Researchers have unearthed fossil forests, thought to have been partly responsible for a huge change in the earth's climate 380 million years ago.

Preserved tree stumps were uncovered in Norway by a team including Cardiff University researchers.
Scientists believe the forest could help explain a 15-fold reduction in carbon dioxide levels at the time.
Dr Chris Berry said it showed what the landscape was like as "the first trees were beginning to appear on Earth".
The forests, found in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, grew near the equator during the Devonian period (420 - 360 million years ago).
Dr Berry, from Cardiff University's school of earth and ocean science, said: "During the Devonian period, it is widely believed that there was a huge drop in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, from 15 times the present amount to something approaching current levels.
"The evolution of tree-sized vegetation is the most likely cause of this dramatic drop in carbon dioxide because the plants were absorbing carbon dioxide through photosynthesis to build their tissues and also through the process of forming soils."
The team found forests were mainly formed of lycopod trees, which grew about 20cm (8in) apart from one another and reached 4m (13ft) in height.
During the Devonian period, Svalbard was located on the equator before tectonic plates shifted and it moved to its current location.
The findings were published in the journal Geology on Thursday.


Ten new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland are to open on 8 July 2016, officials have revealed.

More than 3,000 objects are now being installed into four galleries of decorative art, fashion and design and six of science and technology.
The new galleries represent the next phase of the £80m masterplan to transform the museum.
They will be completed in the 150th anniversary year of the Victorian building, which first opened in 1866.
Display space will increase by more than 40%, with 75% of the objects on display not having been seen for at least a generation.
The £14.1m project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Wellcome Trust and the Scottish government, with £7m of the costs being raised from trusts, foundations and individual donors.
Alongside the announcement of the opening date, National Museums Scotland launched the last phase of its fundraising appeal for the new galleries.
Edinburgh author, Alexander McCall Smith, who is a patron and long-term supporter of National Museums Scotland, said: "I love to write about Edinburgh.
"It is one of the great cities in the world - rich in history, architecture and culture.
"And the National Museum of Scotland, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, is a place which connects Scotland to the world and the world to Scotland through stories captured in thousands of remarkable objects.
"It's a place which has inspired me and, with the help and generosity of the public, can inspire many more people in years to come."
Gordon Rintoul, director of National Museums Scotland said: "We are now in the final phase of work as we progress towards opening our new galleries on 8 July.
"From Dunlop's first pneumatic tyre to cutting edge scientific discoveries from CERN, the fashion of Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, Dolly the Sheep and Picasso ceramics - we have something to appeal to everyone."


Norfolk county councillors have voted to stop the sale of an axed waste incinerator site and ruled out burning as a future method of waste disposal.

The council had proposed to build an incinerator at Saddlebow, King's Lynn, but the project was scrapped earlier this year at a cost of £33m.
Labour council leader George Nobbs said the site would not be sold or rented to any company to build an incinerator.
The council is now to develop a strategy to recycle and reuse waste.
Mr Nobbs, who heads an alliance of Labour, Lib Dem and Ukip councillors supported by the Greens, said: "Land in different parts of the county would be set aside for waste disposal use.
"But there is no intention of building an incinerator anywhere in the county."
The scheme to incinerate waste from across Norfolk to generate energy and reduce the need for landfill was spearheaded by the county's former Conservative administration .
When the party lost control of the authority in 2013, councillors voted to withdraw from the scheme following delays in obtaining planning permission, due to the scheme being called in by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
The cancellation of the contract cost the authority more than £33m in compensation to contractors Cory Wheelabrator.
Conservative councillor Bill Borrett said the waste disposal issue in Norfolk was still not resolved and a solution had to be found that did not involve landfill.
The Conservative-run West Norfolk Council had opposed the incinerator plan and celebrated alongside the local protest group King's Lynn without Incineration when the project was abandoned.


A giant rubber duck is coming to Canada, but not everyone thinks the idea is so spec-quackular.

The 15-metre high ducky was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman and has travelled the world, from Brazil to Taiwan.
The duck will float in Toronto's waterfront as part of a festival celebrating Canada's 150th birthday.
But the bill for the duck has some politicians squawking.
The 13.6 tonne toy will make its grand debut at Redpath Waterfront Festival on 1 July, before travelling across the province as part of the Ontario 150 tour.
But whimsy doesn't come cheap, and the Ontario government has chipped in C$121,000 ($90,000, Â£70,000) towards the Redpath Waterfront Festival, the government confirmed.
It is unclear how much the duck itself cost, or what portion of government funding is going towards the duck.
Ontario's Progressive Conservative leaders slammed the duck as a waste of taxpayers' dollars during question period on Monday, opining that government funding for the six-storey inflatable sculpture was "an absolute cluster duck" and "quack economics".
Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel has also demanded to know what federal funding, if any, has gone towards the giant duck.
Not everyone is a duck-hater. Ontario's Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon said the duck was "fun and sort of quirky".
The duck was designed by Mr Hofman in 2007 and is billed as the largest duck in the world.
"We are living on a planet, we are one family, and the global waters are our bathtub, so it joins people," he said.


European bronze medallist Ciara Mageean says her serious ankle injury did lead her to have doubts about whether she would build on a stellar junior career.

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The Portaferry woman underwent surgery almost exactly three years ago and it was a further 14 months before she was able to race again.
"It was a long tenuous road back to championship racing," said Mageean, 24.
"I was confident I was going to try but you can never be sure what the future is going to bring."
After bursting onto the Irish Athletics scene by winning a national indoor title as a 15-year-old in 2008, Mageean continued a remarkable junior career by winning silver medals at the 2009 World Youth Championship and 2010 World Juniors.
However after running an Olympic B 1500m standard in 2011, Mageean missed out on qualifying for London 2012 as the ankle problem began to inhibit her severely.
After splitting with her then Belfast-based coach Eamonn Christie in early 2013, Mageean, by now studying at UCD, linked up with former Olympian Jerry Kiernan a few more months shortly before undergoing her surgery in London.
"I had a fantastic group of people behind me with the staff of Athletics Ireland and physio Emma Gallivan and my coach Jerry Kiernan who took me under his wing just before my ankle surgery.
"Jerry would come to watch me training when I was only able to jog for about five minutes but he would make it his business to be there."
Mageean was greeted by a large crowd of family, friends and supporters as the Irish team returned to Dublin from Amsterdam on Monday morning.
The county Down woman was pushed to the front of the arrivals queue by Athletics Ireland's high performance manager Kevin Ankrom.
"Kevin said you have to go out first. I said 'OK'," laughed Mageean.
"I'm over the moon. It's not every day an Irish athlete comes home with a medal from a European Championship."
Mageean finished the race not realising that she was only the third Irishwoman to win a European championship medal, after the previous exploits of Sonia O'Sullivan and Derval O'Rourke.
"It's kind of dawning on me now but it probably won't hit me fully until I'm back in the house or having a chat with my coach."
After earning her first senior championship medal in Amsterdam, Mageean will now refocus for her Olympic Games challenge in Rio next month.
Before that, Irish fans will have a chance to see her in action at the Morton Games at Santry on 22 July.


Former England captain Lewis Moody was given the nickname 'Mad Dog' during his rugby-playing days, such was his fearless commitment to club and country.

Yet, at the same time, unbeknown to his team-mates, friends and coaches, the England flanker was committed to fighting another very different foe.
Moody was diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis in 2005, but kept his condition secret while continuing to play top-level rugby.
Now retired, he wants to raise awareness of the Crohn's and Colitis UK charity which helps around 260,000 people in the UK with this type of disease.
He admits that his battle against colitis has been extremely difficult.
"In 2008 I had a really bad flare-up. I lost 10kg [22lb] of weight in about 10 days. I was losing blood, I felt awful and I just wanted to sleep the whole time.
"I couldn't leave the house. Getting out of the front door was a challenge in itself. The disease was making life really difficult."
By that stage, he had got used to rushing to the nearest toilet several times on the way to training and found himself regularly walking out of the tunnel at the start of a match, only to run back down it again to find the facilities.
Crohn's and Colitis UK
Moody even moved house to be closer to the training ground because of his feelings of urgency, which are common to sufferers of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Other symptoms can include diarrhoea, pain, anaemia, fatigue and sometimes inflammation of the joints, skin, liver and eyes.
When he did eventually talk to players and coaches about his condition, they already knew something was wrong, and he felt relieved to be able to talk about it.
Using medication, Moody had been able to keep his colitis under control but after years of taking painkillers and anti-inflammatories for rugby injuries he felt "like a walking medicine cabinet" - and stopped taking everything.
He decided to strip his diet right back to alleviate his symptoms, and then reintroduce different foods a week at a time to work out what his body could tolerate.
Eating oily fish and boiled chicken and carrots for an extended period wasn't pleasant, he says, but he did learn that cutting out red meat, dairy, spicy foods and caffeine meant he did not have to start taking medication again.
Since retiring from rugby in 2011, he has reintroduced some dairy produce into his diet without any problems.
"I'm lucky I managed to find a way to control it, but everyone has got their own way and their own regime," he says.
Manchester United footballer Darren Fletcher, who joined Moody to launch United for Colitis in aid of the charity Crohn's and Colitis UK, recently returned to playing for the club after a year out following surgery to help control his ulcerative colitis.
Everybody has a different form of inflammatory bowel disease, says Sarah Rogers from Crohn's and Colitis UK, and that is why it is so awkward to treat.
"If you're lucky, you can manage it on a diet alone - by avoiding foods that cause a flare-up. But if unlucky, you may need to take a form of anti-inflammatory for the rest of your life or have an operation. Even surgery is no guarantee of a cure."
Many people with the disease end up severely ill and housebound because they are petrified of having an accident. It can also have a significant impact on their work and social life.
Around 260,000 people are affected by Crohn's and colitis in the UK and there are up to 18,000 new cases a year. It is particularly common in developed countries.
New research is focusing on what could trigger the disease in individuals and on the role of bacteria in the gut.
At present, scientists think that both Crohn's and colitis are caused by a combination of factors including the genes we are born with, how our digestive systems react to bacteria in the intestine and a set of unknown triggers which could include viruses, stress and diet.
Moody is proud that, despite his debilitating illness, he never missed a game and still wanted to train.
"I've dealt with lots of injuries before and needed a determined mindset to get through them. With this, it was the same. I didn't want to let it beat me."
"I didn't want to be defined by it. It was just another hurdle to overcome," he says.
England's 'Mad Dog' knows no other way.


A search for a crewman, missing overboard from a tanker in the Channel, has been called off after six hours.

Two helicopters, two lifeboats and six ships searched an area 27 miles south west of Newhaven, East Sussex.
The UK coastguard got a distress call at 18:30 BST on Friday that a member of crew had fallen overboard.
The man was not found.   The coastguard said the search for him would resume if there were any new sightings.
Helicopters from Lydd and Lee-on-Solent and RNLI boats from Newhaven and Shoreham were sent to the scene and several merchant vessels joined the search.


Andy Carter has joined County Championship Division One strugglers Hampshire until the end of the season.

The 27-year-old seam bowler was recently released by Derbyshire after his contract there was terminated by mutual consent.
Carter moved to Derbyshire from Nottinghamshire on a two-year deal last September and took 20 wickets in 16 appearances across all formats.
He took 3-34 against Northants in the NatWest T20 Blast in May.
Carter joins a Hampshire side bottom of the table with just 86 points from 10 matches.


Ross Couty manager Jim McIntyre described the loan signing of David Goodwillie from Aberdeen as a "no-brainer".

Goodwillie was allowed to leave Pittodrie on loan until the end of the season after Derek McInnes recruited Wales striker Simon Church.
McIntyre believes the former Scotland cap is a great fit for his side.
"He's a player I know well," McIntyre said. "He was a young boy at Dundee United when I was a player there."
McIntyre believes County's style of football will play to Goodwillie's strengths.
"He's got goals in him. I think he's improved his all round game as he's got older. He's got great strength, good awareness and I think the way we play will suit him.
"There's no doubt I think a partner, playing beside someone, I think his game suits that.
"When we found David was going to be available then it was a no brainer. To attract somebody like David is a fantastic bit of business for us."
Goodwille is not ruling out a permanent move to Dingwall but believes he has to demonstrate his ability and earn the opportunity.
"If I can do well here I can have that option of maybe staying a wee bit more permanent," he said. "I can't expect it; I need to do well to deserve it.
"I watched them progress over the last couple of years and under Jim McIntyre they've been great to watch. It's attacking football and I want to get involved in that.
"I just hope to show how good I can be for Ross County and help them progress up the league like I think they will.
McIntyre's desire to add to his strike-force was heightened by recent injuries to first-choice pairing Craig Curran and top-scorer Liam Boyce.
Boyce did make a substitute appearance in the 3-1 League Cup semi-final win over Celtic but the manager admits he's unclear when Curran will be ready for a return to action.
"Obviously lately with Liam Boyce and Craig Curran suffering from injury, then we were a wee bit light," said McIntyre.
"Craig is still struggling a wee bit in terms of trying to build up his immune system.
"We just felt that could be an ongoing process for the next month or so. Bringing Goodwillie here was the right thing to do."
Goodwillie is cup tied in both the League and Scottish Cup competitions so will miss the League Cup final next month and Saturday's match against Linlithgow Rose.


David Davis has refused to reveal whether the chancellor warned in advance that the Budget increase in National Insurance for self-employed workers amounted to the breaking of a Tory election pledge.

12 March 2017 Last updated at 12:04 GMT
The Brexit secretary was asked six times by the BBC's Andrew Marr about Philip Hammond's announcement - but said he was unable to reveal details of Cabinet discussions.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank has backed the proposal, arguing the current system had needed reform. But there has been criticism from Labour and the Liberal Democrats and more than a dozen Conservative MPs.


Forestry officials in India have caught and caged 13 Asiatic lions in western India after at least three people were killed by them.

The pride of lions was rounded up after a teenager was dragged from his village, killed and partially eaten.
Two other people have also been killed in the last two months, though officials say such attacks are rare.
The Asiatic lions, classed as endangered, are amongst more than 500 who live in Gir forest in Gujarat.
Gujarat's chief conservator of forests, J A Khan, said the lions were captured from an eastern part of the sanctuary, their last remaining natural habitat.
"Lions that have preyed upon humans will be analysed in detail, while the rest will be slowly introduced back into the wild," Mr Khan told the AFP news agency.
He added they would find the lions responsible for the killings by analysing their faeces for human tissue.
On Friday, a 14-year-old boy was dragged away by lions as he was sleeping in a mango orchard outside his home.
His father was injured when he tried to stop the attack.
In April, the lions killed a 50-year-old woman as she was asleep in a field, and a month earlier a 60-year-old was killed in his hut in the same village as the boy.
The Asiatic lion was listed as endangered in 2008, an improvement on a critically endangered listing in 2000, after numbers increased in the forest.


The president of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Jamal Malinzi, has been arrested by the country's Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau.

He was detained along with the TFF's secretary general Selestine Mwesigwa.
The duo were held overnight and face a second round of questioning on Thursday.
Bureau spokesperson Musa Misalaba added the pair will stay in custody until further notice as they are questioned.
The detention comes after a lengthy investigation by the bureau. Details of the specific allegations are yet to be made public.
Misalaba said the bureau is continuing to investigate other federation officials over similar allegations.


A teacher at a residential approved school for boys "bribed" a pupil with sweets to keep him quiet about sex attacks, a trial has heard.

Dennis Young, 90, of Burton Stone Lane, York, denies committing the offences while teaching at Skegby Hall near Mansfield almost 60 years ago.
Nottingham Crown Court was told the abuse began in the 1950s when the pupil was 10 years old.
Mr Young denies seven charges of indecently assaulting a child under 14.
In a police video interview shown in court, the alleged victim said he was threatened and told that if he said anything he would be sent to a borstal.
He also said when he complained to the school's head he was told "not to be a silly boy".
When asked why he had taken so long to come forward, he replied: "To get it off my chest, I'm ashamed, I feel guilty as though it's my fault."
The trial continues.


A gas leak at a stainless steel factory in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong has killed 10 people and poisoned seven others, authorities said.

Five people were immediately killed by the leak on Sunday, while another five died later in hospital, said local authorities in a post on Weibo.
Officials are investigating the cause.
China has tightened industrial safety regulations following a chemical blast in Tianjin that killed 140 people.
Local authorities named the company responsible for Sunday's leak as Zouping County Shandong Fukai Stainless Steel Company.
They added that the seven survivors were in stable condition.
The Tianjin blast in August decimated a large part of the city's port. The high-profile incident reignited nationwide concerns about industrial safety and proximity of industrial areas to residential districts.


James Jones struck a late penalty as rejuvenated Crewe made it back-to-back wins with a 2-1 victory over Sky Bet League Two play-off hopefuls Wycombe.

Adebayo Akinfenwa's 76th-minute strike appeared to have salvaged a point for the Chairboys after the striker's 12th goal of the season cancelled out Chris Dagnall's first-half opener.
But James' penalty three minutes from time secured the spoils for Crewe, who look a different proposition to the side which had limped on for 11 games without a win before their shock 5-0 demolition of Grimsby at the weekend.
Wycombe were bidding to reclaim a berth in the play-off places after losing 3-0 to Stevenage, but found themselves a goal down in controversial circumstances after just 10 minutes at Gresty Road.
Dagnall forced his way past Joe Jacobson to unleash a fierce drive which Wanderers' keeper Jamal Blackman parried under his bar. But referee Michael Salisbury conferred with his assistant before adjudging the ball had crossed the line.
Wycombe responded with Scott Kashket driving in a shot from distance, but failing to trouble Crewe keeper Ben Garratt.
Garratt was also safely behind Akinfenwa's header as the veteran striker latched onto Jacobson's free-kick.
Sam Wood should have done better when well placed in front of goal after the break, but the Wycombe midfielder fired his effort straight at Garratt.
Kashket was replaced by Garry Thompson up front, but Crewe continued to look the more likely scorers and on-loan midfielder Callum Cooke's volley had Blackman stretching to tip the ball over.
However, just as the home side were looking good value to increase their lead, Wycombe equalised.
Akinfenwa latched onto a ball pumped to the edge of the box and swivelled to dispatch a lethal finish into the bottom corner to level the scores 14 minutes from time.
But Crewe were not to be denied, and in the 87th minute Sido Jombati held back George Ray to concede what seemed a harsh penalty award and Jones blasted home from the spot.
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Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
Foul by Jordan Bowery (Crewe Alexandra).
Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Perry Ng replaces George Cooper.
George Ray (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will De Havilland (Wycombe Wanderers).
James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card.
Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Crewe Alexandra 2, Wycombe Wanderers 1. James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty Crewe Alexandra. George Cooper draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
Foul by Alex Kiwomya (Crewe Alexandra).
Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Jones (Crewe Alexandra).
Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Alex Jakubiak (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Goal!  Crewe Alexandra 1, Wycombe Wanderers 1. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sido Jombati with a cross.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Alex Kiwomya replaces Chris Dagnall.
Foul by Callum Cooke (Crewe Alexandra).
Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner,  Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Anthony Stewart.
Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers).
Oliver Turton (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Sam Saunders replaces Sam Wood.
George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Jordan Bowery (Crewe Alexandra).
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Garry Thompson replaces Scott Kashket.
Callum Cooke (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers).


A pipe bomb blast has caused damage to four vehicles in Armagh, police have said.

The explosion happened at about 00:40 GMT on Sunday at a car dealership on the city's Cathedral Road.
Houses in the area were evacuated while army bomb experts searched the scene and examined the device.
Police said they believed the bomb was left at the dealership by a person carrying a backpack 10 minutes before it detonated.
Det Insp Will Tate said: "Today we are lucky that we are not dealing with a serious injury caused by this device and the reckless actions of the person or people behind it."
The security alert has ended and residents have been allowed to return to their homes.
Roads that were closed during the alert have now reopened, apart from a small section of the Cathedral Road.


US sportswear giant Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend.

"We believe Oscar Pistorius should be afforded due process and we will continue to monitor the situation closely," a Nike spokesman said.
It recently pulled ads that featured Mr Pistorius and the line, "I am the bullet in the chamber".
He also has deals with BT, Oakley, and Ossur, the Icelandic firm that makes his carbon-fibre blades.
Mr Pistorius, a Paralympic champion, denies the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He is in court in South Africa this week to press to be released on bail pending his trial.
On Wednesday, Clarins said that it would no longer run Thierry Mugler ads featuring Mr Pistorius "out of respect and compassion for the families involved".
The Paralympian was chosen as the face of the fashion firm's A*Men fragrance in 2011.
Another of Mr Pistorius' sponsors, a South African pay TV channel, pulled its TV ad campaign featuring the athlete recently.
Mr Pistorius won gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
In London he made history by becoming the first double-amputee to run in the Olympics, making the semi-final of the 400m.
Nike was recently forced to end its long relationship with Lance Armstrong, who has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and finally admitted to doping after years of denial.
It recently signed up Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy as a new brand ambassador, making him one of the highest paid sports stars in the world.


A man has appeared in court charged with two offences relating to the death of a Syrian-born preacher.

Abdul Hadi Arwani, 48, was found shot dead in his car on 7 April in Wembley. He was believed to be a critic of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
At Camberwell Magistrates' Court, Khalid Rashad was accused of possession of an explosive substance and possession of ammunition for a firearm.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Harrow Crown Court on Monday.
Mr Rashad, 61, from Wembley, was charged on Friday in relation to the investigation which the Metropolitan Police said was "ongoing".
On 7 April, a 36-year-old man charged with Mr Arwani's murder was remanded in custody, to re-appear in court on 28 April.


Sebastian Vettel has been given a three-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix for causing a first-corner crash in Malaysia.

Stewards decided the Ferrari driver was "predominantly" responsible for a collision that caused Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg to spin and drop back.
Vettel has also been given two penalty points on his licence for the incident.
The four-time champion felt the clash was a "racing incident" but stewards said he had made a "small error".
The decision was made even though the stewards accepted Vettel's explanation he had not been going excessively fast.
They ruled that "although the cars involved in the incident were all going at relatively similar speed" Vettel should be punished because he had caused Rosberg to "lose multiple positions".
The Japanese Grand Prix takes place next Sunday at the Suzuka Circuit, 30 miles from Japan's third-largest city, Nagoya.
Vettel had been trying to overtake Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who used an expletive in calling the German "crazy", adding: "He smashed into Rosberg like an idiot."
After the race, Verstappen said: "I braked late but I was still behind Nico, and then Sebastian just dived up the inside, just went really deep and there was definitely no space for that and he T-boned Nico."
Rosberg said: "Oh, I just got T-boned by a four-time world champion out of control!"
Vettel said: "If anything I was braking the same point as him [Verstappen]. I was going side by side, he was squeezing me down to the inside. It's racing.
"I think both of us will make the corner, not a problem. Obviously Nico decided to take a different line, he's ahead, he's got nothing to do with it and doesn't have to bother what people are doing behind.
"I think there are two things that are wrong. First that Nico, without any blame, gets turned around. And second that I'm standing here and the race is still going on."
"Racing him is moving around, everybody knows by now," Vettel said.
"If you get squeezed to the inside your angle doesn't get any better for Turn One, and then it was, I don't know the word, it was quite bad, the angle.
"I was trying to do everything to turn and get the corner. I do get the corner no problem, I'm not braking too late. Nico obviously tries to cut back, I guess to fight Lewis. At that point we made contact."


Air France-KLM has warned there is concern about "France as a destination" as recent terror attacks affected sales in the second quarter of the year.

The airline group reported a 5% fall in revenue to €6.22bn (£5.2bn) compared with the same period last year.
Air France also joined other European airlines in warning of the impact from the "high level" of geopolitical and economic uncertainties.
However, operating profit rose 138% to €317m, partly due to lower fuel costs.
"The global context in 2016 remains highly uncertain... resulting in an increasing pressure on unit revenues and a special concern about France as a destination," the airline said.
Air France-KLM's results were issued hours after a priest was killed by two armed men in France, adding to a spate of attacks in Europe that has affected demand for travel and coming on top of the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
Gerald Khoo, an analyst at Liberum, said the results were "not as bad as feared" as fuel savings had offset the decline in sales.
Air France-KLM shares rose more than 3% in early trading.
"The company posted a slight improvement in profit and its share price is responding," said Neil Wilson, an analyst at ETX Capital.
"But the Franco-Dutch carrier's warning today about the future of European air travel is a stark reminder that this is a sector under pressure."
The strike by Air France pilots in June also reduced profit by an estimated €40m.
A fresh week-long strike by flight crews from 27 July will see the airline cancel some of its domestic and medium-haul flights.
UK airline Flybe said repeated industrial unrest in France had weighed on its second-quarter results.
Flybe said passenger revenue increased 5% to £155.8m, despite a slowdown in airline growth and the problems in France, a market which accounts for 12% of its sales.
"The current outlook is very uncertain and we have limited forward visibility due to our late booking profile," Flybe said.


Alastair Seeley goes into this year's North West 200 with the aim of securing the one win he needs to become the most successful rider ever at the event.

The Carrickfergus rider's hat-trick at last year's meeting took his tally of successes over the Triangle circuit to 15, level with the late Robert Dunlop.
"I will just do what I do every year - stay relaxed, enjoy the event and see if I can win some races," said Seeley.
"It would be great to break the record but it's not getting any easier."
The 36-year-old will be on board BMW machinery for the Briggs RAF Reserves team for the Superbike and Superstock races, but will switch to a Gearlink Kawasaki for the Supersport outings.
Seeley will hope to extend a remarkable record of having one at least one race at the international road race meeting for eight consecutive years.
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Among his main challengers at this year's event will be fellow British Superbike competitor, Peter Hickman, who will hope to make up for lost time after missing last year's races through injury, following an impressive debut in 2014.
Since then, the GB Moto Kawasaki rider from Lincolnshire has clinched maiden wins at the Ulster Grand Prix and Macau Grand Prix, as well as a success in the opening round of the 2016 BSB series at Silverstone.
Yorkshire's Ian Hutchinson will be joined on the Moneymore-based Tyco BMW outfit by Ryan Farquhar for the Superbike races.
Meanwhile New Zealander Bruce Anstey rides for the Padgett's Honda team for the sixth consecutive season and could add to his tally of 11 wins over the 8.97-mile course, with his best chances likely to come in the Superbike and Supersport classes.
Aside from Seeley, Northern Ireland's hopes of a home success in the four-stroke classes are headed by the Dunlop brothers, Michael and William, along with diminutive Fermanagh rider Lee Johnston, assuming he has recovered sufficiently from a crash at the recent Scarborough Spring Cup meeting.
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Michael and William boast four wins apiece at the seaside circuit, with Johnston having taken his third North West win last year thanks to a thrilling victory in the Superstock race.
Neither of the Dunlops managed to occupy the top step of the rostrum at any of the international road meetings last season, while Johnston went on to add a treble at the Ulster Grand Prix to his triumph at the North West.
Other English riders likely to figure prominently include 13-time winner Michael Rutter, Honda challenger John McGuinness, Dean Harrison, Ivan Lintin, James Hillier, Gary Johnson and Martin Jessopp.
Conor Cummins spearheads the Manx contingent, in the absence of the injured Dan Kneen who is replaced in the Mar-Train Yamaha team by former MotorGP star Jeremy McWilliams.
Austrian native Horst Saiger aims to become the first rider from outside the United Kingdom, Ireland or New Zealand to win a race at the North West.
KMR Kawasaki duo Farquhar and McWilliams will be among the favourites in the two Supertwins races, having clinched a win apiece 12 months ago.
Tuesday 10 May - Roads close from 09:15 BST to 15:00 BST for practicing
Thursday 12 May - Roads close from 09:15 to 15:00 for practicing and 17:00 to 21:00 for racing
Race 1 - Supersport (6 laps); Race 2 - Supertwins (4 laps); Race 3 - Superstock (6 laps)
Saturday 14 May - Roads close from 09:30 to 19:00 for racing
Race 1 - Supersport (6 laps); Race 2 - Superbike (7 laps); Race 3 - Supertwins (4 laps); Race 4 - Superstock (6 laps); Race 5 - NW200 Superbike (7 laps)


Jose Mourinho is to be the subject of individual legal action from former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro.

It means the Chelsea boss will have to appear at an employment tribunal unless there is an out of court settlement.
Carneiro was dropped from first-team duties after Mourinho said she was "naive" for treating Eden Hazard during a draw with Swansea.
Her lawyers are already suing the club for constructive dismissal.
The legal papers are expected to be served on Mourinho this week as part of separate, but connected, claims against him and against the club.
The doctor's lawyers said neither she nor they could comment as the legal proceedings are active, while Chelsea have also not commented on the case.
The individual legal claim against Mourinho of victimisation and discrimination means Carneiro's lawyers are alleging he was instrumental in Carneiro's apparent demotion.
The incident in question occurred on 8 August, the opening day of the Premier League season, when Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn were called on to the pitch during Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Swansea to treat midfielder Hazard.
Chelsea were already down to 10 men after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sent off, and with Hazard having to leave the field after being treated despite appearing not to be badly injured, the team were temporarily reduced to nine men.
Mourinho was widely criticised for his comments but was cleared of using discriminatory language by the Football Association.
Carneiro revealed she had not been spoken to personally during the investigation, nor asked to provide any statement, however, the FA said she was given an opportunity.
The handling of the case has also been criticised by the Women in Football network group and FA independent director Heather Rabbatts.
The FA's chief executive Martin Glenn and head of governance Darren Bailey are to be questioned about the handling of the case by the governing body's Inclusion Advisory Board later this month.
The IAB's chair Heather Rabbatts is also under investigation by the FA for her comments.
Mourinho has come under increasing pressure on the pitch this season, with the reigning champions 15th in the Premier League table having lost six out of 11 matches.


Cheltenham Town winger Adam Page has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two club.

The 20-year-old, who has been with the Robins for four years, signed his first professional deal in 2015.
The former Hereford loanee missed much of the 2016-17 term with a knee injury.
"I want to make up for the last couple of years and get back playing. I am very grateful to the gaffer and the medical team. I really want to repay them now," Page told the club website.


Bournemouth winger Connor Mahoney wants to make his Premier League debut as quick as he can as he settles into life with the top-flight club.

The 20-year-old former Blackburn player joined the Cherries in July, initially as part of the under-23 squad.
But following a pre-season appearance against Valencia, Mahoney is hungry for a chance in Eddie Howe's senior side.
"I've always wanted to play in the Premier League - once I've ticked that off, I can make new goals," he said.
Mahoney played 21 games for Blackburn last season, but made his English Football League debut aged 16 for Accrington in August 2013.
Interest also came from Nottingham Forest once his contract at Rovers had expired, but Mahoney admitted Bournemouth's passing style influenced his decision to join on a four-year deal.
"It's a massive step up from where I've been playing," he told BBC Radio Solent. "But, when you play with better players, you raise your game.
"I've got to be bright, intelligent and quick on my feet to play for Bournemouth. Some of the passing drills I've done in training so far have been unbelievable.
"You've got to be a good player, but also quick in the brain too."


Australian artist Matt Butterworth feared a long day when he dressed up as Vincent van Gogh, travelled to Melbourne's finest gallery, and posted a sign outside.

"FREE. TAKE A SELFIE WITH VAN GOGH. (Look-alike)," it read.
It was 10:00, and Butterworth could see few people at the National Gallery of Victoria, which is holding Australia's largest-ever exhibition of the Dutch painter's works.
But after one person came forward, his offer "went crazy".
"I had tiers of people lining up to take a selfie with me. I was getting hugs from random strangers," he said.
Butterworth posed for 147 selfies in just over 90 minutes, at which time his phone battery went dead. Participants ranged from children to the elderly.
He said he got the idea after being constantly told that he resembled the 19th Century post-impressionist, who famously cut off his own ear while enduring mental illness before dying in an apparent suicide aged 37.
"I'd underestimated the love that people have for van Gogh," Butterworth told the BBC. "I know he's clearly popular, but there's something about his tragic story that people really connect with."
The idea was partly frivolous - "I just happened to look like van Gogh" - but it also carried a message.
"We live in the age of selfie and celebrity, and van Gogh is now more a celebrity than he is painter, so I thought it was a perfect combination of those concepts," he said.
"I just thought I'll just turn up and offer everyone the chance to take a selfie."
The Australian artist is not the first to enjoy time as a van Gogh lookalike.
Last year, an actor from Dorset, UK, won a global competition called "I am Vincent" to find the "world's most accurate" likeness.
Daniel Baker was chosen by renowned Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland out of 1,250 entries from 37 countries.


Claims that serial child killer Robert Black confessed several more killings to a prisoner in Northern Ireland are being examined by English police.

Black, who was convicted of murdering four young girls across the UK, died in Maghaberry prison last month.
The detectives were in Northern Ireland last week to question Barry McCarney who is serving life for the murder of 15 month old Millie Martin in 2009.
They questioned McCarney twice over three days, for four hours each time.
After Black's death in January, McCarney told prison authorities that the paedophile had confessed several murders to him.
Although Black was convicted of four child killings, he never admitted any of them.
Timeline of Robert Black's killings
The only crime which Black admitted to was the abduction of a girl in his native Scotland when he was caught red-handed.
The BBC understands Black and McCarney became close while they were both housed in Maghaberry prison's hospital wing.
Black is suspected of at least 12 other unsolved child murders, including that of Genette Tate in Devon in 1978.
She disappeared while riding her bicycle on her newspaper round. Her body has never been found.
Detectives from Devon and Cornwall Police were close to charging Black with her murder when he died.
The force, however, has not confirmed if the detectives who visited McCarney came from there.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, a former RUC detective who said he found the crucial piece of evidence which helped convict Black of Jennifer Cardy's murder has been speaking to the BBC.
He said he found a petrol receipt which proved Black was less than a mile from Jennifer's house on the day she disappeared.
That was 16 years before Black stood trial for Jennifer's murder and a delay which the former officer said was unacceptable.
"We went to the headquarters at Shell at Worthenshaw and it was there we sat in the room with monitors and we were looking for Robert Black's signature coming up where he had got petrol.
"Whenever we found the receipt that he was only less than a mile from McKee's Dam on the Hillsborough Road where he got petrol.
"We were able to tie him down that he was in Northern Ireland at the time Jennifer Cardy went missing."


Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish's decision to play for England is a "bitter pill to swallow" for the Republic of Ireland, says former international Kevin Kilbane.

Grealish, 20, who represented the Republic at youth level, has chosen to play for the country of his birth.
"It was a difficult decision for him - he's been nurtured by the FAI at youth levels," Kilbane told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I'm disappointed because he would have been a great addition to the squad."
Birmingham-born Grealish turned down a place in the Republic squad in May.
Ex-midfielder Kilbane, who won 110 caps for the Republic between 1997 and 2011, added: "He decided himself that he wants to play for England and I respect him for it.
"He would probably have been the Ireland team now. Unfortunately it's not to be from Ireland's point of view.
"Hopefully for him he'll go on and have a successful career with England."
Born in Preston, Kilbane said he rejected the chance to play for England at youth level.
"I would rather have had one cap for Ireland than 100 for England," he said.
"I grew up wanting to play for Ireland. I knew from an early age - I'm very different from Jack in that respect."
Grealish, who made his first Villa appearance in May 2014, impressed last season and helped them reach their first FA Cup final for 15 years.


Here are some words which may have you bursting with pride, or despair:

"Despite the short-term dip, the fundamentals in Scotland remain as they were. There have been no material shifts in customer, competitor or consumer dynamics."
And now the important bit: "The region remains, from an economic perspective, one of the most attractive LAD geographies in Western Europe."
LAD?  To marketers, it's a Long Alcoholic Drink. To you and me, it's beer or cider. And in this case, the C&C company in Ireland is talking about its valuable and fizzy Scottish asset, Tennent's.
These have been tough years for the company that grew rapidly with its Magners cider brand, and bought Tennent's in 2009.
Bulmer's fought back and others have crowded into the market. Magners (confusingly, it's sold as Bulmer's in Ireland) had helped redefine cider drinking over ice, but lost its novelty and edge and seems to have had less marketing presence.
The decline in market share continues. In its home market, volume was down 16% last year and revenue by 13%.
In America, where it bought Vermont's Woodchuck cidery - the country's biggest production plant in a young sector of the US LAD market - it has been squeezed by regional and craft "hard ciders" and by the return of alcoholic root beer.
"Directionally, this is a trend that should further premiumise the category," according to the hideous marketing jargon. (Directionally!?)
That probably means that consumers might be getting used to paying a bit more for a drink.
But for Magners, "emerging premiumisation" is emerging only slowly. A distribution deal with Pabst Brewers should help get it back towards American growth, and could see it sell these brands in the US. America's a big market, but sometimes a surprisingly hard one to crack.
Tennent's, for instance, has gone back into the US market, having been a big seller there long before Prohibition. To do so, it had to honour the state-restricted distribution deals it had from back then.
And to demonstrate how nationalistic beer drinking can be, Budweiser has rebranded itself 'America', at least for this summer.
Tennent's can lay some claim to be Scotland's national drink of choice. But it's taken a knock following the change in drink-drive limits at the end of 2014.
And remember last summer's rotten weather? It didn't do much for the nation's thirst.
On-trade outlets saw beer volumes in Scotland fall 4% in the year to this February, total volumes were down 6%, and revenue by nearly 7%. Operating profit was down 11%.
This, we're told, is in line with the rest of the market. Worst hit have been rural bars, along with community and sports clubs. Either people were previously pushing the alcohol limit, or the advice for drivers to cut down to no drink at all has been more effective than the brewers would like to admit.
With that hitting sales throughout last year, the current financial year provides a new base from which there's some optimism that Tennent's can start growing again. Hence, the observation that the fundamentals haven't changed.
Tennent's is now distributed alongside C&C's newer offerings - notably Belgian-style Heverlee lager. Sales of that in Scotland were up 21%. In Northern Ireland, they were up by nearly twice as much.
The joint venture in craft brewing in Glasgow's Drygate has already reached capacity.
But distribution has been another glitch in the most recent C&C figures. The company bought a big Scots drinks distributor, Wallace Express, and now admits that integrating it into the business has been more problematic than expected.
Meanwhile, the foreign market for Tennent's is quite healthy. Sales in the year to February were up 34%. Some of this is in exports, and there's a push into brewing overseas.
Just as many foreign-sounding beers on British shelves and bars are brewed in not-so-exotic locations such as Burton-on-Trent, Tennent's is being brewed in India by that country's division of the San Miguel empire.
Scotch whisky may take the lead in exporting "in the alcohol space" (directionally?) but there's an appetite for other brands that bring Scottish provenance.
And although small by the standards of brewing giants (and they are truly giant), C&C is pushing into more markets. Asian sales last year were up 66% (there's a recent deal with San Miguel to distribute in Thailand), continental European sales by 11%, and it was the first year in the Nigerian and South African markets. (Laager lager?)
Back in Blighty, one sign that cheers C&C is that the big retailers are rationalising not only their range of stores but also the product range on the shelves.
They are tapping into the market for niche, regional beers and ciders, along with niche spirits.
Asda this week announced it is stocking Tullibardine whisky and Edinburgh Gin (an independent company this week opening a refurbished distillery in Leith, with a doubling of capacity and big export growth).
But if that process is squeezed by supermarket chains cutting down on their range, C&C hopes it has the stronger brands and better value for retailers with which to see off the upstarts.
It has, meanwhile, been doing its own rationalisation. A hard market for "hard cider" is bringing hard luck to the olde Gaymer's cider mill workers of Shepton Mallet in Somerset.
This is a drink that is symbolic of south-west England, yet production has shifted to Ireland and more than 100 jobs are being pulped - all except the handful kept on to pulp locally-grown apples.
There's also something called Chaplin & Cork's, described by those marketers as "a boutique Somerset cider".
Boutique!? Just wait until they invite Glaswegians to try a "bijou can of Tennent's Extra".


A BBC Radio 4 show broadcast on the Queen's 90th birthday that included jokes about her sex life was in "serious breach" of editorial guidelines, the BBC Trust has ruled.

The episode of Don't Make Me Laugh, which sees comedians discuss topics without causing the audience to chuckle, went out on 21 April.
It included the subject "The Queen must have had sex at least four times."
The BBC received over 100 complaints and apologised the following day.
After presenter David Baddiel introduced the subject, panellists - including comedian Russell Kane - made sex-based jokes about the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh that the BBC Trust ruled were "personal, intrusive and demeaning".
In its findings, the trust stated "the offence felt was compounded by the date of the programme's transmission", but added it would be "hard to imagine circumstances in which this broadcast at any time or on any day would not have given rise to significant unjustified offence".
In apologising for the show, a BBC spokesman said: "We never intended for the scheduling of the programme to coincide with The Queen's birthday and are sorry for the offence caused by its timing and content."
He added that BBC Radio 4 comedy was "a broad church and often pushes boundaries".
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More than 150 complaints have been received by police investigating an alleged ticket fraud for the Bestival music event.

People were left without tickets after paying to go to the festival on the Isle of Wight earlier this month.
More than 900 people have joined the "Stresstival" Facebook page, with many claiming to be out of pocket.
Ben Hyland-Ward, 18, from Brighton, was arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation and released on bail.
Sussex Police revealed the latest number of complaints as they renewed an appeal to anyone else who may have been a victim to come forward.
Bestival was held between 10 and 13 September and featured Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliot as its headliners.


Ireland may have to wait beyond 2018 to make their Test debut, their chief executive Warren Deutrom has warned.

Both Ireland and Afghanistan were granted Test status by being awarded full membership to the International Cricket Council (ICC) last week.
"To be honest there are so many pieces of the jigsaw," said Deutrom.
"We are probably somewhere between not wanting to wait years for our first Test match versus making sure we have the appropriate sense of occasion."
The two countries were voted in unanimously to become the first newcomers since Bangladesh in 2000 and take the number of full ICC members to 12.
Ireland have been playing as associate members since 1993 and have recorded famous victories over Pakistan, England and the West Indies in that time.
Deutrom said last week they were hoping to play England in a Test match at Lord's.
But scheduling a first match may take some organising and Deutrom believes it could prove difficult to arrange around the other nations' full schedules.
"Another consideration is that we are ready to play our first Test match as we haven't played a five-day game yet.
"History would suggest that new full members play their first Test, at home, against a big nation within a year.
"But I know how much busier the full members are with their own schedules so trying to find a gap within 12 months in an already-congested schedule is incredibly difficult.
"We are going to do our best, we will have as many conversations as possible, but I can't put any members on the spot, although quite a few have been generous to say 'let's have a conversation'.
"I don't want to express disappointment if no-one is available because I know how packed those schedules are."
With most Test-playing nations having fixtures planned, it could be that Ireland make their bow against fellow newcomers Afghanistan, with neither Deutrom nor his Afghan Cricket Board counterpart Shafiq Stanikzai ruling out that possibility last week.


Scandal's Kerry Washington has called for unity in the support of equal rights at an awards event promoting the gay community in the media.

"We must be allies in this business," she said as she accepted the Vanguard award at Saturday's Glaad Media awards.
"We can't say that we believe in each other's fundamental humanity, and then turn a blind eye to the reality of each other's existence."
German film-maker Roland Emmerich was also honoured at the Los Angeles event.
Washington, who plays a political fixer in TV's Scandal and was seen as a slave in Django Unchained, began her address by admitting she "might be preaching to the choir".
But she said she would carry on "because on Monday morning, people are going to click a link to hear what that woman from Scandal said at that award show."
The 38-year-old, who was honoured by Glaad (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) for being an "ally" to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community, said she was often told by black people that they objected to gay marriage.
"The first thing that I say is, 'Please don't let anybody try to get you to vote against your own best interests by feeding you messages of hate,'" she told an appreciative audience at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
"And then I say, 'You know, people used to say stuff like that about you and your love,'" - a reference to previous US legislation, now overturned, that banned interracial marriage.
The actress also called for "more LGBT representation in the media... more LGBT characters [and] more employment of LGBT people in front of and behind the camera."
Emmerich, the openly gay director of Independence Day, received another special award at an event that also brought recognition for Transparent, the Amazon-produced series about a transgender parent.
The Imitation Game, about WWII code-breaker Alan Turing, received the outstanding film award, while legal drama How to Get Away with Murder was named outstanding drama series.
There was also recognition for musical TV series Glee, which Glaad said "consistently introduced groundbreaking LGBT characters and storylines" over the course of a six-year run that came to an end last week.
A full list of winners can be found on the Glaad website.


Lionel Messi scored one goal, made three and missed a penalty as Barcelona beat lowly Getafe 6-0 to briefly go 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.

Barcelona's 12th successive league win was launched by an own goal from Juan Rodriguez before Munir El Haddadi headed in from Messi's cross.
Neymar converted a Messi pass before Messi fired home to make it 4-0.
Neymar got his second from another Messi pass six minutes after the break before Arda Turan hooked in the sixth.
Second-placed Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 later on Saturday to reduce Barcelona's advantage back to eight points as Luis Enrique's side closes in on a successful defence of their title.
Relive Barcelona's comfortable win
Arsenal face a near impossible task to turn around a 2-0 deficit when they go to Barcelona for the second leg of their last-16 tie in the Champions League on Wednesday.
And any hopes they had of Barca having to extend themselves here were soon extinguished.
The European champions barely had to break sweat in a glorified training exercise against a team that has now lost eight of its past nine games, leaving plenty in the tank to face the Gunners.
They were also able to give Luis Suarez the afternoon off - Barca's top scorer an unused substitute.
In his absence, Messi and Neymar took their combined total for the season to 61 goals, though Messi once again missed from the penalty spot.
Barca may not be brilliant at the back, but once again their defence was not tested and it is hard to see their prolific strikeforce failing to boost their tally against Arsenal.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique:  "This is a unique team, different to the rest and which does things that make it seem like there is nothing the opponent can do.
"It is a great pleasure to be in this position."
Getafe coach Fran Escriba: "We didn't have a chance. The game was lost from 2-0."
Match ends, Barcelona 6, Getafe 0.
Second Half ends, Barcelona 6, Getafe 0.
Corner,  Getafe. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Moi Gómez (Getafe).
Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Bernard Mensah (Getafe).
Attempt missed. Bernard Mensah (Getafe) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moi Gómez.
Corner,  Getafe. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
Corner,  Getafe. Conceded by Marc Bartra.
Attempt blocked. Yoda (Getafe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moi Gómez.
Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
Víctor Rodríguez (Getafe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Substitution, Getafe. Bernard Mensah replaces Wanderson because of an injury.
Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
Emi (Getafe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Álvaro Pereira (Getafe).
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Moi Gómez (Getafe).
Attempt missed. Moi Gómez (Getafe) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wanderson.
Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Bartra replaces Gerard Piqué.
Attempt saved. Moi Gómez (Getafe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wanderson.
Attempt missed. Wanderson (Getafe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Samper replaces Andrés Iniesta.
Substitution, Barcelona. Thomas Vermaelen replaces Jeremy Mathieu.
Goal!  Barcelona 6, Getafe 0. Arda Turan (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Piqué following a corner.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Álvaro Pereira.
Substitution, Getafe. Moi Gómez replaces Pedro León.
Substitution, Getafe. Víctor Rodríguez replaces Stefan Scepovic.
Goal!  Barcelona 5, Getafe 0. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Pedro León (Getafe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jeremy Mathieu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro León (Getafe).
Attempt missed. Arda Turan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Attempt missed. Yoda (Getafe) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wanderson.


Roads have fully reopened after a fire on an industrial estate in Staines.

The Surrey town's centre was closed off for several hours on Monday as emergency teams tackled the blaze on the Renshaw Industrial Estate.
Fire crews stayed at the scene overnight and investigators are still waiting to assess where the fire started.
Part of the High Street remained closed on Tuesday but Surrey Police tweeted that the road had reopened.
Surrey's Assistant Chief Fire Officer Steve Owen-Hughes said crews were still in attendance on Tuesday, more than 24 hours on from the blaze.
A structural engineer was also at the scene.
"At the moment the cause isn't known and it's going to be quite difficult until we can get closer in to determine the actual place where the fire started and possibly the cause as well," he said.
Firefighters had spent the night damping down and were there with a "watching brief", he added.
A number of businesses in one unit on the industrial estate in Mill Mead had been completely destroyed, he said.
Repairs had been carried out on gas and electricity supplies and the telephone network, and the focus was now on the industrial unit where the fire started, he added.
"As soon as it's safe to do so, we'll allow businesses to get back in there and keep on trading," Mr Owen-Hughes said.


If Egypt's cultural elite had hoped that the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013 would usher in an era of creativity and freedom of expression, they must be deeply disappointed.

Over the past two years, the authorities have jailed writers, closed cultural centres and cancelled events.
Many Egyptian writers, intellectuals, and artists had supported the protest movement against Morsi, which culminated in his removal by the military.
Commentators say convictions on charges such as "indecent dancing" and "contempt of religion" suggest that the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wants to behave as a guardian of "public morals", in the same way as Morsi and his Islamist supporters did when they were in power.
The BBC asked the culture ministry for a response. The ministry declined to comment on individual cases but said it planned to propose changes to the law "to protect creativity".
In February, the author Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison for "violating public decency" after "sexually explicit" excerpts from his novel, The Use Of Life, were published in a state-run literary magazine, Akhbar al-Adab.
"The current government, which came after removing its Islamist predecessor, wants to prove through harsh means that it is not against religion or morality," Naji's lawyer, Mahmoud Othman, told the BBC.
Mr Othman, who works with a local group advocating free thought and expression, described the legal term of "indecency" as vague and elastic.
However, Samir Sabry, a lawyer who brought the case against Ahmed Naji, wished the court had "handed him a harsher sentence".
"I challenge those who claim this novel is a creative piece of art to give a copy to their wives or daughters, if they dare... The novel is decadent and contradicts all standards of behaviour," he said.
"If freedom of expression exceeds its limits, it then turns into obscenity and impropriety," Mr Sabry added.
Fatma Naoot, a prominent secular writer and poet, did not expect to be convicted for a Facebook post in which she expressed an opinion against an Islamic ritual.
In January, Ms Naoot was sentenced to three years in prison for contempt of religion, after she described the Muslim tradition of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha as a "massacre". The sentence was upheld by another court in March.
"There is a contradiction between President Sisi's enlightened vision and what is happening on the ground," Ms Naoot, herself a supporter of the current government, told the BBC.
"The cultural community and writers are in a state of anticipation and fear," she said.
Her conviction was supported by some conservative Muslims.
Fouad Abdel Moneim, a professor of religion and philosophy at Cairo's al-Azhar University, told Al-Ghad Al-Arabi TV: "All of those who attempt to incite sedition in society, particularly in issues related to religion, become subject to the law. What she [Fatma Naoot] did was inappropriate. She even did not apologise for what she said."
The charge of contempt of religion was frequently used by the Egyptian authorities in 2015, making it a "record" year for religion-related trials, according to human rights researcher Ishak Ibrahim.
The measures taken against arts and culture have also included the unexplained closures of cultural centres and banning of artistic events.
In December, "administrative officials" raided the Townhouse, a non-profit art gallery that has been operating in central Cairo for 18 years.
According to Townhouse's manager, Yasser Grab, the officials told his staff that although they had committed "no violation", the centre would still be shut down.
An affiliated theatre, called Rawabet, was also closed.
In 2014, an arts festival known as El-Fann Midan (Art is a Square) was denied a security permit. The event, launched after the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, aimed to bring to the street the arts that were revived by the popular revolt.
"The security bodies are just afraid of all gatherings, even peaceful and entertaining ones," event organiser and poet Zein al-Abidine Fouad said.
In 2015, two Egyptian belly dancers, known as Bardis and Shakira, were sentenced to three months in jail - reduced from an original six months' sentence - for "inciting debauchery" and "broadcasting obscenities".
One grassroots rights group, Daftar Ahwal, reported that there were 59 prosecutions in 2015 for "sexually-arousing dancing" and 10 for "objectionable" literary and art works. The figures could not be independently verified.
This comes in the bigger context of a perceived crackdown on personal freedoms, particularly sexual freedom.
A researcher for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), Dalia Abdel Hamid, described the number of arrests for alleged debauchery as "unprecedented", with at least 200 cases in relation to homosexuals and transsexuals since 2013.
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Umpires are too quick to clamp down on sledging, says Ben Stokes.

The England all-rounder, who has been involved in heated exchanges with West Indies star Marlon Samuels, feels officials can jump in "too early" and make "a situation out of nothing".
Stokes told the BBC: "We're trying to win a game here playing for our country, so give us a bit of leeway."
England's vice-captain for the one-day series in Bangladesh also claims some fans want players to sledge each other.
"They like to see passion and desire to win, so I think there could be a bit more lenience towards stuff like that, definitely," the 25-year-old told Stumped, the World Service's weekly cricket programme.
Stokes and Samuels have clashed several times on the field of play.
Samuels taunted Stokes by saluting him as he left the pitch after the England man was dismissed in a Grenada Test in 2015.
The pair then confronted each other when West Indies overcame England in this year's World Twenty20 final.
Stokes, who has played 25 Tests for England and 44 ODIs, has also been caught verbally abusing South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma.
You can hear more from England and Durham all-rounder Stokes on this week's Stumped podcast, which is available from Saturday.


An 81-year-old man who taught at a Cardiff mosque created a culture where physical punishment "was the norm", a court has heard.

Mohammed Haji Sadiq denies committing 15 child sex offences over a 10-year period.
Mr Sadiq, from the Cyncoed area of the city, taught Koran Studies at the Madina mosque between 1976 and 2006.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he "took advantage of his position".
He is accused of eight offences of sexual assault of a child under 13 by touching and seven offences of indecent assault.
The allegations involve four girls and are said to have taken place between 1996 and 2006 at the mosque, then situated on Woodville Road in the city.
The court heard the girls were aged between five and 11 at the time of the alleged offences.
The jury heard Mr Sadiq would touch the girls in intimate places.
Prosecuting barrister Susan Thomas said one of the alleged victims was told to lay face down on the defendant's lap, while he touched her bottom.
When interviewed by police the defendant said the allegations were made for political reasons within the mosque and that other allegations were for "financial motivation".
Mr Sadiq has had no involvement with the mosque since 2006.
The trial is due to last up to 10 days.


A masked raider who threatened to shoot a petrol station worker has been convicted of assault and robbery.

Mark Adair pointed a replica pistol at Helen Baillie as she was getting ready to close Menstrie Filling Station on 28 December last year.
The 32-year-old entered the shop wearing a balaclava and escaped with Â£100 from the till.
He denied the charges, but was found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh. Sentence was deferred.
Adair's distinctive red Honda Civic was caught on CCTV travelling to Menstrie and driving away from the Clackmannanshire village following the raid.
Ms Baillie told the court Adair had pointed a black handgun, which appeared to be real, at her and demanded money and the keys to the safe.
She said: "He told me to get the keys or he was going to shoot me. I kept saying I didn't know how to do it.
"He pointed the gun at me and said to me that he knew where I stayed, he knew where my family stayed and he was coming back to shoot me."
A jury took less than an hour to find Adair guilty of assaulting and robbing Ms Baillie. He was also convicted of possessing an imitation firearm.
Lord Jones deferred sentence until next month for background reports.
Police launched a "long and thorough investigation" into the robbery, titled Operation Torres, and arrested Adair at the end of January.
Det Ch Insp Jim Smith said the probe had utilised resources from across Police Scotland.
He said: "By committing this brazen crime, Adair put his victim through an appalling experience.
"He showed no regard for her wellbeing, and used an imitation weapon to purposefully frighten.
"Thankfully crimes of this nature remain rare but when do occur, Police Scotland will not be tolerate them and we will use all our resources to bring those responsible to justice."


League One side MK Dons have signed Leicester City midfielder Harvey Barnes on loan until the end of the season.

Barnes made his first-team debut as a substitute in the Foxes' 5-0 Champions League defeat by Porto in November.
The 19-year-old also made four appearances for Leicester's Under-21 team in the EFL Trophy this season.
"He carries the ball really well from a central-midfield position and he's really hungry and energetic," Dons boss Robbie Neilson said.
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Iconic striker Adebayo Akinfenwa - also known as 'The Beast' - has joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a one-year contract.

The 34-year-old was released by AFC Wimbledon shortly after scoring a penalty in their fourth-tier play-off final victory over Plymouth in May.
He asked managers to "hit me up on WhatsApp" in his post-match interview.
Gareth Ainsworth is the boss to have heeded the call for the 16-stone man, who has 143 career league goals.
The cult hero, who counts Gillingham, Northampton and Barry Town among his various former clubs, admits himself that he is not the "typical footballer size-wise".
But his physique has made one of the most recognisable English players outside the Premier League.
It has also led him to being known worldwide as the strongest man on the video game 'Fifa', as well as prompting him to release his own 'Beast Mode' clothing line.
Ainsworth told the club website: "Bayo has had a phenomenal career and still has plenty to offer, not just on the pitch but also in the changing room because of his character and real leadership qualities.
"He's kept himself fit over the summer and joins the squad at a perfect time just as we're heading out to France for a pre-season training camp which will help everyone get to know each other better and enable us to put more plans in place for the year ahead."
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A North Korean submarine is missing and presumed sunk, according to reports in the US media.

The vessel was operating off the North Korean coast for several days when it disappeared, a paper with close links to the US military says.
The accident comes at a time of heightened tension in the region as South Korea and the US continue their largest-ever military exercise.
North Korea has issued another threat of war over the drill.
It said it was prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike in response to any sign that an invasion was being prepared.
According to the US Naval Institute journal, officials said the US Navy was tracking the submarine when it suddenly disappeared.
It says the North Korean military operates a fleet of about 70 submarines ranging in sizes.
The US military had observed the North Korean navy searching for the missing submarine, CNN reports.
BBC Korea correspondent Stephen Evans says North Korea has two submarine bases on the eastern coast, facing Japan, and the submarine was thought to have been operating near these bases.
If the North Korean submarine has sunk, it is not known if its difficulties were connected to the current stand-off between North and South, our reporter says.
Security tensions have increased since the North tested a nuclear device in January.
Can South Korea defend itself?
Dealing with the North: Carrots or sticks?
How advanced is North Korea's nuclear programme?
Earlier this week, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea a few days after threatening to launch a "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" against the US and South Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un also claimed scientists had developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on ballistic missiles.
Many analysts think this capability could still be several years away.


US President Barack Obama has said that partisanship over the Iran nuclear deal has gone too far.

He rebuked the stance of some Republicans in the US Congress.
But one of those criticised by the president - Senator John McCain - said that there were discrepancies between US and Iranian versions of the deal.
An outline agreement on the future shape of Iran's nuclear programme was reached after marathon talks with six major powers earlier in April.
Some Republicans have argued against the deal, saying that Iran has received too many concessions.
Mr McCain suggested last week that Secretary of State John Kerry's explanations of the framework agreement were "somehow less trustworthy" than those of Iran's supreme leader.
And he argued on Saturday that discrepancies between US and Iranian versions of the deal extended to inspections, sanctions relief and other key issues.
"It is undeniable that the version of the nuclear agreement outlined by the Obama administration is far different from the one described by Iran's supreme leader,'' Mr McCain said in a statement.
"I strongly agree with two of America's most eminent statesmen, former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, who last week laid out the serious consequences of this deal for our nation's security."
Partisan wrangling
The deal aims to prevent Tehran making a nuclear weapon in exchange for phased sanction relief.
A deadline has been set for 30 June to reach a comprehensive pact. Tough negotiations still lie ahead.
President Obama, speaking after a regional conference in Panama, said he remained  "absolutely positive'' that the deal was the surest way to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear arms,
Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that a final agreement must result in an immediate end to all sanctions.
President Obama said on Saturday that Mr Khamenei was simply addressing his own country's internal politics.
"Even a guy with the title 'Supreme Leader' has to be concerned about his own constituencies," he said.
Mr Obama went on to criticise the attitudes of some Republican senators who have been highly sceptical about the emerging agreement with Iran.
Mr Obama said that entrenched partisanship was no way to run foreign policy.
The framework agreement was announced by the European Union and Iran after eight days of negotiations in Switzerland.
The talks at Lausanne's Beau-Rivage Palace hotel between Iran and the so-called P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany - continued beyond the original, self-imposed deadline of 31 March.
The outline agreement has also been criticised by members of Congress who want US lawmakers to have the right to review any final deal.


The trial of Thomas "Slab" Murphy for alleged tax evasion has heard there is "strong evidence" the prominent republican did not sign a number of documents bearing his signature.

The 66-year-old from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth, is being tried for tax evasion at the Republic of Ireland's Special Criminal Court.
He denies nine charges against him.
A handwriting expert gave evidence at the trial on Tuesday.
Mr Murphy's defence lawyers claim that his brother managed the accused man's cattle herd and farming activities.
It is the prosecution's case that, although Mr Murphy conducted significant dealings in relation to cattle and land, and received farming grants from the Department of Agriculture, he failed to make any returns to revenue.
The charges against Mr Murphy arise out of an investigation by the Irish police's Criminal Assets Bureau.
On Tuesday, a handwriting expert told the court there was "strong evidence" that Thomas Murphy did not sign a number of documents signed in his name.
He told the court that there is "conclusive evidence" that the three documents, dating from 2007 to 2014, were all signed by the author of another set of documents, which are tax forms in the name of Patrick Murphy, the accused man's brother.
The trial continues.


Areas of the Highlands such as Lochaber, Caithness and Sutherland will not benefit from a £315m funding package, a councillor has said.

The Inverness City Region Deal, announced in March by Highland Council and the Scottish and UK governments, involves direct funding and borrowing.
But Lochaber councillor Andrew Baxter said Inverness and its surrounding areas would see most of the investment.
Highland Council said the deal would invest in projects in the wider region.
Earlier this month, the local authority said business cases for projects worth about £48m had been submitted for Inverness City Region Deal funding.
About £15m has been sought for a plan to turn Inverness Castle from a criminal and civil courts building into a tourist attraction.
Cases have also been made for an £11m Northern Innovation Hub and £10m to make vacant land at Inverness' Longman available to businesses.
The Scottish and UK governments will consider Highland Council's bids.
Mr Baxter told BBC Radio Scotland: "We are continually being told that it is a city region deal for the whole of the Highlands, but everything that I am seeing, that is being reported or coming out from the council officers suggests otherwise.
"It is quite clearly a city deal that will predominantly benefit Inverness and the immediate area and we will see little benefit beyond that.
"This was a deal that was done behind closed doors by council officials and civil servants in London and Edinburgh with virtually no input from local councillors."
Highland Council said the deal would support healthcare, affordable housing, transport and employment projects with pan-Highland benefits.
A council spokeswoman said: "The city region deal is worth £315m of investment which is anticipated to attract a further £1bn of private investment to the region.
"Cities are the engine house of their regions and the investment in infrastructure in the Inverness area will benefit the whole Highland region.
"Several projects investing in education, research and young people, as well as assisted living, will bring also benefit to a number of areas across the Highlands. The affordable housing, digital and innovative hub projects are all Highland-wide projects."


The boss of the Scottish Youth Football Association (SYFA) told MSPs he was concerned that there were hundreds of coaches awaiting vetting checks.

David Little was speaking the day after BBC Scotland revealed the (SYFA) had 949 volunteers without Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certification.
The scheme carries out background checks on individuals to ensure their suitability to work with children.
Mr Little explained the "churn" in volunteers had led to a backlog.
SYFA chief executive Mr Little said his organisation had 15,000 or so helpers who ran its 39 leagues and coached 60,000 registered players.
He told members of Holyrood's health and sport committee: "We have a churn of anywhere between 30 and 40% of our members on a yearly basis, which causes great difficulties.
"It's not as if we've got members who are going to be there year in, year out.
"There will always be people to be checked.
"This is indicative to sport in general, not just football, that there is this churn of officials."
Mr Little said up to 1,000 checks can be required each month, with the system for processing these run by volunteers.
Any official who had not completed the PVG process was classed as a provisional member and was not permitted to have unrestricted access to players.
Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said the "weak link in the chain" was what happened while coaches were waiting for the PVG check to come through.
Mr Little replied: "I would suggest that that's a risk."
He added: "As long as we have PVG checks outstanding, I am concerned."
The evidence session on child protection in sport follows allegations of historical abuse in football.
Police Scotland is investigating 130 reports of child sexual abuse in the sport.
A number of professional clubs have started internal investigations while the Scottish Football Association (SFA) is setting up an independent review.
Andrew McKinlay of the SFA said the review would also consider the PVG process at the SYFA and how it was run and funded.
He said: "We feel there is a lack of consistency potentially across the membership."
The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is managed through Disclosure Scotland.


The British stars of the new Star Wars film have told the BBC they feel "no pressure" over how it will be received.

"I feel no pressure at all," said John Boyega, who will be seen in the JJ Abrams-directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a stormtrooper called Finn.
"I don't think I feel responsibility," said Daisy Ridley, whose character Rey is the film's female lead. "I think JJ probably feels it more.
"I just mainly want people to think I did a good job."
Boyega and Ridley spoke to entertainment correspondent Liza Mzimba about working on one of the most anticipated films of a generation.
Lizo Mzimba: Star Wars means so much to so many people, especially those who saw the original trilogy in the '70s and '80s. How much responsibility do you feel?
John Boyega: I feel very responsible for my character specifically - for the things we do in the scenes, and for the collaborative energy we have. But, thankfully, we have a great studio who are overseeing the release of the movie, and we have JJ Abrams who is the perfect mix of serious director and fan boy. The responsibility's there, but I'm not the only shoulder it leans on.
Daisy Ridley: I don't think I feel responsibility. I hope people like it, and I hope that it exceeds their expectations. But I don't really feel that responsibility, no; I think JJ probably feels it more. Yeah, I guess it's daunting. But I just mainly want people to think I did a good job - that's my priority.
LM: How ready are you for the recognition you'll get, the media attention and the way your lives will change?
JB: You can never be ready - it's just something that is going to happen regardless. You have to just make sure you have your family and your friends around you, to help you stay grounded.
DR: Ultimately you go home at the end of the day, and your mum's there, your sister's there, your dad's there and your dog's there, and life goes on. It's like when you do photo shoots and stuff, it's a glamour version of me. I know because I look at myself every day in the mirror and I know that's not how I usually look!
LM: Finn and Rey are at the centre of the film. How did your relationship work out? Did you click the first time you met?
DR: It was great, though John feels I slightly lied to him, because I was already cast and he couldn't know that.
JB: The first time I met Daisy was during the auditions; she had been cast as Rey and obviously they were doing chemistry reads with the guys. So I was like, 'Are you playing the girl?' And she was like, 'No, no. I'm just reading.' Then I found out she was cast and that she knew all along.
DR: But it was great immediately; when JJ told me it was him, I was really, really pleased. And the more I think about what we did, and the more I see of him, I just think he's brilliant.
JB: Yes, since then we've been pretty close. It's been good having her back and supporting her through this whole process.
LM: Appearing in Star Wars is a great thing, but it's no guarantee of a long, successful film career. How much thought have you given that?
JB: There's no guarantee of life, first of all. And second of all, I just think when it comes to the acting career it's all choice. I'm not stressed; I don't borrow trouble from tomorrow. For me, right now is about supporting a movie that I love, a franchise that's been part of my life for a very long time, and just having fun.
DR: I'm quite a hopeful person, and I've been so lucky with what's happened before. When I did Casualty [for the BBC], when I did Toast of London [on Channel 4], that was thrilling to me, and whatever lies ahead I'm sure will be exciting.
LM: Are you concerned that maybe in 20 years' time you might be known, not as John and Daisy Boyega the actors, but as Finn and Rey in Star Wars?
JB: No, that's great. I mean, that's not the worst problem to have in the world. Have you seen the world lately? No, that's going to be absolutely fine.
DR: Harrison Ford is one of the most successful actors ever but he still gets recognised for Han Solo, even though he's done so many incredible things. I would love to be known as Daisy Ridley the actress, but being known as Daisy Ridley who played Rey is also okay.
LM: How hard has it been maintaining the veil of secrecy that has surrounded the film, and keeping things from your friends and family?
JB: I think it's been fine. I support the vision; I love the experience of going to see a film without knowing what happens. I think it's actually a gift to have all this secrecy around it, so I don't have any problem about not telling anyone anything.
DR: I couldn't tell anyone [I had been cast as Rey] for three months, which was probably the most difficult - my friends are actors, and we were sat around talking about jobs and auditions. But then throughout the filming, there were 2,000 people at Pinewood and it was everyone's secret. It feels wonderful, because everyone knows the reason we're keeping it a secret is because we want people to watch the film and go, 'Oh my gosh'.
LM: You both seem incredibly calm now. How do you think you'll feel on the day before release, or when everyone starts tweeting and giving their reactions?
DR: It feels like everyone's ready for it to come out now. There's been so much incredible work, so many people having input into it, and we're now ready for everyone to see it.
JB: This is the image I have. I'm going to be in my bed, with my cat next to me and a stormtrooper mug full of hot chocolate, and I'm just going to be looking at the box office figures. I'm just going to be looking at the numbers, at how many people are going to see the movie. I can't wait to see how well we do.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out in the UK and Ireland on 17 December.


The shale gas firm Cuadrilla is to appeal against the decision by Lancashire County Council to refuse permission to drill and frack at two sites in the county.

The company wants to extract shale gas at Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood on the Fylde Coast.
In June, the council rejected both planning applications, after fracking was suspended in the UK in 2011.
The company said "a natural step" would now be to appeal.
Cuadrilla said the council's planning officer "had recommended approval of the Preston New Road site" at Little Plumpton "and was very clear that the proposals were acceptable in relation to noise and visual impacts.".
Its chief executive, Francis Egan, said: "We have given careful consideration to appeal the planning decisions taken by Lancashire County Council. This is a natural step in the democratic process for deciding any planning application."
He added: "We recognise that onshore shale gas exploration still feels relatively new in the UK and we remain committed to engaging with local communities to reassure them that exploratory operations can and will be carried out safely and in an environmentally responsible way."
The company was granted planning permission for monitoring works around the proposed site at Roseacre Wood, but said it would appeal against certain conditions that were imposed.
The appeals on monitoring works are expected to be submitted within the next week, and the shale gas exploration site appeals will "follow in due course," the company said.
Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - was suspended in the UK in 2011 following earth tremors in Blackpool where Cuadrilla previously drilled.
It is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas.
Friends of the Earth campaigner Furqan Naeem said: "Cuadrilla's decision to appeal Lancashire's Council's resounding 'no' to controversial fracking shows a blatant disregard for the views of local people and local democracy.
"Lancashire councillors and residents have rejected fracking and the government's recent report revealing potential negative impacts on everything from the health of residents, to house prices, to climate change shows they were right to do so."
But Babs Murphy, chief executive of North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, said: "The delay has already cost our local business community approximately Â£3.5m of immediate contracting opportunities as five of six shortlisted contractors operate in Lancashire."


The Welsh director of Europol has said he is concerned about possible terrorist attacks during the Euro 2016 football championships in France.

Rob Wainwright, who heads the European Union's law enforcement agency, made the comments to Newyddion 9.
It comes after the US State Department warned of possible militant attacks in France.
But Mr Wainwright, originally of Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, said he was "impressed" by French security.
He said French authorities were "putting in a great deal of effort to secure the tournament" and fans should "really celebrate" Wales making their first major finals in almost 60 years.
"But it's true - we have a terrorist threat in Europe at the moment," he added.
"We've seen the devastating effects of that also in France as we know in the last few months.
"I think the Euros will be a potential target of Islamic State and so we shouldn't close our eyes to that."
Mr Wainwright, who was first appointed Europol director in 2009, added: "Europol is helping French authorities to really protect these championships from a possible threat. I'm concerned about the possible threat but impressed by the security safeguards that the French authorities have put in place."
On Tuesday, the US State Department said "the large number of tourists visiting Europe in the summer months will present greater targets for terrorists" in a travel alert for US citizens.
Euro 2016 is being hosted from 10 June to 10 July at various venues, with up to a million foreign fans expected in France for the tournament.
France is already under a state of emergency following Islamist-claimed attacks in Paris in 2015.


Tuesday's National League game between Eastleigh and Macclesfield has been postponed because of a frozen pitch.

It was decided that the surface at the Silverlake Stadium was unsafe during an 08:45 GMT inspection on Tuesday.
Eastleigh must now wait until Saturday's visit of struggling Woking as they look to record their first league win of 2017.
They are 12th in the National League table, eight points adrift of the play-off places and two behind Macclesfield.


Police believe one man is responsible for two separate cash robberies on women at ATM machines in Renfrewshire.

A 73-year-old woman was robbed at an ATM near the Cenotaph, in Paisley town centre, at about 16:00 on Saturday.
The next day, a 56-year-old woman was robbed outside the Tesco store in Newmains Road, Renfrew.
In both cases the man came up behind the women and stole the cash from the ATM. He is described as white, 6ft tall, of medium build with dark hair.
He was wearing a dark jacket and trousers, with black trainers that had a white sole.
Det Con James Craig said: "The two locations where the thefts took place are extremely busy and I am sure that there are people that saw this man approaching both victims.
"Also, if anyone was in these areas around the times of the incidents and witnessed anything suspicious, then please come forward.
"I would also ask people to be extra vigilant when using cash machines and to be aware of who is standing behind you."