Jonathan Davies will make his on-pitch return to Welsh rugby when Scarlets play Bath in Colwyn Bay on Saturday.

The Wales centre is one of eight internationals coach Wayne Pivac will give first pre-season outings.
Davies rejoined Scarlets after two years with Clermont and will play a week after seeing his brother James win a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
"I'm looking forward to it, he's a great player coming back," said fellow centre Scott Williams.
Davies' return to the Scarlets on a dual contract with the Welsh Rugby Union was heralded as a key signing for the game in Wales as well as the region.
The 2013 British and Irish Lion is one of a number of players opting to either return from playing in England and France or to stay in Wales.
As well as being a boost for the domestic game, it means tough competition for places in the Scarlets midfield with player-of-the-season Hadleigh Parkes, Gareth Owen and Steffan Hughes also in the mix.
Williams, who missed most of the 2015-16 domestic season with a knee injury he suffered playing in Wales' World Cup win over England, welcomes the competition.
"I think Jonathan is enjoying it back here with the boys - it's our second week in now so we've been straight back in the mix," he added.
"You want competition in positions it keeps you all on your toes and brings out the best in you.
"Last season maybe that's what we didn't have, just that strength in depth when some one got injured we didn't have someone with a bit of experience to come in.
"This year we can chop and change and if someone is carrying a knock we've got as-good a player to come in and fill that position."
Scarlets were beaten 45-3 by Exeter in their first pre-season friendly, but coach Pivac says the team to play Bath is being picked with their opening Pro12 game against Munster on 3 September.
He confirmed Williams and Davies will both play against Bath, along with Ken Owens, Jake Ball, John Barclay, Gareth Davies, Aled Davies and Liam Williams.
Pivac added that Jonathan Davies' recent return from Rio was not a concern because he resumed pre-season training before the other internationals in the squad.
"Jonathan came in a week earlier than the others and put in some solid work," he said.
"Those players won't be playing the entire game, it's about being smart and easing them into it.
"They've had a big break and they're in a bit of catch-up mode so we don't have a lot of pre-season matches so it's important they get a run."
The game against Bath is the Scarlets' final friendly before the Pro12 season kicks-off.


The US has imposed new sanctions on North Korea over its alleged weapons proliferation activities.

The sanctions target the North Korean army's Strategic Rocket Force, as well as two banks and three shipping companies allegedly involved in arms trade.
The sanctions bar American citizens or companies from engaging in any transactions with the firms.
The North already faces sanctions from several other countries and the UN.
The Strategic Rocket Force is accused of performing several missile tests last year, while the shipping companies - linked to other already-sanctioned firms - are accused of transporting illicit arms.
The US Treasury also blacklisted officials of previously sanctioned North Korean Banks.
The sanctions freeze any US assets the blacklisted companies and individuals have. It is not clear how much, if any, they have in the United States.
"North Korea threatens international peace and security by expanding its nuclear program and continuing its proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons," said Adam Szubin, acting under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
Five of the individuals added to the blacklist - two in Syria and two in Vietnam - are representatives of the Tanchon Commercial Bank, which is already on the US sanctions list. It performs financial activities for the Korea Mining and Development Trading Corporation, which is responsible for North Korea arms exports.
The North's Foreign Trade Bank also had one representative, based in Russia, added to the sanctions list. The firm itself was also already covered by US sanctions.


The number of people reliant on food banks in Coventry has dropped "significantly", unlike the rest of the country.

The city has seen a 15% drop in food supplies, yet nationally there has been a 2% increase year on year, claims a food charity.
Trussell Trust says this is due to several factors including rising employment.
However, it is still concerned about low incomes and benefit problems.
More on this and other Coventry stories
Trussell Trust runs 424 food banks across the UK. In 2014, it saw 18,600 food supplies provided in Coventry, which dropped to 15,800 last year - a 15% fall, said the trust.
In contrast, nearby Birmingham has seen an increase of 6%, with 32,290 (2014/15) to 34,297 food supplies (2015/16).
Hugh McNeil is the manager at the Coventry Foodbank run by the Trust: "We have seen a significant decline in the last year.
"There has been an increase in jobs available within Coventry in the service industry with big companies like Jaguar Land Rover and London Taxi Company."
However, he fears these jobs are often low paid and anticipates seeing some of these people turning to food banks in future.
He said advice surgeries provided in the last 16 months have seen "Â£270,000 of finances" returned to people in the form of debts restructured, people claiming benefits they did not know they were entitled to and people sanctioned and lodging appeals.
However, he is cautious about the impact of changes in welfare benefits that could force people to return to food banks.


"It is like he is being controlled by a 10-year-old on a PlayStation."

That's how David Luiz's defending was described by former England right-back Gary Neville in 2011.
It was a label that seemed to stick - unfairly, according to some - and was used by many fans to deride the Chelsea defender.
Five and a half years later, perception about the 29-year-old centre-back - who rejoined the Blues in August after a two-season sojourn at French side Paris St-Germain - appears to have changed.
Certainly it has among his peers, who selected the Brazil international in their Premier League 'all stars' after a successful first season back at Stamford Bridge.
Luiz's shock return to Chelsea was first mentioned early on deadline day on 31 August, gathering pace throughout the day, before the £34m deal was eventually confirmed in the final hour before the window closed.
Not everyone was convinced by the signing, despite Luiz being part of a PSG side who won back-to-back trebles in France.
"He has been a liability for PSG more than anything else," French football journalist Julien Laurens told BBC Radio 5 live on deadline day.
"I can hardly remember four games where he was actually good. He had some shockers.
"He hasn't improved since leaving Chelsea. He's probably coming back a worse player than when he left."
However, Luiz's fellow professionals believe he has returned a better player on the evidence of his 28 starts during Chelsea's title push.
Compared with his first spell between January 2011 and May 2014, the Blues have certainly improved with him in their side.
They have a higher win percentage, have scored more goals and conceded fewer, and have gathered more points on average.
This season Luiz has helped Chelsea keep 12 clean sheets in the Premier League - only team-mates Thibaut Courtois and Cesar Azpilicueta, along with Tottenham trio Eric Dier, Hugo Lloris and Kyle Walker (13) contributing to more.
And, while his first spell at Stamford Bridge was blighted by rash decisions and the odd mistake, he has cut these heart-in-mouth moments out of his game.
The Brazilian has not made a single error leading to an opposition goal this season, while he has only made two errors leading to shots - a tally which 71 other players have either equalled or made more errors than.
"The mistakes we saw - which were limited in the first place anyway - we are not seeing any of them now," BBC Sport analyst Pat Nevin said.
"In Britain we tend to pick out big mistakes - every centre-half makes mistakes. Everyone got on a roll with David Luiz because he is that different and special."
Chelsea's pursuit of the title, which appeared almost a foregone conclusion for several weeks until their lead shrank to four points last weekend, has been built on solid defensive foundations - of which Luiz has been a key pillar.
And that has led to many previous critics, including Gary Neville, to change their opinion in recent months.
"His decision-making has been far better in terms of not being as rash," the former Manchester United defender said.
"I have to say he looks more mature. He's not getting distracted by the sideshow stuff on the pitch like he did before. He looks to me to have a really good focus."
Luiz's return did not initially go to plan, however. The Blues conceded five goals in his opening two games - defeats by Liverpool and Arsenal - although the Brazilian could not be made entirely culpable for those losses.
Then came Antonio Conte's tactical masterstroke which changed the fortunes of both Chelsea and Luiz.
Switching to a three-man backline, with Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso operating as wing-backs, shored up the defence and brought Luiz plaudits from Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. Eventually...
Chelsea deciding to end their search for John Terry's replacement with the re-signing of Luiz was also met with an element of doubt by the BBC's chief football writer Phil McNulty.
"While undoubtedly talented, he had proved himself something of a liability defensively for both his clubs and his country, Brazil. And, like many others, I have been surprised by the scale of his success at Stamford Bridge this season," he said.
"Conte has brought added concentration and discipline to Luiz's game, while also playing with a three-man defensive system that offers the Brazilian greater security and licence to play with the freedom he enjoys."
Luiz's inclusion in this season's PFA team of the year was announced on Thursday, representing the first time he has been honoured by his fellow professionals in England.
After joining Chelsea in January 2011, the former Benfica man clearly did not have enough time to force his way into the end-of-season gongs.
In his first full season, he helped the Blues win the Champions League and the FA Cup, although a poor league campaign - finishing sixth under Roberto di Matteo after he replaced the sacked Andre Villas-Boas in March - meant no Chelsea player was deemed good enough to make the league's best XI.
Team-mates Juan Mata and Eden Hazard made the cut in 2012-13 as Chelsea finished third under Rafa Benitez, but there was again no place for Luiz.
This season he is one of four Blues players chosen by their fellow professionals, with Luiz and centre-back partner Gary Cahill's inclusion down to their team's defensive strength.
As the news of Luiz's impending return to Stamford Bridge grew on transfer deadline day, it was met by some fans using #bbcfootball with scepticism and, to a degree, more derision.
Josh Earl: The David Luiz deal is laughable, overrated, unreliable and an all round loose cannon, decent free-kick taker that's about it.
Mark Mackintosh: Emergency, send the psychiatrist round to Mr Conte urgently!! David Luiz....REALLY???
Richard Larque: Have Chelsea forgotten how poor at defending David Luiz is? Great hair mind.
Shane Daly: David Luiz back to Chelsea. Both Manchester clubs are rolling on the floor laughing right now. A donkey at a thoroughbred race.
Joe Wedgwood: Would 100% prefer Matt Miazga to the walking calamity that is David Luiz....Conte, have you gone potty?
Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But not everyone was convinced his return was going to be a disaster...
Joe Borko: Koulibaly would have been a panic buy, not David Luiz. Luiz will be a great asset.
D.Tee: David Luiz. One of my favourite players. Full of verve! Will make Chelsea stronger. No doubt.
Darren Long: Great to have David Luiz back! Time to take our title back.
And alongside Luiz winning over many of the pundits, he has also convinced BBC Sport readers of his worth.
More than 40% of users picked the Chelsea defender when they selected their own Premier League team of the year - only narrowly the second most popular centre-back after Spurs' Toby Alderweireld.
The pairing of Luiz and Alderweireld was selected in just under 50% of all teams picked.
So what has changed for Luiz? Very little, according to Nevin.
The former Chelsea winger believes it is not simply because of Italian manager Conte or his tactics. Nevin believes it is down to the 29-year-old growing in experience and maturity.
"I think the understanding of him is better and people are taking their blindfolds off slightly," said the former Scotland international. "He's still the same player.
"It helps playing three at the back - but that would help anyone. With two people around him, his ability to read the game and pass becomes more obvious.
"Every centre-back you ever see does not peak until he is 27 or 28, they are very few centre-backs, and you look back through history, that were absolutely brilliant at 23 or 24.
"Yes, he's improving but he's on the same improvement curve as every other centre-back."
Chelsea v Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final is live on Saturday, 22 April on BBC One from 16:50 BST and on BBC Radio 5 live from 17:15 BST, along with live text commentary online.


Tony Pulis says the only way he will stop being West Brom manager is if he is sacked by the club's new owners.

China's Yunyi Guokai Sports Development Limited completed their takeover of the Premier League club on Thursday.
Pulis, whose position has been under scrutiny in recent weeks, said he was "pleased" the deal had been finalised.
However, the 58-year-old added: "I won't be leaving. If I leave, it will be the club's decision for me to leave, it won't be my decision."
Pulis, who has a year left on his contract, was disappointed the Baggies failed to land some of his preferred transfer targets this summer but chose not to quit.
"I've signed a contract and I'm going to see that contract through," he said, adding that he was "not worried" about his contract running out.
"If we sit down and talk about a new contract we do, if we don't, we don't," he continued.
"It doesn't change my view, my perspective or my attitude to doing my job.
"Every day I wake up I realise and understand how lucky I am to be in this game, irrespective of all the criticism you get or don't get. I'm a very fortunate lad and every day I'm in it I'm lucky."
Pulis thinks the club's new owners will run the club in a similar way to former owner Jeremy Peace.
"They've bought into Jeremy's model," said Pulis. "I think they are going to try to run it on similar lines. I still think Jeremy is going to be involved a little bit.
"[Chief executive] John Williams has moved in as chairman so there will still be that continuity."
Asked if he had spoken to the new owners, Pulis said: "That will come, I think."


Matty Russell's hat-trick helped Warrington end their six-game Super League losing streak, but they remain winless in 2017 after an error-strewn draw with Hull FC.

Albert Kelly scored his eighth try in four games and Hull added two more scores to build a 20-8 half-time lead.
Russell added to his first-half double and Daryl Clark also touched down to give the hosts hope.
And Kurt Gidley's kick, one of three successful efforts, sealed a point.
Australian playmaker Gidley could have won it had he landed a drop goal, one of four missed between the two sides in a tense finish.
The result, although a relief for Warrington, was put clearly in perspective by the death of prop Dom Crosby's baby daughter Ada in midweek, which was respectfully marked by a minute's silence before kick-off.
Warrington needed character to reply after handing Hull the initiative before the break, but turned the screw towards the end as they chased down the visitors' total.
It was the second week running in which Hull built up a healthy first-half lead but fell away in the second, and although they got away with it in their win at Wigan, they could not hold out for victory at the Halliwell Jones.
Two of their tries were impressive intercepts, from Jake Connor and Jamie Shaul respectively, and while Kelly's try showcased his talents he was less effective after the break.
Warrington head Tony Smith: "I've got to be happy about our second half. There was a lot of improvement, in the second half in particular. In the first half we were still way too guilty of self-inflicted harm.
"I thought Hull were a bit flat today and we let them off the hook in the first half - we gave them most of their points, either through penalties or intercepts.
"I said we just needed to be pretty strong and basic today to get a decent result and I wasn't far wrong. The boys are working hard and competing and they've got desire and unity.
"We've still got a few rough edges got to knock off and, when we do that, we will be getting the two points and not the one."
Hull FC head coach Lee Radford: "At the end it was a point gained. It was a really bizarre game.
"I was over the moon with the lead we built up, but in the second period we very much went in to our our shells and end up hanging on for dear life.
"It was very similar to last week and we're going to have to address that really sharp. We can't build a lead up and hand it back to the opposition."
Warrington Wolves: Ratchford; Russell, T. King, Atkins, Evans; Brown, Gidley; Hill, Clark, Cooper, Westwood, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: Sims, Dwyer, G. King, Philbin.
Hull FC: Shaul; Fonua, Connor, Griffin, Michaels; Kelly, Sneyd, Taylor, Washbrook, Bowden, Manu, Minichiello, Ellis.
Replacements: Litten, Thompson, Watts, Turgut.
Referee: Jack Smith (RFL)


A motorcyclist who was killed in a collision during a group ride in East Sussex has been named by police.

Michael Waldman, 53, Ashford, Kent, suffered fatal injuries when his Kawasaki ZX-6R collided with a Seat Ibiza on the B2096 near Netherfield.
He was travelling towards Battle with three other motorcyclists at the time of the crash on Sunday.
The driver of the Seat, a 30-year-old woman from Sedlescombe, was not hurt in the incident.


A North Atlantic rowing challenge is to go ahead after a friend stepped in to replace an injured oarsman.

Tom Rainey, 23, and Sam Coombs, 24, had been in training to become the fastest and youngest two-man team to row 3,800 miles from New York to the UK.
But with less than three weeks to go until the start, Mr Coombs injured his back during a weight-lifting session.
Mr Rainey, from Salcombe in Devon, asked friend Lawrence Walters to step in for the charity challenge.
The Ocean Valour team rowers, who aim to start on 1 May, will be raising money for the Brain Tumour Charity in memory of Mr Rainey's father who died from the disease in 2012.
Mr Coombs said: "Being told my chances of rowing this year are non-existent is a bitter pill to swallow. However, Team Ocean Valour most certainly lives on. We still need to raise money and awareness for the Brain Tumour Charity; that is, after all, what we are all here for."
Mr Rainey added: "Sam has been a part of Ocean Valour from the second I asked him back in 2013, and I'm devastated not to finish it with him.
"But to have Lawrence agree to row with me at such short notice is incredible."
Experienced sailor Mr Walters, 23, who spent time rowing with Mr Rainey when his partner was away earlier in the year, said: "Tom had spoken to me at the end of last year about being a reserve for the team so the thoughts of rowing with Ocean Valour have been there for some time, although I never thought it would happen."
The current record was set in 1896 by Norwegians George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen, who made the journey in 55 days and 13 hours.


Phil Taylor has been knocked out of the PDC World Darts Championship, losing 5-3 to old rival Raymond van Barneveld in the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace.

The 16-time world champion fought back from 3-1 down to 3-3 but the Dutchman stepped up at the crucial moments.
Van Barneveld faces compatriot Michael van Gerwen in the last four after the top seed beat Daryl Gurney 5-1.
Defending champion Gary Anderson plays fellow Scot Peter Wright in Sunday's other semi-final.
Taylor and Van Barneveld have shared some classic encounters down the years but both players were inconsistent in their fourth meeting at the World Championship.
At 1-1 in sets, England's Taylor, 56, led 2-0 in legs but Van Barneveld then won three legs in a row to take a 2-1 lead.
Taylor led 2-1 in the fourth set but checkouts of 167 and 120 gave the Dutchman a 3-1 advantage.
Five legs in a row helped Taylor level at 3-3 but Van Barneveld composed himself and whitewashed Taylor in the seventh set to go 4-3 up.
In the deciding leg of the eighth set Taylor had the darts but a 180 and 140 allowed Van Barneveld to close out the match with a bullseye as the Englishman faltered.
Van Barneveld, who admitted he felt tired and not at his best, said he planned to go for a meal with Van Gerwen and others on New Years's Eve before Sunday's semi-final.
"I need this one-day break. The strange part is I never ever felt comfortable," he said.
Earlier, 2014 world champion Van Gerwen won the first set 3-0 against Northern Ireland's Gurney, averaging 125.3 and hitting all three doubles, but the 24th seed, in his maiden last-eight appearance, fought back to take the second set.
A 170 checkout gave Van Gerwen the third set and while Gurney remained competitive, the Dutchman ultimately pulled clear for a comfortable victory.
In Friday's afternoon session, Anderson beat Englishman Chisnall 5-3 in a thrilling encounter as he stayed on track for a third successive title.
Chisnall threw 21 maximums, compared to his opponent's 12, but Anderson recovered from trailing 2-0 and by two legs in the third set.
Third seed 'Snakebite' Wright overcame England's James Wade 5-3.
Wright, who was beaten by Van Gerwen in the 2014 final, came back from 2-1 down with a 104.79 average and sealed victory with a 134 checkout.
Peter Wright (Sco) 5-3 James Wade (Eng)
Gary Anderson (Sco) 5-3 Dave Chisnall Eng)
Daryl Gurney (NI) 1-5 Michael Van Gerwen (Ned)
Raymond van Barneveld (Ned) 5-3 Phil Taylor (Eng)
Sunday (20:00 GMT)
Peter Wright (3) v Gary Anderson (2)
Michael Van Gerwen (1) v Raymond van Barneveld (12)


Donald Trump has pulled the US out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

Spoiler alert, the coal industry is pretty happy. But apart from that, there has been almost universal criticism from big business.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and Walt Disney boss Robert Iger have quit their advisory positions in the White House as a result.
And chief executives have been queuing up - or at least tweeting - to share their views too.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said the withdrawal was "bad for the environment, bad for the economy, and it puts our children's future at risk", while fellow dotcom billionaire Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, called it "an incredibly short-sighted move backwards".
Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein used his first ever tweet to condemn the move.
So, given President Trump's argument that the decision is good for the US economy, why is business - in the US and beyond - so opposed?
Here are a few reasons:
Long before the Paris deal was signed, many of the world's biggest companies were addressing their impact on the environment and their role in tackling climate change.
And in the hours after the announcement, major firms were quick to emphasise that whatever the US's official position on the Paris deal, their own environmental focus would remain.
Facebook's Mr Zuckerberg said it would continue with plans to power every new data centre it builds through 100% renewable energy, while Amazon insisted it remained "committed to putting our scale and inventive culture to work in ways that are good for the environment".
Meanwhile Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai said he was "disappointed" and that his firm would "keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all".
Even energy firms, whose businesses have depended heavily on oil and fossil fuels, have long been looking to the future, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into researching and developing more sustainable, clean sources of energy.
US giants ExxonMobil and Chevron had urged President Trump to stay in the Paris deal. And a tweet from Anglo-Dutch giant Shell said: "Our support for the #ParisAgreement is well known. We will continue to do our part providing more & cleaner energy."
Business decisions for the most part come down to dollars and cents, costs and benefits. And while fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal have traditionally been the cheapest form of energy, the cost of harnessing renewable energy sources such as solar, hydro and wind has dropped dramatically over the last decade.
Granted, they often still receive large government subsidies. But some research shows it can be cheaper than grid electricity and it can even generate savings - so businesses find it increasingly appealing.
Walmart, for example, claims it saves $1bn a year by getting a quarter of its power from renewable sources.
Former US President Barack Obama summed up this idea in a response to Mr Trump's move, saying: "Simply put, the private sector already chose a low-carbon future.
"For the nations that committed themselves to that future, the Paris Agreement opened the floodgates for businesses, scientists, and engineers to unleash high-tech, low-carbon investment and innovation on an unprecedented scale.
"The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits in jobs and industries created."
Putting aside the financial impact, several business leaders denounced the pull-out of the Paris deal as irresponsible.
President Trump's decision was "wrong for our planet" according to Apple chief executive Tim Cook.
Climate change, or global warming, refers to the damaging effect on the atmosphere of gases, or emissions, released from industry and agriculture.
Whether you're a tree-hugger, a climate change sceptic or somewhere in between, there is hard and soft data to underscore the financial toll environmental change takes on business and society.
That's why companies like Kellogg and General Mills, which depend on the weather to grow grains to make cereals for example, are looking for ways to protect their supply chain.
And they're also mindful that their new and future customers are the millennial generation, which will make up half of the global workforce by 2020. The younger demographic is far more passionate and vocal about social and environmental issues, particularly on social media.
The Paris accord is meant to limit the global rise in temperature attributed to emissions. This requires signatories to:
The Paris deal for the first time united most of the world in a single agreement on climate change.
It was signed by 195 countries out of 197 (with only Syria and Nicaragua abstaining) and came into force last November.
Almost 150 of those countries have ratified the accord - including the US which is the world's second-largest carbon emitter behind China.
So the US backing out now makes the deal far less effective.
Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein has described the step as a "setback", not just for the environment but for "the US's leadership position in the world".


Iain Duncan Smith has resigned as work and pensions secretary, denouncing £4bn of planned cuts to disability benefits as "indefensible".

He complains of pressure to "salami slice" welfare, saying the latest cuts were a "compromise too far" in a Budget that benefits higher earning taxpayers.
David Cameron said he was "puzzled and disappointed" at the resignation.
Earlier, the government had indicated it would look again at some of the proposed disability benefits changes.
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said: "There had been bad blood off and on between Chancellor George Osborne and Iain Duncan Smith over some of the more controversial welfare reforms, but nobody expected this move only 48 hours since the Budget."
She added that she understood Mr Cameron had personally tried to persuade Mr Duncan Smith to stay on and called the resignation "a bombshell at a very sensitive time".
In his Budget on Wednesday, Mr Osborne had said the government would be spending an extra £1bn on disability but changes to disability benefits announced a few days earlier had suggested the government would save £4.4bn by 2020-21.
They included changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP), which will replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in January 2017, that were expected to save £1.3bn and sparked outcry from opposition parties and some Tory MPs. A government source said on Friday they would be "kicked into the long grass".
Mr Duncan Smith, who was the Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003, wrote in his resignation letter that the changes to disability benefits were "defensible in narrow terms, given the continuing deficit".
But he said they should have formed part of "a wider process" of finding the best way to focus resources on those most in need.
"I am unable to watch passively whilst certain policies are enacted in order to meet the fiscal self-imposed restraints that I believe are more and more perceived as distinctly political rather than in the national economic interest," Mr Duncan Smith said.
"Too often my team and I have been pressured in the immediate run up to a Budget or fiscal event to deliver yet more reductions to the working-age benefit bill.
"There has been too much emphasis on money-saving exercises and not enough awareness from the Treasury, in particular, that the government's vision of a new welfare-to-work system could not be repeatedly salami-sliced.
"It is therefore with enormous regret that I have decided to resign."
He wrote that he believed the cuts "would have been even fairer to younger families and people of working age if we had been willing to reduce some of the benefits given to better-off pensioners".
In his reply to Mr Duncan Smith, Mr Cameron said they had all agreed that "the increased resources being spent on disabled people should be properly managed and focused on those who need it most".
"That is why we collectively agreed - you, No 10 and the Treasury - proposals which you and your department then announced a week ago," he said.
"Today we agreed not to proceed with the policies in their current form and instead to work together to get these policies right over the coming months.
"In the light of this, I am puzzled and disappointed that you have chosen to resign."
By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
A source close to Iain Duncan Smith told me his resignation is "because of their behaviour. This is not about Europe"
Iain Duncan Smith is understood to have told them that the government "can't keep taking money from the working poor."
He was concerned that his "narrative for welfare reforms was in danger of being thrown away." He felt he had no choice but to act because welfare reforms "matter more than anything".
Over the weekend Iain Duncan Smith discovered the Chancellor planned to offer cuts in Capital Gains Tax and was very unhappy that those tax cuts were to be offered to the better off, while he had been forced to make more welfare cuts prematurely, in his view. When Number 10 and the Treasury then backtracked on the reforms to PIP today, he concluded that he could no longer remain in government.
Sources close to him are absolutely adamant that his decision was in no way related to his views on Europe.
Read more from Laura
Mr Duncan Smith was praised by Tory MP and fellow Out campaigner in the EU referendum Peter Bone as a "man of principle" who had taken the job because he "passionately believed in social justice".
And Tory Eurosceptic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg said that Mr Duncan Smith had been "as important a welfare secretary as I can think of".
"I think it is deeply concerning that a man of the stature and standing of Iain Duncan Smith should be pushed into this position," he added
However, opposition parties welcomed Mr Duncan Smith's resignation and called for Mr Osborne to resign as well.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "The resignation of Iain Duncan Smith reveals a government in disarray and a chancellor who has lost the credibility to manage the economy in the interests of the majority of our people.
"The chancellor has failed the British people. He should follow the honourable course taken by Iain Duncan Smith and resign."
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Twitter: "IDS resignation may be more about EU than his conscience - but he has struck a fatal blow to #PIP cuts and that's a good thing."
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: "It is quite right that Iain Duncan Smith has resigned over this heartless plan to cut disability benefits, but the true mastermind of the changes, George Osborne, should also be considering his position."


A six-year-old boy has been caught with a steak knife while travelling on a school bus in East Kilbride.

It is understood that the driver of the bus intervened after hearing that he had the knife in his school bag.
The driver talked to the boy, who handed over the knife. The matter was then reported to the school.
South Lanarkshire Council said it had taken steps to reassure parents and the school was dealing with the issue "in a sensitive and professional manner".
The authority's head of education, Des Dickson, said: "The safety and wellbeing of all children is paramount and the school have taken a proactive approach seeking to reassure parents who have raised concerns. The head teacher and school staff are dealing with this matter in a sensitive and professional manner."


Striker Jamie Vardy "never has been and never will be" a cheat, says Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare.

Sevilla midfielder Samir Nasri accused England international Vardy of cheating following the Frenchman's sending-off in Leicester's Champions League victory on Tuesday.
"Jamie responded well to the comment and we have to put it to bed," said Shakespeare.
"The referee made a decision and we have to move on."
Nasri and Vardy clashed in the second half and were both booked for butting heads, the Sevilla player having already collected a yellow card.
But Nasri, on loan from Manchester City, believes Vardy's reaction convinced referee Daniele Orsato to take action.
"For me he's a cheat because if he was a foreign player you, the English press, would be saying he's a cheat," said Nasri.
Shakespeare told a news conference on Thursday: "Jamie's not a cheat. He never has been and never will be."
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Leicester, Britain's last Champions League representatives, will learn their quarter-final opponents on Friday when the draw is made in Nyon, Switzerland (from 11:00 GMT).
The other seven teams left in the competition are Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Monaco and Real Madrid.
Leicester have four Premier League games before the quarter-final first legs which are scheduled to take place on 11-12 April.
The Foxes, three points above the relegation zone with 11 matches remaining, are at West Ham on Saturday before entertaining Stoke on 1 April and Sunderland three days later.
Shakespeare's team are then at Everton on 9 April.
"I haven't banned talk of the Champions League but the players are concentrating on West Ham and that's all the talk that's been today," added the Leicester boss.
"We can't affect [the draw]. All the teams have their own strengths but we have our strengths as well.
"We'll be training [during the draw]. We'll find out when we go back in after training."


A window cleaner who tied up a pensioner, threatened her into silence and stole £15 has been found guilty of robbery.

Constance Davies, 88, was watching television at home in Maesteg, Bridgend county, when Gavin Tainton burst in demanding money on 4 August last year.
Debt-ridden Tainton, 32, denied robbery and erupted in rage at a Cardiff Crown Court jury which convicted him before kicking a door on his way to the cells.
He will be sentenced on Friday.
Tainton used thick electrical cable to tie up Mrs Davies, pulled out her phone line and told her to stay quiet.
The shaken pensioner, who sustained a broken finger as well as numerous cuts and bruises, managed to wriggle free but remained silent until the following day when she summoned enough strength to go to see her doctor.
She begged a nurse that she "didn't want anyone to know" about her terrifying ordeal.
Tainton's fingerprints were found on the inside back-door handle of Mrs Davies' home.
But claimed he had been invited into Mrs Davies' home two weeks before the break-in after agreeing to clean her windows.
Tainton, who has previous convictions for burglary, insisted he had not carried out what he called a "junkie's crime".


A ban on Denbighshire taxi drivers wearing shorts has been reversed.

It came into force on 1 May in a bid to give the county's 400 licensed taxi drivers "a more professional image".
But after more than 500 people signed a petition in protest, the council's licensing committee agreed to reconsider the issue on Wednesday.
The committee decided taxi drivers will be allowed to wear shorts, as long as they are "tailored" and "appropriate".
Rhyl taxi driver Colin Howell had described the ban as a "joke" and a "farce".
He said: "It's far too hot in a taxi. To wear shorts cools us down and stops fatigue.
"The council should stop having silly meetings about taxi drivers wearing shorts and get Rhyl back to being the town it once was.
"It's a joke to be honest. It's just a farce."
Some drivers in Rhyl have been reportedly wearing kilts to work in protest.
The authority's public protection manager Emlyn Jones said six drivers had attended a consultation workshop prior to the policy being introduced and all had been in favour of the ban.


Americans Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown carded a 12-under final round of 60 to take the Classic of New Orleans team event into a play-off on Monday.

Long-term leaders Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith took a four-shot lead into the final round of fourballs.
But Kisner and Brown birdied 10 of the first 11 holes and Kisner then chipped in for an eagle at the last.
Smith had to birdie the last to join them at 27 under and the four men will return for a sudden-death play-off.
Australian world number 112 Smith holed from two feet for the closing birdie, but darkness following a delay of more than six hours because of thunderstorms at TPC Louisiana midway through the round meant the play-off could not take place on Sunday.
Sweden's Blixt - the world number 256 - and Smith had led outright after the second and third rounds and did not drop a shot throughout the 72 holes, with each round in the revamped team format alternating between foursomes and fourballs.
The final tee time was moved forward to 8:16am local time (14:16 BST) in an attempt to beat the predicted bad weather and despite the intense thunderstorm, it appeared the tournament - the first official PGA team event since 1981 - would be completed.
But Kisner's 31-yard chip, close to 12 hours after his group had teed off, rattled the pin and dropped into the cup, meaning the players will return to the par-five 18th to begin the play-off at 9am local time (15:00 BST) on Monday.
"Well, we knew we had to have it," Kisner said. "All I was trying to do was make sure I didn't leave it short, and I couldn't see much. I knew it was breaking a little right, and when it hit the flag, I said, 'Don't you come out of there.'
"Someone had to get hot in order to catch us today, and they did," said Blixt, a two-time PGA Tour winner. "We just have to leave this behind and try to go out there and make birdie or eagle on 18 tomorrow and try and win this tournament," he added of the better-ball play-off.
Americans Kelly Kraft and Kevin Tway were third after combining for a 61 that left them on 23 under.
Former world number one Jordan Spieth and fellow Texan Ryan Palmer were a further stroke back after posting a 64.
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Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac believes Wales can emulate the expansive style of play his side employed to win Pro12.

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Saturday's 46-22 defeat of Munster in Dublin resulted in the Scarlets' first league success for 14 years.
Pivac, who has been in charge for three seasons, has assembled a coaching team that includes Stephen Jones, Byron Hayward and Ioan Cunningham,
"I know Wales have talked about playing a similar sort of style in the future and I hope they do," he said.
"Wales can play a great brand of rugby and I am sure they will going forward."
Former Wales outside-half Jonathan Davies has suggested the national team are not allowed to play like the Scarlets, who have been moulded by backs coach Jones.
"We have some players that have a lot of X-factor but it's about getting them the ball," said Pivac.
"You have to have the skillset. They understand their roles and are disciplined and have come a long way and it's not happened overnight.
"You are seeing some of the players representing Wales representing the Scarlets who are playing very well.
"We know they can play this sort of game and they are showing what they can do.
"We have some great athletes in Wales, not only at the Scarlets but also at the Ospreys, Blues and the Dragons."
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Pivac says Scarlets' Pro12 success is the result of "three years of hard work" since his arrival from Auckland.
"You inherit staff and players and have an idea on how you want to play the game," he said.
"It takes time and if there are guys who can't perform the roles you have to move them on.
"It took a couple of years to get the squad that we wanted."
Scarlets' chances of winning Pro12 seemed slim when they lost their first three matches of the season.
"We talked about the start of the season a lot and if we hadn't have been making line breaks and chances we would have been concerned," said Pivac.
"Jonathan Davies and Rhys Patchell came in and we had our internationals come back in after the New Zealand tour, so it was probably understandable we weren't hitting our straps at the start.
"But we worked hard and enjoyed the style of rugby we were playing and we have the athletes to play that style of game."
The Scarlets will have players to replace next season, with Wales and Lions back Liam Williams heading to Saracens and Canada wing DTH van der Merwe moving to Newcastle. Both players scored in the Pro12 final.
Pivac knows replacing Williams might be the hardest task.
"He is a real competitor," said Pivac. "If we had 15 of him, we would be unbeatable.
He is that sort of character and someone you want in your group, he lifts players around him.
"He got named as British Lion but you would not know that because his focus has been with the Scarlets.
"We are going to miss him. It's hard to put into words the contribution he has put into this club but I have a sneaking suspicion he will be back.
"I hope he gets the opportunity with the Lions because you saw what he did with Wales in New Zealand last summer. He offers everything Warren Gatland will be looking for."
Scarlets will return to Wales on Sunday for a homecoming celebration.


Eight men have been charged over the death of a US graduate found beaten on the Greek island of Zakynthos on 7 July, local media report.

Texas native Bakari Henderson, 22, was brutally attacked after he left a bar following a dispute, police said.
Six Serbian nationals, a 34-year-old Greek and a 32-year-old British national of Serbian descent were detained after CCTV footage emerged.
A seventh Serbian tourist is also being questioned, Greek news agency ANA said.
Mr Henderson suffered severe head injuries in the attack at the coastal resort of Laganas, and was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital.
Witnesses reportedly told police he angered one of the bouncers when he and his friends tried to take a selfie with a waitress.
Footage later obtained by the police shows Mr Henderson being attacked by a group of men outside a shop.
The suspects are accused of beating Mr Henderson and leaving him unconscious in the street.
Police have reportedly ruled out racism or nationalism as a motive for the attack.
Mr Henderson's friend, Travis Jenkins, earlier told ABC News that it was unlike him to get into a street brawl.
"Bakari was not one to act aggressively like that," Mr Jenkins said, adding: "He was always the one who was the peacemaker."
Mr Henderson graduated last month from the University of Arizona with a degree in business finance and entrepreneurship.
His family said they were "devastated" by his death.
"Bakari loved spending time with family and friends, travelling and meeting new people," a family statement said.
"He was a big thinker and enjoyed coming up with new business ventures. Bakari was an inspiration to all he met."
The recent graduate was in Greece working on a photo shoot for a new clothing line, according to his family.
Mr Henderson's family is working with the US state department to recover his body while a GoFundMe page to help the family with the costs involved in "bringing back the body of Bakari and all funeral expenses" has raised nearly $60,000 (Â£46,000) of its $80,000 target.


Car giant Toyota says it is creating 70 jobs at its engine plant in Flintshire to meet an increase in demand.

The Deeside factory is now making engines for vehicles made in Brazil and it is about to start supplying them for a new car being made in the UK.
The Welsh plant employs more than 500 people and became the first factory outside Japan to build Toyota's hybrid engine.
Welsh Secretary David Jones will visit the factory later on Friday.
Toyota said it had already started recruiting new staff to help with its increased workload.
Welsh Secretary Mr Jones, who is MP for Clwyd West, said: "Toyota has made a vital contribution to the growing success of the UK car manufacturing sector and to the creation of sustainable jobs in north Wales.
"It is a glowing example of collaboration between a global company and the UK, and a demonstration of why Wales continues to be a prime location to invest and do business."
Richard Kenworthy, director of the Deeside engine manufacturing factory, said the new jobs were great news for the plant and for Wales.
The Deeside plant marked its 20th anniversary last year, with First Minister Carwyn Jones describing it as "a Welsh success story".


A father has asked an inquest whether his teenage son was killed by the Prison Service rather than epilepsy.

Daniel Adewole, 16, was found unresponsive in his cell at Cookham Wood in Rochester, Kent, in 2015.
The inquest in Maidstone heard staff made six attempts to audibly rouse him but believed he was sleeping on the floor hidden beneath covers.
A medical witness also cast doubt on whether Daniel had an epileptic fit before he died.
Daniel's father David Adewole asked: "Is it the Prison Service that killed my son, rather than epilepsy?  I was taking care of Daniel since he was a little baby."
Another medical witness, Dr Neil Soni replied: "We don't know when he fitted. The probability is it was some time before he was found."
He said Daniel may have died up to 30 minutes or even several hours before he was discovered dead at the young offenders institution.
"I don't see that the outcome would have been changed significantly," he added.
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Previously the inquest heard a member of the prison service went for a cigarette break when he could not find Daniel in his cell, and a second staff member decided not to enter the cell in case Daniel was hiding inside and used the opportunity to attack her.
During Tuesday's proceedings, the inquest heard that prison service staff kicked the door of Daniel's cell and shouted his name in their attempts to rouse him between 05:53 and 06:31 BST on 4 July 2015.
The cause of death has been given as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and the coroner is due to give her conclusions on Wednesday.


Scotland boss Gordon Strachan hopes to play a friendly before their "must-win" World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in March to give some players game-time.

The Scots are four points adrift of their second-placed opponents, with four of their next five games at home.
"We have to start winning games at home. And we have to win the next one, that's for sure," Strachan said.
"We'll probably play a friendly before it, because at the moment we have a lot of players not getting a regular game."
Scotland started their campaign with an encouraging 5-1 win in Malta, but after a disappointing 1-1 home draw against Lithuania, damaging 3-0 away defeats by Slovakia in October and group leaders England in November have left their qualifying hopes hanging by a thread.
"Two or three weeks after the England game, we have six strikers who we usually call on and only one played for their team that weekend," Strachan added.
"So that's why we'll have a friendly, so guys like that can have games.
"It's been a disappointing year but we have to put that aside now and look forward to this year. Whatever happens the players will give as much as they can."
Strachan succeeded Craig Levein in January 2013 and signed a two-year extension last summer after failing to lead the national side to Euro 2016.
Speculation over his future intensified after the defeats by Slovakia and England, before the Scottish FA gave the 59-year-old their "unanimous" backing to remain in the role.
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Strachan has won eight of his 20 competitive matches in charge, but only three - against Gibraltar, twice, and Malta - of the past 10.
"There's a huge bit of disappointment, that's for sure," he told Sky Sports. "You have to deal with that.
"I think that maybe a year previous, I thought we were so close to being a good team.
"I think we were playing like a team, we moved like a team together and that was a disappointment because I thought we were going to take it from there to become a right good side.
"Circumstances are against you sometimes, but we can't blame anyone else apart from ourselves."


A 41-year-old man has died after being shot in a house in Cork city.

Emergency services were called to the property on Plunkett Road at about 16:30 local time on Tuesday.
Irish state broadcaster RTÃ‰ has reported that another man was in the house when the shooting took place.
It is understood he is helping Irish police (gardaÃ ) with their investigation.
The scene has been sealed off for technical and forensic examinations.
Police have said they are "not looking for anyone in relation to the incident at this time".
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the man's body on Wednesday.


This year's Tony Awards scored its best US TV ratings since 2009, with viewership up 20% from last year's show, according to the CBS network.

Some 7.2 million people tuned in to the three-hour show, hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris.
The telecast came second to an NBA finals game between San Antonio and Miami, watched by 11.6 million.
Kinky Boots dominated the awards, winning best musical as well as five other prizes.
Harris, who made his fourth appearance fronting the event, again drew plaudits for his hosting duties and show-stopping opening number.
"It took Neil Patrick Harris only about three minutes to banish any worries that the fearsome Host Fatigue Syndrome would overtake him and the Tony Awards on Sunday night," said the New York Times.
"He set the bar so high with his introductory flourish that fears of another familiar Tony malady haunted the rest of the CBS broadcast: the dreaded How Do We Top the Opening Number Disease."
The Los Angeles Times also praised the "invaluable, unshakeable" Harris.
The 39-year-old, its critic wrote, "was never too long out of view, and when he was around, he was put to good use".
The event also featured appearances from Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Scarlett Johansson, Sally Field and Mike Tyson.
Last year's Tonys was watched by six million viewers, down from the 6.9 million who saw the show in 2011.


Plastics packaging group RPC is set to buy British Polythene Industries (BPI) in a deal which values the Greenock-based company at £261m.

The companies said they had reached agreement over a recommended cash and share offer.
The offer represents a premium of about 30% to BPI's closing price as of 8 June, RPC said in a statement.
Shares in BPI soared by about a third after the proposed transaction was announced.
The deal has still to receive regulatory clearance.
RPC is a multi-national company which specialises in rigid plastics.
BPI produces about 275,000 tonnes of polythene films a year for a wide range of markets, including agriculture and horticulture and industrial and consumer products.
It is also one of the largest recyclers of waste polythene film in Europe.
Northamptonshire-based RPC said the deal was "strategically compelling", providing RPC with an established platform in the European polythene films market.
BPI chairman Cameron McLatchie said: "The last five years have seen consistent improvements in BPI's performance and prospects, but not all of this progress has been reflected in the price or rating of BPI's shares.
"RPC has recognised the value inherent in our business and prospects by making an offer at an attractive premium to the share price.
"BPI's business should benefit from the ability of a larger group to expand its footprint in Europe and beyond.
"Shareholders will benefit from enhanced liquidity for their investment, and employees will have access to the opportunities available in a larger group.
"The BPI board is therefore unanimously recommending acceptance of the offer."
RPC chief executive Pim Vervaat said: "The proposed offer for BPI represents a compelling strategic opportunity for RPC to enter the European polythene films market through an established platform. BPI has a strong product portfolio with attractive market positions in its core markets in Europe.
"The combination will further broaden RPC's range of polymer conversion technologies in line with global peers, establish a new growth platform with a strong cost synergy potential whilst enhancing the group's overall polymer-buying capability.
"I believe the combination of RPC and BPI is an excellent strategic fit and look forward to growing the enlarged platform to continue generating value for our customers and our shareholders."


An artist famed for his tiny sculptures has created a microscopic William Shakespeare to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death.

Willard Wigan, whose works are so small they can fit inside the eye of a needle, has dubbed the creation To See or Not to See.
Smaller than a full stop in a newspaper and only viewable with a microscope, the piece took four weeks to complete.
It is on display at the Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton.
Mr Wigan, who was born in Birmingham, said the work "took every ounce of my skill and took a lot out of me".
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"Shakespeare is the greatest storyteller the world has ever known, and as I'm the world's leading micro-sculptor, I wanted to honour him in the best way I can," he said.
"The most difficult aspect was getting his proportions right, but I'm really pleased with the result."
The artist said he created the micro-Shakespeare from synthetic materials, painted using a floating fibre plucked from the air as a brush.
It is surrounded by an 18-carat Elizabethan-style frame with the words "To see or not to see" underneath.
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There will be 30 microscopic pieces on show including "Noddy Holder in a Needle".
Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564 and he died there on April 23, 1616.


People dressed in superhero costumes have attended the funeral of a six-year-old boy who was shot to death at his primary school last week.

Jacob Hall was shot by a teenage gunman who killed his own father before the rampage in Townville, South Carolina.
Another child and a teacher were also wounded in the attack.
Jacob's family asked mourners to dress as the superheroes Jacob loved and he is being laid to rest dressed as Batman.
His blue casket was decorated with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stickers and figurines of Ninja turtles and Captain America.
Six-year-old Lily Gunby, who attended the funeral dressed in a pink and black superman shirt, said Jacob "was really sweet" and "knew a lot about Jesus".
Her uncle, Derek Gunby, said Jacob was "the cutest thing ever" at the church's Bible school.
Police in South Carolina have been showing support by dressing as superheroes such as Captain America, the Punisher and Spider-Man.
Townville Elementary teachers also attended the funeral, with some wearing handmade blue capes and Ninja Turtle masks.
Jacob had told his family he wanted to be a preacher one day, and the Reverand Tim Marcengill told a crowd that packed the pews at the family's Oakdale Baptist Church: "He's preaching today."
He also said Jacob was "Townville's very own superhero".
Jacob died several days after a gunshot wound pierced an artery in his leg.
The 14-year-old gunman was subdued by a volunteer firefighter before he could enter the school and harm more students.
The attack happened just as students were being let outside for recess break on 29 September.


Two siblings left brain damaged from birth have been awarded multimillion-pound payouts in "unprecedented" clinical negligence cases.

Natasha Jackson, now 23, has been awarded £7m after errors at Sharoe Green Hospital, Preston, resulted in her developing cerebral palsy.
It follows a £6m payout for her brother Patrick, 22, who also has the condition, awarded in 2010.
The NHS Litigation Authority said the compensation would fund their care.
Legal action was brought against the now-defunct North West Strategic Health Authority, which was responsible for Sharoe Green at the time.
Both Natasha and Patrick were left severely disabled after errors during their deliveries at the hospital, which closed in 2004.
Their mother, Paula McKay, fought lengthy legal battles to secure compensation for her children, who both require specialised accommodation and equipment.
Ms McKay, from Leyland, Lancashire, said it had been "devastating" to learn her daughter had cerebral palsy shortly after she was born.
It "ripped her heart out", she said, when Natasha's younger brother was also diagnosed with the condition at 18 months old.
"The first time was bad enough but we were absolutely devastated for it to happen a second time," she said.
Lawyer Olivia Scates, who represented the Jacksons, said it was "unprecedented" for two children from the same family to suffer brain damage as a result of clinical negligence.
Ms McKay said the settlements had reassured her both children would be taken care of after she died.
"I was desperate not to see them end up reliant on social services care in a home that was not appropriate for them," she said.
Ms McKay said the payout "wasn't like winning the lottery" as it has to last both of her children for the rest of their lives.
"The money is all budgeted into different pots - transport, staff, training, accommodation and holidays for Natasha and Patrick," she said.
The NHS Litigation Authority said: "Compensation has been agreed with the family, which will assist in meeting the claimant's current and future care needs for life."


"Roman Abramovich has spent hundreds of millions of pounds and finally got what he really wanted all that time.

"John Terry, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole, Petr Cech and Frank Lampard can now say they have won everything.
"There's not a better moment - it doesn't sink in for ages but eventually you realise you played in the best team in the whole of Europe.
"You have to give massive credit to Roberto di Matteo, the way he's managed them, because he doesn't know what's happening to him tomorrow.
"He's got them all together, playing for each other and they've all raised their game.
"He's got the more experienced players back in the team and, boy, has that made a difference.
"As Di Matteo slowly took over, the formation and the shape of the team has changed.
"Tactically he's got everything spot on.
"Bayern Munich were the better team but it doesn't matter as far as Chelsea are concerned.
"Chelsea have won this competition away from home.
"In many ways, the performances in Lisbon and the Nou Camp in Barcelona have really set them up for this night.
"And Drogba's equaliser, and the time that it was scored, made a massive difference to the outcome of this game."
"Bayern Munich, over 90 minutes, were the better side but for Chelsea to show the courage they did, to come back and beat them on penalties after missing the first one, is quite a remarkable achievement.
"What is also remarkable is that [while] they've been to six semi-finals over the last decade, they've finally [now] produced and you have to take your hats off to them.
"Didier Drogba, Peter Cech, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard have been fantastic servants to Chelsea over the years.
"I'm genuinely pleased for them for the way they've turned their season around.
"Roman Abramovich can change the coaches and managers but the one thing he's had over the last few years is that he has been able to rely on those players.
"They have been the rock and that has created a spirit at Chelsea.
"You have to have a little bit of luck to win the cup - Arjen Robben missing a penalty in the final and Lionel Messi missing a couple of weeks to send them through.
"But Drogba has been the best centre forward of his type, certainly in the Premier League, for the past eight years.
"It could be his last appearance but I sincerely hope it isn't because he's still got something to offer. Big player, big occasion - remarkable that he's got the two [crucial] goals.
"If they're going to replace him, how are they going to replace him?
"He has been quite fantastic, year in and year out.
"It's quite fitting that he got the equaliser and it's quite fitting that he got the [winning] penalty if he is going to bow out."


Business chiefs have largely welcomed the government's decision to approve the building of a third runway at Heathrow, arguing it will boost jobs and growth.

But some have raised concerns about the decision and its execution.
Here, we round up some of the reaction from the business community.
President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Paul Drechsler
"A new runway at Heathrow is really fantastic news, especially as the country has waited nearly 50 years for this decision. It will create the air links that will do so much to drive jobs and unlock growth across the UK, allowing even more of our innovative, ambitious and internationally focused firms, from Bristol to Belfast, to take off and break into new markets.
"With contracts to tender for, apprentices to recruit and supply chains to build, this decision must be taken forward swiftly, giving businesses the confidence to invest.
"Our aviation capacity is set to run out as early as 2025, so it's crucial we get spades in the ground as soon as possible to reap the benefits for jobs and growth, precisely when the country needs them most."
Chief executive of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary
"Approving a third runway at Heathrow over Gatwick is not the way forward. London now benefits from three competing airports, and three large competing airlines (British Airways, Easyjet and Ryanair) and the best way to deliver additional runways in a timely and cost-efficient manner is to approve three additional runways, one each at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
"The threat of additional runways at competitor airports will force Heathrow to keep its costs down while developing a third runway in the most timely and efficient manner."
Mike Cherry, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses
"Today's decision on airport capacity is a welcome boost for British business, which could deliver up to Â£211bn of extra economic growth, 180,000 jobs and double the apprenticeships at Heathrow to a total of 10,000. We now need to see budgets committed and shovels in the ground as soon as possible.
"When the runway is built, FSB members will want to see promises for increased regional connectivity delivered, in addition to new routes to overseas destinations - boosting freight exports and connecting our world-beating businesses to new markets."
Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group
"We're pleased that a decision has finally been made, but the cost of this project will make or break it. The government's directive to cap customer charges at today's level is fundamental.
"Heathrow is the world's most expensive hub airport, so it's critical that new capacity is affordable. The airport has consistently argued that the British economy will benefit if the third runway is approved.
"Heathrow want it, argued for it and now must ensure it's the UK and the travelling public who get the benefits from the runway, not the airport's owners."
Miles Celic, chief executive of TheCityUK, which lobbies for the financial services industry
"Today the government made the right decision, one which will boost the UK's international competitiveness and help support the UK's position as the world financial centre.
"However, the path ahead remains a long one, with plenty of room for disruption. This decision has been decades in the making - it must not be decades in the execution.
"We hope ministers will stand firm and support a smooth planning process without any further deferrals or delays."
Chief executive of Gatwick, Stewart Wingate
"We are disappointed as we do not believe this is the right answer for Britain. Gatwick has put forward a credible financeable and deliverable plan for expansion. It is a plan that can guarantee growth and guarantee certainty for Britain.
"We look forward to studying the full reasons behind the government decision in detail. The challenges facing Heathrow have not changed. Our message today is that Gatwick stands ready to proceed when the time comes."
Chief executive of aerospace trade body ADS Group, Paul Everitt
"As demand for air travel increases, UK airlines are expected to invest around Â£60bn in new aircraft over the next 20 years.
"For UK aerospace companies, this represents major opportunities for growth and a sustained economic return for the nation's finances.
"Mitigating the environmental impacts of increased aviation has been an overriding priority throughout the debate. The UK's aerospace industry leads the world in developing innovative technology that makes aircraft more fuel-efficient, less polluting and quieter."
Director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, Adam Marshall
"Put simply, it's about time. Successive governments have prevaricated for far too long in the face of a blindingly obvious need for more runway capacity.
"Businesses will now want assurances that the final approval process for Heathrow's new runway will be smooth and swift, so that construction can begin as soon as possible."


Very large but mercifully deep: this appears to be the view of scientists analysing the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan.

Initially measured by the US Geological Survey as magnitude 7.7, the quake is now listed by the USGS as magnitude 7.5.
Even this revised assessment makes Monday's event a terribly powerful tremor. Around the world, only about 20 quakes each year, on average, measure greater than magnitude 7.0.
But the origin of the shaking was more than 200km (125 miles) below the surface - much deeper than the magnitude 7.8 quake that brought widespread destruction to eastern Nepal in April. That event was only 8km deep and was followed by many aftershocks, including one in early May of magnitude 7.3.
Similarly, the devastating tremor that killed tens of thousands in Kashmir almost exactly 10 years ago was magnitude 7.6 - and just 26km deep.
The much greater depth of Monday's quake appears to have lessened the ground shaking that it produced, although its effects were felt over a wide area.
"The rupture dimensions will be very similar, but it's very far away from the Earth's surface, so there is strong shaking but it is much less severe than for a shallow earthquake," said Prof Martin Mai, an earthquake physicist from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.
Monday's tremor shares an overall cause with the Nepal earthquakes in April and May: the slow collision caused by India pushing north into the Eurasian continent. But they are not directly related.
"Those Nepal earthquakes are not directly linked to this; they did not set in train a chain of events that caused this earthquake," said geoscientist Prof David Rothery, from the Open University. "It's not part of an earthquake swarm."
The Hindu Kush mountains sit on the corner of the Indian plate, rather than being at the front line of the continental collision, where the Himalayas are thrust upwards as India disappears beneath Eurasia at a rate of 40-50mm (2in) per year.
It is in this rugged region that the sideways slip between India and Afghanistan meets the head-on impact of the Himalayan fault line. There are many small, interacting faults and forces pushing in different directions.
"It's a really intricate area," Prof Mai told BBC News. "This is where several plates have met, over several millions of years, and formed this really complex deformation pattern.
"Many fault lines have been mapped, and not all of them are active right now. But any of them could become active at any time, through such an earthquake."
Fortunately, the particular area that shook on Monday has tended to see deep earthquakes, rather than shallow ones.
"This is an area in which, predominantly, the earthquakes that occur are at a depth of 100-200km, while the event of 2005 occurred in a region [300km south-east] where we see more shallow earthquakes, historically," Prof Mai said.
Geophysicists studying this pattern of deep quakes in the Hindu Kush have suggested they might be caused by "boudinage": a process that takes its name from the French for sausage, because of the odd-shaped chunks of rock that result.
A narrow slab of the northward-pushing Indian continent has been forced downward by the collision and now sits almost vertically. It is being further pulled and ruptured by forces in the Earth's mantle - and those ruptures produce deep earthquakes.
"These earthquakes occurring at 200km are indicative of the processes of deformation that are occurring deep beneath the crust, as this piece of slab is being drawn down into the mantle underneath the Hindu Kush," said Simon Redfern, professor of mineral physics at the University of Cambridge.
"The earthquake today fits this pattern."
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British shoppers are happy to sign up for retail reward cards, but show little loyalty when it comes to actually using them.

That's according to a survey of 63 countries by market researchers Nielsen, which found 89% of British consumers belong to a loyalty scheme.
Only Finland has a higher membership rate.
Britons belong to an average of 3.6 schemes each - a rate bettered by only Japan and Lithuania, the survey found.
However, the 30,000 online consumers surveyed - including 501 in Britain - suggested that only half of UK shoppers would actively buy from a retailer with a loyalty scheme ahead of one without - the lowest proportion apart from Denmark.
Some 55% said that they shopped more at retailers with loyalty schemes - considerably lower than the global average of 67%.
"This suggests Britons simply like the idea of signing up rather than actually using them - a 'tick-box' exercise - but the schemes are not personalised enough to keep them engaged," said Mike Watkins, Nielsen's UK head of retailer and business insight.
"The result being UK retail is drowning in a sea of loyalty cards."
Cashback was the most popular feature of these rewards among consumers. Businesses are keen on them as the data held on loyalty cards is rich with information about shopping habits
Just over half of those asked in Britain, and 62% globally, said they were comfortable with retailers collecting information about their habits in exchange for discounts.
This search for value is key to shopping habits with experts suggesting that "promiscuous" consumers shop around for the best deal - diluting the impact of loyalty cards.
Others argue that loyalty schemes in a digital format will grow in the future.


The ex-wife of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has told the BBC that she and her children are yet to be fully reintegrated into the society years after fleeing from the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

12 January 2016 Last updated at 12:47 GMT
Evelyn Amony was abducted by the rebel when she was 12, and spent 11 years in their camp.
She was also forced to became Mr Kony's wife and had three children with him.
For nearly three decades, the LRA has committed many atrocities - abducting children and forcing the boys to become fighters and keeping the girls as sex slaves.
Mr Kony, who is still at large, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges.
Ms Amony now works with other war-affected women in northern Uganda, and has published a book: I Am Evelyn Amony: Reclaiming My Life from the Lord's Resistance Army.
She has been telling the story of her abduction, escape and the violent life around her to the BBC World Update's Dan Damon.


Aid convoys are due to be sent to Syria's besieged areas, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has said.

He said it would be a test of whether warring parties were committed to allowing in humanitarian supplies.
Among the areas due to receive aid is the town of Madaya, where people have been dying of starvation.
World powers last week agreed to seek a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" and to accelerate and expand aid deliveries.
The seven areas named by the UN are:
"It is the duty of the government of Syria to want to reach every Syrian person wherever they are and allow the UN to bring humanitarian aid," Mr de Mistura said after talks in Damascus on Tuesday.
"Tomorrow we test this."
The Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad earlier approved humanitarian access to seven areas which are besieged, either by government troops or rebel groups.
The areas are those deemed by the 17-member International Syria Support Group to be most in need of relief.
Almost half a million people live in besieged areas, according to the UN.
The cessation of hostilities - which does not apply to jihadist groups - is due to come into force later this week.
But President Assad has cast doubts on the move, warning it would be "difficult" to implement and would not mean all parties would stop using weapons.
Government forces, backed by Russian air power, have been advancing in the north towards Syria's biggest city and commercial centre, Aleppo. They are on the brink of encircling the rebel-held east of the city.
Earlier this week, a series of rocket attacks on several hospitals and schools in areas close to Aleppo killed up to 50 people.
Save the Children said seven healthcare facilities were hit - more than was previously reported.
Turkey has blamed Russia for the strikes, which the UN has said could constitute war crimes.
Russia said it "categorically rejects" accusations of war crimes. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the BBC that the only proof Russia would accept from the ground "comes from the Syrian authorities".


Information on 2,345 British paedophile suspects supplied by Canadian police was "poorly handled" by the body set up to protect children, a report has said.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission found the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) had not dealt with the material properly.
Toronto Police alerted Ceop to website users who had bought films thought to contain indecent images of children.
It was sent in July 2012, but had not been forwarded to police by late 2013.
It was only when Toronto Police again contacted Ceop in October that year for an update on progress that the oversight was found.
The intelligence from the operation, called Project Spade, has resulted in the jailing of Cambridge doctor Myles Bradbury, who abused young cancer patients, and Cardiff deputy head teacher Gareth Williams, who secretly filmed pupils.
Another person named was Essex deputy head teacher teacher Martin Goldberg, who was found dead a day after police questioned him.
A police officer, who had been seconded to Ceop at the time from a regional force, faced misconduct proceedings for allegedly failing in his duties and responsibilities.
At a meeting on Monday the allegations against him were found to be not proven.
In its report, released on Tuesday, the complaints watchdog said the initial handling of the material from the Canadian investigation had been appropriate.
But how it had been referred on afterwards was a concern.
It said: "There was evidence of a lack of a general understanding or agreement as to who had ownership of the issue for some time, disagreements as to which team within the organisation might have the capacity to take the lead and consider and process the information most appropriately."
At the time, Ceop was under the command of the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The National Crime Agency (NCA) replaced Soca in October 2013.
An NCA spokesman said of the report findings: "No NCA officers faced any misconduct charges but one has received words of advice.
"As the IPCC has noted, the NCA commissioned two internal reviews to ensure that processes were improved.  All of the recommendations of these reviews were accepted and have been implemented."
He said the NCA's Ceop Command had "transformed significantly" during the last 18 months with the investment of Â£10m announced at the WeProtect summit in 2014.
And he added that in 2015 to 2016, 1,802 children were safeguarded or protected as a result of NCA activity.


Hampshire Constabulary has apologised to a rape victim and agreed a £20,000 out-of-court settlement after officers failed to investigate her complaint properly and arrested her.

The woman, who was 17 at the time of the rape in 2012, tried to kill herself after she was told she could face charges for lying about the attack.
Her rapist was convicted and jailed for five years in 2013.
Hampshire Constabulary said it was "sorry for how we let her down".
Laura, which is not her real name, was at a house with friends after a night out when she was raped by a man who was part of the group.
Laura reported the rape to police in Winchester, but her mother - "Jackie" - told the BBC the officers who responded "weren't very sympathetic".
Laura told officers she believed there was forensic evidence on her T-shirt, which implicated her attacker.
The police did not carry out a full test and failed to find any evidence, Jackie said.
Police later arrested Laura on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
"I was horrified," said Jackie.
"A woman comes forward and tells the police authority she has been raped: You expect them to do everything they can to put the rapist away."
Jackie believes the officers' attitude to her daughter was influenced by the fact she had been in trouble with the police in the past.
Her daughter also had mental health problems.
Following the arrest, Jackie said Laura started self-harming again, before trying to commit suicide twice "because she couldn't cope".
"She just couldn't believe she wasn't believed," Jackie said.
Four months after her arrest, detectives visited Laura to tell her they believed her story.
The Crown Prosecution Service had asked for the T-shirt to be thoroughly tested and the rapist was charged.
Laura began proceedings against Hampshire Constabulary using the Human Rights Act.
The force decided to settle out of court and investigated a number of officers involved in the case.
One was given a written warning and three others were allowed to resign or retire during the internal investigation.
Jackie said: "I think it is disgusting.
"If you're in the middle of an investigation and you've been named, they shouldn't let you resign or retire, because you are answerable to that."
She added: "I'm glad that they have admitted that they were wrong.
"But... if it can happen to my daughter, how many more can it happen to?"
Laura's lawyer, Debaleena Dasgupta, said: "Without the Human Rights Act Laura would not have been able to seek justice for the shocking way she was treated by the police."
Chief Superintendent David Powell, of Hampshire Constabulary, said initial handling of the case had been "poor".
"We have already personally apologised to the victim and her mother and I repeat here now that we are sorry for how we let her down."
He added: "The initial officers involved did not treat this victim in a way that she or any other victim would deserve to be treated. We deeply regret this."
He said he wanted to reassure all victims of sexual assault that they would be taken seriously.
"We do believe you, we appreciate how hard it is to come forward to report these offences... we are doing everything to ensure we never have an initial response like this again."


Maternity services at Caithness General Hospital in Wick should move to a midwife-led unit, a new report has recommended.

NHS Highland reviewed the services following the death of a newborn baby at the hospital's unit last year.
The report on the internal review suggests most births at the hospital can be handled by midwives.
Where complications do arise during a pregnancy, women would be transferred to a "strengthened" unit in Inverness.
But a Caithness mother-of-two Kerry Mackenzie has told BBC Radio Scotland that the suggestion that Caithness General moves to a Community Midwife Unit (CMU) was "shocking".
She said a consultant at the Wick hospital played a part in saving the lives of her and her daughter and described giving birth to her second child in hospital in Inverness as "traumatic".
The newly-released report on the health board's internal review said that where there were complications with a pregnancy, women would be taken 102 miles (165 km) to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
The report said this change would improve the safety of both newborn babies and mothers during labour and birth for the population of Caithness and neighbouring Sutherland.
The review estimated there were about three births per week being delivered in Caithness General and that the majority of these could be supported by midwives and did not require the intervention of an obstetrician.
The report has also recommended the "strengthening" of Raigmore Hospital as a hub.
This would allow its staff to provide 24-hour-a-day obstetric, neonatal and senior midwifery support to all the CMUs and community midwifery teams across NHS Highland's North Highland Health and Social Care Partnership, including Caithness and Sutherland.
NHS Highland's director of public health and policy, Prof Hugo van Woerden, conducted the review.
It included input from external experts in obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and midwifery.
Prof van Woerden said: "Before commenting on the finding of the report I want to put on public record that local people have been uppermost in my mind.
"In conducting the review, what I was hoping to achieve was to provide impartial and undisputable evidence that will help people make informed decisions.
"I hope the findings show that there are ways of providing a safer service in Caithness and significantly reduce something similar ever happening again.
"But at the same time, it should also be possible to make sure that the vast majority of antenatal, gynaecological care and community paediatrics are still provided locally."
He added: "While the board has still to take a decision, I would like to reassure local women, who may already be pregnant or thinking about starting a family, that since October last year Caithness General has, in effect, been acting as Community Maternity Unit.
"The model works well in other parts of Highland and has proven to be safer."
Mrs Mackenzie told BBC Radio Scotland she has campaigned for the upgrading of health services in the far north.
Because of her condition during her first pregnancy, she was due to have been taken to Raigmore but this was not possible because the A9 road south to Inverness was blocked and air ambulances had been diverted to a major road accident in Glasgow.
Her daughter was delivered at Caithness General.
Mrs Mackenzie said: "We were very, very lucky. If it had not been for the consultant and gynaecologist there in Wick we would not be here today."
She described the birth of her second child, a boy, at Raigmore as "traumatic".
She said: "I felt isolated down there. My family could not readily be there. If he had been my first I would not have had another baby."
Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, said she met the health secretary, Scotland's chief medical officer and the head of the Scottish Ambulance Service earlier this week to discuss services for expectant women in Caithness.
She said: "The focus now has to be on NHS Highland to deliver on the report's recommendations.
"The board must ensure safe, reliable, and properly-equipped patient transport is in place. They must also deliver high-quality training and improvements of services in Raigmore for mothers, babies and families.
"Staff need to be adequately supported, if this transition takes place.
"We have excellent midwifes and support staff in NHS Highland, they are highly valued and their expertise and knowledge must be drawn on, whatever model is decided on by the NHS Highland board."
Ms Ross added: "The safety of local women and their newborns must be our paramount concern, and we must all work together to ensure the best care for those using the service in Caithness and Sutherland, and across the Highlands."
Last year, NHS Highland said the death of the newborn baby was "potentially avoidable" if there had been "more timely and immediate access" to advanced support in Inverness.
NHS Highland said an initial review of the incident had found no failings in the care provided by individual staff.
But it added that "a number of issues concerning the current arrangements and protocols for neonatal paediatric risk assessment and support" needed to be reviewed "to ensure the safety of both mothers and newborn babies in the future".


Delays to electrifying the rail line between Cardiff and Swansea has created a "damaging air of uncertainty", Sir Terry Matthews has said.

The Welsh billionaire, who is chairman of Swansea Bay City Region, wants the UK government and Network Rail to give assurances the delay will be minimised.
It follows a Network Rail report which said work would not be done until 2019 and 2024.
The £2.8bn line from London to Cardiff would be delivered by March 2019.
"This is very disappointing news and creates a damaging air of uncertainty around efforts to advance the future prosperity of the Swansea Bay City Region," Sir Terry said.
"Speaking as an engineer it hardly evokes the finest traditions of Brunel."
During Chancellor George Osborne's spending review on Wednesday, the UK government reiterated it was pressing ahead with the Great Western electrification project as part of key UK infrastructure investment.
The Network Rail report was published following the spending review and contained the conclusions of its chairman Sir Peter Hendy, who had been asked to look at the "deliverability and affordability" of the project.
Sir Terry added: "I understand that large infrastructure projects can sometimes end up costing more and taking longer than initially planned.
"If a delay is inevitable we must have clarity on how this will be minimised with cast iron certainty regarding the timetable for delivery."
Last week, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report said Network Rail's severe planning and budgetary failures caused delays and could double the budget.
Between 2014 and 2015 the estimated cost increased from £1.6bn to £2.8bn, not including the extension to Swansea.
Network Rail said changes had now been been made to control costs.
The line from London to Oxford and Bristol Parkway was originally due to be electrified in 2016, to Cardiff in 2017 and Swansea in 2018.


A female passenger found dead in her car after a crash at a Sussex petrol station may have died of natural causes before the collision.

A Toyota Aygo and a Renault Kangoo collided at the Local Fuels service station on the A27 near Lewes at about 11:00 GMT on Sunday,
The 74-year-old woman was found dead in the Renault while her husband, who was driving, was "unwell".
Sussex Police said the couple were not physically injured in the crash.
The 74-year-old driver was taken to hospital in Brighton in a serious condition. He is believed to have had an underlying medical condition.
The British nationals had arrived from France, where they live, hours before the crash.
"The woman passenger was sadly found to be dead and the man who was driving the car was unwell," a spokesman for Sussex Police said.
"The woman's death is being treated as unexplained."
A post-mortem examination is due to take place later this week.


Ian Durrant is to end his long association with Rangers as part of a coaching reshuffle.

He spent last season in charge of the Under-20 development squad, but will not return for the start of pre-season training.
Rangers manager Mark Warburton wants to alter the coaching personnel, leaving Durrant without a position at Ibrox.
He spent 14 years as a player at Rangers, before returning as a coach in 2005.
Durrant held several positions in the youth set-up, then stepped up to work with the first team during Walter Smith's second spell as manager in 2007.
He was first-team coach when Ally McCoist succeeded Smith in 2011, then returned to working with the youths again after McCoist resigned during season 2014-15.


Stand on almost any gridlocked street corner in central Nairobi and you'll find yourself close to a building site.

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The Kenyan capital is booming, with multinational after multinational moving their African headquarters here.
At the heart of this lies the technology industry, growing by 20% annually.
The government is vigorously promoting its vision of creating a Silicon Savannah that can take on the developed world.
To do this, as well as the more traditional forms of investment, human capital is needed.
The population is one of the most educated in the region, unemployment is running at around 40% - yet technology companies are struggling to hire enough qualified talent.
Something that could, if left unchecked, derail Kenya's technology explosion.
In one of Nairobi's many gated suburbs, tucked away behind a luxuriant hedge, is Computer Revolution Africa. The IT company occupies a sprawling colonial bungalow in the middle of a shady garden.
For director Simon Kinuthia recruiting new graduates to join the team has been tough.
"I would say it has been a nightmare," he says.
"We do not get the right people from the universities and tertiary institutions where we expect technology-trained students to come from.
"Modern technology is simply not available in colleges, so we have to bring them in and train them and bring them up to speed before we send them to the clients."
His company is taking part in a internship project run by an NGO called NetHope and technology giant Microsoft.
After a rigorous selection process, 400 computer science graduates are whittled down to 40. The successful group are then trained at the NetHope Academy - partly funded by a Microsoft grant.
Then the interns are placed with companies, about half through Microsoft partners, to gain that all-important practical experience.
"[The course] was actually very vigorous but it was also very interesting and I got to learn a lot," says current intern Lease Mutisya.
"It opened my eyes to the IT world ... to the very many possibilities out there, so I was actually better placed to choose. Things are explained more in detail and things that never used to make sense began making sense."
The interns are paid a stipend, and the placements last 6 months. Another intern, Dennis Gichuhi explains what the chance means to him
"Actually getting this place is more of a golden opportunity, and it means a lot to me, because it's like achieving one of my dreams."
The project is more than just a philanthropic gesture according to Microsoft's Mark Matunga.
"Obviously the impact is clear that there will be stagnated growth in the technology sector, technology being an agent of growth in the 21st century," he says.
"When you don't have a qualified workforce in a country then you're facing stagnated economic growth, stagnated social issues."
It's not only in the technology sector where companies and jobseekers alike have problems finding a good fit.
Nancy Wang is one of a generation of young entrepreneurs that has migrated to east Africa to make their fortune, arriving here in 2006.
After running her own business in South Sudan for five years, she returned to Nairobi looking for opportunities.
When a Kenyan friend of hers came to her house to polish up her CV and apply for some jobs she realised she had found a gap in the market.
In Kenya, job-hunting can mean a lengthy journey across town by bus to an internet café, the constant expense of paying for newspapers, and most likely relying word of mouth.
"Information is so hard to come by, whereas you know the affluent, they get a lot of job information because family members or communities are able to link them to the right opportunities," she says.
"Whereas if you are a fresh graduate living in Kisumu, or even more rural outside of the major cities, it's very difficult for you to hear about the job information or opportunities."
This was the inspiration for recruitment platform M-Kazi. Kazi is Swahili for job.
This is more than just a job listings website. Designed for a country where many people have limited access to the internet - but where just over 70% of the population has access to a mobile - it works on the most basic mobile phone handsets.
Job seekers register their details from their phones using technology called Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) - a sort of souped-up text message system that works more like a secure form of chat.
Vacancies tailored to their experience and qualifications are then texted to them each day, as well as job-hunting tips.
One trip to the internet café is still necessary, to upload their CV. But after that users can send a coded text, and it will be sent with a generic covering letter to prospective employers.
Sylvia Wamuyu lives in Nairobi. The 24-year-old has been looking for work since the beginning of the year.
"It has been tough getting a job since most of the applications you send no one ever replies, even with a regret if you never made it to be shortlisted," she says.
"Other agencies take your money with the hopes of getting you a job but only to find that they were fraudsters."
She started using M-Kazi several weeks ago and since then has landed a job as a receptionist with printing and marketing company Identity Partners.
Her new employer is Monicah Ngongoo. As a small business employing four people, finding reliable staff has been difficult, especially as she relied on referrals from family and friends.
"This has been the biggest issue for me when I started my business, as I ended up with inexperienced personnel," she says.
"The best thing about M-Kazi is that I didn't have to go through irrelevant CVs, as the ones I received were filtered to the category I wanted, it was so easy as I had to call only four people for an interview.
"It has made things so easy, especially for small business like mine, as I cannot afford to use HR companies as they are expensive for the percentage they are charging, or newspaper advertising."
The service is fairly new, so for now it is free for employers to post jobs, while the young company builds up a comprehensive database. Employees are charged a nominal amount for text messages containing vacancies.
Current estimates put the population of Nairobi at around 3m - and it's growing fast.
Getting the right people into the right jobs - and finding ways to harness technology to make that happen may ultimately ensure that this expansion in population is mirrored by one in the economy, rather than in unemployment levels.


A woman who accuses a teacher of raping her while she was in care has denied making up the allegation for money.

Christopher Metcalfe, 70, from Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, is accused of five historical sex offences against three girls in the 1970s and '80s.
The woman, now in her 40s, was 15 when she was attacked by Mr Metcalfe, a rural studies teacher at Skegby Hall, near Mansfield, jurors heard.
Mr Metcalfe has denied all charges at Derby Crown Court.
The alleged victim said Mr Metcalfe had taken her to his house, thrown her to the floor and ripped her clothes before starting to rape her.
She said she tried to run away from him but could not get to the door.
The assault ended about 10 minutes later when a young man, believed to be Mr Metcalfe's son, arrived home, the court heard.
The defence suggested the woman had made up the allegation to try to win a compensation pay-out, but she denied this.
Mr Metcalfe is also accused of raping another teenage girl at his home as well as indecently assaulting a nine or 10-year-old girl during "story-time" and after a swimming lesson.
The trial continues.


Nine tiles blew off the roof of Birmingham's newly-opened Grand Central shopping centre during high winds.

Some panels landed on the fourth storey of John Lewis and others on Station Street, which police then shut.
No-one was hurt and there was no damage to property on the street below the department store, a West Midlands Fire Service spokeswoman said.
A spokesman for Grand Central said "adverse weather conditions" meant the tiles had become loose.
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Dave Ladkin photographed workers at the top of the building shortly after the panels came off and questioned whether strong winds or poor construction was to blame.
Grand Central shopping centre sits above New Street Station and opened in September, several days after passengers began using the redesigned railway concourse.
It cost about Â£750m to redesign the railway station and construct the shopping complex in place of the old Pallasades Centre.
In a statement, Grand Central said: "Due to recent adverse weather conditions, a small number of tiles from the roof of Grand Central Birmingham became loose.
"Although no-one was hurt, for precautionary measures, Station Road was temporarily closed while contractors on-site made safe the area to ensure that no further damage occurs."