Scotland Under-21s ended their unsuccessful European Championship qualifying campaign with defeat in Macedonia, who reached the finals.

The hosts moved into the lead through Kire Markoski and Enis Bardhi doubled their advantage before the break.
David Babunski also had a penalty saved by Ryan Fulton in the first half following Oliver McBurnie's handball.
Iceland's defeat at home to Ukraine meant Macedonia won Group 3 to seal a place in Poland next year.
France finish in second place after also overtaking Iceland. However, the French, who won 3-0 in Northern Ireland, do not progress to the play-offs as they are not one of the four best runners-up.
It was Scot Gemmill's second match in charge of the Scots, with the former Nottingham Forest, Everton and Scotland player taking over from Ricky Sbragia before last week's 2-0 loss to Iceland.
Scotland finished the six-team group in fifth place, winning just two of their 10 matches.


The latest expansion in prestigious online universities in the US includes plans to charge for courses which will count towards degrees.

The University of Texas (UT) System is joining the edX online platform project set up by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The University of Texas says it could offer degree credits through the online platform, with a tuition fee attached.
Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said he wanted Texas to "lead this revolution".
"The UT System does plan to eventually offer courses for credit. There will be a tuition charge for credit-earning courses, but the amount hasn't been determined," said Jenny LaCoste-Caputo, spokeswoman for the UT System.
This would be a major step for this new wave of online universities set up this year by top universities in the US.
The edX alliance, launched this year, already includes MIT, Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley. But so far these have offered free courses which do not carry credit towards degrees.
The latest recruit to edX - with more expected this autumn - is one the biggest public university systems in the US.
The network of universities in the University of Texas System has more than 200,000 students, 19,000 academic staff and an annual operating budget of $13bn (Â£8bn).
There has been something of an academic format war emerging with a rival Coursera platform, started by academics from Stanford in California.
Coursera now has 1.6 million students around the world studying courses from more than 30 leading universities, including Edinburgh and the University of London.
The University of London reported that 9,000 students had signed up within the first 24 hours.
There have been online courses in the US and UK for a number of years - but there has been a recent surge of interest as self-study courses have been put online by some of the world's most famous institutions.
These can be studied anywhere in the world and the assessment is also carried out online.
Helping to drive the expansion of online courses in the US has been a concern about the high costs of university and the rising level of student loan debts.
Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, said the partnership with edX is intended to help them reach a "wide range of students, raise graduation rates and cut the cost of higher education".


What prospect does the New Year hold for the world economy?

The outlook that emerges from many forecasts is perhaps best described as "not bad", though inevitably there are risks, some of them quite substantial.
The International Monetary Fund, for example, predicts global growth this year of 3.8% compared with 3.3% in 2014.
That is not boom-time, though it would be the fastest growth since 2011.
There is often a "but" that comes with comes with an economic forecast, and this time there are quite a few.
One of them is a development which might actually be a boost for most of the world.
It's the price of crude oil which has fallen by nearly half from the high it reached in June.
For most countries it means consumers have more to spend on other things and it reduces business costs.
Of course the price decline is bad news for oil exporters and it has already hit Russia hard.
The main source of strength expected by most forecasters is the US.
The IMF reckons economic growth there is likely to be almost a full percentage point faster than 2013.  It says a stronger housing market and business investment suggest the rebound is becoming more sustainable.
That raises one of the big issues for the coming months.
The continued recovery in the US means the country's central bank, the Federal Reserve will probably raise its main interest rate, which has been close to zero for six years.
Stronger economic growth and increasing spending can lead to higher inflation, which can be contained by higher interest rates.
A senior Fed official, Bill Dudley acknowledged that this change "will undoubtedly be accompanied by some degree of market turbulence".
Higher interest rates would make American markets more attractive to investors, so funds could be pulled out of other countries especially emerging markets.
The danger is that it might happen in a disruptive way that leads to sharp currency declines, higher inflation and rising borrowing costs for governments and business in developing countries.
Mr Dudley, however, said that many emerging economies appear better equipped to handle the Fed's move than they were in past.
China is another important factor. The country's economic slowdown is likely to continue: that is almost universally seen as inevitable sooner or later.
China has been driven by investment and export performance that couldn't last for ever.
All the same, adjusting to a slower growth rate will present challenges both for China itself and for countries that sell goods to Chinese industry - raw materials suppliers in Africa among them.
Jan Hatzius, chief economist at the investment bank Goldman Sachs expects "several years of declining growth rates" for China.
And now there is new uncertainty about the eurozone as Greece prepares for an early election.
Financial markets in other financially stressed eurozone countries, notably Italy and Spain, wobbled as political events in Greece unfolded.
There is some risk that serious financial instability could spreading from Greece to other countries, but the dangers are seen as less severe than at the height of the eurozone crisis.
The political crisis in Ukraine could yet could yet do wider economic damage, and if the problems in the Middle East disrupt oil production they could send the price of the commodity back up.
There are certainly some rumbling sources of potential trouble and little prospect of really strong growth year, but there is a decent chance that 2015 will be another year of gradual post-crisis rehabilitation.


Every dog owner in England will have to microchip their animal from 2016 under plans intended to cut a rise in strays.

The microchips will be coded with owners' details, and owners who do not comply could face fines of up to £500.
A legal loophole may also be closed, meaning owners could be prosecuted over an attack by their dog on private land.
The RSPCA welcomed the proposals, but said it doubted that they alone would "make owners more responsible or ensure fewer dogs bite people".
Government figures reveal that more than 100,000 dogs are dumped or lost each year, at a cost of £57m to the taxpayer and welfare charities.
Ministers hope the change in the law will help reunite owners with lost or stolen pets and relieve some of the burden on animal charities and local authorities.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said: "It's ludicrous that in a nation of dog-lovers, thousands of dogs are roaming the streets or stuck in kennels because the owner cannot be tracked down."
He added: "Microchipping is a simple solution that gives peace of mind to owners. It makes it easier to get their pet back if it strays and easier to trace if it's stolen."
The change in the law will be effective from 6 April 2016. Any owner whose dog is found without a chip and can be traced by local authorities will have a short period of time to have the dog microchipped.
Laws governing dog attacks will also be extended to cover private property, closing a loophole which has meant that dog owners whose animals have attacked people on private property are immune from prosecution.
David Bowles, the RSPCA's head of public affairs, said: "Compulsory microchipping and extending the law to cover private property as well as public spaces is a welcome move.
"However, on their own we don't believe they will make owners more responsible or ensure fewer dogs bite people or other animals."
He said that the number of warnings issued to dog-owners because of poor welfare last year had been up 12% on 2011, while in the last four years there had been a 26% rise in the number dog bites requiring hospitalisation.
"If the government are trying to tackle these, we don't see how compulsory microchipping will help reduce either of these figures," he said.
Eight children and six adults have been killed in dog attacks since 2005, with many of these incidents taking place in the home, figures from the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs show.
In the past 12 months, more than 3,000 postal workers were attacked by out-of-control dogs, with 70% of these attacks happening on private property.
But householders will be protected from prosecution if their dog attacks a burglar or trespasser on their land.
Currently some animal charities, such as the Dogs Trust, Blue Cross and Battersea Dogs and Cats home, offer a free microchipping service to owners.
The procedure, which costs about £20-£30 at a private veterinary clinic, involves inserting a sterile chip the size of a grain of rice between a dog's shoulder blades.
Free microchips, donated by the Dogs Trust, will be circulated to veterinary clinics, although it is currently unclear whether vets will charge for the service.
Clarissa Baldwin, chief executive of the Dogs Trust charity, said the scheme would make "a huge difference".
Most of the 16,000 dogs looked after by the trust each year had not been microchipped, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"We could get those dogs back to their worried owners if they have a microchip and are identifiable," she said.
"With a register, kept up to date, people will be able to get their dogs back far more easily."
But Beverley Cuddy, editor of Dogs Today magazine, said the scheme was flawed because many owners did not keep their information up to date.
"The National Dog Warden Association says 40% of the dogs they pick up that are chipped have got incomplete or inaccurate data, meaning they can't be returned," she said.
"People don't know how to update their records. The chip is invisible - once it's in there people forget it's there. "
Compulsory microchipping was introduced in Northern Ireland in April 2012.
Similar plans were considered in Wales in 2012, although no formal policy announcement has yet been made.
The Scottish government has said that, while it recognised the benefits of microchipping, there was "no evidence compulsory microchipping would effectively tackle welfare issues".
A spokesman added that Holyrood would watch developments in the rest of the UK and "may consider the matter further in future".


A missing Indonesian man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to local police.

Akbar went missing on Sunday on the island of Sulawesi, after leaving to harvest palm oil.
In the search for the 25-year-old, police told BBC Indonesian that they had found a huge snake they suspected had swallowed the man.
The reticulated python, reported to be 7m (23ft)-long, was cut open and the man's body was found.
How can a snake eat a human?
Reticulated pythons are among the world's longest reptiles and suffocate their victims before swallowing them whole.
Pythons rarely kill and eat humans, although there are occasional reports of them swallowing young children or animals.
Mashura, a spokesperson for the police in West Sulawesi province told BBC Indonesian that villagers reported to police that Akbar had been missing for 24 hours.
Police then conducted a search and found the snake near the family's palm plantation.
"They didn't find him (Akbar), but the villagers saw an unmoving python in the ditch. They grew suspicious that maybe the snake had Akbar. When they cut it open, Akbar was inside the snake," Mashura, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, said.
Village secretary Salubiro Junaidi told The Jakarta Post: "People had heard cries from the palm grove the night before Akbar was found in the snake's stomach.
"When the snake was captured, the boots Akbar was wearing were clearly visible in the stomach of the snake.
"Resident[s] cut open the belly of the snake and Akbar was lifeless."
Nia Kurniawan, from Brawijaya University, told BBC Indonesian that a python of this size would hunt for large prey, such as boars or wild dogs.
While they normally avoid human settlements, they would see palm oil plantations as a good hunting ground, he said, as they attract animals like boars, primates or dogs.
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The Colima volcano in Mexico has been spewing out large columns of ash up to 2.8 kilometres into the air.

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Also known as the "Fire volcano", the Colima volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico.
Local authorities have put the volcano on a yellow alert, meaning the the volcano is showing increased activity.
People who live nearby have been warned they should be ready for a possible evacuation.


A man has been charged with murder after a 57-year-old was found dead in a flat.

Robert Fisher, 30, of Nightingale Road in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, appeared before magistrates at Hatfield Remand Court.
Police discovered William Floyd's body in a flat in Harrow Court in Stevenage at 11:30 GMT on Sunday.
Hertfordshire Police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to contact them.


A viscount has abandoned an appeal against his sentence for posting malicious Facebook messages after a judge warned the 12-week prison term could be increased.

Rhodri Colwyn Philipps was last month found guilty on two counts of making malicious communications.
An online post offered Â£5,000 to anyone who ran over businesswoman Gina Miller, and another related to an immigrant.
A judge said there was a "risk" his sentence could increase if he appealed.
Judge Deborah Taylor told Southwark Crown Court it was the court's "preliminary view" the viscount's sentence could be increased, and Philipps abandoned his appeal about 15 minutes later.
Philipps  - the 4th Viscount St Davids - was sentenced on 13 July, but was released five days later pending the appeal and will now serve the remainder of the prison term.
One of the counts related to a post Philipps published on Facebook on 7 November 2016, which referred to Ms Miller, saying: "Â£5,000 for the first person to 'accidentally' run over this bloody troublesome first generation immigrant."
Ms Miller was the figurehead for a successful legal challenge which, on 3 November,  resulted in the government being told to consult Parliament before formally beginning the Brexit process.
In another post, Philipps offered Â£2,000 to the first person to have an immigrant "carved into pieces".


A 14-year campaign to reopen a railway station that closed in the 1960s on the Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury line has taken a step forward.

Transport Minister Edwina Hart has confirmed Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail have broadly agreed with an independent report recommending opening a station at Carno in Powys.
Local people have been campaigning for the move since 2002.
The station shut in 1963 as part of the Beeching cuts to Britain's railways.
In a letter to Montgomeryshire AM Russell George, Mrs Hart said she had asked officials at Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail to undertake analysis.
"I have now received a letter from Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail. They broadly accept the specialist's conclusions but express concern that additional stops might impact on performance and punctuality," she wrote.
"They have offered to assist my officials with further technical analysis to identify solutions to any issues and I have requested that this should be completed for further review by February."
Mr George has has long supported the campaign for the station and said it was a "positive step forward".
There have been concerns that re-opening the station would impact on the railway's timetable and cause journeys to be longer, due to the stop, but campaigners say this would be minimal.
Carno Station Action Group chairman, Jeremy Barnes said: "At most, stopping at Carno would add three minutes on to the passengers' journey.
"This part of Wales is neglected when it comes to rail services. It is located on the longest stretch of railway without an intermediate station in the whole of Wales, the 22 miles [35km] between Caersws and Machynlleth."
The original station closed in 1963. Even though the Cambrian railway survived, this was one of the stations that closed along the line.
It became part of the Laura Ashley site in Carno, which closed in 2004.


Talks intended to avert strikes on the London Underground have ended without agreement.

Members of the Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) are due to walk out for 48 hours from 21:00 GMT on Tuesday and again on 11 February.
Union leaders have offered to suspend strikes if plans for ticket office closures are put on hold.
TfL has said it hopes to run a limited service on some lines.
Talks were held at the conciliation service Acas and may resume on Tuesday.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow told a news conference: "We are prepared to suspend the industrial action if the mayor is prepared to suspend the job losses.
"In the meantime, the action remains on. These cuts will be followed by more and more cuts unless we do something about it."
He described criticism of a holiday he took to Brazil last week as "cobblers", saying Boris Johnson was refusing to meet him wherever he was.
In his Daily Telegraph column on Monday, Mr Johnson accused Mr Crow of trying to hold the capital to ransom.
He reiterated his call for legislation to render any strike ballot void unless at least 50% of the workforce took part.
The RMT said 40% of members voted, with 76% of those supporting strikes. TfL said the turnout was 30%.
"It is absolutely outrageous that London, the motor of the UK economy - now contributing 25% of GDP - should be held to ransom by this tiny minority," said Mr Johnson.
TfL has said that no staff members will face compulsory redundancy due to the ticket office closures. In a statement, TfL said it was seeking a reduction of 750 jobs, and had they had received 450 applications for voluntary severance.
London Underground chief operating officer Phil Hufton said a "cooling off period" had been proposed for the unions to suspend strike action and extend their formal consultations, but an agreement could not be reached.
"It's not too late for the RMT and TSSA to call off their unnecessary strikes and work with us to shape the future of the Tube," he said.
"We remain ready to continue talks at any time. Should the strikes go ahead, we will do all we can to keep London moving and open for business."
London Underground has announced contingency plans for the strike days, but passengers face travel chaos if the action goes ahead.
TfL warned services would start later than usual at 07:00 GMT and finish earlier than normal at about 23:00 GMT.


Afghanistan's two presidential election candidates have agreed to an audit in an attempt to resolve a dispute over the result of last month's vote, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

Both contenders, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have agreed to abide by the result.
The review of all 8m ballots would begin within 24 hours, Mr Kerry said.
Preliminary results suggest Mr Ghani has won, but both candidate accuse the other of electoral fraud.
Results announced by Afghanistan's election officials give Mr Ghani 56.44% of votes in the 14 June run-off, with Mr Abdullah gaining 43.45%.
The results were markedly different from those achieved in the first round of voting, held in April, when Mr Ghani came a distant second.
Afghanistan's current President Hamid Karzai, who came to office after the US-led overthrow of the Taliban, is stepping down after more than 10 years.
He has welcomed the audit and agreed to delay his successor's inauguration to allow time for the review, which is expected to take several weeks.
At a news conference with the two candidates, Mr Kerry said that every single ballot would be audited.
"This is the strongest possible signal by both candidates of a desire to restore legitimacy to the process and to Afghan democracy," he said.
Ballots in Kabul would be checked first, and the International Security and Assistance Force (Isaf) would bring the rest from the provinces, he added.
The deal was hammered out in two days of intense talks and goes much further than many Afghans had expected, the BBC's Karen Allen in Kabul says.
It is a measure of how much international political, military and financial commitment rests on ensuring Afghanistan does not slip backwards into violence, our correspondent adds.
At the press conference, Mr Ghani described the move as the "most comprehensive audit in the history of elections... such a process would remove any ambiguity about the result".
Meanwhile, Mr Abdullah said the two sides had reached a "technical and political agreement".
"I hope this is for the benefit of Afghan people," he added.
Counting of votes is to begin early on Sunday morning, with the ballot boxes being moved under tight security to counting locations. The votes will be under constant guard until new results are disclosed.
The framework for a unity government may be being sketched out, but the details about the possible division of power are unclear.
Mr Kerry arrived on Friday for a hastily arranged visit, amid concerns at reports that Mr Abdullah was planning a "parallel government".
Speaking on Saturday as the audit was announced, Mr Kerry warned of "a difficult road" ahead because of "important obligations required and difficult decisions to be made".
He added: "We hope that the promise of the next weeks will deliver the authenticity and credibility that the people of Afghanistan deserve."
Analysts say Mr Ghani and Mr Abdullah both command strong support and any split in the government or armed forces could undermine the country's stability.


The EU is experiencing perhaps its most fraught period since being created in 1957.

The crises seem to be never-ending and there is growing popular discontent.
But how does the situation look in a historical context and what are the implications for the EU's future?
The difficulty lies not so much in the scale of any one of the current crises, but in the fact they have arrived on EU leaders' plates simultaneously.
Taken individually, the issues of possible Greek exit from the eurozone (Grexit), conflict with Russia in Ukraine, and uncontrolled migration from Africa and the Middle East would be formidable but manageable.
The EU dealt with the first Greek crisis in 2012, at a time when the country's economic collapse could have destabilised the whole eurozone, unlike today.
Nicolas Sarkozy and other EU leaders managed to negotiate a ceasefire after the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008.
Today, leaders are having to deal with the EU's crises all at the same time, while being aware that none of these issues is likely to be resolved any time soon.
Debate within the EU over how to manage the Greek crisis reflects a deeper trend.
Following the stresses of the financial and sovereign debt crises, eurozone monetary union is now evolving into political union.
While the former could disguise fundamental differences in national political approach, the latter cannot.
The French perspective is that eurozone countries should come together into a politically driven economic and monetary union that would be guided by the principle of solidarity, with the richer helping the poorer and final decisions taken by political consensus.
The German vision is a political, economic and monetary union based upon the principle of shared responsibility, with all countries legally bound to avoid budget deficits.
If they do run excessive deficits, then they would be obliged to undertake structural reforms and spending cuts in order to receive central financial support, as in the Greek case.
Overall, a majority of eurozone governments, from Slovakia and Finland to Spain and Portugal, appears to side with Germany.
Many have absorbed painful reforms and put euros into financial support packages that their voters expect to see returned.
But Italy is habitually sceptical of German economic leadership and is bolstering French President Francois Hollande's stance.
German leaders do not want a rupture with France.
Voters are not uniformly disenchanted with their leaders, but it is a growing trend.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble are very popular in Germany, as are, to a lesser extent, Matteo Renzi in Italy and Enda Kenny in Ireland.
These are leaders in both the euro creditor and debtor camps.
In contrast, Mr Hollande and Mariano Rajoy's Partido Popular in Spain, for example, have seen severe falls in support and the rise of credible populist competitors - the National Front and Podemos, respectively.
There is no clear pattern here from an economic perspective. Instead, it appears that the quality of individual political leadership offers a critical premium when the public is increasingly mobilised as well as sceptical of their leaders in light of the economic stresses brought about by the financial crisis.
This provides a mixed picture for Mr Cameron in his pre-referendum negotiations.
He and Chancellor George Osborne need strong EU counterparts who will be willing to face down attempts by domestic political rivals to paint any concessions to the UK as worsening their own country's interests.
While he appears to have such partners in Mrs Merkel and Mr Renzi, he may not in Mr Hollande or Mr Rajoy.
There will be further integration within the eurozone, but the EU is unlikely to coalesce into a hard core of countries at its centre and non-eurozone countries on the margins.
Differences among eurozone members (big and small, creditor and debtor, competitive globally and domestically insecure) will mean that political fissures will persist.
Mr Cameron's fear is that the eurozone begins to act as a united bloc against the UK but this is unlikely to materialise in any systematic way.
There will be space for a more flexible EU, where alliances can be built around particular issues, such as energy, trade or the single market.
This will be to the UK's benefit if the British people decide to remain within the EU.
Making progress on big policy issues is always difficult in an EU of 28 states with their own interests and concerns.
The loss of intra-EU trust caused by the euro crisis and the amount of leaders' time it continues to absorb will make common positions on these issues all the more difficult.
A recent Chatham House report argued that Europe must think much more strategically about Russia, maintain its deterrence and expand its efforts to support Ukraine.
But a divided Europe gives succour to Russia's leadership, which believes it can wait for European unity over sanctions to crack and its desire to support Ukraine financially to wane.
Europe's divisions are also frustrating for the US, which hopes for continued unity in confronting Russia and a swift resolution to the Greek saga avoiding Grexit, which could destabilise the Balkans.
The euro crisis has also highlighted differences between the economic approach of Germany based on fiscal contraction and structural reform, and the Keynesian policies of the Obama administration.
The Chinese, for their part, are as happy to work with a divided EU as with a more unified one.
They are focusing on the huge potential opportunities of their "One Belt One Road" vision, which will connect the Eurasian landmass via major new transport infrastructure - to the exclusion of the US.
They can also benefit from intra-European competition, as seen in the UK's rush to be the first EU member to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Germany's undercutting of the European Commission's efforts in 2013 to combat Chinese subsidies for its solar panel industry.
Robin Niblett is the director of the independent think tank Chatham House.


A decision by supermarket chain Asda to increase the price it pays for milk is a move in the right direction, the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has said.

Some dairy farmers have said they face going out of business if prices they receive for their products do not rise.
They have held protests at supermarkets to show their frustration that they are currently paid less than the cost of production.
Asda has said it will begin paying 28p a litre for milk from Monday.
Dairy farmers currently receive about 19p a litre for milk, well below the cost of production at about 27p.
Asda confirmed on Friday that it had told Dale Farm, its Northern Ireland supplier, that it will increase the price it pays to 28p a litre.
It said this would "assist our farmers during the current crisis".
Ian Marshall, the president of the UFU, said Asda's move was something farmers were "glad to see" and hoped other retailers would follow.
But he warned that the situation remained "dire" for those in the dairy industry.
"It's a starting point for us," Mr Marshall said.
"What we're seeing is a move in the right direction.
"We just hope it's something that it can roll out to other products, not just milk."
Mr Marshall said farmers accept that they need to "strive to produce as efficiently as possible".
Asda has said that the cost of paying more for milk will not be passed on to its customers and retail prices will remain at their current rate.


Three Americans and a Briton who foiled a suspected terror attack on a train have received France's top honour from President Francois Hollande.

Mr Hollande presented Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Briton Chris Norman with the Legion d'honneur at the Elysee Palace.
Two other unnamed passengers will receive the honour at a later date.
The passengers overpowered a suspected radical Islamist on a high-speed train bound for Paris on Friday.
French authorities are questioning the suspect, 25-year-old Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani.
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Mr Hollande pinned medals on the chests of the four passengers at a ceremony in Paris on Monday morning.
"We are here to honour four men who, thanks to their bravery, managed to save lives," he said.
"In the name of France, I would like to thank you. The whole world admires your bravery. It should be an example to all of us and inspire us. You put your lives at risk in order to defend freedom."
Mr Hollande said: "A terrorist decided to commit an attack. He had enough weapons and ammunition to carry out real carnage, and that's what he would have done if you hadn't tackled him at a risk to your own lives.
"You gave us a lesson in courage, in will, and thus in hope."
He added: "Faced with the evil called terrorism there is a good, that is humanity. You are the incarnation of that."
Analysis: BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris
This was France's formal thank you to the men who set such an extraordinary example by their courage on Friday's train. The government here is making a big deal of the four heroes (plus their anonymous French helper) - and for good reason.
If the jihadist threat is to remain with us - and nothing suggests that it will stop - the behaviour of individuals towards the imminence of violence could become a crucial factor.  If more people are willing to risk their lives by standing up to fight, then that will shift the psychological battle in favour of our societies.
Governments know this - so do all they can to honour the people who make a stand.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and the US Ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, attended the ceremony, along with the head of the French rail firm, SNCF.
The Legion d'honneur was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. The award is divided into five categories and the passengers are receiving the chevalier, the most commonly awarded.
A French-American passenger who was wounded in the attack, and a French citizen who first encountered the gunman and tried to overpower him, will receive the honour later.
Mr Hollande named the French-American as 51-year-old Mark Moogalian, who is still in hospital. The other man wishes to remain anonymous.
The president said he wished to pay tribute to both of them for their bravery.
Mr Moogalian's wife told BFM TV her husband had seen the Frenchman tackle the suspect and had tried to intervene but was shot in the neck.
The Americans spoke on Sunday about the incident.
Mr Stone, an off-duty US airman, said he had just woken from a deep sleep when he saw the gunman and moved to restrain him.
"I turned around and I saw he had what looked to be an AK-47 and it looked like it was jammed or wasn't working and he was trying to charge the weapon.
"Alek just hit me on the shoulder and said 'Let's go' and ran down, tackled him. We hit the ground."
Mr Stone was the first of the three to reach the gunman. He was cut in the neck and on the eyebrow, and his thumb was almost sliced off.
Legion d'honneur
Mr Stone also tended to Mr Moogalian, who had been shot in the neck.
Mr Hollande said Mr Stone had "probably saved Mr Moogalian's life".
Mr Sadler said: "The gunman would have been successful if my friend Spencer had not gotten up. I want that lesson to be learned, in times of terror like that, to please do something. Don't just stand by and watch."
British grandfather Chris Norman, an IT expert, said he helped the Americans subdue the gunman because he thought he was "probably going to die anyway".
He said after receiving his award on Monday: "I am amazed and I really appreciate this honour."
Under French law, authorities have until Tuesday evening to question the suspect.
Sophie David, a lawyer assigned to the case for Mr Khazzani, said the Moroccan was "dumbfounded that his act is being linked to terrorism" and that he had said he found the weapons in a Belgian park and wanted to rob passengers.
Mr Khazzani's father, Mohamed el-Khazzani, told the Daily Telegraph in Algeciras, Spain, that his son was a "good boy" interested in "football and fishing".
"I have no idea what he was thinking and I have not spoken to him for over a year," Mohamed el-Khazzani said.
Ayoub el-Khazzani was flagged up to French authorities by Spanish counterparts in February 2014.
He is reported to have lived in France, Spain, and Belgium and to have travelled to Syria.


The owner of stables on Anglesey has said she lost nearly £4,000 in income due to Welsh Water installing pipes on her land.

Roberta Brooks added the work at her Holyhead property caused thousands of pounds' of damage which has not been repaired.
She said contractors regularly left her gates open, with horses escaping.
Welsh Water said it sometimes needed to cross private land but liaised closely with landowners.
It added it was "committed to working" with Ms Brooks to resolve the matter and appreciated her cooperation.
Ms Brooks said she received assurances before the work began, in December 2015, that any damage would be repaired - but she has had to obtain quotes for the repairs herself to submit to Welsh Water and the work has still not been done.
"I've been banging my head against a brick wall for months," she said.
She was given £1,500 in compensation, but says her costs have risen thousands above this figure.
Ms Brooks estimates she has lost £3,620 in rental income from people keeping their horses on her land, and if she ends up footing the bill for the damage caused too, her costs could reach £10,000.
She has also experienced flooding since the work was completed and is no longer able to use one of her paddocks.
"I don't think I've made any money [since the work began]," she said.
"Any money I make over summer goes towards sustaining me over the winter, everything I make goes back into the land."
Ms Brooks said her clients removed their horses from her land after she had to inform them contractors left gates open meaning horses could mingle - potentially risking their health. She also had to rescue some which were heading towards the road.
"When the gate was first left open to the road I contacted Welsh Water and they said it wouldn't happen again, but it happened time and time again.
"In the end they stopped returning my calls," Ms Brooks said.
She added Welsh Water had changed their plans from the drawings originally submitted to her, seen by BBC Wales, and rather than just laying a pipe had also installed taps, a water outlet, manhole covers and a gate.
A Welsh Water spokeswoman said: "One of our main priorities at Welsh Water is to provide our customers with a reliable supply of clean, fresh drinking water.
"That is why last year we invested over £1m in replacing 4km of water main in Holyhead, Anglesey.
"To help us achieve this, we sometimes need to cross private land. In these circumstances, we always liaise closely with all relevant landowners in advance of the work starting.
"We are aware of the issues raised by Mrs Brooks and continue to liaise with her regarding the matter.  We have requested additional information and will review this as soon as it has been received."


Officials in the Russian town of Orenburg have closed down a dance school after a performance of teenage girls "twerking" caused a sensation - and consternation - on the internet.

The video clip, entitled Winnie Pooh and the Bees, showed a group of teenage girls dancing on stage in stripy leotards, long socks and mini-skirts,
They perform hip-thrusting moves characteristic of twerking.
The Youtube video clip spread fast online, sparking controversy.
Some commentators labelled it "pornographic", and some called for those who staged it to be sacked or even prosecuted.
Others were disturbed that the girls' outfits were orange and black - the colours of the St George ribbon that has become a symbol of patriotism in Russia.
The striped ribbon was primarily associated with the Soviet victory in World War Two, but is now used by pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine.
The decision to close the dance studio pending an investigation was taken after an emergency meeting at the local mayor's office in the city in the Urals, according to the official government newspaper Rossiskaya Gazeta.
The head of the school,  known as Credo, was called in as were parents of the dancers and the director of the state-run House of Culture where the "scandalous" dance was performed.
The school said the twerking class had already been cancelled and the girls would study classical choreography and hip-hop instead.
But the mayor's office chose to cancel all classes until the enquiry is over. The school's website has also been disabled.
The local Orenburg branch of Russia's powerful Investigative Committee described the dancers as "under age" and wearing "revealing costumes". It said it would look into the exact age of participants and investigate those in charge of the dance school and their paperwork.
Earlier, Russia's Interfax news agency reported that the committee was investigating whether the performance amounts to negligence or even "debauched action", which is punishable by a range of sanctions from community service to three years behind bars.
The head of the dance school is quoted by Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper saying that the parents all knew what their children were doing and gave their written permission.


Dylai pleidleisio gorfodol gael ei ystyried yn etholiadau'r Cynulliad yn y dyfodol, yn ôl un Aelod Cynulliad Llafur.

Dyna'r "llwybr iawn i'w ddilyn" er mwyn rhoi hwb i nifer y pleidleiswyr, meddai Jeremy Miles.
Yn ôl y Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones, nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru o blaid pleidleisio gorfodol, gan ychwanegu bod hynny'n "fath o esgus i wleidyddion".
Ond mae BBC Cymru ar ddeall bod sawl aelod o'r cabinet yn bersonol o blaid cyflwyno'r newid.
Does yr un o'r pleidiau gwleidyddol yng Nghymru yn cefnogi pleidleisio gorfodol yn swyddogol.
Bydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn gyfrifol am drefn etholiadau ei hun yn y dyfodol, yn dilyn Deddf Cymru 2017.
O ganlyniad fe all ACau benderfynu cyflwyno pleidleisio gorfodol, a gostwng yr oedran pleidleisio i 16 oed.
Mae Awstralia yn un o 11 o wledydd sy'n gorfodi cyfranogaeth mewn etholiadau. Mae eraill sydd wedi mabwysiadau'r drefn ond sydd ddim yn ei orfodi.
Gofynnwyd i Mr Miles, AC Castell-nedd, am ei safbwynt ar bleidleisio gorfodol. Dywedodd: "Dwi'n bersonol o blaid hynny, ond rwy'n credu bod angen cael dadl a sgwrs gyhoeddus er mwyn darbwyllo pobl mai dyna'r llwybr iawn i'w ddilyn.
"Rhyw fath o gyfranogi gorfodol bydde fe, byse dim gorfodaeth ar unrhyw un i bleidleisio am unrhyw blaid yn benodol.
"Bydde cyfle i bobl atal eu pleidlais tasan nhw ddim yn gallu dewis neu ar sail moesol."
Dywedodd Carwyn Jones: "Nid ydym o blaid pleidleisio gorfodol. Fel llywodraeth, wrth gwrs, rydym ni wedi cymryd safbwynt ein bod ni eisiau gweld, mewn etholiadau Cynulliad, pobl ifanc 16 i 18 oed yn pleidleisio, ond nid ydym o blaid pleidleisio gorfodol."
Ychwanegodd: "Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud fy mod i'n ystyried weithiau bod pleidleisio gorfodol yn fath o esgus i wleidyddion.
"Mae'n gyfrifoldeb i bob un ohonom, ar y cyd, i gynyddu'r nifer sy'n pleidleisio."


France's former Justice Minister Rachida Dati has hit out at "political plotters" in her own UMP party after it emerged auditors had rejected expenses claims of nearly €190,000 (£137,000) for items including luxury clothing.

Ms Dati gave a furious television interview denying any wrongdoing.
According to France's Le Point, the purchases included Hermes scarves.
The claims date to 2007-2010, during which time she was was justice minister under ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Ms Dati, now an MEP for Mr Sarkozy's UMP party and mayor of Paris's 7th arrondissement, said it was normal practice to buy presents for foreign delegates.
A letter from the Cour des Comptes, which audits state accounts, lists €9,850 of unsuccessful claims - including hundreds of euros for pastries, as well as almost €1,500 on luxury gifts and more than €1,600 on clothes and accessories.
Another €180,000 spent on communications strategy was also rejected.
Ms Dati said the auditors had ruled against the justice ministry administration and not against her.
The auditors rejected the claims due to a lack of supporting documents and justification.
"The ministry of justice has never financed my personal costs or bought me any item of clothing," Ms Dati told AFP earlier this week.
"The state auditor has never accused me of anything, either personally or professionally."
Speaking to the French TV channel iTele on Thursday, she attacked media coverage of the auditors' decision and said there was a political plot against her.
She said she had suffered racist attacks - being dismissed as an "Arab" - as well as sexism within her party, and that she had complained to Mr Sarkozy.
Ms Dati was the first Muslim woman to serve as a government minister in France. She has long complained of sexism and elitism in French politics.
She resigned as justice minister in 2009 amid criticism of her management style and gossip about her clothes and love life.
Correspondents say the UMP is keen to move on from a series of financial scandals, including an ongoing investigation into party funding, ahead of Mr Sarkozy's expected bid for the presidency in 2017.


Secretary of State James Brokenshire is due to meet United States government officials to discuss the government's priorities for Northern Ireland.

It is his first trip to the US since being appointed to the role in July.
He is expected to update officials on Stormont's political progress since the Fresh Start deal was reached last November.
He will also discuss the impact of the UK's decision to leave the European Union on the Northern Ireland economy.
The Northern Ireland Secretary will also meet US business leaders to promote inward investment.
Ahead of the visit, Mr Brokenshire said his "overriding message" to the United States was that Northern Ireland is "open for business".
"The UK has voted to leave the European Union and we are determined to build on our strengths as an open, dynamic, trading nation to forge a new global role," he said.
"The enduring friendship and close economic ties between the United Kingdom and the United States is a solid platform for Northern Ireland firms wanting to do business here.
"Exports from Northern Ireland to the US were up by 73.9% in the last year to Â£1.5bn. Imports from the US are also up by 3.9%."
The secretary of state added that he would do "everything possible" in conjunction with the Stormont executive to ensure that political stability would lead to "an even brighter future for Northern Ireland".


Boreham Wood forward Angelo Balanta has signed a new contract to stay at Meadow Park until the end of next season.

Balanta, who can play as a striker or on the wing, has played in 36 National League games for Wood since joining the club on a free transfer in July.
The 26-year-old has previously had spells with six other clubs, including QPR and Carlisle.
"He's scored some big goals for us and is a good influence on our younger players,"  manager Luke Garrard said.


Chinese telecom giant ZTE has been fined $1.1bn and will plead guilty to charges that it violated US rules by shipping US-made equipment to Iran and North Korea.

ZTE Corp obtained and illegally shipped US-made equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions, the Justice Department said.
It also sent goods to North Korea without the correct export licences.
The US said ZTE lied to authorities and its own lawyer about the violations.
It must now pay a $892m (Â£740m) penalty as well as $300m which will be suspended for seven years depending on the firm meeting certain conditions.
ZTE says it acknowledges it has made mistakes, and is working towards improving its procedures.
The US said that the highest levels of management at ZTE approved the scheme which involved the shipment of $32m worth of US-made goods to Iran between 2010 and 2016.
The equipment included routers, microprocessors and servers controlled under export regulations for "security, encryption... and/or anti-terrorism reasons".
ZTE also made 283 shipments of mobile phones to North Korea despite knowing this contravened rules around exports to the country.
According to Reuters, ZTE buys around a third of its its components from US businesses such as Qualcomm, Microsoft and Intel. It also sells phone handsets to major carriers such as T-Mobile and AT&T.
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said: "ZTE Corporation not only violated export controls that keep sensitive American technology out of the hands of hostile regimes like Iran's - they lied to federal investigators and even deceived their own counsel and internal investigators about their illegal acts."
He added: "This plea agreement holds them accountable, and makes clear that our government will use every tool we have to punish companies who would violate our laws, obstruct justice and jeopardise our national security."
The company reached the agreement with the US Justice, Commerce and Treasury departments.
As part of the deal, it must submit to a three-year period of probation, during which time it will be independently monitored to ensure it remains compliant.
Chairman and chief executive of ZTE, Zhao Xianming, said: "ZTE acknowledges the mistakes it made, takes responsibility for them and remains committed to positive change in the company."
"Instituting new compliance-focused procedures and making significant personnel changes has been a top priority for the company."


Tributes have been paid to a 26-year-old man who died at a dance music festival.

Joe Sheppherd, from Cornwall, died at Creamfields in Cheshire at the weekend.
His employer JDM garage at Holsworthy, Devon, said it was with "heartfelt sadness" that "our friend, colleague and employee Joe has passed away".
"Our thoughts are with Joe's family at this difficult time," it said on Facebook. Police are treating Mr Sheppard's death as unexplained.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Wednesday.


Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars has received seven nominations for this year's Bafta Cymru awards.

TV series Da Vinci's Demons received six nominations, with Doctor Who and Y Gwyll/Hinterland receiving five each.
Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi is up against Hinterland's Richard Harrington and Rhys Ifans (Dan y Wenallt) for best actor.
Nominations were announced on Wednesday with the presentations in September.
The awards ceremony takes place at the St David's Hall, Cardiff.
Swansea City football documentary Jack to a King has received five nominations.
It is the 24th annual British Academy Cymru Awards, that recognise excellence in broadcasting and production in film and television in Wales.
Set Fire to the Stars has been nominated in the feature/television film category, for original music by Gruff Rhys, make-up and hair, photography and lighting, writer, costume design and production design.
In the factual programming category, Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion will go up against Jamie Baulch: Looking for my Birth Mum and Malcolm Allen: Cyfle Arall, for the single documentary award.
The factual series category will be contested by RAF Fighter Pilot: Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience, Adam Price a Streic y Glowyr and Great Welsh Writers: Dannie Abse.
Michael Sheen and Rhod Gilbert are nominated for the best presenter award, along with poet Owen Sheers for Dylan Thomas, A Poet's Guide.
Bafta Cymru director Hannah Raybould said: "It's been an outstanding year for television and film talent working in Wales.
"Across all categories we've seen an excellent breadth of programmes and individuals represented - in both languages, and from those starting out in their careers to the very experienced."
A breakthrough award will also be given to an emerging professional who has made a significant impact in television or film in the past year.
Host Huw Stephens called the night "a celebration of all the hard work that goes into making some incredible programmes and films".


An advanced form of frostbite to remove scar tissue is being used for the first time in Wales.

The cryoshape procedure, carried out at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, involves pumping liquid nitrogen through a special needle into the scar.
Marc Jenkins, 43, was one of the first patients to have the treatment, which takes about one hour to complete.
He said he was "really happy" after scarring on his left earlobe, which was pierced when he was younger, vanished.
So far, four patients have undergone treatment and six more are due.
Mr Jenkins, of Pyle, Bridgend county, said his scarring had not responded to several operations and treatments over the past 15 years.
"Psychologically, the last 15 years have been difficult. Hopefully all that is over now," he said.
"I'm really happy with what they've done. It's amazing. The idea of it is brilliant, I'm fascinated by it."
Max Murison, plastic surgeon and laser specialist, said: "We are now able to remove abnormal scars with a new technique that was developed in Scandinavia.
"It was discovered that people who get frostbite don't get bad scars. They heal beautifully."
He carried out the first procedure in January after receiving approval for funding by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital is currently the only hospital in Wales carrying out the procedure, and one of few in the UK.


A doctor who assessed the Glasgow bin lorry crash driver for his HGV licence renewal in 2011 has said she would not have passed him fit to drive had she known he had fainted the previous year.

Dr Joanne Willox said Harry Clarke did not tell her about any faints he had suffered in the past five years.
Mr Clarke was unconscious at the wheel of the bin lorry which crashed in December last year, killing six people.
He had previously fainted behind the wheel of a stationary bus in 2010.
Ms Willox, who was working for Bupa on behalf of Glasgow City Council, told the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the tragedy that when she assessed Mr Clarke she did not have access to his medical records.
She said she could have obtained access to records with patient permission but the practice was not to do so for one-off assessments.
She told the inquiry it would have been helpful to have had them.
In response to a question on the assessment form about any history of blackouts or impaired consciousness in the last five years, Mr Clarke answered "no".
Ms Willox also said Mr Clarke's job was a "safety critical" one and that a person with an uninvestigated history of fainting should not be allowed to do it.
Dorothy Bain QC, for the Morton family, produced Mr Clarke's medical history which underlined a "significant" number of dizzy episodes dating back to the 1970s.
She said Mr Clarke had also reported stress, depression and anxiety over the years.
And she noted that he reported 18 months of recurring dizziness during 1994 investigations into chest tightness.
Dr Willox says she would have asked Mr Clarke's GP for information and recorded this in DVLA forms had Mr Clarke told her of his history.
In April 2010 - shortly before he joined the council - Mr Clarke fainted on a stationary bus while working as a driver for First Bus.
Dr Willox said the information contained in Dr Kenneth Lyons' report to First Bus over the incident was enough to inform the DVLA and stop him from driving.
In later evidence, when asked about a disputed "road rage" incident, cardiologist Prof Andrew Rankin said he "struggles to see" how it could be linked to Mr Clarke's loss of consciousness.
He also said fainting could recur outside time limits set out in DVLA guidelines.
Prof Rankin said there was "no clear pointer" that Mr Clarke was going to suffer loss of consciousness.
He said it was "likely" that he could have had an HGV licence in 2014 as the previous incidents had been so far in the past.
He said the "vast majority of people would not have had another episode".
Another cardiologist, Dr Nicholas Boon, said that if Mr Clarke blacked out without warning at the wheel of a stationary bus, his licence should have been revoked.
But he also said it was possible that Mr Clarke could have had an HGV licence in 2014 even if the 2010 episode had been disclosed.
The FAI has previously heard evidence that Mr Clarke suffered episodes of dizziness and fainting for decades before the fatal crash on 22 December, when several witnesses reported seeing him slumped behind the wheel on the bin lorry as it went out of control in the city centre.
But he failed to disclose his health history to the DVLA and on job application forms, and was said to have continued to deny any history of blackouts even after the bin lorry crash.
The FAI has also heard claims that Mr Clarke was "on his last legs" at the bus firm following repeated sick days prior to his blackout.
Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the incident in the city's Queen Street and George Square.
Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed when the truck mounted the pavement before crashing into the side of the Millennium Hotel.
A further 15 people were injured.


A church service has been held in memory of a mother and her daughter who died in a house fire in Essex.

The fire in South Street, Braintree, began at about 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, trapping Alina Kordaszewska and her daughter Emilia, 11, inside.
Dozens of floral tributes have been left outside the property which is still being guarded by police.
More than 100 people gathered at the town's Catholic church on Thursday night for a special mass.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated by Essex Police and the fire service.
Neighbour Claire Deloubes told of screams and vain efforts to break through a window to rescue those inside.
She said: "We heard screaming so we came outside and a woman was distraught.
"People were trying to break the front window but they didn't manage to."
Mrs Kordaszewska's other daughter Milena, 18, is understood to have been one of two women who escaped the fire.
The teenager's friends have set up a fundraising website page aimed at raising £5,000 for the family.
One card left outside the house on South Street reads: "Dear Alina and Emilia, May you rest in Peace, 2 angels in heaven."
Another message reads: "Emilia, you were the greatest friend anyone could ever ask for and one of the kindest and bubbliest people I have ever met.
"You will always be in my heart, gone but never forgotten."
Rafa Bogonos, who worked with Mrs Kordaszewska at CommScope in the town, said the deaths had "really hit our Polish community".
Notley High School, where Emilia had been a pupil, expressed its "unutterable sadness" at news of her death.
Her tutor described her as a "delightful, friendly and positive student" who had "settled in well during her first term" at the school.


Garry Monk secured his first win as Leeds United boss as his side beat Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Swedish striker Marcus Antonsson got the opener from a counter-attack when he nodded in Hadi Sacko's cross at the back post just after the hour mark.
Leeds keeper Rob Green saved efforts from Fernando Forestieri and Gary Hooper to deny the Owls an equaliser.
The visitors then broke away to grab their second as Chris Wood guided Kemar Roofe's low cross in from close range.
Monk, who took charge at Elland Road in June, had reportedly been in danger of being sacked by Leeds owner Massimo Cellino after taking one point from their first three Championship games.
The hosts had the better chances before the break, as Forestieri twice went close while Almen Abdi saw a curling free-kick clip the crossbar.
Wood and Sacko both spurned chances to open the scoring in an open first half but the Whites were clinical in the second period as they kept a clean sheet against their Yorkshire rivals for the first time since August 2006.
Wednesday only lost two home league games last season as they reached the play-off final but Carlos Carvalhal's side have picked up just four points from their first four Championship matches of 2016-17.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal: "This is a disappointing result after a good start to the season with the performances against Aston Villa and Norwich.
"The balance of the squad at the minute is not 100%, some players are fitter than others after pre-season, but this cannot be an excuse.
"It was important to score the first goal today and although we made a number of chances in the first half we didn't do that.
"We responded well after conceding and created three or four chances, but fell victim to the counter-attack from Leeds."
Leeds head coach Garry Monk: "We had a game plan today and the players followed it pretty much to the letter.
"It was an excellent atmosphere and there were many battles in midfield which are always brought about by derby days. We were really focussed on our job today and it was an excellent win.
"We're still not the team we want to be, but this was a game which showed a real improvement which is important for the development of our young players."
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Leeds United 2.
Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Leeds United 2.
Attempt blocked. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United).
Foul by William Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday).
Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Charlie Taylor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
Attempt missed. David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
Substitution, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Hadi Sacko.
Attempt missed. Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Souleymane Doukara.
Goal!  Sheffield Wednesday 0, Leeds United 2. Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kemar Roofe with a cross.
Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hadi Sacko following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Attempt missed. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Substitution, Leeds United. Kemar Roofe replaces Alex Mowatt because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Alex Mowatt (Leeds United) because of an injury.
Corner,  Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Pudil.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. William Buckley replaces Jack Hunt.
Substitution, Leeds United. Souleymane Doukara replaces Marcus Antonsson.
Corner,  Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
Offside, Leeds United. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Alex Mowatt is caught offside.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. David Jones replaces Ross Wallace.
Goal!  Sheffield Wednesday 0, Leeds United 1. Marcus Antonsson (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hadi Sacko.
Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United).
Attempt missed. Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Antonsson with a cross.
Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United).


Ukrainian war veterans and their supporters say they will step up a trade blockade of rebel-held regions of industrial eastern Ukraine.

For a month about 100 activists have blocked railway lines to stop Ukraine trading with pro-Russian rebels.
The Donetsk region is a key supplier of coal to Ukrainian power stations and heavy industry.
The "blockade headquarters" made the new threat on Facebook, and halted talks with Ukraine's prime minister.
The Ukrainian government has warned that the blockade could lead to power cuts in Ukraine. Steel plants in the east have already been forced to suspend production.
The blockade was imposed to stop Ukraine's so-called "trade in blood" with the rebel-held areas.
More than 10,000 people have died since the separatist rebels seized a large swathe of Donetsk and the Luhansk region in April 2014, triggering clashes with Ukrainian forces. Sporadic fighting continues despite a 2015 ceasefire deal signed in Minsk.
In March 2014, Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula.
The "blockade headquarters" announced plans "to immediately expand the area of the blockade, cutting off the last routes where the trade in blood is still going on".
They also say the rebels must release Ukrainian prisoners they are holding. A number of Ukrainian MPs are backing the blockade.
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On Monday, the rebels threatened to take control of Ukrainian-run businesses if the blockade was not lifted by Wednesday.
"These enterprises will be oriented towards the Russian Federation, to receive raw materials [from Russia]," said Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).
Ukraine is dependent on anthracite from the rebel-held area, while Donetsk and Luhansk need coke produced in Ukraine's government-controlled regions.
Last week the mining and metallurgical giant Metinvest suspended production at its main enterprises in the rebel-held east. The company is owned by Ukraine's richest businessman, Rinat Akhmetov.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the blockade was "destabilising the situation and hampering the process of settlement and de-escalation".
Ukraine and Western governments accuse Russia of sending reinforcements and heavy weapons to the rebels - something Moscow denies.


Police have identified a 95-year-old man who died as a result of a crash on the A713 near Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway.

Norman Wolfenden, of Kirkland Street, Dalry, was fatally injured in the accident at about 15:40 on Tuesday.
Emergency services were called to the scene and cut him free but he later died in hospital.
The road was closed for several hours as investigations into the accident were carried out.


Former world champion Tyson Gay and Jamaica's ex-100m world record holder Asafa Powell have failed drug tests.

American Gay, 30, the joint-second fastest man ever over 100m, was told by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Friday that his A sample from an out-of-competition test in May was positive.
Powell, the all-time fourth quickest, tested positive for a banned stimulant at June's Jamaican Championships.
Fellow Jamaican Sherone Simpson failed a drug test at the same event.
The sprinter, a 4x100m relay silver medallist at last year's London Olympics, tested positive for oxilofrine - the same stimulant Powell tested positive for.
Women's discus thrower Allison Randall on Monday confirmed a positive drugs test from the Jamaican trials, the same day police in Italy raided the hotel rooms of Powell and Simpson and took away unspecified drugs for analysis.
Powell and Simpson's doping positives come a month after Jamaican Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown tested positive for a banned diuretic.
The 30-year-old Powell was the last man to hold the individual 100m record before compatriot Usain Bolt broke it in 2008.
Powell later helped Jamaica win 4x100m relay gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
"These are all big names. To take Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay out leaves a big void in our sport.
"We have to sift out the negative people and we will never be in a win-win situation. When you expose these people it can have an adverse effect but it is important to do so, for the future of the sport and the next generation."
He has run 9.88 seconds this year for the 100m, but failed to make the Jamaican team for next month's World Championships.
"I want to be clear in saying to my family, friends and, most of all, my fans worldwide that I have never knowingly or wilfully taken any supplements or substances that break any rules," Powell said in a statement.
"I am not now - nor have I ever been - a cheat."
Gay, who is the fastest man in 2013 and won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the 2007 World Championships, is waiting for the results of his B sample.
He has already withdrawn from next month's World Championships in Moscow.
"I don't have a sabotage story... I basically put my trust in someone and was let down," he said.
"I know exactly what went on, but I can't discuss it right now.
"I hope I am able to run again, but I will take whatever punishment I get like a man."
Usada responded to Gay's disclosure by releasing a statement that read: "In response to Mr Gay's statements, Usada appreciates his approach to handling this situation and his choice to voluntarily remove himself from competition while the full facts surrounding his test are evaluated.
"The B sample will be processed shortly, and as in all cases all athletes are innocent unless or until proven otherwise through the established legal process, and any attempt to sensationalise or speculate is a disservice to due process, fair play, and to those who love clean sport."
Gay, who missed almost a year of running after he had hip surgery in 2011, had been in impressive form so far this year, clocking the three fastest times of 2013.
He won the 100m at the Jamaica Invitational athletics meeting in May with a time of 9.86 seconds, before clocking 9.75 seconds - the fastest time of 2013 -  to win the US World Championships trials the following month.
He continued his good form with victory in the men's 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, running 9.79 seconds.
While the results of B tests are awaited, some leading former athletes have called for tougher action on those found to have breached doping rules.
"When are we going to get the life ban? Who does it need to be before you go 'OK, enough's enough'? It's ridiculous," said Darren Campbell, who won Olympic relay gold with Great Britain at Athens in 2004.
Jonathan Edwards, who won triple jump Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000, said on Twitter: "Tyson and Asafa were always two of the good guys in my eyes, in all respects - very sad day."
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A Joseph scarecrow wearing an "amazing" technicolour coat has been stolen from a school just days before it was due to be worn in a play.

The scarecrow, part of a Derbyshire village's annual festival, was on display at Scargill Primary School.
Head teacher Andrew Poole said the thieves scaled the fence and left only one plimsoll behind.
The school's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat is due to open on Wednesday.
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Mr Pull said: "Each pupil put in about a day's work on each on their own bit of material that they sewed into an intricate pattern.
"One of our TAs spent about two days sewing it into a coat.
"It was the fact it was their hard work that was taken that makes it heart-breaking for everyone."
He said the school's Year 3 and 4 pupils were in the village touring the scarecrow trail and would be "keeping their eyes peeled" for the missing coat and Derbyshire police had been informed.
He added several other scarecrows had been damaged or stolen from the trail, which is in its ninth year. All proceeds are donated to charity.
Louise Trueman said on Facebook: "Each patch had a design on them that all year 5s had chosen and individuals hand sewed them on. Lots of hard work and time went in to this coat. Please please return."
Trail organiser, Pete Lilley, said:  "People spend a lot of time and energy in producing the 65+ scarecrows that are on display throughout the village during this week, and to see those efforts destroyed overnight through mindless vandalism, fills us with anger and despair."


A West Yorkshire vets has warned pet owners to be vigilant after treating a dog that appeared to have been deliberately poisoned.

On Friday, a dog ate cereal it found on the ground close to Guiseley Football Club, Leeds, which had been laced with what is believed to be rat poison.
It was taken for treatment at White Cross Vets and has since recovered.
Dog chews also thought to be mixed with poison were discovered on Sunday on a footbridge in Guiseley.
West Yorkshire Police said it was investigating, with similar incidents reported in the area in October 2014.
Tracy July, who cleared up the cereal, said: "A child could have touched [the poison] and been in serious difficulties."


An Emirates Airbus A380 jet has made what is believed to be the current longest non-stop scheduled commercial flight by distance.

The plane covered about 14,200km (8,824 miles) when it touched down in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday.
It was expected to be the world's longest non-stop commercial flight by duration as well, but landed too early.
The return flight to Dubai left around 22:20 local time (15:20 GMT), according to New Zealand media.
The Auckland-Dubai portion was estimated to take around 17 hours and 15 minutes, but in the end took only 16 hours and 24 minutes, according to the New Zealand Herald.
The new route reportedly reduces the current travel time by three hours.
The inaugural flight was made by an A380, but the route will normally be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR.
Emirates said it expects "high demand" for the new route.
The new route has beaten the Dallas-Sydney flight operated by Qantas, previously the longest flight by distance in activity, covering 13,800km (8,578 miles).
The Qantas service, however, remains the world's longest flight in duration - 16 hours and 55 minutes.
But this is set to be short-lived, as Emirates plans to launch a Dubai-Panama City service later in March that will take 17 hours and 35 minutes.
The new service, however, will cover about 13,820km (8,588 miles), falling short of the new Dubai-Auckland route.
Qatar Airways has also announced plans to launch even longer flights - from its hub in Doha to Santiago, in Chile, and also to Auckland, Bloomberg reported.
But again, all of this is expected to change, as Singapore Airlines revealed plans last year to bring back its Singapore-New Jersey service in 2018. The flight will cover some 15,300km (9,500 miles) in 19 hours.


Militant Islamists are expanding their influence in West Africa, with at least 18 people killed in an attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast on Sunday.

This is the first assault by jihadists in the West African state, raising fears of more instability in the region.
The attack suggests al-Qaeda-linked militants are increasingly focusing on France's former colonies, as a way of getting back at France for its leading role in fighting them in West Africa.
The former colonies have become increasingly vulnerable following a French-led military operation in northern Mali in 2013, which beat back al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its local affiliates after they seized control of the region and threatened to take the capital, Bamako.
The insurgents retreated to their desert hide-outs and regrouped and in the last year have launched high-profile gun and bomb attacks.
In November, they killed 22 people in an attack on a luxury hotel in Bamako.
In January, at least 30 people were killed in an assault on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou.
These were the first such attacks in the two cities, threatening the vital tourism industry.
No. Muslims in former French colonies in sub-Saharan Africa have always practised a moderate version of Islam, embracing French culture and its people far more than their counterparts in North Africa.
In fact, Ivory Coast's Muslim President Alassane Ouattara is married to French national, Dominique Nouvian, who was born Jewish but later became Catholic.
Senegal's former President Abdoulaye Wade is also married to a French national, Viviane Wade.
So, the growth of militant Islam in these countries has come as a shock. Groups like AQIM may be exploiting high levels of unemployment to gain recruits.
The recent attacks have all been linked to veteran jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who was behind the audacious siege on the well-secured Algerian gas plant in 2013.
Following the Burkina Faso attack, Senegal, another former French colony popular with tourists, ordered that security be tightened at hotels.
This followed the arrest in Senegal of some imams in November on suspicion of promoting radical Islamist ideology or having close ties with the Boko Haram, a militant group which launched an insurgency in Nigeria, a former British colony, in 2009.
Senegalese officials raised fears that Boko Haram, already active in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, all former French colonies, was expanding its influence in West Africa.
Boko Haram is affiliated to the Islamic State group, which is al-Qaeda's rival, and there is concern that competition between the two to be the most ruthless jihadi group could lead to more attacks in West Africa.
France has about 3,000 troops in the region as part of Operation Barkhane, which French officials describe as the "pillar" of their counter-terrorism strategy in the region.
The troops are spread across five countries - Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad.
Apart from tackling militants in these countries, Operation Barkhane aims to break up arms-smuggling gangs, which operate freely across the region because of its porous borders.
Many of the weapons come from Libya, which has turned into what some analysts call an arms bazaar since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.


Thirty Islamists have gone on trial at a state security court in the UAE, accused of illegally setting up a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The 20 Egyptians and 10 Emiratis are also charged with stealing secrets from the security services and collecting donations without permission.
The defendants deny all the charges and allege they were tortured in detention.
In July, another 69 Islamists were found guilty of attempting to overthrow the country's political system.
They were sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years.
Several of those convicted are among the 10 Emiratis who went on trial at a state security court in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, including the human rights defender and lawyer Dr Mohamed al-Mansoori.
Among the 20 Egyptian defendants are three medical doctors, including Ali Ahmed and Mohammed Abdul Monem. Six of the Egyptians are being tried in absentia.
The defendants are said to be linked to an Emirati Islamist political society, al-Islah, which prosecutors assert is a branch of the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood.
Al-Islah says it favours peaceful reform and denies ties to the Brotherhood, which is outlawed in the Gulf state.
Like many of those convicted in July, the defendants say the UAE authorities subjected them to torture in detention and denied them access to legal assistance for many months.
At the trial, the judge appointed a three-member medical committee to carry out tests on some defendants to help investigate their claims of abuses, the state news agency WAM reported. Proceedings were then adjourned until 12 November.
The UK-based Emirates Centre for Human Rights had earlier complained that the authorities had failed to investigate or acknowledge what it called the "credible" allegations of torture.
"The fear is that this is another trial where defendants are being tried solely for their political beliefs," said its director, Rori Donaghy.
On Monday, Human Rights Watch warned that July's court judgement raised serious concerns about the new trail and called into question the ability of the UAE's judicial system to uphold basic rights of free speech and peaceful association.
The US-based group said the only evidence that suggested any intention by the 69 to overthrow the government had been an alleged confession by one defendant, who subsequently denied all charges in court.
"The court's judgment exposes the rank injustice of the convictions," said Joe Stork, HRW's deputy Middle East director. "Aside from one apparently coerced confession, the judgment describes a political society advocating social justice through peaceful political reform."
The rise of the Brotherhood in Egypt after the 2011 revolution alarmed most Gulf Arab states, including the UAE. After the Egyptian military ousted President Mohammed Morsi, a member of the Islamist movement, the UAE provided the interim government with $3bn of financial support.


Facebook is taking fresh action to prevent so-called revenge porn from being spread across its platforms.

The social network is making it impossible to repost or share intimate images of people thought to have been uploaded without their permission once they have been identified as such and removed.
The measure is being rolled out across Facebook, Messenger and Instagram but not WhatsApp.
Campaigners welcomed the development.
"It's a huge step forward," said Laura Higgins, founder of the UK's Revenge Porn Helpline.
"Quite often these images are posted on social media as part of a domestic situation in which someone is trying to get at their target and their nearest and dearest.
"One of the greatest challenges is to stop people re-uploading the content."
Facebook is not hunting out revenge porn imagery itself, but instead will rely on users flagging the content via its Report tool.
Its community operations team will then make a judgement as to whether the posts qualify, taking into account factors including whether sexual activity is depicted, the setting and whether the person making the complaint is shown.
If the image is judged to be revenge porn, it will be removed and the account that posted it blocked, pending a potential appeal.
Photo-recognition software is then deployed to ensure any further attempts to circulate the picture are blocked without human operators needing to review them.
The technique is similar to that already used by Facebook and others to prevent child abuse imagery being shared.
"We are constantly looking to build and improve the tools that we offer and it became very apparent to us that this was a problem occurring across many regions that created unique harm," Antigone Davis, Facebook's global head of safety, told the BBC.
"This is a first step and we will be looking to build on the technology to see if we can prevent the initial share of the content."
Ms Davis added that Facebook might look at how it could tackle the problem on WhatsApp in the future.
However, the app's use of end-to-end encryption prevents Facebook from being able to see what users are sending to each other.
Ms Higgins said her organisation had dealt with more than 6,200 cases of revenge porn since 2015 - a figure she called the "tip of the iceberg".
"Our clients have presented with post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal feelings - they can lose their jobs, marriages and children," she said.
"It's an absolutely devastating thing to have done to you."
She said that dedicated revenge porn websites remained the biggest problem, but added that she hoped other social media companies might follow Facebook's lead.
If you have been a victim of revenge porn you can contact The Revenge Porn Helpline, UK at its website or call 0345 6000 459 during working hours


Britain's Got Talent misled viewers over the use of a second dog in the final of the ITV talent show, media watchdog Ofcom has ruled.

Jules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse won the talent show in June, but it was later revealed that another dog, Chase, performed the tightrope walk section.
While Ofcom acknowledged ITV did not intend to deceive viewers, it said they were ultimately misled.
ITV has said it will refund viewers who paid to vote for the winning act.
It expressed "sincere regret" about the "unfortunate editorial mistake".
More than 1,000 complaints were made to Ofcom in the immediate aftermath of the final regarding the use of Chase.
More than 13m viewers had watched O'Dwyer and Matisse become the second dog act to win Britain's Got Talent, following Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey in 2012.
ITV's voting figures showed they won by just 2% - getting 22.6% of votes compared with 20.4% for magician Raven.
Ofcom said ITV broke rule 2.14 of the broadcasting code which states that "broadcasters must ensure that viewers... are not materially misled about any broadcast competition or voting".
"In this case, the fact - as evidenced by numerous complainants to Ofcom - many viewers were not aware that a central part of a dog agility act was performed by a second animal, indicates the licensee did not take sufficient steps to ensure that the broadcast was not materially misleading," the watchdog said.
ITV said in an official statement: "The Britain's Got Talent production team apologised at the time for not making it clearer to the judges and viewers at home that three dogs were involved in the final performance.
"There was never any intention to mislead viewers and in their decision Ofcom said they 'have no reason to believe that there was any intention to deceive viewers that the tightrope walk actually involved a second dog'."
It went on: "The majority of votes cast for Jules' act were received through the free voting app.
"However, we accept that some viewers who voted for the winning act by a paid voting route may wish to seek a refund, or that the cost of their vote be donated in full to the Royal Variety charity.
"Details about how to obtain a refund, or to request that a refund be donated to the charity, are now on our website."


Pedro Caixinha insists his Rangers players proved their commitment in the comeback win at Partick Thistle.

Barrie McKay's goal and a stoppage-time Joe Garner header earned the Ibrox men three Premiership points after Kris Doolan's opener for Thistle.
Caixinha admitted the performance was "disorientated" but felt his players showed they are fighting for him.
"If we were not together as a group I don't think the players would celebrate like that at the end," Caixinha said.
"I really like the way the players understood and were committed. There were a lot of moments I really felt the passion from the players."
The result secured a top-four finish and European football for Rangers next season, but for much of the match they were second best to Alan Archibald's side.
Caixinha made a series of system and personnel changes, with substitute McKay making a big difference, but for long spells the Ibrox men struggled to get into any sort of rhythm.
The manager, however, defended his changes as his side responded to back-to-back Old Firm defeats.
"Today was really important for us to show a reaction," he added. "We showed it in the second half and I need to be happy with that.
"We needed to change the course of the game and we managed it.
"My passion and dedication to this sport is that I would rather die trying it rather than be alive to see what happens. And that is what the players did."
Jags boss Archibald was left to explain another late collapse against Rangers. In November at Firhill the Jags had taken the lead only for a late Joe Dodoo double to win it for the Ibrox men.
"It's a sore one," he said. "We put a lot into that first-half performance. We created a number of good opportunities - that was the only negative, not adding to our 1-0 lead.
"We weren't outdone by tactics or anything like that. It's one long ball that outdoes us.
"You feel guilty about having a go but we've got to learn from it. We've got to move on. We want to be a top-six side, we want to stay away from the bottom end of the league. You've got to see games out and manage them and learn from it.
"Once we lost the goal we didn't react in the right way. We didn't do the basics.
"With 30 seconds to go, you've got to go and defend your box as if your life depends on it."


Three people have been charged by police over a hate crime attack on a loyalist protest camp in north Belfast.

A number of flags and banners were damaged overnight at the camp at Twaddell Avenue.
The damage was reported at about 07:35 BST. Two men aged 21 and 22, and a 20-year-old woman were arrested shortly afterwards.
They have been charged with criminal damage and provocative conduct. The woman has also been charged with theft.
All three are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
Loyalists have been protesting at Twaddell Avenue since July, after a decision to restrict an Orange Order parade.


The UK's government aims to tackle the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online by closing a legal loophole.

It has proposed that live video streams of abuse should be punished in the same way that recorded clips already are.
It would mean that people who broadcast such footage would face up to 14 years in jail.
In the past, offenders have sometimes been given lighter sentences if the authorities could not prove a recording was made.
The plan was announced as part of the Queen's Speech, in which the the government set out its legislative programme for the year ahead.
The change is relevant to a loophole in England and Wales' legal system, but not Northern Ireland or Scotland's.
The live streaming of child sexual abuse over the internet is a growing problem, according to a report published by the EU's law enforcement agency Europol last year.
"The popularisation of webcams and chat platforms that enable the streaming of live images and video has led to their exploitation by child sexual abusers," it said.
"Some applications allow users to upgrade their accounts by paying a fee, guaranteeing access to extended features such as broadcasts protected by passwords and extra layers of anonymity.
"It is a crime that is hard to detect and investigate since the offenders do not usually store a copy of the streamed material."
The report noted that much of the activity involved children filmed in deprived economies, typically Eastern Asia.
However, there have been prosecutions involving cases in the UK.
In 2013, a teacher working in Birmingham and two accomplices were arrested after broadcasting live footage of sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old girl.
The teacher, William Hanna, was subsequently sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of three charges of sexual activity with a child and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life.
Because there was no evidence that footage of the abuse had been recorded, he could not be prosecuted for a related offence of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, as defined by the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
The change to the law would give the Crown Prosecution Service the ability to seek such a conviction for other live video stream creators in the future.
"The horrors of this kind of abuse were highlighted in a recent court case where sexual assaults against babies were being streamed for paedophiles to watch," commented a spokesman for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children charity.
"A crackdown on this sickening type of crime is a positive step. But sex offenders will always be looking for ways to harm children, so while this will close one loophole we must be vigilant to ensure others do not open in its place."
The government also set out plans to introduce sanctions for professionals who fail to try to stop child abuse where it is their duty to act, as part of a new Policing and Criminal Justice Bill.


A former doctor has been found guilty for the second time in two years of indecent assaults at a hospital where Jimmy Savile abused patients.

Michael Salmon, 81, from Salisbury, was convicted by a jury at Reading Crown Court of 14 indecent assaults at Stoke Mandeville and Royal Buckinghamshire hospitals in the 1970s and 1980s.
Salmon, who was sentenced to 18 years in 2015 for similar offences, was cleared of 11 assaults and one rape
He had denied all the charges.
The court was told the former consultant paediatrician used his position to take advantage of young patients between 1975 and 1989.
Complaints were made by 18 women and one man who are now grown up.
Other girls said they were separated from their parents before he asked them to take their clothes off and touched them inappropriately.
The court heard some of the girls did not realise they had been abused.
The jury was also told Mr Salmon, who will be sentenced next Monday, admitted three charges of indecent assault in 1991.
Savile was believed to have assaulted more than 60 people at Stoke Mandeville Hospital between 1968 and 1992.
His youngest victim was aged eight.
It is not believed any of Salmon's and Savile's offending was linked.


A Denbighshire mother-of-three whose children lived among discarded drug syringes has been given a suspended sentence.

Police said the "virtually uninhabitable" Prestatyn home stank of rotten food, faeces and cigarettes.
The mother, 39, who cannot be named, admitted three counts of neglect at Llandudno Magistrates' Court in July.
On Tuesday, she was given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
Magistrates issued a warrant for the children's father, who faces identical charges, after hearing he was seriously ill in hospital.
Prosecutor James Neary said police were first alerted by one of the father's relatives, who arranged for the woman to be taken to hospital by ambulance after finding her ill in bed.
Magistrates were shown footage taken from police body cameras as officers moved from room to room in almost total darkness, as there were no lights.
There was broken glass and drug-related items on the floor, dried blood on the ceiling and the bedclothes on a cot were soiled.
Police had to tread on bags of rubbish as they moved through the home.
"The children would have had to navigate their way through all of that in the dark," said Mr Neary.
The court heard the mother spent weeks in hospital recovering from septicaemia and, when interviewed, she said she had been ill for a fortnight and was unable to get out of bed when her condition deteriorated.
When shown photographs of the living conditions, she became upset and accepted she should have gone to hospital sooner and ensured the children were cared for.
Chris Dawson, defending, said: "She was not well enough to look after herself, let alone the children."
He said she had been prosecuted on the basis of what might have happened, as the children had not been adversely affected.
Since her discharge from hospital she had been free of drugs, he said.
Chairman of the magistrates' bench, Paul Kinsey, said the children had been put at a "high risk".
The mother was also ordered to undergo drug testing and to pay costs of Â£120 along with an Â£80 surcharge.