Real Madrid have been crowned the best team in Europe for a record 12th time - and won the trophy for the third time in four years.

So how do the rest compare?
According to a European club ranking list by sports data company Gracenote, only two English clubs - Premier League champions Chelsea (7th) and Manchester City (8th) - place among the top 10 sides on the continent.
Chelsea overtook Pep Guardiola's side as the highest Premier League side despite not being in Europe this season.
Zinedine Zidane's Madrid side, who also won La Liga, replaced rivals Barcelona at the top of Gracenote's Euro Club Index.
FA Cup winners Arsenal (11th) dropped out of the top 10, but remain above north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur (13th).
Leicester City, the last remaining English club in the Champions League before being knocked out of the quarter-finals by Atletico Madrid, were 48th, and Europa League champions Manchester United 16th.
The rankings are produced from results over the past four seasons, but the most recent campaign carries a weight of around two-thirds.
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Mauricio Pochettino guided his Spurs side to second in the Premier League this season as the White Hart Lane outfit finished above Arsenal for the first time in 22 years.
But it is the Gunners who occupy a higher spot in the list despite finishing fifth and missing out on a Champions League spot for the first time in manager Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign.
"There is very little difference between Arsenal and Tottenham in terms of rating points on the ranking," said head of analysis at Gracenote Simon Gleave.
"Arsenal's consistency over the past seasons means that they have remained above Tottenham.
"But another season like this one and Spurs will overtake."
Liverpool (19th) also rank lower than Arsenal and 16th-placed Manchester United, despite Jurgen Klopp's side finishing higher in English football's top flight last term.
Gleave says the Reds' ranking reflects their domestic inconsistency over the past four seasons especially against "smaller" clubs.
"Basically, under Klopp, Liverpool performs at the level of a Premier League champion in matches against the big clubs, but at the level of West Bromwich Albion against the rest," he added.
Bournemouth were the most improved Premier League club, rising from 122nd to 97th in the list, while Sunderland dropped from 104th to 185th.
Predictably, Spain's La Liga remains Europe's strongest competition, ahead of Germany's Bundesliga and England's Premier League.
However, while La Liga may boast the Euro Club Index's top two, with Atletico Madrid in fourth, it is the Bundesliga that provides the most teams in the top 100 with 16.
Three of those - Bayern Munich (3rd) and Borussia Dortmund (9th), Hoffenheim (23rd) - are in the top 25, and it was Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig who gained more Euro Club Index rating points (702) than any other club this season and moved up 142 places to 58th.
"The league is stronger than the other big leagues in terms of depth of quality in its clubs," explains Gleave.
"The Bundesliga's 16th best club on the ranking, Hamburger SV, is ranked 82nd in Europe for example whereas the 16th best in the Premier League Burnley is 116th."
French champions AS Monaco, meanwhile, improved the most of any team beginning the season in Europe's top-100, climbing to 12th from 40th with a 578 point improvement.
Juventus's Champions League final defeat saw them lose 25 points and slip one place to fifth below Atletico Madrid.


Mountain rescue teams are being "increasingly challenged" by searches for people who leave little or no information of their routes.

Hillwalkers are encouraged to leave such details with family, friends or another contact in case they get into difficulty on a walk or climb.
But rescue teams and police said they have been involved in searches where this has not happened.
In a joint message, they have asked people to enjoy the hills safely.
Supt Colin Gough, of Police Scotland, said: "We do not want to put anybody off these great outdoor experiences.
"We are all, however, increasingly challenged by searches for people who have left minimal or no information regarding their intentions.
"We know that not everyone will want to leave a written route card, but we are asking the hill-going public, and even those on lower level rambles, to make sure that somebody knows where they are going, so that we have a better idea where to look for them if they are overdue."
Scottish Mountain Rescue, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Police Scotland and Mountaineering Scotland have issued the joint statement following what they described as a "spate of mountain rescues".
Damien Oliver, assistant director for aviation for the MCA said:  "In the last few weeks there have been a number of helicopter rescues carried out in the Scottish mountains in response to people who have become injured, lost and at risk of exposure.
"The UK Coastguard helicopters are equipped to fly in the most hostile of conditions in support of the invaluable work of Scotland's volunteer mountain rescue experts.
"So it's vital that we get the message out to everyone who's planning to go into the mountains to please check the weather conditions for your area before you go and make sure you're well equipped.
"Tell someone your planned route and what time you will be expected back. If you do get into trouble call 999 immediately and ask for the police."
Mountaineering Scotland said it has guidance for walkers on its website.


British sprinter Jonnie Peacock beat American rival Richard Browne to add a world title to the Paralympic gold medal he won at London 2012.

Peacock overcame a stumble at the start to win the T44 100m final at the IPC World Championships in 10.99 seconds.
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The 20-year-old finished 0.02 secs clear of Browne, with reigning champion Jerome Singleton third in Lyon.
Browne had beaten Peacock's single leg amputee world record of 10.85 by 0.02 secs in Monday's semi-final.
"The last few days have been stressful but I came here to get a job done," Peacock told BBC Sport.
"I didn't execute the start how I should have done and he got a couple of steps ahead of me, but from then on it was just head down and push and get to the line.
"At the end I thought I had won, but it was close. For the last 20m I just had to relax. I knew if I did that I would go faster."
Browne, who had been vocal on Twitter in the build-up to the race about his rivalry with Peacock, was visibly annoyed and initially left without speaking to the media before returning a few moments later to pay tribute to the winner.
"That was a phenomenal race and performance from Jonnie. After the semi-finals, my heart said he would win, but my head said Browne. Then the guys were on the track for a long time ahead of the race and the music was playing and you saw Browne expending all of his energy, dancing and cheering at the crowd while Jonnie just sat on his blocks looking up the track. At that point, Jonnie looked like the winner. He did stumble out of the blocks, but to be that composed under a lot of pressure - coming here as favourite and losing his world record - was fantastic."
"It was such a close race, it was a great race. I tried to dip at the line but he got me and I can't complain," said the 22-year-old.
"I've only been an amputee for three years, and on the track for one year, so I can't be upset with myself."
Peacock, who finished sixth at the last World Championships in New Zealand in 2011 before grabbing gold in London, hit back at Browne's Twitter remarks.
"It is about finals at the end of the day," he added. "I don't understand all this talk, where you talk about it before. It's about whoever wins the race, then you can start talking."
The pair are set to meet again on Sunday at the London Anniversary Games in the Olympic Stadium, where they could also be joined by Brazilian double amputee Alan Oliveira, who won gold in his event on Tuesday, the T43 100m.
The Brazilian triumphed in a time of 10.80 - just outside the 10.77 world record he set in Berlin in June - to complete the 100m and 200m double.
Earlier, Richard Whitehead and Aled Davies won golds for Britain in the T42 200m and F42 discus respectively.
Whitehead had a poor start but stormed through late on to win in 24.79 seconds, ahead of Australia's Scott Reardon (25.29).
"That was the hardest last 50m I have ever done," said the GB team captain.
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Whitehead broke one of the feet of his prosthetic legs while training last week and was also suffering from a quad muscle injury in the build-up to the race.
"It was tough today but the support was great," he added. "It was all about crossing the line first. I dug deep and at one stage it was about how much I really wanted it and I wanted it more than the others.
"I just wanted to show that a 37-year-old can still be a competitor."
In the morning session, Davies, who won shot put gold on Sunday, looked out of sorts early on with fouls in his first two rounds.
But he regained his composure and threw 47.62m in the final round to win by over six metres.
"I didn't make it easy for myself but to come away as a double world champion is a good week's work," he said.
"It was a tough competition and I wanted to start with a big throw because I knew I was in good shape but I won in the end and that is all that matters.
"I had to make a standing throw just to make the cut and once I threw 43.51 in the fifth round I knew I was safe and it wasn't bad to come away with the second-longest throw of my career in the last round."


Bangor, Aberystwyth and Carmarthen should become "city regions" where economic regeneration goes hand-in-hand with growth in the use of Welsh.

This is recommended by a group set up by the Welsh government to look at stemming the language's decline in its heartlands.
Ministers should also look at planning decisions' impact on Welsh, they say.
Children in Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire should also be educated bilingually.
The special group was set up after the results of the 2011 census identified a drop in the number of Welsh speakers in Wales. In two heartland counties - Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion - the language had become a minority.
The task and finish group's recommendations will now be considered by ministers.
The seven recommendations are:
The proposals will now be considered by ministers.


Commemorations are taking place in Germany to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden.

An estimated 25,000 people died in the British and American attack, which created a firestorm that left 33 sq km (12 sq miles) of the city in ruins.
Speaking at the city's Church of Our Lady, German President Joachim Gauck said the attack had "burned itself into the memory" of survivors.
The city was believed by Allied forces to be a vital Nazi command centre.
It was used by German forces to defend the country against Soviet forces approaching from the east.
Friday's events have included an afternoon service at the Church of Our Lady, or the Frauenkirche, which has been rebuilt since it was destroyed in the World War Two raids.
President Gauck told the congregation that Dresden had become a symbol of the suffering of the war, and that Germany needed to learn lessons from its past.
"We know who started the murderous war... we know. And that is why we don't and we will never forget the victims of German warfare," he said.
"We don't forget when, today, we remember the German victims."
Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addressed the controversy surrounding the Allied raids, which critics now believe was disproportionate.
"Whatever the arguments, events here 70 years ago left a deep wound and diminished all our humanity," he said.
"Healing such wounds requires enemies to... become friends, which starts with our memories with the hurt we have suffered and ends with a shared understanding of the hurt we have caused each other."
Anti-fascist campaigners, joined by church dignitaries, also formed a human chain to pay homage to the victims of the massive bombing, as they have done in past years.
Thousands of people are expected to gather in the city centre on Friday evening to remember those killed.
Dresden Mayor Helma Orosz has said that the events would be an opportunity to demonstrate the city's core values of "openness to the world and tolerance".
Far-right supporters have previously sought to exploit the anniversary of the bombings, although marches have dwindled in recent years.
Dresden has become the hub of Germany's "anti-Islamisation" Pegida movement, which has brought thousands onto the streets for weekly protests since October 2014.
Starting on 13 February 1945, British and US planes unleashed a massive 37-hour bombing, sparking a huge inferno that engulfed the city's old town.
By the time it was over, tens of thousands of Dresden's buildings had been turned to rubble, including its famous opera house and a number of museums.
The 18th Century Church of Our Lady appeared initially to have survived, but, weakened by the intense heat, it soon collapsed under its own weight.
Many other European cities suffered heavy bombing but Dresden has become a powerful symbol of war and destruction, says the BBC's Jenny Hill in the city.
The city still shows the signs of the attack, our correspondent adds.


The use of video technology at the Confederations Cup has been criticised following Germany's 1-0 victory over Chile in Sunday's final.

Chile defender Gonzalo Jara appeared to elbow Germany's Timo Werner in the face during the game, but got only a yellow card, even after the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used.
There were several contentious moments involving VAR at the tournament.
Former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon said the system was a "shambles".
"If you look at sports that use VAR - we're the laughing stock," he said on ITV.
Referees can decide whether they want help from VAR, although other officials, including the video ones, can suggest he uses the technology. If he does, he has the choice of trusting the VAR's decision or viewing the footage himself on a screen at the side of the pitch.
Referee Milorad Mazic used a pitchside screen to watch a replay of Jara's challenge on Werner, and decided it was worthy of a booking and not a sending off.
Dixon added: "I was joking: 'I bet he gives him a yellow.' It's not even a red. It's a purple. It's obvious."
It was not the first controversial use of VAR at the tournament:
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey tweeted: "What on earth is going on with VAR? It's a shambles. There is a protocol in place but officials are not adhering to it."
Luis Garcia, the former Liverpool and Spain winger, tweeted: "Still not getting the VAR!! If you have to take a decision and stop the match, must be something that changes the game!!"
Former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore tweeted: "Should have been a red for Jara. Wonder if the pause gave the ref the thought 'let's keep 11 v 11 in a final'. Can't be anything else!"
Danny Higginbotham, the former Stoke and Southampton defender, tweeted: "VAR will only work with factual decisions, not subjective ones. Blatant red card but when based on a ref's opinion, VAR pointless."
In the group stages, six "game-changing decisions" were made using VAR, with another 29 "major incidents" - according to Fifa's head referee Massimo Busacca. That equates to 35 times it was used in 12 games.
And there were occasions where the technology proved beneficial:
Speaking before the final, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said the system has been a "great success", but that work was needed on "the details" such as the speed of decisions.
"Without VAR, we would have had a different tournament and it would have been a little less fair," he added. "Thanks to VAR, we have achieved a great thing. Those big mistakes will not happen any longer.
"It will always be the referee who decides and there will always be discussions, but big mistakes will be corrected and that is a great achievement after it was asked for for so many years."
Fifa's head referee Busacca admitted "many aspects should be improved" in the VAR system.
"Every referee team in every country that is supplying officials to the World Cup needs to be working with VAR every day," he said.
"In five days, we did the VAR training for this competition. To implement more, to be at the level we need, we need time."


A man has been hit a set of falling traffic lights after they were struck by a car in Swansea.

The vehicle crashed into a set of lights on High Street, Gorseinon, just after 16:15 GMT on Friday which then fell on a pedestrian.
The road was closed following the crash while South Wales Police carried out an investigation at the scene.


Ally McCoist handed in his notice after becoming increasingly alarmed at the number of staff losing their jobs at Rangers.

The manager has been physically and emotionally drained by events at the club, including the departure of long-standing administration and ground staff.
McCoist was also assured that no employees at Murray Park would be affected, only for some to later be told that they would be losing their jobs.
He will now work his 12-month notice period, unless the board decide to settle his contract or put him on gardening leave.
The BBC has learned that the decision has been playing on McCoist's mind for several weeks. He has grown increasingly concerned at events at the club, with several staff being made redundant in recent weeks.
The accounts revealed an £8m loss for the financial year to the end of June 2014 and the directors outlined that at least £8m will be required in fresh funding from January to keep the business going for another 12 months.
Derek Llambias, the former Newcastle United managing director and long-time ally of Mike Ashley, has been playing a prominent role at Ibrox ever since the Magpies and Sports Direct owner provided the club with £3m in loans.
Ashley holds a stake of around 9% in Rangers International Football Club and Llambias has since been appointed to the board as a non-executive director.
Yet, when Ashley took his initial shareholding in RIFC, he agreed an undertaking with the Scottish Football Association that he would not hold more than 10% and would not have influence on the board. McCoist has revealed that discussions in recent weeks on possible transfer activity in January were held with Llambias.
Llambias, along with Sports Direct's Barry Leach, have been assessing the financial and staffing arrangements at Ibrox in recent weeks and been prominent around the stadium as staff were made redundant.
The staff who lost their jobs were not high earners - among them were the long-standing secretary to the manager and a groundsman - and McCoist came to feel that he should hand in his own notice.
He is also aware that some board members have long wanted him replaced and McCoist wanted to take the initiative himself rather than wait for others to eventually decide his fate.
If the board keep him in place, McCoist is comfortable with the challenge of trying to gain promotion and remains confident he can guide the team to that ambition
"He's had enough of seeing decent, honest people with Rangers in their heart losing their jobs," a source told the BBC.
"The club has been haemorrhaging money and these people losing their jobs won't make a significant difference to that.
"This is not him walking away. He has just handed in his notice. He needs some time out to recharge his batteries, but he will continue to help Rangers and Rangers supporters as much as he can.
"If someone with Rangers in his heart feels he has to take this step then he hopes others who have been in and around events at the club in recent years will do the same.
"I can't think of any other manager who has had to put up with administration, liquidation, Whyte, Green and everything else that has gone on at Rangers."
McCoist has been drained by events behind the scenes at Rangers but remains emotionally committed to the club. He is also a shareholder in Rangers International Football Club.


One person has died and 11 others have been injured - two of them critically - after a bus and 4x4 vehicle collided on the A78 in North Ayrshire.

The Stagecoach 585 service and the 4x4 crashed near the Rowan Tree restaurant, north of Ardrossan, at about 14:15.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has declared the scene a major incident. Two air ambulances attended, along with specialist trauma teams.
The road was closed while emergency crews dealt with the crash.
Police Scotland said: "At around 1415 hours on Monday 21 March, police and emergency services responded to reports of a serious road traffic collision between a service bus and a 4x4 vehicle on the A78, north of Ardrossan, close to the Rowan Tree Restaurant.
"There have been 12 people injured as a result of this incident. One person has been pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
"Two people have been taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by air and by road ambulance. Nine others have been treated at the scene or transferred to Crosshouse Hospital for observations."
A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "There are 11 casualties, several of whom are in a critical condition."
A spokeswoman for Stagecoach confirmed that the 585 service from Ayr to Greenock had been "involved in a serious incident...on the A78 near Ardrossan".
She said: "Our first thoughts are with those affected by this incident.
"The safety of our passengers and staff is our highest priority and we are assisting the police fully with their investigation into the circumstances."
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "Our crews are at the scene of a serious road collision on the A78.
"We received a call from the ambulance service at 2.15pm today and firefighters reached the incident three minutes later.
"There were six appliances at the scene and firefighters worked alongside police and paramedics to assist those involved."


Campaigners have criticised the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park's camping strategy ahead of new by-laws that will be enforced next year.

Ramblers Scotland said the strategy may fail to provide enough camping pitches to cope with demand.
From 2017, seasonal by-laws will ban camping outside formal sites or without a permit in specific areas of the park.
The national park said it was introducing of 300 low-cost camping places as part of the strategy.
The camping places will be a mix of informal campsites and permit areas. There will also be places for motorhomes to stop off overnight, the park authority said.
It emphasized the 300 camping places related to the number of tent pitches available and not to the number of people who could camp.
The by-laws, which follow a similar legislation introduced to east Lomondside five years' ago, were heavily criticised by some outdoor recreation groups and campaigners, but were approved by the Scottish government in January.
They will be in operation in many lochside areas between March and September from next year.
The authority maintains that the measures are necessary to protect the environment from anti-social behaviour and they are supported by many residents of the park.
Its Camping Development Strategy was approved by board members on Monday.
The strategy includes four "camping management" areas - East Loch Lomond, West Loch Lomond, Trossachs West and Trossachs North - which have been established on the busiest loch shores.
The park said it would invest in new managed campsites and a camping permit zones within these four areas.
But Ramblers Scotland said it was concerned fewer people could end up enjoying the outdoors as not enough camping places were being created.
The organisation's criticism of the strategy focuses on three areas:
Ramblers Scotland director Brendan Paddy said: "We recognise that the large numbers of visitors causes pressure on individual areas, and we support the authority's plan to provide more camping infrastructure and to better educate people about enjoying the park responsibly.
"However, these plans are disproportionately dependent on an untested permit scheme that will charge people to camp in previously-free areas, in some cases without providing any new toilets, drinking water or bins in return.
"We await more detail about how much these permits will cost, how people will obtain them and how they will be enforced."
Mr Paddy said Ramblers Scotland would continue to work with the park authority to promote the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, but that the organisation believed  problems were best handed through "education, investment in low-cost campsites and enforcement of existing laws".
He added: "We will work to ensure that these new by-laws are not renewed when they come up for review in three years' time."
Simon Jones, director of conservation and visitor operations at the national park, said the 300 camping places would be delivered by the 1 March 2017, when the by-laws come into effect, with further investment after that.
He said: "Ramblers Scotland express concerns about the number of permits and pitches available and whether they will 'cope with demand' for camping places on loch shores, and also suggest we are banning camping.
"However, I want to make it absolutely clear that the aim of these measures is to allow camping at a sustainable level, to stop the damage to the environment that is being caused by large numbers of visitors a peak times in the season - which Ramblers Scotland themselves highlight as a problem.
"The approach set out in our Camping Development Strategy will have the dual benefit of protecting the environment of our popular, fragile loch shores, and proving a better experience for everyone, including those who come to camp."
Mr Jones added that although the camping permit system was new in Scotland, the parked hoped it would provide the flexibility to "balance demand with sustainability".


Columbian Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step) won stage three and took the leader's jersey in a dramatic third day of the Giro d'Italia.

Team Sky's Geraint Thomas remains in contention in 11th place overall, 23 seconds behind the leader.
Germany's Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal), who had won the previous stage and held the overall lead, finished in 10th.
The racers had to contend with strong crosswinds throughout the third and final stage on Sardinia.
Gaviria and his team-mates caused a split in the peloton with 10km to race, and powered over the line in triumph at the end of the 148km ride from Tortoli to Cagliari.
All of the main contenders for leader's pink jersey are well placed in the standings before Monday's rest day and Tuesday's ascent of Mount Etna.
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Thomas felt he was in a good position after the opening three stages as the race moves towards Etna.
"We've stayed out of troubled and missed mishaps. The legs are feeling all right but we'll see on Tuesday up Etna what they're really like. That will be interesting," he said.
"I think everyone is going to be testing each other (during stage four). I don't know the climb but I heard it could be windy up there. It could be a bit stop-start. We'll see how it goes."
Stage three result:
1.  Fernando Gaviria (Col/Quick-Step) 3hrs 26mins 33secs
2.  Ruediger Selig (Ger/BORA) Same time
3.  Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita/Trek)
4.  Nathan Haas (Aus/Dimension Data)
5.  Maximiliano Richeze (Arg/Quick-Step)
6.  Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bel/Bahrain) +3secs
7.  Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step)
8.  Caleb Ewan (Aus/Orica) +13secs
9.  Sacha Modolo (Ita/UAE Team Emirates)
10. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto)
Overall classification after stage three
1.  Fernando Gaviria (Col/Quick-Step) 14hrs 45mins 16secs
2.  Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto) +9secs
3.  Lukas Poestlberger (Aus/BORA) +13secs
4.  Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step) Same time
5.  Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bel/Bahrain)
6.  Caleb Ewan (Aus/Orica) +17secs
7.  Roberto Ferrari (Ita/UAE Team Emirates) Same time
8.  Ryan Gibbons (SA/Dimension Data) +23secs
9.  Enrico Battaglin (Ita/LottoNL) Same time
10. Sacha Modolo (Ita/Team Emirates)
11. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky)


The latest series of Top Gear drew to a close on Sunday evening, with fans praising Matt LeBlanc for having "saved" the brand.

He, Rory Reid and Chris Harris now present the show as a trio after the departure of Chris Evans last year.
An average of 1.9 million watched the final episode of the current season - a significant drop from the 2.8 million the series opened with.
But many fans posted positive messages on social media about the show.
Let's have a quick look back at how the latest season has performed in the ratings and how critics and viewers reacted to it.
In the age of catch-up services such as iPlayer, the whole issue of viewing figures gets rather complicated.
So, to keep things simple, we'll just stick to how many people watched each episode of this series live, on the night it was first broadcast.
An average of 2.8 million tuned in to the launch - a strong opening for the series, but a peak it didn't manage to match throughout the rest of its run.
Ratings were reasonably stable for the following four episodes, but they dropped significantly for the final two.
This could be down to the gap in the middle of the series - there was no episode on 9 April because of Golf: The Masters 2017. It seems many viewers didn't return to Top Gear after that.
But what everybody really wants to know about the viewing figures, of course, is how they compare with previous series.
The last season, fronted by Chris Evans, opened with a bumper 4.4 million viewers, considerably more than this year's series launch.
However, it's worth noting the viewing figures for the Evans-fronted season had more than halved by the end, with 1.9 million tuning in to the finale.
No episode in the era fronted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May had fewer than 2 million viewers.
Indeed, an impressive 5.3 million watched the trio's farewell in 2015 - a figure that none of the presenting line-ups have come close to since.
But programme bosses will likely be happy that five of this season's seven episodes attracted more than 2 million viewers, giving this series a strong and relatively stable audience in comparison to last year.
Plus - once iPlayer figures are taken into account, the figures for the latest series will go up considerably. The first episode alone added nearly a million extra viewers to the live TV audience. Figures for the later episodes in the series will follow soon.
Critics have responded positively to the revamped Top Gear - although some also had a few suggestions about how it could improve going forward.
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Ed Power said: "Top Gear finished its latest season in better fettle than anyone could have predicted in the wake of last year's disastrous Chris Evans-fronted reboot.
"Week by week the crew has visibly gained in confidence and the concluding instalment was arguably the most enjoyable yet."
The Radio Times's Frances Taylor wrote: "It's undeniable that the presenters' dynamic has improved... but there's something still jarring a little.
"The biggest problems have been ironed out this series, and what we've been left with is a largely enjoyable and watchable hour of Sunday night TV.
"It won't take much to give it a tweak here and a buff there and with a little help, Top Gear could well be at the top of its game come series 25."
Tom Eames from Digital Spy agreed the show still needs some work, but said it's broadly going in the right direction.
"Rory Reid needs far more screen time, and they need to invest in more films that include all three of the main hosts," he suggested.
"Plus - fewer obviously-scripted segments, more ad-libbed journeys, more interesting celebrities (or no celebrity segment at all) and you've got yourself a brilliant car show. It's so very nearly there, and we'll definitely be up for more in 2018."
Viewers were mostly positive about the latest series, although many said there was still room for further improvement.
Matthew tweeted: "If someone said to me 5 years ago that Matt LeBlanc would save Top Gear, I would have laughed and thought they were mental, but he has!"
"Brilliant series, well done guys! Restored as great entertainment and fun car show. A bit like the old days, only better," added Brook.
Katherine said: "It's a big improvement on the last series. Still wooden though."
But Andy wrote: "I'd hardly say Top Gear has been saved. There has been a lot of viewers moved to The Grand Tour. It's not Top Gear with out Clarkson, Hammond or May."
Well, partly. He's certainly a more popular front man than Chris Evans was on the last series.
But it would be unfair to give him all the credit for the warmer critical and viewer reaction this year.
Reid has been a crucial ingredient, with many fans agreeing he should be given more time on screen.
Harris is also a key factor, with Eames commenting that he "has clearly been eyed as the show's lead when it comes to credibility".
There's also the total studio revamp the show has had - giving it a glossier, more colourful and polished feel.
Perhaps most importantly, however, the reason the show has had a much stronger series this year is it has not been put under so much scrutiny as before.
Tabloid interest in the Chris Evans series was high, and there were many negative headlines about the show's various troubles and viewing figures.
But away from the glare of the media spotlight, it appears to be finally bedding in.
It has found its feet - and its audience. The show now has a core viewer base and appears to have finally won over critics and fans.
We'll wait and see whether its upward streak can continue when the 25th series begins next spring.
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Olympic champion Jack Laugher is among those in North Yorkshire recognised in the New Year Honours list.

The 21-year-old has been awarded an MBE for services to diving, along with his diving partner Chris Mears.
Laugher won gold in the men's synchronised 3m springboard with Mears, six days before taking silver in the individual category in Rio.
Paralympic rower Laurence Whiteley and classical singer Iestyn Davies are also honoured with MBEs.
Whiteley is to receive the accolade for services to rowing after winning gold in the mixed trunk and arm double sculls with Lauren Rowles.
The 25-year-old from Northallerton waited two years for a suitable rowing partner to come along, and the pair won silver in their first major competition together at the 2015 World Championships.
Countertenor Davies, from York, is appointed for services to music.
He has sung for a number of opera companies including the English National, Welsh National and New York City before his time as a Cambridge chorister under the music director George Guest.


Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend says his players will be working on "emotional control" ahead of the Pro12 semi-final against Connacht.

Warriors lost 14-7 to the Galway-based team on Saturday after going down to 14 men when prop Sila Puafisi was sent off for a wreckless tackle.
That defeat denied Warriors a home semi-final.
"We know we have to be controlled even when we are under duress," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
Despite the defeat that ended Warriors' nine-match winning run, Townsend was not entirely disheartened by his team's display.
"There were times in that game where we let the noise or things that had gone against us affect our decision-making.
"We started the game well and at the end managed to get close to the Connacht line as we tried to get the draw that would have earned us a home semi-final.
"It's just the bits in the middle that we need to work on - our decision-making, our execution and also our emotional control which led to us giving away a couple of soft penalties."
Townsend is considering changes to his starting XV for the semi-final on Saturday 21 May, with Leinster playing Ulster in the other semi-final the night before.
"We know a little more about Connacht having played them on Saturday, and about whether our blend will have to change," explained Townsend.
"But there's something to be said for that group of players to get that second chance because they have that immediate experience of playing against Connacht.
"They were very tough, aggressive, tackled well and tried to move the ball early. They did a couple of things in attack and defence we hadn't seen before.
"We saw enough to know they are a tough team who play with pride and passion and on a dry day we know they are going to move the ball about."
No team has won an away semi-final in the history of the Pro12, but Townsend says his players are capable of breaking the trend.
"It would be nice to break the record, we'll have to do our very best to do that," he added. "We have experience of winning semi-finals.
"Connacht play with a lot of passion at home, the atmosphere there is like Scotstoun, really noisy and tough for referees.
"I hope the referee is strong and not influenced by the crowd. As a group we need to stay strong too.
"If decisions go against us we must keep focussed, but I have huge belief in the players and that we can come back with a win."


Both anti-abortion and pro-life groups have been reacting to the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruling that it is up to Stormont assembly, and not the courts, to decide on abortion law in Northern Ireland.

Anti-abortion group Precious Life welcomed the ruling.
The group's director, Bernadette Smyth, said: "This is a victory for the most vulnerable in society - our unborn children.
"It is also a victory for democracy - the court has acknowledged that abortion should be a matter for our Assembly, not the courts.
"Our laws protecting unborn children are compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights and other international conventions.
"The so-called NI Human Rights Commission should be hanging their heads in shame today.
"Without the right to life, all other right are meaningless. Our elected representatives in Northern Ireland must continue to upheld the right to life of unborn children in law, policy and practice," she added.
Humanists UK, which has a pro-choice stance, said many people would feel the court had put politics before human rights, and betrayed women throughout Northern Ireland.
"This was not even a case that would have seen abortion laws in Northern Ireland fully aligned with those in the rest of the UK," said its Chief Executive Andrew Copson.
"It was a case brought simply to uphold the right of women to terminate their pregnancies if they have been raped or if the foetus is found to have a fatal abnormality.
"The court's decision not to defend this right is inhumane, especially knowing - as it does - that the Northern Ireland assembly is very unlikely to do so.
"This is a deeply disappointing for everyone involved in the pro-choice movement, and we must continue to campaign for the rights of women in Northern Ireland and throughout the UK until they are fully respected," he added.
Life Northern Ireland (LIFE NI), which has an anti-abortion stance, welcomed the Belfast Court of Appeal's ruling.
Spokesperson Marion Woods said: "Today's judgment is a great victory for the prolife movement in Northern Ireland.
"We agree with the Court of Appeal that this is a matter for the people of Northern Ireland to decide.
"Northern Irish abortion legislation, as it stands, upholds the rights, lives and dignity of mothers and their unborn babies," shed added.
Amnesty International has a pro-choice stance.
Its Northern Ireland campaign manager Grainne Teggart said: "Today's absurd ruling is an insult to women and girls and to everyone across the country who cares about justice.
"The judges had a chance to put right centuries of human rights abuse but with a flick of the pen they've just let down another generation of women and girls in Northern Ireland.
"Stormont has been failing women for too long and must act urgently to reform Northern Ireland's abortion laws and prioritise bringing legislation into line with international human rights standards, as previously called for by UN committees.
"This must include the decriminalisation of abortion.
"Women must no longer be forced to leave Northern Ireland for healthcare to which they are legally entitled," she added.
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), an anti-abortion group, welcomed the ruling.
Liam Gibson, the development officer for SPUC in Northern Ireland, said: "There is no right to abortion. No such right has ever been recognised in any universal international human rights treaty.
"The right to life, however, is the most fundamental of all human rights, without this all other rights are meaningless. This right is shared equally by all human beings regardless of our disabilities or the circumstances of our conception.
"It is shocking that the Human Rights Commission, which is publicly funded, and Amnesty International, which claims to defend human rights, should demand that children be legally killed simply because they're disabled.
"Their position is clear and simple. They want to declare war on disabled babies in the womb.
"This case highlights the need for far greater support to be made available to families when an unborn baby is diagnosed with a life-limiting condition," he added.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission took the original case before the High Court which agreed with their contention that women's rights to privacy and bodily autonomy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights were breached by Northern Ireland laws on termination of pregnancy.
The Commission's chief commissioner, Les Allamby, said: "We took this case as we want to bring about a change in the law so that women and girls in Northern Ireland have the choice of accessing a termination of pregnancy locally in circumstances of serious malformation of the foetus, rape or incest, without being criminalised for doing so.
"The Commission is disappointed with the judgment but retains its view that the law as it stands does not protect women and girls right to be free from torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, their right to privacy or their right to freedom from discrimination.
"The Court indicated that if they receive an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court tomorrow they will be minded to grant such leave.
"This in my view is unprecedented and reflects recognition of how important the judges consider the issue to be. The Commission will now consider the Court's invitation," he added.
The Iona Institute NI, which has an anti-abortion stance, welcomed the judgement.
Spokesperson Tracy Harkin said: "This is a very welcome ruling and a significant defeat for the Human Rights Commission which was attempting to weaken the right to life of the unborn.
"There has been a long and concerted campaign to introduce permissive abortion legislation into Northern Ireland using very difficult and rare situations such as those tragic cases where a baby might not live long past birth.
"We trust that Stormont, when it reconvenes, will continue to protect the lives and health of both Northern Ireland women and their unborn children," she added.
The Green Party MLA, Clare Bailey, said: "Northern Ireland's abortion law continues to deny women protection under human rights legislation.
"Despite this, today's court ruling said that the protection of the rights of women in this instance falls outside its remit.
"Rather, the appeal court judges stated that devolved government should decide on abortion law reform.
"The collapse of the Assembly and Executive means that abortion law reform will not be dealt with at a regional level.
"The central point remains that compliance with international human rights standards is a matter for the state through Westminster, not for devolved government.
"Failure to reform Northern Ireland's abortion laws gives rise to repeated and flagrant breaches of international human rights standards - Westminster must take action to address this.
"With or without our devolved institutions in place, I will continue to work towards the decriminalisation of abortion and end the cruel practice of denying women free, safe and legal reproductive healthcare," she added.
Anti-abortion group Both Lives Matter said Thursday's decision involved manifestly complex legal and moral issues.
Spokeswoman Dawn McAvoy said: "While some will be pleased with the judgement others will find it difficult. There are no easy solutions in hard cases.
"We welcome the clear signal from the judiciary that there is no right to abortion under ECHR law and that the margin of appreciation which Northern Ireland exercises is legitimate and proportional.
"The judgement was very clear that it was not for the court to overreach and amend the law on abortion in Northern Ireland, that this was the role of the legislature, she added.
Christian Action Research & Education (CARE), which has an anti-abortion stance, said it was pleased all three judges had ruled that Northern Ireland's laws on abortion were "indeed compatible with human rights."
"CARE also welcomes that The Court of Appeal has strongly indicated that abortion is a matter for the Northern Ireland legislature to decide," said CARE policy officer Mark Baillie.
"Our laws on abortion must always be framed in a way that provides the best possible outcome for both the mother and the unborn child. We cannot ignore one to the detriment of the other."
"An abortion is never an easy decision to make. We recognise that there are difficulties women face with pregnancies, especially in cases where the unborn child may be born with a life-limiting disease, but we reject that abortion is the answer," he added.


The relatives of children killed in the Germanwings plane crash have demanded an apology from the airline's parent firm, Lufthansa, saying it ignored them and offered an "insulting" payout.

The letter from parents in Haltern, Germany, said Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr prioritised customers over them.
The airline said Mr Spohr had spoken with families. It has pledged to pay them up to €85,000 (£60,000; $93,000).
A Germanwings co-pilot is suspected of deliberately crashing the plane.
All 150 people aboard the Airbus 320, flying from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, were killed when the plane came down in March.
Investigators say co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit before beginning a descent into the French Alps.
Lubitz is known to have suffered depression in the past. Lufthansa twice refused to renew his medical certificate in 2009 because of the condition, according to a preliminary report by French accident investigators.
The parents of 16 children, who were part of a school trip from Haltern that was travelling aboard the plane, said Mr Spohr had failed to apologise for the crash.
They said the airline should have said sorry for permitting Lubitz to fly despite his medical history. They also said Lufthansa had not yet apologised for failing to apply a rule - enforced by some carriers - that would have required two people to stay in the cockpit at all times.
The letter (in German) criticised Mr Spohr for not having spoken with the bereaved and for ignoring invitations to attend the funerals.
"We have not heard from you," it said. "A couple of personal words in conversation with you would have shown us that you weren't just there for the public but for us too."
The letter also said the parents were deeply offended by a compensation offer, saying the sum "deeply insults us, and above all else our children".
A Lufthansa spokesman, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, said Mr Spohr had tried his best to talk to the families and had attended several memorial services.
"Mr Spohr was in touch with many relatives and friends and family of the victims but it's obvious that he was not able to be in personal touch with each and every one of the more than 1,000 relatives that we have,'' the spokesman said.
Mr Spohr had spoken to some parents of the Haltern schoolchildren, he added.
The airline is currently negotiating a payout to the relatives of those killed in the crash. Reports say the airline has offered €25,000 to the families, with an additional €10,000 for immediate kin of the dead.
The €25,000 offer will be given on top of €50,000 already paid as immediate financial assistance, according to Reuters.
Lufthansa said in April that it had set aside $300m to cover costs arising from the crash, including compensation for the families.


Fifa sponsors have said they want swift action to restore the football governing body's reputation, after Sepp Blatter was re-elected president.

McDonald's, Coco-Cola and Adidas have all issued statements calling for Fifa to take steps to win back trust.
The companies are among a host of multi-national giants who are keen to maintain their reputations.
Sponsors have made known their concerns about the recent arrests by the US Justice Department of Fifa executives.
Visa had been particularly vociferous, warning that unless the global governing body made "changes now", it would "reassess" its sponsorship.
This time, Visa said it had nothing further to add to its previous statement.
Other key sponsors issued similarly worded statements.
McDonald's said: "Our expectation is that Fifa will now act quickly, decisively and transparently to restore its reputation for both the good of the game and for fans worldwide who expect nothing less. The world expects concrete actions and so do we."
"Fifa must now seize the opportunity to begin winning back the trust it has lost. We urge Fifa to take concrete actions to fully address all of the issues that have been raised, in a swift and transparent manner," a Coca-Cola statement said:
Adidas said: 'As stated before, we expect Fifa to continue to establish and follow transparent compliance standards in everything they do."
For the four years of the last "World Cup cycle", from 2011 to 2014, Fifa's six top-tier Global Partners (as was - there are now five) paid a total of $177m (Â£116m) annually, which means each partner paid roughly $30m a year for this status.


John McEnroe says he has no issue with a player taking a legal drug, even if it has performance-enhancing qualities.

The three-time Wimbledon champion's comments follow Maria Sharapova's positive test for meldonium.
Sharapova took the drug, which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list on 1 January, for 10 years.
"If a drug is legal? That is like a no-brainer. I mean, are you kidding?" McEnroe told BBC Sport on a visit to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
"People have been looking since the beginning of time for an edge, and you're constantly looking for these things in any way, shape or form."
Sharapova, 28, will face an International Tennis Federation (ITF) panel with the power to suspend her for up to four years.
The five-time Grand Slam champion says she had taken meldonium for medical reasons for the past 10 years, and failed to notice when it was added to the banned list for 2016.
Meldonium is often prescribed to treat heart complaints, but there have been 99 positive tests for the drug since the start of the year.
British number one Andy Murray told BBC Radio 5 live this week he finds it "strange that so many athletes competing at the top level of their sport would have that condition".
The world number two also said he did not think he had been tested enough this year.
McEnroe added: "I do think that for Murray, if he thought there were people out there that were benefiting from something and he was not benefiting from it, you can understand why he would want to have more testing.
"That's the whole issue, because if people feel they are getting an edge, and someone else isn't, that's just the way it is."
Former US Open finalist Pam Shriver believes Sharapova's support team were at fault for failing to notice the change in meldonium's status.
"In this day and age of the athlete there has to at least be someone on the team responsible for doing a double-check," Shriver told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek. "This is so important."
Sharapova has criticised Wada's communications about changes to the banned list for being "buried in newsletters, websites, or handouts", but Shriver agreed with the Russian that it was ultimately the player's responsibility.
"In the scheme of the importance of this matter, it's so vital that it's worth a lot more than just five to 10 minutes to fish through a website or a newsletter," said the American.
The case is likely to take up to three months, with potential recourse to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if the decision is contested.
"To me [a ban] could go anywhere from nine months to two years. I think four years would be way overdone," said Shriver.
"I think everyone wants to see strong evidence that there was a medical situation that warranted going on a medication for 10 years."


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Summer time, and the legislating is easy; two Commons days of Scottish detail, one Opposition Day and a general debate on international security.

And a not dissimilar week in the Lords. It's the calm before George Osborne unleashes his Budget the following week.
There's a rare bit of high profile select committee action on Tuesday (4.10pm), when the House of Lords EU Committee asks the Europe Minister David Lidington who is overseeing the UK's EU renegotiation.
Will it be a transparent process? Will devolved governments have a say?
He will also be asked for updates on discussions on the Mediterranean migrant situation and the Greek crisis.
Elsewhere, the special committee yomping its way through the HS2 Bill (fresh from series of site visits in Mr Speaker's Buckingham constituency) hears evidence from the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and his new West London neighbour Nick Hurd on the scheme's implications for their patch. That's on Wednesday from 9.30.
And a couple of other events to watch out for are the emergence of the remaining names of select committee members and, possibly, of the prime minister's nominations to the spooks' watchdog, the Intelligence and Security Committee.
Remember, this is not a select committee, but a committee of parliamentarians chosen by the PM. A number of senior figures are quietly angling for the chair of the ISC - previously held by Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve is mentioned as the likely front-runner.
There were calls for the ISC to be reconstituted as a full-dress Commons Select Committee, with a chair elected by MPs. Either way, with some high powered law-making to do on interception powers for internet data, getting the committee up and running is probably creeping up the Downing Street to do list. As is the nomination of any special committee to scrutinise a draft bill on those powers - in the last Parliament the committee which eviscerated the Communications Data Bill, of blessed memory, was chaired by the former Home Office Minister Lord Blencathra (the artist formerly known as David Maclean). The choice for this exercise will be a particularly interesting one.....
Here's my rundown of the week ahead:
Monday
The Commons day begins (2.30pm) with Communities and Local Government Questions, and any urgent questions or ministerial statements would normally be taken from 3.30pm.
Then it's on to the second day of Committee Stage debate on the Scotland Bill - which is devoted to the section dealing with tax powers, with Treasury spokesman Stuart Hosie leading for the SNP - his party have a new clause on "Full Fiscal Autonomy!" down for debate, which calls for the UK government to enter into an "Economic Agreement" with the Scottish Government for the transfer of competence for taxation raised in Scotland as well as borrowing, and the level of public expenditure. Further SNP amendments assert Scottish control of Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax.
There are plenty more amendments including, interestingly, one from two Labour MPs Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray and Wayne David, requiring the Secretary of State for Scotland to establish an independent commission of external experts, appointed in consultation with the Treasury Select Committee and Scottish Affairs Select Committee, to publish a report by 31 March, 2016 setting out an analysis of the policy of Full Fiscal Autonomy on the Scottish economy, labour market and public finances. It has attracted the signature of UKIP's Douglas Carswell, who sees it as a step in the direction of a full UK constitutional convention.
Mr Murray has another new clause calling for the creation of a Scottish Office of Budget Responsibility - to exercise fiscal and budgetary oversight over the Scottish Government competencies. He quotes the Smith Commission recommendation that independent scrutiny of Scotland's public finances needed to be strengthened. And yet another amendment calls for a review of the implementation of the Scottish basic rate and any other income tax rates
The adjournment debate at the end of the day will be particularly interesting. The Conservative Andrew Bridgen will lead a debate on Postmasters and postmistresses and the Horizon system  - he will be calling for a full inquiry into the Post Office's handling of complaints about the computer system which, he believes, put sub-Postmasters into an impossible position in the handling of their accounts - and I'm told he expects to get a positive response from ministers.
In the Lords (from 2.30pm) the day's main event is the third Committee Stage day on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill - key issues are governance arrangements of local authorities in England, votes for over 16s in local government elections (there's a joint Lib-Lab amendment - see earlier blog)  the effect of devolution on health and social care functions, where former Health Minister Lord Warner has an amendment to give combined big city authorities the NHS responsibilities provided for in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 - the new Health and Wellbeing Boards which bring key figures together to look at public health measures. Another hot topic is further devolution in London. There will also be a short debate on plans to assist the recovery of Sierra Leone from the Ebola outbreak.
Tuesday
The Commons meets at 11.30am for Business, Innovation and Skills Questions. And then it's on to the third Committee Stage day on the Scotland Bill - which will mainly focus on amendments on social security and benefits.
In Westminster Hall (9.30 - 11am) the Conservative - Kevin Hollinrake leads a debate on Shale Gas - he's pro-fracking, arguing that Shale Gas exploration will lead to greater energy independence and security at a time of significant international uncertainty while calling for tough safety and environmental rules around it.
In the afternoon session (2.30 - 4pm) the subject is the Future of the Human Rights Act 1998 - led by the former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael. It is expected to be a broad debate, but one focus will be how the HRA is constitutionally hardwired into Scottish Parliament and also the peace process in Northern Ireland.
In the Lords (2.30pm) questions to ministers include an intriguing one on allowing passengers on the Eurostar to travel with pets - from the Conservative, Baroness Sharples.
Then the Committee Stage of the Psychoactive Substances Bill moves into its second day: the key issues include the ACMD, exemptions for prescriptions and medical research, alcohol, prohibition and premises notices. The dinner break business is a short debate on the recommendations of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Taskforce report 'Future in Mind'.
Wednesday
The Commons convenes at 11.30am for Cabinet Office Questions, followed, at Noon by Prime Minister's Question Time. The day's main debate is on an as yet unannounced Opposition Day motion.
Then Ed Miliband brings the day to an end with 30 minute adjournment debate on 'Hatfield Colliery and the low carbon transition'.
Over in Westminster Hall (9.30 - 11am)  watch out for Albert Owen's debate on English votes for English laws and North Wales - he will be stressing the need for Welsh MPs to be able to vote on English NHS decisions, arguing that his constituents and family in North Wales have always relied on specialist NHS services in Liverpool and Manchester.
"The logical argument is when there is a big decision about the policy and direction of those hospitals which serve my constituents, then I should be entitled to have a say and a vote on it because it affects the people I represent," he says.
In the Lords (3pm) questions to ministers include an interesting one from the Lib Dem Lord Sharkey, on holding a review to examine all options for the future of the state-owned super-bank RBS, including alternatives to simple reprivatisation - he hopes to provoke a look at alternatives like breaking RBS up into several regional banks, which seem to work better with small and medium sized enterprises. And ministers will face yet another question on that hardy perennial, the publication date for the long awaited Chilcot Report into the Iraq War - from the Labour veteran and former Attorney General, Lord Morris of Aberavon.
Then Peers move on to the first Committee Stage day on the Childcare Bill, where the  key issues include the definition of working parent, quality of childcare, and funding of childcare. The dinner break business is a short debate on the steps being taken to tackle litter in urban and rural areas.
Thursday
The Commons opens at 9.30am with questions to the Attorney General and the Minister for Women and Equalities - Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. That's followed by the Leader of the House and the weekly Commons Business Statement. And the main event is a general debate on Britain and International Security.
In the Lords (11am) questions to ministers range across the start date for building a new London airport runway and the prospects for establishing a Constitutional Convention.
The day's debates are on subjects chosen by the Lib Dem Peers - starting with Human rights and civil liberties in the UK and then moving on to the UK's role in a world threatened by terrorism, conflict, climate change and mass migration. There will also be a short debate on helping people with diabetes to educate themselves on disease management.
Neither House sits on Friday.


Ireland have progressed to the Super Six stage of the Women's World Cup Qualifier after finishing third in their group in Sri Lanka.

Zimbabwe's nine-wicket defeat by Group A winners India on Monday ensured Ireland's place in the top three.
The Irish lost to India and hosts Sri Lanka but beat Zimbabwe and Thailand.
Ireland retain their one-day international status by making the Super Six, from which the top four qualify for the World Cup this summer.
Sri Lanka finished second in the group while tournament favourites India boasted a 100% record from their four games.
Ireland are are also joined in the Super Sixes by South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Their next game is on Wednesday when they face Bangladesh, before taking on Pakistan on Friday and South Africa two days later.
Zimbabwe required a victory over India in Colombo, along with a significant improvement to their net run rate, to overtake Ireland and make the last six.
Ireland completed their group matches on Saturday with a 46-run win against Thailand, who ended bottom of the group.
Kim Garth hit an impressive 98 and Laura Delany added 50 while seamer Lucy O'Reilly took 3-28.
All matches played in Colombo & start at 04:30 GMT. CCC = Colombo Cricket Club; MCA = Mercantile Cricket Association Ground; NCC = Nondescripts Cricket Club; PSS = P Sara Oval


Musicians have asked the EU to intervene in a row over the rates YouTube is offering small music labels to include them in a new service.

Singer Billy Bragg and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien are among those accusing Google-owned business of trying to "strong-arm" independent labels into accepting low fees.
YouTube has long been rumoured to be developing an advertisement-free music-subscription service.
But it has yet to confirm details.
"YouTube provides a global platform for artists to connect with fans and generate revenue for their music, paying out hundreds of millions of dollars to the music industry each year," said a spokesman for the company.
"We have successful deals in place with hundreds of independent and major labels around the world - however, we don't comment on ongoing negotiations."
Impala - a body representing Europe's indies - is spearheading the complaint.
It says it plans to request "prompt intervention" from the European Commission into negotiations over a new YouTube "music streaming service".
The organisation complains that indies are being presented with non-negotiable contracts accompanied by the threat that music videos they have posted to their YouTube channels will be blocked from site altogether if they do not agree to the terms.
The labels can currently make money by placing adverts at the start of the clips or via pop-up boxes that appear while they are playing.
"YouTube are shooting themselves in the foot with their attempt to strong-arm independent labels into signing up to such low rates," said Billy Bragg.
"They're in danger of launching a streaming service that lacks the innovative and cutting-edge sounds that independent artists bring."
Ed O'Brien - who co-chairs the Featured Artists Coalition, a musicians' rights campaign group - added: "To restrict [indie artists and labels] in this way is to risk creating an internet just for the superstars and big businesses."
Independent labels being represented in the battle include XL Recordings, 4AD. Cooking Vinyl and Domino.
That means failure to reach an agreement could potentially see music from Adele, Jack White, The xx, Royksopp, M.I.A., Hot Chip, The National and Arctic Monkeys excluded from the service.
Android Police, a news site, first reported in November that code included in the YouTube app referred to a new service called Music Pass.
It said the facility appeared to offer users access to offline playback of "uninterrupted music" with "no ads on millions of songs".
Google already operates a separate audio-only music-subscription service - Google Play Music All Access - and there are several competitors on the market including Spotify, Deezer, Xbox Music and Apple's Beats Music.
The indies have struck deals to include their tracks on all these services.
But Complete Music Update - an industry news site that covers the sector - said the labels felt they had been backed into a corner by Google's latest demands.
"YouTube already pays what are probably the lowest rates in the business for music labels' videos," said Chris Cooke, the site's business editor.
"The majors and independents agreed to that because YouTube isn't just a revenue stream, it's one of the most important promotional platforms in music today.
"But what the indies are getting really angry about is that YouTube seems to be threatening to withdraw this powerful promotional platform if they don't sign up to the new audio service - a service that will be going head-to-head with Spotify, Deezer et cetera while, as we understand it, paying considerably lower royalties."


Police have asked for help from dentists as they try to identify a body found in forestry in Conwy county.

The human remains were discovered at Pentrellyncymer near Cerrigydrudion in November last year.
Forensic experts say the man had suffered a serious head injury and his death is being treated as suspicious.
However, the individual had been in the forest for several years, and police say his identity remains a mystery.
Detectives said investigations have revealed that the man had undergone two identifiable dental procedures which may help in the search for his name.
"We believe the male had crown work undertaken and the procedure is thought to have been commonly used in the UK between 1980 and 2000," explained Det Sup Mark Chesters, who is leading the case.
"One crown was plastic, badly worn and had remedial filling work. It is unusual for temporary crowns to be filled."
He appealed for any dentists who might be familiar with this work between 1980 and 2000 to come forward.
North Wales Police said the man was probably aged over 54-years-old, with a large build and between 5ft 8in and 5ft 10in tall (1.73m-1.78m).
Officers have also revealed that the individual was wearing a green Pringle jumper made between 2000 and 2004, and sold through Pringle outlet stores.
"Dark wine" coloured underwear has also been identified as being from a Marks and Spencer store.
"Although the description that we have of the man remains limited at this time, as our inquiries progress we hope that more information will come to light which will lead to his identification and help establish the full circumstances surrounding his death," added Det Sup Chesters.


A court in Senegal has ordered former Chadian President Hissene Habre to stand trial for alleged war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity.

Judges at the Extraordinary African Chamber said there was sufficient evidence against Mr Habre, who is in custody in Senegal.
The court was set up by Senegal and the African Union to try Mr Habre after his arrest in 2013.
His trial will mean the first use of universal jurisdiction in Africa.
Mr Habre, now 72, is accused of thousands of political killings during his 1982-90 presidency, which ended when he was deposed by the current Chadian President, Idriss Deby.
He denies the charges and refuses to recognise the legitimacy of the court.
In 2008, Mr Habre was sentenced to death in absentia by Chad for leading an armed rebellion in the country earlier that year.
The trial is expected to begin in May or June.
It will be held by a three-member panel: two Senegalese judges and a foreign lead judge from another African Union member state.
Jacqueline Moudeina, lead lawyer for the alleged victims in the case, said: "After so many years, Habre's victims are now on the verge of seeing justice done for what they have endured."
Clement Abaifouta, a political prisoner during Mr Habre's rule, said that "we are finally going to be able to confront our main tormentor and regain our dignity as human beings".
Dubbed "Africa's Pinochet", Mr Habre was first indicted in Senegal in 2000 but the country's courts ruled at the time that he could not be tried there.
He was charged by Belgium with crimes against humanity and torture in 2005 but Senegal refused four extradition requests.


Kieffer Moore hopes he can continue his goalscoring form after getting a hat-trick for Torquay United against Solihull Moors.

The Torbay-born forward is on a month's loan at Plainmoor from National League rivals Forest Green and has scored four goals in two games.
"That was my first hat-trick so I'm buzzing," Moore told BBC Radio Devon.
"I did have a good feeling, but it's a great start and hopefully I can continue this form."
The 24-year-old was part of Torquay's academy before it was disbanded in 2009, having also been a ball-boy at the club.
"I hope I can see the whole stint out and maybe more, you never know, but I'm enjoying it here, it's brilliant," he added.
"I was lacking that match sharpness, so a move to Torquay it was, but I don't think I was lacking that much."
Moore began playing football in the amateur South Devon League in Paignton before being picked up by non-league Truro City and eventually ending up at Yeovil Town.
He spent two years at Yeovil in the Championship and League One, before moving to Norway to play for Viking FK.
Moore said: "My career's taken a funny turn, maybe going out to Norway didn't help that, so in a sense I've had to rebuild myself and this is part of that.
"This is all for my career and hopefully I'll get back to those heights one day and prove that I am that Championship player and maybe better."


Red Bull have released images of the cockpit head protection design they believe Formula 1 should adopt.

Governing body the FIA is pressing ahead with plans to introduce in 2017 a so-called "halo" device, which was tried by Ferrari in pre-season testing.
But Red Bull believe that their design, which features two side support pillars rather than a central one in addition to a screen, is preferable.
FIA F1 director Charlie Whiting said he had "doubts" it would be ready in time.
The halo design is already in the 2017 regulations, which are close to being finalised and also include a redesign of the cars to make them faster and more dramatic looking.
The vast majority of the drivers are in favour of adopting increased head protection for 2017 after a series of fatalities across motorsport from head injuries sustained by objects colliding with a driver's helmet.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said they intended to test the plan in April.
However, it is some way behind the halo in development terms, which is soon to undergo a final risk assessment process and other checks on aspects such as driver access and egress before the design is finalised by the end of May.
Whiting said at the Australian Grand Prix: "It's been tested quite extensively now, and I think it will offer very good protection for a flying wheel, for example, that's the main way it's been tested so far.
"The Red Bull [idea] is an alternative to that. It's considerably further behind in development, it's never been tested, but it could offer additional protection.
"But I've got my doubts that it could actually be implemented for 2017, whereas I think the halo could."
He said the FIA would not delay plans to introduce of head protection in 2017 if an alternative design was emerging.
"We are on a course for the halo," he said, "because that has been tested thoroughly, and we feel it offers the best all-round protection."


Actor and writer Charlie Higson and former Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh are joining the third and  final series of Broadchurch.

They will appear with the ITV police drama's stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman for a story about a serious sexual assault.
Scriptwriter Chris Chibnall said it will mark the show's "final chapter".
"We have one last story to tell featuring familiar faces and new characters," he said.
"I hope it's a compelling and emotional farewell to a world and show that means so much to me."
After Broadchurch ends, Chibnall will be moving to replace Steven Moffat as the head writer and executive producer for BBC One's Doctor Who.
ITV has not yet revealed who Hesmondhalgh and Higson will play but filming will begin this summer on the eight-part police drama series in Dorset.
Other new members of the cast will include Mistresses star Sarah Parish and Murdered by My Boyfriend Bafta-winner Georgina Campbell.
Higson, who wrote and appeared in the hugely successful comedy sketch series The Fast Show, has also featured in the ITV drama Jekyll and Hyde, which failed to hit the mark with critics or viewers.
But, said Higson on Twitter, the lack of a second series of that show has allowed him to take on Broadchurch.
"The one good thing to come out of ITV not making another Jekyll and Hyde is that I have time to do other things, like acting in Broadchurch," he said.
"Really looking forward to joining the team."
Hesmondhalgh is best known for formerly playing transgender character Hayley Cropper on long-running soap Coronation Street. She left the series in 2014 after a tear-jerker storyline, which saw Hayley die of cancer.
Series stalwarts Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan will return as Beth and Mark Latimer. Arthur Darvill will again be playing local vicar Paul Coates and Carolyn Pickles will reprise her role as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe, along with Adam Wilson as Ellie's son Tom.
Broadchurch had audiences gripped when it launched in April 2013, with a peak audience of 8.9 million viewers.
The drama about the death of an 11-year-old boy also won critical acclaim, along with Bafta and RTS awards.
A second series was shown in January 2015, with the first episode pulling in a healthy eight million viewers but a US version of the series, starring David Tennant, was cancelled after its first series.


Manchester City have called up teenage Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho to their Champions League squad.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini said Iheanacho, who has scored eight times in 18 games this season, will replace the injured Samir Nasri in the squad.
City face Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Champions League
"It's important to bring young players into the first team but they must be good players so that we continue to be competitive," Pellegrini said.
"Kelechi will be in the Champions League squad. I told Samir Nasri I would take him out of the list as he needs two months more to be fit.
"We need Kelechi now as Wilfried Bony is injured too. We couldn't take the risk of going into the last 16 game with just Kun (Sergio Aguero)."


The Queen's Speech has outlined plans for a bill to cut red tape, potentially saving British business at least £10bn.

For the first time, the plans will be monitored by independent regulators, who are charged with making sure the target is achieved.
The bill has also proposed a new Small Business Conciliation Service.
It will help settle disputes between small and large businesses, especially over late payment - an issue that concerns many small businesses.
The service will handle disputes without the need for court action.
There will also be a reform of the current system by which businesses appeal against business rates, which is intended to simplify the process ahead of a revaluation due in 2017.
The government says it also intends to take other steps to strengthen UK competiveness and to back businesses to create jobs.
It intends to have made the £10bn worth of cuts by the end of this Parliament.


Chelsea maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League with an entertaining victory over spirited Bournemouth.

Pressured by Tottenham's earlier thrashing of Watford, the visitors looked to be cruising after two goals in three first-half minutes.
But Bournemouth, who had already hit the post, got back into the contest through Joshua King's long-range deflected effort.
The Cherries continued to press after half-time, only for Chelsea to gradually regain control and secure the points through Marcos Alonso's impeccable free-kick.
The Blues next travel to Manchester United, their sternest of six league fixtures between now and the end of the season.
If they return from Old Trafford with their seven-point advantage still intact, they will be a huge step closer to a sixth title and fifth in the Premier League era.
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A week ago, Chelsea's seemingly unstoppable march to glory was disrupted by a shock home defeat by Crystal Palace, giving hope to second-placed Tottenham.
However, they got back on track by beating Manchester City and seemed unaffected by Spurs' earlier victory in producing an emphatic start in the south-coast sun.
If the Chelsea first goal was bizarre - Diego Costa's scuffed shot went in off the head of grounded home defender Adam Smith - the second was sublime.
N'Golo Kante, excellent in both winning the ball and moving the visitors forward, found the equally impressive Eden Hazard with a precision long pass, allowing the galloping Belgian to round home keeper Artur Boruc.
The away side were pegged back either side of half-time, but gradually reasserted themselves as the second period progressed and Alonso's curling, dipping free-kick killed the contest.
At the beginning of March, Bournemouth were winless in eight league games, only five points above the relegation zone and being dragged into a fight for survival.
However, some whole-hearted displays, including coming from behind to earn a point at Liverpool in midweek, meant this was their first defeat in six.
It could have been different with a change of fortune, too.
There was a huge slice of luck involved in Chelsea's first and Benik Afobe was unfortunate to hit the woodwork when arriving late to meet Charlie Daniels' cross.
With Afobe, King and Ryan Fraser all lively, the Cherries were willing to test Chelsea through the middle and got their reward when King lashed in his 13th of the season from outside the box, via a touch off David Luiz - even if Chelsea complained of a Smith handball in the build-up.
Ultimately, though, coming from two behind was too much to ask for the home side and it was Boruc who was the much busier keeper in the second period.
If there is one, incredibly slight, concern for Chelsea in the run-in, it may be the form of Costa, who has now gone five domestic games without a goal.
The Spain international's afternoon was one of frustration, mis-kicks and miscues, albeit plenty of endeavour to create goalscoring opportunities.
His attempt for Chelsea's first was a comical slice, only saved from going well wide by the intervention of Smith.
But that was not the only time that Costa struggled in front of goal, with the man who has netted 18 times this season often lacking sharpness when presented with an opportunity.
Still, that is no comfort for the chasing pack, who probably already have too much to do.
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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "I thought it was a tight game and we were well in it. It doesn't help going 2-0 down and it took a worldie free-kick to win the game.
"I have to compliment Chelsea, they're an outstanding team and their system works very well for them. But I compliment my boys as well because they played very well. In the end Chelsea were too strong.
"I'm not feeling anything other than we need to win some more games. What we've historically done is always try to win and that's the same aim no matter how many points you have and how many games are left."
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "It's normal to have a pressure. We started the game very well with great attention and focus. Then we conceded the goal and we lost a bit of confidence. In the second half we managed the game and scored another goal, then the free-kick from Marcos Alonso.
"When you have this type of opponent, Tottenham, who is in good form and wants to catch you, it is important to have a good answer. This is a good answer. There are six games to go and in England it is not easy, there is a lot of pressure."
Bournemouth complete a back-to-back double of the Premier League's top two with a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at 12:30 next Saturday, while Chelsea are reunited with former manager Jose Mourinho against Manchester United at 16:00 on Sunday, 16 April.
Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 3.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 3.
Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Victor Moses.
Max Gradel (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Gradel replaces Ryan Fraser.
Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Eden Hazard.
Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
Foul by Simon Francis (Bournemouth).
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Harry Arter (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lys Mousset.
Attempt missed. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Bournemouth. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Lys Mousset replaces Benik Afobe.
Attempt missed. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Corner,  Bournemouth. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
Harry Arter (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a through ball.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Jordon Ibe replaces Marc Pugh.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Charlie Daniels.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Charlie Daniels.
Goal!  Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 3. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Foul by Steve Cook (Bournemouth).
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
Foul by Gary Cahill (Chelsea).
Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Simon Francis (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Arter.
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Pugh.
Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 2.
First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 2.
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Harry Arter (Bournemouth).
Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).


British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says he used his "head not his heart" in deciding to drop veteran Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll.

O'Driscoll's omission for Saturday's series decider against Australia in Sydney has drawn strong criticism.
"When I go back to the UK and say 'Did I make the decision because I believed it was right, or did I make it because it was the right political decision?', I can put my hand on my heart and say I think it is the right rugby decision," Gatland said.
Tours: 4 (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Matches: 18 (8 Tests)
Tries: 9 (1 in Tests)
Captain: 7 times (1 Test)
Test record: 2 wins, 6 defeats
O'Driscoll, 34, was expected to take over the captaincy in the absence of the injured Sam Warburton, but failed to even make the match-day 23.
Fit-again Welsh centre Jamie Roberts joins compatriot Jonathan Davies in midfield, with Manu Tuilagi providing back-up on the bench.
"It is only hard because you are making the decision by using your head and not your heart," added Gatland.
"Then you realise what comes of making a decision like that is all the periphery stuff, not the rugby decision, because it becomes a major story for 48 hours and a big debate.
"That is the process I have gone through.
"But I would hate to think we made calls based on trying to avoid any criticism or [gain] public popularity."
While O'Driscoll has almost certainly played his last game in a Lions shirt at the end of his fourth and final tour, Gatland was reluctant to indulge in tributes to a player who has opted to continue his career with Leinster and Ireland for another year.
"He is not finished yet," the New Zealander said. "He has been a big part of this tour.
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"He played in the first two Tests, and he is obviously very disappointed as any player would be.
"Like everything, it is a learning process. It is quite hard when you have been number one in your position for 15 years and have been first choice in every team you have been part of.
"There are a lot of people who have experienced the disappointment of Brian always being selected ahead of them. It is just part of sport, isn't it?
"We have made a really tough decision, and that is part of it too.
"Brian has been around a long time. He understands how things work. He is a professional and he appreciated we had the conversation. We don't always speak to everyone [before announcing the team] but he was one that definitely needed the respect of being spoken to."
Australia coach Robbie Deans said Gatland's decision was potentially good news for the Wallabies.
"He's a legend of the game," Deans said of O'Driscoll. "From our perspective it's a little bit of experience gone. We were anticipating he would play.
"It's not a surprise [Gatland has] gone to the Welsh players. He knows them well."
The furore over O'Driscoll's omission overshadowed a team selection that with the introduction of Roberts, Mike Phillips, Richard Hibbard, Alex Corbisiero, Sean O'Brien and Toby Faletau, sends out a clear signal that the Lions intend to subject Australia to a ferocious physical assault.
"You just wonder if they got a lucky bag and picked some names out. The Lions won the first Test and made eight changes to their squad. The Wallabies won the second and probably won't make any changes.
"The Lions lose by one point and there are six changes in the team and three guys on the bench who were nowhere near the team for the second Test.
"I was convinced Brian O'Driscoll should have been named as captain. It's catastrophic leaving him out. He's still one of the top centres in world rugby. He's a fantastic guy and has been on four tours and knows it all inside out.
"It's a massive mistake."
While the Wallabies neutered the Lions' expected set-piece strength in Melbourne and restricted their attacking game, Gatland does not believe they will be able to summon the same emotional intensity to the task in Sydney.
By way of example, the Lions coach recalled the time his Wasps side played Leicester in the last game of the regular Premiership season in 2005 at Welford Road, when Tigers legends Martin Johnson and Neil Back were playing their last game for the club.
Leicester won comfortably that day, but a fortnight later "they couldn't bring the same emotion and we put 40 points on them in the Premiership final," Gatland noted.
"It is hard to get yourself completely on edge every week.
"Australia had to be like that last week. You saw that with the reaction of [captain] James Horwill at the end.
"We think emotionally we can improve quite a bit. I would question whether they could do the same.
"Emotionally we will be there on Saturday, which is why we have picked a side that physically we think will dominate them."


A charity that redistributes unwanted food from manufacturers and retailers say they handed out enough to make 1.5 million meals in south Wales last year.

FareShare Cymru in Cardiff, has been helping 45 frontline groups, including homeless shelters, women's refuges and breakfast clubs.
All the food is perfectly safe to eat but faces going to waste.
However, the charity said demand is continuing to grow - and it needs more suppliers and volunteers to help.
"We're redistributing enough food to provide more than one-and-a-half-million vulnerable people with a square meal every single year, which is an incredible achievement," said the south Wales manager, Sarah Germain.
"The food we deliver is of excellent quality and is surplus for a whole number of reasons ranging from incorrect barcoding to over-production - never because it is out of date.
One of the charities that has benefitted from the FareShare donations is the Moorland Road Community Centre in Cardiff, which offers support for older people from Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green.
They provide daily meals for anyone over the age of 50.
"Before we had FareShare we were buying food from the supermarkets and our local butcher which would cost us around £300 per week," said the centre manager, Dorothy Templeman.
"FareShare has saved us a significant amount of money on our food bills compared to that. They offer an amazing service which is vital in supporting our core operation; it makes such a big difference."
But the charity's organisers said they still need to secure new suppliers to meet ever growing demands for their services across south Wales.
They have also appealed for new volunteers to come forward to help pack and deliver the food it receives.
"It's a great feeling knowing that as well as tackling food waste we're getting nutritious food to local charities who do a tremendous amount of good," added Ms Germain.