Online grocer Ocado has reported a full-year pre-tax profit for the first time since launching in 2000.

The company reported a pre-tax profit of £7.2m last year on the back of a 20% jump in sales to £948.9m. The company made a loss of £12.5m in 2013.
Ocado's customer base grew by almost 70,000 to 453,000.
The company has benefited from a tie-up with Morrisons in 2013, and continues to deliver goods from Waitrose.
"We continued to grow ahead of the online grocery market and significantly ahead of the market overall," said Ocado's chief executive Tim Steiner.
He added that the agreement with Morrisons, the UK's fourth-biggest supermarket chain, would pave the way for similar deals with other retailers.
The company said the average spend per transaction of its customers was £112.25.
Investors welcomed the landmark profit, with Ocado shares almost 5% higher in afternoon trading.
"After a decade and a half of trying, Ocado has worked out how to deliver baked beans, ice cream, Jaffa Cakes and chipotle chillies without booking a bottom-line loss," said Clive Black at retail analyst Shore Capital.
He warned, however, that the company would continue to face high investment costs and weak profits.


A teenager has been awarded £6,000 over a claim she was sexually harassed by another member of staff while working at an Applegreen service station.

Jodie Jones, 17, suffered the harassment when at the station near Templepatrick, County Antrim, where she was working part-time.
The Equality Commission assisted in her case.
It was settled without Applegreen admitting liability.
The commission said the company had apologised to Ms Jones and had agreed to review its policies.
Ms Jones, who was in her first job, said the sexual remarks made to her by a former colleagues "upset and embarrassed her".
"It happened three times. Every time, it just made me feel uncomfortable. I wasn't prepared for what he was going to say next," she said.
"I reported it to my manager, and she said that all she could do was apologise."
Ms Jones said no action was taken by Applegreen until three days later when she visited the store with her parents after telling them what happened.
"I felt like what happened was going to be brushed under the carpet and forgot about, that it would keep happening.
"So I told my parents, and then my parents tried to sort it out but matters still were not resolved. So we went to the Equality Commission."
She added: "I was happy enough to go out and work, I was enjoying earning my own money and doing my own things with it.
"My parents were disgusted. I'm upset because it was my first job and I didn't expect anything like this to happen to me."
Anne McKernon, director of legal services at the Equality Commission, said they welcomed the settlement and that Applegreen had "indicated they will work with the Equality Commission to review their practices, policies and procedures".
"This is really unacceptable behaviour for anyone in the workplace but most particularly for a young teenager in her first job of work. It's very upsetting for her and I'm glad it's resolved.
"People really shouldn't have to go through that form of behaviour and they should raise the matter with their employer. What they would then expect is that their employer would deal with it promptly and that's when difficulties started to arise here."


A charity that tried to force the NHS to buy more of an expensive hepatitis C treatment received large amounts of money from the drug's manufacturer, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found.

The Hepatitis C Trust has taken £200,000 in grant funding from US drugs giant Gilead since 2014.
Last year, it unsuccessfully took NHS England to court for restricting access to the medicine on cost grounds.
The charity denied being influenced by the drugs industry.
It said it had always acted in the interests of patients.
In 2016, the Hepatitis C Trust brought a High Court action against NHS England to try to force it to reconsider a controversial decision to limit, or "ration", a new cure for hepatitis C.
The new range of pills, which has completely changed the way hepatitis C is treated, is thought to be 95% effective at curing the disease within eight weeks.
Before this, it could only be cured with a year of injections, often with damaging side-effects likened to those of chemotherapy.
The first of these new drugs, Sovaldi - manufactured by Gilead - has a list price of £34,983 for a 12-week course, although a confidential deal with NHS England will have reduced the final cost to the health service.
In 2015, the health watchdog NICE ruled it was cost-effective compared with older medicines.
NHS England set aside an extra £200m a year to pay for Sovaldi and other new hepatitis C treatments.
But in 2016, faced with the high price of the new pills, it decided to limit the drug to 10,000 people a year, rising to 15,000 by 2021.
An estimated 215,000 people in the UK are infected with hepatitis C, a virus that can cause liver damage and cancer.
Access is not restricted in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
In the charity's case against the NHS, Gilead - along with rival drugs-makers Bristol-Myers Squibb and AbbVie - were listed as "interested parties" to the court case, according to documents seen by the BBC.
An analysis of the charity's accounts shows it has longstanding financial links with drugs manufacturer Gilead, and other pharmaceutical companies developing new cures for hepatitis C.
In 2016, the Trust accepted a total of £334,700 from five large pharmaceutical companies - 35% of its total income.
For the financial year ending March 2016, it listed a £108,825 grant from Gilead.
This level of drug industry funding appears to be significantly higher than most other charities and patient groups working in areas of the health service.
Some refuse to accept any funding whatsoever from pharmaceutical companies.
Watch video journalist Jim Reed's full report into hepatitis C drugs on the Victoria Derbyshire website.
In September 2016, the charity lost its case. Mr Justice Blake ruled that the limit was "not an arbitrary cap", but a way of treating the most serious cases first.
In his ruling, the judge suggested the drugs companies themselves might have been funding the legal action.
Charles Gore, the chief executive of the Hepatitis C Trust, strongly denied this, and said the court case was publicly crowdfunded.
"We were doing this for patients. The fact that drug companies stood to benefit from it was neither here nor there," he said.
"We mustn't be in the pockets of big pharma [pharmaceutical companies], or seen to be in the pockets of big pharma.
"The NHS tries to influence us, the drugs industry tries to influence us, lots of people try to influence us. But it comes back to the same thing - what's right for patients?"
Other charities have been critical of patient groups that take large donations from drug companies working in the same area.
Nick Harvey from Doctors of the World UK, which campaigns for greater access to hepatitis C drugs, describes this trend as "very worrying".
"Invariably the charities focus on the NHS for not allowing medicines to be given to them, and the blame goes towards the NHS.
"Hardly any of the debate is about the pharmaceutical industry and how much the medicine costs in the first place."
One expert, Dr Andrew Hill - from the University of Liverpool - claims the drugs firm is making "vast profits here, tens of billions of dollars".
Gilead said any support it provides to patient organisations is given "transparently, in accordance with industry standards and all applicable regulations".
In a statement the company added: "Our hepatitis C treatments offer value for money, as independently assessed by NICE."
"Curing patients both prevents onward transmission of this infectious disease [and] greatly reduces the financial burden to the NHS."
An NHS England spokesman said "by focusing on the sickest patients [with the new oral treatments] we've reduced mortality from hepatitis C by over 10% in the space of just one year".
Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.


A Leeds United director has been criticised after using the hashtags 'ss' and 'gestapo' on social media while posting about a new haircut.

In an Instagram post, Ercole Cellino, son of club chairman Massimo Cellino, is pictured at the barbers with the caption "alternative lunch break".
One user replied: "Great hashtags for the Jewish Leeds fans to see! Didn't think about that did you?"
Writing in Italian, Mr Cellino said it was not his intention to offend anyone.
Leeds United has been approached for comment about the post.
On 20 April, Massimo Cellino's other son Edoardo Cellino, also a club director, was fined Â£5,000 by the Football Association for comments he made on social media.


A council has called on the makers of Pokemon Go to remove a stop on a popular island due to the number of real-life animals being disturbed.

North Tyneside Council said grey seals on St Mary's Island are becoming distressed by the number of visitors.
The island near Whitley Bay is currently a stop for players wanting to find characters called Seels.
Pokemon has been approached for comment.
A spokesman for North Tyneside Council said: "Our staff at the island are concerned that the number of people attracted by Pokemon were causing seals to haul back into the sea due to distress.
"This issue is something that we have been working with conservation groups to avoid and while we recognise that the current Pokemon Go phenomenon provided many people with a lot of pleasure and increased footfall to a number of venues, St Mary's Island is an area of natural beauty with significant wildlife.
"Our first priority must always be the safety and well-being of the seals on the island and, in this instance, we feel that other locations would be more appropriate for Pokestops."


"Notspot" - according to one dictionary definition, "an area that has no broadband Internet or 3G mobile phone coverage, or where this is very slow and unreliable."

What should perhaps be added is the clause, "... and guaranteed to cause fury and to fill up the postbags of members of parliament." Today the House of Commons holds a debate on the issue of poor coverage, a chance for MPs to vent their constituents' grievances.
For three hours, they will debate the roll-out of fixed and mobile broadband across the UK and, whatever the government's claims about the success of that project, you can expect politicians from all sides and from all parts of the country to say it isn't working in their areas.
The motion before the House notes variations in the effectiveness of superfast broadband and calls on the government to host a "not-spot summit." Matt Warman, a former Daily Telegraph technology correspondent who is now a Conservative MP, was instrumental in arranging the debate.
He says the focus will be on connecting the final 5% of households not reached either by the market or the government's rural broadband programme. But overshadowing the debate - and that notspot summit if it happens - will be the bigger question of whether the whole broadband strategy is working, and at the heart of that is the future of BT.
For the last five years, the government has effectively contracted out the job of making sure the UK has a decent superfast broadband network to one company. BT has won all of the contracts in the Â£830m programme to ensure 95% of households are hooked up by 2017.
Local campaigners will disagree, but the government, the regulator and even some of BT"s rivals feel that the UK is not in a bad place right now, with the availability and price of superfast broadband comparing quite well with our European neighbours. It is what happens next which is at stake, in a battle over technology and free market economics.
The technology debate is about copper versus fibre. BT's roll-out of the fibre optic cables on which superfast broadband depends has stopped so far at the street cabinet, from where it's piped into homes via the ancient copper network. But that copper, according to BT, has proved amazingly adaptable so far, first delivering higher speeds than expected via ADSL and VDSL, and now promising over 300Mbps with a new technology called g.fast.
But for its rivals, fibre direct to the home is the only long-term answer and BT's continued embrace of copper is a betrayal of Britain's broadband ambitions. "It will stop working every time it rains," says one telecoms executive sniffily of the g.fast technology.
For them, the only answer is competition, and that means splitting up BT. They want Openreach, the "arm's length" division of BT which manages its copper and fibre network. to be sold off.
Their argument is that this would result in more money being invested in the network and a better service for all of its customers.
BT disagrees, arguing that breaking it up would damage a British technology champion. On a recent visit by journalists and analysts to the company's vast research headquarters at Martlesham in Suffolk, that message came across loud and clear. Force us to sell Openreach, and the innovation you see here might stop happening, was the argument as we heard about the soaring number of patents for inventions by BT boffins.
But the regulator Ofcom seems open-minded. It is just completing a public consultation on the future of Openreach, and in a recent speech its new CEO Sharon White made it clear that her priority was greater competition in the broadband market. "We could have written it ourselves," says an executive at one of the firms calling for a break up.
The government appears less enthusiastic. The digital economy minister Ed Vaizey told the Financial Times that he was sceptical about splitting up BT, and that it  would be "incredibly time-consuming" and have "lots of potential to backfire". This intervention by a minister in an ongoing independent regulatory process was unusual, and was seen by BT's rivals as unwise.
This afternoon Ed Vaizey will reply to the debate on notspots. His words will be examined carefully, but the future of broadband in the UK will not be in his hands. It will be for Sharon White of Ofcom to decide whether to refer the broadband market to the Competition and Markets Authority. Whatever her decision, don't expect complaints about poor or non-existent internet connections to go away any time soon.


England boss Roy Hodgson will meet up with his players at St George's Park on 11 February.

A planned get-together just over a year ago was scrapped after a suitable date could not be agreed with clubs.
England last played in November and have no more matches until March.
A Football Association statement said it would also offer a chance to "fully debrief last November's fixtures and look ahead to March's games with Germany and the Netherlands".
England face world champions Germany in Berlin on 26 March before hosting the Netherlands at Wembley three days later.
They are also set to face Australia in another warm-up match before this summer's European Championship, which begins in France on 10 June.
The meeting will involve "a group of players who have featured for the Three Lions over the last 12 months", according to the FA.
Hodgson said: "It's very good that I will get to see the players between the matches we played in November and the matches we'll play in March as it's an awful long time not to see the players."


Victoria Station, Westminster, in the midst of a Tube strike is a picture of organised chaos.

Long queues blocked bus lanes as they snaked through streets and across roads, requiring traffic police to organise the crowds.
But Londoners appeared silently resigned to commutes that were taking up to an hour longer than usual.
They told BBC News their views.
'Absolute hell'
Luke Edwards, a student from Sutton, said the constant strikes on London transport were making his life "absolute hell".
Tube strikes added up to an hour to his journey, he said.
"I've almost missed quite a few exams because of all this industrial action going on. And it's quite irritating to say the least," he said.
"If there are problems obviously strikes are needed. But the fact it happens so many times makes getting into university hell. It's affecting my education."
Added stress
Today's Tube strike added to an already stressful time in Maskela Adams' life.
"I'm on probation at work and I'm trying to be on time but it looks like I'm going to be late," she said.
Added to that, she's pregnant.
"It's been very stressful being pregnant on public transport recently. I fainted twice in the last week due to packed trains.
"But it is what it is."
'Longest queue I've ever been in'
Sri Kannan, from Sutton, said the patchwork of strikes by Southern Rail and London Underground staff regularly "screws up" his daily schedule.
"I can understand where they're [striking workers] coming from, but I think they should not try and affect the commuters," he said.
Mr Kannan said he is dealing with Tube strikes today, but tomorrow and the rest of the week will be affected by strikes on Southern Rail.
"I've gotten used to the delays now, but this is probably the longest queue I've been in. Ever."
'Probably necessary'
Mike, from West Ham, came back from a holiday in India "slap bang into the middle of a strike" he knew nothing about.
Despite the surprise of a three hour journey home, he said the strike was "probably necessary to a certain extent"
"What they're striking about I don't know, but let's hope it gets sorted out sharpish."
'Increasingly political'
Vanessa Norwood regularly travels to London from Shoreham-by-Sea, via Brighton, so is used to two hour commutes.
But she said she was worried strikes were "becoming increasingly political".
"It's becoming a stand-off between unions and government and we're suffering," she said.
As I cycled though the streets of central London I slowly realised I'd become the member of a gang.
Wordlessly a group of commuters had formed a pack around me, hunting for a free docking station in the streets around Piccadilly.
I often cycle to work using London's cycle hire scheme, to speed up my commute. But the Tube strike had forced commuters to try new ways of getting into work.
On my extended cycle I saw queues snake out of train stations and plenty of overcrowded bus stops.
But during my Tube strike commute I found that even in the midst of a crisis, Londoners have not lost their ability to find humour in miserable moments.
Having passed a dozen stations without a space my bike gang finally found the target.
About 400 bikes were crammed into a station designed for 50, but Transport for London laid on extra staff to remove bikes as fast as they were coming in.


Creating the poll tax was a "serious mistake", one of the architects of the ill-fated charge has said.

Lord Waldegrave was a local government minister when Margaret Thatcher asked him to find an alternative to rates.
But the former Bristol West MP told BBC Points West he had not intended it to be introduced in such a "gung-ho" way.
The community charge, introduced in Scotland in 1989 and England and Wales in 1990, led to riots in London and a mass non-payment campaign in Scotland.
The charge, which replaced the rates system, was levied on individuals rather than properties.
In his memoirs, William Waldegrave, who was Conservative MP for Bristol West from 1979 until 1997, described the community charge as "all my own work".
In an interview with BBC Points West, he said he was not alone among ministers backing the plan but added: "I think that I made a policy that looked as if it would work, intellectually if you like, theoretically, and delivered it to Mrs Thatcher, who liked it very much. And it was a serious mistake.
"I was too trusting of my bosses, as it were, to see as I saw, all the difficulties with it. They went gung ho and introduced it overnight in one go, which was never my plan and I thought they must know what there were doing - but they didn't."
In the London poll tax riots in 1990, up to 3,000 demonstrators turned on police. Of 113 people injured, 45 were police.
By the end of the year, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had stood down. She was replaced by John Major who scrapped the charge in favour of the council tax that continues today.


Ross County have signed Northern Ireland striker Billy Mckay on a free transfer from Wigan Athletic.

The 28-year-old, who has signed a two-year contract, had ended last season on loan to County's neighbours, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
County have been seeking a replacement for his international colleague, Liam Boyce, who was sold to Burton Albion.
Manager Jim McIntyre said: "He is a player that we know well and the type of player that we feel can do well."
Mckay had moved to Wigan from Caley Thistle for a fee of about £150,000 in January 2015 after scoring 62 goals in 141 appearances.
But he failed to make an impact at the DW Stadium, making only one start and playing nine times as a substitute for the Latics, and has now left the English League One club on a free despite having one year of his contract still to run.
Mckay had returned to the Scottish top flight on loan to Dundee United two seasons ago before spending the first half of last season with Oldham Athletic.
After finding the net only four times in 33 games for the League One outfit, he returned to Caley Thistle in January.
Mckay scored four goals in 15 appearances for Caley Thistle but could not prevent them being relegated to the Championship.
He had suffered the same fate the previous season with United, for whom he scored 13 times in 35 games, and had had returned to Wigan at a time when they two had dropped down a division after relegation.
However, McIntyre is hoping the striker, who has nine caps for his country, can recover the form he showed in his first stint in the Highlands.
"I was keen to add more goal threat to our squad and Billy gives us that," added the County manager.
"He is great in and around the box and I am sure he will get goals for us."
Meanwhile, County have signed added Tom Grivosti to their development squad after the defender left Bolton Wanderers.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


A councillor has denied posting a "grossly offensive" tweet about Labour MP Sadiq Khan, in which he likened his constituency office to a corner shop.

Magistrates heard that Jim Buckley tweeted:  "Your next London Mayor? You think his corner shop would be open on a Saturday?", last November.
The 60-year-old was expelled by his local Conservative group and is now an independent councillor in Rugby.
He will stand trial at Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court on 11 March.
The court heard Mr Buckley, who lives in Hillmorton, the ward he represents on Rugby Borough Council, accepted sending the tweet, which he later deleted.
But his solicitor, Mohammad Farooq, said: "However he would argue that there is a fine line between sending something which is insensitive and something which is grossly offensive."
Mr Buckley has been charged under the 2003 Communications Act in that the tweet was "grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character",
Mr Khan, was born in 1970 in London to a family of Pakistani immigrants and worked as a lawyer before becoming a politician in 2005.
He is the MP for Tooting and Labour's candidate for mayor of London.


Plans for a third lane on the Britannia Bridge to resolve congestion over the Menai Strait have been shelved.

Transport Minister Edwina Hart said a third lane would be "less safe" than the existing two lanes.
In a letter to Ynys Mon AM, Rhun ap Iorwerth, Mrs Hart said a new bridge would resolve the congestion issues on Britannia Bridge.
A Welsh government spokesman confirmed it was developing a business case for a third crossing.
Mr ap Iorwerth said he was pleased at the news and called for a "big push" to deal with the congestion.
The Plaid Cymru AM, who has campaigned for a new bridge, said the current set up was "economically damaging" and ran the risk of "Anglesey becoming cut off".


Concerns have been raised that a quarter of women in Jersey do not have regular smear tests.

Jersey's health department said only 75% of eligible women had tests every three years and some women did not know about the island's screening programme.
There is no central database the health department can use to contact patients so it is reliant on women making their own appointments.
A spokesperson said women were being asked to remind friends to have a test.
Dr Fiona Nelson, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, said: "Women encouraging other women they know to have screening works, particularly through sharing of their own experiences.
"Sometimes women may feel anxious about cervical screening, but the test is very simple and only takes five minutes.
"Women can ask to see a female doctor or nurse for the procedure if they feel embarrassed."
The tests detect cell changes in the cervix that could lead to cancer.


The body of an elderly man who died in an Edinburgh flat is thought to have lain undiscovered for more than three years.

Henry Summers was found in his top floor flat in Easter Road on Wednesday by police after concerns were raised.
It is understood that police officers had to break down the door of the flat to gain entry.
A post-mortem examination is taking place and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
A 41-year-old neighbour told the BBC Scotland news website that he had known Mr Summers for 10 years.
He said he last saw Mr Summers being stretchered out of his flat in February 2012. He never saw him return, and had assumed that he had died in hospital.
"When it's someone you know you feel shocked. I'm very sad," he said.
The neighbour added: "He would whistle when he went up and down the stairwell on his way to get his morning rolls and newspaper.
"I would speak to him on the stairs, but he never speak about his personal life.
"He was a very nice man. He was always clean shaven and always wore a flat cap and a light blue jacket.
"He used to get a number 35 bus in the morning and return in the afternoon, but we never knew where he went and we never saw any family."
Postman Michael Laidlaw, 41, who has been delivering letters to the flat for almost five years, said he had noticed a smell coming from the property.
He said: "Every time I lifted his letterbox I thought something wasn't right, so I asked my colleague who used to live opposite the man's flat if he had seen him. He said no."
It is believed that the alarm was raised when Mr Summers' GP contacted police because he had not been seen for some time.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police were called to a property on Easter Road following reports of concern for the safety of the male occupant.
"The body of a man was found inside. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."


Welsh champions The New Saints denied Cypriot side Apoel Nicosia a crucial away goal in the Champions League second qualifying round first leg.

Craig Harrison's side put in a solid defensive display against a club who have reached the Champions League group stages three times.
The second leg will be held in Cyprus on Tuesday,  19 July.
Saints comfortably beat minnows Tre Penne of San Marino 5-1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round.
Scott Quigley headed straight at goalkeeper Boy Waterman but the home side were forced to defend for most of the first half.
Saints were nearly punished when Connell Rawlinson's poor clearance was picked up by Tomas De Vincenti, who fired past the post.
Ryan Brobbel and Chris Seargeant had chances for Craig Harrison's side but the visitors continued to press and Paul Harrison was forced to make a fine save to deny Nuno Morais.
Inaki Astiz failed to connect with Vander's corner at the far post in stoppage time as Saints held out to deny the Cypriots an away goal.
Apoel, Cypriot champions for the past four seasons, reached the Champions League quarter finals in 2011-12, losing to Real Madrid.
Defender Phil Baker was man of the match on an evening which he equalled Saints coach Scott Ruscoe's Welsh record of 30 appearances in Europe.
New Saints director of football Craig Harrison told BBC Radio Shropshire: "I think that's the best team performance since I've been here.
"We want to win and I'm a big winner but sometimes it's not about the actual result, it's about the performance.
"Everyone did their job exactly how we prepared them to do."
Match ends, The New Saints 0, APOEL Nicosia 0.
Second Half ends, The New Saints 0, APOEL Nicosia 0.
Substitution, The New Saints. Robbie Parry replaces Adrian Cieslewicz.
Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Efstathios Aloneftis replaces Georgios Efrem.
Substitution, The New Saints. Matthew Williams replaces Ryan Brobbel.
Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Andrea Orlandi replaces Vinicius.
Second Half begins The New Saints 0, APOEL Nicosia 0.
First Half ends, The New Saints 0, APOEL Nicosia 0.
Georgios Efrem (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, The New Saints. Chris Seargeant replaces Aeron Edwards.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Some 22 of the Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes have been shown the videos at the start of the investigation, judicial sources have told the BBC.

The hearing has been held behind closed doors at the Supreme Court; the judges' responses have not been made public.
A total of 34 judges and magistrates have been accused after a two-year investigation by a local journalist.
It is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana's judiciary.
The BBC's Sammy Darko reports from Accra that a total of 180 court officials are facing dismissal procedures, in a case that has gripped the attention of Ghanaians.
The 22 lower court judges and magistrates have been suspended pending the investigation.
The 12 accused High Court judges have until Monday to submit their written responses to the accusations.
Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood will then examine their responses before deciding whether to open a formal investigation into the accusations, in which case, they would also be suspended, our correspondent says.
He says each of the accused judges has only been shown the portions concerning them.
The accused judges attended the hearings accompanied by their lawyers.
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, which had been handed over to the chief justice.
The attorney-general has granted him immunity under the whistle-blower act to pursue the story.
Our correspondent says the issue now is whether Mr Anas should go ahead and broadcast the video as he has said he will.
Some fear showing it will gravely undermine the authority of the court, he says.


A Saudi diplomat accused of raping two Nepali women hired to work as domestic help has left India under diplomatic immunity, the foreign ministry says.

The women, aged 30 and 50, said they were starved and sexually abused by him and other Saudi nationals.
Saudi Arabia denies all the charges and refused to revoke diplomatic immunity for the official, making it impossible for him to be tried in India.
Analysts say his departure resolves a diplomatic dilemma for India.
Nepal and India have close diplomatic relations, but India is also eager to avoid tensions with oil-rich Saudi Arabia where millions of Indians live and work.
On Wednesday night, foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup issued a statement saying the diplomat "who is allegedly accused of abusing two Nepali maids has left India".  He added that the official was protected under the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations.
Police in India had earlier registered a case of rape, sodomy and illegal confinement against the official, without naming him - although the foreign ministry did name him once he had left the country.
The women were rescued from an apartment in the Gurgaon suburb of Delhi last week after a tip-off from an NGO. They are alleged to have been abused over a period of several months.
"We thought we would die there," one of the women told the AFP news agency.
"The apartment was on the 10th floor, there was no way we could run. We were abused every day."
The two women returned to Nepal last week.
Thousands of men and women from Nepal, one of the world's poorest countries, travel to India and other Asian and Arab states every year to seek work as domestic helpers and labourers.


(Close): All three of the main US indexes closed slightly lower after a sharp fall in energy shares offset gains elsewhere.

Exxon Mobil shares fell 4.6% after it reported second quarter earnings halved. Chevron shares dropped 4.9% after its net income fell 90%.
The Dow Jones ended trading 51.98 points lower at 17,745.98.
The S&P 500 slipped 4.7 points to 2108.63 points while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was almost flat at 5128.28.
Smaller firms linked to the energy industry, such as drilling company Nabors Industries and producer Marathon Oil, also dropped, losing 1.8% and 3.8% respectively.
Bonds were higher after a report showed US wages and benefits grew in the spring at the slowest pace in decades.


Collapsed charity Kids Company received at least £46m of public money despite repeated concerns about how it was run, the National Audit Office has found.

There was a "consistent pattern" of the charity receiving grants after claiming it would close without them, it said.
Kids Company got more Department for Education money than any other charity in 2011, and officials relied on its own performance reviews, the NAO said.
Former bosses at the charity have denied it was financially mismanaged.
Ex-children's minister Tim Loughton said he warned the Department for Education against giving a "very sizeable" grant to Kids Company in 2012.
But he said he was "overruled" by Downing Street, after the charity's founder Camila Batmanghelidjh wrote a "Dear David letter" to Number 10.
The charity appeared able to "mesmerise" people into giving it "special treatment", Mr Loughton, a Conservative, added.
The charity - which provided support to deprived and vulnerable children in London, Liverpool and Bristol - closed in August.
The NAO found it received public funding for at least 15 years, with at least £42m provided in government grants, including £28m from the Department for Education (DfE) and its predecessors.
It also received about £2m from councils and £2m from the National Lottery.
The NAO, an independent body which audits government departments, found that despite "repeatedly expressed concerns" from officials, the government "continued to respond to the charity's requests for funding".
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The NAO report said civil servants had noted that other organisations "appeared to offer better value for money" than Kids Company.
It found "a consistent pattern of behaviour" of the charity writing to ministers to express fears of redundancies and the impact of service closures, while raising the same concerns in the media.
This meant that from 2013 it did not have to compete for grants, the NAO found.
2002: Officials criticised Kids Company's record of financial management and said other similar organisations were more effective
2003: Kids Company had not complied with conditions attached to a previous emergency grant, debts at the charity were mounting, and its long-term financial viability needed to be evaluated, officials said
2008: Officials raised concerns Kids Company's dependency on government funding was being prolonged and the government could be accused of favouritism
2013: Kids Company grants were significantly higher than those to similar charities, yet it had limited reserves and consistent cash flow difficulties, officials said
March 2015: Cash flow problems were persisting and officials were concerned that the charity would continue to rely on public funding
June 2015: Officials cast doubt on the financial figures produced by Kids Company, and said they had limited confidence in the charity's willingness or ability to change. They advised ministers not to provide emergency funds - but were overruled
Ashley McDougall, from the NAO, said it was not clear why government had continued to fund Kids Company "year after year" when concerns were known.
Labour MP Meg Hillier, who chairs the Commons Public Accounts Committee which will question officials on Monday, said it was "unbelievable" so much was given to the charity with "little focus" on its achievements.
Downing Street did not respond to Mr Loughton's claims. However, a spokesman again defended its decision to award the £3m grant days before Kids Company closed.
"The government ministers who approved this funding thought it was the right thing to do to give this charity one last chance of restructuring to try to make sure it could continue its excellent work," a spokesman said.
Ms Batmanghelidjh has previously said there had been a "malicious discrediting campaign" against the charity, while Alan Yentob, who was charity chairman, and is the BBC's creative director, said suggestions of financial mismanagement were "complete rubbish".


Key quotes from high-profile European and other figures on Britain's EU referendum, as compiled by BBC Monitoring between 2-10 November.

"Our view is clear. We can't talk about easing the conditions for access to the single market on the one hand while Britain rejects those elements it sees as less attractive on the other." (Joint news conference with visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Berlin, 4 November, via Die Welt)
"Great Britain is leaving the European Union, but is leaving not Europe, much less leaving good relations with Germany behind it." (Joint news conference with visiting Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Berlin, 4 November, via Die Welt)
"You know I was not overly delighted [by Boris Johnson's support for Leave]." (Joint news conference with visiting Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Berlin, 4 November, via Die Welt)
"A further delay [in starting talks] harms both sides." (Joint news conference with visiting Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Berlin, 4 November, via Die Welt)
"There is no question of going to war or negotiating in a spirit of revenge with the British; but if the British really want to have free access to the internal market, they must agree to respect all its rules, including on the free movement of workers. Europe should not waiver on its principles to have peace in its relations with our British friends. Europe is Europe, and if you want to be part of the main achievement, the internal market, everyone including the British must respect the rules." (Speech in Bruges, 8 November, via Reuters)
"I take issue with the attempts in some countries, especially in industrial circles, to reach an agreement with the British for their sector before the other 27 [member states] have spoken." (Interview with Belgian newspaper Le Soir, 5 November, via Reuters)
"I am very concerned by the political and media reaction in the United Kingdom to the Divisional Court's ruling last week that Parliament would need to trigger the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. These were blatant attacks on the independence of the judiciary designed to stir up popular hatred, not just against the so-called "enemies of the people" but also those who brought the claim to the courts... A stronger message is now needed from the UK government which clearly condemns the personal attacks on the judges and the targeting of those individuals who brought the challenge to the courts." (On Facebook, 7 November)
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The hi-tech features of a car helped alert police to a drunk driver in County Antrim.

When the driver crashed on Saturday evening in Aghalee, his Ford Fiesta alerted police to the accident.
"Some cars these days are pretty clever," said a PSNI Craigavon Facebook post.
"Did you know that some can even phone police automatically to let us know you've crashed?! That's a really good safely feature."
The post added that it was a "really bad feature to have if you're a drunk driver".
"That's right, you're picking this up correctly - a CAR phoned us to let us know about a crash last night when it turned out the driver was drunk," said the police message.
"You think you're having a rough weekend? At least your car hasn't touted on you!"
The driver was one of a number who were arrested in the area for drink-driving during the weekend, police said.
Anyone who suspects someone is drink-driving should contact police, they added.


A retired teacher has been cleared of sexually assaulting three girls in the 1970s and '80s.

Christopher Metcalfe, 70, from Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, was found not guilty of raping a teenage girl.
At Derby Crown Court he was also cleared of indecently assaulting a nine-year-old girl at a school and another young girl on his farm.
The jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on two other indecent assault charges involving those girls.
Mr Metcalfe, who taught rural studies at a residential home near Mansfield, had denied all five charges he was facing.
The case has been adjourned until 27 April.


A major search has been launched for a crewman who is feared to have gone overboard a ferry off the Pembrokeshire coast.

The alarm was raised several hours after the Irish Ferries service from Rosslare arrived in Pembroke Dock, when it was realised the man was missing.
He was last seen at about 45 minutes before the ferry docked at 12:45 BST.
The Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 187 from St Athan has been searching an area several miles off St Anne's Head.
RNLI lifeboats have also been involved in the search which was called off for the night at 22:00 BST and is due to resume at first light on Friday.
An Irish Ferries spokesman said after the vessel sailed for Rosslare later in the afternoon it was realised that the man was not at his post.
The crewman had worked for the company for more than a year and was part of the catering staff on the Isle of Inishmore ferry.
A "top to bottom, thorough search" was carried out and when the man was not found Milford Haven Coastguards were alerted.
The vessel was given authority to continue to Rosslare, where a further search was carried out without success.
The spokesman added: "We are naturally very distressed this man is missing and we have no reason to jump to any conclusions and we hope he is found alive and well.
"Authorities have been notified on both sides of the Irish Sea."
A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said: "HM Coastguard has been coordinating a search off the Pembrokeshire coast today for a crew-member of a ferry who may have gone overboard late this morning.
"The UK Coastguard St Athan helicopter has been involved in the search for the missing man, along with the Weston Super Mare and Angle lifeboats and two lifeboats from St Davids."


Sports promoter Barry Hearn says it is "disgraceful" the Scottish Professional Football League cannot find a sponsor.

The top flight has been without a backer since May 2013.
Speaking at a Scottish Football Association convention, Hearn said: "If you worked for me you'd be sacked. You have so much good in Scottish football, so many positive things, but you don't sell yourself.
"You don't do enough for yourselves. I'm seeing too much self pity."
The SPFL, which covers all four senior divisions, was established just before the 2013-14 season but has yet to attract a title sponsor.
"You've been in the shadow of the English Premier League and you've almost given up to be honest," said Hearn, the chairman of World Snooker and the Professional Darts Corporation and former owner of English League One club Leyton Orient.
"That's a bit brutal and it is a generalisation, but if you don't believe in yourself, how on earth can anyone else believe in you?"
Hearn also insists the ban on alcohol in football grounds should be lifted for the good of the Scottish game.
"It's archaic in today's world for a customer not to be able to buy an alcoholic beverage at a function or a sporting event," he continued.
Lifting the alcohol ban, introduced after trouble at the 1980 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Rangers, was one of a number of suggestions from Hearn to help improve the customer experience in Scottish football.
"What you have to do is make sure fans behave themselves," he said.
"That's a security issue for you. If you can't keep your establishment secure, there should be no booze, but you shouldn't have a blanket ban on alcohol throughout Scottish football."
Football finance expert Joe McLean also spoke at the convention and said the idea of Scottish football switching to a summer programme should be discussed again.
"There are obvious challenges and obvious difficulties," said said McLean, of Grant Thornton LLP.
"But other countries, Scandinavian countries, for example, and Russia, have a different programme.
"It doesn't stop these countries fielding teams who feature in European tournaments like the Europa League and the Champions League."


Pressure is mounting on Conservative minister Andrew Mitchell after police leaders urged him to resign and Labour called for a full account of his outburst at an officer.

The Tory Chief Whip denies claims he swore at a policeman on duty outside Downing Street and called him a "pleb".
The officer concerned has insisted reports of what happened are accurate.
Mr Mitchell has apologised but Labour said No 10 "must make clear" the exact words he used in the confrontation.
The body representing rank-and-file police officers said Mr Mitchell's alleged remarks were "outrageous" while the prime minister said the minister's conduct was "not appropriate".
John Tully, the Metropolitan Police Federation chairman, said the minister's outburst was "disgraceful" and he must resign, adding that the minister was "lucky not to be placed under arrest if indeed he did say those words, and I have no reason to doubt that he did".
Mr Mitchell's behaviour has also been criticised by a number of Conservative colleagues.
The incident occurred on Wednesday after Mr Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, was told by officers to get off his bicycle as he left Downing Street and use the smaller pedestrian gate instead of the main entrance used by cars.
He is reported by the Sun to have used foul language and told the officer at the gates to "learn your place" and "you don't run this government".
The officer - a member of Scotland Yard's Diplomatic Protection Group, SO6 - reported the incident to his superiors.
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the officer had backed up the Sun's version of events and the language - including the word "pleb" - that Mr Mitchell was reported to have used.
Downing Street said Mr Mitchell had "apologised profusely" to the officer on the telephone and sources also stressed Mr Cameron had made clear to Mr Mitchell how displeased he is at the confrontation with a police officer.
The source added that the PM still has faith in Mr Mitchell as Chief Whip and that the minister disputes The Sun's version of events.
Mr Cameron said: "He has obviously apologised to me, but more importantly he has apologised thoroughly to the police and that needed to be done."
The prime minister also praised the police, saying they do an "outstanding job".
But Mr Mitchell's apology has not been accepted by police union leaders.
Police Federation national chairman, Paul McKeever, said: "It is hard to fathom how someone who holds the police in such contempt could be allowed to hold a public office.
"Mr Mitchell's half-hearted apology for the comments made whilst leaving Downing Street will do little to build bridges with the police who feel they have once again been treated with a lack of respect and civility by members of this government."
"The lack of regard that some within government appear to hold police officers in is especially disappointing during this tragic week for the service and does nothing for the rock bottom morale of officers in this country."
Who says 'pleb' nowadays?
Backbench Conservative MP Philip Davies said the reported comments were "obviously unacceptable" and that he would tell Mr Mitchell, who attends cabinet but is not a full cabinet minister, so to his face when he next sees him.
And a senior backbencher, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said the comments were "not out of character" and Mr Mitchell should consider his position.
"I am deeply shocked that a senior member of the government could speak to an officer in this way," he said.
Asked if Mitchell's position was tenable, he said, "I think it's very difficult for him to continue".
Labour have said the reported comments were "appalling" and No 10 has "a lot of questions to answer".
"Downing Street must make clear exactly what Andrew Mitchell said to the police officer," a party spokesman said.
"There are two alternatives. Either the chief whip used appalling and offensive language to an officer going about their duty or Mr Mitchell is saying the officer is lying.
"Downing Street will know. They must make the position clear urgently. A half-hearted apology is not enough."
Mr Mitchell only became Conservative chief whip earlier this month, after being moved from his previous position as international development secretary in Mr Cameron's first major reshuffle.
In his current role, he is responsible for enforcing party discipline and keeping rebellious backbenchers in line.


Scunthorpe winger Hakeeb Adelakun has been told to 'grow up and be a man' by manager Graham Alexander.

The 20-year-old has made 18 appearances this season, but has not been involved in their last five matches.
"I need players who compete and train well everyday. Hakeeb isn't doing that," he told BBC Radio Humberside.
"He's the same age as Dele Alli and that's where we are. Hakeeb is not a boy. He needs to realise his abilities and direct them the right way."
Alexander continued: "Now is the time for him to grow up and be a man. He's 20, which is young, but he's been around the first team for four years."
Scunthorpe have not won in their last six games but remain second in League One.
Former Burnley and Preston defender Alexander made over 1,000 appearances in a professional career spanning 22 years, and believes Adelakun needs to take responsibility for himself.
"The one constant thing in your career is yourself so you have to manage yourself. The earlier you learn that the better career you'll have," the 45-year-old said.
"I will constantly give Hakeeb the support he needs but I can't hold his hand.
"There's no reason he won't play again this season. I pick the team based on performances and he has certainly got the ability to be in this team."


Oil companies have been warned it is "unlikely" prices will return to $100 a barrel levels in the near future.

A report from business advisers PwC said prices could instead rise to between $60 and $70 a barrel in the next few years.
It said this could trigger a rise in capital investment and overall activity levels after the recent downturn.
Industry body Oil and Gas UK said the sector was showing "drive and determination".
The 'Sea Change: Emerging from a downturn' report states: "There is a sense that a balancing of industry fundamentals is approaching which should support a limited oil price recovery.
"And while we are unlikely to see $100 prices returning in the near to medium term at least, a more robust price ($60-$70) should be realised in the next few years.
"But this recovery will be uneven. Moreover, we are unlikely to witness a return to the boom period as prices recover."
It concludes: "Those players that can operate efficiently and profitably in the current environment, while investing in core business areas for future growth, will be the fittest to emerge from the turmoil and most likely reach for the stars."
Oil and Gas UK chief executive Deirdre Michie said the industry had faced "unprecedented challenges".
She said: "There is still much work to be done and this will require the joint efforts of industry, governments, the Treasury and the Oil and Gas Authority."


A police inspector who lied about the severity of her back injuries after a car crash has been sacked after she was covertly filmed rowing a dinghy.

Zoe Hallam was surveilled while she was on holiday after her Nottinghamshire Police colleagues became suspicious.
She and her husband, also a police inspector, were arrested but the force said he was "completely exonerated".
Mrs Hallam, 48, was dismissed after gross misconduct between December 2011 and November 2013 was proven.
She was said to have exaggerated the severity of her injuries in order to get medical retirement and receive an enhanced pension.
Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire
Speaking about the surveillance of her holiday, Assistant Chief Constable Simon Torr said Mrs Hallam was not as injured as she had made out.
"She looked like a mother enjoying a family holiday," he said.
She was also seen cycling and driving on the motorhome trip to France.
However, she told doctors and colleagues at Nottinghamshire Police she could not drive for more than 15 minutes following injuries sustained in a crash in 2011.
She also indicated an inability to bend, twist or reach, or lift and carry large or heavy objects, but she carried out these tasks while shopping and on holiday.
Debra Powell, representing the force's professional standards department, said: "We are talking about taxpayers' money and it's the most flagrant and outrageous abuse of position."
In mitigation, Nicolas Yeo said Mrs Hallam was a "high-calibre officer" and was given a commendation by the chief constable for her service during riots in Nottingham in 2011.
Mr Torr, who chaired the misconduct panel, said it was clear Mrs Hallam had "provided excellent service to the public", but "following the accident, that all changed".
She and her husband were arrested in November 2013 on suspicion of fraud and misconduct offences, but it was later determined that no criminal charges were appropriate.


The Queen will present new colours to Wales' infantry regiment The Royal Welsh at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff next week.

She is the regiment's colonel-in-chief and will attend the colours parade at the home of Welsh rugby on 11 June.
Members of the public from across Wales and the UK have been invited to attend the event.
The presentation of new colours will be the final formal recognition of The Royal Welsh.
It was formed in 2006 after the merger of two regiments - the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Wales.
She will also address the regiment and meet soldiers, their families and others associated with the regiment.
In recent years the regiment has served in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Madrid's top two clubs kept up their winning form on the pitch despite being hit with transfer bans off it during an eventful week on the European football scene.

Atletico remain top of La Liga after winning at Las Palmas, while Real were 4-0 up after 18 minutes as they thumped Sporting Gijon 5-1.
Paris St-Germain continue to see off all-comers in France, while Juventus chalked up a 10th straight Serie A win to maintain the pressure on leaders Napoli.
But what else might you have missed across Europe? BBC Sport has rounded up the best of the action.
Housewarming parties can be a real pain. You want to show off your home to a few friends, and then some gatecrashers turn up and ruin it for everyone.
Well, that's pretty much what happened to Udinese in Serie A on Sunday. Their Stadio Friuli home has been rebuilt over the last three years, with new stands constructed on three sides, and the remodelled stadium was opened fully for the first time this weekend as champions Juventus visited.
Unfortunately, Juve proved to be the equivalent of the house party guests who drink all the wine and then trash the kitchen. The champions were 4-0 up by half-time, as Paulo Dybala scored twice and Sami Khedira and Alex Sandro once each.
To make matters worse for Udinese, Brazilian centre-back Danilo was sent off for conceding the penalty that allowed Dybala to score the fourth goal.
Mind you, Udinese were hardly well-behaved visitors themselves, winning 1-0 at Juventus on the opening weekend of the Serie A season. Massimiliano Allegri, having become the first Juve manager to lose the season's opening two Serie A matches, has now clocked up 10 successive league wins.
He's 6ft 5in, wears size 14 boots and is already being touted as the long-term successor to Manuel Neuer at Bayern Munich. Yet he is still only 15 years old.
Christian Fruchtl is a name we are likely to be hearing a lot more. The teenage goalkeeper was invited to join manager Pep Guardiola's senior squad during a recent training camp in Qatar, and he seems to have made a big impression on the Germany number one.
Neuer, 29, said: "What are his main attributes? His size! I think I was one-and-a-half heads shorter than he is when I was 15.
"He's got great co-ordination despite his height and big feet and the talent is definitely there with him."
Bayern were beaten 2-1 in a friendly against second-tier Karlsruher SC on Saturday as defender Jerome Boateng earned a red card in conceding a late penalty that was converted past Neuer.
The Bundesliga leaders, who are eight points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, launch the second half of their campaign at Hamburg on Friday.
Colin Kazim-Richards' struggle to reproduce his impressive form of last season continue, after was dropped from the Feyenoord squad for Sunday's game against PSV Eindhoven for threatening a journalist.
The Turkey international took exception to an article in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad which questioned his attitude, and the 29-year-old confronted the reporter responsible when he arrived at the pre-match press conference.
The situation was quickly defused, but as a result the forward was left out of the squad by coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and told to report to training on Monday to explain himself.
Leytonstone-born Kazim-Richards started his professional career at Bury in 2004, and had spells at Brighton, Sheffield United and Blackburn.
After stints in Turkey and Greece, he joined Feyenoord initially on loan at the start of last season, but has struggled to make an impact and has scored once in 11 league appearances.
It was a case of the one that got away for Ligue 1's bottom club Troyes on Saturday. Chasing their first league win of the season, the French side led Rennes 2-0 after 15 minutes, only to end up losing 4-2.
But in the process of completing a comeback that lifted him into contention for a Champions League spot, Rennes managed to overcome a penalty jinx that had lasted 17 months.
Philippe Montanier's side had missed their last six spot-kicks in Ligue 1, a run stretching back to August 2014, when Ola Toivonen - now on loan at Sunderland - scored against Caen.
They had enjoyed a little more success in cup competitions - even winning a Coupe de France tie against Nice on penalties earlier this month. But there was still a degree of apprehension among Rennes supporters when, with their team two goals down and needing a lift, they were awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Ousmane Dembele.
Step forward Senegalese defender Fallou Daigne to score. Minutes later, Rennes got a second penalty - and Daigne converted that one too.
These are strange times in France's top flight, with Paris St-Germain streaking away at the top, Troyes miles adrift at the bottom, and everybody else scrunched up in the middle.
No one is going to stop PSG winning the title. Laurent Blanc's side have dropped just six points in 21 matches, losing none, and kept up their incredible form with a 1-0 victory at Toulouse on Saturday.
But their dominance has created a curious mathematical situation - in which second-placed Monaco are closer to the relegation zone than they are to the top. Leonardo Jardim's side, despite winning 2-0 at Lorient on Sunday, are 21 points behind PSG, but only 15 ahead of third-from-bottom Guingamp.
So, are Monaco in the championship race, or are they in a relegation fight? Well, whatever happens, it is unlikely to be as crazy as Algeria's Ligue 1 was last season, when all 16 teams were still in contention to win the title with four games left - and the division's top scorers ended up being relegated.


Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to claim his first National Road Race Championship in Glasgow on Sunday.

The Manx rider overtook David Millar on the home straight and held off the challenge of Ian Stannard, who recovered from a puncture in the penultimate lap to claim silver.
Victory provided Cavendish with ideal preparation for the Tour de France, which starts on Corsica on Saturday.
Lizzie Armitstead earlier took the women's prize with a dominant display.
It's really special. It was one of my main goals of the season
Cavendish was made to work hard for his victory, with Millar attacking in the final stages after a four-man leading group had emerged in the ninth of 14 laps of the 14.2km circuit around Glasgow's city centre and West End.
But the Scot could not get far enough ahead of Cavendish, 28, to overcome the Omega Pharma Quickstep rider's famed sprinting ability.
Peter Kennaugh missed out on a medal after falling to stay up with the pace as the race reached a climax in Glasgow Green.
There was no close finish to the women's race, with Boels Dolmans rider Armitstead finishing 63 seconds ahead of runner-up Laura Trott, who edged out Wiggle Honda team-mate Dani King in a sprint finish.
Armitstead, 24, who previously won this event in 2011, spoke of her delight at regaining the title.
The 24-year-old told the Daily Record: "It's really special. It was one of my main goals of the season.
"I've had an up and down season so far, so I needed a bit of a confidence boost and hopefully having the jersey on my back will help."
The BBC Sport website will have live text commentary of each stage of the Tour de France, with audio commentary from BBC Radio 5 live.


The Forth Bridge has been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder.

A Unesco World Heritage Site, the 126-year-old bridge took almost a third of the votes in a survey by VisitScotland.
It beat landmark sites including Edinburgh Castle, The Kelpies and the Glenfinnan Viaduct to take the top spot in the poll.
The vote was carried out by the national tourism organisation to mark Scotland's year of innovation, architecture and design.
It also found that almost 60% of Brits had made an "architectural pilgrimage" in the UK, travelling to see a famous building or structure.
Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, said: "It is no surprise that our awe-inspiring Forth Bridge has taken the top spot in this research and it is wonderful to see that new man-made wonders like The Kelpies are already proving a hit with visitors."
He added: "2016 has shone a significant spotlight on Scotland's achievements in innovation, architecture and design through a wide range of activity designed to boost tourism in Scotland.
"I hope many people continue to make architectural pilgrimages to Scotland throughout the rest of this year and beyond to discover some of our truly remarkable sights."


Olympic gold medallist Anna Watkins has withdrawn from the British programme for this year's Games in Rio.

The 32-year-old, who also won two World Championships, returned to training in 2015 after a three-year absence, during which she had two children.
But, after recent tests, Watkins felt she was not at the required level.
"This is not a decision that I've taken lightly," she said. "I guess I would have always wondered about what might have been if I hadn't given it a go."
In January 2014, following the birth of her first child, Watkins announced she would not defend her title in Rio.
But last year she told BBC Sport "the lure of the Olympics was just too strong".
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Katherine Grainger, who partnered Watkins to double sculls gold at London 2012 and was unbeaten in 23 races with her between 2010 and 2012, came out of retirement in 2014 but formed a new partnership with Vicky Thornley.
They won bronze in the double sculls at last year's European Championships.
Watkins said: "Rowing has been such a big part of my life and I am sure that I will remain involved in some way.
"I am just taking some time to think this over, but I'll continue to support my team-mates in whatever way I can."
GB coach Paul Thompson said: "Anna is an outstanding athlete and an extremely ambitious and talented individual.
"Anna gave this her best shot and it unfortunately hasn't worked out. She is a fabulous ambassador for our sport and a great champion."


An MSP who called on Celtic to become an accredited living wage employer has been accused by the club of using the issue for his own political purposes.

Labour's Rutherglen MSP, James Kelly, who is a Celtic fan, said it was "time Celtic remembered its origins" and paid all staff the £8.25 an hour rate.
However, the club said that he had "no knowledge of the workings of Celtic".
Last year, Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said the club was being used over the living wage campaign.
Mr Kelly's comments came one day ahead of Celtic's AGM, where fans will table a resolution calling on the club to become an accredited living wage employer.
The rate, set by an independent foundation to make wages match the cost of living, has been adopted by about 380 firms across Scotland.
It is nearly a fifth higher than the national minimum wage, set by the UK government, of £6.70 an hour and over £1 more than the new minimum wage premium for over 25s of £7.20 an hour that will come into force in April.
Last year, Hearts became the first football club in Scotland to implement the living wage.
Mr Kelly said: "The Celtic board has the opportunity to make a commitment to hundreds of the club's staff.
"Celtic has a proud history of combating poverty. But in 2015, they are refusing a guaranteed fair wage to a great number of staff, many of whom are on casual contracts.
"It's time Celtic remembered its origins and became an accredited living wage employer: tomorrow presents the board with this opportunity which I hope they grasp."
At its AGM last year, Celtic said it was prepared to enter discussions with its permanent workforce on the issue but not with others including part-time and external workers.
Now a club spokesman has accused Mr Kelly of using the issue for his own agenda.
"Mr Kelly has no knowledge of the workings of Celtic but yet again seems to be involved in this issue for his own political purposes," the club spokesman said.
"We have done all that we said we would do at last year's AGM. 98% of the colleagues with whom we consulted were in favour of the proposed pay rise and structure, because they would be significantly better off with the higher hourly rate, rather than a discretionary bonus that could not be guaranteed.
"We have also met with the Poverty Alliance, who have welcomed the positive steps we have taken. It is totally misleading to suggest that this is anything other than a very positive step, overwhelmingly welcomed and supported by affected staff."


Strong gains for mining companies helped power the FTSE 100 to close at a new record high.

The FTSE rose 0.5%, or 37.9 points, to 7,106.08 points - above the previous record of 7,103.98 set on 27 April 2015.
The traditional "Santa rally" boosted blue chip stocks, with Randgold and Fresnillo both ending almost 5% higher, while BHP Billiton gained 4% to £13.08.
British Land and Land Securities both fell 3% to be the biggest fallers.
British Airways owner IAG dropped 2.9% to 444.1p, while easyJet fell 1.7% to £10.17.
On the FTSE 250, housebuilder Bovis Homes shed 5.3% to 811p after warning on profits.
It blamed "slower-than-expected build production" in December for a slowdown in sales, with completions on around 180 homes set to be delayed into early 2017.
Bovis now expected to complete between 3,950 and 4,000 homes this year, which will leave annual profits at between £160m and £170m.
Shares in Sports Direct rose 3.1% to 280.9p after it announced a £112m sale of its Dunlop brand to Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries.
The retailer said it did not have the capacity to "develop and manage international brands simultaneously" and needed to prioritise its core UK businesses and relationships with third party brands.
Retail analyst Nick Bubb said the statement could raise investors' eyebrows. Sports Direct shares have fallen more than 50% this year.
Boohoo.com jumped 2.8% to 136p after revealing a $20m (£16m) deal for failed US fashion retailer Nasty Gal.
The online retailer wants the brand and customer databases of Nasty Gal, which filed for bankruptcy in November.
The move follows Boohoo's recent acquisition of rival site Pretty Little Thing for £3.3m and higher profit guidance following robust Black Friday trading.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.3% against the dollar to $1.2227, and rose 0.2% against the euro at €1.1757.


Counting the proportion of pupils taking free school meals is an increasingly unreliable way of measuring poverty and the fairness of admissions policies, researchers say.

St Mary's University says free meals can be a "misleading" marker for deprivation in schools.
The study warns of the need to support the "hidden poor".
Offiicial figures recently showed two-thirds of children in poverty are now in working families.
Free school meals have been widely used as a way of looking at the social profile of schools - but the research argues that this has failed to reflect changes in the labour market and financial pressures on low-income working families.
The study by St Mary's University in south-west London looks at pupils receiving free meals in Catholic schools in England and Wales.
Faith schools have faced accusations of being socially selective - and in Catholic schools, about 12% of pupils receive free meals, compared with a state school average of about 14%.
But the study from St Mary's, a Catholic higher education institution, argues that such figures have become an "an unreliable indicator" of hardship.
It says if the same schools are assessed by another official measure of poverty - the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index - the outcome is reversed, with disproportionately high levels of pupils in Catholic schools living in the most deprived areas.
The study says that counting poverty by the take-up of free meals can miss the "working poor" who are in temporary and often low-paid jobs, moving in and out of employment.
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that children in poverty are now more likely to be in working families than non-working families.
Among children identified as being in poverty, 67% are in families with at least one parent working, the highest recorded level.
Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken of the need to help "just about managing families", where parents might be working long hours in multiple jobs.
Such working families might be facing hardship, but might not be eligible for free meals.
Eligibility for free school meals is for families in receipt of a range of benefits and with an income below Â£16,190 - but families on working tax credits are excluded.
Pupils taking free meals are also used to decide how much money schools receive in the pupil premium, targeting funding at disadvantaged youngsters.
The research by Prof Stephen Bullivant also highlights that the measurement of free school meals pupils is based on take-up, rather than eligibility.
There are parents who might be eligible but who do not accept free meals - because of a stigma around children being identified or because of "cultural" reasons for not wanting to accept welfare.
The research warns that focusing on free school meal eligibility can provide an inaccurate picture of the social intake of the rest of a school.
"Free school meals eligibility is taken as 'poor' children - and any not getting free meals are seen to be affluent and middle class," said Prof Bullivant.
But he says many families face "precarious lives" and are "struggling to make ends meet", but will not show up in free meals figures.
"Class inequality is a real problem in Britain affecting children's attainment. This data fails to understand different degrees of poverty," says Prof Bullivant.
"At a time when schools are facing funding struggles, a multi-faceted approach is needed to ensure that children from deprived backgrounds, who are currently unaccounted for by the system - the 'hidden poor' - receive the targeted support they need."


Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at Burnley but still moved 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Liverpool climbed to fourth after beating second-placed Tottenham 2-0.

Arsenal moved from fourth to third after a 2-0 win over Hull City, with Manchester City, who play at Bournemouth on Monday, dropping from from third to fifth.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Swansea against Leicester, Manchester United at home to Watford, Stoke against Crystal Palace and Southampton at Sunderland. The games between Middlesbrough and Everton, and West Ham against West Brom ended in draws.
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Cech's save from Oumar Niasse at 0-0 was crucial, bearing in mind the reputation of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is at stake. Another save by Cech from the same player in the second half was just as important and for the same reason. In these circumstances, when fans are exerting pressure on the manager, it's vital that players respond in a manner that alleviates that pressure.
Cech and Alexis Sanchez have the ability to do that, but what about the rest? Precisely what Kieran Gibbs was doing impeding Lazar Markovic when he was the last line of defence I don't know - it could have spelt disaster for Wenger. Down to 10 men at that stage of the game? If ever there was a moment when the entire match could have blown up in Wenger's face then that was it.
Cech displayed (and Sanchez for that matter) that not only can he cope with real pressure but he can be relied upon not to freeze at critical moments. A valuable asset to have in a crisis.
Those of you who partake in social media (I don't) might know I was on a train from Manchester to London and spent longer than normal (because of a delay) talking to a number of Manchester United fans. They seemed reasonably satisfied with the win against a very dangerous Watford and after a little more probing they suggested that Eric Bailly might be a candidate for my team of the week.
Taken aback by this level of impertinence and their intrusion into my team of the week, I thought I would make further enquiries about Bailly's performance to see if they had a case! I must say I don't normally take fans' comments seriously - but in this instance they were spot on.
My problem with Bailly is he goes into tackles at such speed he leaves no margin for error and always appears to run the risk of being cautioned or dismissed. That said, the boys I spoke to on the train were right - Bailly was composed on the ball and measured in the tackle against Watford. It's always a pleasure talking to genuine football fans who actually know their stuff.
This was by no means a straightforward fixture for league leaders Chelsea but a massive point nevertheless. If the Blues were not on top of their game this was a match they could have easily lost. As it happens, Burnley were restricted to one chance largely because of the positioning expertise of David Luiz, who only made one mistake in the match.
Remember, Luiz is playing Premier League football, and has done for about three weeks, with a heavily strapped knee. The Brazilian is doing manager Antonio Conte an enormous service by remaining part of the set-up but not without some obvious discomfort in order to keep the back five intact.
Conte has grown to trust Luiz in the way Mourinho used to trust John Terry. Teams cannot win titles without players making sacrifices or, to put it bluntly, play with injuries. Luiz's performance against Burnley, under the circumstances, was immense.
What a volley! I must say that had it been a centre-forward who had scored such an immaculate goal I couldn't have given the striker higher praise. The reality is that Alfie Mawson is a centre-back and I can't remember seeing a defender finish quite like that.
What Paul Clement is doing at Swansea is quite remarkable. Their victory over Leicester was his third Premier League win in four games and underpins his January manager of the month award.
As for Leicester, I have said it before and I will say it again - that the spectre of the Champions League is providing a false sense of security. Manager Claudio Ranieri has woefully failed to get his priorities right, lived off the kudos of relative Champions League success and all at the expense of their Premier League survival. It's a dereliction of duty and he will pay the price.
I don't like playing players out of position but sometimes the occasion calls for it. Martin Olsson's performance against Leicester is one of those occasions. I watched Olsson play at Norwich under Chris Hughton and liked his performances. He seemed more than comfortable in the Premier League so I am not the least bit surprised he has returned to the top tier with Swansea.
He is clearly very comfortable on the ball and calm in front of goal. He absolutely hammered his shot past Kasper Schmeichel to put Swansea 2-0 up and condemn Leicester to a relegation dogfight for the rest of the season. The look on Claudio Ranieri's face at full-time said it all. He may have blown this.
It was N'Golo Kante - also known as 'the silent force' - who gave Eden Hazard the first clear chance of the game against Burnley and also the man who started the counter attack that resulted in Pedro's opener for Chelsea. Basically, Kante continues to provide the Blues with the steel required to repel any threat to their title challenge.
For periods in the second half Burnley became that challenge - and it took all of Kante's ingenious play to keep the Clarets at bay.
As a consequence, Chelsea gained a point they might have otherwise lost and in doing so retained the momentum and increased their lead at the top of the table.
This gentleman is one of the most professional players I have ever had the pleasure to meet. I interviewed him when he was a Chelsea player before he was shown the door by Jose Mourinho and sold to Manchester United - only for the man who flogged him to United to follow him to Old Trafford.
You think at this point it's only a matter of time before Mourinho moves Mata on once more. Not only does Mourinho mess the Spaniard about with tactical substitutions that only he understands - and at moments in the game that seem insignificant - Mata always seems to rise above it.
It has got to the stage where not only has Mata displayed remarkable professionalism, he is now playing as well for United as he did when Mourinho decided to sell him at Chelsea - which rather suggests to me that he has become saleable again and therefore may be the first in Mourinho's cull come the end of the season. Watch this space.
This lad has lovely quality on the ball. A defender's first priority is to defend but it makes all the difference if he can deliver quality balls into the box for strikers to attack and defenders to fear. Ryan Bertrand set up Southampton's first goal and created the third, all because he has quality on the ball and therefore is not afraid to put his ability on the line, by getting in positions that will expose him if he hasn't got what it takes.
Bertrand has come a long way since his days at Chelsea dreaming of being the next Ashley Cole. By leaving Stamford Bridge for Southampton, the England international has done something far more rewarding than that - he's actually found himself, which is far more worthwhile than trying to be someone else.
I don't know what it is about Spurs and Anfield but they have only won there eight times in 81 league visits. What's that about? The person responsible on this occasion for continuing Tottenham's dismal record against Liverpool was Sadio Mane.
The Senegal international, fresh from the Africa Cup of Nations, could have scored four goals and should have scored a hat-trick in six minutes. Suddenly, the team with one of the best defensive records in the league looked like a unit that had never played together before.
However, it was the honesty of Mauricio Pochettino that made me think that Spurs still have the desire to finish in the top two. "We started only four points above Liverpool, but we didn't look like that today," said the more than slightly irritated Argentine.
Spurs fans can forget league titles if their team can't go to Anfield and get a result… Chelsea did.
Boy, do I like this striker. His goal last week against West Ham made me sit up and take notice but his two against a battered Sunderland were moments of predatory genius. Make no mistake, if Gabbiadini doesn't get a touch on the ball that comes off Lamine Kone's head the ball doesn't enter the net.
However, his second goal was sensational and reminiscent of his Italian countryman Filippo Inzaghi at his best. There is so much about Gabbiadini's game that reminds me of Inzaghi - not least his finishing.
Meanwhile, there is something very troubling about Sunderland's inability to capture the momentum they created after their victory over Crystal Palace last week. The Black Cats looked like they were caught in the headlights waiting for the inevitable to happen - and it did of course. The bench looked more disillusioned than the team.
Is Alexis Sanchez keeping Arsene Wenger in a job? If Arsenal had lost to Hull at home, (in light of recent results) and they could have if not for Petr Cech in goal and Sanchez up front, the calls for Wenger's departure might have become unbearable.
Sanchez and Cech are the only two consistent performers in a team full of ability and short on bottle. I've already sung Cech's praises but Sanchez seems like the only outfield player at Arsenal that actually appears to want to win something and not just settle for fourth spot.
The Champions League comes into view this week and I'm not entirely sure if that's a help or a hindrance for the Gunners. What is clear is that Arsenal need to keep Sanchez whatever happens. Anything that can be done to achieve that will probably save Wenger from any further criticism.


Most people cannot name any of their local councillors and are dissatisfied with their work, research on attitudes to local authorities has suggested.

A YouGov survey suggested low name recognition of councillors across the UK, with 79% of East Midlands residents unable to name a single representative.
Satisfaction with the work of councils is highest in North East England - but still less than one in three are happy.
People have rated councils better than national government in past studies.
Voters will go to the polls on 5 May to elect more than 9,500 councillors in nearly 280 councils across England.
Research by polling firm YouGov, designed to coincide with the election campaign, has suggested that the majority of voters casting their ballots next month will do so not knowing any of the candidates.
It asked more than 2,000 people aged over 18 across the UK whether they could name any of their local councillors.
Recognition was highest in Scotland, where 47% of those canvassed were able to identify one of their local representatives. In Northern Ireland, the figure was 46%, while in Wales, the figure was 44%.
Across the English regions, recognition was highest in the North East of England - at 43%. But in six regions - the East Midlands, the East of England, the West Midlands, London, the south west of England and the south east - less than one in three of those asked could identify the person representing them.
Asked whether the local authority addressed the needs of their local communities, only 20% of people living in the North West of England said it did. Approval levels were highest in the North East (31%), the West Midlands (28%) and Wales (27%).
Social networking site Streetlife, which commissioned the research, suggested it demonstrated there was a "real disconnection" between residents of local communities and those representing them.
The findings contrast with those of the Hansard Society, whose recent audit of political engagement concluded that awareness and satisfaction with local politics had increased since last year's general election.
It found that more than two out of three people were interested in how local services were provided and nearly half believed they were being delivered well - much higher than at a national level.
The Hansard Society also found name recognition was also a problem for national politicians, with only 38% of people able to name their own MP.
But its research suggested that interest in local politics did not translate into a wish to become involved - with only one in ten people saying their were likely to volunteer in their communities over the next couple of years.
Elections are taking place next month in 36 metropolitan boroughs, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield, as well as 49 unitary authorities and 194 district councils - the biggest test of popular opinion since last year's general election.
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have all been campaigning in recent days to try and garner support.


London Underground (LU) offices were closed before measures were taken to ensure passengers still received a proper service, a review has found.

The independent review by TravelWatch said offices should not be re-opened but called for staff to be more visible and ticket machines to be improved.
The ticket office closures were agreed while Boris Johnson was London's mayor.
Sadiq Khan, who commissioned the review, said he had "asked TfL urgently to present a full action plan".
TravelWatch review said "significant issues" needed to be addressed to "deliver good customer service".
Stephen Locke, chair for the travel watchdog, said problems found included "the layout of stations, the services provided by ticket vending machines... and assistance for people with disabilities".
The mayor of London said the report "makes it clear that more has to be done to ensure passengers can get the right information and support".
Specific initiatives from the action plan he ordered include:
Mark Wild, managing director of LU, welcomed the review and said TfL was "completely focussed on making the changes needed".
Conservative London Assembly member Keith Prince said the report vindicated Mr Johnson's decision to close the ticket offices, calling them "outdated in the modern transport system".
But Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union general secretary Mick Cash said the report was "an opportunity missed as it fails to tackle the crisis of understaffing on the Tube".


There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested.

The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among almost 20 million adult men and women from 1975 to 2014.
It found obesity in men has tripled and more than doubled in women.
Lead author Prof Majid Ezzat said it was an "epidemic of severe obesity" and urged governments to act.
The study, which pooled data from adults in 186 countries, found that the number of obese people worldwide had risen from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014.
Meanwhile the number of underweight people had risen from 330 million to 462 million over the same period.
Global obesity rates among men went up from 3.2% in 1975 to 10.8%, while among women they rose from 6.4 % in 1975 to 14.9%.
This equates to 266 million obese men and 375 million obese women in the world in 2014, the study said.
The research also predicted that the probability of reaching the World Health Organization's global obesity target - which aims for no rise in obesity above 2010 levels by 2025 - would be "close to zero".
The clinical definition of obese is a BMI - a measurement that relates weight and height - of 30 kilograms per metre squared (kg/m2).
Prof Ezzati said: "Our research has shown that over 40 years we have transitioned from a world in which underweight prevalence was more than double that of obesity, to one in which more people are obese than underweight.
"Although it is reassuring that the number of underweight individuals has decreased over the last four decades, global obesity has reached crisis point."
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"We hope these findings create an imperative to shift responsibility from the individual to governments and to develop and implement policies to address obesity.
"For instance, unless we make healthy food options like fresh fruits and vegetables affordable for everyone and increase the price of unhealthy processed foods, the situation is unlikely to change."
The research also found:
The team also examined the number of people who are underweight, and over the same time period the study suggested the rates had fallen from 14% to 9% in men, and 15% to 10% in women.
Prof George Davey Smith from the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol writes in the same journal of the danger of becoming "a fatter, healthier, but more unequal world".
"A focus on obesity at the expense of recognition of the substantial remaining burden of under-nutrition threatens to divert resources away from disorders that affect the poor to those that are more likely to affect the wealthier in low income countries," he said.
Other statistics from the study include:
Jamie Blackshaw, National lead for Obesity and Healthy Weight, Public Health England, said:
"People who are overweight and obese suffer life-changing consequences and it costs the NHS more than Â£6 billion a year. The causes of obesity are complex and the environment we live in encourages poor diets and low levels of physical activity.
"There is no single solution, we have to address the many factors that drive up obesity levels. We all - government, industry, local authorities and the public - have a role to play in that.
"That's why we're supporting the government to develop its childhood obesity strategy, we're running the world's first national diabetes prevention programme and we're currently piloting, with local councils and Leeds Beckett University, a whole systems approach to tackling obesity."


The funeral of Scottish darts legend Jocky Wilson has taken place in Fife.

The twice world darts champion died on 24 March at the age of 62. He had been suffering from the lung disorder chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
About 400 people, including former darts star Eric Bristow, packed Kirkcaldy Crematorium to hear about a "wonderful and loving" dad.
He leaves behind wife Malvina and their three children Anne Marie, John and William, and six grandchildren.
During the service, conducted by Denis Madden, mourners heard how Wilson would have celebrated his 44th wedding anniversary next month.
Mr Madden said: "When it came to the crunch, what this man's life was all about was his wife, his children and grandchildren. That's what mattered.
"He was a lovely, quiet, firm family man."
Mr Madden told how Wilson never sought the fame his success brought him after he first picked up darts in a local pub when the team were a player down.
He said: "He went on to play all over the world. I don't think there's a continent that the man did not play in. But if the truth be told, Jocky Wilson never wanted to become famous or in the spotlight.
"Jocky would be the first to tell you that work in its own right was a means to an end, all he wanted out of it was to provide well for his wife and family."
He added: "Jocky was a wonderful dad. He was full of fun and laughter, and yet I have to say he and Malvina brought their children up well because they have instilled nothing but the best of values, morals and standards in all three of them.
"He has played a huge part in moulding each one of them into the people that they have become today."
From his debut at the World Championship in 1979 until 1991, Wilson managed to reach at least the quarter-finals of the tournament on every occasion.
Wilson also lifted the British Professional Championship four-times between 1981 and 1988, as well as the British Open and Matchplay titles.
He was a founding member of the Professional Darts Corporation and is acknowledged as one of the main forerunners to darts' current popularity.


Advice on how to reduce the amount of acrylamide in our diets has been issued by the government's food safety body, because the chemical could cause cancer.

Acrylamide is created when starchy foods are roasted, grilled or fried for long periods at high temperatures.
The message is to cut back on browned and burnt toast, cook roast potatoes, chips and parsnips carefully - to a golden yellow colour - and eat fewer crisps, cakes and biscuits.
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Do not panic - you do not need to give up on the delicious Sunday roast staple just yet.
Crispy, brown roast potatoes which are traditionally cooked at very high temperatures do produce acrylamide, but the key is to try to cook them to the right colour.
"Go for gold" is what the FSA advises - that is a golden yellow colour, rather than brown.
And that applies to parsnips and all types of potato products too.
So if you are a roast potato fanatic you might want to rein in your obsession and cook them a little less often.
If you love them at Christmas and special occasions in-between, then try turning down the oven heat and taking the roast potatoes out before they start to turn excessively crispy and brown.
Well, during the browning process, when starchy foods are heated they do give off new flavours and aromas.
The bad news is that the same process also produces acrylamide, so there may have to be some trade-off between tastiness and the colour of your food.
When cooking packaged products, such as oven chips, follow the instructions carefully - they are designed to ensure you are not cooking starchy foods for too long or at too high a temperature.
Boiling, steaming or microwaving food is a much better and healthier option.
There is no need to worry about the occasional slightly overcooked piece of toast or other food.
Scraping off the dark brown bits of toast might help reduce acrylamide content a bit - and it certainly will not increase it.
But, in general, aim for a golden or lighter colour (see above).
Studies in animals found that the chemical causes tumours. This suggests that it also has the potential to cause cancer in humans.
The FSA has used that data and multiple dietary surveys to work out whether an average person's exposure to acrylamide in food is a concern.
Scientists believe that there should be a margin of exposure of 10,000 or higher between an average adult's intake of acrylamide and the lowest dose which could cause adverse effects.
But at the moment the numbers are 425 for the average adult and 50 for the highest consuming toddlers, making it a slight public health concern, UK and European food safety experts say.
However, Cambridge University risk expert Prof David Spiegelhalter is unconvinced by this very strict safety standard.
He says the margin of exposure figure is "arbitrary" and 33 times higher than the current margin for average adults in the UK, and he questions whether a public campaign should be launched on that basis.
Stopping smoking is the most important thing you can do to prevent cancer.
Keeping a healthy bodyweight and eating a balanced diet ranks second.
Our individual risk of cancer depends on a combination of genes, our environment and the lifestyle we lead, which we are able to control.
The amount of acrylamide in our diets is one small element of our food intake which we can control to help reduce our risk of cancer during the whole of our lives.
Research has shown that eating too much processed meat and red meat can increase the risk of developing cancer - that is a definite.
Cooking meat at high temperatures such as grilling or barbecuing can produce cancer-causing chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic amines (PCAs).
The FSA says the industry is doing its bit to find out how to reduce levels of acrylamide in food.
A toolkit and brochures have been produced for food manufacturers and food businesses, giving information and advice.
Evidence suggests the industry has been lowering levels of acrylamide in food over the past few years.
But there are currently no rules on the maximum limits for the chemical in food.
It is their job to make sure the food we eat is safe and to let the public know if they are concerned about any risk to our health.
This is not a new risk - people are likely to have been exposed to it since fire was first invented.
A Swedish study in 2002 was the first to reveal that high levels of acrylamide formed during the baking or frying of potato and cereal products.
And since then researchers have been trying to make sure the risks from the chemical are kept to a minimum.
Infants and toddlers are more at risk of exposure because of their smaller body weight, and their high intake of cereal-based foods.
Basically, the advice is another reason to eat a healthy, balanced diet - and make sure your children do too.