Seven Hindu pilgrims, six of them women, have been killed in a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir after their bus apparently got caught in crossfire.

The bus was returning from the Amarnath Cave pilgrimage site in the Anantnag district when the attack took place.
Police told the BBC the target appeared to be a nearby counter-insurgency base.
The attack, which also left 19 injured, is likely to heighten tensions in the disputed region.
Hardline Hindu groups linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party have long wanted to see tough action against the armed revolt against Indian rule in the Muslim-majority region.
Amid emotional scenes at the police line in Anantnag, many pilgrims who survived the attack say they are lucky to be alive.
The district hospital was full of injured survivors.
The owner of the bus, Harsh Desai, was among the injured.
"I saw five to six gunmen right in front of our bus. They were firing indiscriminately and throwing stones at our bus. I told the driver not to stop and just keep driving," he told the BBC.
Nearly all the survivors praised the driver, who did not stop the vehicle and got them to safety, only stopping near an army convoy 2km (1.24 miles) away. Many say that without him, the death toll would have been much higher.
An elderly woman said her sister who was sitting next to her and a man behind her both died in the attack, though she did not suffer any injuries.
News of the attack has already sparked anger with people demanding immediate retaliation on behalf of the pilgrims, most of whom came from Gujarat, Mr Modi's home state.
Mr Modi tweeted he was "pained beyond words", adding: "India will never get bogged down by such cowardly attacks and the evil designs of hate."
The attack has also been condemned by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, whose spokesman called it "an act of terror", while outlawed armed group Lashkar-e-Toiba distanced itself from the attack, saying "it was aimed at bringing a bad name to the Kashmiri movement".
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who stayed overnight with the wounded, all of whom were out of danger, promised that her forces "would not spare" those involved.
The attack comes after some hardline separatist leaders said they welcomed the pilgrims - about 100,000 of whom have already completed the journey - as their fight is not with ordinary Indians.
One police source told the BBC the bus was not properly registered, and should have been off the road by the time of the attack, at 20:20 local time (14:50 GMT) on Monday.


The Conservatives have suspended two of Theresa May's aides from a list of 2015 general election candidates amid a row.

Nick Timothy and Stephen Parkinson were suspended from the party's candidates list on the grounds that they did not campaign in the Rochester by-election.
But they said they had believed campaigning would have breached the special advisers' code of conduct.
A Tory source denied claims their suspension showed tension between the home secretary and Downing Street.
The source added that Mrs May's aides were among several potential candidates suspended from the parliamentary candidates list for next May's general election for not campaigning and other cases were being considered.
The rift was made public in an exchange of letters published by the ConservativeHome website.
Mr Timothy, the home secretary's chief of staff, was on the candidates list for the West Midlands seat of Aldridge Brownhills.
It is understood that Conservative Party officials wrongly told the constituency association that he had withdrawn from the list. In fact. he had been suspended on the grounds that he "did not participate in telephone canvassing during the Rochester by-election campaign".
Mr Timothy wrote to the chair of the association insisting that he had not withdrawn from the selection voluntarily and challenging the grounds for his suspension.
He had not taken part in canvassing, he wrote, because he believed himself bound by the code of conduct preventing special advisers from direct political campaigning.
According to ConservativeHome, he added: "Even if the reason to suspend me from the list was valid, it would have been entirely disproportionate, because I have devoted most of my adult life to the Conservative Party, as a volunteer and officer and as a professional.  I have been a branch chairman and a local council candidate, and I have canvassed in more election campaigns than I can remember."
Last month's by-election in Rochester and Strood was triggered by Tory MP Mark Reckless's defection to UKIP.
The Conservatives mounted a large-scale campaign with senior figures including David Cameron and William Hague visiting the Kent constituency and ministers and MPs under orders to visit the constituency more than once.
Special advisers were told to take part and reassured they were allowed to volunteer for telephone canvassing under civil service rules.
But a Whitehall source told the BBC that many advisers were concerned, fearing opponents would use any campaigning as an opportunity to make a formal complaint and try to force them from their jobs.
The code of conduct says special advisers who want to take part in election campaigns must first resign.
In a statement, a Cabinet Office spokesman said "back office" campaign work would not breach the special advisers code.
The spokesman said: "Special advisers have always been able in their own time and outside of office hours to take part in back office activities. This is not inconsistent with the code. "
The row comes after Theresa May's special adviser Fiona Cunningham stood down in June after she was found by a Downing Street inquiry to have been the source of a negative briefing against the then Education Secretary Michael Gove.


An NHS trust has been fined £180,000 after a sexual health centre leaked the details of almost 800 patients who had attended HIV clinics.

The 56 Dean Street clinic in London sent out a newsletter in 2015 that mistakenly revealed the recipients' email addresses to one another.
Patients were supposed to be blind-copied into the email but instead details were sent as a group email.
The Information Commissioner said it was a "serious breach of the law".
"People's use of a specialist service at a sexual health clinic is clearly sensitive personal data," said Information Commissioner Christopher Graham.
"The law demands this type of information is handled with particular care following clear rules and, put simply, this did not happen.
"It is clear that this breach caused a great deal of upset to the people affected."
56 Dean Street is a sexual health clinic operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The email error, made in September 2015, meant that 781 people who had attended HIV clinics and opted in to an online service could see the names and email addresses of other patients.
At the time, the clinic's consultant Dr Alan McOwan said: "We screwed up on this one".
The clinic stressed that not all the people who received the newsletter were HIV positive, but 730 of the email addresses on the list contained the full names of their owners.
"The clinic served a small area of London and we know that people recognised other names on the list, and feared their own name would be recognised too," said Mr Graham.
The investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found that the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which operates 56 Dean Street, had made a similar error in 2010.
A pharmacy employee had emailed an HIV treatment questionnaire to 17 patients, also entering emails in the "to" field instead of the "bcc" field.
"That our investigation found this wasn't the first mistake of this type by the Trust only adds to what was a serious breach of the law," said Mr Graham.
The Trust's Medical Director Zoe Penn said: "We fully accept the ruling of the ICO for what was a serious breach and we have worked to ensure that it can never happen again.
"I reiterate my apology to all those that were affected by this incident.
"We have kept in touch with affected individuals, with their consent, to update them on the actions we have and will continue to take in order to prevent others from being put in a similar situation in the future."


Pop star Selena Gomez explains how music helped her through a rough year, how social media helps her handle fame, and giving birth in her new film.

"I'm so exhausted right now. I would love to fall asleep on your lap."
Selena Gomez is officially cream-crackered. The pop star is making a brief pit-stop in London as she jets home to Los Angeles from Paris Fashion Week - but rather than take it easy, she's popped into BBC Radio 1 at the break of dawn.
There, Nick Grimshaw teases the singer about an over-enthusiastic fan who accosted her at the Eurostar terminal five hours earlier.
"He kissed me, and then he held my hand as I walked through the train station," she laughs. "He was actually very nice. He just wanted to date me for a couple of seconds."
Photos of the encounter show Gomez taking it all in her stride. But then, she's an old pro.
She first stepped into the limelight at the age of seven, in kids' TV show Barney & Friends. By the age of 14, she was known to millions as Alex Russo, the sarcastic wizard-in-training on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place.
When the show ended in 2008, Gomez pursued parallel careers in film, pop and fashion, as well as becoming a Unicef spokesperson; but that was all overshadowed by her three-year relationship with Justin Bieber. (It still makes headlines now, more than a year after they broke up.)
During the course of our interview, she never mentions Bieber by name, trusting (correctly) that people will fill in the gaps when she discusses the "chaos" in her personal life last year.
But it wasn't just her relationship status that went through an upheaval. The 23-year-old asked her mother to step aside as her manager, and revealed that a much-publicised "stint in rehab" was actually a course of chemotherapy to battle the auto-immune condition Lupus.
With the disease in remission, she went back to the recording studio to make her fourth album.
"I found music to be a real outlet," she says. "I needed a voice in all of the noise."
The result was Revival, an unexpectedly assured collection of grown-up pop music. Its release was trailed by Good For You, a steamy, sotto voce ballad, where Gomez leaves her "dress a mess on the floor".
It instantly changed perceptions of the former teen star and, as she tells the BBC, she's keen to capitalise on the momentum.
A lot of people have assumed Revival is your first album - but it's not.
I've appreciated that reaction because I released my first album when I was 14. What on earth was I going to be talking about at 14? I think one of the songs on that album was called Crush. I mean, that's as intense as my emotions became.
That's probably why Good For You took people by surprise.
Definitely.
What did you think when you first heard it?
It was the second song that was submitted to me. There was no track, it was very, very raw. Just singing. But it was one of those songs that I felt so deeply. I had previously released [Bieber-inspired break-up song] The Heart Wants What It Wants, which was very sad and vulnerable. It was good for me to get that off my chest but I was in a place where I felt this sense of empowerment and Good For You expressed that perfectly.
Were you taken aback when people accused the lyrics and the video of catering to male fantasies?
No, I wasn't because, first off, anything that I do people are going to say something. The video isn't about me catering to any sort of audience. I'm in jeans and a T-shirt, or I feel sexy in a silk robe. It's just my definition of a woman being beautiful. I don't think there's anything wrong with embracing that.
You say that people - and I assume you mean the press - always have an opinion, no matter what you do. Is that what Kill 'Em With Kindness is about?
Oh yeah, that's my theme song for life! I contemplated tattooing it on me at one point.
Most of the time, people say negative things for a reaction and I can't even bear to give them the satisfaction. So there's something that I gain from feeling like I'm the bigger person, from walking away from a situation.
How often are you poised over the send button on Twitter, thinking: "I'll tell you a thing or two?"
Oh, I've gone off, don't get me wrong. I'm not perfect!
Does social media take some of the power away from gossip sites like TMZ and Hollywood Life?
Absolutely. It's insane how much press my Instagram will get [With 69.5m followers, Gomez is Instagram's most popular celebrity]. It's weird, in a way, that I can dictate the agenda - but I love being able to have a say in all of that. Especially having being raised in it.
Have you seen the darker side of the industry? Do you look at what's happening to Kesha and see elements of the business you recognise?
I'm very sensitive to that subject. It's difficult to be a woman in this business, and I don't wish those situations upon anyone. but I've been very fortunate. For years, my life was Disney Channel and I had a wonderful experience. Then, after that, I had my mom with me at all times.
Your new single, (Can't Keep My) Hands To Myself, is really taking off in the UK. There's a moment where you sing - "I mean I could, but why would I want to?" - that turns the lyric completely on it's head. When that was written in the studio, did you know it was special?
Oh yes, instantly. Julia Michaels is one of my writing partners and she's 22 - so she's actually younger than me - and we're extremely similar when it comes to how playful we are. We just thought, how could we make a sexy song just stop and take control of it?
It's a little bit of a talking track and I loved that because it takes my voice into a whole different area.
You sing in a lower register to most pop artistsâ€¦
Yeah, and I talk in a deep register. That's where I'm most comfortable, that's where I shine. I think that's what separates me.
That's what was cool about this album - I got to learn what my strength was as an artist. Before, I would think, "if I can't hit this note, that must mean I'm not a good singer," and that wasn't ever the case.
You recently appeared in Adam McKay's movie about the financial crisis, The Big Short, talking about collateralised debt obligations. Can you still explain them today?
Absolutely not! When the producers called me, I said: "I have no idea what I'm talking about. And I don't know if that's sad, or if it's scaring me in the right way."
That's the point of the film, I guess. All of our lives are affected by these big financial institutions, and we don't really understand how or why they work the way they do.
That's the case in a lot of aspects of life, especially for my generation. The kids are fixing their eyes on social media, and the stories they're looking at may not be the most important things.
I'm guilty of that, too, Do you want to look at Instagram or the news? It's a difficult, and weird, situation.
Your next film role is in James Franco's In Dubious Battle, where you play a mother who gives birth. How did you research that?
I was there when my mom gave birth to my little sister, so I got a little bit of the idea. Hopefully I did it justice. There was a lot of screaming.
But filming that scene was very awkward, I have to be honest. People were down there in that area, looking and shooting. It was very weird.
You're also producing the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why - and you recently signed up Spotlight's Tom McCarthy as a director. That's quite a coup.
I'm hugely excited. My mom found this book about four or five years ago - and we originally wanted to adapt it into a film for me to star in but, you know, it took a couple of years. I couldn't be more thrilled that we got him - especially in this moment.
Did you sign him before or after he won the Oscar?
It was right before - so the ceremony was really exciting. I was tweeting and watching along like I knew him. I was so proud of him!
At this point, you're an executive producer on the series - you're no longer going to star in it?
Correct. I don't know if there's anything I could do acting-wise, but I want to be part of the music.
Meanwhile, you're already working on the follow-up to Revival. Why so fast?
I think my label wanted me to start last year! But releasing this record made me feel liberated. I definitely think I've found my own lane and I'm excited to explore that.
Will you work with the same team?
Absolutely. I want to fly a few of my writers out and just be on the tour bus with them, writing and creating. It's funny - I only wrote six songs for Revival  but I find it hard to listen to [other people's] demos now. Now that I've been able to tap into that creativity, I'm kind of addicted to it.
Hands To Myself is released on 25 March by Polydor Records. Selena Gomez goes on tour from May.


The primary role of the police is to prevent crime, not catch criminals, the chief inspector of constabulary for England and Wales has said.

Tom Winsor said focusing on would-be offenders, likely victims and potential crime hotspots would save taxpayers' money and keep more people safe.
But "primitive" technology is limiting officers' ability to do that, he added.
The Police Federation said budget cuts and a focus on targets had left forces less time for proactive street patrols.
Mr Winsor outlined his ideas in a speech to security think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Monday.
He said crime prevention was "the primary purpose of policing" and, with regard to persistent offenders in particular, officers must "make it as hard as possible to commit the crime in the first place".
Resources should be targeted at "crime hotspots", used to identify "repeat and vulnerable victims of crime" and find out where the "most prolific and persistent and dangerous offenders in the community" were located.
By Danny ShawHome affairs correspondent, BBC News
Tom Winsor's approach to the police appears to have changed.
The man who sparked anger among officers when his government-commissioned review called for fitness tests, direct entry for outsiders and lower starting salaries is now more of a critical friend.
The greatest asset of the police, Mr Winsor said, was its people; officers and staff needed to be "nurtured" to realise their potential; and their successes "too often" went unnoticed.
He identified two ways in which police were let down - by out-dated equipment they'd been issued with, such as bulky mobile electronic devices, and the reluctance of other agencies, particularly health workers, to take responsibility for people who may be at risk of committing crimes.
The new chief inspector of constabulary is more on their side than rank and file officers probably realise.
But to do this, he said officers needed access to much better technology, ideally a smartphone-like device so each individual could hold "force intelligence in his hand".
"It is remarkable that the technology available to the police, particularly in their interaction with other parts of the criminal justice system, is as rudimentary and as primitive as it is. It haemorrhages efficiency.
"The frustrations, the screaming frustrations, of frontline police officers who struggle with outdated and antiquated systems is a considerable matter of importance."
Police budgets are being cut by the government, but Mr Winsor said forces had "to do more with fewer resources" and focusing on prevention offered  "the biggest bang for the public's buck".
But he also insisted crime prevention was "not the sole obligation of the police".
"It is the obligation of every citizen and that includes the other agencies and emanations of communities and the state.
"Parents and families, as well as schools and other educational institutions, must instil in children a strong appreciation of right and wrong....
"Prevention is also an obligation of health professionals, particularly in the field of mental health where undiagnosed or untreated illness can, as we know, lead to the commission of serious violent crime."
Mr Winsor said the biggest greatest frustration cited by officers was dealing with individuals with mental health problems.
The police were relied on as the service that "will never say no", he added, but other bodies must do more.
Steve White, vice-chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents rank-and file-officers, said it would work with Mr Winsor to establish how his ideas would be realised.
"However, politicians and the public should be mindful of the fact that preventative policing is both resource-intensive and often very difficult to measure," he said.
"Falling budgets and an emphasis on statistics and targets have resulted in officers having less time to carry out proactive patrolling on our streets than at any point in the past."
Deputy Chief Constable David Zinzan, of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), meanwhile, said Mr Winsor's comments were "very significant".
"The reality is that police forces are having to operate on a reduced budget and will have to do so in the future so, if we can prevent crime happening, that's going to be good," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Most of the criminal justice costs occur post-defence."
He said police prevented more crime by targeting "crime generators - particularly drugs" as well as "hotspot locations, certain licensed premises and individuals who actually have a propensity to commit crime".
"Long-term problem solving" included working with local authority planners in the design of new developments such as sport stadiums and housing, he added.
"We can prevent the design and building of buildings that will actually act as crime generators in the future," he added.
Mr Winsor's comments were welcomed by charity Victim Support.
His speech came as another think thank, Policy Exchange, recommended introducing a modern version of the "Tardis" police box - made famous by Dr Who - to allow people to report crimes, provide witness statements.
"These would be technologically-enabled police contact points featuring two-way audio-visual technology so that members of the public could communicate directly with police staff," the report said.
The report also suggests replacing police stations with "cops in shops".
A Home Office spokesman said decisions about the most effective use of resources "including the number, location and operating hours of police stations" were a matter for chief constables and police and crime commissioners.
Acpo said: "We need to think differently to equip policing for the years ahead, identifying and sharing what helps - be it 'cop shops', public contact booths or special constables and volunteers complementing the way we patrol communities."
Mr Winsor is a lawyer and former rail regulator with no background in policing and his appointment as chief inspector last year was a controversial choice.
In March 2012, he published a report for the government recommending wide-ranging changes to police pay and conditions, including cutting the starting salary for police constables in England and Wales to Â£19,000 - a reduction of Â£4,000.


Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend was disappointed by his side's failure to retain possession and build phases as they slipped to a 23-11 loss to rivals Edinburgh at Murrayfield.

The Warriors struggled to utilise their most potent attacking threats.
"We didn't look after the ball well enough," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"We lost too many balls in the tackle area and gave away two or three penalties which gave them an easy way back into the game."
Townsend was impressed by the magnitude of the fixture, played before a record 23,642 crowd.
"I thought it was a great occasion, there was a real intensity, the atmosphere was fantastic," he said.
"To get over 20,000 to a club game in Scotland is a testament to the appetite for professional rugby in Scotland, and Edinburgh played well and deserved to win."
The Warriors' defence pleased their head coach, but it was their lack of accuracy with the possession they won that frustrated Townsend.
"I thought both teams showed a real intensity - it takes two teams to play like that," he stated. "I thought (flanker) John Hardie was outstanding and key in a lot of the balls Edinburgh won.
"In general, we defended well. I thought in parts of the first half, it was about the best we've defended this season. We just didn't build on that and didn't do enough with the balls we won back from Edinburgh."


Six hundred people have been approved for a scheme to help people who face losing their jobs in oil and gas to gain new skills and find new work.

The Transition Training Fund was  launched by the Scottish government in February.
The Â£12m fund offers grants for individuals to acquire specialised skills or further training.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said 600 people had been approved as she opened a new Statoil headquarters in Aberdeen.
Ms Sturgeon said the oil and gas industry still had a strong future in Scotland despite its current challenges.
Statoil is developing the Mariner field, with production expected to start in 2018.
She said:  "The expertise that Scottish oil and gas firms have built up over many decades has positioned our energy sector as a world leader and while we realise that the industry and workforce is going through a difficult time, this investment and expansion from Statoil is a vote of confidence in the North Sea's future."
And the first minister confirmed: "Only halfway through the first year of our three-year Transition Training Fund, launched in February, already 600 people have had their applications for support approved."


A man who suggested naming a new £200m ship Boaty McBoatface has apologised.

The suggestion has attracted more than 27,000 votes in an online poll of names for the Royal Research ship, causing the website to crash.
Former BBC presenter James Hand said he found the list of possible names "really funny" so decided to "throw one into the ring".
He "apologised profusely" to the Natural Environment Research Council.
There is no guarantee the ship will be given the name that tops the poll, with the final decision to be made by the chief executive of the NERC.
Other names in the running are RRS Pingu, RRS Usain Boat and RRS David Attenborough.
A NERC spokesperson said staff were "very much enjoying hearing everyone's ideas".
Mr Hand said: "I read the story about naming the ship on the BBC website on Thursday and some of the entries were really funny - my favourite was Clifford The Big Red Boat.
"I thought I would throw one into the ring. By Friday night it was leading by a couple of thousand, and when the site crashed on Sunday it was leading by 8,000. It's been utterly bizarre."
Boaty McBoatface is 25,000 votes ahead of the second place suggestion, RRS Henry Worsley.
The boat is being built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead on Merseyside and when completed in 2019 it will study ice sheets, ocean currents and marine life as part of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey.
"I've apologised profusely to the people behind the website," the former Good Morning Jersey host said.
"It was actually nothing to do with me. It was my suggestion but the storm that has been created has legs of its own.
"I suggested this for the Condor Liberation when they had a poll, I bet they're kicking themselves now."
Mr Hand, who presented Good Morning Jersey from July 2013 to September 2015, added: "It's all really good fun, but it's so surreal."
Lord West, the former First Sea Lord, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was "proud that we have silly names going around" but hoped that none of them were actually selected.
Alison Robinson, director of corporate affairs at the NERC, which based in Swindon, said: "We've had thousands of suggestions made on the website since we officially launched; many of them reflect the importance of the ship's scientific role by celebrating great British explorers and scientists.
"We are pleased that people are embracing the idea in a spirit of fun."


Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper has said Britain should take in at least 10,000 more refugees from conflicts in Syria and other countries.

Every city should be asked to accept families and she urged a meeting with local authorities to decide how many extra places could be offered.
She added: "It is time for a national mission on this. It requires all of us to change our attitudes."
Germany's Angela Merkel has urged fair distribution of refugees across Europe.
The European Union is facing an unprecedented humanitarian challenge from the four-year civil war in Syria, and the situation in Iraq and Libya, as well as other conflicts in Africa.
Record numbers of people have been trying to make it across the Mediterranean to Europe in recent months, resulting in chaotic scenes in a number of countries and the deaths of thousands of people.
The UK has committed to accept 500 refugees from Syria, far fewer than many other EU member states, in the past four years although it is the largest provider of humanitarian aid to Syria itself, contributing Â£800m so far.
But Ms Cooper, the shadow home secretary, said this was "just not good enough" and out of kilter with the country's "historic tradition" of providing sanctuary to those fleeing conflict zones and persecution.
She suggested those making their way to Europe were escaping a "new totalitarianism" and the government's response showed it had been "paralysed" by the politics of immigration and had allowed asylum and immigration policies to become conflated.
Speaking in London, she said: "If every city took 10 refugee families, if every London borough took 10 families, if every county council took 10 families, if Scotland, Wales and every English region played their part, then in a month we'd have nearly 10,000 more places for vulnerable refugees fleeing danger, seeking safety."
She added: "It is time for a national mission on this. It requires all of us to change our attitudes. To stop being so scared of the politics of immigration we fail to help refugees."
Europe, she told the BBC Radio 4's World at One, was facing "the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War Two". "We cannot turn our backs... I know this will be controversial but I think it is the right thing to do."
Speaking during a leadership hustings broadcast by Channel 4 and You Tube, fellow leadership contender Liz Kendall said she backed Ms Cooper's "workable" plan, saying the UK could take "thousands more".
Andy Burnham said those countries "able to take more should do so", and the UK had been found "completing wanting" on the issue.
And Jeremy Corbyn said recent events in Hungary and Austria showed the scale of the crisis facing Europe and called on the UK to reverse its position and sign up to the United Nations quota-based refugee scheme.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who was the first party leader to call for the UK to take refugees from Syria, said more could be done to help those displaced by conflict, calling for a "few thousand" Syrians to be given refuge.
But he said the EU's "open door" asylum policy was acting as a magnet to economic migrants and the EU had "lost sight" of who were genuine asylum seekers and who were not.
"We have an open legal door now to half a billion people," he told the BBC. "We have a hundred thousand people a month coming in. I think the EU has got this hopelessly wrong".


A man has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of Kayleigh Haywood.

The 15-year-old girl from Measham, Leicestershire, was last seen outside Ibstock Community College on Friday.
Stephen Beadman, 28, of George Avenue, Ibstock, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court earlier.
Luke Harlow, 27, also of George Avenue, appeared in court charged with grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child.
They were both remanded into custody and no pleas were entered.
A body, believed to be that of Kayleigh Haywood, was found in a field near Ibstock, on Wednesday evening.
A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death is yet to be held.
It is alleged the rape and murder were carried out on Sunday 15 November.
Luke Harlow faces two counts of sexual activity with a child and it is understood the grooming charge is internet related.
Both men are due to appear at Leicester Crown Court on 18 December.
Following the discovery of the body Kayleigh Haywood's family said they were "heartbroken" and thanked the community for their support.
On Thursday evening hundreds of people visited St Laurence Church, in Measham, to pay their respects to Kayleigh.
Reverend Linda Cox, from the church, said: "It was a very sombre atmosphere in there, but it was also a very supporting and loving atmosphere for each other and particularly for Kayleigh's family."
Eddie Green, head teacher of Ashby School where Kayleigh was a pupil, paid tribute to the teenager describing her as a "fun-loving" girl.
He said: "Our thoughts are with the family of Kayleigh Haywood at this difficult time.
"[Kayleigh] had started Year 11 with a real determination to be successful. It would appear that this opportunity has sadly been taken away from her."


Muhammad Ali is still in hospital two days after being admitted with a respiratory issue.

There has been no official update on Ali's condition and concern has grown throughout Friday.
An enormous number of goodwill messages for the 74-year-old, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1984, have been posted on social media.
The former heavyweight world champion was admitted to hospital in December 2014 with a urinary tract infection.
Great Britain's newest world champion Tony Bellew has been among those expressing hope for his recovery.
One of the most high-profile global sporting stars, Ali's name transcends sport like few others.
He became the first three-time world heavyweight champion in 1978, having first won the title in 1964 and again in 1974.


Uruguayan businessman Juan Sartori has made an offer to buy Oxford United, BBC Radio Oxford understands.

Sartori is also expected to have talks with stadium owner Firoz Kassam about the League One club's situation as tenants at the ground.
Monaco-based Sartori first expressed an interest in Oxford after watching their home game against Bolton in March.
The 36-year-old is the son-in-law of AS Monaco chairman and Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
Oxford United have been owned by chairman Darryl Eales since July 2014, and have won promotion from League Two and made two Wembley appearances in the EFL Trophy final since then.
Sartori has met with members of the club's supporters' trust, OxVox, and minority club shareholder Stewart Donald.
Eales, who has been unavailable for comment, is thought to have had contact with Sartori, the chairman of investment firm Union Group.
The club, who finished within four points of the League One play-off places this season, have been tenants at the Kassam Stadium since they moved from the Manor Ground in 2001.
OxVox have been in negotiations with Kassam to make the ground a community-owned asset.


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.

The judge ruled he could remain free pending an appeal.
Lula has rejected claims that he received an apartment as a bribe in a corruption scandal linked to state oil company Petrobras.
He says the trial is politically motivated and has strongly denied any wrongdoing.
The case is the first of five charges against him.
Lula served eight years as president until 2011 and has expressed interest in running again in next year's elections for the left-wing Workers' Party.
On Wednesday, a judge found him guilty of accepting bribes from engineering firm OAS in the form of a beachfront apartment in return for his help in winning contracts with the state oil company.
In a statement, Lula's lawyers insisted he was innocent and said they would appeal.
"For more than three years Lula has been subject to a politically motivated investigation. No credible evidence of guilt has been produced, and overwhelming proof of his innocence blatantly ignored," they wrote.
The head of the Workers' Party, Senator Gleisi Hoffmann, also hit out at the ruling, saying it was designed to stop Lula standing for office.
She said the party would protest against the decision.
The BBC's Katy Watson in Rio says Lula remains a popular politician and the sentence will deeply divide Brazil.
The charges Lula faces relate to the Car Wash scandal, the nickname for Brazil's biggest ever corruption probe.
Operation Car Wash was launched three years ago amid escalating public anger over political corruption.
The investigation centres on firms that were allegedly offered deals with Petrobras in exchange for bribes, which were funnelled into politicians' pockets and party slush funds.
Lula, a former steel worker turned union leader, came to office as the first left-wing leader in Brazil in nearly half a century.
He was Brazil's most popular president during his tenure - former US President Barack Obama labelled him the most popular politician on Earth.
Unable to stand for a third consecutive term, he was succeeded by close ally Dilma Rousseff, who was later impeached.
Current President Michel Temer also faces corruption allegations and is resisting calls for him to step down.


A counter-terrorism officer was not being racist when he put a monkey toy on a black colleague's desk, a disciplinary panel has found.

Det Sgt Andrew Mottau was cleared of gross misconduct, but was told he should have realised the animal could be perceived as offensive.
He will now receive management advice - the lowest form of disciplinary action.
The woman who brought the complaint said he used the toy to signal whose turn it was to make tea and coffee.
She told a Thames Valley Police misconduct hearing she felt "shocked and offended" after it was placed on her desk in August when she came back from leave.
Det Sgt Mottau was alleged to have told her to make him cups of tea "when the black monkey starts to sing" and she said his behaviour had "racist undertones".
But his defence team said he was a "professional and measured man" who had been unfairly targeted.
The panel found him guilty of misconduct, but concluded that the monkey toy was used in an innocent way to share out the tea-making duties among the team at the South East Counter-Terrorism Unit.
They also decided the woman at the centre of the case, who has not been named, had an unwillingness to participate in the tea round, and the phrase "black monkey" was not used in the office.
The woman, who was the only black person in the team at the time, had known Det Sgt Mottau for more than 20 years.
Det Sgt Mottau was described as "a highly skilled investigator" who never displayed bullying or racist behaviour.


A struggling health trust is to remain in special measures, the NHS watchdog has confirmed.

The status was imposed on North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust in July over concerns about mortality rates and care standards.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said there were "some signs of improvement", but called for further action.
In response, the trust said the report was "an important milestone in our improvement journey".
Inspectors visited the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and the midwifery-led birthing service at Penrith Community Hospital in April and May.
They were concerned by a shortage of doctors and nurses at West Cumberland Hospital and the Cumberland Infirmary, with a "heavy reliance" on temporary staff.
Their report added patient flow was "poorly managed within the trust" leading to people being placed in wards which did not meet their needs.
CQC's chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said: "While we did see some signs of this improvement when we inspected, the trust still has a long way to go before it reaches the required standard.
"It should be noted that staff were seen to be compassionate and supportive, and that patients and relatives praised the staff for the commitment they showed to their work."
The trust said the report "clearly demonstrates the progress being made".
Chief executive Ann Farrar said: "What is clear from the CQC report is that some improvements, such as those relating medical records and outpatients, are within the gift of the trust to deliver.
"Other problems, such as those linked to recruitment, will require NHS system-wide solutions to ensure we can sustain services at West Cumberland Hospital and this must be addressed in the development of our five-year strategies with NHS Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group."
Cumbria's other health trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, was placed in special measures last month following a CQC inspection.


Norwich City staged a dramatic second-half recovery to win at Cardiff City.

Cardiff were cruising at half-time after Joe Ralls, with a low, left-foot shot, and Aron Gunnarsson, cutting in from the left, had given them the lead.
Martin Olsson started the comeback when the ball fell kindly for him after a challenge on Lewis Grabban.
Wes Hoolahan equalised from a rebound, Michael Turner turned in from Alex Tettey to put Norwich ahead and Cameron Jerome scored a late breakaway.
The Canaries, unbeaten since their opening day defeat at Wolves, were awful during the first half and deservedly trailed.
Inside a minute Kenwyne Jones had seen his goalwards glancing header hacked clear, but soon after Ralls seized on Turner's loose pass and drove forward before sending a left-footed drive into the bottom corner.
Norwich fell further behind when Jones played in Anthony Pilkington down the right and his cross was expertly tucked home by Gunnarsson.
Despite great expectations and plenty of money spent to strengthen the squad, Cardiff had stuttered through the start of the Championship season.
But a two-goal lead at half-time against Norwich, like their hosts tipped for an immediate return to the Premier League, had the fans happy and suggested Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team were about to hit their stride.
Instead the Bluebirds fell flat on their face as Norwich picked them apart after the break, not helped by the injury withdrawal of Fabio at left-back.
Firstly Hoolahan was given far too much room to get a ball into Grabban and although Sean Morrison got in a foot, the ball sat up for Olsson to slot home from close range.
Norwich soon levelled, as Nathan Redmond evaded Ralls and Declan John to deliver a pinpoint cross for Jerome.
The former Cardiff striker's header was parried by Marshall, but the Scotland goalkeeper could do nothing as Hoolahan dispatched the follow-up.
The Canaries continued to surge forwards and Russell Martin's mishit shot was turned in by Turner as Marshall appealed in vain for offside.
Despite the capitulation, Cardiff did respond and Peter Whittingham twice worked John Ruddy in the Norwich goal.
But Jerome put the result beyond doubt three minutes from time, splintering the hosts' offside trap to round Marshall and send Norwich into second in the table.
Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:
"You could say it was our best 45 minutes in the first half, and the second was our worst.
"This league is about consistency and we did not have that today.
"We stopped playing. We did not get the second balls, we did not move the ball quickly enough and these are simple things you have to do."
Norwich manager Neil Adams:
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"That's the first time I have had to get angry with them.
"They had to have the rocket at half-time as the first-half performance was nowhere near good enough, and it was justified by the second-half performance.
"I told the players from the off I will take defeats and draws but only if we go about it in the right way."
Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Norwich City 4.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Norwich City 4.
Offside, Norwich City. Russell Martin tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan John.
Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Maynard.
Foul by Gary O'Neil (Norwich City).
Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Norwich City. Javier Garrido replaces Nathan Redmond.
Goal!  Cardiff City 2, Norwich City 4. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Russell Martin.
Substitution, Norwich City. Gary O'Neil replaces Wes Hoolahan.
Attempt missed. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
Michael Turner (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Michael Turner (Norwich City).
Tom Adeyemi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Adeyemi (Cardiff City).
Attempt saved. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by John Brayford.
Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jos Hooiveld (Norwich City).
John Brayford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bradley Johnson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Goal!  Cardiff City 2, Norwich City 3. Michael Turner (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Grabban following a corner.
Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Tettey with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Peter Whittingham.
Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Russell Martin.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Norwich City).
Federico Macheda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Tom Adeyemi replaces Anthony Pilkington.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Nicky Maynard replaces Kenwyne Jones.
Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Russell Martin with a cross.
Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
Corner,  Norwich City. Conceded by Peter Whittingham.
Attempt blocked. Martin Olsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.


French authorities are investigating the mysterious death of two friends whose bodies were found in a back garden bearing no sign of violence.

Lucien PÃ©rot, 69, and Olivier Boudin, 38, appear to have died as they were having a meal together.
Their bodies were found on Thursday in the garden of Perot's house in Authon-du-Perche, about 150km (90 miles) south-west of Paris.
One was sitting on a chair and the other lying down, prosecutors say.
"Their bodies showed no apparent sign of attack. They seem to have died simultaneously," the prosecutors told L'Ã‰cho RÃ©publicain newspaper (in French).
They were found by a neighbour, who told the newspaper that she had seen the two friends eating in the garden the night before.
Prosecutors added that they were considering a number of hypotheses, including a dual suicide, poisoning, or the possibility of the sudden death of one causing a fatal shock in the other.


Daily avalanche information reports for some of Scotland's most popular areas for hillwalkers and climbers have begun.

The Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) has been providing the service for several years.
It assesses avalanche hazard in six areas - Lochaber, Glen Coe, Creag Meagaidh, Southern Cairngorms , Northern Cairngorms and Torridon.
The reports are usually issued until mid-April.
Members of the service also regularly blog on conditions in the hills and mountains in these areas.


A man has been arrested over comments and online posts relating to "right wing extremism", police have said.

The 21-year-old is alleged to have made comments at an event in Blackpool in March 2016 and on social media as part of the National Action group.
The group, which was banned as a terrorist organisation in December, holds anti-Semitic views.
The Blackpool man is suspected of displaying material likely to incite racial hatred and using abusive words.
Support of National Action was outlawed by Home Secretary Amber Rudd under the Terrorism Act.
The move saw it become the first far-right organisation to be banned as a terror group.
The event in Blackpool, which was organised by right-wing group the North West Infidels, saw anti-Semitic chanting and cheering for Adolf Hitler.
The man has been taken to a Lancashire police station for questioning.
The arrest was made by officers from both Lancashire Police and the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.


Media and experts dismiss calls to legalise marijuana in China in the wake of the arrest of several celebrities on drugs-related charges.

Hollywood star Jackie Chan's son Jaycee and Taiwanese actor Kai Ko were detained on Thursday for suspected drug use.
This comes after Gao Hu, a 40-year old mainland actor, became the ninth Chinese celebrity to be arrested for drug-related offences this year.
Amid the crackdown, some netizens have suggested the use of marijuana should be legalised because "it is not the most dangerous substance".
China has kept a tight control on drugs with President Xi Jinping calling for "forceful measures" to tackle illegal drug use in June.
Dismissing netizens' suggestions, state-run People's Daily gathers experts' opinion and concludes that it will be "disastrous" if the substance is legalised.
"In a big country like China, if we legalise marijuana, it will be disastrous for the whole society," says a drug rehabilitation worker.
Li Wenjun, a drug expert at the People's Public Security University of China, adds that marijuana causes addiction even though it is known as a "soft drug".
"Do not simply believe the lie that one will not get addicted by just a simple smoke. Banning drugs is the responsibility of the society and everyone has to fight the war on drugs," he tells the paper.
A commentary on the daily's website says those who are calling for legalising marijuana are "ignorant".
"It is not an issue of freedom of speech or rights. It is about whether society allows anyone to get confused between truth and falsehoods. We should never be reduced to the Sick Man of East Asia again," says the commentator, referring to a humiliating description of the Chinese society in the late 19th century following the Opium Wars.
Some media outlets note that a few countries have made the use of marijuana legal, but warn against taking similar steps in China.
"Some countries have legalised marijuana, but this should not be the reason for us to blindly follow what they have done," says an article in the Beijing Times.
Elsewhere, media defend the passengers who abandoned a Shanghai Metro train coach when a Caucasian-looking man passed out.
According to the footage from the surveillance camera, panicky passengers rushed to the exit within seconds after the man fainted.
The incident happened on 9 August but the video started circulating on social websites in the last two days.
Some Chinese papers have noted a Wall Street Journal blog post that says one cannot "expect to get any help from good Samaritans" when travelling in China's subway.
Defending the passengers, several papers, including the state-run People's Daily, have "given the other side of the story".
"It is not true that nobody offered help to the man. According to the Shanghai Metro, some of these passengers reported the incident to the staff immediately," the report says, noting that a few helpful passengers offered sweets and even sent the man back to his hotel.
Urging the Shanghai Metro to release the full footage, an article in the Beijing News says that it will help "dispel the misunderstanding" that "nobody offered assistance" to the man.
The Global Times' Chinese edition also disagrees that the incident reflects that Chinese people have low moral values.
"As we know, there is an outbreak of Ebola virus in Africa, and the fainted man is a foreigner. Pursuing good things and avoiding danger is the basic instinct of all species, so fleeing is the first reflex action," says the paper.
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Sometime next year, if all goes well, a retired jet engine will be mounted on a flatbed trailer and taken to a coal-fired power plant in Delhi.

With the exhaust nozzle pointed at the sky, the engine will be placed near the smokestack and turned on.
As the engine roars to life, it will generate a nozzle speed of 400 metres per second (1,440km/h; 900mph), which is more or less the speed of sound.
The exhaust will create powerful updrafts that will, to put it simply, blast the emissions from the plant to higher altitudes, above a meteorological phenomenon called temperature inversion, where a layer of cold air is held in place by a warmer "lid" trapping smog.
The jet exhaust will act as a "virtual chimney", drawing in and transporting the smog, which makes Delhi's air some of the most toxic in the world. A single jet engine can deal with emissions from a 1,000 megawatt power plant.
So can jet engines help clean up Delhi's foul air? A team of researchers from the US, India and Singapore believes so.
"This could lead to a successful implementation of a new technology for smog mitigation all over the world," the lead researcher, Moshe Alamaro, an aeronautical engineer and atmospheric scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, tells me.
"The programme could use retired and commercial engines and has the possibility of adding value to numerous retired propulsion systems available."
Delhi is an ideal candidate for this experiment. The widespread use of festival fireworks, the burning of rubbish by the city's poor, plus farm waste from around the city, vehicular emissions and construction dust, all contribute to the city's thick "pea-soup" fogs.
Things get worse in winter: last month, schools were shut, construction and demolition work suspended, people wore face masks and were asked to work from home.
The move came after levels of PM2.5 - tiny particles that can affect the lungs - soared to over 90 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization and 15 times the federal government's norms.
Carrying out the jet engine experiment outside a coal-fired electricity plant makes sense as coal accounts for more than 60% of India's power generation. In two years, the country could surpass China as the biggest importer of thermal coal.
Coal-fired energy may be linked to more than 100,000 premature deaths and millions of cases of asthma and respiratory ailments. Also, emissions from a 1,000-megawatt coal-fired plant are equivalent to emissions from roughly 500,000 cars.
Scientists say that jet engines were used in the Soviet Union 45 years ago to enhance rainfall.
"They achieved some success," says Dr Alamaro. "As far as I know nobody tried using jet engines for smog mitigation."
Farmers have also rented helicopters to hover over their fields to "agitate and disrupt the inversions" to protect their crops.
Next month, Dr Alamaro will join some of India's top scientists and collaborators from government agencies at a workshop to plan the experiment.
There are concerns: noise from the jet engine, for example.
"In the beginning," he says, "the jet engine will be tested in remote location and not necessarily near a power plant, to observe the jet properties and for optimisation."
The scientists say that fears about emissions from jet engines fouling the air are unfounded as their emissions "are much cleaner than that of the power plant per unit of power".
There are reportedly offers of retired jet engines from air forces in India and the US for the experiment.
Scientists are talking to Tata Group, a private power producer, to use one of their plants for a site for the experiment.
Before the test, meteorological data on the area, along with information on frequency of smog will be essential. Drones will be used before and after the experiment.
Critics of the planned experiment doubt whether the jet exhausts will be powerful enough to create a virtual chimney and blow out the smog, and question whether expensive jet engines can be used on a large scale to control air pollution in a vast city such as Delhi.
But Dr Alamaro is optimistic.
"Each new technology should start with the least resistant path for success," he says.
"The concentration of emission from coal is very high near the power plant.
"So a jet engine that elevates this emission is more effective near the power plant than somewhere else in the city that is plagued by smog.
"That said, we also plan to try to elevate the less concentrated smog in and around the city by jet systems.
"For example, the jet system can be placed near highways where vehicle emission is high, so the jet is more effective than somewhere else in the city."
If successful, Dr Alamaro says, this method can be used "anywhere and anytime, away from a power plant and during normal atmospheric conditions" to control air pollution.
Fairly soon, we may know if jet engines can really help to clean Delhi's foul air.


A South African activist who campaigned to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes has been given a place at Oxford - as a Rhodes scholar.

Joshua Nott, 23, has been branded a hypocrite on social media for accepting the Â£40,000 ($49,925) scholarship.
Mr Nott was a key figure in the Rhodes Must Fall movement at the University of Cape Town.
The campaigners called the British mining magnate a backward-looking symbol of racist colonialism.
Following a Twitter outcry in Spring 2015, they succeeded in their bid to have the Cape Town statue removed.
Students at Oxford University then mounted an unsuccessful campaign to remove a Rhodes statue at Oriel College, where the businessman was educated.
Oriel resisted the pressure after a consultation showed "overwhelming" support for keeping it.
Mr Nott, who compared the Cape Town statue to "a swastika in Jerusalem", will now receive tens of thousands from Rhodes' legacy.
The activist, who is the son of a wealthy South African lawyer, has been widely condemned on social media and accused of selling out.
While some branded him an "arrogant hypocrite", others questioned whether poorer South Africans might not be more deserving of a Â£40,000 scholarship.
But Mr Nott has said he will "never toast Cecil John Rhodes" and will use the opportunity to fight against the ideals that Rhodes represented.
He does not plan to participate in the anti-Rhodes movement while at Oxford.
The Rhodes Trust has defended its choice of candidate, praising Mr Nott's commitment to social justice.
A spokesman said: "We pick young people of enormous ability without regard to any particular political affiliation â€¦ Mr Nott has been involved in a wide range of social change initiatives. He made this clear."
Rhodes was a revered figure in the days of the British Empire, but some now view him as an imperialist who profited from South Africa's resources at the expense of the local people.
He believed that the English were naturally superior, and was once quoted as saying: "I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race."
His sizeable trust was established at Oxford over a century ago to fund postgraduate awards for non-British students.
Previous Rhodes scholars include former US President Bill Clinton, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the astronomer Edwin Hubble, and country singer Kris Kristofferson.
Almost 8,000 Rhodes scholars have graduated from Oxford since the scheme was established in 1902.


A man has been arrested over the attack of a Watford fan after a football match in Wolverhampton.

Nick Cruwys, 44, was assaulted in Littles Lane on Saturday. He suffered head injuries and remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
Almost Â£23,000 has been raised to help Mr Cruwys' family after a fundraising appeal was set up by a Wolves fan.
An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of wounding, in Wednesfield, during the early hours.
He has since been released on police bail.
West Midlands Police said father-of-two Mr Cruwys, from Hemel Hempstead, was with a group of friends when he was assaulted.
Det Insp Toni Naylor thanked anyone who had already come forward but appealed for anyone else who could help to contact them.
Wolves fan Ollie Floyd, 16, also of Hemel Hempstead, started the appeal on the Go Fund Me website after saying he was "absolutely disgusted" by the attack.
He said he would be contacting Watford FC to get the money to Mr Cruwys, a milkman.


A UK exit from the European Union would not have "much effect" on the Northern Ireland economy, a Cambridge academic has told a Westminster inquiry.

Economist Dr Graham Gudgin was giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
He said studies done so far suggest the impacts on the UK economy would be in the range of plus or minus 2% of GDP.
He described that impact as "pretty small" and "within the margin of error."
Dr Gudgin, a former adviser to David Trimble, said the UK would have Â£10bn in net savings which is currently paid into the EU.
He said that meant there would be "plenty of money around" to replace the EU subsidies on which Northern Ireland farmers rely.
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However, he cautioned that there is "total uncertainty", with everything depending on the exact post-exit arrangements.
Two other economists giving evidence on Wednesday also pointed to the issue of uncertainty.
Prof Neil Gibson, from Ulster University, said "nobody will know" what new trade deals will emerge post-exit.
He said "the whole complexity" of such deals add a "huge level of uncertainty" which, he said, will be an important factor when people come to vote.
However, he was optimistic that the UK could get a good trade deal with the EU.
He said it would be in both sides' interests to have "a very open trade agreement".
However, Dr Leslie Budd from the Open University said he did not share that optimism on trade.
He said the transaction costs of trying to get deals with a range of countries "could be very large".
He also raised questions about the impact of foreign direct investment in the UK.
Meanwhile, Prof Gibson said a UK exit could, in the short-term, blunt the impact of Northern Ireland having a reduced rate of corporation tax.
He said it could lead foreign firms to postpone investment until trade agreements become clear.
"I think there would be added complexity, it would at least be a factor in those firm's intentions," he added.
He said that could lead to a situation where the tax was cut and "in the first two years not much is happening."


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Prince Harry's decade-long career with the Army has ended, Kensington Palace has said.

The fifth-in-line to the throne will spend the next three months carrying out voluntary work with conservation experts in Africa.
He will travel to Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Botswana.
Harry said he had an "epic 10 years" and that Army life kept him "out of trouble" when speaking about his decision to leave last month.
He has promised to keep work with military personnel in the Commonwealth as a "permanent feature" of his royal and charitable duties.
From the autumn he will work as a volunteer with a Personnel Recovery Unit in London, where he will help wounded soldiers with their rehabilitation.
Kensington Palace said in a statement: "The prince has had a fulfilling military career and considers it a huge honour to have served his country in the armed forces, during which time he has undertaken two operational tours of duty in Afghanistan, qualified as an Apache Aircraft Commander, spearheaded the Invictus Games and - most recently - undertaken an attachment with the Australian Defence Force."
Harry had announced in February that he would be leaving the Army.
Harry was away on leave for his last official day in the Army, on Thursday, and will hold a formal farewell meeting with his commanding officer later in the year.
Speaking recently about his decision to join the forces, he said: "I did it because since I was a kid I enjoyed wearing the combats, I enjoyed running around with a rifle, jumping in a ditch and living in the rain, and stuff.
"But then when I grew up, it became more than that, it became an opportunity for me to escape the limelight.
"I've had an epic 10 years, I've had great fun. The Army keep giving me great jobs, and I can never thank them enough for that."
He also said it had been a difficult decision to leave and that he dreaded to think where he would have been without the experience.
In southern Africa, he will be involved in "front-line conservation projects", having developed a programme with conservation experts, including those from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
He will learn about environmental education programmes as well as working "at the sharp end of wildlife protection", joining rangers who respond to reports of poaching attacks on elephants and rhino, and spending time with vets who try to save animals after attacks.
Jonathan Baillie, director of conservation programmes at ZSL, said: "After this period, Prince Harry will be one of the best-informed ambassadors for the conservation community on what is really happening on the ground in Africa. His experience will be of great value."
Harry is understood to be leaving for Africa next week.


Payday lender Wonga must pay £2.6m in compensation after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears.

The letters threatened legal action, but the law firms were false. In some cases Wonga added fees for these letters to customers' accounts.
The City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said 45,000 customers would be compensated.
Wonga has apologised and said the tactic ended nearly four years ago.
The City regulator has told the BBC it has sent a file to the police.
The company is the UK's largest payday lender, making nearly four million loans to one million customers in 2012, latest figures show.
An investigation found that Wonga sent letters to customers from fake law firms called "Chainey, D'Amato & Shannon" and "Barker and Lowe Legal Recoveries".
The plan was to make customers in arrears believe that their outstanding debt had been passed to a law firm, with legal action threatened if the debt was not paid.
The company was using this tactic to maximise collections by piling the pressure on customers, the regulator said.
"Wonga's misconduct was very serious because it had the effect of exacerbating an already difficult situation for customers in arrears," said Clive Adamson, director of supervision at the FCA.
"The FCA expects firms to pay particular attention to fair treatment of those who have difficulty in meeting their loan repayments."
The situation occurred between October 2008 and November 2010, and involved Wonga and other companies within its group.
As this happened before the FCA took over the regulation of payday lenders, it is unable to fine Wonga. It also said there would be no criminal investigation as it wanted to set up a compensation scheme as quickly as possible and a criminal probe would take time. Affected customers will receive about £50 each.
Instead, Wonga will start contacting customers in July to offer compensation, with money likely to be paid by the end of the month. This will either be paid in cash or customers will have their outstanding debt reduced.
"We would like to apologise unreservedly to anyone affected by the historical debt collection activity and for any distress caused as a result," said Tim Weller, interim chief executive of Wonga.
"The practice was unacceptable and we voluntarily ceased it nearly four years ago."
Anyone who might have changed address in the intervening period should contact Wonga.
Labour MP and campaigner against payday loans Stella Creasy has questioned the lack of criminal investigation.
"Why in those instances where customers of Wonga charged debt collection fees for these letters is that not police matter?," she asked on social media site Twitter.
Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer group Which?, said: "It is right the FCA is taking a tougher line on irresponsible lending and it does not get much more irresponsible than this.
"It is a shocking new low for the payday industry that is already dogged by bad practice and Wonga deserves to have the book thrown at it."
The investigation was started by the FCA's predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Wonga said it stopped the tactic voluntarily then offered information to the OFT.
In addition, in April this year, Wonga discovered that it had miscalculated some customers' balances.
This resulted in 200,000 people overpaying the company. Wonga said that the majority overpaid by less than £5, and a larger number underpaid.
Those who overpaid will be contacted by Wonga, and the underpaid debt will be cancelled.
Mr Weller said the company "will learn from these mistakes" and was strengthening its internal controls.
The problems for Wonga come shortly after its boss Niall Wass quit after six months in the job of chief executive. Mr Wass joined Wonga in January 2013 as chief operating officer - after the fake lawyer tactics ended - and became chief executive in November.
Earlier this month, chairman and founder Errol Damelin also announced that he was planning to quit.


Check out these amazing dives from a cliff diving competition in Ireland.

26 June 2017 Last updated at 16:35 BST
Around twenty daredevil divers jumped from nearly three times the height of an Olympic board - that's almost 30 metres.
They landed in a pool of water, known as the Serpents Lair, which is just off the west coast of Ireland.
British diver Gary Hunt won the men's competition.
But don't try this yourself, these divers are specially trained and only perform at these special events.


Work has started on the first phase of a £25m transformation of Hull's city centre.

Ground surveys and excavations are being carried out before construction work starts on the project.
Under the plans, new lighting, public art, paving and street furniture will be installed in the areas between the station and the Fruit Market.
Hull City Council said it expected the revamp to be completed in time for its role as City of Culture in 2017.
The first phase, which is costing £12.7m, would "maximise our city's unique character and heritage", the authority said.
It hopes to increase retail turnover by £70m and see 500 new jobs over the next 10 years.
Councillor Martin Mancey said: "This is the very first sign of work beginning on the ground.
"We have a huge amount of work to do to get the city ready for 2017 and I would ask businesses and residents for their patience whilst the work is under way.
"We will do everything possible to minimise disruption."
Building work on the transformation is expected to start in September.


Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said there were issues around why Scotland appeared to be "uniquely unattractive" to immigrants.

She told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that being the "highest taxed part" of the UK disadvantaged the country.
Ms Davidson said she believed there was a need for a better immigration system.
The Conservative Party's General Election manifesto pledged to cut net migration to "tens of thousands".
Campaigning for the 8 June vote resumed on Friday after being halted because of the terrorist attack in Manchester on Monday night.
Twenty-two people were killed, including schoolgirl Eilidh MacLeod from Scotland, and almost 60 people were badly injured.
Ms Davidson, who is the last of Scotland's main political leaders to be interviewed on Good Morning Scotland, said it had been right to "pause" campaigning.
But she added that it was also right to resume because "the people who are doing the attacks, they don't like our freedoms".
On the issue of people coming to the UK to work, the MSP said she was not "hung up on numbers".
5,404,700
Scotland's population
40,400 Came from overseas
17,500 Left for overseas
46,300 Came from rest of UK
37,500 Left for rest of UK
Ms Davidson explained: "Whether it is one person under 100,000 or one person over - to me that is less than an issue.
"It is about making sure that we have a system that works and that we do have to have a conversation, particularly when it comes to the other 27 EU nations about how we do that, so it is fair, so it is transparent, so the public can have confidence in it.
"I don't think there is anything anti-immigrant or racist about saying we need to have a system that people can believe in."
The politician said that one of the things that worried her was that "for all the people that come to the UK, a very, very small proportion choose to come to Scotland".
Ms Davidson added: "There is an issue about why is Scotland so uniquely unattractive to people that come to the UK, or it would seem to be from the figures.
"I have my own theories about this in terms of the fact that we are the highest taxed part of the UK, the fact that we have an economy that is shrinking not growing when the rest of the UK economy is growing.
"I think we need to be more pro-business - when people move to other countries it is so they can work and get on and have a better quality of life.
"We need to have an economy that attracts more people that come to the UK, within the UK."
In a series of interviews on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, each main party leader made their campaign pitch ahead of the 8 June election.
Nicola Sturgeon - Scottish National Party
Nicola Sturgeon has said a vote for the SNP would strengthen Scotland's hand over Brexit and allow her to argue for a seat at the negotiating table. The Scottish government wants Scotland to remain in the EU - and in particular the single market. Ms Sturgeon told the BBC: "What I am saying in this election is that we have an opportunity, by how we vote, to give those proposals democratic legitimacy. And, by voting for the SNP, to give me the ability to strengthen Scotland's hands in those [Brexit] negotiations, get a seat at the negotiating table and argue for Scotland's place in the single market."
Kezia Dugdale - Scottish Labour
The leader of Scottish Labour, Kezia Dugdale, has insisted that she thinks her party can win next month's general election. She said people across Scotland were tired of politics in Scotland being dominated by the constitution. She told the BBC: "What I am saying clearly is that with Labour you get a clear promise of opposition to independence and an independence referendum."
Willie Rennie - Scottish Liberal Democrats
There is no inconsistency in supporting a second referendum on Brexit but not on independence, the Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie has said. The Liberal Democrat manifesto says UK voters should be offered a vote on the final deal to leave the EU. But the party is firmly opposed to another referendum on whether Scotland should be independent. Mr Rennie told the BBC: "I think the British people, not just Theresa May, not just the MPs, not just the Conservatives, should decide on whether that deal is good enough or not."


Pedro Caixinha has been confirmed as the new manager of Rangers after signing a three-year contract.

The 46-year-old Portugeuse will attend Sunday's Old Firm match against Celtic before starting work on Monday.
Under-20s coach Graeme Murty will remain in interim charge for a sixth game since Mark Warburton's departure.
"It is a great honour to join Rangers Football Club," said Caixinha after being released by his Qatari club Al-Gharafa on Friday.
"This club has a great history and tradition and I am proud to follow in the footsteps of legendary Rangers managers like Walter Smith, Graeme Souness and Jock Wallace.
"Rangers is a name that is known worldwide and I am looking forward to forging a positive relationship with supporters and meeting the playing squad and staff at the club.
"I know there is a lot of hard work ahead and I assure all our fans that I will do all I can to provide a winning and entertaining Rangers team."
Caixinha previously managed Uniao Leiria and Nacional in Portugal, and led Mexican side Santos Laguna to the 2014 Copa MX Apertura trophy, the 2015 Liga MX Clausura title and the 2015 Campeon de Campeones trophy, as well as the 2013 Concacaf Champions League final.
Before moving into management, he spent six years as assistant to Jose Peseiro at Sporting Lisbon, Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, Greek outfit Panathinaikos, Rapid Bucharest in Romania and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Caixinha, who speaks fluent English, earned some of his coaching qualifications at the Scottish Football Association's coach education centre at Largs.
"We are delighted to welcome Pedro to Rangers," said managing director Stewart Robertson. "We compiled a shortlist of high-quality candidates for the position but we knew after our initial meeting with Pedro that he was the right man to take this club forward.
"He is a man of great experience and authority and the board has no doubt he will help us achieve our long-term goals. I would like to thank the Rangers supporters for their patience throughout the process but we were determined to appoint the best candidate possible.
"I would also like to thank Graeme Murty for taking control of the first team. He will complete his duties at Celtic Park on Sunday before returning to his role with the Under-20s and Pedro will begin his work on Monday morning."
Murty has overseen Scottish Cup wins against Greenock Morton and Hamilton Academical, and a Premiership victory over St Johnstone, but league defeats by Dundee and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The Ibrox side are third in Scotland's top flight, six points behind Aberdeen and 33 off runaway leaders Celtic, who can clinch a sixth straight title this month.
Warburton, who led Rangers to promotion by winning last season's Scottish Championship, parted company with the club at the same time as assistant David Weir and head of recruitment Frank McParland.
McParland has since become director of football at Nottingham Forest.


A Hungarian member of the European Parliament has been criticised for suggesting pigs' heads could be put on border fences to deter refugees.

Gyorgy Schopflin, a member of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, made the remark after images emerged of vegetables carved into heads and placed along the country's southern frontier.
"Human images are haram... Pig's head would deter more effectively," he said.
Hungary has taken a hard-line stance on migration into the country.
Mr Schopflin made the comments responding to criticism from Andrew Stroehlein, European Media Director for the charity Human Rights Watch.
Mr Stroehlein hit back at Mr Schopflin, accusing him of "xenophobic filth" and calling him an "embarrassment to Hungary, to Europe and to humanity".
Other Twitter users called the MEP's comments "nasty" and accused him of racism.
He has refused to apologise, saying the remark was "hypothetical" and "a thought experiment".
Pork is considered impure by Muslims and its consumption forbidden.
Under conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Hungary has taken a tough approach to migrants and refugees entering the country.
A razor wire-topped fence now separates stretches of the country's southern border from is neighbours and is patrolled by troops.
In October the country will hold a referendum on whether it agrees on the EU's mandatory refugee resettlement policy.


"Shropshire's largest music festival" has been cancelled a month before it was due to go ahead after the firm behind it ceased trading.

The Shrewsbury Fields Forever Festival was due to take place at The Quarry with headliners Dizzee Rascal and the Happy Mondays performing.
However, last week the town council refused permission for the event to be staged.
Organiser Forever Invasion Ltd said it would go into voluntary liquidation.
Insolvency firm Irwin UK said it did not know the exact number of tickets that had been sold but understood it to be "several hundred".
Forever Invasion director, Dene Edwards, said the insolvency firm had been hired to contact creditors including ticket holders.
He also advised ticket holders to contact their card holders to see if they could get refunds.
He said he would be contacting the town council to get more detail on the reasons for its decision.
The council had said that "insufficient information was available to confirm the booking."
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The event had already been postponed from the year before as organisers said they could not find a venue.
Councillor Jon Tandy said: "Our focus has always been to ensure quality events which are safe for those who attend, that show good value for money and that leave those event-goers feeling they have had a good time.
"To do that we require good event planning. In this case I am afraid we couldn't be assured that those values could be achieved."
Forever Invasion Ltd is also the company behind the Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival which went ahead in July.


Work is under way to repair a burst water main in the Republic of Ireland which has left 50,000 customers without water for six days.

The pipe, which supplies Staleen Water Treatment Plant in County Louth, burst on Friday.
Irish Water said parts to repair the main arrived on site on Wednesday.
Speaking to RTÃ‰, Sean Laffey of Irish Water said this was a "temporary patch" but that a permanent fix would be completed in two weeks.
Water is currently running through the pipe, but testing will continue for the rest of the day.
On Tuesday, Irish Water said it could be the weekend before supply returned to normal.
Irish Water also said it is prioritising the replacement of the 2.2km water main which serves the plant.
"It's clear from the significant level of disruption and hardship endured by so many customers as a result of the burst on this high pressure main that its replacement must be a priority for Irish Water," a statement said.
"A detailed programme for complete replacement will take a number of weeks to finalise.
"However, a preliminary view suggests a timeframe of 18 months and a budget of 2-3m euros will be needed to complete the work."
Water rationing remains in place and there are 86 stationary water containers in place across counties Louth and Meath.


Winger Greg Eden scored five tries in Castleford's win over Warrington Wolves, which extended Tigers' lead at the top of Super League to six points.

Eden's fourth hat-trick in five Super League games gave Tigers a 26-6 lead at the break and he eventually took his tally of tries for the season to 30.
Greg Minikin and Mike McMeeken also crossed, while Wire trio Tom Lineham, Joe Westerman and Jack Hughes replied.
The Wolves are 10th, two points below eighth-placed Huddersfield Giants.
Last season's beaten Grand Finalists suffered a fourth consecutive Super League defeat after enduring a horrendous opening 15 minutes.
As well as conceding four tries without reply, they lost centre Matty Blythe to injury and prop Chris Hill was sin-binned for a late hit on fellow England international Luke Gale.
Castleford prop Andy Lynch, who has announced he will retire at the end of the 2017 season, made his 500th career appearance.
Eden fell just short of the record for the most tries in a single Super League match - Lesley Vainikolo scored six in a game for Bradford against Hull in 2005.
However, the 26-year-old is on course to break the record for the most tries in a Super League campaign with 12 matches remaining.
Denny Solomona scored 40 for Castleford in 2016, before he made a controversial cross-code move to Sale Sharks.
Castleford coach Daryl Powell:
"Greg [Eden] is such a great finisher but there are some smart things done by the people inside him.
"Some of the stuff the left edge did was special. I thought Zak Hardaker getting into the line and creating overload situations was great.
"It wasn't perfect from us. There were flashes of absolute brilliance but in the second half we were disappointing.
"Ultimately, we are six points clear and at this stage of the season we are in a good position. It is about us going on with it and staying focused."
Warrington coach Tony Smith:
"When you are down to 12 men it could have been worse. There was a fair bit of damage done in that first period.
"The captain was hard on himself in the changing room afterwards. But we still shouldn't have leaked as many points in that period.
"The response in the second half showed some character, particularly with the troops down.
"We had seven or eight out injured that you would suggest would be in our starting team. Bearing those two things in mind there was a bit about us."
Castleford: Hardaker; Minikin, Monaghan, Shenton, Eden; Roberts, Gale; Lynch, McShane, Millington, Sene-Lefao, McMeeken, Massey.
Replacements: Milner, Moors, Holmes, Foster.
Warrington: Dagger; Penny, Ratchford, Blythe, Lineham; Patton, Westerman; Hill, Clark, Sims, Jullien, Hughes, Cooper.
Replacements: Dwyer, King, Savelio, Philbin.
Referee: James Child


Solar Impulse has landed in the US state of Ohio following the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the globe.

The zero-fuel aircraft arrived in Dayton at 21:56 local time (01:56 GMT) having flown from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 1,113km journey took pilot Andre Borschberg about 16 hours to complete, a relatively short hop for the plane.
Solar Impulse is aiming to get to New York in the next couple of weeks before it crosses the Atlantic - the last big leg in its global endeavour.
To complete the circumnavigation, the aeroplane needs to get to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates where the journey started in March last year.
As well as setting new aviation milestones, the stated purpose of the project is to demonstrate the capability of clean technologies.
The plane gets all its energy from the sun, captured by 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its top surfaces. These power the craft's propellers during the day but also charge batteries that the vehicle's motors can then call on during the night.
The craft is wider than a 747 jumbo jet but weighs just 2.3 tonnes. Low flight speed means mission legs can take several days and nights of continuous flight.
The pilot is permitted only catnaps of up to 20 minutes, and the cockpit is little bigger than a public telephone box.
LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 772km; 13 Hours 1 Minute
LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,593km; 15 Hours 20 Minutes
LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,170km; 13 Hours 15 Minutes
LEG 4: 18 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,536km; 13 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,636km; 20 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing (China) - 1,384km; 17 Hours 22 Minutes
LEG 7: 30 May. Nanjing (China) to Nagoya (Japan) - 2,942km; 1 Day 20 Hours 9 Minutes
LEG 8: 28 June. Nagoya (Japan) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) - 8,924km; 4 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 9: 21 April. Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) to Mountain View, California (US) - 4,523km;  2 Days 17 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 10: 2 May. Mountain View, California (US) to Phoenix, Arizona (US) - 1,199km; 15 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 11: 12 May. Phoenix, Arizona (US) to Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - 1,570 km; 18 Hours 10 Minutes
LEG 12: 21 May. Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) to Dayton, Ohio (US) - 1,113 km; 16 Hours 34 Minutes


Protesters have blocked a key highway in India to protest against the death of two children who were burnt alive in an arson attack near the capital Delhi.

A toddler and a nine-month old died after their home in Faridabad town was set on fire early on Tuesday, allegedly by upper-caste men.
Three people were arrested and police said they were looking for nine others.
The parents of the children were also injured and their mother is reported to be still in a critical condition.
Security has been tightened in the area after a rise in tensions over the incident.
On Tuesday, several young men blocked roads in Faridabad, demanding action against those behind the crime. Many more joined them on Wednesday, local television reported.
The infant and his two-year-old sister were both asleep in their home in Faridabad district, about 25 miles (40km) outside Delhi, when the attackers doused the building with petrol and set it alight.
"We were sleeping when they poured petrol from the window. I smelled the petrol and tried to wake up my wife but by then the fire had started. My children died in the fire," the father, identified as Jitender, told the Press Trust of India news agency.
"They had threatened me that they will finish my family, that I should never return to the village," he added.
The chief minister and senior police officials have promised to bring the attackers to justice.
Faridabad police commissioner Subhash Yadav told the AFP that the attack appeared to have been part of a long-running feud between the area's Dalit community and the higher Rajput caste, which also claimed the lives of three people a year ago.
Dalits, formerly known as "untouchables", are at the bottom of the Hindu caste system in India. Although caste discrimination is illegal, biases remain in many areas.


The US central bank has decided not to raise interest rates, keeping them at the same level they have been at since December 2008.

The Federal Reserve made it clear that concerns over the strength of the global economy had influenced its decision not to lift rates.
Nine members of its key policymaking committee voted to hold the federal funds rate target at 0 to 0.25%.
One committee member, Jeffrey Lacker, favoured a 0.25 percentage point rise.
In a statement, the Federal Open Market Committee said: "Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term."
Signs of weaker growth and stock market turmoil in China have led to fears among investors about US economic growth.
"We've long expected to see some slowing in Chinese growth over time as they rebalance their economy. There are no surprises there. The question is whether or not there will be a risk of a more abrupt slowdown than most analysts expect," Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said at a press conference.
There had been intense speculation over the Fed's decision this week, with analysts split over whether it would raise rates now or hold fire.
The Fed's long-term policy is to keep interest rates low until employment levels improve further and the main US inflation rate approaches its 2% target.
Inflation currently remains subdued in the US, kept down by cheaper oil and a strong dollar.
The central bank said that it still wanted to see more improvement in the labour market, even though recent data showed that the unemployment rate for August was 5.1%, the lowest since 2008.
The Fed also wants to be "reasonably confident" that inflation will increase.
"The committee currently anticipates that, even after employment and inflation are near mandate-consistent levels, economic conditions may, for some time, warrant keeping the target federal funds rate below levels the Committee views as normal in the longer run," it said.
The number of Fed policymakers who predicted a rate increase this year dropped to 13 from 15 in June, out of a total of 17.
When the Federal Reserve does start to raise rates, policymakers have forecast slow increases.
These would probably be just 0.25 of a percentage point this year, followed by one percentage point in 2016 and then a further 1.25 percentage point increase in 2017.
There will be two more meetings this year of the Fed's Open Markets Committee, which sets rates, in October and December.
"The bigger issue here was the international situation - the idea that there was a global slowdown. Between the economic uncertainty and the slowdown in China that is really what's driving the decision to keep them at zero," Karissa McDonough, senior fixed income strategist at People's United Wealth Management told the BBC.
"To my mind the Fed wants to focus on the domestic economy, but even before the financial crisis we are linked globally to much greater extent than we have been," she added.
Most US stocks closed lower and the dollar fell after the Fed's announcement.
The Dow Jones closed down 65.21 points at 16,674, while the S&P 500 fell 5 points to 1,990.
However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 4 points at 4,893.
The dollar index, which compares the value of the currency with six others, fell 1.02%, to 94.447.
In the UK, the reaction from business groups was mixed.
James Sproule, chief economist at the Institute of Directors said: "The Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates is disappointing. It lacks the bold and necessary steps which must be taken to normalise monetary policy."
Meanwhile, John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "Given the current global uncertainty, the Fed was right to keep rates on hold for now, and avoid exacerbating the problem."
Ms Yellen was asked in the Fed's news conference if protesters outside the meeting demanding low rates - and outside their last meeting at Jackson Hole - had affected the decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
"We value all the opinions of individuals and some interesting groups. But at the end of the day, it's all about the data," she said.
A hike is still on the table before the end of the year. Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that was still the majority view of the Federal Open Market Committee members - the group responsible for setting US interest rates.
America's unemployment rate continues to move in the right direction. The housing market is stronger. Business confidence is high.
Despite these positive signs, the committee members still decided the US economy wasn't ready yet for higher rates.
During her press conference, Janet Yellen gave a long list of reasons, including serious worries about China, little evidence of inflation and slack in the labour market.
So will the U.S. Raise interest rates in December? Market watchers are waiting to see if the Fed will deliver an early Christmas surprise.


A £30m sea defence project in Essex is being jeopardised by questions over the materials being used, the leader of Tendring District Council has said.

Peter Halliday accused the councillors who prompted a scrutiny meeting next Tuesday about the Holland Haven-to-Clacton defences of "scaremongering".
Councillor Pierre Oxley, who called in the meeting, said Mr Halliday's accusation was "garbage".
"We're not against the project because we want it to happen," he said.
Mr Oxley claimed the council had been unclear about how much of the beach would be sand, and how much would be shingle.
"We want to know what the mix is," he said.
"Residents are saying they want to be able to lay on the beach and play on it, but if it's all stone or shingle that will be an issue."
The Conservative-run council last week submitted its application to the Environment Agency, which it hopes will contribute £22m towards the project.
If successful, 25 groynes will be installed and the beach will be recharged.
Mr Oxley said the council could have avoided the scrutiny meeting if they had "put all the percentages in the report".
Mr Halliday said: "We have been completely open and transparent throughout the entire process.
"Samples of the sand and shingle mix were available to all councillors at last Tuesday's council meeting and the report clearly stakes the composition of the material being proposed for the beach recharge."
The council will discuss the concerns at the council chamber, Weeley, on Tuesday evening.