A woman who has been married to a British man for 27 years is being held in a Scottish detention centre prior to deportation.

Irene Clennel is originally from Singapore and has two British sons and a granddaughter.
She lives with her husband John in County Durham and was detained at a routine appointment at an immigration reporting centre in Middlesbrough.
The Home Office has said it does not comment on individual cases.
Mrs Clennel was given indefinite leave to remain in the UK after her marriage.
But periods spent back in Singapore caring for her elderly parents appear to have invalidated her residential status.
She said she has made repeated attempts - both in Singapore and back in the UK - to re-apply for permission to live with her husband.
During a visit to the reporting centre in Middlesbrough last month, she was detained and brought by van to Dungavel House, a detention centre in Lanarkshire.
She was told her detention was because she had failed to make her own arrangements to return to Singapore.
She said: "The kids are born here. My husband is from the country.
"So I don't see what is the issue. But they keep rejecting all the applications."
Mrs Clennel said her husband is in poor health and she has become his principal carer.
She added: "My granddaughter - I want to see her grow up.
"And my husband is not getting any better. I want to be with my family.
"If I do go back, I don't know when I'll be able to see them again."
Irene's husband John, a former gas engineer, said he is now struggling with poor health.
"She's been looking after me because I'm unwell," he said.
"Since Irene's been detained my mum's been coming over to get my meals and so on."
He is still hoping his wife will be allowed to return to their home in County Durham.
He added: "I think she should be allowed to stay. She's part of a married family."
Director of Migrant Voice Nazek Ramadan said: "Irene Clennell's case is like many others we've worked with. It's yet another example of how arbitrary policies tear apart families and ruin lives.
"These kind of bureaucratic decisions are a direct result of a relentless drive towards unrealistic migration caps that don't take real lives into account.
"Most people in Britain will recognise the need for a compassionate system flexible enough to take family life into account. We urge the Home Office not to break up a family that have made this country their home for decades."
The Home Office said all applications for leave to remain in the UK are considered on their individual merits and in line with the immigration rules.
A spokesman added: "We do not routinely comment on individual cases."


A grandfather who donated a kidney has had his organ donor card tattooed on his arm in a bid to encourage others to commit to giving away organs.

Hospital volunteer Paul Dixon has encouraged more than 6,600 people to sign up to the organ donor register.
The 68-year-old, from Wirral, had the card inked on his arm in a bid to raise further awareness for the cause.
He said: "This is totally out of character for me. I've never had a tattoo before."
A tattoo studio completed the work for free and donated money to the Give a Kidney charity.
Mr Dixon, who volunteers two days a week in the foyer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, and also at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, continued: "People have noticed it and it starts a conversation.
"I wanted to raise awareness and thought while I'm standing in the foyer people might see the tattoo and stop.
"Organ donation means a lot to me. I can't lose my donor card because it's always there now."


Nathan Thomas scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Hartlepool came from behind to beat Yeovil.

Thomas struck an unstoppable 25-yard curling effort past goalkeeper Artur Krysiak having earlier drawn the visitors level after Matt Butcher had given the Glovers the lead.
Yeovil were booed off at full time following a fifth straight league defeat that leaves them in the League Two relegation zone.
Having dominated possession, Yeovil took a deserved lead after 56 minutes when Butcher found time and space in the box to turn and shoot past Trevor Carson from Matt Dolan's corner.
Pools responded and equalised 11 minutes later when Carson launched a long kick upfield that somehow evaded the Glovers defence and left Thomas through on goal and with an easy finish.
The game looked as though it was petering out into a draw entering time added on, but Thomas had the final say as he decided the match with a superb strike.
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Match ends, Yeovil Town 1, Hartlepool United 2.
Second Half ends, Yeovil Town 1, Hartlepool United 2.
Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal!  Yeovil Town 1, Hartlepool United 2. Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicky Featherstone.
Foul by Matt Butcher (Yeovil Town).
Carl Magnay (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nicky Deverdics (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicky Deverdics (Hartlepool United).
Foul by Tahvon Campbell (Yeovil Town).
Carl Magnay (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Nicky Deverdics replaces Lewis Hawkins.
Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tahvon Campbell (Yeovil Town).
Corner,  Hartlepool United. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Ben Whitfield replaces Alex Lawless.
Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United).
Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Alessandra (Hartlepool United).
Foul by Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town).
Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Shephard (Yeovil Town).
Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Bradley Fewster replaces Padraig Amond.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Tahvon Campbell replaces Otis Khan.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Izale McLeod replaces Tom Eaves.
Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town).
Lewis Alessandra (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Matthew Dolan (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
Ryan Hedges (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aristote Nsiala (Hartlepool United).
Goal!  Yeovil Town 1, Hartlepool United 1. Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trevor Carson.
Corner,  Yeovil Town. Conceded by Scott Harrison.
Attempt missed. Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner,  Yeovil Town. Conceded by Aristote Nsiala.
Foul by Liam Shephard (Yeovil Town).


International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach believes Russia will resolve its doping issues and field athletes at next year's Rio Games.

Russia was provisionally suspended from world athletics after an independent World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report alleged "state-sponsored doping".
Bach met with his Russian Olympic Committee counterpart Alexander Zhukov to discuss the report.
He said he was "confident" in the measures put forward by the ROC.
Council members of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Friday voted 22-1 in favour of Russia being banned.
As it stands, Russian athletes may not enter international competitions, including the World Athletic Series and Rio Olympics, which begin on 5 August next year.
Russia will also not be entitled to host the 2016 World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary and the 2016 World Junior Championships in Kazan.
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"We are confident that the initiatives being proposed by the ROC, with the responsible international organisations - Wada and the IAAF - will ensure compliance as soon as possible in order to provide participation of the clean Russian athletes at the Olympic Games," said IOC president Bach.
The ROC insisted all athletes, officials and coaches implicated in doping will be held responsible and punished in accordance with international anti-doping regulations.
"The Russian Olympic Committee is determined that clean athletes should compete in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro," said Zhukov.
"Anyone found guilty of using illegal drugs or anyone who facilitated or was complicit in their use must be punished."
Among the measures the ROC will undertake are to:


Each new job created by a flagship government scheme could cost taxpayers as much as £200,000, say auditors.

The Regional Jobs Fund was designed to help businesses create private sector jobs in parts of the country with high levels of public sector employment.
But the National Audit Office (NAO) questioned its value for money.
A senior Labour MP said the projected cost was "shocking" but ministers said the £200,000 figure was "misleading" as the average would be about £33,000.
The NAO, the government's spending watchdog, examined the first £1.4bn awarded from the fund and found it could lead to an extra 41,000 jobs over the next seven years.
It said the fund - which is being spearheaded by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and Conservative peer Lord Heseltine - was successfully being targeted at those areas more reliant on the state to provide jobs, but value for money had been undermined.
This was because "a significant proportion of the £1.4bn was allocated to projects that offer relatively few jobs for the money invested".
Tighter controls and "allocating funding across more bidding rounds could have created thousands more jobs from the same resources," the report added.
The average cost per job created was £33,000, but the watchdog said the cost could vary "from under £4,000 to over £200,000". With more effective administration, the average cost could have been reduced, it added.
"Over 90% of the net additional jobs could have been delivered for 75% of the cost, with the cost of each job then being £26,000."
Comparing the Regional Growth Fund with similar schemes under Labour, the NAO concluded that the average cost of a job was similar.
It said: "Based on the information available, a cost of £33,000 per net additional job is similar to the cost per net additional job achieved by programmes with comparable objectives."
The report questioned the impact of the fund over the long-term saying it was unclear if the jobs would be sustained.
In response, Business Secretary Vince Cable said the report recognised the scheme was "working".
He added: "We have already put in place some of the NAO's recommendations such as making more administrative resources available, which means projects are being processed even faster."
On the issue of cost, business and enterprise minister Mark Prisk said the £200,000 figure was "misleading" and may only apply in "one or two cases".
"The average is £33,000," he told Radio 4's Today programme.
"The NAO recognise, they say themselves, that this is typical of this kind of programme and they are comfortable with this point."
The government was not trying to create jobs itself, he stressed, but help businesses achieve their expansion plans.
"I think taxpayers will be encouraged to know that for every £1 we are putting on their behalf, we are getting £6 from the private sector."
But Labour MP Margaret Hodge, chair of the cross-party Public Accounts Committee, said the cost of the scheme was "shocking".
"Stronger controls over the value for money of individual bids are urgently needed to prevent any more money being wasted," she said.
In November, George Osborne announced a further £1bn would be available for future bidding rounds over the next two years.


Scott Brown has been the best player during Gordon Strachan's time as Scotland manager, according to assistant boss Mark McGhee.

Brown is set to win his 50th cap next week in the second of two forthcoming friendlies against Denmark at Hampden.
"I would argue that he's been our best player since we have been here," said McGhee, assistant since 2013.
"A lot of people have done really well - don't get me wrong. But consistently I think Scott has done a great job."
McGhee is confident Brown, 30, who made his international debut in 2005, still has a major appetite to represent Scotland as preparations begin for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, which start in September.
Scotland have been drawn in a group with England, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta.
"We are glad he is still around," added the Motherwell manager.  "[This will be his] 50th cap; he has got another 20 or 30 in him.
"I think the challenge he gets here is different from the challenge he gets at his club, and he rises to it and he really enjoys it.
"I think with the England game, he will want to be part of that."
Scotland have called up Fulham striker Ross McCormack and Birmingham right-back Paul Caddis to replace Steven Naismith, who has a hamstring injury, and Steven Whittaker - whose wife is due to give birth - for Thursday's friendly in the Czech Republic.
Scotland then host Denmark at Hampden Park on Tuesday, 29 March.


Bournemouth will try to emulate their strong finish last season when they begin the new Premier League campaign on Saturday, says manager Eddie Howe.

The Cherries went unbeaten in their last five games in 2016-17 to secure ninth place - their best finish since making their top-flight debut two seasons ago.
"We built good momentum at the end of last season," Howe, 39, said.
"We'd love to start the new season with that still strong throughout the team."
Bournemouth completed their pre-season schedule with a 2-2 draw against Serie A side Napoli at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday and open their league campaign away at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
"I feel the players are where they need to be fitness-wise, we needed the game (against Napoli)," Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
"I'm looking forward to the competition next season, looking forward to getting going and playing for points, that's what it's all about.
"This has been a good pre-season and an enjoyable one. I think we're ready for the season."
Cherries defender Steve Cook added: "There is healthy competition for every position. We need to grow from last season, and this squad is probably the best we've ever had.
"The ultimate aim is getting enough points to stay in this league. Hopefully we can do that as early as possible and then revaluate where we want to be."


Football fans are being asked for information about a missing children's author at a match between Arsenal and Norwich City on Saturday.

Helen Bailey, a season ticket holder at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, was last seen walking her dog near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, on 11 April.
There has not been any trace of the 51-year-old or her pet despite searches.
Earlier this week, Hertfordshire police said there was no evidence to indicate "any foul play."
A spokesman said: "We are hoping Arsenal fans may be able to help in our ongoing investigations."
Ms Bailey, who lived with her partner, had gone on a walk with her miniature dachshund Boris and had said she "needed a little time to herself".
The author wrote the Electra Brown series for teenagers and started a blog called Planet Grief after her husband of 22 years drowned on holiday in Barbados in 2011.
She met Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at a question-and-answer session at Emirates Stadium in February 2012.
A Where is Helen Bailey? Facebook page created by her friends has been viewed 50,000 times.


Thailand is considering requiring tourists to use special Sim cards that would allow authorities to track their mobile phones.

The plans have been approved in principle by Thailand's telecommunications regulator, which denies it is an invasion of privacy.
The body says it is intended to catch those who overstay their visa.
More than 19 million foreigners have visited Thailand this year, says Thailand's Tourism and Sports Ministry.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said the special Sim cards would come with tracking enabled, which the user could not turn off.
As well as visa overstayers, it said it could also be used to find those on the run from police. But it said authorities would need a court order to track a phone.
While the proposal has been approved by the NBTC, Secretary General Takorn Tantasith said the organisation would consult with police, tourism authorities and tour operators before deciding whether to implement it.
He added that foreigners working in Thailand would not be required to use the special Sim cards, although some local reports have quoted him saying they would.
The proposal has been backed by other parts of Thailand's military government.
"It will be helpful, if any foreigner comes and commit crimes, because in the past they have been able to flee or it can be difficult to find them," said Pongsathorn Chansri, an official in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.


Fast and thrilling, BMX was a huge hit on its Olympic debut at the Beijing Games in 2008.

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Over a series of qualifying heats, riders have to navigate a course full of humps, bumps and jumps while trying to outmanoeuvre - and avoid crashing into - their opponents.
The drama is heightened by a winner-takes-all, one-run final.
BMX has come along way from the skate parks and dirt roads it was first popularised on in Britain in the 1980s.
Anyone looking to replicate the competitors' adrenaline-fuelled moves can do so on the Olympic Park: the track is being reopened to the public.
The effort of riding a BMX bike at speed for an hour can burn approximately 610 calories. This not only helps aid weight loss but increases endurance, promotes agility, develops physical coordination and builds muscle strength.
Pedalling a BMX bike strengthens and tones various leg muscles, while lifting the handlebars to perform tricks can increase muscle mass in the biceps and triceps.
Whether practising to compete in races or perform tricks, BMX boosts self-discipline, motivation, self-esteem and confidence.
Training sessions are an excellent way to develop communication skills and learn to work effectively with other people. Clubs also offer a variety of social events beyond simply taking part in the sport.
There are currently more than 50 dedicated BMX tracks throughout the UK. Find your local club by using British Cycling's club finder.
It is essential to wear safety equipment such as a full-face helmet, cycling gloves and elbow and knee pads. It is recommended that trousers and a long sleeved top be worn for added protection.
For people looking to try out the sport, you can hire BMX bikes, gloves and helmets from tracks throughout the country. Good quality starter bikes can also be purchased at around £200-300.
Club membership often entitles people to receive coaching and equipment hire at reduced rates, plus entry to in-house races.
Training days and taster schemes are run for people of all ages and abilities throughout the year. Visit the British Cycling, Cycling Ireland, Scottish Cycling and Welsh Cycling websites for more information.
For regional and national events, membership of British Cycling or Cycling Ireland is required. There are a number of bands related to how regularly you wish to compete.
Small race fees are also often required to take part in meets.
For parents looking to get their children started in competitive racing, British Cycling are running a number of events for under-16s throughout the United Kingdom this year. Visit the Go-Ride Racing website for more details.
BMX racing can trace its origins back to the early 1970s when children, taking inspiration from the motorcross superstars of the time, started competing on dirt tracks on their pedal bikes in southern California.
The Oscar-nominated 1971 documentary 'On Any Sunday', featuring Steve McQueen, which opens with kids imitating motorcyclists by riding their bikes on a dirt track, is widely credited with popularising the nascent BMX across the USA.
It steadily grew in popularity and by the mid-point of that decade people were racing standard road bikes off-road, around purpose-built tracks throughout the state.
Manufacturers soon latched on to its growing status, and specifically modified BMX bikes began to be mass produced.
George Esser set up BMX's first sanctioning organisation, the National Bicycle League, in 1974. Three years later, the American Bicycle Association was formed to help with governance, with the International BMX Federation following in 1981.
BMX World Championships have been held since 1982 and the sport has featured prominently at the extreme sports event, the X Games.
BMX became the most recent cycling discipline added to the Olympic programme when it was introduced at Beijing 2008.
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Islamic State militants have killed at least 13 journalists and other media workers in Mosul since seizing the Iraqi city in 2014, a watchdog says.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said they were among the jihadist group's "priority targets".
The fate of least 10 of the 48 media workers who have been abducted there over the past 16 months is unknown.
RSF said IS had also taken control of local TV and radio stations, turning Mosul into an "information black hole".
Their studios and equipment were also seen as "spoils of war" and had been used to pursue "information offensives", according to the RSF's Middle East and Maghreb chief, Alexandra El Khazen.
Equipment seized from Sama Mosul TV is believed to have been used to record the sermon delivered by the group's leader and self-proclaimed "caliph", Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, at the city's Great Mosque in July 2014 - his first public appearance.
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IS has since used the same equipment to operate its own TV channel, Dabiq, and radio station, al-Bayan.
RSF's report, which was compiled with the Iraq-based Journalistic Freedoms Observatory, said 60 journalists had fled Mosul since it fall to IS.
"Some who went back paid for this mistake with their lives," it added.
The report said the bodies of some of the 13 media workers known to have been killed had been handed over to their families, but that in other cases it took weeks or months to confirm their deaths.


A 1966 Dalek is among a huge collection of film and TV props and memorabilia expected to attract bids from around the world when sold at auction.

The 67 items all belong to one man, whose wife said he needs to get rid of them so they can downsize.
Auctioneer James Lewis said it was the best collection of film memorabilia he had ever seen for sale.
Other Doctor Who props up for grabs include a Cyberman from the 19th season and a Tardis from a stage show.
Mr Lewis said: "I think the Dalek would have been back in use exterminating its owner if he hadn't agreed to sell his collection."
His wife said: "There's no way that we can accommodate all of these things. The last thing I want is a Dalek in the bedroom.
"Everything has to go. We don't want any of it back.
"I'm locking my husband in a straitjacket in the garden shed so he can't bid on any of it again."
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Mr Lewis said the collection took over the cellar of the couple's house.
"They are incredibly rare, to get a genuine Dalek from that period," he said.
"I've never seen one coming up for many, many, many years."
The collection also includes oversized props from The Borrowers and Mr Cadbury's Parrot.
The collector, from Hertfordshire, amassed the items over 25 years.
He is not expected to be at the auction, which is taking place at Bamfords in Derby later.
"I don't think he can bring himself to come," Mr Lewis said.
"He had lots of collections of lots of different things but it's this collection that's just so huge.
"In terms of film memorabilia this is probably the best sale that we've ever had, the best sale that I've ever seen as an auctioneer."


Former Australia international Shaun Tait has retired from cricket.

The 34-year-old pace bowler played three Tests - two against England in the 2005 Ashes - but has plied his trade exclusively in Twenty20 for the past couple of seasons.
He has suffered a number of injuries in his career, including a chronic elbow problem that has prompted his decision to end his career.
"I wanted to play a couple more years," Tait told Cricket Australia.
"The elbow has pretty much gone off a cliff now, it's done and dusted. I'm 34 years old and I suppose when you're not contributing on the field as much as you'd like to, it's time to finish up.
"The game's getting quicker and better and I'm getting slower and a bit older. It's that simple."
Tait was a key player as Australia lifted their third successive World Cup in 2007, finishing as the second joint-highest wicket-taker with 23, while 11 of his 35 one-day appearances came in this tournament.
He also featured in 21 T20 internationals, most recently in a couple of matches against India in January 2016.
He represented Glamorgan in last summer's T20 Blast, having previously played for Durham and Essex, and was most recently with Hobart Hurricanes during the Big Bash League.


Carl Frampton will not fight Andres Gutierrez after the Northern Irishman's promoters were unable to arrange a new date for the bout.

The original contest, planned for 29 July in Belfast, was called off after Mexican Gutierrez, 24, suffered facial cuts, two broken teeth and bruising when he slipped in the shower.
On Thursday, Cyclone Promotions said "a proposed date in November was unsuitable to all parties", adding that it is now working on a new opponent for 30-year-old Frampton.
"We are confident Carl Frampton will become world champion again," said the promoters.
The cancellation comes in a week when reports emerged that Frampton could be splitting from manager and Cyclone Promotions boss Barry McGuigan.
The Belfast featherweight's fight against Gutierrez at the SSE Arena in July was to have been a WBC title eliminator, but lost that status when Frampton came in one pound over the required weight.
It would have been Frampton's first fight since losing his WBA featherweight title to Leo Santa Cruz in January.
Cyclone Promotions said it had been working with the arena, boxing authorities and broadcasters in attempting to rearrange the Gutierrez bout.
"We are profoundly disappointed for the fans, boxers and those who have worked with and supported us," it added.
The promoters said people who bought tickets from Ticketmaster online or by phone would get automatic refunds. Other people have been advised to seek refunds from their point of purchase.


Rape victims in Shetland will no longer have to travel to the mainland for forensic examinations, it has been confirmed.

The announcement came as Scotland's justice secretary pledged to "transform" the care given to women who are raped or sexually assaulted.
There has been concern over women in Orkney and Shetland having to travel to Aberdeen for examinations.
Charities said it has resulted in some victims not reporting attacks.
They have called for specialist facilities to be established in the Northern Isles.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson told Holyrood it was "utterly unacceptable" that women had to travel to the mainland for a forensic medical examination.
But he said NHS bosses on Shetland had now "risen to the challenge" and drawn up plans to provide examinations and compassionate medical health care for victims of rape and sexual assault.
He added: "We already have the service in place in the Western Isles and what we now need is the necessary clinical leadership within Orkney to make sure we have clinicians with the training to deliver the service on the Orkney Islands."
Liam McArthur and Tavish Scott, the Liberal Democrat MSPs for Orkney and Shetland, had raised the issue with the Scottish government.
Earlier this year, an independent watchdog strongly criticised the way victims of sexual assaults in Scotland were treated by police and the NHS.
The inspector of constabulary (HMICS) said services offered to some victims were "unacceptable" and lagged behind the rest of the UK, with many victims being examined in police stations.
Mr Matheson said it was unacceptable for women to go to police buildings for an examination.
He also said that while the majority of victims would prefer to be examined by a female doctor, the "current gender balance of doctors with the necessary training does not offer that choice".
There are currently only 19 female forensic physicians working in Scotland, he said.
But a national survey of 800 doctors earlier this year found more than half would "in principle" be interested in working in this area, with 17 doctors having requested information about how they can get involved.
He was speaking as he updated MSPs on a newly-created taskforce which is examining how services for victims of rape and sexual assault can be improved.
The taskforce is headed by Dr Catherine Calderwood, the country's chief medical officer.
Mr Matheson said the aim was to ensure that "whether you are in Orkney or whether you are in Glasgow, the standards that should be expected and delivered by the health board are the same."


At the Labour leadership hustings in Gateshead on Thursday, Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith were discussing Labour's electability.

The claim: Labour was ahead in the polls before the leadership process started.
Reality Check verdict: Labour has been ahead in only three of the 75 polls conducted between Mr Corbyn becoming leader and the end of June.
"Over the past year we have won the by-elections we contested, three with a big swing to Labour, we got ahead of the Tories in the local government election, we won four mayoral contests and were indeed ahead of [sic] the polls until such time as a number of people decided to have a leadership contest instead," Mr Corbyn said.
Let's take a look at those claims in turn.
There have been four by-elections since the last general election, all of them in seats that were previously held by Labour. The swings to Labour were 7%, 6%, -1% and 9%.
In the first four by-elections of the last parliament, three of the swings to Labour were in double figures, so the swings are smaller than they were five years ago, but not a huge amount smaller.
Labour remained ahead of the Conservatives in the local government elections in England in 2016 with 1,326 council seats compared with the Tories' 842 seats.
There was some criticism of Labour's performance because they ended up with 18 fewer seats than they had the last time these councils were contested in 2012, although the party had been expected to lose many more seats.
It was nonetheless the first time outside a general election year since 1985 that the main opposition party had lost seats in the annual council elections.
So, while Mr Corbyn's assertion is accurate it does not tell the full story.
Labour has indeed won the four mayoral contests in the past year: in London, Bristol, Salford and Liverpool.
The London mayor was a gain from the Tories, in Bristol Labour's candidate defeated an independent incumbent, while Salford and Liverpool were both Labour holds.
Finally, Mr Corbyn said that Labour had been ahead in the polls until "people decided to have a leadership election".
It would be reasonable to take that point as the day of the EU referendum, because it was after that that the moves began for the vote of no confidence and the leadership challenges. Between 12 September when Mr Corbyn became leader and the end of June there have been 75 voting intention polls carried out.
Of those, Labour has been ahead in three, all conducted in March and April by YouGov.
But looking at an average of the polls, the Conservatives have been ahead since the 2015 general election.


RAF Marham in Norfolk is to become the European maintenance hub for the new generation of strike and fighter aircraft deployed around Europe.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond also said new F-35 Lightning jets would be flying from the base in 2018.
After Mr Hammond's briefing Elizabeth Truss, Conservative MP for South West Norfolk, said the development would boost job opportunities.
It is also the culmination of a long campaign to keep the base open.
Four years ago RAF Marham's future was under threat as plans favoured a transfer of aircraft and facilities to RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.
Ms Truss welcomed the new announcement and said more than 5,000 people were now employed at the base by the RAF and contractors.
"Many of these people are highly skilled in disciplines like engineering," she said.
"They now have an opportunity to provide maintenance facilities for other countries' aircraft and this will create even more jobs.
"Already we know the base is protected until 2040 when the strike fighter goes out of service.
"The base is hugely important to the local community as the biggest employer in south west Norfolk with a variety of jobs in many skilled disciplines."


Four Western tourists accused of being part of a group who posed nude at the top of Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu have appeared in court in Sabah state.

Authorities said the two Canadians, a Briton and a Dutchman may be charged with causing public nuisance.
Mt Kinabalu was hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake last Friday which left 18 people dead, including children.
A senior minister last week said the tourists had angered the spirits of the mountain, which is considered sacred.
Ranau district police chief Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah confirmed to the BBC that the authorities had arrested a British woman at Tawau airport in Sabah on Tuesday.
The two Canadians, who are siblings, and the Dutchman turned themselves in to police on the same day.
Their lawyer, Ronny Cham, told the BBC's Jennifer Pak that he had requested the four be held apart from other detainees in order to ensure their safety.
The group appeared in court on Wednesday to have their remand extended, according to Malaysian newspaper The Star. They will now be held until Saturday while police continue their investigation.
Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman, Sabah's police commissioner, was quoted by AFP news agency as saying that the authorities may charge them with causing a public nuisance.
He said they were still looking for six other tourists from the same group "and we will catch them".
The father of the British tourist who has been arrested, Eleanor Hawkins from the English city of Derby, said he was extremely worried about her. "I have got every faith in [Malaysia's] judicial system. I just hope they don't make an example of them," Tim Hawkins told the Guardian newspaper.
The group of 10 foreigners had allegedly stripped naked and posed for pictures on 30 May. They were also said to have urinated on the mountain.
The Muslim-majority country is socially conservative, and Mount Kinabalu is also considered sacred by Sabah's Kadazan Dusun tribe.
Pictures posted on social media angered many in Malaysia, but public sentiment intensified after the quake.
Last weekend, Sabah's deputy chief minister, Joseph Pairin Kitingan, had linked the earthquake to the tourists' act. He said the tragedy was a "confirmation" that they had showed "disrespect" to the mountain.
Sabah's tourism minister, Masidi Manjun, said later that this idea was "misconstrued", but added that the tourists' actions "were against the people of the largest tribe in Sabah".
Some officials have demanded that the foreigners be tried in a native court for flouting local customs.
Mr Masidi said on Wednesday that searchers had found the bodies of the last two missing people.
Singapore's education ministry identified the two bodies as pupil Navdeep Singh Jaryal Raj Kumar and teacher Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed.
They were part of a group from Tanjong Katong Primary School who were climbing the mountain with guides when the earthquake struck. Seven pupils, two teachers and a guide were killed.
Others killed included Malaysians and citizens from China, Japan and the Philippines.


The BBC has said it wants to improve Wales coverage on its UK-wide services.

The proposals are contained in a document setting out the BBC's plans for the next decade.
They include a new interactive channel for Wales to be launched online and a new news online homepage for Wales.
The BBC said it must do more "to reflect the lives and experiences of all licence fee payers" and commits to improving "how we portray and represent the different nations of the UK."
But while the document - British Bold Creative - acknowledged that there had been a decline in English language programming in Wales by the BBC, it does not respond directly to First Minister Carwyn Jones's request for an extra Â£30m of investment in the area.
The BBC said it would consult with the Welsh government and others as part of the process of Charter Review.
Among its other proposals, the BBC said a new interactive channel for Wales would be launched online, where archive and original content will be broadcast, while the four nations of the UK will have their own BBC news online home pages.
The BBC's document said it was "fully committed to broadcasting and providing services in the UK's indigenous languages," and that it would share with S4C the technology and expertise to use its new personalised service, "myBBC".
News output is also scrutinised in the document, with an acknowledgement that since devolution "there is now a much stronger case for providing a different balance in how we serve audiences with the most relevant BBC news and current affairs".
In a speech accompanying the document, director general Tony Hall said he wanted to explore how "we might better configure the BBC's news offering across the UK."
In summary:
ANALYSIS by Huw Thomas, BBC Wales arts and media correspondent
The proposals contain a frank admission from the BBC that it needs to improve its portrayal of Wales on its UK-wide services.
While it hasn't offered an immediate solution, there is a hint at the creation of a Welsh Ten or a Scottish Six - an all-inclusive TV programme that would deliver Welsh, UK and world news in one programme, rather than splitting the news from London and Wales as happens now.
The creation of a BBC Wales online TV channel is designed to offer a platform for programmes.
But while the BBC acknowledges that English language programming in Wales has been in decline, the Welsh government's demands that it invests an extra Â£30m have been met with an offer of consultation, not cash.
The BBC wants to provoke a discussion about its future - but Welsh voices will need to shout loudly to be part of a debate framed by budget constraints and wider demands on the BBC's future resources.
Lee Waters, director of think tank The Institute of Welsh Affairs, said Lord Hall had said nothing on how the BBC will go about better reflecting the whole of the UK.
"If the BBC director general is sincere in wanting to create a BBC that is 'made to measure for you, wherever you are', as he said in his speech, he needs to make sure BBC Wales is able to produce content that allows people in Wales to see their own communities and their country reflected in its output," said Mr Waters.


London Underground passengers can now pick up items ordered on Amazon at two station car parks.

Customers can collect their purchases from lockers at Finchley Central and Newbury Park following company's deal with Transport for London (TfL).
In November, TfL signed a deal with Asda which allowed people to collect their shopping from six stations.
But the London Federation of Small Businesses said it hope small shops would not suffer as a result.
Matthew Jaffa, spokesman for the federation, said its members had not be "given a fair crack of whip" at being involved in the scheme, which TfL hopes will generate substantial income for the network.
"We would like more awareness and a communication about this," Mr Jaffa said.
"We want our members to be given more of an opportunity. Hopefully this will happen next time."
On Sunday it was announced Amazon customers will be able to pick-up parcels from railways stations.
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's customers can currently have their groceries delivered by van to Tube station car parks and Waitrose is working with TfL to install click and collect facilities.
InPost, which delivers parcels, has a collection point at Buckurst Hill station.


A federal judge in Alabama has declared a mistrial in the case of a police officer accused of assaulting an Indian man who had recently moved to the US.

Prosecutors said police officer Eric Sloan Parker seriously injured 58-year-old Sureshbhai Patel as he walked near his son's home in February.
Mr Patel's arrest, which was filmed, drew international attention.
The governor of Alabama issued an apology to the government of India for the incident
Jurors on Friday could not reach an unanimous decision in the case, which forced a mistrial.
US District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala repeatedly urged jurors to come to an agreement, but the panel remained deadlocked.
Prosecutor Robert Posey said Mr Parker would be tried again.
Mr Parker, 26, was charged with violating Mr Patel's civil rights. He also faces state assault charges.
Defence lawyer Robert Tuten called the arrest an unfortunate escalation, but said it was not a criminal offense.
Mr Patel was walking outside his son's home on 6 February in an Alabama suburb when police said they received a call from a neighbour about a suspicious person.
Footage from police cameras showed Mr Patel - who speaks no English - trying to walk away when the officers approached him. They detained him and eventually shoved him to the ground.
The arrest left Mr Patel - a grandfather - partially paralysed.


Rolls-Royce says it has "made progress" in its investigation into the cause of engine problems on the Airbus A380.

The firm did not say whether its engineers had identified what caused one of its engines to break apart on a Qantas flight last Thursday.
But the British firm said the problem was specific to the type of engine being used on the plane.
Shares in Rolls-Royce, which had fallen by about 10% since the incident over Singapore, rose on the announcement.
The firm's stock ended the day 2.7% higher.
On Monday, Qantas said it had found "slight anomalies" on three A380 engines and was keeping its fleet of six A380s grounded for further checks.
Tests have uncovered oil leaks in the engines of three of its grounded A380s.
Rolls-Royce said it was clear that the incident was specific to the Trent 900 type of engine which powered the A380 Qantas flight.
It said it had agreed a series of checks and inspections - which would allow airlines to resume flying the planes.
"We are working in close cooperation with Airbus, our customers and the authorities, and as always safety remains our highest priority," it said.
Other airlines using Roll-Royce powered A380s have continued to fly them without any major disruption.
Industry expert Sean Maffett suggested that this may be because the engines on the Qantas planes are slightly different.
He told BBC News that they have bespoke electronic controls which allow them to take off in hotter temperatures and at higher weights for longer distances.
This may explain why Qantas has still grounded its flights, he suggests. Rolls-Royce refused to comment.
All of Qantas's six A380 planes have Rolls-Royce engines.
The concern is that the engine failure could have been a sign of one or more major problems, which could hit Rolls-Royce's reputation and future sales.
Rolls-Royce, which is working with Qantas on the investigation, has seen its market value fall more than Â£1.5bn since the incident.
However, after falling by as much as 3.4% in early trading on Monday, Rolls' shares clawed back some losses after it announced a Â£350m service contract from EgyptAir.
The Airbus A380 superjumbo uses one of two engines.
The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine has been installed in more than half of the A380s currently in service.
The remainder use an engine manufactured by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney.  Their engines have not been implicated in this recent safety scare.
The two businesses are committed to engines for a further 197 planes on order.
If it turns out that the Rolls-Royce engine is not fit for purpose and the engine is withdrawn, Rolls would have to offer a refund for the engines sold to its Airbus A380 customers.
What is more, Rolls Royce would lose the income that would come from servicing these engines - typically over 40 years - which makes up a big chunk of the engine-makers' revenue.
Shares in EADS, the aerospace giant that owns Airbus, have also been falling following last week's emergency landing by the Qantas A380. On Monday, its shares ended up 0.6%.


The new round of sanctions on Iran is unlikely to have any more effect on Iranian policy than the first three.

Only hours before the Security Council approved the latest measures, Western diplomats were saying that this sanctions resolution would not be the last.
This suggests many more months of waiting to see what Iran does, more monitoring and reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and more negotiations over yet more sanctions.
It also implies that the option of an attack on Iranian nuclear plants is not an active one, though diplomats do accept that at some stage it will not be realistic to hope for any diplomatic solution.
The choice then will be between accepting whatever Iran has developed (which might be short of making an actual bomb) or taking military action.
There is disappointment, though not surprise, in Washington, London, Paris and Berlin that, in this resolution, Russia and China blocked any move to act against Iran's oil and gas industries.
There was never any chance that they would agree. They both have oil and gas interests in Iran and do not see Iran as a strategic threat.
Which is why the US Congress is now expected to pass its own legislation banning companies that invest significantly in Iranian oil and gas from operating in the US.
The British government will also be pressing the EU to take measures restricting investment in the Iranian energy field.
It appears that Western governments hope that energy might be a future target. They are pointing out that, in the latest resolution, it is mentioned that Iranian revenues for its "proliferation-sensitive" activities come mainly from the energy sector. They hope that this can be built on.
All this amounts to an acceptance that, while the old and new sanctions might be slowing down Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile work, they have not stopped them nor have they led to any softening of the Iranian position.
Iran has rejected the Security Council demands as illegal and has said that it will press on with uranium enrichment, but will not build a nuclear weapons.
There are two reasons why sanctions have failed.
The first is that they are not targeted against Iran's vital economic interests, and Iran has developed systems of evasion in any case.
The second is that the Iranian government is more than willing to absorb the limited economic effect they have in favour of the greater political benefit it gets from continuing with its nuclear activities.
Indeed, sanctions are another flag around which to rally its supporters.
The new resolution aims to add to the previous attempts to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear or ballistic missile technology. It aims to
The problem is that the really hard-hitting sanctions have been avoided. The most damaging measures would be to stop the sale to Iran of finished petroleum products and to ban investment in its oil and gas industries. Despite its wealth of oil deposits, Iran cannot refine enough products for its own use.
Iran has also managed to work round the systems already in place.
In April, a Washington-based monitoring group, Iran Watch, reported that the Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) had undertaken "a large-scale re-labeling of its ships, giving them new names, new managers, new 'owners' - in short, new identities".
"The US blacklist has not kept up with these changes, so it is being circumvented by Iran with relatively little effort," Iran Watch said.
The New York Times followed this up with a detailed account of how it has been done.
The result of all this is that Security Council sanctions have tended to be the lowest common denominator in which the important thing is to preserve the unity of the council.
Yet the more unity there is, the fewer the sanctions.
This is why the US Congress has prepared measures of its own, in addition to the blanket trade ban the US imposed in 1995.
It may well be that pressure by the US and the EU, under which individual companies simply stop trading with Iran, might have more economic effect than the UN.
But, again, will Iran budge?
Paul.Reynolds-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk


The family of a five-year-old boy who died after eating E. coli-infected meat have been told there was "no error in law" during his 2010 inquest.

Mason Jones, from Deri, Caerphilly county, died in 2005.
Butcher William Tudor admitted food safety breaches but the Crown Prosecution Service admitted he should have been charged with manslaughter.
After the High Court refused a new inquest, Mason's mother said she wants to take action against the CPS.
On Thursday, Lord Justice Elias refused a new inquest because the coroner at the time of the original hearing had been entitled not to reach an unlawful killing conclusion.
In response to this, Mason's mother, Sharon Jeffreys, said the CPS was responsible for a "miscarriage of justice".
"I don't think our son will ever have any justice, I think the justice system has firmly closed that door for us," she told BBC News.
"The avenue we're looking at now, what we will speak to our solicitors about, is with regards to what action we can take against the Crown Prosecution Service, because we believe this is a miscarriage of justice."
The infected meat which killed Mason came from Tudor's butchers in Bridgend, which supplied more than 40 schools in the south Wales valleys.
About 160 people fell ill during the E. coli outbreak.
Mr Tudor was jailed for a year in 2007 after he admitted breaking food safety laws.
At the time, the CPS decided there was not enough evidence to prosecute him for manslaughter.
Gwent Coroner David Bowen made findings about how Mason died but refused to reach an unlawful killing verdict in November 2010.
Mason's parents held a meeting with the then Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keir Starmer QC, in 2013.
He agreed to reopen the case and barrister Mark Heywood QC was asked to prepare a report.
He was "firmly of the view" there was evidence Tudor knew the E. coli 0157 strain could be lethal.
Current DPP, Alison Saunders later apologised to Mason's parents and accepted there was enough evidence of gross negligent manslaughter to go before a jury.
However, Miss Saunders ruled it was now "too late" to mount a manslaughter prosecution against Mr Tudor.
Mason's parents then asked the High Court to order the inquest into Mason's death to be reopened.
They argued Mr Tudor could have foreseen the outbreak would cause "a serious and obvious risk of death".
The coroner had "gone wrong in law" in deciding an unlawful killing verdict would not be justified, their lawyers claimed.
However, Lord Justice Elias said there should be no reopening of the inquest.
He said Mr Heywood's opinion and the DPP's apology did not mean there was anything improper about the coroner's conclusions.
The narrative verdict he reached was properly open to him on the evidence and he had made no error in law.
He also said their delay in challenging the coroner's verdict was "very substantial".


Some of the countries most prone to natural disasters also have least access to life-saving communications and technology, a major study says.

Such access has a major impact on people's ability to prepare for, survive and recover from disasters.
In the Philippines, for example, 99% of people can access a mobile phone.
Text messaging and Twitter saved many lives in a 2012 typhoon, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent says.
Other examples of technology helping save lives or aid recovery include the use of text messages to deliver hurricane warnings in Haiti and a computerised barcode system to monitor the distribution of humanitarian supplies in Syria.
The author of the IFRC's annual World Disasters report notes that while "the overall number of people affected by disasters decreased in 2012, the number of people affected in the poorest countries increased, with over 31.7 million people affected".
"They are also often the ones with the least access to technology," said Patrick Vinck.
IFRC Secretary General Bekele Geleta expressed hope that "governments and affected people in disaster-prone countries can take advantage of innovations such as weather prediction software, satellite imagery and mass alert systems, increasing their resilience to disasters and their ability to recover quickly when they do happen".
"Typhoon Bopha affected 6.3 million people in the Philippines, and thousands of lives were saved because 99% of the population have access to a mobile phone and could receive early warnings and information on staying safe." he said.
However the report also warns that humanitarian agencies should not make the mistake of listening only to those who are connected and excluding those who are not.
It urges the private sector, humanitarian organisations, governments and local communities to work together to ensure access to technology for such populations.


Former Labour MP Bob Marshall-Andrews has defected to the Lib Dems after describing Jeremy Corbyn's party as a "political basket case".

Mr Marshall-Andrews told The Times he had jumped ship in light of the Brexit campaign and Labour's refusal to stand aside in the Richmond Park by-election.
The QC and barrister was MP for Medway from 1997 to 2010.
A Labour spokesman said: "Bob Marshall-Andrews has not been a member of the Labour Party for some years."
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said he was "coming over to the only party that is offering a credible opposition to a divisive Tory Brexit government".
Mr Marshall-Andrews used to sit with the socialist group of Labour MPs alongside Mr Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
He pointed to last year's by-election in South West London as a key moment in his decision-making.
That Richmond Park election saw the Conservatives and UKIP stand aside in order to avoid taking votes from Zac Goldsmith, while the Greens refused to put up a candidate to allow the Lib Dems a free run. Labour rejected calls to not put up a candidate.
"Faced with a common enemy on this historic issue there was an urgent requirement for a common strategy if not common sense. Labour rejected both and fielded a candidate," said Mr Marshall-Andrews.


Worcestershire chairman Percy Price says next summer's four-day game against the touring Australians could provide a vital financial windfall.

"I would think it would certainly be worth six figures to us," said Price.
"I would hope to be making £100-150,000 out of it," he told BBC Sport.
Price believes Worcestershire have been awarded the Ashes curtain-raiser as a reward for the hard work put in since the potentially disastrous flooding at New Road five years ago.
"Since our flood in 2007 we have obviously had to sort ourselves financially and in every other way," he told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"The England and Wales Cricket Board are absolutely delighted with what we have done as a club and have set us up as a shining example to the other counties.
"Gordon Hollins, who is the managing director for county cricket at the ECB, visited us the other day and said we are in the top three counties in the country."
New Road traditionally used to be the starting point for Ashes tours, in the days when the Aussies were in England for almost five months and played all 17 first-class counties over the course of an entire summer.
But the 2013 tourists will not arrive until mid-June and could play as few as three county teams as part of a schedule that also involves five Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s.
The game at New Road will start on 2 July, the Aussies' second and final warm-up game before the first Test.
Worcestershire are aware that any county awarded a tour game can consider themselves lucky, assuming they then get an even break in terms of the weather.
And Price hopes the prospect of seeing Australia might encourage a few more to guarantee their seats by taking up membership.
"When England Lions came here I think we made £150,000," recalls Price.
"But obviously we can't charge the members as it is in the package.
"Of course, we hope a lot more people in the county will join as members and take advantage of coming to watch the Australians as part of their membership fee."


Storm Eva hit Northern Ireland on Wednesday night, bringing strong winds of 85 miles per hour and heavy, persistent rain.

However, it did not bring as much disruption as predicted. The storm was not expected to be as severe as Storm Desmond, which brought gales and heavy rain on 5 and 6 December.
A number of trees were toppled - including a Christmas tree in Banbrige - but no major roads were blocked on Thursday morning.
Storm Eva mostly affected western counties, bringing some severe winds to coastal areas.
In the Republic of Ireland, Met Ã‰ireann issued a number of weather warnings on Wednesday.
The Republic's electricity provider, ESB Networks, said that around 6,000 customers were left without power as a result of the storm.


Leading figures in the ruling French Socialists have rushed to avoid a damaging split over their candidate in next year's presidential election.

Alarm bells sounded after Prime Minister Manuel Valls suggested he might stand against President Francois Hollande in party primaries.
However, the two had lunch together on Monday in a "cordial" atmosphere, Mr Hollande's office said.
Francois Fillon was elected as the conservatives' candidate on Sunday.
He triumphed at party primaries, winning 66.5% to 33.5% for his run-off rival, Alain Juppe.
A new opinion poll suggests he would easily beat the far right's Marine Le Pen in the actual election, held over two weekends in April and May.
According to the Harris Interactive poll for French parliamentary TV (in French), Mr Fillon would lead the National Front candidate by 26% to 24% in the first round, then win the run-off against her by 67% to 33%.
The same poll indicates that Mr Hollande or Mr Valls would win just 9% for the Socialists, leaving them trailing the far left and the centrists.
Mr Valls said on Sunday that he would not rule out running against Mr Hollande in the primary, telling the Journal du Dimanche he wanted to dispel the idea that the left had "no chance" of retaining power.
But government spokesman Stephane Le Foll stressed that Mr Valls would need to resign in order to stand.
"There will not be a primary between the president and the prime minister," he told Europe 1 radio.
At his weekly lunch with the president, Mr Valls apparently played down the idea of resigning, reportedly telling Mr Hollande: "I am head of the government, my instincts lie with the state."
The Elysee Palace said the two-hour lunch had taken place in a "quite cordial and businesslike atmosphere".
Speaking on French public TV, Socialist party leader Jean-Christophe Camabadelis sought to play down the divisions, saying the left was gripped by "fragmentation fever".
"I am for a primary of the whole left, not necessarily of the whole administration," he said. "That's enough fragmentation!"
According to the same Harris Interactive opinion poll, while a Socialist would win just 9% in the first round, former Hollande minister and now independent candidate Emmanuel Macron would win 13-14% while the far left's Jean-Luc Melenchon would take 13-15%.
On Sunday, Mr Fillon promised his supporters change.
"I must now convince the whole country our project is the only one that can lift us up, for jobs, growth and to fight those fanatics that declared war on us," he said.
Mr Fillon, 62, had been widely expected to win the race, after securing 44% of the vote just over a week ago in the first round, which saw former President Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out.
He is proposing dramatic economic reforms that include slashing 500,000 public jobs, ending the 35-hour week, raising the retirement age and scrapping the wealth tax.
On foreign policy, he advocates closer relations with Russia.
Conservative daily Le Figaro warns Mr Fillon's biggest challenge will now be to stop the "terrible alienation of the ordinary voter", as he will need to appeal to a much broader constituency at the presidential election than in these primaries. Marginalised voters, it argues, are "being driven into the arms of the National Front by unemployment and uncontrolled immigration".
The centre-left Le Monde says Mr Fillon's clear victory gives him a "good chance of winning against the National Front and a comatose left".
France Info, a popular news website, declares that "'Mister Nobody' is en route for the Elysee Palace", adding that "it must be said that Francois Fillon has come a long way".


A cap on spending on NHS agency staff comes into force in England on Monday, to save £1bn over the next three years.

By April, NHS trusts will not be able to pay agency staff, such as doctors and nurses, more than 55% more for a shift than a permanent member of staff.
Agency spending is one of the biggest costs to NHS trusts and is putting increasing pressure on the health service's finances.
The health secretary said it would stop agencies "ripping off the NHS".
But agencies complain they are being demonised when the problem lies in a shortage of trained staff.
And some hospitals are likely to struggle to meet the targets they have been set.
The government in England set out plans on how agency spending was to be capped in June before setting out the details of how it would work last month.
The cap comes following reports of agencies being paid thousands of pounds to supply nurses and doctors for shifts.
Figures show that NHS trusts in England have overspent by £1.6bn so far this year (2015-2016), an increase on the £930m deficit in June.
From Monday, there will be a limit on the amount companies can charge per shift for providing all staff, including doctors and non-clinical personnel.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said for too long staffing agencies have been able to "rip off the NHS by charging extortionate hourly rates".
He said this had cost billions of pounds a year and undermined staff working hard to deliver high-quality care.
"The tough new controls on spending that we're putting in place will help the NHS improve continuity of care for patients and invest in the front line - while putting an end to the days of unscrupulous companies charging up to £3,500 a shift for a doctor."
Prof Sir Mike Richards, chief inspector of hospitals, said introducing the cap was the right thing to do.
"I welcome the fact that this is being phased in, allowing staff and trusts time to adjust and minimising any risks to patient safety," he said.
"Close monitoring will allow us to assess the impact on individual trusts."


Malaysia will stop hosting a Formula 1 grand prix after their current agreement expires in 2018.

The race at the Sepang International Circuit has been an annual fixture on the F1 calendar since 1999.
However, ticket sales and TV viewing figures have been in decline and Razlan Razali, chief executive of the circuit, questioned the race's "economic value".
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo won at Sepang in October but only 45,000 fans attended the 120,000-capacity circuit.
"From the longer term perspective, it's probably the correct decision because it's more expensive and no longer that attractive," said Nazri Abdul Aziz, the country's culture and tourism minister.


A powerful earthquake has rocked central Nepal, causing extensive damage to buildings and dozens of injuries, eyewitnesses say.

The quake measured 7.9 and struck an area between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey said.
Tremors were felt across the region, as far afield as Pakistan, Bangladesh and neighbouring India.
A Nepali minister said there had been "massive damage" at the epicentre.
"We need support from the various international agencies which are more knowledgeable and equipped to handle the kind of emergency we face now," Information Minister Minendra Rijal.
Several buildings, including the landmark Dharahara tower, were reduced to rubble in Kathmandu.
Residents came out into the streets, with mobile phone networks and other communications disrupted.
Injured people have been brought to the main hospital.
There has been no estimate yet on the number of deaths, but Reuters news agency reported that two people had died, one in Nepal, one in northern India.
Indian authorities are responding. "We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home and in Nepal," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Aftershocks could still be felt across the region sometime after the initial quake.
In 2011, a deadly earthquake killed at least five people in Nepal. Kathmandu was all but destroyed in the devastating earthquake of 1934.


A barber shop given permission to serve alcohol and host burlesque nights has overturned a ban on letting under-18s in to the premises.

The Gentleman's Retreat was granted the licence on the condition no children would be allowed on site.
Owner James Herrington said the strict terms meant some staff and his young daughter would not be able to enter.
The ban was relaxed on condition certain areas remain off-limits to under-18s.
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Mr Herrington's licence, granted by Doncaster Council, permits him to operate a barbers, tattoo parlour and bar, along with events including burlesque nights and poker games.
He said he believed some of the objections were fuelled by "rumours and word of mouth rather than the truth".
Despite the conditions, Pastor Simon Carter from the Bawtry Evangelical Free Church said he feared there would be "overlap" between the activities.
"The whole tone of the building would just not be suitable for children to be involved in.
"I think this sort of business and mixing the two things in the same venue is not going to help in any way shape or form."


Another busy week in the entertainment world has ended, including Cheryl and Liam becoming proud parents, Gary Barlow bagging a Star Wars role, Professor Brian Cox landing in Postman Pat's Greendale and the Cannes Film Festival kicking off a row about airbrushing.

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says forward Gabriel Jesus may not play again this season after breaking a metatarsal bone in his foot.

Jesus, 19, had surgery in Barcelona on Thursday after being taken off after 15 minutes of Monday's 2-0 Premier League win at Bournemouth.
"He comes back at the end of the season or next season. People say between two and three months," said Guardiola.
The Brazil international completed a £27m move from Palmeiras in January.
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Metatarsals are the five long bones in the forefoot which connect the ankle bones to those of the toes.
The first is linked to the big toe and the fifth, on the outer foot, links to the little toe.
Together, the five metatarsals act as a unit to help share the load of the body, and they move position to cope with uneven ground.
Injuries usually occur as a result of a direct blow to the foot, a twisting injury or over-use.
Medical experts recommend rest with no exercise and sport for four to eight weeks.
The patient might be asked to wear walking boots or stiff-soled shoes to protect the injury while it heals.
If the cause is over-use, then treatment can vary hugely. Training habits, equipment used and athletic technique should all be investigated.
It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved. It is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a stress injury.
With an impact fracture, after the plaster and protective boot is not needed (usually after four to six weeks), it will be a case of exercise and increasing weight-bearing activities.
Ice packs, strapping and even the use of oxygen tents can be used to assist recovery.
Full return to action can be anything from another four weeks and upwards - depending on the extent of initial damage. Young bones heal quicker.


A hostage situation in the northern French town of Roubaix has ended, with the hostages now safe, local officials say.

Up to three armed men took hostages in the town near the border with Belgium, reports said.
One of the hostage takers was killed during the police operation, according to local officials.
The incident was not related to the security situation in France following the 13 November attacks in Paris.
Local authorities said the hostages were now in a "secure place"; at least one suspect had been arrested, according to reports.
Local media said the incident took place at around 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT), and an area of the town was cordoned off.
It is not clear how many people were held hostage.
Gunshots were fired, according to local residents.
The armed men had been planning a robbery targeting a banker, reports say.


Sterling has continued to weaken against the dollar and the euro on continued worries about the health of the UK economy.

Against the dollar, sterling fell to a seven-month low, and against the euro it was nearing a 15-month low.
The falls came after Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale said that sterling may need to weaken further to bolster the UK economy.
Currency speculators are also betting that sterling will fall, data shows.
Sterling fell 0.5% to $1.543, its lowest since 13 July, 2012. The euro was up 0.3% against sterling, making a euro worth 86.3 pence.
The pound has been weakening this year following some disappointing economic data and worries that the UK may lose its triple-A credit rating.
In a speech on Saturday Mr Weale said the currency may need to weaken further, helping to make exports cheaper and boost growth.
Last week, the pound suffered its biggest weekly loss since early June 2012 after a weak retail sales report for January added to worries about the economy.
The pound had already been under pressure since the middle of last week when the Bank of England quarterly inflation report forecast higher inflation and weak growth.
Governor Mervyn King also said the Bank was ready to tolerate higher inflation to support the economy.
Steve Englander, currency strategist at Citi, wrote in a research note: "If you go through recent Bank of England commentary, they are quite openly cheer-leading the pound down as a way of closing the UK's external imbalance and generating a cyclical recovery."
Speculators have increased their bets against the pound, with latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showing they built up their largest "short" sterling bets since last June. Short sellers make money if a currency or share price goes down.


Barcelona delivered a masterclass to inflict another Champions League final defeat on Manchester United as Lionel Messi inspired an emphatic victory at Wembley.

Manchester United's hopes of emulating their first European Cup final success here against Benfica in 1968 foundered as Barcelona deservedly repeated their win against Sir Alex Ferguson's side in Rome two years ago.
The pattern of an entertaining game bore an uncanny resemblance to events in the Stadio Olimpico in 2009 as United started with optimism and intent before being swamped by Barcelona's brilliance.
Pedro gave Barcelona the lead from one of the many wonderful passes played by Xavi - but Wayne Rooney lifted the gloom during a torrid spell for United with a fine equaliser following a swift exchange with Ryan Giggs.
Barcelona responded by cranking up what Ferguson labelled their passing "carousel" after the break, with man-of-the match Messi at the centre of events as he tortured United.
Messi's magical feet were decorated by luminous green boots but it was his talent that illuminated Wembley and United's night was effectively over once he restored Barcelona's lead with a powerful drive early in the second half.
David Villa's spectacular third emphasised the gulf in class between the sides and United never threatened to mount the sort of dramatic recovery that has become their trademark.
Ferguson and his players were disconsolate at the final whistle as the nightmare of Rome was revisited but there was no shame in their defeat by one of the finest club sides the game has seen.
There was to be no fulfilling of the destiny United hoped was theirs and no dream conclusion to goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar's glittering career as he was powerless to prevent Barcelona's constant wave of beautifully crafted moves.
And as veteran Paul Scholes, who made a brief appearance as substitute, walked up to collect his losers' medal, thoughts turned to whether this was also his final bow as he considers his future at Old Trafford.
United had hoped to add a fourth victory in Europe's elite club tournament to a record 19th domestic title - instead they received a brutal lesson in the standards they must achieve from the Barcelona benchmark.
Ferguson insisted he had learned the lessons of defeat in Rome but the same problems swiftly resurfaced as Barcelona stamped their authority on midfield and Messi roamed free to inflict damage, adding another Champions League final goal to the one that sealed victory against United in their previous meeting.
United may dominate in England but Barcelona demonstrated once more, in front of Wembley and an estimated television audience of 300m, that they are peerless on the European stage.
Ferguson, as expected, opted to keep faith with the attacking partnership of Rooney and Javier Hernandez - but there was bitter disappointment for leading scorer Dimitar Berbatov, who failed to even make the substitutes' bench, Michael Owen getting the nod.
United's intentions were clear in the opening exchanges with a high-tempo approach designed to deny Barcelona time and space while pushing them back towards their own goal.
After early encouragement, however, Barcelona settled into their smooth passing style and started to give United a rough ride as they struggled to maintain any measure of authority and control was lost.
Pedro flashed the first ominous sign with a shot just wide before Van der Sar saved well low down from Villa. The goal was coming and it duly arrived after 27 minutes.
Xavi had been immaculate on the ball, dictating terms at every opportunity, and another masterly piece of creation played in Pedro, who had time to wrong-foot Van der Sar with a simple finish.
United's thoughts were scrambled as Barcelona moved the ball around with ease. Ferguson cut an agitated figure in the technical area as he pleaded with his players to concentrate in the face of the Catalans' domination.
It needed a moment of inspiration to lift United's spirits and Rooney provided it with the equaliser after 34 minutes. He exchanged passes with Giggs before sweeping a right-foot finish high past Victor Valdes.
Barcelona were swift to regain their composure and almost restored their advantage seconds before the interval when Messi somehow failed to apply the final touch to Villa's cross inside the six-yard area.
United were out early for the second half, presumably with the words of Ferguson ringing in their ears, while Barcelona waited in the players' tunnel for the resumption.
And when it did, Barcelona simply picked up the theme that characterised the first half. Van der Sar did well to block Alves' attempt and Patrice Evra was forced to scramble back towards his own goal to head away Messi's follow-up.
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Messi's golden talent is unquestioned, but he had been helped by United's failure to get close enough to halt his advances. It was a hazardous occupation and the heavy price was finally paid after 54 minutes.
The Argentine took full advantage of United's failure to close him down 25 yards out by flashing a shot past Van der Sar with minimum backlift. The finish was central and close to the keeper but it was struck with astonishing power.
Messi was toying with United and Van der Sar was grateful to save with his legs as he threatened once more. He then played in Alves, whose shot was stopped on the line by Fabio before Xavi ripped in another finish that was held by the Dutchman.
Ferguson attempted to stem Barcelona's tide by sending on Nani for Fabio in a positive move - but seconds later Barcelona struck again to give the scoreline a more realistic appearance.
Villa has had a mixed first season at the Nou Camp but his enduring class was evident when he curled a precise shot high past the outstretched arms of Van der Sar after 69 minutes.
The rest of the game was merely a conclusion of the formalities as Barcelona lifted the famous trophy for the fourth time and United were left to wonder how they can halt what seems to be an unstoppable force.


Ayoze Perez scored twice as Newcastle reached the third round of the EFL Cup with a win over League Two Cheltenham.

However, it was a night of mixed fortunes for the Magpies as Aleksandar Mitrovic, Dwight Gayle and Rolando Aarons all came off injured.
Perez, who was also injured and had his head bandaged, curled in a brilliant opener in first-half stoppage time.
The Spaniard tapped in his second when Gayle pounced on Easah Suliman's back-pass and squared the ball.
Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Cheltenham Town 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Cheltenham Town 0.
Jamie Sterry (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Jon Smith (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Koby Arthur (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).
Asa Hall (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Amari Morgan-Smith (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
Amari Morgan-Smith (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Amari Morgan-Smith (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Amari Morgan-Smith replaces Daniel Wright.
Attempt saved. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jon Smith replaces Easah Suliman.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Koby Arthur replaces James Dayton.
Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Vurnon Anita replaces Dwight Gayle because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
Attempt missed. Asa Hall (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).
Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Grant Hanley (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Danny Parslow.


Peterborough United striker Tom Nichols has said he will miss the remainder of the season because of a medial ligament tear in his knee.

The 22-year-old joined the League One side from Exeter in January and has scored one goal in seven appearances.
He picked up the injury during the Posh's 2-1 defeat at home by Rochdale.
Referring to his knee problem, Nichols tweeted: "Thanks for the messages everyone, I'll be back ready for next season stronger than ever."


Venezuela's opposition-held National Assembly has failed to meet for the first session since a controversial Supreme Court ruling on Monday.

National Assembly speaker Henry Ramos Allup said there was no quorum. He has scheduled a new session for Wednesday.
The Supreme Court has said all actions of the assembly are void until three banned members are removed from office.
The three members had been suspended for alleged electoral irregularities during the 6 December polls.
But the majority in the National Assembly defied the ruling and swore them in last week.
Government legislators say the lack of quorum shows that the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro is divided.
"The opposition bloc is made up of many factions and they are facing a dilemma," said Socialist Party MP and Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores.
"Some of them want to abide by the ruling, others have different views," she told Telesur television.
Mr Ramos Allup said the session had been suspended "because both government and opposition legislators failed to turn up".
The Supreme Court said its ruling applied to all acts that have been taken or will be taken by the current assembly.
The opposition bloc had vowed to continue meeting and working at the assembly as usual.
An amnesty law for imprisoned opposition politicians and activists was due to be tabled by the National Assembly leadership on Tuesday.
Four lawmakers were barred by the Supreme Court - three from the opposition and one allied with the government - after the Socialist Party alleged irregularities during last month's vote for a new congress.
The opposition claimed the the ruling was designed to strip it of crucial two-third majority which gives it extra powers such as removing judges from the top court.
Without the four legislators, the opposition has 109 seats and the government, 54. With the four banned legislators, the opposition gets the 112 seats it needs to get the so-called "super-majority".
The four politicians are all from the rural and sparsely populated south-western state of Amazonas.
"The logical, sane and democratic step is for the National Assembly's leadership to revoke the swearing-in of these lawmakers," said the Socialist Party deputy leader and former National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello.
If their swearing-in is revoked, the four seats will remain empty until a final decision by the Electoral Court on the alleged irregularities.
Venezuela's Supreme Court has almost always ruled in favour of the government during the last 17 years of socialist government under President Maduro and his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez.


Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has confirmed he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.

He informed US President Barack Obama of his decision hours after leading his Liberal Party to victory in the polls.
As part of his election campaign, Mr Trudeau pledged to bring home the CF-18 fighter jets that were deployed to the region until March 2016.
He has not yet given a timescale.
Justin Trudeau's Liberals swept to power in Monday's election, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper.
Mr Trudeau, an ex-high-school teacher, is the eldest son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
In his first telephone conversation with the US president as Canada's prime minister-designate, Mr Trudeau informed Barack Obama that he would make good on his election promise to withdraw the fighter jets.
"I committed that we would continue to engage in a responsible way that understands how important Canada has a role to play in the fight against ISIL (Islamic State), but he (Barack Obama) understands the commitments I've made around ending the combat mission," he told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.
However, he said he would keep Canadian military trainers in northern Iraq, the AFP news agency reports.
Mr Trudeau has also vowed to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year - a move previously rejected by his predecessor Stephen Harper, who took a much harder line on the issue.
He also quipped that President Obama had "teased me about my lack of grey hair, but said I'd probably get some quite soon".
Justin Trudeau looks set to improve relations with the US in other areas, especially on environmental issues.
During the 11-week election campaign, the Liberal Party said it would:
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"Canada's days of being a less-than-enthusiastic actor on the climate-change file are behind us," he said on Tuesday, in reference to Stephen Harper's decision to pull Canada out of the Kyoto climate change protocol in 2011 - the first country to do so.
The White House said in a statement on Tuesday that President Obama looked forward to working on climate policy with Mr Trudeau, who has pledged to set targets to reduce carbon emissions.
Ties are also likely to improve over plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would send Canadian oil south across the border. President Obama was reluctant to approve the proposal, which angered Stephen Harper who said it would create jobs for Canadians.
Mr Trudeau, who supports the plans, has said he is willing to work with the US to address some of the environmental concerns.
Speaking earlier to supporters, Mr Trudeau addressed concerns that under Conservative rule "Canada has lost its compassionate and constructive voice in the world over the past 10 years".
But, he continued, "on behalf of 35 million Canadians, we're back".
His Liberal Party began the election campaign in third place but now has a majority.
There is no fixed transition period under Canada's constitution. Mr Trudeau is expected to be sworn in in a few weeks' time.
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A dog weighing 11st (70kg) drew "a huge crowd" while showing off his record sausage-eating skills at a dog show.

Hagrid, a Leonberger, holds the Guinness World Record for "most items caught by a dog in 30 seconds", The Sunday Telegraph reported.
At the National Pet Show in Birmingham, Hagrid showcased his skill of catching and eating 13 sausages in 30 seconds.
His owners Sarah and David Woodthorpe-Evans, from Harlow, Essex, said they were considering getting him an agent.
"We like showing him off. We go to all the dog shows purely to let people know about the breed," Mrs Woodthorpe-Evans told the BBC.
Leonbergers were originally produced by crossing Newfoundlands with St Bernards and nearly died out after both World Wars.
She said her three-year-old pet eats two to three turkey carcasses per meal, which she buys from a nearby farm.
"He has those every other day. In between that he has a kilogram of tripe for his dinner," she said.
"He's 80cm from floor to shoulder, but if he puts his paws on my shoulders, his head is well above mine. He's 6ft (1.8m) fully outstretched."
Hagrid set his world record at the London Pet Show on 10 May.
"There's a bit more to it than it sounds. He has to sit in a marked area, he's not allowed to stand, and he can only eat the ones he catches," Mrs Woodthorpe-Evans said.
"We're intrigued about getting him to do some movie or TV work - we might get him an agent.
"Wherever we go, people stop us to ask the same questions - how much does he weigh, how much does he eat, does he have a saddle? He really is the most impressive creature."


Guatemalan police have captured one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, the authorities say.

Horst Walther Overdick - known as "the Tiger" - was arrested at a property he owns outside Guatemala City.
He is accused of being a crucial ally of Mexico's notorious Zetas cartel, which has increased its influence in Guatemala in recent years.
President Otto Perez Molina described his arrest as "extremely important".
Security Minister Maurico Lopez said Mr Overdick had played an important role in helping the Zetas move into his home province of Alta Verapaz in northern Guatemala.
He is also wanted for extradition to the US on charges of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine.
Guatemala is an important transit point for South American cocaine smuggled north to the US, with Mexico's powerful drugs cartels increasingly involved.
In 2010 the government declared a state of emergency in Alta Verapaz to combat the rising power of the Zetas.
Former army general Otto Perez Molina was elected president last year after promising an "iron fist" approach to organised criminal gangs.
But since taking office he has also called for a debate on decriminalising drugs as a way of reducing violent crime.


The UK is facing a major sperm shortage that may be tempting fertility clinics to accept poorer quality sperm, the British Fertility Society (BFS) warns.

Some clinics rely on imported sperm to keep up with demand.
However, the BFS chairman, Dr Allan Pacey, said he was "worried" that some clinics may be setting a lower bar to "get donors through the door".
He said women may be subjected to more invasive and expensive techniques if poor-quality sperm were used.
The demand for donors has been falling as advances in fertility treatment let more men father their own children.
However, a shortage of donors has still emerged. And there has been rising demand from same-sex female couples.
Figures from the fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), show nearly one in four donated sperm samples is from abroad.
The figure was one in 10 in 2005.
Sperm banks in Denmark and the US are the major suppliers.
Dr Pacey warned this was limiting patient choice and increasing waiting times, which led to potential risky practices, including DIY insemination with a friend's sperm or seeking treatment in a country with less fertility regulation.
He told the BBC: "We do still have a major sperm shortage in the UK.
"The worry is clinics might decide to change the quality of sperm they are willing to accept in order to get donors through the door and I think that's a very dangerous road to go down."
He said one possible example was sperm being accepted that would be suitable only for injecting into an egg - intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection - rather than for artificial insemination.
"That is putting the woman through more procedures, in terms of eggs being collected, than would be done if sperm of higher quality was collected and she could be treated with a simple insemination.
"My worry is clinics may be tempted to bend the rules, I have no evidence that they are, but I think when we have a national sperm shortage they're the kind of things we need to be looking for and warding against."
Professor Yakoub Khalaf, of the assisted conception unit at Guy's Hospital in London, commented: "We are now more reliant on external sperm banks than ever before.
"I don't think it is an issue as such, but what I have observed is that when people get sperm from abroad they can be given an option of 'suitable for insemination', or 'suitable for IVF or ICSI' [sperm injected to the egg].
"But how can donor sperm be less than adequate for all treatments?"
He said that based on his experience of the quality of imported sperm "the same could be happening here".
A HFEA spokesperson said: "We expect our clinics to use only donor sperm of a quality that will ensure the best outcome for the patient, and under our code of practice clinics are required to fully inform patients of the different treatment options available to them."


British and Irish Lions tour captain Sam Warburton will lead the team in Tuesday's match against the Highlanders in Dunedin.

The flanker has recovered from an ankle niggle to line up alongside James Haskell and CJ Stander in the back row.
Fly half Dan Biggar has been passed fit to start after concussion.
The Highlanders are without All Blacks Aaron Smith and Ben Smith, but internationals Liam Coltman, Lima Sopoaga, and Waisake Naholo will play.
After starting in the tour opener against the Provincial Barbarians, Warburton missed the 12-3 victory over the Crusaders on Saturday.
Biggar failed a head injury assessment in the defeat by the Blues last Tuesday, but has passed the requisite concussion protocols, while Jared Payne is fit to start at full-back despite an ongoing calf complaint.
Payne is joined by Jack Nowell and Tommy Seymour in the back three, with Jonathan Joseph and Robbie Henshaw in the midfield.
Biggar's fellow Welshman Rhys Webb is at scrum-half.
Courtney Lawes partners Iain Henderson in the second row, with Joe Marler, Rory Best and Kyle Sinckler re-forming the front row combination that started in the first game of the tour.
'A chance to put their hand up and perform'
"At this stage of the tour everyone has had a start and as coaches we are happy that all the players have had a chance to put their hand up and perform in the Lions jersey," said head coach Warren Gatland.
"We are building some momentum and we have improved with every game. We were obviously pleased with the win against the Crusaders, especially our defence and game management, but we know the Highlanders will be another massive test for us as a squad."
Lions squad to play Highlanders:
Team: Payne; Nowell; Joseph, Henshaw; Seymour; Biggar, Webb; Marler, Best, Sinckler; Lawes, Henderson; Haskell, Warburton (captain), Stander
Replacements: Owens, McGrath, Cole, Jones, Tipuric, Laidlaw, Farrell, Daly.
The Highlanders (previously named Otago Highlanders) may only be ranked fourth of the five New Zealand franchises in this year's tournament but the 2015 Super Rugby champions have won 10 of their 14 matches and are assured of at least a play-off berth.
The Lions beat a provincial Otago side 30-19 the last time they toured New Zealand in 2005 and Highlanders assistant coach Scott McLeod is anticipating another big occasion at the compact yet noisy Forsyth Barr Stadium.
"For some of these guys this will be the biggest rugby day of their careers, and it is a special moment in any rugby player's life to play against the Lions," he said.
"It's going to be a massive occasion for the club and our supporters."
The forwards are a strength for the Highlanders, who will field a virtually unchanged starting pack from the side beaten 25-22 by Crusaders in their last Super Rugby match on 3 June.
Highlanders squad
Team: Buckman; Naholo, Fekitoa, Walden, Li; Sopoaga, Hammington; Lienert-Brown, Coltman, Tokolahi; Ainley, Hemopo; Hunt, Evans, Whitelock (captain),
Replacements: Pleasants-Tate, Seiuli, Halanukonuka, Dickson, Lentjes, Renton, Banks, Osborne.
Injured All Blacks' captain Kieran Read and fly-half Aaron Cruden have been ruled out of New Zealand's Test against Samoa on Friday but will be fit to face the Lions, coach Steve Hansen said on Sunday.
However, hooker Dane Coles - who has concussion problems - would not be considered, Hansen said, as the All Blacks assembled in Auckland.
Ryan Crotty is "touch and go" but "everyone else is pretty good", Hansen said.
Read had previously ruled himself out of the Samoa match as he recovers from a broken thumb, while Cruden damaged knee ligaments in Friday's Super Rugby match between the Waikato Chiefs and the Wellington Hurricanes.
Brodie Retallick and Ben Smith were both said to be "very good" after recent concussion problems.


An Ayr United fan living in Peru has designed the winner of an online poll to choose a new club badge.

Jamie Stevenson's entry, which incorporates a saltire, their black and white colours and their nickname - The Honest Men, won 48% of the votes.
The Scottish Championship club were forced to find a new crest as their old one broke ancient heraldic law.
Designs were whittled down to a shortlist of five that were voted on by the public.
Commercial manager Graeme Miller told his club website: "Nobody wanted to change our badge.
"However, when left with no option, I think the route we chose to take has been a hugely positively one.
"We visited numerous local schools with our players and mascot Pandamonium and the response from the kids was incredible.
"Hundreds of entries were sent in from local youngsters and hopefully the excitement generated when we visited them will have given them an interest in the club for the future."
Winning designer Stevenson, who has lived in Peru for five years, attended his first Ayr match in 1979 and went on to design the club's match-day programme.
A badge containing an anchor, representing Ayr's proximity to the sea, came second with 25%.
The new badge will be adopted from 1 July.