Wakefield reached their first Challenge Cup semi-final for eight years by beating Huddersfield in the last eight.

David Fifita's second-minute try, a Ben Jones-Bishop score and three Liam Finn kicks put Wakefield 14-0 up early on, as Scott Grix and Jake Connor replied.
Tom Johnstone's length-of-the-field effort and prop Fifita's second put Wakefield's victory beyond doubt.
Jermaine McGillvary's two tries were consolations for the struggling hosts, who are still without a head coach.
Wakefield have not appeared in a Challenge Cup final since 1979, but head coach Chris Chester is one win away from a second final in as many seasons, having led Hull KR to Wembley in 2015.
Huddersfield, second from bottom of Super League and under the temporary stewardship of Andy Kelly after sacking Paul Anderson on 16 June, had knocked out holders Leeds Rhinos in the previous round.
Against Wakefield, they were made to pay for poor starts to both halves.
Giants half-back Danny Brough was sent to the sin-bin for a high shot on Reece Lyne during a sloppy opening to the first period, although he returned to set up Connor's first-half score with a jinking run and sharp pass.
That left the hosts only six points behind at the interval, but there was to be no way back for Huddersfield once Grix's loose pass had gifted Johnstone the chance to coast over for his sixth Challenge Cup try of the season.
Huddersfield: Grix; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Wardle, Connor; Brough, Ellis; Crabtree, Hinchcliffe, Rapira, Symonds, Ta'ai, Lawrence.
Replacements: Murphy, Wood, Johnson, Mason.
Wakefield: Jowitt; Johnstone, Lyne, Tupou, Jones-Bishop; Miller, Finn; Fifita, Moore, England, Molloy, Ashurst, Sio.
Replacements: Arona, Anderson, Annakin, Walton.
Referee: Gareth Hewer.


A jury asked for a "leniency" for a 17-year-old boy they convicted of stabbing an ex-friend to death in east London.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of Charlie Kutyauripo, 16, following a retrial.
In a rare move, the jury sent a note to "recommend the defendant leniency" to the judge, before delivering its unanimous verdict.
The trial was adjourned until sentencing on Wednesday.
The court had heard Charlie collapsed and died shortly after he was attacked outside a sports centre in Woodford on 9 January 2016.
The incident was captured on CCTV and witnessed by several people who had been attending an invite-only birthday party, which was a no-alcohol policy and parents manning the doors.
Charlie was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital where died shortly afterwards.
A post-mortem examination showed he had been stabbed twice, including a fatal wound to the heart.
The court heard the two boys had been friends but fell out in a row over a tracksuit the defendant had not given back to Charlie.
The youth claimed his actions were in self-defence, saying Charlie was a member of the Hainault gang.
Giving evidence, the defendant claimed threats against him had been placed on social media before the party.
The defendant said he armed himself because he was expecting gang members who had attacked him twice before, due to a previous relationship with a girl, to be at the party.
Judge Rebecca Poulet QC thanked the jury for the care they had taken in what she described as a very "sad" case.


Cardiff City have signed England striker Rickie Lambert from West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 34-year-old is their first transfer deadline day recruit.
Adam Le Fondre has joined Wigan while goalkeeper David Marshall moved to Hull City as deadline day approached.
However, with striker Federico Macheda having left the Welsh capital, Cardiff also brought in Joe Bennett from Aston Villa. on loan from Bolton Wanderers.
With Lambert joining from West Brom, manager Tony Pulis looks set to plug the gap by signing free agent Hal Robson-Kanu, the Wales striker.
Lambert has scored 214 goals in 589 league appearances since his career began as a trainee at Blackpool in 1998.


Russian Sergey Sirotkin has been signed by Renault as a test driver and will take part in first practice at his home grand prix this weekend.

The 20-year-old, who races in the GP2 feeder series, will drive Kevin Magnussen's car at Sochi on Friday.
Renault said Sirotkin had joined on a "long-term development plan", but has given no details of any F1 outings.
The team already has an official third and reserve driver in Frenchman Esteban Ocon, who is on loan from Mercedes.
Renault racing director Frederic Vasseur  described Sirotkin as "one of the most promising drivers from the junior categories".
Sirotkin said: "This is a great opportunity for me, although it has all come together so quickly. I still can't quite believe it.
"This is, however, the moment that all young racing drivers are working towards, and I am determined to learn as much as I can, as quickly as I can."
Sirotkin previously had a similar relationship with Sauber, who signed him in 2013 in a partnership with Russian investors with a view to him racing for the team the following year.
However, although he took part in first practice at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix, he split with the Swiss team soon afterwards.
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Michael Essien believes former club Chelsea will be hard to catch in the Premier League title race.

The midfielder, 32, twice won the league during a nine-year spell at Stamford Bridge, including one success under Jose Mourinho in 2006.
Essien thinks Mourinho could do it again with his side top of the table.
He told BBC Sport: "There is still a long way to go but I'm sure they are in a good position and once Jose is ahead it is very difficult to overtake him."
Essien, who now plays for AC Milan, sees similarities between the current Chelsea side and the one he played for when Mourinho signed him from Lyon during his first spell in charge in 2005.
In an interview with BBC Sport, the Ghana international - who also played under Mourinho during a loan spell at Real Madrid - assesses the qualities of his former boss and Chelsea's prospects.
He also discusses his work with the #UnitedAgainstEbola project, a campaign for Health Africa International launched to try and combat the threat of ebola and the potential impact of the disease on the up-coming Africa Cup of Nations.
Essien on Chelsea:
"It's not a big surprise they are doing so well. Whoever works under Jose will tell you that he is the sort of man who always gets the best out of his players.
"The way they are playing now reminds me of when I first came to Chelsea. We were very hard to beat and we won most of our games and they are doing it this year.
"They have a lot of young players who can step up. I think they are going to become like Chelsea of years ago. And they will win trophies for their club."
Essien on Mourinho:
"He is very close to his players and he knows how to talk to them. Sometimes he might ignore you a little bit just to get you a little bit angry and then go out there and perform. So he has his little ways to keep his players going.
"He is not scared of anyone. Sometimes he is too honest, but you don't have to take it personally. You have to prove to him that when you are on the pitch you are better. And that's what he wants."
Essien on United Against Ebola:
"There was a joke about me on the internet that I have got ebola. I said this in not a joke and I came up with this campaign to try and educate people in Africa about the disease.
"I was not worried. I had not travelled to Africa. I was fine. I was in good health. People around the world were more worried about me so I tried to calm everybody down.
"I'm still working on it to try and get some of my team-mates and people I know to get involved and to promote this campaign and try to raise awareness and to raise money for those who need it.
"The most important thing is when someone has the virus how to deal with the person and how to go close to the person.
Essien on the impact of ebola on the Africa Cup of Nations:
"They have had to change the venue. So if we can all join together to solve this problem I think it will be very good for Africa.
"Some of the players will be a bit concerned. They will be a bit worried. But I think everything will be fine and I hope the Nations Cup will go on and we will have a fantastic tournament. We are crossing our fingers that the whole thing will go on and nothing will happen.
"They should feel safe in going and representing their countries. Hopefully the tournament will go on and we won't get any bad news."
The full interview with Essien can be heard on BBC Radio 5 live sport from 13:00 GMT on Sunday, 14 December


West Brom boss Tony Pulis will hold talks about his future with chairman Jeremy Peace at the end of the season.

"Let's sit down in the summer and see where we go from there," the 58-year-old Welshman told BBC WM.
"The most important thing is to keep the club in the Premier League," added Pulis, who signed a two-and-half-year deal when he took over in January 2015.
Following Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Reading, Albion are 14th, eight points above the relegation zone.
Having maintained his record of having never been relegated last season, the former Stoke City and Crystal Palace boss looks likely to help keep the Baggies clear of the drop again this term.
But he has been criticised by fans for his team's playing style. And, according to former Albion striker and fellow Welshman John Hartson, speaking on Talksport on Tuesday morning, he has also been worn down by the long-drawn-out internal conflict over Saido Berahino's future.
Asked whether he would consider his own future, he reiterated: "Let's get through the season and then see were we go from there. I'll sit down with Jeremy and we'll take it from there then."
Tony Pulis was talking to BBC WM's Rob Gurney


Police in Missouri put out a warning that was both terrifying and bizarre: Armed robbers were believed to be targeting people hunting for Pokemon.

You read that right. Pokemon. The little monsters.
Police said the victims were playing Pokemon Go - a new smartphone app that encourages gamers to search local areas to find Pokemon in the "real world".
Certain locations offer bonuses and higher chances of catching rare species and that's where officers said criminals had been lying in wait.
"It is believed these suspects targeted their victims through the Pokemon Go smartphone application," the post on the force's Facebook page read.
"Apparently they were using the app to locate people standing around in the middle of a parking lot or whatever other location they were in."
The incident was just one of several odd goings-on in the first weekend of Pokemon Go's release - a title that achieved such rapid popularity it had to be briefly shut down while servers were upgraded to handle demand.
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The app's innovation is its use of augmented reality (AR). The Pokemon are placed within real-life views captured by the phones' cameras.
When I fired up my app for the first time, a little Charmander was lurking near my TV cabinet.
Within moments, I had my shoes on and was out of the door to find more - I needed to get to a nearby Pokestop, a location where you gather supplies.
It turns out the fairly inconspicuous corner near my flat is something of a Pokemon hotspot thanks to a little landmark - a mural above eye level - that I hadn't even noticed before.
Great, I thought - that'll be handy, having a Pokestop so near my house. And then it hit me - I'm 30 next year.
The Pokemon franchise has always been huge business, but the game's prior success may pale in comparison to what's ahead for the app.
So far, its launched in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Europe is up next. Oh, and Japan. I think it'll go down well there, somehow.
Some gamers are using workarounds to avoid the wait - such as signing in with a US iTunes account on a UK phone.
Its success isn't just anecdotal. Pokemon Go has already been installed on a phenomenal 5.16% of all Android smartphones in the US, according to SimilarWeb, an app analytics firm.
For context, that's more installs than dating app Tinder. Almost double, in fact.
SimilarWeb estimates that by the end of the week on Android, Pokemon Go will have more active users than Twitter. Twitter!
Right now, the average time players are spending on the app is about 43 minutes a day. More than WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger. That will presumably dwindle away a little, but wow - what a start.
It's terrific news for Nintendo. The beleaguered Japanese gaming giant has a 33% stake in the Pokemon company and has also created a small wearable accessory that buzzes if the monsters are nearby.
Since Pokemon Go's release, Nintendo's share price has soared - up by almost 25% in Monday's trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Until now, the firm had all but snubbed smartphone-gaming. But this title could come to define the activity in the way its Game Boy did for handheld consoles all those years ago.
But like every new craze, particularly one that is likely to obsess children, we're now entering a period where any story with a Pokemon Go angle instantly grabs attention.
First up - there are privacy concerns.
The app needs lots of permissions - location data, camera and more. Almost overnight, its developer Niantic has found itself in possession of an enormous amount of data about specific people. People are putting pressure on it to clarify what it intends to do with that information.
Parents might also feel worried about their kids wandering, zombie-like, into areas of towns they wouldn't normally go.
Furthermore, the in-app purchases are enough to make your eyes pop out: $99.99 (Â£77.73) gets 14,500 Pokecoins to buy things in-game - you can, of course, purchase smaller amounts.
Alongside Missouri's police warning, we've also seen darker scenes in Wyoming, where a Pokemon Go trainer reportedly stumbled across a very real dead body.
And authorities in Washington State are urging players not to combine the activity with driving.
Though that did give Keith Green, from South Carolina, an idea.
"For the low price of $10 per hour," he offered, "you can have me drive you around on a Pokemon Safari.
"This way you can focus 100% of your attention on catching those little [monsters] while not posing a danger to other people on the road! Just say the word 'Charizard' and I'll slam on the brakes."
He told me no-one had taken him up on the offer. Yet.
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No criminal proceedings are to be taken after a baby boy who was delivered following a crash involving his pregnant mother died.

The two-car crash happened on the A937 at Marykirk in November 2013.
Bojidar Katsarov was born after his mother was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
A possible case against one of the drivers, Chavdar Ivanov, was investigated, but the Crown Office said no further proceedings would be taken.
A Crown Office spokesman told the BBC Scotland news website: "It is the duty of the Crown to keep cases under review.
"After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances in this case Crown Counsel instructed that there should be no further proceedings taken."


South Africa's women beat Ireland by 68 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their four-match one-day international series in Dublin.

Mignon du Preez hit a second ODI century with 116 off 99 balls, helping her side to 272-6.
Du Preez added 89 for the sixth wicket with Chloe Tryon (52).
Seamer Masabata Klaas removed Ireland's openers cheaply and the Irish, who had lost Friday's first game by 89 runs, were all out for 204.
South Africa started strongly with openers Laura Wolvaardt and Trisha Chetty adding 65 in 17 overs, but they lost three wickets in four balls when Lucy O'Reilly removed Chetty for 49 and Andrie Steyn for a first-ball duck at the end of the 30th over.
Two balls later, Isobel Joyce bowled Dinesha Devnarain for a duck, and then Sune Luus fell lbw to Ciara Metcalfe for 10 in the 36th over. South Africa slipped from 140-1 to 168-5 but Du Preez led the charge.
She got to her first fifty off 46 balls and needed only 42 balls for the second, stroking 13 fours in the process, to give the Proteas a commanding total.
Clare Shillington and wicketkeeper Mary Waldron contributed forties for Ireland, but Klaas, Luus and Yolani Fourie claimed two wickets each to bowl Ireland out in 48.2 overs.
The sides, who drew 1-1 in a Twenty20 series last week, play further ODI matches on Tuesday and Thursday.


Play-off hopefuls Port Vale stretched their unbeaten home League One record to 14 games by beating Colchester.

Theo Robinson put Vale ahead on nine minutes with his first goal for the club, firing home from 12 yards.
Bottom club Colchester struggled to test the home side, Vale keeper Chris Neal comfortably holding substitute Nathan Oduwa's shot in the second half.
Vale made the points safe when substitute Byron Moore crossed for Sam Foley to head in off the crossbar.
Much-travelled former Derby striker Robinson, signed on a free transfer from Motherwell at the end of January. was only playing because of 11-goal top scorer A J Leitch-Smith failing a morning fitness test on a hamstring injury.
Port Vale manager Rob Page told BBC Radio Stoke:
"Sometimes it isn't going to be pretty or go to plan. Sometimes you have to go off the cuff a little bit.
"I am really pleased for Theo Robinson because it has been a frustrating time for him since he has come in.
"Every striker wants to score goals for confidence for themselves. And he has worked his socks off. It has been a big ask of him because he is not an out and out target man."


Normally making news over its raunchy advertising or its beleaguered founder, American Apparel's problems are now decidedly less risque.

The controversial fashion line filed for bankruptcy with the US courts on Monday, struggling to keep its cool persona while juggling lawsuits and mounting debt.
Until now, much of the company's woes have centred on founder Dov Charney.
Mr Charney founded the company while he was a student at Tufts University in 1989. The sexually provocative advertising campaigns, skintight clothing, and retro designs helped make the company popular among young people.
Business choices like manufacturing in the US have set the company further apart from other retail brands.
In December 2014 Mr Charney was fired from the helm amid mounting sexual harassment lawsuits and slumping share prices. He has filed a wrongful termination suit against the company.
In the end though it wasn't the sexually explicit emails its founder sent to employees or any failure by the new CEO Paula Schneider, but more basic issues faced by retailers -  getting too big, too fast and taking on too much debt.
American Apparel has built up its reputation as a brand by defying many social norms.
"When you see a company doing what no else does, you think that is notable. But on the other hand you wonder whether if there was a reason no else was doing it," said Kevin Starke a research analyst at CRT Capital Group.
Its models are typically shown half-dressed and in provocative positions. Many of the models are not professionals but are presented along with their bios in the ads. The company has featured orthodox Jews, a 62-year-old and models of every race.
This cultural diversity that the Los Angeles-based company has championed the brand to appeal outside the US, while still maintaining an American feel.
The company has faced its share of controversy in the UK as well. Several ads were banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after complaints in 2009 and 2012. Another round of ads, which featured a model wearing a thong bathing suit, was banned in March.
American Apparel has 260 stores across 19 countries including 18 stores in the UK. Many of the new locations have been opened in recent years capitalising on the brand's growing popularity.
The company's bankruptcy proposal includes plans to end a number of multi-year leases on store front property. Without filing for bankruptcy, it would be difficult for the company to get out of these agreements.
It is unclear if the UK stores will be affected by this scheme.
American Apparel is not the only company in this market facing issues of scale.
Another US retail chain, Abercrombie and Fitch, popular with teens, has released plans to close stores after expanding too quickly. Abercrombie became known for building its cool factor by creating stores that mimicked nightclubs more than clothing shops.
The company will also have to rethink its inventory strategy within each remaining store. Most keep a large amount of basic inventory on hand including T-shirts and leggings but too much in stock can be costly for a company.
American Apparel makes 75% of its sales from 600 basic items and figuring out a better inventory ratio will be tough.
The company's manufacturing has created a Catch-22 for the brand as well. Customers are attracted to the made in America approach, but this raises the price of each garment.
American Apparel has given no indication it will change this approach and any restructuring plan that keeps the company open will probably need to capitalise on this unique platform.
The retail approach of the company though will probably be in for a change, as it attempts to drive more sales through its website.
Most clothing retailers make about 20% of their sales online. In comparison 11% of American Apparel's sales are online.
"The company has been in dire need of adult supervision," said Craig Johnson, president of consulting firm Customer Growth Partners.  "The company has good assets and it has a good brand name, but its corporate governance is a mess."
The new CEO Paula Schneider will have to slim down the business.  In an interview with Forbes Magazine in January she said her first plan was to formalise internal processes that had been more chaotic under Mr Charney.
While she has roots in retail, having run the swimwear department at Warnaco and other retail brands for the private equity firm The Gores Group, the real question will be whether she can reorganise the company while retaining the cool factor.


Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the deadly attack in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, in which a gunman killed at least 38 people.

It identified the attacker by the nom de guerre of Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, with Tunisian authorities naming him as Seifeddine Rezgui, a student not previously known to them.
IS will certainly be the prime suspect, although it is not the only militant threat to the North African country.
This is also not the first time the country has come under attack. It has seen a rise in Islamist militancy since the overthrow of long-serving leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in a popular uprising in 2011.
Full coverage of the Sousse attack
Six months ago, Islamic State said it was behind an attack on the famous Bardo museum in the capital, Tunis - the first by the group in Tunisia.
Most of the 23 victims were foreign tourists, including British, Japanese, French and Italian nationals.
IS is active in neighbouring Libya, where it has carried out high-profile attacks, including the beheading of Egyptian Coptic Christians living there.
Most IS commanders in Libya are believed to be Tunisians.
Tunisia has contributed the largest number of foreign fighters to IS in Syria and Iraq, according to some researchers. Authorities in Tunis say up to 3,000 Tunisians have gone abroad to wage jihad in the Middle East.
However, Tunisia has also long been involved in a battle with fighters linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) along its border with Algeria.
In July 2014, the group killed 14 soldiers in a raid on two checkpoints in Tunisia's mountainous region.
Within Tunisia itself, the main Islamist group is Ansar al-Sharia. Designated a terrorist group, it was accused of attacking the US embassy in Tunis in September 2012.
It denies that it is linked to al-Qaeda.
In April 2002, the main al-Qaeda network carried out a suicide attack at a Tunisian synagogue, in which 19 people died.
The latest attack shows that the government's efforts to contain the threat of Islamist militants are not yielding the desired results.
The targets in Sousse were western tourists and the state itself. Tourism is Tunisia's largest source of foreign currency and analysts say the government can't afford a collapse of the sector.
It is also a setback to a country once regarded as a beacon of secularism in the Arab world.


An alleged Indian underworld don who was arrested in Indonesia after 20 years on the run is being flown back to India.

Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan or "Little Rajan", is accused of multiple murders.
Nikalje was detained when he flew into Bali airport from Sydney last month.
His deportation was delayed for two days when volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Rinjani forced the closure of Bali's main international airport.
He was taken to a military airport amid heavy security, the AFP news agency reports.
Nikalje, 55, is wanted in the western Indian city of Mumbai in connection with at least 17 cases of murder.
He is also accused of extortion and drug trafficking.
He grew up in Mumbai and reportedly became involved in petty crime as a youth before rising to lead one of the city's crime syndicates.
Indonesian police arrested him following a tip-off from officers in Australia, who say he was living there under a different name.


Mikael Mandron's hat-trick helped to overwhelm 10-man Bromley at Hayes Lane as Eastleigh eased to victory.

The French striker put away a loose ball after just five minutes, and made it two when Ryan Cresswell miscued a shot into his path.
Fortunes nosedived further for Neil Smith's men when midfielder Connor Dymond was dismissed for a high tackle on Jason Taylor.
It was no surprise that Eastleigh pushed on in the second half, and defender Jake Howells added a third.
Mandron completed his treble with 25 minutes still remaining, following a one-two with Andy Drury.
And James Constable swerved in a cross for Adam Dawson to add a fifth on 71 minutes.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bromley 0, Eastleigh 5.
Second Half ends, Bromley 0, Eastleigh 5.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Scott Wilson replaces Jake Howells.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Jai Reason replaces Andy Drury.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Joe Partington replaces Connor Essam.
Goal!  Bromley 0, Eastleigh 5. Adam Dawson (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Bromley. Adam Cunnington replaces Alfie Pavey.
Goal!  Bromley 0, Eastleigh 4. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh).
Goal!  Bromley 0, Eastleigh 3. Jake Howells (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Bromley. Tobi Sho-Silva replaces Blair Turgott.
Second Half begins Bromley 0, Eastleigh 2.
First Half ends, Bromley 0, Eastleigh 2.
Ross Flitney (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Connor Dymond (Bromley) is shown the red card.
Substitution, Bromley. Joe Howe replaces Jack Holland.
Goal!  Bromley 0, Eastleigh 2. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh).
Goal!  Bromley 0, Eastleigh 1. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Promotion to the Premier League on Saturday would be a "money can't buy" experience for Middlesbrough's fans, says head coach Aitor Karanka.

Boro will return to the top flight by avoiding defeat by Brighton in the final game of the season, triggering an income windfall in the region of £100m.
Victory for the Seagulls would condemn Boro to another play-off campaign.
"The thing that money can't buy is the emotion and happiness for our crowd," Karanka told BBC Tees.
"It's worth more than £100m, they spend money supporting us and are supporting and encouraging us every game."
The final-day decider was set up when the Teessiders were held by Birmingham City on Friday, while Brighton were also held by Derby three days later.
Statistically, Boro have the best home record in the division with 16 wins and two defeats in their 22 games at the Riverside and just seven goals conceded.
Karanka puts part of that success down to the input of the support, which is the third highest on average in the second tier.
"The crowd can make the difference," Karanka said. "They're our 12th player and to play at home in the battle for promotion with that is an advantage."


An MP is launching a bid to stop alleged rape victims being cross-examined in court about their sexual history or appearance.

Liz Saville Roberts' private members' bill is aimed at giving victims more confidence in coming forward to report rape.
It comes after the Ched Evans retrial jury was allowed to hear details about the sexual history of the complainant.
Chesterfield striker Mr Evans was cleared of rape last October.
Following the case Attorney General Jeremy Wright told the Commons that giving a court details of a complainant's sexual history was not "routinely used" in such cases, but there was "a concern".
A review into the laws protecting alleged rape victims was also launched.
Ms Saville Roberts, the Plaid Cymru MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, will introduce the bill on Wednesday. It has cross-party support.
It replicates the so-called 'Rape Shield Law' which exists in the USA, Canada and Australia and aims to prevent the cross-examination of a rape complainant's sexual history, previous behaviour or appearance.
"It is neither right nor just that a victim of rape can be questioned in court on matters not relevant to the case in hand," said Ms Saville Roberts.
"Yet in the recent past victims have been humiliated by lawyers asking questions about their sexual partners, their clothing and appearance.
"Such practices will undoubtedly make victims reluctant to come forward and more likely to drop complaints and there is already anecdotal evidence that high profile cases involving such evidence being used has led to a drop in the number of women who are coming forward."
An 18-month study undertaken by Dame Vera Baird QC in 2015 concluded that in over a third of all rape cases heard at Newcastle Crown Court, there were questions about prior sexual conduct of the complainant.
The charity Voice4Victim, which worked closely with Ms Saville Roberts on the bill, said changes to legislation were urgently needed.
Its founder Claire Waxman said: "This brutal cross-examination of rape victims re-traumatises the victim and causes them irreparable harm.
"It's this victim-blaming attitude of rape victims that needs to be stamped out from the justice process to ensure victims have the faith and confidence to come forward and report these serious crimes."
In 2012, Mr Evans, 28, was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, the previous year. He served half of a five-year prison term.
But that conviction was quashed on appeal last April and he was found not guilty of the same charge at the subsequent retrial.


British singer Morrissey has claimed he was sexually assaulted by a security officer at San Francisco International Airport, who he says "groped" him.

Writing on his True to You fan website, the star said he had been going through security checks on his way to board a flight to London when it happened.
Airport officials have insisted they were following normal procedure.
Morrissey said he was accompanied by two British Airways staff who assured him that "a complaint was worthwhile".
"I went through the usual airport security procedure including the stand-up 'scanner', and all was well - no bleeps and nothing unusual," wrote Morrissey.
"Before I could gather my belongings from the usual array of trays I was approached by an 'airport security officer' who stopped me, crouched before me and groped my penis and testicles."
Morrissey said the security officer in question had "quickly moved away as an older 'airport security officer' approached".
He added: "Luckily I was accompanied by two members of British Airways Special Services, who were horrified at the sexual attack and suggested that I lodge a complaint."
The singer - who has now filed a sexual assault complaint - also detailed an exchange with the security officer who he said was challenged over "sexually groping" him. Morrissey said he replied to each statement with "that's just your opinion."
An official spokesman for the Transport Security Administration (TSA) said security camera footage confirmed that nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.
"TSA takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and strives to treat every passenger with dignity and respect," said TSA spokesman Mike England.
"Upon review of closed circuit TV footage, TSA determined that the supervised officer followed standard operating procedures in the screening of this individual."
He added that the arrival of a second person to screen Morrissey was normal, and helped "to ensure the passenger does not have threat items, such as explosives concealed under clothing."


Port Vale have signed free agent Michael Tonge and Bournemouth winger Ben Whitfield on loan.

Midfielder Tonge, 34, is reunited with former Sheffield United team-mate and Vale manager Michael Brown on a deal until the end of the season.
Whitfield, 21, spent last season on loan at Yeovil, making 42 appearances and has joined until January.
Meanwhile, defender Adam Yates, 34, has signed a new one-year deal after missing last season with injury.
He has been with the Vale Park side since 2009, making 212 league appearances.
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Front pages in both Russia and Turkey have been dominated by the killing of Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara.

The Russian press mainly concludes the assassination was aimed at derailing relations that only recently got back on track after a diplomatic crisis triggered by Turkey's shooting down of a Russian jet near the Syrian border last year.
Turkey's pro-government papers accuse the Gulen movement - blamed for a failed coup in July  - of being behind the attack, though at least one independent paper has its doubts.
For pundit Andrei Sushentsov, quoted by Russian businesss daily RBC, the ambassador's killing served the interests of "those willing to disrupt the fragile process of Russian-Turkish rapprochement".
His view is echoed by influential daily Kommersant. It suggests the attack was aimed at "disrupting the normalisation of Russian-Turkish relations in general and the Turkish foreign minister's visit to Moscow in particular".
Several papers make a link between the killing and Russia's involvement in Syria.
Russia's pro-government Izvestia quotes Alexei Pushkov of the Russian Federation Council's defence and security committee as saying the assassination was "prompted by an extremely hostile environment which has taken shape in Turkey due to the attitude of some political circles towards the situation in Aleppo".
And pundit Mikhail Friben says in pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda there is "clearly some third force behind it which seeks to deflect Moscow and Ankara from liquidating terrorists in Syria".
Turkey's newspapers point out that the presidents of both countries described the shooting as an act of provocation.
Centrist Milliyet says the aim was "to deal a blow to Russian-Turkish relations, which are, even though not fully, considerably improved after the plane crisis."
Most pro-government papers, such as Sabah, Star and Yeni Safak, suggest that the Gulen movement had a hand in the attack.
Sabah says that ''with Turkey-Russia relations being normalised, dirty tricks were resorted to''.
However, centre-right Hurriyet daily is suspicious that the policeman who killed the ambassador was himself shot dead by Turkish security forces. His death means it will now be much more difficult to establish who was behind the attack.
"If the attacker had been captured unharmed, or at least wounded, it would have been much easier to get information from him during the interrogation and prosecution," it writes.
That should be investigated as much as the assassination, it says.
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Dagenham and Redbridge notched a fourth win in their first five National League games, comfortably seeing off Woking 3-1 at the Kingfield Stadium.

The promotion hopefuls were out of the traps early as Craig Robson headed in an excellent Luke Guttridge corner after 11 minutes.
Jordan Maguire-Drew made it 2-0 with a fine individual goal, dribbling into the box and curling past Michael Poke.
Fejiri Okenabirhie increased the lead from the penalty spot before half-time, scoring on the rebound after Poke had saved his initial effort.
Anthony Edgar pulled one back for the Cardinals in the second half, but it was to be the first time since 2010 that the Daggers had won three league games in a row.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Woking 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 3.
Second Half ends, Woking 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 3.
Substitution, Woking. Zak Ansah replaces Charlie Carter.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Josh Staunton replaces Luke Guttridge.
Substitution, Woking. Gozie Ugwu replaces Max Kretzschmar.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Corey Whitely replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew.
Goal!  Woking 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 3. Anthony Edgar (Woking).
Second Half begins Woking 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 3.
Substitution, Woking. Fabio Saraiva replaces Ben Gordon.
First Half ends, Woking 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 3.
Goal!  Woking 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 3. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Goal!  Woking 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2. Jordan Maguire-Drew (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Goal!  Woking 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 1. Craig Robson (Dagenham and Redbridge).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Yorkshire have brought in Australia international batsman Peter Handscomb as their overseas signing for 2017.

The 25-year-old Victoria and Melbourne Stars player will be available to play in all three formats of the game.
He made his Test debut in November 2016 and scored 105 as Australia beat Pakistan this month.
"We are getting a guy who is on the up. He is young and wants to prove himself on the biggest stage," said Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale.
He also scored 54 in Australia's second Test win over Pakistan.


Speculation is growing that Labour could seek a deal with another party after falling just short of an absolute majority in the Welsh assembly.

Labour won 30 seats after considerable gains, but needed 31 for a clear lead.
However, senior Labour figures have all referred to their wish for a Labour first minister and a "Labour-led" government in place by next week.
Former Welsh Lib Dem leader Lord German said he thought talks between parties could start this weekend.
Lord German led his party when it went into coalition with Labour between 2000 and 2003.
Labour: 30 seats (+4 from 2007); 42.3% in constituencies (+10.1%); 36.9% on list (+7.2%)
Conservatives: 14 seats (+2); 25% in constituencies (+2.6%); 22.5% on list (+1.1%)
Plaid Cymru: 11 seats (-4): 19.3% in constituencies (-3.1%); 17.9% on list (-3.1%)
Liberal Democrats: 5 seats (-1); 10.6% in constituencies (-4.2%); 8% on list (-3.7%)
UKIP: 0 seats; 4.6% on list (+0.7%)
Greens: 0 seats; 3.4% on list (-0.1%)
BNP: 0 seats; 2.4% on list (-1.9%)
Turnout: 41.6% in constituencies       (-2.1%); 42.2% on list (-1.1%)
Source: BBC analysis
Labour finished on 30 seats, Conservatives 14, Plaid Cymru 11 and Liberal Democrats five. No smaller party managed a breakthrough.
Although the Tories had a generally good performance, they suffered the blow of losing their Welsh leader Nick Bourne on the Mid and West Wales regional list. Both Plaid and the Lib Dems had a poor night.
As the last results were declared from north Wales on Friday, three of the most senior figures in Welsh Labour, First Minister Carwyn Jones, campaign director Leighton Andrews, and MP Owen Smith all referred to their desire for a "Labour-led" government.
BBC Welsh affairs editor Vaughan Roderick said the use of "Labour-led" was an indication that Labour is keeping its options open.
Lord German said he believed the use of the phrase "Labour-led" indicated to him that there was already forethought from Labour about a coalition deal.
Asked what her position was on a deal with Labour, and whether contact had taken place, Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said: "The ball is certainly in the Labour party's court - they've only been able to get the 30 seats, it must be very disappointing for them.
"As I said at the beginning of this election, our approach, after the people of Wales have spoken, would be to create a stable government here in Wales and to use our influence to push forward the elements of our manifesto that we've campaigned on."
BBC Welsh affairs editor Vaughan Roderick writes:
Labour didn't get a majority but it's an entirely different position from the one Rhodri Morgan was in four years ago.
There was an alternative government then with Plaid Cymru's Ieuan Wyn Jones as an alternative leader in the proposed "rainbow coalition".
But Carwyn Jones has won the right to be First Minister, which means he is under no time pressure whatsoever.
He does not have to go into immediate meetings this weekend, and can take a week to decide how he structures government.
Mention is being made of a Labour-led government but this is just a phrase they are using. They are keeping their options open.
Pontypridd MP Owen Smith, asked whether Mr Jones would opt for a coalition deal, said: "I think he's said very clearly that there is a strong mandate that's been sent by the people of Wales that they want a Labour-led government, that they want Carwyn Jones as First Minister.
"I think the ball is in our court now, to think about how we want to take that forward, what we want to do with that mandate."
Carwyn Jones said "We're keeping all our options open".
He said these included governing alone and on a case-by-case basis.
"The people of Wales have shown that what they want to see is a Labour-led government," he said.
"If people were unhappy with the Welsh Labour Party then we wouldn't have done as well as we have.
"We've got five exciting years in government ahead of us."
Asked by BBC Wales political editor Betsan Powys about the problems in the education system that had already been identified, Mr Jones said Labour knew there were "some parts of the education system that need improvement".
He also told Jamie Owen on the BBC Wales results programme: "You are right to say that once the day is over the real work begins. I know full well that from next week we've got a lot of work to do."
Mr Jones said the impact of the UK coalition had a big impact on the election. "We did find people on the doorstep time and time again saying they were unhappy with what's happening at a UK level."
Lib Dems finished behind the BNP in a number of seats, and lost two key constituencies, Montgomeryshire and Cardiff Central.
Although Plaid's Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones held Ceredigion, deputy leader Helen Mary Jones lost her seat in Llanelli, which puts her out of the assembly for the first time since it was founded in 1999.
After a disappointing night for his party, Ieuan Wyn Jones said his party needed to look at the impact of having been in coalition with Labour for the past four years.
Labour was looking to take both Aberconwy and Clwyd West, but they were both won by the Tories. However, Nick Bourne lost his Mid and West Wales regional seat.
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan paid tribute to the role Mr Bourne played in "transforming the image and fortunes of the Welsh Conservative Party".
"This result is a great loss to the National Assembly and to me personally."
Out of 60 assembly members, there will be 24 new faces in the Senedd.
But there was no breakthrough for either the Green Party or UKIP, which had each hoped to secure an AM through the regional list vote.
As well as assembly seats, people have also voted on whether to replace the first-past-the-post system for electing MPs with the alternative vote (AV). Counting started in the AV referendum at 1600 BST on Friday.
The turnout in the constituencies was 41.6%, down 2.1% on 2007, and slightly higher on the regional list.


A soldier accused of cutting his ex-girlfriend's throat had a restraining order against a previous partner, Newcastle Crown Court has heard.

L/Cpl Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon denies murdering 24-year-old Alice Ruggles at her flat in Gateshead in October.
The jury was shown CCTV footage of him accosting Eniko Nemeth after she ended their relationship, in which he called her a bitch and spat in her face.
Police were called and he was later given a year-long restraining order.
Prosecutor Richard Wright QC said the 26-year-old signaller confronted Ms Nemeth in a street in Faversham, Kent, demanding to know why the relationship had ended.
He said: "She warned him she would call the police but he continued to block her path, he appeared worked up and tense.
"She was joined by a male friend and he said 'is this who you are sleeping with? I cannot believe you would leave me for this. Why did you take my girlfriend away?'"
Police were called and he was charged with common assault, but the case was discontinued after he accepted a restraining order.
The trial had previously heard that Mr Dhillon - a serving soldier with the 2 Scots, who lived in barracks outside Edinburgh - had been given official warnings by police and the Army to stay away from Ms Ruggles.
Beginning his defence, he told the jury that he had been "behaving immaturely" when he was given the restraining order against Ms Nemeth.
He said that his relationship with Ms Ruggles had begun over Facebook while he was serving in Afghanistan.
Under questioning from the defence QC, Jamie Hill, he said: "She brought marriage up, she showed me a ring with a blue gem on it and said do you like this kind of ring?"
He claimed she was insecure and accused him of looking at other women, making him delete as Facebook friends girls he had previously dated.
The trial continues.


Fleetwood have signed striker Aaron Holloway for an undisclosed fee and keepers Chris Neal and Alex Cairns on free transfers, all on two-year deals.

Holloway, 23, scored eight goals in 64 games for Wycombe, having joined in 2014 following his release by Newport.
Neal, 30, played eight times for Port Vale before being released, while he also had a loan spell at Bury in March.
Cairns, 23, was released by Rotherham on Friday after failing to make an appearance for the Championship club.
"I think the aim should be to get promoted," Holloway told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"My agent has a really good relationship with the people here and he said how good they are and they'll look after me.
"I came over to see the facilities and obviously they speak for themselves, so it's a no-brainer when you see those."
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A church steward attacked an 85-year-old neighbour in a row over a disputed alleyway, knocking him to ground and leaving him with a missing tooth.

Graham Booker, 68, flew at retired policeman Richard Hadley like "a mad bull" during the assault in Sidmouth, Devon, last October, magistrates heard.
It happened after Booker saw Mr Hadley in an alleyway between Sidmouth Methodist Church and his home.
Booker was convicted of assault after a trial at Exeter Magistrates' Court.
The court heard how Mr Hadley had been using a wrench to remove some nuts from a metal gate in the alleyway, when Booker came out of the church's fire exit.
Mr Hadley said Booker raced towards him, shoved him to the ground and kicked him.
He said: "I went sprawling on the floor. My nose hit the ground. It was streaming blood. I lost a tooth. I must have been knocked out for a few seconds. Booker was standing over me and kicked me."
The victim, who owns the Hair Studio next to the church, said he had the right to use the alleyway to access the rear of the property, which the church disputes.
Mr Hadley said he had had used the alleyway for 30 years and it was the only way into his "landlocked" property.
In court he branded the church an "absolute disgrace".
Booker, of Windsor Mead, Sidmouth, claimed he did not kick Mr Hadley but was kicking away the wrench and said he had acted in self defence.
He was released on bail and will be sentenced at a later date.
A spokesman for Sidmouth Methodist Church said: "We are deeply saddened by the situation and hope that all those concerned can soon put this unfortunate matter behind them and move forward in reconciling relationships within the community."


A firm has paid out nearly £50,000 to clear thousands of its bright pink Vanish plastic detergent bottles that washed up on beaches.

Reckitt Benckiser gave £38,000 to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), £5,445 to Cornwall Council and more than £5,000 to the National Trust.
The bottles started arriving on the Lizard in Cornwall in January but were also washed up in Devon.
Agencies said the bottles posed a risk to wildlife.
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The MCA said it was thought the bottles had come from the MV Blue Ocean which lost a container holding nearly 19,000 of them near Land's End in May last year.
The compensation figures were confirmed by the agencies involved in the clean-up.
Justin Whitehouse, lead ranger for the National Trust on the Lizard said he did not believe the pollution in the sea had been serious.
"Much of the clean-up was done by volunteers which wasn't factored into the cost," he said.
"It was local people mucking in and helping out, but that's what we're good at."
No-one was available for comment from Reckitt Benckiser but in January it said: "RB has strong history of environmental performance and the protection and preservation of the environment is our top priority."


A social media campaign by Aberdeen FC fans has propelled a 1980s hit by The Human League into the iTunes top 5.

Dons fans have embraced Don't You Want Me - a number one in 1981 - by changing the lyrics to "Peter Pawlett Baby".
Campaigns on Facebook and Twitter to get the song to the top of the charts have snowballed since the club won the Scottish League Cup on Sunday - with the song echoing in the background.
The Human League have now joined in with the effort.
Peter Pawlett is an Aberdeen midfielder.
The song was the highest new entry in the iTunes chart on Tuesday, when it reached number 10, and has continued to climb since.
Human League's Facebook page posted a message that said: "Amazing stuff you Aberdeen FC fans, simply amazing.
"Best of luck with your campaign and here's hoping the club appreciate your creativity and support as much as we do."
The band later said in a statement: "For us to be waking up this morning to find Don't You Want Me at number 5 on the iTunes singles chart was absolutely amazing and has to rank as one of the biggest surprises of our career to date, which after over 35 years in the music business is really saying something.
"We are slightly stunned but at the same time very honoured that the fans of Aberdeen FC have chosen our song as their anthem to Peter Pawlett and their achievement in getting it so high in the charts in the space of just one day is a real testament to both their dedication to their club and to this player in particular.
"Speaking as a band who have always enjoyed a deeply loyal and enthusiastic fan base of our own we know just how important the fans really are and what a difference they can make.
"We do of course wish the Aberdeen fans every success in their campaign to honour Peter by getting DYWM to number one on Sunday and regardless of whether they succeed or not we hope that both they and everyone involved with the club have a fantastic day at their League Cup parade this coming Sunday.
"As we believe the saying goes in Aberdeen - Come On You Reds!"
Fans are now also calling on The Human League to come to Aberdeen to play the song - with the alternative Peter Pawlett lyrics included.


A memorial dedicated to miners who worked at the last deep pit to close in north Wales has been unveiled in Flintshire.

Point of Ayr Colliery, near Prestatyn, closed in 1996 after more than 100 years of mining.
Most men from the adjacent village of Ffynnongroyw followed their fathers and grandfathers down the pit.
The memorial, alongside the A548, was officially opened by Delyn MP David Hanson on Thursday.


David Cameron has given his clearest hint yet that he will back a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU if the Tories win the next election.

He said there will be opportunities for the British people to give "fresh consent" to the UK's EU membership.
Closer economic ties between eurozone countries "will give us opportunities for changing our relationship with Europe", he said.
However, he added he thought it was not in Britain's interest to leave the EU.
The prime minister has faced calls to back an in/out referendum from his own MPs, 81 of whom rebelled against the party line last year to vote for a referendum.
Some Conservative MPs fear the UK Independence Party - which has long campaigned for the UK to leave the EU and for the public to have their say in a referendum - could lose the party seats at the next general election if Mr Cameron does not take a more Eurosceptic stance.
Speaking during a trade visit to Brazil, Mr Cameron told the BBC: "I don't think it is in Britain's interests to leave the EU but I do think what it is increasingly becoming the time for is a new settlement between Britain and Europe, and I think that new settlement will require fresh consent.
By Chris MasonPolitical correspondent
That multisyllabic R word, referendum, didn't tumble out of David Cameron's mouth.
But there was a hint, a nod, a wink, a smile in that direction.
"A new settlement" that would "require fresh consent" the form of words he chose.
The pitch is this: the changing political and economic geography of Europe will change the very club, the EU, which the UK is currently a member of. That, Mr Cameron says, offers the chance for something of a renegotiation.
It is difficult to paper over the differences between an instinctively Eurosceptic Conservative Party and the instinctively pro-European Liberal Democrats.
With just a week to go until the Conservative Party conference, David Cameron will be aware, a year on from 81 of his MPs rebelling over Europe, that Euroscepticism hasn't melted away.
Some blame what they see as his flaky approach to the subject costing the party a majority at the last election.
They fear a lack of clarity next time could lead to exactly the same outcome.
"In the next parliament, I think there will be opportunities for a fresh settlement and for new consent to that settlement.
"There is a reason why. The euro is a currency with 17 different countries. I think, increasingly, one currency will mean one economic policy.
"They are going to change and that will give us opportunities for changing our relationship with Europe."
"I argue for Britain's membership because I think it is in our interests. If I didn't think it was in our interests, I wouldn't argue for British membership."
Stewart Jackson, who resigned as a ministerial aide over Europe, cautiously welcomed Mr Cameron's comments.
Mr Jackson told the BBC: "I am pleased because ultimately this is an opportunity for him to show great leadership."
"UKIP could cost us an overall majority at the next election, so this is moving in the right direction."
But he added: "Only a straight in/out referendum will wash with the voters."
Tory MP John Baron, who delivered a letter to Downing Street in June, co-signed by 100 Conservative MPs, calling for an EU referendum said he had now received a "revealing" response from the prime minister.
Mr Baron said: "In the past, the PM has agreed that the objective is to have less Europe, and has not ruled out a referendum.
"However, this letter talks of getting the fresh consent of the British people once a fresh deal becomes clear following concerted efforts to change the status quo. It is a step forward."
However, the prime minister did back Mr Baron's call for a legal commitment now to hold a referendum after the next election.
"There are many upsides in committing to a referendum now - not least it would address the very real lack of public trust when people hear politicians making promises about the EU," said the Tory MP.
"We will continue to press the prime minister on this point."
Mr Baron is setting up a cross-party group to campaign on the issue, which will meet for the first time on 16 October. Membership of the new group was, he said, "going great guns".


Humberside Police is set to appoint its first female chief constable.

Humberside police and crime commissioner (PCC) Matthew Grove has put forward the Tayside chief constable Justine Curran as the force's new head.
Her appointment must be approved by the police and crime panel which oversees the force when it meets on 15 February.
Sheffield-born Ms Curran served as an officer in the Greater Manchester and Merseyside forces, before becoming Tayside chief in 2009.
Ms Curran said she was "delighted" at being put forward for the role of chief constable which covers the areas of East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
She added: "I look forward to moving to the area with my family and getting down to work in this important and challenging role."
Humberside PCC Matthew Grove said: "I always said this would be the most significant decision I would make.
"I am delighted to have secured the services of an outstanding leader with a proven track record.
"Justine clearly brings sound experience as an existing chief constable, having worked in some extremely challenging areas of the country."
If approved, Ms Curran will replace Tim Hollis who is retiring at the end of March after eight years in the job.
Mr Hollis said: "As a serving chief in her own right, Justine understands the demands of leading a modern police force and managing the complex challenges we face."
John Blanchard, chair of the Humberside Police Federation, which represents rank and file police officers, said: "We look forward to working with her in the future for the benefit of the officers and the public."


The cry of the herring gull is a staple of the seaside soundtrack, their distinctive white chests and grey wings part of the scenery.

Opinions of the gulls range from them being brutish birds to a beautiful species needing our protection.
There have been numerous run-ins with people - and their pets - in the past, often when the gulls feel threatened, are protecting their young or scavenging for food.
The latest victim is Yorkshire terrier Roo, attacked by gulls in a garden in Newquay.
His owner, Emily Vincent, said it resembled a murder scene.
But Roo is only the latest canine to be killed by gulls while a tortoise called Stig has also been fatally attacked in Liskeard.
In May this year the Exeter Express and Echo reported the case of Bella, a Chihuahua puppy pecked to death in her owner's back garden.
Bella's owner Nikki Wayne told the paper the birds, which were regularly perched on her roof,  had made previous attempts to get to the dog, with her vet warning her to always accompany Bella outside.
And earlier this month tourist Natalie Jones captured the moment a gull tried to steal a pasty from her hand while she was holidaying in St Ives.
Noise from nesting gulls caused a problem at Furness General Hospital, with patients complaining of being kept awake.
And businessman Archie Workman planned to paint the roof of his office in Ulverston red, to deter the birds from landing there after repeated problems with droppings and gulls ripping open bin bags.
In June, BBC Radio Cymru reporter Anna-Marie Robinson was interviewing a man on a park bench about gulls in Caernarfon, Gwynedd when one stole his sandwich.
She was following up on the case of Margaret Parry from Moelfre on Anglesey who was attacked by a seagull which felt its chick had been threatened.
Ms Parry said she was left with a deep cut on her face that needed to be glued at hospital.
She also needed a tetanus injection and suffered headaches for three days.
Cathie Kelly launched a lawsuit in March 2014 after she stumbled on steps as she tried to escape a "terrifying" dive-bombing bird in Greenock.
Ms Kelly said the gull was screaming as it flew at her face.
And gulls have also been a problem in Liverpool with pianist Paul Lewis being forced to pull out of a concert after a swooping seagull caused him to injure his hand.
In Bristol a group of gulls delayed the opening of a restaurant by attacking the builders.
One victim in Folkestone likened an attack to something out of Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds while postal deliveries to a road in Cornwall were suspended after a worker was attacked.
Keith Lee called for action after being attacked three times by gulls while walking in Hull and residents of the Roundway area of Devizes in Wiltshire set up a petition due to dive-bombing problems.
Grahame Madge, a spokesman for the RSPB, said he has full sympathy for those affected by gulls but such incidents are rare.
The birds need to be carefully treated, he said, as they are on a "list of concern".
More are nesting in urban areas, but the number of herring gulls in the UK has dropped by 50% in 30 years, due in part to a decline in the fishing industry.
Mr Madge said buildings replicate natural nesting places as they provide good vantage points, take off spots and an abundance of food.
He said they are protective parents and will attack if they feel their young are threatened, and are also quick-witted and cheeky enough to take food from people's hands.
Mr Madge said: "They are not intending be a menace."


The BBC has confirmed that its iPlayer service is coming to the new Apple TV.

The catch-up app is not ready to launch alongside the revamped set top box when it goes on sale this week, but the broadcaster signalled it would be soon.
iPlayer was absent on earlier Apple TVs, despite the fact it is on other platforms including Amazon's Fire TV, Roku, Google Chromecast, Sky's Now TV box and several video game consoles.
One analyst said the move should aid sales of the new kit in the UK.
"Available on over 10,000 devices, BBC iPlayer is one of the biggest and best on-demand video services in the world, and has transformed how UK audiences watch programmes online," said the BBC's director-general Tony Hall.
"I am delighted that iPlayer will be coming to the new Apple TV in the coming months, helping to bring the BBC's distinctive and loved content to an even wider audience."
Until now, Sky was the only major British broadcaster to offer an app for the US firm's set top boxes.
The BBC has, however, allowed users to stream content from iPlayer's iPhone and iPad apps to older Apple TVs.
In September, its iPlayer team indicated it had "no plans" to change this. for the new device.
But a key part of Apple's pitch for its new box is that owners can use their voices to request programmes and movies by theme from across a range of services without having to open and close individual apps.
Users can, for example, ask for popular science fiction shows and be shown a range of suggestions from Netflix, NowTV and other apps that communicate their content with Apple's computer servers.
For iPlayer's content to be added to the list of recommendations, the service has to become a native app rather than be run off a separate device.
Earlier this month, the MacRumors news site reported that two Bournemouth-based developers had created a tvOS app they dubbed Auntie Player to demonstrate that it would be relatively easy for the BBC to support the new platform.
They noted it had taken them less than nine hours to build a working program and urged the BBC to build an official version of its own.
"iPlayer coming to the Apple TV is a landmark deal," commented Ian Maude from the research firm Enders Analysis.
"I think it's very difficult for any internet-based video streaming service to launch in the UK without it now.
"That was true for Sky's Now TV box - it was huge when it got iPlayer - and I think the same will be true for Apple."
The BBC understands that ITV has no plans to release an app for Apple TV.
Channel 4 and Channel 5's intentions are unknown.


The early career of tennis champion Boris Becker is to become a TV movie, after the star sold the rights to his life story.

The film will follow Becker from childhood to his first Wimbledon final in 1985, when he became the first unseeded player to win the tournament.
"There's a right time for everything in life," said Becker.
"Now, on the 30th anniversary of my first big win, it seems the time has come to tell the story in a movie."
The film will be made by German company Pantaleon Entertainment, who described it as a "big-budget international tentpole TV event".
"Boris Becker wrote sports history with his amazing victory," said CEO Dan Maag. "It's a tale of courage, determination and the unstoppable will to keep going in the face of adversity.
Becker had a brief but brilliant tennis career in the run-up to his Wimbledon debut.
Born in Leimen, West Germany, he learned the game at the hometown tennis centre, Blau-Weiss Tennisklub, which his father, an architect, had built.
He started playing competitively at age eight, occasionally practicing with Steffi Graf, and by 12 years old was concentrating almost wholly on the game.
After winning the West German junior championship aged 15, he turned professional and began to dominate the game with a powerful serve that earned him the nickname "Boom Boom".
In 1985, he rewrote the record books at Wimbledon, taking just three hours and 18 minutes to overpower eighth-seeded Kevin Curren, a South-African-born American.
He was not just an unseeded outsider but at 17, he was also the youngest person ever to lift the men's singles trophy - a record that stands to this day.
Proving the victory was not a fluke, he won the Wimbledon men's singles championship again the following year, and for a third time in 1989.
He retired from professional tennis in 1999, after an emotional return to Wimbledon in which he lost in the fourth round, but has recently returned to the circuit to coach world number one Novak Djokovic.
By concentrating on his early years, the TV movie will avoid covering the public scandals that dogged Becker post-retirement.
After a messy divorce from his wife Barbara in January 2001, he admitted he had fathered a baby girl by Russian model Angela Ermakova.
Then, in October 2002, he was given a two-year suspended sentence for failing to pay 1.7 million euros ($1.7m) in tax.


The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans for so-called "English votes for English laws".

Peers defied the government by backing calls to set up a joint parliamentary committee to look at the proposals.
Lord Lawson and Lord Forsyth were among Conservative peers to rebel as the government lost by 320 votes to 139.
Ministers have had to redraft plans to give English MPs an effective veto on laws deemed to apply to England only and to delay a vote amid opposition.
The Conservatives made a manifesto commitment to give English MPs a decisive say over legislation exclusively affecting England but have run into trouble over the details of the plan and how it will be introduced.
The plan is for a new Commons stage to be introduced for laws passing through Parliament with England's MPs asked to accept or veto legislation only affecting England before it passes to a vote of all UK MPs at third reading.
Ministers say this will address the longstanding anomaly by which Scottish MPs can vote on issues such as health and education affecting England but English MPs have no say on similar matters relating to Scotland, where such policies are devolved.
A similar process would be used, including Welsh MPs, where matters covered only England and Wales.
But the SNP has said they will be excluded them from votes on matters affecting Scotland and create two classes of MP in the Commons while Labour has said the proposals are being rushed and need more detailed scrutiny.
Peers have now backed calls by Lord Butler, the former cabinet secretary and crossbench peer, for a special committee of MPs and peers to look into the proposals in depth.
Lord Butler said he backed the principle of requiring laws affecting England to have the consent of a majority of English MPs but there were better ways of approaching what has long been known as the "West Lothian question"
"Surely it is more important to get the proposals right than to rush them through," he said.
The vote does not bind the government unless the House of Commons also agrees to such a move.
The Leader of the Lords, Lady Stowell, maintained that peers would get a debate on the plans in the autumn, but after 30 years of trying to find a solution to the problem of English-only laws it was time to take action.
"There does come a point where we need to stop talking and get on with taking some action," she said.


England Netball have signed a further five players on full-time contracts ahead of next month's Quad Series.

Eleanor Cardwell, Jodie Gibson, Natalie Haythornthwaite, Laura Malcolm and Kadeen Corbin join 10 players added to the programme at Loughborough in June.
Talks remain ongoing with players currently in the ANZ Championship, with five more contracts still to be signed.
"It's a good environment to be in," Manchester Thunder's Haythornthwaite told BBC Sport.
The world's top two sides - Australia and New Zealand - already have full-time players, and the Roses' long-term goal is to reach the final at the next World Cup in Liverpool in 2019.
"We've got to do what we can now to try and achieve that," added Haythornthwaite.
The Roses are currently preparing for the inaugural Quad Series in August hosted by New Zealand and Australia that also includes South Africa.


A man who killed a grandfather he harboured a "serious grudge" against has been jailed for life.

Tayo Wesley, 39, from Earls Court, fatally stabbed 59-year-old Tony Charlery in the neck in Notting Hill on 29 August 2014.
The police said Wesley thought Mr Charley was responsible for the death of his sister 15 years ago.
Wesley will serve a minimum of 21 years after being convicted of murder at Kingston Crown Court.
Det Insp Sarah McConnell said: "Wesley had harboured a serious grudge against Anthony Charlery for many years, believing him responsible for the death of his sister.
"He claimed he did not mean to kill Anthony, but had lost control when approached by him due to their shared history."
Wesley's sister Bolajai died in 1999 after falling out of a third-floor window in Earls Court, the court heard.
Mr Charlery, who was living with her at the time, was acquitted of any crime by a jury at the Old Bailey in 2002, to the "fury of Wesley", police said.
In 2004, Wesley attacked Mr Charlery with an iron bar outside his home and stood trial for causing grievous bodily harm with intent and was acquitted.
He later admitted he carried out the attack, officers said.
During his trial, Wesley admitted manslaughter but denied murder on the grounds of loss of control.


Last Saturday, Bangladesh executed a senior Islamist party leader, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

It was the second such hanging, with several more death sentences handed down by a domestic court set up to try local collaborators of the Pakistani army from that period.
The judicial process has come under repeated international criticism for not being up to standard, while supporters of the largest Islamist political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, have violently protested against the verdicts. But the trials have wide popular support.
As the BBC's Bangladesh Correspondent, I covered the first execution and some of the first verdicts.
Going through my notes, this stuck with me: closure is coming at a high cost.
Heroes need villains. Facts need counterfactuals. But what happens to those who lose the argument? Where do those who lose the war go?
Battles end, eventually. Then life resumes. The red lines drawn between them, and us, have to be smudged, if not washed off. But some lines, soaked with blood, divide people within nations and between tribes.
The closure craved after friends have tortured friends, brothers have killed brothers, neighbours have raped neighbours can be hard to find.
Four decades after the genocide in Bangladesh by the Pakistani army and their local militia, the urge for justice has cracked open old wounds. They had never healed, and their inherent maladies stem from a deeper crisis of identity: Bengali, or Muslim? If both, which comes first?
Let's go back to 2013 first. Quite often for hours, as I stood sandwiched between police officers, sometimes reluctantly leaning on the chalky whitewashed wall, verdicts were read out in the packed air-conditioned Dhaka courtroom of the self-styled International Crimes Tribunal.
It would all turn a little rowdy after the first death by hanging was announced - the first count that is. Usually several death sentences followed. No-one paid much attention though at that point.
This court was trying Razakars, or collaborators, for their war crimes in 1971. It was to be the most violent year in Bangladesh's young life as hundreds were dying in clashes between police and the supporters of Jamaat. Most of those in the dock were from the party.
Forty-four years ago, Jamaat had officially opposed the breaking up of Pakistan. Many of its leaders and members led local militias active in the brutal campaign of killing and rape against their own people. But they could not stop Bangladesh's "bloody birth".
In the new nation's early turbulent years, the desire to move on led to an almost collective amnesia. Governments dodged the messy process of trying war criminals when those accused were living among them.
Successive military rulers seeking any sliver of legitimacy gradually rehabilitated Islamists accused of war crimes politically and economically - to take advantage of their minor yet crucial soft vote bank.
After years of pressure from a dedicated group of campaigners, when the current government of Awami League, the party which led Bangladesh into independence, finally started the war crimes trials in 2010 one could not ignore a whiff of political opportunism.
By now many of those suspected Islamists had become a mainstay of the opposition bloc. Some had even been government ministers in the past. Initial optimism gave way to criticisms from Western governments and international human rights groups surrounding the robustness of the judicial process, as it was a domestic set-up.
Then two years ago, a group of secular bloggers gathered at the capital's Shahbag roundabout demanding the execution of one of the convicted Islamists, after the court handed down a life sentence.
It captured the imagination of thousands of urban, middle-class young men and women, all chanting, "Hang the Razakars".
As their threat to the Islamists was carried live on television - the line between secular, liberal values and mob justice was blurred by pent-up nationalism.
While they did get what they wanted - a sentence of death, from an appeals court - it was soon to be a case of unintended consequences.
In moderate Muslim-majority Bangladesh, decades of stealthy Saudi Salafist funding for madrassas and Islamic charities has created an underclass of poor, working-class young men shifting to a more puritan and confrontational strain of the religion.
Now, feeling threatened from all sides, the Islamists came out of the woodwork. One afternoon that May, hundreds and thousands of madrassa students in traditional Islamic garb and skullcaps gathered at a different Dhaka roundabout - now showing their real numbers. Their favourite war cry, "Hang atheist bloggers". A new battle line was drawn.
Standing at the gates of Dhaka Central Jail well past midnight on the comfortable chill of that December, waiting with other reporters for the body of the first person to have been executed for war crimes to be carried out in an ambulance, I kept wondering what next. Not much, it appeared - that night, or the weeks that followed.
Then it started - the slow descent. Back in London, as I was the reading the news of another Islamist getting hanged this week, I read the last article on the Bangladesh timeline, barely two weeks old: secular blogger hacked to death in broad daylight by Islamists.
Remember red lines? Well, this one just turned deep red, again.


DUP Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell has been continuously in post since Friday despite his party's Stormont "in-out" policy, it has emerged.

The party has been moving its ministers in and out of the executive after the murder of Kevin McGuigan sparked a political crisis over the IRA's status.
Last month, the government appointed an independent panel to assess the current status of paramilitary organisations.
On Tuesday, MLAs again criticised the DUP's "in-out" tactic.
During an assembly debate on workforce planning in the health service, Sinn FÃ©in MLA Daithi McKay said the enterprise minister had been at work for the past four days while Health Minister Simon Hamilton had not.
"I don't know what the priorities are within the DUP, but it is becoming increasingly clear that health is not a number-one priority," said Mr McKay.
Last week, Northern Ireland's Acting First Minister Arlene Foster told the BBC that the DUP could drop its policy when a report is published on paramilitary activity.
She is standing in for DUP leader Peter Robinson, who stood aside as first minister while warning it would not be "business as usual" at Stormont until the issue of paramilitaries was dealt with.
She said: "If we believe there has been substantial progress in relation to it, then we will seriously consider making that move."


Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones has been made a CBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.

The 41-year-old Oscar-winner was recognised for services to the film industry and to charity in last year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Zeta Jones was accompanied by her husband, US actor Michael Douglas, and their children Dylan and Carys.
The former Darling Buds of May star has appeared in such films as Chicago, Traffic and The Mask of Zorro.
When the announcement of the award was made last summer, the actress said she was "absolutely thrilled".
"As a British subject I feel incredibly proud," she continued. "At the same time it is overwhelming and humbling."
Her husband Douglas, who was diagnosed with throat cancer last year, announced in January that his tumour is gone and he is beating the disease.
Veteran actor Burt Kwouk, best known for his Kato role in the Pink Panther films, received an OBE at Thursday's investiture ceremony.
The 80-year-old actor appeared in three James Bond films and was most recently seen in BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.


A hovercraft pilot who transported passengers across the Solent while nearly three times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed for eight months.

A colleague had to take the controls when Richard Pease collapsed after missing the landing pad at Ryde on the Isle of Wight on 22 June.
The craft was carrying 36 passengers at the time. It had previously taken 95 passengers to Southsea in Hampshire.
Pease, 50, of Northwood on the island, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing.
Newport Crown Court heard a colleague on the Freedom 90 craft noticed Pease's reaction time was slow during the crossing and that he failed to carry out a manoeuvre properly when the hovercraft came across a tanker.
When Pease was asked if he was OK following the failed landing, the court heard he gave no positive response, his head dropped and his body went limp in the chair.
A colleague had to take the controls, releasing air, and making the craft safe. Another pilot then boarded to land it safely.
When Pease was breath tested, some six hours later, he was nearly three times the legal limit.
Pease, one of Hovertravel's most experienced pilots, admitted a charge of being master of a hovercraft having consumed excess alcohol.
Sentencing Pease, who has admitted to having a past dependency on alcohol, Judge Susan Evans QC said: "It's tragic that someone of your standing and with such an impressive past career should have destroyed all of that in one day.
"It was an appalling breach of your duty.
"Your actions could have resulted in tragedy but fortunately they did not."


Catalan President Artur Mas has called early regional elections for 27 September - a key test of support for independence in Catalonia.

The region is among Spain's wealthiest, accounting for one-fifth of national economic output.
The elections - Catalonia's third since 2010 - had been expected in 2016.
A symbolic vote on independence - called a "consultation" - was held in Catalonia on 9 November, despite strong opposition from the Madrid government.
In the non-binding poll more than 80% backed independence, Catalan officials said. However, turnout was little more than 40%.
Madrid says any referendum on independence would be unconstitutional.
The timing of the new vote may raise tensions over Catalan separatism again, as Spain is gearing up for a general election, expected in November.
Mr Mas's pro-independence CiU coalition has failed to agree on a joint candidate list with the second-biggest party, the similarly separatist ERC.
But they say that before the vote they will present a common roadmap towards independence from Spain. The region already has a high degree of autonomy.


Back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and in the UK it is one of the main reasons people miss work.

As with anything so common, myths have developed over time about what causes it and how best to deal with it.
It's understandable why these misconceptions arise. Indeed, some would have been the accepted belief in healthcare circles before new evidence emerged to give us fresh insights.
So healthcare professionals have sometimes been guilty of perpetuating the myths; both with patients and in the media.
Why all of this matters is that they can cause fear among people with back pain that influences their behaviour.
We know that the best way to tackle back pain is to keep moving, but if fear stops people from doing that recoveries can be hindered, or even reversed.
Clinicians see the consequences of this fear every day. so the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has a new campaign aimed at busting these common myths.
We have moved on from the time when total bed rest was believed to be needed, but there remains a fear of twisting, bending and moving in general.
This fear is understandable - it can be very painful - but it is essential to stay on the go.
Gradually increase the amount of activity you do, and try to avoid long periods of inactivity.
If you don't normally lift weights, we're not suggesting you head out today and get under a 100kg squat.
However, back pain shouldn't cause you to stop doing exercise or the regular activities you enjoy.
Exercise is now accepted as the best way to treat back pain and this includes weight-training, where appropriate.
As with anything, gradually build up your tolerance and confidence but do not fear it.
This is a fascinating one, and counters the view that technology holds all the answers.
In some cases, a scan will be necessary.
But most often it won't and what's more, there's some evidence to show that seeing the results of a scan can actually make a person's condition worse.
Here's how.
Even people without back pain can see changes to their spine on a scan or X-ray - evidence of that is not, therefore, an indication that anything is wrong.
But if you do have back pain, and you see changes in a scan, you may become fearful of exercising and doing the other activities that I discussed earlier.
That means having a scan that didn't actually reveal anything useful caused you to stop doing the very things you need to do to get better.
This is one that was always the established view, but recent research has led to greater insight on what causes pain and how best to manage it.
That's why, as physios, we take a more holistic approach to help patients understand why they are in pain.
There may be physical reasons but there may also psychological or even social factors at play, and it's important to identify and address those.
The key again, as with all of these myths, is to overcome the fear factor to avoid a person's condition worsening.
Of course, I should point out that this advice is general in nature, will not apply to everyone and anyone who experiences back pain that lasts longer than six weeks is advised to see a physiotherapist or GP.
But if we can begin to knock down these myths, we can start to make inroads on a condition that affects millions of us every day.


British 17-year-old Amber Hill has won skeet-shooting bronze at the World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

The teenager from Bracknell overcame a nose bleed to shoot a perfect 16 as she beat Poland's Aleksandra Jarmolinska in the bronze medal match.
It was Hill's second success in quick succession in Azerbaijan, after she won gold at the European Games in Baku earlier this year.
"To come away with bronze was more than I could have asked for," Hill said.
"To win two medals in a matter of a couple of months is an amazing feeling and it really feels that my hard work has paid off. I've got a great support team around me which is helping me get to that point."
Italy's Katiuscia Spada took gold, with American Morgan Craft picking up silver.
The World Cup continues until 15 August, with 22 Britons competing across rifle and shotgun disciplines.


Jamie Peacock helped Hull KR survive a Featherstone fight back and set up a showdown with Huddersfield for the last remaining automatic Super League spot.

The Robins host Huddersfield - who beat Leeds on Saturday - in the last round of The Qualifers, and need only a draw to maintain their top-flight status.
Hull led Rovers 32-12 with 15 minutes remaining but a late brace from Misi Taulapapa put them under pressure.
Veteran Peacock returned from the bench to help ensure victory.
Hull KR have won both matches since the 38-year-old former England captain came of out of retirement.
Featherstone head coach Jon Sharp: "Overall, it was our best performance in the Middle 8s by a garden mile.
"We still have some busted players, still have players who were unavailable. But I saw an attitude, belief and execution of a plan that caused the opposition lots of problems.
"Across the park I thought we were good and there were great performances from a whole host of players."
Hull KR interim head coach James Webster: "But it was always written in the stars this was going to happen (the game against Huddersfield).
"Three or four weeks ago we were aligning ourselves that this was the game we were going to have to win. We've played each other twice so far and the record is one each.
"They will go into the game with a lot of confidence after beating Leeds but we have a lot of  improvement in us.
"This was really good prep for the weekend."
Featherstone Rovers: Craven; Duckworth, Hardman, Taulapapa, Briscoe; Briggs, Thackeray; Griffin, Ellis, Baldwinson, Walters, Davies, Tagg.
Replacements: Day, Spears, Snitch, Cooper.
Hull KR: Cockayne; Sio, Minns, Thornley, Mantellato; Campese, Marsh; Tilse, Lunt, Allgood, Blair, Greenwood, Donaldson.
Replacements: Walker, Peacock, Horne, Jubb.
Referee: Gareth Hewer


The Welsh Government has held talks to resolve a long-running pay dispute at National Museum Wales (NMW).

BBC Wales understands that cabinet minister Ken Skates has met representatives of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) and the museum, which has seven centres.
Members of PCS have been taking indefinite action in a row over the removal of weekend payments.
First Minister Carwyn Jones had pledged to help end the dispute.
The parties are yet to come to a resolution, and a series of open-ended strikes at the organisation's museums, which are largely funded by Welsh Government, began in April.
The first minister told the Senedd on Tuesday that the Welsh Government expects to see a settlement "hopefully very, very soon".
He said Mr Skates, who is cabinet secretary for economy and infrastructure, had been dealing with the issue.
A Welsh Government spokeswoman confirmed the minister had met the PCS and the museum, and a  spokeswoman for NMW said: "We are doing everything we can to try and reach an agreement and bring the dispute to a conclusion.
"We can confirm that we are in discussions with the Welsh Government and PCS, however all parties have agreed to keep the detail of those meetings confidential at present."
Darren Williams of PCS said: "Welsh Government has been helpful. We do not have an outcome yet."
It is unclear at the moment if there is any offer of money from Welsh Government to help resolve the dispute.
NMW previously said there was no more money to improve its offer to staff and urged the union to accept it.
The organisation had started individual discussions with staff affected by proposals to scrap "premium payments".
As part of a deal, staff were offered a lump sum equivalent to two years' worth of premium payments to end extra payments for working weekends and bank holidays.
The museum has sites in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Blaenavon in Torfaen, Llanberis in Gwynedd, and Llandysul in Ceredigion.


Sam Come's brace eased Braintree to victory over National League strugglers Southport.

Euan Murray almost opened the scoring in spectacular fashion for the visitors after 11 minutes, but his overhead kick hit a post after beating Ben McNamara.
Southport continued to play well, but it was the hosts who got the breakthrough when Come found the back of the net through a crowd of bodies four minutes before the interval.
He added a second just before the hour mark, blasting past Craig King after being put through by Michael Cheek, and that was enough to condemn Southport to a fourth straight defeat.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Braintree Town 2, Southport 0.
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 2, Southport 0.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Lee Barnard replaces Michael Cheek.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Alex Henshall replaces Reece Hall-Johnson.
Substitution, Southport. Andrai Jones replaces Euan Murray.
Substitution, Southport. John Cofie replaces Ashley Grimes.
Goal!  Braintree Town 2, Southport 0. Sam Corne (Braintree Town).
Second Half begins Braintree Town 1, Southport 0.
First Half ends, Braintree Town 1, Southport 0.
Goal!  Braintree Town 1, Southport 0. Sam Corne (Braintree Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Labour has "no plans" to write off existing student debt and has never promised to do so, the party's education spokeswoman has insisted.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner accused the Tories of "wilfully misrepresenting" its plans amid claims such a move could cost £100bn.
During the election, Jeremy Corbyn said he would act to reduce the debt burden of students having to pay £9,000 fees.
Several frontbenchers have distanced themselves of talk of a debt amnesty.
In March 2016, the total amount of debt owed by English students and EU students studying in England, who under the current system do not have to pay anything upfront, was £76.3bn.
In their manifesto, Labour promised to scrap university tuition fees in England but there was no mention of writing off unpaid student debt.
During the campaign, the Labour leader pledged, if he won power, to look at ways to lengthen the period of paying it off or "some other means of reducing that debt burden".
In an interview with music and youth lifestyle title NME, he said: "And I don't see why those that had the historical misfortune to be at university during the £9,000 period should be burdened excessively compared to those that went before or those that come after. I will deal with it."
Speaking to the BBC earlier this month, Ms Rayner said it was the party's "ambition" to write off all debt but she acknowledged the cost would be "huge" and it would not commit to doing it "unless we can afford to".
The Conservatives have accused Labour - which originally introduced tuition fees in 2006 but opposed their rise to £9,000 in 2012 - of making a cynical pledge to students they knew could never be delivered.
But speaking during a debate in the Commons about the planned rise in fees to £9,250 this September, Ms Rayner said this was not the case.
"They refer to comments made by (Mr Corbyn) and I would remind them that he said we would look at steps to reduce or eliminate the debt burden.
"Perhaps this confused members opposite, that is not something their frontbench has done for seven years.
"For instance, we would look again at the repayment threshold for student debts, which they have frozen at £21,000... we would look at the interest rates on debt, which they allowed to reach an extortionate 6.1%.
"And I've said once, and I will say it again, we have no plans to write off existing student debt and we never promised to do so."
Conservative MPs accused Labour of knowingly misleading students in the pursuit of votes.
Tim Loughton, a former education minister, accused Labour of a "scam" while ex-leader Iain Duncan Smith said Labour had treated students as "election fodder".
"During the election her party made it categorically clear to endless numbers of students that they would abolish the student debt," he said. "Will she now get up and apologise?"
Recent research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggested students in England are set to graduate with average debts of £50,800, with many poorer students incurring much higher sums.
Under the current system, loans that are not repaid after 30 years are written off for degree courses begun after 2012 and after 25 years for courses between 2006 and 2012.
The Green Party was the only party at the last election to make a firm manifesto pledge to write off student debt.


A high-profile rider remains in a critical condition after a crash at Saturday's North West 200 motorcycling road races in Northern Ireland.

Englishman Simon Andrews was taken by helicopter to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after the accident in the Superstock race.
Andrews, 29, is from Evesham in Worcestershire and rides for the Penz13.com BMW team.
His family are at his bedside in the Belfast hospital.
Last year, he suffered serious injuries in the Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Saturday's accident happened at the Metropole section of the 8.9-mile North West circuit.
It was the second serious crash at this year's NW200 meeting.
On Tuesday, Franck Petricola crashed during a practice session.
The 31-year-old Frenchman is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital and his condition was described as critical.


Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has stressed there is "no way" any Labour MPs will face deselection.

He told BBC Radio 4's PM programme he hopes centrists would become more involved in the party's front line.
In a wide-ranging interview, he also revealed he had to seek police advice after receiving death threats.
And he described how Jeremy Corbyn replied "oh, go on then", after being told it was his "turn" to be the left's candidate for Labour Party leader.
Mr McDonnell said he feared the left would face "crushing defeat" if they fielded a candidate - but that now Mr Corbyn is leader, he believes the party will win the 2020 general election.
Dismissing the prospect of any MPs being forced out, he told PM: "Almost on a daily basis, I'm saying there is no way there are going to be deselections and we would not support them.
"Quite the reverse - we want people back involved."
He specifically said he hoped Chuka Umunna would "come back", but named the former business secretary as one of those who had turned down serving in the shadow cabinet "on the basis of policies they had never read", describing such a move as "extraordinary".
"I'm hoping all of them will play a role because a lot of lessons have got to be learned by all of us really," said Mr McDonnell.
He said while social media is a useful tool, he added that "of course there are trolls out there", describing how he had to speak to the police to boost his security.
"You get used to death threats after a while," the shadow chancellor said. "I had a meeting with the police on Monday morning because I had a couple of emails from someone.
"Once you get one you think 'oh never mind', but once they've followed it up, that triggered the meeting with the cops.
"They came in just to give some advice and they have done this thing about more security at the office and they met my wife just to sort out the security at home.
"It's appalling and it shouldn't be in politics."
On Mr Corbyn's nomination to be Labour leader, Mr McDonnell said he had convened meetings with left organisations who argued that a candidate should be put forward - despite his assertion that to do so would be "a disaster for the left".
He told PM: "We went around the table and said, 'come on, alright. We're under so much pressure. We've got to run a candidate'.
"So I said, 'I've done it twice, not again. I couldn't get on the ballot paper'.
"Diane [Abbott] had run twice and didn't want to do it. And so then we turned to Jeremy and said, 'well - it's your turn' and he said, 'oh, go on then' and that was it."
He described it as "really exciting" to be shadow chancellor, adding: "I was expecting a quiet drift into elder statesmanhood on the left."
Mr McDonnell said he had promised Mr Corbyn not to make any more jokes - but claimed some members of the public enjoyed his decision to throw a copy of Mao's Little Red Book to Chancellor George Osborne in the Commons.
"I'm reckless with my jokes and I've promised Jeremy no more jokes," he added.