Inquests into the deaths of 30 Britons killed by a gunman on a Tunisian beach have been pushed back to next year.

The inquests were due in November this year but judge and coroner Nicholas Loraine-Smith said there was "an enormous amount of work to be done".
He told a pre-inquest hearing at London's Royal Courts of Justice he was "sorry" the date had been moved.
Seifeddine Rezgui killed 38 people in the attack in June 2015, with so-called Islamic State claiming responsibility.
The Britons were all holiday-makers staying in the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse.
Who were the British victims?
The court heard the Metropolitan Police had received 750,000 files from 40 computers and mobile phones seized by Tunisian investigators, while officers were preparing reports on each victim.
The coroner indicated the data could be reviewed for only relevant photo or documentary evidence.
He ruled the scope of the inquiry should assess security at the beach and nearby RIU Imperial Marhaba Hotel before and after the attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis in March 2015, in which 22 people died, including one Briton.
Suzanne Richards, from Wednesbury, in the West Midlands, lost her son Joel Richards, 19, father Pat Evans, 78, and brother Adrian Evans, 49, in the attack.
"Nothing can turn back the clock, but it is important to us to find out if any lessons can be learned to try to prevent similar heart-breaking devastation in future," she said.
Clive Garner, from law firm Irwin Mitchell, which represents the families of 16 victims, said there were "serious concerns" about "what appears to be an escalating threat of terrorist activity in Tunisia" before the attack.
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A previous hearing heard the inquest will look at what, if anything, the UK government and travel companies knew about the risk of an attack at the Mediterranean resort.
The coroner will also consider the "adequacy" of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's travel advice for the region.
Another pre-inquest hearing is expected on 25 May and the full inquest from 16 January 2017.


An new implantable heart device which resists interference from magnetic scanners has been tested in Scotland.

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was tested at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank.
ICD devices shock the heart back into rhythm when they detect a potential cardiac arrest.
Doctors have had difficulty monitoring heart problems with older devices amid fears that MRI scanners would disrupt their electronics.
The Ellipse ICD, developed by US manufacture St Jude Medical, will now be tested in a further 165 patients at 60 MRI centres around the world.
Consultant cardiologist Dr Roy Gardner, who is leading the trial at the Golden Jubilee, said: "While these devices are often life-saving, they do not allow patients to undergo MRI scans, which are crucial for detecting and monitoring a number of conditions, including signs of a stroke, tumours and complex cardiac abnormalities, which means that these vulnerable patients have to be treated using less detailed imaging systems.
"Recruiting patients to this trial could help provide a better and safer standard of care for patients all across Scotland.
"It also means we are playing a key role in making these devices available for use in the United States, sharing our knowledge and expertise with other specialist centres to help thousands of individuals suffering from heart conditions every year.
"Our first patient's procedure went very smoothly and provided a great start to an incredibly important project. As such, we are now about to recruit our sixth patient to this study."
Dr Mike Higgins, medical director of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, said: "The ability to implant MRI-ready pacemakers is a unique innovation that allows us to continue to offer the highest standard of care possible for individuals with complex heart conditions and improve treatment for future generations across the world."


Calls have been made to end the stigma and stereotypes for the one-in-18,000 people in Wales living with albinism.

The rare genetic condition, which affects about 175 people in Wales, limits the body's production of melanin - the pigment which gives hair, skin and eyes their colour.
One Welsh sufferer said "negative portrayals", including in films, had a detrimental impact.
The charity Albinism Fellowship said it was working to raise awareness.
There are two types of albinism, one affecting the skin, hair and eyes (oculo-cutaneous albinism) and another that affects just the eyes (ocular-albinism).
Stigma associated with albinism exists in Wales, along with a lack of knowledge and awareness, according to one sufferer.
Neil Jones, 40, from Llanidloes, Powys, has ocular-albinism .
He said people with the condition are often stereotyped thanks in part to "negative portrayals in society", with Hollywood films repeat offenders.
Mr Jones said research into the film industry showed 68 films between 1960 and 2006 portrayed an albino as an evil character.
"This does not help enlighten people's perception of albinism and seems to affirm that we are in some way bad," he said.
There is no specific Wales-based support for people with albinism.
The Albinism Fellowship, the official charity for people with albinism in the UK, said that, given there are only 3,000 sufferers in the UK, "not many people" will have come across someone with the condition, something which can affect general awareness.
The charity is run by volunteers whose "key aim is to provide advice and support".
Roselle Potts, chairwoman of the trustees, said they hold social events where people can meet others affected by albinism and share experiences.
She said an event was recently held in Cardiff, where there were "several kids who met other kids with albinism for the first time".
Ms Potts hopes to use her position as chairwoman to put support in place across the UK, as currently there are no volunteers based in Wales.


A fear of being called racist is preventing authorities investigating the reasons behind child abuse cases, an MP has claimed.

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion was speaking after 17 men were convicted of forcing girls in Newcastle to have sex.
Mostly British-born, they are from Iraqi, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Iranian and Turkish communities.
Ms Champion said asking if there were "cultural issues" was simply "child protection".
Northumbria Police said society "can't be afraid to have this discussion".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Ms Champion, Labour's shadow women and equalities minister, said gang-related child sexual exploitation involves "predominately Pakistani men" were involved in such cases "time and time and time again".
"The government aren't researching what is going on. Are these cultural issues? Is there some sort of message going out within the community?" she said.
Ms Champion said the "far right" would attack her comments for "not doing enough" and the "floppy left" would call her racist.
"This isn't racist, this is child protection," said the MP for Rotherham, where at least 1,400 children were found to have been exploited between 1997 and 2013.
The issue was not being dealt with because "people are more afraid to be called a racist than they are afraid to be wrong about calling out child abuse", Ms Champion said.
Mohammed Shafiq from the Ramadhan Foundation said the debate needed putting in context.
"Amongst these criminals there is a mindset that they think that white girls are worthless," he said.
"They don't have any regard for their standing within society and therefore they think they can be used and abused in that way.
"But the vast majority of child sex abuse carried out in this country is carried out by white men - through the home, through family networks and through the internet."
Northumbria Police Chief Constable Steve Ashman said the force did not ask about religious background on arrest.
As those arrested under Operation Sanctuary were from a number cultural backgrounds, "who do I point that finger towards to say you have an issue here, culturally?" he said.
Some communities' attitude to "women, principally white women" needed addressing, he said.
"But the discussion has to take place beyond policing."
Former director of public prosecutions Lord Macdonald said there had been a reluctance in the past to investigate gangs from some Asian communities targeting vulnerable white girls.
"Some recognition that this is a problem" was needed, he said.
All communities needed to address it, "not pretending it's something else, not shying away from it, recognising it for what it is, which is profoundly racist crime", he said.


Cocaine valued at up to £50m has been washed up on beaches in Norfolk, the National Crime Agency says.

About 360kg (793lbs) of cocaine that has washed up on Hopton beach, near Great Yarmouth and a beach near Caister.
A member of the public contacted Norfolk Police having discovered a number of holdalls on Hopton Beach.
The seizure was referred to the National Crime Agency and officers continue to search the area.
More on this and other stories at BBC Local Live: Norfolk
Matthew Rivers, from the NCA's border investigation team, said: "We are now working with Border Force, the Coastguard Agency and Norfolk Police to try and establish how the bags ended up where they did, however it is extremely unlikely that this was their intended destination.
"This is obviously a substantial seizure of class A drugs and its loss will represent a major blow to the organised criminals involved."
Supt Dave Buckley, from Norfolk Constabulary, said: "Whilst we believe we have recovered all the packages, should any member of the public find one they are urged to contact Norfolk Constabulary immediately.
"We will have extra officers in the area to monitor the situation."


The steady, low drone of the Antonov over their temporary shelters sent the refugees running - and announced a dangerous new phase in Sudan-South Sudan relations.

Despite Khartoum's denials, Juba is convinced Thursday's bombing of the refugee camp in Yida, in South Sudan's Unity State, was the work of the Sudanese military.
It is reported that several people were killed in another aerial bombardment the next day in Upper Nile, also in South Sudan.
The war of words has come a step closer to a genuine conflict, in the tense lands either side of the still not completely defined new international frontier.
In the last few days South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has accused Sudan of wanting to drag his country back into a "meaningless war".
The new government in Juba believes that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is supporting southern rebels behind periodic attacks near oilfields in Unity State and Upper Nile.
"Omar al-Bashir believes only in war. He has problems in the north so he is trying to shift this to South Sudan to cover his weakness in his own country," Maj Gen Mangar Buong of the South Sudan army told the BBC.
Sudan denies this and has repeated its accusation that Juba is supporting rebels north of the border in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
It is very hard to prove any of the competing claims, but the impact of the fighting on people is clear to see.
Stephen Gatwech is only five or six years old, with infectious laughter and a big smile. His loves his new toy, a trumpet made from shiny paper.
He is also missing most of his left leg - the result of a landmine accident. The mine, laid by rebels in Unity State fighting the southern government, reduced his foot to slivers of useless skin and killed his grandmother and others.
The mines and the occasional rebel attack are making life in Unity State difficult - as is Sudan's decision not to let many goods cross the border into South Sudan.
"I cannot say the economic situation in Unity State is good," says James, who owns a pharmacy in Bentiu, the state capital. "It's because the road from Sudan has been closed. The prices are really going up."
Others complain about their fear of travelling because of the landmines.
The South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) rebels in Unity say they are fighting against corruption, underdevelopment and mismanagement of the oil revenues, and liken South Sudan's leaders to the mafia and former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
And it is surely no coincidence the rebels are operating where South Sudan's oil reserves are - the southern army spokesman has even called this a "war about oil".
In Upper Nile, southern rebels have attacked the army and now the charity Oxfam has pulled its staff out of the state because it said they were too near aerial bombardments over the border and a reported troop build-up.
There are probably similar stories to be told over the border in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, but Sudan is not keen to let journalists visit these sensitive areas.
The situation up and down the border seems to be getting worse, just four months after South Sudan became independent.
Meanwhile, the status of the disputed territory of Abyei remains unresolved, though it has been in the hands of the Sudanese Armed Forces since May.
•Blue Nile and South Kordofan have not had popular consultations about their future, due before the split
•Abyei has not held a referendum on whether to join north or south, due before the split
•Sharing oil revenues
•Exact border demarcation
But if Sudan did bomb several places in South Sudan it is now operating militarily across an international border, an extremely serious act.
The same judgment would apply if South Sudan was found to be supporting SPLM-North rebels in Blue Nile and South Kordofan.
People fleeing fighting in those states have crossed the border to the south, and it appears the areas where they have gathered were bombed.
Khartoum believes it is the northern rebels who cross into South Sudan to rest and recuperate, before rejoining the fray.
That seems to be the logic behind the Sudan foreign ministry spokesman's declaration that there are no refugee camps in South Sudan.
The camp at Yida might contain SPLM-North fighters, though they deny this, but I also saw many women and children and old men, who clearly were not combat personnel.
Whatever the truth of the matter, there is no doubt the incident has further undermined Sudan and South Sudan's already fragile relationship.
The UN and the US have both already condemned Sudan, and the flurry of denials from Sudanese officials suggest they must have at least some concerns about the damage the accusations are doing to their country's standing.
Discussions in the UN Security Council also highlight the ongoing conflict either side of the border.
President Kiir has made it clear he will not let South Sudan return to war. But the increased tension cannot help the ongoing negotiations on post-secession matters, and the situation could potentially degenerate much further still.
The failure to resolve a number of issues before South Sudan seceded, including the border, security and oil, is being paid for now; and above all the lack of a meaningful solution for the areas of Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
These were, sadly, all too predictable sources of conflict. Now the virus seems to be spreading.


The UK faces a worsening gender gap in its flourishing IT industry, according to a new study.

The Women in IT scorecard looked at gender trends from secondary education through to the work place.
It indicates women account for just 16% of the UK IT workforce.
And the problem starts early - despite consistently out-performing boys in computing A-level results, girls account for just 6.5% of those taking the exam.
The study was compiled by BCS, the chartered institute for IT, and E-skills UK.
Other highlights from the report include:
Gillian Arnold, chairwoman of BCS Women, said: "The continuing decline in women entering the IT profession is a real threat for the UK and an issue that clearly we need to address."
Karen Price, chief executive of E-skills UK, said: "Women have a significant contribution to make to the IT sector, and it is vital for the economy that we ensure they have the opportunity.
"This joint report provides the evidence we need to face the problem head-on, and to develop hard hitting and effective interventions to solve it."
There has been a glut of charities and groups set up to fight gender imbalance, determined to offer good role models to young girls and dispel the myths of an industry run by geeks.
For example, Stemettes is a group of volunteers set up to help combat the lack of girls studying so-called Stem subjects - science, technology, engineering and maths.


Twelve victims of the Bucharest nightclub fire have been flown by Nato to hospitals in the UK and Norway.

The blaze at Bucharest's Colectiv club on 30 October was started by fireworks that ignited foam on the club's walls.
On Sunday, four more people died of their injuries, bringing the number of deaths to 45, officials say.
The drummer of the band playing the venue died after his condition worsened on a military plane taking him for treatment in Switzerland.
The plane turned back to Romania but Bogdan Enache died soon after it landed.
Another nine deaths were announced on Saturday.
The fire led to mass protests and the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta's government.
Read more: Protesters prompt Ponta's fall
More than 30 people remain in a serious or critical condition in hospital, Romania's health minister said on Sunday.
The ministry says 21 people are being treated in hospitals across Europe and in Israel.
The Nato plane left Romania late on Sunday to transport 12 burns victims to the UK and Norway, Emergencies Minister Raed Arafat said. It was not stated how many victims were being taken to each country.
Three owners of the club have been arrested amid allegations that the venue was overcrowded, lacked the required number of emergency exits, and may not have been authorised to hold such a concert.
Concerns that safety at the club was compromised because of corruption - a long-standing issue in Romania - have further fuelled public anger against the political elite.
Hundreds of protesters continue to hold rallies in Bucharest. The demonstrations have now entered their sixth day.
President Klaus Iohannis has called for a "sea change" in Romanian politics in the wake of the government resignation.
He attended a protest on Sunday night in Bucharest's University Square, and wrote on his Facebook page afterwards: "I told people to stay involved, that only together we can all make Romania the country we want it to be."


Apple has reported another jump in profits as demand for iPhones soared, but its shares fell in after-hours trading after revenue forecasts disappointed analysts.

The technology giant sold 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter to 27 June, up 35% on a year ago, with Mac computer sales up 9% to 4.8 million.
Chief executive Tim Cook called it "an amazing quarter".
Profits rose 38% to $10.7bn (Â£6.87bn), while revenue was up 33% to $49.6bn.
The third quarter is typically the slowest for iPhone sales because many customers put off buying new phones, on the expectation of a new model.
Despite the strong results, shares fell 6.7%, or $8.85, to $121.89 in after-market trading in New York.
Analysts blamed the fall on disappointment about the company's revenue forecasts for the fourth quarter, which were slightly lower than expected, as well as the firm's profits being too heavily dependent on the iPhone.
Apple is forecasting revenue to be between $49bn and $51bn in the fourth quarter.
Demand for its iPad tablets remained weak, with Apple selling 10.9 million, down 18% from a year earlier.
But Mr Cook also said the Apple Watch had had a "great start", in the first indication of how well the company's first piece of wearable technology was selling.
The Apple boss said last autumn that he did not want to reveal detailed figures for the watch, which went on sale on 24 April, to avoid giving competitors inside information.
But Apple said that revenue from "other products", which includes the watch as well as products such as the iPod and its Beats headphones, came to $2.6bn - about $952m higher than the previous quarter.
Chief financial officer Luca Maestri said that revenue from the watch amounted to "well over'" that $952m increase.
Sales of the watch in the first nine weeks had exceeded those of both the iPhone and iPad after they were first launched, he added.
And Apple said its gross margin - the difference between the amount it spends on making the products versus how much consumers pay - was 39.7%, up slightly on a year ago.
Apple also continued to do well in the China market - defined by Apple as China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Sales doubled year-on-year and accounted for more than a quarter of the company's total third-quarter sales.
The jump should help to reassure investors that demand in China remains robust despite fears the market is close to saturation point.
But Colin Gillis, an analyst for BGC Partners, told the BBC that the firm's "complete dependence" on iPhone sales and growth in China was still a concern.
"Look at the PC market. People ask if that could ever happen to smartphones. Of course it could. And there are risks associated with its dependence on China," he said.
However, Mr Gillis said that investors should put the results into perspective.
"Overall the results are stunning - it's made $10bn in profit. But Apple is an outlier in many metrics, so you need to look at the performance relative to expectations," he said.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which smashed iPhone sales records when they were launched last year, are now 10 months old.


Scott Laird's close-range strike moved Walsall up to eighth in League One and sent second-bottom Chesterfield a step closer to relegation.

Defender Laird's fourth goal of the season eight minutes into the second half pushed the Saddlers to within six points of the play-offs, while Chesterfield remain eight points adrift of safety.
Only a fine display from veteran stopper Thorsten Stuckmann prevented the Spireites from suffering a heavier defeat.
He spread himself well to stop Isaiah Osbourne poking home from 12 yards after 25 minutes before Chesterfield's best effort saw Kristian Dennis' strike fly straight at Walsall goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.
Stuckmann made another good stop after 37 minutes, a strong one-handed diving save preventing Kieron Morris' 18-yard shot finding the bottom corner after a fine solo run.
The 35-year-old was at it again five minutes later, getting another strong hand to Simeon Jackson's near-post strike after an error from Spireites skipper Ian Evatt.
But Stuckmann was helpless for Walsall's 53rd-minute goal as James O'Connor glanced on Erhun Oztumer's near-post corner and Laird bundled the ball home from close range.
Walsall's sixth straight home victory is their best run at Bescot since winning the first seven games during their promotion-winning campaign under Richard Money in League Two 10 seasons ago.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Walsall 1, Chesterfield 0.
Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Chesterfield 0.
Corner,  Walsall. Conceded by Liam Grimshaw.
Attempt missed. Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
Corner,  Chesterfield. Conceded by Adam Chambers.
Attempt missed. George Dobson (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Sam Hird (Chesterfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall).
Osman Kakay (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall).
Tom Anderson (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Chambers (Walsall).
David Faupala (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaiah Osbourne (Walsall).
Reece Mitchell (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Walsall. Andreas Makris replaces Erhun Oztumer.
Attempt missed. Eoghan O'Connell (Walsall) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner,  Walsall. Conceded by Thorsten Stuckmann.
Attempt saved. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Hand ball by Dan Gardner (Chesterfield).
Substitution, Chesterfield. David Faupala replaces Kristian Dennis.
Liam Grimshaw (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jason McCarthy (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Grimshaw (Chesterfield).
Attempt blocked. Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Walsall. George Dobson replaces Kieron Morris.
Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall).
Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  Walsall. Conceded by Ian Evatt.
Attempt blocked. Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
Corner,  Walsall. Conceded by Ian Evatt.
Foul by Osman Kakay (Chesterfield).
Isaiah Osbourne (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Tom Anderson (Chesterfield).
Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner,  Walsall. Conceded by Thorsten Stuckmann.
Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Hand ball by Eoghan O'Connell (Walsall).
Attempt saved. Liam Grimshaw (Chesterfield) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.


With projected revenues of £420m this year, there is no question Manchester United can afford to make Wayne Rooney the best paid player in the Premier League.

But many people will be asking this weekend if the 28-year-old is really worth all that money?
To answer that you need to separate his value to United right now from how some might view his broader value in the transfer market.
For all the income they generate, United are a club going through a difficult transition. They are way off the pace in the Premier League and struggling to qualify for the Champions League next season.
The financial impact of failure this season will not dent the money making machine that is Old Trafford, but long term decline? That's a very different proposition.
All of this has placed huge pressure on the club's new manager David Moyes and executive vice chairman Ed Woodward to show the club is still a force to be reckoned with despite the retirement of the formidable Sir Alex Ferguson.
The record signing of Juan Mata from Chelsea in the January transfer window was the first part of what Woodward and Moyes hope will be a three-step strategy back to the top.
Rooney's new deal is part two while the summer is phase three. That's when we will really be able to judge how serious the club's American owners, the Glazer family, are about rebuilding United's under-powered squad.
Mata's arrival and Rooney's decision to stay - having been courted first by Manchester City and more recently Chelsea - will surely help the club attract top talent before the start of next season.
The other thing to consider is that Rooney had just 18 months remaining on his previous deal. United knew they faced the possibility of him leaving for nothing. By signing him up for five and-a-half years, they have protected the value of arguably their most valuable and recognisable playing asset.
So while the £85m agreement up to 2019 looks exorbitant, it's probably cheaper than United having to find a replacement in the transfer market and pay his wages. The total cost would have probably been much higher.
It leaves United free to spend their money elsewhere - with midfield and defence arguably a greater priority.
The deal Rooney has signed is, I am told, worth around £250,000 a week in basic salary. What makes the new contract potentially much more lucrative to the England striker is an agreement with the club to market and exploit his individual commercial rights around the world.
This obviously has benefits for both the club and the player but there is no doubting United's hugely successful commercial operation could help take Rooney to a new financial level and certainly on a par with Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
In playing terms it would be hard to argue Rooney is in the same league as those two.
But as things stand he is United's most marketable brand and that is ultimately why the club couldn't afford to let him go.


Britain's Mark Cavendish claimed his first win of 2016 on a fast opening stage of the Tour of Qatar.

The 30-year-old, riding for Team Dimension Data, won stage one to Al Khor Corniche in a sprint finish from Sacha Modolo (Lampre) and Andrea Guardini (Astana).
Cavendish, who won the race in 2013, averaged close to 52km/h on this stage.
He plans to decide during the race whether he will compete at next month's track World Championships in London.
A winner of 26 Tour de France stages, Cavendish faces a packed schedule in 2016 with August's Olympic Games in Rio also a target.
The five-stage race finishes on Friday.


Leicester City defender Robert Huth is expected to be out for six to eight weeks after ankle surgery.

The 32-year-old has not travelled to Hong Kong with the rest of the Foxes squad as he begins his rehabilitation.
"He's had an operation and thankfully it was successful," said Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare. "We thought it might be worse."
Shakespeare also confirmed there have been no bids for winger Riyad Mahrez, who said in May he wanted to leave.
The Algerian, 26, has been linked with Arsenal, with boss Arsene Wenger admitting his interest in the player.
"Riyad stated his position very clearly," Shakespeare said. "Mine is really simple: while he is here - and we haven't had any bids, it's all been speculation - he has to be committed to the club.
"In the two weeks he's been back, he's been totally committed and really trained well."
Leicester start their Premier League campaign with a game at Arsenal on Friday, 11 August before hosting Brighton and visiting Manchester United.
BBC Radio Leicester commentator Ian Stringer
Huth being out is a blow, but may actually help Shakespeare with his selection given new signing Harry Maguire is likely to go straight into the starting XI.
What the Foxes will lose is the German's experience in the dressing room, as well as his commanding displays on the pitch.
The club say the surgery has gone well, which gives him a chance of being back in the side in early October, given he will need time to get fit following his recovery.


General practice in Northern Ireland is "on the edge of a full-blown crisis", a survey has suggested.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued a warning in their latest attempt to highlight the difficulties facing doctors.
About 65% of practices across Northern Ireland took part in the survey.
Dr Tom Black, the chair of the Northern Ireland General Practitioners' Committee (NIGPC), said it showed some practices were struggling to survive.
"We knew the situation was bad, but the research showed clearly that primary care here is on the edge of a full-blown crisis," he said.
"The situation was particularly bad for smaller, single-handed and rural practices that have fewer GPs working in them and who are struggling to fill vacancies."
The survey concludes that the majority of practices in rural areas are at risk of closure.
This risk, it says, is greatest in County Fermanagh, where three out of four practices are in danger of closure due to workforce and workload issues.
According to Dr Black, his colleagues have been warning the government that general practice "is in trouble".
"Unless action is taken and funding is made available, there is a real risk of practices closing, GPs retiring and thousands of patients here facing the very real prospect of not having a GP to call on when they need help," he added.
The NIGPC, which represents doctors, has called for fair and sustainable funding, with a minimum of 10% of the health budget.
It also wants a taskforce to support practices at risk.
The survey sheds a worrying light on the medical profession, but it is not the first time that the BMA has raised the issue.
The association has repeatedly warned the role of the GP is expanding rapidly.
An ageing population with serious long term health conditions means GPs are often required to do a lot more with often a lot less staff and resources, according to the BMA.
Dr Black said: "We must find ways of securing general practice in the short term and evolve to a modern, sustainable model of general practice for the future to allow us to provide a service that meets the needs of patients."


Alliance's Naomi Long, labelled the "ginger ninja" on Twitter, is set to succeed David Ford as Alliance party leader.

She is high-profile, known as the woman who beat former first minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson in the 2010 Westminster election to take his East Belfast seat.
The year before that, she became Belfast's second ever female lord mayor.
Hers was a meteoric rise in a world which did not draw her eye during her early years.
Naomi Long was born in 1971 in the heart of what was to become her own constituency.
Her father worked in the shipyard and her mother in the rope works until she got married.
Ms Long has brains as well as a little brawn. Growing up in the city in the 1980s, she never had any aspiration to be a politician.
"What I saw in the 70s and 80s was the failure of politics," she told the Belfast News Letter.
"I suppose all I saw were men in grey suits shouting at each other on the television. It just didn't seem to hold any real hope.
"When I went to Queen's (university) I started mixing with people in an integrated environment and I realised very quickly how much people have in common."
She is married to her childhood sweetheart, Michael Long. They met when they were 14 and both are politicians.
Naomi Long earned a distinction in her Masters degree in civil engineering at Queen's University, Belfast.
Since then, she has engineered her way around the corridors of power and used an innate charm to smooth the path.
She has had her wobbles.
After her defeat in East Belfast last year, she considered not returning to politics. It took her until Christmas to get back her political mojo.
"After May I found myself very tired, very exhausted," she said.
"It has been quite a bruising five years and I took the time to really think about it and to find my passion because I didn't want to come back simply because people expected me to.
"I wanted to come back, because I felt I had something to contribute and that I had something I wanted to do, that I felt could make a difference."
Now she has made the come-back, and won a reputation as a hard worker and a strong fighter.
There have been hard times - not least the days of the union flag protests.
Her party was targeted by loyalists angered by Alliance's support for displaying the union flag at Belfast City Hall on designated days, rather than every day of the year.
Councillors' homes were attacked at the height of the controversy and Mrs Long herself received a death threat.
She has survived the slings and arrows of political fortune but holds true to her desire to do what she can. Even if people do not agree with her, if they approach her for help, that does not matter.
"When they come to me to get help, they get help," she told the BBC's Nolan Show.
Ms Long is also prepared to see the funny side of life.
Last year, she posted a video in which she faced up to the Twitter mafia and read out the "nasty, mean tweets" she had received.
It was "a bit of Friday fun", she said, taking on the Tweeters who labelled her the Ginger Ninja - for her red hair - and Onionhead, which was a new one for her.
One tweeter said: "Is it weird that I find Naomi Long fit like?"
She replied that if he hadn't said it was "weird", she'd have tweeted him back.
To the critic who remarked that her behind was the size of a small island, she replied that a Scottish colleague had messaged her to say his constituency included many small islands -  and all were "beautiful and perfectly formed".
Naomi Long has proved that she is the queen of mean...  only in the sense that she rises above it.
When she was young she thought politics was all about men in grey suits.
Now she is out to prove that is not the case.


Work is due to start later in the autumn to repair a historic building in Newquay.

Cornwall Council said it had been awarded more than Â£30,000 in grants to enable "essential works to be carried out" on the Grade II-listed Huer's Hut on the Towan headland.
The hut dates from the 19th Century, when Newquay was still a village and part of the pilchard industry.
The works were expected to take four weeks to complete, the council said.
The council - which has a long-term lease on the building, and is responsible for its repair and maintenance - said it had formally appointed contractor Ryearch to carry out the works on the hut.
Such huts provided shelter for lookouts, known as huers, who alerted fishermen to passing pilchard shoals.
Although the current building dated back to the mid-19th Century, the known history of the site went back to the 14th Century and it may have been a hermitage, the council said.


Car-hire service Uber will not be allowed to operate in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The NT government announced reforms to the taxi industry but said it would not be making legislative changes authorising ride-sharing services.
US-based Uber currently operates in several other parts of Australia.
It has expanded aggressively around the world and faces regulatory battles in several countries.
Comments from the public on the ABC's Facebook page questioned the decision, with one person saying Uber was needed in Darwin, particularly for evening transport to and from the airport.
The writer said local taxis often refused to pick up passengers at night.
Transport Minister Peter Chandler told the ABC the move could be reconsidered later. His office did not responded immediately to questions from the BBC.


A Dutch court has ordered the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, in a case environmentalists hope will set a precedent for other countries.

Campaigners brought the case on behalf of almost 900 Dutch citizens.
They argued the government had a legal obligation to protect its citizens from the dangers of climate change.
Government lawyers did not immediately comment on the ruling at the court in The Hague.
Jasper Teulings from Greenpeace called it a "landmark case".
"It shifts the whole debate. Other cases are being brought in Belgium, the Philippines. This is the start of a wave of climate litigation."
The judgment was unprecedented in Europe, and unexpected. It pushes the Dutch government to honour its commitment to cut emissions.
In terms of the practical implementation, the government has already agreed to close coal plants, increase the use of windmills and solar energy and drastically reduce gas extractions in the north of the country.
The court case puts pressure on the government to speed up the process in order to meet the targets and become more energy efficient within the next five years.
The judgment is legally binding, and based on "Tort Law" - a general and universal concept which essentially refers to a duty to refrain from causing harm.
The court ruled that based on current policy, the Netherlands would only achieve a 17% reduction at most in 2020, which is less than other nations.
"The parties agree that the severity and magnitude of climate change make it necessary to take measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," it said.
The lawsuit was brought under human rights laws by the sustainability foundation Urgenda, which said - and the court agreed - that the Netherlands had a duty of care to its citizens and to improve the environment.
It argued that unless rapid action was taken, the next half of this century would see extreme weather, shrinking ice caps and shortages of food and water.
Low-lying Netherlands is especially vulnerable, and must now cut its emissions by a quarter compared with 1990 levels.
The targets will require tough action, says the BBC's environment correspondent Helen Briggs.
Coal and gas provide much of the Netherlands' energy needs, with the country lagging behind neighbours Denmark and Germany in the use of renewables, our correspondent adds.
The Dutch government can appeal to a higher court and it is not clear yet how the ruling will be enforced.
The European Union recently set a target of reducing emissions by 40% by 2030.
A major conference on climate change is due later this year, with negotiators aiming to strike a global deal limiting temperature increases to no more than two degrees over pre-industrial levels.


MtGox, once the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange, has been placed in administration by a Japanese court.

The exchange announced in February that hackers had stolen hundreds of thousands of bitcoins from it, worth about $500m (Â£300m).
It later said that it had found a substantial number of the bitcoins and had hoped to find a way to continue as a business and pay back customers.
But the court dismissed this plan and appointed an administrator.
In a statement on the exchange's website the administrator said that bankruptcy proceedings were likely to follow.
This would involve MtGox customers being asked to make any claims through the court, although the administrator pointed out that there was no time frame for this process at the moment.
Customers can continue to check the balance of any bitcoins they have with MtGox but are warned that this is not necessarily the amount they would receive as the result of a claim.
MtGox said at the time it went offline that the bitcoins had been stolen from its system by hackers who exploited a loophole in the software that oversaw the Bitcoin system. The administrator said that it plans to investigate the missing bitcoins as part of its role.
The founder of MtGox, Mark Karpeles, refused a request by a US court to attend a hearing this week to answer questions about the collapse of the exchange. He has not been charged with any crime.
The bitcoin is currently trading for around $500, down from a high of more than $1,100 last year.


Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with an arms find in a warehouse in Dublin earlier this week.

In court were Declan Brady, 51, of The Park, Celbridge, Jonathon Harding, 44, from Kardiff Avenue in Naas, and James Walsh, 33, from Wheatfield Avenue in Clondalkin.
All three are charged with possession of five handguns.
The weapons were found at Greenogue industrial estate on Tuesday.
The guns seized were a .357 Magnum, and four Smith and Wesson Rossi revolvers.
The men were also accused of possession of a silencer and 20 rounds of ammunition in suspicious circumstances.
An armed police unit brought the three men to Dublin District Court on Friday afternoon.
Three officers from the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
The court heard that Mr Brady replied "no" to each charge, Mr Walsh said "no comment" and Mr Harding did not reply.
They were remanded in custody to appear again in court by video link next Wednesday.


A vicar in Nottinghamshire has led a disco dance routine at the end of a couple's wedding ceremony.

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Gary and Tracy Richardson, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, joined Church of England vicar Kate Bottley in the pre-arranged flash-mob inspired dance at St Mary's and St Martin's Church in Blyth.
The bride spent eight weeks rehearsing the moves at a local church hall.


The chancellor is planning to announce in Wednesday's Budget the BBC will have to meet the cost of free TV licences for over-75s, BBC News understands.

George Osborne wants the BBC to have "a strong future" but told the Andrew Marr Show that the corporation should make a "contribution" towards the deficit.
The Sunday Times reported the move will cost the BBC £650m.
It is also understood the BBC and government are in talks over charging for use of the iPlayer.
This could recoup some of the cost of funding free licences for over-75s.
It would involve changing the law so that people who watch TV via the iPlayer and other online catch-up services would have to have a TV licence.
Currently the licence fee does not cover these digital services.
A BBC spokeswoman said it would not comment.
The Conservatives promised in their election manifesto to continue to allow over-75s to receive free TV licences along with other pensioner benefits.
But with the government pledge to make £12bn of welfare savings, it is understood to have the BBC in its sights to help with the nation's finances.
Mr Osborne dismissed the notion that the BBC would have to axe major channels or radio stations if it took on the cost of free licences for the elderly.
"I remember five years ago doing a deal with the BBC... where it took on £500m worth of responsibilities including things like the BBC World Service," he told Andrew Marr.
"I was told at the time by people: 'They're going to shut down BBC Two, they're going to close Radio 4'. They always seem to pick the juiciest fruits on the tree.
"I would say the BBC is a well-run organisation under Tony Hall, I'm absolutely sure they can make a contribution. But I want the BBC to have a strong future."
The chancellor also said the BBC website needed to be looked at "very carefully", highlighting it as an area which could be pruned back.
Commenting on the likelihood of national newspapers moving purely online in the next decade, he said: "You wouldn't want the BBC to crowd out national newspapers."
The chancellor then queried the BBC website carrying "features and cooking recipes", saying: "Effectively the BBC website becomes the national newspaper as well as the national broadcaster."
He added: "If you look at the BBC website it's a good product but it is becoming a bit more imperial in its ambitions."
Hailing "fantastic programmes like Strictly", he said  the BBC should continue to produce "popular" shows "people want to watch".
He described the BBC as "a really important national institution and a fantastic broadcaster that produces some of the best television and radio in the world".
He said the government wanted to give it "a sustainable future in an age where the technology is changing, where there are lots of other broadcasters out there".
Last week it was announced the BBC is to cut 1,000 jobs because of a £150m budget gap in its licence fee income.
Lord Hall said the shortfall had been caused by an unexpected increase in the number of households saying they do not watch live TV, using catch-up services instead.
The BBC has to renegotiate Charter Renewal with the government in 2016, in which the corporation is told how much it will receive through the licence fee.


Managerless Wrexham were held 1-1 at Northern Premier League Division One North side Stamford in the FA Cup.

After Gary Mills' sacking earlier this week, caretaker boss Joey Jones' side went ahead on six minutes through Shaun Harrad.
But a second-half penalty, converted by Lee Beeson, means a replay is needed at The Racecourse on Tuesday, 18 October.
Stamford, who are three divisions beneath Wrexham, were not overawed and created numerous chances.


A dramatic finale to Australia's Sydney to Hobart sailing race saw the American yacht Comanche mount an unlikely comeback to claim victory.

The race was held in terrible weather conditions, with almost a third of the yachts forced to retire.
Comanche's victory came despite serious damage caused by hitting a submerged object.
The two-day race is considered one of the world's toughest. It pits amateur sailors against professional crews.
Skipper Ken Read said at one point he considered retiring from the race but decided to attempt running repairs on the damaged boat.
"I've sailed around the world two and a half times and I thought I'd seen it all but that is one really tough body of water.
"The people who have done this race something like 25 times, God bless 'em, either they're the dumbest people on earth or the hardest people on earth.
"Probably a combination of the two," he told ABC News.
Organisers say this year's was event was one of the toughest  of recent years. The conditions forced 32 of the 108 entries to retire, with high winds shredding sails and breaking one ship's mast.
Comanche co-owner Kristy Clark, the first female owner to win the race, was also a crew member. She said she felt "pure terror at one stage".
The 100-foot (30-metre) yacht crossed the line 50 nautical miles ahead of its nearest competitor, Rambler. Third place was claimed by the Australian yacht Ragamuffin 100.


Talks with Iran on its nuclear programme have been "going around in circles", according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Despite intensified dialogue since January 2012 on the possible military dimensions of the programme, there had been no agreement, said Yukiya Amano.
It might no longer be possible to find evidence of nuclear weapons research at the Parchin site, he added.
The West believes Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons, which it denies.
Earlier, Iraq's deputy prime minister warned Israel that it would not tolerate the use of its airspace for a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites.
Hussein Shahristani told the AFP news agency that Israel's government had been informed via a third party that it would have to "bear the consequences" if Iraq's sovereignty was violated.
Israel, widely assumed to be the Middle East's only nuclear-armed state, has refused to rule out military action to halt Iran nuclear programme, which it considers an existential threat.
Iran was expected to dominate discussions at the 35-nation Board of Governors of the IAEA at its headquarters in Vienna on Monday.
Speaking at the start of proceedings, Mr Amano showed his exasperation with the lack of progress during 10 rounds of negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1 - the US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany - over the past 17 months.
"Despite the intensified dialogue between the agency and Iran... no agreement has been reached on the structured approach document. To be frank, for some time now we have been going round in circles," he said.
"This is not the right way to address issues of such great importance to the international community, including Iran."
He added: "We need to achieve concrete results without further delay to restore international confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities."
Mr Amano complained that IAEA inspectors had been unable to gain access to the Parchin military facility, south of Tehran, since 2011.
Concerns about its possible role in Iran's nuclear programme emerged in 2004, when reports surfaced that a large explosives containment vessel had been built there to conduct hydrodynamic experiments.
The IAEA has warned that hydrodynamic experiments, which involve high explosives in conjunction with nuclear material or nuclear material surrogates, are "strong indicators of possible weapon development".
Iran has denied that there are any nuclear-related activities at Parchin, but has been accused of delaying access in order to buy time to remove evidence.
Mr Amano admitted on Monday that "because of the extensive activities by Iran it may no longer be possible to find anything, even if we are given access". These included the massive removal of soil, asphalting and possible dismantling of infrastructure, he said.
He added that recent progress in Iran's uranium enrichment work and construction of a heavy-water research reactor at Arak was in "clear contravention" of UN Security Council resolutions.


French footballer Karim Benzema has been placed under formal investigation in connection with a sex tape blackmail plot involving another player.

The Real Madrid striker appeared before a judge in Versailles after being held in custody overnight.
His lawyer says he played "no part" in an alleged attempt to extort money from fellow French international Mathieu Valbuena.
The two men reportedly had an exchange during a training session.
According to French media, Mr Benzema mentioned the tape to the midfielder during a national team training session at Clairefontaine in early October.
A source close to inquiry, quoted by told AFP news agency, said the 27-year-old star told investigators on Thursday he had approached Mr Valbuena about the tape on behalf of "a childhood friend".
France coach Didier Deschamps left both players out of his squad selected on Thursday for matches against Germany and England later in November.
The prosecutor's office earlier confirmed that Mr Benzema was now under formal investigation for complicity in attempted blackmail and participation in a criminal conspiracy.
When a suspect is placed under formal investigation, he or she is then examined by a judge, who determines whether there is sufficient evidence for the suspect to be charged.
If formal charges do follow and he is convicted, Mr Benzema could face a minimum jail sentence of five years, the prosecutor said.
Meanwhile the court has banned the striker from contacting his France team-mate, or any other people charged in the case.
Speaking to reporters after the ruling, Mr Benzema's lawyer, Sylvain Cormier, said his client was adamant he was not guilty of the charges.
"Karim Benzema has nothing to hide," he said.
"He supports his friend, Mathieu Valbuena, with all his heart. He took no part, I state this again - no part - in the blackmail or blackmail attempts."
"Karim Benzema will show he acted in good faith, and I hope this will be seen as soon as possible," Mr Cormier added.
Whether or not the footballer is charged, correspondents say the formal investigation exposes him to a lengthy period of doubt ahead of the Euro 2016 tournament that France hosts next year.
French coach Deschamps refused to comment on the legal case on Thursday but said Mr Benzema had been injured.
He added that Lyon midfielder Mr Valbuena was not in an emotional state to play in upcoming games against Germany and England.
Karim Benzema is the top scorer in the France team, so doubts about his participation at Euro 2016 represent a cloud over Les Bleus as they aim to make the most of their host status.
The Real Madrid striker has scored 27 goals in 81 appearances for his country, more than double the number scored by fellow France striker Olivier Giroud, and apart from missing out at the 2010 World Cup, has been a mainstay in the team since making his debut in 2007.
Benzema is regarded as one of Europe's top strikers, but despite winning honours at Real Madrid, he is yet to make a telling contribution at a major tournament for his country.
Sources have told French media that a relative of Mr Benzema was contacted by the blackmailers, in an attempt to involve him in the scheme against his team-mate. There has been no confirmation from police.
Three other men have been placed under formal investigation after Mr Valbuena was contacted by someone claiming to have the video.
It is not the first time Mr Benzema has been involved in a police inquiry. Last year, he and fellow France international Franck Ribery were cleared of accusations they had slept with an under-age prostitute, who later went on to become a reality TV star and fashion designer.


A woman has been injured after being knocked down by a taxi in Edinburgh city centre.

The pedestrian had been crossing Princes Street opposite the Waverley Steps, beside the Balmoral Hotel, at the time.
The incident happened at about 12:20. Police Scotland said a section of Princes Street had been closed.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing."


Election candidates should engage with asylum seekers in the final push for votes in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, a support organisation has said.

Asylum seekers from Commonwealth countries are allowed to vote in Thursday's election.
And the Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (NICRAS) is urging those among its 600-strong membership, who are eligible to vote, to do just that.
The organisation helps refugees and asylum seekers to integrate into Northern Ireland life and lobbies politicians on their behalf.
But Justin Kouame, the chair of NICRAS, said that no political parties have reached out to them during the election campaign.
"They don't see it as a priority," he said.
"We encourage all our members to vote - the majority of them will have a voting card and it's important that politicians know that.
"The reality is Northern Ireland is changing and the voice of minorities will count.
"Getting a vote from our community can make a big difference - with this election, every vote will count."
Mr Kouame said politics in Northern Ireland can be "confusing" for asylum seekers, and therefore parties should make an effort to engage with them so they can make an "informed decision" on who will get their vote.
And he believes politicians would also benefit from those discussions.
"It's important for politicians to make contact with those communities," he said, "so they can ask them questions and try to understand the issues they face."
NICRAS has laid out an election manifesto, listing numerous matters high on the agenda for its members.
It wants to see a marked improvement in accommodation standards for refugees asylum seekers, and specialist mental health provision for those who arrive in Northern Ireland having fled persecution in their home county.
People should not take a "cynical" view of politics ahead of this week's election, the most senior figure in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has said.
It would be easy for people to be "pessimistic" about the state of Stormont, Rev Frank Sellar said, with a second poll coming just 10 months after voters last went to the ballot box.
But in a letter to Presbyterian ministers and their congregations, he urged them to vote and "approach [the election] prayerfully".
"You will be well aware of the spectrum of difficult and complex issues facing individuals and local communities, issues in which government often has responsibilities and a definite role to play," Rev Sellar wrote.
"Engaging and participating in the democratic process is, therefore, one of the ways that we may seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which we have been called."
Rev Sellar said people should use their vote "in the hope that the people we elect will work with integrity, generosity of spirit and a commitment to the common good".
His comments come after Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland said last week that "each vote cast, or not cast, potentially influences the values that will shape future law and policy".
Catholics "have a duty to be hopeful" and "work towards creating a society that values all of its people," said a letter signed by Archbishop Eamon Martin, the church's leader in Ireland, and four other clerics.
They also said that "bitter language and tone of conflict" had returned to Northern Ireland politics, and urged that "divisive language and actions" that could make post-election negotiations more difficult should end.
Potential post-election deadlock could leave Northern Ireland's environment exposed to the consequences of Brexit, a wildlife charity has warned.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) believes a return to direct rule would leave the region without a voice on environmental issues in negotiations over the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Anne-Marie McDevitt, the RSPB's head of conservation, said Brexit is set to have "a disproportionate effect on Northern Ireland".
"From our point of view, it's because most of Northern Ireland - 70% - is under agriculture, and for us, a lot of that management gives you the species that you have here," she said.
"It is hard to get the environment onto the agenda, so I think it will be even more difficult when we don't have voices from here standing up for us."
Ms McDevitt said the RSPB is taking on more staff "in preparation for Brexit", but their work would be hampered if Stormont was not in action.
"We would want those staff to be working with our politicians here and with other groups to build new policies and protect our legislation.
"That will be more difficult if we move to direct rule."
BBC News NI's Campaign Catch-up will keep you across the Northern Ireland Assembly election trail with a daily dose of the main stories, the minor ones and the lighter moments in the run up to polling day on Thursday 2 March.
Hear more on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle's The Breakfast Show at 07:40 GMT, and on BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra at 17:40 each weekday.


Organisers of an LGBT-rights festival in Chicago are being accused of anti-Semitism after they expelled marchers carrying the Star of David.

The rainbow flags with the Jewish symbol "made people feel unsafe", an organiser told the Windy City Times.
Laurel Grauer said she was told to leave the so-called Dyke March "because my flag was a trigger to people that they found offensive".
The organisers later hit back, saying Israel hides behind LGBT-rights.
"It was a flag from my congregation which celebrates my queer, Jewish identity which I have done for over a decade marching in the Dyke March with the same flag," Ms Grauer told Windy City Times.
Ms Grauer, who works for A Wider Bridge, which supports LGBT people in Israel, said she lost count of how many times she was verbally harassed by other marchers on Saturday.
The Dyke March takes place one day ahead of the city's official Pride March.
It is described by organisers as being a "more inclusive, more social justice-oriented" march than the city's main Pride parade.
In a social media post, the Dyke March said: "This decision was made after [the expelled marchers] repeatedly expressed support for Zionism during conversations with Dyke March Collective members."
Ms Grauer told the Times: "People asked me if I was a Zionist and I said, 'yes, I do care about the state of Israel, but I also believe in a two-state solution and an independent Palestine.'
"It's hard to swallow the idea of inclusion when you are excluding people from that," she continued.
"People are saying, 'You can be gay but not in this way.' We do not feel welcomed. We do not feel included."
In a statement, the Dyke March Collective later accused Ms Grauer's organistion of "using Israel's supposed 'LGBTQ tolerance' to pinkwash the violent occupation of Palestine".
A Wider Bridge hit back in a statement, saying: "That the organisers would choose to dismiss long-time community members for choosing to express their Jewish identity or spirituality runs counter to the very values the Dyke March claims to uphold, and veers down a dangerous path toward anti-Semitism."
They called upon the Dyke March Collective to issue a full apology.
Red State, a conservative blog, wrote: "When you're the organizer of a gay pride parade meant to celebrate 'inclusiveness,' then you're not just engaging in bigotry and anti-Semitism, but you're saying to the world you're also a giant hypocrite."


Five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams moved into the quarter-finals of the 2017 tournament with a routine win over Croatia's Ana Konjuh.

Williams beat the 27th seed, who was born after the American made her Wimbledon debut in 1997, 6-3 6-2.
The 37-year-old, seeded 10th, will take on French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the last eight.
The 20-year-old from Latvia beat Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina 6-3 7-6 (8-6).
Svitolina saved seven match points in the second set, before Ostapenko, seeded 13th, finally won in a tie-break.
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Elsewhere, Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals since 1984 with a hard-fought win over France's Caroline Garcia.
Konta will play Simona Halep after the Romanian second seed's 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 victory over Victoria Azarenka.
The 27-year-old Belarusian, playing only her second tournament after giving birth to son Leo in December, saved three match points before Halep triumphed.
If Halep beats Konta in the last eight, she will become world number one.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the last eight for the fourth time, but the first since 2007, with a 6-2 6-4 victory over ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
Two-time Grand Slam winner Kuznetsova will next play Garbine Muguruza, after the Spaniard's 4-6 6-4 6-4 win over world number one Angelique Kerber.
Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova, ranked 87th in the world, qualified for her first Grand Slam quarter-final with a 6-4 2-6 6-3 win over world number 135 Petra Martic of Croatia.
Rybarikova next faces American Coco Vandeweghe, the 24th seed, after she beat Denmark's former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win.


More than 170 inmates have escaped from a Haitian prison in Arcahaie, 45km (30 miles) north of the capital Port-au-Prince.

The inmates stole five rifles; a guard and an inmate were killed in an exchange of fire.
The authorities have begun a manhunt for the fugitives with the help of UN peacekeepers stationed in the country.
The Haitian government tweeted that it condemned what it described as a prison mutiny.
"One guard was killed during the incident," Justice Minister Camille Edouard Junior told Reuters news agency.
"Three prisoner were wounded, including one who died as a consequence of his wounds."
Eleven escapees have so far been detained, and checkpoints have been set up on roads near the prison.
However, inmates at Arcahaie do not wear prison uniforms, making it easier for them to blend in with the general population.
Haitian prisons are notoriously overcrowded and inmates spend years in pre-trial detention.


The Saudi-led coalition is to suspend bombardment of rebels in Yemen for five days, so aid can reach civilians.

The truce will come into force from midnight on Sunday, according to the official Saudi news agency.
However, the coalition said it reserved the right to respond to "military activity or movement" by Houthi rebels during the ceasefire.
The announcement followed air strikes in Taiz province, which reportedly killed 120 people, including civilians.
Missiles fired by coalition forces hit a residential area in the Red Sea town of Mokha on Friday, flattening buildings, the Associated Press reports.
Children and elderly people, were among the dead.
"It just shows what is the trend now of the airstrikes from the coalition," said Hassan Boucenine from the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.
"Now, it's a house, it's a market, it's anything," he added.
A resident of Taiz, Abulkader Al Guneid, told the BBC that there were shortages of most basic necessities, including diesel and vegetables.
"We have power cut. We have internet cut. We have everything cut," he added.
Aid agencies say a blockade on Yemen has worsened the humanitarian crisis which is gripping the country.
More than 80% of Yemen's 25 million people now need some form of aid.
The Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Houthi militia and army forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh since 26 March.
It aims to defeat the rebels, who now control most of the country, and restore the government of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Saudi Arabia says the rebels are hiding troops and weapons in civilian areas to prevent them being targeted by air strikes.
But the UN has warned the coalition that indiscriminate bombing of populated areas is against international law.
The unexpected ceasefire was announced after President Hadi wrote to Saudi's King Salman asking for a break, to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered.
A week-long truce brokered by the United Nations failed earlier this month.
At least 1,693 civilians have been killed in fighting in Yemen, with almost 4,000 people wounded. The UN said the majority of casualties were caused by air strikes.
Houthis - The Zaidi Shia Muslim rebels from the north overran Sanaa last year and then expanded their control. They want to replace Mr Hadi, whose government they say is corrupt. The US alleges Iran is providing military assistance to the rebels.
Ali Abdullah Saleh - Military units loyal to the former president - forced to hand over power in 2011 after mass protests - are fighting alongside the Houthis.
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi - The president fled abroad in March as the rebels advanced on Aden, where he had taken refuge in February. Loyal soldiers, Sunni Muslim tribesmen and Southern separatists have formed militia to fight the rebels.
Saudi-led coalition - A US-backed coalition of nine, mostly Sunni Arab states says it is seeking to "defend the legitimate government" of Mr Hadi.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - AQAP opposes both the Houthis and President Hadi. A rival affiliate of Islamic State has also recently emerged.
Frontline voices from Yemen conflict
Failure 'not an option for Saudis'
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Walsall striker Amadou Bakayoko has signed a new one-year contract with the League One club.

He follows the lead of midfielder Kieron Morris, who signed a new deal on Wednesday.
Bakayoko, 20, who has been with the club since he was 16, missed the end of the season with a knee injury.
"It's about getting fit through the summer now because next season is a big season for me," Bakayoko told the club website.
"There are high expectations at this club and I really want to step up and become a big part it.
"There's lots of young players who have been given a chance here. I'm in the same age group as Liam Kinsella and Rico Henry and we really push each other on."
Bakayoko has had three separate loan spells with non-league clubs, first at Southport, then last season at AFC Telford United and fellow National League North side Worcester City.
Highly-rated Henry, 18, has been called up to represent England Under-19s against Mexico in June, replacing Manchester United's Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
This third international call for the Saddlers' young player of the season comes on top of his three goals in 44 appearances as a first-team regular during the 2015-16 season.


A white US army veteran accused of stabbing a black man to death has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism in a New York court.

James Harris Jackson, 28, earlier admitted stabbing Timothy Caughman, 66, with a sword in Manhattan on 20 March.
He is already charged with the murder as a hate crime.
He is said to have admitted he had harboured feelings of hatred towards black men for years and last week's attack was a "practice run".
On Monday, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said in a statement that Mr Jackson "prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate in order to launch a campaign of terrorism against our Manhattan community and the values we celebrate".
"Last week, with total presence of mind, he acted on his plan, randomly selecting a beloved New Yorker solely on the basis of his skin colour, and stabbing him repeatedly and publicly on a Midtown street corner."
Mr Jackson earlier told police he had travelled by bus to New York City from his home city of Baltimore.
When he came across Mr Caughman he allegedly stabbed him in the chest and back with a sword.
Mr Caughman was pronounced dead in hospital.
The suspect later walked into a Times Square police station and was arrested.
James Harris Jackson served in the US Army from March 2009 to August 2012 and worked as a military intelligence analyst, the army said. He was deployed in Afghanistan from 2010-11.
Mr Caughman's friends have described him as a kind man and a good neighbour.
Portia Clark told AP news agency: "Tim Caughman did not deserve to die like that... Nobody does. I mean, come on, we're black, white, yellow, brown - that's ridiculous. We're trying to get along."


Robot-makers have descended on Paris to convince people that their gadgets are safe and easy to work with.

25 May 2016 Last updated at 16:21 BST
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones visited the annual Innorobo exhibition to go hands-on with some of the innovative designs.


Vietnam is mourning an ancient turtle revered as a symbol of auspiciousness, whose death has shocked the country.

Thought to be one of only four living Yangtze giant softshell turtles, it was found floating in the Hanoi lake where it lived. Cause of death is unclear.
Some see the death as a bad omen for the ruling Communist Party. Its annual congress begins on Thursday and a change of leadership is expected.
Cu Rua, meaning great-grandfather though it was female, will be embalmed.
"Cu" is the Vietnamese word used to refer to old and revered people, giving some indication of the special place she occupied in the hearts of Hanoi's inhabitants.
And not only Hanoians - people from all over the country also used to come to Hoan Kiem lake in Vietnam's capital to try to catch a glimpse of her. Some even waited for days.
Social media in Vietnam has been flooded with posts lamenting her death, which came on a gloomy windy and wintry Tuesday afternoon.
Facebook user Nguyen Viet Nam said: "The turtle was a sacred animal for us Hanoians. Such sadness, such regret."
Some wondered whether the timing of the death was significant. Nguyen Thanh Ha: "Cu Rua has died! Is this a sign? Just when the Congress meets?"
Another Facebook user Dao Trung Thanh said: "So the Hoan Kiem Lake turtle has died. Maybe it is not a sign of bad luck. Maybe it is a sign of renewal and end of slow backwardness."
Douglas Hendrie, a Hanoi-based wildlife expert, says Cu Rua was one of only four known living specimens her kind in the world.
"But more than that, the turtle also had a significant historical, cultural and spiritual value for the Vietnamese," he adds.
Legend has it that the turtle - believed to be more than 100 and the oldest in Vietnam - was the incarnation of a mythical creature living in the lake in the 15th Century.
Local legend has it that Le Loi, a real figure from Vietnamese history who would become emperor of Vietnam, borrowed a magical sword from the Dragon King to fight against Vietnam's then Chinese oppressors.
After claiming independence for the Viets, he came to the lake and returned the sword to its divine owner via its disciple - a giant turtle which surfaced to take it from his hands before disappearing beneath the jade waters.
The lake duly became known as Hoan Kiem, or the Lake of the Returned Sword.
Scientists are not yet sure what killed Cu Rua - pollution, climate change or simple old age - but his body is being examined by experts. The authorities have already announced she will be preserved.
To many of Hanoi's residents, Cu Rua was more than a charming local character - her appearances at the same time as some of the country's biggest events, such as Hanoi's 1,000-year anniversary, were seen as auspicious - while her ailments were seen as ominous signs.
So her sudden death is certainly "viewed as a big concern", says Mr Hendrie who has worked in Vietnam for two decades.
The newly appointed mayor of Hanoi, police general Nguyen Duc Chung, is said to have promptly visited the site which was quickly cordoned off.
The issue was so delicate that state censors briefly tried to prevent the news from being reported.
"To cheerfully welcome the party congress, newspapers and media please do not report on the turtle's death for now," the party's propaganda department instructed.
But a few hours later domestic newspapers were told they could report the death - as scientifically and objectively as possible, without speculation and using "sensitive photos".
The all-important congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party, which takes place every five years, opens on Thursday in Hanoi and the authorities are careful not to fuel any unfounded rumours around it.
"Is it a sign? I don't know," says Nguyen Duc Hung, a 27-year-old man from Thanh Hoa province.
Speaking on the phone from the paved bank of Hoan Kiem lake, Mr Hung said his only regret was that he would not be able to see Cu Rua ever again.


The owner of a boat on which two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning has been jailed for 15 months.

Mark Arries, 26, from Blyth, and Edward Ide, 21, from Amble, died on the boat which was moored in Whitby harbour in January 2014.
The pair were using a gas cooker to warm the boat overnight as they slept.
Timothy Bowman-Davies had pleaded guilty to breaching safety laws but claimed he was not aware the men were using the cooker for heating.
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Bowman-Davies, 44, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, had told Leeds Crown Court he was unaware of the risk of carbon monoxide on boats and did not realise he needed to have the cooker serviced.
Judge Tom Bayliss QC rejected his argument and jailed him for 15 months.
"Two men have died," he said.
"Those who employ others and whose actions create a risk of harm must take the consequences when harm results, such as here."
Mr Arries and Mr Ide had joined the boat, called the Eshcol, to fish for scallops on 8 January 2014 and returned to Whitby harbour in the early hours of 15 January.
They were found dead in their bunks with the gas cooker grill switched on later.
An inquest jury in 2014 returned verdicts of death by misadventure.
Bowman-Davies had admitted failing to ensure the boat was operated safely and admitted failing to ensure equipment on the boat was maintained efficiently.


Italian police have detained 15 volunteer firefighters in southern Sicily accused of starting fires in order to get paid to put them out.

In the alleged fraud, the volunteers rang the emergency 115 number themselves or got friends or relatives to do it. Their commander allegedly skipped shifts in order to start fires.
The team, in the Ragusa district, came under suspicion because they were called out more often than others.
Each was paid about â‚¬10 (Â£9) an hour.
Italians are sweltering in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures above 40C (104F) and dried out the vegetation, making wildfires common.
Spain, Portugal, southern France and the Balkans have also experienced abnormally hot weather this summer.
Italian media report that most of the 15 volunteers detained in Ragusa have admitted starting fires deliberately. Ragusa is in southeastern Sicily, about 105km (65 miles) from Catania.


Wild elephants are being held in horrific conditions in Myanmar by smugglers looking to resume a lucrative trade, a report says.

It claims the animals, mainly calves, are being brutally treated as they are "tamed" for tourist camps in Thailand.
Campaigners Traffic fear a resurgence in smuggling could seriously threaten the elephant's survival in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
They are calling on the Thai government to urgently tighten trafficking laws.
The study compiled by the wildlife monitoring network says that up to 81 live elephants were illegally captured for sale into the Thai tourist industry between 2011 and 2013.
The animals are mainly used to entertain foreign and domestic tourists at trekking camps.
As visitors prefer younger elephants, the value of calves has soared. The current market value is around $33,000 (Â£19,000) for a healthy specimen.
A clampdown by the Thai authorities in 2012 has succeeded in curbing much of the live trade from Myanmar.
However, according to Traffic, wild elephants continue to be trapped as smugglers believe the crackdown will end.
"We have information that dealers on the Myanmar side of the border are holding elephants, waiting for enforcement vigilance to be relaxed," said Dr Chris Shepherd from Traffic.
"Wildlife in Myanmar is being completely hammered, by habitat loss but also by the trade. Borders are extremely porous, wildlife is being taken across all the time."
The methods used to capture and train the elephants are particularly cruel.
Domesticated animals are used to herd wild ones into pit traps, where the older members are often shot. The younger elephants are then taken to the Thai-Myanmar border area where they are  "broken in".
"They are put in small log boxes and just beaten into submission," said Dr Shepherd.
"They are a bit like a light switch - you take a wild elephant and beat it long enough and suddenly the switch goes off and you have a tame elephant.
"The welfare implications are horrendous - it is a cruel business."
Traffic and other campaigners want to see a toughening of the laws in Thailand. If an animal is captured at the border it can be seized.
However, if the animal gets into the country there are significant loopholes. Elephants don't have to be registered until they are eight years old, creating an opportunity for these smuggled calves to be "laundered" into the domestic population.
"Elephant populations are being depleted all over South East Asia," said Dr Shepherd.
"By logging, being poached for their ivory and captured for trade - if you add up all these pressures, any off-take at all has a conservation impact."
Political turmoil in Thailand over the past two years hasn't helped the drive to strengthen the laws in the country.
Thailand made significant efforts to ban a legal trade in ivory ahead of a meeting of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) last year.
There are worries that while laws exist on the statute books, they are not always enforced.
"They clamped down and seized elephants but no-one was prosecuted," said Joanna Cary-Elwes from the charity Elephant Family.
"Their heart is in the right place but there's absolutely no deterrent to criminals - it is low risk and very high profit."
She believes that tourists need greater awareness of the smuggling situation, especially at trekking facilities.
"This is a UK-relevant issue - we have a million people flocking to Thailand every year. Most don't realise when they are posing next to a cute baby elephant what that animal has had to endure to be in a camp."
The campaigners are hoping that a meeting of Cites in Switzerland next week will increase pressure on both Thailand and Myanmar to act.
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The number of cosmetic laser clinics being investigated for not being registered has increased significantly, a BBC Wales investigation has found.

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) currently checks premises providing non-surgical laser or Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) skin procedures.
It also wants the government to look at the risks of mobile laser services, botox and dermal fillers.
The Welsh government said more regulation may be given in the future.
HIW has visited 24 premises since April 2015 after reports they were dodging registration and is currently investigating a further 37.
In 2014/15, it followed up just 10 reports of unregistered premises. Reports typically come from registered practitioners or from members of the public.
Registration with HIW costs around Â£500 per year and is based on inspection of premises and equipment.
However, it does not include an assessment of the practitioner's training or ability.
Laser and IPL treatment are commonly used for treating skin blemishes or for hair or tattoo removal.
Alun Jones, director of inspection, regulation and investigations for HIW, said since 2011 there has been a 70% increase in the number of registered laser services.
He added: "We've become aware of more services which aren't registered and that's a criminal offence which can lead to a fine.
"They sometimes dodge the regulation, don't want to pay the fee, don't want the scrutiny, but sometimes they're naÃ¯ve and don't realise what's required of them under the regulations."
HIW also wants a national register of non-surgical cosmetic practitioners.
Locum consultant dermatologist Maria Gonzalez, who works in the NHS and private practice, said she had come across several patients who had suffered severe burns and scarring during laser treatment.
"It's about how you manage those complications - about recognising there's a problem and stopping before it becomes a major disaster," she said.
The Public Health (Wales) Bill is currently being scrutinised by the Welsh Assembly's health and social care committee and a report is expected at the end of November.
The bill includes specific proposals for a licensing scheme for providers of tattoo, acupuncture, body piercing and electrolysis, which will be run by local authorities.
But a Welsh government spokesman said: "Whilst certain procedures have not been includedâ€¦ the legislation enables ministers to amend, via regulations, the list of special procedures."
A Welsh government Green Paper on NHS governance, which is currently out for consultation, is also expected to result in changes to the way HIW works.


Former Derbyshire elite performance director Graeme Welch has been named assistant coach at Leicestershire.

Welch played in over 400 games in all formats for Warwickshire and Derbyshire in a 14-year career, before joining Essex as a bowling coach in 2008.
The 44-year-old was appointed as elite performance director at Derbyshire in 2014, but resigned in June 2016.
Leicestershire appointed former assistant Pierre de Bruyn as their new head coach on 26 August.
"Graeme will be a fantastic assistant for Pierre with his tremendous experience of county cricket as both a player and coach," chief executive Wasim Khan told the club website.
"I've known 'Pop' for many years and I'm looking forward to him working alongside Pierre as we continue to move the club forward following the excellent work of Andrew McDonald."


People living near a former Royal Navy airfield say they are worried about their health and are "constantly cleaning" their homes due to dust being blown from rubble at the site.

The former HMS Daedalus site in Lee-on-Solent is being transformed into a government "enterprise zone", including business space and new homes.
People living near the site have complained of sore throats and eyes.
The Homes and Communities Agency said a "dust management plan" was in place.
Resident Kay Newsom said: "Very fine powder is just being blown at us.
"I've had it all over my house, in my car - I've been constantly cleaning, and of course we are breathing all this in.
"Ever since the demolition started I've had a sore throat and itchy eyes."
Nigel Craine, whose home backs on to the site, admitted the dust had been worse during demolition, which finished in April.
However, he said the rubble was still problematic depending on wind direction.
"What's concerning is we don't know what's in the piles or how long they are likely to remain on site," he added.
Gosport borough and Hampshire county councillor Graham Burgess is calling for the piles to be analysed.
"Residents are suffering and we want to know if there is anything like asbestos among the dust," he said.
A Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) spokesman said the demolished material would be used as hardcore for the new development in a bid to "cut down on the number of lorry movements".
The HCA and contractors Natta have worked with the council to develop a plan "to cut down dust as much as possible", he said.
He added the site was regularly inspected by environmental health and planning officers.
In 2011, HMS Daedalus, which operated until 1996, was named as one of 24 "enterprise zones", designed to boost economic growth.
About 3,500 jobs are expected to be created at the Solent Enterprise Zone by 2026.


Ecuador President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency over increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital, Quito.

The declaration gives authorities more flexibility in using government funds to address the situation.
Officials evacuated several hundred people from nearby villages after the volcano began to erupt on Friday.
Cotopaxi is among the world's most dangerous volcanoes and is prone to fast-moving rock and mud flows.
Small eruptions have already shot ash more than 5km (three miles) into the sky, spreading fine grey powder over as far as the capital 50km (30 miles) to the north.
Authorities have restricted access to the park that surrounds the volcano and barred mountaineers from climbing the snow-capped peak.
Cotopaxi last had a major eruption in 1877.


A missing UK family of six could already be in Syria, police have said.

Asif Malik, 31, Sara Kiran, 29, their daughter Zoha, seven, and three sons Essa, four, Zakariya, two, and Yhaya, one, were last seen on 7 April.
Police said online rhetoric from Islamic State (IS), the family's direction of travel and concerns voiced by relatives made officers "concerned" that they were heading for Syria.
In a statement, Mr Malik's family said they were "heartbroken".
"With the reality that our loved one Asif Malik and his family have left the UK without any notice, our lives have been completely devastated," they said.
"We are totally distraught, upset and in shock. The greatest sadness is the decision by Asif and Sara to travel with their young family, such beautiful children."
In a direct plea to Mr Malik, the family added: "Please Asif, we ask you to think about what has happened and the decisions you have made. Please can you ring us or send us a message to let us know that you and the children are well."
The family, from Slough in Berkshire, were reported missing on 16 April.
They left Slough without mentioning any travel plans to relatives and boarded a ferry from Dover to Calais at 00:30 BST on 8 April, police said.
Officers believe they travelled through Europe, possibly by train, and passed through Budapest, Hungary, on or around 12 April.
There has been "no trace" of the family since then, police added.
A police spokesman earlier said there was "no suggestion [the family] were doing any fighting" in Syria, and added that he was unable to confirm whether they were sympathetic to any group fighting in the country.
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said it had become clear that Mr Malik had regularly attended demonstrations led by the radical preacher Anjem Choudary.
"He was part of that group around Anjem Choudary and Anjem Choudary himself has confirmed to me that he did know Asif Malik," our correspondent added.
Mr Choudary is the former UK head of the Islamist group al-Muhajiroun or Islam4UK, which was banned in 2010.
At a Thames Valley Police press conference on Sunday, acting Deputy Chief Constable John Campbell stressed police were conducting a missing persons inquiry - not a criminal investigation.
He also said there was nothing to suggest Mr Malik and Ms Kiran were anything other than loving parents.
Mr Campbell said the "general direction" of the family's travel was towards Turkey, and there was "a concern" that they may already be in Syria.
"We hope we will be disproved on that," he said.
He confirmed UK police had been in touch with Turkish authorities and the family were travelling on British passports.
"We are concerned about anyone who has or is intending to travel to the part of Syria that is controlled by the terrorist group calling themselves Islamic State.
"It is an extremely dangerous place and not a place where young children should be taken," he said.


Stephen Lawrence's killers might escape justice if their cold case were looked at today, due to a crisis in police forensics, a top scientist has warned.

Gary Dobson was jailed after forensic experts found a droplet of Mr Lawrence's blood on fibres in his coat.
But a BBC London investigation has been told the number of forensic fibre experts has plummeted from 40 to six due to a drain in expertise.
The Met said fibre forensics are less important in the era of DNA.
A Freedom of Information request by the BBC suggested increasing problems with forensic work since the Forensic Science Service (FSS) was shut down in 2012 to save money.
The FSS was replaced by a mixture of private and police-run laboratories.
Last year saw a spike in the number of complaints made about the quality of work by lawyers or police officers to seven - up from three in 2013 and one in 2012.
The BBC has also learned the Met routinely uses laboratories that do not meet the ISO 17025 gold standard accreditation, leading forensic experts to warn about the potential for miscarriages of justice.
Tiernan Coyle, chief scientist at private laboratory Contact Traces, warned the drop in fibre experts meant so much expertise has been lost that the Dobson evidence may not have been found, were the Lawrence case subjected to a cold case review today.
In 2012 Dobson and Stephen Norris were both jailed for life over the 1993 killing. Three other suspects, Luke Knight and brothers Neil and Jamie Acourt, have never been brought to trial for lack of evidence.
The process that eventually saw Dobson and Norris brought to justice began in 2007 with a cold case review that used new technology to re-examine forensic evidence.
Mr Coyle, who worked on both the Lawrence and Damilola Taylor cases, said: "You need a body of expertise in the country available to do fibre work - we are at a skeleton crew level.
"Any further loss would see the country lose its fibre expertise altogether. Our staffing levels are at dangerously low levels."
He warned many police are not routinely recovering fibres as they used to, while some police forces now use non-scientific personnel to decide the forensic approach.
Of the laboratories lacking ISO 17025 accreditation, he said: "Accreditation matters because it provides reassurance to the public and the criminal justice system that what you are doing is fit for purpose.
"We've got the potential for evidence to be presented from unaccredited laboratories which may be dubious and could lead to a miscarriage of justice."
His concerns were echoed by Dr Sue Pope, a consultant forensic scientist and DNA expert at Principle Forensic Services.
She said the use of numerous smaller laboratories instead of a centralised service meant there was a risk due to "fragmentation".
Dr Pope explained: "A single sample could go through a number of different providers before a result is ready to present to a court. My concern is there is no one person who has an overview of the history of this sample.
"A person will have been charged on the basis of a DNA match, but at court the issues are not about whose DNA this is, but how it got there. The reaction is very often to drop the case.
"Perhaps a person who should have been convicted isn't. It's also possible a person who shouldn't have been convicted is."
Dr Gillian Tully, the Forensic Science Regulator, said: "The vast majority of forensic work is done to a very high quality.
"Reductions in spending have significantly impacted on the number of really experienced qualified forensics scientists we have, and have the potential to impact more on smaller evidence types.
"There certainly is a possibility in fibres that we could see quite a catastrophic loss of expertise."
She added: "There are always going to be balances with respect to what resources the police have, because someone has to pay for forensic science and the pot of money is not endless."
Gary Pugh, director of forensic services at the Metropolitan Police, denied there was a crisis.
He said: "We had some real challenges when the FSS closed. That left a capacity gap and we had to take action.
"I think we have got on a reasonably even keel. But the austerity that faces the whole of the public sector really does give us a challenge."
Mr Pugh said he could not comment on the Lawrence investigation, but he said the use of fibre evidence was now less called for.
He said: "Fibre examination in general has reduced as science has progressed. In days gone by when there wasn't DNA profiling we would have looked for fibres.
"But nowadays we might find your DNA and that would provide much more powerful evidence than fibres would."
The Met said the number of complaints had to be seen in the context of 100,000 annual forensic submissions.
It insisted the force operates to all industry standards when it comes to accreditation.
Home Office minister Damien Green said: "There is no evidence that Forensic Science Providers and police laboratories are not delivering at least the same level of service to the Criminal Justice Service as the FSS.
"We monitor the market closely to make sure it remains competitive and it continues to provide forces with what they need."


A village phone box in southern Scotland has taken on a new life as a mini library.

BT is scrapping hundreds of boxes across the country after usage dropped by 90% over the past decade.
However, residents in Crossmichael decided to take advantage of the "Adopt a Kiosk" scheme to take theirs over for the cost of just Â£1.
Jane McCarthy, a member of the team responsible, said it could hold between 150 and 200 books.
"We talked to villagers and people came up with ideas as diverse as a bird observatory, a fish tank and even holding a defibrillator," she told BBC's Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland.
"We have a defibrillator in our village shop already so we decided to choose a library.
"People will be able to borrow, to exchange books and donate books 24/7."
The Wee Book Hoose was officially launched on Friday after the conversion works took place.
"It looked very grey and sad when we first took a look inside," said Ms McCarthy. "But it has been beautifully painted red."
It is now open for business and already appears to be proving popular.
"One wee boy in the school said to me: 'What would it be like if I took all the books?'," said Ms McCarthy.
"I said: 'Well, you might need a barrow, but I am sure we will find books to replace the ones you have taken.'"


Cliftonville have been drawn at home to Belfast rivals Linfield in the pick of the Irish Cup quarter-finals.

The match at Solitude will be regarded as the tie of the round, with all four games being played on Saturday 5 March.
Glenavon will host Loughgall while Portadown will entertain another Championship One outfit, Lurgan Celtic.
Carrick Rangers or Crumlin Star will meet on Monday 15 February to decide who will play host to league champions Crusaders in the last eight.