've got a very strong pack and they've got a good mix with some of the younger backs," he says of Saturday's opponents.
"A big part of this competition will be the double-headers."
Laidlaw sees the shared traits of the Borderer and the Kiwi, the all-consuming thirst for rugby, the honest toil and the unabashed "one-eyedness", but concedes the two differ drastically in many respects.
Patriarch of a "mongrel mob", with three daughters born in Scotland, New Zealand and England respectively, could he foresee a homecoming of sorts in the not-too-distant future?
"I went to New Zealand for one year and ended up there for seven - who knows what the future holds?" he says.
"If one day the opportunity comes up for me and my family to get close to home, you never know, but ultimately that's probably a wee bit down the track."


A major shake-up of maternity services in Lincolnshire is being considered, hospital bosses have confirmed.

Commissioners said two options are being looked at on how care is delivered in Lincoln and Boston.
One involves having specialist consultants on one site, the other, a modified two site service, possibly with a single shared team.
Campaigners in Boston have called for the public to be involved in any decision.
Chief Executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Jan Sobieraj said nothing had been decided about where a centralised service would be based, if it happened.
He stressed the plans were not about saving money, but how resources could be best used to care for women needing specialist treatment during pregnancy.
Mr Sobieraj said there had already been some successes where a central specialist service had been introduced.
"Ten years ago if you said life expectancy would improve on the east coast by removing local services for cardiac care, and moving it to Lincoln... people would have questioned that," he said.
"But, that is exactly what happened."
He added that any changes could take years to implement and the public would be engaged in the whole process.
The proposals were discussed at a meeting on Wednesday with campaigners, the Boston Focus Group.
Its chair, Phillip Bosworth, said he hoped the public would be fully consulted.
"People in this area won't want to be travelling 50 miles on a cold winter's night in the snow when they are having difficulty in labour," he added.
Plans to introduce more community midwives are also being considered.


Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says she had to come out as gay after being outed by a magazine.

The MSP says when she asked for her quotes on her sexuality not to be included in an interview with the Fabian Review, her request was ignored.
The Fabian Society said it was "very sorry" she was upset by the interview.
Meanwhile, Tory MP Sir Alan Duncan says his sexuality prevented him from getting a role in former Prime Minister Sir John Major's government.
They were among a number of politicians speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme about what it was like opening up about their sexuality.
Lothian MSP Ms Dugdale who resigned as the leader of Scottish Labour on Tuesday, said she regretted not having "complete control" over coming out after quotes about her sexuality had been published in 2016.
"It wasn't the first time I'd been asked [by journalists] about my sexuality. I would always answer honestly, and then I would say, 'I'd prefer you didn't use that... I don't think it matters.'
"Up until that day, everybody had respected that, and then that one journalist had decided no, it was a story," she said.
Ms Dugdale said the night before publication she had decided to "make some phone calls" to inform people of her sexuality before it had been revealed in the media.
The Fabian Society said in a statement that the "wide-ranging and comprehensive on-the-record interview was conducted by an experienced, broadsheet journalist who followed usual journalistic practice".
The article's author, Mary Riddell, said "at no point during the interview or afterwards did [Ms Dugdale] ask me not to publish her comments, which were recorded with her agreement.
"Nor has she ever complained to me that her on-the-record comments relating to her relationship had been published."
Ms Dugdale is in a relationship with SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth.
The Labour politician said it was "fascinating" that public attention had focused on the couple's political divide, rather than their sexuality.
"People weren't in any way bothered that it was two women together.
"They were more intrigued it was two people from different political parties," she said, adding that this "definitely" showed how attitudes towards LGBT people had progressed.
British voters returned a record number of LGBT MPs to Parliament in the last general election with 45 gay, lesbian or bi-sexual MPs elected in June - six more than in the previous parliament.
Sir Alan Duncan, Conservative MP and Foreign Office Minister, said he came out as gay in 2002.
"I thought, 'I'm just going to say it. Whatever happens, happens,'"
"I'd reached the point, having been in Parliament for 10 years, where I thought I was senior enough not to be dismissed."
Sir Alan has continued to serve as an MP since that day, but believes his sexuality did go on to cost him a role as a whip in Sir John Major's government.
"I know I was blackballed from the whip's office," he said.
"Not by him, but by [others], who thought it would be too high-risk."
Sir Alan did face some hostility after he revealed his sexuality, with one article's headline reading: "I'm sorry Mr Duncan. if you're gay you are not a Tory."
But, he said, by now, with a number of gay MPs in Parliament, the UK could lead the way on LGBT rights.
"The UK can campaign [with countries without gay rights] and say, 'How dare you live in a country where you persecute gay people.'"
SNP MP Joanna Cherry told the programme she had previously believed she would be unable to have a political career because of her sexuality.
"When I realised I was gay and I saw what happened to [former Labour Party candidate] Peter Tatchell in the [1981] Bermondsey by-election, the terrible homophobia that he faced... I thought to myself a career in politics isn't going to be open to me.
"So I chose instead to concentrate on my legal career."
But in 2015 Ms Cherry stood for office, and was elected.
She said "like most gay MPs", she had since received homophobic abuse on Twitter, but was "very proud to be out as a lesbian in politics".
"I hope to be a role-model to younger women who can see you can be an out woman in public life," she said.
In 1984 Lord Chris Smith became the UK's first MP to come out as gay in office, and in 2005 spoke publicly about being HIV positive.
"Since then, I haven't regretted making that decision for a single moment," he told the Victoria Derbyshire programme.
It would be another 13 years until there was another openly gay MP - Labour's Stephen Twigg - and Lord Smith said he had initially been "terrified" of the reaction, but had received many positive letters.
"There was no social media in those days, thank goodness, but I did get letters from people from all around the country," he said.
"A lot of them saying, 'Well done, congratulations,' but the ones that really meant the most to me were the ones that said, 'Thank you, it's made it easier for me.'"
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It was a sight that broke all taboos and came at a time when some medical opinion said it was unsafe for women to play sports such as football.

So when a group of women had the "temerity" to gather to play football in Hull in 1886, it stopped people in their tracks and the authorities made every effort to stop the game.
It took the women several attempts to find a pitch where they could play, and after being moved on again, the game finally descended into chaos as the crowds demanded their money back.
However, the "treasurer" was nowhere to be seen, having already disappeared with the profits.
The game is recorded in a long-forgotten book, recently unearthed in a Grimsby library, and experts believe it could be evidence of England's earliest women's football team.
The Grimsby women's team was apparently founded in the autumn of 1886, and its members played just two matches.
The first women's game recorded for anywhere in the world was thought to have been held in Glasgow five years earlier.
Brian Heywood, the historian behind the latest claim, said the history of women's football ran parallel with the fight for women's rights.
According to the book, the women's first game was at the Victoria Cricket Ground in Grimsby and the second at a rugby ground in Hull.
The evidence for the club's existence was found during research for a social history project at Grimsby Town Football Club called Trawlers and Footballers.
In the Grimsby library, sports historian Mr Heywood came across a 1912 book called Reminiscences of Sport in Grimsby.
Its author, Bob Lincoln, played in the late-1870s during the early years of Grimsby Town.
In Mr Lincoln's football chapter for autumn 1886, Mr Heywood came across the following paragraph:
"This season some individuals had the temerity to run a team of lady footballers, and they applied for a match on the Clee Park, which was refused.
"Nothing daunted, they secured the Victoria Cricket Ground. A fair crowd assembled.
"It was a terrible fiasco, and the fair maidens had a lively time, as they were unmercifully chaffed by the Pontoonites.
"Leaving here they appeared on the Holderness Road Ground. The fixture terminated in a riot.
"The people demanded their money back, but the treasurer was more than seven, and when they arrived at the turnstiles, he had departed hence with no less than 170 of the best. Quite a haul.''
The "Pontoonites" were workers on the pontoons at Grimsby's fish docks and it is thought that being "more than seven" meant not being naive.
The possible significance of the paragraph in Mr Lincoln's book has gone unrecognised for 100 years.
Tony Collins, director of the International Centre for Sports History at De Montfort University, said it was a "really interesting discovery".
"It is one more piece to demonstrate women played football, of one sort or another, in the 1880s," he added.
Mr Heywood said women playing football at that time would have "broken all taboos". The sport was regarded as volatile and vigorous and unsuited to women.
Some contemporary medical opinion even said it was unsafe for women to play sports such as football.
The two matches were apparently between the club's own members but the decision to charge entrance money to watch inexperienced players backfired.
Mr Collins said the matches would have been "commercial attractions" to bring people into a ground.
Mr Heywood said the female players were, at best regarded as "eccentric and a novelty", and at worst they were subjected to intimidation.
He said the book's record gave an "intriguing glance" into the sporting world of the 1880s and was consistent with information available on other early women's matches.
"This is not the end of the story, I can't believe there weren't other women's teams but I am not aware of any."
In the 1890s, the British Ladies Football Club's secretary and captain, Nettie Honeyball, was quoted as being keen to prove women were "not the ornamental and useless creatures men have pictured".
But perhaps the most famous women's team was formed at a munitions works - Dick, Kerr and Co, in Preston - during WWI.
On 26 December 1920 a record crowd of 53,000 watched Dick Kerr Ladies beat St Helen's Ladies 4-0 at Goodison Park.
By 1920-21, eight women's teams took part in a Yorkshire Cup.
But in 1921 the Football Association (FA) banned women's games from its grounds, saying that "the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged".
The ban was not overturned for 50 years.
Spurred on by England's 1966 World Cup win - and in the context of the political and social upheaval of the 1960s - the Women's Football Association was formed with 44 member clubs in 1969.
And the FA said its figures from last year showed women's football was now the third largest team sport behind men's football and men's cricket.
A total of 1.4 million women and girls now play the game regularly in England.


The American rapper best known as Mos Def has been ordered to leave South Africa within 14 days after being arrested for breaking immigration laws.

Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, was held at Cape Town International Airport on Thursday after trying to leave the country with unrecognised papers.
The Department of Home Affairs said the 42-year-old produced what he called a "world passport".
It said the singer had overstayed his tourist visa, obtained in 2013.
Born Dante Smith in New York, Mr Bey is now banned from South Africa for five years, but has been allowed to appeal. He had been living in Cape Town since May 2013, South African media said.
"Further investigation into the matter revealed that Mr Smith's wife, mother and four children had overstayed and were sojourning in the country illegally," a statement by the Department of Home Affairs said.
As well as being nominated for six Grammy Awards, he has appeared in a number of films, including The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Be Kind Rewind and The Italian Job.


Britain's Kimberley Woods won a second Canoe Slalom European Championships gold medal in two days with victory in the C1 women's canoe singles.

The 21-year-old, part of Britain's C1 team event winners on Friday, finished more than two seconds ahead of the Czech Republic's Tereza Fiserova in Tacen, Slovenia on Saturday.
"To win two golds this weekend is really exciting," said Woods.
It was a second European singles gold medal for Woods after her 2015 success.


The genetic secrets of a "living fossil" have been revealed by scientists.

Researchers sequenced the genome of the coelacanth: a deep-sea fish that closely resembles its ancestors, which lived at least 300 million years ago.
The study found that some of the animal's genes evolved very slowly, giving it its primitive appearance.
The work also shed light on how the fish was related to the first land-based animals.
The coelacanth has four large, fleshy fins, which some scientists believe could have been the predecessors of limbs.
It had been suggested that this fish was closely related to early tetrapods - the first creatures to drag themselves out of the ocean, giving rise to life on land.
But the study, published in the journal Nature, suggested that another fish called the lungfish, which also has four limbs, had more genes in common with land-based animals.
Slow to change
The coelacanth can reach up to 2m-long and is found lurking in caves deep beneath the waves.
It was thought to have been extinct for millions of years, until it turned up in a trawlerman's net off the coast of Africa in 1938.
Its ancient appearance has earned it the title "living fossil" - but it is so elusive, that it has been hard to study.
To find out more, an international team of researchers sequenced the coelacanth's genome, which contained nearly three billion DNA bases.
Professor Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, from the University of Uppsala in Sweden and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in the US, said: "What we can see is that while the genome as whole changes, the protein-coding genes - that make the living fish - are much more stable and much more unchanging.
"And if you think about it, this might be correlated to the fact that the coelacanth lives in a rather extreme and stable environment.
"It lives several hundred metres down in the ocean, and it may also be in an environment where it doesn't have a lot of competitors. So maybe it adapted to that environment a long time ago and it doesn't have a huge need for change."
The researchers also used the study to try and solve the long-standing question of whether the first tetrapods were more closely related to the coelacanth or the lungfish.
They compared DNA profiles of both of these fish with modern land-based animals, including mammals, birds and lizards.
"We selected 251 genes that were very similar in all these genomes so we could build this picture of how closely related these species were," Prof Lindblad-Toh explained.
"From that picture it was clear the lungfish is closer to tetrapods than the coelacanth."
Commenting on the research, John Hutchinson, professor of evolutionary biomechanics from the Royal Veterinary College, said it was an interesting study.
"The lungfish-coelacanth question has gone back and forth over the years; the lungfish answer is not new, but this is a much better, bigger dataset so it does tip the balance a bit," he said.
"They are missing some critical animals - it would be interesting to see what addition of salamander or more ray-finned fish would do to their analysis, but it might not change anything important."
This study is not the only one attempting to understand the coelacanth.
Since the fish was rediscovered in the 1930s, only a few hundred have ever been found, many of these dead caught up in trawls.
Scientists from the French organisation Andromede Oceanology are working with the Natural History Museum in Paris to attach acoustic tracking devices to the fish in order to study their behaviour and capture 3D moving images of their fins as they swim.


Pigs have personalities and can be pessimists or optimists, much like humans, new research has suggested.

Scientists at the University of Lincoln tested 36 animals, offering them bowls containing chocolate or less appealing coffee beans in two fixed locations.
Pigs were considered optimists if they investigated a third bowl, placed in the middle of the two bowls, even though it might not contain treats.
Dr Lisa Collins said it suggested the judgment of pigs was similar to humans.
The research, which has been published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, saw some pigs treated to improved living conditions with more living space and extra-deep layers of straw.
The other animals, with less space and no straw, tended to be negative and pessimistic, the research suggested.
They were, however, found to have been cheered up by an improvement in their living conditions.
Dr Collins, from the University of Lincoln, and colleagues wrote: "Reactive pigs in the less enriched environment were more pessimistic and those in the more enriched environment more optimistic.
"These results suggest that judgment in non-human animals is similar to humans, incorporating aspects of stable personality traits and more transient mood states."


Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has been paid a bonus of almost £3m for helping return the UK's biggest supermarket to profit.

Mr Lewis, who joined in August 2014 from Unilever, took home a total of £4.63m for 2015/16.
He did not receive a bonus in 2014/15 but was paid £3.3m in lieu of shares forfeited when he left his old role.
The base salary rose by £500,000 to £1.25m and his pension contribution rose £170,000 to £313,000.
The company posted a £162m profit for the year to 27 February - far better than the £6.3bn loss for the previous 12 months.
In a video released with the annual report, Mr Lewis said it had been "a good start in difficult circumstances" to the year.
However, Tesco shares fell sharply last month after Mr Lewis warned that profit improvement would slow in the first half of this year.
The stock has fallen by almost a third in the past 12 months and declined slightly on Friday to 155p.
Chief financial officer Alan Stewart, who joined in 2014 from Marks & Spencer, was awarded a bonus of £1.6m on top of his £750,000 salary to bring his total pay to almost £2.6m.
Both Mr Lewis and Mr Stewart were given 95.7% of the annual bonus available to them under Tesco's remuneration policy.
Half of Mr Lewis's bonus was due to be paid in cash, with the remainder in shares, but he has chosen to take half of the cash element as shares. Those shares are due to pay out in July 2018, or when the company resumes paying a dividend, whichever comes sooner.
Tesco expects both its chief executive and financial officer to hold shares in the company to the value of four and three times their base salary within five years of their appointments.
Mr Lewis owns shares worth £3.4m, while Mr Stewart has shares worth almost £1.9m.
John Allan, the chairman, said that it had been a "very challenging year" for Tesco but he was confident about its future, adding: "It is important that we get Tesco back to investment grade and paying dividends."


US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said initial evidence suggests the shooting of a black man by police in Milwaukee was justified.

The killing of Sylville Smith in a predominantly African-American part of the city on Saturday led to protests.
"We have to obey the laws or we don't have a country," Mr Trump told Fox News after visiting police in the city. He later addressed a rally there.
A string of fatal police shootings have sparked demonstrations across the US.
Protesters say the police are too ready to use lethal force against African-Americans.
In the latest incident, Mr Smith, 23, was stopped by police and then fled.
Officials said he was shot because he was carrying an illegal handgun and had refused to drop it.
"The gun was pointed at his [a police officer's] head supposedly ready to be fired," said Mr Trump, the Republican presidential candidate.
"Who can have a problem with that? That's what the narrative is. Maybe it's not true. If it is true, people shouldn't be rioting."
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has put the state's National Guard on standby but it has not been used.
Mr Trump, who met Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke on Tuesday, has been vocal in his support for the police throughout his campaign.
He trails Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the polls, ahead of November's presidential election, after a series of controversial remarks.
At the Milwaukee campaign rally later on Tuesday, Mr Trump said African-American communities were hurt the most by violence in their neighbourhoods.
"The war on police is a war on all peaceful citizens who want to be able to work and live and send their kids to school in safety.
"Our job is not to make life more comfortable for the rioter or the robber or the looter or the violent disruptor, of which there are many."
He accused Mrs Clinton of being indirectly responsible for the unrest in Milwaukee by supporting those who see police as a racist force in the US.


The Irish Financial Regulator and Irish Central Bank both failed to intervene decisively to protect the state in the banking crisis, an inquiry has found.

The conclusion was made by an Irish parliamentary committee, which examined the causes of the Republic of Ireland's 2008 banking crisis and economic crash.
It said the Central Bank and regulator had sufficient power to intervene in the banking sector but did not use it.
The bank bailout cost Irish taxpayers an estimated 40bn euros (£30bn).
This figure is lower than the original estimate at the time of the crash, when the cost was thought to be 64bn euros (£48bn).
Irish banks got into financial trouble because they lent excessively to property developers before the financial crash.
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In its final report, leaked to Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, the committee said the financial regulator also failed to identify the systemic risks building up in the banking sector.
Both the Financial Regulator and the Central Bank have been criticised in previous reports.
The final report, which is to be officially published next Wednesday, says the regulator did not take enforcement action between 2000 and 2008 against the banks, even when breaches were found.
It said and there were no consequences for banks that breached sectoral limits.
State institutions subscribed to the soft landing theory - that the Republic of Ireland's booming economy would not crash but see rates of growth gradually slowing - but there was no evidence that the theory was ever robustly tested or validated.
The European Central Bank (ECB) position on burden sharing between the state and private bondholders in both November 2010 and March 2011 contributed to the inappropriate placing of bank debts onto the Irish people.
In March 2011, the then ECB president, Jean-Claude Trichet, reportedly told Minister for Finance Michael Noonan that "a bomb would go off in Dublin" for the financial services industry in Ireland if burden sharing took place.
The ECB reportedly warned the Irish authorities against "burning" bondholders, saying they had to get their money back.
The report says that had Mr Noonan proceeded with his burden sharing plan, the National Treasury Management Agency estimated that 9bn euros (£6.8bn) could have been saved.
On the banks, the inquiry says institutions moved very far from prudent lending practices in relation to property developers, even entering joint ventures in some cases.
The report comes weeks before an expected general election in the Republic of Ireland.
Under the banking inquiry's terms of reference, it could not make findings of fact against individual politicians.


A group of MPs have written to PM Theresa May asking her to intervene in the case of 14 Saudi prisoners believed to be facing imminent execution.

The MPs say they are "gravely concerned" UK police training of Saudi agents may have directly enabled the arrests under anti-cyber crime law.
The human rights group Reprieve says at least two of the prisoners were children when they were arrested.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband was one of three MPs who signed the letter.
It asks the prime minister to "personally urge" Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his son, Crown Prince bin Salman, to halt the executions.
"We also ask that you take urgent steps to confirm that UK assistance played no role in these individuals' conviction under Saudi Arabia's anti-cyber crime law," it continues.
The letter, also signed by Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell and Lib Dem MP Tom Brake, calls for a "full account to Parliament of any and all UK training for Saudi police and criminal justice institutions".
Reprieve has expressed concern that British police trainers sent to Saudi Arabia may have been complicit in the arrest of the suspects, who were then allegedly tortured into confessions.
The prisoners, according to the charity, include a disabled man and a student who was arrested, aged 17, on his way to study in the United States.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said the men confessed to crimes under torture and were put on death row after more than two-and-a-half years of pre-trial detention.
The Saudi authorities have faced frequent criticism for a lack of transparency in their justice system but have always insisted that criminal cases are carried out in strict accordance to Sharia law.
Mr Brake, the Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman, raised concerns about the situation of the 14 men in an urgent question in the Commons earlier this week.
He called for the UK to stop any assistance offered to Saudi Arabia that could contribute to the arrest of dissidents and to condemn the use of the death penalty in such cases.
Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt responded by saying the government had "sketchy" reports and was seeking clarity in Riyadh and London.
Mr Burt added: "The UK government opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country including Saudi Arabia, especially for crimes other than the most serious and for juveniles."
Maya Foa, director of Reprieve, said: "Minister Burt is right to make clear the UK's opposition to the brutal death penalty in Saudi Arabia, but his words stand in stark contrast to the deafening silence from Theresa May on this issue.
"When 14 young men face imminent beheading for protest-related offences, simply raising the cases in private doesn't cut it."
The BBC has asked the Saudi Embassy for a response.


The Guatemalan authorities say the death toll in a prison fight which began on Sunday has risen to 17.

The Deputy Interior Minister, Elmer Sosa said order had now been restored at the prison in the town of Escuintla, about 60km (37 miles) south of the capital, Guatemala City.
A prison spokesman said a fight had apparently broken out between rival gangs on Sunday night.
The jail is notorious for overcrowding and violence.
"All the dead are prisoners, we have ruled out any guards among the dead," said Rudy Esquivel, a spokesman for the prison system.
"We are still investigating the cause of the clash."
More than 3,000 prisoners are held at the jail, which was built to house just 600.
Special forces and the army were sent into the prison to take control and at one point, about 2,300 inmates were engaged in a stand-off with the security forces.
Elmer Sosa, the Deputy Interior Minister, confirmed that some of the inmates had guns.
Mr Sosa said that there were conflicting theories as to what had triggered the violence.
He said there were reports that convicted gang members had clashed with inmates without any gang affiliation after visiting hours on Sunday.
There were also local media reports saying the inmates had held a number of visitors hostage.
But Mr Sosa said another possibility was that inmates had turned violent after guards had foiled an attempted prison break.
Earlier this year, guards scuppered another escape attempt when they discovered a tunnel underneath the prison.
Members of violent street gangs make up the bulk of Guatemala's prison population and deadly gang warfare inside prison walls is not uncommon.
Severe overcrowding makes it hard for guards to control the prisoners - who are often heavily armed with home-made weapons as well as firearms smuggled into the jail.


Half of all UK seven-year-olds do not do enough exercise, with girls far less active than boys, a study suggests.

University College London researchers found just 51% of the 6,500 children they monitored achieved the recommended hour of physical activity each day.
For girls, the figure was just 38%, compared with 63% for boys.
Half of the group also spent more than six hours being sedentary each day, although some of this would be spent in class, the researchers acknowledged.
The study, published in the online journal BMJ Open, found levels of activity varied among groups.
For example, children of Indian origin and those living in Northern Ireland were among the least physically active with 43% achieving the recommended levels, compared to 53% in Scotland.
But the most marked difference was between girls and boys.
Researchers said this suggested there needed to be a focus on making sport and other activities more attractive to girls.
Prof Carol Dezateux, one of the lead authors, said: "There is a big yawning gap between girls and boys. We need to really think about how we are reaching out to girls.
"The school playground is an important starting point. Often you will find it dominated by boys playing football."
But she said there should still be concern about the activity levels across the board.
"The findings are particularly worrying because seven-year-olds are likely to become less active as they get older, not more."
To achieve the one hour recommendation children have to take part in moderate or vigorous activity, which includes everything from brisk walking and cycling to playing football and running.
The UCL research is not the first to suggest children are not active enough, but most previous studies have relied on self-reporting by children or parents estimating levels of exercise, whereas the latest one involved real-time monitoring.
During the study, which took place during 2008 and 2009, youngsters wore an accelerometer to measure exercise levels which was attached to an elastic belt around their waist. It was removed only when bathing or when the children went to bed.
In total, the experts were able to record more than 36,000 days of data based on the children wearing the accelerometer for at least 10 hours a day over the course of a week.
Dr John Middleton, of the Faculty of Public Health, said more research was needed into why certain groups were less active.
"We need our children to grow up to be fit and healthy adults, not just because it's what any civilised society would want for its children, but it's also best for our economy too," he added.
Dr Ann Hoskins, of Public Health England, agreed.
She said: "This study highlights that there is still much to do to keep children and young people active as they grow older, especially girls.
"The new school year is the perfect time to make healthy changes, swapping short car or bus journeys with walking or scooting to school."


A "large black bear" has killed a 16-year-old boy who was participating in a popular trail running race in Alaska on Sunday, police say.

Patrick Cooper of Anchorage texted his family to say he was being chased by a bear while descending the extremely steep terrain.
The race director, who had been handing out awards, organised a search party of runners after he was shown the message.
Officials shot the bear in the face, but it survived and ran off.
"It did definitely take a slug strike to the face when the ranger fired on it," said Tom Crockett, a park ranger with Chugach State Park, near to the city of Anchorage.
"We know he struck it," he added.
Wildlife and law enforcement officials are still searching for the bear, which they intend to kill if found.
Patrick was running in the juniors' division of the 29th annual Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb race between Anchorage and Girdwood, the Alaska Dispatch News reported.
He reached the halfway point - about 1.5 miles from the start - and texted his mother at 12:37 local time after turning back.
Race director Brad Precosky mobilised runners to head back up the trail in search of the boy after a runner returned shouting about a bear attack.
The searchers, who were unarmed, discovered the boy's remains about 500 yards from the trail.
The 250lb (113kg)-bear was nearby, according to local reports.
Patrick's remains were airlifted from the scene.
"I've been running in the mountains for 30 years," Mr Precosky told KTUU News, adding that there were multiple sightings that day of black and brown bears.
"People come down off the trail and say they've run into a bear. Sometimes that means nothing; other times, it's really serious. Like this."


The Republic of Ireland women's football team have threatened to go on strike in a row over treatment by the Football Association of Ireland.

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Their game against Slovakia on Monday is now in doubt.
"We have been getting changed in public toilets on the way to matches," said Republic forward Aine O'Gorman.
Players representative Stuart Gilhooly said that they were being treated as "fifth-class citizens, the dirt on the FAI's shoe".
The Professional Footballers' Association Of Ireland solicitor accompanied women's team members at Tuesday's news conference.
"There is a possibility that the game against Slovakia will not go ahead. The last thing the women's international team want is to not play a game," added the PFAI official.
The players have indicated that they will refuse to train on Wednesday unless the FAI holds talks with their representatives at the PFAI and as of 17:00 BST on Tuesday evening, this had not happened.
The players are fighting for compensation from the FAI for lost earnings while on international duty and improved resources.
"What we want is for the FAI to empower and enable our players to commit to training camps and international games without having to worry about taking unpaid leave from work or being forced to use up all of their holidays," said captain Emma Byrne.
The women have grievances over a series of issues, including a demand for match fees of 300 Euros, bonuses of 150 Euros for a win and 75 Euros for a draw, gym membership for the squad and the provision of team clothing.
O'Gorman was joined by 12 other members of the Irish squad - including Stephanie Roche and captain Emma Byrne - at a news conference publicising their grievances on Tuesday.
The players also alleged that it was commonplace for the team to have to share tracksuits with the country's youth women's squads.
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Byrne, who has played 127 times for her country, said that the team had "given up" trying to deal directly with the FAI.
"We are willing to do whatever it takes at this stage," she added.
"We are fighting for the future of women's international football. This isn't just about us.
"I know players who have had to stop playing. They made the decision they couldn't play any more."
O'Gorman said that the FAI had warned the players that going public with their grievances could "endanger their careers at club and international level".
In response, an FAI statement said the governing body was "deeply disappointed that members of the team have threatened to withdraw from playing for their country".
"The ultimatum by the players concerned comes in spite of repeated invitations from the FAI to the players to discuss clear and tangible financial offers for the payment and compensation of members of the squad," said the statement.
"On five occasions in recent months the FAI has attempted to bring the players to the table, only to have the offer rebuked at every turn."
The FAI added the players had opted to stage Tuesday's news conference despite the governing body's decision to agree to a mediation process.
"The senior women's national team are provided the standards of care expected of a demanding high-performance environment, with top-level training facilities, hotel accommodation, dietary, fitness, performance analysis and medical and physio care.
"The team has also received significant increases in budget in recent years to attain this high standard, as well as the appointment of a Champions League winning coach."


NHS chiefs are trying to keep plans to cut hospital services in England secret, an investigation has found.

Full details of 44 reviews of services around the country - which involve closing some A&Es or, in one case, a whole hospital - are yet to emerge.
That is because NHS England told local managers to keep the plans "out of the public domain" and avoid requests for information, the King's Fund suggested.
Managers were even told how to reject freedom of information requests.
The King's Fund report did not include any details of cuts, but from the leaks and plans that have been published so far a partial picture is emerging of what is involved.
This includes:
During its research, the King's Fund carried out interviews with staff involved in four of the reviews, known as sustainability and transformation plans (STPs). These were done on an anonymised basis.
The local managers said they had been told to keep the process "private and confidential", which one described as "ludicrous", while another said the leadership had made the "wrong judgement call" in its approach to managing the process.
Another person involved complained about being in meetings and wondering why there were no "real people", such as patients and members of the public, involved.
The King's Fund was told senior leaders at NHS England and NHS Improvement, which regulate NHS trusts, wanted to "manage" the narrative around the process, because of the sensitive nature of some of the changes.
But the approach has meant that the views of the public and frontline staff have largely been absent in the process so far, the think tank said.
Researchers said there were signs from the plans they had seen so far that services were being centralised at a smaller number of hospitals to make care safer and more efficient.
The King's Fund said such plans had the potential to improve patient care, but warned the process had increasingly become financially driven in recent months, which could be risky.
The think tank suggested there were "clearly anxieties" among ministers and the NHS leadership over the way the plans could be interpreted by the public.
But King's Fund chief executive Chris Ham said the process had gone against the established "rules" of good engagement and consultation.
He said the idea of reviewing local NHS services was still the "right thing to do", but questioned whether there was enough money and time to make a success of the shake-up.
STPs stands for sustainability and transformation plans. They are aimed at overhauling NHS services and saving money.
Each area of the country has been asked to come up with its own plans and so local NHS managers have divided the country into 44 "footprints".
It is all part of NHS England's five-year strategy to release Â£22bn of efficiency savings by 2020. As health is devolved, the plans do not affect the rest of the UK.
The 44 areas started reviewing local services in early 2016 and and all have now submitted proposals to NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Consultations on major changes are expected to take place early next year, with implementation following soon after.
To date, a third of the 44 plans have been published, but in some cases that has relied on local councils releasing them against the wishes of NHS managers.
A spokesman for NHS England said that by the end of this week, plans for at least half of the reviews would be published - and the intention had always been to consult on the final plans if major changes were going to be made.
"I am sure there are things that could be learnt about the process. But when you are trying to improve care across a whole system, things are never going to be straightforward," added Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England's medical director.
However, Councillor Izzi Seccombe, of the Local Government Association, which represents councils, suggested the stance was a sham - as the public would in effect be consulted on "pre-determined solutions".
And Jeremy Taylor, of National Voices, which represents patients, said: "Developing plans behind closed doors, and presenting near-final proposals, does not count as meaningful involvement."
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Rebuilding work has begun at a house in South Yorkshire where a man killed himself and his two sons in a fire.

Claire Throssell's ex-husband Darren Sykes lured Paul, nine and Jack, 12, to the property in Penistone on 22 October before setting fire to the building.
A charity appeal in aid of Ms Throssell has been set up with the aim of raising enough money to help her restore the property and sell it.
Campaigners have so far raised around Â£8,000 of a Â£50,000 target.
Ms Throssell said: "It's just amazing, the people are just awesome and I just can't believe that so many people are carrying that love for my boys.
"It's keeping their memory alive. They were the best part of me, they were my life and it's lovely that people love them for who they were."


The surcharge tax on bank profits announced in the Budget is being seen as another blow for the sale of Clydesdale Bank.

Reports in Australia say that it could knock as much as Â£200m (A$425m) off its value.
The parent company of the bank plans to float the Glasgow-based lender in Australia later this year.
Chancellor George Osborne announced he was phasing out the bank levy.
He also announced plans to introduce an 8% surcharge on bank profits, in addition to corporation tax.
That knocked share prices of smaller UK banks which are already traded.
A bank analyst at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia calculated that would knock A$425m off its valuation, and suggested that could push National Australia Bank (NAB) to sell off a larger stake in order to meet its target for raising capital.
A spokesman for the NAB was reported by the Melbourne Herald Sun saying the move would have no impact on the parent bank's earnings.
A spokesman in Glasgow for Clydesdale Bank, which includes the Yorkshire Bank brand, declined to comment.
Clydesdale Bank is seen at the Melbourne headquarters and in the Australian media as a drag on NAB, having amassed a large portfolio of bad property loans, and the high costs of redress for mis-selling financial products.
The new NAB chief executive, Andrew Thorburn, has made it a priority to split Clydesdale, handing up to 80% of it to NAB investors and selling the remainder on London and Australian exchanges.
Earlier this week, senior staff at NAB in Melbourne set out the case for investing in the spun-off UK bank, to institutional investors in Australia.
They portrayed it as one of the so-called challenger banks which is best placed to take on the British market's 'big five'.


Almost a quarter of England's sixth forms and colleges have failed to produce any pupils with the top A-level grades sought by leading universities.

Some 594 (23.4%) of the 2,540 schools teaching A-levels had no pupils with the two As and a B in the subjects recommended for top degree courses.
The data also shows some 215 schools missed the new government target of 40% of pupils obtaining five A*-C GCSEs.
The BBC is publishing its league tables for secondary schools in England.
The tables are drawn up from the latest official government data on pupils' academic achievement.
Overall they cover achievement in more than 4,000 mainstream state and independent schools, based mainly on the results of last summer's exams for 16- and 18-year-olds. In total, 2,540 schools and colleges in England run A-level courses.
Much has been made of the inability of leading universities to recruit more bright students from a wider set of backgrounds. But this data shows that many schools are not producing students of a high enough calibre to automatically get places at such universities.
It also shows that in only two schools did more than 70% of pupils obtain two As and a B in what is known as the "facilitating" subjects favoured by the 24 Russell Group of some of the leading universities. And in only 16 schools did 50% or more pupils achieve these grades.
The figures for how many pupils in a school achieve the grades most sought after by the leading universities are stark but not surprising.
Just two schools managed to get 70% or more of their pupils over this very demanding academic hurdle and 16 schools pushed 50% or more over it.
The figures demonstrate the degree to which England's education system remains polarised.
Fee-paying, selective independent schools and grammars dominate the top of the list, and community schools, sponsored academies and sixth-form colleges, some in very deprived areas, sit at the bottom.
It is the first time this interesting nugget on school performance has been published by the Department for Education.
And it is just one of the 400 pieces of data it publishes in the statistical blizzard of information on which school league tables are based.
It says the motivation for this is to "shine a light on those schools and colleges whose pupils achieve great results in key subjects that lead to the top universities".
But those working with less able students say the stat is a "blunt descriptor" that reflects poorly on schools and colleges.
A better focus, they argue, would be to recognise and tackle the root of under-achievement that lies earlier in the student's education.
In 208 schools (8%) of the total a quarter of pupils or more reached the grades in these subjects.
The Russell Group of top universities introduced this list to identify the very best students and inform schools which sorts of subjects they expect pupils to sit if they wish to obtain a place on one of their degree courses. Many courses will require two high grades in such subjects, and some will require three. But admissions tutors they also look at a pupil's background before deciding whether to give them a place.
Its director general Dr Wendy Piatt said: "The Russell Group has published a guide called Informed Choices which lists 'facilitating subjects' which are those most commonly required for entry to our leading universities.
"However, it's important that students make decisions based on their individual circumstances. We encourage all prospective students to check the entry requirements for their chosen course before applying to a particular university."
Joy Mercer, director of policy at the Association of Colleges, said the achievement of three A-levels was a "blunt descriptor" and that would give a poor reflection of colleges and sixth form colleges where students were encouraged to combine vocational qualifications and A-levels within a very demanding programme.
"Institutions like this account for one-third of all A-levels taken in this country."
Schools minister Liz Truss said the measure had been introduced to enable parents to be able to identify those schools and colleges where A-level pupils achieve great results in the key academic subjects that most often lead to the top universities.
"We are also reforming the post-16 tables so that in future schools and colleges focus on the very best vocational qualifications that are most valued by employers and lead to good jobs."
At GCSE level nationally, 59.4% of pupils in both maintained and independent schools reached the government's benchmark of five GCSEs (or equivalent qualifications) graded A* to C, including English and maths - up from 58.2% in 2011.
The schools with the lowest GCSE results was the selective Pate's Grammar school in Cheltenham, where 0% of pupils reached this benchmark.
However, this result was because pupils sat new English exams which the Department for Education does not recognise for the purpose of performance data.
Excluding Pate's Grammar, the school with the lowest GCSE results was the Rushden Community College in Northamptonshire, where 6% of pupils got five A*-C GCSEs, including maths and English.
Head teacher Mark Lester said the college had entered pupils for English language and English exams but not English literature, which he said is the one counted by the DfE.
If pupils' English exams had been counted, their pass rate including English and maths would have been 46%, he said.
Academy schools
The Department for Education hailed the success of its academy schools in the performance data.
It said sponsored academies were improving results at a record rate - more than five times as quickly than in all state-funded schools - with an increase of 3.1 percentage points. This compares to a 0.6 percentage point improvement across all state-funded schools.
But many of these would have been performing at a higher level, as sponsored academies tend to be struggling schools which are converted to academies because of their difficulties.
A spokesman said: "This shows we are right to continue to support the sponsored academy programme. These brilliant sponsors have a track record of arresting decline - and then reversing it."
General Secretary of the Nasuwt teaching union, Chris Keates, said: "Everyone recognises that there is more to be done to ensure that the best is being achieved for every child, but the government's approach of manufacturing deficiencies to seek to justify its flawed education policies, rather than celebrating success is counter productive and divisive."


Drugs used to calm inflammation in psoriasis may also help to combat the effects of Alzheimer's disease, a study on mice suggests.

Tests showed the short-term memory of the animals improved when given similar drugs, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine.
The build-up of proteins thought to destroy brain cells was also reduced.
Alzheimer's Research UK said brain inflammation was looking like a "key player" in the disease.
Psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder caused when the immune system attacks healthy skin cells, stimulating the production of new skin.
The immune system, which controls levels of inflammation, has been implicated in both Alzheimer's disease and psoriasis.
However, the exact cause of the gradual destruction of the tissues of the brain during Alzheimer's disease is still unknown.
Researchers at the University of Zurich, in Switzerland, and the Charite university hospital, Germany, targeted two components of the immune system known to boost inflammation in mice genetically programmed to develop Alzheimer's.
Injecting an antibody to attack the two chemicals, twice a week once the mice were one month old, led to a 31% reduction in beta-amyloid plaques, which are thought to damage the brain.
Similar tests on older mice, which had already developed symptoms, showed "the significant deficit in short-term memory" was reduced "substantially", the report said.
Drugs which target the same system have already been tested on people with psoriasis.
The authors said: "Based on the safety data in patients, clinical studies could now be implemented without delay. Now, the goal is to bring the new therapeutic approach to Alzheimer patients quickly."
Dr Simon Ridley, head of research at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "There is increasing evidence that inflammation is a key player in Alzheimer's and it is an exciting area for researchers working to defeat this devastating disease.
"This promising research adds further support for the role of the immune system in Alzheimer's, linking two inflammatory proteins to the disease in mice.
"Early studies like these are crucial to help highlight new targets for drug development, but we need to be careful not to assume that what is true for mice is true for men. Before any new Alzheimer's drug can reach patients, first it must be rigorously tested in clinical trials."


On the day when the largest ever inward investment deal is signed in the UK, the head of the Chinese nuclear consortium charged with delivering new nuclear energy to millions of UK consumers has admitted he understands concerns about security.

And that he wants to use British "partners" to build the three new nuclear plants announced today  - which amounts, the government will hope, to a pledge to use UK workers and suppliers.
Zheng Dongshan, senior vice president of the Chinese state nuclear business, CGN, (and therefore, of course, a leading member of the Communist Party) told me that China wants to protect its reputation and would do nothing to put that at risk.
The multi-billion pound deal signed today between the UK and Chinese governments means that if everything goes to plan - and that is certainly a huge, hairy if given the regular delays in any nuclear project - the first new nuclear power station for 30 years could be operational by 2025.
And China will have a major role in building and operating it.
Following claims of Chinese cyber-attacks on the UK and allegations that the country is involved in industrial espionage, I asked Mr Zheng why the British public should trust Chinese nuclear leaders bearing gifts.
Would China ever use its involvement in Britain's key energy infrastructure to exert political pressure?
"I would be 100% sure that that would not happen because actually we have to build our reputation, our image, and we have also the feeling of our responsibility to serve consumers," he told me.
"That is of upmost importance for us.
"I understand your concerns. I also understand the concerns of the UK public.
"But I want to say that nuclear safety is the concern of everyone, [and] as an operator of a nuclear power project, we always put the safety and the security at the top of everything.
"So, especially in the United Kingdom, we have a most stringent regulatory body regime, and what we do is on one hand to closely work with the regulator and on the other hand to comply with the regulations set up here, and of course we must keep always transparent with the local and UK public."
He said the relationship between the UK and China was "mutually beneficial" and that China wanted to "live here for several decades".
On yesterday's Newsnight, David Cameron's special adviser, Steve Hilton, described China as a "rogue state" and that rolling out the red carpet for the state visit of President Xi Zingping was a "national humiliation".
I asked Mr Zheng about Mr Hilton's intervention.
"I think UK and China - the government announced we are entering a golden era. So we think that is the good answer to everything."
Does Mr Zheng believe Mr Hilton's opinions are out of date?
"I don't know. I think what we are going to do will certainly answer those kind of questions," he said.
In the end, many believe, this all comes down to money. Britain needs infrastructure investment, and China wants to provide it.
There aren't a plethora of other options.
"Well, I think Chinese money or [any] other kind of money actually for nuclear projects, we need money," Mr Sheng answered with a smile.
EDF has certainly struggled to find commercial partners for the Hinkley deal. Centrica pulled out and reports of Saudi Arabian involvement came to nothing.
Some have argued that China has invested in Hinkley as part of a longer plan to build and operate its own nuclear sites in the UK.
The inclusion of Bradwell in Essex as the third leg of the nuclear deal signed today suggests that they have been successful.
CGN will be the minority partner in Hinkley and the second planned station at Sizewell in Suffolk.
Vitally, at Bradwell, it will be the lead partner, with 66.5% ownership, compared to 33.5% for EDF.
Chinese nuclear will be in the driving seat.
Could that mean, I ask Mr Zheng, nuclear plants built with Chinese expertise, by Chinese workers supplied by Chinese businesses.
In fact, without much British input.
"We are here to create jobs," he told me.
"We are here to deliver a project which will certainly reliably supply electricity.
"We are also working with local suppliers, so such [a] commitment [is there] from CNG's side.
"We think that we will certainly not bring a lot of Chinese workers, but what we need is to bring Chinese expertise, and experts here to serve the project, to work with the local UK people and partners."


An alleged rapist broke into elderly women's houses at night with the intention of sexually assaulting them as they slept, a court has heard.

Zsolt Suhaj, 25, is charged with raping a 66-year-old woman in her Lancashire home when she went back to bed after getting up in the night for a drink.
Mr Suhaj, of Nelson, Lancashire, is also charged with sexually assaulting a woman, 70, Preston Crown Court heard.
He denies the charges but admitted burgling houses for "money and gold".
Mr Suhaj also denies six counts of trespassing with intent to commit sexual offences and one count of intending to trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.
Jurors were told that in the first incident, in May 2016, a 70-year-old grandmother, whose husband was sleeping in another room, woke to find the accused with his hand between her legs.
Lancashire Police initially believed she may have been "hallucinating or dreaming" because the case was so unusual, prosecutor Jeremy Grout-Smith said.
He said: "They, of course, did not have the advantage of knowing, as you know, about the other alleged attacks of a similar nature."
In the final offence in October 2016, the defendant had climbed through the window of the victim's home at about 04:00 BST before attacking her, Mr Grout-Smith said.
The victim later found a knife on her bed, the court heard.
Mr Grout-Smith said the defendant's claim that sexual activity with the 66-year-old woman had been consensual was "absurd".
The trial continues.


About 1,600 cyclists have taken part in Wales' first closed road bike challenge.

Etape Cymru followed a 100-mile (161km) route through Wrexham and Denbighshire, and was only the second fully-closed road event in the UK.
Sunday's event started and finished in Wrexham, with entrants climbing 6,000ft (1,828m) en route through Denbighshire.
Organisers have apologised for any inconvenience after some local people criticised the road closures.
British Cycling, the governing body of cycle sport in the UK, says it is the UK's second fully-closed road event: the other is Scotland's Etape Caledonia, which is estimated to generate up to Â£1.8m for the local economy.
The challenge included climbs such as the Horseshoe Pass, The Shelf, The Garth and Worlds End.
There was also a Horseshoe Pass Challenge, where cyclists were invited to see how quickly they could travel the 3.8-mile (6.1km) climb, which gains 1,040ft (317m) in height and reaches gradients of up to 20%.
Gareth Morris, of event organisers K-Extreme, said 1,600 entries was "fabulous for a first year event" with people coming from all "over the UK, as well as southern Ireland and Spain".
Mr Morris said the event would provide an economic boost for the area.
There are already plans to stage it again next September, when it is hoped even more entrants will apply.
Wrexham and Denbighshire councils have worked closely with K-Extreme, and agreed to close roads on the route for the event, which began at 08:00 BST.
However, some residents have complained the closures were not widely publicised and claim they will inconvenience people.
One resident, from the Minera area of Wrexham, claimed several local people had not heard of the race until a few days ago.
Mr Morris, of K-Extreme, said the organisers had worked with Wrexham and Denbighshire councils for 11 months, and a "large-scale consultation process" had been undertaken, as well as thousands of letters being distributed to residents.
However, he added: "It's a closed road event, so it's going to cause disruption.
"We can only apologise for that. It's our first year and we and the councils will quickly learn from this and look at the concerns, to see how we can address them."
The challenge was initially described as a race, but organisers later confirmed it had changed to "a challenge" to ensure compliance with insurance regulations.


Cardiff City dented Leeds United's Championship promotion hopes with victory at Elland Road thanks to goals by Sean Morrison and Kenneth Zohore.

After Greg Halford had failed to head in Craig Noone's first-half free-kick, Morrison converted a similar set-piece from Noone for the Bluebirds' opener.
Zohore fired in a second following Aron Gunnarsson's break, to settle it.
Fifth-placed Leeds failed to trouble keeper Allan McGregor, and had Liam Bridcutt sent off for two bookings.
They remain fifth in the table, but are eight points behind second-placed Newcastle United before the Magpies' evening kick-off against Wolves.
This England v Wales tussle, on the same day the two nations were to meet in rugby union's Six Nations, had plenty of subplots.
Leeds boss Garry Monk, who tasted victory in the South Wales derby during his time in charge of Swansea, was up against Neil Warnock - one of Monk's predecessors at Elland Road.
Warnock was to be the happier of the two managers as his side contained the hosts to keep only a second clean sheet of the season and then struck themselves, with Noone influential.
Captain Bridcutt's dismissal was a further disappointment for Monk, whose side lost back-to-back games for the first time since September.
Leeds United boss Garry Monk: "Frustrating day and frustrating result for us. I said to the players that's something new for the group. I think it's the first time we've faced a team who have been set up to frustrate and defend very well, be hard to break down and leave no space behind them.
"We had to try and be patient and move the ball and move their shape to try and create spaces. Unfortunately we made two mistakes which cost us two goals and put us out of the game.
"Because of how well we've done here, I think teams will come and respect us a little bit - set up in a way Cardiff did. It's for us to face, get ready for and try and overcome."
Match ends, Leeds United 0, Cardiff City 2.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Cardiff City 2.
Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
Liam Cooper (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Liam Cooper (Leeds United).
Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Junior Hoilett replaces Kadeem Harris.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Rickie Lambert replaces Kenneth Zohore.
Second yellow card to Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) for a bad foul.
Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United).
Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Connolly.
Attempt saved. Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Leeds United. Souleymane Doukara replaces Ronaldo Vieira.
Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
Substitution, Leeds United. Kemar Roofe replaces Alfonso.
Goal!  Leeds United 0, Cardiff City 2. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
Corner,  Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
Corner,  Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hadi Sacko.
Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.


Manager Nathan Jones says he will pay any fine Luton Town may have incurred for making 11 changes for Tuesday's EFL Trophy 2-0 win over West Brom.

League One and Two clubs must play a certain number of "first-team" players in the competition.
The Hatters' team for the game included eight players under the age of 21.
"If anyone wants to fine us for that group of youngsters, I'll pay the fine myself, because it would be an absolute disgrace," he told the club website.
Third and fourth-tier clubs must have in their starting line-up the five highest appearance-makers in the team, five players who played the preceding fixture or five who play in the next league match.
Invited sides with Category One academies in the competition, such as Leicester and Chelsea, must start at least six players under the age of 21, but the rest of the squad can come from their first team if they choose.
Luton are also waiting upon the EFL to consider a possible fine for their opening match in the competition against Gillingham until after the group stage.
Speaking to BBC Three Counties Radio, Jones continued: "Premier League sides are allowed to develop their youngsters. I'm telling you, ours are better.
"Why can't we play ours? Anyone who's involved - the EFL, [competition sponsors] Checkatrade, the FA - who wants to fine us, watch the game because you lot could be recognising these [Luton] youngsters sooner than you think."
The EFL recently reiterated the competition revamp is a one-year pilot and said it is "part of the EFL's long-term commitment to help the nation produce more and better homegrown players" and they will "continue to assess the format".
It is unusual to see any player subbed off after three minutes without an injury, but Bradford replaced first-choice goalkeeper Colin Doyle with Rouven Sattelmaier that early in their match against Bury.
"He didn't have a particularly good first 45 seconds," Bradford assistant manager Kenny Black joked to BBC Radio Leeds.
"The rules are there, we'd have loved to have played some more young kids but have first-team guys that need games. We adhere to the rules.
"Rouven [Sattelmaier] did very well in the Stoke game so was a little disappointed not to get the full 90 minutes. All we're doing is trying to keep everyone happy."
Sattelmaier helped his side win the Northern Group C game at Valley Parade 2-1 as they made it two wins from two in the competition.
However, the competition has been backed by Reading's Under-23 manager Martin Kuhl, who saw his side draw 2-2 at Portsmouth before winning the resulting penalty shoot-out.
"People write this competition off, but for us it's invaluable for the experience," Kuhl told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"We've had two games and I don't think we've let the club down or anyone in the Championship.
"We felt a little bit set up during international week when you lose some players, but it's a great experience for the younger lads to come in. They mix with the first-team lads and get a feel of how the first team play and the tempo of the game."
And West Brom assistant head coach Ben Garner, who saw his side lose at Kenilworth Road, says the timing of the game, during the international break, could have been better.
"These games are great. The only shame with the competition is that they've arranged these games when some of our more talented players were away with their country, so they can't feature," he told BBC WM.


At first glance, the vast body of water stretching across the Nakai plateau does not seem to have much in common with a set of Duracells.

Up in the hills of central Laos, it shimmers to the horizon, punctuated by treetops breaking the surface and long-tail fishing boats buzzing past.
"I think they could turn this place into a tourist attraction," says 75 year old Kam Kong, as he untangles his nets on the edge of the water.
This postcard-perfect scene is actually the reservoir for the Nam Theun 2 dam - one of the biggest hydroelectric projects in Southeast Asia.
Its opening may mark a turning point for Laos as it hopes to move from being the sleepy, under-developed backwater of Indochina to, as its government has put it, the "battery" for this increasingly power-hungry region.
As the water is released from the reservoir, it rushes downhill and into a rather utilitarian white-and-green power station, where turbines hum as they produce more than a thousand megawatts of electricity.
Pylons march across the hill into neighbouring Thailand, which is taking almost all the power produced by Nam Theun 2.
In theory, the figures should add up nicely for Laos. Revenue from the project may bring the government some $2bn over the next 25 years, a serious amount for one of the world's least-developed countries.
According to one of the project's backers, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Nam Theun 2 could provide almost a tenth of the national budget in a good year.
But the spectre of the so-called "resource curse" hangs over any developing country that suddenly gains a windfall from energy, with funds siphoned off by a greedy few instead of being used for the greater good.
Laos insists that is not going to happen this time, despite its low ranking on Transparency International's "perceptions of corruption" index.
"Nam Theun 2 is business, but we need the revenue for the development of the country," says Sivixay Soukkharath, a government worker in charge of resettling villagers affected by the dam.
"The government will give people education, healthcare and infrastructure, and it will allow us to protect the environment throughout the country."
The financial deals Laos signed with the ADB and the World Bank to set up the $1.2bn project stipulate that revenue from the sale of electricity has to be used in this way.
There are also provisions for re-settling the 6,000 people whose villages disappeared under the reservoir - and tens of thousands more living downstream who have been affected by higher water levels.
Kam Kong used to be a farmer.
Now, like other villagers on the Nakai plateau, he has received training on how to make a living from fishing, and also runs a small shop at the edge of the reservoir.
He has no regrets about seeing his old home underwater.
"To be frank, I don't miss a lot of things from the village," he says.
"At our new place, we have roads and electricity. We can take care of ourselves now. I'm very happy."
But other people are concerned.
Some pressure groups say that not enough has been done to make sure the displaced villagers have been given sustainable, alternative livelihoods.
One organisation, International Rivers, said that communities affected by the dam were "struggling to adapt" to changes in the environment.
It has asked the World and Asian Development Banks to hold back on financing other dams in Laos until they can guarantee the projects will not cause damage to the environment - or the people who have to make way.
But discouraging the development of hydropower projects may be a thankless task.
There are at least nine in various stages of planning in Laos alone - and many more planned by other countries in the Greater Mekong sub-region.
Some propose damming the mainstream Mekong, the great river upon which millions of people rely to provide their fish catch and fertilise their rice paddies.
Nobody is sure what level of impact these dams would have if they were built.
But the Asian Development Bank says it will not consider funding any of these projects until a thorough assessment has been made.
That may not stop money coming from other sources.
Southeast Asia's rapidly developing countries either crave electricity, or the revenue that may come from generating it.
The Nam Theun 2 stakeholders had hoped their project might serve as a model for environmentally-sensitive, socially-inclusive hydropower.
But Sivixay Soukkharath admits that future developments in Laos might not follow its example.
Even if the hydropower projects are delayed, the alternatives are hardly more palatable for environmentalists: coal, gas or nuclear power stations.
Living without electricity is, understandably, becoming increasingly unacceptable for people in this region.
Providing it in a way that is sensitive to the environment and vulnerable communities is likely to be an enormous challenge.


The ballot is getting under way in the contest for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party.

The vote is a choice between MSPs Kezia Dugdale and Ken Macintosh, with the result expected on 15 August.
The election was prompted by the resignation of Jim Murphy after the party's MPs were almost wiped out in Scotland at the general election.
It will be a one member one vote ballot, while non-members can  register as supporters to take part.
Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson and MSPs Alex Rowley and Richard Baker are standing for deputy.
Ahead of the ballot, Ms Dugdale said: "I am honoured to have received the backing of the overwhelming majority of local parties, trade unions and elected representatives who have nominated a candidate.
"The task in the weeks ahead is to convert that support into votes."
She added: "We need to catch up with the people of Scotland or risk getting left behind for good.
"People in Scotland are ambitious - for themselves, their family and their community. The Labour Party must prove that we are as ambitious as the people of Scotland."
The two leadership contenders will go head-to-head in a live TV debate on the BBC later this month.
Mr Macintosh said: "From Monday, my team of volunteers will be hitting the phones to get the message of change across.
"I am offering something different. I want to take our party in a new direction, more collaborative, more positive and more forward looking."
He added: "I have been clear from day one about how I will reclaim our party to rebuild the trust we have lost. These have not just been words - I have laid out in some detail the practical changes I will make and the policies I will pursue.
"Under my leadership, Scottish Labour will be driven by our positive vision for Scotland's future and not by our opposition to the SNP."


A special festive illustration of cartoon character Oor Wullie will feature on the front of Nicola Sturgeon's official Christmas card.

The image shows Wullie sitting on his bucket in front of his shed, with the first minister peering round the side after leaving him a present.
The original illustration will be auctioned for charity next year.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Our Wullie and The Broons first appearing in the Sunday Post.
The card was created by Peter Davidson and Morris Heggie, who have produced the weekly cartoon strips for many years.
Ms Sturgeon said Oor Wullie was a "much-loved national treasure, adored by both children and adults across Scotland".
Proceeds from the sale of the original illustration will be shared between four charities: The Archie Foundation, SiMBA, Christine Witcutt Memorial Fund and The Dixon Community.
For the first time, special packs featuring the first minister's Christmas cards from previous years will be on sale in National Galleries of Scotland shops in Edinburgh.


Iain Duncan Smith has said he has "complete faith" in David Cameron's ability to secure welfare reforms as part of the UK's EU renegotiations.

Despite reports of opposition to UK efforts to limit EU migrants' access to in-work benefits, the work and pensions secretary said he remained "upbeat" about plans to curb "benefit tourism".
The PM, he said, wanted a deal he "could sell to the British people".
But one MP said the UK's overall demands were "trivial" and "lame".
European Council President Donald Tusk is due to write to all EU leaders on Monday, outlining his assessment of Britain's demands for EU reform. He has said reaching an agreement in all these areas will be "very tough".
The prime minister wrote to Mr Tusk last month setting out the UK's objectives in four areas - they include restricting EU migrants' access to in-work benefits such as tax credits for four years, a move opposed by several EU states.
Mr Cameron has said a referendum on the UK's future in the EU, in which voters will be asked whether they want to stay or leave, will be held before the end of 2017.
But he has not named the exact date yet amid uncertainty about the outcome of the negotiations and when they will conclude.
Mr Duncan Smith told the Andrew Marr show he was a "little surprised" at media reports that the UK's negotiations were faltering saying it was a "sign of strength" that the prime minister was prepared to take his time to get the deal he wanted.
"I have complete faith in the prime minister wanting to deliver on what he said he would at the time of the election... He has always said from the word go that he wasn't going to go over there and go through the motions, he actually wanted to deliver something that benefited Britain," he said.
The UK is to have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether to remain a member of the European Union or to leave. The vote is being proceeded by a process of negotiations in which the Conservative government is seeking to secure a new deal for the UK.
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Mr Duncan Smith claimed there was support in Germany and other EU nations for limiting EU migrants' access to benefits.
"Behind closed doors, nearly every single developed country in Europe wants to see some kind of end to the idea of people just popping around and taking benefits in different countries," he said.
And he played down talk that the UK could be forced water down its proposals or even restrict in-work benefits for UK claimants to make sure its proposed curbs on EU migrants were not deemed illegal.
He added: "This has never been part of our proposal. We will wait and see what is decided."
Mr Cameron has said he wants to remain within a "reformed EU" but more than 50 Conservatives MPs are thought likely to join the "Out campaign" if he fails to secure the reforms he wants.
Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin, who is vice -resident of the Vote Leave campaign which wants the UK to exit the EU, said the renegotiation process was "very lame" and what the prime minister was seeking was "relatively trivial".
Speaking on the Sunday Politics programme, he said: "What the prime minister is negotiating about will not change the course of the European Union or the course of the United Kingdom within the European Union.
"They are relatively trivial, rather complicated but relatively trivial negotiation demands... OK, he gets the deal by February - it won't change the price of fish."


You could have forgiven Tymal Mills for retiring and moving on from cricket when he was diagnosed with a congenital back condition in 2015.

But the 24-year-old, whose spinal cord and vertebrae are closer together than is normal, set his sights on becoming the best Twenty20 player possible.
The Sussex fast bowler, who regularly bowls in excess of 90 miles per hour, is in the squad for England's T20 game against Pakistan on Wednesday after making his debut against Sri Lanka in July.
Mills' condition means that he is unable to play in longer formats of the game, as lots of bowling can aggravate his spinal cord. He has not bowled with a red ball for 18 months and it is unlikely that he will return to multi-day cricket.
"If this is going to be all I am doing now for the rest of my career, I want to do it right. I want to play in the big games and play to the highest level that I can," Mills told BBC Sport.
"I miss having a short leg, three slips and a gully sometimes, but on the flip side of that I can't say I miss doing 96 overs in a day.
"I am at peace with it, it's been 18 months since the reoccurrence of my back injury. I'm over it and I am grateful I can still play and I can still play to a good level."
The Yorkshire-born paceman played in 12 of Sussex's 14 T20 Blast group matches this season, taking 15 wickets at an average of 19.73.
"You want to be renowned as one of the top players. As soon as a tournament comes up or a team is being selected, you want to be one of the guys immediately spoken about," he added.
"I'm still a few years off that, I've only just turned 24. I'm not naive thinking I'm there yet but if I am only going to do this for the next few years then that's what I want to work towards being.
"I am quite lucky that when I got injured again I was a better Twenty20 bowler than I was a four-day bowler," Mills said. "If it was the other way round, then I probably would've had to think a lot harder about retiring.
"It's given me a chance to accelerate my development. Everything I do now in terms of cricket is to be the best Twenty20 cricketer I can be.
"It is hard for the other guys who have to flip between playing County Championship, 50-over and Twenty20 cricket - they've got to practice three different skills whereas I just practice one thing."
Although the condition does not affect the bowler on a day-to-day basis, he has to manage it to prolong his career.
Therefore, Mills has had to hone his training and approach in the build-up to games to ensure that he does not miss time.
"I haven't changed anything with my bowling, just away from it, making sure all the other stuff I do gives me the best chance of doing much as possible and to the best of my ability," he added.
"It was a lot of trial and error, I did a lot of work on running, with my back problem I need to put as little stress as possible on my back, so there is a lot of technique work. I don't lift any heavy weights any more."


Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill says his players are desperate to prolong their Euro 2016 adventure by beating Wales on Saturday.

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The nations clash in the last 16 at the Parc des Princes in what is being dubbed as a huge British-style cup-tie.
"We don't want this to end. The players want more," O'Neill said on Friday.
"The prize is massive for both teams. We are playing for a place in the quarter-finals and we have to make sure it is us going through."
Northern Ireland are one place above their opponents in the Fifa rankings, but Wales are the favourites having topped their group ahead of England.
O'Neill's men lost two of their three games and went through as one of the best third-placed teams in the group stage.
"We are happy with that position," added O'Neill.
"Wales are picking a team of Premier League players while we have a mix of Premier League and Championship players.
"I don't think that will play a huge factor. It's an opportunity for our players to show what they're capable of."
O'Neill said his side would be well prepared to try to deal with the threat posed by Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
"He is a huge player for Wales, but I have had that task before having been up against Cristiano Ronaldo before, and here Robert Lewandowski of Poland.
"We have been extremely strong defensively and played Germany who are full of world class players,
"I don't think we will have a tougher game than we did here on Tuesday night.
"We will be ready to deal with Gareth Bale. We know his threat at set pieces, his running power, pace and goal threat."
O'Neill predicted a highly-charged emotional encounter, adding his players fully understood the significance of Saturday's game.
"Particularly in our last two games, you cannot question the heart of the team from the first minute until the last," the manager added.
"You cannot play without emotion and it will be a big part of the game.
"We came into the tournament with the goal of coming out of our group, which we have managed to do.
"The players deserve an enormous amount of credit for that.
"Now, when you look at the draw, it is easy to get carried away, but we recognise the size of our task on Saturday.
"The players want to be here as long as possible and will do everything they can to do that."


A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 11 people and injured 192 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say.

The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria.
Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city of more than 70,000 people where most casualties were reported.
Tremors were felt as far away as western Kenya.
"This incident has caused a lot of damage," Deodatus Kinawila, the district commissioner of Bukoba, told the BBC.
"As we speak now, the number of injuries stands at 192 and 11 dead. Because we are still collecting the information it's likely to go up. Even the number of injuries is likely to go up."
Rescue workers have told the BBC that local hospitals are full and cannot cope with the number of injured. Buildings have collapsed and people are still trapped underneath the rubble.
The US Geological Survey says the quake struck at a depth of 10km (six miles) at 15:27 local time (12:27 GMT).
East Africa's Great Rift Valley runs along a geological fault line but major earthquakes there are rare.
A magnitude six quake struck the Tanzanian town of Arusha, east of Bukoba, in July 2007.