A dictionary of the extinct language of ancient Mesopotamia has been completed after 90 years of work.

Assyrian and Babylonian - dialects of the language collectively known as Akkadian - have not been spoken for almost 2,000 years.
"This is a heroic and significant moment in history," beamed Dr Irving Finkel of the British Museum's Middle East department.
As a young man in the 1970s Dr Finkel dedicated three years of his life to The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project which is based at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
That makes him something of a spring chicken in the life story of this project, which began in 1921.
Almost 90 experts from around the world took part, diligently recording and cross referencing their work on what ended up being almost two million index cards.
The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is 21 volumes long and is encyclopaedic in its range. Whole volumes are dedicated to a single letter, and it comes complete with extensive references to original source material throughout.
It all sounds like a lot of work for a dictionary in a language that no-one speaks anymore.
It was "often tedious," admits Prof Matthew W Stolper of the Oriental Institute, who worked for many years on the dictionary - but it was also hugely rewarding and fascinating, he adds.
"It's like looking through a window into a moment from thousands of years in the past," he told the BBC World Service.
The dictionary was put together by studying texts written on clay and stone tablets uncovered in ancient Mesopotamia, which sat between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers - the heartland of which was in modern-day Iraq, and also included parts of Syria and Turkey.
And there were rich pickings for them to pore over, with 2,500 years worth of texts ranging from scientific, medical and legal documents, to love letters, epic literature and messages to the gods.
"It is a miraculous thing," enthuses Dr Finkel.
"We can read the ancient words of poets, philosophers, magicians and astronomers as if they were writing to us in English.
"When they first started excavating Iraq in 1850, they found lots of inscriptions in the ground and on palace walls, but no-one could read a word of it because it was extinct," he said.
But what is so striking according to the editor of the dictionary, Prof Martha Roth, is not the differences, but the similarities between then and now.
"Rather than encountering an alien world, we encounter a very, very familiar world," she says, with people concerned about personal relationships, love, emotions, power, and practical things like irrigation and land use.
The ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians are far more prominent both in the public consciousness and in school and university curriculums these days.
But in the 19th Century it was Mesopotamia that enthralled - partly because researchers were looking for proof of some of the bible stories, but also because its society was so advanced.
"A lot of the history of how people went from being merely human to being civilised, happened in  Mesopotamia," says Prof Stolper.
All sorts of major advances are thought to have their earliest origins there, and - crucially - Mesopotamia is believed to be among three or four places in the world where writing first emerged.
The cuneiform script - used to write both Assyrian and Babylonian, and first used for the Sumerian language - is, according to Dr Finkel, the oldest script in the world, and was an inspiration for its far more famous cousin, hieroglyphics.
Its angular characters were etched into clay tablets, which were then baked in the sun, or fired in kilns.
This produced a very durable product, but it was very hard to write, and from about 600BC, Aramaic - which is spoken by modern-day Assyrians in the region - began to gain prominence, simply because it was easier to put into written form, researchers believe.
With the dictionary now finally complete, "there are mixed emotions", says Prof Roth.
"As someone who has been so deeply engaged every day of the last 32 years with this project, there is a sizeable chunk of my scholarly identity that feels like it is going to be missing for a while," she told the BBC World Service.
"It's a great achievement and a source of pride," adds Prof Stolper.
"It was like a living thing that grew older and changed its attitudes, that made mistakes and corrected them.
Now that it's done, it's a monument, grand and imposing, but at rest".
But those involved most closely in the dictionary, are also the first to stress its limitations.
They still do not know what some words mean, and because new discoveries are being made all the time, it is - and always will - remain a work in progress.
Prof Stolper for one says he is stepping aside; any future updates or revisions would be best done by "fresh minds" and "fresh hands", he believes.
The entire dictionary costs $1,995 (Â£1,230; 1,400 euros), but is also available for free online - a far cry from the dictionary's low-tech beginnings.
Turning philosophical, Dr Finkel reflects on the legacy of our own increasingly electronic age, where so much of what we do is intangible.
"What is there going to be in 1,000 years' time for lunatics like me, who like to read ancient inscriptions - what are they ever going to find?" he asks.
"They will probably say that there was no writing - it was a dark age, that people had forgotten it, because there may be nothing left."


Managers have a "ludicrous" lifespan in football, says Hull boss Steve Bruce.

Louis van Gaal became the 56th manager to be sacked in England's top four divisions this season when he was dismissed by Manchester United.
"Football is a changing world and the one thing about managers now is we get used to getting the sack," said Bruce.
The former Manchester United captain, now managing his seventh club, added: "The lifespan of a manager is 13-14 months, which is ludicrous isn't it?"
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 earlier in May, League Managers Association boss Richard Bevan said the 2015-16 campaign had been "the worst season ever" for managerial departures.
He claimed 54 managers had been sacked at that point. Since that interview, Blackpool have dismissed Neil McDonald and Van Gaal has left Old Trafford.
"Always when a manager loses his job, whether it's Louis van Gaal or even Jose Mourinho this year, then you wonder how crazy the world is," said Bruce.
Bruce will oversee his 201st match in charge of Hull when they take on Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday's Championship play-off final at Wembley.


Chris Coleman believes there is more to come from his Wales side regardless of the result of their historic Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal.

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Wednesday's match in Lyon will be Wales' first in the last four of a major tournament.
Coleman hopes Wales, appearing at a first competition since the 1958 World Cup, will become regular qualifiers.
"People think the end of this tournament is the end of this journey, but it's not," he said.
"It's part of the journey. The experience this group of boys will get from this, they'll be here long after I'm here. This success is part of the learning process.
"When I looked at the group we were in the tournament, I thought we were capable of getting out of the group.
"You never know who you'll get in the last 16, and then the quarter-final. I thought that was a possibility. I told the players that, that I genuinely believed we arrive at that stage.
"I didn't know what would happen after that, if I'm honest. But we've got a good team."
By guiding Wales to a brilliant 3-1 win over Belgium in last Friday's quarter-final, Coleman has already overseen his country's greatest footballing achievement.
They venture into the unknown on Wednesday with their first semi-final, whereas Portugal will be appearing in the last four of a major tournament for the seventh time.
Fernando Santos' side are the bookmakers' favourites in Lyon, though they have yet to win a game in 90 minutes in France.
They will inevitably look to captain and record goal-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for inspiration, and his duel with Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale has been the subject of much attention in the build-up to the game.
Another Real player, centre-back Pepe, could have an important role to play as Portugal aim to subdue the threat of Bale, who is second in the Euro 2016 scoring charts with three goals.
Pepe returned to training on Tuesday having struggled with a thigh injury and, with the defender's confrontational style in mind, Coleman was asked about potential gamesmanship from Portugal.
"Our boys will know about the opposition. We do our homework on every team. We know their players individually and collectively, we know what to expect," he said.
"You call it gamesmanship, but sometimes it's being streetwise at this level. We've got better at that.
"We used to be far too honest. I'd look at what players used to do to us, and us in the same situations, and we'd be miles behind.
"Sometimes it's not pretty, or even ugly, and you can see it as negative. But anything you need to do to stay in the game, do it. It's streetwise, football smart. We've got a lot better at that in the last few years."


Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has backed calls for a royal commission to consider decriminalising illegal drugs, despite opposition from David Cameron.

The PM has rejected the Home Affairs Select Committee's report highlighting Portugal's approach, where people found with drugs are not always prosecuted.
But Mr Clegg told the BBC the government needed to be open-minded and look at alternative approaches.
Mr Cameron said he was "entirely entitled to take a view" on the matter.
Mr Clegg said different politicians of different parties were entitled to take a different view on "how we have another look at how we deal with drugs".
"We can't be complacent, we owe it to the many many children in this country who still get snarled up by drugs, whose education chances are blighted by drugs, whose health is damaged by drugs, we owe it to them to constantly restlessly look for better ways of dealing with the scourge of drugs," he said.
"After all, this is a war, the war on drugs, in which over 2,000 people are losing their lives in Britain every year, in which one in five 11 to 15-year-olds in this country now say they're trying drugs, where young people now are telling us that it's easier to get hold of drugs than it is to get hold of alcohol or tobacco.
By Norman SmithChief political correspondent, BBC News Channel
Another day... another coalition disagreement? It's beginning to feel a bit like that.
Today we have the the divide over drugs policy. Earlier in the week it was the disagreement over the Communications Bill and monitoring our emails and texts; and before that it was the very public split over the Leveson proposals
Those around Mr Clegg insist this is not all part of some carefully planned policy of "differentiation". And yet it does tell us two things.
One is the pressure on Mr Clegg to show that life in coalition with the Conservatives has not turned him into some sort of closet Tory; a Cameron-lite figure.
And secondly, it tells us how the coalition has now become a much less tightly bound administration.
The hope is voters will respect this readiness to speak out.
The danger of course is that voters will see this simply see these disagreements as divisions and splits.
"I think those facts alone suggest that, yes of course we should do the good work that we are doing as a coalition government, but we should also be open-minded enough to look at whatever alternative approaches help us help those children more effectively in the future."
Mr Clegg added: "My own view is that we simply cannot be content with the way things are. The worse thing to do is to close your mind off from doing even better."
On his decision to speak on the issue despite the prime minister's opposition Mr Clegg said: "Both the PM and I are relaxed about the idea that this isn't an identikit government.
"The home secretary and indeed the PM are perfectly entitled to say they want the government's present approach to be given a chance to work, and don't want the distraction of a commission."
A royal commission is a public inquiry created by the head of state into a defined subject and overseen by a commissioner who has quasi-judicial powers.
Official figures show that drug use in England and Wales is at its lowest rate under current measurements since 1996.
However, there is concern over the growth and prevalence of "legal highs", some of which have been subsequently banned, amid a recorded rise in deaths linked to their use.
The report from the Home Affairs Select Committee stopped short of supporting a relaxation of legal sanctions for drug use, as suggested by experts at the UK Drug Policy Commission in October, but it did call on ministers to look in detail at the idea.
A recent poll by YouGov found of the 1,805 people surveyed, 60% supported a review of drugs policy by a royal commission and more than half backed a trial of a Portuguese-style decriminalisation of the possession of illegal drugs.
By Mark EastonHome editor
Speaking in Brussels, Mr Cameron rejected the call for a royal commission to review drugs policy warning it could "last for years".
He said drug use was falling and the government had a "good record" in tackling drug abuse.
However, he defended Mr Clegg's right to speak out on the issue.
"The deputy prime minister is entirely entitled to take a view for the next election and beyond," he added.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was opposed to decriminalisation but the party would make a conclusion after examining the committee's report.
"What would be a problem would be to push into the far future any changes. We need to look now at whether drugs policy is working," he said.
Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz welcomed Mr Clegg's intervention but said he was "disappointed" by the difference of view in the coalition.
"This is the kind of subject that needs to proceed by consensus," he said.
"I hope that Mr Clegg will persuade the prime minister to support him on this issue, so there is one line from the government. We need to get going now on a review of current drugs policy."


The OECD has produced an international study of well-being and how young people feel about their lives.

The think tank's education director Andreas Schleicher explains how much positive impact can come from simple changes such as parents taking time to talk to their children and eating a meal together.
Perhaps the most distressing threat to student well-being is bullying, and it can have serious consequences for the victim, the bully and bystanders.
This international study shows how widespread this can be, across borders and cultures, in schools of many different kinds.
On average, across OECD countries, about 11% of teenagers reported they were frequently mocked, 7% were "left out of things", 8% were the subject of hurtful rumours and about 4% - that is still roughly one per class - were being hit or pushed around.
A substantial number of young people feel isolated, humiliated, feel like an outsider at school or are physically assaulted.
This matters, because schools are not just places where students learn about academic subjects.
It's one of the first places where children experience society and the behaviour of other people. It should be where young people learn about resilience and ambition.
And whether positive or negative, this time in school will have a profound influence on these young people.
The evidence of countries such as Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland shows that it is not a case of choosing between high academic standards and high levels of satisfaction with life - it is possible to have both.
It also shows there is no link between long hours of study and students' sense of satisfaction. The frequency of tests, perhaps counter to expectations, also seems to be unrelated to anxiety about school.
But what does seem to make a difference to well-being are the relationships between students, teachers and parents.
A negative relationship with teachers is a major threat to students' sense of belonging in school. And conversely, "happy" schools are likely to report much more positive relations between staff and students.
On average across countries, students who reported that their teacher is willing to provide help and is interested in their learning are also about 1.3 times more likely to feel that they belong at school.
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Students who reported unfair treatment by teachers were 1.7 times more likely to report feeling isolated.
This is important. Teenagers look for strong social ties and they value acceptance, care and support from others. Adolescents who feel they are part of a school community are more likely to perform better academically and be more motivated in school.
There are also big differences between countries on these measures.
About three quarters of students feel they belong at school, and in some of the highest performing education systems, including Taiwan, Japan, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Finland, South Korea, Estonia and Singapore, that share is even higher.
But in France it is just 41% - and there can be big differences in some countries in this sense of belonging for children from immigrant families.
While the frequency of tests might not affect student well-being, there does seem to be a more negative influence if tests are seen as "threatening".
This anxiety, even among well-prepared students, can also be linked to the relationships with teachers. If teachers are seen as supportive there is likely to be less stress.
Where students feel that teachers do not rate their chances of success fairly, there is even more worry, with 62% of students reporting high levels of exam tension.
And in all countries, girls reported greater schoolwork-related anxiety than boys.
The fear of making mistakes on a test often disrupts the performance of top-performing girls who "choke under pressure".
Another major factor in young people's lives is the time spent online.
Across OECD countries, 26% of students on average spend six hours per day online at weekends and 16% spend a similar time online on weekdays.
Extreme internet use, more than six hours per day, has a negative impact on students' well-being.
Last but not least, parents make a big difference.
Students with high levels of life satisfaction were significantly more likely to have parents who regularly spent time talking to them.
Parents who sat around the table to eat their main meal with their children and talked about how they were getting on at school also made a difference.
"Spending time just talking" is the parental activity most frequently and most strongly associated with students' life satisfaction.
It seems to matter for academic performance too.
Students whose parents regularly talked to them were two-thirds of a school-year ahead in science, and even after accounting for social background, the advantage remains at one-third of a school year.
The results are similar for parents eating meals with children.
The strength of this relationship is well beyond the impact of most school resources and school factors measured by Pisa tests.
Even though this shows the powerful positive effect of parental interest, for many parents, spending time just talking to their child is a rare occurrence.
Some parents find it difficult to participate in their children's school life, maybe because of inflexible work schedules, lack of childcare or language barriers.
But schools could do more to help parents overcome these barriers. If parents cannot leave work to attend school meetings, then perhaps parents could talk by phone or video.
There could also be support from government, such as incentives for employers to improve the work-life balance.
Parents can also help children manage test anxiety by encouraging them to trust in their ability.
Girls whose parents encouraged them to be confident in their abilities were 21% less likely to report feeling tense about schoolwork.
Most parents want their children to be motivated at school and motivated students tend to do better.
On average, students who are among the most motivated score more than a school year higher in Pisa tests than the least motivated students.
Motivation is also related to life satisfaction in a mutually reinforcing way.
Students who are highly satisfied with their life tend to have greater resilience and are more tenacious in the face of academic challenges.
But there can also be downsides when there is too much external pressure.
Countries where students are highly motivated also tend to be where many students feel anxious about tests, even when well prepared.
They need to find a way to encourage achievement without generating an excessive fear of failure.
The challenges to the well-being students are many and there are no simple solutions. But the findings from this study show how teachers, schools and parents can make a real difference.


The shadow Scottish secretary has said he will oppose air strikes against the so-called Islamic State group in Syria in a vote in the Commons.

On Monday evening, Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed he will call a one-day debate and vote on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would grant his MPs a free vote on the matter.
The SNP urged Mr Cameron to publish his draft motion on air strikes as early as possible to allow proper scrutiny.
Both Labour and the SNP had called for a two-day debate in the House of Commons.
Prime Minister David Cameron wants MPs to vote in favour of the RAF being allowed to target Islamic State militants in Syria as well as Iraq.
But with the SNP and several of his own backbenchers opposed, the prime minister will need the support of many Labour MPs if he is to win any vote.
Ahead of attending a shadow cabinet meeting with Mr Corbyn on Monday morning, shadow Scottish Secretary Mr Murray, told BBC Radio Scotland he would vote against air strikes as he did not think they would improve the situation in Syria.
Responding to Mr Corbyn agreeing to give Labour MPs a free vote, Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "So a party that says it is anti-airstrikes has just made a vote for airstrikes more likely?! Go figure."
Ms Sturgeon's predecessor, Alex Salmond, who is the SNP's foreign affairs spokesman, told the BBC his party's position remained "very clear" in that the SNP was "listening to what the government is saying but we are not persuaded and as things stand we will be voting against  the extension of military action into Syria".
He also criticised Mr Corbyn for allowing Labour MPs a free vote, describing his actions as an error of judgment and an ''abdication of responsibility''.
Mr Cameron had said he would not hold a vote until he was convinced he could win the backing of MPs to carry out air strikes in Syria as well as Iraq.
The SNP has now called for the prime minister to publish his government's draft motion on air strikes as early as possible to "allow appropriate scrutiny".
Labour is deeply divided over the issue of air strikes.
It had been reported that some members of the shadow cabinet were prepared to resign if they were ordered to vote against them, and that about 100 Labour MPs were in favour of air strikes.
Mr Murray said: "He [Mr Corbyn] may try and impose this on the shadow cabinet. I think that would be wrong in this particular instance because I think people have very strong views one way or another."
Mr Cameron set out his case for Syrian air strikes last week, when he told MPs there were 70,000 "moderate" Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Kurdish fighters on the ground who would be able to take and hold territory.
But Mr Murray said he believed the prime minister's case fell down on three grounds: a lack of capacity in the Free Syrian Army; uncertainty over the position of Russia and what to do with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad; and the opposition to air strikes from the people of Raqqa, the Syrian city where Islamic State has its headquarters.
He said: "If there is a vote held this week I would vote against.
"The prime minister has got a lot of work to do and I just don't think the case has been made that this will make any difference at all to the position in Syria."
Mr Murray said Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale was also opposed to air strikes, but added: "There are wide views on this particular issue - it is an incredibly emotive issue."
The Campaign for Socialism, a left grouping within Scottish Labour, had urged Mr Corbyn to call a whipped vote "to ensure that David Cameron cannot win a vote to launch UK airstrikes".
MPs rejected a vote for air strikes against Syrian government targets in 2013. However, it is taking part in air strikes against IS in Iraq after MPs backed the move last year.


Regeneration plans for a seaside town will not be de-railed by the decision to block the compulsory purchase of an "eyesore", the council has said.

Hartlepool Council wanted to demolish the Longscar building on the Seaton Carew seafront, which has been empty since 2009, and create a market space.
However, a Compulsory Purchase  Order (CPO) was turned down in October.
The council has now approved plans for an outdoor leisure park to the north of the building.
It will include children's play equipment and water jets, as well as beach huts along the promenade.
There will also be improvement to the Grade II listed clock tower and bus station and the surrounding area.
Councillor Kevin Cranney, chair of the regeneration services committee, said: "Although we were bitterly disappointed with the government's decision not to confirm the CPO, we want to send out a clear message that we remain fully committed to the regeneration of Seaton Carew.
"The re-phased masterplan still provides us with an opportunity to bring about some significant redevelopment that builds upon recent improvements to the sea defences and promenade and benefits the local economy."


English rugby has announced major changes to the way concussion is managed in the professional game.

The joint venture between the Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) focuses on awareness, management in games and 'return to play' protocol.
All players, coaches and officials will now need to pass an online module, or risk a fine or even a suspension.
There have also been alterations to the head injury assessment process.
In addition Bath University will monitor players who are returning after a concussion.
There were 6.7 reported concussions per 1,000 hours played in English rugby in 2012-13.
Concussions were the most common injury in Premiership games with 54 in matches, and five in training.
The changes have been accelerated by the ongoing legal case against the NFL and the discovery of progressive degenerative diseases in the brains of several dead American football players.
"Rugby has been working on concussion management since 2004," the RFU's chief medical officer Dr Simon Kemp told BBC Sport.
"The science of brain injury and how you manage it is also developing very quickly and the changes in landscape has really focused the minds of sporting organisations."
The online module is designed to improve the awareness and understanding of concussion, and is compulsory for all registered players, coaches and officials in the professional game.
"I have done the module and I think it's a really positive step forward," Harlequins' RPA representative Mark Lambert told BBC Sport.
"Some players probably still take concussion lightly, but hopefully this is a big step in the right direction."
Corin Palmer, Premiership Rugby's head of rugby operations, told BBC Sport the new concussion programme will help improve the attitude to head injuries at all levels.
The deadline for players, coaches and officials to sit the module is 11 December, with fines for anyone failing to meet that cut-off.
The penalty will then be doubled if it is not completed by Christmas Day.
However, Palmer is confident there will be little opposition in the professional game.
"We are sending a message out," he said. "If [the module] is not completed they could be withdrawn from playing, coaching or officiating."
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea says coaches will continue to adopt a strict stance when it comes to head injuries.
"Anytime you talk about the head, it is a brain injury and has to be taken seriously," he told BBC Sport.
"From a coaching point of view, head injury means off the pitch. It is no longer a badge of honour to get up and play on, or play two or three days after you have had a head knock. You cannot."
O'Shea is confident that in England there will be no repeat of what happened in the French Top 14 last season, when the Toulouse coach Guy Noves encouraged a dazed Florian Fritz to return to the field.
"People are well on top of this. If you are injured [in training] three days before a cup final, you don't play. That's what we have all bought into," he added.
On top of the changes, Bath University will monitor and report on the graduated return to play (GRTP) pathways for Premiership Rugby and England players.
England and Leicester second-row Geoff Parling has been advised to rest for up to three months after a series of concussions, and Dr Kemp says the process of determining how long a player should be on the sidelines is constantly developing.
"Clearly the guidelines regarding a single first concussion are reasonably clear," he said.
"How you factor in previous concussions is an area that still is not well understood. There is no hard and fast guidance, but our understanding of what is appropriate will evolve."


Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between police and militia which killed at least 55 people, officials say.

Charles Wesley Mumbere is accused of inciting violence after militiamen reportedly attacked a police post in his hometown of Kasese.
Security forces stormed his palace amid claims he was harbouring fighters. The king has denied any involvement.
At least 14 police officers and 41 militants have died in the clashes.
A Ugandan government spokesman accused the militia of seeking to break away from Uganda.
"These militiamen have set up camps in the Rwenzori mountains from where they train and come to attack government installations," Shaban Bantariza said.
Police spokesman Andrew Felix Kaweesi said the attackers were fighting to create a new republic on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Several other people were also arrested when security forces stormed the king's palace on Sunday, he told the BBC.
A heavy fire fight followed the operation. The king is now in police custody in the capital, Kampala, officials say.
Charles Wesley Mumbere has denied any connections with the militia. His Bakonzo community on the border with the DR Congo has long been at loggerheads with the dominant Toro kingdom in the region.
Years of clashes ended in 1982 with an agreement for more local autonomy and President Yoweri Museveni officially recognised the kingdom in 2009, but tensions have continued to simmer.
Between February and March this year, more than 50 people were killed in clashes between security forces and rebels, according to police figures.


The last missing body has been discovered in the rubble of Didcot Power Station, police have said.

The boiler house at the Didcot A plant partly collapsed in February, killing four men.
The body is believed to be that of John Shaw, 61, from Rotherham. His family have been informed, Thames Valley Police said.
The removal of debris from the site has been halted as the recovery takes place.
Specialists from the police, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's urban search and rescue and the South Central Ambulance Service hazardous area response team are taking over the operation.
A police spokesman said: "The safe recovery of the body will take place and the disaster victim identification process will commence.
"The person has not yet been formally identified and this will be a matter for the coroner, although it is believed to be John Shaw.
"He is the last of the four men to be located following the collapse of the boiler house at the power station in February this year.
"Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of all four men and we would ask that their privacy is respected during this incredibly difficult time."
It follows the discovery of the bodies of Ken Cresswell, 57, on Wednesday, and Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, last week.
The three men have been missing ever since the partial collapse of the structure in February when it was due for demolition.
A fourth man, Michael Collings, 53, from Brotton, Teesside, died from multiple injuries. His death was confirmed shortly after a major incident was declared at the site.
The remaining section was brought down using explosives in July.


An institute named after computer pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be set up, the chancellor announced in his Budget speech on Wednesday.

The Alan Turing Institute will focus on new ways of collecting, organising and analysing large sets of data - commonly known as big data.
The government will provide Â£42m over five years for the project.
Universities and other interested parties will be able to bid for the funding to set up the institute.
Turing received a posthumous royal pardon last year, following a conviction for homosexual activity.
He worked at Bletchley Park during World War Two, and his work helped accelerate Allied efforts to read German naval messages enciphered with the Enigma machine.
He also contributed some more fundamental work on code-breaking, which was only released to public scrutiny in April 2012.
In 1952 he was convicted for gross indecency, following which he was chemically castrated.
He had been arrested after having an affair with a 19-year-old Manchester man.
The conviction meant he lost his security clearance and had to stop the code-cracking work that had proved vital to the Allies in World War Two.
A pardon was granted in December 2013 under the royal prerogative of mercy after a request by Justice Minister Chris Grayling.
Delivering his Budget speech in the House of Commons, the Chancellor, George Osborne, said: "In my maiden speech here in this House, I spoke of Alan Turing, the code-breaker who lived in my constituency, who did more than almost any other single person to win the war, and who was persecuted for his sexuality by the country he helped save.
"I am delighted that he has finally received a posthumous royal pardon.
"Now, in his honour, we will found the Alan Turing Institute to ensure Britain leads the way again in the use of big data and algorithm research.
"I am determined that our country is going to out-compete, out-smart and out-do the rest of the world."
The government said that big data "can allow businesses to enhance their manufacturing processes, target their marketing better, and provide more efficient services".
The think tank Policy Exchange said that the institute was a good idea but government needed to make more use of big data itself.


A sham marriage couple have been jailed after the would-be bride was seen by a registrar holding hands with her real boyfriend.

Svetlana Kokenyova, 20, who was to be paid Â£3,000, and Ali Ansar, 25, had gone to a register office at Llandudno to give notice of their wedding.
But Caernarfon Crown Court heard she and partner Vladimir Bango were later seen hand-in-hand in the car park.
Ansar was jailed for 14 months, Bango 12 months and Kokenyova 10 months.
The court heard when the wedding party from Manchester returned to the register office - the bride and groom both arriving more than 40 minutes late - the Border Agency was waiting for them.
The prosecution said the aim was to enable Ansar, a student in the country illegally, to remain in Britain.
They admitted conspiring to facilitate a breach of immigration law.
Three other men, Parvez Tabassam, 50, Pervaiz Iqbal, 41, Abip Aslam, 37, who organised the would-be sham marriage were jailed for between 16 months and 21 months after admitting the same offence.


Money in best buy savings accounts has fared better than the stock market over most investment periods since 1995, a study has concluded.

It found that investments in tracker funds would have lost money up to a third of the time.
But cash in a savings account always ends up higher than it started, said Paul Lewis, the author of the study.
"People who prefer the safety of cash can make returns that beat those on tracker funds," he said.
The research by the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Money Box compared returns from a tracker fund - which follows the FTSE 100 share index - with cash that is moved each year into a best buy one year deposit account.
Savings accounts beat the tracker in the majority of five year periods beginning each month from 1 January 1995 to the present.
However over the full 21 years the tracker ended up producing a compound annual return of 6%, beating the 5% produced by best buy savings accounts.
"Over the longer-term shares are likely to do better but I wanted to find out when the boundary is," Mr Lewis said. "My research shows that it's only at about 18 years that the balance turns in favour of shares over cash."
The traditionally held-view in the investment industry is that shares perform better than savings account over long-term periods. But Mr Lewis reckons that view is based on misleading data.
"I have long suspected that the merits of cash were underplayed by traditional research which compares poor cash rates with often exaggerated gains on investments in shares." he said.
His study has produced different results because it compared a real tracker fund including charges, used new data on best buy cash accounts which has never before been collated and moves savings once a year into the latest best buy.
Mr Lewis calls that "active cash".
Investment experts were sceptical. "The idea of 'active cash', where savers continually move their money between best buy accounts, is a very appealing idea, but is difficult to achieve in practice," said Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
Patrick Connolly, a financial planner at Chase de Vere, said: "It's not practical to assume that you'll be able to instantly access the best paying savings account each year."
But Mr Lewis said savers need to simply switch to the current best buy one year bond when an existing one ends to be able to beat shares.
The experts said that over the short-term most people were likely to be better off keeping their savings in a decent deposit account.
"If you are investing over a short time period, certainly less than five years but arguably less than 10 years, then you should stick with cash," said Mr Connolly.
"This is because if you invest in the stock market and it falls in value, you will have little time to make back any losses."
Mr Khalaf agreed, saying: "Savers who want access to their capital within five years should not consider investing in the stock market because the risk of loss is too high.


Wigan half-back George Williams has agreed a new four-year contract with the reigning Super League champions.

The highly-rated 19-year-old is a product of the club's academy and has been a regular for the Warriors during the 2014 campaign.
"He is a very talented young player who shows great desire to be the best," coach Shaun Wane told the club website.
"Make no mistake, we are the envy of many Super League clubs in getting George's signature."
Williams added: "I thoroughly enjoy the environment here and intend to repay the trust in me by working hard, continuing to improve and play my role in helping this team to achieve great things."


Kieran Tierney believes there are plenty of academy hopefuls ready to follow him into Celtic's first-team.

The 18-year-old was praised by manager Ronny Deila for his performance in Sunday's 5-0 defeat of Dundee United.
"Obviously we need to do well in the Under-20s training and Under-20 games," said left-back Tierney when asked about Celtic's youth academy.
"Everybody knows, if you do that, you'll get your chance, so everyone is working hard to get it."
Celtic paid £8m to construct their Lennoxtown training facility back in 2007 and the Glasgow club's academy has as its stated aim to strive "to develop first-team regulars who are capable of performing in the Champions League".
Over the past seven seasons, on average, fewer than two academy graduates have featured during their European campaigns.
Tierney has been one of that number - after playing against Fenerbahce this season.
"I've played in the Europa League, which was a big step-up for me, because I'd only played three or four first-team matches, so it was a big step," he said.
"But it was a step I was delighted to take and hopefully I can kick on."
Tierney produced an eye-catching display against United, winning a penalty that was converted by Kris Commons, and appreciated the manager's words of praise.
"That means a lot," he said. "It was great for him to come out and say that after the game.
"But, for me, the game was all about bouncing back from midweek and I thought we did that well."
New signings brought into the club pose a challenge to young players trying to break into the first-team, but Tierney says that is simply a fact of life at a club like Celtic.
"The manager is great with us all," he said. "He gives us all the opportunity to train with them.
"Of course it's hard, but at Celtic they want the best of players, so they're going to get great players, so it's all about hard work and proving why we should be there."
Tierney faces a tough job dislodging experienced left-back Emilio Izaguirre from the first-team, but he says the Honduran international is keen to lend a helping hand.
"Emilio is a great player, he's played in World Cups, Champions League, so I've still got a long way to go," he said.
"He's got great experience. I still look up to him and talk to him in training and he gives me tips. He's been great with me."
However, it is a Brazilian defender Tierney looks to as his ultimate inspiration.
"Roberto Carlos I looked at when I was younger," he revealed. "I try and play the same game as he did.
"He was always attacking, not afraid to shoot - and was a good defender as well."


Glasgow flanker Ryan Wilson has been cleared of grabbing the testicles of Northampton's scrum-half Lee Dickson in a European Champions Cup match.

Wilson, 26, pleaded not guilty after the incident at a scrum in the 25th minute of last Sunday's game.
The judicial officer, Welshman Simon Thomas, was "not satisfied to the required standard that the act of foul play as alleged had been committed".
The citing complaint was dismissed and Wilson is therefore free to play.
He could have faced a minimum 12-week suspension if found guilty of the offence.
Thomas heard evidence from Wilson and Dickson, as well as submissions from Glasgow rugby operations manager John Manson, the Warriors' legal representative Bruce Caldow, and EPCR disciplinary officer Liam McTiernan.
Glasgow lock Tim Swinson was earlier banned for a week and will miss their final European Champions Cup pool match with Racing 92 on Saturday.
Swinson was sin-binned for a punch five minutes from time in last Sunday's defeat by Northampton, which a judicial officer decided warranted a red card.
The one-week ban means Swinson can join Scotland's preparations for the Six Nations after being named in the squad on Tuesday.
Wilson, who featured in four games at the World Cup, was omitted from Vern Cotter's squad, with the head coach saying other back-row contenders were in better form.


The government is investing in a digital revamp of the UK's job centres.

Electronic pads that recognise job seekers' signatures using biometric software will be installed at centres around the UK, along with PC workstations and free wi-fi.
The computers operate on the government's network and share the same level of security against hacking and viruses.
The equipment has been tested at London Bridge Jobcentre.
"We've moved away from customers coming in and standing in a queue waiting to be directed," said Baljeet Mahal, the branch's customer services manager.
"We don't have podiums, we don't have public-access phones.
"If you look back to Job Centre Plus from years ago, we had boards with paper cards with vacancies on them - we don't have those anymore."
The Department for Work and Pensions, which runs the job centres, estimates that installing the computers will save Â£2m per year.
While their use will not be not monitored formally, Ms Mahal said the screens were visible and staff would "have a chat" if they saw people using them for purposes other than job hunting.
Business analyst John Oldroyd told the BBC that cyber-security was crucial for all new equipment.
"I think every organisation is a target for hackers," he said.
"Security is a high priority for every system we introduced.
"It's all protected by the Department for Work and Pensions network, there are several firewalls in place."
He added that the signature pads had been designed to store data securely.
"The signature pad is used in banks in central Europe," he said.
"It uses biometric software, which measures how somebody writes their signature.
"It's not concerned so much with the image, but the way you write it - it's very consistent and individual to you like a fingerprint."
The overall signature also has to correspond at least 80% with six sample signatures, which each individual job seeker has to provide the first time they use the device.
"In terms of the signature data we store, we don't store images, we store data which builds up a signature profile," added Mr Oldroyd.
"If anyone did hack in there's no way that could be turned back into a visible signature."


Warwickshire County Council has bid for £5m of government money to go towards the construction of a new railway station in Kenilworth.

The £11.3m station would be served by a local service between Leamington Spa and Coventry.
The government has set aside a total of £20m to pay for 75% of the cost of either building or renovating stations in England and Wales.
The rest of the money for the scheme would come from the county council.
It is hoped work would begin on the site by autumn next year if the authority is successful with its New Stations Fund bid.
Councillor Peter Butlin, the Conservative-run council's portfolio holder for transport and highways, said: "With the introduction of the new train service, the benefits are going to be felt over a much wider area as it will help relieve overcrowding on existing services.
"It is also going to provide better access to employment opportunities in the Coventry and Warwickshire sub-region and support economic growth."


More than 1,200 people have signed a petition calling for a new bridge on a main route in Cheshire, amid complaints the existing one causes 40-minute traffic jams

The swing bridge over the River Weaver Navigation at Northwich was built in 1908 but is only one lane wide.
Parish councillors behind the petition describe rush hour as "mayhem".
The campaign also has the backing of the area's MP, Chancellor George Osborne.
Cheshire West and Chester Council said a feasibility study would start soon.
The Winnington Turn Bridge, which is part of the A533 between Northwich and the M56, is a Grade II listed structure and was one of the earliest swing bridges in Britain to have electric power.
Vehicles can cross from both directions, but Dilys Hooper, the chairman of Barnton Parish Council, says waiting times of 40 minutes are common during rush hour in term time.
"It's just sheer mayhem, completely. It's a case of who can get across the bridge first," she said.
Land across Northwich has been earmarked for at least 4,300 new homes.
Ms Hooper said this would have a "phenomenal" impact on traffic, and claims the bottleneck is damaging the local economy.
"At the moment the majority of people shop at Runcorn, Chester, Stockton Heath or even Warrington, because - within the 40 minutes it takes to cross over the bridge with the traffic - I can be in the centre of Chester."
The northern side of the river navigation is within the Tatton constituency of Chancellor George Osborne, who said the traffic queues were "unacceptable".
"â€ŽI believe there is a real need to build a second bridge between Barnton and Winnington and I have taken up the case with the local council, [neighbouring MP] Graham Evans and the transport secretary."


Plans to recalculate police funding do not take account of the "rural and mountainous" nature of the Cumbria force area, its chief has said.

Under changes being considered for the allocation of key grants, Cumbria Police could lose more than Â£9.5m.
Police and crime commissioner Richard Rhodes has urged the Home Office to treat Cumbria as a special case.
He said its size, geography, and large number of visitors meant higher vehicle and communication costs.
Mr Rhodes described some aspects of the proposed funding formula, recently announced by the government, as "flawed in methodology".
He said: "We are being penalised for our rurality.
"Cumbria has the same number of bars as other areas, but because there are twice as many hectares in the county it attracts only half the funding under the proposals.
"Policing a rural area is difficult as we have to get around the Lake District with technology and vehicles often being more expensive in terms of cost and the number of people required.
"We have put a robust case forward to the Home Office and would ask that our points are considered with the relevance that they deserve."
Policing minister Mike Penning said plans were being refined after feedback from the public and police chiefs, and a decision would be made next month.


Navinder Sarao, the "flash crash" trader, should not be extradited to the United States because the offences he is accused of were not crimes in the UK, his lawyers said on Friday.

Mr Sarao had only a "gossamer-thin" link to the 2010 Wall Street plunge, Westminster magistrates court heard.
US authorities need to prove dual criminality to extradite the 37-year-old.
That means an alleged offence must be a crime in both the UK and the US.
The judge is due to give his verdict on 23 March.
James Lewis QC, representing Mr Sarao, said: "The key question for this court is whether the conduct of Mr Sarao amounts to a crime in the UK. Quite simply it does not. There's no English crime of spoofing."
The defence case is based on Mr Sarao placing genuine orders that exposed him to risk if they were executed. He traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from his parents' home in west London.
However, US authorities allege Mr Sarao is guilty of spoofing by placing large orders that manipulated the markets and then cancelling or changing them, allowing him to buy or sell at a profit.
They say he contributed to events that caused the "flash crash" on May 6, 2010, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly fell more than 1,000 points, temporarily wiping out nearly $1 trillion in market value.
Mr Sarao's spoofing netted him a profit of $40m (Â£28m), they argue.
In his closing speech, Mark Summers QC, representing the US government, said: "The CME was a bubbling pot on the day of the flash crash and the pot bubbled over. Mr Sarao was a significant heat source."
The 22 charges that Mr Sarao faces carry sentences totalling a maximum of 380 years.
The court heard on Thursday from Professor Lawrence Harris, a former US Securities and Exchange Commission chief economist, who said traders placed and cancelled millions of orders every day.


Nigeria beat Niger 4-1 as Guinea equalised late to earn a 2-2 draw with Tunisia in the opening Group C games at the 2016 African Nations Championship.

There was a hat-trick for Nigeria's Chisom Chikatara despite only coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute.
While Alseny Camara scored with just eight minutes left on the clock to earn a point for Guinea.
The next Group C matches in Rwanda are on Friday when Tunisia play Nigeria and Niger take on Guinea.
Nigeria's coach Sunday Oliseh (pictured) was a frustrated man at the end of a scrappy and goalless first half against Niger.
Oliseh's mood was lifted moments after the break when Moses Okoro scored after a good team move.
Chikatara replaced Tunde Adeniji, who had helped in the build-up to the opening goal, with just over 30 minutes left to play.
He scored the first of his three goals 15 minutes later when he fired home from a ball played over the top by Okoro.
Niger got back into the game shortly after that when Adje Zakari Adebayor found the net with a long range effort.
Their hope was short-lived though as Chikatara scored his second just a minute later, he then spurned chances for his hat-trick before eventually getting his third in injury time.
Tunisia twice took the lead against Guinea through Etoile du Sahel's Ahmed Akaichim his opener was an acrobatic finish on 32 minutes, he then hit the bar shortly after.
Alseny Camara tapped in to level on 39 minutes, but after the break Akaichi restored Tunisia's lead with a drive.
Guinea escaped when Tunisia's Zied Boughattas headed against the bar and they completed a comeback when Camara hit his second from a corner.
While the point will be celebrated by Guinea, they will be concerned that Camara was carried from the field with three minutes remaining and they will hope he is fit to continue in the tournament.


A man has died after getting into difficulty during an diving ascent.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it picked up a Mayday broadcast shortly after 14:00 BST on Saturday.
A dive vessel off Salcombe in south Devon requested urgent assistance for one of its divers thought to be suffering from "the bends".
A coastguard helicopter winched the diver from the sea and flew him to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where he was confirmed dead.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the cause of death was being investigated and a file had been prepared for the coroner.
Decompression illness - commonly known as "the bends" - happens when gas bubbles form in tissues or the blood during a rapid ascent.


Glasgow primary school janitors have started another two-week strike in a long-running dispute over plans to re-organise the service and pay.

Unison opposes plans to introduce 30 "operational clusters", ending the system of one janitor per school.
The union also wants janitors to be paid extra for tasks that are dirty or involve outside work and heavy lifting.
The proposals aim to save £515,000 while creating a modern facilities management service for primary schools.
The Glasgow City Council body Cordia has refused to pay janitors Working Context and Demands Payments, which range from £500 to £1,000 per year.
Unison has said these payments would cost Cordia about £120,000 per year.
A union spokesman said Cordia had already saved about £477,000 in wages over the 62 days of strike, with about 100 janitors losing out on £77 in wages per day.
Instead, janitors have been offered a pay rise of up to just over £1,000 in return for new working conditions.
There are currently 219 janitors employed at schools across the city.
The Cordia Janitorial Reform review would cut 33 jobs and see janitors given the new job title of "facilities assistants".
Within the remaining 186 posts, there would be 30 promoted posts of "facilities co-ordinators" to manage the operational clusters.
Cordia said there would be no compulsory redundancies, with jobs lost when people left or moved to other roles within the organisation.
Unsion's Glasgow branch said the cluster model would leave schools without a janitor at certain points of the day, compromising many aspects of health, safety and security.
A Cordia spokesman said "The Cordia janitorial reform will create a modern facilities management service that places Cordia staff at the heart of local communities.
"When implemented, janitorial staff will see an increase in salary and other benefits and there will be promotion opportunities."
There had been concern that some janitors who live in a "tied house" as part of their job could lose their accommodation.
Cordia had said janitors were no longer needed 24/7 due to CCTV, alarms linked to control centres, and timers on heating systems.
However, the union said Cordia had since rolled back on these plans and it was unlikely any janitor would lose their house.


The tension is palpable in Kano, after bombers and gunmen struck killing more than 100 people at the central mosque.

No-one here is in any doubt that Boko Haram did it.
It seems people do not know where to vent their anger now but hostility hangs in the air.
Inside the mosque, the sight is shocking.
Beyond the blood-soaked steps, the floor is strewn with debris: scattered prayer mats, beads, smashed spectacles and pages from the Koran.
There are bullet marks on the pillars and the suicide bombers' blood can be seen splattered across the walls and right up inside the dome.
"We heard a loud sound outside, but people said let's continue praying," said Adamu Magashi, who was inside facing the imam who had just finished his sermon at the time of the attack.
"Then a bomb went off right inside the mosque and somebody started shooting. We tried to move towards the imam and there was another blast - we couldn't even see each other as we tried to escape," he told me after returning to the scene.
Outside, a large crowd stands over the twisted remains of the motorbikes and bicycles that were engulfed in the flames when the first bomber struck, driving a car into the assembled worshippers.
Policemen occasionally disperse the agitated throng.
Another crowd stares at a collection of blackened shoes that has been gathered up in the large open sandy area in front of the green domed mosque.
"This was the first time ever the five daily prayers were not observed in this mosque," one shocked man, who has often prayed here, told me, describing the attack as unimaginable.
On Friday, the terror swiftly turned to fury when three of the gunmen were overpowered right outside the mosque. They were beaten and burnt to death.
Had their lives been spared, they could have provided useful intelligence on the group behind the violence - not that the police have a good record of investigating and prosecuting. Boko Haram's former leader Mohammed Yusuf was killed when in police custody in 2009.
At one of the hospitals, where the hundreds of injured are being treated, the police had to intervene to stop a mob lynching a man who had somehow caused fury by taking a photograph.
By targeting such a prominent place of worship, the jihadists have sent shockwaves right across Nigeria.
This was not just another attack - Boko Haram seemed to be stating it had no respect for the way Islam is practised here.
The people of Kano have been shocked and traumatised before by bombers and gunmen working in tandem.
This was by no means the first Boko Haram attack on a mosque.
But it was possibly the most devastating.
And whilst some have portrayed the Boko Haram insurgency as a war on Christianity, this attack is yet another stark reminder that the vast majority of victims in the conflict have been Muslims.
Back in April 2007, a high-profile Muslim cleric was killed in Kano.  Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmoud Adam, was gunned down as he prayed at a mosque here after criticising the group's hardline ideology.
Seven years on and the list of targets has grown to include policemen, soldiers, government workers, schoolchildren, teachers, vigilantes, entire barracks as well as towns and villages that have recently been captured by the Islamist insurgents.
Anyone who does not subscribe to Boko Haram's own interpretation of Islam is a potential victim.
The mosque is situated right next to the emir of Kano's palace and is where the outspoken Mohammed Sanusi II regularly preaches.
Some people suggest it is no coincidence that the jihadists chose this mosque.
Just last week, in the very same building, the emir warned people not to rely on protection by the military, urging them to defend themselves against attacks by the insurgents.
"If people flee the villages, the terrorists slaughter our male children and abduct our girls to force them in to slavery," he said.
He was out of the country when the gunmen and bombers struck, but he returned on Saturday, visited the mosque twice and sounded defiant.
"We will never be intimidated into abandoning our religion, which is the intention of the attackers," he said. He later lead evening prayers at the bloody scene.
As trucks take away the debris, people are now cleaning up the mosque ready to pray again.
But the jihadist attacks are so relentless that no-one knows where they will strike next.
In the 10 days prior to the Kano attack, 188 people were killed by Boko Haram in four separate attacks.  And those are just the incidents we heard about.
The loss of life here is on a staggering scale, but the politicians hardly mention it.  There's a presidential vote in February, and election fever takes precedence.


Tom Smith, the last Scot to start a British and Irish Lions Test, believes Hamish Watson could provide key and unique attributes on this year's tour of New Zealand.

The effervescent flanker has shone in an Edinburgh side swamped by malaise.
And Watson proved one of the stars of Scotland's best Six Nations since 2006.
"If you're a score down in a Test with 15 minutes to go and need to inject something different, a player like him might work for you," Smith said.
"Someone a bit more dynamic, with a huge work-rate, hugely athletic and fast, and could probably play in most positions in the backs and make a reasonable fist of it.
"He doesn't fit the mould of a standard back-row. He's not physically massive, but he punches above his weight.
"Every time he gets the ball, he does something interesting and he's very good over the ball.
"It probably goes to your philosophy when you play New Zealand - how are you going to play? Are you going to play all-out attack or are you going to try and stop them from scoring tries?
"Defence is obviously going to be important, but I think we're going to have focus on scoring tries, which I think would probably work in Hamish's favour."
Former prop Smith, 45, toured with the storied Lions of 1997, starting all three Tests as the visitors overcame then world champions South Africa.
He repeated that feat four years later, cementing his status as the first-choice loose-head when Graham Henry's Lions were beaten 2-1 by Australia.
Not since Smith in 2001 has Scotland contributed a starting Test Lion and no more than three Scots have been selected for the initial touring party in two decades.
Head coach Warren Gatland will name his squad on Wednesday.
"If we got five, I'd be pretty happy," Smith told BBC Scotland. "I think Stuart Hogg's a certainty, he's pencilled in by a lot of people to start the Tests and I think, if he keeps playing the way he has been, there's a good chance that will happen.
"I think Jonny Gray is the sort of player that will develop and really come on in a tour and environment like that.
"Unfortunately, second-row is such a competitive area this year, but I'd certainly have my fingers crossed for him, brother Richie, or both.
"Tommy Seymour's a really good player who week in, week out delivers high-quality performances.
"Finn Russell, again, it's a really, really tough position, but you just hope he might squeeze on and be given the chance to show what he's got.
"Our back-three is as good as any in the championship with Hogg, Seymour and Sean Maitland, who has worked with Gatland before - there's a mutual respect there and he's playing for one of the top sides in Europe, which I think will help him."
Scotland earned home victories over Ireland, Wales and Italy in this year's Six Nations - the first time they have won three championship fixtures in 11 years.
Although Vern Cotter's side were dealt a shellacking by England, Smith, who won 61 international caps, hopes their performances this season can swell the Scottish contingent in Gatland's squad.
"Sometimes it doesn't add up," he said. "You'd think three wins out of five, beating Wales and Ireland, you'd potentially hope to have more players than those countries, but I think it's highly unlikely that we will.
"It's difficult. You almost have to step away from the national divisions and go position by position, look at every single player in every single league.
"There are an awful lot of good players out there and it is tough.
"I think Scotland have punched above their weight this year and hopefully that will be reflected in the selection. I'm hopeful more so than optimistic.
"But I would hope there's enough experience and knowledge on the selection committee, certainly those people will have known and watched the Scottish players.
"Glasgow winning at Leicester and getting through to the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup must count for something."
The Lions, led by Clive Woodward, were trounced 3-0 on their last visit to New Zealand 12 years ago.
Smith insists there is sufficient quality across the home nations to win a series there for the first time since 1971 but warns that tackling the world's best team on their own patch will present huge and unique challenges.
"The difference with New Zealand is they'll try and knock the tour over before the Tests," he said.
"When I toured Australia and South Africa, they pulled the Test players from a lot of the provincial games, so you get a relatively easy ride through to the Test matches.
"You can build up a head of steam, you're winning most if not all of your games, then you get to the Test matches with fewer injuries, your squad in better shape and everyone's had a good run-out.
"New Zealand, on the other hand, even if they pull their All Blacks, the provinces are really strong. The Maoris are a huge test - pretty close to the All Blacks - and every single side will want to be the side that knocks you over.
"It's getting your best players through to that first Test in good nick and with some wins under their belts.
"You don't get away with a bad day in New Zealand - in Australia and South Africa you can have a bad day and still win a provincial game.
"In New Zealand, it's different, such is the depth and intensity there."


The government of Colombia and Farc rebels have announced that they have reached a deal on reparations for victims of the armed conflict.

The agreement deals with one of the most sensitive issues in the three-year peace talks taking place in the Cuban capital, Havana.
It will include the establishment of a special judicial system to deal with the punishment of war crimes.
Details of the breakthrough will be announced in Havana on Tuesday.
Negotiators from both sides said they would hold a signing ceremony for victims and their families in Havana.
In September, both sides said they had agreed to establish special courts to try former fighters, including guerrillas, government soldiers and members of right-wing paramilitary groups.
The courts would offer amnesties or lower sentences for those who admit their crimes, but exclude from amnesty those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity.
The Farc rebels said they would release details on Tuesday of how to punish fighters who laid down their arms.
A Farc representative, Marco Leon, said of the peace process: "With this important step, it is nearly certain that this is irreversible."
Government spokeswoman Marcela Duran said: "We are very pleased with this agreement on [victims] which no doubt is transcendental for what we are doing in this process."
Both sides have promised to sign a final peace deal by the end of March. The only items on the agenda which have not yet been settled are disarmament and the mechanism by which the final accord will be ratified.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) has been fighting the government since 1964.
It has killed more than 220,000 people and is estimated to have displaced six million.


Japanese carmaker Toyota has reported a 15% drop in its first quarter net profit with the strong yen weighing down the company's exports.

For the months from April to June the firm posted 552.5bn yen ($5.4bn, Â£4bn) in net profit, down from 646.4bn yen.
Global economic uncertainty has seen the yen become a safe haven currency, making Japanese products more expensive on international markets.
It means earnings abroad translate into fewer yen when repatriated.
Toyota also lowered its forecast for full-year operating profit, predicting a 44% slide to 1.6tn yen - which would be the lowest in four years.
The firm had reported three straight years of record profits after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unleashed a stimulus programme aimed at weakening the yen.
But the currency has risen sharply following the UK's vote to exit the European Union as investors buy into its perceived haven status.
For the financial year ending in March 2016, Toyota earned a record 2.3tn yen ($23bn; Â£17.7bn), but the company had already warned that profits are set to fall this year.


Lenovo has completed its takeover of Google's Motorola Mobility division.

The acquisition gives the Chinese firm control of the unit's Moto and Droid-branded handsets as well as its 3,500 employees, 2,800 of whom are based in the US.
Lenovo said the deal made it the world's third bestselling smartphone-maker after Apple and Samsung.
That knocks its country-mate Xiaomi back down into fourth spot, based on data from two market research reports.
Lenovo stated that a total of 100 million mobile devices were on course to be shipped from its existing mobile phone business combined with that of Motorola's over the current fiscal year, which ends in March.
Motorola has found recent success with its "budget" Moto G models. The original version, released last year was the bestselling phone in the business's history.
More recently it has also entered the wearables sector with the Moto 360 smartwatch, and announced its first Nexus device - a 6in (15.2cm) "phablet" marketed by Google, which will be one of the first phones to offer the Android 5.0 operating system.
Lenovo is the world's bestselling PC maker, a position it attained after the takeover of IBM's personal computer business in 2005.
Its smartphones are already big sellers in Asia and the Middle East, but they have not been sold in North America and Western Europe.
While Lenovo and Motorola handsets do compete for sales in India, there is little overlap elsewhere between the two divisions at this point.
"We're now planning to introduce Motorola-branded products back into China," Aymar de Lencquesaing, Lenovo's president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told the BBC.
"But right now what we intend to do is leverage the stronger brand in each particular market.
"For the most part, think of the developed mature world - that's going to be Motorola-driven. Emerging markets will be Lenovo-driven.
"Some markets will overlap and over time nothing says that in any given market we couldn't have a dual brand strategy. But, let's put it this way, it's probably smarter for us right now to walk before we run."
He ruled out cutting jobs at Motorola and confirmed that the division would remain headquartered in Chicago.
Lenovo had previously stated that one of the reasons it bought the division for $2.9bn (Â£1.8bn) was to take advantage of Motorola's existing relationships with network operators in North America and Europe.
One analyst said that this could offer a way to launch Lenovo-branded handsets in those regions if the company later decided to make the move.
"Lenovo has proven it can manufacture quality phones and it is already well known as a PC brand in Europe and the US," said Ronan de Renesse from the telecoms consultancy Ovum.
"So, it doesn't have the cheap aspect to its brand that some of the other Chinese manufacturers have to deal with."
Mr de Lencquesaing added that a nearer-term advantage to the tie-up was that Motorola would benefit from his company's supply-line efficiencies.
The takeover does not include Motorola Solutions, which makes communications equipment for utility and emergency workers. The two Motorola businesses formally split in 2011.
Google paid $12.5bn to acquire Motorola Mobility in 2012. It said the key motivation for the deal was the firm's patents, which it is keeping hold of.


Dean Brill is relishing his battle with Craig Samson for the goalkeeper's jersey at Motherwell after moving from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

The 30-year-old Englishman was released after playing only once in 18 months following an April 2015 knee injury.
But he signed a one-year contract with their Scottish Premiership rivals.
"As long as I get a good crack of the whip, and Craig will probably say the same, I'm happy and I back myself to fight for that jersey," said Brill.
Samson himself has had to be patient for his chance, the 32-year-old Scot having been second-choice behind on-loan Middlesbrough goalkeeper Connor Ripley for most of the season after switching from Kilmarnock last summer.
"We are both experienced enough," said Brill. "We have both been in the game and possibly in this situation before. I certainly have.
"And it's one I'm looking forward to and relishing. He is a good guy as well as a good goalkeeper, but I want to be playing and, come the start of the season, that's where I hope to be."
Brill was unable to win his place back from Owain Fon Williams at Caley Thistle after his return from injury - the Welshman's form also securing a spot in his country's squad at the Euro 2016 finals.
"It was a big operation," said the former Luton Town, Oldham Athletic and Barnet goalkeeper who joined Caley Thistle in 2013.
"But I was lucky enough to have the best surgeon in the UK, which I'm grateful to Inverness for.
"I will always be grateful to them for looking after me.
"But I have been in full training since the end of March and played five or six games for the Inverness Under-20s, so I feel I have fully come through it."


Northern Ireland's five education and library boards will cease to exist at midnight.

Their replacement has been contested and after seven years of missed deadlines, a solution has been agreed.
The Education Authority - one very large board - starts operations on 1 April.
The original idea of a single Education and Skills Authority (ESA) for Northern Ireland was abandoned after seven years of fruitless negotiation.
The Education Authority is a more modest organisation than planned, and is really one very large board, rather than a completely new concept.
However, it will streamline the provision of education services and save some of the money that was spent on too many boards with duplicated jobs and services.
Gavin Boyd will lead the new Education Authority as its interim chief executive.
It will have an annual budget of Â£1.5bn and a total of 37,000 employees.
It will be responsible for education administration such as transport, teacher support, building and catering.
But the main union for office staff has warned that the authority will begin life facing immediate cuts of Â£10m.


The UK government is making a fresh bid to overturn a decades-long US import ban on traditional Scottish haggis.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will raise the issue with senior officials from the Obama administration this week.
Scottish producers had asked Mr Paterson to take action when he visited the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh earlier this month.
Haggis imports have been outlawed in the US since 1971.
The ban was put in place because the country's food standards agency prohibits sheep lungs - one of the key ingredients of haggis - in food products.
The US visit comes as Scotch Beef is set to make a return to menus in America for the first time in almost 20 years.
It follows a move by US officials to reopen the American market to EU beef and other bovine products, following a ban put in place in the 1990s over concerns that BSE could infect the human food chain.
Mr Paterson's visit is the latest attempt by British politicians to get haggis back on American menus.
Several years ago, Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead raised the issue with the US, but the ban remained in place.
Mr Paterson will hold talks with his US opposite number, Tom Vilsack, in Washington on Monday, in an attempt to open up a market which is potentially worth millions of pounds to Scottish producers.
The haggis market is already worth about Â£15m in the UK alone.
Mr Paterson said: "I share many haggis producers' disappointment that American diners are currently unable to enjoy the taste of Scotland's wonderful national dish in their own country.
"I am meeting my US counterpart today to discuss how we can begin exporting it, particularly as so many Americans enjoy celebrating their Scottish heritage."
"This government has opened many markets for our home-grown food and drink businesses.
"I will continue to do everything I can to boost exports of everything from whisky to haggis to support Scotland's farmers and rural economy."
During his visit, Mr Paterson will also ask for Scottish lamb to be allowed back into America, following a ban imposed in 1989.
The UK government said it hoped the ban could be lifted as part of an EU-US trade deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which is currently being negotiated.
Responding to Mr Paterson's visit to the US, Scottish Food Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "With almost nine million Americans claiming Scots ancestry, there is clearly an appetite in the US for haggis made to traditional recipes.
"We look forward to the USA resuming imports of Scotch Beef and are optimistic that this will pave the way for the resumption of imports of other iconic Scottish products such as haggis and Scotch Lamb.
"The US has long been a top priority market for the Scottish food and drink sector.
"I have been pushing for this development for years - therefore I welcome Owen Paterson's efforts to open up this lucrative market, even if it's taken the forthcoming referendum to get his attention."
While in the US, Mr Paterson will also promote British food and drink products at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, where brands like Walkers Shortbread have entered the American specialist food market.


A parliamentary delegation from Denmark will visit Australia's controversial offshore detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru.

Six Danish MPs will visit Nauru and Australia to find out if a similar hard-line immigration regime could work in Europe.
The proposed visit follows publication of more than 2,000 reports revealing widespread abuse at the centre.
Australia's government has dismissed many of the reports as "unconfirmed".
One of the Danish politicians attending the trip will be Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen from the socialist-green unity party Enhedslisten.
Australia asylum: Why is it controversial?
"We are really worried by the reports about conditions on Nauru and Manus Island," she told the Guardian.
"For me the visit is an opportunity to ask critical questions about the model."
Martin Henriksen, a member of the anti-immigration Danish People's Party, explained that Denmark could maintain refugee camps in Kenya or Greenland.
"Australia has found an interesting model," he told Danish radio station 24syv.
"The government will continuously assess different migration policies by looking at the experiences of other countries - including Australia."
Jacob Mark, from the Socialist People's Party, emphasised the trip was a fact-finding mission, not a policy endorsement.
"It is also important for those of use who do not agree with the policy to see it with out own eyes," he said.
Marcus Knuth from the ruling Venstre party, Dan Jorgensen from the Social Democrats and Simon Emil Ammitzboll from the centre-right Liberal Alliance will also attend the trip.


George Osborne has said he is hopeful of a "win-win" agreement between the UK and the rest of the European Union in talks over its future membership.

Speaking in Paris as he met French counterparts, the chancellor said there was "goodwill and a willingness to engage" with British arguments.
But he would not be drawn on reports a referendum could be brought forward to 2016 if negotiations concluded quickly.
Mr Osborne is planning to visit other EU capitals in the coming months.
His visit came as UK universities launched their campaign for a "Yes" vote in a future in-out referendum, scheduled to take place before the end of 2017.
Mr Osborne, who is holding meetings with French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, its Finance Minister Michel Sapin and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, said all sides "wanted to get on and talk".
Analysis, by BBC Paris correspondent Lucy Williamson
After all the talk of roadblocks and differences, today's meeting had a rather different feel.  Both Mr Osborne and Mr Macron talked about "a win-win approach" on Britain's proposed reforms of the EU.
We want a Europe that works for all its citizens, said the chancellor, adding that France agreed the interests of non-eurozone countries like Britain should be protected.
His French host was keen to emphasise the need for reform. The warnings against an "a la carte" Europe were gone. "I think we have the basis of a common agreement," Mr Macron said. "France wants reform that strengthens Europe, not reform that weakens it. But I've heard nothing today that was incompatible with that."
The devil, of course, will be in the detail of those reforms. Asked about a timetable for the British referendum, Mr Osborne didn't rule out holding it early. But broad agreement on the need for reform is one thing, getting 28 countries to sign up to specific measures quite another.
He told the BBC: "I don't know anyone claiming the negotiations are going to be straightforward but you hear a lot of goodwill here and a willingness to engage because we all want to see Europe working better for the citizens of the entire EU.
"And now you hear French politicians acknowledging there needs to be fair treatment for those countries that aren't in the euro as the eurozone integrates and there is the potential for a win-win agreement."
Mr Osborne's visit marks a new phase in the negotiating process, in which the technical detail of the UK's requests are being considered.
David Cameron, who visited Paris, Berlin and other EU capitals in the wake of May's election victory to set out his government's broad objectives, said the discussions were "proceeding quite well, but there'll be lots of difficulties and problems and road blocks ahead to get the sort of deal I think is necessary".
Speaking in Indonesia, where he is on a trade trip, Mr Cameron said he did not have a referendum date in mind, amid reports that ministers favoured next June: "When the negotiation is complete then we'll set the date for the referendum," he said.
The prime minister has not set out in full detail what he wants but his key demands include:
To get what it wants the UK believes it will need to rewrite treaties agreed by all 28 EU members.
Q&A: UK's planned EU referendum
Meanwhile, the Universities UK group - whose members include 133 executive heads of UK university institutions - has said it backs Britain's membership of the EU. Vice-chancellors launched a "Yes" campaign alongside shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and pro-European Tory MP Damian Green.
Dame Julia Goodfellow, president of Universities UK, told the event in London they must "stand up and be counted".
"It is abundantly clear that the UK's membership of the European Union has an overwhelmingly positive impact on our world-leading universities, enhancing university research and teaching," she said.
"The case for staying in Europe is about ensuring the future prosperity of the UK, it's about maximising the chances of new discoveries that enhance the society in which we live, it's about the UK's standing in the world."
UKIP, which is campaigning for a "No" vote in the referendum, criticised Universities UK for entering the debate.
Deputy leader Paul Nuttall, an MEP and former university lecturer, said: "Given that universities are supposed to be the bastions of open-minded learning, it seems wrong that an institution governing the interests of British education should embroil itself in a political debate that has seen people denied any democratic say whatsoever on how Britain should be governed for 40 years."
And Conservative eurosceptic John Redwood said attempts to present a Yes vote as the "friendly status quo" were misleading.
"They aim to run a campaign claiming that... Yes is the risk free option, and that No would mean all sorts of dire futures which they intend to portray by lies and scare stories," he wrote on his blog.


A DIY enthusiast has told how he dug up a hand grenade in his garden before "lobbing" it across his lawn and hiding in his house in fear of his life.

Graham Palmer unearthed the unexploded British Army grenade in Gunthorpe, Peterborough, while digging a drainage trench with a pick axe.
He said bomb experts told him the relic once had a 20-metre (66ft) "kill zone".
"I didn't know what to do with it, so I lobbed it and took cover in the conservatory," said Mr Palmer.
He uncovered the explosive on Saturday after striking some surrounding stones while working in his back garden.
After prising the metal object out of the ground, he said it immediately reminded him of his old toy Action Man grenades.
He decided to launch it across his back garden and take shelter but when nothing happened after "three or four minutes", Mr Palmer alerted police.
RAF Wittering Bomb disposal experts arrived and identified it as a Mills grenade, used by the British Army between 1915 and 1972, but could not date it more accurately owing to its condition.
Mr Palmer said they told him some "terrifying facts" given that he had levered it out of the ground minutes before.
He said: "There is a kill zone on these things of 20-30m (66-98ft), with a maiming zone of 50m (164ft), and there's me sitting on the deckchair no more than 15m (49ft) away having a cup of tea."
The grenade was X-rayed before being detonated elsewhere.
An RAF Wittering spokesman said: "If a member of the public ever finds something of this nature we would urge them not to attempt to touch it or move it.
"They must call the police straight away."
Cambridgeshire Police said it was not known how the device ended up in the garden but it was "non-suspicious".


Former Cameroon captain, Rigobert Song, who suffered a brain aneurysm ten months ago, is preparing for his first coaching mission with the home-based national Cameroon side.

The local Indomitable Lions are away to Sao Tome and Principe on Saturday in the first leg of the latest round of qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) - a tournament which is contested by footballers playing in their own domestic league.
Song has called up 20 players for the two-legged tie.
People should stop thinking that cheating death means I no longer have a normal life
"Initially I had no idea about Sao Tome and Principe, but I have done my homework to know their playing style," Song told BBC Sport.
"I have prepared my team to help them give their best performance and put our opponents in difficulty".
Song resumed his coaching job just months after suffering the brain aneurysm which almost claimed his life.
The legendary defender took ill in October 2016 and was hospitalised in Yaoundé where his condition stabilised before he was taken to Paris.
He returned home in April and after some months, resumed duty as head coach of the local based squad.
He insists he has recovered and says he is fit enough to resume his coaching duties.
"My situation today is ok, I can say I am 80 percent fit already," said Song.
"People should stop thinking that cheating death means I no longer have a normal life.
"I feel good and with my staff we are working for better results," he added.
As he now embarks on the weekend's CHAN qualifier, he does admit to being a novice in the coaching arena.
"It is my first time, but I have worked hard with my assistant coaches and we will try our best.
"We have confidence our players will put up their best performance" Song said.
Song played 137 times for his country and had spells with English clubs Liverpool and West Ham.
Before taking up his present role, Song signed up as the national coach of Chad in 2015 but his stay was short-lived.


Red Card, a song by Silky Criss, became the anthem of The Gambiaâ€™s recent political crisis.

24 January 2017 Last updated at 14:28 GMT
The Gambian singer himself then got involved in spraying graffiti urging Yahya Jammeh, who went into exile in Equatorial Guinea over the weekend, to stand down as president after losing elections in December.


A man who described himself as "Allah's assassin" after killing a friend in a frenzied attack in south Belfast has been jailed for at least six years.

Mohsin Bhatti was stabbed several times on Botanic Avenue in January 2015.
Ahmed Noor, 33, was given an indeterminate sentence at Belfast Crown Court after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The killer had paranoid schizophrenia and was using cannabis at the time.
A judge described the killing as a "truly horrific, unprovoked and brutal" attack on a vulnerable man.
The victim was a 29-year-old asylum seeker, originally from Pakistan.
Noor, who is originally from Somalia, was armed with two knives at the time of the killing.
The court heard that Mr Bhatti died as a result of multiple stab wounds.


A woman has been airlifted to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the Glenshane Pass in Dungiven, County Londonderry.

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said the woman's injuries were "very serious".
A number of others have been injured in the crash near the Ponderosa.
Part of the Glenshane Road between Dungiven and Castledawson has been closed and diversions are in place, causing long delays.
The police have said the road will remain closed over lunchtime.


A six-hour street party carnival is at the heart of a "revamped" programme for Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations.

The 2018 programme is the first to be directed by Underbelly, which is well known for organising events at the capital's annual Fringe festival.
Organisers promised the celebrations would be "refreshed, re-energized and better than ever before".
The 60,000-capacity street party will begin at 19:00 and last until 01:00 on New Year's Day.
Bands and DJs on stages, street performers, dancers, acrobats, flash mobs and fire eaters will combine to bring a carnival spirit to Princes Street.
Actor and presenter Sanjeev Kohli, best-known for playing shopkeeper Navid in the BBC comedy Still Game, will host the street party.
An extended fireworks display from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle will see in the New Year when the midnight hour strikes.
The three-day festival opens on 30 December with the traditional Torchlight Procession.
It will blaze a new path through the historic heart of the city this year, around Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament towards Holyrood Park.
The event will also mark the beginning of 2018 as Scotland's Year of Young People, organisers said.
The following day, families will have the chance to celebrate New Year together in West Princes Street Gardens at a new event entitled Bairns Afore.
The family-friendly celebration includes an hour of entertainment and ends with its very own "midnight" fireworks moment at 18:00, allowing families to take their children home before the late night fun gets under way.
On New Year's Day, people will get the chance to take part in the annual dive into the chilly Firth of Forth for the Loony Dook, raising money for a range of charities in the process.
At dusk, the Unesco city of literature will celebrate its literary heritage with projections across buildings and landmarks.
Underbelly directors Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam said: "We are humbled and thrilled to be delivering a new programme for Edinburgh's Hogmanay in 2018.
"Edinburgh can claim to be the home of New Year festivals and we will work hard to ensure the programme delivers something fresh and exciting every year to keep residents, UK visitors and international tourists flocking to this world famous festival city through the winter months."
Winter Festivals Minister Alasdair Allan said: "Hogmanay hugely contributes to promoting Scotland as a fantastic visitor destination, a host of the world's major events and a dynamic country rich in culture and creativity.
"Most importantly, it enhances Scotland's reputation as a place where everyone is assured a warm welcome, whether they are visiting the country, are here for business or to study, or have chosen to live and work here."
The City of Edinburgh Council awarded the three-year contract for the Christmas and Hogmanay festivities to Underbelly earlier this year.
Unique Events had organised the city's official Hogmanay celebrations since they were established in 1993.
Tickets for a number of the events are on sale from Tuesday.


A woman has been found by firefighters gagged on the bay window roof of her burning house after an armed raid on her home.

Police said the victim escaped out of an upstairs bedroom after three raiders broke into the house on Swayfield Avenue, Longsight, Manchester.
The offenders, one of whom had a gun, bound the victim's mouth with tape and demanded cash in the raid at about 20:30 GMT on Sunday.
Police described it as "terrifying".
Supt Dave Pester of Greater Manchester Police said it was a "terrifying experience for the victim" and specialist officers were supporting her.
He said a "dedicated team of detectives" were committed to the investigation to find out what happened and appealed for anyone with information to contact the force.


A man has died after his dog pulled him into the road and he was hit by a car.

The man was left with a head injury after his pug-type dog "bolted across the road" in Low Road, Dovercourt on Monday evening, Essex Police said.
The dog walker, aged in his 60s, went home but began feeling unwell and died later in hospital.
Police appealed to anyone who saw the man before or after the crash. The dog was not harmed, a force spokesman said.
Following an appeal, the woman driving the car, who stopped to get the dog walker's details after his pet's lead caused damage to her vehicle, came forward to speak to police.