A drag queen standing more than 2m (6ft5) tall and with a bright orange bouffant stood out  among the otherwise soberly-attired delegates at the ceremony to choose Germany's new president in Berlin.

Olivia Jones, real name Oliver Knobel, is well known in Germany for her guided tours of Hamburg's infamous Reeperbahn red light and bar district, her numerous TV appearances and her activism in support of animal rights, AIDs patients and anti-racism.
The 47-year-old was invited to be among the 1,260 voting delegates by the Green Party, who chose Frank-Walter Steinmeier to succeed Joachim Gauck as president, a largely ceremonial role.
She arrived in a wheelchair after undergoing a leg-shortening operation to reduce the length of her legs by 6cm.
Ms Jones, who stood 2m07 tall before her operation, has said she had the procedure because her long legs were giving her backache, but has also admitted she also just felt too tall.
She mingled with other high-profile Germans at the event, putting her hand round Chancellor Angela Merkel's shoulder and chatting with national football coach Joachim Low.
Ms Jones said she hoped Mr Steinmeier would be an "anti-Trump" figure and said his reputation for calmness and strategic thinking would also be useful in countering the US president, Die Welt newspaper reported.
The drag queen also has political ambitions of her own - earlier this month she told Saarbruecker Zeitung she would like to be president herself.
"The role would suit me wonderfully," she said adding that her time in office "would not be boring".
"I am a very political person. This is where I get to speak with the right people. This is where my message needs to get to. My presence and appearance alone set an example," she said.
The fact that some right-wingers would not like to see her enter political life was the very reason for her to do so, she said, adding that it was important not to be intimidated by conservative or right-wing politicians.
Among those joining her at Sunday's presidential vote was Frauke Petry, the leader of the anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD).
The drag queen previously said she would be happy to meet Ms Petry and "take a photo with her".
"If I meet her I would say clearly to her that we do not need more hatred in society. The AfD also does not need to be afraid of gays and lesbians. There is no danger there," she said.
Despite being just metres from each other at the ceremony, it not clear whether the pair got the opportunity to speak.


A postwoman in northern Alabama faces up to 10 years in jail after she was arrested on suspicion of feeding a dog meatballs that contained metal nails.

US Postal Service worker Susanna Dawn Burhans, 47, is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals. She was detained after a two-week investigation.
"We gathered intelligence from the Postal Service and put everything together," a policeman told AL.com.
Police believe she may have harmed other dogs along her mail route.
"Right now, we know for sure there's one dog," said Sheriff's Capt Mike Salomonsky.
"But there's another neighbour that had a complaint, so there might be two or more," he added.
New Hope resident Ed Glover told WHNT-News that Burhans had been his postwoman.
He said that he found one of the meatballs on the ground near his letter box, and brought his dog Missy in for X-rays after finding the nails.
Burhans was released from Madison County Jail on bail.


A man has been detained for seven years for the manslaughter of his six-week-old daughter.

Ezmai Martin was not breathing when she was found at a flat in Bordon, Hampshire, in June 2015 and later died.
Her father, Joshua Martin, 19, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.
The court heard the infant had apparently been "deliberately shaken" and suffered rib injuries.
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Her mother Jemma Pethybridge, 19, returned from the bathroom after 20 minutes to find her baby lifeless and with "milky vomit" coming from her nose and mouth.
Ezmai died after being transferred to St George's Hospital in London the following day.
A post mortem examination found she suffered a head injury which had caused a subdural haemorrhage and severe brain damage.
Prosecutors said although no attack was witnessed, there was no other possibility than that Martin had caused Ezmai's injuries.
The court heard Martin "trashed" the flat while his partner and daughter were at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, overturning furniture and pulling down curtains.
Martin, of Salisbury Road, Alton, was sentenced to seven years custody in an young offenders' institution with an extended licence period of 5 years.


A top US diplomat has called on China to clarify or adjust its territorial claims in the South China Sea in accordance with international law.

Daniel Russel, assistant secretary of state for East Asia, criticised Beijing's so-called "nine-dash line" that outlines its claims.
He said there were "growing concerns" over China's "pattern of behaviour".
Tensions are already high over China's imposition of an air defence zone above disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Correspondents say there are fears of a fresh showdown in the South China Sea. Several countries claim competing sovereignty over islands, reefs and shoals.
China, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan all have claims in the region.
"There are growing concerns that this pattern of behaviour in the South China Sea reflects incremental effort by China to assert control over the area... despite objections of its neighbours," Mr Russel told a congressional committee.
"Any Chinese claim to maritime rights not based on claimed land features would be inconsistent with international law," he said.
"China could highlight its respect for international law by clarifying or adjusting its claim to bring it into accordance with international law of the sea," he added.
The US says it does not take stances on territorial disputes in Asia.
However, Mr Russel said he supported the Philippines' right to take its case to a UN tribunal as part of efforts to find a "peaceful, non-coercive" solution.
China denounced the move last year.
On Wednesday, China's state news agency branded Philippine President Benigno Aquino a "disgrace" for comments in connection with the territorial row in which he compared China to Nazi Germany.
Mr Aquino called for world leaders not to appease China over its claims in the South China Sea in the same way nations tried to appease Hitler before World War Two.
"At what point do you say: 'Enough is enough'? Well, the world has to say it. Remember that the Sudetenland [part of what was then called Czechoslovakia] was given in an attempt to appease Hitler to prevent World War Two," Mr Aquino said in an interview with the New York Times on Tuesday.
An angry commentary on the state-run Xinhua news agency branded Mr Aquino an "amateurish politician who was ignorant both of history and reality".
China's "nine-dash line" stretches hundreds of miles south and east from its most southerly province of Hainan.
In January, Hainan province enacted new regulations requiring foreign fishing vessels to ask for permission to enter its waters, including the disputed areas claimed by China.
The Philippines said it was "gravely concerned" by the new rules, while Taiwan and Vietnam also said they did not recognise the rules.
Beijing says its rights come from 2,000 years of history where the Paracel and Spratly island chains were regarded as part of the Chinese nation.
More than half the world's merchant goods are shipped through the South China Sea and in 2010, then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared that freedom of navigation there was a US national interest.
Relations between China and Japan are currently under strain over a separate territorial row involving islands in the East China Sea known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China.
Last year, China announced an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, and said that aircraft flying through the zone must follow its rules, including filing flight plans.
The ADIZ covers the disputed islands, which Taiwan also claims, as well as a rock claimed by South Korea.
The US, Japan and South Korea have rejected China's zone, and flown undeclared military aircraft through it. The US has called the move a unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the region.


A father who admitted throwing his crying baby onto the sofa in a fit of temper has been convicted of murder.

Two-month-old Daisy Mae Burrill died three days after John Burrill fractured his daughter's skull in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
The prosecution said her injuries were consistent with being gripped by the legs and swung against a hard surface.
The 31-year-old had admitted manslaughter at Preston Crown Court but a jury found him guilty of murder.
He had initially told medical staff and police the infant became limp but he could not explain why.
The court heard the child's mother, Ashlee Cox, described her then-partner as "moody" when he got up to feed the baby at their home in Gordon Road on the morning of 11 March.
Burrill told the court the baby had initially gone back to sleep but began to cry again.
He admitted to jurors he lost his temper "quite a lot" and added: "I think the tiredness just took over and I really lost my rag and I threw her down on to the couch."
The baby was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital and later transferred to Manchester Children's Hospital where her life support was switched off on 14 March.
Burrill could not explain the extent of her injuries.
In his closing speech, prosecutor Andrew O'Byrne QC, said the defendant had lied repeatedly to "save his own skin".
"Poor Daisy Mae made the fateful error. The child cried and irritated her father. He lost his temper and he hurt her and he killed her.
"I am sure that he now regrets it, but that is the cold and brutal truth," he added.
Burrill will be sentenced on Wednesday.


A Chinese consortium is buying Glencore Xstrata's copper mine in Peru in a $6bn (Â£3.6bn) all-cash deal, marking one of China's largest mining acquisitions.

The consortium is led by MMG Limited and includes China's Citic Metal.
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals but all parties expect the deal to be done by the end of September.
Analysts expect Glencore to use the proceeds from the sale to reduce its debt.
The mine is expected to produce more than 450,000 tonnes of copper a year in its first five years.
China relies heavily on the metal, which is used in electronics production.
Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore's chief executive, said in a statement: "Since we acquired Xstrata... our team has taken decisive steps to de-risk Las Bambas, which has culminated in this compelling offer from the consortium."
"Our willingness to sell reflects the level of the offer and our conviction that we can utilise the sale proceeds to create additional shareholder value."
Glencore and Xstrata merged in May last year.
China gave its approval to the merger after Glencore agreed to sell its stake in Xstrata's copper mining project in Peru to a buyer approved by Chinese authorities. The mining giant also agreed to supply a minimum volume of copper concentrate to China for a period of eight years.
The country's authorities were concerned that the merger between Glencore and Xstrata would have given the business too much power over the copper market. China is the world's biggest buyer of copper.
The Peru copper mine deal comes days after UK department store chain House of Fraser sold a majority stake in its business to the Chinese conglomerate Sanpower, in a $803m deal.
That acquisition represents China's largest foreign retail investment and gives Sanpower an 89% share in House of Fraser.
And earlier this year personal computer maker Lenovo spent around $5bn on acquisitions, which included the purchase of IBM's low-end server unit.


A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of a 21-year-old man who was found stabbed in Sheffield.

Jordan Hill died in hospital after being discovered injured at a flat in Southey Avenue on 23 March
South Yorkshire Police said Bradley Onfroy, 31, and Josie Hollis, 24, both of no fixed abode, have been charged with murder and robbery.
They are due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates Court on Friday.
A 29-year-old Sheffield man arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed pending further enquiries.


A neighbour of a man murdered in Londonderry at the weekend has described how he tried in vain to save his life.

Gerard Quinn, 24, was assaulted at Milldale Crescent in Currynierin on Saturday night. He was taken to Altnagelvin hospital but later died.
On Monday, police were granted an extra 24 hours to question a 16-year-old boy in connection with the murder.
Paul Sharkey ran out with towels as Mr Quinn was slumped by a wall.
"I was holding his neck, keeping pressure on. I still had a pulse," he said.
"We rolled him over, lost the pulse straight away and I started CPR.
"I managed to get a small pulse back again and then the ambulance turned up and took over from there.
"He went up to the hospital with a pulse and he was fighting for his life.... I'm really glad that he did not die on the street."
Mr Sharkey said that when he arrived at the scene, there were crowds of people screaming.
"I haven't slept, every time I close my eyes I can just see the young fella. This is something I'm never going to get over," he said.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place later on Mr Quinn's body. His twin brother, Michael, was also treated for injuries sustained in the attack.
Mr Quinn has been described by those who knew him as "fun loving".
Jimmy McAlister is the manager of Nierin football club, for whom Gerard played.
"He was fun loving, he played football with a smile on his face you know? He was one of the characters in the changing room that everybody liked.
"It's devastating, heartbreaking, he's got a young kid of his own and it's just a complete shock to everybody.
"Everybody round here knows everybody else so the whole estate will be feeling it today and for a long time to come," Mr McAlister said.
Fr Michael Canny from Waterside parish visited the Quinn family on Sunday.
"It's another tragedy in the city. I was horrified to hear of the murder and yesterday afternoon I went to visit the family and I have to say it's a scene of complete and total devastation," he said.
"The parents and the extended family are really struggling to come to terms with the enormity of actually what has happened.
"That somebody who was young, someone who was very special and important to them, their life has been snuffed out in such a terrible manner," he said.
Dermot Chambers knew Gerard from a young age through Ardmore Gaelic club.
"I would have trained him from he was five or six years of age. Any time you saw him he had a ball with him, he was one of those types of fellas you know, always wanting to be involved in sport," he said.
"It's a terrible loss and a very sad day for the community of Ardmore and our prayers are with the family.
"There was that much police activity we knew that there was something serious wrong and then we heard that news, devastating."


Dozens of Shia militiamen have been killed in an attack in Iraq close to the border with Syria, reports say.

There are conflicting accounts as to what happened. The group said US aircraft were to blame, though the US-led coalition denied this.
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it killed scores of Iraqi troops in an ambush in the area.
Iranian-backed militia and the US-led coalition are fighting separate campaigns against IS in Iraq.
More than 30 fighters were killed and 85 wounded in the incident on Monday, reports say.
The Sayyed al-Shuhada militia, part of the government-allied Popular Mobilisation units (PMU), accused the US of deliberately attacking it. According to the militia, the US forces said in a statement that so-called smart bombs had been used to target IS positions in the area.
"We announce that this action will not pass unpunished," the militia said. "We call for the protection of the Iraqi-Syrian border and prevention of the Americans from exploiting these borders to pass their agenda."
However, a spokesman for the US-led coalition denied its forces had been involved.
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On Monday, IS said its fighters had attacked Iraqi army positions near al-Tanf crossing on the Syria side of the border. The group said it killed 68 "apostates" and captured one soldier.
Despite losing Mosul in June, IS still controls territory in three areas of Iraq - around Hawija, 130km (80 miles) south-east of Mosul; around Tal Afar, 65km west, and from Ana to Al-Qaim in the Euphrates river valley, 250km to the south-west.


Ten thousand Minecraft fans gathered in London on Saturday and Sunday for a convention celebrating the popular video game.

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Microsoft, which owns Minecraft, gave a handful of gamers a "golden ticket" to try out its new augmented reality device Hololens.
The company is developing a version of Minecraft to run on the system. It allows gamers to see their creations projected onto almost any flat surface in 3D.
Callum Ward, who tried the device on Saturday, told BBC News it was "more difficult" to use than a console.
His brother Toby agreed it took some getting used to, but praised the "cool features" added to the game, including the ability to zap other players with lightning strikes.
Minecon 2015 broke a world record for the number of tickets sold for an event focusing on just one game.
Among the crowd were YouTube video stars Robert and Vik, better known as MrWoofless and Vikkstar123HD.
Vik told the BBC: "Minecon is such a great experience for us as YouTubers. We create content for an audience across the world and it's rare that we get to go and meet them."


When your toys need new batteries, it's usually not too difficult to replace them with some new ones.

13 January 2017 Last updated at 16:55 GMT
But what happens when you need to put new batteries onto the International Space Station (ISS)?
Well, you need to send some astronauts on a spacewalk, of course!
On Friday, two astronauts - French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and American astronaut Shane Kimbrough - walked out into space from the ISS to upgrade the power systems on the outside of it.
The walk was planned to take six and half hours to give them time to fix new batteries, which are the size of fridges, to the side of the station.
Have a watch of their spacewalk above!


Contactless payments may be all the rage these days, but you still have tap your smartphone, smartwatch or card on a terminal of some kind.

And at busy times, this can mean standing in queues or hanging around for ages waiting for the restaurant bill to arrive.
All that could be about to change.
"Payments are vanishing inside apps," explains Dave Birch, a payments expert at Consult Hyperion. "That's where all the interesting stuff is going on."
Take the Starbucks or Hailo apps for example. They let customers pay for products and services via apps linked to bank services - there's no need for physical interaction with a terminal at all. And at Starbucks, that means you don't have to join a queue for the till before you get your coffee.
Apple, Google and Samsung have all anticipated the significance of this and offer in-app payments via their own apps.
And MasterCard's Qkr! app, available for both Android and iOS phones - and most types of payment card - enables customers to settle the food and drinks bill without the need to bother staff, saving time and hassle.
So far only Wagamama, ASK Italian and Zizzi restaurants have integrated their systems with the Qkr! app, but MasterCard says the Carluccio's chain and Young's brewery pubs will be "coming soon".
The idea that our phones - indispensable, of course - could take on the functionality of our wallets has long been the dream of smartphone makers.
And tap-to-pay functionality has certainly been gathering momentum from a slow start. In the UK, contactless payments topped the one billion mark in 2015, according to the UK Card Association.
Market research outfit TrendForce is forecasting steady growth in the mobile payments market over the next four years.
In the US, big firms like retailer Wal-Mart and bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. are launching mobile payment apps this year.
And Android Pay, which allows owners of Android smartphones to tokenise their credit or debit cards and pay with their phones at contactless terminals, will launch in the UK "in the next few months", promises Google.
But services like Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay all rely on the contactless payment infrastructure - embedded near-field communication (NFC) chips communicating transaction data with a payment terminal.
Yet NFC isn't exactly new technology, and adoption rates for some of these services have not been stellar so far. Plus, US contactless infrastructure lags behind that of Europe.
Which is why alternative approaches - such as in-app payments - that do away with the need for point-of-sale hardware completely are causing such excitement.
This approach is also being adopted for easy person-to-person payments.
For example, Paykey provides a keyboard update for iOS and Android that enables users to send payments to one another while chatting via apps such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Paykey hasn't launched yet, but founder Daniel Peled explains that the transaction doesn't happen via the messenger app at all - but rather by using the smartphone's onscreen keyboard to direct functions which actually occur within the user's banking app.
"Everything [the user] can do within the banking app, he can do within the keyboard, our keyboard," he says.
The payee doesn't need to have Paykey installed to receive the money - but he or she would need to be a member of the Paym database, which links UK bank accounts to mobile phone numbers. The Paym service currently has 3.2m users.
Other person-to-person apps, like Venmo, are also hoping to corner the market for such transactions.
And when EU regulation comes into force in 2018 requiring banks to provide access to data for third party app developers, companies like Facebook or Twitter may well start incorporating payment functionality within their own apps.
"Once you can connect Facebook directly to your bank account, why would you go to your bank app?" asks Mr Birch.
But there's another issue at stake with mobile payment apps, besides convenience and functionality: security.
"Mobile apps are miniature web apps, so there are many vulnerabilities associated with those," says Tom Kellermann, chief executive of security investment fund Strategic Cyber Ventures.
Around half of mobile payment apps have not had their code effectively audited for security flaws prior to release, he believes.
Users are also at risk of having banking credentials stolen after downloading malicious payment apps masquerading as official ones, he warns.
Mr Kellermann says his advice to users would include:
Security issues aside, there can be no doubt that the smartphone is transforming the way we pay for things and send money to each other.
But don't write off cash and cards just yet, says Ann Cairns, president of international markets at MasterCard. She points out that around 85% of the world's transactions are still in cash.
"And that figure isn't going down," she says.
There is also a great deal of costly infrastructure in place to handle card payments, so retailers will be reluctant to jettison all that immediately.
But as ever cheaper smartphones come onto the market, mobile payments are only set to grow.
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Hull has been named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the title.

It will become City of Culture in 2017, taking over from Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Hull is known for its enormous aquarium The Deep and its two super league rugby teams. The famous Humber Bridge is also nearby.
The government chooses a new destination every four years to help tourism and the economy.
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Hull council leader Stephen Brady said winning "will give Hull a platform to tell the world what this great city has to offer."
The city is planning a stadium sound and light concert with 500 dancers for 2017.


Russell Henley holds a one-stroke lead from fellow American and world number one Dustin Johnson after the first round of the Northern Trust.

Henley, 28, shot three birdies in his first six holes on his way to a six-under-par 64 in Old Westbury, New York.
Johnson only dropped one shot in the first of the PGA Tour's four FedEx Cup play-off events, as defending champion Rory McIlroy carded a three-over 73.
"I hit a lot of really good shots," said Johnson, 33.
"I drove it well, did everything really well. It's the first time in a long time I've done that."
Johnson retains the top spot despite struggling to find the form that resulted in three victories heading into the Masters in April, when he was forced to pull out after slipping and injuring his back on the eve of the tournament.
"Today was the first time it's kind of felt - the golf swing - I was in control, like I was leading into the Masters," he added.
Justin Rose finished the day on two under par, while fellow Englishman Paul Casey and Martin Laird of Scotland are a stroke further back.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is nine shots off the pace after a disappointing three-over-par 73.


A centre of excellence for maths and hubs in schools to promote the best ways of teaching the subject have been recommended by a task force.

The education minister asked for an action plan earlier this year to tackle the weakest of the core subjects taught in schools in Wales.
Huw Lewis said performance has improved but there is "more still to do".
The group has made 14 recommendations, including addressing problems in recruiting maths teachers.
The independent task force was set up in January, as maths teachers from across the country were brought together for a summit. Mr Lewis said Wales needed to "raise its game".
For those who took maths GCSE in June, just 47.5% of pupils managed a grade of A*-C, - another drop compared with 50.6% last year and 52.8% in 2013.
But when the results of students who took the exam early are taken into account, they show an overall improvement of 2.7% on 2014.
Mr Lewis said this figure of 64.4% getting A*-C in maths was the best performance to date and he was "keen to build on our success".
"I can absolutely see the value of a centre of excellence for maths, particularly in supporting school-to-school working and peer support," he added.
The minister said he was happy to accept all the 14 recommendations.
Task force chairman Michael Griffiths said the hubs would be based at schools "which have a record of developing excellence in mathematics teaching".
They will be set up as part of the work at pioneer schools, which are developing the new curriculum in Wales over the next few years.
Mr Griffiths, former head of Cardiff High School and now an education consultant, said: "We have come to the conclusion that the often heard quote 'I'm just no good at maths' is a myth.
"This belief is often a feature of western culture, whereas in countries that perform best in international tests, for example some countries in the Far East, inborn talent is considered less important than hard work, persistence, resilience, good teaching and self confidence."


Leeds United have re-signed Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Bridcutt made 27 appearances for Leeds last season after joining the Championship club on loan in November.
The 27-year-old signed for Sunderland from Brighton for a £3m fee in January 2014, but played in only 30 Premier League games for the Black Cats.
He made his Scotland debut against Serbia in 2013, and won his second cap in a 1-0 win over Denmark in March.
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Four Tory councils have threatened to sue the government if plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport go ahead.

Solicitors acting for Wandsworth, Hillingdon, Richmond and Windsor and Maidenhead councils have written to the prime minister saying expansion would be "irrational or otherwise unlawful".
In July, the Airports Commission (AC) said the plan was preferable to expanding Gatwick.
The government has said more work on the environmental impact was needed.
A final decision on the issue is expected in the summer.
In their letter, the councils remind David Cameron that in 2010 he promised to oppose a third runway at Heathrow - "no ifs, no buts".
Solicitors Harrison Grant, who successfully opposed Heathrow expansion in the High Court six years ago, say the AC's assessment is "flawed".
Conclusions on air quality "were based upon an error of law" and the proposals for reducing noise impact rely on "speculative" mitigation measures which "have been wholly rejected by the industry as unworkable", the councils said.
Lord True, leader of Richmond Council, said: "This letter is on behalf of the 100,000 people who voted No in the referendum run by Richmond and Hillingdon.
"We will consider any action, within the law, to fight against expansion at Heathrow. I urge the government - take heed of our letter. Keep your promises. Let's end this now rather than drag it out into the summer."
"Local people have planned their lives" in the expectation that Heathrow would not expand, said Ray Puddifoot, the leader of Hillingdon Council.
"A third runway at Heathrow would still produce unacceptable pollution and noise and cause the destruction of hundreds of homes and business," he said.
Last week, 13 protesters who disrupted flights at Heathrow in protest against a third runway were given suspended sentences.


Police in India investigating the murder of a UK businessman say they believe a number of people were involved, including a British national.

Hotelier Ranjit Singh Power, from Wolverhampton, disappeared on a business trip to the Punjab last year.
A taxi driver has confessed to his murder, but local police now believe he was not working alone, Sanjoy Majumder, BBC India Correspondent said.
Mr Power's family said they want to find out the truth.
They said they are struggling for information from the Foreign Office and other officials in India.
"I keep asking them questions, but I don't seem to be getting any answers... even today I'm pleading.. asking for information from the Foreign Office," Ranjit's brother, Amrik Singh Power, said.
Mr Power was last seen at an airport in Amritsar, Punjab on 8 May. After he did not contact his family for a week, they reported him missing.
Taxi Driver Sukhdev Singh, who was arrested last May, appeared in court on Thursday when his custody was extended until another hearing in July, Sanjoy Majumder said.
He said detectives in the Punjab believe he was acting at the behest of someone else which may have something to do with Mr Power's business dealings in India and the UK.
Local police have yet to find the 54-year-old's body but are treating his death as murder.
In October, his daughter said a body returned to the UK by Punjab police was not her father's.
The body, found in an Indian river, was initially thought to be that of Mr Power but DNA and dental analysis ruled out this possibility.
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said it understood the frustration the family was experiencing but said it was providing help in every way it could.
"We always advise those involved in this kind of case that it is important for them to appoint their own lawyer, as the British High Commission cannot act as a party to legal proceedings."


Doctors are concerned they are witnessing the start of a measles outbreak in London and the South East.

Public Health England has detected 20 cases in the region since February, compared with 91 in all of England in the whole of last year.
Most cases were in young adults and needed hospital treatment.
Doctors are advising people to ensure they are vaccinated to prevent a repeat of the 2013 Swansea outbreak in which 1,219 people were infected.
Dr Kevin Brown, from Public Health England, told the BBC News website: "The concern is this may be the beginning of another outbreak like we've seen in the past."
So far, there have been 12 cases in London, three in Cambridge, three in Hertfordshire and two in Essex.
They have mostly been in people in their 20s and 30s. The disease is usually more serious in adults than in children.
The patients presented to hospital with high fever and a rash.
"Measles is not pleasant in the older age group and I think people tend to forget that... They are unwell enough to need to be in hospital," Dr Brown added.
All the cases have been caused by the same strain of the virus suggesting the infections are linked, although there is no evidence that the virus has changed to spread more easily.
Dr Brown argued: "Measles is the most infectious infection that we know and it really is very good at seeking out those few members of the community that have not been vaccinated.
"I don't think it will be of the numbers we had for the Swansea outbreak, which was predominantly affecting school-age children.
"But there is still the potential for us to have an increasing number of cases, especially in young adults and they are the ones that tend to be hospitalised and don't do as well."
He said unvaccinated older people thought they had "dodged the bullet" with measles, but in fact needed to be vaccinated.
MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunisation rates are now at record levels in children.
So far, there has been little spread of the infection to school-age children, which suggests there is a high level of protection in those age groups.
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A historic hotel in the Scottish Borders is seeking applications for the position of "Head of Fun".

The post is being advertised at the 125-year-old Peebles Hydro.
General Manager Patrick Diack said he could not think of a better time of year to recruit for the post.
He said Blue Monday on 18 January, which is meant to be the gloomiest day of the year, might inspire some "amazing applicants" for the "energetic and creative" job.
The successful applicant will take the lead on "all the fun things" to do at the hotel, including running its Bike Zone and creating activities for its Kids Club.
"The position is certainly not a desk job, this is a hands-on position for someone who gets a kick out of bringing a smile to the faces of people of all ages and is adept at connecting with people," Mr Diack said.


Romance fans will soon have another reason to swoon as Mills & Boon launches an adult colouring book.

The Art of Romance features original illustrations of cover art from its back catalogue of bodice rippers.
The publisher said it records "the most iconic Mills & Boon moments since it was founded in 1908".
Adult colouring books have been a publishing success over the past 12 months, with five currently in the UK's top 50 book chart.
"Colouring is a key trend in publishing at the moment, and as a heritage brand, with our archive of over 100 years of iconic covers, we were spoiled for choice in creating the book," Lisa Milton, of Mills & Boon publisher Harlequin, said.
"In bringing together the vintage covers, snippets of social history and utterly fabulous fashions across the decades, I can't think of a better way to tell the story of Mills & Boon than through The Art of Romance."
'Easy win'
Tom Tivnan, features editor of industry newspaper The Bookseller, said it was "an easy win" for publishers to bring out a colouring book.
"Adult colouring books continue to be the biggest growth category in the industry, rising last year by about 700%," he told the BBC.
"The first wave of books were by the likes of Millie Marota, and now a lot of brands are branching out like Mills & Boon, Harry Potter and even a Game of Thrones colouring book came out at Christmas.
"More and more are coming because it's an easy win to bring out a colouring book. The difficulty is when will it stop? Maybe it will all come crashing down one day, but so far it seems colouring books will be just as popular this year as it was last year."
The Art of Romance will be released in May.


An application for an environmental permit to run a landfill site at a Flintshire quarry has been rejected.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said plans for the non-hazardous waste landfill earmarked for Parry's Quarry, near Alltami, could cause "significant odour" and "potentially contaminate groundwater".
An application for an environmental permit was also rejected last year.
Planning permission to open the site to landfill was granted in 2009.
Site operators have been advised of the latest decision, said NRW.
NRW team leader Paul Wright said: "Following careful consideration, there are numerous aspects of the application that are unacceptable to us.
"The applicant has failed to justify that the proposals will not be harmful to the environment.
"We are concerned that the proposal could cause significant odour in the area and could potentially contaminate groundwater.
"This would have had a detrimental impact on the residential areas and businesses nearby."


A couple forced to spend a night in the Cairngorms have been speaking about their ordeal.

Bob and Cathy Elmer from Leicestershire were reported missing on Sunday after a planned hill walk took longer than expected.
They sheltered with their dog in survival bags in whiteout conditions before being found by mountain rescuers.
Mr Elmer told BBC Scotland: "The snow was at times up to our waists."
He said: "We eventually got out on to the plateau with the intention of trying to find the summit of Cairngorm then my headlamp gave up so we decided we couldn't go on any further.
"We didn't know really where we were going. You couldn't see your hand in front of your face, so we decided to get the survival bags out."
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team searched the Cairngorm Plateau overnight in freezing temperatures and deep snow.
The couple were found with their black Collie at around 12:00 on Monday and were walked to safety.
Mountain rescue team leader Willie Anderson said using the bivvy bags was a move that probably "saved their lives".
Conditions in the area at the time were described by Cairngorm MRT as "Arctic".
Footage of the mountain rescue was filmed on a GoPro camera by a member of the mountain rescue team.


Sir John Hurt has pulled out of Sir Kenneth Branagh's production of The Entertainer, on advice of his doctors.

The 76-year-old had been due to play Billy Rice, the father of Sir Kenneth's character Archie, in John Osborne's play about a music hall performer.
Sir John said he had been hospitalised recently with an intestinal complaint and had been told it was "too soon... to undertake [an] arduous stage role".
"It is therefore with great sadness and disappointment that I must withdraw."
The actor went on to wish director Rob Ashford "and the entire company [his] very best wishes for a happy and successful production."
The Entertainer is the last play in Sir Kenneth's year-long residency at London's Garrick Theatre, on 20 August.
A spokesperson for the company said Sir John's replacement " would be "announced in due course".
In a statement, the actor said he was following doctors' advice despite being "much improved and on the road to a full recovery" following his recent hospitalisation.
The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien, The Elephant Man and The Naked Civil Servant, was diagnosed last year with pancreatic cancer.
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A lorry smashed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on 19 December, killing 12 people and injuring 49, leaving 18 in a critical condition.

Identified attacker Anis Amri, a Tunisian, was shot dead by Italian police on 23 December in the city of Milan after a Europe-wide manhunt.
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said one of its "soldiers" carried out the attack on Breitscheidplatz Christmas market, without offering evidence.
German police had initially detained a 23-year-old Pakistani man, who denied any involvement and was released after questioning.
After an inspection of the lorry, which was registered in Poland, authorities discovered legal identity papers belonging to Amri. Amri's fingerprints were also later discovered in the vehicle's cabin.
It was thought that Amri, 24, had been injured in a struggle with the Polish driver, who was found murdered in the cab.
Amri was shot dead after firing at Italian police officers who had stopped his car for a routine check, the Italian authorities say.
He reportedly pulled a gun from his backpack, shouted "God is greatest" in Arabic and opened fire, injuring an officer. A second policeman then returned fire, killing him.
Tunisian security forces arrested Amri's nephew and two other suspects on 24 December. Tunisia's interior ministry said the three, aged between 18 and 27, were members of a terrorist cell.
At 20:14 local time (19:14 GMT) the lorry, laden with steel beams, crashed into people gathered around wooden huts and stands selling mulled wine and sausages.
The market was packed with tourists and locals, at Breitscheidplatz, near Berlin's famous Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
The lorry drove 50-80 metres (160-260 ft) through the market.
Witnesses reckoned its speed to be about 64km/h (40mph), as it sent market stalls flying, leaving a trail of debris and casualties.
After the lorry stopped, the driver reportedly fled into the darkness of the Tiergarten park.
One witness set off in pursuit, then called the police. The Pakistani man was later arrested near the park's Victory Column monument.
The lorry's Polish driver, named as Lukasz Urban, 37, was found dead in the passenger seat. Police said he appeared to be the victim of a hijack.
A pistol apparently used to kill him was not found at the scene.
The German news website Focus says analysis of the lorry's GPS data shows that its engine was started several times on Monday afternoon, suggesting that someone was learning to drive it.
At 19:34, the lorry set off for Breitscheidplatz.
His full name was Anis Ben-Mustafa Ben-Outhman Amri.
He was known to authorities and was under surveillance in Berlin between March and September.
Amri was reportedly monitored on suspicion of planning a robbery in order to pay for guns, but surveillance was lifted for lack of evidence.
He was facing deportation as of June this year but remained in Germany because of a delay in receiving paperwork from Tunisia confirming his identity.
Before arriving in Germany in July 2015, Amri served four years in prison in Italy for arson.
Italian officials said he had arrived in Italy illegally by boat in 2011 after fleeing Tunisia during the Arab Spring revolutions.
So far, along with the driver, two other victims of the lorry attack have been officially named:
Two Germans - a 32-year-old man from Brandenburg an der Havel and a 53-year-old woman from Dahme-Spreewald - were also among the dead, the state's interior ministry said, without naming them.
A German woman from Neuss, near the west German city of Duesseldorf, is also believed to have died. Her son, aged 40, is among the injured.
In total, it is believed six Germans were killed in the attack, although five people remain unidentified, according to German website RP Online.
The lorry attack in the French city of Nice in July, carried out by a Tunisian-born man, was also claimed by IS.
The jihadist group - currently being attacked by Western and Russian warplanes in Iraq and Syria - has urged its supporters to use vehicles to attack Westerners.
In November 2015, gunmen and suicide bombers simultaneously targeted a concert hall, a stadium and restaurants in Paris, leaving 130 people dead and hundreds more wounded. The attacks were claimed by IS.
Earlier this year, Germany was shocked by four attacks, two of which - by asylum seekers - were also claimed by IS.
Alternative for Germany (AfD), an increasingly popular anti-immigrant party, warned that Chancellor Angela Merkel's "open-door" policy towards refugees in 2014-2015 had created a big security risk.


A man suspected of randomly shooting a grandfather and posting video of it to Facebook has taken his own life.

Police tracked down Steve Stephens after he was spotted by employees at a drive-thru McDonald's in Pennsylvania, who stalled his order and rang 911.
State police gave chase and the suspect shot himself "as the vehicle was spinning out of control", police said.
Stephens, 37, shot dead Robert Godwin, 74, as the victim walked home from Easter lunch on Sunday in Cleveland.
The fugitive's mobile phone signal was last tracked on Sunday afternoon to Erie, 100 miles (160km) from where Mr Godwin was gunned down.
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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson told a news conference: "We have closure in regards to the search for Steve Stephens."
Pennsylvania State Police said that they had received a tip-off from workers at the fast food chain shortly after 11:00 on Tuesday.
The suspect's white Ford Fusion car had been spotted in the car park of the McDonald's in the city of Erie, near a local police headquarters.
Stephens ordered a 20-piece McNuggets meal and a large order of fries, but employees held his fries while they alerted police.
Henry Sayers, the restaurant's manager, told the New York Times: "He just took his nuggets and said: 'I have to go', and he drove off."
State police pursued him for less than two miles before executing a tactic that involves ramming the rear of a vehicle to make it lose control.
"As the vehicle was spinning out of control from the PIT manoeuvre, Stephens pulled a pistol and shot himself in the head," Pennsylvania state police said in a statement.
During the encounter there were no injuries to members of the public or officers, and Stephens was pronounced dead at the scene, added Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
Investigators said they were still baffled as to what motivated Stephens - who worked as a case manager for a children's mental health facility.
Police said earlier on Tuesday that authorities had received more than 400 tips, including as far away as Texas.
In other Facebook videos Stephens posted on the day of Mr Godwin's killing, the suspect said he had "just snapped", blaming gambling debts and a broken-down relationship among other things.
The family of Mr Godwin - a father of 10 and grandfather of 14 - said on Monday they forgave the suspected killer.
His daughter, Tonya Godwin-Baines, had urged Stephens to surrender.
"Each one of us forgives the killer, the murderer," she told Cleveland TV station WJW. "We want to wrap our arms around him."
"I forgive you and love you, but most importantly, God loves you. God can heal your mind and save your soul."
The victim's son, Robert Godwin Jr, said: "Steve, I forgive you... I'm not happy what you did, but I forgive you."
Cleveland officials had announced a reward of up to $50,000 (Â£39,000) for information leading to the suspect's arrest.
Facebook has launched a review of its procedures after criticism that the footage stayed on the site for hours.
On Tuesday at the company's annual conference in San Jose, California,  founder Mark Zuckerberg said: "Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Robert Godwin Snr.
"We have a lot of work to do and we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening."


A statue of rugby league star Billy Boston has been unveiled.

The Cardiff-born player scored 478 tries in 487 games for Wigan, becoming the greatest try-scorer in the history of the British game.
A pioneer among black players, Boston signed for the club in 1953 and also played for Blackpool.
He attended the ceremony in Wigan's Believe Square, where the bronze statue created by sculptor Steve Winterburn is located.
Source: Rugby League Hall of Fame
The 82-year-old recently revealed he was suffering from dementia.
Wigan Warriors head coach Shaun Wane said the statue was a "fitting" tribute, adding: "Doing this for Billy is just reward for what he's done for the town of Wigan.
"Whenever anyone speaks about Wigan rugby league, they tend to mention Billy Boston."
Club director Kris Radlinski added: "His charity work over the years is unwavering, as is his support of Wigan rugby league and his love for the club and town."
More than Â£90,000 was raised for the statue, which included a large donation from former Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan and Â£3,000 from Wigan Council, a council spokeswoman said.
Councillor David Molyneux, deputy leader at the council and chairman of the Billy Boston Statue Trust, said: "The fact we have managed to fulfil this vision - as a result of other people digging deep and giving their time - is a testament to Billy the rugby player and also Billy the Wiganer, so I'd like to say thank you to all those involved."


Police officers involved in the killing of an IRA member should be given medals rather than investigated, a DUP MP has said.

Colum Marks was shot 26 years ago in Downpatrick, County Down.
A new investigation was to be launched into his killing in June 2016 after a new eyewitness account emerged.
Ian Paisley said the man who fired the shot would be "traumatised" by another investigation, the Press Association reports.
He added the British government should be honouring the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer and his team for "taking out one of Ulster's worst terrorist criminals" rather than "dragging them through the process of constantly going over what they did".
The police officer who fired the shots previously said he believed Marks was armed at the time, and claimed he refused to stop when an attempt was made to arrest him.
No gun was ever found, and his family claimed Marks was shot after being arrested.
Mr Paisley also told Kris Hopkins, a junior minister at the Northern Ireland Office in the Commons: "In this particular case, the officer who dispatched Marks has now been through three individual inquests. I know the chap personally, he's a friend of mine growing up.
"He has gone through an ombudsman's inquest and now hanging over him is a second ombudsman's inquest.
"His wife and his family will be traumatised by it and that's why I said he and his team should have been given a medal that night.
"That should be the honour our state should be giving to these people, not dragging them through the process of constantly going over what they did."
Mr Hopkins said he understood the passion shown by Mr Paisley, adding: "I just think it's important there is balance and it is proportionate in our response and the state's response to this."


Drastic changes to services and extra money are needed if the NHS in England is not to suffer, health bosses say.

A five-year plan for the NHS - unveiled by six national bodies - once again highlighted an annual £30bn shortfall would open up in the next Parliament.
It said changes, such as GP practices offering hospital services, would help to plug a large chunk of the gap.
But health chiefs said the NHS would still need above-inflation rises of 1.5% over the coming years.
That works out at an extra £8bn a year above inflation by 2020.
The current budget stands at £100bn a year, but all the political parties have already started talking about what they would do in the next Parliament.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said difficult decisions needed to be taken, but added the Conservatives were committed to "protecting and increasing" funding in real terms.
"A strong NHS needs a strong economy, then it is possible to increase spending this report calls for."
£100bn
NHS England budget for 2014-15
£30bn
Shortfall predicted by 2020
That could fund 100 hospitals
New ways of working could save £22bn
But NHS still needs an extra £8bn
Labour's shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said some of the proposals were ideas Labour had already suggested.
"We've have found an extra £2.5bn for the NHS, we've said that the NHS will be our priority in the next Parliament, and alongside that, we're saying that the time has come to bring social care into the NHS."
The Liberal Democrats have said they will make sure the budget rises above inflation.
The five-year plan - called the NHS Forward View - also said the future of the health service depended on it becoming more efficient.
To achieve this, it called for a rethink about the way services were delivered.
It put forward a range of models - although it stressed it was up to each local area to decide which ones to adopt.
These include:
Many of these measures are designed to curb the rise in hospital admissions and the impact of the ageing population - the source of most pressure in the health service.
Nurses and doctors from Airedale Hospital in West Yorkshire have set up video link-ups with local care homes.
It allows consultations to take place with residents on everything from cuts and bumps to diabetes management.
Emergency admissions from these homes have reduced by 35% and A&E attendances by 53%.
But the report - produced by NHS England, Public Health England, the regulator Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority, Care Quality Commission and Health Education England - also said more needed to be done to reduce obesity, smoking and drinking rates.
It suggested employers should be encouraged to incentivise their staff to become healthier by taking steps such as offering them shopping vouchers for healthy behaviour.
Meanwhile, councils could play their part by using their powers in areas such as planning and licensing to limit the opening of junk food outlets and the sale of cheap high-strength alcohol.
Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, the lead body for Forward View, said the NHS was at a "crossroads".
"It is perfectly possible to improve and sustain the NHS over the next five years in a way that the public and patients want. But the NHS needs to change substantially."
He said if the health service did not improve, the "consequences for patients will be severe" in terms of what could be done to ensure patients received the best care in areas such as cancer and heart disease.
But he added there was no reason why a tax-funded NHS would not continue if the plans outlined were followed.
Health minister Norman Lamb welcomed the report, saying it was "really imaginative thinking".
"I think this combined case of more investment but also change... is absolutely the right message."
The Liberal Democrat minister said his party wanted to "reopen" spending plans for 2015/16, saying "the NHS needs more money next year". He said it would be "our top priority" for the Autumn Statement.
Whitstable Medical Practice, in Kent, is one of the new super-practices that are being developed. It offers the traditional GP services alongside a host of services more associated with hospitals.
It operates out of three sites and employs nearly 150 staff, providing care for 34,000 people.
It runs maternity services, a minor injury unit with X-ray facilities and dedicated diabetes, heart disease and asthma clinics as well as diagnostics and minor surgery.
Nigel Edwards, the chief executive of the Nuffield Trust think tank, said: "This report makes crystal clear that the NHS cannot continue with 'business as usual' if it is to meet the needs of a diverse and ageing population."
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Peter Carter called the report "rigorous and realistic".


A relative of a French family of four who have been missing since mid-February has admitted killing them, media reports say.

Pascal Troadec's former brother-in-law, named as Hubert C, reportedly told investigators he had killed them in a row about the inheritance of gold bars.
He is believed to have battered them to death with a blunt object at their home in Nantes, Le Parisien newspaper said.
His DNA is said to have been found at their home.
He was arrested along with Mr Troadec's sister, his ex-wife, in Brest. French media say items belonging to the family were found there.
Pascal and Brigitte, both aged around 50, their son Sebastien, 21, and daughter Charlotte, 18 were last seen on 16 February.
RTL reported that it is not yet known whether Hubert C has told police where he left their bodies.
Hubert C, 46, had already been interviewed by investigators at the beginning of their inquiry into the family's disappearance, but he told them he had not seen the Troadecs for several years, French media  reported.
However his DNA was reportedly later found on a glass left in a sink in their home and also on Sebastien's car, which was found last Thursday in the port of St Nazaire.
A day earlier, a social security card and a pair of trousers belonging to Charlotte had been found by a jogger in a forested area near Brest.
In a search of the family's house last week, investigators found bloodstains matching the DNA of the parents and Sebastien, but not of the daughter.
Traces of blood were found on Sebastien's phone, on Brigitte's watch and under the stairs, and it appeared that someone had tried to wipe them away.
The role of Lydie Troadec - Hubert C's ex-wife and Pascal's sister - was not yet clear, reports said.


The former Ireland and Ulster rugby star Paddy Wallace has been acquitted of harassing his estranged wife.

A judge dismissed the charge against the retired sportsman after identifying inconsistencies in Tina Wallace's evidence.
She also refused a prosecution application to impose a restraining order.
Mr Wallace, 37, was accused of subjecting his wife to harassment over two dates in May last year.
By that stage the couple had split after 11 years of marriage, with the ex-rugby star moving out of the family home in east Belfast.
Belfast Magistrates' Court was told he sent 41-year-old Mrs Wallace a number of text messages on 1 May.
During a contested hearing she claimed he appeared at the kitchen window of the house while a male friend was present.
It was also alleged that her husband tried to take photographs.
Mr Wallace, capped 30 times in an international career which involved being part of Ireland's 2009 Grand Slam-winning team, denied the allegations.
His barrister challenged the account during cross-examination of the alleged victim.
Delivering judgment on the case, the judge stressed that successful prosecution on a harassment charge required a course of conduct of at least two incidents.
She pointed to discrepancies between the evidence given of the second alleged incident and an account given in separate proceedings.
The judge said it was unfortunate police did not obtain a statement from the witness in the house.
"I cannot be satisfied to the relevant standard what happened on that date," she said.
"In those circumstances I have to dismiss the charge."
Mr Wallace, of Station Road in Holywood, County Down, left court without commenting on the case.
But his lawyer, said: "Mr Wallace is pleased with the outcome of today's hearing and wishes to thank his legal team, friends and family for their support at this difficult time.
"He now wants to move on with his life and focus on his two children."


Long before the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, an obscure art exhibition in the United Arab Emirates was already exploring themes of corruption and insurrection - works that have found new relevance amid the Arab political turmoil.

Walking around the various sites that make up the Sharjah Biennial, the classic line from the The Third Man springs to mind.
Orson Welles comments that 30 years of warfare, terror and bloodshed in medieval Italy produced the Renaissance; and 500 years of peace, democracy and brotherly love in Switzerland produced the cuckoo clock.
Although not all the works on display in the art-savvy emirate consciously embroil themselves with the social, military and political turmoil currently besetting the Arab world, those that do touch a raw nerve and are more relevant to the international, intellectual crowd who now attend the Sharjah Biennial.
Imran Qureshi's bloody Blessings Upon the Land of My Love - originally conceived as a result of slaughters in his homeland Pakistan - became more intense as the news of insurrection and overthrow of Arab tyrants gathered pace.
"I used more red paint," he explains. "And the scene of bloodshed grew more poignant."
It takes time to notice the intricate foliage almost lost among the splashes of crimson paint, which Qureshi refers to as shoots of hope.
Immediately outside the main museum a large missile projects provocatively into the sky.
According to Joanna Hadji Thomas, who created Lebanese Rocket Society: Elements for a Monument with her partner, Khalil Joreige, the first instinct is to interpret the piece as a weapon.
"Given the current situation people immediately connect it with war," she explains.
"It is ambiguous, but this is part of a series of works based on purely scientific experiments into space trajectory conducted by the Lebanese Rocket Society in the 1960s."
While many of the works benefit from being construed in light of current revolutions, it is uncanny that last year's call for entries specifically referred to the production of art as a subversive act and specified key words such as insurrection, corruption and disclosure.
Even more prescient was the funding of works by the Sharjah Art Foundation, which runs the Biennial, such as Manual for Treason, a box set of booklets - suggesting that the Biennial is far closer to the Arab street than the high-profile, hugely expensive museum projects for which the Gulf has been famed.
There was a surprising lack of politicised theatre at the biennial, the usual venue for comment.
But in the Calligraphy Museum, there is a a genuinely chilling experimental video work.
Face Scripting: What did the Building See? traces the 2010 killing of a Hamas official in neighbouring Dubai to Mossad.
Based on CCTV footage released by the Dubai police which was viewed across the globe, the piece examines the use of algorithmic technology to identify individuals from the blankness of crowds.
YouTube played a part in Moroccan Zakaria Ramhani's layered portrait of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Showing at the art fair in neighbouring Dubai, which coincided with the opening days of the Sharjah Biennial, the piece portrays the iconic Mubarak poster being torn down by a YouTube protester, who was in turn being ripped to shreds.
"It shows that one revolutionary is removed by the next who doesn't agree with his ideas," Ramhani explains.
"It can also be a symbol of my work which eventually will be destroyed."
Tunisian artists produced fun as well as serious comment on the Jasmine Revolution.
The-revolution-virus installation by Tunisian artists Rym Karoui had a political dimension, but avoided being didactic and raised a smile with its??bright red, plastic bugs.
It may not always be true that revolutions produce the best art, but in this case the Sharjah Biennial has metamorphosed into a global??event.
The current Arab revolutions have given the work of the artists on show, who no longer seem to look to the West for inspiration, a compelling urgency.
The Sharjah Biennial runs until 16 May 2011


Warren Gatland insists Jamie Roberts' expected move to Harlequins will not preclude him from Wales selection.

Racing Metro centre Roberts, 28, is understood to have rejected Cardiff Blues and agreed to join Quins after the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Head coach Gatland has previously stated he would prefer Welsh internationals to play in Wales.
"There's not a hard and fast rule as there is with England," Gatland told BBC Wales Sport.
"There are exceptions where players have been playing outside of Wales and there are one or two wildcards we could pick.
"They do play outside of Wales but they could be selected, but I think the long-term goal is to have a policy where, ideally, we pick players who are playing in Wales."
English players who move to play abroad are currently not considered for national team selection.
To complete the move to Quins, Roberts must first be released by French Top 14 club Racing Metro, where he has a contract until June 2016.
Under the so-called 'Gatland's Law', Wales-based players are likely to be favoured for Test selection over those who choose to play elsewhere.
In August 2014, the Welsh Rugby Union and Wales' four professional regions signed a £60m, six-year deal that settled a long-running dispute over the sport's future.
That deal included rules that mean players based outside Wales could also be overlooked in favour of home-based talent, with coach Gatland expected to tighten selection policy.
The selection policy ruled that no player based overseas should represent Wales, although Gatland is able to make exceptions.
However, that only applied to players who moved before the deal was agreed, and so at the time would not have applied to Roberts, who joined Racing in June 2013.
A move to Harlequins now would bring the centre into the category of players who could be overlooked for selection, though Gatland remains pragmatic on the matter.
"The ideal for me is you want players playing in Wales," Gatland said at an event where tickets went on sale for Wales' World Cup warm-up matches.
"It's important we work closely with the regions to make them as successful as possible.
"That will encourage players to stay and encourage players to come back to Wales."
Wales host Ireland on Saturday, 8 August, visit Dublin on Saturday, 29 August, and then welcome Italy to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 5 September.


A-level results have arrived, distributing good news and disappointment.

And it's important to remember that behind all the statistics about hundreds of thousands of grades are personal stories of hopes and fears.
But it's also an annual ritual to use A-level results as a way of taking stock of the education system.
This year it will be hard to throw accusations of "grade inflation" or slipping standards because the results are almost exactly the same as last year.
"Stability", this year's watchword from exam board chiefs, is not exactly going to set pulses racing.
But it will be what exam regulators intended, promoting reassurance and continuity rather than volatility and turbulence for the "gold standard" qualification.
Head teachers, including those in independent schools, have often been vociferous in their doubts about the reliability of marking and the exam system.
And they have also complained about how an exam system which now promotes stability in results is reconciled with pressures on schools to keep getting higher grades, or else be accused of "coasting".
But this year could also be something of a calm before the storm.
The results announced this week are for exams taken under the old system of A-levels.
The plans for tougher, non-modular exams and the decoupling of A and AS-levels, announced by former education secretary Michael Gove, have still to be introduced.
In many ways these results have been the closing act of the old exam system.
In a couple of years, when the redesigned A-levels are being taken for the first time, outcomes could be less predictable.
And when results seem so similar it's easy to miss the big underlying patterns.
The number of school leavers heading to university continues to rise relentlessly.
Regardless of government, economic cycles, fees and exam results, year after year, decade after decade, more young people sign up for undergraduate courses.
There will be more people starting university this autumn than were getting five good GCSEs a couple of decades ago. It's a major social change.
In 1980, about 68,000 people were getting undergraduate degrees, by 2000 that had risen to 243,000.
On Thursday morning, even before clearing had begun and second choices had been weighed up, there were 409,000 places confirmed.
The removal of a limit on university numbers introduced this year is budgeted on the assumption that there is not much extra demand left in the system, perhaps another 30,000 or so.
But this has been a remarkably resilient, aspirational, upward curve.
It's also worth noting that despite the irresistible rise in young full-time students, the number of part-time and mature students has never really recovered from the hike in tuition fees, despite repeated warnings about the skills gap and the need for re-training.
The gender divide is another pattern that seems to deepen.
Last year saw the widest gap, with 58,000 more women getting university places than men.
And the first admissions figures from this year show an even wider gap than at the same stage last year.
The headline UK figure for top A* and A grades fell marginally this year to 25.9%.
But in the south east of England the proportion was 38.8% and in London it was 36.2%.
In Wales, the figure is 23.1% and in Northern Ireland 29.3%.
This year's A-level figures show maths, English and biology to be the most popular subjects, with maths having steadily increased in recent years.
But there is an even longer-term trend in the decline of French.
When the gender divide and national differences overlap, it means that in Wales there were only 128 boys taking A-level French this year.
The changes about to be introduced for A-levels in England will also accelerate devolution within the exam system.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland might continue to call their exams A-levels, but they are going to be increasingly different.
How long will the grades be published together as though they were equivalents?
But for the students and their families getting results there will be more immediate concerns with celebrations and commiserations.


A college lecturer has admitted killing a 30-year-old man in a hit-and-run incident in West Dunbartonshire.

Archie Dickson, 54, drove into Mark Sanders in Clydebank on 16 June 2012 before fleeing in his Mercedes. The restaurant manager died at the scene.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Dickson was driving on the wrong side of the road due to "fatigue and alcohol".
He contacted police after hearing of Mr Sanders' death. He was remanded in custody after sentence was deferred.
The former Stow College lecturer admitted to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene.
The court heard how Mr Sanders had been returning home from a night out with friend Gordon Wilson in the early hours of morning when he was killed.
Mr Sanders was walking on the road due to how narrow the pavement was.
The pair were chatting about a forthcoming holiday when Mr Wilson suddenly saw his friend fly into the air and land on the pavement in Milton Douglas Road, Clydebank.
Prosecutor Iain McSporran said there was no warning that a vehicle was coming and Dickson had driven on the wrong side of the road.
The court heard that after the collision, Dickson stopped his Mercedes nearby and a stunned Mr Wilson yelled at him to call an ambulance.
The lecturer drove off and later claimed he did not hear the shout.
A taxi driver tried to help Mr Sanders, who was badly hurt, but the 30-year-old died at the scene after suffering a serious head injury.
Later that day, Dickson visited a bistro in the city's Hyndland area where he met another regular customer, John McHugh.
Mr McHugh had just been told by his son that Mr Sanders had died in a hit-and-run.
Mr McHugh knew the family well having employed Mr Sanders' mother for 25 years. His brother was also Mr Sanders' godfather.
The court heard Mr McHugh explained to Dickson that he was devastated as a family friend had been killed in a car accident in Clydebank.
Mr McSporran said: "He spoke about how he had known the dead man, but Dickson seemed not to engage and just looked away. He then went elsewhere in the bar."
The prosecutor added that this conversation may have prompted Dickson to hand himself in.
He stopped police a short time later and confessed: "I think I have killed somebody. I knocked a guy down last night in Duntocher. I think I killed him."
Dickson took the officers to his Mercedes which was in nearby Partickhill Road.
It was found to have a smashed windscreen and other collision damage.
Dickson, from the city's Knightswood area, was later detained and told police he had not been able to sleep prior to the accident and had gone out driving to "wind down and get tired".
He claimed to remember a "thump in the car" and that his wing mirror was pushed in.
Mr McSporran told the court: "He went on to say that he believed he had fallen asleep and that the thump of the collision had jarred him awake."
Dickson said he got out and saw a man standing 50 feet away. He told police nothing was said between them and he drove off.
He said the next day he could not work out how his car had been damaged until he had the conversation with Mr McHugh.
The court was told Dickson had spent the day of the accident in London on business before flying back to Glasgow that night.
Police discovered CCTV footage of him visiting the Oran Mor venue in Glasgow's west-end on his return and downing three pints of what appeared to be lager.
He was seen leaving 45 minutes before the collision.
Mr McSporran said Dickson's driving was dangerous due to a combination of "fatigue and alcohol" and the fact he was "completely on the wrong side of the road" at the time.
Dickson had consumed alcohol although the amount was not known as he had driven off from the scene.
Dickson's counsel Thomas Ross said the lecturer was "truly sorry" for what happened.
Judge Lady Scott deferred sentencing for reports and remanded him in custody.


I have just interviewed the head of John Lewis about Christmas sales and he has raised two very important points that go to the heart of retail's online revolution.

First, that the American import Black Friday could have a detrimental effect on how retailers and consumers behave.
And second, that consumers' expectation that online delivery should be no more expensive than buying it in a shop will have to be tackled.
To be sure of delivery, Mr Street says customers are likely to have to pay.
For the actual details on how well John Lewis did over Christmas, you can go here.
Mr Street is clearly uncomfortable about the development of Black Friday, a one-off day when retailers compete with each other to offer the best deals on everything from fridges to winter coats.
It fell on November 28 this year and saw a huge surge in sales as customers grappled in the aisles - often literally - for televisions and computers.
But sales then fell away, introducing a new volatility into the beleaguered retail market and playing all sorts of havoc with businesses' cash flow.
Consumers may well respond, so what? If I'm getting a good deal, that's the point.
But of course there is no such thing as a free lunch.
If prices are slashed at one date in the year - and in this instance a pretty artificial one as Black Friday is actually a US invention built around Thanksgiving - then they will go up during another period of the year to compensate.
Black Friday also creates a huge spike in sales which this year threatened to bring some operations shuddering to a halt.
Marks & Spencer, for example, had problems at its Castle Donnington distribution centre - even though it's a brand new facility.
Delivery businesses such as Yodel also had difficulty fulfilling deliveries. City Link went bust over Christmas as losses in its online delivery business caught up with it.
Mr Street, although making it clear that John Lewis had no problems with deliveries having spent hundreds of millions of pounds on "back end" systems, told me that he hoped Black Friday would be calmer when it comes around again later this year.
"My personal hope is that this is the high water mark for Black Friday," he told me.
"I don't think we can put the genie back in the bottle - I think absolutely those discounts, particularly those discounts in the electrical sector, are going to be a feature. But do we need to stoke that fire anymore? I personally hope not.
"Maybe there will be the same promotions in key electrical areas, because that's where it started, but it doesn't mean that all the fashion brands and high street retailers [have to] put their own driven promotions into it as well.
"Perhaps more people will be confident of holding their price in the run up to Christmas."
On the issue of paying for deliveries, Mr Street said:
"I think that those who still do want to get the delivery at home, they are going to have to pay a little more as we go forward.
"Because we are in the early stages of this market, in the early stages of any new emerging market, it's a rush for growth. The market will become more sophisticated and there will be an opportunity that if you really want guarantee, you will be asked to pay a little bit for it."
Mr Street is saying in public what many retail leaders are thinking in private - the market will have to rethink how it organises online promotions and deliveries.
Or the threat that the whole system could suffer a major failure - and leave consumers high and dry over Christmas - will only increase.


World number one Andy Murray will open his ATP World Tour Finals campaign against Marin Cilic on 14 November.

The Briton hopes to win the season-ending event for the first time and end 2016 at the top of the rankings, having replaced Novak Djokovic on Monday.
Murray will take on Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Cilic in the round-robin stage at London's O2 Arena.
Five-time champion Djokovic will face Milos Raonic, Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem in the other group.
Djokovic will play Austria's Thiem in the opening singles match, not before 14:00 GMT on Sunday, 13 November, while Murray plays Cilic not before 20:00 the following day.
Murray needs to at least match Djokovic's performance in London to ensure he keeps hold of the top ranking until the start of next season, but he has been handed a tough draw.
The Scot, 29, has a winning record against all three opponents in the John McEnroe Group but has suffered recent defeats against each of them.
Murray has lost three of his last four matches against Wawrinka, including a defeat in last year's group stage, although he did beat the Swiss in their only meeting this year in the French Open semi-finals.
He also lost last time out against Nishikori, in the US Open quarter-finals, and Cilic, in the Cincinnati final.
Djokovic, 29, has won the title for the past four years and has never lost to Raonic, Monfils or Thiem, securing a total of 23 wins against the three.
Raonic could yet withdraw from the Finals after a leg injury forced him to pull out before Saturday's semi-final in Paris, with the Canadian saying he would need five to 10 days to recover.
Murray has yet to make it past the semi-finals at the ATP's showpiece season-ending tournament but will arrive in confident mood after winning the Paris Masters title on Sunday, 24 hours after confirming his new number-one status.
"Yesterday was a great day, today has just been a normal day at home with the family," Murray said after the draw.
"Once you're out on the court, you don't think about your ranking. You're playing against the top eight players in the world. I look forward to getting out there and playing at the O2.
"I'll try and take a few days rest now, start hitting again on Thursday. I need a few days' break.
"It will be one big push for all the guys. Everyone has played a lot of tennis and hopefully everyone can play well."
Murray's brother Jamie and Brazil's Bruno Soares will play Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi in the doubles event, not before 18:00 GMT on Sunday.


Veterans and soldiers attended a ceremony at Portsmouth's cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.

The service, held to mark the surrender of Japan at the end of World War Two, was led by Reverend Canon Bob White.
The event included readings from Burma veterans and a performance from the Portsmouth Military Wives Choir.
The service saw wreaths laid at the war memorial, including one on behalf of the city placed by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, councillor Frank Jonas.
Council leader Donna Jones said: "It's important for communities to commemorate events such as these.
"The ceremonies in the city provide a poignant opportunity to reflect and remember."
A special VJ Day Choral Evensong was due to take place from 18:00 BST at Portsmouth Cathedral on Sunday.


Frank Lampard should be treated like a Chelsea great when he returns to Stamford Bridge with Manchester City, believes his uncle Harry Redknapp.

The 36-year-old returns to his old club for the top-of-the-table clash for the first time since leaving in the summer.
Lampard is Chelsea's record goalscorer with 211 goals over 13 years at the club, winning three league titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League.
"Surely he should get a good reception shouldn't he?" said QPR boss Redknapp.
"He has to be one of the all-time great Chelsea players. They've had some fantastic players over the years and he's one of the all-time greats," added Redknapp.
Redknapp, as well as being Lampard's uncle, gave him his first opportunity as a teenager when they were both at West Ham.
The game pits league leaders Chelsea against their nearest rivals in the title race.
But despite a five-point gap between the two, City boss Manuel Pellegrini says the result will not decide who wins the Premier League in May.
Manuel Pellegrini said ahead of Saturday's 17:30 GMT kick-off: "I am sure that Frank Lampard will receive the best reception from their fans that they can do. He is a top player, maybe the most important in their history."
Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 live: "Frank Lampard has been an incredible player. The goals he has scored have been unbelievable and the fact he can still have an influence is great."
BBC pundit Pat Nevin said: "I had to play against Chelsea after leaving them and I scored against them. There was enough pain felt for doing it, but there was great respect from both sides. In fact, the Chelsea fans applauded me when I scored."
Jose Mourinho, after the 1-1 draw in September, told BBC Sport: "I feel that when a player leaves another club and plays for a direct opponent, he is not going there for a holiday, he is going there to try and beat his club - the one everyone considers the club of his heart, but not any more."
Lampard, who retired from playing for England after the 2014 World Cup, has become a pivotal player for Pellegrini's team.
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He has scored seven goals in 22 appearances this season, including the winning goal in City's 1-0 victory away to Leicester City and in the 3-2 home win over Sunderland.
But arguably his biggest impact was a dramatic equaliser against Mourinho's side in the 1-1 draw when the sides met at the Etihad Stadium earlier in the season.
Lampard did not celebrate the goal and appeared close to tears when he left the pitch after applauding the away fans.
Lampard was released by Chelsea in June 2014 when his contract expired after 13 years at the club.
He initially agreed to join the new Major League Soccer franchise New York City, which is jointly owned by Manchester City.
The former England international then joined the Premier League champions until January before extending his stay until the end of the season.
Chelsea Supporters' Groups said that Lampard would not damage his reputation by joining their rivals following his move to City in August.
"You always get one or two idiots but the majority of fans will not go against him," said chair Trizia Fiorellino.


The energy watchdog Ofgem has proposed adding a small levy to bills to ensure that consumers do not lose out if their supplier goes bust.

With more than 40 firms now offering gas and electricity deals it warns of the danger of one becoming insolvent.
At present anyone who is in credit with their energy supplier could lose out.
The watchdog wants the cost of a safety net to be paid for by customers, which would have "a small impact on bills", it said.
Ofgem's senior partner for consumers and competition, Rachel Fletcher, said: ""We are proposing a safety net to protect customers' credit balances in the unlikely event of a supplier failure."
Under current rules, if a gas or electricity supplier becomes insolvent Ofgem appoints a replacement to ensure that customers continue to be supplied with energy.
But it warns that "there may be financial implications for the failed supplier's customers".
That is because as direct debit energy payments spread the cost evenly across the year, customers are often in debit during the winter and build up credit in the summer.
Ofgem reckons that a typical customer's credit balance peaks at a little over Â£100 each year.
But it warns that without regulatory intervention, customers are unlikely to receive all - or possibly any - of their money back if their supplier fails.
Some industries already have a financial safety net for consumers.
If a financial services firm goes bust, for instance, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme protects people's savings with authorised firms up to Â£75,000. The scheme is paid for by a levy on all financial services companies.
Meanwhile if a travel company collapses, customers are protected if it was a member of travel trade association ABTA.  The scheme is funded through a bond on members.
Ofgem wants similar protection for energy customers and is proposing to allow, on a case-by-case basis, the costs of reimbursing credit balances to be spread across all energy customers.
"This would better protect customers' money and have a small impact on bills," it said.
The watchdog was keen to stress that it does not expect any suppliers to go out of business. "These proposals are for reassurance and to give customers the confidence to shop around and get the best energy deal," Ms Fletcher said.
But it points out that while competition benefits consumers, it can lead to suppliers to fail in the same way as companies can in other markets.
More than one in six - 17.4% - dual-fuel households are now with an independent provider, according to research from Cornwall Energy.
It says 7.1 million customers have switched to one of the energy market's newest players since 2011.


Kadeena Cox is no stranger to celebrating on the podium, the 25-year-old from Leeds has enjoyed a lot of success in her career.

26 September 2016 Last updated at 14:43 BST
She's come back from the Paralympics in Rio with four medals, including gold in the 400m, a silver in the 4x100m relay - and not to mention her gold medal and new world record in the 500m cycling time trial!
Winning a gold medal in the sprinting and again in the cycling, Kadeena is the first British Paralympian to top the podium in two different sports since 1984.
So plenty of reasons for her to be pleased and what better way to celebrate winning gold than with a little bit of a dance?
Kadeena shows Newsround's Naz how to celebrate like a pro.


New Hartlepool manager Craig Hignett says the situation at Victoria Park is "positive", despite taking over a side third from bottom in League Two.

The ex-Middlesbrough assistant, who held the same post at Hartlepool under Colin Cooper from 2013 to 2014, succeeded Ronnie Moore on Wednesday.
Moore parted company with Pools after Tuesday's 2-1 home defeat by Stevenage.
"The quality I've seen in training, the intensity and the tempo took me by surprise a bit," Hignett told BBC Tees.
"I'm walking into a positive situation. Results and performances haven't been the same, the group of players I've seen today are more than capable of beating teams in this league."
Former Tranmere and Rotherham boss Moore helped retain Hartlepool's Football League status last term after his appointment in December 2014.
However despite a run of four straight wins at the start of the campaign, form tailed off and Hignett will go into Saturday's home game against Yeovil looking for a first win in five with his side four points above the relegation zone.
"First and foremost we need to get away from where we are," he added.
"I need to get my message across to the team quickly because there will be a change in style."
Liverpudlian Hignett is a self-confessed relaxed and jovial character, but says that will have no impact on his performance with reference to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
"Tell Jurgen Klopp that [you have to be serious], there's a time to be serious and a time where you don't have to be," he added.
"I do like a laugh and a joke, but when I'm serious I'm serious, there's a time and a place.
"Training we have to be serious, match-day ultra serious, but after the game - win lose or draw - I'll be me.
"If I want to have a laugh and joke afterwards, as long as the result isn't too bad then I will."
Since Hignett's last stint on the Pools' touchline, the club has been taken over by JPNG - led by chairman Gary Coxall - from Ken Hodcroft and IOR Limited.
"I was really impressed by what he [Coxall] had to say," Hignett added.
"What he wants to do with the club in the future, how he wants to grow the club, his vision, he wanted a clear identity for it - everything I'd want to bring to a football club.
"For me it was the perfect fit."


The UK must be prepared to walk away from the EU if sufficient reform is not achieved, Boris Johnson has said.

In his first Commons speech since returning as an MP, Mr Johnson said he believed David Cameron would be successful in his EU negotiations.
But the London mayor said the UK had to be willing to "strike out" and forge "an alternative future" if the desired result could not be secured.
The government has promised to hold an in/out referendum on the EU by 2017.
Mr Johnson's comments come after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker suggested David Cameron wanted to use the EU vote to "dock" the UK permanently into the 28-nation bloc.
Mr Juncker told a German newspaper the question of a British exit from the EU "does not arise", as this was not what the UK was seeking.
BBC deputy political editor James Landale said it showed what pressure the prime minister will come under over Europe, from both Brussels and his own backbenchers.
Mr Cameron spent the last week of May on a whirlwind tour of Europe to lobby leaders over his proposed EU reforms, which include tougher rules to prevent migrants claiming benefits.
Addressing the House of Commons, Mr Johnson, the new MP for Uxbridge and Ruislip, congratulated Mr Cameron on his "schmoozathon" around Europe.
He said the all-Conservative government had "a clear mandate" to deliver change in the EU.
"And we can - we can win that argument by being relentlessly positive and by making it clear that what we are advocating is not simply in the interests of Britain, but in the interest of the entire European Union," Mr Johnson said.
But Mr Johnson added: "If you are going to go into a difficult international negotiation of this kind, then you have got to be prepared to walk away if you don't get the result that you want.
"If we don't get the deal that is either in the interests of this country or of Europe, then we should be prepared to strike out and forge an alternative future that could be just as glorious and just as prosperous with a free trading arrangement."
Meanwhile, at a foreign affairs conference in London at Chatham House, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that ahead of the referendum the government would be "selling hard" the advantages of staying in the EU, if a good package of reforms had been secured.
"The prime minister's made no secret of the fact that what he wants to do in Europe is negotiate a reform of the European Union and then settle this question once and for all that Britain is an active leading member of the EU of a reformed EU, going forward," he said.
The government has introduced legislation paving the way for a vote on the EU by the end of 2017 at the very latest, although there is speculation it could take place as early as next autumn.
The eligibility rules for the poll will be broadly the same as for a general election, meaning citizens from most EU countries living in the UK will not get a vote.
Irish citizens in the UK qualify, as do residents from Malta and Cyprus along with others from the Commonwealth.
The government has ruled out extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds.


A "peeping Tom" who stabbed his girlfriend 18 times after a row over footage he had of a woman in the bath has been jailed for 16 years.

Filipino national Arnel Martinez Raymundo, 48, was convicted of attempted murder and voyeurism at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday.
After the attack in Cardiff on Anna Caladiao, 43, on 12 June, Raymundo fled to London before being arrested.
Judge Eleri Rees said he had not shown "the slightest remorse".
Miss Caladiao told the jury she had been "shocked" to see he had video of a naked woman on a memory stick and she could not be with a "peeping Tom".
The jury heard he stabbed Miss Caladiao in the back at their once-shared home, leaving her with life-threatening injuries.
The mother-of-two was taken to hospital after suffering stomach and lung wounds and kept on a ventilator for six days in intensive care.
She would have died if it was not for the workmen who helped her when she ran into the street, Judge Rees said.
Raymundo fled the scene, bought new clothes and caught a bus to London, but police arrested him 13 days later in Croydon, south London.
In a victim impact statement, Miss Caladiao said she was left "badly scarred" and in need of a wheelchair for weeks.
Miss Caladiao said she was "having nightmares and kept reliving that day", with stress and panic attacks.
"I can still feel the knife going into my body," she said.
Raymundo denied attempted murder and voyeurism after telling police Miss Caladiao fed him crystal meth and he started stabbing randomly during a dream because he "felt scared".
But the jury rejected his claims and found him guilty of both charges.
On jailing Raymundo, Judge Rees said it had been a "ferocious attack", telling him: "At no point did you express the slightest remorse or sympathy. Your behaviour showed a disregard for her life."


A four-year-old boy who died after heart surgery at Bristol Children's Hospital received a poor level of care, a senior nurse told an inquest.

William Booth said there were "deficiencies" in the care Sean Turner received during March 2012.
Sean suffered a brain haemorrhage and cardiac arrest six weeks after he had undergone corrective heart surgery.
"I can accept there were deficiencies in care and that the [staffing] ratios could have been better," Mr Booth said.
The hospital's matron and lead nurse for paediatric critical care services, added the facility would not endanger children by moving them.
"We would never move a child from intensive care to a ward if we thought it was unsafe for them to be there."
Mr Booth told the court changes had been made on Ward 32, a specialist paediatric cardiac ward, where Sean was taken after intensive care, but insisted they were not as a result of his death.
"The changes have not been made as a direct result of Sean Turner but, of course, there are lessons learnt and we have addressed those in relation to how Ward 32 operates," Mr Booth said.
The inquest has heard that following Sean's death, and that of seven-year-old heart patient Luke Jenkins, from Cardiff, who died nearly a month later, their parents complained to the independent healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The CQC performed an unannounced inspection and issued a formal warning to the hospital about standards on Ward 32.
Adam Korn, representing Mr and Mrs Turner, suggested there was a direct correlation between the deaths of the two boys, the CQC report and recommendations and the changes made on the ward.
Mr Booth said he did not accept this and added: "The trust had already undertaken a risk assessment and identified there were issues with high dependency and staff levels, which is why the trust commissioned the independent review.
"I would not agree it was as a result of these deaths," he added.
Steve and Yolanda Turner, from Warminster, Wiltshire have accused doctors of transferring their son to Ward 32 from intensive care too soon and said they missed the signs of his worsening condition.
Up to 10 families are believed to be taking legal action against the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust over treatment on Ward 32.
The inquest at Avon Coroners's Court at Flax Bourton, near Bristol, continues.


Sunderland manager David Moyes has been charged by the Football Association after telling BBC reporter Vicki Sparks she might "get a slap".

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Moyes was caught on camera making the remarks after his team's draw against Burnley in the Premier League in March.
The 54-year-old has expressed "deep regret" for his response.
It came after an interview in which he was asked by Sparks if the presence of Sunderland's owner Ellis Short put extra pressure on him.
He said "no" but, after the interview, added that Sparks "might get a slap even though you're a woman" and that she should be "careful" next time she visited.
An FA statement said it is alleged his remarks were "improper and/or threatening and/or brought the game into disrepute", contrary to Rule E3(1).
The Scot has until 18:00 BST on Wednesday, 3 May to reply to the charge.
Sunderland are bottom of the Premier League, 12 points from safety, with six games remaining.
Former Everton and Manchester United boss Moyes has been in charge of the Black Cats since last July.
Speaking on 3 April, Moyes said: "I deeply regret the comments I made. That's certainly not the person I am. I've accepted the mistake. I spoke to the BBC reporter, who accepted my apology."
The BBC confirmed that Moyes and Sparks had spoken about the exchange and the issue had been resolved.
A spokesman added: "Mr Moyes has apologised to our reporter and she has accepted his apology."