Lewis Hamilton's argument with his Mercedes team during the Mexican Grand Prix made it clear that claiming a third world title has changed nothing in his motivation and determination to continue winning.

Clinching the championship in Austin, Texas, a week ago meant Hamilton achieved a lifetime's ambition in matching the achievements of his childhood hero Ayrton Senna.
But, as with Senna himself, Hamilton's competitiveness and winning mentality have clearly been affected not at all by that success.
Having chased team-mate Nico Rosberg from the start, rarely more than two seconds behind, Hamilton sniffed an opportunity to win when the German was called in to change his tyres on lap 46 of the race at a raucously packed Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
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Now in the lead, Hamilton was told by engineer Peter Bonnington to pit on the next lap. Immediately, he questioned it. "Can I ask why?" he said.
The team were worried about tyre wear, he was told, before being ordered to "box this lap". Hamilton's mechanics were in the pit lane with his tyres, but he did not go in.
Bonnington came back on the radio. "So, Lewis, you WILL be boxing next lap," he said.
Again Hamilton argued. "You need to check his (Rosberg's) tyres," he said. "My tyres are all good."
"So, Lewis," Bonnington said, his voice calm but increasingly firm, "we were down to zero on the first set. If we run longer on this set we will be down to zero if not worse so box at the end of this lap - instruction."
"I think that's the wrong call," Hamilton replied, "but I'm coming in."
Hamilton's thinking was clear. He had been stuck all race. He felt he was faster, but the combination of low-grip track surface and disrupted aerodynamics meant he could not get close enough to Rosberg to try to pass him.
But now he suddenly had an 18-second advantage with 25 laps to go, on tyres that were almost certainly capable of going to the end of the race. And in those circumstances, he fancied his chances of winning.
The new tyres gave Rosberg about a second a lap in pace advantage. So, had the race run without a safety car - which it didn't, but at the time Hamilton was not to know that - he would probably have caught his team-mate before the end of the race.
But Hamilton will have been thinking that he had held Rosberg off before in circumstances like that, and he could do it again.
"There was no risk," Hamilton said afterwards. "There was nothing for me to lose. We have won the constructors' championship, the team have won. So let me take a risk - let's go for it."
That is a racing driver thinking of himself, not the team. A racing driver talking with the confidence borne of comfortably beating Rosberg over the last two seasons, in which Hamilton has demonstrated both to his satisfaction and that of most observers that he is not only a slightly faster driver than the German but also far, far better at wheel-to-wheel racing.
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His response to the team demonstrated his status, as their lead driver and as a man who has now achieved what only nine other drivers in history have done.
And it demonstrated that, third title or not, he wants nothing more than to keep on winning, and grind Rosberg into the dust.
Hamilton's willingness to debate with Bonnington also demonstrated a maturity and desire to take more of an involvement in his races from his car.
Earlier in his career, this was missing, and it underlines his growth as a driver and as a sportsman. It is one of several 'added value' talents that mark out great drivers from merely very good ones.
But it clashed with the team's job, which is first and foremost to finish one-two. For them, there was no benefit to not stopping for fresh tyres when they did, only potential downsides.
Rosberg and Hamilton had absolutely dominated the race, and by lap 46 they had built enough of an advantage over the rest of the field to be able to stop for fresh tyres without losing the lead.
In such circumstances, it is standard practice to do just that because there is nothing to lose. Engineers call it "protecting against a safety car" - reducing the risk of losing places if one is deployed in the event of an accident.
And six laps after Rosberg's stop - four after Hamilton's - there was indeed a safety car, when an unusually off-form Sebastian Vettel finally did what he had been threatening to do all race and smashed his Ferrari into the barriers.
If Mercedes had not stopped either driver when they did, it was Hamilton who would have been at risk when the safety car came out. The two cars would have been "stacked" in the pits - stopped at the same time - and Hamilton would have lost time, and potentially positions.
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As for the claim that there was a safety issue, that was a reference to the fact that, as was demonstrated by the failures at the Belgian Grand Prix in August, when the tyres wear down there is an increased risk of a puncture.
Not stopping would have meant Hamilton doing 43 laps on that set of tyres. Well within the predicted wear life - but then so were Vettel's when he suffered a 200mph blow-out at Spa in August. The Mercedes engineers did not want to take that risk.
As team boss Toto Wolff said: "We had the option tyre down to the canvas (after the first stint), we had the margin for a safety stop and Lewis's tyres were more marginal than Nico's so we decided to do those.
"It was not about tread left then, it was about the end of the race and we would not have risked a team result."
Following the decision to stop, Mercedes were sitting pretty. With fresh tyres, they had no need to stop when the safety car was deployed, and once it pulled off, Hamilton had 13 laps to have a go at his team-mate. As before, he could do nothing about him.
Hamilton dodged the issue after the race, but privately he might well be thinking that he was right to think he should have stayed out.
He had an 18-second lead after Rosberg's stop. The fresh tyres gave both drivers about a second a lap so Rosberg would nowhere near have caught Hamilton by the time the safety car was deployed on lap 52. At which point Hamilton could have come in for his fresh tyres and might have come out still in the lead - which he would almost certainly have kept to the end of the race.
If he was thinking that, though, he did not say it. Indeed, in his post-race interviews he did not seem to have considered it - referring only to the fact that "the tyres would have got cool and Nico would have been right on my tail on fresh tyres".
That suggests he was only considering not stopping at all, which almost certainly was the wrong decision - on fresh tyres with Hamilton on worn ones, Rosberg's chances of passing his team-mate would have been high.
"We'll have a chat when we get back and I have full confidence in those guys," Hamilton added.
Not for the first time with Mercedes over the last two seasons, the events demonstrated the inherent tension in the relationship between a driver and his team, especially when that team is dominant and the two drivers are each other's only real rival.
Mercedes' actions in Mexico were the latest in a series of examples of the team trying to be fair to both drivers while staying as much in control as possible.
It was a strategy that got them into problems during last season, but which has not done so this year because Hamilton has generally been so superior and the championship has not been close.
In different circumstances, though, it is the sort of decision that could cause Mercedes difficulties - and indeed has done already.
An example would be last year's Hungarian Grand Prix, when the two drivers were on different strategies and Hamilton was ordered to let Rosberg by.
That call was predicated on their pre-season agreement that each driver would be given the best chance to make his own strategy work if they were on differing ones.
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But Hamilton knew that if he let Rosberg by, he would almost certainly be beaten by him - and having got himself into a position to compete for victory after starting from the back as a result of an engine fire in qualifying, and having already lost many points to reliability problems, he was not prepared to do that. And he refused.
Rosberg was infuriated. But the team backed Hamilton, Wolff saying the team had made the wrong call. As a result of that, Mercedes took a different approach to race strategies from then on last year.
But it was the grudge Rosberg bore after that decision that directly led to the collision he precipitated at the next race in Belgium. And the fall-out from that - a public and private dressing-down for Rosberg - completely changed the dynamic of both Mercedes internally and the season itself in Hamilton's favour.
Mexico was not a dissimilar situation. A driver thinking of himself rather than the team. A miscommunication or apparent mistrust between him and his engineer. A potential victory denied.
"It was clear he was questioning it because he saw an advantage," team boss Toto Wolff said. "If he didn't do that he wouldn't be a racing driver. Finally it is clear the team knows what is happening out there on track and everything is cool."
For how long, though? With both titles already won, and relatively little at stake, it is likely this will blow over this time.
But unless Wolff and co-team boss Paddy Lowe are not careful about how they handle the fall-out from Sunday's events with Hamilton, it's not impossible that at some point in the future what happened in Mexico might come back to haunt Mercedes.


Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl.

The couple made the announcement with a post on Mr Zuckerberg's Facebook page.
"Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we're expecting a baby girl!" he wrote to his 33 million followers.
In his post, the 31-year-old revealed that they had suffered three miscarriages previously, but added that the risk of miscarrying at this stage of the pregnancy was low.
He said that they had decided to share the experience to help others in a similar situation.
"We hope that sharing our experience will give more people the same hope we felt and will help more people feel comfortable sharing their stories.
"Most people don't discuss miscarriages because you worry your problems will distance you or reflect upon you - as if you're defective or did something to cause this. So you struggle on your own."
The Facebook founder also referenced the popular "like" feature on the social network.
"In our ultrasound, she even gave me a thumbs up 'like' with her hand, so I'm already convinced she takes after me," he wrote.
The post did not say when the baby was due.


Jonathan Trott has hit his first century in international cricket since leaving the 2013-2014 Ashes series with a "stress-related illness".

Trott, 33, was unbeaten on 176 at stumps on the third day against South Africa A in Paarl.
It continued the skipper's good form after he hit 79 from 127 balls in the opening tour match.
The batsman's century took the Lions to 507-6 in response to South Africa's first innings 504-8 declared.
James Vince and Adil Rashid both hit 78 as the Lions recovered well from being reduced to 67-3.
The four-day match is the first unofficial Test of England Lions' tour.
Trott's last three-figure score for England was an unbeaten 109 against New Zealand in a one-day international in June 2013.
Match scorecard.


The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the nation's emergency management agency says.

The first blast was in a busy market, the second outside a nearby hospital.
No group has said it was behind the attack but Boko Haram militants have carried out a spate of recent bombings.
Jos has also seen deadly clashes between Christian and Muslim groups in recent years.
A spokesperson for the regional governor told AFP news agency that most of the victims were women. The market and bus terminal are part of the commercial centre of Jos.
The second blast was some 30 minutes after the first and killed some rescue workers.
Journalist Hassan Ibrahim told the BBC that tension was rising in the area, with youths blocking some roads. Religious leaders are appealing for calm.
National Emergency Management Agency coordinator Mohammed Abdulsalam said: "We've now recovered 118 bodies from the rubble. This could rise by morning, as there is still some rubble we haven't shifted." He said 56 people were injured.
Once again the explosions were meant to cause as many casualties as possible. Like the recent Abuja blasts, the victims are of different religions and were mainly people out on the streets struggling to earn a living.
It has been almost two years since the last attack on Jos - when several churches were bombed.  Those attacks were seen as an effort by Boko Haram to spark clashes between Christians and Muslims in the often volatile Middle Belt region of Nigeria.
For more than 10 years this area has been the scene of violent clashes that have often been portrayed as religious conflicts even though they are rooted in competition over land, power and resources. There is, however, a risk that these latest bombings will spark reprisal clashes and religious leaders have appealed for calm.
The BBC's Muhammad Kabir Muhammad in the capital Abuja says witnesses at a hospital in Jos saw bodies being brought in that were burned beyond recognition.
A student in Jos, Ayo Tumbe Omeiza, told the BBC: "The second blast was close to me. I tried to get to my car. I was asking for help. I saw a lot of dead people. After the blast people could not stop panicking. People were driving in all directions."
President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the attack as a "tragic assault on human freedom".
"President Jonathan assures all Nigerians that the government remains fully committed to winning the war against terror and... will not be cowed by the atrocities of enemies of human progress and civilisation," his office said.
Although Boko Haram has previously targeted Jos, the capital of Plateau state, the city has been relatively calm for almost two years.
Plateau state lies on the fault-line which divides Nigeria's largely Muslim north from its mainly Christian south.
The state has witnessed violence blamed on land disputes between semi-nomadic Muslim Fulani herdsmen and mainly Christian Berom farmers.
The Nigerian government is also currently trying to trace more than 200 girls captured by Boko Haram in April from a boarding school in the north-eastern town of Chibok.
The case has shocked the world and prompted foreign powers to send military advisers to assist Nigeria's army.
On Tuesday, parliament approved a six-month extension of a state of emergency in three north-eastern states - Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks this year.
Boko Haram is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
Nigeria's violence is not confined to the north.
This month a car bomb in the capital Abuja killed at least 19 people and injured 60 more.
The explosion happened close to a bus station where at least 70 people died in a bomb blast on 14 April.


Young UK rapper Nadia Rose has taken fifth place on the BBC's Sound of 2017 list, which showcases emerging artists for the coming 12 months.

Alongside the likes of Little Simz and Lady Leshurr, she's part of a groundswell of female voices in the male-dominated world of UK hip-hop and grime.
Two years ago, the 23-year-old was studying for a degree while working 12-hour shifts in a betting shop to make ends meet.
She would scribble down lyrics in her spare time as her male contemporaries - Section Boyz, Bonkaz and her cousin Stormzy - were starting to break through. Realising the job was holding her back, she packed it in and started to make her name with her savage, witty lyrics and sense of fun.
Her breakthrough video, Station, was shot, without permission, at a local railway station, with Nadia dancing nonchalantly on the tracks as a train pulled in.
More recently, the colourful, funky single Skwod saw the rapper take over the streets of London with a girl gang, complete with body-popping Beyonce choreography and all.
She spoke to the BBC about her upbringing in Croydon, the rappers she looks up to, and why she read the dictionary as a child.
For people who haven't heard you, describe what they're missing.
My sound is just really bassy, hard-hitting, dancehall, hip-hop infused fun. I call it magic.
And funny, too. Your lyrics have proper punchlines.
Yeah, quite a few!
Do you work hard on them?
It varies, depending on what it is I'm creating. A lot of the time I don't even write the bars. It's all in my head, really.
Apparently you used to read the dictionary as a child?
That is true, yeah!
What's your favourite word?
Antidisestablishmentarianism. It's one of the longest words in the English language.
Have you ever tried to get it into a song?
I've been asked and I'm definitely working on it! It might not fit on a single cover, but it could definitely fit in a lyric.
What triggered your interest in words?
It was learning about synonyms that did it for me. I was like, "Wow, you can use another word to mean the same thing as this word?" It just went crazy from there.
When did you first perform in public?
Ooh… The first time I performed in public? To be fair, growing up I was always performing. It didn't have to be on a stage. It could be a family event and I would just make it about me, somehow. I would perform anywhere. Going up in a lift, on the side of a road, wherever.
One of your teachers said you were the most entertaining pupil she ever had.
Yeah, that was touching… And actually, I do agree.
There's a fine line between "entertaining" and "troublemaker". How often did you end up on the wrong side?
Ha ha! Some days it did tip over into what some teachers would call "disruptive". But I thought it was creative.
What did you study at university?
Music and music management. It was very helpful when signing my deal - because there were things I definitely wouldn't have had a clue about prior to taking that course.
At the same time as studying, you were working at a betting shop and making music in your spare time. Did you get any sleep?
Nah, barely. All my free time was up in the studio. I just had a feeling I was giving music my spare time, rather than my time. It got to a point where it felt very weird and I thought, "This is all the wrong way round. I'm getting too comfortable at work and keeping music as a little side thing."
I needed to give it my all to actually get the results that I wanted.
Your dad was an MC too. How instrumental was he in your musical education?
He played a huge part in all of this. He had quite an eclectic music taste, but there was loads of Sizzla, Buju Banton, a lot of the old-school reggae guys. That's where that part of my musical personality comes from.
Who were the MCs you listened to growing up?
In terms of MCs and rappers, it was definitely a lot of the hip-hop legends, like Busta, Eminem, Missy, Lil Kim. But I wasn't just inspired by MCs. I was a huge Spice Girls fan, too.
Which one were you?
They called me Wavey Spice! [Wavey is London slang for cool/good.]
There weren't many female MCs in the UK to look up to.
Well, there was Ms Dynamite. Seeing what she was able to achieve was inspiring.
How do you feel about the current wave of female MCs?
It's a good time and hopefully it'll continue to build.
Why do you think it's happening now?
Probably me! I bringing them with me!
I saw a freestyle you recorded for SB:TV where you said you'd been told to "get naked and wear thongs" to sell records. Was that based on real experience?
It's from personal experience as well as people that have told me stories. As women in this male-dominated field, we've all been approached with something along those lines at one point. It happens, but we have to be able to overcome it.
I need to ask about the video to Station... I was worried you might die on the train tracks.
A few people were, including my mum.
How dangerous was it?
It was literally by chance that we survived. There was no real planning. We didn't even get permission.
Recently I found out we got the train times wrong. The train that would have been coming on the other side was actually due at the time we got off the tracks… We thought we had a good five minutes spare, but we had seconds.
The other notable thing about that video, and Skwod too, is how much charisma you have. Were you always a natural in front of the camera?
Yeah, basically. I'm in my element. I'm doing the thing I love and I'm being able to share that with people.
This summer, you got to go to Rio for a grime showcase at the British embassy. What was that like?
That was amazing. I loved Rio. Just to be part of the Olympics was extra-special, again with my squad. I look forward to going again.
You'd expect the British embassy to choose something more boring, like Sting...
Well, I'm actually a huge Sting fan. I wouldn't call him boring, but I get what you mean. It was definitely good to bring my sound over there.
So what's your plan for 2017?
It's going to be filled with a lot of music, a lot of visuals. If you thought this year was the Nadia Rose takeover, you have no idea!
What's your biggest ambition?
I definitely need a Grammy under me belt. One at least. At the very least. To bring a Grammy back to Croydon, how would that be, eh?
Nadia Rose's debut album Highly Flammable is released on 13 January by Sony/Relentless Records.
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A 19-year-old man has been charged after a teenager was stabbed in a fight in Leicester city centre.

The 17-year-old victim was in a fight with a group of people in Yeoman Lane on Friday evening, police said.
Tejuan Allen, of Helmsley Road, Leicester, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He is due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court later.
The victim is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
A 19-year-old woman, who was also arrested in connection with the incident, has been bailed pending further inquiries.


Local authorities in England should be able to form their own academy chains, MPs have said.

The Commons Education Committee report echoes councils' calls to be allowed to use their expertise to help boost performance in failing academies.
The government wants all English schools to become academies, independent of local councils and funded direct by Whitehall.
Ministers say there is no legal basis for councils to sponsor academies.
When schools become academies, they are overseen by academy trusts, and increasing numbers are part of chains, otherwise known as multi-academy trusts (Mats).
These are responsible for providing their academies with advice, support, expertise and a strategic overview.
What does it mean to be an academy school?
As of March last year, almost two-thirds of England's 5,758 academies and free schools were in Mats.
But there are significant concerns about the performance, accountability and expansion of multi-academy trusts, according to the MPs' report.
"There remains a high degree of uncertainty about the effectiveness of Mats, and there is not yet the evidence to prove that large-scale expansion would significantly improve the school landscape," says the report.
"Only time will tell whether multi-academy trusts are more successful than local authorities at creating and supporting high-performing schools and tackling underperformance."
The numbers of Mats almost trebled from 391 in 2011 to 1,121 in 2016, and the government envisages that most schools will have converted to academy status and joined a Mat within five or six years, says the report.
But MPs say the government has "a long way to go" to demonstrate that public money spent on academies "is being used effectively".
They also want Ofsted to have the power to conduct full inspections of Mats, instead of focused inspections of schools within Mats.
Ofsted's latest annual report found some trusts "showed the same weaknesses as the worst performing local authorities".
Pupils in schools run by these trusts made poor progress, leaders overestimated teaching quality and the trusts lacked strategic oversight and the will to tackle weak leadership, Ofsted found.
Neil Carmichael, who chairs the committee, said that while some trusts produced excellent results and made "a valuable contribution to our education system, a considerable number are failing to improve and are consistently at the bottom of league tables".
"If the government is to pursue the goal of further academisation, it will need to work with local authorities and allow those councils with a track record of strong educational performance to use their expertise within their education department to create MATs," said Mr Carmichael.
The Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, said that with 91% of council schools now rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, it was time for the government to recognise councils' record in school improvement.
Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, said allowing local authorities to set up trusts would mean that parents worried about an academy could be sure that "the council and its directly elected councillors, who know their local schools and the communities they serve better than anyone else, will be able to step in and help".
The  Department for Education said there was no legal framework to allow councils to run MATs as fewer than 20% of members and trustees are allowed to be "local authority influenced".
However, a spokesman added that local authorities could be part of a MAT "with up to a fifth of its board having links to their local authority".
"We encourage all trusts to work collaboratively and the best already do so, but maintaining their independence is a crucial part of encouraging the innovation that has driven up standards in so many schools," said the spokesman.


St Helens became the first side to win this year at Super League leaders Castleford as they sealed victory in the opening game of the Super 8s.

Saints led 8-0 at half-time after Zeb Taia crossed over on 19 minutes.
Adam Milner's try reduced the arrears but James Roby and Jonny Lomax stretched Saints' lead to 14 points.
A spectacular Joel Monaghan try was just a consolation for Cas and Roby's second try secured St Helens only their third away win of the season.
Castleford, who lead by 10 points at the top of the table, were beaten in front of their own fans for the first time since Warrington won 42-26 in July last year.
The visitors went ahead when Taia burst past Zak Hardaker's challenge to go over and Percival added the extras, before converting a penalty five minutes later.
Kyle Amor had a score disallowed for a knock-on to deny St Helens a second try, while the hosts had one chalked off for offside.
Matty Smith's drop-goal attempt for the hosts fell well short on the stroke of half-time, but St Helens went to the break with an eight-point lead.
Milner jinked in under the posts from close range and Luke Gale's conversion reduced the deficit to two points, but St Helens surged back when Lomax's short pass set up Roby for his fifth Super League try in the past six matches - and then Lomax pounced on a bobbling ball from Smith's low kick.
Monaghan's one-handed dive in the right-hand corner gave the hosts a ray of hope, before Roby powered over from close range to secure a convincing victory for the Saints, who move third in Super League.
Castleford boss Daryl Powell:
"I don't think there was much between the teams, but they defended pretty well and there were some key turning points in the game.
"It was pretty tight leading up to half-time, but I thought Saints played really well and I expected them to.
"We haven't had this feeling for a fair while, but I think it will probably help us moving down the track. Our effort was fantastic and the intensity of the game was great, but they were the better side."
St Helens boss Justin Holbrook:
"It was always going to be a tough game, we knew that and we expected it, so to come here and get the win, I couldn't be happier.
"No matter how much homework you do, Castleford are still a very dangerous side and it was up to our boys to continually make the right decisions in defence.
"We did that and it was really pleasing, plus James Roby is as a good a nine as I've seen. He's not just tough and creative, he's also fit and he's a great guy."
Castleford: Hardaker, Monaghan, Minikin, Shenton, Hitchcox, Roberts, Gale, Millington, McShane, Sene-Lefao, Foster, McMeeken, Massey.
Replacements: O. Holmes, Milner, Cook, Patrick.
St Helens: Lomax, Makinson, Morgan, Percival, Grace, Fages, Richardson, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Roby, Thompson, Taia, Peyroux, Wilkin.
Replacements: Smith, Walmsley, Amor, Knowles.
Referee: Robert Hicks (RFL).


A £32,000 benefit fraudster who posted a Facebook holiday photo with her husband while claiming to be a single mother has been jailed for eight months.

Elizabeth Hughes told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) she had broken up with her husband in 2009.
She fraudulently claimed the benefits before telling the DWP they had reconciled in 2013.
Investigators found posts on Facebook describing her "bestest" husband.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told that none of the money had been repaid.
Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told Dundee Sheriff Court: "An investigation revealed there had never been a separation.
"Joint bank accounts operated with his salary being paid in and joint expenses going out.
"Holiday payments, TV licence and other household expenses were paid jointly.
"Her Facebook page had a photo of them on holiday together during the period of the claim.
"There was also a post on Facebook saying he was 'the bestest husband' posted during the period of the claim that she was single."
Hughes, 36, of Dundee, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Tax Credits Act.
Defence solicitor Larry Flynn said: "She is realistic enough to know that the starting point here will be custody."
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael told Hughes: "I regret that I don't think there's any other way of dealing with this.
"This was a fraud of £32,000 of public money."


A judge has told a woman who crashed a stolen car after driving at 100mph (160kmh) in fog without lights it was a "miracle" nobody was killed.

Natalie Walsh, 27, of no fixed address, was jailed for 14 months after admitting aggravated vehicle taking.
Hairdresser Walsh took the keys to her uncle's Ford Mondeo as he and his wife slept, Luton Crown Court heard.
The court was told Walsh, who was also banned from driving for three years, was trying to "change her lifestyle".
Rachel Law, prosecuting, told the hearing how the defendant had been offered a place to stay by her aunt and uncle before the incident.
But on 30 October 2016, after drinking wine, lager and whisky, she took her uncle's car keys and drove onto the A6 near Luton and headed northwards towards Barton.
Police tried to stop her but she continued to drive northwards on the A6, overtaking dangerously and increasing her speed, the court was told.
By the time she reached Elstow she had two flat tyres and black smoke was pouring out of the vehicle, the court was told.
"She misjudged a roundabout and crashed. She was unconscious and the air bags had been deployed," said Miss Law.
A blood test later showed she was twice the legal alcohol limit.
Jane Anderson, defending, said Walsh had been leading a productive life as a mother and hairdresser, but got involved with someone who introduced her to drugs.
"She is working very hard to change her lifestyle," said Ms Anderson.
Judge Philip Bartle QC told her: "For completely incomprehensible reasons you decided to take your uncle's car and drive in a way which was so appalling that it is nothing short of a miracle that you did not kill yourself or anyone else on the road."


A suspected robber who died in hospital after being restrained by members of the public has been identified by his fingerprint records, an inquest hears.

Shane Bryant, 30, from Birmingham, died in hospital on Saturday after being taken ill during a supermarket raid in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
North Leicestershire's coroner was told further tests were being carried out to establish the cause of death.
Mr Bryant's inquest has been opened and adjourned until 10 October.
The armed raid at a Co-operative store took place on 13 July.
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A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm has been released from custody pending further inquiries.
Witnesses claimed the arrested man was among a group of bystanders who intervened as two offenders, armed with a bat and a golf club, tried to flee the scene of the raid.
Coroner Trevor Kirkman said: "I have a statement from Stephen Belcher, of Derbyshire Constabulary, who confirms that on 15 July he examined a number of fingerprints and was able to establish from corresponding prints that the deceased was Shane Bryant."
Detectives are appealing for mobile phone footage of the robbery and its aftermath.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has started an investigation into the death.


The actress who played Bill Cosby's wife in The Cosby Show has said allegations of historical sex offences against her former co-star are part of a campaign to keep him off TV.

Phylicia Rashad played Clair Huxtable on the hit 1980s and '90s sitcom.
"Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV," she told the Showbiz 411 website. "And it's worked. All his contracts have been cancelled."
But Cosby is due to return to the live stage in Canada on Wednesday.
He is due to perform three shows in Ontario, beginning in Kitchener. It will be his first live performance since November.
Protests are due to be held outside the Ontario shows, and some ticket holders have said they will stay away or heckle the star.
A statement issued on behalf of Cosby read: "Dear Patrons: we have been advised that there may be attempts to disrupt tonight's performance.
"If a disruption occurs, please remain calm until the matter is resolved and do not confront the person making the disruption."
Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by at least 15 women. He has denied the claims, calling them "fantastical" and "uncorroborated". He has not been charged.
Defending her former co-star, Rashad said of the alleged victims: "Forget these women... What you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it's orchestrated.
"I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy. And it's a legacy that is so important to the culture."
The accusations have led US network NBC to scrap a proposed TV project with the comedian, while streaming service Netflix has postponed a special show with Cosby.
US network TV Land pulled repeats of The Cosby Show, in which the star played Dr Cliff Huxtable from 1984 to 1992.
Ten performances on Cosby's North American tour have also been called off.


A man accused of making hoax bomb threats and alleging water supplies were going to be poisoned could be unfit to stand trial, it has emerged.

Adam Busby was not present to face the allegations at the High Court in Glasgow.
The 67-year-old is accused of two charges - dated between 2009 and 2010 - including one under terror laws.
It is claimed he told various Scottish media organisations that explosives were present at a number of locations.
They included the Forth Road Bridge and Glasgow's Argyll Arcade.
Mr Busby is also said to have made a threat to "contaminate" water in England.
He was extradited from the Republic of Ireland earlier this year to answer the allegations.
But he is yet to appear in a Scottish courtroom to face the claims despite the case calling several times.
His QC Gordon Jackson told the latest hearing that Mr Busby was "physically and mentally incapable".
Mr Jackson added: "He is never, as far as I can see, coming to trial."
The advocate said Mr Busby had flitted between being on remand in Low Moss prison and being kept under 24-hour guard in Glasgow's Royal Infirmary hospital.
The court was told prosecutors had now agreed to grant Mr Busby bail.
However, he would be transferred to a care home in the city's Drumchapel, where he would remain.
Describing Mr Busby's current mental condition, Mr Jackson concluded: "He really is done. Whether there will be steps taken to take him back to Ireland, I don't know."
Prosecutors moved to effectively shelve the charges against Mr Busby meantime.
However, the case could be re-raised should circumstances change.


Sam Warburton came off with a knee injury during Cardiff Blues' 24-24 draw at Ulster, 12 days before the British and Irish Lions squad is announced.

Warburton, who captained the Lions on their last tour in 2013, scored the Blues' first try before hobbling off.
Speaking after the game, Blues head coach Danny Wilson said the former Wales captain would undergo a scan.
"He had a bang to his knee. We'll get a scan and have him assessed as soon as possible," Wilson said.
Warburton's Blues team-mates George Earle, Taufa'ao Filise and Blaine Scully were also forced to leave the pitch because of injuries in the first half against Ulster.
Wilson added: "The others [injuries] are bangs that will take further assessment before we know what they are."


The new Queensferry Crossing will not open until between mid-July and the end of August, it has been revealed.

The opening has been delayed further due to "adverse weather conditions".
Economy Secretary Keith Brown told MSPs that the bridge's contractors had indicated that strong winds had affected the estimated completion date.
The bridge was originally due to open in December but bad weather had already delayed the completion date until May.
The Â£1.35bn link will replace the Forth Road Bridge as the main road route between Edinburgh and Fife.
Mr Brown gave the update to the Scottish Parliament's rural economy and connectivity (REC) committee earlier.
The final section of the deck was lifted into place last month.
The contractor has reported there have been fewer clear weather windows than expected, particularly in relation to wind.
Planning a walking trip - let alone the construction of a bridge - is always challenging given Scotland's notoriously fickle weather, which can be glorious one moment, tempestuous the next.
So it's no surprise to see the extent to which winds have battered the Queensferry Crossing over the last few years.
Data obtained by the BBC from Transport Scotland reveals gusts between 30 and 127 miles per hour were recorded between September 2012 and May 2016.
A separate document indicated the safe working limits on the deck lifts and cabling were 25 and 28 miles per hour respectively.
And the data also shows certain months of the year are historically worse than others.
In an average December during this period, gusts of over 30 miles per hour were recorded by anemometers on 22 days; 18 days in your standard January, and 14 and 15 in a typical February and March.
The data also reveals that, on average, gusts of wind over 30 miles per hour were recorded for 40% of the days in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
The contractor, Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors, anticipated an average weather-related downtime of 20%.
Mr Brown said: "Today there are only nine weeks remaining to the end of May and the review has concluded that even with the best weather this date is not now safely achievable.
"I fully recognise the effort of the workforce in building this amazing new bridge. Over 13 million hours have gone into building the Queensferry Crossing over the past six years.
"There is no additional cost to the public purse and the Forth Road Bridge continues to carry traffic over the Forth during these final weeks of construction.
"While it's clearly very disappointing the new bridge won't be ready ahead of the contractual completion date, I believe it is important to take the time to make sure the bridge is built in the safest possible circumstances to the highest possible standards."
The structure is 207m above high tide (683ft), equivalent to about 48 double decker buses stacked on top of each other.
It is 50m (25%) higher than the existing Forth Road Bridge
The steel required for the bridge deck weighs a total of 35,000 tonnes -equivalent to almost 200 Boeing 747s
The combined steel required for North and South viaducts weighs 7,000 tonnes - enough to make another 23 Kelpies.
The bridge has windshielding to almost entirely eliminate the need for closures during the frequent periods of high winds in the Forth estuary
Cables can be replaced with more ease than on the Forth Road Bridge - it can be done as part of normal maintenance works without closing the bridge.
Sally Cox, chairwoman of the board for the Forth Road Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC) said: "FCBC acknowledge that the uniqueness of this project and the onerous weather conditions it has experienced, particularly working at height crossing the Forth have created more challenges than we anticipated.
"FCBC have always been and remain ambitious about completing this challenging project at the earliest possible date and share Transport Scotland and the public's frustration over this delay.
"We have assured Transport Scotland that every endeavour is and will continue to be made, to safely complete the project at the earliest opportunity."


As Volkswagen's reputation continues to be damaged by the revelation that it cheated emissions tests, a number of questions remain unanswered.

With about 11 million diesel cars affected, including 1.2 million in the UK, here are some of the key issues that have still to be resolved:
Claims are already being prepared in the US, with lawyers suggesting that drivers have been misled.
In the UK, there are suggestions that drivers and dealerships might be able to claim for compensation if they were given false information on purchase, or if their car is devalued as a result of the scandal.
London-based law firm Slater and Gordon reported that it had been contacted by more than 500 people who believe they were misled by VW.
But there are a lot of question marks over the potential success of any such claim. Such as, did the cheat software fundamentally alter the car that drivers thought they were buying and its value?
Similar question marks surround the tax brackets that these cars fell into. Vehicle tax in the UK is based on levels of carbon dioxide emissions. So far, the cheat devices in the US appear only to have given false readings on nitrogen oxide emissions.
Did any devices cheat more than just nitrogen oxide emissions? If so, did these devices cheat tests to a degree that means a tax discount for low emissions was incorrectly administered? If so, would it be worthwhile for the tax authorities to chase up any underpaid tax?
Only time will tell how prices of VW cars will be affected in the months and years ahead.
On the plus side for owners, is the example of previous car industry scandals.
Editors at CAP Black Book - a manual referred to by professional used-car dealers - point to the global recall of Toyota and Lexus cars back in 2009 and 2010. This, they say, was the result of serious safety issues, but it did not have a significant impact on used car values.
However, any fall in the popularity of VWs could mean that they are less in demand as used cars, so owners wishing to sell might have to lower their asking price.
Predicting prices and used car values in the future depends on so many variables including, most critically, how this scandal develops.
Martin Winterkorn has been replaced as chief executive, and other people across the group have been suspended.
An internal inquiry is underway, but it would be surprising if such a blatant and widespread attempt to  rig emissions tests didn't end with more heads rolling.
This was not the action of some rogue employee. There will have been a chain of command that approved the use of the cheat software in 11  million cars.
What's more, it's emerging that VW executives may have been warned of the scam at least two years ago.
In the US, lawyers are still seeking action against employees of General Motors some two years after the carmaker began recalling cars with dangerous ignition faults.
If VW can't identify who knew what, aggressive lawyers may do so.
Jurisdictions across the world are investigating VW. From the EU to South Korea, VW faces heavy financial punishment.
But the US, whose authorities take a robust approach to corporate wrongdoing, is where VW could face its most costly and prolonged litigation.
The Environmental Protection Agency, which exposed VW's test rigging, can fine $37,500 (Â£25,000) per vehicle, which would put the maximum cost fine for the near 500,000 cars affected in the US at $18bn.
The US Justice Department may yet launch criminal action, turning up the legal heat. And individual states are preparing possible action, either individually or together.
The carmaker has so far set aside â‚¬6.5bn ($7.3bn; Â£4.8bn) to cover the costs of the scandal.
Private law firms have already reportedly filed dozens of lawsuits in the US on behalf of VW owners.
But eventually hundreds of class-action lawsuits are expected to follow.
These cases may be consolidated before a single federal judge.
Claims will include defrauding customers, compensation for falling values of second-hand VW cars, and refunds for customers who paid extra for cars they thought were better for the environment.
How much will these damages claims be for. Who knows? But it's safe to say they will run into billions of dollars.
VW's shares plunged in the days following the revelations. What got less publicity was that investors in several VW component suppliers also ran for cover.
Shares in Delphi, Tenneco, Honeywell, and Continental were among suppliers hit.
There's a fear that the VW scandal will do irreparable damage to the diesel market.
In the US, the market for diesel cars is tiny. Has this nascent market now been killed off?
Mike Jackson, chief executive of AutoNation, the largest US car retailer, told the WSJ: "It is another black eye for diesel vehicles overall."
In Europe diesel accounts for 50% of cars sold this year.
It's possible the VW scandal will spur on development of cleaner diesel technology.
Others, though, say it is the death knell of technology that never lived up to its hype, and will mean more investment in hybrid and electric technology.
The simple answer is "yes", but it won't be quick or easy.
Five years ago, Japanese giant Toyota was in a similar position in the US after it had failed to address known safety defects in its cars, which were linked to the death of dozens of people.
Toyota responded with an extensive campaign to address the failings in its own organisation and rebuild consumer trust.
As a result its sales recovered following a short-term fall.


Fifteen million workers would be offered three extra days of paid leave to do volunteering under a Conservative government, David Cameron has said.

The move, affecting the public sector and large companies, is announced alongside Tory plans to extend the real-terms freeze of some rail fares.
Labour said the volunteering pledge was a "re-announcement" and called the rail fares policy "unfunded".
Ed Miliband's party is to promise to safeguard policing numbers.
The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, are pledging a new scheme to help young working people borrow up to Â£2,000 from the government to put towards a tenancy deposit.
Under the Conservatives' volunteering plans, a new law would be passed requiring public sector employers and companies with more than 250 employees to give staff up to three days a year to do voluntary work.
Employers would cover the cost.
BBC home affairs editor Mark Easton said the prime minister's announcement was a reminder of the Big Society theme from the 2010 election "which many had thought had been binned".
He said a number of employers, including the CBI, had welcomed the move but some firms "may baulk at the idea of having to organise and pay for the policy, while schools, hospitals, emergency services and other public bodies may struggle to buy in cover for front-line workers from shrinking budgets".
Mr Cameron said the proposal was "the clearest demonstration of the Big Society in action" and represented a "double win".
He added: "It's good for our economy, as it will help create a better, more motivated workforce. And it's good for our society too, as it will strengthen communities and the bonds between us."
But Labour pointed out he had made a similar pledge in 2008, while leader of the opposition, in relation to the public sector.
"Since then this has become just another broken promise with volunteering falling under the Tories," Labour's civil society spokeswoman Lisa Nandy said.
She said there was "no sense" of how the public sector could fund the pledge, adding: "If just half of public sector workers took this up it would be the time equivalent of around 2,000 nurses, 800 police and almost 3,000 teachers."
Mr Cameron is also due to announce that the freeze on regulated rail fares at the level of inflation - which has been in place for the previous two years - would continue throughout the next Parliament if the Conservatives win power.
Regulated fares cover about half of all tickets sold, including season tickets and off-peak intercity returns.
The Conservatives said the move would save the average rail commuter around Â£400 between now and 2020.
But shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher said it was "unfunded, uncosted and frankly totally unbelievable", and that fares had risen by an average of 20% since 2010.
Another policy pledge on Friday comes from the Liberal Democrats, with new plans aimed at young workers who are still living with their parents.
The party's "Help to Rent" scheme would allow under 30s to borrow the cash for a deposit from the government, and pay it back within two years.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "It's simply unfair that thousands of hard-working young people still have to live in the same bedroom they lived in when children.
"When you get your own job, you want to stand on your own two feet, have your own space, and not have to rely on the bank of mum and dad."
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Hayley Turner, Britain's most successful female jockey, believes her career has helped inspire other women to progress in the sport.

Turner, 32, recently retired after a 15-year career, winning 763 races.
In 2008 she became the first female British jockey to ride 100 UK Flat winners in a year.
"It's nice for the girls putting in the effort and hard work that they can see there's light at the end of the tunnel," she told BBC Radio 5 live.
"It shows what they are working hard for is achievable."
She added: "It is more difficult for women, they need to train harder because men are physically stronger."
Turner rode two Group One winners at the highest level in Britain during her career, but suffered a number of injuries.
She credited the support of trainer Michael Bell for giving her the opportunity to race when she was an apprentice.
"I find with my job it has to be all or nothing," she added. "You cannot pick and choose and have the odd day off.
"I have had so many thrills and had fun and loved every minute and feel the time is now right to try something different."


Construction output fell 4.3% in August, its sharpest drop since late 2012, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

In the three months to August, output fell by 0.8%, the biggest such decline since March 2013.
Meanwhile, the UK trade deficit was £3.3bn in August, a narrowing of £1.2bn from July, it said.
But the deficit was larger than expected and is set to weigh on growth, the ONS added.
An ONS official said the weak figures for construction in August may have been linked to wet weather during the month.
Housebuilding fell by 3% from July and output in other parts of the sector also contracted for the first across-the-board decline since 2010.
The trade figures showed the UK's deficit in its trade in goods narrowed to £11.1bn in August compared with £12.2bn in July, although some analysts had expected it to shrink further.
The deficit of £11.1bn on goods was partly offset by a £7.9bn surplus on services. Exports increased by £0.8bn, boosted by cars.
The combined goods deficit for July and August is already twice that of the previous quarter, and is likely to have a negative effect on overall GDP growth.
The UK's economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, but Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight said overall growth prospects for the third quarter had received a "double blow" from the construction and trade data, which was "seriously bad news overall".
"Overall, the data reinforce our belief that GDP growth is likely be no better than 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, and there is now a significant risk that it could have been weaker still."
David Kern, chief economist of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "The large trade deficit remains a major national problem. Greater efforts are needed to support our exporters and to secure a long-term improvement in our trading position."


Proposed upgrades to a major road linking the East to the Midlands are "desperately needed", the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said.

Improvements to the A47, which runs from Great Yarmouth to Peterborough and Leicester, were given the prime minister's backing.
John Howles, of the RHA in the East, welcomed the proposals and said the economy would suffer without the work.
But Labour dismissed the scheme as a pre-election gimmick.
A Labour spokesman said the proposal was short on detail and claimed there was no new money available.
David Cameron pledged upgrades for the A47 as part of a package of road schemes which he called "the biggest, boldest and most far-reaching road improvement programme in four decades".
The exact details of the A47 improvements have yet to be finalised. but possible features include making single carriageway stretches near Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and at Thorney, near Peterborough, into dual carriageways.
Mr Howles said: "Improvements to the A47 are desperately needed. In the East of England we have only one decent road - the A14. The A47 is badly in need of an upgrade. Without it we see industry suffering."
He called on other political parties to also back the A47 upgrade.
Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis said: "The last government downgraded the road so to be back on the list with a promise of funding in the near future in such a short period of time is better than we could have ever hoped for."


Snow has been forecast to hit parts of Wales overnight on Sunday which may cause travel disruption on Monday morning.

The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for snow, particularly on high ground, for Wrexham, Powys and Monmouthshire.
It says a mixture of rain, hail and sleet will turn into snow during the night.
Untreated roads and pavements could also be icy.


The Metropolitan Police says it was wrong not to formally review the "hard stop" tactic six years before it was used in the Mark Duggan shooting.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission recommended a review in 2005, calling such stops "high-risk".
The force says it is "constantly looking at the tactic".
Meanwhile, officers from the unit that killed Mr Duggan told BBC Panorama they would kill again if they thought their colleagues were about to die.
The hard stop tactic - called an "enforced stop" by police - is a pre-planned operation during which armed, plain-clothed officers in police vehicles deliberately intercept a vehicle to confront suspects.
It has resulted in two controversial fatal shootings by the Met; Mr Duggan in 2011 and the unlawful killing of suspected drug dealer Azelle Rodney in 2005.
It was also used in the case of Anthony Grainger, who was unarmed when he was shot by police in Manchester in 2012.
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Peter Fahy, is to be prosecuted on health and safety grounds over the death of Mr Grainger. But the officer who shot him will not face any charges.
Mr Duggan was shot during a hard stop in August 2011 in Tottenham, north London, sparking riots across England.
An inquest jury concluded by a majority of eight to two that he was lawfully killed by police who shot him after surrounding the minicab he was travelling in after collecting a gun.
Mr Duggan's family have said he was "executed" and pledged to fight for justice.
'High-risk option'
A private recommendation which was left out of the official IPCC report to the Met following the shooting of Mr Rodney described hard stops as a "high-risk option", especially for suspects.
The recommendation said: "If their compliance and surrender is not virtually instantaneousâ€¦ the risks to the suspect are considerable."
The IPCC has a statutory obligation to investigate all fatal police shootings, but it does not have enforcement powers and can only offer advice.
IPCC deputy chair Deborah Glass said there was a "legitimate question" to be asked over why the Met did not act on its recommendation to review the hard stop tactic.
The Met said hard stops were used hundreds of times each year against the "most dangerous of armed criminals" and operations were carefully planned to minimise risk.
"The alternative to using this tactic is to allow highly dangerous criminals who get into cars with guns intent on committing harm to carry out the crime, only investigating it afterwards, with potentially catastrophic consequences for their target," the force said in a statement.
But it admitted it was "wrong" not to formally review the tactic following the IPCC's 2005 recommendation to do so.
It said an "interim review" had been completed by the College of Policing since the inquiry into the death of Mr Rodney, and it would now work with the college to see if there were "any alternative or better tactics available in Europe or the rest of the world".
Speaking to Panorama about the Met's response, Met Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said: "Perhaps some formal paperwork and formal thinking should have been done at the time. It wasn't, but we're constantly looking at the tactic.
"If anyone has a better idea on how you confront armed criminals in vehicles with a view to arresting them safely and seizing their weapons then we're up for better ideas.
"People say review, people don't come forward with better ideas."
No significant changes to how the Met was carrying out hard stops had been made by the time Mr Duggan was killed in 2011.
Deborah Coles, director of charity Inquest, which advises bereaved people facing an inquest, said: "I think the key ingredients in these cases have been the most confrontational and aggressive form of response that has too often been disproportionate to the risk posed and has also placed the public at potential risk."
BBC Panorama has exclusively spoken to two police officers from the unit that killed Mr Duggan.
While they were not involved in his shooting, both officers have killed armed suspects before.
The shootings they carried out were later ruled to have been justified but they faced months of investigation.
One officer said: "I killed someone because I thought my colleagues and I were about to die.
"It's extremely difficult, especially when you think that you're doing the right thing and you're being trained to do something to protect the public and protect your colleagues... you then face the potential of prosecution."
He also said if the situation was "exactly the same" he would do it again.
The second officer said: "All the training in the world will not prepare you for dealing with having to kill someone. It's absolutely horrendous."
As part of the Met Police's most elite firearms unit, both officers are trained in the hard stop tactic.
Panorama: Shooting to Kill? BBC One, Monday 20 January at 20:30 GMT and then available in the UK on the BBC iPlayer.


A hare photographed against a snowless, green hillside has highlighted the unseasonably mild conditions in Scotland's hills this December.

The image was captured in the Southern Cairngorms on Sunday by the Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS).
The service's latest season started last week amid some of the warmest conditions experienced by its teams.
However, there was snow on Sunday above 1,000ft in the Northern Cairngorms.
Mountain hares change colour from brown to white to better camouflage themselves against winter snow.
Also known as blue hares, they are found in the Scottish Highlands, parts of Derbyshire and throughout Ireland.
SAIS avalanche forecasters photographed mountain hares in snowy scenes last winter, including one in the Southern Cairngorms in January.


British Olympians have warned against feeding the "fear factor" but admit the rapid spread of the Zika virus is "scary", "daunting" and "worrying".

Brazilian authorities say there will be no risk to athletes and spectators, except pregnant women, when the Rio Games take place in August.
Modern pentathlete Samantha Murray, 26, said the virus was a concern.
But she said she had been assured by British officials that "everything is being done to prepare the team".
Murray won a silver medal at the 2012 Games in London and is hoping to be on the podium again in Rio.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency.
That puts it in the same category of importance as Ebola.
No vaccine or treatment exists for the virus.
The International Olympic Committee has said Rio will be safe and venues will be inspected daily before and during the Games to minimise the impact of the virus.
Carried by mosquitoes, it has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
There have been about 4,000 reported cases of microcephaly in Brazil alone since October.
There is no vaccine or medication to stop Zika.
The only way to avoid catching it is to avoid getting bitten by the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit the infection.
Badminton player Gail Emms, who won Olympic silver in the mixed doubles at the 2004 Games, said the virus would be playing on her mind if she was due to compete in Rio.
"I'd be in a very uncomfortable situation," she said. "You would feel frustrated, angry, and really worried about your friends and family."
"It's just devastating because this is something that's your dream and you want it to go perfectly.
"As a mother, I can only hope the best solution can be found quickly. I see the pictures and reports and I cry."
British rower Kath Grainger, who is attempting to qualify for Rio, described the situation as "sad".
"From a selfish point of view, this is the culmination of our careers where we try and make our mark on the world of sport," the 2012 gold medallist told BBC Sport.
"Yet suddenly you have this flip side which is quite a serious health hazard and potential risk."
The 40-year-old Scot added it was reassuring to know the British Olympic Association was seeking advice and taking precautions.
"I think it is important to keep informed but not to raise the fear factor," she said.
European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey said her "heart goes out" to parents of children with microcephaly.
She added that every athlete, official and spectator going to Rio would have to "think carefully" about the dangers posed to their health.
The Briton, 42, also said she would think twice about taking her family to Rio should she gain selection.
"I wouldn't want to put my family or children at risk," she told the BBC.
A spokesperson said Rio organisers had not yet seen evidence of people cancelling travel to the Games.
Communications director Mario Andrada said the organising committee would follow travel guidelines issued by the WHO.
He has advised that athletes and tourists should wear appropriate clothing, close windows and use repellent.
He also pointed out that August, when the Games take place, is the Brazilian winter, when mosquito numbers fall sharply.
Double Olympic backstroke champion Kirsty Coventry says she still intends to travel to Rio as she chase more Olympic success.
"My aims and goals are still set on going to Rio and competing," the 32-year-old Zimbabwean told BBC World.
"I think we athletes are going to be safe. There is no sense of putting on the brakes in terms trying to get to Rio."
One of Africa's most successful swimmers, she added: "It seems like a terrible virus, especially for pregnant women, but I believe there is enough time to get a better understanding of what is going on."


Local authorities in Wales broke data protection laws over 60 times in 2012, BBC Wales has learned.

In one case a worker allowed their partner to access and amend personal data.
There were also several cases of posting personal data on websites, and an e-mail which accidentally disclosed sensitive details of 24 dead people.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) called for effective data handling to become second nature.
Seven of the 22 local authorities said they had recorded no breaches last year.
BBC Wales' Welsh-language news website Newyddion Ar-lein obtained the information in a Freedom of Information request.
The ICO was informed about "several incidents" in Anglesey council in 2012 in which documents including personal data "were either disclosed or disposed of inappropriately, or there was a risk of unauthorised access".
After an investigation, the ICO  said that the council's guidelines on data protection were insufficient and the chief executive committed to making improvements.
An Anglesey council spokesperson said: "In order to secure improvements, we have recently established a corporate information governance project board to embed and improve a culture of data protection compliance throughout the whole organisation."
The 17 breaches in Powys council included five internal cases of misdirecting information, and 12 cases of sending information to the wrong address, recording wrong personal data in correspondence, and placing personal data on the council's website. Disciplinary procedures were taken against one staff member.
There were seven cases recorded in Cardiff council. Among them were a member of staff accidentally sending an email to a number of third party individuals - including Cardiff council employees, Vale of Glamorgan council and individuals in the NHS - which accidentally disclosed sensitive details of 24 dead people. However, the Data Protection Act does not apply to the deceased.
Also in Cardiff council, a worker sent an e-mail with sensitive personal data to the wrong person internally and a planning file containing personal data was lost.
There were seven cases in Wrexham Council. On two occasions the social services department mistakenly shared information with a third party; e-mail addresses of subscribers to the housing department portal were shared by mistake, and the council failed to respond to a request for data within the necessary 40 days four times.
Four cases were recorded in Flintshire council. Disciplinary action was taken against one worker who allowed a partner to access and amend personal data.
In addition, two committee reports which included personal data were mistakenly published on the website, a letter about children's services was sent to the wrong house, and a CD with personal data was lost.
Five cases were reported in Newport council, and two workers were given final written warnings.
Gwynedd council said that none of the data involved in its five breaches was sensitive, while in Caerphilly council further training was provided after three cases in which personal data was mistakenly revealed.
In Conwy "several cases" were recorded of missing data, involving e-mails, faxes and letters being misdirected, and information being stolen from vehicles and property.
There were two breaches in Carmarthenshire council. A private company was used to send a circular to each member of the Dyfed Pension Fund. It  printed members' national insurance number on each envelope, and accepted full responsibility for the mistake. In addition, the council failed to respond to a request for information within the 40 statutory days.
There was one breach in Pembrokeshire council in 2012 when information regarding planning enforcement was published in error on its website, while Bridgend council also recorded one breach when a mobile phone which had personal data about service users was lost for some hours.
The single breach in Ceredigion council occurred when a letter to an employee was sent to the wrong address, and also one breach in Denbighshire council involving personal information being sent to the wrong person.
In Neath Port Talbot council, a breach occurred when referral forms involving three prospective service users were stolen from a service provider commissioned by the council.
There were no breaches in 2012 in Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, Swansea and the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Information Commissioner's Office said: "It's vital that local authorities properly live up to their legal responsibility to keep personal data secure, particularly where it is sensitive information about children and young people.
"Our concern isn't just that councils have the right policies and procedures in place; it's about bringing about a culture among staff whereby everyone takes their responsibilities seriously and effective data handling becomes second nature."


A drum kit played by Ringo Starr on Beatles hits including Can't Buy Me Love and I Want to Hold Your Hand has sold at auction for $2.1m (£1.4m).

Starr used the Ludwig kit in more than 200 performances after taking possession of it on 12 May, 1963.
Last month, Julien's Auctions sold a drum head from a kit Starr played on US television show The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, also for $2.1m.
The ex-Beatles drummer has put several memorabilia items up for sale.
Also available is a guitar used by John Lennon, which he gave to Starr in 1968, some of the drummer's signature rings and his own copy of The Beatles' White Album, marked as number 0000001.
Part of the sale proceeds will go to the Lotus Foundation, founded by Starr and his wife Barbara Bach, which funds and promotes charitable projects aimed at advancing social welfare.
According to the AP news agency, the Ludwig drum kit was sold to Jim Irsay, owner of the American Football team Indianapolis Colts.
The auction runs from until Saturday in Beverly Hills and also online via Julien Auction's website.


Six people have been arrested in connection with death of a man who was found with stab wounds at a house in Gloucestershire.

The 32-year-old man was found at a property in Nettleton Road in Gloucester in the early hours of Thursday. He died later in hospital.
Gloucestershire Police said three women and three men were arrested.
Four have been held on suspicion of murder and two on suspicion of assisting an offender.


The owners of a kebab shop which sold food contaminated with human faeces have been ordered to pay compensation to customers who became ill.

A rare strain of E. coli - only the second outbreak of its kind in Europe - was found at The Khyber Pass in Nottingham in June 2014.
In August, owners Mohammad Abdul Basit and Amjad Bhatti pleaded guilty to breaching food hygiene regulations.
More than 140 people were affected by the outbreak.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court, the owners were each given a suspended four month jail sentence and ordered to pay each victim Â£200.
Breaches included selling food unfit for human consumption, poor personal cleanliness of food workers and inadequate hand washing facilities and drainage.
An investigation by Nottingham City Council led to the discovery that the food poisoning organism responsible was Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC).
EIEC is only found in the human gut and so inspectors concluded people affected by the outbreak must have eaten food contaminated with human faeces.
Officials said the outbreak was traced to the restaurant after analysis of faecal specimens from patients.
The same strain of EIEC was found in lettuce prepared by food workers at the takeaway.
Paul Dales, from Nottingham City Council's food, health and safety team, said: "This was a significant and serious food poisoning outbreak affecting a large number of people, some of whom developed severe symptoms.
"It's fortunate there were no fatalities, as this is a strain of E. coli rarely found in the developed world, this being only the second confirmed outbreak in Europe."
"It's clear that hand-washing practices by some workers were wholly inadequate and this led to food becoming contaminated," he added.


Ospreys captain Alun Wyn Jones has been called "the man with everything" as efforts continue to try to keep him in Wales.

The lock's national dual contract ends in summer 2016 and he is reportedly a target for French clubs, including European champions Toulon.
But it is looking increasingly likely Jones will extend his current deal.
"The guy's incredible, one of the best second rows you could ever play with," said Ospreys team-mate Dan Baker.
Jones became a national dual-contracted player in March, 2015.
The Welsh Rugby Union pays 60% of the wages of players on such deals and their region the rest.
Ospreys and Wales half-backs Dan Biggar and Rhys Webb have already extended their national dual contracts (NDCs).
Three-times capped Baker is also on an NDC and hopes Jones stays at the Swansea-based team.
"I think he has  got pretty much everything - his work-rate around the park and in training, the way he conducts himself, everything he does," said Baker.
"He is quite intimidating, it depends what kind of mood he's in," joked Baker.
"You'd much rather play with him that against him."
Regional forwards coach Chris Gibbes believes Jones is still improving even though he has won 94 Wales caps and six for the British and Irish Lions over two tours.
"I think Al's in very good form, he's pretty clear about the areas he's trying to work on - the soft touches in his handling game, sticking with his tackles, those are things he keeps working on," said Gibbes.
"But his energy and work-rate are pretty awesome. His catch and pass game is coming on, he's a bit more of an attacking threat and you see him on the ball a lot more now."
Baker, 23, faces his own battle to regain top form before the Six Nations squad selection and admits he may be suffering from "second season syndrome" after being a surprise omission from the World Cup, where he was expected to understudy Taulupe Faletau.
"I think my form has dropped compared with last season to be honest with you, I think I made a lot more line-breaks.
"But I need to keep on improving different aspects of my game and not only the ball-carrying.
"I was massively gutted about the World Cup, I played against Ireland (in the Millennium Stadium friendly) and it was probably one of the worst games I've played."
Baker could come up against Ireland and Lions number eight Jamie Heaslip in Friday's Scrum V Live Pro12 encounter at the Liberty Stadium.


An inquiry has been launched after claims of sex offences at two menswear stores in the 1970s, police say.

Reports of sexual abuse and rape at the branches of Fosters Menswear in Salford and Ashton-under-Lyne, which have since closed down, have been made to Greater Manchester Police.
An 80-year-old man has been interviewed under caution.
Det Con Gary McCarthy said: "Our team is working hard to uncover the full extent of this historical sex abuse."
He praised the alleged victims for coming forward, adding: "We understand that reporting traumatic events can be extremely difficult, but I want to reassure anyone who is thinking about coming forward that we will be there to support them."


Warrington Wolves Handball Club have agreed a partnership that will see five of their players train at the home of European champions FC Barcelona.

Teenagers Nate Green, Evan Nichol and Jacob Maxted plus 20-year-old Liam Welsby and Rafik Tahraoui, 25, will travel to Spain in August.
"We are always trying to find ways to help our players develop," said Wolves head coach Bill Baillie.
"We have to be creative to help our young players realise their goals."
The five Wolves players will train with either the FCB Cadet team or B squad.
Wolves chairman Kristian Marsh added: "This is a terrific opportunity for the players and I am sure they will all gain from the experience."


Previously unseen photos of Brazil's 1966 World Cup squad relaxing in a rural Cheshire hotel are to go on show.

An exhibition is being held at the Lymm Hotel where the world's most glamorous football team was based for the tournament, 50 years ago.
It includes images of football greats Pele and Garrincha and their team-mates at ease in the hotel grounds.
Some of the shots were taken by then hotel manager Roger Allen and have been loaned by a private collector.
Current manager of the hotel in Lymm, Jamie McDonald, said: "My granddad never stopped talking about meeting Pele. I'm told the players were very approachable, some even borrowed bikes to go round the village."
The arrival of the most famous footballer on the planet, Pele, attracted scores of autograph hunters.
Glenda Bowers, who was 15 at the time, recalled: "My friend and I hung round outside all the time. We got loads of autographs of the Brazilian team.
"I must have had Pele's a dozen times. I think when I got married my mum threw them out!"
Also on display are more personal items including Pele's training kit, which he gave to the hotel laundryman.
Exhibition organiser Alan Williams said: "A press photographer wanted to photograph Pele throwing something to the laundryman.
"So he threw his training kit, which he allowed him to keep. The man didn't have any interest in football but his family have kindly loaned it to us.
"Another item is a picture of one of the bar staff, Bessie Vale, with Pele. She has kept the photo in her purse for the last 50 years."
While the locals loved the arrival of the boys from Brazil, the tournament was disastrous for the team as they failed to get past the group stage.
Pele vowed never to play in a World Cup again - although he broke this pledge four years later - after suffering repeated kickings in all three group matches played at Everton's ground, Goodison Park.
The exhibition, BrazilLymm66, runs for four days from Sunday in aid of funds for a Lymm Heritage Centre.
Roger Hunt, who was one of the stars of the England team that won the 1966 tournament, will open the exhibition at 18:00 GMT.


At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The car blew up in the city's southern Madina district, officials say.
The blast - which ripped through shops and food stalls - is the first major attack in the capital since the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed earlier this month.
No group has claimed responsibility, although al-Shabab militants are likely to be the prime suspects.
On Saturday a senior al-Shabab commander vowed to target the president's supporters.
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Sheikh Hassan Yaqub said that anyone who collaborated with the new president - who he described as evil-minded - would be at risk of attack by the Islamist group.
President Mohamed has condemned the bombing, accusing al-Shabab of being behind the attack. He urged Somalis to unite against the group's brutality.
The new president visited some of the wounded, as well as the site of the blast on Sunday. He has offered a $100,000 reward to anybody who supplies information leading to the capture of those responsible.
"It was a horrific and barbaric attack only aimed at killings civilians,'' he said.
An ambulance driver told the Associated Press that some of the injured had died on their way to hospital.
"Many of them suffered extensive third degree burns and others were burned beyond recognition," he said.
Witnesses on Sunday spoke of chaos and carnage in the aftermath of the explosion, which some reports said was caused by a suicide bomber.
Shocked and grieving onlookers watched as ambulance workers desperately tried to take the injured to hospital.
"I was staying in my shop when a car came into the market and exploded. I saw more than 20 people lying on the ground. Most of them were dead and the market was totally destroyed," eyewitness Abdulle Omar told the Reuters news agency.
Other witnesses said the bomb went off at a busy junction where soldiers, civilians and traders congregate.
"There were many small scale traders alongside the road and teashops and  restaurants. There were also members of the security forces and shoppers and the blast was so huge," Sumayo Moalim told the AFP news agency.
The attack underlines the magnitude of the challenge faced by the new president whose administration relies heavily on international support and does not control all of Somalia.
Troops from the African Union forced al-Shabab out of Mogadishu in 2011, but the militants remain powerful in some rural areas.
Last month at least 28 people were killed in a bomb attack by militants at the Dayah hotel in Mogadishu.


Craft brewer BrewDog has raised $1m (£770,000) from US investors within the first three days of a new funding round, according to the company.

The Aberdeenshire-based company said there had been an "unprecedented response" to its Equity for Punks USA crowdfunding initiative.
BrewDog hopes to raise up to $50m within six months to help fund expansion in North America.
Plans include a new 100,000 sq ft brewery in Columbus, Ohio.
It is scheduled to open later this year.
Shares in the funding round cost $47.50 each, with a minimum investment of $95. According to BrewDog, more than 1,200 people have already signed up to the scheme.
On its website, the company said: "This unprecedented response to our first crowdfunding round in the States shows the demand for our beer in America, and sets us up with a community of like-minded individuals ready and waiting to help us make our US business an explosive success."
Its Equity for Punks USA investment scheme is the fifth fundraising venture by the brewery, and its first in the US.
The Ellon-based company has raised more than £26m since launching its first Equity for Punks crowdfunding round in 2009.
Its last UK round raised £19m to fund growth plans, including expanding its brewery in Ellon and opening new bars. The round, which closed in April, fell short of its £25m target.
BrewDog's British business now employs more than 600 people globally and exports to 55 countries. It also operates more than 40 bars in the UK and overseas.


Ukraine's parliament has passed a law banning discrimination in the workplace, including that based on sexual orientation.

It is the last of a package of ten laws that had to be approved for the European Union to consider visa-free travel for Ukrainians.
Several previous attempts to get the bill through parliament failed over fears it would lead to the introduction of same-sex marriage in Ukraine.
The decision was supported by 234 MPs.
The speaker of parliament assured deputies that the law would not threaten "family values", saying: "I hear some fake information which says that there may be same-sex marriages in Ukraine. God forbid, this will ever happen. We will never support this."
In response to the vote, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko tweeted: "Ukraine is breaking free from the shackles of discrimination from the Soviet past. Meanwhile, family values remain inviolable."
EU officials will meet in two weeks to decide whether the conditions for extending visa-free status to Ukrainian nationals have been met.


Northern Ireland's economy will grow by 2.2% in 2015 and 2016, Danske Bank's economist Angela McGowan has forecast.

Ms McGowan has slightly revised her forecasts upwards as the wider economic environment continues to improve.
She said that low inflation should "provide a boost to local demand" and that business surveys suggest corporate confidence remains strong.
However, she cautioned that the strong pound is likely to hit manufacturing exports and the tourist trade.
Ms McGowan singled out agriculture as facing "significant turbulence" from the strong pound and falling global commodity prices.
Manufacturing is predicted to grow by 3.4%. However, the economist said that sector is not expected to deliver new jobs in the year ahead.
Rather, growth will be most probably be achieved by "moving up the value-added chain" and investing in technology rather than staff.
She said the highest growth sectors are likely to be in professional and scientific services and IT.


Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has condemned a decision by local officials in Rakhine state to enforce a "two-child policy" on Rohingya Muslims.

The ban has been in place since 1994, but officials recently began enforcing it in areas where they say the high birth rate is fuelling ethnic tension.
The tensions led to violent clashes between Buddhist and Muslim communities in the western state last year.
Ms Suu Kyi has been criticised for not speaking up for Rohingya rights.
Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims were displaced by the violence and live in temporary camps.
The 1994 ban, that prevents Rohingya Muslims having more than two children, was allowed to lapse in recent years.
But a commission set up to investigate the violence in Rakhine suggested the use of family planning education to address what it described as the rapid growth of the Muslim population.
On Saturday, authorities in Rakhine introduced the two-child policy in two townships, Maung Daw and Bu Thi Daung. It is not clear how it will be enforced.
The vast majority of Rohingya Muslims - about 800,000 people - live in the two townships. Most of those living in camps are elsewhere in Rakhine.
"Under this directive, Bengali [Rohingya] men are allowed to have only one wife and each married couple can have two children. Where there are more than two children, they are considered illegal," Reuters news agency quoted a senior immigration official as saying.
Ms Suu Kyi told reporters she could not confirm whether the policy was being implemented, but if it was, it was illegal.
"It is not good to have such discrimination. And it is not in line with human rights either," she said.
Phil Robertson of the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) described the move as outrageous and chilling.
HRW have accused the Burmese authorities of being party to ethnic cleansing during the violence in June and October last year, which left about 200 people dead and up to 140,000 displaced.
The Rohingyas are a stateless group of some 800,000 people who are not recognised as Burmese citizens.
The United Nations describes them as a religious and linguistic minority from western Burma, and one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
However, many Burmese officials refer to them as Bengalis - a reflection of the widespread belief that this community belong in neighbouring Bangladesh.


Fife Flyers head coach Todd Dutiaume criticised his team's commitment as they lost their only game of the weekend 5-3 to Edinburgh Capitals in Kirkcaldy.

Dutiaume was left seething as his team failed to build on last Sunday's superb 6-3 win current Elite League champions Sheffield Steelers.
"A point has to be made that once again, we saw two sides to this hockey club," Dutiaume said. "For the first and the last 18 minutes, we played like we're supposed to.
"The second period was a total lack of commitment and that's why we're in last place in the Conference.
"When we play a perceived 'big team', we put the commitment in, but against our Conference rivals and we go ahead, we take shortcuts.
"The fact Dundee and Edinburgh are fighting for their lives doesn't come into it for me and our guys just don't want to put on their work boots consistently."
Matt Sisca's opening goal was cancelled out by Jared Staal, before Ryan Dingle restored Fife's lead early in the second.
The Caps surged back into the game as Michal Dobron and Matt Tipoff turned the game around, with Jacob Johnston adding another early in the third.
Russ Moyer was on target for the Flyers, but Taylor MacDougall's empty net goal finally settled things as Edinburgh continued their fight for the top eight.
However, that fight could very well be over as Dundee Stars routed the Murrayfield side 5-1 on Sunday to put themselves back into the play-off spots.
Six points adrift with six games to go is a tall order for Dobron's side, but the Stars picking up two wins has now dropped Manchester Storm into trouble.
Mikael Lidhammar, Joey Sides and Vinny Scarsella had Dundee three up by the first break, with Lidhammar adding a second and one from Kevin Hart giving them an unassailable five-goal lead.
Although MacDougall pulled one back, it was a significant result for Marc LeFevbre's side, who successfully built on Saturday's 4-1 home win over Braehead Clan.
Cale Tanaka and Scarsella gave Stars a two-goal lead and although Cody Carlson pulled one back for the Clan, Scarsella and Justin Faryna clinched a massive victory.
It made it two defeats for Braehead Clan, who returned to the road after a month of home games and went to Nottingham Panthers on Friday night, going down 5-4.
Matt Carter and Davids Sarkanis opened up a two-goal lead for Panthers, but Stefan Della Rovere and Matt Beca soon hit back to level for Braehead.
Panthers found another gear as David Clarke, a second from Sarkanis and one from Jeff Brown saw them go 5-2 up after only one period.
Clan waited until the third period to hit back with Scott Pitt and Mike Hammond each scoring, but it was all they could muster as Nottingham took the win.
Friday
Nottingham Panthers 5-4 Braehead Clan
Saturday
Dundee Stars 4-1 Braehead Clan
Fife Flyers 3-5 Edinburgh Capitals
Sunday
Edinburgh Capitals 1-5 Dundee Stars


The FTSE 100 index has closed at a record high for the ninth day in a row, the longest such streak in history.

The UK's benchmark share index ended Tuesday's trading session at 7,275.47, up 37.7 points on the day.
The decline in the pound since the Brexit referendum has lifted the stock market, as many of its leading firms make much of their profit overseas.
Supermarket shares fuelled the latest rise, boosted by Morrisons' strong Christmas sales.
Morrisons was one of the strongest performers, up 3.6%, after the company reported like-for-like sales growth of 2.9% over the Christmas period, well ahead of expectations.
The news lifted shares in Tesco, which rose 6%.
A weaker pound boosts the profits of the many multinational companies listed on the FTSE 100 when their foreign earnings are converted into pounds.
Sterling has fallen again this week, triggered by Prime Minister Theresa May's comments on Brexit at the weekend, which many commentators interpreted as signalling that the UK would pursue a so-called "hard Brexit".
After dropping sharply on Monday, the pound stabilised against the dollar on Tuesday at $1.2167. It was also steady against the euro at €1.1499.
"The FTSE 100 has again had an outstanding day, with the index gaining from the first minute to the last as it reached new all-time highs once more," said Joshua Mahony, market analyst at IG.
"The fact that we are seeing the index hit these new highs in such a fearless manner says a lot about the potential for further gains."
In the FTSE 250, shares in online takeaway food service Just Eat fell 6.9% after it reported sales growth figures. Like-for-like orders grew by 36% in 2016, with UK sales up 31%.


Jordan Rossiter says he has much for which to thank Celtic's Brendan Rodgers but will relish playing for Rangers against his former manager this season.

The midfielder was signed this summer from Liverpool, where he was handed his debut by Rodgers in September 2014.
"I owe him a lot," said the 19-year-old. "He brought me into the team at Liverpool and gave me a chance.
"I was only young at the time and learning my way, but now I'm looking forward to coming up against his side."
The pair are next likely to meet when the two Glasgow clubs renew their rivalry on 10 September at Celtic Park.
"Brendan has managed in the Premier League and is obviously a good coach," said Rossiter.
"He has got his way of playing, but we've got a good way of playing as well.
"It's going to be a good battle. It will be interesting."
Rossiter made only three starts and two substitute appearances during his time at Anfield.
And, although he impressed as he made his Rangers debut as a substitute in Monday's 3-0 Scottish League Cup win over Stranraer, the England Under-19 international stressed that he has much to do to establish himself in Mark Warburton's side.
"In training every day, I have to improve and I have a long way to go before I am a first-team regular," said Rossiter.
"Rangers are just as big a club as Liverpool and I want to come up here and try and get as many minutes as I can.
"Obviously I owe a lot to the gaffer here too. Mark has shown faith in me to bring me up here and I'm really looking forward to playing under him.
"We want to beat every team in this league, especially Celtic with them being Rangers' main rivals."
Having been taken under the wing of former Liverpool captain Steven Gerard at Anfield, Rossiter is looking to gleam more valuable lessons from fellow Rangers signings Joey Barton and Niko Kranjcar.
"Joey is a brilliant player," he added. "He has been great to me and really helped me out since I've been here.
"He has played at the top level for years and the likes of Kranjcar and also Andy Halliday can help me out and bring me on."


Art treasures including works from Shakespeare to David Hockney are to travel to China as part of a drive to showcase British culture.

Chancellor George Osborne, who is in China for talks aimed at boosting cultural ties, has pledged £7m in funding for the programme.
A further £750,000 will help take the British Museum's 'History of the World in 100 Objects' exhibition to China.
The exhibition, featuring art through the ages, is currently on a world tour.
Leaders of some of the UK's biggest cultural institutions, including representatives from the British Library, the Southbank Centre and Shakespeare's Globe, have joined the chancellor in China.
Before going, Mr Osborne sat down with BBC Radio 4's Samira Ahmed, who quizzed him for Front Row on his reasons for going.
"I think the British people are fascinated by China; they have a combination of curiosity about this great force in the world and frankly a bit of anxiety," said Mr Osborne.
"And one of the best ways people's cultures express themselves is through their theatre and their paintings and their art... and what better way to explain to many, many Chinese people about Britain than letting them hear a Shakespeare play in Mandarin or see a David Hockney picture...there in China?"
The £7m funding will go towards projects including:
Mr Osborne defended the cost at a time when arts centres in the UK were suffering cuts, saying the government spent three quarters of a billion pounds on culture in the UK through the Arts Council last year.
"It's a question, of course, of how you spend that money, and I think doing what we can to showcase British culture around the world is good for British culture... because one of the fastest growing groups of people coming to our country are Chinese tourists, who spend more per head than any other nationality.
"This is good finance as well as good art."
Mr Osborne was also questioned as to whether the UK should be engaged in dialogue about the arts with a country with a poor human rights record concerning artists, such Ai Weiwei.
"We in Britain have a huge tradition of artistic freedom exemplified by the Ai Weiwei exhibition... I would say the best thing you can do to try and explain your values around political freedom and artistic freedom is to showcase some of the great works of art that helped us form this culture."
He also praised China for bringing many of its citizens out of poverty.
"I don't think you have to choose between engaging with China and having concerns about their human rights record or the lack of political freedom.
"Of course we talk about these things to the Chinese but I think we also need to be careful as to how we do it, and as we raise legitimate concerns we respect what they have done in the country.
"In my lifetime the biggest single change that has happened to reduce poverty in the world is the rise of China. I think it would be pretty churlish of people in Britain to dismiss that as irrelevant or something that we shouldn't respect."
Listen to the full interview on BBC Radio 4's Front row tonight at 19:15 BST.


Bristol City Women have signed Arsenal Ladies and England Under-20 international forward Carla Humphrey.

Humphrey made 23 appearances for Arsenal after coming through the club's academy system, scoring three goals.
The 20-year-old joined Doncaster ahead of the 2016 Women's Super League One season, making 17 appearances.
"The exciting thing for me is that there is still so much potential to unlock," Bristol City manager Willie Kirk told the club website.
Details of the length of Humphrey's contract have not been disclosed.