A former soldier thought to be the UK's longest-serving patient has died after spending 54 years at the same hospital.

James Morris was admitted to hospital with a broken leg in 1962 but never went home after suffering a cardiac arrest on the operating table.
He was left in a vegetative state after the operation and was moved to Wester Moffat Hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
The Army veteran, who could only say three words, died in April aged 75.
His brother Karl Morris, 62, said a member of staff from Wester Moffat had suggested that no-one had been in care in a single hospital longer than James, who was just 21 when he was admitted.
Karl Morris, from Coatbridge, said: "Over the years we found a way to communicate with him. He was all there mentally but couldn't communicate with us at all.
"He only ever learned how to say three words again - his three loves - 'home', 'pub' and 'horses'.
"We often took him on holidays in Britain and the hospital knew how much he loved the pub so they would even take him there now and again."
James Morris was serving in the Scottish Rifle regiment, the Cameronians, in Germany when he was injured in a car crash.
He only broke his nose and thigh bone in the crash but part of his brain shut down during the operation on his thigh.
Helen Ryan, senior charge nurse at Wester Moffat, said: "Our condolences are with Jimmy's family at this time.
"Having spent such an extraordinarily long time at the hospital, Jimmy touched the lives of many. He was a good confidant and a great character and he will be sorely missed by everyone at the Heather Ward."
Wester Moffat Hospital confirmed Mr  Morris had spent 54 years in their care after spending two years in other hospitals.
An NHS spokesman said they were not aware of anyone having spent longer than 54 years in an NHS hospital.
Karl Morris has praised the "unbelievable" staff at Wester Moffat for the care they gave his brother.
He said: "Everyone at the hospital was outstanding, to care for a man throughout his entire life is quite something and we couldn't be more grateful to the NHS.
"It was a place for young disabled people and over the years I've seen countless patients and staff come and go.
"We made sure he got out over the years to live as fulfilling a life as possible and even right up to the week before he died we brought him home to visit."
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An eight-month old Canadian baby has been issued a health card without a gender marker, in what could be the first case in the world.

Parent Kori Doty - a non-binary transgender person who identifies as neither male nor female - aims to allow the child to discover their own gender.
The health card has been issued with a "U" in the space for "sex", which could be for "undetermined" or "unassigned".
Kori Doty is fighting to omit the gender from the birth certificate.
The parent gave birth to Searyl Atli in November at a friend's home in British Columbia. Kori Doty, who prefers to use the pronoun they, argues that a visual inspection at birth is unable to determine what gender that person will have or identify with later in life.
They want to keep Searyl's sex off all official records.
"I'm raising Searyl in in such a way that until they have the sense of self and command of vocabulary to tell me who they are, I'm recognising them as a baby and trying to give them all the love and support to be the most whole person that they can be outside of the restrictions that come with the boy box and the girl box," the parent was quoted by CBC as saying.
Kori Doty, a community educator who is part of the Gender-Free ID Coalition, said that those who feel different to the gender designation assigned at birth face several problems later in life trying to change their documents.
"When I was born, doctors looked at my genitals and made assumptions about who I would be, and those assignments followed me and followed my identification throughout my life," Kori Doty said.
"Those assumptions were incorrect, and I ended up having to do a lot of adjustments since then."
In the case of Searyl Atli, the parent said that the authorities have refused to issue the birth certificate without a gender designation and so the parent has applied for a judicial review of the case.
The family's lawyer, barbara findlay, who chooses to spell her name without capital letters, told Global News: "The assignment of sex in this culture is done when a medical person lifts up the legs and looks at the baby's genitals. But we know that the baby's own gender identity will not develop for some years until after they're born."
Canadian media reported that the baby's health card could be the first in the world to not have a gender designation.


Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre will leave his position at the end of May next year when his contract expires.

The 52-year-old joined the club in 2007 as commercial director and was added to the club's board of directors in 2009.
In 2011 he became managing director and was made chief executive in 2013.
"We asked him on several occasions to take some time to reconsider his decision, but have been unable to convince him to remain as CEO beyond May 2017," a Liverpool statement said.
The Fenway Sports Group, which took over the club in October 2010, said of Ayre: "Under his leadership we have seen Liverpool transform from a club that was on the brink of bankruptcy to one which today enjoys strong financial and operational health."


On 4th January 1900, not even two years after Cuba had finally wrested itself from Spain's colonial grip, the steamer Yarmouth came over the horizon off the coast of Nuevitas, on Cuba's northern shore.

On board were 200 men and women from the United States intent on building a colony on the Caribbean island.
They hoped that if enough of their fellow nationals followed their lead, eventually Cuba would be annexed by the US.
Local folklore has it that after days fighting a path through the swamp, the early settlers were so happy to reach somewhere that was not knee-deep in mud or thick with swarms of mosquitoes that they proclaimed it to be "the glory".
La Gloria City was born.
In fact, they had been sold a lie.
They had bought plots of land in a town that existed only in the blueprints of the Cuba Land and Steamship Company of New York.
Upon realising the deception, many cut their losses and went home.
The hardy ones stayed on and became citrus farmers, sugarcane growers and cattle farmers.
The sweltering humidity is still the same as in those days.
But all that remains of those early 20th Century pioneers today are the gravestones in the local cemetery.
They include a store owner called William Stokes, who was just a baby when his parents chose to make the trip to Cuba.
He married, raised a family and stayed in the sleepy community for the rest of his life, even after his children left and his business went broke.
By the time of his death in 1974, Mr Stokes was the only original US settler still on the island, earning him the title of "the last North American in Cuba".
"It's important to me to maintain this place," says gravedigger Jorge Gallardo as he leads me to the grave of Willy Stokes, as he calls him.
Mr Gallardo has spent a year hacking back the encroaching vegetation from the cemetery.
"This is our eternal home - for me and my children, and for our North American founders," he explains.
One of La Gloria's oldest residents remembers when it was more of an American than a Cuban town.
Now in her late 80s, Jeanny Martinez was fostered by William Stokes' parents and still speaks near-flawless English.
"La Gloria was all American. Beautiful, American houses. The Methodist church was there and the Episcopal one was over there," she says pointing from the porch of her small tin-and-timber home.
Like many Cubans of her generation, Ms Martinez speaks of her youth before the 1959 revolution with a mixture of romanticism and nostalgia.
"I have to defend the Americans because lots of people were hungry and they gave them work and food in the orange and tangerine groves," she says.
"Now La Gloria is not good for anything."
That is not a view shared by those working at the local farming cooperative named after revolutionary hero Camilo Cienfuegos.
Under more relaxed rules on agricultural production in Cuba, the cooperative has begun to grow a wider range of goods on land that previously lay idle.
"Yucca, bananas, avocados, squashes, tomatoes...,"Elida Diaz lists the things which grow on the land she farms with her family.
Ms Diaz disputes the idea that the town has stagnated over the years saying that the region has developed significantly.
"When I arrived here aged 20, there was no electricity, nothing," she recalls.
"Today we have public transport, we're on the electrical grid, we have refrigeration units. It's been a complete change."
But in the field behind her, the men are mostly using the same tools as the settlers did: hoes, machetes, their bare hands.
A loyal revolutionary, Ms Diaz is reluctant to voice criticism but admits that more is needed if the remote community is to prosper and move into the 21st Century.
A water shortage is causing severe problems throughout Camaguey province and monthly incomes for rural workers are far from stable.
"A new tractor would let us work the land better, new tools, boots for the workers, tractor tyres, spare parts, fuelâ€¦" she says, warming to her theme.
But she is quick to identify Washington and its decades-old trade embargo as the source of the problem.
"The first thing that the Americans must do is lift the embargo on us. Then we could supply them with our citrus and they could send us the products we need. That would be wonderful."
In 1932 a huge hurricane swept through Camaguey devastating the citrus and sugar crops and destroying the dreams of the thousand or so colonists in La Gloria City.
Most sold up and left.
Among the wreckage was the town's Protestant church.
More than 80 years later, the groundwork for a new one is only now getting underway.
Built on the original site with funding from Jacksonville, Florida, churchgoers in La Gloria see it as a fitting legacy to this uniquely American corner of the Cuban countryside.


Skier Lindsey Vonn, one of the most successful female downhill racers in history, has reiterated her desire to race against men.

The American, who won 2010 Olympic downhill gold and two World Championship titles, says she wants to see where she stands.
Vonn is campaigning to compete at a World Cup race at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada in 2018.
"I train with the men all the time and I really enjoy it," she said.
"They push me to be a better skier. I always find myself skiing my best when I'm skiing against them.
"I pick their brain, I see what they're doing and I, in turn, ski faster."
Vonn's request has been previously rejected by the International Ski Federation in 2012, who stated "one gender is not entitled to participate in races of the other".
However, she in developing a proposal with US Ski Team alpine director Patrick Riml to put her case forward again for November 2018.
"I know I'm not going to win, but I would like to at least have the opportunity to try," Vonn said in an interview with the Denver Post.
"I think I've won enough World Cup races (76). I should have enough respect within the industry to be able to have that opportunity."
Vonn returned to competitive racing for the first time in 322 days on Sunday, finishing 13th at the World Cup event at Austria's Altenmarkt-Zauchensee resort.


Miranda Hart is to star in Disney's live-action adaptation of The Nutcracker.

She joins a star-studded cast which also includes Dame Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and Keira Knightley.
The actress and comedian will play Dew Drop, a comedic fairy, in the new film of the classic ballet, directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Hart tweeted: "I won't lie, I am very excited to be playing a fairy. (Natural casting)."
Top ballerina Misty Copeland will also feature in the film, as will Interstellar and Twilight Saga actress Mackenzie Foy.
Hallstrom's movie is based on ETA Hoffmann's 1816 story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which was turned into a Tchaikovsky ballet.
It tells the story of Clara, who is given a Nutcracker doll which comes to life on Christmas Eve and takes her into a magical world of living toys.
Foy will star as Clara while Knightley will play the Sugar Plum Fairy in the film. It is not yet known if Knightley will be required to dance.
The Dew Drop role will be Hart's second big Hollywood role after she starred alongside comedy actress Melissa McCarthy in Spy in 2015.
Hart is best known in the UK for her eponymous and self-created hit comedy series Miranda.
She also won praise for her role as nurse Camilla "Chummy" Noakes in BBC drama series Call the Midwife, which follows the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Earlier this year Hart said she had to pull out completely of the show with a "heavy heart".
"Having shared Chummy's return to CTM, I've not been able to birth (pun) the schedule to make it work," she tweeted.
She left during its fourth series due to work commitments.
It had been hoped that "Chummy" would return for the 2016 Christmas special and the sixth series, expected to air in 2017.
Filming on The Nutcracker and the Four Realms will start later this year.
Hallstrom is best known for Chocolat, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Cider House Rules.
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Police and social workers failed to protect a child from systematic sexual abuse by a group of men, a report into a case in Halifax has found.

In June, 17 men were sentenced for the sexual abuse of the vulnerable girl, which started when she was 12.
A serious case review found that between 2009 and 2011 opportunities were missed because there was not an "effective system" in place.
The report said services in the area had improved due to the case.
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Both West Yorkshire Police and Calderdale Council have apologised to the girl.
The Local Safeguarding Children Board's report said police and social workers were "unable to protect [her] because professionals in Calderdale did not, at that time, have an effective system for assessing and planning intervention for children at risk from sexual exploitation."
Det Supt Darren Minton praised the girl's "immense courage and bravery" in giving evidence against the men.
He said:  "West Yorkshire Police accepts that opportunities were missed in the past to protect victims of child sexual exploitation, it is important to stress that child sexual exploitation is a top priority and we now have strong partnerships and better working practices with agencies."


Partick Thistle goalkeeper Tomas Cerny has extended his contract at Firhill until the summer of 2018.

The 30-year-old Czech signed a one-year deal last summer following his release from Hibernian.
He has played 19 games this season, having missed six weeks after sustaining an ankle injury in October.
Earlier this week, Kris Doolan, 29, signed a new deal, keeping the striker at Thistle until the end of the 2018-19 campaign.
Doolan, who joined the Glasgow club in 2009 from junior club Auchinleck Talbot, has scored seven goals in 21 appearances this season and was delighted to extend his stay.
"It shows the ambition of the club as well that they are willing to give out such a long contract and it also shows my loyalty to the club," he said.
"I've been breaking a lot of records goalscoring-wise. Every time I score, I seem to catch someone on the all-time list.
"I'm closing in on 100 goals for the club and I'd like to break that barrier as quickly as I can.
"I'm closing on the top 10 of all time as well so that's something I have my eye on as well."
However, midfielder Ryan Stevenson left Thistle this week, with the club announcing that the 31-year-old had gone "by mutual consent" after a spell on loan to Ayr United.
Stevenson, previously of St Johnstone and Ipswich Town, joined the Glasgow club from Hearts in 2012 but played his last game for Thistle in November.


Geordie Shore has unveiled two new characters, Nathan Henry and Chloe Etherington.

Nathan, 23, said he was worried being bisexual would be a problem with his male housemates.
"I was 100% nervous about what the other lads would think.
"I didn't have any queries with the girls because I thought they'd be more accepting but at the same time, I thought, 'I don't care. You take me as I come.' Not one of them was bothered."
He went on: "Gary came up to me and went, 'I just want you to know, we want to feel completely comfortable in this house. We want you to be yourself. You're in the house for you. We don't have any problem if you're bisexual or gay.'
"I feel like I've pulled Geordie Shore up by its ears, and I'm bringing it up to date. I've splashed colour in there, both in a sexual and physical way."
Figure skating champion Chloe, 19, admits she "hooked up" in the house, despite going in "not looking to get with anyone".
"I did end up hooking up with someone," she admitted in an interview for MTV.
"I didn't really get hurt, but I just wish I'd never gone there with this person. But the drink does that to you."
Chloe says she was also apprehensive before filming the show.
"I was really nervous going in the house because girls sometimes get a little bit: 'God, there's a new girl.'
"But I get on literally with anyone. So I was happy about that because I was so nervous in case they didn't like us but thankfully they did.
"Coming out of the house I felt more like a woman. I went in a girl and I've come out a woman because I've been hanging around with older people."
The new series also shows James Tindale announcing that he's leaving the house.
Vicky Pattison left Geordie Shore after nine series in October.
Geordie Shore was first broadcast in 2011 and was a version of MTV's US reality show Jersey Shore.
The new series starts on 7 April.
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Andy Murray says he will face an opponent not afraid to take risks when he plays Lukas Rosol in the first round of the US Open.

Murray, 29, is due to play the 31-year-old Czech on Tuesday.
"He's a tough, tough opponent," said Murray. "He's a big strong guy, goes for his shots, takes a lot of risks.
"He's caused upsets in the Slams before. Everyone will probably remember him beating Rafa [Nadal] at Wimbledon a few years ago."
Murray, the second seed, repeated his stance that there is no ill feeling between him and Rosol after a dispute in Munich last year.
"First of all, he shoulder-barged me at the change of ends, which I wasn't happy with it and I let him know that the next point and that was it," Murray explained.
"We chatted after the match in the locker room and it was fine.
"I've always actually got on fine with him."
Having claimed a second successive Olympic gold medal at the Rio 2016 Games, Murray was straight back into competition at the Cincinnati Masters, losing to Marin Cilic in the final last weekend.
"I didn't get to see loads [of the Olympics] because I was obviously playing in Cincinnati but for me seeing Andrew Butchart run so well [sixth in the 1500m] was really nice," he said.
"He's someone that my family knows well. I've had Christmas dinners with him. He did great and that was nice for me to watch."


West Bromwich Albion's Chris Brunt has been invited along to be part of Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 party in France this summer, even though he will miss the tournament through injury.

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The 31-year-old utility man from Belfast is expected to be out for at least a further six months after undergoing knee surgery in early March.
But he has been invited to France by Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill.
"When the tournament starts it'll be difficult to take," Brunt told BBC WM.
"But I've spoken to Michael O'Neill a couple of times and I've got the opportunity to go over and experience some of it, if that's what I want to do."
Brunt, who is contracted for one more season at The Hawthorns, has scored 43 goals in 314 appearances since being signed from Sheffield Wednesday for £3m in August 2007.
Brunt says the one benefit of suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the first long-term injury of his career, is the chance to spend a bit more time at home with his children.
"It will be a long recovery period," he said. "But I'm now off the crutches and can walk about and drive. And I'll be able to see a bit more of my family this summer.
"I knew pretty much immediately that this was a painful one. After two minutes, my right knee had gone pretty numb and started to swell up. By the next day, it was three times the size it usually is."
Brunt's injury came 44 minutes into the home game with Crystal Palace - just a week after the furore had finally started to die down following the coin-throwing incident after Albion's FA Cup fifth round defeat at Reading.
He is still reluctant to talk about the coin thrown by an angry Albion fan, which left Brunt with a cut cheek and lucky not to have been blinded.
Instead, he prefers to talk about the response from disgusted Albion supporters, who held bucket collections for charity that day against Palace - and have continued to remain supportive.
"They were pretty ashamed of what went on," said Brunt. "But the support I've had since has been great.
"It was good that we had all the collections for charity. All in all, from a pretty sorry incident, something decent came out of it. I've always had a decent relationship with the Albion fans and I can't see that changing because of one incident, which was one person spoiling it for everyone else."
Chris Brunt was talking to BBC WM's Nicola Lloyd.


Egypt's government has called on US authorities to show restraint against protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.

It said it was "closely following the escalation of protests" after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman on 9 August.
The statement echoes US President Barack Obama's comments during Egypt's crackdown on protesters in 2013.
Correspondents say the criticism is unusual since Egypt gets about $1.5bn (Â£1bn) in aid from the US every year.
President Obama is under increasing pressure to bring an end to the violent scenes in the St Louis suburb.
It is now 10 days since Michael Brown's death, which sparked mass demonstrations.
Jay Nixon, the governor of Missouri, has ordered the National Guard to support police operations, but violence flared again on Monday night, with law enforcement officers arresting 31 people.
The statement from Egypt's foreign ministry followed a similar call from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, who called on Missouri police to abide by "US and international standards".
Iran added its voice to the criticism, with Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs, saying the unrest was a sign of "the phenomenon of racism" in the West.
Meanwhile Chinese state news agency Xinhua said that despite the US playing the role of an international human rights defender, the clashes showed "there is still much room for improvement at home".
"Obviously, what the United States needs to do is to concentrate on solving its own problems rather than always pointing fingers at others," the Xinhua editorial added.


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has heaped praise on Pope Francis, hours after the pontiff questioned his Christian faith over his vow to build a border wall with Mexico.

The billionaire struck a more conciliatory tone after earlier calling the Pope's comments "disgraceful".
He was also challenged over his opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a town hall event in South Carolina.
Republican voters in the US state will make their presidential choice in days.
Mr Trump leads the South Carolina polls and he took to a stage in Columbia on Thursday evening to answer questions on national television, hours after his row with the Pope unfolded.
The Pope had said Mr Trump's proposal to build a wall on the US border with Mexico was not Christian, provoking a strong response from the businessman.
When asked about his row with the Pope, he said he wouldn't describe it as a fight, although he later said he didn't like fighting with him.
Did Mr Trump need to take on the Pope? Well, almost certainly yes.
Because in God-fearing South Carolina, the next state to vote in the primary process - to have the Pope say that he is un-Christian is potentially very damaging.
And over the course of the campaign, the billionaire property developer has been at pains to prove his religious credentials, appearing at rallies with a copy of the Bible that his mother had given him as a child.
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"I have a lot of respect for the Pope. He has a lot of personality and I think he's doing a very good job, he has a lot of energy."
He said the pontiff was misinformed when he criticised the proposed wall, because he was not aware of the drugs coming in and the other security problems that made a strong border a necessity.
Earlier in the day, Pope Francis said "a person who thinks only about building walls... and not of building bridges, is not Christian".
That was roundly condemned by Mr Trump, who issued a statement in which he called the comments "disgraceful".
His anti-immigration stance is a central plank in his campaign - he wants to deport 11 million undocumented migrants and said Muslims should be temporarily barred from coming to the US.
He was also questioned about his opposition to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, after he was confronted with a radio interview from 2002 in which he had said he supported military action there.
Asked about the accuracy of the report, Mr Trump admitted "I could have said that". He said he was not a politician at the time of the interview and "it was probably the first time anybody asked me that question...by the time the war started, I was against the war".
Just minutes earlier he had slammed former President George W Bush for going into Iraq saying "it may have been the worst decision anybody has made, any president has made in the history of this country, that's how bad it is".
He also refused to say whether Mr Bush had lied about the existence of weapons of mass destruction before invading Iraq, despite saying this at the last Republican debate.
Republicans in South Carolina and Democratic voters in Nevada will choose their presidential candidates on Saturday.
Mr Trump, who has no political experience but won in New Hampshire, is the clear frontrunner in the Republican vote.
George W Bush's younger brother Jeb Bush is one of Mr Trump's rivals for the White House, but his main threat comes from Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who won the Iowa caucus.
The Democratic race in Nevada has Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders neck-and-neck.
Mrs Clinton, speaking in Las Vegas on Thursday evening, condemned Mr Trump for his "prejudice and paranoia".
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More action is needed in Wales to plan for risks posed by climate change, a study by UK government advisers has warned.

It identifies gaps in future plans and spending commitments around flood risk, management of natural resources and the impact on public health.
Policies "do not exist at present" to adapt homes or other buildings to deal with projected higher temperatures.
The Welsh Government has welcomed the report and said it was taking action.
The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report took over three years to write and involved hundreds of leading scientists.
It sets out the most urgent risks and opportunities arising from climate change, with a summary for each devolved nation including Wales.
The 2,000-page study is by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), an independent body set up by the UK government.
It included looking at areas such as future flood risk, the effect on natural resources, people, buildings, business, farming and wildlife, as well as looking at security issues and extreme climate change scenarios.
The report says the impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK. Globally, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record having occurred since 2000.
Prof Lord John Krebs, chairman of the CCC's Adaptation Sub-Committee, told BBC Wales the risks the country faced were similar to those across the UK but that "poor quality infrastructure" was an issue.
"Wales is one part of the country with a lot of poor housing stock and we need to look at how we make those homes more resilient."
But Prof Krebs, once a zoology lecturer at Bangor University, said Wales was getting off to "a very good start" when it came to confronting the challenges posed by climate change.
He described the Welsh Government's Wellbeing of Future Generations Act as "a very good framework for working on this".
The Act obliges public bodies in Wales, such as local councils and the NHS, to consider the long-term impact of every decision they make on efforts to tackle climate change among other things.
The CCC reviewed current evidence and commissioned new research for this report.
Ministers in Westminster now have to formally respond with plans to tackle the issues raised, while the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments will also use the information to strengthen and develop their own laws.
The UK government has to compile risk assessments on climate change every five years and this will be presented to Parliament next year.
Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, said infrastructure in Wales must be "fit-for-purpose" and take account of future changes, including heat and severe weather events.
"More than 60% of people in Wales live and work near the coast, including in all our major cities and many important towns," she said.
"Already 222,000 homes are at risk of flooding and that figure is likely to increase together with the Â£200m estimated cost of putting it right.
"Flooding and coastal change must be seen as a priority with agencies working together to protect communities."
A Welsh Government spokesperson welcomed the report, saying it would will take time to consider its findings.
"We are aware of the importance of building resilience in our homes and communities, which is why we are taking measures to better protect these from the affects of climate change in the future.
"For example, we are investing almost Â£55m in flood defences this year alone.
"We have also strengthened legislation through our Environment (Wales) Act and Well-being of Future Generations Act to reduce the impacts of climate change and ensure the long-term risk from climate change are considered in decisions made by public bodies."


A woman who set up a charity to help children in Dorset cope with the loss of a loved one has been appointed MBE in the New Year's Honours.

Margaret Hannibal founded Mosaic with a colleague seven-and-a-half years ago to provide counselling and support to bereaved children under 18.
Elsewhere, chemist Dr Simon Campbell, from Poole, has been knighted.
He led a team in Kent which started and oversaw research on Viagra while with drug company Pfizer.
Mother-of-four Mrs Hannibal said the Mosaic charity, based in Milborne St Andrew, was established after recognising a gap in services for young people.
She had previously worked in a hospice where support was available for grieving families but in other circumstances children had few options.
She said: "For a lot of them the big issue is anger, why has this happened to me? It can come out at school where children are at risk of getting excluded.
"Some of our work is based around training schools. We accept referrals from them as well as from doctors and health professionals."
Counsellors from Mosaic use therapeutic and creative techniques to help children express their emotions.
"It's amazing to see that when children are creating something they will start talking to you," Mrs Hannibal added.
She said the charity suffered a "rocky patch" about 18 months ago but thanks to local authority funding and successful applications for Lottery and Children in Need money it is now doing well.
Other honours in Dorset included foster carers Michael and Valerie Andrews, from Shaftesbury, who were appointed MBE for services to children and families.
Volunteer and RNLI staff association chairman Capt Hugh Fogarty, from Poole, receives an MBE for services to flood rescue and maritime safety.
Sara Jacson was appointed MBE for services to young people in Shaftesbury.


If there is a hung parliament in May, Northern Ireland politicians should ask Westminster for extra economic powers, according to a leading economist.

Prof Neil Gibson from Ulster University said simply asking for money to fix "today's emergency" would be a missed opportunity.
He said if Northern Ireland parties become involved in negotiations with Labour or the Conservatives they must think about long-term economic change.
Speaking to BBC Northern Ireland's The View programme he said: "This is a unique opportunity - it does not come round very often so asking for money to fix today's emergency would really be a missed opportunity".
Prof Gibson said he believed Stormont should have greater control of taxes such as stamp duty, and local politicians should be able to decide what to do with welfare reform savings."
He said: "What I would be wanting to focus on is power not pounds. So, ways that we can get abilities or new powers for Northern Ireland to make decisions or choices that will help us tackle the problems that have been with us for over a generation."
His comments come as opinion polls suggest there is a strong prospect of a hung parliament after May's general election.
If that happens it could give parties from Northern Ireland much more influence at Westminster.
The DUP, which currently has eight MPs, said they could support either a Labour or Conservative administration.
The party has already outlined part of its 'wish list'; what it would require to support any fresh administration at Westminster.
The DUP opposes the so-called 'bedroom tax', and it wants 2% of GDP as a bare minimum for defence spending.
The party has also said it wants a referendum on future European Union membership.
North Antrim DUP MP Ian Paisley told the BBC: "If we can get more and squeeze more from the United Kingdom government - no matter what colour it is, red or blue - we will do that, that is our job."
One report published by The Independent newspaper has suggested that the DUP might seek £1bn more funding for Northern Ireland.
However, Prof Gibson has urged caution.
He said: "Today's £1bn will be tomorrow's £2bn. There is always money needed for various things but they won't tackle the fundamental problems that Northern Ireland has.
"We need the power to plough our own furrow to make a new Northern Ireland with the values we want."
While the DUP said the party was open-minded over who it might support in a future government, the SDLP - which currently have three MPs - said it would only back Labour.
The SDLP wants VAT on tourism to be reduced and reductions to air passenger duty.
The party also wants the welfare cap to be removed and wants to stay in the European Union.
South Down MP Margaret Ritchie said her party has not put a price tag on the cost of its support to a future Labour administration.
She told The View: "We haven't put a figure on it. We would be saying to Labour - post the election, if they are in a position to form a government - the people of Northern Ireland, whether you live in a rural area or a urban community, need economic guarantees or economic protections."
She has denied any suggestion that Labour can take the SDLP's support for granted.
She said: "We will be driving a hard bargain. Naturally, we will be coming with three or maybe four potential MPs and they will be coming with considerably more.
"If they are looking for our support I would like to think we could be in the mix when it comes to negotiations."
While the DUP said it was open to working with either the Conservatives or Labour, some think the Tories would be a better fit with the DUP.
Dr Sophie Whiting, an academic from the University of Liverpool, said: "The Conservatives are much more likely bedfellows in a sense that the Conservatives probably need the DUP a bit more than maybe Labour would."
She added: "I think maybe Labour would look towards the SNP first. They obviously have the more natural alliance with Plaid Cymru and they obviously have a more natural alliance with the SDLP as well before they would look to the DUP."
So how might our other parties respond in the event of a hung parliament?
The Alliance Party's Naomi Long said she does not have a shopping list for Labour or the Conservatives. The East Belfast MP said she will look to whatever party helps deliver Alliance manifesto pledges.
Lady Sylvia Hermon, who is standing in North Down, left the Ulster Unionists over their pact with the Conservatives and during this parliament often sat with Labour.
Sinn Féin, whose five MPs do not take their seats, say they have little interest in who is in power in London.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "The people of Britain will decide what they decide in the course of the next while.
"It won't make a jot of difference in my opinion, the seats that come from here in relation to the establishment of the next government. But that's something over which we have no control."
Northern Ireland issues rarely make big waves at Westminster these days but May's election could change that.
A hung parliament could turn local names into national figures and could result in our parties taking centre stage.
Stephen Walker's TV report will be broadcast on The View on BBC One Northern Ireland at 22:45 GMT on Thursday, 26 March.


They are eight-time league champions and one of the most successful clubs in German football history.

The first German side to win a European title (the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup) and champions of Europe in 1997. Three-time German cup winners.
Yet Borussia Dortmund say they are enjoying their "best season ever" - despite lying second in the Bundesliga, behind Bayern Munich.
After 27 of their 34 league games this season, 20 wins, four draws and just three losses mean they have 64 points.
It is the most, they say, at this stage of a season in the club's 106-year history.
Dortmund won the league in 2010-11 and again the following year, when they set a Bundesliga record of 81 points. After 27 games of that season, they had 62 points - two fewer than they have this year.
Bayern broke that record the following season, winning the title with 91 points as Dortmund slipped to second, also their finishing position in 2013-14.
Now - 10 months on from an uncharacteristic seventh-place finish under Jurgen Klopp - they are five points behind Bayern, but 16 ahead of third-placed Hertha Berlin.
And Dortmund know they, and Bayern, are well ahead of the rest.
"You would have won the championship with this points tally 15 years ago," the club add.


A woman who risked her life during World War Two by hiding a Jewish friend from the Nazis has been honoured in a ceremony by the state of Israel.

Dorothea Weber hid Hedwig Bercu from German forces occupying Jersey.
They survived for 18 months on Mrs Weber's rations, food from Ms Bercu's German lover and fish caught at night.
Mrs Weber was posthumously awarded the "Righteous Among the Nations" honour for showing "extraordinary courage" during the holocaust.
Cambridge University academic Gilly Carr campaigned for the bravery to be recognised.
She said: "This encourages us to look beyond stereotypes like no other rescue story."
Before the German occupation, which started on 30 June 1940 and lasted until 9 May 1945, fewer than 100 Jews lived on the Channel Islands.
Most had left the islands before the occupation began.
Ms Bercu, one of only a handful of registered Jews who remained in Jersey, had worked as a typist for the German authorities but went into hiding after being reported for smuggling petrol coupons.
She faked her suicide at St Aubin's Bay, leaving a note and a pile of clothes on the beach.
However, the German authorities were not convinced and continued to hunt for her.
While Ms Weber, nee Le Brocq's, Austrian husband was being forced to fight for Hitler's forces in Europe, she sheltered her friend Hedwig.
Ms Bercu was also in a relationship with a German officer, Lt. Kurt RÃ¼mmele, who smuggled food to her.
After the islands were liberated by allied forces, the pair married.
Dr Carr said: "It's a remarkable story where the woman who did the sheltering was married to a soldier in the German army; where a Jewish woman was working for the Germans; and where one or two German soldiers were complicit in the rescue story.
The two women grew apart after the war and Ms Weber, who was later identified as an inadvertent bigamist, passed away in 1993.
She is the second Channel Islander to receive the honour. Albert Bedane was awarded it in 2000 for sheltering Dutch Jewish woman Mary Richardson.
Righteous Among Nations
The Ambassador of Israel, His Excellency Mark Regev, presented a specially-minted medal from the Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, to Mrs Weber's family at a ceremony at Jersey's Tapestry Museum.
A commemorative plaque has been placed outside the home where Dorothea hid Hedwig during the occupation.
The States of Jersey said it was "very pleased" Hedwig and Kurt's three children were able to witness the ceremony, which "remembers their parents and pays tribute to Dorothea".
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Google latest "moonshot" is an apt one - it is investing in a Nasa-owned airfield to expand research into space exploration and robotics.

Planetary Ventures, an offshoot of Google, will take over management of the Moffett Federal Airfield.
The airfield is already regularly used as a landing strip for the private jets of the firm's billionaire executives.
Google has not divulged exactly how the site will be used.
But, according to a Nasa press release, the site will be used for "research, development, assembly and testing in the areas of space exploration, aviation, rover/robotics and other emerging technologies".
For Nasa, the sale offers rich pickings - the agreement will provide it with $1.16bn (£731m) in rent over the initial 60-year lease term.
"As Nasa expands its presence in space, we are making strides to reduce our footprint here on Earth," said Nasa administrator Charles Bolden.
And for Google, the investment represents an opportunity to restore an iconic building.
Part of the deal includes the restoration of Hangar One, an important landmark in Silicon Valley. Built in 1933, it is one of the world's largest free-standing structures.
Planetary Ventures plans to invest more than $200m in rebuilding Hangar One and two other hangars on the site.
It will create an educational facility where the public can explore the site's legacy and the role of technology on it.
"We look forward to rolling up our sleeves to restore the remarkable landmark Hangar One, which for years has been considered one of the most endangered historic sites in the United States," said David Radcliffe, vice president of real estate and workplace services at Google.
Very little is known about Planetary Ventures, the firm behind the deal. Press reports describe it as shell organisation for real estate deals although the name hints at something more.
The base, previously maintained by Nasa's Ames Research Center, is located four miles from Google's Mountain View headquarters.
It is not the first time Google has invested in unusual purchases. Two mysterious barges that appeared on the coasts of San Francisco and Portland, Maine, last year turned out to be Google-owned.
It emerged that Google intended to use them as floating showcases for new products such as Google Glass and its self-driving cars.
The project was later abandoned after coastguard officials deemed them to be a fire risk.
Neither it is the first time that Google has worked with Nasa. Back in 2005, Google built an office at Nasa's research facility in order to co-operate on a range of projects.
More recently, the two teamed up to launch a new laboratory, focused on advancing machine learning, also based at Nasa's research centre.
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have a well-known interest in aviation and space and the company has acquired firms working on satellite technology and robotics.
The net giant also funds the Lunar X Prize, a $30m competition to land a privately funded robot on the moon.


A "human cannonball" stuntman was killed when a safety net intended to break his fall collapsed, an inquest has heard.

Matthew Cranch, 24, suffered multiple injuries in the incident at the Kent County Showground in April 2011.
He had been fired from a cannon mounted on a lorry during Scott May's Daredevil Stunt Show.
Mr Cranch, who was from the Isle of Man but was living in Newquay, Cornwall, died in hospital.
Mid-Kent and Medway coroner Patricia Harding told the hearing at Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone: "Matthew Cranch himself was performing a stunt called the human cannonball.
"There is a cannon mounted on the back of a lorry and it is fired into a safety net nearby.
"In this particular case, as Matthew was fired out of the cannon, the net collapsed, causing Mr Cranch to land on the ground."
Kent Police said in December 2012 that no criminal prosecution would be brought over the incident.
Mr Cranch's parents Michael and Pauline, his sister Eleanor and representatives from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Maidstone Borough Council were at the inquest.
The hearing continues.


The number of tickets issued for stopping on the restricted zig-zag area outside UK schools almost doubled in two years, official figures show.

Freedom of Information figures obtained by a car insurance company show the number of fines issued rose from 14,564 in 2011 to 28,169 in 2013.
Research by AXA Car Insurance claims only 17% of people know stopping on the zig-zags is banned at school-run times.
The Local Government Association said parking there puts children at risk.
The UK Highway Code states that motorists must not wait or park or stop to set down and pick up passengers on the yellow zig-zags which mark school entrances.
AXA sent Freedom of Information requests to all UK police forces and local authorities asking how many parking tickets had been issued for parking on school zig-zags during the morning and afternoon restricted periods.
The company received responses from 421 out of 491 of the bodies contacted.
An accompanying survey of 2,004 UK adults showed that over half (1,011) had seen a car stopped or parked on the zig-zags at a restricted time within the last year.
Of these the majority (88%) said they had seen this type of illegal parking at least once a week.
The poll included 315 parents who drove their children to school. Of these just over a quarter (27%) admitted to parking on the zig-zags during the school run.
Supplementary questions revealed the reasoning that people believed it was acceptable to stop "just to drop off" or "just for a minute".
A spokesman for the Local Government Association said: "The school run is increasingly dangerous for children with thousands injured or having a near-miss accident around schools every year.
"Concerned parents and teachers are turning to their council for help with CCTV camera cars introduced by some to try and deter motorists parking recklessly on zig-zag lines.
"Warnings have often been issued to people in the first instance to try and educate them about the dangers of parking on zig-zag lines before fines are issued to those who refuse to stop parking dangerously.
"Plans by the government to ban the use of CCTV camera cars will only make it easier for parents who fail to recognise the dangers of blocking zig-zag lines to park illegally and place more school children at risk."
James Barclay of AXA Car Insurance said: "In many cases, parents can be their own worst enemies. An increase in the number of parked cars near schools could affect the safety of child pedestrians.
"We want to encourage parents to carefully consider where they park."


Research involving 1,000 children in Northern Ireland has suggested that one in five parents were "problem drinkers".

An apparent link between alcohol abuse and suicidal behaviour was also identified.
In all, three studies into the suicide and alcohol abuse were commissioned by the Public Health Agency.
Key findings on suicide showed rates were higher in Belfast and other larger towns and cities.
Almost half of those who take their own lives in Northern Ireland have made a previous attempt or have had a history of suicidal thoughts, the research suggests.
When it comes to alcohol abuse, families often felt a stigma when trying to get help and GPs said time and a lack of coordination led to problems accessing services.
A study carried out over 10 years from 2001, involving 1,000 children and 1,097 parents, found that one in five parents were "problem drinkers".
Those families experienced more separations and divorces. Their children were found to spend more time outside the home and felt less attachment to school.
The report also showed that children developed clear strategies to help them cope with their parents' drinking.
It stresses that schools and teachers should be more aware of these problems.
The three research studies were carried out by teams at the University of Ulster and Queen's University, Belfast.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride said it was "vitally important" that policy makers listened carefully to the messages in the research studies.
"Doing so will ensure that future service delivery improves the care of people impacted by either of these devastating problems," he said.
"More importantly, we must all ensure we work together towards eliminating these problems from society altogether."
Dr Janice Bailie from the PHA said: "The research we are publishing today is testament to the commitment in Northern Ireland of individuals and organisations trying to understand more about these emotive and important issues.
"For anyone who has been affected by the suicide of a loved one or by the misuse of alcohol we hope that today's conference reinforces the message that we are all committed to tackling these issues and in ensuring that all the invaluable information being gathered is available and being used to translate into visible and beneficial actions."


The Rosetta spacecraft has discovered molecular oxygen in the cloud of gas surrounding the comet it is tracking.

The discovery has come as a complete surprise to scientists who thought that oxygen would have reacted with other elements as planets were forming.
The results indicate that current ideas about how our Solar System formed may be wrong.
The study has been published in the journal, Nature.
Researchers used Rosetta's Rosina instrument to "sniff" the atmosphere around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as the probe trailed the icy body over a six-month period.
They found that free oxygen was the fourth most common gas around the comet, after water vapour, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
One of the scientists involved, Professor Kathrin Altwegg of Bern University said that the scientists involved in the study thought the result was a mistake when they first saw the data
"When we first saw it, we went a little bit into denial because it is not what you would expect to find on a comet," she said.
That is because oxygen reacts very easily with other elements to form compounds, rather than stay in its unique form. The researchers suggest that oxygen must have been frozen very quickly and became trapped in clumps of material early on in the formation of the Solar System.
"It was the most surprising discovery we have made so far (about the comet)," said Prof Altwegg. "The big question was how it got there".
Many current theories of how the planets and comets formed around the Sun suggest a violent process that would have heated up the frozen oxygen - which would then have reacted with other elements.
The suggestion is that the Solar System formation must have been an altogether quieter affair.
"If we have O2 at the beginning of the formation of the comet, how did it survive so long?" said the study's author Andre Bieler, from the University of Michigan.
"All the models say it shouldn't survive for so long, which tells us something about the building of our Solar System - it has to be very gentle to build these ice grains, it seems it is a pretty pristine material still.
"Now we have evidence that this significant part of this comet has in fact survived the formation of our Solar System."
BBC iWonder: Did comets kick start life on Earth?
In November last year, the Rosetta mission made history by orbiting a comet and landing a small probe on its surface. Contact with the probe was lost a few days after a crash-landing, but the orbiting spacecraft has continued to send back a wealth of data.
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Italian luxury goods retailer Prada saw its net profit fall 28% last year as sales slumped in major markets of China and Europe.

The firm's net income was €451m ($490m; £330m) for the year ending 31 January, down from €628m a year ago.
The amount also fell short of analyst expectations of €476m.
Its Asian sales fell 3% in the time period with much of the decline coming from the Hong Kong and Macau markets.
"Results in the region were hit by the negative performances recorded in Hong Kong and Macau," Prada said in a statement on Monday.
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for more than a third - over 35% - of the group's sales, making it Prada's biggest market.
A combination of a clampdown on corruption by the Chinese government, and pro-democracy protests closing down major roads in Hong Kong, leading to the decline in the number of mainland Chinese tourists, has led to several retailers reporting a slump in sales.
In other major markets like Europe, Prada sales fell nearly 5%. The losses were given a boost by sales growing slightly in North America and Japan, where sales jumped nearly 8%.
The company has said that it would have to cut costs and open fewer stores than they had planned because of the results.


Wolves continued their unbeaten start under Walter Zenga as they played out a goalless draw against Ipswich Town.

The hosts missed an early penalty when Adam Webster fouled Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, who saw his spot-kick saved by Ipswich keeper Bartosz Bialkowski.
Ipswich's Daryl Murphy had a goal ruled out by the linesman when he headed in from a Christophe Berra cross.
Helder Costa almost sealed a late three points for Wolves with a long-range volley, but Bialkowski dived to save.
The result meant the hosts slipped to eighth in the Championship table despite recording their sixth clean sheet in their last seven home league games,
Meanwhile, Ipswich lie in 12th, with Mick McCarthy's side having kept their first clean sheet of the season.
Wolves had signed Congo international captain Prince Oniangue prior to the match, but the former Reims midfielder had joined too late to feature against the Tractor Boys.
Wolves head coach Walter Zenga:
"I am always happy because my players did everything that they could. We cannot win every game but we understand that it is the right way for Wolves to come strong.
"I repeat again that the players are amazing and they did a great job this evening. I say thank you to the players because one point at the moment is a very important point. We have to build up the season.
"This is the style and we know that we have to put the ball down and play faster with our quality. We chose the right time to put [Helder] Costa on.
"He can create some problems and he did. Unfortunately he did not score but if he had scored we would have all gone crazy."
Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy:
"I am delighted and fuming at the same time because I think that we have been denied a really good goal. It is a shambles really.
"I have looked at it and Freddie [Sears] is in front of the goalkeeper and it flies past him - and I'm not even convinced that he is in an offside position.
"I think there is a defender who is level with him and even if he is not I saw a goal recently when a player shot and someone was in front of the goalkeeper, and it was a goal. They are the rules now, unless you motion towards it.
"I think that it is a really poor decision and I'm annoyed about that - but I'm thrilled and delighted by the performance."
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Ipswich Town 0.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Ipswich Town 0.
Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Varney replaces Freddie Sears.
Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Grant Ward.
Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
Attempt blocked. Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
Joe Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jed Wallace replaces João Teixeira.
Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Mason.
Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse.
George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Mason with a cross following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Freddie Sears.
Foul by Joe Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Ipswich Town. Conceded by Danny Batth.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
Attempt missed. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen.


Most 15-year-olds report being happy with their lives, an international study of students' well-being suggests.

The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development found an average satisfaction score of 7.3 on a scale from nought to 10.
UK teenagers had a below average satisfaction score of seven.
But anxiety about exams and bullying remains a problem for many young people. And heavy internet use leaves many feeling lonely and less satisfied.
The findings are based on a survey of 540,000 students internationally who also completed the OECD Pisa tests in science, mathematics and reading in 2015.
The study reveals large variations in life satisfaction out of 48 OECD countries and partner nations.
The highest levels of satisfaction were found in the Dominican Republic (8.5), Mexico (8.3) and Costa Rica (8.2), while the Asian countries or economies of Korea (6.4), Hong Kong (6.5), Macau (6.6) and Taiwan (6.6) recorded low levels of satisfaction.
The UK took 38th place for life satisfaction, behind countries such as Russia (7.8), Bulgaria (7.4) and Estonia (7.5).
The study found girls and disadvantaged students were less likely than boys and advantaged students to report high levels of life satisfaction.
Despite reasonably high average levels of satisfaction, bullying was a significant problem for many youngsters, with a large proportion saying they had been victims.
On average across OECD countries, about 11% of teenagers said they were frequently mocked, 7% were "left out of things" and 8% were the subject of hurtful rumours.
Around 4% of students - approximately one child per class - reported that they were hit or pushed at least a few times per month.
But the OECD research found less bullying in schools where students had positive relationships with their teachers.
Exam stress was also a problem, with 59% of students saying they often worried that taking a test would be difficult and 66% saying they worried about getting poor grades.
Across OECD countries, about 55% of students said they were very anxious before a test, even if they were well prepared for it.
Girls had a tendency to worry more than boys, with girls in all 72 countries reporting greater levels of schoolwork-related anxiety than boys.
The report found students spent more than two hours online during a typical weekday after school and more than three hours online during a typical weekend day.
The majority said the internet was a great resource for obtaining information and more than half said they felt bad if no internet connection was available.
Students who spent more than six hours online on weekdays outside of school hours were more likely to report that they were not satisfied with their life or that they felt lonely at school.
They were also less proficient in science than students who spent fewer hours online.
The OECD research found that between 2012 and 2015, the time teenagers spent online outside of school hours increased by at least 40 minutes a day on both weekdays and weekends.
The study concluded that teenagers who felt part of a school community and had good relationships with their parents and teachers were more likely to perform better academically and be happier with their lives.
Students who felt their teacher was willing to provide help and was interested in their learning were about 1.3 times more likely to feel that they belonged at school, researchers found.
Those whose parents regularly talked to them were two-thirds of a school year ahead in science.


Plans to overhaul legal aid in England and Wales would remove the right of defendants to choose a solicitor, a retired senior judge has warned.

Sir Anthony Hooper said this would have a major impact on people who needed lawyers with specialist expertise.
The Bar Council, which represents barristers, said the plans threatened a "world-renowned" justice system.
The government said the right to a fair trial would not be affected and lawyers would have to meet quality standards.
A number of groups, including charities and legal organisations, staged a protest against the plans outside the Ministry of Justice in central London on Tuesday.
Protesters waved placards reading "justice is not for sale" and "defend legal aid", chanting: "What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now."
Some law firms have estimated that the reforms will reduce the number of people who qualify for legal aid by 75%.
Ministers are planning to cut £220m from the annual criminal case legal aid budget in England and Wales.
Legal aid costs taxpayers about £2bn every year and criminal defence makes up more than half of the expenditure - amounting to what the government says is one of the most expensive legal aid systems in the world.
By Clive ColemanBBC News legal correspondent
The proposed £220m cuts to legal aid in criminal cases come hot on the heels of a £350m cut to legal aid in civil cases.
Lawyers and others fear the proposals will fundamentally change the criminal justice system.  For the first time defendants will not be able to choose a legal aid lawyer, they will be assigned one.
So, the argument goes, the state will prosecute a person and then tell that person which law firm will defend them.
The advent of price competitive tendering for contracts to do legal aid work also strikes fear among lawyers that large corporate providers will enter the market for legal aid services, use their financial muscle to underbid in order to win contracts, and then staff their firms with low-level personnel in order to maximise profits.
Scaremongering by lawyers keen to protect their legal aid fees? Or, an unpicking of a system of justice whose fairness is the envy of the world?
The government is confident it has safeguards built in to protect fairness in the justice system.  How effective they are will be seen in time.  What is certain is that these proposed changes are hugely significant.
It wants to see fewer but bigger organisations providing legal aid.
The plans include:
Sir Anthony, who retired as a Court of Appeal judge last year, said the plans risked harming a system of fair justice that was the envy of the world.
He identified what he described as two fundamental defects resulting from PCT. One was the elimination of the long-held right of a defendant to choose a legal aid solicitor.
Under the new system a defendant will be "allocated a firm of solicitors, a lawyer or a corporate provider like Eddie Stobart, or whoever it may be", Sir Anthony told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
He said people with a disability would not be able to choose a lawyer who understood their condition, and those involved in complex cases would not be able to seek out specialists.
Legal aid plans: Miscarriage of justice fears
"If I'm arrested in Norwich on a complex fraud case, for example, I would be able under the present system to find maybe a solicitors in London or Manchester, or wherever it may be, who specialise in difficult fraud cases," he said.
"Not now. Someone will turn up at the door and say 'I'm representing you. And by the way, I'm employed by the following company'."
He also warned that where solicitors' firms currently competed on the basis of excellence, new corporate providers would be under pressure to give advice that was in their financial interests.
The Bar Council's comments came in its 150-page response to a Ministry of Justice consultation on the issue, which ends later.
Maura McGowan QC, chairwoman of the Bar Council, said: "There is no avoiding the simple fact that these proposals would move us from having a justice system which is admired all over the world, to a system where price trumps all."
The Bar Standards Board, which is responsible for regulating barristers, said the plans to pay legal aid lawyers the same amount for a "guilty" or "not guilty" plea could lead to defendants being pressurised into pleading guilty.
It said cases where the defendant entered an initial guilty plea were typically shorter and so cheaper.
Chairwoman Baroness Ruth Deech said: "These reforms may endanger the ability of our legal system to guarantee everyone a fair trial. "
The Association of Prison Lawyers said the plans would effectively remove legal aid for all prison law issues other than parole hearings and disciplinary hearings dealt with by magistrates.
"The changes will mean that funding will no longer be available for such important matters as the separation of mothers and babies, prisoners being held in solitary confinement and access to rehabilitative programmes," it added.
The Children's Society says it is particularly concerned by the proposed introduction of a residency test to determine eligibility.
Chief executive Matthew Reed said: "These proposals will see the UK block access to legal aid for vulnerable children, undermining their rights and leaving some of the most marginalised young people without help."
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "At a time of major financial challenges, the legal sector cannot be excluded from the government's commitment to getting better value for taxpayers' money.
"We believe costs paid to lawyers through legal aid should reflect this."
The Ministry of Justice added that a disposable income cap of £37,500 per household would mean only those on a six-figure salary or above would be prevented from having automatic access to legal aid.
Labour's shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said there was "considerable waste and bureaucracy" in the criminal justice system.
"But the government's proposals ignore these potential savings, and instead impose a model for legal aid which prioritises the cost of legal representation ahead of quality."
In April, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act removed legal aid from many areas of civil law.


A Christmas carol concert especially for dogs has been held in Bath.

15 December 2016 Last updated at 08:30 GMT
The Forever Hounds Trust was set up 20 years ago and wanted to celebrate its anniversary by inviting dogs and their owners to the service at St Michael's Without church in Broad Street.
The choir's performance included a canine version of the song "The 12 (Dog) Days of Christmas".


An owl which is used to deter seagulls from nesting at the University of Bath has been given a library card in recognition of his "valuable service".

Yoda the Eagle Owl visits the campus twice a week with his handler, Marcus, as an environmentally friendly method to control the numbers of gulls.
In recognition of his work, the university decided to issue the seven-year-old bird with his own card.
The university said the card had not yet been presented to Yoda.
"The University has invited Yoda and his handler Marcus to visit the campus twice a week as an environmentally friendly method to control the seagull numbers on campus and thereby limit the potential adverse effects a large gull population can have," a spokesman said.
"During his visits, Yoda's presence has the effect of unsettling the gull population and dissuading them from hanging around on campus and from nesting further in the area.
"Yoda has been hand-reared by his owner which makes him very sociable with humans.
Gulls can become territorial and aggressive during nesting periods.
As they will scavenge almost anything edible, the university said it was concerned they would become a nuisance for staff and students enjoying lunch outdoors.
Yoda could be expected to live for up to 20 years in the wild,  but may reach 60 years in captivity.
The University of Bath has more than 15,000 students enrolled at its campus which is located on Claverton Down to the south-east of the historic city.


A deal signed by the Democratic Unionist Party to keep Theresa May in 10 Downing Street is a "straight bung", Wales' first minister has said.

It will mean £1bn extra for Northern Ireland over the next two years - but may not trigger new funding for Wales.
Carwyn Jones said the deal "kills the idea of fair funding".
But Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said the deal was the sort of positive intervention already made through the two Welsh city deals.
The Welsh Government previously demanded "fair funding" for Wales as a result of any deal to give the Conservatives a working majority following the general election.
Sources have told the BBC the agreement may not affect the so-called Barnett formula - which decides how the UK's nations are funded in comparison with each other - because most of the money will go to specific projects rather than general spending.
But a spokesman for the first minister said the equivalent funding under the Barnett formula would result in an extra £1.67bn for Wales over the course of the current parliament.
Mr Jones said: "Today's deal represents a straight bung to keep a weak prime minister and a faltering government in office.
"Only last week we were told that the priority was to 'build a more united country, strengthening the social, economic and cultural bonds between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales'.
"This deal flies in the face of that commitment and further weakens the UK and as currently drafted all but kills the idea of fair funding for the nations and regions.
"It is outrageous that the prime minister believes she can secure her own political future by throwing money at Northern Ireland whilst completely ignoring the rest of the UK.
"This is a short-term fix which will have far-reaching and destabilising consequences."
The first minister said he had spoken to the Secretary of State for Wales to state his views, saying Mr Cairns "has a duty to fight against this deal and secure additional funding for our country".
Mr Cairns said: "For decades people complained about underfunding for Wales but I resolved that in December with a funding floor agreed with the Welsh Government. Wales currently gets £120 for every £100 spent in England.
"The funding announced today for Northern Ireland - which faces unique circumstances and specific challenges - is the sort of positive intervention that the UK government has already made across different parts of the UK to support economic growth, for example through City Deals for Swansea and Cardiff."
Meanwhile Mr Cairns's predecessor as Welsh Secretary, Stephen Crabb, told the BBC's Daily Politics programme the deal was "the cost of doing business" to keep his party in power.
Labour's former Northern Ireland and Welsh Secretary Lord Hain admitted that Northern Ireland's "conflict-ridden history" made it a special case.
But he condemned "such a nakedly party-interested deal to keep the prime minister in power".
"That's what makes this so toxic to so many people," he said.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood called the deal a "bribe", while the party's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts said: "Any commitments for Northern Ireland should be matched for Wales.
"If reports that the DUP has secured a £1bn increase in public spending in Northern Ireland are realised, Wales' population share would be around £1.7bn - a substantial boost to the Welsh economy that must be delivered."
A spokesman for UKIP in the assembly said the DUP had "only done what any other party would have done", but added that any increase in funding for Northern Ireland "should be replicated on a pro-rata basis for Wales".
Politically, this deal will be considered a gift for Carwyn Jones, and he has given it both barrels, particularly with his claim that it "kills the idea of fair funding".
The long-held grievance about funding for Wales, compared with Scotland and Northern Ireland, appeared to have gone away after the financial deal put together by the Treasury last year.
This language suggests that grievance will rocket back up the agenda for Labour and Plaid Cymru.
The pressure on the Conservatives will be to persuade people of the merits of the city deals, as these have not only become levers for economic development, but also symbols of the UK Government's investment in Wales.


Three members of Osama Bin Laden's family had to be identified by their dental records after a plane crash at Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, a court has heard.

An inquest into the deaths and that of the pilot heard all four victims were "incinerated".
North Hampshire Coroner's Court was told the plane overshot the runway and burst into flames.
Coroner Andrew Bradley said they all died in an "intense" blaze.
The inquest comes two years after the crash which happened in July 2015 when a jet crashed into a car auction site.
Bin Laden's brother-in-law, Zuhair Hashim, half-sister, Sana Mohammed Bin Laden, and her mother Raja Bashir Hashim were killed along with pilot Mazen Al-Aqeel Da'jah Salem.
They all survived the crash impact but were "incinerated" by the fire, the inquest heard.
A report previously published by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) said emergency warnings prior to landing may have "saturated the pilot's mental capacity".
AAIB inspector Afandi Darlington told the inquest the Bin Laden family were found close to the plane door.
He said: "They may have attempted to vacate the aircraft but that attempt proved unsuccessful."


Great Britain's men's quadruple sculls took gold as the team won five medals on the final day of the World Cup II.

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Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton, John Collins and Peter Lambert beat the rest of the field comfortably in Poznan.
There were silver medals for the men's four, women's eight and for Victoria Thornley in the women's single sculls.
The men's eight earned bronze, while Ireland's Paul and Gary Donovan won a silver in the lightweight men's double sculls.
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Of the other British rowers, Katherine Copeland and Emily Craig were fourth in the lightweight women's double sculls, Thomas Barras fifth in the men's single sculls and Anastasia Merlott Chitty and Rebecca Girling sixth in the women's pair as they missed out on the medals.


Lars Groennestad, now a 20-year-old chemistry student, is one of several witnesses who were wounded by Anders Behring Breivik but survived to confront the killer in court.

When Breivik shot Mr Groennestad, the bullet punctured one of his lungs and narrowly missed his spine. On Monday, the student testified in court while the man who tried to kill him sat a few metres away. He spoke to the BBC's Lars Bevanger afterwards.
How would you describe the experience?
It [the court room] looks so much bigger on TV. That was strange, sitting so close to the prosecuted. And then having all these questions thrown at you by the court. Strange - that's the word I would use.
Because you haven't seen him since that day on the island?
No, I haven't been paying any attention to the news or been to the courtroom. I have three exams next week at university level, so I have to focus. So I've chosen to focus on school and just take things as they come.
Does it matter to you whether the court finds him sane or insane?
No, not really. Because I know that if he's found not accountable he'll be sent to psychiatric care for the rest of his life. But if he's found accountable I guess he would be in prison for the rest of his life as well.
The extent of the medical care he'll receive is the biggest difference. So for me it doesn't matter, because from what little law I know, I think he'll be locked away for the rest of his life.
Some survivors say they don't want to give Breivik any more of their time, how do you feel about him now?
In the beginning I had to go to a psychologist once a week; I had physiotherapy three times a week; I had weekly appointments with my doctor and then controls at the hospital. And I spent so much time on getting better.
Some nights I was sleep-deprived because I read the news and I read about him, so I've used a lot of energy on this man. and I'm just so happy because I've now done my duty, I've testified, I've done what I can do to get him in jail and now I'm hopefully just done with the whole thing.
I know there's going to be a lot of things in the media and so on, but I'm done with my part and I can just go back to be normal.
Will you ever go back to Utoeya?
Yes, I hope so. But only time will tell. We'll see.


Police are searching for poachers after deer carcasses were found at a golf course in Fife.

Officers are investigating reports of deer poaching in and around Dunnikier Park Golf Course in Kirkcaldy.
The incidents were reported after parts from three deer carcasses were found in the area on Wednesday.
Pc Lindsay Kerr, of Police Scotland, said: "Deer are a protected species and the methods used by poachers can cause significant suffering.
"These remains were very disturbing for the people who discovered them and we're urging anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the area recently to come forward."
He said methods used by poachers include snares and crossbows.


England hammered home their advantage over Australia in the first Test on a fast-moving third day to put themselves in pole position to take the lead in the Ashes.

The hosts claimed Australia's last five wickets for 44 runs on Friday morning to bowl them out for 308 and secure a first-innings lead of 122.
Ian Bell and Joe Root both scored 60 and Ben Stokes 42 as England surged further ahead in the afternoon session to the delight of a buoyant Cardiff crowd.
And although wickets fell regularly in a frenetic finale, Mark Wood's unbeaten 32 helped England reach 289 all out to set Australia an improbable 412 to win.
Only two teams in Test history have successfully chased that many runs, with Australia's best effort the 404-3 by Don Bradman's 'Invincibles' at Headingley in 1948.
England set the tone for a near-perfect day with an electric performance on the third morning, executing their plans to perfection to finish off the Australia innings.
Shane Watson's vulnerability to lbws was brilliantly exploited as Stuart Broad dismissed him for 30 in the second over of the day before Wood pinned Nathan Lyon in front of his stumps.
James Anderson found swing with the new ball to induce edges from Brad Haddin and Mitchell Starc, with Broad removing Mitchell Johnson in between.
In little more than an hour, England had advanced from a position of relative strength to one of total control.
After a nervy start with the bat - failures for Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance left England teetering on 22-2 - their second innings found momentum.
Adam Lyth showed his mettle with a fluent 37, but the main catalyst was Bell, who put a dreadful sequence of 56 runs in nine innings behind him with a fine half-century.
The Warwickshire batsman went on the front foot from the off, lashing two cover drives in one Mitchell Starc over and peppering the third-man boundary with his trademark late cut.
He reached fifty off 75 balls, and underlined his new-found confidence by crashing Johnson over cover for his 11th four.
The next ball brought Bell's undoing however, as, clearly expecting the short ball, he backed away slightly and was clean bowled to give Johnson his first wicket of the match.
By the time of Bell's dismissal, England were flying and the in-form duo of Root and Stokes kept them airborne, with both finding the boundary nine times.
A mini-collapse from 207-4 to 245-8 in the last session gave Australia a glimmer of hope, only for England to find inspiration from an unlikely source.
Swinging from the hip, Wood took the lead role in a 43-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Moeen Ali and was still at the crease when Anderson became Lyon's fourth victim in the very last action of the day.
England's brilliance has set up the possibility of a four-day finish, and the hosts would be wise to do their utmost to wrap things up on Saturday because of heavy showers forecast for Sunday.
Australia will no doubt still fancy their chances of pulling off a record-breaking victory, but in reality the Welsh weather represents their best chance of avoiding going into next week's second Test at Lord's 1-0 down.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon: "We're definitely still in it. If we bat two days the result will go our way. There's no reason why we can't dig deep.
"We've got to learn from our first innings with the bat - be more patient. There were too many 30s in the first innings, so we need to try and push on a bit more and have a couple of our top five get big hundreds."
England batsman Ian Bell: "There are no gimmes and we expect more tomorrow. We are going to have to work hard to win."


The feud between the European Council president and the ruling party in his native Poland has intensified as he arrived in the country denouncing a "witch-hunt" against him.

Donald Tusk has been summoned to give evidence to a secretive investigation.
Throngs of supporters escorted him from Warsaw's central railway station to the prosecutor's office.
Mr Tusk was Polish prime minister from 2007-14. His Civic Platform party is now the main opposition.
Its chief rival at the time was the nationalist Law and Justice Party (PiS), which is now in power.
PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski holds Mr Tusk politically responsible for the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk, Russia, which killed his twin Lech Kaczynski, as well as 95 others on board.
The government has also accused Mr Tusk of abusing his EU position to meddle in domestic affairs.
Last month, Poland was the only one of 28 EU member states to vote against Mr Tusk's re-election as president of the European Council. To the visible fury of Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, he was granted another two-and-a-half-year term.
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Now Mr Tusk is being questioned as part of an investigation into whether two former leaders of the country's military counter-intelligence service (SKW) exceeded their authority in agreeing to co-operate with a foreign intelligence service in 2010 and 2013.
According to reports, at stake is whether Mr Tusk - then PM - authorised this alleged agreement with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
"I have no doubt that this is part of a political witch-hunt," Mr Tusk said. Its outcome rested in the "hands of the people", he added according to AFP news agency.


Warner Bros has announced a sequel to upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The news comes three months before the first film, starring Eddie Redmayne, is due in cinemas.
JK Rowling, who made her screenwriting debut on Fantastic Beasts, will also script the sequel.
Warner Bros said the second film "moves deeper into an increasingly dark time for the wizarding world".
David Yates - who directed the final four Harry Potter films - will return at the helm, having also directed Fantastic Beasts.
Rowling previously said the Fantastic Beasts films - based on her book of the same name - would be a trilogy, but this is the first time Warner Bros has confirmed the plan.
The first instalment will be released in the UK and US on 18 November.
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A personal trainer in Leeds has lost his freelance job at a gym after pasting a huge sticker of a bound and gagged woman onto the back of his pick-up truck.

James Hellewell used the hashtag #Rapetruck but claimed it was all "a joke".
But after complaints to West Yorkshire Police he was told to remove it.
He agreed to take it down and tweeted that he didn't mean to cause offence.
Total Fitness, where James Hellewell was a personal trainer, says it has ended all association with him.
In a statement West Yorkshire Police told Newsbeat: "It was clear that a number of people had found the image offensive and had been alarmed and distressed by it being displayed in public."
The sticker caused a massive debate online.
"There's a lot of people who seem to be applauding or amused by #rapetruck What is wrong with people? Rape is not funny" says @NikkiBakes.
Others on Twitter called it "great banter".
James Hellewell says it was his mum posing in the photo and was only ever meant to be a joke.
Feminist campaign group Vagenda's Twitter feed said: "I'd like to direct any man who has told me rape culture doesn't exist to just go and have a look and a read of that."
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Two men have died after their car hit a wall in Neath Port Talbot.

South Wales Police said the black Ford Focus hit a wall near a McDonald's on Old Road, Briton Ferry, at about 04:00 BST.
The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, as officers had previously searched for the vehicle, following reports of suspicious activity.
Witnesses are asked to call police on 101.
The men who died are believed to have been the only occupants of the car.
Firefighters used cutting equipment to free them, and a rapid response paramedic along with two ambulances attended, but the men were pronounced dead.
Police want to speak to anybody who saw the Ford as it travelled eastbound from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, along the M4, and over Briton Ferry bridge.
They want to contact the occupants of a black vehicle - believed to be a taxi - seen on the Briton Ferry roundabout at the time of the incident.
In a statement, South Wales Police said: "In accordance with force policy and statutory guidance, South Wales Police can confirm the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as prior to the collision, officers were searching for the vehicle after receiving information from Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police that it had been seen acting suspiciously in the Ammanford area."


As the World Cup drew to its conclusion amid the colour and splendour of the Maracana in Rio, England's brief and undistinguished contribution to Brazil's World Cup did not even merit a footnote.

Blink and you would have missed them. Months of preparation amounted to defeats by Italy and Uruguay in the space of six days before England manager Roy Hodgson and his squad were making the plans for the flight home.
When the story of Brazil 2014 is told, it will be a tale of ambitious attacking football, Luis Suarez's bite and the World Cup semi-final carnage inflicted on the host in a 7-1 loss to Germany that will be revisited as long as the tournament is staged.
England? Move along. Nothing to see here.
The immediate priority for Hodgson and the Football Association will be preparations for England's Euro 2016 campaign, with a sympathetic group draw likely to allow them a relatively straightforward passage to France in two years.
But what of the next World Cup in Russia? While Hodgson puts together briefing notes on how and why England  slipped into and out of South America almost unnoticed, it is to be hoped a close eye was kept on how the rest of the World Cup played out.
Apart from brief spells against Italy, England's approach was at odds with the fast-paced, counter attacking football even so-called underdogs such as Algeria and Costa Rica were able to produce.
The task for Hodgson is to ensure England are not left staring into the distance as the rest of the football world disappears over the horizon and out of sight by the time the Russian campaign starts.
The likelihood is that Hodgson, barring a spectacular and highly-unlikely success at Euro 2016, will be preparing the ground for his successor. And despite FA backing, he knows any false moves in the Euros could result in a swing in public mood.
Hodgson will be 70 when the World Cup comes to Russia so on any level it is tough to see him in charge.
Those who took on the role of apologists for the limp effort in Brazil claimed it at least gave some youngsters a chance, however limited, so Hodgson must seize the opportunity created by their arrival or he will be considered the man who allowed England to be left behind.
The sight of England's players being applauded off in Belo Horizonte after a tedious goalless draw with Costa Rica was more a sign of acceptance than appreciation. Fans had almost lost the will to criticise.
The lack of any angry reaction has been significant, but there is no guarantee that will remain the case should England get even one bad result in Euro qualifiers.
If Hodgson does not stay in his post through to 2018 - and it is hard to see he will - the FA will then have a difficult choice because, while there have been crucial junctures for England before, this seems even more important given the scale of their failure in Brazil.
The received wisdom seems to be that the national manager should now be English and interlocked with the work at the National Football Centre at St George's Park.
This would suggest that, unless a new and emerging contender comes through, next man in line to succeed Hodgson would be either current coach Gary Neville or Gareth Southgate, who is in command of the under-21 side.
Should this be the case? Should the FA simply go English for English sake if a better alternative is available?
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho flirted with the FA before and the fluid nature of his career means his path is not easy to map out. But his only national interest is Portugal and much later in his career.
QPR boss Harry Redknapp and BBC Sport pundit Alan Hansen have both mentioned Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and Everton's Roberto Martinez as potential England managers. As one is from Northern Ireland and the other is a Catalan, they may not fit the brief, even if they actually wanted the job.
For now it is Hodgson in charge and, while all eyes are on Euro 2016, the FA and England must also cast a glance long-term to Russia in four years' time with the express intention of putting on a better show than the cameo of failure produced in Brazil.
England, at least, have some building blocks in place in the shape of exciting young players. Here, the old campaigner Hodgson must demonstrate he is the man to inspire them, relate to them and be capable of getting them playing the sort of football that has graced this World Cup.
Hodgson and England must move with the times otherwise the idea of how they will fare at the 2018 World Cup might even be reduced to a redundant argument. They must qualify first.
In a World Cup context, England can forget about Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. Indeed, they can probably forget about them now. Wayne Rooney is unlikely to be involved at 32, while Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines - both starters in Brazil - will not be involved either.
At 27, goalkeeper Joe Hart has another World Cup in him, although Jack Butland may come through and challenge.
Manchester United new boy Luke Shaw should lock down the left-back position, while Everton's elegant centre-back John Stones has not only been talked about as a certain regular but also a future England captain.
Everton's Ross Barkley and Liverpool teenager Raheem Sterling will be the shining attacking lights of the new generation, while Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is destined for great things.
Liverpool pair Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson are also young enough to, barring misfortune, take their England careers through to 2018. Furthermore, Theo Walcott will only be 29 and will hope to make up for lost time.
There is, then, a core of hopefuls.
Beneath them, Hodgson and his backroom team at all levels must look to the likes of Fulham's Patrick Roberts, Southampton right-back Calum Chambers and to the team who were crowned European champions at under-17 level in May.
Captain Ryan Ledson from Everton impressed at that tournament, along with Chelsea pair Dom Solanke and Isaiah Brown and Fulham's Roberts, who has excited so many shrewd observers.
England's first task is to reach Russia and many factors will be at work there. And even if they do, it is stretching credibility to its maximum elasticity to believe they could win the tournament. No-one would seriously go there.
This does not mean, however, that the FA and England should not be looking further down the track to avoid a repetition of their embarrassing early flight out of Brazil.
Touch wood, they qualify. If they do, England should be organised under manager Gary Neville, who pipped Gareth Southgate to succeed Roy Hodgson when England failed to get out of the group stage at Euro 2016. They lack a holding midfielder, but Jack Rodwell could be re-energised by a return to Everton.
As promising as Calum Chambers, Jamaal Lascelles, Jesse Lingard, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ryan Ledson, Lewis Baker, Patrick Roberts etc are, I would be pleasantly surprised if more than a couple of them are starting for England by 2018.
I have gone for Chambers and Fulham's Roberts, but you never know how young players will develop. That is reflected by the difficulties that Phil Jones and Jack Wilshere have had over the last two or three years, but I would still back them to be part of England's long-term future.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Danny Welbeck and others will be heavily involved, too, and I would like to think Jack Rodwell would get his career back on track. It would still be a young team by 2018 and a reasonably talented one, but not one - sadly - that would go to Russia, if they qualified, with serious hopes of winning the World Cup.
Having squeaked through via the play-offs (paying the price for falling out of the top nine in Europe by next summer), expectations will not be high for Gareth Southgate's team. I suspect that getting out of the group will feel like a triumph after the last two World Cups. I'm backing Tottenham's Joshua Onomah to fulfil his promise and come through.
There are some talented young players here who already have England caps and should, in theory, be even stronger by the next World Cup. Yet how many times have we said that before? It is a recurring theme from generation to generation with England permanently stuck in the same old loop.
Can they win the World Cup in 2018? It is not a credible debate. We came out of the current World Cup with manager Roy Hodgson, Gary Neville (and many others) acclaiming the performance against Italy as the best in over a decade, And yet the bottom line is England were out after six days. It is going to be a long catching-up process.
If England actually qualify for the 2018 World Cup, there is a solid foundation of young players who should be in full maturity by then such as Barkley, Shaw and Sterling. It will need a lot more to come through - especially in central defence as I select Smalling with no real conviction - to even think they will make any serious impression. I'm backing Fulham's Patrick Roberts to be one of those. But winners? No chance.