A mother who tried to fight off a dog that mauled her four-month-old son to death and seriously injured his brother has been praised for her bravery.

Archie Darby was snatched from Jade Rogers' arms as she tried to stop the Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog from attacking her other son.
Four-month-old Archie died and 22-month-old Daniel-Jay was badly hurt at their home in Colchester on 13 October.
Police told an inquest Miss Rogers had done a "heroic job".
She barricaded the dog, owned by the boys' police officer aunt, inside a conservatory and held the door shut to prevent it from getting out.
Recording an accidental death conclusion, coroner Eleanor McGann also praised Miss Rogers for her "bravery" in fighting off the aggressive animal during the attack.
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In a statement to police, Miss Rogers said she had been speaking to her partner on Facetime when the dog, named Bailey, had "growled and immediately attacked" Daniel-Jay.
She was trying to pull the dog away from her older son when it grabbed Archie and shook him around the room, causing fatal head injuries..
"Jade said she knew instantly that Archie was dead. She decided to save Daniel, thought 'I can save Daniel', ran into the kitchen with him, grabbed the phone and dialled 999," said Det Insp Gary Biddle, of Essex Police.
"The dog was still having a go at Daniel, grabbed him off the kitchen counter.
"On the 999 call you can hear him attacking Daniel and you can hear Jade shouting and screaming, trying to get the dog off."
While delivering her conclusions, Coroner Eleanor McGann directly addressed Miss Rogers. She said there was nothing she could say could that could comfort the mum of two over the loss of Archie, but praised her efforts to save Daniel-Jay.
"Nobody here is to blame," she said.
"It's just one of those hideous things that comes out of the blue, can't be predicted and, Miss Rogers, I commend you for your bravery fighting off a dog attacking both of your children and you carried on fighting until you were able to catch the dog and get it away from your children.
"It took a number of officers with specialist equipment to catch it afterwards.
"All I can say is it's heartening that you managed to save one child and I understand that he's now recovering and I hope he's able to live a happy life, untouched in the future by what could have been appalling injuries," she said.
"I hope you have some happy memories of his very brief life and I hope you try to remember the happiness of your family."
The inquest heard Miss Rogers' sister, Clare Ferdinand, and her husband John had owned rescue dog Bailey for about four years.
No previous concerns had been raised about his behaviour and a post-mortem examination found the animal was healthy and well-kept.
Miss Rogers and her children had moved into her sister's house in Harwich Road, where the attack happened, the week before Archie was killed.
Det Insp Biddle said it had taken several dog handler officers to remove the animal when they arrived at the property.
"We had to use specialist equipment to do that because of his continued aggressive behaviour," he said.
"It never stopped for the whole time until it was put to sleep."
In a statement, Essex Police said: "Nothing was identified in the dog's history, or in the care of the dog, to suggest there had ever been any concern to predict an incident of this nature could occur."
Following a "thorough investigation", the force said, and after consulting the Crown Prosecution Service, it was established no criminal offences had been committed.


Jackie McNamara believes he should have been given more time to turn things around at Dundee United.

The former Celtic and Scotland defender was relieved of his duties as Tannadice boss last year after just one win in the first nine games of the season.
McNamara, now York City manager, holds no grudges against United but insists his record was second only to 1983-title winning manager Jim McLean.
"The last six months at the club weren't nice," said the 42-year-old.
"But everyone has their time in the firing line and I'm a stronger person because of it."
Ex-Partick Thistle boss McNamara spent over two years on Tayside before being replaced as boss by Mixu Paatelainen in October.
"I regret certain things but a lot of other things were out of my control," he explained.
"The club was in a bad position at the time and I inherited other people's problems."
McNamara led the Tangerines to three top-six finishes in the Scottish top flight and two cup finals but lost key players with Ryan Gauld, Andrew Robertson, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong sold on.
And he insists the plug was pulled too quickly during what he described as a longer term project.
"I think every manager would say that is the case, but yes, for me yes," he said.
"In Scottish football there is no-one else who lost players like we lost or moved on.
"My record at United speaks for itself in terms of win ratios and getting to finals.
"I think it is second only to Jim McLean in the club's history."
United are 11 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership having won just three times in the league since changing manager.
McNamara seems to have found peace in Yorkshire, even if the pressure to avoid the drop has followed him south.
York sit third bottom of League Two but recent results seem to suggest he has turned things around.
But does he have an eye on returning north at some point?
"Not at the moment," he said.
"I'm enjoying being away from certain things although it's hard being away from the family - I'll look at bringing them down in the summer."
McNamara claims no other manager in Scotland had to deal with the loss of key players the way he had to during his time in charge at Tannadice.
The club have just posted a healthy profit but when the former Celtic and Scotland defender arrived in early 2013, the club was in a very precarious financial position and the books had to be balanced.
So as United stare relegation in the face with a bulging bank balance, what could their side have looked like if money wasn't an issue under McNamara?


Wormwood Scrubs prison staff have returned to work after walking out citing health and safety concerns.

Staff walked out of the jail in Hammersmith and Fulham, west London, on Friday after recent incidents of alleged assaults by inmates.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "All officers at HMP Wormwood Scrubs have now returned to work and the prison is running a normal regime."
A recent inspection report sparked claims of "Dickensian squalor".
On Friday Mike Rolfe, of the Prison Officers' Association, said there had been a number of assaults on staff and the jail was "flooded with drugs, mobile phones and weapons".


An Iranian asylum seeker has been fined for trying to kill himself during an attempt to move him and his daughter from an Australian-funded detention centre on the island of Nauru.

Sam Nemati, sole guardian of the eight-year-old girl, admitted the charge and was ordered to pay A$200 ($155; Â£109).
Mr Nemati had been in the detention centre for two years.
Australia relocates undocumented migrants trying to reach the country by boat to Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Nauru is a small Pacific island nation about 3,000 km (1,800 miles) north-east of Australia.
It was previously administered by Australia but gained independence in 1968.
Prosecutors had originally sought a two-month custodial sentence for Mr Nemati, arguing that such a sentence could be used as a deterrent, Australian media report.
"We are concerned that this method of protest is being used and want to stamp out this practice," prosecutors said.
The pair moved to Nibok Lodge in January, where Mr Nemati said his daughter would have more children to play with.
However, the authorities said they were not authorised to live there, and moved to evict the pair on 21 January.
Mr Nemati became distressed when officers began removing his belongings, and attempted to take his own life.
He was taken to hospital for medical treatment before being charged and subsequently detained for two weeks in February.
The law against attempted suicide in Nauru is based on the 1899 Queensland Criminal Code.
However, while Queensland has since repealed that particular law, attempted suicide remains illegal in Nauru.
Other existing offences under the code include witchcraft, sorcery and fortune-telling.
Why is Australia's asylum policy controversial?
In early February, the High Court upheld Australia's asylum policy as legal under the country's constitution.
The ruling paved the way for around 267 people, including 37 babies, to be deported to Nauru.


The current US president is Barack Obama, who was elected in November 2008 and officially took over the role in January 2009.

He is the 44th president of the US and his election made history as he is the country's first black president.
Barack Obama is a member of the Democratic Party - it's a bit like America's version of the Labour Party.
The president before him was George W. Bush who held office for eight years. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Barack Obama was born on 4 August 1961 in Hawaii, to an American mum and a Kenyan dad.
He spent his early childhood in Indonesia, in south east Asia. But when he was 10 years old he moved back to Hawaii and was brought up mainly by his grandparents.
President Obama is married to Michelle and has two daughters, Sasha and Malia.
After university, Barack Obama worked in community projects, before going on to law school.
He then was a civil rights lawyer and later went on to work for the local government of Illinois, a state in America.
In 2004, Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate - part of America's law-making system.
He won the presidential election in 2008, beating Republican Senator John McCain, in part due to his appeal to younger voters looking for a change after eight years of Republican President Bush in charge.
In 2012, President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as president of the United States, beating his rival, Republican Mitt Romney.


The standing stones of Sighthill Park in Glasgow are being temporarily removed as part of the £250m regeneration of the area.

The stones will be stored before eventually being re-erected at a different location.
They will be relocated within the new park, south east of the current site.
The Stone Circle was established in 1979 by the Glasgow Parks Department Astronomy Project, guided by the Scottish author Duncan Lunan.
Mr Lunan organised the construction to accurately mirror the rise and fall of the sun and moon over the city.
It was claimed to be the first authentically aligned stone circle built in Britain in about 3,000 years.
The regeneration work in Sighthill Park is part of a five year programme due to finish in 2019.
It plans to deliver about 800 new homes for sale and rent and a new community school campus.
The development also includes a  new footbridge across the M8 to connect Sighthill with the city centre and a new road bridge across the railway to link Sighthill and Port Dundas.


A former broadcaster best known for deputising for Richard and Judy on This Morning has died from motor neurone disease.

Stephen Rhodes, who was also the voice of Family Fortunes for 14 years, died aged 66 on Monday.
The former BBC broadcaster, who worked at Three Counties Radio on the consumer and breakfast programmes, has been described as "a genius".
He was diagnosed with the disease in 2014.
As well as presenting This Morning as relief presenter for Richard Madeley from 1994 to 1997, Mr Rhodes was also the host of Central Weekend.
He worked on Family Fortunes from 1987 until 1999.
Mr Rhodes joined BBC Three Counties Radio in 1995 before leaving in 2010 to stand as an independent candidate in the Luton South seat in the General Election.
He also presented The Politics Show on BBC East for four years.
BBC Three Counties editor Laura Moss said: "MND is a cruel disease.
"He faced it head on and campaigned tirelessly on behalf of the charity, fighting for better services and treatment."
Friend and Three Counties colleague Jonathan Vernon-Smith, who now presents the consumer show, called Mr Rhodes "a radio genius".
He said: "They always say you should choose your role models carefully and I'm very thankful that Stephen Rhodes was mine."
He added Mr Rhodes "had the ability to make the audience laugh and cry" and was "a kind, caring and hugely entertaining man".
Another former colleague, Jane Prendergast, called Mr Rhodes "a joy" and "a great broadcaster".
In his last interview with Three Counties in August 2015, Mr Rhodes said he was trying to raise awareness of MND.
"Anybody can get this," he said. "There's no explanation as to how it comes around."
Mr Rhodes leaves behind wife Greggy and four children.


The family of an Aboriginal woman who died in police custody after three visits to hospital have voiced their anger and disbelief as a crucial part of a painful inquest is delayed.

It was a difficult and at times dramatic week. The family of the woman, known as Ms Dhu - her real name is not being used at her family's request - believes she would still be alive had she been white.
Whether Ms Dhu would have died if her skin was a different colour is one of the key questions the inquest at Perth's Central Law Courts is seeking to answer.
But after a week of testimony, where doctors strongly denied accusations of racism, it was announced that cross-examination of police would only take place in March 2016.
A central allegation is that police officers downplayed the seriousness of the infection that killed the 23-year-old while she was in custody in August 2014.
But Coroner Ros Fogliani  said  the police witness testimonies couldn't take place until March 2016 because  the inquest had  fallen too far behind schedule.
For Ms Dhu's family, this was a "betrayal".
"It's an insult to the family. It's a massive insult after what they've done to Ms Dhu," her uncle and family spokesman Shaun Harris said.
"By March the police are going to be testifying that they 'don't recall'. We've already heard it all this week and it's been 14 months. Imagine four more months."
The police have made no public comment yet.
This week it was the medical professionals who treated her who presented evidence. All of them denied that race played a role in their decisions.
After being arrested on 2 August 2014 on a warrant for unpaid fines, Ms Dhu was taken into custody at South Hedland Police Station, just outside the remote mining town of Port Hedland.
She soon began to complain of rib pain from an old injury she had re-fractured days before. Notes taken by the attending doctor at South Hedland Health Campus, Dr Anne Lang, attributed the pain to "behavioural gain" in her notes. Ms Dhu was returned to police custody.
The next day Ms Dhu was taken to hospital for a second time, and was this time seen by Dr Vafa Naderi. Again she was returned to custody on the basis that her pain was due to "behavioural issues".
One day later she was dead.
The inquest was shown CCTV footage of police dragging her limp and handcuffed frame to the door of her cell before carrying her by the arms and legs to the back of the vehicle that would take her to hospital for a third time.
The cause of death was severe staphylococcal septicaemia and pneumonia resulting from a broken rib. Nurse Caroline Jones was one of the hospital staff present on the day she died. She told the inquest that she believed Ms Dhu had no pulse when she was wheeled in through the hospital waiting room.
Giving testimony, Dr Lang admitted her notes were "unacceptable". She told that inquest that Ms Dhu had been a difficult patient to get answers from, but at no point did she believe Ms Dhu was "drug-seeking" or "faking it". She did, however, believe that her patient may be exaggerating her symptoms in order to get pain relief.
"I found her gait to be a little bit artificial, perhaps to be a little bit attention-seeking. But that didn't mean that I didn't think she had pain in her chest wall," she told the inquest.
She told the court she was haunted by Ms Dhu's death, but while she often asked herself what she would have done differently, she did not think spending more time with Ms Dhu at the time would have changed her thinking,
The head of the South Hedland Health Campus, Dr Ganesan Sakarapani, denied allegations of institutional racism at his hospital when he appeared before the inquest on Thursday,
"I would categorically reject that," he said. "At the regional and local level, the leadership has cultivated awareness and respect for our indigenous patients.
"We do not have a culture of institutional racism at our hospital," he said, also defending Dr Lang and Dr Naderi.
Dr Sakarapani said it was easy to criticise his doctors with the benefit of hindsight, but stressed they made a decision in a busy emergency room on a long weekend with a patient he understood to be unco-operative.
He did acknowledge that were defects in hospital procedure, but emphasised these were in the process of being addressed.
But earlier in the week, Dr Sandra Thompson, an indigenous health expert, testified that were Ms Dhu "a white, middle class person", more of an effort would have been made to find the cause of her pain.
Ms Dhu's family has no doubt that her race played a role in her death.
"She was treated like a dog," her father said during his testimony on the first day. The family said they would stage a protest on Friday next week.
The inquest will continue from Tuesday next week with more testimony from medical professionals.


Police probing the murder of a 67-year-old man at his Aberdeenshire home believe he may have known his killer.

Brian McKandie was found beaten to death with a "heavy weapon" in his home in Rothienorman on 12 March.
Police Scotland has again appealed for anyone with information that could help to get in touch, almost three months after the attack.
Two men were seen speaking to him the day before, and a burgundy or maroon car was also seen at the time.
One of the men is described as possibly 30 to 50 years old and of heavy build. The other was possibly 20 to 30 years old, and of a much thinner build.
The estate-type car may have had a rear passenger side panel of a different shade.
Det Ch Insp Iain Smith said: "We are now almost three months on from when Mr McKandie was murdered and we would like to repeat our appeals to the public for assistance.
"House to house enquiries are almost concluded with over 1,000 people seen who live within a few miles of Mr McKandie's home.
"These two males and the car remain unidentified, as do a number of other persons who may have attended at the address to speak to Mr McKandie.
"It is believed that Mr McKandie may have known his attacker through either friendship, business or through a third party he has been introduced to.
"A large customer base that used Mr McKandie's services as a mechanic has been identified during the inquiry, but we believe others have not come forward to date.
"Whilst they may not necessarily think it is beneficial or relevant to the investigation, please report it and let us make that judgement."
Mr McKandie's brother William earlier said the victim was a "private, gentle man".


Leeds hooker Rob Burrow will retire at the end of the Super League season.

Burrow, 34, has spent his entire career with the Rhinos, making 486 appearances to date since his debut in 2001.
He has helped the club win seven Super League titles, three World Club Challenges and two Challenge Cups and will now step into coaching with Leeds.
"I want to go out on my terms; I never wanted to carry on playing just to pick up a shirt and not be involved in the games," he told BBC Radio Leeds.
"I always wanted to go out on a high and I think now is the right time to move on with the next chapter."
Leeds head coach Brian McDermott told the club website: "Rob will be remembered as one of the greats of our game, not just in the Super League era but throughout the history of the sport."
As well as being the fifth-highest appearance-maker of all time for Leeds, Burrow has won 15 caps for England and five for Great Britain.
Burrow's new role will see him working in the player performance department, and the club's youth and talent development programme.
Meanwhile, academy player Jack Walker, 17, has turned down the offer of a three-year contract with Leeds, citing the desire to "keep options open."


The mayor of Paris has said she will sue Fox News for its inaccurate reporting about the city following the attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The US network claimed there were "no-go areas" in the French capital where police and non-Muslims refused to go.
Anne Hidalgo said the people of Paris had been "insulted" and the city's image had been "damaged".
The network has since apologised for making "regrettable errors" on air regarding the Muslim population.
Ms Hidalgo told CNN: "When we're insulted and when we've had an image, then I think we'll have to sue. I think we'll have to go to court, in order to have these words removed.
"The image of Paris has been prejudiced, and the honour of Paris has been prejudiced."
Her words were echoed by the deputy mayor, Patrick Klugman.
In an interview with the BBC he said Ms Hidalgo was "definitely serious" about her intention to sue Fox News.
"We have our legal advisers working on the case," he added. "We are looking under which jurisdiction to bring the case, Paris or New York."
In response to Ms Hidalgo, Fox News executive vice president Michael Clemente said: "We empathise with the citizens of France as they go through a healing process and return to everyday life.
"However, we find the mayor's comments regarding a lawsuit misplaced."
Fox has also apologised for comments by terror expert Steven Emerson, who claimed Birmingham was "totally Muslim" and ruled by Sharia law.
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro subsequently said Emerson had "made a serious factual error that we wrongly let stand unchallenged and uncorrected".
Mr Emerson said he had made an "inexcusable error".
Prime Minister David Cameron responded by calling him "a complete idiot".
In another apology over the weekend, Fox News presenter Julie Banderas said the channel had "made some regrettable errors on air regarding the Muslim population in Europe", and apologised "to any and all who may have taken offense, including the people of France and England".


Plans for a life-sized bronze statue of Sir Terry Pratchett for Salisbury have been backed by the city council.

The statue would be designed by Paul Kidby who illustrated many of the book covers for the Discworld books of Sir Terry, who lived locally.
Mr Kidby said: "It would be beneficial for Salisbury to have a permanent sculpture of Terry because he had such a big influence on popular culture."
The hope is to install the statue in the marketplace or Elizabeth Gardens.
Although Salisbury City Council's services committee has backed the plans, money still needs to be raised to build it and planning consent also needs to be obtained.
Sir Terry died last March aged 66, eight years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
He lived in Broad Chalke, near Salisbury and played an active role in the community, visiting schools and supporting the local hospital.
His comic fantasy series sold millions around the world but he was also known for supporting research into the causes of Alzheimer's.
In 2009, he also became a campaigner for assisted suicide.
The campaign to build the statue is being led by Mr Kidby with the support of Sir Terry's family.
"Terry was always like, 'I don't want pigeons sitting on my head'," Mr Kidby continued.
"His take on it was always off on a tangent but we hope he will be pleased if it goes ahead."
The aim is to pay for the statue through crowd-funding and sponsorship from local companies.
A initial sketch has been made by the artist, but it will take about six months to build the life-size sculpture.
"It would be Terry, life-sized standing on a granite base which will have a depiction of Discworld on it.
"People would hopefully be able to stand next to Terry and hopefully interact with it," said Mr Kidby.


A rare set of the earliest Oor Wullie books has sold for more than £5,000 at auction.

A full collection of the books, from its first edition to the most recent published this year for the comic's 80th anniversary, went under the hammer at Curr and Dewar in Dundee.
The very first book fetched £2,800, with the second and third selling for £1,500 and £900 respectively.
An original piece of artwork by Beano artist Dudley D Watkins sold for £950.
The third edition of the Broons annual fetched £1,400 at the auction.
Auctioneer Steven Dewar said there had been "significant interest" in the comic collection from buyers.
The set of books was discovered by a man in his loft years after they had been handed down to him by his father.
The vendor, who opted to remain anonymous, was in the saleroom to see the books go under the hammer.
Mr Dewar said: "He is delighted, and so are we. There was a lot of interest and the sale has gone really well."
The full-size framed Lord Snooty cartoon, an original hand drawn by Dudley D. Watkins, shows German bombers suspending a bee hive from swastika adorned planes.
The artwork, which was published in the Beano in April 1940 was described by auctioneers as "an outstanding work".
Mr Dewar said the Oor Wullie books had been found in an attic by their owner after he had spotted an identical one on the BBC's Antique Roadshow.
Mr Dewar said: "He saw it and thought 'I've seen that' and went into the loft and there it was.
"They were his father's, but he has no family and so the time was right to sell them."
Mr Dewar said another seller approached him with the Dudley D. Watkins artwork after he put a note about the Oor Wullie books on the auctioneer's website.
Mr Dewar said: "The vendor says he almost certainly bought it from my father at auction in the 70s - and wouldn't have paid more than £20 for it.
"It was drawn for Beano number 92 and appeared on 27 April 1940.
"Whether there was a little bit of a government push to boost the people's morale we don't know.
"It is a great story - it really is."


The incontestable truth of this general election is that the Conservative party does not have enough MPs to win votes by itself in the new House of Commons.

Nothing matters more than the parliamentary numbers and Theresa May's lack of a majority. The politics of the coming months and perhaps years will be dominated by this one fact.
Now the prime minister could try to get her legislation through vote by vote, issue by issue. But that would be a recipe for instability and unpredictability.
So she has announced that she will try to do a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, Northern Ireland's largest unionist party.
The DUP have 10 MPs and if they vote with the Conservatives, the government will be able to get its business through Parliament.
The easiest way for the government to ensure regular DUP support in Parliament would be to agree what's called a "confidence and supply" arrangement.
The DUP would promise to back the government in votes of no confidence and supply - or budget - issues.  In return, the government would support or fund some of the DUP's policies.
These deals tend to be loose and a long way short of a formal coalition.
Minority governments like this are not uncommon.
The Scottish National Party ran a minority government in Scotland a decade ago. John Major survived without a majority in the dying days of his administration in the mid-1990s. Harold Wilson and James Callaghan governed with minorities for much of the 1970s.
But these governments can be quite constrained in what they can do, passing as little legislation as possible to avoid defeat.
They can also be unstable and short lived, if the deal between the parties breaks down and fresh elections have to be called.
So any arrangement between the Conservatives and the DUP would have a large question mark over it, particularly over how long it could last.
The Institute for Government think-tank says that for minority governments to last and work, ministers, MPs and the media have to change the way they think.
Ministers have to be less majoritarian in their outlook, and be less ambitious and more realistic about what they can achieve. MPs need to learn how to do deals and make compromises.
And the media have to stop viewing every defeat as a confidence issue.
But this does not always happen.
Minority governments can linger on, scrabbling around for votes, spraying around taxpayers' money in return for parliamentary support.
What this means is MPs having to hang around the Palace of Westminster at all hours just in case there are unexpected votes.
This can mean whips - or parliamentary managers - rushing round doing deals with MPs from other parties, threatening some, bribing others. When votes are really tight, it can mean sick MPs being brought from their hospital beds in ambulances so their votes can be counted.
The biographies of MPs from the 1970s can be eye-watering in their depiction of the reality of minority government.
There are also specific risks for the Conservatives in doing a deal with the DUP.
They will be in hock to a party whose views and policies they will not always find palatable.
Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff in Downing Street, told the BBC: "The Conservatives have made a big mistake. Theresa May has made herself a hostage to the DUP."
In terms of the politics of Northern Ireland, it may make it harder for the British government to play its traditional role of neutral mediator.
In terms of UK politics, it hooks the Tories to a party that is not known for its social liberalism.
A woman who once described the Tories as the "nasty party" may find herself having to make some rather socially conservative choices.
There are also risks to the Brexit process. A key issue will be the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
All sides are worried about the potential impact on the political settlement if border posts and guards are reinstated, a reminder of the divisions and violence of the past.
Some MPs fear that the DUP could shape this part of the negotiation in a way that could disrupt the sensitive status quo.
The days of the Troubles are gone, and the border posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic lie rusting and unused.
But now the UK is getting ready to leave the EU.
Hospital patients and schoolchildren and cross-border workers are among those who have to make the daily journey. How do they see the road ahead?
Special report: The hardest border
And then there is just the sheer lack of numbers.
Even with the DUP, many of the votes will be tight. It will take discipline and stamina to ensure that all MPs turn up day after day to push through complicated and contentious legislation, such as the enormous Great Repeal Bill transferring EU law into UK law.
This cannot be guaranteed.
Theresa May called this election because she concluded she could not get Brexit through the House of Commons with a majority of 17. She may struggle to do it with a similar majority that is made up of another party's MPs.
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Brilliant second-half goals from Kevin van Veen and Josh Morris helped Scunthorpe come from behind to beat newly-promoted Bristol Rovers 3-1 on the opening day of the League One campaign.

Matty Taylor had given Rovers a first-half lead but Dutch striker Van Veen equalised in the 66th minute with a flashing drive from a tight angle that flew past goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall after the visitors had failed to clear a corner.
And nine minutes from time summer signing Morris popped up with the winner, cracking a blistering shot on the run from just outside the box past a stunned Mildenhall.
It was a real kick in the teeth for hard-working Rovers who had looked comfortable and composed for the opening hour.
They took the lead in the 31st minute from their first chance of the game through last season's 28-goal leading marksman Taylor, who controlled a ball into the box from Chris Lines to sweep an effort past keeper Luke Daniels from 10 yards.
But the visitors could not add to their advantage before cracking under increasing pressure in the second half as Scunthorpe hit back in style.
Substitute Kyle Wootton added the gloss in stoppage time when he broke clear to steer a shot past Mildenhall from the edge of the box.
Match ends, Scunthorpe United 3, Bristol Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 3, Bristol Rovers 1.
Goal!  Scunthorpe United 3, Bristol Rovers 1. Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Wiseman.
Scott Wiseman (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers).
Foul by Murray Wallace (Scunthorpe United).
Peter Hartley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Scott Wiseman replaces Kevin van Veen because of an injury.
Corner,  Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Peter Hartley.
Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Hakeeb Adelakun.
Foul by Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United).
Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kyle Wootton replaces Tom Hopper.
Corner,  Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Billy Bodin.
Goal!  Scunthorpe United 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Hakeeb Adelakun (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers).
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers).
Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Dawson.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces James Clarke.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Billy Bodin replaces Stuart Sinclair.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Rory Gaffney.
Corner,  Scunthorpe United. Conceded by James Clarke.
Attempt blocked. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner,  Scunthorpe United. Conceded by James Clarke.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Jamie Ness replaces Neal Bishop.
Goal!  Scunthorpe United 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Hopper.
Corner,  Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Peter Hartley.
Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers).
Foul by Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United).
Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Steve Mildenhall.
Attempt saved. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.


Victoria Wood - who has died at the age of 62 - was one of the UK's best-loved entertainers with a career spanning more than four decades.

A Bafta award-winning comedian, actor, singer and writer, Wood was probably best known for her 1980s comedy series Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV and for her on-screen partnership with Julie Walters in the comedy sketch series Wood and Walters.
She wrote and starred in the hit BBC sitcom Dinnerladies and branched out into drama - writing and starring in the 2006 World War Two ITV drama Housewife, 49 - an adaptation of the diaries of Nella Last - which earned her two Baftas.
Wood was also popular for her live stand-up comedy shows, which were interspersed with her own compositions accompanied on the piano.
Made an OBE in 1997 and then a CBE later in 2008, Wood's much-admired talent lay in her brand of humour which was grounded in everyday life - full of astute observations of popular culture and the mundane elements of life.
Born in Prestwich Village, Lancashire, Wood knew from an early age she wanted to be a performer even though her mother, she once said, "had no sense of humour".
The star began her showbusiness career in 1974, winning TV talent show New Faces while still an undergraduate at the University of Birmingham.
Her first big break was as a novelty act on the BBC's consumer affairs programme That's Life! in 1976 - one of the most-watched programmes on TV at the time. Wood established her particular brand of comedy in front of millions of viewers, who came to love her comic songs and piano playing.
Wood, who first met Julie Walters in the early 1970s, met the actress again in 1978 when they appeared together in the same theatre revue, In At The Death.
Its success led to the commission of Wood's first play, Talent, which won her a most promising new writer award and led to Peter Eckersly, the head of drama at Granada Television, inviting her to create a version for TV, starring Walters.
Three more plays followed, which again inspired Eckersley to approach Wood to create and star in a comedy sketch show.
Initially reluctant, Wood came round when her requirement that Walters share equal billing with her in the show was met. The resultant show was Wood and Walters which ran for seven episodes in 1982.
Around this time, the comedian also married the magician Geoffrey Durham - also known as the Great Soprendo - whom Wood had known since the age of 23. The couple married in March 1980 and went on to have two children before separating in 2002.
Wood once admitted she was never "very keen" on getting married, and for years she even refused to wear a wedding ring.
She once said: "Being a wife never appealed to me and I was so embarrassed when I got married that I didn't tell anyone for two years."
Wood's Granada series fell apart in 1984 following the death of her champion Eckersley and she left for the BBC, wooed by the promise of more creative control.
This freedom led to the now-renowned Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, for which Wood chose a cast of actors and actresses she admired including Celia Imrie, Susie Blake, Patricia Routledge and, of course, Walters.
The series became most famous for its soap opera spoof Acorn Antiques, featuring Walters as Mrs Overall and Imrie as the sarcastic, upper-class Miss Babs. Its particular hilarity came from the wonky camera angles and the shaky sets and was thought to be based on the real-life ITV soap Crossroads.
The spoof has remained so popular it was adapted into an award-winning stage show in 2005 called Acorn Antiques: The Musical! The series also included some of Wood's best-loved humorous songs, such as The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It).
A second series and a one-off special followed in 1987, and a special Audience with Victoria Wood show won her a Bafta in 1988.
Wood then began to move away from comedy sketch shows and went back to drama with the poignant, yet still smile-invoking, Pat and Margaret in 1994.
Again it co-starred Walters as the pair played sisters who were complete chalk and cheese.
It won Wood a Broadcasting Press Guild Award for best single drama and saw her compared to acclaimed playwright Alan Bennett.
In 1998, Wood wrote what was going to become the successful sitcom Dinnerladies, which again featured Walters and Imrie. Set in a workplace canteen, Wood's character was the head cook with Walters playing her embarrassing, dysfunctional mother and Imrie the workplace supervisor.
Dinnerladies confirmed its place as a popular sitcom by winning a National Television Award in 1999 and best TV comedy at the British Comedy Awards in 2000.
Wood kept busy with various television ventures including Victoria Wood's Big Fat Documentary in 2004 and ITV's Victoria Wood - Moonwalking, which followed 15,000 women walking to raise money for breast cancer.  A special Bafta tribute followed in 2005.
Although the star continued to perform ad hoc comedy shows, Wood later moved further into dramatic roles.
She most notably wrote and starred in Housewife, 49 for ITV in 2006, in which she played the role of an introverted middle-aged character who discovers new confidence in Lancashire during World War Two.  She also wrote a stage version in 2013.
Another notable TV drama role was in the BBC TV adaptation of the children's classic The Borrowers in 2011.
Wood continued writing and performing until late last year - she even won the Comic Relief Bake Off in 2015.
In December she starred alongside Timothy Spall in a Sky adaptation of Fungus the Bogeyman, saying in an interview at the time: "It's more to do with the work than the exposure, the fame or the money.
"Work is crucial to my life. My creativity is what defines me. I feel I can work as hard as I ever did."


Dundee City Council has proposed a major shake-up of the city's school estate, including the closure of Menzieshill High School.

If the move is approved, pupils from the "half empty" school would transfer to the newly built Harris Academy when it opens in August 2016.
Other proposals include a new campus school combining three primaries and a nursery in the east end of the city.
The plans will go before councillors ahead of a wider consultation.
With 487 pupils, Menzieshill High is currently at 48% occupancy, and council education convener Stewart Hunter said there was no prospect of the situation improving in future.
All staff from the school will be offered jobs elsewhere in the city, and its feeder primaries would all send their pupils to Harris, with the exception of pupils at Rosebank Primary who would go to Morgan Academy.
Mr Hunter, a former Menzieshill High pupil, said he would be sad to see the school close if the proposals were approved, but said it would be "to the educational benefit" of the city.
He said: "The numbers are quite stark, the school is more more than half empty and this is not a sustainable position.
"I can understand that many people will have strong views on these proposals. I would like them to think about the future and how we provide the best possible education for our pupils.
"That will not happen as the roll continues to decline at Menzieshill High.
"If pupils go to the new build Harris Academy, they will be offered the full curriculum - this is not the case at Menzieshill High at the moment because of the implications of such a small pupil roll."
The new campus development in the east end would see Longhaugh Nursery and Primary join up with a merger of St Luke's and St Matthew's Primary and St Vincent's Primary.
It mirrors developments in other parts of the city to combine schools into campuses, with Gowriehill Primary and Hillside Primary merging with Menzieshill Nursery, and Rosebank Primary and Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary joining with Frances Wright Pre-School in the Coldside area.
The local authority is yet to hear back from the Scottish Futures Trust how much funding will be made available for the project.
Both proposals would require a lengthy formal consultation under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act.
A number of projects to revamp the city's school estate are already underway, including the Â£31m replacement of Harris Academy, and a new all-through campus at Baldragon Academy incorporating Sidlaw View Primary and Jessie Porter Nursery.


Songs released only on streaming services are to be eligible for Grammy nominations for the first time, as part of changes to the music awards' rules.

Recordings released on paid-subscription platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal will now qualify.
Nominees previously had to be available on a CD, or downloadable.
Grammy members will also vote in fewer categories, the Recording Academy announced.
The changes will come into force in time for next February's awards.
Bill Freimuth, the Academy's senior vice president of awards, said: "We noticed that there were a number of higher-profile artists who were choosing - for philosophical reasons as much as anything - to release their music through streaming-only, and we did not want to be exclusionary toward them."
Some musicians, including Prince and Beyonce, have released debuts exclusively on Tidal, before then releasing them on iTunes and other platforms.
Grammy members will also have the number of categories they can vote in reduced from 20 to 15. However all members will still be able to vote in the top four categories: album of the year, song of the year, record of the year and best new artist.
Other changes include an update for the best new artist category. Rules now allow a performer who releases at least five singles to qualify. Previously, acts had to release an album to be eligible. Acts can qualify for best new artist until they have released three albums or 30 singles.
The best rap/sung collaboration, which was given to rap and R&B acts who team up on a track, is being renamed to best rap/sung performance, and can now be given to solo acts.
Best blues album has also been split into two categories: best traditional blues album and best contemporary blues album.
Freimuth added: "The effort here is to protect the integrity of the Grammy Awards, and so sometimes that means typing up some rules, and sometimes that means loosening up some rules, sometimes that means contracting a category, sometimes that means adding a category."
This year's awards saw Taylor Swift's 1989 win the coveted album of the year award.
The singer - who is the first woman to win the award twice - also won best pop vocal album and best music video, for her track Bad Blood.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most prizes on the night with five awards.
British singer Ed Sheeran also won his first two Grammys for song of the year and best pop solo performance, for his number one hit Thinking Out Loud.
Songs need to have been released between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 to be eligible for next year's awards. The nominations will be announced on 6 December.


Goalkeeper Tim Krul came off the bench late in extra time and saved two penalties as the Netherlands beat Costa Rica in a shootout to set up a World Cup semi-final against Argentina.

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Newcastle's Krul saved from Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana to send the Dutch through after the game finished 0-0.
Tim Krul saved as many penalties in this shootout as he has in the past 20 Premier League spot-kicks he has faced.
Wesley Sneijder had hit the woodwork twice for the Dutch, while Robin van Persie's shot was turned onto the bar.
They face Argentina, who beat Belgium, in Sao Paulo on Wednesday in the semis.
Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal, who will take charge at Manchester United at the end of the tournament, brought Krul on for Jasper Cillessen in added time at the end of 120 minutes.
And Krul's two saves proved decisive as the Dutch, who had lost each of their previous four World Cup matches that went to extra time, converted all four of their spot-kicks.
Costa Rica had progressed as winners from a group containing Uruguay, Italy and England, and once again impressed with their organisation and energy.
But just as they did against Mexico in the second round, Van Gaal's team found a way through despite being some way short of the fluency they showed in patches during the group phase.
It was 21 minutes before the Netherlands managed an effort on goal.
A sweeping move down the right ended with Dirk Kuyt crossing for Memphis Depay, who laid the ball off for Van Persie.
His low drive was blocked by goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who then saved Sneijder's follow-up.
Depay might have done better when he was released by Van Persie, but his stab at the near post was turned away by Navas.
"It was an incredible decision from Louis van Gaal. You rarely ever see it in a penalty shootout and it's a masterstroke really, a touch of genius.
"It would be incredible if he went to Manchester United as a World Cup-winning manager.
"It is cruel on Costa Rica, but a Netherlands v Argentina semi-final is one we all look forward to."
Costa Rica's only threat came from Christian Bolanos free-kicks, with one flying just too high for midfielder Celso Borges to connect with, and another headed back across goal by Borges only for Johnny Acosta to fail to make contact.
Navas showed his quality once again when he tipped a bending Sneijder free-kick away from the top corner, but the Netherlands offered little going forward as the second half developed.
After forcing Giancarlo Gonzalez to head off target following a Bolanos set-piece, Ron Vlaar glanced a header high and wide from a whipped Sneijder free-kick at the other end.
When Navas was beaten, Sneijder's curling free-kick bounced away off a post.
As the Netherlands exerted some late pressure, Navas turned away a low drive from Van Persie and the Manchester United striker failed to make contact with a fine Sneijder cross.
Yeltsin Tejeda then diverted a close-range Van Persie effort onto the crossbar as a tiring Costa Rica  took the game into extra time.
The Dutch continued to push on, with Navas forced to palm away a Vlaar header, but they could not find a way through, and Costa Rica had a penalty appeal rejected when Vlaar challenged substitute Marcos Urena, who then forced a full-length save from Cillessen.
There was still time for Sneijder's 20-yard drive to strike the crossbar, but it went to a penalty shootout and after Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder and Kuyt converted their penalties, Krul's save from Urena sent the 2010 beaten finalists through to the last four.
Match ends, Netherlands 0(4), Costa Rica 0(3).
Penalty Shootout ends, Netherlands 0(4), Costa Rica 0(3).
Penalty saved! Michael Umaña (Costa Rica) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity,  right footed shot saved  in the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0(4), Costa Rica 0(3). Dirk Kuyt (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0(3), Costa Rica 0(3). Christian Bolaños (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0(3), Costa Rica 0(2). Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0(2), Costa Rica 0(2). Giancarlo Gonzalez (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0(2), Costa Rica 0(1). Arjen Robben (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty saved! Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity,  left footed shot saved  in the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0(1), Costa Rica 0(1). Robin van Persie (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0(1). Celso Borges (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0.
Substitution, Netherlands. Tim Krul replaces Jasper Cillessen.
Offside, Netherlands. Dirk Kuyt tries a through ball, but Robin van Persie is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Dirk Kuyt (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
Foul by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands).
David Myrie (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jeremain Lens.
Corner,  Netherlands. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Attempt saved. Marcos Ureña (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a headed pass.
Corner,  Costa Rica. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
Attempt blocked. Christian Bolaños (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Offside, Netherlands. Wesley Sneijder tries a through ball, but Jeremain Lens is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Christian Bolaños (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands).
Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Robin van Persie (Netherlands) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Arjen Robben with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Netherlands. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
Johnny Acosta (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Arjen Robben (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Johnny Acosta (Costa Rica).
Second Half Extra Time begins Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0.
Substitution, Netherlands. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
First Half Extra Time ends, Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0.


Dave Grohl's mother is to release a book about what it is like to raise a child who becomes a rock star.

Virginia Hanlon Grohl has interviewed several other famous musicians' mothers as part of the project.
She spoke to Dr Dre's mother Verna Griffin, Amy Winehouse's mother Janis, and the mother of the Haim sisters, Donna Haim.
The book will include a foreword by Dave Grohl, plus childhood photos of the Foo Fighters singer.
Other mothers interviewed for the book include Marianne Stipe, whose son is former REM singer Michael Stipe, as well as Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine's mother Patsy Noah.
According to the book's blurb, Hanlon Grohl will explore whether other musicians' mothers "worried about their children's livelihood and wellbeing in an industry fraught with drugs and other dangers".
She also asked other mothers whether they "encouraged their children's passions despite the odds against success, or attempted to dissuade them from their grandiose dreams".
From Cradle To Stage: Stories From the Mothers who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars will be released in the US in April.
A UK publication date has yet to be confirmed.
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The BBC has agreed a deal to broadcast the Six Nations until 2017.

It extends BBC Sport's current deal, which runs until 2013, as exclusive broadcaster of the Six Nations and covers TV, radio and online.
This year's tournament saw audiences increase to their highest level for 13 years, with an average audience of 4.7m per match.
"The Six Nations is a crown jewel in the sporting calendar," said BBC director of sport Barbara Slater.
The championship, the premier annual northern hemisphere rugby union tournament, is contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy every February and March.
"We're delighted that we can continue to bring the tournament to our audiences," Slater added.
"Viewing figures continue to grow year on year and we look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the Six Nations to build interest even further through the BBC's unparalleled offering of TV, radio, online and interactive services."
In total over 30m people within Britain watched some of this year's tournament.
Among the most memorable matches in the 2011 edition were Italy securing a first ever Six Nations win over France and England, who had won their first four matches, being denied the Grand Slam when they lost to Ireland.
John Feehan, chief executive of the Six Nations, added: "We are delighted that BBC Sport will maintain, extend and enhance its coverage of the RBS Six Nations, the world's biggest annual rugby tournament, for a further four years to March 2017."


Shares in sports car maker Ferrari closed up 8.5% at $56.42 on its first day of New York trading.

A sale of 10% of the shares in Ferrari for $52 each raised $893.1m (Â£578m) for its owner Fiat Chrysler, which now owns an 80% stake in the company.
As trading began. Ferrari's shares rose 15% to $60, initially valuing the company at more than $10bn.
The Ferrari family owns 10% of the firm, which was founded by Enzo Ferrari in Modena, Italy.
It is now based in nearby Maranello.
Shares in Fiat Chrysler ended down more than 4% after Ferrari's debut on Wall Street.
Ferrari produced its first car, the 125 S, in 1947. The symbol of the firm, a prancing horse - "Cavallino Rampante" - was adopted by Ferrari after being used by an Italian World War 1 pilot, Francesco Baracca, who had it painted on the fuselage of his aircraft.
"Ferrari red" was the colour assigned by the International Automobile Federation to all Italian Grand Prix cars early in the 20th Century.
In 1969, Mr Ferrari sold the Fiat Group a 50% stake in the company, which was increased to a 90% stake in 1988.
Ferrari lists at a choppy time for the stock market, as a number of share listings have been cancelled or delayed.


Inverness Caledonian Thistle have confirmed the departure of manager John Hughes.

The 51-year-old had been negotiating a release from his contract following a rift with the board over his budget.
Hughes has been with the Highlanders since December 2013 and won the Scottish Cup last year, the club's first major honour.
"John will be remembered as a member of a great winning team," read a brief statement from Inverness CT.
Hughes had become increasingly frustrated at the loss of key squad members and spoke of his disappointment when an approach from Dundee United was blocked earlier this season.
Having previously managed at Falkirk, Hibernian, Hartlepool and Livingston, he replaced Terry Butcher at the Caledonian Stadium.
As well as lifting the Scottish Cup, Hughes steered Inverness to a third place finish in the Premiership last season, with this campaign opening with their first taste of European football.
In March 2014, Inverness reached the League Cup final, losing on penalties to Aberdeen.
The Inverness statement contained a message on behalf of Hughes, saying: "I will look back on my time in the Highlands with a genuine fondness and warm affection for the club, the area and the community.
"The welcome I received from the fans and the response I got from the players throughout my two-and-a-half years there will live long in the memory as will everything else we shared in some of the ground-breaking successes we all enjoyed together during that period.
"I can readily assure my successor that they will inherit an excellent group of players and to each and every one of them could I also say a huge thanks for making my time with them so successful and so memorable - I wish them and the club every success in the future."


About 400 jobs are under threat in Scotland with the expected closure of the country's last two major steelworks.

Tata Steel is expected to confirm next week that the jobs at its plants in Motherwell and Cambuslang will be among more than 1,000 being lost across the UK.
The firm is also expected to cut jobs at its facility in Scunthorpe.
Union leaders have called on government to act to save the industry.
Tata operates the Clydebridge plant in Cambuslang, where it employs about 70 people, with the remainder of its Scottish workforce based at its Dalzell plate rolling works in Motherwell.
The Dalzell Steel and Iron Works opened in 1872, and Clydebridge in 1887. The plants became two of the giants of Scottish industry, with Clydebridge providing steel plates which were formed into many of the most famous ships built on the River Clyde.
Tata declined to confirm on the job cuts, but said it had been facing challenges in the UK such as a surge in steel imports, and the strong pound.
A spokesman said: "We've made a number of structural changes to our UK business over the last months and years to make us more competitive. Like all companies we continue to review the performance of our business."
Analysis by Douglas Fraser, BBC Scotland business and economy editor
Many Scottish communities still identify themselves by the industries that have been closing down for decades. For them, the expected closure of steel plants in Motherwell and Cambuslang has a familiar, grim feel to it.
Near the Dalzell plant is the Ravenscraig site, 23 years after its cooling towers, as a totem of Scottish heavy industry, were felled. It has been detoxified, but is still a vast brownfield site and a reminder of how hard it can be to recover and reinvent a one-industry town.
Behind the closures are global pressures; China can make 1.1bn tonnes of steel each year, of which around a third is over-capacity. It is offloading steel into western markets, undercutting even efficient plants. Prices are at their lowest level for 11 years. For the UK and US, relatively strong currencies make imports cheaper still. And Britain has relatively high energy costs.
The UK government can go some way to offsetting the latter, and the European Commission can fight subsidised imports. But politicians are pushing against some powerful global forces if they wish to see steel retained as a strategically vital presence.
The government in London is less keen on intervention to help industry than the Scottish government, though employers at the CBI are calling for a long-term industrial strategy.
John Swinney isn't ruling out anything, but prefers the experience of finding a buyer and contracts for Ferguson Marine, the shipyard in Port Glasgow, than the precedent of taking over loss-making Prestwick Airport.
Anyone with ideas about saving the Scottish steel plants will have to contend with the challenges of a highly integrated industry, feeding steel through from Scunthorpe and Port Talbot in Wales.
Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of the Community trade union, said: "Clearly this is extremely worrying news for all those who may be affected. We'll be seeking further discussions with Tata Steel to understand the full detail, examine alternatives that may safeguard jobs and uphold our principle of opposing compulsory redundancies.
"This is yet another blow to our steel communities and demonstrates the precarious state of the UK steel industry and emphasises the need for government action which Community and the employers have been calling for at the summit today.
"We will also be seeking a meeting with the Scottish government as a matter of urgency to discuss what support they can offer to Tata Steel's Scottish steel mills at Dalzell and Clydebridge."
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney said workers at the plants were "part of the very deep, skilled tradition of industrial activity within Scotland".
And he said the Scottish government would work to ensure that every possible option was explored to secure a future for the plants and their workforces.
Speaking at the SNP conference in Aberdeen, former First Minister Alex Salmond said UK ministers must be "prepared to make intervention" at the Tata Steel plants.
He said doing nothing to save them made "no sense", and added: "I can't believe David Cameron wants to be remembered as the prime minister under whose watch the UK steel industry disappeared altogether."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said that, if the reports were accurate, it could "signal the end of the steel industry in Scotland".
She added: "That would not only be the end of an era, it would be devastating for the workers, their families and the local economies. The full force of the UK and Scottish governments must be used to support the workers and the industry."
News of the potential cuts emerged as the UK government held a summit in Rotherham to discuss the crisis gripping the industry amid plunging prices and cheap imports.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid said after the summit: "There is no straightforward solution to the complex global challenges facing the steel industry. But today was an important opportunity to bring the key players together and we now have a framework of action.
"The government is committed to working closely with industry on both short-term and long-term issues and to doing everything we can to support both industry and the workers."


British scientists have restored the sight of blind mice by transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptor cells into their eyes.

The work is a step towards a new treatment for patients with degenerative eye diseases.
Scientists at University College London Institute of Ophthalmology injected cells from young healthy mice directly into the retinas of adult mice that had night-blindness.
The findings are published in Nature.
The cells transplanted were immature rod-photoreceptor cells, which are especially important for seeing in the dark.
After four to six weeks up to one in six of the transplanted cells had formed the connections needed to transmit visual information to the brain.
The researchers tested the vision of the treated mice in a dimly-lit water maze.
Those mice with transplanted rod cells were able to see a visual cue to find a hidden platform to enable them to get out of the water. This was in contrast to untreated mice who found the platform only by chance after lengthy exploration of the maze.
Prof Robin Ali, at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, who led the research said: "We've shown for the first time that transplanted photoreceptor cells can integrate successfully with the existing retinal circuitry and truly improve vision.
"We're hopeful that we will soon be able to replicate this success with photoreceptors derived from embryonic stem cells and eventually to develop human trials."
Prof Ali said the behavioural maze test was "ultimate proof" that a significant amount of vision had been restored in the treated mice.
But although the results appear promising, there are still many steps to go before such a treatment might be suitable for patients.
There are two types of photoreceptor in the eye - rods and cones. It has so far proved harder to transplant cone photoreceptors - which are crucial for human sight and tasks like reading.
The scientists also plan to experiment with photoreceptors derived from embryonic stem cells. Prof Ali said such cell lines already exist but the question is how efficiently they can transplant them.
Loss of photoreceptors is the cause of blindness in many human eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa and diabetes-related blindness.
But many more animal studies will be needed before such a technique would be tried with humans.
The research was funded by the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, the Royal Society the British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society, Alcon Research Institute and The Miller's Trust.
Dr Rob Buckle, head of regenerative medicine at the MRC said: "This is a landmark study that will inform future research across a wide range of fields including vision research, neuroscience and regenerative medicine.
"It provides clear evidence of functional recovery in the damage eye through cell transplantation, providing great encouragement for the development of stem cell therapies to address the many debilitating eye conditions that affect millions worldwide."
There are already a number of research programmes aiming to treat blindness using cell transplants.
Last year, the same research group were given the go-ahead to carry out Europe's first clinical trial involving human embryonic stem cells at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
That study involves patients with Stargardt's disease, one of the main causes of blindness in young people.  Early results suggest the technique is safe but reliable results will take several years.


Ten people have been arrested over a series of burglaries targeting the homes of Asian families in Wiltshire.

Police said the houses in Swindon were chosen because the thieves hoped to find high-value gold jewellery.
Two stolen vehicles believed to have been used in the break-ins have been recovered, with one located in Sweden.
Six people have been released on bail and police enquiries are ongoing with Interpol over four others arrested in Sweden.
The six bailed men were from Wiltshire, Wrexham, Oxfordshire and the West Midlands and a man and youth from Bedfordshire.
A Wiltshire Police spokeswoman said: "Research is ongoing to ascertain how Asian families are being identified.
"In the past, families were able to keep their gold in a bank security box, however this service is on the decline and due to this many now keep their gold at home."


Ben Duckett's fine 189 put Northants in a commanding position against Essex on day one at the County Ground.

Duckett and Rob Newton (75) shared a 167-run first-wicket stand before the latter was caught off Ravi Bopara.
The 21-year-old hit 28 fours and a six before falling 11 runs short of a second double century this season as he was bowled by Bopara (4-64).
Adam Rossington and Steven Crook both then fell cheaply to medium pacer Bopara as Northants closed on 376-5.


The US Air Force is now investigating 10 officers at six military bases for alleged illegal drug possession, service officials report.

Nine lieutenants and a captain at bases in the US and Britain have been implicated in the investigation.
Two nuclear launch control officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana are said to be involved in the probe.
The Air Force has since suspended the two officers' security clearances, US media report.
The investigation was reportedly initiated with two officers at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the second-largest US Air Force base.
It then "expanded, based on contact with the officers in question regarding recreational drug possession", Air Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Brett Ashworth told Reuters news agency.
The investigation has since grown to include officers at bases Malmstrom, Vandenberg in California, FE Warren in Wyoming and Schreiver in Colorado, as well as Royal Air Force Lakenheath in England, he added.
Malmstrom Air Force base reportedly oversees 420 nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, while Schreiver Air Force Base is home to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.


Several unpublished books written by Michael Morpurgo before his career took off are part of an archive the author has given to a children's book museum.

The War Horse author has donated his manuscripts, notebooks and letters to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books, in Newcastle.
They include handwritten draft versions of his most popular books including The Butterfly Lion and Private Peaceful.
The archive also has three unpublished novels, a picture book and a script.
Morpurgo's first novel was published in 1974, but it was some time before he became established as one of the UK's best-loved children's authors.
The unpublished manuscripts show an interest in dystopian stories at the start of his career. According to Seven Stories, they are:
Seven Stories archivist Kristopher McKie said: 'It's remarkable that there are unpublished works from an author like Michael Morpurgo, who has more than 130 published texts.
"Exploring them is starting to build a picture of his writing process and the many influences and deciding factors that go into his publications."
An exhibition of the Morpurgo collection will open at Seven Stories next year before going on a UK tour.
The author said he admired the way Seven Stories had "worked quietly and diligently to fill an obvious gap in our culture by founding a national children's literature archive and by using it to make amazing exhibitions".
The museum, which opened in 2005, is "a most extraordinary achievement for the country and for Newcastle", he continued. "It made sense to us that it should be the home for my stuff."
The "stuff" will include material from his most recent and future books as well as drafts of the theatre and film adaptations of War Horse and typewritten poems by Ted Hughes from the pair's 1979 collaboration All Around The Year.
There will also be photos and notes relating to his time at Sandhurst army training academy in the early 1960s and a trip to India accompanying the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh as a young cadet.
Seven Stories chief executive Kate Edwards said: "This archive will be treasured, studied, showcased and enjoyed for many generations to come, giving a real and fascinating insight into the creative life of this important and well-loved author."


A woman in her 50s is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after an incident in Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Police were called to a house in Taff's Well at about 11:45 BST on Monday and arrested a 22-year-old-man.
South Wales Police said there were a large number of officers in the area investigating and it is not looking for anyone else.
An appeal has been made for witnesses.


Newcastle Falcons ran in nine tries as they eased past Russian side Enisei-STM in the European Challenge Cup.

A hat-trick from Mark Wilson as well as tries from Zach Kibirige and Marcus Watson saw the hosts secure a bonus-point 29-7 lead at the break, Denis Simplikevich with the Siberians' score.
Kibirige grabbed his second try before former England sevens winger Watson scored three more in the second half.
The Premiership side go second in pool one, three points behind Connact.
Newcastle picked up their first point of the season last week as they secured a losing bonus point in their loss in Brive.
But Dean Richards' side were too much at Kingston Park for their Siberian opponents who are in their first European Rugby Challenge Cup campaign.
Newcastle: Tait; Kibirige, Penny, Harris, Watson; Catterick, Young; Vickers, McGuigan, Welsh, Green, Robinson, Welch, Temm, Wilson.
Replacements: Lawson, Rogers, Vea, Witty, Mayhew, Tipuna, Willis, Powell.
Enisei-STM: Kushnarev; Malnik, Kacharava, Gerasimov, Simplikevich; Gaisin, Baranovs; Bezverkhov, Selskii, Zykov, Saulite, Krasylnyk, Orlov, Temnov, Krotov.
Replacements: Hasanov, Cleminson, Pronenko, Butenko, Babaev, Shcherban, Kurashov, Krotov.
Attendance: 4,806


Holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa secured their place in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League on Saturday along with Tunisian sides Esperance and Etoile du Sahel as the penultimate round of group matches continued.

Mamelodi Sundowns were 1-0 winners away to Saint George of Ethiopia in Group C courtesy of a late strike from Liberia international Anthony Laffor, in a match where Uganda's national goalkeeper Denis Onyango also saved a penalty for the reigning champions.
Esperance then drew 2-2 away to DR Congo's AS Vita Club to advance along with Sundowns from Group C.
In an eventful game, Taha Yassine Khenissi gave Esperance an early lead before a Tady Etekiama Agity brace then put Vita Club 2-1 up.
The hosts suffered a big blow after Makwekwe Kupa was sent off, leaving Khenissi to hit an equaliser for Esperance from the penalty spot to secure their qualification.
Esperance lead Group C on nine points, with Mamelodi Sundowns a further point back.
Saint George are three points further adrift, but because of their head-to-head record, they would not be able to overtake the defending champions in the last round of matches.
Also on Saturday, Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel booked their place in the last eight from Group A with a 1-1 draw away to Ferroviario Beira in Mozambique.
Chelito Omar put the hosts ahead in the 73rd minute only for Slim Ben Belgacem to equalise from the penalty spot and secure the decisive point for Etoile.
The Tunisians are two points clear at the top of Group A after Al Merreikh beat rivals Al Hilal 2-1 in the Sudan derby on Friday night.
Mohammed Abdel-Rahman gave Al Merreikh a 2-0 lead with Mohamed Musa hitting a consolation goal for Al Hilal.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Zambian side Zanaco missed out on qualification after being held 0-0 at home in Group D by record eight-times winners Al Ahly of Egypt.
Morocco's Wydad Casablanca hauled themselves back into contention in the group with a 2-0 win away to Cameroon's Cotonsport Garoua in the later game.
Wydad are now two points adrift of group leaders Zanaco with Ahly a further point back.
Group B remains tight after the top two, Al Ahli Tripoli and USM Alger, drew 1-1 on Friday night.
They are both on eight points, three points ahead of Zamalek who travel to CAPS United on Sunday.
Only the top two teams from each of the four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals of this year's African Champions League.


More than 20 million people in the UK are physically inactive, according to a report by the British Heart Foundation.

The charity warns that inactivity increases the risk of heart disease and costs the NHS around Â£1.2bn each year.
Harriet Mulvaney experienced a heart attack at 44 and decided to make changes to her lifestyle.
"Looking back on it now I would say I was very inactive. I thought I was active but actually I think I was just busy," she says.
Women are 36% more likely than men to be classified as physically inactive - 11.8 million women compared with 8.3 million men.
The report defines "inactive" as not achieving the government guidelines for physical activity of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week and strength activities on at least two days a week.
Harriet had a busy life as an HR consultant, driving an hour to work and then sitting at a desk for eight to 10 hours a day.
She would then be busy with family life but didn't make time for activity or exercise.
"I just thought it was one of those things I'd get to in another point in time," she says.
The BHF analysis found that the average man in the UK spends a fifth of his lifetime sitting - equivalent to 78 days a year. For women, it is around 74 days a year.
Harriet had no symptoms or warning signs before her heart attack.
"I was climbing the stairs to go and brush my teeth and get ready for bed when I suddenly had the onset of severe chest pain which went down my left arm and into my upper jaw - it was at that point that I realised it was fairly serious.
"We called an ambulance - which was exactly the right thing to do as the sooner you get help on a heart issue, the better your outcome is going to be."
Harriet had suffered from spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a rare but dangerous condition which often strikes out of the blue and in people with few or no risk factors. It mainly affects young women.
"It was like the having the rug pulled from under your feet," she says.
"You feel your life is going in a certain direction, you have a certain plan, you feel very confident about the way that your life is.
"I didn't have any long-term health conditions and then to suddenly be struck by such a traumatic incident was very difficult.
"It brought everything to a crashing halt for a short period of time while I collected myself and found myself again."
In the UK, physical inactivity contributes to almost one in 10 premature deaths from coronary heart disease, and one in six deaths from any cause.
Harriet's heart attack prompted an immediate lifestyle change.
"I had to think about the job that I did and the life I was leading - and start generally looking after myself better."
She admits getting active has been "a very slow and steady process".
She took part in the BHF MyMarathon challenge that involves running or walking the equivalent of a marathon across a whole month.
The charity is hoping more people take up the challenge this year to kickstart a more active lifestyle.
They found that three-quarters of people in England (76%), when referred for rehabilitation after suffering a heart attack or having heart surgery, are considered physically inactive.
They warn that more than 5 million deaths worldwide can be attributed to physical inactivity, making it one of the top 10 leading causes of death.
Dr Mike Knapton, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour in the UK remain stubbornly high, and, combined, these two risk factors present a substantial threat to our cardiovascular health and risk of early death.
"Evidence shows keeping physically active can reduce the risk of heart and circulatory disease by as much as 35% and risk of early death by as much as 30%."
The charity also found regional variations, with the North West of England having 47%, or 2.7 million adults that are insufficiently active.
The South East had the lowest rate at 34%.
In Northern Ireland, almost half (46%) of the adult population - that's around 650,000 people - are deemed to be physically inactive.
In Wales, 42% of the population, more than one million people are physically inactive.
While in Scotland, 37% of the adult population, around 1.6 million people - are physically inactive.


A pilot has died after the light aircraft he was flying crashed shortly after take-off police have confirmed.

The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Spanhoe Airfield, near Corby at about 12:45GMT on Sunday.
Northamptonshire Police said a passenger on board sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries and is in hospital.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the police are investigating the cause of the crash.


A lorry driver has smashed through the front wall of a pub in Wiltshire.

The crash, which happened at the Rising Sun in North Bradley near Trowbridge at about 06:00 GMT, left a huge hole in the front of the building.
Wiltshire Police said the driver was taken to Bath's Royal United Hospital for treatment to his injuries, which are not thought to be serious.
Nobody was inside at the time of the crash, officers said. The building has been deemed to be structurally safe.
The road next to the pub was closed for several hours but has since reopened.


England coach Roy Hodgson believes he should not be solely responsible for resting Raheem Sterling after the Liverpool midfielder asked to "sit out" the Euro 2016 qualifier in Estonia.

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Hodgson said Sterling, 19, complained about fatigue on the eve of the game.
"He said, 'I'm feeling tired, I'd rather sit this one out'," Hodgson told BBC Radio 5 live after the 1-0 win.
The 67-year-old added: "It's unfair if all the expectations to give the player a little bit of a break fall on me."
Sterling came on in the 64th minute for club-mate Jordan Henderson, and was fouled for the free-kick that England captain Wayne Rooney curled into the bottom right-hand corner to maintain England's 100% record after three games in Group E.
The teenager has already been rested by club manager Brendan Rodgers this campaign for the league match against Aston Villa in September.
"He broke into the Liverpool team, had a fantastic season and then went to the World Cup. He is only a 19-year-old," added Hodgson.
"It is not as simple as the training you are having may be taking a bit of juice from your legs.
"There is an awful lot going on in your head as well, so perhaps it is quite simply that the season has not started as well for Liverpool, and he is in the spotlight for England and Liverpool. Maybe that has had some effect. I don't know. It's a theory."
Another Anfield team-mate, Adam Lallana, was picked instead of Sterling in the starting XI in Tallinn.
"To be fair to the lad [Sterling], I had a decision to make because Lallana was so good in the second half against San Marino.
"It was simple one. When he suggested he wasn't 100% in terms of fitness and recovery, it would have been foolish to leave a player like Lallana, who is raring to go, out of the team.
"Having Sterling up your sleeve can be a very, very important factor. There's nothing wrong with him. I'm sure when he goes back to Liverpool he'll be fine."
Meanwhile, Hodgson clarified that he had not been intending to replace Rooney just before he broke the deadlock with a 73rd-minute free-kick.
"Wayne would have been frustrated and disappointed if this ended 0-0 - he's a self-critical player and self-critical captain," he said.
"He would have looked at the performance of himself and other front players and would have said 'we are playing good football, but it's up to us to put the chances away'.
"If he hadn't put that away he would been the first one to criticise himself for not doing so."


Americans voted for Donald Trump (not a majority, but a winning combination) because they wanted change.

They were so fed up with the status quo that they took a gamble on someone who had never held elected office.
It was a metaphorical "let's throw everything in the air and see how it lands - it can't be worse than it is".
Mr Trump is already delivering on his promise to be a disrupter.
In threatening to cancel a multi-billion-dollar contract (caveat - I've grown wary of using Mr Trump's tweeted figures, in this instance $4bn, until they are fact checked), Mr Trump hit at one of the historic symbols of US presidential power.
Swooping in to a foreign country in Air Force One is what American presidents do, except maybe this one won't.
Mr Trump is very happy with his own plane, which after all has his name emblazoned on the side, not that of some generic office.
Boeing's shares slid 1% on the prospect of the deal being cancelled. But it was only 1%, not 5%.
Maybe Mr Trump is right, a new mega-bird is a waste of taxpayers' money and cancelling the order, unthinkable though it seems, isn't such a bad idea.
China has already felt the fallout of Mr Trump's chaos theory of governing.
For 44 years, the US has stuck to a policy of recognising the sovereignty of China but not Taiwan.
But longevity is clearly no protection in an era of disruption.
American voters were no doubt left scratching their heads by the revelation in Mr Trump's tweet that Washington is happy to sell Taiwan millions of dollars worth of weapons (see caveat above) but isn't happy to talk to their president on the phone.
The foreign policy establishment can grumble about potential consequences, but many Americans feel the US has been on the losing end of this relationship for too long.
Why not play tough for a change? Isn't it worth a try?
The biggest indication of Mr Trump's belief that it's time for a shake-up to the existing order is his preference for less government experience over more government experience in the people he is picking for his administration.
In normal circumstances, if you want a job done well, you chose someone with experience doing that job.
But Mr Trump appears to believe that the job of government has been done so badly that that is exactly the wrong approach.
With a couple of exceptions, Mr Trump has chosen people with no experience running a government bureaucracy.
Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon who will now run the housing department, earlier took himself out of the running for a cabinet slot precisely because he didn't have government experience.
Here again, there's a possibility Mr Trump is right.
America is effectively ungovernable at the moment and has been for the past six years.
That's partly the result of divided power, which is a problem Mr Trump won't have.
But it may also be the result of the same people rotating through Washington and getting stuck in the weeds of government.
Maybe a fresh, outside approach can work. Perhaps people with no experience will be unfettered by protocol, history and existing structures and will be freer to cut through red tape.
None of us know whether this disruption will work or even be noticeably different once Mr Trump's team actually runs up against the realities of government.
But for political scientists, whatever happens over the next four years, it will be an interesting test of the notion that you need experience to run a government.
From Boeing, to Taiwan, to Ben Carson, to Chinese tariffs, Donald Trump is upending America's established order.
Through both the disruptive medium of Twitter and the conventional system of cabinet appointments, he is chucking protocol out the window and signalling that almost everything is up for review.
Even Air Force One.
The question is, will it work?


Doctors need to move beyond a "one-size-fits-all" approach to tackling obesity, say scientists in Sheffield.

The analysis of 4,144 obese people in Yorkshire showed they fitted into six distinct categories, each of which may need a different weight-loss strategy.
One example is heavy-drinking young men, according to the report published in the Journal of Public Health.
Prof Susan Jebb, from the University of Oxford, said the study did not show if the traits explained people's weight.
Around 67% of men and 57% of women are either overweight or obese according to their Body Mass Index.
"It is just a measure of height and weight and I think it generalises everyone into this one group and that's not the case really," said lead researcher Dr Mark Green at the University of Sheffield.
The team there used the Yorkshire Health Study to analyse the health and behavioural characteristics of obese people.
They said obese people, broadly, came into one of six groups:
Dr Green told the BBC News website: "I think we need to go from a one-size-fits-all approach to acknowledging there are different groups.
"We need people to think about how to tailor messages to target these different groups, the role of alcohol on body weight needs to be aimed at young males but may not be appropriate for younger females."
Prof Susan Jebb, from the University of Oxford, said: "I am the first person to say that there is huge inter-individual variation among people who are obese.
"The big limitation is that it is a cross-sectional analysis - it does not tell us if these characteristics explain why people have become overweight and it does not tell us that a particular kind of intervention would work better to treat their obesity."


A teenager has died and a 13-year-old boy is in hospital in a critical condition after a car crash in Doncaster.

The 18-year-old was driving on the High Street, towards Dunsville, near Wyndthorpe Hall, when he crashed at about 18:40 GMT on Saturday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 13-year-old passenger was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
Officers said the families of both teenagers were being supported by specialist officers and had asked that "their privacy be respected at this difficult time".


A man shot dead by police after his car was stopped during "a planned operation" in Cheshire was a convicted criminal, it has emerged.

Anthony Grainger, 35, of Bolton, who had served a prison sentence for handling stolen cars, was stopped by armed police in Culcheth on Saturday.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Grainger, who was shot at 19:20 GMT, died from a chest wound.
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
David Totton, 33, from Manchester, Robert Rimmer, 26, of New Moston, Manchester, and Joseph Travers, 27, of no fixed address, are all charged with conspiracy to commit robbery between 24 January and 3 March.
All three will appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The operation in Culcheth was carried out by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers. GMP said its officers had performed first aid on Grainger but he died at the scene.
An inquest is to be opened on Monday at Warrington Coroner's Court.
In a statement, the IPCC said: "The independent investigation will consider the actions of all the officers at the scene, as well as the planning, decision-making and implementation of the operation which led to the death."
Grainger was a defendant in a drugs trial in Manchester in 2010.
That trial collapsed when juror Joanne Frail used Facebook to contact another defendant, a woman called Jamie Sewart, who had already been acquitted.
Frail was later jailed for contempt of court.
At a retrial, a jury was unable to reach a verdict on Grainger, who was accused of conspiracy to supply drugs, but he was jailed for 20 months after admitting handling stolen cars.
Eyewitness Jessica Brown, 15, said of Saturday's incident: "I saw loads of police cars driving past and I saw three men run past the pizza place with gasmasks on and guns and police chasing them.
"Then my friend's dad came and picked us up and said it wasn't safe to be out here."
Her father Anthony said: "I was just putting out my tea when Jessica ran in screaming. I went to look but the police told me to get inside. It's shocking, Culcheth is normally a quiet village."
A car was later removed from the scene of the shooting, a public car park near Jackson Avenue, which is close to the village supermarket and a care home for the elderly.
Manager of the nearby Cherry Tree pub, Mike Davies, said his chef had been in the back yard at the time.
"He said he heard what he thought was a firework. He saw a whiff of smoke and then he heard screaming.
"We are all pretty gobsmacked that something like this could happen here in Culcheth, a semi-rural village," he added.
Greater Manchester's Deputy Chief Constable, Ian Hopkins, said: "Our thoughts are with the man's family during what will clearly be a very difficult and emotional time, and specially trained family liaison officers have been in contact with the family.
"I want to assure them that ourselves, Cheshire Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission will carry out a thorough investigation which will establish all the facts."
Cheshire police said patrols had been increased in the area. It said the community of Culcheth "should be reassured that this is an isolated incident and there is no risk to the community as a whole".


A local authority has been fined £8,000 after a pupil fell down a lift shaft at an Edinburgh school following a failed rescue attempt.

Morgan Seaton, a fourth year Liberton High School pupil, was 15 at the time of the accident on 8 December 2011.
She dropped more than 5m (15ft) to the bottom of the shaft, suffering three fractured vertebrae, bruising to her back and a sprained wrist.
Edinburgh City Council plead guilty to a breach of health and safety at work.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court the council was charged with failing to make a suitable assessment of the risks to the health and safety of persons not in their employment who used the lift at Liberton High School and failing to provide sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision to employees in what to do if someone was trapped in a lift.
When four pupils became trapped in a lift between floors, members of staff went to their rescue, but their "well-intentioned efforts" resulted in one of the children, Miss Seaton, falling through the gap between the bottom of the lift and the floor level, into the lift shaft.
She spent two days in the Royal Infirmary and did not return to school for another two weeks.
The girl suffered pain in her back when sitting for long periods and this caused her difficulty when studying for her Standard Grade exams.
A teacher and janitor got the lift key and took the decision to help the trapped children.
Fiscal Depute, Emma Stewart, said: "They had not been trained in relation to what they should, or should not do in such a situation."
The floor of the lift was level with the shoulders of the staff standing on the first floor corridor.
The boy pupil told them he could get out with a "little assistance" and did so.
The fiscal said: "Morgan Seaton volunteered to be next and manoeuvred herself out of the lift on her stomach until she was suspended feet first and facing into the lift.
"One of the teachers stood behind Miss Seaton as she attempted to drop to the floor.
"However, as she did so, she fell through the gap at the bottom of the door opening into the shaft.
"In the absence of clear instructions not to attempt to effect a rescue themselves, it is conceivable that the teachers concerned thought they were acting in the best interests of the trapped pupils.
"Unfortunately, because they had not been trained to leave the pupils in the lift and await assistance from a lift engineer, they undertook to rescue them without taking vital safety measures such as isolating the lift's power supply or manually lowering the lift car to floor level."
Staff have now been told there must be no attempts made by untrained staff to free anyone trapped in a lift.
Peter Gray QC, appearing for the council, said it was a matter of profound regret that Miss Seaton had suffered serious injuries and it had no hesitation in accepting its responsibility for the failings which had culminated in the incident.


The deportation to South Africa of a 92-year-old woman, who is cared for by her daughter in Dorset, has been temporarily halted.

Myrtle Cothill was booked on a flight for Tuesday after having her bid to stay in Britain turned down.
More than 75,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Mrs Cothill to be allowed to stay in the UK.
Her daughter and lawyer have now said the Home Office has halted moves while awaiting new medical reports.
However, no permanent decision has been made on her case.
Mrs Cothill - a widow who arrived in the UK on a visitor's visa two years ago - has heart problems, is losing her eyesight and cannot walk unaided.
Her daughter Mary Wills and son-in-law David, who live in Poole, are unable to move to South Africa because they have no right to live there.
Mrs Wills, 66, says she fears her mother's move back to South Africa could be fatal.
She said she was "delighted" that her mother had been granted more time.
She added: "It has been a long, hard road and it has been very tearful. My mother is overwhelmed.
"My mother is looking much better now, her mouth was quivering but now she is looking more relaxed.
"We have had a huge amount of support, it has been brilliant.
"Our fingers are crossed that the Home Office will see the light and let her stay for good."
James Davies, senior asylum and immigration advisor for the International Care Network, who has been advising Mrs Cothill, said there had been "immense public support".
He added: "It's very heartening the public interest, and people are very upset about it.
"Rules need to have to be exercised with some discretion at the edges."
A Home Office spokesman said all applications were considered on their individual merits and in line with the immigration rules.
The decision to deport her had been upheld by two separate tribunals, he added.