The chief executive of the West Midlands and East of England ambulance services has been criticised after seeing his annual pay rise by £50,000.

Dr Anthony Marsh took on the East of England role in January and splits his week between the two services.
His combined salary is now more than £232,000, prompting MP Tom Watson to ask if he was "the highest paid public servant you've never heard of".
The ambulance services said Dr Marsh represented a good deal for taxpayers.
While currently based in the East for three days a week, the West Midlands Ambulance Service said Dr Marsh was representing both services "24 seven".
He previously worked five days a week for the West Midlands.
The ambulance service said the £50,000 increase related specifically to the work he had taken on in the East and meant an overall saving of £130,000 by not having two substantive chief executives.
Tom Watson, Labour MP for West Bromwich East, said: "I would like to know exactly how Dr Marsh came to be appointed to two jobs and exactly who took the decision to give him a pay rise of this size.
"The spin doctors at West Midlands Ambulance Service have not given the full valuation of Dr Marsh's package.
"Given the fact he is holding down two jobs with two different authorities, both on huge pro-rata salaries, I think a little more scrutiny is called for. I find it hard to believe that ministers would approve of such arrangements"
Both ambulance services have faced strong criticism in the last year.
In May, the West Midlands Ambulance Service was fined £2.6m for failing to meet targets for emergency response times.
A month earlier, a report by the Care Quality Commission found the East of England service was failing to meet four out of six key targets.
Dr Marsh's salary means he earns £90,000 more than the prime minister.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said Dr Marsh represented a combined workforce of almost 9,000 staff, who answer approximately 6,000 999 calls every day and cover a combined area of over 12,000 square miles.
It said, by comparison, the two areas were covered by 11 Chief Fire Officers and 10 Chief Constables.


Islamic State militants are preparing to defend the Iraqi city of Ramadi, witnesses say, as Iranian-backed militiamen gather east of the city.

Residents said IS fighters had set up defensive positions and laid landmines after capturing the city on Sunday.
Militants were also going door-to-door looking for government sympathisers and throwing bodies in the Euphrates river, residents were quoted as saying.
Thousands have fled the city and the UN has warned of a humanitarian crisis.
It says some 25,000 people have left the city, only 105km (65 miles) west of Baghdad, in recent days, adding to a flood of people already displaced from the area. Many were sleeping in the open.
The UN says it is trying to meet the needs of those displaced, but funds are low and supplies have almost gone.
The loss of Ramadi, capital of western Anbar province, is a blow for both the Iraqi government and US strategy in the area, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut.
Retaking it is a massive challenge to the Iraqi government, which has had to appeal to the Shia militias despite risks of a sectarian backlash from sending them deep into the Sunni heartland, our correspondent adds.
Police and the military made a chaotic retreat from the city, which has been contested for months, after days of intense fighting. IS said it had captured tanks, armoured personnel carriers and other weapons from government bases.
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Relatives of Ramadi residents told the BBC that people were worried and were not leaving their homes. The streets are almost empty but some shops have been forced to open by IS fighters.
Residents say militants have also been trying to restore electricity and water supplies and they are addressing people through loudspeakers in mosques.
Militants were breaking into the homes of policemen and pro-government tribesmen, witnesses told the Associated Press news agency.
Footage posted online also appears to show IS releasing inmates from a Ramadi prison.
Some 3,000 Shia militiamen are said to be "on standby" at Habbaniyah military camp, some 20km east of Ramadi, in preparation for an attempt to recapture the city.
On Tuesday, Anbar police chief Kadhim al-Fahdawi told AFP news agency that a large number of well-prepared troops were deployed in Husaybah, which is closer to Ramadi.
He said this area - deep in Iraq's Sunni heartland - would be the "starting point" for operations, but that much planning remained to be done.
Iraq Army Brig Gen Ali al-Majidi told AFP no offensive would be launched until continued attacks by IS east of Ramadi had been contained.
The Pentagon acknowledged on Tuesday that some of the Shia militias were not under direct control of the Iraqi government - something the US has insisted upon.
Spokesman Col Steve Warren also accepted that poor leadership in the Iraqi army was one factor in the loss of Ramadi, along with poor tactics.
The Shia militias, known as the Popular Mobilisation (al-Hashd al-Shaabi), were key to the recapture from IS of another city, Tikrit, north of Baghdad, in April.
But although their presence was welcomed by some Sunni leaders, some Ramadi residents said they feared them as much as Islamic State.
The US has not given a uniform response to the capture of Ramadi, with the Pentagon suggesting it is not tactically significant, while the state department describes it as a setback.
But the eight sorties flown over Ramadi by US forces in the past day suggest it is a pressing concern, says the BBC's Jon Sopel in Washington.
Anbar province covers a vast stretch of the country west from Baghdad to the Syrian border, and contains key roads that link Iraq to both Syria and Jordan.
IS reportedly controls more than half of Anbar's territory.


The patriotic anthem Jerusalem was originally intended to have a less rousing opening, according to a musicologist from Durham University.

Its first verse was written for a single voice and not the grand choral opening for which it is now famous, claims Professor Jeremy Dibble.
The song was written by Sir Charles Hubert Parry in 1916.
It is popular with rugby union fans and has been played at the England cricket team's home test matches since 2004.
According to Professor Dibble, Parry's original score said "all available voices" should sing the song - but only from its second verse.
"Parry wrote the first verse of Jerusalem for a lone voice, probably a soprano," he said.
The second verse was meant to have "everyone singing together," he continued, "to reflect his desire to create a song of strength, hope and unity".
Jerusalem is one of the unofficial supporters' songs of the England rugby union team.
It was also one of the three hymns sung during the Prince William and Catherine Middleton's 2011 wedding.
"People clearly enjoyed singing it together in church, at meetings and at the Last Night Of The Proms," said Professor Dibble.
As a result, he went on, "we've forgotten Parry's original intention of a solo beginning".
The song is based on a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books.
In the most common interpretation of the poem, Blake implies that a visit of Jesus would briefly create heaven in England, in contrast to the "dark Satanic Mills" of the Industrial Revolution.
During the 1920s, many Women's Institutes started closing their meetings by singing Jerusalem. As this practice caught on nationally, it became the unofficial anthem of the WI.
Professor Dibble made the discovery about the song while researching Parry's works ahead of a BBC recording to be released in October.


The Comoros Islands have finally ended their long wait for a first win in competitive international football by beating Botswana 1-0.

Ben Mohamed's goal was enough to give Les Coelacanthes victory at the Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh in Mitsamiouli.
The Comoros are a group of islands off south-east Africa with a population of around 773,000.
Their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier win was their first in 21 attempts since 2007.
Torrential rain temporarily held up play shortly after Mohamed's goal in the 56th minute, but the match resumed and the Comoros held on to win 3,084 days after their first competitive outing.
After three Group D qualifiers, they are level on three points with Botswana and Burkina Faso while leaders Uganda have six points.
Gabon will host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals.


It can start innocently enough: Perhaps your partner asks to see a receipt for the supermarket shop, or explains that he or she opened your bank statement by mistake.

But such habits can build into controlling behaviours, which leave you in fear every time you open your wallet.
Financial abuse, as it is called, can involve your partner spending your jointly-earned money, taking out loans in your name, making you pay the utility bills, or scrutinising every penny you spend.
Worse, it can be the fore-runner of even more serious emotional, or physical, abuse.
While the vast majority of victims are women, men too can be vulnerable, particularly if they have disabilities.
New laws are on their way to try to stop coercive behaviour, including in financial matters, but no one yet knows how effective they will be.
So how bad can financial abuse get, and can you detect it at an early stage?
Many people have to budget carefully, but Jane (not her real name and age) became the victim of obsessive financial control.
She says her former husband - and his mother too - would inspect the fridge to find out whether the milk had been bought in Waitrose, rather than Lidl.
"I would find myself in the shop, thinking this liquid hand soap is 70p in Sainsbury's, but I can get some for 40p in Superdrug - but Superdrug is down the road. The logical thing was to buy the one in Sainsbury's, but I knew my husband and mother-in-law would pull me up."
All financial decisions - from holidays to furniture - were taken by her husband.
"He chose my car. On one occasion, as we were driving away from my parents' house, he shouted out of the window: 'She got to choose the colour.' It was very derogatory."
When her husband began to withdraw large sums of money from their joint account to spend on motor bikes, she tried to warn the bank.
Eventually her husband used up all their savings, and was declared bankrupt.  Jane inherited the debts, and over Â£4,000 of arrears on the mortgage.
She now lives with her five year-old daughter in her parents' house. Due to her poor credit rating, she will not be able to get a mortgage - or rent a private flat - for at least six years.
A recent report for the TUC and the charity Women's Aid  - called Unequal Trapped and Controlled - found that financial abuse was often the first sign of further emotional or domestic abuse.
The authors of that report, Marilyn Howard and Amy Skipp, say the ten most frequent signs to look out for are a partner who:
Under the Serious Crime Act - which has received royal assent, and which will be implemented later this year - coercive and controlling behaviour between partners will become illegal for the first time.
Section 76 of the Act allows for a maximum prison sentence of five years, where someone's behaviour causes alarm or serious distress to their partner. This can include financial abuse.
As a result, the Police will be given training in how to spot instances of coercive control.
Polly Neate, the chief executive of Women's Aid, believes the law will encourage victims to come forward.
"We know of many cases where women have not come forward about controlling coercive abuse - including financial abuse - because they feel the Police won't take any action unless they've been physically assaulted.
We're hoping this new law will change that," she says.
But there is widespread concern about another development - the roll-out of Universal Credit (UC).
The benefit is paid monthly on a household basis. The TUC report warns that UC will make it easier for one partner to control the finances.
Even though the DWP has promised to make split payments where necessary, Polly Neate thinks many victims will still acquiesce.
"Universal Credit, as currently planned, is another tool for people who want to financially abuse their partner," she claims.
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For Jane - as for many couples - having a joint account was a particular difficulty. She wasn't able to stop her husband taking exactly what he wanted from it.
The banks say that generally they are not able to intervene in such disputes.
HSBC, for example, will only put restrictions on a joint account if it has advice from the Police to do so.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Lloyds and NatWest will block an account if they are formally notified that there is a marital dispute.
However the banking industry says it is open to change on the issue.
"We would be happy to consider what more might be done to help in this difficult and complex area," said a spokesperson for the British Bankers Association (BBA).
In the meantime Nationwide suggests that people may like to consider joint accounts for paying bills, but individual accounts for their salaries.
On savings accounts, it is also possible to require both parties to sign before money can be withdrawn.
Further advice comes from psychologist Corinne Sweet, the author of "Stop Fighting about Money".
Speaking on behalf of the Money Advice Service, which offers help on a financial abuse,  she says couples should learn to talk about money freely.
"Being open about money is sexy, because it grows intimacy. It grows trust. It grows a feeling of closeness," she says.


A rare book on the African adventures of explorer Dr David Livingstone is expected to sell for more than £1,000 - after a hairdresser from Carmarthen bought it for 99p at a car boot sale.

The book, Livingstone's Missionary Travels in South Africa, was once owned by the explorer and pioneering medic.
The signed 1857 edition was bought by Eddie Davies, 67, at a car boot sale in Carmarthen seven years ago.
He said selling the book at auction on Friday was like "winning the lottery".
Recalling his lucky find, Mr Davies said: "It's a one-off. I don't think it'll happen again.
"When I saw that it was signed by a famous person I knew it would be worth something.
"My only regret is there were a lot of old books in a cardboard box at that car boot sale and I didn't look at them.
"I check all the books at sales now."
Cardiff Auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones, of Rogers Jones & Co, confirmed the "rare book" had a guide price of £1,000 to £1,500.
He said: "It is a real privilege to be able to turn the same pages as the great man in the knowledge that Livingstone owned the volume himself before gifting it to a friend."
Published by John Murray, the volume covers every detail of the Scottish explorer's journey.
Dr Livingstone travelled across uncharted Africa as a missionary doctor and explorer between 1841 and 1856.
The book described his journeys across the Kalahari desert, up the Zambezi River and his naming of the largest waterfall in the world the Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
He returned to Britain a national hero and published his best-selling book in 1857.
The book being auctioned has a personal inscription from Livingstone to a Major General Charles Murray May.
The message, dated London, 29 October, 1857, reads: "With the kindest remembrances of his much obliged and attached friend David Livingstone".
The bound volume covers 32 chapters and 47 illustrations and details Dr Livingstone's 16 years of research in Africa.


Saido Berahino was put "on the naughty chair" by his West Brom manager Tony Pulis after the striker said that "he hoped to move on to bigger things".

The 21-year-old made the comments in an interview with Sky Sports News that had not been authorised by the club.
"For Saido, the most important thing is to go out there and perform, rather than talking about it. He's still got a long way to go." said Pulis.
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"If he gets to that stage, he'll have teams coming after him."
The former Stoke City and Crystal Palace manager added: "He's not had that yet, as there were no phone calls asking for him in this transfer window."
"The kid has been at this football club since he was 10. He has got real respect for the people who have helped him get to where he's got so far.
"The question is, does he want to go on and play in a top four team?
"I've no doubt he does, but his responsibility is to work as hard as he can for us until that happens and to go out and score as many goals as he can until the end of the season."
West Brom, with new signing Darren Fletcher, travel to Burnley on Sunday, three points above the relegation zone, with Sean Dyche's side only a point clear of safety.
"The lads got straight into him for the interview, but it was all in good fun. He is young, he said something and he will learn from it. I know from being in the dressing room he loves West Brom and he wants to do well here."
"The manager sold the place to me. It wasn't until I came down here and saw the great facilities and met some of the great people involved in the club that I truly made my decision."
"I bounced a few things off him as he knows everything about everyone in the game. He always gives you sound advice and he reaffirms a few things in your mind. The decision is ultimately mine, but he's a great person to seek advice and ideas off."
"It's very similar in style. I've noticed the intensity in training is very good. After the first day, I thought: 'A few weeks of this and a few games under my belt and I'll be absolutely flying'. It's great, it's exciting for a player and I've really enjoyed it."


Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden has told the BBC a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee.

"It is a very, very volatile business in terms of supply and demand. The oil price responds to very small mismatches between supply and demand," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The price of oil has roughly halved in the past year, to around $50 (£32) per barrel.
Goldman Sachs predicted earlier this month it could fall as low as $20.
When asked where oil prices may go next, he told the BBC: "The honest answer to that is I don't know."
As it moves, gingerly, through the first stages of exploration 70 miles off the Alaskan coast, Royal Dutch Shell has revealed its commitment to drilling in the Arctic.
And how long it will be before any oil or gas actually comes out of the ground - if at all.
Despite environmental concerns and the low oil price, Ben van Beurden, Shell's chief executive, told me that as the world's energy demands increased, the hunt for new resources was as important as ever.
The Arctic, he points out, has long been a source of oil and gas production. Environmental safety would be the priority, he insisted.
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The halving of the oil price is "on the back of just a few percent of oversupply, and it shows how inelastic the whole system is, and simply because oil is so cheap - its not as if demand is going to respond," he said.
He added that oil becoming cheaper would not tempt consumers to use more of it, as can happen with other products.
"People don't drive to work twice because it's more economical to do so" than it was before, he explained.
Demand for energy, North American shale oil production, Opec policy and industry costs would help inform where oil will go in the future, he said.
Opec producers, particularly Saudi Arabia, have maintained high levels of production in an attempt to curb US shale output, which is uneconomical at lower prices.
The organisation is managing through low oil prices by keeping its debts low. The organisation's debts are about 12% of total capital, he added.
Shell said in June it was cutting 6,500 jobs as part of cost-cutting plans following the oil price slump.
When asked how renewable energy could affect his business, Mr van Beurden said solar power could emerge as a much bigger contributor to world energy needs.
"I have no hesitation to predict that in years to come solar will be the dominant backbone of our energy system, certainly of the electricity system."
However, during that period, the demand for energy will double, he said, leading to a "multi-decade transition," from fossil fuels being the dominant supply for energy, he says.
He also said his reaction to any exit from the EU by the UK would be "one of disappointment" as the firm has a heritage in Britain.


A cortege carrying the coffins of German schoolchildren killed in the Germanwings plane crash has arrived in their home town of Haltern.

Residents holding white roses lined the route as the convoy of white hearses passed the children's school.
Earlier, relatives of 44 of the 150 victims viewed their coffins inside a hangar at Duesseldorf airport.
The victims' remains are the first to be repatriated following delays over errors on the death certificates.
Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is believed to have deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into the French Alps in March.
Eighteen of the victims - 16 schoolchildren and two teachers - were from the Joseph-Koenig-Gymnasium school in the north-western German town of Haltern and had been returning from an exchange trip in Barcelona when the plane crashed.
White hearses carried the children's remains from Duesseldorf airport while the coffins of the two teachers were in black hearses.
White candles were lit in the school grounds, where 18 trees - one for each victim - were recently planted as a memorial.
Flags on the town hall in Haltern were at half-mast.
Hundreds of students gathered outside the school gates, some clutching white roses and others carrying candles. For the small town of Haltern, this was the most unimaginable homecoming.
The white hearses carrying the coffins crept past the school. There were hugs and tears. The children watched in silent grief and disbelief.
After the cortege had passed, small clusters of children congregated on the kerbside, taking comfort in companionship.
The white roses that fell from the hearses were carefully collected and placed underneath the freshly planted saplings. Eighteen trees placed in a classroom formation to remember those they loved and lost.
Haltern Mayor Bodo Klimpel said there was a sense of relief in the town now that the children's remains had been repatriated.
"After so many weeks of waiting, especially for the relatives, we are of course relieved that we have them back," he said.
"It was very moving when we left the motorway and entered town, how people showed their sympathy by lining the streets, praying and crying."
Ulrich Wessel, the school's headmaster, said it had been an important event.
"From Friday, the burials will take place over the course of two weeks and this will be a further horrible moment, having to say goodbye to the children. So today was brutal but, at the same time, important."
The remains of the rest of the victims will be repatriated over the coming weeks. The passengers were from 18 countries, including Australia, Argentina and Japan, but most of those on board were either Spanish or German.
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Who were the victims?
Families of the victims were angered last week after the repatriation of some of the bodies was delayed because of errors on the death certificates in France.
Lufthansa, which transported the remains of the 44 victims from Marseille on Tuesday night, is a parent company of budget airline Germanwings.
Prosecutors investigating the crash are looking into the possibility of launching a criminal case against the airlines for failing to recognise that Lubitz posed a danger, with reports that he had a history of depression, our correspondent in Duesseldorf says.
Earlier this month, French state prosecutor Brice Robin reportedly said Lubitz had attempted to speak to dozens of doctors ahead of the crash, but did not specify what the co-pilot was seeking help for.
Mr Robin, who is leading the investigation, is due to meet some of the victims' relatives on Thursday to discuss identification and the process of handing over the remains.
Both Germanwings and Lufthansa have previously said that Lubitz, 27, had passed all fitness to fly tests.
Lufthansa has also acknowledged that it knew the co-pilot had suffered from severe depression in 2009 while training for his pilot's licence.


An inquiry examining institutional sex abuse in Australia has heard 7% of the nation's Catholic priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010.

In one religious order, over 40% of church figures were accused of abuse.
Over 4,440 people claim to have been victims between 1980 and 2015, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse was told.
The commission, Australia's highest form of inquiry, is also investigating abuse at non-religious organisations.
It has previously heard harrowing testimony from scores of people who suffered abuse at the hands of clergy.
One victim said he was sexually abused by his Catholic Christian Brother teacher in his classroom, with other students ordered to look away.
In another case, the inquiry heard allegations that a priest threatened a girl with a knife and made children kneel between his legs.
The full scale of the problem emerged on Monday, when the commission released the statistics it has gathered.
Gail Furness, the lead lawyer assisting the commission in Sydney, said more than 1,000 Catholic institutions across Australia were identified in claims of sexual abuse, with a total of 1,880 alleged perpetrators between 1980 and 2015.
The average age of the victims was 10.5 for girls and 11.5 for boys. On average, it took 33 years for each instance of abuse to be reported.
The victims' stories were "depressingly similar", Ms Furness said.
"Children were ignored or worse, punished. Allegations were not investigated. Priests and religious [figures] were moved. The parishes or communities to which they were moved knew nothing of their past."
Anthony and Chrissie Foster, the parents of two girls who were abused by their parish priest, said the Catholic Church had shown "no mercy, no remorse. Nothing."
"For so long this has been the way they acted to hide perpetrators, to move them on, with no regard for children whatsoever, that other children have become victims, and suffered this terrible fate," they told ABC news.
Abuse survivor Andrew Collins told the BBC it had been "drummed into his head" by the four men who abused him between the ages of seven and 14 - two teachers, a priest and a Catholic Brother - that he was the one who had "done wrong".
"I did try to tell my mum once and she said it was absolute rubbish and a man of God would never do such a thing," he said.
The royal commission also detailed the number of abuse claims against 10 religious orders, with data showing that four orders had allegations of abuse against more than 20% of their members.
The royal commission, set up in 2013, is investigating allegations of sexual and physical abuse across dozens of institutions in Australia, including schools, sports clubs and religious organisations.
Ms Furness said on Monday that 60% of all survivors of abuse were from faith-based organisations. Of those, nearly two-thirds concerned the Catholic Church.
Francis Sullivan, chief executive of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, which is co-ordinating the Catholic Church's response to the inquiry, said the data reflected "a massive failure'' by the church to protect children.
"These numbers are shocking, they are tragic and they are indefensible," a tearful Mr Sullivan told the commission. "As Catholics, we hang our heads in shame."
Abuse survivor Mr Collins suggested Australian state laws that allow organisations to be declared criminal should be applied to the Catholic Church over the rape and abuse of children within orders.
The Vatican has watched the proceedings closely. Cardinal George Pell, who was Australia's most senior Catholic before becoming Pope Francis' top financial adviser, has testified at previous hearings about how church authorities responded to allegations of child sex abuse during his time in Australia.
Several senior Australian Catholics will be testifying over the next few weeks. The commission's final report is due by the end of this year.


About 200 migrants, mostly Africans, are having to sleep rough at Ventimiglia on the France-Italy border as French police refuse to let them in.

The migrants are just a short distance from up-market French Riviera resorts. Some have gone on hunger strike.
They were stopped on the border last week, and began a sit-in, some of them camping out at the railway station.
France says it is up to Italy to house them and assess their asylum claims, as they arrived in Italy by boat.
The Mediterranean migration crisis has put a huge strain on Italian, Greek and Maltese resources.
Most of the Ventimiglia group are from Sudan, Libya and Eritrea.
Italy is struggling to cope with boatloads of migrants arriving in unprecedented numbers from Libya.
People-smuggling gangs have taken advantage of Libya's war and chaos to run a lucrative racket sending packed, unseaworthy boats to Europe.
EU interior ministers are to discuss the crisis in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Italy and the other "frontline" Mediterranean countries are urging their EU partners to share the burden of handling asylum claims.
France and Italy are part of the EU's Schengen zone, where border controls are minimal. But states can tighten border checks in exceptional circumstances, for example to deal with an unexpected migrant influx.


Caroline Wozniacki made it through to a fifth US Open semi-final after Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova was hampered by an ankle injury in their quarter-final.

Sevastova needed heavy strapping on her right ankle after falling awkwardly in the second game, and Wozniacki raced to a 6-0 6-2 win.
The Dane, 26, is unseeded in New York after slipping to 74th in the world, having been seeded fourth last year.
She will play German second seed Angelique Kerber in the semi-final.
Kerber, 29, defeated Italy's Roberta Vinci, the 2015 finalist, 7-5 6-0.
In the men's draw, France's Gael Monfils outplayed compatriot Lucas Pouille in a 6-4 6-3 6-3 win.
Monfils, seeded 10th, will play fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or top seed Novak Djokovic in the last four.
The decisive moment of the second women's quarter-final came as early as the second point of game two, when Sevastova moved to her right and tumbled over while trying to make a service return.
She had threatened to break serve in the opening game but once the ankle was strapped up by the trainer after game three, Sevastova was unable to pose any challenge to Wozniacki.
The two-time finalist simply had to keep the ball in play and her opponent on the move, with the first set wrapped up after 31 minutes and an early break following in the second.
By the time the trainer returned at 6-0 3-0, Sevastova had won just 15 points, and it took 52 minutes for her to finally get on the scoreboard - prompting a relieved smile.
Wozniacki finished the job on serve after little more than an hour, and said: "This year I was out for three months with a sprained ankle - I feel real sorry for her, it happened early in the match.
"I always believe in myself, no matter what my ranking. I've beaten pretty much everyone in the draw before."
Sevastova said: "It was tough, but what can I do? I tried my best. I don't like to retire, but Caroline played great tennis. Even if I had no injury it would be tough to beat her."
Kerber remains in with a chance of overtaking Serena Williams as world number one at the end of the tournament, and she is also on course for a third Grand Slam final in 2016.
Williams, who plays Simona Halep later on Tuesday, must reach the final again in New York to have a chance of staying world number one and if she plays Kerber, the American would have to win.
"When I was a kid I was always dreaming to being the number one," said Kerber.
"Let's see. I mean, there are still matches to go. Also, Serena has to play as well very good."
Vinci caused one of the greatest upsets in tennis history when she ended Williams' calendar Grand Slam hopes in last year's semi-final, but a foot fault on set point all but ended her challenge against Kerber.
The Italian, 33, broke Kerber's serve three times in the first set but each time was broken back - and Vinci was then called for a foot fault facing set point with a second serve.
She sarcastically applauded the line judge, before Kerber raced through the second set in 24 minutes.


The impact of the Maggi noodles safety scare in India has continued to weigh on food producer Nestle.

Lost sales and a "significant impact" on growth in south east Asia have contributed to the company cutting its near-term trading outlook.
Sales tumbled after laboratory tests in India revealed high lead levels in some packets of the hugely popular noodles.
In its trading statement, Nestle said it remained in talks with authorities to get Maggi back on the shelves.
Nestle, the world's largest packaged food company, said group sales for the nine months to the end of September fell 2.1% to 64.9bn Swiss francs ($68bn; £44bn), missing analysts' forecasts.
The company cut its 2015 growth outlook to around 4.5%, below its long-term forecasts for 5%-6% growth.
Chief executive Paul Bulcke said: "After a good performance in the first half of the year, we were impacted in the third quarter by exceptional events, with Maggi noodles in India and a rebate adjustment in Nestle Skin Health."
He added that growth in China continued to be lower than expected.


A boat that was used to evacuate stranded soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II has failed to sell on the auction website eBay.

The 30ft (9m) vessel, Anne, was one of the "little ships" that helped rescue 380,000 British and French from the beaches of northern France.
More recently it was among the boats which took part in the Thames Pageant to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The craft attracted bids of Â£24,700, but failed to reach its reserve price.
Owner Kes Travers, of Worthing, West Sussex, had pledged to give 20% of the sale of the boat, which is kept in Shepperton in Surrey, to Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
He said the vessel was the last remaining Dunkirk little ship with its original engines and was a "quintessential and ultimate example of a Dunkirk little ship".
The Dunkirk evacuation, code name Operation Dynamo, took place between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
It involved 900 naval and civilian craft, including fishing boats, pleasure crafts, paddle steamers and lifeboats, which were sent across the Channel from Ramsgate in Kent under RAF protection.
Historians say the evacuation boosted British morale at a crucial point of the war.


When actor Sanjay Dutt left a prison in the western Indian city of Pune on Thursday, he walked away with some experience of making paper bags and being a radio disc jockey.

Dutt was sentenced for firearms offences linked to the 1993 Mumbai blasts which killed 257 people and injured 713.
He was convicted of buying firearms from the bombers but said the weapons were necessary in order to defend his family during the Hindu-Muslim rioting of 1993.
The actor was moved to the Yerwada jail in May 2013 to finish his five-year jail term.
But owing to his good behaviour and positive activities like running a radio programme, he was recently granted a remission of 144 days.
His early release, however, has sparked outrage with critics saying that Dutt had already been granted an unreasonable number of parole and furlough leaves owing to his celebrity status.
Meanwhile, there is intense interest in the media about his life inside the jail.
Dutt lived in a 8x10ft (2.4m x 3m) cell and wore the white uniform of prisoners. He had a 100 sq ft garden in front of his cell, where he was allowed to stroll under the watchful eyes of four guards.
According to a former fellow inmate, the actor had been resigned to his fate of the unavoidable jail time, but knew he could be released early if he behaved well.
He was lodged in a high-security cell next to the "faansi" ward, which houses prisoners on death row, and was generally not allowed to interact with other prisoners owing to security concerns.
If he walked to the common area, he would be accompanied by four policemen. If he interacted with other prisoners, the conversations would be listened into.
"I would speak to him often as I was working as the librarian at the prison," said the former inmate.
"Baba, as he is affectionately known, would borrow at least two books every week. He used to read extensively, mainly Hindi literature from Munshi Premchand."
The former inmate added that the actor would "remain immersed in newspapers".
"He had little else to do. In the common area, we had one TV set for every 150 prisoners. But since Baba's cell was a high-security one, he did not have that luxury," he added.
Hitesh Jain, Dutt's lawyer, said that the actor also developed a "spiritual inclination" during his time in the prison.
"He was doing a lot of spiritual reading. These are the things which keep a person encouraged, and provide strength to pass the whole term," said Jain.
Speaking about his daily schedule, officers at the Yerwada prison said that Dutt would wake up at six in the morning. He would take a shower after which he would be served tea and breakfast.
The jail staff would then bring him material to make bags from newspapers. He would spend most of his mornings working, earning 45 rupees (47p; 66 cents) for 100 bags. A little before noon, he would be taken to the radio studio where he would present a programme on 'Radio YCP' (Yerwada Central Prison), the jail's internal radio station.
Soon after, policemen would escort him to the common area where he was allowed to interact with other prisoners and exercise with them.
He would then return to his cell at around 14:00, have lunch and remain there for an hour before again hosting his programme on the radio station.
Dinner would be served by 17:30 and the actor would stay locked in his cell from 18:00 until the next morning.
His radio programme was popular among the inmates.
"He would write his own scripts, and would usually speak about reforms during his radio sessions," a jail officer said.
"He would speak about prison life, how the prisoners could survive it, and how their rehabilitative processes should be once they leave prison."
The officer added that the actor would often repeat his dialogues from popular Munnabhai films and play songs to entertain his listeners.
The actor definitely made some fans with his radio skills.
"Baba might be a big deal outside those prison walls, but inside, he was one of us. He even met my wife and mother during one of their prison visits," the former fellow inmate said.
"My family was elated on meeting him, but to me, and to all of us prisoners, he was ordinary. Prison does that to you. The barracks snatch your worth and render you ordinary, irritatingly ordinary, even if you are a superstar."
Puja Changoiwala is a Mumbai-based independent journalist. Her book on crimes in Mumbai will be published later this year


Catalans Dragons fought back to win a thrilling 13-try encounter against bottom-of-the-table Leigh thanks to Julian Bousquet's last-minute try.

Matty Dawson, Danny Tickle and Ben Reynolds went over in a flying Leigh start, and although Jodie Broughton and Mickael Simon replied, a Sam Hopkins double put the visitors in control.
Fouad Yaha and Vincent Duport scored as Dragons chipped away and then levelled.
A Reynolds penalty earned Leigh a 36-34 lead but Bousquet crossed to win it.
Bousquet's score handed former England coach Steve McNamara a thrilling win in his first home game in charge of Catalans, but it seemed unlikely after a disastrous start.
Matty Dawson crossed in the corner inside five minutes and Tickle and Reynolds soon made it 18-0 at the Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan.
The gap between the sides was still 16 points at the interval, but the momentum shifted following two tries inside a minute by Yaha and Duport.
Reynolds stopped the rot, scoring his second try and, after Sam Moa and Justin Horo levelled the scores, he kicked a penalty that would seemingly earn victory and take Leigh off the foot off the table.
But Bousquet powered over to put Catalans ahead for the first time in the match and Walsh slotted his sixth kick to complete the scoring.
Catalans Dragons head coach Steve McNamara:
"It's a proud moment for me to be here after a win.
"The attitude and behaviour of the players on the field tonight was one that pleased me. They gave everything tonight, never gave up and were rewarded at the end of the game with picking up the two points.
"It's a result that has the ability to give us confidence in the coming weeks."
Leigh Centurions head coach Neil Jukes:
"Naturally we are disappointed, there are some good things that we can take away but obviously we still have some things to work on.
"I'm very disappointed about the last try. We spoke about the penalty count swinging away from us in the second half and in the first set we gave away a penalty and that set the tone for the second half.
"Then in the last minute we don't play the ball correctly and you don't want to be in those kinds of situations."
Catalans Dragons: Gigot, Broughton, Inu, Duport, Yaha, Walsh, Myler, Moa, Aiton, Casty, Horo, Bird, Baitieri.
Replacements: Anderson, Bousquet, Garcia, Simon.
Leigh Centurions: Brown, Higson, Crooks, Dawson, Drinkwater, Paterson, Stewart, Hansen, Tickle, Reynolds, Hood, Acton, Fleming.
Replacements: Pelissier, Maria, Hopkins, Burr.
Referee: Gareth Hewer (RFL)


Wales coach Warren Gatland says lock Alun Wyn Jones, Liam Williams and Samson Lee are expected to be fit for World Cup duty.

Full-back Williams and tight-head prop Lee have not played in Wales' warm-ups.
Lock Jones injured a knee while leading Wales to a 16-10 win over Ireland last weekend.
Gatland said that is a "one-week" issue so Jones could face Uruguay in Wales' World Cup opener on Sunday 20 September in Cardiff.
Williams underwent foot surgery in the off-season while fellow Scarlet Samson Lee has not played since rupturing ankle ligaments against Ireland in the 2015 Six Nations.
Gatland said: "They're all good… at the moment it's the fittest that we've been so Liam Williams is taking a full part in training next week, so he's there.
"I made a comment this morning - Samson Lee's full-out scrummaging in training so that's a huge positive so he's going to be fit and available, which is great.
"Alun Wyn's fresh and ready to go so it was sort of a one-week injury, but he's basically fit now."
Gatland also said tight-head prop Aaron Jarvis will cover the two hookers in the squad - Ken Owens and Scott Baldwin - if one is injured.
Tournament rules mean a player called into a squad because of injury cannot take the field within 48 hours of his arrival.
Gatland admits having only two specialist hookers is "a risk you take".
But he says title-holders New Zealand have done likewise by selecting only three recognised locks.
And Australia have also named only two specialist hookers in a pool that also includes Wales, Fiji, Uruguay and hosts England.
Cardiff Blues hooker Kristian Dacey was discarded from the Wales squad.
But he is on the bench as Sam Warburton returns from a shoulder blow to lead Wales in their final World Cup warm-up against Italy in Cardiff on Saturday.
Locks Jake Ball, Dominic Day, back-rower James King and centre Cory Allen also return against the Azzurri.


QPR have sold midfielder Tjaronn Chery to Chinese side Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng for an undisclosed fee.

The 28-year-old Dutchman had been in talks with the Chinese Super League club for several weeks.
Chery scored 14 goals in 66 appearances for Rangers after joining from FC Groningen in the summer of 2015.
"Whilst it's disappointing to lose a player of Tjaronn's ability, I only want players at QPR who want to be here," R's boss Ian Holloway said.
"As a manager, when a player tells you he wants to leave with 18 months left to run on their contract, it's in the club's best interests to part ways and bring in players who want to play for the club."
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Adverts for Google products occupied 91% of the top ad slots on the firm's search results pages, in a study done for the Wall Street Journal.

Advertising data firm Semrush analysed 25,000 pages for the study.
It looked at 1,000 results for 25 search terms including laptop, watches, speakers and smoke detectors on Google.
Products sold by Google's parent firm Alphabet dominated the top of the results. Google said it had strict rules for buying its advertising space.
A spokesman said that the firm's marketing policies were "consciously and carefully designed" so as not to intervene with ad pricing.
"All our bids are excluded from the auction when determining the price paid by other advertisers and we have strict rules and processes - set to tougher levels than our customers - to govern the use of our own ads products," he said.
The Wall Street Journal reported that in all 1,000 searches for the term "laptop" in the study, the top result was for Google's Chromebook.
Additionally 98% of searches for "watches" resulted in links to Android smartwatch retailers appearing on top.
Android and Chromebook are both owned by Alphabet.
It also noted that alarm products by another Alphabet firm, Nest, featured highly in searches for smoke detectors.
The paper added that after sharing the results with Google many of the ads disappeared - and a BBC test found that other brands including Apple, Lenovo and Apollo now appear to dominate the top of results pages for these terms.
In July 2016 the European Commission alleged that Google had abused its dominance in internet shopping and restricted competition - which the firm denied.
"We think when we look at the screen that Google is placing its ads above others but advertising doesn't work in that way," said Daniel Knapp, senior analyst at IHS.
"It may be that Google is willing to pay more than others or that it has better targeting data for identifying users. The method of the [Wall Street Journal] experiment may also be flawed."
The advertising auctions are automated and run by algorithms, he added.
"We live in an algorithmic world. How are these algorithms making decisions on our behalf and how is that distorting markets and society in general?" he said.
"This is an example of a much bigger underlying issue."


It probably was not the publicity they were hoping for.

Earlier this week, Paramount Pictures released a series of posters to promote upcoming sci-fi film Arrival.
One poster showed a UFO hovering above Hong Kong's iconic skyline - except the skyline also included Shanghai's Oriental Pearl Tower.
The blunder enraged many Hong Kong social media users, who flooded the film's Facebook page with the hashtag #HongKongisnotChina.
Hong Kong, a former British colony, was returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
But it is deeply divided over its relationship with China, and many in the territory have a strong sense of Hong Kong identity.
Hong Kong's democracy debate
One comment on the film's Facebook page said: "Please improve on the accuracy of your posters, the Shanghai tower does not belong to Hong Kong, remove that please. Please don't mix up Shanghai and Hong Kong. They are totally different, it's very offensive to a lot of people from Hong Kong."
"Hong Kongers are now feeling insulted and offended," said another.
Some went as far as to call for a ban on the film, which stars Amy Adams and is set for release in November.
The poster was later removed from the Facebook page and a statement was posted saying: "An error in one in a series of posters for 'Arrival' was made by a third party vendor."
"We are disappointed to have not caught the error."
Later a similar poster with the actual Shanghai skyline appeared.
Not everyone was pleased, though, with the fact Hong Kong's skyline had now been replaced with Shanghai's.
"The appearance of the Oriental Pearl Tower in HK was wrong, so you rectified it by keep the tower and replacing the city of HK with Shanghai? So HK's the "WRONG" part here?" Facebook user Jonathan Ip wrote.
Meanwhile, some people have made fun of the commenters, accusing them of overreacting, or having "glass hearts" - a Chinese phrase referring to fragile egos.
What are Hong Kong's localists angry about?
Hong Kong was handed over to China by Britain in 1997, under an agreement that certain rights and freedoms would be guaranteed for 50 years.
As a result, Hong Kong has its own legal system, and enjoys rights including freedom of assembly and free speech, which are restricted in mainland China.
However, there are growing concerns over what is seen as interference by Beijing into Hong Kong affairs.
In 2014 there were mass demonstrations demanding full democracy in Hong Kong, after the Chinese government said it would allow the territory to elect its leader - but only from a pool of Beijing approved candidates.
After that movement failed to win any concessions from Beijing, there has been an increase in localist sentiment, with some people demanding greater autonomy for Hong Kong, and protection against what they see as the dilution of the city's identity.


An inexperienced Liverpool side were frustrated by West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph as their FA Cup fourth-round tie ended in a goalless draw.

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The Hammers had early chances but an unmarked Enner Valencia misjudged a header and Pedro Obiang volleyed wide.
Randolph twice blocked powerful Joao Teixeira efforts and also saved shots from Cameron Brannagan, Joe Allen and Christian Benteke.
But neither side could score and they will meet again in a replay in London.
Relive Liverpool's draw with West Ham as it happened.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp played a youthful side in the third-round match and subsequent replay against Exeter, but included a mixture of first-team players and youngsters for the visit of the Hammers.
Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 27, was the oldest player in the Reds' starting line-up, which also included four players - Brad Smith, Cameron Brannagan, Kevin Stewart and Joao Teixeira - who had never started a Premier League match.
This was the ninth game that Liverpool had played in January, and they desperately did not want another match, but that is exactly what they got.
It means their schedule in February will now include at least seven matches, including the League Cup final, two Europa League matches, three Premier League games and one, maybe two, FA Cup ties.
Nevertheless, Klopp will feel his side should have won. A poor touch when only six yards out to waste a chance summed up another ineffective performance from an out-of-form Christian Benteke.
Liverpool were the better team in the second half and created numerous chances, but stand-in captain Allen shot harmlessly over, and Brannagan, Teixeira and Benteke had shots saved by Randolph.
Generally, they were very impressive. Brannagan, 19, who consistently impressed with his set-piece delivery, nearly opened the scoring with a powerful shot from 20 yards out, but goalkeeper Randolph did well to push the ball around the post.
Brad Smith, 21, produced an energetic performance at left-back, often getting forward to help his side's attacks, while handling the threat from the quick Victor Moses with maturity.
Kevin Stewart, 22, a tough-tackling central midfielder, worked hard, making six tackles and two interceptions, and 23-year-old Joao Teixeira, playing on the left side of Liverpool's front three, was twice denied by a diving Randolph.
Three-time winners West Ham were aiming to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the fourth time in the last eight seasons - and will have been buoyed when they saw the Liverpool line-up.
They themselves made five changes, although fielded a team rich in Premier League experience apart from Randolph, who played because regular goalkeeper Adrian was back in his native Spain for family reasons.
Yet the Hammers could not take full advantage. They kept trying to utilise Victor Moses' pace against Brad Smith down the right wing, but the defender often came out on top before Moses was withdrawn midway through the second half.
Slaven Bilic will argue that West Ham should have had a penalty, when Steven Caulker appeared to handle in the penalty area, but the Hammers took 50 minutes to have their solitary shot on target.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "We had the bigger chances, but now we have to play again. West Ham have good quality in their team and play well in the league. We tried everything - you need a bit of luck.
"I was pleased with the whole team. Steven Caulker played for the first time in his position in defence and did well, but I cannot fault anyone, they tried and gave all. We played much better than we did at West Ham [in the league], but we didn't score so it is not over.
"The players we changed had the day off today so hopefully nothing happened to them."
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic said: "They had a few moments, we had a few moments. They were better in the second half - they could run more and were better at winning the second balls so it is a great result for us.
"We lacked that kind of quality we normally have in the last third of the pitch, so overall I am happy with the result.
"When you make two subs in the first half your hands are tied in the second half. It limited our options and we had to wait to make a third substitution. Kouyate should be OK for Tuesday hopefully."
Asked if they should have had a penalty for a Steven Caulker handball, Bilic said: "I didn't see the replays so I can't comment. I shouted a few times, they shouted a few times, the crowd shouted a few times, but that is part of the game."
Both teams are next in Premier League action on Tuesday. Liverpool travel to Premier League leaders Leicester City, while West Ham welcome the division's bottom team Aston Villa to Upton Park.
Match ends, Liverpool 0, West Ham United 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, West Ham United 0.
José Enrique (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
Foul by Christian Benteke (Liverpool).
Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Liverpool. José Enrique replaces João Teixeira.
Brad Smith (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pedro Obiang (West Ham United).
Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro Obiang (West Ham United).
Corner,  West Ham United. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Substitution, Liverpool. Jerome Sinclair replaces Cameron Brannagan.
Attempt missed. Kevin Stewart (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
João Teixeira (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Winston Reid (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Joey O'Brien (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match João Teixeira (Liverpool) because of an injury.
Substitution, Liverpool. Sheyi Ojo replaces Jordon Ibe.
Attempt missed. Kevin Stewart (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordon Ibe with a through ball.
Attempt saved. João Teixeira (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordon Ibe.
Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Victor Moses.
Foul by Nikica Jelavic (West Ham United).
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Stewart following a set piece situation.
Attempt missed. Kevin Stewart (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Enner Valencia (West Ham United).
Kevin Stewart (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Teixeira.
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
Attempt saved. João Teixeira (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brad Smith.
Offside, West Ham United. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Aaron Cresswell is caught offside.
Alexandre Song (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by João Teixeira (Liverpool).
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.


The US is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in what it says is a response to escalating North Korean rhetoric.

US officials said the B-52 flights demonstrated "extended deterrence capabilities" amid rising tension on the peninsula.
The aircraft, which can also carry conventional weapons, flew on 8 March, with another mission set for Tuesday.
Regional tension remains high after the North's third nuclear test last month.
This is not the first time that B-52 bombers have been used as part of regular military drills between the US and South Korea.
"We're drawing attention to the fact that we have extended deterrence capabilities that we believe are important to demonstrate in the wake of recent North Korean rhetoric," US Pentagon press secretary George Little said.
"As North Korea threatened to attack South Korea with nuclear weapons, the exercise involving B-52s is meaningful, as it shows US commitment to provide its nuclear umbrella on the Korean peninsula," said Kim Min-seok, spokesman for South Korea's Defence Ministry.
By Jonathan MarcusBBC Diplomatic Correspondent
The B-52 mission should be seen along with the recently announced enhancements to America's own ballistic missile defences as a clear warning to Pyongyang. But in many ways it is a caution to China as well.
The US has struggled to find a way to impress upon the Chinese the need to constrain North Korea's behaviour. Beijing's fundamental policy has not changed - although in fairness it should be said that China has struggled to influence its unruly ally.
Washington is trying to signal to the Chinese that there will be strategic consequences for them if North Korea's provocative behaviour continues.
Improved US ballistic missile defences, and especially the growing interest of countries like Japan and South Korea in anti-missile systems, inevitably impacts upon the viability of China's own deterrent. This, the US hopes, may be a crucial factor in encouraging China to get tough with Pyongyang.
US Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter affirmed this commitment on Monday during a visit to Seoul.
The US last week also announced plans to boost its own missile defences in the face of a growing threat from North Korea, a move over which both China and Russia have expressed concern.
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said it would "intensify antagonism", rather than improving regional stability.
The United Nations imposed fresh sanctions against North Korea following its nuclear test on 12 February.
Pyongyang has responded with strong rhetoric to this and the US-South Korea joint military drills, which it bitterly opposes.
It says it has scrapped the Korean War armistice and ended non-aggression pacts with Seoul. It has also cut off a hotline that connects the two countries.
The two Koreas remain technically at war because the 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a treaty.
South Korea says North Korea cannot unilaterally dissolve the armistice and has called on Pyongyang to tone down its language.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for North Korea to take a different approach.
"North Korea is wasting resources for nuclear development while its people are living very difficult lives," she said.


Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie will host the Open Championship in 2017 and 2018 respectively, the R&A has announced.

Royal Birkdale will stage the Open for a 10th time in July 2017, having first done so in 1954.
The 2018 event will mark Carnoustie's eighth time as host, dating back to 1931 when Tommy Armour won at the Angus links.
This year's Open will be held at Royal Liverpool from 17-20 July, with Phil Mickelson the defending champion.
Five-time Open Champion Tom Watson, who won the event at Royal Birkdale in 1983 and at Carnoustie in 1975, said: "I am delighted to see the Open returning to two great venues in Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie.
"I know both courses are held in high regard by the players and I certainly consider them to be wonderful tests of golf."
Watson will make his 40th anniversary appearance at the tournament after receiving a full exemption as a past champion who finished as runner-up in 2009.
The 64-year-old said he was "proud and honoured" to be given the opportunity.
Padraig Harrington clinched back-to-back Open titles when the two courses last staged the tournament.
The Irishman lifted the Claret Jug at Carnoustie in 2007 after defeating Sergio Garcia in a play-off and a year later triumphed at Royal Birkdale by four shots from Ian Poulter.


Saturday, 7 May 2016 is not a date that will hold particularly great memories for either Huddersfield or Reading.

The Terriers ended the 2015-16 Championship season in 19th place after a crushing 5-1 home defeat by Brentford, while the Royals lost 3-1 at Blackburn - their sixth defeat in seven matches - to finish 17th.
Just over a year on, it could scarcely be more different. The teams will meet in the play-off final at Wembley on Monday, in a match worth at least £170m to the winner.
How did they turn their fortunes around?
Huddersfield Town - David Wagner
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Terriers chairman Dean Hoyle was clearly delighted with his newest appointment when Wagner took charge in November 2015.
He told the club website: "David's football philosophy is directly in line with ours; he fits for what we need. He will be head coach. He is the club's first from outside the UK and Ireland and he brings a new approach and new ideas."
Hoyle had grown weary of British managers delivering short-term results without a long-term plan and what he believed to be short change on his considerable investment into the club.
The former Borussia Dortmund II boss lost three of his first four matches, but Championship survival was attained while Wagner set about evolving every aspect of the way the team operated both on and off the field.
To the dismay of some players, he moved training sessions in line with when games started and asked the squad to meet for pre-match meals even for home games.
Wagner added 13 new players as he sought to build a side able to play the style of football he had had success with in Germany.
The results were miraculous. Town won eight of their first 11 league matches, finished in the Championship play-off places for the first time and are one win away from ending a 45-year absence from the top flight.
Reading - Jaap Stam
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Following Brian McDermott's rather low-key departure after a second spell in charge of the club that lasted just six months, Reading decided to go Dutch for his successor.
Former defender Stam was the man picked for his first full-time foray into management, having most famously been part of Manchester United's treble-winning side of 1999.
"Reading are very ambitious, like I am, and want to get back to the Premier League," he said in June 2016. "Hopefully we can have a good partnership and get there."
His appointment was not initially warmly welcomed by everyone, as co-chairman Sir John Madejski revealed at Stam's first news conference he had not been behind the decision to sack McDermott.
Stam gave a conservative estimate of how his side might fare in his first season. "There are teams in there who will make it hard to be in the top 10," he said in pre-season. "You can't expect us to end up in the top six."
After winning only one of their first four league games, a few boos could be heard from the home fans as Reading, who have not been in the Premier League since 2013, bedded into Stam's possession-based approach.
Fast forward nine months through a season of just two home defeats and the reality is beyond Stam's and probably many supporters' expectations.
"We never dreamed of getting to this game," Stam told BBC Radio Berkshire. "But I've always had the belief in what I can do. It's not just about me, it's about my staff as a manager can't do it on his own.
"I'm happy we've achieved this in the first season, but it's going to build the expectation for next season as well. So we need to be realistic.
"Let's enjoy it for now and work towards getting that result on Monday."
Huddersfield
Much like great friend and former Borussia Dortmund colleague Jurgen Klopp, Wagner favours a high pressing 4-2-3-1 formation but it would be overly simplistic to say his team are just about gegenpressing.
Wagner puts a great deal of emphasis on quick transitions all around the pitch and there is a lot of onus on all players to put in performances high in both energy and tactical discipline.
The tireless work of the front four in both attacking and defensive situations is often at the expense of personal glory. Town's top scorer this season is Elias Kachunga with 13 goals in 47 appearances.
However, it is this work-rate that often creates the platform for full-backs Chris Lowe and Tommy Smith to advance beyond the forwards and get behind opposition defences.
Wagner is not completely tied to his pressing philosophy and notably changed tactics for August's trip to Newcastle. Huddersfield beat the Magpies 2-1, having spent the majority of the game sitting back and allowing the hosts to dominate possession.
Reading
Possession, possession, possession has defined Stam's Reading this season. His side have averaged 57.4% in the Championship.
As already mentioned, the Dutchman's philosophy has not appealed to everyone. It attracted critics after a 2-0 defeat by Leeds in December when, despite having 77% of the ball, the Royals registered just two shots on target.
Although Stam has not necessarily departed from the approach, there has been a sense of it being sacrificed in pursuit of getting results.
Yann Kermorgant has spent much of the season as a sole striker, but Lewis Grabban - on loan from Bournemouth - has partnered him in attack in recent matches to offer an additional outlet.
Even before the play-off semi-final against Fulham, pundits refused to back Reading's chances of progressing. In both legs, Reading saw considerably less of the ball, but took their opportunities.
Huddersfield
Almost all of the 13 new players signed last summer have played a major part in Town's success, as well as their two January additions.
Aaron Mooy, on loan from Manchester City, was included in the Championship's team of the year after an outstanding season in midfield.
Key to the way Town break teams down are the overlapping runs made by full-backs Lowe and Smith, a player who has been reinvented by Wagner, and the duo have chipped in with 13 assists and six goals between them.
Perhaps most impressively given their achievements this season, Town's record signing is the £1.8m they paid 1860 Munich for centre-half Christopher Schindler in June 2016.
For context, that fee made Schindler the 43rd most expensive signing in the Championship last summer.
Reading
The biggest success of Stam's squad has undoubtedly been a player who was already at the club before his arrival. French striker Yann Kermorgant, at the age of 35, has weighed in with 19 goals.
Another consistent performer has been goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi. The former Wigan player was man of the match in the play-off semi-final second leg, pulling off a string of saves to deny Fulham an equaliser.
The Oman international was named player of the season for a second successive year in recognition of his 16 clean sheets.
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John Swift, who joined last summer from Chelsea, has contributed eight league goals from midfield and was named EFL Young Player of the Month for January.
"The gameplan's been the main thing this season, everyone working together to get a result," said the 21-year-old.
"After the season, I think we'll all look back on how well we've done. But it's a huge game ahead of us and we can't think too much about that."
Paul Ogden, Huddersfield Town commentator for BBC Radio Leeds:
I would use the two regular season meetings between the teams as a fairly solid indicator for how Monday's game will go.
With both teams having won one apiece - and both by a margin of 1-0 - it would not surprise me remotely if this game were to go beyond the 90 minutes.
Neither team gives much away and neither defence is particularly vulnerable, so I could envisage a game that may not be the most exciting to the neutral.
Should we need extra time, there is no concern that Town's high-energy approach could leave them at a disadvantage on what could be a hot May day at Wembley.
Wagner is a meticulous planner and, straight after beating Sheffield Wednesday, the players went to Portugal for a warm weather training camp.
Tim Dellor, Reading commentator for BBC Radio Berkshire:
Anyone who says they know who will win this game is guessing - it's far too tight to call. With only four points separating the two teams over the 46 games, the stats back that up.
The two teams have reached the most valuable game in football in a similar manner. Statistically, tactically, and managerially there is little difference, leaving us with the mental toughness of the players.
The team that best copes with the stress of the big occasion, the huge crowd and the enormous consequences of success or failure will inevitably be the ones playing in the Premier League next season.


The brother of a pregnant teenager shot dead in disputed circumstances in west Belfast 45 years ago has told an inquest she was completely innocent.

Marian Brown, 17, had just kissed her boyfriend goodnight when she was fatally wounded in the neck.
She was caught up in an exchange of fire between paramilitaries and an Army patrol at Roden Street in June 1972.
A fresh inquest was ordered after questions were raised over the velocity of the bullet that killed her.
Her brother, Richard Brown, told the inquest that for two years the family thought she had been killed by loyalist paramilitaries shooting up the street.
However, it was only at the first inquest they discovered soldiers had also been involved in the shooting incident.
During Monday morning's hearing, Mr Brown spoke emotionally about his sister and how he felt about what happened to her.
As her older brother, he said he "felt ashamed that he couldn't do anything" to help her and he was angry that whoever fired the shot "took her life and robbed us of a sister, a daughter and a friend".
Mr Brown said the 17-year-old "never got to bloom".
Other family members were also in court for the start of the inquest being heard by Judge David McFarland, which is expected to last more than two weeks.


Former European captain Bernard Gallacher believes his nephew Stephen should be one of the three Ryder Cup wildcards at Gleneagles this month.

Captain Paul McGinley will announce his three picks at 12:30 BST on Tuesday.
"I'd pick Stephen," Gallacher told BBC 5 live. "His current form is terrific, he's Scottish, which will go down well, and he's played well on that course."
US captain Tom Watson names his three players later on Tuesday. The event takes place from 26-28 September.
The European selection is thought to be between five players, including Gallacher, 40, who needed to finish second at last week's final qualifying event, the Italian Open, and was one shot adrift in third place.
Gallacher retained his Dubai Desert Classic title in February and though he missed the cut at the US Open and PGA Championship, he was 15th in The Open Championship and tied sixth at the WGC Cadillac Championship.
Ryder Cup stalwarts Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Luke Donald are all vying for a captain's pick, having failed to qualify automatically.
"The one at risk I think is Luke Donald," Gallacher said.
Former world number one Donald, 38, is now ranked 29th and has a best finish this year of second at The Heritage in April, but has missed four cuts, including the Masters and the US Open.
Bernard, who captained Europe in 1991, 1993 and 1995, losing the first two but winning the third, says Francesco Molinari, 31, the world number 44, who was part of the winning team in the last two Ryder Cups, should not be selected.
"He's well down the list, well behind Stephen," he said. "His Ryder Cup record isn't really impressive. Good player, very solid but I don't think he's in the running.
"This is one of the most difficult jobs for a captain picking the wildcards, I've never really been in favour of them when the world lists and European points list are so definite."
Poulter, 38, the world number 35, was instrumental in Europe's record comeback victory at Medinah two years ago, winning four points out of four in the competition but has a highest of second on the PGA Tour this year, missing the cut at The Open Championship.
"Ian Poulter is going to be difficult not to pick because he played so well at Medinah. What's going against him is his present form, but he does seem to raise his game at the Ryder Cup and he can act as an inspirational player."
Former world number one Westwood, 41, currently ranked 37th, has played in the last eight Ryder Cups but has had a mixed 2014 in the majors, missing the cut at the US Open and The Open Championship, and finishing seventh and joint 15th at the Masters and PGA Championship respectively.
"Lee Westwood was asked by McGinley to show some form," Gallacher said. "He had a really low score in the final round at Firestone (of 63 in last month's Bridgestone WGC event to earn a share of 19th), finished pretty high up at the US PGA when he tied 15th so he may have done enough to show he's playing ok.
"The captain has got to look at foursomes and fourball pairings, so there will be other things going through his mind, like experience.
"So it's experience against somebody bang on form."


The 18-month prison sentence handed down by the Vatican City criminal court on Pope Benedict's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, may mark not the end but the beginning of a complex story of betrayal and discontent at the very heart of the Catholic Church.

Some of the hundreds of sensitive documents stolen from the Pope's desk over an extended period found their way into the Italian mainstream media and into a bestselling book earlier this year.
Pope Benedict wanted closure on the Gabriele case and he got it, only hours before the start of the most important Vatican event of the year, which begins on Sunday.
He has called a three-week long Synod of Bishops from around the world to advise him on how to spearhead what the Vatican is optimistically calling "The New Evangelisation".
This is code for a high-octane effort by the Catholic Church to counter the insidious spread of secularism within countries - particularly in Europe - that once confidently proclaimed themselves Catholic, but where Sunday mass attendance is now falling yearly to ever-lower levels.
The butler trial has hijacked the Vatican's planned autumn religious news agenda and has concentrated world attention on yet another episode contributing to the credibility crisis affecting the Holy See.
Sunday's edition of the Vatican newspaper, Osservatore Romano, predictably put a brief report on the butler trial at the bottom of its back page.
In theory, under a treaty signed between the Vatican and Italy in 1929, people convicted of crimes carried out in Vatican territory serve their sentences in Italian jails, as there are no suitable long-term detention facilities within Vatican City State.
But if Gabriele, a Vatican citizen, were to be transferred to a jail in Italy, he might be tempted by lucrative offers to reveal other details about what he learned while in the Pope's service.
His lawyer has indicated that the former butler does not intend to appeal and is ready to serve his sentence by remaining under house arrest in his "grace and favour" apartment situated inside the walls of Vatican City.
However, a second embarrassing trial looms.
In about a month, the Vatican court is due to hear the case against Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer technician who worked in the Vatican's Secretariat of State - the equivalent of the papal Cabinet Office.
He was originally charged with aiding and abetting Mr Gabriele in his theft of documents, but the Vatican judges decided to hold his trial separately.
Mr Sciarpelletti has called as one of his witnesses the first upper-level cleric - other than the Pope's personal secretary - to give evidence in the Vatileaks scandal. He's an Italian monsignor in charge of documentation in the Secretariat of State.
The Vatican prosecutor is also considering further possible, and more serious, charges against both Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti - including violation of state secrets and attacking state security. These would involve heavier punishments than for aggravated theft.
The newly-appointed Vatican communications strategist, Greg Burke, formerly a Fox News TV correspondent, admits that the Pope has personally been very upset about the Vatileaks scandal.
He told the BBC: "There are four or five people in the world who have the chance every day to talk to the Pope and get five minutes of him with no distractions. Paolo Gabriele could have done it that way. Instead, he went off and caused the scandal that it became."


Supporters of Russia's opposition have elected a Co-ordination Council (CC).

Heading the list of 45 opposition leaders is Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption activist who has played a key role in mobilising opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
Many other politicians and activists who have led anti-Putin protests over the last year were also elected in the three-day online vote.
The people behind the initiative see the new body as an opportunity to turn the protest movement from a group of people defined by what they oppose into a group united by a positive and constructive agenda.
One of the main organisers said the council would serve as the opposition's "representative body".
The council will consist of 45 members who have been picked from four separate candidate lists.
Among the 30 people elected from the main list of "general candidates" are Mr Navalny, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak and activist Ilya Yashin.
The list of 30 also includes high-profile environmental campaigner Yevgenia Chirikova, former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, and Sergei Udaltsov, the left-wing activist recently banned from travelling outside Moscow after being questioned about alleged plans to incite civil unrest.
Two other high-profile figures to make it into the council are Gennady Gudkov, an MP for more than a decade before being expelled in September over alleged business dealings, and his son Dmitry, who was elected to parliament in 2011.
Fifteen seats have been reserved for the three main political groupings behind the initiative - liberals, left-wingers and nationalists. The 15 successful candidates are not well known outside Russia.
Mainly to represent the views of a protest movement that is scattered across the political spectrum, united largely - and in some cases only - by their opposition to Mr Putin and his system.
Mr Navalny, who has promoted the council heavily on his popular blog, says that the electoral process confers legitimacy on the protest movement. He and his allies argue that Mr Putin and the ruling United Russia party no longer enjoy that legitimacy, because of widespread allegations of vote-rigging during the last parliamentary and presidential elections.
The election was also seen as a popularity contest to determine which of the fragmented opposition's most prominent politicians and activists were genuine leadership material.
Once the council is up and running, it will be responsible for coming up with a common agenda, formulating policy positions and agreeing tactics, such as street protests and campaigning for regional and municipal elections.
But not everyone in the protest movement lent the project their backing.
Vladimir Ryzhkov and former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who co-chair the RPR-Parnas party along with Mr Nemtsov, are both critics. Mr Kasyanov fears that the election will lead to splits in the protest movement.
Opposition MP Ilya Ponomarev registered as a candidate but then withdrew, citing differences with some of the organisers.
A committee was set up to organise the council election, or "primaries", which took place on 20-22 October.
In order to vote, people had to register and go through a rigorous identity verification process. Voters were able to cast their ballots remotely, or at designated polling stations, but all voting was online.
The organisers say more than 81,000 people voted.
This is only the first stage of the protest movement's campaign to turn itself into a viable alternative to Mr Putin and his allies. And the next parliamentary elections are four years away.
However, the opposition groups involved have a track record of internal disagreements and divisions. If they can overcome this, their next challenge will be to ensure that their leaders acquire the sort of nationwide recognition that perhaps only Mr Navalny, with his high-profile anti-corruption campaign, currently enjoys.
This will be a major task, given that the Kremlin seems to be stepping up its campaign against some of their most outspoken domestic critics.
For instance, a video shown on a recent edition of Gazprom-owned NTV's political talk show "Broom" accused several named candidates of committing crimes such as "brutal murder", "drug-dealing" or "property fraud".
In addition, recent political reforms are likely to lead to a proliferation of smaller parties that may crowd the political landscape and potentially fragment the anti-Putin vote.
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Dina Asher-Smith has helped launch the volunteering programme for the 2017 World Athletics & ParaAthletics Championships in London.

The London-born sprinter, who was a kit carrier at the 2012 London Olympics, said: "It was an amazing experience.
It is the volunteers who will make the event feel truly special
"I would say to everyone they should get involved as it will be one of the most amazing experiences of your life."
Up to 4,000 volunteers will be needed to deliver the events in the stadium, Olympic Park and across London.
It will be the first time that the two championships will be taking place in the same city in the same year.
Anyone interested in becoming a 'runner' for the events can register their interest from 28 June here and details of the application form will be sent in early Autumn 2016.
Asher-Smith is the fastest-ever British woman and will be representing Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics from 5-21 August.
"The athletes at London 2017 will produce incredible moments which will last a lifetime," she added. "But it is the volunteers who will make the event feel truly special."
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Richard Whitehead, the reigning Paralympic, world and European T42 200m champion said: "In 2012, the Games Makers were instrumental in creating the incredible atmosphere at the Paralympic Games.
"I am both grateful to and passionate about supporting the volunteer programme."
Volunteers will be required in a range of roles during the 20 days of the events including transport, way-finding, meet and greet and accreditation.
"Hundreds of thousands of people will come from all over the world to the British capital next summer for the championships and the 'runners' will be a key part of their experience," said IAAF president Lord Coe.


Two men have been questioned after an illegal abattoir was raided by police in County Monaghan.

The abattoir was discovered near Clones shortly after 15:00 BST.
Animal carcasses were being butchered at the time of the operation. It is understood that one of the men questioned is Irish and the other is a foreign national.
Officers from the Irish agriculture department's special investigations unit were also involved in the raid.


It is vanishingly rare for the Treasury Select Committee to not, even if sometimes reluctantly, back an appointment by the Bank of England of a deputy governor and a new member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

In 2000, it did not recommend the appointment of Christopher Allsopp as an external member of the MPC after what they suggested was a poor performance in front of the committee, but the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, stood by him.
So, the committee's action against Charlotte Hogg is certainly significant.
And its significance goes well beyond the future of Ms Hogg.
Mark Carney, the governor, backed her until one minute to midnight.
Which, after the evidence laid out by the committee today, is likely to be questioned by MPs when Mr Carney next appears before them.
Mr Carney believed that a verbal warning was sufficient and rejected Ms Hogg's offer to resign last week.
His judgement was that it was an oversight which had been rectified, and that Ms Hogg's contribution to the Bank - where she has worked since 2013 - far outweighed this controversy.
Andrew Tyrie's committee did not agree.
That is for four distinct reasons.
Firstly, that the "oversight" concerning Ms Hogg's brother's senior job at Barclays - regulated by the Bank of England - lasted for four years without any of the Bank's internal processes picking up the issue.
Second, that Ms Hogg was the person who drafted the Bank's own internal rule book which she subsequently breached.
She didn't, the Treasury Select Committee said, "lead by example".
Third, the committee said that Ms Hogg, and by extension, Mr Carney, failed to appreciate the "seriousness" of that breach.
And then suggested that future conflicts "would not arise".
Which, as the committee points out, depends - on what happens both at the Bank and at Barclays.
The governor has now reluctantly acted, saying that the Bank will put in place new procedures; the most significant of which is moving oversight of the Bank's code of conduct under Sam Woods, the deputy governor for prudential regulation.
That now means that the person who drew up the rules, the chief operating officer (until this morning Ms Hogg), is no longer responsible for their enforcement or the way they are reported to the Bank's own Audit and Risk Committee.
Many will say the handling of the controversy over Ms Hogg has been misstep by the governor, who always needs to ensure that the Bank's adherence to its own rules is punctilious.
Ms Hogg had been widely praised as a reforming influence at the Bank, introducing new levels of transparency and driving through a reform programme that has cleared away some of the Bank's dustier attitudes.
She certainly had firm support from the Court of the Bank, its governing body.
But, in the hyper-sensitive world of bank regulation, the Treasury Select Committee has made it clear that any breach is a red card issue.
There are no cautions beforehand.


An Aston Martin racing car with "an exceptional history" has been found by police 14 years after it was stolen.

The DB2, which competed in the 1949 Le Mans 24-hour race, was taken in 2002 from Baldock, Hertfordshire.
Police used intelligence to track it down to a storage facility in Eindhoven, Holland, in March this year.
The car's owner at the time of the theft died before it was found so it was returned to a relative. It is being auctioned off for up to Â£900,000.
Two men convicted of stealing the car in 2003 failed to return to court for sentencing and have never been caught again.
Det Sgt Jo Goodson, from Hertfordshire Police, who travelled to Holland to seize the car, said it was "extremely satisfying" to get the vehicle back.
"It was quite emotional because it's a lovely car with an exceptional history," she added.
The green prototype, which was built as a test-bed for the later production of the DB2, was the only one of three Aston Martins in the 1949 race to cross the finish line.
Ashley Mack, who is now the rightful owner, said his relative Christopher Angell had been left "devastated" by the theft of his vehicle.
"Just before he died in 2003 he was still asking 'has that nice policeman got my car yet?'" he said.
"Even at this stage my heart will be pleased if it doesn't sell, but my head has to acknowledge that it will cost many thousands to restore."
The vehicle will go under the hammer at Bonhams' Goodwood Festival of Speed sale later this month.


Moors Murderer Ian Brady has been refused permission to launch a High Court fight to have the lawyer of his choice represent him at a tribunal.

Brady, who lost a bid to move from a secure hospital to a prison at a mental health review in 2013, wanted to challenge a ban on Robin Makin representing him at a future tribunal.
Mr Makin's solicitors' firm, E Rex Makin & Co, is not a member of the Law Society's mental health panel.
The case was dismissed as "unarguable".
Sitting at London, Mr Justice Morris said Brady's challenge had "no realistic prospect of success".
He added that nothing in the European Convention on Human Rights or in case law "supports the proposition that in civil proceedings... there is a right to publicly-funded representation for a lawyer of choice".
At the 2013 mental health review tribunal in Manchester, 79-year-old Brady asked to be moved to a Scottish prison from Merseyside's Ashworth Hospital so he could not be force-fed and could be allowed to die if he wishes.
The request was rejected after medical staff said Brady had chronic mental illness and needed continued care at the secure unit.
Brady refused to take part in a further review in September 2016 on the grounds that Mr Makin could not be involved.
Under legal aid rules, only members of the Law Society's mental health panel are entitled to a publicly-funded contract.


The London housing market has formed the world's biggest house price bubble, according to the Swiss bank, UBS.

It said the ratios of property prices to incomes, and property prices to rents, have reached all-time highs.
And it warned that London house prices have become more "decoupled" from household earnings than anywhere else in the world.
More than any other big city, the capital now faces the risk of a "substantial" price correction.
However it was not able to predict when any such correction might occur.
In its Global Real Estate Bubble Index, UBS says any city scoring more than 1.5 is at risk of a bubble.
London had the highest score, at 1.88.
Hong Kong came second, with a score of 1.67.
Real house prices, after adjusting for inflation, have soared by almost 40% in London since the beginning of 2013, said UBS.
That makes London one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Amongst other findings in the report:
The demand for London properties was largely driven by foreign investors, but domestic buyers have also helped to boost prices.
UBS said the government's Help to Buy scheme had stoked demand too.
On past experience, UBS said that a price correction of 30% usually occurs within three years of the index exceeding a score of 1.0.
New York, Boston and Chicago were among the cities at least risk of a housing bubble.


National League side Solihull Moors have appointed Hednesford Town boss Liam McDonald as their new manager.

The 31-year-old, who will have the support of newly-appointed head coach Keith Bertschin, succeeds Marcus Bignot, who left Solihull on 7 November to join League Two side Grimsby Town.
McDonald, who took over the Pitmen in May, leaves them fourth in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
His first game will be Tuesday's FA Cup first-round replay at home to Yeovil.
Solihull are 16th in the National League after being promoted last season.
McDonald will also be joined at the Moors by assistant manager Nick Green and coach David Bridgwater, his backroom team at Hednesford and his previous club Redditch.
"With my ambitions as a football manager, the opportunity to come to Solihull was just too good to turn down," McDonald told BBC WM.
"Part of the decision to come was to help with my development. Keith has a wealth of experience which will help that.
"But I'm in charge. I have my management team with me, I want to put my stamp on things and carry on the good work Marcus has done in transforming this club.
"It was a tough decision and Saturday was an emotional day for me, but the people at Hednesford understand why I've made it."
Liam McDonald was talking to BBC WM's Rob Gurney.


A new form of solar cloud has been identified by research into "space weather" led by Dundee University.

Dr Miho Janvier worked alongside colleagues in Paris and Buenos Aires to study a new kind of magnetic cloud emanating from the Sun.
The cloud is a smaller, distinct version of those caused by solar flares which produce aurora borealis on Earth.
The discovery comes as the Met Office launched a dedicated forecast centre to study solar storms.
The Sun is constantly releasing a "solar wind" of particles into the heliosphere, the area that defines the solar system.
Events on the surface of the star such as solar flares can send a storm of particles across the solar system at the speed of light, accompanied by huge magnetic clouds, which cause the aurora borealis and aurora australis effects in the Earth's atmosphere.
Such solar storms have also been known to knock out power supplies and present a radiation hazard to spacecraft and astronauts, and have become the focus of several studies.
Dr Janvier, a fellow in the division of mathematics at Dundee University, has identified a different kind of cloud emanating from the Sun, distinct from those kicked up during solar flares.
"We already knew there were these large magnetic clouds generated by solar flares," she said.
"We also knew that smaller magnetised structures existed, but what we have found is that they have a completely different origin.
"These smaller clouds have different characteristics which meant they must be generated in a different place, or in a different way.
"They must be coming from the Sun, but we are not sure yet where in the Sun's atmosphere they are being born."
Dr Janvier said it was important the new clouds are included in future studies of space weather and how it can affect Earth.
"The important thing is that these new structures we have identified should not be neglected when we are examining space weather and the potential effects it may have on us," she added.
"We have to extend our vision of what is happening in the solar system and what we want to understand and predict."
The study was carried out alongside Pascal DÃ©moulin of the LESIA Observatoire de Paris in France, and Sergio Dasso at the University of Buenos Aires.
The European Space Agency is aiming to launch a probe into orbit around the Sun in 2017 to gain a greater understanding of solar physics.


A missing monkey is thought to have left his home at an animal park in Kent because of fighting within the group.

Tamil, a lion-tailed macaque, left his enclosure at Howletts on Wednesday.
Animal director Adrian Harland said the lion-tailed macaque group had several young males of a similar age and it was common for young male primates to fight as they became more dominant.
Keepers searching for Tamil have set humane traps in trees containing his favourite fruit and nut snacks.
They spent Wednesday looking for him in countryside surrounding the park near Canterbury and said searches would continue on Thursday.
Mr Harland said: "Thankfully the weather is relatively mild at the moment and we're hoping that when Tamil gets hungry enough, we can tempt him back with food."
He said Tamil would have received a shock from an electric fence when he escaped.
But he said the fences were designed to be a deterrent and not to harm the animals, and in this case the shock was not enough to stop him leaving.