Minerals preserved in diamond have revealed hints of the bright blue rocks that exist deep within the Earth.

They also provide the first direct evidence that there may be as much water trapped in those rocks as there is in all the oceans.
The diamond, from central-west Brazil, contains minerals that formed as deep as 600km down and that have significant amounts of water trapped within them.
Researchers have published their findings in the journal Nature.
The study suggests water may be stored deep in the interiors of many rocky planets.
Diamonds, brought to the Earth's surface in violent eruptions of deep volcanic rocks called kimberlites, provide a tantalising window into the deep Earth.
A research team led by Prof Graham Pearson of the University of Alberta, Canada, studied a diamond from a 100-million-year-old kimberlite found in Juina, Brazil, as part of a wider project.
They noticed that it contained a mineral, ringwoodite, that is only thought to form between 410km and 660km beneath the Earth's surface, showing just how deep some diamonds originate.
While ringwoodite has previously been found in meteorites, this is the first time a terrestrial ringwoodite has been seen. But more extraordinarily, the researchers found that the mineral contains about 1% water.
While this sounds like very little, because ringwoodite makes up almost all of this immense portion of the deep Earth, it adds up to a huge amount of deep water.
Dr Sally Gibson from the University of Cambridge, who was not involved in the work, commented: "Finding water in such large concentrations is a hugely significant development in our understanding of the ultimate origin of water now present at Earth's surface."
The observation is the first physical evidence that water can be stored in the deep interiors of planets and solves a 25-year-old controversy about whether the deep Earth is dry, wet, or wet in patches.
Discussing his findings, Prof Pearson told BBC News: "The discovery highlights the unique value of natural diamonds in trapping and preserving fragments of the deep Earth.
"It's incredible to think that, as you hold this sample in your hand, the residual pressure at the interface between the diamond and the inclusion is 20,000 atmospheres."
Describing his diamond sample, he said: "It looks like it's been to hell and back, which it has."
Prof Joseph Smyth of the University of Colorado has spent many years studying ringwoodite and similar minerals synthesised in his laboratory.
He said: "I think it's stunning! It implies that the interior may store several times the amount of water in the oceans. It tells us that hydrogen is an essential ingredient in the Earth and not added late from comets.
"This discovery implies that hydrogen may control the interior processes of the Earth just as it controls the surface processes, and that water planets, like Earth, may be common in our galaxy."
A key question posed by the observation is to understand the extent to which plate tectonics on Earth leads to oceans of water being recycled deep within our planet, and to predict the likely amounts of water trapped in other rocky planets.
Ringwoodite is expected to form deep in Mars as well, for example, where it sits against the metallic core.
Grains of the same mineral synthesised in Prof Smyth's laboratory shine bright blue under the microscope.
Given the new findings of ringwoodite's water-bearing capabilities, its abundance at depth, and its beautiful hue, the term "blue planet" seems even more appropriate for Earth.


Members of the rock band Led Zeppelin have appeared in court to deny borrowing from another song for their 1971 classic Stairway To Heaven.

Guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant are expected to give evidence at the civil case in Los Angeles.
They are accused of lifting the song's opening notes from Taurus, a 1967 track by the band Spirit.
Page, 72, and Plant, 67, are being sued by a trust acting for a founding member of Spirit who died in 1997.
The case began with the jury being played various performances of both songs, including part of Led Zeppelin's recording of Stairway to Heaven.
In his opening statement, the plaintiff's lawyer, Francis Malofiy, said the case could be summed up in six words, "give credit where credit is due".
Page and Plant were both "incredible performers, incredible musicians but they covered other people's music and tried to make it their own," he alleged.
The band's lawyer Robert Anderson insisted that the two men "created Stairway to Heaven independently without resort to Taurus or without copying anything in Taurus".
There was no proof that they had even heard Taurus until decades after creating Stairway to Heaven, said Mr Anderson.
Mr Anderson also claimed that the part of the song at issue - a sequence of notes in the opening bars - was a "descending chromatic line…something that appears in all kinds of songs".
Such a "commonplace" musical device which "goes back centuries," was, he claimed, not protected by copyright which in any case, he argued, was not actually owned by the plaintiff.
Smartly dressed in sober suits and ties, two of rock's biggest stars arrived early in Courtroom 850 to defend themselves against accusations of plagiarism.
As the room filled with the familiar strains of Stairway to Heaven, Jimmy Page leaned back and closed his eyes, his head nodding gently as he listened to his own performance and to the vocals of his bandmate Robert Plant, seated beside him at the front of the court.
With their hair pulled back in ponytails the two men looked relaxed and attentive, at one point pulling on their spectacles as they leaned towards each other to discuss a concert bill which had been produced in evidence.
The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Sound of Music were all invoked in the opening statements of a trial which is scheduled to last four or five days.
Just before it began, a member of the plaintiff's legal team hovered at the back, behind the ranks of reporters, clutching a guitar in a case. "It's a prop," he explained.
In the corridor, long-haired fans of Led Zeppelin lined up to be sure of a seat.
One of them, Byron Taylor, 57, a retired teacher from San Bernardino, California, proudly clutched a signed copy of Stairway to Heaven. He was here, he said, to witness "a bit of history".
At an earlier hearing, US district judge Gary Klausner had ruled that the two pieces of music were similar enough to let a jury decide whether Page and Plant had infringed copyright.
Taurus, a two minute and 37 second instrumental with a distinct plucked guitar line, was released by Spirit in January 1968.
The copyright infringement action is being taken by a trust set up to manage the legacy of the late guitarist Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, a founding member of Spirit who played on the same bill as Led Zeppelin later that year.
He died in 1997 while saving his son from drowning.
Lawyers for Wolfe say Page and Plant wrote Stairway To Heaven after hearing their client play Taurus, and that he should be given a writing credit.
Page and Plant say the song was their masterpiece, written in a remote cottage in Wales.
The plaintiff is reportedly seeking royalties and other compensation of around $40m (£28m).
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Stairway To Heaven had earned $562m (£334m) as of 2008.


Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been campaigning in Florida, a key battleground state that could tip Tuesday's US presidential election.

Florida is the largest swing state and is seen as a must-win for Mr Trump.
The Republican candidate later flew to North Carolina and will then head west to Nevada.
Opinion polls in recent days have suggested Mr Trump is gaining support but he still remains behind Mrs Clinton in most surveys.
In Florida, the contest appears to be tight. Real Clear Politics' poll average puts the Democratic candidate ahead, but poll analysis website FiveThirtyEight says Mr Trump has a 52.6% chance of winning the state.
US President Barack Obama won Florida in 2012 by a margin of just 0.9% over Republican Mitt Romney.
Candidates need 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency. Florida is worth 29.
Some 37 million early voters have already cast their ballots. Reports suggest many more Latino voters are turning out early in key states including Florida, Arizona and Nevada compared to past elections.
Florida has a significant Latino population, including many Cubans.
Mr Trump told a rally in Tampa: "I say to the Hispanic community living in the inner city, to the African-American community, I say: what the hell do you have to lose?"
He said Cubans supported him. He said he would provide jobs and solve crime for inner-city communities.
Mrs Clinton courted voters in a Haitian-American district of Miami before holding a rally in Pembroke Pines. Her short address there ended in a downpour of rain.
She will later make an appearance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alongside pop star Katy Perry.
Hispanics make up 16% of registered voters in Florida this election, the Associated Press reports, up from 13.5% in 2012.
American Hispanics mostly vote Democrat but Florida's large Cuban population - which make up 31% of the state's Hispanic vote - have traditionally voted Republican.
Donald Trump recently began to speak out against the US lifting its economic embargo on Cuba in a play for older voters, analysts say.
But they also point out that as more younger Cubans have settled in Miami, support for warming US-Cuba relations - which Mrs Clinton backs -  is growing among the community. Polls now suggest that more Miami Cubans are against the embargo than for it.
Mr Trump's divisive and insulting comments about immigrants from Mexico and elsewhere have also angered many Latinos.
Both candidates held rallies in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Friday.
In Cleveland, Mrs Clinton ended the day's campaigning at a concert, where she was joined by the singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay Z.
The Clinton campaign is putting on several events with high-profile figures from the entertainment world as it tries to energise young and minority voters.
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi will later appear with Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine in St Petersburg, Florida.
On Friday night, Mr Trump told supporters in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that he "didn't have to bring J-Lo or Jay Z" to draw crowds.
"I am here all by myself. Just me. No guitar, no piano, no nothing," he said.
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A temporary export ban has been placed on a sapphire and diamond coronet that belonged to Queen Victoria, preventing it from being sold abroad.

The coronet, designed by Prince Albert for their wedding in 1840, is at risk of being exported unless a UK buyer matches the Â£5m asking price.
The temporary ban was imposed after the owner applied for an export licence.
Culture minister Matt Hancock, who imposed the ban, said it symbolised one of the UK's "most famous love stories".
The 11.5cm (4.5in) wide coronet is mounted with 11 sapphires, which are all set in gold, with diamonds set in silver.
Experts consider it to be one of the most important jewels of Queen Victoria's reign, matching a sapphire and diamond brooch given to her by Albert the day before their wedding.
Following Albert's death in 1861, Queen Victoria refused to attend the State Opening of Parliament until 1866, when she wore the coronet.
Both the coronet and brooch also featured in one of the most famous official portraits of the young Queen Victoria, in 1842, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
The coronet was given by King George V and Queen Mary to Princess Mary on her marriage to Viscount Lascelles in 1922.  It was later sold to a dealer in London, who then sold it to the export licence applicant.
The temporary ban followed a recommendation by the reviewing committee on the export of works of art and objects of cultural interest, which is administered by the Arts Council.
It recommended the restriction on the grounds of the coronet's "close connection with our history and national life, and its outstanding significance for the study of the young Queen Victoria".
Committee member Philippa Glanville described the piece as "exquisite", adding: "It evokes vividly the shared romantic taste of the time, and its form has become familiar through many reproductions.
"Its departure would be a great loss, given its beauty, its associations and its history."
Mr Hancock said it was "one of the most iconic jewels from a pivotal period in our history".
"I hope that we are able to keep the coronet in the UK and on display for the public to enjoy for years to come."
The Department for Culture Media and Sport said a final decision over the export licence will be deferred until 27 December.


A man who lived in a car at the side of the A9 in Perthshire for several years has been evicted.

Transport Scotland said Charles Ingram's camp had become a "safety hazard and distraction for drivers".
The 69-year-old was arrested for striking a messenger-at-arms with a mug as he was moved on from the site near Blair Atholl on Wednesday.
At Perth Sheriff Court, he admitted assaulting Roderick Stevenson at layby 52 on the A9, and was fined Â£1,000.
The road was closed in both directions briefly while Mr Ingram's camp was broken up, and he claimed he lashed out with the mug after feeling "overwhelmed".
Mr Ingram has lived at the side of the road near Blair Atholl since March 2012, with his camp expanding to include several tents.
Perth Sheriff Court was told concerns had been raised by passers by the local community, with fears for the safety of road users due to large home-made signs Mr Ingram would occasionally display.
Transport Scotland said the decision to evict Mr Ingram was not taken lightly, and said it was based on concern for his "personal welfare".
A spokesman said: "We have been working closely with Perth and Kinross Council, as the local authority responsible for care and welfare issues, along with Police Scotland, to ensure everything possible has been done to resolve this situation amicably.
"The extent of the encampment on the A9 has grown in recent months and it is now a safety hazard and distraction for drivers and we have no choice but to take this action.
"All partners remain on hand to provide any support we can to Mr Ingram to ensure that his welfare and possessions are protected."


A former CIA agent has said that she expects to be extradited imminently from Portugal to jail in Italy for her alleged role in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect in Milan.

Sabrina de Sousa says she lost an appeal against extradition last week.
She is one of 26 Americans convicted in their absence for the abduction of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar.
He was allegedly flown to Egypt from Italy and tortured as part of the US extraordinary renditions programme.
Ms de Sousa said she was waiting to be informed when she will be transferred to Italy, where she has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail.
Ms de Sousa was arrested in October on a European arrest warrant in Lisbon. She had appealed against extradition at the Supreme Court.
Many of the US citizens convicted with her in Italy have since been pardoned, and she would be the first CIA officer to be handed over to Italy.
Correspondents say it is not clear whether she will immediately be jailed or whether she might be granted a new trial.
Support for her cause is reported to come from an unusual source. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Abu Omar said that he believed that Ms de Souza and the other 25 Americans convicted in Italy have been made scapegoats and should be pardoned.
The cleric was taken to a US military base in Germany after his abduction and was later flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.
He was eventually released in his home country, although an Italian court in 2013 is reported to have convicted him in absentia of terrorist activities.


Claims that the mother of murder victim Sarah Payne may have been the victim of phone hacking is widely reported in Friday's newspapers.

The Independent, the Guardian and
          Daily Star
 lead with the possible hacking of Sara Payne's phone.
The
          Guardian
 says the revelation will revive speculation about the role of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks in the affair.
And the
          Independent calls the latest development in the continuing scandal a "sinister new twist".
A man described as a former English Defence League activist has admitted to
          the Times
 that he could have inspired Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik.
Paul Ray, who the paper says has fled to Malta fearing arrest, says he had direct contacts with Mr Breivik.
However, he said he rejected Mr Breivik as a Facebook friend because he "didn't like the look of him".
He says what Mr Breivik has done is "pure evil" and "does not equate" to anything he's involved in.
The
          Daily Mail attacks David Cameron and Nick Clegg for failing to tackle the growth in plastic carrier bags,
 despite promises made in opposition.
It says tackling the scourge of carrier bag pollution is more useful and popular with voters than "putting exorbitant taxes on fuel bills".
The
          Sun wants shops to cut back on them but is against the 5p tax on bags which has been mooted.
"We don't need any more taxes," says the paper.
The
          Daily Telegraph
tells how police seized a stolen motorbike in a raid on a house in Edinburgh and spent a further four hours searching the property for other stolen goods.
The Yamaha machine has been returned to its rightful owner.
It transpired that he bought the bike a few weeks earlier at a police auction of unclaimed stolen goods.
The householder, who said the raid was embarrassing and stressful, has demanded an apology and compensation.


It could have been taken from the plot of a James Bond film.

A criminal, desperate to make a quick buck, decides to bomb a bus filled with top-flight football players on their way to one of the club's most important games of the year.
In the resulting chaos, shares in the club plummet, and the wrong-doer makes his money and escapes into the night - albeit, potentially chased by 007.
But while it may sound like a tale dreamed up by Hollywood scriptwriters, this is actually what police believe happened on 11 April, when the Borussia Dortmund football team were on their way to a Champions League game.
Police initially believed the bombing - which left Spanish footballer Marc Bartra needing surgery - was the work of terrorists, helped to that conclusion by a number of letters purportedly written by Islamic extremists left near the site.
But they soon concluded something was amiss, and turned their attentions to a 28-year-old investor named only as Sergej W, whom they have now charged with attempted murder.
It is surely one of the more bizarre accusations of recent times, and raises a number of questions - not least...
Yes, in Casino Royale, Bond's nemesis Le Chiffre decided to short sell shares from an aircraft manufacturer in order to fund a terrorist organisation.
His plan was to push down the value of the shares by blowing up the company's recently unveiled plane, the largest in the world.
In this case, however, the plot failed when Bond foiled it.
There are several ways a trader could have made money in this instance.
The process used in Casino Royale is known as "short selling", and is basically when traders bet on a share price falling to make a quick profit.
It involves someone borrowing a long-term investor's shares for a fee, and selling them on to a third party. When the shares fall, the trader quickly buys them back for less money.
The stocks are then returned to the long-term investor, who is not worried by the decline because they weren't planning on selling yet anyway.
This was also the method used by speculators portrayed in the 2012 film, The Big Short.
Here's another explanation - this time with apples - from the BBC's Aaron Heslehurst:
A second way is by buying "put options".
A put option on a share or some other asset is a contract which allows an investor to sell the asset at an agreed price. If the market price falls, they can then buy the asset more cheaply and sell it - or exercise the option - at the higher price to whoever sold the option, and pocket the price difference.
If the police are proved right, the trader in this case was backing up his bet by ensuring the shares definitely did take the hit, by blowing up a bus.
This is almost certainly the first time someone has tried to blow up a football team in order to make money.
More usually on the less ethical end of the market, the stock might be pushed over the edge by a few well-placed rumours.
It doesn't take much.
Indeed, back in 2012, all it took was a tweet to send share prices plummeting. A hacker broke into the Associated Press Twitter account and claimed then-President Barack Obama had been injured in an attack on the White House.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points as more than 4,000 people retweeted it.


A taxi driver who ran over his mother after an argument, causing her serious injury, has had his jail term cut.

Abdul Abbasi was jailed for two years and four months for reversing at speed and knocking down 65-year-old Rehana Abassi on Redmire Close, Hull, in October.
The 33-year-old, of Thorndale, Hull, was convicted in March of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
At a Court of Appeal hearing, his sentence was reduced to 16 months.
His six-year driving ban was also cut to two years by judges Sir Andrew Smith and Geoffrey Marson QC.
At his trial, heard at Hull Crown Court, Abbasi was cleared of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm.
The court heard the taxi driver had struck his mother as she went to the boot of the car after a disagreement.
He then crashed into a parked car some 10 to 15 metres behind him before driving off at speed with the boot still up and his mother still under the vehicle, the court was told.
Mrs Abbasi was in hospital for two weeks with serious injuries including broken ribs but has since forgiven her son, the court heard.
The court was told the jury was "not satisfied" that he knew his mother was behind the car when he reversed into her.
Sir Andrew told the court that Abbasi, who had no previous convictions and no previous record of bad driving, was "mentally fragile' and a "decent man who lost control under pressure".
Those close to him had been concerned about his mental wellbeing in the past but he had not engaged with mental health professionals.


The actions of Kensington and Chelsea Council are to be considered in the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, the government has announced.

The inquiry will also look at the adequacy of regulations, the tower's recent refurbishment, and the response of authorities in the aftermath.
Broader questions on social housing will not be included, which campaigners say are central to the situation.
Labour says the inquiry was "closing off criticism of government policy".
However, Prime Minister Theresa May said the government would meet social housing tenants to "discuss the challenges they face" and would be setting out further proposals "in due course".
At least 80 people are thought to have died in the fire in North Kensington, west London, on 14 June.
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The full terms of reference for the public inquiry, which have been accepted in full by the prime minister, are:
The judge heading the inquiry, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, had previously said its scope could be much more limited.
Karim Mussilhy is still waiting for the remains of his uncle to be found and identified.
Asked whether he has confidence in the inquiry, he said: "I support itâ€¦(but) confidence is a very strong word. I have more confidence in the criminal investigation than I do the public inquiry."
Joe Delaney from the Grenfell Action Group has raised concerns about how the inquiry will scrutinise Kensington and Chelsea Council.
Speaking on Radio 4's PM, Mr Delaney said: "If it is interpreted as narrowly as it seems Sir Martin Moore-Bick instinctively seems to interpret things then we may have a serious problem."
Meanwhile, campaigners including Justice4Grenfell (J4G) and Labour MP David Lammy, who knew a victim of the fire, have raised concerns over the exclusion of social issues.
The mayor of London said in a statement questions should be answered "if the community's shattered confidence is to be restored".
Sadiq Khan urged Sir Martin to do "everything in his power" to publish the interim report as quickly as possible.
J4G spokeswoman Yvette Williams said the group would consider working with Sir Martin if he appointed community advisers.
Local MP Emma Dent Coad said the scope "will not get to the heart of the problem".
The shadow fire minister said the terms "touch on concerns" but that political decisions need to be looked into after it was made "perfectly permissible to put combustible materials on a tower block".
The leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council said it was fully cooperating with the inquiry.
"We must find out what went wrong and make sure it never happens again, not only in this borough, but anywhere in the UK," Elizabeth Campbell added.
Meanwhile, Sir Martin has suggested that a failure to address the long-term immigration status of some survivors could hinder his work.
He urged the government to "take all necessary steps" to encourage those living in the building illegally to come forward, adding that it could deprive the investigation of "valuable" evidence if they didn't.
The government responded to his concerns by pointing to a 12-month amnesty that would allow such individuals temporary lawful residence in the UK.
The inquiry has now officially begun and will hold its first hearing on 14 September, with an initial report by Easter.
The terms of reference were determined following consideration of more than 550 submissions.
The Met has said it would investigate "all criminal offences that may have been committed".
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - a chartered body - submitted a response to the consultation. It says the inquiry should be "a watershed for fire safety".


Commissioners should be appointed by the assembly, not the Welsh government, former children's commissioner Keith Towler has said.

It follows a row after former Labour councillor Sophie Howe was named as the new future generations commissioner.
Mr Towler told BBC Wales it would be better for scrutiny and independence if the assembly ran the entire process.
The Welsh government said if candidates declare a party link then impartiality questions are covered at the interview.
Welsh Tories branded Sophie Howe a "Labour insider" when she was named as the new Â£95,000-a-year future generations commissioner on Monday.
She also worked as a special advisor to Natural Resources Minister Carl Sergeant in his previous role responsible for local government.
However, she was appointed by the first minister following the recommendation of a cross-party panel, like other commissioners.
Mr Towler, who stood down as children's commissioner in March, told Sunday Politics Wales the Welsh government had never tried to interfere with his work or influence him.
But he added: "I think it would be better for transparency and it would be better in relation to scrutiny and for the independence of that institution if all of that was managed by the National Assembly for Wales.
"Then you would take away legitimate questions that are asked about degrees of independence. Because you can't have degrees of independence."
On the question of political links, Mr Towler said: "If you're a member of a political party you should resign that membership if you become a commissioner -  and it should be absolutely clear that your political affiliations no longer exist."
A Welsh government spokesman said:  "Whilst it is not mandatory, there is a section on the application form where candidates can declare political interest or affiliation.  These interests do not always have to be publicly disclosed.
"Where declarations arise they're picked up at interview stage and questions on impartiality are covered.
"There is no requirement for individuals to resign membership of a political party."
Sunday Politics Wales is on BBC One Wales on Sunday, 8 November, at 12:20 GMT.


The manager of Derry City Football Club says remarks he made criticising Irish international footballers were "jokes".

Kenny Shiels described Republic of Ireland players as "England reserves" and Northern Ireland players as "England reserves' reserves."
The Candystripes boss maintained that he had made the remarks to journalists "in jest" after a football match.
Irish International James McClean denounced Mr Shiels' remarks as "ridiculous".
After a 3-1 defeat away to Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division, Shiels told members of the press that International football "is not what it used to be."
"There's no pride in it anymore because you could have a pint of Guinness and play for Ireland," he said.
"There are Italians and Scottish people playing for Ireland," he said.
"When you look at the people who can go and play.
The Republic of Ireland are England reserves and Northern Ireland are England's reserves' reserves.
"It's diabolical. I've no time for it all."
James McClean was one of a number of players, including Darron Gibson and Shane Duffy, who declared for the Republic of Ireland despite representing Northern Ireland at a younger level.
He played for the Candystripes for a number of years before making a big-money move to Sunderland in 2011.
McClean told the Derry Journal: "What right or what credentials does Kenny Shiels hold to make such ridiculous comments on international football?"
"For me, playing in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in front of thousands of people and wearing that green jersey means so much to me and my team-mates.
"I feel very proud and very fortunate to have been given an opportunity to wear that jersey. I do everything in my power to give 100% when wearing it.
"So how dare Kenny Shiels make such ridiculous comments when he knows very little about playing international football?"
Kenny Shiels, whose son Dean has been capped 14 times by Northern Ireland, told the Belfast Telegraph his comments had been taken out of context.
"I was having a joke with reporters from Dublin and Dundalk and that's all it was - a bit of banter; something said purely in jest a couple of months ago," he said.
"We were winding each other up and McClean knows that."


George North says coach Warren Gatland's omissions of Adam Jones, James Hook and Ian Evans for Wales' autumn squad proves no player is safe.

Like Northampton's North, Jones, Hook and Evans are British and Irish Lions.
But they will not face Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa.
"I think it shows where Gats [Gatland] is right now. I think he's trying to pick on form, I guess," said North, ahead of Saints' European clash against Ospreys on Saturday.
"He's got to try and bring in a few new players.
"Obviously looking at the [2015] World Cup, he's trying to build an ethos that you have to fight for your jersey.
"No man is safe anymore.
"I think you've got to prove that the jersey you're putting on is one you've earned and not one that's just given to you."
Jones said he was "gutted" after missing out on selection.
Gatland said the coaches had asked Jones to work on aspects of his game and that the door was not closed on the Cardiff Blues prop's Test return.
Blues director of rugby Mark Hammett says the player is in "the best shape of his life" and felt he would be ready should Gatland recall him.
Jones joined the Blues from Ospreys in the summer after 11 seasons with the Swansea-based region.
It followed a difficult summer which saw the 2009 and 2013 British and Irish Lions player having to train on his own while negotiations over a new deal at Ospreys stalled.
Jones was substituted after 30 minutes of Wales' 38-16 defeat by South Africa in the first Test last June, and was not included in the match-day squad of 23 for the second Test, which saw Wales give a much improved display before losing 31-30.
His place went to Scarlets tight-head Samson Lee, who has again named in the squad for the autumn Tests.
Hook moved from relegated French Top 14 side Perpignan to Gloucester in the summer.
In the meantime, Cardiff Blues recruited New Zealand-born, Wales-qualified utility back Gareth Anscombe and he has been tipped for a possible national dual contract.
And lock Evans moved from Ospreys to English second-tier club Bristol after a proposed move to Toulon collapsed.
That left Jones as the only major Wales-based regular to be overlooked for November's Tests.
Watch the George North interview on Sport Wales on Friday night on BBC Two Wales at 19:00. Sport Wales is available on iPlayer for 30 days after transmission.


The liberal group in the European Parliament has rejected a request from Italy's powerful anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) to join it in a new alliance to push for EU reform.

Liberal ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt said "there is insufficient common ground" to join forces with M5S.
Earlier M5S members voted to leave their current alliance with the UK Independence Party (UKIP). That could weaken UKIP's parliamentary influence.
M5S was also rebuffed by Green MEPs.
M5S founder Beppe Grillo - previously a comedian - said the snub by ALDE was a move by "the establishment", preventing his party from having greater influence.
In a blog post (in Italian), he said: "All possible forces moved against us. We shook the system like never before."
But M5S "will continue its work to create an independent political group for the next European legislature: the DDM (Direct Democracy Movement)", he pledged.
Being in a parliamentary group brings more EU funding and influence to a party than being non-aligned.
Unlike the liberal group, M5S is anti-euro and wants Italy to hold a referendum on whether to keep the single currency. Mr Grillo often criticises the way the EU is run.
Mr Verhofstadt, a veteran campaigner for deeper EU integration, said "there remain fundamental differences on key European issues" between ALDE and M5S.
His decision means ALDE loses the chance of becoming the third-biggest group in the parliament.
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UKIP's Nigel Farage voiced satisfaction over the ALDE snub, saying "I didn't expect to be proved correct so quickly".
Earlier he had called Five Star's approach to ALDE "completely illogical".
UKIP's group - Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) - will be much weakened if the Italian MEPs leave.
EFDD has 44 seats in total, including 20 UKIP members and 17 from M5S.
The M5S vote to join ALDE on Monday was 78.5% in favour - that is, 31,914 votes. The party believes profoundly in deciding policy through direct online voting by its members.
Earlier, Mr Grillo argued that with Brexit looming, UKIP would be focused on "the political future of the UK" and British MEPs would not be in the parliament after the 2019 European elections.
He said M5S and UKIP had voted the same way in no more than 20% of cases.
Despite the ALDE snub, it agreed on a joint blueprint for fundamental EU reform with M5S last week.
Both oppose the "grand coalition" that dominates the EU institutions: the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and centre-left Socialists and  Democrats (S&D). Those two blocs got €17.4m (£15m; $18m) and €15.3m in EU funding last year, respectively.
ALDE got €5.7m in EU funding and the EFDD got €3.8m.
The ALDE-M5S blueprint says both agree that the EU of today "is unable to deliver the results that citizens expect in terms of prosperity and protection".
"We need to make the European Union the global champion of civil liberties, fundamental rights and the rule of law," they say.
They also agree that the euro's "underlying flaws" must be fixed. And both call for "a more democratic and transparent" EU.


A British man who went missing during a night out in Spain has been found dead.

Sam Alger, 25, originally from Norfolk, was last seen outside the Elrow club just outside Barcelona on Sunday night.
A Facebook appeal set up by friends said Mr Alger had run to nearby fields when rioting broke out outside the club at about 22:00 BST.
The BBC has been told that his body was found at midday on Tuesday.
A spokesman for police in Barcelona said Mr Alger's body was found on agricultural land.
Officers are awaiting autopsy results which they said could "take a few days", but the spokesman said the body showed "no signs" of violence.
Tom Clarke, who taught Mr Alger at Easton and Otley College in Suffolk for two years,  paid tribute to him as "one of the kindest lads you ever met".
"He (Mr Alger) would always stay behind and help those who were struggling. He made a lasting impression on those who taught at Easton college," said Mr Clarke.
"It is really sad news. News you never want to hear as a teacher."
Friends have spoken on Facebook of their "devastation" at hearing of his death.
In announcing his body had been found, they said: "Sam was one of the kindest, most genuine and loving people anyone could wish to know and to have him taken from us is truly heart breaking."
Among the hundreds of tributes paid to the keen sportsman, Amy Head wrote: "Such horrible and sad news, words cannot even describe how devastated I am for family and friends. Such a genuine chap with a loving, kind and caring heart."
Lynne Gardner added: "Can't believe this devastating news, truly a beautiful young man inside and out."
Jackie Cuff said: "Such a beautiful young man and such a waste of a beautiful life. There really are no words that can possibly heal the heartbreak."
Hull City Football Club, where Mr Alger worked as an intern, tweeted: "We were saddened to hear of the passing of former intern Sam Alger. Our thoughts go out to Sam's friends and family at this time. RIP Sam."
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are working with local authorities following the death of a British national in Spain."
Mr Alger is understood to have worked for the Qatar Stars League football association in Qatar.
The nightclub is near the Autovia de Castelldefels highway and the city's airport.


A telephone used by Adolf Hitler during World War Two has been sold for $243,000 (Â£195,744) at a US auction.

The identity of the buyer, who bid by phone, has not been revealed. The bidding in Chesapeake City, Maryland, started at $100,000.
The red phone, which has the Nazi leader's name engraved on it, was found in his Berlin bunker in 1945.
Soviet soldiers gave it to British officer Sir Ralph Rayner as a souvenir shortly after Germany surrendered.
The phone was sold by auction house Alexander Historical Auctions.
Auction house officials said the phone was a "weapon of mass destruction", as it was used by Hitler to give orders that took many lives during the war.
A porcelain figure of an Alsatian dog, also owned by Hitler, fetched $24,300. It was bought by a different bidder.


Pakistan's turnaround in the Champions Trophy has been "magnificent", said India captain Virat Kohli after his side set up Sunday's final against their fierce rivals.

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India eased to a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in Thursday's semi-final.
Pakistan were comfortably beaten by defending champions India in their opening game but shocked hosts England in the first semi-final on Wednesday.
"They've turned around things for themselves really well," said Kohli.
After that opening defeat by India, Pakistan also beat number one-ranked side South Africa and Sri Lanka in the group stages before their eight-wicket victory over England to reach Sunday's final at The Oval.
"They've beaten sides that looked really strong against them, but the belief just showed on the field the way they played together as a team," said Kohli.
Matches between India and Pakistan are the most-watched in cricket and generate some of the highest audiences in world sport, but the two sides have never previously faced each other in a a global 50-over final.
"Regardless of who you play in the final, it's always going to be challenging because once you start thinking that it's a big game, then your mindset changes," added Kohli.
"What we are going to try to do is repeat the similar sort of cricket that we have played so far, knowing the strengths and weaknesses they have."
Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 123 and Kohli added 96 not out as India serenely chased 265 to beat Bangladesh.
However, Bangladesh had looked set to post a much more challenging score at 154-2, only for Kohli to turn to the part-time off-spin of Kedar Jadhav.
Kohli's decision was vindicated as Jadhav removed both Tamim Iqbal (70) and Mushfiqur Rahim (61) during a tight spell by India's spinners but the captain admitted that Jadhav's two wickets were "a bonus."
"With one left-hander batting, we knew that he had the ability to get in two or three dot balls to the left-hander every over, but it ended up changing the whole game for us," said Kohli.
He added that he could not "take the whole credit" as he also turned to advice from wicketkeeper and former captain MS Dhoni.
"We both decided that Kedar is a good option at the moment, and he bowled really well. He doesn't bowl much in the nets, but he's a smart cricketer," added Kohli.
Bangladesh reached their first global semi-final thanks to victory over New Zealand in the group stages but again struggled to take wickets, having claimed just 12 in the whole tournament.
Captain Mashrafe Mortaza said his side also could not keep relying on Tamim, Mushfiqur, Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah for runs but added his young side will be ready to "do better" at the World Cup in 2019, also being played in England and Wales.
"We are coming up still, we need to learn so many things, but I think we need to be a little bit more ready mentally to play this sort of match," said Mortaza.
"Once you are ready mentally, anything can be possible. I know next time the boys will learn."


The airline Jet2.com says it will create up to 50 new jobs in Belfast as part of a UK-wide expansion.

It wants to hire about 1,000 people, primarily cabin crew, across the eight airports from which it operates.
Aside from Belfast International Airport, it flies from Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle.
It has a fleet of 63 aircraft, and serves about 220 destinations.


The family of a man missing in Nepal after the earthquake has criticised the level of information they have received from the UK government.

Matt Carapiet, 23, from Kent, was trekking north of the capital Kathmandu just before the disaster.
His sister Christina Carapiet said the family had called the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) several times after it lost his details.
The FCO said it was "in regular contact with the family".
According to the latest figures from Nepal, 6,204 people are known to have died in the 7.8-magnitude quake and 13,932 were injured.
Mr Carapiet, a student from Bearsted, last made contact with his family on 25 April, five days before the earthquake, telling them he would be out of contact as he was trekking to the Langtang Valley.
His sister said the past few days had been "unbearable" and the family were desperate for news.
"The Foreign Office haven't been doing what we think they should be doing," Ms Carapiet said.
She claimed the FCO had lost information and also had the wrong details for her brother.
"We really want the government to realise that there are still British people out there, like Matt, stranded," she said.
Ms Carapiet said the family had been contacted on Facebook saying he had been staying at a guest house the day before.
"The next day, the day of the earthquake, Matt was going to go to a cheese factory nearby, and we believe that is only one of the things in the Langtang village that is still intact," she said.
Ms Carapiet said the family were trying to keep positive, and had been relying on Facebook for information.
"Matt's a very clever boy, very resourceful, and I just pray that he's found some other people and he's found some shelter somewhere and he's doing ok."
An FCO spokesman said: "Our teams are working round the clock to assist British nationals and have given practical assistance to more than 350 so far.
"We've deployed two emergency response FCO teams to locate and assist British nationals in remote areas.
"They've assisted eight British nationals who were rescued from Dhunche and who are now in Kathmandu being supported by embassy staff."
He added that the Foreign Office continued to work closely with the Nepalese search and rescue teams, and was providing them with all the details it had on British nationals and their locations.


A Northern Ireland politician has apologised "unreservedly" after sending naked photographs of himself to an undercover newspaper reporter.

Ulster Unionist Party MLA Ross Hussey said he a "made a terrible error of judgement" in sending the images to the Sunday Life journalist.
The paper reported that he was using websites to meet "strangers" for sex.
Mr Hussey, who is single, said: "I accept fully that I have used websites and the internet to meet others."
He added: "I apologise unreservedly to my family, colleagues and friends for any embarrassment I have caused."
The MLA, who is also a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, said that he "did not think of the consequences".
A spokesman for the Ulster Unionist Party said Mr Hussey "has not broken any law".
"He is a single man and entitled to a private life."


Theresa Villiers has told MPs that despite a request from the DUP, the government does not think the time is right to suspend Northern Ireland's devolved institutions.

However, speaking in the Commons, the secretary of state said that if circumstances changed, the government would review its options.
A fresh round of "intensive" cross-party talks will begin later.
The current crisis followed the murder of former IRA man Kevin McGuigan Snr.
He was shot dead in east Belfast on 12 August. The crisis was sparked by a police assessment that IRA members were involved in the murder.
In a statement to the House of Commons, Ms Villiers said there were two main sources of political instability - continued paramilitary activity and the failure to implement the Stormont House Agreement.
On Monday, the Democratic Unionist Party said there would be no meetings of the Stormont Executive unless the talks reached a satisfactory outcome.
Ms Villiers said that paramilitary organisations "should never have existed in the first place, they should not exist today and they should disband".
She said only parties fully committed to exclusively peaceful means should be allowed to participate in Northern Ireland's political institutions.
"I believe that all the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive are committed to those principles, but I am fully aware that the fallout from the murder of Kevin McGuigan and the continued existence of PIRA structures is a cause of grave concern," she said.
She said the Stormont House Agreement was the best way to build a better future of Northern Ireland, but that it must be implemented in full.
Ms Villiers said without welfare reform being agreed, the budget passed by the executive in June "simply does not add up" and there was a real possibility the Northern Ireland Executive could start running out of money.
She added the government was prepared to legislate from Westminster on welfare reform, but only as "a last resort".
Arguing that suspending the institutions should be an option, the DUP's Nigel Dodds told the Commons: "Murder has happened, carried out by those who are linked to a party of government - just imagine if that were to happen here."
The Belfast talks will take place at Stormont House.
Analysis: BBC News NI political editor Mark Devenport
The venue is where Ms Villiers and the Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan thought they had resolved the multiple problems facing the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive just before Christmas last year.
Instead, the two ministers will be back at the same place, tackling the same old problems, plus some pressing new ones.
The DUP insisted that, in the wake of Mr McGuigan's murder, Stormont could not go about its business as usual.
So, DUP leader Peter Robinson's announcement that his party will prevent executive ministers meeting around their round table in the coming weeks was predictable.
Whether the negotiations can resolve the continuing arguments over the current status of the IRA, welfare reform or the budget remains far from certain.
The Ulster Unionists withdrew from the executive after police said Provisional IRA members had a role in Mr McGuigan's killing and that the organisation still existed.
That was rejected by Sinn FÃ©in - it said the IRA had "gone away".
But the Ulster Unionists said Sinn FÃ©in's denial that the IRA existed caused a breakdown in trust and it left its government role.
The current talks are expected to last four to six weeks.


Norbrook Laboratories, the pharmaceutical firm based in Newry, County Down, grew its turnover by 8.5% to £216m last year.

Pre-tax profits were steady at £22m, while employee numbers grew by about 100 to 2,152.
The firm specialises in veterinary medicines and is one of Northern Ireland's biggest exporters.
Turnover in North America, its largest trading region, grew by 12% driven by a number of new product launches.
However, the weak euro hit sales in mainland Europe.
During the financial year, Norbrook sold its investment in Cumberland Breweries to the US-based firm Alltech.
The group has also completed a restructuring exercise to remove non-veterinary pharmaceutical assets from the group balance sheet.
Liam Nagle, the chief executive, said the animal health industry is "buoyant" and the firm has "a strong pipeline of new products under development".
Norbrook was founded by Lord Ballyedmond who died in a helicopter crash at his estate in Norfolk in 2014.
His family continues to own the company.


Moving Wales' matches to Cardiff Arms Park shows that women's rugby is definitely being taken seriously.

The Welsh Rugby Union has really stepped forward and now we've got our own home for rugby it's exciting times.
Everything is moving in the right direction for us, and that's only going to build heading into the World Cup next year.
The squad that coach Rowland Phillips has picked to play Scotland on Saturday has a lot of experience - there are a lot of girls who have been out for two or three years that are back.
Rebecca de Filippo has been missing since the 2014 World Cup, having taken some time out from the game, while Charlie Murray played her last international game in 2013 along with Rosie Fletcher.
Between them they've got a lot of international experience but they're just coming back so it will be exciting to see how they perform against what will be a strong Scotland.
Our last autumn international was in 2009 and it's exciting that we have matches at this time of the year against international squads.
I'm on the bench, and naturally disappointed not to be starting.
But I've been in this position before and the game has changed. It's not about the starting XV; it's about all the squad players playing a part in the bigger picture.
When I get on to the field - whether it's 40 minutes or 10 minutes - I have to make sure I perform and that's the best thing I can do for the squad.
We want to play at a ground like Cardiff Arms Park - it's huge for us girls.
It's a perfect place for us to play at. There's such history behind it and the atmosphere you get there on a match day is phenomenal, so it's only going to make more people interested in coming to watch our games.
It's going to be a step up for us to play at that stadium and really make it our home.
There's nothing better than Cardiff on a Six Nations match day. It's not just in the stadium but in the city itself.
That atmosphere is special, so hopefully that will carry into our games at Cardiff Arms Park and create an atmosphere that's been missing in the past.
It's something special and we've not had that feeling before, so it will increase the energy around the match.
Hopefully they'll be played at a time when it's accessible for more people - they won't have to travel to Swansea separately on a match day when the men are playing and that makes it easier for people to come and watch.
I'll be representing the UK Armed Forces against Wales on Remembrance Day - Friday, 11 November.
It's a huge time of the year for the armed forces and, as a group, we're really honoured that Wales have arranged that fixture for us on that day and we're able to go out there and remember the people we've lost. It should be a great occasion.
It will be a strange feeling playing against Wales, but it's good.
You get to go up against the girls you are competing with for a spot in the team. There is plenty of competition between us because we all want to wear that Wales shirt.
So for me and some of the other girls it's exciting that we can go against our counterparts in Wales and hopefully give them a really good game on the day.
Wales players Gemma Rowlands, Charlie Murray and Bethan Dainton are also in the Armed Forces squad, so I won't be going out there alone. It will be exciting for all of us.
My older brother Rhys Williams is an international rugby league player and is currently in the Wales squad for their game against Italy.
They are fighting for World Cup qualification so it's exciting for both of us.
There's no rivalry between us. He's a very good professional rugby player himself and I'm extremely proud of what he's achieved.


League One side Bury have re-signed midfielder Stephen Dawson from Scunthorpe on a three-year deal.

The 31-year-old ex-Republic of Ireland Under-21 midfielder spent two seasons with the Shakers between 2008 and 2010 when he captained the side.
The former Leicester City trainee was out of contract at the Iron, but had been offered a new deal.
"This is a huge signing for us. He is a player that I have tried to entice at previous clubs," said boss Lee Clark.
Dawson joins striker Jermaine Beckford and full-back Phil Edwards in signing for Bury for next season.
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Manchester City face an anxious wait on the fitness of captain Vincent Kompany after he limped out of the Champions League home defeat by Juventus.

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Kompany was instrumental as City took the lead, pressuring Giorgio Chiellini into turning the ball into his own net.
However, he sustained a calf injury as the Italians fought back to win 2-1.
"We will have to see how Vincent is on Wednesday," said City manager Manuel Pellegrini. "We will check and see how serious the injury is."
Kompany, 29, was replaced by Nicolas Otamendi - City's £32.5m signing from Valencia - after Mario Mandzukic equalised for Juve, with Alvaro Morata scoring the winner nine minutes from time.
Pellegrini was also unable to start with striker Sergio Aguero after he sustained a knee injury early in the win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, although the Argentina international did make a seven-minute appearance as a substitute after City went behind.
"He was not fit to play 90 minutes," said Pellegrini. "It was a risk and I tried not to use him in case he got a kick in the same place."
It was a familiar tale for City - who have yet to win an opening Champions League home game in five attempts in the group stage - but Pellegrini is confident they can still make the last 16.
Their next two games are trips to face German side Borussia Monchengladbach and Spain's reigning Europa League winners Sevilla.
The Chilean, who is 62 on Wednesday, said: "We have 15 more points to play for, so it depends on how we play and what result we get in our next game.
"It is not the best way to start to lose at home to such a strong team in the group as Juventus.
"But this has happened to us before and it doesn't mean we are not going to qualify."
Raheem Sterling was the chief culprit, missing an early chance, then another with City leading 1-0, but Pellegrini said: "I don't think I need to talk about Raheem Sterling. We controlled the game.
"It was a strange game and I don't think we deserved to lose it. I thought we played better than Juventus but they are a strong team.
"We missed chances and we know when we have chances in the Champions League we must score them. Juventus didn't create so many chances."
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A grandfather died from a condition that should have been straightforward to treat, an inquest has heard.

Terrence George, 72, died in January 2016 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital after an attack of pancreatitis caused by gall stones.
He was admitted to hospital with mild pancreatitis five months before, but had not had his gall bladder removed.
He was discharged a week later with a plan for him to be reviewed after six weeks, but there were delays.
Senior Coroner for Cornwall, Dr Emma Carlyon, read a statement from Melanie Feldman, a consultant colorectal surgeon who was responsible for Mr George's care until discharge in August 2015.
She was asked: "Do you agree that death could have been avoided in this case if an earlier operation had taken place?"
In a written response Mrs Feldman said "yes".
The court heard a statement from Mr George's son Kevin George, who said his father had "led a full and active life".
In describing his father's death he said "devastating is a huge understatement".
He said it was a "tragic waste of life" and a "simple operation could have prevented it".
The inquest continues.


A man has been charged with the murder of a man who died after being found unconscious in Hexham.

Michael Thompson, 32, from Hexham, died outside Studio Sport Bar from head injuries on Saturday morning.
Archie Henderson, 25, of Redesmouth Court in Bellingham, will appear before Northumberland Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with murder.
Det Insp Dave English said the "tragic death" was being treated as an "isolated incident".


A £10,000 reward has been offered following the murder of a woman shot dead by two men on bicycles in London.

Mohanna Abdhou, 20, was shot in Malvern Road, Kilburn, and died at the scene.
Ms Abdhou, known as Montana, was approached by "two males" on bicycles who fired "shots at her group of friends".
Police said nothing in her background gave "any suggestion she would have been a target" in the shooting, which took place on Friday, 26 May.
CCTV images of the men believed to have carried out the shooting have also been released.
Footage shows the two suspects at 20.53 BST cycling along Malvern Place, seconds before turning into Malvern Road where the shooting took place, police said.
They are described as being of slim to medium build, both wearing dark clothing and concealing their appearance through the use of face coverings.
A 21-year-old man who was arrested at the scene on the night of the attack has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
A 19-year-old man and a man, aged 20, were arrested in west London on suspicion of murder in the early hours of 31 May. They have been bailed pending further enquiries.
Ch Insp Andy Partridge said: "Valuable information has been passed to us but we are certain that people in the local community know who has committed this horrific attack.
"These individuals should not be shielded by friends or family, or supported in any way.
"No right-minded person would want those responsible for depriving Mohanna's family from ever seeing her again, to evade capture.
"Mohanna's family deserve answers and that will only happen if the local community tells us who carried out this attack."


Charlton have announced plans to pay tribute to season ticket holder PC Keith Palmer, who was killed in the recent Westminster terror attack.

For the home match against MK Dons on 4 April, half of the ticket sales and Charlton's players' match fees will be donated to PC Palmer's family.
Addicks players will also wear a special shirt for the match with his warrant number on.
The club have placed a scarf over PC Palmer's seat up until the game.
They have also announced they will create a memorial stone at The Valley, which will be located near a statue of their record appearance-holder Sam Bartram.
An online donation page set up to support PC Palmer's family recently passed £700,000.


Police investigating the disappearance of Alice Gross have searched a park in west London near the canal towpath where she was last seen.

The 14-year-old has been missing since 28 August, when she was filmed on CCTV walking along the Grand Union Canal.
The Met said it searched Elthorne Park, but had "determined this area is not of relevance to the investigation".
Detectives continue to search for convicted murderer Arnis Zalkalns, named as the main suspect in the case.
Earlier, the BBC's Richard Main at Elthorne Park said contractors with strimmers and police divers had attended the park.
Mr Zalkalns, 41, was filmed cycling along the canal 15 minutes after Alice was seen and went missing from his Ealing home on 3 September.
Analysis by Richard Main, BBC London
Elthorne Park is in a few dozen acres of scrubland and football pitches between Hanwell and the River Brent.
The last sighting of Alice was on Trumpers Way which runs parallel to one side of the park and it is here that contractors have been brought in by police to cut back hedgerows and strip out undergrowth.
In the park itself, a series of police cordons are keeping reporters away from a large area of overgrown scrubland, but the wait is occasionally broken by forensics officers in pale blue coveralls travelling back and forth to their vans.
In the distance, a white tent has been set up on one of the tracks down to the river.
The Latvian was convicted of his wife's murder in 1998 and served seven years in jail before moving to the UK in 2007.
On Thursday police staged a reconstruction and released an interactive map showing Alice's last known movements.
Alice's parents urged anyone with information to "please, please help us".
In a statement they said they were "desperately concerned" for her welfare and "every morning brings new agony".
Competitors taking part in the Ealing Half Marathon on Sunday have been told they can wear yellow ribbons in support of the search for Alice.
Det Supt Carl Mehta said: "Alice was last seen on CCTV walking along the canal towpath, heading under Trumpers Way bridge towards Hanwell.
"Since 16:26 BST on that Thursday 28 August she has not been seen. Did you see Alice that afternoon? Have you seen her since? We need your help to find her."
He said Alice's walk was "particularly distinctive" and was similar to that of a power walker - moving her arms up and down as she walked.
The hunt for Alice, from Hanwell, west London, is the largest Met Police search operation since the 7/7 terrorist bombings in 2005, with 600 officers from eight forces involved.
Police have also been searching a stretch of the River Brent where her rucksack was found.
Detectives have been in the Latvian capital Riga as part of the investigation, although Scotland Yard said there was no evidence to suggest Mr Zalkalns was there. The officers are due to return later on Friday.
The force stressed Mr Zalkalns was one of many lines of inquiry.
The BBC's correspondent in Latvia, Damien McGuinness said there was not enough evidence to issue a European Arrest Warrant.  However, legal experts believe Latvian police would detain Mr Zalkalns because there is reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed.
A reward of up to Â£20,000 is being offered for anyone who has information that leads detectives to find Alice.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the incident room on 0208 358 0100 or 101.


Scotland's seventh trip to the polls in just over three years is in the books, and it's been another thrill-ride.

There have been gains and losses the length and breadth of the country, and a massive question mark hangs over what happens next at Westminster.
Alistair Carmichael summed it up during his victory speech in Orkney and Shetland: "The people have spoken, but it's not yet exactly clear what they've said."
So what do the results mean for the big issues in Scotland?
The UK is heading into a hung parliament, with no clear winner of the election.
The Conservatives are the largest party, with Labour a bit behind them. Both have increased their cohort north of the border - the Tories particularly so, with their best showing since 1983. All of those new MPs are important; whoever ends up forming a government is going to need every vote they can get.
Theresa May has indicated she will take first crack at getting a Queen's Speech through parliament; it seems likely that without the 12 seats she picked up north of the border, it would have proved an impossibility.
And despite losing more than 20 seats, the SNP are still comfortably the third largest party in the UK - and could end up playing a major role. They could potentially even be king-makers, should Mrs May's attempts to form a government fall apart.
Talk of formal coalitions was scotched in the latter days of the campaign, but Nicola Sturgeon has expressed an interest in her party working with Jeremy Corbyn's Labour on an "issue by issue basis".
Expect chaotic days to come, but the SNP are well placed to potentially play a pivotal role.
The SNP have won a majority of seats in Scotland. Despite a frequently painful night, they have won the election.
Their manifesto says this gives them a "triple lock" mandate to hold a second independence referendum. But will they want to, at this point?
Avowedly unionist parties have won more than 60% of the vote. While the dethroned Alex Salmond reckons a lot of Yes voters backed Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, indyref2 is going to be a pretty tough sell in the immediate future.
Ruth Davidson, who had as good a night as any leader in the country, has proclaimed it "dead" - although she, of course, would.
Nicola Sturgeon says she will reflect, but that triple lock is in truth on her as much as anyone else. She doesn't want to hold a referendum until she thinks she can win, but has she now painted herself into a corner with her party's base?
For that matter, could indyref2 end up playing a part in any potential agreement with a prospective UK government?
Nicola Sturgeon insists this is still a win for the SNP, despite the painful loss of Angus Robertson, her depute leader, and Alex Salmond, her mentor.
To start with, her leadership is not in doubt. A few sleep-deprived souls may have speculated wildly in the dead of the night as strongholds were toppled, but Ms Sturgeon remains unassailable at the top of the party.
But who will lead the troops at Westminster, now Mr Robertson is gone?
He was an increasingly impressive figure during the term cut short by the snap election, turning in polished performances at the weekly sessions of PMQs. His are rather large shoes to fill.
And with a lot of the more convincing candidates for the role also getting the boot, who is left?
Pete Wishart is now the party's longest-serving and most experienced MP, albeit a fairly divisive figure. Tommy Sheppard is popular with the grass roots, and Patrick Grady has had some standout moments. Joanna Cherry is often put forward to represent the party - could she be a possibility?
Stephen Gethins, an impressive performer in his two years as an MP so far, was a late addition to that list after he scraped home by almost the slimmest possible margin.
It's a discussion the party will really wish they didn't have to be having.
Ruth Davidson ended the night as the most successful Conservative leader in the UK.
Theresa May's gamble failed. Even the Daily Mail, perhaps the biggest Tory cheerleader in the Scottish press, are calling it "a night of humiliation". To contrast, it was a night of triumph for Ms Davidson's troops.
In all, the Tories made gains in 20 seats across the UK - 12 of them were in Scotland. In a parliament of paper-thin margins, those seats could make a huge difference.
The Tories have had their best result north of the border since 1983. They overturned some enormous SNP majorities, and knocked off some leading nationalists.
Ms Davidson has turned the party from electoral whipping boys into the second force in Scotland, and has now racked up a hat-trick of successes - at Holyrood, in local elections and now at Westminster.
And even in the aftermath, the Scottish party leader outshone her boss.
As Theresa May grimaced outside Downing Street while scarcely mentioning the election, Ms Davidson was rallying the troops, admitting the party "fell short of expectations" and pledging to build consensus.
She also made what seemed like an open policy intervention, calling for an "open Brexit, not a closed one", and tweeted a subtle dig at the DUP, her party's proposed Westminster partners.
It appears Ms Davidson has elected to roll up her sleeves and get involved. The party would dearly love to have her among the new cohort of MPs heading to Westminster.
It's been a good night for Scottish Labour. They came in with few expectations, but have reclaimed seats in many of their old heartlands in Fife and Glasgow.
Yes, they are in third place in Scotland, behind the Tories - a fairly unimaginable position as recently as 2014. But they are still hailing a "remarkable" result, given the hammering they took in 2015.
The party are hoping they are now emerging into the light at the end of a particularly dark tunnel.
But, some might ask, is this revival more down to Kez, or Jez? (That's Kezia Dugdale and Jeremy Corbyn to you).
Mr Corbyn's future seems assured. You would broadly expect the same to be true of Ms Dugdale, but it's worth remembering that she was at best a late convert to the Corbyn cause. Some of the UK leader's allies in the Scottish party have not forgotten her endorsement of his leadership rival Owen Smith.
But assuming all remains rosy in the Labour garden, will Ms Dugdale now have a chance to press through her plans for a federal UK?
The Scottish Lib Dems have rather propped the party up - three of their eight gains came north of the border.
It was a mixed night for the party overall, with Vince Cable returning to parliament, but Nick Clegg leaving.
Jo Swinson is another returning heavyweight, having reclaimed her old East Dunbartonshire seat from the SNP. Some have even speculated that she might be a future party leader.
There are some other experienced figures among the new Scottish cohort - Christine Jardine was an advisor in the coalition government, and Jamie Stone has now held more or less every elected position there is, from local councillor to MSP to MP.
They also produced perhaps the most dramatic moment of the night, when they missed out on North East Fife by two votes after a triple-recount. We might not have heard the end of that - the party is taking legal advice.
Even leaving indyref2 to one side, there are all sorts of constitutional questions looming.
Labour had a good night in Wales, winning 28 of the 40 seats. And Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones has called for the Barnett formula which underpins the financial side of devolution, to be scrapped. The other bits of Labour are opposed to that, but are calling for a "constitutional convention" to seek a more federal UK. Even if Labour doesn't end up in government the Welsh wing has undoubtedly strengthened its voice.
There's also the matter of English Votes for English Laws. We don't know for certain exactly who's going to end up in government at this stage, but with margins razor-thin the party in power will need their Scottish cohort in many parliamentary votes.
And what about Brexit? The big issue which was supposedly the catalyst for this election?
Whoever ends up leading the government will end up leading the Brexit negotiations, which start in a mere ten days. But the loss of so many seats may have damaged Nicola Sturgeon's claims for influence. If she was unable to exert much influence over the process with 56 (or 54) MPs, how will she fare with 34?
The answer is again rooted in who ends up in Downing Street, and how approachable they prove. Could Ms Sturgeon demand a place at the negotiating table, in exchange for her MPs propping up the government?
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The chief executive of the Chinese owned car company Volvo is temporarily standing down from his post for a month, after suffering a mild stroke.

Stefan Jacoby, 54, is handing the reins over to Jan Gurander, the chief financial officer, who will serve as the acting chief executive.
The Zhejiang Geely owned Volvo has admitted that it is struggling to build up its retail operation in China.
Volvo cars are currently imported to China from factories overseas.
Volvo has high hopes that China will account for about a quarter of its global sales by 2020.
Last year the automotive manufacturer sold almost 450,000 cars across the world, but wants that to increase to 800,000 by 2020.
Stefan Jacoby has been the chief executive at Volvo since August 2010, joining the company after being the president and chief executive of Volkswagen's American arm.
"I was lucky that it was a mild stroke," Jacoby said, "I am currently experiencing limited movement abilities in my right arm and, to some extent, also in my right leg."
He is determined to return to work soon. "Now I will focus on resting and exercising, in order to get back to work as soon as possible," he said.
The iconic Swedish car brand was bought in 2010 by the Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group for $1.8bn, from Ford Motor Company.


A boys' football coach has gone on trial charged with the abuse of a young player.

Mark Ellis, 57, denies carrying out sex attacks on the child in 1991 when he was aged around 10.
A jury heard claims that Mr Ellis, who ran a football team and training school in South Lanarkshire, threatened to kill both the boy and himself if the abuse was disclosed.
His accuser said he now "wanted justice" for the "wee boy" he once was.
Mr Ellis, who now lives in Birmingham, is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow where he denies a charge of behaving in a lewd and libidinous manner.
The jury heard how the alleged victim "just loved football".
He went on to be coached by Mr Ellis, who knew members of the boy's family.
Some of the abuse is said to have happened at their home when he visited, including the first alleged attack on Easter Sunday in 1991.
The alleged victim said he remembered initially being "scared" that day as the coach had turned up appearing "very angry".
He said he was then abused at Mr Ellis' flat in Biggar, South Lanarkshire.
Prosecutor Shanti Maguire asked: "By the time it got to this stage, did you ever want to tell anyone?"
He replied: "No - this was because Mark threatened that he would have to kill the two of us if I told anyone."
The jury heard the boy was also allegedly preyed on at a local sports club.
Another incident is said to have happened after Mr Ellis drove in his Land Rover to outside a darkened ambulance depot.
This was said to have happened after their team had suffered a heavy defeat.
The witness told the trial: "I can remember Mark took me home that night.
"I remember him saying we had got beat, but that I had played well."
He went on to recall the last time he spoke with Mr Ellis around that time, stating he had had "enough".
The alleged victim told the court: "I remember saying 'kill me if you want'.
"I remember looking at Mark and he seemed broken. I really could not stand the sight of him by then."
He then recalled being "delighted" when he found out Mr Ellis had later moved out of the area.
The witness said he did not reveal what allegedly happened until years later when he initially spoke to a friend.
He was described as being "completely broken and distraught".
In around 2005 - joined by a number of relatives - he was said to have then turned up at Mr Ellis's now home in the Midlands to confront him.
The court heard that his mother challenged Mr Ellis stating: "You think you have ruined my son, but you have not."
The accuser told the jury: "Mark said: 'I am sorry'. He kept saying sorry, sorry.
"He also said: 'I knew that this day was coming'."
Miss Maguire asked him if he had any reason to lie about Mr Ellis.
He replied: "No, none at all. I don't know if I even hate him. I just want justice for that wee boy."
The prosecutor went on: "That wee boy being yourself?" The witness said: "Yes."
Louise Arrol, defending, later put to the witness that the jury may hear that he was never abused by Mr Ellis.
Miss Arrol said: "Do you reject that?" to which the witness replied: "I totally reject that."
The trial, before Judge Johanna Johnston QC, continues.


A new Italian government has been sworn in at the presidential Quirinale Palace in Rome.

Democratic Party deputy leader (PD), Enrico Letta, becomes prime minister at the head of a "grand coalition" including Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PDL).
The swearing-in signals the end of two months of political deadlock.
Away from the ceremony, outside the PM's office, two police officers were injured in a shooting incident.
Giuseppe Giangrande, 50, was shot in the neck and is described as being in a serious condition.
The second officer, 30-year-old Francesco Negri, suffered a serious wound to the leg and he remains in hospital. A pregnant woman was also slightly hurt. All three are being treated in hospital in Rome, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
A 46-year-old man, named as Luigi Preiti, was arrested at the scene. Prosecutors said he had confessed to targeting politicians, angry that he had lost his job.
Rome Prosecutor Pierfilippo Laviani said he "wanted to shoot politicians, but given that he couldn't reach any, he shot the Carabinieri".
Former PD president Rosy Bindi said: "This has its roots in an increasingly widespread social desperation.
"The dramatic problems the country is living through call for strong, radical decisions."
Since February's inconclusive poll there has been political stalemate in Italy, which is still plagued by economic woes after becoming one of the first eurozone victims of the global financial crisis of 2008.
The shooting happened about 1km (0.6 miles) away from the swearing-in ceremony, where, beginning with Mr Letta, the 21 new government ministers stepped forward one by one to receive the oath of office from President Giorgio Napolitano.
Correspondents say the "grand coalition" between Italy's current main right- and left-wing parties is unprecedented, and will probably prove an uneasy alliance.
By David WilleyBBC News, Rome
A new wave of political optimism reigns, after dire predictions of the possible institutional and economic collapse of the eurozone's third largest economy.
With their backs to the wall, the seriously fractured Democratic Party, and Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party decided to bury their ideological differences and will now try to co-operate in a last-ditch attempt to remedy a social and economic crisis that threatened to get out of hand after an indecisive February election.
The history of the very few "grand coalition" experiments in Italy since World War II does not inspire hope for long-term success.
But Italy's former ruling parties, which monopolised power in Rome for many decades after the end of WWII, have long since disappeared.
Optimism greets Italy's grand coalition
Mr Berlusconi will not be a minister but had pushed for leading figures from his party to be given top posts.
Mr Alfano, the PDL's secretary and one of Mr Berlusconi's closest political allies, is deputy prime minister as well as interior minister in the new government.
Among the other key appointments are Bank of Italy director-general Fabrizio Saccomanni to head the powerful economy ministry.
The cabinet is to have more women than usual, including former European commissioner Emma Bonino as foreign minister.
Other women given government jobs include Olympic kayaker Josefa Idem who becomes minister of equal opportunity and sports, and Anna Maria Cancellieri at the ministry of justice.
The new minister of integration will be Cecile Kyenge, a doctor originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
President Napolitano said on Saturday that the government would have the support of both chambers of parliament.
"I hope that this government can get to work quickly in the spirit of fervent co-operation and without any prejudice or conflict," he said.
"It was and is the only possible government."
The BBC's David Willey, in Rome, says the new government has to deal with a rapidly declining economic situation, rising unemployment - particularly among the under-35s - and lack of growth, despite some draconian austerity measures passed by the previous government of technocrats.
Mr Letta, 46, is considered a moderate within the PD and is linked to Mr Berlusconi through his uncle, Gianni Letta, who is one of Mr Berlusconi's closest aides.
Mr Berlusconi is still contesting charges of tax fraud and sex with an underage prostitute, but recent opinion polls suggest his popularity has increased, giving him greater bargaining power.
Mr Letta expressed "sober satisfaction over the team we put together".
His candidacy for prime minister emerged after the PD leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, announced his resignation following a party rebellion over his choice for Italian president and his refusal to work with Mr Berlusconi.
The third strongest force to emerge from the Italian election, the Five Star Movement led by former comedian, Beppe Grillo, has refused to take part in a coalition with the two main parties.
President Napolitano, who is serving an unprecedented second term, has suggested he might resign if the new government fails to enact reforms.


A third of investors in Drax have voted against its remuneration report after its finance chief was awarded a bonus of almost £500,000.

Shareholder adviser Institutional Shareholder Services had recommended voting against the report.
It said that Will Gardiner's bonus was "excessive" given the power company's performance the previous year.
Underlying profits fell from £46m to £21m for 2016 and the dividend was slashed from 5.7p to 2.5p a share.
Chief executive Dorothy Thompson was awarded a dividend of just over £750,000, bringing her total pay for 2016 to nearly £1.6m - an increase of more than £300,000.
Mr Gardiner, who joined in late 2015 from semiconductor maker CSR, was paid a total of £971,000.
Drax said it would hold further talks with shareholders in the wake of the protest vote.
"Discussions have already taken place with a number of institutional shareholders who did not support the remuneration report or remuneration policy resolutions," the company said following the vote at its annual meeting.
Almost a quarter of shareholders voted against Drax's new remuneration policy, which will apply from this year.
The company's power station near Selby in north Yorkshire generates 7% of the UK's electricity.
Earlier this year, one of the City's top fund managers warned that executive pay was "too high" and that investors were ready to take stand with firms that awarded hefty rises to bosses.
David Cumming, head of equities at Standard Life, said his firm "could not justify" pay going any higher.
"We continue to see too many proposals that would bring a substantial increase [in pay], and we have to signal that we are not happy with that," he told the BBC.
Meanwhile, Blackrock, the giant American investment fund, has told the chairmen of the UK's biggest companies they must stop making big payments when executives leave, and in lieu of pensions.
It would only approve pay increases for directors if workers' wages also rose.
BlackRock is a major shareholder in almost every company listed on the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.


Holyrood could be given control of its own elections in time to give 16 and 17-year-olds a vote in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael is considering a fast-track transfer of the powers from the UK to Scotland.
The Smith Commission on further devolution recommended the move in its report last week.
Mr Carmichael will discuss the issue with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon when they meet on Thursday.
The secretary of state told the BBC civil servants were looking at the options, adding: "If we can find a way, then we'll work with the Scottish government to make sure that this happens.
"I see no reason why if Scotland's two governments work together with good will and determination that this could not be done in time for the next elections in 2016."
Sixteen and 17-year-olds were able to vote in the independence referendum.
'UK change'
Mr Carmichael described their participation as a "truly outstanding success" and said he was "determined" to keep younger voters involved.
"We want you to remain part of our political process," he said. "We don't want you just to be put back in your box."
All five political parties at Holyrood support extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds for Holyrood elections.
In the Smith Commission agreement they said: "The parties call on the UK Parliament to devolve the relevant powers in sufficient time to allow the Scottish Parliament to extend the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds for the 2016 Scottish Parliamentary elections, should the Scottish Parliament wish to do so".
This age group will not be allowed to vote in the 2015 UK general election, but Mr Carmichael said change in the voting age in Scotland would inevitably lead to change across the UK.
It is not clear what mechanism would be used to give Holyrood the power to change the voting age for devolved elections.
It may be the UK government would use a so-called "section 30" order which avoids primary legislation.
This mechanism was used to lend Holyrood the unequivocal legal authority to hold the independence referendum.
Ms Sturgeon made clear her commitment to votes for 16 and 17-year-olds in the Scottish Parliament last week.
Delivering her programme for government speech, she said: "If the necessary powers are transferred in good time to this parliament, my government will bring forward legislation to extend the franchise and allow all 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the 2016 Scottish election."


A British teacher living in Spain has been arrested for allegedly storing and sharing sexual images of children.

Spanish police say he had secretly taken photographs of his students as well as having sent images of other children to people on the internet.
The Manchester-born man reportedly had a "special obsession" with a girl he taught.
He was arrested in Valladolid, north-west Spain as part of an Interpol investigation.
Interpol said they discovered illegal files were being sent from an email address in Spain and alerted the authorities.
Police said on Sunday the teacher is suspected of using a cloud storage service to keep and share the pictures between computers and with others.
Officers say they found a large number of sexually explicit files involving minors at the home of the teacher.
He kept photos of one girl in a dedicated folder on his computer but had not shared the images he had secretly taken of his underage students.
Police said they believe he previously lived in the Seville area.
Spanish National Police said: "At the moment, [police are] trying to establish the identity of the victims shown in the images found on the electronic devices belonging to the detained."


Ministers in Wales need to be given confidence their views on Brexit are making a difference, the finance secretary has said.

Mark Drakeford said the devolved administrations had "anxieties" about the joint ministerial committee (JMC) set up by the UK government.
It met on Thursday for the first time since Theresa May said the UK should leave the European single market.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said there was "common ground" on free trade.
The UK government's Brexit Secretary, David Davis, said: "As the prime minister made clear in her speech, Brexit is a chance for us to build a stronger UK and strengthen the Union between our four nations.
"It is only by us coming together that we can fully grasp the opportunities that our departure presents.
"We will use the latest thinking and analysis shared at today's meeting to inform our work to deliver an exit that works for the whole of the UK."
Mr Drakeford said Wales would continue to push for "full and unfettered" access to the single market, and wanted to be sure the forum was "having an impact" on the way the UK government was shaping its thinking on Brexit negotiations with the remaining EU member states.
"This is meant to be a fundamental forum," said Mr Drakeford.
"It was mentioned by the prime minister in her speech and I feel we need to be given confidence by the UK government that we are not simply here to express our views but that those views go on and make a difference."
While Sinn Fein said its ministers in the Northern Ireland executive may walk away from the JMC process, Mr Drakeford said the Welsh Government would continue to engage with it to make sure Welsh interests were "fully and significantly expressed".
Mr Cairns said it had been a "constructive" gathering, adding: "Even the Welsh Government accepted today that the language that the prime minister used earlier this week about a free trade agreement with the European Union is not inconsistent with the language that they have talked about.
"So this demonstrates that there is a lot of common ground but I'm not underestimating either the challenges that are there."
The meeting - described by Mr Drakeford as "robust" - discussed papers from the Scottish government and Northern Ireland executive.
He said a Welsh Government paper would be published on Monday and discussed at the next meeting of the JMC in February.


It is difficult these days to understand the appeal Baroness Thatcher had among people struggling to throw off communist rule in Europe during the 1980s.

It was her implacable opposition to communism that earned her the title The Iron Lady.
For me the appeal became vividly apparent one day in November 1988 when she was on a visit to Poland.
At the time the Polish government was trying to maintain an uneasy balance between loyalty to Moscow and giving its people more freedom.
The visit began with the Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski, sporting dark glasses as always, showing her the promontory in Gdansk where the German bombardment of the then-named city of Danzig started the war in 1939.
It was polite, diplomatic stuff but there was no warmth, no meeting of minds and no smiles.
Contrast this with her subsequent visit to the shipyards in the same city, where the Solidarity movement had grown and strengthened.
With the Solidarity leader Lech Walesa at her side, Mrs Thatcher was given a thunderous reception from thousands of hard-hatted and hard-handed ship workers.
They not only filled the square, where a monument to those killed in protests had been erected, but were perched on buildings, walls, lampposts and vehicles.
The noise was huge and she just stood there, beaming.
For these workers she was the symbol of freedom. It was a long way from the bitterness of the British miners whom she had defeated a few years earlier.
I witnessed a similar event a couple of years later in the then Soviet republic of Armenia, which had suffered a terrible earthquake in 1988.
The British government had, as part of its aid, built an earthquake-proof school in Leninakan - it was named after Lord Byron, who thought highly of the Armenians.
It was a very fine building, standing among many untouched earthquake ruins, and Mrs Thatcher came to open it.
There were such vast crowds cheering her that one of her officials told me he thought they were the biggest she had seen on any of her world visits.
Again, to them she was a sign of a better life. They did not care for her problems at home, then beginning to grow.
They saw her, as the shipyard workers in Gdansk had done, as someone who had stood up to their rulers and had shown that there was another way.
Her first major foray on to the world stage came when the military junta ruling Argentina suddenly invaded the Falkland Islands, territory that Britain had occupied since the 19th Century but which Argentina had always claimed.
The junta was delighted. Its leader General Galtieri took the salute of his supporters from the balcony of the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aries as Mrs Thatcher fumed and sent for her naval chiefs.
It was a bloody little war. There were nervous moments for the Royal Navy when daring Argentine Air Force pilots hit ship after ship.
But when the Union flag was flying again over Port Stanley, Margaret Thatcher was established as a determined leader who was to go on to make her mark on the wider world.
Two factors helped propel her into history: One was her alliance with her soulmate Ronald Reagan, who had become US president in 1980.
Thus was added to her armoury the clout of the United States and the rhetoric of the "Great Communicator".
The second was the profound change through which the Soviet Union was going.
It is likely that the Soviet system would have collapsed anyway at some stage, but Mrs Thatcher and Mr Reagan were there to give it a shove and probably hastened its end.
Mrs Thatcher had shown her diplomatic acumen when, in 1984, she met Mikhail Gorbachev in London before he took over the Soviet Communist Party.
She declared: "I like Mr Gorbachev. We can do business together."
The business they did together was the dismantling of communism.
Her foreign policy, however, also had its problems.
Perhaps the biggest was over South Africa, in particular her resistance to sanctions against the white minority government.
This led to some fractious meetings of the Commonwealth.
At the 1987 meeting in Vancouver, one could feel the hatred for her among other leaders.
Typically she hit back, instructing two of her senior officials at one stage to lay into the Canadian hosts for increasing their trade with South Africa.
The Canadians were shocked at such tactics.
She herself blandly expressed some wonderment that others did not like getting the "medicine they dished out".
At one press conference, asked about a threat by the African National Congress to retaliate against British citizens, she declared that this was the action of a "typical terrorist organisation".
It was no surprise therefore that Nelson Mandela was not her favourite South African leader.
She made few friends in the European Community either, with her "handbagging" and insistence on a rebate for excessive British budget contributions.
Her heart was not in an ever-closer union with Europe.
She regarded her free-market philosophy as something that gave Britain - and herself - a role in the world as a whole.
And in the final days of her own rule, she was still as firm as ever, giving advice to Mr Reagan's successor, President George Bush Senior.
At a meeting shortly after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990, she thought Mr Bush might be wavering in his response.
She told him not to "go wobbly". Rightly or wrongly, she never did.


A man who claimed he was sexually assaulted by former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke has been cleared of perverting the course of justice.

Ben Fellows, 40, of Solihull, in the West Midlands, had said the Conservative MP abused him in 1994.
In the trial at the Old Bailey Mr Clarke - the MP for Rushcliffe - described the claims as "preposterous".
The jury took eight hours to find Mr Fellows, of Redstone Farm Road, Olton, not guilty of the charge.
During the trial, the court heard that in 2012 Mr Fellows told national news reporters Mr Clarke had assaulted him in the office of a political lobbyist during a cash-for-questions sting by ITV's The Cook Report.
Mr Clarke said he had never in his life "had the compulsion" to grope another man as he dismissed the claim as "off the Richter scale" and "like Martians landing".
The court heard Mr Fellows had made a statement to officers from a high-profile investigation into Westminster historic child sex abuse.
Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson said: "The defendant said that in 1994, when he was 19 years old, he had been employed as an undercover actor by an investigative journalism programme on ITV, the Cook Report, during a sting operation.
"The defendant said in a witness statement that whilst engaged in that capacity, he had been sexually assaulted [by] Kenneth Clarke MP."
When officers checked out his version of events, they concluded they were false and began treating him as a suspect rather than a victim.
The former child actor also claimed he had been abused by a number of people in the entertainment industry, including a senior female executive at the BBC whom he claimed seduced him when he was aged between 14 and 16.
Fellows was described in court as "an inventive and sometimes persuasive fantasist".
Giving evidence in his defence, Fellows stood by his allegation against Mr Clarke.
Asked how he felt about it afterwards, he said: "It was not upsetting at all. It was weird but not upsetting... This was no more than a minor groping you would get in a nightclub on a Saturday night."
However, veteran broadcaster Roger Cook told the trial that he had never even heard of Fellows until someone pointed out his blog claiming to have worked on the Cook Report in 1990.