Many in Tajikistan were shocked by the announcement that a disaffected deputy defence minister was responsible for attacks on security buildings in the capital Dushanbe on Friday.

Nine police officers were killed when militants led by Gen Abdukhalim Nazarzoda launched the assaults. Operations against his group are continuing at the Romit gorge, about 50km (30 miles) east of Dushanbe.
Why would a senior security official attack his own colleagues, seize weapons and hide in a gorge with his followers?
It is important to note that the government is providing very little information, which makes these attacks hard to analyse.
Mr Nazarzoda was a field commander during the civil war in the 1990s and fought government forces as part of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO).
After a peace agreement in 1997, he joined the army and became a commander.  Other members of the UTO, which had a 30% quota under the peace deal, joined the government.  But the integration into the state structures was never smooth.
Edward Lemon, a doctoral student at the University of Exeter who studies Tajikistan, says President Emomali Rakhmon has gradually moved against his former opponents and consolidated power across the country. The breakdown of power-sharing agreements occasionally leads to violence.
Thus an attempt to arrest former warlord Mirzahuja Akhmadov in 2008 resulted in an ambush in which the head of special forces was killed.
Later on, however, Mr Akhmadov supported government operations against other former field commanders - a move which secured him immunity from prosecution, at least for the time being.
When influential commander Mullo Abdullo, who had not been seen for almost a decade, returned to Tajikistan in 2009, authorities launched a special operation to capture him in what it described as a counter-narcotics campaign.
During the operation Mirzo Ziyoyev, former emergency minister and one of the leaders of UTO, was shot dead.  Mullo Abdullo was eventually killed in 2011.
Thus, as Mr Rakhmon's power grew over time, he became bolder in removing former field commanders who still had their armed supporters who could challenge him.
And lately, the government has cracked down on the opposition Islamic Renaissance Party, which was at the core of the UTO during the civil war. Its leader fled the country fearing persecution and the party has been effectively banned.
Some observers view the case of Mr Nazarzoda as yet another example of the government's growing crackdown on anyone who can oppose the regime.
However, Mr Nazarzoda has not been close to the opposition in the past decade.  According to Parviz Mullojanov, a Dushanbe-based political analyst, he was not involved in politics and did not pose any threat to the president.
Besides, field commanders do not have the political or military powers they had before, he says.
So motives behind the deputy minister's decision to take up arms and turn against the government are not clear. However, suggestions that the attacks are a reflection of growing Islamic radicalisation should be treated with caution.
"Despite the regime's concern over radical Islam, the reality is that almost all of the recent conflicts in the country have been less about religion and more about local politics," says Mr Lemon.
Whatever the reasons for the attacks, the government clearly feels it needs to take action.
In 2012, when a group that was under the command of a former warlord killed a security service general in the east of the country, the government sent hundreds of troops with heavy equipment and armoured vehicles.  Officially, 30 rebels and 17 soldiers were killed.
This time again, the government will want to punish the gunmen in a similar manner. They will try to deliver the message that anyone who opposes the government will be destroyed.


In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene, a former government minister and member of the opposition, explains how a politician should be insulted.

We are not quite sure here in Ghana what to make of the drama that President Jacob Zuma faces when he goes to parliament to deliver his State of the Nation Address.
Our Parliament in Ghana has its share of heckling, rowdiness and walkouts.
Our MPs are experts at dishing out insults without being seen to be insulting.
Members regularly accuse each other of trying to mislead the chamber and there are regular demands to withdraw some word or sentence regarded as un-parliamentary.
But, by and large, the collective ire of our parliamentarians is aroused only when an outsider says something that is deemed to be uncomplimentary about them.
Recently for example, our honourable members got into an almighty tizz when someone suggested that parliament had displayed "ignorance" in a discussion on Ebola vaccine trials.
From where I stood, the scientific evidence did not seem to be on their side, but they were the "Honourables" and so their word counted.
Every Ghanaian now knows there is a strong chance of being hauled before the Privileges Committee of Parliament if you as much as say anything that can be interpreted as "bringing the House into disrepute".
We listen carefully to the words the MPs use to describe their colleagues in the House.
You are not allowed to call an honourable MP a liar, but everybody knows that when a parliamentarian says a colleague has been "economical with the truth", it means the person has told a lie.
There is usually some amount of drama when the president comes into the House to deliver the State of the Nation address or the Minister of Finance delivers the Budget statement.
One year, members of the opposition boycotted the sitting and left the majority to cheer on the president at every pause in the speech.
Another year the president was heckled non-stop but it was quite good natured and not enough to interfere with the delivery of the speech.
On a third occasion, the oppositiont refused to stand up at the end of the speech for the customary standing ovation after the address.
Elizabeth Ohene:
"You are not allowed to call an honourable member of Parliament a liar, but everybody knows that when an MP says a colleague has been "economical with the truth", it means the person has told a lie."
In the last few years, the opposition has resorted to newer methods of protest; like wearing black and red clothes, which are the colours for mourning, to denote what they think of the state of the nation, never mind what President John Mahama might say.
Sometimes, opposition MPs arm themselves with little cardboard pieces on which they write a slogan of some kind, which they will wave in the air as a sign of their displeasure at what the president or the minister of finance had to say.
Compared to the scenes in the South African parliament when President Zuma goes to deliver his address, it is obvious that the goings-on in our parliament is something of a child's play.
I am forced to conclude that our MPs are veering on the side of wit in the wafer-thin line that separates wit and cheap abuse.
It is most unlikely that anybody would get up in parliament in this country and call a minister or a president a thief.
They might think it, and they might even believe it, but they won't utter the word on the floor of parliament.
There will be strong editorials criticising such an MP, traditional rulers and religious leaders will weigh in with their condemnations and there will be calls for the offending MP to be removed from the House.
However, it will be perfectly OK and understood by all to say in the House that a huge gulf has developed between poverty and the president and his ministers.
We watch the drama in the South African parliament and wonder how come they cannot find the language to insult without being insulting.
More from Elizabeth Ohene:
Ghana's fondness for creative language
Our presidents are addicted to titles
Britain's speedy high-drama elections seen through Ghanaian eyes
Should Ghanaians be given a three-day-weekend to attend funerals?
Taking advantage of a crisis
Tolerating fufu made in a microwave


A review ordered after the deaths of seven babies and three mothers has led to urgent changes at two Greater Manchester maternity units.

External experts reviewed the deaths, which occurred at Royal Oldham Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital between January 2013 and July 2014.
They found a "notable absence of clinical leadership" resulting in a "failure to adequately plan care".
Pennine Acute NHS Trust apologised to the families of those who died.
A trust spokesman said he could not comment on whether any of the deaths resulted from failings, saying it was a "legal matter for the coroner".
The review, carried out by a senior midwife and an obstetrician outside the trust, found risk management during and before labour were "below standard, which may have contributed to the poor outcomes".
Three cases involved women medically classed as obese, with their needs "not managed in line with local and national guidance".
Twelve recommendations were made, including improving how serious incidents were dealt with and reviewing the process for employing locum doctors.
Three maternal deaths "did not appear to be the result of deficiencies in care".
The trust said it was investing more than Â£1m by recruiting 40 new healthcare assistants to support patients and midwives.
Thomas Beaty was one of seven babies who died. His parents earlier said they believed he would still be alive "if it were not for the actions of Royal Oldham Hospital".
He suffered severe head injuries after five attempts were made to deliver him using forceps.
National guidelines recommend no more than three attempts.
Gill Harris, chief nurse at the trust, said the incidents "should be seen in the context of approximately 10,000 births a year" at the hospitals.
She said: "The trust board today repeated sincere apologies to all of the families involved for the failings in care which had been identified. I have met with a number of the families and have reiterated the offer to meet with the remaining families, if they wish.
"The review of the incidents found that whilst the maternal deaths did not appear to be the result of deficiencies in care, further scrutiny and improvement was required from the review of the neonatal deaths."
The trust will now be twinned with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a "shared learning arrangement".


Colchester boss Kevin Keen says it is very difficult to persuade players to commit to the club until they know what league they will play in.

The U's survival hopes look slim as they currently sit 10 points from safety with six games to go.
"It's all very well me sitting here saying I know who I want to keep," Keen told BBC Radio Essex.
"There will be a lot of external influences throughout the summer depending on what league we're in."
Colchester are unbeaten in their last three games and travel to 20th-placed Blackpool on Saturday.
"It's very difficult for me to say 'I want to keep him, him and him, those contracts are sorted and we're all good for next year,'" added Keen. "I can't see a scenario where that's going to happen.
"I can see a scenario where players in contract will be sought after by other teams. Players out of contract will have choices to make.
"There are very good players in contract, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens in the summer."


Forensic experts have identified the bodies of five more people who went missing after visiting a bar in a popular entertainment district in Mexico City.

Police found 13 bodies in a mass grave on a ranch near the capital on Thursday.
Ten of them have now been identified as those of people who disappeared from Mexico City's Heaven bar in May.
The motive behind their disappearance and subsequent killing remains unclear.
Seven young men and five women ranging between 16 and 34 years of age were reported missing in the days after the group went to the bar in the Zona Rosa district on 26 May.
Surveillance footage showed some of them being led to cars outside the after-hours bar.
There was no obvious sign of force on the surveillance footage. The men who took them away were not masked and did not seem to be carrying weapons.
There was no trace of the missing people until their bodies were discovered in a grave covered with lime, cement and asbestos on the outskirts of Mexico City.
All of them came from the rough Tepito neighbourhood of Mexico City, and local media have speculated that their killing could be related to warfare between local crime gangs in the area.
Three of them were related to convicted crime bosses, but their relatives have denied they were involved in illegal activities.
Mass kidnappings carried out by drug cartels are not unusual in the border areas of Mexico, but the case of the 12 shocked capital residents.
Two co-owners of the Heaven bar and two employees who were working on the night of the incident have been arrested in connection with the case.
Another co-owner, Dax Rodriguez Ledesma, was found burned to death in July. Police had been searching for him at the time of his killing.
Official figures say 26,000 people have gone missing across Mexico since December 2006, when the army was deployed to fight crime gangs.
Amnesty International has accused  the Mexican government was not doing enough to investigate the disappearances of thousands of people.


A drug testing laboratory in Qatar has been banned from carrying out its work for four months by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Wada said it was suspending the Doha laboratory's accreditation until it improved standards.
It is the seventh of 34 Wada-accredited labs to lose its status this year.
"The decision to suspend the laboratory is a direct result of the more stringent quality assessment procedures," Wada said
It added it wanted to "ensure laboratories maintain the highest standards" so that that "athletes can have full confidence".
The suspension, which took effect on 7 November, prohibits the Doping Analysis Laboratory from carrying out any anti-doping activities including all analyses of urine and blood samples.
The laboratory can appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days.
In June, Rio's anti-doping laboratory was suspended by Wada just six weeks before the Brazilian city hosted the Olympic Games, though it has since been restored. And in November 2015 the Moscow Anti-doping Centre was suspended amid allegations of doping. It has since had its accreditation revoked.


New signing Rickie Lambert is relishing being the "main man" again as he prepares for his Cardiff City debut in Saturday's Championship match at Norwich City.

England striker Lambert has had a frustrating last two years, making just 12 Premier League starts for Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion.
Now Lambert, 34, is refreshed following his deadline-day move to Cardiff.
"I want to be relied on, like I have been all of my career," he said.
Cardiff will be led by Sean Morrison at Carrow Road, with the centre-back inheriting the captaincy following goalkeeper David Marshall's move to Hull City.
But Joe Bennett, signed from Aston Villa, will have to wait for his debut due to a slight calf problem.
Head coach Paul Trollope says Lambert was his "number one target" during the transfer window and was delighted to have landed the player he signed for Bristol Rovers 10 years ago.
Now Lambert, who said Trollope was a major factor in his decision to join the Bluebirds, is anxious to repay that faith and play regularly again.
"Throughout my career everyone in the club has looked upon me to score goals, relied on me to push the team forward and at Liverpool it was kind of I was a chess piece and the same at West Brom," he said.
"In the Premier League most teams have four strikers and you become a certain type of striker, where I am used to being the main man and teams revolving around me.
"Obviously if that happens the teams gets the rewards out of me, I feel. My record in the lower leagues and the Championship speaks for itself and I'm hoping with Trolls [Trollope] I can get back there.''
"I am desperate to enjoy my football again. I'm 34, obviously I want to be playing now until I retire, whenever that is going to be. `
"I don't want to be sitting on the bench and I don't want to be remembering the last few years of my career sitting on the bench somewhere. I want to be playing and if that means dropping down from the Premier League that doers not bother me whatsoever.
"I loved the Premier League, I loved getting there, I have had  great memories. But being relied on, playing and being involved in a team week in week out means more."
Lambert said he had no regrets about joining his boyhood heroes Liverpool in a £4m move from Southampton in 2014, despite making only seven league starts for the Reds.
"I have been asked that question many a time and in hindsight may be you would have picked a different choice," he added.
"But no-one is telling me when Liverpool comes in for you, anyone in my shoes is going to say no being a Liverpool supporter.
"It did not work out but, at the end of the day, I still played for Liverpool, I played in the Champions League and still scored.
"It is something I am proud of, I wish it would have gone better but that's football sometimes. It went my way for years and obviously it did not work out that time."
Meanwhile, Trollope confirmed defender Morrison will be the new captain.
"Sean is going to be the new skipper on and off the pitch. He has grown in stature form coming on the scene quite early as a young centre-half, did well through his time at Swindon and Reading and through here," said Trollope.
"I think he is making good progress. He has shown really good leadership qualities on and off the pitch. He is respected in the group, he has shown a real hunger and desire firstly in preseason when he got injured and he pushed himself to get back available, which is a testament to him."


Sunderland say they are in talks with potential new owners, and that the search for a new manager will be put on hold while negotiations are ongoing.

Owner Ellis Short is currently in talks with "interested parties".
The Black Cats are seeking a replacement for David Moyes, who left his post in May after relegation from the Premier League.
Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes was offered the role but rejected the opportunity in favour of staying at Pittodrie.
An update on the club website read: "With this backdrop, we have been unable to give the assurances any potential candidate would need regarding the plans a new owner could have for the manager's position.
"The recruitment process, whilst still very much active, cannot therefore be concluded imminently."
Sunderland confirmed they have placed an unspecified timescale on the discussions, to allow the manager search to continue.
McInnes, 45, led Aberdeen to two cup finals last season, losing to Celtic on both occasions, and delivered European football with a second-place finish in the Scottish Premiership.
In revealing his decision to turn down Sunderland, former Rangers midfielder McInnes said felt there was "so much still to be done" at Aberdeen.
Short took full control of Sunderland in May 2009 and has been chairman since October 2011.


Germany survived a huge test of their World Cup credentials to see off underdogs Algeria in extra time and set up a quarter-final meeting with France.

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The three-time champions lacked urgency throughout the 90 minutes. They frequently looked rattled as an enterprising Algeria wasted a succession of chances in an open, exciting encounter, before Andre Schurrle finished from close range early in the first additional period.
Mesut Ozil drilled in to double their lead and, although Abdelmoumene Djabou volleyed home to ensure a frantic end, a relieved Germany held on and will take on the French in Rio on Friday.
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The result looked inevitable once an impressive Algeria side began to tire, but Joachim Low's men will have to improve dramatically if they are to secure a first World Cup since 1990.
Germany are into the last eight for the 17th time in 18 World Cup appearances, but they lacked the fluency and cutting edge that has seen them installed among the tournament favourites.
Algeria could not mark their first experience of the knockout stage with a win, meaning Africa's representation in Brazil is over, but they depart with immense credit for a superb campaign.
"Germany played such a high line with little pace in defence, and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is incredible to sweep up after them. They flirt with danger and he gets them out of trouble.
"Has there ever been a better sweeper keeper? He reads things wonderfully well."
The build-up was dominated by talk of them seeking revenge for 1982, when West Germany's convenient 1-0 win against Austria saw them both reach the second round at Algeria's expense.
They beat the Germans in the group stage that year and looked determined to produce a repeat.
With a 5-1-3-1 formation and five changes to their starting line-up that saw playmaker Yacine Brahimi drop to the bench, the Desert Foxes appeared to be set up defensively.
But, after an early spell of German pressure, they went in search of a shock lead and almost found it.
Germany keeper Manuel Neuer made a vital challenge on Islam Slimani after Faouzi Ghoulam's ball up the left wing eluded Per Mertesacker, and it subsequently took an important tackle from the Arsenal centre-half to deny the same man.
Sofiane Feghouli then sliced through the Germany back line only to miscue his cross from a brilliant position, Slimani's diving header was correctly disallowed for offside and Ghoulam steamed through on the left but lashed his finish across goal and wide.
Germany eventually managed to exert an influence - Ozil's misdirected cross was tipped over the bar, Muller headed wide and keeper Rais Mbolhi spilled an Ozil drive - but Algeria refused to sit back and Mehdi Mostefa was the latest to come close with a strike that was deflected wide.
Mbolhi made a magnificent double save from Toni Kroos and Mario Gotze as Germany finished the half well, but it was no surprise when Gotze was replaced by Schurrle at the break.
The big question was whether Algeria would maintain their intensity or be punished for their missed chances and the answer nearly arrived when Schurrle's effort was deflected narrowly off target, before Shkodran Mustafi headed at Mbolhi and the goalkeeper pulled off a fine save from Philipp Lahm's shot.
Algeria responded by tightening up at the back and attempting to pounce on the counter-attack. Keeper Neuer was forced to operate as an auxiliary sweeper as Slimani escaped the German centre-backs, while Feghouli drilled wide and then Slimani lashed powerfully at Neuer.
At the other end, Mbolhi made another stunning stop from Muller's header while Esseid Belkalem and Ghoulam cleared off the line from Schurrle and Benedikt Hoewedes respectively.
Algeria were visibly tiring and after Muller and Bastian Schweinsteiger threatened a winner late in the 90 minutes, Schurrle finally broke the deadlock in the opening moments of extra time.
Muller crossed low from the left for the Chelsea forward to dispatch with an improvised finish. It was the 14th of Germany's last 24 World Cup goals that Muller has been involved it.
Ozil rammed in a second before substitute Djabou converted from Feghouli's cross, but there was no time to find another goal as Germany celebrated and Algeria made a tearful exit.
Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi:
"It's true we are part of Algeria football history, we went farther than any other team before.
"We have to build upon this performance for the future since we saw that Algeria is able to play on an equal footing at a very high level with other teams."
Match ends, Germany 2, Algeria 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Germany 2, Algeria 1.
Attempt saved. Madjid Bougherra (Algeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rais M'Bolhi.
Thomas Müller (Germany).
Rais M'Bolhi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Germany 2, Algeria 1. Abdelmoumene Djabou (Algeria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Feghouli with a cross.
Goal!  Germany 2, Algeria 0. Mesut Özil (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Christoph Kramer (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Foul by Per Mertesacker (Germany).
Islam Slimani (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Mesut Özil (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Aissa Mandi (Algeria).
Offside, Algeria. Madjid Bougherra tries a through ball, but Abdelmoumene Djabou is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Germany. Christoph Kramer replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Delay in match Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) because of an injury.
Philipp Lahm (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Philipp Lahm (Germany).
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half Extra Time begins Germany 1, Algeria 0.
First Half Extra Time ends, Germany 1, Algeria 0.
Corner,  Germany. Conceded by Sofiane Feghouli.
Hand ball by Islam Slimani (Algeria).
Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerome Boateng.
Attempt missed. Mehdi Mostefa (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Algeria. Conceded by Sami Khedira.
Offside, Germany. Thomas Müller tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
Substitution, Algeria. Abdelmoumene Djabou replaces Soudani.
Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Substitution, Algeria. Madjid Bougherra replaces Rafik Halliche because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Rafik Halliche (Algeria) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sami Khedira.
Sami Khedira (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Algeria).
Goal!  Germany 1, Algeria 0. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
First Half Extra Time begins Germany 0, Algeria 0.
Second Half ends, Germany 0, Algeria 0.
Corner,  Germany. Conceded by Rafik Halliche.


Morning flu jabs provoke a stronger immune response than those given in the afternoon, a study shows.

The trial at 24 doctors' practices found people vaccinated before lunch produced the most defensive antibodies.
The University of Birmingham team suggested immunising people in tune with the body's natural rhythm could be a cheap way to save lives.
Experts said the study may mark the dawn of making use of "the body clock in the clinic".
Our internal clock alters our alertness, mood, physical strength and even the risk of a heart attack in a daily rhythm.
And our immune system also waxes and wanes through the day.
Find out what is happening in your body right now
The trial looked at 276 healthy people, aged over 65, getting the flu jab before the 2011, 2012 and 2013 flu seasons.
They were vaccinated either in a morning session (09:00 to 11:00) or an afternoon appointment (13:00 to 17:00).
One month later, patients vaccinated in the morning had produced significantly more antibodies against two of the three flu strains in the jab.
Similar antibody levels were produced for the third strain, the results in the journal Vaccine showed.
Dr Anna Phillips, one of the researchers from the University of Birmingham, said the results were meaningful and doctors should "definitely" think about performing flu jabs in the morning.
She told the BBC News website: "A lot of surgeries just try and fit in vaccination anyway so it's not going to risk any patient, it's not going to cost anything and even if we're wrong you've nothing to lose by doing this.
"I think it's fantastic, the idea of an intervention this easy to do and free is unheard of in terms of trying to change NHS practice."
It is not clear exactly what the critical difference between the morning and afternoon immune system is.
Levels of immune messengers called cytokines, the stress hormone cortisol and sex hormones - all of which affect the immune system - fluctuate in a daily rhythm.
And individual white blood cells also have their own internal clocks that alter their activity too.
Andrew Loudon and David Ray, a pair of body clock professors at the University of Manchester, told the BBC News website: "This may be the dawn of the body clock in the clinic.
"This is a most interesting study, and is among the first to show how the body clock can be used to make healthcare interventions more effective.
"There have been major advances in understanding how the body clock can regulate immunity in laboratory animals, but very little of that exciting science has led to changes in healthcare.
"This study shows that a simple intervention, giving the same vaccine at a different time of day, can result in a major gain in effectiveness."
However, other vaccines stimulate the immune system in different ways so it is too simple to conclude that all immunisation should take place before lunch.
There have been some suggestions that hepatitis B vaccination may be more effective in the afternoon.
But the concept of timing medicine to the body clock - the field of chronotherapy - is powerful and is also showing promise in treating cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
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A young woman who was moved 39 times in the five years she spent in the care of Birmingham social services as a girl says vulnerable children need more support.

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Danielle was taken into care in 1998, aged 11.
She told BBC Inside Out West Midlands about her experiences and said sometimes she felt it was safer to run away.
Danielle said there should be more emotional support for children in care and placements needed to be "sorted out", as they contributed to children's disruptive behaviour.


The NBA basketball league will move its 2017 All-Star game from North Carolina in protest about a state law that it says discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

House Bill 2, or HB2, invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected LGBT people.
The relocation is one of a number of high-profile consequences of the bill, including musicians cancelling gigs.
The NBA said a new location would be announced in the coming weeks.
The league said in a statement: "While we recognize that the NBA cannot choose the law in every city, state, and country in which we do business, we do not believe we can successfully host our All-Star festivities in Charlotte in the climate created by HB2."
The exhibition game, which generates millions of dollars for its host state, could return to Charlotte in 2019 if there was an "appropriate resolution to this matter", the NBA said.
HB2 made North Carolina the first US state to require transgender people to use public toilets that match the sex on their birth certificate rather than their gender identity.
A number of musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Itzhak Perlman, have cancelled concerts in the state in protest against the bill and major businesses such as PayPal, Bank of America, and Apple have said they will boycott the law.
North Carolina's Republican governor Pat McCrory issued a statement following the decision claiming that a "sports and entertainment elite" had "misrepresented our laws and maligned the people of North Carolina simply because most people believe boys and girls should be able to use school bathrooms, locker rooms and showers without the opposite sex present".
LGBT rights advocates praised the NBA's decision. Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said: "Today the NBA and Commissioner (Adam) Silver sent a clear message that they won't stand for discrimination against LGBTQ employees, players or fans."
He added: "We appreciate the leadership of the NBA in standing up for equality and call once again on lawmakers to repeal this vile HB2 law."
Former NBA player Jason Collins tweeted: "As a member of the NBA family and as a gay man, I'm extremely proud to see the NBA take [the] initiative and move the All Star game from North Carolina.
"Their decision is an extremely poignant one and shows that discrimination of any kind is not welcome in sports and is not acceptable in any part of our society. The NBA has set the best kind of example and precedent moving forward for all to follow."
Kevin Durant, one of the sport's biggest stars, tweeted: "I recognize this was a tough decision for the NBA but I respect the choice. Discrimination of any kind cannot be allowed."


At least 53 people have been killed by flash floods caused by torrential rain in northwest Pakistan, say officials.

The rain began on Saturday bringing flooding to parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces.
Pre-monsoon rains often cause damage in rural Pakistan and officials said locals had been warned to leave their villages for safer places.
The summer monsoon season is even worse, last year killing dozens.
The weekend's rains also saw dozens of people taken to hospital with injuries, a national disaster management official, Latif ur Rehman, told the Associated Press.
Pictures showed shops and homes damaged, and bridges swept away.
Habib Khan, from northern Swat valley, told local TV: "We're left on our own. Nobody from the government is coming to help us."
Officials said tents and other relief goods had been sent to the region. Hundreds of people have also moved to safer areas, local media reports.


A multi-million pound sixth form college centralising post-16 education in Flintshire has officially opened its doors.

More than 700 students will be taught at the new state-of-the-art Deeside Sixth building.
The £14.6m college is part of a major overhaul of post-16 education by Flintshire council.
First Minister Carwyn Jones will open the facility, based at Coleg Cambria's Deeside campus, on Friday.
In 2013, it was announced that sixth forms at Holywell, John Summers and Connah's Quay high schools were to be axed, with students instead moving to the new college.


Alex Cuthbert has signed a three-year contract extension with Cardiff Blues.

The Wales wing, 22, said he rejected offers from other clubs to stay with the Welsh region until May 2016.
"I had a lot of decisions to make but I'm glad I've got it sorted and this is the place I want to be to take my rugby career forward. I'm glad it's all sorted now," Cuthbert said.
"I did have some good offers from other clubs but I wanted to stay with the Blues."
The 6ft 6in Wales wing, who made his Test debut as a replacement against Australia in 2011, had been linked with a move to Racing Metro or Toulon in France.
Alex is a great try scorer but he is still young and developing all the time
But the 13-times capped international, who was born in Gloucester, has bucked the player-drain trend out of Wales by staying with the Blues.
Gethin Jenkins (Toulon), James Hook (Perpignan), Luke Charteris (Perpignan), Lee Byrne (Clermont Auvergne) and Mike Phillips (Bayonne) are among the Welsh stars plying their trade in France.
And Wales centre Jamie Roberts has announced he will leave the Blues at the end of the season.
Under new director of coaching Phil Davies, the Blues have lost 11 of 16 games this season but Cuthbert feels the region has a bright future.
He added: "I've certainly seen the progress on the pitch, although we may not be getting the results right now, we are just losing by narrow margins and you can tell it's coming.
"Hopefully we will get some quality players in next season and those close losses will turn into wins for us."
Cuthbert has scored 21 tries in 27 appearances for the Blues and five in 13 for Wales.
He has established himself as a regular in the national side and Davies underlined Cuthbert's importance to his future plans at the Blues.
"Alex is a great try scorer but he is still young and developing all the time," said Davies.
"His work rate is phenomenal and his defence and reading of the game is improving considerably. Hopefully he will get better and better over the next three years."


German luxury carmaker Porsche has said it has already beaten its annual record for most cars sold.

It sold 128,978 cars worldwide in the 11 months to November - already beating the 118,868 sports cars sold in the whole of last year.
Porsche marketing and sales chief Bernhard Maier said that last month alone was up 39% on November 2011.
Demand came from China and the US, where there was 70% more demand for Porsches last month than in 2011.
The demand from other countries has picked up for slack demand in recession-hit Europe.
The result has been a 7.1% fall in car sales in Europe so far this year, with some southern European markets seeing sales slump by about a fifth.
Premium carmakers, such as Porsche and BMW, and budget manufacturers, such as Hyundai, are doing relatively well. But mid-market players - such as Ford and General Motors' Opel and Vauxhall units - are having a torrid time, suffering falling sales, profits and market shares.
David Bailey, a professor of international business strategy and economics at Coventry University Business School, told the BBC that Porsche's success was driven by "huge growth in emerging markets".
"The premium producers are doing very well and the lower end is doing well too. What you have is a bit of a squeezed middle."
By Jorn MadslienBusiness reporter, BBC News
Porsche's dramatic sales growth is a result of a strategy that was hammered out a long time ago.
For years, the German sports car company was essentially a unique niche player offering various versions of its flagship 911 model, accompanied by various cheaper models for customers on a budget.
All this changed a decade ago with the launch of the Cayenne sports utility vehicle. At the time, many said Porsche was in danger of damaging its brand by stretching it, but instead the Cayenne rose to become the marque's best-seller, helping cement its reputation as one of the world's most profitable carmakers.
Since then, the range on offer has continued to expand, with the number of models expected to top 10 by 2016, and this is expected to continue to drive further sales growth in the years ahead.
Diesels and hybrids push Porsche's expansion
GM estimates it stands to lose more than $1.5bn (£935m; 1.2bn euros) on its European operations this year. This week, it said it would end car production at its Bochum manufacturing plant in Germany in 2016.
"People want to be seen in a BMW or an Audi or a Mercedes, it's a rapidly-developing consumer market," IHS Automotive analyst Tim Urquhart told the BBC.
On Porsche, he said that the "Cayenne has really captured the imagination in the US and China".
At the higher end of the car market, Italy's Maserati sold 6,200 last year and said on Wednesday that sales in the first nine months of this year were up 2% to 4,754.
But it hopes to sell 50,000 Maseratis a year by 2015. It plans to sell the sixth-generation of the four-door Maserati model, starting in the 150,000-euro range.
By comparison, a Ferrari starts at 20% below the Maserati. A Porsche Panamera costs from 77,000 to 166,000 euros.
Meanwhile, Indian-owned luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Wednesday that it sold 324,184 vehicles during the first 11 months of the year, up 32% from the same period last year.
It is planning to set up a factory in Saudi Arabia and began construction of a factory in China last month.
In July, German mass-market rival Volkswagen agreed a deal to pay 4.46bn euros ($5.6bn; £3.6bn) to buy the remaining 50.1% stake in Porsche it did not already own.
Volkswagen had acquired a 49.9% stake in Porsche in 2009.


A man wanted for questioning over a shooting at a McDonald's car park in Hull has handed himself in to police.

Liam Windass, also known as Windas, 24, had been sought by Humberside Police since the incident last Saturday.
The force said Mr Windass has been assisting officers with their enquiries since giving himself up on Friday night.
No-one was injured when the windows of a Volkswagen Golf were shot out in the St Andrews Quay area of the city.
Supt Darren Wildbore said: "We would like to thank the public for all their help and support during the course of the investigation."


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has voiced support for a "full transition to civilian rule" in Egypt, at the start of a visit to Cairo.

Supporters of new President Mohammed Mursi are in a stand-off with generals who have ruled since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year.
Speaking after talks with Mr Mursi, Mrs Clinton said the situation required "compromise and real politics".
She also praised Egypt's military council for its interim leadership.
Mr Mursi, of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, was elected in June in the country's first freely contested leadership vote.
'Prevent confrontation'
The hour-long meeting between President Mursi and Mrs Clinton was described by a US official as candid and cordial.
By Kim GhattasBBC News, Cairo
Hillary Clinton wanted to come to Egypt soon after the elections because the US believes it is important to engage with President Mursi early on. The meeting was described by officials as good and candid but this is still a tentative relationship, not a full embrace.
The US administration is slowly feeling its way in the region, learning to work with groups that Washington has shunned in the past.
When Condoleezza Rice was here in 2005 as US Secretary of State, she was categorical - the US would not engage with the Muslim Brotherhood. But in the new Arab world, long-held American assumptions about who is a friend or not have been shattered. And new problems have emerged.
Outside Mrs Clinton's hotel, dozens of Egyptians protested against Mr Mursi and continued US military aid to Egypt under his presidency with slogans like: "We don't want Hamas to rule Egypt."
Afterwards, Mrs Clinton told reporters: "I have come to Cairo to reaffirm the strong support of the United States for the Egyptian people and their democratic transition.
"We want to be a good partner and we want to support the democracy that has been achieved by the courage and sacrifice of the Egyptian people."
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says that for all the US fears of an Islamist takeover in recent decades, the governments in Washington and Egypt have now realised they need each other.
Mr Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood are particularly keen to avoid the sort of international isolation that has been so damaging to other Islamist governments after they have taken office, our correspondent adds.
Saturday's talks launched a series of high-level meetings aimed at stabilising Egypt's fledgling democracy and its alliance with the US.
Mr Mursi has tried to defuse a row over parliament - a body he tried to reinstate by decree last weekend.
The chamber, dominated by Mr Mursi's Islamist allies, was shut down by the military before he took power. The Supreme Constitutional Court has said the dissolution is final.
Mr Mursi says he is "committed to the rulings of Egyptian judges and very keen to manage state powers and prevent any confrontation".
Mrs Clinton said she would meet the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf), Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, on Sunday.
He became the country's interim ruler after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in February last year.
Mrs Clinton praised the role played by the military, but said she would make clear to Field Marshal Tantawi that the US supports the return of the armed forced "to a purely military role".
The secretary of state also encouraged President Mursi to live up to his promises to protect the rights of women and minorities, and to preserve the peace treaty with Israel.
Mrs Clinton arrived in Egypt from a week-long trip to Asia, and will later visit Israel.


An advertising campaign about brothels has caused a row in the last days of Canada's election campaign.

The governing Conservative party says in the newspaper adverts that a win on Monday for the Liberal party would mean "brothels in our communities".
It also warns a Liberal government would legalise marijuana, "making access easier for kids".
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, whose party leads the polls, said the ads are misleading but his focus is on Canada.
His party has also been running controversial adverts - one has suggested the Conservatives could revoke Canadian citizenship with a new law.
The Conservative adverts about brothels and marijuana ran in Punjabi and Chinese, aimed at those voters in Vancouver and Toronto.
"Those aren't our values either. Vote for your values," the adverts said.
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Mr Trudeau responded to the adverts at a recent campaign event but chose not to be drawn on the substance of the Conservative claims.
"I think it is up to [Prime Minister] Mr Harper to explain why he's choosing to mislead Canadians," he said.
"Frankly, I will let him continue to focus on me, I'm going to stay focused on Canadians."
The Liberals have said they would legalise marijuana for people over the age of 18, while the New Democratic Party, the third main party vying for power, has said it would ease laws surrounding marijuana use.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been leading the country for 10 years, defended the campaign, saying Mr Trudeau refused to admit the damage drugs do to families and communities.
"He wants to allow the sale of marijuana in corner stores and increase the number of heroin injection sites, dangerously misguided policies that would only make drugs more accessible to our children."
The Conservatives said their claim about brothels was supported by the fact Mr Trudeau voted against Bill C-36, an anti-prostitution bill.
But Rattan Mall, editor of the Indo-Canadian Voice newspaper, said that the ads were "insulting" to the South Asian community.
A Nanos survey released on Thursday put the Liberals at 37.1% which, if accurate, would put the party within reach of a majority.
Once in third place, the party is now more than seven points ahead of the Conservatives and 13 points in front of the left-leaning New Democrats.
• Canadian election day is 19 October. Its formal campaign season lasts 78 days.
• The Canadian Parliament is comprised of 338 constituencies, called ridings.
• Members of parliament are elected in a "first past the post" system where the candidate with the most votes wins.
• Canada's prime minister is leader of the party which wins the most seats.


The USA is the world's foremost economic and military power, with global interests and an unmatched global reach.

America's gross domestic product accounts for close to a quarter of the world total, and its military budget is reckoned to be almost as much as the rest of the world's defence spending put together.
The country is also a major source of entertainment: American TV, Hollywood films, jazz, blues, rock and rap music are primary ingredients in global popular culture.
The United States originated in a revolution which separated it from the British Crown. The constitution, drafted in 1787, established a federal system with a division of powers which has remained unchanged in form since its inception.
Population 316 million
Area 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
Major language English
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 76 years (men), 81 years (women)
Currency US dollar
President: Donald Trump
Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to win the presidency in the 2016 election. Mr Trump's victory was one of the biggest upsets in US political history, confounding the opinion polls and putting an end to eight years of Democratic control of the White House.
A billionaire businessman, reality TV star and political outsider, Mr Trump campaigned on a vow to "make America great again". He presented himself as an agent of change who would bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, tear up unfavourable trade deals, and curb illegal immigration.
During an election campaign generally regarded as the most acrimonious in living memory, Mr Trump drew accusations of racism and misogyny, and managed even to alienate many senior members of his own party.
Yet despite poll predictions that America would elect its first female president in Hillary Clinton, Mr Trump emerged victorious, claiming key swing states amid an enormous wave of support especially among white working-class voters.
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The US has the most highly-developed mass media in the world. Its dramas, comedies, soap operas, animations, music videos and films have a global audience and are part of the staple fare of broadcasters worldwide.
Freedom of expression is guaranteed by the constitution, and some broadcast outlets give airtime to extreme hues of political - often right-wing - and religious thinking.
1565 - First permanent European settlement in North America.
17th-18th centuries - Hundreds of thousands of Africans brought over and sold into slavery to work on cotton and tobacco plantations.
1775 - American Revolution: George Washington leads colonist Continental Army to fight against British rule.
1787 - Founding Fathers draw up new constitution for United States of America. Constitution comes into effect in 1788.
19th century - Residual resistance by indigenous people crushed as immigration from Europe assumes mass proportions, with settlers moving westwards.
1861-1865 - US Civil War: Federalist forces defeat the Confederate pro-slavery states in the South. Slavery is abolished under the Thirteenth Amendment.
1929-33 - 13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression.
1941 - Japan attacks the US fleet at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, precipitating the United States' entry into World War Two.
1954 - Racial segregation in schools becomes unconstitutional; start of campaign of civil disobedience to secure civil rights for Americans of African descent.
2001 11 September - Co-ordinated suicide attacks on various high-profile targets, prompting the US to embark on a ''war on terror'' which includes the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.
2008 - Barack Obama is elected the first black president of the United States.


Bus firm First Aberdeen is to stop regular services through the Aberdeen suburb of Kingswells.

The number 11 and X40 services will be withdrawn from the area, with a low uptake by passengers being blamed by the company.
A date for the end of the service has still to be set. First apologised for any inconvenience it would cause customers.
Rival firm Stagecoach currently offers some services through Kingswells.


A convicted murderer who stabbed to death a worker at a mental health unit has been sentenced to a whole life order.

Ryan Matthews, 62, was already serving a life sentence for double murder when he killed Sharon Wall at Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester, where he lived.
Ms Wall was stabbed twice in the back on 9 July and could not be saved despite efforts from hospital staff.
Matthews pleaded guilty to the 53-year-old's murder in December.
Police and NHS investigations have failed to establish how Matthews got hold of the knife he used.
However Shaun Clee, chief executive of the Gloucestershire 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, said the attack was "neither predictable nor preventable".
He admitted his staff had "no idea" where he got the murder weapon from but said it was not one of the "sharps" on the unit, which were "controlled" and "moderated".
Matthews has changed his name several times and was convicted under the name of Stephen Cecil King for two counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to murder in 1983.
Gloucestershire Police said his mental health had been deteriorating throughout a number of hospital placements since 1999 when he left Broadmoor prison under the provisions of the Mental Health Act.
He arrived in Wotton Lawn in 2012 but was due to be moved to Ty Catrin Hospital in Cardiff on the day he killed Ms Wall.
Speaking after the sentencing, Det Ch Insp Steve Porter said: "This is a dreadful case in which a dedicated public servant turned up at her workplace only to lose her life in the most brutal way.
"People who worked with Sharon say she was a very competent, hard-working healthcare assistant - her family are devastated by their loss.
"Ryan Matthews had suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and anti-social personality disorder but his condition had been managed with medication."
Mr Clee said the trust - which is in the process of changing the search policy at the unit - was aware of Matthews' previous convictions, adding "the clinicians were happy with his placement at that time".
He offered his "deepest sympathies" to Ms Wall's family and said the incident was the most difficult thing he, and many of his colleagues, had dealt with.
"[Our investigation] has identified some areas where we think we can learn and do additional things, and we are revising and enhancing our search procedures," Mr Clee said.
He would not confirm specific details about Matthews' care but said it was "common practice for individuals during their treatment programme, at times and when appropriate, to have leave".
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating Ms Wall's death, saying its inquiry is continuing.


Schools in Northamptonshire have been told not to serve two "gluten-free" meals after they were found to contain the protein.

Nutritionists discovered gluten in a supplier's shepherd's pie and beef bolognese, which are both used by schools across the county.
The county council said it has 20 pupils registered with gluten-intolerance or coeliac disease.
The council said no children had had an adverse reaction.
Councillor Andrew Grant said: "Our nutritionists regularly monitor the ingredients used by our suppliers in the food we provide and it was as a result of these checks that we picked up the discrepancy between the labelling and the actual ingredients.
"While the quantity of gluten a child may have consumed is quite small, it is nevertheless completely unacceptable for a child with allergies to be exposed to this risk.
"We've requested a full investigation into the circumstances of how this has happened and we're confident the problem is confined to these two particular meals."
The local authority said gluten, a wheat protein, was found in a gravy powder which was used in the two meals.
Gluten triggers an auto-immune response in those that are intolerant to the protein.
It leads to inflammation of the small intestine, which eventually damages the lining of the intestine, making it less able to absorb nutrients.


Joey Barton is set to re-sign for Burnley on a short-term deal until the end of the season, subject to international clearance.

The 34-year-old has been training with the Clarets to build up his fitness after leaving Scottish Premiership club Rangers in mid-November.
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He left Burnley in May after helping them win the Championship title.
Barton joined Rangers on a free transfer in the summer but only made seven appearances for the club.
The former Manchester City, Newcastle and Queens Park Rangers had his contract with the Ibrox outfit terminated following a training-ground altercation in September.
Barton was given a one-match suspension for breaking Scottish Football Association rules on gambling during his time north of the border.
The ban will apply in the Premier League because of an agreement between the home nations.


Fulham comfortably beat Cardiff at a poorly attended Cardiff City Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup.

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Anthony Pilkington's deflected free-kick put the hosts in front before Stefan Johansen's emphatic finish brought Fulham level.
The visitors led at half-time thanks to 16-year-old Ryan Sessegnon's tap-in.
Watched by a crowd of 5,199, Fulham missed chances to extend their lead but it mattered little as they coasted through to the fourth round.
This was the third successive year Cardiff had hosted an FA Cup third-round tie with a dismal attendance, having played in front of 4,782 against Shrewsbury last season and 4,194 against Colchester in 2014-15 - a record low for football games at the ground.
The hollow atmosphere and ease with which Fulham controlled proceedings gave the first half the feel of a training session.
Despite falling behind to Pilkington's free-kick which took a heavy deflection off Lucas Piazon in the Fulham wall, the visitors were dominant.
Slavisa Jokanovic's side enjoyed as much as 76% possession and their patient build-up play was pivotal to their equaliser, with Ryan Fredericks pulling the ball back to Johansen, who rifled a first-time finish high into the net.
Cardiff struggled to contain Fredericks, and it was another of the marauding right-back's crosses which led to Fulham's second, with Sessegnon tapping in after Tom Cairney's volley had hit the bar.
Although Fredericks continued to gallop forward in the second half, Fulham were not quite as threatening as the pace of the match decreased.
They had chances to extend their lead - with Brian Murphy saving from Piazon and Sone Aluko - but their misses were academic as they were barely troubled by Cardiff.
Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Fulham 2.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Fulham 2.
Attempt saved. Emyr Huws (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a headed pass.
Substitution, Fulham. Scott Malone replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Fulham).
Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Fulham).
Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Stuart O'Keefe (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dennis Adeniran (Fulham).
Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Fulham. Stephen Humphrys replaces Sone Aluko.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
Attempt blocked. Denis Odoi (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Fulham. Dennis Adeniran replaces Stefan Johansen.
Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Kadeem Harris.
Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
Offside, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba tries a through ball, but Emyr Huws is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kevin McDonald (Fulham) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
Attempt saved. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Stuart O'Keefe replaces Rickie Lambert.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Greg Halford.
Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Emyr Huws (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Bennett.


Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo says he is not afraid to give youngsters a proper opportunity to impress in the Championship this season.

The Italian is hoping to guide Villa to an immediate return to the Premier League following relegation last term.
"I'm not shy of giving a young player a chance if he deserves it," the 46-year-old told BBC WM.
"In my past I've always worked with young players and we certainly have some talented youngsters at the club."
The Midlands club gave Premier League debuts to 17-year-old winger Andre Green, midfielder Jordan Lyden, 20, and 19-year-old defender Kevin Toner last season.
But Di Matteo, who has already signed two 21-year-olds in Reading midfielder Aaron Tshibola and Italian goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini this summer, knows he faces a delicate balancing act between blooding inexperienced players and getting the results needed to sustain a promotion challenge.
"It's a results-driven business and the results need to be there but I'm not afraid of that," the former Chelsea and West Brom boss said.
"We'll be looking to progress our young players and helping them develop."
As Villa prepare for their first season outside the top flight since 1987, Di Matteo is already laying the foundations for the way he wants his side to play.
Although he admits the physical nature of the Championship will pose a different kind of problem, he is sure success can be achieved with a bit of style.
"Absolutely - we're looking to play our football on the ground and pass the ball," he said.
"In any division you can do it - it's a matter of believing in what you do and do it in the best way."
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One of the leading figures of the French resistance against the Nazis, Raymond Aubrac, has died aged 97, his family says.

His daughter said he had died at Val de Grace military hospital in Paris on Tuesday evening.
Raymond Aubrac and his late wife Lucie became important members of Jean Moulin's underground Resistance movement in 1942.
Aubrac was arrested in June 1943 with Moulin, who died after torture.
In a recent BBC interview, he described how their arrests by the Gestapo at a doctor's surgery in the suburb of Caluire in Lyon had come as "a shock but not a surprise".
Jean Moulin, who had been sent by Gen Charles de Gaulle to organise the underground resistance to Nazi occupation, was tortured, taken to Paris and later died on a train to Berlin.
But Raymond Aubrac escaped when a group of fighters including his wife attacked a lorry moving him and other members of the Resistance from jail in Lyon.
Born as Raymond Samuel in 1914, Aubrac was Jewish.
He studied engineering and married Lucie Bernard after war broke out. After his escape from jail, the couple reached London in February 1944.
Their story and their Resistance work with Jean Moulin became legendary in France and the couple gave a number of talks to schools and colleges about their experience.
After France was liberated, Aubrac was given the task of supervising reconstruction efforts in the port city of Marseille. From 1964-75 he served as a director at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
He twice gave evidence after the war against Rene Hardy, a fellow Resistance member who was accused of betraying his colleagues but was later acquitted.
In 2010, he travelled to London with President Nicolas Sarkozy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Gen de Gaulle's appeal to the French people after the country had fallen to the Nazis.
Raymond Aubrac remained politically active until he died and gave his backing to Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande.
In tribute, President Sarkozy described him as an "heroic figure" whose "escape, thanks to the courage of his wife Lucie Aubrac, has entered into the legend of Resistance history".
Centrist presidential candidate Francois Bayrou praised him as a "major emblematic figure".


Actor Alan Devereux, who played the role of Sid Perks in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers for nearly 50 years, has died.

The 75-year-old died of natural causes on Sunday after a short illness.
The character Sid arrived on the show as a young tearaway from Birmingham on 30 September 1963 and remained in the drama until his death in 2010.
Editor Sean O'Connor said Devereux's voice was "instantly recognisable and full of rich character".
"As an actor Alan was adept at both intense drama as well as dead-pan comedy. He was a wonderful member of The Archers' family," he added.
Former editor Vanessa Whitburn said: "Alan was a consummate and brilliant radio actor.
"Always a delight to work with, his versatility as publican Sid Perks meant that he created superb partnerships with the actresses who played all three of his wives.
"A modest man, I don't think he knew just how talented he was."
Fellow actor Trevor Harrison, who plays Eddie Grundy on the drama, told the BBC Devereux was a "lovely, sensitive man".
"I was privileged to know him both professionally and socially," he said.
"He had a natural gift for acting and was very talented. He was a wonderful Sid Perks and will always be remembered as a part of Ambridge [the fictional location of the show]."
Devereux leaves behind his son and daughter, Tracy Jane White, who played his on-air daughter Lucy for more than a decade.
The character Sid, a borstal boy, first appeared in the show as a guest at the Grey Gables Country Club, and went on to become the landlord of The Bull pub in 1972.
Buffy Davis, who plays Jolene, starred alongside Devereux in the controversial "sex in the shower" scene in 2000 before becoming the publican's third wife.
She told the BBC Radio 4 website: "Alan was a one-off, there was no one like him. He possessed a wicked sense of humour and was uniquely talented, I loved him."


The downsides of taking medication for type-2 diabetes may exceed the benefits for some patients, researchers have advised.

Their study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, argued elderly people had the least to gain.
The team at University College London (UCL) has called on doctors to discuss the risks more clearly with patients.
The charity Diabetes UK said doctors needed to strike a careful balance when prescribing treatment.
Type-2 diabetes is an inability to control blood sugar levels and is linked to lifestyle factors including diet and obesity.
In the long-term it is linked to heart disease, kidney damage, nerve damage and even blindness.
Drugs such as metformin can be used to lower blood sugar levels to prevent the side effects.
The report, which was carried out by the University of Michigan as well as UCL, said an average 45-year-old who dropped their blood sugar levels by one percentage point would gain 10 months of healthy life, compared with three weeks for a 75-year-old starting treatment.
It added this needed to be balanced against the down-sides to a lifetime of medication including: Having to have multiple injections and blood sugar tests each day, drugs causing indigestion or sickness, or insulin treatments risking blood sugar levels dropping dangerously low (hypoglycaemia).
One of the report's authors, Prof John Yudkin, told the BBC: "What it means is if you're someone with type-2, it's your right to know what the benefits of the treatment are in terms of gain in life expectancy or reduction in heart attacks or going blind.
"And then you are entitled to decide, but not many doctors have got those figures to hand."
He said GPs were too "target focussed" and were often looking only at the blood sugar level.
The findings do not apply to people with type-1 diabetes.
Commenting on the report, Simon O'Neill, the director for health intelligence at Diabetes UK, said: "Sometimes there is a balance to be struck where certain medications might help give someone a longer life, but also cause side effects that might negatively impact on quality of life.
"This study highlights the importance of looking at the individual needs of the person with type-2 diabetes, rather than adopting a blanket approach."
Patients are advised not to make any decisions without consulting their GP.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which advises the NHS on medication, said: "The current NICE guidance on the management of type-2 diabetes recognises that glycaemic [sugar] control targets should not impair a person's quality of life as a result of the side effects of treatment.
"Where medication does not help achieve this target level, lifestyle therapies such as dietary advice should be offered."
Refreshed guidelines are due to be published next summer.


A student who trained for terrorist combat at a paintballing centre and tried to join so-called Islamic State has been jailed for nine years.

Humza Ali, 20, of Bromford Lane, Birmingham, flew to Turkey in January 2015 but was turned back.
Ali was convicted in December of dissemination of terrorist material and attempting to travel to Syria for terrorist purposes.
Co-defendant Ali Akbar Zeb admitted distributing extremist literature.
Zeb, 20, of Northleigh Road, Birmingham, was jailed for 21 months.
Both men were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday.
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Zeb and apprentice bricklayer Ali shared graphic images and videos via a WhatsApp group to promote Daesh, the court heard.
During the trial jurors had heard Ali had posed for "promotional" photos, alongside Mohammed Ali Ahmed, from Small Heath, Gabriel Rasmus, from Lozells, and Abdelatif Gaini at the Delta Force paintballing in Solihull in June 2014.
Prosecutor Anne Whyte QC said the pictures - found on Ali's phone - showed the men dressed in quasi-combat gear while holding paintball guns and described it as a "bonding act of preparation between men of like mind and like intent".
Passing sentence, Judge Mark Wall QC said Ali was a dangerous offender who posed a significant risk of serious harm in Britain and overseas.
He said: "Having become a fervent support of Isis, you decided to fight for them. You seemed quite settled to the idea of dying for the cause in which you believed.
"You then went on a paintballing trip. I have no doubt that this was used as a training exercise in weapons-handling by you, and the people who had the same ends in mind as you had."
Ali, who was also convicted of sending malicious communications having directed "abusive" anti-democracy messages at a local councillor after making his way back to the UK from Istanbul via Ireland, was also given an extended five-year licence period.
Rasmus was jailed in November for four years and three months after admitting preparing for acts of terrorism after he attempted to travel to Syria.
Ahmed, who was tried separately, was jailed for eight years in December for his part in handing Â£3,000 to Brussels attacks suspect "man in the hat" Mohamed Abrini.
Mr Gaini is thought to be in Syria.


Voting has ended in the first election in Fiji since former military ruler Frank Bainimarama took power in a coup in 2006.

Some 590,000 voters were registered to cast ballots for a 50-seat parliament, choosing from about 250 candidates.
The party of Mr Bainimarama, who quit as military chief to contest the polls, is expected to win the most seats.
The polls are being keenly watched by the international community, which has been urging a return to democracy.
After voting ended, election supervisor Mohammed Saneem said the day had gone smoothly.
"We haven't received any reports of any altercations in any of our polling stations and, as such, we can say, from the current information available, that there was no violence," he told reporters.
The Fijian Elections Office said counting of the votes had begun.
Earlier on Wednesday, long queues formed at polling stations with reports of voters dressed in their Sunday best eager to cast their ballots.
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"This is a historic election," Suva taxi driver Anil Kumar told the Associated Press news agency. "I'm excited that I will be able to cast my vote. I'm looking forward to it."
Fiji experienced four coups between 1987 and 2006.
Mr Bainimarama has ruled Fiji since ousting elected leader Laisenia Qarase in the most recent of them.
Mr Bainimarama says he wants to end tensions between indigenous Fijians and ethnic Indians at the heart of the political unrest.
To that end he has reformed the electoral process, ending the race-based communal voting system.
But in the past eight years he has also ruled with an iron grip, clamping down on free speech, compromising the judiciary and imposing media censorship.
In a recent report, rights group Amnesty International accused him of creating a "climate of fear" in Fiji through his use of draconian laws, and intimidation and harassment of government critics.
Critics also suggest that Mr Bainimarama, whose FijiFirst party is one of seven contesting the polls, has enjoyed a campaigning advantage because of the lack of any formal political opposition.
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa), led by indigenous Fijians, is seen as FijiFirst's closest rival.
Asked if he would accept the election result, even if he lost, Mr Bainimarama said: "I'm not going to lose, I will win, so you ask that question to the other parties."
Official results are not expected for several days but a preliminary count could come in the early hours of Thursday.


The 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships will be held in the German resort Koenigssee after the event was taken away from Sochi following claims of doping.

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation said it is not "prudent" to hold the event in Russia.
A report claimed more than 1,000 Russians benefited from a doping cover-up between 2011 and 2015.
Russia said it might seek compensation after being stripped of the event.
The German venue was picked because of its location, suitability for the athletes who will be racing, organisers' experience and track availability at such short notice, the IBSF said.
Latvia became the first nation to say they would boycott Sochi while South Korea, host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and skeleton athletes from the United States had also been considering withdrawing.
The event takes place between 13 and 26 February.


Thai police say they expect to issue more arrests in an alleged conspiracy to exploit the name of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn for personal gain.

Last week three men, including a famous fortune-teller, were charged with lese majeste, or damaging the monarchy.
One of them, a prominent policeman, died in custody on Friday. The police say he hanged himself using his shirt.
Thai authorities have publicised this case, in contrast to previous trials under the draconian lese majeste laws.
On Wednesday, the national police chief, Chakthip Chaijinda, presented reporters with an assortment of items - including expensive guitars, guns, watches and Buddhist amulets - that were described as evidence against the fortune-teller.
Until his arrest last week, the fortune-teller had been seen frequently with top officials. He recently played a prominent role in promoting the image of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, heir to the throne.
The police say he exploited that position to demand money from some of Thailand's biggest companies - but details are very sketchy.
Nor could they clearly explain how the arrested police officer ended up dying in custody. They refused an independent autopsy.
This case has striking parallels with a purge of the Crown Prince's estranged wife and her family last year. They too were accused of abusing his name to make money.
The key police officer in that case also died in mysterious circumstances.
The lese majeste law bars journalists from saying anything negative about the royal family.
However, it is no secret that the extremely frail health of King Bhumibol, who has been on the throne for 69 years, is a source of acute anxiety in Thailand.


A mother whose family won the EuroMillions £61m jackpot rang her daughter from the US and asked her to buy a ticket as she felt lucky after having life-saving cancer surgery.

The group, from Monmouth, matched all seven numbers to scoop £61,102,443 in Friday's draw.
Sonia Davies, 53, her partner Keith Reynolds, 55, daughters Courtney, 19, and Stephanie, 23, are celebrating with Stephanie's partner Steve Powell, 30.
She said it was a "rollercoaster week".
The family was unveiled at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort on Wednesday and said they were "living the dream".
The winning numbers were 01, 21, 26, 40 and 50 and Lucky Star numbers were 02 and 04.
Ms Davies and her partner already had a holiday to Florida booked when they discovered a leading treatment centre in the US state.
Doctors told Ms Davies the tumour on her parathyroid gland in her neck could have killed her within three years.
After getting the all-clear after the surgery, Ms Davies phoned her daughter Stephanie and had to "bully" her into buying a ticket.
"What a rollercoaster of a week we've had," Ms Davies said.
"They managed to give me the all-clear straight after the operation, so as you would imagine we were on cloud nine.
"[Keith] was convinced that we were the luckiest people on the planet and definitely on a winning streak after the success of my op.
"Something told us we needed to get a ticket - and the rest is history."
She said daughter Stephanie phoned her "sobbing down the phone" with the "odd muffled word".
"I thought she'd told me she'd lost her dog. Then I heard Steve shouting 'we've won £61m'."
After checking the numbers in the early hours of Sunday morning, Stephanie Davies said she could not sleep so she and Mr Powell took selfies with the winning ticket in case anything happened to it.
"We checked the ticket 10 times and ran around the house and locked all the doors and windows," she said.
"In a crazy moment we took a few selfies with the ticket."
The group have agreed they will share their newfound wealth with family and friends.
Ms Davies, an admin assistant, and Mr Reynolds, a regional director, said they would buy a new car port.
Courtney Davies, who is studying for a psychology degree at the University of Southampton, said she would replace her VW Fox with a car which has automatic windows.
Stephanie Davies, a sales executive, and Mr Powell plan to replace their bathroom en-suite in the home they recently bought together.
The winning ticket was one of six lucky dips bought at Overmonnow Garage in Monmouth - 30 minutes before last Friday's cut off time.
It is the fourth EuroMillions jackpot won in the UK this year but falls about £100m short of the largest win by Colin and Chris Weir from North Ayrshire.
The couple won the £161,653,000 EuroMillions jackpot in July 2011.


A traditional Welsh dish has been successful in applying for protected food status.

Welsh Laverbread has been awarded special designation under European law, meaning no other producer can use its name.
The dish is made from cooked nori seaweed picked from the Welsh coast.
It joins the likes of Anglesey Sea Salt, Conwy Mussels, Pembrokeshire Early Potatoes and Welsh Lamb which have already been granted the status.
The recognition comes after a four year application process by Selwyn's Seafood, based in Penclawdd in Gower, Swansea.
The status recognises foods which are produced, processed and prepared in a specific region using recognised expertise, such as Champagne and Parma Ham.
There are currently 80 protected names in the UK, made up of food products, wine, beers, ciders, spirits and wool.
In total, 12 Welsh products have now been awarded protected status.
Lesley Griffiths, cabinet secretary for environment and rural affairs, said: "Wales' reputation for high-quality food and drink continues to go from strength to strength."


Republicans' long-awaited plan to replace former US President Barack Obama's health law is facing opposition from members of their own party.

House committees plan to begin voting on the legislation - which would repeal penalties for those who do not buy health insurance - on Wednesday.
But congressional Republicans have been saying the plan goes too far or does not go far enough.
Senator Rand Paul said the bill will be "dead on arrival" at the Senate.
He and other conservative critics have dismissed it as "Obamacare 2.0" or "Obamacare Lite".
The Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, helped 20 million previously uninsured Americans get health insurance.
However, increases in insurance premiums - which were also a problem before the health law - have irked many Americans.
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The proposal unveiled on Monday would preserve some popular elements of the existing law:
But the plan is expected to cover fewer people than those who gained insurance under the Affordable Care Act. We will not know the exact numbers - or the cost - for about another week.
While penalties for those who don't buy health insurance would be scrapped, those who let their coverage lapse could see their insurance premiums raised by 30%.
The Republican legislation would limit future federal funding for Medicaid, which covers low-income people.
Nearly half of the Americans who gained healthcare coverage under Obamacare received it through the expansion of Medicaid, which would end in 2020 under the new plan.
The proposal would also eliminate subsidies for those with modest incomes, replacing them with age-based tax credits to mitigate the cost of premiums.
It also repeals the mandate that larger employers must offer insurance to their employees.
Republican leaders are trying to win over the party to what President Donald Trump described as "our wonderful new healthcare bill".
But four Republican senators have already said the plan does not adequately protect low-income people who received Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Three other, conservative Republican senators including Senator Paul have suggested the plan does not go far enough in abolishing Obamacare.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of about 30 hardliners, have also sounded sceptical.
House Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz has been savaged on social media for saying Americans need to choose between a new smartphone and medical insurance.
He told CNN: "And so maybe, rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and they want to spend hundreds of dollars on, maybe they should invest in their own healthcare."
Mr Chaffetz later went on Fox News to walk back his comments, saying: "Maybe I didn't say it as smoothly as I possibly could."
Congressional Republicans are in a bind. They've spent the last seven years promising to tear up Obamacare "root and branch", in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's words, but demolition is only half the job.
They've got to find a replacement that satisfies hardliners who want a sharp break from the Democratic-supported status quo, moderates worried about taking away existing benefits from their constituents, fiscal hawks fearful of blowing a hole in the budget and - perhaps most importantly - President Donald Trump, who campaigned on preserving entitlements and improving coverage and care.
Right now, the House Republican leadership has a draft bill that seems to make no one happy. If Democrats stay united in their opposition, it won't take many Republican defections to sink the whole deal.
Republicans know they have to do something about healthcare. Lack of action could spark another conservative grass-roots revolt in 2018, endangering officeholders who worry more about primary challenges than general elections.
There are those who would be happy blowing up the government-managed healthcare system and worrying about the pieces later.
For the majority of Republicans, however, destruction is not a solution, it's a start. And what comes next is proving to be the tricky part.
The Republican party has control of the both chambers of Congress and the White House.
But they must tread carefully because the Affordable Care Act is popular in many states, including some governed by Republicans.
If the Republican plan loses any more than 20 members of their own caucus in the House it is unlikely to pass.
The Senate leadership can only afford to lose the support of two Republicans if they are to succeed in dismantling Obamacare by a simple majority.
No Democrat on Capitol Hill is expected to vote for the new plan. Members of Mr Obama's party say the new legislation would leave many people uninsured.


A council accidentally sent out contact details of more than 600 people instead of a "what's on" guide.

The email attachment from East Riding of Yorkshire Council contained names and addresses of the recipients.
The council quickly sent another email apologising and asking people to delete the original without reading the database.
Director of corporate affairs Darren Stevens said: "We are very sorry. It was a clerical error."
It is thought the email was sent to users of a children's centre in Hedon, near Hull.
Mr Stevens said instead of the planned guide the email included a database of details belonging to the people the email was sent to.
He said the email had not included any financial or health details and the council took data protection "seriously".
A review has begun into how the error occurred but human error could never be eliminated completely, Mr Stevens said.
"Think twice before any email is sent and make sure it has the correct attachment," was his rueful advice.


Fierce fighting is continuing around the police HQ in Sangin, in the Afghan province of Helmand, as security forces try to hold off a Taliban attack.

Police Commander Mohammad Dawood told the BBC via satellite phone that he was surrounded by Taliban fighters and that he needed urgent help.
Otherwise, he added, he and his men couldn't hold for long as they were running out of ammunition.
Helmand's governor says the whole province could fall to the Taliban.
"The bazaar is closed; we have been surrounded for the past two days," Commander Dawood told the BBC's Mahfouz Zubaide.
"I have casualties lying around me; we haven't eaten for the past two days. If we don't get support in the next hour or so, our fighters will be captured alive.
"We only have the police HQ under our control and have a battalion of the national army with us.  The district office and the intelligence directorate are under enemy control."
Earlier, the deputy governor of Helmand complained of a lack of government support in an open letter on Facebook to President Ashraf Ghani.
Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar warned that the province could fall to the Taliban.
He said at least 90 soldiers had been killed in the latest fighting and claimed Mr Ghani's entourage was not telling him the reality of the situation.
"Helmand will collapse to the enemies and it's not like Kunduz, where we could launch an operation from the airport to retake it. That is just impossible and a dream," he said.
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Mr Rasoulyar used the Facebook post to appeal to the president for direct intervention in the province.
"Be quick and act on this! Protect Helmand from this life and death situation and distance yourself from the circle of those lawyers who tell you everything is OK and the situation is normal," he wrote.
In recent months, Taliban insurgents have launched multiple offensives, stretching the Afghan army, which is short of reinforcements, fuel and ammunition.
The fact that a senior Afghan official is addressing the president on Facebook reflects significant internal divisions within the administration, says the BBC's World Service South Asia Editor Ethirajan Anbarasan.


Two goals in two minutes sent Hibernian on their way to a comfortable Scottish Cup victory over Berwick Rangers and a place in the semi-final draw.

The League Two strugglers were looking comfortable until striker Jason Cummings finished off Lewis Stevenson's 26th-minute defence-splitting pass.
Left-back Stevenson slotted in the second moments later.
Berwick battled bravely to stay in touch until Sam Stanton's 66th-minute finish. Liam Fontaine added a fourth.
The two sides had gone into the game with contrasting ambitions - Hibs of lifting the Scottish Cup for the first time in 113 years and Berwick simply of reaching their first ever semi-final.
Odds were stacked heavily in favour of the side sitting second in the Scottish Championship and unbeaten in 12 games emerging with their dream intact as they sought their fifth straight victory.
In contrast, Berwick had suffered three straight defeats since beating Lowland League outfit Spartans, lie second bottom of League Two and had never scored against Hibs in seven previous meetings.
Yet Colin Cameron's side started confidently and squandered the best of the early chances, with former Hibs midfielder David Gold heading nervously wide when found at the back post by a Paul Willis cross.
Thoughts started to turn to the last Scottish Cup meeting between the sides, 35 years ago to the day, when Berwick held the Edinburgh side to a 0-0 draw before losing by a single goal in the replay at Easter Road.
However, within two minutes, it was a repeat of the 5-0 thumping Berwick suffered in their last meeting, in the League Cup in August 2011, that seemed more likely.
Stevenson played a delightful ball down the left wing to find Cummings racing behind a static defence and the striker's half-hit side-foot slipped under advancing goalkeeper Billy Bald.
Almost straight from the re-start, Stevenson turned from provider to scorer as he charged to the edge of the Berwick penalty area and played a neat one-two with Dominique Malonga before steering the ball into the far corner.
A Fraser Fyvie shot flashed over the Berwick crossbar, but Berwick stemmed the tide flowing towards their own goal and former Hibs midfielder Lee Currie delivered a warning to Hibs with a shot across goalkeeper Mark Oxley.
The Wee Rangers were still in the game until a Malonga shot blocked by Bald fell for substitute Stanton to slot home with the midfielder's first touch of the game after 66 minutes.
Defender Fontaine rose to put the gloss on Hibs' display with a powerful header eight minutes from time.


A man died after he was seen falling into the River Brett in Suffolk.

Police, paramedics, the fire service and air ambulance were called to an area off Duke Street in Hadleigh on Saturday morning.
As reported in the Ipswich Star, he was pulled from the water and attempts were made to resuscitate him. He was taken by ambulance to Ipswich Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police are not treating the incident as suspicious.


More than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year, new figures reveal.

Care providers warn that growing staff shortages mean vulnerable people are receiving poorer levels of care.
In a letter to the prime minister, the chairman of the UK Homecare Association says the adult social care system - which applies to those over the age of 18 -  has begun to collapse.
The government says an extra £2bn is being invested in social care.
An ageing population means demand is increasing for adult social care services.
Those who provide care to people directly in their own homes, or in nursing homes, say a growing shortage of staff means people face receiving deteriorating levels of care.
"You just can't provide a consistent level of care if you have to keep recruiting new people", said Sue Gregory, who has been a care home nurse in North Yorkshire for 13 years.
"Its very simple, not many people want to do this kind of work, and this is a profession that relies on you getting to know the people you are looking after."
Data gathered by the charity Skills for Care, shows that in 2015-16 there were more than 1.3 million people employed in the adult social care sector in England.
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The figures show that social care providers are struggling to retain their staff, with the industry having a staff turnover rate of 27% - nearly twice the average for other professions in the UK.
"This is not the job I'm going to be doing for the rest of my career" said 25 year old Trudi Hewitt, who works at a care home in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
"I really care about the people I look after, but I just feel that the care sector is a dead end job".
"It's upsetting and disheartening when you find out that people earn more than you do in a supermarket just for stacking shelves."
The government has recently committed to spending an extra £2bn on the social care system, and allowed local authorities to raise council tax bills in order to fund social care services.
The number of people aged over 75 is expected to double by the year 2040, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Those trying to provide social care services say without radical change, there will not be enough people to care for an ageing population.
In a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May, Mike Padgham, Chairman of the UK Homecare Association, said: "My biggest fear is that we will soon run out of capacity to provide care to those who cannot fund themselves.
"I agree wholeheartedly with Age UK's warning that the social care system will begin to collapse this year, but I would go further and say that the system has already begun to collapse."
Downing Street said it thanked Mr Padgham for his letter.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "Social care jobs have increased at an average of 3 per cent a year since 2010, but we want to see improvements in turnover rates, with talented staff attracted to a robust sector backed by an additional £2bn over the next three years.
"Meanwhile, we're investing in the workforce of the future, with a total of 87,800 apprentices starting last year - up 37,300 compared to 2010."


House of Commons Speaker John Bercow claimed travel and accommodation expenses of £31,400 over the past year.

The details include more than £13,000 for an official trip to Australia with an aide, and almost £1,000 for a car journey from Halifax to London.
The Speaker was invited to address foreign parliaments, and visited UK schools and organisations to boost awareness of Parliament.
A spokesman for Mr Bercow said he was "always mindful of costs".
But Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands said MPs "should be setting a much better example".
And the Taxpayers Alliance said the sums incurred were "obscene".
Fresh details of Mr Bercow's individual receipts for travel and accommodation over the past three years have been published in response to a Freedom of Information request by the Press Association.
Between April 2014 and April 2015, he claimed more than £31,000 in travel and accommodation expenses.
Of these, the largest claim was for an official trip to Australia in September 2014, where he addressed the country's Parliament. Mr Bercow claimed £13,331.88 for the seven-day visit.
The total included the cost of flights, travel to and from the airport, and "subsistence and visas" for him and a member of staff.
The Speaker also claimed £983.40 for a one-way drive from Halifax to London on 6 November 2014, for a parliamentary outreach event which seeks to spread awareness of and encourage engagement with Parliament.
Mr Bercow's "wait and return" car journey from the Commons to a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, which is about 0.8 miles away, on 3 March 2015 cost £126.72.
He also submitted a claim for £138 for a return drive from the Commons to Battersea, London, where he and an aide attended an Education Outreach event on 11 September last year.
Referring to the story, Mr Hands wrote on Twitter: "All MPs should be setting a much better example than this, when it comes to spending public money."
A spokesman for the Speaker said: "One of the Speaker's duties is to represent parliament at home and abroad. The Speaker attends funerals and memorials for former parliamentarians as both a mark of respect and as a representative of his parliamentary colleagues."
He added: "The Speaker is committed to encouraging public engagement with Parliament and regularly visits universities, charities and other organisations around the UK to explain the work of the House of Commons.
"The Speaker is always mindful of costs, and travels standard class in the UK and when away from home, stays in hotels that offer value for money.
"In some instances a car service is required to facilitate timing requirements. In line with the Speaker's commitment to greater transparency details of these costs have been published on a quarterly basis since 2013."
Itemised details of the Speaker's travel and accommodation claims are published every quarter on Parliament's website. Between 2010 and 2013, Mr Bercow's claims totalled £96,000.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which oversees MPs' expenses, said it does not authorise Mr Bercow's claims in respect of his duties as Speaker, only those relating to his constituency business as MP for Buckingham.