Stephen Smith failed to join brother Liam as a world champion as he lost a unanimous points decision to defending champion Jose Pedraza in their IBF super-featherweight title bout.

Liverpudlian Smith, 30, grew into the fight after a shaky start but was knocked down in the ninth round.
The three judges scored the bout 117-110 116-111 116-111 in favour of the undefeated Puerto Rican in Connecticut.
It was the second defeat for Smith in his 25-fight career.
WBO light-middleweight champion Liam was in the United States to support his brother, who had been hoping to become the 13th current British world champion.


A man who was forced to live in his car after a relationship breakdown has talked of continuing to work full-time.

Isaac Brobbey used an Asda car park in Greater Manchester as a base for a month and a McDonald's to wash in.
The father-of-two, who managed to hold down his job at a truck rental firm, said his kind of experience shows how homelessness is often misunderstood.
He spoke out after the Manchester Evening News revealed a man who died in a van fire was living in the vehicle.
Homelessness charity The Wellspring, in Stockport, said the man worked in the building industry and had been in the process of trying to find a home.
Mr Brobbey, 50, said: "I had too much dignity to ask for help. Now I want to help others."
Originally from Ancoats, Manchester, he said a break-up in 2012 left him with "no choice" but to leave his home, and financial problems made matters worse.
"To cut a long story short I just didn't have anywhere to go," he said.
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"I drove around for a good few hours trying to make some sense of it, and then just suddenly realised I would have to sleep in the car. Reality hit me.
"I used to come into work every day and no one was aware of my situation. My family weren't aware and I didn't want to bother my kids.
"The worst thing was every time you leave work and listening to your colleagues going home to their wives and going out on the weekend - but you know you've got nothing. There was a lot of crying."
Jonathan Billings, chief executive of the Wellspring charity, said he has seen "dozens and dozens" of similar cases of people continuing to work after losing their homes.
He said they represent a "hidden homeless" population, and the issue is challenging conventional perceptions of homelessness.
"There's a stigma attached and it's often difficult for people to ask for support," he said.
Mr Brobbey, who eventually found a bedsit to rent and still works in the same job, continued: "I would wash in work, or in McDonald's. And having nowhere to cook meant I was just eating fast food all the time.
"I didn't see myself as homeless and I didn't want my family to feel their brother or son was homeless."
Mr Brobbey, who spent Christmas handing out food to the homeless, said he wanted to urge anyone in similar circumstances to not "suffer in silence".
"I see homelessness in a totally different light now. I can see how easy it is to spiral," he said.
"There's help out there, so ask for help."
Isaac Brobbey will tell his story as part of BBC Radio Manchester's Over To You project, which has seen volunteers helping to produce the station's output.


The US city of Honolulu, in Hawaii, is banning people from using their mobile phones while crossing the road.

The law, which will start in October, is aimed at reducing the number of accidents from "distracted walking".
Incidents involving mobile phones led to more than 11,100 injuries in the US between 2000 and 2011, according to the US National Safety Council.
People caught looking at devices, including laptops and digital cameras, will be fined between up to Â£26.
Urgent calls to the emergency services are not included in the ban.


Arsenal kept their faint hopes of the Premier League title alive with an easy victory over a poor Watford side.

The Gunners led inside four minutes - Alexis Sanchez slotting in from close range - and controlled the first half.
Alex Iwobi forced Heurelho Gomes into a stunning save and soon doubled their advantage by sweeping in from 12 yards to finish off a superb team move.
Hector Bellerin's shot deflected in for Arsenal's third, while substitute Theo Walcott completed the rout late on.
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Arsenal had lost three straight home games in all competitions going into the match, but this was a routine win as they closed the gap to leaders Leicester to eight points.
Arsene Wenger's side still need an unlikely collapse from both the Foxes and second-placed Tottenham to have any hope of securing the league title, while tough trips to West Ham and Manchester City await in their remaining seven games.
Nigerian youngster Iwobi showed his potential with a pacy performance that threatened the Watford defence throughout. He netted the second goal as well as rattling the crossbar with a curling effort.
Iwobi, Sanchez and Mesut Ozil all had fine games - but were given time and space by a lethargic Watford side and by the protection offered in the middle of the park by Mohamed Elneny, who controlled the contest with a match-high 127 passes, 96% of which found a team-mate.
The Egyptian also had time to make three tackles and two interceptions, but Arsenal's upswing in form might have come too late in the season. The damage may have already been done as they picked up just their fourth win in their past 11 league games.
Watford have now won only twice in 13 league games, which includes five defeats in their last six.
Despite dumping Arsenal out of the FA Cup with a brilliant performance last month, this showing was feeble from the first whistle.
They went behind early and barely threatened over 90 minutes. managing just two shots on target, both of which fell to skipper Troy Deeney.
The Hornets were seventh at Christmas but have since fallen to 14th in the table, 11 points above the relegation zone. They have goalkeeper Gomes to thank for avoiding an even more comprehensive drubbing here, as the Brazilian made superb stops from Iwobi and Sanchez.
With Aston Villa all but down, though, Watford's excellent first half of the season should be enough to preserve their status in the top flight.
Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi: "It's crazy, a mad feeling. When you're young, you dream of this and this is like a dream come true, winning with this team. Winning the title would be amazing but we're taking each game as it comes, game by game, and we will see where we end up come the end of the season."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "I am very happy because it was a good performance. We scored goals and didn't concede, and kept the game having a good flow even at 3-0 up.
"I am pleased with Alex Iwobi's talent but even more with his attitude and his willingness to learn and to contribute with his teamwork."
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Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores: "It is the first time we have conceded four goals and we are not happy with that. We looked light and soft, and that is not our style. We need to finish the season in the best way possible, because the players have worked very hard all season. I can't be angry with the team because I am the team, and I cannot be angry with myself."
Arsenal travel to West Ham next Saturday (kick-off 12:45 BST), while Watford host Everton on the same day (15:00 BST).


What makes a car German, American or Japanese?

Is it where it is designed, where the parts are manufactured, or where those parts are assembled? Or is it where the brand owner is based?
The answer is more complicated than you may think.
And this is putting some patriotic US car buyers in an awkward position, because the "most American-made car", according to a recent survey, is actually a Toyota - a Japanese brand - made in Kentucky.
While price and technology are big factors for Americans buying a new car, 28% of the people surveyed by Cars.com in 2015 said they would only consider buying an "American-made" car.
But only seven vehicles made Cars.com's list, which requires a car to be assembled in the US and have 75% of its parts made there, including the engine and transmission.
And for two years in a row, the Toyota Camry, has topped that list. Two other Japanese models are in positions two and three.
The globalised car industry has long known that if you're making something as large and heavy as a car, it makes sense to build it as close to the customer as possible.
But constituent parts can come from wherever it's cheapest to make those parts. A car is, in reality, a hotchpotch of different nationalities.
Yet car companies know that branding plays a crucial role in persuading buyers to spend more on one make than on another.
So if you're buying an Audi, you know you're buying a German car. A Ford is still heavily associated with the US.
The Toyota Camry is assembled in Georgetown, Kentucky, and has high US sales volumes. But it has been progressively "Americanised" over time.
The first Georgetown-made Camry rolled out of the plant in May 1988. In the beginning, the design and engine came directly from Japan, but as demand in the US grew, so did the US influence over the car. Toyota began building Camry engines in Kentucky in 1990.
"I don't think it's fair to consider the Camry to be a Japanese car," says Wil James, president of Toyota's Georgetown plant.
Along with the substantial number of parts made in the US - and the number of US workers who assemble the car - Mr James points out that Camry's design team also lives there, not in Japan.
That Michigan-based team has implemented features and design elements to make the car more appealing to US customers, not to mention having to implement more stringent safety and emissions specifications.
For these reasons, the 2015 model Camry sold in the US looks quite different from the ones sold elsewhere around the globe.
Similarly, a German person looking over a BMW-branded SUV (sports utility vehicle) may find, to his or her surprise, that the vehicle in question was not only made in the US but has a design adapted to suit the local market.
BMW is the biggest exporter by value of cars in the US. The company's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is BMW's biggest.
The plant produced an average of 1,300 cars a day in 2015, exporting more than two-thirds of them, mostly to Europe and Asia.
"There is no other plant that builds any of the products that are built in Spartanburg," says Ludwig Willisch, president of BMW North America.
So a European could end up buying a BMW SUV that was actually imported from the US.
Spartanburg focuses mostly on manufacturing SUVs, a style of vehicle that gained popularly in the US before taking off globally. The plant is the sole producer of several of BMW's models, including the X3 Sport and X5 M.
The Spartanburg plant and its nearby suppliers have developed an expertise in this kind of car, making them better positioned to fill BMW's worldwide demand for SUVs.
The success of BMW in Spartanburg has helped boost the regional economy and build a sense of US pride for cars typically considered German.
US carmakers have also joined this trend. Ford produces many of its lorries in Mexico and South Korea. And General Motors has announced its intention to bring the Buick Envision, a Chinese-made car, to the US market.
"Our general philosophy is to build where we sell," says Mary Barra, GM's chief executive.
She adds that if the cars become popular in the US, GM may consider building a US plant, bringing the model full circle.
If, however, US buyers scorn a Chinese-made car, even one branded with such an iconic American logo, the company is not too worried.
Buick expects to sell 200,000 Envisions in China in 2016 and just 45,000 in the US.


The jury at the Hillsborough inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans has been sent out after hearing more than two years of evidence.

Jurors will decide if the supporters were unlawfully killed in the 1989 disaster.
The seven women and three men will also consider if fans' behaviour added to a dangerous situation outside the stadium in Sheffield.
The hearings are the longest running inquests in British legal history.
Liverpool had been due to play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989.
But police asked for the match to be stopped six minutes in after noticing a crush on the terraces occupied by Liverpool fans.
Four hundred people needed hospital treatment after Britain's worst sports stadium disaster.
The jury will respond to a 14-section questionnaire on how the supporters died.
Four sections of it asks whether police "errors or omissions" caused or contributed to the dangerous situation at the match and the crush on the terraces.
Two other questions ask whether the police and ambulance service responses to the crushing "contributed to the loss of lives".
Question six asks if the 96 were unlawfully killed.
To answer yes to that question, jurors must be "sure" that Ch Supt David Duckenfield, who was in overall command of the police operation, was "responsible for the manslaughter by gross negligence" of the 96 who died.
Coroner Sir John Goldring has told them to put their "feelings" about the disaster "to one side" and to "assess the evidence dispassionately and without emotion".
The jury "should not make critical findings unless they are justified by the facts" but they "should not shrink from making such judgments if they are", he added.
He began his summing up on 25 January and had been speaking to the jury for 26 days in total.
Since the inquests began on 31 March 2014, it has heard from more than 500 witnesses, been shown more than 4,000 documents and watched footage from the day of the disaster.
The jury has heard how a dangerous crush built up before the match as Liverpool fans tried to enter the stadium.
Mr Duckenfield told the inquests he gave an order to open exit gates and allow the fans inside to relieve the pressure.
Around 2,000 supporters went into the ground through exit gate C. Many of them went down a sloping tunnel that led into fenced enclosures on the Leppings Lane terraces, which already had hundreds of fans inside.
The coroner has laid out four steps jurors must go through when answering question six in the questionnaire.
Only if they answer yes to each can they conclude the 96 were unlawfully killed.
For the final point to be proved, the jury has to be sure the match commander's breach in his duty of care was so bad that it amounted to a criminal act or omission, and that a "reasonably competent and careful" match commander in his position would have foreseen a "serious and obvious risk of death" to the supporters.
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During his summing up, Sir John reminded the jury that Mr Duckenfield admitted several "mistakes", including that he did not think about where fans would go after opening gate C.
Sir John also referred to Mr Duckenfield's evidence that he believed many people contributed to the disaster, including the fans, with those who arrived late overwhelming police resources and the turnstiles.
The coroner has told the jury to consider his evidence "with great care".
He added: "You should make your judgments on his conduct by asking whether he could and should have acted differently in the situation he was facing.
"You should take into account the conditions he was facing when deciding what he should have done and what consequences he should have foreseen."
Sir John said there were "significant conflicts" in the evidence about what happened at the disaster.
One "highly controversial" area concerned what caused the crush among Liverpool fans before kick off, the coroner added.
He said some of the police officers who had given evidence were "critical of the behaviour of the supporters" in Leppings Lane.
But he said "many of the supporters gave evidence to a very different effect", saying the fans behaved "normally, sensibly" and "did not contribute to the dangerous situation in any significant way".
Sir John said: "This is a highly controversial part of the evidence of the day, and you will have to make your own assessment of that evidence and your own decisions as to what you accept and what you reject.
"You will have to resolve the conflict. No doubt, in doing so, you will consider all the witness evidence and the evidence of the [video] footage and photographs."
The jury will also answer questions about whether there were any defects in the stadium and if there was any "error or omission" in the licensing and local authority oversight of the ground.
There are questions about the conduct of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, both before the disaster and on the day, and of the club's engineers, Eastwood & Partners.
Legal teams for the families claimed that "coordinated efforts were being made to manipulate the evidence and present a false narrative of the disaster", Sir John said.
But he added the police involved in the process had "denied they had done anything improper" and were following the "guidance of experienced lawyers".
The coroner told the jury: "It is entirely a matter for you what view you take about the way in which statements were gathered and then amended. You will take your own view about the motivations of those involved."


A memorial service has been held on the 75th anniversary of a pit disaster in which 57 miners died.

The men and boys were killed in an explosion at Sneyd Colliery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, on New Year's Day in 1942.
Official records at the time concluded the blast it was caused by a spark from loaded wagons igniting coal dust at the colliery.
The service at Holy Trinity Church in Burslem was held on Sunday afternoon.
Miners did not usually work on 1 January because of an old superstition, but they had gone down the pit to help with the war effort.
Keith Meeson, 71, from Stanley, campaigned for a memorial for the victims, near the Town Hall in Burslem town centre, which he said was unveiled in 2007.
The former miner said: "It's so important we do not forget it... working in those conditions.
"[In] another generation it could be forgotten forever."
Sneyd Colliery, once part of a huge mining industry on the Staffordshire coalfields, closed in the 1960s.


A man who attached a flashing blue light to his Vauxhall Astra to get through Northampton traffic has been convicted of dangerous driving.

Martin Chapman, 35, was caught on road cameras using the light on 38 separate occasions, including during one "dangerous and reckless manoeuvre".
Chapman told police he had joined the blood service and had intended to use the blue light "to do urgent blood runs between hospitals".
He will be sentenced on 10 February.
Chapman, of Connaught Street, The Mounts, Northampton, pleaded guilty to five counts of using a vehicle fitted with a "blue warning beacon" without permission.
Footage in which he "narrowly missed" a cyclist as he drove through the wrong side of a busy junction was played to magistrates.
This happened on 6 July on Cliftonville Road in Northampton and was described by the arresting officer as a "dangerous and reckless manoeuvre".
In giving evidence, Chapman admitted he had been driving the car but argued that he had not received notice of prosecution in time.
The court also heard that, after his arrest, he told police he had applied to join the blood service and that the light would have been used to do urgent runs between hospitals. However, he later admitted that he had no contracts for such work.
Chapman was found guilty of one count of dangerous driving, three counts of ignoring a red light and road markings and five charges of using a car without correct insurance.
He told the court he was "remorseful" for what he had done.
Magistrate chair, Jackie Shore, said the dangerous driving offence was "so severe" that sentencing would have to take place at Northampton Crown Court.


West Ham have completed the signing of Hull City midfielder Robert Snodgrass for a fee of £10.2m.

The Scotland player, 29, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at London Stadium.
"I'm delighted, this is a massive club with great tradition," said Snodgrass, who scored seven times in 20 Premier League games for Hull this season.
He becomes West Ham's second signing this month after the arrival of defender Jose Fonte from Southampton.
The Hammers saw off competition from Burnley and Middlesbrough to sign Snodgrass, and boss Slaven Bilic could hand him his debut in the home league match with Manchester City on Wednesday.
"The owners and the manager are trying to build something here and I just can't wait to get started," added Snodgrass, who joined Hull from Norwich in 2014 for a fee in excess of £6m.
"I feel this is a club with real ambition, with the new stadium, great players and a manager of his calibre at Premier League level.
"The club has had a few good weeks with results and if I can add to that, great. I'm just looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and getting started."
Snodgrass made just three outings after joining Hull before he suffered a career-threatening knee injury at QPR on the opening day of the 2014-15 season that kept him out of action for 16 months.
He recovered to play a significant role in the Tigers' promotion from the Championship last season before starting this season in superb form, hitting the winner in the opening-day victory over champions Leicester and rescuing a point with a last-minute free-kick at Burnley.
Hull then triggered a one-year contract extension to tie him to the club until the end of the 2017-18 season.
He is the second high-profile exit from the KCOM Stadium in January following Jake Livermore's £10m move to West Brom.
Hull boss Marco Silva had been reluctant to part with Snodgrass, with the club 19th in the Premier League, but has promised to bring in three or four more players before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
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Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office as Zimbabwe's leader.

Thursday was declared a public holiday to allow supporters of the 89-year-old to attend the inauguration.
The ceremony had been delayed by a court petition filed by his main rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, over allegations of widespread electoral fraud.
But the Constitutional Court dismissed the case, declaring Mr Mugabe's re-election "free, fair and credible".
Mr Mugabe won with 61% of the presidential vote against 34% for Mr Tsvangirai on 31 July.
By Nomsa MasekoBBC News, Harare
Robert Mugabe's inauguration was witnessed by thousands of jubilant supporters and invited guests in Zimbabwe's biggest sports stadium on the outskirts of Harare, amid tight security. Many former heads of state and deputy presidents attended the event, but tellingly very few of the continent's current leaders.
This is perhaps a tacit acknowledgement of the concerns which have been raised around Zimbabwe's disputed election, in which Mr Mugabe emerged victorious with more than 60% of the ballot.
There were loud cheers from the veteran leader's supporters when he read out his oath. In his inaugural speech, Mr Mugabe attacked Western nations for refusing to accept the election results and took a swipe at his main rival, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, describing him as a "sore loser". He also made time to speak out against homosexuality, saying it was a filthy disease that destroys nations.
Zanu-PF is now firmly in control and the party has vowed to press ahead with its economic empowerment policy, which seeks to take over foreign-owned businesses. Zimbabwe will be closely watched in the weeks and months to come.
The elections ended a fragile power-sharing government formed by the two men in 2009 under pressure from regional leaders following elections the year before marred by violence and allegations of electoral fraud.
Outgoing prime minister and opposition leader Mr Tsvangirai said he would not be attending the inauguration ceremony.
"Expecting Tsvangirai to attend the inauguration is like expecting a victim of robbery to attend a party hosted by the robber," his spokesman, Luke Tamborinyoka, told AFP.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in the capital, Harare, says there was an air of excitement at the national sports stadium for inauguration ceremony, with free fizzy drinks and T-shirts reading "Mugabe fearless revolutionary" being given to the crowds.
One of the banners in the stadium read: "It's Africa versus Europe with Zimbabwe as the new battlefront."
There were loud cheers from the thousands of his supporters when he read out his oath, pledging to "observe, defend and uphold the constitution of Zimbabwe".
In his inaugural speech, Mr Mugabe attacked Western nations for refusing to accept the election - the UK and US have expressed concerns about the vote, and the US has refused to remove targeted sanctions against certain individuals and companies until further political reforms are made.
"These Western countries hold a different negative view of the electoral process. Well, there's nothing we can do about their moral turpitude,'' the Associated Press news agency quoted Mr Mugabe as saying.
"We are not curtsying or bowing to any foreign government, however powerful it is or whatever filthy lucre it flaunts.
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"We abide by the judgment of Africa. America dares raise a censorious voice to contradict Africa's verdict. Who gave them the gift of seeing better than all of us?'' Mr Mugabe said.
The African Union has said that any irregularities were not enough to overturn the margin of victory.
"I have grave concerns over the conduct of the election, and the flaws highlighted in the South African Development Community (Sadc) and African Union observation missions' initial assessments," UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement on Thursday ahead of the inauguration.
"There is strong evidence that these elections fell short of Sadc's own guidelines and the Zimbabwean electoral law. As such, we are concerned about the potential implications for the region."
It was critical that reforms advanced under the power-sharing government were not lost, he added.
In his speech, Mr Mugabe promised to continue with controversial economic reforms which will force all companies to cede economic control to black Zimbabweans.
"The mining sector will be the centrepiece of our economic recovery and growth. It should generate growth spurts across sector, reignite that economic miracle which must now happen," the AFP news agency quoted him as saying.
Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) lost two court cases related to fraud claims in last month's disputed elections. Rulings were issued despite the MDC withdrawing its case saying it would not get a fair hearing.
The party alleged that more than a million voters were prevented from casting their ballots in polling stations, mostly in the capital and urban areas considered to be MDC strongholds.
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, which placed 7,000 observers around the country, has also judged the election flawed.
MDC officials have indicated they are unwilling to continue their partnership government with Zanu-PF.
Mr Mugabe will serve another five-year term. Under the new constitution approved in a referendum earlier this year, he will be able to serve another term after this.
The 89-year-old politician served as Zimbabwe's first post-independence prime minister between 1980 and 1987, and has held office as president ever since.


Coach Corey Neilson says Nottingham have the big-game mentality to win the Elite League play-offs after a two-year absence from the showpiece event.

Nottingham, who finished fifth in the table and beat Cardiff to win the Challenge Cup in March, got past Belfast in the play-off quarter-finals.
Panthers face Fife in Saturday's second semi-final, hosted in their home city.
"We've proven that we can lift our level to the stage and this is a huge stage," Neilson said.
"It's the hardest thing to win. It's four games and you get to a situation where everyone is playing desperate, everyone is putting body and hearts on the line. It's pretty special.
"When the noise comes, be it good or bad, we seem to perform."
Nottingham's National Ice Centre again hosts the four-game series, in which fans from across all 10 top-flight sides descend on the city for one weekend.
While Nottingham fans continue to make up a majority of the crowd, the collection of support makes for a festival atmosphere.
Neilson admits failing to get on the ice at an event hosted in their own city for the past two years was "horrible".
The Panthers had won the play-offs three years in a row before first missing out at the end of the 2013-14 season.
"When the crowd gets rocking it will be pretty intense," Neilson told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"It's an amazing event and I've touched on it with the players before the play-offs saying that this is something you want to be part of."
The weekend's action at the National Ice Centre start with defending play-off champions Coventry Blaze facing Cardiff Devils.


An extra £15.5m for apprenticeships has been announced by the Welsh Government, in its new policy to get more people into higher level training.

But Wales will receive £138m from the UK Government's apprenticeship levy on bigger businesses in the same period.
Firms have been urging Welsh ministers to ring-fence the money specifically for apprentices.
However, they have resisted that, saying that they have lost out on funding elsewhere from Westminster.
So the Welsh Government will be putting its share of the levy into the overall pot.
Ministers here say its apprenticeships policy will be tailor-made and focused on quality rather than just the numbers of apprentices.
A think-tank warned last week that trying to simply increase numbers of apprentices in England risked poor value for money.
There have been previous warnings of quality being sacrificed for quantity.
The apprenticeship levy, which is 0.5% on company payrolls, will raise £3bn a year UK-wide.
Larger companies in Wales such as Airbus in Flintshire and GE Aviation in Rhondda Cynon Taff will have to pay it.
The money raised in England will be used exclusively for apprenticeships.
But Skills Minister Julie James said the Welsh Government had been saying all along that the levy "completely overlooks and undermines our very distinctive approach to supporting apprenticeships".
Ms James said the policy was taking an approach which was "better aligned" to the growing needs of Wales.
The Welsh Government aims to create a minimum of 100,000 apprentices over five years.
Between 2011-16, around 116,000 people went into such training.
Joanne Foster, of GE Aviation - which has around 65 apprentices at its plant in Nantgarw near Caerphilly - welcomed the announcement and said the Welsh Government was "very agile and committed to high value jobs in Wales".
Around a third of all apprenticeships in Wales currently involve the health and social care sector.
The business, administrative and management fields account for around another quarter, with about 5,000 apprentices in the construction industry.
Ministers want to address skill shortages in areas like ICT, engineering and construction, as well as financial and professional services.
The policy is also aiming to move more people from lower levels 2 and 3 training to higher levels 4, 5 and 6, which could be a degree or equivalent.
Higher level courses are more expensive so that could lead to reduced numbers of apprentices overall.
However, training at a higher level has a greater benefit both to the individuals and to the economy.
The new policy will focus on increasing the number of 16-19-year-olds taking up posts, although all ages are catered for.
The Welsh Government will increase investment on apprenticeships from £96m to £111.5m from April.
It said the extra £15.5m would ensure neither public or private sector employers were disadvantaged by the apprenticeship levy, which applies to all those with a wage bill of more than £3m a year.
Liz Maher, president of the South and Mid Wales Chambers of Commerce, said it would "go some way" to addressing the skills gap regularly raised by businesses.
"We have been calling for increased investment in higher-level apprenticeships for some time," she said.
"Our members have been telling us that they need people trained to this level and we are pleased that the Welsh Government is listening."
Colin Brew, chief executive of the North Wales Chamber of Commerce said it was a positive step forward but we must "remember that the skills-gap is broad and apprenticeships alone won't solve this".
Welsh Conservatives' skills spokesman Mohammad Asghar said: "The additional funding announced today is very much a case of the Welsh Government giving with one hand and taking away with another, having recently scrapped its scheme for concessionary bus fares for young people."
He said it had a very poor record in delivering high quality training opportunities for young people and large employers would feel "cheated" by the cabinet secretary's refusal to ring fence the money from the apprenticeship levy.


Birmingham City boss David Parker has called it a "doomsday scenario" and Bristol Academy manager Willie Kirk says the Vixens are determined to take the relegation fight to the final day.

Just two points separate the pair at the bottom of Women's Super League One with three games remaining, while Liverpool need just one point to guarantee safety.
Two sides that have competed in the Champions League twice in the past four years now face the prospect of the drop.
"If you go down it is not the end of the line but it is an absolute disaster to get relegated from this league," Parker told BBC Sport following Sunday's 1-1 home draw against Sunderland.
"Getting relegated from WSL 1 is a doomsday scenario - it is funding, players, everything. You see the way Everton went down, losing a couple of players and now you can see how hard it is to get out."
Bristol Academy, who beat Barcelona to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's top club competition this year, are rock bottom - a spot they have occupied all season.
Birmingham, with almost the same line-up that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and came within a goal of the title last season, are away from home for their final three matches - starting with next week's trip to Bristol.
Birmingham City seemed to have brought Liverpool into the relegation scrap when they claimed their first and only league win to date against the Reds earlier this month.
However, two goals from Natasha Dowie was enough for Liverpool to overcome a Bristol side that revived their own hopes of avoiding the drop after claiming their first win of the league season by beating Women's FA Cup finalists Notts County.
"It was a two-horse race until Birmingham beat Liverpool and we beat Notts and it almost dragged them into it," Kirk told BBC Sport after Saturday's 2-0 defeat.
Blues travel to Bristol's Stoke Gifford Stadium next week for what is shaping up to be the most definitive night in their relegation battle.
Birmingham have enjoyed FA Cup glory and sampled European success, but Parker believes their trip down the M5 will be a defining moment.
"It is one of the biggest games in this club's history, we don't need to build it up any more than that," he said.
Kirk's message to his players ahead of Birmingham's visit is to ensure they take the fight all the way.
"I think it will go do to the last day of the season, but we have a lot of work to do between now and then to make sure we are still in it with a game to go," said the Scotsman.
Parker says the fitness of England internationals Karen Carney and Jade Moore is being assessed game by game.
Carney, the first woman inducted into Birmingham City's Hall of Fame, helped create Blues goal against Sunderland, while Moor was sidelined.
"Karen is a top-class player. You want top-class players on the pitch and, most importantly, you want them to perform," said Parker.
"If it is just a matter of playing game by game, then that is what we have to do at this moment in time because we are in a dogfight."
Kirk, who replaced Dave Edmondson in June and rejuvenated the squad with seven transfer deadline day signings, insists the Vixens have responded to their relegation plight.
"It is easy to coach that lot, because they have been great since the day I came," he said.
"They have been fantastic in terms of focusing on what we are trying to do and believe in what we are trying to do.
"We are not far away, but that is not going to save us from relegation - we need results."
Additional reporting by Jo Currie and Tom Garry.


It is perhaps one of the paradoxes of the past 18 months in the Middle East that as people protested and dictators toppled, so the region's longest-lasting conflict - that between Israel and the Palestinians - has largely disappeared from the headlines.

What used to be termed "the peace process" has largely become moribund - a useless label as there is no peace process to describe.
The Palestinians, distributed between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, have largely been bystanders as the turmoil of the upheavals in the Arab world, from Tunis to Egypt and now in Syria, have swirled around them.
So the UN General Assembly speeches of the two main players in this drama, the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were closely watched for any signs of potential progress.
Could there be any kind of opening once the US presidential election is out of the way? Is there any point in the next US President investing political capital in the failing chances for Israel-Palestinian peace?
Mr Abbas took the podium first. He was well aware of the pressures building up amongst his own people.
He set out a familiar catalogue of charges - the "war crimes" of occupation; Israeli settlement construction establishing new facts on the ground; bad faith on the part of Israeli leaders who talked peace, but did not really want a two-state solution.
It all resulted, Mr Abbas said, in "a policy of dispossession and ethnic cleansing".
The Palestinian leader said he was speaking "on behalf of an angry people". He stressed that something had to change. The path ahead could not be a repeat of the past exercises in fruitless negotiations.
He espoused the two-state solution, noting that "ultimately the two peoples must live and coexist each in their respective state in the Holy Land".
Progress towards peace, he argued, could only come through negotiation and he asserted that "there was still a chance - maybe the last chance - to save the two-state solution and to salvage peace".
In the meantime he said that Palestinians would urge the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution granting the state of Palestine non-member observer status - though he did not himself mention the word "observer".
This is clearly not terribly palatable to Israel or indeed the Americans, though it would almost certainly pass by a large majority. For diplomacy's sake, it may well be postponed until after the US presidential election is out of the way.
There was though a hint of trouble ahead. He spoke of the Palestinians' determination "to continue peaceful popular resistance", earlier commenting that 77% of the Palestinian people were under 35 years of age.
The stoked-up, unrealised aspirations of the young have formed an important element in the upheavals that have beset the region over recent months.
Some analysts fear a Palestinian upheaval could be next and that peaceful resistance met by armed force could so easily turn into a new intifada or uprising.
Mr Netanyahu had something else on his mind.
He really spoke past Mr Abbas, preferring to offer a basic history lesson asserting the Jewish people's long-standing roots in the region. "The Jewish state," he asserted, "would live forever."
Mr Netanyahu is a man at home in US politics and his message was more attuned to that audience. It was a message of grand simplifications - "the great battle between the modern and the medieval", in other words, between modernity and the forces of radical Islam.
This was the cue for Mr Netanyahu to move to his main focus - the potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran. The "hour was getting very late," he said. A nuclear-armed Iran could not be deterred.
Rather theatrically he brandished a prop - a diagram of an old-fashioned bomb with lines showing different levels of Iranian uranium enrichment. Out came a marker pen and he drew a red line.
Such a red line, he insisted, was vital to show Tehran that the world meant business.
He explained that the line had to be drawn at the point where Iran had completed "the medium level of enrichment".
It could reach this point, he asserted, by the middle of next year. Beyond this, Mr Netanyahu argued, it might only be a matter of weeks or months before it had sufficient highly-enriched material for a bomb.
The Israeli prime minister was not interested in relying on intelligence assessments to alert the world to a bomb-making programme.
Enrichment, he insisted, had to be the sole focus because there could be no certainty that other developments would become known. And in any case, enrichment facilities were something that could credibly be seen and targeted, he said.
US President Barack Obama has himself refused to set out a public red line. And if he had to, it would not necessarily be drawn in quite the same way as Mr Netanyahu.
However, for those alarmed at the prospect of a potential Israeli strike against Iran, there was some modest comfort in Mr Netanyahu's words.
He seemed to believe that there was still time to stop Iran by sanctions and diplomatic means. He stressed that setting red lines was not about triggering war but encouraging Iran to back down.
The Israeli prime minister also twice made positive reference to President Obama's own comments and actions.
It was perhaps a realisation that the antipathy between the two leaders was reaching damaging proportions and also maybe a hint that while still favouring the Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, Mr Netanyahu has sampled the political mood in America and is re-balancing himself ahead of a possible second Obama victory.


In a sign of Germany's hardening attitude to security issues, a federal court has approved an order to deport two men suspected of planning an attack in their home town despite the fact that they have not been convicted and were born in Germany.

The pair, a 27-year-old Algerian and a 22-year-old Nigerian, were arrested last month on suspicion of planning a terror attack in GÃ¶ttingen, where they lived with their parents.
Raids on their homes uncovered a gun and a flag belonging to the so-called Islamic State group.
Charges were never brought, but the Lower Saxony interior ministry classified them as a threat to national security and requested their expulsion.
"We are sending a clear warning to all fanatics nationwide that we will not give them a centimetre of space to carry out their despicable plans," said the regional Interior Minister Boris Pistorius.
"They will face the full force of the law regardless of whether they were born here or not."
According to the ministry, this is the first time such a decision has been taken and opens up a debate around the rights of those who have committed a crime or, as in this case, are suspected of doing so, to remain in the country.
Germany, like many European states, subscribes to the idea of "jus sanguinis", where citizenship is determined by the nationalities of one or both parents but not by one's place of birth.
As such, being born in Germany provides no automatic right to remain in Germany.
However, since they had not been convicted of a crime, the Lower Saxony interior ministry had to argue that they nevertheless presented a security risk sufficient to expel them.
Rules on deportation are taken at a regional or state level.
In this case, the federal court was merely approving a request from the state's interior ministry.
The other consideration was whether deporting the men to their parents' country of origin presented a risk to their safety.
To date, there is no publicly available information on how either Algeria or Nigeria will deal with the men should the deportations go ahead.
A year ago, French President FranÃ§ois Hollande had to drop a move to strip convicted terrorists with dual nationality of their French passport and deport them, after an outcry in his own party.
Human rights groups argued that being able to take away French nationality from convicted terrorists would create two classes of French nationality and was thus in contravention of France's founding principle of equality.
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A consultation period for workers at two closure-threatened Lanarkshire steel plants ends on Friday.

Two hundred and seventy jobs are under threat at Tata Steel in Dalzell and Clydebridge.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the focus of the Scottish government remains "very firmly" on securing an alternative operator for the plants.
Tata said 225 jobs would go at Dalzell in Motherwell and 45 posts at the Clydebridge plant in Cambuslang.
Ms Sturgeon said at First Minister's Questions on Thursday that discussions between Tata and the Community union will continue.
She said: "Tata Steel has confirmed that there are currently serious parties potentially interested in the plants. This is encouraging and we continue to do everything we can to assist that process.
"There are no quick fixes here, there are certainly no easy fixes. But together with the workforce, the unions and with others we are working tirelessly, leaving no stone unturned in our efforts to keep these plants open."
Her comments came in response to a question at Holyrood from Motherwell Labour MSP John Pentland, who asked if she agreed that there is the potential to create a centre of excellence for steel making in Scotland.
Mr Pentland also called on the government to provide for the steelworkers in any transitional period towards that hub of expertise.
Ms Sturgeon responded: "If there is any viable option that will secure the future of these plants then the government will explore taking that forward.
"We do right now have serious parties that are expressing potential interest in the plants. I think it is therefore appropriate and therefore right that we concentrate on doing everything we can to see one of those expressions of interest turn into something real and viable, and that at the moment is where the Scottish government will continue to expend our energy."
Business minister Fergus Ewing also said efforts to secure a new operator for the plants will continue.
Mr Ewing stated a "extensive global search" had been carried out to find a new operator.
Friday marks the end of the minimum statutory 45-day consultation period for workers at Tata.
When it the job losses were announced in October, the Scottish government set up a Scottish Steel Task Force, bringing together key representatives across government and the industry to help keep Dalzell and Clydebridge open.
Mr Ewing said: "The Scottish Steel Taskforce remains focused on finding an alternative operator for Dalzell and Clydebridge and keeping jobs where possible. It will meet again next week to review progress.
"In a hugely challenging global steel market, we want to create the best business environment for any new operator taking on the sites.
"The Lanarkshire assessor will take into account the state of the steel industry for the next business rates revaluation in April 2017, while we are open to options for reducing the rates liability complying with state aid rules.
"We now know that energy costs at the sites could be cut significantly, while there is potential for renewable electricity generation and sale of heat from the plants."
Mr Ewing said the Scottish government will continue to put pressure on the UK government to do all it can do, in particular putting pressure in turn on the European Commission.
Bimlendra Jha, the executive chairman of Tata Steel's Longs Steel UK, said the firm will continue to work closely with affected employees and their trade unions.
He said: "That work will, in this case, continue beyond the statutory 45-day minimum consultation period.
"At the same time, Tata Steel is working closely with the Scottish government and is fully engaged in the taskforce process of finding an alternative solution for the Dalzell and Clydebridge mills."
Steve McCool, national officer at steelworkers' union Community, added: "We will continue to talk to Tata Steel, the Scottish government and all interested parties in the interests of securing a future for the Dalzell and Clydebridge plants.
"As we have said all along, all parties need to work together to ensure that the skills are retained and the assets are preserved to ensure that production has the chance to continue."
In October, Tata said both Dalzell and Clydebridge would be mothballed, while a further 900 posts will go at Tata's facility in Scunthorpe.
The firm blamed the cuts on a flood of cheap imports from China, a strong pound and high electricity costs.
Tor Farquhar, human resources director of Tata Europe, told reporters outside the Dalzell plant at the time that it would be "extremely difficult" to find a new buyer.
The decision to close the two Tata plants in Scotland effectively ends production at the country's last two major steelworks.
The Dalzell Steel and Iron Works opened in 1872, and Clydebridge in 1887.


The so-called Doomsday Clock will remain set at three-minutes-to-midnight amid global perils such as climate change and nuclear proliferation.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BPA), the group behind the clock, said the standing still is "not good news".
The minute hand on the Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how vulnerable the world is to catastrophe.
"It remains the closest it has been over the past 20 years," said Rachel Bronson, BPA's executive director.
In addition to nuclear arms and climate change, the group also cited growing cyber threats and an uptick in terrorist attacks in their decision to keep clock unchanged.
Lawrence Krauss, chairman of the BPA's Board of Sponsors said that the Iran nuclear agreement and the Paris climate accord were good news, but said it remained unclear if the Paris agreement would actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
He also noted increased tensions between the US and Russia as a sore point.
Last year, the scientists moved the clock up from five-minutes-to-midnight, noting the threat of climate change, the modernisation of nuclear weapons as well as large nuclear arsenals.
At the time, they said the threats were "extraordinary and undeniable threats to the continued existence of humanity".
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded at the University of Chicago in 1945 by a group of scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons. Their metaphorical clock was created two years later.
Today, the group includes physicists and environmental scientists from around the world, who decide whether to adjust the clock in consultation with the group's Board of Sponsors - which includes 17 Nobel laureates.
The closest the clock has come to midnight was in 1953, when it was moved to two minutes from the apocalyptic midnight, following hydrogen bomb tests by the US and Russia.


A whale found stranded on a Norfolk beach has died, rescue teams have said.

Efforts have been under way to save the sperm whale since the UK Coastguard received a call just after 07:30 GMT. It is thought it became stranded overnight.
The 14m-long (46ft) bull was found between Old Hunstanton and Holme-next-the-Sea, about two miles east of where another sperm whale died on 22 January.
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the whale died at about 20:00.
Beached whale: How the story unfolded
High tide arrived at the beach at 14:50 submerging the whale, but it was unable to right itself.
Mr Copeland, who helped in the rescue bid, said earlier that possible internal injuries meant the whale was unlikely to survive and their main focus was on keeping the animal comfortable.
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the mammal became stranded at Hunstanton overnight and was the 29th sperm whale to be washed up across Europe in the last few weeks.
Stephen Marsh, operations manager for the group, said there was nothing it could do to help.
"It's likely to be between 25 and 30 tonnes," he said.
Sperm whale strandings - 2016 timeline
12 January: Five sperm whales found on Texel Island, The Netherlands
22 January: Sperm whale stranded at Hunstanton, Norfolk
23-24 January: Three further sperm whales found on the shore near Skegness
25 January: Fifth sperm whale washed ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
1 February: Eight whales beached at Germany's Wadden Sea national park
2 February: One whale discovered stranded in France
3 February: Further two found in Germany
4 February: Second sperm whale discovered near Hunstanton - the 29th beached across Europe this year, according to experts
Rob Deaville, project manager at the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme, said the number of strandings was "unprecedented" in his 20 years' experience.
"We know why the whales have died because they die through the process of live stranding," he said.
"Obviously what has brought them into the North Sea in the first place is a question everyone wants to answer but that will take many weeks to months to try to address."
300,000
sperm whales in the world
29  sperm whales washed ashore across Europe in 2016
6 sperm whales beached in Norfolk and Lincolnshire in nearly two weeks
According to Dr Simon Ingram, a marine conservation lecturer at Plymouth University, it is possible the male whales, which normally live off the west coast of Norway, could have taken a wrong turn while heading south to find females or been lured by food.
"At some point probably a group of whales have entered the North Sea," he said.
"It's possible that they have turned left too soon," he said.
"They don't know where to go, they're not in familiar habitats.
"They are exhausted, lost and end up on beaches."
The whale became beached about 1.5 miles out on the sand.
Jeremy Littlewood from UK Coastguard said it was the sixth beached whale the agency had dealt with in the area recently.
"It is obviously a very distressing scene and we would advise members of the public, for their own safety, to keep at a safe distance," he said.
Expert analysis: Ben Garrod, broadcaster and Anglia Ruskin University lecturer
It is always tragic to see something like this, but it does seem like it is a naturally occurring event.
It is a massive pod and they have washed up in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
The ones that have been dissected from mainland Europe have had very, very empty stomachs.
They are exhausted anyway and they come into these very shallow waters in the Wash and by the time they start to beach themselves they are in a cardio-vascular collapse.
By the time they start to wash up, they are in big trouble anyway.
This represents the largest sperm whale stranding episode in England in the last hundred years.
Five other sperm whales became stranded and died on beaches in Skegness, Lincolnshire, and Hunstanton last month.
The Receiver of Wreck and the Zoological Society of London have been informed of the stranding.


Norwich boss Alex Neil was pleased with his side's "control" during their 1-0 victory over Bristol City on Tuesday.

The Canaries, who won thanks to Jonny Howson's goal, are second in the Championship with two wins from three.
"The first 10 minutes were quite even but after that we were in control of the game. We hit the woodwork a few times," Neil told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"If our passing in the final third was a bit slicker we would have had more chances. I think we deserved to win."
Neil continued: "I can't really remember too many opportunities for them to score, if any.
"The first goal is crucial because it mucks up their gameplan because they need to come out and leaves us more space to go and exploit."
Norwich were relegated from the Premier League last season with 67 goals conceded, the joint-second-most in the division.
But they have kept clean sheets in their last two home games, and Neil said: "That's going to be key going forward.
"(A lack of clean sheets) was a criticism of us last season and something we want to try to fix. In the last two games it's been better."


British qualifier Marcus Willis' remarkable Wimbledon run came to an end with defeat by seven-time champion Roger Federer on Centre Court.

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Willis, the world number 772 who came through six rounds of qualifying and the first-round proper, was beaten 6-0 6-3 6-4 in round two.
Third seed Federer could play another Briton next as he awaits either Dan Evans or Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Willis, 25, will take home £50,000 as reward for making the second round.
He had previously earned far more as a tennis coach than player this year, with around £220 in prize money to his name before a spectacular upturn in fortunes over the last two weeks.
The British number 23 from Wokingham is also set to rise to around 416 in the world when the new rankings are confirmed after Wimbledon.
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Willis was in danger of suffering a humiliating defeat when he lost the first seven games, but he gathered himself sufficiently to test Federer.
Marcus Willis: "It is daunting. It is tough. I was playing alright at first, I settled into the match. I was enjoying it out there. If I was playing well and competing with Roger for a couple of sets I was doing well.
"I need to keep my head down. I am disappointed to lose. I didn't play as well as I could but I can hold my head high. I have had a fantastic couple of weeks. I will keep going and do what I have been doing. There is life after Wimbledon and I want more experiences like this.
"I've earned myself a beer now!"
Roger Federer: "It was very different. Marcus brought some unbelievable energy to the court with his play, the fans and his enthusiasm as well."
Britain's newest tennis star walked on to court smiling and waving to his vociferous band of friends and family, who were also enjoying the elevated status of Centre Court and its famous player box.
The Briton had just one tour-level win to his name, over world number 53 Ricardis Berankis in the first round.
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He betrayed his nerves in the warm-up, raising his arms in celebration after finally landing a serve, and the match had the air of an exhibition rather than a competitive contest for the most part.
That did not seem to bother those on Centre Court, with Federer for once playing second fiddle to his opponent in terms of the crowd's affections.
Federer must also have found Willis' unusual mix of pace, spin and volleying rather disorientating - but the 17-time Grand Slam champion did not take long to adjust.
One beautiful lob gave Willis - and the crowd - reason to celebrate but otherwise it was one-way traffic as Federer ruthlessly exposed his lack of movement on his way to a 6-0 set.
Willis did not see a game point until the 22nd minute, snatching at a forehand, and when Federer racked up a seventh straight game it looked as though winning a single game might be beyond the Englishman.
It was to Willis' credit that he grabbed a foothold in the match, spreading his arms in relief and drawing a standing ovation after finally getting on the board with a forehand winner in the 30th minute.
From then on he would at least keep Federer honest, with the Swiss taking the second set with a solitary break for 4-2 and having to wait until 4-4 to make the breakthrough in the third.
"Shoes off, if you love Willis!" came the now familiar chant from his supporters as Willis made a match of it, all the while giving as much back to those supporting him.
His incredible run finally came to an end after one hour and 24 minutes, with Federer leaving the Centre Court stage to Willis, who soaked it in before heading back to reality and his next appointment - a club match in Coventry.
John McEnroe, three-time Wimbledon champion: "These days it's more and more about movement and athleticism. He will have to be able to move on a slower hard court but I'd say it should be easy inspiration to get as fit as possible."
Tim Henman, four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist: "This was his eighth match. Hopefully he will go away and decompress and soak up the last 10 or 12 days of action and then think about how he will move forward.
"He needs to improve his forehand but he needs to keep working at his strengths. He has a good leftie serve. He has a lot of challenges ahead but hopefully he will continue to embrace them."
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Swindon Town will not be the last club to express an interest in Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald this summer, Stevie Lawless has predicted.

The Thistle midfielder was speaking after BBC Scotland revealed Archibald is on the English League One club's shortlist for a new team boss.
"The ball's in his court," said Lawless, whose side will finish in the Premiership's top six this season.
"I would be surprised if that was the last offer he has this pre-season."
The Thistle boss rejected a move to Shrewsbury Town in October and they managed to retain their place in League One under Paul Hurst ahead of relegated Swindon.
Archibald has an ambition to manage in England but has stressed there has been no approach from the Robins.
"Personally, I wouldn't have thought that would be something that would interest him," said Lawless, 26.
"He knows everything about this club, he's made improvements every single year and I don't think he feels it is a job finished here.
"I think his stock's a bit higher after his achievements this year, but it comes down to his choice and whether he feels it is the right time.
"You never know. The budgets could be completely different, the facilities - these are things managers look at."
English clubs have also made tentative enquiries about Thistle central defender Liam Lindsay and Lawless believes the 21-year-old has the ability to play to a good level there.
"Shaun Hutchinson, I played with him at Motherwell, and he went down to Fulham," the midfielder recalled.
"He had a rough start, but he managed to do pretty well for a few seasons and is at Millwall now and in a play-off final.
"He [Lindsay] is very similar to Hutchy, so I don't see why he can't go down and do as well - if not better."
Uncapped Lindsay is eager to play for Gordon Strachan's Scotland team but has never been called up at youth level.
"Personally, I think he could do a job," added Lawless of his team-mate. "It is definitely one of those positions where we need to be looking for new talent.
"Maybe if he gets a move down south and the level he is playing at down there is a bit better then why not?
"If he keeps progressing the way he is, I don't see why he wouldn't be in the Scotland squad."


Designs for the £20m revitalisation of a historic Aberdeen city centre park have received support from members of the public, the council has said.

A survey into the proposals for Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) was launched two weeks ago.
LDA Design said the aim - including new access from surrounding streets - was to make UTG a "lively cultural hub".
Aberdeen City Council said the survey showed 94% of people thought facilities would improve.
It drew more than 1,400 responses,
New access would be from Union Street and Union Terrace at the existing Burns Monument. The central lawn space would be retained, and there would be a new café pavilion opposite His Majesty's Theatre (HMT).
Four years ago, councillors rejected plans for a £140m transformation of the gardens.
Businessman Sir Ian Wood had offered £50m towards the cost.


An Isle of Man lesbian couple are calling for a change in the law after being refused rental accommodation on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Kira Izzard and Laura Cull, from Douglas, said they were shocked to discover there was no legislation to protect them from discrimination.
The couple have subsequently launched a petition calling for the introduction of the UK's Equality Act 2010.
The online campaign has gathered the support of nearly a thousand people.
Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, Allan Bell said: "I am extremely disappointed that this type of ugly, outdated prejudice survives after all the work that has been done over the past 20 years or so to make the island a more tolerant place.
"I do believe that our society today is generally much more tolerant than it used to be. But this incident shows that there are still isolated pockets of bigotry that can only be tackled through legislation.
"An Equality Bill, based on the UK Equality Act 2010, is already in the drafting process and will deal with discrimination of this kind.  I have asked that preparation of this legislation be accelerated."
After being refused the rental agreement, Ms Izzard and Ms Cull, who are due to enter into a civil partnership later this year, were told by the Citizens Advice Bureau that the landlord was acting within the law.
"I was so shocked to hear this and felt sick, said Ms Cull.
"I didn't know where to go or what to do as I didn't have a legal leg to stand on so after speaking with my partner Kira we thought that the only thing we could do was to share our story with as many people as possible and try and raise awareness that on this beautiful island that we call home we can still be treated this way."
A spokesperson from the estate agents working on behalf of the couple, Harmony Homes, said the company was "disappointed" they were turned down as a same sex couple.
Rob McDowall, who chairs the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender network (LGBT), has subsequently written to each of the island's politicians to raise his concerns.
In response, Member of the House of Keys (the directly elected lower branch of the Isle of Man parliament), Phil Gawne said: "I am shocked to note that our legislation allows such things to happen here and will do what I can to work with colleagues to ensure that such discrimination cannot take place in the future."
Fellow MHK Brenda Cannell said: "I am shocked, to say the least, that such things are apparently allowed in such situations.
"I feel sure that government will now turn its attention to addressing this outrageous situation and will, with all due speed, consider the required legislation to prevent this type of situation from happening again."


Two tries from Zak Hardaker helped Super League leaders Castleford to a comfortable victory at Salford.

Paul McShane set up Hardaker to go over early on, before the full-back ran in his second try from 30 metres out.
Manu Vatuvei grounded Todd Carney's kick for Salford after the break, but McShane went over from dummy-half to restore Tigers' advantage.
Jy Hitchcox crossed after good work from Luke Gale and Hardaker, before Gale kicked a late drop-goal.
The final scoreline flattered Castleford, who held strong under intense pressure from Salford in the second half before McShane's score put them back on top.
Vatuvei and Ryan Lannon had tries ruled out on review for the hosts, while Lannon and Craig Kopczak were held up over the line by the Tigers' resilient defence.
Salford remain sixth in the Super League table, still two points outside the top four with two games left to play in the Super 8s phase.
Castleford are virtually guaranteed to finish in first place, with their advantage over second-placed Leeds now 10 points.
Salford head coach Ian Watson:
"We were knocking on the door but we needed to turn opportunities into tries. We just couldn't manage that and that's credit to Castleford.
"In the first half we got some rough calls - I don't know how Manu Vatuvei's try which was disallowed wasn't given.
"We looked a bit more dangerous and if we stick with that effort going forward we will learn. We are missing a bit of know-how and need to be ruthless in our defence."
Castleford head coach Daryl Powell:
"Once we got control of our game and started maintaining possession we were fine.
"We had to work so hard defensively which was crucial because of the way we started the second half.
It was a tough team performance but Zak Hardaker did some special things. Paul McShane was superb and Jy Hitchcox has been a real bonus for us."
Salford: Evalds; Johnson, Bibby, Jones, Vatuvei; Lui, Carney; Walne, Tomkins, Hauraki, Murdoch-Masila, Lannon, Kopczak.
Replacements: Griffin, Brining, Krasniqi, Murray
Castleford: Hardaker; Monaghan, Webster, Minikin, Hitchcox; Roberts, Gale; Millington, McShane, Sene-Lefao, Holmes, McMeeken, Massey.
Replacements: Milner, Springer, Cook, Foster.
Referee: Chris Kendall


The proposed new parliamentary boundaries for Northern Ireland will cause more dismay than delight among political circles.

The Boundary Commission does not have an easy task.
The constraints imposed by the law are very tight - each seat must be composed of the rough building blocks of the new local government wards, to reach the designated number of voters with only 5% leeway.
Previous revisions were allowed much greater variation, which led to some anomalies but did tend to mean less disruption.
It could have been worse.
A proposed reduction from 18 seats to 16 was killed off at the last moment in the last parliament due to a row inside the then coalition government.
But the legislation put in place then has not been repealed, so the goal of reducing the overall size of the House of Commons to 600 seats remains.
Thanks to changes in the electoral registration process across the water, Northern Ireland now loses only one seat rather than the two that would have been abolished in 2012.
Even so, the changes are drastic.
Every constituency is changed, in some cases changed utterly, as Yeats might have put it.
Banbridge and Carryduff will be united in the new West Down constituency; the new North Tyrone will sweep from Strabane to Lough Neagh, swerving to include Omagh; the ancient kingdom of Dalriada is resurrected in parliamentary form, pivoting between Coleraine and the Glens; sandwiched between Dalriada and North Tyrone, a new Glenshane seat links Limavady and Magherafelt.
The SDLP will not be happy.
South Belfast, which their former leader, Alasdair McDonnell, retained in 2015 with the lowest ever vote share of a successful Westminster candidate, is to be divided four ways, mostly between an expanded East Belfast and a new South West Belfast.
The SDLP's two other seats, Foyle and South Down, are barely changed, but this may be small comfort.
The UUP also have little cause for cheer.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone, narrowly won by former party leader Tom Elliott in 2015, loses Dungannon town and instead acquires less Unionist-friendly territory to the west.
South Antrim, the UUP's other 2015 gain, loses its northern half to the new West Antrim seat and stretches south to include the urban core of Lisburn, which was once solid UUP but has been much better for the DUP of late.
The DUP may therefore be able to make a strong challenge in both the new South Antrim and West Antrim.
They also look strong in the proposed new East Antrim, Dalriada, Upper Bann and Blackwater, West Down and Strangford seats.
Elsewhere, however, the new boundaries are less good for them.
East Belfast, regained in 2015, becomes a tougher defence against the Alliance Party, with Dundonald out and the River Lagan as the new boundary.
North Belfast, transformed into North-West Belfast by the amputation of most of its Newtownabbey end and the shift of its boundary deep into the Lower Falls, will also be a tougher defence against Sinn Féin.
And farther west, the old East Londonderry loses Coleraine town but gains Magherafelt; another tempting prospect for Sinn Féin.
Sinn Féin have most reason to welcome the proposed changes.
Although West Belfast is to be split between the new North-West and South-West Belfast seats, the former now becomes a reasonable prospect, and enough of the core electorate remains in the latter to keep it solid territory.
The new North Tyrone and the barely changed Newry and Armagh look safe as well.
And as noted above, Sinn Féin have prospects elsewhere. (And Lady Hermon, the independent MP for North Down, is unlikely to be unduly troubled by the addition of Dundonald to her domain.)
For the Assembly, these changes will be very disruptive - not so much in terms of overall party balance, which should still end up proportional thanks to the electoral system, but in terms of the links between MLAs and their voters.
Some wonder whether it might not be better to link Assembly representation to the local councils, rather than to parliamentary seats which now face drastic revision every five years.
In any case, the planned reduction from six to five MLAs for each constituency means that the next Stormont elections will bring only 85 occupants to the blue chairs of the chamber, rather than the current 108, so the 2021 election will see major changes to Northern Ireland's political line-up.
The Boundary Commission's proposals will now be subject to public consultation, and must then be approved by the House of Commons where the government's slender majority depends on MPs who are being asked to abolish their own seats.
Northern Ireland's representatives are unlikely to come to Teresa May's aid for this purpose; Sinn Féin, the party which likely will benefit most from the proposals, is also the only party whose MPs can be guaranteed to be absent from the final vote.


Shopper numbers have fallen for the 17th month in a row in Wales, according to British Retail Consortium figures.

During June, there was a 3% drop compared to June 2014, with falls of 5.3% at shopping centres, 2.9% on high streets and 0.3% at retail parks.
The figures were slightly better than May, when there was a 4.3% drop compared to May 2014.
Interim head of the Welsh Retail Consortium, David Lonsdale, described the figures as "decidedly sluggish".
All UK nations and regions saw a drop in footfall during June.


Thames Valley Police hopes to raise £22m from the sale of police stations and offices.

Among the stations set to close by 2017 are Kidlington and Woodfarm in Oxfordshire.
Reading station will be replaced within the next four years. The force could not guarantee if a new town centre station would open 24 hours a day.
Neighbourhood offices will be opened in some areas, including five in Milton Keynes and four in Aylesbury.
Thames Valley Police intends to save £2.1m a year in operating costs, which it says is the equivalent of 45 police constable roles.
Deputy chief constable Francis Habgood wants officers and the public to see the police's new offices as "out on the street".
He said: "We're trying to provide services so that our police officers and staff can do most of their work out on the streets.
"As an organisation, we have quite a considerable estate and cover a wide geographical area.
"It's important we have a good footprint across the Thames Valley, but some of our estate is elderly and not very efficient.
"We're making sure we have a plan for the future which actually cuts down cost."
Thames Valley police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld said: "We have got to make our offices more efficient as most of them were put in place before mobile technology.
"Our estate needs to be modernised right across the board."
A considerable number of neighbourhood offices will be replaced under the plans. The former station in Wantage, Oxfordshire has already been relocated to a "front counter" facility at the town's library.


Brazilian football legend Pele is suing South Korean electronics giant Samsung, after claiming the firm improperly used a lookalike in an advertisement.

He is claiming at least $30m (£21m),  according to legal papers lodged at the US District Court in Chicago.
The advertisement for ultra high-definition televisions ran in the New York Times without Pele's permission.
Pele, 75, whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is considered by many to be the best player of all time.
He played for Brazil's victorious World Cup winning teams of 1958 and 1970, scoring in both finals, and was in the squad which won in 1962.
With club side Santos he twice won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup. Later in his career he went on to become the face of "soccer" in the US, as the NASL looked for a sporting breakthrough in the mid-1970s.
It is alleged that Samsung ran the advertisement after breaking off negotiations in 2013 to use Pele's image to promote its goods.
According to the complaint, the ad -  which does not name Pele - includes a facial photo of a man who "very closely resembles" him, and also a small picture of a footballer making a "modified bicycle or scissors-kick, perfected and famously used by Pele".
The iconic star now makes much of his income through product endorsements.
The complaint also says that the Samsung advertisement will damage the value of his endorsement rights and mislead consumers into thinking he backs Samsung products.
As well as seeking compensation his legal team say they also want to prevent future unapproved uses of his image.
The lawsuit was filed by Pele IP Ownership LLC, which owns the former player's trademark and publicity rights.
Pele's lawyer Frederick Sperling has also represented former Chicago Bulls basketball star Michael Jordan.
He helped him win a case against the former Dominick's Finer Foods over an unauthorised use of his identity in an advertisement in Sports Illustrated magazine.


Some excitement was provoked by several polls published over the past week - from Opinium, Survation and Ashcroft - suggesting four point Conservative leads.

However, in the same week, ICM registered a five point drop in Conservative support compared with their poll one week earlier.
I still find it difficult to discern any significant change in the polls that points to an emerging decisive lead by any party.
This Sunday, Opinium registered a one point Conservative lead, 34% versus 33%, down from their four point Conservative lead of the previous week. Survation featured a three=point Conservative lead - 33% versus 30% for Labour - compared with their one point Conservative lead one week ago. YouGov suggests a two point Labour lead, 34% compared with 32% for the Conservatives.
In these latest polls, the Lib Dem share hovers around 9%, with UKIP ranging between 13% and 18% and the Greens settling around 6%. It still appears to me that we are locked into one of those Wimbledon tennis finals destined to go a full five seats.
The Conservatives have signalled that they will focus on the economy in the final stages of the election campaign. It used to be the case that optimism about the future of the economy was a key element in the fortunes of any government party.
It still is but today things are a bit more complicated: it's not just about "is the economy improving?" but also "am I sharing in economic growth?"
In October 2014, Populus found 14% of respondents agreed that there was economic growth in their area and they were sharing in it. In February 2015 a very similar question in an Ashcroft poll found that figure had risen to 19%.
I believe these figures help explain why the government has struggled to receive any political reward for the economic upturn.
Why are they not surging to 40% or 50% support in the polls, leaving every other party choking on their dust? Because too many people don't feel part of any recovery.
All of which poses a real challenge to the Conservatives because it appears to reduce the potency of their persistent and substantial poll lead as the best party to manage the economy.
In this election issues surrounding the cost of living have widened the traditional interpretation of the imperative: "it's the economy stupid", because the "cost of living" plays to the direct experience of many voters in a way that "the economy" never could.
All parties currently seek to persuade voters that they can lead the country out of an austere period of national debt and stagnating personal incomes.
The cynics might observe that the failure of the three largest Westminster parties to achieve anything approaching a commanding lead in the polls so close to the election is largely due to their failure to convince millions of voters that they have an answer to the problem that plays such a dominant part in their lives.


Recording booths have been set up in Oxford and the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais to enable people to swap voice messages.

Messages are relayed between the booth outside East Oxford Community Centre and the 9,000-strong camp, with some translated from Arabic and Farsi.
The idea came from Oxford Brookes University student Isobel Tarr, who called it a way of showing solidarity and support.
Asylum Welcome welcomed the initiative.
Director Kate Smart said: "I can't think of a more powerful way for Oxford people to connect with refugees at our borders."
Ms Tarr said: "For people at the camp I hope it can show that people in the UK support them and welcome them, and are capable of listening to them, in a situation where they don't generally feel heard.
"For people in the UK, some have commented that it has helped them to think about what it means to find solidarity with others... having connected with an individual person rather than a mass of people."
The camp has become the focal point of France's migrant crisis. It consists of people mainly from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa, many of whom want to claim asylum in Britain.
The Home Office is planning to begin construction of a UK-funded wall to step up security.
Oxford linguist Fuchsia Hart, who has been working at the camp, said people were often unsure what to say at first, but later felt "empowered" because they had been heard.
"It's important that people send messages back from the UK to show that they hear their struggle, and try to make a connection with the people as individuals," she said.
A hand-held recording device is set up at each site. Messages are checked and emailed to France, and vice versa, though organisers are looking to set up an app for future projects.
More than 100 people have either recorded or listened to the messages so far. The project runs from 10:00 to 15:00, weather depending, until Saturday.


The latest Fast and the Furious film is still top dog at the US and Canada box office, having taken $60.6m (£41.4m) in its second weekend in cinemas.

Furious 7 has already out-grossed all previous instalments of the 14-year-old franchise and has now made more than $800m (£546m) internationally.
With DreamWorks animation Home berthed at two, new release The Longest Ride could only muster a third place debut.
The rodeo-based romance made $13.5m (£9.2m) between Friday and Sunday.
Starring Clint Eastwood's son Scott, the film is the latest to be adapted from a best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks.
Further down this week's Top 10, Woman in Gold appears at seven after expanding its release to more than 1,500 locations.
Starring Dame Helen Mirren, this story of an attempt to recover art looted by the Nazis made $5.9m (£4m) in its second weekend in North American cinemas.
According to Screen Daily, Furious 7 has now made more than $39m (£26.6m) in the UK and Ireland, where it was released as Fast & Furious 7.


Canada forward Tyler Ardron will leave the Ospreys at the end of the current season.

Ardron, 25, joined from Ontario Blues in 2013 and scored seven tries in 64 appearances for the Ospreys.
Wing Tom Grabham and prop Dan Suter will also leave the Ospreys this summer at the end of their contracts.
Centre Jonathan Spratt had already announced his retirement while Sam Underhill, Josh Matavesi and Joe Bearman have signed for other clubs.
Flanker Underhill, who has been included in England's squad to tour Argentina, will join Bath while centre Matavesi has signed for Newcastle Falcons and Bearman will play for Merthyr.
"The nature of professional sport means that there is always a turnover at this time of the year with people leaving," Ospreys managing director Andrew Millward said.


The monsoon floods in India's Ganges river this year have broken previous records, officials have told the BBC.

They said water levels reached unprecedented levels at four locations in northern India.
The highest record was in Patna, the state capital of Bihar where flood waters reached 50.52m (166ft) on 26 August, up from 50.27m in 1994.
Floods across India this year have killed more than 150 people and displaced thousands.
"We have also recorded unprecedented flood levels at Hathidah and Bhagalpur of Bihar state and Balliya of Uttar Pradesh," chief of India's Central Water Commission GS Jha said.
"In all these four places, the floods crossed the previous highest flood level and they all were unprecedented."
Bihar is one of the worst flood-hit states in India with at least 150 deaths and nearly half a million people evacuated.
Neighbouring Uttar Pradesh has also been severely affected by floods in the Ganges.
The third largest river in the world flows through these north Indian states meeting its tributaries before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
The Indian Meteorological Department, however, has recorded deficient rainfall in these states past week and average rains since the monsoon started in June.
Some experts have blamed the silt the river carries for the floods. The Ganges is one of the highest sediment load carrying rivers.
The silt deposition is said to have raised the river's bed-level causing it to break embankments and flood the adjoining human settlements and farmlands.
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Officials in Bihar have demanded that an artificial barrier in neighbouring West Bengal state bordering Bangladesh be dismantled to solve the silt problem.
They argue that the deposition of silt has obstructed several passages through the Farakka barrage.
As a result, they say, the Ganges' water flows back to Bihar and causes floods.
Silt deposition has also significantly raised the water level of Kosi river, one of the major tributaries of the Ganges.
"The silt has so much accumulated in the river that we fear it might cause the water to damage the Kosi barrage and embankments," said Dev Narayan Yadav, a river expert pointing at the barrage built in the early 1960s.
"The silt has raised the river level higher to our villages' grounds, so you can imagine what risks we face."
The BBC saw silt piling up and threatening to block many of the gates of the barrage on Kosi river, which is built and operated by India in Nepalese territory.
Some geologists say increased incidents of landslides in the Himalayan region have resulted in increased silt in the rivers flowing down to meet the Ganges.
"Since these are alluvial rivers carrying sediment loads, if we can control the silt then we will be able to manage the floods that have become chronic problems in the Ganges basin," said Mr Jha.
The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Uttarakhand state has also identified silting as the major flooding problem.
"Therefore de-silting of the rivers is the need of the hour and it needs to be done scientifically, from the middle of the rivers," said Professor Anil Kumar Gupta who heads the institute helping the government in geological issues.
Following uncontrolled sand mining from rivers across India for commercial purposes, India's Supreme Court in 2014 ordered a ban on extraction without a licence.
"Such sand mining was mainly done at riversides disturbing the flow of the rivers, therefore the silt will now have to be removed from the middle of the rivers."
India's central water resource authorities, however, believe construction of dams will deal with the problem effectively.
"Non-structural measures like moving people to safe areas have not been effective enough," says Mr Jha.
"The dams we plan to build will store flood waters to prevent flooding and they will also have the technology to take care of the silt."
He said the Central Water Commission aimed to build three major dams - two in upstream Nepal and one in Arunachal Pradesh.
"They have been planned for quite sometime and we are certain that we will be able to build them and solve the chronic problem of floods."


A woman who suffered life-changing injuries in a car crash said she is shocked the man responsible was released from jail after serving a quarter of his sentence.

Adam Hill, 35, from Lincolnshire, was jailed for 15 months in July for causing the head-on collision which left Beth Tyson unable to walk unaided.
He was released after four months, subject to a home detention curfew.
Ms Tyson, 20, said she felt like the one who had been punished.
Hill, of Caistor, was on the wrong side of the A46 when he hit the vehicle Ms Tyson and her friend Kate Hunter were in, in December 2013.
He denied causing injury by dangerous driving but was convicted, jailed for 15 months and disqualified from driving for three years.
Ms Tyson, from Tealby, who was an avid horse rider, said she needed pain relief every day and had to give up on her dream to become a paramedic.
"Some days I just don't want to do anything," she said.
"The pain makes it harder to accept and get over the accident because I wasn't like that before.
"I feel like I'm the one who has been punished for something that I didn't do and had no control over."
Amy Aeron-Thomas, from the charity Road Peace, said it was usual to serve half the total jail term, but that should have been seven-and-a-half months.
"If he had pleaded guilty he would have got a sentence discount of 30% - that would reduce his total to 10 months and he then would have served half, five months.
"But he didn't do that, he put the families through so much more extended trauma."
The Ministry of Justice said it could not comment on individual cases but said only prisoners who passed a strict risk assessment can be released on a home detention curfew (HDC).
Prisoners who are serving sentences of between three months and four years will usually be considered for HDC unless they have committed certain violent or sexual offences.
If eligible they are released between two weeks and four-and-a-half months before their automatic release date.


Taulupe Faletau's absence at the start of the autumn internationals presents an opportunity for another forward to stake a claim for Wales, says former number eight Gareth Delve.

Bath's injured Faletau will not resume training until the middle of November.
Wales coach Rob Howley has included him in his squad for the four-match series.
"Wales need to find a different option and maybe give them a run of games through these matches that will provide Toby with competition," Delve said.
Faletau suffered a knee injury in September on his Aviva Premiership debut for Bath, who do not expect the British and Irish Lion to start training until the middle of November.
"Although it's a huge loss to Wales you have to weigh up the value of rushing him back for those possible last two games or get him completely fit and firing for the Six Nations and the Lions tour," added Delve, who also played for Bath.
Wales play Australia in Cardiff on 5 November, followed by Tests against Argentina and Japan, concluding against South Africa at the Principality Stadium on 26 November.
Faletau and his likely replacement Ross Moriarty of Gloucester would not be available for the opening game against Australia.
The game falls outside World Rugby's international window and Premiership Rugby will not sanction the release of English-based Welsh players.
Northampton Saints wing George North, Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts and Bath pair Luke Charteris and Rhys Priestland will also be unavailable for the Wallabies game.
Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies has been included in Howley's squad after his recent performances for the region.
"I think Sam has really put himself in the mix. His early season form has been fantastic," said Delve, a former Ospreys team-mate.
"It's a nice headache to have and it will be interesting to see if Sam Davies does get a run through the course of the four games.
"Whether he gets the opportunity to get that backline moving in the way that Rob has said he wants to evolve."


A website documenting public artworks in Sweden violated copyright laws, the country's supreme court has ruled.

Visitors to the Offentlig Konst site could browse a map detailing public sculptures, statues and paintings.
But the Visual Copyright Society in Sweden (Bus) sued Wikimedia Sweden, the site's owners, for providing free access to a database of art photographs without the artists' consent.
Wikimedia Sweden said it was greatly disappointed by the ruling.
The non-profit organisation, set up to support and promote Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia in Sweden, has a collection of royalty-free photographs that it says can be used by the public.
But the supreme court said that while individuals were allowed to take photographs of public artwork, providing those images in a database for unlimited use was "an entirely different matter".
"Such a database can be assumed to have a commercial value that is not insignificant," the court said in a statement.
"The court finds that the artists are entitled to that value."
Wikimedia Sweden said the decision showed that the country's copyright laws were "lagging behind the times" and not adequate for the "digital reality we all live in today".
It warned that tourists taking selfies in front of famous landmarks and sharing them online could be judged to have violated copyright laws.
Jim Killock, executive director of the UK-based Open Rights Group, said: "Freedom of panorama is essential for ordinary photographers in the digital age."
"You cannot possibly know if a building or public artwork is within copyright term. Banning such photos risks making copyright farcical and will bring it into disrepute.
"Just as importantly, these laws need to be consistent across the EU."
The amount of damages Wikimedia Sweden must pay Bus will be decided by a Stockholm district court at a later date.


Mali has confirmed that four Islamist militants were freed in exchange for the release of French hostage Serge Lazarevic this week.

"Yes, we did it and we have done it for Malians before, too," said Justice Minister Mohamed Ali Bathily.
Mr Lazarevic was seized by armed men in Mali in 2011 and was the last French hostage in the region still being held by al-Qaeda-linked militants.
France had refused to confirm reports of a prisoner exchange.
"Here it concerned a citizen who comes from a country that came to help us, when our country was in a critical situation," Mr Bathily told France 24 television, referring to France's military intervention against insurgents in Mali last year.
"The authorities of his country were fighting to release the hostages. Mali for its reputation and honour could only help to save the life of the hostage."
Two members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) who allegedly took part in Mr Lazarevic's abduction have previously been named as having been released - Malians Mohamed Aly Ag Wadoussene and Haiba Ag Acherif.
The Malian Human Rights Association told the BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Bamako it had learned that a further two militants, Tunisian national Oussama Ben Gouzzi and Habib Ould Mahouloud, from Western Sahara, were released last week.
The organisation's head, Moctar Mariko, said releasing the men was an insult to Malians who had died in the conflict with the insurgents.
"If this prisoner swap is considered a victory for French diplomacy, we see it as total disrespect for the victims of Mali's crisis... We want them [the militants] recaptured and brought to court in a proper manner.''
Mr Lazarevic, 51, was taken while on a business trip with fellow Frenchman Philippe Verdon.
Mr Verdon, who had suffered from health problems, was killed by his captors last year. They said it was in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali.
Announcing the release of Mr Lazarevic on Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande said there were no more French hostages waiting to be freed anywhere in the world.
AQIM kidnapped a number of Western hostages before the French military deployed its forces against the group in January 2013.
At one point at least 14 French nationals were being held by Islamists in West Africa.


People who love their Pret a Manager sandwiches may soon be able to own a slice of the chain amid reports it may become a public company.

It is understood that Pret's owner, Bridgepoint Advisers, is considering a range of options which may include floating the business in New York.
The US is a growing market for Pret where sales at its 74 outlets surpassed $200m for the first time last year.
Bridgepoint is in the process of naming advisers to examine Pret's next step.
A spokesman for Bridgepoint said: "As a committed shareholder in Pret we are always exploring appropriate opportunities to ensure the future growth of the company.
"If such opportunities materialise, we will update the market."
During 2016, Pret opened 50 new shops including five in the US - where it reported strong growth in breakfast food and coffee sales.
By the end of last year it had 444 stores and announced a 15% rise in revenues to £776.2m and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation up 11% to £93.2m.
It is the third time that Pret a Manger has considered an initial public offering.
Its founders Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham considered the move in 2001 but instead provoked controversy when they sold a 33% stake in the business to US fast food giant McDonald's for £50m.
In 2007, just before the financial crisis, a flotation was on the cards again but Pret was eventually sold for £350m to Bridgepoint and Goldman Sachs.
Mr Metcalfe and Mr Beecham reportedly made £50m each when they handed over ownership of the business they founded in 1986.


Five people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving six vehicles on the M8 in Glasgow.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to reports of a collision near Cardonald just before 09:00.
The incident, which resulted in the M8 being closed westbound for a time, involved vehicles travelling between junction 25 and 25a Braehead.
The ambulance service said five people were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Their injuries are not thought to be serious.
The route has now re-opened. Drivers heading to Glasgow Airport had been warned to expect delays.
Traffic Scotland said that all the vehicles involved in the crash had been cleared and that traffic was returning to normal in the area.