In his speech at Labour Party conference on Monday, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: "Under the next Labour government everyone will earn enough to live on.

The claim: Independent forecasts suggest that the minimum wage should be more than £10 an hour.
Reality Check verdict: Adjusting cost of living calculations for inflation means that you can get to £10 an hour by the scheduled time of the next election, but there may be an impact on jobs.
"We'll charge a new living wage review body with the task of setting it at the level needed for a decent life. Independent forecasts suggest that this will be over £10 an hour."
There has been a certain amount of criticism of this figure, with Jonathan Portes from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research telling BBC News: "John McDonnell has taken George Osborne's made-up number and added some more, so we're seeing a bit of an auction."
George Osborne created the National Living Wage in the July 2015 Budget, which is a new minimum wage for workers over the age of 25.
The target for this wage was that it should reach 60% of median earnings for over-25s by 2020. The median wage is the one you get if you put everyone's salaries in order and take the middle one.
The Low Pay Commission's current estimate is that this means the National Living Wage will be £9.16 an hour by 2020. The current rate is £7.20.
The National Living Wage should not be confused with the figure released by the Living Wage Foundation, which is a body that looks at the cost of living and calculates how much workers would need to earn to fund it.
It is currently £9.40 an hour in London and £8.25 an hour in the rest of the UK.
Mr McDonnell hopes to achieve the £10 minimum wage by 2020. If you take £8.25 an hour and adjust it for the Bank of England's inflation target of 2% a year, you do not get to £10 until 2025 and at the moment inflation is considerably below that level.
But the Living Wage is already capped at below the level its researchers believe is the actual minimum living cost outside London. They reckon the figure should be £9.31 an hour, but the researchers have capped it at £8.25 an hour as a result of the "difficult economic times".
If you start from a current figure of £9.31 an hour, inflation takes you over £10 an hour well before 2020.
The important distinction to make is that the Low Pay Commission advises the government on what level of minimum wage may be adopted without adverse effects on employment, whereas the Living Wage Foundation investigates the cost of living.
The Office for Budget Responsibility predicted that there would be between 20,000 and 120,000 fewer people employed by 2020 as a result of the higher target introduced by Mr Osborne.
Paul Johnson, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, commented: "George Osborne was already taking a pretty significant gamble in increasing the minimum wage to quite such a degree, to a level that's high by international standards and well above what the independent advisers to government suggested was compatible with not losing any jobs or hours."


Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland will join Bath when his deal with Scarlets expires at the end of the season.

Priestland will switch to the Premiership after this summer's World Cup, bringing to an end his 10-year association with the Pro12 club.
The 27-year-old will compete for a first-team place at Bath with England number 10 George Ford.
Priestland has made 147 appearances for Scarlets, scoring 1,059 points, and also has 32 caps for his country.
But his move to England could affect his international prospects, as a new selection policy means players leaving Wales could be excluded from Warren Gatland's team unless there are exceptional circumstances.
The policy will become active once a minimum of six senior players, prioritised by Gatland, have been signed to national dual contracts.
However, Priestland's absence from Wales would benefit Bath, with Ford now a regular for England.
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"My entire rugby career has been spent in Wales and, although I've enjoyed that time enormously, I need a new challenge," said Priestland.
Speaking about competition for the number 10 shirt at Bath, coach Toby Booth told BBC Radio Bristol: "We believe that having Rhys here means he and George can push each other along.
"They'll allow each other to get the best out of each other and, ultimately, drive the team forward.
"Rhys is coming here on the proviso he is the first-choice 10. He's happy to fight it out."
Bath have already added cross-code star Sam Burgess to their squad this season and confirmed last month that Fiji scrum-half Niko Matawalu will join them from Glasgow in the summer.


A 15-year-old girl is due to appear in court later charged with the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough.

The teenager was arrested after Katie was found seriously injured on a path leading to a playing field in the Woodthorpe area of York on Monday.
She has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, North Yorkshire Police said.
The girl is due to appear at York Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.
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Katie was found by police after they were called to Alness Drive on Monday afternoon.
Witnesses described how Katie's mother, named locally as Alison Rough, fell to her knees in the street, crying and pleading for help after her daughter was injured.
Katie was taken to hospital after officers arrived at the scene but died a short time later.
Flowers and cards were left near the field, including one that read: "Night night my darling princess Katie. Love nana and grandad."
A number of people paid tribute to Katie, a pupil at the city's Westfield Primary School.
Tracey Ralph, Katie's headteacher, said her death was a "terrible loss".
"Katie was a kind and thoughtful child who was well liked by both pupils and staff," she added.
Neighbours of the dead girl said she was a "really sweet" girl who could often been seen playing outside with friends.
North Yorkshire Police said: "Katie's family are devastated by this tragic event and have asked for their privacy to be respected at this extremely distressing time."


India captain Virat Kohli says he "would love" to play county cricket before India next tour England in 2018.

Kohli, who has a career Test batting average of over 50, averaged only 13.40 in England when India were beaten 3-1 in a five-match Test series in 2014.
He said he wanted to "get used to playing in those conditions" and "understand how the wickets behave".
"Those things matter a lot. Preparation time is something that is very crucial," added the 28-year-old.
Kohli scored a career-best 235 in the fourth Test of the current five-match series against England in India as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead.
He has racked up 640 runs at an average of 128 going into the final Test but England bowler James Anderson believes Kohli has "technical deficiencies" which are exposed in English conditions, but cancelled out by the pitches in India.
Kohli is the only player to average more than 50 in all three forms of international cricket - Tests, one-dayers and Twenty20s.
He is currently second in the ICC Test and ODI rankings, while he tops the T20 category.
On playing county cricket, Kohli added: "I have actually been thinking about it, trying to work out how I can make that happen.
"Most definitely, if I have time I would love to go and play there."
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A multi-million pound court battle over a spelling mistake said to have led to the collapse of a Cardiff company has been settled.

BBC Wales has learned an agreement has been struck to end the dispute.
It had been claimed a spelling error by officials at Companies House in Cardiff had led to the demise of engineering firm Taylor & Sons.
Companies House records had been amended to show Taylor & Sons had been wound up in 2009.
But the failing business was another firm called Taylor & Son - with "Son" in the singular.
Taylor & Sons dated back to 1875 and more than 250 people lost their jobs when it went under, and former co-owner, Philip Davison-Sebry, claimed Â£8.8m in damages over the mix-up.
In January 2015 the High Court judge ruled in Mr Davison-Sebry's favour and found Companies House, when entering a winding up order, owed reasonable care to ensure the order was not registered against the wrong company.
Companies House began an appeal against the ruling in January last year, arguing the case set a "dangerous precedent".
A full appeal was listed for this month, but BBC Wales has learned an agreement was reached last spring.
A spokesperson for Companies House said: "We have agreed confidential terms of settlement and this case has now concluded."
No further details are being disclosed by either party.


Wales head coach Warren Gatland has apologised for referring to an abusive comment aimed at prop Samson Lee by England's Joe Marler as "just banter".

Marler apologised to Lee for calling him a "Gypsy boy" during Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham.
Gatland made his comment on Tuesday, but, in a statement on Wednesday, said: "I don't condone racism of any kind."
Lee added: "I personally believe the comments to have been intended as banter and accepted Joe's apology."
After Gatland referred to Saturday's incident as "banter", ex-Wales captain Gareth Thomas tweeted: "I'm sorry, but I cannot agree with this as banter. Poor excuse."
Romany Gypsy advocate and activist Shay Clipson earlier told BBC Radio Wales Gatland should be "held accountable" for his comment.
Cardiff North Welsh Assembly member and former MP Julie Morgan said on Twitter: "Gatland dismissing 'gypsy boy' taunt as 'banter' has sent rugby backwards."
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Gatland's statement continued: "I apologise for any offence my use of the word banter may have caused.
"My intention was to take the focus away from Samson, a private individual, and enable him and the rest of squad to prepare for the final game of the championship.
"My comments were made following a discussion with Samson about the incident."
A Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) statement added: "The WRU does not condone racism of any kind. The incident is being investigated by the Six Nations and we would welcome a definitive and speedy conclusion to their investigation.
"The WRU recognises that Warren's overriding intention was to protect Samson by playing down the incident and that his comments were made following a thorough consultation with Samson and with his support."
In the same statement, Lee, who is from a Traveller background, added: "I stand beside Warren.
"Warren is fiercely protective of the team and his comments were made based on conversations with me and with the intention of deflecting attention away from me."


Canada will issue an apology and compensation to former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr for abuses he suffered while in prison, reports say.

Canadian-born Khadr, 30, was convicted in 2010 by a US military commission of killing a US soldier in Afghanistan.
He was captured in 2002 at the age of 15 and spent a decade in the US prison.
In 2010, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that he was interrogated under "oppressive circumstances." He will reportedly be paid $8m (Â£6m).
Khadr's lawyers met with justice department attorneys last month to reach the deal, the Toronto Star newspaper reported, quoting unnamed sources.
The announcement of an official apology and compensation would be made next week, the reports added.
When asked about the case, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, would not confirm any details.
Khadr, who was the youngest prisoner ever detained at the naval base in Cuba, became a cause celebre for Guantanamo Bay opponents and his case received international attention.
He was convicted of five crimes, including throwing a grenade that killed Army Sgt Christopher Speer in 2002. He was shot and captured during the fire fight in Afghanistan.
Khadr said his confessions to US officials were made under duress
He was repatriated in 2012 after agreeing to a plea deal to leave Guantanamo and serve the majority of his eight-year sentence in Canada.
In 2010, Canada's Supreme Court concluded that Canada's conduct in connection with Khadr's case "did not conform to the principles of fundamental justice" and violated his constitutional rights.
The court noted he was subjected to sleep deprivation to make him "less resistant to interrogation".
In 2015, a judge released Khadr on bail despite a last minute appeal by the then federal Conservative government to keep him in jail. He said then that he would prove to Canadians that he was a "good person".
Khadr is the son of an alleged close associate of Osama Bin Laden and was drawn into militant circles when he was young. He spent his youth in Canada and Pakistan, where his father had interests.
His case has long polarised public opinion in Canada. His defenders describe him as a child soldier while others argue he was a radicalised fighter at the time of his capture.


The Democratic Republic of Congo parliament has passed an amended census bill following four days of violent nationwide protests.

The amendment was introduced by the senate on Friday and then passed by the lower house on Sunday.
The original version of the bill said a census was needed before elections, effectively delaying next year's polls.
The opposition said this was an attempt to extend President Joseph Kabila's time in office.
Under the new bill, the election can proceed as planned, without a census, which would take at least a year in this vast country.
Human rights groups say that dozens of people were killed during the protests. The government puts the figure at 12 - a policeman shot by a sniper and 11 looters killed by security guards.
"We have listened to the street. That is why the vote today is a historic vote," Senate President Leon Kenga Wa Dondo said after the amendment was passed on Friday.
The lower house, the House of Representatives, had approved the original version of the bill, in a vote boycotted by opposition MPs.
The government has argued that the census is vital to ensure polls are free and fair - the country has not had a reliable census since independence from Belgium in 1960.
Mr Kabila first took power in 2001 following the assassination of his father Laurent, who was president at the time, and is constitutionally barred from running for another term.


Paddy McLaughlin's late penalty salvaged a point for Gateshead as they drew at home with Braintree in the National League.

The Iron nearly took the lead when Russell Penn headed Manny Parry's effort off the line.
It was one of the few highlights of the first half, and affairs did not spring to life until the hour mark.
Jack Midson broke the deadlock for Braintree with a firm header from Reece Hall-Johnson's cross.
James Bolton's close-range header was fielded by Sam Beasant as the Tynesiders pushed for an equaliser.
McLaughlin eventually provided it five minutes from time, and Gateshead could even have won it a minute later when Jordan Burrow fired wide when in on goal.
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Match ends, Gateshead 1, Braintree Town 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 1, Braintree Town 1.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Lee Barnard replaces Michael Cheek.
Gus Mafuta (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!  Gateshead 1, Braintree Town 1. Patrick McLaughlin (Gateshead) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Gateshead. Gus Mafuta replaces Danny Johnson.
Substitution, Gateshead. Luke Hannant replaces Sam Jones.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Ebou Adams replaces Chez Isaac.
Substitution, Gateshead. Wes York replaces Russell Penn.
Goal!  Gateshead 0, Braintree Town 1. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
Substitution, Braintree Town. Reece Hall-Johnson replaces Monty Patterson.
Second Half begins Gateshead 0, Braintree Town 0.
First Half ends, Gateshead 0, Braintree Town 0.
Danny Johnson (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


A councillor has failed in his bid to force Dumfries and Galloway Council to rethink its support for a major flood defence plan.

Ian Carruthers used a recall rule to force an emergency meeting of the local authority on the Whitesands scheme in Dumfries.
But his call to reverse the council's decision and suspend the process was voted down, 22 votes to 12.
Council leader Ronnie Nicolson warned that delays could jeopardise funding.
It could see the authority overtaken by other regions in the queue for Scottish government funding, he said.
Mr Nicolson added: "There's people biting at our heels to actually get a hold of that money for other schemes in other areas of Scotland and I'm not going to let that happen."
The meeting of the full council came after the council agreed to formally publish its plans for the Whitesands and adopt them as a flood protection scheme.
It also emerged that the estimated cost of the project has risen to £25m from between £15m and £17.5m.
It would see a raised walkway built along the waterfront as well as walled sections with glass panels.
Mr Carruthers said he had received many objections to the plan for the Whitesands.
"Most of Dumfries don't want it," he said. "I haven't had anybody at all telling me they want to see it happening.
"Today was a real opportunity to see that being reversed, to have a look at it again, take stock...to look at the costs and see what was actually achievable.
"But the council have decided not to do that."


A vulnerable man allegedly forced to work on a Newport farm for 13 years has told a jury he was scared of being hurt by the farm's owners after he ran away once.

Darrell Simester, 44, told Cardiff Crown Court they came after him and took him back to the farm.
He said he did not leave the farm again because he was scared.
Daniel Doran, 67, and David Daniel Doran, 42, deny requiring Mr Simester to perform forced or compulsory labour.
Giving evidence, Mr Simester, from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, told prosecuting barrister John Hipkin he had felt "scared, devastated" after he ran away from Cariad Farm in Peterstone with another man following a fire in the shed where he lived.
He was asked how he felt on the way back once David Daniel Doran had found him.
"Terrified," he replied, "of him hitting me or kicking me or whatever."
Mr Simester's brother Duncan broke down in court as he told of the moment he found him working on the farm.
He was pushing a wheelbarrow, was filthy, unshaven and wearing ripped clothes, and did not recognise his sibling, the court heard.
"I asked him if he wanted to see mum and dad. His reply was, 'How do you know mum and dad?'" said Duncan Simester.
"Because I am your brother" he had told him.
Duncan Simester said his brother continued to shovel muck as they talked and had seemed nervous.
"He was constantly looking over his right shoulder. He said, 'They're watching me. I can't talk to you'.
"I asked him if he wanted to come outside. He said he couldn't. I asked if he had a dinner break so we could meet in the pub. He said he couldn't," said Duncan Simester.
"He said if I came back later when it was dark he could possibly come out then [as] he would be locking up the gates."
Under cross-examination, Duncan Simester said things "hadn't always been 100% hunky-dory" since the family was reunited in February last year and his brother had moved back in with his parents as he could not pay his rent.
The family fell out over his continued gambling and Duncan Simester had hit his brother because of it.
The court also heard from Mr Simester's mother, Jean, who said Darrell Simester's phone calls had stopped on Christmas Eve 2008.
Mrs Simester cried as she described her son looking like a "little old man" when he was found last year.
"He was dirty and smelly. He didn't look like the son I had. He looked like a man of 90 more than a lad of 43. I couldn't believe he was my son," she said.
Defence counsel Kevin Malloy suggested to her that it was Mr Simester's choice to move away and no longer contact the family.
But Mrs Simester was adamant her son was held against his will and said he had been "bullied and brainwashed".
The trial has been adjourned until 3 October.


Championship club Bolton Wanderers have agreed a £7.5m takeover by the Sport Shield consortium, headed by former striker Dean Holdsworth.

It follows the High Court's decision to grant Wanderers until 7 March to settle an unpaid tax and VAT bill.
Paperwork was signed on the takeover agreement, which is subject to Football League ratification, minutes before Monday's winding-up hearing in London.
The court heard in January that Bolton owed £2.2m to HM Revenue & Customs.
"It's the end of an ongoing saga, it's great news for the club because it's been a struggle on and off the field in recent months," Bolton boss Neil Lennon told BBC Radio 5 live Sport's Mark Chapman.
"We're hoping with this news today that there will be some stability within the club and we're looking forward to a brighter future."
Trevor Birch, advisor to the Bolton board, said in a statement: "While this continues to be a challenging time for everyone associated with the club, we are confident that this adjournment will give us the necessary time to conclude a transfer of ownership of the club, subject to approval from the Football League."
Although the initial takeover fee is £7.5m, the consortium is expected to pay a further £12.5m over the next five years, with Holdsworth becoming chairman.
The one-time club record signing at £3.5m when he joined from Wimbledon in 1997, confirmed current owner Eddie Davies will remain as club president once the takeover has been ratified and completed, but will not be involved financially in the new operation.
"Eddie, as part of the agreement, will remain. He's a fan and will be president of the club, there's a legacy there for Eddie and he's put a lot of money in," Holdsworth told BBC Radio 5 live.
"After the takeover we won't be asking Eddie to invest into the club."
Bolton are currently second-from-bottom of the Championship, six points from safety, following Saturday's 1-1 home draw with Queens Park Rangers.
There has been speculation about manager Neil Lennon's future at the Macron Stadium, and although Holdsworth said he "liked" the Northern Irishman, he would not comment further about individual employees.
Wanderers had sold off their training ground and stadium car park to raise funds following the initial adjournment, which gave them time to sell the club or assets.
The club are £172.9m in debt, and also under a transfer embargo for breaking Financial Fair Play regulations.
Holdsworth was reluctant to discuss the level of investment beyond next season, after the consortium provided evidence of funds up until the end of the 2016-17 campaign.
"We haven't made false promises, if you make false promises then you let the fans down," he added.
"How do you put a price on getting promotion to the Premier League? Or sustaining Championship status? What we've done is shown funds to show that the club won't go in to administration.
"The club is alive, breathing and has a heartbeat."
Jack Dearden - BBC Radio Manchester
The first this does is give hope for the future. There's lot of work to be done, and there's a big challenge facing Dean Holdsworth and the new owners. But with a former Wanderer at the helm, as Chairman, it provides a visible well known presence a recognisable face of familiarity.
He knows his way round the dressing room and it seems the last few years he's been learning his trade his off the pitch gaining valuable experience
He's a passionate football man, someone who the fans can relate to. He needs to be big, brave and bold, and above all else needs to provide more transparency than has been seen previously.
For the past few years Bolton's long suffering supporters have been made to put up with a few patronising paragraphs of propaganda - that has to change - and I think it will. It has to.
With someone like Dean at the helm I think he'll understand the fans as well as anybody, another crucial requirement if you're to run a club like Bolton successfully .
The mood already appears to have been visibly lifted and I'm sure the staff will have heaved a collective sigh of relief with news of this latest development albeit subject to Football League approval .
Bolton have a lot to do to retain Championship status and the players may well benefit from having a bit more stability behind the scenes. It's still possible to plot a route to safety, but there's not much margin for error, with all connected the club hoping that the news off the field can provide a response on it .


Leicester are second, Newcastle are struggling and Stoke are in mid-table.

No, not the top-flight standings but the 2015-16 Premier League injuries league table.
We've teamed up with PhysioRoom.com to analyse every injury this season and assess the impact on clubs.
Take a look below and see how your team is faring.
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Belfast has the highest diagnosis rate of dementia in the UK, according to new figures released by the Alzheimer's Society.

In the past year there has been an increase of 600 patients in Northern Ireland, bringing the total to 11,800.
The figures are part of a national report that shows dramatic variations across the UK.
They range from a diagnosis rate of 32% in East Riding in Yorkshire to 63% in Northern Ireland.
The UK average is 46%. The diagnosis rate for Belfast is 75.5%.
Experts believe that family doctors are now better equipped to spot the signs of dementia.
These figures are almost bitter sweet - on the one hand they show a worrying increase in the number of people in Northern Ireland being diagnosed with dementia.
On the other, they also indicate that the local health trusts are in the top five best areas in the UK for diagnosing the disease.
While there are now 11,800 men and women with the condition, it is thought that there could be around 7,000 others who have the debilitating illness.
The Alzheimer's Society has urged the public to visit their roadshow which starts a tour of Northern Ireland this week.


Joey Barton made his debut as a substitute as Rangers sealed a second win from two League Cup group games against League Two Annan at Ibrox.

Barrie McKay's superb 25-yard strike after 30 minutes opened the scoring but the hosts missed a string of chances.
Martyn Waghorn, Lee Wallace and debutant Lee Hodson all went close before Barton curled a free-kick just wide moments after his entrance.
Waghorn eventually made it 2-0 after 74 minutes from Hodson's through ball.
Kenny Miller then headed over late on from fellow substitute Harry Forrester's cross.
After opening their campaign with victory at Motherwell on Saturday, Rangers' win puts them top of Group F on goal difference, with Stranraer snatching two late goals to beat East Stirling 3-1 after winning at Annan in their opener.
As well as Barton, the Ibrox fans also got a first glimpse of fellow summer signings Matt Gilks, Clint Hill and the lively Hodson, while Josh Windass and Niko Kranjcar also started following their debuts at Fir Park.
Kranjcar's quality in midfield was obvious, but despite his probing the hosts had to wait half an hour to find the breakthrough.
It was worth the wait though as McKay cut in from the left and bent an unstoppable strike past a helpless Blair Currie.
The Annan goalkeeper had done better with two efforts from Hodson though, parrying the former Kilmarnock full-back's header from point-blank range before pushing away a long-range shot.
A slick combination move involving McKay, Waghorn and Lee Wallace should have produced a second goal early in the second half but the Ibrox skipper prodded his shot wide, while Kranjcar was denied by Currie's finger-tip save.
That was the Croatian's last involvement as Barton was introduced on the hour to huge cheers from a crowd of 31,628.
The 33-year-old almost made himself an instant hero with just his second touch, whipping a 20-yard free-kick just wide of the target.
Miller was foiled by another Currie save soon after but Waghorn, Rangers' top scorer last season with 28, bagged his second of the new campaign with a composed finish.
Rangers boss Mark Warburton: "It was a warm night and a good, physical work-out for us.
"We dominated possession but it's hard to play against teams who have 10 players behind the ball. What we have to do better is penetrate more."
Annan boss Jim Chapman: "We can't complain. It was a fantastic learning experience for my guys against such quality players."
Rangers: Gilks, Hodson, Hill, Kiernan, Wallace, Halliday, Windass, Kranjcar, O'Halloran, Waghorn, McKay. Subs: Foderingham, Tavernier, Wilson, Barton (for Windass, 60), Holt, Forrester (for Kranjcar, 60) Miller (for McKay, 60)
Annan: Currie, Black, Lucas, Krissian, Swinglehurst, Cuddihy, Omar, Robertson, McKenna, Wright, Ribeiro. Subs: Mitchell, Norman, Park, Watson, Dachnowicz, Asghar, Liddell.
Attendance:  31,628


A woman who died after being knocked over as she crossed the road in Bridgend county has been named.

Tydfil Jenkins, 80, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash on Bethania Street in Maesteg, just after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The driver of a black Renault Clio was arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care and attention while unfit through drugs and without a licence and insurance.
The man, 34, remains in custody.


A French Cold War nuclear bomber has begun a four-day journey to its new home at an English air museum.

The 31-tonne Dassault Mirage IVA has been donated to the Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington near York, by the French government.
It is the only Mirage IV aircraft to be given to an independent museum and the only one outside France.
The 77ft-long (23m) plane is travelling 527 miles (848km) by road and sea and is due to arrive on 30 March.
The Mirage IV was built as part of France's independent nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
Around 60 were built and entered service in 1964 and subsequently served as conventional strike and reconnaissance aircraft during conflicts including the Gulf War and Afghanistan.
It was retired from service in 2005.
Negotiations to bring the aircraft to Elvington began in 2007, but the formal announcement of the gift was not made until August 2016.
The Yorkshire Air Museum has strong links with France as during the Second World War two French bomber squadrons were based at the then RAF Elvington.
The plane, which was previously displayed at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris, was loaded in parts on to lorry's at Chateaudun Air Base near Paris on Monday.
It will travel across France and then sail from St Malo to Portsmouth before travelling by road to York.
The museum said the aircraft would be reconstructed and a formal presentation event would be held later in the year.


The musician behind one of the most-sampled pieces of music in history has finally been rewarded for his work.

The Amen Break - a six-second drum solo in The Winstons' 1969 track Amen, Brother - has been sampled by artists including The Prodigy, Oasis and NWA.
But its writers never received any royalties from those recordings.
In an effort to correct that, fans set up a crowdfunding page which has now delivered a £24,000 cheque to The Winstons' frontman Richard Spencer.
"Thank you so much for this great contribution to my life," he said in a video statement on Facebook.
"Thank you very, very much. A-men!"
The campaign was set up earlier this year by British DJs Martyn Webster and Steve Theobald, whose initial target was just £1,000.
"If you have ever written or sold any music with the amen break, or even just enjoyed one of the countless hundreds and hundreds of tunes that contain it... please donate," Webster wrote on the fundraising page.
The campaign closed in March, but Webster said "transferring the money from the UK to Richard in America caused some big headaches, with my bank being a bit awkward!"
Spencer finally received the cheque this week, posting his thank you message on the campaign's Facebook page on Tuesday.
Webster was inspired to raise money for the musician by a 2011 BBC radio documentary, which tracked down Spencer and asked him about the famous drum break.
The musician expressed frustration that he was unable to pursue legal avenues in order to recoup the money the sample had generated.
The statute of limitations for copyright infringement is three years in the US - meaning civil and criminal cases must be filed within 36 months of the song being sampled.
Spencer told the BBC he wasn't even aware of his song's second life until 1996, when a British record label contacted him, seeking to buy the master tapes.
"I was still in Washington DC. I was attending university and working in the transit system," he recalled. "I felt as if I had been touched somewhere that no-one is supposed to touch. I felt invaded, like my privacy had been taken for granted.
He urged musicians who had used the Amen Break to "do the right thing".
"I'm flattered that you chose it but make it a legal interaction - pay me.
"The young man who played that drumbeat, Gregory Coleman, died homeless and broke in Atlanta, Georgia," he added.
According to whosampled.com, the Amen Break has been sampled 1,862 times - far ahead of other popular samples like James Brown's Funky Drummer, which appears in 1,136 songs; and Lyn Collins' Think (About It) which crops up in 1,324 tracks.


Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested six people for allegedly raping teenage girls from an orphanage in Wayanad district.

Police say the girls were lured into a shop by men who offered them chocolate.
They say the men filmed the rapes and used the footage to blackmail the girls into submitting to further sexual acts.
Authorities have called the case "barbaric" and say that they are investigating whether more children were targeted by the men.
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"We are also interrogating the men to find out if more people are involved," Inspector TP Jacob told the BBC's Ashraf Padana.
A spokesperson for the orphanage, which has around 1,000 children in its care, said the children were being given counselling.
Rape and gender crimes have been in the spotlight in India in recent years after the brutal gang rape and murder of a student in 2012 in Delhi.
In response, tough new anti-rape laws were introduced. However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country .


Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona retained their La Liga lead with a thumping win to relegate Osasuna.

The defending champions are level on points with Real Madrid, who beat Deportivo la Coruna 6-2 later on Wednesday and have a game in hand.
Messi's 501st Barca goal opened the scoring, before Andre Gomes smashed in.
Roberto Torres gave the away side hope, but further strikes by Gomes and Messi, two from Paco Alcacer and Javier Mascherano's first Barca goal followed.
After Messi's 12th-minute opener, fans held up their shirts as they mirrored the Argentine's celebration of a 93rd-minute winner - his 500th goal for Barca - at Madrid on Sunday.
That 3-2 victory re-opened the title race in dramatic fashion, but Barca must hope Madrid slip up in one of their five remaining matches if they are to defend last season's success.
Leganes beat Las Palmas later on Wednesday to confirm bottom side Osasuna's relegation.
After Torres curled past Marc-Andre Ter Stegen just after half-time, they were buried by four goals within 20 minutes.
Messi's second of the night was the pick of the bunch as he skipped past a series of challenges and fired home, shortly after Gomes had put Barca 3-1 up with his second, tapping in after Gerard Pique's header struck the post.
Argentina forward Messi has now scored 49 goals this season in all competitions, from 48 games.
Mascherano's first goal in 319 games for Barca was thumped home from the penalty spot after Messi had been withdrawn.
As he ran up to take it, the Barca bench watched on in excitement, with Luis Suarez - rested for the match - barely able to contain his glee.
"At first I tried to get out of it but under pressure from my team-mates and the crowd I decided to take it on," Mascherano said.
"It would have been a fun moment to remember in years to come had I missed it. I wasn't sure about it at all but it was difficult to say no to my team-mates."
It was the 32-year-old's third goal in senior club football, having scored twice during three years at previous club Liverpool - who he left for Barca in 2010.
"The fans behind the goal were chanting for Mascherano to take it," manager Luis Enrique said. "I am happy for him - he is a key player for the club and he has shown that down the years."
Match ends, Barcelona 7, Osasuna 1.
Second Half ends, Barcelona 7, Osasuna 1.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
Attempt blocked. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Gomes.
Goal!  Barcelona 7, Osasuna 1. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fuentes (Osasuna).
Corner,  Osasuna. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
Substitution, Osasuna. Goran Causic replaces Fran Mérida.
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Fran Mérida (Osasuna).
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Roberto Torres.
Substitution, Osasuna. Kenan Kodro replaces Sergio León.
Substitution, Osasuna. Olavide replaces Jaime Romero.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Fran Mérida.
Goal!  Barcelona 6, Osasuna 1. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty Barcelona. Denis Suárez draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Fran Mérida (Osasuna) after a foul in the penalty area.
Offside, Osasuna. Fausto tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
Goal!  Barcelona 5, Osasuna 1. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Mascherano following a corner.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by De las Cuevas.
Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Aleñá replaces Lionel Messi.
Offside, Osasuna. Fuentes tries a through ball, but De las Cuevas is caught offside.
Goal!  Barcelona 4, Osasuna 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
Goal!  Barcelona 3, Osasuna 1. André Gomes (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Jhon Steven Mondragón.
Attempt blocked. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Buñuel.
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sergio León (Osasuna).
Attempt saved. Roberto Torres (Osasuna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by De las Cuevas with a cross.
Attempt saved. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paco Alcácer with a cross.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Buñuel.
Goal!  Barcelona 2, Osasuna 1. Roberto Torres (Osasuna) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
Jaime Romero (Osasuna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


Italy has boosted security at Jewish sites in Milan after an Israeli Jew was stabbed in the city, officials said.

The victim, identified as Nathan Graff, was knifed multiple times by an unknown assailant on Thursday. His injuries are not life-threatening.
The motive for the attack is unclear but police are investigating whether it was a hate crime.
Several Israelis have been stabbed by Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
Mr Graff was attacked outside a kosher restaurant. Police are still searching for the assailant.
A statement from Milan's Jewish community said it hoped the attack was an isolated incident.
"We have never had problems in Milan. We don't think this was a personal affair - there is nothing to suggest that," the community's co-president Milo Hasbani told reporters, according to Reuters.


A project has been launched to raise up to £2m to renovate a medieval church in Leicestershire.

St Mary's Church in Melton Mowbray dates mainly from the 13th to 15th Centuries, with parts dating back to about 1170.
Parishioners say the building is "no longer fit for purpose" and "needs more fundamental" renovations to improve the organ, safety and accessibility.
They hope to give the church the "wow factor" when it reopens in late 2017.
The Heart of St Mary's project aims to restore the Malcolm Sargent organ, as well as repairing and renewing the floor of the "architectural gem".
The Rev Kevin Ashby, rector at the church, said: "This is a major project, but if St Mary's is to remain at the heart of the community for centuries to come, then we need to be brave about the renovations that are required and the amount of money we need to raise to fulfil them."
The renovation work will also include upgrading the electrics, improving the lighting and heating and upgrading audio visual and sound systems.
John Craig, chair of the project, said: "The wiring of the organ has deteriorated to such a point that it can't be kept going for much longer.
"We're hoping by the end of October 2017 all the work within the building will have been completed."
The last service at the church will be held on 1 January before the work begins.


West Ham were knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round following a 2-1 defeat by Romanian side Astra Giurgiu to lose 4-3 on aggregate.

After letting a two-goal lead slip in the first leg, debutant Manuel Lanzini put the much-changed Hammers ahead.
But two goals in four minutes from Astra skipper Constantin Budescu earned the Romanian side victory.
Defeat ends a stuttering campaign for Slaven Bilic's team, who qualified through the Fair Play League.
Modibo Maiga missed a late chance to take the game to extra time but with Astra also hitting the post twice, they created better chances at more regular intervals.
The result meant the Hammers, in their first European outing since the 2006-07 season, are eliminated from Europe before the start of their domestic season.
But with 11 changes made to the side from the first leg, with three players making their debuts, there was an obvious lack of experience on the field and an apparent lack of desperation to save the tie on a hot night in Romania.
With Sunday's Premier League opener against Arsenal in his mind, Bilic left a host of senior players at home while Kevin Nolan, Carl Jenkinson and Maiga were the only regular starters in the team.
The Croatian was further hindered after being sent off in the first leg at Upton Park, meaning he had to sit in the stands and leave assistant Julian Dicks to deliver tactical instructions.
Nolan and Jenkinson were influential in the game but Maiga remained on the fringes until his late chance and there was an inability to turn good spells into genuine opportunities.
Despite Bilic insisting prior to the match that Europe was "important" to West Ham, Hammers fans may now wonder whether their European adventure was worth it after a campaign which started on 2 July, took in six matches without facing any big-name European teams and ended before it even got interesting.
Hammers skipper Nolan said: "The gaffer has shown in his selection the main priority is the Premier League and this year the main thing is to make sure we go to the Olympic Stadium in the Premier League.
"The statistics show it's difficult trying to rotate between Thursday and Sunday and who knows it might be a blessing in disguise? But going out is not what we wanted."
Bilic, who led former club Beskitas to the last 16 in last season's Europa League, said of his team selection: "You can't be sorry. I said it was tempting but when you make a decision you stand by it and you know the consequences.
"I have to make decisions. It is me who is making them and then when you make it you stand behind that.
"I said [on Wednesday] that we had more chances to win with some of the players who stayed in London but I think the boys not only did everything, the effort was there, the quality was there as well - especially until they scored two goals.
"When the Premier League starts, we have a game and of course we are looking to get a positive result. Do I need to justify the result here? I told you it was my decision."
Argentine Lanzini wasted little time in making an impression on Bilic, who said beforehand that the match was an opportunity for his debutants to prove their value.
Lanzini is on a season-long loan from Abu Dhabi side Al Jazira Club and after impressing in West Ham's friendly against Werder Bremen on Sunday he was involved from the start, surging from midfield to win a free-kick, and scoring following a dangerously delivered corner.
But the 22-year-old showed his inexperience by giving the ball away in the build-up to Astra's equaliser, with fellow debutant Doneil Henry, a Canadian international, also backing away as Budescu struck the first of his two goals.
Partnered by Jenkinson in central defence, 22-year-old Henry had a steady game with Budescu continuing to cause problems. At right-back 18-year-old Kyle Knoyle made a significant bow after coming through the club's famous academy, which has produced players such as Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard.
While suffering defeat in his first game and failing to deliver several crosses, the experience will no doubt form an important milestone in his education.


Less than six months ago, Delcidio do Amaral was a powerful figure in Brazil's upper house of Congress.

He was the leader of the governing Workers' Party in the Senate, and as such a key and powerful ally of President Dilma Rousseff.
If it had not been for the unprecedented events on 25 November, Mr Amaral would now be using all of his political skills and contacts to try to stop impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff.
The Senate is due to vote next week on whether to launch an impeachment trial against the president on charges that she manipulated government accounts.
If a simple majority vote against a trial, Ms Rousseff stays in power. If a simple majority vote in favour of a trial, she is suspended for its duration and Vice-President Michel Temer takes over.
Brazilian media largely think the vote will go against the president.
Mr Amaral would have been the man in charge of cajoling and convincing senators to vote against the impeachment trial.
But his arrest on 25 November in the capital, Brasilia, changed his fate dramatically and could arguably change that of the president, too.
Not only was Mr Amaral the first sitting senator to be arrested in Brazil, the allegations against him were dramatic, too.
Before becoming a senator for the Workers' Party, Mr Amaral held a key job at state oil giant Petrobras.
Petrobras is the company at the centre of a massive corruption scandal which has led to the arrests of dozens of lawmakers and businessmen in Brazil.
Mr Amaral's arrest was triggered by a recording in which he appeared to try to buy the silence of jailed Petrobras executive Nestor Cervero by offering to help him escape from jail in Brazil to safety in Spain via Venezuela.
At first it seemed like Mr Amaral had acted alone, trying to shield himself from being incriminated by Cervero.
Mr Amaral's stint at Petrobras dated back to 2000 and 2001, a time when the opposition PSDB was in power, not the Workers' Party.
While having their Senate leader arrested was certainly damaging, the damage seemed containable for the party.
But it soon emerged that some of Mr Amaral's closest friends had been given top executive positions under the Workers' Party government and had gone on to become key figures in the multibillion dollar kickbacks scheme at Petrobras.
Not surprisingly, President Rousseff and the Workers' Party sought to distance themselves from Mr Amaral following his arrest.
In hindsight, turning their back on him may have been a costly political mistake.
Feeling isolated and betrayed, Mr Amaral signed a plea bargain deal with authorities promising to reveal everything he knew about the corruption scandal.
He has since implicated 74 people from almost all parties.
They have all denied any wrongdoing and accused the senator of lying.
While Mr Amaral's allegations have yet to be proven, the political damage his accusations have caused seems irreversible
His main targets have been President Rousseff and her predecessor in office, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
He accused Lula of leading the graft scheme at Petrobras by securing key roles for corrupt allies.
According to Mr Amaral, the corrupt executives would secure inflated contracts with construction companies, which would then pay part of their windfall to the executives and politicians who were in on the deal.
Mr Amaral also alleged that he had acted under Lula's orders when he tried to buy Cervero's silence.
And he accused President Rousseff of trying to silence him after he was arrested in November.
Both Lula and Ms Rousseff have denied the accusations and called Mr Amaral a liar.
The allegations have been hugely damaging to Ms Rousseff's political standing at a time when she is fighting impeachment over unrelated allegations.
Before Mr Amaral's revelations, support for her impeachment seemed to be waning in Congress. But the fresh allegations against her and Lula gave her critics a boost.
They gained further strength on Tuesday, when Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot asked the Supreme Court to launch an investigations into Lula and Ms Rousseff based on the allegations made by Mr Amaral.
Considering all the things Delcidio do Amaral has confessed to, it may come as a surprise he is no longer in prison.
As part of his plea deal, he not only managed to secure his release from jail but also to retain his job as a senator.
As such, he will get to vote next week on whether his former ally turned bitter enemy, President Rousseff, should face an impeachment trial.
Unless he himself is first suspended by the Senate's ethics committee, that is.


Global health agencies have launched an action plan to reduce child deaths from tuberculosis (TB).

A report led by the World Health Organization says 74,000 lives could be saved each year through better diagnosis and treatment.
Funds of $120m (Â£74m) a year could have a major impact on children's lives, including among those infected with both TB and HIV, say experts.
The action plan was unveiled in Washington on Tuesday.
Stakeholders include the WHO, Unicef, the Stop TB Partnership and a number of global TB agencies.
The Roadmap for Childhood TB: Toward Zero Deaths builds on the latest knowledge of the disease and highlights actions to prevent child deaths.
Each day almost 200 children under the age of 15 die from tuberculosis, while more than half a million fall ill every year, it says.
"Any child who dies from TB is one child too many," said Dr Mario Raviglione, Global Tuberculosis Programme director at WHO.
"TB is preventable and treatable, and this roadmap focuses on immediate actions governments and partners can take to stop children dying."
The report says there is an urgent need to focus on children. Diagnostic tests and child-friendly drug formulations are lacking, and there is a need for better screening and awareness, it says.
"To get to zero TB deaths, we must focus on the most vulnerable groups and children are the most vulnerable of all," said Dr Lucica Ditiu, executive secretary of the Stop TB Partnership.
"The steps outlined in this roadmap are simple and low-cost. We owe it to the children of the world to put this plan into action."
Tuberculosis is a contagious infection that mainly affects the lungs, but may spread to other parts of the body.
If not treated, it can damage the lungs to such an extent that a person cannot breathe properly.
Sometimes, people do not experience any symptoms for many months or even years after being infected.
TB can be treated with antibiotics but is sometimes fatal.


There has been a surge in the number of people volunteering to help with medical research into dementia.

The National Institute for Health Research, the research arm of the NHS, reported a 60% jump in people signing up in the past year.
Almost 22,000 people are taking part in 100 separate studies into the degenerative brain disease.
The Alzheimer's Society said such volunteering was essential for developing a cure.
Chris Roberts, from north Wales, has been taking part in a trial investigating the genetics of Alzheimer's disease.
He said: "After a diagnosis of dementia your whole family also receives the diagnosis. It's a team effort.
"What we then need is hope, and this is what research gives us. Taking part means I'm doing something constructive and worthwhile. I'm leaving something behind that might help others, if not myself.
"Any kind of research, small or large, brings with it hope that there may be a future."
Dr Iracema Leroi, a dementia specialist from the University of Manchester, said: "This is one of the ways in which people can make a very positive impact and fight the disease and fight the condition - and be involved in self-management."
She said the areas of research needed were into better care for people, finding a cure and preventing the disease.
Volunteers both with dementia and without the condition were required for the research, and could sign up easily via the new Join Dementia Research service, she said.
Studies include:
Dr Doug Brown, from the Alzheimer's Society, said he was delighted people were taking part. "Not only is it essential for us to make progress towards new treatments and better care, but it could also empower people to learn more about their condition and benefit from additional support."
The government aims to encourage 10% of all people with dementia to take part in clinical trials by 2020. The figure is currently 5.5%.
Life sciences minister George Freeman said: "Volunteers are essential to our battle against the disease and I'm delighted that so many people, with and without dementia, are coming forward to participate in ground-breaking new trials.
"There is still a long way to go, but with their help we hope to find a cure or disease-modifying therapy by 2025. The race is on."


Glamorgan wicketkeeper and players' union chief Mark Wallace says new plans for a new eight-team domestic Twenty20 tournament are "exciting" for players.

However, the Professional Cricketers' Association chairman feels there remain a lot of questions to be answered.
Only three of the 18 first-class counties reportedly opposed further development of the proposed league.
"I think players are open to change, you watch great competitions around the world," Wallace told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's still early days, but it's exciting whatever way it goes.
"I think for players, playing Twenty20 cricket, be it in franchises or for your clubs, is a great way to play the game, though I'm sure there are plenty more meetings to be had."
The PCA, who were represented at Wednesday's meeting where five proposals were on the table, will now take the eight-team proposal to its members before a decisive vote by the England and Wales Cricket Board in October.
Wallace admits there is no real consensus among current county players, and more information is needed.
"The Big Bash (in Australia) is a good competition, it's about what deciding what's the best for English cricket now and cricketers in the future - but it's pretty exciting," he said.
Glamorgan's SSE Swalec Stadium is likely to be among the Test match grounds hosting the eight new teams.
The Welsh county attracted a club record 10,000 crowd for the T20 Blast quarter-final against Yorkshire this year, and Wallace believes the quality of the product could win over sceptical supporters.
"If you play good cricket it doesn't matter who you're playing for, I think people want to come and watch the best players playing their best cricket," added Wallace.
"People come along to watch high-quality sport, as cricketers we're basically in the entertainment industry and it's about us putting on the best show possible.
"Welsh people are very passionate for their sport and I'm sure they'd come down and watch some good cricket."


The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has vowed to resist a Saudi-led bombing campaign that has been targeting his forces since late March.

In a televised speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis would never give in to the Saudis' "savage aggression".
Hundreds have died amid battles between the rebels and forces allied to the president, backed by the air strikes.
A BBC correspondent in the contested port city of Aden says its hospitals lack the supplies to treat patients.
Orla Guerin says medical teams in the city are complaining that they are overwhelmed and patients are dying for lack of equipment. They have appealed for more antibiotics and bandages.
The rebels and their allies have been trying to capture Aden for weeks, but have been held back by the air strikes and by forces allied to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
On Monday, a massive explosion was heard in the rebel-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa, reportedly from an air strike targeting a weapons store.
Over the weekend, more than 80 people are said to have died in air strikes and in clashes on the ground between the rival forces.
The international aid agency, Oxfam, has meanwhile condemned an air strike that hit one of its stores containing humanitarian supplies in Saada, a Houthi stronghold in the north of the country.
"The contents of the warehouse had no military value. It only contained humanitarian supplies," an Oxfam official said, adding that the organisation had already provided the co-ordinates of its warehouses to the Saudis.
Meanwhile, in a televised address, Mr Houthi accused the Saudis of "malice and arrogance towards the Yemeni people".
He warned that the bombing campaign aimed to strengthen al-Qaeda in Yemen. While criticising Saudi policy, Mr Houthi praised Iran as "a great Islamic country".
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused its regional rival, Shia Iran, of aiding the Houthis, who are from the Zaidi Shia sect. Iran denies arming them.
The UN says 150,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, and some 12 million are short of food.
It has also said 731 people had been killed and 2,754 injured - many of them civilians - in three weeks between March and April. The numbers were likely to be an underestimate, it has warned.


A holiday island bar manager whose body was pulled from the sea had been "smashed" at a party on the night he went missing, an inquest has heard.

The body of Josh Clayton, 23, was found on rocks near Tresco in the Scilly Isles following an eight-day search.
The inquest - expected to last a week - heard Mr Clayton's blood-alcohol level was 2.5 times the drink-drive limit.
He had attempted to leave the party in a golf buggy, the inquest at Plymouth Coroner's Court heard.
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The search started for Mr Clayton, from Taunton, after he went missing on 13 September 2015.
His body was discovered 10 days later by a French yachtsman.
Tom Leeper, barrister for the Clayton family, said other witnesses at the party said Mr Clayton was only "a bit drunk".
He told the inquest one witness had described Mr Clayton as "his normal affectionate self" on the night of the party.
Coastguards, police dogs, divers and a helicopter were involved in the search along with local people and holidaymakers.
Mr Clayton's disappearance was described as "out of character" at the time.
Pathologist Dr Russell Delaney said he found blood on Mr Clayton's T-shirt but no sign of an attack on him, and no sign of drugs.
The inquest continues.


With 18 days remaining before Americans go to the polls, the Trump campaign finally decides to splash the cash, Janet Jackson emerges as winner of the third debate, and Ivanka Trump defends her father.

New financial reports filed by the Trump campaign on Thursday show it more than doubled its spending last month, jumping from $30 million in August to $70 million in September. Mr Trump has in the past bragged about running his campaign on the cheap, but his strategy looks to be changing as election day gets closer.
He is still being outspent by Hillary Clinton's team though, with her campaign blowing just over $80 million in September.
One interesting aspect of the reports is that they show a clear difference in how each campaign approaches the race. For instance, a detailed look into the figures by the Washington Post found that the Trump campaign had just 168 people on its staff, while Mrs Clinton had 815 staffers.
A notable item on the Trump expenses was a $100,000 payment to its former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, settling the remainder of a severance pay package thought to be $500,000. After leaving the Trump campaign in June, Mr Lewandowski picked up a job at CNN sticking up for his former boss.
On Thursday, the Trump team lost another of its core members, with national political director Jim Murphy "stepping back" from the campaign because of personal reasons. With that announcement coming just a few hours after campaign manager Kellyanne Conway abruptly walked out of a CNN post-debate interview, it looks like it's been a testing few days for Team Trump.
Meanwhile, the focus might have been on the third presidential debate this week but that hasn't stopped Wikileaks from continuing to release more emails allegedly sent between Hillary Clinton's staff. We've got a round-up of some of the bigger revelations here, but one you might have missed on Wednesday was that the Clinton camp went through a list of 85 possible campaign slogans before settling on "Stronger Together".
The New York Times has the full list, but here's a few of the more questionable ones:
With classics like that, it's little wonder these two candidates have failed to inspire many Americans. That lack of inspiration was laid bare in a focus group the BBC's James Cook joined in Las Vegas on Wednesday night to gauge their reaction to the debate. Find out who they thought had won the clash here:
The surprise winner of the night, however, appears to have been Janet Jackson.
When Donald Trump called Mrs Clinton a "nasty woman" it sparked outrage (and ridicule) online and seemingly had lots of viewers eager to listen to Jackson's 1986 hit Nasty. Music streaming service Spotify tweeted on Thursday: "Who's jamming to that nasty groove? It's you lot, with streams of Nasty up 250% since last night". Go on, get your groove on.
83%
The number of Donald Trump supporters who believe if Hillary Clinton wins the election it is likely to have been the result of voter fraud, according to an Economist/YouGov poll.
Hillary Clinton heads to Ohio, where state polls have her neck-and-neck with Donald Trump. She has an event at a community college in Cleveland.
Her running-mate Tim Kaine is in neighbouring Pennsylvania for a rally, as is Vice President Joe Biden.
Bill Clinton, meanwhile, travels to Florida for events in Orlando and Jacksonville.
Donald Trump has a rally in Fletcher, North Carolina, then he's off to Newtown, Pennsylvania.
His VP pick Mike Pence is appearing at an event in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Who is ahead in the polls?
48%
Hillary Clinton
44%
Donald Trump
Last updated November 8, 2016


Belfast City Council has given planning permission for more than 1,000 student apartments on the northern edge of the city centre.

The schemes, on Great Patrick Street and York Street, are opposite the Ulster University's new campus.
The larger of the two developments consists of 590 en suite bedrooms and 92 studio apartments.
It is being developed by Yorkshire-based UniCiti which has built similar schemes in England and Scotland.
The second scheme, by Patton Developments LLP, is for 475 bedrooms and a ground-level retail unit.
Both buildings have been designed by Belfast firm LIKE Architects.
Ciaran Deazley, director at LIKE, said the approvals "usher in a new era for Belfast City Centre".
"These two landmarks will provide a significant investment in the area supporting jobs at all phases of construction," he said.
Work on the schemes is expected to begin in the summer with a target completion date of May 2018.
The council has also approved two hotel projects.
They are a 179-bedroom new-build hotel on Hope Street, being developed by Lord Rana and Andras House, and an extension to Ten Square on Donegall Square.
The Hope Street hotel is likely to operate under the Hampton by Hilton brand.
The council planning chairperson, councillor Matt Garrett, said six major hotel projects had now been approved in the last nine months.


High street stores had a disappointing October, according to figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

While total sales across the UK were up by 0.9% on the previous year, figures for Scotland showed a drop of 2.4%.
Like-for-like-sales, which strip out factors such as new store openings, were 2.8% lower, reported the SRC/KPMG Scottish Retails Sales Monitor.
Mild autumn weather may have depressed clothing sales, while electrical goods shoppers may be waiting for sales.
David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, said the figures  were "a sobering reminder of the frailty of the economic recovery".
He added: "There is no doubt the declines in Scottish retail sales in October, when measured against a relatively weak month last year, are disappointing for retailers when set against mainly dry weather and temperatures only marginally warmer than average."
Mr McCorquodale said the weather "wasn't cold enough" for sales of coats or boots to do well, adding that with shoppers "perhaps waiting for heavy promotions, retailers were left pushing themed products for Halloween".
He said the next few weeks would be vital for retailers with the tactics around Black Friday and the run-up to Christmas beginning to unfold.
Total food sales were down by 3.2% when compared to October 2014, with stores unable to fully benefit from the Rugby World Cup after Scotland went out of the tournament.
With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, some Scots opted for guising rather than shopping, the SRC suggested.
While Scotland enjoyed the driest and sunniest October since 2003, sales of autumn and winter clothing were hampered, although Halloween fancy dress costumes were reported to have sold well.
Shoppers also held back from buying electrical products in anticipation of discounts in the Black Friday sales at the end of this month and total non-food sales for October were down by 1.8% on last year.
SRC director David Lonsdale said: "This rather pallid set of results paints a disappointing October overall for Scotland's retailers, with total retail sales edging down again once falling shop prices are taken into account.
"It could be that shoppers are simply holding out for even better deals in the run-up to Christmas, perhaps with an eye towards potential online discounting at the end of this month, despite the fact that shop prices are already at record lows.
"With the spotlight on the Autumn Statement and the Scottish Budget over the next few weeks, retailers will be hoping for measures which put money in peoples' pockets and which encourage them to invest and grow."


Briton Laura Muir's double gold at the European Indoor Championships has convinced her to race in both the 1500m and 5,000m at the World Championships in London this summer.

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The 23-year-old Scot won her first senior medals in the 1500m and 3,000m in Belgrade at the weekend.
"We went for the double to see how the legs coped with a lot of rounds in a short period," Muir told the BBC.
"Hopefully, come London, I'll double up and do the 1500m and the 5K."
The Kinross athlete regards the shorter distance as her "main event" in August but said she was pleased that the schedule for the heats and finals "work really well to double up".
"I'd love to get on the podium," she added. "That would be my first global-level medal."
Timings, however, were not on her side in Belgrade when it came to celebrating her British record-breaking 1500m triumph on Saturday.
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An official repeatedly thwarted her attempt to do a lap of honour before Muir eventually gave her the slip.
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "They were saying they were behind on the programme, but the athletes were out on the track so I thought, 'ach, I'm just going to go'."
Muir is juggling her record-breaking athletics career with her veterinary studies.
"Athletics is quite an individual sport so I can fit everything around it," she said.
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"I just go for runs in the morning before I head to lectures, and do runs in the evenings when I get back. It is tough and my recovery is not as great as other athletes' but veterinary always came first for me."
Muir revealed she felt motivated to "work even harder over the winter" after her disappointment at finishing seventh in the 1500m final at the Rio Olympics.
"I wanted to race as best as I could throughout 2017 and it's gone pretty well so far," she said.
"I just seem to be getting faster and faster and it's brilliant."


Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has been granted permission by the Football League to return to the club's board.

A statement said the Italian had taken up the role of chairman with immediate effect after passing the Football League's Owners' and Directors' Test.
Cellino was banned from being involved until the end of the season after being found guilty of tax evasion in Italy.
He had previously stated he did not intend to return to the club until he had cleared his name independently.
In January,  against the League's decision to disqualify him as owner.
He was subsequently given permission by the League to attend the club's final match of the season against Rotherham on Saturday.
During the game, supporters chanted their support for head coach Neil Redfearn, whose position is currently uncertain, but Cellino is reported not to have been at Elland Road for the fixture.
Redfearn's contract expires this summer and it is uncertain whether his deal will be renewed under the club's current regime.
And Cellino admitted he is undecided on the coach's future.
"I need to decide whether Neil is best for the club and can lead us back to the Premier League," he said.
"I am in love with Neil and I don't want to talk to anyone else about the job. I made sure he had a clause guaranteeing he would pick the team because I don't want a coach I control."
David Hockaday, Cellino's first appointment as Leeds manager, was sacked after six matches, while replacement Darko Milanic left after just 32 days.


Blur's Damon Albarn has been removed from stage at the Roskilde festival in Denmark after a mammoth five-hour set.

The singer was headlining the event with his Africa Express project and was joined on stage by artists like Laura Mvula and Yeah Yeah Yeah's Nick Zinner.
The set - which overran until 04:00 - included covers of Randy Newman and reinterpretations of Gorillaz tracks.
After playing The Clash's Should I Stay Or Should I Go, he encouraged the crowd to protest at the plug being pulled.
"You want more, we're going to give you more," the singer declared before a man, thought to be the stage manager, emerged, put the singer's jacket over his shoulders and lifted him off stage.
In a video, filmed by someone in the audience, Albarn - who had refused to leave the stage- egged on fans who chanted "we want more".
Albarn's Africa Express collective, a collaboration between African and Western musicians, has played at events such as Glastonbury and the BBC's Electric Proms.
It has also seen Albarn travel to countries including Mali to play with local musicians.
Saturday night's performance included appearances by Nigerian artist Seye Adelekan and Malian band Songhoy Blues.
Albarn is currently on tour with Blur who are playing dates across the world this summer following the release of album The Magic Whip.
Albarn also recently unveiled wonder.land, his reworking of Alice in Wonderland, at the Manchester International Festival.


Bullying claims at South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) have led the GMB union to call on the government to intervene.

The Daily Telegraph described a "culture of bullying", with workers subjected to abuse and harassment.
The GMB described the trust managers as "unaccountable" and called on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to step in.
Secamb said the news report covered "historic allegations", most of which had been dealt with.
The news report, based on a dossier of documents, claims two 999 call handlers attempted suicide and a third considered crashing her car to escape abuse.
Several workers claimed they were under such pressure they could not concentrate on emergency calls at the operations centre in Coxheath, Kent.
GMB Southern region secretary Paul Maloney said he welcomed the newspaper's investigation but called for it to be followed up with a "clear-out" of the alleged culprits.
Regional organiser Gary Palmer said: "Workplace bullying is bad enough at any time, but the scale and intensity of the bullying endured by staff at Coxheath is shocking."
A spokesman for Secamb said: "The article in The Telegraph covers a range of historic allegations, most of which have been investigated and dealt with.
"Others are unsubstantiated, with no evidence to support them.
"We take the issue of bullying and harassment very seriously and have been working hard to address this area of concern."
He said the issue had been highlighted by the Care Quality Commission and work included "improving internal avenues for serious concerns to be raised" and structured support for staff.


A British soldier killed while on patrol in Afghanistan has been named as Capt Stephen James Healey.

Capt Healey, from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, was on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj region of Helmand province when his vehicle was blown up by a bomb.
His commanding officer described him as "a brilliant Army officer and a truly outstanding individual".
His death brings the number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan to 415.
Capt Healey, 29, and originally from Cardiff, was commanding the Combined Force Burma reconnaissance platoon.
After his vehicle was hit by a bomb, he was given immediate first aid before being flown to the military hospital at Camp Bastion where his death was confirmed.
He had been in the Army since 2007, and was most recently deployed to Afghanistan on 9 March 2012.
He was awarded a Mention in Dispatches in 2009 for his actions on Operation Herrick 11 as the Officer Commanding 4 Platoon, B Company.
His family paid tribute to him, saying: "Stephen was all you could wish for in a son, brother, uncle and friend. He will be sadly missed by us all. He managed to do more in his 30 years than most people do in a lifetime".
Lt Col Stephen Webb, the commanding officer of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers), said he would be remembered "as one of the most charismatic and professional leaders any of us will have had the privilege of serving with."


Gary Anderson began the defence of his PDC World Championship title with a 3-0 win over Englishman Andy Boulton at London's Alexandra Palace on Thursday.

He will next play Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, who beat him last month.
Anderson's compatriot Peter Wright also progressed to the second round, defeating Keegan Brown 3-0.
Huntly's John Henderson plays Norwich's Darren Webster in Friday afternoon's session and Scot Robert Thornton takes on Alan Norris on Monday night.
Anderson won his first world title in January in a dramatic final against Phil Taylor and he will compete with 71 other players for the £1.5m in prize money.


Former Aston Villa player and manager Brian Little is to be part of a boardroom shake-up at Villa Park.

The 62-year-old Villa legend has been lined up to join the board, along with former Manchester City chairman David Bernstein, reports BBC WM.
They are to become the latest boardroom appointments by chairman Steve Hollis, who brought in Lord Mervyn King in February.
The Premier League's bottom club have yet to confirm the appointments.
But it is understood that confirmation will arrive in the coming days.
The moves mark a step towards a more football-orientated board, following on from the appointment of Lord King, the former governor of the Bank of England and a Villa supporter.
He was the first to be brought in by Birmingham businessman Hollis.
Little was a player for a decade at Villa Park, winning one cap for England before injuries wrecked his career.
He then made a successful return to the club as manager between 1994 and 1998, leading them to the League Cup (in 1996) and twice achieving top-five finishes for the club, who have been part of the Premier League since it was formed in 1992.
Bernstein, 72, became chairman of the FA in 2011, a role he has also filled for Wembley Stadium Limited since 2008.
Villa are currently bottom of the Premier League, eights points clear of safety, ahead of Sunday's home date with Tottenham Hotspur.
"Steve Hollis has acted to bring in some much-needed football experience and knowledge into the boardroom.
"The club has slumped to the foot of the Premier League table after spending upwards of £50m last summer on players whose potential was never realised on the field for then manager Tim Sherwood and current boss Remi Garde.
"Little is fondly remembered at Villa Park, both as player and manager - he's still the last manager to win a trophy, beating Leeds United to win the League Cup in 1996, so his input will be both invaluable and warmly greeted by the fans.
"David Bernstein is no stranger to being involved with a struggling big club, having been at Maine Road when Manchester City were in the third tier of English football. His involvement with Wembley and as chairman of the FA further underline his credentials as a football administrator of the highest calibre.
"The news is sure to be widely welcomed by the fans around Villa Park who have had very little to cheer about this season and marks a change in direction that can only work in Villa`s favour over the coming months."


Harlequins were knocked out of the Challenge Cup by defeat at Top 14 side Stade Francais in a match delayed because of a frozen pitch.

A frozen corner at Stade Jean-Bouin meant the game began 95 minutes after the scheduled kick-off time.
Waisea Nayacalevu and Julien Arias put the French side 17-5 up at the break with Mat Luamanu crossing for Quins.
Craig Burden added a third Stade score before Marland Yarde and James Chisholm went over for late tries.
Quins knew they had to win the game to progress to the quarter-finals but the home side went through instead, and will be away to Ospreys in the last eight.
A corner of the pitch was still frozen at the scheduled 13:00 GMT start but play was able to start at 14:35.
Stade Francais: Bonneval; Sinzelle, Vuidarvuwalu, Bosman, Camara; Plisson, Genia; Zhvania, Panis, Slimani, Gabrillagues, Pape (capt), Nicolas, Lakafia, Alberts.
Replacements: Burden, Felsina, Melikidze, Pyle, Ross, Daguin, Millet, Arias.
Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Hopper, Roberts, Visser; Swiel, Care (capt); Murphy, Buchanan, Sinckler, Merrick, Matthews, Clifford, Wallace, Luamanu.
Replacements: Gray, Evans, Jones, Ward, Chisholm, Dickson, Jackson, Alofa.
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A 12-year-old girl has admitted to police a rape allegation she made "was not genuine" and the case has been dropped.

She reported being attacked while walking in Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, on 22 November 2016.
A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of rape faces no further action.
Ch Insp John-Paul Ruffle said: "It is not appropriate for us to pursue a prosecution in this instance due to a number of vulnerabilities."
"The girl is now being fully supported by specially trained officers and partner agencies."


Plans to pass on new bridge toll charges to taxi customers are "absolutely insane" and will badly affect custom, said drivers.

Taxis will have to pay the £2 toll on the Mersey Gateway linking Widnes and Runcorn when it opens in the autumn.
Halton Council said it was still developing a scheme to enable residents who are exempt from toll charges to reclaim the costs from taxi journeys.
Taxi drivers said they will protest after a meeting with union officials.
The crossing over the River Mersey in Cheshire is designed to ease congestion on the Runcorn Bridge.
Widnes taxi driver Paul Harrison said about 150 drivers attended the meeting with the union Unite.
He said they have set up an action committee and are considering peaceful protests after being told they should pass the toll charge on to fare-paying customers.
"In London, hackney cabs don't have to pay congestion charges and taxi drivers shouldn't have to pay to use the bridge.
"And the public shouldn't be expected to pay either."
"My customers think it's free for them to use the bridge and when they find out they will have to pay £8 extra for a return trip from Widnes to Runcorn, they are up in arms."
He said it was "unreasonable" to expect them to claim the money back and he would lose fares.
Under current plans, Mr Harrison said it would cost one of his customers an extra £8 for a round trip to get his wheelchair serviced in Runcorn and then £10 for a return trip to Halton Direct Link one stop shop to reclaim the toll charges.
Halton Council said charging taxis was "in line" with other major toll crossings in the UK including the Mersey Tunnels.
It added "no final decision" had been made about the scheme or how they would reclaim costs and it "welcomed comments".
The Department for Transport, meanwhile, has confirmed that drivers from the boroughs of Warrington and Cheshire West & Chester will not be made exempt from the bridge tolls, after a review announced by former Chancellor George Osborne during the 2015 general election campaign.
A spokesman said the decision had been taken "after very careful consideration" because "the cost of doing so would be substantial to the taxpayer".
Labour leader of Warrington Borough Council, Terry O'Neill, said he was "shocked and very disappointed".


Hull KR centre Ryan Shaw has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

The 24-year-old, who joined the club in October, suffered the injury in Monday's defeat by Wigan Warriors.
The former Bradford Bulls and London Broncos man had scored four tries in seven appearances this year.
James Webster's side are currently 11th in Super League after winning just one of their opening nine matches this season.


British researchers are hoping to shed new light on the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease, with the help of hundreds of volunteers.

Using techniques including wearable technology, they are looking for what are known as biomarkers - the very early physical signs of the disease.
These can be spotted long before more obvious symptoms emerge.
They hope it will open up new avenues for tackling Alzheimer's before the brain suffers serious damage.
Nearly 47 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with dementia in 2015.
Experts hope to find new markers - tell-tale signs on eye scans, brain scans or in the blood, for example - that might offer the earliest clue of the onset of dementia.
The research, funded by the National Institute for Health Research and the Medical Research Council, is being aided by around 250 volunteers, including former university academic Peter Lindon.
He has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and hopes his involvement in this latest research project may answer some troubling questions.
"The importance is hard to overestimate because the question of one's short-term memory deteriorating has many consequences," he says.
"The major concern one is principally bothered about is how much time you've got when you're likely to be competent, until the time that you are no longer competent."
Peter has undergone a whole range of tests, mental and physical, to help researchers identify the biomarkers for Alzheimer's with early diagnosis possibly the best hope of finding an effective treatment.
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Researcher Jennifer Lawson, from Oxford University, says: "Over the last decade or more, 99% of clinical trials into treatments for Alzheimer's disease have failed.
"We think the reason for that is we are simply trying these in people far too late.
"By the time someone comes to their GP and they think they might have some memory problems and they get a diagnosis of Alzheimer's, it's likely the brain has been under attack from this illness for 10 or even 20 years before."
In a highly-equipped laboratory in Newcastle University's Clinical Ageing Research Unit, another volunteer, Trish Jones, has undergone an examination of how she walks, known as a "gait test".
This research uses cheap and portable wearable technology to track how Trish moves, meaning it can be used as she goes about her everyday life.
As Trish acknowledges, that gives researchers a much more accurate picture of what is really going on.
"The fact is that when I'm walking normally, I do have a wobble," she says. "Walking here in the lab is very straightforward, no wobbles, no nothing!
"It doesn't show you the right picture so it's important to have this on for seven days because when I'm walking normally I can be distracted and just start veering off.
"People probably think I'm drunk, I don't know - I hope not!"
Lynn Rochester, professor of human movement science at Newcastle University, says the act of walking can give us vital clues about how the brain is functioning.
"Gait, or how someone walks, isn't on the face of it an obvious thing that we'd want to measure in this type of study.
"But we're not headless chickens, we have to think about what we're doing with our feet and particularly when we are walking around in the real world.
"You have to make a lot of decisions about navigation, someone might be distracting you and talking to you, you are turning and looking at obstacles in the environment, so there's an awful lot of cognitive skills that are required to enable someone to walk safely and independently."


Cliftonville became the first club to win the League Cup four years in a row by beating Ards in Saturday's final.

Winger Martin Donnelly scored the first with a low curling accurate shot from outside the box in the 35th minute.
Just before half-time Ards keeper Ryan Brown made a brilliant save from striker David McDaid's penalty.
McDaid did make it 2-0 on 62 minutes by turning the ball in from about six yards and late on sub Stephen Garrett wrapped it up with a close-range third.
Seconds before Donnelly had netted the opener, Ards fluffed a great chance to take the lead when Jordan Baker put a six-yard header wide.
And, just after going 2-0 down, Ards half-time substitute Stephen O'Neill went close to scoring against his former club but saw a header cleared off the line.
The historic win also brought a first trophy for manager Gerard Lyttle, who last October took on the job of succeeding Tommy Breslin, the north Belfast club's most successful manager.
Breslin, who had guided the Reds to eight trophies, stood down after Cliftonville's early-season league form stuttered.
Lyttle, with Celtic for a spell as a player, took over originally on a temporary basis.
But, after a promising start results-wise, the Solitude board gave Lyttle the full seal of approval and they will feel vindicated by this success.
Ards had gone into the final as massive underdogs, even more so having agreed to play on their opponents' ground, rather than a neutral venue, to benefit from bigger gate receipts.
Manager Niall Currie's main target is to get the North Down club, who were relegated in April 2014 and haven't had their own ground since the late 1990s, restored to the top flight of the Irish League.
They will feel heartened. by giving a good account of themselves when the odds were stacked against them, and will be many people's favourites to go on and win the Championship One title.
Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle: "We told the lads to play themselves into the history books.
"Winning is everything to me and you have to get trophies at this club.
"I cannot believe it, winning as a manager is completely different.
"All the hard work pays off when you get a trophy at the end of it all."
Cliftonville's David McDaid: "It was great to score in the final after missing it last year.
"The keeper made a good save from my penalty and the lads kept me head up at half-time.
"This is history for the club, the whole team played well and I'm thrilled to be part of it."
Ards: Brown, Hall, Gage, Cully, Lambe, Dorrian (O'Neill 45), McMillen (E McAllister 73), Arthurs, McAllister, Baker, Carson.
Cliftonville: Devlin, Cosgrove, Smyth, McGovern (Flynn 77), Ives, M Donnelly, Catney, Knowles, Curran (George 86), J Donnelly, McDaid (Garrett 81).
Referee: Andrew Davey (Bangor)


The World Health Organization says it is focusing on 15 African countries in its efforts to stop the spread of Ebola.

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Russia has presented France with a puppy as a symbolic replacement for a police dog killed in the aftermath of the Paris attacks last month.

The death of the dog, called Diesel, during a police raid in Saint-Denis, sparked international sympathy.
Three people, including the suspected ringleader of the deadly attacks, were killed in the massive raid.
The German shepherd puppy was named Dobrynya after a knight from Russian folklore.
He was handed to the French ambassador in Moscow, who called it an extraordinary gift.
It is unclear how long Dobrynya is likely to have to spend in quarantine before joining the French police force.
Thousands declare 'Je Suis Chien' and 'Je Suis Diesel' after dog killed in Paris raid


A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of arson after jumping from a window to escape a house fire has been bailed.

The blaze broke out at the property in Darwen, Lancashire, shortly before 18:30 BST on Friday.
The teenager was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital and treated for ankle injuries before being arrested.
Lancashire Police said he was bailed and later sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
No-one else was inside but it is thought a dog died in the fire, Lancashire Police said.


The Church of England has formally adopted legislation which means its first female bishops could be ordained next year.

The amendment was passed with a show of hands at the general synod.
The first women priests were ordained in 1994, but to date they have not been able to take on the Church's most senior roles.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the move meant the start of "a new way of being the church".
But divisions remain between Anglicans who feel it is consistent with their faith and traditionalists who disagree.
The general synod voted to back plans for female bishops in July.
A prior move to allow women to stand as bishops was defeated in 2012 by six votes cast by lay members of the general synod, the law-making body of the Church of England.
The vote on Monday at the general synod meeting at Church House in Westminster gave the final seal of approval to the legislation, following its passage through Parliament in October.
The final legislative requirements took place during a session chaired by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
The change means the addition of a sentence to Canon 33, stating: "A man or a woman may be consecrated to the office of bishop."
Archbishop Welby said: "Today we can begin to embrace a new way of being the church and moving forward together.  We will also continue to seek the flourishing of the church of those who disagree."
Speaking before the vote, BBC Religious Affairs Correspondent Caroline Wyatt said it was "a mainly symbolic stage in this long process but it's clearly an immensely historic and really significant one".
Applications from women had already been considered for the vacancy at Southwell and Nottingham diocese, although no announcements will be made until January 2015, added our correspondent.
Gloucester, Oxford and Newcastle also number among the dioceses where new bishops will soon be appointed.
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The decision has been welcomed by long-term campaigners for change, who see it as step towards widening female participation in the Church.
The Very Reverend Jane Hedges, the first female dean of Norwich, said she had previously thought she would not have seen it happen until after her retirement.
She said she thought "people were surprised at how quickly women were accepted as priests" but added the road to them becoming bishops had in some ways taken longer.
Dean Hedges predicted it "will be a slow process", but added: "The fact it is on its way is very exciting and good news for the Church and our mission to the world."
Hilary Cotton, chairwoman of Women and the Church (Watch), said she would like to see women ultimately make up a third of bishops, around 40 posts, "in order to make a difference".
As a lay synod member, she has been campaigning for women in the church for more than a decade.
She said: "It is not just about having women wearing purple, it is about changing the culture of the Church to be more equal."
Women currently make up about a third of clergy.
In October, the Church said that positive discrimination could be used to install "under-represented" female bishops in diocese.
But the latest step on the path towards the ordination of female bishops will not be universally welcomed.
One body that opposes the move - the conservative evangelical group Reform - maintains that "the divine order of male headship" makes it "inappropriate" for women to lead dioceses.
Reform has estimated that there is at "least a quarter of the Church" who will find the development incompatible with their beliefs.
The legislation includes some safeguards to manage dissent, such as the introduction of an independent reviewer who will oversee arrangements for parishes who want oversight from a male bishop.


The chief constable did not consult his civilian watchdog before putting armed officers on routine patrol across Scotland, MSPs have heard.

The appearance of armed officers on the streets has been criticised by some politicians and community leaders.
The chairman of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) told a Holyrood committee he was only briefed on the decision two months after it was made.
The SPA was established to hold the chief constable to account.
Its chairman, Vic Emery, told Holyrood's Justice Sub-Committee on Policing that the SPA was only informed of the armed officer policy in a single line in a comprehensive statement of readiness two weeks before the eight regional forces were merged on 1 April 2013.
Mr Emery said he was not personally consulted in advance, and was only briefed on the matter at a public meeting two months after the armed officers were deployed.
Chief Constable Sir Stephen House did discuss the matter with Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill in advance, but Mr Emery was not briefed by either individual, the MSPs heard.
Mr Emery, who has deep security clearance, said it was not satisfactory to be consulted on such matters after the fact.
The SPA will now try to persuade Police Scotland to be more forthcoming in the future, he said.
Mr Emery said: "The scrutiny role that we have is pretty much after the fact, and that is not really my view of governance and I think I have expressed that to this committee various times when we have met previously.
"We need to move on to a situation where we are consulted in advance of policy decisions being made, rather than simply scrutinising those decisions after the fact, and I acknowledge that."
He added: "We have had a growing improvement in our relationship with the police and this is a matter of persuading the police that they need to come forward and consult with the board, particularly on how decisions are communicated amongst the community before those decisions are made.
"We are maturing that relationship. We need to mature that because the act can be literally interpreted as being a scrutiny after the fact, and that is not a satisfactory situation."
A Police Scotland statement of operational readiness, produced on 15 March 2013, states: "Work is well under way and on track in terms of armed policing provision for day one when a standing authority for armed response vehicles, tactical firearms unit, airport coverage and other policing operations will be implemented."
Conservative MSP Margaret Mitchell, who sits on the sub-committee, said: "This decision has been taken by one individual under what he has referred to as operational.
"His competence and his complete control over that, and the lack of checks and balances over that, is the thing that we are now hearing from Mr Emery is highly unsatisfactory to be informed of something as high profile and dynamic as this after the event."
Police Scotland has 275 specialist firearms officers out of its total strength of more than 17,000.
The decision to have armed officers available in every police division was made after the merger of Scotland's eight regional forces.
Reviews of the policy are being carried out by the SPA and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.