Take a stroll through cobbled streets of Belfast's Cathedral quarter and you will find a beautiful new building nestled amongst some of the city's oldest watering holes.

After a generation of violence that ravaged a lot of Belfast's traditional architecture, 2012 has seen the opening of two special buildings.
The new Titanic Belfast has received much of the limelight this month. But a couple of stones throw away, on the other side of the River Lagan, sits the Metropolitan Arts Centre - a more understated example of Belfast's brave new architecture.
Simply known as the MAC  - the distinctive piece of modern architecture, will give visitors a real chance to experience world-class art in all forms.
Located directly behind one of Belfast's oldest landmarks, St Anne's Cathedral, the newest addition to the city will give people more of a reason to venture further from the more traditional tourist spots.
From the outside, the building looks deceptively small. But walk inside from the Exchange Street West entrance and suddenly the size of the main atrium reveals the real scale of the MAC.
On the right hand side is the Sunken Gallery, currently home to Dublin-based artist Maria McKinney's exhibition - a restructured version of an earlier work, Somewhere But Here, Another Other Place. The display is made up of a number of second-hand tables stacked imaginatively to fill the gallery which visitors are invited to explore.
Built with Belfast brick and Antrim basalt, Chairman Len O'Hagan describes the MAC as being "unapologetically Belfast". Indeed, enormous feature windows turn the city itself into a living gallery.
Walking up the central staircase a piece of art appears to burst through a window tucked into the top of the building - Mark Garry's, The Permanent Present. Four hundred copper strands in all the colours of the rainbow drape down from the high ceiling to the first floor.
In one of the galleries, celebrated Chicago-born artist Robert Therrien displays his work. Named Table and Four Chairs, his work is simply that, an enormous table with four chairs that visitors can interact with.
The second gallery hosts the hottest attraction at the MAC. Alongside paintings by the world renowned L.S. Lowry sits the work of Belfast's William Conor. Born in 1881, the son of a wrought-iron worker, Conor was commissioned by the British government in World War I to produce official records of soldiers and munitions workers.
The centre's celebrity ambassador Sean Bean thinks that the MAC "puts Belfast and the arts on the world stage".
Chairman Len O' Hagan finds it hard to disagree:
"Because it is a wonderful, world-class building. Now we have the ability and the confidence of major lenders to give us pieces," he said.
The building also has two theatres. The larger, a 350 seater venue is tucked away on the bottom floor underneath the stairs beside a row of intimate snugs facing a very modern bar.
Exiting the MAC, you can see St Anne's Square has had new life breathed into it. The ivory white surrounds feel something like a continental courtyard complete with a number of new cafÃ©s and restaurants.
It is safe to say that the MAC certainly adds something a little bit different to Belfast - a renewed energy and sense of pride around a city with high hopes of being able to take a place at the top tables of the European cultural scene.


Letters to a Victorian serial killer have been sold after a campaign to keep a previous set publicly owned failed.

Mary Ann Cotton, from West Auckland, County Durham, was hanged in Durham Prison in 1873 for poisoning her stepson with arsenic.
She is widely believed to have also killed three husbands, 10 children, a lover and her mother, collecting life insurance for each.
The batch of letters found in her prison cell have sold for Â£1,050.
They had been estimated to fetch Â£500-700.
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Eight other letters, written to a lodger at Cotton's home, were sold to a private collector in 2013.
Victoria House, originally from Hartlepool, failed to raise enough to buy them and donate them to the Durham County Records Office.
She had been "very upset" and said it was a case of "here we go again" with this latest sale.
"If I could save them, I would, but I haven't got the money and it's too short notice to ask people to help," she said.
As she was pregnant during her trial, Cotton's execution was delayed until after the birth of her 11th child.
The latest of her letters to be sold include one from William and Sarah Edwards, saying this daughter was being cared for.
Others relate to selling her possessions to pay for legal costs and instructing lawyers to defend her.
They were sold by a descendent of the matron at Durham Jail, who is believed to have cleared out Cotton's cell.
Tennants Auctioneers valuer Steven Stockton said there had been "a lot of interest from around the globe".
"There's a lot of beautiful things in this sale and the one thing that everyone's asking about is these letters to this awful monster," he said.
"I suppose it's something in human nature," he added.


A father who inflicted life-threatening injuries on a baby has been found guilty of abuse.

The baby was taken to hospital in September 2013 with four "extreme" injuries including bleeding to the brain, a court heard.
The baby's father was found guilty of four counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm at Truro Crown Court and will be sentenced next month.
The mother of the baby was found not guilty of all charges.
The father inflicted serious injuries as severe as those caused by "a high speed car accident", the court heard.
As well as bleeding to both sides of the brain, the baby's right leg swelled to double the size of his left leg and he had suffered multiple fractures.
During the trial Dr Eleanor McCartney, child protection doctor at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, told the court the injuries were "extreme" and not caused "by normal or even rough handling of a child".
Prosecuting, Rosaleen Collins said the injuries had happened on more than one occasion.
The father was not allowed to have unsupervised contact with the baby's brother, the court heard, after the boy sustained suspicious injuries a year earlier.
Neither the man, woman, nor the baby can be named for legal reasons.
The father was found guilty of one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm and three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent but was cleared of one count of grievous bodily harm with intent.
The mother was found not guilty of four counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, four counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm and one count of allowing or causing injury to a child.


Italian club Juventus say Antonio Conte will remain as their manager for next season.

The 44-year-old, who left Siena to replace Luigi Delneri in May 2011, led Juventus to their third successive Serie A title this term.
In winning their latest title, the Turin-based club achieved a record points haul of 102.
There had been doubts over Conte's future but Juventus tweeted: "Season 2014/15: manager Antonio Conte."
The former Juventus player led the club to their 30th league title with two games to spare, but in recent weeks had been linked with a move away from Serie A.
Newspaper reports suggested he would move to French league side Monaco, but it appears he will stay in Italy.
Juve made it to the Champions League quarter-finals in 2012-13, when they were eliminated by eventual champions Bayern Munich, but failed to get past the group stages this season.


The United States has imposed sanctions on 14 Ukrainian separatists and Russians, including an idealogue who has heavily influenced the Kremlin.

Political scientist Alexander Dugin is an extreme Russian nationalist closely associated with the Ukraine conflict.
The US said it was cutting business ties and freezing the assets of him and others who had destabilised the situation in the east of the country.
A ceasefire, albeit not fully observed, has been in place for a month.
Russia said it found the new wave of sanctions "difficult to understand".
"We categorically do not see any link between what has recently been happening in south-eastern Ukraine and these sorts of actions," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the news agency Interfax.
President Barack Obama and European leaders have used sanctions as its main form of retaliation for Russia's annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists groups in eastern Ukraine.
"If Russia continues to support destabilising activity in Ukraine and violate the Minsk agreements and implementation plan, the already substantial costs it faces will continue to rise," said Adam Szubin of the US treasury department.
Among those targeted for sanctions is former prime minister Mykola Azarov and two other top Ukrainian officials in former President Viktor Yanukovych's inner circle, for "misappropriation of Ukrainian state assets".
Also included are five officials in the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk's people's republics and the leaders of Eurasian Youth Union, including Alexander Dugin.
Mr Dugin, a prominent Russian ultra-nationalist philosopher, has called on President Vladimir Putin to intervene militarily in eastern Ukraine "to save Russia's moral authority".
The US says the Eurasian Youth Union has "recruited individuals with military and combat experience to fight on behalf of the self-proclaimed DPR and has stated that it has a covert presence in Ukraine".
A Russian bank operating in Crimea, now the largest banking network in the region, has also seen its assets blocked by the US.
In a separate development, the US is preparing to send more non-lethal aid to Ukraine, including unarmed drones, an unnamed official told US media on Wednesday.


Native River enhanced his Cheltenham Gold Cup credentials with a comfortable win for trainer Colin Tizzard in the Denman Chase at Newbury.

The 11-10 favourite beat Le Mercurey by three and a quarter lengths, with Bristol De Mai disappointing in third.
Tizzard, who also trains Thistlecrack and Cue Card, has three of the first four in the Gold Cup betting.
Ballyandy landed the Betfair Hurdle and Altior also won to cement his place as favourite for Cheltenham's Arkle Chase.
Aidan Coleman was a late call-up for Native River after regular jockey Richard Johnson pulled out because of illness.
But it was business as usual for the Hennessy Gold Cup and Welsh National winner, who is now 4-1 (from 9-2) for the Gold Cup behind 7-4 favourite Thistlecrack, with Cue Card and Djakadam at about 7-1
Coleman said of Native River: "He's just the perfect racehorse and (it was) very nice to have a sit on him and I wish them all the best for the future."
Paul Nicholls said his runner-up Le Mercurey had run well to get close to a horse he considers will win the Gold Cup on 17 March.
The champion trainer believes Le Mercurey will be a Grand National contender in the future, but will this year aim him at the Betway Bowl at Aintree.
Last year's Cheltenham Champion Bumper victor Ballyandy, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, won for the first time over hurdles as he beat Nicholls' Movewiththetimes.
Nicky Henderson's Altior coasted home by 13 lengths from Fox Norton in the Betfair Exchange Chase, registered as the Game Spirit Chase.
BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
One of those days where it's hard to come up with a lead story but Altior's success in the old Game Spirit Chase probably shaded it.
Last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner looks even more supreme this year, and this was the smoothest of performances, all the more meritorious because it came on unfavourably soft going.
He's rightly a hotter and hotter favourite for the Arkle (his pretty much certain target said Nicky Henderson), and he'll be a Festival banker for many. Native River's style is all about stamina and toughing it out, and he'll set a big test for all-comers in the Gold Cup.


The number of police officers in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level since the end of 2010.

There were the equivalent of 17,242 full-time police officers in Scotland between April and June.
This represented the lowest number of officers since the last quarter of 2010 when there were 17,217.
However, the new figures show police numbers are still up by 1,008 since 2007 when the SNP pledged to increase the total number of officers by 1,000.
The target was an SNP commitment from 2007 until April this year, when it was dropped.
The Scottish Police Authority, which oversees Police Scotland,  has previously said the policy of setting officer number targets represented a "very inflexible approach".
Minister for Community Safety Annabelle Ewing said crime was at a 41-year low and that Scotland was as safe as it had been for over a generation.
She added: "This reduction in crime levels is supported by continued high numbers of police in Scotland's communities, and I am very pleased to note that numbers remain well in excess of those in 2007.
"Scotland's police officers and staff work incredibly hard to serve our communities, tackling violence and crime.
"We will continue to work with Police Scotland to support them by considering the implications of changing demands on Scottish policing and ensuring the right mix of officers and specialist staff to provide protection for Scotland's communities."
The commitment by the SNP to increase police numbers by 1,000 was made in the election manifesto of 2007 - and by the next election in 2011 it had achieved its target of 17,234.
In subsequent years police strength has fluctuated, although it has remained above the number inherited from the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition.
Yet numbers have been sharply reducing in England and Wales; since 2010 around 18,000 officers have left the service south of the border.
But financial pressures on the police service have been mounting - and the Scottish government was forced to offer Â£100m over five years to meet budgetary shortfalls.
Since around 85% of police spending is on wages, cutting staff numbers would have seemed an obvious way to save money - except for the SNP's manifesto pledge.
However, a way out of the conundrum may have come in the consultation on strategic policing priorities announced by the government in June 2016.
Chief Constable Phil Gormley has talked about the changing nature of policing, pointing to new forms of criminality such as cyber and economic crimes.
His mantra is to create a "sustainable operational model" although he has declined to address the issue of the number of officers he wants to populate that model.
The Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, has said they believe it to be a "racing certainty" that numbers will be allowed to dip back below the 2007 manifesto commitment.
And with ministers fond of pointing out that crime in Scotland is at a 42-year low, and detection rates at an all-time high, perhaps the SNP will soon abandon one of its headline sacred cows.
Brian Docherty, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation which represents many of Scotland's police officers, said the drop in numbers was "disappointing" and "alarming".
He said: "At a time when police demand continues to rise and public satisfaction is falling this is the greatest example yet that finance is being put ahead of public safety."
Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Douglas Ross said: "Police Scotland needs a balanced workforce, but all these figures show is a downward trend - and it (the force) has made no secret of the fact it is facing significant budgetary pressures.
"We need to establish whether this drop in numbers is down to shifting priorities for the police, or a wholesale downscaling of resources."
Scottish Labour's justice spokeswoman Claire Baker MSP said many people would worry that the latest drop in police numbers was "an indication of what is to come".
She added: "This cannot be allowed to happen.
"The public must have confidence in the government and Police Scotland to keep our streets and communities safe."


Three suspected rhino poachers have been shot and killed by rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Security forces confronted a gang of five at the well-known tourist destination. Another member of the group was wounded.
Rangers say they recovered a firearm, ammunition and other tools used for rhino poaching from the scene.
It is the latest in a series of attempts to reverse the rising trade.
Demand for rhino horn has soared in recent years - fuelled by the belief in parts of Asia that it has medicinal properties.
The black market price of rhino horn is now in the region of Â£35,000 ($55,000) a kilogram.
Last year, South Africa recorded more than 300 cases of poaching.
Despite the prospect of high-level prosecutions, the financial rewards for criminals  are helping to fuel the trade.


Sports Direct's Mike Ashley has branded MPs "a joke" and confirmed he will not give evidence in Parliament about how his workers are treated.

Mr Ashley responded after being summoned to appear in Parliament and warned he could be held in contempt.
He also urged MPs to attend his firm's Derbyshire headquarters - an invitation they declined.
The Commons business committee said it was "disappointed" about Mr Ashley's refusal to attend.
"It is telling that he chose to give his response to the media rather than to the committee directly," said Iain Wright MP, chair of the Business, Skills and Innovation Committee.
However, Mr Ashley told Sky News he felt MPs were "showboating".
Mr Ashley - who also owns Newcastle United Football Club - had been asked to attend Westminster on 7 June on the back of a BBC investigation into Sports Direct's warehouse working practices.
He had until Monday to respond to a letter from Mr Wright, the Hartlepool MP.
In his response, on 10 March, Mr Ashley asked the committee to come to the Sports Direct premises.
Mr Ashley said he will not "stand idle" while Sports Direct is "subjected to public vilification".
"The current intention is not to go, because [MPs] ought to see it for themselves," he told Sky News.
"In my opinion, they're just showboating. In my opinion, they're actually a joke.
"They don't care about the people, they care about the business of politics."
Mr Wright told the BBC the matter will be discussed at the next committee meeting on Tuesday.
"I'm very disappointed that Mr Ashley has refused to accept the committee's request to come and give evidence in Parliament, like every other witness for every other select committee voluntarily does," he added.
The committee will now need to raise a complaint of contempt, and the House of Commons would then decide whether a contempt has been committed.


Candice Brown has been named as the Queen of Great British Bake Off after a royal-themed final.

The 31-year-old PE teacher said she was in "complete and utter disbelief" at beating finalists Jane Beedle and Andrew Smyth to be crowned champion.
Paul Hollywood said the amateur baker was "one of the best", while fellow judge Mary Berry said she "excelled".
It is Bake Off's seventh series - and the final one broadcast on the BBC after Channel 4 bought the rights.
Candice, from Bedfordshire, said that winning was the biggest moment of her life so far.
The finale saw the trio create a three-layered meringue crown for the signature challenge - which Candice filled with prosecco-soaked berries and pistachio jewels, topped with a miniature Queen Victoria crown.
They then had to make a perfect Victoria sponge cake for the technical challenge, set by Mary Berry, with only one instruction and no measurements given.
The showstopper saw them produce a picnic fit for a Queen, with multiple elements including sausage rolls, fruit tarts and a chocolate celebration cake.
Candice offered pig-shaped sausage rolls as part of her showstopper bid to win over the judges.
Berry said the challenge - with the most bakes ever requested for one of the rounds of the show - was an "absolute humdinger".
She said Candice's win was "well deserved for her determination and passion", adding that she used "wonderful flavours, and everything always looked gorgeous".
Hollywood said: "The standard was exceptionally high. Candice is very much all or nothing.
"When you look back on some of her bakes they have been beautiful. When she nails it, she is one of the best."
Highlights of Candice's Bake Off career have included a marzipan peacock and a gingerbread version of the pub she grew up in, complete with a sticky carpet.
She said of her win: "When they said my name, that means more to me than anyone will ever realise.
"I have low self-belief, even though my friends and family constantly build my confidence up. So it was a big moment in my life, probably the biggest so far.
"I felt that everything happens for a reason, and I did it, and that makes me smile so much.  In fact, I can't stop smiling.
'When they announced the winner, I almost didn't hear it, and was in complete and utter disbelief.  I was aware of it but I couldn't take it in.  Mary and Paul came over and I thought my knees would give way, I was trembling so much.
"One of the biggest moments for me was when Mary gave me the bouquet of flowers, and Paul handed me the trophy, and Paul said to me 'take it, it's yours' and then I cried. I was in shock but totally elated."
She said she "loved every second" of the final - especially making the sausage rolls during the five-hour showstopper challenge.
"Sausage rolls are always asked for by my family, my signature dish, so to make those in the final was great," she said. "I made crackling curly tails and I managed to fill the tent with smoke as I was cooking the crackling, and they had to open the panels on the tent."
Candice, who was named star baker three times during the series, said the final day was "very emotional".
"At one stage the tent was completely empty apart from me, Andrew and Jane just chatting," she said.
"We had a bit of a hug and a Polaroid picture which I keep in my wallet.  When we had to walk out, I could see my family out of the corner of my eye, and I forced myself not to cry."
She was congratulated by boyfriend Liam and pet pug Dennis after being named winner, and added: "I will remember that squeeze for the rest of my life - what a feeling."
She said being named star baker was the best part of the show, while her worst moment was bread week - when Hollywood would not eat her bread, as it was raw.
Asked about her future following her success, Candice said: "If I can get my little vintage shop selling tea and cakes with random antiques that would be my ultimate dream.
"Let's wait and see what will come my way but I will be grabbing it with both hands and running with it, that's for sure.  It would be crazy not to, wouldn't it?"
In credits shown at the end of the programme, it was revealed that Candice and rival Jane are planning to go on a baking road trip together.
Engineer Andrew, 25 had created a meringue crown with a praline filling during the signature challenge, while garden designer Jane, 61, made a patriotic red, white and blue centrepiece.
Andrew excelled during the technical challenge, coming top of the leaderboard, but Candice was judged to have been the best baker overall.
If Candice follows the path of previous champions, she has television shows and cookery books to look forward to in her future career.
Hollywood is following the show when it moves to Channel 4, while Berry and hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have announced they are leaving.
Berry told Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2 that she will work with Giedroyc and Perkins again - joking that a future project could involve gardening.
She said: "We have made no decisions whatsoever, we haven't actually all three got together, but we will do something because we're good pals, and who knows what it would be?
"Well, it may not be baking, you never know, it could be gardening. I'm a very keen gardener, you know."
Programme makers Love Productions are yet to reveal who else will front the show alongside Hollywood.
The Great British Bake Off started on BBC Two in 2010 before switching to BBC One in 2014.
Last year's final, won by Nadiya Hussain, was the UK's most watched television programme of 2015.
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US rockers OneRepublic have topped the singles chart again with Counting Stars, a week after being knocked from the top by Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball.

They were number one two weeks ago, in a run of success for frontman Ryan Tedder, who wrote James Blunt's single Bonfire Heart, up two to number four.
Tedder has also written hits for singers including Adele, Beyonce, Ellie Goulding and Leona Lewis.
"This is by far the coolest thing that's happened to us," he said.
"I've had a number of number ones with other artists, but never one with this band. This is the highlight of the year."
Lawson were straight in at number three with Juliet, followed by Blunt, while Eminem's Rap God debuted at number five.
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His eighth album, The Marshall Mathers LP2, is released next month.
UK pop group Lawson have now achieved five top 10 hits since forming in 2009.
In the album chart, John Newman's debut album Tribute beat big comebacks from Pearl Jam, Sir Paul McCartney and Cher.
Newman, 23, from Settle in North Yorkshire, found fame with his guest vocals on Rudimental's number one Feel The Love last summer.
Grunge group Pearl Jam made it to number two with Lightening Bolt - their highest chart placing in the UK since VS in 1993, which also made it to the same spot.
Sir Paul, 71, was at three with his 16th solo album, New, while Cher, 67, was at four with Closer to the Truth, her highest-charting studio album since Love Hurts topped the charts 22 years ago.
Britain's Got Talent finalists Jonathan And Charlotte were at number five with their second album Perhaps Love.
Synthpop pioneer Gary Numan debuted at number 20 with his 20th studio album, Splinter.


Australian police have issued a warning over a potentially deadly drug that is 10,000 times as strong as morphine.

Carfentanyl, a toxic synthetic opioid, is commonly used to tranquilise large animals such as elephants.
Queensland Police said the drug was intercepted in a mail centre. It was first found in Australia last year.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency warned in September that carfentanyl had been linked to a "significant number" of overdose deaths in the US.
Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan said a 0.002mg dose was enough to cause death.
"Make no mistake, these are not party drugs," Queensland Police Supt Jon Wacker said on Friday.
"These are dangerous drugs and it's not a matter of if it will kill you. This drug will kill you."
Carfentanyl was not a controlled substance in China until this week. Beijing on Thursday regulated carfentanyl and three similar drugs after lobbying from the US.
In October, the Associated Press said it identified 12 Chinese companies willing to export carfentanyl for as little as $2,750 (Â£2,200) per kilogram.
Queensland authorities feared more of the drug may have entered Australia after the discovery in Brisbane.
Even touching carfentanyl posed a danger, Supt Wacker said.
"It is unclear how it would be marketed here, whether sold in its pure form or mixed with other drugs and sold as the latest 'hook'," he said.
"Either way, we know this drug is lethal and we need to get the warnings out now."


When owning a huge cinema chain is not enough, why not buy the firm behind one of the film and television industry's most high-profile awards as well?

China's richest man has continued his Hollywood shopping spree - snapping up the company that runs the Golden Globes.
Dalian Wanda, run by property magnate Wang Jianlin, is paying $1bn (Â£800m) for Dick Clark Productions that also runs the Miss America beauty pageant and the Billboard Music Awards.
The Chinese conglomerate already controls the AMC cinema chain, the second largest in the US, as well as Legendary Entertainment , co-producer of hit films including Godzilla and The Dark Knight Rises, and has a tie-up with Sony Pictures.
It seems that Mr Wang, who sits on a personal fortune of $32.1bn (Â£26.4bn) according to a recent rich list, really is buying up the US entertainment industry, one step at a time.
Many suspect it is just a matter of time until he gets a big chunk of one of Hollywood's big six film studios. Earlier this year he got close to buying a 49% stake in Paramount Pictures from Viacom before the deal collapsed.
Dalian Wanda said the purchase of Dick Clark Productions represented Wanda's "first step" into television production.
But long before this deal, some US politicians were already worried about China's influence in Hollywood and the US media - whether that is censoring media or producing pro-Chinese propaganda. In September, 16 members of the US Congress called for greater scrutiny of foreign investments, mentioning Dalian Wanda by name.
Mr Wang has not shied away from his ambition to make China a dominant global force in entertainment and to bring "more Chinese elements" to the output.
But he insists he is motivated by a "business perspective" rather than a political one, with China's box office takings predicted to match the US and Canada by 2018 - and to grow by around 15% each year for the next decade.
"You cannot try to just make money in the Chinese market and disregard Chinese tastes," Mr Wang said earlier this year.
But there is "soft power" at play here too - using businesses to wield cultural influence over the way China is portrayed.
Next year Legendary Entertainment, in partnership with Universal, will release Great Wall - starring Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe alongside big name Chinese actor Andy Lau and boy-band idol Wang Junkai,
And crucially, it will be the first major Hollywood film, aimed at a global audience, to be set, filmed and produced in China.


British pair Chris and Gabby Adcock were beaten 2-0 by second seeds Kai Lu and Yaqiong Huang in the semi-finals of the India Open in New Delhi.

The Adcocks, seeded three, came from a set down to beat Bodin Isara and Savitree Amitrapai in the last eight.
But the Chinese pair were victorious in 31 minutes, winning both games 21-13.
Lu and Huang, who also beat the Adcocks in the All England semi-finals last month, will face top seeds Siwei Zheng and Qingchen Chen in the final.


Recruitment is under way for the re-formation of a disbanded squadron at RAF Cosford in Shropshire.

Named 605 Squadron, it will be an auxiliary unit of 120 part-time and 14 full-time volunteer reserve posts.
The 605 Squadron was originally formed at Castle Bromwich in 1926 and was finally disbanded in 1957.
The squadron, expected to provide general support to other RAF units, will take up to four years before it is fully operational.
The formation is part of the Ministry of Defence's plan to create a new, fully integrated reserve force for operations in the UK or overseas.
Wing Cdr Mike Sherburn said: "Having been mobilised on operations as a reservist myself, I appreciate how juggling civilian commitments with the RAF Reserves takes dedication, however, the rewards are worth it."
RAF Cosford is currently home to a number of units, including the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering and the Defence School of Photography.


New anti-sectarian legislation has been delayed by six months, the first minister has announced.

Alex Salmond said he had listened to concerns that the new law was being rushed through parliament.
He said he would set a new timetable to ensure it was passed by the end of the year.
Church, football figures and opposition parties, who had expressed concern at the original timescale, welcomed the move.
The bill was introduced to parliament just last week and ministers had wanted to see it passed by the end of the month, in time for the start of the new football season in July.
The Scottish Parliament's justice committee expressed concern over the speed with which the bill was to go through.
Mr Salmond announced the delay to the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill during first minister's questions, at Holyrood.
He told parliament more time was needed to take a range of evidence and views on the proposals.
Mr Salmond said: "I accept, and I think everybody accepts, we have a majority in this chamber - but we need consensus.
"I hope, because what we say in this place on this issue has huge ramifications across society, that we can allow for the probability, the certainty, that each and every single one of us wants to eliminate sectarianism and sectarian displays from Scottish football.
Two new offences on football-related behaviour regarded as offensive and threatening.
One deals with disorder around football matches inside the ground, and extends to those travelling to and from stadiums - as well as fans watching games elsewhere, for example in pubs or on big screens outdoors.
The second offence deals with serious threats - including murder -  made on the internet.
That would take in posts on sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as specific websites.
Both offences would become indictable, with a maximum punishment of five years in jail.
The maximum jail term for sectarian hate crimes is currently six months.
Decisions on sentencing in each case are a matter for the courts.
Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill
"Each and every one of us wants to eliminate sectarianism from Scottish society.
"I hope that parliament will accept there is a huge, genuine urgency in this matter, and also accept that this government wants to achieve the consensus within parliament and throughout Scottish society."
The bill aims to stamp out abusive behaviour from football fans, whether they are watching matches in a stadium, in the pub or commenting online.
It would raise the maximum jail term from six months to five years.
The new legislation comes in the wake of several high-profile football-related incidents.
These include trouble at Rangers/Celtic games and the sending of suspected bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two other high-profile supporters of the club.
A Rangers spokesman backed Mr Salmond's move, saying: "As a club, we are at pains to point out that we are in favour of the greater and more consistent enforcement of existing legislation and will support new legislation that takes things forward and helps eradicate the type of behaviour that afflicts football.
Cameron Ritchie, president of the Law Society of Scotland, also backed Mr Salmond's decision, adding: "On such an important issue as this, we need effective law that is both workable and not open to challenge."
Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan, said: "Ultimately, we expect new legislation from the Scottish government to be practical and enforceable - it is important the necessary groundwork is undertaken to ensure this is the case."
The Scottish government's move met with approval from opposition parties.
Labour leader Iain Gray, said: "The first minister and SNP's incompetence had undermined the credibility of the bill and they have now had to climb down from their attempt to rush it through."
The Lib Dems' Willie Rennie, who thanked the first minister for his decision, said: "Scores of questions still remain over the bill and we will work constructively with the Scottish government to explore these issues."
Annabel Goldie, the Conservative leader, added: "The Scottish government has showed some much needed common sense and humility in acknowledging the wide ranging concern about this bill as currently drafted, the lack of consultation and the clear possibility of negative, unintended consequences."
The Rt Rev David Arnott, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said: "I am pleased the government have heeded advice from ourselves and others not to be hasty.
"It is important that civic Scotland gets the chance to be part of proper democratic scrutiny on what is a crucial cultural issue."
Meanwhile, Two Christian organisations - the Christian Institute and Care for Scotland - said they were dropping legal action which aimed to force the Scottish government to take more time over the legislation.
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill has now passed its first hurdle at Holyrood, with the SNP and Labour voting for it, the Liberal Democrats voting against and the Tories and Greens abstaining.
The legislation will now move forward to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.


Dario Fo, the Italian playwright and actor famous for his cutting political satires, has died in Milan at the age of 90.

Fo, whose plays include Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can't Pay? Won't Pay!, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997.
He was also known for Mistero Buffo, a one-man play he travelled the world with for 30 years.
His plays often starred his actress wife Franca Rame.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, a target himself of Fo's sharp wit, remembered him on Thursday as "one of the great protagonists of theatre, culture and the civic life of our country".
He said: "His satire, his research, his work on set design, his multi-faceted artistic activity remain the legacy of a great Italian in the world."
Born in March 1926 in Sangiano, a small town on Lake Maggiore, Fo learned the art of storytelling from his grandfather, a travelling salesman with a gift for spinning yarns.
He was conscripted towards the end of World War II but managed to escape, spending the last months of the war hidden in an attic.
Moving to Milan, Fo studied architecture before turning to writing and performing.
After meeting Rame in the early 1950s, he achieved success with a series of monologues that led to his own show on Italian national radio.
After establishing the Fo-Rame theatre company in 1957, Fo and his wife earned national recognition with a series of hit stage farces.
But their work, often critical of the political establishment, led to battles with the censors and attempts at suppression.
Dario Fo thought the long Italian tradition of commedia dell'arte - broad, even slapstick humour - could be used to comment on modern society.
His work was filled with energy and political protest. He drew on the history of Italian theatre but became one of the most performed modern playwrights anywhere.
His early material was gentle enough, but Fo later became a sharp-eyed satirist of the Italian state and corruption. For years he was banned from Italian TV for his irreverence.
His radical politics meant he was twice prevented from entering the USA. Writers, among them Arthur Miller, protested at his exclusion.
When Fo was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997, the citation said he "emulated the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden".
On stage, Dario Fo made serious political points by being comic.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Fo's best-known play, was written in response to the real-life death of a political anarchist while in police custody.
First performed in 1970, it went on to be staged in more than 40 countries.
Fo, who was admitted to hospital earlier this month, had been due to give a talk in Edinburgh last weekend.
Playwright David Greig paid tribute, saying Scottish theatre "owed a tremendous debt" to "an extraordinary theatre maker".
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A 34-year-old man has died after his car crashed into a barrier on the M8 motorway in West Lothian.

The Mitsubishi L200 he was driving came off the westbound carriageway near Livingston at about 01:15 on Saturday.
The man was seriously injured and died a short time later. The road was closed for five hours to allow for recovery and investigation work.
Police officers have appealed for witnesses to the crash - or anyone with information about it - to contact them.
Sgt Andy Gibb said: "Sadly, a 34-year-old man has died as a result of a road traffic collision on the M8 during the early hours of Saturday, May 14.
"Our thoughts are with his family at this extremely difficult time and we will continue to provide them with support as and when they need it.
"Our inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this collision are ongoing and I ask anyone who was travelling on the M8 at around 1:15am on Saturday, May 14th, to contact us immediately if not already done so."


An alleged serial killer's 999 call to report that he had found a man - said to be his first murder victim - outside his flat has been played to a jury.

Giving his east London address, Stephen Port said about 23-year-old Anthony Walgate: "Appears a young boy looks like he's collapsed outside."
Mr Port then went to sleep rather than wait for paramedics, the jury heard.
He denies 29 charges including four counts of murder, as well as drugging, rape and sexual assault.
The 41-year-old chef allegedly plied his four young murder victims with the drug GHB at his Barking home so he could have sex with them while they were unconscious.
The Old Bailey trial has heard that Mr Port was jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice by lying to police about the circumstances of the death of Mr Walgate, a fashion student.
They had made contact online in June 2014 and Mr Walgate agreed to go to the chef's home for a sleepover, the court heard.
Mr Walgate had told friends he was going to meet a man named Joe Dean in Barking who was going to pay Â£800 to spend the night with him.
His university friends said the photo they were shown of "Joe Dean" was the man they now know as Stephen Port, the jury was told.
In the 999 call played in court, Mr Port told the operator: "Looks like he has collapsed or had a seizure or something - or just drunk."
The accused was no longer on the line when he was asked for his number, and the operator had to call Mr Port back to ask if the person was breathing.
In a statement, paramedic Anthony Neil said he arrived to find Mr Walgate was already dead and was "in a sitting position against something".
He covered him in a red blanket and alerted police, the court heard.
Police officers tracked Mr Port down to his flat through his number, noting him as a witness and took his statement.
The jury has heard how officers later realised Mr Port had hired Mr Walgate as an escort and had been lying about the events of that night.
Pathologist Olaf Biedrzycki told the court the student's death was due to GHB intoxication and said he had been informed that Mr Walgate's jeans zip was undone and his underwear was "inside out and back to front".
There were also 14 separate injuries on the body including grazes and bruising to the inside upper left arm.
Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC told the court that the second alleged murder victim, Gabriel Kovari, had been Mr Port's temporary flatmate.
The court heard how, before moving in, the Slovakian national had reassured a friend who asked him: "Are you sure he's safe? There are some crazy people out there lol."
Mr Kovari's body was found by a dog walker in a churchyard near Mr Port's home on 28 August 2014.
The trial continues.


Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o is to star on Broadway in Eclipsed, a play written by Walking Dead actress Danai Gurira, according to reports.

Eclipsed is a hard-hitting drama about women captured and raped by a Liberian rebel officer.
The sell-out play marked the 12 Years a Slave and Star Wars star's stage debut when opening earlier this year.
Gurira, who plays Michonne in huge TV hit The Walking Dead, is the award-winning writer of four plays.
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Eclipsed is considered notable as a rare production written by a woman to get a spot on Broadway.
There has been only one other this current season, an adaptation of Emile Zola's horror story Therese Raquin, written by the British playwright Helen Edmundson.
Eclipsed also stands out for dealing with the difficult subject matter of rape in Africa.
The last play to cover the issue was Ruined in 2009, although it was controversially not granted a Broadway run despite its success.
Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the off-Broadway Public Theatre, where Eclipsed is currently running, told the New York Times he hoped its main stage run would "break a barrier that will stay broken".
"It's an incredibly emotional play and by the end very deeply touching and harrowing, and yet Danai has written it so beautifully it ultimately feels life-affirming, about how women in horrible circumstances are able to find their own agency."
Zimbabwean-American Gurira's other plays are In the Continuum, The Convert and Familiar, which also deal with female identity and race.
Nyong'o, who was born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, became an overnight star with her performance in 12 Years a Slave, winning last year's best supporting actress Academy Award.
They are part of an ethnically diverse production team which African-American producer Stephen Byrd says is also rare.
"There's a market out there that has not really been addressed with plays that can draw a cross-section of people to theatre," Byrd said.
"It's going to be an interesting season, and it's very healthy for Broadway."
Eclipsed finishes at the Public Theatre on 29 November and begins previews at Broadway's John Golden Theatre on 23 February, Hollywood Reporter said.
Its official opening will be on 6 March.


A Londonderry man has admitted infringing copyright by facilitating illegal film downloads.

In the first prosecution of its kind in Northern Ireland, Paul Mahoney admitted four charges he originally denied.
The court was told that the financial cost to the film industry caused by the offending was several million pounds.
The court heard that Mahoney, 29, set up websites to provide links to other sites for people who wanted to view illegally downloaded films.
At Londonderry crown court on Monday, Mahoney, of Carnhill in the city, admitted a charge of conspiring with others to operate websites allowing illegal viewing of infringed films.
He also pleaded guilty to conspiring with the websites Hunter Grubbs and Adigitalorange to facilitate the viewing of infringed films.
He also admitted that he acquired income generated from his websites bedroommedia and fastpasstv.
A final charge of concealing criminal property, namely Â£82,390 that was found in cash in his home, from advertisers who paid to advertise on his websites was also admitted.
A barrister told the court that while the prosecution accepted that Mahoney did not lead an extravagant lifestyle as a result of his offending, he did spend a substantial amount of money in setting up and running his operation.
The barrister said there would be no application for compensation from the film industry.
The industry believed that the prosecution of Mahoney sent a deterrent message.
The barrister said millions of pounds of losses had been sustained as a result of the film piracy in the case.
And he added there was risk of further losses to the industry because of the widespread internet use of pirate films.
That figure, he said, could conceivably run into several millions of pounds.
Mahoney is due to be sentenced in August and was released on continuing bail until then.


More than 100,000 customers in Wales could have help with their water bills thanks to a new tariff being launched.

Welsh Water's HelpU social tariff could offer savings of up to £250 a year for its most disadvantaged customers, the company said.
It is backed by the Welsh government and other organisations.
It comes as the water company's half year financial report showed a strong overall performance for the six months leading up to September.
The non-shareholder company - which says all its gains go to customers - said it invested £174m in large projects and essential infrastructure in that period - nearly £1m a day.
It also confirmed that a further £170m will be invested between October 2014 and April 2015.
Chief Executive Chris Jones said: "With all our gains going to customers, we can deliver real value by accelerating investment, keeping bills low and helping those who genuinely struggle to pay their water bills."
The HelpU tariff has been developed with support from the independent consumer watchdog Consumer Council for Water (CCWater), the Welsh government and housing associations group Community Housing Cymru.
It will be targeted at customers spending more than 5% of their income on water bills.
It said average household incomes in the area it serves are almost 13% lower than the rest of England and Wales, with some areas being 20% below the average.


I find Dr Ginni Mansberg sitting at a small desk, tapping away on a keyboard in her crowded and colourful Sydney office.

As she studies her online calendar, she shows me how the hours and minutes of her day are dissected into colour-coded squares.
"I've got my hands in many pies," she says.
In addition to being a television celebrity doctor, Ginni runs a busy medical practice as well as her own beauty-related business.
She also serves on numerous boards, lectures at university, consults for large companies, and is a magazine columnist.
And to top all that off, she's a mother to six children.  So I believe her when she says she rarely has time to eat lunch, let alone take a bathroom break.
In between seeing her patients, Ginni tells me about how she became a celebrity doctor.
Firstly, she says she didn't get to where she is today through meticulous planning. Her career has been shaped more by the changing needs of her family - and a lot of luck, she says.
After finishing her medical degree in the late 1990s, Ginni promptly gave birth to her first child.
"I was 24 years old with a baby and I was happy. Staying at home worked for me - for about six months. And then it didn't."
So Ginni got her general practice up and running in between having two more children. But she found it difficult to manage her family and full-time work - particularly with a practice that was so demanding.
So another change was needed, she tells me.
She went back to school, this time to study journalism. Her aim? To put her medical knowledge to use another way and to try and work from home.
Ginni says she started small, writing up medical news stories for industry publications. She also worked in a methadone clinic at weekends to help a friend and boost her income.
Things were working out a little more easily than they had been when she was working full-time, she says, but then her personal life took a turn for the worse.
"I got divorced, and that was quite a big trauma in every way," she says.
"One big way that was unforeseen was that I needed to earn a lot of money and I wasn't going to earn that doing what I was doing."
"There was an ad in the paper for someone with media and medical experience... and it was to work for Joe Hockey [shadow minister for health and ageing at the time]," she says.
"I was thinking, 'I've watched The West Wing, I can write, I'm a doctor, I can do this.'"
When she rang to find out more, she was told the position wasn't really suitable for a mother and that it would be too intense.
Yet she submitted her application nonetheless, and moved straight into politics.
Ginni served as a political adviser to Mr Hockey for a year before moving swiftly into the world of publishing.
Her first book, Why Am I So Tired?, sold about three copies, she says with a grin.
One of those copies ended up on the desk of the editor for Women's Health magazine, just as that editor was looking for a doctor to join the magazine's staff.
Soon after she signed on to Women's Health, the magazine was bought by Australia's Channel Seven media network - broadcasters of the popular Sunrise breakfast news programme.
And that was the beginning of her career in television.
She started getting requests to appear on the show, mostly to talk about women's issues. Over time, she solidified her role as a reliable TV doctor and someone the Australian public could relate to.
But even with all of this experience under her belt, she says she didn't quite believe she was an authority on the business side of things - an area she thought she might like to move into next.
"As a girl and as a young woman I would have told you I had no idea about money, no idea about business. But it turns out I'm actually pretty good at business. I actually have skills I didn't know I had."
So today, Ginni is putting those skills to work.  Four years ago, she and her current husband, Daniel Rubinstein, started Aurora Care, a private label anti-ageing skincare line.
It was an idea that came about over wine and pizza, she says, and turning it into a fully fledged company was a steep learning curve.
"I've seen so many small businesses run ahead of themselves since they've got all these great ideas and torch all of their cash flow," she explains.
"But we've been measured and very careful and managed to retain every aspect of our brand by making sure to never squeeze our cash flow."
And their business strategy seems to be working. This year, Ginni and David launched a retail line and expanded into China.
"Today the business is going gangbusters and it's the thing I'm most passionate about," Ginni says.
As we wrap up, I ask Ginni about her recipe for success. She tells me it's simple.
"I think you need to really believe in what you're doing.
"If you love what you are doing, but more importantly, if you have retained your ethics and retained your dignity and principles, and you can hold your head high... your life is much easier."


A man assaulted in a flat has died, police have said.

The 32-year-old, who has not yet been named, was found with a head injury at the property on South Parade, Whitley Bay on Wednesday.
Jonathan Armstrong, 44, of the same address, had been charged with assault and has now been charged with murder.
He was remanded in custody at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court and is due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday.


A school has cancelled a talk by an editor at the US right-wing website Breitbart who was banned from Twitter in a racism row.

Milo Yiannopoulos had been invited to speak at his former school, Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury, on Tuesday.
The decision was taken after the school spoke to the Department for Education Counter Extremism Unit.
The school said pupils and parents had been in favour of the talk going ahead.
Milo Yiannopoulos previously said people who were offended by his views did not have the right to prevent them being heard.
The former pupil had been invited by the Langton Liberal Arts Society to give a talk on politics, the alt-right and the recent US election.
Earlier he posted on Facebook: "My old high school has been bullied into canceling [sic] my talk on Tuesday by the "counter-extremism" unit at the U.K. Department of Education.
"Who even knew the DoE had a counter-extremism unit? And that it wasn't set up to combat terrorism but rather to punish gays with the wrong opinions? Perhaps if I'd called the speech "MUSLIMS ARE AWESOME!" they'd have left us alone. Disgusted."
James Soderholm, professor of humanities at the school, said the decision had been taken because of the threat of demonstrations by organised groups and concerns over the security of the school and the safety of pupils.
He said: "Within 24 hours of advertising the event, 220 Langton sixth formers had, with parental consent, signed up for the event.
"Objection to our hosting Mr Yiannopoulus came almost entirely from people with no direct connection to The Langton," he said.
"The staff and students of the school were overwhelmingly in favour."
Christine Dickinson, Kent secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said she would have preferred another speaker to also be on stage with Mr Yiannopoulus to challenge his views.
Mr Yiannopoulos's account was shut down by Twitter in July for comments directed at Ghostbusters' actress Leslie Jones.
Breitbart News, which has been accused by some as being a hate site, is the most-read conservative news website in the US and makes no secret of its close links to US President-elect Donald Trump.


Sevilla full-back Aleix Vidal scored twice as the defending Europa League champions took control of their semi-final tie with Fiorentina.

The Serie A visitors had the better chances in the first half but Vidal gave Sevilla a half-time lead when he steered home from the edge of the box after being picked out by Carlos Bacca.
After the break, Vitolo played Vidal in to send Neto the wrong way.
Kevin Gameiro added a third 28 seconds after coming off the bench.
This season's tournament takes on extra significance with the winners qualifying for next season's Champions League group stages. Neither Sevilla nor Fiorentina are on course to qualify through the league.
However, Sevilla already take the tournament seriously, as they look to successfully defend the trophy for the second time in a decade, having won it in 2006 and 2007. No team have ever won the Uefa Cup or Europa League four times.
But the visitors started brighter with Mario Gomez firing over twice in the opening 15 minutes.
They were punished for their wastefulness when Vitolo found Bacca, who in turn played the ball to Vidal to fire in from 18 yards out.
Fiorentina should have been level moments later as Matias Fernandez somehow missed from six yards after being picked out by Joaquin. The Chilean was then denied by keeper Sergio Rico, who also kept out an effort from Chelsea loanee Mohamed Salah.
There was a hugely controversial moment on half-time when Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak appeared to be fouled by Stefan Savic in the box - just as referee Felix Brych blew the whistle to end the half.
Fiorentina - who brought on English defender Micah Richards at half-time - were not able to take advantage of that good fortune and Vidal burst into the box to score his second.
The champions then put themselves in a great position to reach the Warsaw final when Gameiro converted Vidal's ball with his first touch after coming on as a substitute.
The second leg is in Florence next Thursday. The winners face Napoli or Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, who drew 1-1 in Italy, in the final.
Match ends, FC Sevilla 3, Fiorentina 0.
Second Half ends, FC Sevilla 3, Fiorentina 0.
Gonzalo Rodríguez (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, FC Sevilla. Sergio Rico tries a through ball, but Vicente Iborra is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Vitolo (FC Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Marcos Alonso (Fiorentina).
Vitolo (FC Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Éver Banega (FC Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.
Foul by Micah Richards (Fiorentina).
Éver Banega (FC Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matías Fernández (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (FC Sevilla).
Attempt missed. Micah Richards (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a set piece situation.
Marcos Alonso (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Vicente Iborra (FC Sevilla).
David Pizarro (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aleix Vidal (FC Sevilla).
Marcos Alonso (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Éver Banega (FC Sevilla).
Attempt saved. Matías Fernández (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Grzegorz Krychowiak (FC Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Borja Valero (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (FC Sevilla).
David Pizarro (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vitolo (FC Sevilla).
Substitution, Fiorentina. Josip Ilicic replaces Mario Gomez.
Borja Valero (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
Matías Fernández (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Gameiro (FC Sevilla).
Attempt missed. Éver Banega (FC Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.
Goal!  FC Sevilla 3, Fiorentina 0. Kevin Gameiro (FC Sevilla) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.
Attempt missed. Aleix Vidal (FC Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benoît Trémoulinas.
Substitution, FC Sevilla. Kevin Gameiro replaces Carlos Bacca.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, FC Sevilla. Vicente Iborra replaces Stéphane Mbia because of an injury.
Delay in match Stéphane Mbia (FC Sevilla) because of an injury.
Borja Valero (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Éver Banega (FC Sevilla).
Mohamed Salah (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (FC Sevilla).


A five-day strike by Dorset bus drivers has started in a row over pay.

More than 110 First Dorset drivers, based in Weymouth and Bridport, started the walkout at 04:00 BST and will not return to work until the early hours of Saturday.
Union Unite said its members were angry at a 2.3% pay offer from First Group, while drivers for the firm in Bristol had been given a 13% increase.
The operator has described the action as "totally unnecessary".
Services are running on an emergency timetable during the action.
Last ditch talks to resolve the dispute failed last week.
Unite said Weymouth and Bridport drivers earn Â£8.80 an hour, while drivers in Yeovil are on Â£9.50 an hour and those at rival firms in Bournemouth and Poole earn nearly Â£2 an hour more.
The union said: "We appreciate that the dispute will inconvenience the travelling public, but the ball is firmly in the management's court as they have steadfastly refused to rectify the pay inequality of our members over many years, compared with other First Group drivers across the West Country."
First Dorset said it was "disappointed" strike action was going ahead "despite our best efforts to try to reach a formal settlement".
A spokeswoman said: "First Dorset sets the pay rate irrespective of what the other companies are offering their staff.
"They are not set nationally - they are agreed locally between the local operating company and local union representatives."


Juan Zuniga has apologised to Neymar after the Brazil striker was ruled out of the World Cup following the Colombia defender's challenge.

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Neymar, 22, broke a vertebra in his spine during his side's 2-1 quarter-final victory over Colombia on Friday.
Zuniga insists he did not mean to hurt Neymar in the incident, which Fifa's disciplinary committee is studying.
I don't think it was normal football play. I do believe it was aggressive.
"I deeply regret the sad injury that Neymar suffered during the match between Brazil and Colombia," he said.
"Although I feel that these situations are a normal part of the game, there was no intent to injure,  malice nor negligence on my part.
"I want to reach out to Neymar, who I admire, respect and consider one of the best players in the world.
"I hope you recover quickly and return to the game soon, so we can all support a sport full of the virtues and qualities that I've tried to follow in my 12 years as a professional player."
Neymar was replaced in the 88th minute of Friday's game in Fortaleza after Zuniga challenged him for a header, with referee Carlos Velasco Carballo taking no action.
And Brazil legend Ronaldo says Zuniga intended to hurt Neymar.
"We could see on TV there was intention by the Colombia player to actually cause some harm," said Ronaldo.
"I didn't like that very high knee so that leads me to believe it was a foul with intention to actually cause harm.
"I thought it was a highly violent and unlawful move by the Colombia player. We are fearful and sad for the loss of our player."
Ronaldo, a World Cup winner in 1994 and 2002 who retired in 2011, was speaking at Fifa's daily news conference.
The 37-year-old, who is on the organising committee of Brazil 2014, added: "I don't think it was normal football play. I do believe it was aggressive.
"I don't know whether he had planned this beforehand but I do believe it was very aggressive, very violent."
"Brazil will be without their two most important players - leading scorer Neymar and captain Thiago Silva - against Germany.
"Neymar is a huge loss but it opens up a chance for someone else and I would expect Chelsea forward Willian to get his opportunity now."
Barcelona forward Neymar scored four goals in his five World Cup appearances for Brazil, who face Germany in Tuesday's semi-final.
Brazil president Dilma Rousseff has written to the home nation's squad expressing his sadness at Neymar's injury.
She said: "Once again, you have shown talent, determination, fighting spirit and the ability to rise above challenges, which will help make up for the major loss caused by the injury of our dear Neymar.
"All of Brazil already feels victorious, both because we are hosting the Cup of Cups and because we have the most beautiful, unwavering team of all."
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The eight-wicket win against Bangladesh on Thursday was an excellent way for England to begin the Champions Trophy.

To chase 306 against any side, even in the ideal batting conditions of The Oval, is a challenge. You have to work hard to get those runs.
In the context of the tournament, that sort of game is much more beneficial to England than if they rolled Bangladesh for 120 then chased them down in 20 overs.
Joe Root made a wonderful century, Alex Hales was in the runs, Eoin Morgan continued his good form and Liam Plunkett was amongst the wickets. In that sense, it was perfect.
However, it was marred by the injury to Chris Woakes, who bowled only two overs before having to leave the field with an injury to his left side.
The Warwickshire man had a scan on Thursday evening, with the results probably known to us by Friday morning. If it turns out to be a side strain, it could be serious.
As an old fast bowler, I can tell you that having a proper side strain is like having a red hot poker jammed between your ribs. If Woakes has one of those, he won't play again in the tournament.
In fairness, that did not look to be the case with Woakes. It seemed that he felt something and knew he had to stop - which was the right thing to do.
But side injuries are tricky. It's not just a case of strapping them up and saying "on you go". England will have to be very careful and give some serious consideration to ruling him out.
It's very anxious for Morgan's men, because Woakes is their highest-placed bowler in the International Cricket Council's one-day international rankings.
For a time, it also looked like Root's fitness could be a concern. It seemed like he rolled his ankle while batting and spent most of the second half of his innings hobbling around.
However, after the match he said he thought it was cramp in his calf, so that is much less of a worry.
All of this slightly shifted the focus away from Ben Stokes, whose knee problem dominated the pre-match build-up.
As promised, Stokes turned up early for a fitness test and was deemed healthy enough to play his part with the ball.
Still, even with Woakes off the field, Stokes only bowled seven overs. That tells us that England are still protecting him. That is sensible and he will benefit from more rest before the game against New Zealand on Tuesday.
On top of the injury concerns, England will be hoping that Jason Roy gets a score at the top of the order sooner rather than later.
Before this game, Roy was heavily backed by Morgan after a poor sequence where he had not passed 20 in his previous six ODI innings.
Here, he made only one from eight deliveries, but again received the support of his captain.
Now, it is quite right for Morgan to back his man, but I was surprised by the shot Roy played - a scoop off the pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza to be caught at short fine leg.
Any batsman can edge a good ball, or even have a rush of blood and try to whack one, but those split-second decisions are made in the heat of the moment.
In this case, Roy made the choice to premeditate a stroke, probably as the bowler was walking back to his mark.
Instead of sticking to what he is good at, playing the ball down the ground, Roy simply did not give himself the chance of scoring runs on his home ground.
It just goes to show that poor form does not only mess with the way a batsman hits the ball, but also the decisions that are made.
England now move on to games against New Zealand and Australia, the two finalists from the 2015 World Cup, knowing that one win is likely to be enough for a place in the semi-finals.
Their confidence will be high, not least because they have got the hiccup of the final game against South Africa out of their system.
They could do without the injuries and the shot Roy played, but other than that they got the job done.


Bolton recorded their fourth clean-sheet victory on the bounce in League One with a hard-fought win at Millwall.

Sammy Ameobi silenced The Den after just three minutes, hitting a stunning strike from 25 yards just beyond Jordan Archer's reach.
But the Lions fought back and were denied an equaliser by a superb reaction save from Mark Howard after 19 minutes after Lee Gregory met Shaun Williams' free-kick at the front post.
Despite having less possession, Bolton looked more threatening and Zach Clough's curling effort forced a good save from Archer after 34 minutes before Max Romeo crucially stopped the 21-year-old's counter-attack in first-half injury time.
Millwall built pressure well in the second half, with Williams' hopeful shot going just wide on the hour mark, minutes before Tony Craig's header looped onto the roof of the net.
But David Wheater ultimately ended the contest after 86 minutes, sending Lions fans to the exit en masse with a cool finish after Millwall failed to clear a corner.
Reports supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Millwall 0, Bolton Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Millwall 0, Bolton Wanderers 2.
Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jamie Proctor replaces Zach Clough.
Goal!  Millwall 0, Bolton Wanderers 2. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Madine following a corner.
Corner,  Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
Zach Clough (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Byron Webster (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by Lawrie Wilson.
Substitution, Millwall. Shane Ferguson replaces Joe Martin.
Substitution, Millwall. David Worrall replaces Fred Onyedinma.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. James Henry replaces Sammy Ameobi.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by Mark Howard.
Attempt saved. Byron Webster (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Derik (Bolton Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Shaun Williams (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Byron Webster (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
Foul by Callum Butcher (Millwall).
Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Millwall. Aiden O'Brien replaces Ben Thompson.
Foul by Byron Webster (Millwall).
Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tony Craig (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from long range on the right is just a bit too high.
Foul by Joe Martin (Millwall).
Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Ben Thompson (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Plans for a £45m state-of-the-art college campus near the centre of Cardiff have been unveiled.

Work on the wedge-shape building for Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) south of Cardiff Central station will start in the summer to open in autumn 2015.
As well as providing education and training facilities, it will also have a rooftop restaurant, gym, spa, beauty salons, shops and a conference centre.
CAVC was formed after the 2011 merger of Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren.
The merger comes as part of the Welsh government's bid to transform post-16 education and training in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
The new facility will be built in the financial enterprise zone on former industrial land off Dumballs Road.
The college says it will be the largest construction project in Cardiff when it begins and facilities will be open to the public seven days a week.
The development is being backed by a £20m grant from the Welsh government.
"When Cardiff and Vale College was created, a vision was set out to transform learning across the capital region of Wales," said Mike James, its principal and chief executive.
"As part of this, the college produced a 10-year capital development programme to create sector-leading learning environments for the community throughout Cardiff and the Vale.
"Over the next decade, this ambitious and exciting proposed plan will see us working with partners, securing funding and developing centres for learning that are second to none.
"Our new city centre campus is a significant first part of this."
The Welsh government's Education Minister Leighton Andrews said this type of building is what is needed to prepare students for employment or higher education.
He added: "The £20m that we are providing towards the cost of CAVC Canal Parade will help transform the delivery of further education and training across Cardiff and the Vale.
"When completed, this impressive new building will become a focal point for learners, employers and communities, helping to drive forward economic activity within the region."
CAVC is the latest in a string of colleges to build new facilities in Cardiff in recent years.
In 2007 the University of Glamorgan opened the Atrium, its first site in the capital, but plans for an expansion have been put on hold.
And in 2011, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff celebrated the completion of a £22.5m redevelopment, which included a 450-seat concert hall.


Mason Caton-Brown scored four tries to help Wakefield thrash Dewsbury and reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

The winger opened the scoring, with tries from Matty Ashurst, Sam Williams and Bill Tupou putting them 24-0 ahead.
Aaron Brown got the Rams on the board after the break, but Caton-Brown added a 50-metre second to restore the lead.
Tupou and Ashley Gibson crossed before Caton-Brown scored twice in three minutes to complete the victory, with Liam Finn converting all nine tries.
Dewsbury have won just one of their 12 league fixtures this season and sixth-placed Super League side Trinity were simply too good, with stand-off Finn unflappable from the kicking tee and Caton-Brown's finishing electric.
Caton-Brown, who joined Trinity from Salford in September, set the pattern of the match by the scoring in the corner after just four minutes.
Trinity took complete control of the tie through some neat play and clinical finishing, with Tupou crossing twice before Finn's perfect kicking and Caton-Brown's carrying added gloss to the scoreline.
Dewsbury coach Neil Kelly:
"I can't remember a time when I've lost a game by over 50 points and said that we defended superbly. Fitness took its toll in the end, but we scrambled well and showed a great desire to keep them out.
"I've got so much respect for the players and so many positives came out of that for us as a team.
"If we can keep sides out like that in the Championship we'll climb the table, but we have to do better with the ball as well."
Wakefield coach John Kear:
"I'd like to give Dewsbury a pat on the back because they are doing it tough at the moment yet I thought they showed plenty of spirit and some of their on-line defence was very, very desperate - they played well.
"I like to think we play a good brand of rugby league and you only have to look at the number of tries our wingers score.
"Everyone goes on about Castleford and the tries their wingers score but ours aren't bad either. It's exciting for the fans to watch."
Dewsbury Rams: Sykes, Morton, Walshaw, Brown, Glover, Speakman, Fairhurst, Sheriffe, Hemingway, Tonks, Ollett, Igbinedion, Ward.
Replacements: Stringer, Douglas, Squires, Foster.
Wakefield Trinity: Arundel, Ashurst, Batchelor, Caton-Brown, Crowther, England, Fifita, Finn, Gibson, Grix, Tupou, Williams, Wood.
Replacements: Sio, Arona, Hirst, Walker.
Referee: Scott Mikalauskas.


US telecoms giant AT&T has said it will not pursue its $39bn bid to buy T-Mobile USA after running into fierce government objections.

AT&T said the actions of the government to block the deal do not change the problems faced by the mobile phone industry.
It says it still requires more airwaves to expand.
If AT&T had bought T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom, it would have become the US's largest cellphone company.
AT&T is currently the country's second-largest wireless carrier, while T-Mobile is the fourth-largest.
The US Justice Department moved to block the merger in August, saying it would reduce competition and lead to higher prices.
Last month, the companies cast doubt on whether they would go through with the plan when they withdrew their application to the Federal Communications Commission after its chairman also opposed the deal.
AT&T has said it would include a $4bn charge in its fourth-quarter accounts to cover any potential compensation due if the deal does not go ahead.
AT&T agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in March, aiming to create the largest US wireless network.


Rowing's world governing body has begun a complete review of the drug-testing of Russian rowers since 2011.

Fisa acted after an independent report claimed Russia operated a state-sponsored doping programme for four years across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has called for Russia to be banned from next month's Rio Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee has yet to decide the team's fate.
Russia's men's quadruple sculls team have been disqualified from the Games after one member - Sergey Fedorovtsev - tested positive for a banned substance.
The country's track and field athletes are also barred from competing as a result of doping violations though the Court of Arbitration for Sport is due to rule on Thursday on an appeal from the All-Russia Athletic Federation (Araf).
Five Russian rowing crews are due to compete at this summer's Olympics, with two taking part in the Paralympic Games.
The executive committee of Fisa has also asked Wada to supply the evidence relating to rowing and rowers that was presented in the McLaren report.


A senior BP executive has told a US court that the oil giant was not solely responsible for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Rig operator Transocean and contractor Halliburton must also bear portions of the blame for the explosion and resulting spill, Lamar McKay said.
The trial, in New Orleans, will determine liability for the spill.
BP could face a huge fine, despite agreeing in 2012 to pay $4.5bn (Â£2.9bn)  to settle criminal charges.
An unfavourable trial verdict could see the firm liable for the biggest civil fine in history, of up to $17.6bn.
It has also paid $7.8bn in a settlement with people and businesses affected.
In the first testimony from a high-ranking BP executive, Mr McKay stressed that all those involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster should take some of the blame.
While BP was extracting the oil from underneath the Gulf of Mexico when the Macondo well exploded, the Deepwater Horizon rig itself was owned by Transocean. Cement used to seal the well was provided by Halliburton.
The Macondo explosion killed 11 men and released an estimated four million barrels of oil into the Gulf over 84 days. Since the leak was plugged, the debate over who was responsible has raged on.
"I think that's a shared responsibility, to manage the safety and the risk,'' Mr McKay told the court.
"Sometimes contractors manage that risk. Sometimes we do. Most of the time it's a team effort.''
He said the explosion was a "tragic accident" resulting from a "risk that was identified".
An expert witness testifying on behalf of the plaintiffs - the US Department of Justice and the US states affected by the spill - countered that the disaster was a direct result of poor management and heavy cost-cutting at BP.
"It's a classic failure of management and leadership in BP," said Robert Bea, an engineering professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who previously worked as a safety expert for BP.
He described BP as "too lean" following rounds of cost-cutting that led up to the disaster.
On the first day of the trial, a lawyer for the justice department said the disaster resulted from BP's "culture of corporate recklessness".
"Despite BP's attempts to shift the blame to other parties," Mike Underhill said, "by far the primary fault for this disaster belongs to BP".
One of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, Jim Roy, said BP had put "production over protection, profits over safety".
Mr Roy also attacked the rig's operator, Transocean, saying the company's safety official on the rig had received little training: "His training consisted of a three-day course. Amazingly, he had never been aboard the Deepwater Horizon."
He did not spare contractor Halliburton, either, saying it deserved some of the blame for providing BP with cementing of the Macondo well that was "poorly designed, not properly tested and was unstable".
The trial will determine the causes of the spill, and assign responsibility to the parties involved, including BP, Halliburton, Transocean, and Cameron, which manufactured the blowout preventer meant to stop oil leaks.
Later, it will determine how much oil actually leaked, which will lead to the calculation of how much the oil companies owe in civil fines.
It is expected to be one of the biggest and costliest trials in decades.
BP chief executive Bob Dudley has said he firmly believes the company was not grossly negligent.
The trial could last for months, but the risks are so great for BP that it may try to reach a settlement, analysts suggest.
Robert Percival, an environmental law professor at the University of Maryland, said: "The risk for both sides is so great - for BP it's their name, reputation and future contracts with the US government. For the US government it's all the resources they're spending on the trial - particularly if BP is not found grossly negligent."
The second part of the trial, set to begin in early autumn, will attempt to determine how much oil was leaked, which would then determine the size of the federal fine.
The Department of Justice intends to demonstrate BP was grossly negligent, which puts the maximum penalty at about $17.6bn.
However, on top of that, the Gulf states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida are demanding an additional $34bn in damages under the Oil Pollution Act, citing uncertainty over the long-term effects of the spill on their coastline as well as economic losses and property damage.
But BP has said it will "defend vigorously" against the claims, saying the methodologies used to calculate them were "seriously flawed".
Once the world's second-biggest oil company, BP has fallen to fourth place among the "oil majors" after selling off billions of dollars worth of assets to set aside money to cover liabilities related to the disaster.


A former world mountain bike champion said she had been left "gutted" after her "whole fleet" of racing and training bikes were stolen from her parents' home.

Manon Carpenter, 22, said the thefts from Caerphilly, reported to police on Tuesday, mean she will struggle to train for upcoming events.
In total eight bikes and two motorbikes, some owned by her parents, were taken sometime since Sunday.
Gwent Police is investigating.
Carpenter, who won biking's World Cup Series in 2014, told BBC Wales: "You just feel that you work for something and people think they can just walk in and take stuff.
"Luckily it isn't mid-season or it would have been a disaster, but I'm going away at the end of December so I'll have to sort out something for that."
She said: "Someone is making quite a lot of money," adding: "I am just gutted. We thought our garage was pretty secure."
Anyone with information about the thefts can call Gwent Police on 101.


NHS Grampian has had to cancel routine operations because of a shortage of theatre nurses.

At least 183 procedures have been cancelled at hospitals across the north-east since the beginning of November, the health board said.
They include 13 procedures due to take place at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary since 1 January.
The health board blamed "staffing challenges and winter pressures, not budgetary constraints".
It said it had problems filling vacancies due to complex training requirements of theatre nursing but procedures were only rearranged as a "last resort".
A patients' group raised concerns that elderly patients were being affected disproportionately because of the lack of staff with specialist skills.
The Patient Action Co-ordination Team, which provides support to patients in Grampian, said orthopaedics and eye surgery for conditions such as cataracts are among those worst affected.
It said that because these are ailments which predominantly affect older people, they are worst affected by the number of cancellations.
The patients group also warned that the cancellations will affect the north-east health authority's waiting time target performance.
Dr Annie Ingram, director of workforce at NHS Grampian, said: "We've made huge progress over the last year but, like other public sector organisations in Grampian, we face challenges in recruiting."
"We apologise to any patients whose procedures have had to be re-scheduled."
She said that around 30,000 operations are carried out every year in the region and the number which are postponed is usually between 1 and 2%.
"Rearranging elective procedures is a last resort for us and is done according to clinical prioritisation: our most clinically urgent patients will still be seen," she added.
"When providing staff for a theatre list of operations on any given day, the theatre nurses must meet the needs and skills required for that speciality and have enough knowledge to act as a skilled practitioner to maintain safe practice.
"Vacancies have been difficult to fill due to the requirement to try and train staff in what is  a complex area of nursing.
"Normally when staffing is at a sufficient level, staff rotate specialties, gaining more knowledge and skills in a variety of different areas and subsequently building more resilience into the service."


England prop Joe Marler is set to miss the start of the Six Nations in February after sustaining a fracture to his lower leg playing for Harlequins.

The loose-head, 26, is expected to be out for four to five weeks, and is set to miss England's opener against France on 4 February.
Marler has made 46 Test appearances for England since his debut in 2012.
He adds to a lengthy injury list for coach Eddie Jones, which includes fellow Quins man Chris Robshaw.
Jones led the side to a Grand Slam in 2016 but the Australian has a number of injury worries going into this year's tournament:
Captain Dylan Hartley, who is suspended until 23 January, will also need to prove his fitness before the competition starts.
Chris Jones, BBC Radio 5 live rugby union reporter
After barely having to deal with an injury at the start of his time in charge, England boss Eddie Jones is now experiencing what many of his predecessors did, with Marler the latest in a long line of setbacks.
With Mako Vunipola also out, England have lost two outstanding loose-heads, and the back-up is inexperienced. Matt Mullan heads the queue from Nathan Catt and the impressive Leicester tyro Ellis Genge.
Jones has the resources to cope with any injury crisis, but will desperately hoping the likes of Joe Launchbury, George Kruis, James Haskell - as well as captain Dylan Hartley - can prove their match fitness ahead of the tournament opener against France.


First Minister Carwyn Jones has asked for £110m in EU funding for the South Wales Metro project.

Mr Jones visited the European Commission in Brussels to ask for funding for upgrades to public transport as part of the £600m scheme.
He wants assurances the request will not be affected by Brexit negotiations.
The UK government has said any successful application for EU funding would be guaranteed by Westminster after Britain leaves the union.
The Metro scheme promises better trains, faster buses and light rail or tram services in Cardiff and the south Wales valleys.
Plans include £125m from UK government funds and £369m from the Welsh budget as well as EU funds, but the latter has not yet been applied for.
Welsh ministers are working towards making an application for funds by mid-2017, with construction to begin in 2019 and completion by the end of 2022.
Mr Jones, who visited Brussels on Wednesday for the fist time since the Brexit vote, said: "The EU referendum result has undoubtedly raised concerns about the delivery of our major capital programmes which currently receive funding from Europe."
He said he was in Brussels "to personally seek assurance from the European Commission that we can rely on their continued support for the Metro project in the months and years ahead.
"It is vital we keep up the momentum so we can secure approval before the UK leaves the EU."
Head of the European Commission Office in Wales, David Hughes, said: "As long as the UK remains a member state of the EU, it has the same rights and obligations as other member states.
"This means funding applications will be treated in the same way.
"With regard to what happens after the UK leaves, we simply cannot comment at this stage, since the UK has neither given notification under Article 50 of its intention to leave nor any indication of what it is seeking, either in terms of the future relationship it seeks or any transitional arrangements."


Marin Cilic's drugs ban has been reduced from nine to four months.

Cilic tested positive for banned substance nikethamide in April and was given a suspension in September, backdated to 1 May.
This is the third time in just over two years that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced the length of bans issued to tennis players. As all professionals now receive considerable anti-doping education, its latest reasons will be carefully studied when made public.
But the Croat's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) was partially upheld, meaning he is eligible to return to competition.
The 25-year-old has won nine career titles and is a former Australian Open semi-finalist.
"The panel determined that the degree of fault committed by the athlete was inferior to that established in the [tribunal] decision," Cas said in a statement.
"The panel also determined that the sanction imposed was too severe in view of the degree of fault and concluded that it should be reduced to four months."
International Tennis Federation president Francesco Ricci Bitti said the ITF "respected the decision of the CAS tribunal, who agreed that an anti-doping rule violation has been committed".
"We await the full decision to better understand CAS's reasoning for reducing the sanction," he added.
Cilic's ranking, which has dropped to 47, is set for an immediate boost with the return of his points from events including the French Open, Wimbledon and Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, London, where he was runner-up to Andy Murray.


Two pressing issues - migration and the fight against terrorism - are set to dominate the EU summit, as leaders gather in Brussels.

But the chairman, European Council President Donald Tusk, will keep the two discussions separate - despite concern that some jihadists are slipping into the EU posing as migrants and exploiting the freedom of movement provided by the Schengen zone.
At least two of the killers involved in the Paris attacks got in among the crowds of migrants arriving daily on the Greek islands near Turkey.
But EU leaders are anxious to avoid sounding like the nationalists who argue that the removal of border controls in the EU left Europeans more at risk from terrorists. That is the rallying cry of the French National Front (FN) and some other populist parties.
Migration and terrorism are also treated as separate issues because - as pointed out by EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker - many asylum-seekers are themselves fleeing from the terror inflicted by Islamic State (IS), the Taliban and other extremist groups.
The dilemma for the EU is that Schengen - the passport-free area embracing 26 countries - greatly eases the flow of people and goods across the EU, but also requires more information-sharing, to prevent cross-border criminality.
About 1.7 million EU citizens cross borders daily in the Schengen zone to go to work, the Bruegel think-tank reports.
And opinion polls indicate that many Europeans value Schengen more than any other change brought about by the EU.
But temporary border controls have been reimposed - by France, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
So the stakes are high at this summit.
"Our goal is clear: we must regain control over our external borders to stem migratory flows and to preserve Schengen," said Mr Tusk in his summit invitation letter.
Mr Juncker said Europeans now have "one border" and "a shared responsibility to protect it".
"We want to defend everything Schengen represents, and let me tell you that Schengen is here to stay," he told the European Parliament.
Saving Schengen means beefing up the surveillance of all people entering or leaving the Schengen area.
So in future EU citizens, as well as those from outside the bloc, will have their passports checked against police databases.
There is much work to do, however, to link up and improve those databases.
More than a million refugees and other migrants have surged into the EU this year, most of them desperate to reach Germany or other northern countries where job prospects are better, or where relatives can help them settle.
The Syrian war has pushed irregular migration to the EU to a record high.
There are fears that the international campaign to smash IS, and the Russian bombing in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, will drive even more Syrians to flee abroad.
So the 28 leaders in Brussels will look again at the EU's help for Greece and Turkey. The migrant registration process is still slow and patchy.
Turkey, struggling with more than two million Syrian refugees, now has much bargaining power. Critics say the EU risks compromising its human rights standards as it leans on Turkey to curb the migrant flow.
Greek coastguards and the EU's Frontex border agency only manage to intercept 20% of the migrants who reach Greek islands after life-threatening voyages, according to Frontex.
This week the Commission unveiled an ambitious plan for a new EU Border and Coast Guard to tackle problems on the EU's external borders.
The force - stronger than Frontex - would have 1,000 permanent staff and 1,500 reserves, who could be deployed rapidly to a trouble spot, within three days.
That could happen even without the host country requesting it - if the rest of the EU decides to take action.
Such force majeure might be the exception - but Poland has already raised objections on sovereignty grounds.
Once again, the migrant crisis is threatening to divide, more than unite, Europe.


Ross Lafayette scored two goals on his birthday as Dover eased past Woking at the Crabble Athletic Ground.

The Whites made light of top-scorer Ricky Miller's suspension as they showed goalscoring potential from other sources in this National League victory.
Mitch Pinnock unlocked the door midway through the first half, crossing for Lafayette to nod his side in front.
Lafayette turned provider shortly after, playing the ball to Moses Emmanuel to score after a deflected free-kick had fallen fortuitously for Chris Kinnear's men.
In the opening exchanges of the second half, Lafayette grabbed his second goal when the visitors failed to clear a Jamie Grimes free-kick.
Gozie Ugwu headed in a consolation for the Cardinals late on.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Dover Athletic 3, Woking 1.
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 3, Woking 1.
Chris Kinnear (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Chris Kinnear replaces Sammy Moore.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Joe Healy replaces Moses Emmanuel.
Substitution, Woking. Delano Sam-Yorke replaces Frazer Shaw.
Substitution, Woking. Ismail Yakubu replaces Terell Thomas.
Substitution, Woking. Frankie Sutherland replaces Charlie Carter.
Goal!  Dover Athletic 3, Woking 1. Gozie Ugwu (Woking).
Goal!  Dover Athletic 3, Woking 0. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
Second Half begins Dover Athletic 2, Woking 0.
First Half ends, Dover Athletic 2, Woking 0.
Goal!  Dover Athletic 2, Woking 0. Moses Emmanuel (Dover Athletic).
Goal!  Dover Athletic 1, Woking 0. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.