Google has confirmed that it is trialling videos that automatically start playing when they appear in its search results.

The test comes at a time when its rival Apple is preparing to make it easier to prevent videos from self-starting within its web browser.
Facebook has also faced criticism for recently automatically turning on sound for auto-play videos on its platform.
One expert said the feature could be a fresh money-spinner for Google.
But for now the firm is unwilling to reveal its intentions.
"We are constantly experimenting with ways to improve the search experience for our users, but have no plans to announce at this time," a spokesman said.
The BBC understands, however, that Google will reveal more about its plans on Thursday.
Google's auto-play feature was first reported by industry site The SEM Post earlier in the week.
The videos appear on the right-hand side of results and appear to be limited to queries involving films at this time. Only a limited number of users are affected.
In the examples that SEM Post saw, the viewer still had to turn on the sound if they wanted to hear it and the feature was restricted to desktop searches.
The news site was able to see the feature on the international, UK and Canadian versions of Google's Search service. However, when tested by the BBC, the videos appeared but did not auto-play.
The clips were sourced from YouTube. At this time they do not feature pre-roll adverts, which are included when the same trailers are viewed directly on the video-streaming site.
Even if Google opts not to pursue an ad-based model, it could still profit from the feature if it charges film studios and other industries to pay for the privilege of having their clips start without prompting.
"Auto-play videos are deeply annoying to a vast swathe of users, so if Google decides to go down this route it will no doubt enrage a very vocal part of the internet community," commented Ben Wood from the CCS Insight tech consultancy.
"However, there is always a commercial angle to any of these decisions and there are clearly some significant benefits to being able to auto-serve content even if people don't necessarily want it."
The inclusion of auto-play video adverts in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram has already proved to be a revenue-spinner for the three platforms.
"I think that we proved that having a quick start auto-play can be a good experience," said Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg in 2013 after adding the feature.
"If it's good content then that can be really good."
However, Apple revealed last month that it had felt compelled to make it easy for users to block the technology in the next version of its MacOS operating system.
"Sometimes you go to read an article and instead of finding something to read you get... video that auto-plays and disrupts your whole reading vibe," said software engineering chief Craig Federighi at Apple's developer conference.
"Safari detects the sites that shouldn't be playing video and puts you in control - you can always push play."
It is as yet unclear whether Apple's blocking facility would apply to Google.


Durham chairman Sir Ian Botham says his club have a point to prove after being relegated from County Championship Division One for financial problems.

They begin their Division Two campaign against Nottinghamshire on Friday with a 48-point deduction.
"You can feel sorry for yourself and sulk, or say 'right, we'll show you'," Botham told BBC Sport.
"It won't be any fun for teams coming to Durham. We will be the side the rest are looking over their shoulder for."
Former England all-rounder Botham took charge at Chester-le-Street after Durham were punished for their financial issues.
The county, who finished fourth in Division One last year, accepted a £3.8m financial aid package.
As well as the County Championship sanctions, they were given a four-point penalty in the T20 Blast, a two-point deduction in the One-Day Cup and stripped of the right to host Test matches.
"It's hard that the players are on minus 48 points because you are penalising them when they have done absolutely nothing wrong," added Botham, who ended his playing career at Durham.
"They have all stood together. We have lost Scott Borthwick and Mark Stoneman to Surrey but the rest are still here with a point to prove."
Durham, who only became a first-class county in 1992, won three County Championships between 2008 and 2013.
"If we don't get out of Division Two, it won't be for the lack of trying," added Botham. "We could get off to a flyer and be in contention within four matches. I think that anything is possible.
"I don't give up and I don't think the players will give up. The supporters won't. Everyone at Durham is pulling together."


Ricky is in Las Vegas in America checking out all the latest technology and gadgets at the CES show.

8 January 2016 Last updated at 10:00 GMT
One of the weird and wonderful things he's come across is a special coffee machine with a printer inside.
It has a pod filled with coffee extracts and it can print shapes and logos on to the top of your coffee.
Naturally, Ricky went for a Newsround themed drink.


Listening figures are down for both of BBC Cymru Wales' national radio stations.

Figures from April to the end of June show BBC Radio Wales lost 18,000 weekly listeners. BBC Radio Cymru lost 10,000 in the same period.
The stations' average weekly audiences are now 408,000 and 116,000 respectively.
A BBC Cymru Wales spokesman said the broadcaster would be "looking at these figures carefully".
The figures show Radio Wales's audience fell for the second quarter in a row.
Radio Cymru's audience is still bigger than it was six months ago due to a surge in listeners in the first three months of the year.
A BBC Cymru Wales spokesman said: "We'll be looking at these figures carefully to ensure we continue to strengthen both stations into the future and monitoring how listeners consume our radio services in other ways, including via podcasts, where we've seen an increase in the number of downloads and the newly introduced download capability on iPlayer radio."
It was a mixed picture for some of the biggest radio brands in the commercial sector.
Capital South Wales gained 13,000 listeners with its weekly audience now 199,000, while Smooth Radio South Wales increased its audience by 20,000 to record a weekly listenership of 75,000.
Heritage station Swansea Sound lost 14,000 to record a weekly audience of 50,000, while 28,000 listeners left the Capital station serving the north west of England and north east Wales leaving it with 146,000 weekly listeners.


Officers investigating the discovery of a newborn baby's body in a park say the mother may have given birth on a pavement opposite a nearby garage.

Baby M's remains were found in Manor Park, Church Hill, in Aldershot on Friday 19 May.
Police said witnesses reported seeing what appeared to be pools of blood on the pavement opposite Kwik Fit.
It is thought the baby was left in the park between the evening of Sunday 14 May and Tuesday 16 May.
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Officers say concern is growing for Baby M's mother and their priority is to find her so she can get the medical attention she needs after giving birth.
Ch Insp Debbie Brooks of Hampshire Constabulary said: "We hoped we would have found her by this point but unfortunately this is not the case.
"If you think you may have seen someone in a distressed state, squatting or leaning against the trees please contact us.
"Finally I'd like to reiterate our appeal to Baby M's mother. We are worried about you, we want to get you the medical care we know you need."
Sharon Bunford, senior midwife at Royal Surrey County Hospital, said: "We are worried about you, we are sorry for your loss, we want to get you the help you need.
"You may be suffering from bleeding, pain or infection. You might have flu-like symptoms such as fever and shivering.
"Please come and see a GP or come to hospital so we can help you."
A memorial service for the child was held in the park on Sunday.


A primary school in North Lanarkshire is to be demolished after it was gutted by fire.

The blaze broke out at St Dominic's, in Petersburn Road, Airdrie, shortly after lessons ended on Thursday. No pupils were in the school at the time.
North Lanarkshire Council said what was left of the structure would be demolished and alternative arrangements put in place for pupils.
But it confirmed that there would be no classes for pupils next week.
In a statement the council said: "Work has begun today to demolish the building and we are currently assessing the education options available when schools resume after the Easter Holidays.
"Parents will be contacted directly early next week to advise them of arrangements."
All those inside the building were evacuated before fire crews arrived and there were no reports of any injuries.
At its height, 35 firefighters tackled the blaze.
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the fire affected the entire building and residents in nearby homes were evacuated by police as a precautionary measure because of smoke.
St Dominic's Primary was opened in August 1971 and catered for children from nursery to primary seven.


(Open): Wall Street opened sharply higher on Tuesday as oil prices recovered from Monday's falls.

The main Dow Jones index was up 168.33 points, or 1%, at 17,696.60. The wider S&P 500 was 0.8% higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 0.7%.
Both Brent and US light crude were up 84 cents, or 2.3%, a barrel.
Following the slight recovery in the oil price, energy stocks rose, with Chevron up 1.1% and Exxon Mobil 0.6% higher.
The price of Brent oil is currently $37.46, while US light crude is trading at $37.65.
In the run-up to Christmas, Brent sank to $36.04, its lowest level since July 2004.
Away from the energy sector, chemicals giant DuPont led the way on the Dow, rising 1.7%.
No stocks on the index lost ground.


The High Court has ruled that compensation claims brought by a group of Kenyans against the British government can proceed.

The three men and one woman allege that they were tortured while detained by the British colonial authorities during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s.  The judge said the Kenyans had an arguable case but that his ruling did not imply there was systematic torture.
BBC News website readers explain how the Mau Mau uprising affected their lives and their feelings on the ruling.
I feel this decision is justice for Kenya as it is our fathers who were the ones who were tortured and killed.
The court's ruling is only a good thing but now they should give compensation to every Mau Mau and any families who have been affected.
My father - who I am named after - was among those who were taken away by the soldiers and tortured in Manyani.
He survived but was left very very weak and I think that eventually led to his death in 1978.
But he told me afterwards when he came back he had been beaten by soldiers and he had seen people so badly hurt.
He said many of the others detained also picked up disease while they were in the camp - it was everywhere.
I remember when the soldiers came to get my father. We were in our village in Nyeri and I was just eight-years-old. They took all the men over 18 but the women and we children were left behind.
It was not a life though - we couldn't even go to school because we had to become the men of the house as those who should have rightfully had that place had been taken.
My friends and I never spoke about the fact our fathers had been taken but you felt the hurt inside.
I will watch what is happening with this case but I am now considering action on my father's behalf.
I was in Kenya between 1954 and 1955 serving in the army. We travelled around everywhere and we were well aware of  the atrocities that the Mau Mau committed.
I escorted several flights where RAF pilots would dive over forests and release their bombs before the soldiers would go in on the ground and try to sweep the Mau Mau out.
As soldiers, we were in a camp in the middle of nowhere. We had to have our rifles on us all the time and would have to have these checked at the beginning and end of each day.
We were always worried about being ambushed.
This is because the Mau Mau would try to create handmade guns out of rubber and leftover pieces including copper and nails.
Often the other soldiers would bring in Mau Mau, some of whom were dead. You would see them piled up near the police station on camp.
A few hours later, their fingerprints would be taken.
The thing is with the Mau Mau, you would have gangs of 300 to 400 people attacking Europeans and other Kenyans - especially those who wouldn't take their Mau Mau oath.
They would also mutilate cattle - it was horrific what they would do.
I was based in Karatina, Nyeri, Naivasha, Limuru, Embu and Thika so I didn't visit the detention camps but we would see Mau Mau prisoners before they were moved elsewhere. They would wear white caps and white shirts.
I am ashamed by the ruling today. The fact that members of the Mau Mau are taking action against the British is shameful.
I just don't think they should even have a case.
My great-uncle Gray Leakey, a respected farmer in the uplands of Kenya, was buried alive during the Mau Mau uprising in the foothills of Mount Kenya, by members of the majority Kikuyu tribe who were involved in witchcraft.
It's fair to say that atrocities were committed on both sides.
Although I was brought up in Africa and spent several years in Kenya, I have no personal experience of any of this but the fact my family story is well known has made me more aware and more interested in what was happening at the time.
I find it interesting that Gray's daughter, who has now died, met those members of the Mau Mau committee who decided to kill him, and decided that forgiveness rather than retribution was the only way forward from this.
I have visited his graveyard and it was a weird experience. It was a strange feeling - to think of him suffocating as his life was ended for him.
But the Mau Mau thought of him as a blood-brother and his death was actually a sacrifice. He was respected by Kenyans.
You have to remember that relatively few Europeans were killed compared to Kenyans.
I'm not against people claiming for compensation, despite what my great-uncle experienced. It sounds as if a lot happened and the British were by no means blameless.
But at the same time, it must have been hard for those who were put in charge of the country and told what to do - they may have felt they had no other option.
I was born and schooled in Kenya and lived through the Mau Mau uprising. My father was a specialist surgeon and often had to try to save the lives of Mau Mau victims. They were not just killed. They were nearly aways hacked with pangas in gruesome ways and teams of surgeons had to battle to save those who survived. My father also saw the oaths the Mau Mau forced fellow tribes people to take. These will be on record, but in essence were bestial and savage. Most of the Mau Mau victims were black Christians who refused to take these oaths. If there were abuses in detention camps, that is inexcusable, but compared with Mau Mau atrocities they were minor. Dr Michael Jarvis, Wellington, South Africa
My father will not talk about it, his mother died refusing to speak about it, but we have pierced together stories from the younger siblings and neighbours about what happened to my grandfather. He was a leader of a Mau Mau cell and before that a foreman in some tea plantation. After he fled to the forest his family was ostracised and my grandmother beaten and arrested often by the colonial chiefs and homeguards. Giving them food was equated to aiding the 'family of Mau Mau' and they were under constant watch. Memories of starvation is something my dad used to speak of when as children we played with food at the dinner table. The day is not certain but the whole village remembers the local district officer parading my captured grandfather. They were forced to watch as he was tortured and finally clubbed to death as a warning to any Mau Mau sympathizers. As colonial custom dictated, a family automatically lost its land and property once associated with the Mau Mau. Eric Kihumba, Atlanta, US
I was born in Nairobi, Kenya. During the time we lived there, through the Mau Mau uprising, my father was in the East African Police although he also worked in his regular job as well. Whilst I do not dispute the fact that many were treated badly and there may well be an element of truth in the claims made, it has to be remembered that a huge number of what were called "White Settlers" were brutally murdered by the Mau Mau. Jenny Keane, Invergarry, Scotland
My father is 72 and during the crackdown on the Mau Mau by the British in the late 50s and early 60s, he was arrested and moved from his home area in Murang'a to a detention camp in Manyani. There they used to be engaged in hard labour and regular whipping from the prison guards. By the time he was released, it was at the dawn of independence in 1963. He went back to his home area only to find his father (my grandfather) had died while he was in detention.The land had all been demarcated. Peter Ngugi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Tata would need to give guarantees it is in the UK steel industry for the long run if it scraps its planned sale of plants, Stephen Kinnock has said.

The Indian-based firm announced it was selling its loss-making UK business in March, putting thousands of jobs at risk, including 4,100 at Port Talbot.
There are two known bids, while the UK government could take a 25% stake in any rescue and may allow changes to Tata's pension scheme to help the sale.
But the steel market has picked up.
On Wednesday, Tata reported that losses narrowed in its fourth quarter.
It has led to speculation in the national media that the firm could perform a U-turn and not sell up.
"If that is the case, fine," Aberavon MP Mr Kinnock told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme.
"If they do want to stay we would welcome that in principle," he said.
"But I would also say in practice steelworkers in my constituency, their families and communities around them have been through hell in the last few years and certainly since March when the sale was announced.
"I think they'll be forgiven for treating any news that Tata is staying on board with a degree of scepticism and even anger.
"So I think we need a very clear set of guarantees from Tata that they will be in it for the long run, that there will be investment and they will be doing what's needed so we're not back at square one 12 months from now."


Visitors to Cardiff are being urged to plan ahead as a sell-out crowd of 74,000 is expected at the Principality Stadium on Friday night.

There has been several miles of stop-start traffic on the M4 approaching Newport's Brynglas Tunnels since late afternoon.
Some roads will be closed in the city centre from 18:00 GMT to 23:00 as Wales take on Ireland in the Six Nations.
Local buses will be diverted away from city centre bus stops.
And a queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central rail station with shoppers advised to use the park and ride.
Arriva Trains Wales said all services into Cardiff would be "extremely busy throughout the day" and advised rugby fans to arrive at least three hours before kick-off.
It said all available trains would be in service, with thousands of extra spaces provided.
However, services will be "extremely limited" after 22:00 and customers should return directly to Cardiff Central station after the game.
The match kicks off at 20:05.
The following road closures will be in place:
The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street, Castle Street, High Street, St Mary Street, Caroline Street, Wood Street, Central Square, Westgate Street, Quay Street, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Street, Havelock Street and Scott Road.


Offenders with a violent history are to be offered a new chance to change their lives, following the success of an American-style training project.

The Street & Arrow food truck, in Glasgow's Partick, is to take on additional trainees by March 2017.
And it plans to expand operations across Scotland to address the social challenges of those with criminal convictions.
The scheme has received £208,000 of Scottish government funding.
The social enterprise company behind the project, Braveheart Industries (BHI), operates the airstream-style food truck providing training, mentoring and support for offenders who have made a commitment to change their lives away from violence and crime.
It is supported by Police Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)
BHI trades under the banner of Street & Arrow in a play on the phrase "straight and narrow", which often describes the aim of people with convictions.
It is based on the successful Homeboy Industries Programme in Los Angeles, which has taken on more than 10,000 former gang members in an effort to make a positive change.
The BHI social enterprise model was initially targeted at deprived areas in Glasgow, but Insp Iain Murray of the VRU said it is hoped to expand the idea across Scotland.
"There is a need in many locations. We would like to see this throughout the country," he said.
"These are guys and girls who deserve a second chance. If we don't give them a second chance, the risk is they become a risk to everyone else.
"So it's important to offer them hope and opportunity.
"They are keen to show they want to make amends, to be productive members of society and the community, to demonstrate to their families and their kids that this is the way things should be."
One of the trainees working on the food truck, Leanne Bell, 27, has a history of drug and alcohol dependency, and has served sentences in the women's prison, Cornton Vale.
She said she had now been clean for a year, and was happy that customers could see an ex-offender putting something back into the community.
"It's proof that you can change. Your life doesn't need to be chaotic and there is a way out," she said.
"I'm earning a proper wage, and I'm paying taxes now. I have a place of my own and I'm paying the council tax, so I am contributing to society."
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said it was important that members of the public being served at the food truck know that offenders taking part must be free from drugs or alcohol dependence.
"This is a very good example of individuals who are seeking to turn their lives around by trying to get themselves into employment and put something back into the community.
"It's a facility which is well valued in the local community, it's well used, and it's also producing a very high quality and high standard of food and drink.
"What's important here is equipping these individuals with the skills to be able to move into employment in the future, and we know in the catering industry there are opportunities to move into that industry."
BHI has operated with offenders at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo since 2012, and in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
It also works with prisoners in HMP Shotts, preparing them for a crime-free life on the outside.


A Maoist cult leader who used violence, fear and sexual degradation to control women he held captive has been found guilty of a string of sex assaults.

Aravindan Balakrishnan, 75, raped two followers and falsely imprisoned and mistreated his daughter for more than 30 years in a commune in south London.
He told his followers he had God-like powers, Southwark Crown Court heard.
He warned them a supernatural force called Jackie would cause natural disasters if he was ever disobeyed.
Cult victims 'too frightened to leave'
Balakrishnan, of Enfield, north London, was convicted of six counts of indecent assault, four counts of rape and two counts of actual bodily harm. He was also found guilty of cruelty to a child under 16.
Southwark Crown Court heard he carried out a "brutal" campaign of violence.
Following the verdict, Judge Deborah Taylor told Balakrishnan he faced a "substantial custodial sentence".
Balakrishnan's daughter, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she was "overwhelmed with relief".
She added: "I believe justice has definitely been done.
"I am very happy with the result and, at the end of the day, he is still my dad."
Det Sgt Paul Wiggett said the cult leader's daughter was scared of her father and that she "genuinely believed the day she left the house she was going to explode - that her life would come to an end".
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The woman was born to Balakrishnan follower Sian Davies, who was known as Comrade Sian, but the then 13-year-old was unaware she was her mother.
Sian Davies suffered fatal injuries when she fell from a window at the cult's home on Christmas Eve in 1996.
Balakrishnan's daughter told the court she was beaten and banned from singing nursery rhymes, going to school or making friends.
Describing herself as a "caged bird", the woman escaped in 2013 at the age of 30 with the help of a charity.
Speaking about her escape she told the court: "If I hadn't [died] from diabetes I would have committed suicide, because I just couldn't bear feeling like that any more.
"I just had enough. I didn't want to live like an animal any more."
Speaking about life inside the commune, the imprisoned woman said: "I felt like a caged bird with clipped wings. Like a fly in a spider's web."
The court heard she found courage to fight back from the stories of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings - the only books she was allowed to read because Balakrishnan identified with the characters.
In 2005, then in her 20s, she made an escape and went to a police station, but the court heard she was encouraged to return home.
Balakrishnan came to the UK from Singapore in 1963 and enrolled at the London School of Economics.
By the 1970s he was heading a Maoist group known as the Workers Institute, based in Acre Lane, Brixton, and had gained several followers.
But over the years this group dwindled to six women and was transformed into a "cult of Bala", where his followers were only allowed to read left-wing texts and were sexually assaulted and beaten.
Giving evidence, Balakrishnan denied sex assault allegations and insisted two victims in the commune had "pushed" him to have sex and competed for his attentions, even with the mother of his daughter.
He said his views were grounded in the teachings of the Chinese revolutionary leader Chairman Mao which "meant almost everything to him".
After the verdict one of the defendant's former followers, Belfast-born Josephine Herivel shouted: "You are sending an innocent man to prison. Shame on you."
Praising the victims, the chief crown prosecutor for London, Baljit Ubhey, said: "Balakrishnan has robbed these women including his own daughter of a huge part of their lives."
Yvonne Hall and Gerard Stocks, founders of Palm Cove Society which supported the three victims, said: "This is the end of the beginning and now starts the rest of the incredible journey for each of the women."
Balakrishnan, who was originally arrested in November 2013, was cleared of one count of actual bodily harm and one count of indecent assault.
He is due to be sentenced on 29 January.
A new inquest into the death of Sian Davies, 44, could be ordered following Balakrishnan's conviction, the Guardian has reported. A coroner had previously returned an open verdict.
A spokesman for the south London coroner, Dr Andrew Harris, said he would now "consider whether there is fresh evidence which should be brought to the High Court to decide whether to quash the former inquisition and whether to order a new inquest".
Balakrishnan's trial heard Ms Davies was acting "oddly" and the night before the fall her daughter heard shouts and saw her lying bound and gagged on the floor.
In 2001 another woman, Oh Kareng, died after hitting her head on a kitchen cabinet. She was found to have died from natural causes after suffering massive internal bleeding.
Det Ch Supt Tom Manson said: "Following the investigation in relation to the property where this unfolded, our review team from the Homicide Command Unit reviewed both the deaths and there was no evidence to suggest that the deaths of Sian Davies or Oh Kareng were homicides."


Hearts set up a Scottish Cup fifth-round derby against Hibernian after overcoming Raith Rovers in extra time.

Bobby Barr's deflected shot deservedly put the Championship side ahead but teenage striker Rory Currie, on his first start, levelled before half-time.
Both sides wasted chances to win it in normal time before Malaury Martin's penalty put Hearts ahead.
Ryan Hardie equalised but another penalty, from Jamie Walker, made it 3-2 before Conor Sammon sealed victory.
It was only a second win in seven games for Hearts under new head coach Ian Cathro, but they can now look forward to hosting Edinburgh rivals Hibs at Tynecastle on the weekend of 11/12 February.
Rovers, seventh in the Championship, certainly didn't start the game like a team who had not won any of their last 10 matches since the end of October.
Within the opening five minutes both Kyle Benedictus and Declan McManus had forced Jack Hamilton into saves.
And the pressure paid off in spectacular style when Barr drove forward and his shot from 25 yards took a deflection beyond Hamilton and into the net.
Cathro again started the match with four of his new January signings in the side.
But it was 18-year-old Currie, making his first start for the club, who drew Hearts level 10 minutes before half time.
Slack Rovers play in midfield allowed Bjorn Johnsen to drive forward and slip the ball through to the teenager, who showed great composure in drilling the ball beyond Kevin Cuthbert in the Raith goal.
Walker has been Hearts' most influential player this season and again he come to the rescue of his side here.
The winger could easily have been awarded a penalty in the second half after a challenge by Rovers substitute Jason Thomson, but referee John Beaton waived away the demands of the Tynecastle faithful.
Just two minutes into extra time though, Beaton had no doubts as Walker tumbled to the ground after a clash with Kyle Benedictus.
With Walker receiving treatment, Frenchman Martin took responsibility and sent Cuthbert the wrong way as the hosts took the lead for the first time.
Rovers were visibly tiring but to their enormous credit continued to push forward and were rewarded with an equaliser.
A shocking mistake by John Souttar gave Mark Stewart time to play in Hardie, who clipped the ball home and drew the Kirkcaldy club level.
But Walker again used his pace and skill to draw another challenge inside the box from Benedictus.
This time the 23-year-old winger picked himself up and although Cuthbert got a hand to the ball, it ended up in the back of the net.
The outcome was finally settled when Johnsen knocked the ball home from close range to send Hearts through.
Hearts head coach Ian Cathro: "Raith deserve a lot of credit for pushing us and keeping the game alive all the way.  We couldn't quite kill it off.
"It was a massive test of character for all of us and we have passed it.  Ultimately we had to get through to the next round of the Cup and we did.
"Historically this club brings through young talent and at one point, Rory Currie was one of six players who have come through the academy on the pitch.  That is something we will always do when the players show they are ready.
"[Playing Hibs] is a perfect opportunity for us.  We look forward to it immediately."
Raith boss Gary Locke: "I couldn't be prouder of the way we played. I thought the players were fantastic.
"I am just deeply disappointed for them.  They put so much into the game, so to come away with nothing is a sore one to take.
"We felt we could win the game and I thought we showed that.  But unfortunately we were on the end of two big [penalty] decisions.  From where I was, the first one looked very soft.
"But if we can emulate that performance in the league, we will get back to winning ways.  Over the two games we have matched a top Premiership club, which speaks volumes about the quality we have got."
Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 4, Raith Rovers 2.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Heart of Midlothian 4, Raith Rovers 2.
Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
Corner,  Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ross Matthews.
Goal!  Heart of Midlothian 4, Raith Rovers 2. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Conor Sammon (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Conor Sammon (Heart of Midlothian).
Jean-Yves Mvoto (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Lennard Sowah (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rudi Skacel (Raith Rovers).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jason Thomson (Raith Rovers).
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Conor Sammon replaces Sam Nicholson.
Foul by Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian).
Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rudi Skacel (Raith Rovers).
Second Half Extra Time begins Heart of Midlothian 3, Raith Rovers 2.
First Half Extra Time ends, Heart of Midlothian 3, Raith Rovers 2.
Attempt saved. Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Heart of Midlothian 3, Raith Rovers 2. Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Heart of Midlothian. Jamie Walker draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner,  Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kevin McHattie.
Lennard Sowah (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers).
Goal!  Heart of Midlothian 2, Raith Rovers 2. Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Stewart.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Chris Johnston replaces Declan McManus.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Rudi Skacel replaces Bobby Barr.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Dario Zanatta replaces Rory Currie.
Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers).
Foul by Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian).
Jean-Yves Mvoto (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
Goal!  Heart of Midlothian 2, Raith Rovers 1. Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty Heart of Midlothian. Jamie Walker draws a foul in the penalty area.


Prime Minister David Cameron has put his case for military action against Syria to British MPs, but has conceded intelligence that the regime used chemical weapons is not "100% certain".

He told an emergency debate that UK intelligence chiefs believed it "highly likely" the Syrian government was responsible for the 21 August attack.
But he said MPs must make a judgement call ahead of a Commons vote.
The UK could launch strikes without UN backing, according to legal advice.
Action would be a legal "humanitarian intervention" - even if it was vetoed at the UN, the government's summary of the advice said.
Mr Cameron told MPs - who have been recalled early from their summer recess - he was convinced it was "beyond doubt" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime was behind the attack.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
But he added: "In the end there is no 100% certainty about who is responsible."
Mr Cameron also stressed that unless action was taken Damascus would conclude it could use such weapons again and again.
UK opposition leader Ed Miliband said Labour was not ruling out military intervention but insisted there had to be a clear road-map to a decision.
Meanwhile, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council met to discuss the crisis. Two of them, Russia and China, have blocked previous resolutions on the issue and analysts predict they will again.
Russia - Syria's main international ally - called the meeting, which has now ended with no progress towards a consensus, the BBC understands.
The Syrian government has denied it is behind the suspected chemical attack near Damascus last week, in which hundreds of people are reported to have died, blaming opposition forces.
US President Barack Obama has said he has not yet decided on a plan for action against Syria, but the White House has said any response will be based on US national security interests.
The White House is due to give senior US Congress members a classified briefing on why it is certain Syria has used chemical weapons.
Other nations are also considering the next move.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for patience and insists he will receive a report on Saturday from weapons inspectors investigating the attack.
By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent, BBC News
The shadow of Iraq still hangs over the use of intelligence to justify military action. More than a decade on, we are presented with a very different document.
This time we get the conclusions and overall assessment but not the evidence that lies behind them.
And so while the government will hope the overall conclusion that it is "highly likely" the regime was responsible, there will still be ammunition for sceptics. They will say they need to see the evidence and not just assessments and judgements.
The language used is one of probability rather than certainty - that is partly the reality of intelligence assessment, but also suggests there is no single, conclusive piece of intelligence which sweeps away all doubt.
It also raises other questions which are not answered. What was the trigger for such a large use of chemical weapons when inspectors were in the country? Was it the result of an order from the top or could it have been a local commander's decision?
The intelligence is likely to inform the debate but it is not clear if it will change many minds.
Western military options
Models for possible intervention
Where key countries stand
Downing Street has said parliament could be recalled again over the weekend if the inspectors' assessment is published.
A spokesman added the government believed there was a case for "surgical strikes" but that the Commons debate was not about "going to war".
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country will defend itself against any aggression.
The UK wants a UN Security Council resolution to take "all necessary measures" to help civilians, and presented a draft resolution to members on Wednesday.
However, Downing Street has since released a statement, based on formal legal advice by the attorney general Dominic Grieve, that states limited military strikes to deter future chemical weapons attacks would be in line with international law.
An assessment published by the Joint Intelligence Committee also argued it was "not possible for the opposition to have carried out a chemical weapons attack on this scale".
In its report, chairman Jon Day said it was "highly likely" the Assad regime was responsible.
Opening Thursday's Commons debate, Mr Cameron said: "It's not about taking sides in the conflict, it's not about invading, it's not about regime change or indeed working more closely with the opposition.
"It's about the large-scale use of chemical weapons and our response to a war crime - nothing else."
However, he warned MPs it was up to them to make a judgement, saying: "Let's not pretend there is one smoking piece of intelligence that can solve the whole problem."
He also said he was "deeply mindful" of past conflicts - in particular "what went wrong with the Iraq conflict".
"But this is not like Iraq," he insisted. "What we are seeing in Syria is fundamentally different."
By Clive ColemanLegal correspondent, BBC News
Analysis: Can the UK legally attack Syria?
The UK Parliament is due to vote on whether to back the principle of military intervention. But Mr Miliband has said MPs should not have to decide on what he called an "artificial timetable".
Speaking during the Commons debate, he insisted any military action should be based on the principle that "evidence should precede decision; not decision precede evidence".
"I do not rule out supporting the prime minister," Mr Miliband said. "But I believe he has to make a better case than he did today on this question."
In other developments:
The Speaker of the Syrian parliament has written to his counterpart in London inviting a British parliamentary delegation to visit Damascus as soon as possible.
French President Francois Hollande has also yet to decide about a military intervention. But on Thursday, after meeting Ahmed Jarba, the head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, Mr Hollande said a political solution would only be possible if "the international community can put a temporary stop to this escalation in violence".
Elsewhere, a Chinese state-run newspaper has warned Western governments that there are no excuses for air strikes on Syria before the UN has completed its investigation.
And Russia, President Assad's main international ally, also says it opposes any foreign military intervention in Syria.
But in the event of any military action, BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt said cruise missiles could be launched from US ships in the Gulf or the Mediterranean, or Royal Navy vessels including submarine HMS Tireless.


The International Paralympic Committee has provisionally approved the inclusion of bobsleigh for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

It will join the six current Paralympic winter sports of alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, snowboard, ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling.
To ensure inclusion in six years' time, the sport must host at least six World Cup races plus a World Championships - to include a minimum of 12 nations - in each of the next two seasons.
IPC president Sir Phillip Craven said: "We are always looking to freshen up the Paralympic sports programme and grow the size and scale of the Winter Games.
"Providing the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation can meet the conditions we have outlined then bobsleigh will be a welcome addition to the Games in 2022."
Para-bobsleigh was included at World Cup events for the first time last season.


Israel's press and broadcasters are many and varied, and account for differences in language, political viewpoint and religious outlook.

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), set up along the lines of the BBC, operates public radio and TV services and is funded mainly by licence fees on TV sets.
In March 2014, the government announced that the IBA would be shut down and replaced with a new structure for public broadcasting within a year.  The broadcast license fee will also be eliminated. Critics warn that the changes will give the government too much control over public broadcasting.
Channel 2 and Israel 10 are the main commercial TV networks. Most Israeli households subscribe to cable or satellite packages. HOT cable and YES satellite TV are the main multichannel providers.
Commercial radio arrived in 1995, but faces competition from unlicensed radio stations, some of which carry ultra-Orthodox programming.
Israel has 13 daily newspapers and at least 90 weeklies. All titles are privately-owned.
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (2012) says media freedom is "unequalled in the region". But it adds that this is tempered by "military censorship" and "numerous abuses" by the army against media workers in the Palestinian Territories.
Israel has a large IT industry and one of the world's most technologically-literate populations. Around 5.5 million people had internet access by 2013 (InternetWorldStats).


Film star Jeff Goldblum has said he would be interested in another sequel to his hit 1986 horror movie The Fly.

Director David Cronenberg attempted to revive the franchise in 2011, but 20th Century Fox passed on the project.
An earlier sequel starring Eric Stoltz was critically panned in 1989, but Goldblum said he would like to see a new version created by Cronenberg.
He told the BBC "new technology" would allow the director to "do whatever he wants to with some other Fly story".
"It was kind of primitive back in '86/'87 - I'd be interested in seeing it."
Goldblum starred as scientist Seth Brundle in The Fly, who turns into a giant insect after one of his experiments goes terribly wrong.
The 1989 sequel saw Stoltz as Brundle's son searching for a cure to his mutated genes.
'Budget problem'
Cronenberg, who was not part of the second film, first talked about writing a new version of the film back in 2009 and confirmed in 2011 he had written a script.
Shortly after, he revealed 20th Century Fox was not interested and later explained it was "a budget problem".
Goldblum said he was keen to team up with Cronenberg again, as he "was satisfied with the very nourishing collaboration we had, but it would be dreamy to work with him".
"I'd like to see anything he did really," he said.
The actor is currently starring in another sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, which picks up 20 years after the blockbuster hit.
It sees Goldblum reprise his role as David Levinson, who is now in charge of Earth's space defences following the alien invasion of the first film.
Liam Hemsworth also stars in the movie, with many of the original's cast returning including Bill Pullman, Vivica Fox and Brent Spiner.
Independence Day took more than $800m (Â£545.6m) globally when it was released in 1996, but Goldblum said the new film was not an attempt to cash in on that success.
"All the creators were highly respectful of the audience that enjoyed the first one so much and shelled out their hard-earned money," he said.
"I don't think they wanted to do something just to exploit that interest and make them buy another ticket - I think they really wanted to satisfy them and felt a responsibility.
"I know [director] Roland [Emmerich] was not particularly excited about sequels in general.
"The first one was meant to be a stand-alone movie and he brought himself around to be passionate about it for its own reason - but not because it's a sequel.
"He tried to be as creative and original as he could."
Independence Day: Resurgence is released in UK cinemas on 23 June.


Speculation about Joe Biden possibly entering into the 2016 presidential race reached a fevered pitch over the weekend - and the vice-president and his staff have done little to tamp down the talk since then.

It all began on Saturday with a column Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, in which she recounted an impassioned request Mr Biden had received several months ago from his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, who was dying of brain cancer.
"Beau was losing his nouns and the right side of his face was partially paralysed," she writes. "But he had a mission: He tried to make his father promise to run, arguing that the White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values."
Dowd has the reputation among some on the left of being a bit of a Clinton family antagonist - and armchair psychologist - so her attempt to ramp up speculation of Democratic Party looking for alternatives to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouldn't come as too a much of a surprise. She also offered Howard Schultz, head of coffee shop empire Starbucks, as another possible Democratic contender.
A follow-up article by Times reporter Amy Chozick, however, added further substance to the reports that Mr Biden's people "through hushed phone calls and quiet lunches" are putting out feelers to possible campaign staffers and supporters.
ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega says one Biden adviser told her the vice-president is "90% in".
In addition, Josh Alcorn - a former senior adviser to Beau Biden - is joining Run Biden Run, an organisation that could lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign.
Official word from the Biden camp is that nothing has been decided yet - but an announcement one way or the other will likely come in early September.
According to reports, the vice-president has taken note of the controversies over Mrs Clinton's private email server while secretary of state and questions about donations to the Clinton Foundation - and the toll these stories have had on her public approval ratings.
One recent survey shows the vice-president performing better than Mrs Clinton in head-to-head matchups against possible Republican candidates.
Historically, the sitting or recently former vice-president has been at the head of the pack for his party's nomination - think Al Gore, George HW Bush, Walter Mondale or Hubert Humphrey. George W Bush's second-in-command, Dick Cheney, was the only recent notable exception.
It seemed for a while that Mr Biden would follow Mr Cheney's lead - he is, after all, 72 years old and would be the oldest person ever elected president if he were to win (Ronald Reagan upon his re-election in 1984 was a few months younger than Mr Biden would be).
This would mark the third time Mr Biden has sought the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1988 he was an early contender before withdrawing from the race following controversy surrounding his academic record and evidence that he plagiarised the campaign speeches of UK Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.
Mr Biden ran again in 2008, but his candidacy was overshadowed by the Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton showdown. His foreign policy knowledge - honed from decades in the US Senate - made enough of an impression on Mr Obama, however, that he was tapped to be the then-Illinois senator's running mate - a position for which he has by all accounts performed loyally, albeit with an occasional ill-thought phrase or photo.
If the vice-president chooses to enter the race, he will undoubtedly have an uphill climb against Mrs Clinton. She's spent nearly a year assembling her campaign team, raising money and lining up support within the Democratic Party, while the vice-president has done little in the way of preparation.
What he does have, however, is high name recognition in the party and a great deal of goodwill among the Democratic rank and file, particularly since his son's death two months ago. Mr Biden has a reputation as a skilled debate and capable campaigner who can connect with working voters. He gave the most-watched speech at either of the 2012 party conventions - ahead of former President Bill Clinton, Republican nominee Mitt Romney and even Mr Obama.
Mr Biden's entry would undoubtedly shake up the race. If he eats into Mrs Clinton's establishment support, for instance, it could be a boon for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy. He's already reduced Mrs Clinton's lead to near single digits in New Hampshire, and if his true-believer base stick with him, it isn't too difficult to imagine a scenario where he pulls out a win there.
So far the Clinton campaign has responded to the Biden talk with a soft touch.
"We are not going to have any comment on Biden stories except I love the guy!" Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton's communications director, told Bloomberg News.
Perhaps not coincidentally, the Clinton campaign just announced it has a forthcoming $2 million (Â£1.28 million) television advertising buy in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, featuring two spots touting their candidate's personal story.
It's the largest on-air show of strength from a candidate so far in the race - and an example of just what Mr Biden could be up against if he decides to make one more try for the presidential prize.


Bristol Rugby have signed Wasps' Samoa international centre Alapati Leiua in a deal to start from next season.

Leiua has played 30 games for Wasps since joining them from Super Rugby side Hurricanes in April 2014.
The 28-year-old, who can also play on the wing, has scored two tries in 11 Test appearances for Samoa.
"He's a robust midfielder who can play in a number of positions in the backline," Bristol head coach Mark Tainton told the club website.
"Alapati was a standout performer for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and made a similar impact in his first season with Wasps - he will be a fantastic addition to the Bristol Rugby squad."
Bristol are currently bottom of the Premiership table, one point behind 11th-placed Worcester with nine games left to play this season.


Some cross-border bus services are expected to be affected by industrial action in the Republic of Ireland.

Workers at Bus Éireann have called an all-out strike from midnight on Thursday.
Northern Ireland bus operator Translink said the X1 and X3 services it operates with Bus Éireann will be subject to disruption.
Passengers are advised to refer to the Translink website.
The X1 runs from Belfast to Dublin via Dublin Airport, and the X3 from Londonderry to Dublin via the airport.
Translink's own Dublin Goldline services, the X2 and X4 from Belfast and Londonderry respectively will operate according to the usual timetable.
The company has advised travellers that these services will not pick-up and drop-off from Dublin's Busáras bus station but from the adjacent Connolly railway station.
"To lessen the impact on cross-border travellers, we are working closely with Northern Ireland Railways to offer alternative means of travel to Dublin," a Translink spokesperson said.
Representatives of the five Bus Éireann unions took the decision to strike following the management's decision to implement cost-saving measures without their agreement.
The company said the strike was extremely disappointing and would only worsen its already difficult financial crisis.


Two men who repeatedly stabbed a man at a family barbecue have been jailed.

Juma Munyankore, 25, and Hamza Mohumed, 24, carried out a "vicious, outrageous attack" which was seen by a child in a Coventry garden last September.
The pair were originally charged with attempted murder but the court accepted their guilty pleas to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Munyankore was jailed of 10 years, nine months and Mohumed for nine years, four months at Leamington Justice Centre.
Mohumed had entered a guilty plea to the lesser charge but Munyankore was handed a longer jail term at the hearing on Friday after admitting the offence on the fourth day of a trial.
Det Con Helen Keating, of West Midlands Police, said it was unclear what sparked the row between the two defendants and the 26-year-old victim they had known for seven years.
Doctors said he was "lucky to survive" his injuries to his chest and legs, with one wound puncturing one of his lungs, diaphragm and liver. They were inflicted by a half-moon shaped dagger.
"It was a vicious, outrageous attack in the middle of the afternoon and carried out just yards away from a young child," Det Con Keating said.
The victim, who had earlier gone to greet and shake hands with the pair as he walked to the barbecue, was airlifted to hospital after the afternoon attack on 11 September.
Officers found Mohumed, a Somalian national, hiding under a dressing gown at his home in The Bentree, in the Stoke area of Coventry, two days after the attack.
Meanwhile Munyankore, a Rwandan national, of Middleborough Road, Radford, was handed over to police by his mother hours after officers carried out a warrant at his home.


Andy Bishop scored a late winner for Southport as they secured victory at play-off-chasing Dover Athletic.

Jamie Allen gave the Sandgrounders a first-half lead when he turned home Steven Hewitt's pass, but Ricky Miller levelled after goalkeeper Max Crocombe failed to gather a free-kick.
Poor defending then allowed Allen to cross for Bishop to hit the winner and end Southport's eight-game winless run.
Max Cartwright was sent off for the visitors late on for two yellow cards.


Footballer Ched Evans' retrial for rape will be held in October.

Mr Evans, who always denied raping the woman, had his conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal in London in April.
The ex-Wales international was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old at a Premier Inn near Rhyl, Denbighshire.
At a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday, High Court Judge Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said Mr Evans, 27, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, would stand trial again from 4 October.
The former Sheffield United, Manchester City and Norwich player served half of his five-year term and was released from prison in October 2014.
He has not been signed by a club since.
At the brief court hearing, Mr Evans spoke only to confirm his name and enter a not guilty plea to one count of rape, alleged to have happened on 30 May 2011.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies will hear the trial, which will be held in Cardiff, and it is scheduled to last for two weeks.
The striker's case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, after new evidence emerged.
The appeal hearing was held on 22 and 23 March and following the announcement of the retrial in April, Lady Justice Hallett said the judges heard "fresh evidence".
She said: "In summary, we have concluded that we must allow the appeal and that it is in the interests of justice to order a retrial."


A 32-year-old woman arrested over the Westminster attack has been released with no further action.

Police said the woman was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts on 24 March and was released on Thursday.
A 30-year-old man arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts remains in custody.
Khalid Masood, 52, killed three people on 22 March in Westminster before fatally stabbing a police officer.
Masood drove his car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and then ran into the Palace of Westminster grounds armed with two knives.
On Thursday, an inquest heard Masood died at the scene from a single gunshot wound to the chest after he was shot by police.
In total, his attack lasted 82 seconds.
Metropolitan Police said 10 other people who were arrested have all been released with no further action.
PC Keith Palmer, 48, American tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, 75, and college worker Aysha Frade, 44, were killed in the attack.


Four teenagers were injured, two of them seriously, after a vehicle left the road and hit a tree in Glasgow.

The incident took place on Gartloch Road, between Easterhouse and Gartcosh, at about 16:45 on Saturday.
A 17-year-old male passenger was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious head injuries. His condition was described as critical.
The male driver, also 17, was in a stable condition in Monklands District General Hospital.
A 19-year-old back seat passenger, who suffered injuries to his foot, was being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Another male passenger, aged 16, was taken to Wishaw General Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries. He has since been released.
Police said they were keen to hear from anyone who who may have seen the car before the crash.


A three-year-old boy with a rare condition who had to live in a "bubble" to prevent infections during his treatment has started school.

Macsen Oatway from Neath has LAD1, a condition which affects his immune system and is so rare only 400 people in the world have it.
He spent weeks at a specialist isolation unit known as a "bubble" in Newcastle.
Only doctors, nurses and his parents were allowed in.
He received a series of blood transfusions, chemotherapy and a bone marrow treatment - without which Macsen would have had to take antibiotics for the rest of his life.
His parents Richard and Zoe said the treatment "transformed" Macsen's life, and are calling for more people to register on the bone marrow transplant list so any other child born with the condition can live a full life.
Mr Oatway said: "It's so important. You may never get called, but if you do get the opportunity, take it with both hands.
"It's a fantastic opportunity to save a life and to whoever donated to Macsen, thank you very, very much."
Doctors have said Macsen is now well enough to attend school, and his parents said he "loves it".


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Almost 400 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Pakistan after it was attacked by Islamist militants.

At least 100 militants launched the assault on the jail in north-west Pakistan at 01:00 (20:00 GMT Saturday).
Officials said some of the freed men were "dangerous" insurgents, including an inmate on death row for trying to kill ex-President Pervez Musharraf.
The jail is located in Bannu, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Pakistan's volatile tribal areas.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says the attack is clearly a setback for Pakistan's security forces, who over the last year have gained considerable ground against militants in the north-west of the country.
Pakistan's Taliban said they carried out the attack, but the claim has not been verified.
By Orla GuerinBBC News, Bannu
At the jail workmen toiled with blow torches and hammers to try to repair the massive black gates punctured by hand grenades and rockets as the Taliban made their entrance. Local officials are demanding to know how such a brazen assault could have taken place in a supposedly secure location. The answer, it seems, is that it may have been surprisingly easy.
Prison staff say they were too poorly armed to defend the jail themselves, and the police and army were too slow in responding to pleas for help. An assistant superintendent at the jail told us they made several calls but no-one turned up for an hour and a half.
By the time they came, it was too late, he said, as he stood in a burnt-out office surrounded by charred prison record books.
We saw two prisoners strolling back into the jail, looking relaxed at returning to their cells. They were checked briefly at the entrance before a warden walked them inside. They were among about 30 who have turned themselves in so far. It's believed that some haven't much time left to serve.
"We attacked the Bannu prison and got our special members freed," Ehsanullah Ehsan, a Taliban spokesman, told Agence France-Presse.
"In a couple of days when all of them have reached their designated places we will issue details about them. At the moment I cannot give you exact numbers."
Officials described how militants in cars and pick-up trucks entered the complex shooting and throwing grenades.
One inmate still in the jail, Malik Nazeef, told Reuters by telephone: "I don't remember the exact time, but it must have been way past midnight. There were huge explosions. Plaster from the ceilings fell on us. Then there was gunfire. We didn't know what was happening."
Senior Bannu police official Iftikhar Khan told AFP that three police officers were wounded in the two-hour attack.
A total of 384 prisoners were freed, the information minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, said.
The prison was housing a number of insurgents transferred from prisons in Kohat and Lakki Marwat which are undergoing renovation.
Mr Hussain described at least 20 of the escaped prisoners as very dangerous, and that Adnan Rashid, a former member of the air force sentenced to death for an attack on Mr Musharraf, was among those who fled.
Mr Hussain said the insurgents had blocked all the roads leading to the jail to prevent the early arrival of reinforcements.
He said a cordon was thrown around the jail after the escape and that a number of inmates had been captured, while others had given themselves up seeking safety from the exchanges of gunfire with security forces.
The BBC's Orla Guerin, at the scene, says she saw no sign of any large-scale search operation on the roads around Kohat. In Bannu itself she says she saw only one attempt at a checkpoint - a lone policeman partially blocking one lane of traffic with a few upturned bricks.
On a five-hour drive from Islamabad to Bannu, our correspondent says she passed through only one checkpoint - hours from the jail.
The Taliban carried out an audacious jail raid near Kandahar in Afghanistan in April last year, freeing at least 470 prisoners, including Taliban commanders and fighters.


A newborn baby girl has been found close to business premises in Rathcoole, County Dublin.

The baby was found alone and abandoned at about 15:30 local time on Friday on Steelstown Road.
Police said the child was tended to at the scene by their officers and medical staff. She was taken to Tallaght Hospital.
Her condition is described as stable.
Police said they were concerned for the welfare of the child's mother and were appealing for her to seek immediate medical treatment and contact them.


The absence of devolved government in Northern Ireland "cannot continue for much longer," Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said.

He spoke after another day of talks between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin ended with no deal.
Theresa May phoned DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Féin's northern leader, Michelle O'Neill on Friday evening.
The PM told them her government was committed to doing all it could to help parties reach a successful conclusion.
A No 10 spokesperson said Mrs Foster and Mrs O'Neill "both agreed on the need for the executive to be restored for the benefit of everyone in Northern Ireland".
"The Prime Minister recognised that constructive discussions had taken place between the parties and urged them both to come together reach a collective agreement so that devolved government could be restored in Northern Ireland."
The BBC understands the latest round of Stormont talks ended at about 19:30 BST on Friday, breaking up fairly abruptly and not in a positive mood.
Sinn Féin said no progress was made but added talks will resume on Saturday.
Speaking on the BBC's Any Questions programme, Mr Brokenshire said: "We've obviously had an extended period where Northern Ireland has not had politicians making decisions.
"The Northern Ireland Civil Service has effectively been running the show here. That cannot continue for an extended period, for much longer.
"I've already had to make certain statements over the budget to ensure that civil servants are able to do their job, so yes, it is about that focus on what now needs to happen."
When the parties missed a government deadline on Thursday, the secretary of state extended the talks over the weekend, in the hope that a deal will be struck by Monday, when he is due to make a statement on Stormont's future.
Earlier, Sinn Féin called for the British and Irish prime ministers to become directly involved in the talks process.
The party said the DUP had not moved on a number of issues, including an Irish language act, same-sex marriage, a Bill of Rights and measures to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy said it was a "source of frustration" there had been no closing of the gap between the parties throughout the day.
He claimed that the DUP "haven't yet accepted what brought down the institutions in the first place".
But the DUP's Christopher Stalford said Sinn Féin had presented a "shopping list" of demands and was refusing to go back into government until they had received every item on their list.
His party colleague, Edwin Poots, rejected a call for the prime ministers to get involved and said Sinn Féin knows what is required and "don't need anyone to hold their hands".
Mr Poots said Thursday's missed deadline meant Stormont was now "operating on a 95% budget, which is essentially a 5% cut across all of the departments".
The DUP MLA described this as "far greater austerity than any Conservative ever imposed upon the Northern Ireland public".
"Whilst we understand that Irish language is hugely important to Sinn Féin - health, education, jobs, the economy, infrastructure, environment, agriculture - all of these issues are hugely important to us, hugely important to the public," Mr Poots said.
Responding to his remarks, Mr Murphy said: "The DUP are in absolutely no position to lecture anyone in relation to the provision of public services."
The Sinn Féin MLA accused DUP MPs of voting for a measure in the Queen's Speech "which will effectively remove and reduce public sector wages".
Earlier, his Sinn Féin colleague John O'Dowd said there must be a "step change" for talks to succeed.
"As co-guarantor of the agreements, it is time for the British Prime Minister Theresa May and the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar to take direct responsibility."
Mr O'Dowd also said the DUP's "confidence and supply" deal with the Conservatives had "emboldened and entrenched" their views, making the prospect of a deal less likely.
A Downing Street spokesperson said that the secretary of state was on the ground in Belfast and would continue to engage intensively with the parties on Friday and over the weekend.
"The prime minister has met with all five parties and will continue to have close engagement with the Northern Ireland secretary and the taoiseach, who she spoke with earlier this weekend," they added.
The secretary of state has the option of giving the parties more time to negotiate, calling another assembly election or reintroducing direct rule from Westminster.
The independent chair of the talks process, Sir Malcolm McKibbin, formally retired on Friday as head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
However, parties asked him to stay on as chair to steer the negotiations.
While we've bust through another deadline, it's a deadline that theoretically still exists.
So, Secretary of State James Brokenshire is under responsibility to set a date for a fresh assembly election.
However, everybody is expecting he will consider his options and come through with an emergency law to either allow for yet another deadline or move towards to some form of direct rule.
The mood music around Stormont hasn't been particularly favourable.
I don't get any kind of immediate sense that the parties are going to come up with an ingenious compromise.
Under the deal signed in Downing Street on Monday, the minority Conservative government can rely on the support of the DUP's 10 MPs to get legislation through the House of Commons.
Critics of the deal have questioned whether the Westminster government can act with impartiality between unionists and Irish nationalists when it is dependent on the support of the DUP.
Conservative MP Laurence Robertson told the BBC's The View programme that Mr Brokenshire would "weigh it up over the weekend" but added he did not believe there was any appetite for another snap assembly election.
Mr Robertson chaired Westminster's Northern Ireland Affairs Committee for two terms from 2010 until the Dissolution of Parliament in May this year.
He told the programme that Stormont could not "keep stumbling from crisis to crisis" but added he hoped Northern Ireland was not heading for a prolonged period of direct rule.
"I sincerely hope not, I was a shadow minister when we had the last period of direct rule and very important issues are decided upstairs in the House of Commons, in a committee of 20 MPs.
"That's no way to run Northern Ireland so I sincerely hope not.
"But, somebody has to run the province, so if that's what Sinn Féin are forcing, well, that might be the only option."
However, Mr Robertson said he did not think his party's agreement with the DUP was causing the problem, because Stormont's latest crisis had happened "long before" the deal.
"I think it's a problem within Sinn Féin," the Tory MP said.
"I don't know what game they are playing, but I do know it's a dangerous one."
Northern Ireland has effectively been without a devolved government for almost six months.
Its institutions collapsed amid a bitter row between the DUP and Sinn Féin about a botched green energy scheme.
The late deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, stood down in protest over the DUP's handling of an investigation into the scandal, in a move that triggered a snap election in March.


Young people are the least likely to recycle food waste, a campaign group has said.

Research conducted by Recycle for Wales shows 43% of 18-24-year-olds and 34% of 25-34-year-olds put leftover food in the rubbish bin.
In contrast, 95% of over-65s claim to recycle their food waste.
The group, which is funded by the Welsh Government, said the most common reason for not recycling food was that it was "too messy or smelly".
Around 350,000 tonnes of food waste from Wales ends up in landfill annually.
The research also reveals that single people in Wales are the most likely to put food in the waste bin - with 18% of single households admitting they rarely recycle food, compared to 7% of couples.
Angela Spiteri, from Recycle for Wales, said: "People who are put off food recycling because they think it may smell don't realise that recycling it rather than putting it in the bin can create less smells.
"Food waste gets collected weekly and in-home food caddies are recommended to be emptied more often than regular bins."


Andrew Waterworth bagged a treble as Premiership leaders Linfield maintained their 100% start to the season against 10-man Dungannon at Windsor Park.

Aaron Burns flicked in to put the Blues ahead but David Armstrong headed in the equaliser on the restart before he was sent off for two yellows on 55 minutes.
Linfield capitalised on the dismissal and Waterworth fired home twice before heading in to complete his hat-trick.
Adam Sally added the fifth as the Blues stay top on goal difference.
The game turned on Armstrong's exit with Dungannon good value for their leveller just seconds into the second half.
The visitors were first to threaten with Sean Ward clearing Cormac Burke's shot off the line.
Waterworth fizzed an effort wide before Burns scored his fourth goal of the campaign, hooking in on 18 minutes from Kirk Millar's corner.
Paul McElroy blasted over for Dungannon and Millar side-footed wide before Armstrong's bullet header was blocked on the line by Jamie Mulgrew.
Stephen Lowry rifled just wide before the break and the second half was less than a minute old when Armstrong netted against his former club with his header looping past keeper Ross Glendinning.
Swifts keeper Andy Coleman tipped Mark Haughey's header onto the bar before Armstrong picked up his second booking in six minutes.
Linfield moved in front two minutes later courtesy of Waterworth's turn and shot from Millar's cut-back.
Millar saw a shot deflected wide before his cushioned volleyed struck the bar as the Blues seized control.
Waterworth netted at the back-post in the 82nd minute and secured the treble with a close-range header six minutes later.
Substitute Salley also headed home with ease in added time as Warren Feeney's side made it three wins from three games.


Three severed human feet found in a park are likely to have been educational medical exhibits or from a private collection, an investigation has concluded.

The first foot was found by dog walkers in Bath's Weston Park East in February.
A second was discovered in the garden of a property in Weston Park in July and a third in a garden in nearby Cranwells Park a month later.
Avon and Somerset Police said they found no evidence of foul play.
Det Insp Paul Catton said: "We have carried out an extensive investigation into all three feet and have exhausted all active lines of inquiry pending any new information.
"We are satisfied that no crime has been committed and that the feet are more than likely an exhibit from a medical or educational establishment or from a private collection which has been disturbed by animals."
Detailed forensic tests were carried out on the feet and they were also examined by a Home Office pathologist and a forensic anthropologist.
Officers also spoke with educational and health care providers and the local authority as they sought to establish who the feet belonged to.


Almost 40,000 runners have taken part in the 36th London Marathon after Major Tim Peake provided a countdown from space to start the mass race.

The millionth finisher in the history of the annual race, first held in 1981, has crossed the line on The Mall.
One runner collapsed at mile 23 (37km) near Southwark Bridge in cardiac arrest and was taken to St Thomas' Hospital.
Maj Peake completed his own marathon - 26.2 miles (42km) - but on a treadmill aboard the International Space Station.
Maj Peake recorded a message wishing the competitors good luck, before ending with the 10-second countdown, which was shown to the runners on a big screen.
He completed his marathon distance on a treadmill in space in about three hours and 35 minutes, the European Space Agency said.
London Marathon 2016: In Pictures
The men's wheelchair race was won by defending champion Marcel Hug from Switzerland. Britain's David Weir came third.
Tatyana McFadden from the US won the women's elite wheelchair race.
Jemima Sumgong - who fell at a drink station earlier in the race - pulled clear of Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa to win the women's elite race for Kenya.
Eliud Kipchoge won the men's elite race in a new course record of two hours, three minutes and four seconds - about seven seconds outside the world record.
Prince Harry, patron of the London Marathon Charitable Trust, presented the winners' prizes.
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes, former rugby union international Shane Williams, Games of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer and Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett were among the famous participants.
Other celebrities taking part included Radio Two's Chris Evans, The Only Way is Essex's Bobby Norris and TV personality Judge Rinder.
One runner, Christopher Barton, proposed to his girlfriend who was in the crowd of spectators at Tower Bridge.
At least four "Shakespeares" were registered to run the course to mark 400 years since the Bard's death, alongside running hot dogs, dinosaurs and Disney princesses.
Bedford grandmother Iva Barr, aged 88, was the oldest competitor in this year's race. She has been running marathons for about 30 years and took part in the first race in 1981.
She made it past halfway but stopped near Canary Wharf. A spokesman for the charity Whizz-Kidz said she was fine but was unable to complete the rest of the course and had been taken home by her family.
There was another happy ending too for a runner who popped the question on the finish line, London Marathon organisers said.
The course takes in many of the capital's landmarks and predominantly follows the route of the River Thames.
Road closures were expected to be in place from 07:00 until 19:00 in some places.
For live travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert.
Live coverage of the event has now ended. You can relive it all on iPlayer or here.


The Conservative Party held on to all five of its seats in the Shropshire area - one with a majority of just 720.

Lucy Allan held on to her seat in Telford with the small majority over her nearest Labour rival - narrower than her 730 majority in 2015.
She said she would serve the people of Telford "to the best of my ability" after securing 21,777 votes.
Prominent Brexit campaigner Owen Paterson won a majority of 16,355 to retain the North Shropshire seat.
He said Theresa May was "justified" in calling the election.
Shropshire: Election results and reaction
After the election was called, the Green Party offered to support Labour by not fielding a candidate in the Telford constituency.
They turned that offer down and might regret that now because the Greens received 898 votes and the margin of victory for the Conservatives was just 720.
Kuldip Sahota, Labour's candidate, says a deal with the Greens could've helped him, but nationally his party didn't want it.
Mark Pritchard, who retained The Wrekin seat, thanked his new wife who he married during the election campaign.
Mr Pritchard, who secured 27,451 votes, joked he had swapped the Dordogne for Dudley for his honeymoon.
The re-elected Shrewsbury and Atcham Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski has backed Theresa May to continue as Prime Minister.
Mr Kawczynski saw his majority cut by about a third, with Labour's Dr Laura Davies picking up 7,000 more votes than she did two years ago.
He said: "I hope that she will stay on and continue to be our prime minister.
"I'm loyal to her as our party leader, I think she's doing a very good job in many areas and I very much hope she remains as our prime minister, but of course we have to learn lessons."
Meanwhile, Philip Dunne held Ludlow with a majority of 19,286. He secured 31,433 votes followed by Labour's Julia Buckley with 12,147 votes, Lib Dem Heather Kidd who secured 5,336 votes and Green candidate Hilary Wendt who received 1,054 votes.
Mr Dunne called the result for his party "very disappointing" but he was pleased to see Shropshire remain blue.
He added that at the time, Theresa May's decision to call the election seemed to be "the logical thing to do" because of the state of the opinion polls.


More than one in 10 patients in England face long delays for a hospital bed after emergency admission.

BBC analysis of NHS figures showed nearly 475,000 patients waited for more than four hours for a bed on a ward in 2015-16 - almost a five-fold increase since 2010-11.
Hospitals reported using side rooms and corridors to cope with the growing number of "trolley waits".
NHS bosses acknowledged problems, blaming "growing demand" on the system.
But doctors said hospitals were now dangerously overcrowded, with three quarters of hospitals reporting bed shortages as winter hits.
Bed occupancy is not meant to exceed 85% - to give staff time to clean beds, keep infections low and ensure patients who need beds can be found them quickly.
But 130 out of 179 hospital trusts are reporting rates exceeding this for general hospital beds.
Hospital managers said the problem was causing "deeply worrying" delays for these patients.
They are people who have already faced a wait to be seen in A&E but whose condition is deemed to be so serious they need to be admitted on to a ward.
About one in five people who come to A&E fall into this category and it includes the frail elderly and patients with chest pains, breathing problems and fractures.
11%
of emergency patients face a 4 hour "trolley wait"
5x increase in numbers waiting over 4 hours for a bed since 2011
474,453 patients waited +4 hours for a bed 2015-16
97,559 patients waited +4 hours for a bed 2010-11
The BBC analysed official NHS England figures and found 473,453 patients waited more than four hours for a bed between October 2015 and September 2016 - 11% of the 4.2 million patients admitted in total during the period. More than 1,400 of them faced delays of more than 12 hours.
It compares with 97,559 "trolley waits" in 2010-11 - although NHS England pointed out a small fraction of the rise could be attributed to a change in the way the waits were measured in December 2015.
Directly comparable figures are not available for other parts of the UK, although data suggests there is an increasing strain on beds.
While the delays are known as "trolley waits" not all patients find themselves on one. Hospitals use all sorts of areas, including side rooms, seats in the A&E department and spare cubicles depending on what is available.
Rupert Nathan, 55, was rushed to hospital in an ambulance when he started suffering chest pains at home in June. He had previously had two angioplasties - one in 2000 and one in 2001 - because of angina and feared he was having a heart attack.
He was taken by ambulance to Barnet Hospital in north London and was given blood and heart tests. At that point, staff decided to admit him for further checks. But he spent more than five hours waiting for a bed.
"I was left in a waiting area with my girlfriend. I was in pain and really concerned. There was little contact with staff and it was after midnight when I was finally found a bed."
He asked for morphine and was told he would undergo scans in the morning. But when morning came, he was in a much better state and was discharged.
"I was told the delays were because it was very busy. I could see that, but it's still not acceptable."
Mr Nathan has made a complaint about his care. The hospital said it was sorry about the long wait, but said this can happen at busy times. It said it had to prioritise patients and maintained the way he was cared for was "appropriate".
Siva Anandaciva, of NHS Providers which represents hospitals, said: "These figures are deeply worrying. We are heading into winter in a more fragile state than I have seen in the past 10 years or so.
"Even the historically top-performing trusts are being challenged, which shows that this is an issue affecting all parts of health.
"No-one wants to see people waiting in corridors, side rooms and emergency bays when they should be admitted to a hospital bed. These patients are still under the care of doctors and nurses of course, but it is not ideal for them and we know overcrowding leads to worse outcomes."
Dr Chris Moulton, of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, echoed the concerns.
"Patients who are delayed like this are still being monitored by staff. But we know that the overcrowding we are seeing is dangerous. It leads to worse outcomes for patients - higher infection rates, patients ending up on the wrong wards and generally a negative experience."
Dr Moulton believes there are too few beds. There are just over 100,000 general beds in England - a fall of 40,000 in the past 20 years.
"We simply don't have enough. If you compare us to other European countries we are really short and the demands being placed on the health service means we are now struggling to cope," he added.
A spokesman for NHS England said "growing demand" was putting pressure on the system - the number of emergency admissions having risen by more than 500,000 in five years to 4.2 million.
But he added it was "a tribute to front-line staff" that the NHS was able to handle so many patients.
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The boss of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has defended its poor record on answering telephone calls.

It follows a report from Citizens Advice, which said thousands of people were waiting 47 minutes to get their calls answered.
"I don't think the overall trend is worsening," Lin Homer, HMRC's chief executive, told MPs.
The National Audit Office (NAO) also said recently that too few calls were being answered within five minutes.
"We aren't answering enough calls within five minutes, but we are now doing more 'once and done' calls," she said, meaning that taxpayers only needed to phone once.
"We have already apologised for what we see as a failure in our performance at the end of last year, and the first couple of months of this year," she told members of the Public Accounts Committee.
In June this year, she apologised for the service, which she admitted was "not up to scratch", after figures showed that a quarter of calls went unanswered.
As a result of "once and done" calls, she said that some conversations were getting longer. And she said HMRC was "aiming to get better".
The total number of calls answered by HMRC fell from 79% in 2013/14, to 72.5% in 2014/15, according to the NAO.
And it said that just 39% of calls were being answered within five minutes.
The Citizens Advice study showed that over the last year, 11,500 frustrated callers turned to Twitter to complain.
On average, those who tweeted had to wait an average of 47 minutes before their call was answered.
HMRC said the survey was "unscientific" and "out of date".
In one case, someone tweeted that they had tried to get through to HMRC on four occasions and waited an hour each time.
Citizens Advice calculated that hanging on the line to HMRC for 47 minutes would, in many cases, cost consumers Â£4.66 in call charges.
"People are paying the price for not getting through to HMRC," said Gillian Guy, the chief executive of Citizens Advice.
"From fines for not completing a tax return in time, to under or overpayments for tax credits, people can be left out of pocket because they cannot speak to HMRC on the phone."
However, HMRC said it had recently taken on an extra 3,000 staff to try and lessen the delays.
"We are sorry that some customers have struggled to get hold of us, but this unscientific and out-of-date survey of tweets does not represent the real picture now," said an HMRC spokesperson.
"In reality, answer rates on our phones are improving and wait times are falling."
Lin Homer said new telephone systems had also been installed, which would help reduce waiting times.
The Citizens Advice study looked at 34,000 tweets made between August 2014 and August 2015.


A woman has been raped on a disused railway line in Leeds.

Police said the 54-year-old local woman was attacked at around 23:20 BST on Saturday close to the junction of Tulip Street and Beza Road in the Hunslet area of the city.
The attacker, a white male in his early to mid-20s, later fled the scene on a bicycle.
Detectives said the victim believed she had spoken to her attacker outside The Engine pub earlier in the night.
She suffered a number of injures which required medical treatment and is being supported by specially trained officers.
Det Ch Insp Jim Dunkerley said: "I am very keen to identify the suspect who was riding a bike and had a number of distinctive cuts to his hands.
"He spoke to the victim and said the cuts had been due to a domestic argument with his wife."
Det Ch Insp Dunkerley said additional neighbourhood patrols were taking place in the area to reassure local people.


Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling guns into the UK.

Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Kent Police are questioning seven men and a woman, aged between 24 and 58.
They were arrested in Cuxton Marina, Orpington and Swanley on Tuesday.
The NCA said a number of potentially workable firearms and ammunition were seized near the marina and sent for forensic tests.


Dover's National League play-off hopes suffered a major blow after they were held to a draw at home by Macclesfield.

Dover realistically needed to win to have any chance of overhauling Aldershot for the final play-off position and sit three points adrift with a goal difference inferior by six, with just a game to go.
The hosts enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges but Oliver Norburn opened the scoring for the visitors in the 31st minute when he was at the back post to convert from close range after a long ball from the right.
But Dover were level five minutes before the interval when they were awarded a penalty and Ricky Miller sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot.
Anthony Dudley then fired Macclesfield ahead in the 73rd minute when his shot went through the legs of goalkeeper Mitch Walker.
Dover at least earned a point through Ross Lafayette's late goal but it kept their promotion hopes only barely alive.
They travel to Barrow on Saturday while Aldershot host relegation-threatened Braintree.
Match report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, Dover Athletic 2, Macclesfield Town 2.
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 2, Macclesfield Town 2.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Ejiro Okosieme replaces Rhys Browne.
Goal!  Dover Athletic 2, Macclesfield Town 2. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Moses Emmanuel replaces Aswad Thomas.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Luke Summerfield replaces Danny Whitaker.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Chris Holroyd replaces James Thorne.
Goal!  Dover Athletic 1, Macclesfield Town 2. Anthony Dudley (Macclesfield Town).
Rhys Browne (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Loui Fazackerley replaces Tyrone Sterling.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces James Hurst.
Second Half begins Dover Athletic 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
First Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Goal!  Dover Athletic 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) converts the penalty with a.
John McCombe (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Dover Athletic 0, Macclesfield Town 1. Ollie Norburn (Macclesfield Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


A Vietnam veteran with dementia has received a certificate of appreciation and regiment badges and coins to reassure him his fighting days are now over.

Eighty-four-year-old Lawrence Silk, who completed three tours of duty during the Vietnam War, now has dementia and insists he needs to return to the country to carry on fighting.
Lawrence lives in a care home in Vancouver and has days where he interacts and copes well and has "the charm turned way up," says son-in-law Kenny Dunn, but it's not always that way.
"After one visit to her father, my wife Julie broke down in tears because of all the problems he faces psychologically."
But it was his Vietnam memories which were plaguing him the most.
Lawrence's daughter Julie was concerned her father was getting more anxious.
"He'd started to talk about the Pentagon, saying they were going to send someone out with his uniform and rifle so he could report for duty."
Julie and husband Kenny appealed for anyone who had served with him in the Civil Engineering Squadron Prime BEEF (Base Engineer Emergency Force) to come and help.
It was Kenny's idea to write an appeal on Facebook, as he explained on the Veterans section (or 'subreddit') of Reddit:
"He is consistently haunted by his need to do his duty so we are asking for a current or retired military officer to volunteer to visit him - in uniform - and tell him that his responsibility to his country has been fulfilled.
"Perhaps present a certificate of some kind and take a picture so we can show it to him in the event that he forgets."
Soon after the Facebook post went public, a recently retired lieutenant colonel from the same squadron agreed to visit Lawrence and tell him his duty had been done.
"It was pure coincidence that he was a commander of the same unit. It was perfect," said Kenny.
Lt Col LaFrazia presented Lawrence with a certificate of appreciation from the United States Air Force (USAF), a USAF civil engineering badge and coins from the Prime Beef and Red Horse units.
Julie and her husband Kenny were so grateful that they posted their appreciation on Facebook and Reddit, along with photos of the emotional visit.
"We hope and pray that the colonel's kind words and message of reassurance can serve as a daily reminder to him that his duty has been done," Julie wrote.
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There were soon plenty of words of support and advice for the family across both sites, with many people expressing their happiness for the family on Facebook.
One Reddit user advised Julie and Kenny to "take a picture of the gentleman in uniform and frame it.
"Put it in his room next to an old photo of the patient in his dress blues and whenever he starts having an episode, call his 'army buddy'. Any male voice will probably do the job, just let him know he's done his duty and is currently on leave."
Other users expressed their concern about Lawrence's sleeping arrangements with one noting how thin his mattress was and suggesting Julie and Kenny should get a mattress more than two inches thick.
Kenny was quick to point out that this was not an issue and Lawrence was perfectly happy with the conditions at his care home.
Along with all of the advice from complete strangers, Lawrence now has a selection of memorabilia to remind him of his past achievements and that he doesn't need to return to Vietnam.
"Col LaFrazia is a saint in our eyes," says Kenny.
"No stranger I have ever met has been more gracious, caring and understanding."
Col LaFrazia said he wanted to help people understand a veteran's story doesn't end when the war does, and hoped his visit highlighted some of the challenges aging veterans face and the support which can be provided for them.


At a press conference with the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, the Brexit Secretary David Davis talked about the progress that had been made on citizens' rights in the latest round of Brexit talks.

The claim: EU citizens in the UK, and UK citizens in the EU, will be able to use their European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) after the UK leaves the EU.
Reality Check verdict: If you are already living in another EU country on the day the UK leaves the bloc, that is correct.
For all the other EU citizens after that date - whether they travel to another EU country to work, study, live or enjoy a holiday - we do not know because no deal has yet been reached.
He said both the EU and the UK had agreed to protect existing EHIC arrangements.
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles citizens of EU countries to state-provided emergency medical treatment within the EU country they are visiting.
It works in any EU country, as well as Switzerland, and the European Economic Area (EEA) countries of Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland.
It will continue to work for as long as the UK is in the EU, while Brexit negotiations continue.
According to the current timetable, that is until midnight on 29 March 2019.
The UK has reciprocal health insurance deals with a few non-EU countries too, including Australia and New Zealand, under which visitors can receive free urgent treatment.
These will be unaffected by any forthcoming EHIC changes.
The latest joint EU/UK document on the Brexit talks says that citizens who live in another EU country on the day the UK leaves will be eligible for healthcare reimbursement, including under the EHIC scheme.
This includes citizens who work or study in another country or are retired there.
The agreement has not been reached on whether EHIC would be available to those who travel to, or go to live in, another EU country after the UK has left the bloc.
The Independent has reported that the EU wants discussions on that to be included in the negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU, which will come only after "sufficient progress" has been made on the "divorce" issues.