John Noakes was the action man of Blue Peter.

His daredevil stunts were a major feature in what many saw as the programme's golden years.
He became famous for his relationship with Shep, the dog that would never get down.
But he later claimed his television persona was faked and was a bitter critic of the programme's culture under its long-serving editor, Biddy Baxter.
He was born the son of a mill worker on 6 March 1934 in the village of Shelf, close to Halifax in Yorkshire.
His parents divorced when he was nine, and Noakes lived with his grandmother before going to a local fee-paying school, on a scholarship. He quarrelled with his father and left home at 16 to join the RAF as a mechanic.
A year later he changed his surname to Noakes, after a well-known Canadian trumpeter of the time, Alfie Noakes, who became his stepfather.
Notoriously defensive in the few interviews that he did, Noakes always refused to reveal his original surname on the grounds he didn't like it.
He left the RAF and went to work at Heathrow as an aircraft fitter for BOAC but he was already becoming interested in acting.
A series of mundane jobs provided the money to attend acting school and he made his first professional appearance in a summer show with Cyril Fletcher.
He spent six months in the Broadway production of Arnold Wesker's Chips with Everything before moving back to work in rep in Surrey, where he met his wife, Vicky.
In 1965 he was appearing in a play in Leicester when Blue Peter's editor, Biddy Baxter, spotted his photograph in a local paper.
At the age of 31, ancient by the standards of modern children's presenters, he passed the audition making his first appearance on 30 December 1966.
He became instantly recognisable, not least because his Yorkshire accent was at odds with the Received Pronunciation that was the norm in the 1960s BBC.
His first task was to conquer the nervousness engendered by having to perform on live TV so he decided to invent a character behind which he could hide.
"Idiot Noakes has an extrovert personality, is light-hearted and jokey. A bit of a buffoon who would do anything for a laugh or a few pence. I switch the personality on when I turn up to do the job, and off when I leave."
He never stopped being an actor. In later years he admitted that the incontinent baby elephant, one of the programme's more memorable moments, had not actually stood on his foot as he pretended at the time.
Noakes initially teamed up with two existing presenters, Christopher Trace and Valerie Singleton.
When Trace left soon after, he was replaced by Peter Purves, completing what many fans claim was the classic Blue Peter presenter line-up.
Where Purves was the school swot and Singleton the prim head girl, Noakes was the boy at the back of the class disrupting the lesson.
He threw himself into the various challenges which came his way; white-water rafting, climbing the mast at HMS Ganges and travelling up the Amazon were some of the high spots.
One white-knuckle ride on a bobsleigh down the Cresta Run resulted in a crash which left him bruised and concussed after finishing the descent on his backside.
And he entered the Guinness Book of Records after becoming the first civilian in Britain to make a five-mile-high freefall parachute drop with the RAF.
He had no fear of heights and, in one memorable broadcast, climbed Nelson's Column on a series of rickety wooden ladders in order to help workmen clean up pigeon mess.
Like other presenters he was expected to have an animal and, in 1966, Patch arrived in the studio, the son of Petra, another Blue Peter dog.
Patch died suddenly at the age of five and Noakes broke down in tears when he went on set to give his young audience the sad news.
But Patch's demise opened the door for Shep, an enthusiastic black-and-white border collie who became Noakes's new companion.
The new dog was as excitable as his master's alter ego and Noakes's cries of "Get down, Shep" became a familiar catchphrase.
During his final two years with the programme, he travelled the country with Shep in a series called Go With Noakes but, behind the scenes at Blue Peter, a furious row was developing between Noakes and his editor, Biddy Baxter.
A formidable character, she had very clear ideas of how her presenters should behave, refusing to allow them any editorial input and insisting they work from scripts rather than an autocue.
His co-presenter, Valerie Singleton, later recalled in an interview that Noakes was the only person capable of standing up to Biddy Baxter and getting away with it.
Noakes complained of long hours and poor pay, later saying that he had once worked for a nine-week period with just a day and a half off.
The demands were huge; a twice-weekly live programme coupled with a punishing schedule of location films all took their toll.
His feud with Baxter would continue to simmer. In 2008 he initially turned down an invitation to attend a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark 50 years of Blue Peter.
"Biddy was a very difficult woman," he said. "She was a bully who treated me like some country yokel from Yorkshire. I couldn't abide her then, so I won't pretend I am looking forward to rubbing shoulders with her now."
He finally relented after the Queen sent him a personal message naming him as her favourite presenter.
Baxter herself, who has received high praise for making Blue Peter into the success it was, has always denied knowledge of any rift between Noakes and herself.
Noakes quit the programme in 1978 sparking a huge row over the future of his partnership with Shep.
He had been told he would be allowed to keep the dog, which technically belonged to the BBC, but he was not to use Shep in any future advertising.
Once he had left, Noakes duly recruited a similar-looking dog to do a series of pet food commercials.
After leaving Blue Peter, Noakes worked for a further 18 months on Go With Noakes, before setting off with his wife on a round-the-world yacht trip.
The couple's voyage ended when their boat was badly damaged by a giant wave off the coast of North Africa and they ended up in Mallorca, where they eventually made a home.
Noakes continued with some television work, presenting a 1983 children's documentary series for ITV but he failed to make it back into the mainstream.
There was one memorable and tearful appearance on a BBC programme called Fax in 1987 where he announced the death, a few days before, of his beloved Shep.
He was reunited with Purves and Singleton in 2000 when the three came together to dig up a time capsule that they had buried during a Blue Peter episode in 1971.


IPhone passcodes can be bypassed using just £75 ($100) of electronic components, research suggests.

A Cambridge computer scientist cloned iPhone memory chips, allowing him an unlimited number of attempts to guess a passcode.
The work contradicts a claim made by the FBI earlier this year that this approach would not work.
The FBI made the claim as it sought access to San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.
Farook and his wife killed 14 people in the California city last December before police fatally shot them.
The FBI believed his iPhone 5C contained information about collaborators, but its security system prevented easy access.
The agency pressured Apple to give it a software backdoor into the phone, and, when it refused, reportedly paid $1m to a security company to retrieve data from the phone.
Now, Dr Sergei Skorobogatov, from the University of Cambridge computer laboratory, has spent four months building a testing rig to bypass iPhone 5C pin codes.
In a YouTube video, Dr Skorobogatov showed how he had removed a Nand chip from an iPhone 5C - the main memory storage system used on many Apple devices.
He then worked out how the memory system communicated with the phone so he could clone the chip.
And the target phone was modified so its Nand chip sat on an external board and copied versions could be easily plugged in or removed.
In the video, Dr Skorobogatov demonstrated locking an iPhone 5C by trying too many incorrect combinations.
He then removed the Nand chip and substituted a fresh clone, which had its pin attempt counter set at zero, to allow him to keep trying different codes.
"Because I can create as many clones as I want, I can repeat the process many many times until the passcode is found," he said.
Known as Nand mirroring, the technique is one FBI director James Comey said would not work on Farook's phone.
Finding a four-digit code took about 40 hours of work, Dr Skorobogatov said.
And finding a six-digit code could potentially take hundreds of hours
Using a slightly more sophisticated set-up should make it possible to clone memory chips from other iPhones, including more recent models such as the iPhone 6.
However, Dr Skorobogatov said, more information was needed about the way Apple stored data in memory on more recent phones.
The different techniques could make it "more challenging to analyse and copy", he added.
Apple has not responded to a request for comment on Dr Skorobogatov's research.
Susan Landau, on the Lawfare news blog, said the work showed law enforcement agencies should not look for software backdoors to help their investigations but should develop or cultivate hardware and computer security skills.
"Skorobogatov was able to do what the FBI said was impossible," she said.


Hundreds of west of England farmers have met in Somerset to discuss the continuing "crisis" over milk prices.

The NFU says the number of dairy farmers in the West has fallen by 107 between July 2014 and July 2015. Nationally the figure was 393.
The meeting was told action was needed now to prevent a "crisis in the dairy industry" and "strike action may be the only way to get their voices heard".
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) faced calls to do more for producers.
David Handley, from Farmers for Action, said farmers were all suffering from the same issue.
"We are addressing production and we're saying that we can't produce if there's not a market," he said.
"I think you'll see the balance come back in favour of better pricing for farmers but until that happens you've got to look at what we can do in the short term.
"Retailers and the food sector can play a big part in that."
The meeting's host, businessman Derek Mead, said the NFU was not doing enough to stand up for farming.
But the NFU said farmers should "work together" and not do "each other down".
NFU chairman Rob Harrison accused Mr Mead, from the Sedgemoor Auction Centre in Bridgwater where the meeting was held, of having "another agenda" and trying to "drive yet another wedge between farmers working in a sector which has enough problems as it is".
Mr Mead told the BBC all areas of British farming were "on the floor" but dairy farming had "been in crisis for the last 20 years and it's about time it was sorted out".
He wants legislation to address "bad practices" by supermarkets and said the NFU should stop "making excuses for doing nothing".
The NFU, Farmers for Action and Tenant Farmers' Association representatives were at the meeting on Wednesday.
Milk prices have come under pressure from rising supply - thanks to good conditions globally in 2013-14 - and falling demand, particularly from China and as a result of Russia's ban on EU dairy imports.
EU milk production quotas set up in 1984 to stop production outstripping demand also came to an end in April.


Specialist armed police officers in Scotland will in future only be deployed to firearms incidents or where there is a threat to life.

The move came following concerns from politicians about officers carrying weapons while on routine patrol.
Opposition parties described the move as a U-turn.
However Police Scotland said the standing order allowing the deployment of officers with handguns and Taser stun guns would continue.
The "national standing firearms authority", in place since April 2013, allows a limited number of trained armed response vehicle officers to deploy with side arms and Tasers across Scotland.
Councillors in the Borders and Highlands have voiced concern, as well as opposition MSPs.
Many will see this as a U-turn.
Last year, Police Scotland rolled out a policy to allow firearms officers to carry handguns with them at all times while on duty rather than getting kitted up to deal with specific incidents.
It proved controversial, with photos emerging of police wearing guns in shopping centres and rural areas.
But today they've announced that officers attached to armed response vehicles will now only be used for specific incidents or if there is a threat to life.
And - as the BBC revealed yesterday - Police Scotland will review the types of holsters used to carry the handguns.
But despite criticism from local authorities and MSPs, police will continue the "standing order" which allows firearms officers to carry weapons routinely.
Police Scotland Chief Constable Sir Stephen House said the "national standing firearms authority" would remain in place, but issued directions on how officers are deployed after listening to the concerns of politicians and members of the public.
The national force has also set up a working group, to report in January 2015, which will review how handguns and Tasers are carried, as well as how armed response vehicle officers are used when not deployed to firearm incidents.
Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone, said: "Protecting the public and ensuring that all communities have the same access to specialist policing support, no matter where or when they need it, is at the heart of this decision.
"We have balanced our overriding duty to keep people safe with consideration of the views expressed about the perception of armed officers supporting local policing activities.
"Having a small number of armed police officers available means we can retain our operational flexibility and ensure that more than 98% of our officers remain unarmed, but we remain best placed to support the public when the need arises. The public would expect nothing less."
Policy reviews
Mr Livingstone added: "The chief constable recognised the concerns expressed about the deployment of armed officers.
"As an organisation we acknowledge the local feeling from politicians and some members of the public, as evidenced by the feedback from several local authorities.
"We have listened to those concerns and this has resulted in the chief constable's announcement today."
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said armed officers are a "long-standing feature" of policing in Scotland, but it was for the chief constable to make operational decisions about where and when to deploy them.
He added: "The Scottish government welcomes the findings of the quarterly review of the standing firearms authority, which Police Scotland believes balances public safety while taking into account the views of local communities across Scotland.
"Ministers have noted the commitment to deploy armed officers only to firearms incidents or cases where there is a threat to life.
"We welcome Police Scotland's commitment to regularly review their policy on the deployment of armed officers, which will take into account factors such as current threat levels."
Labour justice spokesman Graeme Pearson, a former senior police office, said: "I welcome the change of heart reflected in Police Scotland's announcement and I know that local communities across Scotland will be pleased at the review."
Independent Highland MSP John Finnie, who also served as a police officer, added: "It is a great relief that armed police officers will no longer be seen on our streets dealing with routine police business as this was having a negative impact on community relations."
Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Alison McInnes, whose party consistently asked questions over the firearms policy, added: "This U-turn is a win for the many local communities across Scotland who were alarmed by this undemocratic and fundamental change in policing approach."
Police Scotland said 275 officers - less than 2% of the force - were currently attached to armed response vehicles, which it said was proportionate and necessary to keep people safe.
The force also said it would carefully consider the findings of firearms policy reviews currently being carried out by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority.


The expansion of Heathrow will benefit airports across Scotland, UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said.

Speaking as he visited Glasgow Airport, Mr Grayling said the plan would also create jobs and international business opportunities for Scottish companies.
Some London flights from Scottish airports have been squeezed out in recent years on capacity grounds.
But Mr Grayling said opportunities for Scottish airports would be a condition of building a third runway at Heathrow.
The UK's Department for Transport said it expected Prestwick in South Ayrshire to be one of the airports added to the west London hub's domestic network by 2030.
Mr Grayling's comments came after he launched a public consultation on a new runway, which is unlikely to be operational until 2025.
He said: "I think the expansion of Heathrow is a really good story for Scotland.
"It's going to bring jobs north of the border to businesses who support the expansion itself and it will also support economic growth and strengthen Scotland's ties, through Heathrow, with the rest of the world.
"We want to see as many direct flights from this airport but Heathrow is a hub that can take people from Scotland to places around the world that will open up new opportunities for Scottish businesses."
Scottish ministers have backed plans for a third runway, arguing that it offers significant strategic and economic benefits for Scotland and could lead to 16,000 new jobs.
Mr Grayling said the benefits would be spread beyond Scotland's main airports.
He added: "The benefit of the expansion for Scottish airports like Prestwick and regional airports further north is that it's going to create far more opportunity for flights within the UK.
"In recent years, the way Heathrow has changed, some of those flights have been squeezed out.
"With a big increase in capacity, we're going to start to see stronger links around the UK, better links to Scotland, and it's going to be one of the conditions that we're going to set Heathrow Airport, that it's got to provide additional opportunities within the UK."


Arsenal will secure third place in the Premier League if they beat Sunderland on Wednesday after Theo Walcott's deflected cross gave them a late equaliser and a point at Manchester United.

Ander Herrera's first-half strike gave United a lead they deserved in a game low on intensity with both teams already assured of places in next season's Champions League.
Arsenal barely raised a gallop for the first hour but finally came to life in the closing stages and levelled when substitute Walcott's cross was diverted past keeper Victor Valdes off Tyler Blackett.
Former Barcelona keeper Valdes was on for David De Gea, who went off with an injury on what may well be his final Old Trafford appearance as speculation mounts that he will make a summer move back to his native Spain with Real Madrid.
One man who looked like he was definitely saying farewell to Old Trafford was on-loan striker Radamel Falcao, who struggled badly for an hour before being replaced by Robin van Persie, taking time to wave to United's fans as he walked off.
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In his programme notes, manager Louis van Gaal suggested a club of United's stature should not be celebrating fourth place - but it was hard to argue with his assertion that this season has been a move in the right direction after the dismal brief reign of his predecessor David Moyes.
Arsenal will confirm a third-placed finish, and a Champions League group-stage spot, with victory against the Black Cats at Emirates Stadium, leaving United to contest the competition's qualifiers.
Van Gaal addressed Old Trafford briefly after the final whistle before the Stretford End chanted loudly for De Gea in a clear attempt to convince him that this was the place where he should stay. Whether it will work is open to question.
Such was the lame nature of Arsenal's first-half performance that they failed to muster a single shot, the first time they have produced this miserable statistic since a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool in November 2004.
United were far more energetic and were rewarded with the lead after 30 minutes when Herrera arrived at the far post to meet Ashley Young's cross after he had escaped from Hector Bellerin.
Van Gaal made a predictable change on the hour, replacing the labouring Falcao with Van Persie. The Colombian's body language suggested that this was the final time he would be seen at Old Trafford as a Manchester United player.
The other United player whose future has become a matter of public debate, De Gea, showed why he is so highly prized when finally called into action just after the hour, reacting quickly to block Olivier Giroud as he threatened from an angle.
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He needed Marcos Rojo to rescue him when Arsenal, finally showing signs of life, threatened again. Aaron Ramsey lofted the ball over the onrushing De Gea but Rojo recovered to clear the danger.
De Gea then left the action prematurely as he went down injured and was replaced by Valdes.
The debutant had barely had time to make any sort of contribution when Arsenal equalised, Walcott's cross taking a big deflection off Blackett to wrong-foot the keeper.


A pioneering scientist from Swansea has been honoured in his home city, 75 years after his work helped to win the Battle of Britain.

A blue plaque has been unveiled recognising the work of Edward "Taffy" Bowen, outside his childhood home on Stepney Lane, Cockett.
The physicist's work contributed to the development of radar technology, which aided the allies in World War Two.
He grew up in the city and graduated from Swansea University in 1930.
Mr Bowen also played a key role in developing radio astronomy in the United States and Australia.
"Edward Bowen's work in helping develop radar and radio astronomy is the stuff of legend," said Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council's cabinet member for enterprise, development and regeneration.
"The world we live in could be very different if it wasn't for his genius because his work helped give the Allies a crucial advantage during the Second World War."


Five independent councillors have joined the UK Independence Party in Norfolk.

The UKIP recruits are members of West Norfolk and King's Lynn Borough Council, where Conservatives still hold a large majority.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "These individuals have realised the old parties have forsaken the interests of the British people."
Ashley Collins, elected in 2013, was the only UKIP member on the council.
The five who have joined UKIP are June Leamon, Stephanie Smeaton, Michael Pitcher, Michael Langwade and Paul Foster.
Four of the five, with the exception of Ms Leamon, were Conservative councillors before they became independents.
Explaining his decision, Mr Foster said: "The home secretary admitted the government were not going to hit their immigration targets.
"This year 260,000 migrants have come into the country requiring six and a half towns the size of King's Lynn to accommodate them.
"We do not think the hard working tax payers should be made to pay for infrastructure because of Conservative mistakes at national and local level."
When people defect to another party at local council level it is often a personality clash rather than an ideological difference behind the move. In many ways that seems to be what's happened here.
All five of the new UKIP recruits agree with their new party's stance on immigration and Europe, but they also talk about being unhappy over the number of homes being built in the borough and they complain about the Conservative Council leader Nick Daubney.
Mr Daubney in turn says the four councillors who used to be in his party often opposed his policies and were "quite bitter" at being passed over for promotion.
But it is still a coup for UKIP to gain five new councillors in one day. The party is saying that it is the largest single defection on any local authority and it follows hot on the heels of a defection in North Norfolk, another in Great Yarmouth and two on Tendring council in Essex.
And it is notable that rather than sit as an independent, which is what upset councillors usually do, these people are instead switching to UKIP.
They are not alone. In all, more than 70 local councillors across the country have moved to UKIP.
With less than five months to go until the general election this will give the party momentum and more foot soldiers on the ground. UKIP is predicting more will follow.
Nick Daubney, Conservative leader at the council, said: "We're not running scared, because they've been independent and I expected they would declare themselves for UKIP.
"The Conservatives need to be much clearer about our policies to control immigration and UKIP need to be more honest about what they stand for in overall council strategy."
Clive Joyce, borough councillor and chairman of the North West Norfolk Labour Party, said: "There's now a strong probability it will split the Conservative vote and cause considerable damage in next year's elections."
All of the borough's 62 seats will be contested on the same day as the general election in May.


The son of a tycoon killed his "drunken bully" father because he wanted to "go out with a bang", a court has heard.

Nightclub owner David West, 70, of Piccadilly in central London, was stabbed on 12 December.
His 45-year-old son, of the same name, admits killing his father but denies murder, saying he "lost control" because of his father's behaviour.
The Old Bailey heard the pair had a turbulent relationship and Mr West Sr sacked his son the day he was killed.
The court heard Mr West Jr allegedly drank several glasses of whisky on 12 December before taking a large knife from his flat and going to his father's house.
Before the killing, jurors were told, the defendant told his girlfriend "a lot of people need sorting out and it's going to be tonight" while afterwards he allegedly told police "I had the guts to stand up to him".
Prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee QC told the court: "He took the largest kitchen knife from his flat - provided by his father - and went next door to where his father had been taken by his assistant, and left at the bottom of the stairs as he was too drunken to climb them.
"He then stabbed his father... leaving the knife embedded there."
At the time of his death, Mr West Sr's business - including the restaurant Abracadabra and nightclub Hey Jo in Mayfair  - was in serious financial trouble with "large debts", the court heard.
Mr Jafferjee told jurors: "David West Sr rightly or wrongly saw his son as someone who was no longer able to match up to the demands of the state of the business.
"The defendant, who was in awe of his father, felt that his efforts were rarely, if ever, appreciated by his father."
The case continues.


Torquay United player-manager Kevin Nicholson has admitted he is finding it harder than he thought to add experience to his National League side.

A third straight defeat means the Gulls have slipped to 18th, just two points above the relegation zone.
"All being well we can look to help this group with a bit of experience," Nicholson told BBC Radio Devon.
"That's been ongoing for a couple of weeks now, but it's a tough one at the moment to get the right people."
Nicholson added: "I just haven't had the breakthroughs that it looked at times I was going to have, but that's the nature of the beast - you've got to keep asking the questions and highlighting the players and eventually you'll get what you want."
Other than Nicholson, who has not played himself since October, Aman Verma and Shaun Harrad are the only Torquay players over the age of 30, but the manager accepts his squad should still be doing better.
"If they (the players) don't get it, it's my fault - I'm the manager. I have to get it so it becomes second nature to them.
"It's okay talking about a lack of experience and what we need, but what we have right now I have to make better - that's the truth of it."


A public hearing into objections to the Stonehaven flood protection scheme is to be held in March.

Stonehaven has been badly affected by severe flooding for many years, leading to the evacuation of homes several times between 1988 and 2012.
Design work on the Â£16.5m project is under way.
A three-day hearing, presided over by an independent Scottish government reporter, will be held at St James Church Hall from 28 March.
It was earlier ruled the plans for the flood protection scheme would not go to a public inquiry.


Scott Baldwin admits some of his team-mates might have Wales' 10 consecutive defeats by Australia on their minds when the teams meet on Saturday.

The World Cup match will decide who tops Pool A with both teams unbeaten.
The 27-year-old Ospreys hooker has played in only one of those defeats, which stretch back to 2009.
"I think with some of the boys it might be in their minds they want to get that burden off their shoulders," said Baldwin.
"It's only one defeat for me and it hasn't been spoken about in the forwards.
"But again it's not so big a burden this weekend, there's excitement going in to it.
"The match gives us the opportunity to finish top of the group and the knowledge that we've already qualified so we can play a bit more, and that's what the coaches have emphasised."
Wales' last success against the Wallabies came in 2008 when they emerged 21-18 winners at the Millennium Stadium.
Since then, Australia have won 10 on the bounce, with seven of those by a margin of seven points or fewer.
Australia's dominant scrummage in their 33-13 win over England was one of the surprises of the tournament.
Traditionally the Wallabies scrum has been considered a weak point to attack by their opponents, with the English in particular profiting prior to last weekend's events at Twickenham.
The Welsh scrum, but contrast, struggled against England and Fiji in this tournament when Wales won 28-25 and 23-13.
Baldwin says it is an area Wales have been working on.
"It's about collective effort," he said.
"I think the front row has had issues the last couple of games, but I think we showed in the Six Nations that we can we put that right.
"So it's just getting everyone in cohesion. Hopefully we can get all the cogs working this weekend and we can get parity for our backs."


The health service in Wales may need to find up to £1.9 billion in savings over the next five years, according to the assembly government's health minister.

Speaking at a public services summit in Cardiff on Friday, Edwina Hart said Wales is well placed to meet the funding challenge.
But she said it will need closer effective working.
However, she stressed that she believes the foundations to achieve the cuts are already in place.
"Last year alone NHS Wales achieved savings of over £200m, through measures such as reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital and reducing unnecessary admissions.
"This year we have an unprecedented target of savings £435m - about 8% of the NHS budget."
The public services event is the second to be held, and is focusing on health and social care.
Mrs Hart insisted that one of her priorities is to create integrated services with strong partnerships.
"That means we must move further and faster to deliver the extra savings required," she told the summit.
Last year, the 22 local health boards were scrapped and integrated with NHS trusts to give just seven health boards delivering health care across Wales.
Mrs Hart said she believes the new structure provides the building blocks to deliver more savings in the future.
But she said that issues such as an ageing population in Wales means that health bodies and local government must work more closely.
"The next fundamental stage is therefore a rebalancing of care so that more services are delivered in the community closer to people's homes," she said in a keynote speech to the summit.
"We absolutely want to avoid people getting stuck in beds when they should never have been admitted in the first place, and we don't want to see people discharged without proper recovery and then becoming significantly greater social care costs than they might otherwise have been."
The summit was opened by the First Minister Carwyn Jones with a warning that the UK Budget and planned spending review in the autumn was "stark and potentially devastating for the most vulnerable.
"We have to take a radical look at how we work, redesigning the front-line services and streamlining corporate functions," he said.
"The best place for us as leaders to learn what can be done with least damage is from those who provide our services and those who use them."
Mr Jones said he was pledging to get "on the road" during the summer to meet public sector staff and the public.
He added: "I want to explain our approach and seek their expertise in protecting services and outcomes.
"I will use the authority I have to ensure that this expertise is translated into action."


Manston Airport is to close with the loss of up to 150 jobs after a buyer was not found, its owners have said.

The loss-making Kent airport will close next week after a US firm's offer to buy the site was rejected on Monday and another bid fell through in April.
An airport spokesman said there had not been "a viable alternative" to allow the airport to remain open.
But Kent MP Sir Roger Gale said the airport should have negotiated over the offers.
Campaigners have vowed to continue fighting to keep Manston open.
In a statement, the airport spokesman said it had also considered business proposals put forward by staff but those would have still required losses to be subsidised.
"In the absence of other options, the decision has been taken to close the airport on 15 May," it said.
"Individual consultation will now take place with all staff members who will be supported through this process."
Staff were told of the decision to close the airport at a meeting on Tuesday morning.
The site was bought by Ann Gloag, who co-founded the Stagecoach Group, for Â£1 last year.
In March, the airport said it was in talks about closing because it was losing Â£10,000 a day.
Several airlines have pulled out, including KLM, which ran two daily flights to Amsterdam.
In a joint statement, local Conservative MPs Sir Roger Gale and Laura Sandys, said there was "ongoing and serious interest" in the acquisition of Manston as a working airport and they hoped the current owners could be persuaded to reconsider.
"We are convinced that, given more time, real progress could have been made and it is thus hugely disappointing that the decision has been taken to close it."
US firm RiverOak Investment, which is based in Stamford, Connecticut, said it had made an offer to acquire 100% of the shares in the company that owned Manston Airport.
It said it had $350m (Â£206m) in assets and a successful track record of turning around "troubled operating and real estate assets".
The company said it had developed a long-term plan to own and manage Manston as an airport.
In a statement, it said: "RiverOak is distressed to learn of the announced closure of Manston today and remains willing to engage with all parties to achieve a solution which allows the airport to continue operating and preserves the jobs of its staff."
Wendy Fraser, group secretary of Save Manston Airport, said campaigners would be stepping up their campaign to keep the airport open
"We'll fight to reopen it if it does close, and we will not let this be made into anything but an airport," she said.
Founder of the campaign group Dan Light added: "I believe that something can be done. I mean, it's not the end yet. It may look like it is, but we're going to fight to the bitter end."


A man has been jailed for almost six years for forcing someone to carry out forced labour at a travellers' site.

Timothy Joyce, 45, of Red Bridge Hollow, Oxford, admitted five counts of putting a person in fear of violence and one count of affray.
He also pleaded guilty to two counts of forcing a person to carry out forced labour and three counts of fraud.
Joyce was jailed for a total of five years and 10 months by a judge at Oxford Crown Court.
He was also made subject to a restraining order and a slavery and trafficking prevention order, both of which will not have time limits.
Det Ch Insp Mark Glover, from Thames Valley Police's major crime unit, said it had been "a long and complex investigation".
He added: "I would like to acknowledge the bravery of the victims in this case who came forward to police."
The arrests were made as part of Thames Valley Police's Operation Rague, which relates to suspected human exploitation and slavery.


A mother walking her children to school in north Wales is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked on a busy footpath.

The incident took place close to Caernarfon's Crown Court and fire station just before 09:00 BST on Thursday.
The mother-of-five was airlifted to hospital in Stoke-on-Trent.
North Wales Police has said her 46-year-old partner has been arrested.
"This is being treated as a domestic-related crime but I would like to reassure the community that a swift arrest was made," said Det Chf Insp Iestyn Davies.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said they were called at 09:00 BST to reports that a woman had been assaulted.
Police said the victim remains in a serious but stable condition.
Forensic investigations are being carried out at the location, which links nearby estates to a local primary and secondary school.


A 42-year-old man was seriously injured after being punched in an "unprovoked" attack in Glasgow city centre during the early hours of Saturday morning.

The incident took place in North Street, close to Charing Cross, shortly before 03:00.
The man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary before being transferred to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.
Medical staff described his condition as serious.
An area of North Street was closed off by police following the incident. Police said they had no description of the suspect.
Det Sgt Kevin Browne said: "From our early inquiries, this was an unprovoked attack on a man making his way home from a night out.
"The 42-year-old man was punched by another man who then made off in the direction of Sauchiehall Street.
"Our inquiries have been continuing through the night. Officers remain at the scene.
"We have been analysing CCTV and speaking to people who were in the area following the incident.
"At this time, we are seeking information from anyone who has information which can help trace the man responsible."


Charlie Sheringham was 11 years old when he witnessed his dad score in the 1999 FA Cup final as Manchester United took a giant stride towards the Treble.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side had already won the Premier League when goals by substitute Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes secured victory over Newcastle United at Wembley.
On Saturday, the roles are set to be reversed with former England striker Teddy, 50, likely to be at Stonebridge Road to see his son, 28, in action for Ebbsfleet United against Havant and Waterlooville, one of 40 FA Cup third qualifying round ties taking place this weekend.
"It was amazing to see my dad score in the FA Cup final, especially as he had only just come on," Sheringham Jr told BBC Sport. "But if I'm being honest, it was a bit of a blur. I was very young and it was a hectic few days."
Four days after Wembley, Sheringham was at the Nou Camp to see his dad again come off the bench to score against Bayern Munich as United came from behind to win the Champions League final in dramatic fashion.
"My dad always told me that FA Cup final day used to be like a Bank Holiday and everything would come to a stop," added Sheringham. "At Wembley, I remember being sat with all the other players' families.
"I didn't go into the dressing room after the game but I did manage to make it into the dressing room after the Champions League final. It was a pretty special time."
Charlie Sheringham, also a striker, is in his third season with Ebbsfleet, who three and a half years ago were broke and going out of business.
"Things were so bad that some of the older fans were turning up at the ground with cameras wanting to take one last picture before it was gone," said Peter Varney, vice chairman of the Kent club, who play in the the sixth-tier National League South.
In 2008, Ebbsfleet were bought by community fan website MyFootballClub whose members paid £35 for the privilege of owning a say in a club. However, membership, which originally stood at over 27,000, fell to about 1,000.
They were issued with a winding-up order for unpaid rent before being rescued at the 11th hour in 2013 by Kuwaiti investor Dr Abdulla al Humaidi, the chairman of KEH Sports Limited which has healthcare and property interests.
"He was looking to build a football club in England. He loves football and wanted to get involved and understand what it's all about," added Varney, the former Charlton Athletic chief executive.
Work on a new £5m stand, which will feature a community centre and club shop, is well under way, while striker Aaron McLean, who played for Hull City in the Premier League three years ago, is part of manager Daryl McMahon's squad.
Al Humaidi's ultimate aim is to see Ebbsfleet United win two promotions to the Football League. Despite being based in Kuwait, he is a regular visitor to Stonebridge Road on match days.
"When he's in London, he travels to games on the train. He's not interested in turning up in a chauffeur-driven car," added Varney. "Some owners have to cower at home games, but he's treated like a hero."
Of the 366 teams that entered this season's FA Cup at the extra preliminary round stage, nine have battled through four rounds to make it to within 180 minutes of the first round proper - including Brimscombe and Thrupp.
None of the players at the Gloucestershire ninth-tier village club get paid yet they are banking on a former England blind football team goalkeeper who once shared a pitch with David Beckham to get past Weymouth on Saturday.
Lewis Skyers represented his country more than 30 times - the keeper is the only fully sighted member of the blind team - and featured for ParalympicsGB at the 2012 Games in London.
His experience with ParalympicsGB's five-a-side football squad also saw him rub shoulders with former England captain Beckham.
"He wanted to experience what it was like to play blind football and was very keen to get involved in a training session" said former Worcester City keeper Skyers.
"David was very enthusiastic about it. He even scored a penalty against me while he was wearing a blindfold."
Brimscombe and Thrupp play in the Hellenic League Premier Division, two tiers below Southern League Premier Division Weymouth.
Before this season the Lilywhites had not advanced past the preliminary round - but this is now their fifth tie in what is a club-record run in the competition.
"We get between 60 and 80 people watching us on an average Saturday," said boss Sam Prior, who works for his family's carpet fitting business. "We've got zero budget so to have got through four rounds and earned almost £11,000 in prize money is ridiculous.
"If we end up driving to a game then we'll put five in one car and pay a bit of petrol money to the driver.
"Weymouth is our FA Cup semi-final. If we make it to the fourth qualifying round that will be our final. Anything beyond that is dreamland."
Not many players at this early stage can claim to have appeared in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Stockport County striker Kayode Odejayi did just that - and managed to secure the shirts of John Terry and John Arne Riise along the way.
Striker Odejayi, 34, was part of the Barnsley side who in 2008 shocked Rafael Benitez's Liverpool at Anfield and Avram Grant's Chelsea at Oakwell before losing to Cardiff in the semi-finals in front of 82,752.
Odejayi was carried on the shoulders of delirious Barnsley fans at the final whistle against Chelsea after his header secured the club's first FA Cup semi-final since 1912.
"I could have gone out afterwards and celebrated like crazy, but the truth is I had a chilled night in with the family who had come up from London to watch the match," recalled Odejayi.
"I did manage to get John Terry's shirt. He was gracious in defeat and he signed it too. The round before I had come on as a substitute at Liverpool and managed to get Riise's shirt."
Stockport entertain neighbours Salford City, the club co-owned by former Manchester United stars, in an all-National League North tie at Edgeley Park.


Macclesfield earned a last-minute point from a 1-1 draw at second-placed Dagenham.

John Askey's men were second-best on the day, but rallied in the last minute and striker Chris Holroyd bundled in from close range to draw his side level.
The Daggers nosed in front in the first quarter when Corey Whitely squared for Fejiri Okenabirhie, and the onrushing midfielder dispatched firmly into the bottom corner.
John Still's men remained in relative control before the interval, but could not put the match beyond doubt. Whitely struck the top of Craig Ross's bar on the stroke of half-time.
They remained largely on top in the second half, but were to be undone by Holroyd's sucker punch.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Second Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Shomari Barnwell replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew.
Goal!  Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Chris Sutherland replaces Danny Whitaker.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Josh Staunton replaces Craig Robson.
Frankie Raymond (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corey Whitely (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 0.
First Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 0.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Luke Howell replaces Fejiri Okenabirhie.
Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!  Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Macclesfield Town 0. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Dagenham and Redbridge).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast live on US TV for the first time this month.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has reached a deal with Viacom-owned cable network Logo to air the event on 14 May.
Eurovision executive Jon Ola Sand said he was "thrilled" the final would be "broadcast live in one of the biggest TV markets for the very first time."
The 61st Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Stockholm from 10 to 14 May.
The Swedish capital previously played host to the competition in 1975 and 2000.
This year's event will feature entries from 42 countries - the largest number of competitors since 2011.
There will be two semi-finals, on 10 and 12 May.
Launched in 2012, Logo is available in nearly 50 million homes.
Its range of lifestyle programming is primarily aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) viewers.
Its website describes Eurovision as "the biggest, boldest, campiest music competition on earth".
The final will also be streamed in the US on the network's website and mobile app.
"We are extremely happy that US viewers now get to join those all over Europe, Australia and Asia in experiencing the grand final of the world's longest running annual TV music competition," Mr Sand continued.


Hibernian have signed Henri Anier from Dundee United and fellow striker Islam Feruz from Chelsea.

Both have joined the Scottish Championship club on season-long loans.
Estonia international Anier, 24, joined United in January but has made only four starts and has not featured at all this season.
The 19-year-old Feruz, who began his career with Celtic, made his Chelsea debut in a friendly in July 2013 and has played for Scotland Under-21s.
Feruz, previously loaned to OFI Crete and Blackpool, said: "I am excited to be coming back to Scotland to get some first-team football under my belt.
"Hibs have a good young team and I've played with a number of the boys before with the national team."
Speaking to the Hibs website, the player added: "The manager has shown faith me and I'm looking forward to repaying it by giving 100% when I'm selected."
Feruz and his family came to Scotland from Somalia and was brought through Celtic's youth system until, aged 16, he left in 2011 for Stamford Bridge.
Hibs head coach Alan Stubbs said: "I am delighted that we have managed to secure Islam on loan.
"He is another really exciting young talent, a player who has fantastic ability and potential.
"He will add a different dimension to the options that we currently have."
"Henri will bring something different to our attacking options.
"He is a powerful centre forward who will bring others into play and compliment the qualities of our other strikers. "
Anier, who is currently on international duty, first came to Scotland in 2014 to join Motherwell and had a brief spell with German club Erzgebirge Aue before joining United.


US police are investigating after four Confederate flags were found on the grounds of a church near the Martin Luther King Jr Center in Atlanta.

Officials said security camera footage showed two white males placing the flags on the ground at the church.
They were discovered by maintenance workers on Thursday morning. One of the church's pastors said it was "a hateful act" meant to intimidate churchgoers.
The flag is very divisive in the US and seen as a symbol of slavery by critics.
Staff were disturbed when they came across the flags at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, according to the Reverend Shannon Jones.
"Our groundsmen were so upset, they took pictures and then they moved them," she told reporters.
She said the church has been holding a conference on the role of black churches in social justice issues this week.
"We do have images of two white males placing those flags on the campus," police chief George Turner said at a news conference.
There were no more details about the suspects but Mr Turner said the video would be released to the public soon.
"We've seen this kind of ugliness before," he said, adding that it was disgusting but not surprising.
He said they had "good, strong physical evidence" and were not ruling it out from being a hate crime.
Rev Raphael Warnock, a senior pastor at the church, said: "It is a hateful act. I view it as an effort to intimidate us in some way, and we will not be intimidated."
Mr King once preached at the church in Georgia's capital.
The Confederate flag is the battle emblem of the southern states in the US Civil War, and its supporters today say it is an important part of southern heritage.
The backlash against it grew when nine black people were shot dead at a South Carolina church in June. The man charged with the killings, Dylann Roof, was pictured holding the flag.


Britain's women took two silvers at the 2015 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Trampoline World Championships in Denmark on Saturday.

European champion Lucie Colebeck, 19, split China's Jia Fangfang and Chen Lingxi to finish second in tumbling.
Britain also claimed silver in the double-mini trampoline team event, with Canada taking gold and USA bronze.
Kirsty Way, Sapphire Dallard and 2014 individual world silver medallist Nicole Short completed the team.
"It's Kirsty and Sapphire's first World Championships, so I am absolutely made up with the result," said Short.
A men's tumbling team of Mike Barnes, Elliot Browne and Kristof Willerton finished fourth, with China taking gold.


A barman with a black belt in karate beat his girlfriend to death after thinking she had cheated on him, a court heard.

Jordan Matthews, 24, of Ely Road, Cardiff, is accused of murdering his girlfriend of 16 months, Xixi Bi.
Miss Bi, 24, was so badly bruised a paramedic thought she had been dead for some time when they arrived at their flat on 19 August 2016.
Mr Matthews admits manslaughter but denies murder at Cardiff Crown Court.
Miss Bi had a broken jaw, ribs and widespread bruising following the attack on 18 August, jurors heard.
Paramedics responding to a 999 call made by Mr Matthews the morning after tried to revive Miss Bi but she was not breathing and had no heart rhythm.
Her body was "very bruised" and discoloured, the court heard.
Cardiff Metropolitan University student Miss Bi was pronounced dead at 09:30 BST at the University Hospital of Wales, after having a cardiac arrest.
Mr Matthews was arrested at the flat while paramedics tried to revive his girlfriend.
He told police he was a black belt in karate but did not think what he had done was bad enough to cause the injuries she suffered.
Mr Matthews said he had hit Miss Bi believing she had cheated on him and cried when he was later told she had died.
The trial continues.


A developer has pulled out of a scheme to build more than 5,000 homes on a former military site in Kent.

Land Securities said it was not going ahead with the homes at Lodge Hill, Chattenden, for commercial reasons.
Its annual report said it had lost Â£11.3m on the development and was "disappointed" that a public inquiry had been called into the scheme.
Medway Council approved plans for the site of special scientific interest (SSSI) last year.
Proposals put forward for the site, owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), included housing, four schools, a healthcare centre and shops.
But the scheme was opposed by many residents, Natural England, the RSPB and the Wildlife Trust.
The RSPB objected on the grounds that the development would threaten 84 pairs of nightingales which nest on the land, which it said was vital for the UK's nightingale population.
The Department for Communities and Local Government called in the planning application in February and said a final decision would be made  following a public inquiry.
No date has yet been set for the inquiry.
Land Securities, which owns a 30% stake in Bluewater shopping centre in Dartford, said it had had a long-term contract with the MOD to obtain planning permission at Chattenden, on the Hoo Peninsula.
But it said in its annual statement: "We have recognised a loss of Â£11.3m due to increased uncertainty over the recoverability of our costs to date following the disappointing decision by the Secretary of State to call in the proposed scheme for public inquiry."
The MOD said it would await the result of the public inquiry and may appoint another development partner.


Sara Dosho made it three Olympic women's freestyle wrestling golds from three for Japan at Rio 2016 as she beat defending champion Nataliya Vorobyova in the -69kg final.

Dosho, 21, drew with Russia's Vorobyova in the final, but won on countback.
That wrapped up a fantastic night for Japan, after Kaori Icho became the first woman to win individual gold medals at four consecutive Olympics.
Elmira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan and Swede Jenny Fransson won -69kg bronzes.
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The mother of a British man who allegedly snatched a policeman's gun at a Donald Trump rally has called for him to be returned to the UK.

According to court documents, Michael Sandford, 20, told police he wanted to shoot Mr Trump.
His mother Lynne said she feared her son may try to take his own life if he is detained in a US prison.
She said she want him to be deported "so he could be back in this country and get psychiatric help".
If convicted, Mr Sandford, who has Asperger's syndrome, could face up to 30 years in prison.
Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, Ms Sandford said she did not want her son to "escape punishment" but did not want him to be incarcerated abroad.
Mr Sandford has a history of contact with mental health services, she said, and had previously tried to take his own life.
There was "no way" he would cope with the conditions in a US prison if he received a lengthy sentence, she said.
His family had been told he was being held "in isolation 22 hours a day with no window to the outside world".
"He is really closed off to society, to everything," she added.
"He is very gentle, calm person" and would think "there is no point," she added.
"Why would he live the next 30 years in these situations? So yes I think he would attempt to commit suicide again."
Mr Sandford travelled to the US around a year ago.
His mother said she "desperately" tried to stop him from leaving the UK, but despite support from medical professionals was unable to do so.
"We were basically told because he's 18 unless you have him declared mentally incompetent, there's nothing you can do," he said.
"And because he is very articulate, very bright, we could not stop him."
His mother said she would go from hearing nothing at all to receiving 10 calls a day from him. He would refuse to answer questions about what he had been doing or his lifestyle, she added.
"Next thing I knew, on 18 June, I was woken at midnight by a call from the Foreign Office - it shocked me," Ms Sandford explained.
"They said he had been arrested. My world fell apart, I was shaking head-to-foot and burst into tears. I couldn't believe it."
"I need to know what happened to him in the last year in America. Who put these ideas in his head?"
According to court documents, Mr Sandford told the secret service that he had driven to the rally in Las Vegas from California in order to kill Mr Trump and he had been to a gun range the day before to practise shooting.
He also said he expected to die in the attempt, which he had been planning for a year.
Ms Sandford said her son "had never mentioned politics in any way in his entire life and never taken an interest in politics."
The Foreign Office said in a statement: "We have offered advice and information to the family in this case and will continue to do so. We remain in contact with Mr Sandford's legal representatives and have submitted a request to visit him."
The Federal Bureau of Prisons says it works to provide education to staff and inmates on suicide prevention.
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays from 09:00-11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.


Olympic champion Jade Jones aims to prove she is back to her best at the European Championships in Azerbaijan, which get under way on Thursday.

Jones, 21, missed out on a medal at the 2013 Worlds, but won silver at the Manchester Grand Prix in December and recently returned to world number one.
"I had a bit of a lull after Olympics and last year didn't go to plan," she said. "Now I'm feeling strong again."
The -57kg fighter from Wales is part of a 14-strong British team in Baku.
Jones came third at both the 2010 and 2012 Euros and is desperate to finally finish on top of the podium when she competes on Saturday.
Men: Darren Chapman, Mahama Cho, Dominic Brookes, Lutalo Muhammad, Michael Harvey, Daron Samsun, Ruebyn Richards, Andrew Deer
Women: Asia Bailey, Rachelle Booth, Georgia Barnes, Bianca Walkden, Jade Jones, Nicole Huntington
"I've learnt a lot of lessons over the last couple of years and feel I've improved a lot mentally and physically," she told BBC Sport.
Lutalo Muhammad, the -80kg Olympic bronze medallist, secured his selection for London 2012 with a surprise -87kg victory at the event two years ago.
"There's definitely a bit more pressure on me this time going into the Euros, but I'm very confident I can defend my (-87kg) title," the 22-year-old told BBC Sport.
The World Taekwondo Federation [WTF] have yet to clarify whether ranking points attained in one division can be carried over to another.
If they are not, Aaron Cook, who is representing the Isle of Man in Baku, could gain an advantage in the race to secure Britain's sole berth in the -80kg division at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Cook, 23, beat Muhammad earlier this year and is seeking a third consecutive European title,
Michael Harvey, 24, will look to retain his European crown in the non-Olympic -63kg division, while expectations are also high for Mahama Cho - currently third in the heavyweight world standings.
The 24-year-old defected to France after missing out on selection for the London Olympics, but returned to the GB set-up last year and won gold at the inaugural World Taekwondo Grand Prix in December.
"I feel like I'm playing catch-up after missing the Olympics and then the Worlds last year, so I'm really excited about taking on the best that Europe has to offer," said the +87kg Ivory Coast-born fighter.
GB schedule at Euro Taekwondo:
May 1:
Men:
-54kg: Darren Chapman
+87kg: Mahama Cho
Women:
-46kg: Asia Bailey
-62kg: Rachelle Booth
May 2:
Men:
-58kg: Dominic Brookes
-87kg: Lutalo Muhammad
Women:
-49kg: Georgia Barnes
+73kg: Bianca Walkden
May 3:
Men:
-63kg: Michael Harvey
-80kg: Aaron Cook and Damon Sansum
Women:
-57kg: Jade Jones
May 4:
Men:
-68kg: Ruebyn Richards
-74kg: Andrew Deer
Women:
-53kg: Nicole Huntington


Plans to rebuild a high street next to Liverpool FC's stadium in Anfield have been revealed by the city council.

The proposals for Walton Breck Road in north Liverpool form the latest phase of a £260m regeneration of the area.
If approved, derelict buildings would be demolished or rebuilt and the road would be narrowed to make the area more pedestrian friendly.
Liverpool's deputy mayor Ann O'Byrne said the "ambitious" plan would "make a massive difference to the area".
"People come to visit Anfield every day of the week and we want to make sure it's as inviting as possible," she said.
The work, which would be carried out in phases over the next three to four years, would see the building of new homes, office spaces and a hotel as well as community and landscaped areas.
The Anfield regeneration scheme was announced in 2013 as a joint venture between Liverpool City Council, Your Housing Group and Liverpool Football Club.
It has already seen the football club expand the main stand to accommodate an extra 8,500 fans.
Brian Cronin, from Your Housing Group, said: "We envisage a mixture of traditional properties with some more modern properties, just to give the area a different feel."
Residents are being asked to give their feedback when the plans go on display in Stanley Park from Monday.


Blair Riley and Colin Shields netted doubles as Belfast Giants secured an Elite League victory over Manchester Storm at the SSE Arena.

The host were 3-0 in front after the opening 16 minutes with Michael Forney, Riley and Colin Shields on target.
Trevor Johnson pulled one back at the end of the first period but Riley restored the three-goal advantage three minutes into the second period.
Adam Harding make it 4-2 before Shields scored in the final seconds.
The victory takes Belfast three points clear of third-placed Sheffield Steelers, who were beaten 4-1 by Coventry Blaze on Saturday night.
The Giants are seven points behind leaders Cardiff Devils but their title challenge has faded, with the focus now on the play-offs.
Next up for the Giants are home league matches against Nottingham Panthers next Friday and Sunday.


A 26-year-old man was caught driving at 111mph during a police road safety day of action in the Falkirk area.

A further 19 motorists were charged with offences including drink driving, using a mobile phone, and driving with no insurance or MOT.
The checks were carried out on the A9, M9, M876 and A876 on Sunday.
Police Scotland said three vehicles were seized by officers for various motoring offences.
A woman was also arrested for a warrant offence after her vehicle was stopped.
Road policing area commander Ch Insp Stevie Innes said: "Speeding and drink driving were the most serious crimes detected and I want to reiterate our message to motorists that should you be caught driving at excessive speeds or while under the influence, you will be charged and face the loss of your licence."


The Afghan woman who famously appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985 will be deported from Pakistan after serving a short prison sentence.

Sharbat Gula was found guilty of living in Pakistan with fake identity documents and sentenced to 15 days in prison.
She will probably be deported on Monday, her lawyer told BBC Urdu.
Gula, whose haunting green eyes made her famous, fled Soviet-occupied Afghanistan as a child.
"With utmost delight, I announce that Sharbat Gula is now free from the legal troubles she endured over the past couple of weeks," Dr Omar Zakhilwal, Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan, posted to his Facebook page.
"She soon will also be free from an uncertain life of a refugee as she will be on her way back to her own country as soon as next Monday where she still is a beloved image and a national icon."
Gula was arrested in Peshawar, near the Afghan border, on 23 October after a two-year investigation. Her sentence was backdated to the date of her arrest.
She will be met by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani when she arrives in the country.
Her lawyer told BBC Urdu that she pleaded guilty to all charges against her in court. She has been fined 110,000 rupees ($1,100) in addition to the prison sentence.
Legal experts say she received a lenient sentence and could have faced years in prison.
Gula has been in hospital since Wednesday, receiving treatment for Hepatitis C.
Pakistan has started cracking down on refugees living in the country amid rapidly deteriorating relations with India and Afghanistan.
Three Pakistani officials have been charged for allegedly issuing fraudulent identity cards to Sharbat Gula and two others believed to be her sons, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports.
The celebrated "Afghan Girl" picture was taken by photographer Steve McCurry in 1984 in a refugee camp in north-west Pakistan, during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It led to one of the most recognisable magazine covers ever printed.
He tracked her down 17 years later, living in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan. Gula later moved back to Pakistan and he kept in touch.
Mr McCurry recently said he had hired a lawyer for her following her arrest.


Residents in a small town in Texas are seeking to block plans to build an Islamic cemetery over fears it is part of a wider Muslim "takeover".

The proposed site in Farmersville, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Dallas, was put forward by a local Islamic group.
Critics say they have concerns over Muslim burial procedures and fear it could lead to a mosque being built.
A spokesman for the Islamic Association of Collin County said misinformation and confusion is behind the opposition.
Farmersville already has a Buddhist centre and a Mormon church but residents turned up in force at a recent town meeting to oppose the Muslim cemetery.
The town is about 25 miles (40 km) away from where two Islamic extremists were shot dead after attacking an exhibition of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in May.
"The concern for us is the radical element of Islam," David Meeks, pastor at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, told The Dallas Morning News.
"They will expand. How can we stop a mosque or madrassa training centre from going in there?" he asked, referring to a type of Islamic school.
One resident told local TV network KTVT said he had health concerns over the burial practices, saying: "You don't know whether they were shot, diseased or anything else."
"All they do is wrap them in a sheet, throw them in the grave and bury them," Troy Gosnell told the news channel.
Some opponents had even threatened to cover the area in blood from pigs in a bid to stop the group from purchasing the land, according to local news site CBS DFW.
But officials said the sale of the land was completed last week.
Khalil Abdur-Rashid, a spokesman for the Islamic group, said they had been surprised by the opposition.
"We didn't think there would be this much concern about burying the dead," he said, explaining that bodies would be placed in caskets.
The cemetery was more to do with "human dignity" than religion, he added.
Mayor Joe Helmberger has insisted that residents' fears are unwarranted, saying: "There's just a basic concern or distrust about the cemetery coming into town."
He said the cemetery would be approved as long as the town's development standards are met, adding that the US was founded on religious freedom.


A fishing lake is to remain sealed off for at least a week after three dogs died and seven others fell sick.

Kent Police said the animals, which were all being walked by a minder, had been drinking from Brooklands Lake in Powder Mill Lane, Dartford.
The water has been "completely closed" to anglers and walkers while the Environment Agency runs tests.
The vets treating the dogs said algae poisoning was thought to be the cause. Police have ruled out foul play.
Parkvets surgery in Sidcup said blue-green algae produced a potential toxin at this time of year and throughout the summer.
"This means that water that was previously safe can suddenly become toxic," said vet Emily Brady.
"There are also serious health risks to humans who come into contact with infected water."
Initial symptoms, which include muscle tremors, vomiting, diarrhoea and seizures, can lead to death in as little as 15 minutes.
Lindsey Olney's six-month-old boxer puppy, Stanley, was one of the dogs which died.
Ms Olney, from Bexleyheath, dropped her pet off with a dog minder on Tuesday morning and said she was "devastated and heartbroken".
"They told me one of the other dogs started to have fits," she said.
"So they put all of the dogs into the car then my puppy started fitting as well.
"They gave him CPR and drove him to the vets. They had their stomachs pumped."
Dartford Borough Council leader Jeremy Kite said: "It is heartbreaking. Everyone knows how important dogs are to families.
"To lose one is appalling, to lose several in these circumstances is absolutely outrageous."
A spokesman for Kent Police said no criminal offences had been committed and the matter was being handled by the council and the Environment Agency.
"The lake will remain closed for a least a week... and police are asking people to avoid the area," he added.
The Environment Agency said water samples taken from the lake were being analysed in its laboratories and results were expected next week.
It said it would "continue to support our partners, including Dartford Borough Council and Kent Police, as they work to understand the potential risk."
Its officers have returned to the site to check on the lake and local wildlife.
Although it was not believed any fish had been harmed, fishing at the lake has been suspended.
People were also advised to stay away from the lake in 2013 when poisonous blue-green algae was found after a spell of hot and dry weather.


PSNI commanders will meet the Policing Board later to discuss a report that said training for new officers was at times like a military-style boot camp.

A review of the college at Garverville, east Belfast, was ordered after 54 student officers were found to have cheated in their exams.
It described the culture as "pseudo-militaristic", with "an unhealthy leaning towards punitive discipline".
The PSNI accepted 50 recommended changes.
Chief Constable George Hamilton and other members of the senior PSNI members will meet members of the Policing Board to discuss an implementation plan to address concerns raised.
A number of changes to the 22-week training course were introduced immediately.
These included the practice of students marching to and from classes and the use of military-style "show parades" as a form of discipline.
Groups of students will in future be referred to as "classes", and not "squads".
The PSNI plan sets out 34 changes it hopes to have implemented by the end of March next year.
In a statement earlier this week, the Policing Board said the report's conclusion, that the pervading culture in the college was "not conducive to a safe and professional learning environment", was "a matter of most serious concern".
A special meeting of the board was convened for Thursday to discuss the report's findings and the police response.
All training at Garnerville has been suspended since the exam-cheating scandal was uncovered on 7 August.
More than 200 new recruits have had their training delayed, and a planned recruitment drive was also put on hold while this review was completed.
The Chief Constable has said several times in recent months that a failure to recruit new officers will have a serious impact on the operational capability of the PSNI.
George Hamilton is expected to ask for the approval of the Policing Board to restart training at the college, and to proceed with a recruitment campaign in January.


Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon hopes to keep the bulk of his squad together after winning promotion to the Scottish Premiership.

Several first-team regulars, including captain David Gray, are out of contract this summer.
"In terms of all the players out of contract, they've all been offered deals," Lennon told BBC Scotland.
"The majority of them seem pretty happy with them, there might be one or two want a bit of tweaking here and there."
Hibs secured the Championship on Saturday after beating Queen of the South.
Gray, fellow defenders Darren McGregor, Lewis Stevenson and Liam Fontaine, midfielders Marvin Bartley and Fraser Fyvie, winger Chris Humphrey, forwards Martin Boyle, Grant Holt and James Keatings and goalkeepers Ross Laidlaw and Scott Gallacher are among those coming to the end of their current deals.
"The majority of the players are enjoying what they're doing here and the success that they've had over the last 18 months so I'd be surprised if there was a big exodus," former Celtic and Bolton boss Lennon said on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"Maybe one or two might move on for personal reasons but I think for footballing reasons, the majority of them will stay on."
The Easter Road side will face Derek McInnes's Aberdeen in Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final, with Lennon's predecessor Alan Stubbs having led Hibs to their first Scottish Cup trophy win in 114 years with victory over Rangers in last year's final.
Hibs beat Edinburgh rivals Hearts in a replay earlier in the competition and Lennon added: "We've kept some of our best performances for the cup run so far and now we're back at Hampden.
"It's going to be a big crowd, against a class side, really good manager in charge so we know how difficult it's going to be but the pressure's off as far as we're concerned.
"The only thing the players want to do is defend the trophy as best they can now and if you're going to win it, you have to beat what's put in front of you and the next obstacle's a big one in Aberdeen.
"I've got a good core of the squad who are more than capable of playing in the Premier League. They proved that with the cup runs last year, they made two finals and won one and now we're in a semi-final as well having beaten the biggest rivals very convincingly over two games."


A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman on an allotment in London.

The body of Lea Adri-Soejoko, 80, was found in a lock-up store at allotments in Sheaveshill Avenue, Colindale, on 28 February.
The grandmother had been strangled with a ligature.
The Met has apprehended Mubarick Duat, 37, and he is being questioned by detectives. A 40-year-old man has previously been charged with murder.
Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh appealed for current and previous owners at the allotments to come forward if they have information.
He said: "I am still keen to speak with those who were in and around the area at the time of the incident.
"It is important that we continue to build a timeline of the events that led to officers discovering Lea's body in the lock-up store.
"Any piece of information, however small, will help my team build a picture of events that tragic day."
In a statement, Ms Adri-Soejoko's family said: "What is keeping us going is the hope that we will find out the truth about the callous death of our kind and loving mum."


NHS Grampian has been issued with a series of improvement notices over its performance in preventing infections, injuries and falls.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued six improvement notices to the health board, following inspections at hospitals in Aberdeen and Elgin.
It said measures to prevent the spread of hepatitis B were not strong enough.
It also said more training was needed in the safe handling of sharp equipment.
Work was also needed in the prevention of patients suffering falls, the HSE said.
It followed inspections carried out in July at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, the children's and maternity hospitals, Aberdeen's Woodend Hospital, the Aberdeen Health and Care Village, and Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin.
NHS Grampian said staff were working hard to implement the improvements required, and a number of staff briefings had taken place.
A spokesperson said: "We have accepted the need for action and given a commitment to addressing the issues which started immediately on the receipt of the feedback.
"We have been impressed at the level of engagement around this issue."


More than 1,100 complaints of child sexual abuse have been made against the Anglican Church of Australia, a royal commission inquiry has heard.

The allegations, dating from 1980 to 2015, have been made against 569 church figures, including 247 ordained clergy.
The Anglican Church has admitted trying to keep victims quiet to protect its reputation.
Archbishop of Melbourne Philip Freier said he was "deeply ashamed" of the church's response.
"I wish to express my personal sense of shame and sorrow at the way survivors' voices were often silenced and the apparent interests of the church put first," he said.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse is also investigating allegations against other religious and non-religious institutions.
Last month, more than 4,400 people claimed to have been abused by Australian Catholic church figures during the same 35-year period.
Findings of the investigation into the Anglican Church of Australia included:
"We have witnessed first hand the suffering of those who have shared their stories," said Anne Hywood, general secretary of the church's general synod.
"We have seen in their faces and heard in their voices not only the pain of the abuse they suffered as a child, but the further damage we inflicted when they came forward as adults, seeking justice and comfort, and we pushed them aside."
Newcastle bishop Greg Thompson, an abuse survivor, told the commission last year he had been pressured to stop talking about the issue.
He quit as bishop on Thursday, saying the pressure had taken a toll on his health.


The number of HIV infections and Aids-related deaths has fallen dramatically, according to a UN report.

Death rates fell from 2.3 million during its peak in 2005 to 1.6 million last year, says UNAIDS.
The number of new HIV infections fell by a third since 2001 to 2.3 million.
Among children, the drop was even steeper. In 2001 there were more than half a million new infections. By 2012 the figure had halved to just over a quarter of a million.
The authors put the fall in deaths and infection rates in children down to better access to antiretroviral drugs which help suppress the virus.
Without treatment, people with HIV can go on to develop Aids which makes simple infections deadly.
By the end of 2012 almost 10m people in low and middle income countries, including South Africa, Uganda and India, were accessing antiretroviral therapy, according to the report.
The improved access is being attributed to drugs being more affordable and available in communities, as well as more people coming forward for help.
According to UNAIDS, the world is "closing in" on its Millennium Development Goals to stop and reverse the Aids epidemic by 2015.
But it says the world can go beyond its target of getting 15m people on HIV treatment by 2015. The World Health Organization has now revised its guidelines making even more people eligible for treatment.
The report also found that progress has been slow in providing HIV services to people who are most at risk of infection, like those who inject drugs.
And it highlights the need to do more to deal with sexual violence against women and girls. They make up a key group of people vulnerable to infection.
Bev Collins, Health Policy Advisor at Doctors without Borders said: "Huge leaps forward have been made to make sure that millions of people - especially in the developing world - can access lifesaving HIV treatment at an affordable price.
"But this is no time for complacency. We need to keep on rolling out access to better treatment strategies, expanding access to accurate, cost-effective testing, and to care"


Flood defences "overwhelmed" by recent record rainfall will be fixed and bolstered in a £40m package of spending, the prime minister has said.

Thousands of homes across northern England were affected after Storm Eva hit on Boxing Day.
The £40m package for Yorkshire comes on top of £50m funding to help local authorities' response to the floods.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has accused David Cameron of providing only a "short-term fix" for the problem.
The leader of Leeds City Council, Judith Blake, said the funding was a "first step" in tackling the issue but was not going to be enough to repair all vital infrastructure.
Amber warnings for rain, meaning the public should "be prepared", are in place for parts of north-east and central Scotland for Sunday and Monday, and further flooding is likely with rivers expected to peak later.
Parts of northern England and north-east and central Scotland have been among the worst affected by flooding after several weeks of heavy rain, with hundreds of people forced to leave their homes over Christmas and thousands left without power.
It has also emerged that ministers were presented in November with a document from the Association of Drainage Authorities which said not enough money was being spent on the day to day maintenance of equipment to prevent floods.
Since 2000, the UK has had its five wettest years on record, yet the Environment Agency's overall spending on flood management fell by 14%, the association said.
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About £10m of the new funds will be spent on improving defences in York. The Environment Agency was criticised after officials decided to lift the Foss Barrier, designed to protect the city, after finding its pumps were at risk of electrical failure because of water entering the building.
The rest of the money will be spent on repairing defences on the Calder, Aire, Ouse, Derwent and Wharfe rivers in Yorkshire.
Mr Cameron said: "We are already spending £280m over the next six years to protect thousands of houses from flooding in Yorkshire as part of our £2.3bn investment to protect 300,000 houses across the country.
"But now more than £40m will be spent to fix those defences overwhelmed by the record rainfall we've seen in recent weeks and to make them more resilient."
The government has been criticised after proposals for a £190m project to protect homes and businesses along the River Aire in Leeds were axed in 2011 on cost grounds.
Council leader Ms Blake queried the detail of how the £40m would now be allocated "so residents and businesses can be offered some reassurance".
Money has also already been pledged to help those in Cumbria, Lancashire and Northumberland affected by Storm Desmond.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, whose Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency was hit by flooding, questioned how much of the £40m was new money and described it as a "small down payment" compared to the £500m bill faced in Cumbria.
He said: "Time and time again, David Cameron offers warm words and a little bit of funding for a short-term fix.
"This money wouldn't be needed now if he had followed through with so many previous commitments to truly protect homes threatened with flooding."
Shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy said there had been cuts in flood defence spending every year since 2010 - apart from after the Somerset floods in 2013-14 - with further cuts of £115m due this year.
"A lump sum of £40m is a short-term, sticking-plaster approach," she said.
According to the Observer, the document issued to ministers by the Association of Drainage Authorities said that annual flood and storm damage costs are estimated by the Association of British Insurers to be £1.1bn.
It also says the number of households at significant risk of flood damage could increase from 330,000 currently to 570,000 in 2035, as a result of "a reduction in our capacity to manage water levels".
But Treasury minister David Gauke said the leaked report had been written before the announcement of a £2.3bn investment in flood prevention made in the Autumn Statement.
He said: "We're spending an unprecedented amount on our flood defences... Now the reason we can do that is because the economy is stronger and we've got the resources to do it.  But even in the last Parliament where we faced significant difficulties with the public finances - capital spending on flood defences increased in real terms. "
Transport minister Robert Goodwill has been made a "flooding envoy" for Yorkshire and it has also been announced that charities raising cash for communities hit by floods will have contributions matched by the government, up to a total of £2m.


Scotland need 149 more runs to beat the Netherlands in their Intercontinental Cup match in The Hague.

The Scots finished the penultimate day of their four-day match on 52-3 with seven second-innings wickets remaining.
Kyle Coetzer, Hamish Gardiner and Matt Machan all failed to breach 10 runs but Preston Mommsen and Richie Berrington are undefeated on 18 and 16 not out.
Michael Rippon top-scored for the Dutch in their second innings with 37 as they were bowled out for 123.
The Netherlands posted 210 in their first innings and bowled out their opponents for 133 to lead the contest by 77 runs.
Scotland battled back and Josh Davey took three wickets - including Ben Cooper and Roelof van der Merwe without scoring - while Safyaan Sharif (2-8) and Richie Berrington (2-7) also impressed.
But the Scots struggled to build on their lifeline as they chased their victory target of 201.
Coetzer only managed eight runs before being caught out by Van der Merwe, who soon trapped Gardiner lbw for seven. Machan fared even worse, scoring just three before Wesley Barresi caught him out to leave Scotland 18-3.
But Mommsen and Berrington gave Grant Bradburn's side some hope going into the final day on Friday.


Children who go missing regularly in Gloucestershire are at risk of sexual exploitation because police are not tracing them quickly, a report says.

Officers did not attend missing cases, make timely arrests or seize evidence fast enough, the police watchdog said.
Last week, Ofsted inspectors said Gloucestershire County Council had "serious and widespread" failings in its child protection services.
Gloucestershire Police has said it is working hard to make improvements.
The HMIC report highlighted a case of a 15-year-old girl in foster care who regularly went missing, but police did not record her absences "as they would serve no purpose".
No action was taken for 10 days to find her and when she was found, she had been drugged with crack cocaine and raped several times by older men.
Another case involved a five-year-old boy who was present when his mother was raped. The effect this had on him was not considered by police.
The report said: "When the incident was discussed at the central referral unit meeting, details of the incident were not forwarded to children's social care because it was decided the child was not at risk."
Gloucestershire Police said in the year leading up to the inspection, both child protection referrals and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) referrals had risen by nearly 50%.
Over the past six years the force has lost 240 officers, it added.
Assistant Chief Constable, Julian Moss said: "The understanding of officers is inconsistent, in some cases it is excellent, in other cases their understanding of the complexity and the risk isn't as well understood as it should be.
"What we need to do, and will be doing, is improve the training across the force."
Some of positives were highlighted in the report, such as the dedication of officers, the setting up a multi-agency to tackle child sexual exploitation and the force's work in managing convicted sex offenders in order to protect children.


David Cameron certainly looked "pumped up", as he likes to describe it, for this critical chance for the three leaders to try to win over wavering voters.

It didn't start well when he appeared to mishear the opening question on whether he would put to bed rumours that the Conservatives would make big cuts to child benefit.
"No, I don't want to do that," he replied.
He went on to say that he rejected the suggestions of limiting and means-testing child benefit when they were proposed and would do so again.
The most telling follow-up question was from a member of the audience who asked Mr Cameron why he had not explained how he would find the Â£12bn of savings from the welfare budget.
He wanted to know whether Mr Cameron did not know where the cuts would fall or whether he did know and was deceiving the public.
"How could I possibly vote for you on that basis?" he said.
It was a question pressed home by others in the audience.
Mr Cameron said that over the past five years the government has saved Â£20bn and needed to find about half that amount in the next parliament.
He insisted it was right to carry on reforming welfare, but he did not say which benefits would be cut, and though he stressed the importance of child benefit, he did not rule out further limits on who receives it.
The question of trust was an important theme.
When the Tory leader was asked why anyone should trust him on the NHS he turned to his own personal story, talking about the "fantastic care, support and love" he'd received when his disabled son Ivan was ill.
He said the NHS had always been there for his families and would always make sure it was there for others.  The prime minister also went back to his key argument on the economy, arguing that you can only have a strong NHS if you have a strong economy.
On stage he brandished the note left behind by a Treasury minister from the last Labour government saying "there is no money left" to press home one of his favourite themes throughout this campaign, that the economy would be at risk if Labour came to power.
Mr Cameron has always avoided answering questions about what he would do if he fails to win an overall majority.
He insisted he was still fighting for a Conservative majority government.
But he did for the first time set out one of his "red lines" if he does need to form a coalition, the pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
He said: "I would not lead a government which did not contain that pledge."
The issue of trust ran through the questions to the Labour leader Ed Miliband, who was tackled over the record of the last Labour government.
Mr Miliband said Labour had got it wrong on bank regulation but had learned its lessons.
He said he was "deadly serious" about reducing the deficit and would do so in a balanced way.
That note saying there was no money left at the end of the last Labour government was raised again, when a member of the audience asked why she should trust a politician who thought such a note was a joke.
Mr Miliband insisted he would get the deficit down and insisted he would do so without cutting benefits.
On this, he did give the categorical assurance Mr Cameron did not give.
The Labour leader gave what he said was a guarantee that he would not cut tax credits, would not cut child benefit or means test it.
He said: "Child benefit and tax credits are on the ballot paper at this election."
Mr Miliband also gave his strongest rejection yet of the Conservative claim that he would have to do a deal with the SNP to get into power, ruling out a coalition or a looser arrangement.
"We are not going to do a deal with SNP," he said, and added "if it means not being in government then so be it".
And added that he would not give in to SNP demands on issues such as the Trident nuclear system.
Mr Miliband will be hoping those direct answers will pay dividends with voters, though some in the Question Time audience were unhappy with his opposition to an EU referendum and refusal to set a limit on immigration.
His answer? "I'm not the guy who's going to make the easy promises."
Trust was the big theme of the questions to Nick Clegg too.
The opening question was on how he could be trusted given his broken promise on tuition fees.  It's a question the Liberal Democrat leader has faced on many occasions.
He had said sorry and had got it wrong, he told the audience.
Mr Clegg said that given the lack of money when the coalition took power, he'd got "the fairest deal he could achieve in the circumstances".
Mr Clegg sought to turn the question of trust back onto his rivals, saying neither David Cameron nor Ed Miliband would come clean on the compromises they would have to make to win power.
Mr Clegg was very straight on one thing: "I'm not pretending I am going to be prime minister".
He said the Liberal Democrats should be part of the next government to prevent what he called "a lurch to either the right or the left".
All three leaders were tested by the audience, above all on the question of why the voters should trust them.
What we heard was the strongest rejection yet from Ed Miliband on a deal with the SNP and the the strongest commitment yet from David Cameron to an EU referendum.
All three at times looked under pressure under the heat of the television lights but there were no huge mistakes.
The programme did give the wider audience an important chance to compare their performance and policies, just a week before they go to the polling booths.
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