The French government has proposed six-month travel bans to stop citizens travelling to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside Islamist militants.

A new offence of creating an "individual terrorist enterprise", designed to counter the threat of "lone wolves", would also be established.
Government officials say that two or three young Muslims leave France every day to join Islamist groups abroad.
There are fears they will eventually pose a threat to France itself.
A French citizen arrested for the killing of four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum in May, Mehdi Nemmouche, had returned from Syria, after being radicalised in prison.
Another French-born jihadist, Mohamed Merah, killed seven people in Toulouse in 2012 before being shot by police. His victims were three paratroopers as well as three children and a teacher at a Jewish school.
EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gille de Kerchove announced on Tuesday that interior ministers from nine countries had adopted an action plan to identify people travelling to Syria and stop them falling into terrorism on their return.
The countries that signed up to the plan are Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands
The French bill would allow the authorities to impose six-month travel bans on people suspected of planning to make the trip to the danger zone.
Young Muslims planning to join militant groups like Isis (the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) travel on low-cost tourist flights to Turkey, then are met by contacts who take them across the Syrian border.
Under the new bill, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve would be able to impose a renewable six-month travel ban on individuals who have been identified by the intelligence services.
These people would have their passports confiscated and in theory be unable to travel - though, in fact, because of the border-free Schengen zone, they will still be able to move about inside the EU, right up to the Greek border with Turkey, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
The "individual terrorist enterprise" clause is meant to counter the threat of solitary Islamists, acting outside organised structures and planning personal acts of terrorism on French soil.
Details of the EU action plan were confidential, Mr Kerchove said after interior ministers met in the Italian city of Milan. The plan is due to be discussed further in October.


Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town are "more than happy with being written off", according to captain Tommy Smith.

Town, who beat Reading in the Championship play-off final in May, have been tipped by many to make an immediate return to the second tier.
The Terriers start the season with a trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
"People didn't expect anything from us last season and look what we achieved," the defender told BBC Radio Leeds.
"We are more than happy for people to write us off and more than happy to be the underdogs, that's absolutely fine. But as long as we go about our business in the right way, which I'm sure we will, then I see no reason why we can't give it a good go.
"We've got a good squad and good togetherness, and all of the attributes that we had last season I think will continue into this season.
"We know it will be tougher but we see no reason why we can't stake a claim to definitely stay in the league and progress higher up it."
The last Championship play-off final winners to avoid being relegated were Crystal Palace in 2013-14.
Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City and Hull City have all gone straight back down after winning promotion at Wembley in the last three seasons.
Smith, 25, missed much of Town's pre-season preparations with a foot injury sustained in the win over the Royals but is hopeful he will be able to feature against Palace.
"I feel good. It took a while but the doctors and physios said it would take time but I was desperate to get fit as soon as possible," he added.
"It looks like I'll be available for selection so I'm absolutely delighted with that and hopefully I can lead the team out at Selhurst Park."


One of Wales' most long-standing devolution supporters has said the new draft Wales Bill reflects Westminster's "huge imperial mentality".

Lord Elystan-Morgan, who led the 1979 Yes for Wales campaign, said the Bill could lead to "a diminished authority".
Meanwhile, Wales Office minister Guto Bebb has accused "some grandees in the Welsh Assembly" of making an "overblown attack" on the planned legislation.
The Bill shakes up how power is divided between the assembly and Westminster.
Lord Elystan-Morgan will be involved in the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords on Monday.
Currently, the areas that AMs can make new laws on are defined in legislation.
But under the planned system, the areas that will remain under Westminster's control will be set out in a list of reserved powers, with AMs being told what they cannot legislate on rather than what they can.
Lord Elystan-Morgan told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement this was the fourth piece of legislation "attempting substantial constitutional change for Wales" within a period of 20 years.
But he said it differed from its predecessors, which he described as "progressive", in that it gave him "every reason to believe that we will have a diminished authority over our own domestic affairs".
Lord Elystan-Morgan said the list of reserved powers was 250 in the draft Bill, but has been whittled down to 200.
"They're still very messy," he said, describing many as "utterly and monumentally trivial".
Asked if the Bill could be fixed by the Lords, he said it was not just the wording that was the problem, but a "huge imperial mentality".
"This imperial prejudice overlays the whole situation," he said.
"The level of devolution we had in July 2014 was much higher," he said.
"What you have now is total clarity, but clarity at the expense of retreat.
"In other words our constitutional situation has now been clearly defined, but defined in such terms as to make it very minor compared to what we had previously.
"The state of flux of politics in Britain allows us to exercise imagination and initiative. We should be aiming for something of the nature of dominion status."
Speaking on BBC Sunday Politics Wales, Wales Office minister Guto Bebb said the Bill went far beyond the 2011 referendum which gave the Welsh Assembly powers in 20 subject areas.
Its aim, he added, was to "have clarity so we know what is the responsibility of Westminster and what is the responsibility of Cardiff".
"There has been a cross-party agreement that there is a need to move forward to a clarified situation," he said.
"The people of Wales are not well served by having decisions which are a grey area - that is not serving devolution in my view."
The Bill has also drawn criticism from assembly members on the cross party constitutional and legislative affairs committee, who described it as over complex and could result in the roll-back of devolution.
Committee chairman Huw Irranca-Davies said the idea was for the Bill to be "clear, durable, long lasting" and "reflecting the will of the people of Wales".
"Unfortunately, this Bill doesn't do it," he said, describing it as "neither clear or workable".
"It's more complex, more bureaucratic and certainly won't be long lasting."
Mr Irranca-Davies added there was a "great burden of responsibility" on the Lords to amend the Bill.


Town halls across England will be looking to Westminster for news of how much money they will get to maintain local services - as well as how much power they get to take their own decisions.

Westminster MPs only have legislative powers and responsibilities for local government in England.
Child and adult social care, housing, High Street businesses, parking and transport, recycling and rubbish collection, parks and libraries.
They're all services managed to a large extent by local authorities, and funded in part by one-off grants and the likes of council tax, business rates and other fees and charges.
For English local authorities, the rest of the money comes in the form of an annual direct grant from the Treasury.
The current government has cut local government funding overall in real terms but at the same time, it's getting more expensive to dispose of waste, provide social care to an ageing population and employ staff, despite capped pay rises.
Over the past five years there has also been a push for more decisions to be taken locally, particularly on planning and building.
English local government is expected to spend more than £114bn this year - around a quarter of all public spending, according to the government.
The average Band D council tax set by local authorities in England for 2014-15 was £1,468, an increase of 0.9% on the previous year.
Housing starts in 2014 in England were up 10% on 2014 on the previous year - but this figure is 25% below the house-building peak reached in 2007.
From April 2016 the cost of adult social care in England will be capped at £72,000, from the age of 65 onwards. But £230 a week of the costs charged by a care home will not count.
Squaring the circle is only going to get harder - that is, keeping the cost of local government down while the social care bill rises and demand for housing grows, at least in urban areas.
Alongside balancing the books, the next government will be faced with a myriad of options on further devolution to English local authorities.
Options discussed so far include more city mayors, "super-councils" made up of five or six local authorities as in Greater Manchester, and even the revival of the idea of elected regional assemblies.
It's been suggested these bodies could oversee policies such as transport, social care and housing as well as police budgets.
But it's not clear how much of an appetite exists for these changes, earlier versions of which were rejected under Labour in 2004 and under the coalition in 2011.
"Individuals have paid the price of funding reductions, whether it is through seeing their local library close, roads deteriorate or support for young people and families scaled back. These local services need to be adequately funded in the next parliament if they are going to survive the next few years" - Cllr David Sparks, chair of the Local Government Association
"The idea of becoming self-sufficient would in the short term create a far more stable environment - even if the government did a deal with local government that accepted that local resources would decline more than they have up to now" - Professor Tony Travers, London School of Economics


The national minimum wage will increase by 19p an hour to £6.50, the government has announced.

The new rates will be implemented in October and will benefit a million workers.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said he had accepted a recommendation from the Low Pay Commission that the minimum wage should increase by 3%.
It is the first time in six years that the rise will be higher than inflation.
The rate for 18 to 20-year-olds will go up by 10p to £5.13 an hour, a 2% increase.
The rate for those aged 16 and 17 will rise by 7p to £3.79, also a 2% rise.
Apprentices will earn an extra 5p an hour, taking their wages to at least £2.73.
The consumer prices index (CPI) rate of inflation is currently 1.9%.
"The recommendations I have accepted today mean that low-paid workers will enjoy the biggest cash increase in their take-home pay since 2008," said Mr Cable.
He also suggested that all companies should consider helping their staff to share in the fruits of an improving economy.
"I urge businesses to consider how all their staff - not just those on the minimum wage - can enjoy the benefits of recovery," he said.
Meanwhile, the man who set up the minimum wage 15 years ago, said it is in need of major reform.
Professor Sir George Bain, founding chair of the Low Pay Commission, said the benchmark was a "child of its times" when launched in 1999.
But speaking to BBC Newsnight on Wednesday, he said it had become a "blunt instrument" and that many employers could now afford to pay their workers much more.
"If you set it at the 'living wage', which is about £7.65 an hour, you would cause massive unemployment in areas like retail and social care," Sir George added.
"But there's only about five sectors where this is true. There's a whole range of sectors where you could easily afford to pay more than the minimum wage."
Sir George, who has chaired a review of the minimum wage for think-tank the Resolution Foundation, also said there should be a "special case for London to have a higher national minimum".
His report also recommends that the Low Pay Commission give longer-term forecasts for the benchmark, to help employers plan for the future.
The latest rise means the national minimum wage is still well below the definition of low pay, as set by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
This equates to two-thirds of the median full-time hourly wage - about £7.71 an hour. About five million UK workers currently earn below that level.
The latest figure is also well below the living wage, which is £8.80 per hour in London, and £7.65 in the rest of the country.
"Across the country, people are struggling to make ends meet," said Dave Prentice, the head of the Unison trade union.
"The sooner we move to a living wage, the better," he said.
In January this year, Chancellor George Osborne said he backed the idea of the national minimum wage reaching £7 an hour by October 2015.
The latest announcement could pave the way for that to happen, but it would need a rise of more than 7% next year to do so.
Unite, the country's biggest trade union, said the rise announced was "timid".
"To make matters even worse, George Osborne cruelly held out hope that the rate would rise to £7," said Len McCluskey, Unite's general secretary.
"The government claims it is on the side of working people but companies are sitting on a cash mountain of £500bn and they should be forced to share more of it with the lowest paid," he added.


This strange-looking shark has found its way into a fisherman's net in Australia.

The shark is a rare species that can be traced back to animals that lived 80 million years ago.
It is called the frilled shark, as it has lots of frilly gills down its long body, and it has often been called a 'living fossil'.
The shark has around 300 super sharp teeth in 25 rows, to help it catch its prey.
"It was like a large eel, probably 1.5 metres long, and the body was quite different to any other shark I'd ever seen," fisherman David Guillot told an Australian radio station.
"The head on it was like something out of a horror movie. It was quite horrific looking."
It is very rare to see the frilled shark as it lives in very deep water - sometimes hundreds of metres below the surface.


A 68-year-old man is to face trial accused of driving dangerously in an armoured personnel carrier.

Robert Shepherd, of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, is alleged to have failed to keep his 1954 Alvis Saracen vehicle under control in August 2015.
He is accused of allowing the vehicle on to the opposite carriageway of the B908 road near Alva, narrowly avoiding a collision.
Mr Shepherd pleaded not guilty to the charge at Alloa Sheriff Court.
It is alleged that he failed to stop the six-wheeled tank-like vehicle as it approached the River Devon road bridge in Clackmannanshire, in order to allow another vehicle on the bridge to cross over.
Mr Shepherd's solicitor, Mike Lowrie, asked for more time to prepare the defence case.
He said he had encountered "some difficulty finding an expert with some knowledge of the type of vehicle" to give evidence in Mr Shepherd's defence.
Sheriff Gillian Wade set the trial for 5 July.
The Saracen can carry a squad of eight soldiers plus a troop commander.
It was first built in 1952 for the Malayan Emergency and has a top speed of 45 miles per hour.


World number three Jordan Spieth will not take part in this summer's Olympic Games, the International Golf Federation says.

Spieth, 22, pulled out because of fears concerning the Zika virus in Brazil.
The American is the latest high-profile player to pull out of the event in Rio, where the sport is making its return to the Games after a 112-year absence.
World number one Jason Day, number two Dustin Johnson and number four Rory McIlroy have all already pulled out.
The Zika virus has been linked to defects in newborn babies.
Two-time major winner Spieth, who is replaced by Matt Kuchar, is expected to give details about his withdrawal at a news conference before the Open Championship on Tuesday.
IGF president Peter Dawson said the number of withdrawals by top players "hasn't shed golf in the best light".
He added: "We do understand why these individual decisions have been made.
"Personally, I think there's been something of an overreaction to the Zika situation, but that's for individuals to determine, and there's certainly a great deal of concern about this issue inside the game of golf."
Meanwhile, defending Open champion Zach Johnson has questioned the inclusion of golf, football and basketball in the Olympics.
Johnson, 40, said the three sports would instead count majors, the World Cup and the NBA as their pinnacles.
"I don't know if golf has its place," Johnson said. "Basketball and soccer, do they really need to be in there either? My guess is they want a World Cup, an NBA Championship, before a gold medal.
"No offence to the Olympics but I'd rather be on the Ryder Cup team. As an American golfer I have that opportunity and that's what I'd rather do."
American Bubba Watson, the world number five, is now the highest-ranked player on the Olympic list, while Masters champion Danny Willett (nine in the world) and fellow Englishman Justin Rose (11th) are the highest-ranked Britons due to compete.
Australian Adam Scott and South African Louis Oosthuizen are among the other major winners who will not take part but USA Ryder Cup team-mates Rickie Fowler and Patrick Reed will compete.
The Olympics take place from 5 to 21 August, with the men's golf tournament from 11 to 14 August.


Indonesian police have arrested six people they say were planning to attack Singapore.

The men, aged between 19 and 46, were arrested at several locations in nearby Batam island on Friday.
The plot allegedly involved firing a rocket from Batam, just south of Singapore, at Marina Bay - an upmarket, waterfront area.
Singapore officials said they were aware of the plot and security had been stepped up.
Indonesian police spokesman Boy Rafli told BBC Indonesian that the suspects were now being questioned. It is not clear whether the men had the ability to carry out such an attack.
Police said they were investigating whether the suspects had links to Indonesian militant Bahrun Naim, one of the alleged masterminds of the 2016 Jakarta attacks.
Singapore's Marina Bay is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations and the Marina Bay Sands hotel is an iconic structure on Singapore's skyline.
"What we understand so far is that they were planning to attack vital objects, busy areas including police offices," police spokesman Agus Rianto told Reuters news agency.
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement: "Our security agencies have been coordinating closely with the Indonesian authorities since the discovery of this attack plot, to monitor the activities of the group and to apprehend those involved."


London Irish have secured the signing of Edinburgh captain Mike Coman from next season on a three-year contract.

New Zealander Coman, 28, has been with Edinburgh for three seasons after moving from Hawke's Bay Magpies.
The back row led Edinburgh to last season's European Challenge Cup final and played two seasons of Super Rugby for the Wellington Hurricanes.
"Having spoken to Tom Coventry and seeing where he wants to take the club, I was happy to sign," Coman said.
"I've thoroughly enjoyed my time at Edinburgh and will continue to work hard for the remainder of the season."
London Irish head of rugby operations Glenn Delaney added: "The addition of Mike to our squad for next season is a huge coup.
"He's a proven leader and will bring plenty of physicality to our forward pack."


Drake has scored a number one double bill - topping both the UK single and album chart.

His latest album, Views, has knocked Beyonce's Lemonade off the top, pushing it into second place.
Billy Ocean and Travis both have new entries in the top five.
Drake's One Dance remained top of the singles chart, while Calvin Harris and Rihanna's track This is What You Came For was a new entry at number two.
There were no other new entries in the whole of the top 40 singles chart.
Canadian rapper Drake's album is the second fastest seller of the year so far, according to the Official Charts Company, notching up sales of 78,000 and putting it just behind David Bowie's Blackstar for quick sales.
It is his fourth studio album - and fourth chart-topper.
Prince still has four albums in the top 40, with The Very Best Of... the highest placed, at number three.
Billy Ocean's return to the chart is a combination of a new album, Here You Are, and a bonus Best Off... featuring the likes of Caribbean Queen and When the Going Gets Tough.
Scottish band Travis have now released eight studio albums, with their latest, Everything at Once, landing in the chart at number five.
Other new album chart entries include Tremonti (16), Rob Zombie (25) and Brian Eno (28).


For those of you who fondly remember last year, we're back in familiar territory, with talk of the deficits Holyrood might face if it had full control of Scotland's taxation.

Short of independence, the Scottish government and 56 SNP MSPs would like full fiscal autonomy - that is, all tax-raising powers, while paying a fee to Westminster for shared roles, such as defence and foreign affairs. Or even funding the UK's £1.5tn debt interest payments.
That's been built up by years of over-spending. Conservative politicians from Margaret Thatcher to George Osborne have portrayed the public finances in terms of household finances. They like to pay out no more than they take in, and to "fix the roof while the sun's shining".
The Chancellor is to push a law through Parliament which would require balanced budgets, unless there is good reason not to have one.
The tricky bit is deciding when that is, as my colleague Robert Peston explains.
Many economists believe a government ought to run deficits to counter the slack demand in an economic downturn. To cut spending when the economy's weak, as the government has been doing, is to undermine or slow up its recovery.
There's also a case for running a deficit to invest in infrastructure which can help the economy to grow. If better transport, for instance, helps boost productivity, then it's money well spent.
And amid all the other arguments about the economy, there's agreement that low growth in productivity is the big issue Britain needs to sort out. We can expect a productivity plan from the Chancellor next month, perhaps when he has his post-election budget announcement, on 8 July.
The easier bit is spotting that this is a trap for Mr Osborne's Labour opponents, who were skewered during the election campaign over their previous spending habits. They currently lack a leader who can decide how to respond to the Bill - one of the key strategic decisions Ed Miliband's successor will face.
So what about the SNP?  It's clear that it approves of deficit financing. That's what its "anti-austerity" rhetoric is about.  The next bit of the argument is that Holyrood should have the power to choose how big its deficit is. And that looks awkward.
The party's manifesto included support for full fiscal autonomy. That goes naturally with wanting independence.
The catch is that the Scottish government's own figures show that Scotland would currently be running a very large deficit - far larger, proportionately, than the UK as a whole.
That does not show, as some suggest, that Scotland has been left straggling by Westminster rule. It reflects Scotland's level of spending per head, which is higher than the UK, while it has onshore (non-oil) tax revenue thought to be roughly the same per head as the UK.
In other words, it's the higher public spending that appears to create this problem, much of which will soon be down to Holyrood's choices. It's no reflection on the relative position of the economy.
The spending-revenue balance was in a relatively good position while the oil price was above $100 per barrel. Offshore tax contributed £11bn in 2011-12.
But the price of Brent Crude has fallen. As the North Sea matures and costs have risen, production is sharply down, as are the profits on which tax is levied.
Until the end of this decade, Scotland's share of oil revenues is forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility to be around £700m per year - just above 1% of total government spend in Scotland.
Today, the OBR has gone further, and published its long-term forecasts for 2020-21 to 2040-41. They have plummeted since last year's forecast.  It is estimated that the total tax take from offshore oil and gas over those two decades will be £2.1bn. That's down by £34.5bn from the estimate published last year, and less than the tax revenue from last year alone.
Part of that is because of the cut in tax rates, on which there is cross-party agreement. The direct effect of the fall in oil prices explains £15bn of the reduction since last year's forecast.  The indirect effect is that fields will become financially non-viable at those lower prices, so production will fall, meaning £13bn less over two decades.
If you compare the latest estimates for those two decades with the long-term forecast published by the OBR in 2011, that £2.1bn figure is down by £129bn.
The central estimates point to the importance of offshore revenues falling to 0.004% of national output. If the revenues were to accrue to Holyrood, you can multiply the share of national output by roughly 10, and get to offshore revenues accounting for four hundredths of 1% of Gross Domestic Product.
That calculation may be wrong-headed. The OBR has pointed out that all of its previous predictions about oil and gas revenue have been higher than the out-turns, and that estimates remain "highly uncertain".
But The Scottish government's plans to publish its own updated figures "as soon as possible" (Nicola Sturgeon in March) seem to be stuck in a pipeline somewhere.
So here's the problem for the SNP group at Westminster. Their manifesto and their political creed points to Full Fiscal Autonomy.
But it doesn't look a very attractive prospect unless Scotland can close the deficit by unleashing a world-class growth spurt, and the taxes to go with it.
Today, we've learned that Westminster leader Angus Robertson is pushing for the Scotland Bill to give Holyrood the power to take on taxation at a time of its choosing, and no doubt on conditions of its choosing as well.
If there was any fear that English Conservatives would happily hand over this headache to Holyrood (and some must be tempted) that conditionality makes it a lot less likely.
Mr Robertson has also sought to portray the Scottish deficit as being no bigger a problem than the UK's deficit down the years. He points out it has been in the red for 43 out of 50 years.
He points out also that the UK's deficits in the five years to 2013-14 added up to £600bn.
This appears to dwarf the £7.6bn deficit figure for Scotland this year, calculated by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, with a similar number coming from other sources.
So let's remind ourselves what that means. The IFS calculated that figure as the additional Scottish deficit, on top of Scotland's share of the UK deficit for this year.
And while Mr Osborne (controversially) wants to cut the UK deficit to zero within three years (having failed to do so by now, under his previous plan), that would leave him in the black by the end of this decade, while Scotland's deficit would be nearing £10bn.
What then? Well, remember another part of last year's independence debate - the bit about currency?
It was clear that if Scotland was to share a currency with the rest of the UK, then it would have to accept fiscal limits set by its southern partner. And if Westminster has a law on balanced budgets, it's not likely to tolerate that kind of Scottish deficit - independent or not.
Leaving that aside, would that scale of deficit affordable? Possibly, but only if you've got the economy growing much faster, with much better productivity. On current output levels, it would be roughly double the scale of deficit that the eurozone countries are supposed to stick to.
Of course, several European countries have driven a coach and horses through that threshold of 3% of national output, as a result of the recent financial crash and downturn. The UK's coach and horses was bigger than others.
The eurozone rules, to ensure stability, also say that a nation's total debt should be no more than 60% of Gross Domestic Product. The UK's debt is heading north of 80%.
So while Angus Robertson is right to say that Scotland's challenge is dwarfed by the UK's recent overspending, that misses the point that UK overspending was vastly bloated for several years, and unsustainable.
You might say he's comparing expensive Scottish apples with some really rotten Westminster pears.


Harlequins have signed former Newport Gwent Dragons scrum-half Luc Jones on a three-month deal.

The 22-year-old son of former Newport director of rugby Lyn Jones started his career with the Dragons, playing in 25 games for the Pro12 club.
His last appearance came as a substitute in a 27-11 defeat by Treviso on 23 September.
"We are pleased to be able to bring in someone with Luc's ability," Quins director of rugby John Kingston said.
"Following an unfortunate injury to Calum Waters, it was important to secure the necessary depth at scrum-half ahead of a period of international unavailability."


A man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Essex.

Kelly Pearce, 36, died in hospital after being found with a serious neck injury at a property on Canvey Island at 16:55 GMT on Thursday.
Anthony Ayres, 48, of Fairlop Avenue in Canvey was arrested on Friday and has been charged with murder.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court on Monday.


The European Commission has formally accused Google of abusing its dominance in search and favouring some of its own services at the expense of rivals.

Google said it "strongly disagreed" with the commission's findings.
The "statement of objections" issued by the commission comes after a five-year investigation into Google and how it operates.
BBC News looks at how the investigation and settlement might play out.
The initial complaints from rivals were lodged with the commission in 2009.
However, many of the companies that complained said they had been adversely affected by Google's search algorithms for years beforehand. A formal investigation began in 2010.
The initial complaints were all about comparison shopping - ie looking for the best price for goods across different websites.
The commission alleges that when people do a shopping search, the results they get back are weighted towards Google's services even if those results are not the most relevant.
Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the matter could set a precedent for the way it judged other complaints about Google.
The watchdog said she was also considering investigating Google's conduct when people searched for hotels and flights, and got maps in their results.
The commission has also received complaints about how Google scrapes websites and uses the content it finds and on how it works with its advertising partners.
Ms Vestager also announced her team had launched a separate investigation into Google's mobile operating system Android.
She said the commission was concerned that Google was abusing its dominance in the smartphone and tablet market to give its own services, such as search, more prominence.
The commission has tried three times to settle the investigation since it began.
The first two attempts at settlement collapsed after complainants said the sanctions and changes they required did not go far enough.
The third time round, Google proposed giving prominence to rivals in its results. But this too was rejected late in 2014 following a very negative response from its rivals.
This rejection led the commission to reopen its investigation and formally accuse Google of anti-trust breaches.
Google has got 10 weeks to respond to the accusations levelled at it.
During this time it can inspect the records the commission compiled to reach its conclusions and seek clarification about what exactly it is being accused of.
Once Google has responded, the commission will consider how to react.
Ms Vestager was keen to say that the outcome of the investigation had not been decided.
However, she did also not rule out fining Google if the commission was not convinced by its explanations.
European laws allow fines up to 10% of a company's annual revenue to be levied.
In Google's case this would amount to a fine of about $6bn (£4bn), based on last year's earnings.
However, it is unlikely that such a huge payment would be required.
The largest single fine levied on a company was against Intel in 2009 when it was asked to pay €1.06bn ($1.1bn; £700m).
Some companies have paid more.
For instance, during the long-running anti-trust investigation against Microsoft, fines totalling more than €2.2bn were imposed.
Any fine is likely to be accompanied by demands for sweeping changes to the way Google presents search results. Officials will be appointed to ensure that Google complies, and further fines could be imposed if it strays from the agreements.
The commission certainly thinks so. There is no doubt that Google is still dominant in Europe when it comes to search.
Ms Vestager said about 90% of all searches done in Europe were handled by Google. That statistic has remained largely static over the past five years.
This makes it different to the investigation the commission carried out into how Microsoft favoured its Internet Explorer browser.
Over the many years of that investigation, IE lost market share and, by the time a settlement was reached, it was no longer dominant.
It is unlikely that Google's market share will shrink to the same extent over the next few years.
However, its share might shrink thanks to deals that put the search engines of rivals in key places. Yahoo has signed a deal with Mozilla, and Microsoft is moving to use Bing across desktops laptops, phones and consoles.
In addition, Google's deal to put its search engine into Apple's Safari is due to expire this year. Rivals are keen to replace it.
No. The commission has received complaints about many different parts of Google's sprawling empire.
Ms Vestager said the investigation into Android was aimed at finding out if it too favoured Google's other services.
In addition, she said she wanted to look at whether Google was doing enough to encourage others to make their own versions of Android.
Meanwhile, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service recently announced it too was looking into complaints about the terms Google insists Android device makers follow.


Cardiff University researchers will study 500 half marathon participants who have never run before to look at attitudes to exercise.

About 200 athletes and up to 25,000 amateur runners will race 13.1 miles (21km) in the IAAF Cardiff University World Half Marathon on 26 March.
The "500 club" runners have been recruited for research on whether they continue to exercise after the race.
The study will also look at what motivates them to run or stop.
Dr Liba Sheeran, leading the research, said her team would also collect data on race finish times and whether there were differences in the perceptions of those who finished and those who did not.
"Knowing what motivates people to run in the half marathon and participate in regular exercise before and after the race - and what can be done to help them to continue to run - would be very useful for future mass race event organisation," she said.
The runners will be given advice on injury prevention during the study.
The route will start outside Cardiff Castle and finish on King Edward VII Avenue in the city centre.


Industrial and business talent has been showcased at an event in Pembrokeshire.

Business Minister Edwina Hart has been at Consort in Milford Haven as a ??3.5m funding boost has been given to businesses in the county.
The Welsh government wants them to expand and take on Murco employees who lost their jobs after the collapse of a planned sale.
A recruitment drive has also been launched in the town to fill posts at a petro-chemical company in Scotland.
Ineos Petrochemical company hope some of the 340 former Murco workers will apply.


As French officials all but confirm that the "flaperon" or piece of plane wing discovered on an Indian Ocean beach last week belongs to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the people of Reunion Island are still a little stunned by it all.

They've been thrust into the global spotlight on a scale never seen before. The recent volcanic eruption here and the damage caused by the Asian tsunami in 2004 have been eclipsed by this astonishing find, says Camile Sudre, a former doctor and politician who now runs Radio Freedom.
It all began last week when the radio station took a phone call from a council worker, Jonny Begue, which left production staff wondering whether it was a hoax.
"He gets through to the operator, who doesn't believe him," Sudre recalls. "She says: 'You must be joking - a piece of wing?' And so she was hesitant about putting him on air."
What followed what may be an extraordinary revelation: the discovery of a piece of plane wing, encrusted in barnacles, washed up on the beach more than 3,700km (2,300 miles) away from the main search site in the southern Indian Ocean.
A week later, the French territory of  Reunion was holding its breath - its precious cargo now in the custody of French, Malaysian and American experts gathered at a defence facility in Toulouse, southern France.
Checks are being made on the portion of plane wing, on the barnacles that cling to its surface, and the manufacturer's markings that match the numbers listed in manuals for the Boeing 777 model of plane.
News that the fragment is from MH370 has opened the possibility of more debris still to be found. But the chances that more fragments of plane will end up on Reunion are "unlikely", according to an oceanographer on the island, Dr Roland Trouadec.
He tells me that the direction of the powerful Southern Equatorial current was influenced by a multitude of factors. Water temperature, salinity, wind speed, water density and the rotation of the Earth all determine the direction of travel. So does the depth at which "wreckage" ends up in the sea, and we don't know precisely how or where flight MH370 went down.
"If you look at Reunion on a map, it is only a pinpoint in the ocean. For the piece of the plane to arrive on this island is remarkable," Dr Trouadec says.
He adds that the probability of finding wreckage "increases if the island's coastline is bigger. I'm thinking for example of Madagascar, which is a long thin island from north to south".
Madagascar has been mentioned by other experts as a possibly destination for drifting debris, but its infrastructure is relatively poor and there are concerns that less sophisticated communication facilities mean that people may have only heard the initial news reports 16 months ago of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, and nothing since.
The tragedy of the disappearing aircraft left the families of those who simply vanished facing an agonising wait for the truth, marine geologists puzzling over the science of the sea, and the rest of the world baffled by an astonishing find on an island far the main MH370 search zone.


Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer have captained more than 50 matches in a 57-hour five-a-side game for Sport Relief.

The game, between BBC 5 live and Match of the Day, is being played in the snow and rain outside BBC MediaCityUK in Salford and ends on Saturday at 18:15.
Savage netted the first of 500 goals scored in the opening 24 hours.
All-time Premier League top goalscorer Shearer is captaining the Match of the Day team while ex-Wales player Savage leads the radio outfit.
Follow live coverage of Sport Relief's Battle of the Five-A-Sides
Shearer is putting in a 09:15-21:15 stint on Friday after Savage played for 12 hours on Thursday.
After a gruelling 720 minutes of football, Savage said he "went all out early on" because he was "trying impress everyone."
"Well for the first three or four hours I was running around like I did when I was in the youth team, but then I remembered I'm over 40 and my legs started to hurt."
Shearer said "It was like rolling back the years with the old celebration, it was good to be back scoring goals again."
McFly's Danny Jones said he was "knackered" after enduring 11 hours on the snowy overnight stint in Salford, but added "the energy is amazing, everyone is playing football so well."
The game has seen current and former professionals like Joe Hart, Adnan Januzaj and Kevin Kilbane getting involved as well as celebs like hip-hop legend Fatman Scoop.
Man United's winger Januzaj was not impressed with persistent foul play by Scoop and sent him off.
"Did you see what the guy did to me?" Scoop protested, adding: "The guy puts a red card on me. I don't know what a red card is. Then everyone tells me to get off!"
About 1,000 people will play 30 minutes alongside the pundits.
The 57-hour duration of the epic encounter has been chosen since it is the equivalent of a Premier League club's entire season.
Since 2002, Sport Relief has raised more than Â£262m for disadvantaged people in the UK and overseas.
Teams: Southampton (1988-92), Blackburn (1992-96), Newcastle (1996-2006)
Premier League appearances: 441
Premier League goals: 260 (all time-record scorer - Wayne Rooney is second, on 192)
Honours: Premier League winner (1994-95)
England caps: 63
England goals: 30
Played in the 1996 and 2000 European Championships and the 1998 World Cup
Teams: Manchester United (1993-94), Crewe Alexandra (1994-97), Leicester City (1997-2002), Birmingham City (2002-05), Blackburn Rovers (2005-08), Derby County (2008-2011), Brighton & Hove Albion (loan in 2008)
League appearances: 537
League goals: 37
Honours: League Cup winner (1999-2000)
Wales caps: 39
Wales goals: 2


Leaders of Germany's Social Democrats have chosen Martin Schulz, for many years president of the European Parliament, as their candidate to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Mr Schulz promised supporters his campaign for September's elections would focus on "hard-working people".
He also looked forward to making the elections "really exciting".
His SPD has governed in a "grand coalition" with Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) since 2013.
The SPD is hoping that its choice of Mr Schulz, who will also become the party's leader, can boost its chances of gaining a mandate to govern without the CDU.
Opinion polls suggest the Social Democrats trail the CDU by some margin, although Mr Schulz's personal poll rating compares favourably with that of Mrs Merkel, who plans to run for a fourth term.
In a speech to 1,000 supporters in Berlin, he spoke of deep divisions in Germany and said he would fight for greater fairness and social unity.
"Only with a society that holds together can we be strong," said Mr Schulz, 61.
He also criticised the Trump administration and Hungary for their attitudes on immigration.
Mr Schulz replaces Sigmar Gabriel as leader of the SPD.
Mr Gabriel announced in a surprise move on Tuesday that he was standing down as leader and chancellor candidate after conceding Mr Schulz stood a better chance of leading the party to victory.
Mr Gabriel, Germany's vice-chancellor, became foreign minister in a reshuffle on Friday.
A former bookseller, Mr Schulz comes from Aachen near the Dutch border and once wanted to be a professional footballer.
His international profile rose in 2003 when he famously clashed in the European Parliament with former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who likened him to a Nazi concentration camp guard.


Organisers of this summer's music festivals have been asked by the government to warn about "legal highs".

Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire wrote to festival organisers asking them to warn people how such substances could be dangerous.
He also said drug laws would be changed so temporary bans could be introduced on "emerging substances" while scientific advice is sought.
Letters were also sent to councils and police forces in festival areas.
Mr Brokenshire said: "During the festival season we know that people may be tempted to try potentially dangerous new drugs, particularly when they are advertised as 'legal' or 'herbal'.
"That is why we are asking festival organisers and police to work with us to send out the message that these substances may not be safe and could contain illegal drugs.
"We are going to change our drug laws so we can respond quickly to emerging substances by introducing a temporary ban while we seek full scientific advice."
Some drugs previously sold as "legal highs" have now been banned, including mephedrone, now a Class B drug.
The Home Office said that the drug naphyrone is branded as NRG1 and sold as "plant food" or "bath salts", but may contain one or more illegal drugs.
The government said it will not permanently ban a substance without receiving full advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
In the letter sent to festival organisers, Mr Brokenshire said: "As part of your preparations for this year's event I ask you to review the measures you have put in place to ensure that your festival is as safe an environment as possible, to help protect the public, especially young people from the potential harms and risks of all drugs."
The government's advice has been welcomed by Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, which stages the Latitude, Big Chill and Reading and Leeds Festivals.
He said: "I can confirm that we do not allow legal high traders to trade at any Festival Republic festival and fully support the minister's view."


Investor Bill Gross can move forward with a lawsuit against his former company, Pimco, a judge has ruled.

Mr Gross is suing for at least $200m (Â£140m) he claims he lost after being forced to leave Pimco in 2014.
The bond manager alleges that executives at his former firm plotted to oust him and spilt his bonus.
A judge ruled there was enough evidence to proceed pointing to a "series of alleged oral promises [and] assurances of continued employment."
Pimco had argued Mr Gross was never guaranteed employment and could have been fired without cause at any time. The company hasn't commented on the latest development.
Mr Gross helped found Pimco - an investment management company that focused on bond investing - nearly 40-years ago.
He left the firm abruptly in 2014 following disparaging reports about his management style.
Mr Gross filed his lawsuit against Pimco in October.


The US has warned China that moving a drilling rig into seas disputed with Vietnam was "provocative".

In a telephone call, US Secretary of State John Kerry told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi the US had "strong concerns" over recent developments.
Last week, Chinese and Vietnamese ships clashed over the drilling rig that China has placed in waters near the disputed Paracel Islands.
China and Manila are also at odds over overlapping territorial claims.
Beijing claims a U-shaped swathe of the South China Sea that covers areas other South East Asian nations say are their territory.
The issue has been rumbling in recent years amid an increasingly assertive stance from China over its claims.
Last week, several collisions were reported between Chinese and Vietnamese vessels in disputed waters as the Vietnamese ships sought to prevent the installation of the Chinese drilling rig.
Reports suggest the stand-off - involving dozens of ships - is continuing, with water cannon fire being exchanged.
On Sunday, anti-China protests took place in several Vietnamese cities. It is the most serious confrontation between the two nations for several years.
In Monday's telephone call, Mr Kerry "said China's introduction of an oil rig and numerous government vessels in waters disputed with Vietnam was provocative", US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
"He urged both sides to de-escalate tensions, ensure safe conduct by their vessels at sea, and resolve the dispute through peaceful means in accordance with international law."
Separately, in comments made at a meeting with the Singaporean foreign minister, Mr Kerry called the Chinese move an "aggressive act".
Mr Wang, meanwhile, urged Mr Kerry to be objective on the issue, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said.
Tensions between Beijing and Manila are also running high, after the Philippines arrested and then charged nine Chinese fishermen with poaching at a disputed shoal.
The Philippines is in the process of taking China to a UN court over its territorial claims.
It has also recently signed a new security deal with the US which would allow an expanded US troop presence, in a move seen as linked to Manila's deteriorating ties with Beijing.
On Tuesday, Chinese state media slammed the Philippines, saying that if it continued to challenge China it would pay "an unaffordable price".


A memorial to World War II Bomber Command airmen has been unveiled at Beachy Head in East Sussex.

The six-tonne tribute was organised by 90-year-old Joseph Williams who served in Bomber Command and set up The Bomber Command Tribute Beachy Head Committee.
The committee said for most of the airmen Beachy Head was their last sight of Great Britain.
Almost half the 125,000 Bomber Command airmen died on missions to bomb Nazi Germany.
Lord Lieutenant Of East Sussex, Peter Field, dedicated the memorial to the 55,573 airmen who lost their lives.
An RAF Chinook helicopter delivered the memorial to its location in June.
Mr Williams, who joined the RAF in 1944 aged 21, started the campaign for the memorial in 2008.


Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026.

The continent's football association presidents have told football's world governing body Fifa they want at least 10 spots in the 48-team World Cup.
"All associations back the idea to expand the World Cup and there is hope that Africa can have 10 places," said South African FA chief Danny Jordaan.
That would be double the five places Africa has at the 2018 and 2022 events.
Europe is seeking a minimum of 16 places, up from 13, and wants its sides to be separated in the opening group stage. The first phase will see 16 groups of three teams, with the top two advancing to a 32-team knockout phase under plans approved by Fifa last month.
Asia are expected to get eight to nine places, compared to 4.5 now, and South America, which has 10 member countries, a total of six, also up from 4.5.
The Concacaf region, made up of the Caribbean, Central and North American countries, would get 6.5 places, compared to 3.5, with Oceania, the small Pacific Islands confederation, having one automatic place at the finals instead of 0.5.
Inter-continental playoffs between countries with half a place would determine the additional spots at the finals.
The final allocation of places must be passed by the Fifa Council.
The subject of the expanded World Cup featured prominently at a three-day summit between Fifa chief Gianni Infantino and more than 50 presidents of the African FAs.
The talks were behind closed doors but Fifa officials said Infantino had outlined plans for an expanded World Cup and new development assistance for member countries.
It is the first time a summit of this type has been held, giving Africa's FA representatives informal contact with the Fifa leadership, including the world governing body's recently appointed general secretary Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura.
"It has been a very good idea and a chance for the associations to also speak directly to the Fifa leadership about their issues and concerns," said Ahmad, the president of the Madagascar Football Federation.
Ahmad, who uses just one name, is running for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football against long-standing incumbent Issa Hayatou of Cameroon next month.
The summit comes three weeks before the Caf elections in Addis Ababa on March 16 and the FIFA event in Johannesburg has been dominated by intense lobbying, delegates said.
"Most of the business at this summit is actually outside of the conference room, in the corridors and the hotel lobby as different candidates try to persuade associations to vote for them," said one African FA chief, who asked not to be named.


Mother and daughter act Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy have scooped two prizes at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

The duo won album of the year for Gift, their first joint record, picking up an extra prize for best traditional track.
Carthy accepted the award on behalf of her mother, who has been in intensive care for more than three months.
Eleven-piece band Bellowhead were also double award winners at the ceremony in central London, taking home prizes for best group and best live act.
Chris Wood was named folk singer of the year while his track Hollow Point - a song about the police shooting of Brazilian man Jean Charles de Menezes - won best original song.
As previously announced, Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Donovan received a lifetime achievement award.
The 64-year-old said he was "honoured" to get the accolade, having been "fired with the mission to bring Celtic music back to popular culture".
The Who front man Roger Daltrey presented the musician of the year award to Andy Cutting, a prize he previously won in 2008.
Married couple Nancy Kerr and James Fagan were presented the best duo prize, while the Levellers were the recipients of the Roots award.
Elsewhere the good tradition award went to Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends in recognition of their contribution to traditional folk music.
The singing Cornish fisherman signed a record deal last March, with their first album of sea shanties made the UK album chart Top 10 a month later.
Trio Moore/Moss/Rutter were awarded the Young Folk award, the result of Radio 2's annual search for the most promising young folk artist in the UK.
Laura Marling and Bellowhead were among the performers at the event, broadcast live on Radio 2.


Grimsby Town have signed Wigan Athletic winger Ryan Jennings on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old spent time with the Blundell Park side's National League rivals Cheltenham earlier this season, making nine league appearances.
Jennings, who has played once for his parent club, could make his Mariners debut in Saturday's trip to Halifax.
Grimsby are currently third in the National League, 13 points behind leaders Cheltenham.


Doctor Who will remain on TV for at least another five years, according to its executive producer Steven Moffat.

"I thought it would last 10 years," he told Doctor Who magazine. "It's going to do a minimum of 15."
Last month the sci-fi drama celebrated the 10th anniversary of its relaunch, having been brought back by the BBC in March 2005.
"Ten years on, our ratings are pretty much the same," Moffat went on. "It's extraordinary".
He said the show's international ratings had gone up, adding: "You're meant to go down!"
First broadcast in 1963, Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2013.
"As long as the people looking after it are passionate about it... there's absolutely no reason why it can't do another 50 years," said Ben Stephenson, the BBC's outgoing head of drama commissioning.
The next series is due to be shown in the autumn, with Peter Capaldi returning as the time-travelling Time Lord.
Moffat took over from original Doctor Who "showrunner" Russell T Davies in 2009 and is also the executive producer of BBC One's Sherlock series.


Austria has said the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cannot campaign in Austria ahead of April's referendum in Turkey on giving him greater powers.

Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said he was not welcome to hold rallies as this could increase friction and hinder integration.
At least 300,000 Austrian residents are estimated to be of Turkish origin.
Mr Erdogan is said to be planning to campaign in several European Union countries before the vote on 16 April.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim held a campaign rally in Germany, which also has a substantial Turkish minority, on 18 February.
In a foreign ministry statement, Mr Kurz said "we clearly reject bringing the Turkish campaign and polarisation to Austria".
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Austrian officials fear that Mr Erdogan's presence could deepen divisions in Austria between his backers and Turks of Kurdish origin.
Mr Kurz stressed that the Turkish leader was still welcome to visit for bilateral talks with senior officials.
In response, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said statements about a visit by Mr Erdogan before the vote were not welcome and the referendum should not concern Austria.
Turks will decide in the vote on whether the country should adopt an executive presidency. Mr Erdogan says, if approved, the change would increase political stability, but opponents fear authoritarianism.
The diplomatic spat comes amid strained relations between Turkey and Austria.
Austria has favoured freezing Turkish negotiations on eventual European Union membership and is among several countries to have expressed disquiet at a government crackdown, including mass arrests, since last July's coup attempt.


David Cameron is to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

The New York meeting comes after the US and its allies began air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Syria, but the proposed nature of Iranian action is unclear.
It will be the first time a UK prime minister has met an Iranian president since the Iran's revolution in 1979.
The UK government said it had not joined Syria strikes "yet", but debate may begin in Parliament this week.
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said there was a "very strong likelihood" that Parliament would be recalled from recess "within the next few days" to sanction any British military action.
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said should Labour be asked to consider the case for action, it would apply the same criteria it did when asked about British military intervention against the Syrian regime, which was rejected by MPs last year.
But Mr Umunna told BBC Radio 4's Today he thought the public made a distinction between the threat posed by IS and that of Syria.
"This is not a party political issue," he said. "IS need to be eliminated. They are an evil organisation."
Mr Cameron and Mr Rouhani spoke by phone in November, but the talks later will be their first face-to-face meeting.
The PM was likely to set out "direction and options" during his speech at the United Nations' headquarters in New York, a government source told BBC News.
BBC correspondent Nick Bryant said relations between the UK and Iran had "thawed considerably" in recent months.
"Coming at a time when the Obama administration has said Iran has a role to play in combating IS, Mr Cameron is expected to gauge what form that might take," he said.
Mr Cameron is also likely to press Mr Rouhani to withdraw support for the Assad regime in Syria - a "hard sell", our correspondent added.
He said Iranian officials in the US had raised the possibility of a "trade-off" under which Iran could get concessions on advancing its nuclear programme in exchange for "further action" against IS - though the US has said the two issues are entirely separate.
The US has been carrying out air strikes against IS militants in Iraq since August, and the Pentagon has now announced similar action in Syria.
Rear Adm John Kirby said: "I can confirm that US military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against Isil terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk land attack missiles."
Asked if the UK was one of those "partner" nations, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman told the BBC: "The UK has not committed anything yet. Conversations are ongoing.
"There might potentially be an update in the coming days. We have not ruled ourselves out."
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman said it was "very encouraging that other Arab states are joining in... because they are the most immediately affected".
She told BBC News: "Islamic State needs to be contained... They can't be allowed to just grow and grow and grow and expand their territory."
Jihadist group IS, also referred to as Isil and Isis, has taken control of large areas of Iraq and Syria in recent months.


US electric carmaker Tesla, which has yet to make a profit, has reported a sharp rise in car deliveries for the past quarter.

The firm said it shipped 24,500 cars in the third quarter, up 70% on the second quarter and more than double the number delivered in the same period in 2015.
It also confirmed its 50,000 production target for the second half of 2016.
The announcement comes amid criticism of the firm after its autopilot system was linked to several accidents.
The autopilot feature makes the vehicles automatically change lanes and react to traffic, but it is not a fully-fledged self-driving technology.
In a separate incident, Tesla has been forced to update its software after researchers from China hacked into the operating system of its electric cars.
The researchers remotely manipulated the brake system on a Tesla while it was on the move, from a distance of 12 miles (19km). The also managed to open a car door without using a key.
In August, the carmaker reported its thirteenth consecutive quarterly loss but insisted it was on track to deliver 50,000 of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the second half of the year.


Wigan avoided a fifth-straight Championship defeat with a forgettable stalemate against Fulham, who remain unbeaten on their travels.

The visitors had the better of the first half, Neeskens Kebano's drive was pushed clear by keeper Adam Bogdan.
Gary Caldwell's side went close when Yanic Wildschut cut inside and found Michael Jacobs, but his shot went wide.
Fulham keeper David Button was forced into action at the death, tipping Nick Powell's effort over the crossbar.
The game was marred by a serious-looking injury to Wigan midfielder Alex Gilbey, who was stretchered off in the first half with his leg strapped.
The draw moves the Latics up a place, but they remain in the relegation zone, while Fulham drop out of the top six.
Wigan have now failed to beat the Whites in their last 16 meetings - their longest winless run against an opponent and Fulham's longest unbeaten run against a side in their league history.
Wigan boss Gary Cauldwell:  "I think if we can get our defending right, we will win a lot of football matches. As an attacking team, I don't think there's many better in the league.
"The way we pass the ball is excellent, we cause teams a lot of problems, and we have attacking players who can score goals.
"We've scored in all but one game this season, and that is our main strength. We are very good going forward and that will get us points this season.
"If we can get the defending bit right, we'll be very difficult to play against."
Fulham head coach Slavisa Jokanovic: "I cannot be satisfied because we didn't win the game. In my opinion we played very well, especially in the first 45 minutes.
"We defended very well but it was the same problems as the last two games. We had a problem opening up the game and we didn't create enough chances.
"We were moving around the box but weren't creating enough chances and we didn't score.
"At the end it's good news because we kept the clean sheet but we didn't score a goal."
Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Fulham 0.
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Fulham 0.
Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Burn.
Foul by Matt Smith (Fulham).
Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Wigan Athletic. Conceded by David Button.
Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Fulham).
Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Tom Cairney.
Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Power.
David Button (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Wigan Athletic).
Corner,  Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Wigan Athletic. Adam Bogdan tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Jordi Gómez.
Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
Attempt missed. Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
Offside, Wigan Athletic. Nathan Byrne tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Adam Le Fondre replaces William Grigg.
Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Matt Smith (Fulham).
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald.
Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).


US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun.

Beauty queen Baylee Curran told the LA Times Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend's jewellery.
Mr Brown came out of his home after a stand-off with police on Tuesday.
Mr Brown's lawyer tweeted that his client was later freed, adding that the accusations were "demonstrably false".
It is not yet clear if Mr Brown was charged or released on bail.
The singer has several convictions for violence, including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
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Police went to Mr Brown's home following the emergency call early on Tuesday from Ms Curran, who by that time had left the property.
Ms Curran told the LA Times that she and a friend had gone to Mr Brown's house with a business associate on Monday evening.
She said she had been admiring the diamond necklace of a man who had been showing off his jewellery when the man got angry and told her to back away.
That is when she says Mr Brown pulled out a gun, pointed it at her face and told her to get out.
"If somebody put a gun to your head, what would you do? Call the police," Ms Curran said on her Instagram account, AFP news agency reported.
Once at Mr Brown's sprawling mansion, police officers were allegedly denied entry and had to wait for a judge to approve a search warrant before going inside to search for a weapon.
It wasn't until Mr Brown's lawyer arrived that the singer eventually emerged.
Police said about half a dozen people had been escorted out of the residence and would be interviewed.
During the stand-off, Mr Brown posted videos online accusing the police of harassment.
"When you get the warrant for whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing, you idiots," he said in one Instagram video, posted to 30m followers.
In another, Mr Brown also voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality, saying: "You're all the worst gang in the world, the police."


Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong to mark 20 years since the territory was handed back to China by Britain.

The highly symbolic visit, Mr Xi's first since becoming leader in 2012, comes amid an increasingly tense political climate.
Official celebrations are planned, as well as large protests from pro-democracy and pro-Beijing camps.
Several well-known activists were arrested on the eve of Mr Xi's arrival.
The group, which included student leader Joshua Wong, had staged a protest at an iconic sculpture symbolising the handover.
The golden sculpture of a bauhinia flower - Hong Kong's emblem - by the city's harbour was a gift from China.
Mr Xi arrived for the three-day visit with his wife Peng Liyuan at the city's main Chek Lap Kok airport. The couple were welcomed by a marching band and children waving flags.
In a brief speech on the tarmac, he said Hong Kong was "always in my heart".
Beijing's central government "has always been a strong backer of Hong Kong" and "will, as always, support Hong Kong's economic development and improvement of people's lives".
He also said Beijing was "willing to work with all sectors of Hong Kong's society in maintaining Hong Kong's extraordinary journey these past 20 years", and would "ensure 'one country, two systems' will continue with stability".
The city was handed back from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
Beijing agreed to govern it under "one country, two systems", granting the city its own legal system, limited democracy with multiple political parties, and rights like freedom of assembly and free speech.
But China's growing influence has been met with unease and concerns that the mainland could undermine Hong Kong's more politically liberal traditions.
Activists have been campaigning for years for Hong Kong to have more political freedom.
A series of official celebrations are planned for this weekend, as well as the inauguration of Hong Kong's incoming chief executive Carrie Lam.
But parts of Hong Kong are under a tight security lockdown amid worries of further protests, with several major roads closed and sections of the city centre blocked off from the public.
Thousands of police officers are being deployed across the city and along the route Mr Xi's motorcade will take when it enters the city.
When former president Hu Jintao visited for the 15-year celebrations in 2012, he was met with hundreds of thousands of protesters, marching against what they saw as Beijing's stifling influence on political reform in the city.
Tensions spilled over into mass protests in the city centre in September 2014, with calls for full democracy and the resignation of then-Chief Executive CY Leung.


A son of the Israeli prime minister is facing a public backlash amid an escalating row over his reported failure to pick up his dog's droppings.

Yair Netanyahu, 25, responded with an obscene gesture, a neighbour said on Facebook, after she told him to clear up the waste left in a Jerusalem park.
Mr Netanyahu hit back at critics, leading the son of a former Israeli PM to accuse him of racism and homophobia.
The Netanyahus say Israeli media often unfairly focuses on their family.
The spat began when Talila Amitai posted her account of the exchange with Yair Netanyahu, whom she said raised his middle finger when she asked him to pick up his dog Kaya's poo.
The post has been shared more than 4,000 times and drew comments deriding Yair Netanyahu's behaviour.
As the incident gained attention, Molad, an Israeli think-tank critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, published an excoriating online article called Five Facts You Didn't Know About Crown Prince Yair Netanyahu.
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It questioned the cost of Yair's lifestyle, highlighting the provision of round-the-clock security for the young Netanyahu at the taxpayers' expense, his inclusion on his parents' foreign trips and the fact that as an adult he lives at the Netanyahus' official Jerusalem residence.
Yair Netanyahu responded in a Facebook post, accusing Molad of being "a radical, anti-Zionist organisation" and of printing "lies".
He said the group should similarly criticise wrongdoings of other prime ministers' offspring, including a son of Ehud Olmert, whom he said had "interesting relations with Palestinians" which, he alleged, had national security implications.
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Mr Olmert's son Ariel struck back with a facetious Facebook post, introducing himself as his father's "secret gay son" who "lived with a Palestinian and fled with him to France".
He went on to say "In fact, this story is totally false. I love women, I live with one of them and we have a daughter", before accusing Yair Netanyahu of "racism and homophobia".
"Unlike you... I actually work for my living. I also make an effort to pick up my dog's poo."
Molad has also hit back. It published a letter from its lawyer to Yair Netanyahu, after he posted further attacks on the group, saying it intended to sue him for libel.
The story has been widely reported in Israeli media, sections of which have long had a combative relationship with the prime minister.
Mr Netanyahu senior has accused the press of unfairly scrutinising his family and has called on them to leave his wife and children alone.


Runner Dewi Griffiths is aiming to win his sixth consecutive Welsh cross country title on Saturday in Swansea.

The 24-year-old was part of the Great Britain team who took gold at the European Championships in Italy in December.
Griffiths will hope to get closer to world record holder Steve Jones' record of nine Welsh cross country titles.
"I believe in my own ability and I've been number one this season," Griffiths told BBC Wales Sport
He continued: "I've beaten everyone. It's just about producing the win on the day.
"Cross country is what gives you the strength on the track. All the best track runner have always done cross country in the winter to build their strength and stamina up so when you get to the track you can do the speed."
Griffiths competed in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014 but was hampered by a stress fracture.
"I think in Glasgow I was still pretty raw in a way," he added.
"There was only really one year of good training in me as a senior then and I had a big injury unfortunately.
"But I've had two or three season now of consistent training where I'm getting quicker every year. Hopefully in the next couple of years I can get quicker again."


Vandals who wrote "kill" and "die" on an ancient monument in Jersey apologised after a heritage group posted pictures on Facebook.

The Mont Ubé Dolmen, a Neolithic passage grave, was originally built about 3,500 BC and 2,800 BC.
Societe Jersiaise posted the photos on Saturday and soon "had a very brave admission" from those responsible.
Jersey Police said it had received a formal complaint and would be investigating.
Archaeologist Robert Waterhouse said dozens had come forward to offer help in removing the paint.
He said: "It was absolutely wonderful to find so many messages of support; we are rather touched by it.
"Mont Ubé is one of my favourite Dolmens and it was upsetting to find it damaged but I was encouraged to find a lot of people share my view that it is a wonderful place."
He said they could not take people up on the offer as the stones would need specialist treatment as the paint was "stuck on and difficult to remove".
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India survived a top-order collapse to beat rivals Pakistan by five wickets in a low-scoring Asia Cup group match in Mirpur, Bangladesh on Saturday.

Hardik Pandya took 3-8 as Pakistan were skittled for 83 in 17.3 overs - their third lowest ever Twenty20 total.
India were reeling at 8-3, but Virat Kohli scored a match-winning 49 off 51 balls as they reached their target with 27 balls remaining.
They will meet again in the ICC World Twenty20 in Dharamsala on 19 March.
Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals with wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed's defiant 25 one of only two scores in double figures.
In reply, Mohammad Amir claimed Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane for ducks then Suresh Raina for just a single in an explosive opening spell.
Kohli steadied the ship, putting on 68 with Yuvraj Singh (14 not out) before skipper MS Dhoni sealed victory with a four.


Former directors of Rangers FC may face investigation and possible claims against them over the club's demise, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.

HMRC has rejected a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) from the club's potential new owners, meaning the Ibrox club will now be liquidated.
It said this best protected taxpayers as a CVA could restrict the scope of possible action.
HMRC said Rangers assets could now be sold, allowing it "a fresh start".
In a statement, HMRC said: "A liquidation provides the best opportunity to protect taxpayers, by allowing the potential investigation and pursuit of possible claims against those responsible for the company's financial affairs in recent years.
"A CVA would restrict the scope of such action. Moreover the liquidation route does not prejudice the proposed sale of the club. This sale can take place either through a CVA or a liquidation."
HMRC said the sale of the clubs assets was "not being undermined" but simply taking "a different route".
The statement concluded: "Liquidation will enable a sale of the football assets to be made to a new company, thereby ensuring that football will continue at Ibrox.
"It also means that the new company will be free from claims or litigation in a way which would not be achievable with a CVA. Rangers can make a fresh start."
Rangers were forced into administration by HMRC on 14 February over non-payment of tax totalling about £14m.
The Ibrox club was also in dispute with the tax authority over other unpaid amounts.
Rangers used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) to pay dozens of players during the last decade.
HMRC issued a bill for unpaid tax on the schemes, believed to be in the region on £49m, including interest and penalties.
Rangers contested this at a First Tier Tax Tribunal which concluded in January and is due to issue its determination imminently.
It is believed the potential EBT liability facing the Ibrox club could now be as high as £75m, including penalties and interest.
A consortium, headed by Yorkshireman businessman Charles Green, emerged several weeks ago as the latest preferred bidder for the club.
Along with joint administrators from Duff and Phelps, Mr Green produced a CVA proposal which is due to be the subject of a vote by creditors on Thursday.
If accepted by more than 75% of creditors, the CVA would have allowed Rangers to exit administration by paying an agreed sum - pennies in the pound - to creditors.
HMRC, which holds more than 25% of the debt, has effectively blocked this by indicating its intention to vote against a CVA, meaning the club will now be liquidated.
Once the voting formalities are over, the tax authority will appoint joint liquidators from BDO to wind up the 140-year-old football club.
The liquidator has powers to examine the governance and administration of the club before its insolvency and report on any issues he feels should be raised with creditors.
Among these powers, include the right to apply for a court order to examine, under oath, people involved with the company.
The liquidator can also sell the assets and the business to pay off the debts and undo any dealings or trading which he deems to be void.
The months ahead are likely to bring more scrutiny on the roles of current Rangers owner, Craig Whyte, and the man he bought the club from, Sir David Murray.
It was during Sir David's 23-year reign that Rangers began using the controversial EBT scheme.


Dozens of farmers protested against low milk prices at a supermarket in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Friday night.

Up to 50 tractors blocked a lane into the Asda car park.
Farmers went into the store and cleared bottles of milk from the shelves, took it to the checkouts and left it there in trolleys.
The police say they received no complaints. Asda said it respects the right to peaceful protest.
Dairy farmers across Northern Ireland have warned they will go out of business if they do not receive higher prices for their milk.
They said the price they are getting paid for their milk is well below what it costs farms to produce it.
The Strabane protesters told BBC Radio Foyle they had been "working for nothing" over the last 12 months because of the price fall.
"I'm a fifth generation farmer, I would like to pass is down to my son, but at the way it's going, we're going to have to sell up," one protester said.
Another said: "I can't sustain losses much longer, we're going to be out of business.  We've talked to banks, but the banks are only going to support us for so long."
The Stormont agriculture and rural development committee held a special meeting earlier this week to discuss the dairy farming crisis in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has called for intervention at European level to tackle the problem.
On Thursday, about 200 farmers protested in the grounds of Stormont over dairy prices.


Four men have died in a week of stabbings in the West Midlands.

The first of the four separate attacks happened on Monday, with the latest on Saturday afternoon.
The offences in Birmingham and Solihull are not linked, but have raised fears about knife crime in the area.
David Jamieson, the region's police and crime commissioner, said knife crime was a "major concern and has been for quite some time".
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Mr Jamieson said: "There has been a growing trend that's particularly prevalent in the warmer weather, The warm weather does bring out more crime, particularly crime that happens on the streets.
"It's desperately worrying. Any increase in any violent crime is worrying.
"The police are there to tackle the violence so people will have the full weight of the law thrown at them."
Elsewhere, a 19-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in connection with a stabbing at Merry Hill shopping centre in Brierley Hill at about 11:15 BST.
A man was injured and taken to hospital for treatment.


A panel member of the independent inquiry into child sex abuse has defended chairwoman Prof Alexis Jay as being "qualified for the job."

The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association, for 600 victims who lived in children's homes in London, is pulling out of the inquiry because of its leadership.
But Dru Sharpling said it would not prevent the inquiry from carrying on.
Labour MP Chuka Umunna has called for a new head, but Home Secretary Amber Rudd has backed Prof Jay's leadership.
The inquiry said its work would continue with "confidence and clarity", and Prime Minister Theresa May this week said she had absolute confidence in the inquiry's leadership.
The treatment of children in care in Lambeth, south London, from the 1950s onwards is one of 13 areas the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is due to look at.
It will investigate the claim that a large paedophile network infiltrated children's homes in the area, run by Lambeth Council, with the Shirley Oaks group due to have been a "core participant" in the process.
Ms Sharpling said Prof Jay, who also led the independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was the right woman for the task ahead.
"One woman uncovered that abuse and that was Alexis Jay," she told the BBC. "I think she is one of the few people qualified for the job."
She added: "I'm very sorry Shirley Oaks Survivors Group has decided to withdraw but it is not going to prevent us from continuing the investigation. To be frank it gives us all the passion that we need to take it forward and although it has been a difficult start for this inquiry, we are determined to see it through no matter what."
Raymond Stevenson, who has spoken about being physically abused during his time at the Shirley Oaks home in the 1970s, said the group's members had voted "overwhelmingly" on Saturday to pull out of the inquiry.
Mr Stevenson told the BBC that the group "felt relieved not to be part of this mangled attempt to get belated justice for our members" and he called the inquiry an "unpalatable circus".
He added: "The inquiry has just lurched from disaster to disaster and we do not believe Alexis Jay, the chair, is the right person to wrench open the Pandora's box of historical lies and cover-ups that have happened over the decades."
The inquiry has been beset by difficulties since it was set up in July 2014 to investigate allegations made against local authorities, religious organisations, the armed forces and public and private institutions in England and Wales, as well as people in the public eye.
Three chairwomen - former president of the High Court Family Division Baroness Butler-Sloss, her replacement, leading lawyer Dame Fiona Woolf, and Justice Goddard, a New Zealand high court judge - have already stood down before Prof Jay took her place.
A number of senior lawyers on the inquiry have also quit - the most recent of which was Aileen McColgan, who resigned on Wednesday amid concerns about the inquiry's leadership.
Shirley Oaks Survivors Group had threatened to withdraw before, questioning the inquiry's independence and claiming that the Home Office, which sponsors the inquiry and provided some of its staff, had a role in covering up abuse in the past. Now it is planning to publish the results of its own investigation.
Ms Rudd has also come out in defence of Prof Jay and said: "We owe it to victims and survivors to get behind the inquiry, and its chair."
She added that the inquiry had a "vital role to play in exposing the failure of public bodies and other major organisations to prevent child sexual abuse".
But the group said she was planning nothing more than a "social work talk shop", which it said would achieve nothing, and described her as "an uninspiring leader".
Their local MP for Streatham, Mr Umunna, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was also concerned whether Prof Jay would be able to "bring the heft and forensic capacity of a judge" to the inquiry.
He also said there was concern about her social work background because "for many of the survivors... a lot the perpetrators came from that profession", and further concern about the "severe dysfunction" in the legal team.
"So for all those reasons I don't have confidence in this chair and I think we need a new one," he said.
Peter Saunders, the founder of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood who sits on the inquiry's victims advisory panel, told Today the inquiry should not be "distracted by just one group".
"This inquiry, for all its challenges, is the best chance that we've all got and we need to support it, not keep having a go at it."


David De Gea is surprised at being left out of Manchester United's team for the first two games of the season.

Contrary to Louis van Gaal's comments, sources close to De Gea say he never expressed a desire not to play.
De Gea is not happy to have been made to train with United's reserve team. He will not be considered by manager Van Gaal until the transfer window shuts.
De Gea, 24, is wanted by Real Madrid. United are demanding a world record fee and defender Sergio Ramos in exchange.
Before United's opening Premier League game against Tottenham on 8 August, Van Gaal said he did not think De Gea was in the right frame of mind to play and "wasn't the same" as last season.
He repeated his view when he spoke to the media before his side's visit to Aston Villa on Friday evening, when Argentina's Sergio Romero is expected to keep his place.
The opposing opinions on De Gea's willingness to play do not suggest a particularly harmonious state of affairs, which Real Madrid will hope to exploit before the 1 September transfer deadline.
United are determined to be seen as Real's financial equals and have indicated a willingness to let De Gea's contract, which expires at the end of the season, run down rather than sell the former Atletico Madrid man on the cheap.
It will be a test of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward's skills as to whether that stance can be maintained over the next fortnight.
Van Gaal would need time to bring in further cover in the goalkeeping department if De Gea did leave given another Spain international, Victor Valdes, is currently being frozen out after refusing to play for United's Under-21s side last season.


Lancashire batsman Haseeb Hameed says he wants to be known as a "modern-day Geoffrey Boycott" after being named in the England Test squad.

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Hameed, 19, was one of three uncapped players selected for the two Tests in Bangladesh starting next month.
Boycott, also an opener, scored 8,114 runs at an average of 47 in 108 Tests for England from 1964 to 1982.
"He had quite a good career, so he's not a bad person to be compared to," Hameed told BBC Radio 5 live.
The former England Under-19 captain, who has been described as "Baby Boycott", added: "I'd like to think I'm more of a modern-day Boycott. I've got a few more tricks up my sleeve."
BBC Test Match Special pundit Boycott is England's sixth highest Test run-scorer of all time, while Hameed, who made his Lancashire debut in August 2015, has played only 19 first-class matches.
He has scored 1,129 runs in County Championship Division One this season, including four centuries and seven fifties.
If he plays in Bangladesh, he is set to become only the second teenager to open the batting for England in Tests.
"Mum and Dad were quite emotional," Hameed said of his call-up.
"They've made a lot of sacrifices for moments like these and hopefully I can provide them with a few more."
England play three one-day internationals in Bangladesh, beginning on 7 October, before the first Test in Chittagong starts on 20 October.
Alex Hales, captain Alastair Cook's opening partner for much of the last year, opted not to tour because of security fears.
His absence means Hameed and 21-year-old Northamptonshire batsman Duckett, who has scored 1,338 first-class runs this season, are in contention to open the batting.
"I'm in a very different situation from the guys who have already played for England," Duckett told BBC Radio Northamptonshire.
"This is my first tour. It's what I've wanted to do all my life.
"I'm not going to throw it away just because people are talking about what could happen in Bangladesh."
Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari is the third of the uncapped players named in a 17-man squad, while Surrey team-mate and off-spinner Gareth Batty has been recalled 11 years after playing the last of his seven Tests.


Notts County have signed experienced former Bolton full-back Nicky Hunt and ex-Lincoln City winger Elliot Hodge.

Hunt, 33, spent 10 years of his career at Bolton, where he played alongside Notts boss Kevin Nolan.
They teamed up again at Leyton Orient, with Hunt then playing under Nolan for the first time when the midfielder took over as player-manager in January 2016.
Hodge, 21, son of former England international Steve, returns to Notts where he first featured as a trainee.
Details of both contracts have not been disclosed.
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Middlesbrough have signed midfielder Diego Fabbrini on a season-long loan from Premier League newcomers Watford.

Fabbrini has Championship experience with his parent club, as well as playing 17 games on loan at Millwall and Birmingham City last season.
The 24-year-old broke his nose playing for Blues, an injury which forced him to wear a protective facemask.
Fabbrini's move ends any hopes that Blues boss Gary Rowett had of bringing him back on loan to St Andrew's.
The Italy international, whose sole appearance came against England in 2012, joined Watford from Udinese.
Boro also hope to complete a deal to sign striker Christian Stuani from Espanyol this week.
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A teenage RNLI volunteer had to leave school to help a broken-down boat on her first emergency callout.

Danielle Marr, 18, was in a science class at Waid Academy in Anstruther, Fife, when her pager sounded in school for the first time.
The teenager, who is in her final year, was called out to Anstruther lifeboat station at 10:40 on Wednesday, where she was joined by fellow volunteers.
They set off to help a 28ft vessel that had suffered mechanical failure.
Another new volunteer, mother-of-two Louise McNicoll, 30, was also involved in the rescue which happened off the coast of Crail.
Danielle said: "I was assisting a junior pupil in a science class when my pager sounded.
"It was a strange feeling as it's the first time I have heard the pager go off in school and the teachers and staff were great to allow me to exit so quickly.
"The shout itself went exactly to plan as we regularly practise towing the all-weather lifeboat with our D class and vice versa, so it wasn't the first time that myself or Louise have worked on this task, but it certainly was a different feeling doing it in a shout scenario."
The teenager has permission to leave class for rescues.
She is following in the footsteps of her older brother Anthony, who has volunteered at the station since Danielle was six.
The two women have volunteered at the lifeboat station for several months.
During the rescue, the volunteers secured a towing line to the boat under the supervision of the coxswain and senior crew before the short journey back to Anstruther harbour.
Ms McNicoll said: "I was getting my son ready for nursery when my pager sounded.
"I had the added extra of dropping my son at my mum's house on the way to the station.
"It was great to see the training we practise put into action and having my first shout alongside Danielle was an added bonus.
"The senior crew assisted us in what we had to do and all in all it was a job well done."