Manor have signed their second former Ferrari technician in a month, recruiting Pat Fry as engineering consultant.

Fry, sacked as Ferrari's engineering director at the end of a winless 2014, joins ex-Ferrari chief designer Nikolas Tombazis, who suffered the same fate.
Fry's recruitment is the latest step in Manor's restructuring as they try to move off the back of the grid.
The 51-year-old has formerly worked for Benetton and McLaren.
He joins former McLaren colleague Dave Ryan, who joined as racing director in November for his first role in F1 since leaving McLaren in 2009 for his involvement in misleading the stewards at the Australian Grand Prix that year.
Manor have signed deals to use Mercedes engines and the rear end of the Williams car this season.
Ryan said: "We are extremely fortunate to have Pat on board to help us hit the ground running with our exciting new technical package.
"The aim is to bring performance to the car with effect from the Barcelona tests, then translate that to the race track in Melbourne, to ensure we make the strongest possible start to 2016 and have a good basis for development in the early part of the season."
The 2016 Formula 1 season begins with the Australian Grand Prix on 20 March.


Two elderly men died after their stairlifts snapped following a "catastrophic failure" in a welding joint, a coroner has said.

James Bell, of Ramsgate, Kent, and George Bathmaker, of Mitcham, south London, both aged 79, died within three months of each other in 2013.
Dr Shirley Radcliffe recorded a verdict of accidental death after a joint inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court.
West Yorkshire company Acorn Stairlifts has accepted responsibility.
"Investigations revealed there had been a catastrophic failure of a welding joint between the tubular seat post and the attachment plate," Dr Radcliffe said.
She said it had occurred as a result of "inadequate welding at the time of manufacture".
The inquest heard Mr Bell sustained head and chest injuries and Mr Bathmaker suffered a spinal injury and cardiac arrest after their stairlifts snapped and they fell downstairs.
Both men had been using Acorn Superglide 120 models.
Acorn's lawyer Gary Lewis told the inquest a dealer had contacted the company about a month after Mr Bell died at his home in July 2013, saying the Kent coroner had been informed.
Despite enquiring twice about Mr Bell's death the company did not get a reply until the end of September as the coroner was on holiday.
By the time of the reply on 30 September Mr Bathmaker had also died.
The company, based in Steeton, said it was "distraught and shocked" on realising there may have been a link between the deaths.
Group compliance manager William Waddell said the news of a second death prompted a major recall.
A total of 43,556 stairlifts were sold directly by Acorn, with a further 14,054 sold through dealers.
"Everyone now has been contacted in some way," said Mr Waddell.
"We have exhausted every avenue to try and find the stairlifts."
Caroline Killbride, of West Yorkshire Trading Standards, said the firm's rectification programme was appropriate in line with its obligations and that it had sufficient recall procedures.
After the inquest Mr Bell's daughters Diane Lee and Sonia Dutton said they wanted justice for their father and to prevent anything like his death happening again.
"It's appalling," said Ms Lee. "The stairlift was put in to prevent an accident happening and it proved to be the death of him."
Mr Bathmaker's son Daniel said not enough had been done after the death of Mr Bell.
"My family would like to say that whilst we accept the coroner's verdict of death by accident we do not accept that every effort was made by Kent Constabulary, Kent Coroner's Office and Acorn at the time of Mr Bell's death that could have prevented the death of my father."


A baby girl should be removed from her mother and live with her father and his boyfriend instead, a judge has ruled.

The judgement follows a legal fight over the nature of the parents' agreement when the child was conceived.
The woman said they had agreed for her to be the main parent, but the father, who donated sperm, said she had agreed to be the gay couple's surrogate.
Ms Justice Russell said it was in the "best interests" of the one-year-old girl to live with her father.
The High Court case was heard in London and Birmingham earlier this year, but the decision has just been published.
"The pregnancy was contrived with the aim of a same-sex couple having a child to form a family assisted by a friend, " the judge said.
"Therefore [the girl] living with [the two men] and spending time with [the woman] from time to time fortunately coincides with the reality of her conception and accords with [the girl's] identity and place within her family."
Ms Justice Russell said the woman had used "offensive language" including "stereotypical images and descriptions of gay men" and had "insinuated that gay men in same-sex relationships behave in a sexually disinhibited manner" and were "sexually disloyal to each other".
She also said the woman had "disrupted" the men's evidence and said proceedings were "interrupted on numerous occasions" so that the woman could express breast milk.
Interruptions were "noticeably" fewer and shorter when the woman gave evidence, she said.
"[The woman] has consistently done all she can to minimise the role that [the father] had in the child's life and to control and curtail his contact with his daughter," said the judge.
"Far from being a child that she conceived with her good friend, as she describes it, her actions have always been of a woman determined to treat the child as solely her own."
The judge ruled that nothing could be reported that would identify the girl, who celebrated her first birthday earlier this year.
About 2,000 children are thought to be born to surrogate mothers every year in the UK.
The UK's current legal position is that the woman who gives birth is the legal mother, irrespective of whether the child is genetically hers. If she is married, her husband is the legal father.
Natalie Gamble, a solicitor specialising in surrogacy law who represented the fathers in the case, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the current system left all parties involved in a surrogacy at risk of dispute.
She said the UK should looks to other countries, such as the US, for models of how surrogacy arrangements were handled "much better".
"In California, for example, there is a very clear structure for people at the outset of an arrangement," she said.
"Everybody entering into a surrogacy arrangement has psychological screening, legal advice, medical advice and support to think through all the issues and enter into a very clear contract.
"In the UK we don't have that kind of front-ended support".


Fast bowlers Ben Cotton and Tom Taylor have signed new contracts with Derbyshire until the end of 2018.

Cotton, 22, has played 17 first-class matches since his debut in 2014 and featured regularly in white-ball cricket this season.
Taylor, 21, was ruled out for the season with a back injury.
"They are both exciting fast bowlers who have the ability to win games for Derbyshire," head coach John Sadler told the club website.
"And we must remember they're still only 22 and 21 respectively."
Derbyshire are bottom of Division Two, having failed to win any of their Championship matches this season.


A photograph of a woman with her fist raised defying a uniformed march of neo-Nazis in Sweden has gone viral.

Activist Tess Asplund took part in a counter-demonstration during a Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) rally in Borlange on Sunday.
She has been widely praised on social media, including by Harry Potter author J K Rowling, who has called her "magnificent".
Ms Asplund said she was "shocked" by the reaction.
The anti-racism activist told Swedish P4 radio station that her act was an impulse, as she thought the neo-Nazi demonstration should not be being held there.
Some 300 people attended the march. Others joined the counter-demonstration, many wearing clown costumes.
The picture, by photographer David Lagerlof, has been widely shared on social media and by newspapers and websites around the world.
Ms Asplund said it would be "great" if the photo made people pay more attention to the fight against racism and xenophobia but that she did not want to be seen as a symbol.
On Twitter, many users called her "hero" and "amazing". Others noted her "unbelievable bravery" and "courage".
A message of support from British author Ms Rowling has been retweeted more than 6,000 times and liked by more than 12,000 people.
Neo-Nazi movements have been on the rise in Sweden and other European countries as a result of the migration crisis. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats Party is the third biggest political force in the country.
The country, which has a decades-old reputation for welcoming refugees and political asylum seekers, has introduced tighter border controls in an attempt to control the influx.
Alongside Germany, Sweden is one of the main destinations for migrants trying to reach Europe. Tensions there have been heightened by arson attacks on asylum centres and other cases of violence.


Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has been selected to head her party's election list in the Lothian region.

The party is voting to select how candidates will be ranked for the constituency list vote next year.
Ms Davidson, who currently represents Glasgow as a list MSP, has targeted a move across the central belt to the Lothians.
Deputy leader Jackson Carlaw now heads the list for the West region.
The party attracted some criticism on social media when Ms Davidson was the only woman to feature among 20 candidates on the first lists announced. However, four more female candidates were included on the Central list announced later in the day.
Lists for the other regions will be published through the weekend.
Ms Davidson said: "This has been the most democratic system any of the parties have used to rank candidates for the regional list.
"We intend to make great progress in May, and the list vote is going to be vital for getting more Conservative MSPs into Holyrood."


Former DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile has died, aged 84.

Savile, who was one of the most famous names on British TV and radio in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died on Saturday.
Police said they were called to his home in Leeds, but that there was nothing suspicious about his death.
His family programme, Jim'll Fix It, drew in huge audiences and the programme received 20,000 letters a week at the height of its popularity.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers were called to the house in Roundhay at 12:10 BST.
Details of how he died were not yet known, but he was recently in hospital with pneumonia.
His nephew, Roger Foster, said he "passed away quietly in his sleep during the night".
"Jimmy was a wonderful man. His public face is well-known but we knew him much more as an uncle. He was a very good friend. Jimmy will be sadly missed by very many people."
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn said Sir Jimmy was embraced by everybody, and was "always just Jimmy Savile".
"He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as well. In the privacy of his own life I don't think he had very many friends."
He added: "I've never known anyone quite like him. He was a blunt speaking northerner, but also kind and very respectful."
Presenter Dave Lee Travis told Sky News: "We are all going to be worse off without him around."
Prince Charles has also praised Sir Jimmy in a statement released by Clarence House: "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile's death and their thoughts are with his family at this time," it said.
Savile started out as a dance hall DJ in the 1950s, before making his name as a broadcaster on Radio Luxembourg.
He was one of the first DJs on BBC Radio 1 and launched Top of the Pops in 1964.
He also appeared on the music show's final edition in 2006.
His TV persona included chunky gold jewellery, a huge cigar, his trademark snowy white hair and a number of catch-phrases which were frequently parodied by impressionists such as Mike Yarwood.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Savile was conscripted as a Bevin Boy, working in the coal mines during the war.
Away from broadcasting, he was noted for his charity work, running 200 marathons and raising Â£40m over the years.
He was a volunteer at the hospital and ran more than 200 marathons for various charitable organisations.
Sir Jimmy raised Â£20m for the creation of the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1983 after a storm damaged wooden huts which had housed spinal cord injury patients.
A spokeswoman for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, said Sir Jimmy would be missed by staff and patients, adding: "He was tireless in his attempts to fundraise for the hospital and was integral in the creation of the National Spinal Injuries Centre that we have today."
Savile was knighted by the Queen in 1990 for his charity work.


A woman who works with survival expert Bear Grylls has broken the record for running the Wales Coastal Path.

Sarah Thomson from Newquay, Cornwall, covered the 870-mile route in 23 days - smashing the record of 40 days.
She set off from Chester in October and was due to finish on Friday, but after passing Cardiff kept running towards her final destination of Chepstow and arrived there on Thursday.
Ms Thomson said she had "surprisingly few low points".
"A few families have taken me in and cooked for me along the way, and passers-by have offered high fives, jelly beans and cheers - a couple of youth hostels have let me stay for free too," the ultra marathon runner said.
"Physically it has been really tough. My feet are literally numb stumps at the end of my legs now."


West Ham will be anchor tenants for the Olympic Stadium after the government agreed to put in an extra £25m towards the costs of converting the venue.

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The additional money takes the Treasury's contribution to around £60m.
Adapting the stadium could cost between £150m and £190m.
But the deal was secured only after West Ham agreed to increase their own funding of the project by £5m, to £15m. They will move in from August 2016 and pay around £2m a year rent.
We will only go there if it is fit for use. I won't go there if I have to look over a running track. But I believe we are in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let's face it - they've built a stadium, albeit the wrong shape and size
Under conversion plans, the roof will be extended and the seating capacity reduced from 80,000 to 60,000, with a retractable system allowing the venue to be converted from an athletics arena to football stadium within days.
Seats will slide over the running track to bring West Ham fans closer to the action.
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will begin work on the roof in the autumn and officials hope it will be ready for the autumn of 2015 -
After that the stadium will close again to reconfigure the stadium's lower seating bowl and re-open in time for West Ham to start playing their games there in August 2016.
Although West Ham were appointed preferred bidders by the LLDC three months ago, there were still fears the agreement could collapse over how to finance the transformation of the stadium.
Initially the club had been reluctant to pay anything, but over time they increased their contribution to £10m and are now prepared to pay £15m.
The rest of the money will be drawn from a range of sources, including London Mayor Boris Johnson's budget, a £40m loan from Newham Council and around £20m of borrowings by the LLDC.
To guarantee the 99-year lease, West Ham also had to agree to pay a proportion of any future sale of the club back to the LLDC.
Johnson argued that the move into the stadium significantly enhanced West Ham's value and that the public purse should share in any profits generated from a sale by owners David Gold and David Sullivan.
In response, West Ham have agreed to pay a one-off windfall back to the LLDC if they sell the club in the next 10 years. West Ham say that is a sign of Gold and Sullivan's long-term commitment to the club.
The deal will be a huge relief to the mayor and the government, who feared the stadium could become a major drain on taxpayers.
Government: Around £60m
Loan from Newham Council: £40m
LLDC loan: £20m
West Ham: £15m
There will also be funding from London Mayor Boris Johnson's budget
As well as £2m-a-year in rent, the club will share catering and hospitality revenue with LLDC but it is understood West Ham will take all ticket and merchandising income.
Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn is seeking a judicial review of the decision but the LLDC is confident that will not stall the process.
Sources insist Hearn is contesting the LLDC's failure to do a joint deal with the Premier League team and Leyton Orient, rather than the decision to place West Ham in the stadium.
The LLDC and West Ham will now work together to sell the naming rights for the stadium to a major sponsor.
Initial talks with the International Olympic Committee and the British Olympic Association have begun on whether they can use the word "Olympic" in any future naming of the venue.
This is thought to be extremely unlikely unless the sponsor of the stadium is also one of the Olympic movement's big commercial partners.


A teacher who shared images of child sex abuse with a paedophile she was having an online relationship with has been jailed for 18 months.

Caroline Parry, 45, was head of English at a Teesside secondary school when authorities found she was swapping "sick" fantasies with a man in the US.
The married mother admitted possessing indecent images of children when she appeared at Teesside Crown Court.
Sixteen of the 20 images were in the most serious category.
Judge Stephen Ashurst said Parry, who also admitted possessing extreme pornography, knew the man was a self-confessed paedophile.
She had talked to him online for a number of years and he called her his "fellow paedo".
Judge Ashurst said: "He described in explicit details his sexual preferences, for sex with children, in particular very young girls and also with their mothers, and he sent very disturbing still and moving images to you.
"Far from being repulsed by what you were either viewing or downloading, you encouraged him in his sick fantasies."
The judge said Parry, of Ryhill Walk in Ormesby, described the child victims as "cute" in messages to the man and said they appeared to be "loving" what was happening to them.
The court heard that in fact the images showed serious abuse by adults of children as young as two.
None of the victims were family members or pupils.
Rachael Dyson, defending, said Parry was "extremely remorseful for her actions" and keen to work with the authorities to address her behaviour.
The judge said Parry was regarded by the outside world as a "responsible mother" who was "well-respected" in her profession.
He described her "fall from grace" as "nothing less than spectacular".
"Your marriage is now in tatters, your home life disrupted, your career in ruins and, I am sure you will appreciate, all of this is self-inflicted," he added.
Parry was also put on the sex offenders register for 10 years and made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same period.


Blackburn Rovers have offered winger Ben Marshall a new contract with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season.

The 25-year-old moved to Ewood Park from Leicester City in 2013.
Rovers turned down bids for Marshall from Wolves and Fulham during the last transfer window.
"We've sent a new proposal to Ben and his representative and they're deliberating over that," Coyle told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"The talks continue to be positive and that is where we are at the moment."


Two armed men on a motorbike opened fire at a bar in Manchester before fleeing the scene, police said.

Five shots were fired at The Living Room at about 22:15 BST on Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police confirmed.
One man suffered a "minor" injury, but it was not as a result of the shooting at the bar in Deansgate.
A charity fundraiser for the Christie cancer hospital was being held at the venue at the time, though it is not thought to be linked to the shooting.
Supt Arif Nawaz said police believe the "shocking incident" to be a "targeted attack".
"We have significant resources in place, with a team of specialist officers working to establish the exact circumstances and find the men responsible," he added.
Witnesses have been urged to contact police.


Two "sophisticated" thieves have been jailed for freeing more than 40 wild boar from a farm in Bridgend county.

The animals escaped from Bryn Mynach Farm, near Maesteg, in April 2014.
Carl John, 27, of Bridgend, admitted burglary and allowing the animals to escape, while James Marlow, 29, of Port Talbot, admitted the same offences and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.
They were jailed for three years and eight months at Cardiff Crown Court.
Adam John, 30, of Port Talbot, who admitted being part of the burglary and possessing criminal property, was given a four-year sentence.
The court heard Adam John drove Marlow and Carl John to the farm of Greg Davies, who has a dangerous animal licence in order to keep the boars.
The "pre-planned, criminal enterprise" was carried out for the gang to steal high-value farm tools, of which Â£3,485 worth were taken, Heath Edwards, prosecuting, said.
Carl John and Marlow freed 23 adult boar and 19 boarlets, worth up to Â£30,000, after cutting through fences.
Marlow admitted later slaughtering one of two boars found dead immediately after the raid - one of which had had its throat cut - the court heard.
It is believed to be the first time anyone has been prosecuted under the releasing offence, which is part of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Mr Edwards said 12 of the adult boars were now living wild, while 15 boarlets were still unaccounted for following a "unique" joint search by police, Natural Resources Wales and Cardiff University.
The barrister said the economic and ecological consequences of their release had been "wide-spread, unusual and alarming".
Mr Edwards said media coverage had led to people asking Mr Davies for permission to hunt the boars "basically for sport".
Concerns have also been raised that the animals may "assist in the spread of swine flu and tuberculosis", the prosecutor added.
Sentencing the men, Judge David Aubrey QC said he was satisfied they were part of a "sophisticated criminal gang" driven by "your desire to satisfy your greed".
"You had no thought for the potentially devastating consequences to the farmer, whose property you burgled, nor to the harm that could be caused to the environment and to the public at large," he added.
"Nor to the cost that would be incurred in dealing with the danger and damage that you had caused."


Boss Richard Cockerill says Leicester will show restraint against Bath in their bid to win an 11th English title.

Tigers have already secured a play-off spot and are likely to face Saracens at Allianz Park in the semi-finals.
Saturday's trip to The Rec is the Tigers' first since their 47-10 semi-final defeat 12 months ago.
"Part of me would like to send the best team to knock lumps out of them, but the reality is that we need to put egos in our pocket," said Cockerill.
"We have to look after our squad and be sensible. We need to make sure we get it right for the semi and try to win the competition."
Leicester suffered two heavy defeats at The Rec in 2014-15, their play-off exit coming after they were beaten 45-0 - their heaviest-ever loss in the Premiership.
"The history of our last two games at The Rec aren't particularly good ones, but you have to put ego to one side and focus on the semi-final," Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester.
"While we want to put in a good performance and win, it's not our first thought really.
"We will send a side that is fresh and hungry to play, but we will make sure that we rest guys and look after guys for the semi."
England centre Manu Tuilagi will remain sidelined for another week after suffering a knee injury in Tigers' European Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Racing 92 last month, but he will be fit for the start of the Premiership play-offs.
Brendon O'Connor will also be fit for the semi-final, but scrum-half Sam Harrison is out for the rest of the season after fracturing bones in his face and breaking his nose in Leicester's 31-17 win over Worcester.


Leicester City have the advantage in the title race because they only have the Premier League to aim for, says Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini.

The surprise leaders have 13 top-flight matches left to play, having already been knocked out of both domestic cups.
Pellegrini's side could play 27 times as they challenge for four trophies.
"Going forward, Leicester have an advantage," he said. "But I don't think that will be the only thing they need from now to the end of the season."
Leicester are five points clear of second-placed Tottenham following Saturday's 3-1 win over Pellegrini's team at Etihad Stadium.
The Blues have dropped to fourth but are still chasing success in the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League.
Their ambitions have been hampered by a fixture pile-up and a host of injury problems, with David Silva hurting his ankle against Leicester.
"We have seven players injured at the moment in the same positions - two centre-backs, Vincent Kompany and Eliaquim Mangala - and in attack - Kevin de Bruyne, Jesus Navas, Wilfried Bony, Samir Nasri and now Silva," said Pellegrini.
"That makes it more difficult. Let's hope we can recover."
Pellegrini's side host second-placed Spurs on Sunday - a key day in the title race as Leicester also travel to third-placed Arsenal.
Former Arsenal, Leicester and England defender Martin Keown:
"Apart from after one round of midweek Premier League games in March, Leicester will almost always have a full week between each fixture between now and the end of the season.
"That's something I don't think will suit them.
"They have just beaten Liverpool and won at Manchester City in the space of five days and I think the quick succession of games really helped them.
"They look like a team of high-energy players - we see that in their games - so Claudio Ranieri is going to have to gear training towards their fixture schedule - to keep them relaxed but ready to go at the right times."


Venus Williams will be taking on Garbine Muguruza in the Women's Final at Wimbledon, but just before the match gets underway a very special task must take place!

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Tennis super-fan Rebecca will be performing the important coin toss to decide who gets to serve first.
Ayshah got to go on centre court to chat to her about the "once in a lifetime opportunity".
And, Head Referee of Wimbledon, Andrew Jarrett, tells Ayshah just how special the day is going to be.
Take a look at the video above.


A woman has told a court how a hooded man wearing a bandana doused her in corrosive acid in a revenge attack.

Vikki Horsman, 20, felt an "instant burning, piercing pain" after the attack at a house in Tividale, West Midlands, in April, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard.
Her former lover Mohammed Rafiq, 80, of Cheshire Road, Smethwick, is accused of plotting the attack with two other men.
He denies inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.
Ms Horsman described the breakdown of her relationship with Mr Rafiq, who she had been with since she was 18.
She told the court Mr Rafiq, who she had known for six years, had bought her a car but became "very controlling".
"He often accused me of cheating on him," she said.
Ms Horsman said he had put pressure on her to convert to Islam, which she did in November 2013.
Anthony Warner, prosecuting, asked if she had done so willingly, and she replied "not particularly".
The court heard she decided to end their relationship when Mr Rafiq went through her personal belongings early in 2014.
"He got very angry. He still thought we were in a relationship even though I had ended things," she said.
She told jurors that on the night of the attack Mr Rafiq had been with her at a friend's house dog-sitting and she was going to get some sleep ahead of a night shift as a healthcare assistant.
Ms Horsman said she heard a knock at the door while taking out her contact lenses upstairs and Mr Rafiq told her it was a "man for you".
But when she opened the door she saw a man with a bandana over his face and his hood up, it was said.
"I could just see his eyes," she said.  "He said 'Vikki' - then this substance was thrown at me. I just started screaming because of the burning".
Prosecutors allege Mr Rafiq planned the attack with Shannon Heaps, 23 while Steven Holmes, 25, carried out the attack in the porch of the house.
Mr Heaps, of Queens Avenue, Tividale, and Steven Holmes, of Allan Close, Smethwick, also deny inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.
Mr Rafiq also denies perverting the course of justice.
The trial, expected to last up to three weeks, continues.


At least 42 officers were killed when cattle rustlers ambushed police, officials say, after more bodies were found on Monday.

The attackers used sophisticated weapons such as anti-personnel bombs and rocket-propelled grenades, one local official said.
A religious leader told the BBC that villagers feared being caught up in further revenge attacks.
This is the most deadly attack on the police in Kenya's history.
Internal Security Minister Katoo ole Metito vowed to bring those responsible to justice, the Standard newspaper reports.
The officers were attacked in Baragoi in the northern Samburu County as they attempted to recover stolen cattle.
"They were ambushed by attackers bearing sophisticated weapons, including machine guns," Rift Valley provincial commissioner Osman Warfa told the Reuters news agency.
The religious leader, who did not want to be named, said the situation was "tense, with heavily armed security personnel patrolling villages".
"We fear the anger of these security people could fall on innocent civilians, as those who may have killed the policemen are nowhere now," he said.
A security source who said that 42 bodies had been found told the BBC that the final death toll could be even higher.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said three of the attackers had been killed, while nine injured officers remained in hospital.
The local Samburu and Turkana communities often steal cattle from each other, and clash over grazing rights and access to water points.
A similar attack, in which 12 people were killed, took place nearby two weeks ago, Kenyan media report.


The French far right may be tiny on the institutional stage - the National Front (FN) has only two MPs - but on online platforms it is a giant.

Often collectively called the "fachosphère" (from "fascist"), websites denouncing mass immigration and Islam have seen spectacular growth in France over the past 10 years.
The most popular among them dwarf the sites of the current presidential candidates in terms of page views.
The prominence of the far right in new media is probably linked to its invisibility in old media. The founder of the anti-immigration FN, Jean-Marie Le Pen, was shunned by TV channels until the mid-1980s.
The FN embraced new technology as the best way to get its message across. In 1996, it became the first French party to set up a website. "The National Front might be based on ideas that many regard as musty, but it has always been on the lookout for new technological tools," says David Doucet, co-author of the book La Fachosphère.
As internet access became easier, far-right websites proliferated, revelling in subjects regarded as taboo in a French press that  has no mass tabloids and spans a relatively narrow range of views.
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The new bloggers were not beholden to Marine Le Pen's National Front. The fachosphère tends to mistrust the party leader, who has sought respectability in recent years and distanced herself from the nativist - or "identitarian" - fringe.
Technology is no longer the FN'S best friend. "The National Front hooked itself to a locomotive that travelled much faster than itself," says Guilhem Fouetillou of Paris-based social analytics firm Linkfluence.
The word "fachosphère" may be convenient shorthand, but it is misleading. No major website claims it and you will not see pictures of Mussolini or Hitler. Furthermore, the term suggests a kind of ideological unity that is simply not there.
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France's cyber-patriots are a diverse lot. Some call themselves the "réinfosphère", signalling their determination to counter what they see as media bias. Rather than preach, such sites put up links to news stories culled from mainstream sources - typically about violence in immigrant suburbs - and let the facts speak for themselves.
Their underlying assumption is that news organisations may be blind to reality but they are occasionally forced to face it. The message of housing estates descending into chaos or Islamism is relayed to those who know where to look, and then shared by those who care.
The pioneer of this approach is Fdesouche - short for "Français de souche", French people of old stock. Although the site's author does not voice an opinion, the comments section gives free rein to a stream of xenophobia.
Fdesouche and like-minded sites are run on a shoestring, but they wield real influence. An outcry last summer over the burkini on French beaches was amplified by the réinfosphère and several mayors decided to ban the Islamic swimwear.
Another corner of France's alt-right galaxy is the "complosphère" (from "complot", or conspiracy). It belongs to a more traditional genre: the unmasking of the supposed hidden forces that rule the world.
The star of the complosphère is Alain Soral. Once a leading figure on the Paris media scene, he is now a pariah.
Soral, an ex-Communist, insists he remains true to his left-wing roots. He is a fierce anti-capitalist and hates identitarians with a passion. He recently came to blows with a white supremacist during a debate.
But what makes him so controversial are the anti-Semitic views he is accused of peddling - under the guise of "anti-Zionism" - on his hugely successful website, Égalité et Reconciliation.
Hearing Soral speak is like being carried away by a wild torrent to strange places. This is a world where Jewish lobby groups are egging Western racists on, directing people's anger towards helpless migrants; they are stoking conflict by aiding jihadists; the US and Israel are behind the spread of Islamic State.
All this may sound bizarre to a mainstream observer, but on one issue Alain Soral undoubtedly has a point: speech is being policed with increasing zeal in France. He has been prosecuted dozens of times over the past decade. In March he received his first custodial sentence, over a cartoon deemed to deny the Holocaust.
The sentence is unlikely to deter him - a photo of Soral in a prison uniform graces an appeal for funds on the site - or change his view that he is being persecuted for his opinions.
A significant part of the online radical-right scene is the "cathosphère". France has seen a resurgence of political activism among Catholics over the past decade.
A leading figure in the cathosphère is Guillaume de Thieulloy, a publisher who runs the website Le Salon Beige. A soft-spoken man working from a nondescript office in a Paris tower block, he looks and sounds very different from Alain Soral.
And unlike Mr Soral and many on the far right, Mr Thieulloy is an economic liberal.
Yet he is just as scathing about the elites as anyone in the fachosphère.
France's media and centre-right establishment, he contends, have been "intimidated by the multicultural left since the 1980s". His choice of the internet as a vehicle reflects his rejection of the mainstream, as well as his uncompromising stance on abortion and gay marriage.
A wave of mass demonstrations against same-sex marriage in 2013 revealed that his views were shared by millions.
Negative coverage helped promote the cause, Mr de Thieulloy says.
When Catholic moderates saw they were being portrayed as reactionary homophobes, they rallied to his radical critique of the media. "The left did not know it, but they helped us tremendously," he says. "The dominant discourse has now lost much of its credibility with this group."
Many see the fachosphère as a threat to democracy. One commentator has called it "chilling" and another a "weapon of mass indoctrination".
But web analyst Guilhem Fouetillou is more relaxed. The radical right, he says, only thrived online because it was tapping an unmet demand. He believe it has now caught up with its natural audience and has reached a plateau.
The airing of far-right ideas can even be healthy for democracy, as they are now openly discussed and countered.
"Ideological pluralism is a good thing," says Mr Fouetillou. "Thoughts that are harboured in secret, expressed in the loneliness of the voting booth, or among small groups of like-minded people, are the most indestructible."
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An airline which operated flights between Cardiff and Anglesey has been grounded for safety reasons.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended Czech-registered Van Air's permission to fly in the UK following an incident on the Isle of Man during Storm Doris on 23 February.
The Wales north-south air link began in 2007 and receives around Â£1m of Welsh Government subsidy every year.
Danish operator North Flying Airport Service will now operate the service.
The CAA said passengers can still book flights as normal.
A CAA spokesman said the incident last Thursday is being investigated by the Czech civil aviation authorities, which regulates Van Air.
"The safety of the travelling public is always our number one priority and we remain in contact with the relevant parties," he said.
This is the second time an operator of the Wales north-south air link has been grounded for safety reasons.
In 2015, the CAA revoked the air operators licence of Links Air.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "Van Air has sub-contracted Danish operator North Flying for the short-term operation of the route, allowing the service to continue to run as normal.
"The CAA is aware of this arrangement and has raised no issues with the Welsh Government."


People have been using Your Questions to ask us what they want to know about the West Midlands.

You wanted to know how a Staffordshire playing field got its unusual nickname.
You also asked about Coventry's role in the English Civil War and the fate of the Hereford Bull, a Ledbury restaurant.
Here is how we got on with answering your questions this week.
The Wammy is a neighbourhood park on the edge of the town and is managed by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.
The authority said it did not know how it got the name. It is also a mystery to local historian Mervyn Edwards.
He told us there were several theories, including the suggestion it was named after a stream or brook.
Mervyn thinks it may come from the old English word "wamble" which, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, means "to roll about in walking, to go with an unsteady gait".
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During the English Civil War, according to the city's Family History Society, several hundred royalist prisoners, taken at Cannock Chase, were confined in the crypt of the Bablake church -now St John the Baptist - in 1647.
There's a theory that the saying 'Sent to Coventry' originates from the time when Parliamentarian supporters would take Royalist prisoners of war to the city, where they would be shunned by its inhabitants.
When Charles II became king, one of the first things he did was to have the city's walls knocked down in retaliation for parliamentary support.
The Hereford Bull was a steak bar at 7 High Street during the 1960s and 1970s, according to history website Old Ledbury.
The website said it was run by Hungarian refugee Guyla 'George' Simon who "carved a reputation as one of Herefordshire's best steak chefs".
Today it is a pub and restaurant called The Retreat.
But records that go back to 1876 show the site has also been occupied by a tailor, a fishmonger, a wine and spirit merchant plus many pubs.
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Joe Burgess scored a dramatic last-minute try as Wigan Warriors drew with Warrington Wolves at Magic Weekend.

Liam Marshall's hat-trick for Wigan looked to be in vain as Warrington fought back to seize the lead late on.
His treble built up an 18-6 lead but scores by Stefan Ratchford and Tom Lineham brought Warrington within two.
Jack Hughes then crossed for the Wolves as they went ahead but Burgess' try drew the reigning champions level and George Williams missed the conversion.
In a game of high drama even if it was low on quality, there was even a mini-brawl involving Kurt Gidley and Michael McIlorum as tensions frayed in the second half.
Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when he high-tackled Gidley.
After the one-sided nature of the opening two games, this meeting of last year's Grand Final opponents produced a genuine contest, even if it was more of a defensive arm wrestle than a high-calibre affair.
O'Loughlin was talismanic for Wigan in the first half, providing a looping pass for Marshall's opener and may even have created another but his scything break was stopped by scrambling defence.
And it was the England captain's accurate and towering kick that Burgess leaped to collect in the left-hand corner to touch down and deny Wolves the win.
Neither coach was happy with the result but the fans went home satisfied after a proper tussle at St James' Park.
Wigan Warriors: Tierney, Davies, Forsyth, Burgess, Marshall, Williams, Woods, Nuuausala, McIlorum, Sutton, Isa, Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Tautai, J. Tomkins, Wells, Field.
Warrington Wolves: Ratchford, Russell, Hughes, Atkins, Lineham, Brown, Gidley, Hill, Clark, Cooper, Jullien, Westwood, Westerman.
Replacements: Crosby, Philbin, Dwyer, G. King.
Referee: Ben Thaler (RFL)


PSV sealed their first Eredivisie title since 2008 with a comfortable victory over Heerenveen.

Striker Luuk De Jong got the home team on their way from Luciano Narsingh's pass and Memphis Depay made it 2-0 with a superb free-kick.
Joey van den Berg pulled a goal back for Heerenveen but De Jong headed in his second from Jetro Willems' cross.
De Jong turned provider to set up Narsingh in the closing stages as PSV won their 22nd league title.
The victory moved PSV 13 points clear of second-placed Ajax, who have only 12 left to play for.


Derby missed the chance to start 2016 on top of the Championship after being held to a draw by Leeds United.

The pre-match build-up was dominated by Leeds' refusal to allow Sky TV cameras into the ground, but they relented after the threat of a disrepute charge.
Derby took the lead when Jeff Hendrick dribbled through two defenders and finished, before Sol Bamba levelled.
Chris Wood's header put Leeds ahead in the second half but substitute Tom Ince secured a point for the Rams.
Derby are second in the table, a point behind leaders Middlesbrough.
Leeds "reluctantly" allowed Sky to broadcast the match, confirming their decision about four hours before kick-off.
They had initially barred cameras from entering Elland Road, as club owner Massimo Cellino was unhappy at the number of their fixtures moved for live coverage.
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The Italian claimed moving games was affecting attendances - this was the Whites' ninth league match to be shown live on television so far this season - but the broadcaster was eventually allowed in.
Hendrick gave Paul Clement's side the perfect start with his silky run and cool finish, but Leeds captain Bamba got the equaliser after Derby keeper Lee Grant spilled a free-kick and then pushed Stuart Dallas' chip into the defender's path.
New Zealand striker Wood nodded home Sam Byram's superb right-wing cross to give Leeds the lead but Ince scored within three minutes of coming on for the visitors.
The winger latched onto Johnny Russell's first time-flick to drill home, before the hosts' keeper Marco Silvestri palmed away Bradley Johnson's header to secure a draw.
Leeds head coach Steve Evans:
"It was always going to be a big ask.
"We felt from a footballing perspective, from a sporting integrity point of view, we felt disadvantaged that a team as good as Derby could have an extra day's recovery.
"When you go in front in the 71st minute, I think that's when you need the oxygen mask in a normal week.
"So when you've played 48 hours before, it makes it a double oxygen mask and that was probably why Derby got a point."
Derby head coach Paul Clement:
"Three changes, I wouldn't say that was particularly significant. But then you have the value of those players to make an impact.
"It's been a busy period, we've played six games and we have another very big game on Saturday at Middlesbrough, so you take those things into consideration.
"We pushed first of all to get back in the game with the equaliser and then we were pushing for all three and the sense from the players is that the game was there for the taking.
"We certainly didn't have things all our own way, but I thought we did enough to get more than just a point."
Match ends, Leeds United 2, Derby County 2.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 2, Derby County 2.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
Substitution, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Sam Byram.
Attempt missed. Lewis Cook (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Byram.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by Lee Grant.
Attempt saved. Luke Murphy (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).
Charlie Taylor (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Murphy with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Stephen Warnock (Derby County).
Lewis Cook (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Shotton following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield with a cross.
Chris Martin (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sol Bamba (Leeds United).
Goal!  Leeds United 2, Derby County 2. Tom Ince (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
Stephen Warnock (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United).
Foul by Chris Martin (Derby County).
Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Derby County. Tom Ince replaces Andreas Weimann.
Substitution, Leeds United. Souleymane Doukara replaces Chris Wood because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Chris Wood (Leeds United) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Lewis Cook (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Byram.
Goal!  Leeds United 2, Derby County 1. Chris Wood (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Byram with a cross.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Chris Wood.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Derby County).
Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Leeds United. Lewis Cook replaces Tom Adeyemi.
Substitution, Derby County. Chris Martin replaces Darren Bent.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.


The US has targeted at least seven Venezuelan officials with sanctions for alleged human rights violations.

Those named, including the head of police, will have assets frozen and be blocked from doing business with American firms or travelling to the US.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro later appeared on TV with the seven, hailing them as "heroes".
He appointed one of them, national intelligence chief Gustavo Gonzalez, interior minister.
President Maduro went on to say that he would ask parliament for special powers  by means of a special enabling law to allow him to "preserve peace".
Tensions between the US and Venezuela have continued to rise.
Last week, Venezuela gave the US two weeks to significantly cut its diplomatic mission in the country.
In the latest episode on Monday, the White House called on Venezuela to release all political prisoners, including "dozens of students" and warned against blaming Washington for its problems.
Spokesman Josh Earnest said the Venezuelan government had tried to distract from "its own actions by blaming the United States or other members of the international community for events inside Venezuela".
The White House statement also said it was "deeply concerned" by the Venezuelan government's efforts to intimidate political opponents.
Analysis - Thomas Sparrow, BBC Mundo, Washington
As well as the actual sanctions against officials, what seems to be generating a lot of interest in Latin America is the fact that President Obama has declared a "national emergency" with regards to Venezuela.
In an executive order describing the sanctions, the US government says the situation in that South American country poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States".
This strong language may be an indication that the US is becoming increasingly worried about the political and economic instability in Venezuela and how it could potentially affect the region more generally.
The US is particularly troubled by its diplomatic row with Caracas at a time when Washington has been trying to start a new relationship with Cuba and foster deeper ties with Latin America.
But the White House has tried to play down the effect of these words by saying that they are the "standard language" that it has used when it has decided to implement sanction programmes in 20 to 30 countries.
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez told reporters that her country will insist on a relationship with the US that is "based on respect and sovereign equality".
The South American country was hit by major protests last year in which dozens were killed and more than 3,000 arrested in a wave of anti-government sentiment.
Polls suggest support for President Maduro has dropped sharply amid an economic crisis marked by shortages and high inflation.
As well as Mr Gonzalez, the officials sanctioned by the US include the director of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Police.
The White House argues the officials were instrumental in human rights violations, persecution of political opponents and significant public corruption.
Another of the seven named is Antonio Jose Benavides Torres, the former director Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard, whom the US said "used force against peaceful protestors and journalists, including severe physical violence, sexual assault, and firearms".


Zafar Ansari and Aaron Finch shared a half-century stand for Surrey before rain washed out play on the opening day against Yorkshire at The Oval.

The weather intervened after one over of the post-lunch session and a number of showers prevented any resumption.
David Willey and Steven Patterson claimed a wicket each as Surrey were reduced to 36-2 after winning the toss.
Ansari (35*) and Finch (34*) collected 13 boundaries between them as they added 59 to take the score to 95-2.
Defending champions Yorkshire began the match in fifth place, 15 points behind leaders Middlesex, with Surrey next to bottom and 17 points adrift of seventh-placed Notts.
The visitors named an unusual XI, with only four specialist batsmen and five all-rounders, including Willey, who was playing his first Championship game since the reverse fixture at Headingley in early May.
He made the initial breakthrough by trapping Rory Burns lbw in the eighth over and wicketkeeper Andrew Hodd then took a superb diving catch to remove Dominic Sibley.
Finch, playing against his former county, marked his arrival with some thoroughbred strokes, and Ansari lost little by comparison as they steadied the innings before the weather closed in and play was abandoned for the day at 17:00 BST.


Juventus extended their winning run to 12 games as second-half goals from Juan Cuadrado and Paulo Dybala secured a 2-0 victory at struggling Frosinone.

A 14th successive Serie A win kept the champions two points behind leaders Napoli, who they play next week.
On-loan Chelsea winger Cuadrado drove home his third goal of the season after 74 minutes before top scorer Dybala secured the points in the final minute.
Dybala, who also hit a post, curled in his 16th goal of the season.
Napoli maintained their title challenge with an eighth successive league win as they secured a narrow 1-0 home victory over 10-man Carpi.
The leaders needed a 69th-minute penalty from Gonzalo Higuain to beat the relegation-threatened visitors, who had Raffaele Bianco sent off for a second booking 12 minutes into the second half.
Higuain, the leading scorer in Serie A, claimed his 26th goal of the season after Kalidou Koulibaly had been fouled by Fabio Daprela following a corner.
Elsewhere, fourth-placed Inter Milan fought back from 3-1 down but could only draw 3-3 at bottom club Verona as their stuttering run continued.
AC Milan extended their unbeaten run to eight games but were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Udinese, while Sassuolo and Palermo drew 2-2.
Chievo came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Torino.


Campaigners are urging Facebook to act against what they describe as Russian attempts to silence pro-Ukrainian voices.

They say numerous accounts critical of the Kremlin have been suspended following false reports of abuse filed from Russia.
Ukraine's president has urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to create a special administrative office to deal with the complaints.
Russia has not commented on the claims.
Addressing Mr Zuckerberg on Facebook, President Petro Poroshenko said: "We have to use all available channels to get reaction from global companies.
"Ukraine does need a Ukrainian Facebook office!"
Underneath, he shared Mark Zuckerberg's status inviting questions for his regular "Townhall Q&A" session on 14 May.
The top responses to Mr Zuckerberg's invitation were overwhelmingly pro-Ukrainian.
"Can you or your team please do something to resolve this problem?" asked the most popular comment, which had attracted more than 41,000 likes at the time of writing.
"Create a separate administration for the Ukrainian segment, block abuse reports from Russia, or maybe just monitor more carefully top Ukrainian bloggers, but somehow help us, please!" it said.
In recent weeks, several prominent Ukrainian users of Facebook have had their accounts suspended after posting updates critical of Russia or Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
A Ukrainian poet, Andriy Bondar, fell foul of the social network's regulations by publishing a verse mocking the Russian media's fixation with Ukraine and referencing the popular hashtag, "What are Ukrainians up to?".
Henadiy Moskal, the plain-speaking governor of the restive Luhansk region, had his Facebook account blocked after sharing a photo of himself standing next to a poster with an obscenity aimed at the separatists.
Russians themselves are not immune from the apparent campaign to silence Kremlin critics on Facebook.
The account belonging to independent journalist Sergey Parkhomenko was suspended on 6 May after he voiced allegations of Russian involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine.
Facebook later said this was done in error.
"Our team deals with thousands of reports and complaints on a daily basis, and we make mistakes in rare cases," Russian news agency RBK quoted a Facebook representative as saying.
Facebook users targeted by such abuse reports often say they are filed by paid "Kremlin bots" or the "troll army" supposedly run by the Russian government to promote its point of view on social media.
The Kremlin has not commented on these claims, while Facebook is yet to respond to the calls for a separate administrative office to deal with comments on Ukraine.
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The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has threatened the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners.

In a speech to supporters in the capital Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic crisis.
On Friday, he introduced a new, nationwide state of emergency.
Opposition protesters have been rallying in Caracas to push for a recall vote to eject him from power.
Mr Maduro said the state of emergency was needed to combat foreign aggression, which he  blamed for Venezuela's problems.
And he said military exercises would take place next weekend to counter "foreign threats".
Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves but its economy has been severely hit by falling global oil prices. Its economy contracted by 5.7% last year and its official inflation rate is estimated to be topping 180%.
There are severe shortages of food, medicines and basic goods which Mr Maduro argues are due to business leaders and the US waging an economic war against his government.
The economic crisis that started three years ago has exacerbated this year, to the point that it has affected immensely the day-to-day life of every Venezuelan.
On top of having to queue for hours every week to be able to buy the basic products, now Venezuelans have to cope with energy and water rationing almost daily.
This, in a country that used to be one of the most developed nations in Latin America, with the highest consumption rates in the region.
Venezuelans have lost interest in Mr Maduro's moves because of the economic crisis. The latest, like the state of emergency decree or the occupation of certain plants, are in fact already happening and have changed little for Venezuelans' daily lives.
The threat to seize closed factories came after Venezuela's largest food and beverage company, the Polar Group, halted production of beer, blaming government mismanagement for stopping it importing barley.
The group's billionaire owner, Lorenzo Mendoza, is a fierce critic of President Maduro.
"We must take all measures to recover productive capacity, which is being paralysed by the bourgeoisie," Mr Maduro told a rally in Caracas.
"Anyone who wants to halt [production] to sabotage the country should get out, and those who do must be handcuffed and sent to the PGV [Venezuelan General Penitentiary]," he said.
"We're going to tell imperialism and the international right that the people are present, with their farm instruments in one hand and a gun in the other... to defend this sacred land," he added.
On Friday he declared a full-blown state of emergency, expanding the state of "economic emergency" he had announced in January.
In an address to the nation, he said the measures would be in place for three months but would likely be extended over 2017.
He did not specify if there would be limits to other constitutional rights but he said the decree would provide "a fuller, more comprehensive protection for our people."
A previous state of emergency was implemented in states near the Colombian border last year.
It suspended constitutional guarantees in those areas but did not suspend guarantees related to human rights.
The Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information, Luis Jose Marcano, said the state of emergency would allow the government more resources to distribute food, basic goods and medicines.
But he added that it also created "mechanisms for the security forces to be able to guarantee public order needed because of the threats by armed groups".
The opposition has collected and submitted a petition with 1.8 million signatures in favour of a referendum on Mr Maduro, but the National Electoral Board (CNE) has so far not verified them.
The verification process was supposed to take five days but 12 days have already elapsed.
Opposition activists say authorities are not letting them proceed to the next stage when they must collect another four million signatures.
Addressing the crowds on Saturday, opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said: "We want a country without queues, where we can find medicines. We want change."
He described Venezuela as a "time bomb that can explode at any given moment".
According to the Venezuelan Constitution, if a referendum is held before the end of the year, a recall vote against Mr Maduro would trigger new elections.
Opposition protester Marisol Dos Santos said there would be "a social explosion" if Mr Maduro did not let the recall referendum happen.


A policy to limit the amount of shared housing in Oxford is leading to people being priced out of the market, the National Landlords Association says.

It claims the authority's licences for Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) are adding to a shortage of accommodation and forcing people to move out of the city.
City landlords have required licences for all shared houses since 2012.
The council argues too many HMOs can lead to poor quality accommodation.
Gavin Dick from the National Landlords Association said the lack of shared housing "has effectively created a monopoly which has increased the prices".
"People who are receiving housing benefit can't actually live in Oxford at all," he added.
He said shared homes in the city were worth up to Â£60,000 more than non-HMO properties.
Oxford City Council leader Bob Price said an "over-concentration" of HMOs led to a "change of character in the area, a loss of community and a creation very often of badly managed HMOs with poor quality accommodation".
He said a lack of city housing in general was to blame for a rise in prices.
The authority said the city has about 7,000 houses of multiple occupancy (HMO) and is currently consulting on the future of its HMO licensing scheme.
Source: Gov.uk


Police have renewed their appeal to trace the mother of a newborn baby boy whose body was recovered from the River Taff in Cardiff.

South Wales Police held a special news conference on Wednesday confirming that the search for the mother is ongoing.
It follows the discovery near the junction of Penarth Road and the Taff Embankment after 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
Police said their main focus was to provide "medical and emotional support" to the mother.
A section of the riverbank was sealed off on Tuesday while a detailed search was carried out, involving forensic teams, dogs, firefighters and a police helicopter.
Police said they are not searching the river for the mother and do not believe she entered the water.
They are so far unable to confirm the baby's ethnicity.
Appealing directly to the mother, Det Insp Gareth Morgan said: "I can understand you will have been through a traumatic time and I can reassure you we do have professionals in place with specialist skills who can provide you with support.
"Somewhere in the community there is a female who may be struggling with the after-effects of the birth and subsequent death of their son.
"I'm appealing to the public for any information concerning this incident; in particular those who frequent the Taffs Mead Embankment and those who use the river and may have seen something out of the ordinary between Sunday of last week and yesterday evening."
Police confirmed they are also carrying out house-to-house enquiries and additional patrols in the area to "provide reassurance" to the public.
Neighbours have since spoken of their shock following the incident.
Resident John Pearce Jones said: "It's a very, very quiet area. It was a shock to everybody."
Anna Padesta recalled how she looked outside to see a police helicopter hovering overhead and police tape across the embankment.
"It's awful, really sad. It does make you wonder what the poor mother has been going through to do that," she added.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact South Wales Police on 101.


New York police have released more CCTV images of a man they are searching for after a Scottish woman's traditional Muslim clothing was set on fire.

The attack, which was being treated as a possible hate crime, happened on Saturday evening on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
The images released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) show the man leaving the scene.
The 35-year-old woman, from Glasgow, was returning from sightseeing.
The woman, who has not been named, felt a warm spot on her arm and turned and saw the clothing on her arm on fire and a man with a cigarette lighter.
She was able to pat out the fire with her hands and did not suffer any injury.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
The police said that two additional incidents had been reported in the same area on Saturday evening.
In one incident, a man appeared to ignite a lighter next to a woman's leg.
In another case, two women walking down a staircase to a train platform had a flame placed near their arms.
None of the women were dressed in Muslim attire.
The newly-released images from the attack on the Scottish woman show a black man wearing a black hat, black tank top, black trousers and black shoes walking in the street.
A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "This must have been a very frightening incident.
"The Scottish government condemns all hate crime and hopes anyone with information about this assault contacts the NYPD."


UK political leaders have united to urge Sudan to lift the "barbaric" death sentence handed down to a Christian woman accused of abandoning Islam.

A court ruled that Meriam Ibrahim, who was raised by her Christian mother and married a Christian, was Muslim in line with her father - which she rejects.
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg said the case appalled them.
A Sudanese government official later told the BBC there was no doubt the woman would be released.
Abdullahi al-Azreg - under-secretary at Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs - said the country guarantees freedom of religion and the government was committed to protecting her.
The UK Foreign Office said it was "urgently seeking clarification" from Sudan that Ms Ibrahim was to be freed.
Officials had been urging the Sudanese government "to do all it can" to overturn the death sentence, a spokeswoman added.
Ms Ibrahim, who has appealed against her sentence, gave birth to a daughter in her cell on Wednesday.
David Cameron said her treatment had "no place in today's world", while Lib Dem leader Mr Clegg and Labour leader Mr Miliband both said her case was "abhorrent".
Meanwhile, former defence secretary Liam Fox said the UK should reconsider whether it was "acceptable" to give aid money to "states which allow treatment such as that handed out to Meriam Ibrahim".
But that suggestion was dismissed as "totally perverse" by Justine Greening the international development secretary.
"British aid to Sudan only goes on helping the very poorest Sudanese people via the UN and NGOs, and not a penny is given to the Sudanese government," she said.
Mr al-Azreg insisted international pressure had had no bearing on the decision to release Ms Ibrahim, which he said followed a "judicial process".
"I don't have any doubt that Meriam will be released and will not be executed, make no mistake about it," he said, adding that the "complicated" case had touched on tribal and social issues.
Ms Ibrahim's husband, Daniel Wani, who is a US citizen, told the BBC he was hopeful his wife's appeal would succeed.
He said he had seen his new daughter in prison on Wednesday, and that they were both doing well.
But he said he was most concerned about his 20-month-old son, who has been living with his mother in prison since February.
"His attitude has changed a lot," Mr Wani said.
"He used to be a happy boy. When I went there, he just looked at me. No smile."
Ms Ibrahim, 27, was brought up as an Orthodox Christian, but a Sudanese judge ruled earlier this month that she should be regarded as Muslim because it had been her father's faith.
She refused to renounce her Christianity and was sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy.
The court said she would be allowed to nurse her baby for two years before the sentence was carried out.
Her Christian marriage, in 2011, has been annulled and she has been sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery because the marriage is not considered valid under Islamic law.
Mr Cameron said: "Religious freedom is an absolute, fundamental human right."
"I urge the government of Sudan to overturn the sentence and immediately provide appropriate support and medical care for her and her children."
Deputy Prime Minister Mr Clegg said the sentence was a "flagrant breach of international human rights".
Mr Miliband said the incarceration of Ms Ibrahim was "utterly appalling and an abhorrent abuse of her human rights".
"Nobody should be persecuted because of the religion they practice or the person they fall in love with," he said.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair described the case as a "brutal and sickening distortion of faith", the Times newspaper reported.
Human rights organisation Amnesty International has launched a petition calling for the Sudanese government to release Ms Ibrahim.
Sudan has a majority Muslim population and Islamic law has been in force there since the 1980s.


A clubber has died after taking a "bad batch" of drugs which hospitalised four others, police said.

The 18-year-old man from Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, was taken to hospital on New Year's Day after partying at the Rainbow in Digbeth.
Three men and a woman have now been released from hospital after treatment.
Police believe class A pills were distributed inside the club by a woman and two men, one of whom may have been wearing a fluorescent jacket.
All five casualties went to the same nightspot on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.


Rock star Bryan Adams is to play his only Scottish date next year in Inverness.

The Canadian musician, whose songs include Summer of '69 and (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, is to perform at Bught Park on 16 July 2017.
The show will be Adams' first in the Highlands.
Inverness-based concert promoter, LCC Live, has organised the outdoor performance as part of its Live in the City programme.
It will also see The Beach Boys and Olly Murs performing in Inverness in 2017.


London's FTSE 100 index has recorded its biggest weekly loss this year after poor manufacturing figures in China exacerbated global economic fears.

The FTSE has fallen 5.2%, or 363 points, since Monday.
On Friday the index closed 2.8% lower, while markets in Paris and Frankfurt saw falls of about 3%.
Shares also plunged on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes all down more than 3% by the close.
Only one company on the FTSE 100 saw gains on Friday - Royal Mail, which rose by 1.6%.
The FTSE 100 has fallen for nine sessions in a row, its longest losing streak since 2011. It is almost 13% below an all-time high hit in April.
In the US, the S&P 500 suffered its biggest daily percentage drop in nearly four years on Friday, losing 64.8 points, or 3.19%, to 1,970.89.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.12%, and the Nasdaq dropped 3.52%.
As well as global stock markets, US oil prices also dived on Friday, with New York crude dipping below $40 a barrel for the first time since the financial crisis and marking its longest weekly losing streak since 1986.
Earlier, data from China indicated factory output in August shrank at its fastest pace in more than six years.
The private Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 47.1 from 47.8 in July. A figure below 50 indicates contraction.
The data triggered another sell-off in Chinese shares, which ended the day down more than 4%.
The decline comes on the heels of weaker-than-expected economic data in July, plus this month's yuan devaluation and a stock market plunge.
Investors are growing increasingly concerned, as the Shanghai Composite index is now down 12% this week.
Friday's factory output reading for China was the lowest since March 2009, during the depths of the global financial crisis, and the sixth consecutive below the 50-point level.
The Caixin flash PMI is the earliest economic measure of the Chinese economy to be released each month and is closely watched for clues on how growth is faring.
Earlier in August, China's official economic growth data showed a further slowdown in the past quarter, expanding 7% compared with a year earlier, its slowest pace since 2009.
In 2014, China's economy grew at its slowest pace since 1990. It expanded by 7.4%, missing its annual growth target of 7.5% for the first time in 15 years.
Since June this year, stock exchanges on the mainland have seen extreme volatility, undermining investor confidence and leading to government intervention.
Nicholas Teo, market analyst with CMC markets, warned that China's slumping economy could dash hopes for a global recovery.
"China today is no longer just the 'factory' of the world. It is an important consumer of the world's products and services. Many companies and industries depend on the Chinese consumers who are now 'disadvantaged' in purchasing power," he said.
"So when it sneezes', many around the globe may just catch a cold."
Greater China economist Julia Wang at HSBC warned that economic recovery continued to lose momentum with "further policy-easing measures, from monetary easing to fiscal support needed".
But other analysts warned against overreacting to the current situation.
AMP Capital's chief economist Shane Oliver described the situation as a "global share market correction", pointing out that emerging markets were "arguably much stronger than in 1997-98, with stronger current account balances and higher foreign exchange reserves".
Beijing has struggled to stabilise the country's stock markets, which have fallen sharply since mid-June.
Earlier this month, the central bank stunned global markets by taking steps to devalue the country's currency, the yuan, allowing it more freedom to fluctuate in line with market developments.
The move was widely seen as an attempt to prop up the country's ailing export sector, making Chinese goods cheaper abroad.


A group of war veterans have returned to South Korea 60 years after fighting in the famous Battle of Imjin River.

Two Gloucestershire Regiment veterans paid tribute to their fallen comrades during a low-key ceremony at the Gloster Valley Battle Monument.
The ferocious battle, in which soldiers held off thousands of Chinese troops for three days, was fought on top of nearby Gloster Hill in April 1951.
It remains the bloodiest battle fought by British Forces since World War II.
Pte Sam Mercer read the roll of honour of every soldier of the Gloucestershire Regiment who died either in battle or later in the prisoner of war camps.
"This was the most important moment of the visit to me," said Mr Mercer, who lost an eye and a leg in the fighting.
"One of the things I look back on with regret is that we had to leave the bodies of our fallen comrades behind to the fate of the Chinese."
Another 'Glorious Gloster', L/Cpl Harry Hawksworth said: "As young men we were just following orders, but as we get older it just gets really emotional."
The official remembrance ceremony takes place at the Gloster Valley Memorial at Solma-ri on Saturday and will involve scores of veterans from countries such as the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.


The January transfer window is now open and several Scottish Premiership sides will be looking to add new faces to their squads over the next month.

BBC Sport Scotland commentator Liam McLeod and former Scotland striker Steven Thompson assess what areas each top flight club will be looking to strengthen.
Derek McInnes bolstered his squad in the summer and may be limited in what he can do in this window. However, only three of his summer signings have been first team regulars - goalkeeper Joe Lewis, defender Anthony O'Connor and James Maddison, who is due to return to Norwich with his loan spell now over, though McInnes says will be staying until the end of the season.
However, a strong, ball-winning midfielder is likely to be at the top of his shopping list and it would be no surprise if Caley Thistle's Greg Tansey is once again targeted, 12 months on from a failed bid for the Scouser.
The Dons could also do with competition for Shay Logan at right-back, with captain Ryan Jack the current deputy for that position. Jack and Niall McGinn are two that McInnes will want to keep beyond this season, though that is far from certain.
How do you improve the team that is infinitely better than the rest? Well Brendan Rodgers will use the winter window to prepare for next summer's tilt at Champions League qualifying.
Despite some promising performances in the competition this season, it was clear that Rodgers will require more quality if they are to take the next step and reach the last 16 or, at least, finish third and drop into the Europa League after Christmas.
Players will surely leave Celtic this month, with the likes of Nadir Ciftci, Kris Commons - on loan at Hibernian - Eoghan O'Connell and Dedryck Boyata barely getting a look in.
It is well documented that Dundee's season has been hamstrung by Greg Stewart and Kane Hemmings' summer departures and their replacements are yet to make an impression.
Paul Hartley has been proactive in trying to replace his former star pair but Marcus Haber, Faissal El Bakhtaoui and Rory Loy do not appear to be capable of scoring the 15 to 20 goals that Stewart and Hemmings were.
Hartley has been forced to change the way he wants his team to play. They are now more direct and a target man may be at the forefront of his thoughts this window.
Martin Canning may be more concerned with the vultures circling New Douglas Park with clubs ready to test their determination to keep midfielder Ali Crawford at Accies.
Like Dundee, they don't have that player who is going to get into double figures with goals, Alex D'Acol and Rakish Bingham have both been used as the main striker, but Crawford is their top scorer with a lot of his strikes coming from set-plays.
Eamonn Brophy is a talent but isn't yet chipping in with enough goals.
These teams are working within a similar budget and are looking for a similar player - one that will score the goals to keep them away from the relegation places - if indeed he is out there.
This will be an interesting window at Tynecastle, Ian Cathro's first as manager there.
The big question mark would have been over Callum Paterson, who was expected to leave for a seven-figure sum before he was ruled out for up to 10 months with injury.
The dip in form since the managerial change will have alarmed many at Tynecastle and they desperately need someone to do the job Adam Rooney does so well for Aberdeen. Conor Sammon and Tony Watt have flopped, to the extent they could both be gone by the end of the month.
Richie Foran's men have conceded more than anyone else in the division - surprising given the normally reliable Josh Meekings and Gary Warren are at the heart of their defence.
Foran has to look for another defender to give those two some competition though they are surely still two of the best centre-backs in the league.
Whilst scoring hasn't been their biggest problem this season, another striker who can make the impact Miles Storey made last season when he arrived on loan would be beneficial to a relegation battle. Could they be tempted to ask Aberdeen if Storey is available again given he has started just twice for the Dons? They also need more creativity from the midfield.
Killie look adequately covered in the forward areas with Kris Boyd and Souleymane Coulibaly supported by Nathan Tyson and Flo Bojaj, albeit Boyd hasn't been at his prolific best this season and Tyson and Bojaj are yet to prove themselves at Rugby Park. Centrally they are also quite strong.
Defensively, however, they need tighten up if they are to avoid the spectre of relegation and Lee Clark will likely line up a new centre-half having already tried that in the summer with Scott Boyd and Will Boyle brought in. Miles Addison's injury problems haven't helped.
Killie could also be doing with a creative midfielder behind the strikers in the 'number 10' role. But tightening up his leaky defence is Clark's priority.
Mark McGhee's team is absolutely fine the further up the pitch you go,  they have coped with the loss of Marvin Johnson by using youngsters Chris Cadden and Ross MacLean on the wings recently and clubs like Hearts, Aberdeen or Rangers wouldn't say no to Louis Moult and Scott McDonald.
If there is a weakness, it could be the pace - or lack of - in their defence. Steven Hammell and Stephen McManus are terrific players but that side of the Well defence could do with an injection of pace.
There can not be a team in the league who has missed more opportunities this season than Partick Thistle, with Ade Azeez the most guilty of all. Kris Doolan is a regular goal-scorer, but they really need to stop being so profligate if they are to avoid the drop.
They should have beaten both Rangers and Hearts in recent times and another striker will be considered by Alan Archibald.
At the back they look decent and Adam Barton has been a great signing, complimenting Liam Lindsay well at the heart of their defence. However, the knee problem suffered by midfielder Stuart Bannigan has been an issue in central midfield. His return would be like a new a signing.
It sounds ridiculous to say that new defenders are required by Mark Warburton given they've only conceded six goals at home and of the 15 they've let in on the road, five of those were scored by a rampant Celtic.
However, the centre-back pairing of Rob Kiernan and Danny Wilson has seldom convinced and the signing of Phillipe Senderos has not worked. Clint Hill has been decent, but is he the long-term answer? No.
They could also be doing with an out-and-out winger. Barrie McKay has flirted with good form this season but the rest are either central players or want to be a striker.
For the last two or three seasons, the Staggies have used this window to strengthen their squad. This time around it could be quieter, however, as they are picking up good results regularly.
Two months ago that may have been a different story, but Jim McIntyre's squad looks strong and in Liam Boyce they have the league's top scorer, so they will hope there are no bids for the Northern Irishman. If anything, a centre midfielder may be on his mind as they are fine in the wide areas.
It could be that Roy Macgregor's purse-strings do not require as much loosening this window.
Tommy Wright tends to only sign players who can make an immediate impression on the first team and it could be a quiet window for the Perth club.
Joe Gormley's lack of impact before quitting the professional game means there is scope for Saints to bring in another forward and a proven goal-scorer is probably the one area they could be doing with sorting out.
However, their squad is almost certainly strong enough to maintain their now regular berth in the Premiership with their settled back four proving, generally, to be stubborn opposition.
Holding onto star man Danny Swanson will also be key.


England's former champion Laura Massaro lost 3-1 to third seed Raneem El Welily on a day when rain stopped play at the squash World Championship in Egypt.

Massaro, seeded fifth, beat the Egyptian on the way to winning the British Open last month, but could not repeat that performance in El Gouna.
El Welily won the quarter-final 8-11 11-8 12-10 11-6 in 46 minutes to make it three Egyptians into the last four.
That came before an unexpected rain shower in the Red Sea resort.
The outside court is fully exposed to the elements as rain is extremely rare at this time of year in El Gouna.
El Welily will next play France's Camille Serne, while top seed Nour El Sherbini will take on fourth seed Nouran Gohar in the other semi-final.
Massaro, 33, won the world title in 2013 and reached the final last year, before claiming her second British Open title in March.
"She's obviously a very strong player mentally and it's hard to break her," said El Welily, 28. "To beat her today is absolutely fantastic."


The Conservatives have held ex-PM David Cameron's former seat of Witney in a by-election, but with a majority reduced by more than 20,000 votes.

Robert Courts won by 5,702 votes, with the party's vote share falling from 60% in 2015 to 45%, as the Lib Dems surged past Labour into second.
Liz Leffman polled 11,611 votes as the Lib Dems' share rose from 7% to 30%.
Meanwhile, Labour's Tracy Brabin held the Batley and Spen seat where Jo Cox was MP before she was killed in June.
The former Coronation Street actress received an 85% share of the vote in the seat, which was not contested by other major parties out of respect for Mrs Cox, who was shot and stabbed in her West Yorkshire constituency.
Mr Courts, a barrister and local councillor, saw the Tory majority cut from the more than 25,000 Mr Cameron won in the Oxfordshire seat at last year's general election.
Labour's Duncan Enright dropped to third in the face of the Lib Dem resurgence.
He secured 5,765 votes, just under 15% - down slightly from the 17% Labour had at the general election.
Mr Courts paid tribute to Mr Cameron as "a great prime minister and a brilliant MP" for the constituency, saying he would strive to "help and represent local people".
The by-election was called after Mr Cameron stood down as an MP following June's Brexit vote and is the first electoral test for the Conservatives since Theresa May succeeded him as prime minister in July.
Mr Courts had enjoyed some heavyweight support on the campaign trail, with both Mr Cameron and Mrs May knocking on voters' doors.
The former prime minister, who had represented the constituency since 2001, congratulated his successor tweeting that he would be a "great MP".
Home Office minister Brandon Lewis said it was a "great result" for the Conservatives, which have held the seat ever since it was created in 1983, despite the reduced majority.
"You have to really look at what David Cameron got...when he first stood, which was 45%," he told the BBC.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had also visited the constituency to support Mr Enright, while Lib Dem leader Tim Farron had been out to meet voters and back Ms Leffman.
Mr Farron said the Lib Dem resurgence signalled that the party was "back in the political big time" and represented a "return to three-party politics".
"This was the 10th safest Tory seat in the country with a massive 25,000 majority, yet the Conservatives were seriously rattled," he said.
Speaking to the Today programme, Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson suggested the Lib Dem campaign had been "almost cruel" to the 100 peers it had sent to campaign in Witney for a by-election he said they "knew they wouldn't win."
Mr Watson played down his party's third-place result, saying Labour had been "highly, highly unlikely to win."
The focus for his party, he added, had been to build a local government base and to work with the many new Labour members in the constituency.
In Batley and Spen, Mrs Cox's friend, Mrs Brabin, held the seat for Labour with an increased majority as the Conservatives, Lib Dems, UKIP and the Greens did not stand a candidate.
Mrs Brabin received 17,506 votes  - 85.84% of the vote and a majority of 16,537.
Mrs Cox had been elected in 2015 with a majority of more than 6,000 votes - a 43% share. The Conservatives came second and UKIP third.
Mrs Brabin, who was loudly heckled by some during her acceptance speech, said her victory was "bittersweet", adding that she hoped Mrs Cox would be proud that the community had spoken with one voice.
"This has been a difficult experience for all of us... that this by-election has had to take place at all is a tragedy," she said.
She was one of 10 candidates, who included some independents, English Democrats, BNP and National Front candidates.
The remaining nine candidates all lost their £500 deposits as they did not receive a big enough share of the vote.
Mrs Cox's husband, Brendan Cox tweeted his congratulations to Mrs Brabin, saying: "Well done @Tracy4MP & great to see all the purveyors of hate lose their deposits #MoreInCommon."
Mrs Brabin, who played Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street in the 1990s, before appearing as Roxy Drake in EastEnders and Carole in Emmerdale, has also written for shows including Family Affairs, Tracy Beaker and Hollyoaks.
A man has been charged with murdering Mrs Cox and is awaiting trial.


Around 400 indigenous Warao people from the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela have arrived in the Brazilian city of Manaus in the Amazon.

The authorities have declared a social emergency to seek government funds to help with the influx.
The Warao say they travelled around 2,000 km (1,250 miles) and are fleeing hunger and Venezuela's worsening economic and political crisis.
Warao people have also gone to the northern Brazilian state of Roraima.
In Boa Vista, the state capital, city authorities say more than 500 Warao arrived across the border but were deported because of concerns about vagrancy and begging.
In Manaus, the group are begging at traffic lights and living in a makeshift encampment in terrible conditions under a viaduct near the bus station.
According to municipal secretary Elias Emanuel, the Venezuelans arrived seeking jobs in the city's industrial complex, but they lack documents needed for employment.
"Now our Federal Police will help them. We want to include them in our social programmes, too, but since they are foreign Indians we really need support," Mr Emanuel said in a statement.
Most of the approximately 20,000 Warao inhabit Venezuela's Orinoco Delta region, with smaller numbers in neighbouring Guyana and Suriname.
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Justice more than 5,400 Venezuelans have requested visas and permission to stay in the country.
Both Roraima and Amazonas states, which border on Venezuela, have reported many more people coming across looking for basic food goods, medicine and temporary jobs.
Border towns in Roraima say tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants have been using local state hospitals and social services, which have been overwhelmed.


Police are investigating an allegation of hate crime against world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

Greater Manchester Police received a call earlier after comments made about homosexuality on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
"We take every allegation of hate crime extremely seriously and we will be attending the victim's address to take a statement," a GMP spokeswoman said.
Manchester fighter Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko to claim the world titles.
GMP said once a statement had been taken from the complainant a decision would be made on whether any investigations will continue.
Fury spoke out on his views about women and gay people after a petition calling for his removal from the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) shortlist reached 80,000 names.
He has been quoted as saying a woman's "best place is on her back" and criticised homosexuality and abortion.
The new world heavyweight champion said: "Tyson Fury loves his fellow humans. He doesn't hate anybody."
The BBC said Fury's inclusion on the shortlist did not mean SPOTY endorsed his personal views.
Fury, 27, won the WBA, IBF and WBO titles on 28 November from Klitschko, who had reigned as world champion for 11 years.
In the aftermath of his win in Dusseldorf, Fury had said: "I'm not sexist. I believe a woman's best place is in the kitchen and on her back. That's my personal belief. Making me a good cup of tea, that's what I believe."
The new world champion has also previously said it would only take the legalisation of paedophilia in addition to the decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion to see "the devil come home".
In conversation with Jeremy Vine, he sought to clarify his comments by saying: "Let's not try and make me out to be some evil person and I hate gays because I don't hate anybody. I can actually say I don't hate anybody."


Senior Labour figures are considering the option of forming a minority coalition with the Liberal Democrats, the BBC has learned.

The move is to counter claims a Labour government would lack legitimacy if it won fewer seats than the Conservatives.
Senior Labour sources say such a coalition would have collectively more seats than the Conservatives.
They hope this might give an Ed Miliband-led administration greater legitimacy in the eyes of voters.
Labour could form the next government even if it has fewer MPs than the Tories and both parties have no majority.
What matters constitutionally is not which party comes first or second, but which can command the confidence of the House of Commons with the support of other parties.
Some Tory ministers have begun to argue that it would be illegitimate for Labour to form a government if it "came second" behind the Conservatives - in an attempt to shape the agenda for the day after the election if no party wins outright, the Tories win most seats and David Cameron tries to stay on in Downing Street.
But Labour sources say that a coalition with the Lib Dems would not only give an Ed Miliband minority government greater legitimacy, it would also give it greater stability.
They say that while coalition would not give Labour a majority in the House of Commons, it would give the government the ability to out-vote the Conservatives regularly whenever the SNP abstain.
They also say that coalition with the Lib Dems would make it much easier for a Labour-led government to get its business through the House of Lords where no party has a majority and where 102 Lib Dem peers are a key swing vote.
The inability to overturn defeats in the House of Lords has been one of the biggest difficulties faced by minority governments in the past.
There would be many hurdles to be overcome before any Labour-Lib Dem minority government could be formed.
It would be accused by opponents of being a "coalition of the losers".
Many Lib Dems would be opposed to minority coalition: not only would the party have to compromise yet again on its policies in return for power, but it would also have even less chance of getting its own policies implemented.
A Labour spokesman said: "This is post-election speculation. Every hour until polls close we are going to spend on winning a Labour majority.
"We are focused only on winning a Labour majority."
A Lib Dem spokesman said: "If there is a hung parliament we will do what we did last time: seek to work in the national interest to provide stable government and deliver the policies we believe will help to build a stronger economy and a fairer society.
"As last time, it is right that the party with the biggest mandate from the British people - the most votes and the most seats - should be given the first opportunity to reach out to other parties.
"It is clear that no party will win the election outright.
"Voting for Liberal Democrat MPs will keep Britain on track and not allow the Tories or Labour lurch off to the extremes of left or right."
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Messaging app Yo, which in the past week has rocketed to the top of the app download charts, has been hit by a hack.

Creator Or Arbel told technology news site TechCrunch the app was having "security issues".
The app allows users to send a message saying "yo" to friends - and nothing else.
It has been branded "pointless", but has nonetheless raised $1m (Â£600,000) in investment.
TechCrunch said it was contacted by three college students who said they had uncovered a flaw in the app.
"We can get any Yo user's phone number (I actually texted the founder, and he called me back)," the students told TechCrunch.
"We can spoof yos from any users, and we can spam any user... We could also send any Yo user a push notification with any text we want (though we decided not to do that)."
Other developers have been able to recreate the flaw.
Similar problems have hit apps such as Snapchat and Tinder in the past few months.
Mr Arbel told TechCrunch he was dealing with the issue, but would not elaborate further.
"Some of the stuff has been fixed and some we are still working on," he said, adding that he had hired a specialist security team.
"We are taking this very seriously."
Despite the app's apparent pointlessness, it has quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of users. Mr Arbel said more than four million "yo" messages had been sent.
A service that sends a "yo" to a user every time a goal is scored in the World Cup has already been launched - with other similar services planned.
The app, which took eight hours to create, has the technology community divided - with some seeing the app, and its seven-figure investment, as a sign of increasing hysteria in Silicon Valley for offbeat ideas.
"We have decided this is an idea with great potential," Mr Arbel told the Financial Times.
One reader of The Verge technology news site said the app, and its sudden mainstream coverage, was "accelerating the decline of civilisation".
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