Andrew Robertson's late winner secured victory for Hull over Reading as Steve Bruce's men confirmed at least a place in the Championship play-offs.

Jake Cooper gave the hosts the lead, heading home an Oliver Norwood cross.
But Hull levelled shortly afterwards as influential midfielder Tom Huddlestone put Abel Hernandez through to fire low into the centre of goal.
Huddlestone was again the provider as he found Robertson, who struck home from outside the box for a vital goal.
It was Hull's first victory away from home since February and one which guaranteed them a top-six finish with three games remaining.
Bruce's men were top of the Championship in February before a poor run of two wins in nine matches saw them slip down the table.
But their hopes of securing automatic promotion are still alive as fourth-placed Tigers - eight points adrift of Brighton in third and second-placed Burnley - have a game in hand over their rivals.
Reading's form continues to tumble as the season nears its conclusion with this their fourth successive league defeat.
In front of 12,949 fans, Reading's lowest of Championship season, the hosts started the brighter.
With the score at 1-1, Reading thought they had won a 58th-minute penalty when referee Fred Graham pointed to the spot after Harry Maguire appeared to have fouled Deniss Rakels.
But Hull's players persuaded Graham to consult with an assistant and the referee then changed his mind, awarding a corner instead.
Reading continued to pile on the pressure, but it was Hull who took the three points as Robertson popped up from left-back to clinch the winner.
Reading manager Brian McDermott told BBC Radio Berkshire:
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"We need a break, we've lost four on the bounce now, it's a horrible little run we're on.
"All we can do is dig in for the next three days, it's hard being a football manager at times like this.
"It's tough on all of us but we'll come through this adversity and be stronger as a result as this.
"We started the game really brightly but at 2-1 up Hull had nous in their team to see the game out, maybe we need a bit of nous."
Hull manager Steve Bruce:
"We got off to a horrible start but the response was good. Overall, the game could have gone either way.
"It was a typical Championship match but it's gone our way. It was a much better performance from us."


Brewer SABMiller's shares have fallen after reports that it is likely to reject an offer from rival Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Under takeover rules, AB InBev has until 14 October to make a firm offer.
The New York Post is reporting that SAB's management is "leaning towards fighting" the expected offer.
Its shares closed down 3.8% in London, but that is a small proportion of the amount they have risen since AB InBev's interest was revealed on 16 September.
SABMiller is still about 20% above its level before that announcement.
If a deal goes through, the merged company would produce one-third of the world's beer.
SABMiller makes Peroni and Grolsch, while AB InBev produces Budweiser and Stella Artois.
Also on Tuesday, as a result of the expected offer, the company brought forward its six-month trading statement, reporting a 2% rise in sales volumes for the three months to September.
Growth in Latin American and African drinks volumes offset declines in North America and the Asia Pacific region.
But reported revenues fell by 9% because of the depreciation of emerging market currencies against the US dollar.


David Tennant and Olivia Colman will return for a third series of hit drama Broadchurch, ITV has confirmed.

The show's second season, which revolves around two separate murder cases linked by Tennant's character Detective Inspector Alec Hardy, reached its finale last night.
An average audience of 7.8 million watched the broadcast on ITV.
Writer Chris Chibnall said he was "overwhelmed" that so many people had stuck with the many "twists and turns".
"This third chapter has been a glint in my eye for a long time and I'm thrilled to be writing these characters once again," said Chibnall.
There is no news yet on who else will return for future instalments.
Tennant recently defended the drama after what he called "inevitable" criticism, from both fans and the media, that the second series had lost its way.
"I think we're a victim of our success to be honest," said the actor at last weekend's Whatsonstage Awards.
"The first series was such an extraordinary thing. We never allow lightning to strike twice in this country, we just don't let that happen.
"So, inevitably there was going to be a certain amount of 'it's not as good as the first time'. I think it is. I think it's a wonderful series that I'm very proud to be part of."
ITV has not yet confirmed when he and Colman, who plays DS Ellie Miller, will start filming the third series.
"Chris Chibnall knows exactly how to keep viewers guessing and I'm delighted that he is going to take the story on to the next stage," said ITV's director of drama Steve November.
Around nine million people have watched both series of the drama, however ratings did suffer a slight drop between the two.
The first broadcast of each episode averaged 9.37 million for series one (March - April 2013), and 9.21 million for series two.
The opening episode of series two was seen by 10.86 million, while 5.97 million saw last week's episode on 16 February.


London Irish went to the top of their European Challenge Cup pool with a bonus-point win against Edinburgh.

Winger Andrew Fenby scored a hat-trick as The Exiles, bottom of the English Premiership, ran in six tries in total.
The hosts secured the try-scoring bonus point before half-time, with Alex Lewington, Johnny Williams and Aseli Tikoirotuma all going over to seal an emphatic victory.
Greig Tonks kicked two penalties for Edinburgh's only points of the game.
Fenby, making his first start since the opening Premiership weekend, cut inside from the blindside wing from halfway to cross for his first try before squeezing over in the corner four minutes later from Sean Maitland's pass.
Winger Lewington then found space behind Edinburgh's back line for Irish's third try on 27 minutes after picking up a reverse pass 40 metres out.
Irish had the bonus point in the bag as Williams snuck over in the corner before the break for his fifth try in four games.
Edinburgh saw more of the ball in the second half, but could not break down their opponents.
Centre Tikoirotuma added the fifth try on the hour and Fenby completed his treble, running on to a kick over the top from Lewington.
Irish move to the top of Pool Five and face Edinburgh again at Murrayfield on Friday in their next game.
London Irish assistant coach Clark Laidlaw told BBC Radio Berkshire:
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"We're certainly happy with the win and happy with certain aspects of our game.
"We scored a few really nice tries, a couple that we've been working on for a few weeks and haven't quite pulled off previously.
On Andrew Fenby's hat-trick:
"We're delighted for him. He's been frustrated and we've been having regular chats on where he's working on his game.
"He's taken on that feedback and he's working hard on his game and he's got the rewards."
Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomans said:
"We were very poor. Our strength in depth was found wanting.
"Our defence was the worst I have seen this season and our inability to finish was poor.
"We must have had five opportunities to score and didn't take any of them."
London Irish: Maitland; Lewington, Tikoirotuma, Williams, Fenby; Geraghty, McKibbin; Court, Ellis, Franks, Sheriff, Sinclair, Narraway (capt), Gilsenan, Treviranus.
Replacements: Stevens, Smallbone, Halavatau, Sisi, Cowan, Allinson, Brophy-Clews, Waldouck.
Edinburgh: Fife, Brown, Allen, Strauss, Katoa, Tonks, Fowles; Sutherland, Cochrane (capt), Andress, Bresler, Toolis, Ritchie, Watson, Du Preez.
Replacements: Turner, Shiells, Berghan, Bradbury, Dean, Hidalgo-Clyne, Kinghorn, Hoyland.


Chimpanzee grooming habits are influenced more by where they live than by genetic or ecological influences.

That is the conclusion of a study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Previous studies had shown that a specific style of grooming - grooming hand clasp (GHC) - was restricted to specific populations of chimpanzees.
By studying distinct communities of semi-wild chimps, the team identified different styles of GHC and showed they were learned by social convention.
These studies provide insights into how differences in social behaviours in human cultures and populations might have arisen.
GHC was first observed in the K(ajabala)-Group of chimpanzees living in the Mahale mountains of Tanzania.
During GHC, two chimpanzees raise one arm overhead and clasp each other's hands, whilst grooming one another with their free hand.
But not all chimpanzees groom in this way - animals in the nearby Gombe field-site never engage in GHC.
Why GHC is not pervasive throughout chimpanzee communities was the key question that Prof Edwin van Leeuwen from the Max Plank Institute for Psycholinguistics, the Netherlands, and his colleagues addressed.
Previous studies had shown natural variation in GHC style - including palm-to-palm, wrist-to-wrist and forearm-to-forearm clasping.
Prof van Leeuwen posited that a preference for a particular style would be "a strong indication that this behaviour follows cultural patterns".
The researchers recorded GHC behaviour in four social groups of semi-wild chimpanzees living in the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust (CWOT) in the north west of Zambia. Half of the chimpanzees were wild-born, whilst half were reared in the orphanage.
The chimpanzees originated from all over Africa and groups were formed based on their date of arrival at the orphanage. This meant that any differences in behaviour would unlikely be due to genetic or ecological influences.
Commenting on the study design Prof Lydia Luncz from the Max Plank Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany, told BBC News: "In recent years, research has shifted from debating the existence of culture in great apes to trying to understand its underlying mechanisms. This study uses one of the rare opportunities to study wild animals in a semi-wild setting."
Of the four groups studied, two engaged in GHC behaviour - one had a preference for wrist-to-wrist GHC whilst the other preferred palm-to-palm.
Whilst not included in the published data, Prof van Leeuwen said: "Most, if not all, individuals engaged in almost all styles (palm, wrist, forearm, other) at least once.
"This is actually part of our argument against genetic influences: if all individuals/pairs can do everything, but just prefer one style over the other, then genetics are ruled out as an explaining factor."
Asked why chimpanzees engage in this unusual behaviour, he said: "There are many hypotheses out there as to why the chimpanzees (and some bonobos) engage in GHC behaviour, one of which is to (re-)establish close social bonds."
But, just as in human cultures, the behaviour isn't fixed. There is at least one published example of an individual in a non-GHC community who spontaneously started engaging in GHC and, over time, transferred this to other members of the group.
Commenting on the new findings, Prof Frans de Waal, director of the Living Links Centre at at Emory University's Yerkes Primate Centre, said: "This is a very nice study that contributes to the field by looking in more detail at a defined behaviour.
"The idea of chimpanzee 'culture' was originally supported by experimental studies in captivity that show how behaviour can spread by social learning.
"The present study goes beyond this in taking neighbouring communities (where genetics and ecology are the same) and finding substantial differences from group to group. This is an extra argument for social learning."
According to Prof Luncz, the findings also provide insight into how human social behaviour has evolved: "In many ways, chimpanzees are very similar to us humans and by studying the similarities to our closest living relatives, we have the unique opportunity to learn more about the evolutionary roots of culture, which is one of the key elements of our identity".


A motorist crashed through a fence and onto a train track, causing several hours of delays for passengers.

Emergency services were called to the line near Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, at about 21:30 GMT on Monday.
A tow truck had to be called to remove the car, which was stuck on the track. No one was trapped or badly hurt.
The 18-year-old driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, driving without insurance and careless driving.
Train operator c2c apologised for delays to passengers.
It said services were disrupted for about three hours while the car was removed and Network Rail engineers examined the track and repaired the fence.


Bradford City defender Matt Kilgallon has signed a new one-year deal.

The 33-year-old former Leeds United, Sheffield United and Sunderland man was restricted to seven league appearances last season because of injury.
He told the club website: 'I'm really happy to sign a new contract here and I'm glad that it has all been sorted now.
"We've got good players here so I believe we can push on and have another good season."


Motorists are being asked to avoid the Posthouse Roundabout between Wrexham and Chester as planned closures come into force for roadworks.

It affects both the A55 expressway and the A483 south of Chester.
Overnight closures will be in place from 20:00 BST on Friday on the western side of the roundabout, and the northbound carriageway from Pulford traffic lights.
Restrictions will be in place until 05:00 on Monday.
Highways England, which is overseeing the Â£6m improvement project, said the long-running roadworks were nearing completion and should be finished by 28 June.
During the day on Saturday and Sunday there will be one lane open on the A483 northbound onto the Posthouse Roundabout, however vehicles will not be able to turn right onto the eastbound A55.
Instead, traffic must follow A55 diversions via junction 35.
"We apologise for the delay and disruption in completing this complicated improvement and for the inconvenience these delays have caused to road users on both sides of the border, " said Andy Withington from Highways England.
"We have pulled out all the stops to make sure that the project is completed by Sunday, 28 June - and are still on course to open the road by then."
Work on the roads was originally due to be completed in March, prompting complaints from local politicians on both sides of the Wales and England border.


British police are to be sent to party destinations Ibiza and Magaluf to help Spanish police deal with victims and offenders from the UK.

A two-week trial will see a sergeant and a constable from West Midlands Police working alongside officers from the Guardia Civil.
They will spend the first week in Magaluf in Majorca and the second in San Antonio, Ibiza.
The project is being paid for by the Foreign Office.
Police from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Morocco have already taken part in similar initiatives in Spain.
Magaluf hit the headlines earlier this summer when holidaymakers defied new rules aiming to crack down on drunkenness.
The two British officers will patrol alongside Spanish colleagues in tourist hotspots including beaches, airport terminals and town centres.
They will wear full British uniform and work eight-hour shifts between 07:00 and 22:00 CEST (BST+1), starting on Monday.
The National Police Chiefs' Council said it would assist the Guardia Civil when British nationals were victims of crime, support any criminal investigations where Britons were victims, witnesses or offenders, and help British nationals who were victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse or other serious offences.
Simon Manley, British ambassador to Spain, said: "The presence of UK police officers will help to remind British holidaymakers of the importance of respecting local laws and customs, ensuring that everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday, free from trouble and crime."


Comedian Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for West End hit Matilda, is working on a musical adaptation of the film Groundhog Day.

Danny Rubin, who wrote the film script, and Matilda director Matthew Warchus, will also be on board.
Minchin, who revealed the news on his blog, said: "Our version of Groundhog Day is going to be both instantly recognisable, and utterly different."
The 1993 film, starring Bill Murray, is considered to be a comedy classic.
It tells the story of a grumpy weatherman who is sent to a small town to do a weather report and gets stuck in a time loop, having to live the same day over and over again until he learns how to be a better person.
Minchin wrote: "The central conceit is perfectly suited to the theatre... it has the potential to be complex, dark, visually fascinating, and thematically rich, whilst still being a joyous romantic comedy with cool tunes and lots of gags.
"It's certainly not an easy job, and I'm truly honoured - and genuinely excited - that Danny is letting me have a crack at it."
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He added that Stephen Sondheim had considered adapting Groundhog Day for the stage a few years ago but "it got put on the back burner, and he is now happy that we're making a go of it. We have Steve's blessing - and it's a blessing I value enormously."
The comedian added that he hoped Groundhog Day would be on the stage in a couple of years but did not reveal where.
He has already written two ballads for the musical which he showcased at a gig in London late last year but did not reveal what the songs were in relation to.
Minchin's Matilda has been playing at the Cambridge Theatre in London's West End since October 2011, winning great critical acclaim and many accolades, including seven Laurence Olivier awards. Matilda opened in Broadway's Shubert Theatre in April 2013 - it won four Tony Awards last year, having received 12 nominations.
Last year, Minchin starred as Judas Iscariot in the arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Jesus Christ Superstar, and recently filmed his role as rock star Atticus Fetch for the sixth series of US TV comedy drama Californication.


A British father-of-three who feared he would be paralysed by an inoperable tumour has died at the Dignitas centre in Switzerland.

Businessman Jeffrey Spector, 54, of St Annes, Lancashire, died on Friday following a six-year illness.
He was surrounded by friends and family at a meal shortly before his death at the clinic, which aids accompanied suicide.
His wife Elaine and three daughters said they respected his decision.
The family said in a statement: "Whilst we are now in a state of all-consuming grief and miss Jeffrey very much, we also recognise that he is now at peace and away from the fear which surrounded him in the last few weeks of his life.
"Jeffrey ended his life with dignity and control which was his overwhelming desire."
In an interview with the Blackpool Gazette last week, Mr Spector said: "If I am paralysed and can't speak, send me to the spirit world."
He reportedly said the condition was affecting his nervous system.
Friend Linda Earle, who had known him for 20 years, said: "He's fought it every step of the way. I've never known a man try so hard.
"I don't blame him for a minute....it's no one else's decision but his own."
Journalist David Graham told BBC Radio Lancashire he had spoken to Mr Spector at his hotel near the clinic in Zurich.
Mr Graham said Mr Spector, a director of an advertising agency, had had a series of consultations with leading surgeons across the UK.
"He had one operation which failed and I think that spurred him on the Dignitas route," said Mr Graham.
In England and Wales, the Suicide Act 1961 makes it an offence to encourage or assist a suicide or a suicide attempt.
Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer said he would attempt to reintroduce a bill that would allow assisted dying in the UK.
He said it was "completely wrong" that terminally ill people did not have the option to end their life.
"Whatever your take on the subject, it should be debated," Lord Falconer told the BBC.
Last year the Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, clarified assisted suicide guidelines, making the prosecution of health professionals less likely.
However, in April, disability rights campaigners who said assisted suicide policy was too "liberal" won permission to bring a legal challenge to her policy.
Rob George, president of the Association for Palliative Medicine, said he was concerned about any possible law change.
He said: "This is a dangerous distraction from providing decent health care, and actually it's the dying that we need to look after.
"Our job is to look after people as they die... not in order that they die."
However, the daughter of a woman who died at Dignitas last year said she wanted the law to change so that terminally ill people could end their life at home.
Jayne Bramwell's daughter Lindsay said that it would help to "ease the path for everyone involved and make what is a horrendous time a bit easier".
She said it was "enormously distressing" for her mother to have to travel to Switzerland in a wheelchair.
"She just wanted to be at home and have all her family with her..." she said.
In 2008, a paralysed rugby player from Worcester died at Dignitas.
Daniel James, 23, had a collapsed spine following an accident during training with Nuneaton Rugby Club. The Director of Public Prosecutions said prosecutions in the case would not be in the public interest.
Dignitas, which said it aided "accompanied suicide", often described as assisted suicide, has not commented specifically on the Jeffrey Spector case.
The charity, founded in 1998, said: "The main work of Dignitas is not assistance in dying but in fact suicide preventive work, above all suicide-attempt-prevention work in a broad sense."


Australia claimed a series whitewash over England with a 55-41 victory in the third and final game.

The hosts were well beaten over the series, with Australia winning 58-52 in Liverpool and 60-44 in Friday's first game in London.
England went in level after the first quarter on Sunday, but Tracey Neville's side could not contain the world and Commonwealth champions.
Roses captain Sara Bayman was sent off late on in a physical contest.
Neville, whose side are ranked third in the world, told Sky Sports her team have "improved so much", adding "it's so frustrating that they can't reward themselves".
"The aim of this series was to expose players and see where they are at, and I think everyone did what they could," she added.
"It's really good experience for me as a coach. It's hard to step away from the winning mentality to look at the long-term aim.
"I now have to look at how I keep the energy up when they go back to their respective clubs."
The England players will now prepare for the domestic Superleague season, which starts on Saturday and runs for four months.


Furniture giant Ikea says it will spend €1bn (£735m) over the next five years to tackle climate change.

This is far more than many countries are doing, and Ikea says if other firms follow suit, they can force down the price of energy from renewables.
Over the next five years, the company says it will spend €500m on wind power and €100m on solar.
Its charitable arm will spend a further €400m helping poor countries likely to be worst hit by climate change.
The announcement comes as governments meeting at a UN conference are discussing targets on climate change way lower than scientists say is necessary to ensure a stable climate.
Ikea believes businesses must take a lead while politicians delay. Peter Agnefjall, its chief executive, said: “Climate change is one of the world’s biggest challenges and we need bold commitments and action to find a solution.
“That’s why we are going all in to transform our business, to ensure that it is fit for the future and we can have a positive impact.”
The firm plans for all its buildings be powered by renewables. All the lighting it sells will run on LEDs: the company says it will force down the price of the bulbs.
The group has invested €1.5bn in wind and solar since 2009, committing to own and operate 314 offsite wind turbines and installing 700,000 solar panels on its buildings.
The announcement is the latest in a series of unpredicted moves on climate change. The European oil and gas majors, including Shell and BP, have called on governments to introduce a carbon price to force coal – the dirtiest fuel - out of the energy mix.
The Saudi oil minister has said he expects his country to switch from oil to solar in decades to come. Apple are thought to be developing an electric car. The chief executive of Unilever has called for much more ambitious targets from governments to drive investment in clean technology.
And this week, leading economists and scientists called for a $150bn Global Apollo Programme to make renewable energy cheaper than coal.
Some analysts believe actions such as these suggest that the long battle over climate change has reached a turning point.
There is still huge resistance to change from coal-dependent nations and firms. One of them, Koch Industries in the US, is supporting its views with an investment of nearly £1bn in political campaigning in the US elections.
But a divide is emerging between powerful businesses taking very clear sides on the debate over climate and energy.
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Consumers are not paying enough for their food and the cost will have to go up, according to a key industry figure in Northern Ireland.

Tony O'Neill, who chairs the Agri-Food Strategy Board, said that supermarkets were getting most out of the supply chain.
He said European subsidies for farmers allowed the production of cheap food.
Mr O'Neill said that instead of supporting farmers, much of the profit was being eaten up by retailers.
Speaking to the assembly's agriculture and environment committee, he said supermarkets which have been posting healthy profits will have to share them with farmers to keep the industry viable.
"There's no doubt that the supermarkets are now realising that they've gone too far, but they have to find a way back and I don't think they know the way back," he told the committee.
Mr O'Neill said there were "two agendas" in farming - those who supported competitive production and those who backed farming's environmental outcomes.
The committee also heard that Northern Ireland needed up to 6,000 farmers who could produce high volumes of food competitively in a global marketplace.
He added that Northern Ireland also needed 20,000 farmers who would look after the countryside.


Ryan Stevenson hit a brace as Ayr United kept their play-off charge on track with a demolition of Cowdenbeath.

He had already headed against the post before Robbie McCrorie nodded home Brian Gilmour's corner.
Cowden keeper Alin Roman made a string of fine saves, but Stevenson fired home a right-footed effort and Craig Moore headed the third.
Declan Hughes fired Cowden's reply from just outside the box before Stevenson drilled home his second.
Ayr move to within two points of second-top Peterhead with a game in hand.


Seven people have died and two are missing after a container ship crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa, officials say.

The Jolly Nero smashed into the 50m (164ft) concrete and glass tower late on Tuesday, causing it to collapse.
Rescue workers have been searching in the rubble for survivors while divers are scouring the surrounding water.
The ship's captain is being investigated by prosecutors with a view to possible manslaughter charges.
Officials, though, have said that some sort of mechanical failure was most likely to blame for what happened.
The vessel has been impounded and its "black box" seized by investigators, according to Italy's Ansa news agency.
By Alan Johnston BBC News, Rome
Italians woke up to the shocking images of the devastation that had unfolded in the night on the quayside in Genoa.
And inevitably, the scene stirred memories of the last major maritime accident in Italy; the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship not much more than a year ago.
The loss of life then was much greater. But in this latest incident you again had an Italian-owned and -operated vessel in another deadly collision that seemed hard to explain.
And the people of Genoa are stunned.
The control tower was a major landmark in the port area of this seafaring city. And it was torn out of the skyline in the most brutal way, at the cost of several lives.
Genoa will be in mourning for days to come.
The accident occurred at about 23:00 on Tuesday (21:00 GMT), when a shift change was taking place in the control tower and about 13 people were thought to be inside.
Several of the bodies were recovered from an area near the tower's submerged elevator.
The Jolly Nero was manoeuvring out of the port with the help of tugboats in calm conditions, on its way to Naples, reports said.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but Italian Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said there could have been a problem with the ship's engines or with the tugboat cables.
Genoa's Il Secolo XIX newspaper quoted one of the Jolly Nero's pilots as saying: "Two engines seem to have failed and we lost control of the ship."
The head of the Genoa Port Authority, Luigi Merlo, told the newspaper: "It's very difficult to explain how this could have happened because the ship should not have been where it was."
Two tug boats were moving the vessel, there was a port pilot on board, and sea conditions were "perfect", he added.
"It's a terrible tragedy. We're in turmoil, speechless," Mr Merlo told local TV.
The ship's owner, Stefano Messina, who arrived at the port soon after the crash, had tears in his eyes as he told journalists: "We are all utterly shocked. Nothing like this has ever happened before, we are desperate."
Genoa is Italy's busiest port. Mayor Marco Doria said there was an average of 14 accidents a year, but that the incident late on Tuesday was unprecedented.
All that was left of the control tower after the crash was a buckled metal exterior staircase.
"It was an incredible sight: the control tower was leaning perilously," the port's nightwatchman told La Repubblica newspaper.
Six of those killed have so far been identified. Two of them - Maurizio Potenza and Michele Robazza - were pilots for the port. Another three - Fratantonio Daniel, David Morella and Marco De Candussio - were coastguard officers. The sixth was Sergio Basso, who worked for a tugboat operator.
Four people were being treated for injuries, two of whom were in critical condition.
"The main injuries are fractures, crushed body parts, significant traumas," emergency services doctor Andrea Furgani said.
The Jolly Nero is almost 240m (787ft) long and has a gross tonnage of nearly 40,600 tonnes. It is owned by the Italian firm Ignazio Messina & Co.
The BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says that whatever the cause of the crash, it has revived memories of the accident involving the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian island of Giglio in January 2012, which left 32 people dead.
Now another Italian-owned and -operated ship has been involved in a deadly accident and the nation's reputation for maritime safety has taken a further beating, our correspondent adds.


Sir Mike Rake, the deputy chairman of Barclays since 2012, is quitting the bank.

The news comes just a week after Antony Jenkins, Barclays' chief executive, was fired after falling out with the board.
Sir Mike is taking up a job as the new chairman of payments processing firm Worldpay.
"I've been very impressed by the Worldpay story so far and am looking forward to being part of the journey," Sir Mike said.
"The payments industry has never been more exciting and Worldpay is at the forefront of this innovation," he added.
Sir Mike - who has been on the Barclays board since 2008 - is a "highly respected figure in the business world", said BBC business editor Kamal Ahmed.
His decision to leave "may well raise questions in investors' minds" at a time of transition, our reporter added.
Sir Mike was not believed to have been a huge supporter of Mr Jenkins, he adds.
Sir Mike was a firm ally of Bob Diamond, the previous chief executive of Barclays, who came from the investment bank side of the business.
Sir Mike is also chairman of BT Group and served as the chairman of the CBI, the British business organisation, from June 2013 until this year.
In response, a Barclays spokesperson said: "Sir Michael Rake is the deputy chairman and senior independent director on the Barclays Board.
"Sir Michael intends to continue in these positions, and be a member of the board, until at least the end of 2015. If and when he stands down from the Barclays board, a new senior independent director will of course have been appointed."


North Korea has sentenced a US man to 10 years of hard labour for spying.

Kim Dong-chul, a 62-year-old naturalised US citizen born in South Korea, was arrested last October.
Kim had made an apparent confession in Pyongyang last month in front of reporters, saying he was paid by South Korean intelligence officers.
The US has previously accused North Korea of using its citizens as pawns in a diplomatic game. Pyongyang denies the accusations.
At the time of Kim's arrest, the US State Department had said it would not be commenting on the case as speaking publicly about detained Americans can complicate the process of getting them released.
In March, US student Otto Frederick Warmbier was jailed for 15 years for stealing a propaganda sign and "crimes against the state".
North Korea has previously said Kim had a USB stick containing military and nuclear secrets on him when he was arrested in the special economic zone of Rason.
Kim, who used to live in Virginia, had said he was introduced to South Korean spies by US intelligence officers.
Forced public confessions by foreign prisoners are common in North Korea.
Kim's imprisonment comes amid a period of high tensions. North Korea has recently conducted a series of missile tests following its fourth nuclear test in January, both of which break UN sanctions.
Pyongyang attempted to launch two mid-range ballistic missiles on Thursday which crashed shortly after their launches, prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
It is believed it will attempt a fifth nuclear test soon.
The recent burst in activity is thought to be a ramp-up to a rare party congress due to be held on 6 May, where leader Kim Jong-un is expected to consolidate power.
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Rare hen harriers have bred successfully at a National Trust for Scotland (NTS) estate in the Cairngorms for the first time in living memory.

NTS said four chicks had hatched from one nest at the Mar Lodge Estate.
One male chick has been satellite tagged as part of the RSPB's Hen Harrier Life project.
The species was pushed to the brink of extinction by the early 1900s. Numbers recovered but there are still only about 500 breeding pairs in Scotland.
The large raptors are found mainly in moorland areas.
Mar Lodge Estate property manager David Frew said: "It is fantastic news and really exciting to see these birds returning to the estate for the first time in living memory.
"We have worked hard to create an environment where raptors can thrive, and it is great to see that our approach to management is paying off."
Will Boyd-Wallis, from the Cairngorms National Park Authority, said: "We very much hope that the careful management undertaken by the National Trust for Scotland alongside other estates in the East Cairngorms Moorland Partnership and in the wider National Park will lead to many more pairs successfully returning to the area."
Blanaid Denman, from the RSPB's Hen Harrier Life Project, said the news was "amazing", given the "parlous state" of Scotland's hen harrier population.
She added: "National surveys show a 20% decline in just six years between 2004 and 2010 and east Scotland in particular has seen only a handful of successful breeding attempts in recent years.
"All this makes the return of hen harriers to Mar Lodge even more exciting and a wonderful cause for celebration."
From the end of the summer, people will be able to follow the tagged chick's adventures online via the Hen Harrier Life Project website.
In the meantime, Mar Lodge Estate is running an online poll to name the chick.


Deportivo La Coruna have sacked boss Victor Sanchez after a disappointing end to their season in La Liga.

Sanchez, 40, signed a contract extension in January to remain in charge until the end of next season.
However, Deportivo won just two of their last 22 league games and were beaten 8-0 at home by Barcelona on 20 April as they finished 15th.
Former Spain and Real Madrid midfielder Sanchez was in charge of Deportivo for 13 months.


England coach Eddie Jones will name his 45-man Elite Player Squad squad ahead of the autumn Tests at 10:00 BST on Friday.

Dai Young, boss of Premiership leaders Wasps, expects a number of his in-form players to make the cut.
"I'd like to think, the way we've played, we'll have a few in there," Young told BBC Sport.
"I know [Jones has] had contact with some of the players on a regular basis - we have got a number in the mix."
Jones will also name a trimmed down party of approximately 35 for a training camp in Brighton next week.
The final squad before the autumn Tests will be named on 26 October, and with injuries to Wasps' James Haskell and Harlequins' Jack Clifford, England currently have a void at open-side flanker.
Northampton's Teimana Harrison started there in England's last match - against Australia in Sydney as Jones' men wrapped up a series whitewash - and is set to be named in Friday's squad.
But the Wasps' pair of Guy Thompson and Sam Jones have impressed so far this campaign.
"There has been a lot of talk about Guy with his form at the start of the season," added Young.
"And everyone knows what a big fan I am of Sam Jones - his work-rate is phenomenal."
Hooker Tommy Taylor has been "excellent" according to Young, while Wasps number eight Nathan Hughes is likely to be involved having qualified on residency in the summer.
Scrum-halves Joe Simpson and Dan Robson have also both stood out in partnership with fly-half Danny Cipriani.
Meanwhile, Leicester flanker Will Evans has been touted as a possible solution to England's number seven conundrum.
Evans starred for the Junior World Championship-winning Under-20s in the summer, and followed that by being named in an England training squad in August.
It is understood Evans is set be named in the EPS on Friday, but his director of rugby at the Tigers, Richard Cockerill, says the 19-year-old should not yet be thrust into the international arena.
"Will is not ready to play international rugby," Cockerill told BBC Sport.
"The reality is he has started one game for Leicester, and before that he was playing for Ampthill in National One.
"Eddie sees him as a project player and is keen to get the transfer from 20s to the senior group - and his potential is huge.
"He is a great young player, who is going to be very, very good. But at the moment but he is not ready yet [for Test rugby]."
However, Cockerill feels differently about Mike Williams, the Zimbabwe-born Tigers forward, who is a firm part of Jones' plans, and could even make his England debut come November.
"Mike Williams has a little bit more experience," Cockerill said of the 24-year-old.
"Given the opportunity he is ready to step up to Test match level today."


Nottinghamshire seamer Jackson Bird says he has returned to the County Championship on a personal mission.

Bird, 29, took 19 wickets in the competition in a three-month spell with Hampshire last season.
"I got a bit of a taste for it and didn't play as well as I'd have liked. I feel that I've got a point to prove to myself more than anything," he said.
He is available for the opening 10 matches of Notts' county campaign, starting against Surrey on Sunday.
Bird, who has taken 21 wickets in five Tests for Australia, is eager to begin the season at home at Trent Bridge, having been overlooked by national selectors for the first Test of the 2013 Ashes series at the venue.
And he is determined to help Notts get off to an improved start to the four-day campaign, having won two and lost four of their opening 10 County Championship matches last summer.
"I just want to contribute, get Notts off to good start and win as many games of cricket as we can," Bird told BBC Radio Nottingham.


Action camera firm GoPro has recalled its new drone after reports of power failures.

The company said there had been a ???small number of cases??? of the drone malfunctioning during flight.
GoPro said it would rectify the problem and put the Karma drone back on sale once the issue was resolved. Anyone who has bought the $799 (??646) drone can get a full refund, it said.
GoPro launched the Karma in September along with two new cameras.
The cameras are not affected by the recall, the company said on Tuesday.
GoPro issued the recall notice just as polls began to close in the US presidential election - giving rise to accusations the company was seeking to bury the news.
Instructions for people who bought the drone have been posted on the GoPro website.
GoPro boss Nick Woodman had high hopes for the drone when it launched.
???These products are the best products we???ve ever made,??? he told the BBC in September.
He needs the products to reverse the recent fortunes of the company he founded.
More competitive rivals such as DJI, as well as a trend of people using their smartphones to take pictures rather than buying cameras, has seen GoPro???s shares slump over the past year.
In its latest earnings report, published at the beginning of November, the company posted a loss of $84m.
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This year's Christmas special episode of Doctor Who, will see the Doctor teaming up with a superhero.

The special, called The Return of Doctor Mysterio, will be shown on BBC One on Christmas Day.
It sees The Doctor working together with a superhero called Doctor Mysterio to save New York from a deadly alien threat.
The dynamic duo will be joined on their quest by an investigative journalist, played by actress Charity Wakefield.
The mysterious Doctor Mysterio will be played by actor Justin Chatwin, and the episode will be written by Steven Moffat.
Writer Steven Moffat said: "I've always loved superheroes and this Christmas Doctor Who dives into that world. My favourite superhero is Clark Kent. Not Superman, Clark Kent."
Matt Lucas, who said he would return to Doctor Who earlier this year, will also appear in this episode.


More schools have been rated as performing well in the second year of a colour-coded rating system.

There were 333 primary and secondary schools in the top "green" category in 2015, up from 236 in 2014.
"Red" schools, those needing the most improvement, fell from 81 to 58.
But a group of north Wales primaries have claimed the system unfairly penalises small schools, where the performance of a single child can see a school judged in need of improvement.
Under the system, schools are placed in one of four categories - green, yellow, amber or red - reflecting the levels of support needed.
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Education Minister Huw Lewis said: "This is not about crude league tables or labelling schools - it is about directing the right support to schools that need it and ensuring improvements right across our school system.
"Ultimately it is about raising standards and supporting our schools to self improve.
"Categorisation is also a system that delivers for all learners. Schools cannot just rely on the performance of their top students as any school performing below the agreed minimum standard for its free school meal pupils will not be put into the green category."
David Evans, secretary of teaching union NUT Cymru, welcomed the results as a "snapshot", but warned:  "We shouldn't make any specific judgements on the basis of categorisation results alone.
"Schools in the green category may still need support in certain areas, while there is undoubtedly excellent teaching and learning taking place within aspects of those schools placed in yellow, amber and red.
"We must see categorization as part of the wider evaluation of schools, and more specifically as a way of identifying what support is needed, rather than a simple mechanism for judgement."
The Welsh Conservatives' Shadow Education Minister Angela Burns said: "In many ways, these rankings tell us what we already know, and what Estyn said earlier this week - that the gap between schools doing well and those that are not is too wide.
"Indeed, the performance of secondary schools across Wales remains worryingly inconsistent."
Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas urged Labour ministers to give underperforming schools the help they needed.
"It is concerning that some schools identified as needing help last year seem to remain stubbornly stuck and not improving, and also that other schools, even with support, have declined," he said.
Liberal Democrat AM Aled Roberts said: "The new system is certainly an improvement on banding [the previous process] but it still does not take into account variations within a specific school.
"A green grade overall can mask any number of shortcomings in individual departments in the same way as a red grade can mask examples of excellence in a school."


A handgun used in the murder of a senior IRA man in Belfast was "extremely rare" and came from eastern Europe, police have said.

Gerard 'Jock' Davison, 47, was shot dead at Welsh Street, in the Markets area at 09:09 BST on Tuesday 5 May.
A gunman shot him from behind before standing over him and shooting him four more times in the head.
A senior police officer told the BBC Crimewatch programme that the gun and bullets were unusual.
"The weapon and bullets used were an eastern European type called Makarov," Det Supt Kevin Geddes said on the programme.
"These 9mm bullets are unusual in as much as they will not work in most types of western handgun.
"They are a slightly different size and can only be fired using a Makarov type gun.
"This type of weapon and ammunition are extremely rare in Northern Ireland."
Witnesses to the shooting said the gunman was 5ft 6in tall and was wearing a dark, hooded rain jacket. He escaped up an alleyway towards Stanfield Place.
"We need to know where he went next. We are also issuing a photo of a similar type jacket in the hope this may jog someone's memory," Det Supt Geddes said.
Police believe the gunman may have been standing at the junction of Welsh Street and McAuley Street shortly before the shooting.
A man was also seen with a red and white carrier bag, holding it with two hands on Welsh Street.
Police also appealed to anyone who parked a car in the Markets area between 08:00 BST and 09:00 BST on that Tuesday, and then walked to work, to contact them.
Police have said they do not believe dissident republicans were behind the attack, and do not believe Mr Davison's murder was sectarian.
So far, three people have been arrested over the murder, but all of them have been released without charge.
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. It was one of Northern Ireland's most high profile killings.
Mr Davison's uncle, Terence, was later acquitted of Mr McCartney's murder.
Crimewatch was broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland on Tuesday at 21:00 BST and is available on BBC iPlayer


The band Little Mix have been forced to cancel their Belfast gigs after singer Jesy Nelson became unwell.

31 March 2016 Last updated at 20:44 BST
The girl band was due to play a matinee and evening show at the SSE Arena on Thursday.
Helen Jones reports.


Dozens of homeless people and those who used to live on the streets are learning opera at the Booth Centre in Manchester.

26 November 2015 Last updated at 17:42 GMT
The project aims to improve their confidence and self-esteem.
The choir is in rehearsal for a performance of The Passion, which will take to the stage next Easter.
Composer and conductor James MacMillan said the programme, run in collaboration with Streetwise Opera and ensemble The Sixteen, was "such a wonderful way to use the gift of music to transform people's lives and make people happy".


UK interest rates have been held at 0.5% once again by the Bank of England.

All nine members of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep rates at their record low, where they have now been for seven years.
The decision to freeze rates comes amid worries about global growth and uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum.
The Bank said uncertainty in the run-up to the referendum on EU membership - to be held on 23 June - had hit sterling, and that UK economic growth could slow.
"There appears to be increased uncertainty surrounding the forthcoming referendum," policymakers said.
"That uncertainty is likely to have been a significant driver of the decline in sterling.
"It may also delay some spending decisions and depress growth of aggregate demand in the near term."
Bank governor Mark Carney recently highlighted some benefits of the UK's EU membership, but said the Bank would not comment on the long-term implications of an exit.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at financial information firm Markit, said the rate decision was "no surprise".
He added: "The Bank highlighted how uncertainty regarding the June vote on the UK's membership of the EU is exacerbating wider concerns about the domestic and global economic outlook.
"Policymakers noted how spending by businesses and overall demand in the economy could weaken as a result of the intensifying Brexit fears, which would worsen an already shaky start to the year."
Once again the Bank said that interest rates were more likely to rise than not over the coming two years, and that any rises would be gradual.
Martin Beck, senior economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club, said: "The prospect of a hike in the bank rate remains one for the dim and distant future."
He said that Chancellor George Osborne's Budget plans "implied a slightly more severe fiscal squeeze over the next five years than previously planned, which should further caution the MPC against a tighter policy".
David Kern, BCC Chief Economist, said the decision to keep interest rates and its QE programme on hold was "unsurprising" given the downgrading of the OBR's UK growth forecast in the Budget..
"The OBR's downgraded UK inflation forecasts, and the fact that the bank's own 2% inflation target is unlikely to be reached until late 2017 at the earliest, mean that a rise in interest rates is now likely to remain off the table for the foreseeable future," he said.
"While inflation and rates remain low, the government's priority must be on creating a stable business environment to support growth, and making it easier for SMEs, particularly exporters, to obtain finance on competitive terms."


Aljaz Bedene was knocked out of the French Open in the second round by Jiri Vesely - but then said he "will fight" to represent Britain over his native Slovenia.

The British number three lost 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 to Czech Vesely at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old then clarified earlier comments suggesting he might switch allegiance back to Slovenia.
"I really want to play for Great Britain and I'm still hoping," he said.
"I haven't really thought anything outside of that."
Bedene became a British citizen in 2015 but has been unable to overturn a ban preventing him from representing Great Britain in the Davis Cup.
After his first-round win on Monday, he said he hopes to play at the Olympics and to do so players must be available for the Davis Cup.
"I read a few interviews, and I don't actually remember what I was saying because I get nervous," he added.
"But until it looks like it's done, it's not done yet for me."
Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith said: "As a player of course you want to the play at the Olympics - that's why we want to help and get him available for selection as those players already in the team are."
Bedene's French Open campaign ended with defeat by Vesely over two hours and 52 minutes.
The world number 52 started sloppily and, while he was able to win the third set, he had no answer to the tall Czech.
The pair played out a 13-minute final game, but Vesely went through when Bedene hooked a cross-court shot narrowly wide.
World number one Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund are now the only Britons left in the tournament.
"I fought really well and I'm proud of that but disappointed to lose, especially after I thought I was better in the fourth set," said Bedene.
"I have to learn from  it, especially when those first two sets weren't great.
"Then I played well and started to show myself that if I can play my game. I can beat those guys."


Media watchdog Ofcom says it will investigate the Channel 4 docudrama UKIP: The First 100 Days for breaches of the broadcasting code.

More than 5,000 people complained about the programme, which imagined a future where Nigel Farage won the upcoming general election.
Ofcom said it might be in breach of rules on "offensive material, misleadingness and due impartiality".
"We are also considering fairness and privacy complaints," it said.
The programme mixed real news footage with fictional scenes, focusing on the career of Deepa Kaur, a newly-elected UKIP MP for Romford, played by Priyanga Burford.
It also depicted rioting on the streets in the wake of the UKIP election victory, mass, forced deportations and the establishment of a new "National Pride day".
The show was broadcast outside the election period, meaning Channel 4 did not have provide balancing views from other parties.
A Channel 4 spokeswoman said: "We are confident that the programme did not breach the Ofcom code and we will be providing a response to the investigation."
It had previously said "a lot of research" went into the film and that Mr Farage had been invited to watch it before the broadcast and then to do an interview afterwards but declined.
The UKIP leader tweeted after the drama went out that it was "a biased partisan depiction" of his party.
Critics were unkind, too. The Telegraph called it "fatally flawed", saying it stereotyped UKIP supporters as "an army of bald-headed, beer-swilling thugs".
The Guardian agreed that the drama "lacked nuance", adding: "It won't aid UKIP's cause in the run up to the election, but it probably won't make much of a dent in it either."


Ricky Ponting says he has no regrets about retiring after his final game for Australia ended in a heavy defeat to South Africa in Perth.

Ponting scored eight runs in his final appearance at the crease for his country to end a glittering Test career with 13,378 runs in 168 Tests.
"The decision to walk away was a pretty easy one," said Ponting after South Africa's series-clinching 309-run win.
Australia captain Michael Clarke said the game had lost a true great.
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"I'm a realist and I realise now that my best cricket is probably past me," added Ponting, the second highest run-scorer in Test history behind Sachin Tendulkar, after South Africa secured victory on the fourth day.
"As hard as I have tried over the last couple of years to find my form again and re-establish myself, I haven't been able to do that."
On a highly emotional day at the Waca, Ponting was given a guard of honour by the South Africa team as he walked to the crease, instigated by captain Graeme Smith.
The 37-year-old, who announced his retirement before the match, lasted just 23 deliveries and 39 minutes before he was well held by Jacques Kallis as he attempted to force a shot off the back foot from Robin Peterson's bowling.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Twitter: "The best batsman I had the privilege to play against was Ricky Ponting. Australian cricket will not be the same without him. Punter played better against me than Sachin Tendulkar did. Both are incredible players, but if I had to pick one it would be Ricky."
England wicketkeeper Matt Prior on Twitter: "Congrats to Ricky Ponting on an amazing career. One of, if not the, best batsmen I've ever played against and a fierce opponent."
The South Africa players shook Ponting's hand as he left the field, and he turned to wave his bat to the crowd as the big screen showed the words "Thanks Ricky".
After the game, he received a standing ovation during a lap of honour as he was hoisted aloft by team-mates Michael Clarke and David Warner.
Ponting's wife, Rianna, and daughters Emmy and Matisse, were among the crowd of 7,166.
"It would have been nice to have played one more Test but the decision has been made and I'm disappointed not to have contributed more this week," added Ponting, who ended the match with a total of 12 runs.
"It's probably been the toughest Test match I have played."
Clarke urged Cricket Australia to use three-time World Cup-winner Ponting's vast knowledge and experience to help the country in the future.
"He's one of the greatest players I've been lucky enough to play with," he said.
"I've said before I hope Cricket Australia do everything in their power to keep him involved in this great game because he's one of a kind and I think the game needs him."
Meanwhile, Smith explained the decision behind South Africa's guard of honour for Ponting.
"It was just a sign of respect for someone who has given the game so much," said the South Africa captain.
"I'm sure we're all going to miss Ricky as an opponent.
"I just told him he deserved everything that comes his way and can be proud of everything he's achieved."


Russell Slade believes his successor as Cardiff City boss will inherit a squad with the potential to win promotion to the Premier League.

The Bluebirds ended the season eighth in the Championship as Slade drew his final match in charge against Birmingham on Saturday.
He will be Cardiff's head of football next term, with a new head coach appointed to oversee the first-team.
"I think he [successor] has a nucleus of a good group," said Slade.
"It's important for him to hang on to those good players who've served Cardiff well and then to build around that.
"I think there's a sound platform now for the club to move forward."
Slade succeeded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Cardiff manager in October 2014, with the club languishing in the bottom half of the Championship table.
The former Leyton Orient boss initially struggled to convince the Bluebirds' fans, who called for his sacking during his first season at the helm.
During his second campaign, Slade has had to cut costs and contend with a transfer embargo, which was only lifted on the final day of the season.
Despite those limitations, the 55-year-old almost led Cardiff to the play-offs, with those hopes dashed by a dismal 3-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday on the penultimate weekend.
"I'm pleased and proud of what my players and my staff have done, in terms of changing the momentum into a positive momentum," Slade added.
"I think it's a great opportunity now. It's not going to be the club I came into. It's going to be a club that came very close to finishing in the top six.
"There's a great platform to build on, that is what someone is going to inherit. It's quite exciting.
"We've made progress. There's more cohesion, we've gone from 11th to 8th. It's not going to take an awful lot more progress to move forward a little bit more."
Slade would not be drawn on whether he considered his new role as a demotion.
"I'm not a bitter and twisted man. It's for the good of the club," he said.
"There's nothing bigger than the club, that's the most important thing. I will play my part.
"I did want a bit more, we all want a bit more as a manager in terms of success, but I think the perception from outside is that me and my team have done a good job here, we just missed out, but it's a tick in the box."


An NHS trust that has already been placed in special measures has been told it must take urgent action or face leadership changes.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust was put in special measures after the Keogh review this year found it had major failings.
Health regulator Monitor has now found problems are broader than first thought and has imposed new conditions on the trust's licence to ensure improvements.
Medway NHS said it recognised the urgency and was addressing the issues.
Paul Streat, Monitor's regional director, said: "We know that staff are working hard to improve the quality of the trust's services, but we need the organisation's leadership to do more to make sure that urgent change happens quickly.
"The new licence condition gives us the power to make changes at the top if the current leadership fails to deliver."
He said the trust had failed to address properly poor A&E performance.
Problems identified by the Care Quality Commission in midwifery and maternity services last month meant the trust continued to operate in breach of its licence, he added.
He also said an improvement director who was appointed to support the trust as part of the special measures regime had found that the trust had focused on tackling care quality issues but needed "a credible clinical strategy for the organisation as a whole".
Mark Devlin, chief executive of Medway NHS, said: "Our new leadership team has made some real and tangible progress in tackling issues raised by the Keogh review."
But he added: "I absolutely accept the need for a new comprehensive clinical strategy to sustainably transform services."
He said top priorities for the new medical director, chief nurse and whole team were to ensure improvements and shape the new clinical strategy.
He added improvements already made included a fall in staff vacancies, more than 60 additional nurses and over 20 clinical consultants employed, lower staff sickness and lower staff turnover.
The first phase of redesigning the emergency department was under way, he added.
Fourteen trusts across England were investigated for high death rates this year after the public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal.
The investigation, led by NHS England's medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, led to 11 of those trusts being placed in special measures.
Medway was criticised for poor communication with patients, poor management of deteriorating patients, inappropriate referrals, delayed discharges and long waits in A&E.


A man accused of stabbing his ex-partner to death told police she came at him with a knife and they started to struggle, a court has heard.

Mohammed Ali Abboud is on trial for murdering Agnieszka Szefler at the home they used to share in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, in January.
The jury were shown video footage of Mr Abboud telling detectives Ms Szefler "fell" with the knife in her hand.
The 57-year-old denies all the charges against him.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard Mr Abboud told officers that Ms Szefler's temper changed just before she had her period and that she often threw household items at him during this time.
He said the 27-year-old teacher sustained serious injuries during the struggle on 23 January.
He said: "She fell. She had the knife in her hand."
The video footage of the police interview was shown on the fourth day of proceedings against Mr Abboud, who also denies a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by covering up his role in his former partner's death.
In the footage, a detective told Mr Abboud that he did not believe his claims that he did not murder Ms Szefler.
The policeman then asked the accused to admit that he murdered her.
But Mr Abboud said the pair got into a struggle and he was trying to stop her from causing any of them serious injury.
He said: "I was trying to stop her. It got out of hand."
Mr Abboud's lawyers have lodged a special defence of self defence.
The trial, before judge Lord Uist, continues.


Police suspect a "rogue batch of contaminated heroin" may have been responsible for the sudden death of a woman in a Wiltshire car park.

The body of the 36-year-old was discovered on Friday evening in Culver Street, Salisbury.
Officers said "there may be a quantity of contaminated heroin" in the city and have issued an 'urgent warning' to drug users to be aware.
The woman has not been formally identified.
DS Guy Williams, of Salisbury CID, said the batch of drugs could "have the potential to lead to further illness or death".
He added: "We would like to reassure the local community we are carrying out a detailed and robust investigation following this death and enquiries will be continuing."


Sunderland manager Simon Grayson was the key to Aiden McGeady joining the Championship club after a successful spell together at Preston last season.

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McGeady, 31, was brought in from Everton for an undisclosed fee, just five days after Grayson's appointment as Black Cats boss.
The former Celtic player scored eight goals in 35 games last term.
"I didn't know the manager much but he gave me a licence to express myself," McGeady told BBC Look North.
"It was the best thing that could have happened to me, I played the best football I've played for a few years and re-found that love and enjoyment of the game that maybe I'd been missing."
Despite spending three and a half seasons at Goodison Park, Republic of Ireland international McGeady was limited to 43 appearances in all competitions and spent time on loan to Sheffield Wednesday and North End.
He has joined a Sunderland side hoping to turn around their fortunes following relegation last season and a turnover of personnel at the Stadium of Light.
"Obviously the club coming down from the Premier League I suppose we've gone back to basics a bit where they have to start again and build a steady platform," he added.
"The last few years has been battling against relegation, with the new manager and new players we'll reinvigorate the fans and players who are looking to get back up."


The Syrian military has unilaterally declared a 72-hour truce covering the whole country, state media report.

The "regime of calm" began at 01:00 on Wednesday (22:00 GMT on Tuesday) and will last until midnight on Friday.
A number of rebel groups have said they will respect the truce, which covers the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Earlier, President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance outside the capital, Damascus, attending Eid prayers in the devastated city of Homs.
Large parts of Homs were once controlled by rebel forces, but for the past two years they have been confined to one besieged suburb.
There was no indication in the military's announcement that the "regime of calm", which came at the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr, had been discussed with its opponents.
However, the Western-backed Free Syrian Army and allied rebel factions said they would abide by the truce "so long as the other side does the same".
"Until now, [the government] has not abided by what it has announced, in that it has launched a number of attacks in various areas today," said a statement posted on Twitter by Mohammed Alloush, the opposition's former chief peace negotiator.
A spokesman for the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam earlier told the Associated Press that it was battling government forces around the village of Mayda, in the rural eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus.
The state-run Sana news agency said government forces had gained control of large parts of the Mayda, making it a "launching point" to expand operations.
A rescue worker in the divided northern city of Aleppo also said barrel bombs dropped by government aircraft had struck the rebel-held Hraitan area.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, meanwhile said two children had been killed by missiles fired by rebel groups at the pro-government, predominantly Shia village of Zahraa, north-west of Aleppo.
US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the temporary truce.
"We are trying very hard to grow these current discussions in a longer-lasting, real, enforceable, cessation of hostilities," he said during a visit to Georgia. "We hope that the 72 hours could perhaps be a harbinger of possibilities to come."
The military also did not say whether the truce would result in a pause in action against so-called Islamic State (IS) and al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria.
The rival jihadist groups were excluded from a nationwide cessation of hostilities brokered by the US and Russia in late February, which collapsed after several weeks with both sides accusing each other of repeated violations.
On Tuesday evening, 16 people were killed in an IS suicide bombing at a bakery in the north-eastern city of Hassakeh, where a crowd was buying bread before breaking their fasts on the last day of Ramadan.
More than 250,000 people have been killed since an uprising against Mr Assad erupted five years ago. Eleven million others have been forced from their homes.


Lord Leveson's exhaustive inquiry into the media is due to report on Thursday with recommendations on the future regulation of the press and conduct between the press, politicians and police.

During eight months of hearings Lord Leveson heard from some witnesses  - like ex-motorsport head Max Mosley - who called for new laws to set up a tribunal which would control the press.
Others, like Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, argued against statutory legislation, saying it would compromise Britain's free press.
BBC News asked a selection of Leveson witnesses, and other interested parties, what they wanted out of Lord Leveson's report.
The Leveson Inquiry has heard appalling evidence of press malpractice, abuse and criminality. It must have shocked the chairman as it did everyone watching. So I am optimistic he will put forward recommendations to ensure this stops.
Surprisingly, given what has happened, we already have quite good press laws and the laws are backed by a code. The problem is you can't go to law unless you are rich, and several national newspapers simply ignore their own code.
My hope is that Lord Justice Leveson will recommend that the power to enforce the law and the industry's own code be given to an entirely independent tribunal to which everyone has access irrespective of their means. This would require a statute.
It will not have escaped him that the newspaper industry, prompted by three Royal Commissions and several judicial inquiries, has promised on at least five occasions in the last 60 years to put its house in order. It has never kept its word.
So I hope he flatly rejects the Hunt/Black proposal for no statute and a mere contract between the newspapers.
It amounts to "trust us - we're journalists". Given the industry's record, this is, well, laughable.
British journalism has been poisoned in recent years by something that happened at most of our national newspapers. They became unaccountable, and then they became arrogant and cruel. An editor at the News of the World summed up the attitude. 'This is what we do,' he said. 'We go out and destroy other people's lives.'
That's not what most journalists think, but nor, sadly, has it been the view of a tiny minority. Almost every national newspaper participated in the attempt to destroy the lives of Gerry and Kate McCann. Eight newspapers tried to destroy the life of Christopher Jefferies, the Bristol teacher wrongly accused of murder.
This is bad for a profession whose mission, I was taught as a young reporter, is to bear witness to the world in a truthful way.
I want a body capable of asking the hard questions, pointing the finger of blame and ensuring that lessons are learned. It must be independent of the industry and of government and it should have the clout to ensure that mighty news organisations take heed.
Nobody at the Leveson Inquiry suggested that the judge should gag papers. They did ask, however, that stories should be properly researched and checked, that they should be fair, and that, if they risk harming anyone, they should pass a basic public interest test. I don't think any ethical journalist would want anything different.
There has been one central issue at the heart of the Leveson Inquiry. Is the press to remain free though operating within a tough, independent, entirely new system of self regulation? Or is it - for the first time since 1695 - to be subjected to Government controls and a system of state licensing which would be essential to make it work?
That choice is clear. There are no middle ways. "Statutory underpinning", or even "dabs of statute", are mere terms of art. They are state control under fragrant names.
I very much hope - along, according to opinion polls, with the clear majority of the public who do not want to see any additional legal burdens on the press - that Leveson will back proposals for a new, effective regulator which will, for the first time ever, have real powers of investigation and sanction, including the ability to fine newspapers up to £1m.
Such a system will both protect the public from media intrusion - dealing with the unacceptable practices we heard about at the Inquiry - and crucially protect the public's right to know.
The alternative of state intervention is abhorrent in a free society. It would mean the state controlling the regulation of those who are there to scrutinise them on behalf of the public. The consequences of that for our democracy would be incalculable.
I want Lord Justice Leveson to get out of the affairs of a supposedly free press, and take his celebrity and political cheerleaders with him.
As a defender of press freedom with no "buts", I cannot support any of the proposals discussed around Leveson.
"Statutory-backing" of a new regulator is simply state intervention by any other name. And  the alternative proposals put forward by Lords Hunt and Black, for an independent regulator with more powers to police and punish the press than are currently enjoyed by the police, make too many concessions.
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The danger now is not crude censorship, but that an atmosphere is created in which we are left with a more sanitised, timid and tame press.
Press freedom, like all liberties, is indivisible. We either have it for all, or for none at all. And nobody has to pass an ethical test, or be as pious as Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan, to qualify for the right to freedom of expression.
Standing up for a free press means defending it for things we might not want to read or hear.
If the authorities must have a "statutory framework", let them look to the USA, where the First Amendment makes it illegal to pass any law "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press", and where the notion of a Lord Justice proposing new press regulations would be laughed out of court.
We have sections of the press that don't inform the public, which seem to be aimed at providing little more than sensation and salacious forms of entertainment.  And when that involves harm to other  people, it is striking that no-one accepts responsibility.
I was struck that, when I sued and won damages from eight national  newspapers for defamation, no disciplinary action was ever taken against  the journalists associated with libellous articles.
Under the current system, the Press Complaints Commission has been unable  to reign in the excesses of certain sections of the press, and it  stretches credulity that one more attempt at self-regulation will result in something different.
There needs to be a regulatory body, independent of government and of  the press it regulates.
Unlike the PCC, this new body should have  powers to initiate investigations, plus significant powers to discipline  newspapers that flout journalist standards and make guilty publications  compensate their victims.
It is doubly important to bring in reforms because the no-win-no-fee system under which  I was able to sue has been abolished. If those rules had been brought before I was libelled, I would not have been able to get  justice.
Lord Justice Leveson repeatedly asserted his concern to maintain the freedom of the press. I therefore hope and expect his report will be based on common sense.
That means it must consider all of the evidence given to the inquiry in writing, as well as verbally in the selective and self-interested testimony of some celebrities and academics and the shocking but thankfully unusual experience of ordinary people who became embroiled in extraordinary events.
There was evidence of wrongdoing but there could be no real inquiry into phone hacking because of ongoing police activity. Neither was there much evidence heard of the millions of stories published each year that cause no offence or complaint. Indeed quite the opposite. They help ordinary people who are downtrodden by bureaucracy or subject to injustice. That is why the newspapers that are most often criticised are bought by so many.
They do not want any kind of state intervention or reduction in the power of the press to probe and expose wrong-doing or hypocrisy,  launch campaigns and indeed inspire, amuse and entertain.
Lord Justice Leveson also said he did not want his report to gather dust.
That means it must be capable of being embraced by the industry that has already shown its determination to put its house in order. Only the industry itself can change the culture, ethics and behaviour of the press.
The government and various lobby groups have seen the Leveson Inquiry as an opportunity to maybe get hold of the media and shape it, so it suits them.
That would be  a dreadful outcome - that would be like going back to Stalinism, and China and North Korea.
The great strength of this country  is that we do have a free press, and we have enough laws already to deal with the illegal activities the inquiry investigated.
So we don't need any more legislation and Parliament must not be allowed - in any way - to take control of the media.
However, we do need a genuinely independent regulator, able to control newspapers when they cross the line and stray into that grey area of smear and innuendo.
The regulator should be genuinely independent of the government and the media, and have the power to both hear complaints from ordinary members of the public and act on those complaints effectively by disciplining newspapers if they transgress.
A good model for the regulator might be the Independent Police Complaints Commission which works very well.


Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will not impose team orders as a matter of course, but are aware they may be necessary in the title fight this year.

Team-mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move aside so Hamilton could attack eventual winner Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari in the last race in Bahrain.
But Hamilton said ahead of Sunday's Russian Grand Prix: "Our approach is, the team need to win.
"So we have to try to work as a team but only in special circumstances."
Hamilton said he had "never particularly liked" team orders but that the Mercedes drivers were clear about what their responsibilities were during a race.
"We have to make sure we maximise the points for the team through the weekend," Hamilton said. "And our notes in our job description is to win for the team not for yourself.
"If you can't win, it is not the case of not wanting the other car to win. You want the team to win and succeed.
"Mercedes, we want to finish ahead of Ferrari this year and to do that we have work as a team more than ever before."
Hamilton heads into the race at the Olympic Park in Sochi seven points behind Vettel in the championship and 23 - almost a clear win - ahead of Bottas.
But he insisted he would have moved over for Bottas had the roles been reversed in Bahrain.
"I would have reacted the same way as him," Hamilton said.
"He was struggling - he has admitted he was struggling with his rear tyres and when I passed I said to the team: 'If I don't pull away I'll let him back past.' But I did [pull away].
"So I could see Sebastian pulling away and I was like: 'We have to together pick up the pace.' And at the time Valtteri was struggling with the car balance so it made no sense for us both to fall behind and just let them pull away.
"So in that scenario we worked as a team and while it was very tough for him he was great gentleman about it and did the team proud."
Vettel was also asked about the prospect of Ferrari introducing team orders, given he is already 34 points ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
The four-time champion said: "The way we have raced the last two and a half years has been straightforward. It has been close, sometimes too close. You try to fight your team-mate as well as all the others. But more than anything we know and understand we are racing for Ferrari."
He said he expected Mercedes, who are the only team to lead a lap in any of the three races held so far in Russia, to be tough to beat in Sochi.
"On paper it is a very strong circuit for Mercedes, not just historically, a lot straights, power-sensitive circuit," Vettel said. "We'll see. There is also a lot of corners, where last year the car was already pretty good. If we can be very close to them or even beat them, it would be good.
"We are very happy with the races we had, especially the pace, which has been a match for Mercedes in the races. But this year you need to focus on every single step to stay in the hunt as the cars will evolve through the season. That's where our focus is at the moment."
Bottas said Mercedes had not discussed whether there would come a point where the team had to designate a number one and number two driver in the interests of the title battle.
"We have not had the conversation because there is no need to," said the Finn, who joined Mercedes this season as a replacement for world champion Nico Rosberg, who retired at the end of last season.
"This team has never had number one or two and it is not planning to. It is always trying to give equal chance [to both drivers].
"But what is different is that the gap to the second team in the last few years has been bigger so letting the drivers race has not cost anything.
"I do understand this year it can cost points and if for any reason the pace of the other car is not good, the team has to be clever to not lose points.
"We have only had three races and I feel all my good races are on the way. I am not thinking of anything like that and I am sure the team think there is no need to."
Hamilton, who has won one race to Vettel's two so far this season, said he was optimistic Mercedes could beat Ferrari in Russia.
"If we win, it will be earned, and we are here to earn it," he said. "There are lots of things we are trying to do to combat the strength of the Ferrari and I think we can.
"This is a different track, different tyre wear and we will just have to drive the socks off the car.
"We have to be operating own all cylinders every race because one small drop in percentage and the Ferrari is ahead."


Emma Watson has confirmed she's to play Belle in a live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

She shared the news on social media, saying the cartoon was a "big part of growing up".
The film will be directed by Bill Condon, who previously made Twilight: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2.
The animated version of Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991.
There is currently no date set for the new film's release in cinemas.
Revealing the news, Emma said: "I'll get to dance to 'Be Our Guest' and sing 'Something There'. My six-year-old self is on the ceiling. Heart bursting."


Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says his party will not prop up any government "held hostage" by the SNP or UKIP, should there be a hung Parliament.

He also said that the party with the "greatest mandate", even if they have not won a majority, should be given the first chance to form a government.
Labour's Harriet Harman said it showed Mr Clegg was "prepared to back David Cameron and the Tories once again".
Mr Clegg said he was not "expressing a preference" but he wanted "stability".
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Polls suggest a hung Parliament is likely after the 7 May general election, leading to speculation on how the next government might be formed. The SNP is also forecast to increase its share of seats.
The deputy prime minister spoke to the BBC following an interview with the Financial Times in which he ruled out helping to establish a government dependent on "life support" from the SNP - which was seen as a blow to any chance of a Labour-Lib Dem coalition after 7 May. He also suggested that any coalition formed by the second largest party would lack "legitimacy".
Mr Clegg told the BBC: "I'm not expressing a preference about who the Liberal Democrats talk to after May 7 - that's for the British people to decide. I'm expressing a strong preference for stability over instability.
"If no-one wins a majority - and they are not going to - on May 7, for me I think it is very important that people understand that Liberal Democrats will ensure that any government is legitimate and stable.
"That means that, in a democracy, the party with the greatest mandate from the British people - even though they haven't got a majority - seems to me, to us, to be the party that has the right to try to assemble a government first. They may not succeed, but they should surely be given a chance to succeed."
Labour has ruled out forming any coalition with the SNP and its leader Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed the prospect of a coalition but has offered to work with Labour on an informal basis to keep the Conservatives out of government.
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BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said Mr Clegg had not definitively ruled out the possibility of both the Lib Dems and the SNP supporting a Labour government's Queen's Speech.
While Ed Miliband and David Cameron have refused to discuss how their parties would respond to a hung Parliament, Mr Clegg has been happy to discuss hypothetical scenarios, promising his party would ensure a government would not "lurch off to the extremes".
He recently told the BBC he would not agree to another coalition with the Conservatives if they insisted on their planned £12bn welfare cuts.
The Lib Dem leader has also previously ruled out a deal with both the SNP and UKIP.
He told the Financial Times he had no "meeting point" with either party because UKIP wanted to withdraw from the EU and the SNP to "pull our country to bits".
There has been speculation about whether the Lib Dems would agree to an EU referendum as part of any deal with the Conservatives - who have pledged a vote in 2017 - and what they would demand in return for doing so.
Former leader Lord Ashdown, who is running the party's election campaign, said the Lib Dems would not have a "formal deal" with a party that would "break up the United Kingdom, or indeed, with a party that would take our country out of Europe and would plunge us into appalling right wing policies and mountains of cuts".
Asked about Mr Clegg's comments while on the campaign trail in Croydon, Mr Cameron said a Conservative majority was "within our grasp" - and if he could achieve that then all the problems of coalition wrangling would go "out of the window".
"Voting Liberal Democrat is like Forrest Gump - you don't know what you're going to get. They're saying they could be just as likely to support Labour as to support the Conservatives," he added.
On a visit to Stevenage on Saturday, Labour Leader Ed Miliband said:  "I'm concentrating on the issues at this election. That's what I'm going to do for the rest of this campaign because I think there are huge issues on the ballot paper, issues like the National Health Service, issues like the economy we create.
"So, we'll leave it to others to commentate. We are going to go out and fight for what we believe in this election."
Responding to Mr Clegg's comments, UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said: "At the end of the day this isn't about what people think, this is about arithmetic. It depends what happens in this campaign in the next 12 days.
"I feel the UKIP campaign is strong, I feel we're picking up support in our target areas and if we win enough seats, whatever they've said about us they might just want to talk to us."
A YouGov poll of 1,594 adults for The Sun suggested Labour was maintaining a two-point lead on 35% to the Conservatives' 33%, with Ukip on 13%, Liberal Democrats on 8% and Greens on 6%.
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UK economic growth is "near stalling", partly due to uncertainty over the EU referendum, according to a closely-watched survey.

Research firm Markit said its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys for April pointed to growth of just 0.1% in the month.
The latest PMI survey indicated the UK's services sector grew at its slowest pace in three years in April.
The services PMI reading fell to 52.3 from 53.7 in March.
A reading above 50 indicates growth.
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Earlier this week, similar surveys from Markit suggested manufacturing activity contracted in April for the first time in three years, while construction activity grew at its slowest pace for nearly three years.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said the surveys were a "triple-whammy of disappointing news".
"Some of the slowdown may be attributable to the early timing of Easter, though April also saw an increase in the number of companies reporting that uncertainty about the EU referendum caused customers to hold back on purchases, exacerbating already-weak demand linked to global growth jitters and ongoing government spending cuts," he said.
"The deterioration in April pushes the surveys into territory which has in the past seen the Bank of England start to worry about the need to revive growth."
Jobs growth in the services sector was also the slowest since August 2013, reflecting a recent weakening in the labour market as a whole.
Employment in manufacturing contracted in April and official data has shown that the number of people out of work rose for the first time since mid-2015 in the three months to February.
David Noble, head of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), which produces the PMI surveys with Markit, said: "The looming EU referendum has had a profound effect on the [service] sector, keeping prices relatively stagnant and delaying new orders.
"At the other end of the supply chain, the National Living Wage has compounded cost increases, resulting in the overall rate of input price inflation hitting a 27-month high.
"Together, these factors have squeezed margins while fewer than half of businesses expect to grow over the next 12 months."
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "There is now compelling evidence that heightened uncertainty ahead of June's referendum on EU membership is taking an increasing toll on economic activity.
"A much weakened set of April purchasing managers' surveys for the services, manufacturing and construction surveys follows on from consumer confidence weakening to a 16-month low in April and the CBI reporting lacklustre retail sales"


Victoria Thornley hopes she has booked her place at this summer's Rio Olympics after winning the single sculls at the Team GB rowing trials.

The win puts her in a strong position to be selected for Rio, though her place is yet to be confirmed.
"I think I'm there, I think I'll be sculling at Rio, but I haven't been told what's happening yet," she said.
The 28-year old from Wrexham is hoping to partner Katherine Grainger in the double sculls at the Games.
Thornley claimed her third successive win at the GB Trials, winning her race by more than seven seconds.
Reigning Olympic champion Grainger missed the trials with injury.
"It puts me in a good place to win an Olympic trial," added Thornley.
"I was confident I could win the race and  I had a margin I wanted to win it by ,and I missed that by a little bit.
Grainger won the double sculls with Anna Watkins at London 2012, but Watkins has subsequently pulled out of the Olympic Rowing Programme following the birth of her second child.
Thornley and Grainger were sixth i the double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in 2015.
She accepts getting a medal at Rio would be a huge achievement.
"I definitely think getting onto the podium come Rio is going to be a hard thing to do," she said.
"But it's definitely something that we can do - there's the talent in the boat, we're strong and I feel like we've moved on this season and we're aiming to get on to the podium."


More than half of those seeking a diagnosis for dementia have delayed going to their GP by at least a year, according to a survey carried out by the Alzheimer's Society.

The charity says nearly two-thirds of people fear a diagnosis would mean their life is over.
But it says an early diagnosis can actually help people to live as well as possible.
And it wants everyone to confront head-on the challenges posed by dementia.
In a survey of 2,000 adults, almost half thought they would have to stop driving immediately while one in five feared losing their partner or friends if they were diagnosed with dementia.
Nearly 60% thought they would struggle to join in conversations and almost half worried people would think they were "mad" if faced with a diagnosis.
But the charity said these myths about dementia were stopping people from getting the best possible treatment and also preventing them from planning for the future.
There are many possible symptoms of dementia, and anyone experiencing them is encouraged to see a doctor as soon as possible. Common symptoms include:
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One in three people surveyed said they didn't go and see their GP because they thought memory problems were just a natural part of the ageing process.
Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, said delays in seeking medical attention were something they wanted to change.
"Too many people are in the dark about dementia - many feel that a dementia diagnosis means someone is immediately incapable of living a normal life, while myths and misunderstandings continue to contribute to the stigma and isolation that many people will feel."
He said he wanted to reassure people that life doesn't end when dementia begins.
"There's no question that it can have a profound and devastating impact on people, their family and friends - but getting a timely diagnosis will enable people with dementia to live as well as possible."
There are around 850,000 people in the UK with a form of dementia - a figure that is predicted to rise to one million in less than 10 years and to two million by 2051.


Seven men arrested in connection with disorder at a Birmingham City match against local rivals Wolves have been released on bail.

Violence broke out following the derby game on 11 April.
Four men were were arrested in raids across Wolverhampton on Thursday. Two others were arrested later in the day, while a seventh man handed himself in after a CCTV appeal.
All seven have been released on bailed pending further inquiries.
Birmingham City won the game 2-1, before a crowd of 19,330 at their St Andrew's ground.
Six people were arrested on the day of the game, officers said.
West Midlands Police have released CCTV images of eight remaining men they hope to trace in connection with the disorder.


Huge supertanker planes from the US, Russia and Brazil have been used to fight forest fires in Chile, South America.

1 February 2017 Last updated at 08:14 GMT
The fires are the worst in decades and have spread to affect 480,000 hectares so far. That's around the size of 576,000 football pitches.
The blazes spread quickly in the dry and particularly hot summer that many South American countries are experiencing.
They have struck mainly in rural areas in the central regions of O'Higgins and El Maule, which have small populations living there.