It has been one year since India became the first nation to successfully place a satellite into orbit around Mars on its first attempt.

The Mangalyaan robotic probe, one of the cheapest interplanetary missions ever, has been studying the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Over the year, it has also taken some detailed pictures of Mars' geography.
We look back at some of the main highlights of Mangalyaan's year in orbit.
Perhaps one of Mangalyaan's biggest triumphs was that it changed the way we thought about space travel.
This is a mission that was budgeted at 4.5bn rupees ($74m), which, by Western standards, is staggeringly cheap.
The American Maven orbiter that arrived at the Red Planet a few days before the Indian probe cost almost 10 times as much.
$74m
Cost of India's Mangalyaan mission
$671m
Cost of Nasa's Maven Mars mission
Launched on 5 Nov  2013
Weighs  1,350kg
Closest point to Mars 366km
"For sure, people costs are less in this populous nation, and the scientists and engineers working on any space mission are always the largest part of the ticket price", said BBC's Jonathan Amos.
"Home-grown components and technologies have also been prioritised over expensive foreign imports. But, in addition, India has been careful to do things simply."
Google got in on the Mars orbiter celebrations by releasing a Mangalyaan themed doodle to mark the satellite's first month in orbit around Mars.
Google has done a number of doodles on a variety of Indian subjects, including marking the country's Independence and Republic Days, the festivals of Holi and Diwali, the cricket World Cup and the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.
The Mars Orbiter Twitter feed has truly been one of the highlights of its year long orbit around the red planet.
It has a great sense of humour and frequently engages in friendly banter with other satellites and probes. However its relationship with the Mars Curiosity rover is probably the most special.
The Curiosity rover in fact, was one of the first to tweet at Mangalyaan soon after it was placed into orbit, and the two seem to have kept in touch.
The Siding Spring comet which had a near brush with Mars in October 2014, also came uncomfortably close to Mangalyaan.
India's space agency had to reposition the satellite so that it would not be destroyed by the comet.
Scientists had voiced concern, saying that the comet's massive dust trail as a result of the flyby could potentially cause damage to the sensitive electronic equipment aboard the probe. But as we saw from the tweet below, there was absolutely no harm done.
The orbiter has sent some stunning pictures back to India, which have been released by the ISRO space agency. Here are a few:


A man has appeared in court charged with trying to disrupt the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay.

Sean Clerkin, 53, is alleged to have run on to Darnley Road, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, on Wednesday in a bid to disrupt the baton's progress.
At Paisley Sheriff Court, he denied the charge. Mr Clerkin was released on bail pending a trial date next year.
As a condition of bail, he is not allowed near the Baton Relay or any event zone during the Games.


The US is imposing travel restrictions on a number of Venezuelan officials.

Officials did not specify how many people would be affected, but said those "who have been responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses" would not be "welcome" in the US.
The Venezuelan opposition has been lobbying for sanctions since thousands of protesters were detained during anti-government protests.
At least 43 people were killed in the protests.
The victims were from both sides of the political divide.
Relations between the US and Venezuela took a turn for the worse on Sunday when the former head of Venezuelan military intelligence, Gen Hugo Carvajal, was released from custody in the Caribbean and given a hero's welcome in Caracas.
Gen Carvajal had been detained on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba over US accusations of drug-trafficking activities.
The US Treasury said he had been protecting drug shipments by Colombian Farc rebels.
He was released after Venezuela claimed he had diplomatic immunity because he had been appointed as Venezuela's consul in Aruba.
The US said his release was "deeply disappointing" and accused Venezuela of threatening Aruba and the Netherlands into freeing Gen Carvajal.
In a statement released on Wednesday, US state department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the travel restrictions were in response to "arbitrary detentions and excessive use of force" by Venezuelan officials as they tried to contain growing anti-government protest.
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in February and March in protest at skyrocketing inflation, high crime rates and shortages of some basic staples.
Key opposition figures behind the protests were arrested and have been charged with inciting violence.
Thousands of protesters were detained, many of them have since been released but there have been allegations they were intimidated, beaten and even tortured.
The Venezuelan government says it is investigating dozens of members of the security forces in connection with the allegations.
The demonstrations have since become smaller and less frequent but tensions in the deeply divided country remain high.
President Nicolas Maduro has accused the opposition of trying to launch a coup against his government at the behest of "the imperialist US force".


A driver miraculously avoided serious injury after flipping his car while trying to avoid a duck on the A1.

The crash happened near Hatfield, in Hertfordshire, shortly before 07:00 BST on Sunday.
The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit tweeted the driver was "OK this time" but warned people to avoid swerving for wildlife. The duck died in the crash.
"A duck's life is far less valuable than yours," police said.


McLaren's Fernando Alonso says he is "100% committed" to staying in Formula 1 and winning a third world title.

The Spaniard was clarifying comments he made to former F1 driver Mark Webber, who has retired after three years in the World Endurance Championship.
He said to Webber: "I will ask you many things when I join your adventure."
Alonso later said Le Mans was an "attractive challenge" but added: "The first thing I want to do and will do is to win the third world title in F1."
The 35-year-old has one year left on his McLaren contract and has said he will decide whether to stay in F1 after 2017 once he has experienced the new design of cars that will be introduced next season.
He described his comments about wanting to race at Le Mans as "nothing new".
"I am committed to F1 100% next year with the team," he said. "In the future it is a very attractive challenge and thing to do, the Le Mans 24 Hours, because I like the category and I like the cars.
"But that future, I don't know if it means in two years' time, five years' time or 11 years' time."
Alonso, champion in 2005 and 2006, said he felt 2016 had been one of his best seasons in F1.
He has out-qualified team-mate Jenson Button at more than 80% of races where a fair comparison can be made, at an average advantage of 0.34secs.
Alonso is 10th in the drivers' championship with 53 points, while Button - who will retire at the end of the season - has 21.
Alonso added: "2012 is probably my best season in F1. Then 2014 could be my second best, and then this one probably will be on the final step of the podium so far in my opinion because I felt very confident with the car in every condition.
"Even the last 10 laps in Brazil I felt really competitive with 40-lap old tyres and things like that.
"That gave me the opportunity to drive on the limit on many occasions and Jenson is an incredible driver. Last year I saw that and experienced it and this year I was able to be in front of him many times.
"I'm happy with the things we have done and the progress of the team as well, a completely different taste this final race in Abu Dhabi compared to 12 months ago when we were disappointed, sad, many things were going on in our heads last year.
"This year everything is optimistic and joy. We know there is still a long way to go to become champions but the feeling is much more happy than last year."


Britain's Jonny Brownlee crashed during the bike phase of his first triathlon since collapsing at last year's World Series finale.

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Brownlee, who had to be carried over the line by brother Alistair in Mexico, was returning to action in Japan.
He carried his damaged bike a mile to the next transition in Yokohama to take part in the run and finished 42nd.
Spain's Mario Mola won the event, with Bermuda's Flora Duffy earlier winning the women's event.
"My first reaction was to get back on the bike, get back riding," said Brownlee.
"But then I got to my bike and the handlebars were pointing in the wrong direction and I couldn't move it.
"I still wanted to run - I had not come all the way to Japan not to finish."
Gordon Benson and Tom Bishop were the highest-placed British finishers in the men's race in 10th and 11th respectively.
The 2017 series is led by defending champion Mola from fellow Spaniard Fernando Alarza, who was also second to Mola in Japan.
Sophie Coldwell was the fastest Briton in the women's race as she came home fourth, one place ahead of compatriot Vicky Holland. Non Stanford, Jessica Learmonth and Lucy Hall were seventh, eighth and 11th respectively.
Stanford and Learmonth also crashed in the wet conditions but, unlike Brownlee, were able to remount.
In the Para-triathlon races, Britain won three gold medals, two silvers and two bronzes.
Andy Lewis was first in the PTS2 category, and Dave Ellis and his guide Jack Peasgood won the men's visually impaired race, while Alison Patrick and her guide Nicole Walters finished top of the standings in the women's equivalent.
Brownlee, an Olympic silver medallist at Rio 2016 and a bronze medallist at London 2012, had missed the first two races of this year's World Series - in Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
In wet conditions in Yokohama he veered into the railings on his bike when trying to avoid a rider who had fallen in front of him.
Rather than concede his race was over, Brownlee ran barefoot for the final half-lap of the cycling discipline - about a mile - carrying his bike.
The 27-year-old eventually finished six minutes 56 seconds behind the winner.
"It was going quite well - the swim went really well," he said.
"On that course you want to stay high up in the field to avoid crashes. I was sitting in fourth to avoid crashes, but then an athlete just crashed in front of me.
"I was very, very lucky not to break anything in the crash. I've watched the video back and I could easily have two broken collarbones.
"I'm just disappointed - I come to races to race and I didn't get a chance."
The next race in the series takes place in Leeds, when Yorkshire-born Jonny could be joined by brother Alistair, who is focusing on long-distance triathlons this year.
You can watch highlights of the races on BBC Two from 13:00 BST on Sunday, 14 May.
Brendan Purcell, British Triathlon performance director, added: "The rain caught us by surprise. We were expecting rain, but it got heavier and heavier.
"When the guy went down in front of Jonny, he had nowhere to go. The bike couldn't be fixed, but he wanted to do a run as he feels he's in good form.
"I come away reflecting on the positives from the swim in particular, there were a lot of good performances. No-one had the perfect race, maybe apart from Sophie, but they delivered a set of solid results."


Anglesey councillors are calling on the National Grid not to erect more pylons on the island.

Councillors were unanimous in their support to take cables underground as the company looks to connect the planned nuclear power station, Wylfa Newydd, to the electricity network.
The National Grid proposes using pylons between Wylfa and Pentir in Gwynedd with cables under the Menai Strait.
It is currently holding a public consultation on its plans.
A report to the council on Wednesday raised concerns about the potential visual impact of overhead lines on the island's tourism and local communities.


Officially he's Apple's senior vice president of internet Software and services, an executive who has risen up Apple's ranks since joining the company in 1989.

But to insiders, Eddy Cue's known as the company's Mr Fix It, a man tasked with turning around the company's biggest, most-damaging slip-ups.
And more recently, he's been dubbed Apple's senior vice president of dad-dancing, thanks to an awkward, if lovable, rhythmic display at the launch event for his latest project, Apple Music.
Since that launch, the executive has faced scrutiny over how Apple plans to butt its way into the streaming music industry, currently dominated by Swedish company Spotify.
Cue's answer was a tantalising three-month trial where people will be able to try out Apple Music without having to pay the $10-a-month it'll cost thereafter.
Sounds like a nice idea, but Apple's decision to not pay out any royalties during that period has provoked the wrath of the most powerful force in music: Taylor Swift.
Now, Cue - a man known to drive a hard bargain in Apple's name - must turn problem-solver once again.
Cue is an avid basketball fan and sports car collector who, as well as working for Apple, also sits on the board at Ferrari.
He has reputation for being good at small talk and approachable, not a trait shared by too many of his high-ranking Apple colleagues.
In his time at the company, Cue has a track-record of making ambitious ideas work.
In a firm known primarily for its hardware, he has emerged as a key figure in looking after the nuts and bolts of its software - and thus is regarded, according to the Wall Street Journal, as one of chief executive Tim Cook's "chief deputies".
When the company was launching the iTunes music store, it was Cue who was responsible for getting record labels on board.
His negotiations paved the way for Apple to go from nowhere to a dominant position in music retail in just a few years.
Other successes in Cue's portfolio include the phenomenally successful App Store and storage service iCloud.
According to some reports, it was Cue who pushed the idea of Apple releasing a smaller iPad, later known as the iPad Mini.
He was also given the unenviable task of sorting out Apple Maps, arguably Apple's most embarrassing failure in recent times.
The software, released in a state that the company later acknowledged was not good enough, was widely ridiculed by technology enthusiasts - and missed its opportunity to win users over from Google's map app.
But there are signs, under the stewardship of Cue, that Apple Maps is turning it around.
New features - like public transit updates - have started to appear, and the company has sent out camera cars to capture street level images, like Google's Street View.
Cue has been notorious for driving a hard line to get Apple the best deal.
Even before Taylor Swift's open letter slating the Apple Music trial, Cue and his team had been locked in negotiations with labels it wanted on board with Apple Music.
In particular, independent labels were arguing for months over what kind of deal they would get - a debate which intensified when it emerged Apple would be offering the free trial without paying royalties.
Cue's hard line in negotiating on behalf of Apple found him in a courtroom in 2013.
Apple was found guilty of "facilitating a conspiracy" with publishers to raise the price of e-books by switching to an agency model.
It meant, simply, that publishers could set the price of books, not retailers.
Cue led those negotiations. The judge was presented with emails said to show him standing firm on demanding publishers make the change.
Cue and Apple had hoped moving to this model would mean Amazon would no longer be able to offer heavily-discounted e-books as a way of driving sales of its Kindle device.
In response, Apple said: "We've done nothing wrong."
In posting her open letter, Taylor Swift's argument was that labels and artists shouldn't have to subsidise a promotion orchestrated by the richest company on earth - one which has $195bn in cash at hand.
The solution to this particular PR blunder is simple: Apple will now pay royalties during that three-month period.
But the disgruntled noises from the music industry won't stop there.
Cue will still face a lot of discontent over the deal artists are getting from streaming music.
But he won't be alone - the complaints of Swift et al extend way beyond Apple. You won't find any of Swift's music on Spotify either, remember.
It's clear those in the music industry are deeply worried about a future where people stream their music rather than buy it.
Convincing them to stay on Apple's side presents by far Cue's biggest challenge to date.
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New Hampshire police have warned drivers of over-packing after a man was stopped for stacking belongings several feet high on the roof of his vehicle.

Police posted photos on Facebook showing the car saddled with items including a bicycle, a television, a ladder and several pieces of furniture.
The photo was quickly shared more than a thousand times online.
The 57-year-old driver was cited for negligent driving and driving an uninspected vehicle. His car was towed.
The car was stopped on Interstate 93 North in Londonderry, police told the Boston.com.
"To elaborate on the photo that was posted earlier, driving with items attached/strapped to your vehicle can be extremely dangerous for you and those driving nearby," New Hampshire State Police said in a Facebook post.
"These objects can obstruct your view or even worse become unsecure and cause an accident. Please keep our roadways safe!"
Facebook users weighed in to both praise police for stopping the car and defend the driver.
"Thank you for trying to keep us safe! I dodged a chair and [an] ironing board last week on my motorcycle," wrote Cheryl Farwell. "Very unsafe for everyone."
"What's the big deal? The load looks secure to me. If anything, the driver should be praised for trying to reduce vehicle emissions by making one trip," Facebook user David Lunn wrote.
Others offered up an explanation as to why the car was overloaded.
"I'm guessing they just got rich on an oil strike and are moving to Beverly Hills," Jim Robinson wrote, referring to the plot of classic television series, the Beverly Hillbillies.
"Must be new parents, taking the baby out to dinner with them," Facebook user Bob Morrison wrote.


A 200-year-old burial site has been discovered during redevelopment work at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange.

One skeleton was found earlier this week, but now nine graves have been uncovered.
The remains are in the process of being exhumed from underneath the area previously used as the venue's mini conference room.
They are thought to be from a Quaker burial ground that existed before the Royal Pavilion Estate was built.
Alan Robins, chair of Brighton and Hove City Council's tourism, development and culture committee said: "The remains are now being carefully exhumed and will be examined to determine more about the deceased before being re-buried or cremated."
He added the Royal Pavilion Estate site had "so many strong historic links" and the find is "another important addition to the city's rich cultural story".
Darryl Palmer of Archaeology South-East, which is managing the dig on site, said: "This is a significant find that shines a light on an important historical moment in the city. The Quaker meeting house and cemetery at the Dome is recorded on the Bishop's map of 1803 and absent by the OS town plan of 1876.
"The best clue as to when worship and burial ceased is when the Quaker meeting house moved to the current location on Meeting House Lane in 1805."
A spokesperson for Brighton Quakers said they were "excited" with the news
"We have known for a long time about the burial ground being used from 1700 to 1805 but did not know that any Quakers were left buried there."
The work at the Corn Exchange is part of a project to restore the Royal Pavilion Estate buildings and gardens. It is expected to finish by the end of 2018.


Yorkshire's Jack Leaning scored a maiden first-class century as his side gave themselves a chance of beating Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

The 21-year-old made 116, including a six and 12 fours, as they totalled 441 all out for a first-innings lead of 13.
He shared stands of 111 and 69 with Rich Pyrah (37) and Tim Bresnan (34) before being stumped off Samit Patel.
Left-arm spinner Patel claimed 4-102, but Nottinghamshire then struggled to 74-3, just 61 runs ahead.
Leaning's only previous hundred for Yorkshire was an innings of 111 not out in One-Day Cup match against Essex at Scarborough last summer.
But he did not waste the opportunity to register his first in Championship cricket after resuming three not out on a pitch still favouring the batsmen.
Harry Gurney (3-90) dismissed Andrew Gale early for 13, but Pyrah kept Leaning company for two hours either side of lunch before he skied an attempted pull shot off Vernon Philander to mid-on.
Bresnan was in an aggressive mood, striking six fours, but his departure triggered Yorkshire's final decline as their last four wickets went down for just 19 runs.
Steven Mullaney was lbw to Matthew Fisher when Notts batted in the final session, but the teenager was denied a second wicket when Leaning dropped first-innings double centurion Alex Hales on nought.
However, Hales was soon caught behind off Bresnan for two, and Jack Brooks bowled Brendan Taylor (32), but a draw is the most likely result barring a dramatic final-day collapse by one of the sides.
Nottinghamshire bowler Samit Patel:
"I think the game is in the balance, it was unfortunate to lose those three wickets but that can happen in April conditions.
"I've worked hard on my bowling through the winter and adjusted a few things and now I am starting to feel like a spin bowler.
"I only took 20-odd wickets last season, so to have 13 already is very pleasing."
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie:
"We weren't at our best on the first day but I couldn't be more pleased at how we've gone on days two and three and to get those wickets towards the end of the day is a real bonus, going into the final day.
"I couldn't be more pleased for Jack Leaning. He works so hard on his game and deserves every reward he gets."


Architects and construction companies have been able to "look around" computerised 3D models of their buildings for some time.

But now they can actually feel what it's like to be right inside by wearing virtual reality (VR) headsets and getting a 360-degree view.
What's more, their colleagues also wearing headsets can inhabit the same life-like model and suggest and make changes to the design in real time. And these colleagues could be on the other side of the world.
This is the exciting new world of virtual buildings - a significant development for an industry traditionally more interested in bricks than clicks.
Even Crossrail chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme admits: "Historically, we have been very slow to pursue innovation. Before, there was no real need for suppliers to change.
"But now, as we have to find more opportunities overseas, we are in a much better place to reap the rewards."
Building information modelling (BIM) - developing a 3D digital prototype of a project - is moving up a gear.
San Francisco-based Vizerra, has introduced "gamification" and VR capability to its BIM product, Revizto.
"Revizto uses 3D gaming technology and cloud solutions to bring together various building design environments and workflows into a single, navigable view," says chief executive Arman Gukasyan.
The software's interactive 3D environments allow users to navigate their sites like in a video game, highlighting structural issues as they explore. Revizto now supports the HTC Vive and Oculus VR headsets.
The project team can collaborate in real time with the help of the built-in Revizto Issue tracker, and assign tasks to each other.
Vizerra says this kind of approach helps save its clients up to 40% of billable time, because errors - inadequate lighting or awkward placing of support columns, for example - can be spotted before construction begins.
"In any construction project 30% or more of total budget is spent on correcting the errors not visible in the design stage," says Mr Gukasyan.
"It is crazy how much money is wasted because of the old standards, where everything is done on 2D paper drawings.
"We are positioning ourselves as disruptive technology which demonstrates how gaming technology can be used in most serious industries and transform the way people co-ordinate and collaborate."
Revizto is now used by more than 60,000 clients in 150 countries, says Vizerra, including global architectural and construction practices, such as Foster & Partners and Perkins & Will.
Other leaders in this rapidly growing market include AutoCAD, Revit and Vectorworks Architect, with Research & Markets forecasting that software sales will reach nearly $12bn (Â£10bn) by 2022.
Large construction projects can be massively complex and costly, so keeping track of workers, materials and the build progress is crucial.
In the past, site foremen would often log staff hours manually in a little black book, which would later be transcribed on to a timecard and then the data fed into a computer.
But data analytics start-up Rhumbix digitises the collection of this data right from the start.
Its app enables staff to submit digital timesheets via smartphone for instant approval by foremen, who can also analyse staff GPS location data to track what work was done where. This makes it easier to pinpoint delays.
Rhumbix co-founder Zach Scheel served as a civil engineer for the US military and drew inspiration from how the army monitored movements of its 3,000 troops stationed at a military base outside Djibouti City during the Arab Spring of 2011.
Working on infrastructure projects a few years later in Chile, Mr Scheel realised there were similar issues with data collection and productivity in the construction sector.
"Labour is the largest cost on project sites and the least well-understood," he says.
"Smartphones, tablets and wireless connectivity have changed the game by laying the technological foundation necessary to build software for the field - where construction happens."
The software also enables the cost, quantity and availability of materials to be recorded in real time and viewed online by project managers. Contractors can also supply their costings and budgets.
This is important because 15% of materials delivered to construction sites end up in landfills, says the UK's Green Building Council, while building-related waste makes up almost 40% of total solid waste in the US.
For a large construction project to operate smoothly you need everyone singing from the same hymn sheet. But in the old analogue world, this was often tricky to achieve - mistakes would creep in.
"We would realise that many of the mistakes were happening because the site engineers did not have access to the right information at the right time," says Alexander Siljanovski, an engineer and chief executive of BaseStone, a software company specialising in construction.
The firm's tablet and web-based collaboration tool digitally links construction sites to head offices, enabling early detection of problems and more effective communications.
Drawings and documents are linked into the system, and new versions are automatically detected.  Before such tools, team members would sometimes find themselves working from out-of-date drawings, or struggling to log safety issues effectively, says Mr Siljanovski.
BaseStone's "digital delivery platform for construction" is used in 50 countries, with clients including Alstom, Skanksa, Balfour Beatty and Crossrail.
Other companies offering similar project management software include HBXL and Builk.
So the construction sector is gradually beginning to appreciate the benefits of digitalisation, and with the help of VR computer-aided design, creating buildings that could never have been built before.
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A donkey that was at the centre of a five-hour rescue after falling into a water-filled storm drain ended up there because metal thieves stole the cover from his field, a stable owner said.

Noah the donkey fell into the 7ft (2m) ditch in Heydon, Cambridgeshire, on 17 August and was freed by firefighters.
Elaine Fisher who runs the stable where he is kept said the cover was taken some time during the previous weekend.
The donkey is still being treated at an equine hospital.
Cambridgeshire fire service, stable workers, a vet, and a man with a mechanical digger worked into the night to save Noah, holding his head above the water.
Stable worker Edward Stanford said: "The cover was there on the Friday when I was working in the field, then obviously by Monday it had gone.
"Whoever stole the drain cover obviously didn't think of the consequences, or perhaps they just didn't care."
After he was winched out, it was initially thought Noah had suffered just scrapes and bruises, however, on Thursday Mrs Fisher said he "went into shock as donkeys get very stressed".
Noah was admitted to Cambridge University's equine hospital where he is expected to remain for several days.
"It was touch and go over the weekend but he seems a little better today," said Mrs Fisher, who runs Lovely View Stables.
A Just Giving page has been started to help fund Noah's care. So far about 40 people have pledged more than Â£700 and many are following Noah's progress on a Facebook page.
Noah is owned by All Saints' Church in Melbourn, which is holding collections to help with the bills.
The donkey is well-loved in the village having starred in the church's Nativity services for the past five years.


It's looking more and more likely that the SM:TV anniversary special is going to happen, with Cat Deeley now fully on board.

The ITV children's show that launched Ant and Dec's presenting career and represented a golden age of TV turns 20 next year.
The Geordie duo have mentioned a few times recently they're keen to bring the show back for a one-off special.
On ITV's Saturday Night Takeaway over the weekend, Ant and Dec brought Cat on stage with them during the series finale in Florida.
Ant asked her: "We reckon we should do a 20 year reunion next year, what do you reckon, up for it?"
"But would we be rubbish now?" asked Cat. Fair question.
"We were rubbish then," replied Dec. Fair answer.
Cat finally agreed: "Okay fine let's do it!"
Lovely. Now that this is all agreed and legally binding, here are six things that absolutely need to return along with the show.
1. The postman dance
For anyone under the age of 18, we'd better put in a quick explainer here.
In the olden days, people didn't have smartphones. Most of them didn't text, email or use instant messaging.
They sent letters. Actual paper, handwritten, stamped, addressed, put in the postbox letters.
Every week, Ant, Dec and Cat would read out the weird and wonderful letters that had been sent in by viewers.
And most importantly, this segment kicked off with a dance routine to Please Mr Postman by The Carpenters.
We look forward to seeing whether they can still remember the moves.
2. C.H.U.M.S.
What's your favourite sitcom of all time? You may well be thinking of The Big Bang Theory or How I Met Your Mother.
If so, you should be ashamed of yourself. ASHAMED. You clearly missed Chums - Ant, Dec and Cat's brilliant take on Friends.
This breakout segment of SM:TV may not have had Jennifer Aniston or Matthew Perry, but it did have "Me and Cat, alone in the flat".
In other words, Dec's ever-failing attempts to seduce his flatmate, Ross and Rachel style.
Could the return of SM:TV see Dec and Cat finally getting together? (Spoiler: No)
3. Wonky Donkey
IT'S GOTTA RHYME.
*shakes fist*
4. CD:UK
As if presenting a Saturday morning kids show wasn't enough, Ant, Dec and Cat stayed on an extra hour after it ended to present a second show.
CD:UK was a live music show for the days when channels used to broadcast live music shows.
All the biggest pop acts could be seen singing (or miming) from 11:30 every Saturday morning.
We're talking S Club 7, Cleopatra, Steps, B*Witched, Atomic Kitten and so many more music legends.
It may be hard to track down some of them these days, so we'll accept Little Mix and Ed Sheeran in their place.
Having said that, CD:UK staple All Saints are still together, so please make sure your phone is switched on Shaznay.
5. Pokemon (or, more realistically, the Pokerap)
Reruns of Pokemon are not absolutely essential, so we're willing to compromise on this one.
The one thing that is totally non-negotiable, however, is the Pokerap.
Every week, before showing an episode of Pokemon, Ant & Dec would dress up as (very dodgy) rappers and spit some bars.
The only rules were the rap had to rhyme and include the names of several Pokemons.
Example lyric: "SM:TV is the place to be / if you wanna catch a Pikachu or Butterfree."
6. Eat My Goal and other brilliant features
There are so many to mention here that we can't possibly do justice to them all.
Eat My Goal is obviously a classic.
And then there was Catch The Cockney, Challenge Ant, Sumo Wrestling (pictured), Fart Attack, The Beautiful Corrs, Splatoon, Pick Your Knows and The Vicar of Dribbley.
The brilliant thing about all of these is their titles alone, you could almost skip the actual games altogether.
Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly and Cat Deeley, please do what is in the best interests of this nation and make sure the SM:TV reunion happens in 2018.
A version of this story was first published on 24 February 2017
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Scotland's exams agency is reviewing what led to this year's Higher English exam being changed at short notice.

Tens of thousands of candidates will sit the exam on Thursday.
One of the two question papers was replaced last week amid concern about a possible leak.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said it would be inappropriate to provide more details of what may have happened now. It appears the problem did not arise within the agency itself.
The organisation said it had secure processes in place for producing, printing and delivering exam papers.
It is possible the problem may have arisen after the paper was printed and delivered to schools and exam centres.
A spokesman for the SQA said the issue was an "isolated and external" factor and there did not appear to have been a failure in its own processes.
He said: "The whole examination process relies on the integrity and professional responsibility of those involved in the development and delivery of the qualifications, including those teachers, subject specialists and education professionals who work with SQA.
"Confidentiality clauses are applied to everyone who is closely associated with the production of exam papers.
"The security and confidentiality of our exam materials is of the utmost importance.
"We have secure processes in place for producing question papers, from initial development through to printing, delivery and storage.
"We do not believe this potential issue arose as a result of these systems and processes, but was an isolated and external factor."
The SQA is seeking to reassure candidates that they should not be concerned about the changes and it said Thursday's exam would be up to standard.
The potential problem was identified a number of weeks ago although the replacement paper was only sent out last week.
The SQA said: "We took precautionary action after a potential issue involving one of our Higher English papers was identified a number of weeks ago.
"We go to great lengths to create a bank of content which can be used. This process is completed many months before the exam diet is due to start.
"Because our processes were in place, we were able to adjust the paper quickly."
Chief invigilators at each school and exam centre have been given clear instructions to ensure candidates sit the correct paper.
The SQA said the invigilators are highly experienced and familiar with the strict processes for dealing with such issues.
The spokesman added: "We want to reassure candidates, parents and schools that all our exams, including this Higher English paper, are subject to the same rigorous standards of scrutiny to ensure candidates are able to display their knowledge and understanding."
Exam papers are expected to include a range of questions of varying degrees of difficulty which cover the whole range of the syllabus in each subject.
Inevitably, in a subject like English fewer answers are simply right or wrong like they might be in science or maths. Markers look for evidence of a candidate's understanding of the subject.
Teachers and councils - which run state schools - have not been given any information about just what the problem may actually have been and how it happened.
The Scottish Association for the Teaching of English welcomed the prompt action by the SQA.
A spokesman added: "English and Literacy are especially difficult subjects to assess with examinations, and it will be essential that any changes to examination questions will be clearly communicated and moderated when exam scripts are marked.
"It is essential that markers are properly informed of the standards, and that any oddities arising from this episode are taken into account before students receive their results."
A spokesman for the largest teachers union, the EIS, said the SQA should make as much information public as possible.
He said: "It is important that information relating to how the issue arose is shared with all concerned, so that similar incidents can be avoided in the future."


The rains have been poor again in this mountainous corner of north-eastern Ethiopia - the site of the 1984 famine in which hundreds of thousands of people starved to death.

But just north of the small market town of Korem, bright green fields and neatly terraced hillsides surround a vast lake, and in the brand new local hospital, the ward reserved for severely malnourished babies is all but empty.
Foreign aid is a notoriously difficult business - and much criticised.
But if you're looking for results, then this vast climate-change challenged country, led by a hugely ambitious and severely authoritarian government, is worth a visit.
In the first decade of this century, the number of Ethiopians living in poverty dropped by a third.
In the last five years, child mortality has come down by two-thirds.
There's good reason to expect the trend will continue.
"Two years ago - before the hospital was built - this baby would have died," said a young doctor, Betgel Mekonnen, as nurses fed an emaciated one year old with fortified milk.
"We are grateful to Britain and the international community for their help, but I think we'll [become self-sufficient] in five or 10 years," he said.
It's a sense of confidence one hears often in a country whose economy has been growing at close to 10% a year for a decade.
227 child deaths per 1,000 in 1984; 64 in 2013
GDP growth in 1984: -2.85% (a fall); 10.5% in 2013
GDP per head in 1984: $205;$568 in 2014
Population in 1984; 39.5 million;96.5 million in 2014
Source: The World Bank
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This week a big conference in Ethiopia's fast-growing capital, Addis Ababa, will discuss ways to finance ambitious new international development goals - with a growing focus on improving local tax collection, and fighting illicit capital flight, across Africa.
For now, British taxpayers are giving over Â£300m ($466m) a year to help fight poverty in Ethiopia.
"This is a place where you can see your money achieving something," said Tim Conway, who works in Ethiopia for the UK's Department for International Development (DfID).
"Development processes always create winners and losers, but the vast majority are sharing in the growth. We've learnt not to question [the government's] ambition too much because they've quite often exceeded what we thought was possible," he said.
But Ethiopia, like tiny nearby Rwanda, poses some difficult questions for democratic countries with good intentions.
Both nations have achieved remarkable economic growth in the context of an often highly repressive form of governance.
Critics accuse donors of quietly ignoring human rights abuses, or even of indirectly sustaining them.
Mr Conway acknowledged there were a lot of "hard arguments" with Ethiopia's government, and "there are policies we don't support, and won't".
But he praised a bilateral partnership that "is really quite effective".
The clear hope, on both sides, is that with the right, sustainable, projects Ethiopia can wean itself off foreign aid within the foreseeable future.
Near the small hillside village of Bahari Hatsra just outside Korem, we found 40-year-old Admassie Mekonen walking home with a simple wooden plough on his shoulder, after a day's work on the small field he rents.
For the past four years he, his wife and 10-year-old daughter have benefited from a partly British-funded programme that pays Mr Admassie a monthly wage of about Â£20 ($31) during the six-month "food gap" season before harvest, when the family has exhausted its supplies.
In return, he works on a variety of public projects, chosen by the community - terracing the hillsides, for example, to prevent soil erosion.
The programme is a part of a recent shift away from giving foreign aid money to support individual governments, and instead to put it directly in the hands of the poor.
"It's hundreds of thousands of man-hours every year... it's restored the landscape," said Mr Conway.
But the challenges ahead remain significant.
Ethiopia's population is heading towards 100 million, with a quarter still living in extreme poverty.
Sitting down in front of his simple wood and mud home, Mr Admassie said the cash payments had, at times, saved his family from starvation. But he questioned whether he would ever be able to manage without them.
"I don't own any land. I rent my fields. I have to give half the crop to the owner as payment.
"I can work hard now, but I worry about what will happen when I get older. I will have to go to the city to find work," he said.


Tyson Fury's father believes he can help his son become a better boxer after returning to train him following his release from prison.

John Fury served four years of an 11-year sentence for gouging a man's eye out in a brawl.
But he is now helping Fury Jnr prepare for his fight with Christian Hammer in London on 28 February.
"Sometimes his mental state can carry him away but I can understand and help with that," Fury Snr told BBC Sport.
"I've been very unlucky, but very lucky as well because my son has remained undefeated [during my time in prison] and come on in leaps and bounds.
"But when I think he is going down the wrong way I can pull him up and tell him 'we don't need that'. I want to let him do what he does best: box and be a nice guy."
Fury Snr, 50, who is a former professional boxer, says he can understand why his return to the public eye may receive a negative response from people given the nature of his crime, but feels he has now "paid his price" and wants a chance to give something back to society.
"People are entitled to their opinion," he said. "All I can do is keep it family, keep it boxing, and do the right thing.
"We've got little kids here coming through the door [at the family's gym in Bolton] and I can help them. I have a wealth of experience in the fight game and those, and the experiences I have in prison, I can pass on to young people to make sure they don't get in trouble."
Fury Snr steered his son during the early stages of his career but since February 2011 the heavyweight has been trained by John's brother, Peter Fury.
Fury Snr admits it was hard to be away from his son and not to be able to help him in his career, which has seen the 26-year-old go 23 fights unbeaten.
"It was heartbreaking because at times all I could see was a young boy physically and mentally drained," he said.
"He has had the worries of me being away, the loss of my brother Hugh and he is only a kid.
"You can't change the past, but you can change the future and that is what I aim to do."


A pedestrian died when he was hit by a car in Fareham, Hampshire.

The crash, involving a Peugeot 206, happened in Highlands Road in the early hours. The road was shut from Stow Crescent to Gudge Heath Lane for eight hours.
The 23-year-old man, from Fareham, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.
Police said another 23-year-old local man had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.


Saracens hooker Schalk Brits has been banned for three weeks after admitting a charge of striking an opponent.

The 34-year-old South Africa international was sent off in the first half of Saturday's victory over Gloucester for a punch on Nick Wood.
Brits pleaded guilty to the charge at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
He will miss matches against Sale, Northampton and London Irish and will be available to play again on 15 March.


The very thing that almost killed former Nottinghamshire and England batsman James Taylor also saved his life.

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And as he looks back on the year when his career as a professional sportsman came to an abrupt end at the age of 26, he admits to being "very, very lucky".
Taylor's heart was beating at 265 beats per minute for six hours. Most people would have passed out in about 10 minutes.
"Thankfully I was so fit I could withstand it. Six hours is a good effort," he told BBC East Midlands Today.
"It's ironic, that because I am so fit and did so much exercise it ultimately saved me. It's a funny one."
Taylor's heart condition - Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) - gets worse with exercise, but had never been diagnosed until he felt ill during pre-season with Nottinghamshire in April.
Retirement was inevitable, and the internal defibrillator he had fitted two months later has already saved his life for a second time.
"My operation was not to make anything better," he said. "This condition can't get better, but if something goes wrong it is a safety net.
"If it happens again - and it has - it certainly did its job. It gave me a massive shock. But it did its job."
Taylor treasures the memories of what proved to be his farewell to international cricket.
He played in all four matches in last winter's series win over South Africa, taking two stunning catches in the brilliant third Test victory in Johannesburg.
"Who would have thought my best moment in cricket was my last moment in cricket?" said Taylor, who won seven Test caps.
"All I wanted in my career was to play for England and I had fought so hard and there had been so many ups and downs. I felt I should have played far more than I did.
"Then it was all taken away from me. It kind of summed up my career. I got there and it got taken away from me.
"The best moment I have ever had in my life was one of the last days playing cricket for England, catching those catches in Joburg, winning that game with England, playing for your country amongst some great guys.
"It doesn't get much better than that. I achieved it, but I just did it less than I imagined and hoped. But I can't complain."
Taylor does not complain because he is still alive, but the stubbornness which underpinned his cricket career very nearly led to his demise when he knew all was not well playing for Notts against university side Cambridge MCCU in April.
"It was very lucky a few things happened," the ex-Leicestershire player said, recounting the sequence of events and "what ifs" that led to his diagnosis.
"I am lucky I have a girlfriend for starters - in a lot of ways! I am lucky that Jose was off work and I rang her to say I was ill.
"And if I hadn't forgotten my keys for my house I wouldn't have got my mum involved. She found me curled up in a ball. If she hadn't come, I wouldn't have got in my house and I don't know what I would have done.
"Then I didn't listen to my mum in terms of going to hospital, but Jose drove two and a half hours from Shropshire to see if I was all right. She realised things weren't all right and made me go to to hospital in the end. If she wasn't off work then things might have been very different."
Taylor spent almost three weeks in hospital and the "incredible" NHS staff saved his life - of that he has no doubt.
He was rushed in after being sick and was quickly hooked up to various machines, but the memory of hearing his heart pounding will stay with him forever.
"The sound was the worst thing," he explained. "Hearing how fast my heart was going was a crazy thing and I needed it to stop. Luckily I was in great hands."
His heart withstood the equivalent of running five marathons in six hours.
"The City hospital and the QMC in Nottingham were phenomenal," he added. "The doctors and nurses were outstanding. They acted so quickly."
"I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for social media," Taylor admitted.
Dealing with his situation became significantly easier thanks to the support he received from "hundreds and thousands of people" who contacted him saying his stoicism was a big inspiration.
"As a professional cricketer you distance yourself. You don't read everything because it can mess with your head," he added.
"I was in hospital for a week before anybody knew about it. I had 26 million tweets to me, about me, in the first two hours of the news coming out and it got to 60 million in 24 hours - which is phenomenal.
"The positivity coming my way was like I had died. It was overwhelming. It took me four days to reply to every single direct message, Whatsapp and email. I can't thank the public enough.
"I dread to think where I would be mentally if that support wasn't there."
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With his cricket dreams dismantled overnight, Taylor cried - a lot.
But having the positivity to recognise and seize new opportunities, he has taken on plenty of media work and a coaching role at the Notts academy - and he is relishing both.
"I have always tried to be as positive as I can and I have kept that way of thinking," Taylor said. "I am really as happy as I can be.
"Yes, I am not playing cricket and doing what I love, but now I can gradually do a little bit more exercise and am loving the coaching and media work.
"Coaching is helping people and giving back what I learnt as a player.
"I want to see what they can achieve and have an impact. I only want to do things I do enjoy but also, most importantly, where I can make a difference to people. I feel I can make a difference with the coaching."
Enforced retirement and a change in career was not what he wanted, of course. The transition from player to coach and pundit has gone pretty well, partly because Taylor always tried to be grounded.
"That day in Cambridge proved that I am tougher than I thought I was," he said.
"Battling through something that you are not meant to battle through is quite satisfying in a mad kind of way. It has changed my life dramatically. I have met people and spoken to people I never would have spoken to.
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"Ultimately I am still here and it has given me a whole new perspective on life.
"I think it's 80% of these cases are found in post-mortems. That is the only way it is detected and it is too late by then.
"But luckily my heart and body did its job. I have been very lucky but also very unlucky in lots of ways - but I cannot dwell on what could have happened.
"I have battled through that moment and most importantly, mentally I am in a good frame of mind. I can't control what's going on physically, but mentally I am in a good space."
He has also found time to plan a wedding. Well, part-plan a wedding for next summer.
Proposing to Josephine had been in the offing for some time.
"That wasn't just a knee-jerk reaction," Taylor said. "I'm sure people think that but it's been a long time coming
"I bought the ring a few months before this happened. I am not having a lot to do with the wedding thankfully, so hopefully she pulls her finger out and gets it sorted."
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Stoke defender Glen Johnson has been ruled out for up to a month after suffering a thigh injury in training.

Potters manager Mark Hughes said the right-back would miss "three to four weeks", during which time they play  Sunderland, Hull, Swansea and West Ham.
Johnson, 32, was included in Gareth Southgate's recent England squad, but had to withdraw with an injury.
England's next match is a World Cup 2018 qualifier at home to Scotland at Wembley on Friday, 11 November.


Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League thanks to a point from a goalless draw at Stoke.

Arsene Wenger's side missed the creativity of Mesut Ozil, who was injured, but had chances to win the game only to be denied by Jack Butland.
The England goalkeeper tipped over Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's long-range strike, before denying Olivier Giroud's header.
Stoke finished strongly as Jon Walters had a late header cleared off the line by Aaron Ramsey.
The draw means Arsenal move ahead of Leicester on goal difference. Stoke remain seventh.
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Arsenal have started 2016 well poised to challenge for a first league title in 12 years, and key to their impressive form this season has been Ozil.
The German tops the Premier League assist chart with 16, so his absence on Sunday because of a foot injury was undoubtedly a big blow for the Gunners.
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It did, however, provided Oxlade-Chamberlain with the chance to step up.
He certainly looked like he had a point to prove, forcing Butland into a fine one-handed save with a curling strike midway through the first half.
However, he was also guilty of losing possession at times and became increasingly anonymous as the game wore on.
If he is to prove himself an able deputy for Ozil, he will need to a show a lot more than he did on Sunday.
Arsenal may never get as good a chance to win the league as they will this season, with the challenge from their traditional title rivals faltering.
Arsene Wenger's side had lost just once in the eight games prior to the trip to Stoke, but Gunners fans might have been forgiven for feeling a little uneasy about their recent away form - they have now picked up just six points from a possible 18.
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Arsenal were looking for their first win at the Britannia Stadium since 2010, so a victory at Stoke - especially without their talisman Ozil - would certainly have underlined their credentials as genuine title contenders.
In the opening stages of the game, however, they were second best, struggling to match Stoke's neat passing.
They improved as the game wore on, but not by much. Giroud's header - well saved by Butland - was their only effort on target in the second half.
Stoke's attacking talent has, quite rightly, been getting plenty of praise this season but Butland has been just as impressive in the Potters' goal.
His total of 81 is more saves than any other goalkeeper has made in the Premier League this season and he was key to Stoke's frustrating of Arsenal.
His saves from Oxlade-Chamberlain and Giroud kept his side in the game, allowing them to press in the closing stages as the visitors retreated, opting to protect the point.
As a consequence, Stoke could have snatched all three points just before full-time, but Walters' header from a corner was kept out by Ramsey, before Petr Cech blocked Joselu's follow-up.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes: "It was a game between evenly matched sides. Both teams approached the game in the right manner and created chances. All-in-all we're pleased. It shows our progress. Teams have found it difficult to get points here.
"We are showing everyone we have belief in our ability. There was a period where Arsenal had some play around the box without creating too much. It was a similar story at the other end.
"It was a competitive game. At times, there were good opportunities to put the ball in the box and so the only criticism I would have is that we were reluctant to do that."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "Maybe we had a better opportunities to score, they played very well, very physical and were very direct, which is an unusual style for them.
"We needed to be strong physically and had a great spirit, we fought very hard but couldn't take our chances. It is a hard fought 0-0. We have done better than years before at this ground and showed we can fight even when we miss certain players.
"It shows the spirit in the team, the desire and togetherness. We were less creative but on the physical front we did well."
Stoke travel to high-flying Leicester on Saturday. Arsenal host Chelsea the following day.


Russia has accused Ukraine of abducting two of its servicemen from the Crimean peninsula, which it annexed in 2014.

The Russian defence ministry said the men were "illegally detained" on Sunday.
Ukraine says the pair are deserters, who defected to Russia from the Ukrainian military after Crimea was annexed in 2014.
Russia called their arrest "another act of gross provocation" and called for their "immediate return".
The men have been named as Ensign Maxim Evgenyevich Oditsov and Junior Sergeant Alexander Vyacheslavovich Baranov.
Russia said they were taken from Crimea to Ukraine's Mykolaiv region.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the detainees were apprehended after crossing into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
In a statement, the Russian defence ministry accused Ukraine's security agencies of "fabricating" criminal charges against the two soldiers "for crimes allegedly committed against Ukraine".
It warned that "psychological and physical pressure" could be exerted on them to produce confessions.
Relations between Russia and Ukraine are at freezing point after Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula more than two years ago, and support for pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine.
Earlier this month, a number of Ukrainian citizens were arrested in Crimea and accused of plotting acts of sabotage against Russia.
Several men were shown on Russian TV confessing to the claims.
Ukrainian officials have rejected the accusations.
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Two Budgets in one year have the potential to make a major impression on your household finances.

In the first of this double-header, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that he was supporting families while not spending recklessly.
Although the Budget was relatively low-key, other changes were already planned. This adds up to a significant financial impact on millions of people - even before the next Budget in November.
So here is how it could affect you.
The main National Insurance contribution rate paid by the self-employed will rise in the next few years.
It will increase from its current level of 9% to 10% in April 2018, and then to 11% in April 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The level for employees for these Class 4 contributions is 12%.
The chancellor said that this would raise £145m a year by 2021-22. On its own, the change announced in the Budget will leave 2.84 million people facing an average annual increase of £240.
As previously announced, Class 2 payments - which have a lower threshold of £5,965 or more in profits a year - will be abolished.
Taken together, only the self-employed with profits over £16,250 will have to pay more as a result of these changes - at an average cost of 60p a week to those affected.
The chancellor said this brought more fairness between the self-employed and employees.
But the move was criticised by the body that represents the self-employed.
"The chancellor should not forget that growth in self-employment has driven our labour market in recent years and punitive rises in tax will make many people have second thoughts about striking out on their own," said Chris Bryce, chief executive of IPSE.
Director shareholders will see a tax break reduced on the dividends they receive.
The tax-free dividend allowance - which only came into force a year ago - will be reduced from £5,000 to £2,000 from April 2018.
That will also affect people with large portfolios of shares.
Experts say that with an Isa allowance of £20,000 available to use from April, many investors will not need to worry.
A new government-backed savings product was promised in November's Autumn Statement - but we did not have date or a rate.
Now the chancellor has said the Investment Guaranteed Growth Bonds will be offered by National Savings and Investments from April, paying interest of 2.2%.
The chancellor described this as a market-leading rate, which it is - but it is only the equal of the best-buy three-year bond on the market now. Critics have already labelled the product as a "sideshow" and "underwhelming".
The bond will be open to those aged 16 and over, subject to a minimum investment limit of £100 and a maximum investment limit of £3,000. Savers must lock in their money for three years.
Official forecasts estimate that the cost of living will rise at 2% or above for the next three years.
There will be no change to previously planned inflation-linked increases in duties on alcohol and tobacco, but a new minimum excise duty is being introduced on the cigarettes targeting the cheapest tobacco.
This, along with the previously announced measures, will mean a packet of 20 cigarettes will cost 35p more from 18:00 GMT on Wednesday. A 30 gramme pack of hand-rolled tobacco will cost 42p more.
Concerns have been raised that many people are falling into a subscription trap, by signing up for a paid-for service without meaning to - for example, when a paid subscription starts automatically after a free trial has ended.
Citizens Advice estimates that two million consumers each year have problems cancelling subscriptions on, for example, TV subscriptions.
Those with mental health problems are often vulnerable to these issues.
The chancellor confirmed that new measures will be considered in a Green Paper in the summer.
A long list of changes, announced in previous Budgets and Autumn Statements will come into force in April or the subsequent months. They include:


A 71-year-old man from Carmarthenshire has been jailed for three years for historical sex abuse.

Evan Heddwyn Jones from Llanwrda was convicted of four counts of indecent assault on a child between 14 and 16 years from 1976 to 1978.
Swansea Crown Court heard he was employed to pick up school children and drop them at their nearest bus stop.
His victim was the last to be dropped off and Judge Keith Thomas said he "took advantage of the situation."
The victim, Esther Hoad - who now lives in Ireland - has chosen to waive her right to anonymity to speak about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child.
In an interview with BBC Wales, she said: "When the abuse first started I just felt wretched. I felt confused and guilty that I had somehow attracted all this unwanted attention to myself.
"I cringed in the school taxi every time he touched me or spoke to me. My feelings were guilt and self-loathing, confusion and powerlessness for allowing this to happen to me.
"As an adult I now know that this was misplaced guilt, but as the child I was then, I felt I was to blame."
Ms Hoad said she only decided to approach the police in 2014 after disclosing her experiences to her therapist.
"As the statements gathered by Dyfed-Powys police came in from people I grew up with, from people I went to school with, from other members of my family, I was appalled and angry, because it became crystal clear that everybody knew and that nobody did anything," she said.
Ms Hoad hopes that by waiving her right to anonymity, it will encourage sexual abuse victims to speak out.
Det Con Lee Davies said: "The sentencing of Jones is a significant result for Dyfed-Powys Police and also the victim of these abhorrent crimes.
"It has taken great courage for her to come forward and to stand before a judge and jury to provide her evidence. I applaud her for finding the confidence to come forward."


A man has been arrested in Birmingham by police investigating the Westminster terror attack, in which four people were killed.

The Met Police said the 30-year-old was being held on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.
Another man, 58, arrested in Birmingham on Thursday, remains in custody.
Khalid Masood, 52, killed three people when he drove a car into pedestrians on Wednesday. He then fatally stabbed a policeman before police shot him dead.
The entire attack on Westminster Bridge and in the grounds of Parliament was over within 82 seconds.
The latest arrest is the 12th to be made by the Met Police in connection with the attack. Nine people have so far been released without charge.
A 32-year-old woman arrested in Manchester remains on police bail until late March.
On Saturday police said they believed Masood acted alone but they were also "determined" to find out whether he had been inspired by terrorist propaganda.
However, Scotland Yard said it was possible they  would "never understand why he did this".
Revelations that Masood's phone may have connected with messaging app WhatsApp two minutes before he struck have prompted a debate about the responsibilities of messaging services.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said encrypted messages must be accessible to intelligence services fighting terror, stressing there must be "no place for terrorists to hide".
She is meeting technology firms this week.
A WhatsApp spokeswoman said the company was "horrified at the attack" and was co-operating with the investigation.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said authorities already had "huge powers", and a balance was needed between the "right to know" and "the right to privacy".
All messages sent on WhatsApp have end-to-end encryption, meaning messages are unreadable if they are intercepted by anyone, including the authorities and WhatsApp itself.
So while Masood's phone is believed to have connected with the app, police may not know what, if anything, was communicated.
Those who died in the attack were: 48-year-old PC Keith Palmer; Aysha Frade, who worked at a college near Westminster Bridge; Kurt Cochran, who was on a trip from the US to celebrate 25 years of marriage; and 75-year-old retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes.
In a tribute to them at Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening, four wreaths were laid on the pitch by Metropolitan Police Acting Commissioner Craig Mackey, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, FA chairman Greg Clarke and Culture Secretary Karen Bradley.
Fans and players at England's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania also observed a minute's silence before kick-off.
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Hundreds of EU nationals living in Scotland are to get the chance to question the first minister about the implications of the Brexit vote.

Nicola Sturgeon is to take part in a question and answer session with 450 people from 24 different EU countries.
The event will follow a meeting of Ms Sturgeon's cabinet in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 17 August.
The Scottish government is examining its options in the wake of the referendum result.
While the UK as a whole voted to leave the European Union, voters in Scotland backed staying in by 62% to 38%.
The first minister has travelled to Brussels and Berlin for talks since the vote in June, and has had meetings with consuls from member states in Edinburgh.
Ms Sturgeon said Scotland "spoke loudly and clearly" when it delivered an "unequivocal" vote to remain in the EU.
She said: "It is my duty as first minister to speak on behalf of all Scottish citizens, including those who have chosen to come from other parts of the EU and make Scotland their home.
"They have brought a wealth of social, economic and cultural benefits and have enriched our society. And as I said on the day after the referendum, they remain very welcome here.
"My cabinet and I are determined to provide reassurance and certainty, wherever we can, to those who have come to Scotland and have contributed so valuably."
Ms Sturgeon has also outlined an economic stimulus plan in a bid to boost the economy and tackle uncertainty in the wake of the Brexit vote, and set up a Standing Council on Europe to provide advice.


A chef frightened staff at a chip shop by squirting tomato ketchup, a court has been told.

Mindaugas Knyza, 37, squirted the sauce and threw chips in the Hungry Knight fast food restaurant in Sneem, County Kerry, for 15 minutes.
Knyza pleaded guilty, but avoided a conviction, after agreeing to pay €500 (£370) to a court poor box.
"I ordered chips - I don't know what happened," he said, appearing to shrug his shoulders.
The judge said: "Nobody wants to hire a chef with a conviction - especially for squirting tomato and mustard sauce all over the place."
Police were called to the incident on 20 September, last year.
Knyza, a resident of Sneem Holiday Village, told the court he worked as a chef at a hotel.
The judge said Knyza appeared to be "blasé" about the charge.
He warned him that he should consider making a contribution to the court poor box to avoid a conviction.
The judge adjourned the matter briefly and Knyza decided to consult with his solicitor.
He then offered €500 to the court and this was accepted.
The judge gave him until next October to pay.


Police have appealed for information after a woman died in a collision with a bus  on the M2 on Tuesday morning.

It happened on the hill section between Greencastle and Sandyknowes shortly before 06:00 BST.
Police said they are investigating the circumstances and want to hear from witnesses.
The motorway was closed between the Greencastle and Sandyknowes offslips, but has since reopened.


A "devious" and "selfish" mother has been jailed for at least 24 years for stamping her toddler daughter to death.

Kathryn Smith, 23, murdered 21-month-old Ayeeshia Jane Smith during a "savage outburst" in the girl's bedroom.
Her then partner, Matthew Rigby, 22, was jailed for three years and six months after being found guilty of causing or allowing Ayeeshia's death.
The judge said her life was "brutally snuffed out" for no apparent reason.
Mrs Justice Geraldine Andrews said it was "a vicious beating in her own bedroom, surrounded by her toys and playthings".
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Ayeeshia collapsed at the flat in Britannia Drive, in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, after suffering a fatal heart laceration - a type of injury usually only found in crash victims.
But she had suffered many other injuries, including a bleed on the brain, in the months before she was killed.
Both defendants cried in the dock at Birmingham Crown Court as the long list was read out.
Smith claimed throughout the trial Ayeeshia died after a seizure, while Rigby told the court the child's injuries could have been caused when he gave her CPR.
Sentencing Smith to life, following her conviction for murder, the judge described Ayeeshia, known as AJ, as a frail little girl who was viciously crushed.
The judge said: "Ayeeshia was a particularly vulnerable victim, thin and slight of frame, deserving of protection and under the protection of social services for the whole of her short life.
"She was killed in her own home by her own mother - that is the grossest breach of trust."
The outburst of savage violence was not an isolated incident and Smith had an "explosive temper", she said.
Mrs Justice Andrews called Ayeeshia's mother a "devious, manipulative and selfish young woman".
She said Smith was "prepared to tell lie after lie" to get her own way, and that Ayeeshia had come "a poor second" during her brief life.
"You wanted to take care of Ayeeshia yourself but not at the expense of running your life, and especially your love life, the way you wanted," she said.
"The picture you wished to paint of yourself of the down-trodden subservient mother is far from the truth.
"Neither immaturity nor lack of intelligence was a significant factor in the commission of these offences.
"Just a case of venting your anger on a defenceless child."
She told Rigby he knew Ayeeshia was at risk but turned a blind eye.
"Your failure to act when you could and should have done is something you'll have to live with for the rest of your life," she told him.
Ayeeshia was known to social services at Derbyshire County Council all her life, after her pregnant mother was found living in a garage in Overseal before being moved into supported housing in nearby Swadlincote.
Her father, Ricky Booth, said he had "made calls to social services several weeks before AJ died warning them that she was at "serious risk".
"Someone should be held responsible and accountable within the social services," said a family statement read by family spokesman Robert Wade.
He said after Ayeeshia's cremation Smith had taken her ashes from the undertakers.
"We have no idea where the ashes are and we would like them returned so the family can finally lay AJ to rest," said Mr Wade.
Burton MP Andrew Griffiths has called for a public inquiry into Ayeeshia's death.
A serious case review is being carried out by the Derbyshire safeguarding children's board to examine what lessons can be learned from the child's death.
Smith, had most recently lived at Sandfield Road, Nottingham, and Rigby, at Sloan Drive, Nottingham.
An NSPCC spokesman said:  "The people responsible for Ayeeshia's brutal death have quite rightly been jailed; for many it is incomprehensible that a parent could submit their own flesh and blood to such abuse.
"A serious case review of the circumstances will shine a light on what happened but as with the hundreds of serious case reviews that have come before, it's doubtful it will really advance child protection."


Year after year, Budget after Budget, George Osborne has stood at the despatch box and promised to balance the books.

Indeed, closing the gap between what the government spends and what it takes in taxes was the government's main mission.
But it has proved harder than Mr Osborne had hoped. He would blame circumstances beyond his control which - again - threaten to push his targets further back.
His critics on one side would say the initial pace of the cuts are what dragged the recovery down - a self-defeating object.
Critics on the right would say in fact he's lacked the courage to go far enough.
In the febrile atmosphere less than 48 hours before a Budget, there is agreement on one thing - whether  fast or slow, the most straightforward cuts, practically and politically, have gone.
Former head of the Home Civil Service Lord Kerslake, who was until recently one of the most senior officials involved in the hunt for savings, says clearly: "It's hard to see where the easy choices are now."
He told me: "The savings that have to be found will require very substantial changes in the way things are delivered - or, indeed, the offer made."
In other words, public services will have to be delivered much more cheaply, or the public will have to accept very different levels of provision.
And with Mr Osborne significantly behind on his own original targets from 2010, by accident or design, Lord Kerslake told me: "We've still got some way to go, no more than half on the numbers.
"The important thing to say is that the second half is much harder because the sense of crisis that drove the savings in the coalition government has ebbed, the wider economy is growing so people can't see a comparable position there and people just get exhausted by the process.
"The easy savings have been done. So where do you go?"
Well, the chancellor is likely to announce further squeezes on welfare spending - the government has already outlined taking another billion out of the budget allocated to disabled people.
There are likely, by 2020, to be cuts of an extra Â£4bn a year by 2020. To raise revenue, there could possibly be a rise in fuel tax - politically difficult but lucrative for the government coffers - maybe hikes in insurance premiums, and what one Tory MP  described as "nibbles here and there".
With the European referendum bearing down on Numbers 10 and 11 there is a desire not to stir up too much controversy, not to distract too much from their main task in hand.
But as Lord Kerslake warns, taking anything else out of government budgets that have already been slimmed down is tricky - a task almost bound to cause complaint in itself.


Fairer pay for women must be backed up by stronger policies at work, according to Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg.

But the firm's chief operating officer, in an interview for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, said the first step is to "start paying women well".
She chose Beyonce's empowering Run The World (Girls) as her first song.
She said: "We start telling little girls not to lead at a really young age and we start to tell boys [to] lead at a very young age. That is a mistake."
"I believe everyone has inside them the ability to lead and we should let people chose that not based on their gender but on who they are and who they want to be."
In an emotional interview, Ms Sandberg also spoke of the sudden death of her husband in 2015 and the effect on her two young children.
"I didn't know anyone could cry this much," she said.
Ms Sandberg made headlines in 2013 with her book "Lean in" about female empowerment in the workplace.
It became a worldwide bestseller, but was criticised by some for being elitist and unrealistic for many women not in her privileged position.
In the interview, she also called for more to be done around the gender pay gap between men and women.
Ms Sandberg admitted she had struggled with self-doubt at Harvard and recognised that women more than men underestimated their own worth, preventing them from putting themselves forward or asking for a pay rise.
"We need to start paying women well and we need the public and the corporate policy to get there," she said.
"Certainly, women applying for jobs at the same rate as men, women running for office at the same rate as men, that has got to be part of the answer."
Following the sudden death of her husband Dave Goldberg, Ms Sandberg described herself a "different" person now.
She found him on the floor of a gym with a head injury after he had suffered a heart attack whilst they were on a weekend away.
Sometimes tearful, she said: "I'm sadder. I didn't know anyone could cry this much. I asked my sister - she is a doctor - and she said the majority of your body is water," she joked.
She chose One by U2 as the record she would keep if the other seven were washed away because Mr Goldberg had loved the band, adding that music had been incredibly important to them both - her husband was the founder of online music site, Launch Media.
Another of her eight tracks was Queen's You're My Best Friend in tribute to her group of close female friends whom she said helped support her through the ordeal.
Since his death, Ms Sandberg said she had become more empathetic and, at Facebook, doubled the amount of time Facebook employees can take off when an immediate family member dies to 20 days.
She said it was also important to support people and build their confidence if they wanted to come into work.
"I offer people time off, I say can we take that project off you, but when they want to be at work, let them.
"Sometimes for me, the memories of Dave are everywhere, but they are worse at home by far, so for me getting out of the house and having something else to do that was a lifeline.
"I have heard that from many people who have lost a spouse and children."
She said it was impossible to look ahead 10 years, but she wanted her husband's legacy to be one of "life, hope and joy".
When asked about her meeting with the Home Secretary Amber Rudd to discuss what Facebook was doing to fight terrorism, she said they were "aligned" in their aims.
"Complicated conversations" with governments about encrypted messages on WhatsApp, the social messaging platform that Facebook owns, were also continuing, she said.
Following the Westminster terror attack on 22 March, Ms Rudd wanted the police to have access to encrypted WhatsApp messages that suspects had sent each other.
Ms Sandberg's chosen book was the science fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" written by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, because she said it was a triumph of "light against darkness," and her luxury was a journal.


Middlesbrough captain Ben Gibson described his side's relegation from the Premier League as the "lowest point" of his life.

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Monday's 3-0 defeat by leaders Chelsea confirmed Boro will go back down to the Championship after one season.
"After the highs of last season, to be honest we've wasted an opportunity to play in the best league in the world," said defender  Gibson, 24.
"We have to reflect and try to put it right."
Middlesbrough have been relegated from the Premier League four times, which is the joint highest along with Norwich, Crystal Palace and Sunderland.
Chairman Steve Gibson, who is the uncle of Ben, sacked manager Aitor Karanka in March, with assistant boss Steve Agnew taking the job until the end of the season.
But with just one win in nine league games, the former Barnsley player was unable to guide Boro away from the relegation zone.
"We have to put it right and make sure we come back stronger," said Middlesbrough-born Ben Gibson.
"The chairman and those fans, they deserve Premier League football. People say he's the best chairman in the country and our fans were singing until the end there."
Agnew, 51, would not comment on whether he wants to stay with Middlesbrough and try to lead the club straight back to the top flight.
"I have to say the fans all season have been outstanding - home and away has been top class and the least they deserve is Premier League football," he said.
"We need to finish the season strong and reflect through the summer.
"The most important thing at the moment is Middlesbrough football club and we are all bitterly disappointed."
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, who saw his side move to within three points of winning the title, embraced Agnew at full-time and shook hands with Boro players while also applauding their fans.
"Only in England you can see this support. I've not seen it before," said the Italian, who is managing in his first season in England.
"It's great to see a team fight with all of their strength. They went down and the supporters stayed there.
"This must be an example for other countries. For this reason, I felt in my heart I should go and clap the Boro support."
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They were very cautious with the players they signed.
Other than Stewart Downing and Brad Guzan there was not enough Premier League experience in those players.
They had momentum as most promoted teams do when they started out in this league but but the momentum wore thin.
It is going to be interesting which direction they decide to go down [with the manager]."
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Middlesbrough's defiance was confined to their supporters at Stamford Bridge as Steve Agnew's team were outclassed by Premier League champions-elect Chelsea.
Middlesbrough's weakness was an obvious one and was allowed to linger unchecked until it was too late and cost them a place in the Premier League after only one season back in the top flight.
When Middlesbrough went down in 2008-09 they conceded 57 goals. The three here makes 48 for this season with two games left and on many occasions they have looked defensively sound and well organised.
The problem is at the other end, where they have scored only 26 goals - the lowest in the Premier League.
Alvaro Negredo looked a striker past his peak, while Patrick Bamford and Rudy Gestede, brought in from Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively in January, were very poor buys. Middlesbrough paid a heavy price for those transfer misjudgements.
Now they must start again with big questions to answer.
The squad has the appearance of a group in reasonable shape to tackle the Championship, but surely inspirational defender and captain Ben Gibson will be a target for top-tier clubs. And can their magnificent chairman Steve Gibson find it in himself to be a force behind yet another attempt to get back into the top flight?
Middlesbrough is a place with real passion for football and Steve Gibson is the shining symbol of the club, one of the most significant figures in the club's history.
If he can find renewed drive and the right manager then there is still the chance for Boro to bounce back yet again.


Women with or at risk of mental health problems should receive extra support at all stages of pregnancy and beyond, updated NHS guidelines say.

They come a fortnight after the bodies of Charlotte Bevan, 30, and her four-day-old daughter Zaani were found in the Avon Gorge after they went missing from a maternity hospital in Bristol.
NICE hopes its advice will help NHS staff identify mental health problems.
A fifth of women have depression or anxiety in the year after giving birth.
Ms Bevan is believed to have suffered from schizophrenia and depression and had been sleep-deprived after giving birth.
A review into the circumstances that led to her disappearance is being carried out by University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust.
NICE said the impact on families of mental health problems during and after pregnancy can be long-lasting.
As well as anxiety and depression, there is an increased risk of psychosis in the weeks after giving birth and others may experience obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, tokophobia (an extreme fear of childbirth) and eating disorders.
NICE said that although such problems responded well to treatment, they frequently went unrecognised and untreated.
Under its recommendations, which update the last advice given in 2007:
Prof Mark Baker, NICE Centre for Clinical Practice director, said: "Giving women the right treatment at the right time can have a profound effect - not just for the mother, but her family too.
"The effect of getting this right can last for years."
Expert groups strongly welcomed the guidelines but warned of a dire national shortage of specialist perinatal mental health services.
A recent NCT survey of 186 Clinical Commissioning Groups in England found "huge gaps" with only 3% reporting they had a perinatal mental health strategy.
Royal College of Midwives chief executive Cathy Warwick said: "We desperately need more midwives and maternity support workers to work with these hard-to-reach and vulnerable women."
Dr Liz MacDonald, who chairs the Royal College of Psychiatrists' perinatal faculty, agreed there was "gross inequality" in access to perinatal mental health services "which is putting the wellbeing of thousands of mothers, infants and families in jeopardy".


The UK's wealth gap has been widening over the past decade, a report says.

Think tank the Resolution Foundation estimates 1% of adults, some 488,000 people, own 14% of the nation's assets - worth about Â£11 trillion.
At the other end of the financial scale, 15% (7.3 million people) either own no assets at all, or are in debt.
The government has responded to the findings by insisting that income inequality is at its lowest level since the mid-1980s.
The Resolution Foundation says it is non-partisan and was founded in 2005, with "the goal of improving living standards for the 15 million people in Britain on low and middle incomes".
The foundation says the spreading of property wealth in the mid-1990s and mid-2000s fuelled a decade-long fall in wealth inequality - but that progress has since gone into reverse.
The proportion of property wealth owned by the bottom four-fifths of adults grew from 35% in 1995 to 40% in 2005.
However, the foundation warns "that with home ownership steadily falling since its mid-2000s peak, the proportion of property wealth owned by the bottom four-fifths of the population has started to fall again".
"Given the hugely unequal distribution of wealth across Britain, it's time we looked into how the nation's wealth is divided up and what the consequences are for those who never build up assets of any significance," said Conor D'Arcy, policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation.
"Falling levels of home ownership mean that, having once been a great force in driving down inequality, shifts in who owns what property are now fuelling the wealth gap between rich and poor, while also creating sharp wealth divides between young and old."
A government spokesperson said: "We want to build an economy that works for everyone.
"Income inequality is now at its lowest level since the mid-1980s and the lowest paid saw their wages grow faster than for 20 years.
"The next step is to get Britain building more homes and halt the decline in housing affordability.
"The Housing White Paper which sets out a bold package of reforms, following a Â£7.2bn investment at Autumn Statement, will help ensure more working people have the security of a decent place to live."


A retired Anglican bishop is to be prosecuted for alleged sex offences dating back to the 1970s.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was in the public interest to prosecute the Rt Rev Peter Ball, who served as bishop of Gloucester and bishop of Lewes in East Sussex.
It is alleged Bishop Ball, 82, indecently assaulted a boy aged 12 or 13 and a man aged 19 or 20.
He is due to appear before Brighton magistrates on 10 April.
Bishop Ball is also to be charged with misconduct in public office between 1977 and 1992.
Chief crown prosecutor for the South East Jaswant Narwal, said: "After a thorough and careful review, I have decided that Peter Ball should be prosecuted for misconduct in public office and two indecent assaults.
"It is alleged that he sexually abused a number of young males between 1977 and 1992.
"The misconduct alleged is that he misused his position and authority to manipulate and prevail upon others for his own sexual gratification."
Bishop Ball is due to be charged when he appears before the magistrates.
He served as Bishop of Gloucester until 1993.


Children's support services in Cambridgeshire will suffer if the county goes ahead with plans to cut 44 jobs, a union has warned.

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to save just under Â£6m from the Â£19m department budget between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
The council has said possible job cuts would not affect services.
But union Unison said it could hit provision for "vulnerable" children and will have an impact on services.
The early help services department helps support families with children which are experiencing problems, through early intervention.
It also helps support children with disabilities or learning difficulties in schools.
A report to the council's children and young people committee, which meets on Tuesday, says 44 members of staff are at risk of redundancy to meet the savings target.
The posts proposed to be cut include a parent support manager, a children's centre service manager and a parenting early intervention co-ordinator.
Robert Turner, Unison branch secretary, representing workers at the county council, said:  "We don't think any jobs should be placed at risk.
"It has got to make an impact on the services the department is delivering and once again it is the most vulnerable taking the biggest hit."
The council said it did not want to comment until after the meeting but added that the services are not expected to be cut.


A collection of costumes and props from hit US drama Mad Men has been donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Cast members Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks and creator Matthew Weiner attended an event in Washington to present the items to the museum.
They included ad man Don Draper's trademark grey suit and fedora and other real 1960s-period props.
They will be featured as part of an exhibit on American culture in 2018.
The museum's entertainment curator, Dwight Blocker Bowers, said Mad Men producers did the best research he had ever seen for a TV show, with meticulous detail to create the look of a 1960s ad agency.
Among the donated props included shaving kits, toothbrushes, bottles of alcohol, a packet of cigarettes and watches.
Weiner said he was thrilled items from the show might one day be seen during a school field trip at the Smithsonian.
"What I love about these objects being here is that these are for the most actual objects; they are not recreation," he said. "This is the archaeological site of humanity from this period. We're glad that we saved these things.''
Charlie Collier, the president of US network AMC which airs the show, said the show's creators were honoured Draper's suit would join Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz and other objects from entertainment history at the museum.
"You know, they say that all good things must come to an end, and all great things come to the Smithsonian," he said.
Mad Men returns to US screens for its final seven episodes on 5 April.


A Hindu monastery worker has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on secular and minority targets.

Nityaranjan Pande, who was in his 60s, died on the spot after several people attacked him early on Friday, AFP news agency said citing police.
His murder comes after the body of a Hindu priest was found with his head nearly severed in a field on Tuesday.
Most of the attacks have been blamed on, or claimed by, Islamist militants.
"There was no eye-witness to the attack as it happened very early in the morning," the head of police in the north-western district of Pabna, Alamgir Kabir, told AFP.
No group has said they carried out the attack.
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Mr Pande, who was attacked during his morning walk, had been working at the monastery for 40 years, officials said.
"He was a simple man. He had no enemies," local NGO worker Naresh Madhu told local news agency bdnews24.
Bdnews24 said the attack happened very close to the monastery.
More than 40 people have been killed since January last year in a wave of attacks, including secular bloggers, academics and gay rights activists.
Bangladesh has a majority Muslim population with Hindu's making up about 8% of the population.
The grim list of those who have fallen victim to attacks by Islamist militants in Bangladesh is growing ever more diverse.
Secular bloggers, academics, gay rights activists, and members of religious minorities including Shia, Sufi and Ahmadi Muslims, Christians and Hindus have all been killed, many of them hacked to death.
A university professor whose family said he was not an atheist was murdered in April, suggesting the list of those at risk had widened further.
Who exactly is behind the attacks remains murky. Bangladesh has myriad extremist groups and there have been few convictions over the attacks.
Bangladesh has disputed claims by so-called Islamic State (IS) or al-Qaeda-linked groups for the attacks, instead often blaming opposition parties or local Islamist groups.
But until the killings stop the government itself will face accusations of not doing enough to protect minorities in the Sunni-dominated nation.