Newcastle went back to the top of the Championship with a comfortable win over bottom side Rotherham United.

Daryl Murphy struck in first-half stoppage time with the Magpies having dominated much of the opening period.
Matt Ritchie made the game safe soon after the restart as he slotted home after Yoan Gouffran's shot was saved.
Ayoze Perez scored the third before Ritchie got his second with a composed finish as Newcastle re-established their one-point lead at the top.
With first-choice strikers Dwight Gayle and Aleksandar Mitrovic both injured, there were concerns as to where Newcastle's goals would come from, but those fears were banished as Perez went close a number of times as the home side dominated the first half.
It was the Millers, however, who should have taken the lead when goalkeeper Karl Darlow fumbled the ball on the edge of the area and into the path of Jerry Yates, who was eventually denied by the Magpies' stopper as he recovered well from the error to save.
Murphy gave Rafael Benitez's men the lead seconds before the break as he turned in DeAndre Yedlin's cross, and soon after the interval Ritchie made it 2-0 to help ensure Rotherham would lose for the 17th time in 21 games in all competitions.
Perez then got his first goal since October after another cross from Yedlin, before Ritchie got his second of the game, slotting home a well-timed pass by Jonjo Shelvey - who returned for his first league appearance after the completion of his five-match ban.
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez: "We scored the first goal at the right time and then got the second at a good time too. We had a lot of chances, it was a comfortable win in the end.
"Credit to them, they were working hard and in the first half they made it difficult to play against.
"We needed to win, we did it, we scored four goals, got a clean sheet and three points, so it was job done. We are going in the right direction."
Rotherham manager Paul Warne:  "We limited them to very few chances in the first half. I thought the way we set up was working a treat and we went to toe-to-toe with them.
"My conversation at half-time was a lot more different to what I wanted to have and it was a psychological hit for the lads.
"Newcastle started the second half well and then the game was away from us. But I don't think our season will be decided on this game. They have got class and quality all over the pitch, they will be a Premier League club again next season."
Match ends, Newcastle United 4, Rotherham United 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 4, Rotherham United 0.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Richard Wood.
Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Newcastle United).
Stephen Kelly (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Stephen Kelly replaces Anthony Forde.
Offside, Newcastle United. Achraf Lazaar tries a through ball, but Matt Ritchie is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Allan with a through ball.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamie Sterry replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
Goal!  Newcastle United 4, Rotherham United 0. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a through ball following a fast break.
Corner,  Rotherham United. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Adeyemi.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Achraf Lazaar replaces Daryl Murphy.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Scott Allan replaces Jon Taylor.
Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Dummett following a corner.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Joe Mattock.
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).
Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Sammy Ameobi replaces Yoan Gouffran.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Aimen Belaid.
Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
Attempt missed. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Danny Ward replaces Jerry Yates.
Corner,  Rotherham United. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
Goal!  Newcastle United 3, Rotherham United 0. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
Attempt saved. Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner,  Rotherham United. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
Delay in match Tom Adeyemi (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
Foul by Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United).
Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Joe Mattock.


The UK's economy grew more slowly than first estimated in the first three months of the year, as the key services sector lost momentum.

Economic growth slowed to 0.2% in the quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, down from the original estimate of 0.3%.
The ONS said there had been a slowdown "in consumer-focused industries, such as retail sales and accommodation".
"This was partly due to rising prices," it added.
In the last quarter of 2016 the UK economy had expanded by 0.7%, but many economists have been expecting it to slow this year as they predict consumers will cut back on spending in the face of accelerating inflation.
The UK's inflation rate hit 2.7% in April - the highest figure since September 2013.
The services sector accounts for almost 80% of the economy, but the ONS now estimates that the sector expanded by just 0.2% in the first quarter of the year.
That is down from the ONS's initial estimate of 0.3% and a sharp fall from the 0.8% growth recorded in the last quarter of 2016.
The ONS added that the construction and manufacturing sectors showed "little growth", but said  business services and finance "continued to grow strongly".
There was also good news from business investment, which rose by 0.6% in the quarter after contracting at the end of last year.
However, the net trade position weighed on the economy, following an increase in imports.
The downward revision to the first-quarter's growth rate came as a surprise, but analysts said there was a good chance the growth rate could recover in the second quarter of the year.
"Looking ahead, the business surveys and April's strong performance on the High Street suggest that there is a good chance that quarterly GDP growth will rebound in the second quarter," said Ruth Gregory, UK economist at Capital Economics.
However, other analysts said such a rebound might only be temporary.
"While we anticipate a modest bounce in the second quarter, the bigger picture remains one of 2017 seeing a weaker pace of growth," said Martin Beck, senior economic adviser to the EY Item Club.
"The economy is struggling to offset the drag from a weaker consumer."


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A North Sea oil installation is to be decommissioned after 36 years of production.

The Buchan Alpha floating production vessel will be dismantled and recycled by French-owned group Veolia at its Dales Voe site in Lerwick, Shetland.
The contract was awarded by Buchan oil field owner and operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.
The decommissioning work is expected to take about 17 months to complete and lead to the creation of 35 jobs.
Originally a drilling rig, Buchan Alpha lies about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen.
The vessel started production from the Buchan field in 1981 and from the nearby Hannay field in 2002.
It produced nearly 150 million barrels of oil over its lifetime before production ceased on 12 May.
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK managing director Bill Dunnett said: "Buchan Alpha has made a huge contribution to the UK economy throughout its life, producing more than three times the volume of oil that was originally predicted.
"We are pleased the decommissioning phase will create further sustained value for the UK supply chain and additional employment for Shetland, building a new model for full facility decommissioning in the UK."
Estelle Brachlianoff, from Veolia UK and Ireland, said: "We will be targeting a recycling rate of over 98% at the new Dales Voe decommissioning facility in Lerwick where we will work closely with our partners, Peterson and Lerwick Port Authority, to boost the local economy by creating 35 jobs and develop strong relationships with the local community."


US comedian Stephen Colbert is to be investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over a joke about President Donald Trump.

The body's chairman Ajit Pai said it received several complaints about the monologue, which some viewers branded homophobic.
It concerned crude sexual references involving Mr Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
On Twitter, angry users set the hashtag #FireColbert trending worldwide.
Mr Pai told radio host Rich Zeoli he had now had a chance to watch the controversial clip, which aired on Colbert's CBS programme The Late Show last Monday.
"We have received a number of complaints," Mr Pai said. "We'll follow the standard operating procedures, as we always do, and make sure we evaluate what the facts are and apply the law fairly and fully."
The FCC is a US government agency which regulates TV and radio broadcasters.
CBS could be fined if it decides that Colbert's joke was indecent.
The FCC definition includes remarks that appeal to "an average person's prurient interest" or that "depict or describe sexual conduct in a 'patently offensive' way; and, taken as a whole, lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value".
However, Colbert could escape a fine on the basis that The Late Show airs at 23:30 EST - outside the hours of 06:00 and 22:00 when it is assumed that children could be watching.
The FCC's website claims it does not take action against sexually explicit content aired after those hours, to safeguard "constitutionally-protected free speech rights of adults".
As The Late Show is pre-taped, the editors had also bleeped out the most offensive language before it was broadcast.
Despite demands for him to be fired over the alleged slur, Colbert said on Wednesday that he would change "some of the words" in the monologue but did not regret it.
He then offered an olive branch to the LGBT community, saying: "Anyone who expresses their love for another person in their own way is, to me, an American hero."
One Trump supporter who took part in the movement #GaysForTrump, tweeted on Wednesday that Colbert's original rant was "homophobic" and "disgusting", while others repeated calls for his sacking.
A Twitter account devoted to getting Colbert sacked was set up on 3 May under the handle @firecolbert.
Many defended the comedian, however.
"It's really rich that the people who are calling Colbert a homophobe are the Trump voters who are actively working against gay rights," tweeted Tammie Willis.
Others noted that Mr Trump had himself been recorded using obscene language, including bragging to TV host Billy Bush about trying to have sex with a married woman.
Former Republican Governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee argued that Colbert should be protected by the First Amendment, which enshrines the right to free speech in the US.
"Don't let gov't decide when speech is ok," he tweeted.
Mr Huckabee is himself under fire for insensitive comments, after tweeting that he would celebrate the Latino "Cinco de Mayo" holiday by drinking a jar of "hot salsa" and watching old Speedy Gonzales cartoons.
The 5 May celebration commemorates Mexico's military victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
Critics said the Republican's so-called joke was pandering to anti-Mexican stereotypes.


A memorial service has been held to honour 10 World War One heroes killed on the same day 100 years ago.

The servicemen, all from Bridlington, died fighting in the Second Battle of Ypres on 25 April 1915.
Members of the local Royal British Legion branch and armed forces veterans joined residents and family members at the town's war memorial earlier.
Local historian Chris Bonnett said it was important to remember the town's fallen men.
He said: "The impact it had on the town and the families, what with so many people being killed, was colossal.
"There were several other Bridlington boys seriously wounded that day, so it was the worst day of both world wars for Bridlington in terms of loss of life."
Mile Wilson lost his grandfather Jack in the Battle of St Julien.
He said: "I'm delighted that these people are here today because for 99 years, no-one cared about this day.
"[I suggested] we commemorate these men and this assembly is here, it's fantastic."


Usain Bolt believes he can lower both his 100m and 200m world records, and aims to be the first man to break 19 seconds for the longer distance.

The 28-year-old Jamaican set both current world records, 9.58 seconds for 100m and 19.19 seconds for 200m, at the 2009 World Championships.
Despite winning five Olympic and World individual sprint titles since, he has yet to improve on those times.
"Everybody wants to see the 100m go but the 200m is for me," he said.
"If I can get a perfect season where I'm working well, without any injuries, with no time off, I'll definitely have the chance to break the 100m world record.
"The 200m is my personal focus. One of my biggest goals is to try to run sub-19, pushing the barrier a little bit will be great for me."
Bolt's 2014 campaign was disrupted by foot and hamstring injuries and he only ran in three races - including a leg for Jamaica's victorious 4x100m relay team at the Commonwealth Games - before bringing his season to an early end.
Bolt's quickest 200m time since setting his world record in Berlin was the 19.32 seconds he clocked at London 2012.
Similarly the closest he has come to beating his own 100m mark was the 9.63 seconds he ran to defend his Olympic crown two years ago.
In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Bolt also offered a partial defence of the six positive doping tests returns by Jamaican athletes - including Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell Brown - in 2013.
"There were mistakes but there weren't any serious drugs," he said.
"It is still bad: the drug scandal. But it was a good thing it wasn't like they were deliberately going out of their way to take drugs."


A former Commonwealth Games cyclist has become the first Scot to finish a marathon held above the Arctic Circle.

Roddy Riddle, who is from Inverness and has Type 1 diabetes, completed the 350 miles of the 6633 Ultra in just under seven days.
The event, held this year in Canada, is described as one of the world's coldest and toughest foot races.
To finish the race, competitors must complete the route in eight days or less.
In a post on Facebook, Riddle, who finished in second place, said: "350 brutal miles across the Arctic and I'm the first Scot to have ever finished the race."
He added: "But the most important thing is raising awareness for what can be achieved with Type 1 diabetes and to show it shouldn't stop you achieving your goals in life."
Riddle completed a marathon in the Sahara Desert in 2013.


Parking fines in England could be reduced, amid claims some councils are using them as a "cash cow".

The government could also order local authorities to bring in a five-minute "grace period" before issuing tickets when cars remain in bays for too long.
And it is looking at banning the use of CCTV cameras to enforce on-street parking restrictions.
Fixed-penalty charges currently range from £70 to £130 in London and from £40 to £70 elsewhere.
In a recent report, the Commons Transport Committee said it was "hard to justify parking fines that are substantially more than the fines for more serious offences like speeding", for which the minimum penalty is £100 and three penalty points added to the offender's licence.
Since then, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has frozen the maximum fines councils can impose for parking offences until the 2015 general election.
But, in its response to the MPs' report, the Department for Transport goes further in looking at changing the system, saying it is "considering the legislative options to abolish the minimum rates for parking penalty charges".
This would be "an initial step to giving local authorities the scope to allow lower charges (than £70 in London and £40 in the rest of England) for minor parking variations", such as overstaying in car parks or on-street bays.
It is also looking at banning the use of CCTV cameras to enforce on-street parking restrictions, after the MPs said this could make "common-sense" decisions on when to issue penalties more difficult.
The Local Government Association has calculated that councils made a surplus from on- and off-street parking of £411m in 2011-12, while the RAC Foundation put the figure at £565m.
It is illegal for local authorities to set fines in order to raise revenue.
In a report published last autumn, the Transport Committee said: "A common-sense approach to parking enforcement should minimise the issuing of penalty charge notices to motorists who make honest mistakes."
This should include imposing a nationwide five-minute "grace" period before imposing fines on drivers whose parking tickets have expired, as already happens in some areas, it added.
In its response, the government says this is "worthy of consideration" and is asking the public to put forward its views on this and other proposals.
Transport minister Robert Goodwill said: "The government is committed to reining in over-zealous parking enforcement and unjust parking practices. It is not fair to motorists and needs to stop. That is why we have frozen parking penalty charges for the remainder of this parliament. However, we haven't stopped there.
"We have also recently launched a public consultation proposing a number of changes to make sure local authorities are not short-changing motorists and operate in a fair manner. These changes could see the end of CCTV being used for on-street parking, unnecessary yellow lines and the introduction of compulsory 'grace periods' at the end of paid on-street parking."
The Transport Committee's chairman, Labour MP Louise Ellman, said: "Parking enforcement is an important issue for motorists and for the management of urban roads - including the revitalisation of our town centres so the Transport Committee is pleased to see the government take such a positive attitude to our recommendations."
Prof Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said: "We should see most parking offences for what they are. Not crimes but misdemeanours and we need enforcement that reflects this.
"We need some proportionality and transparency. At the very least all councils should publish an annual report outlining what their parking policy is, how charges are set and where any surplus goes."


Prime Minister David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union before the end of 2017.

Most business lobby groups seem to be broadly in favour of staying in a reformed EU, and their member surveys reflect this view.
But what is the reality of doing business with Europe? Is there too much red tape and bureaucracy? What effect could a Brexit - the inelegant short-hand for Britain leaving Europe - have on UK businesses?
The BBC canvassed a variety of businesses for their views.
"We export about £3m of goods a year to Europe - it's an incredibly important market for us," says Tony Attard, boss of a 30-year-old company making textiles for hotels, hospitals and offices.
"If we pulled out and I lost £2m of business it would cost jobs without a doubt. It's a big threat."
Standard product testing and harmonisation of raw materials tariffs have been beneficial for his business, he says, as have pan-European trade agreements.
"It's a ridiculous thing to say that being out of Europe would make us more competitive and nimble. We shouldn't take if for granted that we would have access to an open market if we pulled out."
Regulatory red tape from Brussels is often cited as a frustration for business, particularly when it comes to employment law and health and safety issues.
But Mr Attard says: "UK business rates are more of an issue to us than the working time directive."
"We really need a referendum to make up our minds once and for all whether we're going to be in Europe and make a go of it, or go our separate ways," says John Mills, founder of global consumer products company JML Group.
The Labour party donor and co-chairman of lobby group, Business for Britain, says: "I don't think it would make much difference economically if we were in or out, but I'm quite open minded on the issue.
"I just think we need to change our terms of membership and repatriate some powers from Brussels to Westminster. I don't think Britain wants to be part of a 'United States of Europe'."
The costs of membership, at £14bn-£15bn a year, are too high, he adds, while some of the regulations coming from Europe "can make business less competitive".
"I want to have my cake and eat it," admits Lesley Moody, boss of a digital media company developing software for local government and the food and beverage industry.
"I favour being involved in Europe, but I don't want to be drawn further in," she says.
With many of her customers based in Europe, she accepts that a single market is beneficial, but says: "I want us to be able to have a say but be able to opt out when they propose something that's not in our interests."
She fears being "drowned in EU red tape", and hopes that the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership being negotiated between the EU and the US could put some UK businesses at a competitive advantage.
"This referendum could really backfire," says Tim Squires, commercial director of a family firm making machine parts for the automotive industry. "The lack of information has clouded a lot of people's judgement."
"Although we're not a huge exporter, a lot of our parts go into products that are then sold to Europe, so import duties would be a big issue if we left the EU."
But Mr Squires, along with many other smaller businesses, thinks the UK pays a lot into the EU but doesn't seem to get enough back in return. And he thinks there's too much confusion over which legislation comes from Brussels or Westminster.
That said, remaining part of the European club brings more benefits than disadvantages, he believes.
"The EU is our biggest trading partner and if we're not in that we're going to be left out in the cold."
For Geoff Billington, sales director for International Safety Products (ISP), one of the world's largest life jacket manufacturers, the new government's demands to curb EU immigration are a concern.
"Curbing free movement of labour could have a negative impact on our business and possibly make us less competitive," he says.
About a quarter of ISP's staff are immigrants from countries like Poland, Lithuania, Hungary and Romania, he says, and they are prized for their machine skills and work ethic. Not being able to employ such workers could also put the wage bill up, he believes.
ISP sells about 70% of its output to Europe, and the single market presents "no barriers to entry for us. If we left, we could suffer from protectionism."
Mr Billington would even be happy for the UK to join the euro to remove exchange rate risks, he says. But he does want reform - anything that can stabilise the exchange rate - and the UK's contribution to the EU pot to be reduced.
"We would prefer the referendum not to be happening," says Nadeem Raza, boss of Microlise, a medium-sized business making the technology that monitors lorry fleets.
More than half its products are exported to Europe and other markets abroad.
"A lot of our contracts are four-to-seven years long, so we're committing to pricing and servicing levels now when we don't know what's going to happen after 2017. That's a lot of risk we could do without," he says.
"We'd rather things stay as they are until we have a really good reason to change it."
His customers, mostly supermarkets and delivery companies with large lorry fleets operating throughout Europe, would certainly benefit from greater pan-European standardisation, he believes.
Leaving Europe would make this much more difficult.


Two teenagers have been hospitalised after a canister was set off at a fast-food outlet.

Emergency services were called to McDonald's on Eccleshall Road, in Stafford, at about 20:30 BST on Monday.
Two girls, 17 and 18, were taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital with respiratory and abdominal problems.
An 18-year-old girl and two 17-year old boys have been arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance and are being questioned.
Twelve people inside the restaurant at the time were examined by paramedics after "suffering varying degrees of respiratory and stomach irritation", West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
More on this story and others from Staffordshire


Taiwan's troubled smartphone maker HTC has reported a net loss of 4.48bn New Taiwan dollars ($137.63m; £90.8m) for the three months to September.

The figure compares to a net profit of about 600m New Taiwan dollars for the same period a year earlier.
The one-time market leader has struggled to compete against smartphones made by Samsung and Apple, among other firms.
HTC has also been dropped from the index of Taiwan's 50 largest firms.
The move followed a 66% slide in its share price this year and meant it could no longer trade on Taiwan's benchmark TWSE 50 index.
Foreign investors are usually reluctant to hold shares not listed on the main Taiwan index.
The weak results for the three months to September came as no surprise as the company had earlier issued a profit warning.
It has also said it is undergoing a massive restructuring program that will see some 15% of its workforce slashed.
In August the firm said its quarterly net loss for the three months to June was 8bn Taiwan new dollars.
HTC, which was founded in the 1990s, made the world's first Android smartphone. It started out manufacturing notebook computers and created some of the first touch screen, handheld devices.


A newspaper in Moscow has named the Russian intelligence agent it claims helped America break up a Russian spy ring last summer.

The paper, Kommersant, says a Col Shcherbakov of the Russian foreign intelligence agency had been working for the Americans.
Ten Russian sleeper agents were arrested and sent back home, in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.
It was the biggest US-Russian spy scandal since the end of the Cold War.
Col Shcherbakov had a senior role in Russia's foreign intelligence agency, Kommersant says; his job: to plant moles in the United States, secret agents deep under cover.
But at some point the colonel changed sides.
Quoting intelligence sources, the newspaper says Col Shcherbakov fled to America in June, just three days before President Dmitry Medvedev's official visit to the US.
A few days after that, once the Russian president was back in the Kremlin, the Russian agents were seized.
Kommersant cited sources who claimed Col Shcherbakov visited one of the arrested spies, Mikhail Vasenkov, in prison to try to convince him to confess.
But the spy, who went by the alias Juan Lazaro, insisted he was not Russian.
Col Shcherbakov then presented Mr Vasenkov's dossier to US officials, according to the newspaper.
A year before the spy scandal, Col Shcherbakov had reportedly been offered a promotion at work, but had turned it down, to avoid having to take a lie detector test.
The newspaper claims Col Shcherbakov's bosses had overlooked the fact his daughter had been living in America for years.
Kommersant quotes an unidentified Kremlin official as suggesting that a Russian hit squad was already planning to kill the colonel.
The Kremlin source predicted Col Shcherbakov would spend the rest of his life fearing retribution.
A spokesman for Russia's foreign intelligence agency refused to comment on the newspaper report.
But Gennady Gudkov, deputy chairman of the Russian parliament's security committee, confirmed that Kommersant's report was correct.
"Shcherbakov turned over our agents in the USA - I knew of this long before the publication today in Kommersant," Mr Gudkov said.
"It is a major blow to the image of the Russian intelligence services," he told Reuters news agency.


Senegal has defended the closure of its border with Guinea because of the Ebola outbreak, despite warnings that such measures are counterproductive.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says travel bans do not work.
Also on Friday, the WHO said 142 new cases of the disease had been reported since 19 August, as well as 77 deaths.
It said the crisis would take "several months" to combat. The current Ebola outbreak has killed at least 1,350 people - more than any other.
Meanwhile in Liberia, a boy of 16 shot during a protest about a quarantine has died.
Shakie Kamara was one of three people injured on Wednesday, when security forces fired on a crowd protesting against blockades around the West Point slum.
In other developments:
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Senegal's Health Minister Dr Awa Marie Colle Seck told the BBC the travel ban would not affect humanitarian flights, and that the WHO was "learning, like everybody [else]".
Senegal also banned flights and ships from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the three worst-hit countries - however, Dr Seck said humanitarian flights would not be affected.
Senegal's capital, Dakar, is a regional hub for West Africa and many doctors and medical supplies arriving from Europe or the US would pass through there before going to the affected countries.
Dr Seck told the BBC that the countries surrounding those affected were a "sentinel for the world" and had a duty to stop the virus spreading further.
But WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told the BBC's Newsday programme that the borders in the region were porous, so any ban would be "impossible to enforce".
Mr Hartl said what was needed was more doctors and officials to help trace those infected with Ebola, and more mobile laboratories.
On Thursday, a Russian transport plane carrying a mobile lab and team of specialist medics such as virologists and epidemiologists flew to Guinea's capital Conakry. The lab can test more than 100 samples daily.
Senegal first closed its border with Guinea in March when the outbreak started.
It was reopened in May after the situation in Guinea seemed to have stabilised but there has been a recent increase in the number of cases in the country.
Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya and South Africa have also imposed travel bans.
Ebola has no known cure but some affected people have recovered after being given an experimental drug, ZMapp, however, supplies are now exhausted.
On Thursday, two US doctors were discharged from hospital after being given the drug, while three Liberian medics are also recovering well.
11,314
Deaths - probable, confirmed and suspected
(Includes one in the US and six in Mali)
4,808 Liberia
3,955 Sierra Leone
2,536 Guinea
8 Nigeria


Durham's Irish paceman Barry McCarthy claimed a five-wicket haul in only his third first-class match to create a potentially winning platform against Lancashire at Chester-le-Street.

He took all but one of the six wickets to fall as Lancashire slid from 205-4 to 326 all out, nightwatchman Simon Kerrigan (48) proving his last victim.
Scott Borthwick then hit his second ton of the match to boost the hosts' lead.
He ended the day unbeaten on 103 as Durham closed on 239-4, 324 runs ahead.
After the early loss of skipper Steven Croft for 35, Alex Davies' departure for 31 triggered the loss of Lancashire's last five wickets for 44.
But, helped by Mark Stoneman (62), in a stand of 91 for the second wicket, Borthwick went on to build on his first-innings 134.
He got to his first fifty off 60 balls, but his second needed 100 balls, as he added just two more fours to his haul of 10 boundaries, largely because of the widespread field.
And, helped by 35 from skipper Michael Richardson, those runs put Durham in a position to make a challenging final-day declaration.
Scott Borthwick is only the fourth Durham player to make two tons in a match in their 25 seasons as a first-class county, but the second to do it this season.
Prior to 2016, only former Durham captains Dean Jones and Paul Collingwood had done it. But Keaton Jennings did it against Somerset in April, also at Chester-le-Street - and on both occasions, Collingwood was the man at the other end to offer his congratulations.
Borthwick has now made 237 runs in this match - almost doubling this season's prior haul of 121 in three games.
Durham fast bowler Barry McCarthy:
"There's always been a bit in the pitch and Lancashire batted quite defensively, so it was a matter of being patient.
"I knew with John Hastings not coming back there might be a place available, but there's a lot of competition. I'm very grateful to have the opportunity. I think I got the rewards for persistence."
Lancashire spinner Simon Kerrigan:
"I keep talking about my batting, so it was good to get some runs. The talk was about doing a job for the team and trying to get through the new ball.
"When we bowled, we didn't do as well as we hoped with the new ball, but we did well to restrict them in the last session. The pitch is good and whatever the target, we hope to chase it down."


The funeral has taken place of former senior IRA figure Gerard 'Jock' Davison who was murdered in Belfast.

The 47-year-old was shot a number of times at Welsh Street in the Markets area on Tuesday morning.
A lone piper led the cortege carrying his body, which was draped with an Irish tricolour and a black beret and gloves, through the Markets area before making its way to Milltown Cemetery.
Mr Davison was buried afterwards in the cemetery.
Police have said they do not believe dissident republicans were behind the attack, and did not believe his murder was sectarian.
Three men have been arrested and released in connection with his killing.
It is understood Mr Davison was involved in the fight in a Belfast bar in January 2005 that led to the death of Robert McCartney, one of Northern Ireland's most high profile killings.
Mr Davison's uncle Terence was later acquitted of Mr McCartney's murder.


A prominent Russian opposition activist has been hospitalised with organ failure, two years after he almost died of suspected poisoning.

Journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who works for pro-democracy group Open Russia, fell ill at about 05:00 local time (02:00 GMT).
Mr Kara-Murza's wife told the BBC she was on her way to hospital where her husband is in a medically-induced coma.
The activist nearly died when he suffered sudden kidney failure in 2015.
"He is already on life support and in a medicated coma. It's the same clinical picture [as last time]," Evgenia Kara-Murza told the BBC.
"The reason is unclear like last time. He's been active and healthy [recently]."
The journalist's wife said he had suffered the same sudden onset of symptoms as in his previous illness.
"The ambulance took him directly to the hospital where the same medical team has since been trying to determine what is happening," she said.
"He was brought there conscious but was put in a medicated coma and on life support later, because his organs began shutting down like last time."
Mr Kara-Murza had spent the previous evening at the home of his parents-in-law.
On Wednesday he had posted a Facebook tribute to his friend Boris Nemtsov, an opposition leader and former deputy prime minister of Russia who was shot dead in February 2015.
Writing in Russian, he shared a photo of roses on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge where Mr Nemtsov was killed, and the words: "We're here. We remember."
No cause was ever established for Mr Kara-Murza's last illness, but tests confirmed that he had ingested a poisonous substance.
Then aged 33, he was in a coma for almost a week and struggled to communicate when he regained consciousness.
Fears were raised that the journalist could have been deliberately poisoned.
In 2015, the chief doctor at the Moscow hospital treating Mr Kara-Murza told the BBC that tests had revealed traces of an anti-depressant.
He speculated that the citalopram, which the activist was taking, may have accumulated in his body if he had a prior, undetected kidney problem.
It may also have reacted with an antihistamine Mr Kara-Murza used for hay fever.
His father rejected that theory, saying he did not believe an innocuous nasal spray could have triggered the "nuclear explosion" in his son's kidneys.


Prince Charles has opened a garden of remembrance for police officers killed on duty in Northern Ireland.

Relatives of those Police Service of Northern Ireland officers killed or injured on duty attended the ceremony at the PSNI's Belfast headquarters.
The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall laid a wreath in honour of the dead and held brief talks with NI Chief Constable George Hamilton.
The royal couple have now left NI for a visit to the Republic of Ireland.
They are meeting President Michael D Higgins, and are expected to meet Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny, as well as visiting Kilkenny Castle.
The couple are also expected to attend ceremonies at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin to commemorate those who lost their lives in the World War One and during the Easter Rising.
Their visit to the Republic is at the request of the British government.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall last visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland last May.
The PSNI memorial garden pays tribute to the 13 officers who have died in service since the force was founded in 2001; their names are recorded in a book of remembrance.
The new garden adjoins a memorial garden to the 300 officers from the PSNI's predecessor, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, who were killed during the Troubles.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Mr Hamilton said it was a very special, but also sad, day for the families and the police service as they remembered those who had died.
"This is a fitting tribute to our colleagues who have died in the course of their service and will ensure that their dedication to duty and sacrifice is never forgotten," he said.
"The visit was also an opportunity for HRH Prince of Wales and HRH Duchess of Cornwall to meet personally with the family members of those who had died and lay a wreath and flowers in their memory."
The Duchess of Cornwall was presented with a posy of flowers by seven-year-old Victoria Grieves whose father Constable Gary Grieves died in a road traffic collision as he was travelling home from duty in August 2010.
The Royal couple's trip began on Tuesday with a visit to the Seamus Heaney Homeplace Centre in Bellaghy, where they met members of the poet's family.
They then met staff and patients at the North West Cancer Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, before attending a musical gathering at Hillsborough Castle in County Down.


Rory McAllister missed a penalty and was sent off in the first half as Peterhead lost heavily to Ayr United.

McAllister struck his early spot-kick against the post after Nicky Devlin had fouled Jordon Brown and then saw red for elbowing Peter Murphy.
Craig Moore and Ross McCrorie struck to put Ayr two up at the break.
Jordan Preston curled in the visitors' third and Moore fired his second as Ian McCall's side moved above Peterhead into second place in League One.


A relatively peaceful marching season bodes well to create the right atmosphere for political talks aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland, Michele O'Neill has said.

Speaking on Saturday, Sinn Féin's Stormont leader said she has contacted the other party leaders to stress her party's commitment to the talks.
Ms O'Neill said Sinn Féin had a team ready to "crunch" the issues.
The process was suspended for the summer at the beginning of July.
However, Ms O'Neill said she is disappointed that all unionist parties have not condemned what she described as "rogue bonfires with effigies, with things which have been absolutely disgraceful and wouldn't be  tolerated anywhere and shouldn't be tolerated in the north".
She said: "We can't have actions like this that 'sectarianise', that promote hate, that promote distance right across our communities.
"We need the unionist leaders to come out and say it's wrong, it needs to stop, it doesn't play its part in culture.
"We all should encourage culture and celebrate our culture, Orangeism is a big part of that culture, but it has to be done in a respectful way," she added.
Ms O'Neill indicated that Sinn Féin intended to continue to push for an Irish language act, a key sticking point in the talks.
"We need to deliver that, that's what the citizens are asking for," she said, adding that "legacy issues" relating to the Troubles also have to be resolved.
Ms O'Neill also criticised the deal between the DUP and the Conservatives at Westminster.
She said: "Look at the deal which they have done with the Tories, they have given them a blank cheque in relation to Brexit and we all know the devastating implications there are going to be for the island of Ireland".
Ms O'Neill said that part of the reason there is a political crisis is because the "DUP has been pandered to by the British government for the last ten years".
She said a deal with the DUP is in their own self interests "only to keep Theresa May and her millionaire cabinet in power".
"It doesn't bode well for the rigorous impartiality which the British government is supposed to display," she added.
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since January, when the coalition led by the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, collapsed over a green energy scandal.


Scott Sinclair says Celtic have given him the perfect platform to prove his quality after a tough spell in England.

The 28-year-old grew frustrated at Manchester City before being relegated with Aston Villa but has hit 21 goals so far as Celtic clinched the league title in his first season in Scotland.
"It means so much to me because of the amount I've been through in the last few years," Sinclair said.
"It's worked out even better than I expected."
The Englishman spent five years at Chelsea before moving to Swansea in 2010, where he flourished under now-Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers.
His form for the Welsh outfit earned him an £8m move to Manchester City but he was unable to hold down a place in their star-studded line-up and spent much of his three-year spell there out on loan.
After moving to Villa he suffered relegation from the Premier League, but has rediscovered his love of the game at Celtic and capped a superb debut season with a hat-trick in Sunday's title-clinching 5-0 triumph at Hearts.
"Getting relegated with Villa was tough," he said. "You're at a stage in your career when it's frustrating that you can't show your attributes, so it's great that I've come here and can show that week-in, week-out.
"To score a hat-trick that ties down the league, words can't describe how I'm feeling.
"When I came here you guys asked me what I wanted to get out of it and the main thing was to enjoy football again.
"I lost that a little bit. To go to City and for two years you're not even getting a sniff, not even making the bench some weeks and training on your own - it's mentally draining and it can affect you on and off the field. But I dug deep and stuck with it and I'm getting the rewards."
Sinclair says he has always had a inbuilt desire to better himself and revealed he even hired a coach to help him deal with the psychological side of the game during his time at Villa.
"Back at City I signed a contract that was life-changing but that didn't stop me wanting to do even better and wanting to play," he said.
"I had a mental coach that probably no-one knew about, for about six months, his name is Jag Shoker. You get to a stage in your career when you've signed a contract and it's about what you want out of the game - for me it's about enjoying playing football and playing week-in, week-out under a manager who gives me that belief and confidence.
"This is going back around a year when I was at Villa, working with Jag to change my mental state. He's helped me shift that to keep me performing again.
"I've always looked to better myself - I went through a spell when I wasn't really showing what I've got and people were questioning my ability, but coming here and signing with a manager who believes in you, you can't really ask for more."


A 16-year-old died from chronic constipation because either she, or she and her parents, resisted the care she needed, a coroner has said.

Emily Titterington had not been to the toilet for three months when she suffered a cardiac arrest at home.
An inquest heard the condition was so bad that some body parts had been displaced, including her diaphragm.
The Coroner for Cornwall concluded the cause of death was "natural causes contributed by psycho-social factors".
Summing up, Dr Emma Carlyon said it could have been prevented.
"Something went wrong with the patient-parent-professional triangle which meant she did not get the care she needed," she said.
Paramedics described their "shock" at Emily's "grossly extended abdomen" when she collapsed at St Austell in February 2013 and said she was "vomiting faeces".
The inquest was told that Emily, who was home-educated, had a history of constipation that could be linked to her anxiety and mild autism.
Her sister Hannah Herbert raised concerns about the impact "parental anxieties" had on her, and said she had warned social services "something terrible might happen" the year before.
Her brother-in-law Brian Herbert told the inquest Emily's decision not to be examined or go to hospital would have been influenced by the fact her parents "could not cope" with that.
However Emily's GP, Dr Alistair James, said her mother Geraldine Titterington had tried to persuade her to be examined and he found no evidence of safeguarding issues.
Consultant paediatrician Dr Paul Davis said "self-neglect" played a part in her death but she should have been persuaded to go to hospital.
A serious case review by Cornwall Council's Safeguarding Children Board has made several recommendations including that agencies share concerns raised by a family member.
Dr Carlyon said she was satisfied "most of the recommendations have been actioned and embedded".


Hong Kong's government has failed to block two pro-independence lawmakers from taking their oaths in a last-ditch legal challenge.

Judge Thomas Au of the High Court rejected a request for their swearing-in to be delayed for a judicial review.
Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung of the Youngspiration party had their oaths invalidated last week after mounting an anti-China protest in the legislature.
The pair slammed the court hearing as an abuse of the legal system.
They are expected to re-take their oaths tomorrow in the Legislative Council (LegCo) as scheduled.
Several pro-democracy lawmakers caused chaos in the LegCo last week by using their oath-taking to stage boisterous protests against China.
Five lawmakers in total need to re-take their oaths, the South China Morning Post reports.
Mr Leung and Ms Yau swore while saying their oaths and mispronounced "China".
Several pro-democracy candidates won LegCo seats in elections last month.
Many had played key roles in the 2014 "Umbrella protests" against growing Chinese influence in Hong Kong's politics.


Large waves are expected to hit the Welsh coast over the next few days due to strong coastal winds, Wales' environment body has warned.

People in coastal areas, especially in Cardigan Bay, have been advised to be alert for flooding and to be prepared.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the threat is due to a combination of high tides and a strong wind.
Eight flood alerts were in place on Thursday evening but no warnings.
Scott Squires, from NRW, warned "some large waves could splash over sea defences".
Meanwhile, heavy and persistent rain is expected to affect Wales over the weekend, particularly in the north.
People travelling over the next three days have been told to take extra care and allow more time for their journey.
NRW said it will issue flood alerts and warnings if rivers "reach trigger levels".


Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2021.

The Italy player had reportedly been linked to a reunion with ex-Juve manager Antonio Conte at Chelsea.
The 29-year-old joined the Serie A champions from Bari in 2010 and has since made 291 appearances.
In that time he has won five consecutive league titles, two Italian cups and reached the Champions League final in 2015.


Tony Blair has said he thinks Scotland will leave the Union if the UK votes to break away from the European Union.

The ex-PM said he hoped voters in the forthcoming referendum would choose to stay a part of the 28-member bloc.
And speaking to French radio, he added: "In my opinion... if the United Kingdom votes to leave Europe, Scotland will vote to leave the United Kingdom".
Earlier, the UK government tabled a motion in the House Commons setting out some of the rules for the referendum.
There had been speculation Prime Minister Cameron was preparing for a vote as soon as June if his renegotiation plans were approved by European leaders next month.
The UK government will hold a vote on membership by the end of 2017.
On Sunday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a June EU referendum would be "disrespectful" given the number of elections in May.
She also repeated her belief that a UK vote to leave the EU, but a Scottish vote to stay, would lead to an "overwhelming demand" for a second independence referendum.
Following Mr Blair's radio interview, SNP MP Stephen Gethins said his party believed it "unacceptable for Scotland to be dragged out of the EU against its will".
He added: "If Scotland is taken out of the EU against its will then obviously there will have been a fundamental breakdown in what should be a partnership of nations and it is highly likely that this would trigger an overwhelming demand for a second Scottish independence referendum."


Crewe director of football Dario Gradi is to appeal against his Football Association suspension from working in the game.

The 75-year-old was suspended on 25 November pending an FA review into widespread child sex abuse allegations.
One source has told the BBC that Gradi's hearing is "imminent".
Solicitors for Gradi are believed to have gathered character references from players, coaches and executives he has worked with over his long career.
What is not clear is whether the suspension solely relates to reports that while a coach at Chelsea in the 1970s he visited the house of a 15-year-old youth-team player to "smooth over" a complaint of sexual assault by the club's chief scout, Eddie Heath, or to events while working for Crewe.
Heath, who has since died, has been accused by several people of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s.
Gradi has told friends he is determined to clear his name and has been left frustrated by the FA's actions, believing his career has been left in limbo.
In a statement last December, he said: "Having been notified by the Football Association on 25 November, I acknowledged my current interim suspension from football.
"I would like to reiterate that I will do everything within my power to assist all investigatory authorities.
"As I have previously stated, aside from denying any wrong doing it would be inappropriate and unfair on all parties to comment through the media at this time in connection with any allegations."
A spokesman for the FA said the governing body, which has started an independent investigation into how it handled claims of historical child sex abuse, was unable to comment.
Solicitors for Mr Gradi did not respond to enquiries.


Scotland's capital budget is to be given an extra £800m over the next five years as part of an investment package, the UK Chancellor has said.

Philip Hammond made the announcement as he unveiled his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons.
The money is the result of increased spending on infrastructure in the rest of the UK.
Mr Hammond said the additional funds would give Holyrood greater ability to boost productivity and promote growth.
However, Scotland's Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said the chancellor had revealed a "Brexit bombshell".
He told BBC Scotland's political editor Brian Taylor: "We have learned of the Brexit bombshell which is lower economic growth, lower revenues as a consequence, higher borrowing and higher inflation that will impact on the economy generally and it will impact upon household budgets."
Mr Mackay also expressed dismay that there was no new funding for the NHS or reassurances given about the UK's relationship with Europe's single market.
The Scottish government's overall budget is expected to fall in real terms regardless of the increase in funding for infrastructure projects.
Mr Hammond announced a new National Productivity Investment Fund of £23bn, which he said would be spent on innovation and infrastructure over next five years.
The Barnett Formula means that the Scottish government will be allocated £800m over the period until 2020-21, the chancellor said.
Mr Hammond added: "Economically productive infrastructure directly benefits businesses. But families, too, rely on roads, rail, telecoms - and, especially housing."
It will be up to the Scottish government to decide how to spend the increase in the capital budget.
An increase in capital spending had been a key demand of the Scottish government ahead of the chancellor's statement.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell said it was now for the Scottish government to "step up" and ensure the money "makes a real difference to productivity, jobs and growth in Scotland".
He added: "The UK government's decisions today mean a secure economy based on the broad shoulders of the UK, more funding and more powers for Scotland."
But the SNP's economic spokesman at Westminster, Stewart Hosie, said Mr Hammond had failed to address the Brexit "elephant in the room" in his statement.
Mr Hosie said the chancellor had only made a "glib reference" to the UK's decision to leave the EU and accused him of using a tactic of "deflection" to avoid the topic.
He also said positive measures outlined in the spending blueprint would just make a "brutal regime slightly less brutal".
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said the Autumn Statement was "more of the same old Tory mantra - cut, cut and cut again".
Elsewhere in his statement, the chancellor confirmed talks would begin on Stirling's bid for a City Deal, which also includes Clackmannanshire.
And he indicated that a City Deal for Edinburgh would be agreed, and that proposals from the "Tay Cities" of Perth and Dundee would be considered.
Mr Hammond said this meant every city in Scotland would be on course for a City Deal, which gives local areas greater powers and freedoms to help support economic growth, create jobs or invest in local projects.
Scottish ministers had been privately anxious that the entire revenue settlement for the year ahead, 2017/18, might be unpicked, with adverse consequences.
That has not happened - and there will be a degree of relief at Holyrood, albeit the spending constraints remain in place.
Then there is the extra money for capital investment as a Barnett consequential of the spending south of the border. It adds up to £800m - and, when announced, Tory backbenchers joined in a panto-style vocal challenge to the SNP benches.
Rejoice, they appeared to be shouting, rejoice.
To be clear, the capital spending allocated to the Scottish government will be welcomed by ministers. However, they note that it is spread over four years, from the current 2016/17.
They argue further that, taking all the figures into account, there remains a cut of about 8% in capital spending in real terms over the extended period from the Conservatives first entering Downing Street in 2010.
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Meanwhile, Mr Hammond said growth next year will be considerably slower than was expected before the vote to leave the European Union, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The OBR expects the economy to grow by 1.4% in 2017, down from the 2.2% it predicted in March.
The growth forecast for this year has been raised slightly to 2.1% from 2.0%.
But it expects growth to be 2.4 percentage points slower in the next five years as a result of the Brexit vote.
Mr Hammond stressed that the forecast for 2017 was still equal to the International Monetary Fund's prediction for the German economy, and ahead of its forecast for France.
Other measures from Mr Hammond's statement which will affect Scotland include;


Artist Sir Peter Blake has given the Brit Awards statuette a pop art makeover ahead of next year's ceremony.

Sir Peter, who is best known for designing The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album cover, has redesigned the Britannia statuette, which will be given to the winners at the event in February.
He revealed that Brits organisers had rejected his first design.
"I did something and they said: 'Could you make it a bit more pop art?'" he told BBC News. "So it's pop arted up."
He said he had added "some symbols around the bottom that I've used constantly over the years - a star and a heart and half a rainbow and a target".
"So it looks very much like my work," he said. "It needed a signature and I think those symbols gave it the signature."
The 79-year-old artist is the second person to redesign the trophy, after fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood created her version for the 2011 ceremony.
According to Brits chairman David Joseph, the famous collage Sir Peter designed for the 1967 Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is "the world's most iconic album sleeve".
"Sir Peter's work is synonymous with the best of British music," he said, calling his design concept for the award "incredible".
Other album covers designed by Sir Peter include Paul Weller's Stanley Road and Oasis's Stop the Clocks.
Actor James Corden will once again host the ceremony, which will take place at London's O2 Arena on 21 February.
"I enjoyed presenting the show so much last year so being asked back for the third time is a real honour," the 33-year-old said.


A man has appeared in court charged as part of an investigation into the death of a man who was fatally shot in his car outside his London home.

Redwan El-Ghaidouni was shot on his driveway by a man who approached him in Vine Lane, Hillingdon, west London, on 3 February.
Marwais Kakar, 34, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court earlier charged with perverting the course of justice.
He was bailed to attend Isleworth Crown Court on 6 July.


Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash has admitted his time in charge of the club has been a failure.

The Kuwait-born businessman and racehorse owner bought Salford in 2013 when they were in financial trouble.
Despite a huge investment in the playing squad, the Red Devils have not finished higher than 10th, and are 11th this season after a points deduction for breaching the salary cap.
"I think I've failed miserably," the 57-year-old told Rugby League Extra.
"I've not advanced the club as much as I would have liked, although we have a better team than we did in 2014.
"One of my main goals of the time was to grow the club, and that means commercially and the fans coming to the ground, now attendances this year are almost half of what they were when I came in."
With attendances declining at the AJ Bell Stadium, Koukash believes their relocation from the Willows to their new home in Barton in 2012 has been the main reason.
"Questions have to be asked about was it a wise thing to take Salford from the heart of the city to where they are now," he said.
"I'm talking about the location of the stadium and that's affecting the club big, big time. Rugby league is a community game and people like to walk to the ground.
"St Helens, Wigan and Warrington fans can walk to their own stadium and we don't have that - our traditional fan base is miles away."
In April, Salford were docked six points and fined £5,000 by the Rugby Football league for breaching salary cap regulations in 2014 and 2015.
Before that ruling, Koukash said he would go to the "highest court of the land" to prove their innocence and an appeal will be heard on 6 July.
"It is not going to be a complicated case, it's very simple," stated Koukash.
"There was a claim that was made in the judgement letter that we breached the cap by x amount of money by x amount of days.
"I've got now the hard evidence, stop speculation as I have got it in black and white, that shows we have not breached the salary cap.
"We haven't gone over the salary cap by a single pound or for a single day."


A murder victim has been named by police in a bid to piece together his final weeks.

Ronald Smith, 65, was found at his home on Cottage Walk, West Bromwich on 2 June, but police believed he may have been killed up to four weeks earlier.
A post-mortem examination found he died from stab wounds.
A 60-year-old man from West Bromwich was arrested last week on suspicion of murder and bailed pending further inquiries.
Mr Smith has not been formally identified, but officers said his family had been informed and his name was being released to try to discover more information.
"We know that Ronald was alive on 5 May and we would ask anyone who knows his movements from that date to contact us," Det Insp Ian Iliffe said.
"From what we can establish so far, Ronald kept himself to himself, although we do know that he was a keen fisherman and was often spotted fishing on the local canal.
Det Insp Iliffe, who is leading the investigation, said Mr Smith often went to betting shops in the area and frequently visited local temples for meals as part of their community outreach work.
Police were called to Cottage Walk after neighbours became concerned for Mr Smith's welfare.


The BBC's report into Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is to be handed over to the director general next week.

The internal investigation into Clarkson's suspension, following a "fracas" with a producer, will be considered by Tony Hall next week.
Director of BBC Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, who is leading the investigation, "is now considering the evidence", a BBC spokesperson said.
"Once this has been considered, we will set out any further steps."
"The BBC will not be offering further commentary until then," the spokesperson concluded.
Clarkson was suspended from Top Gear on 10 March, following an alleged altercation with producer Oisin Tymon.
Mr Tymon did not file a formal complaint and it is understood Clarkson reported the incident himself.
A lawyer for Mr Tymon said his client "intends to await the outcome of the BBC investigation and will make no comment until that investigation is complete".
All remaining shows in the current series were pulled following the incident.
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Top Gear is one of the BBC's most popular and profitable TV shows, with an estimated global audience of 350 million.
Its success is largely attributed to the contentious host, who has appeared on the show since 1988.
An online petition calling for the star's reinstatement - set up by political blogger Guido Fawkes - has accrued more than 975,000 signatures since the presenter's suspension.
Clarkson has expressed regret over the incident, which his co-presenter James May labelled "a bit of a dust-up".
The host was given what he called his "final warning" by bosses at the corporation last May after claims he used a racist word during filming.
He and his co-presenters May and Richard Hammond, are due to renegotiate their contracts with the BBC next month.


Photographs of a controversial football match played in the Highlands during the Cold War have been put on public display for the first time.

Men in Ullapool took on fishermen from the USSR in the kick-about in 1984.
The fishermen had to borrow boots for the game, which caused a storm in western media because of the heightened tensions between the East and West.
The pictures taken by Frank Hempel, then a resident of East Germany, are on display at Ullapool Muesum.
The images form part of a new exhibition recalling visits to Ullapool by "klondykers", factory ships that would anchor in Loch Broom to process mackerel.
Dozens of klondykers from all over the world, including the former USSR, arrived in the loch between the 1970s and early 90s.
Dubbed Scotland versus the Soviet Union, the game in 1984 saw the Eastern Bloc crewmen borrow boots from local people so they could play.
It was condemned by the media in the UK, USA and Australia. Ullapool Museum said the match was seen as a threat to western society.
Cold War events during 1984 included a collision between a US aircraft carrier and a Soviet nuclear submarine, and the USSR's boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles.
Noel Hawkins, one of the residents of Ullapool involved in setting up the exhibition, said it was the first and last time such a football game was played in the village because of the attention it gained.
The idea for the exhibition followed a recent visit to the Highlands by Mr Hempel from Naumburg in Germany.
During a trip on the tourist boat Summer Queen, Mr Hempel mentioned to Mr Hawkins, a crewman on the vessel, that he had been a teenager from Soviet East Germany on one of the klondykers.
Mr Hawkins had worked as a ferryman in Ullapool delivering stores to the factory ships.
Mr Hempel now visits Scotland every year with his wife Beate and daughter Lena.
Ullapool Museum curator Helen Avenell has recorded the former klondyker talking about his earlier visits to the west Highland port.
She said: "As word spread that we were planning an exhibition about the klondykers, many people in the village that had worked with the ships and businesses supplying stores, personnel and ferrying came forward to share their recollections as well as pictures and memorabilia."
The memorabilia includes a sealed bottle of Russian vodka that was brought ashore in the 1980s.


A former counter-terrorism officer at the Metropolitan Police has been appointed as deputy chief constable for the Dyfed-Powys force.

Darren Davies, who began his career at the force in 1988, has recently been on a seconded position as assistant chief constable at the Met.
He replaces temporary Dep Ch Cons Liane James.
Mr Davies said: "I am absolutely honoured to be returning to serve in the force."
A former Whitland Grammar School pupil, Mr Davies is married with four children.
Mr Collins said: "Darren has a long and distinguished history as a serving officer in Dyfed-Powys Police and further afield and I am sure the experience he has gained regionally and nationally will benefit Dyfed-Powys Police upon his return."


Artworks by street artist Banksy from international private collections are to go on display in Rome.

The exhibition, titled War, Capitalism & Liberty, will feature many paintings, prints and sculptures which have never been seen in public.
The exhibits include Banksy's black and white stencilled sandwich board-wearing monkeys declaring: "Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge."
There is also a print of supermodel Kate Moss in the style of Andy Warhol.
The show, which is not authorised by Banksy, runs at the Palazzo Cipolla museum in the Italian capital from 24 May to 4 September.
Co-curator Acoris Andipa said: "This is the largest collection of work by the artist known as Banksy, a corpus of over 120 works including sculptures, stencils, and other artistic expressions, all strictly from private collectors and, therefore, absolutely not removed from the street."
Stefano Antonelli, who also curated the exhibition said: "Since the 1990s, the artist known as Banksy has used public space to express and exhibit his work, freeing the potential of graffiti and laying down a new blueprint for street art.
"Advances in internet technologies and image-sharing platforms have consecrated him as an idol for a new generation which has given him a worldwide fame. In the history of Western art, no other artist has managed to bring themes of this magnitude to the attention of a global audience."
The elusive Bristol-based artist made headlines last year with his Dismaland theme park in the UK.
The "bemusement park" at a derelict seaside lido in Weston-super-Mare attracted thousands of visitors when it opened in the summer.


The father and first husband of a woman who was allegedly murdered in a so-called honour killing in Pakistan have appeared in court.

Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died last month in Northern Punjab where she was visiting relatives.
Her first husband, Choudhry Shakeel, has been arrested on suspicion of her murder while her father Mohammad has been held as an accessory to murder.
Both appeared in court in Pakistan and have been remanded for four days.
The pair, who are being held while investigations continue, were shackled and had their faces covered as they appeared in court in Jhelum.
Ms Shahid's relatives had initially claimed she died of a heart attack, but her husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazam, claims she was the victim of a so-called honour killing.
A post-mortem examination has since confirmed she died as a result of being strangled, police say.
Mr Kazam, who is Ms Shahid's second husband, believes his wife was killed because her family disapproved of their marriage.
The police car which brought them to the court was surrounded by journalists. I got as close as I could to them to see if they would comment but they did not.
The media were barred from entering the courtroom and the hearing could not have lasted more than two minutes with the judge remanding them in custody for four days while the investigation into Samia Shahid's murder continues.
Police say Samia died of asphyxiation.


Bangladesh international Tamim Iqbal has left Essex with immediate effect for personal reasons, just four days after joining for the T20 Blast.

The 28-year-old opening batsman joined up with Essex for eight T20 Blast matches and featured against Kent on Sunday, scoring seven runs.
"We wish him all the best and it would be appreciated if his privacy is respected," said an Essex statement.
His only previous spell in county cricket was at Nottinghamshire in 2011.


US electric carmaker Tesla has said it has reached a deal to buy solar panel company SolarCity for $2.6bn (Â£2bn).

The deal, announced in June, will expand Tesla's clean energy business.
California-based Tesla is known as a pioneer in electric cars but since last year has also been selling batteries that can power homes and businesses.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk owns 22% of SolarCity and sits on the firm's board. SolarCity's chief executive Lyndon Rive and Mr Musk are cousins.
Under the deal, SolarCity has until 14 September to solicit offers from other potential buyers.
The two firms announced the deal on Tesla's website, saying: "Solar and storage are at their best when they're combined."
Mr Musk has previously described the deal as a "no brainer".
He said it would transform Tesla into the "world's only vertically integrated energy company offering end-to-end clean energy products", from solar panels and home storage batteries to electric vehicles.
As part of that strategy, Tesla is opening an enormous new Gigafactory, which will be able to make batteries for much more than cars.
However, financier Jim Chanos, who is betting against the shares of both firms, has described the deal as a "shameful example of corporate governance at its worst".


Scotland will have a record number of athletes at the London 2017 World Championships after a stunning Sunday at the British team trials.

Eilidh Doyle, Zoey Clark, Chris O'Hare and Steph Twell sealed their spots with gold medals, while Josh Kerr and Eilish McColgan also secured their places.
Andrew Butchart's performance on Saturday ensured he joined the four who had qualified previously.
The 11 Scots now in the GB & NI team surpasses the previous best of seven.
And that number could still increase before the event in August.
On a day when Scots shone in Birmingham, the highlight came in the men's 1500m as O'Hare took gold in a Scottish podium clean sweep, with fellow-Edinburgh AC athletes Kerr and Jake Wightman taking silver and bronze.
Doyle will compete at her fifth World Championships after winning the 400m hurdles.
"Obviously I came here for the win but the race wasn't the best," she said. "I think I've lacked that bit of consistency this year, but hopefully I can build on the good races."
Clark, meanwhile, will enjoy her first taste of a major championships thanks to her 400m triumph.
Twell took the 5,000m gold with McColgan's silver-medal winning display enough to ensure she will also be in London next month.
Lynsey Sharp, the 2012 European Champion, finished third in the 800m and still has work to do to make the team for the Worlds.
Butchart won gold in the 5,000m on Saturday, securing his spot in the team, with Beth Potter, Laura Muir, Robbie Simpson and Callum Hawkins having sealed their places earlier in the season.


Ospreys and Wales tight-head prop Aaron Jarvis will join French Top 14 side Clermont Auvergne on a two-year deal from the start of the 2016-17 season.

Jarvis, 29, joined Ospreys from Bath in 2011 and has since won 16 Wales caps, but Moldovan Dmitri Arhip has often been preferred to him this season.
He will leave the club as Rhodri Jones joins from Scarlets.
Jarvis said: "I'll be giving it everything to ensure I finish on a high before moving on to a fresh challenge."
The Exeter-born player graduated to professional rugby via the Bath academy, and played for England Under-16s and U19s.
But he successfully pursued Wales honours via Ospreys, having been eligible because of his Merthyr Tydfil-born grandmother.
As well as losing his Ospreys place to Arhip, Jarvis has seen Scarlets' Samson Lee and Exeter's Tomas Francis rise above him at international level in the wake of Adam Jones' international retirement.
Jarvis is a member of Wales' 2016 Six Nations squad and made his last Test appearance against Australia at the 2015 World Cup.
He has started six Wales games, coming off the bench for the remainder of his caps.


A climber has been rescued after being injured in a 70ft (21m) fall in Glen Coe.

She was on Lost Valley Buttress with other climbers on Monday when she fell.
Police Scotland was alerted to the incident at about 13:45 and members of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team climbed to the scene of the accident.
The team helped the woman down to an area where she could be safely airlifted by a coastguard helicopter to a waiting ambulance.


A new National Assembly controlled by opposition parties has been sworn in in Venezuela.

It follows the governing Socialist Party's heavy defeat in last month's election.
The result put an end to 16 years of government majorities in the single-chamber assembly.
One government and three opposition members suspended because of alleged electoral irregularities were not allowed to take up their seats.
But even without the three seats, it is believed that the opposition will have the critical two-thirds majority needed to challenge the government of President Nicolas Maduro, says the BBC's Daniel Pardo in Caracas.
Fifty-four pro-government and 109 opposition assembly members were sworn in for a five-year term.
Mr Maduro's supporters vowed to defend in parliament the left-wing programmes introduced by him and his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez.
"We took a beating in the elections. That will force us to change and to do things in a better way," said newly elected pro-government assembly member Hector Rodriguez.
"But we will be here to defend the country and the Bolivarian (Socialist) Revolution," he added.
Veteran opposition politician Henry Ramos Allup was voted Speaker of the National Assembly, replacing Diosdado Cabello.
After the new members were sworn in, opposition members called for an amnesty for politicians detained during the Maduro government.
Among them is prominent opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was sentenced in September to 13 years and nine months in prison.
He was found guilty of inciting violence during protests in 2014 in which 43 people - from both sides of the political divide - were killed.
Mr Cabello lead a walk out by all pro-government members over "the violation of internal regulations".
He accused Mr Ramos Allup of deliberately ignoring the rules, saying no debate should be allowed in the inaugural session of the assembly.
Mr Cabello also criticised calls for an amnesty law: "It is ridiculous and absurd that the perpetrators forgive themselves. Only (General Augusto) Pinochet did that, in Chile".
Government and opposition supporters gathered in different areas of Caracas as the inauguration ceremony unfolded.
Security was beefed up outside the building because of fears of clashes. But there were no major incidents.


Northern Ireland's first minister has said she will fully implement proposals for a scheme to help those who will lose money due to welfare reforms.

The proposals, published this week, are part of the Fresh Start political agreement made at Stormont last year.
Arlene Foster was concerned that some ex-paramilitaries could benefit from a proposal that those with conflict-related injuries should get a priority.
But she said it is best to go ahead with the temporary measure.
That, she said, was because of a failure to change the definition of a victim of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
"We are disappointed that others haven't joined with us in relation to the redefinition of a victim," Mrs Foster said.
"We believe that only innocent victims should be recipients of money and they should be the people we help as priority patients."
About Â£500m has been set aside for a series of supplementary payments to carers, people suffering ill health and families on low incomes.
The scheme was drawn up by a group led by benefits expert Prof Eileen Evason.
It suggests that people with conflict-related injuries and are deemed ineligible for the new personal independence payments should get extra points to help them qualify for help.
Mrs Foster said there had been agreement as part of the Fresh Start agreement that Prof Evason's proposals would be implemented and that situation had not changed.
She added that the "vast majority" of people who would benefit from the scheme would be "innocent victims who have suffered as a result of violence".
She said: "Do I welcome the fact that there is a very small number of people who, by their own hand, have received injuries and will receive this treatment?
"No, I don't. But that's a question for us to change the victim definition.
"[The definition of a Troubles victim] was based on Westminster legislation, something that is out of my control to change.
"We have tried to change it, we haven't had the support to do that, but we will continue to try to work through those issues."


Ireland rugby captain Rory Best and Northern Ireland football captain Steven Davis are among 100 people in Northern Ireland honoured by the Queen in her birthday honours list.

Mr Best from Poytnzpass in County Armagh has been awarded an OBE.
Ballymena man Mr Davis becomes an MBE.
Businessman John Cunningham, law professor Norma Dawson and Bernard McCaughey, director of rehabilitation of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, have been appointed CBEs.
World Superbike champion, Larne man Jonathan Rea, has become an MBE for services to motorcycle racing.
Television presenter Gloria Hunniford, originally from Portadown in County Armagh and now in her 70th year of show-business, has been awarded an OBE for services to cancer charities.
She became involved with charity work when she lost her daughter, Caron Keating, to breast cancer in 2004.
She said: "It feels unbelievable and fantastic and I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I am but at the same time very humbled by it all because I know many, many people all over the county do so much.
"When I lived in Northern Ireland my mum always taught us to give back, so we were always involved in charities of some sort.
"When Caron died, it became even more important and I go as far as to say that running the charity and doing charity work is part of my healing, it's something positive against the deep negativity of losing Caron.
"I know that she would be thrilled to bits with what we are doing in her name," she added.
Prof Mahendra Varma has been appointed an OBE.  The South African of Indian origin was recognised for his services to cardiology in Northern Ireland.
He has been a consultant cardiologist at the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen since 1981 and is the chairperson of the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke.
He said he was "delighted".
"I accept it on behalf of myself and my colleagues. I am particularly indebted to the team of nurses who worked with me over more than a 30 year period.
"All the change and innovation which have been achieved would not have been possible without their unswerving commitment and support."
Commonly awarded ranks:
Guide to the honours
Belfast pastor Jack McKee has become an MBE for services to the community in the Shankill and Falls area in Belfast.
He said: "Obviously, I initially felt a sense of humility and I got quite emotional about it.
"There's obviously a lot of deserving people in our community and I am humbled to be among them.
"I would not be receiving it as a personal thing but in recognition of those who have stood with me.
"It is very much a recognition of the staff and volunteers of the City Life Centre and of New Life City Church," he added.
Michael Cecil, chairman of the Rathlin Development and Community Association, he has been awarded an OBE for services to community development on Rathlin Island.
Speaking from the Greek island of Lesbos, where he is helping refugees, he said: "When I got the letter I had mixed feelings, I do a lot of humanitarian work.
"Part of the reasons people are fleeing the Middle East is western policy, including UK policy, so it partially conflicts with what I do.
"But I don't want to politicise it, I see it as recognition of the role rather than me personally.
"I have been fortunate that an awful lot has happened in my favour in recent years with the Northern Ireland Executive recognising the importance of Rathlin and the work of a lot of people on the island."
"Hopefully it might open a few ears to me,"  he added.
Colm Davis, the principal of Tor Bank School in Castlereagh, County Down, has been appointed an OBE for services to children with special educational needs.
He said: "I am absolutely stunned, humbled, delighted and over the moon.
"The last five weeks trying to keep it a secret have been difficult.
"But all of it wouldn't have been possible without the school, the kids, the staff and the parents, they've been wonderful and very supportive.
"Fighting for those most vulnerable kids in society, those with severe and complex needs, you want the best for them and that's made my life and my commitment to my work worthwhile," he added.
The Lisburn-based businessman John Cunningham has been awarded a CBE.
In 2008, he sold most of his business, Kelman, to GE, the global industrial firm.
He kept one division, which he has built into the Camlin Group.
It designs and manufactures electronic equipment for the power and rail industries.
Mr Cunningham has been involved in campaigning for corporation tax devolution to Northern Ireland.
Other business figures to be given honours include Norman Lynas who receives an OBE.
He is the founder and chairman of Coleraine-based Lynas Foodservice.
JJ Donnelly who built the SDC Trailers business in Toomebridge is awarded an MBE.
Last year SDC was sold to a Chinese firm for a reported Â£92m.
MBEs go to Moya Johnston, of marine safety firm Survitec, Alyson Hogg, founder of tanning brand Vita Liberata and Michele Shirlow, the chief executive of Food NI.
There are also MBEs for Ralph Bauer, chair of textile company Franklins, Rob Hardeman, chair of MATRIX, the Northern Ireland science industry panel, and Johann Muldoon, director of Manor Architects.
Mr John Edward Cunningham, managing director, Camlin Ltd, for services to the business community in Northern Ireland.
Professor Norma Margaret Dawson, QC, Professor of Law, Queen's University, Belfast, for services to legal education and the development of the legal profession in Northern Ireland.
Mr Bernard Cornelius McCaughey, Director of Rehabilitation, Northern Ireland Prison Service, for public service.
Mr Rory Best for services to rugby.
Mr Michael Cecil, chairman, Rathlin Development and Community Association, for services to community development on Rathlin Island.
Mr Hugh Connor, director, Centre for Effective Services, for services to social care.
Mr James Gareth Cooper, chief executive, Middletown Centre for Autism Ltd, for services to children with special educational needs.
Professor Margaret Elizabeth Cupples, Professor of General Practice, Queen's University, Belfast and General Practitioner, for services to higher education and healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Mr Colm Francis Davis, principal, Tor Bank School, for services to children with special educational needs.
Professor Christopher Trevor Elliott,  Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queens University, Belfast, for services to the agri-food supply chain.
Dr Caro-Lynne Tanya Mary Ferris, director, Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland, for services to countryside recreation in Northern Ireland.
Julian Keith Getty, for services to music and modern hymn writing.
Mr William Gowdy, director of Engineering Procurement, Northern Ireland Water, for services to civil engineering and education.
Miss Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, for services to cancer charities through breast-screening services and cancer support.
Mr Norman Robert Lynas, chairman, Lynas Foodservice, for services to the business sector, to charity and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Catherine Brenda McCallum, director, Rural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Executive, for services to government and the community.
Dr Elizabeth Mitchell chief executive, Institute of Public Health in Northern Ireland, for services to public health.
Mr Graham Shields Lately, Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, for services to electoral democracy.
Mr David Rutherford Stewart, business unit head, H.M. Revenue and Customs, for services to the promotion of investment in Northern Ireland.
Mr Austin William Treacy,  governor, Northern Ireland Prison Service, for services to reducing re-offending and community safety.
Professor Mahendra Pratap Singh Varma, for services to cardiology in Northern Ireland.
Miss Judith Elizabeth Allen, for voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Ralph Gunther Bauer Chair, Franklin Group, for services to textiles manufacturing in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Gwyneth Noelle Buchanan, sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland, for services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr John Murray Cameron, trustee, RUCGC Foundation, for voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr William James Campbell for services to agriculture.
Mr Robert James Kennedy Cardwell for services to the RNLI and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Elizabeth Iris Corry, volunteer, the Salvation Army, for charitable services to the community.
Mr Alan Corry-Finn, vice president of trustees, Northern Ireland Hospice and Director of Nursing, Primary Care and Older People, Western Health and Social Care Trust, for services to nursing.
Mr Steven Davis, captain, Northern Ireland Football Team, for services to football.
Mr John Joseph Donnelly, chairman, SDC Trailers, for services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
Alderman Allan George Ewart for services to local government and the community in Northern Ireland.
Ms Elizabeth Griffith, policy officer, Law Centre NI, for services to vulnerable people.
Dr Robert William Hardeman, deputy chair, NI Science Industry Panel, for services to the advanced manufacturing, materials and engineering sector in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Dian Joyce Heaney for voluntary service to the community in Craigavon.
Mr Columb Henry, JP DL, for services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Ms Alyson Hogg, founder and owner, Vita Liberata, for services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
Ms Mary Elizabeth (Moya) Johnston, group vice president, OEM Businesses, Survitec Group Ltd, for services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
Mr Maurice William Lee for services to scouting in County Fermanagh.
Ms June Martha Marshall Logan for services to disability sport.
Mrs Anne Irene Love, volunteer manager, Western Health and Social Care Trust, for services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Jennifer Ann Marshall, principal, Belmont Nursery School, Londonderry, for services to education.
Mrs Laura McCartney, assistant director, Employment Services, Disability Action, for services to disabled people and their families in Northern Ireland.
Pastor John McKee, New Life City Church and director of City Life Centre, for services to the community in the Shankill and Falls area in Belfast.
Dr Sharon Elizabeth Anne McMurray for services to children with literacy difficulties and to those with special educational needs.
Ms Johann Cathy Muldoon for services to business and architecture.
Mr Fergal Joseph O'Brien for services to social work practice.
Mr James Ernest Perry for services to the community in Ballymena.
Mr John Raymond Cochrane Pollock for charitable services to the community.
Mr Jonathan Rea for services to motorcycle racing.
Ms Margot Roberts, lately administrative director, Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, for services to medical and dental education.
Dr Cherith Semple, Macmillan head and neck clinical nurse specialist, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, for services to nursing.
Mrs Michele Shirlow, chief executive, Food Northern Ireland. for services to the food and drink sector in Northern Ireland.
Mr Hugh Robert James Totten, for services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Carol Walker, director, Somme Association. for services to commemoration and reconciliation.
Mr Robert James Barton Young, chair, board of governors, Foyle College and governor, Ebrington Primary School, for services to education in Northern Ireland.
Mr Fergus Allan Barklie, for services to tennis.
Miss Valerie Black for services to the community in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Mary Brown for services to music in Northern Ireland.
Mr Clifford Keith Burns for services to the community in Newtownards, County Down.
Mrs Elizabeth Marilyn Campbell for services to the Girlguiding in Northern Ireland.
Mr Alan Alexander Clarke for services to the community in Northern Ireland through Dance Education.
Mrs Jean Clarke for services to Riding for the Disabled Association, Northern Ireland.
Mr John James Cochrane for services to sport and the community in Northern Ireland.
Miss Mandy  Cunningham for services to bowling.
Mr Joseph Henry Curry for services to charitable fundraising in County Tyrone.
Mrs Mary Diamond for services to cancer support.
Mr Mervyn John Dougan for services to older people in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Pamela Joyce Drummond for voluntary service.
Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Galbraith for services to foster care in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Priscilla Lyons Gamble for voluntary service to the community in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Mr Phillip Robert Gillespie for charitable services in Northern Ireland.
Mr Alastair Gilmore for services to higher education and to the community in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Mr Samuel Johnston Gray, organist and choirmaster, Ballyholme Presbyterian Church Bangor, Northern Ireland, for charitable services.
Mrs Joan Thelma Green, chair, Homestart Craigavon, for services to children and families in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Eileen Alicia Hamilton for services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Marie Hawthorne, escort for Lord-Lieutenant Cadets, Northern Ireland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, for voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force.
Mrs Elizabeth Hueston, writer, for services to the community in Portglenone, County Antrim.
Mr James George Francis William Leslie, for voluntary service to police welfare in Northern Ireland.
Mr Ian Bradley MacDonald for services to Citizens' Advice Bureau and the community in Lisburn.
Mr Joe Mahon for services to charity and cross community relations in Fermanagh.
Mr Edward  Marcus, chairman, Maysfield Support Group, for services to the Cancer Fund for Children.
Mr Samuel James Mawhinney, director, Denholm Fish Selling Company Ltd, for services to the fishing industry and community in County Down.
Mrs Elizabeth  McCann for services to criminal justice.
Mrs  Mary McCarthy for voluntary service.
Mr Ian McDonnell for services to the community in the Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland.
Mr James Duncan McKay McNeill for services to the community in Broughshane and the Glens, Northern Ireland.
Mr Arthur Alexander Mitchell for voluntary service to the ex-service community in Lisburn.
Mr David Henry Montgomery, member, Ballymena Combat Cancer Group for services to cancer sufferers in Northern Ireland.
Mr Cornelius Peter O'Hare, caretaker, Southern Regional College, Newry West Campus, for services to further education in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Marie Rafferty for services to the community in Newry and Mourne.
Miss Agnes Margaret Ringland, lately postmistress, Crossgar Post Office ,or services to the community in Crossgar, County Down.
Mr Robert Philip Scott for services to young people through the Scout Association.
Mrs Margaret Stewart, guide leader and volunteer, for services to the community in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
Mrs Priscilla Carol Stirling for services to youth sport in Carrickfergus.
Mr Alan Frederick Sturgeon for services to rugby.
Mr Samuel James Thompson for voluntary service to the community and ex-service personnel in Portadown.
Sister Annie Grace Watt for services to peace and reconciliation in Larne.
Mr Nigel Forsythe, Detective Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland, for services to Policing.
Mr Douglas Gareth Wilson Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland, for services to policing.
Mr William Thomas Colin Montieth, Detective Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland, for services to policing.
Mr George Stott, training officer, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.


Hopes that Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan may turn on Kettering's Christmas lights have been raised after her agent got in touch with the local council.

The star was invited to perform the task by the town's MP after an "offensive" tweet on EU referendum night in which she asked, "sorry, but Kettering where are you?"
She accepted, but the council was unable to pin her down to the date.
The council now says her agent has said Lohan is checking her schedule.
Conservative MP Mr Hollobone invited the actress to Kettering after she told millions of her social media followers she had no idea where the Northamptonshire town was.
"Everyone knows where Kettering is, it's famous as the home of Weetabix," Mr Hollobone said.
Switching on the Christmas lights would "redeem her political reputation", he added.
Lohan replied: "Direct message me about your offer. Would be happy to light the Christmas tree in #Kettering."
However, it emerged the borough council had been unable to get hold of Lohan's management team and last week Mr Hollobone said: "Lindsay Lohan please get in touch, your public awaits."
It appears to have done the trick as her management team has now spoken with the council.
"Understandably her schedule is very busy but they are looking to see whether she can make it work," a spokesman said.
Lohan emerged as an unlikely EU referendum pundit on results night with a series of social media posts in which she pleaded with Britain not to leave the European Union.