League Two side Stevenage have signed midfielder James Ferry from Brentford on undisclosed terms, but have released six players, including Charlie Lee.

Ferry, 20, has signed a two-year contract at Boro after failing to play a first-team game for the Bees, but had loan spells at Welling and Wycombe.
Lee, 30, leaves after 130 games for Boro along with fellow midfielder Michael Tonge and forward Jake Hyde.
Defenders Andrew Fox, Dean Wells and Nathan Kerr are also being released.
Midfielder Tom Pett, 25, has been placed on the transfer list after talks over a new contract broke down.
Ferry has joined Stevenage after the Bees gave him permission to train there during the latter part of the season.
"I've had a couple of months with the lads so I've got to know them and there isn't any settling in period," he said.
"It has been really useful in that sense so I am just looking forward to getting back from the summer and kicking on.
"The gaffer has been good with me. He has told me exactly what he wants and that is all I can ask for - a clear picture of what I need to do."
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A group of car enthusiasts arrived at a cinema for a screening of 1969's The Italian Job in 13 classic Minis.

Three Mk1 Austin Mini Cooper S cars feature among the most memorable scenes of the movie starring Michael Caine, Benny Hill and Margaret Blye.
Inverness Mini Owners Group organised a group of 13 classic Minis from as far as Keith and Wick for the screening at Inverness' Eden Court on Sunday.
They travelled in convoy through the city before arriving at the venue.


Housing associations Peabody Trust and Family Mosaic are to merge in a deal giving them combined assets worth Â£6bn.

The merged group, to be called Peabody, will be caretaker for more than 55,000 homes across London and the South East.
Peabody chief executive Stephen Howlett will retire, with Family Mosaic's Brendan Sarsfield taking the helm.
Lord Kerslake, Peabody's chairman who will remain in-post, said the combined group will be able to achieve more "together than we could achieve alone".
Housing associations are non-profit organisations providing social housing, with any surplus money used for maintenance of properties.
The sector is undergoing a transformation after the government launched a voluntary right-to-buy scheme for housing association tenants. The first sales under the policy took place in September.
The scheme builds on a policy introduced by the Tories in the 1980s, which allowed council house tenants to buy their homes. This proved hugely popular, but has been blamed for contributing to the lack of affordable housing.
Ministers have promised that each house sold under the new system will be replaced on a one-for-one basis, although there are still question marks over how the policy will be refunded and properties replaced.
The government has also imposed annual rental cuts of 1% a year on housing association tenants. A larger, merged group should have better access to financing and resources to build more homes. Peabody is involved in big regeneration plans for Thamesmead in east London.
Last week Affinity Sutton and Circle Housing Group merged to become the largest housing association in the UK, and one of the largest housebuilders. It aims to build 50,000 new homes in the next 10 years.
Sir Robin Young, chairman of Clarion Housing, said that by "combining forces" it was rising to the government's challenge that housing associations "deliver more for less".
Also on Wednesday, the L&Q and East Thames associations announced the completion of their merger and details of a Â£2.6bn financing package to fund the building of new homes.
More mergers between the UK's 1,500 housing associations look likely.
Due to be completed in July 2017, the latest deal will bring together London-based Family Mosaic's portfolio of 26,000 homes across London, Essex and the South East with Peabody's 29,000 homes in London. The new Peabody will have 111,000 residents.


Tunisia have avoided a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations ban after apologising to the Confederation of African Football for accusing the governing body of bias.

The Tunisians had made the allegations over a controversial penalty in a Nations Cup quarter-final defeat by Equatorial Guinea on 31 January.
Caf has, however, rejected Tunisia's appeal against a $50,000 fine for violent conduct by its players.
Furious Tunisia players had tried to attack the referee after the game.
The north Africans were incensed when Mauritian referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn awarded the tournament hosts a penalty in the dying minutes which allowed them to take the game to extra-time and ultimately triumph 2-1.
Tunisian officials accused Caf of bias against it for the contentious decision.
Seechurn was banned for six months by Caf for his performance in the match.
And Caf threatened Tunisia with expulsion from the preliminary tournament of the next Nations Cup if it did not receive an apologise by 31 March.
Tunisia initially refused to do so and lodged a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which they have now agreed to withdraw.


Promotion hopefuls Southend and Gillingham had to settle for a point each at Roots Hall in League One.

The Gills started the stronger of the two teams, but it was Southend's Anthony Wordsworth who opened the scoring with an opportunistic finish.
Jack Payne spurned a fine chance to double the Shrimpers' lead, smashing the ball into the side-netting.
And Luke Norris made them pay, levelling for Gillingham from close range for his sixth goal of the season.


Preparations are under way at Glasgow Airport to cope with expected large crowds for the arrival of the world's largest passenger plane.

Emirates airlines is making a one-off flight to Dubai on 10 April using the Airbus A380 to mark 10 years of operations from Glasgow.
In 2010, thousands of people attended the plane's fist arrival in Manchester.
Glasgow Airport has issued advice for travellers and those wishing to view the aircraft's arrival and departure.
The Airbus A380 usually carries 525 passengers with seats in economy, business and first class, but can carry more than 850 passengers when flying with only economy seats.
Glasgow Airport has been making preparations with Renfrewshire Council and Police Scotland in expectation of significant interest in the plane's arrival.
The aim is to ensure the safety of visitors and minimise congestion in and around the airport.
Viewing of the aircraft's arrival and departure will be limited to specific areas around the perimeter of the airfield.
There will also be no waiting or parking permitted on any of the airfield's perimeter roads - Barnsford Road, Abbotsinch Road and Walkinshaw Road.
Full details of the arrangements are available on Glasgow Airport's website.


Child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the West Midlands had "significant similarities" with patterns of abuse in Rotherham, a report said.

West Midlands Police's report said 210 young people had been identified as victims or at risk of CSE between January and June 2014.
It was put together last year, but has just been released following a freedom of information request.
Last month, a separate report said the figures could actually be much higher.
Led by Stephen Rimmer, a former Home Office director general, and commissioned by seven local authorities in Birmingham and the Black Country, as well as the police, it found up to 500 children could be at risk.
David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, said Mr Rimmer's report included more up-to-date figures on victims, although both reports acknowledged abuse was usually "hidden" and the true figure could be much higher.
West Midlands Police published its report after it received an FOI request from the Birmingham Mail.
The force has charted CSE victims and offenders over recent years and said there had been a "consistent profile" of both since 2010.
The report said victims were typically white women aged 13 to 16, with about a third living in care.
"There are significant similarities to the Rotherham victim/offender and location profiles," it states.
It also detailed that of those victims living at home, about 25% had lived in care at some point, while up to 60% had a case worker.
Many of the victims were transported across the West Midlands by organised gangs and abused by multiple men, the report found.
Meanwhile, it said suspects and offenders were "typically Asian, of Pakistani heritage and aged from 17 to 40".
However, online abusers are more likely to be white males, it said.
Mr Jamieson said police were working with communities across the area to tackle the problem, while local authorities in Birmingham and the Black Country were now taking a more coordinated approach.
"I totally agree that more could and should have been done in the past, there's no question of that, and that's true right across the country," he said.
An independent report into abuse in Rotherham estimated 1,400 children were sexually exploited in the town, between 1997 and 2013.
It found children were sometimes raped by multiple attackers and often trafficked to other towns in the area.
The majority of those behind the abuse were described as Asian, while the victims were young white girls.


Immigration is one of the top subjects of public debate in the 2015 general election - but amid all the arguments and controversy, what do we know for sure about what is going on?

Immigration has undeniably played an important role in shaping many parts of modern Britain. London, for instance, is now one of the most diverse cities on the planet, a place where scores of languages can be heard on the streets.
It began in the decades after the World War Two, with largely Commonwealth workers filling labour shortages. The NHS is the most obvious sector of society that is reliant on immigration: around a third of its workforce was born abroad. Today's immigrants are, generally speaking, young and mobile workers or students, and increasing numbers of them come from other parts of the European Union.
But the big unanswered question about migration is whether its forces have a wider positive or negative impact on the economy and society.
Do foreign workers price home-grown labour out of the market place? Does their arrival mean that society, government and business avoids difficult decisions about how to deal with unemployment, benefits systems and low-skills?
What role does fast-changing immigration play in key decision about planning for health, education, housing and other services?
On the government's preferred measure, 298,000 more people came to live in the UK than left in the year ending September 2014.
The figures show that the most likely reason for someone to come to the UK is to work or study. While asylum seekers arrived in large numbers a decade or so ago, they form a small part of the overall picture today. This is almost 200,000 over the target the prime minister set when he came to power.
Overall, there were almost one million people either moving in or out of the UK over the course of the year.
624,000
immigrants in  year to Sept 2014
327,000
emigrants over the same 12 months
251,000 came from inside EU
74% were workers or students
82,000 were returning UK citizens
The figures may be affected one way or another by specific policies but they are also part of a historic shift in how the industrialised open economies of the world operate. Wherever there are free market places, there is movement of people. The UK is not alone in experiencing these changes - and indeed helped to create them by backing the European free market 25 years ago.
Nobody knows for sure how many migrants there are because the UK still hasn't got a single and reliable method to count them in and out. In turn, that means it's very difficult to find hard data to support or dismiss claims of the effects they have on society, allegations of benefit tourism and, hardest of all, estimate the number of immigrants living here illegally.
Most politicians in England are unlikely to talk about why most politicians in Scotland want more immigration.
"The UK is definitely one of the most attractive destinations in Europe. It is quite a flexible labour market and has far more jobs at the low end of the economy which makes it easy for migrants to find and get a job compared with a country like Germany" - Madeleine Sumption, Director of Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
"We will, in the next 25 years, have to build the equivalent of ten cities the size of Birmingham. This would place enormous stress on our already creaking infrastructure and on our environment and it would also change the nature of British society for ever. We must not sleep walk into one of the most significant changes in a thousand years of our island's history" - Sir Andrew Green, Migrationwatch UK


Labour has taken control of Crawley Borough Council from the Conservatives.

Crawley had been one of Labour's main election targets. The party needed to take three seats to win power for the first time since 2006, but won four.
The new council leader will be 27-year-old Peter Lamb, one of the youngest council leaders in the country.
Labour also retained control of Hastings, which lost its only UKIP councillor, while the Conservatives kept power in Adur and Worthing.
Labour leader Ed Miliband tweeted: "Congratulations to Labour in Crawley - another #labourgain today. Over the next year they'll show that we can deliver the change people want."
Labour gained the Broadfield South, Ifield, Southgate and West Green wards to take control from the Conservatives, with 20 of 37 councillors. The Tories have 16, down from 20, and UKIP have one.
Councillor Chris Oxlade, who will also be the Labour candidate in next year's general election, said: "We know that people want to vote for change."
Despite retaining control, the Conservatives suffered losses in Adur, losing four seats, and are left with 20 out of 29 councillors.
The Liberal Democrats lost their only councillor, while UKIP added five and now have six seats on the council.
In Worthing, the Tories also retained their majority, adding three to increase their seats to 27 of 37.
The Liberal Democrats lost five councillors leaving them with seven, while both UKIP and the Greens gained a seat each, their first on the council.
In Hastings, council leader, Labour's Jeremy Birch, said: "We've grown from a very strong base, instead of having 23 councillors we now have 24.
"That's an overwhelming majority on the council, Labour's got the majority of the popular vote in the town and that's very promising for us."
Despite Labour's win, Hastings and Rye Conservative MP Amber Rudd said it was a good night for her party, with the number of votes going up.
BBC South East's political reporter Ellie Price tweeted: "High turn-out at Hastings, 37.99% up from 27%- it's thought that's because of the UKIP voters getting mobilised."
The Labour Party tweeted: "Hastings Borough Council is now made up of 24 Labour councillors and 8 Conservatives - key general election seat held by the Tories."
The South East region has also been voting for 10 MEPs in the European election. The results will be announced late on Sunday.


York City have signed midfielder Clovis Kamdjo on a two-year contract following his release by National League rivals Forest Green Rovers in May.

Kamdjo, 25, played in only five games for Forest Green last season, but made 33 appearances on loan at Boreham Wood.
He started his career with Reading, and had spells at Barnet and Salisbury before joining Rovers in 2014.
York were relegated from League Two last season after winning only seven league games.


Injured British military personnel have arrived in Cyprus to work with archaeologists from Leicester to investigate an ancient Roman harbour.

The small group of serving soldiers, who have various injuries, will working at a UK RAF base on the Akrotiri peninsula.
The aim is to preserve some of the remains of ancient buildings being eroded by the sea.
The two-week dig is headed by the University of Leicester.
It is supported by Operation Nightingale, a project that helps injured UK forces personnel and veterans to engage in archaeology.
The team hopes to discover more about the ancient 7th Century site on Dreamer's Bay in southern Cyprus.
Capt Les Richardson, of Operation Nightingale, said: "The reason the programme works so well is that it gives them a different focus and keeps their minds active..."
Artefacts recovered from the site will be taken away for assessment and stored in a museum in Cyprus.


Police in England and Wales need to further encourage sexual abuse victims to come forward, the College of Policing has said.

Chief executive Alex Marshall said claims should be "believed" unless there was evidence to the contrary.
The guidance was sent out three days before Scotland Yard announced the closure of its inquiry into claims of a paedophile ring in Westminster.
The investigation, costing over Â£1.8m, ended without charges being brought.
In a letter from the college - the body which sets standards and guidance for police in England and Wales -  chief constables were told they need to "further improve" the confidence of abuse victims to report allegations.
Mr Marshall said a "significant reason" why sexual assault victims did not report crimes was a concern they would not be believed.
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In his letter, he said "substantial efforts" had been made to make victims feel more confident about coming forward.
"It's important that progress is not lost," he said.
Mr Marshall said when someone makes an allegation police should "believe" their account and record a crime unless there was "credible" evidence to the contrary.
A thorough investigation should then take place, focusing on the allegation itself, not just on the victim.
Last month, a row erupted after the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, said police must adapt their approach to abuse allegations so they do not "unconditionally" believe what victims say.
On Monday, the Met announced its inquiry into claims a VIP Westminster paedophile ring abused children in the 1970s and 1980s had closed without charges being brought.
The controversial Operation Midland ended as ex-MP Harvey Proctor was told he faced no further action over claims against him of child abuse and murder.
The investigation, which began in November 2014, was triggered by allegations made by a man in his 40s known as "Nick", who claimed he was abused for nine years from 1975, when he was seven, to 1984.


The mother of a man killed by a shark in Australia says he died "doing what he wanted to do".

Paul Wilcox, 50, suffered severe leg injuries during the attack off a beach in Byron Bay, the most easterly point on the mainland.
His parents, Marie and Bryan, of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr in north Wales, spoke to their son hours before he died on his regular morning swim.
Ms Wilcox said of her son: "I adored him".
She added: "Paul and I - I can honestly say - since he was an adult....never had a cross word.
"I absolutely adored him and I want people to know that."
She described her son as a "very loyal" person who "loved his hugs".
She said it was a "blessing" that his death had probably been quick, adding: "He died doing what he wanted to do...it's not as though somebody attacked him in the street.
"It's not as though he was shot in Afghanistan which mothers have had to go through."
She added: "I had a happy, well-adjusted, lovely, lovely son talking to me the day before - 24 hours later he's dead and I still can't take it in."
A swimmer brought Mr Wilcox to shore but he was pronounced dead.
Beaches in the area were temporarily closed and people were warned to stay out of the water.
Mr Wilcox, who moved to Denbighshire as a child with his family, was an information technology specialist and emigrated in the 1980s.
He sustained severe injuries on his right leg at the popular tourist destination in New South Wales.
"At 10:45 police and paramedics were called to Main Beach after reports of a shark attack," New South Wales police said in their initial statement.
"He was in the water when he was bitten. He was seen floating in shallow water, close to the shore line, and dragged onto the beach. An ambulance was called and he was pronounced dead a short time later."
It was reported that Mr Wilcox's wife was watching from the shore.
Witness Mark Hickey said he tried to help.
"I saw what looked like seaweed but it was blood in the water," he said.
"I didn't know it was a person but when I realised, I ran out and waded to the bank and grabbed him and did CPR, but it was too late."
He told local media he saw a "six or seven foot" shark in the water.
Rescue organisation Surf Lifesaving Australia said the beach was not supervised at the time of the attack, as it had occurred a week before seasonal duties.
"At the council's request, lifeguards will be on duty for at least the next 24 hours ensuring the water remains clear," it said in a statement.


The earliest gun flints discovered in Britain were among finds made during 15 years of archaeological excavations on a small Hebridean island.

The flints were manufactured on Dùn Èistean, an island stronghold of Clan Morrison at Ness on the northern tip of Lewis in the Western Isles.
Archaeologists said the flints were evidence of skirmishes with flintlock weapons in later medieval times.
Dùn Èistean was a clan stronghold in the 1500s and 1600s.
The flints, which were examined by Stirlingshire-based lithic researcher Torben Bjarke Ballin, have been dated to the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Gun flints found previously were from the mid to late 17th Century.
Dùn Èistean is separated from the Ness mainland by a 49ft (15m) wide gap, with sheer cliffs on either side.
Archaeologists believe the island may have been laid siege to. The smaller gun flints suggest the stone was shaped again and again to reuse it because the defenders were denied access to fresh supplies of flint.
The 49ft gap also made research of Dùn Èistean in modern times challenging.
A steel footbridge was erected by the Clan Morrison Society in 2002, which gave archaeologists easier access to the isle.
Rachel Barrowman, author of Dùn Èistean, Ness, one of two new books about the archaeological work, said: "We began this project more than 15 years ago with the aim of illuminating a period of history in Lewis and Harris that is not well-documented and subject to little archaeological research.
"Through the combination of archaeological survey and excavation, together with detailed historical research, we have been able to tell the story of the development and use of the stronghold and gain an insight into its participation in the wider Gaelic world in the 1500s and early 1600s."
She added: "It has taken many years, and a huge amount of dedication from a number of people, to get to this stage, and I would like to thank all of them for their contribution. I hope that these books will be both enjoyable and informative to anybody interested in this fascinating period of history."
The Clan Morrison Society, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Historic Environment Scotland have been involved in the 15-year archaeological project.
Clan Chief Dr J Ruairidh Morrison said: "I'm sure there will be much interest from Clan Morrison members across the globe to see the results of years of sterling work of all those involved in the project.
"The publication of these wonderful books presents a rare and fascinating opportunity to get an insight into the world of our ancestors, and I'm confident they will generate fresh interest in the Clan Morrison in Scotland and further afield."


Police horses will be reintroduced in Gloucestershire for the first time in about 70 years.

Patrols by the force's new mounted division are due to begin later.
Two animals, named Boris and General, have been lent to Gloucestershire Police by the Met and will be stabled at Highnam Court near Gloucester.
The year-long trial, costing Â£195,000, will see the animals used to police large events, patrol town centres at night and search for missing people.
Ch Supt Gary Thompson said the animals will be become part of day-to-day policing.
"As a policing tool, horses are invaluable in terms of crowd control and being able to cover larger and more inaccessible areas of the county on patrol," he added.
If the trial is successful the mounted division could become permanent, a force spokesman said.


Two women have appeared in court charged with murder after the death of a man whose body was found in an Edinburgh flat last month.

Alexander Duncan, 59, was found dead in a property in Primrose Street in the Leith area on 19 April.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Tracey McLean, 32, and Seka Ritchie, 31, were both charged with murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
They made no plea or declaration and were remanded in custody.
The case was continued for further examination.


Members of a women's rugby club have spoken of their surprise after their fundraising calendar won the support of rap superstar 50 Cent.

The American musician shared an article about the Hitchin Ladies Rugby Club's naked calendar with the 37.9 million people who like his Facebook page.
The calendar is aimed at raising money to ensure the club continues to develop women's rugby in Hitchin.
Club members said they were "shocked" by the hip-hop star's interest.
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Claire Crompton, 27, from Stevenage, said: "We were a bit shocked. My dad told me about it, I didn't know my dad was a 50 Cent fan.
"A few people have tried to tweet him."
She said she did not mind his "macho" reputation as "any publicity is good publicity - we can't complain".
Miss Crompton said they had sold 400 calendars so far, with 20 now going to the US.


Scarlets assistant and set piece coach Ioan Cunningham has signed a new deal to keep him with his home region.

The 34-year-old, who played for Llanelli as well as representing the Barbarians, joined the region in 2000 as part of their academy year group.
"I'm delighted and proud to have the opportunity to continue my coaching development at the Scarlets," he said.
"There's plenty of work to be done, but with a young pack I'm looking forward to seeing the development continue."


The director of the US Office of Government Ethics has criticised Donald Trump's plan to hand control of his business empire to his sons before his inauguration on 20 January.

The plan does not match the "standards" of US presidents over the last 40 years, Walter Shaub said.
A Trump lawyer said earlier the new trust would face "severe restrictions" on new deals.
But Mr Shaub said the plan would not remove conflicts of interest.
"Every president in modern times has taken the strong medicine of divestiture," he said, referring to a process whereby Mr Trump would sell off his corporate assets and put the profits into a blind trust run by an independent trustee.
At a news conference on Wednesday, lawyer Sherri Dillon said that management of the Trump Organization would be transferred to a trust controlled by Mr Trump's sons Don and Eric and chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg.
The Trump Organization is an umbrella company for Donald Trump's hundreds of investments in real estate, brands and other businesses.
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Outlining a structure designed by her and colleagues at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Ms Dillon said President-elect Trump wanted Americans to have no doubt that he was "completely isolating himself from his business interests".
The trio in charge "will make decisions for the duration of the presidency without any involvement whatsoever by President-elect Trump", she said.
No foreign deals will be made and domestic deals will be subject to "vigorous vetting", she added.
Soon after, Mr Shaub said that the arrangement would not remove conflicts of interest for Mr Trump since, unlike in a blind trust, he would still see information about the businesses and deals being made in the newspapers and on television.
"His sons are still running the businesses and, of course, he knows what he owns," he said at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington DC.
Describing Mr Trump's plan as "wholly inadequate", he said: "Nothing short of divestiture will resolve these conflicts."
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If Mr Trump and his lawyers thought this was going to satisfy the ethical and constitutional concerns that have been raised, they'll need to think again.
"As I listened, my jaw dropped. Trump's workaround is a totally fraudulent runaround," tweeted Professor Laurence Tribe of Harvard University, one of the leading constitutional lawyers in the US.
"Trump's announced structure is cleverly designed to dazzle and deceive, but it solves none of the serious ethical or legal issues. Trump's lawyer would flunk constitutional law at any halfway decent law school. At least if the lawyer wasn't just joking."
The biggest objection arises from the so called emoluments clause of the US constitution. It expressly forbids anyone in government from receiving gifts or benefits ("emoluments") from foreign powers. If Donald Trump still owns his companies, then even if he's not managing them, the argument goes, he will still be the beneficiary of many of the Trump Organization's foreign businesses.
Professor Richard Painter, who was President George W Bush's chief ethics lawyer, stated frankly: "The plan we heard today does not comply with the law."
Professor Norman Eisen, who did the same job for President Obama, agreed with that and also offered an ominous forecast for the president-elect.
"What Donald J Trump has done today is contrary to the most fundamental law of the United States of America," he said. "The emoluments clause is no minor feature of the constitution... So these conflicts of interest are core. I do not believe that any of the branches of government will stand for it."
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The ethics agency director compared the Trump plan with what he characterised as secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson's successful efforts to make a "clean break" from Exxon, where he was chairman and chief executive.
"He clearly recognises that public service sometimes comes at a cost," Mr Shaub said of Mr Tillerson.
Although presidents are not subject to the same conflict of interest rules as other government employees, previous commanders-in-chief have placed their investments into a blind trust to prevent any question of corruption.
The Office of Government Ethics was set up in 1978 to monitor how the US executive and its agencies comply with rules on gifts, nepotism and conflicts of interest.
It is not responsible for enforcing those rules or handling complaints, but can refer matters to law-enforcement agencies - including the FBI - or to the justice department.
Mr Shaub said the OGE was waiting to assist Mr Trump if he decided to "adjust his plan".


A Philadelphia man has been exonerated and freed from prison 24 years after he was found guilty of a murder he did not commit.

Shaurn Thomas, 43, was released after the Philadelphia District Attorney's office agreed that the evidence did not support the conviction.
Mr Thomas, who was 19 when found guilty, maintained all along he was at another court hearing during the crime.
"I feel wonderful," he said as he left the prison.
He hugged his fiancee and family outside the jail in Frackville, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday evening.
"I don't got no animosity towards nobody. What for?" said Mr Thomas.
"Life's too short for that. I just move on forward.
"It's a tragedy that happened to me, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one."
Mr Thomas was jailed for the 1990 murder of a Puerto Rican businessman who was shot while trying to cash a $25,000 (Â£19,000) cheque.
His lawyer, former Philadelphia police sergeant James Figorski, worked pro bono for more than eight years on behalf of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project to secure his release.
"Shaurn engaged in a decades' long struggle to prove his innocence," Mr Figorski said in a statement.
"I joined him in that struggle, and many times it seemed that we would never succeed and he would remain in prison for the rest of his life."
Mr Thomas had said he was at a correctional centre for youth offenders in connection with an unrelated case at the time of the murder.
But the sign-in logs that would have proved his alibi went missing, and jurors did not believe his mother and sister, who said they were with him.
Homicide detectives had named several other suspects in a case file, but somehow managed to lose the document for more than two decades until it turned up only recently.
Mr Thomas insists he holds no grudges over his conviction, and is looking forward to his future, which he hopes will include a holiday on a tropical island.
"You know, time heals all wounds," he told reporters, before going for a seafood meal with family members.
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Derbyshire openers Luis Reece and Billy Godleman hit unbeaten half-centuries as the hosts assumed control at home against Northants on day three.

Max Holden made a career-best 76 before being dismissed as the visitors were all out for 307 before lunch.
The hosts started slowly during a rain-affected afternoon, which saw Northants seamer Ben Sanderson limp off.
Godleman (69) and Reece (63) stood firm to build a lead of 116 runs as they closed on 142-0.
The Derbyshire openers have been patient, facing 152 and 162 balls respectively as they have taken the sting out of their opponents, and as a lack of swing deterred the visitors.
The home side may be tempted to offer Northants a run-chase tomorrow in an attempt to avoid what otherwise appears to be heading for a draw.


In politics, as in life, it's easy to be abrasive about someone far away, but rather more difficult to be rude to someone sitting right beside you.

So if you are planning to launch a broadside, it's often convenient to pick a distant target.
On Friday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness complained about the prime minister's absence from a British-Irish summit safe in the knowledge that Theresa May wasn't about to walk in the door.
Similarly, back in October, First Minister Arlene Foster used her speech to the DUP conference to concentrate her fire on the Irish government, knowing Taoiseach Enda Kenny was unlikely to appear at the back of the hall.
She said political instability in Dublin was driving Mr Kenny's response to Brexit, adding that while the Irish government "seek to take the views of people of Northern Ireland on the issue of Brexit at home, their representatives are sent out around the world to talk down our economy and to attempt to poach our investors".
Fast Forward to mid-November, when the first minister met the taoiseach in Government Buildings in Dublin, all seemed forgiven and forgotten.
Any perception that the two leaders' encounter might be frosty was blamed entirely on the media, not the DUP leader's speech.
When Mrs Foster stood alongside Mr Kenny, she was asked if she had repeated her complaints directly to the taoiseach.
The first minister responded: "Well actually I didn't use the term poaching, but the media have attributed the term poaching to me.
"I'm not surprised because that's what they do on occasions."
Puzzled reporters checked back on their transcripts and video tapes, and on Friday at a British-Irish summit in Wales, the "P" word came up again.
Challenged about her apparent volte face, Mrs Foster denied any embarrassment, emphasising that her actual quote was "not poaching, but attempt to poach". Nitpicking, or being precise? You decide.
Of course the first minister isn't the only leader who has quibbled over what the media reports them as saying.
Friday's Irish Times quoted the taoiseach as telling party colleagues that Brexit could result in an "uncomplicated route" to a United Ireland.
It was not a report Mr Kenny found helpful ahead of a summit with Mrs Foster and UK government representatives.
So Irish officials were at pains to emphasise that the taoiseach had been talking about a hypothetical situation in the future in which Northern Ireland might wish to join the Republic within the EU.
The example of East Germany reuniting with West Germany - which the taoiseach has referred to previously - was provided as the context.
So when the reporter concerned raised the matter, Mr Kenny replied rather curtly: "I'm glad that you are here and I hope you take it down correctly this time," before clarifying that he has no intention of calling for a border poll any time soon.
The media are convenient whipping boys for politicians, but not quite so convenient when their comments are captured on video.


A man who claimed to be an American soldier serving in Afghanistan to defraud two women of more than £250,000 has been ordered to pay back the money.

Tosin Femi Olasemo, 37, of Cardiff, used a picture of a uniformed soldier as his profile photo on the dating site match.com.
He was jailed in 2015 for four-and-a-half years after admitting fraud.
A confiscation hearing at Cardiff Crown Court ruled he would serve a further two-and-a-half years if he did not pay.
Olasemo will be deported from the UK whenever he is released.
Following his conviction, a Proceeds of Crime Act investigation took place which revealed that Olasemo had links to Nigerian bank accounts containing more than £150,000.
He also had land purchased in Nigeria for about £47,000 and was found in possession of more than £1,100 when he was arrested.
During his sentencing in July 2015, the court heard he had tried to take more than £400,000 from lonely women using the alias Captain Morgan Travis, but banks stopped some payments going through.
He had told his victims he needed money to arrange leave from the army.
At the latest court hearing, he was ordered to repay just over £200,000 to his two victims, who live in Denmark.
He also has three months to arrange the sale of the land in Nigeria to repay the remaining money.
South Wales Police Det Insp Paul Giess, from the economic crime unit said: "This case has demonstrated the dangers of providing personal details and sending money to strangers online.
"Fraudsters use a variety of tactics to con their victims, such as pretending to be in need of urgent medical attention or having been discharged from the armed services into a life of poverty."


Nearly a third of the population of Britain is living on an "inadequate" income, according to research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

In 2014-15, it said that 19 million people were living on less than the Minimum Income Standard (MIS).
It said the problem was that household costs have been rising, while incomes have stagnated.
The government has already promised to tackle the issue, after Theresa May identified those "just about managing".
It said it was taking "targeted action" to raise incomes.
The MIS is set by experts at Loughborough University, and is based on what members of the public think is a reasonable income to live on.
Although the precise level depends on individual circumstances, a single person renting a flat outside London is said to need to earn at least £17,300 a year to reach the MIS.
For a working couple with two children, living in social housing, each of the individuals needs to earn £18,900 a year.
In other words a couple could be earning £37,000 jointly, and still count as being below the MIS threshold.
Among the 19 million said to be below the MIS are six million children, representing 45% of all children in Britain.
There are also 1.8 million pensioners, representing 14.6% of the age group.
The figures are up from 15 million, or 25% of the population, six years previously.
The report warns that many of the families that are just about managing are in danger of falling into poverty.
That is despite record levels of employment.
Lynn Williams and her husband Derek live in Glasgow. They class themselves as "just about managing".
They receive some disability benefits, a small income from a works pension, and Lynn works part-time.
But they only survive by dipping in to savings.
"We do worry about money constantly; it's always in the background," says Lynn.
"There's only so often your savings can be dipped in to. But we are lucky. Other people can't even afford to put their tumble driers on."
The JRF said that the price of a minimum basket of goods had risen by up to 30% since 2008, while average earnings had risen by half that amount.
However, more recent figures suggest that wages have been rising faster than inflation for more than two years.
Average weekly earnings have risen faster than CPI inflation every month since October 2014, according to the Office for National Statistics.
But many expect wages to fall below inflation again in the months ahead.
"This could be a very difficult time for just-managing families as rising inflation begins to bite into finely-balanced budgets," said Campbell Robb, the new chief executive of the JRF.
"The high cost of living has already helped push four million more people below an adequate income, and if the cost of essentials such as food, energy and housing rise further, we need to take action to ease the strain," he said.
Click here to see what the Minimum Income Standard is for your type of household.
However the government said it was taking "targeted action" to raise incomes.
It said that last year the lowest paid saw wages rise by 5.6% in real terms, the biggest increase since records began in 1997.
And it pointed out that the National Living Wage would go up to £7.50 an hour from April.
"We're determined to build an economy that works for everyone and we are taking decisive action to help with the cost of living," said a government spokesperson.
"A million workers have had a pay rise thanks to our National Living Wage, and we have delivered the fastest wage growth for the lowest paid in 20 years, taken millions of people out of tax altogether and frozen fuel duty for seven years in a row."


Although Eoin Morgan has not confirmed that Jason Roy has been dropped, it was pretty obvious to all who saw England's training session on Tuesday morning what will happen in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Pakistan.

Jonny Bairstow, Roy's likely replacement on Wednesday, went in to the nets first and Roy, who did not bat until after the rest of the team, was dispatched to throw balls back from the long-on boundary. It was a brutal fall from grace.
Before this tournament began, skipper Morgan said he could not see a scenario where Roy would be left out.
It was a bold statement. It is quite right that every player is supported, but there also has to be fairness and integrity in selection.
Roy has made only 68 runs in his past nine one-day international innings and, even though we can sometimes be a little soft over dropping players, it is time for a change.
Roy, the Surrey right-hander, is a good player. He will be back in England's plans, probably in the Twenty20 series against South Africa later this summer.
However, he was making bad choices and not giving himself the chance to score runs. Against Bangladesh he played a pre-meditated sweep and was caught at short fine leg. Against New Zealand he moved too far across his stumps and was bowled.
So, even though England are entering the semi-final of a major tournament, it seems right that a change is made.
Even though Bairstow has not batted in a match since the third ODI against South Africa, he is not the sort of character who will be fazed.
He is not a natural opener but has been batting at the top of the order for Yorkshire and made 174 against Durham in the One-Day Cup in May.
Still, he faces a tough task. To possibly opening the batting against a talented Pakistan pace attack with a white ball at 10:30 in the morning is not easy.
Bairstow will have to give himself a chance to get in. If he does that, he scores so freely that there will be plenty of opportunities to catch up later on.
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If the questions over Roy and the top of the England order remain, then Morgan's bowlers have certainly answered any doubts there may have been before this tournament.
Liam Plunkett is the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker, a fully fit Mark Wood is running in hard in the middle overs and leg-spinner Adil Rashid, surprisingly overlooked for the opening game, has been terrific.
Rashid is showing the value of the investment that England have made in him since the 2015 World Cup. He bowls an excellent googly, one that even the best batsmen have trouble reading.
Morgan has plenty of options and the skipper is having an excellent tournament, not only tactically but with the bat.
He said beforehand that it is a weight off a captain's mind if he isn't worrying about his form because that is one kind of pressure that isn't allowed to build, either in the dressing room or in the media.
Without that problem, Morgan is scoring runs and guiding his troops through the tournament. When he leads, he appears incredibly calm, even if he isn't inside.
And so England turn to Pakistan, who will be full of confidence after winning a tight game against Sri Lanka on Monday to qualify for the semis.
That game was full of mistakes - poor shots and fielding errors. That is what can happen when the pressure is on and the match actually means something.
Pakistan are a team that have flair and a knack of lifting themselves in big tournaments. However, I've seen nothing to suggest that England will lose, other than this is one-day cricket and the wheel of fortune can turn.
Having said that, if England end up batting first and put on a big total, the heat really will be on for Pakistan.
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England are aiming to win their first global 50-over tournament and now find themselves two games away.
One chance they did have for the elusive major honour was the 1992 World Cup final, when they were beaten by Pakistan.
I was commentating that night in Melbourne and saw Wasim Akram produce an amazing spell of swing bowling.
Earlier in the game, Javed Miandad could have been lbw to Derek Pringle, a decision that went Pakistan's way and was quite crucial to the outcome of the match. Pringle drones on about it and, after seeing it many times, I have to concede that he's probably right.
England have not played Pakistan in a knockout match since then. A quarter of a century on, it might be time to put it right.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.


It's been nearly a year since Microsoft's Satya Nadella proclaimed "bots are the new apps".

Yet despite the promise of a revolution in how we interact with services and companies online, progress has been utterly miserable - the vast majority of chatbots are gimmicky, pointless or just flat out broken.
But this week I was given great cause for optimism, in the form of Alec Jones, a 14-year-old from Victoria, Canada.
For the past six months, Alec been working on Christopher Bot, a chatbot that helps students keep track of homework they've been given over the course of a week.
To set things up, a student shares his or her schedule with Christopher Bot, and from then on it will send a quick message at the end of each lesson asking if any homework had been set.
"Do you have homework for maths?" it asked 30-year-old me pretending to be a child for the sake of this piece.
"Yes!" I replied.
"Your teacher needs to chill out on the homework," came the auto-response, adding, "what homework do you have?"
"Algebra :-("
"Ok, got it."
Through this interface, I'm able easily insert "algebra" - urgh - into a weekly schedule that I can then refer back to at any point to see what I need to get done.
Once I complete a piece of homework, I tell Christopher Bot, and it congratulates me, automatically removing the homework from my list of things to do. The best bit? The bot keeps quiet during the holidays.
Chatbot promise
What makes me so impressed by this is that, of all the experiments I've seen so far, it is the first time a chatbot has genuinely been the best way to tackle a problem.
Other chatbots are a lesser experience of something else. The CNN news chatbot, for example, is worse at giving you the news than any of CNN’s other products.
And popular weather bot Poncho, while cute and well-branded, has a habit of telling me it's about to rain five minutes after water started falling on my head.
But Christopher Bot shows the potential for producing a service that is completely at home within chat - removing the need for students to access some extra tool to keep track of what needs doing, and interacting in a way that (slightly) lessens the unavoidable chore of homework.
"I wanted it to not just sound like a robot," Alec told me.
"I wanted it to sound kind of like my friends would. If you get homework, everyone always just shakes their heads and says 'that sucks'."
And it does this within an app his friends are already likely using (though perhaps Snapchat would be a more useful place for it, one day).
In short, it's a product those companies banking on chatbots being a winner should seek to emulate.
Allo allo
It's extremely difficult, for now, to measure the success of chatbots. Ad industry magazine AdAge noted that: "Bot analytics and bot-building software companies all have shortcomings, largely because this technology is in its infancy.
"Few benchmarks exist, especially when trying to compare data across platforms."
So without data, we can't say what's working just yet - though there are some clues to what isn't.
Google's AI-powered messaging app Allo, since being launched to much fanfare last year, has failed to make even a minor dent in a messaging app market dominated by Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger.
And that's because there's no compelling reason to bother with Allo. None of its features - like asking it for directions - provide enough of a benefit beyond what you'd get from just tapping in your request the "old fashioned" way. Users have an incredibly short fuse for chatbots not working exactly as we expect.
Most big companies are missing the point, Alec told me. "There are a lot of chatbots made by these big companies that are supposed to help you interact with their service more and give you more functionality," he said.
"But it feels like they just saw this new platform, bots, and thought 'oh that's cool, people are looking at these now, let's build a bot'.
"It feels like they've just made a compromised version of what they're actually trying to build."
Usefulness
Earlier this week, Alec's bot was shared on Product Hunt, a website I profiled recently, where it gained rave reviews and a fair share of feature requests.
"You're solving a problem many students have," read one reply.
"Fellow 14 year old here," began another. "Great job man! That's sick that you’re my age and made such a cool and useful product. Awesome!"
Like any good developer, Alec has aspirations to build on the what he’s made - he wants to make it work for people in the working world, too.
But first he feels Facebook and others must do more to prove the usefuless of chatbots to people.
"I think that the real problem is that not enough people on Facebook who aren't 'techies' don't know what a bot is, and then they don't use it. More people need to know what a bot is," he said.
When Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage in front of his developers last year, he said he was opening up Messenger so that anybody could make great apps. I bet he didn’t think it would be a 14-year-old who would show him how it’s done.
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It was supposed to be a week away just to test the water.

Could Clive and Jane Green live together without a cross word in the cramped cabin of a 35ft sailing yacht?
Now 16 years after setting off for a quiet cruise to Spain, the couple have returned to Pembrokeshire - covering 51,000 nautical miles as they criss-crossed the globe.
In that time they have sailed pirate-infested seas, watched volcanoes billow, and studied Komodo dragons. All while learning how to become accomplished global seafarers on their boat, the Jane G.
Mrs Green said: "We have been very lucky to see our planet in such an amazing way - we didn't ever plan to sail around the world - it just happened.
"We would sail to a place and then through word-of-mouth from other sailors hear about somewhere else to go to.
"This has been our life for the last 16 year- it's been an amazing experience."
The adventurers had originally left Neyland for a trial week in Spain in July 1998. And their boat just kept taking them from one port and harbour to another.
They rented out their home in Abergavenny to finance part of the trip, as it became clear they were going to circumnavigate the globe.
They lived on Â£130 a week, bartering their few belongings for food and other supplies -  including bargaining with one of Jane's bras on an island off Fiji.
Along they way, they had encounters with turtles, stingrays and, on the most recent home leg, a giant sei whale, which was bigger than their yacht.
They saw orangutans in Borneo, swam with seals, and watched sparks shooting from a volcano in Fiji.
Initially, until their company pensions kicked in, the Greens could not afford to splash out on swanky restaurant meals and had to rely on their own skills to fix problems with the boat they spent Â£20,000 kitting out.
They also relied on help from the sailing community as they made their way round the world.
Mr Green explained: "It wasn't a holiday, we were on a strict budget so that took some getting used to.
"If we had a problem with the boat we had to fix it ourselves - Jane is just as capable as me, there's nothing on this boat she can't do."
In all they visited 51 countries, stopping off for three-and-a-half years in Australia and New Zealand.
They survived up to 23 days at sea by desalinating seawater, wrapping potatoes individually in newspaper, keeping cheese in cooking oil and packing butter in salt.
Their biggest scare was being followed by a boat in waters inhabited by Somali pirates.
But it turned out to be an Eritrean fishing boat seeking help for crewman who had badly gashed his leg.
"It wasn't very brave of me but I watched as Jane hopped onto their boat to clean and dress the wound before we waved them back on their way."
The couple said, after voyaging the world, they believed the Americans are the most helpful and the Malaysians the most honourable.
"We really have gone full circle - all they way around the world at an average speed of 4.5mph," said Mr Green.
They have promised to spend a few months getting to know family and friends again but are already planning their next adventure - navigating the canals of Europe.
And no - in all that time - there was never a single row in the tiny cabin that was their home.


A glass slide fixed 1,000ft (305m) along the outside of a skyscraper in Los Angeles opens to the public on Saturday.

The Skyslide spans 45 ft from the 70th to the 69th floor of the US Bank Tower in the city.
Despite being made of glass just one inch thick, it is built to withstand hurricane-force winds and earthquakes.
Tickets cost $25 (Â£18) each. It is part of the Skyspace renovation that also includes an observation deck.
Some visitors got a preview earlier in the week.
"I thought it was nerve-wracking and exciting and daring," said Keri Freeman.
"I went a lot faster than I thought I would," said Rebecca Fitzgerald.
"And you kind of like hit the side as you're coming around the curve, so you're really pressed up against the glass, so you see the whole world below you, but it's not really that scary."


GB Badminton will not launch a formal appeal against UK Sport's decision to axe all its funding before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The sport made "representations" to UK Sport last month in an attempt to overturn its initial verdict, but failed to reverse the decision.
Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy says half of the 24-strong squad will now have to leave.
"We will never agree with the decision," Christy told BBC Sport.
"We think it's wrong, but we are moving on."
Christy said the organisation is about £1.25m per year short compared with the run-up to the Rio 2016 Games, meaning players will be forced to leave the programme over the coming weeks.
He added: "Various staff may also have to leave the organisation and that's really, really difficult to deal with, but we will come back stronger."
Badminton received around £5.5m between London 2012 and 2016 but had all future funding pulled despite beating their UK Sport-set Rio Games target by claiming an Olympic medal as Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis won men's doubles bronze.
A formal appeal to the "sport resolutions panel" could only be made if GB Badminton felt UK Sport had not followed its official rules and regulations in order to reach the Tokyo 2020 funding decision.
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Although "extremely disappointed" with the outcome, Christy admits he was "not surprised" UK Sport did not reverse its initial funding decision and accepts it did follow its own procedures correctly when reaching the conclusion.
"We can't hold on to something that's never going to happen, so now we're focusing on how we can recover, how we build our commercial programme and be resilient enough to bounce back," he said.
Badminton England plans to launch a funding campaign in the coming weeks to help raise an annual figure of around £600,000.
It believes that would enable it to continue supporting elite players like Ellis and Langridge, as well as Commonwealth champions Chris and Gabby Adcock, while also allow investment in some of its young talent.


The woman responsible for hiring a security guard who shot two colleagues dead in Iraq was "naive" not to check what turned out to be a forged medical certificate, an inquest has heard.

Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare were murdered by Danny Fitzsimons in 2009.
The former paratrooper from Rochdale is serving a 20-year sentence in Baghdad.
G4S international recruitment manager Rebecca Walker told Mr McGuigan's inquest she allowed Fitzsimons to be deployed without several checks.
During his trial in 2011, Fitzsimons told the Iraqi court he had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and claimed he acted in self-defence after a fight broke out.
He admitted killing Mr McGuigan, a former Royal Marine from Peebles in the Scottish Borders who had been living in Tameside, Greater Manchester and Australian Mr Hoare.
Ms Walker told the inquest in Stockport she had interviewed Fitzsimons for his job in July 2009.
She said normal procedure would have seen a successful candidate vetted before being deployed.
She was then shown an email dated on the day of his interview, which showed a deployment date of early August.
She accepted that Fitzsimons, who she said had come across as engaging, smart and professional in his interview, was deployed to Iraq without up-to-date references, with no Criminal Records Bureau check and with a forged medical certificate.
She admitted that with hindsight, she had been "naive" not to have checked the medical certificate with the doctor who was supposed to have signed it.
The inquest continues.


Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes stressed the importance of getting the win after beating Celtic 2-1 to go top of the Scottish Premiership.

The Dons have made their best ever start to a campaign, with six consecutive victories.
And, after, losing all four league meetings with Celtic last term, McInnes was "delighted" to end that sequence.
"It was important that we see that improvement and the improvement has to come with results," he said.
"The performance was probably similar to a lot of the games last year but nobody really is bothered too much about that, it's the results that play the part in past comment.
"It was important we got the result, rather than performance.
"For us, it is three points. There's no point in doing that and then not winning the game on Tuesday at home to Hamilton so we know that each and every game presents a challenge because we're not wholly better than anybody else but we do have a confidence that if we perform to our levels we're capable of winning games.
"I think it is important for the supporters to see, it makes it more genuine and that's great, that's what being a supporter is."
The Dons were urged on by a passionate home crowd as they came back from a goal down to win, with Paul Quinn's late winner coming after the hosts had Jonny Hayes sent off for a challenge on Mikael Lustig.
"You see the atmosphere today, it was absolutely rocking, it was brilliant and that's what you want," added McInnes. "That's what you anticipate that it can be like.
"You see what it meant to them but my players were measured with their celebrations, we know it's three points and it was an important three points but it's early on in the season and we've got work to do all the same.
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"My kit man said 'that felt like 20 years ago' in terms of the atmosphere. It's the best I've seen, it was absolutely brilliant. I think you could see the need and the urge from them.
"They played their part, without question, especially when we go to 10 men but my players have got that. My players play like supporters, not in terms of their ability but in terms of their passion.
"Every game we play's got the same importance but today possibly had that bit more importance on it."
Celtic took the lead through a Leigh Griffiths penalty but Adam Rooney levelled from the spot after Graeme Shinnie had been bundled over by Dedryck Boyata.
"Delighted, we get our just rewards," McInnes told BBC Scotland. "I thought we were the better team first half and then we go behind.
"But the response was terrific. I said to the players at half-time that the script's already getting written. The journalists up there'll be writing the story, 'good old Aberdeen but fall short again' and it's only us that can change it.
"No more than we deserved when Shinnie gets brought down for the penalty.
"You always feel there's another opportunity coming and delighted big Quinny gets the winning goal."
As well as disagreeing with Hayes dismissal, McInnes thought his side were due another spot-kick for a handball by Charlie Mulgrew.
"Having seen it again, my impression was that we should have a penalty and Jonny shouldn't be red-carded," added McInnes.
"It's not a two-footed challenge. If he (the referee) sees again, I'd be surprised if he thought it was a red card but it is what it is. We had to deal with it and we dealt with it."


Nine movies have been put forward for the next stage of the contest for best foreign-language film at the Oscars.

They include the Golden Globe-nominated Toni Erdmann from Germany and The Salesman from Iran.
But there is no place for French thriller Elle, starring Isabelle Huppert, who has herself been tipped for a best actress Oscar nomination.
The nine films will be whittled down to five when the Academy Award nominations are announced on 24 January.
Other films in the running include Australia's Tanna, which is set in the South Pacific and filmed in the Navhal and Nafe languages. It won the audience award at the Venice International Film Festival.
Xavier Dolan's Canadian drama It's Only the End of  the World, which won the Cannes Grand Prix prize, has also made the list.
Other notable omissions include Chile's Neruda, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, and Julieta, by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar.
The full list of movies in contention for best foreign language film:
The Academy Awards takes place on 26 February at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel as host.
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Ireland made it two wins from two in World League 2 Pool A by defeating Austria 4-2 in a penalty shootout after their match ended 1-1 at Stormont.

Matthew Nelson gave Ireland a second-minute lead but Dominic Uher levelled with 100 seconds of the game remaining.
Conor Harte, Eugene Magee, Johnny McKee and Shane O'Donoghue converted their penalties successfully, while Davy Harte made two fine saves.
Ireland will top the group if they beat Italy in Belfast on Tuesday.
Craig Fulton's side got off to the best possible start when Chris Cargo turned and found Nelson in the circle and the Lisnagarvey player slipped his marker and swept the ball into the corner.
McKee and O'Donoghue had opportunities to extend the lead, before Uher equalised in the closing stages of the game.
Ireland had beaten Ukraine 9-2 in their opening fixture of the competition on Saturday.
The Irish men are the highest ranked team in the tournament and a top-three finish would be enough to qualify for the World League semi-finals in the summer.


China's biggest brokerage, Citic Securities, overstated its derivative business by $166bn (£110bn) from April to September, according to the country's securities association.

The Securities Association of China said the firm inaccurately inflated the amount of its equity swap transactions in a report submitted in October.
Citic said the error occurred due to a system upgrade and has been corrected.
Probes have resulted in executives confessing to insider trading at Citic.
In September, shares of China's largest state-owned brokerage slumped after it reported that three executives, including its president, were under police investigation.
The firm has been part of a crackdown by China's regulators on irregular stock trading since mainland markets plunged dramatically in mid-June.
The securities association, which is partly overseen by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said it was investigating Citic's overstatement and would take further action if necessary.
It did add that the error did not affect the month-end net size of Citic's business.
The brokerage told the Reuters news agency that it had amended the figures at the start of November and the size of its swaps business was $6.2bn.
An equity swap is a type of derivative that refers to a cash exchange between realized gains on specific stocks and fixed interest rates over a certain period of time in the future.
Shares of Citic Securities fell 0.7% in Shanghai.


Blackpool made it four games unbeaten and took another step towards safety by beating play-off-chasing Southend.

Jamar Loza missed a chance to put the Shrimpers ahead when he hit the post from two yards before visiting keeper Daniel Bentley denied Brad Potts.
Blackpool went in front after the break when David Norris' shot fell to Mark Cullen and he headed in from six yards.
The hosts sealed it when Cullen's cut-back was slotted in by Jacob Blyth, as he grabbed his first goal for the club.


Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a Welsh tourist who was shot when a gunman opened fire on a Tunisian beach.

Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was among 38 people killed by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui in Sousse on 26 June.
Ms Jones was just 48 hours away from returning home when she was shot dead.
A service for the mother-of-four was held at St David's Church, Blackwood, on Monday.
Ms Jones's white coffin was brought into the packed church as mourners paid their respects to the nursing home worker.
The congregation sang two hymns - The Old Rugged Cross and Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer - before hearing a reading from Corinthians.
Wreaths bearing the words "Trudy" and "mam" featured among the floral tributes.
One read: "We're missing you so much. We would give anything in the world to have you with us now. Don't know what we're going to do without you."
Another added: "To my mam, my best friend, my everything. I love you more than words can say."
An inquest into her death at West London Coroner's Court was told she died from a single shot.


A woman has told of her "heartbreak" at losing her great, great grandmother's 150-year-old antique dress that she wore on her wedding day, after a dry cleaners went bust.

Tess Newall, of Morham, East Lothian, said she had been "distraught" since discovering her dress was missing.
It follows the sequestration of Kleen Cleaners in St Mary Street, Edinburgh.
Mrs Newall, 29, was married in June. The dress was sent to be dry cleaned in September and the shop shut in October.
Mrs Newall, who married Alfred Newall, 30, in East Lothian, told the BBC Scotland news website: "When I got engaged my granny said I have this dress which has belonged in the family since 1870, its in the attic and I want you to wear it.
"I have always loved antique things and it was a huge honour to wear it on my wedding day.
"It was amazing opening it up in its box as it was wrapped in tissue paper. It was a bit yellow so I had it cleaned."
She said her father took the dress to the dry cleaners in September following her June wedding.
"He was told it would take eight to 10 weeks to be cleaned, which my mum thought was a long time but we went along with it," she said.
"He kept calling to check if it was ready and they kept saying no and so he went to the shop two days ago and to his horror he saw a sign saying the shop had gone into sequestration.
"When my mum called me to tell me we both cried for ages. It is so sad for our family and we are just hoping that someone knows where it is and is able to return it to us.
"There are so many things bound up in it, so many emotions, its heartbreaking."
Mrs Newall's father, Patrick Gammell, 61, from Haddington, said the family was distraught at losing the family heirloom.
He said: "I was told this was the dry cleaners that was appointed by The Queen and the one therefore to go to.
"I did think it was a long time to take to have it cleaned but I just thought these things take time and there were maybe a lot of vats it was to be put through.
"We are absolutely distraught as this dress has been in the family for five generations of my wife's family, its just horrendous what has happened."
He added: "We have been told by the sequestrators that some items have been sold off.
"We have driven to the registered house of the owner but it appears to have been taken over by a mortgage holder."
He added that the next step would be to call the police.
The personal bankruptcy of the business is being sequestrated by Wylie and Bisset.
The Scottish government's agency Accountant in Bankruptcy refused to comment on behalf of Wylie and Bisset.


Max Verstappen has just set a record that will almost certainly never be broken.

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His victory in the Spain on Sunday makes him the youngest driver in history to win a Formula 1 grand prix - by two years and 210 days. He is 18 years and 228 days old.
He has broken the record set by his predecessor at Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel. And the reason no-one is likely to surpass it is that so young was Verstappen when he made his debut last year that F1 has since set a minimum age of 18 for entry into the sport.
That record in itself marks Verstappen out as remarkable, but it was the manner in which he achieved that really stands out - and which suggests that, at least in his case, the need for a minimum age was misguided.
The Dutchman's win was in his first race for the Red Bull senior team, to which he was promoted from Toro Rosso after four races of this season. He had never driven the car until Friday's first practice on the Circuit de Catalunya - even if he had managed two days in the team's state-of-the-art simulator.
Watching him out on track in those first minutes, there were a couple of wobbles as he adjusted to the increased grip of the Red Bull compared with the Toro Rosso he had been driving until then. But even so his first flying lap was an impressively fast 1:27.5 and he ended the session within 0.1secs of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
From there, Verstappen was stunning, even if Ricciardo ended up beating him in qualifying by 0.4secs with a quite stupendous one-off lap at the death.
"Max's performance has been exemplary," said team boss Christian Horner.
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"The biggest aspect has been his calmness. He has a lot of capacity when driving the car. He is a young man completely in control of what he was doing. He has not put a wheel wrong all weekend."
There were a few questions flying around the paddock after the race as to exactly how and why Verstappen found himself in the lead of the race.
Some scented conspiracy, and said they did not understand Red Bull's decision to switch Ricciardo - who had led from the start - to a three-stop strategy, forcing him to overtake three cars to regain the lead.
Track position is critical at Barcelona and Ricciardo had it, only for Red Bull to surrender it for him, their explanation being that they were worried about the threat from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel behind and felt they had to split their options.
What cannot be denied, though, is that Verstappen - whose new contract with Red Bull, negotiated as part of his promotion, lasts until 2019 - was flawless in his defence of the lead when he got it.
It is very early days and as Jenson Button said on Saturday, you cannot judge an F1 driver on one qualifying session, or one race.
But what is already clear is that Verstappen is a rare talent, who can make inspirational overtaking moves, is unusually mature for his age and has the world at his feet.
Will he prove to be better than Ricciardo? That remains to be seen. Is he a potential world champion? Without doubt. Both are.
As Horner put it, this sort of performance is "usually the sign of a very bright future".


A man has been found dead in a park in Aberdeen.

Police and the ambulance service were called to Victoria Park on Westburn Road at about 08:40 after reports of a man lying on the ground.
A Police Scotland spokesman said the death was being treated as unexplained but that there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.
The park was cordoned off for several hours while investigations were carried out but has since been reopened.


A book of condolence is to be opened for Mark Farren, who was a striker for Derry City Football Club.

The Donegal man had been receiving treatment for an aggressive brain tumour.
His death was announced on Wednesday. He played for City from 2003 to 2012, scoring 113 goals in 209 appearances for the club.
Shaun Holmes, Mr Farren's brother-in-law, said: "He was an absolute gentleman who was football crazy".
Mr Holmes added:  "He was a fighter but it was devastating for the family to watch.
"He was very much in love with my sister Terri-Louise. She is devastated. Nothing prepares you for this. They were best friends.
"Mark and Terri-Louise previously lost triplets. It was a tough journey for them.
"He would love to be remembered as a loving husband, a gentleman and a goal scorer."
Friends, footballers and politicians have been paying tribute to Farren.
They include West Bromwich Albion and Republic of Ireland winger James McClean, who played alongside him for Derry.
Derry City legend, Liam Coyle, suggested that the new stand at Brandywell stadium should be named after Mr Farren.
Farren was in the Derry teams that won the FAI Cup in 2006 and 2012, and was voted player of the year by the Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland in 2005.
He left Derry to join Irish League club Glenavon in 2013 but was forced to quit the game because of his illness.


A motorcyclist in his 20s has been seriously injured after a collision with a Garda (police) patrol car in Dublin city centre.

It happened at about 05:00 local time on Christmas Day at the junction of Buckingham Street and Sean McDermott Street.
The motorcyclist was taken to the Mater Hospital, but later transferred to Beaumount Hospital.
The Garda SÃochÃ¡na Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is investigating the incident.
"A team of GSOC investigators has attended the scene and an investigation to establish the circumstances of the collision is being undertaken," a GSOC statement said.


Chile's former army chief has admitted handing over for adoption the child of murdered left-wing activists after Augusto Pinochet's 1973 military coup.

Juan Emilio Cheyre, who is the current head of the electoral commission, told El Mercurio he took the two-year-old to a convent and handed him to nuns.
The boy, Ernesto Lejderman, was raised in Argentina by his grandparents.
Mr Lejderman, now 40, said he did not think Mr Cheyre should face charges over the incident.
The BBC's Gideon Long in Santiago says it is the first time Mr Cheyre has spoken publicly about the case.
He told the newspaper he was only 25 years old at the time, and was only following the orders of his superior.
But his critics want him to resign as election chief.
Thousands of left-wing activists were killed or disappeared in Chile under Gen Pinochet's 1973-1990 rule.
Mr Lejderman's parents, Argentine Bernardo Lejderman and his Mexican wife Maria Avalos, were left-wing activists who fled to a remote mountain valley after Gen Pinochet came to power.
Within months, the military had hunted them down and killed them.
Mr Lejderman was with his parents but survived the attack.
After being cared for in the convent he was sent to Argentina to be brought up by his paternal grandparents.
They told him his parents had died in a car crash.
He only discovered the truth at the age of 12 when he found a scrapbook of media reports about his parents' death.
In 2009, three former soldiers were convicted of the murders.
Mr Lejderman, who lives in Argentina, says he accepts that Mr Cheyre was not directly involved in the killings and should not face criminal charges.
But he added that in the interests of truth and reconciliation he should acknowledge his role in the case.
Mr Cheyre served as commander-in-chief of the army from 2002 to 2006, after rising through the ranks in a 40-year military career.
He became head of the electoral commission earlier this year.


Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhgari has vowed to save the country's entertainment industry from pirates.

He said the Nollywood film industry was doing well but unless it was backed, it would be "ruined by pirates".
The industry is worth $5bn (Â£3bn), but filmmakers still struggle to make a profit because of piracy.
Despite being hastily shot on low budgets, their focus on love, betrayal and witchcraft is hugely popular across Africa.
President Buhari ordered security agencies to identify those involved in copyright piracy and bring them to justice.
Nollywood is not the only industry affected by the problem.
Producers in Kannywood - the Hausa language film industry based in the northern city of Kano - are also complaining and had asked the president to intervene.
Mr Buhari said he would do everything possible to protect the entertainment industry.
"They [film producers] have built an industry with their own sweat", he said.
"It is therefore incumbent on us to give them the necessary support."
Nigeria's film industry analysts believe that Nollywood is churning out up to 50 films a week.
However, most of these movies are sold straight to DVD and filmmakers struggle to make a profit.


The Co-op has unveiled radical reforms to the way it is managed following a series of financial problems at the group.

It will cut the number of board members from 18 to 11 and create a board of directors who have qualifications suited to running the business.
Members will be given one vote apiece.
The Co-op, the country's oldest and biggest mutual organisation, lost £2.5bn last year following a massive loss at the Co-operative Bank.
A review of the way the business was run was carried out earlier this year by Lord Myners, who called the group "manifestly dysfunctional" and recommended a major shake-up.
Euan Sutherland, who resigned as chief executive of the Co-op Group in March after 10 months in the job, said the organisation in its then form was "ungovernable".
Traditionally, directors were Co-op members, who did not necessarily have any relevant experience. They have included a retired teacher and a plasterer.
The organisation's eight million members did not have a direct vote, but elected officials to vote on their behalf.
The Co-op's members voted to introduce sweeping changes at a special meeting earlier this year.
The board will in future have a majority of independent directors - including an independent chairman and five independent non-executive directors. However, the board will have three positions for member-nominated directors, contrary to Lord Myners' recommendations.
The new rules will also protect against de-mutualisation.
Ursula Lidbetter, chair of the Co-operative Group, said: "These governance reforms represent the final crucial step in delivering the necessary change to restore the group and return it to health.
"This has been a process built on co-operation, focusing above all on creating a society where every member has a voice in shaping the group's future."
The Co-op Group began as a small shop in Lancashire and has woven its way into British communities. There is a Co-op food store in every UK postal district and its businesses range from food retailing to funeral parlours.
In 2013, the Co-operative Bank was found to have a £1.5bn gap in its finances and the Co-op Group then had to relinquish control of the bank as part of the subsequent rescue package.
The Co-op Group has also been selling off parts of the business in order to reduce debt.
This week it sold its farms business for £249m to health charity the Wellcome Trust, and last month it agreed to sell its 774-strong pharmacy chain for £620m to Bestway Group.


Edinburgh police have deleted a job advert tweet which included a picture of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

The post, which also also included an image of pop star Zayn Malik, said: "Looking for a new job? Police Scotland are recruiting now."
It was posted the day after Malik left One Direction and it was announced that Clarkson's contract with the BBC would not be renewed.
However, the use of Clarkson's image angered some Twitter users.
The presenter is departing the BBC after an investigation into an "unprovoked physical attack" on a producer.
The police tweet had linked to its officer recruitment page.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Social media is an important tool for communicating with the public.
"It is never our intention to cause offence to our communities whenever humour is used during our online interaction and this post has now been removed."
Some twitter users were far from impressed with the post.
Kenneth Douglas(@KennethDouglas) commented on the post, saying: "are @EdinburghPolice looking to employ a violent bully? https://twitter.com/EdinburghPolice/status/581004307962556416 … #socialmediafail #tryingtohard"
Tipa indy italiana(@CaroleMagoha) also disapproved, writing: "How about protecting our kids from neighborhood harassment instead of exalting a racist bully?"
But others defended the tweet, taking it as purely tongue-in-cheek.
Margaret Millar(@Windy_West_Lady) was left asking: "Has everyone lost their sense of humour", while Carlyn Crawford(@_carolyncrawf) commented: "some people are so touchy".
Big Sleepy(papsmann) wrote: "so what? clearly a bit of banter!"
The advert also found a fan in twitter user Ka(@GreechanKate), who posted: "That advert is inspired. Still laughing."


An independent Scotland with the same state pension policy as the rest of the UK may find it difficult to afford pensions, a think tank has claimed.

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) said a future Scottish government would need to raise tax, cut spending or accept higher debt.
Scots ministers said social protection was more affordable in Scotland.
Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont said the UK made them affordable north of the border.
The think tank report came ahead of the 18 September independence referendum.
In a paper submitted to the Scottish Parliament's finance committee, the PPI said, despite lower life expectancy levels overall for Scotland, the population was ageing more quickly than the rest of the UK.
The UK state pension is paid to men from 65 and women from 61, but the age is to increase to 67 for all by 2028.
The Scottish government has said the basic state pension would continue to be paid "on time and in full" under independence and that, from 2016, new pensioners would be given £160 a week.
Ministers also said an expert commission set up in the first year of independence would consider the appropriate level of the country's state pension age.
The PPI said of the Scottish government's proposals: "The overall impact of the Scottish government policy proposals on annual pensioner benefit expenditure would be to further increase expenditure per working age individual in Scotland.
"After allowing for expected changes in earnings, and focusing on the difference between Scotland under the Scottish government proposals and the UK as a whole, the difference peaks at £330 per individual of working age in 2032, where Scotland would still have a lower state pension age than the rest of the UK - £180 of this is due to the policy changes, with the remainder due to underlying demographic differences."
The PPI added: "Although the proposals put forward by the Scottish government would increase expenditure on pensioner benefits, if implemented, they could also lead to higher state pension incomes for pensioners in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK, depending on the final level of the single-tier pension on introduction in 2016 and the rate at which it is increased."
Ms Sturgeon said her government had set out plans for "an affordable, fair and efficient pensions system" in an independent Scotland.
She added: "The fact is that social protection spending, which includes pensions and welfare, is more affordable in Scotland than in the rest of the UK - and has been so for the last five years.
"We already know that we need to grow our working age population and that is exactly why we have set out the benefits to our economy of improving productivity, increasing employment and securing population growth, which can deliver an additional £5bn a year by the end of a 15 year period.
"The challenge of supporting an ageing population comes regardless of the outcome of the referendum - but it is only independence that gives us tools to tackle it."
Mr McClymont, speaking on behalf of the Better Together campaign for the Union, said: "Pooling and sharing our resources across the whole of the UK means pensions are more affordable in Scotland.
"Experts have made clear that if we walk away from the UK we would need tax rises or spending cuts to pay for pensions in Scotland.
"We don't need to take that risk. If we say 'no thanks' to leaving the UK, we can have the best of both worlds - a strong Scottish Parliament, with more powers for Scotland guaranteed; and the protection for our pensions that comes from being part of the larger UK."


Water charges are to be introduced for households across the Republic of Ireland within the next 24 hours.

The state-wide charging scheme means millions of residents have to pay for  domestic supply for the first time.
The bills will have the most impact in urban areas, as rural dwellers who are not on mains supply have already been paying for water for decades.
The introduction of the controversial charges were a key part of Ireland's international financial bailout deal.
The domestic charging scheme is due to begin on 1 October, and the first bills will arrive at the beginning of January 2015.
Many Irish householders have objected to paying for their water supply, and have staged protests against the government scheme.
A number of protesters have been arrested for trying to stop the installation of water meters outside homes.
This week, seven protesters face going to prison for contempt of court, for refusing to accept a court order restraining them from "assaulting, intimidating or interfering" with contactors working to install the meters.
The Irish economy was brought to the brink of collapses as a result of the international financial crisis and was forced to accept a multi-billion euro bailout in November 2010.
The rescue plan was funded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Union (EU) and the European Central Bank (ECB) - jointly known as the Troika.
As part of the bailout deal, the Irish government made commitments to restructure its economy, and the introduction of universal domestic water charges was just one of the unpopular changes it agreed to introduce.
The government set up a new semi-state company, Irish Water, last year, which is gradually taking over all water provision services from the Republic of Ireland's 34 local authorities.
However, paying for water is nothing new to hundreds of thousands of Irish people living in rural areas, many of whom had to install their own water system themselves.
Piped water supplies were virtually unheard of outside towns and cities until the 1950s, and rural residents had to draw water from rivers and wells.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Irish government provided grants for groups of rural dwellers to work together to install water supplies in their own areas - known as group water schemes (GWS).
By 2002, about 45,000 households received their drinking water supply from a privately-sourced GWS, according the census carried out that year.


Protesters refused to leave a library in south London on the day it was due to shut for a year.

The Carnegie Library at Loughborough Junction is supposed to reopen as a "healthy living centre" under plans by Lambeth Council to generate savings.
Campaigners assembled there on Thursday earlier to mark its final day.
But when it was due to close at 18:00 BST, a number in the building refused to leave. Lambeth Council has not so far commented.
Laura Swaffield, who chairs the group Friends of Lambeth Libraries, spoke to the BBC from inside the building and said around 80 people had stayed on.
"Some of us have sleeping bags and we intend to stay for as long as possible."
She said the people inside were "doing what we normally do in libraries - reflecting, reading, studying.
"There are three A-Level students here revising. They'll have nowhere to do it after these libraries go."
Two libraries run by Lambeth - the Carnegie and the Minet Library - were due to shut on Thursday.
In a previous statement on its website, Lambeth Council said: "At Carnegie, the council has been working with the community trust, local councillors and residents to ensure that the proposed healthy living centre works for users."


Debutant Jake Ball and leg-spinner Adil Rashid bowled England to a thrilling 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the first one-day international in Dhaka.

Ball took five wickets and Rashid four as the hosts slipped from 271-4 to 288 all out in pursuit of England's 309-8.
Ben Stokes starred with the bat, hitting his maiden ODI century, while another debutant, Ben Duckett, hit 60.
Jos Buttler smashed 63 and completed a stumping in the hosts' collapse to seal a fine performance.
It was a remarkable fightback from England as Bangladesh clearly buckled in the humid evening conditions.
The Tigers, who knocked England out of the 2015 World Cup, appeared to be cruising to victory when Kayes brought up his century alongside former skipper Shakib Al Hasan (79 off 55).
However, both batsman took time out to deal with cramp in the oppressive heat and it was after one particular break in play that England - who had seemed unable to stem their opponent's run chase - fought back.
Tall fast bowler Ball, bowling back of a length, dismissed Shakib and Mosaddek Hossain with consecutive deliveries and he later completed victory when he had Taskin Ahmed caught behind by Buttler.
Lancashire wicketkeeper Buttler, captaining England for the first time, was inspirational - stumping Kayes off a wide bowled by Rashid.
He caught his opposite number Mashrafe Mortaza, while Shafiul Islam was run out as Bangladesh lost their last six wickets for 17 runs.
England's innings was built around a sparkling and mature century from Stokes.
The 25-year-old arrived at the crease with the tourists wobbling at 63-3 after Jason Roy's punchy 41 and failures for James Vince (16) and Jonny Bairstow (0).
The left-hander's most memorable Test innings have been on the hard surfaces of Perth and Cape Town, so starting against spin in Bangladesh presented a new challenge.
He played a patient knock, muscling the bad balls through the leg side with typical gusto and showing a canny side to his game with some eye-catching reverse-sweeps.
He was given fine assistance by Duckett, who instantly looked at home in international cricket - the Northants left-hander playing all around the wicket and looking particularly strong on the sweep.
The late momentum was provided by Buttler, who started cautiously before racing to his half-century with 30 runs in just seven balls.
And it was that late charge which proved to be the difference in a close, competitive encounter.
England do have some concerns, however, with Bairstow (hip) and Roy (shoulder) leaving the field during the Bangladesh innings with their respective injuries.
The second match of the three-game series is at the same venue on Sunday.
England captain Jos Buttler: "Further than halfway through, I was thinking I had got the toss all wrong and was feeling frustrated. Stokesy dragged everyone together and said to give it one last push.
"They were cruising at one stage but with new batters coming in, it was fantastic bowling from Ball on debut. It's fantastic to continue that winning habit.
"Adil has been fantastic for us for a long time and he was invaluable today. Duckett looked like a seasoned pro out there and he and Stokes showed what we want to be about. I probably got the toss wrong in those conditions so it was a fantastic partnership."
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza: "I thought it could have been an easy game for us but we lost too many wickets. It could have been great - 309 is always a difficult ask but it was a good wicket to bat on.
"Dropped catches cost us. We could have been chasing 280-290. That would have been a different set-up.
"Imrul Kayes has been really good. This is back-to-back 100s and hopefully he can continue from here."
Former England batter Ebony Rainford-Brent: "England have showed today that not only are they progressing and adapting as a side with the ability to close out games, but that the future is bright.
"Jake Ball, on ODI debut, took the game by the scruff of the neck using his extra pace and bounce to take a five-for and England will be pleased with a real team  performance to close a tight match."
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A Royal Navy officer shot dead on board a nuclear submarine has been awarded a posthumous George Medal.

Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux, 36, was killed as he tried to disarm fellow crew member Able Seaman Ryan Donovan, 22, on HMS Astute as it was docked in Southampton.
Southampton City Council leader Royston Smith and chief executive Alistair Neill have received the same honour.
They were on the submarine and disarmed Donovan, who was jailed for life after he shot Lt Cdr Molyneux last April.
The George Medal is awarded for gallantry not directly in the face of the enemy.
Mr Smith and Mr Neill were touring the Royal Navy's hunter-killer nuclear submarine with other dignitaries including Southampton's mayor.
Donovan fired six shots from an SA80 rifle in the Â£1bn submarine's control room while it was at its mooring in the Eastern Docks.
Lt Cdr Molyneux, a father of four originally from Wigan, tackled Donovan and was shot in the head at very close range.
Mr Smith and Mr Neill have been recognised in the Civilian Gallantry List. They believed the submarine was under terrorist attack, pinned Donovan to the floor and restrained him until police arrived.
Looking back on Lt Cdr Molyneux's actions during the shooting Mr Smith said: "It's a just award for the actions he took. He was the first one to intervene and he paid the ultimate price.
"It's well deserved, he was a fine fine chap and a great military man and he proved that."
In a letter to Lt Cdr Molyneux's widow Gillian, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope said: "In giving his life to save others Ian demonstrated courage of the highest possible order.
"His selfless actions displayed incredible presence of mind and singular bravery."
Mrs Molyneux said: "On behalf of myself and our children, I wish to express how extremely proud and humbled we all feel to know that Ian's remarkable bravery has been recognised with such a prestigious award.
"Ian is so desperately missed, but his memory will live on through his four beautiful children and in the hearts and minds of all who knew him."
The medal citation for her husband said: "Lt Cdr Molyneux, with complete disregard for his own safety, had deliberately made an effort to tackle the gunman, knowingly putting himself into extreme danger in order to try to safeguard others from personal injury.
"His actions were incalculably brave and were carried out in the highest possible service traditions of courage and selfless commitment, resulting ultimately in providing just enough disruption to the sentry's intent to enable him to be subsequently overwhelmed and disarmed."
Home Secretary Theresa May said Lt Cdr Molyneux acted with "considerable courage and selflessness".
"He acted to save the lives of others and sadly he paid the ultimate price."
"Councillor Smith and Mr Neill acted in the heat of the moment to ensure what was a terrible incident was not worse and more people were not injured - they were tremendous acts of bravery," she said.
The citation for Mr Neill and Mr Smith added: "Both men placed themselves at great risk by choosing to tackle someone who had shot at least two naval officers.
"By their actions they prevented further shootings and possible death or injury to others on board the submarine."
Donovan, of Dartford, Kent, was jailed for life in September for Lt Cdr Molyneux's murder and the attempted murder of three other officers.