Nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales are caring for a relative, new statistics show.

Figures from the ONS suggest 244,000 people under 19 are carers - about 23,000 are under nine.
The Children's Society warns this is likely to be "the tip of the iceberg" and that children's education and job prospects could be damaged.
The government says schools have a "key role in supporting young carers".
According to the ONS (Office for National Statistics), there are 149,000 young carers aged between 15 and 19 - about twice as many as in the 10-to-14 age range.
Girls are slightly more likely to be carers than boys. Among 15-to-19-year-olds, about 5% of girls are carers and about 4% of boys.
The Children's Society is calling for more government support and recognition for these young people.
It says in England, one in 12 young carers spends more than 15 hours a week looking after a parent or sibling, that one in 20 misses school and that they are 50% more likely to have special educational needs or an illness.
In its report, called Hidden from View, the Children's Society says: "Many young carers remain hidden from official sight for a host of reasons, including family loyalty, stigma, bullying, not knowing where to go for support."
The study, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, analyses government data that tracked 15,000 children in England aged 13 and 14  between 2004 and 2010.
It found young carers had "significantly lower" educational attainment at GCSE level - the equivalent to nine grades lower overall - than their peers.
The study found average annual income for families with a child carer was Â£5,000 less than families that did not have a young carer.
Young carers were more likely than the national average to be "not in education, employment or training" (Neet) between the ages of 16 and 19.
Young people from black, Asian or other minority ethnic communities - and for whom English is not a first language - were twice as likely to be a young carer.
From an early age I've had to get up about 06:00 or 07:00 to give her her tablets and breakfast and get my sister ready for school. Then I've got to go to college and come home to make sure she's all right, give her dinner, tidy up the house before I have to give her all the tablets. Then I've got to get my sister ready for bed and I have to get my mum's medication ready and get her ready for bed before I can get rested myself.
There's times where I've missed homework or I've had to stay at home because I'm not comfortable with leaving my mum at home because she could leave the cooker on or she could pass out and we might not be able to wake her up and there's no-one there to look after her while I'm not there sometimes.
I've had a lot of difficulties communicating with other people and especially why I can't go out very often and I fell behind at school quite a lot because of it. I missed loads of revision so I had to resit a lot of exams while I was in secondary school.
I sometimes wish that  I wasn't so stuck to helping but I don't mind helping as much because she's my mum and she's always there for me.
The Children's Society says that, despite improved awareness of the needs of young carers, there is no strong evidence that young carers are any more likely than their peers to come into contact with support agencies.
The report says: "Children must be allowed to thrive and enjoy their childhoods, not be forced to take caring roles that are too often inappropriate."
Children's Society chief executive Matthew Reed said: "Our new analysis shows that caring can cost children dearly. They are missing out on their childhoods and school, gaining fewer qualifications and therefore are less likely to earn a decent living.
"All children must be allowed to thrive and enjoy their childhoods. One young person remaining under the radar, out of sight of the very authorities there to support them, is one too many."
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "Schools have a key role in identifying and supporting young carers. We must ensure that every child has the opportunity to meet their full potential.
"We recently announced that young carers will be involved in the training of school nurses, so they know exactly what support they should offer and can champion their needs.
"We are also funding the Children's Society and Carers Trust to encourage children's and adult's services to adopt 'whole family' approaches to supporting young carers and we have created a specific training guide for teachers to help them to better identify and support young carers."
The Disabled Parents' Network says it is important to remember that behind every young carer is at least one parent with a disability.
A statement on the charity's website says: "DPN rejects the notion that disabled parents are a problem to be solved.
"It is a simple fact that if disabled parents are provided with the support packages to which they are statutorily entitled, then there is less need for their children to assume the role of 'young carers'."


A managing director of a Borders clothing firm has been jailed for 21 months after stealing goods worth nearly £195,000 from the business.

William Lauder, 48, of Buccleuch Street, Hawick, was found guilty after trial in April of stealing jeans, jackets and other items.
He took the goods from Aero Leather Clothing Ltd in Galashiels, Hawick and elsewhere between 2004 and 2013.
Sheriff Alistair Noble jailed him at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
"You were held in high esteem and trusted completely and you betrayed that trust," he told Lauder.
Defence advocate, Victoria Dow, told Sheriff Noble that her client continued to deny the allegations against him.
He lived in Hawick with his wife and son and she said the financing of their home "could be compromised by any element of custody".
Lauder, she added, had no previous convictions and was assessed as being at low risk of re-offending, adding: "Therefore he is suitable for a community-based disposal.
"He is fit, able and capable of carrying out such a disposal."
A large amount of the materials taken had been recovered, she told the sheriff.
However, the sheriff told Lauder: "You were convicted of stealing just under £195,000 of property from a company of which you were the managing director.
"In part, this may have been you felt you were being insufficiently rewarded for the work you were doing for the company.
"You had been in substantial control of the company and it is clear you were held in high esteem and trusted completely. You betrayed that trust."
Sheriff Noble acknowledged that a substantial amount of the property had been recovered.
He said: "Despite these factors, it is clear in my view the offences can only be dealt with by a custodial sentence.
"Giving you as much credit as I can, you are sentenced to 21 months imprisonment from today."


As First Minister of Northern Ireland he's used to getting out of slippery situations.

But Peter Robinson found himself out of his depth on Sunday - while cleaning out his koi carp fish pond.
The DUP leader took to Twitter to describe how he plunged in to the water, while removing algae from the sides of the pool.
"Half way through making my fish feel better about themselves I lost my footing and headlong fell into the pond," he tweeted.
"That was the easy part. Getting out of a pond with slippy sides is not easy, especially as the water level is beyond the level of my mouth and nose."
The First Minister said his afternoon dip provided plenty of laughs for his family.
The slip-up is also likely to raise a smile or two from his election opponents.
"My call for help went unanswered as family either chortled and convulsed or searched for insurance policies.
"The First Minister issue was almost settled," he added.
He later said that he only wanted "tweets of sympathy", not "responses about slippery slopes or expressions of concern about my fish".


Police have arrested a fourth person in connection with a suspected shooting in Nottingham.

Residents in Overdale Road, Old Basford, reported a number of shots being fired just after 15:00 BST on Tuesday.
A 22-year-old man suffered a minor injury in the disturbance but did not require hospital treatment.
Nottinghamshire Police said a 24-year-old man was detained on suspicion of firearms offences on Saturday.
The force added two women, aged 33 and 30, and a 32-year-old man who were previously arrested have been bailed pending further enquiries.


A British man accused of intent to cause explosions sent a text message to an alleged accomplice warning them they were being watched, a court has heard.

Scotland Yard Det Insp John Reilly told the Kenyan court it was among messages sent by defendant Jermaine Grant.
He said the messages were sent to a man referred to as Habib, who was at the time believed to be the partner of British terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite, known as the "White Widow".
Mr Grant denies the charges.
One message, read out in the court in Mombasa, Kenya, by Mr Reilly, said: "There are lions inside. One of them is very watchful. Like a bird watches a stone."
Kenyan police have previously said they believe Mr Grant had links with Ms Lewthwaite, the widow of the 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay.
She is wanted in Kenya in connection with the same case but police have been unable to find her.
Mr Reilly also told the court on Friday that items recovered from Mr Grant - who is also accused of possessing explosive materials - could have been used to make a "highly volatile explosive substance".
The remaining part of the hearing was taken up with a dispute between the defence and prosecution about whether a document by Mr Reilly should be heard by the court, and the case was adjourned until 18 August.
The UK has provided forensic assistance to the Kenyan local authorities in this case, and Mr Grant was arrested in a raid on a flat in Mombasa in December 2011.
One officer with knowledge of the case has previously told the BBC how on the night of Mr Grant's arrest, police raided a number of other addresses associated with him.
At one of these addresses they found a "white lady" who presented a South African passport in the name of Natalie Faye Webb. It later transpired the passport was a fake and Natalie Faye Webb was Ms Lewthwaite.
Police returned some days later to search for her but she had disappeared.
The trial continues.


UKIP and the Green Party are fielding a record number of general election candidates, figures suggest.

Nigel Farage's party is standing in 624 of the 650 Westminster constituencies, according to the Press Association. That is 66 more than 2010.
Natalie Bennett's Green Party is standing in 571 seats - far more than the 335 they contested last time.
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats are fielding full slates in England, Scotland and Wales.
Those three parties will not be contesting the re-election of Commons Speaker John Bercow in Buckingham, in accordance with tradition, but Mr Bercow will face a challenge from Green and UKIP candidates.
The Conservatives are also standing in 16 of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies.
Meanwhile, the SNP is contesting all 59 seats in Scotland and Plaid Cymru all 40 in Wales.
The British National Party is standing in just eight constituencies.
That is a dramatic reduction from the last general election, when it stood 338 candidates.
The overall number of candidates across the UK, including all parties and independents, appears to be down slightly, from 4,150 to 3,963.
Figures also suggest more woman are standing than in 2010, with 1,020 compared to 854 last time.
George Galloway's Respect is standing in four constituencies- seven fewer than 2010.
UKIP's Mr Farage said: "We are delighted to be standing in almost all constituencies in the country.
"It is a significant increase on 2010 and means that in all four nations of the UK, there is now the chance to vote UKIP, a chance that we hope millions will take up."
BNP spokesman Simon Darby denied the decline in the number of candidates for his party reflected a collapse in the party's support and membership.
He said the party could have fielded more candidates, but took the decision not to waste deposits.
Nominations closed on Thursday.


Australia have dropped vice-captain Shane Watson and three players for the third Test in India for a breach of discipline.

Mitchell Johnson, James Pattinson plus Usman Khawaja will also sit out.
The four failed to make a presentation on how to improve the team following defeats in the opening two Tests.
Watson left the tour after the decision, although, with his wife pregnant, there was always a contingency for him to leave early.
Shane Watson: Tests 40 Runs 2558 Wickets 62
Mitchell Johnson: Tests 50 Runs 1403 Wickets 205
James Pattinson: Tests 9 Runs 218 Wickets 39
Usman Khawaja: Tests 6 Runs 263 Wickets 0
Talking about his decision to drop the four players, coach Mickey Arthur said: "This is a line in the sand."
Australia, who play England in back-to-back Ashes series later in 2013, have endured a miserable time on their latest tour, suffering heavy defeats in the opening matches of the four-Test series.
They lost by eight wickets in Chennai in the opening Test to an Indian team inspired by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 224 runs off 265 balls in the home side's first innings.
The manner of their second Test defeat was even worse, with Australia losing by an innings and 135 runs after being bowled out for only 131 in their second innings.
Worried about his team's form, Arthur asked each member of his squad to produce, by email or in person, three ideas about how the team could improve.
The players had five days to provide their views but the quartet failed to make their points at a team meeting.
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Although all-rounder Watson, 31, has returned home, pacemen Mitchell Johnson, 31, James Pattinson, 22, and batsman Khawaja, 26, will be considered for the fourth Test.
South African Arthur, Australia's first overseas coach, told a news conference: ''I asked the players at the end of the last game to give me an individual presentation.
"I wanted three points from each of them - technically, mentally and team - as to how we were going to get back over the next couple of games, about how we were going to get ourselves back into the series.
''I believe those four players unfortunately did not meet my requirements so those four players are not available for selection for this Test match.''
He added: "We've given an expectation that is spelt out and although this incident might seem very small in isolation, this is a line in the sand moment for us as a unit in our quest to become the best in the world.
Australia travel to England in the summer for a five-Test Ashes series that begins at Trent Bridge on 10 July and runs until late August.
Alastair Cook's team then fly down under in October to prepare for a five-Test series that starts on 21 November and ends in Sydney with the final Test on 3 January, 2014.
''This has been the toughest decision that myself, manager Gavin Dovey and captain Michael Clarke have ever had to make.
''It's a tough, tough decision, but the ramifications for that within our team structure and the message that it sends to all involved in Australian cricket is that we are pretty serious about where we want to take this team.''
Arthur's stance has drawn criticism from former Australia players.
Ex-captain Allan Border told Fox Sports News: "I'm surprised that's the penalty for something so mundane. It seems like it was on a schoolboy tour or something. It's an over the top reaction."
Mark Waugh added: "I've never heard anything so stupid in all my life. It's not under-sixes - this is Test cricket."
Australia now head into the third Test at Mohali on Thursday with 13 players to choose from - and that could drop to 12 if Matthew Wade fails to recover in time from an ankle injury.
The first Ashes Test begins on 10 July at Trent Bridge.


Indian custom officials say they have seized 146 endangered tortoises from an abandoned bag at Mumbai airport after noticing a strange smell.

Customs officials said the 139 Radiated and six Angonoka tortoises had been "wrapped inhumanly" in plastic bags.
Two Radiated tortoises were found dead, with broken shells, but the rest were alive, officials said.
The tortoises were being smuggled from Madagascar to Nepal, with Mumbai as a transit point, they added.
No arrests have been made so far.
Assistant Customs Commissioner Kiran Kumar Karlapu tweeted that only 600 Angonoka tortoises are left in the wild.
Angonoka tortoises, also known as Ploughshare, are highly prized for their distinctive gold and black shells and fetch exceptionally high prices on the international black market.
Officials said the tortoises would be sent back to Madagascar in accordance with Indian laws.


Two-time double Olympic champion Mo Farah will aim to win the Great Edinburgh International XCountry race for a second time on 7 January.

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Farah, 33, won the event in 2011 but had to settle for second earlier this year behind American Garrett Heath.
Scotland's Callum Hawkins, who finished ninth in this year's Olympic marathon, will also compete in the men's race.
Hawkins finished third at the European Cross Country Championships in Sardinia last Sunday.
Andy Vernon, who came fifth, will also compete for Britain in the Edinburgh XCountry race, along with Ben Connor, Dewi Griffiths and Ross Millington, who helped GB win team gold in Sardinia alongside Hawkins and another Scot, Andrew Butchart.
European 5,000m bronze medallist Steph Twell and Gemma Steel, who won the Edinburgh event in 2014, will head up Britain's women's team.
Farah, the only Briton to have won the senior men's race in the Scottish capital, said: "Holyrood Park is always a great venue and I'm sure the course will offer the usual challenges.
"I have been back in full training for the past few weeks and this event will offer me a good opportunity to measure my fitness and see how training is going ahead of the 2017 track season."
Hawkins, 24, added: "It will be a great way to kick-start 2017. It's a good opportunity to compete back on home soil; it's an event I always enjoy racing in.
"This year has been incredible for me and hopefully I will continue to head in the right direction in the New Year."


Tributes have been paid to Caerphilly council leader Keith Reynolds, who has died at the age of 71.

The Labour leader first worked as a colliery blacksmith before becoming a community health council chief officer.
He had said he would stand down in May after nearly 40 years as a councillor.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said Mr Reynolds was a "dedicated public servant who worked tirelessly for the people of Aberbargoed", the ward he represented since 1979.
"His passing will be felt deeply not just by his family and friends but by communities across Caerphilly where he made his impact as a councillor, local campaigner, and civic leader."
Caerphilly council's deputy leader David Poole added: "Keith was an outstanding public servant, who had an unrelenting drive and determination to do his very best for his local community and for our county borough."


Andy Murray saved five match points before going on to beat Tommy Robredo 5-7 7-6 (11-9) 6-1 in the Shenzhen Open final in China.

The Scot was broken in the first game of the match and also at 5-5 on his way to losing the first set.
Murray was 6-2 behind in the second set tie-break before valiantly recovering to win it 11-9 and force a decider.
He broke a tiring Robredo three times in the third as he won his first title since winning Wimbledon last year.
Murray said: "I got lucky, basically, at the end of the second set. I fought hard, tried my best and thankfully managed to turn it round."
The victory moves Murray up to 10th in the rankings in the race to reach the ATP World Tour Finals in London during November, with the top eight qualifying.
The 27-year-old is now 105 points behind Tomas Berdych, who is currently eighth, and is next scheduled to play at tournaments in Beijing, Shanghai and Paris.
Murray had beaten Robredo in the third round at SW19 last year and, in their first meeting since then, again emerged victorious - albeit following a closely-fought contest.
The Scot opened the match with two double faults on his way to losing the first game and, despite recovering the break, again gave up his serve at 5-5.
A powerful forehand return to Murray's feet was put long by the Scot as Robredo went 6-5 up before holding his nerve to close out the first set.
Murray came back from 0-40 at 3-2 to break Robredo in the second set, only to be broken straight back in the next game.
The Spaniard saved two set points at 5-4 down before the second set went to a tense tie-break.
Murray appeared beaten when facing four match points in a row, only to save them all as well as another at 7-6, as he fought back to win 11-9 courtesy of some powerful forehands.
That proved to be the breaking point for Robredo as he succumbed to the sapping heat and a determined opponent, with Murray raced through the third set.
Meanwhile, Murray's older brother Jamie and doubles partner John Peers were beaten 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 10-5 in the Malaysian Open doubles final in Kuala Lumpur by Marcin Matkowski and Leander Paes.
In the singles final, US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Frenchman Julien Benneteau 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
British number two James Ward has failed to qualify for the ATP tournament in Tokyo after retiring against American Rajeev Ram.


Derbyshire boosted their hopes of qualification for the T20 Blast quarter-finals by beating Durham.

Luis Reece's 66 saw the hosts to their target of 162 with three balls to spare and three wickets in hand, lifting them to second place in the North Group.
A 61-run win for Middlesex over Gloucestershire left a tight South Group table even more congested.
The six teams from third to eighth positions all have 12 points, with only two of them able to go through.
Leaders Glamorgan had already guaranteed a last-eight place and Hampshire's qualification for the quarter-final stage was confirmed by Middlesex's victory at Uxbridge.
The hosts posted 161-5 from their 20 overs, despite England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan making a second-ball duck.
Steven Finn (4-24), Tim Southee (3-9) and Tom Helm (3-14) then starred with the ball as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 100 in 15.5 overs.
The Falcons' only previous last-eight appearance since the tournament's inception 14 years ago was in 2005, but with two group matches remaining they are in a strong position to qualify.
Matt Henry (3-42) helped restrict Durham to 161-7 in their 20 overs, Stuart Poynter making 61 not out off 32 balls after discarded England Test opener Keaton Jennings had been run out for just one.
Derbyshire were cruising towards their target but a flurry of late wickets stalled their progress, until stand-in captain Daryn Smit struck the winning boundary off Paul Coughlin in the final over.
Have your say: Which teams do you think will qualify from the South Group?


A year ago, Labour found themselves clinging to power in the assembly after reaching a deal with Plaid Cymru.

Now, 12 months on, the party finds itself in a much stronger position and with an effective majority after Dafydd Elis-Thomas said he would back the Welsh Government after leaving Plaid and sitting as an independent assembly member.
And though Labour lost more than 100 seats in the Welsh local elections, the losses were not as severe as many had anticipated.
A month later, the party gained three Welsh MPs at the general election.
First Minister Carwyn Jones told BBC Wales the past 12 months had been "hectic".
"It's been a pretty busy year," he said.
He added Brexit had dominated discussions - but it was important to make sure focus on other issues was not lost.
"Our voice has got stronger over the past 12 months," he said. "We're very clear that we've taken a position on Brexit, we want to work with others to make sure we take that position forwards.
"What we have to avoid of course is Brexit dominating so much that we lose focus on what people want to see - which is public service delivery, health, education, job creation.
"So whilst Brexit sits there in the background, it's not the only thing we do."
Meanwhile it has been a mixed year for the Welsh Conservatives.
Following Mr Elis-Thomas' defection and Mark Reckless' decision to leave the UKIP group and sit alongside Conservative AMs, the party has overtaken Plaid Cymru as the second largest group in the assembly.
The party also made significant gains in May's council elections, but lost three seats at the general election.
"It's been a good year for the Welsh Conservatives in the assembly - we're the official opposition here," the party's leader, Andrew RT Davies said.
"[The general election] was a two-sided coin really; the overall vote share went up dramatically for us but sadly we lost three very good colleagues."
Welsh Conservative sources have talked of their frustration at the way the campaign - even in Wales - was built around Prime Minister Theresa May and run by her team.
Should Mr Davies have had more influence?
"It's easy to look back and obviously say, 'I told you so," he said.
"But we work together with colleagues to make sure we're in the best place possible for the next set of elections that come.
"We had a very successful local government campaign here in Wales.
"That was a Welsh-led campaign, a Welsh-inspired campaign that delivered real results for the Conservatives here in Wales."
Plaid Cymru did win a fourth parliamentary seat on 8 June and made limited progress in the local elections.
But in the assembly, Mr Elis-Thomas' defection saw Plaid lose ground.
"I think the decision on his part was the right one for both us - it suits us both mutually and both parties are happier as a result," said Plaid leader Leanne Wood.
And Ms Wood believes the assembly's arithmetic could yet change again.
"Strange things are happening in politics and allegiances are being made particularly because the Brexit question goes across different party divides," she said.
"So I think possibly the assembly that we've got now may not be the assembly that we end up with."
But what about her own, much-debated, decision not to stand as Plaid's candidate for the Rhondda at the general election?
"I think I made the right decision," she said.
"I'm needed here in the National Assembly - this is Plaid Cymru's focus, this is where we want to become the biggest party. I've no regrets whatsoever."
UKIP are approaching the end of their first full year in Cardiff Bay.
"We've certainly made our presence felt," said Neil Hamilton, the party's group leader in the assembly.
"And I think I've added a bit of colour to the proceedings as well, which hasn't always been to everybody's taste."
UKIP's presence in the Senedd has reduced from seven AMs after the 2016 election to five following Nathan Gill's decision to sit as an independent AM and Mr Reckless' defection.
However, Mr Hamilton does not anticipate any further losses.
"I'm perfectly confident that our remaining five members are solidly together," he said.
UKIP failed to win any Welsh seats at the local or general election and Mr Hamilton accepts the party has work to do having achieved its central aim of securing a Leave vote in last year's EU referendum.
"Our big challenge for next year and the year after is to establish UKIP's purpose in a post-Brexit Britain."


The completion of the UK's biggest commercial space project is facing several months of delay.

Inmarsat of London has confirmed that the roll-out of its new Global Xpress satellite network is on hold while Russia probes the latest failure of a Proton rocket.
Six Protons and their payloads have now been lost in the past five years.
Inmarsat's third GX satellite was due to be the next customer in line, but this flight has now been postponed.
The company says it will wait until it hears the results of a Failure Review Oversight Board before making any decisions on what to do.
Rupert Pearce, Inmarsat's CEO, commented: "This incident involving a failed Proton launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome is extremely unfortunate and will inevitably delay our launch plans for our third Global Xpress satellite.
"This is the third time our Global Xpress programme has suffered launch delays because of Proton launch failures.
"Although in the past, Proton has returned to flight within a few months of a launch failure, it will not be possible to determine the length of the delay in the launch of I-5 F3 until the cause of the [latest] launch failure is established."
Inmarsat is the world's largest mobile satellite services operator.
Its GX network, which requires a minimum of three satellites in orbit to provide global coverage, is costing more than $1.6bn (Â£1bn) to build and launch, and should enhance communications for ships, planes, the armed forces and broadcasting companies.
Two I-5 spacecraft were launched successfully on Protons - in December 2013 and February 2015. The third spacecraft was waiting in Baiknour, poised to ride its Proton to orbit next month.
Fortunately for Inmarsat, it is able to make use of the pair already in space, and, indeed, in recent weeks, broadcasters in particular have been doing just that. They have been beaming news reports from the Nepal earthquakes through the I-5 F1 that is positioned over Europe and Asia.
Inmarsat has exercised an option for a fourth I-5 satellite from manufacturer Boeing. This is intended as a spare but will likely be used where the market for GX services is strongest - assuming the first three satellites are also all in orbit and working.
"We are reassured that I-5 F4 is currently under construction by Boeing in California, and remains on schedule for completion in mid-2016, with a potential SpaceX launch in the second half of 2016, providing us with significant mission assurance in the case of any protracted delays in Proton's return to flight, or a failed launch of I-5 F3," said Mr Pearce.
Given the size of the I-5s, at over six tonnes, one of SpaceX's forthcoming Falcon-Heavy vehicles would most probably be needed to loft the Inmarsat platform.  The American rocket company is due to test this vehicle later this year.
The Proton Breeze M rocket that failed on Saturday was carrying the Mexsat 1, or Centenario, satellite, intended to provide communications services over Central America.
Preliminary flight data indicated that an anomaly occurred in the rocket's third stage approximately 490 seconds after lift-off, at an altitude of about 160km.
The rocket and its satellite passenger are thought to have burnt up on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
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A woman has told the Surjit Singh Chhokar murder trial she did not tell police who attacked her partner because she was "distraught".

Elizabeth Bryce originally told officers the name of just one of the three men she claims carried out the attack, Andrew Coulter.
She has now named the two others as Ronnie Coulter and David Montgomery.
Ronnie Coulter, 48, denies murdering Mr Chhokar, of Gowkthrapple, North Lanarkshire, and blames the other men.
Ms Bryce, 56, was giving evidence on the second day of the murder trial.
Ronnie Coulter's defence agent Donald Findlay QC asked her why she did not tell police who was responsible.
She said: "I was distraught. At the time I wasn't thinking. I was distraught at my man lying dead at my feet."
She told Mr Findlay she knew who all three men were but named Andrew Coulter as she was "angry" at him.
Ms Bryce previously told the court she had confronted him on the day of 32-year-old Mr Chhokar's death as her partner had spoken of a missing giro cheque.
She said, after making inquiries, he told her he understood it had been cashed at the post office by Andrew Coulter.
Mr Findlay accused her of "tailoring her evidence" and put it to her she had changed her partner's final words.
The court heard in a police statement, taken the day after Mr Chhokar's death, Ms Bryce said his last words were "I've been stabbed". But in court she said he actually told her "they stabbed me".
Ms Bryce denied tailoring her evidence.
Questioned by Mr Findlay, she said she had "probably told a few lies but not in the case of what happened to Chhokar".
She also admitted having a conviction for Â£13,000 benefit fraud, saying it was "not relevant to this case".
Mr Findlay questioned her claim that she saw both Coulters and David Montgomery walking past her window twice that day.
Giving evidence on Wednesday, she said she grabbed a garden spade and ran outside her home in Garrion Street, Wishaw, to confront the Coulters and David Montgomery, who she said were dragging her partner across the street.
She said the "blood just flew out" of Mr Chhokar and he fell down dead.
Ronnie Coulter denies murdering Mr Chhokar by repeatedly attacking him with a knife or a similar weapon and a further charge of forging Mr Chhokar's signature on a Â£100 giro cheque.
He also denies breaking into Mr Chhokar's home at Caplaw Tower, Gowkthrapple, on the day of his death and stealing a cooker and attempting to defeat the ends of justice by destroying or disposing of a knife and clothing.
The trial before Lord Matthews continues.


It is morning in Vermont, the light is hitting the goldenrod-hued trees just-so and Bill "Spaceman" Lee has got to be one of the most content human beings on the planet.

"It's friggin' just gorgeous here," he tells the BBC over the phone from his home in the town of Craftsbury.
It had snowed the night before and so he has warming himself up with a plate of "free-range" bacon that is nothing short of the "best in the world," an easy superlative for a man who at 69 is still as amazed by everything around him as he was when he was a mouthy left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
Back then, Mr Lee earned himself the nickname "Spaceman", in part because of his outrageous statements on everything from marijuana to solar apocalypses. Now, he is taking his rambling philosophising to the polls on 8 November, when he runs for governor of Vermont.
His inclusion in the gubernatorial debates has become somewhat of a sticking point in his home state, with Lt Governor Phil Scott, the Republican candidate, refusing to participate unless all candidates were invited, included Mr Lee.
When he does show up, Mr Lee sticks out amongst the suits, strolling in a few minutes late wearing a tropical shirt, and seems a bit more comfortable spouting philosophy than policy points.
"I always speak in metaphor, and that's why people call me, because I'm kind of a cross between Will Rogers and Huey Long," says Mr Lee, referencing both the American vaudeville star and the former senator of Louisiana who tried to implement a guaranteed minimum income and was later assassinated.
It is not the first time Mr Lee has run for public office. In 1988, he ran for president as the candidate for the Rhinoceros Party, a Canadian party not recognised in the US.
His running mate: Hunter S Thompson.
As the candidate for the socialist Liberty Unity Party this time around, Mr Lee is stepping into shoes once filled by Bernie Sanders, who ran as the party's gubernatorial candidate in 1972 and 1976.
A lefty through and through, he is as likely to name-drop Buckminster Fuller as he is Jim Morrison and he believes most of the state's problems, such as a flagging economy and growing heroin addiction, could be solved by a long run and a return to cottage industry.
"Show me a long-distance runner who's a heroin addict and I'll show you a freak," he says.
Although he claims he's never voted, Mr Lee felt he was the only one clear-headed enough for the job, which he has said he would only do part-time if elected.
"I didn't want to [run], but it was just a necessity to tell people you're doing it all wrong," he says.
Born in California, Mr Lee's maintained strong ties to Canada ever since he played for the Montreal Expos baseball team in the early 1980s.  He now spends much of the year running a cultural exchange that brings Cuban baseball teams to Canada and now the US, a project he says he started as a way of preventing nuclear war.
"There's no clock involved, the innings are in thirds so you can't cut a game in half, there's no such thing as half a game," he says wistfully. "That's what makes baseball so great."
For him, the game is a religious experience when it is played right, and as in politics, he feels compelled to speak up when he sees it being played wrong. Mr Lee chastised his former Red Sox team for their "premature" celebration in the playoffs this year and for not taking rival Cleveland seriously, a grave error the Toronto Blue Jays repeated. He also hates Toronto's AstroTurfed stadium.
"You feed Christians to the lions in stadiums, and you play baseball in elysian fields and parks," he chastises.
Regarding Liberty Unity Party member Mr Sanders and his failed bid for the presidency as a Democrat, Mr Lee says Americans are now stuck with the choice between "status quo" Hillary Clinton and the "radical change" offered by Donald Trump.
"Well, we need radical change but we don't want that messenger. That's the problem: his music is correct, but his lyrics are terrible," he says.
If Mr Trump wins and Mr Lee loses, he says he will happily pack his bags and head north to Canada, where he is delighted to hear marijuana may soon be legal.
"I've done what I can, I've spoken, and I'm out of here," he says.


Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Mark Howard could be out for 12 weeks with a broken thumb and ligament damage suffered in their League One loss at Peterborough.

Howard suffered the injury in a collision with Posh striker Shaquile Coulthirst in Sunday's 1-0 defeat.
The 30-year-old joined Bolton in the summer from Sheffield United and had started every league game so far.
"To lose someone of his quality is a blow for us," manager Phil Parkinson told the club website.
"But it is also an opportunity for Ben Alnwick to stake his claim for a place in the team."


The Somali soldier who shot dead the country's youngest-ever cabinet minister last month has been sentenced to death by firing squad.

Abas Abdullahi Siraji was in his car near the presidential palace in Mogadishu when he was killed by Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi, who reportedly mistook him for a militant Islamist.
The minister's death caused shock and anger at the time.
The military court which sentenced the soldier said he can appeal.
His lawyers argued that the killing was an accident, the AFP news agency reports.
They said that the minister's car attracted suspicion after it drove up behind the car carrying the auditor general, who the soldier was protecting.
At 31, Mr Siraji became Somalia's youngest-ever member of parliament last November before becoming the minister of public works earlier this year.
He grew up as a refugee in neighbouring Kenya, home to hundreds of thousands of Somalis who fled drought and conflict, and was seen a role model for his widely admired determination to succeed.
Sensing his popularity with the youth, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo appointed him to the cabinet.
When Mr Siraji was killed, the president cut short a visit to Ethiopia to attend his state funeral.
Somalia has been wracked by conflict since the long-serving ruler Siad Barre was ousted in 1991.
It is currently battling militant Islamists from the al-Shabab group, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.


The brother of murdered Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been formally indicted in connection with her death.

Waseem Baloch and three others were charged in a court in Multan, police investigator Atiya Jafri told the BBC.
When arrested in July soon after the murder, he publicly confessed to strangling his 26-year-old sister for bringing "dishonour" to the family.
Qandeel Baloch was well known for bold and risque social media posts.
She divided opinion in socially conservative Pakistan, and had expressed fears for her life as a result.
The threats and abuse outspoken Pakistani women receive
Killing reflects divided country
Waseem Baloch and Ms Baloch's cousin, Haq Nawaz, have been charged with murder. Two other men, including a taxi driver, have been charged with conspiracy to murder and facilitation, Ms Jafri said.
One of them, Mr Nawaz's brother-in-law Zafar Zain Khosa, left for the Middle East after being granted bail, she added. He is being sought by police.
All three men present in court denied the charges, Multan city district public prosecutor Jam Salahuddin told BBC Urdu.
Watch Part Two: 'Pakistan's Kim Kardashian'
Watch Part Three: 'The naming and shaming of a sex symbol'


Instant translation of foreign languages on Skype has moved a step closer.

Microsoft's launched a test version of the Skype Translator which decodes conversations in Spanish and English in real time.
It means that during video calls people who speak those languages will be able to talk freely.
Gurdeep Pall from Microsoft says it follows more than 10 years of investment.
"Skype Translator will open up endless possibilities for people around the world to connect, communicate and collaborate," he said.
"People will no longer be hindered by geography and language."
It's been trialled on school children in Mexico City and Tacoma in Washington, one classroom speaking Spanish and the other speaking English.
They played a game called Mystery Skype where pupils from one school asked questions to try to work out which part of the world the other school was in.
The Skype Translator service is available in English and Spanish but Microsoft says it will eventually be available in more languages.
There are more than 40 instant messaging languages available to customers who have signed up via the Skype Translator page and are using Windows 8.1.
According to Microsoft more than 300 million people use Skype each month, totalling more than 2 billion minutes of conversation a day.
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Wigan boss Warren Joyce could miss their vital match against relegation rivals Blackburn after minor surgery.

The club said the surgery on Tuesday was "a minor but important procedure which required immediate attention."
Graham Barrow and Andy Welsh will take charge if the ex-Manchester United Under-21 boss does not attend the game.
Joyce, 52, was appointed by Wigan in November after Gary Caldwell was sacked five months after guiding the club to the League One title.


Debutant Matt Kvesic is expecting a "really physical battle" when he wins his maiden England cap in the first Test against Argentina on Saturday.

The 21-year-old open-side flanker is one of two new caps in Stuart Lancaster's team, with Christian Wade set to start on the wing in Salta.
"I feel a huge amount of pride, I'm just excited to play for my country," said Gloucester-bound flanker Kvesic.
Argentina are renowned for their scrum and set-piece work
"The Argentines are renowned for their physicality."
England head coach Stuart Lancaster has three more new faces on the bench in Bath back Kyle Eastmond, Sale prop Henry Thomas and new Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola.
There are also first international starts for Gloucester fly-half Freddie Burns, Bath hooker Rob Webber and Bath lock Dave Attwood.
Burns, who has just turned 23, won his only previous cap as a replacement in England's famous win over New Zealand in December 2012.
Both Gloucester fly-half Burns and 22-year-old Wasps winger Wade, who was voted both players' player of the year and the young player of the year by his peers last month, are potent attacking talents and Kvesic is keen to supply them with plenty of ball in Salta on Saturday.
"Freddie's a world class player in my eyes, his game management is outstanding but he's also a dangerous attacking 10," said Burns.
"I've played against him a couple of times and you don't like defending against him because he is unpredictable.
"With Christian I don't think anyone in the Premiership would like to go one on one with him in the 15m channel, let alone the five-metre channel.
"Having that talent in the team and having that try-scoring ability is great. As a forward it makes you work harder - you want to get the ball in those boys' hands with a bit of space and plenty of time."
Like England, who are without virtually an entire XV because of Lions calls and injured and resting players, Argentina will also be below strength, with their big names held back for their second campaign in the Rugby Championship, which runs from 17 August to 5 October, alongside New Zealand, South Africa and Australia.
Historically the Pumas' strength has been up front and open-side flanker Kvesic knows he will not be in for an easy ride on Saturday.
"I expect nothing less than a really physical battle," he insisted.
"They are renowned for their scrum and set-piece work, but more specific to me is the breakdown.
"They showed in the 2012 Rugby Championship that they're an aggressive side at the breakdown, they try and disrupt a lot of ball and they can be very successful, especially in those wider channels, so it's important to look after the ball.
"But if us forwards can secure quick ball and unleash the backs, I think we'll be all right."
Argentina: M Bustos Moyano (Montpellier); M Orlando (Huirapuca), G Tiesi (unattached), F Contepomi (Stade Francais), M Montero (Club Pucara); B Urdapilleta (Oyonnax), M Landajo (CASI); P Henn (Brive), M Garcia Veiga (Buenos Aires C & CR), M Bustos (Montpellier), E Lozada, (Agen) M Galarza (University of La Plata), J Farias Cabello (unattached), B Macome (Tucuman), T Leonardi (Southern Kings).
Replacements: M Guidone (La Plata), G Roan (Cavalieri Prato), F Gomez Kodela (Biarritz), T Vallejos Cinalli (unattached), T De la Vega (CUBA), N Vergallo (Southern Kings), G Ascarate (Carcassonne), B Agulla (unattached).
England: M Brown (Harlequins); C Wade (Wasps), J Joseph (London Irish), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester), D Strettle (Saracens); F Burns (Gloucester), L Dickson (Northampton); J Marler (Harlequins), R Webber (Bath), D Wilson (Bath), J Launchbury (Wasps), D Attwood (Bath), T Wood (Northampton, capt), M Kvesic (Worcester), B Morgan (Gloucester).
Replacements: D Paice (London Irish), H Thomas (Sale Sharks), P Doran-Jones (Northampton), C Lawes (Northampton), B Vunipola (Wasps), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), K Eastmond (Bath), B Foden (Northampton).


Chinese authorities have begun confiscating passports from people in the western region of Xinjiang, which has seen regular unrest.

The move, which the government says is aimed at combating "terrorism", has been criticised by human rights groups.
Many Muslims in Xinjiang say they face widespread discrimination.
The Chinese government is eager to eradicate sporadic violence in the province, which it blames on Islamist militants.
Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs?
Did China's crackdown on terrorism work?
Uighurs, which makes up about 45% of Xinjiang's population, have often complained about being refused documents allowing them to travel.
In June police in Xinjiang ordered residents to provide DNA samples and other biological data when applying for travel documents.
Under the new regulations all people in Xinjiang are required to hand in their travel documents to police for "safekeeping".
The BBC's Stephen McDonell in Beijing says that all residents must now apply for permission to leave the country before they can retrieve their passports.
Human Rights Watch has described this as a violation of freedom of movement.
The World Uyghur Congress says that although the new measures are ostensibly aimed at all residents, they will in effect target the Uighur community.
Over the years China's authorities have attributed attacks to Uighur militants, who they say are inspired or aided by foreign terror groups.
Uighur leaders have denied being behind the violence.
Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs?


Alek Wek's idyllic childhood was rocked by the civil war in her native southern Sudan.

23 November 2015 Last updated at 23:09 GMT
She came to the UK as a refugee and was discovered by a modelling scout, despite the fact her dark skin and Dinka features were at odds with the more European look favoured for black models at the time.
Now based in New York, Wek is one of the most recognised fashion models in the world and a passionate campaigner for refugees.
As part of the BBC's 100 Women season she talks to Anne Soy about being a top model, about life as a refugee and about being a unique beauty by western standards. Listen and download the full interview here.


Heavy rain wiped out the second half of the day's play at Old Trafford after Lancashire had bowled themselves into a winning position against Glamorgan.

After resuming on 48-1, in reply to table-topping Lancashire's 462, Glamorgan had slipped to 182-6 when the threatened downpour arrived 19.2 overs into the afternoon session.
It leaves Glamorgan still 280 behind going into the final day.
Their first target will be the 131 runs they still need to avoid the follow-on.
The patience of Lancashire's bowlers was rewarded as the home side took five wickets, two of them for for Australian all-rounder James Faulkner and two for 41-year-old veteran Glen Chapple, who is now within 18 of reaching a career haul of 1,000 first-class wickets.
Nightwatchman Andrew Salter was Glamorgan's top performer with 45 before being stumped by Alex Davies off Simon Kerrigan.
Lancashire now need to take 14 wickets in the final three sessions if they are to win this Division Two promotion clash on Monday and take a major step closer to promotion back to Division One.
Lancashire veteran Glen Chapple told BBC Sport:
"We've played well in this game. We laid a foundation in the first couple of sessions and gradually we increased the scoring rate and put ourselves in a strong position.
"The pitch was slow to start with. Our batters tried to wear them down and we did that successfully, then Alex Davies and Jimmy Faulkner really picked up the rate on the second day.
"I also think we bowled pretty well. I don't know if I'm leader of the attack but it's nice to be involved and I'm enjoying my cricket.
"We've got them at 182-6 and there's a chance of enforcing the follow-on. To take 14 wickets on there will be a good effort but, if we can take four in the first session, that'll give us a chance."
Glamorgan all-rounder Andrew Salter told BBC Wales Sport:
"This game, we really wanted to hit it running and it hasn't quite happened for us. With them scoring over 400 it wasn't the ideal start with us fielding 140 overs.
"But it's important we just do things right and finish this game strongly. We've still got quite a lot of batting to come with the likes of Graham Wagg and Mark Wallace, so we should be able to post a good total.
"I've been working quite hard on my batting with our head coach Toby Radford and it was a good challenge coming in as nightwatchman.
"I felt good. I'd have liked to score a 50 and then kick on again for 100, but unfortunately not."


A racehorse owned by a syndicate from Pembrokeshire is a favourite to win at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Tobefair, a seven-year-old gelding, has won his last seven races.
He was gifted as a colt to Michael Cole three years ago, in return for looking after two fillies on his farm.
Unable to afford the training costs on his own, he decided to offer 50% of the ownership to people he knew through his local pub, the Cresselly Arms at Cresswell Quay.
The syndicate grew to 17 members but none except Mr Cole had owned a racehorse before.
They said they were amazed when Tobefair started winning races and never dreamed he would make it to Cheltenham.
The festival runs from Tuesday to Friday and culminates in the showpiece contest, the Gold Cup.
Mr Cole said: "There's a lot of these big people now, they've got 40, 50, 60 horses, and it doesn't mean anything. But it means something to us."
Syndicate member Andy Pannell described the experience as "total exhilaration", adding: "We were stood on the steps at Newbury and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. My heart was pounding, thumping."
This is also a first appearance at the Cheltenham Festival for Tobefair's trainers Debra and Paul Hamer's, whose yard is at Nantycaws near Carmarthen.
At least two bus loads of supporters will be travelling from the Cresselly Arms to Cheltenham for Tobefair's race, the Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle, on Thursday.
But syndicate member Jennifer Cole said they have only one real wish: "Win or lose, just get him round the track and bring the boy home."


Amputee soldier Captain Guy Disney has become the first jockey with an artificial leg to ride over fences in a race in Britain.

The 32-year-old, who was injured in Afghanistan, finished third on 11-2 chance Ballyallia Man at Sandown Park.
Disney lost his right leg from the knee down when on duty for the Light Dragoons.
He rode the horse for trainer Tom George in the Royal Artillery Gold Cup won by favourite Cowards Close.
Disney, from near Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire, was badly injured when his vehicle was struck by a grenade in Helmand province in July 2009.
The annual meeting at Sandown is more than 150 years old and restricted to horses that are owned or leased by those who are serving or have served in the Royal Artillery.
Top jump jockey Ruby Walsh spoke to Disney before the race and said he was glad to have been at the track to witness his achievement.
"It's amazing. It just goes to show that any human being who puts their mind to something, can do it," Walsh, the Cheltenham Festival's all-time leading jockey, told the BBC.
"I'd say it was a bigger mental battle than it ever was physical. I tip my hat to that.
"To pick yourself up from that, I think the guy is an inspiration to most people."
George said he was delighted with the third-placed finish, and admired the jockey.
"It's great to be able to give him a ride. It's important and part of history really," said the trainer.
"You have to take your hat off to Guy. He's thinking of the future not the past. He's showing that you can still live your life and do what you want to."
Disney, who rode in the race twice before his injury, politely declined interviews after the race.
"I completely understand why he doesn't want the whole day about him," said winning jockey Lance Bombardier Jody Sole.
"It's about racing and I think it's brilliant. Why can't we have more like him, there's nothing to say we can't."


Kieffer Moore's late goal rescued a point for Torquay United and denied Wrexham a first win in five National League games.

Gerry McDonagh's third goal of the season gave Wrexham the lead after an excellent ball from Jordan Evans.
Mark Carrington nearly doubled the lead but his shot struck a post while Moore and Nathan Blissett hit the crossbar.
Moore headed wide before the on-loan debutant scored with two minutes remaining.
Wrexham substitute Paul Rutherford had a goal disallowed in injury time and Dean Keates is still seeking his first win since taking permanent charge of the Dragons.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "I'm frustrated and disappointed. For the effort and work rate and the guts that we showed we deserved the three points.
"On another day we could probably have gone in at half time two or three up.
"We got put under a lot of pressure in the second half but the lads stood up to it. But two mistakes and we've conceded a goal."
Match ends, Torquay United 1, Wrexham 1.
Second Half ends, Torquay United 1, Wrexham 1.
Goal!  Torquay United 1, Wrexham 1. Kieffer Moore (Torquay United).
Substitution, Torquay United. Jamie Reid replaces Dan Sparkes.
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Joe Ward.
Substitution, Torquay United. Shawn McCoulsky replaces Nathan Blissett.
Joe Ward (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Torquay United 0, Wrexham 1.
First Half ends, Torquay United 0, Wrexham 1.
Mark Carrington (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!  Torquay United 0, Wrexham 1. Gerry McDonagh (Wrexham).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


England bowler James Anderson has signed a contract extension with Division Two champions Lancashire.

The 31-year-old has added an extra year to his current deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2015 season.
Anderson, who is centrally contracted by England, played a key role in the recent Ashes win and heads to Australia for the return series this winter.
"I am always proud to wear the Lancashire shirt and I am delighted to extend my stay," said Anderson.
Jimmy has been an outstanding player and a great ambassador for the club
"It was great to return to Emirates Old Trafford in the summer for the Ashes Test match and use the great facilities after the ground's redevelopment."
Anderson has played 87 Test matches, 174 one-day and 19 Twenty20 internationals for England, taking 592 international wickets across the three formats, and signed a new two-year deal at Lancashire 13 months ago.
Lancashire director of cricket Mike Watkinson added: "Jimmy has been an outstanding player and a great ambassador for the club.
"It is great to see him play for us when his international duties allow him to, and we are pleased that he has signed a new deal for Lancashire."
Lancashire secured promotion back to Division One at the first attempt after they drew with Leicestershire and third-placed Essex drew at Kent last month.


Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of anti-government protests in 2007, has been released after briefly being detained by the authorities.

Gambira had been taken from a monastery in Rangoon early on Friday morning, his brother told the BBC.
Officials had said he was merely being questioned and was not charged.
Gambira had been released as part of an amnesty last month, but continued his criticism of the civilian, military-backed government.
The US State Department had expressed concern over his latest detention.
One of the leaders of the All-Burmese Monks Alliance, the 31-year-old was arrested in November 2007, weeks after the monk-led ''saffron revolution'' protests were crushed.
Less than three weeks later, he was jailed for 68 years, including 12 of hard labour.
He was one of 651 people freed on 13 January in what was the most significant release of political prisoners since the country began a series of reforms aimed at encouraging the lifting of sanctions imposed by the European Union and United States.
But after his release, Gambira reportedly began re-opening monasteries that were locked up by the authorities since the protests.
In interviews, he expressed deep scepticism about reforms taking place in Burma, says the BBC's Rachel Harvey in Burma.
An EU official is due to visit Burma on Saturday to offer 150m euros ($199m, Â£126m) in aid following the series of recent reforms.
Andris Piebalgs, the European Union development commissioner, will meet with President Thein Sein as well as pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is contesting upcoming by-elections.


Support for Welsh independence has fallen to its lowest recorded level in the wake of the Scottish referendum, according to a poll for BBC Wales.

The survey, carried out days after Scotland voted "No", found 3% wanted to Wales to be independent.
But there was support for the idea of more powers being devolved to the Welsh Assembly, with 49% in favour.
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,006 people in Wales over the telephone.
The survey found 12% wanted to see the assembly abolished.
The poll also found growing support for UKIP in Wales ahead of next year's general election.
Nigel Farage's party is on 14%, up seven points from the last BBC Wales poll in March.
Labour are down four points to 38%, with the Conservatives on 23% (down one), Plaid Cymru on 13% (down one) and the Liberal Democrats on 7% (down two).
Prof Roger Scully of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University said: "Support for independence is the lowest I've seen anywhere.
"There has been a clear move towards supporting more powers, and some of the people who may have said 'independence' have gone in that direction.
"We're getting close to a majority saying they want things to go further.  There are also pretty low levels of support for abolition of the assembly - the extreme positions are losing out."
An analysis of the voting intention figures by Prof Scully suggests that, on a uniform swing, Labour would gain two seats in the capital - Cardiff North and Cardiff Central - at next May's general election.
The Conservatives would lose Cardiff North but gain Brecon and Radnor; Plaid Cymru would retain their three seats but the Liberal Democrats would be reduced to a solitary Welsh seat at Westminster - Ceredigion.
UKIP's level of support is too low to win their own seat, but high enough to have an impact on some marginal constituencies.
"UKIP's support is clearly going up," said Prof Scully.  "They are starting to reach the sort of level where they could make a serious difference in marginal seats."
He said most evidence suggests they are taking more support from the Conservatives than anywhere else, which could be of importance in Tory-held marginal seats like the Vale of Glamorgan and Aberconwy.
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,006 Welsh adults aged 18 or over by telephone on 19-22nd September 2014. Interviews were conducted across Wales and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
There is more on this story on Week In Week Out on BBC One Wales at 22:35 on Wednesday 24 September.


Several Singaporean and Hong Kong English terms, including "wah", "shiok" and "yum cha", are now officially recognised as acceptable English.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 19 Singaporean terms and 13 Hong Kong terms in its latest update.
"Wah" is an expression of delight or surprise, "shiok" means cool, and "yum cha" is a type of Chinese brunch.
Additions also include "blur", which means confused or ignorant, and "sabo", which means to harm or play a prank on.
The dictionary included formations of English that are mostly used in Singapore or Hong Kong.
For example, "compensated dating", a Hong Kong term, refers to the practice of teenage students providing companionship or sex in exchange for money or gifts.
And "Chinese helicopter" is a derogatory term referring to a Singaporean whose schooling was conducted in Mandarin Chinese and has limited knowledge of English.
The OED records the meaning and development of the English language.
It says that, for a word to qualify, there must be "several independent examples of the word being used, and also evidence the word has been in use for a reasonable amount of time".
Hong Kong English words:
Char siu: roast pork marinated in a sweet and savoury sauce
Dai pai dong: an open-air food stall
Kai fong: a neighbourhood association
Wet market: a market for the sale of fresh meat, fish, and produce
Singapore English words:
Ang moh: A light-skinned person, especially of Western origin or descent; a Caucasian
Hawker centre: A food market at which individual vendors sell cooked food from small stalls, with a shared seating area for customers
Chilli crab: A dish consisting of crab cooked in a sweet and spicy gravy containing red chillies and tomato
Killer litter: Objects thrown or falling from high-rise buildings, endangering people
Read more: The rise of Singlish


Claims against the Sun newspaper by phone-hacking victims can go ahead, a High Court judge has ruled.

News Group Newspapers (NGN), which has previously settled a large number of cases brought against the now-defunct News of the World, has always said there was no hacking activity at its sister tabloid.
But on Thursday in London, Mr Justice Mann allowed the claims to proceed.
More than 1,000 phone hacking claims have been settled by NGN - now News UK.
The judge said four claimants could amend their cases to include the daily newspaper for the first time in the proceedings against NGN.
Two of those claims are among a number scheduled for a trial in July.
Chris Hutchings, one of the lead solicitors for those claiming their private voicemail messages were hacked, said: "Today's ruling brings the Sun squarely into the civil litigation being brought against News Group."
"The court has now allowed claimants, for the first time, to include claims of phone hacking by the newspaper.
"The decision will also affect up to 50 further cases which are about to be commenced against the Defendant and will widen the disclosure of documentation it will have to provide going forward."


Premier League teams clocked up an estimated 172,413 miles in total during pre-season for friendlies and tours.

Tottenham travelled furthest with 22,468 miles, including a trip to Australia, followed by Chelsea's 14,345 miles.
Clubs visited 14 countries, with 17 matches in the United States making it the most-visited place. Austria was second with 11.
Watford were the Premier League side to do the least travelling, covering 1,632 miles over their six pre-season games.
Arsenal (total distance: 12,143 miles)
22 July: RC Lens 1-1 Arsenal (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France). Goal: Oxlade-Chamberlain
28 July: MLS All-Stars 1-2 Arsenal (Avaya Stadium, San Jose, USA). Goals: Campbell, Akpom
31 July: Chivas de Guadalajara 1-3 Arsenal (StubHub Center, Los Angeles, USA). Goals: Holding, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Akpom
5 August: Viking FK 0-8 Arsenal (Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway) Goals: Campbell 2, Iwobi 2, Walcott, Cazorla, Akpom, OG
7 August: Manchester City 2-3 Arsenal (Ullevi stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden). Goals: Iwobi, Walcott, Akpom
Bournemouth (total distance: 8,134 miles)
20 July: Minnesota United 0-4 Bournemouth (National Sports Centre Stadium, Blaine, Minnesota, USA). Goals: Wilson 2, Grabban, OG
23 July: Portsmouth 3-3 Bournemouth (Fratton Park). Goals: Grabban, Ibe, Gosling
29 July: Reading 1-1 Bournemouth (Madejski Stadium). Goal: Cook
30 July: Bournemouth 1-0 Cardiff City (Vitality Stadium). Goal: Ibe
3 August: Bournemouth 1-1 Valencia (Vitality Stadium). Goal: Afobe
6 August: Angers 0-1 Bournemouth (Rives du Thouet Stadium). Goal: Pugh
Burnley (total distance: 1,740 miles)
15 July: Stade Nyonnais 1-3 Burnley (Stade de Colovray, Nyon, Switzerland). Goals: Gray, Barnes, Keane
19 July: Morecambe 1-1 Burnley (Globe Arena). Goal: Gray
23 July: Bradford City 1-4 Burnley (Coral Windows Stadium). Goals: Gray 2, Mee, Kightly
26 July: Bolton 1-2 Burnley (Macron Stadium). Goals: Gray, Ginnelly
30 July: Rangers 1-3 Burnley (Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland). Goals: Gray 3
5 August: Burnley 1-1 Real Sociedad (Turf Moor). Goal: Gray
Chelsea (total distance: 14,345 miles)
16 July: Rapid Vienna 2-0 Chelsea (Allianz Stadion, Vienna, Austria)
20 July: WAC RZ Pellets 0-3 Chelsea (Worthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria). Goals: Traore, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah
27 July: Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA). Goal: Cahill
30 July: Real Madrid 3-2 Chelsea (Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, USA). Goals: Hazard 2
3 August: Chelsea 3-1 AC Milan (US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, USA) Goals: Oscar 2, Traore
7 August: Werder Bremen 2-4 Chelsea (Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany) Goals: Hazard, Oscar, Costa, Pedro.
Crystal Palace (total distance: 10,939 miles)
13 July: Philadelphia Union 0-0 Crystal Palace (PPL Park, Philadelphia, USA)
16 July: FC Cincinnati 0-2 Crystal Palace (Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, USA). Goals: Mutch, Zaha
19 July: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 Crystal Palace (BC Place, Vancouver, Canada). Goals: Campbell 2
25 July: Colchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace (Weston Homes Community Stadium). Goal: Mutch
27 July: AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Crystal Palace (Kingsmeadow). Goals: Wickham, Bolasie, Ladapo
30 July: Fulham 3-1 Crystal Palace (Craven Cottage). Goal: Anderson
2 August: Bromley 1-2 Crystal Palace (Hayes Lane). Goals: Sullay, Kaikai 2
6 August: Crystal Palace 3-1 Valencia (Selhurst Park). Goals: Wickham 2, Jedinak
Everton (total distance: 1,906 miles)
23 July: Barnsley 0-3 Everton (Oakwell). Goals: Mirallas, Barkley, Deulofeu
26 July: MK Dons 1-3 Everton (Stadium MK). Goals: Deulofeu, Barkley, Besic
29 July: Dynamo Dresden 2-1 Everton (DDV-Stadium, Dresden, Germany). Goal: Deulofeu
30 July: Real Betis 1-1 Everton, Betis win 4-3 on penalties (DDV-Stadium, Dresden, Germany). Goal: Own goal
3 August: Manchester United 0-0 Everton - Wayne Rooney Testimonial (Old Trafford).
6 August: Everton 0-1 Espanyol (Goodison Park)
Hull City (total distance: 1,862 miles)
15 July: Grimsby Town 0-0 Hull City (Blundell Park)
16 July: North Ferriby United 0-2 Hull City (Eon Visual Media Stadium). Goals: Olley, Luer
19 July: Mansfield Town 0-1 Hull City (Field Mill). Goal: Bowen
23 July: Scunthorpe United 0-2 Hull City (Glanford Park). Goals: Maloney, Hernandez
26 July: Barnsley 2-2 Hull City (Oakwell). Goals: Diomande, Bowen
30 July: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Hull City (City Ground). Goals: Diomande 2
3 August: Hull City 3-1 Caykur Rizespor (Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria). Goals: Hernandez 2, Snodgrass.
6 August: Hull City 1-2 Torino (MyPhone Austria Stadium, Salzburg, Austria). Goal: Hernandez
Leicester City (total distance: 12,415 miles)
19 July: Oxford United 1-2 Leicester City (Kassam Stadium, Oxford). Goals: Gray, Schlupp
23 July: Celtic 1-1 Leicester, Leicester win 6-5 on pens (Celtic Park). Goal: Mahrez
30 July: Leicester City 0-4 Paris St-Germain (StubHub Center, Carson, USA)
3 August: Barcelona 4-2 Leicester City (Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden). Goals: Musa 2
Liverpool (total distance: 12,625 miles)
8 July: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Liverpool (Prenton Park). Goal: Ings
13 July: Fleetwood Town 0-5 Liverpool (Highbury Stadium). Goals: Grujic, Woodburn, Lucas, Firmino 2
17 July: Wigan Athletic 0-2 Liverpool (DW Stadium). Goals: Ings, Woodburn
20 July: Huddersfield Town 0-2 Liverpool (John Smith's Stadium). Goals: Grujic, Moreno
27 July: Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA). Goal: Cahill
30 July: Liverpool 2-0 AC Milan (Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, USA). Goals: Origi, Firmino
1 August: Liverpool 1-2 Roma (Busch Stadium, St Louis, USA) Goal: Ojo
6 August: Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (Wembley) Goals: Mane, Origi, Grujic, OG
7 August: FSV Mainz 05 4-0 Liverpool (Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany)
Manchester City (total distance: 12,071 miles)
20 July: Bayern Munich 1-0 Manchester City (Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany)
25 July: Manchester United P-P Manchester City (Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China)
28 July: Manchester City 1-1 Borussia Dortmund, City win 6-5 on penalties (Shenzhen Universiade Centre, Shenzhen, China). Goal: Aguero
7 August: Manchester City 2-3 Arsenal (Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden) Goals: Sterling, Iheanacho
Manchester United (total distance: 11,442 miles)
16 July: Wigan 0-2 Manchester United (DW Stadium). Goals: Keane, Pereira
22 July: Manchester United 1-4 Borussia Dortmund (Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China). Goal: Mkhitaryan
25 July: Manchester United P-P Manchester City (Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China)
30 July: Manchester United 5-2 Galatasaray (Ullevi Stadium, Gothenberg, Sweden) Goals: Ibrahimovic, Rooney 2, Fellaini, Mata
3 August: Manchester United 0-0 Everton - Wayne Rooney Testimonial (Old Trafford).
Middlesbrough (total distance: 4,750 miles)
9 July: York City 0-6 Middlesbrough (Bootham Crescent). Goals: OG, Nugent, Adomah, Rhodes 2, Reach
16 July: Doncaster 0-2 Middlesbrough (Keepmoat Stadium). Goals: Downing, Pattison
19 July: Real Betis 2-1 Middlesbrough (Marbella Football Centre, Marbella, Spain). Goal: Rhodes
(Boro also played two other matches in Marbella behind closed doors)
30 July: Aston Villa 1-3 Middlesbrough (Villa Park). Goals: Negredo, Fischer, Rhodes
3 August: Udinese 0-0 Middlesbrough (Dacia Arena, Udine, Italy).
6 August: Middlesbrough 0-0 Real Sociedad (Riverside)
Southampton (total distance: 8,071 miles)
15 July: DC United Under-23s 0-2 Southampton (RFK Stadium, Washington DC, US). Goals: Ward-Prowse, Rodriguez
23 July: PEC Zwolle 0-4 Southampton (USV Sportpark, Netherlands). Goals; Austin, Redmond 2, Hojbjerg
27 July: FC Twente 1-2 Southampton (Q20 Stadium, Oldenzaal, Netherlands). Goals: Gallagher, Van Dijk
30 July: FC Groningen 0-1 Southampton (Euroborg Stadium, Groningen, Netherlands). Goal: Austin
7 August: Southampton 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (St Mary's) Southampton. Goal: Long
Stoke City (total distance: 9,624 miles)
16 July: Burton 3-0 Stoke (Pirelli stadium)
23 July: Preston 1-1 Stoke City (Deepdale). Goal: Diouf
27 July: Orlando City 1-2 Stoke (Titan Soccer Complex, Florida, US). Goals: Diouf, Bojan
6 August: Hamburg 1-0 Stoke (Volkspark Stadion, Hamburg, Germany)
Sunderland (total distance: 1,900 miles)
20 July: Hartlepool 0-3 Sunderland (Victoria Park). Goals: Defoe 2, Khazri
23 July: Rotherham 1-2 Sunderland (AESSEAL New York Stadium). Goals: Borini, N'Zogbia
25 July: Stade Nyonnais 0-2 Sunderland (Stade Camille-Fournier, Evian-les-Bains, France). Goals: Watmore 2
27 July: Dijon FCO 2-3 Sunderland (Stade Camille-Fournier, Evian-les-Bains, France). Goals: Khazri, Borini, Asoro
30 July: Montpellier 1-1 Sunderland (Stade Jacques Forestier, Aix-les-Bains, France). Goal: Borini
5 August: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Sunderland (Cashpoint Arena, Altach, Austria) Goal: Kone
Swansea City (total distance: 8,192 miles)
13 July: Charlotte Independence 0-4 Swansea City (Ramblewood Stadium, North Carolina, USA). Goals: McBurnie, Routledge 2, Gorre
16 July: Richmond Kickers 2-0 Swansea (City Stadium, Virginia, USA)
23 July: Bristol Rovers 1-5 Swansea (Memorial Stadium). Goals: Ayew, Fer, Kingsley, Naughton, Routledge
27 July: Swindon 0-3 Swansea (County Ground). Goals: Ayew, Barrow, Fulton
30 July: Wolves 0-4 Swansea (Molineux). Goals: Routledge (2), Naughton, McBurnie
6 August: Swansea 1-0 Rennes (Liberty Stadium). Goal: Fulton
Tottenham (total distance: 22,468 miles)
9 July: Tottenham 3-0 Nottingham Forest (Hotspur Way). Goals: Son, Carroll, Pritchard
16 July: Tottenham 0-1 Fulham (Hotspur Way)
26 July: Tottenham 1-2 Juventus (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia). Goal: Lamela
29 July: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Tottenham (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia)
5 August: Tottenham 6-1 Inter Milan (Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway) Goals: Kane 2, Lamela, Alli, Janssen, Harrison
Watford (total distance: 1,632 miles)
10 July: Woking 1-1 Watford (Laithwaite Community Stadium). Goal: Berghuis
14 July: Stevenage 0-2 Watford (Lamex Stadium). Goals: Capoue, Sinclair
19 July: Union Berlin 1-3 Watford (Stadion Sankt Andra, Sankt Andra, Austria). Goals: Capoue, Deeney, Berghuis
23 July: Watford 0-0 Anzhi Makhachkala (Sportplatz Gralla, Gralla, Austria)
30 July: QPR 2-0 Watford (Loftus Road)
6 August: Watford 2-2 Lorient (Vicarage Road). Goals: Deeney, Igalho
West Brom (total distance: 3,544 miles)
13 July: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 West Brom (Schladming Athletic Area, Austria). Goal: OG
16 July: Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 West Brom (Aggborough). Goals: Berahino 2
21 July: Vitesse Arnhem 1-2 West Brom (GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands). Goals: Rondon, McManaman
30 July: Plymouth Argyle 0-0 West Brom (Home Park)
1 August: Torquay United 2-1 West Brom (Plainmoor). Goal: Phillips
6 August: Mallorca 1-0 West Brom (Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain)
West Ham (total distance: 12,590 miles)
5 July: Seattle Sounders 3-0 West Ham (CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington, USA)
12 July: Carolina RailHawks 2-2 West Ham (WakeMed Soccer Park, North Carolina, USA). Goals: Reid, Carroll
19 July: FC Slovacko  2-2 West Ham (Stadion Rohrbach, Rohrbach, Austria). Goals: Fletcher, Noble
20 July: Rubin Kazan 3-0 West Ham (SportPlatz Crottendorf, Crottendorf, Austria)
23 July: Karlsruher SC 0-3 West Ham (Franz-Fekete-Stadion, Kapfenberg, Austria). Goals: Carroll, Feghouli, Fletcher
7 August: West Ham 2-3 Juventus (London Stadium). Goals: Carroll (2)
"Pre-season can be hugely lucrative," football finance expert Rob Wilson told BBC Sport. "A club does a tour, they sell more products, there's more branding and more sponsors start to get involved.
"If they can generate £5m or £10m from a two-week tour, that's more than what some of the other clubs will get."
According to Wilson, from Sheffield Hallam University, China is an attractive proposition for the future due to its position as an "untapped" but "serious player" in the football market.
"What we've seen in the past 10 years is big clubs going further and further afield," Wilson added. "They are looking to leverage new markets, like China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Australia is not doing too bad."
Champions Leicester, Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Swansea and Southampton were among the teams to play in the United States.
However, Premier League clubs' trips could have a negative effect in the long run, according to USA Today sports columnist Martin Rogers.
"There is interest - the games are pretty well attended," said Rogers. "But as the American fan becomes sophisticated, they'll soon get tired of a second-string Chelsea side or a second-string Liverpool side.
"They know the difference between an exhibition game and a Major League Soccer game."


Amid the horrific scenes of the victims of the attack on the Westgate shopping complex in Nairobi, there have also been instances of heroism.

Several stories have emerged of people helping others escape the carnage as the attack raged on Saturday.
Satpal was at Westgate for a business meeting, close to a children's cooking competition going on in the complex's car park.
As gunshots and explosions began to ring out in the complex, Mr Singh ran downstairs to see what he could do to help.
After being shot at by one of the attackers, Mr Singh returned to the top floor, ushering people into the complex's cinema hall and telling a security guard to put the shutters down.
Mr Singh then asked the cinema staff to direct them towards the fire exit, which led back onto the roof terrace.
After barricading the door behind them, Mr Singh made his way back down to the basement with the rest of the group and "started pushing people out through the gate onto the streets very fast".
"Once we got everybody out, the policeman who was with us went towards the basement to see if there was anybody there, or any terrorists, and he got shot in the leg and he dropped his gun so we had to bring him back out," Mr Singh told the BBC.
He asked other armed police officers to go back upstairs with him to help other people escape.
"They didn't help us, so we decided to go up there again by ourselves," Mr Singh said.
"We found people with gunshot wounds - that's why blood is on my shoes. We carried them on our shoulders down the fire escape."
Mr Haji was at a meeting when he received a text from his brother saying that something was happening at Westgate and he was trapped inside.
"It looked like a goodbye message so I immediately made my way there," he told the BBC.
He thought his brother may have been targeted, as his brother and father - Kenyan former Defence Minister Yusuf Haji - had recently received death threats.
After rushing to the Westgate he helped give cover to Red Cross rescuers as they tried to reach injured survivors in a vehicle. The men then made their way to an upstairs parking area where they saw "a lot of dead people".
Mr Haji was in a group of five including three plain-clothes police officers, one of whom had been shot and was holding his stomach.
They entered the mall on the top floor and went from shop to shop.
"We saw some people lying on the floor. We started shouting 'we're police, get out, get out', and we started doing this at every store."
They made their way down to the ground floor, where they engaged the gunmen, receiving backup from two security officials in protective gear and armed with tear gas.
They could see a woman hiding under a table, who said she was with three children. They asked her to tell the older child to run to them.
Mr Haji said he was in the mall for three or four hours, helping people escape from a toilet, a bank and a burger restaurant. His brother also managed to flee.
Mr Singh made reference to a British ex-soldier he spoke to who was also trying to evacuate people from the complex.
And several British newspapers have also spoken of an-ex Royal Marine who was involved in the rescue effort.
Some have published an image of a man escorting two women away from the scene, with what appears to be a gun tucked into the waistband of his jeans.
His face, however, is pixellated as he apparently cannot be named or identified because of security concerns.
Eighteen-year-old Zachary Yach was having lunch with his mother and sister at a burger restaurant in the complex when the attack began.
"A huge explosion really swept us off our feet... So we just dropped to the floor under the table, put our heads down and curled up for a good 20 or 30 minutes," Mr Yach told the BBC's Will Ross.
Once the noise of grenades and gunfire had subsided, "we put our heads up to see what was going on", and saw bodies and two badly injured people, Mr Yach said.
One man had been shot in the arm and "managed to grab a knife and come towards us.
"He cut his T-shirt and tied it around - we helped him and tried to get him to keep pressure on."
He told his mother to play dead "but I kept an eye open to see what was going on and if they [the attackers] were coming into the restaurant".
After about two-and-a-half hours, the police arrived with the army and a gun battle began.
When he saw that a team of security services had entered the restaurant, he "lifted up my hand and whistled to say: 'Come here we need help,'" Mr Yach says.
"I got my mum and sister to go first and then we went back to help the guy with the blood running from his head and the guy with the bullet wound in his arm. All five of us survived."
On Wednesday, footage emerged from the beginning of the attack showing a terrified woman and two young children crouching for safety in the mall.
A policeman appears to be reassuring them for several minutes until eventually persuading them to leave their hiding place.
The group then make a dramatic run to escape the building.


With an estimated $4 trillion (Â£2.7tn) of foreign reserves stashed away in various sovereign wealth funds, China has plenty of cash to splash.

Despite the recent slowdown in the country's GDP, most developed economies would dream of an annual growth rate of 7%.
No wonder then that annual Chinese investment overseas has grown eightfold over the past 10 years to reach more than $140bn in 2013.
Somewhat surprisingly, there was a modest slowdown in 2014, with investment in the first half lower than a year earlier, largely due to a fall in spending on energy projects.
But this dip is likely to be short lived, for the simple reason that population growth and, more importantly, the exploding middle classes mean China's voracious appetite for resources will continue to grow.
The US has been the largest recipient of Chinese money over the past decade, largely due to a burst of investment since 2012 - this time last year, Australia was the number one destination over the previous 10 years.
In the first half of last year, however, investment in the UK matched that in the US, as it cemented its place as China's favourite European country to invest in - at $24bn it received more than double France's $11bn.
China has made investments and signed contracts all over the world, but Africa in particular has piqued its interest. China, the world's second largest economy, has done business in 34 African countries, with Nigeria top of the pile at $21bn. Ethiopia and Algeria have attracted more than $15bn, with Angola and South Africa each drawing in almost $10bn.
The reason is simply Africa's wealth of natural resources.
At the other end of the scale, political tensions help explain why China has invested almost as much in Mongolia ($1.4bn) as it has in Japan ($1.6bn), the country it recently overtook in the league of the world's most powerful economies.
Resources are what China needs, particularly to meet demand for energy that is predicted to triple by 2050.
That is why investment in energy has dwarfed that in other sectors since 2005, with almost $400bn committed to securing power for China's population, which currently stands at almost 1.4 billion.
Investment in energy actually dipped slightly last year, with that in other areas such as transportation, property and technology taking up much of the slack. Energy investments tend to be large-scale and dominated by state-owned companies, so the temporary lull has meant less state and more private investment. In some cases, this makes Chinese money more palatable to host countries.
Metals are another key area of investment, as these are needed in construction and industry to help fuel China's rapidly expanding economy.
The Chinese state has made some staggeringly large investments in individual companies and projects, most of which are, unsurprisingly, in the energy sector.
CNOOC, for example, spent $15bn on Canada's Nexen in 2013, while other state-owned energy companies have wracked up multi-billion dollar deals in recent years.
Outside of energy and resources, finance has also attracted some serious money, with Morgan Stanley and Standard Bank the biggest recipients of Chinese cash.
They may not represent the same kind of outlay, but China has also invested in some household names across the world, from IBM and Barclays to Ford and General Motors.
In percentage terms they may not add up to much, but they still represent a hefty outlay in dollar terms. Some names may be something of a surprise.
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All-rounder Tom Wells has signed a new two-year contract which will keep him at Leicestershire until the end of the 2018 season.

Wells, 23, impressed in the T20 Blast last season, scoring 373 runs at 28.69 - with a strike rate of 138.66.
Wells said: "It's clear that the club is going in the right direction and it's really exciting.
"The environment created by the coaches is of elite performance and it's making the lads want to be a part of it."


One of Britain's largest building societies has announced it is to close branches and rebrand two of its mutual societies as part of an overhaul.

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) Group said it would be rebranding Barnsley Building Society and Chelsea Building Society under its own name.
The move will see 22 of the group's 230 branches close, including six Barnsley and seven Chelsea branches.
YBS said 13 jobs were at risk, but most staff would be redeployed.
The group merged with Barnsley Building society in 2008 and Chelsea Building Society in 2010.
The Barnsley branches marked for closure are in Cudworth, Doncaster, Mexborough, Rotherham, Wakefield and Wombwell, while the Chelsea Branches include Croydon, London Kings Road, Exeter, Ipswich, Leicester, Southampton and Westminster.
The branches that remain open will be rebranded as Yorkshire Building Society.
Nine Yorkshire branches will also shut.
A YBS spokeswoman said the closures largely fall where branches were less than a mile apart, and would happen between April and September.
Chief executive Chris Pilling said the changes would make the group "more efficient" and support the changing needs of its members.
"Our branch network always has been, and remains, at the heart of our business, providing the face-to-face service that many of our members prefer," he said.
The group said its Norwich & Peterborough Building Society branches would not be affected by the overhaul.


MP Simon Danczuk has been ordered to repay thousands of pounds after admitting an expenses claims "error".

The Rochdale MP has been investigated over money he wrongly claimed for the cost of his children living in London.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has told the Labour MP he must repay £11,583.20.
Mr Danczuk, who was suspended by the party last year, said he "holds his hands up" and promised to repay all the money "at the earliest opportunity".
Local Liberal Democrats asked police to check if Mr Danczuk had wrongly claimed expenses for accommodation for two of his children.
The expenses watchdog found that Mr Danczuk had been claiming "dependent uplifts" for his two eldest children for a period of three years when the children were not "routinely" staying with him at his London accommodation.
In reply to Friday's IPSA ruling, MP Danczuk said: "My accommodation claims were made according to what I believed at the time to be an accurate interpretation of IPSA's guidelines.
"Regrettably, due to the vague wording of the rules, I inadvertently claimed 10% more than my annual living allowance, money which was paid directly to my landlord in London and not to me.
"I hold my hands up and admit that this was an error on my part.
"I am relieved that this issue has finally been cleared up and I will of course repay the full amount at the earliest opportunity."
A tweet depicting a Spanish landscape showed that MP Simon Danczuk was on holiday while he claimed almost £100 from the taxpayer to cover the cost of car parking.
The MP posted a tweet showing the "view from my Spanish gaff this morning" while his car was in a £17.50 a day car park in Manchester.
The MP left his car in Manchester on 20 July while he went on a parliamentary visit to Ghana - but then tagged on a break in Spain at the end and claimed the total car park costs on expenses.
IPSA compliance officer Peter Davis order Mr Danczuk to repay the £96.50 cost.
They accepted the MP should be allowed to claim for the period while he was in Ghana, but the time he was on holiday was "not an allowable expense".
Mr Danczuk argued that it would have cost the taxpayer more for him to have travelled back to Manchester after the Ghana trip to collect the car before his holiday.
In a letter to Mr Davis, he said: "The alternative to leaving my car parked in Manchester for that week would have been to travel by train from London in order to move that vehicle.
"By doing so, I could have legitimately claimed up to £187.80 for the train journey. This represents a significantly greater expense to the taxpayer than £96.50 worth of parking."
Mr Danczuk has agreed to repay all the money owed.
The MP was suspended by the Labour Party in December after he admitted sending lewd texts to a 17-year-old girl.
He was also interviewed by police earlier in January in connection with a rape allegation dating from 2006.
Police confirmed on Friday their investigation is continuing.


An air strike has hit a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in northern Yemen, killing at least 11 people, the medical charity says.

Another 19 people were injured in the attack in Abs, in Hajjah province, believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition which is backing Yemen's government in its fight against Houthi rebels.
The coalition has not yet commented.
Local people said the hit follows days of air raids in the area.
The first rescue workers to arrive at the scene had to move cautiously, fearing that the circling planes might attack again.
The blast immediately killed nine people, including an MSF staff member, MSF Yemen tweeted.
Two more patients died while they were being transferred to another hospital, it added.
The conflict in Yemen that began in 2015 has left more than 6,400 people dead, half of them civilians, and displaced 2.5 million others, according to the UN.
MSF said more than 4,600 patients had been treated at the Abs hospital since MSF began supporting it in July 2015.
A spokesman for the United Nations said the organisation was aware of the latest reports from Yemen and was trying to gather some details.
Last year, one person was killed in coalition air strikes on an MSF-supported health centre in the neighbouring province of Saada and a mobile clinic in the southern province of Taiz were hit in air strikes, according to the charity.
A hospital in Saada was hit by a projectile this January, killing six people.
The attack in Abs comes less than 48 hours after MSF said a coalition air strike on a Koranic school in Saada's Haydan district had killed 10 children.
The home of a school headmaster in Razih district was also hit that day, killing his wife and four of their children, witnesses told the New York Times. A second air strike killed four of their relatives as people tried to rescue them, they said.
The coalition denied targeting a school in Haydan, instead saying that it had bombed a camp at which the Houthis were training child soldiers.
The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes in Yemen since March 2015 in support of the internationally recognised government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.
The strikes began after the Houthi rebels, backed by supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, took over parts of the country, including the capital Sanaa, forcing the government into exile.
The government and its allies have since retaken the southern city of Aden. Saudi Arabia says the Houthis are supported by its regional rival Iran - something Tehran denies.


Department store chain BHS's pension scheme liabilities may be bigger than previously thought, court documents have revealed.

The precarious situation comes as the company tries to slash its rent bill with landlords to survive.
BHS is trying to secure what is known as a Company Voluntary Arrangement, a form of compromise with its creditors.
Its pension scheme deficit stands at £207m, but it is understood the current working deficit is much higher.
The 147-page document, filed last week, is a sobering read.
According to the documents, the scheme's buy-out valuation has now ballooned to £571m. In other words, this would be the cost if an insurance company were to take over the pension liabilities. This, however, is an unlikely move.
BHS is already in discussions with the Pension Protection Fund, the government-supported rescue agency as well as the Pensions Regulator and the BHS pension trustees on addressing the deficit.
The PPF pays compensation to members of pension schemes when a company goes under and does not have enough assets to pay out to savers.
BHS insists that it continues to meet its pension payment obligations.
But in the submission, BHS's directors are clearly hoping that the two pension schemes will be transferred into the PPF and that the company would have no further liability to fund it.
The chairman of the BHS Pension Trustees, Chris Martin, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake up to Money programme he did not think there was a future for the schemes outside the PPF, even if the business was successfully restructured.
He also valued the combined pension scheme deficits at around £500m.
In the CVA documents, there is also a stark warning what will happen, should the CVA not get approved.
"It is very likely that BHS Limited will no longer be able to trade as a going concern, which would result in the appointment of administrators," the company said.
The documents reveal that BHS has been loss-making for seven consecutive years.
It was sold for a £1 a year ago by Sir Philip Green to Retail Acquisitions. He wrote off £215m of debts in the process. It has been reported that Sir Philip has been asked to make a multi-million pound voluntary contribution to the cost of restructuring the pension scheme.
The new owners, Retail Acquisitions, are a little-known group of financiers. This has prompted lots of questions about the long-term survival of BHS and the future of its staff when the sale was announced.
A turnaround plan has been under way, but the document reveals the scale of the challenge.
Last year, some major suppliers had their credit insurance cover cut. As a result, BHS had to put aside £25m to secure delivery of goods, which had a "substantial negative" impact on the company's available cash.
Also, it says, Christmas trading was poorer than anticipated, placing additional pressure on BHS's ability to continue to trade.
"Without a reduction in BHS's lease obligations as planned under the CVA proposal, the business does not have the working capital capability to meet its debt and working capital requirements beyond the next rent quarter date," says the court document.
Creditors have to agree that by 23 March, just before the next big rent bill is due.
BHS says it has been paying over the odds on too many of its leases and that reductions are needed to reset the business and put the chain on a more secure financial footing.
The company spells out the alternative for its landlords: "Unsecured creditors (including landlords) will receive a greater return on the amount owed to them in the CVA proposal than they would do if BHS Limited were to be subject to an administration."
The amount owed to unsecured creditors is huge. The documents state that if BHS was liquidated, they would stand to lose up to £1.3bn. But this figure does include the elevated buy-out figure for the pension deficit.
Nevertheless, the potential fall-out is very great indeed.
"It's a complete mess," one veteran property told me.


Morocco has banned the sale, production and import of the burka, according to local reports.

Letters announcing the ban were sent out on Monday, giving businesses 48 hours to get rid of their stock, the reports stated.
There was no official announcement from the government, but unnamed officials told outlets the decision was made due to "security concerns".
It is unclear if Morocco is now intending to ban the garment outright.
A high-ranking interior ministry official confirmed the ban to the Le360 news site, adding that "bandits have repeatedly used this garment to perpetrate their crimes".
The burka, which covers the entire face and body, is not widely worn in Morocco, with most women favouring the hijab, which does not shroud the face.
Women in Salafist circles, and in more conservative regions in the north, are more likely to wear the niqab, which leaves the area around the eyes uncovered.
The decision has split opinion in the North African kingdom, led by King Mohammed VI, who favours a moderate version of Islam.
Hammad Kabbaj, a preacher barred from standing in parliamentary elections in October over his alleged ties to "extremism", denounced the ban as "unacceptable", mocking the "Morocco of freedom and human rights" which "considers the wearing of the Western swimsuit on the beaches an untouchable right".
Meanwhile, the Northern Moroccan National Observatory for Human Development said it considered the measure an "arbitrary decision that is an indirect violation of women's freedom of expression and wearing what reflects their identities or their religious, political or social beliefs".
But Nouzha Skalli, a former family and social development minister, welcomed the ban as "an important step in the fight against religious extremism".