Ulster failed to break Leinster's firm defence and slipped to a disappointing Pro12 derby defeat at the RDS.

Sean Cronin's 37th-minute try was the difference between the teams in a dour game dominated by defences.
Jonny Sexton and Paddy Jackson traded penalties with Leinster leading 8-3 at the interval, and neither side scored in a slow-paced second half.
Ulster had their best spell late in the game and despite a losing bonus point dropped down to seventh in the table.
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Both sides were under pressure for a victory after poor results in the European Champions Cup.
Leinster, coming off back-to-back defeats to Wasps and Bath, started brightly in front of a sparse home crowd with Sexton nailing a sixth-minute penalty to put his side 3-0 up.
Paddy Jackson missed a simple penalty attempt three minutes later but converted a more difficult effort from nearer the sideline to level the scores after 14 minutes.
Leinster dominated possession and showed their intent when Sexton turned down easy points in favour of a kick to the corner.
Leo Cullen's side had a number of attacking lineouts in the second quarter, with Robbie Diack stealing Sean Cronin's throw as Ulster's defence held firm.
Eventually the pressure told with Cronin rumbling over from close range in the 37th minute after another lineout.
Ulster failed to commit enough bodies to the maul and Cronin crossed to put Leinster 8-3 ahead, Sexton missing the conversion.
Leinster found another gear after the restart and went close to breaching their Irish rivals' defence for a second time.
Rhys Ruddock made a great break straight through Ulster's porous midfield and when the ball was recycled to Sexton, his fast past was fumbled by Ben Te'o with the try line at his mercy.
It was a let-off for Les Kiss' side and in the 49th minute, Rory Best held up Josh van der Flier on the line to keep Leinster at bay.
Ulster's strike runners were starved of possession but Andrew Trimble made one penetrating break to put the visitors into the Leinster half for the first time in the second period.
Pienaar turned down a penalty as Ulster went looking for a try, but after going through several phases Diack conceded a penalty allowing the home side to clear.
Leinster dictated the pace of the game but Ian Madigan missed a drop-goal attempt as the home side struggled to put Ulster away.
Ulster: P Nelson; A Trimble, D Cave, S McCloskey, C Gilroy; P Jackson, R Pienaar; K McCall, R Best (capt), W Herbst, I Henderson, D Tuohy; R Diack, S Reidy, N Williams.
Replacements: C Henry for Reidy (43), R Lutton for Herbst (55), R Wilson for Diack (61), P Marshall for Pienaar (74), L Ludik for McCloskey (74), R Herring for Best (76).
Leinster: I Nacewa; Z Kirchner, B Te'o, I Madigan, L Fitzgerald; J Sexton, L McGrath; J McGrath, S Cronin, T Furlong; D Toner, M McCarthy; R Ruddock, J van der Flier, J Heaslip (capt).
Replacements: E Reddan for L McGrath (32) M Moore for Furlong (51), J Tracy for Cronin (60), P Dooley for J McGrath (60), R Molony for McCarthy (67), N Reid for Sexton (67), G Ringrose for Reid (73).


Celtic have completed the signing of right-back Saidy Janko from Manchester United subject to a medical.

The 19-year-old Switzerland Under-19 international, who was out of contract with the English Premier League club, has agreed a four-year deal.
Celtic hope Janko, for whom they will pay United a compensation fee, will complete his medical on Thursday.
Janko spent the end of last season on loan at Bolton Wanderers with former Celtic boss Neil Lennon.
As well as right-back, he can also play as a central defender or a right-sided midfielder.
After joining United from FC Zurich in 2013, Janko made his senior debut in a League Cup defeat by MK Dons in August.
He subsequently made 10 appearances for Bolton, scoring on his debut in Wanderers' win over Fulham in February.
Janko becomes Celtic's second summer signing, central defender Dedryck Boyata having arrived from Manchester City.
Celtic have also had a bid for striker Nadir Ciftci rejected by Dundee United.
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Champions Chelsea suffered a nightmare start to their Premier League title defence, having two men sent off as Burnley claimed a superb win at Stamford Bridge.

It would be easy but misleading to lay the blame for the Blues' defeat on the decision to show a red card to new club captain Gary Cahill for a lunging tackle on Steven Defour midway through the first half.
But that would deprive Burnley their due for a disciplined, energetic and ruthless first-half display that saw them score three times, with Sam Vokes netting twice - a header and a volley - either side of a lashing angled drive from Stephen Ward.
The Blues were better after the break and pulled a goal back when summer signing Alvaro Morata headed in shortly after coming off the bench.
However, the Spaniard was also at fault for denying the home side a second goal, adding an unnecessary touch to Andreas Christiansen's goal-bound shot from an offside position.
Chelsea's hopes looked to have gone when a late challenge from Cesc Fabregas on Jack Cork added a second yellow to his first, received for dissent, to leave the Blues with nine men.
But David Luiz fired home from inside the box after being set up by a Morata header to set up a frantic final few minutes, during which Burnley struck the post through Robbie Brady before holding on to take the three points.
It has been a difficult summer for Chelsea and their boss Antonio Conte, who has openly voiced his frustration at the club's failure to recruit his desired targets - both in terms of quality and quantity.
This game felt like the culmination of such issues and could well be the breaking point that leads to further significant moves in the transfer market.
Attacking midfielder Jeremie Boga is undoubtedly talented but his inclusion - along with a a bench populated largely by inexperienced young players - also felt like a point being made about the resources the Italian has available.
There was no Diego Costa (on his way out), no Eden Hazard or Pedro (injured) and, after 24 minutes, no Cahill, exposing the decisions to let Nathan Ake join Bournemouth and fellow defender Kurt Zouma go on loan to Stoke.
Cahill's red card ended Boga's shock debut early, as he was replaced by Christensen, and handed the initiative to Burnley, whose three-goal salvo added disbelief to the list of negative emotions ripping through the home support.
On the plus side for the Blues, Morata adapted quickly to life in the Premier League, showing an intelligence of movement and eagerness, even if this did lead him to deny his side a goal.
But Conte has plenty of thinking to do. This was the Blues' first opening-day league defeat since 1998 and they have now had four men sent off in their last three competitive games, dating back to last season's FA Cup final.
There was no doubt about the secret behind Burnley's Premier League survival last season - their form at Turf Moor.
Sean Dyche's team had the ninth-best record in the top division - picking up 33 points at home.
In contrast, they mustered just seven away from home - and just one between the start of the season and the end of February, with a goalless draw at Manchester United on 29 October.
They didn't win away from Turf Moor until a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace on 29 April - and so the achievement of their opening-day victory at the current champions should not be underestimated.
If Burnley can regularly pick up points on their travels while maintaining the sort of form they showed at home, then it bodes well for their prospects this season.
With performances like this, they will do just that.
Like their opponents, they have met with frustration in their attempts to recruit players, but Cork is an astute signing, bringing a steadying influence to midfield.
Resolute defensive displays from James Tarkowski and Ben Mee and a clinical attacking showing from Vokes suggest that Dyche may not have to go shopping to replace Michael Keane or find the requisite attacking edge.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche: "We are learning and building an assured view of the Premier League. But today big decisions changed the outcome, quite obviously. The first half pleased me because although Chelsea went to 10 men, it was not easy. We kept going, kept probing and it's 3-0 at the interval.
"Winning away from home on the first day quietens down some stories - we're written off at the start of every season. It kills off a few things early doors and it allows the players that space for growth.
"Chelsea have players of such calibre and to see the game through is so pleasing."
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Burnley goalscorer Sam Vokes: "We were sloppy at times but we ground out the result and we're delighted.
"That's a huge result - a lot was made of our away form last season. It was always going to be tough here but we got our heads down and put in a performance."
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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: "The sending off of Cahill was a key moment, because to play the rest of the game with 10 and then nine men is not easy. I don't want to comment on the referee, absolutely not.
"We tried until the end to reach a good result against Burnley - it was a pity because our fight in the second half was very good. But in our first half, we kept losing our heads. After the red card we lost our heads, conceded three goals and then it's very difficult to change the final result.
"Morata is very important and it's important that he now adapts himself to our philosophy - today he played a good game with the right intensity. Now he has to continue to work with all the rest of our players."
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would doubtless want to see some new faces arrive at the club as a matter of urgency - but the next fixture for his team is a tough-looking trip to London rivals Tottenham on 20 August.
Burnley welcome West Brom to Turf Moor a day earlier.
Match ends, Chelsea 2, Burnley 3.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Burnley 3.
Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
Offside, Burnley. Tom Heaton tries a through ball, but Sam Vokes is caught offside.
Foul by Álvaro Morata (Chelsea).
Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Charly Musonda replaces Andreas Christensen.
David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Vokes (Burnley).
Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Robbie Brady (Burnley) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
Sam Vokes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!  Chelsea 2, Burnley 3. David Luiz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
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Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Second yellow card to Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Christensen following a corner.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
David Luiz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
Scott Arfield (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Scott Arfield (Burnley).
Attempt saved. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
Corner,  Burnley. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
Substitution, Burnley. Scott Arfield replaces Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
Substitution, Burnley. Jonathan Walters replaces Steven Defour.
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Stephen Ward (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Vokes (Burnley).
Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).


Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have turned out in the capital, Tehran, for the funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the prayers at the ceremony.
Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, died of a heart attack on Sunday at the age of 82.
He had been one of the most influential figures since the 1979 revolution, criticised for his harsh rule but later becoming a key supporter of reformists.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the supreme leader lamented the death of a "comrade and ally" with whom he had been friends for almost 60 years.
But he also alluded to their rivalry in recent years, acknowledging "differences in views and interpretations of Islamic law in various points of this long time".
Tuesday's funeral prayers were attended by senior political, military and religious figures from both the reformist and hardline camps, including President Hassan Rouhani and Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani.
Many joined Ayatollah Khamenei in kneeling before Rafsanjani's metal coffin, on which his white cleric's turban was placed, and touching it.
State television showed a sea of mourners in the streets around the Tehran University campus, where the prayers were held.
Black banners were raised, and some posters showed the supreme leader and Rafsanjani smiling together. One read: "Goodbye, old combatant."
Some mourners chanted the name of Rafsanjani's successor as president, Mohammed Khatami, prompting state television to turn up the background music on its live broadcast.
Iranian media are banned from mentioning Mr Khatami's name or publishing photographs of him, as hardliners in the judiciary attempt to limit the influence of the prominent reformist who led the country from 1997 to 2005.
Mr Khatami appeared to have been prevented from attending Tuesday's funeral.
This is the most significant funeral in Iran since the country's revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini was buried in 1989.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was one of the last major figures of the 1979 revolution.
In its early years, he was known for his harsh rule. But over the decades, the wily politician who held almost every major position in government became known for his pragmatic approach to Iran's theocracy.
He pushed for a greater rapprochement with the West and more social and economic freedoms.
His credentials gave him the courage and the clout to speak out. The reformists he backed, including the current President Hassan Rouhani, have now lost a key ally in their incessant struggle for power against the hardliners.
Both he and Rafsanjani supported Mr Rouhani in the 2013 presidential election and backed Iran's landmark deal with world powers over its controversial nuclear programme.
Mr Rouhani was reportedly at Rafsanjani's hospital bedside in Tehran on Sunday where doctors had fought to save him.
"Islam lost a valuable treasure, Iran an outstanding general, the Islamic revolution a courageous flag-bearer and the Islamic system a rare sage," the president said.
Tributes and condolences have come from around the world, though many Iranians abroad have taken to social media to criticise the suppression of dissent and human rights under Rafsanjani.
Rafsanjani was also accused by Argentine prosecutors of complicity in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
And a German court concluded that in 1992 - during Rafsanjani's presidency - Iran's political leadership had ordered the killing of four exiled Iranian Kurdish dissidents in Berlin.
Rafsanjani was also the assumed head a family business empire that has a near monopoly on the lucrative trade in pistachio nuts, owns Iran's second biggest airline and controls the country's largest private university. In 2003, his fortune was estimated by Forbes magazine at more than $1bn.
The US, a bitter foe of Iran during Rafsanjani's tenure, described the ex-president as a "prominent figure" in Iranian history, saying it sent its condolences to his family.


The United Nations mission established to monitor Nepal's peace process, Unmin, is scheduled to leave the country on Saturday amid uncertainty about its future.

The mission is closing after Nepal's warring political parties agreed not to extend its mandate last September.
In a last-minute compromise deal, the government and the Maoists have agreed to take over the UN's monitoring duties.
But there is still some uncertainty over how the peace process will continue.
Established in 2007, Unmin monitored the arms and personnel of the Maoist army and the Nepalese Army under a peace deal that brought 10 years of conflict between the Maoists and the state to an end.
It also helped conduct elections to a Constituent Assembly in 2008, in which the Maoists won most seats but fell short of an outright majority.
But despite these successes, Nepal is still a long way from concluding its peace process and writing a new democratic constitution.
"I believe we could have done more given a different mandate," says Ms Landgren.
"It's been frustrating having the monitoring end of things without being able to influence the decision making."
Many of the conditions of the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement have yet to be fulfilled.
The Nepalese Army has not been restructured. More than 19,000 former Maoist fighters remain in cantons around the country, their weapons under UN supervision.
A deal to either integrate them into the security forces or rehabilitate them into civilian life has stalled because of distrust between the Maoists and an alliance of the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist).
The peace process in Nepal has been deadlocked since the collapse of the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML coalition government in June.
Since then, the country's parliament has held 16 unsuccessful votes to chose a new prime minister.
A 17th vote was cancelled this week after the only candidate standing, the Nepali Congress MP Ram Chandra Poudel, withdrew.
It is hoped that this will pave the way for a new power-sharing government, which will move the peace process forward.
All the parties agree there is no alternative to consensus. But there remains deep division between them.
The Maoists had wanted the UN to stay.
"Unmin has been a psychological deterrent on both sides not to break the peace process," says Maoist Vice-Chairman Baburam Bhattarai. "Without it there could be trouble."
But the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML disagreed.
Some in these parties feel the mission has always been too close to the Maoists, and resent its equal treatment of the former rebels and the state security forces.
In this respect they are backed by India, Nepal's large and powerful southern neighbour.
India, who is fighting a war with Maoist rebels within its own borders, has played a key role in trying to exclude the Nepali Maoists from power.
It has also had a behind-the-scenes hand in advising members of the UN Security Council that keeping Unmin in Nepal would only slow down the peace process.
"India sees any foreign presence in the territory of Nepal as a possible challenge to its hegemony," says political commentator, C K Lal.
"This is because India interprets the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship as a special relationship between the two countries - and thinks that India has special rights over foreign policy in Nepal."
As Unmin prepares to withdraw its staff, it has said it will maintain a close relationship with Nepal.
The country is set to write a new constitution by the 28 May but with political attention focused on who is going to be the next prime minister, it is looking increasingly unlikely that this deadline will be met.
But Ms Landgren says she believes that the gains made during the last four years will not be reversed.
"It's up to Nepalis to pull up their boot straps because time is very short."


The UK is likely to continue to have soggy summers regardless of global warming according to a new study.

Scientists say that greenhouse gases will cause a general rise in summer temperatures, over the course of this century.
But they argue,  it is random shifts in Atlantic storm tracks that determine whether our summers are hot and sunny or cool and wet.
The study has been published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
One of the big challenges for climate scientists is to work out how warming at a global level translates down to regional or local impacts.
Researchers are also trying to understand the relative impacts on climate systems of internal and external factors.
Greenhouse gases, volcanic eruptions and solar irradiance are all external factors that can impact the climate - but there is also internal variability which is caused by natural processes within the climate system, such as El NiÃ±o.
In this study, researchers attempted to tease out some of these questions in relation to the summer climate over Europe for the past 1,000 years.
Using measurements from instruments, information from tree ring records and lake sediments, the team was able to build up a detailed picture of temperatures rising and falling across the continent as a whole, linked to changes in the bigger pictures such as volcanoes, rising emissions of warming gases and energy from the Sun.
But when they looked at the temperature differences between northern and southern Europe, they found that these were influenced far more by the position of the summer storm track across the Atlantic.
When it veered north, the UK was wet and soggy while southern Europe was hot and dry. When it turned south, the north was sunny and warm.
"The position of the storm track coming in over the Atlantic and hitting Europe is not related to the climate forcing factors such as greenhouse gas emissions and solar variability," said lead author Dr Mary Gagen from Swansea University.
"The history of past 1,000 years is of that storm track position wandering around."
The authors argue that while global warming will continue and is linked to emissions of greenhouse gases, the effect of variable factors like the storm track can act for or against this underlying rise.
"We may have rising temperatures in a predictable way, but every now and again the climate systems in this part of the world can roll the sixes on a dice, of very cold wet summers or very warm dry summers," said Dr Gagen.
"There is no predictable element to that at all."
The researchers say that these factors are important because they can influence the general public's perceptions of global warming.
Newspaper reports on climate change in the UK have often painted a positive picture, suggesting that farming will benefit and vineyards will commonplace. However this study suggests that the long, hot summers of a warmer future are unlikely.
"If you look at the energy balance of the whole Earth, if you increase CO2 it has to get warmer," said co-author Prof Danny McCarroll also from Swansea University.
"But what people really experience is what happens where they live and there is much more of a random component. One part is forced and one part is random and the smaller the spatial scale the more important the random side is."
"This really impacts on people's perceptions of climate change - if you get 3 or 4 hot summers in a row, people will say global warming is real, but if you get 3 or 4 wet summers, people perceive it as not warming, when the average temperature is still going up."
Much of the data for this study was produced by the Millennium Paleoclimate project, involving almost 40 institutions across the European Union.
But one key question that has not yet been answered is how the current period of warming could impact the future movement of the Atlantic storm track.
"They couldn't find any signal of the forcing to explain these changes to date," said Dr Pablo Ortega from the University of Reading, who wasn't involved with the study.
"But it doesn't mean that this shift in the storm track won't be responding in the future to the greenhouse gas increase."
Dr Ortega is hoping that this type of research will evolve so that the random changes of the storm track could also be incorporated into forecasts, something he admits is still a significant challenge.
"In Europe, if we can see in the models there is going to be a consistent change then we would know how to adapt."
"But that could be too optimistic."
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A man has been arrested for a second time in connection with the killing of a schoolgirl more than 50 years ago.

The 79-year-old was held on Monday on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old Elsie Frost in October 1965.
Elsie was stabbed to death in a tunnel beneath a railway line in Wakefield
The BBC understands the arrested man is Peter Pickering, who was first questioned in connection with the murder in 2016. He was arrested near Newbury, in Berkshire.
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The man is also being questioned in relation to an unconnected allegation of a rape and kidnap in 1972.
Elsie was murdered as she walked home from her school's sailing club, close to the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Canal.
The West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiries team re-opened its investigation into her death after a series of reports on BBC Radio 4.
Mr Pickering was originally arrested in September before being bailed. Police said he had been re-arrested after fresh evidence was uncovered.
The allegations of the 1972 rape and kidnap are understood to have emerged during the course of their investigation into Elsie's death.


A rare Chinese vase, which was discovered being used as a doorstop, has sold for more than $1.3 million (£800,000) at a New York auction.

The rare blue and white moonflask had previously been owned by the same family for decades.
They had kept it on a wooden stand and used it as a doorstop in their Long Island home, before spotting a similar piece in a Sotheby's advertisement.
The vase was part of Sotheby's sale that raised nearly $27m (£16.6m).
The auction significantly exceeded pre-sale estimates of $21.6m (£13.3m) and sales were nearly 20% higher than the equivalent sale last year.
Along with the rare Ming Dynasty moonflask, other highlights included a Wucai 'fish' jar and cover which had been owned by the Walters Museum in Baltimore.
It was sold to benefit the Asian Art Acquisitions Fund and fetched nearly $2m (£1.23m).
Dr. Tao Wang, who was recently appointed head of the Chinese Works of Art Department at Sotheby's New York, said he was "thrilled" with the result of the first auction he has attended there.
"We saw exceptional demand across the sale which drove the total to such heights," said Wang.
"Collectors from around the world were drawn to high-quality pieces with distinguished provenance, particularly that of museums."
The historical artifacts in the sale included an imperial jade seal which sold for the highest price of the auction, at nearly $3.5m (£2.2m).
Another discovery was a pair of 17th century armchairs which had been given to a church in Victoria, Canada.
They had been used frequently by the clergy and the congregation, and sold for $758,500 (£467,000).


The international players' union (Fica) opposes plans to give England, India and Australia more control of cricket.

The proposals also include the formation a two-tier structure of Test cricket, with those three nations immune from relegation.
Fica "are extremely concerned about the future of international cricket," said executive chairman Paul Marsh.
The plans will be discussed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meeting next week.
The proposals, drafted by the ICC's Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee and leaked to the media last week, suggest the formation of a four-man executive committee, on which the boards of England, India and Australia would be guaranteed a place. The other position would be selected by the three boards annually.
The Future Tours Programme, which guarantees regular fixtures between all full ICC members over a cycle, would be abandoned in favour of bilateral agreements.
"This proposal is designed to vest control of the game in the three boards of India, Australia and England," added Marsh.
"It is not in the best interests of the global game and we have real fears that it will only serve to strengthen the 'big three' countries whilst the rest are left to wither on the vine."
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have also spoken out against the plans.
CSA, whose national side are currently ranked as the number one Test nation in the world, called on the ICC to withdraw the 'fundamentally flawed' initiative, arguing that it breached the ICC constitution.
"These proposals should first be referred to the relevant ICC committees or sub‐committees for proper consideration and to make recommendations to the ICC board," CSA president Chris Nenzani wrote in a letter to ICC president Alan Isaac.
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"Although there is nothing to prevent a review of the ICC funding model or finances, the proposal self-evidently is inextricably tied up with a fundamental restructuring of the ICC, which has far‐reaching constitutional implications.
"The draft proposal is, therefore, fundamentally flawed as regards the process and, therefore, in breach of the ICC constitution."
The plans were defended by Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards, who said they had the best interests of the game at heart.
"Setting aside the fact that we are yet to discuss and vote, CA's approach internationally is consistent with its approach at home where we have made significant strides improving the governance of Australian cricket.
"There will be a discussion in the next few days among the ICC's full member nations about possible changes to how the ICC works.
"CA's view going into that discussion is that we need to continue to promote international cricket competitions including the primacy of Test cricket, we need to improve global cricket leadership and we support that members should be working to promote the interest of the game as their priority."
Any decision on potential changes to the structure of cricket's governing body will be made solely by the ICC board, with further discussion to take place, if required, in its meetings in April, July and October.


The Royal Institution has received an anonymous £4.4m donation to help ease its financial troubles.

It means that one of the oldest scientific organisations in the world can hang on to its home in Mayfair, London, for a while yet.
The institution, founded in 1799 to link science with wider society, has been in difficulty for several years.
In January, the charity said it was considering selling its 21 Albemarle Street home because of its woes.
In a statement, the organisation's chairman, Sir Richard Sykes, said: "This donation is very timely and will clear the RI's bank debt, as well as giving us the breathing room to explore other options more fully."
He stressed though that the organisation's financial situation was far from resolved.
Members are also being informed about the latest efforts in developing a new vision for the RI.
This is being led by the Future Direction Committee, chaired by the Labour peer Lord Winston and includes Professor Brian Cox and the President of the Royal Society, Professor Sir Paul Nurse .
The RI ran into difficulties as a result of the board's decision five years ago to re-fit its 18th Century building, and provide an upmarket restaurant and bar on the site.
The £22m project was intended to help attract more people to the institution and promote its work.
The plan failed and built up a multi-million-pound debt that led to the RI sacking its then director, Baroness Susan Greenfield.
Many notable scientists have worked at the Royal Institution, including Michael Faraday.
The organisation provided the setting for much of the research by Mr Faraday that led to the practical exploitation of electricity.
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China's state broadcaster has touched a raw nerve among its viewers by casting an actress and glamour model seen as "anti-China" in a documentary about the Long March.

The popular Sina Weibo microblog was filled with outrage at CCTV's casting of Chinese-American Bai Ling. Many argued that her past criticism of China and roles in films seen as unflattering to the country made her an unsuitable choice.
The documentary was one of many marking the 80th anniversary of the Long March, the arduous trek by Communists battling Nationalist forces in 1934-35 that occupies a central place in Communist Party annals.
Bai Ling is a Chinese-born actress and glamour model who moved to the US in 1991 and mainly appears in American films.
Much of the Chinese ire against her derives from her criticism of her early experience as a People's Liberation Army (PLA) art troupe member, where she says she was repeatedly sexually abused and at one point forced to have an abortion.
Chinese social media users also take a dim view of her appearance in the 1997 thriller Red Corner, in which she played a lawyer uncovering conspiracies and corruption among senior Chinese leaders. The film was banned in mainland China.
Bai Ling appeared in an episode of the eight-part series, Long March Shakes the World, that aired on 22 October.
The anger was exacerbated by a series of promotional photographs of Bai wearing a historical Red Army marcher's uniform taken at key points along the Long March route.
One user, "Du Jianguo", with more than 180,000 Weibo followers, called it "unbelievable" that CCTV had cast Bai, and said the pictures, far from being a "promotion for the Long March", were "nothing less than an insult".
Another user, "Gonghe Xinxi", accused her of "flaunting herself" in the photos rather than being genuinely interested in the historical event.
Some users were blunter, telling her to simply "get out of China".
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Bai responded by apologising for what she called her previous "prejudices" about China in an open letter published on 25 October
"I am proud of China, and I am proud of our Long March spirit," the letter read. "I am apologising because of my love... and my passion for our motherland."
CCTV has not officially commented on the furore, but has removed the episode Bai appeared in from its website.
Writing in the nationalist daily Global Times, commentator Shan Renping described the row as a "lesson" for CCTV, and warned television producers to be "extra prudent when deciding who to cast in their programmes".
Many on social media considered Bai's casting surprising, considering that many celebrities - especially those from Hong Kong - have suffered setbacks in their careers in mainland Chinese after comments deemed politically sensitive.
In June, French cosmetics giant Lancome cancelled a promotional concert featuring Hong Kong singer Denise Ho in response to her support for the 2014 pro-democracy Occupy Central protests in the territory.
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei in January cancelled an advertising contract with singer Chou Tzu-yu after she identified herself as Taiwanese rather than Chinese on a South Korean TV show last year.
The same month, Hong Kong actor Wong He was dropped from a popular mainland reality TV show after he suggested former Chinese Communist leader Zhou Enlai may have been gay.
In June, the Global Times daily gave its support for a strict line on celebrities who "criticise while being fed by the [Communist] party".
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.


It would be a nightmare for any small business: one unhappy customer takes offence and their blog keeps popping up every time a potential purchaser searches for the store's name.

In the past, newspaper editors acted as a check on printed criticism. Now it's down to opaque search engine rank calculations.
In the online age, do bloggers wield too much power? Or does the internet's promise of freedom of speech trump businesses' need for a way to prevent their profits being hit?
One Northern Irish shoe shop certainly feels that the former is the case.
The ordeal for the shop - Robinson's Shoes - started when Jesper Ingevaldsson wrote up his account of what he called the "worst online shopping experience" he had ever had two years ago.
In his post on a forum, Mr Ingevaldsson complained that the shoes he had bought had started to break apart. He said the store was slow to deal with his complaint and even tried to charge him the cost of returning them.
Both parties agree that the issue was eventually resolved, but the negative review, entitled Warning for Robinson's Shoes, remains second in Google's results for searches of the shop's name.
"It is detrimental to our business, about 85% of which is done online," claims Martin McKeown, the shop's digital marketing executive.
He admits that he has little proof of actual lost sales.
But, he adds, the store's data indicates that "people have clicked on our site, opened a new tab, read something else, then closed our site down", which he says suggests the review is putting potential customers off.
One online search expert acknowledges this is not an uncommon issue.
"There is the debate about whether someone might be able to punch above their weight and the argument is that one bad review shouldn't have to define your business," says Danny Sullivan, founder of the news site Search Engine Land.
The same, he points out, is true of social media, where a single customer with a large following can harm a business's reputation.
"But people expect there to be negative things about businesses online. They would almost be more suspicious if there was not," he adds.
The Northern Irish case bears similarities to that of the French blogger who was ordered to pay damages to a restaurant after she wrote a scathing review about it.
The problem in that case, the judge in Bordeaux found, was not that Caroline Doudet's blogpost was defamatory.
It was that its title - The Place to Avoid in Cap-Ferret: Il Giardino - appeared too prominently in Google's search results.
That effectively acted as a warning to potential customers without providing an explanation to those who did not click through to the full post, it was decided. Ms Doudet was ordered to pay damages and to amend the title.
But there is one major difference between the two cases: British judges do not have the power to order bloggers to amend their writing simply because their criticism is too effective.
In Germany and France, "you can get an injunction, which can be overturned later - we are very different", says Niri Shan, head of media law at Taylor Wessing.
So, what alternatives are there in the UK?
A defamation action is one option to tackle recent blogs - legal action must be pursued within one year of the post's publication in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and three years in Scotland.
Judges can order a guilty blogger's webpage to be deleted.
But a change to the law last year has made such a ruling harder to obtain in England and Wales.
To win, companies in those nations must now prove they suffered "serious" financial harm.
In addition, bloggers can resort to a new defence of "honest opinion", which allows them to use supporting facts they learned only after writing their article - something that wasn't possible before.
"We have a scenario in which it is questionable whether you would be found liable for giving an unfavourable review," comments Paul Tweed, a media lawyer.
Another option is to resort to the recently established "right to be forgotten" - the ability to force Google and other search engines to remove a link from their results in Europe.
But this can only be obtained if the blog names a specific individual who complains - not a company - and then only under certain conditions.
In fact, it might be more effective to bypass the courts and appeal instead to the blogger's good nature.
But even this tactic can throw up complications.
In the case of Robinson's Shoes, the store did eventually convince Mr Ingevaldsson of its case.
"I felt bad for them and didn't think that they needed to suffer for that bad treatment of one customer," he explains.
"But you can't remove old threads yourself on that forum, and I've tried to contact the forum crew a couple of times to have them remove it without any luck."
The store's Martin McKeown suggests such situations could be avoided if search engines were obliged to demote such links after six months.
But the problem with that, says Search Engine Land's Mr Sullivan, is that Google does not necessarily differentiate between each type of result.
What would happen, he asks, if the search engine failed to distinguish between a single negative review and a major journalistic expose?
Neither Google nor Microsoft's Bing were willing to discuss the technical or ethical implications of the matter with the BBC.
What can be in little doubt is that the immediate and global availability of a single scathing review, perhaps written in haste, can seriously harm a business in the age of search engines.
"The question is - do you apply a remedy that could potentially do harm?" asks Mr Sullivan.


A security alert in Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh has ended.

It began after a member of the public spotted a suspicious object outside an Orange hall on the Wattlebridge Road on Friday afternoon.
Army bomb experts were called and examined the object which was declared an elaborate hoax.
Ch Supt Pauline Shields thanked local people and road users for their patience and cooperation through the duration of the alert.


The competition regulator is to take action against some online gambling companies which it suspects of breaking consumer law.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said some punters did not get the deal they expected from sign-up promotions offering cash bonuses to attract them to gaming websites.
The CMA also said the firms were "unfairly holding onto people's money".
Online gambling companies should "play fair", said the CMA.
Nisha Arora, CMA senior director for consumer enforcement said: "New customers are being enticed by tempting promotions only to find the dice are loaded against them.
"And players can find a whole host of hurdles in their way when they want to withdraw their money."
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The CMA launched its investigation into the gambling sector in October 2016. It has since heard from about 800 "unhappy" customers and has "demanded companies answer questions about how they operate, and closely examined the play on a range of websites".
As a result it has identified "a number of operators engaging in practices likely to be breaking consumer law", which is why it is taking enforcement action.
The controversial promotions involve terms and conditions which prevent punters from walking away from play with their winnings at a point of their choosing.
For example, someone might bet £10 of their own money which is then matched by £10 from the online betting company.
However, in the terms and conditions of play it might state that the customer has to play several hundred times within a certain period of time before they can cash in their winnings.
In some instances, under these "wagering requirements" people have amassed winnings of several thousand pounds but they have had to keep on betting, said the CMA, meaning that their chances of losing money increase.
"They don't have the choice to quit while they're ahead and walk away with their winnings when they want to," the CMA said.
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA), whose members include many online gambling firms, said it would take "some time to digest and consider properly" the CMA announcement.
"However, where failings are identified companies individually will rectify them," it added.
"If there are generic lessons to be learned then, as ever, we will work with the Gambling Commission to bring those to the attention of the wider industry with a view to raising standards across the board."
Initially the CMA is talking to the companies involved, which it says it cannot name, demanding that they change their practices.
If they do not meet the requirements, the CMA can take them to court. The court could fine the companies or ultimately revoke their licences.
The Gambling Commission has been working alongside the CMA on the investigation.
It said identity checks were an "important duty" for the gambling industry to "prevent money laundering and to ensure responsible gambling".
But, it added, concerns had been raised that some operators might be "applying these requirements in a restrictive way, preventing consumers from legitimately withdrawing funds from their gambling accounts".
The online gambling sector has grown by about 150% since 2009 and is worth £4.5bn. The CMA said more than 6.5 million people regularly use the sites.
The CMA's George Lusty led the investigation. "If you're required to place hundreds of thousands of bets before you can make a withdrawal, then that is going to require you to invest a lot of time into these promotions," he told the BBC.
"Our main interest is these casino-type products, but we do also have some concerns in relation to free sports bets promotions as well."
The CMA is also asking for other people who have had trouble withdrawing their money to come forward by 31 August to help it "probe this issue even further".
Chris Sattin from Gloucester was playing roulette on a website called Maria Casino and won £35,000, but he wasn't allowed to withdraw his winnings.
He told Radio 4's You and Yours: "I was shaking, my adrenaline was pumping. I pressed on the iPhone to withdraw, but nothing was happening. Because I'd never won these sums of money before, I thought maybe it's only happening because it's a large sum of money and I need to contact customer services."
Maria Casino told Chris he had an account with its sister company Unibet, and he had used a self-exclusion feature on the site - something introduced by the Gambling Commission to help problem gamblers.
Chris told the company he had self-excluded only to close his account. But Maria Casino said this breached the company's terms and conditions.
You and Yours contacted Maria Casino about Chris's case and they decided to pay him the £35,000 winnings.


First Minister Carwyn Jones has said the British steel industry cannot be allowed to die, as assembly members reconvene to discuss the Tata crisis.

Assembly election campaigning has been suspended for the crisis recall after Tata Steel UK went up for sale.
About 6,000 Welsh jobs are under threat, including more than 4,000 in Port Talbot.
The assembly meeting comes after tycoon Sanjeev Gupta was linked to a potential purchase of the plant.
Opening the assembly session on Monday, Mr Jones said:  "I have one simple message for the people of Wales and the UK government - these plants cannot close."
The first minister said it emerged at the weekend that it was not the European Union holding the UK back, "but the other way around".
Mr Jones said he would support UK government ownership if necessary while a buyer was being found.
AMs banged their desks in support when he ended his statement by saying he wanted the assembly to tell steelworkers: "We stand beside you, shoulder to shoulder."
Responding for the Welsh Conservatives, leader Andrew RT Davies said it was "vital" that domestic steelmaking capacity was kept, while acknowledging "international whirlwinds" surrounding the industry.
He added that the proposed M4 relief road in south Wales "could contribute demand for Welsh steel".
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said there were "serious questions for the Welsh Government to answer", accusing ministers of being slow to act.
She said nothing should be off the table, including temporary nationalisation, a joint venture or a permanent public stake.
Mr Jones responded by saying a joint venture should be considered but it would need UK government involvement.
He added that Tata had at no time told the Welsh Government it would close its plants.
During the session the first minister confirmed a package of support worth more than Â£60m that had been available for Tata "remains on the table".
It was made up of a commercial loan plus cash for environmental improvements and for skills and training.
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams spoke of a need "to see what steps we can take to make the plants as attractive" for a buyer as possible.
The industry was "too good to let fail", she added.
The meeting was being held in the old assembly chamber in the Ty Hywel building in Cardiff Bay, as the current Senedd chamber is being refurbished.
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Welsh Assembly buildings in Cardiff Bay ahead of the meeting.
Steelworker and Unite union rep Matthew Pearcy said the recalling of the assembly was a "really positive sign" which gave a "glimmer of hope".
But he added: "I think the Welsh Assembly are limited on what they can achieve.
"It's really down to the UK government to stand up and show us that they mean the words that they have said."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said the UK government "stands ready and waiting to support any potential investor" with the cost of taking on the Port Talbot works, such as pensions and power bills.
Following a steel industry taskforce meeting in Cardiff Bay on Monday, he said: "There are no guarantees on anything in relation to this. We will do whatever we can."
Mr Cairns said he could not disclose how much public money could be involved in the middle of commercially confidential negotiations, but confirmed he had spoken to Mr Gupta about a possible takeover.
The Welsh Government's Economy Minister Edwina Hart said she wanted to avoid "fragmenting" the steel industry, with Tata's British assets being "cherry picked".
UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill called for the UK government to set up an emergency task force to cut energy costs for industry.
But he claimed European Union rules restricted the scope of UK and Welsh ministers to help the steel industry, and accused the first minister of "political grandstanding".
"It's all very well Carwyn Jones calling an emergency meeting of the assembly and caterwauling about public ownership, but simply passing the plant into public ownership does not solve any of  the problems," he said.
"All it does is instead pass the culpability of the Â£1m loss per week onto the taxpayer, from Tata Steel."
Tata has other Welsh plants at Trostre, Shotton, Llanwern and Newport, while UK plants in Rotherham, Scunthorpe and Corby are also affected.
Trade unions representing Tata Steel workers across the UK have called on the prime minister to take personal charge of the rescue talks.
Union officials from the threatened plants meeting in London accused Business Secretary Sajid Javid of "taking his eye off the ball", and called on David Cameron "to get a grip" of the negotiations.


A Welsh church in Los Angeles has closed after 120 years due to a dwindling number of parishioners.

In its heyday the Welsh Presbyterian Church saw a congregation of up to 300 immigrants through its doors on Sunday for services in Welsh and English.
But over the years that number has been reduced to about 10 regulars.
The closure has been partly blamed on social changes with new generations not interested in maintaining chapel traditions, one parishioner said.
Welsh church members, who held their final service earlier in December, said they will still have access to the building as it is being taken over by a community group.
"The Welsh church prospered for many years but in the last few years membership decreased," says Frank Williams, chair of the church's board of trustees for the last 15 years.
The aging congregation is no longer able to travel long distances to get to church while other families have moved away over the years, he said.
However, there was once a strong Welsh community in LA and the wider southern California area, added Mr Williams who left Wales to work for Boeing aircraft in 1967.
The church was founded in 1888 by the Reverend David Hughes from Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, and was originally located at another building.
Hughes founded two churches, one for English speakers and another for Welsh speakers.
The first lost its Welsh identity long ago, according to the church website.
And the second became the present Welsh Presbyterian Church which started with 22 Welsh immigrants in the back of a store before moving to its first church.
In 1926, a bigger building was needed for the growing congregation and a Jewish synagogue built at the turn of the century became its new home.
It was bought by two churchmen on behalf of the congregation and continued to play a central role in the lives of Welsh people and their descendants as LA continued to be developed.
Up until 30 years ago the church maintained many Welsh traditions, including having a successful choir, according to Mr Williams.
He said its "crowning achievement" was singing in the Oscar winning 1940s Hollywood film, How Green Was My Valley, about life in a south Wales mining community.
Today, the church is registered as a historical building.
Welsh church parishioner Dafydd Evans from Manhattan Beach, California, said the building retains many of its original features.
Mr Evans, whose granddaughters were the last to be baptised in the church, said due to deaths and members moving away from Los Angeles, the congregation is down to "less than 10 people coming each Sunday and we're all senior citizens".
He said: "It is ironic that a leader of the Jewish community has bought the building and plans to upgrade the property and use it for cultural activities and religious services.
"It will include the local community and also us, the Welsh, if and when we need the building.
"So the lovely old place will continue to serve and I'm sure will be loved for many years to come."
Mr Evans, originally from Nantymoel in the Ogmore Valley, has researched the Welsh church's history and its record books - in English and Welsh - show that community met in various buildings  before a permanent building was secured in 1893.
The last full-time minister retired in 1964.
Mr Evans said: "What is Los Angeles losing now that the Welsh church is closing?
"Well, of course, there is the loss of a spiritual home... and a small part of Wales.
"We have been very fortunate to have not only to have Welsh and Welsh Americans in our congregation, but also English and Americans with no Welsh family connections," said Mr Evans who emigrated with his wife and children in 1964.
"What we've been lacking are the young Welsh immigrants who tell us that they didn't go to chapel in Wales and weren't going to start here."


A £50m tower which would house hundreds of student flats in Swansea city centre has been approved.

Mariner Street car park, near the train station, will be cleared and replaced with a 725-bedroom student block, complete with nightclub, gym, office space, bars, restaurants and shops.
The 22 storey tower would be the second tallest building in Swansea, next to Meridian Quay.
Construction is expected to start later this year and finish by summer 2018.
A report before Swansea council's planning committee on Tuesday said the tower "will be a bold addition to the city skyline".
The report added there is a growing need for student accommodation in Swansea, with both Swansea University and Trinity Saint David universities expanding in the city.
Swansea council leader Rob Stewart said the project "will be a major step forward" for High Street's regeneration, and will build on "the great work that's already been done."


Only about a third of UK students think that they get good "value for money" from their university course, according to an influential annual survey.

The survey of 15,000 students shows perceptions of "good value for money" have fallen to 37% from 53% in 2012.
The survey suggests that a lack of teaching hours for some courses is causing this sense of disappointment.
Universities Minister Jo Johnson says universities must respond to students with a "sharper eye for value".
The Student Academic Experience Survey, produced by the Higher Education Policy Institute and the Higher Education Academy, shows a gap between high levels of satisfaction with courses and falling levels of students believing that they are getting value.
The lowest perception of value for money is in England, at about 32%, where tuition fees are up to Â£9,000 per year, while in Scotland, where there are no fees, the figure for getting good value is about 65% of students.
The government is proposing that fees in England should be increased above Â£9,000, if universities can show they have high quality teaching.
But the survey shows very high levels of opposition from students to raising fees.
The study shows student satisfaction is linked with the quality of teaching staff - and students put a higher priority on academics' ability to teach than research activity.
A sense of value for money among students seems to be connected to contact hours with staff, in seminars and lectures.
Courses with low levels of contact hours, such as history, English, languages and social sciences are rated as being less good value, compared with physical sciences, engineering and medicine, which have longer hours of structured study.
Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, said "students really, really care about contact hours".
There are courses with only eight hours a week or lower - and the study shows that in the four years since tuition fees increased in England, the number of timetabled contact hours had fallen slightly.
When students are in class, only about a third of the hours on average are spent in groups of less than 15.
The study also highlighted that ethnic minority students have lower levels of satisfaction.
A reason suggested for this was that Asian students in particular were more likely to live at home with their parents than in student accommodation - and students living at home tended to be less integrated with university life and were more likely to drop out.
If tuition fees are to rise above Â£9,000, Mr Hillman said the survey indicates that "universities must show how any extra fee income will directly benefit their students".
The universities minister has called for more transparency in university admissions, with plans to make universities publish more data about who applies and who gets places, in a bid to improve social mobility.
In advance of this, Ucas, the university admissions service, has published information about applications and places, looking at gender, ethnicity and social background.
This confirms the trend for women to be more likely to go to university than men - with nine out of 10 universities admitting more women than men.
There are higher rates of university entry for ethnic minority students - and the analysis shows that "white students are under-represented at just under half of universities".
If white students gained places at the same average rate of ethnic minorities, there would be another 40,000 students, said Mark Corver, director of analysis and research for Ucas.
In terms of social background, the analysis shows that for 18-year-old applicants to Oxford last year, 1,205 places went to students from the top fifth most advantaged areas, while 70 places went to those living in the fifth most disadvantaged.
There were more places gained by this top fifth of most privileged group of applicants than all the other four fifths of households put together. And overall, for this age group, there were 35 black students getting places compared with 1,875 white applicants and 130 Asian.
In Cambridge, for 18-year-old applicants, there were 1,260 places gained by students in the top fifth most privileged areas, compared with 65 places for those from the least advantaged. There were 30 black students gaining places compared with 270 Asian and 1,785 white students.
Durham and St Andrews also recruited more 18 year olds from this top fifth of advantaged households than the other four fifths combined.
There are no breakdowns by private or state education or by individual courses.
"We have been calling on the higher education sector to publish much more information about their admissions process, and I welcome these first voluntary steps by those who have taken part," said Mr Johnson.
"This is a good start, but by legislating for a new transparency duty we're now ensuring that there will be a clear requirement on all universities to release more information about their admissions process, and real incentives on all institutions to go further and faster to promote social mobility."


The Irish government is planning two investigations into its police force, it announced on Tuesday.

The Garda (police) have been embroiled in a number of controversies recently.
On Tuesday, Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny announced an independent review of the force.
A second investigation will probe the wrongful convictions of almost 15,000 motorists, and apparent false data on breath tests.
Last week, it emerged that almost one million drink-driving tests recorded by police in the Republic of Ireland did not actually take place.
In addition, police have admitted a separate error that caused almost 15,000 wrongful traffic convictions.
Mr Kenny also said on Tuesday said the government continues to have confidence in Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan.
Commissioner O'Sullivan was already facing questions over her leadership because of allegations of a smear campaign against a whistleblower, Sgt Maurice McCabe.
Sgt McCabe was one of two officers who raised concerns years ago about the alleged deletion of penalty points from the driving licences of well-connected offenders.
Speaking during Leaders' Questions in the Dail (parliament), Mr Kenny said of the independent review: "We continue to see a list of unacceptable revelations about the operation of An Garda Siochana.
"The government believes that the level of public concern is now so profound that it's now time to conduct a thorough, comprehensive and independent, root-and-branch review of An Garda Siochana."
Exact details of the independent review are to be outlined next week.
In the meantime, an external inquiry is being set up into the erroneous Garda statistics and prosecutions.
The Garda commissioner has been called before a parliamentary committee on Thursday over the affair and she is also due to meet the chairwoman of the Policing Authority, one of the force's watchdogs, over her handling of the scandal before the end of the week.


The Chinese government has issued a new directive banning "bizarre architecture", and criticising some of the "oversized, xenocentric, weird" buildings in the country.
China has seen a number of architectural gems springing up in recent years, including one building shaped like a teapot and another that has been likened to a pair of trousers.
Under the new directive, buildings are to be "economical, functional, aesthetically pleasing" and "environmentally friendly".
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A record number of people living in Northern Ireland have been diagnosed with cancer, according to figures released by Macmillan Cancer Support.

An estimated 63,000 people now live with the disease.
Approximately 10,000 more people have been living with cancer since 2010, a figure that represents an 18% rise over the last five years.
The increase is due to improvements in survival and detection, and a growing and ageing population.
The number of men with prostate cancer has seen the biggest rise of 27% over the last five years.
Macmillan Cancer Support's general manager in Northern Ireland, Heather Monteverde, warned that care for cancer patients must be adapted.
"Without a complete transformation of the way people are supported after their treatment ends, there is no way patients will get the after-care they so desperately need, whether that's practical help at home, financial advice, or even emotional support," she said.
"Our existing health and social care structures were not set up to deal with the needs of such a huge number of people who have survived cancer, but who often continue to require considerable support," she added.
The charity has been working with the Health and Social Care Board, Public Health Agency and Northern Ireland Cancer Network to advocate individually tailored patient care.
A Transforming Cancer Follow Up (TCFU) programme, which cost ??1.3m, has been used as a template by all five health trusts in Northern Ireland as a new model for breast cancer follow-up treatment.
The scheme includes access to a clinical nurse specialist, an additional treatment summary and an invitation to a health and well-being event.


A stunning new image of Jupiter, showing the giant planet in glorious detail, has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

At a distance of 415 million miles, Jupiter is now closer to the Earth than at any other time during the year.
Jupiter is best known for the Great Red Spot, which is a storm larger than the Earth that has raged for at least 150 years.
The photograph views the gas giant at "opposition" - in a position directly opposite the Sun and the Earth.
The images are part of the American space agency Nasa's Opal programme that provides Hubble images every year of the outer planets to look for changes in their storms, winds and clouds.


A free membership scheme has been launched with the aim to help the nation become better swimmers.

The Just Swim scheme provides access to a range of benefits, which are aimed at 11 million adults who swim regularly.
Members will also be offered expert tips on how to improve their swimming.
Find out how to get into swimming with our special guide.
"There's something for the seasoned swimmer as well as those new to swimming," said Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson.
"By joining the Just Swim community, members will be able to access a whole range of exclusive information and offers."
The Just Swim Membership is free to join and is open to all adults based in England.
It is the first membership offer from Swim England that is aimed at non-club swimmers.
To find out more about the Just Swim scheme you can click here.
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The British and German embassies in Turkey have been forced to shut amid fears of a militant attack.

The embassies in Ankara both stayed closed on Friday after intelligence warned of a possible threat during the festival of Eid al-Adha.
Four people arrested earlier this week as part of an investigation into the warning have no links to terror groups, the authorities say.
So-called Islamic State and Kurdish rebels recently carried out attacks.
British ambassador Richard Moore said on his Twitter account the closure was a "reasonable precaution".
However, apart from saying staff were working "closely and cooperatively" with Turkish authorities, he would not be drawn on the nature of the threat.
The embassy had been due to reopen on Friday after closing for the holiday.
The Foreign Office confirmed the embassy was shut "for security reasons". Germany took the added precaution of closing its schools and consulates across Turkey, according to Bild newspaper.
The German embassy in Ankara said it was offering limited services this week with its missions remaining "closed for any meetings".
Turkish state-run media say the four arrests - three in Ankara and one in Istanbul - were made on Monday, ahead of the holiday.
"Four people were detained in relation to a potential act against the two embassies," an official told Reuters news agency.
"Security remains at the highest level. We continue to cooperate closely and share information with the foreign missions."
It is unclear if they are still in custody.


British sprinter Richard Kilty has said that running like he was "a kid in school" helped him win his gold medal at the European Indoor Championships.

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The 27-year-old defended his 60m title in Belgrade, finishing in 6.54 seconds.
His selection for the competition was initially in doubt after false-starting at the British Indoor Trials in Sheffield in February.
"It shows what my character is," Kilty told BBC Tees. "I had a tough couple of weeks but I handled it well."
Middlesbrough-based Kilty says a conversation with a friend after his false start in Sheffield was key to his success.
"I spoke to my good friend Chris Andrews after I was disqualified, and I was bit all over the place and things didn't seem to be going right," he continued.
"He just told me to slow things down, be relaxed, and run like when I was a kid in school.
"I kind of took that mentality with me for the last three weeks."
To overcome those setbacks in such short time was, Kilty argues, an impressive test of his character.
He said: "It's a great thing to measure myself against. If you can overcome adversity and come out with success only a couple of weeks afterwards, it's quite humbling."
Kilty, who won world indoor 60m gold in 2014, believes he can now use his profile and success to inspire others at home.
Kilty lived in a homeless hostel for a short period when growing up in Stockton-on-Tees, before running his way into a better life.
"It's my responsibility to inspire the local youngsters that we can have success on Teesside," he said.
"I train with some of the lads from the estates around Stockton and Middlesbrough, and there's a lot of talent here.
"I feel like I can be a role model, and I've got a lot left to give to the community."
Kilty plans to take a week off to reflect on his achievements before beginning preparations for the World Championships in London later this year.
He added: "If you say next, next, next, you'll come to the end of the road and think: 'I wish I had enjoyed that moment a little bit better'.
"I'm going to spend some time with friends and family and enjoy what I've just achieved.
"From next week, I'm back on track and onto the next goal, and that's the World Championships in London."


A school has changed its name from "Isis" because the word has become associated with the so-called Islamic State.

Isis Academy in Oxford said it had rebranded as "Iffley Academy" to protect its "reputation, integrity and image".
The name 'Isis' was originally chosen as the school is near to the section of the River Thames of the same name.
Formerly Iffley Mead School, it became Isis Academy in 2013.
A statement issued by the school said it had changed name following "the unforeseen rise of ISIS (also known as ISIL and the Islamic State) and related global media coverage of the activities of the group".
"Our priority is to remove the detrimental impact which the name 'Isis' had on pupils, their families and our staff."
Last year a language school in the city removed Isis from its name for the same reason.
The Isis is the name given to the part of the River Thames above Iffley Lock in Oxford. It is also the name of the goddess wife of the god Osiris in Egyptian beliefs.


Sierra Leone's narrow failure to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations means their wait to play at the finals again will extend to at least 23 years.

The Leone Stars, who last qualified in 1996, needed an away win against Ivory Coast in their last match of the qualifiers in September but could manage only a 1-1 draw.
It was another case of so near yet so far, following valiant attempts to reach the Nations Cup in 2004, 2012 and 2013.
And with the Sierra Leone Football Association in crisis, elimination from 2018 World Cup qualifying and a long wait until their next competitive fixture, the team faces a difficult future.
Striker Kei Kamara, who scored against Ivory Coast, is concerned that the team is not receiving al the support it needs to be successful.
If we qualify for the Nations Cup or World Cup then everything will change for football in Sierra Leone
"To really be at your best you got to prepare well," Kamara told BBC Sport. "We have got to train more and play friendly matches on Fifa dates to really get the team in a very good shape going forward.
"Those are the things that are going to help to prepare the team well. But we are not a nation that plays a lot of friendly matches.
"We played Ivory Coast several times, their players including Yaya Toure always come to us and say to us you guys have a good team.
"What they don't know is that we usually come together just a couple of days before a game - but we put up a good performance like that."
Kamara plays for MLS side New England Revolution and has scored 11 goals already this season but he believes it can be difficult to transfer that form onto the international stage when his compatriots are so unfamiliar.
"If we play some friendly matches before the next qualification the players will get used to each other lot more on the pitch and maybe it'll be easier for us to qualify the next time," he said.
"If we qualify for the Nations Cup or World Cup then everything will change for football in Sierra Leone. I believe we have one of the best teams in Africa if prepare well for every game."
However, the Sierra Leonean team is funded by the government through the ministry of Sports which does not consider friendly matches part of its financial responsibilities.
As a result Sierra Leone have played only three friendlies - against Nigeria, Angola, and Malawi -  since February 2011 and largely not at their own expense.
Former Celtic forward Mohamed Bangura, who now plays in China, is also worried that the team cannot without sufficient fixtures.
He feels the problems will continue as long as there is internal wrangling within the SLFA.
Bangura told BBC Sport: "We the players know that we have the qualities to compete and we want to make history by qualifying for a big tournament.
"But we can't do it if there's no peace within the SLFA. That's why I'm praying for all the parties within the SLFA to come together.
"We lost points we were not supposed to lose during the 2017 Afcon qualifiers because there was no peace, which led to our bad preparation."


Mike Ross could miss Ireland's Six Nations opener against Wales on Sunday 7 February after suffering a serious hamstring tear in Leinster's Champions Cup defeat by Toulon at the weekend.

Leinster have indicated that the prop faces six weeks on the sidelines due to a "high grade" hamstring strain.
Ross, 36, has started all of Ireland's Six Nations matches since making his debut against Italy in February 2011.
That amounts to 25 consecutive appearances in the number three jersey.
His absence could open the door for Nathan White, Tadhg Furlong or Marty Moore to start at tighthead against Wales in Dublin.
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt already faces the prospect of starting his side's defence of their Six Nations title without Peter O'Mahony, Iain Henderson and Tommy Bowe, as well as retired captain Paul O'Connell.
On a more positive note for the Irish coach, Leinster flanker Sean O'Brien could come back into the frame for Sunday's clash with Munster after being out of action since the 15 November defeat to Wasps because of an inner ear problem.
Fly-half Johnny Sexton is a doubt for the Irish interprovincial derby after suffering a recurrence of the quad muscle injury which ended his involvement in the World Cup.
Meanwhile Cian Healy will have his appeal against a two-week ban handed out for dangerous play heard on Wednesday.


By Daniel Davies, BBC Wales political correspondent

Soon we'll see the UK government's proposals for further devolution when it publishes draft legislation.
We know a lot of the details already.
But one question remains unanswered: will there be a referendum on whether the Welsh government should have powers to vary income tax?
Not everyone thinks it is necessary.
Carwyn Jones has suggested the Welsh government should get those income tax powers without a referendum, as long as a deal can be struck on the size of its budget.
So, did Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb give consideration to the first minister's views over the summer?
"Yeah sure," he told us today, while visiting a factory making armoured vehicles for the military.
"I've been thinking about it and I've been listening to a lot of the arguments that have been made from different quarters as to why we may or may not need a referendum.
"Clearly that's something we are still thinking about and we will look at that again in the autumn when we focus again on these issues."
Autumn (seasons have a habit of arriving late in the political calendar) is when Mr Crabb will publish a draft Wales Bill, before legislation starts going through parliament in early 2016.
Everything is on course to hit that timetable, he said.
"We want to get this right," he said.
"We are taking our time. We're doing our homework on this and we're taking to Welsh government about all of the details and we're trying to make progress with it."


Tackling health inequalities is a priority for Wales' new chief medical officer.

Dr Frank Atherton said he wants to make sure everyone in Wales has the same opportunities.
A Public Health Wales report said more needs to be done to tackle inequalities which lead to people living shorter lives in poorer parts of Wales.
Dr Atherton took up the post on 1 August, replacing the retiring Dr Ruth Hussey.
He said even though there are some improvements in health experiences and outcomes in Wales, "we can't be complacent" as "health indicators lag behind those in England".
Originally from Lancashire, Dr Atherton left his role as deputy chief medical officer of health in Nova Scotia, Canada, to come to Wales.
He is responsible for providing independent professional advice to the Welsh Government.


A former priest has been found guilty of sexually abusing a pupil at a Catholic boarding school in the 1970s.

Father Michael Higginbottom, 74, of West Farm Road, Newcastle, denied subjecting a teenage boy to repeated sexual abuse while he was a teacher at St Joseph's College in Lancashire.
Higginbottom was convicted of four counts of a serious sexual offence and four counts of indecent assault at Liverpool Crown Court.
He will be sentenced on Thursday.
The victim was aged between 13 and 14 at the time of the abuse but only went to the police in 2014 after telling a friend who encouraged him to report it.
He said the abuse began about about a week after he arrived at the school, when he was invited into Higginbottom's living quarters and the defendant locked the door and ordered him to undress before sexually assaulting him.
The complainant, now in his 50s, said he would be hit with a strap if he did not go to the physics teacher's living quarters at allocated times.
Adam Birkby, defending, suggested the man had "fabricated" the allegations for compensation.
During the trial, the court heard previous allegations had been made against Higginbottom in 2007 by another former pupil and the Catholic Church had settled out of court for Â£35,000.
Police had investigated the claims and, although Higginbottom had been charged, no evidence against him was offered in court and not guilty verdicts were entered.
In his evidence, Higginbottom denied ever sexually abusing a boy in his care.
He said he had no memory of the pupil, who attended the school for six months.
The court heard the priest would give electric shocks to pupils, using a Van de Graaff generator, as a punishment.
But Higginbottom said the machines gave only minor electric shocks and did not hurt the boys.
St Joseph's College, in Upholland, Lancashire, which has now closed, was attended by boys aged 11 to 18, many of whom were considering becoming priests.


At least 19 people have been killed in clashes involving Kurdish protesters in Turkey, reports say.

They are unhappy at what they see as Turkish support for Islamic State (IS) militants attacking the border town of Kobane.
Riot police used tear gas and water cannon in a number of towns and cities as the disturbances spread across the country, including Ankara and Istanbul.
Violent protests also erupted on the streets in Germany.
Curfews have now been imposed in several cities in south-eastern Turkey with large Kurdish populations.
Ten of the deaths occurred in the main Turkish-Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, where the rioting saw shops and buses set on fire as well as reported clashes between Kurdish activists and supporters of Islamist groups sympathetic to IS.
Deaths were also reported in the eastern provinces of Mardin, Siirt, Batman and Mus. Many more were injured, and there were casualties in Istanbul and the capital Ankara as trouble spread further west.
While much of the unrest involved Kurdish protesters clashing with police, some of the violence was between Kurdish opponents of IS and radical Islamist Kurds who back the group.
Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, in Istanbul
The sudden wave of unrest has taken Turkey by surprise, with protests spreading to almost 30 cities.
Curfews are now in place, in some provinces for the first time in over two decades, and Turkish troops have been deployed.
Some of the violence has been between Kurdish groups and supporters of Islamic State. But the main protests have been directed against the Turkish government, with Kurds calling for military intervention in the besieged town of Kobane.
Turkey's President Erdogan has reiterated that his country will only get more involved if the coalition targets President Bashar al-Assad as well as IS.
But Washington says the air strikes are focused for now on IS. So Turkey remains unlikely to send troops into Syria - and the worst violence for years with the Kurds here looks set to build.
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala accused the demonstrators of "betraying their own country" and warned them to stop protesting or encounter "unpredictable" consequences.
"Violence will be met with violence. This irrational attitude should immediately be abandoned and [the protesters] should withdraw from the streets," he told reporters in Ankara.
But the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) called for members and supporters to take to the streets to protest against the IS offensive.
Although a ceasefire was declared in March 2013, after decades of armed struggle the PKK is seen as a terrorist group in Turkey.
Meanwhile, Turkish border police reportedly stopped as many as 300 Kurds who had crossed into Turkey from Kobane.
What the Turkish newspapers are saying:
Most papers are highly critical of the protests. Centre-right Hurriyet denounces them as a "threat to peace", warning they might endanger talks between the government and Kurdish rebels.
It quotes President Erdogan as saying Kurdish politicians are trying to use Kobane to "blackmail" Turkey, a theme taken up by mainstream Milliyet. Centre-right Haberturk warns readers of a "trap", and pro-government Yeni Safak portrays the protesters as "enemies of Turkey".
Several papers use fire analogies, with tabloid Posta referring to "days of fire". Opposition Cumhuriyet says "fire surrounds Turkey", and left-wing Taraf worries that "Kobane fire burns us from the inside".
Only left-wing Birgun is supportive of the protests, running a provocative headline comparing the governing AKP party with Islamic State  - "IS in Kobane, AKP in Turkey".
Beyond Turkey, a number of people were hurt when clashes broke out in the German city of Hamburg after hundreds of Kurdish demonstrators in Hamburg held a rally against IS militants.
Some 400 Kurdish protesters fought with a similar number of radical Muslims, police told German media. Demonstrators, some carrying knives and knuckle-dusters, were eventually separated by police firing water cannon.
Injuries were also reported after violence involving members of the Yazidi religious group, most of whom are Kurds, and ethnic Chechens in the town of Celle in Lower Saxony.


Belgium is marking the first anniversary of the suicide bomb attacks on the Brussels airport and underground system, which killed 32 people.

More than 300 people were wounded in the attacks, which were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.
King Philippe, who was joined by Queen Mathilde and Prime Minister Charles Michel, led a minute's silence at Zaventem airport.
Commemorations also took place at the Maelbeek underground station.
Sixteen people died at each attack location.
A memorial to the 22 March 2016 attacks is due to be officially unveiled in the Belgian capital's European quarter.
The commemoration at the airport began with an emotional song from Eddy Van Calster, whose wife Fabienne Vansteenkiste, an airport worker, died in the attacks.
German Lars Waetzmann was about to leave for New York with his wife Jennifer when the attacks happened. He was badly hurt but she died.
"The unthinkable happened," he said at the commemoration. "What if we had left 10 minutes later? What if we had driven a bit slower? In a split second my world changed. But on that very moment I also started seeing the best in mankind."
The suicide bombings were Belgium's worst terror attacks. A year on, Belgium is still on a high state of alert, with soldiers patrolling the streets.
As well as the 32 victims of the bombings, three suicide bombers died on the 22 March 2016. Several other men, some identified on CCTV as having been accomplices of the attackers, were subsequently arrested.
The gang has been linked to the November 2015 Paris attackers.
Brussels suspect in Paris attacks case


The wettest winter on record in the UK saw the British government take the unprecedented step of activating the International Charter [on] Space and Major Disasters three times in little more than two months.

Satellites from many nations were tasked with imaging the magnitude of the flooding in places such as the Somerset Levels.
Particularly useful were the radar pictures. Not only is the presence of extensive water easy to detect in radar images, but this type of observation has the advantage of penetrating cloud.
The data acquired under the charter made it easier for the Environment Agency to see the true scope of the problems it was facing.
From Thursday, there will be a new radar satellite in orbit that will make a significant contribution to the monitoring of any future flooding in Britain and the rest of Europe.
Sentinel-1a is the first of a fleet of spacecraft funded under the EU's Copernicus programme.
Copernicus is arguably the most ambitious Earth-observation programme for general environmental monitoring ever conceived.
It calls in the first instance for six specific satellites and sensors to be put in orbit, with two copies of each to be flying at any one time.
Consequently, Sentinel-1a will be followed by Sentinel-1b in 2015. As a pair, they will be able to acquire a radar image of anywhere on Earth within six days. In Europe, this will be every day or so.
Although weather satellites have kept a permanent watch on the Earth now for decades, the deployment of general environmental-monitoring spacecraft has been more ad hoc.
There have been exceptions. The American Landsat series of satellites has compiled an unbroken record of the Earth's land surface stretching back 42 years.  But even this remarkable project has had to fight tooth and nail with the US Congress every time a spacecraft needed replacing.
Copernicus therefore represents a major step change because the EU has essentially made an open-ended commitment to the Sentinels.
The five further missions to launch between now and 2019 will monitor the oceans, land-change, and the composition of the atmosphere.
Four models of each satellite have already had their funding confirmed. This should take operations deep into the 2030s.
And the Commission and its technical agent, the European Space Agency (Esa), have agreed to start discussions on the requirements for the second half of this century in about 2015/16.
Brussels has several reasons to do this. For one, the information that comes from space-based observations is increasingly needed to design effective policies and to enforce them.
If you are determined to prosecute ship operators that dump oil at sea, you need to catch them doing it. And having a steady stream of radar images of European coastal waters is one of the best ways of doing this.
If you want to set standards for air quality in European cities, you need to monitor the levels of pollutants and track their sources. And having a view from space is important because the wind can blow gases from one member state into another.
So, the EU requires a space dimension to function properly. But Brussels also sees an enterprise opportunity here as well.
It believes space is a domain that can generate significant wealth.
You may have a quizzical look then when you learn that all of the data acquired by the Sentinels will be given away for free, without restriction, to anyone, even if they're outside the EU. And it's a colossus volume - more than eight terabytes a day of processed data when the mature Sentinel constellation is up and running.
But research has concluded that unfettered access will more likely stimulate novel ways to use the data, resulting in the emergence of many more companies, selling new services. For example, more timely radar data from space could soon result in flood forecasting. That is, not merely using the images to see which areas have flooded but using them in smart models to predict which areas will flood next.
A good many of these "value added" services - you can imagine - will end up as apps on citizens' smartphones.
Copernicus uses a range of technologies to get a broad picture of the health status of the planet
It has been projected that for every euro invested in Copernicus and its Sentinels, a further three euros or so can be generated by new activity. The talk is of about 48,000 new jobs and a boost to the EU's GDP of some 30 billion euros by 2030.
The American Landsat system is a precedent in this sense. Prior to 2008, a price of $600 was charged for every scene.  After the fee was removed, the use of Landsat imagery exploded.
"Scientific investigators and resource managers can now use the data they need rather than just the data they can afford," US space agency (Nasa) project scientist Dr Jim Irons told me recently.  "As a result, we've seen a revolution in the capacities and methodologies for processing the data. And it's remarkable and exciting to see these folks develop new ways of using the data to visualise the changes taking place on the Earth's land surface."
The EU is hoping for the same from the Sentinels - and then some.
"You can think of our Sentinel-2 spacecraft as a 'super-Landsat'," said Dr Stephen Briggs from Esa's Earth observation directorate.
"It will have more channels, better resolution, and a 280km-swath instead of 180km; and we'll have two of them flying at the same time. And that's just Sentinel-2. All the Sentinels will be an improvement on anything that's gone before. They're a game-changer; Earth observation will never be the same again."
There is something of a data gamble here, however. The enormous dump of free data on the market means current providers that have been charging for this information will now  find themselves high and dry.
"Bringing in all this data to stimulate value-added services is great, but it does mean that existing players will see their positions eroded unless they move into new areas," commented Adam Keith, the director of space and Earth observation at industry-watchers Euroconsult.
"These companies know that, they know what's coming; and they're starting to shift their business models towards higher resolution systems than the Sentinels, or systems that offer better temporal coverage."


Demolition work will begin this week at HMP Cornton Vale, Scotland's main female prison.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is developing plans for a smaller refurbished national prison for around 80 women at the site.
The SPS is also planning new community-based custody units.
It follows the decision in 2015 not to proceed with the planned construction of a large women's prison in Inverclyde.
It is hoped that the community units will allow women to be closer to their families and local support services.
About 110 prisoners were transferred from Cornton Vale in Stirling to HMP Polmont, near Falkirk, last August.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson will formally start demolition works at the prison on Tuesday and launch a paper outlining "challenges and priorities" for criminal and civil justice in Scotland.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "This week will mark another key milestone towards the transformation of how the prison service, and other public services, work together to deal with women in custody."


Finland international goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa has signed a new one-year deal with Premier League side Brighton.

The 32-year-old started just once in the Championship last season, and has made nine first-team appearances since joining the Seagulls in July 2015.
He will provide competition for Mathew Ryan, who Brighton bought for a club-record fee from Valencia last month.
"He has not played as many games as he would have liked, through no fault of his own," said manager Chris Hughton.
"But his attitude has been fantastic throughout that time and his contribution to the squad should not be underestimated."


The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and The Radio City Rockettes will perform at Donald Trump's inauguration, it has been announced.

The US president-elect's transition team confirmed the acts would perform at the ceremony on 20 January.
Several high-profile musicians including Elton John and Celine Dion have refused to perform at the event.
But Mr Trump has claimed many celebrities have been requesting tickets for it.
On Friday, he tweeted: "The so-called 'A' list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!"
That is seemingly a reference to the fact his democratic rival Hillary Clinton lost last month's presidential election despite having the support of many celebrities, including Katy Perry and Beyonce.
One performer who has already been booked for Mr Trump's inauguration is 16-year-old former America's Got Talent singer Jackie Evancho.
Boris Epshteyn, the communications director for Mr Trump's inaugural committee, confirmed on Thursday that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Radio City Rockettes would join her.
The Rockettes are a dance company, established in 1925, who have performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York since 1932.
Their style covers many genres of dance, including ballet, tap, modern, and jazz.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a 360-piece singing group made up of volunteers.
It is named after the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Utah, where the group has performed for more than 100 years.
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The British team paid tribute to 2008 Olympic silver medallist Germaine Mason by wearing black ribbons on the opening day of the World Relays in the Bahamas.

Former high jumper Mason was killed in a motorcycle crash in Jamaica at the age of 34 on Thursday.
"It's our way of paying respect to a fellow British athlete," Jarryd Dunn told BBC Sport.
Dunn was part of the men's 4x400m relay team who qualified for the final, which takes place on Sunday.
However, there was disappointment for the British men's 4x100m relay team, who were disqualified from the final after looking on course to claim a medal in Nassau.
Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes and Danny Talbot had put them in a strong position, but debutant Ojie Edoburun took off too soon on the anchor leg, meaning Talbot failed to reach the 20-year-old before he left the changeover zone.
With London hosting the World Championships in August, Britain are guaranteed places in all events and the World Relays are being used to experiment with different line-ups and tactics.
"I can't lie, I'm really disappointed," Edoburun told BBC Sport.
"It's not a nice feeling, but it's about the bigger picture and while it's unfortunate to have to happen like this today, we will get it right when it counts in London."
The British women's 4x400m relay squad - who won Olympic bronze at Rio 2016  - marked their return to action by qualifying for their final, which will also take place on Sunday.
Eilidh Doyle, Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora and Kelly Massey recorded the second-slowest time of the qualifiers, but are expected to include four-time Olympic medallist Christine Ohuruogu for the final.
Britain did not send a women's 4x100m team to the event because of injuries.
Britain was not the only nation to struggle with changeovers in windy conditions, with Yohan Blake's Jamaica disqualified in the heats of the men's 4x100m and strong Canadian and Dutch teams both eliminated in the final.
Justin Gatlin helped Rio Olympic silver medallists the United States (38.43 seconds) to victory ahead of Barbados (39.18) and China (39.22).
Jamaica did have one medal to celebrate though, with double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson powering the women's 4x200m team to victory over Germany, with USA in third.
The USA won gold in the women's 4x800m event, with Belarus taking silver and Australia bronze.