About 10,000 haulage operators are on a "red list" because of the risk they pose to other road users, the body that enforces lorry safety in Britain says.

The list represents one in eight transport firms, and is used by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to target enforcement.
The hauliers are failing to ensure adequate maintenance and safety, or to monitor drivers' hours, the DVSA says.
But it said sanctions for repeatedly flouting the rules are inadequate.
DVSA chief executive Gareth Llewellyn told the BBC the regulatory system was "ripe for review".
Transport firms with vehicles weighing 3.5 tonnes or more need an operator licence, which carries obligations to ensure vehicles are roadworthy, safely operated and regularly inspected.
The DVSA enforces the regulations through roadside spot checks.
In 2015/16, just over 29,000 HGVs were checked at the roadside or at operators' premises, and nearly 9,000 were served with prohibition notices.
Depending on the severity of the defect, a vehicle is immobilised until repaired or the operator is given a deadline to get it fixed.
The agency scores operators on the likelihood their vehicles will be operating safely, with a green, amber or red rating.
Mr Llewellyn said: "Where we believe there is something of imminent impact for the public, we will impound that vehicle - it is about making sure those things that are really posing a risk to the public are taken out very quickly."
But Chris Snelling, of the Freight Transport Association, said the red list in itself was not an indicator of the industry's safety record, but of the capability of the DVSA to undertake enforcement.
He said if safety standards across the industry rose, he would anticipate the DVSA would still maintain a red list of 10,000 lower-performing operators.
In February 2015, the brakes of a tipper truck failed on a steep hill in Bath. The vehicle careered out of control and killed four people.
The investigation into Grittenham Haulage revealed inadequate mechanical checks and disregard for the rules around drivers' hours.
Just over a year before the crash, company boss Matthew Gordon had applied to the traffic commissioner in Bristol for an operator licence.
He got the licence but only after promising to introduce regular, independent checks on his drivers' hours, but he reneged on the pledge.
The traffic commissioner admitted that no-one checked up on Mr Gordon and that it is taken on trust that operators will honour their promises.
Sian Vaughan, who lost her husband Stephen in the accident, says that amounts to a missed opportunity to uncover the bad practice at Grittenham Haulage.
"I do believe there could have been a lot more done in respect to these regulating bodiesâ€¦. they could have gone in there and the story could have been so different."
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Hauliers running HGVs who are involved in serious or repeated breaches of their licence conditions are referred to traffic commissioners, who can suspend or revoke a licence and disqualify the directors of the company from seeking a new one.
Transport for London is funding roadside checks specifically targeted at hauliers they suspect of dangerous practices.
Over the last two years about 18,000 have been stopped. Only one in five complied with safety rules.
Siwan Hayward, head of roads policing for TfL, said: "What is shocking is the difficulty in actually removing those rogue operators.
"We have been immobilising their vehicles, arresting their drivers, taking them through the criminal justice system and ultimately take them in front of the traffic commissioner so their operator's licence can be removed."
But a number of them defy the ban and stay on the road.
Ms Hayward said the sanctions to deal with this "small but persistent" group are inadequate - a point shared by Mr Llewellyn.
Mr Llewellyn added: "If you are serially non-compliant and operate vehicles that routinely put the public at risk, there's a great likelihood that you will not go to jail and I do not think that is correct."
The Freight Transport Association conceded there were "too many" haulage operators who did not comply with the safety regulations.
Mr Snelling said: "We would support more enforcement, as long as it continues to be effectively targeted against the worst HGV operators.
"Along with this we would support any efforts to improve the effectiveness of the punishments against these operators - if you are clearly not trying to be safe on the road, you should not be able to start work again under a new name."
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Mustafa Kamal has quit as International Cricket Council president and accused the body of acting "unlawfully".

Kamal said his decision came after he was denied the right to present the trophy to winners Australia after Sunday's World Cup final in Melbourne.
Instead, it was presented by Indian ICC chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan.
Kamal, a Bangladesh national, had previously criticised the umpiring at the competition after his country's quarter-final defeat by India.
He said Bangladesh's 109-run loss appeared to have been "pre-arranged" and there was "no quality in the umpiring" - a claim denied by the ICC.
"The main reason for my resignation is that I can't work with those who can act unconstitutionally and unlawfully," Kamal said on Wednesday.
"These type of people should be away from cricket, otherwise cricket will be spoilt, cricket will not move forward.
"I'm sure people will find out why I have resigned and they will unearth the truth - who are these people, what are they doing, and how they are running ICC."
The ICC later confirmed Kamal had tendered his resignation, but said his letter contained "no complaints" against anyone in the organisation.
"Mr Kamal said he was stepping down on personal grounds and offered his apologies to all associated with the ICC," a statement said.
The ICC president has become a largely honorary position since changes to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three' nations of England, India and Australia.
The ICC Board will consider the vacant position at its meeting in Dubai on 15 and 16 April.


Residents in Newtownards have been told to keep their windows and doors closed against a plume of smoke coming from a "rubbish and rubble fire".

The fire service said that a "significant quantity" of material is on fire at the Castlebawn site on Portaferry Road.
The advice has been issued to those in the Court Street and Castlebawn areas.
The fire in the County Down town has been burning for four days, according to the Newtownards Chronicle.
In a statement, the fire service said that it had extinguished one area of the fire.
"We have been liaising with environmental health from Ards and North Down Borough Council and the site owners, and are awaiting a digger to arrive on site to separate the rubbish and rubble to enable us to continue with firefighting operations."


Exeter City's Supporters' Trust has ordered the club to serve notice on the contract of manager Paul Tisdale.

The Trust, which owns City, approved a motion in October to ask the club's board if Tisdale had a notice period and, if so, serve him that notice.
Tisdale had a two-year rolling contract and is now serving that notice period.
It means that unless a new deal can be reached, Tisdale, who is the longest-serving manager in the EFL, will leave Exeter City in November 2018.
Exeter City say they will not comment on the contractual status of any of their employees, while the Trust chairman Martin Weiler told BBC Sport that "the club are aware of the Trust resolution."
Tisdale is not under any immediate threat of the sack, with the Supporters' Trust saying last month that "members wanted to be satisfied that there was a contract that protected the best interests of the club, the trust and the manager."
Exeter are 23rd in League Two, having not won a game at home since April.
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It prompted the Trust to issue a statement on the club's form, which read: "Trustees considered letters from a number of members expressing dissatisfaction with current results.
"The Trust Board shares these concerns and stressed the need for improvement to club board chairman Julian Tagg."
Tisdale. 43, has been in charge at Exeter City since 2006.
He led the club to promotion from the Conference to League Two in 2008 and onto League One the following season, but they dropped back down to the fourth tier in 2012.
Exeter have been owned by their supporters since 2003, when a group of fans bought the club after it had amassed debts of more than £2m after relegation from the Football League.
The Trust has overall control of the club, with a board of directors running Exeter City on a day-to-day basis and a number of Trust members sitting on the club's board.


Celtic will skip the second weekend of next season to fit in a friendly with Inter Milan.

The Premiership leaders have announced pre-season dates with the Serie A team, Leicester City and Barcelona.
The match against Inter on 13 August will celebrate the 50th anniversary season of Celtic's 1967 European Cup triumph against the Italians.
The venue has yet to be confirmed, with Scottish sides having the right to opt out of early league fixtures.
Leicester, currently top of the English Premier League, will visit Celtic Park on 23 July, while the Barcelona game will take place in Dublin seven days later.
Should Celtic win a fifth successive title, they will feature in the second round of Champions League qualification, with the first leg scheduled for 12 or 13 July and second leg on the 19 or 20 July.
The first leg of the third round of qualifying would be on 26-27 July, with the play-off round beginning on 16-17 August.


Little Britain's Matt Lucas and The Inbetweeners' star Greg Davies are joining the cast of Doctor Who for this year's Christmas special.

Producers have confirmed Lucas, who starred in Pompidou and Bridesmaids, will play a character called Nardole.
Cuckoo star Davies will play King Hydroflax in next month's episode, the first time 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi will meet Alex Kingston's River Song.
A new synopsis has revealed the Doctor will be recruited into her squad.
"It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers," reads the synopsis, released by the BBC along with a first-look picture from the episode.
"But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy."
It also revealed what might be in store for the characters played by British comedians Lucas and Davies.
"King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is?
"All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time."
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat told the Radio Times the Christmas episode would be a "great romp", but has warned fans there is "not a lot of Christmas in it".
"The big deal is Doctor number 12 encountering River and vice versa," said Moffat. "It's strange because they're now, in our human terms, the perfect couple. They're both sexy older people.
"It's always been slightly strange before with Matt Smith. Now they could actually be married. It works."
Moffat said River provided a nice bridge for fans mourning Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman, who was killed off last weekend.
"We've just lost Clara, so I didn't want to go straight into a new companion," said Moffat.
"I'll be honest, I brought River Song back in because I thought there was a possibility I'd never write [Doctor Who] again, so that'd be my goodbye.
"But also, I really fancied it. I hadn't written River for a couple of years, and I'd missed her."
Doctor Who is just one of the highlights of the BBC's 2015 Christmas schedule announced on Tuesday, along with the return of Luther and Sherlock.
There will be Christmas specials of EastEnders, Top of the Pops, Strictly Come Dancing, The Detectorists and Call the Midwife - in which Nonnatus House will be "rocked" when Sister Monica Joan goes missing.
Dickensian sees Charles Dickens's most famous characters - including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham - intertwine in 19th Century London, and there is also an adaptation of the best-selling crime novel of all time, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
Younger viewers will see the return of Harry Hill as Professor Branestawm, a "magical" adaptation of Julia Donaldson's Stickman voiced by Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville and narrated by Jennifer Saunders; and BBC One's first Shaun the Sheep 30-minute special, The Farmer's Llamas.
David Walliams will star in an adaptation of his children's book Billionaire Boy, as well as hosting a brand new sketch show with special guest Joanna Lumley, while Catherine Tate returns for two new episodes of Nan.
Other highlights include a new series from David Attenborough uncovering the history and secrets of the Great Barrier Reef and Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe review of the year.


Floyd Mayweather emerged victorious from the most lucrative fight in history, beating Manny Pacquiao via a wide unanimous decision in Las Vegas.

American Mayweather, 38, delivered a defensive masterclass against his Philippine rival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, making the necessary adjustments after only a few rounds before disappearing out of sight.
Mayweather, who added the WBO welterweight title to the WBC and WBA titles he already owned, was awarded the fight 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112 by the three judges.
With his victory, Mayweather also cemented his status as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of his generation.
The five-weight world champion is now undefeated in 48 professional fights, stretching back 19 years.
Six-weight world champion Pacquiao, who falls to 57 wins, six losses and two draws, later blamed a shoulder injury for his defeat.
Tickets for the bout - billed as 'The Fight of the Century' - changed hands for as much as $350,000 (£232,000) and American fans were charged almost $100 (£66) to watch on television, with millions more watching across the world.
Rival broadcasters Showtime and HBO joined forces for the first time since Lennox Lewis fought Mike Tyson in 2002 to show the fight, with Jimmy Lennon Jr and Michael Buffer sharing ring announcer duties.
A-listers in the 16,507 crowd included actors Clint Eastwood and Robert De Niro, singers Sting and Prince, and US tycoon Donald Trump.
Multi Grammy Award winner Jamie Foxx sang the American national anthem prior to the fighters entering the ring. So prized was a seat that many celebrities were even sitting behind the press row.
Pacquiao, 36, began his ring walk at 20:45 Vegas time - to the strains of a song he recorded especially for the occasion - and was awarded a rapturous reception. Mayweather, on the other hand, was roundly booed, despite being effectively the house fighter.
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The opening round was extremely cagey, with both men trying to establish their distance, but Mayweather did land with a couple of eye-catching right hands on the counter.
Not only did Mayweather look noticeably bigger than Pacquiao, he also looked quicker in the early rounds.
And when Pacquiao did get close, Mayweather was content to tie him up, to both Pacquiao and the fans' frustration.
Mayweather rocked Pacquiao with two more rights in the second, although Pacquiao was able to get inside his rival's superior reach and unleash a couple of flurries.
The third round was a more even affair, with Pacquiao able to draw Mayweather into some exchanges and Mayweather doing plenty of rough stuff on the inside.
Pacquiao really came into the fight in the fourth, staggering Mayweather with a left hand, which many thought would be a key weapon in this fight.
Mayweather was forced to cover up on the ropes and many of Pacquiao's follow-up punches were caught on the arms and gloves, but a smile from the American signalled he may have been hurt.
Mayweather's head had cleared by the start of the fifth and he proceeded to win the round courtesy of his trusty right cross, with Pacquiao not applying enough pressure or displaying the aggression many felt he needed.
Pacquiao rocked Mayweather again in the sixth, before Mayweather got on his bike in the seventh, slipping and sliding out of reach and frustrating Pacquiao as he looked to engage.
In the eighth it was Mayweather's left that did most of the damage and although he did ship another sneaky left, by now it was apparent that Pacquiao, naturally the smaller man, did not have the necessary power.
It was more of the same in the ninth, during which there were definite signs that Pacquiao was tiring and the fight was beginning to get away from him.
By the 10th, Mayweather had made all the adjustments he needed to make and continually made Pacquiao miss, like a matador with an ailing bull, while doing enough on the counter to win the round.
In the 11th, Pacquiao had gone from bull to mouse, getting snapped on the nose time and time again by Mayweather's jab as he tried to get inside.
Pacquiao's expected late rally did not transpire and the air of resignation in the arena at the final bell told you everything you needed to know - that Mayweather had won an intriguing rather than thrilling fight with plenty to spare.
And while many observers who paid to watch would have been disappointed with the action, the fact that Mayweather won so handily was more proof of his unparalleled genius.
Pacquiao's pride will no doubt be salved when he next checks his bank account - it is estimated the fight will generate $400m (£265m) in total, with Mayweather and Pacquiao set to split in the region of $230m (£150m).
Afterwards Mayweather confirmed he would fight one more time in September before retiring, although the opportunity to surpass Rocky Marciano's mark of 49 fights undefeated might prove too tempting to pass up.
Amir Khan is on the list of possible opponents, as is fellow Briton and IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook.


UK airline EasyJet is planning to set up a new company in Austria to protect its European business after Britain leaves the EU.

The new airline, EasyJet Europe, will be based in Vienna.
The airline must have an air operator certificate in an EU member country to allow it to continue flying between member states after Brexit.
EasyJet said its application was "well advanced" and it hoped to receive its licence in the "near future".
The carrier said "nothing will change" from the perspective of passengers, and that all the staff and planes that would fly for EasyJet Europe were already employed and based in the other 27 EU countries.
A spokeswoman for the prime minister Theresa May said the move by EasyJet was a "commercial decision" and that the government was working to achieve the best deal for business.
EasyJet announced last year that it was in the process of establishing a separate presence on the European mainland, in readiness for when the UK leaves the EU.
This is because the UK risks losing access to Europe's internal "open skies" arrangement.
Since 1997, any EU airline has been free to fly between any two points in Europe, something that enabled companies such as EasyJet and Ryanair to grow to their present size.
Current EU flying rights might have to be renegotiated and the new company would ensure EasyJet could operate within the EU.
The UK government has said maintaining "liberal access" to European aviation markets will be a top priority during Brexit negotiations.
Unless British negotiators manage to secure preferential conditions, UK airlines could find it harder to  launch new routes in Europe.
In a statement, EasyJet said: "While the new structure will protect all of EasyJet's current flying rights within Europe, EasyJet will continue to push for the UK and EU to reach an aviation agreement which, at a minimum, will enable flights between the UK and EU."
EasyJet already has an airline based in Switzerland, as well as its UK operation. The parent company  - EasyJet PLC - will retain its London Stock Exchange listing and its Luton headquarters.


Almost half the length of the main rail lines in the South West are at risk of flooding because of climate change, an internal Network Rail report claims.

The study released to the BBC found 42% of primary rail routes could be disrupted.
Entitled Increasing Climate Change Resilience, it said "extreme weather events" are likely to be more frequent.
The report said Network Rail is developing a "climate change adaptation strategy" worth millions of pounds.
The report classed "extreme weather events" as the storm which breached the sea wall at Dawlish, Devon in February, causing weeks of rail disruption.
The report listed particularly vulnerable areas as:
Disruption to rail services into and out of Devon and Cornwall can cost the region's economy tens of millions of pounds, the study notes.
The chairman of the South West Peninsula Rail Task Force, Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, said: "I didn't realise just how vulnerable the main rail lines were.
"I am concerned. This means we have to lobby the government even harder to make sure our vital train links are protected."
Mike Gallop, Network Rail's director of route asset management, said: "What we're doing is developing a strategy to look at some of the possible solutions and mitigations and then working over the next 15 to 20 years to make sure we can hold the railway line to the south west peninsula."
The government is carrying out a feasibility study into an alternative rail line, which would run inland from Exeter to Plymouth, via Okehampton, avoiding the vulnerable stretch around Dawlish.


The world's most famous snowman and the betrayal of a president are part of the biggest shake-up in the way Australians watch television.

US streaming service Netflix will launch in Australia and New Zealand on 24 March, hoping to entice viewers with new series of hits House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, as well as the Disney super movie Frozen.
The Internet television network boasts more than 57 million members who have access to an insomniac's trove of more than two billion hours of shows and movies each month.
But the California-based video-on-demand provider will face stiff competition in the Australian streaming market from several incumbent players, including global media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
An even bigger challenge could be Australia's entrenched habit of illegally downloading digital content. Annoyed by the delay in release dates for new films and TV shows, and by the higher prices they face for digital content, many Australians have already found surreptitious ways to view their favourite shows.
To further muddy the waters, Australian download limits on broadband and mobile accounts could curb local appetite for the flood of material now coming their way, say experts.
In the Australian market, Netflix will go head-to-head with Presto Entertainment, which is owned by local TV network Channel 7 and pay TV firm Foxtel, (itself a joint venture owned by Rupert Murdoch and Australia's dominant telecommunications player, Telstra).
Stan is another competitor. Launched in January, it is a partnership between media heavyweights TV network Channel 9 and the Fairfax newspaper group.  Stan has secured exclusive rights to Better Call Saul, a spin-off from Breaking Bad, while Presto will show Game of Thrones.
Meanwhile, the trans-Tasman company Quickflix, which began more than a decade ago, has reinvented its disc rental operation into a streaming service.
Netflix argues it has a unique blend of original content, local series and films, and popular movies and TV shows from around the world. Its service will be available on all major Australian broadband systems and be accessible on a range of devices, including smart TVs, smartphones, Xbox and tablets.
Australians and New Zealanders have been waiting for years for an all-you-can-eat on-demand feast partly because free-to-air and pay TV networks have controlled programmes made by major US studios, says Professor Nick Wailes, Associate Dean of Digital and Innovation at the University of New South Wales Business School.
"After almost a decade of nothing it is just exploding out of all recognition," he told the BBC. "Consumers will get more than they could possibly watch in a lifetime."
And Netflix has undercut its Australian competition on price. Prof Wailes believes the big loser in the country's online entertainment revolution will be Foxtel, which has already responded with aggressive price cuts of its own.
"This is going to dilute the viewers' eyes even more, which is going to undermine the value of their advertising," he warns. "If I was in TV I'd be worried."
Netflix's expansion into the Pacific is part of a global push but academics have estimated that there are already 200,000 Australians using virtual private networks to pretend they are in America and download US content from Netflix. The question is will they leave the shadows and subscribe instead to the Australian model?
Australia is a land of digital pirates. Last year it headed the list for illegal downloads of the finale of Breaking Bad. Curbing that subversive appetite will be a challenge to all the streaming operators in a country where traditionally free-to-air networks have dominated, unlike in the United States where the popularity of subscription television has soared.
Then there is the issue of just how many programmes and films subscribers can watch before they exhaust their download limits on broadband or mobile accounts.
"The biggest challenge will be for people to understand the data demands of these services, that streaming movies and TV shows are really going to place a strain on data allowances," says Stephen Fenech, editor of technology blog techguide.com.au.
Some ISPs have promised unmetered viewing of Netflix, Mr Fenech adds.
"In terms of free-to-air TV obviously they are going to have to play to their strengths with unique programming and great live sport. I think that the competition will drive up standards in Australia," he says.
Australians will soon have at their fingertips more drama, comedies and films than they could ever hope to (sensibly) watch.
"I think I'll be doing a pretty solid House of Cards binge as soon as the service starts," says Mr Fenech.


The chief executive of the firm running Cambridgeshire's Hinchingbrooke Hospital, the first in the NHS managed by a private company, has stepped down.

Circle Holdings plc took over the hospital in February this year in a Â£1bn, 10-year deal.
Chief executive Ali Parsa will be replaced by Steve Melton, who will serve on an interim basis.
Mr Parsa will remain on the board of Circle as founder and a non-executive director, the company said.
Under the deal Circle assumed the financial risks of making the hospital more efficient and paying off its Â£40m of debts.
The company said the main reason for Mr Parsa to step down was to give him more time to fulfil "his passion for social entrepreneurship".
"Ali has been instrumental in forming the entrepreneurial vision and early development of the company," Michael Kirkwood, chairman of Circle Holdings, said in a statement.
"He has been a pioneer developing a business model which empowers doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals to redefine UK healthcare delivery for the benefit of their patients.
"The board and Ali have agreed that now is the appropriate time for him to assume a non-executive role."
Mr Parsa said: "I wish to step down from my executive leadership role so that I have the time I need for other projects that now require some of my focus."
Tracey Lambert, Unison head of health for the eastern region, said: "Bringing in a private company like Circle to run the hospital has always been a dangerous experiment.
"Ali Parsa made a lot of claims about the unprecedented level of savings he could make at Hinchingbrooke and now he is walking away before he has completed his job.  That is because not only are his claims exaggerated, but they are made at the expense of staff and patients.
"There is still a very big question mark over the long-term financial viability of Circle and whoever is in charge of the hospital bringing in a private company to run an NHS hospital is not right for the health service."
Mr Melton, who takes over, is currently Circle's head of mobilisation. He joined the company in February 2008.
Circle said it would recruit a permanent successor to Mr Ali, with candidates from both inside and outside the company.


Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her first Christmas card as first minister.

The card features a 1970s winter image by the late Phyllis Dodd, artist and wife of former Glasgow School of Art director Douglas Percy Bliss.
It is taken from a series of the art school's Christmas cards collected over 60 years by alumnus, lecturer and World War Two Veteran Conrad McKenna.
The collection survived the devastating fire at the art school earlier this year.
Ms Sturgeon unveiled the card during a visit to the school where she saw the fire damage and artefacts being recovered.
For the first time, this year's card will be made available for purchase by the public through National Galleries of Scotland in time for Christmas 2015.
Ms Sturgeon said: "I am delighted to bring back to life this Christmas card, beautifully designed by Phyllis Dodd and safely kept in Conrad McKenna's impressive collection.
"It is a lovely wintery image that adorned the front of a Christmas card at the art school many years ago.
"Christmas is a time for reflection and this year has been an unforgettable one for all those who have studied, worked or had a connection to this world-leading school of art.
"The fire was a devastating loss, not only for this year's students but for the many who have in some way been inspired or moved by the magic of one of Scotland's greatest artists - Charles Rennie Mackintosh."
She added: "While some artefacts and pieces will sadly never be recovered or replaced, I felt that it was appropriate to demonstrate that there is still hope when some small historical pieces as beautiful as this have survived and can now be enjoyed by many people this Christmas.
"I am sure when it goes on sale to the public next year it will raise vital funds for all of this year's selected charities including the Mackintosh Appeal, so that they can continue to do their great work."
Prof Tom Inns, director of the Glasgow School of Art, said: "We are delighted that the Scottish government has selected an image from Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections for its 2014 Christmas Card.
"The image is from a very special collection of Christmas cards designed by GSA students and staff which was built up over 60 years by a GSA alumnus and lecturer, Conrad McKenna.
"A unique collection, it provides a snapshot of the creativity of The Glasgow School of Art since the 1940s."


A man has admitted supplying drugs to serial killer Stephen Port.

Port was given a whole life term for murdering four men he lured to his London flat and poisoned with lethal doses of the substance GHB.
Gerald Matovu pleaded guilty to selling the 41-year-old mephedrone and GHB in July and August 2015.
His crimes came to light during the investigation into Port but were not connected to the murders, Southwark Crown Court heard.
The 23-year-old, of Great Guildford Street, Southwark, has been bailed until sentencing in April.
Port bought the drugs from Matovu for use during consensual sex with his partner, the Met said.
Phone records showed the pair were in contact and Matovu had told Port he had "loads of G" - referring to GHB - and asked how much he wanted.
Judge Andrew Goymer said: "This case came to light following Port's arrest and interrogation of his mobile phone and who had been in contact with him.
"There is absolutely no suggestion that this defendant came into contact with those young men who were the unfortunate victims of Stephen Port's terrible crimes."
Port met his victims on dating websites, including Grindr, between August 2014 and September 2015 and coaxed them to his home in Barking for sex.
He gave them fatal doses of GHB and dumped their bodies in or near a graveyard within 500m of his house.


A law firm has been accused of misconduct over the way it handled claims that British troops tortured civilians during the Iraq War.

Leigh Day failed to disclose evidence its Iraqi clients were members of a "murderous" militia group when it represented them in compensation cases, a tribunal has heard.
The claims caused years of anguish to falsely accused soldiers, it was told.
Leigh Day and solicitors Martyn Day and Sapna Malik deny 19 misconduct charges.
Fellow solicitor Anna Crowther also denies one allegation of misconduct at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in London.
Without the firm's failures it was unlikely a £31m public inquiry into claims of murder and torture by UK soldiers would have taken place, the tribunal was told.
Representing the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Timothy Dutton QC, said: "Over a period of more than seven years, Martyn Day, Sapna Malik and Leigh Day made and maintained allegations that soldiers in the British Army had murdered, tortured and mutilated Iraqi civilians."
He said the lawyers had continued to act for their clients despite having a document showing they were members of a militia associated with the Mahdi Army, which had ambushed British troops.
Mr Dutton said the OMS (Shia militia group Office of the Martyr Al Sadr) detainee List had been in their possession from 2004 onwards and "undermined their clients' claims they were innocent bystanders in the Battle of Danny Boy".
The battle occurred on 14 May when British soldiers were ambushed near to the city of Al Amara by Iraqi insurgents of the Mahdi Army.
The tribunal heard Leigh Day had received some £9.5m for its work on the compensation cases.
The firm has always said the failure to disclose the detainee list was caused by "human error" and not professional wrongdoing.
Mr Dutton said if the list had been made available to others, it was unlikely legal aid would have been granted to Public Interest Lawyers and the long-running Al-Sweady inquiry would not have gone ahead.
Public Interest Lawyers, which submitted multiple allegations of misconduct by British troops during the Iraq War, has since closed down and its lead lawyer, Phil Shiner, has been struck off for misconduct.
Mr Dutton said: "If the respondents had discharged their duties, British soldiers and their families would not have had to endure torment and years of worry arising from false allegations endorsed by solicitors and members of the profession, made not just in claims but to the world's media."
The Al-Sweady inquiry concluded in its final report that the conduct of some soldiers towards detainees breached the Geneva Convention.
But it was highly critical of the claims it was initially set up to investigate - that Iraqi detainees had been murdered, mutilated and tortured following the Battle of Danny Boy.
It found that British forces responded to a deadly ambush by insurgents with "exemplary courage, resolution and professionalism".
Among the charges the lawyers face is an allegation of prohibited payments made to a person called Mazin Younis, and of improper conduct at a 2008 press conference involving Mr Shiner, where it was claimed that British soldiers had carried out the abuse.
The tribunal, which is scheduled to last seven weeks, is expected to be the longest and most expensive in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's history.


This summer's Ashes series could be decided by the performance of Australia's batting line-up, says former England spinner Graeme Swann.

Australia were beaten 3-0 the last time they toured England, but were 5-0 victors at home in the 2013-14 series.
Swann, part of BBC Test Match Special's ball-by-ball commentary team, said: "I don't think the Australian batting line-up in England is as strong.
"Nearly all of their batsmen struggled when we beat them here in 2013."
Swann, who took 255 wickets in 60 Tests, also believes the teams' fast bowlers will have important roles to play.
The 36-year-old said: "England have James Anderson and Stuart Broad, Australia have Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris.
"Whichever pair is more prolific will give their team a very good chance."
Johnson and Harris have taken a combined 404 wickets in 93 Tests, while Anderson and Broad have taken 690 in 183.
Swann believes England captain Alastair Cook will look to add elements of the one-day team's dynamic approach to the Test side.
Cook was not involved as England beat New Zealand 3-2 in a limited-overs series characterised by a new-found adventure from the hosts.
"I don't know how much of the aggressive style of the one-day team will eke into the Test set-up," said Swann, a three-time Ashes winner.
"But Cook will need to glean whatever he can from that one-day squad and try to get those good points into the Test team.
"That's not teeing off from ball one, but taking on the opposition head-on."
Test Match Special will have live coverage of every ball of the series on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and at bbc.co.uk/cricket.
You can follow it wherever you are, with commentary on your mobile or tablet via the BBC Sport App.
In addition, there will be a range of special programmes bringing you insight, wit and wisdom, including:
Thursday, 25 June
Flintoff & Vaughan's 05 Ashes Roadshow (20:00-22:00)
Tuesday, 30 June
The Art of Captaincy (21:00-22:30)
Wednesday, 1 July
Smug Pommie Cheat - The Ashes Propaganda War (21:30-22:30)
Monday, 6 July
The Great Ashes Pub Quiz (20:00:-21:00)
Tuesday, 7 July
Big Ashes Preview with Mark Chapman from Cardiff (20:00-22:30)
Previewing the first Test, which starts on 8 July in Cardiff
Saturday, 11 July
Michael Vaughan's 6-Duck-6: The former England captain takes your calls after the fourth day's play of the first Test
Saturday, 18 July
Not Just Cricket with Greg James: Cricket banter with players past and present (09:00-11:00)
Michael Vaughan's 6-Duck-6: The former England captain takes your calls after the third day's play of the second Test
Saturday, 25 July
Not Just Cricket with Greg James: Cricket banter with players past and present (09:00-11:00)
Voices of Summer (time TBC)
Monday, 27 July
Graeme Swann's Ashes Roadshow at Moseley CC (time TBC)
Previewing the third Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, which starts on 30 July
Saturday, 1 August
Not Just Cricket with Greg James: Cricket banter with players past and present (09:00-11:00)
Michael Vaughan's 6-Duck-6: Former England captain takes your calls after the fourth day's play of the third Test
Sunday, 2 August
Our Amazing Grace (time TBC)
BBC Bristol documentary on the legendary WG Grace
Tuesday, 4 August
Graeme Swann's Ashes Roadshow, West Bridgford (time TBC)
Previewing the fourth Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, which starts on 6 August
Friday, 7 August
Richie Benaud BBC Radio 4 documentary (Time TBC)
Saturday, 8 August
Not Just Cricket with Greg James: Cricket banter with players past and present 09:00-11:00
Michael Vaughan's 6-Duck-6: Former England captain takes your calls after the third day of the fourth Test (20:00-21:00)
Tuesday, 18 August
Graeme Swann's Ashes Roadshows (Location and time TBC)
Preview of the final Test at The Oval, which starts on 20 August
NB: Other programmes will be announced when details are confirmed.
Programmes and start times are subject to change.


Jim Duffy says he has had to bail out players many times during his football management career following financial problems caused by gambling.

The Greenock Morton boss has previously been in charge of Falkirk, Dundee, Hibernian, Brechin City and Clyde, plus a spell as Norwich City caretaker.
Duffy has experience of clubs lending players funds then taken from wages.
"There are many, many occasions where we have had to help players financially," Duffy told BBC Scotland.
The issue of gambling hit the headlines again last week after Burnley midfielder Joey Barton, who started the season with Rangers, was banned for 18 months by the English FA for breaking rules on betting.
PFA Scotland chairman John Rankin claimed that referees and club directors were involved in gambling as well as players in Scotland.
Duffy said he had dealt with many players "who have got themselves into such a distressed state", some even becoming involved with "money lenders".
"Let's just say people they shouldn't have got money from and they had real difficulties to the point where they were being threatened," the 58-year-old told BBC Scotland's Sportsound.
"Over the many years I've been involved, there's been an awful lot of circumstances where, of course, I would never disclose which players because it's unfair.
"Gambling is a huge problem within football."
However, Duffy suggested that the FA had been heavy handed in its dealings with Barton.
"When it becomes an addiction, that's when it becomes a problem and that's the reason I've got sympathy for Joey Barton," he said.
"Joey Barton's got an addiction, Joey Barton's got an illness, so why is he the one who's castigated for this?
"You go back to the Eric Cantona one - he kung-fu's a supporter and gets nine months - and Rio Ferdinand misses a drug test and gets eight months.
"Barton's getting 18 months. What's worse?"
Ladbrokes also last week announced that it had extended its sponsorship of the Scottish Professional Football League for another season.
It is just one of a number of bookmakers involved in Scottish football and Motherwell captain Keith Lasley thought that such companies also had a responsibility to act.
"Why are they taking those bets?" said the midfielder. "Who doesn't know Joey Barton in British football and yet they are continuing to take those bets?
"I think the bookies do a fantastic job investing a lot of money in our game, but to me I think they have their cake and eat it a wee bit."


American Patrick Reed holds a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of The Barclays tournament after shooting a three-under-par round of 68 on Friday.

Scotland's Martin Laird, joint leader overnight, is four shots off the pace after bogeying three of his final five holes at Bethpage Black in New York.
Argentine Emiliano Grillo and the USA's Rickie Fowler are 26-year-old Reed's closest challengers on six under par.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy carded a 69 to move to two under par.
The 27-year-old, who has had an ankle injury, is playing his tournament since missing the cut at the PGA Championship this month and chasing his first PGA Tour win of the year.
World number one Jason Day is among a group of six players, also including Jordan Spieth, who are tied for fifth on four under.
Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose made the cut after improving on his opening-round 73 with a one-under 70 that featured three birdies.
The Barclays is the first of four FedEx Cup events, with the overall winner earning $10m (£7.6m).
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Google has unveiled its latest robot - a four-legged machine that stays standing even when its creators try to kick it over.

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Named Spot, the dog-inspired robot has been created by the tech giant's Boston Dynamics division.
It's designed to be used both inside buildings and on rough ground.
So what does Google want to do with robots like Spot?
The BBC's technology reporter Rory Cellan-Jones says Spot's development is for research and "any products for people to use are quite a long way away."
"Watch out, though - Spot is getting smarter and may one day decide he's had enough of getting kicked around," he joked.


The US justice department has launched investigation to determine whether Baltimore's police department engages in routine bias or excessive force.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake requested the inquiry after Freddie Gray suffered fatal injuries when arrested, sparking protests and riots.
She said the community and the police had a "fractured" relationship.
Baltimore is the latest of a series of US police departments that are being investigated by the federal government.
"Our goal is to work with the community, public officials, and law enforcement alike to create a stronger, better Baltimore," said Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who visited Baltimore this week.
She also encouraged other cities to study the department's past recommendations and see whether they can be applied in their communities.
The US department of justice is already investigating whether Gray's civil rights were violated in the incident. The officers involved in Gray's arrest are also facing criminal charges.
Baltimore is already participating in a voluntary justice department review, requested in 2014 by the mayor and Anthony Batts, the police chief. That review enables police to implement reforms without a court order or independent monitor.
But the new investigation would be similar to the one that was done in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer in August.
The wide-ranging investigations look for patterns of discrimination within the police departments being reviewed. They can involve the examination of how officers search and arrest suspects, and how they use force against them.
The investigation's results can sometimes include an agreement known as a consent decree, in which the police department in question agrees to make specific changes, while an outside monitor is appointed to ensure compliance.
The justice department formed this kind of agreement with the New Orleans Police Department in 2012, and the police force there was required to make widespread reforms.
In April, the justice department issued a report detailing widespread abuse at the police department in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and called for an overhaul of its internal affairs unit.


People in Gwynedd are set to launch legal action against plans which could see their village lost to the sea.

Gwynedd council's shoreline management plan could see maintenance of flood defences stopped in 40 years.
Villagers have now voted to hire a specialist barrister to fight the proposals and are raising Â£20,000 to fund the action.
A council spokesman said officers were in regular discussions with residents about the community's future.
People in the area first discussed the possibility of legal action in 2014.
Pete Cole, chairman of action group Fairbourne Facing Change, told BBC Radio Wales' Country Focus programme: "This is something which continues to frustrate and upset people in the village...  there's been a lot of talk, but no practical solutions to enable people to move on with their lives.
"We are committed to working with Gwynedd council and the Welsh government, but if we can't find a solution we can all live with, then a legal challenge may be our only way forward."
A Welsh government spokesman said: "It is important that all those at risk of coastal flooding or erosion are aware of the risks they face and plan for future change."


Tanzania has appointed former international Charles Boniface Mkwasa as interim coach to replace sacked Dutchman Mart Noorj.

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) President Jamal Malinzi said Mkwasa would be assisted by Zanzibar coach Hemed Morocco.
His position will be reviewed at the end of September.
"He will take us through the matches against Uganda and Nigeria, that's his assignment for now," said Malinzi.
Mkwasa will continue in his role as assistant coach at his former club Yanga, where he works with another Dutch coach in Hans Van de Pluijm.
The caretaker coach's first task it to overturn a 3-0 goal deficit against neighbours Uganda in the second leg of their African Nations Championship qualifier in Kampala in less than a fortnight.
The loss in the first leg cost Nooij his job after a poor campaign as a guest side at the recent southern African championship, the Cosafa Cup, where they lost all three matches.
The former Yanga SC midfielder is expected to overhaul the squad that lost the opening 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier match to Egypt and pick a new-look team to face Nigeria in the second match in September.
"After losing to Uganda we paid the players their dues and asked them to go home and wait, Mkwasa is at liberty to call whoever he wants," added Malinzi.
Meanwhile, Nooij, who needed police protection to leave the stadium after Saturday's loss to Uganda, blamed the woes on his policy of putting faith in young talents.
"My contract was ending in 2016 but now it has ended in 2015, I have bad feelings of course, my family is here, they were came on Saturday expecting to see the team win game under a successful coach, but they saw their brother failing and team losing," he said in pensive mood.
"I did my utmost to bring Tanzanian football to certain level of international football and I would not change anything if I did it again, I have no regrets on the decisions or methods I used, if I should do it again, I would do the same.
"Certainly everything is possible in football, from here you are likely find me somewhere in Africa, in borders of Tanzania or outside Tanzania."


An investigation has been launched into the death of 68-year-old man who became trapped under a tractor and trailer, police have said.

The incident happened in a field at Llanfynydd, Wrexham, on Monday evening.
North Wales Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the coroner has been informed.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating.


A driver has been found guilty of killing a motorist while he was driving at more than double the speed limit.

Junel Miah, 28, of Magazine Road, Ashford, was convicted of causing the death by dangerous driving of Danyl Ponsford, 26, following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court.
Miah was driving at 75mph in a 30mph zone when his Volkswagen Golf collided with Mr Ponsford's Toyota Celica in Ashford on 30 September 2013.
He will be sentenced in January.
Det Sgt Scott Lynch said: "If [Miah] had been driving at the correct speed, and obeying the law, the collision would never have taken place.
"Miah's driving that night was a significant risk to other road users and his indifference to others has cost a young man his life.
"Danyl was a well-known and popular young man in his community who had everything to live for but his life was tragically cut short."


An Indian woman, who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban, has been shot dead in Afghanistan by suspected militants, police say.

Sushmita Banerjee, who was married to an Afghan businessman, was killed outside her home in Paktika province.
The book about her dramatic escape in 1995 became a best-seller in India and was made into a Bollywood film in 2003.
Ms Banerjee had recently moved back to Afghanistan to live with her husband.
A senior police official told the BBC's Jafar Haand that Ms Banerjee, who was also known as Sayed Kamala, was working as a health worker in the province and had been filming the lives of local women as part of her work.
Police said Taliban militants arrived at her home in the provincial capital, Kharana, tied up her husband and other members of the family, took Ms Banerjee out and shot her. They dumped her body near a religious school, police added.
The Taliban have told the BBC they did not carry out the attack on Ms Banerjee.
Ms Banerjee, 49, became well-known in India for her memoir, A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife, which recounted her life in Afghanistan with her husband Jaanbaz Khan and her escape.
She was the subject of the 2003 Bollywood film, Escape From Taliban.
Starring actress Manisha Koirala, the film described itself as a "story of a woman who dares [the] Taliban".
Ms Banerjee also told her story in an article she wrote for Outlook magazine in 1998. She went to Afghanistan in 1989 after marrying Mr Khan, whom she met in Calcutta.
She wrote that "life was tolerable until the Taliban crackdown in 1993" when the militants ordered her to close a dispensary she was running from her house and "branded me a woman of poor morals".
She wrote that she escaped "sometime in early 1994", but her brothers-in-law tracked her down in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, where she had arrived to seek assistance from the Indian embassy. They took her back to Afghanistan.
"They promised to send me back to India. But they did not keep their promise. Instead, they kept me under house arrest and branded me an immoral woman. The Taliban threatened to teach me a lesson. I knew I had to escape," she wrote.
It was shortly after that, she wrote, that she tried to escape from her husband's home, three hours from the capital, Kabul.
"One night, I made a tunnel through the mud walls of the house and fled. Close to Kabul, I was arrested. A 15-member group of the Taliban interrogated me. Many of them said that since I had fled my husband's home, I should be executed. However, I was able to convince them that since I was an Indian, I had every right to go back to my country," Ms Banerjee wrote.
"The interrogation continued through the night. The next morning, I was taken to the Indian embassy from where I was given a safe passage. Back in Calcutta, I was re-united with my husband. I don't think he will ever be able to go back to his family."


Ryan Lowe scored a first-half winner as Bury's survival hopes received another major boost with victory at Charlton.

The victory was Bury's third in their last four games and saw them put further daylight between themselves and the League One drop zone.
The Addicks thought they had grabbed a seventh-minute lead, only for Patrick Bauer to see his strike cancelled out for a foul on Leon Barnett.
Stephy Mavididi flashed a low drive just wide as the hosts continued to press, but it was Bury who broke the deadlock in the 21st minute after Charlton failed three times to clear their lines before Lowe converted from 10 yards.
Lee Novak came agonisingly close to restoring parity with a header which cannoned back off the crossbar and the striker was denied again moments later by the quick-thinking of Joe Murphy.
Barnett cleared the danger from Mavididi's deflected shot, while Charlton keeper Declan Rudd had to be alert to push behind Hallam Hope's volley at the other end.
An unmarked Novak really should have done much better with his header after getting on the end of an inviting Ricky Holmes cross as Charlton continued to push for an equaliser.
Bury were a threat going forward as well though, and Greg Leigh produced a decent save from Rudd before Jacob Mellis blazed over from the rebound.
Tony Watt's 87th-minute curler tested Murphy but Charlton could not find an equaliser and Bury almost added a second deep into stoppage time when George Miller's shot was somehow kept out by Rudd.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Tom Pope.
Attempt blocked. Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leon Barnett (Bury).
Lewis Page (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by George Miller (Bury).
Foul by Lewis Page (Charlton Athletic).
Taylor Moore (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Bury. Tom Pope replaces Hallam Hope.
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Foul by Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic).
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic).
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Tony Watt replaces Lee Novak.
Foul by Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic).
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lee Novak (Charlton Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner,  Bury. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
Attempt saved. Hallam Hope (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Antony Kay (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antony Kay (Bury).
Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Paul Caddis (Bury).
Foul by Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic).
Cameron Burgess (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Jorge Teixeira (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jorge Teixeira (Charlton Athletic).
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lee Novak (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner,  Bury. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
Hallam Hope (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Aribo (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Firefighters have been working to free a person trapped in the wreckage of a two-vehicle crash on Lewis.

The emergency services were called to the scene of the accident at Laxdale near Stornoway about 11:30.
There were no details immediately available on how many people were hurt in the crash.


Comic artists including Luke McGarry, who created the Trainspotting film poster, have reimagined  Beatrix Potter's characters to mark the 150th anniversary of her birth.

Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck feature in McGarry's "Beatrixpotting" line-up.
Walking Dead's Charlie Adlard and Hellboy collaborator Duncan Fegredo have also taken part.
The artists are supporting a student art competition being held in Cumbria.
Fegredo has depicted Peter Rabbit as a spaceman, standing in a secret launch pad hidden in the Lake District.
"My aim was to retain the innocence and appeal of Potter's Peter Rabbit, setting him against a dramatic landscape and secret launching pad inspired by The Lakes," Fegredo said.
The artists have contributed their works to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in support of the Beatrix Potter Reimagined student art competition.
The contest encouraged students to give Beatrix Potter a modern or unusual twist and create new work in a comic style.
Writer and illustrator Hannah Berry has created a traditional comic strip which depicts Peter Rabbit story as a criminal who steals vegetables.
Festival Director Julie Tait described the entries as "simply stunning".
"The creativity, skill and humour of the student artwork is just astonishing and to top it all we now have contributions from some of the most talented comic artists on the planet," she said.
"Our festival is not only a celebration of the best of comic art, it's also about encouraging the next generation of artists to explore their creative talents."
Students Ian Morris and Ian Fulcher have submitted their own works to the competition - which will see prizes given to the top three entries.
Morris's piece sees Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny snub vegetables in favour of playing a games console.
The fourth Lakes International Comic Art Festival will run from 14-16 October in Kendal, Cumbria.
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Mae cyflwynwraig rhaglen The One Show, Alex Jones wedi cyhoeddi ei bod wedi rhoi genedigaeth i fachgen bach dros y penwythnos.

Rhannodd y newyddion ar Twitter gan ddweud: "Rydyn ni mor hapus i rannu'r newyddion bod ein bachgen bach prydferth wedi cael ei eni fore Sul, 7 pwys 11."
Dyma blentyn cyntaf y cyflwynydd 39 oed o Frynaman a'i gwr Charlie Thomson, a daw yn dilyn eu priodas ym mis Rhagfyr 2015.
Dydyn nhw ddim wedi cyhoeddi enw'r plentyn eto.
Fe wnaeth Ms Jones astudio ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth, ac roedd hi'n cyflwyno ar S4C am flynyddoedd cyn symud i Lundain gyda'r BBC.


A vote in favour of a system where people are presumed to have consented for their organs to be donated after death has been hailed as a "historic day" by Wales' health minister.

It means Wales will be the first UK nation to introduce a system where people are presumed to have consented to become donors unless they opt out.
It could come into force by 2015.
Mark Drakeford said he was proud about Tuesday's vote but his thoughts were with those waiting for organs.
The vote took place just before 22:00 BST and 43 of the 60 assembly members backed the bill. Eight Conservatives voted against and Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies did not vote. Plaid Cymru AM Jocelyn Davies abstained.
Mr Drakeford told BBC Wales the vote followed an "epic" five-hour discussion, adding: "I'm very relieved to see the bill safely on to the statute books but very proud as well - proud of achieving this in Wales, proud of the job that the assembly has done in scrutinising and improving the bill."
He said that "most of all, my feelings are with those people waiting for donation whose lives depend upon having an organ through transplantation".
The current system, which operates across the UK, relies on people signing up to a voluntary scheme and carrying a donor card.
But the Welsh government wants to drive up low transplant rates by 25% and say the new scheme will save countless lives.
As currently happens, organs could go to recipients anywhere in the UK, not just in Wales.
According to the NHS Blood and Transplant service, there are around 250 people on a waiting list for a transplant at any one time, and 33 people in Wales died in 2012/13 while waiting.
Evidence from other countries with an opt-out system indicates that the rise in organ donors is small with around 15 additional donors provided each year and approximately 45 extra organs.
There has been opposition to the scheme but ministers insist it will be implemented sensitively and they will launch a two-year, Â£8m publicity drive to inform people about their choices.
The British Medical Association (BMA), welcomed the result of the vote.
Dr Richard Lewis, BMA Wales secretary, said: "A few years ago, Wales was ready to lead the UK on banning smoking in public places but we didn't have the necessary legal powers.
"This time we are delighted that our National Assembly has shown the rest of the UK the way forward and fully support its implementation.
"Patients across the country will now benefit directly or indirectly from this bill."
Roy J Thomas, chief executive of Kidney Wales Foundation (KWF) said: "Deemed consent has a positive and sizeable effect on organ donation rates of some 25% to 35% higher on average in presumed consent countries.
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"One person dies every week in Wales waiting for an organ transplant.
"Three people die a day in the UK. The current system has failed those waiting."
There had been opposition to the changes from Christian churches and from within the Muslim and Jewish communities, who wanted a "soft opt-out scheme" to give deceased patients' families a say on donation if their relative had neither opted in or out.


The youngest and the oldest pupil at a Borders primary have marked the official start of work on a new school.

Sophia Berni and Brodie Lawson cut the first sods for the £9.7m Broomlands Primary project in Kelso.
Construction work is being carried out by McLaughlin and Harvey and is expected to be completed in 2018.
The school, with a roll of about 250 pupils, will have 12 classrooms, early years centre, new games hall/dining room and upgraded playground.
Councillor Sandy Aitchison said: "The current Broomlands building has served generations of pupils since it opened in 1980.
"After 36 years, it is time for a modern school building to take its place, and I know pupils, parents and staff will be looking forward to moving in once work is completed."
McLaughlin and Harvey is also currently working with Scottish Borders Council on the construction of Langlee Primary School in Galashiels, which is due to open in 2018.


US security officials failed to detect social media posts sympathetic to violent jihad on one of the San Bernardino killer's accounts, during immigration screening processes.

Tashfeen Malik passed three background checks when she moved from Pakistan but none looked at her social media.
New York Senator Chuck Schumer said: "Had they checked out Tashfeen Malik, maybe those people in San Bernardino would be alive".
The attacks left 14 people dead.
Malik underwent three background checks as part of the process to obtain a K-1 (commonly known as a "fiancee visa") to enter the United States and marry fellow attacker Syed Farook, the New York Times reported.
None of those screenings would have likely checked Malik's social media activity due to a secret US policy prohibiting security officials from reviewing social media activity of would-be immigrants, according to ABC News.
The report says, in the wake of disclosures from Edward Snowden, officials were afraid of a backlash from civil liberties activists if agents were reviewing social media postings and knowledge of the reviews were made public.
There are programmes being tested that would allow officials to screen social media, however they are not widely employed.
Among the activity that was missed were inflammatory comments next to a photo of a plane crashing into the World Trade Center that were posted on the 10th anniversary of those attacks, the newspaper said.
Last week it was revealed that the couple were radicalised before they started dating, and had discussed jihad and martyrdom in conversations on an online dating service in late 2013.
The revelations that the attacker's social media was not reviewed have been met with incredulity and anger.
On Sunday, Mr Schumer demanded that immigration officials immediately began reviewing online activity.
His views were shared by Secretary of State John Kerry.
In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Mr Kerry suggested that while "social media has placed a whole new burden" on the visa security process, it should be possible to review the activity going forward.
Mr Obama has ordered a review of the K-1 visa programme in wake of the attacks.
Malik received a visa to enter the US in May 2014 after completing the application process, which reportedly included three security and criminal screenings, as well as in-person interview.
Another round of checks was conducted when she applied for permanent residency, after she moved to the US and married Farook.


Harlequins survived a late Bath onslaught to earn a bonus-point win and go fifth in the Premiership.

Bath conceded 24 points either side of half-time while they were down to 14 men after Chris Cook was sin-binned.
Charlie Walker crossed twice and James Horwill also went over for the hosts, adding to Harry Sloan's early score.
But Bath scored three tries and 22 unanswered points in the final 15 minutes to earn an unlikely bonus point of their own.
Amanaki Mafi, Jeff Williams and Semesa Rokoduguni all touched down after Harlequins replacement Sam Twomey was sin-binned, and Tom Homer kicked a penalty in the closing seconds to ensure Mike Ford's side would not leave The Stoop empty-handed.
However, last season's Premiership finalists remain ninth in the table, having won only two of their eight league games in 2016 and five of 15 Premiership outings all season.
Sloan's first Premiership try for more than two years gave Quins a perfect start and Conor O'Shea's side stretched their lead from 11-6 to 35-6 in the 10 minutes after Bath scrum-half Cook was shown a yellow card for a deliberate knock-on.
Walker's brace of tries took his tally for the season to eight, making him the leading scorer in the Premiership this season.
And the home side held out for a league double over Bath, despite the visitors using their extra man to full effect while Twomey and later Horwill were sent from the field for indiscretions.
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea:
"What a game of rugby, the first half was lung-bursting and we played some brilliant rugby and it's a massive win.
"We were killed by the referee in the second half as we were penalised for the fun of it. It was as if the referee felt that the game shouldn't have been all one way.
"This eight-game challenge has been very tough for us with five out of the seven games on the road with a young and small group."
Bath head coach Mike Ford:
"The sin-bin cost us as they scored 24 points in Cook's absence. They scored just before half-time so we had to change the half-time team talk and then we conceded another soft one so our heads went down.
"We should have had a penalty try at a crucial stage in the first half when Horacio Agulla was hauled down near the line. Their player tackled Amanaki Mafi when he was in an offside position.
"We showed great character to get a bonus point from that position and that was very positive. We'll take heart from the last 30 minutes but we did give them three of their four tries."
Harlequins: R. Chisholm; Walker, Lowe, Sloan, Cheeseman; Botica, Dickson; Lambert, Ward, Sinckler, Merrick, Horwill (capt), Luamanu, Wallace, Easter.
Replacements: Gray, Evans, Collier, Twomey, J. Chisholm, Tebaldi, Marchant, Lindsay-Hague.
Sin-bin: Twomey (65), Horwill (77).
Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Banahan, Eastmond, Agulla; Devoto, Cook; Lahiff, Webber, Thomas, Ewels, Day, Garvey, Louw (capt), Mafi.
Replacements: Frost, Catt, Wilson, Houston, Mercer, Evans, Clark, Williams.
Sin-bin: Cook (35).
Referee: Dean Richards.
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A Scott Brown goal was enough for Accrington Stanley to overcome Leyton Orient and stay just a point off the automatic League Two promotion spots.

Midfielder Brown's goal came in the 51st minute, when he fired the ball home from 12 yards out.
Substitute Ollie Palmer came close to levelling for Orient in the 75th minute only for Ross Etheridge to deny him.
The victory keeps Stanley in fifth, while the O's drop to eighth, one place out of the play-offs.


Rebel Wilson is to star in a remake of film comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Steve Martin and Michael Caine appeared in the 1988 caper as conmen competing to swindle a wealthy young heiress.
Variety magazine said the new version would switch the genders with two women defrauding a naive tech prodigy.
The Australian actress tweeted: "The con is on!! I will be starring in a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for MGM." Her co-star has not yet been announced.
The news follows a remake of Ghostbusters in which the poltergeist-hunting lead characters were played by women.
Variety said Wilson is also set to appear in a remake of Private Benjamin.
Goldie Hawn was nominated for an Oscar for the 1980 original, in which she played a young woman from a wealthy family who decides to join the US Army.
Wilson has shot to fame in recent years thanks to roles in films including Bridesmaids and the Pitch Perfect franchise.
She is currently starring in Guys and Dolls on the West End stage, earning rave reviews.


The family of a missing 90-year-old sailor has been informed after a body was found off the coast in Ceredigion.

Arthur Roy Taylor, from Lancashire, went missing from his boat in Gwbert on Saturday, 15 April.
A man's body was discovered near Ynys Locthyn, Llangrannog, on Sunday at about 14:45 BST.
Dyfed-Powys Police said formal identification of the body has not taken place.
Mr Taylor left his accommodation to take his boat out from Gwbert boat club in Ceredigion. It was found the next day.
Mr Taylor lived in the Cardigan area before moving to Lancashire, but was a frequent visitor because of his association with the Teifi Boating Club.


Wigan coach Shaun Wane says he "will stand by" prop Ben Flower after he was sent off for punching Lance Hohaia in their Grand Final defeat by St Helens.

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Flower was shown a red card after two minutes, firstly knocking Hohaia to the floor and then landing a second punch while the half-back was on the ground.
The 26-year-old became the first player ever to be sent off in a Grand Final.
"It's a huge error today and we just move on," said Wane. "I make mistakes and he's made one today."
Asked how he could defend the punch, Wane responded: "You can't. It's a rush of blood.
"It's the Wigan-Saints derby and everybody is getting whacked off the ball and he made an error.
"He'll be really upset with what he's done to his team-mates, but that's just the character and why we love Ben Flower so much.
"The RFL will deal with the punishment accordingly, and whatever he gets, I'll stand by him. I'll make sure he understands that sort of thing can't happen again."
Flower's punishment will be decided by an independent tribunal convened this week.
The maximum penalty is a four to eight game suspension but this can be increased if thought necessary.
Rugby League chief executive Nigel Wood told BBC Radio 5 live: "We have a very extensive disciplinary process and a range of sanctions.
"The guidelines are there for a purpose but the panel could go outside them if they felt it was necessary."
Wigan led 6-2 at half-time, despite playing with one man less, but their tiring side were eventually beaten 14-6 at Old Trafford as St Helens ended their eight-year wait to be crowned champions.
Wane's side were looking to defend the title they won last year, but could not hold on as St Helens made the extra man count in the second half as Sia Soliola and Tommy Makinson both went over.
Much of the build-up to the Grand Final had been dominated by both head coaches talking about the rivalry between the two clubs.
The tone was set from the very first hit of the match, when Wigan prop Dom Crosby was propelled backwards by an onrushing Saints defence, in what was an intense atmosphere within the stadium.
New Zealand international Hohaia collided late with Flower shortly afterwards, leading to the game's flashpoint, which left referee Phil Bentham with little alternative but to send Flower from the field.
"There is that feeling between the two clubs," continued Wane. "But there is also a lot of mutual respect which I have for St Helens and hopefully they have for my club as well.
"It's rugby league. It tipped over the edge - that's all - and we got the brunt of it. It's very, very hard to keep a lid on things when there is so much at stake between two really, really intense clubs.
"I'm devastated we lost, but we showed the main characteristics in a man for me - guts, determination and desire, and all my players have that. I thought we could have won the game and that was my mindset.
"Saints were worthy winners. The pressure they were under after five consecutive Grand Final losses, I can't imagine, because I feel bad enough as it is today."
Hohaia was unable to return the field because of concussion, leaving St Helens head coach Nathan Brown in little doubt that Bentham's decision had been the correct one.
"I haven't seen anything like it in a Grand Final in my 25-odd years," said Brown.
"I think he's served a fair punishment. He got what he deserved and he'll be thinking at the moment, 'I cost my side a Grand Final'.
"He's served his time and the good thing for us is that Lance hasn't broken anything."


Petra Kvitova described being able to move the fingers on her left hand again as "the greatest Christmas present I could have wished for".

The Czech, 26, was stabbed at her home by an intruder on Tuesday and needed four hours of surgery on her hand.
"While what happened to me was very scary, I do not see myself as a victim, I do not feel sorry for myself and I will not look backwards," said Kvitova.
"I will do everything to return to the sport I love as soon as possible."
Kvitova, who won the Wimbledon singles title in 2011 and 2014, is expected to be unable to compete for at least six months.
The world number 11 wore a substantial bandage when she spoke to the media for the first time since the attack, and revealed movement had returned to her fingers during a session with her doctor on Thursday morning.
Tendons in all four of her fingers and her thumb were damaged, as well as two nerves.
"I'm happy to tell you I'm feeling well," she added. "The medical staff, the police, my family and my team have all provided me with amazing support in this difficult situation.
"I want to thank each and every one of them for the important part they have played in the past four days.
"I have been overwhelmed by the flood of messages and love I have received from the tennis family, fans and the public - thank you."
Kvitova's attacker gained access to her apartment block in Prostejov by posing as a utilities man before pulling out a knife and putting it to her throat, and she sustained injuries while pulling the knife away.
Police released an identikit image of the attacker on Thursday.


Tranmere Rovers' National League game against Forest Green Rovers has been postponed after the pitch at Prenton Park failed a pre-match inspection.

The match was scheduled to begin at 19:45 GMT on Tuesday, but heavy rain has made the pitch unplayable.
A new date for the National League fixture is yet to be confirmed.
The two sides are level on points, vying for promotion in fourth and third place respectively and are four points behind leaders Lincoln City.


Scotland's first crime-writing festival has drawn to a close with the announcement of the first Scottish Crime Book of the Year.

A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming, from Ayrshire, was chosen from 40 other entries at the end of the Bloody Scotland event in Stirling
The book, his sixth novel, is about the disappearance of the first female head of MI6.
The inaugural festival featured workshops, seminars and readings.
Organisers said crime-writing is the most popular genre amongst book buyers and library users in Scotland.
Mr Cumming, who picked up a Â£3,000 prize, said: "It's a huge honour to win such a prestigious award in the first year of this fantastic festival."
Sheena McDonald, who chaired the judging panel, said: "A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming is far more than a pacy novel with a satisfactory ending.
"This book is exciting, imaginative and well-written. It doesn't simply tick the crime-fiction boxes - it's simply an outstanding novel."
Best-selling authors like Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Denise Mina and Christopher Brookmyre held sessions over the three days of the festival.
The brainchild of writers Lin Anderson and Alex Gray, the event opened on Friday with a keynote address from Rebus creator Rankin.
Fife-born writer Val McDermid said she would like to see the festival become a regular occurrence.
She said: "I think the time is definitely right.
"You could quite comfortably fill up an entire festival for a week, not just a weekend, just using Scottish writers doing crime fiction."
"There is certainly enough of us and enough big names in the Scottish cohort of crime writers for it to be an attractive proposition for audiences."
The 2013 festival is set to be held between 13 and 15 September.


Blackpool have signed Watford striker Uche Ikpeazu on loan until the end of the season.

He has already spent time on loan in League One this term at Port Vale, for whom he scored six goals in 28 games.
The 20-year-old began his career on the books at Reading before moving to Watford in July 2013.
Ikpeazu, who has yet to make a first-team appearance for the Hornets, has previously spent time out on loan with Crewe and Doncaster.
He becomes the Tangerines' fourth signing in January after Danny Philliskirk, Mark Yeates and Will Aimson.
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A jury has heard text messages sent between a murdered 15-year-old girl and the man who groomed her.

Luke Harlow invited Kayleigh Haywood to his flat and engaged in sexual activity with the schoolgirl - before his friend Stephen Beadman raped and murdered her.
In one text, Harlow said of their planned meeting: "Let's just keep it secret."
Both of the men deny falsely imprisoning Kayleigh at Harlow's home in Ibstock, Leicestershire.
In another message to Kayleigh, Harlow wrote: "I really like you I just keep worrying about the age range because I could get into trouble.
"I am too old for you and I will get into trouble for seeing you."
Stephen Beadman, 29, of George Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire
Luke Harlow, 27, also of George Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire
Harlow first made contact with Kayleigh on 31 October, by Facebook.
In one text to Kayleigh, Harlow wrote: "I don't want you to think I'm a creep would you be my girlfriend if I was younger."
In another he wrote: "Don't go around telling people about this they will think it's weird."
He also asked Kayleigh: "What do you say if a lad chats you up at school?"
Kayleigh replied: "I'm taken."
In another message in the days before they met, Harlow wrote: "I will go to the shop on Friday to get some alcohol, it helps if you're a bit drunk when you meet someone for the first time."
The trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard how Beadman did a Google search for "lime pit" hours after dumping Kayleigh's body in a hedgerow.
He is also alleged to have accessed a betting website and watched a TV show on his computer shortly after raping and murdering Kayleigh.
The court has heard that Kayleigh went to Harlow's flat willingly on the evening of Friday 13 November, having told her family she was staying with a friend.
However, Beadman and Harlow are accused of keeping her prisoner between about 21:00 GMT on 14 November and 03:00 on 15 November.
Further analysis of Beadman's computer showed he used it to access Kayleigh's Facebook page and Harlow's Facebook page shortly before his arrest, the court heard.
The trial continues.


Irish police have released the name of the man whose remains were found in woods in County Kildare on Friday.

The body of Philip Finnegan, 24, was discovered by people walking in Rahin Woods, near Carbury, at about 20:45 local time.
It was partially buried and covered by undergrowth near two trails through the woods.
Mr Finnegan was reported missing from his home at Mary Aikenhead House in Dublin on 10 August.
Police said a post-mortem examination had been carried out but they would not be releasing any details for operational reasons.
The area where Mr Finnegan's remains were found is still sealed off.
Police had earlier said they believed he may have died violently.
One line of inquiry is that the victim may have had a falling out with gangland criminals over money.


Before the third goal had been scored against Greece on Thursday night, flights were being booked and hotel rooms reserved - Northern Ireland fans are nothing if not optimistic.
So with the Green and White Army leading the march towards Paris, BBC News NI compiled some linguistic support.
After all, speaking loudly and slowly in English doesn't always work, which is why we've come up with a few key translations to tide you over.
There were a couple of phrases our French friends struggled with - apparently there's no Gallic version of wind your neck in.
Consider this our alternative phrase book, our little 'je ne sais quoi' for the NI bon viveur...
Green and White army. Armée verte et blanche.
We're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland. Nous ne sommes pas le Brésil, nous sommes Irlande du Nord.
Our wee country Notre petit pays.
Wind your neck in Vent votre cou dans.
Are you blind ref? Vous êtes aveugle, monsieur l'arbitre.
That was definitely off-side. C'était sans contest hors-jeu.
My granny could have scored that. Ma grand-mère aurait pu marquer ce but.
Where can I park my campervan? Où puis-je garer ma caravane?
There's only one Michael O'Neill  Il n'y qu'un seul  Michael O'Neill.
That's a yellow card. Ca, c'est carton jaune.
Send him off. Expulsez-le!
No way is that a penalty. Ca ne peut pas être une pénalité.
Park the bus. Garer le bus.
You're having a laugh. Tu rigoles.
Get wired into them. Foncez les gars.
I'm scundered they missed that goal. C'est la honte qu'ils aient  raté ce but.
Catch yourself on ref. Ne soyez pas stupide répondant.
Let's all do the bouncy. Faisons tous "le bouncy".
Wee buns. Petits gâteaux.


An academy school rated "outstanding" two years ago has been put into special measures by education inspectors.

Cramlington Learning Village in Northumberland has failed its latest Ofsted inspection, the BBC has learned.
The school said the Ofsted report, which is not yet public, was "inaccurate" and that it had "serious concerns" about the inspection process.
The report is expected to be published later. Ofsted has not yet responded to a request for comment.
The school was given the highest rating, "outstanding", in 2013 and in its previous three reports.
The latest inspection gave the overall school the lowest "inadequate" ranking, with the sixth form ranked good, the BBC understands.
In a statement, the school said the report was "disappointing".
Staff and governors believed the report painted a "highly inaccurate" picture of life at the school, it said.
Inspectors had deemed the school had "fallen short" of outstanding status, "however, we have 70% of the same students, the same head teacher and largely the same senior leadership team and governing body as we had at our 2013 inspection", a spokesperson said.
NASUWT teaching union regional organiser Simon Kennedy said: "I think the leadership and the members of staff at Cramlington will be perplexed and baffled how they can go from consistently being an outstanding school to being one where Ofsted grades them as a 'four'."
The school challenged the report's findings but was unable to change the ranking, the BBC understands.
Academy schools are not controlled by the local authority but receive funding direct from government and sometimes through sponsors.


A road in Bolivia widely known as "death road" for the high number of fatal accidents that have happened here has become a popular cycle route for mountain bikers with a good head for heights.

Photographer Fellipe Abreu and reporter Luiz Felipe Silva cycled down the steep road and chronicled the sheer drops and spectacular views.
Cyclists and their bikes are taken by bus to La Cumbre at a height of 4,700m (15,420ft).
From here, the peaks of nearby mountains such as the Huayaina Potosi, in the Cordillera Central, Bolivia's central mountain range, are clearly visible.
The route in the Andes near the city of La Paz has become a favourite with mountain bikers as for a stretch of 66km it is almost entirely downhill, descending a total of 3,500m.
In places it is so steep, cyclists can reach a maximum speed of more than 50km/h (31mph).
For the the first 31km, the road, officially known as Camino a los Yungas, is paved. The main danger here are the big lorries which regularly use it and, despite the hairpin bends, drive at high speed.
Further on, the road becomes little more than a dirt track.
This unpaved stretch is the one which gave the road its reputation of being one of the most dangerous in the world.
During the 1990s, an average of 300 people died on this road a year.
The worst single accident happened in the 1980s, when a bus plunged 300m, killing more than 100 people.
When a vehicle comes off the road here, the drops are sheer and deep, offering little chance of survival for the passengers.
Simple crosses mark the spots where people have died.
Heavy lorries leave little space for other road users and skid dangerously on the loose soil.
The road's reputation for danger predates these accidents, though.
Even in the 19th Century, when it was used to transport goods from the city of La Paz to the town of Coroico, merchants feared this stretch of road.
Highwaymen used the narrow path to ambush merchants and rob them of their goods, often killing them in the process.
The most infamous highwayman was Salvador Sea, who was captured and condemned to death by firing squad in 1870.
In 2007, a new road linking La Paz and Coroico was inaugurated. The new stretch is used for vehicles travelling uphill, while the old "death road" is used to travel downhill, making both roads less crowded.


Crawley Town midfielder Conor Henderson has extended his contract with the club until the end of the season.

The 25-year-old Irishman has made four appearances since re-joining the League Two club on a short-term deal in November.
Henderson previously scored two goals in 22 outings for the Reds between August 2014 and September 2015.
The deal for the former Arsenal, Hull and Grimsby player could be extended by a further year.


This newly discovered species of gecko has a pretty unusual defence mechanism, for giving predators the slip.

Called the Geckolepis megalepis, this little gecko can be found on the island of Madagascar.
It has the largest scales of any gecko, and is a member of the fish-scale family.
But, the interesting thing about this gecko, is it can shed its scales very quickly if it feels scared.
This doesn't hurt the gecko, and the scales grow back in a few weeks.
However this made it quite tricky for the scientists to study the gecko, as they used its scales to tell it apart from other geckos.
Some species of gecko also shed their tails if they feel scared, but can re-grow them again.
The Geckolepis megalepis is the first new species of this type of gecko to be discovered in 75 years.


Walk around the side of the GAM, the main cultural centre in the Chilean capital Santiago, and you come across a striking mural, 25m (80ft) wide and 3m high, covering an entire wall.

In bold, bright colours, it shows a copper miner, a student, a fisherman and a member of Chile's largest indigenous community, the Mapuche.
Wander down the road to the headquarters of the CUT, the country's main trade union federation, and you find another mural overlooking a courtyard. This one tells the history of the country's workers.
Both walls are painted in the same distinctive style. The colours are primary and the faces - often indigenous in their features - are outlined in thick black lines.
The red, white and blue Chilean flag is used as a motif.
Both murals, and many like them elsewhere in Chile, are the work of the Brigada Ramona Parra (BRP), one of Latin America's most remarkable and resilient artistic collectives.
Founded in 1968 by a group of young Chilean communists, the BRP took its name from Ramona Parra, a 19-year-old woman shot dead by the police during a protest in Santiago in 1946.
Inspired by the revolutionary spirit of the late 1960s, the members of the BRP headed out onto Santiago's streets to paint. They saw murals not only as a way of brightening up the city's drab walls, but of fomenting radical social change.
In 1970, BRP propaganda helped propel the Socialist candidate Salvador Allende into the presidential palace.
But in 1973, their work was cut short. Gen Augusto Pinochet seized power in a military coup and the Communist Party was outlawed.
BRP activists were tortured and driven into exile. The military government painted over their murals.
The BRP went underground but continued to paint in defiance of the dictatorship.
"We worked clandestinely," says Juan Tralma, a founding member of the BRP.
"It was impossible to paint big murals so we would just paint a simple letter R, ringed by a circle with a star next to it. The R stood for resistance, the circle was a sign of unity and the star a symbol of the BRP."
"We had to keep our eyes peeled all the time," recalls Beto Pasten, another veteran member of the BRP. "The police could turn up at any moment.
"They'd come and kick over our paint pots, throw paint on our murals and arrest us. We'd do a mural at the weekend and by Monday they'd painted over it in black. Then the following week we'd come back and paint again, on top of their black paint."
With the return to democracy in 1990, the BRP came out of hiding, painting murals across Chile, Latin America and even as far away as Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and Ireland.
To this day, the collective paints murals in Chile, championing contemporary causes like workers' and indigenous rights and the campaign for education reform.
On 11 September, Chile will mark the 40th anniversary of the coup. Mr Tralma, who was 26 at the time, remembers it vividly.
"We went out and chatted to the soldiers. I don't think they knew exactly what was happening. It was only when they started bombing the presidential palace, and corpses started to appear on the streets of Santiago, that we realised how serious it was."
As the coup unfolded, the BRP split. Some young communists wanted to take on the military in open combat while others, including Mr Tralma, said it was too dangerous.
His view won the day and Mr Tralma, like thousands of other Chilean leftists, went underground, moving between safe houses to avoid detection. He finally escaped to Argentina where he lived for a decade.
Reflecting on the coup now, he says the BRP was right to retreat rather than confront General Pinochet's forces.
"It was a powerful, brutal dictatorship," he says.
"It would have been a massacre. We would have sent kids out onto the streets with paint brushes to confront men with machine-guns."


Cameroon midfielder Christian Bassogog has joined Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye from Aab Fodbold, the Danish club has confirmed.

Earlier this month, the 21-year-old was named player of the tournament as Cameroon won their fifth Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Gabon.
"AaB have sold Bassogog to Chinese club Henan Jianye FC for a record transfer for AaB," the club said in a statement.
Bassogog said the China offer was one he could not refuse.
"Since the first day I got here, I received great treatment from everyone both inside and outside the club, and I really felt welcome both in the city of Aalborg and at the club," Bassogog was quoted as saying by the AaB website.
"Now I've got an offer I could not refuse, and I look forward to new and exciting experiences in China. I want to thank my team-mates, coaches and the nice people in administration during our time together.
"I must say a big special thanks to the supporters and not least my foster family - they all played a big role in the man I am today," added the midfielder.
BBC Sport understands that Henan Jianye signed the player for $8.7 million in what AaB club director Allan Gaarde - who praised the players' dribbling, pace and physique - described as a remarkable rise.
Prior to joining AaB in 2015, Bassogog had been playing in the third tier of football in the United States.
"For Christian and AaB, it's been a great story since he came on trial with us only one and a half years ago," Allan Gaarde said.
"No one could have imagined his rapid development. Beyond his on-field skills, Christian is a happy, well-liked person and we wish him all the best in China and every success in the future."
Bassogog started all six games at this year's Nations Cup, scoring in the semi-final as the Indomitable Lions beat Ghana 2-0.
He now joins a growing list of African players moving to the Chinese Super League after Nigerian duo John Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo joined Tianjin Teda and Changchun Yatai respectively last month.
The Cameroonian's football career started with Douala outfit Rainbow FC back home before he joined United Soccer League side Wilmington Hammerheads in April 2015.
His performance for the North Carolina-based side, who will receive a slice of the transfer fee paid by Henan Jianye, earned him a trial at AaB and he was duly rewarded with a four-year contract in August 2015.
During his time in Denmark, he scored four goals in 32 appearances for the four-time Superliga champions.