The six weeks of evidence which ended with Craig Whyte being cleared of fraud did more than shed light on his takeover of one of Scotland's biggest football clubs.

The trial also gave a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes at Rangers as the deal was being done. Here are 16 things we learned from the trial:
The trial heard that when Rangers legend Ally McCoist became the club's assistant manager under Walter Smith, there was a penalty clause put into his contract that said if he did not become manager when Smith left, the club was going to have to pay him an "enormous" amount of money. Smith, McCoist's long-term mentor, only seemed to learn the full extent of the deal when he was given details in the witness box. He told defence lawyer Donald Findlay QC: "Mr McCoist obviously negotiates his own contracts, so he's possibly a bit brighter than I am."
The trial heard that by the end of 2009, the business empire of then Rangers owner, Sir David Murray, was left "technically insolvent" after the global economic crash. Sir David said he was simultaneously hit by the collapse of the global steel and property markets and the collapse of the banking sector. Mike McGill said that at the time, the Murray group's liabilities were greater than its assets and that, if asked, would not have been able to pay its debts. A decision was made to sell Rangers as part of the Murray Group restructuring.
Former Rangers manager Walter Smith told the court that the club's finances were in a "pretty perilous state" when it was sold to Craig Whyte in 2011. Smith, who left his job three days after the takeover, said the club had a bank overdraft of about £18m when he first heard that Whyte would be its new owner. He acknowledged that Rangers' finances were "distressing" at the time and said a lack of investment or development in new talent had impacted on the club's performance. When asked if the club had been given an indication from the bank that it "had had enough of bank-rolling Rangers", Mr Smith said: "Yes, we had an indication of that prior to 2011."
The board of Rangers discussed putting the club into administration months before it was bought by Craig Whyte. According to former financial director Donald McIntyre, the size of the club's financial liabilities meant it would have been "remiss" not to do so. He said Rangers faced a potential bill from HMRC of about £50m, which had been described as the "Big Tax Case". Defence QC Donald Findlay called the debt a "nuclear missile" that was heading straight for Rangers. He said it was "like an exocet, nothing could be done to stop it". Six years later the Big Tax Case is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling. Rangers won the first decision on the case but an appeal by HMRC was successful. Former owner David Murray insisted Rangers' financial woes before Whyte's takeover had been "grossly exaggerated". He said administration was never discussed while he was chairman of the club and he believed even by 2011 its debt was "manageable".
The trial heard about a fraudulent attempt to buy Rangers before Craig Whyte came on the scene. Two individuals, said to have links to the brother of an English football boss, produced a letter from a Belgian bank stating they had 50m euros (£42m) to invest. But one of the pair was found to have the same name as someone banned from being a company director in the UK. The letter was also discovered to be "fraudulent".
Mike McGill, former Murray Group finance director, told the court that another offer came in and was to be funded by a Lithuanian bank. The court heard it seemed to have the "wherewithal" to complete a sale. But, Mr McGill told the court that the Murray Group became "extremely uncomfortable" dealing with the Lithuanian bank because of accusations it was involved in "organised crime and money laundering". There were also added concerns about any "furore" given the publicity surrounding the Lithuanian owners of another Scottish club. At that time, Heart of Midlothian were owned by Lithuanian tycoon Vladimir Romanov.
When he took to the witness box, Craig Whyte's then lawyer, Gary Withey, admitted that he initially thought his client was part of the Whyte and Mackay whisky group. Mr Withey said that Whyte had been portrayed as "someone with substantial financial wealth", when he first showed an interest in buying Rangers. He added: "Most people in the City would have said that."
When asked how much was spent investigating Craig Whyte and his business ahead of the Rangers takeover deal, a key adviser to Sir David Murray admitted it had not been a lot. In referring to the amount spent on due diligence into Craig Whyte, David Horne told the trial: "Not very much at all. I don't know. Possibly nothing."
Two weeks before Craig Whyte took over Rangers, Dave King, then a director at the club, warned of a possible future police investigation into the Whyte takeover. His warning came in a letter in April 2011 to the statutory takeover panel, set up in relation to the deal. Mr King wrote of concerns about the source of Mr Whyte's funds to buy the club. Mr King said he was excluded from involvement in the takeover deal. Sir David Murray said this was not true.
Craig Whyte lawyer, Gary Withey, said that before the Rangers takeover, he had told Whyte he would be "mad" to do the deal and urged him to walk away. He said he had been "shocked" about the lack of financial information that had been provided by the club's sellers. Mr Withey said Whyte responded to his concerns by laughing.
Gary Withey, who was hired by Craig Whyte to see through the Rangers deal, was unable to tell the court how old he was. Prosecutor Alex Prentice QC asked Mr Withey to state his age - a standard question asked of all witnesses at the start of their evidence. After attempting to recall the year in which he was born, Mr Withey eventually settled on 52.
Craig Whyte said his firm had £60m in assets, according to London financier John Newlands, who gave evidence in the trial. Mr Newlands said he had seen documents relating to Whyte's Liberty Capital company and in March 2011 Mr Newlands wrote a letter to the Murray Group stating Whyte could "comfortably underwrite" a possible £10m "rights issue". Mr Newlands also told the court that Whyte - who had been a potential business partner - once stepped in to pay a £2,100 rent bill when his own business was struggling.
Senior Lloyds Banking Group manager Ian Shanks told the trial that it had played a strong role in the Whyte takeover. Lloyds inherited Rangers' multi-million pound debt after it took over the club's long time bank, Bank of Scotland. Mr Shanks said Lloyds was keen that the Whyte deal was seen through. He said Lloyds wanted its money back and wanted to get out of the football sector in general. Mr Shanks said Lloyds had no involvement in running Rangers. However, the Murray group appointed two members to the Rangers board, who were described as having a good working relationship with the bank.
Gary Withey, Whyte's lawyer, told the court that Sir David Murray's advisers were "desperate" to get the takeover "over the line" and "did not seem to care" how Whyte was financing any deal. Mr Withey told the court: "This was the only deal I have been involved in where the vendor was pushing more than the purchaser."
The court heard that Craig Whyte's takeover of Rangers in May 2011 was sealed with a £1 coin being flipped across a table in Sir David Murray's offices. This symbolised the amount Whyte paid for Sir David Murray's majority shareholding in the club. The fraud case revolved around Whyte's commitment to use his own money to take on millions of pounds of the club's financial obligations, but the agreement put the cost of the Rangers shares at just £1. Finance broker Phil Betts, who worked with Mr Whyte on the deal, said the coin-flip took place during a meeting between both sides at the Murray Group offices in Edinburgh, the day after it was signed. Mr Betts said the coin was flipped in the direction of the Murray lawyers in a "lighthearted" manner. Mr Betts added that someone then said "Congratulations, you are now the owner of Glasgow Rangers football club."
The jury was never directly told that the man representing Craig Whyte - Donald Findlay QC - is a lifelong Rangers fan, a former vice-chairman of the club and has a long history with Sir David Murray, although these facts are well known outside the courtroom. One of the most memorable moments of the trial came when Mr Findlay was cross-examining Sir David. Mr Findlay put it to him that, after stepping down as Rangers chairman in 2009, the owner had been let down by people who didn't have a clue what they were doing. He said: "From you stepping down as chairman and Craig Whyte taking over, what had these men done to your football club, Sir David?" After a pregnant pause, Mr Findlay added: "What had they done to OUR club?" Sir David later replied: "I think the club was stalling."


Investigators are due to start examining flight recorders retrieved from the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed in Egypt on Saturday.

Egypt says its experts will be joined by teams from Russia and also the Republic of Ireland, where the Airbus 321 was registered.
It crashed over the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
Egypt dismissed as "propaganda" claims that militants linked to Islamic State (IS) brought down the aircraft.
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash.
The aircraft - flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg - is thought to have broken up in mid-air.
On Monday, Russia's Kogalymavia airline blamed "external influence" for the crash of its plane. But the head of Russia's aviation agency said such talk was premature and "not based on any proper facts".
Meanwhile, Russia's Interfax news agency on Tuesday quoted a source as saying the plane's cabin crew had not had any information about faults before the moment of crash.
"According to the recording of the conversations between the cabin crew and flight operations officers, the situation onboard four minutes before the aircraft disappeared from the radars was normal, the crew had regular conversations with flight operations officers," the source said.
"Nothing indicated any faults onboard. The crew did not report on them either," the source added.
Egypt's Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said the investigators would conclude their last field inspection at the crash site by the end of Tuesday and start working on the two flight recorders.
Mr Kamal was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying that it "will take some time" to produce the final report and that the joint investigative committee "has all the tools and experts to deal with the investigation".
The experts hope the examination of the recorded onboard conversations as well as flight data will help provide clues as to what caused the crash.
During the BBC interview, President Sisi warned against jumping to conclusions. "When there is propaganda that it crashed because of Isis [IS], this is one way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and the image of Egypt. Believe me, the situation in Sinai - especially in this limited area - is under our full control."
The US director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said there was no "direct evidence of any terrorist involvement yet" adding: "It's unlikely, but I wouldn't rule it out."
Militants launched an insurgency in the Sinai following the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. They stepped up their attacks after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in mid-2013.
A year ago the insurgents renamed their movement Sinai Province and pledged alliance to IS. Hundreds of police and soldiers have been killed.
After the crash Sinai Province issued a written statement and an audio message saying that it brought down the passenger jet.
However, experts doubt it possesses the weapons capable of bringing down an airliner.
The Airbus 321 had been carrying 217 passengers, including 25 children, and seven crew members. Most of those on board were Russians.
On Monday, the deputy director of Kogalymavia - which has just renamed itself Metrojet - ruled out a technical fault or pilot error.
"The only [explanation] for the plane to have been destroyed in mid-air can be specific impact, purely mechanical, physical influence on the aircraft," Alexander Smirnov said.
"There is no such combination of failures of systems which could have led to the plane disintegrating in the air," he added.
The US broadcaster CBS News reported that a US satellite had detected a "heat flash" over the Sinai at the time of the crash.
It said the data was still being analysed and that although the flash could have been caused by a bomb, a fuel tank or engine explosion was also possible.
It is believed to be Russia's worst ever air disaster.
The bodies of most those killed have been flown back to St Petersburg and identification is under way.
05:58 Egyptian time (03:58 GMT): Flight leaves Sharm el-Sheikh, a statement from the Egyptian cabinet says
06:14 Egyptian time (04:14 GMT): Plane fails to make scheduled contact with air traffic control based in Larnaca, Cyprus, according to Sergei Izdolsky, an official with Russia's air transport agency
06:17 Egyptian time, approx (04:17 GMT): Plane comes down over the Sinai peninsula, according to Airbus
11:12 Egyptian time (09:12 GMT): Flight had been due to land in St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport


An opencast mine in Powys is to be mothballed for two years with the loss of 75 jobs.

Celtic Energy is closing Nant Helen, Coelbren, because Wales' biggest coal-fired power station, Aberthaw, is downgrading its operations from April.
A consultation on the closure was held with unions in June and July who called the decision "sad but not unexpected".
Nant Helen is Celtic Energy's largest operational site and has about three million tonnes of coal in reserve.
Of the 91 employees at the site there will be 31 voluntary and 44 compulsory redundancies, while a small team will stay on to carry out security and maintenance operations.
Mike Macdonald, negotiations officer with Prospect union, which represents around dozen engineers at the site, said the decision was "not the employer's fault".
He added: "The site had been run down with the intention of restoring it in the future - and now it is going to be shut down before any finance has been raised.
"It all stems from UK government policy towards coal-fired energy generation [wanting all coal-fired power stations to close by 2025].
"The optimistic view is that we get clarity on the future of the industry at the end of this autumn.
"But we fear that it is inevitable that the skills will decline as people find other work - and we won't have the skills needed to keep the mines working.
"When jobs do reappear, they tend to reappear outside the area, and alternative employment is very slow at coming in."
Will Watson, chief executive of Celtic Energy, said the company "is confident the site will recommence coaling operations in approximately two years".
In October 2015, the firm announced it would mothball its opencast coal site Selar, near Glynneath, for three years, resulting in 70 people losing their jobs.
It said it could not keep the site running along with Nant Helen and the expanded East Pit.


World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn says Ronnie O'Sullivan is doing nothing wrong with his unorthodox interviews.

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O'Sullivan has talked in a robotic voice and sung an Oasis song in protest at being the subject of disciplinary hearings for several previous comments.
Hearn described the five-time world champion's antics as "hilarious" but added: "I'm not sure he's doing himself any favours.
"There's a players' contract and Ronnie O'Sullivan's breaking no rules at all."
O'Sullivan, 41, publicly criticised a referee and a photographer at the Masters in January, when he won a record seventh title, but his explanation was accepted and no action was taken.
"Ronnie never upsets me with what he says," Hearn said. "Sometimes he goes too far, and when he goes too far, he's reported to the disciplinary.
"There is no singling out of Ronnie O'Sullivan, for sure, because we need him in the game.
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"Will I talk to him? I talk to him all the time. I am very happy to have a cup of tea, and I told him I think it's hilarious.
"He's operating under exactly the same rules as every other player. And he has every right to make any comment through the appropriate channels and they will be listened to. But the appropriate channels are not in the public media."
O'Sullivan was beaten 5-3 by eventual champion Judd Trump in the quarter-finals of last week's Players Championship.
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The BBC's 100 Women season is back with powerful and moving stories from across the world.

Women are being attacked for their looks and menstrual cycles by high-profile American politicians, hundreds of girls are being held as sex slaves by Islamic State militants and female genital mutilation is never far from the headlines.
But despite the dangers and challenges facing women, many feel this year is a better time than ever to be a woman, with many new opportunities available.
Our series focuses on women who are changing the world and blazing a trail for others to do the same.
We will name 100 of the most influential women in 2015 and celebrate their work through a day of live debates on 1 December which will take place at 100 locations around the world.
One of the issues up for discussion is whether the media is failing women in its news coverage.
In the run up to this debate, there will be two weeks of broadcast and online coverage on a range of topics from across the world.  We meet the Indian girls who are given the name "Nakusha" or 'unwanted' by their parents and the nuns in Latin America who volunteer in some of the most dangerous prisons in the world.
We will also hear from Palestine's first female governor, examine what is is like to be the daughter of a dictator and follow the work of a teenager known as the Syrian 'Malala'.  Sixteen-year-old Muzzon al-Mellehan is encouraging girls to study in refugee camps despite the difficulties.
Thirty of the BBC's 100 Women this year are entrepreneurs aged under 30. The list also includes nurses working on the frontline of war zones, along with leaders in science, politics, education and the arts.
The BBC News 100 Women season runs online, on BBC World News TV, on BBC World Service as well as on our 28 global languages services from 18 November to 2 December.
It is a chance for women to be represented, involved and inspired - and we want you to have your say.
Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #100Women.


France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the head of French military intelligence has said.

Gen Christophe Gomart told a parliamentary commission in May that a "partner agency" warned of the plot by a Brazilian Islamist militant.
No further details were given.
Gen Gomart made his comments at a commission hearing into last year's attacks in Paris. The transcript of the hearing has just been made public.
Brazil's institutional security cabinet - which oversees the country's information services - told the AFP news agency it had received no information about the threat from the French authorities.
"We were not the source of information and the Brazilian intelligence  agency (ABIN) was not officially informed either of this matter," a spokesman said.
In July, Brazilian Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes said a jihadist attack in Rio during the Olympics was a "possibility" but "not a probability".
About 85,000 security force members including 47,000 policemen and 38,000 soldiers will be on duty to ensure the safety of 10,500 athletes and officials, journalists and tourists from around the world who will be expected to attend the 5-21 August Games.
A spokesman for a special secretariat at Brazil's Justice Ministry - which is spearheading security efforts for the Olympics - said that Brazilian officials and their foreign partners have increasingly been monitoring communications between suspected sympathisers of radical groups.
They have said that the biggest worry is not a co-ordinated attack but a lone actor or group targeting the event.
On Tuesday the federal government said it was releasing additional funding to beef up security ahead of the Olympics.
Brazil's Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said the armed forces would get an extra $24m (Â£18m) to help them meet security needs.


Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is understood to be looking to the US for the next head of England's schools inspectorate Ofsted.

It is thought several Americans are to be approached about replacing Sir Michael Wilshaw, who will stand down as chief inspector in December.
The Sunday Times says a figure working in the publicly funded US Charter schools system could be appointed.
The schools have been credited with boosting attainment in deprived areas.
They have been expanding across the US in recent years, with supporters seeing them as a way of re-energising standards in state education.
Charter schools, like free schools and academies in England, are independent of local authority control.
Government sources have told the BBC that leading educationalists in the US have had to face similar issues to their contemporaries in England, not just in raising standards but in responding to the demands of teaching unions.
A number of British candidates are also reported to be in the running for the Ofsted post.
Christine Blower, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: "If the government is scouring the world for a new head of Ofsted, they should look to Finland.
"It is universally agreed to have an excellent education system characterised by co-operation, collaboration and trust - a far cry from the Charter School ethos of the US."


More than one million acorns have been collected to help expand ancient oak woods in the Galloway Forest Park.

Over the next few years Forest Enterprise Scotland will plant them around Loch Trool and the Cree Valley.
It is hoped the acorns should help to grow about 600,000 young trees creating a "large and vibrant habitat".
Environment forester Gareth Ventress said that as soon as they had seen they were in for a "bumper crop" of acorns they began planning to collect them.
"We also decided to get help from other staff throughout Scotland and asked them to collect acorns from other native oak woods found on the national forest estate," he said.
"The Cree Valley Community Woodland Trust, Borders Forest Trust and Moffat Community Woodlands all assisted in the big collection too in order to further native woodland expansion across their project areas in south Scotland.
"By combining acorns collected from across Galloway Forest Park, we increase the genetic diversity of the trees linking the remnant woodlands.
"This is vital for creating robust and resilient woodlands that can handle pests and diseases well into the future."
The acorns are collected by laying huge felt nets across the forest floor in order to keep them off the soil and make collection easier.
Once the acorns are collected they are sorted then stored.
Over the next three to four years the acorn seeds will be germinated and grown so that saplings can then be planted but many of the seeds will be "graded" out and deemed infertile during this period.
About 600,000 saplings are estimated to be likely to be produced from the acorns.
These young trees will help create new oak woods and "enrich the woodland habitats" throughout Galloway Forest Park.


The death of a man in police custody in Derbyshire has prompted an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

Paul Jones, 37, from Belper, died in hospital after becoming unwell at Chesterfield police station, on 26 June.
The IPCC said it has retrieved CCTV from the custody suite and accounts have been gathered from staff on duty.
The investigation will focus on whether Mr Jones was cared for properly.
James Dipple-Johnstone, IPCC commissioner, said: "We have met Mr Jones' family to explain our role and how the investigation will progress, and I offer them my sincere condolences at this difficult time."
An inquest at Derbyshire Coroner's Court was opened and adjourned on 7 July.


The London market slid despite shares in oil companies being boosted by a jump in oil prices.

The FTSE 100 started the day higher, but by the close, the index was down 63.79 points at 6,890.42.
The fall came despite oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell both rising by about 1.5% after crude prices surged.
Oil prices jumped more than 4% after non-Opec oil producing nations agreed to cut output in a deal designed to reduce oversupply and boost prices.
Opec announced last month that it would be cutting its own production.
Outside the energy sector, shares in Marks and Spencer rose 1.4% after Bank of America-Merrill Lynch  upgraded its rating on the retailer to "buy".
Shares in Sky slipped 2.8% after having surged on Friday, when it emerged that 21st Century Fox had made a takeover approach for the company.
Fox offered £10.75 a share for the 61% of the business it does not already own, valuing Sky at about  £18.5bn.
But Sky's shares fell 28p to 972p on Monday. Reports at the weekend suggested that some major shareholders were unhappy with the level of the offer.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.78% against the dollar to $1.2673 and gained 0.32% against the euro at €1.1947.


Ticket-holders in the coastal town of Roquetas de Mar are celebrating after they won first prize - and a share of €640m (£470m) - in Spain's traditional "El Gordo" (The Fat One) lottery.

The winning number - 79140 - appeared on 1,600 tickets in the town, with each now worth €400,000.
Second-prize winners included ticket-holders in Seville and Granada.
El Gordo is the world's biggest Christmas lottery, and the live televised draw grips the nation.
As is customary, the winners' numbers, revealed on wooden balls, were sung by a group of children at Madrid's Royal Theatre.
The lottery has taken on special importance as Spain as it struggles with high unemployment and austerity measures.
The Almeria province was badly hit when the country's massive property boom turned sour.
Jose Juan Rodriguez, deputy mayor of Roquetas de Mar, told state-owned broadcaster RTVE that the windfall would be a huge boost to the town's economy.
The town has an unemployment rate of over 30% - higher than the national average of 21% - and tourism and agriculture are the main industries.
Unlike many other lotteries, there is no single jackpot in El Gordo. Instead the winnings are distributed among thousands of people.
People traditionally chip in together and buy shares of several or many tickets among friends, families or workmates in one of the most popular Christmas customs in Spain.
Organisers said they would be handing out a total of €2.2bn this year.
The second prize was worth a total of €1.25m and the third prize 500,000.


The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi.

Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the UAE.
He has been taking turns at the controls with Swiss compatriot Andre Borschberg, with the mission aiming to promote renewable energy.
It brings to an end a voyage that began in Abu Dhabi on 9 March last year.
"The future is clean. The future is you. The future is now. Let's take it further,'' Mr Piccard said, arriving into Abu Dhabi to cheers and applause.
The 17-stage journey covered some 42,000km, taking in four continents, three seas and two oceans.
The longest leg, an 8,924km (5,545-mile) flight from Nagoya in Japan to Hawaii, US, lasted nearly 118 hours and saw Mr Borschberg break the absolute world record for longest (time duration) uninterrupted solo flight.
It was just one of 19 official aviation records set during the global adventure.
Mr Piccard and Mr Borschberg have been working on the Solar Impulse project for more than a decade.
The pair had hoped to complete the challenge last year but progress was not quite swift enough to get the best of the weather in the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
And when battery damage was sustained on that epic five-day, five-night passage over the western Pacific in June/July 2015, the decision was taken to ground the effort for 10 months.
Solar Impulse is no heavier than a car, but has the wingspan of a Boeing 747. It is powered by 17,000 solar cells.
Its experimental design presents a number of technical difficulties, with the plane being very sensitive to weather conditions.
Indeed, the passage from Cairo was very bumpy for Mr Piccard as he battled severe turbulence above the hot Saudi desert.
The cockpit is about the size of a public telephone box, with the pilots having to wear oxygen tanks to breathe at high altitude and permitted to only sleep for 20 minutes at a time.
LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 772km; 13 Hours 1 Minute
LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,593km; 15 Hours 20 Minutes
LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,170km; 13 Hours 15 Minutes
LEG 4: 18 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,536km; 13 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,636km; 20 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing (China) - 1,384km; 17 Hours 22 Minutes
LEG 7: 30 May. Nanjing (China) to Nagoya (Japan) - 2,942km; 1 Day 20 Hours 9 Minutes
LEG 8: 28 June. Nagoya (Japan) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) - 8,924km; 4 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 9: 21 April. Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) to Mountain View, California (US) - 4,523km;  2 Days 17 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 10: 2 May. Mountain View, California (US) to Phoenix, Arizona (US) - 1,199km; 15 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 11: 12 May. Phoenix, Arizona (US) to Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - 1,570 km; 18 Hours 10 Minutes
LEG 12: 21 May. Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) to Dayton, Ohio (US) - 1,113 km; 16 Hours 34 Minutes
LEG 13: 25 May. Dayton, Ohio (US) to Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (US) - 1,044 km; 16 Hours 47 Minutes
LEG 14: 11 June. Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (US) to New York (US) - 230km; 4 Hours 41 Minutes
LEG 15: 20 June. New York (US) to Seville (Spain) - 6,765km;  2 Days 23 Hours 8 minutes
LEG 16: 11 July. Seville (Spain) to Egypt (Cairo) - 3,745km; 2 Days 50 Minutes
LEG 17: 23 July. Egypt (Cairo) to Abu Dhabi (UAE)  - 2,694 km; 2 Days 47 Minutes


An implant that beams instructions out of the brain has been used to restore movement in paralysed primates for the first time, say scientists.

Rhesus monkeys were paralysed in one leg due to a damaged spinal cord.
The team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology bypassed the injury by sending the instructions straight from the brain to the nerves controlling leg movement.
Experts said the technology could be ready for human trials within a decade.
Dr Andrew Jackson talks about the primate brain chip
Spinal cord injuries block the flow of electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the body resulting in paralysis.
It is a wound that rarely heals, but one potential solution is to use technology to bypass the injury.
In the study, a chip was implanted into the part of the monkeys' brain that controls movement.
Its job was to read the spikes of electrical activity that are the instructions for moving the legs and send them to a nearby computer.
It deciphered the messages and sent instructions to an implant in the monkey's spine to electrically stimulate the appropriate nerves.
The process all takes place in real time.
The results, published in the journal Nature, showed the monkeys regained some control of their paralysed leg within six days and could walk in a straight line on a treadmill.
Dr Gregoire Courtine, one of the researchers, said: "This is the first time that a neurotechnology has restored locomotion in primates."
He told the BBC News website: "The movement was close to normal for the basic walking pattern, but so far we have not been able to test the ability to steer."
The technology used to stimulate the spinal cord is the same as that used in deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's disease, so it would not be a technological leap to doing the same tests in patients.
"But the way we walk is different to primates, we are bipedal and this requires more sophisticated ways to stimulate the muscle," said Dr Courtine.
Jocelyne Bloch, a neurosurgeon from the Lausanne University Hospital, said: "The link between decoding of the brain and the stimulation of the spinal cord is completely new.
"For the first time, I can image a completely paralysed patient being able to move their legs through this brain-spine interface."
Using technology to overcome paralysis is a rapidly developing field:
Dr Mark Bacon, the director of research at the charity Spinal Research, said: "This is quite impressive work.
"Paralysed patients want to be able to regain real control, that is voluntary control of lost functions, like walking, and the use of implantable devices may be one way of achieving this.
"The current work is a clear demonstration that there is progress being made in the right direction."
Dr Andrew Jackson, from the Institute of Neuroscience and Newcastle University, said: "It is not unreasonable to speculate that we could see the first clinical demonstrations of interfaces between the brain and spinal cord by the end of the decade."
However, he said, rhesus monkeys used all four limbs to move and only one leg had been paralysed, so it would be a greater challenge to restore the movement of both legs in people.
"Useful locomotion also requires control of balance, steering and obstacle avoidance, which were not addressed," he added.
The other approach to treating paralysis involves transplanting cells from the nasal cavity into the spinal cord to try to biologically repair the injury.
Following this treatment, Darek Fidyka, who was paralysed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame.
Neither approach is ready for routine use.
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Max Verstappen will cause a "massive accident sooner or later" if he does not change his driving tactics, Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen says.

Raikkonen was angry after an incident during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, the latest of a series of controversies related to the Dutchman's driving.
The Finn said: "If I had not braked, we would have had a massive accident.
"It will happen sooner or later if this doesn't change. I am fine with good, hard racing but that is not correct."
Raikkonen swore over the radio because of a tactic Red Bull's Verstappen has adopted repeatedly this year, which is to drive in the middle of the track and only make a defensive move at the last moment when he sees which way the driver attacking is coming.
Verstappen, Raikkonen and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel collided at the first corner of the race, with all three cars suffering damage, but it was an incident on the Kemmel straight later in the race that angered the Finn.
"Other guys defend but they do it correctly," Raikkonen said. "He waits and waits and turns after me and I have to brake and slow down. It is not exactly what should happen.
"Maybe it needs an accident before it makes it more clear to everybody but hopefully not because it can be bad for someone. Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt.
"Something is not correct in my view, but the stewards have a different opinion."
Verstappen rejected suggestions he needed to rethink his tactics.
"To be honest, it's a big lie," the 18-year-old said. "I'm just defending my position and if somebody doesn't like it, it's his own problem."
He added that Raikkonen and Vettel should be "ashamed" of criticising him and accused them of causing the first-corner collision between the three that damaged all their cars.
"If they screw up my race, I'm not going to make it easy for them," he said. "I think they should understand that.
"I'm not going to say: 'come on through'. But all that happened after turn one. If turn one hadn't happened, I wouldn't have been so aggressive and pushed Raikkonen out like that."
Verstappen's team boss Christian Horner said: "It was firm, it was on the edge. He got away with it. I'm sure he'll have a good look at it and maybe learn a bit for future races."
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said Verstappen's driving was "refreshing but it's dangerous".
"He comes in here no fear, no respect, puts the elbows out," Wolff said.
"He reminds me of the great ones, of Lewis [Hamilton], of Ayrton Senna and you can clearly see some guys around are starting to think twice how to overtake him.
"Until now, all that has proven he is on the right track. The FIA has not penalised him. The only thing that has happened is that he was being given a hard time in some driver briefing.
"Maybe he is going to get a harder time in the next driver briefing. I just fear it might end up in the wall heavily one day."
Raikkonen's team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who had his own on-the-edge tussle with Verstappen during the race, said he would try to "educate" the Red Bull driver.
"I am not a fan of penalising people," the four-time world champion said. "We need talk to each other and have respect.
"There have been a couple of manoeuvres that the rest of the field is not happy with his behaviour.
"The best way to educate is just to talk rather than create a fuss in the media. We are men."


Call The Midwife screenwriter Heidi Thomas has said the drama will continue after the second series, despite the memoirs it is based on running out.

Set in east London in the 1950s, Thomas has used a trilogy of accounts by the late midwife and writer Jennifer Worth.
Series two is currently being broadcast at 8pm GMT on Sunday nights on BBC 1.
But Thomas assures fans she received Worth's blessing to continue into series three: "Don't worry. It doesn't mean the show will end."
"The characters will be well developed by then and Jennifer was happy for us to continue," she told the Radio Times.
The final episode of series one attracted 9.2 million viewers, making it the most successful new drama on the channel since 2001.
The first episode of its second series held its sizable audience and was watched by 9.3m.
As well as screenwriting, Thomas is executive producer of the programme.
She said that the hit TV show has prompted an emotional response from people, from crew to viewers and cameramen often "getting something in their eyes".
She told the magazine: "The edit suite has a wooden floor and was wet after we watched the Christmas special."
Thomas's credits include the TV adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford and the 2010 series of Upstairs Downstairs.
Her husband Stephen McGann stars in the show alongside Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart and Jenny Agutter.


Millions of energy customers have been "paying too much for their energy bills", a year-long investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.

Between 2009 and 2013, British Gas, E-On, Npower, EDF Energy, Scottish Power and SSE collectively charged households £1.2bn a year more than they would have in a competitive market, the CMA said.
It found dual fuel customers could save £160 a year on average by switching.
The CMA has suggested several remedies.
One measure it is considering is a transitional price cap while reforms are made to the energy market.
"There are millions of customers paying too much for their energy bills - but they don't have to," said Roger Witcomb, chairman of the energy market investigation.
This idea seemed to have been dismissed by the government.
A 10 Downing Street spokeswoman said: "The prime minister does not think that price regulation is the right approach."
The average household spent about £1,200 on energy each year. For the poorest 10% of households, energy bills now account for about 10% of total expenditure, the CMA said.
Those on low incomes, with low qualifications, who live in rented accommodation or are aged over 65 are most likely to remain on the more expensive variable rate, having failed to switch.
Domestic customers paid about £1.2bn more and small business customers paid about £500m more a year than would have been the case had competition functioned more effectively between 2009 and 2013.
The big suppliers, aware of these inactive customers, were able "to exploit such a position through their pricing policies", the CMA said.
Energy UK, which represents the major suppliers, argued that this was not an accusation that customers had been ripped off.
"Customers have not been overcharged but money may still be saved when people shop around for deals that suit their individual circumstances," said Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK.
"There is greater choice for customers. It is easy to switch and a few minutes online could save households money and get them the deal that is right for them."
The share prices of London-listed Centrica and SSE were little changed on the publication of the report, falling by less than 1%.
Some of the smaller energy firms were less content with the findings.
"We think the remedies proposed simply don't go far enough; [the CMA has] been studying this for more than a year and they still have many open questions," said Darren Braham, founder of First Utility.
People who do not switch suppliers or tariffs at the end of their current contract would automatically move to a default tariff.
The maximum price of this so-called "safeguard" tariff would be set by regulator Ofgem - which at present has no power over prices - or the CMA.
This backstop price could change over time and would be more expensive than other tariffs so not to stifle competition elsewhere.
No other tariffs for those who fail to switch would be permitted.
A similar system is in operation in New South Wales, Australia.
However, the idea has been rebuffed by Downing Street.
Gas and electricity prices have risen by 125% and 75% respectively in the past 10 years, but much of the increase in recent years has been down to environmental and network costs, according to the CMA.
The CMA said that recent reforms by the energy regulator Ofgem to encourage switching - by reducing the number of tariffs on offer - had not had the desired effect.
To help vulnerable customers, the CMA has proposed that those on pre-payment meters, who are often charged the highest tariffs, should be the first to receive smart meters when the national roll-out gets underway.
Citizens Advice recently found customers on pre-payment meters have been paying an average of £226 a year more than they would have done on the cheapest direct debit tariff and that the gap was growing. Ofgem found that these customers were also being charged to have meters installed or removed.
The CMA has also suggested measures to help businesses get a fairer deal for energy, including prohibiting energy contracts being automatically rolled over.
The CMA will consult on its proposals and publish final recommendations before the end of the year.
"This is a damning indictment of how the energy market is failing consumers, with the biggest suppliers taking advantage of millions of households who have also been hit with the costs of government energy policy," said Richard Lloyd, the executive director of consumer group Which?.
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, said her department would "respond soon" to the report.
"We won't hesitate to take further action where the market is not delivering a fair deal for consumers - including doing more to support switching, ensure the swift roll-out of smart meters and increase competition in energy markets," she added.
The CMA has been investigating the energy market since last July.
The year-long investigation involved around a dozen site visits, 30 hearings and more than 100 submissions.


The UK's senior military judge has expressed concern about the way in which members of the armed forces can be convicted of serious offences by a  majority of just one member of a military jury.

The judge advocate general, Jeff Blackett, told the BBC the rules for military courts looked unfair and could be challenged in future cases.
Five members of a panel currently weigh up evidence in a military court and can deliver their verdict on a majority of three to two.
Judge Blackett said that should be amended because it did not appear fair when you compared it with what happens in the Crown Court, which has a minimum majority of 10 to two.
A military court is already very similar to a Crown Court in many ways and the presiding judge, who is known as the judge advocate, must be a civilian.
Instead of a jury, though, there is a board, usually consisting of five officers from other units.
In a contested case, the board decides whether the defendant is guilty. A simple majority is sufficient and the defendant is not told whether the verdict was unanimous.
Board members also have a say in the sentence passed on a convicted defendant, although the judge has the casting vote.
In England and Wales, a majority verdict in the Crown Court needs the support of 10 jurors, or nine if two of the original members have been discharged.
In Scotland, where juries in criminal cases have 15 members, the accused will be convicted provided at least eight jurors return a guilty verdict.
Speaking to Law in Action, Judge Blackett said it was "an area of concern" that a defendant could be convicted by a military court if only three members of the board had voted for a guilty verdict and two had supported an acquittal.
Judge Blackett pointed out that military courts had been brought into line with civilian courts in recent years, but he thought this aspect of the system should be amended.
"It may look unfair that the defendant doesn't know that he has been convicted by a majority and that it's only by one person," he said, "particularly in the more serious cases, such as murder, manslaughter, rape."
"Interestingly the New Zealand military justice system was changed recently and they used the British system as a model. But one difference was they decided that all convictions must be unanimous," he said.
The issue of majority verdicts came before the Court Martial Appeal Court nearly three years ago.
Three civilian judges headed by the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, held that a majority verdict did not infringe the right to a fair trial or produce an unsafe conviction.
The appeal court decided in 2009 that military courts should no longer disclose whether verdicts were unanimous.
But Judge Blackett suggested that a convicted defendant might bring a human rights challenge in the future in an attempt to find out whether there had been disagreement among members of board when they were coming up with their verdict.
Judge Blackett is due to preside over the trial of Sgt Danny Nightingale next week, an SAS soldier who has denied possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
Between 2000 and 2011 there were 7,391 courts martial and 6560 of those cases involved army service personnel.
Law in Action is broadcast on Tuesday 25 June at 16:00 BST and repeated on Thursday 27 June at 20:00 BST on BBC Radio 4.


Tony Blair overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath, the UK's Iraq War inquiry has said.

Chairman Sir John Chilcot said the 2003 invasion was not the "last resort" action presented to MPs and the public.
There was no "imminent threat" from Saddam - and the intelligence case was "not justified", he said.
Mr Blair apologised for any mistakes made but not the decision to go to war.
The report, which has taken seven years, is on the Iraq Inquiry website.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who voted for war in 2003, told MPs it was important to "really learn the lessons for the future" and to improve the workings of government and how it treats legal advice.
And he added: "Sending our brave troops on to the battlefield without the right equipment was unacceptable and, whatever else we learn from this conflict, we must all pledge this will never happen again."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - who voted against military action - said the report proved the Iraq War had been an "act of military aggression launched on a false pretext", something he said which has "long been regarded as illegal by the overwhelming weight of international opinion".
After meeting relatives of British service people killed in Iraq, Mr Corbyn said: "I now apologise sincerely on behalf of my party for the disastrous decision to go to war."
He urged the UK to back moves to give the International Criminal Court "the power to prosecute those responsible for the crime of military aggression".
A spokesman for some of the families of the 179 British service personnel and civilians killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2009 said their loved ones had died "unnecessarily and without just cause and purpose".
He said all options were being considered, including asking those responsible for the failures identified in the report to "answer for their actions in the courts if such process is found to be viable".
In a statement to the media, his voice at times cracking with emotion, the former Labour prime minister said the decision to commit troops was the "most agonising and momentous" decision in his decade as prime minister, adding that he would "carry it with me for the rest of my days".
"I feel deeply and sincerely in a way that no words can properly convey the grief and sorrow of those who lost ones they loved in Iraq - whether our armed forces, the armed forces of other nations or Iraqis.
"The intelligence assessments made at the time of going to war turned out to be wrong, the aftermath turned out to be more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined.... and a nation whose people we wanted to set free from the evil of Saddam became instead victims of sectarian terrorism.
"For all of this, I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you may ever know or can believe."
But he was defiant on the central decision to go to war, saying "there were no lies, Parliament and Cabinet were not misled, there was no secret commitment to war, intelligence was not falsified and the decision was made in good faith".
By Peter Hunt, BBC correspondent
It's been a long wait.
It may prove to have been a worthwhile wait for the people who have always opposed the Iraq War.
Remember, one million individuals took to the streets in 2003 in opposition to the march to war.
They will seize on this Inquiry's judgement that Saddam Hussein didn't pose an immediate threat and military action at that time was not a last resort.
Those seeking action against Tony Blair are likely to be disappointed - but probably not that surprised - that a panel which didn't include any lawyers, hasn't expressed a view on whether military action was legal.
Sir John Chilcot's public remarks were peppered with the word "failure".
But he was careful not to apportion blame.
Others will now do that on the evidence his report has placed in the public domain.
The political space will be filled with claims and counter claims about a war in Iraq where - as Sir John Chilcot put it - its people have suffered greatly.
In a nearly two hour news conference he said he would never agree that those who died or were injured in Iraq "made their sacrifice in vain" as they had played their part in "the defining global security struggle of the 21st century against the terrorism and violence which the world over destroys lives, divides communities".
Quizzed about what he was apologising for, he said: "There is no inconsistency in expressing my sorrow for those that have lost their lives - my regret and my apology for the mistakes - but still saying I believe the decision was right. There is no inconsistency in that."
He said the US would have launched an invasion "either with or us or without us", adding: "I had to decide. I thought of Saddam and his record, the character of his regime. I thought of our alliance with America and its importance to us in the post 9/11 world and I weighed it carefully with the heaviest of hearts."
Mr Blair, who was PM from 1997 to 2007, conceded that intelligence on Iraq's weapons had "turned out to be wrong" and the invasion had destabilised Iraq but said he still believed the country was "better off" without Saddam, comparing it with the situation in Syria where the decision had been taken not to intervene.
He also said he should have "disclosed" the attorney general's legal advice to the Cabinet on the eve of war - but he defended his close relationship with President Bush, saying: "we are better to be strongly onside with the US", arguing that it was "better for our own security".
George W Bush's communications director, Freddy Ford, told BBC News: "President Bush is hosting wounded warriors at his ranch today and has not had the chance to read the Chilcot report.
"Despite the intelligence failures and other mistakes he has acknowledged previously, President Bush continues to believe the whole world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power.
"He is deeply grateful for the service and sacrifice of American and coalition forces in the war on terror. And there was no stronger ally than the United Kingdom under the leadership of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
"President Bush believes we must now find the unity and resolve to stay on the offensive and defeat radical extremism wherever it exists."
Sir John, the ex-civil servant who chaired the inquiry, describes the Iraq War as an intervention that went "badly wrong" with consequences still being felt to this day - and he set out lessons to be learned for future conflicts.
His report, which is 2.6 million words, does not make a judgement on whether Mr Blair or his ministers were in breach of international law.
But it does highlight a catalogue of errors in political and military decision-making, including:
In his statement, Sir John said military action against Saddam Hussein might have been necessary "at some point" but that when Britain joined the US-led invasion in March 2003, the Iraqi dictator posed "no imminent threat", the existing strategy of containment could be continued and the majority of UN Security Council members supported continuing UN inspections and monitoring".
He added: "The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of a mass destruction - WMD - were presented with a certainty that was not justified. Despite explicit warnings, the consequences of the invasion were underestimated."
Full details of the 179 British servicemen and women who died
Previously classified documents, including 31 personal memos from Tony Blair to then US president George W Bush, have been published alongside the Chilcot Report.
They show that momentum in Washington and London towards taking action against Saddam Hussein quickly began to build in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 in the US, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
On the day after the attack on New York's Twin Towers, Mr Blair sent a note to President Bush offering his support to bring to justice the hijackers and looked ahead to the "next stage after this evil".
Mr Blair said some would "baulk" at the measures necessary to control "biological, chemical and other weapons of mass destruction", but added: "We are better to act now and explain and justify our actions than let the day be put off until some further, perhaps even worse, catastrophe occurs."
The memos reveal that Mr Blair and Mr Bush were openly discussing toppling Saddam Hussein as early as December 2001, when the UK and US had just launched military action in Afghanistan.
"How we finish in Afghanistan is important to phase 2. If we leave it a better country, having supplied humanitarian aid and having given new hope to the people, we will not just have won militarily but morally; and the coalition will back us to do more elsewhere," says Mr Blair in the memo.
"We shall give regime change a good name which will help in our arguments over Iraq."
In another memo, from July 2002 - nearly a year before the invasion of Iraq - Mr Blair assured President Bush that the UK would be with him "whatever," but adds that if Mr Bush wanted a wider military coalition he would have to get UN backing, make progress on Middle East peace and engineer a "shift" in public opinion in the US, UK and the Arab World.
The note, marked "personal," was shared with then Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, but not then defence Secretary Geoff Hoon - a decision criticised by Sir John, who is scathing about the way the collective Cabinet discussion was bypassed by the Blair government.
Sir John echoes the criticisms made in earlier reports into the Iraq War of the use of intelligence about Saddam's alleged weapons of mass destruction to justify war.
It says the assessed intelligence had not established "beyond doubt" that Saddam Hussein had continued to produce chemical and biological weapons.
Of Mr Blair's September 2002 statement warning that Saddam Hussein had an arsenal of biological and chemical weapons that could be launched within 45 minutes of the command to use them, Sir John says: "The judgements about Iraq's capabilities in that statement, and in the dossier published on the same day, were presented with a certainty that was not justified."
On the eve of war Mr Blair told MPs that he judged that the possibility of terror groups in possession of weapons of mass destruction was a "real and present danger to Britain and its national security".
"Mr Blair had been warned, however, that military action would increase the threat from al-Qaeda to the UK and UK interests. He had also been warned that an invasion might lead to Iraq's weapons and capabilities being transferred into the hands of terrorists," said Sir John.
The then attorney general Lord Goldsmith advised Mr Blair to seek explicit UN authorisation for military action but when diplomatic efforts failed, informed him that intervention was lawful on the basis of previous UN resolutions on Iraq relating back to the 1991 Gulf War.
Sir John said the report did not make a judgement on the legality or otherwise of the war - pointing out that participants did not give evidence under oath and his findings had no legal force.
But he added: "The circumstances in which it was decided that there was a legal basis for UK military action were far from satisfactory."
In the report he says Lord Goldsmith should have been asked to set out in writing how he arrived at his change of view.
When the UK failed to get a UN resolution specifically authorising military action in March 2003, Mr Blair and then foreign secretary Jack Straw blamed France for an "impasse" in the UN and said the UK government was "acting of behalf of the international community to "uphold the authority of the Security Council".
But Sir John concludes that the opposite was true. "In the absence of a majority in support of military action, we consider that the UK was, in fact, undermining the Security Council's authority," he said in his statement.
Much of the report focuses on the post-war planning for the governance of Iraq, originally undertaken by the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, and how well equipped British troops were to oversee the large area of southern Iraq around Basra.
Many of the witnesses to the inquiry, including former ministers and military commanders, were highly critical of what they said were failures in the Ministry of Defence to provide the necessary resources and equipment and the UK's general deferral to the US in key areas.
In his statement, Sir John said: "We have found that the Ministry of Defence was slow in responding to the threat of improvised explosive devices and that delays in providing adequate medium weight protected patrol vehicles should not have been tolerated.
"It was not clear which person or department or department within the Ministry of Defence was responsible for identifying and articulating such capability gaps. But it should have been."
Mr Blair told the inquiry the difficulties encountered in Iraq after the invasion could not have been known in advance but the inquiry says, the risks of "internal strife", regional instability and al-Qaeda activity in Iraq were each "explicitly identified before the invasion".
"The planning and preparations for Iraq after Saddam Hussein were wholly inadequate. The government failed to achieve its stated objectives."
The report acknowledged that the initial campaign to overthrow Saddam was successful and praised the "great courage" of service personnel and civilians involved during and after the invasion, which led to the deaths of more than 200 UK nationals and at least 150,000 Iraqis.
But the report adds that Britain's military role "ended a very long way from success" and it was "humiliating" that British troops was reduced to doing deals with a local militia group in Basra, releasing captured militants in return for an end to attacks on British forces.
Sir John said he hoped the report would answer some of the questions the relatives of those who died and enabled them to make their own mind up on the basis of the evidence.
Reg Keys, whose son Tom was killed in Iraq four days before his 21st birthday, told a news conference that his son had "died in vain".
And Karen Thornton, whose son Gunner Lee Thornton died in 2006 after being shot while on patrol in Iraq, told BBC Radio 4's Today that she wanted Mr Blair to face war crimes charges if it was proved he had lied. "I think the people who lied should be held to account for what they have done," she said. "They are responsible for the deaths of so many people."
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, whose party opposed the war, said Mr Blair owed the British people an apology.
"It's a stark contrast between Mr Blair's absolute, ruthless determination to go to war almost no matter the evidence on the one hand and on the other hand his complete failure and the government's failure to plan at all over what happened next," he said.
The SNP, which also opposed the war, said it wanted to know why Tony Blair had supported the invasion "come what may", adding that those who failed in their duties must be held accountable for their actions.
And leading lawyer Philippe Sands, who gave evidence to the inquiry, said the cabinet had been "misled about the legal advice".
But Mr Blair's former director of communications Alastair Campbell said he did not believe people were "misled" and the report now lays to rest "the allegations of lying and deceit".
The war, which lasted about six weeks, ended Saddam Hussein's 25-year regime in Iraq, but the aftermath unleashed years of sectarian violence that has killed thousands since then.
The US, which led the intervention in March 2003, lost 4,487 service personnel in the war. Figures about Iraqi deaths vary from 90,000 to more than 600,000.
The worst attack happened last weekend when so-called Islamic State militants - who control swathes of Iraq and Syria - launched a suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing more than 250 people.


Police received over 3,000 tip-offs by the public about possible terrorist activity in the last two months.

The National Police Chiefs' Council said a significant number of calls had been made after the Westminster attack.
It said that despite most of the information being false alarms, some of the calls had resulted in further action that might have been missed.
A spokeswoman for the council said the increased public response "had been really heartening".
Speaking at a conference in London, the NPCC's lead for protective security said authorities had also received 300 referrals about extremist material online.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lucy D'Orsi said: "The increased response from the general public and from professionals whose job it is to keep people safe within crowded places, has been really heartening.
"But, as we have seen very recently here in London, we can not afford to stand still.
"We need to exploit every possible way of keeping people safe and do all we can to keep everyone vigilant."
The UK's most senior counter-terrorism police officer, Mark Rowley, has previously stressed the importance of the role of the public in providing key information on potential terror plots. He said current contributions had been "extraordinary".
Ms D'Orsi added police were working very closely with security managers in busy shopping centres, transport hubs and entertainment venues.
"Whether it is in business communities or local communities, we need to encourage everyone to keep contributing because, sadly, terrorism is a growing and increasingly complex threat."
She told the conference they were aiming to increase their use of the national barrier asset - a temporary structure to prevent vehicle borne attacks - at summer events with large crowds.
The official threat level for international terrorism in the UK has stood at severe - meaning an attack is "highly likely" - for more than two years.


The Foreign Office has added to the list of areas it advises Britons against travelling to in Kenya.

Britons have been told to avoid "all but essential travel" to within 15km of the coast from the Tana River to Tiwi.
This includes Mombasa's airport, Mombasa Island, Malindi, Kilifi and Watamu but not the Diani beach resort.
The Foreign Office said there was a "high threat" from terrorism, including kidnapping, and other violent crimes, such as robberies and carjacking.
Those without an "essential reason" to be in these areas should leave, it said.
This means the areas the Foreign Office advises against travelling to extends from the coast of Tiwi, just south of Mombasa, all the way up to the border with Somalia.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the security position in the country was "under constant review".
The main threat comes from extremists linked to Al Shabaab, a militant group that has carried out attacks in Kenya in response to Kenya's military intervention in Somalia, the Foreign Office said.
It said there were frequent incidents of violent crime, including mugging, armed robbery and carjacking, particularly in the large cities.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "Terrorism represents a shared threat and requires a shared response.
"The UK provides an extensive and ongoing programme of counter-terrorism assistance to the Kenyan government, and is working closely with the Kenyan security agencies to counter this shared threat through assistance on investigating, prosecuting and detaining terrorists in line with international human rights standards."
Full travel advice to Kenya and a map can be found on the Foreign Office's website.
Travel advice for other parts of the country, beyond the coast, has not changed.
The vast majority of Kenya falls outside the Foreign Office's advice against all but essential travel.
This includes Kenya's safari destinations in the national parks, reserves and wildlife conservancies; including the Aberdare National Park, Amboseli, Laikipia, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Meru, Mount Kenya, Samburu, Shimba Hills and Tsavo.


The oil cartel Opec has agreed its first supply cut in eight years in order to boost the price of oil.

Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Opec's president, said a cut of 1.2 million barrels a day would start from January.
It comes after more than two years of depressed oil prices, which have more than halved since 2014, due to a supply glut on the market.
The price of Brent crude jumped 10% to $51.94 a barrel, and US crude rose 9% to $49.53.
In addition to the production cut by Opec members, non-Opec countries will be expected to reduce production by 600,000 barrels a day, according to Mr Al-Sada.
He did not list which countries these might be, beyond saying Russia was prepared to cut 300,000 barrels from its output of more than 10 million barrels a day.
"This agreement comes from a sense of responsibility from Opec member countries and non-Opec member countries for the general well-being and health of the world economy," he said.
The deal comes after oil ministers agreed to a cut in principle in September, which would have limited output by about 700,000 barrels a day while allowing Iran to increase production.
But disagreements between Saudi Arabia - the world's biggest oil producer - and Iran led to doubts an agreement would be secured.
The Saudis were hesitant to shoulder the lion's share of a cut, while Iran had resisted reducing its own production, arguing it had yet to recover its output levels after years of sanctions.
At Wednesday's meeting, however, Saudi Arabia agreed to cut output by about 500,000 barrels per day - a total reduction of about 4.5%.
That will take its output to 10.06 million barrels per day.
So Opec have finally done what they usually do - cutting production to deal with prices that are hurting their economies and government finances.
One of the reasons for the delay was generally thought to be Saudi Arabia's welcome for the damage done to the shale oil industry in the US - whose rise was one of the key forces behind the price decline in the first place.
It didn't really work. US industry oil production has declined somewhat this year, but it is still more than it was in 2014. Any boost to prices now is likely to bring more shale on stream - and they will probably "hedge" or make sure they are covered if prices subsequently fall back.
Among the messages implied by OPEC's decision: the battle against shale has been lost.
Iran, in contrast, was allowed to increase production slightly from its October level, a boost for Tehran.
According to the Reuters news agency, this was achieved by suspending Indonesia's membership of Opec since the country, a net importer, could not cut output.
Analysts stressed the deal was contingent on agreement from non-Opec members.
"Without their agreement it is technically unworkable, so there is still some uncertainty hanging over it," John Chairman of Alfa Energy Group in London told the BBC.
"So I think it is impressive they've got this far and got countries like Iran and Iraq to agree, but Russia could well change its mind about limiting production."
Spencer Welch, director at IHS Energy, said the deal would provide a short term boost to oil prices, but added: "Disagreements persist among Opec members on how to measure production, so the deal will be hard to police."
"US oil [including shale] will like the price rise and production will start rising soon," he also said. "But, this was going to happen regardless of any Opec deal today."
Opec will hold talks with non-Opec producers on 9 December. The group will also have its next meeting on 25 May 2017 to monitor the progress of the deal.


Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused opposition protesters of setting alight a government supporter in Caracas on the 50th day of protests.

Orlando JosÃ© Figuera suffered burns to 80% of his body after he was engulfed in flames. Officials said he was also stabbed in Saturday's protests.
Witnesses said the crowd had accused the man of being a thief.
On the same day, an opposition activist was shot dead, bringing the total number killed in recent protests to 48.
The attorney general's office said gunmen allegedly opened fire on the demonstrators in the western city of Valera.
Edy Alejandro Teran Aguilar died from a gunshot wound to the chest, while two others were wounded.
Protesters demanding President Maduro step down and hold elections took to the streets across the country on Saturday to mark the 50th day of the increasingly violent demonstrations which have overwhelmed the country in recent weeks.
"A person was set on fire, beaten up, stabbed... They nearly lynched him, just because he shouted out that he was a 'Chavista'," President Maduro said, referring to the ruling Socialist movement set up by his predecessor Hugo Chavez.
Speaking on his weekly TV programme, Mr Maduro described it as  "a hate crime and a crime against humanity".
It is thought 46 people were injured in the demonstration in eastern Caracas where Mr Figuera, 21, was hurt.
Journalist and politician Earle Herrera said the man had been accused of being a thief, according to Globo.com [in Spanish].
Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas tweeted it was "growing insanity".
"A human being is set on fire at a 'peaceful demonstration' by the opposition in Caracas," he wrote, posting a video of the incident.
Protests have been taking place across Venezuela for seven weeks, as anger towards Mr Maduro and his government rises.
Seven in 10 people are said to oppose Mr Maduro, according to private surveys.
Despite having the world's largest known oil reserves, Venezuela is facing a shortage of many basic items, including food and medicines.
Its economy has collapsed, with inflation expected to top 700% this year, and crime is rampant.
The opposition is calling for early elections and the release of opposition politicians jailed in recent years, saying the socialist governments of Mr Maduro and his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, have mismanaged the economy since coming to power in 1999.


The body representing teaching employers is considering legal action against a strike plan by some teachers.

In a letter to school governors seen by the BBC, the employers said the proposed strike action by some NASUWT members later this month is based on a ballot conducted five years ago.
In response, the NASUWT maintain their plans for action are entirely lawful.
Their members at schools in Belfast and Newtownabbey are due to stage a one-day walk out on 30 November.
The action is over pay, workload and job insecurity.
The letter is from the management side of the Teachers' Negotiating Committee.
It represents the main school employing bodies, including the Education Authority (EA) and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS).
The letter points out that the strike is based on a ballot taken "in November 2011".
"We reserve the right to challenge the legality of the current action with particular reference to the unacceptable continuous rolling over and escalation of the industrial action purportedly authorised by historic ballots notwithstanding clear changes to the nature of the disputes," it said.
Last month, all teaching unions in Northern Ireland rejected an offer which would have seen their pay frozen last year and a rise of 1% for 2016-17
The other teaching unions - INTO, UTU and ATL - are currently taking non-strike industrial action.
For example, INTO members are not attending school meetings arranged before school or at break or lunchtime.
The employers' letter said that they want to resolve the industrial action.
However, it said they "are concerned about the long-term nature of the industrial action the unions are currently engaged in and the detrimental impact on the education of pupils and effective running of schools".
In response, the NASUWT said that they are pursuing "a lawful trade dispute on pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs which has been recognised by the education minister
"The NASUWT's plans for strike action are entirely lawful and members participating in the NASUWT industrial action will continue to be protected in law by the existing yes vote from the ballot of all members conducted in 2011."
Principals of all schools have also been sent a letter advising them on how to handle the strike action.


Five of the biggest car hire firms in Europe have promised to act on customer complaints, following a review by regulators.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) inquiry - supported by the European Commission - looked particularly at insurance complaints.
Some motorists say they feel pressurised into buying excess insurance when picking up a car.
But now the firms have agreed to provide better information in advance.
Avis Budget, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Europcar, Sixt and Hertz have all agreed to make the changes within six months.
The CMA looked at other typical complaints, including charges for damage to a car - which drivers often say they did not cause.
It also looked at fuel policies, and whether companies require drivers to return a car with a full tank.
The changes will apply across the European Union.
By the end of the year, the five firms have promised to provide:
The CMA said the changes would benefit motorists hiring cars both in the UK and Europe.
"The improvements by these five businesses now set a benchmark for the rest of the industry to follow," said Nisha Arora, the CMA's senior director.
The consumer organisation Which? said other companies should obey the same rules.
"The hidden costs and sneaky practices of car hire firms have plagued airport arrival lounges for decades," said Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which?
"We now need all rental companies to be totally upfront about charges, so that people know exactly what they will pay when they book."
UK motorists who are in dispute with a car hire company already have access to a conciliation service run by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
Such services are being bolstered by new European regulations - which came in last week - on Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures.
The idea is to help people avoid expensive legal bills.
"We believe that our mandatory code of conduct, governance regime, and free, no-obligation conciliation service will provide added peace of mind to people hiring from a company displaying the BVRLA logo," said Gerry Keaney, the chief executive of the BVRLA.
From 2016, the new rules outlined by the CMA will become part of the BVRLA's code of practice in the UK.


A Scot who spent 21 years facing execution in a prison in Ohio has said he wants to come home.

Kenny Richey, 51, was convicted of causing the death of a child in a fire, but was released on appeal in 2008.
He initially moved back to Edinburgh and had several brushes with the law before returning to the United States.
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, he said the break-up of his marriage and health problems have now left him homeless and penniless.
In an online post, Richey said: "After five heart attacks and a stroke, I find myself $40,000 in debt, no health or medical insurance and now homeless and desperate."
In 2012, he was sent back to jail for threatening a judge who had been involved in his initial trial over the child's death.
Last week, Richey was arrested in Mississippi for public intoxication.
He told Radio Scotland's Stephen Jardine programme: "Everything's gone down hill - everything's gone from bad to worse.
"For the past week I've been sleeping on the steps of a church.
"It seems that every time something good happens, something bad happens to destroy it."
Richey insisted he wanted to return "home" to Scotland to live out his last days.
He said: "I wouldn't mind finding some place quiet, maybe out in the countryside. Somewhere away from everybody. I'd be happy with that."
However, he also expressed pessimism at his chances of achieving financial help.
"I know the way most people are, especially towards me. Everybody in Scotland has made their mind up about me.
"I'm dying. I want to die in Scotland. Is there something wrong with that?"
Richey was born in the Netherlands to an American father and a Scottish mother.
He moved to Edinburgh as a baby.
After his parents divorced, Richey moved to the US to live with his father in Ohio.
In 1987, after being discharged from the US Marines, Richey was convicted of killing two-year-old Cynthia Collins in a house fire.
Prosecutors claimed Richey had started the fire as a jealous attack on his former girlfriend and her new lover, who lived in the flat beneath.
He was sentenced to death.
There then followed 21 years of legal challenges and appeals before he was released after pleading "no contest" to attempted involuntary manslaughter and child endangering.


Senegal are through to the second round of the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea after a goalless draw with Ecuador.

The result means the Senegalese join Zambia as the only African sides in the round of 16.
South Africa and Guinea are already on their way home after being eliminated from the tournament.
Senegal put the ball in the back of the net after 54 minutes but the video assistant referee ruled that Aliou Badji's effort was illegal as the forward had fouled Ecuador goalkeeper Jose Cevallos.
Senegal finished the match with 10 men after Cavin Diagne was sent off following a second bookable offence.
The share of the points in Jeonju means that Senegal finish as Group F runners-up to the United States who drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia in the group's other match.
Next up for Senegal is Mexico while Zambia will face Germany.


A thief who broke into St Johnstone FC's stadium and stole charity money and keys has been jailed for 16 months.

Steven Flynn forced open a window at McDiarmid Park with a crowbar in an attempt to find money to pay off drug debts.
A court heard that police officers arrived at the stadium at 02:40 after an alarm went off, but did not realise there had been a break-in.
A cleaner raised the alarm after seeing cupboards had been rummaged through.
Perth Sheriff Court was told that Flynn, who has convictions for 120 previous offences, opened a door onto the pitch and walked around the Premier League club's ground until the police went away.
It was only when the cleaner turned up several hours later and noticed that Flynn had rummaged around several cupboards and stolen keys and charity cash that a full investigation began.
Flynn, 29, was jailed for 16 months after he admitted breaking into St Johnstone's stadium on 14 November last year and stealing keys and a charity box containing Â£20.
Fiscal depute Sue Ruta told the court: "At 02:40 there had been an alarm activation within the stadium.
"Police attended and noted an insecure window on the ground floor.
"Officers believed that had been accidentally left open and they left the stadium."
When the cleaner arrived, she noticed the alarm was ringing and the cupboard behind reception was open.
Police were called and officers saw muddy footprints in the reception area.
Ms Ruta said: "A crowbar covered in mud was recovered beneath the reception desk.
"CCTV covered this area and police viewed it and positively identified the accused."
Solicitor David Holmes, defending, said: "He told the police he committed the offence because he wanted money.
"Money was owed to the people from whom he received drugs."


Nigeria left-back Juwon Oshaniwa has signed for Hearts on a three-year contract saying he is advancing his career by moving to Scottish football.

The 24-year-old World Cup defender has spent the last three years with Ironi Ashdod in Israel's Premier League.
"I am happy because I have made a big step in my career by joining Hearts," Oshaniwa told BBC Sport.
"Starting from Nigeria and playing in Israel to land here in Scotland is a big progress for my career."
Oshaniwa, who has 17 caps, played in all of the Super Eagles' matches at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
But he only made 13 appearances last season as Ashdod suffered relegation from Israel's top flight.
"I thank God for the opportunity," said Oshaniwa of his move to Edinburgh. "I also thank Hearts too for the confidence and determination to bring me here.
"My immediate focus is to give my best and hopefully achieve many success stories with the club."
Oshaniwa only joined his new team-mates in training for the first time on Saturday morning and Hearts are still awaiting international clearance.
So it is too soon for the left-back to feature as Robbie Neilson's side kick-off their top-flight season against St Johnstone at Tynecastle on Sunday.
The head coach was delighted that the player who began his career with Kwara United before moves to fellow Nigerian clubs Lobi Stars and Sharks had finally arrived in Scotland.
Hearts, who were promoted after winning the Scottish Championship title, have already started their season with a 4-2 victory over Arbroath in the first round of the Scottish League Cup on Thursday.
"It's been a long process to get him here in Edinburgh, but he's here now and he's desperate to get started," added Neilson.
"He's a top-quality player and he'll bring a lot of qualities to our squad. We're all very happy with this move."


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has toured flood-ravaged areas of the US state of Louisiana, days after heavy rains forced thousands to flee their homes.

The disaster has been compared in scope to Super Storm Sandy, which hit the New York area in 2012.
But critics say the floods near Baton Rouge, which have killed at least 13, have received far less attention.
Mr Trump called out President Barack Obama for not visiting the state.
Responding to critics who said Mr Obama should also tour the region, the White House announced on Friday that the president would visit the Baton Rouge area on Tuesday.
While visiting the hard-hit area of East Baton Rouge Parish, Mr Trump said he was "just here to help".
A woman told the New York businessman she was happy he was not somewhere playing golf, to which Mr Trump responded, "Somebody is, somebody that shouldn't be," referring to Mr Obama.
Mr Obama, who is on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, has received regular updates on the devastating flooding, according to the White House.
The visit, which included Vice-Presidential nominee Mike Pence, was a departure for Mr Trump, who has favoured large rallies over one-on-one campaigning with voters.
Mr Trump's new campaign chief Kellyanne Conway told ABC News that Mr Trump and Mr Pence were "going to help people on the ground who are in need".
The state's Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, cautioned Mr Trump that visit should not just be a "photo-op". Governor Edwards urged Mr Trump to volunteer his time or contribute money to the relief effort.
The region's main newspaper, The Advocate of Baton Rouge, wrote an editorial this week urging President Obama to cut short his holiday to visit the area, which was also affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
"We've seen this story before in Louisiana, and we don't deserve a sequel. In 2005, a fly-over by a vacationing President George W. Bush became a symbol of official neglect for the victims of Hurricane Katrina," the newspaper wrote.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who toured the area on Thursday, said the federal government is playing an active role in relief efforts.
Governor Edwards also said the security precautions needed for a presidential visit could complicate the recovery operation. He said the state would welcome a visit by Mr Obama in a week or so.


Nigeria's loss-making state oil giant is to be broken up into 30 "profit-making" companies, the government says.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been mired in corruption allegations and losing money for many years.
Despite pressure to sell it off, the government says that it can transform the NNPC into a profitable enterprise.
Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, but the economy has suffered because of the declining oil price.
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Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said that the NNPC's monthly losses have rapidly declined and now stand at $15m (Â£11m).
He told an audience in the capital, Abuja, that it would soon be in profit, an NNPC statement says.
Mr Kachikwu, a former top official at ExxonMobil, was appointed to head the NNPC last year after President  Muhammadu Buhari won elections and was then also named junior oil minister.
Mr Buhari has vowed to tackle corruption in the country.
In 2013, then central bank governor Lamido Sanusi said that the NNPC had failed to account for billions of dollars of earnings.
Nigeria's government benefits from revenues from the sale of the country's oil by several private oil companies which also operate in the country.
Mr Kachikwu also announced that some oil producing countries will be meeting on 20 March to see if they can work together to end the instability in the oil price.
Nigeria has introduced foreign exchange controls and import bans in an effort to maintain the value of the currency, the naira, in the face of pressure over the declining oil price.


Ireland conceded two late goals as Olympic champions Germany won Sunday night's Pool B game 2-0 at the EuroHockey Championships in London.

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Lukas Windfeder struck the first goal midway through the final quarter from a disputed penalty corner for the team ranked third in the world.
Then came a fine individual score from Florian Fuchs whose superb finish earned him the man of the match award.
Ireland can still make the semi-finals by avoiding defeat against Belgium.
Germany enjoyed 60% of possession during the match and had 23 circle entries but goalkeeper David Harte and Paul Gleghorne marshalled the Irish backline expertly throughout.
Ireland coach Craig Fulton praised his team's performance which he described as a "great effort".
"Belief is strong and we improved again tonight, so I'm really proud of the whole team," added Fulton.
That final pool fixture takes place on Tuesday at 13:15 BST.
The nations are tied on three points but a draw against the Belgians would be good enough for the Irish on goal difference.
Victory in the tournament would ensure Craig Fulton's team a place at next year's Olympics, although they have other possible routes to Rio.
Ireland's chances of progressing to Rio have been boosted by the elimination of both Russia and France from the European tournament.
And if Ireland don't win the European Championships, victory for Australia in the Oceania Cup in October will guarantee the Irish an Olympic spot.


Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson says the club have been hit hard by the departure of forwards coach Steve Borthwick, who he believes will be successful with England.

Borthwick, 36, left his role at the Championship side after only 43 days.
The former England captain arrived at Bristol several weeks into the season having helped Eddie Jones coach Japan.
"It's kicked us quite hard because this has been about planning and waiting for Steve to arrive," said Robinson.
Borthwick was named forwards coach with Jones' new-look England in acrimonious circumstances last week, with Bristol owner Steve Lansdown describing the Rugby Football Union as "unprofessional" in their handling of the appointment.
Robinson was forwards coach during England's World Cup-winning era under Sir Clive Woodward before taking over as England head coach himself from 2004-06.
And, while he is unimpressed by the manner of Borthwick's exit, he is certain England have made an astute appointment.
"I was delighted to have signed Steve and I certainly hoped he would be here for longer than 43 days," Robinson told BBC Radio Bristol.
"He is a quality coach and he will be a quality coach for England and I wish him all the best. I know the England team will enjoy working with him.
"I'm disappointed in the circumstance of how it's happened and why it's happened but legally I can't say too much and we have to move forward."
Robinson, who has also coached Scotland, says he will not rush into appointing a replacement and has urged his forwards to handle the responsibility of Borthwick's departure.
"It's down to the players to step up collectively over the next four months for us to achieve what we want to achieve," he said.
"We have to focus on the next couple of weeks, with tough games coming up against London Welsh and Nottingham. There is a lot to be done over the next few weeks."


Ulster recovered from a poor start to move to the top of the Pro12 table against Glasgow at Kingspan Stadium.

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Champions Glasgow led 5-3 at the break through Lee Jones' early try and Ruan Pienaar replying with a penalty.
Callum Black, making his 100th appearance for Ulster, scored his first try for the province after 53 minutes.
Paddy Jackson's conversion and penalty put Ulster 13-5 ahead before Taqele Naiyaravoro's injury-time try gave the visitors a losing bonus point.
Glasgow finished with 14 players after number eight Ryan Wilson was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle in the 71st minute.
In a fast-paced game, Ulster dominated territory in the first half but coughed up seven turnovers, several in the red zone with the try-line beckoning.
Ruan Pienaar shanked an easy chance to put Ulster ahead, missing a seventh minute penalty in what was his first kick at goal in this season's Pro12 campaign.
After their well-worked try, Glasgow spent long spells on the back foot with the pace of Craig Gilroy and Paul Marshall causing problems.
Gilroy made a great outside break after Stuart Olding carved the visitors open from inside his own 22 before Ali Price made a try-saving tackle.
Paul Marshall, an early replacement for Pienaar who was forced off with suspected concussion, thought he scored five minutes before the interval but was judged to not have grounded the ball.
The defending champions, who won the title on this ground last year, were missing 10 frontline players away on Six Nations duty with Scotland and had only won once away from home this season in all competitions.
Both teams started with inexperienced players at fly-half and Gregor Hunter missed a chance to extend Glasgow's lead with a missed penalty in the 48th minute.
Sam Windsor made his first start for Ulster at 10, but Paddy Jackson was introduced at the break having been released from the Ireland training squad on Thursday and controlled the shape of Ulster's play in the second half.
There were lots of opportunities for the backs to get their hands on the ball in a fast-paced game and yet another break and off-load by Gilroy carved out the all-important try for Ulster.
In the 10th phase after Gilroy's initial break, Black bundled over from close range and Jackson added the extras, and later added a penalty to stretch Ulster's lead.
Glasgow grabbed an all-important losing bonus point when Taqele Naiyaravoro gathered a crossfield kick to score in the corner.
Ulster: S Olding; C Gilroy, D Cave, S McCloskey, J Stockdale; S Windsor, R Pienaar; C Black, R Herring (capt), R Lutton; A O'Connor, F van der Merwe; R Diack, S Reidy, N Williams.
Replacements: P Marshall for Pienaar (30), P Jackson for Windsor (HT). J Andrew for Herring (43), C Henry for Reidy (53), K McCall for Black (57), R Wilson for Williams (63), B Ross for Lutton (76)
Glasgow Warriors: P Murchie; L Jones, G Bryce, S Johnson, R Hughes; G Hunter, Ali Price; R Grant, P MacArthur, S Puafisi; G Peterson, L Nakarawa; R Harley, S Favaro, R Wilson (capt).
Replacements: C Fusaro for Favaro (39), J Malcolm for McArthur (35), P Horne for Hunter (53), A Allan for Grant (58), J Strauss for Nakarawa (58), G Hart for Price (63), T Naiyaravoro for Jones (63), D Rae for Peterson (68).
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy).
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU).


Wales' top doctor has said more needs to be done to improve the state of children's teeth.

The Welsh government currently provides some nursery children with tooth brushes and fluoride varnishes.
But in his annual report, Dr Tony Jewell said "alternative methods" were needed so teeth could benefit from fluoride.
On average, four children in a class of 30 five-year-olds will have experienced dental pain in the last 12 months.
The chief medical officer Dr Jewell said it was a sign of deprivation and a measure of inequality.
He added that the figure rose to six children in a class of 30 in Blaenau Gwent
The Welsh government's "Designed to Smile Programme" provides more than 60,000 children with a toothbrush in school as well as fluoride varnish to three to five-year-old children.
Dr Jewell said: "In Wales we need to get more teeth in contact with fluoride via alternative methods.
"More than 5,130 general anaesthetics were given to children to remove teeth last year in unfluoridated south east Wales.
"This should be compared to fluoridated Birmingham (a similar size population) where just over 2,700 children received the same treatment."
Some areas of England already use fluoride in the water system.
But critics argue the long-term health risks of fluoridation are unknown. However, advocates, including much of the medical profession, say it is a safe, proven way of improving dental health.
The Designed to Smile scheme helps disadvantaged communities.
It sees dental health support workers deliver supervised tooth-brushing programmes in schools, along with oral health advice.
Dr Jewell's report said children living in less affluent areas were more likely to experience decay and were likely to have more tooth decay.
Half of the five-year-old children across Wales have no decayed teeth, the other half have on average four teeth decayed, filled or extracted, the report explained.
Dr Jewell said: "However, it is more than simply teaching children how to brush their teeth.
"The scheme also delivers direct clinical interventions that have been shown to prevent decay. Wales lags behind the rest of the UK in terms of tooth decay in children and we will do all we can to improve the situation."
In his report, Dr Jewell also warned that increasingly unhealthy lifestyles might lead to a fall in life expectancy.
The problem was diseases caused by obesity, smoking, alcohol and fitness, with under one in three taking enough daily exercise.