Two soldiers who died within 24 hours of each other have been named as Company Sergeant Major Colin Beckett and Ranger David Dalzell.

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) Beckett, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed by a bomb on Saturday.
Ranger Dalzell, from Bangor in County Down, serving with 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment, died on Friday.
A total of 352 UK service personnel have died in Afghanistan.
Ranger Dalzell, 20, died in an accident in Nad-e Ali, the Ministry of Defence said.
Sgt Maj Beckett, 36, died in the village of Shaheed, also in Nad-e Ali district when an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up as he was moving into position to cover his comrades.
Sgt Maj Beckett joined the Army in 1990 and was known as "Tom". He had served in Iraq, Kosovo and Northern Ireland.
Originally from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, he had been expecting his first child with his wife Rachel, later this month.
Mrs Beckett said: "We love him and shall miss him so very much. May his love for life, strength, humour and strong character live on forever in his baby girl Freya."
His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel James Coates, said: "Warrant Officer Class 2 Colin Beckett was one of the most talented sergeant majors of his generation.
"With a long and distinguished career spanning countless deployments and three tours in Afghanistan, he represented the very essence of a paratrooper - professional to the core, devoted to his men and hugely respected.
"He was a family man and a true gentleman. But most of all, to us, he will be remembered as a fellow paratrooper and trusted friend who unconditionally gave his all in life."
Ranger Dalzell's parents Gordon and Susan paid tribute to their son, saying he left "a void that will never be filled".
"He will be missed by his brothers Gareth, Mark and Stewart and sisters Kelly, Catherine and Rachael," they added.
Ranger Dalzell joined the the Royal Irish Regiment based at Tern Hill, Shropshire, in July 2010 after his recruit training and was on his first deployment.
Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson, whose constituency includes Tern Hill, said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Ranger Dalzell's family and friends.
"I hope that in time they will be able to take some comfort from the knowledge that he died in the service of his country."
The MoD said details of the accident will be outlined at an inquest.
'Core of steel'
Ranger Dalzell's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Colin Weir, described him as "an extraordinary young man" who was "much loved by his fellow soldiers".
He said: "He took to the field of battle like a natural. He was perfectly at home in the most difficult and dangerous of circumstances."
Lt Col Weir said: "David was a bright, cheerful and popular young man with a core of steel.
"His presence in the most fought-over part of Helmand contributed significantly to the safety of the population and to the success of our mission."
Colleagues in his platoon said he was a brilliant soldier.
Captain Tobias Whitmarsh said: "Ranger David Dalzell spent the majority of this tour where the fighting was fiercest, in the badlands of central Zaborabad.
"A key figure on every patrol, it was he who without fail carried the heaviest piece of equipment, winning the respect and admiration of his platoon.
"He was subsequently hand-picked to man Ranger, a new checkpoint situated in ground taken from the Taliban and in which the local people now live free from persecution and fear - this is his legacy."
Ranger Colin McMoordie added he "brought humour to a harsh environment" and Ranger Silbert Wilson said they were "brothers-in-arms".
Ranger Wilson said: "We had a lot in common, we both like tattoos, dance music and having a laugh.
"We ended up in the same section in Checkpoint Sabat and when we went on patrol he was the man behind me and I used to joke with him 'to stop following me will you' - that always made us laugh.
"He helped me out of some pretty bad fire-fights. Ranger Dalzell was a brilliant soldier and an even more brilliant friend. I'll miss him sorely."
The deaths include 42 who died in accidents, from illnesses, or from non-combat injuries.


The husband of a woman who died in Pakistan believes she was killed after being threatened for marrying against her family's wishes.

Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died last week during a visit to relatives in Pandori in Northern Punjab.
Her father, Muhammad Shahid, has denied the murder claim. Her family claims she died from natural causes.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has confirmed her death and West Yorkshire Police is investigating how she died.
Samia Shahid had previously been harassed by a family member in Bradford last September, the West Yorkshire force has confirmed.
Officers went to an address and the offender received a warning, the BBC has been told.
Bradford West MP Naz Shah is also investigating Ms Shahid's death.
"I'm not going to rest until I'm satisfied I know the cause of her death - we need to investigate it fully," said Ms Shah, who has written to the prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, calling for Ms Shahid's body to be exhumed.
"It's very suspicious circumstances," she added.
Husband Syed Mukhtar Kazam, said that before she went to Pakistan, his wife's family had threatened her life.
"They were threatening us because she got married out of the family with her own will and they didn't like it", he told the BBC.
He said his wife had gone to Pakistan because she thought her father was ill.
Syed Mukhtar Kazam said he asked his wife not to stay in Pakistan and waiting for her to come home "was the longest week of his life".
"She was naÃ¯ve. She always thought about other people, not herself, maybe that's the reason she got killed", he said.
Syed Mukhtar Kazam said he heard from her family that his wife had died of a heart attack after travelling from Dubai to Pakistan.
He is calling for another post-mortem examination to be carried out.
"I still think there's something dodgy behind it", he said.
Muhammad Shahid, who denies the murder claim, has also said he does not know who Syed Mukhtar Kazam is.
Tabraz Akhtar, an uncle of Samia Shahid, said the family was going through "a hard time".
"This person pretending to be her husband - that is wrong," he said.
"That looks like a sham marriage, she's married from Pakistan to her cousin."
However, the BBC in Islamabad has seen a UK marriage certificate for the couple.
The couple was married in Leeds two years ago, after Samia Shahid divorced the cousin she married in Pakistan, the BBC understands.


The largest outdoor replica World War One trench in the British Isles has opened at Cavan County Museum, in the Republic of Ireland.

The 350m long trench, which has been built to the specifications and manuals of the Irish Guards and used by the Royal Irish Fusiliers at the Battle of the Somme 1916, opened at the museum on the centenary of the moment war was declared by Great Britain on 4 August 1914.
Not only can visitors see what the trenches would have looked like but they can be fully educated on what life was like through sound and visual effects.
The sleeping quarters of the trenches includes maps and pictures of family at home and signs warning of the risk of being hit and barbed wire represents "no-man's land".
Savina Donohoe, the curator of the museum, said the Cavan Peace Partnership had made a commitment to carry out a number of things to commemorate those who died in World War One.
She said these included a Roll of Honour, a statue and a "permanent structure dedicated for the education purposes of people who would visit".
Historian Dr Michael Finnegan said the experience was "pretty authentic" and that there was definitely more of an interest in those who fought in WW1.
"At the moment people seem more open to start to explore exactly why it was that so many people from the nationalist and the unionist perspective could have fought together in the first World War", he said.
The trench forms part of a wider exhibition including a permanent World War One gallery at the Cavan Museum.


Need to know if your Snapchat BF considers you THEIR Snapchat BF?

Want to know if your Snapchat BF has another BF on Snapchat who is also one of your BFs?
Does that even make sense? Can you handle the drama? Well fear not, the app has introduced emojis next to your most popular mates to outline your relationship to them.
A series of photos of Beyonce have been released to explain it all. Yes, this is the official press release…
The six emojis appear next to your contacts to mark them as your #1 best friend, one of your general best friends, or someone you're on a snapping streak with.
It's something of a replacement for the best friends feature which was removed back in January.
It publically showed the three people you exchanged most Snapchats with.
But wait, there's more...
The latest version of the app also features a low light enhancement button, making it better for night shots and gigs, as well as a 'needs love' feature, which alerts you when you've been neglecting someone for a while.
So there you go, your life has changed forever.
• Gold Heart - You're top friends: The person you send snaps to most sends snaps to you the most too.
• Gritted Teeth - You have a mutual best friend: The person you send snaps to most is also who this person sends snaps to the most.
• Smile - One of your best friends: This is one of the people you send snaps to the most.
• Sunglasses - You have a mutual best friend: One of the people you send snaps to most is also one of the people this person sends snaps to most.
• Smirk - You're their best friend, but they aren't yours: You're one of the people they send snaps to the most, but they're not one of the people you send snaps to most.
• Fire - You're on a snapstreak: You and this person have sent snaps back and forth for the number of consecutive days shown.
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A disease that poses a "very serious threat" to the EU's olive industry has been recorded on the Spanish island of Mallorca for the first time.

Island officials said a movement ban covering 15,000 hectares had been imposed and measures had been taken to "contain and eradicate its spread".
Experts describe Xylella fastidiosa as one of the "most dangerous pathogens worldwide".
It was first recorded in the EU in 2013, and has since spread westwards.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo dubbed the bacterium the "Ebola of olive trees".
Officials from the Balearics' Department of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries said the subspecies of the pathogen had been detected in three cherry trees at a garden centre during a routine check.
They added that the subspecies found on the island has only been recorded infecting cherry and oleander plants, but measures were being taken to eradicate it.
The Xylella fastidiosa bacterium invades the vessels that a plant uses to transport water and nutrients, causing it to display symptoms such as scorching and wilting of its foliage, eventually followed by the death of the plant.
Since it was first detected in olive trees in Puglia, southern Italy, in October 2013, it has been recorded in a number of other locations, including southern France.
Experts warn that should the disease, which has numerous hosts and vectors, spread more widely then it has the potential to devastate the EU olive harvest.
Globally, the EU is the largest producer and consumer of olive oil. According to the European Commission, the 28-nation bloc produces 73% and consumes 66% of the the world's olive oil.
Reports suggested that the X. fastidiosa outbreak led to a 20% increase in olive oil prices during 2015.
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Do you dream of a world where you have your choice of laptop, smartphone or tablet at work; all of which connect seamlessly one to another, and are constantly updated?

Sitting at your desk, feeling the red mist descend as your ancient XP desktop computer tries and fails to open your inbox, this might seem like an impossible dream. But for some people that day is already here.
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It's about a year since we last covered BYOC - bring your own computer. This refers to companies who offer staff the chance to choose the devices they use for work - a laptop, or perhaps desktop or Mac. Even a tablet.
Where this happens the company might cover either all or part of the expense, on the understanding that the employee also purchases a support package. Or it might simply provide software to allow employees to access a virtual desktop on their own devices.
Most schemes allowed for access via a virtual private network or similar software application to ensure that data was held securely on the company servers.
Since then, BYOC has become BYOD - bring your own device.
In the last year the level of smartphone and tablet ownership has sky-rocketed, and with it the trend towards the consumerisation of IT. In other words, business IT organisations have come under ever-increasing pressure to let their employees choose what they use to do their work on.
While many firms follow the traditional route of offering a stipend or some sort of financial incentive, others expect their employees to pick up the tab.
A survey covering 17 countries by business technology company Avanade found that 88% of executives said employees were using their own personal computing technologies for business purposes.
Absolute Software found that 64% of IT managers surveyed thought it was too risky to let personal devices be integrated into the business network. However 52% of companies allowed some form of access.
Another survey by Cisco found that although 48% said their company would never authorise employees to bring their own devices, 57% agreed that some employees use personal devices without consent.
And 51% said the number of employees bringing their own devices to work is on the rise.
A completely unscientific straw poll carried out on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, suggested that many people were aware of BYOD policies. For some, the ability to choose how they access the network was an important factor in choosing an employer.
Many felt however, that they should expect some financial contribution towards the equipment.
Ian Foddering is the chief technology officer and technical director for Cisco UK and Ireland. He says companies need to have a policy on BYOD.
"We've been in the interesting position for the last 12-18 months. I look at what our clients are doing.  Up until recently they've been deciding whether to block it or embrace it.
"Beforehand most people were ignoring it [but now] you'll certainly find the more progressive organisations have embraced it."
Cisco also runs a BYOD programme for its own employees.
They have the choice of either using company-issued laptops and phones, or buying their own.
If they choose to use an Apple Mac, the company won't provide IT support. This is done instead through internal wikis and mailers where other employees offer possible solutions to their IT woes.
Mr Foddering says users find they prefer this to having to use the IT department.
When it comes to recruiting young talent, he says company research found that offering a choice of device was an important consideration to potential employees.
Source: Absolute Software
"We found globally that 40% of college students and 45% of employees would accept a lower paying job with a choice of device, than a higher paying job with less flexibility."
Absolute Software's Stephen Midgley agrees.
"We're actually hearing from our own customers, during the interview process, where potential employees are asking what kind of device they will be able to use to access the network."
He also stresses that companies need to consider the security of their networks and data.
"It's the new reality for organisations, and IT needs to find an effective way to securely manage these devices. What we've seen is a cultural divide between IT and the rest of the organisation.
"IT thinks about security, that's their job, the rest of the organisation doesn't."
Making secure behaviour the easiest option is the best way to get employees to cooperate, says Mimecast's Justin Pirie.
"Companies need to make sure they have the facilities to support the 'right' behaviour with the proliferation of devices.
"This has to mean that the 'right' behaviour also becomes the 'easiest' behaviour."
It's not just the young that are pushing to use their own devices at work, according to VMware's Joe Baguley. The company is a virtualisation and BYOD specialist.
"It's definitely a trend that's increasing," he says.
"As technology is getting to more and more people, like my parents and my wife who are now using IT more than ever before and seeing what's possible.
"It's not just the under-30s turning up from university with their iPads and iPhones. People talk about the consumerisation of IT, the problem is that the users have turned into consumers. It's consumerisation of the users with IT departments struggling to keep up."
The company is in the process of launching Horizon Mobile, software that allows you to run both business and personal phones from one handset.
This means that should the phone be lost, or the employee leaves, any company data on the phone can be remotely wiped. The work phone can also be switched off leaving the personal phone still connected.
Another company which has seen BYOD policies increase over the last year is Good Technology.
"If I go back 12 months we would have discussions about companies providing smartphones as an alternative to Blackberries, but they would still be owned and managed by the company," says Good's Andy Jacques.
"Now it's almost exclusively about BYOD."
The trend is powered not only by the growth in mobile devices, but by cloud computing, with companies able to buy ready-to-go virtual desktops.
Mr Jacques sees big advantages especially for small businesses.
"If I was a small business owner the last thing I would be doing would be buying employees phones and laptops," he says.
"I wouldn't put any servers in my office, I would put everything into the cloud, I wouldn't implement any software on the premises."
According to Brian Gentile, CEO of business intelligence (BI) company Jaspersoft, the BYOD trend has been key in pushing consumerisation, and in pushing the uptake of business applications on personal smartphones and tablets.
The company has just launched its software as a mobile application.
"Recently [technology analysts] Gartner reported that by the end of 2013, approximately 33% of BI will be consumed from a mobile device, which is just remarkable given a couple of years ago the number was zero."
One thing seems sure: companies have to make decisions about how they are going to handle employee demands to use their own devices, or risk devices being used on the network without their knowledge.
Phil Lieberman of Lieberman Software certainly thinks so. He believes companies need to talk to their IT departments to find a solution.
"I guess that many chief information officers who approve employee device usage see this as a nice way to make their bonuses by further reducing costs, while the potential liabilities are above their pay grades.
"Perhaps corporate management believes that this is simply a way to get more out of their employees - a type of electronic leash - without having to pay the cost of the devices or service; all without considering the legal consequences."


Monaco-style Grands Prix events could be hosted on English roads under new laws coming into force on Monday.

They will allow motorsport promoters to apply for permission from local authorities to close public roads in England to stage races.
The government said the move "could be a real boost" to tourism.
The final decision on whether a race is safe to proceed would be made by councils, police and other local bodies.
Motoring fixtures from small-scale local events to international races, such as a city-based Grand Prix, could get the green light.
Transport minister Andrew Jones said: "This could be a real boost for the economies of an area.
"The examples would be in cycling. We had the Tour de France here, we had a Grand Depart in Yorkshire a couple of years ago and roads were closed as part of that event and thousands of people came to watch it.
"It had a huge impact, not just for boosting cycling in the UK, but for boosting tourism wherever it went."
A public consultation in 2014 on changing the law to allow motor racing on English roads met with an "overwhelming positive" response, he added.
Mr Jones denied the new rules could send the wrong message when there is fierce debate over traffic pollution in England's cities.
A spokesman for London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: "In considering whether to support a Grand Prix in London, the mayor would need to see what the impacts are on air pollution."
Khan's spokesman went on to say that the mayor was in discussion with Formula E over whether a race involving environmentally friendly electric-powered cars could be held on London's streets.
Under the new laws, local authorities will be allowed to suspend the Road Traffic Act for authorised motorsports events, without the need for an individual act of parliament.
The new rules would mark a "seismic shift for UK motor sport," according to the Motor Sports Association (MSA), which has campaigned to bring closed-road events to the UK.
"We can now take motorsport to the people, and in turn those local hosting communities have the opportunity to benefit from the economic boost that these events may provide," said MSA chief executive Rob Jones.
Silverstone hosted the first Formula One world championship in 1950 and has been the permanent home of the British Grand Prix since 1987.
But many international cities host motor racing circuits held on temporarily closed public roads, like the Circuit de Monaco, Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan and Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore.
Three times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, in pole position for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, has said a street circuit in Beijing would be "epic".
Former Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell welcomed the new rules, calling them a "great move forward" for motorsport.


A man has been arrested in Sydney after reports of a suspicious package caused police to lock down a part of the central business district.

It was in response to a bomb threat made over the phone, local media said. The incident was not terror related.
The man, 39, is now in hospital for medical assessment, police said. The area has since been declared safe.
Last December, three people died, including a gunman, after a hostage situation in nearby Martin Place.
Superintendent Mark Walton from Sydney Police told ABC News that the area was shut down as police searched the man's vehicle for dangerous items.
An explosive detection dog and bomb technicians cleared the area, he said.
"It's apparent this man made those threats to draw attention to a grievance that he has," Supt Walton said.
The man was being detained under the mental health act and undergoing questioning and assessment, Supt Walton added.


A third of children in Wales live in poverty despite a fall in unemployment, a Labour MP has said.

Delyn MP David Hanson asked what the UK government was doing to tackle the issue highlighted in official figures.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said Wales had "deep-rooted problems" with communities "physically distant" from developments elsewhere.
He said transport links would be improved to help people take up job opportunities where they were created.
Only London saw higher rates of child poverty than Wales in statistics for 2013-2014 released on Thursday.
A child is defined as being in poverty when living in a household with an income below 60% of the UK average of £453 a week.
Under this measure, 2.3 million children across the UK - almost one in six - live in poverty, a figure unchanged in three years.
Mr Duncan Smith told MPs that the number of people in relative poverty was at its lowest level since the mid-1980s.
He said the government had made "good progress" but wasn't complacent.
"Our reforms have tackled the root causes of poverty - employment is up over two million since 2010," he said.
Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on children, Jocelyn Davies, accused the Welsh Labour government of failing to do more to tackle the problem.
"Every part of the UK has had to deal with the consequences of welfare reform, yet in Wales the figures on child poverty remain staggeringly high," she said.
Peter Black, for the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said it was a "damning verdict" on Welsh Labour's record, but claimed the Conservative UK government would "make this matter worse" with "a plan to decimate our welfare system" with £12bn worth of benefit cuts.


Wiltshire Police is to apologise to the family of a woman whose body was found during the hunt for murdered office worker Sian O'Callaghan.

Christopher Halliwell led police to Becky Godden's body shortly after he confessed to killing Miss O'Callaghan.
But he was not prosecuted over Miss Godden's death after a judge ruled detectives ignored arrest guidelines.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating and the leading officer has been suspended.
It means Miss Godden's family do not definitively know who killed her.
The IPCC also upheld three complaints from Miss Godden's family about the way they were treated by police officers.
Her father John Godden said he would never put his trust in the police again.
"I'll go to my grave and not know who killed Rebecca Godden and I'll never forgive them for it. Never."
Wiltshire Police said following recommendations from the IPCC, it would be writing to the family to apologise for any distress caused and was reviewing its family liaison officer policies.
Halliwell was identified by police as the main suspect in 22-year-old Miss O'Callaghan's murder after CCTV caught him driving outside the nightclub in Swindon she went missing from.
Following Halliwell's arrest, he was taken not to a police station to be read his rights but to local beauty spot Barbury Castle by Det Supt Steve Fulcher.
Mrs Justice Cox said Det Supt Fulcher's decision to ignore guidelines in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act were "significant and substantial".
She added the move was intended to create "circumstances deliberately designed to persuade the defendant to speak".
And it led to Halliwell only facing charges over the murder of Miss O'Callaghan and not Miss Godden, also known as Becky Godden-Edwards, who had been missing for eight years.
Det Supt Fulcher said he had made the decision to not take Halliwell to a police station in a bid to "appeal to the killer's conscience".
The police and Crown Prosecution Service said the murder charge in relation to Miss Godden had not been dropped.
Det Ch Supt Kier Pritchard, head of protective services at Wiltshire Police, said that while the charge had never been put in court, "it is very much our intention to continue the live murder investigation and bring that final closure for Becky's family".


Forest fires in Indonesia have resulted in a smoky haze blanketing the South East Asian region for months.

Both the haze and the controversy around it have intensified in recent years. But what causes it, and what makes it such a contentious issue?
Every year Indonesia sees agriculture fires in Riau province in East Sumatra, South Sumatra, and parts of Kalimantan on Indonesian Borneo.
The fires are said to be caused by corporations as well as small-scale farmers who use the slash-and-burn method to clear vegetation for palm oil, pulp and paper plantations.
The fires often spin out of control and spread into protected forested areas.
The problem has accelerated in recent years as more land has been cleared for expanding plantations for the lucrative palm oil trade.
The burnt land also becomes drier, which makes it more likely to catch fire the next time there are slash-and-burn clearings.
This year has seen one of the worst and most prolonged periods of haze, thanks to unusually dry weather in Indonesia caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon.
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The haze usually measures hundreds of kilometres across. It has spread to Malaysia, Singapore, the south of Thailand and the Philippines, causing a significant deterioration in air quality.
This year it has been blamed for deaths in Indonesia and respiratory illnesses in around 500,000 people, according to the government.
Elsewhere it has prompted school closures, flight cancellations and virtual shutdowns of towns and cities.
Singapore and Indonesia use the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) to measure air quality, while Malaysia uses the similar Air Pollutants Index (API). On both indices, a reading that is above 100 is classified as unhealthy and anything above 300 is hazardous.
At the forest fire epicentres in Kalimantan and Sumatra, PSI readings have exceeded 2,000, prompting the government in late October to prepare ships to evacuate children in several provinces.
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Besides irritating the respiratory tract and the eyes, pollutants in the haze can cause serious long-term damage to health.
The indices used to measure air quality in the region usually measure particulate matter (PM10), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.
PM2.5 is considered the most dangerous as it can enter deeper into the lungs. It has been associated with causing respiratory illnesses and lung damage.
The forest fires have also destroyed much of the natural habitat of Indonesia's orangutans and released large amounts of damaging carbon into the atmosphere.
US-based environmental research organisation World Resource Institute said in October that the daily carbon emissions were surpassing the average emissions by the United States.
Indonesia has been dumping millions of litres of water in affected areas and has sent in the army to help firefighters put out the fires.
It has also accepted help in the form of firefighting teams and military equipment from several countries including Russia and Singapore.
Indonesia has for years promised to step up enforcement. Under President Joko Widodo, it has named 10 corporations as suspects this year, and said it is investigating more than 100 individuals.
But at the end of September, Mr Widodo told the BBC that his country needed at least three years to tackle the haze as it was "not a problem that you can solve quickly".
In 2002, all 10 South East Asian countries signed an agreement to combat the issue through greater monitoring and encouragement of sustainable development, but efforts have been limited.
Indonesia has long struggled to police the vast rural expanse in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
But Indonesia and environment rights activists also say it is not entirely to blame, as some of the corporations accused of illegal burning have Malaysian and Singaporean investors.
Singapore in 2014 passed a set of laws that allow it to prosecute individuals and companies that contribute to the haze, and has begun taking legal action against several firms.
There have also been name-and-shame campaigns and calls to boycott the products of the companies said to be contributing to the haze.
In the meantime Indonesian authorities continue to struggle to put out the fires, many of which have flared up on flammable and dry peat-rich areas.
A peat fire is difficult to put out as it can burn underground for months, and requires a lot of water to extinguish. Fires can spread underground and spring up in other places later.


Two men have appeared in court charged under the modern slavery act over the alleged running of eight brothels.

Meyrick Bramhill-Purchase, 63, pleaded not guilty and Mo Quan Zhou, 44, made no plea, during a hearing before Derby magistrates.
The charges relate to the operation of eight suspected brothels in Chesterfield, Derby, and Lincoln between May 2015 and May 2017.
The men were remanded in custody and are due at Derby Crown Court on 9 June.
Mr Bramhill-Purchase, of Muntjac Way, Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire, and Mr Zhou of London Road, Derby were charged with controlling prostitution for gain, causing/inciting prostitution for gain, and human trafficking - arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
The men were arrested after an investigation by Derbyshire and Lincolnshire police forces.


An experience from the opposite end of Europe might influence Scotland's bid to remain in the EU during the UK's Brexit negotiations.

Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. Yet the island's breakaway, Turkish-controlled north is not internationally recognised, and EU laws don't apply there.
The UK's sovereign military bases in Cyprus are also outside the EU and have a special status.
The EU showed flexibility for Cyprus. It might do the same for Scotland and Northern Ireland, where majorities voted Remain (62% and 55.8%, respectively).
The EU managed to find a way to admit the Republic of Cyprus, even though Turkey occupied the north in 1974 and the authorities there created the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Cyprus country profile
Cyprus adopted the euro as its currency in 2008, yet the north uses the Turkish lira. And the massive body of EU law - called the Acquis - does not extend to the occupied north.
A UN buffer zone - the Green Line - divides the island. But in recent years peace efforts have facilitated contacts between the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities.
Free movement of people - as British voters well know - is a thorny issue in the EU. It is one of the EU's cherished "four freedoms", enabling workers to move easily to another EU country. But it is problematic because it sets no upper limit on immigration.
And it does not operate across the Green Line.
The other three EU single market freedoms are: free movement of capital, goods and services.
To control the movement of people and goods in Cyprus the EU adopted the Green Line Regulation. The Republic of Cyprus has to check the IDs of everyone crossing the Green Line, and check all goods entering the EU from the island's north.
Cyprus and the UK are not in the EU's Schengen passport-free zone, where border checks are generally minimal.
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The UK government says it will not trigger the two-year exit procedure - EU Article 50 - until next year.
But when the formal exit negotiations begin, "some lessons can be learnt" from Cyprus's experience, as parts of the island required new agreements with the EU, Cypriot centre-left MEP Costas Mavrides told the BBC.
Because of the size of Scotland's Remain vote, Scottish resistance to Brexit appears stronger than that in Northern Ireland.
But constitutionally neither nation can stop the UK - as a state - going ahead with Brexit.
The UK's constitutional wrangling over Brexit and its consequences looks likely to be complex and take years.
But if pressure for Scottish independence grows, the Cyprus model could help serve as a transitional arrangement, according to lawyer Nikos Skoutaris.
The EU Law lecturer at the University of East Anglia says in an analysis that Scotland and Northern Ireland might reach separate arrangements with the EU as "a tangible alternative to secession [from the UK]".
The UK might then become "almost a confederation, but it will still be one recognised state".
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Hollande to demand fast Brexit talks
That is the UK government's position - and EU politicians have also stressed that the formal negotiations will be with the UK. So, no "Brexit lite" for Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Under the Sewel Convention, the Scottish Parliament should be asked to give consent to any UK legislation that affects Scotland - and that would clearly be the case with Brexit.
But Scotland cannot veto Brexit. According to Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, "Scotland cannot delay Brexit - it can only pass resolutions.
"Westminster can overrule the Scots on this issue, it's a matter of sovereignty," he said.
The EU will negotiate Brexit only with the UK, because "traditionally EU institutions are strongly opposed to separatism, as a destabilising force in the EU," he told the BBC.
Spain, worried about the strong independence campaign in Catalonia, does not want Scotland to create a precedent in the EU.
Mr Grant is on an expert panel advising the Scottish government on EU relations, as is MEP Alyn Smith of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Mr Smith insisted that "everything is on the table, all options are to be explored". "[EU] membership is one thing, status is another, involvement in EU programmes is another," he told the BBC.
While he admitted that Westminster could overrule Scotland on Brexit, he said he was "loath to talk about vetoes or delays".
"But there is recognition that Scotland is looking for something different - the Brussels people know there's a plurality of interests in the UK."
Yes - there are many different EU arrangements to accommodate national differences.
As part of the Brexit process the UK will have to re-examine its sovereign bases in Cyprus.
The Cyprus government voiced concern about Brexit's impact on the 15,000 Cypriots living in the Sovereign Base Areas. They are EU citizens, living in British territory.
"Living in areas exempted from the EU, now their status is not very clear," Mr Mavrides said.
Mr Smith says Scotland's SNP government is looking at the status of territories contained in other EU member states. Among them: the Aland Islands (Finland), the Faroes (Denmark) and Guadeloupe (France).
But dealing with small overseas territories is one thing - Brexit quite another.
The only territory to have left the EU is Greenland, part of Denmark. Its exit, in 1985, came after three years of negotiations. A fishing dispute triggered it - and Greenland's population is just 57,000.
The reality is that no existing model matches the Brexit case, as the UK is one of Europe's biggest economies.


Leeds United were beaten at home by high-flying Wolves in the Championship, leading to Darko Milanic's sacking as head coach.

Mirco Antenucci's crisp shot from just inside the box gave Leeds the lead in the first half.
Wolves equalised when Giuseppe Bellusci failed to control in the box and winger James Henry finished from close range.
Both sides pushed for a winner but Leon Clarke came off the bench to side-foot home from Matt Doherty's pass.
Defeat ended Milanic's 32-day reign at Elland Road, with academy manager Neil Redfearn expected to take over from the Slovenian.
The home side took the lead when Alex Mowatt's 50-yard floated ball found Steve Morison, making his first start for Leeds in 17 months, and he laid in his strike partner Antenucci to fire home his fourth of the season.
Mowatt should have made it 2-0 shortly afterwards but he scuffed his shot with the goal gaping when laid in by the lively Morison.
After few meaningful efforts before half-time, Wolves improved after the break with Nouha Dicko, Rajiv van La Parra and Clarke all going close.
Their pressure was rewarded when Leeds centre-back Bellusci did not deal with a cross, and his attempted clearance fell to Henry, who drilled the ball into the roof of the net.
Clarke, on as a half-time substitute for Dave Edwards, scored his first goal of the season as he finished off a flowing Wolves move inside the area.
Kenny Jackett's side have now won back-to-back games and are third in the Championship table, only sitting outside the automatic promotion places on goal difference.
Leeds' Darko Milanic, speaking before he was sacked:
"I am disappointed because we deserve some more points. This is not a good position for me and the team, but I still see good things that we make. I believe it.
"My job is to do this better, to improve. I work with my team a lot and it's a young team without a lot of experience."
Wolves manager Kenny Jackett:
"We are aiming to get one of the promotion places. We have made a solid start and are in a good position and are showing we are capable.
"This is a tight division and I have not seen anyone who is streets ahead, so perhaps being the newcomers can help us."
Match ends, Leeds United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Jason Pearce (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Leeds United. Mirco Antenucci tries a through ball, but Brian Montenegro is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Henry.
Attempt missed. Lewis Cook (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Bellusci following a set piece situation.
Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Steve Morison (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Leeds United. Brian Montenegro replaces Tommaso Bianchi.
Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Bellusci (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Richard Stearman replaces Nouha Dicko.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by James Henry.
Goal!  Leeds United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
Corner,  Leeds United. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
Attempt blocked. Tommy Rowe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommaso Bianchi.
Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nouha Dicko.
James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke Murphy (Leeds United).
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Luke Murphy (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Leeds United. Casper Sloth replaces Adryan.
Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by James Henry with a cross.
Corner,  Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jason Pearce.
Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mirco Antenucci (Leeds United).
Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nouha Dicko.
Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bellusci (Leeds United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
Attempt blocked. Luke Murphy (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirco Antenucci.
Goal!  Leeds United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Murphy (Leeds United).
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rajiv van La Parra replaces Michael Jacobs.
Substitution, Leeds United. Luke Murphy replaces Alex Mowatt.
Hand ball by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Foul by Tommy Rowe (Wolverhampton Wanderers).


Japan's whaling ships returned from their Antarctic hunt on Thursday with 333 minke whales on board, their entire self-allocated quota.

Of the whales killed, 103 were male and 230 female, 90% of them pregnant, said Japan's fisheries agency. It said that showed the population was in a healthy breeding state.
Australia has branded the slaughter "abhorrent", its environment minister saying Japan's scientific justification for the hunt did not exist.
What are the issues behind Japan's whaling programme, and why has compromise been so difficult?
Not quite. The International Whaling Commission (IWC), which regulates the industry, agreed to a moratorium on commercial whaling from the 1985. But it did allow exceptions, enough for Japan to hunt more than 20,000 whales since.
It is those exceptions to the moratorium that allow for whaling activity. They are:
Norway simply rejects the moratorium, while Iceland whales "under reservation" to it. Both still whale commercially - 594 minke were taken by Norway and 169 (mostly fin whales) by Iceland in 2013.
Practiced by indigenous groups in places like Greenland, Denmark and Alaska. The flexible definition allows for "cultural" subsistence so it does not have to be about nutritional necessity. Greenlanders sell whale meat to tourists for example and even non-indigenous groups like the Bequians in St Vincent & the Grenadines, can whale
Famously used by Japan, this is the exemption that has run into problems.
Yes and no. In 2014, the United Nations' top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), noting a relative lack of recent discoveries, said Japan's Antarctic whaling programme, JARPA II, was insufficiently scientific to qualify. But it did not ban research whaling.
The Antarctic Southern Ocean hunt is the largest and most controversial of Japan's hunts.
Following the decision, Tokyo granted no Antarctic whaling licences for the 2014/15 winter season, though it did conduct a smaller version of its less well-known north-western Pacific Ocean whaling programme, which was not covered by the judgment.
It then created a new Antarctic whaling programme, NEWREP-A. Japan insists this meets the criteria set out by the ICJ for scientific whaling. It has cut the catch by around two-thirds, to 333 and covers a wider area. It also specified more scientific goals.
Since then one IWC expert panel said the new plan did not adequately demonstrate the need to kill whales to meet its research objectives. But the final IWC Scientific Committee meeting was split.
Japan says it is trying to establish whether populations are stable enough for commercial whaling to resume.
But research is almost never mentioned by ordinary Japanese whaling supporters, who are more likely to cite tradition, sovereignty and the perceived hypocrisy of anti-whaling nations.
Prof Atsushi Ishii of Tohoku University, an expert in environmental politics, argues it is an excuse to subsidise an unprofitable but politically sensitive industry.
Japan's whaling negotiations, he says, "actually make the lifting of the moratorium more difficult," and deliberately so.
Without the implicit subsidy, he says, whaling companies "would go into bankruptcy very easily - they can't sell the whale meat".
The scientific whaling exemption allows for by-product, in this case dead whales, to be sold commercially. That meat, blubber, and other products, is what ends up being eaten.
Critics say they contain dangerously high levels of mercury. Nevertheless it is not a popular meat in Japan.
The whaling industry has tried to reverse perceived indifference by organising food festivals and even visiting schools.
Alternatives to the hunts have been proposed:
There is one potential game-changer; Prof Ishii points out that Japan's only factory whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru, will need to be replaced before long "at huge cost". This may be a cost the government is reluctant to bear.  Without it, some whaling could persist, but big hunts far from Japan's shores would be impossible.
Reporting by Simeon Paterson


Mark Williams has described Ronnie O'Sullivan's performance in their UK Championships quarter-final as "dreadful", despite being beaten 6-2.

O'Sullivan capitalised on some sloppy play from the Welshman to reach the semi-finals at the York Barbican.
"It's probably the worst I've seen him play when I've played him and he's still hammered me 6-2," said Williams.
England's O'Sullivan will now face Hong Kong's Marco Fu, who came from 5-2 down to beat Wales' Jamie Jones.
Williams, 41, had kept the five-time world champion back to 2-2 on Friday, but O'Sullivan closed out the win by taking four frames in a row.
"I've been poor all through [the tournament] and I've just managed to scrape through," Williams, who won the UK Championship in 1999 and 2002, told BBC Radio Wales after progressing to the last eight for the first time since 2010.
"I wouldn't say he [O'Sullivan] was up to gear - but he was dreadful.
"I used to get surprised at how bad I play, but I'm not any more. I let the conditions get to me a little bit.
"You can't play that badly and just expect to get anywhere near anyone."
O'Sullivan, a UK Championship winner on five occasions, said he "had too much" for his opponent.
The 40-year-old added: "It wasn't the greatest of performances but you have to do what you have to do.
"I am sure my game will get stronger. I am a fighter and will keep fighting."


Irish actor Art Parkinson is basking in glory after his film picked up the award for best animation at the Baftas.

The 15-year-old from Donegal plays the lead role in Kubo and the Two Strings, alongside Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron.
The schoolboy said he was still able to enjoy Sunday's glitz and glamour despite facing exams on Tuesday.
"It was good craic (fun), we had a good time and got to meet lots of great people." Art told the BBC.
"I think I've got maths and science tomorrow but I have a tutor who comes away with me everywhere.
"He's a fluent Irish speaker because I go to a fluent Irish speaking school so he's made sure that I'm up to date with everything."
The film is also nominated for two Oscars at the end of this month.
The Moville actor became a household name when he starred as Rickon Stark in the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.
He has since gone on to star in a number of high profile Hollywood films.
Art plays a young boy named Kubo who must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
The film has received critical acclaim for its blend of stop-motion animation and computer-generated backgrounds.
Even so, Art said it "came as a shock" when they won the prestigious award.
"To be honest it came as a shock to all of us," he told BBC Radio Foyle.
"It was one of those things where it was nerve wracking but we really did not expect to win so it was a real delight whenever we did."
While the team behind Kubo and the Two Strings might well be confident of more success at the Oscars, Art said he is happy just to be in the running.
"I don't want to jinx it, whatever happens happens," he said.
You can find the full list of Oscar 2017 nominations here.


The government of the Australian state of New South Wales has reversed plans to ban greyhound racing.

The ban was due to be imposed after an inquiry found overwhelming evidence of animal cruelty, including mass killings and the use of live bait in training.
State Premier Mike Baird said he had "underestimated" the desire to give the greyhound industry "one last chance".
"We got it wrong - I got it wrong, cabinet got it wrong, the government got it wrong," he said.
The ban, which was due to be introduced last year, was criticised by the industry as too extreme a reaction.
There were also concerns that large numbers of dogs would be abandoned or put down.
Abuses in the racing industry were uncovered by an ABC TV report aired in 2015 that showed piglets, possums and rabbits being chased and killed by dogs in training sessions.
The government subsequently launched its own inquiry. It found up to 68,000 "uncompetitive" greyhounds were slaughtered over the past 12 years and nearly 20% of trainers used live animal baits.
Dozens of trainers were suspended. Some were banned from ever participating in the sport again and others were charged under animal cruelty laws.
One Sydney-based dog trainer said the ban proposal had "turned everyone's life into turmoil".
Mitchell Pryce told the Daily Telegraph newspaper he was considering moving states to avoid the ban.
Mr Baird said on Tuesday that the government "did not give the good people in the industry the chance to respond, a chance to reform".
Instead, a number of reforms will be put in place to tighten welfare standards, including reducing the number of tracks and dogs bred for racing plus tougher animal cruelty penalties.
Mr Baird's approval ratings have declined from 61% to 39% since December and his policy reversal follows months of political upheaval since the state-wide ban was announced in July.
He has been criticised for his reversal, with people on his Facebook page describing it as "spineless", "disappointing" and "pathetic".
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Australia released a statement describing the announcement as a "sad day".
"They say fortune favours the brave and in this case, Mr Baird has shown he is anything but," it said.


India's Supreme Court has halted all legal proceedings in the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012.

A UN-linked tribunal asked India to suspend its court case, pending international arbitration.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea also rejected Italy's request for the marines to be freed while they await the final ruling.
The case has led to a bitter diplomatic row between Delhi and Rome.
The Supreme Court has adjourned the case until the third week of January.
The tribunal said that in addition to halting all current court proceedings, both countries should "refrain from initiating new ones which might aggravate or extend the dispute".
Both sides should submit a report to the tribunal by 24 September ahead of hearings, it added.
Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone face murder charges and are on bail awaiting trial.
Mr Girone is currently staying in the Italian embassy in Delhi, while India's Supreme Court has allowed Mr Latorre to temporarily return to Italy on health grounds.
The marines were guarding an Italian oil tanker when they opened fire, killing two men off the Kerala coast in South India. The marines said they mistook the fishermen for pirates.
Italy says that as the shooting took place in international waters, the men should be tried in Italy.
However, India wants the men tried in an Indian court. It has ruled out the possibility of the death penalty.


A woman has got back a letter written to her as a little girl by her dying mother after it turned up in a bookshop.

Bethany Gash, whose father read it to her after mother Lisa died in 2001, "never thought" she would see it again.
But, this week it was found by a second-hand bookshop owner and Ms Gash, now 21, believes the book it was hidden in disappeared during a house move.
It meant "absolutely the world" that bookseller Gordon Draper had found her.
"It's absolutely overwhelming considering something so small can mean so much to someone," she said.
"A lot of people would just disregard it as something stupid, just a little old letter."
Mr Draper, who owns Bondgate Books in Bishop Auckland, said he just had "to do something" and returned the letter in person, after BBC Tees tracked down Ms Gash.
"I can't emphasise how pleased I am," he said. "Absolutely amazed."
Before she died, Ms Gash's mother had bought a lot of books for her daughter in his shop, he said.
In the letter, Mrs Gash said: "If your dad is reading this to you it is because I have died and gone to heaven to live with the angels.
"I will always be in the sky making sure you are alright and watching over you so when you see a bright star, like in the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, that's me.
"Don't forget me because I'll always be your mam".
The letter was in an envelope with a photograph of Ms Gash, who now lives in Ferryhill, County Durham, sitting on her mother's knee.
"I had a feeling that they were missing but I never actually acted upon that," Ms Gash added.


A woman has been cut free from her car after it left the M4 and rolled 20m down an embankment.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the eastbound carriageway between Pencoed and Miskin just before 18:00 GMT on Friday.
Firefighters freed her from the car and she was taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend; her condition is not yet known.
The M4 eastbound was closed at 20:15 GMT for investigations to take place.


Northern Ireland trio Laura Graham, Kevin Seaward and Stephen Scullion were all outside the Commonwealth Games standards at Sunday's London Marathon.

Graham was on course for the Games standard of 2:37 at 30km but finished in 2:42.38 - 44 seconds outside her PB.
Rio Olympian Seaward reached halfway in 67.07 but came home in 2:17.08, with the Gold Coast standard 2:16.30.
Scullion took almost three minutes off his previous best as he clocked 2:17.59 in the British capital.
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Seaward's time was only eight seconds outside Athletics Ireland's world championship standard but the Loughborough-based schoolteacher has already indicated that he doesn't plan to compete in London.
However, the Commonwealth Games are on Seaward's radar so he is likely to have another crack at the Gold Coast standard in the autumn.
Seaward booked his place at the Rio Olympics when he clocked a personal best of 2:14.52 at the Berlin Marathon in September 2015 and he may try his luck in the German capital again in five months time.
Sean Hehir almost certainly booked himself a place at the World Championships with a 2:16.18 time on Sunday.
Holywood man Paul Pollock has already qualified for the worlds after clocking 2:15.30 in Japan in February.
After heading his fellow Rio Olympian Seaward as he reached halfway in 66:41, Raheny's Mick Clohisey struggled over the second half with his finishing time 2:18.34.
Up ahead, Mary Keitany of Kenya broke Paula Radcliffe's women's-only world record as she crossed the line in 2:17.01.
That was 41 seconds quicker than four-time British Olympian Radcliffe ran in winning the event in 2005.
In 2003 when Paula Radcliffe set her world-record time of 2:15:25, she ran with two male pacemakers.
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Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, 24, won the men's race in 2:05:56, with Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia second.
Bekele - the 5,000m and 10,000m world record holder - looked to be mounting a challenge in the final stages, but Wanjiru found enough pace to finish strongly and eventually win by nine seconds.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia was the runner-up in the women's race, clocking a time of 2:17:56.
Meanwhile, a brilliant run by in-form Emma Mitchell helped Queen's beat defending champions Leevale to win the women's title at the Irish Road Relays Championships at Raheny.
After Sinead Sweeney's opening leg, Mitchell clocked a brilliant 10 minutes and 18 seconds for her two-mile leg which set up Rebecca Henderson to clinch QUB's victory as they clocked a cumulative 20 minutes and 58 seconds, which left them six second ahead of the Cork club.
All three Queen's athletes are coached by Eamonn Christie.
In the men's race, the Dooney brothers Kevin and Conor helped hosts Raheny clinch a thrilling one-second victory over Donore Harriers.


Proof of Bronze Age activity can be found throughout the whole of the Norfolk Broads, archaeologists claim.

The Middle Bronze Age field system at Ormesby St Michael in 2010 is not unique to the area, Nick Gilmour said.
Mr Gilmour, who will feature in The Flying Archaeologist on BBC One, said aerial photos suggest clear signs of life well before the Broads were dug.
"The more you look the more you start seeing Bronze Age everywhere," he will say on the programme, at 19:30 BST.
Mr Gilmour was involved with the discovery of the complex field systems, which date back to about 1,500 BC.
It was previously thought the systems had not existed further east than the Cambridgeshire Fens.
The presenter of the Flying Archaeologist, Ben Robinson, said the area had proven a "real challenge" for archaeologists due to the landscape being flooded to create the broads in the 9th or 10th Century.
"Traces of settlement are lost underwater or flattened by the plough," Mr Robinson said.
"But they don't disappear completely because history leaves a footprint."
The programme explores how these footprints, crop marks which were spotted by archaeologists ahead of the Ormesby dig, were best viewed by air.
"An ancient ditch or pit that has been filled in long ago will show up as different colours across the fields - crop marks," he said.
Mr Gilmour said the Ormesby dig had revealed evidence of settlers' activities, such as weaving, and objects including a whetstone.
"If you've got a whetstone you need something to sharpen on, which means in this case bronze.
"In order to get bronze you need copper and tin so that must have come from somewhere as well.
"So you start putting in these links to other settlements much further afield across potentially the whole of Britain.
"It's really the beginnings of the mass altering of the landscape."
Mr Robinson said hundreds of archaeological sites in the Norfolk Broads could now be re-evaluated.
"We've got other crop mark sites that look similar," he said.
"Maybe there's an extensive pattern - a Bronze Age world out there that we are only just beginning to understand."
The Flying Archaeologist - The Broads is broadcast at 19:30 BST on BBC One East. The full series will be shown nationwide from Monday, 29 April at 20:30 BST on BBC Four.


A new government savings bond, offering what the Treasury says is a "market leading" rate of 2.2%, is being launched online on Tuesday.

The Investment Guaranteed Growth Bond (IGGB) was promised by the chancellor in last year's Autumn Statement.
Savers will be able to invest between £100 and £3,000 at any time over the next 12 months.
The return exceeds the best three-year bond advertised on the Moneyfacts website, which is currently 2%.
Anyone depositing £1,000 can expect to earn about £67 in interest, if they make no withdrawals over the three-year period. Those investing the full amount of £3,000 can expect to make about £202.
At the time of the Autumn Statement, the chancellor said that two million people were likely to benefit from the new bond.
However, critics have described the interest rate as "underwhelming".
"The chance to earn 2.2% in today's depressed savings market may look appealing at first glance, but it's not that generous in the scheme of things," said personal finance expert Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms.
"With the maximum balance set at just £3,000 and having to lock your cash away for three years, it's scant reward for savers who have had to endure rock-bottom rates at the expense of borrowers for far too long."
Two years ago, so-called pensioner bonds offered a return of up to 4%.
The interest will be subject to income tax, although basic rate taxpayers can earn £1,000 a year in savings interest without paying tax. Higher rate taxpayers have a £500 allowance.
The new bond is only available online, from the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) website.
Anyone over the age of 16 can apply.


World number one Andy Murray will play Australian Bernard Tomic in the Barcelona Open on Wednesday.

The Briton, 29, accepted a late wild card for Barcelona after his third-round defeat by Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Monte Carlo on Thursday.
It will give top seed Murray more match time on clay before the French Open, which begins on 28 May.
Dan Evans continued his unlikely run in Barcelona as he reached the third round with a 6-4 6-4 win over Mischa Zverev.
But British number two Kyle Edmund is out after losing 6-1 6-4 to Austria's Dominic Thiem.
Murray played his first professional match at the tournament in 2005, aged 17, where he lost to Czech Jan Hernych.
The Scot was based in Barcelona from the age of 15 and he visited the Barcelona academy, which has named one of its courts after him.
"I was here in Barcelona for two years and I loved it. I would say that they were two of the best years of my life," Murray told the ATP website.
"It was the first time that I was away from my family home and even though it was hard, it was the first time I'd tasted independence".
Murray won his first clay-court title in Munich in 2015 and beat Rafael Nadal the following week to win the Madrid Masters.
He won the Italian Open last year and reached the final of the French Open, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.


The crack that looks set to spawn a giant iceberg in the Antarctic has continued to spread.

The rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf has grown a further 10km since 1 January.
If the fissure propagates just 20km more, it will free a tabular berg one-quarter the size of Wales.
That would make it one of the biggest icebergs ever recorded, according to researchers at Swansea and Aberystwyth universities, and the British Antarctic Survey.
News of the lengthening crack in the 350m-thick floating ice shelf on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula comes from the EU’s Sentinel-1 satellite system.
Comprising two spacecraft, this orbiting capability can continuously monitor Larsen C no matter what the weather is doing because its radar sensors see through cloud.
Their data indicates the fissure now extends for some 175km. But just how long it will take before the 5,000 sq km block finally breaks free is anyone’s guess, says Swansea's Prof Adrian Luckman.
"The rift tip has just entered a new area of softer ice, which will slow its progress," he told BBC News.
"Although you might expect any extension to hasten the point of calving, it actually remains impossible to predict when it will break because the fracture process is so complex.
"My feeling is that this new development suggests something will happen within weeks to months, but there is an outside chance that further growth will be slow for longer than that.
"Sometimes rift growth is triggered by ocean swell originating elsewhere, which is also hard to predict."
When the berg splits away, interest will centre on how the breakage will affect the remaining shelf structure.
The Larsen B Ice Shelf further to the north famously shattered following a similar large calving event in 2002.
The issue is important because floating ice shelves ordinarily act as a buttress to the glaciers flowing off the land behind them.
In the case of Larsen B, those glaciers subsequently sped up in the absence of the shelf. And it is the land ice - not the floating ice in a shelf - that adds to sea level rise.
If Larsen C were to go the same way it would continue a trend across the Antarctic Peninsula.
In recent decades, a dozen major ice shelves have disintegrated, significantly retreated or lost substantial volume - including Prince Gustav Channel, Larsen Inlet, Larsen A, Larsen B, Wordie, Muller, Jones Channel, and Wilkins.
Another development to watch will be the behaviour of the free floating berg, and its progress away from the Antarctic.
"Sea ice in the region circulates clockwise with the Weddell Gyre, rather than remaining in one place, and icebergs can be carried with this, sometimes out into the Southern Ocean," explained Prof Luckman.
"It all rather depends on how soon the iceberg breaks up, and how the iceberg draft compares with ocean depths.
"Ocean depths are not perfectly known in the region precisely because the near continuous ice cover makes ship operations difficult."
Many of the big tabular bergs produced in this region of the Antarctic get swept up in currents that eventually take them north towards the British overseas territory of South Georgia.
There, they can be caught in shallow waters to gradually wither away.
This ocean conveyor is the same one exploited by Ernest Shackleton to get his crew to safety when their ship, the Endurance, was crushed in thick sea-ice in the Weddell Sea in 1916.
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The news that England manager Sam Allardyce is being investigated over allegations that he offered advice around third-party ownership (TPO) rules has brought a controversial topic back into the spotlight.

The Telegraph newspaper says it has footage from August of Mr Allardyce meeting men claiming to represent a Far East firm where he appears to say third-party ownership rules can be avoided.
The 61-year-old has yet to respond to the allegations, while the FA has asked to see the paper's filmed recordings.
Third-party ownership of players is whereby private investors, it can be an individual, company, or fund, own part of a player's economic rights.
It first came to attention in the UK in 2006 with the transfer of two Argentines, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Brazil to West Ham United.
The economic rights of the two players were part-owned by a London fund, in a set up that was widespread in some European countries and South America at the time.
Then, such a set-up was not illegal in England, but there were important caveats that the investor could not attempt to influence club playing and selection decisions, or transfers, or indeed any other major club policy.
However, it later transpired that a clause in the Tevez deal said that the third-party investor could move the player on to another club, and could decide the fee involved.
That broke Premier League rules, as it clearly "materially influenced" club policy.
West Ham admitted it was in breach of the rules, and was fined £5.5m for this and for hiding the details of the deal from the league.
The Premier League said TPO caused questions to be asked about "the integrity of competition" and also the impact it could have on the development of young players.
Because of the fallout from this case, and the issues it raised, the Football Association banned TPO at the beginning of the 2008-09 season.
Meanwhile, TPO was also described as a form of "slavery" by Michel Platini, the former president of European football's governing body Uefa.
But proponents of the system said it could enable cash-strapped clubs to acquire, and indeed sell, players.
In the South American countries of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina TPO had been widespread.
That is because the production of new players for transfer to Europe has traditionally been the major source of income for clubs in South America.
With these clubs always searching for new talent to sell on, they often needed a third-party investor to help fund their own purchase of players and indeed their salaries.
As well as aiding the clubs, the investor could then make a healthy return on their investment if the player was sold on.
However after growing concerns, in 2007 world football governing body Fifa set up a working group to examine the practice.
Its position now is that it believes "TPO has harmful effects on football and its essential values, thereby undermining the overall integrity of the game".
It took the decision in December 2014 to ban TPO, with the changes brought in during a transitional period in early 2015.
Four clubs; Santos of Brazil, Seville of Spain, club K St Truidense VV of Belgium, and FC Twente from the Netherlands, were all fined by Fifa earlier this year for breaching third-party ownership rules.
However, some player agents are believed to have found ways around the regulations.
These include buying shares in a club, and then taking a cut of any transfer fee that is subsequently received by the club for their player.
Another loophole is to ostensibly give a loan to a club and then not only be repaid that sum, but also to receive a type of interest payment, but again the sum is culled from any transfer fee achieved by the club selling on the player.


Plans to charge visitors to Glasgow Cathedral have attracted criticism from the church's minister and sparked an online petition against the move.

Historic Scotland, which looks after the medieval building, is considering charges of up to Â£5 from 1 April next year to help with maintenance.
Minister of the cathedral, Rev Dr Laurence Whitley, said he was concerned this would deter visitors.
Hundreds of people have also signed an online petition against the proposal.
A spokesman for Historic Scotland said: "We are investigating the possibility of charging for admission for visitors to Glasgow Cathedral.
"In line with many other cathedrals which perform a dual function as both a place of worship and a visitor attraction, any admission charge introduced would apply to visitors only and would not affect worshippers with any income generated from the introduction of a proposed admission charge reinvested into the cathedral and the wider historic environment.
"Discussions with the Church of Scotland and other interested parties are on-going."
Dr Whitley said he was concerned that any charge would deter people from the nearby Royal Infirmary using the cathedral during times of emotional stress.
He also said it may deter international visitors to the city.
"This would be the only attraction, almost in the city, where you would have to pay," he said.
"It has been Glasgow City Council's policy that museums and attractions that they owned would be entirely free and all the ones around here are free.
"I don't know if that's a terribly good message to be sending out that if people come to the mother church of this great city and find that they have to pay Â£4.50 to get in just to see it."
Rev Whitley cited the case of Chester Cathedral which he said had abandoned a charging policy for admission and reinstated donations boxes.
He said this decision had been taken because it was felt that charging "gave out the wrong signal" and "changed the atmosphere of that particular place of worship".
He added: "That would be my concern that the atmosphere of welcome, the volunteer guides, the peace, the quiet would be changed if it became somewhere that you paid.
"It would just not be what we are here to do."


Sale Sharks signed Denny Solomona after he was "fired" by Castleford, according to the Premiership rugby union club's director of rugby Steve Diamond.

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Diamond has previously said the winger, 23, "resigned" from rugby league.
Rugby league club Castleford say they have been instructed by their legal representatives not to comment.
"It's in the hands of the legal people, but I don't see any problems at this moment," Diamond told BBC North West Tonight.
"I'm confident that we made a substantial offer and it was knocked back.
"For various reasons Denny became available through being fired from Castleford and once he'd been fired we got in touch and signed a contract."
A sports lawyer has said the legal battle over the player could have an impact on both rugby codes in a way the Bosman ruling affected football.
Despite having two years remaining on his contract with Super League club Castleford Tigers, Solomona retired from rugby league and subsequently crossed rugby codes to join Sale on a three-year deal - making his debut in Sunday's European Champions Cup defeat by Saracens.
Tigers are suing for damages against Solomona for breach of contract and for damages, including exemplary damages, against Sale Sharks and agent Andy Clark for "inducing" the player to breach his contract.
Diamond, who has insisted that the wrangling over Solomona's contract is not a 'rugby league versus rugby union' case, said an offer to sign the player from Castleford was rejected.
Castleford had continually said that they would not welcome an approach for the player.
The Tigers are taking the case to the High Court in Leeds, having appointed London barrister Nick Randall QC and Leeds-based sports lawyer Richard Cramer to represent them.
When contacted by BBC Sport, Castleford's legal team said they would not respond to Diamond's latest comments.


Colchester United captain Luke Prosser will be out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery.

The 28-year-old defender has made 17 appearances for the U's since joining the League Two club in the summer.
Prosser initially had the operation in the hope the injury would only be minor and cleared in a few weeks.
"We'll know more about the exact nature of the injury once I've spoken to the surgeon - we can't give exact timescales," said physio Tony Flynn.


National Museums Scotland (NMS) has been selected to provide a permanent home for the Galloway Viking hoard.

The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (QLTR) announced the find would be allocated to them.
It comes with the condition that NMS will have to make an ex gratia payment of nearly Â£2m to the finder.
Dumfries and Galloway Council had hoped to secure Scotland's most significant treasure trove find in over a century for a new art gallery in Kirkcudbright.
A local authority spokesman said they were "clearly disappointed" with the decision.
The hoard, containing over 100 items, was discovered by metal detectorist Derek McLennan, from Ayrshire, in a field in south west Scotland in August 2014.
The QLTR, David Harvie, said: "This Viking hoard is one of the most important finds ever discovered in Scotland and is of international significance.
"I am pleased to announce that I am minded to accept the recommendation of the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel (SAFAP) that these wonderful items be allocated to NMS, subject to it meeting the ex gratia award which would then be payable to the finder."
Evelyn Silber, who chairs SAFAP, said: "The panel is grateful to the finder for reporting these stunning artefacts which include decorative glass beads, silver bracelets and brooches, a gold ring, a bird-shaped gold pin and a highly-decorated gilt vessel recognised as being one of only three known examples.
"These will now be preserved and put on display for the people of Scotland, and the world, to enjoy.
"The mysterious circumstances of their deposition and unique quality will attract researchers and enthusiasts alike."
NMS director Dr Gordon Rintoul said it was "absolutely delighted" with the allocation decision.
"We now have six months to raise Â£1.98m to acquire this unique treasure for the nation and ensure it can be enjoyed by future generations both at home and abroad," he said.
NMS added that it believed that it was important there was a display of the hoard in Dumfries and Galloway.
It said it intended to "seek a dialogue" with the council to ensure a "representative portion" of the artefacts could go on long-term display in Kirkcudbright.
Dumfries and Galloway Council had hoped to make the hoard a major attraction at an art gallery being built in Kirkcudbright.
That move had also been backed by a local Galloway Viking Hoard (GVH) campaign.
Cathy Agnew, who chairs the group, described the decision as "deeply disappointing".
"This is a most unfortunate decision for the region and for Scotland," she said.
"It is doubly disappointing that a more enlightened approach has not been taken, especially as 2017 is Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology."
She said the council bid was "outstanding" and said she hoped that even at this late stage a "fair compromise" could be reached.
A local authority spokesman said: "Our council is clearly disappointed with the decision.
"This does not mean our enthusiasm to bring the Viking hoard home has been dampened though.
"We remain open to working with NMS to secure elements of the Galloway Viking hoard in the Kirkcudbright art gallery, on both long and short-term loan."


British jockeys will face tougher criteria to enter horseracing as a result of new rules issued by the British Horseracing Authority.

The BHA says 30% of jockeys who attend licensing courses never ride a winner, despite money being spent on training.
From 1 April, apprentice or conditional jockeys applying to attend a course must undergo a pre-licence assessment.
Training places for apprentices will fall to 24 from 48, while conditional places will drop to 16 from 40.
The move follows a three-year review.
"The changes ensure our jockeys will have access to significantly enhanced technical, personal and professional training," said BHA chief executive Nick Rust.
"A more efficient and extensive assessment process can help aspiring jockeys who have a genuine chance of success to receive the first-class levels of support and guidance they require."
The BHA strategy involved input from the Professional Jockeys' Association, National Trainers' Federation and Jockeys' Employment and Training Scheme.


Police at Hillsborough "basically lost control", an officer working in the police control box on the day of the disaster told a jury.

Retired PC Trevor Bichard, one of five officers in the control room, was giving evidence at the new inquests.
He also told the jury no-one inside the box was monitoring the central pens where the crush took place.
Ninety-six fans died following the crush at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Mr Bichard told the jury that after 15:00 BST on the day of the disaster, 15 April 1989, police radios were not working and "we had basically lost control".
"It was clear that we weren't controlling what was happening," he said.
"The instruction had gone out to open the gates. Another message had come in about opening another gate.
"The situation had created a life of its own."
He told the inquests he began to receive radio messages about the volume of people outside the gates at the Leppings Lane end of the Sheffield stadium at 14:30.
He turned one of the cameras to look at the crowd outside and estimated there were about 3,000 people there, the jury heard.
Mr Bichard, who retired after reaching the rank of chief inspector, said he focused completely on events taking place outside the turnstiles at Leppings Lane, not on the terraces.
He said one of the cameras, camera number five, which was overlooking the Leppings Lane terraces, was "iffy" and having "whiteouts".
He said he was surprised when he overheard a "unique" order by Supt Roger Marshall to open exit gate C at the Leppings Lane end to relieve the crush outside, the jury heard.
Mr Bichard said the instruction was "insistent and desperate" and his voice was "very distressed".
He said there was "no discussion" about where fans would go, and that he had "no idea" why he did not question where fans would go once it was opened.
The gate was opened at 14:52.
"People would come in, choose where they wanted to stand and gradually it would fill out," he said.
"Central pens always fill first and then it moves outwards," Mr Bichard told the inquests.
He said that the concern was about the people outside.
"Leppings Lane was left in these particular type of circumstances to find its own level," he said.
Mr Bichard also told the jury of a brief discussion, lasting only seconds between 14:30 and 14:45, in which senior officers talked about about delaying the kick-off.
"I would describe it as Sgt [Michael] Goddard saying 'The policy is that we don't delay the kick off if the fans have chosen to come late, if there's a road accident" and [Supt] Bernard Murray saying to [Ch Sup] David Duckenfield 'Yes, that's right'," he said.
The inquests continue.


New Zealand stretched their winning run over Wales to 29 games in 63 years with a commanding performance in Dunedin.

The tourists fought as hard as they had in losing the first two Tests, but the All Blacks were smarter in defence and sharper in attack to wrap up a 3-0 win.
First-half tries by wing Ben Smith and centre George Moala were followed by Beauden Barrett going over.
Fly-half Barrett added a second in a 26-point haul with hooker Dane Coles and Israel Dagg also touching down.
The margin of victory was the fifth-largest for the All Blacks against Wales, the biggest a 55-3 win in 2003 when the tourists were coached by Steve Hansen.
Now a World Cup winner with his home country, Hansen made 12 changes for this game, five of them in the starting XV, and said the risks were worth the potential rewards.
But it proved no gamble as his side ruthlessly punished aspects of Wales' kicking game as the match wore on.
The frenetic start of the two previous Tests was repeated under a closed roof, but a lack of composure in possession affected both teams' efforts to break the defence.
It was left to rival kickers Dan Biggar and Barrett to put the first points on the board, the Welshman opening the scoring, and adding a second after his counterpart's first success.
Early nerves were even evident in the opening try as Aaron Smith had to pick up off the floor a few metres out before providing a superb scoring pass to namesake Ben.
Even then, the All Blacks had to wait for the video referee to decide the right wing had touched down before a trailing knee had crossed the touchline under pressure from Hallam Amos.
Moala was denied by Liam Williams' desperate tackle but the centre finished off a sweeping counter-attack and Barrett's conversion gave the hosts a 12-point cushion at the break.
Barrett's pace brought New Zealand's next try and his superb pass put hooker Coles clear as Wales suffered for their inaccuracy with the boot out of hand.
As in Wellington seven days earlier, Wales attacked late on, but after their final flourish failed, Dagg raced 70 metres to complete the rout.
Warren Gatland's men were a clear second best and left without adding to their five-try tally from the first two Tests, while the hosts ended the series with 16.
New Zealand will begin to prepare for their defence of the Rugby Championship, in which they face Australia, South Africa and Argentina.
Wales can now look forward to some rest and recuperation having played 19 games including 18 Tests since August 2015, including the World Cup and Six Nations.
In the longer term their leading players - and coach Gatland - will be hoping they can return down under in 2017 with the British and Irish Lions.
Wales coach Warren Gatland: "In fairness to the All Blacks I thought they were outstanding.
"I thought the pace of their back three caused us some problems and some of their collision dominance was pretty good as well.
"We'll take a lot of lessons from these three Tests and we need to apply that the next time we get back together."
New Zealand: Israel Dagg; Ben Smith, George Moala, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea; Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Joe Moody, Dane Coles, Charlie Faumuina, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Elliot Dixon, Sam Cane, Kieran Read (capt).
Replacements: Codie Taylor (for Coles), Wyatt Crockett (for Moody), Ofa Tu'ungafasi (for Faumuina), Luke Romano (for Retallick), Liam Squire (for Dixon), Tawera Kerr-Barlow (for A Smith), Lima Sopoaga (for Crotty), Waisake Naholo (for Moala).
Wales: Rhys Patchell, Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Hallam Amos, Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb, Rob Evans, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Luke Charteris, Alun Wyn Jones, Ross Moriarty, Sam Warburton (capt), Taulupe Faletau.
Replacements: Scott Baldwin (for Owens), Aaron Jarvis (for Evans), Samson Lee (for Francis), Jake Ball (for Charteris), Ellis Jenkins (for Warburton), Gareth Davies (for Webb), Rhys Priestland (for Biggar), Scott Williams (Roberts).
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Andrew Lees (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)


Tom Naylor's late header secured Burton a first away point in the Championship to leave Owen Coyle still searching for a first league win as Blackburn boss.

On-loan Sam Gallagher looked to have won it on his first start for Rovers, heading in Craig Conway's corner.
But Naylor met Matty Palmer's left-wing corner to seal a dramatic point.
Conway had put Rovers ahead in the first half with a 25-yard drive that flew in off the bar, but Burton levelled with Jackson Irvine's header.
A first-ever meeting between the two sides saw Rovers teenage academy product Scott Wharton handed a debut and he made an important early intervention to deflect John Mousinho's header wide.
But after Conway took a Danny Graham pass to rifle in the 12th goal of his Rovers career, Burton, who did not include new loan signing John Brayford in their squad, were level just before the break as Mousinho's right-wing cross was met by an unmarked Irvine.
Rovers started the second half brightly, only for Hope Akpan to head over a Conway free-kick, before Albion were unlucky when Naylor's long range drive crashed against the crossbar.
Gallagher, on loan from Southampton, nodded in at the near post to put Rovers back in front, but Naylor was not to be denied to heap more pressure on Coyle, whose side are bottom of the Championship and the only club in the division still without a league win.
Blackburn manager Owen Coyle: "Having got ourselves ahead twice in the game, we could have seen it out and got the three points we were worthy of.
"We all know it can be a cruel game but, having said that, there were a lot of positives we can take from the game - not least the performance of young Scott Wharton at the back on his debut."
Rovers striker Sam Gallagher: "I was on the highest high from scoring my goal and then gutted when they got the equaliser.
"I felt we deserved more, but at least we showed more character than in our other three games and we are off the mark."
Burton manager Nigel Clough: "As pleasing as it is to get an 88th-minute equaliser, we are disappointed not to have won the game.
"We looked a real threat from set-plays and we deserved at least a point."
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 2.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 2.
Foul by Callum Butcher (Burton Albion).
Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
Foul by Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion).
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Hamza Choudhury (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
Lee Williamson (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers).
Goal!  Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 2. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Burton Albion. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers).
Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
Substitution, Burton Albion. Hamza Choudhury replaces Chris O'Grady.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes tries a through ball, but Liam Feeney is caught offside.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Liam Feeney replaces Ben Marshall.
Attempt saved. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a headed pass.
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Williamson.
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Williamson.
Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Callum Butcher (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Conway.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes replaces Danny Graham.
Delay in match Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
Corner,  Burton Albion. Conceded by Gordon Greer.
Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Callum Butcher replaces Stuart Beavon.
Goal!  Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 1. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.


Researchers in the US believe they may be a step closer to locating the ship in which British explorer Captain James Cook sailed to Australia in 1768.

The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (Rimap) has known for some time the ship was scuttled in Newport Harbour, off the US coast, in 1778.
But they now believe they have narrowed down the search to a cluster of five shipwrecks on the seafloor.
The researchers plan to investigate the ships and their artefacts further.
They are also appealing for funds to build the right facilities for handling and storing items retrieved from the sea.
"All of the 13 ships lost in Newport during the Revolution are important to American history, but it will be a national celebration in Australia when RIMAP identifies the Lord Sandwich ex Endeavour," the researchers said in a statement.
Rimap is a non-profit organisation set up 1992 so that the "diving and non-diving public" could study maritime history and marine archaeology sites in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, according to its website.
Capt Cook set sail on Endeavour - a British-built coal ship - in 1768 on a scientific voyage to map the Pacific Ocean.
In 1770 he arrived off the south-east coast of what is now Australia, eventually making landfall at Botany Bay.
He later claimed the region for the British crown, despite the presence of large Indigenous communities.
After sailing back to Britain, the Endeavour was renamed Lord Sandwich and became a troop carrier ship.
During the American War of Independence it was scuttled by the British Navy in a blockade of the Narragansett Bay.
The wreckage has never been found, but the Rimap researchers have been investigating 13 sunken ships, with the help of remote sensing equipment and historical documents.
They said an analysis of data suggests there is "an 80 to 100% chance" that the Lord Sandwich wreckage is still in Newport Harbor, "and because the Lord Sandwich was Capt Cook's Endeavour, that means RIMAP has found her, too".
They plan to outline their plans for confirming the find at a news briefing on Wednesday.
The announcement coincides with the 240th anniversary of Rhode Island declaring independence from the UK.
Rimap said closing in on identifying "one of the most important shipwrecks in world history" would be "an intriguing birthday gift for all of Rhode Island".


A campaign led by medical professionals is calling for all diesel cars to be banned from London.

Doctors Against Diesel claim 9,400 Londoners a year die prematurely from breathing in toxic fumes from diesel engines.
Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens have committed to a ban on diesel vehicles by 2025.
Opponents to the campaign have called the proposals "impractical" and warned a blanket ban could "backfire".
Doctors Against Diesel - comprising doctors, nurses and health professionals - are calling for Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, to commit to phasing out diesel vehicles from London.
Mr Khan has already said he wants to get rid of diesel buses by 2018.
A spokesman for the mayor said he has no legal powers to ban cars in London and is calling on the government "to face its responsibility and implement a national diesel scrappage scheme now".
"The mayor has more than doubled air quality funding and is doing everything in his power to tackle London's toxic air and rid the city of the most polluting vehicles, but he cannot do this alone" the spokesman added.
According to the campaign, nearly 40% of all nitrogen oxides emissions and PM10 pollution, which is linked to decreased lung function, within London comes from diesel vehicles.
A spokesman for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the industry is investing "billions" to reduce emissions and the latest diesel cars are the "cleanest in history".
Figures released by SMMT claim emissions of nitrogen oxides have reduced by 84% since 2000 "thanks to exhaust after-treatments" while new "high tech" filters capture 99% of all soot particles from diesel engines.
The spokesman said: "Diesel makes a vital contribution to our everyday lives fuelling some 99% of the UK's commercial vehicles, which transport essential goods and our emergency services."
Professor Jonathan Grigg from Doctors Against Diesel told the BBC: "Deaths from paediatric asthma are disproportionately much higher in London than the rest of Europe.
"Air pollution levels in London exceed legal limits and affect people's health at every stage of life.
"If we want to be serious about air pollution we need to be serious about diesel."
But Edmund King, president of the AA, called the proposal "fairly impractical".
He said: "We all want to clean up air quality but you've got to give time, you've got to give incentives.
"Yes get rid of the worst offenders but I think a blanket ban would just backfire."
Transport for London is currently consulting on proposals to improve air quality in the capital.