Two men who killed a pedestrian in a "madcap" hit-and-run car crash have each been jailed for eight years.

James Gilbey, 25, died after he was hit by a car, which failed to stop, while he was crossing Stanningley Bypass in Leeds on 13 July.
Majid Malik admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Kaiz Mahmood was found guilty of the same offence after a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
The pair were racing in separate cars on the road at the time of the crash.
The court heard they had used Stanningley Bypass as a race track in which Malik, 28, of Silverhill Avenue, Bradford, and Mahmood, 28, of Hinchcliffe Street, Bradford, reached speeds of nearly 80mph.
Mr Gilbey, from Bramley, Leeds, died at the scene from multiple injuries when Malik's car struck him.
While Mahmood's car did not hit the pedestrian, he was found equally culpable for causing his untimely death.
Judge James Spencer QC described the racing as "madcap" and said to them: "When you did see the hapless Mr Gilbey, you, Malik, couldn't stop in time and you, Mahmood, was so close there was splashes of blood on your car.
"Neither of you had the guts to stay.
"You drove away and didn't resurface again for at least 24 hours, by which time if there had been any suggestion of drink it was impossible to trace."
Mr Gilbey's father, Richard, said his son had been "cheated" of the prospect of a marriage, children and a future.
Speaking outside the court after the pair were sentenced, he said: "[James] asked for very little in life but the one thing he did ask for was the most simple of basic human rights, and that was that right to be able to walk home safely.
"Losing James has destroyed us as a family. He's lost his life, we've lost our son, a brother and people have lost a dear friend. And we will never truly experience happy times again."


Dutch police are employing eagles to take down illegal drones following successful trials.

The force has become the first in the world to recruit birds to tackle the increasing number of drones invading the Dutch skies.
"It's a low-tech solution to a hi-tech problem," police spokesman Dennis Janus said.
Despite concerns raised by animal rights group, the police say the birds are not in any danger.
A number of tests have been conducted since January and police seem confident about the programme.
The eagles will now be deployed whenever drones are believed to be posing a threat to the public or flying close to airports or sensitive areas.
"The eagles see the drones as prey and intercept them as they are flying, before landing where they feel safe with the drone still in their claws," Mr Janus told AFP.
About 100 officers will be trained to work with the eagles.
After successful trials, Dutch police bought four sea eagle chicks. They are now five months old.
As the police wait for their birds to mature, they will be using eagles supplied by a specialist company, Guard From Above.
The Dutch "flying squad" is expected to to be active next summer.


A trade union rep has refused the possibility of eating a "Co-op mince pie" at a Christmas reception with the Labour leader of Cardiff council amid a row over leisure centre jobs.

The council gave social enterprise Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) control of leisure centres, upsetting unions.
GMB Branch President Paul Kempton said he was still "very angry" over how staff were treated.
A Cardiff Labour group spokesman has declined to comment.
Cardiff council said all staff employed at the leisure centres have transferred to the new company under the same terms and conditions they had at the council.
A trade union Christmas reception was being hosted by Cardiff council leader Phil Bale on Tuesday evening.
But in an email in response to an invitation, Mr Kempton suggested the event was a "rushed attempt at repairing relationships, after the debacle of 'GLL'".
"Many of my members face yet another year of uncertainty, whilst this administration dithers and divides, and appears all too happy to accept the Westminster government strictures of austerity," he said in the email, leaked to BBC Wales.
"I am still very angry over the appalling way staff in the leisure centres were treated, so - no thank you - I do not wish to share a seasonal glass of something and a Co-op mince pie."
A statement issued by the GMB back in the summer objected to the way that the decision to outsource jobs was taken at Cardiff council, saying: "This decision to outsource 300 jobs was made by nine people who sit in the cabinet."
The statement included a letter from five unions to the chief executive, Paul Orders, claiming the treatment of staff and unions had been "shocking".
"They have refused us meaningful consultation or time to scrutinise the business cases," the letter read.
A spokesman for Cardiff council said the GLL transfer was not a debacle, as Mr Kempton described it.
He said: "The city council has subsidised leisure facilities to the tune of £2.5m a year. Our budgets continue to be slashed and we have had to look at all our non-statutory services.
"Providing leisure centres is not a statutory obligation.
"This means it's crucial we find new partnerships and new ways of working which can deliver these types of services to the high standard our residents have become accustomed to.
"The new proposed partnership which began on December 1 is with a highly-respected UK company and social enterprise which will ensure that the current subsidy paid by the tax payer will be removed by 2019-20.
"We have ensured that all workers at leisure centres will receive at least the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation which is £8.45 an hour.
"All staff employed at the leisure centres have transferred to the new company under the same terms and conditions they enjoyed at the council.
"The Local Government Pension Scheme has also maintained for all existing staff and any new workers employed by the company in the future."
A Labour source said the transfer of leisure centres to an outside body was not unusual and that many authorities "have gone down this road".


England bosses want the next manager to build a strong team identity rather than provide a short-term fix.

Roy Hodgson resigned after England suffered a surprise last-16 exit to Iceland at Euro 2016 last week.
The Football Association has already spoken to former internationals including Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker as part of its review.
It has not ruled out an interim appointment, with World Cup 2018 qualifying beginning in September.
However, Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate has ruled himself out of succeeding Hodgson either temporarily or on a permanent basis.
A three-man panel - FA technical director Dan Ashworth, chief executive Martin Glenn and vice-chairman David Gill - met in Paris last Friday and have identified three key areas on which to focus:
As well as ex-England players, the FA has consulted former Tottenham and West Ham manager Harry Redknapp about England performances at previous tournaments.
The governing body is keen that the link-up between development teams and the senior squad is brought closer, with a more cohesive link at St George's Park with the new manager.
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce and United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann are among the favourites to fill the vacant position.
The FA wants a strong-minded, tactically savvy manager who will build a clear team identity and help shape the team into a cohesive unit.
Following the defeat by Iceland, BBC Match of the Day pundit and former England striker Alan Shearer said: "We were out-fought, out-thought, out-battled and totally hopeless for 90 minutes. It looked to me like Roy was making it up as he was going along."
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was linked with the job, but having recently joined Celtic he denied the speculation and said England "obviously have to appoint someone and look at creating an identity, a way the team can play".
Former England winger Chris Waddle added on BBC Radio 5 live: "We haven't got leaders, they're all pampered, they're all [listening to] headphones and you can't get anything out of them."
Meanwhile, Match of the Day host and former England striker Lineker said England had "no real game plan, no plan B".
"They need to know on the pitch exactly what their jobs are, what they're supposed to do in certain circumstances and I'm not sure that was the case," he added.
"It's like an actor. An actor can be as good as he likes but he still needs a really good director."
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Mae gŵyl yn dathlu rownd derfynol Cynghrair y Pencampwyr wedi agor ym Mae Caerdydd ddydd Iau.

Bydd tîm Gareth Bale, Real Madrid yn chwarae yn erbyn Juventus yn Stadiwm Genedlaethol Cymru am 19:45 nos Sadwrn, ac mae disgwyl i 170,000 o ymwelwyr ddod i'r brifddinas.
Ers bore dydd Iau mae rhai ffyrdd wedi cau a mesurau diogelwch mewn grym cyn gêm y merched nos Iau.
Roedd y Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones yn agor yr ŵyl ym Mae Caerdydd am 11:00 wedi i'r tlysau gyrraedd.
Yn ôl Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru hwn fydd y "parti mwyaf fydd y brifddinas yn ei weld".
Y ddau dîm fydd yn chwarae yn rownd derfynol y merched yn Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd nos Iau fydd Lyon a Paris Saint-Germain.
Dywedodd Mr Jones y byddai "pobl wedi chwerthin 15 mlynedd yn ôl" pe bai rhywun wedi dweud y gallai Caerdydd a Chymru fod â'r gallu i gynnal ffeinal Cynghrair y Pencampwyr.
"Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at y pedwar diwrnod nesaf. Rydyn ni eisiau rhoi amser grêt i bobl," meddai.
Cyfaddefodd y byddai cau ffyrdd yn cael effaith ar drafnidiaeth, ond dywedodd mai diogelwch cefnogwyr yw'r mater pwysicaf.
Roedd y tlysau yn cyrraedd trwy law un o arwyr pêl-droed Cymru, a chyn chwaraewr Juventus, Ian Rush.
Roedd yn cyrraedd ar gwch ac fe wnaeth Mr Jones ddod i'w gyfarfod wrth y cae pêl-droed newydd sy'n arnofio ar y dŵr yn y bae.
"Mae cael y ffeinal yma yng Nghaerdydd yn anhygoel," meddai Rush.
"Roedd Euro 2016 yn anhygoel, ond mae hyn yn ei gymryd i'r lefel nesaf. Pan fydd pawb yn mynd yn ôl ddydd Sul, bydd Cymru ar y map ar lefel byd eang."
Bydd nifer o ddigwyddiadau a chyngherddau am ddim yn cael eu cynnal i gydfynd â'r pêl-droed yn ystod y pedwar diwrnod.
Mae nifer o drefniadau diogelwch eisoes mewn grym, ac yn ystod y pedwar diwrnod bydd 6,500 o blismyn ar ddyletswydd gan gynnwys 500 o swyddogion arfog.
Yn ogystal mae nifer o ffyrdd wedi'u cau ac byddant ynghau o ddydd Iau tan 22:00 nos Sul:
Mae Network Rail yn cynghori teithwyr i adael digon o amser ar gyfer eu siwrne, ac i ddisgwyl ciwiau.
Mae cyngor i gyrraedd y ddinas erbyn 13:00 ddydd Sadwrn os yn mynd i gêm y dynion, ac i fod yn yr orsaf o leiaf 30 munud cyn i drenau adael gyda'r nos.


An MP has been criticised for downplaying the Cologne sex attacks by comparing them to harassment of women during a typical night out in Birmingham.

Hundreds of women in the German city were subjected to sexual assaults on New Year's Eve, 2015.
Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, said it was akin to "heckling" on Birmingham's Broad Street.
Mrs Phillips made her comments on Thursday's BBC Question Time.
She was speaking during a debate about how many refugees should be allowed into Britain, in which an audience member suggested events in Cologne - said to have been carried out by migrants - proved mass immigration did not work.
She told the audience: "A very similar situation to what happened in Cologne could be describing Broad Street in Birmingham every week, where women are baited and heckled."
But viewers took to social media to reject the comparison.
Chris Humphreys tweeted: "Did Jess Phillips just compare the apparent mass sexual assault in Cologne with Birmingham city centre? Oh dear oh dear."
James Wilby said of the comments: "They are quite insane. And an example of a feminist hiding from reality."
Harry Yorke said the comparison of the Cologne attacks to Broad Streets was "utter tripe and disingenuous".
The comments also angered Mike Olley, who looks after Broad Street in his role as manager of the Westside Business Improvement District.
He said: "It's preposterous, ill-informed nonsense actually. It's a throwaway line from someone who hasn't got as much of a grasp as people - particularly myself - who work in the area."
Mrs Phillips finished her statement on the programme by saying: "We have to attack what we perceive as being patriarchal culture coming into any culture that isn't patriarchal and making sure we tell people not to be like that.
"But we should be careful in this country before we rest on our laurels when two women are murdered every week in this country."


Some 300 people have objected to plans for an outdoor shooting range in Bangor, County Down.

A local gun club, which already has access to indoor premises, has applied for permission for another site which is close to housing and schools.
The application is for a green field area on the Ballymacormick Road in Bangor, close to Groomsport village.
North Down and Ards Borough Council said the application was currently being assessed.
Some local politicians have expressed concerns at the proposed location of the range, although Jim Shannon, the DUP MP for Strangford, has written a letter in support of the application.
Bangor, Clandeboye and District Rifle and Pistol Club said they were committed to working with planners and the local community.
"The club welcomes hearing all views, good and bad, so they can be incorporated into the planning process to develop the necessary solutions," it said in a statement.
"The club wants to assure the local community they will be a good neighbour at all times, whether the application is successful or not."
Ulster Unionist MLA Alan Chambers said he had received 50 letters of objection, on top of nearly 250 which had been sent to the council.
"It obviously has caused a lot of concern in the area and a lot of objections have come in about it," said Mr Chambers.
"I've never seen any planning application attract the number of objections in such a short period of time.
"It's quite obvious it's completely unacceptable in this part of Bangor."
Reasons for complaints included noise from the site, its safety implications and an increase in traffic, said DUP councillor Peter Martin, who had also been contacted by a number of unhappy constituents.
"I'm supportive of shooting as a sport in Northern Ireland, I think if people want to engage in that, that's fine," he said.
"However, I do feel very clearly that the current application and where it's going to be situated is just not the right place, it is at the bottom of a residential road and I do not feel that that is the right position for a target range.
"I'd be saying to the club that they need to think about this and reconsider the location of this proposed range, there are plenty of places where this could be housed."
Heather Patton, who runs nearby Groomsport Playgroup, said she was really worried about the plans.
"The back garden where the children play would be approximately 200 metres from this gun range," she said.
"I also live in the village and would be overlooking the gun range. I have children that play."
Ms Patton said two prospective clients had already pulled their children from the playgroup's waiting list due to concerns about the shooting range.
Any shooting range of this nature would be heavily regulated, said the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
"A gun club of this type is heavily regulated by the PSNI under article 49 of the Northern Ireland Firearms Order and the Guidance on the Northern Ireland Firearms Controls which is a fairly stringent document," said BASC Northern Ireland Director Tommy Mayne.
"There's quite a few hoops to jump through."
In a statement, North Down and Ards Borough Council said the application was still under consideration.
"No recommendation will be made by the council's planning department until responses have been received from all of the statutory bodies that have been consulted and the proposal has been fully assessed," it said in a statement.
"This assessment will take into account all material planning considerations [such as traffic impact, impact on the residential amenity of nearby properties and any potential noise impact], including any representations received from third parties."
The BBC was unable to contact the organisation behind the proposed range.


Welsh boxer Joe Cordina believes he has got his "shaky" first fight out of his system and has set his sights on lightweight gold in Rio.

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The 24-year-old from Newport beat Charly Suarez of the Philippines on a split decision in his opening bout on day one of competition.
Cordina will face Hurshid Tojibaev of Uzbekistan in the round of 16 on Tuesday (15:30 BST).
"They had it as a split decision but I thought I won every round," he said.
"The first one is normally my shaky one and it was against a tough opponent in Charlie Suarez."
The 2015 European champion expects another tough contest against the 26-year-old Tojibaev who has fought as a professional and qualified for the Olympics through AIBA Pro Boxing ranking.
The Uzbek scored a unanimous points win over Hakan Erseker of Qatar in his first bout.
"As soon as the draw came out I said I have one of the hardest routes of anyone in the 60kg," added Cordina.
"But you have to beat them all to win the gold and that's what I'm planning on doing.
"I know a bit about Tojibaev and I've seen a couple of his bouts and I'm more than capable of beating him.
"He's going to be very wary of me because I'm a European champion. It is what it is and the best man will win on the day.
"Being the European champion everyone is going to be looking at me as well as the likes of the Cubans and the Russians - it's good."


Brad Pitt has revealed he has quit drinking and started therapy to help him get through his divorce from Angelina Jolie.

His interview with GQ Style marks the first time the actor has spoken publicly about the split.
"I just started therapy," Pitt said. "I love it. I love it. I went through two therapists to get to the right one."
He admitted to heavy drinking and pot smoking in the past and said he cut himself off emotionally from others.
"I'm personally very retarded when it comes to taking inventory of my emotions. I'm much better at covering up," the star added.
Jolie announced in September 2016 that she was filing for divorce from the actor. The couple had been together since 2004 but only married in 2014.
The pair became embroiled in a bitter child custody dispute in the months following the announcement of their split.
Pitt was investigated for possible child abuse after losing his temper in front of some of the children, but was later cleared of the allegations.
The actor said the split with Jolie had been a "huge generator for change".
"I can't remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn't boozing or had a spliff, or something," he said.
"I'm really, really happy to be done with all of that. I mean I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family.
"But even this last year, you know - things I wasn't dealing with. I was boozing too much."
Pitt said he loved wine, adding "truthfully I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional. I was good."
The actor said he has now replaced alcohol with cranberry juice and fizzy water.
Regarding the divorce, Pitt said he and Jolie had decided to abandon the path of "vitriolic hatred" and work together to sort out their issues, adding they were committed to resolving matters amicably and privately.
Pitt also said he was finding solace in working creatively with his hands: "I'm making everything. I'm working with clay, plaster, rebar, wood."
Speaking more widely about his career, he said: "I don't really think of myself much as an actor anymore. It takes up so little of my year and my focus.
"Film feels like a cheap pass for me, as a way to get at those hard feelings. It doesn't work anymore, especially being a dad."
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Three US citizens have been evacuated from Yemen by the Omani air force, Oman's foreign ministry says.

The official ONA news agency said they were flown on Wednesday out of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthi rebel movement.
The US government had requested Oman's help in finding them, it added.
The ministry gave no details on the Americans' identities, but one Yemeni security official told the Reuters news agency had been held by the rebels.
"The three Americans were detained by the security forces run by the Houthis and were held on suspicion of spying," the official said by telephone from Sanaa.
Earlier this month, the US state department said an American contractor for the United Nations who was detained at Sanaa's airport last month had died.
John Hamen and a colleague - reportedly also American - were held as they arrived on a UN aircraft from Djibouti.
In September, two Americans held hostage for months by the Houthis were freed and flown to safety in Oman, along with a British citizen and three Saudis.
The rebels, who ousted Yemen's government from Sanaa this year, are facing an air and ground campaign by a multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia and backed by the US.
Oman, which is not part of the coalition, has played an active role in efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict.
The fighting has left at least 5,700 people dead, about half of them civilians, since the end of March, the UN says.


Rugby administrators worldwide are nearing an agreement on a new rugby union calendar, which will come into effect after the World Cup in 2019.

The BBC has learned there will be fewer international matches, with summer tours set to be scrapped at least once per four-year cycle.
The Six Nations will not move from its traditional February to March slot.
The British and Irish Lions series and the World Cup will retain their places in the calendar.
The Lions are set to tour in July and August in 2021.
Changes at a glance
World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont and vice-chairman Agustin Pichot have been leading negotiations, with the changes expected to be ratified at the next council meeting at the end of November.
While a full-on global season is not feasible, there is confidence the new calendar will see a greater alignment between the two hemispheres.
Under the proposals, the Premiership and Pro12 leagues would start later and then would finish at the end of June, with the Super Rugby competition in the southern hemisphere ending at a similar time.
There is also a determination to have less overlap between international rugby and domestic tournaments, which is currently a point of consternation among clubs in Europe.
Meanwhile, sources have indicated that emerging nations such as Japan and USA will benefit from an increase in matches against tier-one teams.
With player welfare said to be central to the discussions, summer tours are likely to be scrapped the season after a Rugby World Cup to enable a longer rest and recovery period for international players.
England head coach Eddie Jones told BBC Sport: "We [RFU] have had a number of discussions and obviously there are certain views we think are right for world rugby. I don't think there are ever going to be massive changes in the schedule.
"Things are locked in by tradition, and rightful tradition, so I think there are some cosmetic changes that can be made that can make the yearly schedule better for the players and better for the northern and southern hemisphere countries."


Here is the full text of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's letter to Prime Minister Theresa May, asking for a Section 30 order to allow Holyrood to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence.

Dear Theresa,
When we met in Glasgow on Monday, I wished you well for the negotiations that lie ahead now that you have formally invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. I want to reiterate those good wishes now.
I very much hope that you succeed in realising your ambitions for the terms of the UK's future relationship with the EU. A good deal for the UK is clearly in Scotland's interests whatever constitutional future we choose.
It is for that reason that I intend that the Scottish government will play a full and constructive role in securing such an outcome.
I expressed my frustration on Monday that the process leading up to the invoking of Article 50 had failed to involve the devolved administrations in any meaningful way - a view that I know is shared by the First Minister of Wales.
Far from securing a UK-wide approach ahead of invoking Article 50 - as you committed to do last July - the voices of the devolved administrations were largely ignored and all attempts at compromise rejected, in most cases with no prior consultation.
As we move forward into a new phase, we need to agree a more direct role and influence for the devolved administrations, reflecting the key interests that are at stake for all of us.
However, whatever outcome is secured, it seems inevitable that it will remove the UK, not just from the EU, but also from the single market.
As you are aware, that is not an outcome that the people of Scotland voted for. It is also an outcome that will have significant implications for our economy, society and place in the world.
In these very changed circumstances, the people of Scotland must have the right to choose our own future - in short, to exercise our right of self determination.
Indeed I noted the importance you attached to the principle of self determination in your letter to President Tusk.
As you are aware, the Scottish Parliament has now determined by a clear majority that there should be an independence referendum.
The purpose of such a referendum is to give people in Scotland the choice of following the UK out of the EU and single market on the terms you negotiate, or becoming an independent country, able to chart our own course and build a genuine partnership of equals with the other nations of the UK.
A copy of the motion passed by Parliament on 28 March 2017 is attached.
The decision of the Scottish Parliament has been made in line with the tradition of popular sovereignty in Scotland - that the people of Scotland should be able to determine the form of government most suited to their needs - and with the clear commitment in the manifesto on which my government was re-elected last May.
I am therefore writing to begin early discussions between our governments to agree an Order under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 that would enable a referendum to be legislated for by the Scottish Parliament.
I have, of course, noted and carefully considered your public position.
However, it seems that we are in agreement on the essential matters.
For example we agree that now is not the time for a referendum.
You confirmed to me on Monday, and repeated in your letter invoking Article 50, that you intend the terms of both the UK's exit from the EU and of a future trade deal to be agreed before March 2019 and in time for ratification by other member states - in other words, between the autumn of next year and the spring of 2019.
As you are aware, this is the timescale endorsed by the Scottish Parliament for a referendum.
As I have said previously, if the timetable you have set out changes, we will require to consider the implications for the timing of a referendum. However, it seems reasonable at this stage to work on the basis of your stated timetable.
We are also in agreement that - unlike the EU referendum - the choice must be an informed one. That means that both the terms of Brexit and the implications and opportunities of independence must be clear in advance of the referendum.
It is also worth noting that the clear precedent of the 2012 Edinburgh Agreement should make reaching agreement on this occasion a relatively straightforward process - addressing any concern you may have that discussions would be time-consuming for your government when they are also preparing for EU negotiations.
In light of the above, there appears to be no rational reason for you to stand in the way of the will of the Scottish Parliament and I hope you will not do so.
However, in anticipation of your refusal to enter into discussions at this stage, it is important for me to be clear about my position.
It is my firm view that the mandate of the Scottish Parliament must be respected and progressed.
The question is not if, but how.
I hope that will be by constructive discussion between our governments.
However, if that is not yet possible, I will set out to the Scottish Parliament the steps I intend to take to ensure that progress is made towards a referendum.
Again, I wish you well for all that lies ahead and stand ready to discuss both a section 30 order and the Scottish government's role in securing the best outcome for all parts of the UK.
I am copying this letter to the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and to Bruce Crawford, convener of the Parliament's Finance and Constitution Committee.
Nicola Sturgeon
'No rational reason' to block indyref2


There will be "a big shadow" over the F1 World Championship if the award of double points at the final race of the season decides the title, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.

Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 17 points before the last race in Abu Dhabi on 23 November.
If Rosberg wins, Hamilton needs to finish second to take the title. Under the old system, sixth would be enough.
"Hopefully double points will not make a difference," said Wolff.
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"It would put a big shadow over the championship if it was turned by a technical issue."
Hamilton has won 10 races this season to Rosberg's five, but Wolff said that did not mean the German would be an undeserving winner if he ended up triumphant because of double points.
"Whoever has most points at the end the season is the worthy champion," he said. "Even though if it really comes down to that situation, some of us might have a different feeling about it, it is what it is.
"Whoever wins the championship is going to have his name in the record books and that's it."
Double points were introduced this season at F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone's behest but the issue has been controversial all year.
Most drivers and team bosses have expressed their objection to the scheme and it has met vociferous opposition from fans.
Wolff said he would push for it to be dropped next season.
"Nobody likes the double points," he said. "We are going to discuss it next time around.
"I don't think Bernie likes it, so it is probably something we should be getting rid of for next season."
Hamilton is opposed to double points. He said after finishing second to Rosberg in Brazil on Sunday: "It's never happened in F1 before. It just so happens to be this season."
And he added that he agreed with the view expressed by Rosberg, who said: "I find it artificial and I don't like it in general.
"Of course, it's great for me at the moment, but you know that's just because of the situation.
"But there are other sports which have tried the same sort of thing, like Nascar, and they've done this very successfully.
"We need to keep on reviewing it. It's good to try something and we'll see how it goes this year."


The JPNG recruitment group has completed its takeover of League Two side Hartlepool United.

Gary Coxall will replace Ken Hodcroft, who stepped down on Friday, as the club's chairman, while Russ Green will remain as chief executive.
Previous owners Increased Oil Recovery Limited had run Hartlepool since 1997.
"This is a very well-run club and we aim to build on the positive momentum created by the finish to last season," Coxall told the club's website.
"JPNG will not be coming in here to make wholesale changes; the players that [manager] Ronnie Moore targeted before we arrived are still the players he'll be targeting going forward.
"We're in a great position to progress the club now and Ronnie and Sam Collins [assistant manager] can look forward to our full support as they continue to improve the squad ahead of the new campaign."
The takeover comes four months after a proposed sale of the club to TMH2014 fell through.
Hartlepool finished 22nd in League Two last season, four points clear of the relegation zone.


SNP MP Stewart Hosie has said he will step down as the party's deputy leader in the autumn.

His announcement comes after newspapers reported he had been involved in an affair with journalist Serena Cowdy.
In a letter to party leader Nicola Sturgeon, he apologised for "any hurt and upset I have caused to friends, family and colleagues".
Ms Sturgeon praised his work for the party, adding he would continue to make a "valuable contribution".
Mr Hosie is expected to remain SNP Treasury spokesman at Westminster and deputy leader of Westminster group.
In his resignation letter, he said: "As you know I have been admitted to hospital on three occasions in the past few years with very high blood pressure.
"In that regard, the stress of the intense scrutiny of my private life has been very difficult."
The politician recently separated from his wife, SNP MSP and Scottish Health Secretary, Shona Robison.
He said it was "never his intention" to hurt or upset anyone.
He went on: "I am also writing to tell you of my intention not to seek re-election as deputy leader of the SNP at this year's annual conference, giving ample time for the party to choose a successor.
"I intend to concentrate on my constituents, my responsibilities at Westminster, and most importantly, my health."
BBC Scotland's Westminster correspondent Nick Eardley said SNP sources had told him there was no pressure for Mr Hosie to stand down and his decision was "personal".
"I'm told it was never confirmed that he would lead the party's summer independence campaign, but he'll now play a much less central role than he would have," he added.
The announcement comes a day before Ms Sturgeon is due to address MPs at Westminster.
Responding to Mr Hosie's letter, the SNP leader paid tribute to his work as deputy leader and in particular to his work on the 2015 and 2016 election manifestos.
She said: "As you step down as deputy leader, I know you will continue to make a valuable contribution to the party in many ways and, in particular, through your work in your constituency and as part of the Westminster group."
Earlier this week Scottish Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw reported both Mr Hosie and another SNP MP, Angus MacNeil, to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner over allegations they claimed expenses for accommodation while carrying out extra-marital affairs with Ms Cowdy.
Ms Sturgeon told the BBC she had seen no evidence of any breach of parliamentary expenses rules.
The first minister was photographed in the Holyrood chamber embracing Ms Robison who has been married to Dundee East MP Mr Hosie for nearly 20 years.
Shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray MP said: "Stewart Hosie has made the right decision to resign, but this incident exposes something more significant about the SNP at Westminster.
"Instead of attacking each other, SNP MPs should be focused on delivering for their constituents.
"Last year the SNP told us their MPs would be stronger for Scotland, but just 12 months on many have been a source of real embarrassment."
Scottish Conservative MSP John Lamont said: "This episode has been another embarrassment to the SNP MPs group and people who voted for them last year have every right to question what has happened since.
"In the meantime, questions still remain to be answered about the way public money has been spent, both by Mr Hosie and Angus MacNeil."


Women's Super League One club Liverpool have signed England internationals Jess Clarke and Laura Coombs before the 2017 WSL 1 Spring Series.

Versatile forward Clarke, 27, has signed from Notts County Ladies, where she spent the previous six years.
She scored five times in 15 league appearances for Notts last season.
Coombs, 26, who has two England caps and spent 2016 on a season-long loan at Liverpool from Chelsea Ladies, has joined the Reds on a permanent deal.
Liverpool, who finished fifth in WSL 1 last season, begin their Spring Series campaign away to promoted Yeovil Town on 23 April, following their Women's FA Cup semi-final at Manchester City on 17 April.


Jamie Vardy celebrated his England call-up with a goal as Leicester hammered relegated QPR.

Vardy, 28, grabbed his fifth of the season as the Foxes - bottom at the start of April - made it seven wins in nine games.
Marc Albrighton doubled the Foxes tally, before Leonardo Ulloa, Esteban Cambiasso and Andrej Kramaric added further goals after the break.
QPR's Charlie Austin, also called-up by England, headed a consolation.
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It was a fitting end to the season for Nigel Pearson's side, who had already achieved the seemingly impossible and secured Premier League football for a second successive season.
Pearson's team were bottom of the table and seven points adrift at the beginning of April but have picked up 22 points from the last nine games to avoid relegation and a return to the Championship.
For Chris Ramsey, meanwhile, in his first game in permanent charge of QPR, it was proof that a major rebuilding job is required over the summer as he prepares for life in the second tier.
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QPR were simply outclassed by a Leicester side that were in party mode from the first whistle and dominated throughout.
Vardy - named in Roy Hodgson's England squad for the games against the Republic of Ireland and Slovenia next month - opened the scoring on 16 minutes when he pounced on an error by QPR keeper Alex McCarthy, who spilled a tame-looking effort from Riyad Mahrez.
Albrighton, a threat all afternoon, ran unchallenged into the area to ram home Jeffrey Schlupp's cross and make it 2-0.
Foxes top-scorer Ulloa notched his 13th of the campaign, though he did not know much about it - Wes Morgan's deflected shot hitting him in the chest and going in - before crowd favourite Cambiasso drilled in a fourth.
Austin salvaged some pride for the visitors by rising beautifully to head in Joey Barton's cross.
Vardy and Cambiasso departed to a standing ovation before substitute Kramaric pounced on yet another defensive error by the visitors to complete the demolition.
Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson on Jamie Vardy's England call-up: "Being called up is a reflection of his development as a player and of the sort of team he has played in. If you are going to break into the England side you need to be playing exceptionally well - but also your team-mates need to be playing well as well."
On Esteban Cambiasso's future: "It is unbelievable that he has been able to perform at the level he has in a side that has not always been able to produce winning results. He has been a big part of us retaining our status. I hope he stays but he needs time to reflect."
QPR boss Chris Ramsey: "We are in the position we are because we haven't had the quality to takes chances when they come and because we've made too many errors in defence. Everybody here wants to look to the future and to start putting plans in place to get back to where we want to be as a club."
The final day of the Premier League season, as it happened.
Leicester v QPR, as it happened.
Match ends, Leicester City 5, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 5, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City).
Goal!  Leicester City 5, Queens Park Rangers 1. Andrej Kramaric (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Cole Kpekawa replaces Yun Suk-Young.
Foul by Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers).
Andy King (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
Attempt blocked. Brandon Comley (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Brandon Comley replaces Karl Henry.
Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Drinkwater replaces Esteban Cambiasso.
Attempt missed. Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Robert Huth.
Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy King (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Leicester City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Attempt missed. Robert Huth (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Leicester City. Conceded by Leroy Fer.
Attempt missed. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Leicester City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Corner,  Leicester City. Conceded by Clint Hill.
Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Jamie Vardy.
Attempt missed. Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nedum Onuoha.
Attempt missed. Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
Attempt missed. Andy King (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso.
Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Goal!  Leicester City 4, Queens Park Rangers 1. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross following a set piece situation.
Hand ball by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
Corner,  Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Robert Huth.
Hand ball by Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers).
Goal!  Leicester City 4, Queens Park Rangers 0. Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Leicester City 3, Queens Park Rangers 0. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Morgan following a corner.
Attempt missed. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Leicester City. Conceded by Joey Barton.


Scottish Labour leadership contender Kezia Dugdale has received the backing of the party's supporters in the Unison trade union.

Ms Dugdale and Ken Macintosh are vying for the post left vacant by Jim Murphy.
Fellow MSPs Alex Rowley and Richard Baker are in the race for deputy leader along with Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson.
Unison Labour Link confirmed it was supporting Ms Dugdale and Mr Rowley in the contest.
Chairman Gordon McKay said Scottish Labour needed to change direction, and predicted Ms Dugdale and Mr Rowley would make a good team.
He added: "Kezia will provide energetic leadership and Alex offers experience and commitment. They have both shown they are prepared to take Scottish Labour out of its comfort zone."
Lothian MSP Ms Dugdale, who had served as deputy leader under Mr Murphy, said she was delighted by the move.
She added: "It shows that I can be a uniting force for our movement by bringing together all the different elements of the Labour movement."


John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman has been denied parole for a ninth time.

Chapman, 61, shot the former Beatles star in New York in 1980. He told the parole board he now accepted his crime was "premeditated, selfish and evil".
But they told him: "In spite of many favourable factors, we find all to be outweighed by the premeditated and celebrity seeking nature of the crime."
His release would "be incompatible with the welfare of society" and "undermine respect for the law", they concluded.
Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in jail in 1981 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
Lennon was aged 40 when he was shot four times outside a Manhattan apartment block.
According to the ruling released by the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the board considered factors including Chapman's "personal efforts to study and educate yourself", the "network of support and release plans" and "official opposition".
They said: "From our interview and review of your records, we find that your release would be incompatible with the welfare of society and would so deprecate that seriousness of the crime as to undermine respect for the law."
Chapman will next be eligible for parole in August 2018.


The US has said it is "deeply disappointed and concerned" at the three-year jail sentences passed in Egypt on three al-Jazeera journalists.

Echoing criticism from the UK, Canada and Australia, the US state department urged Egypt to "redress the verdict".
The reporters, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste, were convicted of "spreading false news".
Mr Greste was deported to Australia this year and was tried in absentia.
State department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement: "We urge the government of Egypt to take all available measures to redress this verdict, which undermines the very freedom of expression necessary for stability and development.
"The freedom of the press to investigate, report, and comment - even when its perspective is unpopular or disputed - is fundamental to any free society and essential to democratic development."
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said she was "dismayed" by the sentences.
Ms Bishop said she had spoken with Mr Greste and would "continue to pursue all diplomatic avenue with my Egyptian counterpart" to clear Mr Greste's name.
Reaction: Peter Greste speaks to the BBC
On Sunday, Mr Greste said again that he was innocent.
"There was never any evidence to confirm any of the allegations against us," he said.
"We will continue to fight this, using any available means open to us. This is a matter of natural justice."
The UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood said: "I am deeply concerned by the sentences handed down today against journalists in Egypt.
"These sentences will undermine confidence in Egypt's progress towards strong long-term stability based on implementing the rights granted by the Egyptian constitution."
Canada demanded Mr Fahmy's "full and immediate release".
Mr Fahmy's lawyer, Amal Clooney, called on Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to issue a pardon to the journalists.
"The verdict today sends a very dangerous message in Egypt," she told reporters. "It sends a message that journalists can be locked up for simply doing their job, for telling the truth and reporting the news."
She said she would push for her client, who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, to be deported to Canada.
The three journalists are accused of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood group but they strenuously deny the allegations.
They were originally sentenced in July 2014, with Mr Greste and Mr Fahmy receiving seven years and Mr Mohamed getting 10 years.
But their convictions were overturned in January this year and they were freed in February to await retrial.
Mr Greste's lawyer, Chris Flynn, said the men's re-trial "was a sham and was miscarried at every step".
He also urged President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to intervene.
Giving the verdict on Saturday, judge Hassan Farid said the three men were not registered journalists and had been operating from a Cairo hotel without a licence.
He handed three-year sentences to Mr Greste and Mr Fahmy but gave Mr Mohamed an additional six months.
It is unclear how long Mr Fahmy and Mr Mohamed will now serve. They were in prison for about a year before being freed.


It is the size of a tennis court and next year it will go into orbit as part of the most sophisticated space telescope ever built.

The kite-shaped object is a mask that will protect the James Webb observatory from the glare and heat of the Sun as it tries to image the deep Universe.
Engineers have just finished joining together its individual layers.
These membranes, made from a polymer material known as kapton, are as thin as a human hair.
In their shade, the Webb telescope should be able to reach its operating temperature of less than 50 degrees above absolute zero (-223C).
The finished shield is too big to fit in a rocket, however - as is the James Webb telescope.
Observatory and shield must therefore be folded up on themselves, origami style, for the ride to orbit. Only when they get into space can they be unpacked into an operational configuration.
The Northrop Grumman Corporation in Redondo Beach, California, which leads the industrial consortium on the project, is currently packing and stowing the membranes ahead of deployment tests that will take place later this month.
Assuming all goes to plan, the shield will then be attached to Webb's foldable mirrors and instruments.
These elements are due to arrive at Redondo Beach later in the year.
They are presently in tests of their own at the US space agency's Johnson centre in Texas. These investigations aim to ensure the telescope can focus and analyse light properly.
James Webb is often described as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope which is nearing the end of its mission life.
The obvious difference is that Webb is much bigger. Its main mirror is 6.5m across versus Hubble's 2.3m. But the new observatory will also be working at longer wavelengths of light compared with its predecessor.
Webb will sense in the near and mid-infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This should allow the telescope to look deeper into space than Hubble, to see the very first stars to ignite in the cosmos more than 13 billion years ago.
The James Webb Space Telescope is a joint endeavour of Nasa, and the European and Canadian space agencies. Its launch on a European Ariane rocket is currently scheduled for October 2018.
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A man who pretended to have a gun has been arrested after a three-hour stand-off with armed police in central London, Scotland Yard said.

Dozens of people were evacuated from a block of flats in Windmill Walk, Waterloo, after four balconies collapsed at about 09:30 BST.
Emergency crews called out to the scene were "threatened by a man" who said he had a firearm, the Met said.
The man has been arrested for threats to kill and is being held in custody.
No gun was found at the scene.
London Fire Brigade said 20 to 30 people had been evacuated from the building.
A person working in nearby offices, who asked not to be named, said he heard the balconies collapse with a noise "like something heavy being thrown into a skip".
He said he witnessed a man "shouting and swearing about residents enjoying the spectacle".
The arrested man remains in custody, say police.


St Helens maintained their home hoodoo over Super League pacesetters Castleford, winning 26-22 despite a late Tigers fightback.

Cas have not won at Saints in the league since 1990 and that run looked set to continue as the hosts led 20-8 at half-time.
Regan Grace made it two tries in a row to extend St Helens' lead after Greg Eden's tries brought Cas within two.
Ben Roberts sneaked in with the hooter beckoning, but the Tigers fell short.
Although Cas won at St Helens in pre-season, their last competitive victory in the town came in the 1992 Regal Trophy, two seasons after their last league success, at Knowsley Road.
There was much optimism surrounding their trip across the M62, given the upheaval at Saints following Keiron Cunningham's departure and, when they took an early eight-point lead, it seemed as though they might bring their jinx to a halt.
However Saints scored 20 points without reply, with tries from Matty Fleming, Luke Douglas and the influential Mark Percival, who kicked five goals.
The second half both began and finished in the same vein, with tries from Roberts, but Saints did enough in between to hold out and give the interim coaching team of Jamahl Lolesi, Sean Long and Derek Traynor their first win in charge.
St Helens coach Sean Long:
"The boys turned up and it was a short turnaround following the Good Friday game against Wigan. We found a way to win and Cas are a class team and to beat them is pleasing.
"I thought we could have closed this game out a bit easier but I can't fault the boys' effort, it was unreal.
"Regan [Grace] was good. He's been working really hard and has pace to burn but has a lot to learn. He's taking his chance very well and he wants to work - and that's a sign of a good player.
"Every young kid thinks he's ready and we've give Regan a chance - and he's taken it."
Castleford Tigers head coach Daryl Powell:
"In the first half we just got beaten for attitude and energy. We started okay but their speed at the play the ball was far superior to ours.
"We defended well on our line but we made too many errors in possession. Weight of possession at Easter is always going to be crucial - and we were on the wrong end of it.
"We were just not right in between our ears today. I said to the boys at half-time that we needed to keep them out if we were to go on and win - but we didn't manage to do it."
St Helens: Makinson; Swift, Fleming, Percival, Grace; Fages, Smith; Amor, Lee, Walmsley, Taia, Wilkin, Thompson.
Replacements: Douglas, Walker, Peyroux, Knowles.
Castleford: Hardaker, Minikin, Webster, Shenton, Eden; Roberts, Gale; Lynch, McShane, Moors, Millington, McMeeken, Massey.
Replacements: Holmes, Milner, Sene-Lefao, Cook.
Referee: Chris Campbell (RFL).


An 87-year-old man who died in a crash on the M1 after driving the wrong way on a carriageway, has been named.

Albert Kenneth Newman, from Nottingham, was at the wheel of a Mazda Premacy when it collided with a Ford Transit van near Kegworth in Leicestershire.
Michael Luciw, 27, from Nottingham, who was a passenger in the van, was also killed in Monday morning's crash.
The driver of the van was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where he remains in a stable condition.
Highways England confirmed Mr Newman's car was heading north on the southbound carriageway before the collision.
Mr Luciw's mother, Andrea Shelton, said in a statement: "Michael was a loving father, son, brother, uncle, grandson and nephew".


TV and radio services are provided by the French public overseas broadcaster, RFO.

There is a handful of private radio stations.
The media are considered to be able to operate freely.
By December 2011 there were more than 87,000 internet users (Internetworldstats.com).


Ligue 1 champions Monaco did not miss forward Kylian Mbappe, who was left on the bench as they thrashed Marseille.

French media reports claim that Mbappe, 18, is set to join Monaco's title rivals Paris St-Germain for £166m.
Kamil Glik opened the scoring before Radamel Falcao's double, including one from the penalty spot, took his tally to seven goals in four league games.
Adama Diakhaby and Djibril Sidibe made it 5-0 and Remy Cabella scored a consolation before Fabinho's penalty.
Match ends, Monaco 6, Marseille 1.
Second Half ends, Monaco 6, Marseille 1.
Offside, Marseille. Florian Thauvin tries a through ball, but Hiroki Sakai is caught offside.
Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
Jorge (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guido Carrillo.
Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Andre Zambo Anguissa.
Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
Andre Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Guido Carrillo (Monaco).
Substitution, Monaco. Almamy Touré replaces Djibril Sidibe.
Goal!  Monaco 6, Marseille 1. Fabinho (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Monaco. Jorge draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Monaco. Guido Carrillo replaces Falcao.
Substitution, Marseille. Andre Zambo Anguissa replaces Morgan Sanson.
Foul by Rolando (Marseille).
Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!  Monaco 5, Marseille 1. Rémy Cabella (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
Attempt blocked. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
Foul by Rémy Cabella (Marseille).
Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Monaco 5, Marseille 0. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
Kamil Glik (Monaco) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Grégory Sertic.
Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
Corner,  Marseille. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
Substitution, Monaco. Youri Tielemans replaces Adama Diakhaby.
Attempt missed. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valère Germain.
Fabinho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
Rémy Cabella (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Curlews should be the highest conservation priority bird species in the UK, according to RSPB Scotland.

The UK has 27% of the world's breeding curlews but numbers of the wading birds have fallen by 43% since the mid-1990s, the charity said.
The RSPB made its call following a new report, Birds of Conservation Concern, which has listed curlews as a bird of "highest conservation concern".
The UK is thought to have about 68,000 breeding pairs.
Loss of habitat, climate change and predation are thought to have led to declining populations.
Dan Brown, conservation adviser with RSPB Scotland and lead author of the new report, said falling curlew numbers was a "major concern".
He said: "We are responsible for more than a quarter of the world's population in the UK, so the large declines currently occurring may be having a big impact on the global population.
"On this basis, the curlew emerges as our highest priority species from a global perspective - conservation success in the UK will go a long way to helping secure the global population.
"We also approach this work acutely aware that, sadly, two close relatives of the Eurasian curlew - the Eskimo curlew and the slender-billed curlew - are highly likely to have become extinct in recent decades."
Andrew Douse, senior ornithologist with Scottish Natural Heritage, said:  "The drop in curlew numbers demonstrates well a more general issue: a worrying decrease of many upland birds, all of which have large populations across the Scottish uplands.
"Familiar species such as merlin, whinchat, grey wagtail and dotterel have all declined. These changes likely relate to habitat changes, climate change and in some cases, predation.
He added: "We're working hard to understand the causes of these changes to make sure we conserve these important birds of the Scottish hills and mountains."


Scottish Golf has developed a programme to ease young golfers' transition from amateur to professional status.

The governing body's chief executive Blane Dodds says a new finance and support package for Scotland's promising young golfers will help to establish them on the European Tour.
"It's an initiative for helping the best talent we've got," said Dodds.
"It's taking away a lot of the management, logistics and hassles of life on tour."
Ewen Ferguson and Grant Forrest are the first players to benefit from the initiative, which will guarantee them eight Challenge Tour starts this season as they look to qualify for the European Tour.
They will receive funding for two years, as well as coaching and management support from the scheme, which is a partnership between Scottish Golf, Aberdeen Asset Management, SSE Hydro and Bounce Sports Management.
With only one Scot - Russell Knox - in the world's top 30, Scottish Golf wants to try to enable more players to reach the top of the game.
"We've watched Ewen and Grant coming through the ranks over the last few years and clearly we want success at the highest level of the game as an objective," Dodds said.
"There is cash involved, but it's more rounded than that. We've been helping to prepare them from a golfing perspective, there's coaching and technical and lifestyle and strength and conditioning [advice].
"The other element is when that talent is showing promise and ability to perform at a higher level, it's ensuring all the other ancillary support is there so that they can perform when they are on the course.
"It's a stepping stone. If you look over the last few years, the young, talented golfers from Scotland haven't fulfilled their potential. It's about trying to help that process. "
Ferguson, who played his third Challenge Tour event at the Turkey Airlines Challenge last week, was Scottish Golf's amateur of the year in 2015 and, along with Forrest, was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland team that won the 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham.
The duo were identified as having the potential to reach the highest level of the game by the Scottish Golf performance committee, and the governing body plans to open the initiative to other players next season.
"The ultimate goal is to be out there playing stress free, without having to worry about the financial side of things and hopefully bring the best out of ourselves on the golf course," said Ferguson.
"[It's] having the financial backing and support team around you to be able to make the stress less and play with more freedom.
"It's being able to fund my first couple of years of getting out there and trying to find my feet, that's the problem it will solve. It can be very expensive, food, hotels, taxis, caddies - that's what will be taken care of."
Forrest tied for fifth in Turkey, having only turned professional last year. His aim for this season is to finish in the Challenge Tour's top 15 and qualify for the European Tour.
"It's an expensive sport to play for a living, so not having to worry about that when you're teeing up every round is so valuable," Forrest explained. "It's the peace of mind to go out and perform my best.
"If you have a bad week and miss a cut and you want to change your flight it costs more, so it's things like that, to make your life easier and try to help to deal with all the hardships that come with life on tour."


Scientists from the University of Bristol say that they've discovered a clever trick that bumblebees use to help each other find the best food.

They leave "smelly footprints" behind on the plants that they've already eaten from, so that other bees know whether it's a good source of food.
For example, the invisible, smelly markers can let other bees know if a flower is full of good food.
Or it could signal that the food has already all been eaten.
Researchers said that bees can also tell the difference between footprints left by themselves, their family, or strangers.
Clever bees!


Kylian Mbappe scored his first Ligue 1 hat-trick as Monaco thrashed Metz to restore a three-point lead over Paris St-Germain at the top of the table.

The 18-year-old, who is being watched by Arsenal, steered in his first from Radamel Falcao's header down.
Falcao turned in a second before Mbappe cut in from the left to make it 3-0.
The teenager slotted in another to become Ligue 1's youngest hat-trick scorer since Jeremy Menez for Sochaux in 2005, before Falcao added a fifth.
Mbappe's hat-trick was his second at senior level in all competitions - having hit three in a 7-0 win over Rennes in the Coupe de France in December.
It was the perfect response from Leonardo Jardim's side, after PSG had moved level on points with them by winning 3-0 at Bordeaux on Friday.
The one setback for Monaco was an injury to Gabriel Boschilia, whose through pass set up Mbappe's hat-trick goal.
Boschilia was carried off on a stretcher with a knee injury after being caught by a challenge from Metz defender Jonathan Rivierez.
Nice, in third place, visit Rennes on Sunday (14:00 GMT).
Match ends, Monaco 5, Metz 0.
Second Half ends, Monaco 5, Metz 0.
Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Thomas Didillon.
Attempt saved. Irvin Cardona (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
Foul by Irvin Cardona (Monaco).
Franck Signorino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Bernardo Silva (Monaco) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by João Moutinho following a corner.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Thomas Didillon.
Attempt saved. Nabil Dirar (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Franck Signorino.
Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
Franck Signorino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
Attempt saved. Irvin Cardona (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho.
Substitution, Metz. Chris Philipps replaces Cheick Doukoure.
Offside, Monaco. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Abdou Diallo is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
Substitution, Monaco. Irvin Cardona replaces Falcao.
Offside, Monaco. Falcao tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe-Lottin is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin following a set piece situation.
Franck Signorino (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Almamy Touré (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Franck Signorino (Metz).
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Thomas Didillon.
Attempt saved. Almamy Touré (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Falcao.
Attempt blocked. Nabil Dirar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Ismaila Sarr.
Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
Franck Signorino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Renaud Cohade.
Attempt missed. Nabil Dirar (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva following a corner.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces Boschilia because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Boschilia (Monaco) because of an injury.
Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Boschilia (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.


Fly-tippers have dumped about 110 fridges in a street in Birmingham.

Council waste enforcement officers went to Ithon Grove, Kings Norton, after reports that six fridges had been dumped on Monday.
But on arrival they were stunned to find dozens of the appliances strewn along the road.
Birmingham City Council said the illegal dumping was "totally unacceptable" and said staff were trying to identify the perpetrators.
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A spokesman for the authority said: "It's outrageous that people think dumping rubbish on a road, blighting our city, is acceptable.
"This is totally unacceptable and we will prosecute fly-tippers where evidence is available."
Earlier this month, some  150 tonnes of rubbish was dumped on land in Shropshire.
In Manchester, a senior councillor recently called for fly-tippers to be given "hefty" jail sentences.


A quarter of London's 8.6m people live in poverty, the majority of them in working families, according to a new report.

More than a million of the 2.2m people in poverty come from a family where at least one person works.
While joblessness in the capital is at its lowest since 2008, the charity Trust for London said the fall had not cut poverty.
Nearly a fifth of jobs pay less than the London Living Wage.
Low wages and high housing costs mean 37% of the capital's children now live in a family in poverty.
But the report also said London children on free school meals did better in GCSEs than their peers in the rest of England.
London's Poverty Profile (pdf), which is compiled by the New Policy Institute, looked at the effects of the housing boom and how London had recovered from the recession.
While the number of pensioners in poverty has fallen by 30% in the last decade, both housing and work have become more insecure, with more families in temporary or private rented accommodation.
The average private rent in London is now Â£1,600 a month, more than double the average for England.
In 2014/15 London had 7,500 rough sleepers, the highest figure ever recorded.
Hannah Aldridge, one of the report's authors, said:  "When people talk about 'generation rent', they normally think of young working adults unable to save a deposit. But the 260,000 children growing up in private rented poverty are at the sharp end of London's housing crisis, living in expensive, often low-quality homes without long-term security."
A government spokesperson said that the introduction of a national living wage and an increase in the personal tax allowance would raise working families' incomes.
"Our affordable house-building efforts have exceeded ambitions and delivered more than 260,000 affordable homes, 35,000 of which have been built in London."


A medical director has issued a plea to the public amid "exceptional pressure on bed availability" at the Borders General Hospital.

NHS Borders Medical Director Andrew Murray asked them only to attend the A&E department in a genuine emergency.
He said staff were putting all their efforts into the safe discharge of patients to create more space.
He added that community pharmacists could give expert advice and treatment for common illnesses and ailments.
"If you or someone you care for is unwell and can't wait until your GP surgery re-opens on Monday, contact the NHS 24 helpline on 111," he said.
"If the condition is immediately life threatening, dial 999 for an emergency ambulance."


Nigeria's most senior Muslim cleric has rejected a new gender equality bill, which proposes that women and men inherit an equal share.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar, said Muslims would not accept the violation of Islamic law guaranteeing men a greater share.
Nigeria's main Christian body has welcomed the bill, saying its religion permitted equal inheritance.
Activists have pushed for the bill to end discrimination against women.
Nigeria is a deeply religious society with roughly the same number of Christians and Muslims.
Speaking at a Koranic recitation ceremony in northern Zamfara state, the sultan said: "Our religion is our total way of life. Therefore, we will not accept any move to change what Allah permitted us to do."
He added: "Islam is a peaceful religion; we have been living peacefully with Christians and followers of other religions in this country. Therefore, we should be allowed to perform our religion effectively."
In October, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said it did not find anything wrong with the bill because in "Christianity inheritance is shared equally between male and female".
Lawmakers say they will consider public opinion before a decision is taken on which aspects of the bill to approve and which aspects to reject.
In March, Nigeria's senate rejected an earlier version of the bill, saying it was incompatible with Nigerian culture and religious beliefs.
Human rights activist Bukky Shonibare called the rejection of the bill in March a sad day for Nigerian women and said it showed "how backward we are".


A "culture of fear and favour is endemic" within British Cycling, according to a former senior coach.

Ken Matheson, 71, says he suffered a nervous breakdown and "seriously contemplated suicide".
The claims are made in his statement, which the BBC has obtained, to the UK Sport independent review into the culture at British Cycling.
The review came after separate allegations of bullying and sexism at British Cycling.
Performance director Shane Sutton resigned in April after being accused of making sexist and derogatory comments to cyclists - though he was later cleared of all but one of the claims against him.
A British Cycling spokesman said evidence for the independent review into the culture of its World Class Programme had been "sought and welcomed from a wide range of sources", but added it would be "inappropriate to comment" until the full review is published.
Matheson worked for British Cycling from January 1999 to December 2002, coaching Team GB's men's road squad and managing the road programme, the women's endurance programme and the Paralympic team.
He says after he "fell from favour" with senior staff, he was subjected to "undermining, intimidating and threatening" behaviour, which he described as a "frightening experience".
He describes the culture within British Cycling as "macho, brutal and divisive" with fear used as "a powerful management tool".
Although he says he signed a confidentiality agreement on leaving, he tweeted on Wednesday: "I'm talking now - and sod the gagging clause!"
Matheson says he was "bullied" into leaving British Cycling, and his solicitor advised him not to accept the terms he was offered.
Among the other allegations made by Matheson are:
Matheson's account of events is highly critical of Sir Dave Brailsford, who joined British Cycling in 1997 and worked under Keen before succeeding him in 2003.
Matheson says during his time at the organisation it turned into a dictatorship with a "management style based on fear and favour".
Earlier this week, Brailsford, 52, appeared in front of a culture, media and sport select committee holding an inquiry into tackling doping in sport.
During Brailsford's time at British Cycling, it delivered its biggest medal haul since 1908 - with four at the 2004 Olympics. Great Britain topped the medal table at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games.
Matheson's statement will form part of UK Sport's independent review into the culture within British Cycling, which stopped accepting evidence on 30 November and is expected to publish in January.


Inverness Caledonian Thistle have taken out-of-favour Crawley Town midfielder Conor Henderson on trial.

The 24-year-old former Arsenal trainee joined up with the Scottish Premiership club at the weekend.
Henderson's contract with the English League Two club expires in January.
Crawley manager Mark Yates said: "I have told him he does not figure in my plans at the moment and I want to give him as much opportunity as possible to get himself sorted out."
Republic of Ireland Under-21 cap Henderson had a spell on loan with Coventry City from Arsenal before switching to Hull City after his release from the London outfit.
He was again farmed out to Stevenage before being released again and then signed for Crawley in summer 2014.
His appearances having been restricted by an ankle injury, Henderson making 19 appearances as the Reds were relegated from League One last season.
And he has only played three times this term after Yates took over from Dean Saunders.
Caley Thistle manager John Hughes is looking to bolster a squad that last season lifted the Scottish Cup but has been badly hit by injuries this season.
In most games this season, Hughes, whose side sit eighth in the Scottish top flight, has not filled all seven substitutes places on his bench.


A spectral Luftwaffe World War II jet over Gower, questions about Anglesey's nuclear plant, and terrified Flintshire motorists.

These are just three of the cases uncovered in files released by the National Archives examining UFO sightings across Wales.
The papers span four decades, and include nearly 7,000 documents.
But one of the biggest Welsh UFO mysteries, the 'Dyfed Triangle', may have been an elaborate practical joke.
It is the latest in a growing number of documents released detailing the UK's obsession with claims of extra-terrestrial sightings that began to surge in post-war Britain.
The papers reveal that between 1996 and 2008, more than 20 detailed sightings were reported to the police and Ministry of Defence in Wales.
They include the case of a sighting near
          Rhossili Bay on the Gower peninsula in September, 2005, describing the UFO as appearing like a WWII Luftwaffe prototype jet.
"Suddenly we became aware of a bright object, travelling at very high speed, moving horizontally from west to east almost directly above our heads," recorded the un-named observer, in an explanation to the Ministry of Defence.
"The object was shaped like a pair of stubby swept-back wings, meeting at around 90 degrees. The wingtips were round, as was the forward joint of port and starboard wings.
"My cousin turned to me in surprise, and I exclaimed: 'What on earth was that thing we just saw?'.
In response, the MoD said it only investigated threats to UK airspace, and had no remit to examine 'aerial phenomena'.
Some nine years earlier, the files recount a sighting by a driver in
          Flintshire, in August, 1996.
A police record passed to defence officials stated: "The object was very large and bright. It had flames coming out of the rear and there was no noise coming from it at all. It was 20ft from the ground and moving very fast."
The report said the sighting was made towards Mold, and the records notes that the driver was "extremely shaken-up by the incident".
Significantly, two other sightings were made on the same day - one on Anglesey, and another not far ways from the first at Chirk.
"I've always been sceptical about these things, until tonight. I've never seen anything anything like it in my life before," said one witness.
Another incident found its way to the the House of Commons, after concerned residents near Wylfa nuclear power station on
          Anglesey contacted the then MP, now assembly member, Ieuan Wyn Jones.
He wrote to ministers about the alleged sightings, seeking reassurance.
However, officials were unable to address the mystery or confirm whether the so-called UFO was in fact a search-and-rescue operation from RAF Valley.
"It would have been highly unlikely that any of their helicopters would have been airborne," said officials.
Finally, the full records regarding the so-called 'Dyfed Triangle' have been released, after some of the papers were made public in 2010.
It has widely been viewed as Wales' own 'Roswell incident' - sightings of both UFOs and aliens in an area stretching across parts of Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion in the 1970s.
One incident recalls a sighting by Rosa Granville who ran a hotel in Little Haven. She was woken late at night and saw what she described as a flying saucer ship, and then a silver alien shape.
Similar stories were told by schoolchildren at Broadhaven.
The MP at the time, Nicholas Edwards wrote: "I am being inundated at the present time with representations about UFOs said to have been seen in Pembrokeshire."
But the files reveal that officials who investigated the incident suspected pranksters.
"The Community Relations Officer added that there is general speculation in the neighbourhood that a practical joker may be at work," wrote staff at S4 - the government department that investigated sightings at the time.
"RAF Brawdy have had other enquiries about men in silver suits and it is perhaps not irrelevant that a local factory manufactures clothing of this type for the oil installation at Milford Haven."


Clinical Manchester United increased the pressure on Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as they capitalised on some poor defending to run out comfortable victors at Old Trafford.

Rodgers - who dropped struggling goalkeeper Simon Mignolet for Brad Jones - can point to a succession of brilliant saves from United's David De Gea and a controversial second goal from Juan Mata as significant factors in defeat.
This, however, will do little to ease the growing concerns for Rodgers and Liverpool, with the memory of their thrilling 3-0 win here in March - in a sequence that almost took them to their first title in 24 years - seeming an age away.
United captain Wayne Rooney gave them an early lead and Liverpool had every right to feel aggrieved when Mata headed in from a clearly offside position to take the game away from them just before half-time.
Even before United took the lead, De Gea made an important save from Raheem Sterling, denying the England youngster on four occasions as well as producing three vital contributions to stop Liverpool substitute Mario Balotelli getting his first Premier League goal for the club.
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Robin van Persie's third for United at the end of a lightning counter-attack only added to Liverpool's pain and gave the scoreline a lopsided look given the amount of work done by De Gea.
United's sixth successive league win continued United's resurgence under manager Louis van Gaal and put Liverpool's decline since they came so close to winning the Premier League into even sharper relief. Liverpool now trail third-placed United by 10 points.
Liverpool's owners, Fenway Sports Group, intend to give Rodgers until the end of the season at least to turn matters around given the credit he still has after last season, but after a miserable Champions League campaign was confirmed by their exit at the group stage following the midweek draw with Basel, these are crucial days for the northern Irishman.
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He now faces a huge seven days with a Capital One Cup quarter-final at Championship leaders Bournemouth on Wednesday before Arsenal visit Anfield next weekend.
The reshuffled team sent out at Old Trafford by Rodgers gave Liverpool and their manager cause for optimism in an energetic early spell but the momentum shifted crucially in the 13th minute as De Gea saved from Sterling at one end and Rooney scored at the other.
In the space of 25 seconds, Liverpool should have taken the lead but then found themselves behind as Antonio Valencia nutmegged Joe Allen and pulled the ball back for Rooney, who scored with Jones diving in the wrong direction.
De Gea thwarted Sterling - utilised as a lone striker - once more before United doubled their lead in controversial fashion five minutes before half-time.
Mata was clearly offside when he headed in after Van Persie got a slight touch to Ashley Young's cross. There was daylight between Mata and the last Liverpool defender, so it can only be assumed linesman Mike Mullarkey did not believe Van Persie got a touch.
It was a demoralising blow for Liverpool who, having had to replace Glen Johnson with Kolo Toure in the first half after he suffered a groin injury, replaced Adam Lallana with Balotelli at the restart.
Whereas United had taken the chances that had come their way, Liverpool had wasted every opportunity, as Sterling did once more early in the second half.
Michael Carrick, who had been immaculate, inexplicably allowed Jonny Evans' pass to roll straight to Sterling, who hesitated, even when he seemed to have rounded De Gea, allowing the goalkeeper to get back and save.
De Gea's development into a world-class goalkeeper has been confirmed by a series of stellar performances this season and he showed his quality and reflexes again to turn Balotelli's close-range shot on to the bar.
The difference between the sides was illustrated once more as Van Persie wrapped up United's win. Dejan Lovren scooped Rooney's pass hopelessly into the path of Mata, who found Van Persie to score, with Jones once again on the wrong foot.


The government is being "urged to intervene" in long traffic jams caused by works to build a new public transport system near Bristol.

Lane closures at Bradley Stoke have caused delays during rush hour, with many commuters blaming the Metrobus project.
Local MP Jack Lopresti said the roadworks had "gone on too long".
He met Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling to ask him to "put pressure" on the council.
Mr Lopresti said he had asked Mr Grayling to "put pressure on South Gloucestershire Council and the contractors to get a grip of the situation to complete the works as quickly as possible".
"The Metrobus works need to be completed as quickly as possible with the minimum disruption to local residents," he said.
The Conservative MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke has also called an "urgent meeting" with the contractors, Metrobus and South Gloucestershire Council.
Commuters told BBC Radio Bristol "rush hour is now two to three hours long" and "everyone is really frustrated".
South Gloucestershire Council apologised earlier in the week for the congestion and said the closed lane, causing many of the traffic problems, should be reopened by the end of December.
Metrobus is part of a wider plan to improve public transport in Bristol and the surrounding areas.


Lionel Ainsworth has signed a new contract with Motherwell, who say they faced competition from clubs around Britain who also wanted the winger.

The 27-year-old Englishman spent a season on loan at Fir Park from Rotherham United before signing a permanent contract last summer.
Now he has agreed a new one-year deal to stay in Ian Baraclough's squad.
"Well have managed to beat off stiff competition from SPFL Premiership and English clubs," said the club website.
Ainsworth scored in both legs of Motherwell's Premiership Play-off final victory over Rangers to take his tally to 22 in his two seasons at Fir Park.
He told the club website: "Last season was disappointing in many ways, albeit we finished strongly against Rangers in the play-offs.
"I think there is a real desire in me and the guys who are still at the club to ensure next season is much better."
Ainsworth, whose previous clubs include Derby County, Watford and Huddersfield Town, said he is relishing the use of two wingers - himself and Marvin Johnson - since the arrival of Baraclough as manager.
"Obviously the way the team plays now, with pace all across the front area, really suits me, with Marvin on one side and me on the other," he added.


A horse has been attacked and killed in a Hampshire village, prompting police to warn animal owners to be on alert.

The body of the dead horse was discovered by a member of the public at about 14:10 BST in a field on Willis Lane in Four Marks.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said: "The horse appears to have injuries consistent with an attack and a forensic vet will examine the body."
He asked villagers to check their animals and secure any outbuildings.
"Officers are keen to hear from anyone who has seen anything suspicious in the area in the last 24 hours," he said.
"This a very rare incident and enquiries are ongoing this evening."
Police have not yet said how the horse was killed. The RSPCA has been informed of the death.


The Metropolitan Police is to pay £425,000 to a woman whose child was fathered by a man who she did not know was an undercover police officer.

The unprecedented payment comes after a legal battle with women who say they were duped into relationships with officers who were spying on them.
Scotland Yard says it "unreservedly apologises for any pain and suffering".
The woman told BBC News she had received psychiatric care after learning the officer's real identity.
The Met's payment is part of an agreement for her to drop her legal action alleging assault, negligence, deceit and misconduct by senior officers.
The force faces further possible claims from other women who say they were tricked into relationships with Special Demonstration Squad officers.
The SDS ran long-term undercover operations designed to infiltrate protest groups, including animal rights organisations.
One of its key officers, former Special Branch detective Bob Lambert, used the pseudonym Bob Robinson, and was tasked with infiltrating the Animal Liberation Front.
During that operation in the mid 1980s, he formed a relationship with a 22-year-old activist called Jacqui - even though he was already married with children. In 1985 she gave birth - but when the boy was two years old, the father vanished.
Jacqui only discovered the real identity of her son's father in 2012 after he had been outed by other campaigners.
Scotland Yard had refused to confirm or deny whether Bob Lambert was an SDS operative, despite his own admissions to journalists, until it was forced to change its position in August.
Mr Lambert has not responded to BBC requests for comment on the settlement - but he has previously said that wanted to apologise to women with whom he had relationships and that he had made some "serious mistakes".
Speaking to BBC News and the Guardian newspaper, Jacqui said that the Metropolitan Police's refusal to admit the truth had added to her personal pain and contributed to a mental breakdown requiring treatment at a clinic. She said that she would have rather have had less compensation and more truth.
Jacqui said: "The legal case is finished but there is no closure for me. There is the money, but there is no admission by the police that what they did was wrong, there is no meaningful apology and most importantly there are no answers.
"I don't know why I was singled out by the police to be duped into an intimate sexual relationship with Bob Lambert. I don't know if he was paid overtime to be with me during the 14 hours of labour I went through giving birth to our son. I feel violated."
In March, a police review of allegations of undercover misdeeds said sexual relationships between undercover officers such as those in the SDS and their targets were inappropriate and a "gross abuse" of their position.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "The MPS unreservedly apologises for any pain and suffering that the relationship with Bob Lambert, an undercover officer, has had on this woman. We recognise the impact that the revelation that he was an undercover police officer must have had both on her and her son.
"From the outset we have dealt with this lengthy case with professionalism and sensitivity, completely understanding the gravity of the circumstances. We regret if this necessarily complex process has added to her distress. the MPS has never had a policy that officers can use sexual relations for the purposes of policing. "
There are 12 other legal claims relating to undercover officers still being fought.
But Jules Carey of Bindmans lawyers, acting for Jacqui, said the legal battles so far suggested Scotland Yard wanted to maintain a "never say never" stance to sexual relations after the Met's lawyers argued there could be a hypothetical extreme situation where such a tactic was needed.
Mr Carey said: "The Metropolitan Police are prepared to criticise the conduct of an individual officer, Bob Lambert. They are even prepared to be critical of the unit he was from - but they refuse to condemn the practice itself.
"It is time for the commissioner of Metropolitan Police to publicly commit to seeing the end of this shameful and abusive practice".
Fellow former SDS officer Peter Francis told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that sex was "used by almost everybody who was serving in that unit".
He added that undercover officers were "expected, not ordered" to "engage in relationships" and that while there was no policy on becoming involved in sexual relations, there was "no policy saying that you couldn't either".


Kidderminster Harriers have parted company with head coach Dave Hockaday after just three months in charge.

Harriers chief executive Colin Gordon, who picked the team prior to Hockaday's arrival in October, will again take on team selection responsibility.
Harriers lie bottom of the National League, 12 points adrift of safety, having won just twice all season.
"We've talked at length and both agree that this is the right move forward," said Harriers chairman Rod Brown.
"We'd like to thank Dave for his hard work and contribution to the club during his time with us."
The 57 year old former Blackpool, Swindon, Hull, Stoke and Shrewsbury defender took over after Gary Whild's exit from Aggborough. in September.
He spent seven years at Watford from 2000 as Under-18s coach, then first-team coach, after which he worked briefly under Martin Allen at MK Dons.
He had two years as Southampton youth coach, then worked again under Allen at Cheltenham before four years at Forest Green.
He was given the manager's job by Championship club Leeds United in August 2014, only to be sacked by Massimo Cellino after only six games and 70 days in charge.
He worked for non-League side Swindon Supermarine, then had two months at League One side Coventry before moving to Kidderminster.


An 11-year-old boy in the United States has wowed audiences after successfully spelling 'taoiseach' on his way to becoming joint winner of a national spelling bee competition.

Nihar Janga, from Austin, Texas, was named co-champion with Jairam Hathwar, 13.
The pair battled for 25 rounds in the final of the national competition, which was broadcast live on TV.
Each received a $40,000 (Â£27,343) prize.
One of the biggest cheers of the night came when Nihar successfully spelled 'taoiseach'.
"Is that an Irish word for prime minister?" he asked, before rattling off the correct letters.
Earlier, he had impressed with his grasp of words.
When given 'biniou' to spell, he asked, 'Is that a Breton bagpipe?' before successfully answering.
In the final round, Jairam spelled 'feldenkrais', a method of education, leaving Nihar with 'gesellschaft', a type of social relationship.
The 11-year-old nailed it to secure a tie and become the youngest champion since 2002.
Speaking afterwards, Nihar thanked his mother and said: "I can't say anything. I'm just in fifth grade."


The Supreme Court in Panama has voted in favour of investigating former President Ricardo Martinelli over corruption allegations.

The court said it would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate claims that Mr Martinelli had inflated multi-million dollar contracts during his time in office from 2009 to 2014.
Mr Martinelli denies the allegations.
His successor in office, Juan Carlos Varela, campaigned on a promise to clean up Panamanian politics.
The Supreme Court made the decision on Wednesday after a former government official accused Mr Martinelli of pressuring him to sign "anomalous" contracts worth $45m (Â£30m).
The former official, Giacomo Tamburelli, ran a government social programme and is himself under investigation for alleged corruption.
The probe centres on accusations that the government paid highly inflated prices for dried food it handed out to students as part of its social programme.
Mr Martinelli, a wealthy supermarket tycoon, said the allegations were part of a political vendetta against him by President Varela.
Mr Varela has in the past accused Mr Martinelli of taking kickbacks, but this is the first time the former leader faces a formal investigation.
Mr Martinelli travelled to Guatemala on Wednesday to attend a session of the Central American parliament, a regional political body with headquarters in Guatemala City.
The former leader did not say whether he would return to Panama.
"I will make that decision in the future, but I am not going to go for a trial arranged by Mr Varela," he said.
During his presidential campaign, Mr Varela, a former Martinelli ally turned bitter rival, said he would root out widespread corruption within Panama's political system.