Peter Powell kites were the must have toy in the summer of 1976, with millions selling worldwide and their creator becoming a household name.

But despite out-selling Lego and taking a Toy of the Year award, the business came crashing down in the 1990s when the kite-maker put a match to his equipment.
Now, more than a decade after he brought his business to a dramatic end, his sons Paul and Mark have restarted it with a shop in Cheltenham.
Born in Gloucester in 1932, Peter Powell was aged in his 40s when he devised the kite that would make him famous - the Peter Powell Stunter.
Battling with the problem of a traditional one-line kite that was listing to one side, Mr Powell came up with the idea of attaching extra lines to it.
With a car boot loaded up with his kites, he would head to Paignton sea front and "sell every single one of them" out of the back of his car. He advertised by simply flying the kites.
But it was three years later, during the heatwave of 1976, when the flamboyant kitemaker hit the big time following an appearance on the BBC's daily magazine show, Nationwide.
"It went from 300 kites a week to 75,000 a week in its heyday - we opened two factories but that wasn't enough so we opened three more, it was massive," said his son Mark.
With a regular audience of over 10m viewers, the Nationwide appearance kick-started a UK craze for flying steerable kites.
Overnight the big, bright and durable Stunter was on every child's wish list and was being flown by stars including Muhammad Ali, James Stuart and Henry Fonda.
"I suppose dad was a bit like a celebrity at that time. I mean he was on programmes like Tiswas and he flew his kites off the back of the President's yacht down the Hudson river," said Paul, another son.
"And flying down the River Thames on the back of a police speedboat with St Paul's Cathedral in the background must have been an amazing thing to do," added Mark.
With a clear run through the 1970s it was in the decade that followed - as Peter Powell himself had predicted - that it all started to "go wrong".
As home computers and video games took hold of the children's leisure market, kite sales crashed and profits dwindled.
By the late-1990s, in the wake of poor commercial decisions and cheap knock-offs from abroad, the "dream was over" and Peter Powell was left with nothing.
"Me and Paul came home one night and it looked as if the house was on fire," said Mark.
"Dad had been round all the factories, collected all their jigs for making the kite and he had a big bonfire and burnt everything to do with the kite.
"He said to me and Paul, whatever you do, do not start that business back up again."
But they have.
Working in secret for two years, the brothers developed their own version of their father's Original Stunt Kite before confronting him with it in 2012.
"We didn't want dad finding out what we were doing, but when we showed him our first prototype he was gobsmacked," said Mark.
In 2014, two years before their father's death, the brothers re-launched his business through an online shop and retail outlet in Cheltenham.
"We weren't too sure how it was going to go, but we were so pleased that he was thrilled to bits that we'd brought it back," said Mark.
"But it will never go as big as dad had it."
Watch more from the family on Inside Out (West) via the BBC iPlayer.


Germany midfielder Toni Kroos - linked with a move to Manchester United earlier in the year - has extended his Real Madrid contract until 2022.

The 26-year-old, who arrived at the Bernabeu from Bayern Munich for a reported £24m in 2014, has scored four goals in 108 games for Real.
The World Cup winner was tipped as a possible United signing by Old Trafford legend Paul Scholes in September.
Spanish newspaper AS claims Kroos' new deal will earn him £346,000 a week.
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Glamorgan will play all their T20 Blast matches in a 43-day block in summer 2017 after a revamp of the county cricket fixture schedule.

They begin at home to Hampshire on Friday, 7 July and finish at home to Middlesex on Friday, 18 August.
All their home T20 matches will be played in Cardiff with six out of seven games played under floodlights.
The team will make a first-ever trip to Arundel to face Sussex in their first away fixture, on Sunday, 9 July.
The new schedule marks the first time that T20 games will not be interspersed with other formats.
The changes are designed to minimise players having to adapt back and forth between formats, and to maximise crowd appeal in better weather.
The quarter-finals of the competition will be played between 22 and 25 August with Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday, 2 September.
Glamorgan were quarter-finalists in the T20 competition in 2016, finishing second in the South group before losing to Yorkshire.
Glamorgan T20 fixtures in 2017:
7 July: Hampshire (h)
9 July: Sussex (a)
15 July: Somerset (h)
16 July: Essex (a)
21 July: Sussex (h)
23 July: Essex (h)
25 July: Gloucestershire (a)
28 July: Surrey (h)
30 July: Kent (a)
3 August: Gloucestershire (h)
4 Aug: Surrey (a)
10 Aug: Hampshire (a)
13 Aug: Somerset (a)
18 Aug: Middlesex (h)


A Ukrainian opposition politician, Oleg Kalashnikov, has been found dead with gunshot wounds in Kiev - the latest ally of the former government to have died in suspicious circumstances.

Mr Kalashnikov had been involved in the "anti-Maidan" protests in support of deposed President Viktor Yanukovych.
It is not clear if he was murdered or committed suicide. Police say an investigation has been launched.
At least eight Yanukovych allies have died suddenly in the last three months.
Most of the deaths are said to have been suicides. However, officials say it was possible some were killed or forced to take their lives.
Commentators in Ukraine have accused supporters, as well as opponents, of the current pro-Western government of involvement in the deaths.
The BBC's David Stern in Kiev says no motive has emerged linking the deaths and no arrests have been made.
Mr Kalashnikov was a former deputy in parliament and a member of Mr Yanukovych's Party of Regions.
Accounts of his death differ, with some sources saying his body was found outside his flat in Kiev and others saying it was found within.
Mr Yanukovych fled Ukraine in February last year, after months of increasingly violent protests against him, centred on the Maidan, Kiev's main square.
He later reappeared in Russia. The government that succeeded him reversed his opposition to closer ties with the European Union - a major factor behind the protests.
It has since been plunged into a conflict with pro-Russian separatist rebels in the country's east.


North Lanarkshire Council has approved £19.5m in cuts that will see 287 full-time posts go - but the authority has pledged no compulsory redundancies.

The headcount will be reduced by not filling 177 vacancies, with the rest coming from redeployment, voluntary redundancy or early retirement.
Council rents will also rise by £1.73 per week to pay for new investment.
Council leader Jim McCabe described setting the budget for 2016/17 as "a horrendously difficult exercise".
Councillor Jim McCabe, leader of the council, said: "We have left no stone unturned in getting to a settled budget for 2016/17 and I am pleased that there will be no compulsory redundancies as a result.
"There is no doubt that some of the cuts we are being forced to make will have an impact.
"However, we carried out the biggest consultation in the council's history and have tried to reflect the message we received, which was to protect jobs and maintain services for young people and vulnerable people."
The council said that as part of setting the budget it had declined several savings options, which included:


The controversial right-wing Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman has agreed to bring his Yisrael Beitenu party into the country's governing coalition.

The deal, which shores up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's one-seat majority in parliament, will see Mr Lieberman appointed defence minister.
Mr Lieberman pledged his commitment to "responsible, reasonable policy".
The deal led Moshe Yaalon, a member of Mr Netanyahu's Likud party, to quit as defence minister in protest on Friday.
The former general warned that Israel was being taken over by "dangerous and extreme elements".
Mr Lieberman, who has twice served as foreign minister, has a reputation for inflammatory comments and takes a hawkish stance towards the Palestinians.
Avigdor Lieberman is a colourful addition to Israel's ruling coalition.
A Russian-speaking immigrant from the former Soviet Union, he is routinely described in newspaper profiles as a former nightclub bouncer in reference to a brief chapter in his early life.
Mr Lieberman served as foreign minister in the past, where he was generally perceived to cut a sometimes undiplomatic figure. At the defence ministry he will be in charge of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), one of the most revered institutions in Israeli society. Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasised, though, that he will continue to take the lead in matters of national security.
The recruitment of Mr Lieberman and his Yisrael Beitenu party cannot be seen straightforwardly as a sign of a government drifting to the right.
Mr Netanyahu has been desperate to find a way to enlarge his coalition, which previously had a majority of a single vote, and he considered cutting a deal with the left-wing opposition before finally turning to Mr Lieberman.
Profile: Avigdor Lieberman
Since winning a fourth term in office last year, Mr Netanyahu has said he would explore bringing a sixth party into his coalition to widen its majority in parliament.
Wednesday's deal will give the prime minister control of 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. He previously had 61, which made it difficult to pass legislation.
Before agreeing to bring in Yisrael Beitenu, Mr Netanyahu had engaged in negotiations with the centre-left Zionist Union, amid international pressure to resume peace talks with the Palestinians.
France recently announced it would host an international conference on 3 June to try to revive the peace process, which collapsed amid acrimony in 2014.
"I am committed to promoting the peace process. I am committed to make every effort to reach an agreement," Mr Netanyahu said after signing the coalition deal with Mr Lieberman in Jerusalem.
"I intend to seize those opportunities. A broader government, a more stable government will make it easier to do so," he added.
Mr Lieberman, who lives in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, has repeatedly voiced scepticism about pursuing peace with the Palestinians.
At one point he suggested toppling the Palestinian Authority. A few weeks ago he threatened to kill a Hamas leader if the militant Islamist movement did not return the bodies of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip.
But on Wednesday he stated: "My commitment first of all is to responsible, reasonable policy."
"All of us have commitments to peace, to the final status agreement, to understanding between us and our neighbours."
The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, warned that Mr Lieberman's appointment as defence minister would "result in apartheid, racism and religious and political extremism".
In a separate development on Wednesday, an Israeli human rights group said it would stop filing complaints against alleged abuses by Israeli soldiers.
B'Tselem said that after 25 years of going through the military's legal channels it had concluded the process was what it called a "whitewash mechanism".
The military said B'Tselem's view was biased and failed to reflect reality.


Families from the Republic of Ireland seeking justice for their dead relatives have travelled to Brussels to raise their case in the European Parliament.

The Families for Justice group are people whose loved ones have died in violent or unsolved circumstances.
They believe Irish police failed to investigate the deaths properly.
The group includes Jim and Lucia O'Farrell whose son, Shane, 23, was killed by a hit and run driver.
It happened while he was out cycling in Monaghan in 2011.
A Lithuanian national who had more than 40 convictions, including some in Northern Ireland, received an eight-month jail sentence that was suspended on condition that he left the country.
Mrs O'Farrell said the man had received numerous suspended sentences in both jurisdictions at the time her son was killed.
"He continued until he killed - the judicial system failed us hugely and this was avoidable," she said.
She and her husband said that they felt that their voices were heard by MEPs in Brussels this week.
Now they hope to continue their battle for justice for their dead son.
"We are hoping to go the European Court of Human Rights. Shane had a right to a life, a peaceful death and a fair trial," Mrs O'Farrell said.
"We were met with a great reception. We were encouraged that they will support us.
"Not alone were we heard, we were listened to intently and we were treated with great compassion."
Also in the delegation was Anne Doherty, whose twin sister, Mary Boyle disappeared and was presumed murdered in 1977, when she was six years old.
Cyril Goonan, whose brother Jim was found dead at the bottom of stairs in his home in Birr, County Offaly, in 2002 was also present.
The mother of the late Clodagh Cullen raised the death of her four-year-old daughter, killed in what she believes was an unexplained road traffic collision in Kilkenny in 2007.
Also with the delegation was Catherine Costelloe, a former officer with the London Metropolitan Police who, since returning to Ireland, has spent many years searching for people who have been murdered but whose remains are missing.


The Football Association of Wales will re-invest the profit it made in 2015-16 to improve facilities, says chief executive Jonathan Ford.

The FAW made a post-tax profit of £891,000 for the year ending 30 June, 2016.
Turnover for the year was £21m, an increase of £10.5m (102%) on the previous year.
The financial year included the Euro 2016 finals in France, up to and including the round of 16.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals of the competition occurred in July after the end of the business year.
FAW chief executive Jonathan Ford previously said Wales' run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 earned a £3m profit for the association.
Ford is pleased with the profit for the period 2015-16 and said it was "imperative" to invest the money in new facilities.
"We hope to use that money, together with grants we have available and together with other money we may be able to get our hands on, to continue to improve facilities," Ford told BBC Wales Sport.
"They're probably the one thing throughout this country where we are a little bit behind.
"Our commitment to improving facilities throughout Wales, especially around the areas of national development and training centres, is clearly going to be a focus for us over the coming couple of years.
"Our objective is to get more people playing football and as a result of that more people playing football to a higher standard."


First Minister Carwyn Jones and UKIP leader Nigel Farage have clashed over the fate of the steel industry in a head-to-head debate on the UK's future within the European Union.

Mr Jones said leaving the EU would have "devastating consequences" for Wales, and asked what Mr Farage had done to help steel in his role as a Euro MP.
Mr Farage claimed membership of the EU had left the first minister "impotent".
He argued the UK would have more control of its economy outside the EU.
The UKIP leader opened the debate in Cardiff on Monday by asking if the UK wanted to "regain our independence as a nation state" or if it was happy to be a "subordinate member of the club".
Mr Farage claimed it was "scaremongering" to say trade would cease and jobs would be lost upon a British exit from the EU.
The first minister replied by saying membership of the UK and EU was vital to Welsh prosperity.
Claiming 200,000 jobs in Wales relied on EU trade, Mr Jones said "pulling up the drawbridge" would have "devastating consequences".
Focusing on the fate of steel, the first minister said the industry's problems were "nothing to do with the EU".
A glut of steel on the world market, the strong pound and high energy costs were hurting the industry, he said.
Mr Jones said he met Tata Steel bosses in December, adding: "Not once did they mention the European Union as being some kind of obstacle."
Mr Farage responded by claiming British politicians in Wales and Westminster had been unable to protect the steel industry from cheap Chinese exports.
"You didn't do it, not because you don't want to, because you haven't got the power to do it because we've given that away to Brussels," he said.
If the EU referendum campaign is going to be anything like this, it's going to be a lively affair.
It was breathless stuff - within minutes both men were trading insults.
And perhaps surprisingly it was jobs and the economy - not immigration - that dominated.
At times it was a tough night for the first minister with Nigel Farage bossing big chunks of the debate.
Carwyn Jones based his claims on the dangers of taking a risk - in other words, better the devil you know.
Nigel Farage's rhetoric was based around the need to reclaim control of our borders and our laws.
On the issue of immigration, Mr Farage said "the biggest benefit" of leaving the EU would be the UK's ability to set up an Australian-style points system to accept immigrants based on their skills, lack of criminal convictions and ability to speak English.
However, Mr Jones dismissed the suggestion that EU membership had "anything to do" with immigration, saying if the UK was not a member, France would simply allow refugees camped at Calais to pass through.
"Would it be in our interest to turn our backs on our European partners, or isn't it better to work together to find a European solution to what is a European challenge," he asked.
The first minister also attacked the UKIP leader's record as a Euro-MP, saying he had only attended one out of 42 meetings of a fisheries committee in the European Parliament.
"The reality is you don't stand up for Britain," he told Mr Farage.
In reply, the UKIP leader said: "If I spent every living moment there I wouldn't have even been allowed to debate or vote on the issues that affect fisheries - the parliament hasn't got that power."
Eluned Parrott, Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Europe, said that "neither person came out of this shouting match particularly well", claiming hers was the only UK party united in favour of EU membership.
"Carwyn Jones was right to be arguing the importance of the UK remaining in the EU," she said.
"Yet, his views are in stark contrast to his party in London, where [Labour leader] Jeremy Corbyn remains ambivalent on this major issue."
Plaid Cymru AM Elin Jones was critical of Mr Jones, tweeting: "Well, for the case for Wales staying in EU, that was a set-back. Mustn't be repeated. #IWADebate."
Before the debate, a spokesman for the Welsh Conservatives dismissed the event as having the feel of a "rather gaudy PR spectacle", saying Mr Jones had failed to invite rival party leaders to similar debates about Welsh issues under his control.
A referendum on whether the UK should remain within the EU or leave is set to be held before the end of 2017.
On Sunday, Prime Minister David Cameron suggested the vote could be held as early as this summer.


Two in five North Koreans are undernourished and more than 70% of the population relies on food aid, the United Nations says.

In a new report, it said most North Koreans also lacked access to basic healthcare or sanitation.
Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the two main causes of death for children under five, the report said.
Humanitarian needs had been exacerbated by "recurrent natural hazards", such as frequent floods and drought.
"Amidst political tensions, an estimated 18 million people across DPRK [North Korea] continue to suffer from food insecurity and undernutrition, as well as a lack of access to basic services," the UN report said.
"Furthermore, 10.5 million people, or 41% of the total population, are undernourished."
Isolated North Korea, which has a population of about 25 million, has faced significant food shortages for years.
Hundreds of thousands are believed to have died during a widespread famine in the 1990s.
The UN report said the situation had improved since then, "in part as a result of humanitarian assistance".
However, two-thirds of North Koreans still depend on food being distributed by the state. The UN report said rations of items such as cereals and potatoes had been reduced from 380g per person per day to just 300g for several months last year.
"Fluctuations over the year are normal," it said, but added that state "rations are consistently lower than the government target of an average of 573g per person per day".
North Korea is heavily sanctioned under UN resolutions for its nuclear and missile tests.
The report said international sanctions had affected humanitarian efforts, making it more difficult for agencies to transfer funds and equipment.
It also noted a "radical decline in donor funding since 2012".
"As a result agencies have been forced to significantly reduce the assistance they provide. Consequently, critical needs of some of the most vulnerable have not been met.
"More predictable funding is urgently required to ensure the immediate needs of the most vulnerable are addressed."


Five people climbed the i360 tower in Brighton before base jumping from the top, the attraction's sponsor said.

It is understood the intruders opened a lock at the 531ft (162m) tower on Brighton seafront at 07:30 GMT.
A spokeswoman for sponsor British Airways i360 said: "We will be reviewing security levels with our contractors in light of this incident."
The tower, directly in front of the derelict West Pier, is still under construction.
Sussex Police said a group had broken in to the site via the King's Road arches.
Permanent security measures at the completed project will include high security walls, alarmed doors and CCTV.
"[These] will make breaches of this type become increasingly difficult," the BA i360 spokeswoman said.
The seafront viewing platform will open in the summer.


Japanese electronics giant Sony has warned that it is on target to make its fourth annual loss in succession.

The warning came as it unveiled a 27bn yen ($346m; Â£216m) loss for its second quarter, compared with a profit of 31bn yen for the same period last year.
The company said the strong yen, floods in Thailand, and weak demand in the US and Europe were to blame.
Sony is now projecting an annual net loss of 90bn yen, compared with its previous forecast of 60bn yen profit.
The Tokyo-based conglomerate is restructuring its TV operations.
The maker of Bravia TVs have seen its TV business lose money for the past seven years. Sony project this part of their company should turn a profit in 2013.
Analysts say Sony's TV operations have been hit by price falls, an oversupply of panels, and intense competition and innovation in the electronics market.


Queens Park Rangers midfielder Tjaronn Chery is set to leave the Championship club for a big-money move to China.

The Dutchman is preparing to transfer to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng, with QPR boss Ian Holloway citing Chery's age as a factor in letting him leave Loftus Road.
"He's 28 now and when you get to 28 you need a really big contract," Holloway told BBC Radio London.
"Sometimes you're better off with people who really want to be here."
Chery joined Rangers from FC Groningen in July 2015 and has made 61 Championship appearances.
He has scored 14 goals for the R's, with 10 of them coming last season.
His contract is due to expire in 2018 and Rangers have held talks over a new deal.
But with the club struggling in the bottom half of the Championship, Chery asked for a move and QPR opted to sell.
Holloway explained: "He came to us a couple of years ago and had high hopes of us getting into the play-offs.
"If we gave him another deal would I make him too comfortable?
"How much does he want it? And how old would he be by the end of that contract?
"Is that what we want? That's the difficult thing. He made the decision for me (by asking for a move).
"We've been talking to him about the possibility of getting him on a longer deal, but he'd heard about China and he needs to get as much as he can for his family while he can.
"He wanted to leave, so what could I say? Tjaronn wore the shirt with pride but he also knows what he's got to do for his family."


Rail commuters in and around Glasgow are facing delays due to vandalism and problems with electricity supplies.

Edinburgh routes to and from Milngavie and Helensburgh have been disrupted due to fire damage on the railway near Blackridge station.
Some trains have been cancelled and other services are starting or terminating in Airdrie or Bathgate.
Services between Motherwell and Dalmuir were cancelled due to electrical issues, but resumed at about 11:00.
There were also delays between Oban and Glasgow after a car struck a bridge on part of the line.
ScotRail said it now had buses operating between Dalmally an Oban. Disruption is expected until 17:00.
Information about replacement services for all the affected train routes are available on the ScotRail website.
ScotRail said the damage near Blackridge station was caused by a fire which appeared to have been started deliberately at about 22:00 on Wednesday.
Detectives from British Transport Police said they were investigating the fire-raising incident, which had caused damage to the track and overhead power lines.
DC Niall McGugan said: "Although this fire was contained very quickly, the damage was extensive and the repair cost will be significant.
"Whilst we are still working to determine exactly what happened, at this time we are working to the presumption that this fire was started deliberately.
"I am very keen to speak with anyone who may have been in the area at this time or saw anyone acting suspiciously.
"Please get in touch as your information may help us investigate."


Alex Rae lamented Rangers' defeat by Luxembourg outfit Progres Niederkorn and fears it is likely to make Scottish football "a laughing stock".

The Ibrox club were ejected from the first qualifying round of the Europa League by a team that finished fourth in their domestic league last season.
"It's an embarrassing result, given the investment (in the squad)," said Rae of his former club's 2-1 aggregate defeat.
"I have never seen them lose to a team of this calibre."
Rae, now 48, told BBC Scotland that he felt Pedro Caixinha's new-look team lacked the drive he would have expected to see as Rangers returned to European football for the first time in six years.
They had won the Ibrox leg 1-0 and in the starting XI in Luxembourg fielded four of their summer signings - Fabio Cardoso, Ryan Jack, Daniel Candeias and Alfredo Morelos, with a further two, Dalcio and Eduardo Herrera, making substitute appearances.
"They are only three or four weeks into their pre-season but with the quality that Rangers have allegedly brought in you would expect them to go through in a tie like this," said Rae, who played in the Champions League and Uefa Cup with Rangers in 2004 and 2005.
"It's OK if it's a one-off, you can lose cup games, but over two games you would expect them to get through.
"I was disappointed with the manner in which they played. They never got any combinations, there was no tempo or intensity and you could actually see it coming. It's as bad a performance and result as you're going to get.
"They just didn't create enough good chances. They had a couple of headers that you would have expected them to score, with (Niko) Kranjcar and (Josh) Windass and Kenny Miller hitting the bar.
"It would have to be up there with one of their worst performances and results in Europe. I think everybody is in shock.
"The way Scottish football is going, we're going to be a laughing stock."
Rae predicted that the Portuguese manager would come in for scrutiny in the coming weeks but he did not think Caixinha would resign or be sacked.
"He seems quite a confident guy in his ability and what he's trying to do," he said.
"The board have backed him to the hilt. I would expect them to back him and give him time to turn it around.
"The eight signings are just in the door. The season starts in four weeks. This will give Caixinha time to work with them. They will need to hit the ground running."


A 13-year-old girl died when she was struck by a lorry while walking along a street in south-west London.

The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene, following the crash in New Malden at about 08:30 GMT.
The lorry driver, who was not arrested, stopped following the collision in Lime Grove.
Det Sgt John Hartfree, of the Met Police, appealed for drivers and pedestrians who witnessed the crash to come forward.


The removal of an 8ft "peace wall" at a sectarian interface has been hailed as a sign of progress by Northern Ireland's deputy first minister.

The brick wall had stood as a barrier in Ardoyne, north Belfast for 30 years, until it was demolished in February.
It has been replaced by a landscaped pathway, lined with trees and railings, which local residents helped to design.
Visiting the site on Thursday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness praised their reconciliation efforts.
"Dismantling a wall 30 years after it was built does more than just transform the physical landscape," Mr McGuinness said.
"It sends out a strong signal progress is being made and the most encouraging thing isn't the bricks of an 8ft wall lying flat on the ground, but the fact it was a community-led decision."
In 2013, Mr McGuinness and the then First Minister Peter Robinson set a 10-year target to bring down all of Northern Ireland's peace walls.
The 2023 target was part of Stormont's shared future proposals aimed at tackling political division and sectarianism.
The brick barrier along the Crumlin Road in Ardoyne was the first of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's peace walls to come down.
Ardoyne has been at the centre of two of Northern Ireland's most controversial sectarian stand-offs.
They were the 2001 Holy Cross dispute, in which protests were held against Catholic schoolgirls walking to Holy Cross primary school and the Ardoyne parade dispute, which led to serious rioting on 12 July over several years by both republicans and loyalists.
The deputy first minister said the 2023 peace wall target cannot be achieved without the support of communities at interfaces.
"Reconciliation has been hampered by physical divisions so to help build a truly shared, united and reconciled community, we need to remove these structures, Mr McGuinness said.
"The executive will continue to support communities on this journey and I commend the excellent work of the Twaddell, Ardoyne and Shankill communities which has been vital in shaping progress in north Belfast.",


Volkswagen profit has tumbled 20% in the first three months of 2016 as it continues to grapple with fallout from the diesel emissions scandal.

Pre-tax profit fell to €3.2bn (£2.4bn) in the first quarter, down from €3.97bn in the same period a year ago.
Chief executive Matthias Mueller said he was "satisfied" with the start of "what will undoubtedly be a demanding" 2016.
VW admitted last year that it installed software to cheat US emissions tests.
It has already set aside more than €16bn to pay for costs arising from the scandal. Analysts at the bank NordLB expect the total to rise to between €20bn and €30bn.
The German giant has agreed a deal with the US Department of Justice in which it will buy back and "substantially" compensate more than 500,000 American owners of its diesel cars affected by the emissions cheating. Final details are expected in June.
"In the first quarter, we once again managed to limit the economic effects of the diesel issue and achieve respectable results under difficult conditions," Mr Mueller added.
Group sales revenue fell 3.4% to €51bn in the period.
Sales of VW-branded cars were particularly hard hit, with profit from that part of the business falling 83% to €73m from €514m last year.
The company maintained its forecast of a 5% fall in 2016 sales revenue compared with last year, "depending on economic conditions - particularly in South America and Russia - and exchange rate developments as well as against the backdrop of the diesel issue".
However, it predicted "a marked decrease in sales revenue" in 2016 for its passenger car brands, which include Audi, Seat and Skoda.
"2016 will be a transitional year for Volkswagen... we remain confident that our operating business will again record solid growth this year," Mr Mueller added.
VW shares fell 3% in Frankfurt to €133.57 and are down 40% over the past 12 months.
Ana Nicholls, automotive analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said: "Unit sales continue to rise, up 0.8% in the first quarter of 2016, suggesting that customers care less about the emissions scandal than investors and the media do.
"Ironically that means Volkswagen is now on track to become the world's biggest vehicle-maker this year, given that Toyota and General Motors have both seen tables fall back so far."


Fabio Saraiva and Luke Kandi secured Woking's second successive National League win amid their battle to clime out of the National League relegation zone.

Both goals came late on to condemn the visitors to a fourth league defeat of the season.
Saraiva struck from 25 yards out to open the scoring.
Kandi came off the bench to profit from a rebound of Gozie Ugwu's shot and seal the win.
Match ends, Woking 2, Wrexham 0.
Second Half ends, Woking 2, Wrexham 0.
Goal!  Woking 2, Wrexham 0. Luke Chike Kandi (Woking).
Substitution, Wrexham. Bradley Reid replaces John Rooney.
Substitution, Wrexham. Rob Evans replaces Tyler Harvey.
Goal!  Woking 1, Wrexham 0. Fabio Saraiva (Woking).
Substitution, Woking. Luke Chike Kandi replaces Delano Sam-Yorke.
Joey Jones (Woking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Wrexham. Gerry McDonagh replaces Shaun Harrad.
Keiran Murtagh (Woking) is shown the yellow card.
Tyler Harvey (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dennon Lewis (Woking) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Woking 0, Wrexham 0.
First Half ends, Woking 0, Wrexham 0.
First Half begins.
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A three-day event rider has raised £500,000 to buy the horse he rode at the Rio Olympics in 2016 after its owner put it up for sale.

Jonty Evans, from Gloucestershire, began fundraising in July to buy Cooley Rorkes Drift.
Donations poured in from around the world to keep the duo together.
Evans finished ninth in Rio, representing Ireland. He aims to compete in next month's European championships in Poland.
The target was reached just after 10:00 BST - a day before the deadline.
Evans said: "I'm a blithering wreck, I can't believe how people have helped.
"The prospect of the horse now staying here and being able to continue our partnership - it's incredible that people have made this happen.
"We've had contributions for donations from all around the world and without doubt people have taken the horse and me a bit to their hearts.
"The horse's performances at Rio and at Badminton have shown that he is a top class horse and the rest is about the relationship and the partnership and people have really taken that to their hearts."
Evans now hopes to compete in the European championships.
"The big deal for us is prepare us for next year for Badminton and this will hopefully be a good event for us.
"Then at the end of next year, the world games in America (FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 in North Carolina) and the future - looking towards Tokyo and the Olympic games."
He added that there was "no way" Art would be sold in the future.
"Hopefully one of the big feelings around the campaign was that Art was here just into his fifth year, and he will stay here forever. He won't go anywhere."


Australia international half-back Terry Campese says the sacking of Hull KR head coach Chris Chester shows rugby league is a "cut-throat business".

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Chester was dismissed as Rovers coach after just three games of the 2016 Super League season after two defeats and a draw by his side.
Assistant Willie Poching took charge for Friday's home defeat by St Helens.
"It's the sport we play, it's the reality," Campese told the BBC's Super League Show.
"It's a cut-throat business - players go out on loan, players get injured, you can get a change of staff."
Former Halifax, Wigan, Robins and Hull FC back-rower Chester took over at Craven Park following the departure of Craig Sandercock in 2014.
He guided the club to the Challenge Cup final in 2015, his one full season in charge, but they were beaten by Leeds Rhinos at Wembley.
Despite a third defeat in four games against Keiron Cunningham's Saints, Rovers showed signs of revival with four tries under caretaker boss Poching.
The New Zealander, 42, was previously on the staff at Warrington under Tony Smith, and also Samoa at international level.
"It's always tough when a head coach leaves, there's a big disruption but the boys handled it well," Campese added.
"In the first half you wouldn't have thought we'd had the week we did, we went out there and played some enjoyable footy.
"[Willie's] been assistant coach for the past year or so and our defensive coach, I thought he relished last week,"
"It's something he's been waiting for. the boys turned up for him and hopefully they can do this weekend too."


Boris Johnson has accused Britain's ally, Saudi Arabia, of engaging in "proxy wars" in the Middle East.

The Guardian newspaper has published footage in which the foreign secretary talks of politicians "twisting and abusing religion" for political gain.
He said Saudi Arabia and Iran were "puppeteering" because of a lack of strong leadership in the region.
PM Theresa May's spokeswoman said his comments about "proxy wars" were not the position of the government.
The spokeswoman said that Mrs May wanted to strengthen the relationship with Saudi Arabia, saying, "we are supporting the Saudi-led coalition in support of the legitimate government in Yemen against houthi rebels".
She said: "Those are the prime minister's views - the foreign secretary's views are not the government's position on, for example, Saudi Arabia and its role in the region."
She said Mr Johnson would be in the region this weekend and it would be an opportunity for him to set out the government's position on relations with Saudi Arabia and others in the region.
Asked whether the prime minister had full confidence in Mr Johnson as foreign secretary, the spokeswoman said "yes".
In the footage from last week, Mr Johnson said: "There are politicians who are twisting and abusing religion and different strains of the same religion in order to further their own political objectives.
"That's one of the biggest political problems in the whole region. And the tragedy for me - and that's why you have these proxy wars being fought the whole time in that area - is that there is not strong enough leadership in the countries themselves."
The foreign secretary told the Med 2 conference in Rome: "There are not enough big characters, big people, men or women, who are willing to reach out beyond their Sunni or Shia or whatever group to the other side and bring people together and to develop a national story again.
"That is what's lacking. And that's the tragedy," he said, adding that "visionary leadership" was needed in the region.
He went on:  "That's why you've got the Saudis, Iran, everybody, moving in and puppeteering and playing proxy wars."
The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale said the emergence of the comments would be "awkward if not embarrassing for the foreign secretary".
"Once again Mr Johnson's use of language is causing headlines that his diplomats will need to explain," our correspondent said.
The video has emerged as Prime Minister Theresa May returns from a visit to the Gulf where she had dinner with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
The Guardian said the remarks flouted a long-standing Foreign Office convention of not criticising their allies in public.
Robert Lacey, a historian and author of the Kingdom and the House of Saud, said that while he agreed with Mr Johnson's comments, he questioned whether he should be saying them about an ally.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he believed it was a gaffe and that Mr Johnson was acting more like a journalist.
It was quite clear Mr Johnson had departed from the Foreign Office brief, he added.


(Close): London's leading shares closed flat on Monday, held back by falls in the drugmaker Hikma.

At the close, the FTSE 100 index was up just 0.01% at 6,361.8.
Hikma topped the losers' list, falling 5.2% after cutting its full-year revenue forecast.
Amongst the biggest gainers was equipment hire firm Ashtead, which added 2.2% after signs of an improved outlook for the company's business in the US.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.02% against the dollar at $1.5431 and was 0.15% lower against the euro at â‚¬1.3994


People who took to Twitter to mock a distressed woman who was being talked down from a bridge have been condemned by Surrey Police.

The force said the incident forced the closure of the M3 at Sunbury for two hours on Saturday.
Officers said they were contacted by people stuck in traffic asking them to "tell her to get on with it" and to "rubber bullet the jumper".
Insp Julie Hillman said the comments were "completely unacceptable".
Eventually the woman was talked down from the bridge and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Before that, one user wrote to Surrey Police: "Tell her to get on with it. Bloody ruining everyone's weekend. Sat in this for an hour and a half now."
Another tweeted: "Surrey police, can't you rubber bullet the jumper on M3/A316 and get the traffic moving? Or get net ready & charge her? Ridiculous."
Both accounts from which the comments were made have been deleted following a backlash by Twitter users.
Insp Hillman said: "Having members of the public taunt somebody who is clearly in a distressed state as we did earlier today is completely unacceptable.
"I hope the public understand why it was necessary for us to close the road as doing so helped save the woman's life."


Christians should resist persecution without using violence, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said in his Easter Sunday sermon.

In his Canterbury Cathedral sermon, he spoke of the 148 victims of a Kenyan university attack last week and Coptic Christians killed in Libya in February.
The Queen, Prince Philip, and members of the Royal Family attended an Easter service at Windsor Castle.
In his message, Pope Francis called for peace "above all" in Syria and Iraq.
In his Easter "Urbi et Orbi" message, the Pope prayed for the students killed in Garissa in Kenya and called for more action to halt what he said was a "humanitarian tragedy" in Syria and Iraq.
The Pope "implored" peace in Libya, calling for the "absurd bloodshed and all barbarous acts of violence" in the country to end.
"We ask for peace, above all, for Syria and Iraq, that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations may be restored among the various groups which make up those beloved countries," he told crowds in St Peter's Square.
Three days of national mourning are being held in Kenya for nearly one hundred and fifty people, many of them Christian, who were killed by Islamist militants last week.
In February, 22 Egyptian Coptic Christians were beheaded by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya.
It is an Easter of suffering for many Christians around the world, a fact highlighted by the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as the Archbishop of York, in their Easter homilies.
Much of the news in the months leading up to Easter 2015 has been dominated by the killing of Christians, most recently the students in Kenya - many explicitly because they were Christian - and earlier in Libya, Syria and Iraq by Islamic State  (IS) militants, who appear determined to drive those of other faiths from the areas they control, including other Muslims who do not subscribe to their extreme interpretation of Islam.
There is growing concern among Christian leaders over the murder of Christians by Islamist militants in many parts of the world, as the ideology of IS, Boko Haram and al Shabab and others spreads its message of death and hatred.
While the Pope and the archbishop have called on Christians to listen to the Easter message of the risen Christ today and forgive their persecutors, Pope Francis has made it clear for some time that he believes military force is justified to halt the advance of IS militants.
The three main UK party leaders also highlighted the persecution of Christians abroad as they took a break from election campaigning to mark Easter.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who attended a church service in Oxfordshire, said it was "shocking" to know people abroad were still being "threatened, tortured - even killed" because of their faith.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said Christians were the victims of religious discrimination in the world, saying "our hearts go out to those who face difficult times both overseas and closer to home".
In a message on Twitter, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg wrote of the "cruel and barbaric killings that took place in Kenya".
The Archbishop of Canterbury said Christians must support persecuted communities, with "love and goodness and generosity".
He spoke of the need for all Christians to bear witness to Jesus Christ and the resurrection and stated that age, gender, politics and sexuality were irrelevant.
"Witnesses are those people who know Christ - lay or ordained, old or young, gender, politics, sexuality or whatever irrelevant - all are equally witnesses. To witness is to be a martyr," he said.
The archbishop continued: "I am told by the Coptic Bishop in England that the Coptic Christians murdered in Libya last month died proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord.
"They are martyrs, a word that means both one that dies for their faith and one that witnesses to faith.
"There have been so many martyrs in the last year. On Maundy Thursday, three days ago, around 150 Kenyans were killed because of being Christian.
"They are witnesses, unwilling, unjustly, wickedly, and they are martyrs in both senses of the word."
This view was echoed by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, who said that Christians were at greater risk in many parts of the world because "they follow Jesus Christ".
In an article in the Mail on Sunday he also urged Christians to be politically involved, calling on people to "engage and vote."


Dyfed-Powys Police's director of legal services has been suspended over payments made to a firm of barristers where her husband worked.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Samantha Gainard had signed off invoices for legal services "over a number of years".
The police watchdog is looking into her role in instructing the company.
It is also investigating whether she declared a potential conflict of interest.
A separate investigation is looking into her relationship with the force's deputy chief constable Carl Langley.


The M4's Brynglas tunnels at Newport are the most-congested stretch of inner city motorway in the UK away from the M25, new traffic data has revealed.

Traffic data firm Inrix said junction 25 to junction 26 on the M4 is the UK's fourth most-congested stretch and in the Europe's top 50.
Jams average 57 minutes and four miles (6.4km) long, costing drivers £31m a year in lost time, it says.
The Welsh Government wants to build a £1bn M4 relief road to ease congestion.
A public inquiry into building a six-lane motorway to the south of Newport has heard from a government barrister who said the current M4 at Newport was "not fit for purpose".
The Welsh Government's appointed traffic consultant told the inquiry the tunnels were "at or reaching capacity".
Dr Graham Cookson, chief economist for Inrix, said: "Our data shows Brynglas tunnels to be one of the worst traffic hotspots in the UK, with congestion here costing drivers £31m in lost time annually.
"Congestion costs the Welsh economy billions, hampers business efficiency, and wastes drivers' time and money."
"Despite these issues, congestion is in fact a good problem to have as it's a strong indicator of prosperity and economic growth.
"However, in order to resolve these issues we must find a solution before the negative effects of traffic detract from the positive causes."
The tunnels opened 50 years ago on Friday and were originally built for just 30,000 vehicles a day.
Currently, 78,919 vehicles a day on average use that stretch of road and there have been 1,477 traffic jams around the tunnels in the past 12 months, about four jams a day on average.
Inrix said the longest distance traffic jam at the tunnels in the last year was over 14 miles on the eastbound stretch in October where tailbacks reached Magor in Monmouthshire.
Statistics also showed the longest duration of a queue was eight hours as an eight mile congestion clogged the tunnels and the M4 corridor in October.


The Olympic legacy on school sport is "on life support" and more needs to be done to ensure it lasts beyond two years, MPs say.

The Commons Education Committee says many schools lacked facilities and that this limited opportunities for youngsters to get involved in sport.
Without wide experience of sport in school many elite athletes would not have discovered their talent, they add.
The government said schools would have £300m to spend on PE over two years.
MPs on the committee say funding systems should be changed to enable long-term investment.
The committee highlighted the fact that the London Games was the first "where the notion of legacy was built into the initial bid".
But some said the "opportunity to inspire a generation and build on the success" of the Olympics had been "missed", while another described it as "on life support".
Although there was a surge in interest in sports, the committee heard, it did not translate into "people turning up at clubs".
The School Games, in which schools compete against each other from local to national level, was pointed to by some witnesses as a good example of the Olympic Legacy.
But there were concerns that it only appealed to talented athletes and that not all children would be able to take part.
And it was pointed out that the School Games needed much more guaranteed funding for it to last as a legacy.
The committee also heard concerns about the lack of sporting facilities in schools, with swimming pools highlighted as a particular problem.
One east London school, Plashet School, stressed how important it was that local people got to use the facilities of the Olympic Park, such as the aquatics centre.
The head teacher of a school in Cornwall talked about the difficulties of rural schools like hers getting access to facilities at all.
However, ministers insisted that more than 1,000 facilities had already been upgraded, but admitted more needed to be done.
The committee also heard from elite athletes how important it was for young people to access a broad range of sports so that they could see whether they were good at an activity or not.
The committee concluded that the chance to realise a legacy of the Games had not yet been lost, further action needed to ensure it lasted into the future.
Committee chairman Graham Stuart said: "High quality school sport is vitally important. It provides young people with opportunities to improve their education, health and well-being.
"We need to be encouraging all young people to take part in sport; whether they enjoy the competition of football, rugby or netball or prefer non-competitive activities. Schools must provide a range of activities that appeal to all.
"Successive governments have kicked school sport around as a political football, announcing short-term fixes without any sustained vision for the future. Occasional pump-priming is simply not good enough for something so important.
"If the government want to capitalise on the legacy of London 2012 it must commit to programmes and funding for the long-term."
A Department for Education spokesman said the government had spent £750,000 training specialist PE teachers and schools would be given £300m to spend on physical education over the next two years.
"We have asked Ofsted to hold schools to account for how they well they spend the money," he said.
The new PE curriculum would end the "damaging 'prizes for all' culture", the DfE added.
But shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said:  "A year after the Olympics, David Cameron and Michael Gove have failed to create a legacy for school sport.
"Surveys suggest pupils are not doing enough PE, and the replacement for Labour's successful School Sport Partnerships is slammed by this independent committee as little more than a gimmick. This government needs to take school sport seriously - they should start with restoring Labour's requirement that all pupils do a minimum of two hours of sport a week."
The report also warned against an overemphasis on competitive sport in school.
It said: "The government has placed an emphasis on competitive sport being taught in schools. While this brings with it many benefits, this emphasis can also deter many young people from taking part in sport at all.
"We recommend that the Department for Education makes clear to all schools that they must offer both competitive and non-competitive sporting opportunities for their pupils, to ensure that all young people feel able to take part in sport and enjoy the benefits it brings."


A US federal appeal court has rejected a ruling which declared that capital punishment in California was unconstitutional.

The original judgment said long delays in executing prisoners meant the death penalty was "cruel and unusual".
The appeal court has now dismissed that ruling as legally flawed, overturning it on procedural grounds.
Separate legal arguments about lethal injections mean that executions in California remain suspended.
The latest case was brought by Ernest DeWayne Jones, who was sentenced to death 20 years ago for the rape and murder of his girlfriend's mother.
His lawyers argued that long delays in the appeals process meant that only a "random few" of those on death row were actually put to death.
More than 900 people have been sentenced to death in California since 1978 but only 13 have been executed.
A district court ruled in Jones's favour in July 2014, criticising the "dysfunctional post-conviction review process".
But on Thursday the court of appeals for the ninth circuit concluded that legal precedent meant the courts should not be considering the merits of the case.
No-one has been put to death in California since 2006 and executions will remain on hold pending separate legal arguments about whether lethal injections are constitutional.


The association representing retired NI police officers will not encourage members to engage with the police ombudsman on certain investigations.

The association said it would do so over historical investigations where breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights are alleged.
It follows a report into a 1988 IRA bomb attack in Londonderry that killed three people.
The ombudsman criticised the police for failing to warn people about the bomb.
The Northern Ireland Retired Police Officers Association (NIRPOA) has written to Justice Minister David Ford complaining about the report.
In August 1988, a booby-trap device exploded at 38 Kildrum Gardens in the Creggan area of Derry.
Two people - Eugene Dalton, 55, and Sheila Lewis, 60, -  died in the explosion. A third, Gerard Curran, was injured and died seven months later.
They had gone to the flat to check on the occupant, who had been kidnapped by the IRA as part of the bomb plot.
Six years later the relatives of Mr Dalton claimed the police had been negligent in allowing civilians to approach the flat, alleging the police were aware that it had been booby-trapped.
This led to a number of complaints being lodged with the Police Ombudsman, one of which was that under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights the police failed in their responsibilities to uphold Mr Dalton's right to life.
On 10 July, 2013, Police Ombudsman Michael Maguire published a 'Section 62' public statement that there was a failure by the police to uphold the right to life of Mr Dalton.
Former Assistant Chief Constable Raymond White of the NIRPOA said: "In the view of the association, the lack of investigative rigour in the eight-year long (ombudsman) inquiry resulted in facts, which were not relevant to the process, becoming an integral part of the alleged evidential package considered by the ombudsman.
"The outcome of this was a failure on the part of the ombudsman to apply the evidential test to the relevant facts, ie those known to the police before the fatal incident or which reasonably should have been known to them.
"An allegation that Article 2 of the ECHR has been breached is a very grave and complex issue to be addressed.
"We have published a 30-page detailed rebuttal of the Police Ombudsman's findings and demand the Section 62 statement be rescinded."
The association wants all such Section 62 public statements halted until an independent legal mechanism for assessing evidence is put in place and also wants an independent appeals and complaints mechanism in relation to the ombudsman.
It said until these conditions were met "this association regrettably, can no longer encourage its members to engage with the Police Ombudsman in the investigation of historical incidents, where breaches of the European Convention on Human rights are alleged".
In response, the ombudsman's office said: "The findings of our report stand and it will not be withdrawn
"The Police Ombudsman's Office is the lawful mechanism for investigating criminality and misconduct of police officers.
"It is extraordinary that the Retired Police Officers Association will not encourage their members to participate as witnesses in investigations into the most serious of crimes
"This reinforces the need for the office to be able to compel officers to assist its investigations and to produce all documentation in their possession."


Thousands of people in the US have been protesting about the election of Donald Trump as the next president.

There were demonstrations in several US cities overnight.
Many people are angry that Donald Trump was elected because of things he has said about women and immigrants.
But his rival, Hillary Clinton, told supporters that Mr Trump had to be given a "chance to lead".


Athletic Bilbao destroyed Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup as Aritz Aduriz netted a hat-trick in an extraordinary game.

Mikel San Jose opened the scoring after 13 minutes with a magnificent strike from the centre circle after an error from Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
Barcelona's inexperienced line-up then shipped three goals in a torrid second 45 minutes, leaving them with a huge task of overturning the deficit in the second leg on Monday at the Nou Camp.
It is the second time in two matches that Barcelona have conceded four goals, after their 5-4 victory over Sevilla in the Uefa Super Cup.
And the nature of this humiliating defeat will concern coach Luis Enrique as his side prepare to mount a defence of last season's Treble - with their opening La Liga fixture coming against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames.
Barcelona's evening began to unravel when midfielder San Jose capitalised on an error from goalkeeper Ter Stegen to give Athletic Bilbao the lead in spectacular fashion.
Ter Stegen raced out of his area to head the ball clear, but the ball landed in the centre circle at the feet of San Jose, who hit an unstoppable dipping half-volley over the stranded Barcelona keeper.
The Spain international spent three years at Liverpool but never made a senior appearance for the Reds.
Luis Enrique had opted for an inexperienced line-up, handing starts to fringe players Sergi Roberto and Marc Bartra, although Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez played the whole game.
With the likes of Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique on the bench, Bartra was partnered at centre-back by former Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen, making only his second appearance for Barcelona after an injury-hit campaign last season.
But the decision backfired on Enrique as his experimental team struggled to cope with the relentless pressing of Ernesto Valverde's well-drilled Athletic side.
Messi was far from his best in the unfamiliar line-up, but he did produce a superb free-kick just before half-time that was brilliantly tipped over by Gorka Iraizoz.
After half-time it was one-way traffic as Athletic seized control of the tie.
They doubled their lead when Aduriz got above Javier Mascherano to power in a header after superb work by Sabin Merino on the left flank.
The hosts were rampant and they added a third when Barcelona failed to deal with a cross and the ball fell to Aduriz eight yards out, who swivelled and smashed in a superb volley.
And the visitors' misery was complete when Dani Alves was penalised for an off-the-ball push at a corner and Aduriz confidently slotted in the resulting penalty for his hat-trick.


South Africa has avoided losing its investment grade credit rating from Standard & Poor's, but the agency has maintained its negative outlook.

S&P held the country's sovereign debt rating at BBB- but warned about the consequences of low economic growth.
It had been feared the agency would cut South Africa to so-called "junk status", making it more expensive to borrow.
The rand extended gains to rise 3% against the dollar.
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan said it was "important to create optimism in our economy and our country and stop making negative noises which harms us not just in the eyes of global investors, but the global public as well".
A cut to "junk" status would have made borrowing more expensive for Pretoria, making it harder to plug a budget deficit estimated at 3.2% of GDP for the 2016-17 financial year.
Last month Moody's made the unexpected decision to upgrade South Africa's rating to a position two notches above "junk".
However, the agency also maintained a negative outlook, meaning that a cut could come when it next reviewed the situation.
In deciding to keep South Africa a notch or two above "junk" status, both Moody's and S&P are throwing South Africa a lifeline. The ratings agencies' message is simple - get things right or suffer the consequences.
Both have given differing reasons, but they agree on one issue: that the South African economy is not as attractive or stable as it previously was.
To assess whether there is general consensus on how bad things are, the investment community will be waiting for Fitch's announcement later this month.
If South Africa wants to preserve its sovereign credit rating, it must take bold actions quickly.
Otherwise the near future is one of a downgrade to "junk" status, which will lead to reputational damage, higher borrowing costs, disinvestment, the decline in the value of pension funds and make life more expensive for its citizens.
South Africa has not been below investment grade since 1994.
In December, S&P revised its outlook on South Africa's rating from stable to negative, citing fears that economic growth might be lower than expected.
Last month, the International Monetary Fund cut its 2016 forecast for South Africa to 0.6%, from 0.7%. The economy expanded by 1.3% in 2015.


A child from 1,800 years ago whose skeleton was found at a fort in north-east England was from the Mediterranean and probably murdered, an expert said.

The skeleton was unearthed from a shallow pit at the Vindolanda Roman fort, in Northumberland, two years ago.
Dr Trudi Buck, of Durham University, was unable determine whether it was a boy or girl but named it Georgie.
It is believed the child, aged about 10 and who was tied up, died from a blow to the head and the body was concealed.
Foul play is suspected, because human burials in built-up areas were strictly forbidden in Roman times.
When the bones were first discovered, it was thought they were those of a large dog.
The pit in the barracks has been dated to the middle of the 3rd Century, when the Fourth Cohort of Gauls formed the garrison.
At that time, the dead had to be interred or cremated in cemeteries on the outskirts of towns or barracks, so the concealment of a body in this fashion would have been a criminal act.
Dr Buck, a biological anthropologist, said the discovery suggested the young victim was either a child slave or the son or daughter of a soldier serving on Hadrian's Wall - giving more weight to the theory that they took their families with them to Northumberland.
Dr Buck said: "I think this is definitely a murder or other unnatural death because of the way the body was deposited.
"This is very circumstantial, but possibly it was hit over the head with something because we have very good preservation of the body down to wrist bones that are 1cm in size, but not very much of the head.
"Maybe a harsh blow to the head caused a fractured skull."
Tests on the child's tooth enamel, carried out for a National Geographic Channel TV programme, showed Georgie grew up in the Mediterranean.
"It turns out the child is not from the local area and is not even from Britain," Dr Buck said.
"Until the child was at least seven or eight, they have been in southern Europe or even North Africa.
"This asks lots of questions about who this child was, how did they get from North Africa to northern Britain in the last two years of their life, and then get killed?"
Dr Buck said the Romans' use of child slaves was well-documented, so perhaps that explained how the youngster came to live by Hadrian's Wall.
"It is very sad and goes to show human nature does not change," she said.
"Perhaps there was an accident and the soldiers tried to hush it up. This is a child who was not given any rituals and Romans were very strict on burial in the right place.
"When I was working on it I was very much conscious this was a child and I gave it a name very quickly so I didn't have to keep calling it 'it'."


Kimi Raikkonen provided the first evidence that Ferrari may be able to challenge Mercedes for the world title this year at the final pre-season test.

The Finn set the fastest time of testing so far on day three in Barcelona - and set three laps that were as fast as any Mercedes have done.
Raikkonen's lap was 0.408 seconds quicker than Felipe Massa, with Nico Hulkenberg third.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was fifth, behind Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen.
Raikkonen started the day doing a couple of laps with the car fitted with a prototype version of the 'halo' head protection system that will be introduced in 2017.
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It is notoriously difficult to get an accurate reading of performance in testing because there are so many variables and the teams do not reveal the specification in which the cars run.
And comparisons are made even more difficult because different teams find different performance margins between the types of tyre - and their figures do not necessarily match those of supplier Pirelli.
Raikkonen and Force India's Hulkenberg used the ultra-soft tyre and Williams driver Massa the soft, which is about a second slower.
Raikkonen set a time on the soft tyre that was almost identical to one Rosberg managed on the first day of the test on Tuesday.
But track conditions vary so the two times cannot necessarily be directly compared.
It was another troubled day for the new US-based Haas team. After losing the best part of two days at the start of the test to engine trouble, Romain Grosjean had two off-track incidents on Thursday.
He blamed the first on brake-balance issues. There has not as yet been any explanation for the second, when he again appeared to lose control under braking.
The first race of the season is in Australia on 18-20 March.
Fastest times
1 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:22.785
2 Felipe Massa (Brz) Williams 1:23.193
3 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:23.251
4 Max Verstappen (Ned) Toro Rosso 1:23.382
5  Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 1:24.126
6 Felipe Nasr (Brz) Sauber 1:24.768
7 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:24.870
8 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Manor 1:24.913
9 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Red Bull 1:25.141
10 Jolyon Palmer (GB) Renault 1:26.224
11 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes 1:26.488
12 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas 1:27.196
Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Verstappen and Wehrlein set their best times on the ultra-soft tyre; Alonso on the super-soft; Massa, Nasr, Kvyat and Palmer on the soft and the rest on the medium


The ex-husband of a head teacher accused of seducing two underage boys felt "pushed aside" at the time of her alleged offences, a court was told.

Eamonn Toland was married to Anne Lakey, described as a "sexual predator" by the prosecution, for two years until 1988, Teesside Crown Court heard.
Ms Lakey, 55, from Stanley, denies 13 counts of indecent assault on two teenage boys in the late 1980s.
Mr Toland told how he almost caught his wife in bed with one of the boys.
The prosecution alleged the child, who was aged 13 or 14 at the time, was groomed for sex by Ms Lakey while her husband was away from home.
The jury heard a statement by Mr Toland detail how their marriage had started well but deteriorated after he began travelling for his work.
He also recalled the complainant, who was in a group which would sometimes visit their home, was "quite a mixed-up boy, troubled, angry with the world".
That boy told a friend he had sex with Ms Lakey, the jury heard.
The friend, who cannot be identified, recalled the conversation happened when they were 13 or 14.
"He was just his normal self, he said it quite matter-of-factly," the witness said.
The man said his childhood friend would call Ms Lakey "mummy".
She is also accused of indecently assaulting another boy when he was 15.
The trial continues.


A 34-year-old man has denied throwing a bottle at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final on Sunday night.

Ashley Gill-Webb, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, pleaded not guilty at Stratford Magistrates' Court to a public order offence.
After the incident a Dutch judo champion hit a man she had seen throwing a bottle on to the track.
Edith Bosch, 32, said she hit him on the back with the flat of her hand.
Mr Gill-Webb was granted conditional bail and told he would face trial at Thames Magistrates' Court on 3 September.
He is charged with using threatening words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress under Section 4A of the Public Order Act.
District Judge Angus Hamilton granted bail on the condition that Mr Gill-Webb does not enter any Olympic venue, including the whole of the Olympic Park, and that he resides at his home with the exception of the evening before his trial.
A Locog spokesman said: "The incident had no impact on the competitors or the event."
However, US sprinter Justin Gatlin, who won bronze in Sunday's race, said the bottle had been a "little distraction".
He added: "I didn't know what it was, but when you're in those blocks, and the whole stadium's quiet, you can hear a pin drop."
John, who was sitting three feet away from the man, told BBC Radio 5 live: "Police dragged him down the tunnel where the athletes come out.
"The biggest cheer went out for this guy getting arrested as actually Usain Bolt getting over the line."
Ms Bosch, who won a Bronze medal in the 70kg category, said the incident made her miss the race.
"I am very sad about that," she added.
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: "Throwing a bottle on to the field of play is unacceptable. It's not just unacceptable at an Olympic Games, it's unacceptable at any sports venue.
"The guy was removed and anyone who does that in future will be removed so there is a zero tolerance to anything like that."


The Korean Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2015 calendar, reducing the season to 20 races.

The race was a surprise addition to the schedule last month but the FIA said on Tuesday that it had now been omitted from the final version of the calendar.
A spokesman said Korea had been added at commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone's request and removed when it became clear it was not viable.
The revised schedule has been published on the FIA's official website.
The decision is not a surprise.
It had been scheduled as the fifth race of the season on 3 May, just a week before the first European race in Spain, but sources had always insisted its inclusion was a ruse.
It was added as a potential way to allow the engine manufacturers to continue to use five engines this season, rather than the four demanded in the 2015 rules.
This plan was based on a rule that says each driver could have five engines in 2015 if the calendar had more than 20 races "as originally scheduled".
Top-level sources said the move came after pressure from, particularly, Renault and its works team Red Bull.
Renault struggled with reliability last year and is under pressure to improve its engine to try to catch up with the dominant unit from Mercedes.
But rival teams pointed out that the calendar published in December - which featured Korea but labelled it unconfirmed - was not the original schedule as a previous version, without Korea, had already been published in September.
And the pressure to allow drivers to use five engines over the season was reduced by the decision to allow limited in-season engine development, after Ferrari pointed out a loophole in the rules.


Lawyer Gloria Allred has urged US comedian Bill Cosby to waive the statute of limitations to allow women alleging he sexually abused them to "obtain justice".

Ms Allred spoke at a press conference alongside three women who said they had been abused by Mr Cosby.
Mr Cosby, 77, is facing a series of renewed allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted over a dozen women.
His lawyers describe the claims as "discredited" and "defamatory".
Mr Cosby has had television shows cancelled and some appearances dropped in recent weeks amid the allegations.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Ms Allred said many of the alleged victims had contacted her to determine what legal rights they had.
"Unfortunately, I had to tell them it was too late for them to file a lawsuit against Bill Cosby because of the statute of limitations - for most women it is simply too late to have their day in court," she told reporters.
The women's rights lawyer presented two courses of action to, in her words, "determine whether Bill Cosby is a saint or a sexual predator".
Firstly, she suggested Mr Cosby waive the statute of limitations to allow the alleged victims to present their claims and for him to present his defence.
The second option, she said, would be for Mr Cosby to place $100m (Â£64m) in a fund, from which a panel of retired judges would decide what compensation would be appropriate if a woman's claim was found to have merit.
Three women then gave accounts of the alleged attacks, with two saying they had been drugged before being assaulted.
When asked how many women had contacted her to make a claim, Ms Allred said: "I literally have lost count."
The press conference came a day after another woman filed a lawsuit against Mr Cosby over allegations of sexual assault when she was under-age - said to be the first such claim to come to light.
Judy Huth says she was 15 when she was molested by the comedian at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. As she was minor at the time, her case can still be heard.
Earlier this week, Bill Cosby resigned from the board of trustees of Temple University in Philadelphia, where he was once a student, amid the allegations.
Several broadcasters have also shelved projects with Mr Cosby, including NBC and Netflix.
Two of his performances scheduled for the weekend at a venue in the north of New York were cancelled on Wednesday, AP reports.
Nearly half of the audience of the show in Tarrytown had reportedly requested refunds.
In 2005 a woman who accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her brought a lawsuit against him, but the case was settled out of court.


The son of a man who died in the sea off Cornwall along with two other people has paid tribute to his father.

Kevin Reynolds, 44, from St Austell, Cornwall, was a "fun-loving" dad, his teenage son Michael said.
Mr Reynolds, Rachel Dunn, 42, also from St Austell, and another man died after being pulled from the sea at Mawgan Porth beach, near Newquay, on Sunday.
The BBC understands the other victim was Stuart Calder, 52, a knee surgeon from Leeds.
Michael Reynolds, 17, whose mother is Mr Reynolds's 52-year-old ex-wife Karen, said: "He was fun-loving and honest. He was always the life of the party.
"Everyone loved to be around him. We will dearly miss him. He raised my three step-sisters and they all loved him very much."
Michael said the death of Mr Reynolds had left his mother "numb".
Witnesses have said the victims went into the sea to help a group of young surfers in difficulty.
Four teenagers managed to get out of the water and survived.
It is believed they were caught in a rip current - a fierce stream of water rushing out to sea.
A spokesman from Mr Reynolds' employer, Prolift Access, an aerial platforms hire company, said his colleagues were "very shocked and saddened".
He said: "I offer our deepest condolences to all of Kevin's family and friends for their loss and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult time."
Eric Hanson paid tribute to his childhood friend Mr Calder.
He said: "He was very compassionate and very generous and a friend to all."
The beach is only patrolled by lifeguards during the summer so was not covered by any on Sunday.
Coastguards said they received "multiple 999 calls" at about 13:15 GMT and a search was launched involving rescue teams from Newquay and Padstow Coastguard, RNLI lifeboats and a Royal Navy helicopter from RNAS Culdrose.


A millionaire has denied intending to harm a police officer who was dragged hanging out of his car along a dual carriageway in London.

Sgt Robert McDonald tried to get Sir Harry Djanogly, 77, out of his Jaguar XJF after pulling him over for speeding on the A40 near Acton, west London.
Sir Harry, from central London, denies dangerous driving and assaulting a police officer on 27 December 2014.
He was taking his wife to hospital when driving at 70mph in a 50mph zone.
The philanthropist, who does not deny speeding, told Isleworth Crown Court that his wife of 52 years, Lady Carol Djanogly, suffers from health problems, including emphysema, and at the time he "honestly believed that her life was in danger" and was trying to get to St John and St Elizabeth private hospital.
Sir Harry said when officers pulled up alongside him in a police van, he told them he needed to get his wife to hospital and asked them to follow him.
But when his car stopped at a red light moments later, Sgt McDonald approached the driver side window.
Sir Harry said: "He said 'get out', I said 'officer, I have explained to you before, I'm taking my wife to hospital and once I'm there...
"He said 'get out', I said 'no I'm going' and he jumped in through the window.
"I was shocked at the way he just threw himself - it is all happening in seconds."
He claimed his foot then slipped off the foot brake as the officer leant in, causing the car to move as the officer clung on.
"I know if I revved that car we would not see that man for dust - he would have, God forbid, have died," the textile manufacturer added.
Sir Harry said: "I'm regret it, I'm sorry. I'm terribly sorry this happened at all."
The millionaire, said to have assets worth Â£300m, has previously been disqualified from driving for collecting too many penalty points for speeding, the court heard.
Lady Carol told the jury she had felt unwell with "a bug" after returning to their home in Buckinghamshire from Bournemouth, and wanted to go to hospital.
Shortly before the trip she had been in intensive care for a week.
Describing Sgt McDonald's actions she said: "He put his whole body in through the window right up to his waist - it was very aggressive and a bit scary really."
The trial continues.


Ukraine has banned French actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years, local media say.

Ukraine's Security Service spokeswoman Olena Hitlianska was quoted as saying the move came at the request of the culture ministry.
The ministry had reportedly drafted a list of actors, musicians and other cultural figures who supported Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Mr Depardieu, 66, has described Russia as a "great democracy".
In 2013, he received a Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin, after deciding to leave France to avoid paying higher taxes.
Last week, he was given a lesson in hand-scything by Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko during a surprise visit.
Mr Lukashenko, once described by US officials as "Europe's last dictator", hosted Mr Depardieu at his residence near the capital Minsk.


The tipper truck firm involved in a fatal crash that killed four people has had its licence revoked, it has been revealed.

A public inquiry into Grittenham Haulage Ltd resulted in the ban being imposed in December 2015.
The decision has now been made public following the conclusion of the trial.
Matthew Gordon, 30, and Peter Wood, 55, were found guilty of manslaughter in December 2016.
Mitzi Steady, four, Robert Parker, 59, Philip Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, died in the crash in February 2015.
Gordon, of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, was the owner of Grittenham Haulage Ltd and was driving in a truck in front of the lorry that crashed.
Wood, of Brinkworth, Wiltshire, was a mechanic employed by Gordon who carried out safety checks on the truck.
The driver of the crash truck, Phillip Potter, 20,  also from Dauntsey, was cleared of dangerous and careless driving.
Traffic Commissioner Sarah Bell also disqualified the firm and Mr Gordon from holding or obtaining an operator's licence for two years.
Miss Bell said: "This is a breach of trust of the highest order.
"The operator put commercial concerns first with compliance a poor second until February 2015.
"Failing to observe the rules, not setting aside proper time for quality management and control of the transport operations, running more vehicles than authorised and seeking to keep clients serviced regardless of the law, strikes at the heart of the underpinning principles of the licensing regime, road safety and fair competition.
"After February 2015 the improvement is there but not sufficient to save this licence.
"This is one of those cases that where what happened previously is so serious that the position as at September 2015 is far from sufficient to save this licence. "
Gordon and Wood are due to be sentenced on 27 January.


Teachers and parents are being asked to act as traffic wardens with powers to issue parking tickets outside Essex schools.

A Thurrock Council pilot scheme, first reported by Your Thurrock, will begin on Monday at a Tilbury primary school.
The council said it does not have enough traffic wardens to police illegal parking outside schools.
A teaching union spokesman feared it could create conflict between staff and some parents.
The pilot scheme will take place at Tilbury Pioneer Academy following a week of training for a parent volunteer.
Jerry Glazier, national executive member of the National Union of Teachers in Essex, said: "It's unusual and innovative as parking is a perennial problem which needs tackling, but educating parents would be the best way forward.
"Teachers are there to teach and maintain positive relations with parents and I'm pretty certain most teachers would not want to put themselves into situations of potential conflict.
"Maybe some parents would volunteer, but it's masking the bigger problem of cuts to local authorities."
Thurrock said it had 50 schools, but only six full-time traffic wardens.
John Kent, Labour leader of the council, said: "We have teachers, parents and residents telling us time and again about frighteningly dangerous parking outside schools, but we don't have the money to have an army of traffic wardens.
"There are teachers and head teachers who try to marshal the traffic already and what they've said to us is that if they have the authority to issue a ticket, it's another weapon in their armoury.
"I think we will get volunteers because issuing a ticket will be the last resort - it's about talking and cajoling people to change their behaviour and I would be delighted if we never issue a single ticket."


The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.

Copies of the draft legal advice given by former attorney general Lord Goldsmith was previously kept secret despite calls for it to be published.
The Cabinet Office said it had decided to de-classify now because of the "very exceptional" nature of the inquiry.
There has been long running controversy over whether the war was lawful.
In his evidence to the inquiry in January, Lord Goldsmith acknowledged he had changed his mind on whether a second UN resolution was needed ahead of military action in March 2003.
He had thought one was needed but had ultimately concluded, shortly before the war began, that military action was authorised by existing UN agreements dating back to 1991.
By Peter BilesBBC world affairs correspondent at the Iraq inquiry
The irritation over the government's reluctance to declassify key documents relating to the Iraq war erupted in January this year when Lord Goldsmith was giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry.
The chairman, Sir John Chilcot, shared Lord Goldsmith's frustration that the former attorney general's draft legal advice could not be made public at the time. The documents in question had, of course, been seen by the inquiry's committee, but remained classified.
Five months on, the government has made an exception by releasing Lord Goldsmith's papers. These are not the first documents to be declassified by the Cabinet Office for the Iraq inquiry, but perhaps the most significant.
The 27 pages, each one with the words "secret" or "confidential" struck out, were distributed without ceremony.
The documents contain much of what was already known about Lord Goldsmith's legal advice on military action in Iraq, but his views are now on the public record to back up his earlier testimony.
He denied that this came as a result of political pressure from No 10 or anyone else.
The government published the details of Lord Goldsmith's final legal advice to the Cabinet - issued on 7 March - in 2005.
However, campaigners have long called for the release of details of the attorney general's initial legal advice to the prime minister, provided on February 12, 2003.
In this published correspondence, he told Mr Blair that should military action be taken without further approval by the UN Security Council, he expected "the government to be accused of acting unlawfully".
However, he said that following a visit to Washington in early 2003, he was "prepared to accept that a reasonable case" could be made that military action was authorised by existing resolutions, including resolution 1441 in November 2002.
He cited the fact British forces had undertaken military action in Iraq in 1998, and Kosovo in 1999, and in both cases his predecessors as attorney general had given the go ahead on the basis that doing so was "no more than reasonably arguable".
But the documents also give further insight into Lord Goldsmith change of mind on the issue.
In a letter to the prime minister on 30 January, 2003, Lord Goldsmith said he "remained of the view that the correct legal interpretation of resolution 1441 is that it does not authorise the use of military force without a further determination by the Security Council".
Several government lawyers have told the Iraq inquiry that they believed the invasion was unlawful without explicit UN authorisation.
Elizabeth Wilmshurst, a senior Foreign Office lawyer who resigned in protest at the war, told the inquiry earlier this year that she believed the way the government considered the legal arguments for war was "lamentable".
In a letter explaining his decision to de-classify the documents, head of the civil service Sir Gus O'Donnell said it was a "long-standing convention" that legal advice to ministers was not published so as not to compromise their ability to provide "full, frank and candid advice".
But he said arguments over the legality of the war in Iraq had a "unique status".
"The government's actions with respect to the decision to use military force in Iraq, have in party, contributed to a widely-held view that the public and Parliament are entitled to some explanation for the legal basis for the decision," he said.
He added: "The Iraq inquiry was established with the purpose of learning lessons from how decisions were made and which actions were taken in the run-up to conflict, during the conflict and its aftermath.
Lord Goldsmith draft advice: February 12, 2003
"The question of the legal base for military action and how the advice that led to the government's view on this developed is consequently a central part of the inquiry's work....
"I have considered the matter carefully and believe that, given the very exceptional nature, of the Iraq inquiry, this particular material can be declassified without prejudice... to the convention in relation to the law officers' advice."
The Iraq inquiry panel had copies of the declassified documents before Lord Goldsmith appeared before them.
The BBC's World Affairs Correspondent Peter Biles said the documents "put on record" how Lord Goldsmith came to his final decision on the legality of the war but did not appear to shed new light on why he reached the decision.
Our correspondent said the former attorney general had already made it clear that his view on the issue had "evolved" and that he decided a further UN resolution, while desirable, was not necessary.
In January, inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot expressed frustration that certain officials documents relating to the legality of the war could not be published.


Callum Smith stopped Rocky Fielding in the first round to claim the vacant British super-middleweight title in the all-Liverpool contest in the city.

In an eagerly-awaited showdown between two unbeaten fighters, Smith floored Fielding within the first 30 seconds.
When Fielding was felled for a third time, referee Phil Edwards stopped the bout at the Echo Arena.
Smith is the fourth brother from his family to hold a British title, an unprecedented feat.
The 25-year-old, who had won 12 of his previous 17 bouts by knockout, stunned his opponent with a flurry of punishing body shots.
Fielding, 28, had 21 victories under his belt going into the fight and briefly rallied before being caught again and sent to the canvas.
Smith swarmed all over his former amateur team-mate who was unable to hold out for the bell.
The win could now move Smith into the mandatory challenger position for the WBC super-middleweight title held by Sweden's Badou Jack - who recently claimed a unanimous decision against Briton George Groves.


A new "ring of steel" costing £5m has been proposed to protect the skyscrapers in London's "Square Mile" from terrorist attack.

Manned checkpoints, rising street bollards and crash-proof barricades are among the measures proposed.
It follows advice from MI5 and counter-terrorism police.
A Corporation of London report said they "had identified that the area was highly sensitive to... a hostile vehicle-borne security threat".
The advice comes in the wake of the Berlin Christmas market terror attack on Monday in which Tunisian Anis Amri,  drove a lorry at shoppers, killing 12 and injuring 49 people.
The ring of steel is believed to be the best way to protect the heart of London's financial district.
London's first ring of steel was a response to IRA bombs in the Baltic Exchange in Bishopsgate in 1992.
It would be the first time since the late 1990s that manned checkpoints were used.
Such checkpoints were phased out after the IRA announced a ceasefire in 1994.
The new protective ring will border Liverpool Street, the Bank of England and Fenchurch Street - an area which is home to some of the capital's newest and most recognisable skyscrapers.
"This eastern section of the City of London is especially of importance in as much as there are going to be a number of major landmarks developed around the area that could be of interest," the report said.
The new plan would be subject to a consultation but could be fully implemented by 2022.
Will Geddes, founder of International Corporate Protection said: "Although we've seen of late 'lo-fi type' attacks, like the Berlin Christmas market where a lorry that was hijacked and driven into a crowded area, we cannot discount the type of attack that will... include a large truck packed with explosives"


Tottenham Hotspur continue their pursuit of a domestic and European double with an eagerly anticipated Europa League last-16 first leg tie against Borussia Dortmund in Germany on Thursday.

Dortmund are one of Europe's best supported clubs and play in the 81,300-capacity Westfalenstadion.
But how are the 2013 Champions League runners-up coping with life after Jurgen Klopp? Who is their main threat? What are they saying in Germany about Tottenham?
Here, we take a look at what awaits Tottenham in Westphalia.
Replacing long-serving and successful boss Klopp was always going to be a challenge but in Thomas Tuchel Dortmund have learned to have fun again.
Despite winning two Bundesliga titles, one German Cup and reaching the 2013 Champions League final, Klopp's final year was difficult - Dortmund finishing 33 points behind champions Bayern Munich in seventh place.
Tuchel, polite but far less of an extrovert than Klopp in his interviews, is regarded as one of Germany's top coaches.
The 42-year-old set a new club record at Mainz by winning the first seven league matches of the 2010-11 season before standing down from his post in 2014 after leading them to their highest Bundesliga finish.
After taking 12 months out, Tuchel started his Dortmund reign with five straight league wins and they enter the latter stage of the season in the running for silverware.
Despite failing to defeat Bayern Munich in 'Der Klassiker' on Saturday, they are second in the table, five points behind the leaders. In addition to the Europa League, Dortmund are also through to the semi-finals of the German Cup.
Tuchel's dealings in the transfer market have also been impressive - goalkeeper Roman Burki and young midfielder Julian Weigl were low-key arrivals but both have both been influential.
Tottenham will be hoping there are no somersault celebrations in the Westfalenstadion. If there are it will undoubtedly mean Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored.
African Football's 2015 player of the year has 22 Bundesliga goals this season. Having left AC Milan without making a senior league appearance, Aubameyang is now one of the most feared forwards in Europe's top five leagues.
The Gabon international has two hat-tricks this season, including one against Azerbaijan's Qabala in the Europa League.
His goals have seen him linked with moves to Arsenal and Barcelona, but speaking in January Aubameyang said: "I still want to achieve lots with Dortmund.
"I am here and nowhere else - not at Arsenal, not at Barcelona, not on the moon - you can see that."
As well as the game itself, Dortmund's Westfalenstadion will be quite a spectacle.
Expect plenty of noise and colour, particularly in the the south stand, which is the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe with a capacity of 25,000. It is also known as "The Yellow Wall", reflecting the home team's colours.
Dortmund's fans are among the most passionate in Europe. They regularly fill their vast 81,000 capacity ground. The stadium - also known as Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship agreement - hosted matches at the 1974 and 2006 World Cup.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: "There are some similarities between ourselves and Borussia Dortmund. It's exciting for us to play against them. Now it's all about making the right decision and picking the 11 players to compete in the best way."
Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel: "It's a super draw. It's super tough, but also super attractive. We've got two exciting games to look forward to. I'm personally really looking forward to meeting a special coach and also the special atmosphere in the second leg at White Hart Lane."
Dortmund captain Mats Hummels: "We are very happy with the draw. I think we've got a good chance of progressing, but to do so we have to produce the goods. It's a golden opportunity, everything that we had imagined in the Europa League and the next crunch encounter after Porto."
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There is the perception in Britain that tickets don't cost that much in Germany, yet Dortmund fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch during a German Cup victory over Stuttgart in February in protest against ticket prices.
They were unhappy at the rising cost of attending Bundesliga games, with a quarter of away tickets for last month's match costing 70 euros (£54). "When it comes to standing tickets, it's OK," Dortmund fan Marc Quambusch told BBC Radio 5 live. "But you don't have so many standing tickets. It's not cheap, in a way."
Tottenham will have around 3,400 fans in the ground, with adult tickets costing £36. Dortmund fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" before each home match.
Tottenham signed midfielder Steffen Freund from Borussia Dortmund in 1998. Freund, 46, won the 1995 and 1996 Bundesliga titles with them, as well as the 1997 Champions League.
Former South Korea defender Young-Pyo Lee left White Hart Lane for Dortmund in 2008.