Turkish ground forces have crossed into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish militants for the first time since a ceasefire two years ago.

Government officials said the incursion was a "short-term" measure to hunt down PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) rebels.
Turkish warplanes also launched a wave of air strikes on PKK bases in northern Iraq on Tuesday.
The moves follow deadly attacks by militants on Turkish security forces in the past two days.
An attack on a police minibus in eastern Igdir province on Tuesday claimed at least 12 lives, while PKK bombs killed at least 16 Turkish soldiers on Sunday.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has pledged to "wipe out" rebel strongholds.
"Turkish security forces crossed the Iraqi border as part of the hot pursuit of PKK terrorists who were involved in the most recent attacks," a government source told AFP news agency.
"This is a short-term measure intended to prevent the terrorists' escape."
Turkey's Dogan news agency said two special forces units, supported by warplanes, had been sent in to combat two 20-strong groups of militants.
At least 35 rebels were killed in air raids by F4 and F16 jets on bases at Qandil, Basyan, Avashin and Zap early on Tuesday, according to the Anadolu news agency.
Not a day passes by in Turkey these days without violence. And as one attack follows another, emotions are running high.
The funerals of 16 soldiers killed in Sunday's PKK attack were taking place on Tuesday.
Several thousand people have protested in cities across Turkey against PKK violence and the premises of the pro-Kurdish HDP party have come under attack. There were reports of attempted arson.
There is now serious concern that the violence could spiral out of control.
Turkey is gearing up for snap elections on 1 November after the ruling AK Party lost its overall majority in June elections and failed to form a coalition government.
It was the HDP that deprived the AKP of its majority, polling over 13% of the vote and entering parliament as a political party for the first time.
Opposition figures have voiced concerns about maintaining poll security, especially in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish east and south-east of the country.
Turks question explosion in tensions with PKK
The surge in violence follows the collapse of a ceasefire in July between the army and the PKK.
The truce, which began in 2013, unravelled after a suicide bombing by suspected Islamic State militants near the border with Syria led to mutual recriminations between Kurdish groups and Turkey.
More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched its armed campaign in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.
In Sunday's attack, the PKK detonated bombs near two military vehicles in the village of Daglica, a mountainous area close to the border with Iraq.
Mr Davutoglu responded by telling reporters Turkey would not be discouraged from its "war on terror".
"Those mountains will be cleared of these terrorists. Whatever it takes, they will be cleared," he said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, too, promised a "decisive" response.
Then on Tuesday, PKK fighters targeted a police minibus as it was heading towards a border post close to the Azerbaijan-run enclave of Nakhchivan, reports said.
Hours later, a policeman was shot dead when suspected PKK militants opened fire on his car in the eastern state of Kunceli.
In a speech on Tuesday Mr Erdogan appealed for national unity, adding that "the place for settling accounts in democracies is the ballot box".
After President Erdogan's remarks on the PKK attack, about 200 people chanting slogans in his support attacked the offices of Turkish newspaper Hurriyet in Istanbul.
They accused the news organisation of misquoting Mr Erdogan and implying that he was trying to gain political capital from the Daglica attack.
Hurriyet has attracted criticism from pro-government circles over its coverage of the conflict between Turkey's government and the PKK.
The government says military operations against the Kurdish rebel group will continue until it withdraws from Turkish soil and disarms.
Curfews have been imposed in several towns where clashes took place and more than 100 districts have been declared "temporary security zones".
In response, several municipalities in the predominantly Kurdish east and south-east of Turkey have announced "self-rule".
Critics accuse President Erdogan of renewing violence to curb the support for the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), whose 14% share of the vote in June elections cost the governing AKP its majority in parliament.
The government denies these accusations. Many people fear the clashes will mount as snap elections scheduled for November draw closer.


Jamie Fullarton spent 11 years working towards becoming a manager, but the preparation could never have been extensive enough.

Within two weeks of taking charge of Notts County in January, the Scot felt swamped by the demands on his time and the invasive nature of the pressures and stresses of the job.
He lasted 70 days at Meadow Lane, a 12-game spell that delivered three victories and a stark introduction into the realities of management.
There were off-field issues to contend with since the owner and chairman who appointed him, Ray Trew, had stood down as he tried to sell the club and the chief executive also left his position.
Turmoil was commonplace, not least in Fullarton's mind, as he tried to grasp an opportunity to succeed as a manager at a time in the game when short-term thinking is rife.
"It's exciting, you look forward to it - then reality hits," Fullarton says of management. "When you're on the training field, that's your solace. Why? No phone. No-one asking you questions, no-one making demands of you.
"Everybody wants five minutes of your time. It's all the baggage that comes with being a manager that is something you need a coping strategy to deal with.
"I found it impossible to switch off. Maybe that's personality. You're a bit OCD and what happens when things are going well, it absorbs you. That's a choice, because things are going well and you want to be there, you spend more time.
"When things aren't going well, it consumes your life, you're affected in terms of your thought processing. As a manager, you're paid to make decisions and they become clouded under that pressure.
"We've done our badges, but at no point do they talk about coping strategies, about dealing with theses stresses and pressures. Wellbeing is a key factor, how you look after yourself."
Fullarton played in the top-flight in Scotland for St Mirren and Dundee United, in France with Bastia, in England's top-flight for three seasons with Crystal Palace and for a number of lower league sides.
At 41, he had been coaching at various youth levels for many years, as well as earning his coaching qualifications. He was an impressive interviewee, with Trew selecting him ahead of a field of candidates that he described at the time as a "high standard".
A hard-edged, combative midfielder, Fullarton was assertive and articulate and felt ready for the role. Notts County were 21st in League Two at the time, with his predecessor, Ricardo Moniz, only having been in the job for eight months and, reflecting back now, Fullarton concedes he made mistakes.
He wanted to bring in his former Crystal Palace manager, Steve Coppell, as an experienced figure in the backroom staff. He also wanted to assess the coaches already in place before making changes so left himself without an assistant he knew and felt comfortable enough to trust explicitly.
Ultimately, though, it was the pressures of the job, of coping with all the responsibilities that come with the position.
"It went from me planning to have the five days, with the two days off to spend with the family, which is the normal routine, to becoming the six days, then seven days," he says.
"It went from getting on average seven to eight hours sleep, to four, from three meals a day to two to one, to living off caffeine and sugar. And turning up on a Saturday physically and, more importantly, mentally tired, fatigued. Ultimately, you are paid to make decisions on a Saturday that can influence or help players.
"I found over a short period of time that it consumed me, I wasn't controlling it. The pressure of it. It's a lonely job, whether it's 5,000 people in the stadium, you feel very alone on the touchline."
Fullarton, now 42 and running a coaching school in Spain, believes that the coaching qualifications should provide more help in how to deal with the stress of the role, although he acknowledges the work that the League Managers Association and the Professional Footballers' Association in England are doing with masterclasses now being made available.
"The sobering point for me was on the Sunday morning [after he was sacked], five in the morning, my little daughter, Gabriella, and son, Joseph, came in and they were saying, 'what's happening today'?
"And I said, 'daddy's got a bit of time off now'. They said, 'what do you mean'?
"I said, 'I've lost my job'. And they said, 'what, you've been sacked'? They were jumping on the bed, cheering.
"I said, 'why are you happy guys'? And they said, 'we're going to see more of you'. That burst a bubble for me and made me realise where I'd been for the past few months and that it had consumed me.
"You feel a stigma, where you shouldn't have to reach out for support, and we need to break that down so that managers feel comfortable to reach out."


The death of a "human cannonball" who was fired into the air at a stunt show was an accident, an inquest jury has ruled.

Matthew Cranch, 24, from Newquay, Cornwall, died when a net failed at Scott May's Daredevil Stunt Show in Kent in April 2011.
It collapsed because a quick release mechanism was not properly set, the inquest heard.
Mr Cranch's family said after the inquest they would "never recover".
Mr Cranch - who was from the Isle of Man but was living in Newquay - died in hospital after being fired from the cannon mounted on a lorry, the inquest in Maidstone, Kent, was told.
The inquest also heard tests carried out after his death showed the net quick-release mechanism could be set incorrectly by mistake, causing it to fall to the ground when the firing lorry recoiled.
In its conclusion, the jury said: "At some point during the firing of the cannonball, the safety net quick release mechanism activated prematurely as a result of it being incorrectly set.
"As a result, Matthew Cranch sustained multiple injuries."
Show owner, Cornwall-based Stunts UK Ltd, said the cannonball showpiece had been performed about 1,000 times with no problems.
Mr Cranch who had joined the stunt team about four weeks before his death, had performed the showpiece five times before his death.
Kent Police said in December 2012 that no criminal prosecution would be brought over the death.
Mr Cranch's family said: "Matthew was a 'free spirit', who truly was a genuine guy.
"He brought to the world a kindness, gentleness, sensitivity, fairness and incredible sense of humour, an unforgettable smile and the very best of big hugs.
"The loss of our son is a matter we can never accept or recover from."


A man accused of the attempted murder of an 11-month-old baby boy will go on trial in May.

Ryan Devaney, 27, is accused of biting the baby, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and putting a blanket over his head.
Mr Devaney is also accused of pushing him on the body or otherwise causing him to fall to the ground, shaking him and inflicting blunt force trauma.
He is also accused of assaulting a woman and having extreme pornography.
Mr Devaney, from Dundee, denies all of the charges against him.
The offence is alleged to have taken place in a house in Dundee, an Asda car park in the city and a house in Angus on various occasions in 2015.
Defence counsel Louise Arrol said: "Special defences have been lodged."
A trial was set for 31 May at the High Court in Edinburgh.


Lancashire clinched the last T20 Blast Finals Day place by losing fewer wickets after the scores were tied in their quarter-final against Kent.

Requiring just six off the final over to win, Matt Coles had England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and Steven Croft caught off consecutive balls.
James Faulkner drove the final ball for two, with three runs needed to win.
Kent were earlier bowled out for 142 and Lancashire claimed victory having lost only six wickets at Canterbury.
Their reward is a semi-final draw at Edgbaston against Hampshire on 29 August, a side they beat at the same stage last year.
Northants will play holders Birmingham Bears in the other semi-final.
Having been put in to bat, Kent's innings got off to a poor start as Kyle Jarvis struck twice in two balls having Daniel Bell-Drummond caught cheaply at extra cover before Buttler dived to hold onto an edge from Joe Denly.
Aaron Lilley produced a sensational jumping one-handed stop on the boundary, before throwing the ball to Karl Brown as he went over the rope, to dismiss the dangerous Darren Stevens off Stephen Parry.
After the hosts collapsed to 86-7, James Tredwell (31 not out) and Fabian Cowdrey (27) shared a stand of 52 including 16 off a Faulkner over, before the Australian bowled Mitchell Claydon and Ivan Thomas off the final two balls of the innings.
Lancashire's promotion of Alex Davies to the top of their order failed as Coles (3-22) trapped him lbw to give Kent the early wicket they required.
Brown and Liam Livingstone both fell cheaply to bring Buttler to the crease and the 24-year-old signalled his intent by launching his fourth ball over long-on for six, before smashing 53 off 37 balls, which included five fours and three sixes.
Opener Ashwell Prince's (62) steady half-century anchored the innings before the fall of his wicket in the penultimate over started 11 balls of mayhem.
However, Faulkner stayed calm and middled the final ball of the innings to see Lancashire home.
Kent captain Sam Northeast:
"It was just one of those things and we fell on the unlucky side of it.
"We were a little bit short and James Tredwell played well just to get us up there.
"Our death bowling has been brilliant all year, but we just didn't get enough runs."
Lancashire captain Steven Croft:
"We've been in that situation a few times, but today just scraped through.
"Hats off to them (Ashwell Prince and Jos Buttler) they played two gems of innings.
"The pitch was a bit tricky but those two set the game up brilliantly for us."


It is that time of the year again where you put on your witchy costumes, knock on a few doors and eat lots of sweets.

You have been sharing your Halloween preparations and tips for trick or treating with us. Here is a selection of your pictures and some of your advice.
Emily took this picture of her five-month-old kitten Ivy. "She's hoping to get lots of treats," Emily said.
Samuel Williamson took this picture of his partner Charlie Millard hard at work crafting her pumpkin. "My pumpkin is on the left and my partner is still working on hers." He tweeted. And here's how they turned out with the lights off...
Great pumpkin Charlie, but we think Samuel's is scarier.
Jenny Powell sent in this picture of a ghoulish cloth creature trying its best to scare her daughters as they look on in mock horror.
The creative talents of Alexandra Choa from Edinburgh, Scotland on display within this pumpkin.
Jen Davidson carved the "small pretty pumpkin" while her children, Cameron and Kiera, carved the other two lanterns in this picture.
Pictures of spooky face paintings in preparation for Halloween... we hope! We're pretty sure Amandeep Dhami's efforts could scare more than just the faint hearted.
And it's not just humans getting dressed up for the occasion...
Meet Poppy the canine pumpkin in this photo by Valerie.
You have also been sharing your tips for trick or treating. The top suggestion seems to be only go to decorated houses... Liam Flanagan-Todd had this tip to share: "#Halloween etiquette- no pumpkin by the door means do not knock" - a sentiment echoed by quite a few of you:
There are also some rules about the types of treats to offer, Kelly Marie suggested that providing healthy treats might see you left in peace the following year, an experience replicated by @Sweckles on Twitter:
Some of you also suggested some other tips to avoid receiving a knock on the door on Halloween night. Laura Claire switches off her doorbell, Sarah tweeted to say she hides and other tweeters suggested the following:
While Colin had one thought:
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South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has defended its filmed visit to Nelson Mandela, saying it was not a "publicity stunt".

They were the first pictures of the former South African president since he left hospital on 6 April after more than a week of treatment for pneumonia.
Looking dazed, he is seen surrounded by ANC leaders and well-wishers.
An ANC spokesman said the party was happy to share the 94 year old with "the world, even in his frail state".
The rare video footage of Mr Mandela, popularly known by his clan name "Madiba", was broadcast by South African public broadcaster, SABC.
The vast majority of Twitter reaction to the footage of Nelson Mandela has been hostile. "After everything the man has done for us this is how we treat him. Like an animal at the zoo. Shame on us. #mandela," wrote Marius van der Walt.
Nosipho Dhladhla tweeted: "Part of #ANC campaign for next elections. Using an old man as a puppet. Let #Mandela live his last days in peace!" Tina Yvonne-Michelle appealed for Mr Mandela to be left in peace: "People should just leave poor #Mandela alone. Let him be and let him rest. He is 94 for goodness sake."
The response from Simmi Areff was more tongue-in-cheek: "Everybody needs to calm down about the #Mandela photo shoot. The ANC needed a new Facebook Cover Photo."
A minority of Twitter users defended the footage. "Dear whites plz chill..#Mandela is supposed to look like that..He is 94 ,U are the ones that wasted his time by jailing him for 27 years," said Shibe Serakalala. Lwazi Mlaba also disagreed with much of Twitter outrage: "The #Zuma #Mandela visit is the least distasteful recording I've seen in 10 years... The media is angry they didn't get the scoop!"
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The BBC's Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg says there has been an outcry on social media - especially Twitter, where the topic is trending - about the broadcast of the video.
Many see it as exploitative and an invasion of the former president's privacy, our correspondent adds.
In the images, Mr Mandela is seen unsmiling, seated upright on a sofa with his legs covered in a blanket as people take photographs of him using flashes.
Patrick Conroy, the head of news at South Africa's privately owned television channel eNCA, accused the ANC of applying double standards.
"The media has been repeatedly lectured by the #ANC and SA govt about respecting #Madiba's privacy and dignity. Now we know how they treat him," he wrote on Twitter.
President Jacob Zuma and ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa were among the senior ANC officials who called in on Mr Mandela at his home in Johannesburg on Monday and were given an update by his medical team.
The president said Mr Mandela "shook hands and even smiled".
"Those who are complaining that Madiba's latest images was a publicity stunt by the [ANC] are eating sour grapes," the South African news agency, Sapa, quoted ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu as saying.
"Our people have not seen Madiba in many years. Now they have seen him open and close his eyes... We are happy with his health. He is no longer a young man," he added.
By Milton NkosiBBC News, Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela appeared frail but better than many feared. From what I could see from SABC's exclusive video, I noticed that Mr Mandela flinched as one of his grandsons took a photograph and a bright flash went off.
It has been many years now since photographers were requested not to use flashes when taking pictures of the 94 year old. Mr Mandela's eyes were damaged when he worked in a lime quarry while a political prisoner on Robben Island.
There are probably two reasons why President Zuma paid his old comrade and mentor a home visit.  He wanted to prove the sceptics wrong. He was dispelling the myth that the former president was in bed on a life support machine, as many had speculated on social media.
Some cynics say it was pure electioneering. They say that President Zuma posed for pictures next to Mr Mandela and that he went to seek blessings from the governing ANC's most famous member with an eye on next year's crucial elections.
Mr Mandela's health has been a continuing cause for concern recently.
The veteran leader's lung problems date from his 27 years as a political prisoner.
Eighteen years were spent on the windswept Robben Island, where he contracted tuberculosis.
In December, he spent more than two weeks in hospital undergoing treatment for his lung ailment and gallstones.
In February, doctors dealt with a stomach condition.
Mr Mandela, who stepped down as president in 1999, is revered in South Africa for his role in ending the system of apartheid, or white minority rule.
He retired from public life in 2004 after acting as a high-profile ambassador for the country.
Mr Mandela became South Africa's first black president in the 1990s and is seen by many as father of the nation.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 jointly with former President FW de Klerk for ending apartheid and bringing democracy to South Africa.


The BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Award celebrates the outstanding contribution from those who tirelessly help in the development and running of grassroots sports.

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Now in its 13th year, the award celebrates people from around the UK who volunteer their time and effort in encouraging the talents of others, and whose work enables local clubs and groups to thrive and flourish.
Following the nomination period, a panel met in each of the BBC's 15 Nations and English Regions - and a winner was chosen from each area. These men and women will join sporting icons at the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year  event in Belfast, where one of them will be chosen as the overall 'Unsung Hero' winner.
Meet each of the regional winners below.
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Colin Lee, of Northampton-based football team Thorplands Club 81, has won the 2015 BBC East Unsung Hero Award.
The 76-year-old, still registered as a player, is general secretary of all 10 teams and responsible for organising all training sessions and weekly matches for around 140 members.
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Pete coaches three teams at Ibstock United Football club and has founded a regional Futsal league as well as setting up a team for children with disabilities.
Giving up his free time nearly every day, Pete also looks after child protection, safety and coaching standards at his club, and has won the FA Charter Standard Club of the Year in four of the last five seasons.
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Dawn Davies has been chosen as the Unsung Hero for the London region for her work with Guildford Saints Football Club.
She dedicates over 30 hours per week to the club in her role as club secretary.
Guildford Saints, recognised by the Football Association as a Charter Standard club, provides football coaching for 25 teams, containing over 300 players, including boys, girls, ladies and pan-disability groups.
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Liz has been involved in netball for over thirty years, and has had a part in almost every area of the sport for the past two decades - from goal-scorer to time-keeper and umpire.
She's set up two leagues in Tyneside and oversees the operation of 90 netball teams in the area.
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Carl Eaton has collected the BBC Sport Unsung Hero award for the North West region after setting up and running Skelmersdale Mens-Aces disability football club.
He helped set up the team up in 2009 despite the increasingly debilitating effects of spina bifida, and the club now has up to 50 people turning out each week.
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St James Swifts football coach Damien Lindsay wins the Northern Ireland BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award for 2015.
Damien formed the west Belfast club, which has helped to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.
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As a veteran boxing coach from Coatbridge in Lanarkshire with a longstanding dedication to the sport, Rab Bannan has won this year's Unsung Hero award in Scotland.
He has been a mainstay at the Barn Boxing Club for more than four decades.
He trains boxers at the club for eight hours a day, five days a week and also on Saturday mornings during the boxing season.
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Riding for the disabled (RDA) trainer Trish Willats has been named the BBC Sport Unsung Hero for the South.
Willats, from Hampshire, has run the Wellington and Dummer RDA group from her home near Basingstoke for 24 years.
Her association with RDA stretches back a further six years and includes coaching and administrative roles.
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Steve James has been named BBC Sport's Unsung Hero for the South East, for his work in helping grassroots sports in the village of Groombridge.
After volunteering to improve access to sport at local primary schools, the reach of his commitment has been felt throughout the local community.
The 61-year-old was instrumental in raising £85,000 to build a sports pavilion which has allowed more people to enjoy fitness activities, and has helped create an annual village sporting event.
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A marathon runner who set up his own club after having open heart surgery and having to learn to walk again has won the 2015 BBC South West Unsung Sporting Hero award.
Scott Allen set up Storm Running Club in Plymouth in April and numbers have already reached 300 members.
The club's aim is to get people more active and many of the members had never ran before joining Storm.
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Farming friends Jane Roberts and Nerys Ellis, have jointly won Wales' Unsung Hero award for their work with Llanrwst Swimming Club.
Known as 'Auntie Jane' and 'Auntie Nerys', the pair who are both grandmothers in their 60s, have worked voluntarily to teach generations of local children to swim and gain their swimming badges.
Their coaching has given many youngsters the opportunity to learn life-savings skills in a rural area which includes many lakes and rivers.
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Over the past 17 years, Minety Rugby Club has grown from a small group of just nine juniors to a squad of more than 200 boys and girls, thanks to the help of Cliff Garland.
He has turned the small village in Wiltshire into a thriving rugby community, and has guided more than 30 adults to achieve coaching qualifications.
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Alec Davies has been the timekeeper for Worcester St John's cycling club for 43 years.
The 92-year-old from Worcester, is out on the roads in all weathers to officiate at club meetings, and assists in national meetings at weekends. He has also previously served as an official for British Cycling.
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Paul Jubb has collected the Unsung Hero award for the Yorkshire region for his work as head coach of Bradford Disability Football Club.
He started the team in 2001 with just ten players and now works with over 130 boys, girls, men and women ranging in age from six to 55.
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A swimming veteran who has held classes for 30 years is this year's Get Inspired Unsung Hero for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
June Cooper, who is nearly 80, runs exercise sessions in a pool in Hull to help people with mobility issues.
She impressed the judges in part because of her own disability - she lost almost all of her hearing as a child during World War Two when a German plane dropped a bomb close to her home.
Watch the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 on BBC One from 18:50 GMT on Sunday 20 December to find out who wins.


If your child is particular about what they eat, it may not be down to your parenting.

Some children are genetically programmed to be fussy eaters according to research carried out at University College, London.
Parents have been sharing their experiences and tips for dealing with the challenges.
"My seven-year-old daughter Tamzin is a fussy and a slow eater - the extreme opposite of mum and dad.
"She will love something for weeks and then suddenly hate it.
"For some reason, she's happy to eat uncooked pasta.
"However, my daughter will not eat anything with gravy or savoury sauce of any type but loves custard, yoghurt and milk.
"School lunches can be challenging so she often takes 'dry' food such as Parma ham.
"She is a very slow eater and often leaves food in her mouth for minutes at a time before chewing and swallowing.
"On average it takes one hour for her to eat, enjoy and finish (hopefully) her evening meal.
"Our dinner is now earlier than it used to be and we just offer her food and then sit back, relax and wait whilst she eats her dinner alongside us!
"Thank goodness for chicken wings, broccoli and carrots which are always favourites.
"Fortunately, Tamzin is willing to try anything. On a recent stay in London she ate and thoroughly enjoyed Rockefeller oysters, pig's trotters, suckling pig, whelks, prawns, Peking duck, prawn crackers and escargot to name a few (not all at the same time)!
"I think the key is to be patient with your child."
"My daughter Violet is great with vegetables, she will eat almost any of them.
"Meat, however, is a different story. She will only eat certain meats that have to be prepared in certain ways.
"For example, she will not eat chicken nuggets, chicken breast, chicken thigh or chicken wings. However she will eat chicken pops and chicken breast diced in a pie.
"When it comes to school meals, Violet will eat vegetable sandwiches as well as fruit.
"We're expecting another child so hopefully, he or she won't be as fussy!"
Source: NHS Choices
"Ever since he was a baby, Cameron has always been a fussy eater, making himself sick and refusing to eat dinners I put in front of him.
"I used to get myself so worked up and so upset that it was my fault. I now just give him what I know he eats.
"I will always put stuff he doesn't eat on his plate and try and get him eating new foods, but he refuses.
"He doesn't eat any vegetables, meat, rice, mash or food together like pasta and sauce.
"If a meal has a sauce, I have to sieve it so it's smooth or he makes himself sick, but fortunately, he'll eat fruit.
"Cameron has just started school but will only take jam sandwiches. Luckily, his teachers are understanding.
"My brother is now 25 and he has also always been a fussy eater so maybe Cameron gets it from him.
"However, Cameron's sister eats anything but this can make dinner times difficult and stressful as I always have to make Cameron a different meal."
"Our son Alfie is nearly three years old and is so fussy that he only eats certain types of crackers, certain makes of crisps, yoghurt and raisins as well as savoury and sweet popcorn.
"We have followed all the advice for fussy eaters but nothing works. We have also tried giving him fresh fruit and vegetables but he just will not eat it. He won't even touch it.
"The advice about offering a certain food at least 15 times before they will try it definitely doesn't work. He has been given peas and sweetcorn at least once a day for the last 18 months and he still won't try them!"
"We are at our wits end."
By Bernadette McCague UGC & Social News team


The R&A has published a manual to give guidance to both clubs and players on ways to improve pace of play.

The manual will be distributed to the sport's governing body's 152 affiliated organisations around the world, and every club in Great Britain & Ireland.
It provides practical guidance in the three key areas of management, course set-up and player behaviour.
Following a survey carried out by The R&A, 60% of golfers said they would enjoy golf more if rounds were quicker.
Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, says the guide offered "solutions to day-to day pace of play challenges".
He recognised that pace of play is a "key issue" and the new manual "outlines approaches which have proven to be effective".
Iain Carter, BBC golf correspondent:
"This manual should be essential reading for golfers and especially club managers. The R&A believe longer gaps between tee times can ease congestion and speed up the game.
"It is also refreshing that they are encouraging "ready golf" in strokeplay, so that a player primed to play does not have to wait for someone less prepared and further from the hole.
"Course set-up is another key factor, as we witnessed at Sawgrass last Saturday when lightening quick greens led to rounds ridiculously stretching beyond five and a half hours. Fast greens seemed to lead to slow play at the Players Championship and the R&A plan to study further the significance of this correlation."
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A motorist has been fined after driving his car across a railway track in front of an oncoming train.

Peter Burns, 56, of Ffairfach, Carmarthenshire, was fined Â£500 plus Â£85 costs for attempting to cross the line near Llandeilo without permission.
Footage from onboard the train shows Burns driving right in front of the Arriva passenger service.
PC Phil James of British Transport Police said Burns's actions were "reckless and dangerous".
"Fortunately, the impact during this collision was minimal. However, had the train arrived just a split-second sooner, it could have been a very different story," he said.
"This incident just goes to show how a momentary lapse could have had fatal results."


A teenage boy who was found dead near the bottom of Pembrokeshire cliffs was on a geography trip, his school has confirmed.

Paddy Dear, 16, was found near Dale Fort, at about 01:00 GMT on Friday, after a search by Dyfed-Powys Police.
He was visiting the Dale Fort field centre, Haverfordwest, with Campion School, in Hornchurch, Essex.
Head teacher Keith William told parents in an email his death had a "devastating effect" on the school.
In an announcement on the school's website, Mr Williams said Paddy was a "keen sportsman" and a "popular, very friendly and caring young man".
"His team members remember him as a talented, all-round sportsman, loved by all who got to know him, fantastic company and the life and soul of any party," he added.
A special memorial mass for sixth-form students was held at 11:30 at the school.
Paddy was reported missing by his teachers with his body later recovered after a joint search by police and the coastguard.
Dyfed-Powys Police said his "family had been informed" and they were being supported by officers in Hornchurch.
The force asked anyone with information to get in contact.


A running community which combines getting fit with doing good deeds is launching in Cardiff.

The first run, taking place on Tuesday, will see runners lay a disabled access path for Canton Community Hall.
It is the first time the runs, which meet at 18:15 every Tuesday at the Old Library, will take place in Wales.
GoodGym members support isolated older people with weekly social visits, as well as gardening and building work.
More than 320 people have already signed up to the Cardiff group, with 21 founding members.
Ben Annear, a health worker and GoodGym's lead trainer for the area, said he was amazed by the response from potential participants - as well as schools and charities suggesting tasks.
"To use your run to do something good, you feel even better, it feels really rewarding," he said.
GoodGym runners have carried out more than 50,000 good deeds to help older people and community organisations in the UK, operating in 31 areas. It aims to launch in every city in the UK by 2018.


A man has driven a van filled with gas bottles into the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) headquarters in Canberra.

Australian Capital Territory Police said the incident was not "politically, religiously or ideologically" motivated.
The 35-year-old driver suffered serious burns after the explosion destroyed the vehicle and damaged the empty office.
The incident took place at 21:30 (10:30 GMT) on Wednesday and the man walked to Canberra Hospital for treatment.
Police said the man appeared to have ignited the gas cylinders within the vehicle.
But they ruled out political motivation after briefly speaking with him in hospital. He remains in a critical condition.
"We do not believe there is any threat to the community as a result of this particular incident," Commander Mark Walters said.
Earlier on Thursday, ACL managing director Lyle Shelton said he believed it was a "targeted attack".
"We have received a number of death threats and threats of violence over the course of this year," he told the ABC.
"This is an attack on free speech in Australia which I am deeply shocked about and never thought I would see in my lifetime."
Mr Shelton said he was relieved no staff were present at the time.
The ACL describes itself as a "grassroots movement" of more than 80,000 people seeking to bring Christian influence to public policy.
The conservative lobby is well known in Australia for opposing same-sex marriage, abortion, euthanasia and an LGBT education programme in schools. It supports Christian school chaplaincy and internet censorship.
Since the 2007 federal election, leaders from Australia's two main political parties have addressed conferences sponsored by the ACL.
The group is active on social media and often in the news, but some have questioned its influence beyond conservative politicians.
The ACL has also been criticised by some religious leaders who say it does not represent the views of all Christians.


The number of HIV cases in Russia was 12% higher in the first six months of 2012 than in the same period last year, government health experts say.

Official data shows that in the first 10 months, 703,781 Russians had the virus, of whom 90,396 died.
In nearly 60% of new cases, drug injection using dirty needles was the cause of infection.
Meanwhile, worldwide, the number of new infections in adults has stayed broadly stable for the past four years.
The executive director of the UN's HIV/Aids agency, Michel Sidibe, told BBC News last week that Russia was among a number of countries still failing to use the right strategies in tackling the virus.
Figures from first 10 months of 2010, supplied by Russian federal anti-HIV/Aids centre
About 200 Russians now contract HIV/Aids every day, Vadim Pokrovsky, head of Russia's federal centre for the fight against the virus, said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Russia's Ria-Novosti news agency, he warned that unless preventative action was taken, the number of cases would approximately double every five years.
The data released by his centre shows that in the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 4,398 children were infected with HIV by their mothers, of whom 529 died.
Russia has one of the worst heroin problems in the world, exacerbated by its proximity to Afghan smuggling routes and the lack of effective anti-drug action, such as the provision of clean needles.
Nearly 39% of new cases of HIV in 2012 were transmitted during heterosexual sex while sex between men accounted for just under 1% of new infections.


Tech companies have been unveiling their newest gadgets at a massive tech show called CES in Las Vegas, America.

8 January 2016 Last updated at 08:04 GMT
Ricky's been checking out what's said to be one of the safest drones on show at the exhibition, because the propellers aren't exposed.
Instead, they are encased in plastic, meaning owners can actually take hold of the drone.
It can even be switched off by turning it on its side.


France will play Cameroon in a friendly as part of their preparations to host the European Championship.

Didier Deschamps's team will take on Cameroon on 30 May in the French city of Nantes.
Cameroon will be preparing for a trip to play Mauritania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier the following weekend.
The Indomitable Lions are currently top of Group M having won both their qualifiers so far.
Before June's game against Mauritania the Cameroonians have home and away games against South Africa in March.
The Indomitable Lions are still without a permanent coach as Alexandre Belinga continues as the interim boss.
"As long as a coach is not appointed, Belinga would continue to assume the position," the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) president Tombi A Roko Sidiki said.
"The process is still on. Recruiting a coach is not easy."


Alison Young has won gold in the Radial class at the Laser World Championships to boost her hopes of Rio 2016 success.

Young, 28, won the final race of the regatta to beat the USA's Paige Railey by a single point.
It is a first world title for Portland's Young, whose previous best performance was fourth in 2012.
"I've sailed pretty consistently," said Young. "It's a great confidence boost [ahead of the Olympics], but there's still plenty of room for improvement."
Young, who finished fifth at London 2012, has already been selected for this summer's Games.


Tensions between North and South Korea will not jeopardise the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, say organisers.

The situation between the two countries has become more strained amid concerns North Korea could be planning further missile or nuclear tests.
But Games officials have said they would welcome a team from North Korea if they become accredited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It will be the first Winter Olympic Games to be held in South Korea.
The president of the Korea Tourism Organisation, Chang Soo Jung, said the situation between the two countries "looks a little severe", but believes that the tension "will come down in the near future".
The vice president of the local organising committee, Hyungkoo Yeo added: "Many people are worried about the Korean situation but we have successfully completed the test event.
"We have had 28 test event games without any problem.
"The North Korean female ice hockey team participated in the test event, so I'd like to stress that it has been a peaceful and successful case of harmony between North Korea and South Korea," he told BBC Sport's Alex Capstick.
The United Nations Security Council convenes for a ministerial-level meeting in North Korea on Friday, to be chaired by the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.
The 2018 Games will be held between 9 and 25 February and it is the third time Asia has held a Winter Olympics after Japan hosted both the 1972 Games in Sapporo and Nagano in 1998.
Pyeongchang will be split between the coast and the mountains, similarly to Sochi [2014 Winter Olympics host]. The coastal cluster will host curling, ice hockey, figure skating, short track and speed skating, while the mountain area will host skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh, skeleton and luge.
The winter Paralympics will run from 9 to 18 March.


A major office development in Belfast city centre has been placed into receivership by Ulster Bank.

The Adelaide Exchange scheme was owned by Straben Developments. Tenants in the building include Belfast City Council.
The receivers report shows that the bank was acting with the US fund Lone Star which bought a portfolio of Ulster Bank loans in 2014.
The report also discloses that Straben are challenging the receivership with a court hearing due in September.
Straben is a joint venture between Stranmillis Investments, which is owned by James McGeown, and Benmore Developments (NI), which is owned by Kevin McKay.
The joint venture also owned Longbridge House in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter and it too is in receivership.
In May, Ulster Bank presented Straben with a demand to repay more than Â£28m and appointed the receivers shortly after.
The report states that a Lone Star company acquired "the economic interest" in the Ulster Bank loan in November 2014.
Lone Star is one of many US funds which have bought Northern Ireland property loans.
Earlier this year it sold a number of office buildings to the NI Executive.


Eight months after taking a memorable Aintree Grand National with Rule The World, the same owner-trainer-jockey combination returns to Liverpool with their sights on another renowned prize on jump racing's most famous track.
This time, owner and airline tycoon Michael O'Leary, trainer Michael 'Mouse' Morris and jockey David Mullins are targeting the Betfred Becher Chase, staged around three-quarters of the Grand National course where the forbidding Becher's Brook must be cleared just once.
With last spring's Merseyside star - which carried the silks of O'Leary's racing operation, Gigginstown House Stud - now retired, they are represented by Rogue Angel, who teed up an unforgettable fortnight for the owner and trainer when winning Ireland's Grand National 12 days before Aintree.
And Morris believes the eight-year-old, who has had a small procedure aimed at assisting his breathing since finishing last at Cork in November, could one day himself "rule the world".
He said: "Rogue Angel would be a real National type. We've won it once so everything else would be a bonus, [but] there's no point sleeping if you don't dream.
"He had a slight wind problem and wasn't getting home so he had a small operation and that seems to have made a difference.
"We'll see how he gets on [in the Becher Chase], but all being well he'll probably have another run and then we'd plan to keep him fresh for the Grand National - of course I'd love to win another one."
The victory of Rule The World, who was pensioned off because it was felt that he had no more to prove, turned out to be a vintage Aintree fairytale.
The horse, winning his only steeplechase at the 14th attempt, was bouncing back after a catalogue of injuries which included fracturing his pelvis twice. Meanwhile, at 19 his jockey, a nephew of Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins, was amongst the youngest riders to win in the race's 177-year history.
But for raw emotion, it was Morris who was the centre of attention as he spoke of continuing to come to terms with the tragic loss of his son Christopher - 'Tiffer' - who died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning aged 30 in 2015, while on holiday in South America.
Looking to the skies, the one-time leading jockey famously declared that "Tiffer was working overtime for me".
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April's 33-1 victory came over joint favourite The Last Samuri, who will also be returning to Aintree for the Becher Chase in which jockey of the moment Brian Hughes, the winner of 31 races during November, is due to ride.
Talking of form, Colin Tizzard, trainer of big names Cue Card, Thistlecrack and Native River, looks to make jump racing's Saturday headlines for the fifth week running with Viconte Du Noyer.
And attempting to make Becher Chase history by becoming the first back-to-back winner, will be the Jimmy Moffatt-trained Highland Lodge.
The 10-year-old is to be ridden by jockey Henry Brooke, who recently made a comeback from an injury considered serious enough by doctors for him to spend several days in an induced coma in October.
Cumbria-based Moffatt said: "The horse has had a nice, gradual run [build-up] as he's been in full training since the middle of July. He hasn't been on track but that's been on purpose as we have lovely big fields here we can work around.
"It was soft ground when he won last year, and obviously we'd like conditions to be replicated as much as possible, but if you dip back in his form he's run some good races on good ground too."
A total of 24 runners have been confirmed for the feature at Aintree, while six will be chasing the weekend's other major British prize, the two-mile Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown.
With Sprinter Sacre, the reigning champion chaser over the distance, retired because of injury, another old favourite Sire De Grugy looks to win the race for what would be a record-equalling third time.
As usual, jockey Jamie Moore rides Sire De Grugy for his trainer-father Gary, who also saddles Ar Mad, a winner on the Sandown card in 2015, ridden by Jamie's brother Josh.
Heading the field is the Ruby Walsh-ridden Irish chaser Un De Sceaux, runner-up to Sprinter Sacre at the Cheltenham Festival, and expected to be a standard-bearer for the Willie Mullins stable in the months ahead.
The bookies were predicting that Mullins, for whom Un De Sceaux will be his first runner of the season in Britain, would saddle the brilliant, 10-race winning six-year-old Douvan, but he misses the race.
I suppose it's easy to say when you haven't backed him, but, in my opinion, it was slightly disappointing that some ante-post bets on Douvan were returned. The risk of being a late non-runner is, after all, what betting in advance of a race is all about.
BBC Radio 5 live will be at Aintree and Sandown for all the news on Saturday.


Republican Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race to be speaker of the US House of Representatives.

He told colleagues at the start of a closed meeting on Thursday that he was not the right person for the job.
Just hours before votes were due to be cast, the news has left the race to succeed John Boehner in disarray. The election has now been postponed.
Mr McCarthy was considered the favourite to take over from Mr Boehner, who quit amid party tensions.
The speaker is the third in line to the presidency and is in charge of the lower chamber of Congress.
"If we are going to unite and be strong, we need a new face to do that," said Mr McCarthy on Thursday following his announcement.
"I feel good about the decision."
He said he wants the Republican Party to be "100%" united in backing a new speaker of the House.
The hard-right wing of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives - the "Freedom Caucus", as its members calls themselves - has flexed its muscle once again.
First it put House Speaker John Boehner in a position where he opted to resign rather than face a challenge to his leadership. Now it has apparently blocked Mr Boehner's second-in-command, California Congressman Kevin McCarthy, from ascending to the top job.
It seems clear that Mr McCarthy just didn't have the votes to become speaker - either within the Republican House caucus or when the House, as a whole, was to weigh in later this month.
In the end, perhaps, Mr McCarthy was just too closely tied to the current, unpopular Republican establishment in the run-up to Thursday's scheduled leadership election. His comments about the House's Benghazi hearings and its goal of thwarting Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations - only served to further undermine his speaker bid.
At this point the process of picking a replacement for Mr Boehner has been thrown into total chaos. The speaker of the House is third in line for the US presidency, but it's a post that's proving difficult for the Republican Party to fill.
Mr McCarthy is not dropping out of Congress and will stay on as House majority leader, he said.
"We fought hard to win this majority and turn this country around," he said. "I don't want to make voting for speaker a tough one."
Mr Boehner, who planned to leave at the end of October, has said he would stay on "until the House votes to elect a new speaker".
Some members of Congress have called upon House Ways and Means Committee chairman Paul Ryan to run, but he confirmed in a statement he does not plan to.
Mr McCarthy was criticised by Democrats and Republicans for suggesting that investigations into the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya which left four Americans dead were hurting Hillary Clinton's chances at the presidency.
He later said Benghazi investigations "are not political".
The House Freedom Caucus has backed Florida representative Daniel Webster for the speaker of the House slot.
Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz is the only other Republican who has said he is running.


The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has rejected Iran's accusation that its warplanes struck Tehran's embassy in the capital, Sanaa.

Iran vowed to complain to the UN, saying a rocket strike on Thursday had "seriously wounded a guard".
The coalition said no operations had been conducted near the embassy.
Saudi Arabia recently cut ties with Iran after its embassy in Tehran was attacked by protesters angry at the Saudi execution of a key Shia cleric.
The regional rivals back opposing sides in Yemen - Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of supporting the Shia Houthis militarily. Tehran denies this.
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A statement by the Saudi-led coalition on Thursday said Iran's allegations were "false and that no operations were carried out around the embassy or near to it".
It said its investigation "also confirms the embassy building is safe and has not been damaged".
Residents and witnesses in Sanaa had also earlier reported there was no damage to the main embassy building.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari had accused Saudi Arabia of a  "deliberate action" in "violation of all international conventions that protect diplomatic missions".
He spoke of damage to the building and injuries to staff.
Later, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: "During an air raid by Saudi Arabia against Sanaa, a rocket fell near our embassy and unfortunately one of our guards was seriously wounded."
He added: "We will inform the Security Council of the details of this attack."
Ever since the Saudi-led air campaign began against Yemen's Houthi rebels last March, there was always a risk that the cold war between the region's two big rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, could ignite into something more serious.
The Saudis accuse Iran of smuggling in arms by sea to equip the Shia Houthis, who retain control over the capital and much of the country. Saudi officials have even claimed that Iranian military commanders are on the ground there, helping to direct the Houthis.
Both Iran and the Houthis deny this. The reality is that the Houthis owe most of their military gains to support from renegade Yemeni army units loyal to ousted ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saudi Arabia's military spokesman says its coalition has asked for precise co-ordinates of foreign embassies in the Yemeni capital so it can avoid hitting them. Angry as the Saudis are about the ransacking of their embassy in Tehran, it would have been a major escalation if they had carried out a deliberate, direct hit on Iran's embassy in retaliation.
It is not clear whether the Iranian embassy was fully functioning, but a number of countries have withdrawn their staff or relocated missions to the port city of Aden in the past year.
Although the incident may turn out to be less serious than initially feared, the BBC's Arab Affairs Editor Sebastian Usher says the growing row between Saudi Arabia and Iran could derail peace efforts in Syria and Iraq, as well as in Yemen.
The row began after Saudi Arabia executed Shia cleric, Nimr al-Nimr for "terrorism offences"
After the Saudi embassy was attacked, Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran. A number of Saudi allies then followed suit in taking diplomatic action against Tehran.
At least 2,795 civilians have been killed in Yemen since March, when the Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign to restore the government and drive back the Houthis and allied security personnel loyal to ex-President Saleh.
In the past six months, coalition and pro-government forces have retaken Aden, but the rebels still control the capital.
The already dire humanitarian situation has also deteriorated, with more than 21 million people - four-fifths of the population - now requiring aid.
Population: Iran 81.8m; Saudi Arabia 27.7m
GDP: Iran $416.5bn; Saudi Arabia $746.2bn
Export trade/year: Iran - Saudi Arabia $111m; Saudi Arabia - Iran $79.4m
Active army size: Iran 545,000; Saudi Arabia 233,500
Defence spending: Iran $6.3bn; Saudi Arabia $56bn
(Sources: CIA country guide, World Bank, the OEC, Global Firepower. Figures are for latest available year)
Nations who have now cut ties with Iran: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia
Nations who have taken other diplomatic measures against Iran: UAE (downgraded relations), Qatar, Kuwait (both recalled ambassadors)


A large fire broke out in a recycling yard, causing plumes of smoke to be seen from miles away.

The blaze, close to Gypsy Lane, Swindon, started just before 01:00 BST and at one point more than 50 firefighters were on site.
People living nearby were earlier urged to keep their windows shut because of thick plumes of smoke caused by the blaze.
Crews are expected to be on site for much of the day.
Station manager Gareth Evans said the fire affected a mound of metal which he described as about 15 sq m big and originally about six metres high.
"That's burnt down now," he said.
"Metal burns with a very, very intense flame so there is the potential for temperatures in excess of 1,000C in that part of the fire."
Mr Evans said the blaze produced "vast quantity of smoke" which could be seen all over the town.
"I don't know what's in that smoke but please close your windows and stay indoors and don't breath the smoke," he added.
A spokesman for European Metal Recycling confirmed the fire started at its Swindon depot early on Saturday.
He said: "While we investigate the cause, we would like to apologise to the local community and businesses for the inconvenience this incident may have caused."


Barrow have signed defender Thierry Audel on a one-year deal with an optional second year, following his release by Notts County.

Audel, 30, ended a two-year association with the Magpies at the end of last season having made 53 appearances in all competitions.
The French centre-half has also played for Triestina and Pisa in Italy as well as Macclesfield, Crewe and Lincoln.
He is the National League Bluebirds ninth signing of the summer.
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Britain's Jamie Murray and Australian John Peers missed out on a first Grand Slam men's doubles title as they were beaten in the US Open final.

French 12th seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat the eighth seeds 6-4 6-4 at New York's Flushing Meadows.
Murray and Peers had been hoping to go one better than Wimbledon, where they also finished runners-up.
The Scot will now head to Glasgow for next week's Davis Cup semi-final against Australia.
"I'm starting to know what Andy felt like for a long time," Murray said of his younger brother, who lost his first four major singles finals.
"We'll keep tying to get over the line and get a Grand Slam title."
It ended in dramatic style as Herbert - the man of the match - finished off a sensational rally at the net, and both Frenchmen fell to the ground in celebration.
Murray and Peers will be left to rue chances missed in the first set, particularly a backhand volley on break point at 4-4 that the Australian could only put in the net.
It led to a run of eight straight points as Peers was then broken to love to drop the first set.
Both teams had earned five break points apiece in the first set, but the second was a tighter affair, and again the French duo proved more clinical.
After getting to 0-30 at 4-3 up, they pushed again at 5-4 following a beautiful backhand pass from Herbert.
Match point brought the best rally of the match as Murray and Peers did everything they could to cling on, but again it was Herbert in the right place to close it out at the net.
"Once you get there, you want to win, don't you?" said Murray.
"I mean, it's not like we are the best players ever that will be making finals every time we step on the court. You never know when you might not get back to one."
"I'm kind of speechless now," said 33-year-old Mahut, who won his first Grand Slam title.
"Earlier in the year we lost another final but we played great today. I've never seen someone play like Pierre in the final game of a Grand Slam final."
When Murray heads home to Scotland for Britain's biggest Davis Cup tie in 34 years, Peers will not be boarding the same flight.
Australia's top-ranked doubles player did not make Wally Masur's squad, although he was told by the captain that he had come close.
There will be some consolation in the fact that Murray and Peers will move fourth in the ATP doubles race, with the top eight qualifying for November's season-ending finals in London.
"I don't have time to kind of sit around and dwell on the past," said Murray.
"I have to fly back tomorrow night, get to Scotland on Monday and join up with the team, and get back into the swing of things at Davis Cup. There's a lot to look forward to next week.
"We have got a great chance to try to get to the final."


The decision by Six Nations bosses not to punish Joe Marler over remarks to Wales' Samson Lee should end the matter, says RFU chief Ian Ritchie.

The England prop referred to Lee, who is from the Traveller community, as "Gypsy boy" during England's win at Twickenham.
The Six Nations accepted Marler's private and public apology and imposed no punishment.
"As far as I'm concerned that should be the end of the matter," said Ritchie.
World Rugby has since begun an investigation into the process behind clearing Marler and could yet enforce sanctions on the 25-year-old - but Ritchie has backed the Six Nations' disciplinary rulings.
"Let's take some perspective and let's not deflect from what we did in terms of the Grand Slam," added Ritchie.
"What Joe said was entirely inappropriate. He recognised that, he apologised very quickly and has apologised publicly since then.
"It's pretty clear that nobody made a complaint about it, and I think Samson Lee's reaction to it has been evident and he accepted the apology.
"[England coach] Eddie Jones and I spoke about it and when Eddie talks to someone that person is left in no doubt as to the appropriate nature of his behaviour, and that it should not be repeated.
"There was no citing officer complaint, there was no referee complaint and the Six Nations looked at the matter fully as well and came to a conclusion."
Campaigners from the Traveller community - and figures inside the sport - had been critical of Marler for making the comment and called for a ban.
The Harlequins player apologised to Lee, who said he accepted the comment as "banter".
Wales head coach Warren Gatland also described the incident as "banter", but subsequently apologised following criticism.
The Welsh Rugby Union's questioning of the punishment caused England head coach Jones to accuse them of trying to derail his side's Grand Slam bid.


Cristiano Ronaldo signed a new five-year deal with Real Madrid in November that helped him become the best-paid athlete in the world.

But now a source close to the player now says he "doesn't want to stay in Spain" because he is "upset" after being accused of tax fraud in the country.
Ronaldo, 32, joined Madrid from Manchester United for a then world-record £80m in 2009.
The Portugal legend has scored a club-record 406 goals in his 394 appearances for Real.
Only two weeks ago, he helped Zinedine Zidane's side win a 12th European Cup with two goals in a 4-1 victory over Juventus in the Champions League final in Cardiff.
Will that turn out to be his last appearance for Los Merengues? Where could he go? And what would Madrid do without him?
Ramon Calderon, Real Madrid president between 2006-2009, speaking to BBC Radio 5 live
Maybe he's just upset. Maybe it is something he said in a moment when he's really angry. We don't know yet. He's been happy here, he helped us to win three Champions Leagues over the past four years, so I hope he will stay.
But, if he's made his mind up, I don't think it's going to be easy to change. He's very strong-minded and clear in what he wants. If he leaves I don't see him in a place like China or the Middle East. He will be always playing for a big club and trying to get more titles and more personal awards.
He's a fighter and he's in good shape. He can play again for the best club and I think that club now is Real Madrid. I can't tell you what he's doing but I hope he will stay, I'm sure he'll stay.
Richard Martin, sports correspondent in Spain for Reuters
This is not the first time Cristiano Ronaldo has sought to demonstrate his power at Real Madrid by flirting with leaving. In 2012 he used a pitch-side interview to declare "I'm sad and the club know why," provoking panic among fans and at boardroom level.
This latest move, using a newspaper from his own country to declare his discontent, feels remarkably similar. It should also be noted that sources close to Ronaldo called the offices of all Spanish newspapers last night to inform them of the impending front cover story in A Bola.
This latest power struggle is likely to have the same outcome as the last: the offer of an improved contract to legislate for the damage caused by the tax scandal. There is also more than a whiff of deflecting attention from his wrongdoing to a soap opera of where his future lies, emphatically shifting the agenda.
Although he is their all-time top scorer, Ronaldo does not feel undying loyalty to Madrid and has repeatedly aired his grievances at being occasionally booed by supporters.
Even so, the four-time world player of the year believes he still has plenty to give at his 32 years and he knows there is no better club for him than the European and Spanish champions, which is why, in reality, he is going nowhere.
Pete Jenson, Madrid-based football writer
Ronaldo's intention of leaving Real Madrid may well come to nothing, but if he does not back down and looks to force his way out of the club, Madrid will not stand in his way providing they find a club prepared to make it worth their while.
The reaction in Madrid on Friday was one of calm acceptance. The player has indicated a desire to leave before, most notably in 2012 when he complained of not being supported by the club's directors.
The question will be: who buys him? His 1bn euro (£874.88m) buyout clause is beyond everyone's reach but Madrid would probably accept closer to 150m euros (£131m) and immediately look to reinvest it in 18-year-old Monaco forward Kylian Mbappe.
His former club Manchester United would be the romantics' choice to take him but Paris St-Germain are perhaps more likely suitors.
They have long been admirers and their president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is a friend of the Portugal international. Ronaldo would fill the hole left 12 months ago by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Rob Wilson, football finance expert and lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Juventus would have the financial resources to put together a competitive offer within the realms of Financial Fair Play rules.
The other side of the question would be whether they would want to commit so much on one player.
It would be interesting to see what kind of fee Madrid would demand. I would estimate something in the region of £100-120m. To put that into a wider context, that's like a Premier League club spending the entirety of its TV deal money on one player. Plus of course, there's the wages on top of that.
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Another point to bear in mind is that this would not be a 'Galactico' move, where the value of commercial endorsements and merchandise sales would help a club recoup money spent on the transfer fee.
Ronaldo comes surrounded by a group of very well-informed advisors, who already have all various commercial deals in place. For a potential buyer like Manchester United, they might look to leverage something from the story of his return to the club, somehow make that commercially attractive, but we are scratching around on the margins really.
Where you can start to make leverage on players is when they are younger - which is why a player like 18-year-old Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe would be a far more attractive proposition. A buying club knows they can make an awful lot back.
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
Manchester United and all of their fans would love to have Ronaldo back. He made 292 appearances in his time at the club, scoring 118 goals. Wayne Rooney has played double the number of games and scored double the number of goals, but he is held in nowhere near as high esteem.
The fans still sing Ronaldo's name, and all the talk on social media today has been encouraging United chief executive Ed Woodward to get him back.
The problem for United is that they have been down this road before. They have thought they could get players from Madrid in the past, notably defender Sergio Ramos in 2015, who ended up signing a new deal with the Spanish club.
United will be surveying the situation, keeping their head down. They won't be telling anyone that yes, they want to sign Ronaldo, but if they got the chance they would be straight in there.
The word is that he and Jose Mourinho fell out when the latter was in charge of Madrid, but if you were to ask United fans to choose between the two, they would say Ronaldo.
It would be up to Jose to make it work, because I don't think many United fans would understand if they did not take the chance to sign him - if the option was there.
Ronaldo is only one of four players in the club's history to have won the Ballon d'Or while still a United player. The other three - George Best, Dennis Law and Bobby Charlton - have a statue outside the stadium.
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Eduardo Alvarez, Madrid-based football writer speaking to BBC World Service Sport
The reaction among Madrid fans has been one of shock and frustration after a fantastic end to the season. If the Spanish taxman wants him to pay his taxes and he feels mistreated there is not a lot the club can do. You cannot replace 50 goals a season for the past nine seasons. It would be huge if he left Madrid.
It just seems the wrong moment to do this, especially to say it through a Portuguese paper. But it is obvious he feels unfairly treated. He can voice his concerns but the reaction of many supporters is that he should talk to the club instead of talking to the press.
It is unbelievable, most Madrid fans felt like they had a good five years of success ahead of them. The fact that the top scorer seems to be leaving suddenly, out of nowhere, no-one will have expected that.


President Hugo Chavez has secured his fourth term in power, following elections in Venezuela.

The polls were the first to present a real challenge to President Chavez since he came to power in 1998, as his key rival, Henrique Capriles, had been backed by 30 opposition parties. President Chavez won 54% of the vote, with turnout at about 81%.
President Chavez said he would "commit to being a better president", while Mr Capriles told his supporters not to feel defeated.
BBC News website readers from Venezuela have responded with their views on the poll.
Today the people of Venezuela won.
Personally, I don't like it that Chavez won by so little - but after 13 years in power, the fact that this administration has the support of the majority of Venezuelans is a great political phenomenon.
The most important thing about this victory is that there is the opportunity to create, for the first time in history, a socialist country by democratic means.
In addition, we cannot lose all the social development achieved by President Chavez, much less at the hands of neo-liberals.
To conclude, we are the majority and now everyone knows this.
Venezuela wants socialism and, from the Vatican to the US, they have got to admit this and treat Venezuela with the respect it deserves.
I am speechless. After learning the results of the elections, the words "despair, desperation, hopelessness" are the only ones I can find to express my feelings. I simply fail to understand what has happened.
While standing in the queue yesterday I saw joy, courage and above all, hope in people's faces.
They, and I mean we, were certainly the vast majority.
BBC Mundo: social media reactions (in Spanish)
Until the very moment I heard the announcement, I was convinced Hugo Chavez would lose.
Who are these "Chavez" supporters? I know only a few of those typical stuck-in-the-past "intellectuals" and have seen the others, the ones who hang about on motorcycles with their red shirts and guns.
But do they really constitute the majority of this country? I don't think so, so where is the rest, if there's any?
If you ask me for the future, I ask myself, "What future?"
This is definitely not democracy. Venezuela is falling apart into pieces and the results simply show how rotten our society is and how fearful people live.
With this new presidential term, corruption and social degeneration will only get deeper and worse.
For six more years Venezuelans will have to live with the current government.
This is six more years of giving away our enormous oil revenues to support expired political models in foreign countries.
Six more years of doing nothing to solve the real problems affecting us.
Oil revenues should be used to invest in our own productivity and to solve the vast violence that kills around 10,000 people a year.
By the next time we have a chance to change our government, President Chavez will have stayed in power for 20 years. No decent or fair leader should stay in power for such a long time.
How low will Venezuela have descended by that time?
Right now I feel Venezuela is the daughter of all of us, the daughter who married the wrong guy, the guy that beats her, abuses her, exploits her, and gives her nothing but a few coins of spare change.
As our daughter, it's the obligation of every Venezuelan citizen to work hard to educate her, make her open her eyes and understand the urgent need to change the way our governments work and the excessive power that a president has.
As a researcher in biological anthropology at the Central University of Venezuela, I am enthusiastic about the re-election of President Hugo Chavez. The Venezuelan people have matured politically and the majority of us have shown, once again, our support for a project that goes beyond a presidential order.
The truth, right here in this country, can be observed in all the material achievements in our infrastructure, telecommunications and energy sovereignty, which benefit all the people.
Yes, it is true that there are still some problems yet to solve, but one has to point out the government's efforts to solve them too. The facts and figures will speak for themselves, and this new victory will not come from blind fanaticism, as the opposition believe, but from policies that allow those who are historically most disadvantaged to live with dignity.
The European economic crisis has shown us that the socialist project is the best way. Whilst in Spain the retirement age rises, taxes rise and the working classes are robbed of their benefits, in Venezuela, all workers from all sectors are favoured with wage increases, economic benefits and better retirement plans.
My first reaction last night upon hearing the results was numbness. I held back the tears and felt a void akin to the sudden loss of a loved one. Today, I realise that life goes on and that despondency is not the answer.
I am deeply disappointed that so many Venezuelans have chosen to continue with a government that has done little to improve their lot and turned them into virtual beggars.
It has split us as a nation, creating artificial differences and sowing hate.
It has squandered astronomic amounts of money with the same indifference that it watches the number of lives lost to violence. More has been spent on weapons and propaganda than on education.
I am disappointed that Capriles' message of a new path for Venezuela did not penetrate all layers of the population. Apparently, fear overrode hope.
I am pleased by the record-breaking number of persons who did vote and by the increase in opposition votes. I am also pleased by the civility shown by the majority of the population.
Today, my hopes for the future in Venezuela are not yet clear. I hope the division into "patriots" and "stateless" disappears. I hope justice is dispensed fairly. I hope education, health and housing opportunities are open to all.  I hope conflict turns to peace.
I voted in London, and I'm very happy with the results.
I hope for my country a serious and responsible opposition able to respect the rules in a democratic system where a loyal opposition to the country is as important as a good government for the people.
The last 10 years has been a difficult period of civil disobedience and futile aggressions, denial of the facts in Venezuela and distortions abroad.
It's now the time to engage in a more responsible opposition exercise, and accept a proactive participation in a new kind of socialist system that overcomes the imperfections of the current socio-economic model.
I had not voted for President Chavez previously, but being part of the political rally on 11 April 2002, which lead to the coup d'Ã©tat shocked me deeply and forced me to re-evaluate reality under a new way of thinking.
I believe President Chavez is ready to engage his opposition, but one that plays with loyalty to the country and cares about the future and well-being of all Venezuelans.
Chavez is a master leader. He, more than anybody else, is able to see his own mistakes and work hard on them.
He pushes his followers to highest level of commitment to the cause of liberation of modern slavery (ignorance, poverty, deprivation, racism and discrimination).
Can the opposition match this level of commitment? That is my question in  return.
Venezuela has written another page of history, we, the majority want to keep President Hugo Chavez heading our transition toward a new socialism, one filled with [Simon] Bolivar and [Francisco de] Miranda's ideals. Now let us move forward and stop financing the radicals of the world. Victor Alvizu
Congratulations to Mr Chavez - 54% is far below the level of popularity he used to enjoy a few years ago. Mr Capriles, the opposition candidate, amassed that 47% in just three months.  I hope this fact serves him well so he changes his strategy and starts listening to the voices of all of us Venezuelans instead of continuing his policies based on division. Rafael Pacheco, Maracay, Venezuela
Of course I'm happy. If it wasn't for him this country would be so much worse. It is better now and it will get better. Andrea del Boca, Caracas, Venezuela
The whole thing was a class act. Once again Mr Chavez won thanks to his many social projects, which the people fear will not continue if he goes away. Yes I did vote. I'm happy with the results and I wish Mr Chavez is able to do a very difficult thing to express the strength that needs to be shown in order to survive in Venezuelan politics. [He needs also to show] the humility to at least attract part of that population that opposes him fiercely. Leonardo Espinoza, Maiquetia, Venezuela
I did vote for Mr Capriles and I can't say I am happy for the result but if Mr Capriles in six months was able to win the hearts of six million people, then I don't know what he's going to achieve in the next six years. I know this will be the last six years of President Chavez. You just can't be a president of half a country. Oliveira, Aragua, Venezuela
Completely disappointed with these results. I sincerely believe Venezuela wanted something different. No-one is celebrating on the streets and the town is completely silent. I waited four hours to vote and many people I know were waiting in line since 04:30. The lines were massive and the spirits were of enthusiasm and hope of a change through our candidate Mr Capriles. I really don't understand what happened. I even cried when I heard the results. Marinel Guevara, Valencia, Venezuela
To be honest, I'm not very fond of Mr Chavez, nor Mr Capriles. Still I voted for Mr Capriles as the only government I've been able to witness has been President Chavez's. I wanted to see another face as the head of state, to see if things would change for good or for bad with someone else as a president. Unfortunately it didn't happen. I feel pretty disappointed for this was also my first time voting. The good thing about it all is that we were able to show the world that we have the right to express our opinion and to choose democratically another president. Amy Allsop, Falcon, Venezuela


The football superstar, the actress and the rapper walk into a classroom.

This is not the set-up for a joke, but a four-day executive education course held at Harvard Business School in the United States last month.
Among the students taking the Business of Sport, Media and Entertainment course were Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, actress Katie Holmes and Irish rugby union player Jamie Heaslip.
Rapper LL Cool J is another former graduate.
"Many of the participants want to know how to monetise their brand and build a business around it, to launch a second career after their current one is over, or to enter new careers," says course leader Professor Anita Elberse.
Prof Elberse's job might sound like a teacher's worst nightmare.
Celebrities are not used to being told what to do - or that they have got something wrong.
But she insists none of them receives special treatment.
"They know that if they say something that makes no sense, then I or someone else in the class will tell them they are wrong," she says.
"This might actually be quite refreshing for them and one of the reasons they enjoy the course so much."
During the course, they eat meals together and sleep in the Harvard dormitories.
When a celebrity applies to the course, Prof Elberse often phones them up to make sure they know what to expect.
"So far all of them have been very engaged," she says. "I have not been disappointed."
The reason so many big names from sports and entertainment apply for the course is to capitalise on the growing importance of individual superstar brands in these fields.
The trend was identified by Prof Elberse in her book, Blockbusters.
She argues that building a business around "blockbuster products" - a small number of high impact, big investment films, TV shows, books or star names - is "the surest path to long-term success".
Barcelona and Real Madrid football clubs are claimed as examples - gaining sporting and commercial success by spending a large proportion of their budgets on a few stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr.
The rise of the superstar has been accelerated by social media, which allows individuals to connect directly with fans, rather than work through publishers or agents.
Irish rugby union player Jamie Heaslip might have been setting off for New Zealand with the Lions tour last month, but a serious injury in March meant he had time to attend this year's course.
He hopes to apply what he learned to his own sport.
"I was fascinated by the blockbuster theory and how it can be implemented in rugby, which has only been professional for 20 years, so is a relatively young sport in that sense," he says.
"We looked at how other sports have sold themselves as entertainment products, and how everyone involved in a sport is a stakeholder who can have a role in growing the game."
"I had some interesting discussions with [basketball player] C.J. McCollum about the differences between the business side of rugby and the NBA."
He says he would be interested in working to grow rugby in new markets after he retires from playing.
Prof Elberse's course could have an impact on the future of sport and entertainment, if her students go on to become leaders in these industries.
Gerard Pique has been suggested as a future president of Barcelona. Will he apply the blockbuster theory to running the Spanish club?
"I don't know, but I told him if he's president then I insist on being vice-president," she says.
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The course is taught using Harvard Business School's case study method. Students look at 10 recent examples of success and failure in the sports, entertainment and music industries.
These include Beyonce's gamble to release an album in 2013 without any prior marketing and promotion, and the decision by a production company to sell the TV series House of Cards to Netflix rather than a traditional TV network in 2011.
Students are divided into small groups to discuss the case studies, then the groups present their findings to the rest of the class.
"I ask questions and hope they come up with the answers, and I provide models for how they can think about or frame the discussion," says Prof Elberse, who also teaches the MBA at Harvard Business School.
Jamie Heaslip has an undergraduate degree in medical engineering and a master's in business. He says the case study method was "very different to what I've experienced in my own education" but "very insightful".
This was partly because of the backgrounds of his fellow students - only 10 were from the "talent" side of sport and entertainment and the rest were from the management and business side.
"There were high-up executives running TV companies and studios in the room so it was really interesting to get their perspective," he says.
The course costs $10,000 (Â£7,700) per head and no prior educational qualifications are required.
With around 60 students attending each year, cynics could say that it is an easy source of income for Harvard.
Prof Dan Sarofian-Butin, dean of the school of education and social policy at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, says the course benefits from Harvard's prestige.
"This type of course allows students to say they went to Harvard, were taught by a famous professor, and interacted with other cool students," he says.
He says most students on executive education courses are already "insiders" who may know more about their industries than a professor.
But he says they can still benefit from the wider view provided by teachers.
"This is what a good teacher can bring to the table - the ability to point things out that are obvious, but only once you are able to see the bigger picture," he says.


A top European Union lawyer has said that the European Central Bank's planned bond-buying programme is legal.

Advocate General Cruz Villalon said the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) programme is compatible, in principle, with EU law.
But he said that if the programme is implemented, its compatibility will depend on certain conditions being met.
The bond-buying is aimed at avoiding a break-up of the euro, but has faced a legal challenge from Germany.
Announced in 2012, the OMT plan has never been put into practice, although it has helped restore confidence in eurozone markets.
However, with the eurozone facing the threat of deflation and recession, there is increasing pressure on the ECB to start a separate programme of quantitative easing (QE), which would involve starting a bond-buying operation similar to OMT.
Jonathan Loynes, chief European economist at Capital Economics, said: "Overall, then, the final hurdle to quantitative easing appears to have been cleared.
"But given the ECB's natural caution, Germany's objections and the limited effects of QE in other countries, it would be hopeful to expect it to transform the eurozone's economic outlook."
Analysis: Andrew Walker, BBC World Service economics correspondent
The sighs of relief from the ECB and eurozone finance ministries are almost audible.
It's worth emphasising just how successful the OMT programme has been in taking the heat out of the eurozone financial crisis. Of course, the wider economic challenges are still profound. OMT will not fix them. But it did bring real calm to the financial market dimension of the crisis, despite the fact that the ECB has not spent a single euro under the programme.
It's a striking example of how a policymaker's statement that it's willing in principle to do something can sometimes shift expectations so much that the announcement alone gets the intended result. As for quantitative easing - which we expect the ECB to embark on soon - this legal opinion may not have a direct bearing, but QE is also about bond-buying, so it could have presented some serious legal complications.
The Advocate General has avoided them.
Germany's Federal Court challenged the OMT's legality in the European Constitutional Court of Justice, arguing the ECB was acting beyond its mandate, effectively financing government deficits.
In his opinion, published on Wednesday, Advocate General Villalon argued that the ECB must have a broad discretion when framing and implementing the EU's monetary policy.
He said it would first have to spell out its justification for any bond-buying programme and not be involved in any direct aid programme to any eurozone member state involved.
He also warned that the courts lacked the expertise and experience of the central bank in this area and should be careful about criticising the ECB.
Wolfgang Kuhn, Aberdeen Asset Management's head of pan-European credit, said: "The opinion criticises the German court for daring to refer the case the way it did and seems to say that it can't be up to national courts to judge what goes on at a European level.
"The opinion removes another inconvenient obstacle to [ECB president Mario] Draghi's big quantitative easing gamble, which will now almost certainly be announced next week. But the voices that see both OMT and QE as a blatant breach of EU treaty law will only grow more shrill."
The Advocate General's opinion is an influential legal proposal to the Court of Justice, but is not binding.
There are some important differences between OMT and QE.
Firstly, the objectives are different. Under OMT, the aim is to tackle excessively high borrowing costs for governments that result from fears that the country concerned might give up the euro.
The aim of QE would be to combat deflation or falling prices.
There is also a difference in which bonds would be bought.
With OMT, it would be the ones where government borrowing costs are considered too high.
The QE plan is still being developed, but it could involve buying the bonds of all eurozone governments.
In both cases, the ECB would buy bonds with newly created money.
With OMT, the bank would take steps to eliminate the impact on the total amount of money in the banking system by a process known as sterilisation.
However, with QE, this would not happen.


A failure to provide education for refugees escaping the conflict in Syria risks creating a future generation of extremists, the deputy prime minister of Jordan has warned.

Mohammad Thneibat said countries such as Jordan faced a "serious problem" in coping with so many young refugees.
He called for more international financial support to help build schools and train teachers.
"The alternatives are very bad," said Mr Thneibat.
"The international community will pay a high price if we don't stand together to face this serious problem," he told the Global Education and Skills Forum.
Mr Thneibat said Jordan already had Palestinian and Iraqi refugees and now had 1.3 million Syrians who had fled across its borders.
"We're trying to do everything to educate these young people for peace, introducing ideas of tolerance and co-existence," Mr Thneibat, who is also Jordan's education minister, told the international conference in Dubai.
But he warned that Syria's neighbours did not have the capacity to deal with such an influx of families without more international assistance.
He said Jordan was training thousands more teachers and building new schools, which would operate in double shifts to try to accommodate 145,000 refugee children in its state school system.
But there were still more children arriving than could be taught, he warned.
There had been financial support from the international community - and more had been pledged, Mr Thneibat said - but almost two-thirds of the cost of each extra refugee pupil was being taken from Jordan's own education budget, he said.
This was in addition to extra costs in health, housing and infrastructure.
Without any access to education, he said such youngsters could become part of another cycle of conflict.
"If we leave these students, we believe they could become extremists."
Tom Fletcher, UK ambassador to Lebanon until last year, said the numbers of refugees were now "staggering".
Mr Fletcher is now working for a coalition trying to get business support to tackle the refugee crisis.
He said conventional humanitarian crisis approaches did not work on this scale, and that other groups, including business, should contribute.
George Papendreou, former prime minister of Greece, told the conference that he had been a refugee when his family was in political exile.
He said that European countries should try to see refugees as potential benefits to their societies rather than respond with "fear and ignorance".


Firefighters could be delayed getting to house fires and road accidents because they are dealing with grass fires, a senior officer has warned.

South Wales' assistant chief fire officer Richard Prendergast said crews were not as readily available to respond to other emergencies.
But he said contingencies were in place.
It comes after the south Wales service had to deal with 49 deliberate grass fires in just 12 hours.
Crews were called to a grass fire on Oakland Terrace in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which forced the closure of the road but it has since reopened.
On Wednesday, the service received 500 calls and 73 fire engines have been used while crews are said to be "exhausted".


Taliban militants have killed at least 10 people after kidnapping dozens of bus passengers near the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, officials say.

Two buses were stopped and more than 185 passengers seized by armed gunmen, a statement by the regional police chief said.
Officials managed to free 160 of them, it added.
The Taliban are still active in parts of Kunduz, after most of the city was retaken by Afghan forces last year.
The group have not commented on the incident, in Aliabad district.
The buses were travelling from Kabul to Badakhshan, in north-eastern Afghanistan, when they were stopped by Taliban members who had set up a roadblock.
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Residents told AFP news agency that the militants were holding passengers in a local mosque, inspecting documents and questioning them for any government links.
A policeman was believed to be one of the passengers killed, a provincial governor spokesman told the BBC.
The Taliban and other armed groups have frequently kidnapped and killed travellers using highways passing through volatile regions of Afghanistan.
Security has deteriorated in Kunduz recently. It was the first major urban centre to fall to the group in 14 years, last September, in a major blow to the Afghan government.
After several days of fighting, Afghan forces retook control of key areas of the city.
The Afghan Taliban announced last week that Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada was the group's new leader, replacing Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a US drone strike.


Carlisle United and David Atkinson have parted company by mutual consent.

The right-back, 23, joined the League Two club in 2015 after a loan spell from Middlesbrough and his contract was set to expire in the summer.
Manager Keith Curle said: "David is a great lad but, with the additions we've made to the squad, he hasn't been able to get the game time he needs."
Atkinson had been on loan at Northern Premier League club Blyth Spartans and has now made the move permanent.
He only made two appearances from the bench for Carlisle this season.
Curle added: "He knows we're going through a progressive stage as a football club and he wants to give himself the best opportunity to kick his own career on."