A second inquest into the death of a teenage army recruit at Deepcut Barracks more than 20 years ago is to hear evidence from her father.

Pte Cheryl James, 18, from Llangollen, Denbighshire, was found with a bullet wound to her head in November 1995.
She was one of four soldiers who died at the Surrey barracks between 1995 and 2002 amid claims of bullying and abuse.
The inquest in Woking is expected to last seven weeks and hear evidence from more than 100 people.
In 2014, the High Court quashed the original 1995 inquest, which recorded an open verdict.
Her father Des James is due to be the first witness to give evidence before coroner Judge Brian Barker on Monday.
Mr James told BBC Radio Wales' Eye on Wales programme: "There's no wrong verdict for me in this.
"As long as the process is impeccable, as long as I can look back and say everything we could do, we've done, that's the important thing."
He said he would approach the hearing with an "open mind" and wanted questions about the events leading up to her death answered.
Last summer, the recruit's body was exhumed and a fresh post-mortem examination was carried out.
Metallic fragments were recovered which have been analysed by a ballistics expert.
The family had repeatedly called for her body to be exhumed to resolve a dispute over the ballistics evidence.
Pte James was one of four soldiers found dead at Deepcut, in Camberley, between 1995 and 2002.
Ptes Sean Benton, James Collinson and Geoff Gray also died from gunshot wounds.
June Kelly, BBC home affairs correspondent
This new inquest is the culmination of a battle by Cheryl James's parents, Doreen and Des, to find out about events on and before the November morning when their teenage daughter was found dead.
Together with the families of the other soldiers who died at Deepcut, Mr and Mrs James campaigned for a public inquiry. The families didn't succeed with that and so their lawyers began looking at the possibility of fresh inquests.
Cheryl James's parents who, like two of the other families, are represented by lawyers from the human rights organisation, Liberty, were the first to be granted a new inquest.
This was after Liberty had gained access to the material held by Surrey police: 44 volumes of statements, documents, notes and photographs. Now for the first time this will come under detailed scrutiny in a public forum.


Bad light denied county champions Middlesex a first win of the season as Essex held on eight wickets down.

Two interruptions either side of tea saw almost two hours' play lost to the conditions at Lord's after Essex resumed on 19-0, chasing 452 to win.
A Middlesex win looked a formality at 130-7 when Ravi Bopara (32) had his off stump removed by Steven Finn.
But Neil Wagner and Simon Harmer held on in fading light for 15 overs to help Essex draw on 160-8.
Middlesex have drawn their opening two games of the Division One campaign while Essex, promoted as Division Two champions, remain undefeated with a win and two draws.
Their bid to survive the final day hit a setback when Nick Browne was bowled in the fourth over of the morning by Tim Murtagh.
Former England captain Alastair Cook passed 20,000 first-class runs in his career when he reached 16, but was smartly caught at short leg by Stevie Eskinazi for 37 off Ollie Rayner shortly before lunch.
Finn (2-39) and Toby Roland-Jones (3-42) both did damage to the Essex middle-order as the visitors slumped from 74-2 to 130-7 and appeared set for a heavy defeat.
Eighth-wicket pair of New Zealand international Wagner and South African Harmer stood firm as the light faded.
But, although Dawid Malan trapped Harmer leg before with his leg break, an over later, umpires Ian Gould and Paul Baldwin took the players off for bad light for a final time, with 13 overs still to bowl.
Middlesex head coach Richard Scott told BBC Radio London:
"We were the dominant side throughout and, had it not been for bad light at the end, there would have had a very sound victory. We couldn't really complain too much when the umpires took us off.
"That was frustrating but we were back to our our best in this game. The top three were excellent in both innings and in the first innings we had partnerships all the way down.
"We bowled very well. Steve Finn in particular got into a really good rhythm and was unlucky not to get a few more wickets.
Essex fast bowler Simon Harmer told BBC Radio Essex:
"To still be unbeaten after three Championship games since promotion is a very good start for us. This has turned out to be a very good draw.
"We fought hard against a good side and from a personal point of view it was an enjoyable game. It was the first time I have played at Lord's and it was nice to get some wickets.
"I wish my economy rate had been a bit better perhaps. But it was a brilliant experience. Hopefully, I will have many more opportunities to play at Lord's."


Previously unheard recordings by Amy Winehouse feature in a new BBC documentary, which is being made available on iPlayer from Monday.

Amy Winehouse: In Her Own Words has been pieced together from interviews and sessions the singer recorded for the BBC before her death in 2011.
It includes live performances of Love Is A Losing Game and Wake Up Alone which were never broadcast.
The release precedes a documentary film about the star's life.
Entitled Amy it is directed by Asif Kapadia, whose last movie was an acclaimed biopic of Ayrton Senna.
Kapadia conducted more than 100 interviews with 80 people - including friends, family and colleagues of the star, although her father, Mitch Winehouse, has since distanced himself from the film.
BBC Music's companion programme focuses exclusively on interviews and sessions by the London-born star.
She is seen discussing her musical influences, her aspirations and the intensely personal nature of her lyrics.
"I've been through times where I've been so [messed] up that I've had to just write everything down - even feelings I don't want to acknowledge.
"It's good, because someone else might hear that and be like 'I'm not an idiot for feeling them things.'"
She also talks about her tempestuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, which inspired much of the Grammy Award-winning album Back To Black.
"I fell bang in love with someone and it didn't do me any favours," she says. "When I split up with this fella, I didn't have anything to go back to. I wasn't working, so I was playing pool for four hours every day, getting drunk, having to be carried home in a wheelbarrow. So Back To Black is about a black mood, I guess."
The quotes, many of which are also being seen for the first time, are drawn from interviews Winehouse gave to the BBC for documentary projects including the Jazz and Soul Britannia series on BBC Four.
Performances have been drawn from The BBC One Sessions (2007), Glastonbury (2004 and 2008), The Mercury Music Prize (2004), Later... with Jools Holland (2006) and The Hootenanny (2006).
Winehouse died at her London home in 2011 at the age of 27.
She had previously struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. The inquest into her death found she died of accidental alcohol poisoning.
Amy Winehouse: In Her Own Words is available now on the BBC iPlayer.


Africa's five representatives at the 2016 Olympic football event have finalised friendly fixtures ahead of the tournament in Rio.

The Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will face hosts South Korea, Honduras and Denmark in a four-nation tournament in three cities Bucheon, Suwon and Goyang - in Gyeonggi Province in early June.
All four countries participating in the tournament have qualified for the Olympics.
Algeria, who finished as runners-up in the U23 Nations Cup Senegal last December, have confirmed two friendly matches against Rio-bound Iraq on 13 and 17 July in Algiers.
The continent's third representative South Africa will face Japan in the 2016 Kirin Challenge Cup on 29 June at the Matsumotodaira Stadium in Nagano, Japan.
Nigeria, who are pitted in Group B of the Rio games alongside Sweden, Colombia and Japan, boast a proud Olympics record.
They made Olympic football history in 1996 by becoming the first African team to win the gold medal.
Nigeria also finished runners-up at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where current Under-23 coach Siasia also led the 'Dream Team' in China.
Algeria, drawn in Group D with Honduras, Argentina and Portugal, are going to the Olympic Games for only the second time in their history.
Their first appearance came in Moscow 1980, where they reached the quarter-finals only to lose 3-0 to Yugoslavia.
South Africa, who have been drawn in Group A along with Brazil, Iraq and Denmark, will be making their second appearance at the Games after their debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Africa's two women representatives at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, South Africa and Zimbabwe, face off in a friendly match on Sunday 15 May at the Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa.
South Africa made their Olympics debut at the 2012 London games and have been drawn in a tough Group E, with hosts Brazil, China and Sweden in Rio.
Neighbours and debutants Zimbabwe are equally in a difficult Group F along with Canada, Australia and Germany.


Olympic hero Ben Ainslie has outlined his plans to win the America's Cup.

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Fresh from collecting a fourth career gold medal at London 2012, Ainslie is now concentrating on making a challenge for the 35th version of the series.
The 34th America's Cup, to be held in San Francisco in September 2013, will come too early for the Briton.
"I've had some America's Cup experience in the past and I would really love to be part of a winning team in the future," said Ainslie.
"As a kid my main two goals were the Olympics and the America's Cup."
He will sail a catamaran under his Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) banner, with JP Morgan announced as the main sponsor for the team, and will enter the upcoming America's Cup World Series, which starts in San Francisco on 21 August.
"We started a new team, JP Morgan BAR, which will take part in the America's Cup World Series," he said.
"It will take part in this coming series and the one after, which is really a great opportunity for us to build this team up.
"The next America's Cup is in 2013 and we want to try and build this team up for the World Series so we can be a proper challenger for the America's Cup post-2013."
Ainslie won his fourth Olympic gold in a row by coming home first in the Finn class at Weymouth, a victory that makes him the most decorated Olympic sailor in history.


A man has been interviewed under caution by police investigating the sudden death of a baby.

The seven-month-old died at a house on Melrosegate, York, on 3 November.
The death prompted a Sheffield-based bed company to issue a product warning. A joint investigation between police and Trading Standards is under way.
North Yorkshire Police said the 35-year-old man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was assisting with the inquiry.
No cause of death for the infant has been confirmed.
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Police have issued a safety warning to customers of Playtime Beds Ltd.
"If they have ever had any safety concerns or a child has suffered an injury as a result of the design of the bed, then please contact us," a spokesman said.
Playtime Beds Ltd of Sheffield, which has ceased trading, is working with Trading Standards over safety concerns about products it had produced since 2011.
It issued a product warning in December which advised that risks to children could include asphyxiation or strangulation, falling, entrapment or crushing.
The company produced a range of bespoke children's cots, twin beds, bunk beds, cabin beds, high sleeper beds and triple and quadruple beds.
It added parents should stop using the beds immediately and to contact Trading Standards.


Police are investigating after a kangaroo was found shot dead and posed with a liquor bottle in Melbourne.

Australian wildlife officials said it was shot at least three times then tied to a chair in a "tasteless" stunt.
It was reported last month but authorities released a photo this week in a public appeal for information.
The penalties for unlawfully killing protected wildlife include a fine of up to A$36,500 (Â£21,600; $27,700) and up to two years in jail.
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Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it had partnered with police to solve the crime.
"This is appalling and immoral behaviour and we are urging anyone with information to come forward," said spokesman Mike Sverns.
"It would have taken some time to stage the kangaroo in that position on the side of the road and we are certain that someone would have seen something, given the public area and traffic flow of this main road."
The most recent government census counted 34.3 million kangaroos in Australia.


The Israeli government has approved the creation of a new prayer space for non-Orthodox Jews at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, allowing men and women to pray together.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "creative solution" that would "unify the people of Israel".
Orthodox Jews voted against the move but said they accepted the decision.
Until now, in accordance with Orthodox beliefs, men and women have prayed separately at the Western Wall.
The decision was welcomed by the more liberal Reform and Conservative Jewish movements in Israel and North America and the group Women of the Wall (WOW), which has long held monthly prayers - upsetting the Orthodox leaders of the site.
A founding member of WOW, Anat Hoffman, called it an "historic day".
"We have been fighting for 27 years. We were single when we started; we are grandmothers now. And what we have done is liberate another part of the wall that will be open to all. It will be tolerant and equal and friendly," she said.
Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Western Wall, said he received news of the decision "with a heavy heart and a sigh of relief", acknowledging the Wall had gone "from being a unifying site to one of incessant quarrels".
"The Western Wall will continue to remain open to any worshipper - man or woman - at all hours of every day, with respect and loyalty to Jewish tradition and Jewish heritage, as the Western Wall is the clear symbol of these," he said.
The new mixed-gender prayer area will be built beside the the current male and female prayer sites and will be managed by a separate committee which includes representatives of the Reform and Conservative movements.
The Western Wall is a remnant of the retaining wall of the mount on which the Holy Temples once stood, and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism. Every year, millions of Jews from all over the world visit the wall to pray.
Correspondents say the dispute over the wall became a symbol of the greater tensions in Israeli society between ultra-Orthodox Jews, who abide by a very strict interpretation of Jewish law, and more modern elements of Judaism.


Google has cancelled an all-staff meeting to discuss a controversial memo about diversity written by former engineer James Damore.

It is reported that some staff members were concerned about being singled out online if they were identified while they spoke out during the meeting.
The firm said it would "find a better way" to help employees discuss the issues raised by the memo.
Mr Damore was fired for breaking Google's code of conduct.
He had suggested in his internal note that there were fewer women in tech and leadership positions because of biological differences.
According to Google's most recent diversity figures, 80% of its tech workforce and 75% of its leaders are men.
"We need to stop assuming that gender gaps imply sexism," Mr Damore wrote in his note, which was widely criticised.
Mr Damore said he had been sent messages of support from some staff at the tech giant and he also received a job offer from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who tweeted "censorship is for losers".
Google's new vice-president Danielle Brown said that Mr Damore's view "advanced incorrect assumptions about gender".
"We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company, and we'll continue to stand for that and be committed to it for the long haul," she wrote in a statement published by Motherboard.
The ongoing lack of diversity in the entire tech sector is an issue that has grown an even bigger head of steam in recent months, with a steady stream of stories about big firms and big names being held to account.
Women who work in the industry are increasingly choosing to speak out about their experiences in this male-dominated domain, and to challenge the statistics which demonstrate that they remain a minority, despite high-profile campaigns and initiatives aimed at redressing the balance.
James Damore's suggestion that it is because they are biologically less suited to it has caused considerable anger, particularly among those who have forged successful Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) careers.
Google has been very clear that Mr Damore did not speak on its behalf but it has also faced criticism for firing him, with critics suggesting that the action went against the firm's principle of free speech.


The family of a cyclist who was hit by a car in Horsham said he lost his life doing something he loved.

Michael Dixon, 65, of Trundle Mead, was cycling on Kerves Lane when he was in a crash with a silver Citroen at 11:00 GMT on Monday. He died at the scene.
His family said: "Mike was a much loved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend. We are devastated by our sudden loss."
A man has been charged over Mr Dixon's death and will appear in court later.
Luigi Dannile, 26, of Broadwater Lane, Copsale, near Horsham, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
He was remanded in custody at Crawley Magistrates' Court and is due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 2 January.


Five men arrested last weekend in raids in France were planning a terror attack next Thursday in the Paris area, the city's chief prosecutor says.

Francois Molins said the suspects were receiving orders via encrypted mobile apps from a commander of the so-called Islamic State based in Iraq or Syria.
The raids, in Strasbourg and Marseille, also turned up automatic weapons.
The five are to be placed under judicial investigation on suspicion of terror crimes.
Mr Molins said investigators had not established the target of the planned attack, but he said GPS co-ordinates were found on a USB stick.
Possible targets included the Paris law courts, the nearby headquarters of the judicial police, the Christmas market on the Champs-Elysees and the Disneyland theme-park east of the city, French media say.
The four arrested in the eastern city of Strasbourg - said to be in their 30s - are all French nationals of North African origin. Two of them had travelled to Syria last year, investigators are quoted as saying.
The fifth man, a Moroccan arrested in the southern city of Marseille, did not know the other four but was receiving orders from the same source, they say.
According to the prosecutor, the group had been under surveillance for several months, and police moved in to arrest them to avert imminent bloodshed.
France remains under a state of emergency following the attacks in Paris in November 2015 that killed 130 people.


The "Here I am" photographic exhibition is as shocking as it is beautiful.

Some people may find these photographs upsetting.
It is an upfront and in-your-face portrayal of how cancer can ravage a body, but the stories behind the pictures are uplifting and reassuring.
Cancer survivor and exhibition organiser, Nina Cristinnicce, from Bangor, says she hopes it will trigger a conversation about the disease.
"Our final goal is to encourage everyone to talk more about cancer, talk about fears, practical matters, financial worries, dealing with emotions, daily challenges and facing physical changes, finding solidarity with other cancer patients and finding humour along the way," she told BBC News NI.
Joan McCartney, who has also been involved in organising the project, is urging people to visit the exhibition and hopefully break the stigma of having cancer.
"It is essential that we support each other in times of distress and with this in mind our long-term goal is to set up Here I AM as a registered charity," said Joan.
When cancer visits a person's life it can be devastating - physically and mentally.
Take Paul Hutchinson, 44, who calls cancer "the beast".
He was diagnosed with a brain tumour while seeking help for headaches. He received a six to 12 month prognosis - over two years ago.
He said: "They told me that the tumour appears to be gliosarcoma, very aggressive and grade IV cancer.
"I looked at my partner's face, shocked. I, on the other hand, lifted my notepad and started with a list of questions, cause, treatment plan, follow up and prognosis.
"Now, this bit I felt was weird. I asked for the typical prognosis for this stage of the tumour and they were reluctant to say. I asked them if I don't know how long I am expected to live how I can fight properly.
"They said anywhere from six to 12 months. 'Thank you', I said, now I have a target, first six months, then a year, then two, and so on. "
Can there be humour during a cancer journey? Paul says humour is essential.
"What a great holiday, fear forgotten and life is normal again, apart from the obvious, that little beast called cancer taking up free room in my brain."
The youngest person taking part in the exhibition is 14-year-old Georgia Cocking.
When she was four, she was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. Already she has endured a bone marrow transplant, full body radiation and chemotherapy.
She advises - "Never look back always look forward, one day at a time."
There are many women in the exhibition embracing life and revealing more than their scarred chests and bald heads.
Linda McIlwrath, 47, is battling a very rare and aggressive cancer of the connective or supportive tissues of the body more commonly known as LMS.  Despite having a hysterectomy, losing her hair, eyebrows and eyelashes, her zest for life is simply amazing.
"Between the scars and the continuing side effects of my operations - and now with hair loss - these are all constant reminders of what I have endured over the last number of years.
"Cancer has given me such a different outlook on life which I can actually be thankful for.  It has given me a determination and a sense of urgency to do things.  To me life is about making memories and the more I can make the better. "
This exhibition will challenge all your senses and might even leave you exhilarated.
It will run in the Titanic exhibition centre this weekend, but will then travel across Northern Ireland.


A body found during the search for a missing kayaker has been confirmed as that of Dominic Jackson.

The 35-year-old was reported overdue after leaving for a weekend trip from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness. A body was later found in the Lybster area.
Insp Kevin Goldie said: "His family has been made aware and we are supporting them at this very difficult time. This is not the outcome anyone wanted."
Mr Jackson was originally from Uckfield in East Sussex but later moved to Fettercairn in Aberdeenshire.


Goalkeeper Simon Lefebvre has left Forest Green Rovers after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

The 20-year-old Frenchman joined the club in July 2016 on a two-year deal, but did not play for the first team.
He spent a period of the 2016-17 season on loan at National League North club Bishop's Stortford.
Meanwhile, midfielder Rob Sinclair, who has made more than 100 appearances for the club, is among three other players who have been told they can leave.
Frenchman Fabien Robert and striker Rhys Murphy have also not been given squad numbers and will train with Forest Green's academy while they look for new clubs.


Drivers stuck in a motorway traffic jam were treated to an impromptu "concert" by a string quartet.

The musicians were returning home after performing at a Cornish wedding when the M5 was brought to a standstill by a horse on the road near Tiverton, Devon.
Violinist Emma Waller, from Portishead, said it was an "impulse decision" to play Johann Pachelbel's Canon.
Helen Delingpole, from the Rhondda Valley, Wales, who captured the moment on her phone, said it was "fantastic".
Ms Delingpole was heading home on Saturday after spending a week in Devon and said the music had "really cheered everyone up".
"It was fantastic - I'm so glad I filmed it because I wanted the musicians to see it, they're stars," she said.
The quartet, comprising of violinists Emma Waller and Lu Jeffrey, from Portishead, cellist Alison Gillies, from Bristol, and viola player Craig Pecherek, from Gloucester, said they have been astounded by the reaction.
Ms Waller, who has performed for the Welsh National Opera orchestra, said: "It's a little bit crazy, we only did it as a bit of fun to entertain people and certainly not for publicity or self-promotion.
"We knew there hadn't been a serious accident because there was an animals on the road warning sign flashing and we could see the end of the traffic queue, so we thought, why not?
"Everyone looked bored so we joked 'shall we play something' - it was a bit of an impulse decision."


A car became a makeshift polling station after voters found themselves locked out of the youth club assigned for the EU referendum.

Voters leaned into the boot of the Vauxhall Corsa to put their cross in the box outside Webb Youth Club in Dawley, Telford.
Keyholder Claire Bailey said there had been a mix up over the opening time.
Presiding officer Deborah Marks told Telford Live voters were "lovely and understanding".
She said about 10 people used the car to cast their votes.
Telford & Wrekin Council said the building eventually opened at 07:25.


Batsman Craig Cachopa has been released a year early from his Sussex contract for personal reasons and will return to New Zealand to rest minor injuries.

The 24-year-old's exit comes six months after he signed a one-year contract extension, which was to keep him at Hove until the end of the 2017 season.
He played 16 Championship matches for Sussex and 43 games across the T20 and one-day competitions since July 2014.
He averaged 27.18 with a strike rate of 136.79 in the T20 Blast.


When the Oscars comes around on Sunday, there may be so many anti-Trump speeches they may need an award for the best one.

This year, perhaps more than ever, the ceremony will be about who says what as much as who wins what and who wears what.
Five weeks on from President Trump's inauguration, with the nation divided over the US president and his policies, many Hollywood stars will feel the need to take a stand on the biggest stage of all.
Meryl Streep got the ball rolling at the Golden Globes seven weeks ago. That made her even more of a hero in Hollywood, pretty much secured her an Oscar nomination and gave other actors licence to speak out too.
It's likely that most of those who want to make a point won't mention Mr Trump by name, but will instead make thinly veiled references to him by talking about tolerance and inclusion.
But Hollywood has a dilemma. The country is split, and Trump supporters already see celebrities - most of whom lined up behind Hillary Clinton - as an out-of-touch elite.
In a recent Hollywood Reporter poll, two thirds of Trump supporters said they had switched off an awards show when the winners got political.
Will making big political or moral pronouncements from the podium change anybody's minds? Or will they just make them turn off?
If she could, she surely would. But she's the outsider to win best actress for Florence Foster Jenkins.
The favourite is La La Land's Emma Stone, who said in November that Trump's election was a "chance for us to all unite and do the very, very best we can to speak out and be brave."
Stone has shied away from speaking out much since, mostly limiting herself to saying how "the positive gift of creativity" can transcend borders in divisive times.
Also in contention is Natalie Portman, who has also made her opposition clear.
If she wins, perhaps she will repeat a speech she gave to a Women's March in January, in which she thanked Mr Trump for starting "the revolution".
This was a reference to the fact he has galvanised a new movement demanding greater respect and opportunities for women.
The Moonlight star and best supporting actor-elect delivered a powerful speech at the Screen Actors Guild Awards recently, first explaining how his film demonstrates what can happen when people are persecuted.
Against the backdrop of Trump's travel ban, he went on to reveal that he converted to Islam 17 years ago and that his mother is a Christian minister - but that they put aside the differences in their beliefs, which are "not that important".
Fellow nominee Dev Patel has said flying into the US in the midst of the travel ban uproar felt like "entering into a nightmare". Jeff Bridges has been more sanguine than most, urging Americans to "work together to make the most beautiful existence that we can".
He's certainly more sanguine than Michael Shannon, a surprise nominee for Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals.
Some think Oscar voters picked him partly because of his vitriolic statements about the President - like he "is going to destroy civilisation as we know it, and the earth", and that "if you're voting for Trump, it's time for the urn."
Davis, who presented Meryl Streep with her honorary award at the Golden Globes, is going to win the best supporting actress Oscar - if you believe the pundits.
It would be no surprise if the Fences star sends a strong message from the stage, although it may not be directly directed at Donald Trump. Backstage at the Globes, she said the identity crisis facing America was "bigger than him".
Talking about "the true meaning of what it means to pursue the American dream", she said: "I think that we've fallen short a lot because there is no way that we can have anyone in office that is not an extension of our own belief system. So then what does that say about us?"
Speaking at the Bafta Film Awards earlier this month, the best actor contender said he had spoken to Streep and praised her for her speech.
"I told her how much her speech at the Golden Globes meant to all of us and how grateful I was that she did it and kicked in the door a little bit."
The speech, he went on, "said it's okay to talk about these things and said it doesn't matter if we are actors, we have been given a microphone and we can speak out."
His main challenger for the best actor award, Denzel Washington, was the victim of "fake news" when it was reported he was supporting Mr Trump during the election campaign.
He denied it - though the experience seems to have made him more angry with the media for recycling such stories than with Trump himself.
It is the Oscar host's duty to deliver an opening monologue that gently mocks the assembled glitterati while making humorous references to topical events. So expect there to be a lot of Trump in the opening address by Kimmel.
Like every other talk show host, Kimmel has had a field day aiming barbs at Mr Trump on his nightly ABC programme.
The Iranian director's A Separation won the best foreign film Oscar in 2012, and he is nominated again this time for The Salesman.
But he has said he will boycott the ceremony in protest at Mr Trump's attempt to ban travel from Iran and six other countries - even if he is able to attend.
Explaining his decision in a statement, he drew a parallel between "hard-liners" in the US and Iran who both frame the world through an "us and them" mentality.
Voters could well make a point by giving his film the statuette - and it's likely you'll hear his name mentioned from the podium by other winners.
Aside from the prospect of alienating half the country, there's another reason the winners may not get political. They only have 45 seconds each to deliver their speeches before the orchestra strikes up and drowns them out.
That's barely enough time to thank your mom, dad, agent, all the other wonderful nominees who are much more deserving of this award and God - never mind make a profound political point that is going to heal the nation.
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One of the biggest extreme sports competition in the world, the X-Games has been bringing the world of extreme sports to the mainstream since 1995.

14 July 2017 Last updated at 16:00 BST
Featuring a number of different events focusing on BMX, skateboarding and motorcycling to name a few.
There's lots of big air, big tricks, excitement and some pretty bad falls as well.
Jenny has been finding out a bit more, so if you want to find out a bit more check out the video!


The Afghan Taliban have kidnapped up to 40 people on the main road through the northern province of Kunduz, officials say.

A witness said Taliban gunmen stopped buses and took hostages just outside Kunduz city, the provincial capital.
Last week the Taliban killed at least 12 passengers on the same road and are still thought to be holding another 10.
The militants briefly overran Kunduz last autumn before security forces retook most of the city.
The offensive was the first time the Taliban had taken a city since being ousted from power in 2001.
Militants frequently kidnap and kill travellers using roads passing through volatile regions of Afghanistan.
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Media in India are discussing the official reopening of Humayun's Tomb, a 16th-century mausoleum in Delhi, after six years of restoration work.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reopened the Unesco World Heritage Site on Wednesday and praised the efforts of the craftsmen involved in the project.
Mr Singh said it provided employment to thousands of master craftsmen through the public-private partnership model.
Apart from government departments, non-government organisations like The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust also played an important role in the restoration work.
"The mausoleum is back to its original splendour along with the revival of the Mughal-era craftsmanship in its vicinity," says the Deccan Herald.
Built in 1565, nine years after the death of Mughal emperor Humayun, the mausoleum was designed by Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas.
The restoration project is the "largest and most ambitious heritage conservation project" undertaken in India , the Firstpost website reports.
Mr Singh highlighted the importance of the project, saying "India has one of the richest repositories of heritage anywhere in the world and it is critical that we find practical and innovative ways to preserve and maintain this heritage".
The Aga Khan Trust and the Archaeological Survey of India flew in master craftsmen from Uzbekistan - the original home of Babur who founded the Mughal dynasty in India - to train people for the work, The Indian Express reports.
The Economic Times says "during these six long years, each stone on the facade of the mausoleum was individually inspected to ensure minimum intervention and millions of kilograms of concrete and plaster inappropriately applied in the 20th century was removed".
"This world heritage site, which suffered alterations in many of its structures due to use of cement during 20th century interventions, has been brought back to its architectural integrity by use of traditional materials combined with traditional building craft skills of masons, plasterers, stone carvers, and tile makers," the Deccan Herald adds.
The restoration is likely to draw in more tourists to the monument which, many historians believe, inspired the design of the Taj Mahal.
Meanwhile, the finance ministry has announced a series of austerity measures for government departments to restrict the fiscal deficit to 4.8% of the GDP in 2013-14.
These measures include a ban on holding meetings in luxury hotels, barring officials from business-class air travel and restrictions on buying new vehicles, the Zee News website reports.
The ministry has also advised officials to keep the size of delegations travelling abroad to "absolute minimum", the report adds.
However, financial newspaper Mint says that experts are "not entirely convinced about the efficacy of the initiatives".
The measures are "nothing new and are a reiteration of such steps taken in the past. Every year the government unveils such steps to curb wasteful spending and to meet the fiscal deficit target but these announcements fall short of any meaningful cut in government expenditure", The Times of India says.
Meanwhile, newspapers and websites say rising onion prices have the potential of harming the chances of the ruling Congress party in the general elections due next year.
"The price of onions, that has been upsetting family budgets across the country for the last two months, is now threatening to have a major impact on the fortunes of the Congress in the coming elections," the Hindustan Times says.
Onions are an important part of any middle-class family's shopping list in India and the current price of almost 100 rupees a kg ($1.62; Â£1), up from the usual 15-20 rupees, is making their lives tough.
"Price rise is one issue that can unsettle governments. It is expected to be one of the hot election issues in 2014," says The Tribune.
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Fears of a cyber-attack by Palestinian activists have led Israel to block international data from reaching government sites.

By blocking traffic, Israel hopes to limit activists' ability to knock out official sites.
In addition, government workers are being instructed to be wary of email messages from beyond the nation's borders.
The precautions are expected to be in place over the weekend.
The measures involve filtering traffic so only data originating within Israel reaches the sites. Systems that accept payment for government services made by people outside the country are also being put on hold.
Israeli web news site Walla said the precautions were being taken to deal with a "huge attack" being prepared by hacktivists acting for pro-Palestinian groups.
Reuters reported that Israeli government security teams were also carrying out work on official websites to make them more resistant to attack.
Israeli officials have declined to comment on the action the country is taking.
The precautions come a couple of months after security company Seculert revealed that activists had managed to breach Israeli government defences using a booby-trapped email.
The attack reportedly left the perpetrators in control of 15 computers that were used to manage some of Israel's armed forces.


A black man has been shot dead by police in the US state of Minnesota as protests continued over the police killing of a black man in Louisiana.

Philando Castile's girlfriend live-streamed the St Paul incident's aftermath, showing him covered in blood as an officer pointed his gun at him.
He was shot as he reached for his driving licence, she said.
It follows the death of Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by police during an incident in Baton Rouge on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people have protested for two nights over Mr Sterling's killing.
The deaths follow a long line of high-profile incidents involving African-Americans dying at the hands of the police, igniting a national debate about the use of lethal force.
As news of the latest shooting spread, about 200 people protested outside the St Paul home of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, who later requested a federal investigation into the shooting.
In a statement on Facebook, President Barack Obama said all Americans "should be deeply troubled" by the two fatal shootings.
He said it was clear that they were not isolated incidents but "symptomatic of the broader challenges within our criminal justice system".
Black US tennis player Serena Williams, who is playing at the Wimbledon tournament, also expressed her dismay at news of Mr Castile's death, tweeting: "In London I have to wake up to this. He was black. Shot 4 times? When will something be done - no REALLY be done?!"
Mr Castile had been stopped in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St Paul, because the car had a broken rear light, the woman, identified in local media reports as Diamond Reynolds (or sometimes as Lavish Reynolds) said.
Before he was shot, he had told the officer that he was licensed to carry a concealed gun and had one in his possession, she said.
"You shot four bullets into him, sir. He was just getting his licence and registration, sir," Ms Reynolds says in the video.
A child, Ms Reynolds's daughter, was also in the car at the time.
Police said an investigation was under way and the officer involved had been put on leave.
Mr Castile's mother, Valerie Castile, told CNN that her son was just "black in the wrong place" and said there was "a silent war against African-American people".
Later on Thursday, an emotional Ms Reynolds told protesters outside the governor's house that she had filmed the incident so "the world knows that these police are not here to protect and serve us, they are here to assassinate us".
Mr Castile, 32, worked as a cafeteria supervisor at a Montessori school. His cousin Antonio Johnson told the Star Tribune newspaper he was "immediately criminally profiled" because he was black.
In Baton Rouge, hundreds of people gathered for a second night of protests at the shop where Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old father of five, was killed on Tuesday.
Walter Scott - unarmed and shot in the back as he ran away from an officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, in April 2015. Former officer Michael Slager facing murder charge
Laquan McDonald - 17-year-old was holding a knife but appeared to be moving away from police in Chicago when shot 16 times in 2014. Officer Jason Van Dyke denies murder charge
Michael Brown - 18-year-old shot at least seven times in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014, sparking nationwide protests. Officer Darren Wilson cleared of wrongdoing
Eric Garner - died after being placed in a chokehold by New York police while selling cigarettes in July 2014. Grand jury decides against charges, police disciplinary action taken against supervising officer Sgt Kizzy Adonis
1,152
people killed by police in 2015
30% of victims were black
13% of US population is black
97% of deaths were not followed by any charges against police officers
A second piece of video from Baton Rouge emerged on Wednesday appearing to show Mr Sterling being held down and then shot several times, although some shots are heard when the camera moves away from the confrontation.
Seconds later, one of the officers is seen removing an object from the man's trousers as he lies on the ground with blood on his chest.
A witness said he saw officers take a gun from Mr Sterling's pocket after the shooting, but police have not commented on this.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr said Mr Sterling was armed but that a lot of questions still had to be answered.
The officers involved, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, have been put on administrative leave and the US Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation.
What goes through a policeman's head before he shoots?


The son of a poor Indian farmer who has beaten nearly 3.5 million students to top secondary school exams in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh talks to BBC Hindi about his struggles and ambition.

Fifteen-year-old Sarvesh Verma, son of illiterate parents, scored 96.83% in the test and has been widely praised in India for his hard work.
In the villages of Uttar Pradesh, the power supply is intermittent and Sarvesh said he mostly had to study under the light of a solar lantern.
Although secondary school exams are optional and do not have much significance on their own, they are taken by tens of millions of students every year across India to prepare for the really crucial higher secondary exams.
Success stories involving students from poor backgrounds like Sarvesh are not uncommon, but for the moment, Sarvesh and his family are revelling in his success.
"My son has brought me immense joy," said his father Swaminath Verma, who owns a tiny plot of land and sells vegetables to supplement his income.
"I could not study because of financial problems, so I thought I must send my children to school and wipe out the darkness from their lives," he added.
"We knew he will do well, but we didn't know he will be a topper. We never had to ask him to study. He always say he has to study so he can improve our lot," said his mother, Sona Devi.
Sarvesh, who lives in Sahsaraav village, has to cycle 10km (6 miles) to reach his school in Haraiyya town.
He credits his success to his parents' hard work and co-operation from his teachers.
"I got tremendous support from my school teachers," he said.
When he grows up, he wants to join the civil service and fight corruption, since the "culture of giving and receiving bribes is a huge problem in our society".
"We must think how to eradicate corruption. In my village the public distribution system is in a bad shape. People who deserve subsidised food grains sold through ration shops do not get them. All this must change," he added.
In a school competition last year, Sarvesh won a tablet and said he often goes on the internet to see what is going on in the world.
But, he added, he is not a fan of social media and is not on Facebook.


Facebook accounts believed to belong to the North Korean leader's grandson have caused a stir in the South.

South Korean media discovered accounts thought to belong to Kim Han-sol, the 16-year-old son of Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-il's eldest son, on Saturday.
According to reports, the posts revealed a teenager who said he was in favour of democracy and that his favourite film was "Love Actually".
Photos showed Kim Han-sol with bleached blonde hair and dressed stylishly.
He is now believed to have blocked public access to his social networking accounts after being bombarded with South Korean media attention, the Korea Herald reported.
Kim Han-sol's sense of fashion has provoked considerable interest in the South Korean media, with Facebook photos showing him wearing rimmed glasses, earrings and a pendant in the shape of a cross.
A photo taken with a young woman has attracted interest because Mr Kim captioned it with the comment: "I'm going to miss you so much", a South Korean paper reported.
The unidentified girl replied: "I love you too, yeobo." ''Yeobo'' is a term of endearment that husbands and wives in Korea use to address each other, the paper explained.
And in one post, the teenager is said to have asked fellow students if they preferred democracy or communism - and said he preferred democracy.
Kim Han-sol is believed to live with his father, Kim Jong-nam, in China and also in the former Portuguese territory of Macau.
On Friday, the United World College in Bosnia said that he would be enrolling there as a student.
The South Korean press also says it has discovered accounts belonging to Kim Jong-nam, who was passed over by his father as successor to the North Korean leadership.
His page contained posts insulting his half-brother, Kim Jong-un, his father's chosen successor.
The South Korean paper says Kim Jong-nam was posting under the name "Kim Chol", a pseudonym he uses for hotel reservations when travelling to Singapore and Hong Kong.


Belfast City Council has backed a group of principals who say they will refuse to make cuts to school budgets.

In April, Northern Ireland's secretary of state published a plan for a budget to be imposed if the Stormont parties could not reach a deal.
The indicative figures included a 2.5% cut to education.
At the time, the group of more than 40 principals in schools in the Belfast area called the proposals "totally unacceptable".
They sent a letter to parents, the Department of Education, the Education Authority and the secretary of state saying they could not impose the cuts "without seriously compromising their children's education".
On Tuesday, they went to a meeting of Belfast City Council to ask for support in fighting the cuts.
Lord Mayor Alderman Brian Kingston has now agreed to write to the secretary of state, MLAs and MPs.
Damian O'Neill, principal of the Good Shepherd Primary School in Dunmurry, told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme the principals did not know where else to turn.
"They (Belfast City Council) are the only elected body at the minute who we could reach out to.
"It's very, very important for us as principals that we see the best-possible outcomes for our children.
"But the circumstances at the minute would suggest to me that we won't be able to do that."


A lorry driver has been questioned on suspicion of causing the death by careless driving of a teenage biker.

Jack Mander, 17, from Strood, Kent, was killed when his Yamaha 125 motorcycle was in collision with a heavy goods vehicle on Anthony's Way in Strood.
In a tribute, Jack's family said the apprentice fabricator was "a very careful rider who knew the roads well".
The 44-year-old lorry driver, from Wiltshire, was released on bail until 15 February.
Kent Police said Jack died at the scene of the collision, which happened shortly after 21:00 BST on Thursday.
Witnesses have been asked to contact the force.


Letters written by gangster Reggie Kray at a "sliding doors" moment in his life, have sold at auction for £750.

The notorious crime boss penned the four letters to Maureen Baker, a personal friend, at HMP Parkhurst while serving a life sentence for murder.
Wiltshire auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said one letter revealed "a real 'what if' moment" in the gangster's life.
The letters from Kray, who died of cancer in 2000 aged 66, were sold for £250 over their reserve price.
Kray ran a huge crime empire across the east end of London in the 1950s and 60s, alongside his brother, Ronnie.
The handwritten letters, mostly illegible, were written to Mrs Baker who he knew from the Tottenham Royal dance hall in the early 1950s.
"The letters offer a fascinating snap shot into the mind of one of Britain's most notorious gangsters," said Mr Aldridge.
"One sentence in particular makes fascinating reading: 'I never did receive the letters in the guard house, if I had it may have changed the direction of both our lives, but it is no good to look back.'
"This letter represents a real sliding doors or 'what if' moment of history on how his life could have been so different if he had have received the letters he mentioned."
Sold by a relative of Mrs Baker, who is now deceased, Mr Aldridge said the lot had attracted interest from London, Rome and Sydney but was eventually bought by a collector from Wiltshire.
The Kray brothers, were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1969 for their involvement in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults, and the murders of Jack "The Hat" McVitie and George Cornell.
Ronnie died in Broadmoor Hospital in 1995 while Reggie died from cancer in October 2000, eight weeks after he was released from his term on compassionate grounds.


A woman in her 30s has died after she was struck by a car in County Armagh.

It happened on the Moy Road in Portadown at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday.
The road was closed for a time but has since reopened.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.


Games developer Zynga has taken the first step to apply for a gambling licence from the US state of Nevada.

Zynga, behind the popular Farmville game, has asked for an "application for a preliminary finding of suitability" from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
It said that the process with Nevada should take up to 18 months, after which it can apply for a gaming licence.
Zynga plans to launch real-money gambling games in the UK next year.
The company has been struggling for new revenues beyond its successful games like Farmville and Words for Friends. It recently amended its agreement with Facebook, where figures suggest 80% of its revenue came from.
Zynga now has its own games platform, but players will no longer be able to share their progress on Facebook.
It did not say what it plans to do with a Nevada gambling licence.
In August, a real-money gambling app called Bingo Friendzy was launched on Facebook. The app's activities are licensed and regulated by the government of Gibraltar, allowing it to offer titles in the UK.
In the United States the situation with real-money online gambling is more complicated - the law currently forbids banks and others offering payment processing services to betting services targeted at US citizens.


Joe Allen has warned Wales' Euro 2016 rivals to expect a different team when Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey return.

Wales' 1-0 defeat to Ukraine in Kiev on Monday night means Chris Coleman's side have now won only one of their last six games, and none of their last three.
Since securing Euro 2016 qualification last autumn, Wales have lost friendlies to the Netherlands and Ukraine and been held at home by Northern Ireland.
"Any international team would miss players of that quality," said Allen.
Real Madrid forward Bale and Arsenal playmaker Ramsey have missed the three friendly games through injury, and Allen admits their presence makes a massive difference to Wales.
"To have the chance to welcome them back into the group is a massive bonus for us," he said.
"It's going to help bring the real best out of the team."
Wales will line up against England, Slovakia and Russia in the group stages at Euro 2016.
But Allen said pre-tournament results had no bearing on what happens at the finals in France this summer.
"Whether it is a friendly or not, the result is important, but it's not the be all and end all at this stage," said Allen.
"Teams in the past have flown through friendlies, drubbed teams and then disappointed.
"So I don't think it's too much we will look at.
"We will analyse the way we have performed, any strengths and weaknesses and work on them."
Wales certainly have work to do at defending set-pieces, something which manager Coleman attested to during the post-match inquest in Kiev.
Andriy Yarmolenko's winner came from a free-kick and Wales have now conceded four goals from set-plays in their last six games.
But Allen said: "I don't think it's quite at the stage of being an issue. Soft is the word to describe it.
"I thought there were a lot of positive aspects from our performance, so to lose it with that one moment where we lost our concentration is disappointing.
"But we have played 180 minutes (against Northern Ireland and Ukraine) without conceding a goal from open play, and that shows how defensively strong we can be as well.
"It's something we pride ourselves on in the past and we will keep working and make sure we get it right when the Euros do come around.
"We certainly don't want to go into the tournament making those kind of sloppy errors and I think that's the silver lining of the goal we have conceded.
"We will make sure we get it right in preparation for the tournament."


A rare type of hermit crab has been rediscovered at a beach in Falmouth after a 30 year absence.

The tiny crab, known only as clibanarius erythropus, has not been recorded in Cornish waters since 1985.
It is a species found in warmer waters but can be found in the channel islands and along the French coast, according to Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
The find at Castle Beach was made by an amateur photographer who was taking part in a survey run by the trust.
More on this story and other news from Devon and Cornwall
Local marine experts said the ten-legged crustacean was occasionally found on the south coast of Cornwall but since the Torrey Canyon oil spill in 1967 it had "virtually disappeared" from Cornish shores.
They believe the discovery shows Cornwall's marine life may now have fully recovered from the environmental disaster.
Clibanarius erythropus is from the Latin meaning soldier, clad in mail with red legs.
Finding the tiny crab was "the icing on the cake" during a fruitful rockpooling survey, Matt Slater, marine awareness officer for Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said.
"Spectacularly low tides and stunning weather provided a unique view of Cornwall's fabulous coastline exposing sections of the shore which you would normally only see with a snorkel.
"We were all really excited by the find.  Its scientific name is a bit of a mouthful so if anyone can think of a good name for the crab we would appreciate suggestions."


In an emotional interview with talk show host Stephen Colbert, US Vice-President Joe Biden has said he has still not decided whether he will run for president.

"I'd be lying if I said that I knew I was there," Mr Biden said on Thursday.
Supporters have encouraged Mr Biden to run as fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton's poll numbers have declined.
However, he has questioned whether he has "emotional energy" to run after the death of his son Beau in May.
"Nobody has a right, in my view, to seek that office unless they're willing to give it 110% of who they are. And I am, as I said, I'm optimistic, I'm positive about where we're going," Mr Biden told Mr Colbert. "But I find myself - you understand it - sometimes it just overwhelms you."
Mr Biden, 72, failed in his bids for the White House in 1988 and 2008 before becoming Barack Obama's running mate.
Representatives for Mr Biden said the vice-president would make a final decision by October.
Some had speculated that Mr Biden would use the high-profile appearance on Mr Colbert's new show as a way to launch his campaign.
Instead, the interview with Mr Colbert focused on how Mr Biden is coping with the loss of his son Beau, who died of brain cancer aged 46 at the end of May.
Choking up at times, Mr Biden talked about his son and his last days.
"'Dad, I know how much you love me. Promise me you're going to be all right'," Mr Biden recalled his son telling him.


Universities Minister Jo Johnson is going to challenge universities over "excessive" pay for vice-chancellors.

Addressing the issue of students getting value for money, he will challenge an "upward spiral" in university leaders' pay.
Universities will be asked to publicly justify how they can pay their heads more than the prime minister.
The question of university value has been under scrutiny, with fees increasing to £9,250 in England.
In a speech to university leaders on Thursday, Mr Johnson will call for universities to set out much clearer contracts for students on what they can expect.
He will promise better "consumer protection" for students.
An annual study has shown a decreasing sense of value for money among students - with concerns about getting fewer teaching hours than they expected.
Mr Johnson will highlight concerns over increases in vice-chancellors' pay - with dozens of university heads now receiving over £300,000 and some being paid more than £400,000.
"When students and taxpayers invest so heavily in our higher education system, value for money should be guaranteed.  Yet, I am still hearing students say that their course is poor quality.
"This is not good enough, especially when some vice-chancellors take home a wage that in some cases exceeds that of the prime minister."
There have been concerns about the rising costs of university in England - with tuition fees increasing to £9,250 and interest rates on loans rising to 6.1%.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that average debts for graduates will now be over £50,000 - and that interest charges will have reached £5,800 before students have even graduated.
Former education minister Lord Adonis says such high levels of interest are "indefensible" and predicts that they will be changed.
And the head of the Russell Group of leading universities has described such interest charges as "out of touch" and called for them to be reviewed.
But Mr Johnson is expected to defend the current system of student finance and university funding.


Tottenham's Europa League hopes have been dealt a blow after Jeremy Perbet's goal gave Gent a surprise victory in their last-32 first-leg meeting.

French striker Perbet controlled and slotted into the corner from Danijel Milicevic's pull-back on the hour.
A strong Spurs line-up were poor for most of the evening, although Harry Kane clipped the post after half-time.
Gent, eighth in the Belgian league, almost added a second as Milicevic's shot was tipped on to the post.
The second leg is at Wembley on Thursday, 23 February.
Relive Gent 1-0 Tottenham as it happened
Gent's 20,000-capacity stadium, the Ghelamco Arena, is host to a Michelin-starred restaurant, but there was little to feast on for Tottenham, who turned in a strangely listless performance.
Mauricio Pochettino had spoken before the match about how keen his players were to put behind them a poor display in losing 2-0 at Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.
With that in mind, Pochettino selected a very strong side - with only two changes to the team beaten at Anfield.
Dele Alli skimmed an early shot wide from just outside the penalty area after good build-up involving Harry Winks and Ben Davies, but that was as good as it got in the opening half.
Pochettino's decision to move midfielder Moussa Sissoko out to the left at half-time led to a lively spell from the visitors, during which Kane clipped the post.
But Sissoko looked increasingly lost, and the Tottenham head coach was prompted into more tactical tweaks in an attempt to find an equaliser.
Nothing worked - and Tottenham's frustration was summed up as Alli picked up a needless yellow card for dissent.
The Gent fans were singing "we're going to Wembley" during the second half, in anticipation of next week's second leg at England's national stadium.
They may have more reason than Tottenham to look forward to their big night in north London.
Spurs stumbled at their temporary European home in this season's Champions League - failing to qualify from their group after losing at home to Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen.
Having gone into the match in Belgium as second-favourites to win the Europa League, behind only Manchester United, Pochettino's team now need a good Wembley performance just to stay in the competition.
The Spurs boss will be hoping that Kane is fit for that match, having picked up an injury in the second half. Pochettino indicated that the forward may not be risked when Spurs visit Fulham in the FA Cup on Sunday.
"We need to assess Harry Kane, he got a knock on his knee," Pochettino said.
"We need to refresh the team. In the end, it is Tottenham that will play Fulham on Sunday, it's not about the name of the player."
Gent boss Hein Vanhaezebrouck - celebrating his 53rd birthday - caused something of a surprise with his team selection, making five changes and leaving his 15-goal top scorer Kalifa Coulibaly on the bench.
It suggested that Vanhaezebrouck was prioritising a top-six Belgian league place - and qualification for the domestic championship play-offs - above European progress.
Yet his decision to select the 32-year-old journeyman Perbet in attack paid off handsomely.
Even before Gent took the lead, the players selected were full of energy, pressing Tottenham into mistakes and enjoying plenty of possession.
They created decent openings; centre-back Samuel Gigot shanked an effort wide from the edge of the penalty area, while Toby Alderweireld had to block a shot from midfielder Kenny Saief, who made an adventurous run from the left after a poor Kyle Walker pass.
Better chances came after half-time, with Milicevic slicing wide as Spurs switched off at a throw-in moments before Perbet's goal, and unmarked centre-back Stefan Mitrovic spurning an opportunity to make it 2-0 as he headed over from a corner.
Tottenham defender Eric Dier told BT Sport: "We did show more aggression than Saturday against Liverpool. I don't think we created enough chances to win.
"In the first half, they were the better of the two sides but after half-time we were better until the goal. It stopped us in our tracks. We could not get going again. They sat back and we could not get the away goal.
"When you go a goal down, you want to give everything to get back into the game. Maybe we were erratic at times and could have been a bit calmer and waited for our chance. That is something for us to work on.
"I don't see why we cannot turn it around. This team gave everything against us, we did that but lacked a bit of quality. At home we will be better."
Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino told BT Sport: "I am disappointed yes because we had a lot of opportunities before we conceded, but the tie is open.
"It's true that maybe it was not a good performance but we need to understand that it's always difficult to play in the Europa League.
"We need to find a way to go to Wembley and win the game and go to the next round."
Before next Thursday's second leg at Wembley, Tottenham visit Fulham in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday, when Gent travel to fellow mid-table side Standard Liege in the Belgian league.
Match ends, KAA Gent 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Second Half ends, KAA Gent 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
Rami Gershon (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Thomas Foket (KAA Gent).
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (KAA Gent).
Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
Brecht Dejaegere (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent).
Substitution, KAA Gent. Rami Gershon replaces Nana Asare.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen replaces Harry Winks.
Corner,  KAA Gent. Conceded by Eric Dier.
Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danijel Milicevic (KAA Gent).
Attempt missed. Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Kalu.
Attempt saved. Danijel Milicevic (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
Substitution, KAA Gent. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Jérémy Perbet.
Substitution, KAA Gent. Samuel Kalu replaces Moses Simon.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
Brecht Dejaegere (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jérémy Perbet (KAA Gent).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Moussa Sissoko.
Attempt missed. Stefan Mitrovic (KAA Gent) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  KAA Gent. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
Moses Simon (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jérémy Perbet (KAA Gent).
Hand ball by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Mousa Dembélé.
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Thomas Foket (KAA Gent).


Manchester City's faltering title challenge lies in tatters as Mikel Arteta's late goal left them eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester United.

Arteta's 25-yard shot three minutes from time gave Arsenal a deserved victory and struck a devastating blow to City's hopes of preventing United claiming a 20th crown with only six games left.
And to complete the abject misery for City and manager Roberto Mancini, the volatile Mario Balotelli - fortunate to escape dismissal in the first half for a dreadful challenge on Alex Song - was then sent off for picking up a second yellow card for another needless foul on Bacary Saga.
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The sight of Mancini gesturing furiously at the ill-disciplined Italian as he appeared in no hurry to leave the action was symbolic of a miserable day when City's hopes of winning the title for the first time since 1967-68 surely disappeared.
Arsenal move back into third place with a win that threatened to elude them after Robin van Persie struck the woodwork twice and Theo Walcott saw a shot touched on to the post by City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
The focus, however, will centre on City's demise and the circumstances involving another demonstration of Balotelli's flawed temperament that will see him suspended for three games with the possibility of further punishment for his challenge on Song, which referee Martin Atkinson did not punish as his view appeared to be obscured.
The body language of City's players at the final whistle hinted at a sense of resignation to their fate - while members of the club's hierarchy watched on from the directors' box.
City knew the extent of their task before kick-off after  - and their job was made harder by the early departure of Yaya Toure, who never recovered from a heavy challenge from Song and was replaced by David Pizarro.
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And they had a fortunate escape after 17 minutes when Van Persie's goalbound header from Arteta's corner struck Thomas Vermaelen and rebounded on to the bar.
As ever, Balotelli was the centre of attention and angered Arsenal with a studs-up challenge on Song that would surely have brought a red card from referee Atkinson had he been able to get a clear view of the incident.
Balotelli then survived another brush with Sagna before eventually receiving a yellow card as the interval approached for another reckless challenge on the Arsenal defender.
He ended the first half lying prostrate and alone on the turf after taking a knock in the back, but was eventually helped off accompanied by members of City's medical staff and was fit to resume after the break.
City opened with a greater sense of purpose after the restart but it was the woodwork that once again came to their rescue after 62 minutes, Van Persie heading against the post after a moment of clever creation from Song.
And City rode their luck again with 14 minutes left when Hart touched Walcott's shot on to the post, with Vermaelen and Yossi Benayoun somehow unable to complete the job from virtually on the goalline.
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The breakthrough came with three minutes left as Arteta won a battle for possession with Pizarro before beating Hart low and powerfully to his left from 25 yards, leaving Mancini berating his side for the space and time the Spaniard was allowed.
And with grim inevitability, the final significant act of the day was left to Balotelli, who senselessly lunged at Sagna to receive his second card. Even his slow trudge to the tunnel did not pass without incident as he was berated by Mancini for the speed - or lack of it - of his departure.
The credits now appear to be rolling on City's attempts to win the battle for Premier League supremacy in Manchester.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "We have been consistent in the last two months and the performance reflects what we have produced in the last 10 games: quality, spirit and determination.
"In the end we got the better of them. The goal came late but we deserved to win. Against a good team like City if you don't score early it is always a test, we gave them very little.
"Every time we are in trouble someone finds something special and the confidence is very high. The job isn't done yet.
"City have a chance still but it will be difficult. If you are eight points behind with six games to go they have to win every game. The closer you get the less likely it is that United will make mistakes.
"[Balotelli] It looked a red card to me, it was a bad tackle."
Full Time   The referee blows for the end of the match.
Booking      Pablo Zabaleta is booked.
Effort on goal by Aaron Ramsey from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Laurent Koscielny on Carlos Tevez. Shot comes in from Aleksandar Kolarov from the free kick.
Gareth Barry gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tomas Rosicky. Mikel Arteta takes the direct free kick.
Wojciech Szczesny takes the free kick.
Dismissal      Mario Balotelli is sent off by the referee.
Unfair challenge on Bacary Sagna by Mario Balotelli results in a free kick.
Mario Balotelli has an effort at goal from long distance that misses to the right of the goal.
Goal!  - Mikel Arteta -    Arsenal 1 - 0 Man City        Mikel Arteta finds the net with a brilliant goal from long distance to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arsenal 1-0 Man City.
Substitution      Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Theo Walcott.
Aleksandar Kolarov takes the inswinging corner, save made by Wojciech Szczesny.
Substitution      Carlos Tevez comes on in place of Sergio Aguero.
Unfair challenge on Mario Balotelli by Aaron Ramsey results in a free kick. Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, Wojciech Szczesny makes a comfortable save.
Substitution      Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Samir Nasri.
Substitution      Aaron Ramsey joins the action as a substitute, replacing Yossi Benayoun.
Theo Walcott takes a shot. Save made by Joe Hart. Yossi Benayoun takes a shot. Blocked by Vincent Kompany. Robin van Persie takes the inswinging corner, Vincent Kompany makes a clearance. Clarindo Andre Santos fouled by James Milner, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Clarindo Andre Santos.
Theo Walcott takes a shot. Blocked by Joleon Lescott. Short corner worked by Robin van Persie.
Yossi Benayoun takes a shot. Blocked by Vincent Kompany.
The assistant referee flags for offside against Robin van Persie. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
Free kick crossed right-footed by David Pizarro.
Booking      Laurent Koscielny goes into the referee's book.
Laurent Koscielny concedes a free kick for a foul on Gareth Barry.
Tomas Rosicky gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gareth Barry. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
Unfair challenge on Gael Clichy by Tomas Rosicky results in a free kick. Gael Clichy takes the direct free kick.
Header from close in by Robin van Persie bounces off the post.
Yossi Benayoun takes a shot. Save made by Joe Hart.
James Milner is ruled offside. Clarindo Andre Santos restarts play with the free kick.
Free kick crossed by James Milner, Laurent Koscielny makes a clearance.
Booking      The referee cautions Clarindo Andre Santos for unsporting behaviour.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mario Balotelli by Clarindo Andre Santos.
James Milner takes a outswinging corner. Sergio Aguero has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.
Robin van Persie crosses the ball in from the free kick, Vincent Kompany makes a clearance.
Substitution      Kieran Gibbs leaves the field to be replaced by Clarindo Andre Santos.
Booking      James Milner goes into the book.
James Milner gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tomas Rosicky.
The offside flag is raised against Robin van Persie. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Hart.
Sergio Aguero takes a shot. Save made by Wojciech Szczesny. Corner taken right-footed by James Milner to the near post, Joleon Lescott has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Laurent Koscielny by Sergio Aguero. Wojciech Szczesny takes the free kick.
Samir Nasri challenges Mikel Arteta unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.
Foul by Yossi Benayoun on Pablo Zabaleta, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Pablo Zabaleta.
The referee gets the second half underway.
Half Time    The first half comes to an end.
Robin van Persie is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Hart.
Mario Balotelli handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Wojciech Szczesny restarts play with the free kick.
Yossi Benayoun challenges Gareth Barry unfairly and gives away a free kick. Vincent Kompany takes the direct free kick.
The offside flag is raised against Sergio Aguero. Wojciech Szczesny restarts play with the free kick.
Theo Walcott is penalised for a handball. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
The assistant referee flags for offside against Kieran Gibbs. Free kick taken by Joe Hart.
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by James Milner, clearance by Kieran Gibbs.
Robin van Persie concedes a free kick for a foul on Joleon Lescott. Joleon Lescott takes the free kick.
Direct free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.
Booking      Caution for Mario Balotelli.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Bacary Sagna by Mario Balotelli.
Gareth Barry gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kieran Gibbs. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Mikel Arteta, save by Joe Hart.
Bacary Sagna gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gael Clichy. Free kick taken by David Pizarro.
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gareth Barry from the right by-line, Header by Joleon Lescott from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
Sergio Aguero concedes a free kick for a foul on Mikel Arteta. Direct free kick taken by Mikel Arteta.
The referee penalises Pablo Zabaleta for handball. Wojciech Szczesny takes the free kick.
Sergio Aguero is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.
Corner taken left-footed by Gareth Barry, Mario Balotelli takes a shot. Kieran Gibbs gets a block in.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alex Song by David Pizarro. Laurent Koscielny takes the direct free kick.
Corner taken by Mikel Arteta, Laurent Koscielny produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
Alex Song concedes a free kick for a foul on Sergio Aguero. Direct free kick taken by David Pizarro.
Substitution      Gnegneri Toure Yaya goes off and David Pizarro comes on.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Samir Nasri on Thomas Vermaelen. Laurent Koscielny takes the free kick.
Corner taken right-footed by Mikel Arteta to the near post, Robin van Persie takes a shot. Tomas Rosicky produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
The ball is delivered by Theo Walcott, Vincent Kompany manages to make a clearance.
Mario Balotelli challenges Alex Song unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mikel Arteta takes the direct free kick.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Song on Gnegneri Toure Yaya. Joe Hart takes the direct free kick.
Tomas Rosicky takes a shot. Vincent Kompany gets a block in. Corner from left by-line taken by Mikel Arteta.
Bacary Sagna sends in a cross, clearance by Vincent Kompany.
Unfair challenge on Joleon Lescott by Robin van Persie results in a free kick. Gnegneri Toure Yaya takes the direct free kick.
Mario Balotelli is caught offside. Wojciech Szczesny takes the free kick.
Corner from the right by-line taken by Robin van Persie, Joe Hart makes a save.
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Mikel Arteta.
Free kick crossed right-footed by Mikel Arteta from left channel, Vincent Kompany manages to make a clearance. Corner from the left by-line taken by Mikel Arteta, clearance made by Mario Balotelli.
Booking      Gnegneri Toure Yaya goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
Unfair challenge on Tomas Rosicky by Gnegneri Toure Yaya results in a free kick.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alex Song by Samir Nasri. Mikel Arteta takes the free kick.
The referee gets the match started.
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The US secretary of state has warned Russia's foreign minister of "serious mistrust" between the two nations due to Moscow's US election interference.

Rex Tillerson said Russia's actions had damaged the relationship, but added it's not "useful to just cut everything off over one single issue".
The US will respond by 1 September to Russia's expulsion of 755 staff from the US embassy in Moscow, he said.
US intelligence agencies believe the Kremlin tried to help Donald Trump.
Moscow vehemently denies any efforts to influence the US election, and retaliatory sanctions passed by Congress last month - against President Trump's wishes - have sparked a tit-for-tat.
Mr Tillerson told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov there was now "serious mistrust between our two countries and that we simply have to find some way to deal with that".
After speaking to Mr Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in the Philippines, he said: "We have our differences, we're going to have to continue to find a way to address those."
He said he met Mr Lavrov to "help them understand how serious this incident had been and how seriously it damaged the relationship."
Mr Tillerson also indicated that the two countries may be able to come together to begin discussions on violence in Eastern Ukraine.
The comments by the former CEO of Exxon Mobil come less than a week after US President Donald Trump signed into law the new legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia for both election meddling and military actions in Crimea and Ukraine.
The law also prevents Mr Trump from lifting sanctions or returning Russian diplomatic compounds in the US that were seized by the Obama administration in retaliation for the alleged meddling.
The president has failed to singularly point the finger at Moscow for the hacking of Democratic Party emails during the final stages of the election campaign.
And he has condemned the investigations, which are also looking at whether his campaign team colluded with Moscow, as a witch hunt.
After signing the bill, Mr Trump decried it, arguing that it limited his ability to negotiate with Russia.


England left-arm spinner Zafar Ansari staked his claim for a Test place by taking four wickets on the first day of their two-day warm-up match against a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI on Sunday.

The BCB XI were all out for 294 while England were 2-0 at stumps in Chittagong.
Abdul Mazid hit an impressive century for the hosts before he was bowled by Stuart Broad.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid and seamer Jake Ball were rested for the tourists.
Captain Alastair Cook missed the game after flying back to England to attend the birth of his second child.
He is expected to return before the opening day of the first Test, which starts on 20 October in Chittagong.
"The amount of cricket that Cooky's played in the subcontinent, I think he'll fit back in seamlessly," said England fast bowler Steven Finn.
"I think you'd be a bit worried if it was someone who was less experienced, I suppose, and hadn't experienced these conditions before and spent time in the middle because that's important."
Meanwhile, Bangladesh have named their 14-man squad for the first Test with four uncapped players included.
Middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan have been included, along with off-spinning all-rounder Mehedi Hasan and pace bowler Kamrul Islam.
Bangladesh squad for first Test versus England: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice-captain), Soumya Sarker, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Shuvagata Hom, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Taijul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nurul Hasan.


The Russian human rights group Memorial has named 13 detainees among 27 feared to have been secretly shot dead by police in Chechnya.

The group said it pressed Chechen officials for information on the missing men, but "they refused to tell us whether they were dead or alive".
Memorial spoke to family and friends of the 13, after Novaya Gazeta had spoken of 27 shot dead one night in January.
A Chechen minister condemned the Novaya Gazeta report as a "lie".
Information Minister Jambulat Umarov said it was the "sick fantasy" of a journalist who "is trying to revive the gay topic".
The alleged victims of summary execution were not among the dozens of gay men reportedly persecuted in Chechnya, whose fate triggered an international outcry earlier this year.
There were reports of torture and gay activists helped some victims to flee the Muslim-majority North Caucasus republic.
Novaya Gazeta specialises in exposing human rights abuses and corruption in Russia. It has long documented abuses in Chechnya, whose authoritarian leader Ramzan Kadyrov is close to President Vladimir Putin.
On 9 July, Novaya Gazeta named 27 male Chechen detainees believed to have been shot on the night of 25-26 January, then secretly buried.
The information came from two senior officials - in Chechnya's Investigative Committee and presidential administration - the paper said. Despite that, Novaya Gazeta said it could not confirm the deaths because there was official silence.
The paper named the 27, but said there were believed to be other victims too, all of whom had disappeared in a police crackdown in December.
That crackdown - described by Novaya Gazeta as "mass arrests" - followed an assault on 17 December in which a gang killed a policeman and stole his car. After a chase they were killed by security forces.
Human rights groups have accused Mr Kadyrov's feared "Kadyrovtsy" paramilitary police of arbitrary arrests and torture. Thousands of Chechens died or disappeared during two Russian wars against Chechen separatist rebels.
An Amnesty International expert on Chechnya, Denis Krivosheev, told the BBC that the allegations by Memorial and Novaya Gazeta "look very credible".
"We've worked with them for years, they are extremely cautious and often they have separate sources," he said. The reports are "entirely consistent with what we know about the authorities' impunity in Chechnya, a pattern of human rights abuses there", he explained.
"It is unimaginable that abuse on this scale could take place without the full knowledge of Kadyrov and his associates," he said.
Mr Krivosheev voiced concern that Russia was only at the "pre-investigation" stage regarding the plight of gay Chechen men.
"In the last couple of years we've seen a deterioration of human rights in Chechnya, with attacks on human rights defenders and a policy of targeting the families of people suspected of links to insurgents.
"Fear permeates Chechen society, so people are unwilling to provide evidence," Mr Krivosheev added.


A member of a Cardiff car dealing family faces jail after failing to pay back almost £200,000 following a fraud investigation.

Nigel Thorne, 50, was convicted in March 2009 following an investigation into the Ken Thorne Group.
He had an additional sentence of 27 months activated after not paying the £198,090.60 confiscation order.
The car sales chain, which had garages across south Wales, shut suddenly in 2002.
Mr Thorne was sentenced in April 2009 to three and a half years for deception and theft in relation to fraudulently obtaining payments for car sales following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
He was also disqualified from acting as a company director for three years.
His brother, Andrew Thorne was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, suspended for two years in 2009.
Nigel Thorne's additional sentence was activated in his absence at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.


Two men caught trying to sail a yacht loaded with 250kg of cocaine to the UK have been jailed in the Caribbean.

The yacht of David Romano, 57, and Michael Ashford, 42, both from Jersey, was boarded by the French authorities off Martinique in November.
The SY Hygeia of Halsa was found to contain a quarter of a tonne of cocaine with a street value of some Â£40m, the  National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
Romano received a 10-year jail sentence while Ashford got seven years.
The NCA said the men appeared before a judge at a court in Fort de France, Martinique, on Friday.
The SY Hygeia of Halsa, which had been about to embark on a transatlantic crossing, was intercepted as part of an operation involving the NCA, the Metropolitan Police and the French authorities.
The action was prompted by an NCA and Met Police investigation into a London-based organised crime group believed to be involved in the large-scale importation of drugs.
Hank Cole, the NCA's head of international operations, said: "Had we not intervened, these drugs would have ended up being sold on the streets of London."


The former leader of Panama, General Manuel Antonio Noriega, has undergone a second operation after suffering a haemorrhage following brain surgery.

His daughter Thays said he was critically ill and had been taken back to the operating theatre at the  Santo Tomas hospital in Panama City.
Noriega, 83, was released from prison in January to allow him to prepare for the operation.
He was jailed in Panama for murder, corruption and embezzlement.
Doctors were successful in halting the haemorrhage during the second operation, but Noriega remains in intensive care.
"He is sedated,'' said his lawyer Ezra Angel.
"His condition is critical after undergoing a (second) open brain surgery in less than eight hours."
Noriega suffered from vascular ailments and has been reliant on a wheelchair.
Although he was never the actual president of Panama, General Noriega was the key figure from 1983 to 1989 - and a key US ally in Central America for four decades.
The former military ruler, who is now 83, was jailed following the US invasion of Panama in 1989.
After serving 20 years in the US he was sent to France, where he was sentenced to seven years for money laundering.
Noriega was convicted in absentia of crimes carried out during his rule and extradited from France to Panama to serve his sentence in 2011.


I have just spoken to the chief executive of Thomas Cook who has told me he is "deeply sorry" for the tragedy in Corfu which saw the deaths of two children aged seven and six.

After days of controversy when the company seemed unable to find its human side under layers of corporate speak and legal defences, Peter Fankhauser has now apologised to the family.
He said that the matter had not been handled well by the company since 2006 when the two children - Bobby and Christi Shepherd - were poisoned by a faulty gas boiler during a Thomas Cook holiday to the Greek island.
The family of the children have described the behaviour of the company as "appalling" and there have been calls to boycott Thomas Cook.
"First I want to say that I am deeply sorry about the tragic death of Bobby and Christi Shepherd in 2006," Mr Fankhauser told me.
"From the deepest of my heart I am sorry.
"It is clear that there are things that we as a company could have done better in the past nine years.
"In particular, the way we conducted our relationship with the family and this is something that we are going to change.
"We could have done better in the past, we are sorry for that. We are going to try and help them move on with their lives.
"We did not handle our relationship with the family well. During the past nine years we failed to show the compassion that we should have shown to the family. That is probably the main mistake."
I am told that Mr Fankhauser will now offer to meet the children's parents, Sharon Wood and Neil Shepherd, before deciding what can be done to support the family.
He said that he regrets saying that the holiday company "had nothing to apologise for" during the coroner's inquest into the tragedy.
"My words were poorly chosen and I regret that," he told the BBC.
"The hotel employees were charged with manslaughter and Thomas Cook was cleared in a criminal court in Greece.
"Those were the facts but I'm deeply sorry about the strategy. I'm incredibly sorry the way we treated the family during those nine years, not with the compassion they deserve."
He said he accepted the findings of the coroner's inquest which found that Thomas Cook had breached its duty of care.
"We accept the findings of the Coroner's court and what the jury found," Mr Fankhauser said.
Thomas Cook donated £1.5m to Unicef after it received the money in insurance compensation.
Mr Fankhauser said the donation was the right thing to do, despite the fact that Thomas Cook did not discuss it with Sharon Wood and Neil Shepherd before acting.
"We believed it was the right thing to do," he said.
"I believe it is the right thing to do to make the lives of many, many children better - and to put the money in the hands of a well reputed, totally neutral company."
I asked him whether Thomas Cook's legal advice had stopped it acting in a human way towards the family.
"I don't want to blame the lawyers," he replied.
"It's ultimately my responsibility how we communicate. Obviously we could have done better."
Some former employees of Thomas Cook refused to answer the most basic questions during the coroner's inquest after legal advice.
"It was their legal right as they are not employees of Thomas Cook anymore," Mr Fankhauser said.
"Those who are still the employees of Thomas Cook gave evidence to the best of the knowledge they could. We could not influence the former employees of Thomas Cook."


Fewer children across the UK are reading in their own time and one in five is embarrassed to be caught with a book, a survey suggests.

Just over a quarter of 35,000 children from 188 schools told the National Literacy Trust that they read outside of school.
About the same number said they did not think their parents cared if they read.
The trust says a similar survey in 2005 found one in three children read in their own time.
The survey for the trust involved children filling in online questionnaires last winter.
Half of those taking part said they enjoyed reading either "very much" or "quite a lot" and a high proportion (four out of five) agreed with the statement "the more I read, the better I become".
Nearly two in five agreed reading was "cool", but about one in three said they only read when they had to.
Report author Christina Clark, from the Literacy Trust, said young people who enjoyed reading very much were four times as likely to read above the level expected for their age compared with those who did not enjoy reading at all.
Those who read outside of class every day were five times as likely to read above the expected level compared with those who never did.
And children who do not think "reading is cool" were four times more likely to be below-average readers, the report says.
National Literacy Trust director Jonathan Douglas said: "Our research not only reveals that children are reading less and developing more negative attitudes towards reading, but also that there is a clear correlation between this and their performance in reading tests."
The study, of children aged from eight to 16, found that the proportion who read e-books outside of school had doubled since 2010 to 12%.
Reading is most popular among eight to 11-year-olds, the survey suggests, although teenagers are more likely to read for longer.
The charity released the research to coincide with a new campaign to find the UK's "literacy heroes".
It is asking the public to name people who might have inspired a love of books or helped to improve reading skills.
Anyone from a parent, teacher or young person who has overcome a personal literacy problem to a favourite author or celebrity can be nominated, the Literacy Trust said.
The campaign is being supported by the Duchess of Cornwall, who said: "I firmly believe in the importance of igniting a passion for reading in the next generation.
"In a world where the written word competes with so many other calls on our attention, we need more literacy heroes to keep inspiring young people to find the pleasure and power of reading for themselves."


Andy Priaulx is to end his 13-year career as a BMW works driver.

The 41-year-old won three world titles with the German manufacturer and achieved more than 50 wins for them in European, World, German and British Touring Car Championships.
Priaulx, who was eighth in this year's British Touring Car Championship, will reveal his next career move in January.
"I am saying goodbye not just to a company, but to a family," the Guernsey driver said in a statement.
"Over the years I have been lucky to have driven some of the best racing cars there are and have stood on podiums in all parts of the world thanks to BMW.
"However, sometimes it is time to move on and for me that time has come.
"While we will all go our separate ways for 2016, nothing can ever break the bonds of friendship we have. I wish them all a very successful future."


It's back - the prospect of the government sending British planes to drop bombs in Syria.

Ministers have for months believed it illogical to strike so-called IS in Iraq, but not over the border in Syria where their HQ is.
But the Paris attacks have led the PM to conclude "we have to ask if we are doing everything that we can do, and should do" to take extremists on alongside our allies.
For him, that means making the case for increasing intervention once again.
It will come in the form of an unusual personal response from the prime minister to the Foreign Affairs Committee, which set out broad concerns about strikes.
But David Cameron is pushing this right back up the agenda after months where the Parliamentary arithmetic was not certain enough for him to risk a humiliating defeat.
It still is not.
The anti-action position of the Labour leadership makes another vote far from a forgone conclusion.
There is deep concern about taking action unless it's part of wider efforts to bring peace to Syria.
That's why the prime minister has not committed to holding a vote asking for backing for air strikes yet, but instead is committing to remake the case more firmly and more comprehensively to try once more to persuade MPs.
As things stand a vote on strikes might probably sneak through, as many as 50 Labour MPs are interested in supporting action, and some Tory rebels have shifted position.
But a "maybe" won't be enough for Number 10 to ask the Commons formally again.
Today's statement by Mr Cameron is a big step, but only one along the road to a vote, and planes being sent into action in Syrian skies.